Kort Steele continues to shine on the golf course after winning the Junior Ambassador Tournament at Lake Maloney Golf Course.
One day after being named to the Nebraska Coaches Association All-State Boys Golf Team and less than a month after finishing fourth at the Nebraska School Activities Association Class A boys golf state championships Steele has won the Junior Ambassador Tournament in his hometown.
The golfer, Steele, just finished his freshman year at North Platte High School and won the Division 1 tournament which is for kids ages 15-18 years old. Steele won with a score of 154 over the two-day tournament. The next closest score came in Division 2 from Chesney Tatman, who shot a 160 to win his division. In Division 3 Ricky White won with a score of 191. Divisions 4 and 5 were only nine holes each day and Blake Barner won Divison 4 with a score of 91, while Max Lucas won Division 5 with a score of 89.
In the girls tournament Maaika Mestl won Divison 1 with a score of 171. There were only three girls divisions and Divisions 2 and 3 only played nine holes each day. Harley Hiltibrand won Division 2 with a score of 103 and Sydney Barner beat Abbie Jones in a playoff to win Division 3 with a score of 133.
The top three placers in all divisions for both boys and girls can be seen below.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have signed first-round pick Bradley Roby of Ohio State to a four-year deal worth approximately $7 million.
Roby said he was taken aback when he saw the figures on his contract and that he “worked my whole life for that, so it was a great feeling.”
He said the first thing he’d do with his roughly $3.5 million signing bonus was “buy my mom whatever she wants.”
The Broncos selected the All-Big Ten cornerback with the 31st pick in the NFL draft last month. He was the last of their six-player draft class to sign his deal.
Bradley started all 37 games he played at Ohio State, where he collected eight interceptions and broke up 44 passes.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The array of teams set for the College World Series beginning this week could leave the impression that college baseball has become an equal-opportunity sport.
UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie said that’s not a bad thing. He said when he was an outfielder for USC in the early 1960s, there were only a handful of teams playing at an elite level. He said now there probably are more than 100.
But Skip Bertman, who coached LSU to five national titles, said scholarship and roster limits and bat standards that reduced offense have “watered down” the game.
The CWS starts Saturday with Gillespie’s Anteaters playing Texas, which is making its record 35th appearance in Omaha.
The North Platte Bulldogs boys and girls soccer teams will be hosting the Youth Bulldog Soccer Camp June 17-19 at the Madison Middle School soccer complex.
The camp is open to all boys and girls that are entering 1st through 8th grades and are interested in soccer. It is a skills camp and campers are asked to bring an age appropriate ball.
The camp will begin Tuesday, June 17 and run through Thursday, June 19. The 1st through 5th graders will go from 9:00 am to 10:30 am each day and kids entering 6th grade through 8th grade will go from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm each day.
The camp will take place at the Madison Middle School soccer complex with the boys on the west field and the girls on the east field. Participants can expect to increase soccer skills, learn something new and have a blast while participating in drills and games over the three day camp.
The cost is $25 per camper and there will be a multiple family discount of $5 per person. The discount needs to be noted on your registration. Pre-registration is encouraged, but you can register the morning of the camp.
To pre-register you can download the registration form by clicking on the link below and sending it along with cash or check to Sarah Kaminski for the girls at 3514 Edna Court, North Platte, NE 69101 and to Danny Whitney for the boys at 1302 S. Carr St., North Platte, NE 69101. If paying by check make it out to ‘North Platte Lady Bulldog Soccer’ for the girls and to ‘Boys Soccer’ for the boys camp.
If you have any questions call Sarah Kaminski for the girls at 520-2746 or Danny Whitney for the boys at 520-3420.
Jason Martin of Lincoln, Nebraska was the winner of the URSS Feature event on Sunday night at Dawson County Raceway in Lexington, Nebraska.
Perseverance and hardwork paid off by the drivers and crews as they were able to ward off the weather threats to dash the evening of racing at Dawson County Raceway in Lexington, Nebraska with an IMCA show and United Rebel Sprint Series (URSS) special that featured three-wide racing that kept the fans in the stands on the edge of their seats on Sunday evening.
Leading the lap that mattered the most was Jason Martin of Lincoln, Nebraska as he executed a slide job with success through corners three and four on the final lap to earn the URSS Feature win. Martin started in the fifth row and earned the hard charger award for his efforts. North Platte, Nebraska hotshoe John Webster snared the lead on the second lap and was flying high in pacing the field all the way through lap traffic, as he was scary fast to lead until lap 24 when Martin passed Webster and won the drag race to the finish line. Staying consistent throughout the feature event was Luke Cranston of Plains, Kansas; as he avoided incident by running in the top five from beginning to end from his outside second row starting position to earn a podium finish in third place. Steve Richardson of Liberal, Kansas along with Webster were the heat race victors.
