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Pollmiller Selected as Big Ten Setter of the Week

Posted on September 30, 2013

Lincoln, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday that junior Mary Pollmiller was selected as this week’s Big Ten Setter of the Week. The honor marks her first Big Ten weekly award.

Pollmiller guided the Huskers to road wins over Northwestern (3-1) and Illinois (3-0) over the weekend. She paced the Husker offense with 81 assists, averaging 11.6 assists per set.

Pollmiller also recorded six total blocks for NU. She helped Nebraska record a .307 team hitting percentage and added nine digs against the Wildcats on Friday night.

The last Husker to earn Setter of the Week honors was Lauren Cook on Oct. 15, 2012.
2013 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week

Sept. 2 P: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN

D: Bethany Yeager, Sr., IOWA

S: Taylor Sherwin, Jr., OSU

F: Maddie Mayers, ILL

Sept. 9 P: Kaitlyn Leary, Sr., OSU

D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN

S: Lexi Dannemiller, Jr., MICH

F: Abby Cole, MICH

Sept. 16 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU

D: Faye Adelaja, Fr., PUR

S: Taylor Sherwin, Jr., OSU

F: Amber Rolfzen, NEB

Faye Adelaja, PUR

Sept. 23 P: Stephanie Holthus, Sr., NU

D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN

S: Caleigh Ryan, Fr., NU

F: Caleigh Ryan, NU

Sept. 30 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU

D: Ashley Wittman, Sr., MINN

S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB

F: Haleigh Nelson, WIS

NPCC Men’s Basketball Team to Hold Haunted Hoops Basketball Program October 27

Posted on September 30, 2013

The North Platte Community College men’s team will host the 2013 version of its annual Haunted Hoops Basketball Program. The clinic is held on the last Sunday of October and this year falls on October 27. The clinic will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in McDonald-Belton Gymnasium. The clinic is for 1^st through 6^th grade boys AND girls.

Participants will receive a Knights Haunted Hoops T-Shirt. The Haunted Hoops T-Shirt can be worn for FREE admission to all home games. The camp entry fee is $40. Campers will be taught by the defending Region IX Champions and nationally ranked Knights Men’s Basketball team. Participants will be instructed in basketball skills such as shooting, ball handling and passing along with the importance of academics and setting goals.

The Knights leading scorer sophomore Ethan Montalvo and fellow sophomores Tim Simmons, Jake Maslo, Tre’Vaun Hymer, Marcus Linson and Jimma Lew will help lead the camp along with 12 new freshmen to the program. Head coach Kevin O’Connor and assistant coach Nathan Wieseler will direct the camp.

Registration can be completed by filling out a brochure that can be found online at the North Platte Community College website www.npccknights.comor at the Sports Shoppe in North Platte. Registration must be postmarked by October 15 or a $5 late entry fee will be assessed. Contact Nathan Wieseler at 308-520-4838 or [email protected] for more information. Checks and registration can be sent to:

Attention Men’s Basketball

601 West State Farm Road

North Platte, NE 69101

Nebraska-Purdue to be Televised by BTN

Posted on September 30, 2013

The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday morning that Nebraska’s Oct. 12 game at Purdue will be televised by BTN with kickoff set for 11 a.m. CT (Noon local time in West Lafayette).

The BTN game will mark Nebraska’s fourth of the season on the network, after three of four non-conference games were also televised by BTN.

Nebraska and Purdue will be meeting for the first time as Big Ten opponents and for just the second time ever. The only previous meeting occurred in 1958.

Before traveling to Purdue, Nebraska will play host to Illinois on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time this weekend is also set for 11 a.m. CT with the game televised on ESPNU.

Kickoff times and television information for Nebraska’s remaining games will be announced six to 12 days in advance of kickoff.

Former Nuggets Coach Karl Joins ESPN as Analyst

Posted on September 30, 2013September 30, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — George Karl is joining ESPN as a studio analyst.

