High School Basketball - Alliance @ North Platte High School

The NSAA Board of Directors voted 8-0 FOR the following communities to host the 2023, 2024, 2025, &amp; 2026 NSAA Girls State Golf Championships: 

The NSAA Board of Directors voted 8-0 FOR the following communities to host the 2023, 2024, 2025, &amp; 2026 NSAA Girls State Golf Championships: Class A – Grand Island Class B – Scottsbluff / Gering Class C – North Platte<figure>
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New site hosts for Girls State Golf Championship

North Platte, Ne - North Platte Saint Patrick's Boys and Bridgeport girls won their respective South Platte Valley Association Champoinships over the weekend. Perkins County placed 3rd in the boys tournament, St Pat's girls were 3rd in their tournament.

North Platte, Ne - North Platte Saint Patrick's Boys and Bridgeport girls won their respective South Platte Valley Association Champoinships over the weekend. Perkins County placed 3rd in the boys tournament, St Pat's girls were 3rd in their tournament.<figure>
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SPVA final bracket results

 The North Platte Plainsmen today released the team’s 2023 schedule, the second season of play for the

The regular season begins Tuesday, May 23 as the Plainsmen travel to Gering for a three-game set against the Western Nebraska

Pioneers. The home opener will be May 29 as the Pioneers return the favor for the first of a two-game series. The Plainsmen will

honor all military, veterans and their families at the May 29 Memorial Day game, which will be followed by a spectacular fireworks

show. The evening is presented by NebraskaLand Bank and gates open at 5:30 p.m. at Historic Bill Wood Field.

The Plainsmen will host teams from Kansas, Colorado and Idaho, in a 33-game home season that wraps up on July 26, followed by

a three-game road trip to Hays, Kansas as the season ends with a series against the Hays Larks.

“We’ve been fortunate to have received great response from a number of teams in our region as we put this schedule together,”

Plainsmen owner Chuck Heeman said. “One of our goals in taking on an unaffiliated schedule was to make the player experience a

better one, with fewer and shorter road trips, and we believe we’ve accomplished that. With 33 home games and 18 road games,

and the possibility of adding a few more home games, we should have an exciting second season and build on the success we had

The full promotional schedule will be released in the spring. Currently the team plans four fireworks shows, movie nights the first

Saturday of each month presented by the North Platte Visitor’s Bureau, a Fan Fest scheduled for June 2, an Opening Night t-shirt

giveaway presented by NebraskaLand Bank, and more.

The full 2023 schedule is as follows, and can be found at www.northplatteplainsmen.com.

Tickets for all home games will be available online at www.northplatteplainsmen.com on March 1, 2023. Season tickets and flex

packs are available now, and the Axxis Elite Builders Party Deck is available for booking at this time.


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 </figure> The North Platte Plainsmen today released the team’s 2023 schedule, the second season of play for thePlainsmen after a 31-21 season in 2022.The regular season begins Tuesday, May 23 as the Plainsmen travel to Gering for a three-game set against the Western NebraskaPioneers. The home opener will be May 29 as the Pioneers return the favor for the first of a two-game series. The Plainsmen willhonor all military, veterans and their families at the May 29 Memorial Day game, which will be followed by a spectacular fireworksshow. The evening is presented by NebraskaLand Bank and gates open at 5:30 p.m. at Historic Bill Wood Field.The Plainsmen will host teams from Kansas, Colorado and Idaho, in a 33-game home season that wraps up on July 26, followed bya three-game road trip to Hays, Kansas as the season ends with a series against the Hays Larks.“We’ve been fortunate to have received great response from a number of teams in our region as we put this schedule together,”Plainsmen owner Chuck Heeman said. “One of our goals in taking on an unaffiliated schedule was to make the player experience abetter one, with fewer and shorter road trips, and we believe we’ve accomplished that. With 33 home games and 18 road games,and the possibility of adding a few more home games, we should have an exciting second season and build on the success we hadin 2022.”The full promotional schedule will be released in the spring. Currently the team plans four fireworks shows, movie nights the firstSaturday of each month presented by the North Platte Visitor’s Bureau, a Fan Fest scheduled for June 2, an Opening Night t-shirtgiveaway presented by NebraskaLand Bank, and more.The full 2023 schedule is as follows, and can be found at www.northplatteplainsmen.com.Tickets for all home games will be available online at www.northplatteplainsmen.com on March 1, 2023. Season tickets and flexpacks are available now, and the Axxis Elite Builders Party Deck is available for booking at this time.

