NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA football rules committee tabled a proposal Wednesday that would have penalized offenses for snapping the ball before 10 seconds had run off the 40-second play clock.
After a conference call, the panel agreed not to send the so-called 10-second rule to the playing rules oversight panel for approval Thursday.
NCAA national coordinator of officials Rogers Redding says withdrawing the proposal allows “time to gather more information from the medical community and allow time for a broader discussion of the implications of that change.”
The proposal, touted as a move to protect players by slowing fast-break offenses, infuriated many coaches.
Redding also says a new proposal was passed to expand roughing the passer to include “forcible” hits to the knees or below.
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar likely will miss at least the first two months of the season because of a sprained ligament in his right elbow.
Hochevar, the first pick in the 2006 amateur draft, felt something unusual in the elbow during his next-to-last pitch Monday in a two-inning outing against the Chicago White Sox, according to manager Ned Yost.
The sprain was revealed in an MRI taken Tuesday.
Yost said Wednesday Hochevar won’t throw for two-to-three weeks and “probably the best-case scenario” would be a return at the end of May or early June.
Hochevar was 5-2 with a 1.92 ERA and two saves in 58 relief appearances last year and was a candidate for the final rotation slot this season. He is earning $5.21 million and is eligible for free agency after the season.
NEW YORK (AP) — A proposed rule change that would penalize college football offenses for snapping the ball before 10 seconds had run off the 40-second play clock is scheduled to be reviewed one last time by an NCAA committee on Wednesday.
The conference call by the football rules committee is a routine step in the process, but also the last opportunity for the proposal to be withdrawn before it goes to the playing rules oversight panel on Thursday.
If the panel approves the proposal, the rule would go into effect next season.
The proposed change was made to address player-safety concerns held by some coaches who say hurry up, no-huddle offenses that increase the number of plays in games and limit defensive substitutions put players at greater risk for injuries.
The NSAA has released the brackets for the 2014 boys basketball State Tournament and St. Pat’s is the No. 2 seed in Class D1.
The Irish won the D1-6 district over Hemingford on Tuesday, 60-59 in overtime, to secure their berth and the No. 2 seed in the state tournament. St. Pat’s has a 24-1 record on the season and hasn’t lost since January 17 when they fell on the road to Overton 62-45. The Eagles of Overton are the No. 4 seed in the D1 tournament.
The Irish’s first round opponent is Clearwater/Orchard. The Cyclones are 21-4 on the season and are riding a five-game winning streak. Their last loss was February 11 to Ewing, 52-46. Clearwater/Orchard won the D1-4 district with a 57-56 win over Sandhills/Thedford.
The boys state tournament starts Thursday, March 13 and runs through Saturday, March 15. The No. 2 Irish and No. 7 Cyclones will meet at 9:00 am Thursday, March 13 in the first round at Lincoln East High School. The first round games of the D1 tournament will all be held at Lincoln East, the semifinals will be played at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and the championship is at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Bracket for Class D1 can be seen below and you can click on the link at the bottom of the post to see the brackets for all six classifications.
Sterling, CO – The No. 15 North Platte Community College men’s basketball team (27-5, 12-4 South Sub-Region) had their season come to an Tuesday evening in Sterling, Colo. as they fell to the No. 9 Gillette College Pronghorns (29-3, 15-1 North Sub-Region) 86-74 in the Region IX Semifinals.
The Knights finish the year with 27 wins to go along with only five losses. The five losses are the second fewest in a season in Knights history and the 84.4 win percentage also ranks second All-Time. The 27 wins are tied for the 4th most in program history.
The Knights started off the game with Gillette playing tentatively, while the Pronghorns were the aggressor. Gillette would jump out to a lead and maintain it throughout the half despite the best efforts of Cameron Williams and Ethan Montalvo who finished with 14 and 10 points in the half. Lorenzo Bonam paced the Pronghorns with 10 points. The Knights had 11 turnovers in the half compared to only 3 for the Pronghorns as Gillette took a 35-44 lead into intermission.
