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Pair of Huskers earn All-Big ten nods

Posted on May 22, 2018May 22, 2018

The Nebraska baseball team produced two All-Big Ten performers and two All-Freshman Team selections, when the conference announced its all-conference teams and individual awards on Tuesday.

Senior Scott Schreiber and junior Jesse Wilkening each earned second-team honors from the conference. Jaxon Hallmark and Gunner Hellstrom each made the All-Freshman Team. Mojo Hagge captured Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

Schreiber, who was named one of 25 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award on Monday, achieves All-Big Ten status for the third year in a row after making the first team in 2016 and 2017. Schreiber led the Big Ten in runs scored (62) and tied for first in the league in hits (79). He ranked second in home runs (18) and total bases (148), while his .369 batting average ranked sixth in the Big Ten.

Wilkening, who has been on the Johnny Bench Award Watch List each of the last two seasons, led the Huskers with a .372 batting average, which ranked fourth in the Big Ten. He ranked second in the Big Ten in RBIs (56), fourth in hits (74) and fifth in total bases (117).

Hallmark, who started 50 of Nebraska’s 52 games in 2018, batted .261 with two doubles, two triples and a home run. He went 7-for-7 stealing bases to lead the Huskers in that category this season.

Hellstrom, who made 19 starts and 26 appearances altogether, batted .310 with 22 hits, 13 RBIs, five runs scored and one double. On April 21 at Rutgers, he led the Husker offense with a 5-for-6 performance in NU’s win over the Scarlet Knights.

All-Big Ten Second Team: Jesse Wilkening (C), Scott Schreiber (1B)

Big Ten All-Freshman Team: Gunner Hellstrom (C), Jaxon Hallmark (OF)

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award: Mojo Hagge

State Track Results (Updated 5/19 6:00 pm)

Posted on May 18, 2018May 22, 2018

Class A Girls:

Madison Irish – 13th in pole vault (North Platte)

Peyton Neff – 16th in Triple Jump (North Platte)

North Platte Girls – 14th in 400m Relay

Class A Boys:

North Platte in 11th place – 19pts

Elliott Purdy – 2nd place Shot Put (North Platte) – 8pts

Joey Larson – 9th place Shot put (North Platte)

Joey Larson – 3rd place in Discus (North platte) – 6pts

Elliott Purdy – 7th place in Discus (North Platte) – 2pts

Kaden Ross – 11th place in Triple Jump (North Platte)

Jacob Harvey – 6th in Pole Vault (North Platte) – 3pts

Class B Girls:

Lexington 5th place – 27pts

Gothenburg 42th overall place – 2pts

McCook 43rd place – 1pts

Madison Smith – 3rd in long jump (Lexington) – 6pts

Robin Grigg – 17th place in Long Jump (McCook)

Amaya Ackerman – 25th place in Long Jump (Gothenburg)

Hana Brock – 9th place in Triple Jump (Lexington) – 1pts

Madison Smith – 2nd place in 100m Dash (Lexington) – 8pts

Madison Smith – 8th place in 200m Dash (Lexington) – 1pts

Madison Smith – 2nd place 400m Dash (Lexington) – 8pts

Haiden Loop – 8th place Pole Vault (McCook) – 1pts

Jayceea Hanson – 9th place in Discus (McCook)

Madison Sutton – 14th place Discus (Lexington)

Mackenzie Smith – 16th place in Discus (McCook)

Madison Sutton – 5th place Shot Put (Lexington) – 4pts

Gracie Stienike – 9th place in Shot Put (Gothenburg)

Arleigh Costello – 10th place in Shot Put (Gothenburg)

Mackenzie Smith – 14th place in Shot Put (McCook)

Milan Coggins – 10th high jump (Ogallala)

Kayla Weyers 17th place 800m Run (Gothenburg)

Hannah Anderson – 22nd place 800m run (Gothenburg)

Courtney Harpole – 23rd place 800m run (Gothenburg)

Emily Jacobs 19th place 800m Run (McCook)

Hannah Anderson 22nd place 800m Run (Gothenburg)

