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Target rich: Louisiana 4-H shooting sports wins second consecutive national championship
(07/02/24) BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports Team are once again reigning national champions after defeating competitors from across the United States. The team has placed first in four out of the past five national competitions, including 2019, 2021 and 2023, with a second-place finish in 2022 and the 2020 event being canceled due to COVID restrictions.
Native son takes home town along on dream quest
Baylor Sheierman has earned a lot of titles and wordy accolades since he wore a Husky uniform. His latest feat needs just three letters to describe. He’s a wizard on the basketball court, and Aurora fans know he can get it done on the football field as well. He’s...
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The atmosphere was tense in an Omaha sports bar last Wednesday night as Aurora hometown hero Baylor Scheierman waited with his family and friends to see if he would be drafted in the first round of 2024 NBA drafts. Then suddenly the place erupted with joyful cheers as it was announced that Scheierman had been named as the final first round draft pick for the Boston Celtics. It was a dream come true for the small-town kid from Aurora. This week's ANR has the full story and reactions from Sports Editor Richard Rhoden who was there when it all came down. Get local reaction and insider insight to the draft night drama on Pages A1, B1 and B5 of this week's ANR.
GI Home Federal Host Pius X Wednesday
(Grand Island, NE) - The Grand Island Home Federal baseball team will return home Wednesday, July 3rd hosting Pius X Union Bank & Trust for a doubleheader starting at Noon. Game two (On KRGI 1430/105.5 & krgi.com) will follow at approximately 2:30 pm. GI is coming into the matchup with a 23-8 record after going 3-2 at the Mike Peterson Tournament in Lincoln this past weekend. Home Federal matchup with Pius X on Friday winning by a final score of 11-2. GI had a big top of the 5th inning in that game opening up the scoring with six runs and adding three more runs in the 7th inning for the victory. The loss for Pius X snapped a 16-game winning streak. Pius X will come into today's matchup with a 28-8 record.
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