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Month: June 2014

Huskers Football and Baseball Commit Selected in Second Round by Brewers

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Monte Harrison
Monte Harrison

Lincoln – Nebraska baseball and football signee Monte Harrison was selected 50th overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Thursday night by the Milwaukee Brewers. Harrison was the ninth pick in the second round and it’s the highest that an incoming Husker has been picked since Bubba Starling was selected fifth overall by the Kansas City Royals in 2011. Starling went on to sign a professional contract with the Royals.

Scheduled to play both football and baseball at Nebraska, Harrison was tabbed as a first-team All-American by Perfect Game in 2014. The 6-2 product of Lee’s Summit West High School in Lee’s Summit, Mo., was ranked as the 31st best high school prospect in the country and the No. 4 outfielder nationally by Perfect Game.

As a junior in 2013, Harrison hit .457, while driving in 33 runs and scoring 36. He had 12 doubles, three triples and six home runs and also stole 25 bases.

On the football field, Harrison helped his team to a 13-1 record and a Class 5 state title. Harrison’s explosiveness helped Lee’s Summit West dominate during its playoff run, winning all five games by at least 28 points. Harrison finished the season with 60 receptions for 1,007 yards, an average of 16.8 yards per catch, and had 13 receiving touchdowns. Harrison also rushed for 198 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass.

Harrison now has until July 18 to sign a contract with the Brewers.

Owings Leads D-backs to 12-7 Win over Rockies

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colorado-rockiesDENVER (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Montero and Chris Owings homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks reached double-digits against the Colorado Rockies again, completing a sweep with a 12-7 win Thursday night.

Arizona took all three games at Coors Field for the first time since April 2008.

Bronson Arroyo (5-4) pitched effectively most of the evening before running out of steam. The 37-year-old allowed four runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings.

Juan Nicasio (5-4) struggled with his command, allowing a season-high seven runs in 5 1-3 innings as the Rockies dropped their seventh straight game. It’s their longest skid since losing nine in a row late in the 2012 season.

Spurs Handle Heat, Win 110-95 in NBA Finals Game 1

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NBA Finals 2014SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 110-95 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals inside a sweltering AT&T Center.

With an air conditioning failure making it feel like basketball in a sauna and causing LeBron James to battle cramps that knocked him out of the game’s decisive stretch, the Spurs pulled away to win the opener of the first finals rematch since 1998.

Manu Ginobili had 16 points and 11 assists, and Tony Parker added 19 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who shot 59 percent and improved to 6 for 6 in NBA Finals Game 1s.

James finished with 25 points but played only 33 minutes, and Miami was outscored 36-17 in the fourth quarter.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sets Weather Camp

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UNLLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources is holding a weeklong Weather Camp next week on the East Campus.

Students ages 11-15 will learn about weather- and science-related topics.

There will be 15 students representing five states: Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Texas. The students will attend field experiments, seminars, tours of research facilities and workshops that expand their knowledge of atmospheric sciences, weather and forecast models and environmental instrumentation.

Omaha Girl Shot on Her 6th Birthday

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crime-scene-police-shootOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — No arrests have been reported in the shooting of a 6-year-old northeast Omaha girl.

Police say the shooting occurred around 7:15 p.m. Thursday It wasn’t clear whether Taelor Sentress was inside or outside a residence when the bullet struck her face. She was reported in good condition late Thursday at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.

Police said Taelor was shot on her birthday.

Officers are searching for two sport utility vehicles that may have been involved in the shooting.

North Platte Weather-Weekend

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forecast graphic june 6 2014

  • Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
  • Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Powerful Storms Blamed for 2 Deaths in Arkansas

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severe-weatherLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two people were killed by falling trees in northeast Arkansas as powerful storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South, knocking over trees and utility lines.

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management says one man died when a tree fell on a van, while another man was killed in nearby Jonesboro when a tree fell onto his home. Their names haven’t been released.

Strong winds also blew over a freight train on a Union Pacific line, blocking U.S. Highway 49. Arkansas State Police say no one was injured and no hazardous cargo was involved.

Spokesman Bill Sadler says about a half-dozen tractor-trailers also blew over in the region. No hazardous materials or serious injuries were involved.

The storms damaged numerous homes and businesses and caused widespread power outages.

Ventura Leads Royals to 3-2 Win over Cardinals

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kc-royalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura threw six innings in his return from a sore elbow, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Thursday night and end a string of eight straight home losses to their in-state rivals.

Ventura (3-5) was skipped his previous time through the rotation because of minor elbow pain, but he looked sharp in his return.

He pitched to contact and took advantage of some sharp defense, which helped him to limit the damage whenever he ran into trouble.

The Royals rallied for three runs off Michael Wacha (4-4) to take the lead in the sixth inning, and Francisley Bueno and Wade Davis each pitched a perfect inning in relief of Ventura.

Eddie Butler Set to Make His Major League Debut

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Eddie Butler
Eddie Butler

DENVER (AP) — Eddie Butler controls his emotions about as well as he does his pinpoint fastball.

On the eve of his major league debut, the Colorado Rockies’ prized pitching prospect is hardly showing any traces of tension. The team is bringing Butler up from Double-A Tulsa to pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday and is hoping he adds a spark to a scuffling starting rotation.

The 22-year-old is taking it all in stride. He said, “if I go out there and pitch six innings and have us in the ball game, that’s going to be a great day.”

Colorado made one thing very clear — the team is not counting on Butler to swoop in to rescue the season, only to keep the Rockies in games.

NP Golf Courses to Host 2014 Junior Ambassador Classic Two Day Golf Tournament

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golfNorth Platte, NE- On Monday and Tuesday, June 9th & 10th, the 2014 Junior Ambassador Classic Two Day Tournament will take place at our local Lake Maloney Golf Course and River’s Edge Golf Club.  Approximately 60 junior golf entrants ages 7 to 18, from around the western end of the state, will participate in one of the biggest junior golf tournaments Nebraska hosts.

The Schedule as follows:

Day 1: June 9th, play will start at Lake Maloney Golf Course at 10:00am – 3:00pm.

Day 2: June 10th, play will start at River’s Edge Golf Club at 9:00am – 2:00pm.

Special Event, Junior Slugfest Scramble, will be held June 9th at River’s Edge Golf Club at 6:30pm. Juniors will be randomly teamed up and will compete in a 3-hole scramble in competition for trophies.

Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each division collectively through the two-day tournament.  The trophy presentation will be held at the end of play on June 10th at Rivers’ Edge Golf Club around 2:00pm by 10th/18th green.

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