Aurora Huskies

Giltner's Kale Bish celebrates with the Hornet coaches after a 38-6 win over Deshler Friday night.

Giltner's Kale Bish celebrates with the Hornet coaches after a 38-6 win over Deshler Friday night.

Area football roundup Week 1

Richard Rhoden
Friday, August 26, 2022
The Friday night lights are back and the area put on one heck of a show to kick off the 2022 football season.  The ANR's area teams went a combined 3-1 on opening night with Aurora, Giltner and Hampton all getting wins to start the year 1-0.  Aurora, Class C1's No.
Delaney Nachtigal (left) and Denae Nachtigal celebrate a point during Aurora's loss to Norris Thursday at the Wahoo triangular.

Delaney Nachtigal (left) and Denae Nachtigal celebrate a point during Aurora's loss to Norris Thursday at the Wahoo triangular.

Lady Huskies start season 1-1

Richard Rhoden
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Let's try something different.  Aurora's volleyball team opened up the 2022 volleyball season in one of the state's best triangular matchups, taking on Wahoo and Norris in Wahoo.
Aurora High School graduating senior Elena Kuehner has been named a National Merit Scholar.

Aurora High School graduating senior Elena Kuehner has been named a National Merit Scholar.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Kuehner a National Merit Scholar It’s official. Aurora High School senior Elena Kuehner has been named a National Merit Scholar. Kuehner has held on throughout the process, where somewhere near 1.
Pam Emahizer will welcome retirement after 36 years in education. She is set to be replaced after this school year by one of her former fourth grade students, Ashley (Pachta) Gustafson.

Pam Emahizer will welcome retirement after 36 years in education. She is set to be replaced after this school year by one of her former fourth grade students, Ashley (Pachta) Gustafson.

This week's top stories

News Staff
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Pam Emahizer reflects on 27 years at Aurora, 36 in education Aurora Public Schools is saying goodbye, for now, to another one of its teaching greats. After 36 years in education, Aurora fourth grade teacher Pam Emahizer will be retiring at the end of this school year.
Mack Owens set a new PR time in the open 400, winning the event with a time of 52.78 at Friday’s Broken Bow Invite.

Mack Owens set a new PR time in the open 400, winning the event with a time of 52.78 at Friday’s Broken Bow Invite.

Huskies run wild at windy Broken Bow Invite

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
The wind was still howling, but the Aurora tracksters used some of that to their advantage at Friday’s Broken Bow Invite. The Husky boys team turned in several gold medal efforts to finish tied for runner-up with 83 points, just behind McCook at 124 and knotted up with the host team, Broken Bow.
Britton Kemling scored Aurora’s only goal in the Huskies’ 6-1 loss to Kearney Catholic at home April 5.

Britton Kemling scored Aurora’s only goal in the Huskies’ 6-1 loss to Kearney Catholic at home April 5.

Huskies run out of steam in loss to Kearney Catholic

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Soccer was a challenge in more ways than one for Aurora last week. The Huskies looked good at times, and other times not in a 6-1 loss to Kearney Catholic at home April 5 while its other game against Crete was wiped away because of the huge wind gusts blowing through.
Tiffany Senff won two matches Friday afternoon to punch a ticket to the semifinals.

Tiffany Senff won two matches Friday afternoon to punch a ticket to the semifinals.

Senff, Teigre make semis

Richard Rhoden
Friday, February 18, 2022
Tiffany Senff and Tia Teigre each punched tickets to Friday night's semifinals in early round action of the first-ever NSAA girls state wrestling championships.
Aurora's Aaron Jividen won an ultimate tiebreaker in the quarterfinals Thursday to keep his undefeated season alive.

Aurora's Aaron Jividen won an ultimate tiebreaker in the quarterfinals Thursday to keep his undefeated season alive.

Aurora state wrestling day 1

Richard Rhoden
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Aurora put three wrestlers into Friday night's semifinal round after Thursday's opening rounds of the Class B NSAA state wrestling championships.  Brekyn Papineau, Mack Owens and Aaron Jividen all earned medal positions with their efforts Thursday, each winning a pair of matchups.
Aurora will compete in Class C-1 for the next NSAA two-year cycle.

Aurora will compete in Class C-1 for the next NSAA two-year cycle.

NSAA football schedules released

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Nebraska Schools Activities Association released the 2022-2023 high school football schedules on Wednesday morning.
Aurora senior Kaylee Crosby signed with Nebraska Wesleyan's track and field team Wednesday.

Aurora senior Kaylee Crosby signed with Nebraska Wesleyan's track and field team Wednesday.

Crosby signs with NE Wesleyan

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Nebraska Wesleyan added speed and quickness to its lineup Wednesday.  Aurora senior Kaylee Crosby made her college choice official, signing a letter of intent to continue her academic and track and field career at Nebraska Wesleyan.