North Platte – The North Platte Community College athletic programs are in action with three different sports this weekend. The volleyball team (19-16) travels to Columbus for the Region IX Division II Tournament to extend their season which starts on Friday. The men’s basketball team travels to McCook to kick off their season in the McCook Community College Classic on Friday and Saturday. The women’s basketball team remains at home as they host the Hampton Inn Classic on Friday and Saturday.

The Lady Knights volleyball team plays twice on Friday in the Region IX Division II Tournament. The Lady Knights first play Southeast Community College (16-18) at 4 p.m. on Friday. North Platte then plays the host No. 2 Central Community College (29-6) at 7 p.m. The Tournament continues on Saturday November 1.

The Knights basketball team kicks off the season on Friday against Clarendon College at 6 p.m. in McCook. The Knights are coming off a 27-5 record from a season ago and an appearance in the Region IX Semifinals. Sophomores Cameron Williams, Marco Pascolo, Xavier Hall, Riley Rice and Luke Pittle are joined by 10 newcomers. The Knights return to action on Saturday at 2 p.m. as they face Midland University JV. North Platte’s first home game of the year is Thursday, November 6 at 6 p.m. against Hastings College JV.

The Lady Knights basketball team starts off their season on Friday as they host Midland University JV in the Hampton Inn Classic at 7:30 p.m. The Lady Knights are coming off a 16-13 record along with a Region IX Division II Championship. Sophomores April Stull, Aliyah Brown, Kirra Hill-Carter and Alleyah Evans are joined by 11 newcomers. The Lady Knights return to action on Saturday at 3 p.m. to conclude the Hampton Inn Classic against Fort Carson.