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North Platte, area youth among contestants at state high school finals rodeo

Posted on June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Bull rider Mason Ward, along with other high school rodeo athletes, has qualified for the 2017 Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings June 15-17. The top four in each event after the state finals goes on to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo. Photo by Jill Saults.

Hastings, Neb. (June 11, 2017) The entry list has been set for the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo, to be held in Hastings June 15-17 at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

Nearly 150 high school rodeo athletes will compete in twelve events. The top four competitors in each event at the state level will earn a berth at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyo., July 16-22, where national champions will be crowned in each event.

Included in the contestant list are North Platte residents Trey Seevers, who enters finals first in the saddle bronc riding and second in the bareback riding, and Mason Ward, who leads the bull riding and will also team rope and participate in the boys cutting.

Sutherland sends two cowboys to finals: Colten Storer (boys cutting, team roping, tie-down roping and steer wrestling) and Kaine Stokey (boys cutting, team roping and bull riding).

Wallace’s Ansley Brown will compete in the pole bending and breakaway roping.

Four contestants from Sutherland have qualified for state: Tristan Haake (breakaway roping), Andrea Meyer (barrels, poles, breakaway and goat tying), Cauy Pokorny (steer wrestling, tie-down roping and team roping) and Arika Starr (barrels and poles.)

The twelve events include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping, goat tying, pole bending, barrel racing, boys cutting, girls cutting, and bull riding.

The Finals, the culmination of 29 regular season rodeos, will be held at 10 am and 6 pm on June 15-16, with the short round on June 17 at 1 pm. After Thursday and Friday’s performances, the top ten contestants in each event will advance to the short round on June 17. The cutting will be held at 7:30 am on June 15-16, with the short round at 8 am on June 17. The 2017-2018 Miss Nebraska High School Rodeo Queen will be crowned prior to the performance on June 17. For more information, visit www.AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com or call 402.462.3247. For information on the Nebraska State High School Rodeo Association, visit www.hsrodeo-nebraska.com.

Qualifying high school rodeo contestants for the 2017 Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo (list and ranking of student athlete subject to change):

Bareback Riding
1. Gauge McBride, Kearney
2. Trey Seevers, North Platte
3. Ty Richardson, Ainsworth

Barrel Racing
1. Rachael Calvo, Bassett
2. Bailey Witt, Valentine
3. Brook Jamison, Ashby
4. Lexie Lowery, Burwell
5. Alison Stracke, Stuart
6. Sheyenne Hammond, Valentine
7. Taya McMillen, Lodgepole
8. Sydney Adamson, Cody
9. Jaylee Simonson, Dunning
10. Taelor Evenson, Lincoln
11. Macey Vonheeder, Ainsworth
12. Chesney Reeves, Central City
13. BrooklynLeach, Dunning
14. Savannah Jordan, Harrisburg
15. Mataya Eklund, Valentie
16. Madison Stracke, Stuart
17. Breann Becker, Hastings
18. Adeline Hobbs, Mitchell
19. Jacey Jensen, Burwell
20. Riata Day, Fleming, Colo.
21. Brittni McCully, Mullen
22. Josee Saults, Big Springs
23. Mable McAbee, Ansley
24. Shanna Bailey, Lakeside
25. Briana McKay, Spalding
26. Halli Haskel, Ainsworth
27. Briean Schipporeit,Ainsowrth
28. Arika Starr, Stapleton
29. Tallyn Simpson, Maxwell
30. Caity Hesseltine, Halsey
31. Anna Esch, Spalding

Boys Cutting
1. Mark Kasperbauer, Spalding
2. JT Bradley, Brewster
3. Mason Ward, North Platte
4. Kaine Stokey, Sutherland
5. Colten Storer, Sutherland
6. Ty Bass, Brewster
7. Josh Powers, Arthur
8. Chase Miller, Broken Bow
9. Wacey Flack, Maywood

Breakaway Roping
1. Maddee Doerr, Creighton
2. Brittni McCully, Mullen
3. Morgan Kessler, Callaway
4. Georgie Lage, Arthur
5. Brook Jamison, Ashby
6. Abby Meidell, Harrison
7. Mataya Eklund, Valentine
8. Britney Brosius, Ashby
9. Morgan Darnell, Gordon
10. Sydney Adamson, Cody
11. Danielle Wray, Ord
12. Jentri Hurlburt, Arcadia
13. AluxynHollenbeck, Valentine
14. Bailey Witt, Valentine
15. Ashley Odenbach, Taylor
16. Breann Becker, Hastings
17. Andrea Meyer, Stapleton
18. Mable McAbee, Ansley
19. Kenzie Mayer, Lincoln
20. Sheyenne Hammond, Valentine
21. Bailey Hurlburt, Norfolk
22. Raesha Warren, Thedford
23. Maddie Meidell, Harrison
24. Sydney Graff, Long Pine
25. Taylor Whetham, Morrill
26. Talli Pokorny, Bartlett
27. Joscelyn Soncksen, Lexington
28. Clare Kohl, Surprise
29. Brooke Becker, Hastings
30. Maddie Stump, Elsmere

