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Openings Still Available for NPCC Knights Softball Camp

Posted on January 14, 2015

There are still openings available for the North Platte Community College Knights Mid-Winter Softball camp, according to Knights Softball Coach Janelle Higgins.

The camp will be Saturday, January 17 at the North Campus hitting facility. The camp will run from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All ages are welcome to attend.

Cost for the camp is $45. The entry fee includes the camp, lunch with the North Platte Community College softball players and coaches. They will also be given a single game pass to any of the remaining Knights or Lady Knights basketball games.

The camp will focus on fielding, hitting, base running and throwing. The North Platte Community College softball team and coaches will also work one on one with the campers to improve their softball skills.

“Our girls love interacting with the campers and showing them what our program is all about and we are family.” Higgins added.

Campers need to bring their bats, glove and shoes.

The camp is limited to 32 athletes. The complete camp brochure can be found on the North Platte Community College athletic website, www.npccknights.com.

For further information contact head coach Janelle Higgins at (308) 535-3622 or email her at [email protected].

NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Signs Megan Chintala

Posted on January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

Megan Chintala Signs Letter of Intent to play for North Platte Community College

The North Platte Community College Volleyball team recently signed Meagan Chintala of Fleming, Colorado.

Chintala, a 5’3” Libero, was a four year starter for the Fleming High School Wildcats. The Wildcats are the two-time defending Colorado Class 1-A state champions.

Chintala, is a four-time 1-A All-State Libero in the state of Colorado and was #18 in Colorado, second in Class 1-A in digs with 472 digs.

Career statistics for Chintala show that in 368 sets played, she had 1807 digs, which is 4.9 digs per set.

Chintala also had 146 career service aces and a 93.9 percent career serving percentage.

Vicki Hopping, assistant coach of the Lady Knights said about Chintala, “”Megan is a great player from a winning program who doesn’t accept just being average and that’s one of the reasons why we wanted her,” Hopping added “She’s a little sparkplug on the floor and a great vocal leader.”

Lady Knight Head Coach Alexa Hopping added “She delivers a good ball and am excited to see what she accomplishes while she plays for us.

Chintala was a teammate her freshman and sophomore year with Lady Knight volleyball players Abby Kurtzer and Taylor King, who played for the Lady Knights the past two seasons.

NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Signs Wolever

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015

The North Platte Community College Women’s Volleyball team continues to add more players for the upcoming volleyball season by signing Shelby Wolever from Brush High School in Colorado.

In an interview with the Fort Morgan Times Wolever said, “I was introduced to their coach, and last spring I went for a visit and got to practice with them a little bit,” Wolever said on the recruiting process. “This past summer I went to help them with their camp, and in the fall I went to a tryout there.”

“I really liked the college and the environment during my visit,” Wolever said on the school.

Wolever is a 5’ 8” setter. In her senior year she led the Brush High Beetdiggers with 195 assists, 123 digs, and 26 service aces. She also had 77 kills and 10 blocks.

During her career at Brush High School Wolever recorded 164 kills, 90 service aces, a 93.9 percent serving percentage, 653 assists, and 499 digs in 209 sets played.

Lady Knights Volleyball head coach Alexa Hopping said, “Shelby will be setting for us and will have a big job on her hands, which I believe she will do very well with.”

“She offers some height and jumps well and will be a good player for us,” Hopping added.

Wolever is the third Beetdigger to play volleyball for the Lady Knights. Sabrina and Sandrina Hallahan, being the two most recent, played for the Lady Knights during the 2012 and 2013 season.

NPCC Lady Knights Lose to Northwest Kansas Tech

Posted on January 12, 2015

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights lost to the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks 59-57 Monday night at McDonald –Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights, 9-7 on the season, jumped out to a 6-0 lead on baskets by Sarah Mahr and April Stull.

The Lady Mavericks came back and went on a 15- 8 run to take their first lead of the game 15-14 with 8:40 left in the first half. The lead changed four more times until the Lady Mavericks took the lead 20-18 with 4:15 to go in the first half.

The Lady Mavericks held a 30-21 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Lady Knights came out and scored the first six points of the second half to cut the Lady Mavericks lead to three, 30-27.

The Lady Mavericks then went on another run and pushed the lead to 14 points with 11:12 left to play.

The Lady Knights started to chip away at the Northwest Kansas Tech lead and cut it to three with 2:16 left to play.

