The North Platte Bulldogs fell to 1-2 on the season after a 49-13 loss to Papillion-La Vista last night in Papillion. Mitch Alexander’s two rushing touchdowns came after North Platte had already fallen behind 28-0 before the first quarter had ended. Former Bulldog Trey Moore threw three TD passes for the Monarchs.
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Prep Volleyball Recap – September 8
Last night’s high school volleyball action:
-St. Pat’s swept past Broken Bow and Cozad in the Cozad triangular, topping the Haymakers 25-12, 25-13 before defeating the Indians 25-16, 25-21. Brittany Lawrence had 19 kills to lead the Irish, while Shelby Allberry added 14.
-North Platte lost in three sets at Aurora, 14-25, 15-25, 19-25. Kenzie Michaels tallied 11 kills for the Bulldogs.
-Maxwell defeated Maywood in three sets, 25-21, 25-21, 25-11. Kalyn Calhoun had seven kills and Madison Elliott served up 10 aces for the Wildcats.
Prep Football Preview, Week Three (Bulldogs On ESPN Radio 1410)
Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410 the North Platte Bulldogs play their first road contest of the season, as they head to the metro area to take on the Papillion-La Vista Monarchs. The seventh-ranked Monarchs are 2-0 and led by a quarterbacking duo that includes former Bulldog Trey Moore. North Platte is 1-1 and will try and bounce back from a 56-21 home loss to Columbus last week. Coverage on ESPN Radio 1410 begins with the pregame show at 6:30, leading up to the kickoff at 7. Elsewhere on the gridiron tonight…
-#2 St. Pat’s tries to follow up their impressive 56-0 opening win at Bayard as they visit Kearney Catholic in one of the best Class C2 games of the week.
-Sutherland heads to the panhandle to take on Bayard. Both teams are 0-1, with Bayard losing to St. Pat’s and Sutherland falling at Chase County, and both teams are coming off their bye week.
-Brady looks for their first win at SMC, who is also looking to rebound from an opening loss.
-Maxwell heads to Southwest in search of a 2-0 start of their own. The Wildcats topped Brady last week and face an 0-1 Roughriders team.
Bulldogs Swept In Grand Island
The North Platte Bulldogs dropped both ends of a softball doubleheader at Grand Island last night, with the sixth-ranked Islanders taking the first game 5-0 and the nightcap 11-1 in five innings. Cheyenne Craghead had the lone Bulldog hit in the first game. Ashten Hernandez pitched a complete game in the defeat. In the second game, Kaite Franzen scored on Sydney Standage’s RBI double for the only North Platte tally. The Bulldogs fall to 4-9 with the losses.
Prep Sports For 9-6 (Bulldogs Softball On ESPN Radio 1410)
Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s North Platte Bulldog softball. The Bulldogs are looking to turn around their 4-7 start to the 2011 season as they take on Grand Island in a doubleheader. The Islanders are ranked sixth in the Omaha World-Herald Class A poll. The first game between the Bulldogs and Islanders is set for 5 PM. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage starts with pregame coverage at 4:45. Elsewhere in prep athletics today, the Sutherland volleyball team hosts a volleyball triangular, with Gothenburg and Southwest coming to town, as does Wallace, with Hitchcock County and Perkins County visiting. Brady’s volleyball team also plays in a home triangular as Paxton and SMC come calling, and St. Pat’s volleyball is headed to a triangular in Cambridge where they will also play Dundy County-Stratton.
Dawgs Routed By Columbus
The North Platte Bulldogs were defeated by the Columbus Discoverers 56-21 at Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium in North Platte. The Bulldogs allowed touchdowns to Columbus on each of their first five offensive possessions, and the Discoverers never trailed. North Platte’s touchdowns came on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Micah Lauber to Dillon Wordekemper; a 44-yard run by Mitch Alexander; and a 98-yard kickoff return by Ben Raska. The Dawgs drop to 1-1 on the season. They head to the Metro area to play Papillion-La Vista next Friday night.
Prep Football Week Two Preview (Bulldogs on ESPN Radio 1410, Panthers on Q-Country 107.3)
The North Platte Bulldogs (1-0) look to make it two straight wins to start the 2011 football season tonight as they host the Columbus Discoverers (0-1). Last season the Bulldogs fell to the Discoverers 38-19 in Columbus. ESPN Radio 1410 has all the action from Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium tonight. The Kwik Stop pregame show begins at 6:30 with the kickoff set for 7. Tonight on Q-Country 107.3 FM the Hershey Panthers (1-0) hit the road to take on Bridgeport. Coverage gets underway at 7:00 with the kickoff at 7:30 in the Panhandle. Elsewhere tonight…
-Rivals collide as Brady (0-0) hosts Maxwell (0-0) in the first game of the season for both teams.
-Gothenburg (0-1) will try and rebound from a first week loss in their home opener against Minden (1-0).
-Wallace (1-0) will try for a 2-0 start as they go on the road to take on Paxton (0-0).
Bulldog Softball Takes Two In Kearney
The North Platte Bulldog softball team is now on a winning streak. They went to Kearney last night and left with a pair of wins, 3-2 over Lincoln High and 8-4 over Lincoln East in eight innings. The Bulldogs got standout pitching from junior Ashten Hernandez, who earned the win in the circle in both games. They were paced at the plate by junior Sydney Standage, who had three hits, including a home run. The Bulldogs improve their record to 3-5. They’re back in action on Saturday at the McCook Invitational.
Prep Volleyball Recap 9/1 – Dawgs Split, Irish Swept, More
The North Platte Bulldog volleyball team opened their season by going 1-1 in a Triangular at the Dawghouse last night. In their first game, the Bulldogs took down Sidney in two sets, 25-18 and 25-19. In the nightcap, North Platte fell to Class C1’s seventh ranked team Ogallala 18-25, 26-28. Kenzie Michaels had nine kills in the two sets to lead North Platte’s attack. The Bulldogs are back on the court tomorrow at a tournament at Lincoln North Star. In other season opening volleyball action last night, St. Pat’s was swept in three sets at home by Perkins County, Paxton took down Sutherland in three sets, Gothenburg swept past Broken Bow, and Brady only needed three sets to defeat Maxwell. Tonight, the Wallace Wildcats open their season when they head north to take on Paxton.
Prep Volleyball Season Begins! (Bulldogs Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410)
The North Platte Bulldog volleyball team opens its season tonight in a home triangular against Sidney and Ogallala. ESPN Radio 1410 will carry both of the Bulldogs’ games live, starting with pregame coverage at 4:45 and the NP-Sidney game at 5. After that game, we will return to ESPN programming as Sidney plays Ogallala. When NP is set to play Ogallala, ESPN Radio 1410 will resume coverage.
Also on the schedule tonight, Sutherland begins their quest for a return to State as they visit the always tough Paxton Tigers. Brady vists Maxwell in one of the best small-school rivalries on this side of the state. St. Pat’s hosts Perkins County in an early season battle of SPVA rivals. And Gothenburg hits the road to play Broken Bow.