Bull Riding
1. Mason Ward, North Platte
2. Dillon Micheel, Ainsworth
3. Conner Halverson, Gordon
4. Dalton Harter, Minatare
5. BJ McAbee, Ansley
6. Gauge McBride, Kearney
7. Ben Wood, Greeley
8. Teran Sharman, Palmer
9. Kaine Stokey, Sutherland
10. Jared Shaw, Bassett

Girls Cutting
1. Morgan Kessler, Callaway
2. Concey Bader, Palmer
3. Brook Bushhousen, St. Libory
4. Bayli Bilby, Chadron
5. Ashton Troyer, West Point
6. Savannah Jordan, Harrisburg
7. Kesha DeGroff, Broken Bow
8. Maddee Doerr, Creighton
9. Skyler Swanson, Arthur
10. Alexis Rutar, Springview
11. Taya McMillen, Lodgepole

Goat Tying
1. Maddee Doerr, Creighton
2. Riata Day, Fleming, Colo.
3. Shelby Spanel, Anselmo
4. Jaylee Simonson, Dunning
5. Talli Pokorny, Bartlett
6. Britney Brosius, Ashby
7. Rachael Calvo, Bassett
8. Bailey Witt, Valentine
9. Gracie Pokorny, Bartlett
10. Mataya Eklund, Valentine
11. Andrea Meyer, Stapleton
12. Aluxyn Hollenbeck, Valentine
13. Mable McAbee, Ansley
14. Hanna Huffman, Burwell
15. Raesha Warren, Thedford
16. Peyton Flack, Maywood
17. Josceln Soncksen, Lexington
18. Calli Bauer, Arcadia
19. Savannah Jordan, Harrisburg
20. Shanna Bailey, Lakeside
21. Katie Miles, Arthur
22. Brooklyn Leach, Dunning
23. Kesha DeGroff, Broken Bow
24. Emma Hollenback, Ewing
25. Abby Meidell, Harrison
26. Josee Saults, Big Springs
27. Jordin Sole, Nelson
28. Maddie Stump, Elsmere

Pole Bending
1. Brook Jamison, Ashby
2. Brittni McCully, Mullen
3. Riata Day, Fleming, Colo.
4. Gracie Pokorny, Bartlett
5. Halli Haskel, Ainsworth
6. Jacey Jensen, Burwell
7. Jaylee Simonson, Dunning
8. Sydney Hollenbeck, Winner, S.D.
9. Chesney Reeves, Central City
10. Adeline Hobbs, Mitchell
11. Taelor Evenson, Lincoln
12. Jo Hummermeier, Chapell
13. Savannah Jordan, Harrisburg
14. Ashley Odenbach, Taylor
15. Britney Brosius, Ashby
16. Shanna Bailey, Lakeside
17. Lexie Lowery, Burwell
18. Rachael Calvo, Bassett
19. Joscelyn Soncksen, Lexington
20. Macey Vonheeder, Ainsworth
21. Anna Esch, Spalding
22. Brieann Schipporeit, Ainsworth
23. Brooklyn Leach, Dunning
24. Sheyenne Hammond, Valentine
25. Shylo Paddock, Ainsworth
26. Aluxyn Hollenbeck, Valentine
27. Ansley Wood, Wallace
28. Caity Hesseltine, Halsey
29. Andrea Meyer, Stapleton
30. Clancy Hesseltine, Halsey

Saddle Bronc
1. Trey Seevers, North Platte
2. Wyatt Kunkee, Lexington
3. Sage Miller, Springview
4. Garrett Long, Valentine
5. Jack Skavdahl, Marsland

Steer Wrestling
1. Braydon Kalkowski, Wisner
2. Tyler Ravenscroft, Nenzel
3. Zane Patrick Bartlett
4. Chase Miller, Broken Bow
5. JT Bradley, Brewster
6. Zachary Hamar, Yuma, Colo.
7. Quade Potter, Cambridge
8. Talon Mathis, Atkinson
9. Gus Franzen, Kearney
10. Cauy Pokorny, Stapleton
11. Tori Huffman, Burwell
12. Marshall Still, Oconto
13. Corey Larsen, Whitman
14. Evan Hewett, Dunning
15. Blake Henry, Rushville
16. Tanner Whetham, Morrill
17. Ty Chasek, Mitchel
18. Sage Miller, Springview
19. Jackson Davis, Bingham
20. Tomas Margritz, Lexington
21. Jebb Ginkens, Harrison
22. Colton Storer, Sutherland
23. Zeb Heggem, Torrington, Wyo.

