July 2015 – Page 12 – North Platte Post Archive

US Gas Prices Down a Penny in Past 2 Weeks

Posted on July 26, 2015July 26, 2015

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has dropped a penny over the past two weeks to $2.82 a gallon.

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the current average sits 76 cents below the year-ago price.

The cheapest price recorded in the continental United States was $2.33 a gallon in Birmingham, Alabama.

The highest was $4.13 a gallon in Los Angeles. Lundberg says California saw huge wholesale price hikes during a brief supply shortage. She says supplies are flowing again and pump prices are poised to drop in the Golden State.

The national average price of diesel was down 6 cents over the same period to $2.86 a gallon.

Royals get Cueto in trade with Reds

Posted on July 26, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have acquired ace right-hander Johnny Cueto in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, bolstering their chances of returning to the World Series.

The Royals began the day with the best record in the American League. Now they add Cueto to a rotation that lost Jason Vargas to a season-ending elbow injury last week.

The scuffling Reds received left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed in Sunday’s deal. Finnegan was Kansas City’s first-round pick in last year’s draft.

Cueto, who is eligible for free agency after the season, was one of the top starters on the market. He pitched eight scoreless innings in Cincinnati’s 5-2 victory at Colorado on Saturday.

Cueto won 20 games last season and is 7-6 with a 2.62 ERA in 19 starts this year.

Green Earns Final Spot on U.S. World Team

Posted on July 26, 2015

*James Green will represent Team USA at the World Championships in Las Vegas in September.*

Fargo, N.D. – James Green swept Nick Marable in two straight matches in a Special wrestle-off to earn the final spot on the U.S. World Team on Saturday.

Green, a four-time All-American at NU, defeated former Missouri wrestler Nick Marable by decision in two straight matches at 70 kg/154 lbs. Green won the first match 4-0 before defeating Marable again in the second match 2-1. Marable defeated Green last year in Fargo to make the World Team before placing eighth at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Marable did not attend weigh-ins at the World Team Trials in June due to an injury, creating a best of three wrestle-off between the two.

Green will represent Team USA at the World Championships in Las Vegas in September.

U.S. World Team Special Wrestle-Off
Fargo, N.D.
July 25, 2015
70 kg/154 lbs.
James Green def. Nick Marable 2 matches to 0
Match 1: Green dec. Marable, 4-0
Match 2: Green dec. Marable, 2-1

Lincoln County Raceway Fair Races Results

Posted on July 26, 2015

Winning at the County Fair is easier said than done, especially when the action is jam-packed with door-to-door racing during the Lincoln County Fair Races at Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, Nebraska on Saturday evening.

Colton Osborn, Denny Egge, Casey Werkmeister, Jacob Olmstead and Brad Bayne were able to out run the challengers to score trips to the Winners Circle. Grabbing the lead on lap five and holding off all challenges was Colton Osborn of Cozad, Nebraska. Osborn was in the lead pack from the onset and garnered the lead early and never looked back to win the IMCA Modified Feature. Maxwell’s Charley Brown was the runner-up finisher in the feature after moving past third place finisher David Murray Jr of Oberlin, Kansas during the white flag lap. Murray went to the top shelf in an effort to make a pass on Osborn for the lead, but the marbles caused Murray to drop back to third place where he would still garner a podium finish. Cole Hodges of Ogallala and Ft. Morgan’s Jeremy Frenier rounded out your top five in the feature event.

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Repairs Planned on US Highway 281 in South-Central Nebraska

Posted on July 26, 2015

BLUE HILL, Neb. (AP) — Pavement repairs are scheduled to begin this coming week on U.S. Highway 281 in south-central Nebraska.

The Nebraska Roads Department says the project will begin at Blue Hill and end 14 miles north.

Traffic will be controlled by flaggers and a pilot vehicle. The work is expected to be finished by the end of September.

Nebraska’s Water Management Catches Eye of Other States

Posted on July 26, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s system for managing its groundwater is catching the eye of other states that are running dry and threatening farmers with water restrictions.

Despite its widespread use for crop irrigation, Nebraska’s groundwater supply has remained stable while states such as California and Texas struggle with shortages. The difference has led some out-of-state groups to inquire about how Nebraska uses 23 natural resources districts to manage groundwater while the Department of Natural Resources oversees rivers and lakes.

Dean Edson, of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts, says he’s received inquiries from half a dozen states and is scheduled to speak about Nebraska’s system in California next month.

Jim Schneider, acting director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, will discuss the state’s groundwater management system before a national group in November.

State Baseball: Juniors, Seniors both face elimination game on Sunday

Posted on July 25, 2015July 25, 2015

**Live Updates from State Tournaments**

North Platte First Nationals Senior Legion lost their opening game of the state tournament, 10-7 vs. Grand Island. They will play Omaha Gross Catholic at 1 pm on Sunday, July 26 in an elimination game.

Final Box Score – First Round
North Platte 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 – 7 R, 9 H, 4 E
Grand Island 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 – 10 R, 9 H, 2 E

WP: Uhrig
LP: Kruse

Seniors Bracket

North Platte First Nationals Junior Legion also lost their opening game of the state tournament, 3-1 vs. Millard North. They will play Omaha Central at 1 pm on Sunday, July 26 in an elimination game.

Final Box Score – First Round
Millard North 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 2 E
North Platte 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 R, 2 H, 2 E

WP: Ritzdorf
LP: Wroot

Juniors Bracket

Escobar’s RBI single in 10th lifts Royals past Astros

Posted on July 25, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar singled home Paulo Orlando with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

Orlando singled off Will Harris (4-3) with one out and stole second before Escobar’s game-winning looper to shallow right gave the Royals the win and snapped the Astros’ five-game winning streak.

Kelvin Herrera (2-2) pitched a scoreless 10th to pick up the victory.

Carlos Correa’s sacrifice fly gave the Astros a 1-0 lead in the sixth, and the Royals tied it on Salvador’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Cueto, Frazier lead Reds to 5-2 win over Rockies

Posted on July 25, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Johnny Cueto shrugged off trade rumors and pitched eight scoreless innings, Todd Frazier connected for his 100th career home run, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 Saturday night.

Billy Hamilton had three hits and scored twice for the Reds.

Cueto (7-6,) whose name has come up repeatedly in potential trade-deadline deals, put on a dominating display in hitter-friendly Coors Field, limiting the power-hitting Rockies’ lineup to four singles before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. He struck out five and walked one in a performance sure to heighten attention ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.

Chris Rusin (3-4) allowed five runs and 10 hits in five innings.

Nebraska Ed Department Seeks Public Input on Math Standards

Posted on July 25, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The public is being invited to add its two cents on the state’s new school mathematics standards.

Educators and the public are invited to comment on the newly revised draft of state math standards at public input sessions being held across the state on Aug. 4.

The public sessions are being held in Ainsworth, Kearney, Lincoln, North Platte, Omaha, Scottsbluff and Wakefield.

The draft standards are available online at https://www.education.ne.gov/math/index.html .

Comments may also be submitted to the Nebraska Department of Education at nde.standardsinput@nebraska.gov .

All information will be shared with the standards editing committee to help to finalize the standards before they are presented for State Board of Education approval.