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Lucas Fry slides under the tag for an Aurora run during a 13-5 loss to Central City in the opening round of the Class B, Area 4 tournament Friday.

Lucas Fry slides under the tag for an Aurora run during a 13-5 loss to Central City in the opening round of the Class B, Area 4 tournament Friday.

Aurora Coop Juniors fall in area tourney

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
There were moments during the Class B, Area 4 tournament in Columbus over the weekend that the Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team played well enough to win.  Those moments, however, didn’t match up often enough with one another.  Aurora began the tournament as the No. 6 seed, falling to No.
Evan Hermanson had three RBIs and a pair of hits against Wood River last week.

Evan Hermanson had three RBIs and a pair of hits against Wood River last week.

Aurora Cooperative Juniors set for district competition

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team scored a lot of runs last week, but couldn’t add any to the win column.  In all, the Aurora Cooperative Juniors tallied 18 runs in two games, but lost 15-10 to Wood River June 27 and 14-8 to Kearney June 28.
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.
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.
Aurora Coop shortstop Jack Spiehs stops a grounder up the middle during a reserve game at Mitchell Field last week.

Aurora Coop shortstop Jack Spiehs stops a grounder up the middle during a reserve game at Mitchell Field last week.

Aurora Coop Juniors closing in on 1st win

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
While the Aurora Cooperative Juniors are still searching for its first win of the season, coach Jeremy Burgener knows it isn’t far away.  There were a couple close calls over the weekend as the Aurora Cooperative Juniors competed at a York tournament, losing a pair of contests.
Hampton Hawks

Hampton Hawks

High Plains, Hampton decide not to pursue sports coop

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Hampton School Board members reviewed plans to monitor and encourage participation in Hawk athletic programs Monday after learning that talks of a possible sports cooperative with High Plains have been discontinued, and also announced that the district saved more than $365,000 by refinancing...