North Platte, Neb – Here is a list of all the area boys, with the help of the NSAA, who are headed to the state track meet:

North Platte Boys

#	Name & Grade
235	Jacob Harvey (12)
236	Joey Larson (11)
237	Elliott Purdy (10)
238	Kaden Ross (10)

 

Class B Boys:

Gothenburg Boys

 

#Name & Grade

130Marc Ackerman (10)

131Bennett Folkers (12)

132Tyce Hruza (11)

133Patrick Hudson (12)

134Dillon Wilkerson (12)

 

Lexington Boys

#	Name & Grade
151	Jairo Alvarez-Rivas (12)
152	Ean Bailey (10)
153	Jaxon Fagot (11)
154	Levi Haines (12)
155	Timothy Ram Nyinguan (10)
156	Tanner Rowe (12)
157	Nicholas Saiz (10)
158	Dalton Schumacher (12)
159	Draake Taylor (11)
160	Ajack Waikur (11)
161	Ethan Woehrle (12)

 

McCook Boys

#	Name & Grade
167	Cameryn Berry (10)
168	Alec Bunger (11)
169	Joel Carter (10)
170	Seth Dugger (11)
171	Morgan Fawver (11)
172	Colin Giron (11)
173	DJ Gross (11)
174	Drew Harvie (12)
175	Isaac Hegwood (11)
176	Steven Hinze (12)
177	Joshua Huff (12)
178	Tyler Ltyle (11)
179	Riley Mai (11)
180	TJ Renner (10)
181	Zach Schlager (12)
182	Tyson Stevens (9)
183	Landon Towne (10)
184	Ethan Wilcox (12)

 

Ogallala Boys

#	Name & Grade
216	Jack Lindgren (12)
217	Cameron Raffaeli (11)
218	Jeron Tuttle (11)

 

Class B Boys Additionals:

Pole Vault:

4

Joel Carter, 10, McCook

13-02.00

Long Jump:

 

4

Alec Bunger, 11, McCook

21-03.75

Shot Put:

Colin Giron, 11, McCook 51-01.005

Patrick Hudson, 12, Gothenburg 50-07.50

 

Discus:

 

4

Colin Giron, 11, McCook

151-01.00

100m Dash:

 

4

Alec Bunger, 11, McCook

11.34

200m Dash:

Ethan Wilcox, 12, McCook 23.095

Drew Harvie, 12, McCook 23.12

 

1600m Relay

 

3

McCook

3:31.96

400m Relay

 

3	Gothenburg	44.18

 

Class C Boys:

Hershey Boys

#	Name & Grade
128	Kyler Banks (12)
129	Elias Huebner (11)
130	McKade Smith (12)

 

North Platte St. Patrick’s

Coach: Brad Braithwait

#Name & Grade

199Tyler Ferguson (11)

 

Sutherland Boys

#	Name & Grade
266	Garrett Elfeldt (12)
267	Connor Floyd (10)
268	Noah Holm (10)
269	Ryan Richardson (11)

Class C additionals:

Pole Vault:

 

3

Connor Floyd, 10, Sutherland

14-00.00

800 M Run:

 

3

Tyler Ferguson, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s

2:03.82

 

Class D Boys:

 

Brady

#	Name & Grade
61	Noah Jurjens (10)
62	Colton Lovitt (12)
63	Logan Porter (10)
64	T.J. Roe (10)

Paxton

#	Name & Grade
233	Roper Chandler (12)
234	Ryan Fox (12)
235	Bennett Perlinger (11)
236	Mason Schimonitz (11)
237	Kaden Schow (11)

 

Class D Additionals:

200 M Dash:

 

3

Ryan Fox, 12, Paxton

23.59

3200M relay:

 

2

Brady

8:29.55

 

North Platte – Here is a list, with help from the NSAA, of all the area female athletes who are headed to the state track meet:

Class A Girls:

 

North Platte

#	Name & Grade
197	Chakera Hough (10)
198	Madison Irish (10)
199	McKenna Little (9)
200	Kathy Mathieu (12)
201	Peyton Neff (9)

 

Class A Additionals:

Pole Vault:

7

Madison Irish, 10, North Platte

9-08.00

100M dash:

5McKenna Little, 9, North Platte13.04

 

Class B Girls:

 