Neither team scored for the next two minutes. With 0.16 left in the game, Zulema Viescas hit a three pointer to tie the game at 57 each.

The Lady Mavericks went the length of the court, Leticia Rodriguez made the game winner with 0.8 seconds left in the game.

“We need to get our rhythm back,” Lady Knights Head Coach Richard Thurin said. “We play good enough defense, but we just need to score.”

The Lady Mavericks improve their record to 5-14 with the win. Lady Mavericks head coach Landon Steele said, “We have played several Top 25 teams recently, including Cowley County and Western Nebraska.”

The Lady Knights were led in scoring by April Stull, who scored 17 points. Stull also had 9 rebounds.

The only other Lady Knight to score in double figures was Ester Micheva, who had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Lady Mavericks were led in scoring by Nyachiang Bile and Leticia Rodriguez, each scoring 15 points. The only other Lady Maverick to score in double figures was Rayven Smith with 11 points.

The Lady Knights take to the road this weekend and play key games in the sub-region against Central Community College on Friday, and then travel to Beatrice to play Southeast Community College.

The game against Central is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CST, and the Southeast game is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CST.

North Platte Community College Hosts Special Olympics Night

Posted on January 12, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights will host the Laramie County Golden Eagles on Wednesday at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

The game has been designated as “Special Olympics Night.”

There will be a reception for the Special Olympic Athletes in the VIP room starting at 6:00 p.m. They will be recognized during halftime of the game, and then an autograph session with the men’s basketball team after the game.

The first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois in 1968. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a driving force in its development.

The game will feature the Knights and the Golden Eagles in a key National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX South sub-regional game.

The Knights are 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the sub-region. The Golden Eagles are 14-4 and 5-1 in sub-region play. Both teams are tied for first in the sub-region standings along with Northeastern Junior College. The top four teams in both the North and South sub-region will host first round games on their home floor for the Region IX tournament.

The Knights are led in scoring by Cameron Williams, who is averaging 22.4 points per game. Shyquinn Dix and Marco Pascolo are the other Knights in double figures. Dix is averaging 12.1 points per game and Pascolo is averaging 11.4 points per game.

The Golden Eagles have four players scoring in double figures and are led by Spencer Svelcar with a 15.5 point per game average. Other Golden Eagles in double figures are Darien Fernandez is averaging 15.4 points per game, Kamari Robinson averaging 12.6 points per game, and Alexis Dargenton averaging 12.1 points per game.

The game may be heard on ESPN 1410 radio or at www.northplattepost.com . It will be live streamed at www.coachesaid.com . Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. CST.

NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Signs Palmer

Posted on January 12, 2015

The North Platte Community College Women’s Volleyball team recently signed Josie Palmer from Brady, Nebraska for the upcoming 2015 season.

Palmer is new head coach Alexa Hopping’s first recruit. She is a 6’0 Middle Hitter from Brady.

The Brady High School Eagles were 21-8 on the season and qualified for the state volleyball tournament.

In the state tournament game against Ansley-Litchfield, Palmer had six kills, two blocks, two service aces, and one set assist.

For her career, Palmer had 263 kills, 55 blocks, 24 service aces, and 173 digs.

Her senior year, Palmer was Honorable Mention to the 2014 Associated Press D-1All-State Volleyball Team. Palmer was also named to the D-1 Third Team All-State team by Nebraska Prep Volleyball.

“I am excited for her height and experience,” Hopping said. “She started all four years of high school on a competitive high school team and will be an impact player for us.”

NPCC Lady Knights host Northwest Kansas

Posted on January 11, 2015

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights will host the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks Monday, January 12 at the McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights are 9-6 on the season. The Lady Mavericks are 4-14.

The Lady Knights are led in scoring by April Stull with a 16.4 average. Aliyah Brown is averaging 9.7 points per game.

Stull has 574 career points which places her in 17^th place on the North Platte Community College career scoring list.

Nyachiang Bile leads the Lady Mavericks in scoring with a 13.8 average.

The game will be live streamed on www.coachesaid.com.

