The SPVA tournament opened last night with the two play-in games in the girls bracket. The two higher seeds advanced with victories, as third-seeded Hershey routed Chase County 52-23 and fourth-seed Perkins County toppled Maxwell 52-43. Tonight, the two boys bracket play-in games take place at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium at North Platte Community College. At 6 PM, fourth-seeded Chase County will take on Maxwell. The Longhorns beat the Wildcats back on December 30 at the Perkins County Holiday tournament. The winner of this meeting plays St. Pat’s in the semifinals. At 7:30, it’s the third seed Sutherland battling Perkins County. The Sailors earned a 55-50 win over the Plainsmen back on January 7. The winner gets a semifinal matchup with Hershey.
Category: St. Patrick’s Irish
Friday Night Prep Basketball Schedule (Bulldogs on ESPN Radio 1410)
Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s doubleheader action of North Platte Bulldog basketball. Last weekend was a rough one for the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs, who both lost at Lincoln Southeast and at home against Millard West. Tonight they take the home floor to host McCook. The Bison and Lady Bison are both 3-1 to start their seasons. The Bulldog boys are 1-3 while the Lady Bulldogs are 2-2. Varsity action gets underway with the girls game at 6 PM, followed by the boys game at 7:45. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage starts with pregame coverage at 5:45. In other local basketball action tonight, St. Pat’s hosts Valentine, Brady visits Hitchcock County, Gothenburg travels to take on Holdrege, Hershey heads to the Panhandle to battle Kimball, Sutherland hosts Hayes Center, and Maxwell welcomes Paxton.
Gothenburg Boys Move To 5-0; Lady Irish Beat Lady Swedes
The Gothenburg boys basketball team shocked St. Patrick’s 45-44 in Gothenburg last night. Logan Koehler’s three-point play with 4 seconds left lifted the Swedes to the final margin of victory. Koehler scored 16 points to lead Gothenburg in the win. Andrew Vinton’s 20 points led the Irish in defeat. The win is the Swedes’ fifth straight to start their season, matching their win total from all of last season. With the loss, the Irish boys fall to 2-2. In the girls contest, the seventh ranked Lady Irish cruised past the Lady Swedes 63-32. Mandy O’Malley scored 23 points, including five three pointers, for the Lady Irish. Jacey Wiggins’ 14 points were tops for the Lady Swedes. The Lady Irish improve to 3-1 on the year while Gothenburg’s girls drop to 1-4.
Prep Hoops Opens Tonight (Lady Bulldogs on ESPN Radio 1410, Panthers on Q-Country 107.3)
This weekend marks the start of the high school basketball season. The North Platte Bulldogs take on Lincoln High tonight. The boys play their first game under new head coach Matt Kaminski in Lincoln, while the Lady Bulldogs welcome the Links to the Dawghouse. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the broadcast of the Lady Bulldogs game tonight, with pregame coverage starting at 7:30 and the tipoff at 7:45. Elsewhere, the Hershey girls and boys open with home games against Gothenburg. Q-Country 107.3 FM will broadcast Panther hoops tonight with the pregame show at 5:45 and tipoff at 6. Also tonight, the St. Patrick’s Irish open their seasons at Broken Bow, Brady hosts Wauneta-Palisade, Maxwell welcomes Perkins County, and Wallace plays host to Maywood.
Last Night’s Scores:
Boys: Gothenburg 48, Lexington 30; Sutherland 55, Broken Bow 41
Girls: Lexington 59, Gothenburg 44; Sutherland 46, Broken Bow 33
St. Pats earns 11 spots on the 2011 All District Football Team
NORTH PLATTE, Neb (North Platte Post)- 9 seniors and 2 juniors have been named to the 2011 all district football team. Seniors Rhett Nordquist, Barrett Pieper, Jared Arensdorf, Andrew Vinton, and Matthew Jensen were selected for the Offense Team. Defense teammates include Seniors; Joseph Clinch, Thatcher Vap, and Junior Sean Keenan. Senior Sean Ryan was named to the specialist squad. Honorable Mention honors go to Senior, Dominic Pasquinelly and Junior, Henry Aufdenkamp.
