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...

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...

Faith Korth

Faith Korth picked for Girls State

Faith Korth has been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State June 2-8 on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Korth was selected by the Foltz-Zuerlein American Legion Auxiliary Post 80 in Humphrey. She is the...

Tucker Czarnick, left, of St. Francis, and Gavin Groteluschen, of Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family, run the 4 x 800 relay April 23 at the St. Francis Invitational here. Courtesy photo

HSF girls 1st, boys 2nd at home invite

Three first place efforts led the St. Francis girls to first place in the St. Francis Invitational while the boys placed second April 23. Lillie Beltz earned a pair of first place finishes in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, and Kali Jarosz won the...

Abi Schneider finished second in the discus April 23 at the St. Francis Invitational here. Courtesy photo

4 1st place efforts lead Bulldogs

Karley Vering, Briley Dohmen, Garret Durkop and the 4 x 800-meter relay all turned in first place efforts April 23 at the St. Francis Invitational here. The H-LHF boys finished 4th with 70 points, and the girls 5th with 69. Vering won the shot put...

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-...

Sports

Alisha Dahlberg, 13, dives to return a ball Thursday against Summerland as teammates, Addison Groene, 3, and Ali Brandl, 21, react. The Bulldogs won the match in five sets. Democrat photo

Resilient Bulldogs top Summerland in 5 sets

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

If it were a movie you would have loved the beginning and the end — the middle, not so much.

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Camron Reichmuth fights for yards against Walthill’s Markale Harlan Friday at Lindsay. He scored the first Bulldogs touchdown on a 7-yard run as the Bulldogs cruised to a 56-6 win. Democrat photo

Bulldogs jump out early, run past Wathill 56-6

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

The Bulldogs had their way against Walthill Friday in Lindsay.

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Taya Beller

Beller player of week

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

Taya Beller and Maggie Brahmer of Wayne State College collected Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Player of the Week honors announced Monday afternoon by the league office in Burnsville, Minn., following their play over the weekend in NSIC road sweeps at #4 St. Cloud State and #9 Minnesota Duluth.