LINCOLN – The annual Nebraska High School Small-bore Silhouette Championships will be held Sept. 27 at the Pressey Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Custer County.
This free competition is open to Nebraska high, junior high and middle school students who have received a certificate verifying completion of a hunter education program. Team competition is comprised of four-person teams in school, 4-H, and open categories. Shooters are not required to compete in teams.
Contact Matthew Haumont at 308-872-2348 or tenxlivestock@gmail.com to register. Pressey WMA is located 17 miles south of Broken Bow.
Category: Sports
Chiefs Sign Coleman, Place Mays on Injured Reserve
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed veteran safety Kurt Coleman on Tuesday and placed linebacker Joe Mays on injured reserve with a designation to return.
Coleman made 29 starts and appeared in 59 games over four seasons in Philadelphia, three of those under current Chiefs coach Andy Reid. He was released by the Vikings during the final round of cuts on Saturday after spending the offseason and training camp with them.
Mays had surgery to repair damage in his wrist that he sustained during a preseason game. The veteran linebacker, who has played in 61 games over the course of six seasons, was being counted on to start alongside Derrick Johnson in the middle of the Chiefs’ defense.
Kansas City opens the regular season Sunday against Tennessee.
Seahawks Stay Atop AP Pro32 Power Rankings
The Seattle Seahawks are still on top.
After finishing training camp with no major setbacks, the defending Super Bowl champions stayed in first place in the latest power rankings from the Associated Press. The Denver Broncos had one vote from the 12-person panel in the Pro32 poll released Tuesday.
The Seahawks will have their status tested right away, with the NFL opener Thursday against Green Bay. The Packers were fourth, one spot behind the New England Patriots.
San Francisco saw the most notable slip, from one first-place vote in the preseason poll six weeks ago to sixth. The 49ers offense was sluggish in exhibition action, and a nine-game suspension of star outside linebacker Aldon Smith became official.
Royals Recall 4 to Help Depth in Stretch Run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have recalled infielder Christian Colon, outfielder Terrance Gore and pitchers Aaron Crow and Liam Hendriks from Double-A Northwest Arkansas for their playoff push.
Colon was in the starting lineup at third base for Tuesday night’s game against Texas.
Gore gives the Royals a speedy threat on the base paths. He opened the season at Class-A Wilmington and climbed to Triple-A Omaha before spending time in Arkansas prior to his arrival.
Colon can play several infield positions, while Crow is a former All-Star reliever. Hendriks was impressive in a spot start last week, but will be used out of the bullpen down the stretch.
Big Week for the Big Ten
It’s a marquee week for the Big Ten.
Michigan State visits Oregon, Michigan goes to Notre Dame and Ohio State hosts Virginia Tech. The three high-profile matchups give the conference a good chance to make a statement early in the season, which may be more important than ever with the new playoff format.
A 13-person committee will select the final four teams who get a chance to play for the national championship at the end of this season. So getting quality wins before a conference season that is perceived to be not as competitive as those in the SEC, Big 12 and Pac 12 will be crucial.
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer says he is rooting for all the Big Ten teams this weekend.
A&M Jumps, FSU, ‘Bama Lose Some Support in AP Poll, Nebraska Up 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Texas A&M makes a big jump in the AP Top 25 after the most impressive performance of the opening weekend of college football. Florida State and Alabama lost some support in the first poll of the regular season after close victories against heavy underdogs.
The Aggies moved up 12 spots to No. 9 in the poll released Monday. Texas A&M began the post-Johnny Manziel era with a 52-28 victory at South Carolina. The loss dropped the Gamecocks from ninth to No. 21.
The top four in the rankings are unchanged: Florida State, Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma.
Florida State went from 57 first-place votes to 46 after pulling out a 37-31 victory against Oklahoma State.
