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Month: September 2012

Football Fortune Week Three

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Broncos Win Opener

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The Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-19 at Sports Authority Field last night, opening Peyton Manning’s Bronco tenure on a high note. The veteran quarterback showed almost no sign of rust as he completed 19-of-26 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He led the Broncos to 10 points on consecutive drives after the Steelers had taken a 19-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Another new acquisition sealed the win for the Broncos. Tracy Porter returned an interception for a touchdown right at the two minute warning to put Denver in front by two scores. The Broncos defense sacked Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger five times and limited the Steelers to 284 total yards. Week Two will provide another tough test for Manning and the Broncos. They head south to take on the Atlanta Falcons next Monday night.

Huskers Tumble Out of AP Poll After Defeat

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The Husker football team is out of the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since November 2009. They dropped into the ‘Also Receiving Votes’ category after their 36-30 loss at UCLA Saturday night. The Huskers had been ranked 16th entering the contest, which saw them give up 653 yards of total offense. That’s the most that any Husker defense has allowed in the Bo Pelini era. Nebraska remains ranked 24th in the USA Today coaches’ poll, down 10 spots from the week before. The Huskers had good company in terms of tumbling out of the AP Poll – Arkansas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma State, all considered conference title contenders, saw themselves slide out of the rankings after losses this weekend as well. Nebraska looks to rebound against Arkansas State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. It’s set for an 11 AM kickoff.

Rockies Drop Both Ends of Doubleheader (LISTEN LIVE TONIGHT on ESPN Radio 1410)

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The Colorado Rockies blew early leads in losing both ends of a doubleheader to the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday. In the opener, the Rockies edged out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but the offense would do no further damage and the Phillies won 3-2 on a walk-off bloop single by John Mayberry Jr. in the ninth. The nightcap saw the Rockies take a 4-1 lead in the third inning, with Chris Nelson’s three-run homer capping the four-run frame. But again, one inning of offense would be all the Rockies would get. The Phillies scored twice in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, helped by five Rockies errors, and won the game 7-4. The Rockies will hope to rebound from their sweep in Philadelphia as they return home to open a series against San Francisco tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action, with the pregame show at 7:05 and the first pitch at 7:40.

U Of N Wishes To House President Once Again

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The University of Nebraska is thinking about returning to its past practice of providing a house for NU’s president to use.

The Board of Regents will discuss allowing the NU Foundation to buy a house for the president’s use at its meeting Friday. Donations would pay for the house.

The university already provides an annual housing allowance of $24,000 to J.B. Milliken. The chancellors at each campus receive similar amounts.

But the university used to provide a house to its president. That home burned down in 1996.

Regent Tim Clare says many universities provide homes for their presidents to use.

Clare says Milliken would likely use the home to entertain university guests.

FOOTBALL: Week Two Recap (UPDATED)

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The North Platte Bulldogs once again could not recover from a slow start in a 56-28 loss to Lincoln East at Bauer Field. The Bulldogs fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and trailed 49-14 at the half in the one-sided defeat. Jack Kenny caught two long touchdowns and Shane Mauch passed for two scores, and Tyson Chromy rushed for a touchdown to give the North Platte offense some life, but the defense was unable to stop the Spartans attack. North Platte drops to 0-3 with the loss. They’re at Bellevue East next Friday.

This 60-yard catch and run by Jack Kenny is tonight’s Play of the Game: 5 – Kenny 60 yard catch and run

After two weeks of defensive excellence, it was the offense’s time to shine for St. Pat’s. They scored 33 points in the first half and 34 in the second, routing Bayard 67-12. Though the shutout streak for the Irish came to an end, they still flexed their muscle on both sides of the ball in improving to 3-0. Next up for the Irish – a trip to Ravenna.

The Hershey Panthers dropped to 1-1 on the season with a 14-6 loss at Southern Valley. They’ll host Perkins County next Friday night.

Maxwell couldn’t keep up with high-scoring Elm Creek in a 45-28 loss in Maxwell. The defeat is the second in a row for the Wildcats and drops them to 1-2. The Wildcats have a bye this week.

Sutherland played on Thursday night, and were beaten by Southwest 52-14. The Sailors did score their first points of the season in the loss. They are 0-2 and host Arapahoe next Friday.

Other scores of local interest:

Amherst 34, Brady 14
Paxton 74, Wallace 22

Class C-1

Broken Bow 15, Gothenburg 14
Gibbon 13, Ogallala 7
Chase County 48, Sidney (B) 8
Cozad 77, Mitchell 26

Class C-2

Perkins County 34, Holyoke (Colorado) 12

Class D-1

Overton 28, South Loup 14
SMC 14, Mullen 6

Class D-2

Anselmo-Merna 52, Sandhills/Thedford 0
Medicine Valley 55, Eustis-Farnam 12
Elwood 41, Hayes Center 34
Medicine Valley 55, Eustis-Farnam 12

SIX-MAN

Arthur County 30, Cody-Kilgore 12
Minatare 42, Maywood 31

Weekend Sports Schedule

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Saturday
BASEBALL
American League

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

National League

Miami at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

Houston at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 7:35 p.m.

