It was another successful weekend for the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team.
Members competed first at the Iowa Central Community College rodeo in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Thursday and Friday then at the Iowa State University Cyclone Stampede in Ames, Iowa on Saturday and Sunday. Continue reading “MPCC Rodeo Team remains strong in Iowa”
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. 5”
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten officials’ organization says a third-quarter officiating mistake cost Illinois a down in its 14-13 win Saturday over Nebraska.
Collegiate Officiating Consortium Coordinator of Officials Bill Carollo said Monday that replay officials should have given Illinois another down when they reviewed a situation in which field officials lost track of the down and distance. Continue reading “Big Ten officials say mistake cost Illinois a down”
Kearney, Ne. – Storm goalie Jake Kielly has been named CCM “Goaltender of the Week” for week two of the regular season, the USHL announcedMonday.
Jake Kielly earned a 31-save shutout in his first USHL start, a 2-0 win over the Chicago Steel. Kielly started strong with eight saves in the first period and made 23 saves over the final two periods to secure the win. Continue reading “Kielly named USHL Goaltender of the Week”
Lincoln – Nebraska punter Sam Foltz was honored for his performance against Illinois Monday, as he was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.
Foltz averaged a season-best 46.9 yards on his nine punts Saturday, including five punts of at least 50 yards. Continue reading “Foltz Named Big Ten POW”
Kearney, Ne. – The Tri-City Storm have acquired a fifth-round, Phase I draft pick in the 2016 USHL Entry Draft from the Des Moines Buccaneers in exchange for defenseman James Gobetz, Head Coach and General Manager Bill Muckalt announced Sunday.
“We would like to thanks James for his contributions to our organization,” said Muckalt. “We wish him luck in his hockey career and in his future endeavors.” Continue reading “Storm acquire draft pick from Bucs for Gobetz”
DENVER (AP) — Brandon McManus kicked a 39-yard field goal with 1:51 left and Denver had seven sacks in the Broncos’ 23-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Von Miller smothered the loose ball after T.J. Ward’s sack-strip of Teddy Bridgewater in the closing seconds, sealing the win for the unbeaten Broncos (4-0), who got a 72-yard touchdown run from Ronnie Hillman. Continue reading “Denver’s defense leads Broncos past Vikings 23-20”
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Salvador Perez added to his career-best home run total, Johnny Cueto tossed five solid innings and the Kansas City Royals secured home-field advantage throughout the postseason by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Sunday.
Perez hit his 21st homer in the third inning, one behind Kendrys Morales and Mike Moustakas for the team lead. Continue reading “Cueto, Royals secure home-field with 6-1 win over Twins”
CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton added to his streak of impressive game and big plays, throwing a 55-yard touchdown pass on the run, and the Cincinnati Bengals stayed unbeaten with a 36-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The Bengals (4-0) matched the third-best start in franchise history, two wins shy of the club record. Continue reading “Bengals stay unbeaten with 36-21 win over Chiefs”
Champaign, Ill. – For the fourth time in five contests to open the season, the outcome of Nebraska’s football game was not decided until the opponent’s final offensive play.
For the third time, the Huskers walked away on the short end of the scoreboard with a 14-13 loss at Champaign’s Memorial Stadium in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams. Nebraska slipped to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten, while the Fighting Illini improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in the conference. Continue reading “Huskers Fall in Final Seconds at Illinois”