At the start of the second half, the Knights scored on their first several possessions to immediately cut into the Pronghorns lead. The Knights would never be out of the game until the final minutes as on multiple occasions the lead was cut to only four points. However, the Knights could never get over the hump and make the game any closer than four points despite multiple opportunities.
Late in the game, the Pronghorns were able to stretch their lead off multiple fast break opportunities and from the free throw line. In the game, both teams made 31 field goals and five 3-pointers. The difference in the game came from the free throw line where the Knights only shot 7 of 13 while the Pronghorns shot 19 of 25.
Freshman Cameron Williams led the Knights in scoring as he finished with 24 points while chipping in seven rebounds and four assists. Sophomore Ethan Montalvo finished with 20 points and sophomore Tim Simmons scored 11 and had five assists as the only other Knights in double-figures. Sophomore Jake Maslo led the Knights in rebounds with nine and scored six points.
Muhammed Ahmed scored 15 second half points and finished with 24 to lead the Pronghorns while Lorenzo Bonam scored 21 and Dwight Anderson scored 15. Ahmed and Bonam finished with double-doubles as they both recorded 11 rebounds.
The game was the last in a Knights uniform for sophomores Ethan Montalvo, Tim Simmons, Jake Maslo, Tre’Vaun Hymer, Jimma Lew and Marcus Linson. Hymer joined the program at the semester break of his freshman year.
The sophomores have been a part of the most successful two year stretch in program history as they compiled a 57-11 record during their career, including a Region IX Championship in 2013 and National Tournament appearance. The 57 wins are the most in program history in a two year stretch and the 11 losses are the fewest. The sophomores have never known defeat at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium finishing a perfect 28-0 in their two years which is also a school record.
Montalvo and Simmons will go down as two of the best players in Knights history as they both finished in the Top 50 of the Knights career scoring list.
Montalvo finishes his career with 1,173 points to finish 5th All-Time and ties Chase Grabau, Ben Wilson and Aboubacar Casse for most games played in a Knights uniform at 68. Montalvo started every single game of his Knights career.
Simmons finishes his career with 700 career points to finish 40th All-Time to go along with his assignment of guarding the best player every night.
“I am so proud of our team and the effort that they gave us night in and night out,” said head coach Kevin O’Connor. “We will miss all of sophomores; they were a true representation of what wearing a Knights uniform is all about. They led our program on the court, in the classroom and in the community. They will be unbelievable hard to replace.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds Tuesday night, and Georgetown frustrated Doug McDermott until late in the game, holding off a rally led by the nation’s leading scorer in a 75-63 win over No. 13 Creighton.
Markel Starks added 17 points and 11 assists, and Jabril Trawick had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hoyas (17-12, 8-9 Big East), who shot 54 percent and advanced their cause as a bubble team for the NCAA tournament. They also still have a chance to be one of the six teams in the overhauled, 10-team Big East to get a bye in next week’s conference tournament.
McDermott scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, making a series of 3-pointers that helped cut a 16-point deficit to five. He was 3 for 10 from the field in the first half and 9 for 23 for the game, including 4 for 11 from 3-point range.
DENVER (AP) — Brian Shaw found himself in a downright defensive mood at practice.
So for nearly two hours Tuesday, the first-year Denver Nuggets coach had his team work on nothing but defense and defense and more defense.
A training camp style of practice as Shaw described it. Anything to get the Nuggets going again.
Because these days, very little seems to be working. Even the return of point guard Ty Lawson on Monday against Minnesota couldn’t snap the Nuggets out of their funk. They’ve now dropped six in a row and 11 of their last 12.
KEARNEY, Neb. – Storm fans will have a chance to get a look at the team’s future during March as Tri-City will be bringing in some of their high school affiliate players in to play games.
In the USHL, affiliate players are selected during the USHL Draft, but play elsewhere the following season. USHL teams maintain the rights to their affiliate players and use them to play on a part-time basis until they are ready to be placed on the roster full-time.
Each team has 18 total affiliate spots for players born in 1995, 1996 and 1997. All current Storm affiliates are ages 16-18.
