The North Platte First Nationals senior legion had their season come to an end with a 6-4 loss to Hastings on Tuesday night at Duncan Field in Hastings. Continue reading “North Platte Seniors season ends with 6-4 loss at district tournament”
Category: Sports
NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Adds Victoria Brown
North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team announced the signing of Victoria Brown from Port Arthur Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas.
Brown, a 5’ 7” guard, played for Memorial High School, who finished 18-13 in the 2015-16 season.
Brown averaged 6.8 points per game, 1.2 assists per game, 3.1 rebounds per game and 1.4 steals per game.
Lady Knights Head Coach Richard Thurin said, “Brown shoots the three-pointer well and will help at the guard position. She sees the floor really well.”
Brown is the fifth recruit for the Lady Knights for the 2016-17 season.
North Platte Senior Legion falls to Kearney; face elimination game Tuesday night
North Platte senior legion now faces elimination in the A7 district tournament following a 6-3 loss to Kearney on Monday night in Hastings. North Platte will play Hastings at 4 pm on Tuesday night in an elimination game. The winner will advance to play Kearney in the championship game at 7 pm on Tuesday night. If necessary, a second game will be played for the championship on Wednesday night. Continue reading “North Platte Senior Legion falls to Kearney; face elimination game Tuesday night”
NP Junior Legion season ends with 5-2 loss to Hastings
North Platte junior legion (22-12) had their season come to an end with a 5-2 loss to Hastings in the A7 district tournament. Continue reading “NP Junior Legion season ends with 5-2 loss to Hastings”
Seniors to district semi-finals; Juniors face another elimination game Monday night
Updated Senior Legion District Bracket. North Platte faces Kearney at 7 pm, 7/18 in Hastings.
Juniors will face Hastings in an elimination game at 5 pm on Monday 7/18 in Lexington.
(All games haven’t been updated on bracket below…North Platte defeated Scottsbluff 13-3; Kearney defeated Hastings 2-1)
Rain moves legion baseball tournaments back
Updated Senior Legion A7 District Bracket
Updated Junior Legion A7 District Bracket
The Junior legion tournament in Hastings has also been pushed back a day, the North Platte juniors will play on Saturday instead of Friday. A bracket will be uploaded if/when one is posted.
North Platte junior legion baseball begins road back to State
The North Platte junior legion baseball team finished runner-up at the state tournament a season ago. Friday night they begin their trek back to the state tournament at the A7 District Tournament in Lexington. North Platte is the No. 2 seed and will face No. 3 Lexington in the opening round on Friday night at 8 pm.
North Platte senior legion baseball ready for A7 District Tournament
Head Coach Jason Pflughaupt previews the upcoming district tournament.
The No. 1 First Nationals will open the tournament on Saturday at 6 pm against the winner of Friday’s contest between No. 5 Lexington and No. 4 Hastings.
NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Hires Bell as Assistant Coach
North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights Basketball team has hired Ashley Bell as the new assistant basketball coach for the 2016-17 season. Bell was a volunteer assistant coach during the 2015-16 season for the Lady Knights.
Bell replaces Nolan Collins, who resigned to take an assistant coaching position with Lamar Community College. Collins was an assistant for the Lady Knights for the past four seasons. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Hires Bell as Assistant Coach”
Nebraska’s Andrew White will get release so he can transfer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Andrew White, the second-leading scorer for Nebraska last season, plans to play his final season at another school as a graduate transfer.
Coach Tim Miles said Sunday that White requested a release and will be given one. White, who sat out the 2014-15 season after transferring from Kansas, averaged 16.6 points and 5.9 rebounds in his only season with the Cornhuskers. Continue reading “Nebraska’s Andrew White will get release so he can transfer”