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Javier Marino earns a pinfall victory over Lincoln North Star’s Toby Lammers in his first round matchup at Platteview Friday. Marino ended the day with a second place finish.

Javier Marino earns a pinfall victory over Lincoln North Star’s Toby Lammers in his first round matchup at Platteview Friday. Marino ended the day with a second place finish.

HPC Storm battle at competitive Platteview Invite Friday

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
High Plains competed last week with multiple schools much larger in size and had some success.  The Storm finished out the first part of the season before Christmas break at the Platteview Invite Friday, including schools from multiple classes all in one event.
Eric Kothe, left, and Brad Consbruck were among the neighbors helping in a Nov. 15 harvest bee. Also helping were Ron and Gene Consbruck.

Eric Kothe, left, and Brad Consbruck were among the neighbors helping in a Nov. 15 harvest bee. Also helping were Ron and Gene Consbruck.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Neighbors return favor to Giltner farmer Richard LaBrie has been on the giving end of a harvest bee, helping friends and neighbors bring in their crops when they could not.
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4R approves girls wrestling

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The votes are in. Girls wrestling will officially be hitting the mats at Aurora High School this winter as a school-sponsored activity.
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Aurora Huskies

4R board hears girls wrestling proposal

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Aurora wrestling coach and middle school physical education teacher Derek Keasling brought a crowd of supporters and a proposal to incorporate girls wrestling as an NSAA sanctioned sport at Aurora High School to Monday evening’s 4R school board meeting.
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High Plains Community Schools

HPC establishes girls wrestling

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The High Plains Community School (HPC) Board of Education met Monday night to discuss changes to their activity programs. First on the table was whether or not to establish girl’s wrestling as its own sport, separate from the boy’s.
Aurora’s Kannon DIllon and Leo Johnson battle it out during competition at Friday’s youth wrestling tournament.

Aurora’s Kannon DIllon and Leo Johnson battle it out during competition at Friday’s youth wrestling tournament.

Understanding the chaos of youth wrestling

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Surely a couple future state wrestling champions were in action Friday night at Aurora’s youth wrestling tournament.  Attending a wrestling event in general is unlike any other sporting event out there. Going to a youth event with PreK-aged tykes makes it that much more unique.
Jeremy Oswald scored his 100th career victory during the first round of the state wrestling championships Friday with a pinfall.

Jeremy Oswald scored his 100th career victory during the first round of the state wrestling championships Friday with a pinfall.

Oswald earns 100th career win in last high school event

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Jeremy Oswald’s last high school victory will be one to remember.  It wasn’t for a state title, or even for a medal. It was for career win No. 100 in front of a state wrestling crowd.
Aurora’s Brekyn Papineau had an eventful state championship event, recording his 100th career victory while finishing third at 195 as one of five medalists for the Huskies.

Aurora’s Brekyn Papineau had an eventful state championship event, recording his 100th career victory while finishing third at 195 as one of five medalists for the Huskies.

Papineau, Jividen finish state championships with medals

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
On paper, it was Aurora’s best state championship run since 2005. The Huskies had five semifinalists, three finalists and two state champions.  The two wrestlers who didn’t come out on the right side of semifinal matches were Brekyn Papineau and Aaron Jividen.
HPC’s Hunter Gress picked up a second period pinfall victory over Cross County/Osceola’s Jakob Hogan.Cutline

HPC’s Hunter Gress picked up a second period pinfall victory over Cross County/Osceola’s Jakob Hogan.Cutline

Storm wrestlers finally compete on home mats

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
The Storm wrestling team competed in front of a home crowd for the first time this season last week, hosting a pair of conference schools in a triangular. East Butler and Cross County/Osceola came to Clarks Jan. 5 for some midweek wrestling.