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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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Tori Jarosz, 21, and Kylee Wessel, 4, block the kill attempt of Nebraska Christian’s Taytum Perdew. St. Francis won the match 25-21, 25-20 here Thursday. Democrat photos

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Makenna Wietfeld puts a kill past Nebraska Christian defenders Sheridan Falk, 2, and Taytum Perdew, 1.

Flyers turn it on late to top Nebraska Christian; take triangular

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 4:00am

Just like a switch flipped, and St. Francis turned 6-point deficit into a two-game sweep of Nebraska Christian in a Senior Night triangular Thursday.

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Courtesy photo St. Francis ran Monday in the University of Nebraska-Kearney Invitational at the Kearney Country Club. Pictured are Garret Zach, Brock Pfeifer, Keith Ternus, Ty Classen, Kellan Mundil.

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Courtesy photo Brock Pfeifer heads toward the finish line Friday at the Boone Central Invitational. He finished in 20:18.30 to help St. Francis to a 3rd place finish.

Flyers 3rd at Boone Central Invite

Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

St. Francis finished 3rd Friday at the Boone Central Invitational, led by senior Garret Zach.

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