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Aurora's Jack Allen and GINW's Victor Isele battle in the Class B heavyweight final.

Aurora's Jack Allen and GINW's Victor Isele battle in the Class B heavyweight final.

Aurora’s heavyweight champ

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Each time out felt like another Rocky sequel. The expectation was always for the pride of Philadelphia to win. Not to mention a brutal slugfest that goes the distance.  That’s exactly what Jack Allen’s senior wrestling season was like, ending with a crowning achievement.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

Smiling through it all

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Girls wrestling is still fresh in Nebraska, but you wouldn’t know it looking around Saturday at the A-1 district meet in Fremont.  Both Aurora and High Plains were there competing for spots at next week’s state wrestling championships in Omaha and emotions were through the roof.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

A new Christmas wish list

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
For years, Santa Dave Bradley has kept close eye on the area’s naughty and nice list, handing out the best of the best and the sometimes not-so-great.  However, he’s decided to hang up his big red bag and fill out a recliner given to himself after years on the nice list.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

2 legends, 1 legacy

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
The volleyball sidelines in Hamilton County this fall will be missing 63 years worth of head coaching experience -- 1,192 victories to 547 losses -- and two passionate women who made the sport better in Nebraska.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

Winning moments

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Some people call it ice water in the veins. Others refer to it as coming up in the clutch. There aren’t two other athletes in the coverage area that define those statements or live out those phrases better than Gage Griffith and Eva Fahrnbruch.
Richard Rhoden

Richard Rhoden

Never, ever leave early

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
I’ve always taken issue with people who leave sporting events early.  If you’re going to leave a baseball game during the seventh inning stretch or a football game after the third quarter, why did you even bother showing up in the first place? I should really practice what I preach.
Following up on a conversation from July of 2021, 4R board members had an action item on the agenda Monday concerning the proposed Aurora Community Field House. 

Following up on a conversation from July of 2021, 4R board members had an action item on the agenda Monday concerning the proposed Aurora Community Field House. 

4R discusses field house project

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Following up on a conversation from July of 2021, 4R board members had an action item on the agenda Monday concerning the proposed Aurora Community Field House.
Dave Bradley

Dave Bradley

What’s your name?

Dave Bradley
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
It’s time we put a bow around this year’s college football recruiting season, so here are some of the recent recruits who signed on the dotted line for 2022 making my All-Name team: I’ll start off with Jeffry M’ba of Auburn. Interesting last name to say the least.
Aurora’s 7-6 win over York in the postseason was selected as the top game from the area in 2021.

Aurora’s 7-6 win over York in the postseason was selected as the top game from the area in 2021.

Softball team takes top spot in 2021’s top 10

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
What a year.  We covered games from Omaha to Scottsbluff in 2021, doing so with plenty of high stakes moments big enough to lose your backwards hat.  I thought it would be fun to keep track of how many games I went to in 2021, but after one week I lost count.