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Hershey’s Hiatt Named to NCA All-Star Basketball Team

Posted on April 14, 2014

The Nebraska Coaches Association (NCA) is pleased to announce the athletes and coaches for the 2014 NCA Boys’ and Girls’ All-Star games. The coaches are NCA members selected by their coaching peers. The athletes, graduating seniors, are selected by a committee of NCA member coaches. Athletes will be placed on specific teams in June.

The only local athlete to be named to one of the all-star teams is Hershey senior Maegan Hiatt. Hiatt led the Lady Panthers to a 23-4 record in the 2013-14 season. She played her final game as a Hershey Panther in a district finals loss to Chadron, 50-21.

The 35^th Annual NCA Girls’ Basketball All-Star game will be played at Lincoln North Star High School on Monday, July 22 followed by the 46^th Annual Boys’ Basketball NCA All-Star game.

The rosters for the boys and girls teams can be seen by clicking on the links below.

2014 NCA Boys Basketball All-Star Roster

2014 NCA Girls Basketball All-Star Roster

St. Pat’s Boys Win Sutherland Booster Club Invitational Track Meet, Boys and Girls Results Included

Posted on April 5, 2014

North Platte St. Patrick’s track and field team won the Booster Club Invitational in Sutherland on Saturday with 106 team points. Minden won the girls side with 89 points.

St. Pat’s boys were dominant in Sutherland by outdistancing the second place team by 31 points. Minded scored 75 and Paxton was third with 68. Other area schools that competed on Saturday were Wallace, sixth place with 35 points, Sutherland tied for eighth place with 33 points, and Hershey, 10th place with 31 points.

The girls meet was much more of a challenge. Minden won by just five and a half points of the Lady Irish of St. Patrick’s. Minden finished with 89 and St. Pat’s scored 83.5. Hershey rounded out the top three with 68 points. Other area schools that competed on Saturday were Sutherland, sixth place with 52 points, and Wallace, 11th place with 14 points.

Click on the link below to see team and individual results for both the boys and girls.

Sutherland Booster Club Invitational 2014

The Bulldogs Handout Postseason Awards

Posted on March 19, 2014

The North Platte Bulldogs boys basketball team held their season end banquet on Tuesday night and handed out the postseason awards.

The Dawgs season came to an end in the A-1 district finals with a 42-31 loss to the No. 1 ranked team, Omaha Benson. The loss made it so North Platte finished below .500 with a 12-14 record on the year. Coach Matt Kaminski chronicled the highs and lows of the season for North Platte at the team’s banquet. One of the highs of the season was that North Platte nearly defended their GNAC tournament title, but fell just short to a highly-ranked Norfolk team in the championship game. The varsity team received their second-place medals last night from that tournament.

Two Bulldogs received All-Conference awards. Seniors Drew Callaghan and Kade Erickson were honored by the GNAC for the seasons they had. There were also four players that received All-Conference Academic awards. Alec Wesslund, Darian Allberry, Drew Callaghan and Shane Mauch were honored for their success in the classroom and on the court. Of those four, two of them were nominated for the NCPA NSAA All-Academic team. Seniors Drew Callaghan and Darian Allberry were the nominees.

Coach Kaminski also handed out his yearly Mister Awards at the banquet. The list for all of the awards handed out last night can be seen below.

All-GNAC 2013-14

Drew Callaghan, Senior
Kade Erickson, Senior

All-GNAC Academic 2013-14

Alec Wesslund, Senior
Darian Allberry, Senior
Drew Callaghan, Senior
Shane Mauch, Junior

NCPA NSAA All-Academic Nominees

Drew Callaghan, Senior
Darian Allberry, Senior

Coach K’s Mister Awards 2013-14

Mr. Dedication- Dustin Horton, Senior
Mr. Western Community College- Nick Wilkinson, Senior
Mr. Teammate- Alec Wesslund, Senior
Mr. Perseverance- Kolby Foote, Senior
Mr. Big Game- Drew Callaghan, Senior
Mr. Floor General- Kade Erickson, Senior
Mr. Slash- Bradey Anderson, Senior
Dr. Defense- Bradey Anderson, Senior
Mr. Whopper- Shane Mauch, Junior
Mr. Reliable- Darian Allberry, Senior
Mr. Spark- Brady Mason, Senior
Mr. Slender- Josh Merz, Junior

SPVA All-Conference Basketball Awards

Posted on March 18, 2014

The SPVA conference announced its 2013-14 All-Conference basketball players for both boys and girls on Tuesday.