Cozad

#	Name & Grade
91	Brittney Aitken (9)
92	Kennedy Berreckman (12)
93	Ashley Burkholder (12)
94	Megan Burkholder (10)
95	Katelyn Calhoun (10)
96	Jercey Irish (10)
97	Carissa Jensen (11)
98	Mckenzie Lee (10)
99	Sydney Lindstedt (11)
100	Margaret McGinnis (11)
101	Abigail Nelsen (10)
102	Hanna Wright (12)

 

Gothenburg

 

#	Name & Grade
144	Amaya Ackerman (11)
145	Hannah Anderson (11)
146	Alexis Bliven (9)
147	Amber Brown (11)
148	Arleigh Costello (12)
149	Jaiden Davis (9)
150	Courtney Harpole (11)
151	Bella Rickertsen (9)
152	Gracie Stienike (12)
153	Kayla Weyers (12)

Lexington Girls:

#	Name & Grade
166	Hana Brock (12)
167	Klair Fagot (9)
168	Courtney Hanson (11)
169	Jacquelin Ostrom (9)
170	Mollie Rowe (11)
171	Madison Smith (10)
172	Madison Sutton (10)

 

McCook Girls:

#	Name & Grade
176	Robin Grigg (11)
177	Jayceea Hanson (11)
178	Emily Jacobs (12)
179	Haiden Loop (12)
180	Riley Sis (12)
181	Mackenzie Smith (11)
182	Holli Thomas (12)

Ogallala

Coach: Shane Fruit

#Name & Grade

208Tyrianne Baney (11)

209Milan Coggins (9)

210Jaedy Commins (10)

211Rylee Dehning (10)

212Lucia McKeag (11)

213Kaylee Wach (10)

214Taylor Williams (11)

 

Class B additionals:

 

Pole Vault:

Megan Burkholder, 10, Cozad 9-10.006

Logan Holly, 9, Sidney 9-10.003

Haiden Loop, 12, McCook 9-10.00

 

800M Run:

 

4

Emily Jacobs, 12, McCook

2:28.01

100M Hurdles:

4 Jaedy Commins, 10, Ogallala 16.43

 

300M Hurdles:

 

4

Jacquelin Ostrom, 9, Lexington

48.28

 

3200M Relay:

3 Cozad 10:21.25

 

400M Relay:

 

3	Ogallala	50.87
4	Gothenburg	50.94

 

Class C Girls:

 

Hershey

Coach: Amy Beyer

#Name & Grade

140Ashley Hassett (11)

141Delaney Love (9)

142Autumn Miller (11)

143Bailie Vanarsdall (11)

 

Maxwell

Coach: Ryan Jones

#Name & Grade

193Tahjzha Botts (9)

194Nicole Howitt (12)

195Sydney Mullin (12)

 

North Platte St Pats

#	Name & Grade
225	Kelsey Folchert (11)
226	Hayley Homan (11)
227	Kaleigh Kummer (11)
228	Allison Montgomery (12)
229	Gracie Rippen (11)
230	Julie Slattery (10)

Sutherland

Coach: Jessica Saner

#Name & Grade

268Bailee Fear (12)

 

Class C additionals:

 

Long Jump:

 

Hayley Homan, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s16-03.253

 

Sydney Mullin, 12, Maxwell16-02.503

 

Julie Slattery, 10, North Platte St. Patrick’s16-00.004

 

High Jump:

Allison Montgomery, 12, North Platte St. Patrick’s5-01.00

 

Triple Jump:

 

3

Kaleigh Kummer, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s

34-03.25

100M Dash:

 

Sydney Mullin, 12, Maxwell

13.18

3200M Run:

 

3

Kelsey Folchert, 11, North Platte St. Patrick’s

12:54.92

300M Hurdles:

 

3

Ashley Hassett, 11, Hershey

50.32

 

Class D Girls:

 

Brady:

#	Name & Grade
41	Elizabeth Sitorius (10)
42	Emery Swan (12)

Paxton

Coach: Scott Jorgensen

#Name & Grade

207Adrian Eakins (9)

 

North Platte – The North Platte Bulldogs recently came in third place at the district tournament, high enough to push them on to the State Golf Tournament.

The team as a whole shot 315 in districts with Kyle Zimbelman leading the Bulldogs with a 75.  Chesney Tatman was just behind him with a 76. Also competing were Finn Lucas who shot an 80, Jayden Jones with an 84, and Tanner Ruda finishing with 85.

