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Smiling through it all

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Girls wrestling is still fresh in Nebraska, but you wouldn’t know it looking around Saturday at the A-1 district meet in Fremont.  Both Aurora and High Plains were there competing for spots at next week’s state wrestling championships in Omaha and emotions were through the roof.
HPC’s Dakota Gress tussles with Aurora’s Emily Bohlman duirng their consolation match Saturday at Fremont, a match Gress won.

HPC’s Dakota Gress tussles with Aurora’s Emily Bohlman duirng their consolation match Saturday at Fremont, a match Gress won.

Gress finishes one win away from state championships

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
In a wildly stacked A-1 girls district wrestling event, HPC’s Dakota Gress came up one win short of making her first state championships.
Driver Scott Bergmark in front of his derby vehicle on the left and brother Jamie’s on the right, that they ran at Cornhusker’s Chaos in Kearney this year, on a trailer near his Phillips home. Bergmark started racing as an 11-year-old child and competed in demolition derby since 2016.

Driver Scott Bergmark in front of his derby vehicle on the left and brother Jamie’s on the right, that they ran at Cornhusker’s Chaos in Kearney this year, on a trailer near his Phillips home. Bergmark started racing as an 11-year-old child and competed in demolition derby since 2016.

Bergmark races, wrecks ahead of competition

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Scott Bergmark of Phillips has been racing for about 15 years and crashing in demolition derbies for the past seven, enjoying every minute of it.  “All in all, racing/derbying is in my blood,” Bergmark wrote via email. “Once you do it, you just can’t stop.
Denae Nachtigal fights for and saves an offensive possession for Aurora in the second half of a close 34-31 loss at Lakeview Jan. 24. Nachtigal tallied eight points, five rebounds and four steals in the game.

Denae Nachtigal fights for and saves an offensive possession for Aurora in the second half of a close 34-31 loss at Lakeview Jan. 24. Nachtigal tallied eight points, five rebounds and four steals in the game.

Aurora girls rally falls short at Columbus Lakeview

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Aurora’s girls were prime for an upset to begin the Central Conference tournament, but ultimately came up a play or two short in the final seconds.  The Lady Huskies pushed Columbus Lakeview to the brink, but the host Vikings held on for a 34-31 win Jan.
Emily Ackerson doesn’t get a lot of room to operate down low on offense in HPC’s 55-22 loss to Meridian in the CRC quarterfinals.

Emily Ackerson doesn’t get a lot of room to operate down low on offense in HPC’s 55-22 loss to Meridian in the CRC quarterfinals.

Storm fall to Meridian at CRC

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
After a wild first round win in the CRC tournament, the small in numbers HPC girls squad met its match in the quarterfinals.  High Plains couldn’t slow down a potent Meridian attack as the Mustangs defeated the Storm 52-22 in the CRC quarterfinals Jan. 24 at the York City Auditorium.
Drew Knust circles the offense around the horn during Aurora’s 60-38 loss to York in the Central Conference semifinals Friday night played in the Duke Dome.

Drew Knust circles the offense around the horn during Aurora’s 60-38 loss to York in the Central Conference semifinals Friday night played in the Duke Dome.

Huskies stumble in conference tournament run

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
York couldn’t miss early, the Duke Dome was rattling loud and the Huskies couldn’t answer a gut punch. It all spelled bad news for Aurora.
HPC’s Chase Owens dribbles past BDS’s Easton Weber during the Storm’s 53-40 loss to the Eagles Saturday.

HPC’s Chase Owens dribbles past BDS’s Easton Weber during the Storm’s 53-40 loss to the Eagles Saturday.

HPC Storm can’t pull CRC upset of BDS

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The High Plains boys were prime for a trendy 5-12 upset given its success in recent weeks, but the higher seed BDS squad didn’t leave without a fight.
Hampton’s Jack Bullis (middle) tries to go between three East Butler defenders while trying to get the ball to teammate Korbin Stump in the Hawks’ 57-33 loss to the Tigers Saturday.

Hampton’s Jack Bullis (middle) tries to go between three East Butler defenders while trying to get the ball to teammate Korbin Stump in the Hawks’ 57-33 loss to the Tigers Saturday.

Hampton struggles in CRC opener against East Butler

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A third quarter scoring drought all but doomed Hampton’s CRC hopes Saturday night.  The Hawks were held to just two third quarter points as East Butler ran away with a 57-33 win over Hampton in the 7-10 first round CRC matchup from the iconic York City Auditorium.
Kasey Schuster signed her letter of intent to Nebraska Wesleyan Jan. 11 alongside her parents, Scott and Dara, as well as Aurora’s former volleyball coach Lois Hixson and current coaches Rachelle Kruml and Andrew Murillo.

Kasey Schuster signed her letter of intent to Nebraska Wesleyan Jan. 11 alongside her parents, Scott and Dara, as well as Aurora’s former volleyball coach Lois Hixson and current coaches Rachelle Kruml and Andrew Murillo.

Schuster lands on playing college volleyball for Wesleyan

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Kasey Schuster has always had a knack for making the right decisions under pressure and making her teammates better around her.
Eva Fahrnbruch signed her letter of intent to Nebraska Wesleyan Jan. 11 alongside her parents, Dustin and Deborah, as well as Aurora softball coaches back from left, Emily McCartney, Joe Vanderpool, Ashton Voss, Kaylee Freese.

Eva Fahrnbruch signed her letter of intent to Nebraska Wesleyan Jan. 11 alongside her parents, Dustin and Deborah, as well as Aurora softball coaches back from left, Emily McCartney, Joe Vanderpool, Ashton Voss, Kaylee Freese.

Fahrnbruch ready for new softball environment at NWU

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Eva Fahrnbruch never faced a big moment she wasn’t ready for. Her latest big achievement featured one of her best friends alongside in a next chapter moment.  The Aurora senior made her college decision official Jan. 11, signing with Nebraska Wesleyan to continue her academic and softball career.