Month: September 2011
Prep Football Preview, Week Six (Bulldogs on ESPN Radio 1410, Panthers on Q-Country 107.3)
The second half of the prep football season begins tonight with action in Week Six. The North Platte Bulldogs are hoping to halt their four-game losing streak tonight as they host Lincoln North Star. ESPN Radio 1410 will have all the action from Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium, with pregame coverage at 6:30 and the kickoff at 7.
Elsewhere, the banged-up Hershey Panthers look to rebound from last week’s loss to St. Pat’s as they head to Chase County. Q-Country 107.3 has that game for you, with the pregame show at 7 and kickoff at 7:30.
The St. Pat’s Irish host Sutherland on their homecoming night. Maxwell looks to snap their two-game losing streak at home against third-ranked South Loup. Wallace travels south to face Wauneta-Palisade. And Brady hits the road to face Medicine Valley.
Huskers Travel Today In Preparation For Wisconsin Saturday
It’s a travel day for the eighth-ranked Nebraska football team, as they head north to Wisconsin today to prepare for their first ever Big Ten Conference game. It’s quite a welcome to their new conference, with the seventh-ranked Badgers listed as nine-point favorites. Much of that is due to some defensive struggles for the Huskers, but head coach Bo Pelini believes that his defense will come together as a group and reach their potential. Kickoff at Camp Randall Stadium is set for 7 tomorrow night.
Husker Volleyball Gears Up For First Conference Road Tests
After beating a pair of ranked teams at the NU Coliseum in their first two Big Ten matches of the season, the seventh-ranked Nebraska volleyball team heads out on the road for the first time in conference play this weekend. The Huskers take on Michigan State tonight and then face seventeenth-ranked Michigan on Saturday night. Nebraska has won seven straight matches and beaten three ranked teams in a row, including home victories over four-time defending national champion Penn State and Ohio State last weekend. Tonight’s opponent is unranked, but the Spartans are off to a 12-2 start and lead the nation in hitting percentage. Nebraska has never lost to the Spartans in 10 meetings. The Wolverines are 13-1 on the season. First serve in East Lansing tonight is set for 6 PM.
Lincoln County Jail booking activity- Friday (9/30)
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Neb. commission forwards 2 names for judgeship
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – The Judicial Nominating Commission has forwarded the names of two nominees to Gov. Dave Heineman for his consideration to fill an open judgeship in central Nebraska. The nominees are North Platte attorney Richard Birch and Lincoln County Attorney Rebecca Harling. They are seeking appointment as Nebraska’s 11th Judicial District judge to replace Judge John Murphy, who retired last month. The district consists of 17 central and western Nebraska counties and is based in North Platte. The governor’s office says Heineman will schedule interviews with nominees in the coming weeks.
Neb. man who shoved guard gets 18-20 years’ prison
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska man who admitted being part of a violent Grand Island gang received a stern sentence for shoving a Buffalo County jail guard last fall. 24-year-old Eddy Cervantes was sentenced to 18-20 years in prison for the second-degree assault. Prosecutors say Cervantes pushed Sgt. Rosario Perez Nov. 26 while she was escorting another inmate. Perez hurt her back and bicep in the incident. Deputy Buffalo County Attorney Mike Mefferd argued for the tough sentence at Wednesday’s hearing because of Cervantes’ extensive criminal history that includes 40 entries on his adult record. Cervantes acknowledged being part of the East Side Locos gang in Grand Island that was the subject of a major federal raid last November.
Nebraska farmer survives crash with train
COZAD, Neb. (AP) – A western Nebraska farmer whose tractor was struck by a train managed to survive the collision. Dawson County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Hudson said that the crash happened shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday evening. The farmer was trying to cross the tracks about three miles east of Cozad in his John Deere tractor while pulling a baler. The train hit the tractor. Hudson says the farmer suffered head injuries in the crash, but those are not believed to be life-threatening. The farmer’s name and condition were not immediately available Friday.
Maxwell Wildcats Sports Update – September 29
Neb. man sentenced for threats to HUD officials
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska man has been sentenced to five years’ probation for threatening federal officials overseeing his home mortgage. U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says Matt McDermott was sentenced Wednesday for one count of intimidating government employees. Prosecutors say the 38-year-old Kearney man became frustrated with the way his FHA loan was being serviced by a private company in 2008. McDermott tried contacting the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s national service center, but became frustrated with the response there. So McDermott sent two emails to HUD employees in October 2008 that included threats. McDermott told investigators he hopes the threats would help get his loan complaints resolved. As part of his probation, McDermott won’t be allowed to contact HUD officials directly unless his probation officer approves.