The fall prep season at North Platte High School gets underway tonight, as the Lady Bulldog softball team takes the field for a doubleheader in Hastings. The Lady Bulldogs will meet Omaha Skutt Catholic and Omaha Gross Catholic halfway for one game against each team. North Platte went 16-17 last season with a young squad under coach BJ Songster, but the team lost no seniors and eight starters are back, meaning the goals for this year will be set much higher. Both of North Platte’s opponents have already started their seasons. The Gross Catholic Cougars are 3-0 while the Skutt Catholic Skyhawks are 1-0. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the broadcast from the Smith Softball Complex in Hastings tonight. Pregame coverage gets underway at 4:15, with the first pitch of the opening game scheduled for 4:30.