The North Platte First Nationals senior American Legion baseball team split a double header with Lincoln High on Saturday.

The First  Nationals won the first game 8-2, before dropping the second game 7-4.

Luke Volz went a combined 4-7 with a double, two runs batted in and a run scored in the two games. The First Nationals are now 15-16 and play Kearney on Tuesday to try and get to .500.

The game on Tuesday is also Bank Night at the Ballpark with First National Bank.  Below is a tentative schedule of events.

Times are approximate.

5:30pm-9pm            Concessions, Root Beer Floats Booth and Photo Booth open!
5:30pm                      First Nationals Juniors Game vs Kearney

6:45pm                      Kids will have the chance to run the bases with song/dances

7:30pm                      FNB will present a donation check to the Baseball program

Rick Kolkman will throw his final First Pitch as Bank President (retiring July 1st)

Joni Jorgenson will sing the National Anthem

8:00pm                      First Nationals Seniors Game vs Kearney

The Big Ten and Pac-12 will have two more opportunities to play each other in California bowl games.

The Big Ten is set to announce new affiliations with the Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco to play the Pac-12. The conference and bowls officials are schedule to hold a teleconference Monday.

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have a long tradition of playing each other in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press the Fight Hunger is moving up in the Pac-12’s selection order. It will have the fourth selection from the conference after the College Football Playoff, of which the Rose Bowl is a part, the Alamo Bowl and the Holiday Bowl.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hadn’t been authorized.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Cuddyer homered in his first at-bat to extend the major league’s longest hitting streak this season to 21 games — and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 Sunday.

Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with four RBIs to pass St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese for the year’s best batting run, and the Rockies right fielder is now just two games shy of matching the franchise’s best streak. Dante Bichette, now the team’s hitting coach, had hits in 23 consecutive games in 1995.

Cuddyer also extended his Colorado record for consecutive games reaching base to 40.

Jorge De La Rosa (8-4) allowed seven hits in six innings, trading both his earned runs for outs in the bottom of the fourth.

BOSTON MARATHON-MEDAL

BOSTON (AP) — The winner of this year’s Boston Marathon has returned his medal to Mayor Thomas Menino. Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia did so to honor the city and those killed and injured in the bombings near the finish line two months ago.

More than 6,400 athletes gathered on Boston Common for the 10K organized by the Boston Athletic Association.

A moment of silence paid tribute to the three victims killed in the April 15 bombings and to Sean Collier, the MIT police officer who was shot and killed three days later during a search for the suspects.

Numerous former Huskers continued competition at home and abroad during the weekend at the USA Outdoor Championships, the Canadian Championships and the Jamaican National Senior Championships.

Jessica Furlan finished first in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Canadian Championships in Mocton, New Brunswick. Furlan notched a time of 9:59.62, setting a championship record.

In the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the USA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Eric Lund came in 14^th with a time of 51.39. He would not advance to the finals.

Chantae McMillian did not compete during the second day of heptathlon action at the USA Championships.

Chad Wright took home the discus crown at the 2013 Jamaican National Senior Championships on Saturday in Kingston, Jamaica. Wright posted a throw of 204-6 (62.35) to win the event.

Dexter McKenzie started his day with a time of 20.97 in the first round of the men’s 200 meters. He followed that performance later in the day with a personal-best-tying time of 20.86 in the semifinals and will finish ninth overall.

Former Husker national champion Nicholas Gordon finished second in the long jump at the Jamaican Championships. He posted a leap of 25-9 ¼ (7.85).

Also in action today were Beau Simmons, Christian Sanderfer, Craig Driver and Steve Cahoy in the Aurora Street Vault. All four cleared 17-6 (5.33).

Lincoln, Neb.-Four members of the 2013 Husker national championship bowling team earned academic awards through the NTCA (National Tenpin Coaches Association) this past week.

Headlining the class of NU bowlers is sophomore Liz Kuhlkin who earned First Team Academic All-NTCA. Kuhlkin majors in Criminology & Criminal Justice. Kuhlkin continues to receive honors, as she earned First Team All-America from the NTCA this past month, as well as earning Most Valuable Bowler at the NCAA Championship.

Three other Huskers earned honorable-mention honors, including sophomore Andrea Ruiz, freshman Beth Hedley and senior Kristi Mickelson. A total of 164 student-athletes from 34 schools were named to the NTCA’s academic honor roll. To be honored, student-athletes had to achieve a minimum of a 3.4 grade point average during the recent academic year.

DENVER (AP) — New Denver Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly says re-signing free agent shooting guard Andre Igoudala is his No. 1 priority.

Connelly was formally introduced on Thursday by team president Josh Kroenke.

Connelly tells reporters that “the last guy we talked to before coming in for this press conference was Andre. He’s such a pro that he’s out there (on the court) working out.”

The 36-year-old Connelly comes to the Nuggets from New Orleans, where he served as assistant general manager under Dell Demps. He replaces NBA Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri, who took the GM job with the Toronto Raptors last week.

Finding a replacement for coach George Karl, who was let go on June 6, will be another top priority for Connelly and Kroenke.

The Nuggets interviewed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins on Wednesday and have also interviewed Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw, but have not set a specific deadline for hiring a coach.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos signed free-agent center Dan Koppen, bringing the 11-year veteran back after J.D. Walton had offseason surgery on his left ankle.

Koppen signed with the Broncos last October and started 12 regular season games after Walton first hurt his ankle. Walton was expected back this season but needed more surgery this offseason.

Koppen played his first nine seasons with the Patriots.

The Broncos have injury issues on their offensive line, with guard Chris Kuper (ankle) and tackle Ryan Clady (shoulder) still recovering from surgery. Backup Manny Ramirez took most of the snaps at center during Denver’s offseason practices, but the Broncos decided to bring back Koppen, whose teams have gone 108-28 in games he has started.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann pitched eight innings to win his 10th game, Adam LaRoche had three hits including a two-run triple and the Nationals spoiled Roy Oswalt’s return to the majors with a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.

Ian Desmond homered for the second straight game, and Denard Span and Steve Lombardozzi added a double and a single apiece for Washington.

Zimmermann (10-3) allowed an unearned run on six hits. He retired 16 straight in one stretch, throwing 112 pitches — 85 for strikes — while fanning nine and walking one.

Oswalt (0-1) went five innings in his Colorado debut, allowing four runs on nine hits. He struck out 11 and didn’t walk a batter.

The Rockies have lost four straight and fell to .500 for the first time since April 2.

Helsinki, Finland – Husker rising sophomore Shavon Shields helped the Denmark U-20 men’s basketball team to the championship of the 2013 Nordic Championships on Thursday.

Shields averaged 13.3 points per game in wins over Sweden, Finland and Estonia, capping the week with a 17-point, 12-rebound effort in a 101-94 double overtime win over Estonia on Thursday. Shields had nine points in the opener against Sweden and 14 points in Wednesday’s win over host Finland.

Shields is one of the Huskers’ top returnees for the 2013-14 season after averaging 8.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. Shields reached double figures seven times as a freshman, including a season-high 29 points at Penn State, while he also averaged 16.5 points per game in the 2013 Big Ten Tournament.