North Platte St. Patrick’s led the way in the boys awards by having five players receive honors. Mark Mayfield and Alex Harms are both on the first-team, while Andrew O’Neill is on the second team and Drew McClellan and Bryce Byrn are honorable mention.

Sutherland had two players receive All-Conference honors. Tyler Fear made the second-team and Kadin Copeland is honorable mention.

Hershey and Maxwell each had one player on the honorable mention team. Landon Maassen for the Panthers and Zach Miller for the Wildcats.

The SPVA Boys All-Conference teams can be seen below.

The Irish of St. Patrick’s led the way in the SPVA Girls All-Conference awards as well with four players honored. Brittany Lawrence and Anna O’Malley are on the first-team and Toni Caudillo and Bree Saner made the second team.

The Lady Sailors of Sutherland had three players make All-Conference. Sam Staggs and Jalyne Schuster are on the first-team and Kayley Stokey is second-team.

Hershey also had three players awarded. Maegan Hiatt is first-team with Tayler Baker and Maddie Seamann on the second-team.

Maxwell had two players honored by the SPVA. Josie Cox is second-team and Anna Crane is honorable mention.

The SPVA Girls All-Conference teams can be seen below.

Boys Basketball All-SPVA 2013-14

First Team

Mike Daum, Kimball, Senior, 6’9″
Mark Mayfield, NPSP, Senior, 6’3″
Alex Harms, NPSP, Senior, 6’2″
Jeffery Dickey, Chase Co., Junior, 6’0″
Jake Reader, Kimball, Senior, 6’3″

Second Team

Kelton Fisher, Chase Co., Junior, 6’4″
Tyler Fear, Sutherland, Senior, 6’0″
Andrew O’Neill, NPSP, Junior, 6’1″
Tim Johnson, Perkins Co., Senior, 6’2″
Justus Wallin, Chase Co., Senior 6’1″

Honorable Mention

Travis Luhrs, Chase Co., Junior, 6’0″
Landon Maassen, Hershey, Senior, 6’0″
Zach Miller, Maxwell, Sophomore, 6’4″
Drew McClellen, NPSP, Junior, 5’10”
Bryce Byrn, NPSP, Sophomore, 5’10”
Derek Sis, Perkins Co., Freshman, 5’10”
Kadin Copeland, Sutherland, Sophomore, 5’10”
Colton Stull, Kimball, Junior, 5’11”

Girls Basketball All-SPVA 2013-14

First Team

Maegan Hiatt, Hershey, Senior, PG
Sam Staggs, Sutherland, Senior, F
Brittany Lawrence, NPSP, Senior, C
Jalyne Schuster, Sutherland, Senior, F
Anna O’Malley, NPSP, Junior, G

Second Team

Tayler Baker, Hershey, Senior, G
Shelby Vogel, Kimball, Senior, G
Maddie Seamann, Hershey, Senior, C
Kayley Stokey, Sutherland, Junior, PG
Josie Cox, Maxwell, Sophomore, F

Honorable Mention

Danika Daum, Kimball, Sophomore, F
Paige Spady, Chase Co., Junior, F
Toni Caudillo, NPSP, Junior, G
Anna Crane, Maxwell, Senior, G
Bree Saner, NPSP, Senior, F
Jessica Hanks, Kimball, Junior, F
Mariah Curtis, Perkins Co., Junior, G

Area High School Basketball Roundup March 10-15

Posted on March 13, 2014March 13, 2014

Area high school basketball scores for the week of March 10-15.

