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Aurora’s Dylan Ronnau slaps the tag on a Cozad baserunner for the game’s final out, sealing a 7-4 win Friday to open the B6 area tournament.

Aurora’s Dylan Ronnau slaps the tag on a Cozad baserunner for the game’s final out, sealing a 7-4 win Friday to open the B6 area tournament.

AC Juniors finish season

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
The Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team had a momentous start to the B6 area tournament Friday in Minden. They just couldn’t carry that through the weekend.No. 7 seeded Aurora started with a bang Friday, defeating No.
Austin Allen, a 2017 Aurora graduate announced his retirement from professional football last week and shared his decision with the News-Register.

Austin Allen, a 2017 Aurora graduate announced his retirement from professional football last week and shared his decision with the News-Register.

Austin Allen announces retirement from football

Richard Rhoden
Monday, July 15, 2024
“Every morning you wake up looking for a message and it’s not there. I don’t want to delay the start of my life anymore than I have to. It honestly felt like 400 pounds was lifted off my shoulders when I called my agent to say I’m hanging up the cleats.
Aurora’s Adi Fahrnbruch won two medals at the 2024 state track and field championships, including a sixth in the long jump and seventh in the triple.

Aurora’s Adi Fahrnbruch won two medals at the 2024 state track and field championships, including a sixth in the long jump and seventh in the triple.

ANR Female Athlete of the Year

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
“She always has that big smile on her face. That’s what you remember about Adi as much as anything.”Aurora coach Gordon Wilson’s above message put it best. Adi Fahrnbruch is a gamer. More important than that, however, is she will have more fun than anyone else.
HPC senior Wyatt Urkoski finished his high school wrestling career wtih a record of 170-42, winning at least 36 matches each year.

HPC senior Wyatt Urkoski finished his high school wrestling career wtih a record of 170-42, winning at least 36 matches each year.

ANR Male Athlete of the Year

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
It’s so much easier to find out about one’s character through adversity as opposed to success.Wyatt Urkoski lost an opportunity to become an undefeated state champion on the wrestling mat, coming up short in the state finals for a second year in a row.
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Chasing greatness

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Wyatt Urkoski and Adi Fahrnbruch are both a bit quiet and reserved in the moments before that big match or jump. Inside, however, is anything but. The passion and desire to win oozing from both competitors is impossible to measure.
Former Husky Baylor Scheierman couldn’t contain his emotion while taking a phone call with the Boston Celtics after the defending champions selected him as the 30th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft June 26.

Former Husky Baylor Scheierman couldn’t contain his emotion while taking a phone call with the Boston Celtics after the defending champions selected him as the 30th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft June 26.

Seeing green: Scheierman’s dreams now reality

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Time shifted to the 10 o’clock hour and instead of a raucous party, the air was being sucked out of the building.Baylor Scheierman’s name was still on the draft board and the only phone throughout the entire Let it Fly sports bar in downtown Omaha that NEEDED to be dialed was completely silent.
Giltner grad Corey Hoelck ran his first-ever youth football camp Saturday at his alma mater, featuring over 20 kids from across Hamilton County and surrounding areas.

Giltner grad Corey Hoelck ran his first-ever youth football camp Saturday at his alma mater, featuring over 20 kids from across Hamilton County and surrounding areas.

Hoelck skills academy offers youth camp in Giltner

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The playing career for Corey Hoelck may be coming to an end, but he’s far from done with the game of football.
Post 42 Legion Baseball

Post 42 Legion Baseball

Pinnacle Bank Seniors tout pair of victories last week

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The Aurora Pinnacle Bank Post 42 Seniors sound some momentum with back-to-back wins last week.Aurora scored a season-high 18 runs in an 18-9 win at Kearney June 25 before a 6-3 home win over Grand Island June 26. That came to an end Friday, though, as the Pinnacle Bank Seniors fell 9-1 at York.
Devin Otto smashes a pitch towards the outfield during a game earlier this season.

Devin Otto smashes a pitch towards the outfield during a game earlier this season.

Pinnacle Bank Seniors blank Doniphan

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
The Aurora Pinnacle Bank Post 42 Seniors team found the winning side once more.Aurora looked unstoppable in its return to Mitchell Field Friday, blanking Doniphan 15-0 behind a solid complete game effort from Collin Stolpe on the mound.
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Scheierman prepped for NBA future

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
By the time most of you read this, we will already know where our latest hometown hero Baylor Scheierman will be playing professional basketball. That’s quite the sentence to read, isn’t it?Baylor Scheierman, NBA player for the (insert team name here).