 North Platte Plainsmen 2023 season schedule released

High School Basketball - York @ North Platte High School

North Platte, Ne - The South Platte Valley Association Basketball Tournament continues Thursday and Friday nights at the McDonald Belton gym at North Platte Community College. Quarterfinals were held at home sites on Monday and Tuesday this week ahead of the snowstorm impacting the area.&nbsp;

Boys semifinals are to be played Thursday night, Girls semifinals Friday night and Championship games on Saturday. If any game times are altered due to winter weather, the POST will have that information.

North Platte, Ne - The South Platte Valley Association Basketball Tournament continues Thursday and Friday nights at the McDonald Belton gym at North Platte Community College. Quarterfinals were held at home sites on Monday and Tuesday this week ahead of the snowstorm impacting the area.&nbsp;Boys semifinals are to be played Thursday night, Girls semifinals Friday night and Championship games on Saturday. If any game times are altered due to winter weather, the POST will have that information.<figure>
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Updated SPVA Tournament Brackets

Tuesday (01/17/2023) BOYS SCORES Adams Central 47, Ord 33 Ashland-Greenwood 49, Yutan 27 Auburn 51, Falls City Sacred Heart 39 Axtell 58, Arapahoe 47 Battle Creek 52, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 42 Bayard 63, South Platte 43 Bishop Neumann 85, Omaha Buena Vista 37 Blue Hill 64, Harvard 19 Central City 78, Schuyler 45 Cornerstone Christian 42, Cedar Bluffs 26 Crete 53, Seward 37 David City 73, Shelby-Rising City 31 Douglas County West 55, Louisville 33 Dundy County Stratton 67, Wallace 36 East Butler 44, Giltner 31 Elkhorn Valley 76, Wausa 36 Exeter-Milligan 52, Meridian 29 Fort Calhoun 61, Omaha Brownell Talbot 19 Freeman 58, Malcolm 55 (OT) Friend 60, Thayer Central 51 Gordon-Rushville 55, Alliance 52 Heartland 58, High Plains Community 46 Hemingford 70, Edgemont, SD 21 Johnson County Central 69, Weeping Water 51 Johnson-Brock 74, Lewiston 15 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 51, Hartington-Newcastle 26 Lincoln East 60, Lincoln Northeast 55 Lincoln Lutheran 69, Aquinas Catholic 35 Lincoln Pius X 61, Norfolk 40 Lincoln Southwest 67, Papillion-LaVista South 64 Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 34, Arlington 31 Loomis 55, Southwest 50 Lutheran High Northeast 55, Clarkson/Leigh 31 Madison 53, Stanton 48 (OT) Maxwell 46, Brady 40 McCool Junction 58, BDS 44 Mead 63, Sterling 35 Milford 36, Columbus Lakeview 32 Millard North 69, Creighton Preparatory School 62 Millard West 60, Bellevue East 57 Morrill 66, Sioux County 29 Mullen 56, Twin Loup 15 Nebraska Lutheran 73, Hampton 31 Norfolk Catholic 51, Pierce 35 Norris 50, York 48 North Central 60, Niobrara/Verdigre 34 North Platte 61, Northwest 46 O'Neill 84, Wagner, SD 46 Oakland-Craig 71, Tekamah-Herman 41 Omaha Christian Academy 69, Whiting, IA 19 Omaha Concordia 58, Blair 42 Palmyra 59, Conestoga 43 Parkview Christian 64, Elmwood-Murdock 58 Pawnee City 60, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 51 Pine Bluffs, WY 56, Mitchell 34 Platteview 77, Nebraska City 31 Plattsmouth 40, Syracuse 26 Potter-Dix 72, Banner County 18 Ravenna 48, Sutton 36 Santee 87, St. Mary's 62 Scottsbluff 76, Chadron 46 Scotus Central Catholic 53, North Bend Central 46 Shelton 80, Wilcox-Hildreth 40 Silver Lake 55, Franklin 48 (OT) South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 58, Arcadia/Loup City 24 Southern 52, Diller-Odell 49 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 68, Anselmo-Merna 30 Tri County Northeast 32, Homer 29 Wahoo 93, Ralston 55 Wakefield 72, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 38 Wayne 53, Crofton 22 West Holt 62, Plainview 46 Winnebago 51, Ponca 43 Winside 42, Osmond-Randolph 25 Wisner-Pilger 62, Twin River 46 Wynot 58, Creighton 55&nbsp;&nbsp;