This past weekend, Storm fans got to see Matthew Freytag, Tri-City’s second round pick in the 2013 USHL Phase I Draft. Freytag, who is from Wayzata, Minn. and is committed to the University of Wisconsin, played in his first three USHL games against Lincoln and Fargo over the weekend.
Three more Storm affiliates will make their USHL debut this weekend. They include Jake Wahlin, Mike Lee and Alec Mehr.
Wahlin was acquired from Sioux City in a trade that sent Joel L’Esperance to the Musketeers in January. A native of St. Paul, Minn., Wahlin was originally drafted by the Des Moines Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2012 USHL Futures Draft.
Wahlin spent his season with White Bear Lake High School in Minnesota and will wear No. 12 for the rest of the year. The forward is committed to play collegiately at the University of Massachusetts.
Lee and Mehr are teammates at The Gunnery Preparatory School in Washington, Conn. and are expected to play in both games this weekend against Muskegon.
Lee, a defenseman who hails from Hamden, Conn., was drafted by the Storm in the seventh round of the 2013 USHL Phase II Draft. He is committed to play in the Hockey East with the University of Vermont and will wear No. 2 for Tri-City.
Mehr, a forward who grew up in Irvine, Calif. before relocating to play in prep school, was picked in the eighth round of the 2013 Phase I Draft. He will wear jersey No. 27.
Other affiliates expected to play in games during the final month of the season include forward Karch Bachman and defensemen Gordie Myer, Jason Krych and Michael Joyaux.
Bachman has two games of USHL experience, playing with the Storm against Team USA in November. Joyaux has also appeared in three games this season.
Tri-City has 10 games remaining in the 2013-14 season, and will play six more contests in Kearney at the Viaero Event Center.
The Storm are back in action Friday night at 7:30 p.m. as they host a weekend series with Muskegon. Saturday’s game will get underway at 7:05.
Midwest Destroyers Receive 2nd Place Trophy at Broken Bow
The Midwest Destroyers wrestling club competed as a team in two tournaments last weekend and finished with a second place and third place trophy.
The Destroyers, based out of North Platte, placed second as a team at the Broken Bow tournament on Saturday. The Destroyers then turned around and placed third as a team at the Nebraska USA District 2 State Qualifier in Gothenburg on Sunday.
In the District tournament the Midwest Destroyers scored 205 points, finishing behind the Kearney Matcats, which finished first with 254 points, and Custer County Wrestling, which placed second with 251 points.
The Midwest Destroyers had 40 wrestlers compete in the district tournament for a chance to qualify for the state tournament. Nine wrestlers placed first for the Destroyers: Brody Pitner won the 1st-2nd grade 50-pound division, Brady Haneborg took first in the 1st-2nd grade 65-pound division, Dayton Gipe placed first in the 3rd-4th grade 55-pound division, Darian Diaz won the 5th-6th grade 65-pound division, Jaylan Ruffin took first in the 5th-6th grade 70-pound division, Barrett Stickelman placed first in the 7th-8th grade 85-pound division, Cameron Riggs won the 7th-8th grade 110-pound division, Brett Riggs took first in the 7th-8th grade 117-pound division, and Braiden Ruffin is the 7th-8th grade 160-pound division champion.
The Midwest Destroyers had 12 other wrestlers make it to the finals in their respective weight classes and finish in second. The Destroyers had 34 of the 40 wrestlers place in the tournament. The results for all 40 wrestlers can be seen below:
Nebraska USA District 2 State Qualifier Results for Midwest Destroyers
Pre-K-Kindergarten 37-40 – Isiacc Boe’s place is 4th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Round 1 – Jacob Rhamy (Kearney Mat Cats) won by decision over Isiacc Boe (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 6-4)
Round 2 – Maddox Gilligan (Gothenburg Swedes) won by major decision over Isiacc Boe (Midwest Destroyers) (Maj 15-4)
Round 3 – Korbin Druery (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Isiacc Boe (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:23)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 38-41 – Slade Moerke’s place is 4th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Round 1 – Kayvin Soller (Gothenburg Swedes) won by forfeit over Slade Moerke (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 2 – Brogan Hendricksen (Custer County Wrestling) won by forfeit over Slade Moerke (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 3 – Drake Arensdorf (Sutherland youth wrestling) won by forfeit over Slade Moerke (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 41-44 – Dylan Smith’s place is 3rd and has scored 3.50 team points.