Congratulations to NP St. Pats on a very successful season.
Irish Lose Heartbreaker, 14-13
Just as last year, the St. Patrick’s Irish’s goal of playing in a state championship football game fell one game shy. The Irish fell to Kearney Catholic 14-13 at Knights of Columbus Field last night. The Stars returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown but Andrew Vinton’s second-quarter rushing touchdown tied the score, and Sean Ryan’s 37 yard field goal as time expired in the first half sent the Irish to the locker room with a 10-7 lead. Ryan would add another field goal from the same distance on the second play of the fourth quarter to extend the Irish’s lead to six, but the Stars scored on the ensuing drive and took the lead with the extra point with 8:18 left. St. Pat’s would have two more drives, but failed to earn a first down. The Irish end their season with a 10-2 record, with both losses coming to Kearney Catholic.
Irish Host Stars With Trip To Lincoln On The Line (Listen Live on ESPN Radio 1410)
The St. Patrick’s Irish are one step away from a trip to Memorial Stadium and the fifth state championship game in school history. But standing in their way tonight is the only team that has beaten them all season. The Irish get a rematch against Kearney Catholic tonight in a Class C2 state semifinal at Knights of Columbus Field. In the second game of the regular season for both teams, Kearney Catholic topped St. Pat’s 24-10 in Kearney, holding the Irish to their lowest offensive output of the season and scoring more points than any other Irish opponent. The Stars have never been this far in the football playoffs in school history. The Irish and Stars kick off at 6 PM tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 will have all of the action, with the Kwik Stop pregame show getting underway at 5:30.
Brady Moves To Semifinals; Irish, Sailors Eliminated at State Volleyball
The Brady Eagles advanced to the semifinals of the Class D2 State volleyball tournament with a four-set victory over Wynot yesterday afternoon in Grand Island. The Eagles won the first two sets 25-19 and 25-18, dropped the third set 20-25, and won the fourth set 25-15. This morning, Brady takes on top-seed Howells in the semis. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the action from Grand Island with pregame coverage at 8:45 AM and the first serve at 9. The two other Lincoln County teams to make the trip to the Tri Cities for State had short stays in the tournament, eliminated with first round defeats. In class C2, St. Patrick’s was swept by Hastings St. Cecilia, 18-25, 25-27, 19-25. In Class D1, Sutherland fell in four sets to BDS, 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-22.
State Tournament Opens Today (Listen Live on ESPN Radio 1410)
The 2011 state volleyball tournaments get underway today in the Tri Cities, and three Lincoln County schools are fighting to bring back a state championship. In Class C2, the St. Patrick’s Irish return to state for the second time in three years. They are the seventh seed and will take on Hastings St. Cecilia at Hastings High School. In Class D1, the Sutherland Sailors are back at state for a second straight year. They are the fifth seed, and will face BDS at Grand Island Northwest High School. In Class D2, Brady makes their first state appearance since 1997 as the fifth seed. They will face Wynot at Grand Island Central Catholic High School. ESPN Radio 1410 has live coverage of state tournament volleyball. Coverage of the Brady match starts at 2:15, and coverage of the St. Patrick’s match starts at 5:15.
STREAK STOPPERS: Irish Dethrone Bluehawks, Move To Semifinals
For the second straight season, the St. Patrick’s Irish are headed to the Class C2 football state semifinals after defeating Hastings St. Cecilia 13-7 last night in Hastings. Thatcher Vap’s two rushing touchdowns, and a dominant defensive performance, dethroned the two-time defending state champions and halted the longest active winning streak in Nebraska prep football at 36 games. The Irish move on to a rematch with Kearney Catholic, the only team to beat them this season, in the semifinals. The Stars topped the Irish 24-10 in Kearney in the third week of the regular season. The game will be held at Knights of Columbus Field in North Platte next Tuesday night at 6 PM. The game will be heard on ESPN Radio 1410.