Lincoln Public Schools has worked closely with the University of Nebraska Athletics Department to bring a pair of high school games to Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 30. The games were originally scheduled to be played at Seacrest Field on Friday, Sept. 29, the same evening as the Huskers will play the University of Illinois at 7 p.m.

The two games scheduled at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 30 are Lincoln Southwest vs. North Platte, and Lincoln Northeast vs. Fremont. The first game between Southwest and North Platte will kick off at 1 p.m., with the Northeast-Fremont contest to follow at 4:30 p.m. Game ticket prices – which include all-season athletic passes and individual game prices – will be the same as at Seacrest Field.

“Lincoln Public Schools and the University of Nebraska Athletics Department both recognize the great importance of high school football across the state,” said LPS Director of Athletics Kathi Wieskamp. “Given the unique challenge associated with the Huskers playing a Friday night game at Illinois, we worked together to provide a special opportunity for four Nebraska high schools to play their games at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. This is a special opportunity to showcase Nebraska high school football and support the Huskers.”

The contests are the first regular-season high school games in recent memory to be played at Memorial Stadium, and are the only regular season games scheduled to be played at the stadium this fall. Nebraska Athletics has partnered with the Nebraska School Activities Association to stage the Nebraska State High Football Playoff finals at Memorial Stadium since 1996.

Any inquires or requests for further information about the games should be directed to Lincoln Public Schools. NCAA rules regarding publicity and recruiting guidelines prohibit Nebraska Athletics from any further comment.

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team will host the Northeastern Junior College Plainswomen on Wednesday, August 30 at 7 PM at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights are 2-3 on the season. Luisa Hernandez, a freshman from Yuma, Colo., leads the Lady Knights in kills with 34. Mikenna Curlee, sophomore from Peetz, Colo., is next with 30 kills. Carlie Wytulka, a freshman from Nucla, Colo., has 143 set assists or 8.4 assists per set. Antonya Schaffert, a sophomore from Otis, Colo., leads the Lady Knights with 54 defensive digs

The Plainswomen are 2-2 in the early season. Sara Antic leads the Plainswomen in kills with 35 kills. She has a .169 kill efficiency. Next in kills is Noel Phillips with 33 and a .129 kill efficiency. Sofija Pajevic has 138 set assists or 11.5 assists per set, and nine service aces to lead the Plainswomen. Bailey Schumacher has 65 defensive digs.

The match will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be livestreamed at www.npccknights.com.

Beatrice – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball split games on both days of the Southeast Invitational Tournament, finishing 2-2 on the weekend. They were defeated in the first match on Friday by Highland Community College 3-0. In the second match on Friday, the Lady Knights defeated Cloud County 3-1.

On Saturday, they were defeated in three sets by Colby Community College. In their final match of the tournament, the Lady Knights swept Southeastern Iowa Community College in three games.

In the match against Highland, they were defeated 25-18, 25-22, and 25-18. Luisa Hernandez led the Lady Knights in kills with eight, followed by Shaylee Johnson and Aly Camacho, who each had six kills. Carlie Wytulka had 27 set assists and Carly Moss had nine defensive digs to lead North Platte. Camacho also had two solo and eight assisted blocks.

In match two against Cloud County, the Lady Knights won 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, and 26-24. Neci Sundquist had 11 kills, while Camacho, Hernandez, and Johnson each had eight kills in the match. Wytulka had 44 set assists. Antonya Schaffert had18 defensive digs. Johnson also contributed three solo and five assisted blocks to lead the Lady Knights.

On Saturday, in the first match against Colby, the Lady Knights were defeated in three sets 25-16, 25-17, and 25-12. Hernandez led the Lady Knights with five kills, Wytulka had 16 set assists, and Schaffert had five defensive digs and five assisted blocks.

In match two on Saturday, the Lady Knights bounced back to defeat t Southeastern Iowa in three sets, 27-25, 25-22, and 25-19. Hernandez had seven kills, Wytulka contributed 24 set assists, Schaffert had seven defensive digs and Camacho had two solo and eight assisted blocks to lead the Lady Knights.

The Lady Knights are now 2-3 on the season.
They will return to action on Wednesday, August 30 when they host Northeastern Junior College at 7 pm at the McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

Final Stats

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team lost their opening match of the season to the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks three games to one, 26-24, 16-25, 25-18, and 25-12 at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Mikenna Curlee, a sophomore from Peetz, Colo., led the Lady Knights in kills with 11. Shaylee Johnson and Luisa Hernandez each added five kills and Neci Sundquist had four kills.

The Lady Knights jumed out to a 3-1 lead in the first game and continued to lead most of the game. The Lady Hawks rallied to tie the score at 24-24 and scored the last two points to take game one.

In game two, the Lady Knights had 15-9 lead. Hernandez had four consecutive service points to push the lead to 19-9 for the Lady Knights.

The Lady Hawks started game three by scoring the first five points to take the early advantage. The Lady Knights rallied back and kept the score within three throughout the game.

Game four was all Lady Hawks. The Lady Knights led 2-1, but the Lady Hawks went on a seven point run to take an 8-2 lead and held the lead for the rest of the game to take the match.

The Lady Knights travel to Beatrice this weekend to participate in the Southeast Invitational. On Friday, the Lady Knights will play Highland Community College and Cloud County. On Saturday, they will play Colby Community College and Southeastern Iowa Community College.