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Madie Stevenson had arguably her best game against Holdrege, tallying a team-high 10 attacks in the victory.

Madie Stevenson had arguably her best game against Holdrege, tallying a team-high 10 attacks in the victory.

Aurora back on track after sweep of Holdrege at home

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Aurora’s volleyball team waited nearly two full weeks for its first home game and sure made the most of the opportunity.  With a loud environment, displaying its new uniforms and fresh new paint on the court, the Lady Huskies swept Holdrege Sept. 6, 25-16, 25-13 and 25-14.
Evan Pankoke was the spark Hampton needed Friday, shown here running through several Sterling Jets defenders in the first half of the Hawks’ 32-12 loss at home.

Evan Pankoke was the spark Hampton needed Friday, shown here running through several Sterling Jets defenders in the first half of the Hawks’ 32-12 loss at home.

Hawks run angry in loss to Sterling

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Hampton was missing two starters for the opening quarter for disciplinary reasons and spotted Sterling 24 points on the scoreboard.
Scott Frost was fired as Nebraska’s football coach Sunday following a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern at home. Frost was 16-31 in four-plus seasons as the Huskers’ head coach.

Scott Frost was fired as Nebraska’s football coach Sunday following a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern at home. Frost was 16-31 in four-plus seasons as the Huskers’ head coach.

Breaking up is hard

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Sigh. This is hard.  Scott Frost was hired as Nebraska’s new head football coach on a sunny Saturday in December of 2017. It was a dream hire, one nearly every Nebraska fan, media member and booster put full support behind.  My excitement was palpable.
Alexis Ericksen was the freshman of the meet with a third place effort at Aurora's home race Friday.

Alexis Ericksen was the freshman of the meet with a third place effort at Aurora's home race Friday.

Lady Huskies medal three at home invite

Richard Rhoden
Friday, September 9, 2022
Friday's weather conditions provided a perfect day for a run, and Aurora's girls cross country team made the most of it.  The Lady Huskies finished second as a team, two points out of first, including three medalists at its home invite Friday from Poco Creek Golf Course.
Jack Bullis carries the ball for Hampton in a 32-12 loss at home to Sterling Friday.

Jack Bullis carries the ball for Hampton in a 32-12 loss at home to Sterling Friday.

Area football roundup Week 3

Richard Rhoden
Friday, September 9, 2022
For a third week in a row, Aurora proved once again to be the team to beat in Class C1, this time ending Ashland-Greenwood's 29-game regular season win streak.
Madie Stevenson led the Huskies offensively in a three-set sweep of Holdrege Tuesday night.

Madie Stevenson led the Huskies offensively in a three-set sweep of Holdrege Tuesday night.

Stevenson, Huskies dust Holdrege

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Aurora waited almost two weeks for its first home match and didn't disappoint.  The Lady Huskies came out red-hot in its sweep of Holdrege Tuesday night, 25-16, 25-13 and 25-14.
High Plains’ Ayden Hans was a fingertip away from knocking down this Central Valley past during first half action.

High Plains’ Ayden Hans was a fingertip away from knocking down this Central Valley past during first half action.

High Plains can’t keep pace with Central Valley attack

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
A young High Plains team learned a lot of lessons in its first home contest Friday night.  The Storm held pace for a moment, but not enough went right for High Plains in a 50-26 loss to Central Valley in Clarks.
Lucas Gautier had a good week for the Huskies, finishing as the top runner for Aurora at the Seward Invite Thursday before a runner-up finish in Minden Saturday.

Lucas Gautier had a good week for the Huskies, finishing as the top runner for Aurora at the Seward Invite Thursday before a runner-up finish in Minden Saturday.

Gautier finishes 2nd at Minden

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
The Aurora boys cross country team ran against a wide field of teams across multiple classes on Thursday at Concordia University in Seward and went on to have a pair of medalists in Minden Saturday.
Aurora’s offensive line got the job done Friday against Boone Central, as shown here with a wall of red and black creating a hole for Carlos Collazo (second from right) to slip through for a nice gain.

Aurora’s offensive line got the job done Friday against Boone Central, as shown here with a wall of red and black creating a hole for Carlos Collazo (second from right) to slip through for a nice gain.

Big plays spark Huskies in another top five clash

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Aurora’s offense exploded for several big plays Friday in a clash of Top 5 C1 teams, giving the Huskies a decided advantage in a 34-13 win over Boone Central.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

A special moment for the Boerkirchers

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
I had this nagging feeling watching the Nebraska game on Saturday that I was in the wrong place.  With too much going on around here, I decided against going to the game as a media member and instead watched from home.