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Dawg Wrestlers Place Fifth at the GNAC

Posted on February 10, 2014

The North Platte Bulldogs wrestling team hosted the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference wrestling tournament on Saturday and ended up placing fifth as a team.

The Bulldogs scored 131 points in the eight-team tournament. Kearney, as expected, won the tournament with 215 points.

North Platte had 11 wrestlers place, including three that made the finals of their respective weight classes. All three wrestlers that reached the finals took second. Dylan Petersen, the No. 2 ranked wrestler in Class A at 132 pounds, lost to the top-ranked wrestler, Dante Rodriguez of Kearney, by fall in the championship. Shawn Roblee, who is ranked sixth at 152 pounds, placed second after losing a tough match 7-6 to Huy Truong of Hastings. Jobie Loving was the third wrestler to place second for North Platte. Loving lost a close match as well, 5-4, to Cameron Schlender of Kearney.

The other wrestlers that placed for the Dawgs were Alex Guerra at 106 pounds took third, Aaron Houser at 126 pounds finished in third, Colton Thompson placed third at 138 pounds, Austin Matthews took third at 145 pounds, Alek Morales finished in fourth at 285 pounds, David Mata placed fifth at 120 pounds, Bradan Hengen took sixth at 182 pounds and Tyler Dubry finished sixth at 220 pounds.

The team scores and North Platte’s individual results can be seen below.

Team Scores
1.	Kearney	215.0
2.	Norfolk	151.0
3.	Lexington	136.5
4.	Scottsbluff	131.5
5.	North Platte	131.0
6.	Columbus	130.0
7.	Hastings	107.5
8.	McCook	44.0

GNAC Invite Results for North Platte
106 – Alex Guerra (28-14) placed 3rd and scored 11.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Carter Woehlk (Columbus) 33-2 won by decision over Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi – Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 won by major decision over George Hernandez (Scottsbluff) 2-3 (MD 9-1)
3rd Place Match – Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 won by decision over Dylan Grey (Norfolk) 22-14 (Dec 4-0)

120 – David Mata (25-17) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Alam Alvarez (Lexington) 32-6 won by tech fall over David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 (TF-1.5 5:11 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 – David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Christopher Bailly (Columbus) 31-8 won by fall over David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 (Fall 2:08)
5th Place Match – David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 won by forfeit over Salem Harsh (Scottsbluff) 33-10 (For.)

126 – Aaron Houser (28-10) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 won by major decision over Nicholas Sadd (Hastings) 16-17 (MD 8-0)
Semifinal – Damon Rodriguez (Kearney) 26-8 won by decision over Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Semi – Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 won by decision over Brady Fister (Norfolk) 21-8 (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match – Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 won by major decision over Henry Gonzalez (Lexington) 23-13 (MD 11-2)

132 – Dylan Petersen (33-8) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 33-8 won by decision over Rene Lazo (Lexington) 21-16 (Dec 3-1)
Semifinal – Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 33-8 won by decision over Ben Rodriguez (Scottsbluff) 23-14 (Dec 4-3)
1st Place Match – Dante Rodriguez (Kearney) 31-0 won by fall over Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 33-8 (Fall 1:39)

138 – Colton Thompson (28-12) placed 3rd and scored 13.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Kasey Taylor (McCook) 17-15 won by decision over Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 won by major decision over Kristopher Kizzire (Scottsbluff) 12-25 (MD 13-1)
Cons. Semi – Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 won by decision over Trevar Bigelow (Kearney) 23-10 (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match – Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 won by major decision over Christian Stutzman (Columbus) 26-13 (MD 12-2)

145 – Austin Matthews (28-14) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 won by fall over Samson Mercier (Norfolk) 0-4 (Fall 1:22)
Semifinal – Derek Berumen (Kearney) 24-14 won by decision over Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Semi – Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match – Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 won by decision over Tristan Marking (Columbus) 11-13 (Dec 4-0)

152 – Shawn Roblee (36-5) placed 2nd and scored 17.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 36-5 won by major decision over Moises Garcia (Lexington) 17-19 (MD 16-6)
Semifinal – Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 36-5 won by decision over Mason Merritt (Kearney) 26-15 (Dec 13-6)
1st Place Match – Huy Truong (Hastings) 25-2 won by decision over Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 36-5 (Dec 7-6)