Courtney Harpole 23rd place 800m Run (Gothenburg)

Gothenburg – 7th place in 3200m Relay – 2pts

Gothenburg – 11th place in 400m Relay

Gothenburg – 10th place in 1600m Relay

Lexington – 15th place in 1600m Relay

McCook – 16th place in 1600m Relay

Class B Boys:

McCook 5th – 34pts

Lexington in 9th – 18.5pts

Gothenburg 17th- 16pts

Ajack Waikur – 2nd in Triple Jump (Lexington) 8 pts

Timothy Ram Nyinguan – 9th place Triple Jump (Lexington)

Seth Dugger – 10th place Triple Jump (McCook)

Morgan Fawver – 19th place Triple Jump (McCook)

Ajack Waikur – 5th place High Jump (Lexington) 4pts

DJ Gross – 8th in Shot put (McCook) 1 pt

Patrick Hudson – 11th place Shot Put (Gothenburg)

Ethan Woehrle – 13th place Shot put (Lexington)

Colin Giron – 14th place Shot Put (McCook)

DJ Gross – 3rd place Discus (McCook) – 6pts

Colin Giron – 4th place Discus (McCook) – 5pts

Patrick Hudson – 6th place Discus (Gothenburg) – 3pts

Tyce Hruza – 1st in pole vault (Gothenburg) – meet record 16’ ½”- 10pts

Landon Towne – 6th in pole vault (McCook) 3pts

Ean Bailey – tied 8th in pole vault (Lexington) 0.5pts

Joel Carter – 12th place Pole Vault (McCook)

Tyler Ltyle – 14th place Pole Vault (McCook)

Morgan Fawver – 2nd place Long Jump (McCook) – 8pts

Ajack Waikur – 3rd place Long Jump (Lexington) – 6pts

Alec Bunger – 8th place Long Jump (McCook) – 1pts

Cameryn Berry – 8th in 800m Run (McCook) – 1pts

Jack Lindgren – 14th in 800m Run (Ogallala)

Jeron Tuttle – 15th in 800m Run (Ogallala)

Riley Mai – 14th place 3200m Run (McCook)

Zach Schlager – 2nd place 110m Hurdles (McCook) – 8pts

Bennett Folkers – 6th place 110m Hurdles (Gothenburg) – 3pts

McCook – 8th place 400m Relay – 1pts

Gothenburg – 9th place 400m Relay

Lexington – 11th place 400m Relay

McCook- 9th place 1600m Relay

Lexington – 12th place 1600m Relay

Class C Girls:

Sutherland is in 30th place with 4 points

Maxwell is in 39th place with 2pts

Tahjzha Botts – 7th place in the 3200m Run (Maxwell) – 2pts

Bailee Fear – 5th place in the Long Jump (Sutherland) – 4pts

Sydney Mullin – 11th place in Long Jump (Maxwell)

Bailee Fear – 10th place in Triple Jump (Sutherland)

Sydney Mullin – 12th place in Triple Jump (Maxwell)

Nicole Howitt – 17th place in the discus (Maxwell)

Tahjzha Botts – 22nd place in the 800m run (Maxwell)

Class C Boys:

Sutherland 13th place – 17pts

Hershey 19th place – 13pts

Elias Huebner – 10th place in the 3200m Run (Hershey)

Elias Huebner – 16th place in 1600m Run (Hershey)

Ryan Richardson – 17th place in the triple jump (Sutherland)

Noah Holm – 14th place in Long Jump (Sutherland)

Garrett Elfeldt -1st place in the pole vault (Sutherland) – 10 pts

Connor Floyd – 2nd place in the pole vault (Sutherland) – 7 pts

Kyler Banks – 2nd place in the pole vault (Hershey) – 7pts

McKade Smith – 5th place in 110m Hurdles (Hershey) – 4pts

McKade Smith – 7th place in 300m Hurdles (Hershey) – 2pts

Class D Girls:

Brady 13th place with 16pts

Elizabeth Sitorius – 9th place Discus (Brady)

