The North Platte Community College Knights will open their home portion of their 2015-16 schedule when they host Fort Carson on Saturday, November 7 at 3 pm.
The Knights are 2-1 on the season coming off a loss to Dodge City Community College.
In the early season, the Knights have six players averaging at nine or above including four in double figures. Continue reading “NPCC Knights Basketball to Host Fort Carson”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights travel to Norfolk to play in the Hawks Classic on November 6-7.
The Lady Knights will face the Des Moines Area Community College Lady Bears on Friday, November 6 at 2 pm and the Iowa Lakes Community College Lakers on Saturday November 7 at noon.
The Lady Knights are 1-1 on the season after last week’s Hampton Inn Classic. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Travel to Norfolk to Play in Hawks Classic”
Sometimes you have to fall to realize what you’re made of.
That proved true this year for Ethan Lesiak, a bull rider on the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team. He’s currently leading the bull riding in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Great Plains Region and is third in the national standings.
“It feels good-especially after last year,” said Lesiak. “I had a horrible year last year. I won a rodeo at Hastings, but I think that was the only one I rode at. I was in a slump, but now I’m back where I need to be and where I want to be.” Continue reading “Lesiak bounces back, leads the region”
The North Platte Community College Knights Basketball team lost to the Dodge City Community College Conquistadors 75-61 on Tuesday night on the road.
The Knights kept it close in the first half, only trailing by two 29-27 at the break.
Knights Head Coach Kevin O’Connor said, “We did some good things in the first half to take the lead.”
After trailing 9-4 early the Knights went on a 8-0 run to take a 12-9 lead. David Ramon and Jordan Mills each hit a three-pointer during the run. Continue reading “AUDIO: NPCC Knights Fall to Dodge City on the Road”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team opened up their season by going 1-1 in the Hampton Inn Classic at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
On Saturday, the Lady Knights defeated the Midland University Junior Varsity Lady Warriors, 77-62. The Lady Warriors led early and held a 22-19 lead at the end of the first quarter. 12 of the 22 points for the Lady Warriors were from three-point field goals. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Goes 1-1 at Hampton Inn Classic”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights Basketball team open the 2015-16 season this weekend at the Hampton Inn Classic at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on the South Campus of North Platte Community College.
On Saturday, October 31, the Lady Knights will play Midland University Junior Varsity at 7:30 pm. Prior to the Lady Knights game at 5:30, Air Force Prep will play Eastern Wyoming College.
On Sunday, November 1, they will play the Air Force Prep Lady Huskies at either 3 pm or 5 pm, depending on results of the Region IX volleyball tournament. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Opens Season at Hampton Inn Classic”
North Platte Community College will be the site of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX Division II Volleyball Tournament on October 30 – November 1.
The teams involved and the seedings are the Central Community College Lady raiders, who are seeded number one; the North Platte Community College Lady Knights, seeded number two; and Southeast Community College Lady Storm, seeded number three. Continue reading “NPCC to Host Region IX Division II Volleyball Tournament”
Winning two championships isn’t a bad way to wrap up the fall rodeo season. That’s just how the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team finished over the weekend during the 50th annual North Dakota State University Bison Stampede in Fargo, N.D.
The rodeo was Friday and Saturday. Members ended up third as a team and took the top three places in bull riding.
Trey Engel, of Silver Creek, won the bull riding. Ethan Lesiak, of Columbus, came in second and Garrett Heinert, of Papillion, was third. Continue reading “MPCC Rodeo Team members lead regional standings”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team finished their regular season by going one and one on the final day of the Triton Invitational.
The Lady Knights finish the regular season with a 15-21 record.
The first match of the day was against the Iowa Lakes Community College Lakers. The Lady Knights were defeated by the Lakers in three sets 25-18, 25-17, 25-19. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knight Volleyball Goes 1-1 on Final Day of Triton Invite”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team split their matches at the Triton Invitational.
In the first match of the day, the Lady Knights defeated the North Iowa Community College Lady Trojans in four sets 25-21, 16-25, 25-21, 25-14. The Lady Knights had three players in double digits in kills led by MaKenna Ketter with 16. Aryn Meisinger added 14 and Jessica Lovitt had 11. Megan Chintala had 28 defensive digs in the match. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Goes 1-1 on Day One of Triton Invite”