170 – Jobie Loving (21-11) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Jobie Loving (North Platte) 21-11 won by decision over Dylan Lucius (Scottsbluff) 11-16 (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal – Jobie Loving (North Platte) 21-11 won by fall over Trevor Phillips (Columbus) 24-16 (Fall 5:59)
1st Place Match – Cameron Schlender (Kearney) 22-16 won by decision over Jobie Loving (North Platte) 21-11 (Dec 5-4)

182 – Bradan Hengen (7-14) placed 6th and scored 3.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Dominick Carr (Norfolk) 22-11 won by decision over Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Kyle Schulz (Columbus) 20-18 won by fall over Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 (Fall 2:17)
5th Place Match – Dominic Rasmussen (Hastings) 22-17 won by decision over Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 (Dec 5-1)

195 – Bryan Halsted (6-11) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Edwin Perdomo (Lexington) 29-3 won by fall over Bryan Halsted (North Platte) 6-11 (Fall 0:54)
Cons. Round 1 – Wyatt Olcott (Columbus) 18-21 won by decision over Bryan Halsted (North Platte) 6-11 (Dec 3-0)

220 – Tyler Dubry (9-11) placed 6th and scored 6.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Matt McBride (McCook) 24-9 won by fall over Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 (Fall 1:18)
Cons. Round 1 – Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 won by fall over Mario Soriano (Scottsbluff) 14-22 (Fall 0:31)
Cons. Semi – Chase Orender (Columbus) 20-14 won by decision over Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Josue Ayala (Lexington) 26-16 won by decision over Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 (Dec 4-0)

285 – Alek Morales (25-15) placed 4th and scored 12.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 won by decision over Dalton Goodenberger (McCook) 23-16 (Dec 9-4)
Semifinal – Andrew Aratani (Scottsbluff) 40-5 won by fall over Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 (Fall 2:45)
Cons. Semi – Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 won by fall over Oscar Ramirez (Lexington) 8-11 (Fall 0:17)
3rd Place Match – Christian Hernandez-DeHorta (Norfolk) 27-7 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 (UTB 3-2)

5 Things to Know About the Sochi Olympics

Posted on February 10, 2014February 10, 2014

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Fast five, Monday edition: Things you’ll want to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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KRAMER MAY SKIP SHORT RACE: Dutch speedskating star Sven Kramer says he’ll likely skip a 1,500-meter to focus on a 10,000-meter race he lost in embarrassing fashion four years ago when he moved into a wrong lane. Kramer, who already won the 5,000 during the opening weekend of the Olympics, says the shorter distance would “likely” be too much of a distraction during his preparation for the longer race on Feb. 18.

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FILLING EMPTY SEATS: Organizers for the Sochi Games are using volunteers to fill the many empty seats at some of the less popular events. Spokeswoman Alexandra Kosterina says some volunteers enrolled in a motivation program are offered tickets to see competition after hours. Events like figure skating have been packed, but others like biathlon have been half-empty. London organizers used volunteers and troops to help fill venues in 2012.

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RUSSIA STORMS AHEAD: It took an extra day, but Russia is starting to get results in its home games. The host nation was the top medal mover on the second day of medal competitions, with four medals in eight contests. It had five more shots at medals on Monday.

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NORWAY REPRIMANDED: The International Olympic Committee is reprimanding athletes for wearing items commemorating the dead. Spokesman Mark Adams says the IOC sent a letter to the Norwegian Olympic Committee after its women’s cross-country skiers wore black armbands on Saturday in honor of a teammate’s brother, who died on the eve of the Sochi Games. Adams says athletes should find “a better place” to express their grief.

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SKI JUMP TRAINING CANCELED: Most of the contenders in the normal hill ski jumping competition took the day off Monday, skipping training session because the weather was too hot. Temperatures of up to 15 Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) and sunny skies softened the snow in the landing area at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center, forcing organizers to cancel the first jump and postpone the second of three jumps.

Olympic Roundup

Posted on February 10, 2014February 10, 2014

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Different American, same result for Maria Hoefl-Riesch — another Olympic gold in the super-combined.

Just as she did four years ago at the Vancouver Games, Hoefl-Riesch found herself trailing an American after the downhill leg before using her slalom skills to vault into first place and successfully defend her Olympic title in the dual-run event.

The German finished less than a second ahead of both silver medalist Nicole Hosp of Austria and Julia Mancuso of the United States, who won the bronze, just as she did in 2010.

Lindsey Vonn had the fastest downhill time in Vancouver, but when Vonn skied out on the slalom, Hoefl-Riesch roared back to claim gold. This time, Vonn is out with an injury, and Mancuso replaced her at the top the standings after the downhill.

