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Aurora’s Aubrie Beed battles Grand Island’s Addisyn Gates during early round action at the Norm Manstedt girls Invite Thursday.

Aurora’s Aubrie Beed battles Grand Island’s Addisyn Gates during early round action at the Norm Manstedt girls Invite Thursday.

Aurora, HPC compete at Manstedt event

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Fifty teams and nearly 400 girl competitors were present at the second edition of the Norm Manstedt girls wrestling tournament, quickly becoming one of the most premier events statewide.
HPC’s Lance Russell finished fourth at 138 pounds at Friday’s Platteview Invite.

HPC’s Lance Russell finished fourth at 138 pounds at Friday’s Platteview Invite.

Storm battles the big dogs at Platteview Invite

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The High Plains wrestling team continued to outwork its depth ahead of the holiday break, this time against even larger schools.  The Storm competed at Friday’s Platteview Invite against multiple schools from Classes A and B with multiple medalists.
Bruce Ramsour hands a frozen turkey to one of the many families receiving a holiday meal during Saturday’s Hamilton County Food Pantry distribution event.

Bruce Ramsour hands a frozen turkey to one of the many families receiving a holiday meal during Saturday’s Hamilton County Food Pantry distribution event.

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News Staff
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Goodwill on menu for holiday meal There was joy in the faces of people on both sides of the table Saturday morning at the Hamilton County Food Pantry, as those doing both the giving and receiving were in a festive mood.
Returning letterwinners for the High Plains wrestling team include, from left: Kaden Rieken, Hudson Urkoski, Caleb Sharman, Lance Russell, Wyatt Urkoski.

Returning letterwinners for the High Plains wrestling team include, from left: Kaden Rieken, Hudson Urkoski, Caleb Sharman, Lance Russell, Wyatt Urkoski.

HPC wrestlers earn four gold medals at Conestoga Invite

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
In its first tournament of the season, High Plains showed some serious potential in the brackets.  The Storm rallied to a fifth place team finish with four first-place medals at Saturday’s Conestoga Invite.
HPC’s Hailey Lindburg scored a double-double with 17 kills and 25 digs in a four-set loss to Exeter-Milligan in the D2-2 subdistrict final last week.

HPC’s Hailey Lindburg scored a double-double with 17 kills and 25 digs in a four-set loss to Exeter-Milligan in the D2-2 subdistrict final last week.

HPC Storm drop rubber match with Exeter-Milligan

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Despite qualifying for a district final with a wild card, High Plains’ postseason future was on the line Oct. 25 in the D2-2 subdistrict final.
Gahvi Lesiak (1) celebrates match point as High Plains swept Nebraska Lutheran Monday night in the D2-2 subdistrict tournament.

Gahvi Lesiak (1) celebrates match point as High Plains swept Nebraska Lutheran Monday night in the D2-2 subdistrict tournament.

HPC Storm sweep Nebraska Lutheran in D2-2 subdistrict

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
High Plains was victorious Monday night in the D2-2 subdistrict semifinals, but had its home fans sweating it out for a minute or two.  The Lady Storm took down Nebraska Lutheran in three, 25-13, 25-23 and 25-22 in its home gym, setting up a third clash with Exeter-Milligan Tuesday night.
Gahvi Lesiak receives a serve during HPC’s three-set loss to Exeter-Milligan in the quarterfinals of the CRC tournament Saturday.

Gahvi Lesiak receives a serve during HPC’s three-set loss to Exeter-Milligan in the quarterfinals of the CRC tournament Saturday.

HPC Storm falls to Exeter-Milligan in CRC quarterfinals

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
High Plains and Exeter-Milligan had one of the matches of the day from the CRC tournament in the quarterfinals Saturday in York.  The two teams traded blows in its second match of the week, this time Exeter-Milligan taking the win in three, 25-22, 18-25 and 25-20. Back on Oct.
High Plains Community Schools will see a raise in substitute pay for the 2022-23 school year, based on the school board’s vote during its regular meeting. 

High Plains Community Schools will see a raise in substitute pay for the 2022-23 school year, based on the school board’s vote during its regular meeting. 

HPC raising substitute pay for 2022-23 year

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
High Plains Community Schools will see a raise in substitute pay for the 2022-23 school year, based on the school board’s vote during its regular meeting.  A year ago, HPC paid substitutes $60 for a half day and $120 for the full day.