Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s North Platte Bulldog volleyball. It’s the first time in the Dawghouse for the season as the Bulldogs welcome Aurora to town. North Platte is 1-3 after playing in triangulars in Sidney and Lincoln last week. The visiting Huskies, ranked 10th in Class B in the Omaha World-Herald’s preseason poll, are off to a 6-2 start. Varsity action is expected to begin at 7 PM tonight. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage will get underway at approximately 6:45.
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SOFTBALL: Bulldogs Upended in Doubleheader Defeat
The North Platte Bulldog softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to sixth-ranked Grand Island last night at the Dowhower Softball Complex. The opener went to the Islanders by a 9-4 score. The visitors scored six times in the third inning to break the game open. Ashten Hernandez’s two-run homer was the big hit for the Bulldog offense. The second game was a pitcher’s duel won by the Islanders 2-0. Kaite Franzen went the distance in the circle for the Bulldogs and took the hard-luck loss. The Bulldogs drop to 7-3 with the defeats. They host Lincoln Southeast for a doubleheader on Thursday.
FOOTBALL: Week Two Recap
The North Platte Bulldogs (0-2) again struggled with turnovers, and Lincoln Pius X made them pay. Two interception returns for touchdowns helped the Thunderbolts to rout the Bulldogs 43-14 in Lincoln. The Bulldogs turned the ball over five times in the game, giving them 11 giveaways so far this season. Tyson Chromy rushed for 115 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run, to pace the North Platte offense.
Once again, the Irish (2-0) did it with defense. And this time around their offense erupted, too. St. Pat’s opened their home schedule with a convincing 44-0 victory over Bridgeport. That’s two straight shutouts for the Irish, meaning anything the offense is producing is gravy – and there was plenty of gravy last night.
Hershey got their season started with a shutout victory at Kimball, 23-0. They became the second Lincoln County team to shut out the Longhorns on their home field to start this season after St. Patrick’s did it last week.
Maxwell dropped to 1-1 on the season with a 52-14 loss at Arapahoe.
Wallace cruised to a 72-0 win over Creek Valley. The Wildcats have outscored their first two opponents by a combined 138-6.
Sutherland received a rude welcome to eight-man football from perennial power Overton, who defeated the Sailors 65-0.
The Eagles are still looking for their first win after a lopsided loss to Bertrand, 60-14.
Other scores of area interest:
Class C-1
Adams Central 17, Cozad 0
Gothenburg 41, Mitchell 0
Class C-2
Perkins County 40, Dundy County-Stratton 14
Class D-1
Burwell 39, South Loup 21
Class D-2
Hayes Center 22, Eustis-Farnam 20, OT
Medicine Valley 41, Elwood 34
North Central 44, Sandhills/Thedford 14
Six-man
Arthur County 51, Hyannis 20
Sioux County 54, Maywood 13
Wauneta-Palisade 50, Minatare 8
FOOTBALL: Week One Preview
For what is believed to be the first time ever, North Platte takes on Lincoln Pius X tonight at Aldrich Field in Lincoln. Both teams are coming off opening losses – North Platte fell to Norfolk 27-6 while Pius X lost to Kearney 27-13. North Platte will hope to take better care of the football after turning the ball over six times in their opener. The Thunderbolts operate a power running attack and a versatile defense led by standout safeties Rex Raetz and Graham Ressiguie. (LISTEN LIVE to Bulldog football tonight on ESPN Radio 1410. Pregame coverage starts at 6:30 with the kickoff at 7.)
The Irish defense manhandled Kimball in their opening 28-0 win last week. Now they’ll look to show out for their home fans for the first time this year as Bridgeport comes calling. The visiting Bulldogs are also 1-0, having knocked off Dundy County-Stratton 18-0 last week.
The Hershey Panthers make their 2012 debut tonight as they trek to the panhandle to face Kimball. The Panthers have a senior class that is aiming to make a third straight playoff appearance for the first time in the program’s history. Their strength is in the offensive and defensive line, led by mountainous senior Logan Brown.
After knocking off rival Brady 28-16 last week, the Wildcats are faced with what should be another tough test tonight as they visit Arapahoe. The Warriors routed Franklin 48-13 in their opener last week and possess a fast-paced pistol offense which will hope to crack Maxwell’s experienced defense.
Wallace had an easy time with South Platte in their season opener last week, winning 68-6. Another one-sided affair could be on the docket for the Wildcats tonight as they travel to face Creek Valley. The Storm were beaten 72-14 by Potter-Dix last week. Wallace’s dual-threat quarterback John Marquart could be in for another big day.
The Sailors have dropped down to eight-man football this season, and will have a small and youthful roster to take their first cracks at the game this season. Tonight they host Overton, as good a program as there has been in eight man football in recent years. Overton is fresh off a 42-0 shutout of SMC last week.
VOLLEYBALL: Bulldogs Win One, Lose One in Sidney
The North Platte Bulldog volleyball team split the first two matches of their season at the Sidney triangular last night. In their first match, the Bulldogs topped the host Red Raiders 25-17, 24-26, 25-16. Their second match saw them fall in two sets to Ogallala, 18 and 18. Freshman Allison Kuenle tallied 11 kills in the two matches to lead the Bulldog attack, and sophomore Jessy Hunt racked up a combined six stuff blocks. The Bulldogs play in a double triangular at Lincoln Southwest this Saturday.
