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-...

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Mollie Groteluschen moves into position to get a shot up over the Oakland-Craig defense. The Bulldogs posted a 47-39 win here Jan. 25. Democrat photo

Defense key to win for Bulldogs over Oakland-Craig

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 4:00am

The Bulldogs defense took over and carried Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family to a 47-39 win over Oakland-Craig here Jan. 25.

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Emma Baumgart brings the ball upcourt Saturday against Lutheran High Northeast. St. St. Francis won 64-30. Democrat photo

Defense leads Flyers over LHNE

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 4:00am

St. Francis scored the first 30 points of the game, and the way its defense played, Lutheran High Northeast was fortunate to score at all as the Flyers recorded a 64-30 win here Saturday.

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Shelby Gilsdorf drives to the basket against St. Edward Jan. 25. St. Francis posted a 54-7 win. Courtesy photo

HSF whips St. Ed

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 4:00am

St. Francis held St. Edward scoreless in the second half in posting a 54-7 win here Jan. 25.

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Tanner Pfeifer goes for the block Saturday against Lutheran High Northeast. He hit the game-winning 3-pointer to give St. Francis a 50-47 win here. Democrat photo

Pfeifer hits game-winning 3 to lift HSF over LHNE

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 4:00am

Tanner. Pfeifer. Game over.

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Jacob Sjuts is fouled driving to the basket against Howells Dodge Jan. 18. The Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family boys posted a 47-45 win in a rematch of last year’s Class D-1 state finals, which the Bulldogs also won. Courtesy photo