Karl won the Coach of the Year award last season but then lost his job in Denver. He will debut Friday night on “SportsCenter” and also appear on other NBA programming on the network as part of a multiyear deal. He previously worked for ESPN as a studio analyst during the 2003-04 season.

Karl led the Nuggets to a 57-25 record last season. But Denver, unwilling to give him a contract extension, instead fired him with a year left on his contract. He says it will be difficult not being in a training camp this week. But Karl says he enjoyed his previous work in TV and hopes he can “maybe give some insights that coaches are really important in this game.”

Nebraska-Illinois Set for 11 a.m. on ESPNU

Posted on September 30, 2013

The Big Ten Conference announced Sunday morning that Nebraska’s homecoming game with Illinois will kick off at 11 a.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPNU. The remainder of the kickoffs and TV broadcasts for the remainder of the 2013 games, with the exception of the Iowa game on Nov. 29, will be announced on either a six-or-12 day basis.

Johansson Shines In Opening Night Win

Posted on September 30, 2013

KEARNEY, Neb. – Swedish goaltender Jacob Johansson didn’t disappoint in his first game for the Tri-City Storm, making 37 saves and coming up big late in the contest, a 2-1 shootout win at the Viaero Event Center on Saturday night.

Newcomers Robbie Payne and Chris Wilkie scored for the Storm in the shootout, sending the Kearney fans home happy with a win in their first game of the season.

Lincoln’s Jason Stephanik opened the scoring with a power play goal at 9:56 of the first, giving the Stars an early 1-0 lead.

The first period also saw two fights, as Steven Haydon went at it with Zach Frye and Robbie Payne battled Zack Pittman.

Tri-City evened the score in the second with a power play tally of their own on a deflection in front by Chase Berger. It was Berger’s first USHL goal and both Cutler Martin and Dan Labosky were credited with assists.

The goaltenders took it from there, not allowing any more scoring plays in either regulation or overtime. Johansson finished with 37 saves for Tri-City, while veteran Michael Bitzer stopped 30 pucks.

At the end of the third period a penalty shot was awarded to Stephanik with just 47 seconds remaining. As he moved in on Johansson the goaltender stood his ground and made a blocker save to force the game to overtime.

Garrett Gamez had the best opportunity for the Storm in the extra session, sending a shot off the crossbar that missed by inches.

The Storm went 2-for-2 in the shootout with goals from Payne and Wilkie before Johansson stopped Magnus Hoff in Lincoln’s final attempt.

Tri-City will stay in Kearney and host the Sioux City Musketeers for the first time this season on Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

No. 16 NPCC Lady Knights Go 1-1 on Saturday at Johnson County Invite

Posted on September 30, 2013

The No. 16 North Platte Community College Lady Knights (15-7) split their games on Saturday as they defeated the Iowa Lakes Community College Lady Lakers in a hard fought five set battle (25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12) and fell to the Coffeyville Community College Lady Ravens (19-25, 28-26, 23-25, 15-25) to finish out the Johnson County Invite with a 1-3 record.

The Lady Knights first game of the day turned into a battle with Iowa Lakes Community College. The Lady Knights drew first blood as they handled the Lady Lakers in a 25-19 first set victory. The Lady Lakers would then win the second set 23-25 to even the match. The Lady Knights responded by winning the third set 25-23. The Lady Knights could not end the match as the Lady Lakers won the fourth set 22-25. The Lady Knights would get their first win of the Johnson County Invite as they knocked off the Lady Lakers in the fifth and final set 15-12.

Sabrina Hallahan led the Lady Knights with 12 kills in the match. Taylor King and Samantha Kennedy were also in double figures with 10. Kennedy led the Lady Knights with four blocks. Joli Hopping paced the Lady Knights with 27 assists and Shannon Liewer did in digs with 25.

The second game of the day was another hard fought battle for the Lady Knights. Coffeyville took a 1-0 set lead as they won the first set 19-25. The Lady Knights would fight back and win the second set 28-26. The Lady Ravens would end the match with victories in the third and fourth set by the score of 23-25 and 15-25.

