CHADRON, Neb. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a 4-month-old baby at a Chadron home. Police say the boy was found not breathing about 4 a.m. Saturday. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The child’s name has not been released. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning.
McCOOK, Neb. (AP) – A court hearing has been scheduled to consider the competency of the suspect in the slaying of a 14-year-old McCook girl. The attorney for 19-year-old Stathis Kirkpatrick filed a motion earlier this month requesting a hearing to determine whether he’s mentally competent to stand trial. Records filed in Red Willow County District Court show a hearing on the request is set for Sept. 8. The Bartley man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and three lesser felonies in the death of Kailee Clapp. The teen’s burned body was found the evening of Jan. 21 in a Bartley cemetery. She had been reported missing that morning from her McCook home.
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The North Platte CC Knights won four of their six games at the season opening Subway Classic at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium
Game 1: def. McCook 25-9, 25-10, 15-10
Game 2: def. Southeast (NE) 25-22, 25-19, 15-11
Game 3: def. Williston St. (ND) 17-25, 25-22, 15-13
Game 4: lost to Northeastern JC (CO) 25-20, 21-25, 8-15
Game 5: def. Eastern Wyoming 25-19, 25-27, 15-9
Game 6: lost to Colby CC (KS) 17-25, 25-22, 14-16
The Knights’ next game is Wednesday night when they visit the Hastings College JV. You can hear the action on ESPN Radio 1410, with the first serve set for 7 PM.
Each week, ESPN Radio 1410’s Dan Lucero will acknowledge some of the outstanding performers from the action on the prep gridiron.
Week One’s Friday Night Standouts:
Adam Bailey, North Platte – Went 5-5 on extra points, and drilled a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Bulldogs to a 38-35 victory over Lincoln High.
Defense, Hershey – Limited Southern Valley to 40 total yards in a 20-0 shutout win.
Mitch Alexander, North Platte – Scored two touchdowns of 25 and 57 yards and blocked a punt, which he returned for a touchdown.
‘The Killer V’s’, St. Pat’s – Andrew Vinton and Thatcher Vap combined for 26 carries, 159 yards and 5 TDs in the Irish’s 56-0 pummeling of Bayard.
Jordan Hiatt, Hershey – Rushed 14 times for 85 yards and a pair of scores to lead the Hershey offense to victory.
Nominate your Friday Night Standouts every week! Email dan.lucero@eagleradio.net with your picks and see if they are recognized on Monday morning!
The Denver Broncos didn’t escape Saturday night’s preseason victory over the Seattle Seahawks without injury. Linebacker DJ Williams dislocated his right elbow in the first quarter of the 23-20 win, and is expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks. That would potentially put him on the sidelines for Denver’s first two regular season games. The Broncos will be feeling fortunate if another member of the defense doesn’t join Williams on the shelf for an extended period. Defensive tackle Broderick Bunkley left the game in the second quarter after injuring his knee on a cut block by Seattle guard Robert Gallery. The diagnosis was a sprained knee, but Bunkley was scheduled for an MRI to determine the full extent of the injury. The Broncos have already lost one defensive tackle, Ty Warren, to injury this preseason.
After setting a Major League record for consecutive losses on Sundays, the Colorado Rockies are now on a Sunday winning streak. The Rockies won their second straight Sunday game and avoided a sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 7-6 win in Los Angeles yesterday. Recently acquired third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in four runs to lead the Rockies offense, and Seth Smith and Eliezer Alfonzo had RBI hits as well. Jhoulys Chacin was shaky on the mound for the Rockies, departing in the sixth inning, but did enough to earn his eleventh win of the season. The Rockies now head to Arizona to begin a three-game series with the NL West leading Diamondbacks tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action with pregame coverage at 8:05 and the first pitch at 8:40.
The fifth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team picked up a pair of wins to start their season at the MCM Elegante Lobo Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico over the weekend. In their season opening game on Friday night, the Huskers fell behind two sets to none to unranked New Mexico State before storming back for a five-set victory. Nebraska dominated the last three sets, winning them 25-13, 25-12, and 15-8 to secure the win. Morgan Broekhuis led the Husker attack with 18 kills, and Gina Mancuso chipped in 16. On Saturday, the Huskers swept the host New Mexico Lobos in three sets, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17. Mancuso led the way with 11 kills, and Broekhuis and Hannah Werth each added 10. The Huskers are back in action Friday night when they visit fifteenth-ranked Colorado State.
Mix 97.1, Q Country 107.3, ESPN Radio 1410 and the North Platte Post gave away a brand new Chrysler 200 this weekend. Out of thousands of entries, 100 became finalists and one local man, Jason Sullivan won the car. “Everybody loves a car, everybody wants a car and needs a car and it was the most exciting promotion idea we came up with,” said Jerome Gilg, General Manager, Eagle Radio. The contest was made possible in part by Janssen motors, First National Bank and Gary’s Super Foods.
Adam Bailey’s 32 yard field goal as time expired lifted the North Platte Bulldogs to a 38-35 victory over the Lincoln High Links at Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium on Friday night. The heroic kick capped a wild affair that saw the Links erase a two-score deficit on two different occasions, including with 1:05 left to play to tie the score at 35. For North Platte, Mitch Alexander scored three of their five touchdowns – two on screen passes of 57 and 25 yards, and one on a blocked punt and recovery that gave the Dawgs a 35-21 lead with 5:21 left. Trevor Schramm and Jesse Henne each caught touchdown passes as well. Bulldog quarterbacks Dylon Mlady and Micah Lauber each threw a pair of touchdowns.
Week One’s Play of the Week: Adam Bailey’s winning kick, as it sounded on ESPN Radio 1410!