Boys Basketball

Class D1 State Tournament

No. 7 Clearwater/Orchard 46 No. 2 St. Patrick’s 42

2014 NSAA State Boys Basketball Championships Class D1

Area High School Basketball Roundup March 3-8

Posted on March 7, 2014March 7, 2014

Area high school basketball scores for the week of March 3rd through the 8th.

2014 NSAA State Girls Basketball Championships Class D1

Friday, March 7

Girls Basketball

Class D1 State Tournament

No. 2 Friend 42 No. 3 St. Patrick’s 29
The Lady Irish fell in the semifinals to Friend in the Class D1 State Tournament. Anna O’Malley led St. Pat’s with 10 points in the loss. The Lady Irish will now play for 3rd and 4th at Lincoln Southwest High School Saturday at 2:00 pm. They will play the loser of No. 8 Emerson-Hubbard and No. 5 Humphrey St. Francis.

Thursday, March 6

Girls Basketball

Class D1 State Tournament

No. 3 St. Patrick’s 42 No. 6 Sutherland 33
Brittany Lawrence scored a season-high 22 points to lead St. Pat’s to the semifinals with the win over Sutherland. The third-seeded Irish will now play second-seeded Friend in the semifinals Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Lady Sailors season came to an end and finished with a 20-6 record.

Tuesday, March 4

Boys Basketball

D1-6 District

St. Patrick’s 60 Hemingford 59
The Irish trailed throughout the first half before tying the game going into the third quarter and eventually coming away with the one-point victory. The win for St. Pat’s secured their berth in the Class D1 State Tournament next week.

Monday, March 3

Boys Basketball

A-1 District

No. 1 Omaha Benson 42 No. 3 North Platte 31
The Dawgs season came to an end at the hands of the No. 1 ranked team in the state, the Omaha Benson Bunnies. North Platte wanted to slow the tempo and keep the game low scoring, which they accomplished until the last 5 minutes of the game. The Dawgs trailed 28-26 with 5:25 left before Benson went on a 14-5 run to win the district and advance to the state tournament. North Platte finishes the year with a 12-14 record.

St. Pat’s Boys to Play Clearwater/Orchard in Class D1 State Tournament

Posted on March 5, 2014

The NSAA has released the brackets for the 2014 boys basketball State Tournament and St. Pat’s is the No. 2 seed in Class D1.

The Irish won the D1-6 district over Hemingford on Tuesday, 60-59 in overtime, to secure their berth and the No. 2 seed in the state tournament. St. Pat’s has a 24-1 record on the season and hasn’t lost since January 17 when they fell on the road to Overton 62-45. The Eagles of Overton are the No. 4 seed in the D1 tournament.

The Irish’s first round opponent is Clearwater/Orchard. The Cyclones are 21-4 on the season and are riding a five-game winning streak. Their last loss was February 11 to Ewing, 52-46. Clearwater/Orchard won the D1-4 district with a 57-56 win over Sandhills/Thedford.

The boys state tournament starts Thursday, March 13 and runs through Saturday, March 15. The No. 2 Irish and No. 7 Cyclones will meet at 9:00 am Thursday, March 13 in the first round at Lincoln East High School. The first round games of the D1 tournament will all be held at Lincoln East, the semifinals will be played at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and the championship is at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The Bracket for Class D1 can be seen below and you can click on the link at the bottom of the post to see the brackets for all six classifications.

Boys 2014 NSAA State Basketball Tournament

Area High School Basketball Roundup February 24 – March 1

Posted on March 1, 2014March 1, 2014

Area high school basketball scores for the week of February 24 through March 1.

Saturday, March 1

Boys Basketball

A-1 District

No. 3 North Platte 48 No. 2 Lincoln High 38
The Dawgs earned the 10-point win over the higher-seeded Links to advance to the A-1 District final. The A-1 District championship will be played Monday, March 3 against the No. 1 overall seed, Omaha Benson, at Omaha Benson High School.

