December 2014 – North Platte Post Archive

O’Reilly Scores in OT, lift Avalanche over Flyers

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly scored at 4:40 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 to end a two-game skid.

O’Reilly got a pass from defenseman Tyson Barrie and beat goalie Steve Mason with a shot just under the crossbar. It was O’Reilly’s seventh of the season.

Semyon Varlamov had 26 saves and Jarome Iginla also scored for the Avalanche.

Claude Giroux, Vincent Lecavalier and Jakub Voracek scored for Philadelphia. Mason finished with 29 saves for the Flyers, who have lost three in a row.

Colorado had a 2-1 lead after two periods but Lecavalier tied it with his sixth goal 2:52 into the third.

Stampede Hold Off Storm, 3-1

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Tri-City Storm (14-8-5) ended the year on the short end of a 3-1 game at the hands of the Sioux Falls Stampede (14-12-2)on Wednesday night in their first ever game at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.

Chase Berger had the lone Storm goal of the game, while Tri-City netminder Jared Rutledge made 18 saves in his third start with the team.

Sioux Falls got on the board early with a goal from Kieffer Bellows at 3:50 of the opening period to take a 1-0 lead and after the first 20 minutes, controlled the game, leading Tri-City in shots on goal 10-4.

But the Storm got going in the second and tied the game on Berger’s fourth goal of the season. Tri-City forward Wade Allison picked up the only assist on the tally, which was his fourth point of the year.

Despite outshooting the Stampede 13-7 in the frame, two late goals got Sioux Falls ahead with a 3-1 lead heading to the third period.

In the final period the Storm once again had their chances, but couldn’t head Stampede netminder Stefanos Lekkas.

Lekkas finished with 27 saves on the night, including 11 in the third period, to earn his team the win.

The Storm will celebrate the beginning of 2015 in Sioux Falls, staying in town to take on the Stampede on Friday night at 7:05 p.m.

Tri-City returns home to face Omaha in Kearney at the Viaero Event Center this Saturday, also at 7:05.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Garrett Gamez, Conner Valesano and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Tory Dello

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Sioux Falls – Kieffer Bellows (Cooper Marody) 3:50

2nd Period

Tri-City – Chase Berger (Wade Allison) 3:45
Sioux Falls – Logan O’Connor (Troy Loggins, Aaron Herdt) 14:01
Sioux Falls – Dillon Eichstadt (Ryan Schwalbe, Jack Suter) 16:36

3rd Period
(no scoring)

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – (Tripping), 2 min, 7:16
Tri-City – Chase Berger – (Tripping), 2 min, 12:28
Sioux Falls – Logan O’Connor – (Interference), 2 min, 13:02
Tri-City – Nick Master – (Tripping), 2 min, 14:19

2nd Period

Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Boarding), 2 min, 18:58
Sioux Falls – Cooper Marody – (Interference), 2 min, 19:49

3rd Period

Sioux Falls – Chaz Switzer – (Slashing), 2 min, 4:38
Sioux Falls – Joey Raats – (Roughing), 2 min, 17:08

Power Play

Tri-City – 0/3

Sioux Falls – 0/5

Shots

Tri-City: 4, 13, 11 = Total: 28
Sioux Falls: 10, 7, 4 = Total: 21

Saves
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 18/21
Sioux Falls – Stefanos Lekkas – 27/28

Providence tops Creighton 65-53, Wins 5th Straight

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — LaDontae Henton scored 35 points to lead Providence to its fifth-consecutive win, beating Creighton 65-53 in the Big East opener for both teams on Wednesday night.

Henton made 12 of 21 field goals, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds. Kris Dunn had 12 assists, eight rebounds and two steals for Providence (11-3, 1-0).

The Friars led 32-28 at halftime and opened the second half with a 10-2 run, including eight by Henton, to make it 42-30 with 15 minutes to play.

A layup by Geoffrey Groselle pulled Creighton (9-5, 0-1) within five, 44-39, but Dunn assisted on 3’s by Henton and Jalen Lindsey during a 12-0 Providence spurt which gave the Friars their biggest lead of the game, 56-39, with 8:34 left.

Groselle led Creighton, which lost five games before Jan. 1 for the first time since the 2009-10 season, with 14 points.

Indiana holds off Nebraska 70-65 in Big Ten Opener

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nick Zeisloft hit a pair of free throws with 33 seconds left and Collin Hartman added one 21 seconds later to seal the win for Indiana which held off Nebraska 70-65 in the Big Ten conference opener for both teams Wednesday.

The three free throws were the only points scored by Indiana (11-3, 1-0 Big Ten) in the final 4:50 of the run-filled game.