In the Olympic Park, Charles Hamelin of Canada raced to the 1,500-meter short track speedskating gold medal, and Viktor Ahn earned the bronze to give Russia its first-ever short track medal.

Medals were also being awarded in men’s 500-meter speedskating, men’s 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit, and men’s moguls.

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ALPINE SKIING: Hoefl-Riesch was fifth fastest in the opening downhill leg, trailing Mancuso by 1.04 seconds. The German’s two-run time of 2 minutes, 34.62 seconds was 0.40 seconds faster than Hosp. Mancuso, who finished 0.53 behind Hoefl-Riesch, won her fourth career Olympic medal in Alpine skiing. No other American woman has won more than two.

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SHORT TRACK SPEEDSKATING: At 29, Hamelin was the oldest skater in the first final of the short track competition. The wily veteran maintained a top-three position throughout most of the 14-lap race, leaving enough at the end to defeat a loaded field, including Ahn and silver medalist Han Tianyu of China. Ahn was a three-time gold medalist for his native South Korea, but after missing the Vancouver Games he changed his name and became a Russian citizen. When he stepped on the medals podium, the mostly Russian crowd erupted in wild cheers.

Lincoln Ice Center Cost Estimate Being Reviewed

Posted on February 10, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials have asked architects to review their cost estimate for the Breslow Ice Center.

The Lincoln Journal Stay says (https://bit.ly/1eJ1to3 ) the $11 million estimate is higher than average for other, similar new ice centers. The estimate is for a facility big enough to expand to two rinks but start with just one.

A UNL vice chancellor, Christine Jackson, says the university also is developing an alternative that may reduce some of the UNL space within the center so a second rink could be accommodated.

The Breslow Ice Center is to be built between the Pinnacle Bank Arena and the West Haymarket baseball stadium.

St. John’s Upsets No. 12 Creighton 70-65

Posted on February 9, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — D’Angelo Harrison scored 19 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 to play, and St. John’s beat No. 12 Creighton 70-65 on Sunday night for its sixth win in seven games.

Chris Obekpa tied his career high with 11 points for the Red Storm (15-9, 5-6 Big East), who avenged the only loss during that seven-game stretch.

Doug McDermott matched his nation-leading average with 25 points for the Bluejays (19-4, 9-2), who had won 14 of 15 coming in and had been tied for first in the conference with Villanova. McDermott didn’t score over the final 8:40.

McDermott had 39 points when the teams met two weeks ago, including a long 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left for a 63-60 victory. The Bluejays led by 18 points with 12 minutes to play in that one and were barely able to escape with the win at home.

Area High School Basketball Roundup February 3-8

Posted on February 9, 2014February 9, 2014

Area high school basketball scores for the week of February 3-8.

Saturday, February 8

Boys Basketball

No. 9 (A) Fremont 51 North Platte 33

The Dawgs trailed 21-16 at the half before the Tigers pulled away in the third quarter. Kade Erickson and Drew Callaghan each scored 11 points to lead North Platte. Callaghan also pulled down 23 rebounds in the game, including 11 offensive boards. He set a new career total rebounds mark at North Platte High School with the feat.

No. 5 (D1) St. Patrick’s 63 Cambridge 58

Dundy County-Stratton 51 Hershey 45

Maxwell 51 Brady 49 F/OT

Bertrand 54 Sutherland 52

Gothenburg 45 Minden 37

Tanner Borchardt scored 16 points in the game to lead the Swedes to the victory.

Girls Basketball

No. 5 (A) Fremont 70 North Platte 52

The Lady Dawgs kept it close throughout three quarters before the fifth-ranked Tigers pulled away for the win. Kaitlynn Harvey led North Platte with 16 points and Jessy Hunt was also in double-figures with 13. Jessica Shepard led all scorers with 34 points for Fremont.

No. 3 (D1) St. Patrick’s 64 Cambridge 40

No. 6 (C1) Hershey 44 No. 8 (C2) Dundy County-Stratton 39

Brady 52 Maxwell 38

Sutherland 56 Bertrand 44

No. 1 (C1) Minden 67 Gothenburg 30

Regan Geiken scored 14 points to lead the Lady Swedes in the loss to top-ranked Minden.