Tuesday (01/17/2023) GIRLS SCORES Adams Central 53, Ord 34 Alliance 49, Gordon-Rushville 43 Ansley-Litchfield 46, Pleasanton 43 Arapahoe 63, Axtell 58 (OT) Bellevue East 62, Millard West 52 Bennington 75, Omaha Buena Vista 20 Blair 46, Omaha Concordia 32 Blue Hill 49, Harvard 20 Burwell 38, Riverside 11 Centennial 45, Wilber-Clatonia 17 Central City 52, Schuyler 22 Chase County 61, Perkins County 43 Clarkson/Leigh 51, Lutheran High Northeast 37 Cornerstone Christian 45, Cedar Bluffs 28 Crofton 52, Wayne 40 Cross County 44, Dorchester 30 David City 43, Shelby-Rising City 25 Deshler 40, Lawrence-Nelson 36 Douglas County West 68, Louisville 26 Dundy County Stratton 35, Wallace 23 East Butler 48, Giltner 26 Elkhorn Valley 54, Wausa 35 Elmwood-Murdock 32, Parkview Christian 20 Falls City Sacred Heart 50, Auburn 34 Fort Calhoun 47, Omaha Brownell Talbot 37 Fullerton 50, Palmer 8 Grand Island Central Catholic 57, Wood River 30 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 46, Battle Creek 35 Hershey 65, Sutherland 32 High Plains Community 42, Heartland 39 Holdrege 31, Hastings 17 Homer 67, Tri County Northeast 33 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 43, Pawnee City 27 Humphrey St. Francis 71, Central Valley 35 Johnson-Brock 44, Lewiston 34 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 42, Hartington-Newcastle 37 Lincoln East 44, Lincoln Northeast 32 Lincoln Lutheran 67, Aquinas Catholic 35 Lincoln Pius X 71, Norfolk 41 Lincoln Southwest 48, Papillion-LaVista South 37 Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 34, Arlington 30 Malcolm 63, Freeman 23 Maxwell 40, Brady 38 McCook 45, Lexington 10 McCool Junction 49, BDS 44 Meridian 35, Exeter-Milligan 18 Milford 30, Columbus Lakeview 27 Millard North 68, Omaha Marian 50 Minden 56, St. Paul 24 Nebraska Christian 79, Heartland Lutheran 19 Nebraska Lutheran 64, Hampton 40 Niobrara/Verdigre 56, North Central 46 Norfolk Catholic 30, Pierce 29 North Bend Central 40, Scotus Central Catholic 28 North Platte St. Patrick's 51, Kimball 13 Northwest 33, North Platte 27 (OT) Oakland-Craig 65, Tekamah-Herman 21 Omaha Central 54, Bishop Neumann 32 Omaha Westview 55, Omaha South 39 Osmond-Randolph 27, Winside 26 Overton 64, Hi-Line 26 Palmyra 41, Conestoga 28 Pine Bluffs, WY 32, Mitchell 27 Plainview 49, West Holt 45 Platteview 67, Nebraska City 39 Ponca 59, Winnebago 12 Ravenna 43, Sutton 28 Sandhills Valley 46, Arthur County 41 Sandy Creek 39, Red Cloud 34 Seward 52, Crete 40 Silver Lake 46, Franklin 14 South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 40, Arcadia/Loup City 27 South Sioux City 62, Omaha Mercy 33 Southwest 65, Loomis 21 St. Mary's 65, Santee 25 Stanton 49, Madison 20 Sterling 63, Mead 13 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 69, Anselmo-Merna 35 Syracuse 61, Plattsmouth 38 Thayer Central 63, Friend 24 Twin Loup 49, Mullen 41 Wagner, SD 75, O'Neill 27 Wahoo 64, Ralston 14 Weeping Water 50, Johnson County Central 36 Wisner-Pilger 56, Twin River 46 Wynot 53, Creighton 17 York 42, Norris 20 Yutan 38, Ashland-Greenwood 22&nbsp;&nbsp;

