The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team will host the York College Junior Varsity Panthers on Wednesday, November 18 at 7 pm at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
The Knights are 4-1 on the season and are led by Diontae Champion from Arlington, Texas. The freshman is averaging 18.6 points per game. Sophomore transfer Tim Wagner is averaging 15.8 points per game and Tyree Peter is averaging 10.2 points per game. Continue reading “NPCC Knights to host York JV”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at the residence of Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. and receiver Jordan Westerkamp.
Police spokeswoman Katie Flood said Tuesday a 20-year-old woman went to a Lincoln hospital Sunday afternoon and said she had been raped. The woman told police she knows the suspect, and Flood said that person has been contacted. Continue reading “Woman reports rape at home of Huskers’ Armstrong, Westerkamp”
Lincoln – Jessica Shepard scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to become the first Husker freshman in history to score 20 points and produce double-doubles in each of the first two games of a career, powering the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 91-46 win over North Florida Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Shepard, who earned the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of the season earlier Monday after scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in her debut on Saturday, hit 13-of-16 shots from the field while adding an assist, two steals and the first block of her career against North Florida. Continue reading “Huskers Dominate Ospreys”
The Nebraska basketball team hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to Philadelphia to take on the Villanova Wildcats in the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games Tuesday night. Tipoff between the Huskers and No. 11 Wildcats is set for 7:45 p.m. central at The Pavilion and will be televised by FS1 and carried on the Husker Sports Radio Network.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games, named after Big East founder and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, is a four-day event pitting Big Ten and Big East teams against each other early in the basketball season. Continue reading “Huskers Travel to Villanova Tuesday Night”
Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honor of the season, while sophomore Natalie Romeo earned a spot on the weekly honor roll for her outstanding season-opening performance, the conference office announced on Monday.
Shepard, a 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., notched the first double-double by a freshman in a career debut in school history with 24 points and 13 rebounds in Saturday’s 96-46 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Continue reading “Shepard Captures Big Ten Freshman Honor”
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning has a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Speaking on condition of anonymity because the Broncos haven’t addressed specifics of Manning’s injury, the person confirmed reports from ESPN and KCNC-TV in Denver that Manning has a tear in the thick tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes and creates the arch of the foot. Continue reading “AP source: Manning has tear in plantar fascia”
DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs prevented Peyton Manning from getting the one record he really wanted, trouncing the Denver Broncos 29-13 Sunday on the strength of five interceptions and five field goals.
Manning entered the day with 71,836 yards through the air, 2 shy of Brett Favre’s record and tied with Favre with 186 victories. Continue reading “Chiefs crush Manning, Broncos 29-13”
The North Platte Lady Bulldogs capped off a tremendous 2015 volleyball season with a runner-up finish in the Class A State Tournament. It was North Platte’s best finish since the 1980 state championship team, and their fourth all-time state championship game appearance. The Lady Bulldogs fell to top seed Omaha Marian 3-0 in the championship match, as the Crusaders won their third consecutive state title. North Platte finished the season 37-4 with three of those four losses to Omaha Marian. Continue reading “HIGHLIGHTS: Lady Bulldogs finish best season since 1980 with state runner-up finish”
Piscataway, N.J. – Nebraska jumped to a 21-0 lead in the first half and never looked back in a 31-14 victory over Rutgers at High Point Solutions Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
With their second straight win, the Huskers improved to 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten, while Rutgers slipped to 3-7 and 1-6 in the conference.
The Huskers wasted little time taking control of the game, marching 78 yards in eight plays capped by Cethan Carter’s 32-yard touchdown dash on a tight end reverse on his first career carry. Continue reading “Huskers Roll to 31-14 Win at Rutgers”
Lincoln – Andrew White III and Jack McVeigh combined for 34 points, as Nebraska opened the 2015-16 season with a 97-51 win over Mississippi Valley State at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Huskers shot 54 percent from the field, including 10-of-22 from 3-point range in putting up their highest total since scoring 107 points against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 19, 2005. Continue reading “Huskers Cruise in Season Opener”
