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State Wrestling Results, Day One

Nine wrestlers from Lincoln County schools advanced to the semifinal rounds after the first day of the state wrestling tournament in Omaha. In the Class A tournament, North Platte had seven of their eleven qualified wrestlers win their first two matches; Jonah Naverette at 113 pounds, Paul Kraye at 132 pounds, Zack Denny at 145 pounds, Shawn Roblee at 152 pounds, Jason Lienemann at 182 pounds, Jesse Henne at 195 pounds, and Bradan Erdmann at 285 pounds. In the Class D state tournament, Maxwell’s 170-pounder Connor Norton and Sutherland’s 138 pounder Greg McKain advanced to the final four. Consolation matches take place throughout today at the CenturyLink Center, with semifinals and third-round consolation matches rounding out the day’s action.

Day One Summary:

2012 NSAA Championships Results for North Platte

A106 – Colton Thompson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Nolan Laux (Hastings) 34-2 won by pin over Colton Thompson (North Platte) 25-22 (Pin 2:59)

A113 – Jonah Navarrette’s place is 6th and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jonah Navarrette (North Platte) 18-9 won by decision over Jake Garner (Bellevue West) 25-9 (Dec 11-5)
Quarterfinal – Jonah Navarrette (North Platte) 18-9 won by decision over Alex Schriner (Lincoln Pius X) 22-8 (Dec 12-6)

A132 – Paul Kraye’s place is 6th and has scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Paul Kraye (North Platte) 35-15 won by decision over Connor Carstens (Lincoln Southwest) 31-15 (Dec 4-0)
Quarterfinal – Paul Kraye (North Platte) 35-15 won by pin over Mandera Gatwech (Lincoln North Star) 17-8 (Pin 5:25)

A145 – Zack Denney’s place is 6th and has scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Zack Denney (North Platte) 47-1 won by pin over Trevor Phillips (Columbus) 10-35 (Pin 0:34)
Quarterfinal – Zack Denney (North Platte) 47-1 won by decision over Preston Lauterbach (Bellevue West) 28-5 (Dec 11-4)

A152 – Shawn Roblee’s place is 6th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 31-11 won by forfeit over Justice Bridgeford (Omaha Burke) 41-4 (FF)
Quarterfinal – Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 31-11 won by pin over Kolbie Foster (Omaha Central) 18-9 (Pin 1:54)

A160 – Grant Holscher’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Alex Nelson (Papillion-LaVista) 45-1 won in overtime over Grant Holscher (North Platte) 39-6 (OT 4-2)

A170 – Bobby Cahill’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Bobby Cahill (North Platte) 41-6 won by decision over Matthew Geiger (Hastings) 31-13 (Dec 9-4)
Quarterfinal – Chris Luehring (Bellevue West) 38-1 won by decision over Bobby Cahill (North Platte) 41-6 (Dec 4-2)

A182 – Jason Lienemann’s place is 6th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jason Lienemann (North Platte) 36-12 won by pin over Edel Gomez (Fremont) 18-16 (Pin 2:52)
Quarterfinal – Jason Lienemann (North Platte) 36-12 won by pin over Alex Horak (Papillion-LaVista South) 26-17 (Pin 3:00)

A195 – Jesse Henne’s place is 6th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jesse Henne (North Platte) 26-5 won by pin over Mitchell Wilbur (Millard North) 10-14 (Pin 0:59)
Quarterfinal – Jesse Henne (North Platte) 26-5 won by pin over Tyler Broadway (Bellevue East) 21-10 (Pin 0:34)

A220 – Steven Torres’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Keenan Hall (Columbus) 18-9 won by decision over Steven Torres (North Platte) 25-17 (Dec 6-0)

A285 – Braden Erdman’s place is 6th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Braden Erdman (North Platte) 33-8 won by pin over Bol Keuth (Omaha South) 6-7 (Pin 0:08)
Quarterfinal – Braden Erdman (North Platte) 33-8 won by pin over Christian Williamson (Hastings) 30-14 (Pin 3:14)

2012 NSAA Championships Results for Hershey
C132 – Aksel Wiseman’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Cory Rowse (O`Neill) 30-27 won by decision over Aksel Wiseman (Hershey) 30-9 (Dec 10-9)

2012 NSAA Championships Results for North Platte St. Patrick`s
D113 – Trey Dodson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Lukas Cox (Alma) 44-0 won by pin over Trey Dodson (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 22-21 (Pin 0:35)

D120 – Adam Pasquinelly’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Adam Pasquinelly (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 37-6 won by pin over Brian Nieveen (Freeman) 26-14 (Pin 4:00)
Quarterfinal – Logan Dibbern (Amherst) 40-5 won by pin over Adam Pasquinelly (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 37-6 (Pin 2:48)

D132 – Josiah Allison’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Josiah Allison (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 33-10 won by pin over Kolton Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) 26-14 (Pin 3:48)
Quarterfinal – William Meyer (Palmer) 36-7 won by decision over Josiah Allison (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 33-10 (Dec 5-3)

