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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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Sports

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Cole Preister brings down Winside’s Cooper Behmer Friday in Lindsay at Bill Mimick Field as Blake Ransom looks on. Winside won the game 44-0. Democrat photos

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Gavin Friesen changes direction as he looks to avoid the defense.

Turnovers doom Bulldogs

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 4:00am

The Bulldogs were their own worst enemy.

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An artist’s rendering of Wayne State’s new residence hall, scheduled for completion in January 2025.

Groundbreaking for new WSC residence hall

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 4:00am

Following several years of planning, Wayne State College is excited to announce that a groundbreaking ceremony for its new residence hall will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, east of the Center for Applied Technology building and near the corner of Wendt Drive and Walnut Street. The public is invited.

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Devon Baumgart tries to avoid the tackle by the Winside defender Friday evening. St. Francis posted a 52-0 win here. Democrat photos

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Caleb Killham wraps up Winside’s Kaden Hunt.

Flyers whip Winside

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 4:00am

St. Francis pitched a shutout here Friday, whipping Winside 52-0.

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