The Lady Knights were led by Samantha Byrn with 11 kills. Sabrina Hallahan, Sandrina Hallahan, Samantha Kennedy and Kylie Wroot all had nine kills in the match. Shannon Liewer had 17 digs for the match while Joli Hopping had 23 assists and Laura Beckman had 16.

The Lady Knights return home next week on Thursday October 3 for a match against Northeast Community College at 7 p.m. It is the first of a three game home stand and the last three home games of the year for the Lady Knights.

SF DA: No Charges Yet in Postgame Fan Stabbing

Posted on September 27, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney says he’s not yet ready to file charges against a man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a Los Angeles Dodgers fan after a Giants-Dodgers game.

District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement late Friday that not all witnesses have been questioned, and no independent witnesses have been interviewed in the stabbing death of 24-year-old Jonathan Denver a few blocks from AT&T Park on Wednesday night.

Gascon said he has asked police to gather more evidence before his office decides whether to file charges against 21-year-old Michael Montgomery, who police said made “incriminating statements” after his arrest.

The district attorney did not say whether, or when, Montgomery would be released from custody. Police and prosecutors did not immediately reply to messages left late Friday.

No. 16 NPCC Lady Knights Fall Twice at Johnson County Invite to No. 3 and No. 5

Posted on September 27, 2013September 27, 2013

The No. 16 North Platte Community College Lady Knights (14-6) fell on Friday to the Division II nationally ranked No. 3 and No. 5 teams in the nation. The Lady Knights opened up the Johnson County Invite by facing the hosts #3 Johnson County Community College Lady Cavaliers (15-5) and falling in straight sets (16-25, 18-25, 19-25). The competition remained excellent for the Lady Knights as they next faced the #5 Kirkwood Community College Lady Eagles (19-4). The Lady Knights would again fall in straight sets (18-25, 17-25, 16-25).

The Lady Knights started out slow in the first set as the Lady Cavaliers raced out to a 16-25 first set victory. The second set saw the Lady Cavaliers again defeat the Lady Knights by a score of 18-25. The third set was again won by the Lady Cavaliers 19-25 to win the match and to end the Lady Knights four game win streak.

The Lady Knights were led by Sandrina Hallahan who finished with 11 kills for the match followed by Samantha Kennedy and Samantha Byrn with seven kills apiece. Joli Hopping paced the Lady Knights with 19 assists while Sabrina Hallahan and Shannon Liewer each had eight digs for the Lady Knights.

The second match of the day again saw the Lady Knights start out slow as they fell 18-25 in the first set to the Lady Eagles. The Lady Knights could not generate any traction in the second set as they lost 17-25. The Lady Eagles were able to finish out the match with a third set victory 16-25.

Sandrina Hallahan, Samantha Kennedy and Kylie Wroot each had five kills in the second match of the day to lead the Lady Knights. Joli Hopping led the Lady Knights with 13 assists while Laura Beckman had 10. Shannon Liewer led the Lady Knights defense with 23 digs.

“We played some really good competition today,” said head coach Sally Thalken. “We are prepared to rebound tomorrow.”

The Lady Knights continue action in the Johnson County Invite tomorrow morning against Iowa Lakes Community College at 9 a.m. and then face Coffeyville Community College at 11 a.m. to finish out the invite. .

ADs Explore Full Cost of Attendance Options

Posted on September 27, 2013September 27, 2013

Though college athletic directors won’t even discuss a pay for play model, they are exploring ways to compensate athletes for the full cost of attending college.

National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics President Mike Alden says the group wants athletes to receive the resources needed for a quality “student-athlete experience.”

NACDA and athletics officials for all three NCAA divisions say they are working together on the issue and met this week in Dallas. They discussed topics ranging from NCAA governance and enforcement to the disparity of interests and resources.

Alden says the groups been invited to meet with NCAA officials on Oct. 29. Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke, the head of the 1A Athletic Directors’ Association, says the NCAA convention in January will be an opportunity to enact change.