Round 1 – Carter Lawrence (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Dylan Smith (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 1:42)
Round 2 – Breckyn Collins (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Dylan Smith (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:55)
Round 3 – Dylan Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by tech fall over Lane Stewart (Custer County Wrestling) (TF 17-0)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 41-44 – Breckyn Collins’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Round 1 – Breckyn Collins (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Lane Stewart (Custer County Wrestling) (Fall 1:18)
Round 2 – Breckyn Collins (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Dylan Smith (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:55)
Round 3 – Carter Lawrence (Kearney Mat Cats) won by decision over Breckyn Collins (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 7-0)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 43-47 – Tyler Haneborg’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Round 1 – Tyler Haneborg (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Logan Robirds (Flatrock) (Fall 1:54)
Round 2 – Braxon Rynearson (Custer County Wrestling) won by decision over Tyler Haneborg (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 5-2)
Round 3 – Tyler Haneborg (Midwest Destroyers) won by forfeit over Sladen Steffen (Kearney Mat Cats) (FF)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 44-49 – Dein McEntire’s place is 3rd and has scored 4.00 team points.
Round 1 – Brodey Munter (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Dein McEntire (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 1:33)
Round 2 – Aidan Markham (Custer County Wrestling) won by major decision over Dein McEntire (Midwest Destroyers) (Maj 10-0)
Round 3 – Dein McEntire (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Brodee Brestel (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:24)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 44-49 – Brodee Brestel’s place is 4th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Round 1 – Aidan Markham (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Brodee Brestel (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 2:49)
Round 2 – Brodey Munter (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Brodee Brestel (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:22)
Round 3 – Dein McEntire (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Brodee Brestel (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:24)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 49-51 – Kirk Wilson’s place is 4th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Round 1 – Trey Goodenow (Kearney Mat Cats) won by forfeit over Kirk Wilson (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 2 – Jesse Reyes (Midwest Destroyers) won by forfeit over Kirk Wilson (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 3 – Cash Watson (Custer County Wrestling) won by forfeit over Kirk Wilson (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 49-51 – Jesse Reyes’s place is 2nd and has scored 6.00 team points.
Round 1 – Cash Watson (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Jesse Reyes (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 2:41)
Round 2 – Jesse Reyes (Midwest Destroyers) won by forfeit over Kirk Wilson (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 3 – Jesse Reyes (Midwest Destroyers) won by major decision over Trey Goodenow (Kearney Mat Cats) (Maj 11-3)
Pre-K-Kindergarten 51-54 – Colton Kaps’s place is 3rd and has scored 2.00 team points.