Tuesday (01/17/2023) BOYS SCORES Adams Central 47, Ord 33 Ashland-Greenwood 49, Yutan 27 Auburn 51, Falls City Sacred Heart 39 Axtell 58, Arapahoe 47 Battle Creek 52, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 42 Bayard 63, South Platte 43 Bishop Neumann 85, Omaha Buena Vista 37 Blue Hill 64, Harvard 19 Central City 78, Schuyler 45 Cornerstone Christian 42, Cedar Bluffs 26 Crete 53, Seward 37 David City 73, Shelby-Rising City 31 Douglas County West 55, Louisville 33 Dundy County Stratton 67, Wallace 36 East Butler 44, Giltner 31 Elkhorn Valley 76, Wausa 36 Exeter-Milligan 52, Meridian 29 Fort Calhoun 61, Omaha Brownell Talbot 19 Freeman 58, Malcolm 55 (OT) Friend 60, Thayer Central 51 Gordon-Rushville 55, Alliance 52 Heartland 58, High Plains Community 46 Hemingford 70, Edgemont, SD 21 Johnson County Central 69, Weeping Water 51 Johnson-Brock 74, Lewiston 15 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 51, Hartington-Newcastle 26 Lincoln East 60, Lincoln Northeast 55 Lincoln Lutheran 69, Aquinas Catholic 35 Lincoln Pius X 61, Norfolk 40 Lincoln Southwest 67, Papillion-LaVista South 64 Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 34, Arlington 31 Loomis 55, Southwest 50 Lutheran High Northeast 55, Clarkson/Leigh 31 Madison 53, Stanton 48 (OT) Maxwell 46, Brady 40 McCool Junction 58, BDS 44 Mead 63, Sterling 35 Milford 36, Columbus Lakeview 32 Millard North 69, Creighton Preparatory School 62 Millard West 60, Bellevue East 57 Morrill 66, Sioux County 29 Mullen 56, Twin Loup 15 Nebraska Lutheran 73, Hampton 31 Norfolk Catholic 51, Pierce 35 Norris 50, York 48 North Central 60, Niobrara/Verdigre 34 North Platte 61, Northwest 46 O'Neill 84, Wagner, SD 46 Oakland-Craig 71, Tekamah-Herman 41 Omaha Christian Academy 69, Whiting, IA 19 Omaha Concordia 58, Blair 42 Palmyra 59, Conestoga 43 Parkview Christian 64, Elmwood-Murdock 58 Pawnee City 60, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 51 Pine Bluffs, WY 56, Mitchell 34 Platteview 77, Nebraska City 31 Plattsmouth 40, Syracuse 26 Potter-Dix 72, Banner County 18 Ravenna 48, Sutton 36 Santee 87, St. Mary's 62 Scottsbluff 76, Chadron 46 Scotus Central Catholic 53, North Bend Central 46 Shelton 80, Wilcox-Hildreth 40 Silver Lake 55, Franklin 48 (OT) South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 58, Arcadia/Loup City 24 Southern 52, Diller-Odell 49 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 68, Anselmo-Merna 30 Tri County Northeast 32, Homer 29 Wahoo 93, Ralston 55 Wakefield 72, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 38 Wayne 53, Crofton 22 West Holt 62, Plainview 46 Winnebago 51, Ponca 43 Winside 42, Osmond-Randolph 25 Wisner-Pilger 62, Twin River 46 Wynot 58, Creighton 55&nbsp;&nbsp;Tuesday (01/17/2023) GIRLS SCORES Adams Central 53, Ord 34 Alliance 49, Gordon-Rushville 43 Ansley-Litchfield 46, Pleasanton 43 Arapahoe 63, Axtell 58 (OT) Bellevue East 