The North Platte Bulldog basketball teams were defeated at home by Lincoln North Star last night, a disappointing start to the final week of their regular season. In the girls game, the Lady Bulldogs led early in the second half but would end up falling to the Gators 42-35. Karli Stucky scored nine points to lead the Lady Bulldogs in the defeat. The loss is the third straight for the Lady Bulldogs and drops their record to 6-13. The Bulldog boys jumped out to a seven-point first quarter lead, but could not hold on and lost to the tenth-ranked Gators 52-48. For the Bulldogs, Kade Erickson equaled a season and career high with 20 points. The loss drops the Bulldog boys to 7-12. The Bulldog cagers wind up their regular season with games at Lexington on Friday and at home against Lincoln Southwest on Saturday.
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Husker Women Lose at Minnesota, Drop Second Straight
The 16th-ranked Nebraska women’s basketball team has hit their first significant skid of the season. The Huskers dropped their second straight Big Ten game, falling to Minnesota 64-58 in Minneapolis last night. It’s only the second time all season that the Huskers have lost consecutive games. Minnesota built a 16-point second half lead, but the Huskers stormed all the way back and tied the game at 58 with just over three minutes to play. Nebraska had multiple opportunities to take the lead, but couldn’t, and Minnesota scored the game’s final six points in the final minute to seal the victory. Jordan Hooper scored 20 points, 16 of which came in the second half, to lead the Huskers in the defeat. Nebraska drops to 19-5 and 8-4 in the Big Ten with the loss. They host Northwestern on Thursday night.
Brady Eagle Sports Update – February 13
Subdistricts start for the fourth-ranked Lady Eagle basketball team.
Bulldogs Host North Star in Makeup Games (Listen LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, its North Platte Bulldog basketball. Fresh off of playing three games in three days in the East-West Shootout, the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs return to the floor to begin the final week of the regular season with makeup games against Lincoln North Star. These games were originally scheduled for February 3, but postponed due to weather concerns. Both Bulldog basketball teams went 1-2 in the East-West Shootout. The Lady Bulldogs beat Scottsbluff at home on Thursday but then lost to Gering on Friday and were beaten by Alliance Saturday. The Bulldog boys, who went on the road, lost to Scottsbluff and Gering before closing their trip with a win in Alliance. The girls game gets underway at 5 PM tonight with the boys game to follow. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage starts at 4:45.
Thirty – Count ‘Em – THIRTY County Wrestlers Heading To State
Thirty prep grapplers from Lincoln County will head to Omaha this weekend for the state championships after the district tournaments concluded on Saturday. North Platte finished in second place in the A-1 district in Grand Island and qualified eleven wrestlers for state, including four individual champions. In the D-4 district event in Sutherland, St. Patrick’s finished second as a team and qualified seven wrestlers for state. Maxwell finished six overall, with six wrestlers earning state berths, while Sutherland came up with a seventh-place finish and five state qualifiers. Each team has one individual district champion. In the C-4 district tournament, Hershey’s Aksel Wiseman won the individual crown at 132 pounds to be the lone Panther to earn a state tournament berth.