Emery Swan – 2nd place 800m Run (Brady) – 8pts

Emery Swan – 2nd place 400m Dash (Brady) – 8pts

Class D Boys:

Brady 18th – 15pts

Paxton 21th – 9pts

Colton Lovitt – 5th place in Triple Jump (Brady) 4pts

Colton Lovitt – 4th place in Long Jump (Brady) – 5pts

Brad Keller – 14th place Shot Put (Brady)

Roper Chandler – 10th place Shot Put (Paxton)

Mason Schimonitz – 9th place High Jump (Paxton)

Paxton – 5th place 1600m Relay – 4pts

Brady – 3rd place 3200m relay – 6pts

Paxton – 4th place 3200m relay – 5pts

FINAL NSAA Girls State Tennis updates

Posted on May 17, 2018May 18, 2018

North Platte, Neb – Results from Girls state tennis tournament results as of 2:00 PM May 18th (all most recent updates are italicized)

Class A tournament:

North Platte singles:

Katrina Webster (10) falls to #10 Gabrielle Keaton (12), Fremont by the score of: 6-4, 6-3

Codi Guerrieri (11) falls to #10 Elizabeth Pfeifer (12), Lincoln Pius X by the score of: 6-1,6-0

North Platte doubles:

Hannah Nelson (12)/ Courtney Becker (10) fall to #2 Abby Peterson (12)/ Katie Whitehead (11), Lincoln Southeast by the score of: 6-0, 6-1

Anam Vaziri (10)/ Samantha Uppal (10) fall to #9 Chloe Ekborg (11)/ Tessa Nuismer (11), Millard West by the score of: 6-0, 6-1

Class B tournament:

Area Singles:

#1 Kassidy Michaelis (11), McCook defeats Zoee Smith (10), Gering by the score of 6-1, 6-1

#1 Kassidy Michaelis (11), McCook defeats #8 Brynn Sealock (12), GICC by the score of 6-0,6-0

UPDATE 5/18 2:00pm: #1 Kassidy Michaelis falls to #4 Chloe Dworak (12), Lincoln Christian by a score of 6-4,6-3 in the Semi-Finals

Will play #2 Meena Satpathy (9), Omaha Duchesne Academy for 3rd place

UPDATE 5/18 4:45pm: #1 Kassidy Michaelis falls to #2 Meena Satpathy of Omaha Duchesne by the score of 6-2, 6-2 coming in 4th place overall

Amanda Francescato (12), Hershey falls to #3 Brianna Liu (10), Brownell-Talbot/ Concordia by the score of: 6-0, 6-0

Madeline Ketcham (10), Ogallala falls to #11 Ava Macke (12), Omaha Roncalli Catholic by the score of 6-1, 6-2

#6 Brylee Lauby (12), Lexington defeats Aubrey Thurman (12), Nebraska City by the score of 6-0, 6-0

#6 Brylee Lauby (12), Lexington defeats #11 Ava Macke (12), Omaha Roncalli Catholic by the score of 6-7 (7-5) 6-1 6-4

UPDATE 9:00pm: #6 Brylee Lauby (12), Lexington falls to #3 Brianna Liu (10), Brownell-Talbot/ Concordia by the score of 6-1, 6-2

Will play #7 Madison Tabor (12), Waverly in 5th place bracket

UPDATE 5/18 2:00pm: #6 Brylee Lauby falls to #7 Madison Tabor (12), Waverly by a score of 7-5, 6-1

#8 Mallorie Buescher (11), Lexington defeats Trissa Wilson (10), Hershey by the score of 6-0, 6-1

#8 Mallorie Buescher (11), Lexington falls to #9 Kaylee Van Ampting (12), Waverly by the score of 7-5, 6-4

Payton Stewart (11), Ogallala falls to #9 Kaylee Van Ampting (12), Waverly by the score of 6-0, 6-0

#7 Haley Potthoff (12), McCook defeats Kyli Hanna (11), Omaha Gross Catholic by the score of 6-0, 6-2

#7 Haley Potthoff (12), McCook defeats #10 Caitlyn Anderson (11), Lincoln Christian by the score of 6-4, 6-2