Round 1 – Syler Steffen (Kearney Mat Cats) won by tech fall over Colton Kaps (Midwest Destroyers) (TF 17-2)
Round 2 – Jarrett Wells (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Colton Kaps (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:30)
Round 3 – Colton Kaps (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Bear Bryant Siegal (Kearney Mat Cats) (Dec 13-10)
1st-2nd Grades 50 – Brody Pitner’s place is 1st and has scored 11.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Brody Pitner (Midwest Destroyers) won by forfeit over Press Duryea (Custer County Wrestling) (FF)
Semifinal – Brody Pitner (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Jordan Little (Fox Fitness Grapplers Lair) (Dec 6-3)
1st Place Match – Brody Pitner (Midwest Destroyers) won by tech fall over Camden Bussinger (Cozad Youth Wrestling) (TF 16-0)
1st-2nd Grades 55 – Lathen Huntsman’s place is 3rd and has scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Lathen Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Lathen Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Jacob Grooms (Cozad Youth Wrestling) (Dec 10-4)
Semifinal – Lathen Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Jackson Nelson (Gothenburg Swedes) (Dec 9-8)
1st Place Match – Trevor Vasquez (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Lathen Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:53)
2nd Place Match – Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by major decision over Lathen Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Maj 13-0)
1st-2nd Grades 55 – Tyson Smith’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by tech fall over Dominic Molina (Kearney Mat Cats) (TF 22-5)
Quarterfinal – Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Talen Hurlburt (Custer County Wrestling) (Fall 2:00)
Semifinal – Trevor Vasquez (Kearney Mat Cats) won by tech fall over Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) (TF 19-1)
Cons. Semi – Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Dominic Molina (Kearney Mat Cats) (Fall 1:00)
3rd Place Match – Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Dreu White (Cozad Youth Wrestling) (Dec 13-8)
2nd Place Match – Tyson Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by major decision over Lathen Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Maj 13-0)
1st-2nd Grades 60 – Jace Kennel’s place is unknown and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jace Kennel (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Oliver Nutter (Flatrock) (Dec 14-7)
Quarterfinal – Jace Kennel (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Chauncey Watson (Custer County Wrestling) (Fall 1:16)
Semifinal – Jacob Vasquez (Kearney Mat Cats) won by decision over Jace Kennel (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Semi – Jadon Wells (Custer County Wrestling) won by decision over Jace Kennel (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 6-4)
1st-2nd Grades 60 – Brenttyn Boe’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brenttyn Boe (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Isaiah White (Kearney Mat Cats) won in sudden victory – 1 over Brenttyn Boe (Midwest Destroyers) (SV-1 10-8)
Cons. Round 2 – Brenttyn Boe (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Jadon Wells (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Brenttyn Boe (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:50)
1st-2nd Grades 65 – Easton Jones’s place is 3rd and has scored 4.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Tallen Harrold (Custer County Wrestling) won by major decision over Easton Jones (Midwest Destroyers) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Easton Jones (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Easton Jones (Midwest Destroyers) won in sudden victory – 1 over Quinton Ambler (Custer County Wrestling) (SV-1 9-8)
3rd Place Match – Easton Jones (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Kooper Pohl (Cozad) (Dec 12-8)
2nd Place Match – Tallen Harrold (Custer County Wrestling) won by rule over Easton Jones (Midwest Destroyers) (RULE)
1st-2nd Grades 65 – Brady Haneborg’s place is 1st and has scored 9.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Brady Haneborg (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Brady Haneborg (Midwest Destroyers) won by tech fall over Quinton Ambler (Custer County Wrestling) (TF 17-0)
1st Place Match – Brady Haneborg (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Tallen Harrold (Custer County Wrestling) (Dec 7-3)
1st-2nd Grades 70 – Tyce Cumming’s place is 2nd and has scored 2.00 team points.
Round 1 – Max Denson (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Tyce Cumming (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 1:29)
Round 3 – Tyce Cumming (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Gabriel Bojorquez (Holdrege Harvesters) (Dec 9-8)
1st-2nd Grades 75+ – Ben Melton’s place is 2nd and has scored 2.00 team points.
Round 1 – Ben Melton (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Jaret Peterson (Chase County Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:48)
Round 2 – Jaret Peterson (Chase County Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ben Melton (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 12-9)
Round 3 – Jaret Peterson (Chase County Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ben Melton (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 8-4)
3rd-4th Grades 55 – Dayton Gipe’s place is 1st and has scored 6.00 team points.
Round 1 – Dayton Gipe (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Ethan Mins (Lexington Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-4)
Round 2 – Dayton Gipe (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Kenneth Garcia (Lexington Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:52)
Round 3 – Dayton Gipe (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Sam Luther (Kearney Mat Cats) (Dec 7-0)
3rd-4th Grades 60 – Logan Miles’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.00 team points.
Round 1 – Jacksen Konrad-Sauer (Lexington Wrestling Club) won by fall over Logan Miles (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:44)
Round 2 – Jacksen Konrad-Sauer (Lexington Wrestling Club) won by fall over Logan Miles (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:58)
3rd-4th Grades 65 – Ryan Smith’s place is 2nd and has scored 2.00 team points.
