The Panthers had strong debuts on the gridiron and the court over the weekend. They say football games are won in the trenches – and that would surely bode well for the Panthers moving forward if their play in the opener was any indication. And after a slip-up in their first match, the Lady Panther volleyball team played well to wrap up their first day of competition. Hear all about it in this week’s Hershey Panther sports update!
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.
Both the Sailor football and volleyball teams had some tough tests right out of the gate last week. The Lady Sailors passed theirs with an exciting victory, while the football team lost their game but learned some valuable lessons about the Friday night experience. This week the Lady Sailors are busy. The football squad believes that major improvements are on the way. Hear all the details in this week’s Sutherland Sailor sports update!
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
The Swedes are off and running this fall sports season. Their football team got a big win at Ogallala to start their campaign – how did they engineer the victory? The Lady Swede volleyball team got going last night, and the Swede softballers are dominating the competition so far. Hear all about it in this week’s Gothenburg Swede sports update!
Sutherland defeated Paxton in a hard fought five set match in the season opener for both teams. Scores in the sets were: 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-13
Sam Kennedy led the Sailor attack with 22 kills. She also tallied 1 ace. Jalyne Schuster added 14 kills and 3 aces, and Kelsey Dillenburg had 8 kills. Setter Joli Hopping had 42 assists and 1 ace.
The Sailors play at the Gothenburg triangular next Tuesday.
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.
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.
Maxwell got off to a winning start on the gridiron, knocking off Brady last Friday. They’ll look to keep that momentum going into a tough road matchup with Arapahoe tomorrow. Head coach Ryan Jones talks about the keys to last week’s victory and looks ahead to this next game. Also, Lady Wildcat volleyball debuts tonight. Check it out – this week’s Maxwell Wildcats Sports Update!
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.