Team Roping
1. Rio Whited, Lincoln
2. Tee Whited, Lincoln
3. Austin Hurlburt, Norfolk
4. Chance Williams, Ord
5. Wyatt Williams, Ord
6. Taylor Whetham, Morrill
7. Grant Turek, St Paul
8. Talon Petska, Ord
9. Tanner Whetham, Morrill
10. Clay Bauer, Arcadia
11. Morgan Kessler, Callaway
12. Tomas Margritz, Lexington
13. Gus Franzen, Kearney
14. Morgan Darnell, Gordon
15. Clayton Symons, Mitchell
16. Colton Storer, Sutherland
17. Nathan Poss, Scotia
18. Jade Buss, Atkinson
19. Kurtis Palmer, Madison
20. Ralph Saults, Big Springs
21. Tori Huffman, Burwell
22. Zane Patrick, Bartlett
23. Cauy Pokorny, Stapleton
24. Brook Jamison, Ashby
25. Georgie Lage, Arthur
26. Mitchell Tucker, North Platte
27. Quentin Anderson, Pierce
28. JT Bradley, Brewster
29. Wyatt Colman, O’Neill
30. Ryan Koenig, Ewing
31. Lane Chasek, Mitchell
32. Andrew Koenig, Ewing
33. Cameron Jensen, Bingham
34. Jackson Davis, Bingham
35. Blaine Flack, Crawford
36. Zachary Hamar, Yuma, Colo.
37. Corey Larsen, Whitman
38. Josh Powers, Arthur
39. Talon Mathis, Atkinson
40. Danielle Wray, Ord
41. Maddee Doerr, Creighton
42. Will Thiele, Atkinson
43. Brody Davis, Cody
44. Mable McAbee, Ansley
45. BJ McAbee, Ansley
46. Merit Van Horn, Page
47. Bernie Girard, Alliance
48. Marshall Still, Oconto
49. Ashley Odenbach, Taylor
50. Ty Bass, Brewster
51. Trent Marshall, Burwell
52. Emily Stewart, Beatrice
53. Sheyenne Hammond, Valentine
54. Seth Pearson, Oconto
55. Ty Chasek, Mitchell
56. Evan Hewett, Dunning
57. Jebb Ginkens, Harrison
58. Abby Meidell, Harrison
59. Clare Kohl, Surprise
60. Sydney Graff, Long Pine

Tie-Down Roping
1. Grant Turek, St Paul
2. Will Thiele, Atkinson
3. JT Bradley, Brewster
4. Tori Huffman, Burwell
5. Clayton Symons, Mitchell
6. Zachary Hamar, Yuma, Colo.
7. Kurtis Palmer, Madison
8. Corey Larsen, Whitman
9. Chase Miller, Broken Bow
10. Clay Bauer, Arcadia
11. Mitchell Tucker, North Platte
12. Quentin Anderson, Pierce
13. Merit Van Horn, Page
14. Austin Hurlburt, Norfolk
15. Bernie Girard, Alliance
16. Gus Franzen, Kearney
17. Blaine Flack, Crawford
18. Tanner Whetham, Morrill
19. Talon Mathis, Atkinson
20. Colten Storer, Sutherland
21. Jackson Davis, Bingham
22. Ryan Koenig, Ewing
23. Ty Richardson, Ainsworth
24. Cameron Jensen, Bingham
25. Quade Potter, Cambridge
26. Cade Adamson, Valentine
27. Sean Miller, Callaway
28. Sage Miller, Springview
29. Tyler Ravenscroft, Nenzel
30. Brody Davis, Cody

NSP arrests suspect after shots fired on I-80 near Lincoln

Posted on June 11, 2017

JUNE 11, 2017 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) troopers have arrested a man suspected of shooting at a vehicle traveling on Interstate 80 in Lincoln.

The incident occurred just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2017. Troopers, assisted by Lincoln Police, responded to reports that the driver of a red Toyota Rav4 had displayed a handgun in the window and fired multiple shots at another vehicle while both were driving westbound on I-80.

Neither occupant of the victims’ car were injured, but the car was struck by at least one bullet. After arriving on the scene, troopers arrested Havacu Quintero, 48. Quintero was lodged in Lancaster County Jail on charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, False Reporting, and Possession of Forged Documents.

The Nebraska State Patrol Aerial Division assisted in the situation.

‘Wonder Woman’ buries ‘The Mummy’ at box office

Posted on June 11, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — “Wonder Woman” wrapped up Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy” at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theaters.

