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Dylan Ronnau gets excited after getting out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh inning against Central City Thursday.

Dylan Ronnau gets excited after getting out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh inning against Central City Thursday.

Ronnau fans eight against Central City

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The final score was in no way an indication of how the entire game unfolded.The Aurora Cooperative Post 42 Juniors team lost an 11-0 game to Central City in eight innings in the sweltering Thursday afternoon heat, but it was another pitching gem from Dylan Ronnau.
Jack Spiehs went 6-2/3 against Central City, allowing just one earned run with four strikeouts.

Jack Spiehs went 6-2/3 against Central City, allowing just one earned run with four strikeouts.

Aurora loses late lead over Central City

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The Aurora Pinnacle Bank Seniors were unable to close out a stellar pitching performance from Jack Spiehs.Aurora led Central City 4-2 when Spiehs reached his pitch count limit and was subbed out.
Pinnacle Bank Post 42 Seniors center fielder Keegan Chaney slides into home for a run during Aurora’s 13-3 loss to Gering Thursday.

Pinnacle Bank Post 42 Seniors center fielder Keegan Chaney slides into home for a run during Aurora’s 13-3 loss to Gering Thursday.

PB Seniors slide into late win over Sutton

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The Aurora Pinnacle Bank Post 42 Seniors posted its second win of the season Saturday as part of the York Vincent Senior Classic.Aurora used a late rally to earn a 6-5 win over Sutton Saturday in its second of a three-game weekend slate.
Aurora Cooperative Juniors’ Dylan Ronnau, shown here behind the plate against Gering, tossed a complete game winner Saturday against Ord, including 13 strikeouts.

Aurora Cooperative Juniors’ Dylan Ronnau, shown here behind the plate against Gering, tossed a complete game winner Saturday against Ord, including 13 strikeouts.

Ronnau nets 13 Ks in AC Juniors win

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Dylan Ronnau’s birthday wishes included two wins and a pitching gem.Ronnau collected 13 strikeouts in six innings of work while allowing zero runs and just two hits in the Aurora Cooperative Juniors’ 8-0 win over Ord in a doubleheader at Mitchell Field Saturday.
Baylor Scheierman started to carve out some meaningful minutes in the second half of the regular season with the Boston Celtics, pictured here during his 20-point game against the Brooklyn Nets March 18.

Baylor Scheierman started to carve out some meaningful minutes in the second half of the regular season with the Boston Celtics, pictured here during his 20-point game against the Brooklyn Nets March 18.

Scheierman finds footing in the NBA

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Baylor Scheierman had just dropped 20 points off the bench in a 104-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets in front of a jam-packed TD Garden in Boston. It couldn’t be further from where he came from, a small-town gym in Aurora, Nebraska, where everybody knows your name.
Kids having a ball at the Hoelck football camp in Giltner

Kids having a ball at the Hoelck football camp in Giltner

Former Hornet brings camp to Giltner

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Former Giltner Hornet Corey Hoelck hosted his second-annual youth football camp on his old football field Saturday, teaching skills as part of his Hoelck Skills Academy, which runs various camps throughout the summer. 
Commentary by Sports Editor Richard Rhoden

Commentary by Sports Editor Richard Rhoden

Bet on Journalism

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Journalism took a devastating loss Saturday. My pocket book did, too.Unfortunately, Journalism couldn’t outrun Sovereignty in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes in the final leg of horse racing’s triple crown. Sovereignty won two of those triple crown races, including last month’s Kentucky Derby.
Aurora’s Luke Grosshans wrapped up his Husky golf career with a second appearance at the Class B state golf tournament played last week at Gering

Aurora’s Luke Grosshans wrapped up his Husky golf career with a second appearance at the Class B state golf tournament played last week at Gering

Grosshans cards final round at state meet

Richard Rhoden
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Heavy rains and a stiff field of competition gave Aurora senior Luke Grosshans everything he could handle last week at Monument Shadows Golf Course in Gering, though a day after carding his final round as a Husky he was putting it all in perspective.
High Plains junior Brodey Spurling was the area’s lone gold medal winner during last week’s state track and field championships at Burke Stadium, setting a new Storm school record in the triple jump with a mark of 44-6.5. He also finished third in the long jump and ran on HPC’s sixth place 400 relay team.

High Plains junior Brodey Spurling was the area’s lone gold medal winner during last week’s state track and field championships at Burke Stadium, setting a new Storm school record in the triple jump with a mark of 44-6.5. He also finished third in the long jump and ran on HPC’s sixth place 400 relay team.

A Spurling gold champion

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A healthy Brodey Spurling is dangerous and everyone watching Friday’s Class D triple jump found out the hard way.  The HPC junior hit a new personal record by well over two feet, set a new school record and won the gold medal, hitting a mark of 44-6.5 and clearing the field by just over a foot.
Roe Patton closed out his high school vaulting career with a silver medal at the state track and field championships May 21.

Roe Patton closed out his high school vaulting career with a silver medal at the state track and field championships May 21.

Patton ends Husky career with silver

Richard Rhoden
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Roe Patton was in position to stake claim to a second pole vault championship. Unlike a perfectly written ending, Patton’s hopes were gone with the wind.