The boys now turn their sights to Norfolk, the location of the state championship, held May 22-23.

Stay tuned into ESPN radio 1410 or right here on the post for more information.

North Platte, Neb – Curt Softley will be stepping down as head coach of the North Platte Girls Varsity basketball team at the end of this school year.

According to Athletic Director Marc Mrozcek Coach Softley has taken another job outside of the school district.

ESPN Radio 1410 has reached out to Coach Softley for comment and will update this story as needed.

Update 05/11/2018 11:31 AM Comments from Coach Softley:

North Platte – Six members of the North Platte Community College Knights softball team received postseason awards at the Region IX Division II tournament in Columbus.

Alyiah Franco, Erin Renwick, and Kenlee Wanlass were selected to the All-Region IX Division II team.  Mikayla Gibson, Ana Talaroc-Kaniho and Emily Marsden were named to the All-Region IX Division II Tournament team for the 2018 season.

Franco, a sophomore from Syracuse, Utah played third base and the outfield for the Knights. She batted .340 with 97 at bats.  Franco had three doubles and two home runs for the Knights. Franco also stole three bases to lead the Knights.

Renwick, a sophomore from Brighton, Colo., pitched and played second base for the Knights, led the Knights in hitting with a .438 average with 112 at bats. Renwick also led the Knights with 28 runs batted in and had four doubles and three home runs for the Knights. She also had a .554 slugging percentage with a team leading 62 total bases.  In the ring, Renwick had a 5.31 earned run average in 92 and a third innings pitched with 36 strikeouts.

Wanlass, a freshman from Elsinore, Utah, is the catcher for the Knights, batted .293 with 58 at bats.  She had three doubles. Wanlass led the Knights in fielding percentage of .965 with 86 total chances.

Gibson, a freshman from West Valley, Utah played outfield for the Knights.  Gibson led the Knights with at bats with 120 and batted .325.  She also led the Knights in doubles with seven and had one triple.

Talaroc-Kaniho, a sophomore from Lahaina, Hawaii, played in the outfield for the Knights. Talaroc-Kaniho batted .362 with 69 at bats. Talaroc-Kaniho had three doubles and one home run for a .449 slugging percentage.

Marsden, a freshman from Papillion, Neb, played primarily shortstop for the Knights. Marsden batted .364 with 110 at bats. She had three doubles, one triple, and two home runs.  Marsden also had 14 runs batted in. Marsden also made seven appearances in the ring.  She had a 6.71 earned run average and struck out five.

The Knights finished the season with a 5-34 record and third place in Region IX Division II.

North Platte, Neb – North Platte St. Pats just finished up their annual All-Sports banquet for 2018. The banquet recognizes student athletes and their accomplishments throughout the year in their respective sports.

The list below is the award winners for this year:

 

Football

Most Improved – Nick Niesen

The “Intensity” Award – Jayden Brosius

Most Valuable Teammate – James Schroll

 

Lifter of the Year – James Schroll & Aiden Skillstad

 

Volleyball

 

Hustle: Brooke McClellen

Most Improved: Rachel Heiss

Most Valuable Teammate:Kaleigh Kummer

Female Lifter: Madison Kleewein

 

Wrestling

 

Outstanding Wrestler- Talan McGill

Outstanding Underclassman – Hunter Deeds

The Pinner – Talan McGill

The Takedown- Talan McGill

 

Golf

Msgr. L.A. Portrey Outstanding Golfer: Tyler Heiss

 

Girls Basketball

 

Most Improved – Jocylin Sellers

Hustle Award – Gracie Rippen

Most Valuable Teammate – Kaleigh Kummer

Rebounder – Jocylin Sellers

 

Girls and Boys Track & Field

Outstanding Female Track Athlete –

Outstanding Male Track Athlete –

 

Outstanding Cross Country

Female Athlete: Gracie Rippen

Male Athlete: Logan O’Malley

 

Boys Basketball

 

MVT (Most Valuable Teammate): Gary White

Most Improved:Nicholas Niesen

Hustle Award: Jayden Brosius

Rebounder: Charles Aufdenkamp  

 

Special Recognitions:

 

Dan Steffes Memorial Sportsmanship Awards:

Madison Kleewein & Jayden Brosius

Beatrice – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team ended their season Saturday, losing the third and deciding game of the Region IX Division II first round series against the Southeast Community College Lady Storm 8-5.

