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Albion youth on Kelly’s Champ team

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The Kelly’s Fastpitch 16U-18U girls softball team won their Class C state competition bracket recently. Two Albion young women were part of the team, Averie Luettel and Ava Buhlmann. Those teammates included, back row (l to r): Head Coach Dave Kassmeier, Makenna Whitney, Julia Price, Ava Buhlmann, Bella Hupke, Averie Luettel, Allie Bromley, Aubrey Larsen, Coach Jamie Sporleder, and Coach John Hupke. Front row: Genesis Enrique, Lexi Sporleder, Bailey Kassmeier, and Grace Enrique.
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Juniors wrap up season in Genoa

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The Albion Post #162 Juniors Legion baseball team started it’s journey in the 2025 American Legion C5 baseball tournament in Genoa this past week. The Albion Post #162 boys had their first game on July 11 against Ord, and were defeated 11-3 after the final inning.
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Team takes second-place...

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This year’s Newman Grove/St. Edward 8U baseball team included, front row (l tor): Henry Cruise, Preston Stone, Ezekiel Sarniak, Liam Fehringer, Bohen Christman, Lincoln Wiese, Elijah Sarniak, Sam Palmer, James O’Brien; Back Row: Tyler Barnes, Dax Lomas, Dashiel Morris, Rowan Luedtke, Ryker Hoffmeister, Rhett Fritzges, Carter Nelson; Not Pictured Luis Hernandez; and Coaches: Jesse Hoffmeister, Chris Wiese Billy Christman, John Fritzges.
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Cardinal named on Wayne State All-District team

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The Wayne State College men’s track and field team saw five athletes named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District Team released Tuesday morning and selected by College Sports Communicators. Senior Alex Brandt earned Academic All-District honors for a third straight season while seniors Quentin Dreyer and Wyatt Nissen, junior Jake Peitz and sophomore Jaxson Ninete were first-time honorees.
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Seniors split games 1-1

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The Albion Seniors will get a few more regular season games this year as their Area Tournament doesn’t begin for a few weeks – and played in two games, splitting 1-1, over the last week. The Seniors Area Tournament will be hosted in Albion, but with Sutton as the “host team.” Joining Albion and Sutton for the tournament will be Doniphan-Trumbull-Giltner, Dwight, Ord, Palmer-Wolbach-Greeley and Wood River, to start on July 25.
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Boone County Raceway

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Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 97, David Johnson, Columbus, NE, - 2, 52, Kyle Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, 21 3, 28, Ronnie Grass, Albion, NE, 22 4, 21, Lee Hoerle, Burwell, NE, 31 5, 87, Tyler Olnes, Petersburg, NE, 31 6, 76, Lane Cornwell,Albion, NE, 38 7, 49, Justin Mitchell, Amelia, NE, 43 8, 1t, Robbie Thome, Spalding, NE, 48 9, 12, Lukas Pohlmann, Aurora, NE, 56 10, 7, Michael Brengelman, Albion, NE, 68 IMCA Stock Cars As of 6/20/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 83, Jeff Ware, Columbus, NE, - 2, 10A, Austin Brauner, Platte Center, NE, - 3, 5, Cameron Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, 3 4, 77, Tejay Mielke, Norfolk, NE, 8 5, 58, Kyle Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, 11 6, 13J, Jacob Anson, Albion, NE, 12 7, 74, Chuck Sands, Neligh, NE, 22 8, 19, Clay Anding, Albion, NE, 22 9, 24s, Dave Langan,Albion, NE, 24 10, 25, Randy Hooker, Humphery, NE, 35 IMCA Hobby Stocks As of 6/20/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 52, Jason Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, - 2, 14, Tristan Grape, Bellwood, NE, 7 3, 25, Joe Beller, Norfolk, NE, 11 4, 55, Austin Bruhn, creston, NE, 35 5, 56T, Jordan Troutman, Columbus, NE, 36 6, 9, Landyn Roebuck, Genoa, NE, 39 7, 98, Dalton Young, Albion, NE, 41 8, 25Z, Zach Gimpel, Giltner, NE, 45 9, 97B, Ryan Fajman,Albion, NE, 47 10, 2B, Brooke Fluckiger, Columbus, NE, 48 IMCA Late Models As of 6/27/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 77, Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, NE, - 2, 14, Chase Osborne, Norfolk, NE, 19 3, 12b,Alex Banks, Newman Grove, NE, 27 4, 20, Greg Krohn, Albion, NE, 32 5, 11x, Nelson Vollbrecht, Stanton, NE, 32 6, 38, Mark Lueken, Albion, NE, 44 7, 21X, Jared Hoerle, Chambers, NE, 46 8, 112, Dan Lueken, Albion, NE, 59 9, 2, Matt Haase, Norfolk, NE, 70 10, 36, Beau Johnson, Plainview, NE, 73 IMCA STARS Mod Lite As of 6/20/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 54N, Scott Naggatz, Carter Lake, IA, - 2, 13,Andrea Wagner, Lincoln, NE, 1 3, 1R, Rob Wagner, Lincoln, NE, 1 4, 14, Taylor Pollock, Prague, NE, 2 5, 4d, Doug Pollock, Tekamah, NE, 7 6, 22, Kevin Lugenbeel, Adams, NE, 10 7, 47, Cory Sonner, Polk City, IA, 33 8, 4G, Ben George, Altoona, IA, 34 9, 3, Nathan Wolfe, Lees Summit, MO, 39 10, X-15, Benny Bohuslavsky, Cedar Creek, NE, 40 Crown Vic As of 6/27/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 17Z, Christopher Nickolite, Bellwood, NE, 2, 24, DamonArehart, Neligh, NE, 9 3, 50,Aden Mielke, Norfolk, NE, 10 4, 11C, Camryn Pelster, Elgin, NE, 11 5, 99, Riley Lewis, Waco, NE, 12 6, 12, Carter Lueken,Albion, NE, 16 7, 47, DJ Heiderman,Albion, NE, 57 8, 8, Riley Lavene, Central City, NE, 85 9, 55W, Josh Wiese, Osceola, NE, 87 10, 10K, Owen Kurtenbach, Lindsay, NE, 91.
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Juniors prep for Area Tourney

