CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 9-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Monday night.
Colorado had taken an 8-7 lead in the ninth inning on a two-run home run by Carlos Gonzalez, but Bryant hit the second pitch he saw from John Axford (3-4) over the wall in left-center to give Chicago a dramatic victory and snap a three-game skid.
Trailing 7-4, the Rockies scored four times in the ninth to move ahead. Jason Motte started the ninth by allowing a pinch-home run to Daniel Descalso, a single to Charlie Blackmon and a double to D.J. LeMahieu.
Rafael Soriano (1-0), added to the roster July 20, then came on and gave up Troy Tulowitzki’s run-scoring grounder before Gonzalez roped a two-run home run into right to put Colorado in front.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Eric Hosmer drove in four runs, Kendrys Morales added three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals opened a 10-game road trip with a 9-4 victory over the spiraling Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
Hosmer connected for a three-run homer in the first inning off rookie Cody Anderson (2-2) as the Royals rolled to their AL-leading 60th win and improved to 15-5 in their last 20 games.
Edinson Volquez (10-5) worked into the seventh inning for Kansas City, which will welcome newly acquired ace Johnny Cueto on Tuesday.
Rookie Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer and Carlos Santana had a solo shot for the Indians, who have dropped five straight.
Joe Blanton gave up Lindor’s homer, but worked three innings for his second save.
Earlyne L. Biggs, age 83, of North Platte, passed away July 26, 2015 at Great Plains Health. She was the last child born of Chris and Pauline Detlefsen in Arnold, NE on September 29, 1931. She attended grade school in Gandy and then the family moved to Stapleton, where she finished high school in 1949. After high school, Earlyne moved to North Platte and started working for Berg Typewriter Company, as a secretary and later worked for Northwestern Public Service Gas Company as a cashier and secretary. Earlyne then decided to attend North Platte Beauty College and worked as a hairdresser at the Pawnee Beauty Salon. She moved to California and married Donald S. Biggs at the Presbyterian Church in Las Vegas, NV on Sept. 9, 1960. She owned her own salon in California for a while, then worked for Merle Norman Cosmetics in downtown Los Angeles as an instructor, at the home office for many years, and also managed a couple studios in the Orange County area. She and Don moved around a lot, as Don was a contractor and built many homes, apartments and office buildings from Palm Springs, CA to Santa Barbara, CA. Earlyne loved to play cards, going to the beach, crafts, golf and spending time with her friends and family. They moved back to North Platte in 2001 and Don built the last apartment building for Sandridge Apartments. They joined the First United Methodist Church in North Platte, where she loved to play cards with the Prime Time Women of the Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2005; sisters, Ruby (Graceton) Philpot, Edna (Harry) Springmeyer, and Gloria Smith; brothers, Vern (Virginia) and Ray (Jeanie) Detlefsen; and a special niece, Karen McCan. She is survived by her nieces, Barb Detlefsen of Omaha, Lewellyn (Derb) Frey of Stapleton, Pat Yates of New Mexico and Lori Ferguson of Central City; nephews, Ron (Teresa) Detlefsen of Lake Maloney and Robbi (Shelley) Smith of Arnold and brother-in-law, Bobbie Smith of Arnold. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. A memorial has been established in her memory. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Delp officiating. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 pm at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.
The North Platte First Nationals Junior Legion survived another elimination game on Monday afternoon with a 3-1 win over Lincoln Southeast. North Platte advances on to face another elimination game on Tuesday at 7 pm against Grand Island in Fremont.
Game 3 – Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Monday) North Platte 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 1 E
Lincoln Southeast 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 R, 5 H, 0 E
WP: Comer
LP: Jurgens
Notes: North Platte’s Caden Comer pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 3 strike outs. Cade Wroot threw the final 2/3 of an inning to get the save. For North Platte Trev Chase was 2 for 2 with 1 RBI and Austin Orr was 1 for 2 and scored twice. For Lincoln Southeast Aiden Bennett was 1 for 3 with an RBI and Crew Charlton was 1 for 3 and scored the only run.
Game 2 – Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Sunday)
Omaha Central 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 R, 4 H, 1 E
North Platte 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 2 E
WP: Sawyer
LP: Eubanks
Alec Sawyer pitched a complete game allowing 4 hits, 0 runs and striking out 5. Austin Orr was 1 for 1 with an RBI, scored a run and walked once. Jacob Harvey had 2 RBI. For Omaha Central, Yogi Eubanks pitched a complete game allowing 3 runs of which only 2 were earned and struck out 1.