UPDATE 9:00pm: #7 Haley Potthoff (12), McCook defeats #2 Lesley Lam (11), Omaha Duchesne Academy by the score of 6-4, 6-4

Will play #3 Aruna Bashir (10), Brownell-Talbot/ Concordia in Semi-Final match

UPDATE 5/18 2:00pm: #7 Haley Potthoff (12) Defeats #3 Aruna Bashir (10) by a score of 6-3, 6-2

Will play #1 Annie Trettel (12), Kearney Catholic in a Finals Match

UPDATE 5/18 3:00pm #7 Haley Potthoff (12) falls to #1 Annie Trettel (12) of Kearney Catholic in the finals match by a score of 6-2, 7-5 taking 2nd place overall

Area Doubles:

#1 Cassiddy Beeby (12)/ Sydney Thompson (12), McCook defeat Harper Pivovar (12)/ Katie Ryan (12), Omaha Gross Catholic by the score of 6-0, 6-0

UPDATE 9:00pm: #1 Cassiddy Beeby (12)/ Sydney Thompson (12), McCook defeat #9 Nicole Shundoff (12)/ Ashley Waggoner (10), Kearney Catholic by the score of 6-1, 6-0

Will play #4 Katie Maser (10)/ Avery Kalvoda (10), GICC in the Semi-Final Matchup

UPDATE 5/18 2:00pm: #1 Cassiddy Beeby(12)/Sydney Thompson (12) Defeat #4 Katie Maser (10)/Avery Kalvoda (10) by a score of 6-3 7-6 (7-3)

Will play #3 Kiersten Capelle (10)/ Jane Krueger (10), Omaha Duchesne Academy in a Finals Match

UPDATE 5/18 4:00pm: #1 Cassiddy Beeby(12)/Sydney Thompson(12) fall to #3 Kiersten Capelle(10)/Jane Krueger(10) from Omaha Duchesne by the score of 2-6, 7-6, (7-3), 6-4 and receive 2nd place runner up

#8 Lilith Fair (11)/ Madison Mendoza (11), Ogallala defeat Ava Blankman (12)/ Hannah Fenton (12), Omaha Roncalli Catholic by the score of 6-4, 6-1

#8 Lilith Fair (11)/ Madison Mendoza (11), Ogallala fall to #9 Nicole Shundoff (12)/ Ashley Waggoner (10), Kearney Catholic by the score of 4-6, 7-6,
(8-6), 6-4

Leslie Aase (12)/ Baylee Brownawell (12), Hershey fall to #3 Kiersten Capelle (10)/ Jane Krueger (10), Omaha Duchesne Academy by the score of 6-0, 6-2

Theresa Aguirre (12)/ Brooke Speer (12), Lexington fall to Paige Peterson (12)/ Bobbie Claflin (11), Gering by the score of 6-2, 6-4

Darlyn Gonzalez (11)/ Aileen Reynosa-Esquivel (12), Lexington fall to #12 Analiese Wiedenbeck (11)/ Mackenzie Steckelberg (11), Waverly by the score of 6-1, 6-1

#4 Riley Hansen (11)/ Sydney Stewart (11), McCook defeats Phoenixx Penke (9)/ Laura Dutton (11), Blair by the score of 6-0, 6-1

#4 Riley Hansen (11)/ Sydney Stewart (11), McCook defeats Danielle Blackledge (12)/ Claire Holling (12), Crete by the score of 6-0, 6-0

UPDATE: #4 Riley Hansen (11)/ Sydney Stewart (11), McCook fall to #5 Claire Burford (10)/ Sarah Riddell (10), Elkhorn by the score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

They will play #8 Bryn Boyken (12)/ Anna Weed (10), Holdrege in the 5th place bracket

UPDATE: 5/18 2:00pm #4 Riley Hansen (11)/Sydney Stewart (11), McCook Defeat #8 Bryn Boyken (12)/ Anna Weed (10), Holdrege by a score of 6-4 6-4

