Are you ready for some football! The LCHS Railers will hit the field tomorrow night for their first game of the season, and cheering them on will be this great group of ladies. 

Pictured, left to right, first row: May Hudspeth, Jeris Bender, Emery Walters, Karrah Dean and Olivia Hudspeth; second row: Madison Ewald, Mackenzie O'Donohue, Alexandra Costello, Kaitlyn Nelson, Jessica Plummer, Jade Mileham, Allison Bone and Kathryn Benne.

Photo by Brickey Photography   (Click on photo for larger image.)

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Is there anything more captivating than a hot air balloon? In Lincoln this weekend, most will say, "No, nothing at all."

This week if you've had your eye to the sky, you may have seen balloons are already in the air as local pilots have been "practicing" for the upcoming launches.

Here pilot Jim Phelan dips his "toe" in the water at Lincoln Lakes on Tuesday evening.

Deb Rohrer was in another balloon and got this amazing shot with her camera.

Photo by Deb Rohrer
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This book cover image released by Dutton shows "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden," by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. This firsthand account of the Navy SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden is coming out Sept. 11. Dutton announced Wednesday that Owen's "No Easy Day" will "set the record straight" on the raid in Pakistan in May 2011. "Mark Owen" is a pseudonym for the combat veteran who was one of the first fighters to enter bin Laden's third-floor hideout and also witnessed his death, according to Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).
 

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The Central Illinois Diamondstorm concluded a magical season on July 27 with an unbelievable journey to the National Softball Association Class A Eastern World Series in South Carolina. The Diamondstorm and four other teams from Illinois were sent to Spartanburg, S.C., to represent Illinois in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the country. State champions from all over the Midwest went to the East Coast and competed in the five-day affair. Included on the team are two young ladies from Lincoln. Read the full story below.

Pictured in front are Elexis Swartzentruber, Jaycee Craver, Ashley Schneider, Lanae Laubenstein, Kalliegh Rogers, Peyton Bonds, Alexis “Chicken” Moore, Kirstin Kent, Kenzie Flowers, Sydney Hollings, Emily Kitchell, Vanessa Markert and Delissa Dennison. In back are coaches Lyle Dennison, Jamie Flowers and B.J. Craver.

Photo provided by Diamondstorm coach Jamie Flowers   (Click on photo for larger image.)

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Soccer Varsity

Cross Country Girls

Cross Country Boys

Tennis Girls Varsity

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Golf Boys Varsity

Golf Girls Varsity

Swimming & Diving Varsity