Round 1 – Isaac White (Cozad) won by decision over Ryan Smith (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 14-8)
Round 2 – Ryan Smith (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Jacob Fox (Fox Fitness Grapplers Lair) (Dec 6-3)
3rd-4th Grades 70 – Drue Huntsman’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Drue Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Chase Racicky (Custer County Wrestling) won by decision over Drue Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Drue Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Drue Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Shane Schneider (Flatrock) (Fall 2:44)
Cons. Semi – Jackson Lavene (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Drue Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 1:29)
5th-6th Grades 65 – Brock Little’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.00 team points.
Round 1 – Darian Diaz (Midwest Destroyers) won by forfeit over Brock Little (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 2 – Darian Diaz (Midwest Destroyers) won by medical forfeit over Brock Little (Midwest Destroyers) (MFF)
5th-6th Grades 65 – Darian Diaz’s place is 1st and has scored 6.00 team points.
Round 1 – Darian Diaz (Midwest Destroyers) won by forfeit over Brock Little (Midwest Destroyers) (FF)
Round 2 – Darian Diaz (Midwest Destroyers) won by medical forfeit over Brock Little (Midwest Destroyers) (MFF)
5th-6th Grades 70 – Sam Melton’s place is 2nd and has scored 4.00 team points.
Round 2 – Jaylan Ruffin (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Sam Melton (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:33)
Round 3 – Sam Melton (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Landon Klasna (Flatrock) (Fall 1:54)
5th-6th Grades 70 – Jaylan Ruffin’s place is 1st and has scored 9.00 team points.
Round 1 – Jaylan Ruffin (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Landon Klasna (Flatrock) (Fall 1:20)
Round 2 – Jaylan Ruffin (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Sam Melton (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:33)
5th-6th Grades 75 – Mason Tilford’s place is 2nd and has scored 8.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Mason Tilford (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Kaden Bonner (Kearney Mat Cats) won by decision over Mason Tilford (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Semi – Mason Tilford (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Garrett Latimer (McCook Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:00)
3rd Place Match – Mason Tilford (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Cooper Atkins (Custer County Wrestling) (Dec 9-3)
2nd Place Match – Mason Tilford (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Corben Libich (Gothenburg Swedes) (Fall 0:37)
5th-6th Grades 80 – Jarison Huntsman’s place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Gage Ferguson (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Jarison Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 1:18)
Cons. Round 1 – Jarison Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Dawson Young (Gothenburg Swedes) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Semi – Laine Lafleur (Gothenburg Swedes) won by fall over Jarison Huntsman (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 2:38)
5th-6th Grades 85 – Nathaniel Andresen’s place is 2nd and has scored 11.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Patrick Powers (Custer County Wrestling) won by decision over Nathaniel Andresen (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 1 – Nathaniel Andresen (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Shay Herman (Custer County Wrestling) (Fall 0:15)
Cons. Semi – Nathaniel Andresen (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Sam Tourney (Fox Fitness Grapplers Lair) (Fall 3:25)
3rd Place Match – Nathaniel Andresen (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Coy Johnson (Custer County Wrestling) (Dec 7-4)
2nd Place Match – Nathaniel Andresen (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Kaleb Pohl (Cozad) (Fall 3:57)
5th-6th Grades 90 – Raymen Riley’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Raymen Riley (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Blake Racicky (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Raymen Riley (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 3:52)
Cons. Round 2 – Raymen Riley (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Raymen Riley (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Brett Tryon (Roughrider Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:10)
Cons. Semi – Trevor Peterson (Chase County Wrestling Club) won by fall over Raymen Riley (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 3:57)
5th-6th Grades 90 – Dalton Whisenhunt’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dalton Whisenhunt (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Layne Shiers (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Dalton Whisenhunt (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 3:34)
Cons. Round 2 – Dalton Whisenhunt (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Riley Baker (Gothenburg Swedes) won by fall over Dalton Whisenhunt (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 1:01)
5th-6th Grades 95 – Jayden Jones’s place is 4th and has scored 10.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jayden Jones (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Dario Rodriguez (Kearney Mat Cats) (Fall 2:28)
Quarterfinal – Jayden Jones (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Oscar Sanchez (Lexington Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:25)
Semifinal – Cooper Coons (Custer County Wrestling) won by fall over Jayden Jones (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 2:57)
Cons. Semi – Jayden Jones (Midwest Destroyers) won by decision over Carter Abels (Kearney Mat Cats) (Dec 6-4)
3rd Place Match – Isaiah Young (Lexington Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Jayden Jones (Midwest Destroyers) (Inj. 3:31)
5th-6th Grades 140 – Kaden Fiscus’s place is 3rd and has scored 0.00 team points.
