October 2013 – Page 3 – North Platte Post Archive

Northwestern-Nebraska Preview Capsule

Posted on October 31, 2013

Northwestern (4-4, 0-4) at Nebraska (5-2, 2-1), 2:30 p.m. CT (Big Ten Network)

Line: Nebraska by 7.

Series Record: Nebraska leads 4-2.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Four straight losses have turned a promising season for Northwestern into one in which bowl eligibility is in doubt for the Wildcats. Nebraska will continue to control its destiny in the Legends Division if it can protect its home field.

KEY MATCHUP

Northwestern RB Stephen Buckley vs. Nebraska defense: The sophomore is listed third on the Wildcats’ depth chart, but that means nothing. He’s emerged as the best running back in Venric Mark’s absence. Buckley had a career-high 99 yards against Iowa last week, and he’ll be the go-to guy as the Wildcats attack Nebraska’sstruggling run defense.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Northwestern: QB Kain Colter, who missed the Minnesota game two weeks ago because of an ankle problem, was sharp in his return against Iowa and will need to be again. The mobile Colter gives the Wildcats their best chance to win.

Nebraska: LB Michael Rose, who has bumped David Santos out of the middle linebacker’s spot. The 5-foot-11, 230-pound Rose’s strength is supposed to be his run-stopping ability. We’ll find out.

FACTS & FIGURES:

Northwestern and Nebraska split meetings in 2011 and 2012, with the games decided by a combined four points … The Wildcats are 12-6 in November since 2008, with five victories over top-20 opponents … Northwestern leads the Big Ten in red-zone efficiency, coming away with points on 30 of 31 trips inside the 20 … Nebraska hasn’t entered a November out of the Top 25 since 2009 … QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. will make his fourth start of the season in place of the injured Taylor Martinez … Nebraska RB Ameer Abdullah needs 19 yards for his second straight 1,000-yard season.

NYC Council Votes to Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21

Posted on October 31, 2013

(AP) — Young New Yorkers who want to smoke will soon have to wait for their 21st birthdays before they can buy a pack of cigarettes.

That’s because the New York City Council has voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill that would raise the purchasing age for cigarettes, certain tobacco products and even electronic-vapor smokes from 18 to 21.

Lawmakers voted Wednesday. The bill is supported by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He has 30 days to sign it into law.

The council also passed a bill that sets a minimum $10.50-a-pack price for tobacco cigarettes and steps up law enforcement on illegal tobacco sales.

Advocates hope raising the age will reduce smoking rates among young people. Critics say it’s patronizing to bar people from smoking while allowing them to serve in the military.

Storm Score Four, End Losing Skid

Posted on October 31, 2013

KEARNEY, Neb. – Christian Horn tallied four points, while his center Joel L’Esperance scored his third and fourth goals of the season as the Tri-City Storm (3-5-2) ended their six-game losing streak, defeating the Waterloo Black Hawks (7-3-0) 4-2 on Wednesday night at the Viaero Event Center.

Storm goaltender Jacob Johansson was magnificent once again for the Storm, making 34 saves on a Waterloo team that continued to throw the puck that the net.

Forwards Drew Mayer and Joel L’Esperance put the Storm on the board in the opening period and allowed their team to take control of the game. For Mayer, it was his first goal of the season in his tenth game wearing a Storm sweater.

The Troy, Mich. native took a pass from Horn just over the opposing blue line and wristed the puck over the left shoulder of Waterloo goaltender Mathias Israelsson and into the net to give Tri-City a 1-0 lead.

L’Esperance added to the lead later in the frame on another play started by Horn, who sprung linemate Dan Labosky free in front of the Waterloo net. Labosky then set up L’Esperance, who was all alone and made it count, extending the Storm lead to 2-0.

Midway through the second, Christian Horn joined in on the Storm offensive attack, scoring his first goal of the season to make it 3-0. Horn finished his first game in front of the Kearney faithful with one goal and three assists. Assists on the play were given to Cecere and Labosky.

But the Black Hawks bounced back, scoring two straight goals of their own to make it 3-2. Within two minutes of one another, Alec McCrea and Brandon Salerno each slipped the puck past Johansson and tightened the game up going into third period.

In danger of extending the losing streak, the Storm entered the third period determined to pick up win number three of the season by playing hard nose defense against the Black Hawks.

Waterloo kept it interesting, as they put 16 shots on net, but Johansson came through when his team needed him most.