62, Millard West 52 Bennington 75, Omaha Buena Vista 20 Blair 46, Omaha Concordia 32 Blue Hill 49, Harvard 20 Burwell 38, Riverside 11 Centennial 45, Wilber-Clatonia 17 Central City 52, Schuyler 22 Chase County 61, Perkins County 43 Clarkson/Leigh 51, Lutheran High Northeast 37 Cornerstone Christian 45, Cedar Bluffs 28 Crofton 52, Wayne 40 Cross County 44, Dorchester 30 David City 43, Shelby-Rising City 25 Deshler 40, Lawrence-Nelson 36 Douglas County West 68, Louisville 26 Dundy County Stratton 35, Wallace 23 East Butler 48, Giltner 26 Elkhorn Valley 54, Wausa 35 Elmwood-Murdock 32, Parkview Christian 20 Falls City Sacred Heart 50, Auburn 34 Fort Calhoun 47, Omaha Brownell Talbot 37 Fullerton 50, Palmer 8 Grand Island Central Catholic 57, Wood River 30 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 46, Battle Creek 35 Hershey 65, Sutherland 32 High Plains Community 42, Heartland 39 Holdrege 31, Hastings 17 Homer 67, Tri County Northeast 33 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 43, Pawnee City 27 Humphrey St. Francis 71, Central Valley 35 Johnson-Brock 44, Lewiston 34 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 42, Hartington-Newcastle 37 Lincoln East 44, Lincoln Northeast 32 Lincoln Lutheran 67, Aquinas Catholic 35 Lincoln Pius X 71, Norfolk 41 Lincoln Southwest 48, Papillion-LaVista South 37 Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 34, Arlington 30 Malcolm 63, Freeman 23 Maxwell 40, Brady 38 McCook 45, Lexington 10 McCool Junction 49, BDS 44 Meridian 35, Exeter-Milligan 18 Milford 30, Columbus Lakeview 27 Millard North 68, Omaha Marian 50 Minden 56, St. Paul 24 Nebraska Christian 79, Heartland Lutheran 19 Nebraska Lutheran 64, Hampton 40 Niobrara/Verdigre 56, North Central 46 Norfolk Catholic 30, Pierce 29 North Bend Central 40, Scotus Central Catholic 28 North Platte St. Patrick's 51, Kimball 13 Northwest 33, North Platte 27 (OT) Oakland-Craig 65, Tekamah-Herman 21 Omaha Central 54, Bishop Neumann 32 Omaha Westview 55, Omaha South 39 Osmond-Randolph 27, Winside 26 Overton 64, Hi-Line 26 Palmyra 41, Conestoga 28 Pine Bluffs, WY 32, Mitchell 27 Plainview 49, West Holt 45 Platteview 67, Nebraska City 39 Ponca 59, Winnebago 12 Ravenna 43, Sutton 28 Sandhills Valley 46, Arthur County 41 Sandy Creek 39, Red Cloud 34 Seward 52, Crete 40 Silver Lake 46, Franklin 14 South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 40, Arcadia/Loup City 27 South Sioux City 62, Omaha Mercy 33 Southwest 65, Loomis 21 St. Mary's 65, Santee 25 Stanton 49, Madison 20 Sterling 63, Mead 13 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 69, Anselmo-Merna 35 Syracuse 61, Plattsmouth 38 Thayer Central 63, Friend 24 Twin Loup 49, Mullen 41 Wagner, SD 75, O'Neill 27 Wahoo 64, Ralston 14 Weeping Water 50, Johnson County Central 36 Wisner-Pilger 56, Twin River 46 Wynot 53, Creighton 17 York 42, Norris 20 Yutan 38, Ashland-Greenwood 22&nbsp;&nbsp;