Round 1 – Bryson Shoemaker (Roughrider Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kaden Fiscus (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:22)
Round 3 – Bronson Amend (Kearney Mat Cats) won by fall over Kaden Fiscus (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 0:41)
7th-8th Grades 85 – Barrett Stickelman’s place is 1st and has scored 4.00 team points.
Round 1 – Barrett Stickelman (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Barrett Stickelman (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Round 3 – Barrett Stickelman (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
7th-8th Grades 110 – Cameron Riggs’s place is 1st and has scored 8.00 team points.
Round 1 – Cameron Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Trace Baasch (Amherst) (Fall 1:04)
Round 2 – Cameron Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Jonathan Foster (Sutherland youth wrestling) (Fall 1:52)
Round 3 – Cameron Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
7th-8th Grades 117 – Jesse MacMillan’s place is 4th and has scored 7.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Hal Moomey (Kearney Mat Cats) won by decision over Jesse MacMillan (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 12-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Jesse MacMillan (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over William Mannel (Gothenburg Swedes) (Fall 0:52)
Cons. Semi – Jesse MacMillan (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Austin Siegal (Kearney Mat Cats) (Fall 3:43)
3rd Place Match – Kaden Guerrero (Roughrider Wrestling Club) won by fall over Jesse MacMillan (Midwest Destroyers) (Fall 2:54)
7th-8th Grades 117 – Brett Riggs’s place is 1st and has scored 14.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Brett Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Parker Dillan (Chase County) (Fall 1:30)
Semifinal – Brett Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Austin Siegal (Kearney Mat Cats) (Fall 1:12)
1st Place Match – Brett Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Hal Moomey (Kearney Mat Cats) (Fall 2:14)
7th-8th Grades 160 – Braiden Ruffin’s place is 1st and has scored 9.00 team points.
Round 1 – Braiden Ruffin (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Jack Kennicutt (Sutherland youth wrestling) (Fall 1:14)
Round 2 – Braiden Ruffin (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Prestin Melroy (Holdrege Optimist Club) (Fall 1:05)
7th-8th Grades 195 – Jake Johnson’s place is 3rd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Jake Johnson (Midwest Destroyers) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Eli Hinojosa (Chase County Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jake Johnson (Midwest Destroyers) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi – Jake Johnson (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Trey Brooks (Custer County Wrestling) (Fall 2:18)
3rd Place Match – Jake Johnson (Midwest Destroyers) won by fall over Jack Bauerle (Chase County Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:42)
2nd Place Match – Eli Hinojosa (Chase County Wrestling Club) won by rule over Jake Johnson (Midwest Destroyers) (RULE)
Two student-athletes from the University of Nebraska – Emily Wong and Spencer Long – have been chosen as the 2014 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award recipients by the Indianapolis Big Ten Community Partnership. The award is an annual scholarship recognizing one male and one female Big Ten senior student-athlete pursuing a postgraduate degree for achievements in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities and leadership.
In recognition of the Big Ten’s leadership in fully integrating athletics into the academic mission of its member institutions, the Indianapolis Big Ten Community Partnership initiated the Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award in 2008. Each Big Ten institution was asked to nominate one male and one female student-athlete for 2013, with a $10,000 scholarship awarded to each winner.
The Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award is named for the former Big Ten Conference commissioner who served from 1971-89. While leading the Big Ten, Duke spent much of his time working to improve academic standards and graduation rates for student-athletes. The award is made possible by donations from local corporations and individuals supporting collegiate student-athletes. The Indianapolis Big Ten Community Partnership is comprised of the State of Indiana, City of Indianapolis, Indiana Sports Corp, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, and Visit Indy.