Alabama dropped 44 points in the media-panel voting after beating West Virginia. The Tide has one first-place vote. Oregon has five and Oklahoma two. No. 6 Georgia has two and No. 12 LSU one.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Florida St. (46) | 1-0 | 1,456 | 1 |
| 2. Alabama (1) | 1-0 | 1,317 | 2 |
| 3. Oregon (5) | 1-0 | 1,314 | 3 |
| 4. Oklahoma (2) | 1-0 | 1,283 | 4 |
| 5. Auburn | 1-0 | 1,186 | 6 |
| 6. Georgia (2) | 1-0 | 1,114 | 12 |
| 7. Michigan St. | 1-0 | 1,093 | 8 |
| 8. Ohio St. | 1-0 | 982 | 5 |
| 9. Texas A&M (2) | 1-0 | 978 | 21 |
| 10. Baylor | 1-0 | 962 | 10 |
| 11. UCLA | 1-0 | 944 | 7 |
| 12. LSU (1) | 1-0 | 926 | 13 |
| 13. Stanford | 1-0 | 886 | 11 |
| 14. Southern Cal | 1-0 | 729 | 15 |
| 15. Mississippi | 1-0 | 525 | 18 |
| 16. Notre Dame | 1-0 | 519 | 17 |
| 17. Arizona St. | 1-0 | 431 | 19 |
| 18. Wisconsin | 0-1 | 364 | 14 |
| 19. Nebraska | 1-0 | 352 | 22 |
| 20. Kansas St. | 1-0 | 325 | 20 |
| 21. North Carolina | 1-0 | 196 | 23 |
| 21. South Carolina | 0-1 | 196 | 9 |
| 23. Clemson | 0-1 | 164 | 16 |
| 24. Missouri | 1-0 | 147 | 24 |
| 25. Louisville | 1-0 | 141 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Texas 126, Oklahoma St. 94, Duke 60, Florida 49, Mississippi St. 49, Penn St. 49, Michigan 38, TCU 29, Washington 27, BYU 21, Iowa 18, Marshall 18, Virginia Tech 17, Tennessee 14, Cincinnati 8, Texas Tech 7, West Virginia 7, Rutgers 6, Arizona 4, N. Dakota St. 2, Louisiana 1, Pittsburgh 1.
AP Nebraska High School Football Rankings
Here are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D-2. Listings include name of school, season record, 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.
CLASS A
1. Omaha North (1-0), def. Millard West 20-13, Omaha Burke.
2. Omaha Central (1-0), def. Lincoln North Star, 28-18, Papillion-La Vista.
3. Bellevue West (1-0), def. Omaha Westside 41-0, at Papillion-La Vista South.
4. Millard North (1-0), def. Millard South 27-21 (2OT), Millard West.
5. Grand Island (1-0), def. Kearney 35-28, at Lincoln Southeast.
6. Papillion-La Vista South (1-0), def. Omaha Burke 21-3, Bellevue West.
7. Lincoln Southwest (1-0), def. Lincoln Southeast 24-22, at Kearney.
8. Millard West (0-1), lost to Omaha North 20-13, at Millard North.
9. Creighton Preparatory School (1-0), def. Papillion-La Vista 42-8, Omaha Westside.
10. Millard South (0-1), lost to Millard North 27-21 (2OT), at Bellevue East.
CLASS B
1. Omaha Skutt Catholic (1-0), def. Beatrice 42-7, at Omaha Gross Catholic.
2. Gretna (1-0), def. Lincoln Pius X 26-19, Blair.
3. McCook (1-0), def. Alliance 23-0, at Northwest.
4. Crete (1-0), def. Aurora 36-29 (OT), Seward.
5. Elkhorn (1-0), def. Blair 24-14, Norris.
6. Elkhorn South (1-0), def. Omaha Gross Catholic 42-0, at Bennington.
7. Lincoln Pius X (0-1), lost to Gretna 26-19, Omaha Benson.
8. Aurora (0-1), lost to Crete 36-29 (OT), at Alliance.
9. Beatrice (0-1), lost to Omaha Skutt Catholic 42-7, Ralston 10. Scottsbluff (1-0), def. Lexington 37-0, Hastings.
Others receiving votes: Norris.
CLASS C1
1. Boone Central/Newman Grove (1-0), def. Columbus Scotus 31-14, at Columbus Lakeview.
2. Norfolk Catholic (1-0), def. Arlington 28-0, Wahoo.
3. Ashland-Greenwood (1-0), def. Wahoo 46-10, Syracuse.
4. Kearney Catholic (1-0), def. Ord 30-14, at Ogallala.
5. Pierce (1-0) def. North Bend Central 53-14, at West Point-Beemer.
6. Cozad (1-0), def. Ogallala 25-13, at Minden.
7. Columbus Scotus (0-1), lost to Boone Central/Newman Grove 31-14, at Aquinas Catholic.
8. Bishop Neumann (1-0), def. Syracuse 30-29, at Lincoln Christian.
9. Syracuse (0-1), lost to Bishop Neumann 30-29, at Ashland-Greenwood.
10. Holdrege (1-0), def. Gothenburg 13-10, Lexington.
Others receiving votes: Gothenburg, Wilber-Clatonia.
