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NPCC Softball Lands Six Players on All-Nebraska Juco Softball Team

Posted on June 17, 2015

North Platte – Two North Platte Community College Knights Softball players were named to the All-Nebraska Junior College Softball team, while four others were named honorable mention. The team was compiled by the Omaha World-Herald, and is comprised of both National Junior College Athletic Association Division I and Division II colleges in the state of Nebraska.

The two players named to the team from North Platte are catcher Sara Villalobos and outfielder Brittney Odum. Jessica Jarvis, Shannon Lieber, Baileigh Oleson and Sara Runia were named honorable mention.

Villalobos, a freshman catcher from Skiatook, Okla. finished the season with a .424 batting average, seven home runs, nine doubles and 32 runs batted in. Villalobos was named the Region IX Division II Freshman of the Year. Villalobos was also named to the All-Region IX Division II team and the All-Region IX Division II tournament team this past season.

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North Platte and Area Youth to Compete at State High School Finals Rodeo

Posted on June 17, 2015

Wellfleet resident Madison Clark will compete in the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings June 18-20. She is also the reigning Miss Nebraska High School Rodeo Queen, and is pictured here with her brothers Jaden (on the right) and Wyatt.

Hastings, Neb. – The entry list has been set for the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo, to be held in Hastings June 18-20 at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

Nearly 150 high school rodeo athletes will compete in twelve events. The top four competitors in each event will earn a berth at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs, Wyo., July 12-18, where they will represent Nebraska.

Included in the contestant list are North Platte residents Bailey Brown, who enters state finals first in the breakaway roping; Makenna Johnson in the barrel racing and girls cutting; Kandace Ward in the girls cutting; Trey Seevers in the saddle bronc riding, Ryan Cox in the steer wrestling and team roping, and Laramei Bain in the breakaway roping and pole bending.

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Burroughs, Green Earn Spots on U.S. World Team

Posted on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015

*Jordan Burroughs makes his fifth straight World Team.*

Madison, WI. – Former Huskers Jordan Burroughs and James Green both earned spots on the U.S. World Team after placing first this weekend in the U.S. World Team Trials at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI.

Four-time All-American James Green wrestled at 70kg (154 lbs) this weekend. Green defeated 2006 NCAA National Champion Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota in two matches, winning by a 5-0 decision in the first match before notching a 4-2 victory in the second bout. Green finished his career at Nebraska with a third-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships and also led the team in technical falls with ten in his senior campaign.

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Ford Returns to Nebraska as Assistant Coach

Posted on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015

*Former Husker point guard Ashley Ford returns to Nebraska as an assistant coach in 2015-16. (Photo Courtesy Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations)*

Lincoln – Former Nebraska and Lincoln Northeast point guard Ashley Ford will return home as an assistant coach with the Nebraska women’s basketball program, Coach Connie Yori announced on Monday.

Ford, who has spent the past five seasons on former Nebraska Associate Head Coach Cindy Fisher’s staff at the University of San Diego, rejoins the Husker program after helping to lay the foundation of Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament success as a player under Coach Yori.

“It is really gratifying as a coach to see the progress that Ashley has made in her career,” Yori said. “Ashley always has been willing to do the right thing, be patient, work hard and trust the process. I’m confident that she is the right addition to our staff at the right time.”

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Police on Lookout for College World Series Tickets Scalpers

Posted on June 14, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police will be on the look-out for people trying to sell College World Series tickets for more than face value.

The CWS opened Saturday and runs through June 23 or 24.

According to city ordinance, tickets cannot be resold for more than face value on the grounds of TD Ameritrade Park or within a half-mile radius of the stadium.

Reserve tickets for games Saturday and Sunday and for the best-of-three finals next week have face values of $36, $37 or $38.

Reserve tickets for games Monday through Friday range from $31 to $36, and club seat prices range from $60 to $70.

General admission tickets are $11.50 apiece at the box office or a book of 10 for $85.

Police discourage fans from buying tickets from street sellers.

Nuggets officially bring on board D’Alessandro

Posted on June 13, 2015

Pete D'Allesandro — *Pete D’Allesandro (photo from Twitter)*

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets officially announced the hiring of Pete D’Alessandro as the senior vice president of business and team operations.

