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Chase Phillips hit one of the game’s biggest shots -- a game-tying three in the final minute of regulation.
Aurora’s upset bid falls short in OT
Richard Rhoden
Aurora coach Kevin Asher was disappointed with the outcome of Saturday’s B-4 district final.
What the head Husky wasn’t upset with, however, was the grit and fight his team showed in an absolute raucous road environment.
No. 13 Aurora battled back to force overtime, but No.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Mack Owens had a rematch with Bennington’s Luke MacDonald, but was unable to reverse fortune in Saturday’s finals at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
Mack Attack comes up short in finals
Richard Rhoden
Mack Owens promised a return to the state finals a year ago after finishing as runner-up.
The Aurora senior made good on that promise, although the end result didn’t change.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Aaron Jividen’s final match of his career ended up being the only defeat of his senior season, losing to Waverly’s Trevor Brown in the finals Saturday.
Big Jiv ends career in finals
Richard Rhoden
It’s been an emotional, successful and all-around roller coaster ride for Aaron Jividen’s senior wrestling season.
Those emotions came together at once Saturday night, competing in the Class B heavyweight finals of the state wrestling championships.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Brekyn Papineau made the semifinals for a third straight season, but wound up finishing fourth in his final high school wrestling event.
Papineau ends Husky career with fourth place effort
Richard Rhoden
Brekyn Papineau was beat up and bruised. His shoulder was in a wrap.
But coach Derek Keasling knew that there was no way Papineau, even in rough shape, wouldn’t go out and give it 100 percent for his final match.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Dave Bradley
See you in the stands
Dave Bradley
I’ve been pretty fortunate over the years to have had a reserved front row seat to some really exciting high school and college sporting events, camera in hand.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Tia Teigre is overcome with emotion after winning her semifinal match Friday and securing a spot in the first-ever NSAA girls state wrestling finals.
Tia the Tiger roars into history
Richard Rhoden
She has a smile more infectious than any disease and a competitive spirit to move any mountain.
Aurora’s first-ever girls wrestling finalist in the history books is a foreign exchange student from Norway, just giving the sport of wrestling a try for the fun of it.
Crazy, right?
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Tia Teigre is Aurora's first-ever girls finalist at the NSAA state wrestling championships.
Trio of Huskies make finals
Richard Rhoden
Tia Teigre continues to make history for the Aurora wrestling team.
The Aurora foreign exchange student from Norway is the Lady Huskies' first-ever finalist at the NSAA girls state wrestling championships.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Tiffany Senff won two matches Friday afternoon to punch a ticket to the semifinals.
Senff, Teigre make semis
Richard Rhoden
Tiffany Senff and Tia Teigre each punched tickets to Friday night's semifinals in early round action of the first-ever NSAA girls state wrestling championships.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Wyatt Urkoski
High Plains state wrestling day 1
Richard Rhoden
A great start to the NSAA state wrestling championships turned the other direction by the end of the evening for High Plains.
The Storm went a perfect 4-for-4 in the opening round of the tournament, but only one would win their quarterfinal matchup.
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Aurora's Aaron Jividen won an ultimate tiebreaker in the quarterfinals Thursday to keep his undefeated season alive.
Aurora state wrestling day 1
Richard Rhoden
Aurora put three wrestlers into Friday night's semifinal round after Thursday's opening rounds of the Class B NSAA state wrestling championships.
Brekyn Papineau, Mack Owens and Aaron Jividen all earned medal positions with their efforts Thursday, each winning a pair of matchups.
Thursday, February 17, 2022