After a slow beginning to the period, L’Esperance scored his second goal of the night and the Storm never looked back. Once again with assists from Labosky and Horn, the Brighton, Mich. native found the net for the fourth time this season to put the Storm up 4-2 with 8:26 left in the game.

With only minutes remaining, Waterloo pulled goalie Mathias Israelsson and sent six players on the ice in hopes of a comeback. Johansson proved to be too much as he picked up his third win on the young season.

Tri-City will stay at home in Kearney to face the Lincoln Stars on Friday night at the Viaero Event Center. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Austin Poganski, Joey DiBenedetto, Chase McMurphy and Steven Haydon. Forward Ross Olsson was also scratched, serving a four-game suspension.…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Drew Mayer (power play) (Christian Horn, Garrett Cecere) 7:59

Tri-City – Joel L’Esperance (Dan Labosky, Christian Horn) 14:34

2nd Period

Tri-City – Christian Horn (Garrett Cecere, Dan Labosky) 9:42
Waterloo – Alec McCrea (power play) (Ryan Cloonan, Nick Olczyk) 16:07

Waterloo – Brandon Salerno (Nick Olczyk, Ryan Cloonan) 17:28

3rd Period

Tri-City – Joel L’Esperance (Dan Labosky, Christian Horn) 11:34

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Christian Horn – (Tripping), 2 min, 4:54

Waterloo – Mark Friedman – (Interference), 2 min, 6:20

Tri-City – Drew Mayer – (Elbowing), 2 min, 11:28

Waterloo – Brandon Montour – (Slashing), 2 min, 15:40

2nd Period

Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Interference), 2 min, 2:12

Waterloo – Derek Pratt – (Interference), 2 min, 4:58

Tri-City – Joel L’Esperance – (High Sticking), 2 min, 10:38

Waterloo – Blake Winiecki – (Charging), 2 min, 11:59
Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Tripping), 2 min, 15:40

3rd Period
Tri-City – Joel L’Esperance – (Tripping), 2 min, 6:32

Tri-City – Sean Lang – (Holding), 2 min, 15:40

Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Roughing), 2 min, 19:54

Waterloo – Zach Sanford – (Roughing), 2 min, 19:54

Tri-City – Jacob Johansson – (Roughing), 2 min, 19:54

Power Play

Tri-City – 1/4

Waterloo – 1/8

Shots

Tri-City: 11, 10, 9 = Total: 30

Waterloo: 8, 12, 16 = Total: 36

Saves

Tri-City – Jacob Johansson – 34/36

Waterloo – Mathias Israellsson – 26/30

NU Defense Ready for Colter, Wildcats

Posted on October 31, 2013

Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska football team continued its week of preparation for Saturday’s Big Ten conference home showdown with Northwestern on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. The team practiced in full pads for just over two hours inside the Hawks Center and outside at the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Fields.

Nebraska Defensive Coordinator John Papuchis met with the media after practice, noting that it was good for both the Husker coaches and players to get back on the practice field this week.

“I think the best thing is sometimes just getting back out there and start going again,” Papuchis said, “There is not a lot of time to waste licking your wounds and feeling sorry for yourself. You got to learn from your mistakes, but you’ve got to move on, because the reality is we play again on Saturday.”

After last Saturday’s loss at Minnesota, the Nebraska football coaching staff decided that it was time to take away the coveted Blackshirts from the players who wore them during practice so far this season. Papuchis noted that it was the coaches’ decision, and that the defense knows they need to play at a higher standard to wear the Blackshirts.

“I think if you ask them man for man, we have a standard that we want to live up to here. Certainly what we put on the fieldSaturday wasn’t up to that Blackshirt standard,” Papuchis said. “I don’t wear a Blackshirt, but if I wore a Blackshirt I would take mine off too. We didn’t play good enough and we didn’t do anything well enough to warrant them.”

With Saturday’s matchup between the Huskers and the Wildcats being the third in three years, the NU coaching staff is now starting to know going into game week what to expect from a Big Ten opponent on offense.

“Being the third time we have played them, we have a pretty good feel for who they are and how they try impact us with the pass,” Papuchis said. “I don’t see them changing a whole lot from what they have done and who they have been.”

A Northwestern player to watch Saturday is senior quarterback Kain Colter. Colter, a Colorado native has been lighting up stat sheets throughout the season, even though Colter has fought the injury bug some of this season. Colter has thrown for 500 yards, competing almost 82 percent of his passes with four touchdowns and three interceptions. Not only is he a threat to pass, Colter also is a dynamic runner, accounting for 323 yards with four touchdowns this season.

