Three North Platte Bulldog runners will participate in the Class A state cross country meet today in Kearney. Junior Wyatt McGuire, the champion in his district, and senior Ace Haws will run in the boys race, and junior Libby Burrows represents the Lady Bulldogs. The St. Patrick’s girls and boys teams both qualified all five runners for the Class D meet. The Lady Irish are led by Anna and Mandy O’Malley, who went 1-2 at districts. Maggie Vinton, Jodecci Torrez, Alexandra Allison, and Jamie Smith will also run. Joseph O’Malley leads the boys team, which also includes Brandon Adkins, Jared Brosius, Jared Gafke, Tyler Elsten, and Joshua Hernandez.
Month: October 2012
Lady Knights Sweep in Regular Season Finale
The North Platte Lady Knights ended their regular season in style with a three-set victory over the Concordia University JV last night at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium. The Lady Knights dispatched the visitors 25-14, 25-17, 25-21 to improve their record to 18-16. Whitney Smith and Sandrina Hallahan had eight kills apiece to lead the North Platte attack. The Lady Knights host the Region IX Division II tournament, which begins next Thursday night.
AUDIO: Pelini Says Team is Ready for Northwestern
Huskers head coach Bo Pelini says his football team is raring to go. The Huskers take the field for the first time in two weeks tomorrow afternoon, facing Northwestern at Ryan Field in Evanston. Pelini spoke to the media after practice and said that he believes his team will emerge from the bye week with a better grasp of the team’s on-field concepts. “I think (it helps) with everybody,” Pelini said. “The more reps you get at it, the more understanding you get, the more comfortable you get and the more confident you get. That translates to playing better football. I keep telling our guys, the more time you put into it on the field, off the field, spending time thinking about it, going over your notes and the details, it’s going to allow you to have greater success.” Pelini also confirmed that senior running back Rex Burkhead will play on Saturday. “Rex is ready to go,” Pelini said. “He’s about as 100 percent as he’s going to get. He’s feeling good and ready to roll.” The Huskers and Wildcats kick things off at 2:30 tomorrow. The game will be broadcast regionally on ABC.
To listen to Bo Pelini’s post-practice remarks, click play.
Hooper Named Preseason Second-Team All-American by Athlon
Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper claimed second-team All-America honors in Athlon Magazine’s preseason listing of the nation’s top women’s basketball players this week.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., was one of 10 players nationally recognized by the publication on its first- and second-team All-America squads. Hooper earned honorable-mention All-America accolades from the Associated Press last season, while shooting a young Nebraska team to a top-20 final national ranking by the AP.
Hooper, who became the first sophomore in Nebraska history to reach the 1,000 point scoring mark in her career, was a first-team All-Big Ten pick while helping the Huskers to a 24-9 overall record in 2011-12.
Last season, Hooper was a midseason candidate for the Wade and Naismith trophies, and she has already been chosen as one of 25 players on the 2013 Wade Watch List this season. She is joined by teammate Lindsey Moore on that select list of national player-of-the-year candidates.
Hooper averaged 18.9 points and a Big Ten-best 9.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. She also led the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles on the year. Hooper was one of three Big Ten Conference players named to the Athlon All-America teams, joining Penn State’s Maggie Lucas and Ohio State’s Tayler Hill.
Nebraska, which advanced to the 2012 NCAA Tournament, was ranked No. 21 in the Athlon preseason poll. The Huskers open their 2012-13 exhibition season by taking on Pittsburg State on Monday, Oct. 29 at the Devaney Center in Lincoln.
2013 Athlon Preseason All-America Teams
First Team
Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), Brittney Griner (Baylor), A’dia Mathies (Kentucky), Odyssey Sims (Baylor)
Second Team
Jordan Hooper (Nebraska), Tayler Hill (Ohio State), Maggie Lucas (Penn State), Chiney Ogwumike (Stanford), Elizabeth Williams (Duke)
3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles Near Hyannis
An 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred Wednesday evening, at around 11:21PM, centered about 18 miles northwest of Hyannis.
No injuries or damage to property have been reported. According to the Associated Press, the quake woke some people up.
In November of 2011, two small earthquakes occurred between Chadron and Crawford.
Related to earthquakes, millions of people in California, Virginia and many other states and countries participated in the “Great Shakeout” earthquake drill. According to the Associated Press, participants stopped what they were doing Thursday morning to practice ducking and taking cover. It was all part of preparation for a future earthquake.
I-80 & HWY 30 Closures, Dirt + Strong Winds= No Sight
Portions of Interstate 80 and two other highways in western Nebraska are closed because of blowing dirt and strong winds.
The National Weather Service reported I-80 and Highway 30 west of Big Springs was closed early Thursday afternoon because of the wind, low visibility and at least one traffic accident.
Nebraska Highway 26 from Lewellen to Ogallala was also closed due to reduced visibility.
In Box Butte County, the sheriff’s office says the wind blew over a semitrailer near Berea, about 10 miles north of Alliance.
The weather service says winds of 40 to 60 mph won’t ease until late Thursday afternoon.
GI Man Accused Of Hitting Child With A Pipe..And More
A Grand Island man who faces three felony counts of child abuse is accused of using a pipe to hit at least one of them.
The Grand Island Independent reports that 33-year-old Josh Swaim has bonded out of jail after being arrested Tuesday. Officers began in investigation after school officials reported seeing bruises on Swaim’s 8-year-old daughter. Grand Island police officer Butch Hurst says investigators determined that the bruises likely came from being struck by a pipe of unknown size.
Hurst also says the girl’s 6-year-old brother told investigators that Swaim had kicked the boy’s infant sister.
Swaim’s wife, 28-year-old Samarra Swaim, said Thursday that he denies the allegations and will fight them in court.
Wind Power May Boost Nebraska’s Economy
A new report says wind power has the potential to boost Nebraska’s economy, but the state is still trailing its neighbors in tapping the resource.
A group of lawmakers and environmental advocates unveiled a report Thursday that ranks Nebraska as the fourth-best wind-resource state in the nation. Yet the report says Nebraska ranks 25th when it comes to installed wind capacity. Nebraska ranks lower than Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas.
Skip Laitner, an Arizona-based energy economist who authored the report, says expanding wind energy could save Nebraska consumers a combined $3.8 billion over the next two decades. Laitner says shifting from coal power to wind could also lower the nation’s health care costs.
The announcement follows the dedication this week of a new wind farm near Broken Bow.
GRASS FIRES IN SUTHERLAND & BRADY
According to the Police Scanner, a grass fire was reported 15 miles south of Brady on E Brady Moorefield Rd, at around 1:20.Brady Fire Department has requested Maxwell and Gothenburg for mutual aid.
Winds have been predicted to reach up-to 65 MPH.
The strong winds pose a serious threat, a small fire can possibly grow massive in a short period of time.