SOFTBALL: Fourteen-Hit Attack Leads Bulldogs Past Lex
The North Platte Bulldogs improved to 2-1 on the softball season with a 10-6 win over Lexington last night at the Dowhower Softball Complex. North Platte banged out 14 hits in the win, with Kaite Franzen going 3-for-3 at the top of the order and scoring three runs to pace the offensive effort. Ashten Hernandez went the distance in the circle for the victory, striking out seven. The Bulldogs head to Kearney on Thursday for a double dual, where they will face Lincoln High and Lincoln East.
Listen to Ashten Hernandez’s seven strikeouts as last night’s Play of the Game.
FOOTBALL: Seven Turnovers Doom Dawgs in Opener
The North Platte Bulldogs went down to defeat in their season opener, losing to Norfolk 27-6 at Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium. The visiting Panthers scored the games first 20 points in the first quarter, and North Platte cost themselves several scoring chances by committing seven turnovers. Despite being -5 in the turnover margin, however, North Platte came up with some good defense after the first quarter to stay in the ballgame.
Dylon Mlady threw for 108 yards and a touchdown and ran for 44 yards to pace the North Platte offensive attack. Levi Tomlinson had an interception to highlight the Bulldogs’ defensive effort.
The Bulldogs head to Lincoln to take on Pius X next Friday. The Thunderbolts lost their opener to Kearney, 27-14.
In the second quarter, Dylon Mlady hooked up with Luke Volz for the Bulldogs’ first touchdown to cut the Panther lead to 20-6. Click the link below to listen to the Play of the Game.
FOOTBALL: Week Zero Preview
The Bulldogs will try and win their opener for the third consecutive season as they welcome Norfolk to Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium. The visiting Panthers are coming off a 4-5 season that saw them fail to miss the playoffs. They return several starters including standout junior QB Taylor Reedy. North Platte is breaking in a new signal-caller in Dylan Mlady. The southpaw made a handful of appearances last season for the Bulldogs. Norfolk’s last visit to North Platte was last season, a game won by the Panthers 41-6. ESPN Radio 1410 will have all the action, with the pregame show getting underway at 6:30 and the kickoff at 7.
The St. Patrick’s Irish head out to the Panhandle for a matchup against Class C1 Kimball. Both teams reached the postseason last year, with the Irish just missing out on a trip to the state title game with a semifinal loss for the second straight season. Several new faces in the backfield will debut as starters for St. Pat’s, including quarterback Sean Keenan.
A fierce Lincoln County rivalry resumes as Maxwell hosts Brady. Both teams reached the playoffs last year, but it was Maxwell who had the year-long bragging rights after topping the Eagles 16-6 in the season opener. Maxwell returns seven defensive starters that will be challenged by Brady’s returning starter at quarterback, Zach Mann.
In Wallace, the Wildcats welcome South Platte back to eight-man football. The visitors had played six-man before seeing their numbers increase enough to warrant a move back to the eight-man game. Wallace’s potent offense features do-everything playmaker Landon Swedberg and two returning starters on the line.
Prep Basketball Tonight – Boys Subdistricts Open (LISTEN LIVE – St. Pat’s on ESPN Radio 1410, Hershey on Q-Country 107.3)
Subdistrict boys basketball in the C and D classes opens in earnest tonight. The St. Patrick’s Irish are looking to make a return trip to the state tournament. The top-seed in the C2-11 subdistrict takes on Alma tonight in Holdrege. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action live tonight, with pregame coverage at 5:45 and the tipoff at 6. The Hershey Panthers are the top seed in the C1-11 subdistrict, and they’ll be in Lexington tonight taking on Ogallala. Q-Country 107.3 has the broadcast, with a 5:15 pregame show and a 5:30 tip. Elsewhere, in the D1-12 subdistrict in Bayard, Maxwell plays Sutherland, and in the D2-9 subdistrict in Cozad, Brady faces Eustis-Farnam. In girls basketball tonight, North Platte battles Papio South in the first round of the A-6 district at Millard West High School.
State Wrestling Roundup: Denney Takes Title as Bulldogs Finish Third
Zack Denney became North Platte High School’s first individual state wrestling champion in two decades with his win in the 145-pound division at the state championships in Omaha on Saturday. Denney wrapped up his senior season with a 49-1 record and helped lift North Platte to a third-place team finish, the best in school history. Bradan Erdmann finished as the runner up in the heavyweight class, and five other Bulldog wrestlers finished as medalists. In the Class D state tournament, St. Patrick’s finished 13th as a team, led by fifth place finishes for Adam Pasquinelly at 120 pounds and Barrett Pieper at 160 pounds, and Maxwell ended up 15th as a team, paced by third-place finishes for Drew Riggs at 126 pounds and Connor Norton at 170 pounds.
STATE MEDALISTS:
Jonah Naverette, 113 (6th); Paul Kraye, 132 (6th); Zack Denney, 145 (1st); Shawn Roblee, 152 (5th); Grant Holscher, 160 (5th); Bobby Cahill, 170 (4th); Jason Lienemann, 182 (6th); Jesse Henne, 195 (4th); Bradan Erdmann, 285 (2nd)
Adam Pasquinelly, 120 (5th); Josiah Allison, 132 (6th); Barrett Pieper, 160 (5th)
Drew Riggs, 126 (3rd); Connor Norton, 170 (3rd)
Greg McKain, 138 (5th)