The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team scored two event wins and an all-around title during the 60th annual University of Nebraska–Lincoln Rodeo on Friday and Saturday in Lincoln.

Riley Weehler, of Maloy, Iowa, claimed the Men’s All-Around championship after winning the team roping with Chandler Comfort, of Elwood. Weehler also placed second in the tie down roping.

JT Bradley, of Brewster, won the steer wrestling for Mid-Plains and was sixth in the team roping alongside Mykelsi Schnose, of Oelrichs, S.D. Schnose ended up fifth in the breakaway roping.

The scores led to a second place finish for MPCC in the men’s team standings.

“I was really happy with the way things went,” said Garrett Nokes, MPCC Rodeo Team timed event coach. “Overall, the stock was phenomenal, and our team just took care of business and made smart runs. It was a really good rodeo for us.”

Weehler’s all-around win was sweetened by the fact that’s he’s had some rough luck this season.

“Riley just hasn’t won what he deserved to win,” Nokes said. “He struggled for a while with horsepower and in the fall wasn’t drawing the cattle that he needed. I’ve just been waiting for him to bust out and really start whippin’ them, and he did that in Lincoln.”

Comfort also hasn’t been able to reach his full potential this season, despite being the top team roping heeler in the region last year.

“I feel like Chandler and Riley are two of my strongest competitors, so for them to jump in there and win over the weekend is just awesome,” said Nokes. “I’m really glad for them, and even though they didn’t have the best fall, I think they could dominate the spring rodeos and still make it to the finals.”

Bradley has proven to be a triple threat. His best event is calf roping, but in the first two rodeos of the spring, he has won both steer wrestling and team roping.

“What a competitor,” Nokes said. “He works really hard, and it’s fun to have him on the team. Those competing against him better take note because every time he backs into the box they could be in trouble.”

The next stop for the MPCC Rodeo Team will be the Hastings College Rodeo in Hastings on Friday and Saturday.

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team split a doubleheader against Central Community College Lady Raiders on Thursday afternoon, losing the first game 16-4 and winning the second game 12-9 in a Region IX Division II matchup

In game number one, the Lady Raiders started the scoring early, putting seven runs up in the first inning.  Danica Schaeffer of Central led off the second inning with a solo home run.  The Lady Raiders added two more runs to increase their lead to 10-0 after two innings.

The added to their lead with three more runs in the third on a three run home run by Tori Mullen, and also three more runs in the fourth inning to take a 16-0 lead into the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, with Alexandra Baldner, Mikayla Gibson, and Alyiah Franco on base, Hallei Morales, a graduate of North Platte High School, hit the ball over the centerfield fence for a grand slam to account for the Knights scoring.

Emily Marsden pitched five innings and took the loss for the Knights.  Kaitlyn Keene took the win for the Lady Raiders.

In game two, the Lady Raiders continued where they left off by scoring four runs in the first inning, including a two-run home run by Jenna Robinson.

The Knights got one of the runs back on a solo home run by Franco to cut the Lady Raider lead to 4-1.

The Lady Raiders got the run back in the second by Mariah Watchorn.

In the Knights half of the second, the Knights scored four runs to tie the score at 5-5.  After the Lady Raiders added a run in the third to take a 6-5 lead, the Knights scored six runs, including a three-run home run by Morales to take an 11-6 lead after three innings.

The Lady Raiders added two runs to cut the lead to 11-6.

The Knights scored their final run in the fifth inning by Gibson to increase the lead to 12-8.

The Lady Raiders added a run in the seventh to finish out the scoring.

Marsden took the win for the Knights and Baylee Conley took the loss for the Lady Raiders.

The Knights are now 4-28 on the season and 3-7 in Region IX Division II play.  The Lady Raiders are 17-18 overall and 9-3 in Region IX Division II play.

The Knights will travel to Beatrice to play a doubleheader against Southeast Community College on Saturday in their final Region IX Division II contests.

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team dropped a pair of games to Region IX Division II opponent Central Community College Lady Raiders Wednesday afternoon 8-7 and 14-2.

The Lady Raiders scored two runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead..  The Lady Raiders added a run in the second to make the score 3-0.  The Knights avoided a big inning by the Lady Knights with the bases loaded. The Lady Raiders Danica Schaefer popped out to the second baseman Erin Renwick, who threw back to Hallei Morales to double off Baylee Conley to end the second inning.

The score remained the same until the fifth inning.  The Lady Raiders scored three runs on an RBI single by Schaeffer and then a two-run home run by Jenna Robinson.

The Knights got on the scoreboard on a home run by Morales to cut the Lady Raider lead to 6-1.

The Knights scored again on a hit by Ana Talaroc-Kaniho which scored Emily Marsden to cut the lead to 6-2.

