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Gage Griffith wrestles Lexington's ballcarrier to the ground in Aurora's 47-7 win over the Minutemen Friday.

Huskies roll Lexington in first round

Friday, October 29, 2021

Aurora's trek through the Class B playoffs began in smothering fashion. The Huskies won the turnover battle, blocked multiple punts and shut down Lexington's offense as Aurora rolled to a 49-7 win in the first round of the Class B playoffs.

Aurora will play at GINW in the B-6 district final Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

Area teams set for district finals

Richard Rhoden

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Two area teams will compete Saturday for a spot in next week's state volleyball tournament in Lincoln. Aurora (15-18) will play an all-too-familiar opponent, taking on Grand Island Northwest (23-11) Saturday at 11 a.m. in GI.

Senior Isaac Bisbee, left, and sophomore Lucas Gautier run side by side mid-way through the Class C state cross country race Friday in Kearney.

Huskies run to 9th place state finish Friday afternoon

Kurt Johnson

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Aurora cross country runners all ran better than their season average at Friday’s state meet in Kearney, though the end result wasn’t quite what coach Tony Sigler had in mind for his Huskies.

Aurora senior Elena Kuehner, pictured middle, heads for the first curve in a sea of runners vying for position at the start of the state cross country meet.

State medal fulfills Kuehner goal in last high school race

Kurt Johnson

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Four years of training, learning and competing as a cross country runner came down to one final day for Aurora senior Elena Kuehner, who capped her high school career by earning a medal at the Class C state meet in Kearney.

HPC’s Alexis Kalkwarf (right) and Giltner’s Reagen Thompson battle at the net during the Storm’s three-set win over the Hornets Monday.

High Plains ends Giltner’s season at D2-3 subdistricts

Richard Rhoden

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

HPC’s march toward a potential first-ever trip to the state volleyball tournament started off nearly perfect Monday night. The Lady Storm made quick work of Giltner, defeating the Hornets in three sets 25-19, 25-9 and 25-20 at home to start the D2-3 subdistrict tournament.

Richard Rhoden

Hawk seniors leave program better than they found it

Richard Rhoden

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Drake Schafer didn’t know it at the time, but Hampton’s 49-7 win over Santee turned out to be his final high school football game. But what a show the Hawk senior went out on. Schafer totaled three interceptions, two of them pick sixes in the rout of Santee.

Aurora has earned the No. 2 seed for the Class B playoffs, opening with Lexington at home Friday night.

Aurora earns No. 2 seed in Class B playoffs

Richard Rhoden

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Aurora enters the Class B playoffs as hot as anyone, riding a seven-game win streak and playing its best football of the year. The Huskies (7-2) were rewarded the No. 2 seed in the Class B playoffs and will play No. 15 Lexington (4-5) at home Friday night.

Britton Kemling scored twice, including a pick six in Aurora's 50-14 win over Seward.

Huskies roll Seward for district title

Richard Rhoden

Friday, October 22, 2021

Aurora and Seward was billed as a Class B top 10 showdown with a district championship on the line. A huge start from the Huskies snowballed into a rout as Aurora defeated Seward 50-14 on its home field to win the district crown.

Drake Schafer had three INTs for Hampton in a 49-7 win over Santee Thursday night.

Hawks crush Santee in season finale

Richard Rhoden

Friday, October 22, 2021

Hampton had a lot of time to think about its season finale game with close to a three-hour road trip north Thursday night. It was a bit of a slow start but once the defense started clicking, the points were flowing.

Taryn McKinney was responsible for several new season and career records for the Aurora softball team.

Several Aurora softball records re-written during 2021 year

Richard Rhoden

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The 2021 Aurora softball season will be one to remember years down the line for a variety of reasons. The team’s 21-12 record was its best in more than a decade and the 21 wins were the program’s second best in school history.