January 2015 – Page 19 – North Platte Post Archive

Bellevue Hiring Fair Scheduled for Veterans, Service Members

Posted on January 25, 2015

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — An employment workshop will be held before next month’s hiring fair in Bellevue for veterans, service members and military spouses.

The workshop will focus on resume preparation, how to navigate hiring fairs, how to translate military skills and how to handle interviews.

The Hiring Our Heroes event will take place Feb. 18 at the Lied Activity Center, 2700 Arboretum Drive, Bellevue. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the hiring fair, which is set to run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nebraska Farmer Visits South American Counterparts

Posted on January 25, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska farmer recently visited Colombia and Brazil to learn more about international markets for U.S. crops.

The Nebraska Corn Board says John Greer from Edgar was part of a delegation with the U.S. Grains Council.

Greer says the recent U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement seems to be creating new opportunities to sell American corn and related products.

That’s encouraging because Colombia is one of the largest importers of corn in the region. But Brazil will compete with the United States to sell grain to Colombia.

Nebraska Could Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Homes

Posted on January 25, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An increase in carbon monoxide poisoning calls last year could prompt Nebraska lawmakers to require alarms in homes and apartments.

A bill set for a legislative hearing Thursday would add Nebraska to a growing list of states that require the devices in addition to smoke alarms.

The Nebraska Regional Poison Center received 167 carbon monoxide calls in 2014. That’s up from 107 calls the previous year. Kathy Jacobitz, the group’s managing director, says the detectors are an important safety device.

The bill by Sen. Sara Howard of Omaha would require carbon monoxide detectors in any home or apartment sold, rented or issued a building permit after Jan. 1, 2017. Howard says she introduced it in response to past carbon monoxide deaths in Nebraska.

Master’s Two Goals Give Storm Sixth Straight Win

Posted on January 24, 2015January 25, 2015

KEARNEY, Neb. – Nick Master scored twice and the Tri-City Storm (20-10-5) got their first win of the season against the Sioux Falls Stampede (18-14-4) by a score of 4-2 at the Viaero Event Center on Saturday night.

The victory was the sixth straight win for Tri-City, which is now the longest winning streak for the club since March of 2005.

Master now has a goal streak of three games, scoring five different times during the run. The UMass-Lowell commit has 12 tallies and 21 points on the season.

Forward Chris Wilkie also scored for the Storm in the win, and is currently third in the USHL with 22 goals.

Chase Berger gave Tri-City the early 1-0 lead, scoring his sixth goal of the season on the first shot of the game just 1:28 into the first period.

Sioux Falls responded with a goal by defenseman Matt Nuttle at 8:31 of the first, tying the game at 1-1 before Master scored his first of the night to give the Storm a 2-1 lead going into the first intermission.

The Broomall, Penn. native’s first was set up by both Garrett Gamez and Kevin Kerr. First, Gamez brought the puck in the zone and stopped in the corner. The Storm’s captain then found Kerr open at the point. Kerr, also a Pennsylvania native, shot the puck toward the net with Master open in front for a redirection over the left shoulder of Stampede goalie Stefanos Lekkas and into the net.

Wilkie made it 3-1 in the second, picking up the puck in the Sioux Falls end on a broken play and beating Lekkas. Storm defenseman Mattias Goransson and forward Dan Labosky each recorded assists on the goal.

But the Stampede got back in the game with a redirection goal of their own from team captain Ryan Schwalbe to make it 3-2 in the middle period.

The game stayed at 3-2 until Master gave the Storm the insurance they were looking for, scoring his second of the game at 11:36 of the final frame.

This time it was forward Cody Milan who hit Master in front and the center did the rest of the work, deking out Lekkas and scoring on the backhand. Forward Matthew Freytag was credited with the second assist on the final goal of the game.

Storm netminder Jared Rutledge earned the win with 17 saves, his sixth win of the year and his fourth consecutive victory.

Lekkas took the loss for Sioux Falls, making 31 saves in defeat.

Tri-City remains in second place in the USHL’s Western Conference with 45 total points.

The Storm are back in action Tuesday night when they host the Lincoln Stars at the Viaero Event Center. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Kyle Eastman along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Tri-City – Chase Berger (Dan Labosky) 1:28
Sioux Falls – Matt Nuttle (Cooper Marody, Clint Lewis) 8:31
Tri-City – Nick Master (Kevin Kerr, Garrett Gamez) 12:45

2nd Period

Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (Mattias Goransson, Dan Labosky) 5:46
Sioux Falls – Ryan Schwalbe (Matt Nuttle, Lawton Courtnall) 8:27

3rd Period
Tri-City – Nick Master (Cody Milan, Matthew Freytag) 11:36

PENALTIES

1st Period
Sioux Falls – Chaz Switzer – (Slashing), 2 min, 16:41

2nd Period

Tri-City – Cameron Spicer – (Roughing), 2 min, 3:37
Sioux Falls – Troy Loggins – (Roughing), 2 min, 3:37
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:04
Sioux Falls – Kieffer Bellows – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:04
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:32
Sioux Falls – Matt Nuttle – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:55

3rd Period
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) (Misconduct), 10 min, 5:16
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:16
Sioux Falls – Troy Loggins – (Charging), 2 min, 5:16
Sioux Falls – Clint Lewis – (Roughing), 4 min, 5:16
Tri-City – Nick Master – (Slashing), 2 min, 6:12
Sioux Falls – Lukas Buchta – (Tripping), 2 min, 19:54

Power Play

Sioux Falls – 0/2

Tri-City – 0/4

Shots

Sioux Falls: 6, 7, 6 = Total: 19
Tri-City: 13, 12, 10 = Total: 35

Saves
Sioux Falls – Stefanos Lekkas – 31/35
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 17/19

Free Throw Shooting Lifts NPCC Over Otero

Posted on January 24, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights used clutch free throw shooting to down the Otero Junior College Rattlers 76-72 in a Region IX South Sub-region contest Saturday afternoon.

