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Aurora senior Daniel Elge signed a letter of intent to participate in track and field at Wayne State College.

Aurora senior Daniel Elge signed a letter of intent to participate in track and field at Wayne State College.

Elge inks with Wayne State

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Despite a cancelled 2020 season and missed opportunities all around, Daniel Elge never stopped working.  All those efforts were paid off last week, as the Aurora senior signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and track and field career at Wayne State College at the Div. II level.
Giltner's Alice Wiles (42) celebrates with Hailey Eastman after the Lady Hornets picked up its first win of the season.

Giltner's Alice Wiles (42) celebrates with Hailey Eastman after the Lady Hornets picked up its first win of the season.

Late-game heroics from Hornet hoops

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The Giltner boys and girls basketball teams came up big in late game scenarios Tuesday night.  The boys team fended off a last-second shot to defeat Nebraska Lutheran 40-37 while the Lady Hornets needed overtime to defeat the Knights, 39-34.
Tyrone Capek drives the lane during Hampton’s 53-31 loss to Osceola.

Tyrone Capek drives the lane during Hampton’s 53-31 loss to Osceola.

Hawks continue search for elusive first win of season

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Hampton continues its search for the first win of the year after falling to taller teams from Osceola and Heartland over the weekend.  Coach Kyle Ediger said he’s seen bursts of solid play from his young team and is pleased with the attitude on game night as well as during practice.
Hampton senior Rorie Loveland drives the lane, much like she did all night Friday against Osceola, when she scored a season-high 25 points to help lead her team to victory.

Hampton senior Rorie Loveland drives the lane, much like she did all night Friday against Osceola, when she scored a season-high 25 points to help lead her team to victory.

Lady Hawks race to 1st win

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Hampton girls pushed the pace from the opening tip Friday in a home tilt against Osceola, scoring a season-high 61 points to chalk up the first win of the year.
Photo courtesy UNL athletics// Aurora native Austin Allen celebrates with his teammates after his first career touchdown reception in a 24-17 loss to Minnesota Saturday.

Photo courtesy UNL athletics// Aurora native Austin Allen celebrates with his teammates after his first career touchdown reception in a 24-17 loss to Minnesota Saturday.

Allen snags first career touchdown for Big Red

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Watching Saturday’s Nebraska-Minnesota game had my insides feeling like the outside temperature and my personal version of the good, the bad and the ugly.  Let’s start with the positive, because it’s going to get a lot worse from here. The good: Austin Allen, pride of Aurora, finally found pay dirt.
Aurora’s Jaylee Schuster flips the ball behind her in heavy traffic during the Lady Huskies’ 56-38 loss to Adams Central Thursday night.

Aurora’s Jaylee Schuster flips the ball behind her in heavy traffic during the Lady Huskies’ 56-38 loss to Adams Central Thursday night.

Second half push too much for Aurora to overcome

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The Lady Huskies showed flashes on opening night of what could be during the 2020-21 season. However, those flashes didn’t come frequently enough.  Aurora opened the season on the road Thursday night, ending up on the wrong end of a 56-38 score to Adams Central.
Giltner’s Jacob Smith calls for the ball over HPC’s Lane Urkoski. Smith led the team with 10 points and seven boards, five of which on the offensive glass.

Giltner’s Jacob Smith calls for the ball over HPC’s Lane Urkoski. Smith led the team with 10 points and seven boards, five of which on the offensive glass.

Smith, Hornets begin season 2-0

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Giltner’s offense scored more points in the opening half against High Plains than it did the entire game the night before at Harvard.  Nevertheless, the Hornets began the season 2-0 with a pair of road victories.
Aurora's Tate Nachtigal led the Huskies with 17 points in a 50-44 win at Adams Central Thursday.

Aurora's Tate Nachtigal led the Huskies with 17 points in a 50-44 win at Adams Central Thursday.

Huskies hang on at Adams Central

Richard Rhoden
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Just two weeks after competing in their respective state football championships, Aurora and Adams Central's boys basketball teams met in a season-opening matchup that included hot three-point shooting and tough defense in the paint.
Mack Alspaugh, new HPC girls basketball coach, helped run 5-on-5 drills during practice over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Mack Alspaugh, new HPC girls basketball coach, helped run 5-on-5 drills during practice over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Alspaugh set to coach Lady Storm

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Mack Alspaugh has no problem tucking away his coaches whistle and jumping into practice with his players. He’s been there and done it before.  Surely if someone like Brianna Wilshusen can get a shot off in the lane or a rebound over her head coach, it should be a fun season for HPC basketball.