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Aurora’s Keelan Phillips collected his first-ever varsity medal during Friday’s Seward Invite, carding a score of 81 on the day.

Aurora’s Keelan Phillips collected his first-ever varsity medal during Friday’s Seward Invite, carding a score of 81 on the day.

Huskies card third place team effort at Seward Friday

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Spring time in Nebraska is very much like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.Friday was nearly perfect for Aurora’s first varsity golf meet of the season, earning a third place team effort at the Seward Invite.
Class of 2007-11’s Caleb Shivley rolls past the screen of Ben Peard set on 2024’s Tyson Dvorak during the first half of 07-11’s 43-40 win in Saturday’s championship final. It was the first tournament victory for anyone from those five classes.

Class of 2007-11’s Caleb Shivley rolls past the screen of Ben Peard set on 2024’s Tyson Dvorak during the first half of 07-11’s 43-40 win in Saturday’s championship final. It was the first tournament victory for anyone from those five classes.

Crafty veterans claim Aurora alumni title

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Saturday’s championship final featured the crafty veterans against the young guns. A quick start from the Class of 2024 wasn’t enough to claim its first title.
Aurora’s returning letterwinners on the boys side include, front row from left: Kash Kleinschmidt, Colten Nachtigal, Jacob Fink, Carter Schuetze, Isaiah Uhrmacher. Back row: Evan Hermanson, Jayden Slagle, Brett Mellies, Charlie Evans, Vendell Juzyk, Korey Caudill.

Aurora’s returning letterwinners on the boys side include, front row from left: Kash Kleinschmidt, Colten Nachtigal, Jacob Fink, Carter Schuetze, Isaiah Uhrmacher. Back row: Evan Hermanson, Jayden Slagle, Brett Mellies, Charlie Evans, Vendell Juzyk, Korey Caudill.

Huskies kick off spring with Concordia Indoor

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Last week’s wild winter storm couldn’t prevent the Aurora track team from getting onto the oval for the first time.Instead of its originally scheduled meet Thursday, the Huskies jumped into the Class A-heavy Concordia Invite Saturday, facing some of the largest schools in Nebraska.
Aurora’s Adi Fahrnbruch (left) and HPC’s Gage Friesen enter the 2025 spring season as two of the top talents in the area on the track.

Aurora’s Adi Fahrnbruch (left) and HPC’s Gage Friesen enter the 2025 spring season as two of the top talents in the area on the track.

A relay good time this spring

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Adi Fahrnbruch and Gage Friesen will never brag about themselves or their accomplishments. That’s what they have me for.
The Class of 2022/23’s Preston Ramaekers dribbles past 2018’s Ian Boerkircher during the 2024 Aurora alumni tournament final.

The Class of 2022/23’s Preston Ramaekers dribbles past 2018’s Ian Boerkircher during the 2024 Aurora alumni tournament final.

Aurora alumni tourney set for Saturday

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
The 36th edition of the Bill Kropp and Curly Penner Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for tipoff Saturday morning.Ten teams are set in the bracket for Saturday, with graduates from as far back as 2007 and as recent as 2024 ready to shoot for the top.
Sixty-six drivers signed up to participate in the 2025 Battle in the Barn at the Jensen RC Raceway on Saturday. Thirteen classes were featured with up to 129 cars entered to race. A cancer fundraiser was hosted for the Jensen family with 178 entries placed during the the event’s raffle and silent auction.

Sixty-six drivers signed up to participate in the 2025 Battle in the Barn at the Jensen RC Raceway on Saturday. Thirteen classes were featured with up to 129 cars entered to race. A cancer fundraiser was hosted for the Jensen family with 178 entries placed during the the event’s raffle and silent auction.

The race against cancer

Elizabeth Hunter
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Drivers were eager to start their engines during the 2025 Battle in the Barn Saturday near A-Town. While many were determined to be the first to cross the checkered flag at the Jensen RC Raceway, everyone gave unswerving support to Holly Jensen’s fight.
Sara Sutherland (center) is Aurora’s new strength and conditioning coach and has taken over the block zero weights class as well as the summer lifting program.

Sara Sutherland (center) is Aurora’s new strength and conditioning coach and has taken over the block zero weights class as well as the summer lifting program.

Sutherland strength is now Husky power

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Sara (Wolff) Sutherland commands any room she walks into. One of the spaces she feels most comfortable involves the gym and weight room.Many of her defining moments growing up came in the very weight room she now commands as Aurora schools’ new strength and conditioning coach.
HPC seniors Emma Brown (far left), Courtney Carlstrom (middle) and Rylee Ackerson comfort one another after the D1-4 district final game against Superior.

HPC seniors Emma Brown (far left), Courtney Carlstrom (middle) and Rylee Ackerson comfort one another after the D1-4 district final game against Superior.

Storm falls in district final

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
One of the best seasons in HPC girls history couldn’t overcome a buzz saw Superior team.For the second consecutive season, HPC fell one game short of the state tournament, losing at Superior 73-33 in the D1-4 district final Friday night.
Booker Scheierman throws down one of his two first-quarter dunks that brought the home crowd to life. However, Gretna East survived the early onslaught from Aurora and came back to defeat the Huskies 50-40 in Monday’s B-8 district final.

Booker Scheierman throws down one of his two first-quarter dunks that brought the home crowd to life. However, Gretna East survived the early onslaught from Aurora and came back to defeat the Huskies 50-40 in Monday’s B-8 district final.

Second half slump dooms Huskies in district final

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
It was a long wait for the Huskies to re-emerge from the locker room following Monday’s B-8 district final.Cheers of victory and triumph were instead replaced with tears, hugs and plenty of encouraging remarks.
Haden Helgoth played in his final game for HPC basketball last week, one of four seniors that helped turn the Storm program around.

Haden Helgoth played in his final game for HPC basketball last week, one of four seniors that helped turn the Storm program around.

High Plains falls to Fullerton

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
After a rough second half of the year, High Plains entered the D2-3 subdistrict tournament as healthy as could be.A three-point barrage in the second half spelled doom for HPC, though, as Fullerton picked up its second win of the season over the Storm, 60-46 Feb.