O-C was walked off by Ponca on Saturday night in Ponca, 3-2 in a makeup game from an earlier postponement. The home team put up two runs in the first inning, but the pitching …
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Karl Lundquist
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7/17/25
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A pair of area Junior Legion baseball teams took part in the Class C Area 2 Juniors tournament in Scribner over the past week.
Tekamah-Herman went 1-2 to finish fourth, opening with a 6-5 loss …
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John Hurlocker
Sports Contributor
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7/16/25
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The Rockets 18s swept a pair of games in Ponca on Monday night. In game one, the Rockets sent 14 hitters to the plate in the first inning, scoring nine runs, and cruised to a 15-2 win over Ponca 16U. …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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7/11/25
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Game 1 vs. NCN Lightning, 10-4
In its first game of the Class C State Tourney in Hastings on Friday, NCN Lightning of O’Neill belted a leadoff homerun and added one more run in the top of …
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Karl Lundquist
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7/11/25
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The Oakland-Craig Orange Broncos team scores two opening wins in the TriCo League Tournament the past few days. They gained wins over Pender White and Pierce Blue.
Vs. Pender …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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7/3/25
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The Oakland Rocket 14s earned a 5-4 win over Pender to close out their 2025 season. Celeste Rost, Abbie Hansen and Quinn Webster all reached base and scored in the first frame.
Pitcher Ivy …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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7/3/25
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Mason Pearson came up with a big hit in the 8 th inning to score two runs and pitchers Preston Rost and Corbin Guill combined with the O-C defense to stymie several scoring rallies in a 7-4 win over …
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Karl Lundquist
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7/3/25
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While most of us were staying indoors last weekend to avoid the heat, several area ball teams battled the heat and their opponents on the playing field. One of those teams, the Oakland Rockets 18s, …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/26/25
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The visitors from West Point put together a 9-run third inning and managed to allow just four O-C runs in a 13-4 decision on Wednesday in Craig.
West Point loaded the bases in the top of the …
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Karl Lundquist
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6/26/25
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Tekamah-Herman Purple got three runs in the opening inning and kept the Rocket 14s bats quiet as the visiting Purple earned a 6-3 win on Tuesday evening in Oakland.
T-H sent seven batters to the …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/26/25
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Four 2025 O-C graduates and student-athletes got one more chance to experience Friday night lights when they played in the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football game in Norfolk. Corbin Guill, Braylon …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/19/25
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Continuing their busy weekend on Sunday evening, the Rockets pummeled their way to 11 first inning runs en route to a 13-1 win in North Bend. Not only did they pound out 10 base hits in the opening …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/19/25
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The O-C Didgets White squad moved its record to 6-2 in Tri County League play with an 11-3 win over Tekamah Gold and a 7-3 loss to Logan View Gold. In the win over Tekamah, seven different players …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/19/25
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The Oakland Rocket 14s picked up a 10-8 win on Thursday night in Dodge. From her top of the lineup position, Celeste Rost reached base twice and scored two runs.
Oakland opened the game by …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/19/25
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On Monday night in Craig in a game that had two weather delays, the Knights took care of South Sioux City 12-1. The game was shortened to four and a half innings due to the run differential. First …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/19/25
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Pitcher Hilary Ray struck out eight, allowed three hits and scattered three runs as the Rockets defeated Pender 5-3 on Thursday evening in Oakland. It took the offense a couple of innings to get …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/19/25
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The Rockets 10s secured three dominant wins last week, highlighted by strong pitching from Laney Mlinar and Monroe Johnson. The team combined for 34 runs across …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Contributor
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6/19/25
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The Rocket 18s headed to Scribner for the Logan Valley League Tourney on Saturday, coming away with a 2-1 record on the day. In game one, Pender defeated the Rockets 6-3. The Rockets beat …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/18/25
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Four former Knights will take to the football field one last time on Friday for the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Classic Football Game at Memorial Field in Norfolk. Kick off is at 7:00 p.m.
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Curt Hineline
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6/16/25
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Nolan Magnusson scored the winning run, thanks to a passed ball, in the bottom of the 8 th inning as the Knights came from behind to defeat Arlington 7-6 in extra innings on Monday in Craig.
It …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/13/25
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West Point Dodgers – June 8th
O-C’s offense generated seven runs in the first two innings but could only manage three more runs across the final five innings in a 14-10 loss to the …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/13/25
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The Oakland Rocket 18s swept a double-header on Wednesday evening in Oakland. In game one against Ponca, Hilary Ray scattered five hits across six innings while striking out four in a 7-3 win. Down …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/13/25
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The Rocket 18s put together some hard-earned wins to go along some grueling weather conditions on Sunday to earn runner-up honors at the District Tournament in Arlington last weekend.
In the …
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6/13/25
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2025 O-C graduate and All-State quarterback Braylon Anderson was a member of the victorious North squad in Saturday’s Nebraska Shrine Bowl. Anderson completed eight of 16 passes for 79 yards in …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/13/25
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The visiting Knights clung to a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom half of the 6 th inning Wednesday night in Pender. However, the hometown Pendragons rattled off five runs to take a 6-3 lead and then …
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Karl Lundquist
Sports Reporter
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6/13/25
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