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Summit Pork opened its 6,250-head swine finishing operation in Gage County's Hanover Township in 2023. Summit Pork’s owner, Bruce Rastetter, gave $50,000 to Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign, according to state campaign finance records. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press

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The older participants in the St. Francis basketball camp

The older participants in the St. Francis basketball camp are, front row, left to right, Jaiden An derson, Ethan Wieseler, Dominick Preister, Wyatt Brandl, Jacob Keller and Gavin Geilenkirchen. Second row, Tucker Czarnick, Eli Zach, Gage Braun, Tanner Classen, Chase Freudenburg, Matthew Brockhaus and Kellen Mundil. Third row, Emmerson Krings, Noah Wieseler, Devon Baumgart, Eli Weidner, Andrew Kosch and Mason Geilenkirchen. Back row, Coach Eric Kessler, Spencer Engel, Tanner Pfeifer, Tristen Classen, Eli McPhillips, Colten Wietfeld, Kegan Hackerott and Tyrel Wegener. Not pictured is Carson Wessel.

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St. Francis held its boys basketball camp

St. Francis held its boys basketball camp recently. There were 53 participants at camp. The younger camp included, front row, left to right, Oliver Tasa, Will Morfeld, Milo Ramaekers, Harrison Ramaekers, Taylor Czarnick, Jacob Priester, Kayden Frauendorfer, Bennet Brandl and Knox Bruland. Second row, Camron Heinen, Trevor Czarnick, Myles Ott, Peyton Foltz, Jameson Small, Jax Sundermann, Rylan Patton, Easton Noonan and Gavin Rosenthal. Third row, Wyatt Kuchar, Jacob Classen, Kolby Pfeifer, Grant Keller, Ayden Hornenback, Joel Brandl, Max Wegener and Grant Keller. Fourth row, Nathan Preister, Matthew Zach, Cade Wietfeld, Tate Wietfeld, Jett Reichmuth, Jadyn Olmer and Brock Pfeifer. Backrow, Coach Eric Kessler, Spencer Engel, Tanner Pfeifer, Tristen Classen, Colten Wietfeld, Kegan Hackerott, Eli McPhillips and Tyrel Wegener. Not pictured is Camden Mundil. Courtesy photos

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Humphrey was well represented Friday at the annual Northeast Nebraska girls all-star basketball game at Northeast Community College. Pictured, left to right, are Bryan Reichmuth, head coach of the St. Francis girls; Alissa Kosch, of HSF; Allison Weidner, of HSF; Riley Jurgens, of Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family; and Kandee Hanzel, head coach of H/LHF. Courtesy photo

Weidner star among stars in all-star game

Humphrey St. Francis and future University of Nebraska point guard Allison Weidner scored 17 points and dished out nearly a dozen assists in leading the Dark Team to a 79-65 victory over the White Team in the annual Northeast Nebraska girls all-star basketball game Friday at Northeast Community College.

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Playing in Saturday’s Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Class at Norfolk’s Veteran’s Memorial Field are, left to right, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family’s Dylan Dohmen, Karter Welch, Haustyn Forney, Justin Leifeld, Austin Leifeld, all of St. Francis, Zach Pfeifer, of H-LHF, and HSF Assistant Coach Dave Stricklin. Democrat photos

Forney grabs game-winning TD

St. Francis High School graduate Haustyn Forney did the school proud Saturday.

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