Category: Sports
2016 Gail Wicks Memorial Softball Tournament ScheduleFormer Knight Chase Grabau joins men’s basketball coaching staff at NPCC
North Platte — Former North Platte Community College Knights basketball player Chase Grabau has been named the NPCC Knights men’s basketball assistant coach for the 2016–17 season, replacing Ryan Glenney, who took an assistant coaching position at Dallas Baptist University. Continue reading “Former Knight Chase Grabau joins men’s basketball coaching staff at NPCC”
NP First Nationals win Smoky Hill Tournament Championship
Thursday
North Platte 25, Arvada 0
Friday
North Platte 11, Eaglecrest 1
Saturday
North Platte 11, Smoky Hill 2
Championship: North Platte 9, Littleton 3
Percy Captures Discus National Championship
EUGENE, Ore. – Nebraska sophomore thrower Nick Percy won the national championship in the discus on day three of the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships on Friday at Hayward Field, highlighting a day that included three first-team All-America performances by the Husker men. Continue reading “Percy Captures Discus National Championship”
Boldt Taken in Second Round by Tampa Bay
Photo Courtesy Nate Olsen/Nebraska Communications
Lincoln – Nebraska junior outfielder Ryan Boldt was selected in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night, the No. 53 overall pick in the Draft. Boldt is the highest drafted Husker since 2006 when Joba Chamberlain was a first-round pick by the New York Yankees. The Huskers have now had at least one player picked in the draft for 38th straight years. Continue reading “Boldt Taken in Second Round by Tampa Bay”
Huskers Among NCAA Leaders in Attendance in 2015-16
Lincoln – Nebraska once again ranked among the nation’s best in men’s college basketball attendance, as the 2015-16 NCAA figures were released on Wednesday.
The Huskers ranked 11th nationally, averaging 15,429 fans per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena last season. It marked the second-highest total in school history, and the third straight year the Huskers averaged over 15,000 fans per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU also set a single-season record in total attendance with 277,739 fans, breaking the record of 249,101 set in 2014-15. Continue reading “Huskers Among NCAA Leaders in Attendance in 2015-16”
Medical care at the rodeo
North Platte, Neb. – June 6, 2016 – The cowboys and cowgirls at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte are about to get some big help.
The Great Plains Health Sports Medicine Team will bring its new mobile medical trailer to each night of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo, June 15-18. The trailer is used by athletic trainers and doctors at a variety of sporting events, and for four days in June, it’ll be alongside the Wild West Arena. Continue reading “Medical care at the rodeo”
Area athletes to compete in West Nebraska All-Star Games
The 2016 West Nebraska All-Star games will be held on Saturday, June 11 in Scottsbluff. The 32nd annual volleyball game will be played at 2 p.m. MDT at Cougar Palace. The 38th annual football game will be played at 7 p.m. MDT at Bearcat Stadium. A portion of the proceeds from the games benefit local charities in Scotts Bluff County. Several area athletes will be competing in this year’s all-star games, including: Continue reading “Area athletes to compete in West Nebraska All-Star Games”
Senior First Nationals add four more wins
The North Platte First Nationals Senior Legion added four more wins at Bill Wood Field over the weekend. On Friday night North Platte needed only five innings to dispatch of Lincoln High 15-6. They faced Lincoln High again on Saturday in the first of two games on Saturday. Again it took just five innings for the First Nationals to pick up a 15-5 run rule victory. In the second game of the day, North Platte defeated McCook 10-2 in five innings. North Platte capped off the perfect weekend with a 6-2 win over Lincoln High on Sunday. The 4-0 weekend improves the First Nationals record to 12-1 on the season. They will face Hastings at home on Tuesday night in a Junior/Senior doubleheader beginning at 5 pm.
Season Comes to an End at NCAA Tournament
Clemson, S.C. – The 2016 Nebraska baseball season came to an end on Saturday afternoon at Doug Kingmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C., with a 4-1 loss to the Western Carolina Catamounts (31-30). The Huskers ended the season with a 37-22 record and made their second NCAA Regional appearance in the last three seasons. Nebraska had scoring opportunities all afternoon, but was unable to get the hit it needed, while also hitting into five double plays. Continue reading “Season Comes to an End at NCAA Tournament”