Aurora Red 2nd grader Kanon Dillon snags an interception over Hampton’s Talon Goos during flag football action Saturday morning.
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The High Plains defense stuffs the Giltner rushing attack Friday night.
Friday night roundup Week 4
Richard Rhoden
An area matchup on the gridiron was a big focus Friday night as HPC defended its home field.The Storm dominated in the second half to pick up a 65-26 win over Giltner on its Homecoming night. HPC led the game 30-20 at the half, holding the Hornets to a single touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Friday, September 15, 2023
The Hampton Hawks beat Sterling Friday in 35-34 thriller
‘Heart attack Hawks’ flip the script
Richard Rhoden
Hampton coach Jereme Jones is hopeful Friday night was the birth of a new-age Hawks team.Although, if every game ends like the one at Sterling did last week, the nickname ‘Heart attack Hawks’ may not just apply to the team.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Jalen Daugherty makes a break through the pack of runners near the halfway point of the boys cross country race at the Aurora Invite on Friday.
Huskies take third at home
Elizabeth Hunter
The Aurora boys cross country team was neck-and-neck with one another at the Aurora Invite Friday.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Hampton's Korbin Stump sets the lead block for the Hawk run game in a 35-34 thriller over Sterling.
Friday night roundup Week 3
Richard Rhoden
Hampton fans had a big road trip Friday night and were smiling all the way home.The Hawks rallied from 12 points down in the second half to defeat Sterling, 35-34 to highlight a wild week three of the area high school football season.
Friday, September 8, 2023
Aurora runners, from left, Ella Eggleston, Jordyn Slagle and Kendal Wineteer charge out of the gates during Thursday’s Seward Invite.
Aurora takes three of top six spots at Minden
Elizabeth Hunter
The Aurora girls cross country team took a different pathway than what many were used to at the Seward Invite Thursday morning. The girls met the challenge with full force as they ran across a new terrain that left most breathless.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Adi Fahrnbruch hauls in a fly ball to left field during Aurora’s 11-1 win over Centennial Thursday.
Aurora softball gets win over Centennial at home
Richard Rhoden
The trust in Zoe Johnson’s right arm paid off last week. It took a minute to get hot, but once the Aurora bats caught fire the Lady Huskies blasted Centennial for nine runs in the fifth inning to pick up an 11-1 win in five innings at home Aug. 29.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Richard Rhoden
Super women
Richard Rhoden
It’s not uncommon for me, a born and true Nebraska boy, to have shivers sent up my spine each and every time “Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project comes on. Hearing it blaring inside the confines of Memorial Stadium is enough to motivate me for any battle from Wisconsin to McNeese State.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Tyson Dvorak squares up Boone Central's Parker Borer in the backfield during Aurora's 42-7 loss to the Cardinals.
Area football roundup Week 2
Richard Rhoden
Week one featured a lot of success for area teams, but not so much this time around. The area was 0-4 through Week two of the high school football season with all four schools losing road contests.
Friday, September 1, 2023
Booker Scheierman throws his hands up after one of his seven total touchdowns in Aurora’s 50-30 win over Grand Island Northwest Friday.
Lightning strikes seven times for Huskies
Kurt Johnson
Lightning struck Friday night in Grand Island, once in the third quarter on the ground with back-to-back plays that simultaneously shocked the home Viking crowd and thrilled Husky Nation, and several times a few minutes later in the sky, causing a 90-minute delay in the season opener.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023