President Josh Kroenke said in a release Friday that he looks forward to D’Alessandro’s assistance in “creating additional synergy between our business and team operations to help take our organization to another level on and off the playing floor.”

D’Alessandro returns to the Nuggets’ front office after spending the last two seasons as GM of the Sacramento Kings.

The Nuggets are still searching for a head coach after firing Brian Shaw in March. Melvin Hunt served as an interim coach and remains a strong candidate for the job.

In addition, Kroenke promoted Greg Sherman to a similar position with the Colorado Avalanche. Sherman was the team’s assistant GM last season.

Garcia dominates, Cardinals beat Royals 4-0

Posted on June 13, 2015

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaime Garcia pitched eight innings of four-hit ball and helped himself with an RBI single for the St. Louis Cardinals, who ended the Kansas City Royals’ four-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory in the opener of a high-profile weekend interleague series on Friday night.

Jon Jay snapped a 2-for-24 slump this month with a two-out RBI triple in the second off Yordano Ventura (3-6), and Garcia followed with his 12th career RBI on an opposite-field single to left.

The Cardinals are 40-21 overall and 23-7 at home, both major league bests. They got a huge outing from Garcia (2-3), so far a success story off thoracic outlet surgery.

Ventura lasted just three innings for the second straight start, removed as a precaution due to weakness in his pitching hand. In those two starts, he’s allowed six earned runs.

Police on look-out for College World Series ticket scalpers

Posted on June 13, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police will be on the look-out for people trying to sell College World Series tickets for more than face value.

The CWS opens Saturday and runs through June 23 or 24.

According to city ordinance, tickets cannot be resold for more than face value on the grounds of TD Ameritrade Park or within a half-mile radius of the stadium.

Reserve tickets for games Saturday and Sunday and for the best-of-three finals next week have face values of $36, $37 or $38.

Reserve tickets for games Monday through Friday range from $31 to $36, and club seat prices range from $60 to $70.

General admission tickets are $11.50 apiece at the box office or a book of 10 for $85.

Police discourage fans from buying tickets from street sellers.

Miami rookie Urena earns 1st win as Marlins beat Rockies 5-1

Posted on June 13, 2015June 13, 2015

MIAMI (AP) — Jose Urena pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league victory, and the Miami Marlins supported him with some slugging to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Friday night.

The Marlins hit two home runs, neither by major league leader Giancarlo Stanton, and nearly had a third.

J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer, and Martin Prado had a solo shot. Marcell Ozuna’s two-run drive was wiped out by a replay review that determined the ball hooked foul, so he settled five pitches later for a two-out RBI single.

Stanton had a single and a double and scored a run.

The Rockies lost their third game in a row and have totaled one run in the first two games of the series.

Season Opener Set for National ABC Telecast

Posted on June 12, 2015

*Nebraska will open the 2014 season on Sept. 5 at 2:30 p.m. against BYU on ABC. (Photo Courtesy Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations)*

Nebraska’s Sept. 5 season-opening contest with BYU will be televised to a national audience on ABC, with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. (Central) at Memorial Stadium.

The Big Ten Conference and its television partners announced television plans and start times for several games during the first three weeks of the 2015 season on Friday, June 12.

The Huskers’ matchup with BYU is the first-ever meeting between the schools. The Cougars are coming off an 8-5 record and a trip to the Miami Beach Bowl in 2014.

Nebraska leads the nation with 29 straight victories in season openers, most recently a 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic in 2014.

The Huskers’ game with BYU is the fifth contest on the 2015 schedule with game time and TV information.

NU’s Sept. 12 contest against South Alabama will be televised by BTN, with kickoff set at 7 p.m. (Central). The Huskers’ road test at Miami on Sept. 19 will also be televised on ABC/ESPN2 with a 2:30 p.m. (Central) kickoff. NU completes non-conference play with an 11 a.m. (Central) game against Southern Miss on Sept. 26. The Nov. 7 home game against Michigan State will be played at either 6 or 7 p.m. (Central) and will be televised on the ESPN family of networks.

All other kickoff times and television information will be announced six to 12 days in advance of kickoff.