Friday, February 7

Boys Basketball

Lincoln Northeast 78 North Platte 56

The Dawgs trailed by just four points going in to the fourth quarter before Rockets point guard scored 20 points in the quarter and finished with a game-high 36. Kade Erickson led North Platte with 21 points in the game and Shane Mauch was also in double-figures with 14.

No. 5 (D1) St. Patrick’s 50 Chase County 48

Hershey 63 Maxwell 40

Sutherland 51 Wauneta-Palisde 45

Brady 66 Hyannis 50

Valentine 58 Gothenburg 51

Blake Ristine led three Swedes in double-figures with 18 points in the loss. Dawson Graham scored 15 points and Tanner Borchardt recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Girls Basketball

No. 4 (A) Lincoln Northeast 74 North Platte 44

In a game closer than the score indicated the Lady Dawgs dropped their fourth in a row. Kaitlynn Harvey led NP with 14 points.

No. 3 (D1) St. Patrick’s 51 Chase County 20

No. 6 (C1) Hershey 38 Maxwell 21

Sutherland 53 Wauneta-Palisade 40

Brady 56 Hyannis 54

Valentine 56 Gothenburg 43

The Lady Swedes were led by Regan Geiken with 11 points in the road loss to Valentine.

5 Things to Know About the Sochi Olympics

Posted on February 9, 2014February 9, 2014

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Fast five, Sunday edition: Things you’ll want to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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RUSSIA WINS FIRST MEDAL: Host Russia won its first medal of the 2014 Sochi Games, with Olga Graf taking bronze in the women’s 3,000-meter speedskating final. Russia’s best chance for its first gold, perhaps, comes in the newly-created team figure skating competition on Sunday night. Russia held a big lead after the short programs and the men, women and ice dancing pairs skate their long programs.

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US SLOPESTYLE SWEEP: “Even though it’s just another competition, the stage and the outreach that this event connects to is out of control,” snowboarder Jamie Anderson said after completing an American gold sweep in slopestyle. Sage Kotsenburg won on the men’s side. Before showcasing her skills, Anderson said she enjoyed a brief “Zen” moment at the top of the course.

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UKRAINE’S BID: Officials spearheading Lviv’s campaign for the 2022 Winter Olympics say the political crisis at home has not deterred their effort to secure the games. Acting Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Vilkul was peppered with questions about the anti-government demonstrations that have gripped the country for months. Vikul says the Olympics “are above politics” and a winning bid could help unite the country.

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BODE’S DISAPPOINTMENT: Bode Miller was king of the Sochi slopes in training, blazing to two of the three fastest times last week in practice during the men’s downhill and setting himself up as a favorite heading into Sunday’s final. But the 36-year-old wasn’t the same guy with a medal on the line. The most decorated American skier in Olympic history slogged to an eighth place finish, far out of medal contention.

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LOCH’S RUN: Germany’s Felix Loch was attempting to become the third man to successfully to defend the Olympic title in luge, with the second half of competition Sunday night. Germany’s Georg Hackl won three straight golds from 1992 through 1998, while Italy’s Armin Zoeggeler went back-to-back in 2002 and 2006.

Winter Olympic Medals Table

Posted on February 9, 2014

At Sochi, Russia
Through Sunday, Feb. 9
(4 of 8 events Sunday)
(9 of 13 total events)
Nation	G	S	B	Tot
Norway	2	1	3	6
Netherlands	2	1	1	4
United States	2	0	1	3
Canada	1	1	1	3
Austria	1	1	0	2
Sweden	0	2	0	2
Czech Republic	0	1	1	2
Switzerland	1	0	0	1
Finland	0	1	0	1
Italy	0	1	0	1
Britain	0	0	1	1
Russia	0	0	1	1

Jennings Has 35 and Pistons Top Nuggets 126-109

Posted on February 9, 2014

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Jennings had a season-high 35 points to go with 12 assists, Josh Smith had 30 points and the Detroit Pistons rolled to a 126-109 win over the Denver Nuggets Saturday night.

The game didn’t quite match Detroit’s 186-184 triple-overtime win over Denver 30 years ago, but still saw 11 players score in double figures and the Pistons put up a season high in points.

Rodney Stuckey added 19 points for Detroit, while Andre Drummond had 18 points and 15 rebounds.

Randy Foye led the Nuggets with 25 points, while Wilson Chandler scored 20 and J.J. Hickson added 15 points and 16 rebounds. Denver lost point guard Ty Lawson to a back strain late in the first half. Evan Fournier replaced him at the start of the second half, with Foye moving from shooting guard to the point.

