The following are scores for prep basketball games Tuesday night:
GIRLS:
Gothenburg 58, Arapahoe 47
Hershey 57, Sutherland 30
Maxwell 49, Maywood 39
Medicine Valley 42, Hayes Center 38
North Platte St. Patrick’s 55, Mullen 39
Southern Valley 61, Chase County 20
BOYS:
Arapahoe 62, Gothenburg 52
Hershey 43, Sutherland 39
Maxwell 44, Maywood 32
Medicine Valley 59, Hayes Center 34
North Platte St. Patrick’s 64, Mullen 41
Southern Valley 58, Chase County 50
The South Platte Valley Association released the brackets for the boys and girls basketball tournaments to be played next week. St. Patrick’s and Chase County are the two top seeds in the boys bracket, while Hershey and St. Pat’s are the top two in the girls tourney.
The bracket can be viewed online here. Tournament play takes place at North Platte Community College starting next Monday.
The St. Patrick’s Lady Irish keep right on winning. The third-ranked Lady Irish moved their record on the season to 7-0 with a 68-43 win at Sandhills/Thedford last night. In the boys half of that doubleheader last night, the Irish topped the Knights 55-45. The other unbeaten Lincoln County team that took the floor last night suffered their first loss of the season. The Wallace boys were defeated by Medicine Valley 53-44. It was a sweep for Med Valley, as the Lady Raiders topped the Lady Wildcats 47-40. The Paxton Tigers and Lady Tigers got off to winning starts in their home Pre-Holiday tournament. The second-ranked Tiger boys routed Maywood 82-24 while the Lady Tigers also beat Maywood, 56-31. In other action, Mullen’s boys defeated Garden County 50-26 while the Gothenburg Lady Swedes were edged by McCook 41-40.
A pair of undefeated local basketball teams are on the hardwood tonight. The St. Patrick’s Lady Irish are hoping to run their season-opening winning streak to seven as they head north to take on a tough Sandhills/Thedford team as part of a girls and boys doubleheader. In the boys game, the Irish will be hoping to start a brand new winning streak after losing their last time out. Also still among the ranks of the unbeaten are the Wallace Wildcat boys, at 4-0. The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats host Medicine Valley tonight. In other doubleheader action, Mullen makes a trip to take on Garden County. In girls basketball the Gothenburg Lady Swedes will try and get back on the winning track on their home floor against McCook. And in boys action, Paxton hosts Maywood in the opener of Paxton’s Pre-Holiday tournament.
It’s a busy night on the prep hardwood. North Platte visits McCook in what could be the last regular season meeting between the two schools. The girls game tips off at 6 PM, followed by the boys game at 7:45. ESPN Radio 1410 has the games live, with pregame coverage at 5:45. The other Lincoln County schools are also playing tonight. St. Pat’s visits Valentine, Maxwell treks to Paxton, Brady hosts Hitchcock County, Hershey welcomes Kimball, Sutherland travels to Hayes Center. Also tonight in girls and boys basketball doubleheader action, Gothenburg plays host to Holdrege, Eustis-Farnam is at Maywood, Perkins County visits Sidney, Cozad treks to Central City, Chase County hosts Garden County, Med Valley hosts South Loup, Mullen welcomes Cody-Kilgore, and SMC is home to Twin Loup.
Scores from last night’s action:
GIRLS:
St. Patrick’s 58, Gothenburg 37
Sutherland 70, Wallace 23
BOYS:
St. Patrick’s 58, Gothenburg 41
Wallace 65, Sutherland 40
NCPA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AWARDS
The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Fall 2012 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Award Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year the NSAA and the NCPA recognize students during Fall, Winter and Spring Seasons who are nominated by their schools for their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions in their NSAA activity.
Arthur County
Football
Lane Vasa
Volleyball
Mackenzie Walker
Broken Bow
Boys Cross-Country
Andrew Pracht
Evan Rose
Girls Cross-Country
Ashley Holcomb
Kylee Miller
Football
Zak Harper
Marcus Miller
Girls Golf
Kaleigh Page
Play Production
Ashley O’Pry
Grant Shinn
Volleyball
Halie Jones
Julia Loy
Callaway
Football
Garret Dockweiler
Levi Loper
Chase County
Boys Cross-Country
Indy Smith
Girls Cross-Country
Alyssa Moreno
Football
Callin Ledall
Michael May
Play Production
Emma Bauerle
Tapainga Kahle
Softball
Anna Bauerle
Cassandra Burpo
Volleyball
Bethany Sorensen
Paige Spady
Cozad
Boys Cross-Country
Jesus Estrada
Bryce Nemeth
Girls Cross-Country
Christen Kotschwar
Riley Sigler
Football
Jason Finnegan
Conor Young
Girls Golf
Autym Malcom
Play Production
Erin Gibbens
Jade Rowe
Softball
Kylee Griffis
Erika Smith
Volleyball
Amanda German
Haley Montgomery
Gothenburg
Boys Cross-Country
Dylan France
Bryce Kowalewski
Girls Cross-Country
Morgan Kowalewski
Abbigail Mazour
Football
Trenton Long
Logan Sheets
Girls Golf
Andrea Coder
McKinley Harm
Play Production
Cody Cooper
Carlie Stevens
Softball
Brittyn Munster
Hanna Wolf
Volleyball