Friday, February 28

Girls Basketball

C1-6 District

Chadron 50 Hershey 21

D1-6 District

Sutherland 63 Hemingford 60

Thursday, February 27

Boys Basketball

D1-11 Subdistrict

No. 1 St. Patrick’s 62 No. 2 Sutherland 32

D2-9 Subdistrict

No. 1 Hitchcock County 40 No. 2 Wallace 37

Tuesday, February 25

Boys Basketball

D1-11 Subdistrict

No. 1 St. Patrick’s 69 No. 4 Brady 26

No. 2 Sutherland 58 No. 3 Medicine Valley 35

C1-11 Subdistrict

No. 1 Chase County 50 No. 5 Hershey 35

No. 2 Cozad 60 No. 3 Gothenburg 46

D2-9 Subdistrict

No. 2 Wallace 50 No. 3 Hayes Center 40

Girls Basketball

A-1 District

No. 3 Lincoln Southeast 42 No. 2 North Platte 39
The Lady Dawgs season came to an end Tuesday night at the hands of the defending state champions. Two juniors led the way for North Platte with Jessy Hunt scoring 17 points and Kaitlynn Harvey adding 13. The Ameriprise Financial Money Players of the Game were the five seniors: Madalynn Doughty, Allison Sawyer, Marisa Martinez, Hannah Wilke, and Sally Hengen.

Monday, February 24

Boys Basketball

D1-11 Subdistrict

No. 4 Brady 63 No. 5 Maxwell 46

C1-11 Subdistrict

No. 5 Hershey 48 No. 4 Ogallala 32

St. Pat’s, Sutherland Will Meet in 1st Round of Girls State Tournament

Posted on March 1, 2014March 1, 2014

The 2014 Nebraska School Activities Association Girls State Tournament Brackets were released Saturday morning and the two area schools competing in D1 will face each other in the first round.

The Sutherland Lady Sailors (20-5) and the St. Patrick’s Lady Irish (20-4) will meet at 9:00 am on Thursday, March 6 at Lincoln North Star High School. The Lady Sailors, which won the district, are the No. 6 seed and the Lady Irish are the No. 3 seed. The seeding for all NSAA events are based upon the NSAA points system. St. Pat’s has the higher point total with 45.5000, while Sutherland has 45.1200.

The two teams met three times this season with the Lady Irish winning the first two contests, 34-30 at SPHS and 45-31 in the SPVA Tournament. The third time proved to be a charm for the Lady Sailors as they upset top-seeded St. Pat’s 43-28 in the D1-11 Subdistrict finals. Only four players scored in the game for Sutherland, but they were all in double-figures with Sam Staggs scoring 12 points to lead the way.

The girls state tournament will be held in Lincoln and run from Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8. The first round for Class D1 is being played at Lincoln North Star High School. The second round is at the Bob Devany Sports Center and the finals will be played at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The bracket for Class D1 can be seen below along with the brackets for all classifications.

2014 Girls Basketball State Tournament

The Dawgs Get the Top No. 3 Seed Going in to Districts

Posted on February 26, 2014

The North Platte Bulldogs boys basketball team are the No. 3 seed in the A-1 District tournament going in to postseason play.

The district assignments for classes A and B were released on Tuesday by the NSAA. North Platte was the 15th-ranked team in the NSAA points system and as a result is the top No. 3 seed. The Dawgs will play the last No. 2 seed, Lincoln High, in the first round of the A-1 District tournament. The host school is the No. 1 overall seed, Omaha Benson, which plays Bellevue East in the first round.

The first round of the district tournament is Saturday, March 1 at Omaha Benson High School. No. 1 Benson (21-3) and No. 4 Bellevue East (0-22) play at 1:00 pm followed by a 3:00 pm tip-off between No. 2 Lincoln High (10-13) and No. 3 North Platte (11–13). The district championship game will be played Monday, March 3 at 5:30 pm at Omaha Benson High School.

The Bulldogs and the Links of Lincoln High have already faced each other once this season. North Platte was dominant in the game with a 67-48 win over Lincoln on January 24 at the Dawg House at North Platte High School. Kade Erickson led the way in that game for the Dawgs with 21 points and five assists. Drew Callaghan added 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, and Shane Mauch was also in double-figures with 13 points.

The bracket for the A-1 District Tournament can be seen below.