The Lady Storm got things going quickly in the first inning, scoring two runs on a two-run home run by Jessica Lusk to put the Lady Storm ahead 2-0.

In the bottom of the first Alyiah Franco reached base.  After advancing to third base on a ground out by Hallei Morales, Franco scored on a passed ball by to cut the Lady Storm lead to 2-1.

The Knights tied the game up at two in the second inning on a solo home run by Ana Talaroc-Kaniho.

The Lady Storm regained the lead by scoring three runs in the third  and three more runs in the fourth to make the score 8-2.

The score remained the same until the bottom of the seventh, when the Knights rallied to score runs by Alejandra Aguilar Vivar,  Talaroc-Kaniho, and Emily Marsden to make the score 8-5.

Marsden pitched three and one third innings and Kamree Christensen pitched three and two thirds innings.  Christensen struck out two Lady Storm hitters.

Lusk pitched the complete game to pick up the win for the Lady Storm, who are now 15-35 on the season.

The Lady Storm advance to the Region IX Division II championship series against Central Community College in Columbus, starting on May 5 in a best two out of three series.

The Knights finish their season at 5-34.

Beatrice – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team were swept in their final regular season doubleheader against the Southeast Community College Lady Storm, 5-2 and 13-5.

The losses gives the Lady Storm the number two seed and the Knights the number three seed in the Region IX Division II tournament.

The Knights will return to Beatrice to play the Lady Storm in a best two out of three series starting on Friday, April 27.

The winner of the playoff series will travel to Columbus to play the number one seed Central Community College in a best two out of three series to determine the Region IX Division II champion.  That series will begin May 5.

The Knights finish the regular season at 4-32 overall and 3-9 in Region IX Division II play.

The Lady Storms are 13-34 on the season and 6-6 in Region IX Division II,

Game times to be determined.

Beatrice, Neb – The North Platte Lady Knights are looking to take two games from Southeast Community College on Wednesday the 25th. On the line is a chance to host the regional round of the playoffs.

This year the Lady Knights have played up and down against Southeast Community College going 2-2. The two losses have both come in the first games of double headers, losing 14-1 and 5-2. The two victories have been 1 run affairs, winning 7-6 and 10-9.

Should the Lady Knights earn two W’s they would be hosting the very same Southeast team the weekend of the 27th in a 3 game series that determines who goes on to play Central Community College in the district round of the playoffs. Anything other then two wins and the Lady Knights are once again headed to Beatrice.

 

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team were swept in a doubleheader in a Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference matchup 18-6 and 14-2.

The Knights got on the scoreboard first in the first inning.  Alyiah Franco was on first base following a walk, Hallei Morales hit a two-run home run to put the Knights on top 2-0.

Isabel Serna scored the first run for the Lady Indians on a fielder’s choice by Kathy MacDiarmid.

In the third inning, the Lady Indians took the lead on a two-run home run by Jerusha Miner, also scoring Chanel Siebenthal to make the score 3-2.  The Lady Indians added runs by Emily Charchuk, Serna, Kaylee Wengren, MacDiarmid, Taya Thorpe, and a second run by Siebenthal to break the game open at 9-2.

A grand slam by Thorpe and a two-run home run by Miner in the fourth inning increased the Lady Indian lead to 15-2.

The Knights added a run in the bottom of the fourth to cut the Lady Indian lead to 15-3.

The Lady Indians added three runs in the fifth for their final runs.  Morales hit her second home run of the game with two on base to score three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

In game two, the Lady Indians scored first to take a 1-0 lead.  The Knights tied it up with a run by Emily Marsden in the second inning.

The Lady Indians opened the score in the fifth inning by scoring six run to make the score 8-2.  They also added six runs in the seventh including back to back home runs by Emily Charchuk and Alexis Moeaki.

The Knights dropped to 4-30 on the season and 3-11 in the NCCAC. The Lady Indians end their regular season at 29-25 and 10-2 in the NCCAC.

The Knights finish up their regular season when they travel to Beatrice to play Southeast Community College in a doubleheader.  If the Knights win both games, they will host Southeast in the first round of the Region IX Division II tournament in a best two out of three series.  If Southeast win one or both they will host the Knights in the tournament.  The winner of that series will advance to play Central Community College.

Game times on Wednesday is at 4 and 6 PM.