Wong, a women’s gymnastics student-athlete, is completing her nutrition science degree and psychology/child, youth and family studies minor at the University of Nebraska and expects to graduate in December, 2014. With a 3.918 GPA and numerous academic accolades, she intends to continue her education to become a physical therapist.
Wong has been recognized with multiple Academic All-Big Ten accolades and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards as well as National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches First Team and Scholastic All-America honors. She is an elected member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
In addition to her commitment to academic excellence, Wong’s passion for helping those in need is shown through her involvement in numerous community service activities. She has participated in multiple cancer awareness walks and has spent numerous hours helping children by reading books, playing games, sharing in Christmas parties, distributing toys and candy, and spreading joy by spending full days of fun-filled activities with them around town. Her passion for helping others came from watching her parents establish relationships at their family-run restaurant at a young age. After the recent passing of her father, she became fully committed to continue his legacy by helping people reach their full potential and to making an impact on their lives.
Long recently graduated in December, 2013, with a biological sciences degree and minors in humanities in medicine andpsychology at the University of Nebraska. Long finished with a 3.792 GPA and a number of academic honors. He intends to continue his education in medical school.
Long, a football student-athlete, is a multiple recipient of Academic All-Big Ten honors, a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award Recipient, and First Team Academic All-America selection. Prior to Nebraska joining the Big Ten Conference, he was also named to five Big 12 Commissioners Fall and Spring Honor Roll honors, and multiple Academic All-District awards. On the field, Long received the Nebraska Walk-on-of-the-Year Award,was named a Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist and to the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award Watch List, and was elected team captain in his senior year.
Long extends his impact outside of academics and the football field through participating in a variety of community service activities. He gives of his time as a guest speaker, reader, and mentor to local elementary and high schools, and patients at nearby hospitals. Long is also very involved with a student-led, not-for-profit organization that uses the influence of college football student-athletes to raise awareness and provide funding for those with pediatric brain cancer. Long helped the student-led organization plan a summer road race that was attended by more than 700 runners and raised over $15,000 to support research efforts. After the loss of a loved one, Long has been motivated and committed to pursue the prevention of brain cancer and an education in medicine.
Wong and Long will be honored in Indianapolis during the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, March 14.
2014 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award Nominees:
University of Illinois: Megan Pawloski, soccer
Indiana University: Preston Keiffer, wrestling; Shannon Flower, soccer
University of Iowa: James Morris, football; Elise Borja, swimming and diving
University of Michigan: Conner Jaeger, swimming and diving; Erin Cameron, swimming and diving
Michigan State University: Nicholas Palazeti, football; Kristen Kelsay, volleyball
University of Minnesota: Chris Hawthorne, football; Rachel Drake, cross country and track and field
University of Nebraska: Spencer Long, football; Emily Wong, gymnastics
Northwestern University: Timothy Smith, swimming and diving; Jacqueline Powell, swimming and diving
Penn State University: Matthew Salig, swimming and diving; Lindsay Musgrove, gymnastics
Purdue University: Camden Eppert, wrestling; Hadley Stuart, soccer
University of Wisconsin: Ethan Hemer, football
Previous Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award Recipients:
2013: Sean Fisher, Nebraska, football; Katelyn White, Nebraska, cross country and track and field
2012: Miguel Pineda, Penn State, gymnastics; Margaux Farrell, Indiana, swimming and diving
2011: Mike Torchia, Minnesota, cross country and track and field; Allie Smith, Purdue, swimming and diving
2010: Mark Ison, Northwestern, football; Chelsea Davis, Ohio State, swimming and diving
2009: Drew Ratner, Northwestern, soccer; Lauren Mioton, Purdue, basketball
2008: Kevin Trulock, Indiana, football; Molly Crispell, Penn State, swimming and diving
NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA football rules committee tabled a proposal Wednesday that would have penalized offenses for snapping the ball before 10 seconds had run off the 40-second play clock.