#4 Riley Hansen (11)/Sydney Stewart (11), McCook Fall to #6 Maggie Smith (12)/ Lydia Jahn (12), Omaha Duchesne Academy in the 5th place match by a score of 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 7-5

#10 Kira Mestl (12)/ Keyana Hastings (10), Ogallala defeats Anna Berntson (9)/ Carly Sexson (9), Hershey by the score of 6-1, 6-4

UPDATE: #10 Kira Mestl (12)/ Keyana Hastings (10), Ogallala defeat #7 Anastasia Krueger (11)/ Madeline Starr (9), Norris by the score of 6-1, 6-0

#10 Kira Mestl (12)/ Keyana Hastings (10), Ogallala fall t0 #2 Ameya Kutty (12)/ Jenna Mu (12), Brownell-Talbot/ Concordia by the score of 6-0, 6-3

They will play #6 Maggie Smith (12)/ Lydia Jahn (12), Omaha Duchesne Academy in the 5th place bracket

UPDATE: 5/18 2:00pm #10 Kira Mestl (12)/ Keyana Hastings (10), Ogallala fall to #6 Maggie Smith (12)/ Lydia Jahn (12), Omaha Duchesne Academy by a score of 6-4, 6-4

Area Boys headed to State Track

Posted on May 16, 2018

North Platte, Neb – Here is a list of all the area boys, with the help of the NSAA, who are headed to the state track meet:

North Platte Boys

#	Name & Grade
235	Jacob Harvey (12)
236	Joey Larson (11)
237	Elliott Purdy (10)
238	Kaden Ross (10)

Class B Boys:

Gothenburg Boys

#Name & Grade

130Marc Ackerman (10)

131Bennett Folkers (12)

132Tyce Hruza (11)

133Patrick Hudson (12)

134Dillon Wilkerson (12)

Lexington Boys

#	Name & Grade
151	Jairo Alvarez-Rivas (12)
152	Ean Bailey (10)
153	Jaxon Fagot (11)
154	Levi Haines (12)
155	Timothy Ram Nyinguan (10)
156	Tanner Rowe (12)
157	Nicholas Saiz (10)
158	Dalton Schumacher (12)
159	Draake Taylor (11)
160	Ajack Waikur (11)
161	Ethan Woehrle (12)

McCook Boys

#	Name & Grade
167	Cameryn Berry (10)
168	Alec Bunger (11)
169	Joel Carter (10)
170	Seth Dugger (11)
171	Morgan Fawver (11)
172	Colin Giron (11)
173	DJ Gross (11)
174	Drew Harvie (12)
175	Isaac Hegwood (11)
176	Steven Hinze (12)
177	Joshua Huff (12)
178	Tyler Ltyle (11)
179	Riley Mai (11)
180	TJ Renner (10)
181	Zach Schlager (12)
182	Tyson Stevens (9)
183	Landon Towne (10)
184	Ethan Wilcox (12)

Ogallala Boys

#	Name & Grade
216	Jack Lindgren (12)
217	Cameron Raffaeli (11)
218	Jeron Tuttle (11)

Class B Boys Additionals:

Pole Vault:

Joel Carter, 10, McCook

13-02.00

Long Jump:

Alec Bunger, 11, McCook

21-03.75

Shot Put:

Colin Giron, 11, McCook 51-01.005

Patrick Hudson, 12, Gothenburg 50-07.50

Discus:

Colin Giron, 11, McCook

151-01.00

100m Dash:

Alec Bunger, 11, McCook

11.34

200m Dash:

Ethan Wilcox, 12, McCook 23.095

Drew Harvie, 12, McCook 23.12

1600m Relay

McCook

3:31.96

400m Relay

3	Gothenburg	44.18

Class C Boys:

Hershey Boys

#	Name & Grade
128	Kyler Banks (12)
129	Elias Huebner (11)
130	McKade Smith (12)

North Platte St. Patrick’s

Coach: Brad Braithwait

#Name & Grade

199Tyler Ferguson (11)

Sutherland Boys

#	Name & Grade
266	Garrett Elfeldt (12)
267	Connor Floyd (10)
268	Noah Holm (10)
269	Ryan Richardson (11)

Class C additionals:

Pole Vault:

Connor Floyd, 10, Sutherland

14-00.00

800 M Run:

Tyler Ferguson, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s

2:03.82

Class D Boys:

Brady

#	Name & Grade
61	Noah Jurjens (10)
62	Colton Lovitt (12)
63	Logan Porter (10)
64	T.J. Roe (10)

Paxton

#	Name & Grade
233	Roper Chandler (12)
234	Ryan Fox (12)
235	Bennett Perlinger (11)
236	Mason Schimonitz (11)
237	Kaden Schow (11)

Class D Additionals:

200 M Dash:

Ryan Fox, 12, Paxton

23.59

3200M relay:

Brady

8:29.55

Area Girls headed to State Track

Posted on May 16, 2018

North Platte – Here is a list, with help from the NSAA, of all the area female athletes who are headed to the state track meet:

Class A Girls:

North Platte

#	Name & Grade
197	Chakera Hough (10)
198	Madison Irish (10)
199	McKenna Little (9)
200	Kathy Mathieu (12)
201	Peyton Neff (9)

Class A Additionals:

Pole Vault:

Madison Irish, 10, North Platte

9-08.00

100M dash:

5McKenna Little, 9, North Platte13.04

Class B Girls:

Cozad

#	Name & Grade
91	Brittney Aitken (9)
92	Kennedy Berreckman (12)
93	Ashley Burkholder (12)
94	Megan Burkholder (10)
95	Katelyn Calhoun (10)
96	Jercey Irish (10)
97	Carissa Jensen (11)
98	Mckenzie Lee (10)
99	Sydney Lindstedt (11)
100	Margaret McGinnis (11)
101	Abigail Nelsen (10)
102	Hanna Wright (12)

Gothenburg

#	Name & Grade
144	Amaya Ackerman (11)
145	Hannah Anderson (11)
146	Alexis Bliven (9)
147	Amber Brown (11)
148	Arleigh Costello (12)
149	Jaiden Davis (9)
150	Courtney Harpole (11)
151	Bella Rickertsen (9)
152	Gracie Stienike (12)
153	Kayla Weyers (12)

Lexington Girls:

#	Name & Grade
166	Hana Brock (12)
167	Klair Fagot (9)
168	Courtney Hanson (11)
169	Jacquelin Ostrom (9)
170	Mollie Rowe (11)
171	Madison Smith (10)
172	Madison Sutton (10)

McCook Girls:

#	Name & Grade
176	Robin Grigg (11)
177	Jayceea Hanson (11)
178	Emily Jacobs (12)
179	Haiden Loop (12)
180	Riley Sis (12)
181	Mackenzie Smith (11)
182	Holli Thomas (12)

Ogallala

Coach: Shane Fruit

#Name & Grade

208Tyrianne Baney (11)

209Milan Coggins (9)

210Jaedy Commins (10)

211Rylee Dehning (10)

212Lucia McKeag (11)

213Kaylee Wach (10)

214Taylor Williams (11)

Class B additionals:

Pole Vault:

Megan Burkholder, 10, Cozad 9-10.006

Logan Holly, 9, Sidney 9-10.003

Haiden Loop, 12, McCook 9-10.00

800M Run:

Emily Jacobs, 12, McCook

2:28.01

100M Hurdles:

4 Jaedy Commins, 10, Ogallala 16.43

300M Hurdles:

Jacquelin Ostrom, 9, Lexington

48.28

3200M Relay:

3 Cozad 10:21.25

400M Relay:

3	Ogallala	50.87
4	Gothenburg	50.94

Class C Girls:

Hershey

Coach: Amy Beyer

#Name & Grade

140Ashley Hassett (11)

141Delaney Love (9)

142Autumn Miller (11)

143Bailie Vanarsdall (11)

Maxwell

Coach: Ryan Jones

#Name & Grade

193Tahjzha Botts (9)

194Nicole Howitt (12)

195Sydney Mullin (12)