D160 – Barrett Pieper’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Barrett Pieper (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 38-11 won by pin over Klint Conroy (Pender) 23-9 (Pin 5:14)
Quarterfinal – Wyatt Schake (Amherst) 43-1 won by pin over Barrett Pieper (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 38-11 (Pin 2:48)

D170 – Joel Melton’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brett Ryan (Cedar Valley) 44-2 won by pin over Joel Melton (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 30-13 (Pin 5:08)

D182 – Henry Aufdenkamp’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brant Stewart (Meridian) 30-6 won by pin over Henry Aufdenkamp (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 32-10 (Pin 0:49)

D285 – Bryan Shurigar’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Taylor Hyde (South Loup) 8-6 won by forfeit over Bryan Shurigar (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 34-13 (FF)

2012 NSAA Championships Results for Maxwell
D120 – Ethan Lunkwitz’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Toby Nordmeyer (East Butler) 32-6 won by pin over Ethan Lunkwitz (Maxwell) 24-10 (Pin 2:37)

D126 – Drew Riggs’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Drew Riggs (Maxwell) 39-3 won by decision over Ethan Enochs (Overton) 28-11 (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal – Garrett Bowder (Pender) 33-2 won by pin over Drew Riggs (Maxwell) 39-3 (Pin 1:52)

D132 – Jacob Whisenhunt’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Eric Coufal (Howells) 42-0 won by pin over Jacob Whisenhunt (Maxwell) 22-16 (Pin 1:19)

D138 – Jaylon Sturdivant’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tanner Taubenheim (Amherst) 46-0 won by pin over Jaylon Sturdivant (Maxwell) 23-16 (Pin 1:38)

D160 – Dylan Gage’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Forrest Jones (Winside) 38-3 won by major decision over Dylan Gage (Maxwell) 32-14 (Maj 11-2)

D170 – Connor Norton’s place is 6th and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Connor Norton (Maxwell) 36-3 won by decision over Brandon Wragge (Howells) 35-10 (Dec 5-3)
Quarterfinal – Connor Norton (Maxwell) 36-3 won in overtime over Evan Sisel (East Butler) 32-12 (OT 6-4)

 

Bulldogs Visit Lexington For Hardwood Clashes (Listen LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s North Platte Bulldog basketball. The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs begin the final weekend of the regular season with road games tonight in Lexington. The Lady Bulldogs have already seen the Minutemaids this season, defeating them in the GNAC tournament semifinals in December. This is the first meeting between the boys teams this season. The girls game tips off at 5:45 tonight, with the boys to follow at 7:30. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage gets started at 5:30.

Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs Swallowed By Gators

The North Platte Bulldog basketball teams were defeated at home by Lincoln North Star last night, a disappointing start to the final week of their regular season. In the girls game, the Lady Bulldogs led early in the second half but would end up falling to the Gators 42-35. Karli Stucky scored nine points to lead the Lady Bulldogs in the defeat. The loss is the third straight for the Lady Bulldogs and drops their record to 6-13. The Bulldog boys jumped out to a seven-point first quarter lead, but could not hold on and lost to the tenth-ranked Gators 52-48. For the Bulldogs, Kade Erickson equaled a season and career high with 20 points. The loss drops the Bulldog boys to 7-12. The Bulldog cagers wind up their regular season with games at Lexington on Friday and at home against Lincoln Southwest on Saturday.

Bulldogs Host North Star in Makeup Games (Listen LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, its North Platte Bulldog basketball. Fresh off of playing three games in three days in the East-West Shootout, the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs return to the floor to begin the final week of the regular season with makeup games against Lincoln North Star. These games were originally scheduled for February 3, but postponed due to weather concerns. Both Bulldog basketball teams went 1-2 in the East-West Shootout. The Lady Bulldogs beat Scottsbluff at home on Thursday but then lost to Gering on Friday and were beaten by Alliance Saturday. The Bulldog boys, who went on the road, lost to Scottsbluff and Gering before closing their trip with a win in Alliance. The girls game gets underway at 5 PM tonight with the boys game to follow. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage starts at 4:45.

Thirty – Count ‘Em – THIRTY County Wrestlers Heading To State

Thirty prep grapplers from Lincoln County will head to Omaha this weekend for the state championships after the district tournaments concluded on Saturday. North Platte finished in second place in the A-1 district in Grand Island and qualified eleven wrestlers for state, including four individual champions. In the D-4 district event in Sutherland, St. Patrick’s finished second as a team and qualified seven wrestlers for state. Maxwell finished six overall, with six wrestlers earning state berths, while Sutherland came up with a seventh-place finish and five state qualifiers. Each team has one individual district champion. In the C-4 district tournament, Hershey’s Aksel Wiseman won the individual crown at 132 pounds to be the lone Panther to earn a state tournament berth.

