January 2015 – Page 80 – North Platte Post Archive

Rose Bowl Rout! Oregon Crushes Florida State 59-20

Posted on January 1, 2015

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Mariota and Oregon turned an avalanche of Florida State mistakes into a mountain of points and the Ducks rolled past the defending national champions 59-20 Thursday to turn the first College Football Playoff semifinal into a Rose Bowl rout.

Mariota and the second-seeded Ducks (13-1) scored six straight times they touched the ball in the second half, with five of the touchdowns covering at least 21 yards and the last four coming after Florida State turnovers.

In the matchup of Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston matched Mariota’s numbers, but the defending national champions were no match for the Ducks. The Pac-12 champions will play the winner of the Sugar Bowl semifinal between Alabama and Ohio State on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas.

Third-seeded Florida State’s winning streak ends at 29. In Winston’s first loss as a college starter, maybe his last game in college, he threw for 348 yards.

Sheriff: Florida Man Decapitates His Mother

Posted on January 1, 2015

OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is charged with first-degree murder after his mother was found decapitated outside their home on New Year’s Eve.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Mario Gomez called 911 on Wednesday evening and told dispatchers that his brother Christian had killed their mother and cut off her head.

Deputies found Maria Suarez-Cassagne’s body outside the Oldsmar home, near some garbage cans. Authorities say 23-year-old Christian Gomez had fled the scene, but he was arrested after another 911 call reported a suspicious person riding a bicycle in the area.

According to the sheriff’s office, Gomez confessed to killing his mother. Authorities say investigators recovered the murder weapon — an ax. Mario Gomez, 27, was not injured.

Pinellas County jail records did not show whether Gomez had an attorney.

Police: Vehicle Crashes Into Omaha House

Posted on January 1, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say no one was injured when a vehicle crashed into an Omaha house.

Omaha police say a man was driving an SUV on Thursday afternoon when his vehicle left a roadway. The vehicle drove through an empty lot and a wood fence before it hit a house. No one was home at the time.

The foundation of the home has significant damage. The vehicle’s front portion was totaled.

Police suspect the SUV driver had consumed alcohol prior to the crash. The driver refused a Breathalyzer.

Authorities Investigate New Year’s Eve Gunfire in East Omaha

Posted on January 1, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating reports of gunfire in east Omaha during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.

Omaha police say officers responded to an area near a bar around 2 a.m. Wednesday. They found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

One person was taken into custody on charges of discharging a firearm within city limits and possession of an unregistered firearm, but additional information is not available. Authorities do not know if the arrest is connected to the wounded woman.

LeBron James, Steph Curry lead NBA All-Star Voting

Posted on January 1, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James and Stephen Curry remain the leading NBA All-Star vote-getters after the second tally of fan ballots.

Cleveland’s James leads all with 775,810 votes at the Eastern Conference frontcourt spot. Golden State’s Curry has 755,486, good for second in the league and tops among the Western Conference guards.

In the results released Thursday, Chicago’s Pau Gasol and the New York’s Carmelo Anthony follow in the East frontcourt. Washington’s John Wall remains the East’s leading vote-getter in the backcourt, followed by Miami’s Dwyane Wade.

Kobe Bryant is second to Curry in the West backcourt. The frontcourt is led by the New Orleans’ Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin and Memphis center Marc Gasol.

Voting runs through Jan. 19, and starters for the Feb. 15 game in New York will be announced Jan. 22.

Coaches Selected for 2015 West Nebraska All-Star Football Game

Posted on January 1, 2015

SCOTTSBLUFF—The coaches have been selected for the 2015 West Nebraska All-Star Football Game. This marks the 37^th year for the West Nebraska All-Star Football Game. The 2015 West Nebraska All-Star Football game will be played Saturday, June 13^th at Bearcat Stadium in Scottsbluff. Game time is 7 p.m. MDT.

Ryan Smith from Hershey High School will lead the West team. This past season Smith helped the Panthers finish with a 5-4 record. This is Coach Smith’s second time serving as a coach in the game. He previously served as an assistant coach for the East team in 2005.

The West assistant coaches are; Randy Heimstra from Hemingford High School, Nick Kuxhausen from Kimball High School, and CJ Bach from Chadron High School.

Jeff Rowan from Lexington High School will lead the East team in 2015. This past season Rowan’s team posted a 3-6 record. This will be Coach Rowan’s second time coaching in the West Nebraska All Star Game. He served as an assistant coach for the East team in 2008.

The East assistant coaches are; Ryan Jones from Maxwell High School, Jayce Dueland from Elm Creek High School and Dru Young from Cozad High School.

A portion of the proceeds from the West Nebraska All-Star Games benefit local charities. From last year’s proceeds, $5,000 was donated to three local charities.