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The Albion Post #162 Juniors baseball team traveled to take on the Tri-County Titans for a win, and notched a loss against Plainview’s Post #148 team on Monday before storms rolled in. The Juniors will be traveling to the Area Tournament starting this weekend, July 11, in Twin River.
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Juniors to start in Twin River

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The Nebraska American Legion Baseball Association recently announced assignments for the 2025 Class C Junior and Senior Legion Area Tournaments, which are set to be played in July. This year, the Albion Senior Legion team will host its own area tournament, while the junior squad will head to Twin River.
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Boone County Raceway

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Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 97, David Johnson, Columbus, NE, - 2, 52, Kyle Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, 21 3, 28, Ronnie Grass, Albion, NE, 22 4, 21, Lee Hoerle, Burwell, NE, 31 5, 87, Tyler Olnes, Petersburg, NE, 31 6, 76, Lane Cornwell,Albion, NE, 38 7, 49, Justin Mitchell, Amelia, NE, 43 8, 1t, Robbie Thome, Spalding, NE, 48 9, 12, Lukas Pohlmann, Aurora, NE, 56 10, 7, Michael Brengelman, Albion, NE, 68 IMCA Stock Cars As of 6/20/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 83, Jeff Ware, Columbus, NE, - 2, 10A, Austin Brauner, Platte Center, NE, - 3, 5, Cameron Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, 3 4, 77, Tejay Mielke, Norfolk, NE, 8 5, 58, Kyle Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, 11 6, 13J, Jacob Anson, Albion, NE, 12 7, 74, Chuck Sands, Neligh, NE, 22 8, 19, Clay Anding, Albion, NE, 22 9, 24s, Dave Langan,Albion, NE, 24 10, 25, Randy Hooker, Humphery, NE, 35 IMCA Hobby Stocks As of 6/20/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 52, Jason Wilkinson, Neligh, NE, - 2, 14, Tristan Grape, Bellwood, NE, 7 3, 25, Joe Beller, Norfolk, NE, 11 4, 55, Austin Bruhn, creston, NE, 35 5, 56T, Jordan Troutman, Columbus, NE, 36 6, 9, Landyn Roebuck, Genoa, NE, 39 7, 98, Dalton Young, Albion, NE, 41 8, 25Z, Zach Gimpel, Giltner, NE, 45 9, 97B, Ryan Fajman,Albion, NE, 47 10, 2B, Brooke Fluckiger, Columbus, NE, 48 IMCA Late Models As of 6/27/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 77, Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, NE, - 2, 14, Chase Osborne, Norfolk, NE, 19 3, 12b,Alex Banks, Newman Grove, NE, 27 4, 20, Greg Krohn, Albion, NE, 32 5, 11x, Nelson Vollbrecht, Stanton, NE, 32 6, 38, Mark Lueken, Albion, NE, 44 7, 21X, Jared Hoerle, Chambers, NE, 46 8, 112, Dan Lueken, Albion, NE, 59 9, 2, Matt Haase, Norfolk, NE, 70 10, 36, Beau Johnson, Plainview, NE, 73 IMCA STARS Mod Lite As of 6/20/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 54N, Scott Naggatz, Carter Lake, IA, - 2, 13,Andrea Wagner, Lincoln, NE, 1 3, 1R, Rob Wagner, Lincoln, NE, 1 4, 14, Taylor Pollock, Prague, NE, 2 5, 4d, Doug Pollock, Tekamah, NE, 7 6, 22, Kevin Lugenbeel, Adams, NE, 10 7, 47, Cory Sonner, Polk City, IA, 33 8, 4G, Ben George, Altoona, IA, 34 9, 3, Nathan Wolfe, Lees Summit, MO, 39 10, X-15, Benny Bohuslavsky, Cedar Creek, NE, 40 Crown Vic As of 6/27/2025 Pos, Car, Driver, Hometown, Gap 1, 17Z, Christopher Nickolite, Bellwood, NE, 2, 24, DamonArehart, Neligh, NE, 9 3, 50,Aden Mielke, Norfolk, NE, 10 4, 11C, Camryn Pelster, Elgin, NE, 11 5, 99, Riley Lewis, Waco, NE, 12 6, 12, Carter Lueken,Albion, NE, 16 7, 47, DJ Heiderman,Albion, NE, 57 8, 8, Riley Lavene, Central City, NE, 85 9, 55W, Josh Wiese, Osceola, NE, 87 10, 10K, Owen Kurtenbach, Lindsay, NE, 91.
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