Hawkins Scores Twice As Sioux City Tops Storm

Posted on February 9, 2014

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm (17-23-2) surrendered a two goal lead, allowing four straight tallies to lose 5-3 to the Sioux City Musketeers (25-13-2) on Saturday night at the Tyson Events Center.

Three different players scored goals for the Storm in the loss, including Ryan McMurphy, who has now reached double figures in goals with 10 on the season.

The Musketeers struck first late in the opening period. Forward Joe Snively gave his team a 1-0 lead, beating Tri-City netminder Jacob Johansson with a low shot that found its way under the netminder.

The Storm found an equalizer before the end of the period however, tying the game during a 5-on-3 power play opportunity. After a scrum in front of the net, Chris Wilkie grabbed the loose puck and found Dan Labosky, who shot it over outstretched goalie Kyle Hayton and into the net.

The goal was Labosky’s fifth of the season, while both Chris Wilkie and Cody Milan were credited with assists. For Milan, the helper was his first point since joining the Storm.

Tri-City took the lead in the middle period, when Nick Hutchison found McMurphy on a rush and the Broken Arrow, Okla. native wristed a shot over Hayton’s right shoulder to make it 2-1.

Defenseman Grant Hutton, who was playing in his second game for the Storm, picked up the second assist on the play to record his first point with the team. Hutchison’s assist was also his first of the season.

The Storm then increased their lead later in the frame when forward Kyle Eastman found the back of the net while the team was killing a penalty to Drew Mayer. The shorthanded tally was Eastman’s third goal of the season, and the seventh time Tri-City has scored while down a man this year.

But Sioux City responded with two goals in 30 seconds from newly acquired defenseman Garret Cockerill and forward Brandon Hawkins to tie the game at 3-3 before the second intermission.

The Musketeers added two more tallies in the third from both Hawkins and Sam Saliba to win the game 5-3.

Sioux City outshot the Storm 46-24 in the game and Johansson made 41 saves while Hayton had 21.

The Storm will head back on the road next weekend to face the Indiana Ice on both Friday and Saturdaynight, before matching up with Chicago for an afternoon tilt on Sunday.

Tri-City will return home to the Viaero Event Center to face Lincoln on Feb. 22 at 7:05 p.m.

Notes: The Storm scratched forward Nolan Aibel, along with defensemen Cutler Martin, Sean Lang, Fredric Larsson and Daniel Fritz.…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Sioux City – Joe Snively (Tyler Mueller, Waltteri Hopponen) 16:53
Tri-City – Dan Labosky (power play) (Chris Wilkie) 19:34

2nd Period

Tri-City – Ryan McMurphy (Nick Hutchison, Grant Hutton) 4:41
Tri-City – Kyle Eastman (shorthanded) (unassisted) 9:38
Sioux City – Garret Cockerill (Kyle Schmidt, Tyler Mueller) 12:39
Sioux City – Brandon Hawkins (Joe Snively, Waltteri Hopponen) 13:09

3rd Period
Sioux City – Brandon Hawkins (Waltteri Hopponen, Joe Snively) 6:59
Sioux City – Sam Saliba (Tyler Mueller, Neal Pionk) 13:48

PENALTIES

1st Period
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Slashing), 2 min, 5:38
Sioux City – Jerad Rosburg – (Fighting), 5 min, 8:25
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie – (Fighting), 5 min, 8:25
Sioux City – Cedric Lacroix – (Charging), 2 min, 11:33
Sioux City – Jake Montgomery – (Holding), 2 min, 12:08
Sioux City – Nikolas Olsson – (Roughing), 2 min, 18:31
Sioux City – Tyler Mueller – (Roughing), 2 min, 18:31
Tri-City – Conner Valesano – (Roughing), 2 min, 18:31
Sioux City – Joel L’Esperance – (Tripping), 2 min, 18:44

2nd Period

Tri-City – Ryan McMurphy – (Tripping), 2 min, 2:03

Tri-City – Drew Mayer – (Interference), 2 min, 7:41

3rd Period

(no penalties)

Power Play

Tri-City –1/4
Sioux City – 0/3

Shots

Tri-City: 13, 7, 4 = Total: 24
Sioux City: 11, 19, 16 = Total: 46

Saves

Tri-City – Jacob Johansson – 41/46
Sioux City – Kyle Hayton – 21/24