CLASS C2
1. Battle Creek (1-0), def. Stanton 35-7, Oakland-Craig.
2. Hastings St. Cecilia (1-0), def. Ravenna 37-13, at Hershey.
3. Aquinas Catholic (1-0), def. Hartington Cedar Catholic 7-0 (OT), Columbus Scotus.
4. North Platte St. Patrick’s (1-0), def. Doniphan-Trumbull 14-6, Wood River.
5. Lutheran High Northeast (1-0), def. Ponca 37-0, at Wisner-Pilger.
6. Oakland-Craig (1-0), def. Archbishop Bergan 7-6, at Battle Creek.
7. Hartington Cedar Catholic (0-1), lost to Aquinas Catholic 7-0 (OT), Laurel-Concord-Coleridge.
8. Archbishop Bergan (0-1), lost to Oakland-Craig 7-6, Freeman.
9. Hershey (1-0), def. Arcadia-Loup City 48-0, vs. Hastings St. Cecilia.
10. Sutton (1-0), def. Wood River 40-6, Thayer Central.
Others receiving votes: Freeman, Malcolm.
CLASS D1
1. Hemingford (0-0), bye, Twin Loup.
2. Blue Hill (0-0), bye, at BDS.
3. Howells-Dodge (0-0), bye, at Cross County.
4. Creighton (1-0), def. Niobrara/Verdigre 72-8, Elgin Public/Pope John
5. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (0-0), bye, at High Plains Community.
6. BDS (1-0), def. Harvard 66-0, Blue Hill.
7. Heartland (0-0), bye, McCool Junction.
8. Elm Creek (0-0), bye, at Perkins County.
9. Twin Loup (0-0), bye, at Hemingford.
10. Amherst (1-0), def. Shelton 58-12, bye.
Others receiving votes: Diller-Odell, High Plains.
CLASS D2
1. Stuart (0-0), bye, at Boyd County.
2. Giltner (0-0), bye, at Palmer.
3. Falls City Sacred Heart (0-1), lost to North Andrew, Mo. 56-48, Meridian.
4. Exeter-Milligan (1-0), def. Kenesaw 52-26, Sterling.
5. Humphrey St. Francis (0-0), bye, Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
6. Randolph (0-0), bye, Wynot.
7. Wynot (0-0), bye, at Randolph.
8. Overton (0-0), bye, Medicine Valley.
9. Wallace (0-0), bye, South Platte.
10. (tie) Kenesaw (0-1), lost to Exeter-Milligan 52-26, Lawrence-Nelson, and Bancroft-Rosalie (1-0), def. Winside 62-14, at Osceola.
Others receiving votes: Elwood, Medicine Valley.
Royals Stop Slide with 4-3 Victory over Rangers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Perez, who had three hits, went deep in the third with Alex Gordon aboard. His two-out double in the first scored Gordon, who had singled and swiped second.
Yordano Ventura allowed three runs, two earned, and five hits in 6 1-3 innings for Kansas City. The right-hander, who was skipped on his previous turn in the rotation due to a sore back, struck out seven and walked four.
Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 41st save in 43 chances.
Rockies Win, after Losing End of Suspended Game
DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon lined a two-out single in the ninth inning off reliever Sergio Romo, helping the Colorado Rockies beat San Francisco 10-9 on Monday and stop the Giants’ six-game win streak on a long day at Coors Field.
Earlier in the day, the Giants broke away from a tie and beat Colorado 4-2 in a game that resumed after it was suspended May 22 in the sixth inning because of rain.
In the regularly scheduled game, Rockies reliever LaTroy Hawkins (3-2) blew a save in the top of the ninth. In the bottom half, Mike McKenry led off with a single up the middle off Romo (5-4). McKenry easily scored from second when Blackmon’s hit fell near the right-field line.
Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer for the Giants. Pence also came up big hours earlier, when his tiebreaking double in the eighth led the Giants in the resumption.
Armed with New Deal, Chiefs’ Smith Looks Forward
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith didn’t have much choice when he was traded from San Francisco to Kansas City last year.
He had the final say when it came to staying with the Chiefs, though.
One day after signing a four-year extension that should solidify his future through the 2018 season, Smith expressed relief at being able to focus solely on football — rather than negotiations that had been going on for months, and that were threatening to bleed into the regular season.
Smith said he made it clear to his agent, Tom Condon, he wanted an agreement done before the start of the season. Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said that was also his goal.
The Chiefs open the regular season against Tennessee on Sunday.