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Bradin Kennedy gets the bat on the ball during Aurora’s 4-1 loss to Grand Island at home last week.

Bradin Kennedy gets the bat on the ball during Aurora’s 4-1 loss to Grand Island at home last week.

Aurora Cooperative Juniors get back on right track with win

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
The Aurora Cooperative Juniors won two of its last three games last week, trying to shift the momentum back positive as the postseason looms not far off.  The Juniors defeated York 10-8 June 21 before a 4-1 loss to Grand Island June 22, but getting a 14-9 win over Doniphan-Trumbull Sunday.
Dylan Dubas makes the throw to second as a Grand Island baserunner attempts to steal. Later in the week, Dubas would go 5-for-6 at the plate in a win over Doniphan-Trumbull.

Dylan Dubas makes the throw to second as a Grand Island baserunner attempts to steal. Later in the week, Dubas would go 5-for-6 at the plate in a win over Doniphan-Trumbull.

Pinnacle Bank Seniors run wild in Sunday road victory

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Dylan Dubas’ bat came alive Sunday afternoon and with it, the floodgates opened.  The Aurora Post 42 Pinnacle Bank Seniors catcher had a huge game at the plate, going 5 for 6 at the dish alongside 5 RBIs in Aurora’s 17-10 win at Doniphan-Trumbull.
Aurora Post 42 assistant coach Tanner Griffith throws to former player Ben Peard, who played for the alumni squad at Saturday’s friendly contest.

Aurora Post 42 assistant coach Tanner Griffith throws to former player Ben Peard, who played for the alumni squad at Saturday’s friendly contest.

Second annual alumni game a blast from the past

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Dick Phillips, an Aurora City Council member, made his way out to the mound and tossed a clean fastball to the plate in front of a cheerful crowd at Mitchell Field.  Wait, what? No, this isn’t a throwback article.
Jacob Courtney

Jacob Courtney

My experience in the Pride Parade

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Hello Aurora! I come before you seeking a bit of charity in the form of a sympathetic eye and open mind towards the words I write today. Some may be turned off  by the headline or the fact that I talk openly about a part of my existence so sadly politicized.
Colin Stolpe fields a bunt and fires down to first base for the out during Aurora Coop Juniors loss to Wood River Thursday.

Colin Stolpe fields a bunt and fires down to first base for the out during Aurora Coop Juniors loss to Wood River Thursday.

Aurora Cooperative Juniors searching for consistency

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team has found a bit of success in recent games and coach Jeremy Burgener is hopeful that will continue to trend upwards.  A 12-4 win over DCB June 15 was the team’s third in a row to that point, but an 8-5 loss to Wood River Thursday and 8-5 loss to St.
The Aurora dugout celebrates with Dylan Dubas after scoring the tying run in the seventh inning against Wood River.

The Aurora dugout celebrates with Dylan Dubas after scoring the tying run in the seventh inning against Wood River.

Pinnacle Bank Seniors rally for walk-off winner

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Connor Smith kept the Pinnacle Bank Seniors in the game while Camden Holliday ended up stealing it.  The Aurora Post 42 Pinnacle Bank Seniors team rallied to defeat Wood River 4-3 in walk-off fashion from Mitchell Field Thursday.
Workers with Ott Concrete Construction use their electric jackhammers to peel away the old concrete sidewalk for a new one to be put in on the north side of downtown square.

Workers with Ott Concrete Construction use their electric jackhammers to peel away the old concrete sidewalk for a new one to be put in on the north side of downtown square.

Downtown sidewalks receive maintenance before A’ROR’N Days

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Out on the north side of the downtown square, from the lower level concrete behind the brick ribbon to the east side of Mitchell’s Recreation, employees of Ott Concrete  Construction worked on the sidewalk as part of a preventative maintenance project from the city.
From left, Husky QB Drew Knust and Coach Kyle Peterson demonstrate how to properly grip a football during the first-ever Youth Quarterback Academy coordinated last week by the Edgerton Explorit Center.

From left, Husky QB Drew Knust and Coach Kyle Peterson demonstrate how to properly grip a football during the first-ever Youth Quarterback Academy coordinated last week by the Edgerton Explorit Center.

QB or not QB, that’s the question posed by Edgerton camp

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The Edgerton Explorit Center applied its hands-on learning philosophy to football last week, offering the first-ever Youth Quarterback Academy with a little help from the head Husky and Aurora’s starting quarterback. This week, future kickers are invited to join in the fun.
Layton Hohm slid into third base just before his opponent had a chance to catch the incoming ball.

Layton Hohm slid into third base just before his opponent had a chance to catch the incoming ball.

Pinnacle Bank Seniors can’t catch a break, or a win

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Outside of a number of impressive plays by the Aurora Post 42 Pinnacle Bank Seniors, the team couldn’t quite find the groove during its most recent week of baseball.