Madison Costello
Rachel Rice
Hayes Center
Football
Seth Gohl
Tristan Johnson
Play Production
Seth Gohl
Volleyball
Taylor Cooper
Andrea Wach
Hershey
Girls Cross-Country
Laurel Huebner
Football
Adam Steffes
Girls Golf
Katherine Hoatson
Courtney Laubner
Play Production
Britnee Fear
Volleyball
Maegan Hiatt
Jenna Young
Maxwell
Football
Dylan Gage
Bryson Keller
Play Production
Savannah Cudzilo
Erin Zeigler
Volleyball
Anna Crane
Kayla Stenger
Maywood
Girls Cross-Country
Justine Stone
Football
Jace Walther
Calyn Werkmeister
Play Production
Lydia Fritsche
Breanna Phillips
Volleyball
Anna Fischer
Abby Werkmeister
McPherson County
Football
Jesse Paxton
Volleyball
Ashley Starr
Medicine Valley
Boys Cross-Country
Rodger Farr
Connor Russell
Girls Cross-Country
Madison Clark
Football
Brendan Johnsen
Sage Schmidt
Volleyball
Taylor Sandoe
Shaylee Schroeder
Mullen
Football
Matthew Furrow
Play Production
Madison Tomlinson
Dalton Zimmerman
Volleyball
Clara Vinton
Amber Wright
North Platte
Boys Cross-Country
Ace Haws
Wyatt McGuire
Girls Cross-Country
Kayla Dotson
Football
Luke Wright
Girls Golf
Tessa Burford
Jenae States
Softball
Hannah Hays
Ashten Hernandez
Boys Tennis
Cameron Bargell
Michael Odle
Volleyball
Anna Allberry
Kylie Wroot
North Platte St. Patrick’s
Boys Cross-Country
Brandon Adkins
Girls Cross-Country
Anna O’Malley
Margaret Vinton
Football
James Keenan
Adam Pasquinelly
Play Production
Macy Granger
Jenna Torres
Volleyball
Brook Boucher
Zandra Carlini
Paxton
Boys Cross-Country
Tyler Cassell
Garrett Perlinger
Girls Cross-Country
Mary Vasquez
Annie Wasserman
Football
Jack Babbitt
Carrick Perlinger
Play Production
Carrick Perlinger
Margaret Reynolds
Volleyball
Brekkan Martinosky
Karlee Schow
Perkins County
Girls Cross-Country
Jessica Hoffert
Football
Alex Malmkar
Colton White
Play Production
Shelby Johnson
Colton White
Volleyball
Courtney McClenahan
Jessie Woodmancy
Sandhills
Football
Alex Coffman
Play Production
Chantelle Milleson
Jacy Spencer
Volleyball
Taylor Marten
Stapleton
Football
Luke Walz
Play Production
Sydney Doyle
Trevor Hanna
Volleyball
Victoria Opela
Sutherland
Boys Cross-Country
Jayson Rezek
Girls Cross-Country
Shelbi Burke
Emily Rongisch
Football
Tyler Fear
Collin Fleecs
Play Production
Shelbi Burke
Kalena Stokey
Volleyball
Kristen Nelson
Alison VanSkiver
Thedford
Football
Tyler Lee
Play Production
Seth Hanna
Gavin Higgins
Volleyball
Sarah Miles
Wallace
Football
Landon Swedberg
Play Production
Alexandria Lundvall
Jaclyn Nelson
Volleyball
Sara Hubbard
Alexandria Lundvall
Wauneta-Palisade
Football
Jack McGraw
Hayden Pollmann
Play Production
Wes Anderjaska
Tayler Nordhausen
Volleyball
Tailor Lee
Brooklyn Nordhausen
Three Lincoln County boys and girls basketball teams are in action tonight. The Sutherland boys and girls play host to Wallace. The seventh-ranked Lady Sailors are off to a 4-1 start, while the Lady Wildcats are 1-2. The boys game will see the Wildcats looking to maintain their perfect start while the Sailors are hoping for their first win. The St. Patrick’s Irish and Lady Irish are also in action, hosting Gothenburg. The third-ranked Lady Irish are hoping to stay unbeaten, while the fifth-ranked Irish boys face a stern test from Gothenburg’s towering frontcourt.
In girls prep basketball action Tuesday night, the third-ranked St. Patrick’s Lady Irish moved to 4-0 on the season with a 74-40 home victory over Perkins County. Samantha Byrn’s 20 points led the Lady Irish offensively. Mandy O’Malley added 16 points and Brittany Lawrence was also in double figures with 13 points. The Brady Lady Eagles were unable to maintain their undefeated record. Playing an opponent two classes ahead of them, the Class D2 ninth-ranked Lady Eagles fell to Southern Valley 47-40 in Brady. Class D1’s fifth-ranked Sutherland Lady Sailors eased past Chase County 47-28. In other girls action, Wauneta-Palisade fell to Dundy County-Stratton 69-57, Cozad lost at McCook 41-28, Mullen beat South Loup 63-22 and Sandhills/Thedford routed Arcadia 66-18. In boys basketball last night, Mullen topped South Loup 73-46 and Sandhills/Thedford defeated Arcadia 77-33.
Three Lincoln County athletes earned All-State honors in their class in their fall sport from the Omaha World-Herald, as announced over the weekend. In volleyball, St. Patrick’s junior middle blocker Brittany Lawrence was named All-Class C2, while Sutherland senior middle blocker Sam Kennedy was All-Class D1. Both Lawrence and Kennedy led their teams to the state tournament. Lawrence ripped 359 kills for the fourth-place Lady Irish, while Kennedy pounded 442 kills for the third-place Lady Sailors. In football, St. Patrick’s senior Sean Keenan was named to the All-Class C2 team as a defensive back. Keenan started at quarterback and cornerback for the 10-1 Irish, who made their third consecutive trip to the state quarterfinals. The Lincoln Journal-Star gave All-State honors to Lawrence and Kennedy, and second team All-State honors in Class D1 to Sutherland senior Joli Hopping.
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
