Sports
Aurora duo finishes runner-up at NSG
News Staff
Mike Allen (left) and John Wilcox competed in pickleball at the Nebraska Senior Games in Kearney over the weekend, bringing home a runner-up finish in their age group.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Legion baseball a home run in wide world of COVID sports
Kurt Johnson
In the midst of the ultimate change-up year for baseball, the Aurora Legion program hit a home run.
There was no playbook to follow as team coaches and players approached this season.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Karson Meyer, an Aurora sophomore, holds the ticket he earned to this week’s Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee. News-Register/Kurt Johnson
He’s got motocross is his blood
Kurt Johnson
Motocross racing runs in the Meyer family and this week son Karson has throttled his way into the spotlight.
The 15-year-old Aurora sophomore punched his ticket earlier this summer to one of the sport’s premier events — the Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Pictured from left, winners of six state championship victories in football and volleyball, are Noah Roberts, Andrea Omel, Colton Roberts, Skeeter Omel and Madison Omel. News-Register/Richard Rhoden
The Omel 6 -- a winning tradition
Richard Rhoden
Long before one photo was ever taken, the smile from Skeeter Omel could light up the entire room.
“I’ve been trying to set this up for eight months,” he kept saying. Although the moment only
Although the moment only lasted about a minute, the smile never went away.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
No luck of the Big Red
News Staff
Tom Osborne never had this kind of bad luck. Bob Devaney? No way. Frank? Nope. Even Bo’s first year at Nebraska was pretty much a cake walk compared to what’s happening now.
Enter Scott Frost. We all remember that 2018 season opener against Akron, right?
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Hampton hosts youth football/basketball camp
News Staff
Hampton’s youth went to work as Hawk coaches and high school players hosted a youth football and basketball camp July 21-24.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Aurora youth tackle football registration open
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Aurora youth tackle football registration is open for those entering the fourth through sixth grades. Deadline to register is August 1 with the first practice slated for August 6.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
2010: Aurora on cusp of state tourney berth
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The Aurora Legion Seniors continued on their remarkable run in the Class B Area 5 Tournament Monday night, sending top-seed O’Neill home by earning a 7-2 win. The victory put Aurora in the championship game set for Tuesday night at 5 p.m. against third-seed Central City.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
2000: Aurora girls compete in state tourney
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Willis General Contracting of Aurora finished 1-2 at the State Class C Softball Tournament this weekend in O’Neill. Play began Friday and continued through Sunday, with 47 games on three fields in the double-elimination tournament. The Aurora team finished in the top 12.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
1990: Two area grid standouts set for Shrine Bowl game
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The South Shrine All-Star football team, which includes players from Aurora and Polk-Hordville, went through a dress rehearsal scrimmage Sunday in preparation for its game this Saturday in Lincoln against the North All-Stars.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020