Nebraska (8-5, 0-1) came out of halftime strong, hitting five of its first seven shots, outscoring Indiana 14-2 and taking a 46-42 lead on Walter Pitchford’s shot-clock-beating 27-foot 3-pointer with 15:28 left.

Robert Johnson led Indiana with 14 points. Troy Williams had 13 points and Hanner Mosquera-Perea finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Terran Petteway led Nebraska with 23 points. Shavon Shields added 20 and Pitchford had 11 for Nebraska.

Deadline Approaching for Tickets to Ricketts Inaugural Event

Posted on December 31, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraskans who want to attend the inaugural celebration for Gov.-elect Pete Ricketts have until Friday to buy tickets.

The inaugural ball at Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for Jan. 10, two days after Ricketts is formally sworn into office. More than 2,000 tickets have been sold so far.

Two tiers of tickets are available: a $75 dinner ticket that includes a dinner, dessert, the main program, a dance and free parking; and a $25 ticket that does not include the dinner. Tickets and details are available at www.ItsAllAboutNebraska.com , or by calling 402-474-6463.

The band Finest Hour will perform at the inaugural ball. The dinner menu will include beef short ribs and prairieland chicken, vegetable and potato salad, honey carrots and Nebraska corn pie. Desserts will come from Nebraska businesses.

Nebraska Man Accused of Injuring Infant Son

Posted on December 31, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been accused of critically injuring his 3-week-old son in Nebraska.

Lincoln police say Koty Buesing was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of child abuse. Court records do not list an attorney.

Authorities say Buesing broke his son’s skull, causing the baby’s brain to bleed.

Officer Katie Flood says the baby’s mother took the boy to the hospital on Christmas Eve. A doctor eventually told her the boy’s injuries were probably caused by abuse.

Authorities Investigate Death at Nebraska Day Care

Posted on December 31, 2014

HICKMAN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby at a licensed day care in eastern Nebraska.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says the infant died Tuesday at the day care in Hickman.

Authorities say a caretaker noticed the baby was not breathing, started CPR and called for an ambulance. The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

An autopsy completed Wednesday shows the child had no injuries or trauma. Toxicology results are pending.

Lions’ Suh Pleased with Decision to Let Him Play

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh says he is “pleased” that the NFL has decided not to suspend him for Sunday’s NFL playoff game at Dallas.

And that’s about all.

Suh spoke Wednesday, one day after a hearing officer reduced a one-game league suspension to a $70,000 fine.

Suh originally was suspended for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ left leg twice last Sunday in a loss to Green Bay for the NFC North title. He stepped on Rodgers once with each foot, which violated unnecessary roughness rules, according to the league.

Suh declined to discuss the incident with reporters, and kept his answers short when asked about the suspension and fine.

Peyton Manning gets Head Start on Long Furlough

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning said his plan was to spend the Broncos’ bye week getting healthy and he’s doing just that.

The quarterback skipped practice Wednesday for the second consecutive day, something he hadn’t done since coming to Denver in 2012.

Manning said after the Broncos’ 47-14 rout of the Raiders on Sunday that earning the AFC’s No. 2 seed and a first-round bye was imperative because of the team’s long list of banged up players.

He counted himself in that group although he didn’t go into specifics. Two weeks ago, he strained his right thigh in a victory at San Diego when he was dehydrated from the flu.

Kyle Alexander Thomas

Posted on December 31, 2014

Kyle Alexander Thomas, 19, of North Platte passed away December 29, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 27, 1995 in Jefferson City, MO to Brent and Vicky (Clark) Thomas.
Kyle graduated from North Platte High School in 2013. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, building demolition derby cars with his dad, music, playing the guitar and entertaining people with his music.
Survivors include his father, Brent Thomas of North Platte; brother, Kalor (Jessica) Moore of Topeka, KS; sister, Kelsey Thomas of North Platte; grandparents, Darline Freytag, Gilbert and Kathleen Thomas all of Goodland, KS; aunt, Kelsey (Mark) Schlichenmayer of North Platte; aunt, Rhonda (Duane) Rice of Goodland, KS; uncle, Shawn (Niki) Clark of Hays, KS; cousins, Phillip Schlichenmayer of North Platte, Page (Cale) Ely of Goodland, KS, Colin Clark and Kylie Clark both of Hays, KS, and Laura (Rochelle Berghenoff) Rice of Brooklyn, NY.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Vicky Thomas; and grandfathers, Dallas Clark and Dale Freytag.
Memorials may be made in his name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Harvest Christian Fellowship with Pastor Jeremy Rinke officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Inurnment will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2015 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will be noon until 9:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2015 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.