North Platte St Pats

#	Name & Grade
225	Kelsey Folchert (11)
226	Hayley Homan (11)
227	Kaleigh Kummer (11)
228	Allison Montgomery (12)
229	Gracie Rippen (11)
230	Julie Slattery (10)

Sutherland

Coach: Jessica Saner

#Name & Grade

268Bailee Fear (12)

Class C additionals:

Long Jump:

Hayley Homan, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s16-03.253

Sydney Mullin, 12, Maxwell16-02.503

Julie Slattery, 10, North Platte St. Patrick’s16-00.004

High Jump:

Allison Montgomery, 12, North Platte St. Patrick’s5-01.00

Triple Jump:

Kaleigh Kummer, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s

34-03.25

100M Dash:

Sydney Mullin, 12, Maxwell

13.18

3200M Run:

Kelsey Folchert, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s

12:54.92

300M Hurdles:

Ashley Hassett, 11, Hershey

50.32

Class D Girls:

Brady:

#	Name & Grade
41	Elizabeth Sitorius (10)
42	Emery Swan (12)

Paxton

Coach: Scott Jorgensen

#Name & Grade

207Adrian Eakins (9)

NPHS snags Boys Golf State invite

Posted on May 16, 2018

North Platte – The North Platte Bulldogs recently came in third place at the district tournament, high enough to push them on to the State Golf Tournament.

The team as a whole shot 315 in districts with Kyle Zimbelman leading the Bulldogs with a 75. Chesney Tatman was just behind him with a 76. Also competing were Finn Lucas who shot an 80, Jayden Jones with an 84, and Tanner Ruda finishing with 85.

The boys now turn their sights to Norfolk, the location of the state championship, held May 22-23.

Stay tuned into ESPN radio 1410 or right here on the post for more information.

UPDATED: NPHS Girls Basketball Coach to resign

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018

North Platte, Neb – Curt Softley will be stepping down as head coach of the North Platte Girls Varsity basketball team at the end of this school year.

According to Athletic Director Marc Mrozcek Coach Softley has taken another job outside of the school district.

ESPN Radio 1410 has reached out to Coach Softley for comment and will update this story as needed.

Update 05/11/2018 11:31 AM Comments from Coach Softley:

Yes sir that is true. I have accepted the head boys basketball job at Lubbock Christian High School in Lubbock, Texas. Along with boys basketball I will also be an assistant football coach, as well as teach economics and health. I am excited for the opportunity to coach using the Doing Sports God’s Way platform that will be implemented at Lubbock Christian, as well as coach alongside my brother Chris. We (my wife Hannah and I) are also looking forward to doing something outside of our comfort zone, and allowing God to stretch us in anyway He see’s fit. I enjoyed my time at NPHS and learned a number of things while I was here. I will truly miss relationships that we created at North Platte, specifically the girls on my basketball team. They were an absolute blast to coach and I really enjoyed the culture we were able to create in that 1st year. However, I know that they have a great foundation and have the talent to do some great things in the future.

Six Knights earn post season accolades

Posted on May 7, 2018

North Platte – Six members of the North Platte Community College Knights softball team received postseason awards at the Region IX Division II tournament in Columbus.

Alyiah Franco, Erin Renwick, and Kenlee Wanlass were selected to the All-Region IX Division II team. Mikayla Gibson, Ana Talaroc-Kaniho and Emily Marsden were named to the All-Region IX Division II Tournament team for the 2018 season.

Franco, a sophomore from Syracuse, Utah played third base and the outfield for the Knights. She batted .340 with 97 at bats. Franco had three doubles and two home runs for the Knights. Franco also stole three bases to lead the Knights.

Renwick, a sophomore from Brighton, Colo., pitched and played second base for the Knights, led the Knights in hitting with a .438 average with 112 at bats. Renwick also led the Knights with 28 runs batted in and had four doubles and three home runs for the Knights. She also had a .554 slugging percentage with a team leading 62 total bases. In the ring, Renwick had a 5.31 earned run average in 92 and a third innings pitched with 36 strikeouts.