In the top of the seventh, the Lady Raiders added a couple of insurance runs on a two-run home run by Robinson.

The Lady Raiders needed the insurance runs as the Knights rallied in the bottom of the seventh, scoring five runs to make the score 8-7.

In game two, the Lady Raiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a two-run home run.

The Lady Raiders broke open the game with a five run third inning, leading 7-0

Morales accounted for both runs in the game, driving in Kaniho in the fourth inning and then hitting her second home run of the afternoon

The Lady Raiders’ Kaitlynn Keene helped her own cause by hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning.

Keene picked up the win for the Lady Raiders, while Erin Renwick took the loss.

The Knights dropped to 3-27 on the season and 2-6 in Region IX Division II play.

The same two teams face off tomorrow in a doubleheader with games at noon and 2 pm.

ESPN 1410 will broadcast the game and on the web at www.northplattepost.com .

They will also be live-streamed at www.npccknights.com.

North Platte, Neb – North Platte High School spring sports are fighting mother nature and trying to get in as much events as they can before the end of the school year and state competition.

Boys Golf were at the McCook Ron Coleman Invite on Tuesday and continued their good run.

Team – 332 for 3rd place

Kade Wroot took 6th overall with an 81, Chesney Tatman took 7th shooting 83, and Drew Phillips came in 9th with 83 to round out the top ten. Placing outside of the top 10 were:  Tanner Ruda 13th with 85, Finn Lucas 18th with 88.

Soccer was in action as well as the Bulldogs hosted Kearney.

The Girls continued their impressive play as of late with a 2-0 shutout of the Bearcats. Katy Hansen and Gracie Haneborg scored a goal apiece for the Lady Bulldogs who improve to 7-2 on the season. They play again on the 21st at home against Lincoln East.

The boys were looking to exact some revenge for the shootout loss to Kearney in the GNAC tournament earlier this season. The Bulldogs would go into halftime with the score tied up 1-1 after goals from Aroque Bryant for the bulldogs and Caleb Crittenden for the Bearcats. Kearney would keep North Platte off the board in the second half scoring two unanswered goals to take the 3-1 W over the Bull Dogs.  The Bulldogs fall to 7-3 on the season and look forward to the 21st when they host Lincoln East.

North Platte, Neb – Mother Nature’s wrath has ripped through central Nebraska early in April.

Blizzard conditions forced many of the area schools to postpone or cancel events on the weekend of April 13th.

This page will be update as needed. To submit info on reschedules please email: [email protected]

For North Platte High School: 

• The North Platte Girls JV Tennis Invite that was postponed due to weather on Saturday, April 14th, is now rescheduled for Thursday, April 26th.  Start time is 10:00 A.M.
• Due to a scheduling conflict with the golf course, the JV Boys Golf Invite scheduled for Friday, April 20th, at Kearney, will now be held on Thursday, April 19th at 9:00 A.M.
• Due to the impending weather forecast, the girls and boys soccer games scheduled for Friday, April 13th at Columbus have been postponed. A make-up date is to be determined.

For North Platte Community College Softball:

The impending blizzard has altered the schedule for the North Platte Community College Knights softball team for the upcoming week.

The Knights were to play Sunday, April 15 and Monday, April 16 against Central Community College in a pair of doubleheaders.  Those games have been moved to Wednesday, April 18 at 5 pm and 7 pm and Thursday April 19 at noon and 2 pm.

Because of the change to the Central game to April 18, the Knights doubleheader against McCook Community College is moved  to Monday, April 23.  Game times for the McCook games are at 5 pm and 7 pm.

For Sutherland High School: 

SHS: The Perkins County golf meet scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled.

For Gothenburg High School: 

The JV Golf Invite at Minden has been postponed once again to next Monday, April 23rd. 

 

 

This page will be update as needed. To submit info on reschedules please email: [email protected]

Scottsbluff – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team was swept by the Western Nebraska Community College Lady Cougars Tuesday afternoon, 23-0 and 10-2.

The Lady Cougars started game one by scoring nine runs in the first inning.  They added four in the second inning and 10 runs in the fourth inning to win in the shortened five-inning game.

Emma McMichael pitched the complete game for the Lady Cougars and struck out six Knight hitters to get the win.

Kamree Christensen pitched for the Knights and took the loss. Christensen struck out two Lady Cougars.

In game two, the Knights got on the scoreboard first with a run by Emily Marsden.  The Lady Cougars scored one run in the bottom of the first to tie the game up at 1-1.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Lady Cougars tallied four runs to take a 5-1 lead.

In the top of the fourth, Alejandra Agular Vivar scored the Knights final run on a sacrifice fly by Mikayla Gibson to cut the lead to 5-2.

The Lady Cougars added two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth innings.

Erin Renwick pitched five and two thirds innings and struck out one Lady Cougar.