STATE TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS (* = district champion)
Colton Thompson, 106
Jonah Navarrette, 113*
Paul Kraye, 132
Zack Denney, 145*
Shawn Roblee, 152
Grant Holscher, 160
Bobby Cahill, 170
Jason Lienemann, 182
Jesse Henne, 195*
Steven Torres, 220
Bradan Erdmann, 285*
Aksel Wiseman, 132*
Trey Dodson, 113
Adam Pasquinelly, 120
Josiah Allison, 132*
Barrett Pieper, 160
Joel Melton, 170
Henry Aufdenkamp, 182
Bryan Shurigar, 285
Colin Fleecs, 113
Chandler Tyan, 120*
Colt Corbin, 126
Greg McKain, 138
Logan Baxter, 152
Ethan Lunkwitz, 120
Drew Riggs, 126
Jacob Whisenhunt, 132
Jaylon Sturdivant, 138
Dylan Gage, 160
Connor Norton, 170*
Husker Women Look To Bounce Back at Minnesota
The 13th-ranked Nebraska women’s basketball team hopes to shake off their worst performance of the season as they visit Minnesota tonight. The Huskers shot a season low 26 percent from the field in last Thursday’s 62-53 home loss to Michigan, a defeat that dropped them out of the lead in the Big Ten. They’re now tied for third with Ohio State, one game back of Purdue and half a game behind Penn State. Tonight, the 19-4 Huskers once again take aim at the thirteenth 20-win season in program history against a Minnesota team they’ve already beaten once. They knocked off the Golden Gophers 64-49 in Lincoln back on January 22. Minnesota is 12-14 overall and has lost their last three games, including a loss at Iowa on Thursday. Tip-off in Minneapolis tonight is set for 6:30.
Gothenburg Swedes Sports Update – February 10
The Swedes are hosting district wrestling. Hear all the details
Hershey and St. Pat’s split girls/boys basketball
HERSHEY, Neb. (North Platte Post)- The Hershey Panthers and St. Pat’s Irish squared off in a girls and boys doubleheader Thursday night in the Hershey High School gym. On the girls’ side, Irish eyes were smilin’. Meanwhile, the Panther boys exacted a bit of revenge and saw a welcome return to their line-up.
The St. Pat’s Lady Irish came out strong, taking a 10-0 lead right out of the gate. Hershey would fight back, getting as close as 4 in the second half, but their comeback bid fell short. Led by Candice Shelton’s 19 points, St. Pat’s won 46-32. They take the season series from the Lady Panthers, 2-1, including a victory in the SPVA championship game. Hershey was led in scoring by Daynlee Miller and Maddie Seamann who both had 9.
For the boys, Jordan Hiatt made his return to the floor after sitting out much of the football and basketball seasons with a leg injury. Although he finished with just 3 points and 3 rebounds, getting him back on the floor provided a huge spark for the Hershey players and fans. Led by 22 points in an impressive night from Jimmy Moore, Hershey turned away several Irish comeback attempts to win their final regular season home game, 52-43. St. Pat’s leading scorer was Sean Keenan who hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points.
Lady Bulldogs Snap Skid, Bulldog Boys Fall (Lady Bulldogs TONIGHT on ESPN Radio 1410)
Both of North Platte High’s basketball teams began play in the East-West Shootout last night. The Bulldog boys opened their three-game swing through the panhandle with a loss, falling to Class B’s third-ranked Scottsbluff Bearcats 65-55. The Bulldogs led by a point early in the second quarter, but an 11-0 run gave the Bearcats the lead for good. Jack Kenny and Trevor Schramm scored 13 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs in the loss, their fourth in a row. North Platte’s boys visit Gering tonight. The Lady Bulldogs snapped a six-game losing streak with a 47-28 win over Scottsbluff at the Dawghouse last night. Tonight, they will welcome Gering to town, with tip-off set for 7 PM. ESPN Radio 1410 will have a live broadcast of Lady Bulldog basketball tonight. The pregame show gets underway at 6:45.
No. 13 Husker Women Off the Mark, Lose to Michigan
The 13th-ranked Nebraska women’s basketball team picked a bad night to impersonate their male counterparts offensively. The Huskers missed 26 of 30 shots in the first half and fell behind by as many as 27 points in a 63-52 loss to Michigan at the Devaney Center last night. Nebraska missed 17 straight shots during one fourteen minute span in the first half, allowing the Wolverines to go on a 28-5 run that gave them a 20-point lead at the break. But the Huskers showed some fight in the second half, clawing to within eight points in the final two minutes before succumbing to defeat. Lindsey Moore led the Huskers with a game-high 23 points. Jordan Hooper added 14 points and led the team with eight rebounds. The Huskers fall to 19-4 and 8-3 in the Big Ten. They play at Minnesota on Monday night.