The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team will be hosting the Subway Invitational Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22 at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on the south campus of North Platte Community College.
There will be eight teams from six different states competing in the tournament. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball to Host Subway Invite”
North Platte – A new era opens for the North Platte Community College women’s volleyball team for the 2015 season. Alexa Hopping begins her first season as head coach after serving as an assistant coach the past couple of seasons under Sally Thalken, who retired after 34 years at the helm.
Hopping said, “We play a tough schedule and go to some tournaments that have ranked teams in them.” Continue reading “AUDIO: NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Begin New Era in 2015”
The North Platte Community College Knights will open the 2015-16 season in one week. When the Knights take the floor it will be under the direction of first year head coach Alexa Hopping, who stopped by The Blitz on ESPN Radio 1410 to preview the upcoming season. Coach Hopping spent the past two seasons an assistant for the Lady Knights under Hall of Fame Coach Sally Thalken, Hopping also played for Coach Thalken at NPCC. Continue reading “AUDIO: Alexa Hopping Previews First Season as NPCC Volleyball Head Coach”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knight basketball team added two more to their 2015–2016 roster. BreAsia Allison from Beaumont, TX and Jacey Schlegel from Burns, Colo.
Rough stock riders on the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will be able to practice year-round thanks to the generosity of the Phillipsburg Rodeo Committee. Continue reading “Phillipsburg Rodeo donates bucking chutes to MPCC”
Mid-Plains Community College was well represented at the 2015 National High School Finals Rodeo. The event, which ran from July 12-18, was in Rock Springs, Wyo.
Eight of the contestants are enrolled at MPCC for the upcoming fall semester and have signed letters of intent to be on the MPCC Rodeo Team.
They are: Rowdy Moon, Sargent; Kanoa Awai-Dickson, Kula, Hawaii; Cord Hesseltine, Halsey; Shane Weber, Burwell; Reece Weber, Valentine; Garrett Wickett, Norfolk; Trey Engel, Silver Creek and Riley Weehler, Maloy, Iowa.
Many of MPCC Rodeo Coach Dustin Elliott’s other recruits just missed representing Nebraska at nationals – the team consisted of the top four contestants in each of 12 events.
“Everyone who did make it to the NHSFR did great there,” said Elliott. “I think it was a big step forward for us to have eight kids competing at that level and competing well.”
The top two finishers of the group were Moon and Awai-Dickson.
Moon finished third in the average for bareback riding. He won the third performance of the rodeo with a score of 68 points, placed second in Performance 10 with a score of 70 and won the short-go Saturday with a ride worth 75 points.
Awai-Dickson wrestled a steer in 17.81 seconds, which placed him sixth in Performance Six. He ended up fourth in Performance Seven with a time of 7.47 seconds. He finished the competition 19th with a total time of 25.28 seconds.
Elliott knows how hard the contestants worked to qualify for the NHSFR – his Oregon High School Rodeo championship in 1999 earned him a scholarship to Chadron State College.
He’s looking forward to building on that work ethic and pushing his recruits further with the help of Garrett Nokes, MPCC assistant rodeo coach and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier.
“That’s what I’m excited about,” said Elliott. “I can’t wait to see these kids, who already have natural ability, enter our program and excel at the next level.”
Workers prepare to stencil the North Platte Community College Knights logo onto the floor of the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on Monday. The floor has been striped, and a finish will be applied over the top. The painting is being done by Weissert Hardwood Flooring of Elwood.
The gym will remain closed until the first week of August. Check out all pictures of gym renovations in our online gallery: http://www.mpcc.edu/photo-gallery.
The North Platte Community College Knights recently announced the signing of three players for the upcoming 2015–2016 basketball season. They are: Myles Laurent-Smart from Orlando, Fla., Mike Amius from Lantana, Fla. and Leito Holloway from Mint Hill, N.C.
Laurent–Smart, originally from England, played for West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Fla. Laurent–Smart is a 5’ 10” point guard.
West Oaks Head Coach Shaun Wiseman said, “Laurent–Smart is a good role player on a good team. He is a great defensive point guard that distributes the ball well and is unselfish. He plays with a lot of intensity and has very good leaping ability.” West Oaks plays in the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association and won the state championship this past season.
Mike Amius, who is 6’ 7”, plays the three or the four position. Knights assistant coach Ryan Glenney said, “Amius is a very athletic finisher that really runs the floor. Good ball handler for his size.”
Santaluces head coach Reggie Dixon said “Amius is a very hard worker and exciting in the open court. He is a great student and has good character. He was a leader on the team.” Amius averaged about 12 points per game and five rebounds this past season.
Leito Holloway played at Rocky River High School in Mint Hill, N. C. Glenney said “Leito is a 6’ 3” strong, lefty guard, who is an excellent finisher. He is able to make plays above the rim as well as for his teammates. He should be able to come in and really help us on both ends of the floor.”
On getmerecruited.com Holloway’s profile said, “Holloway is a very under-rated prospect. Very quick and versatile, Holloway understands the “how to” in basketball. He’s a student of the game with all of the trimmings. Leito is a well-rounded player and can shoot the ball efficiently long range. His ability to make moves to the basketball and pull jumpers from 15 feet makes him more of a threat than most prospects, and he can also play above the rim. Holloway has good ball handling skills and can make plays to the basket or set up his teammates to score. Being that he understands the game so well he uses his size to over-power smaller guards and his quickness to get around much bigger players.”
Myles Laurent-Smart Highlights
Mike Amius Highlights
Leito Holloway Highlights
Former North Platte Community College basketball player Xavier Hall has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the University of Minnesota at Crookston. Hall joins former teammates CJ Polk and Riley Rice at the NCAA Division-II university.
Hall started 18 games for the 24 -9 Knights this past season before a broken hand sidelined him. Hall averaged 2.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. Xavier was known for his defensive tenacity having 27 steals in 25 games for the Knights.
“We thought we were done with recruiting, but at the same time we thought we needed a bit more depth at guard,” said Head Coach Dan Weisse. “We feel lucky to find a guy like Xavier, from the state of Minnesota, who fits our value system. Xavier is a team guy and it’s important for him to get his degree. He is a quality ball handler and a very good defender. We are very impressed with him as a person and are excited to coach him for two years and help him attain his degree.”
Hall attended high school at Tartan High School in Woodbury, Minn.
A new event at NEBRASKAland Days raised about $250 for the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team on Wednesday night.
A total of 10 teams competed in Cowboy Kickball at the Wild West Arena in North Platte.
The MPCC Wrangler Booster Club had one of them. It lost 15-10 to a team from Great Plains Health, but the college came out a winner anyway at the end of the day.
Bill Troshynski, NLD board member and an organizer of the kickball event, said proceeds from the $25 entry fees would be donated to the MPCC Rodeo Team.
Continue reading “MPCC Rodeo Team benefits from Cowboy Kickball”