Reagan Solomon got the win by pitching three and a third inning. McMichael pitched the final two and two thirds innings.

The Knights are 3-25 on the season.  They will next be in action at home on Sunday, April 15 and Monday, April 16 when they host Region IX Division II opponent Central Community College.  The games were originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, but were pushed back a day due the forecast of inclement weather.

Game times on Sunday are at 3 and 5 pm.  On Monday, game times are at 2 and 4 pm.  The games will be livestreamed at www.npccknights.com. The Monday games will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com.

North Platte – North Platte Community College Knights softball team came away with a split in a doubleheader against the Southeast Community College Lady Storm on a walk-off home run by Hallei Morales, winning the second game 10-9. The Lady Storm won game one 5-2.

Morales, a freshman from North Platte High School sent the ball over the centerfield fence to cap a seven run seventh inning to give the Knights the victory.

The Storm started the scoring in the second game on a three-run home run by Alyx Gragg. The Storm added a run in the top of the third by Kelsey Markey to give them a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, the Knights got on the scoreboard on a runs by Kenlee Wanlass and Aliyah Franco to cut the Lady Storm lead to 4-2.
The Lady Storm added runs by Shelby Haskell in the fourth, Jessica Lusk in the fifth, and two runs in the sixth inning on a two-run home run by Lusk, scoring Jenny Eacker.

The Knights scored in the bottom of the sixth on a home run by Emily Marsden to set up the seventh inning comeback to make the score 8-3 at the end of six.

In the seventh inning, the Lady Storm scored a run by Haskell to add to the lead at 9-3.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Knights started their comeback with runs by Wanlass, Alex Baldner, Franco, and Marsden to make the score 9-7.  With Erin Renwick and Ana Talaroc-Kaniho on base, Morales hit the three-run home run to give the Knights the win.

In the first game, the Lady Storm used the bat of Lusk to generate the offense in the win for the Lady Storm.  Lusk hit two home runs in the first game and knocked in three runs.

The Lady Storm are 7-30 overall and 3-5 in Region IX Division II play.

The Knights, now 3-23 on the season and 2-4 in Region IX Division II play, travel to Scottsbluff to face the Western Nebraska Community College Lady Cougars tomorrow in a doubleheader.

This weekend games have been against Central Community College have been moved back a couple of days. Instead of playing doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, they will be played on Sunday and Monday.

Game times for the Western Nebraska games are at 3 pm and 5 pm CDT.  The games against Central are at 3 pm and 5 pm on Sunday and 2 pm and 4 pm on Monday.

The Central games will be livestreamed on www.npccknights.com.

The North Platte Community College Knights softball team were swept in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon by Iowa Western Community College Rievers 10-0 and 15-0 at the Wayne Dowhower Softball Complex.

In the first game the Rievers scored four runs in the first inning to take the early lead. They added two runs in each of the second, third, and fourth inning. The Rievers’ Kel Bilger had a two-run home run in the fourth for the ninth and 10th run.

Erin Renwick, a sophomore from Brighton, Colo., pitched the five-inning complete game to pick up the loss for the Knights. Zoe Hicks, a sophomore from Boissevain, MB., pitched four and a third innings to pick up the win. Hicks struck out 11 Knights.

In game two, the Rievers made quick work of getting on the scoreboard by scoring five runs with help of Bilger’s second home run of the day, this time a three-run blast. They added three more runs in the second. In the top of the fifth, the Rievers scored seven runs. Tyla Lee had a three-run home run for the Rievers in the seventh inning.

Kamree Christensen from South Richfield, Utah pitched four and two thirds innings, striking out three, but was charged with the loss.

Breanna Brock, from Lincoln, Cali., pitched four scoreless innings and struck out eight Knights.

The Knights dropped to 2-18 on the season, while the Rievers improved to 19-5 on the season.

The Knights travel to Council Bluffs, Iowa on Saturday, March 24 for a doubleheader against the Rievers.

Beatrice– The North Platte Community College Knights softball team played a couple of double headers on Friday and Saturday against Region IX Division II opponents.

On Friday, the Knights were in Columbus and were swept in a double header by the Central Community College Lady Raiders 5-4 and 12-3. It was the opener of the Region IX Division II season for both teams.

On Saturday, the Knights traveled to Beatrice and split a doubleheader with the Southeast Community College Lady Storm, dropping the first game 14-1 to the Lady Storm and winning the second game in the eighth inning 7-6

The Knights are 2-14 on the season and are 1-3 in Region IX Division II play.

The Lady Raiders improve to 4-9 and 2-0 in Region IX Division II play and the Lady Storm are 4-17 overall and 1-1 in regional play.

The Knights were scheduled to play the Lady Storm on Sunday, March 11 in a doubleheader, but those games were postponed due to cold temperatures.