“Obviously Kain Colter is a vital part of their offense. He is a dynamic playmaker and him coming back into the game vs. Iowa you could see that,” Papuchis said. “They looked revitalized a little bit and a little bit more of a big play threat with him in there.”

Nebraska will continue practice on Thursday as the team moves closer to its fourth conference game of the season. The Huskers will face the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast regionally on BTN/BTN2Go.com.

North Platte Weather-October 31st

Posted on October 31, 2013

Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Shawn Matthew Davis

Posted on October 30, 2013

Shawn Matthew Davis, 48, of North Platte, passed away October 29, 2013 at his home. He was born July 17, 1965 at Cambridge, NE to Howard and Erlene (Fenstermacher) Davis. Shawn graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1983 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from Kearney State. He was united in marriage to Laura J. Stevens on April 24, 1993 in Kearney. This year they celebrated 20 years. They moved to North Platte, where he opened the Cabela’s Telemarketing Center. He recently celebrated 26 years with the company, as a business operations analyst. Shawn was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, where he was an elder, taught Sunday school and Pre-confirmation. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time at the cabin with family. He is survived by his wife, Laura of North Platte, three daughters, Amelia, Olivia and Elaina all at home; his parents, Howard and Erlene Davis of Arapahoe; a sister, Debra (Rex) Melroy of Kearney; his parents-in-law, Les and Margene Stevens of Kearney; two brothers-in-law, William Stevens of Gothenburg and John (Lisa) Stevens of Kearney; nieces and nephews, Eric, Carlie, Hayley and Tyler and other relatives. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. A memorial has been established in his memory. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in North Platte. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Exorcism of 1949 Continues to Intrigue St. Louis

Posted on October 30, 2013

(AP) — Just in time for Halloween, Jesuit scholars have joined a whole new generation of horror buffs in St. Louis to recount the supernatural incident that inspired one of the most terrifying films in movie history.

The monthlong demon-purging ritual in 1949 at Saint Louis University’s former Alexian Brothers Hospital involved an unidentified suburban Washington, D.C., boy and formed the basis for William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel, “The Exorcist.” The film of the same name was released two years later.

On Tuesday, the university hosted a panel about the ritual and treatment of the 13-year-old boy.

The Rev. Walter Halloran was the last surviving Jesuit to participate in the exorcism before his death a decade ago.

Speakers Back Fremont Immigration Law

Posted on October 30, 2013

(AP) — Most of the Fremont residents who spoke at a council meeting were against removing portions of the city’s ban on renting housing to people who aren’t in the U.S. legally.

Fremont voters approved a measure in 2010 that bans hiring or renting to people who can’t prove they are in the country legally. The housing portion of the law has remained on hold while legal challenges to the rules are resolved.

Jon Wiegert, who helped circulate a petition that forced the 2010 election, told council members Tuesday night that he was “very disgusted to hear that the City Council is even thinking of repealing this ordinance that we worked very hard for.”

The proposal must have two more readings before a final council vote.

Bruning: Beatrice School Violated Law

Posted on October 30, 2013

(AP) — The Nebraska attorney general’s office says in an opinion that the Beatrice school board violated the state open meetings laws when it searched for a new superintendent last year.

The opinion was formulated after a complaint was filed by former school board member Terry Cossel.

The attorney general’s office says the board erred in holding a nonpublic, executive session on Dec. 4, 2012, to narrow its list of 12 superintendent candidates to four.

The school board had argued that other state statutes let public bodies withhold job applications of those other than the finalists in an effort to “protect the public interest and avoid injury to the nonfinalists.”

The board hired Pat Nauroth for the job later in December 2012.

Nebraska Winner Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize

Posted on October 30, 2013

(AP) — A woman has claimed the $1 million Powerball lottery prize she won with a ticket she bought in her northeast Nebraska hometown of Homer.

Nebraska Lottery officials say the ticket was sold to Patricia Krontz at J & J’s Pronto on North Highway 77 in Homer. Her ticket matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball number in Saturday’s drawing. The numbers were 4, 6, 34, 49 and 56, with the Powerball number of 29.

Krontz told lottery officials on Monday that she’ll use her winnings to pay some bills.

No one won the jackpot on Saturday night, so it will be around $50 million for Wednesday’s drawing.