Notes: For Millard North Jordan Ritzdorf threw a complete game 2 hitter to get the win. He gave up 1 unearned run, with 10 strikeouts. At the plate for Millard North Josh Heller was 2 for 2 with a solo home run. For North Platte, Kade Wroot threw 4 and 2/3 innings gave up 2 earned runs struck out 5 and suffered the loss. At the plate Trev Chase was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Auditions for the first play of the season at the North Platte Community Playhouse will be heldAugust 10 and 11 at 7:00 p.m. “She Stoops To Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith includes a cast of eight men and four women. There are parts for both older and younger actors and actresses. Those desiring to audition should come to the Patty Birge Room prepared to read for a part, but will not need to bring any audition materials of their own. They are welcome to come either Monday or Tuesday, or may come both nights if they desire.
The play includes a number of very interesting characters including Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle, their daughter Kate and step-son Tony Lumpkin. Kate and her friend Constance Neville are being courted by Young Marlow and his side-kick Hastings. A variety of bumbling servants complete the household. Director Robert Allen would particularly like to encourage participation by actors and actresses in their late teens to early thirties for the two couples and the bad boy Tony Lumpkin.
The performances of “She Stoops To Conquer” will take place September 25, 26 and 27 andOctober 2, 3 and 4. The Goldsmith play has been considered a classic since its first performances in London in 1776. As a comedy of manners, it pokes fun of the customs and society practices of that day while providing timeless humor with keen insight into the human experience.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has reaffirmed in a 7-2 decision that a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds must be removed.
The state’s highest court on Monday denied a rehearing that had been requested by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.
Chief Justice John Reif wrote in the court’s concurring opinion that justices carefully considered the Pruitt’s arguments on behalf of the Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission and found nothing to merit a rehearing in the case.
The court had found previously that the monument is a religious symbol and must be removed because it violates the state’s constitutional ban on using public property to benefit a religion.
The decision prompted an outcry from some conservative legislators who vowed to impeach the justices or amend the constitution.
ELWOOD, Neb. (AP) — A 27-year-old man has been given four years of probation for assaulting his father in south-central Nebraska.
Garrett Beck pleaded no contest and was convicted of assault. Prosecutors dropped a weapons charge in exchange for Beck’s plea. Records say Beck, of Holdrege, was sentenced last week. He must serve seven days in jail each month for the first 19 months of his probation and serve 30 days at the end of his probation. But the judge also said the jail time could be waived by Beck’s probation officer.
Prosecutors say deputies were sent to the Gosper County home of 55-year-old Gary Beck on Nov. 29, 2014. Deputies say the elder Beck complained that his son used a wooden rod to strike his head.
Lincoln – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that his office sent a letter to President Barack Obama in support of the Keystone XL pipeline project.
In his letter, the Governor urged the Obama Administration to issue a permit for the pipeline:
“Like many other Nebraskans, I support the revised route and the construction of the pipeline; however, you alone have the power to approve this important infrastructure project that will bring good-paying jobs and much-needed tax revenue to Nebraska counties during construction and for years to come. Consequently, I urge you to issue a Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.”
ORD, Neb. (AP) — The Valley Performing Arts Theatre group has purchased the former Ord Theatre with hopes of bringing it back to life and adding to the vibrancy of the community’s downtown area.
Assessor records show that on July 2, the group officially purchased the building from BankFirst for around $125,000. The structure, built in 1928, is now called the Valley Theatre.
The last owners of the building undertook a large renovation around 2012, converting the theater into a more versatile event space and restaurant. It later closed, and group member Bob Stowell says their group leased it for about a year.
Group member Janie Zadina says the theater could be used for plays, musicals and other performances.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors say hit-and-run charges won’t be filed because there’s no evidence a driver knew his car had hit a motorcyclist and dragged the body of a Lincoln man for more than two miles in January.
Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said Monday that the driver didn’t know the bump he noticed was the body of 38-year-old Gabe Wilken, who’d already crashed. County Attorney Joe Kelly says a hit-and-run charge would require prosecutors to show the driver knew he’d hit someone.
Investigators don’t know whether Wilken was alive when he was struck by the driver’s sedan after Wilken crashed just after 7 p.m. on Jan. 16. The car driver told investigators he didn’t come forward because he didn’t know he’d hit Wilken and had heard deputies were looking for a pickup.
CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 9-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Monday night.