FOOTBALL
Top 25

No. 1 Alabama vs. Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Southern Cal vs. Syracuse at East Rutherford, N.J., 2:30 p.m.

No. 3 LSU vs. Washington, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Oregon vs. Fresno State, 5:30 p.m.

No. 5 Oklahoma vs. Florida A&M, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Florida State vs. Savannah State, 5 p.m.

No. 7 Georgia at Missouri, 6:45 p.m.

No. 8 Arkansas vs. Louisiana-Monroe at Little Rock, Ark., 6 p.m.

No. 9 South Carolina vs. East Carolina, 11:21 p.m.

No. 11 Michigan State at Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m.

No. 12 Clemson vs. Ball State, 11:30 p.m.

No. 13 Wisconsin at Oregon State, 3 p.m.

No. 14 Ohio State vs. UCF, 11 a.m.

No. 15 Virginia Tech vs. Austin Peay, 12:30 p.m.

No. 16 Nebraska at UCLA, 6:30 p.m.

No. 17 Texas vs. New Mexico, 7 p.m.

No. 18 Oklahoma State at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

No. 19 Michigan vs. Air Force, 2:30 p.m.

No. 20 TCU vs. Grambling, 6 p.m.

No. 21 Kansas State vs. Miami, 11 a.m.

No. 22 Notre Dame vs. Purdue, 2:30 p.m.

No. 23 Louisville vs. Missouri State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 24 Florida at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m.

No. 25 Stanford vs. Duke, 9:30 p.m.

MOTORSPORTS

Formula One, Italian Grand Prix Qualifying, Monza, 7 a.m.

NHRA Full Throttle, U.S. Nationals Qualifying, Clermont, Ind., 10 a.m.

NASCAR, Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va., 6:30 p.m.

Sunday
BASEBALL
American League

Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 12:40 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

National League

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m.

FOOTBALL
NFL

Indianapolis at Chicago, 12 p.m.

Jacksonville at Minnesota, 12 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 12 p.m.

New England at Tennessee, 12 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 12 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 12 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 12 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 12 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 12 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Denver, 7:20 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

MOTORSPORTS

Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 6:30 a.m.

NHRA Full Throttle, U.S. Nationals, Clermont, Ind., 10 a.m.

OTHER EVENTS
Tennis

USTA, U.S. Open, New York

Golf

PGA Tour, BMW Championship, Indianapolis.

LPGA Tour, Kingsmill Championship, Williamsburg, Va.

European Tour, KLM Open, Hilversum, Netherlands.

Gothenburg Swede Sports Update – September 7

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It’s been a super start to the season for Swede athlete. The fifth-ranked Swede softball team is red-hot, the Lady Swede volleyball squad is unbeaten, and the boys on the gridiron have looked dominant in starting 2-0. Hear what lies ahead for the Swedes as they look to keep the good times rolling in this week’s Gothenburg Swede sports update!

Rail Fest Opening Ceremony

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Please join us for the Opening Ceremony for Rail Fest 2012at Cody Park south of the Pavillion
at 4pm on Friday, September 14, 2012.
You are also invited to join us for the Chamber & Development Social following the Opening Ceremony
at Cody Park

Focus Turned To Sutherland Reservoir Inlet

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Update: 9/10:  The search for the missing Larry Sack continues.

The search of the Nebraska Public Power District canal was completed on Friday near 5:00pm with no signs of Sack in the six miles dive teams searched.

Dive teams have begun to search the Sutherland Reservoir Inlet, as well as bridges along the canal.

Over the weekend search teams continued the search allowing volunteers to join the search.

Air-crafts and water-crafts are still being utilized in the search.

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The missing 61-year-old man, Larry Sack of North Platte, was first reported missing on September 4th by his family after he failed to appear at a family event. Family found his pickup near the Nebraska Public Power District Canal and the search began.

Three days into the search Sack has not yet been located. On September 7th the search continues.

On September 6th the search was put on hold at 9:00PM.

The volunteer search teams have so far searched 4 miles of the canal with only 2.5 miles left to search. If Sack is not found within the next 2.5 miles divers will begin to search the Sutherland Reservoir Inlet.

Chief Deputy of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Roland L. Kramer says Nebraska Game and Parks Officers and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies are deploying watercraft to search the Reservoir and Inlet area today.

Officials believe that Sack has been submerged in the water for about six days and they hope to find him soon.

Roland Kramer also says that Sutherland and Paxton rescue workers have done a fantastic job in the search, they may receive mutual aid from Buffalo and Scottsbluff County Dive teams today.   Additional search continues with the Nebraska State Patrol Aircraft Unit as well.

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