With the Rattlers leading for most of the first half, the Knights took their first lead with 7:52 to go in the half 25-24 on a put back shot by Marco Pascolo. The Rattlers then went on a 13-2 run to take the lead 37-27.

The Knights battled back to cut Otero’s lead to four, 45-41 at halftime.

In the second half the Knights leading 67-59, the Rattlers went on a 12-2 run to take a 71-69 lead with 2:30 to go in the game.

CJ Polk tied the game at 71 with two free throws with 1:42 to go. Otero’s Tre O’Neal hit one of two free throws to put the Rattlers up by one. Polk on the next possession put the Knights up for good on a layup. Cameron Williams made three of the next four free throws to seal the win.

The Knights, now 17-4 overall and 8-1 in the sub-region were led in scoring by Polk and Williams with 16 points each. Pascolo was the only other Knight to score in double figures with 14.

Pascolo recorded his second consecutive double-double as he pulled down 12 rebounds.

The Rattlers, 11-9 on the season and 2-8 in the sub-region had four players in double figures led by Brandon Wilson and Brandon Book with 15 points each. Shun Williams tallied 11 points and Jacob Holland added 10 points.

Wilson also pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Rattlers.

The Knight stay on the road as they travel to play McCook Community College on Wednesday, January 28. The game will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1410 and online at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be live streamed at www.coachesaid.com.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CST.

Abdullah leads North to 34-13 Win over South in Senior Bowl

Posted on January 24, 2015

Ameer Abdullah in the Senior Bowl (AP Photo by Brynn Anderson)

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Nebraska’s Ameer Abdullah rushed for 73 yards and added 40 receiving while leading the North to a 34-13 victory over the South on Saturday in the Senior Bowl.

The Cornhuskers’ No. 2 career rusher won MVP honors, and the running backs and defenses came up with the some of the biggest plays in a game that showcases senior NFL prospects.

Texas cornerback Quandre Diggs and Miami-Ohio’s Quinten Rollins had third-quarter interceptions for the North.

Abdullah, an Alabama native, made the most of his 11 touches. Minnesota running back David Cobb gained 69 yards on 11 carries, including a 4-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.

The top passers were Baylor’s Bryce Petty of the North and Colorado State’s Garrett Grayson on the South. Petty was 9 of 13 for 123 yards with an interception. Grayson completed 8 of 15 passes for 118 yards.

Terran Petteway Scores 32, Nebraska holds off Spartans 79-77

Posted on January 24, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Terran Petteway scored a season-high 32 points, Shavon Shields added 21 and short-handed Nebraska held off Michigan State 79-77 on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers (12-7, 4-3 Big Ten) won for the fourth time in five games. The Spartans (13-7, 4-3) lost for the second time in three games.

The Huskers were without two starting big men. Forward David Rivers sat out after spraining his left knee in practice Thursday, and Walter Pitchford was ejected for throwing a high elbow at a Spartan away from the ball less than four minutes into the game.

MSU’s Travis Trice scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, and Denzel Valentine finished with 21. Branden Dawson tied a career-high with 18 rebounds to go with his eight points.

Michigan State held a 48-26 rebounding advantage, including an incredible 24-5 on the offensive end. But the Spartans shot 36 percent in the first half, 41 percent for the game and committed 16 turnovers.

AP Interview: Selig says MLB could Expand Internationally

Posted on January 24, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — On his final day as baseball commissioner, Bud Selig predicts a future that could include expansion to other countries.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, Selig says he leaves with no regrets after nearly 22½ years in charge of the sport.

Selig says “my dream is for this sport to really have an international flavor. Does it need teams in other countries? … If one uses a lot of vision it could.”

There has not been a major league team outside the U.S. and Canada.

Selig’s reign saw expanded playoffs and wild-card teams, the start of interleague play, the use of video review to aid umpires, expansion to Arizona and Tampa Bay, the formation of baseball’s Internet and broadcast companies and the start of drug testing.

Rob Manfred, Selig’s top deputy, becomes baseball’s 10th commissioner on Sunday.

Police: Lincoln Man Dismembered Wife and Hid Remains in Shed

Posted on January 24, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say a man accused of killing his wife dismembered her body and hid her remains in a storage shed.

Police say Kevin Miller hit his 28-year-old wife, Kelsey Miller, in the head with a baseball bat and shot her three times in the early-morning hours of Nov. 27. He has pleaded not guilty.

Kelsey Miller’s remains were found in a storage shed in northeast Lincoln on Dec. 7, 11 days after she disappeared. Police disclosed the details in newly unsealed court records.

Police say they found four hand saws, a knife, air fresheners, a machete, buckets and several plastic containers inside the storage shed.

___

Omaha Police Chief Pleads for Public’s Help in Shooting

Posted on January 24, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief is pleading for anyone with information about an early-morning shooting Saturday that left three dead and five injured to contact investigators.

Chief Todd Schmaderer (SHMAH-der) says as many as 50 people were in and around the small northeast Omaha home when shots were fired “by multiple shooters” around 2 a.m. No arrests have been made, and police say they are confident the shootings were gang-related.

Schmaderer says vast majority of people at the scene refused to help police. He says he understands witnesses’ fear but pleaded for them to come forward.

Schmaderer says police can protect the identity of witnesses who come forward and the information they provide.