Universal’s “The Mummy” looked it age, selling a relatively feeble $32.2 million in tickets in its debut weekend.

That couldn’t compete with Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman” in its second weekend. The Gal Gadot superhero film has quickly earned more than $205 million domestically in two weeks.

The poor opening for “The Mummy,” which cost an estimated $125 million to produce, meant a weak start for Universal’s ballyhooed “Dark Universe.” ”The Mummy” is intended to launch a new connected franchise of monster movies.

The A24 thriller “It Comes at Night” aimed for more discerning horror fans. It sold a modest $6 million in tickets in its debut weekend.

3 killed in crash of 2 motorcycles at Omaha intersection

Posted on June 11, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say three people were killed when two motorcycles collided at an intersection in the middle of Omaha.

Police say the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, when a Suzuki motorcycle ran a red light and hit a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Police say two riders on the Harley — 34-year-old Adam Kammann, of La Vista, and 37-year-old Christine Zadina, of Omaha — and the Suzuki driver, 24-year-old Andrew Torrice of Omaha, all died.

Police say all three were wearing helmets.

Investigators say excessive speed by the Suzuki is considered a factor in the crash.

Omaha police investigate crash that killed Omaha woman

Posted on June 11, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police are investigating a crash that killed a 40-year-old Omaha woman.

Police say the crash happed around 2:30 a.m. Sunday when a sport utility vehicle left an east Omaha roadway and hit a tree.

Police say the driver, Lakeisha Gamble, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say she was not wearing a seat belt.

Nebraska farmers to learn about agricultural technology

Posted on June 11, 2017

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska farmers, ranchers and other agricultural professionals will gather in Kearney to learn about changing technology and how to prepare for tough economic times.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau, University of Nebraska and KRVN Rural Radio Network will host the Agricultural Economic and Technology Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Holiday Inn in Kearney.

Presenters will discuss trade, climate challenges and rapidly evolving agricultural technology. Experts will share advice on specific crops and livestock, managing risk and using data.

Registration is still open on the farm bureau’s website, www.nefb.org. It costs $75 for both days, or $40 for a single day.

Nebraska seeking private land to use for hunting, fishing

Posted on June 11, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wants to enroll private landowners in the Open Fields and Waters Program.

The program pays landowners for allowing walk-in hunting or fishing access on their properties. Last year, the commission enrolled more than 230,000 acres in the program.

Game and Parks biologists will post boundary signs, and enrolled property locations are published annually in the Nebraska Public Access Atlas, which is available at https://bit.ly/2s0q5EJ. Participating landowners also receive protection from liability under the Nebraska Recreation Liability Act.

Landowners can contact their nearest Game and Parks district office.

Nebraska drivers will get 2 more license plate choices

Posted on June 11, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska drivers will have at least two new specialty license plate designs to choose from next year.

“Choose Life” and Native American Cultural Awareness and History plates approved by the Legislature this year join several other plates created in recent years. Planned Parenthood is also about two-thirds of the way to the 250 prepaid applications it needs to create a plate with the slogan “My Body, My Choice.”

The new plates will be available in January. Each will cost $5 more than a standard plate.

Proceeds from the Native American plate will fund college scholarships and youth leadership camps through the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs. Additional revenue from the “Choose Life” plate will supplement federal funds for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.

Omaha police chief seeks to fire 2 officers in man’s death

Posted on June 10, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief is recommending the firing of two police officers involved in the death of a man who had been beaten and shocked a dozen times by a stun gun in an altercation with officers.

Chief Todd Schmaderer said in news conference Friday that he plans to fire two of four Omaha officers involved in the early Monday morning incident in which officers confronted 29-year-old Zachary Bearheels, of Murdo, South Dakota.

Police say Bearheels, who has a history of mental illness, was acting erratically and fought officers’ efforts to take him into custody. After being shocked with a stun gun, Bearheels was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Schmaderer said officers violated policy by dragging Bearheels by his hair, shocking him 12 times and hitting him, including times when Bearheels was not resisting.

Nebraska recognized for helping unemployed find jobs

Posted on June 10, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Department of Labor has won two national awards for its reemployment program and the system it uses for unemployment insurance.

The American Institute for Full Employment has given the state its 2016 Full Employment Best Practices Award. The award recognizes Nebraska for frequent interaction with the unemployed and using new technological tools to help people find jobs.

Gov. Pete Ricketts says the reemployment program is helping employers expand opportunities for residents. The state’s most recent unemployment rate was 3 percent, lower than the national average of 4.4 percent.

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies has recognized Nebraska and four other states for efficiently communicating with employers to process unemployment insurance benefit claims.