Every single point matters in district cross country competition and the Aurora Huskies learned that the hard way Thursday, coming up one point shy of a team title but still confidently punching th

Aurora took a step forward with a relatively young cross country team Thursday at the Central City Invite, posting some personal best individual races en route to a fourth place finish.

The Aurora boys cross country team was at full strength for the first time in a while Friday at the Huskies home invite, finishing third in what coach Tony Sigler said was a very positive step forw

Seventy-eight girls started the race at Friday’s Aurora  Invite, though for much of the way senior Elena Kuehner was running virtually all by herself.

The Aurora cross country boys had their hands full at the Charlie Thorell Invite in Seward Thursday where a young Husky squad competed without its No. 1 runner on slick, hilly terrain.

What was touted as a pre-season warm up race proved anything but Friday in Grand Island as the Aurora boys faced tough competition and even tougher running conditions.

It was an uphill battle from the start Friday, literally and figuratively, for Aurora’s girls cross country team. 

The competition in the Class C boys cross country race was five teams deep, and that showed up in the team tally at the end. 

The Aurora girls cross country team walked away as runner-ups at the C-4 District Meet in Minden Thursday.