ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell was selected Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, and Maryland was picked as the conference favorite by coaches and media.
Mitchell became the first freshman to lead the nation in scoring last season, averaging 24.9 points. Continue reading “Nebraska’s Rachel Theriot receives preseason Big Ten recognition”
The 7th seed North Platte Lady Bulldogs softball team advanced to the championship quarterfinals of the Class B State Softball tournament with a 5-3 win over 2-seed Beatrice in the opening round of the tournament.
2015 Class B State Tournament Bracket
2015 Class B State Tournament Live Scoreboard
North Platte used the long ball with home runs from Kylie Engleman, Hallei Morales and Sydney McGahan, as well as seven innings of solid work in the circle from Taylar Coleman to get the victory.
The win is the first since 1999 at the state tournament for North Platte (had lost 11 straight games) and the first ever opening round victory (previously were 0-9 in first round games).
(7) North Platte will face (3) Elkhorn South at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 in the championship quarterfinals on ESPN Radio 1410 and online at northplattepost.com. Elkhorn South defeated (6) Gretna 9-3 in their opening round game.
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team lost to # 20 rated Northeast Community College in four sets 25-17, 19-25, 25-19, 25-15.
The win for the Lady Hawks broke a three game losing streak and avenged an earlier loss to the Lady Knights on October 1 in North Platte.
The loss drops the Lady Knights record to 12-18 on the season. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Falls to Northeast”
2015 Class ANorth Platte Individual Scorecards
Morgan Lashley
Taylor Kramer
Marissa Pascoe
Hope Wilke
Riley Smith
Here are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D2. Listings include name of school, season record, previous week’s ranking, previous week’s result and this week’s opponent. The rankings are based on a formula that includes ratings from the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star plus experts for each class. Class A: Dale Miller, Grand Island Independent. Class B: Jeff Fielder, Scottsbluff Star-Herald. Class C1: Tom Behmer, Norfolk Daily News. Class C2: Brent Wasinius, Fremont Tribune. Class D1: Andrew Bottrell, North Platte Telegraph. Class D2: Nick Blasnitz, Hastings Tribune. Continue reading “Nebraska AP high school football rankings: Oct. 13”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team look to improve on their 12-17 record as they travel to Norfolk to face the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks on Tuesday.
The Lady Knights defeated the Lady Hawks in North Platte on October 1 in five sets.
The Lady Knights have went 4-2 since the matchup. Meanwhile the Lady Hawks have went 2-5. They are currently on a three match losing streak. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knight Volleyball to Travel to Northeast”
The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team will host their annual Haunted Hoops Basketball Program on October 25, 2015 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
The clinic stresses academics, goals and fundemental skills. It is open for boys and girls that are in first through sixth grades. Continue reading “NPCC Knights Basketball to Host Haunted Hoops”
Lincoln, Neb. — The Nebraska football team practiced for just over 90 minutes on Monday afternoon in sweats inside the Hawks Center in preparation for its upcoming game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday.
Defensive Coordinator Mark Banker spoke to the media after practice mentioning some of the things his Husker defense needs to work on, including creating more turnovers. Continue reading “Huskers Concentrate on Minnesota”
HOUSTON (AP) — Astros shortstop Carlos Correa couldn’t handle a deflected grounder that might have been a double-play ball, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for five runs in the eighth inning to beat Houston 9-6 Monday and force their playoff series to a decisive Game 5.
Correa homered twice, doubled, singled and drove in four runs in Game 4 of the AL Division Series. Continue reading “Royals rally on Correa’s error, beat Astros 9-6 to even ALDS”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — At least Mike Riley still has his sense of humor.
With all four of Nebraska’s losses having come on the opponent’s final offensive play, each in the last few seconds or overtime, the Cornhuskers’ first-year coach was asked Monday what he would like to see change the second half of the season. He responded, “a 59-minute game.” Continue reading “Winning a game, not B10 West, is Huskers’ immediate concern”
