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The Aurora Post 42 Legion baseball season is underway and will pick up steam in the weeks ahead.

The Aurora Post 42 Legion baseball season is underway and will pick up steam in the weeks ahead.

Aurora Post 42 Legion teams underway with road games

News Staff
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The Aurora Post 42 Legion baseball season is underway and will pick up steam in the weeks ahead.  Last week were a couple road opportunities for the Pinnacle Bank Seniors and Aurora Cooperative Juniors team, with games at Twin River and Wood River.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

The BigRich Sports Report

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
I love a good golf story. It could be Tiger winning the 2019 Masters or Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship a few weeks ago.  The unexplainable happens on the golf course more often than anywhere else. Something that, no matter what, you have to root for.
Tracy Wiles finished ninth in the Class D girls pole vault with a mark of 8-06 during her first appearance at the state meet.

Tracy Wiles finished ninth in the Class D girls pole vault with a mark of 8-06 during her first appearance at the state meet.

Several Hornets hit PR marks at state competition

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
While Giltner’s state championship streak came to an end over the weekend, its flag flew proudly one last time as several Hornets set new PRs.  Of Giltner’s four athletes who competed at Omaha Burke, two of them set new personal records while a third tied a previous best mark.
Tanner Wood set a new PR for himself in the pole vault, finishing ninth with a mark of 12-foot.

Tanner Wood set a new PR for himself in the pole vault, finishing ninth with a mark of 12-foot.

Wood rounds out HPC career with highlight performance

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Tanner Wood closed out his High Plains athletic career in impressive fashion.  Wood set a new PR in the pole vault while just missing out on the medalstand and helped the 400 relay team to one of its best times of the season during the state track and field meet last week.
Cassidy Knust set a new PR time in the 800 meter run while also finishing second in the pole vault during her final state track and field meet for the Lady Huskies.

Cassidy Knust set a new PR time in the 800 meter run while also finishing second in the pole vault during her final state track and field meet for the Lady Huskies.

Knust ends career with silver medal, new 800 PR

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
alking off the Omaha Burke track surface for a variety of reasons. The Aurora senior had just clocked a 2:22.78 time in the 800, a new personal record for herself. While that took most of what she had left in the tank, reality began to set in that her track and field career had just come to a close.
Gage Griffith was a double winner at the state track and field meet, taking gold in both the throwing events.

Gage Griffith was a double winner at the state track and field meet, taking gold in both the throwing events.

Griffith sweeps Class B throws

Richard Rhoden
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Gage Griffith had himself a weekend.  The Aurora junior added a win in the Class B shot put event Saturday to his win in the discus on Friday, taking gold in both events for the Huskies at the state track and field meet from Omaha Burke.
Gage Griffith won the Class B discus event with a throw of 174-08.

Gage Griffith won the Class B discus event with a throw of 174-08.

Griffith wins Class B discus crown

Richard Rhoden
Friday, May 21, 2021
Aurora's Gage Griffith had a day on Friday.  The Aurora junior set a new PR during his winning efforts in the Class B discus event Friday at the state track and field meet at Omaha Burke, closing near the top of Aurora's all-time list in the process.
Tanner Wood finished 9th in the Class D pole vault event at the state track and field meet Thursday.

Tanner Wood finished 9th in the Class D pole vault event at the state track and field meet Thursday.

Wood ends HPC career on high note

Richard Rhoden
Thursday, May 20, 2021
High Plains senior Tanner Wood went out on a high note Thursday.  Wood set a new career best mark in high school pole vault competition Thursday, clearing 12-00 to finish 9th in the event during Class D action at the state track and field meet from Omaha Burke.
HPC’s lone state qualifier on the girls side is Brianna Wilshusen in the shot put after winning the event at the D-2 District meet with a throw of 35-11.

HPC’s lone state qualifier on the girls side is Brianna Wilshusen in the shot put after winning the event at the D-2 District meet with a throw of 35-11.

Storm send five to state track meet

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Throughout most of the 2021 track season, a couple events have become staples for the High Plains track team. For the most part, those events will be well represented by the Storm in Omaha this week.
Giltner’s Jacob Smith shares an emphatic hug with Hornet throwing coach Chip Bartos after Smith qualified for the state track meet in the discus.

Giltner’s Jacob Smith shares an emphatic hug with Hornet throwing coach Chip Bartos after Smith qualified for the state track meet in the discus.

Hornets punch five tickets to state track meet in Omaha

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
One thing that had Giltner assistant track coach Chip Bartos smiling from ear to ear last week was the turnout from the Hornet boys in the throws.  At day’s end, two Giltner boys qualified for state in the throws while the Lady Hornets added a couple representatives as well.