April 2014 – Page 38 – North Platte Post Archive

The North Platte Soccer Teams Split with Hastings

Posted on April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

The North Platte Bulldogs boys and girls soccer teams hosted the Hastings Tigers on Tuesday and the Lady Dogs won, while the boys lost.

The North Platte Lady Bulldogs (7-2) beat Hastings (6-5) for the second time in as many games. The Lady Dogs won 4-2 on Tuesday at Madison Middle School in North Platte, following a 5-1 win over the Lady Tigers on Saturday in the GNAC 3rd-4th place game in Scottsbluff. North Platte spread the goals around in Tuesday’s win. Four Lady Dogs scored in the game. Taylor Banark and Samantha Tagwerker each scored a goal and had an assist. Carli Anderson and Marisa Martinez each added a goal for North Platte, who led 3-1 at the half. Goalkeeper Abby Stark had 14 saves for North Platte in the match.

The North Platte boys (2-7) soccer team continues to struggle. They lost to Hastings (9-2) 2-0. The Bulldogs boys team also played Hastings in the GNAC tournament in Scottsbluff. They faced each other in the first round, which resulted in a 2-1 Tigers win. Dakota Guenin had eight saves in the net for North Platte in Tuesday’s loss. The Dogs have now lost seven matches in a row, but five of their seven losses have been by two goals or less.

The North Platte Bulldogs soccer teams will have one day of practice before hitting the road to play Columbus on Thursday.

Miley Cyrus Hospitalized, Cancels Kansas City Show

Posted on April 15, 2014

(AP) — Miley Cyrus is in the hospital and unable to perform her “Bangerz” concert in Kansas City, Mo., as planned. A spokeswoman for the singer says the 21-year-old canceled her performance Tuesday after she was hospitalized for a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.

Publicist Meghan Prophet says in a statement that Cyrus is on “medical rest” at her doctors’ advice.

Cyrus said on Twitter that she’s heartbroken to miss the show. She also posted a photo of herself wearing what appears to be a hospital gown.

Tickets for the concert at Sprint Center are being refunded.

Creighton Signs Boston U. Guard Maurice Watson Jr.

Posted on April 15, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Boston University point guard Maurice Watson Jr. is transferring to Creighton.

Bluejays coach Greg McDermott announced that Watson signed a letter of intent Tuesday and will have two years of eligibility starting in 2015-16.

The 5-foot-10 Watson averaged 13.3 points and 7.1 assists per game last season. He was an All-Patriot League first-team selection.

McDermott said Watson, from Philadelphia, is an unselfish player who’s a capable scorer and will be a good fit in the Bluejays’ up-tempo offense.

ACLU Speaks Out for Neb. Man Arrested for Handing Out Religious Fliers

Posted on April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

(AP) — A Nebraska civil liberties group is now representing a Lincoln man arrested by police last month for handing out religious pamphlets outside Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska says Larry Ball was exercising his First Amendment rights. The ACLU filed a motion Monday in Ball’s casing requesting that the charges against him be dismissed.

The 76-year-old Ball was arrested March 15 after refusing police orders to stop handing out the fliers as the Nebraska Boys State Basketball Tournament was being played inside the arena.

Ball and the ACLU say Ball was on a public sidewalk and was therefore free to hand out fliers. Police and city prosecutors dispute that Ball was on public property.

A hearing in the case has been set for Wednesday.

Columbus Man Convicted of Murder, Other Crimes

Posted on April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

(AP) — A 31-year-old Nebraska man has been convicted of murder in the knifing death of a Columbus man.

The office of Attorney General Jon Bruning said in a news release that 31-year-old Eric Henry was found guilty Tuesday by a Platte County District Court jury in Columbus.

Henry was one of three people prosecuted for the May 2013 slaying of 51-year-old Steven Jorgensen during a botched robbery.

Last month 32-year-old Kimberly Henderson, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Twenty-seven-year-old Quentin Critser, of Lincoln, pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against his co-defendants. Henderson and Critser are awaiting sentencing.

St. Louis-Area Man Accused of Sexual Torture

Posted on April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

(AP) — A St. Louis-area man is accused of sexually torturing five women in his apartment over several years.

Authorities on Tuesday announced that 29-year-old Adam Michael Capriglione of south St. Louis County is facing 19 felony charges that include forcible rape, forcible sodomy, felonious restraint and domestic assault. He’s jailed on $500,000 bond.

Police spokesman Brian Schellman says an investigation began after one of the victims contacted police in January. Capriglione is accused of raping, sodomizing and torturing five women dating back to 2006.

He also faces one count of sexual exploitation of a minor for allegedly filming a child having sex in 2007.

Capriglione’s attorney, Joseph Green, says facts will come to light in support of his client as the case moves forward.

MLB Marks 67th Anniversary of Robinson Debut

Posted on April 15, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — Rev. Jesse Jackson is helping Major League Baseball mark the 67th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, praising Commissioner Bud Selig for the strides the sport has taken in minority opportunities over the past two decades.

Jackson traveled to baseball’s 1992 winter meetings to criticize its lack of minorities in management, and he pushed for change.

Selig retired Robinson’s No. 42 in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the big league debut of the Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman. Selig established a Diverse Business Partners program the following year and in 1999 started requiring clubs to consider at least one minority for each manager and major executive opening. MLB also sponsors 35 Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars.

Jackson says Tuesday that Jackie Robinson Day has become “a national holiday for all practical purposes.”

NCAA Committee Approves Expanded Meal Allowance

Posted on April 15, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA’s legislative council has approved a proposal to expand the meal allowance for athletes.

If approved by the board of directors April 24, Division I schools could provide unlimited meals and snacks to everyone who plays a college sport, including walk-ons.

Tuesday’s vote came eight days after Shabazz Napier closed out Connecticut’s championship run by complaining that he sometimes went to bed “starving” because he couldn’t afford food.

Committee members also voted to reduce the penalty for a first positive drug test from a full season to a half season if it’s not for a performance-enhancing drug. The NCAA only tests during championship events.

The council also approved a measure to create a three-hour break between preseason football practices.

All changes would take effect Aug. 1.

Panel of Administrators: NCAA System Must Change

Posted on April 15, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of college administrators agree the NCAA business model has to change to survive.

Three administrators participated in a discussion Tuesday on integrity and the commercialization of college athletics — Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner Beth DeBauche, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart and former Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe.

Many athletic departments are flush with cash thanks to multi-million dollar TV deals. Conferences have started their own networks and coaches’ contracts continue to soar.

Now athletes are demanding their fair share.

Barnhart says the issues didn’t develop overnight. Beebe says realignment only increased students’ desires for their share of the money generated.

While DeBauche sees the current crisis as an opportunity to make college athletics healthier than ever, the panel also agreed the question now is how to do that.

‘Coin Collect’ Contest to Raise Funds for Bridge of Hope

Posted on April 15, 2014

While child abusers doesn’t pay attention to the calendar, April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

To usher the month of awareness out, officials at the Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center are conducting the second Coin Collect contest.

The event, which will be held April 30th from 3:30-5:30 at the Platte River Mall, will give participants of all ages an opportunity to win prizes while supporting the services provide by Bridge of Hope.

Organizers say participants can pay as little as $1 for a chance to choose a coin, and can purchase as money coins as they choose. The coins collected are then redeemed for prizes.

Coins can be purchase for $1 each, or 12 for $10. Participants who purchase 12 coins will be entered into the grand prize drawing.

For more information, visit the Bridge of Hope website, check out their Facebook page or cal 308-534-4064.