Sports

The Albion Legion Post #162 Seniors baseball team hosted the “Cornerstone Baseball Tournament” this past weekend at the local field with five teams playing in a round-robin style event over May 24-26.

This past week, the Albion Post 162 Junior Legion baseball team started their summer season by hosting Plainview on Monday and traveling to St. Paul on Wednesday. Monday was a great night for baseball, and a great team effort, as the Albion Juniors squeaked away with a close 7-6 win to start the season. A gritty St. Paul team played well against Albion, as Albion fell 10-2.

Riverside Chargers track teams traveled to Omaha for the 2024 Class D State Invitational. They earned a ninth-place boys overall finish, a 28th for the girls, and a number of individual medalists.

You’ve seen him at high school games and sporting events throughout the area over many years It may have seemed he would always be there, but there comes a time when all good things must come to an end.

Well, it’s that time. What time? A time every coach and player eventually experiences.

Riverside has become accustomed to track and field competition through the years, both in the regular season and when district and state championships roll around. The 2024 season was no exception as a strong contingent of Chargers were on hand at Omaha Burke Stadium May 17-18 for the Nebraska State Championships.

There weren’t many Humphrey/ Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs at Omaha Burke this past week, but Garett Durkop and Karley Vering closed the 2024 track and field season competing in the Nebraska State Championships.

Boone County Raceway Results - May 17 IMCA Sport Modifieds Heat 1: 1- Shawn Kelley (19), 2Kash Wenske (W2), 3- Justin Svoboda (16J) Heat 2: 1- Brandon Spanjer (19XX), 2- Robbie Thome (1T), 3- Kyle Wilkinson (52) Heat 3: 1- Willy Kirk (86W), 2Devyn Peterson (5D), 3- Ronnie Grass (14) B Feature: 1- Metz (30), 2- Horky (7), 3- Galaway (35), 4- Pohlmann (12), 5- Cornwell (76) A Feature: 1- Thome (1T), 2- Peterson (5D), 3- Kirk (86W), 4- Johnson (97), 5- Svoboda (16J), 6- Meyer (21), 7- Burke (CB25), 8- Roebuck (75), 9Spanjer (19XX), 10- Kelley (19) IMCA Hobby Stocks Heat 1: 1- Brooke Fluckiger (2B), 2- Colin Hein (19H), 3- Travis Landauer (45) Heat 2: 1- Travis Coover (711), 2Austin Bruhn (55), 3- Landyn Roebuck (9) Heat 3: 1- Kirk Westring (14), 2Dillon Thompson (11), 3- Mark Arduser (4) Heat 4: 1- Jarrett Poessnecker (20P), 2- Tanner Jones (12T), 3- Jason Wilkinson (52) B Feature: 1- Uehling (58J), 2- Langan (24), 3- Jackson (22X), 4Frisch (94F), 5- Durfee (R20) A Feature: 1- Westring (14), 2- Wilkinson (52), 3- Coover (711), 4- Roebuck (9), 5- J. Poessnecker (20P), 6- Arduser (4), 7- Bruhn (55), 8- T.

Hundreds of junior high rodeo athletes were in Albion last Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, competing in the Junior High State Finals rodeo in both the indoor Niewohner Arena and the outdoor arena. Above, a bull rider attempts to hang on in Friday’s final event.

Albion Cornerstone Legion baseball seniors will be hosting a five-team round robin tournament this weekend, May 24, 25 and 26, at Leon Nelson Field. Opening action on Friday will feature Albion vs.