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Learning to swim

Learning to swim

Learning to swim

News Staff
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Area youngsters were getting some hands-on lessons from lifeguards at the Aurora Aquatic Center last week. Private swimming lessons were provided during the morning hours, with the pool then open to the public in the afternoon.
Husker walk-on and Shrine Bowl South tight end Nate Boerkircher wrestles a jump ball away from North’s Tyler Stauss for a touchdown Saturday. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Husker walk-on and Shrine Bowl South tight end Nate Boerkircher wrestles a jump ball away from North’s Tyler Stauss for a touchdown Saturday. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Shrine Bowl a highlight reel for Boerkircher

Richard Rhoden
Friday, July 17, 2020
It was a moment Nate Boerkircher had planned in his back pocket, just in case he needed it. The 2020 Aurora grad and Nebraska football walk-on provided one of the best highlight plays Saturday in the country’s return to football.
Caleb Badura

Caleb Badura

Sports Briefs

News Staff
Friday, July 17, 2020
Aurora youth tackle football registration open 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.
Pinnacle Bank White’s Layton Hohm slides into third base, arriving just before the ball as Aurora Cooperative Red’s Kyle Larson looks to make the tag. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Pinnacle Bank White’s Layton Hohm slides into third base, arriving just before the ball as Aurora Cooperative Red’s Kyle Larson looks to make the tag. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Aurora Coop Red extends COVID Series advantage

Richard Rhoden
Friday, July 17, 2020
Strikeouts were a problem for Aurora’s two Legion baseball teams Sunday afternoon. In all, the two teams combined for 27 strikeouts as the Aurora Cooperative Red team picked up an 8-4 win over Pinnacle Bank White in the fourth game of the COVID Series.
High Plains grad Keaton Van Housen lines up in the field goal formation during Saturday’s Shrine Bowl game. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

High Plains grad Keaton Van Housen lines up in the field goal formation during Saturday’s Shrine Bowl game. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Van Housen relishes first 11-man experience in Shrine Bowl

Richard Rhoden
Friday, July 17, 2020
The 62nd annual Shrine Bowl game was a highlight moment for Keaton Van Housen. The former High Plains athlete and Nebraska-Kearney football commit continued a family tradition by playing in the noted all-star game while picking up his first taste of the 11-man game.
Danica Badura has been as hot as the summer heat on the golf course, winning the Nebraska girls amateur, Nebraska girls match play and Nebraska Junior PGA Championship. News-Register/ file photo

Danica Badura has been as hot as the summer heat on the golf course, winning the Nebraska girls amateur, Nebraska girls match play and Nebraska Junior PGA Championship. News-Register/ file photo

Badura sweeps NGA Junior girls golf events over summer

Richard Rhoden
Friday, July 17, 2020
Danica Badura seemingly can’t miss right now on the golf course. The South Dakota commit and 2020 Aurora grad won the Nebraska Girls Amateur at Scotts Bluff Country Club by one stroke over Lincoln’s Nicole Kolbas, Scottsbluff’s Emily Krzyzanowski and Omaha’s Katie Ruge.
Danica Badura

Danica Badura

Badura sweeps NGA girls summer events

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Danica Badura is can't-miss right now on the golf course.  The South Dakota commit and 2020 Aurora grad won the Nebraska Girls Amateur at Scotts Bluff Country Club by one stroke over Lincoln’s Nicole Kolbas, Scottsbluff’s Emily Krzyzanowski and Omaha’s Katie Ruge.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

A return to normal

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Football is back -- and that feels really good to say. Saturday marks a return to the gridiron in Nebraska with the 62nd annual Shrine Bowl game set for a 2 p.m. kickoff at UNK.
Cayden Phillips of the Pinnacle Bank White squad threw three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out six in a 3-2 win over the Aurora Cooperative Red team. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Cayden Phillips of the Pinnacle Bank White squad threw three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out six in a 3-2 win over the Aurora Cooperative Red team. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Pitchers freeze lineups with a curveball

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
In the first two games of the Aurora Legion COVID Series, the two teams combined for 26 runs. With an open arsenal of pitching in game three, the run total was slashed to five.