Grabbing the lead on lap 14, veteran David Murray Jr. of Oberlin, Kansas was able to hold off the challengers in the final laps to add another IMCA Modified feature victory to his mantle. Murray started in the second row and was among the leaders throughout, as he was able to power past Jay Steffens of North Platte who led the initial 13 laps of the event and never relinquish his run to the checkered flag. Cole Hodges of Ogallala was high on the wheel to pilot his hotrod to a runner-up finish from his third row starting position. Charging to the front from a fourth row-starting position, with a gumption-powered start was Colton Osborn of Cozad. Jay Steffens and McCook’s Ronnie Wallace claimed heat race victories in the division.
Fast at the finish was Chad Dolan of Gibbon in pacing the field during the final five laps to earn a IMCA Northern Sport Modified Feature victory. Dolan started in the third row to be within striking distance from the onset of the feature event. Runner-up finisher Jamey Kennicutt was the leader prior to Dolan, as the Gothenburg hotshoe snared the lead on the sixth circuit. Chad Young of Ogallala drove his way onto the podium to finish third from a deep in the field, seventh row starting position. Kennicutt and Denny Egge of Kearney were the heat race winners.
Breaking through for the feature victory in the IMCA Stock Car division was North Platte fan-favorite Mikey Dancer. Dancer was up on the wheel with gumption in leading the final 11 laps of an accident-riddled feature. Colton Osborn was able to work the top and bottom grooves to finish second overall and hold off the challenges from Harlan, Iowa’s Mike Nichols, who finished third in the spotlighted event. Osborn and Dancer were joined by Cale Osborn of Cozad in winning heat races in the division.
Doing the unthinkable in one of the most competitive divisions in Lexington, Overton’s Jacob Olmstead led from the beginning to take the checkered flag in the IMCA Hobby Stock Feature. Olmstead started on the outside of the first row to earn the early edge that resulted in a victory. Campbell’s Dillon Thompson earned runner-up honors. Olmstead, Thompson and Gibbon’s Kyle Bond were three-wide for many laps in the closing circuits of the feature, before a tough-break sent Bond to the rear of the field on a yellow flag. Getting into the mix on the final laps was Tiffany Bittner of Norfolk, as she earned third place honors. Thompson and Bittner started their nights off right with heat race wins.
The race action is red-hot at the Dawson County Raceway, where only the best go three abreast with IMCA divisions being joined by Super Late Model Racing Assocation (SLMR) hotrods this coming Sunday, June 15th. Gates open at 5 p.m. with the drop of the green flag at 6:30 p.m.
DENVER (AP) — Gavin Floyd pitched effectively into the seventh inning for his first win since returning last month from reconstructive surgery on his right elbow, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Monday night.
Floyd, who was limited to five starts last season while with the Chicago White Sox before undergoing Tommy John surgery, allowed one run and three hits in 6 2-3 innings in picking up his first victory since beating Cleveland on Oct. 3, 2012. Signed by Atlanta as a free agent last December, Floyd (1-2) snapped a career-long six-game losing streaking dating to April 2013.
Chris Johnson had three hits, including two RBI singles, to help the Braves beat the Rockies for the 15th time in 18 games since 2012. Evan Gattis had an RBI groundout and singled to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games.
Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his 17th save in 20 chances.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings are one victory away from their second Stanley Cup in three years.
Jonathan Quick made 17 of his 32 saves while the Kings scored twice in the second period of a 3-0 shutout of the Rangers. The Kings went ahead on Jeff Carter’s goal with 0.7 seconds left in the opening period, one of L.A.’s five shots in the period.
The Rangers outshot L.A. 17-8 in the second period but couldn’t beat Quick while Jake Muzzin (MUHZ’-ihn) and Mike Richards tallied against Henrik Lundqvist.
The Kings were 1-for-4 on the power play while killing off the Rangers’ six extra-man chances.
Lundqvist finished with just 12 saves.
Los Angeles will look to complete a sweep Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
North Platte’s Maniohuta Archery Club is hosting a 3D Shoot on Saturday, June 14.
Registration for the 3D Shoot will begin at 9:00 am and be a continuous line until 1:00 pm. The cost is $15 for non-members and $10 for members. Kids 11 and under are $5.
The shoot will take place at 204 Pheasant Run Rd., by Lake Maloney and concessions will be available. You can get more information by going to the Maniohuta Archers Facebook page or by emailing maniohutaarchers@gmail.com.
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have put outfielder Michael Cuddyer and right-hander Eddie Butler on the 15-day disabled list and selected the contract of right-hander Christian Bergman.
Bergman is scheduled to start Monday night’s game against Atlanta in his major league debut.
Cuddyer is out because of a strained left shoulder and Butler has inflammation in his right rotator cuff.
This is Cuddyer’s second stint on the DL after missing 28 games with a strained left hamstring. He is hitting .317 with five home runs this season.
The 23-year-old Butler allowed six runs and 10 hits in 5 1-3 innings in his major league debut during Friday’s 7-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Bergman was 4-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 12 starts for Triple-A Colorado Springs.
The Rockies also recalled righty Chad Bettis from Triple-A and designated reliever Wilton Lopez for assignment.
Kort Steele continues to shine on the golf course after winning the Junior Ambassador Tournament at Lake Maloney Golf Course.