Tip – off is set for 6:00 p.m. CST

NPCC Lady Knights Fall to Eastern Wyoming

Posted on January 10, 2015January 11, 2015

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights were defeated by the Eastern Wyoming College Lady Lancers. 40-54 Saturday afternoon at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights were victims of cold shooting throughout the game. In the first half they shot 9.7 percent from the field, making only 3 shots out of 31 attempts. 10 of the 16 first half points came from the free throw line out of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3 percent.

The Lady Lancers shot 11 out of 24 attempts for 45.8 percent in the first half to take a 29-16 halftime advantage.

In the second half, the Lady Knights maintained their solid free throw shooting 80 percent in the second half.

Overall the Lady Knights went 18 of 22 from the line for 81.8 percent.

The Lady Knights committed only 6 turnovers for the game compared to 12 for Eastern Wyoming.

The Lady Knights were led in scoring by April Stull, who had 14 points for the game. Aliyah Brown was next in scoring with 7 points and Kiera Mickens had 6 points.

The Lady Lancers were led by Kara Babola with 21 points. Two other Lady Lancers scored in double figures. Lizette Heredia scored 11 points and Jordan Nelson had 10 points.

The Lady Knights drop to 9-6 on the year. The Lady Lancers improve to 12-5 on the year.

The Lady Knights play Northwest Kansas Technical College at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium on Monday, January 12. The game may be seen on the Internet atwww.coachesaid.com .

Tip–off is scheduled for 6:00 p. m. CST.

NPCC Knights defeat Western Nebraska in tough sub-region game

Posted on January 10, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights defeated Region IX opponent Western Nebraska Community College 88-86 at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium Friday night.

The Knights trailed in the first half with 10:13 to play 22-20. North Platte went on a 21-7 run to take a 41-29 lead with 44 seconds left in the first half and led at half time 41-34.

In the second half the Cougars clawed back and took the lead on a field goal by Diante Mitchell to lead 58-57.

The Knights took the lead back on a layup by Cameron Williams. Williams went on to score the next 15 points for the Knights to take the lead 71-68 with 6:08 left to play.

Marco Pascolo, who had been held scoreless until that time, hit a 3 pointer to put the Knights up 74-70.

The game was tied at 86 when Cameron Williams was fouled and went to the free throw line to put the game to its final score. 88-86.

Western Nebraska took the ball in and tried to throw the length of the court and Pascolo intercepted it.

Williams led the Knights in scoring with 36 points. Williams has scored 30 or more points in five of the last six games and is in 33^rd place on the Knights all-time scoring list with 798 career points.

Other Knights to score in double figures were Shyquinn Dix with 12 points and Pascolo with 10 points. Tyree Peter led the Knights in rebounding with six rebounds

The Cougars had four players in double figures led by Mitchell with 23 points. Tyler Crosbie was next in scoring with 19 points, followed closely by Damion Rashford with 17. Preston Christensen ended the game with 11 points for the Cougars.

Julion Guity led the Cougars with six rebounds and added five blocked shots.

The Knights improve to 11-4 overall and 4-1 in the south sub-region of Region IX. Western Nebraska falls to 6-10 overall and 2-2 in sub-region play.

The Knights host Eastern Wyoming College on Saturday. Saturday’s game has been designated as Boy Scout Night. All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers are encouraged to attend.

The game will be livestreamed on www.coachesaid.com. Game time is 4:00 p.m. CST.

NPCC Lady Knights defeat Colorado Christian JV

Posted on January 10, 2015

The North Platte Lady Knights defeated the Colorado Christian University Junior Varsity Lady Cougars 70-37 Friday night at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights jumped out to an early lead with a 28-6 run to start the game on their way to a 44-13 halftime lead.

In the second half the Lady Knights added to their lead and led by as many as 39 points at 61-22 with 12:50 left to go in the game.

The Lady Knights were led in scoring by April Stull, who scored all of her 14 points in the first half. Other Lady Knights in double figures were Aliyah Brown who scored 12 and Kiera Mickens who scored 10.

The Lady Cougars were led in scoring by Addisyn Mullen and Miranda Moore with 8 points each. Rachel Nakemura had 14 rebounds for the Lady Cougars.

The Lady Knights improve to 9-5 on the season, while the Lady Cougars drop to 1-8.

The Lady Knights host Eastern Wyoming College on Saturday. Saturday’s game has been designated as Boy Scout Night. All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers are encouraged to attend.

The game will be livestreamed on www.coachesaid.com. Game time is 2:00 p.m. CST.