STATE TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS (* = district champion)

 

Colton Thompson, 106

Jonah Navarrette, 113*

Paul Kraye, 132

Zack Denney, 145*

Shawn Roblee, 152

Grant Holscher, 160

Bobby Cahill, 170

Jason Lienemann, 182

Jesse Henne, 195*

Steven Torres, 220

Bradan Erdmann, 285*

Aksel Wiseman, 132*

Trey Dodson, 113

Adam Pasquinelly, 120

Josiah Allison, 132*

Barrett Pieper, 160

Joel Melton, 170

Henry Aufdenkamp, 182

Bryan Shurigar, 285

Colin Fleecs, 113

Chandler Tyan, 120*

Colt Corbin, 126

Greg McKain, 138

Logan Baxter, 152

Ethan Lunkwitz, 120

Drew Riggs, 126

Jacob Whisenhunt, 132

Jaylon Sturdivant, 138

Dylan Gage, 160

Connor Norton, 170*

Lady Bulldogs Snap Skid, Bulldog Boys Fall (Lady Bulldogs TONIGHT on ESPN Radio 1410)

Both of North Platte High’s basketball teams began play in the East-West Shootout last night. The Bulldog boys opened their three-game swing through the panhandle with a loss, falling to Class B’s third-ranked Scottsbluff Bearcats 65-55. The Bulldogs led by a point early in the second quarter, but an 11-0 run gave the Bearcats the lead for good. Jack Kenny and Trevor Schramm scored 13 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs in the loss, their fourth in a row. North Platte’s boys visit Gering tonight. The Lady Bulldogs snapped a six-game losing streak with a 47-28 win over Scottsbluff at the Dawghouse last night. Tonight, they will welcome Gering to town, with tip-off set for 7 PM. ESPN Radio 1410 will have a live broadcast of Lady Bulldog basketball tonight. The pregame show gets underway at 6:45.

Prep Basketball Tonight (Bulldog Boys on ESPN Radio 1410, Hershey vs St. Pats on Q-Country 107.3)

Tonight in prep hoops, the North Platte Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs open play in the East-West Shootout. The Lady Bulldogs get to stay home this year, while the boys trek to the Panhandle. The Lady Bulldogs host Scottsbluff tonight at 7 PM. The Bulldog boys visit Scottsbluff, with tip-off scheduled for 8 PM. ESPN Radio 1410 will have all the action of the boys game, beginning with pregame coverage at 5:45. In Hershey, rivals meet in the rubber games of their season series, as the Panthers and Lady Panthers host St. Patrick’s. Hershey’s boys and girls took home victories at St. Pat’s back on December 10, but the Irish and Lady Irish had their revenge with wins over Hershey in the SPVA title games. Varsity action starts with the girls game at 6. Q-Country 107.3 FM has coverage starting at 5:45.

Bulldogs Visit Islanders Tonight (Listen LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s North Platte High School basketball. The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs make the trip to central Nebraska to battle Grand Island. The 5-7 Lady Bulldogs are trying to snap a three-game losing streak, which was extended by a 57-42 home loss to Omaha Northwest last Saturday. That same night, the Bulldog boys pulled out a 53-45 victory over the visiting Huskies to move back to the .500 mark at 6-6. The Islander girls are 5-8 on the season, while the GI boys are 7-6. North Platte will be hoping to duplicate last season, when both the girls and boys defeated the Islanders at the Dawghouse. The girls game will tip off at 5:15 tonight, with the boys to follow at approximately 7 PM. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage begins with the Kwik-Stop pregame show at 5 PM.

Lady Bulldogs in GNAC Final; Boys Drop To Third Place Game

The North Platte Lady Bulldogs are headed to the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference championship game after defeating Lexington 38-14 in the semifinals last night in Lexington. The Lady Bulldogs shut out the Minutemaids in the opening quarter, and scored the game’s first 18 points on their way to the victory. Ashten Hernandez scored a game-high 10 points and hauled in 13 rebounds for her second double-double in as many games. In the boys semifinal last night, North Platte fell to second ranked Norfolk 65-36. That loss sends the Bulldogs to the third-place game, where they’ll play Hastings. That game takes place today at noon, and will be followed by the Lady Bulldogs facing Columbus in the championship game at 1:45. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage will begin at 11:45 this afternoon.

Bulldog Boys and Girls Win In Round One of GNAC

The North Platte Bulldog and Lady Bulldog basketball teams both advanced to the semifinals of the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference tournament in Lexington with wins yesterday. The Lady Bulldogs roared to a 15-3 first quarter lead and never looked back in a 59-40 win over Scottsbluff. Kaitlyn Harvey led three Lady Bulldogs in double figures with 15 points. In the boys’ first round game, North Platte avenged an earlier loss to McCook by knocking off the Bison 58-49. Four Bulldogs scored in double figures, led by Kade Erickson’s career high 18 points. In the semifinals tonight, the Lady Bulldogs will take on Lexington at 5:30, while the Bulldog boys will face Norfolk at 7:15. ESPN Radio 1410 will carry both games, with coverage beginning prior to the girls game at 5:15.

 

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