Wanlass, a freshman from Elsinore, Utah, is the catcher for the Knights, batted .293 with 58 at bats. She had three doubles. Wanlass led the Knights in fielding percentage of .965 with 86 total chances.

Gibson, a freshman from West Valley, Utah played outfield for the Knights. Gibson led the Knights with at bats with 120 and batted .325. She also led the Knights in doubles with seven and had one triple.

Talaroc-Kaniho, a sophomore from Lahaina, Hawaii, played in the outfield for the Knights. Talaroc-Kaniho batted .362 with 69 at bats. Talaroc-Kaniho had three doubles and one home run for a .449 slugging percentage.

Marsden, a freshman from Papillion, Neb, played primarily shortstop for the Knights. Marsden batted .364 with 110 at bats. She had three doubles, one triple, and two home runs. Marsden also had 14 runs batted in. Marsden also made seven appearances in the ring. She had a 6.71 earned run average and struck out five.

The Knights finished the season with a 5-34 record and third place in Region IX Division II.

Pair of local boys sign with NPCC Knights basketball

Posted on May 2, 2018

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team has announced the signing of two area players. Mullen’s Luke Christen and North Platte St. Patrick’s Gary White III have signed letters of intent to play basketball for the Knights in the 2018-19 season.

Christen, a 6’3” guard, in his junior season at Mullen helped them win the Class D-2 state championship. Christen, in his senior season averaged 12.2 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. He also had 52 assists and 49 steals. Christen was named to the Omaha World Herald Class D-2 First Team All- State Basketball team and second team on the Lincoln Journal Star All-D2 Basketball Team.

Christen also played football and runs track for the Mullen High School Broncos and plans to pursue a degree in engineering.

White, a 6’1” guard, also is a three-sport athlete. Besides playing basketball, he was a All-District Cornerback for the football team and runs the 110 hurdles and a state qualifier on the 4 X 100 relay team for the St. Pats Irish track team.

White averaged 10.4 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game, along with 51 assists for the Irish basketball team. White shot 42.8 percent from the field, including 23 for 71 from behind the three-point line. White was Honorable Mention on the Omaha World Herald Class C-2 All- State Basketball team and Honorable Mention on the Lincoln Journal Star All-C2 Basketball Team.

White is an academic all-stater in football, basketball, and track with a 3.79 cumulative grade point average. He has made the “A” Honor Roll for seven semesters. White is undecided on his major in college.

St. Patrick’s recognizes student athletes

Posted on May 1, 2018

North Platte, Neb – North Platte St. Pats just finished up their annual All-Sports banquet for 2018. The banquet recognizes student athletes and their accomplishments throughout the year in their respective sports.

The list below is the award winners for this year:

Football

Most Improved – Nick Niesen

The “Intensity” Award – Jayden Brosius

Most Valuable Teammate – James Schroll

Lifter of the Year – James Schroll & Aiden Skillstad

Volleyball

Hustle: Brooke McClellen

Most Improved: Rachel Heiss

Most Valuable Teammate:Kaleigh Kummer

Female Lifter: Madison Kleewein

Wrestling

Outstanding Wrestler- Talan McGill

Outstanding Underclassman – Hunter Deeds

The Pinner – Talan McGill

The Takedown- Talan McGill

Golf

Msgr. L.A. Portrey Outstanding Golfer: Tyler Heiss

Girls Basketball

Most Improved – Jocylin Sellers

Hustle Award – Gracie Rippen

Most Valuable Teammate – Kaleigh Kummer

Rebounder – Jocylin Sellers

Girls and Boys Track & Field

Outstanding Female Track Athlete –

Outstanding Male Track Athlete –

Outstanding Cross Country

Female Athlete: Gracie Rippen

Male Athlete: Logan O’Malley

Boys Basketball

MVT (Most Valuable Teammate): Gary White

Most Improved:Nicholas Niesen

Hustle Award: Jayden Brosius

Rebounder: Charles Aufdenkamp

Special Recognitions:

Dan Steffes Memorial Sportsmanship Awards:

Madison Kleewein & Jayden Brosius