West Nebraska All-Stars Extend Boundaries, add New Schools

Posted on January 1, 2015

SCOTTSBLUFF—In an effort to obtain a balance between the schools making up the East and West teams for the West Nebraska All Star Games, West Nebraska All Star Sports, Inc. has adopted a new boundary format starting with the 2015 games.

Previously, 26 schools made up the West and 35 schools made up the East. As far as total enrollment numbers, West schools had 3,616 students, and the East had 4,212 students.

Starting in 2015, a total of nine schools will be added to the East. These schools are Holdrege, Elm Creek, Ansley-Litchfield, Twin Loup, Overton, Alma, Bertrand, Loomis and Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (SEM). Seven schools that were formerly East schools will be moved to the West. Those schools are; McCook, Hershey, Sutherland, Paxton, Valentine, Sandhills-Thedford and Stapleton.

The addition and changes will bring the total amount of schools on the West to 33 and the East will now have 37 schools. Of the 33 schools which will now make up the West, 15 are 11 man schools, 15 are 8 man schools and 4 are 6 man schools. For the East, there will be 10 11 man schools, 20 8 man schools, and 6 6 man schools.

The total enrollment of East schools will now be 3,996 students. The enrollment for the West schools now stands at 4,520 students.

A list of the schools now making up the East and West can be seen below.

West			East
School	Class	Enrollment	School	Class	Enrollment
Scottsbluff	B	613	North Platte	A	861
Gering	B	468	Lexington	B	583
Mc Cook	B	363	Holdrege	C-1	228
Alliance	B	352	Gothenburg	C-1	215
Sidney	B	255	Cozad	C-1	214
Ogallala	C-1	227	Broken Bow	C-1	177
Chadron	C-1	191	Ainsworth	C-2	120
Valentine	C-1	162	Southern Valley	C-2	108
Mitchell	C-1	147	Cambridge	C-2	86
Gordon-Rushville	C-1	135	No. Platte St. Pats	C-2	85
Chase County	C-1	124	Elm Creek	D-1	71
Bridgeport	C-2	116	Ansley-Litchfield	D-1	67
Kimball	C-2	115	Arapahoe	D-1	66
Hershey	C-2	115	South Loop	D-1	66
Bayard	C-2	97	Twin Loop	D-1	61
Hemingford	D-1	84	Brady	D-2	60
Perkins County	D-1	82	Medicine Valley	D-2	60
Dundy County	D-1	76	Southwest	D-2	59
Morrill	D-1	72	Overton	D-2	59
Sutherland	D-1	72	Maxwell	D-2	57
Creek Valley	D-1	68	Mullen	D-2	55
Potter-Dix	D-2	57	Alma	D-2	55
Crawford	D-2	53	Bertrand	D-2	54
Paxton	D-2	53	Anselmo-Merna	D-2	52
Sandhills-Thedford	D-2	53	Loomis	D-2	52
Stapleton	D-2	52	Hitchcock County	D-2	50
Leyton	D-2	50	Eustis-Farnam	D-2	50
Garden County	D-2	43	Elwood	D-2	48
Hay Springs	D-2	39	S-E-M	D-2	41
South Platte	D-2	38	Wallace	D-2	39
Minatare	6 Man	55	Cody-Kilgore	6 Man	44
Banner County	6 Man	37	Wauneta-Palisade	6 Man	38
Hyannis	6 Man	34	Maywood	6 Man	34
Sioux County	6 Man	22	Hayes Center	6 Man	30
			McPherson County	6 Man	26
			Arthur County	6 Man	25

Total Enrollments		4520			3996

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Nebraska Man Faces 13 Counts of Livestock Neglect

Posted on January 1, 2015

PETERSBURG, Neb. (AP) — More than a dozen counts of livestock neglect have been filed against the owner of a Boone County property from which several malnourished horses were removed last month.

Two felony and 11 misdemeanor counts have been filed against 66-year-old James Majerus. A phone listed for him is no longer in service. His attorney from a previous livestock neglect case didn’t immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press.

Majerus pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of livestock abandonment or cruel neglect and was sentenced in August to probation for two years and three separate 30-jail sentences.

Majerus’ first court appearance on the new charges is scheduled for Jan. 15.

Nebraska Board Seeks Guidance on Powdered Alcohol

Posted on January 1, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s liquor regulators want the Legislature to decide whether to bar or order a tight watch over powdered alcohol, if the new product ever hits store shelves.

Some states have already barred Palcohol, which comes in pouches that hold the equivalent of one shot of alcohol and is added to liquids to create various drinks. Palcohol’s producers must wait for labeling approval from federal regulators before distributing the product.

Hobert Rupe (roop) is executive director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, and he said the commission said in a letter to lawmakers that “technology advancements will result in an increase of products that are not clearly defined as beverage alcohol but result in the same type of usage.”

North Platte Weather-New Year’s Day

Posted on January 1, 2015

New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -1. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday: Areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.