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Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu, Platte Center preschoolers, are battling leukemia. A Red Cross blood drive will be held May 8 in their honor at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. Courtesy photo

Port buddies
Some friendships run a little deeper than others. Although Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu don’t fully understand what they are going through, they know they are buddies — port buddies. The two preschoolers at Platte Center Elementary School have...
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Emerson Krings, a senior at Humphrey St. Francis, signed a letter of intent last week for track at Southeast Community College. The SCC track team and Coach Phillip Duncan welcomed Emerson to his signing. Pictured, front row, left to right, are his mother, Ashley Krings, and Emerson. Back row, Emerson’s father Steve Krings, and SCC coach Duncan. Courtesy photo

Emerson Krings heading to SCC for track
Emerson Krings is heading to Southeast Community College. He earned the Walter Scott Pathway Scholarship, and will be in the auto collision repair program at SCC Milford. He also will be a member of the track team, which is based out of the Lincoln...
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St. Francis made itself at home, winning the Flyers Invitational Thursday. Pictured, left to right, are Tyson Wietfeld, Carson Wessel, Matthew Brockhaus, Andrew Kosch, Jacob Keller, Wyatt Brandl and Jett Dunn. Courtesy photo

Flyers win home invite
The St. Francis golf team participated in its own invite Thursday held at Steepleview Golf Course. Under windy conditions the Flyers were able to shoot a team score of 371 to finish 3 strokes ahead of Howells-Dodge and finish 1st overall in the 10-...
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Daisy Korus runs the course at Skyview Lake in Norfolk. Korus finished 13th on the day.

Bulldog runners compete in Norfolk

Wed, 09/20/2017 - 5:00am

The Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family cross country team competed in Norfolk Sept.8.

On the boys side of the meet, Aidan Weidner completed the hilly course in 22 minutes and 25 seconds. Will Whited ran the three miles in just over 25 minutes. Caleb Preister ran the course in 21 minutes and 43 seconds.

For the girls, Allison Durkop came in just under 30 minutes while Daisy Korus finished 13th with a time of 28 minutes and 29 seconds.

On the junior high side of things, the harriers run half the course.

Zavier Kuehler completed the run in 9 minutes and 53 seconds. Halle Beller ran the course in 9 minutes and 24 seconds while Grace Preister finished in 9 minutes and 32 seconds.

To round out the day, Natasha Dahlberg finished in 9 minutes and 42 seconds.

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