The Wildcat boys and girls got their seasons started on the hardwood last weekend. The boys are hoping to pile up the wins this year and they have five starters returning to help them towards that goal. The girls lost their first two games but hope to develop quickly under a new head coach. Hear all about it in this week’s Wallace Wildcat sports update!
What will Hershey’s basketball teams do for an encore? Both made the trip to state last year. The girls are loaded with talent and eager for another trip. The boys have to replace all of their starters but are still confident they can have a great season. Hear all about the first week of winter prep sports at Hershey in this week’s Hershey Panther Sports Update!
The Sailors got their seasons started on the court and the mat over the weekend. The Lady Sailors split their first two games, while the Sailor boys dropped two. Hear from their head coach, Dan Dyer, about the challenges his team faces this season. It’s all here in this week’s Sutherland Sailor Sports Update!
It’s time to start our winter sports updates, and we get things going with a look at Brady’s season opening wins on the hardwood. Both the boys and girls basketball teams have high hopes this season. Hear all about it in this week’s Brady Eagle sports update!
The North Platte Bulldog boys and girls basketball teams get their seasons underway tonight. The Bulldog boys return four starters in Matt Kaminski’s second year on the sidelines. They face Lincoln High at the Doghouse tonight, with the tipoff scheduled for 7:30. The Lady Bulldogs bring back two starters for head coach Mark Woodhead. They make the trip to the capital city to face Lincoln High’s Lady Links. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the broadcast of the girls game, with pregame coverage at 7:30 and the tipoff at 7:45. Also tonight, the St. Pat’s Irish and Lady Irish, both ranked in the preseason Class C2 polls, open their campaigns hosting Broken Bow. In other boys and girls hoops doubleheaders, Hershey travels to Gothenburg, Maxwell hosts SMC, Wallace is at Maywood, and Brady visits Wauneta-Palisade.
Other area teams in action tonight (all are girls/boys doubleheaders):
@ Hayes Center: Arapahoe VS Hayes Center
@ Maxwell: SMC VS Maxwell
@ Maywood: Wallace VS Maywood
@ McCook: Chase County VS McCook
@ Paxton: Medicine Valley VS Paxton
@ South Loup: Twin Loup VS South Loup
Here are Thursday night’s area basketball scores:
GIRLS:
Lexington 38, Gothenburg 31
Mullen 30, SMC 17
Sandhills/Thedford 44, Burwell 36
Southwest 49, Medicine Valley 27
Sutherland 55, Broken Bow 32
BOYS:
Broken Bow 62, Sutherland 37
Burwell 70, Sandhills/Thedford 43
Lexington 40, Gothenburg 38 (ot)
Medicine Valley 67, Southwest 37
Mullen 57, SMC 42
The high school basketball season begins tonight, with seven area teams scheduled for girls and boys doubleheaders. Sutherland travels to take on Broken Bow. The Lady Sailors are ranked in the top ten in both major Class D1 polls. Elsewhere, Gothenburg travels to Lexington. The Swede boys return several starters from a strong team last season and should be one of the area’s best this year. Also on tap tonight, Cozad vists Chase County, Sandhills/Thedford treks to Burwell, Med Valley hosts Southwest, and SMC welcomes Mullen.
Two Lincoln County teams are on to the state volleyball semifinals after first-round action on Thursday. The St. Patrick’s Lady Irish are in the class C2 semis for the second time in four years after defeating Hershey in four sets (23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-10). Brittany Lawrence had 21 kills and five service aces to help the Lady Irish advance. Maddie Seamann had 13 kills in the loss for the Lady Panthers. The Sutherland Lady Sailors moved on to the D1 semifinals with a three-set win over Alma (25-21, 25-17, 25-17). Sam Kennedy’s 18 kills paced the Lady Sailor attack. In class D2 action, Brady was eliminated by Mead in three sets (20-25, 21-25, 22-25). Madison Elliott had nine kills in the Lady Eagles’ losing effort. On Friday, St. Patrick’s plays Lutheran High Northeast ad 9 AM, and Sutherland takes on Exeter-Milligan at 6:30 PM. You can hear both matches live on ESPN Radio 1410 and online at www.northplattepost.com.
The state volleyball tournament opens today in Grand Island with four Lincoln County teams vying for state championships. Two of them face each other right out of the chute. The top-seed St. Patrick’s Lady Irish, owners of a 28-1 record and making their second straight state appearance, take on eight-seed Hershey, who’s back at state for the first time since 2006, in the first round of the C2 tournament at 9 AM. At 11 AM, the Sutherland Lady Sailors are in action. They’re the third-seed in the D1 tournament and are at state for the third straight year. Their first round opponent is Alma. The Brady Lady Eagles round out the local action at 2 PM, facing top-seed Mead in the D2 tournament. All games today will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1410 and streamed online at the North Platte Post. Click on the ESPN Radio logo on the right side of the page to listen in.
The last four area football teams left standing saw their seasons come to an end in quarterfinal playoff action last night. The St. Patrick’s Irish couldn’t cope with the speed of Doniphan-Trumbull’s spread offense, as the Cardinals defeated the Irish 35-6 in Doniphan. Sean Keenan’s touchdown pass to Mark Mayfield in the first quarter accounted for the Irish’s lone score. Also in the Class C2 field, a big second quarter led Sutton past Hershey 48-7, ending the Panthers’ surprising playoff run. In class C1, Boone Central/Newman Grove scored 31 straight points in a 38-20 victory over Gothenburg. Preston Franzen and Logan Sheets each scored a rushing touchdown for the Swedes. And in class D1, Medicine Valley sorely missed injured starting quarterback Riley Garey, as they fell to Giltner 66-22.