Tuesday Night Prep Basketball Scores

High School Basketball - Grand Island Northwest @ North Platte High School

North Platte defeated Broomfield 51-25

North Platte defeated Kelly Walsh 68-6

Natrona County defeated North Platte 36-29

North Platte defeated Rapid City Central 39-30

North Platte defeated Renegade 66-18 <ul>
 <li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Alex Wells (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 2:53</li><li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Cody Lindsey (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 2:41</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;-&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;vs&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)</li><li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Pierce Hurd (Renegade)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 2:47</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Adrian Good Iron (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 1:04</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Connor Salazar (Renegade)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Hunter McReynolds (Douglas)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 5:15</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Nolan Smith (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 2:51</li><li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jayce Joss (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 0:58</li><li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Andrew Gifford (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 4:29</li><li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Joseph Sammeli (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 2:27</li><li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Drue Huntsman (Renegade)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Dylan Ulmer (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 1:25</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Xavier Albertson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li>
 </ul><h2>Match #2 Round 2</h2>North Platte defeated Central 45-24 <ul>
 <li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Keagan Bartlett (Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 1:45</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;-&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;vs&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)</li><li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Sam Smith (Central)&nbsp;Fall 0:37</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Isael Beal (Central)&nbsp;Fall 0:52</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Wyatt Weiss (Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Andrew Gonzales (Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;Maj 8-0</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Tripp Vigil (Central)&nbsp;Fall 5:53</li><li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Ryan Gonzales (Central)&nbsp;Dec 9-7</li><li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Aiden Herget (Central)&nbsp;Fall 4:47</li><li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Michael Rodriguez (Central)&nbsp;Fall 1:05</li><li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Drue Huntsman (Renegade)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Porter West (Central)&nbsp;Dec 8-7</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Draven Young (Central)&nbsp;Dec 7-0</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jack Ring (Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;TF 21-6</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Xavier Albertson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jack Miller (Central)&nbsp;Fall 3:45</li><li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Thomas Berta (Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;SV-1 7-4</li>
 </ul><h2>Match #3 Round 3</h2>North Platte defeated Broomfield 51-25 <ul>
 <li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Ethan Brown (Broomfield)&nbsp;Dec 8-2</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Nicholas Penfold (Broomfield)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 2:14</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Cody Tanner (Broomfield)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Mason Smiley (Broomfield)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;Maj 11-2</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Keegan Pottorff (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 4:00</li><li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jack Goodwin (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 0:51</li><li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Manny Lopez (Broomfield)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 8-5</li><li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;William Abrams (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 0:39</li><li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Drue Huntsman (Renegade)&nbsp;over&nbsp;William Abrams (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 3:29</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jaxon Barnes (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 0:44</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Xavier Albertson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Joey Lipshaw (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 1:04</li><li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Conner Tanner (Broomfield)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 4:26</li><li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Angel Patino (Broomfield)&nbsp;Fall 0:23</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;-&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;vs&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)</li>
 </ul><h2>Match #4 Round 4</h2>North Platte defeated Kelly Walsh 68-6 <ul>
 <li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jaxon Martinez (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Maj 15-2</li><li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;JACK WILSON (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 5:12</li><li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;William Alt (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 0:28</li><li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Lathen Huntsman (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Gabe LeDoux (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 2:43</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Andrew Bessey (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 11-4</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Xavier Albertson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Mekhi Bovee (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;TF 21-3</li><li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Dillhan Tiedman (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 2:36</li><li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Mason Walker (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 4:35</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;-&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;vs&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)</li><li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Deakin Dornbier (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;TF 16-1</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Steven Henman (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 0:48</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kole Weigel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Griffen Sanborn (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;Fall 0:22</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jerred Smith (Kelly Walsh)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 9-7</li>
