July 2014 – Page 62 – North Platte Post Archive

Morales Helps Rockies to 2-1 Win over Padres

Posted on July 8, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run homer and Franklin Morales pitched effectively into the sixth inning, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Tuesday night.

Morales (5-4) turned in another solid outing since being reinserted into the starting rotation on July 3. The lefty surrendered four hits and one run before being removed for a reliever with two outs in the sixth.

Tyson Ross (7-9) was just as sharp, his only mistake a slider up in the zone to Blackmon in the third. Ross went six innings and allowed six hits.

Ross made the All-Star team, but won’t pitch since he’s scheduled to start Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Blackmon, also making his first appearance at the Midsummer Classic, had a double to go with his 13th homer of the season.

LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances.

Longoria has 2 RBIs, Rays Top Royals 4-3

Posted on July 8, 2014

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria drove in two runs, Jeremy Hellickson went 4 1-3 innings in his season debut, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Tuesday night.

The Rays opened the sixth with three consecutive hits, including a two-run single by Longoria off Jason Vargas (8-4), to take a 2-1 lead. Vargas, who allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings, was coming off seven innings in the Royals’ 4-0 win Wednesday against Minnesota.

Hellickson, coming back after arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in January, gave up one run and six hits.

James Loney had an RBI double and Logan Forsythe hit a sacrifice fly as Tampa Bay took a 4-1 lead in the eighth.

Salvador Perez had three RBIs, including a two-run single off Jake McGee in the ninth that pulled the Royals within 4-3. Kansas City had at least one baserunner in all nine innings.

Djimonii Jackson of Texas Signs with Lady Knights Basketball

Posted on July 8, 2014

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team announced the signing of Dijmonii Jackson to a National Letter of Intent to play basketball during the 2014-15 season. Jackson graduated from West Brook High School in Beaumont, Texas.

Jackson excelled on the defefensive end of the floor for the Lady Bruins where she set the school record for steals. She was voted the Mosts Valuable Player on her team at West Brook High School. Jackson was named 1st-Team All-District and was selected to play in the in the Southwest Texas All-Star Game where she scored 11 points.

“Djimonii will help out team quickness,” said head coach Richard Thurin. “She has very good court speed and will give us more depth at the guard position. Djimonii will make a difference right away.”

Bautista, Tulowitzki Add to HR Derby Lineups

Posted on July 8, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Bautista and Troy Tulowitzki have announced three members of their respective teams for Monday night’s Home Run Derby at Target Field.

Joining Bautista on the American League team are Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes, who was last year’s Derby winner, Baltimore’s Adam Jones and Brian Dozier of the host Twins.

Tulowitzki will have Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton, who entered Tuesday leading the National League in homers, the Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig and Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier on his side.

The final competitor in each league will be announced on Thursday.

Rockies Recall Kyle Parker from Triple-A

Posted on July 8, 2014

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies recalled utility player Kyle Parker from Triple-A Colorado Springs before their game Tuesday night against San Diego.

To make room for Parker, the team optioned left-handed pitcher Yohan Flande to the Sky Sox. Flande went 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA in three starts since he was brought up.

This is the second time Parker has joined the Rockies this season. Parker, a first-round pick in 2010, is still searching for his first big league hit.

The infielder/outfielder hit .292 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in Colorado Springs.

Omaha Man Says He Accidentally Shot 2 Teens

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man says he was shooting at a stop sign when the bullets accidentally wounded two teenagers.

A police officer testified Tuesday at a preliminary hearing in Douglas County Court that 21-year-old Davonte Hill told him he did not fire his gun at the two 16-year-old boys during the June 8 incident. The officer said Hill first denied involvement in the shooting but later changed his story.

One teen is recovering from a foot injury and another is recovering from a thigh wound.

Authorities say Hill shot the teens as they were walking with friends. He faces two counts of felony assault and two counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony. Court records do not list an attorney.

Nebraska Refuses to Disclose Oil Train Records

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials have refused to disclose the details of crude oil shipments railroads haul through the state.

The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says it plans to keep the information railroads provided confidential.

Officials say the information is proprietary and releasing it could endanger public safety.

Nebraska recently responded to a records request from The Associated Press.

Federal officials say they don’t believe the information railroads provide to states must be withheld to protect the public.

This spring railroads were ordered to notify states about trains carrying at least 1 million gallons of crude oil.

Railroads are under pressure to improve safety after several fiery derailments involving crude oil, including one in a small Canadian city in eastern Quebec where 47 people died last July when 60 cars derailed and exploded.

Nebraskan Pleads Guilty in Buggy Crash Death Case

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014

PAWNEE CITY, Neb. (AP) — A 57-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges related to a fatal collision with a horse-drawn buggy in southeast Nebraska.

Online court records say Vivian Cockrell, of Pawnee City, made her pleas Monday in Pawnee County District Court. She was convicted of motor vehicle homicide and misdemeanor misuse of a learner’s permit.

Prosecutors say Cockrell was driving a Cadillac on July 21, 2013, that struck the buggy carrying 21-year-old Fannie Yoder and her 17-year-old brother Reuben. They were on their way to church at the time of the accident. Reuben Yoder died and Fannie Yoder was critically hurt.

Cockrell was driving on a learner’s permit when the crash occurred on Nebraska Highway 8/50 east of Pawnee City. She did not have a driver 21 or older with her.

Lincoln School Board OKs Video Surveillance

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lincoln school board has authorized video surveillance at the district’s high schools.

The board approved the new policy on Monday.

The policy authorizes use of video cameras in the schools and on buses. The cameras can’t be located in places where people have expectations of privacy, including bathrooms and locker rooms.

The policy also says the recordings will be considered student records that could be subject to federal education privacy laws and that the use of video surveillance will be reviewed every year.

Foundation Laid for Scottsbluff Columbarium

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — The foundation has been laid for an 80-space columbarium project in Scottsbluff.

City officials began the project at Fairview Cemetery to meet a high demand for cremation burials.

The city website says burial spaces cost $300 for cremations and $550 for full-size plots.

The $60,000 dollar project is expected to be finished by summer’s end.