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Little leaguers bask in the summer heat

Little leaguers bask in the summer heat

Little leaguers bask in the summer heat

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
News-Register/Richard Rhoden Isaac Curtis receives some valuable instruction from his coach, Jeff Sutter. News-Register/Richard Rhoden Bentley Vettel watches intently from first base as the opposing team fires a pitch to the plate.
News-Register/Richard Rhoden

News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Good game!

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Instead of the traditional handshake and good game salute between two teams after the game, Aurora’s Little League teams waved at each other from the baselines to keep socially distant during their abbreviated summer season. Look for more photos in the sports section.
Ryan Marlatt

Ryan Marlatt

Area trio set to play in Shrine Bowl July 11

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Aurora’s Ryan Marlatt, Nate Boerkircher and High Plains’ Keaton Van Housen will participate in this year’s postponed Shrine Bowl Game, set to be played July 11 at 2 p.m. at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium on UNK’s campus. All three area athletes will be teammates on the South team.
ANR

ANR

Aurora VB camp information

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Registration is open for the Aurora fundamental volleyball camp set July 22-23 from 3-5 p.m. for players entering sixth through eighth grade. Concordia University players and coaches will conduct the camp at the sports complex. Please email auroravolleyball@gmail.com for a registration form.
Above: Aurora Cooperative Red’s Chase Phillips blasts one of his two-run RBI doubles during a 10-4 win over Pinnacle Bank White Sunday afternoon. Phillips totaled four RBIs in the game. At right, PB White’s Brady Collingham came in as a relief pitcher Sunday, tossing 1-1/3 innings with three strikeouts and two allowed hits. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Above: Aurora Cooperative Red’s Chase Phillips blasts one of his two-run RBI doubles during a 10-4 win over Pinnacle Bank White Sunday afternoon. Phillips totaled four RBIs in the game. At right, PB White’s Brady Collingham came in as a relief pitcher Sunday, tossing 1-1/3 innings with three strikeouts and two allowed hits. News-Register/Richard Rhoden

Phillips swings big bat in Sunday win

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Chase Phillips put work in on Saturday, getting some extra swings in to try and find his sweet spot and his confidence at the dish. The sweet spot was ripped apart during a sweltering Sunday afternoon.
This photo and cutline ran in the January 31, 1939 edition of the Daily Nebraskan as Giltner native June Bierbower began her career as a sportswriter. Courtesy photo

This photo and cutline ran in the January 31, 1939 edition of the Daily Nebraskan as Giltner native June Bierbower began her career as a sportswriter. Courtesy photo

Meet the sports editor, boys

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
“Athletes, mind your manners.” This was part of an introductory piece for June Bierbower, a Giltner native who went on to become the first female sports editor for the Daily Nebraskan, the college newspaper at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Dave Bradley

Dave Bradley

Newest family addition

News Staff
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Well, we did it. Cindy and I recently followed suit from Richard & Justise and Dani & Ryan here at the office, adopting our own version of a “COVID baby,” arriving just a week and a half ago. Needless to say, our lives once again changed direction.