 </ul><h2>Match #5 Round 5</h2>North Platte defeated Douglas 60-13 <ul>
 <li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Kash Lenzen (Douglas)&nbsp;Fall 0:50</li><li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Christian Johnson (Douglas)&nbsp;Fall 0:37</li><li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Lane Ewing (Douglas)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Lathen Huntsman (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 2:51</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Gabe Lopez (Douglas)&nbsp;Fall 0:51</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Xavier Albertson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;TK Stinson (Douglas)&nbsp;Dec 10-5</li><li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Carter Archuleta (Douglas)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;Maj 12-4</li><li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kenai Bergquist (Douglas)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 7-0</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;-&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;vs&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)</li><li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Andrew Shrader (Douglas)&nbsp;TF 19-3</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Octaveas McGahan (Douglas)&nbsp;Fall 3:07</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kole Weigel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Caeden Robertson (Douglas)&nbsp;Maj 16-5</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Nolan Smith (Renegade)&nbsp;Fall 3:57</li><li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Tanner Johnson (Douglas)&nbsp;Fall 5:07</li>
 </ul><h2>Match #6 Round 6</h2>Natrona County defeated North Platte 36-29 <ul>
 <li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Beau Russell (Natrona County)&nbsp;Fall 1:51</li><li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jayce Berry (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Lathen Huntsman (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 1:19</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tucker Sides (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 5-1</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Daniel Yates (Natrona County)&nbsp;Fall 3:18</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Noah Sides (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Xavier Albertson (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 1:07</li><li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Josef Sanchez (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 2-1</li><li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Spencer Hansen (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 3:20</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;-&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;vs&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)</li><li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tristen Tromble (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 11-7</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kole Weigel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jay Trujillo (Natrona County)&nbsp;Fall 1:34</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Wyatt Horner (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 2:38</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jameson Siemens (Natrona County)&nbsp;Dec 6-1</li><li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Kaden Thornsberry (Natrona County)&nbsp;Dec 8-7</li><li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Austin Blajszczak (Natrona County)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;SV-1 7-5</li><li>North Platte's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Unsportsmanlike conduct on wrestler 195 - Xavier Albertson</li>
 </ul><h2>Match #7 Round 7</h2>North Platte defeated Rapid City Central 39-30 <ul>
 <li>160&nbsp;-&nbsp;Zack Soderlin (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Lathen Huntsman (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 4:31</li><li>170&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brock Roblee (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Ian Hook (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Fall 4:48</li><li>182&nbsp;-&nbsp;Brody Knapp (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Will Rathjen (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 9-2</li><li>195&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jaxon Morrison (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Unknown (Unattached)&nbsp;Forf</li><li>220&nbsp;-&nbsp;Peyton Dimmitt (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Gabe Reeve (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Fall 2:28</li><li>285&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dominik Decent (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Kane Wirkus (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Dec 5-0</li><li>Exhibition&nbsp;- Double Forfeit</li><li>106&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jagar McCarthy (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Brody Pitner (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 3:30</li><li>113&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Tschetter (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Tyler Haneborg (North Platte)&nbsp;Dec 7-4</li><li>120&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kole Weigel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Riley Schmidt (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Fall 0:57</li><li>126&nbsp;-&nbsp;Logan Brown (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Cayden Hilding (North Platte)&nbsp;Fall 3:13</li><li>132&nbsp;-&nbsp;Kirk Wilson (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Luther Morrison (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Dec 6-0</li><li>138&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jace Kennel (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Tate Winter (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Fall 0:43</li><li>145&nbsp;-&nbsp;Haedyn Brauer (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Jacoby Parker (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Dec 8-6</li><li>152&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ryan Fox (North Platte)&nbsp;over&nbsp;Zach Green (Rapid City Central)&nbsp;Fall 1:31</li>
 </ul>

Wrestling - Trojan Border Wars Varsity Boys

Janalliah Bourgeois (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.

Suubi Alexander (7-4) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.

Zarah Blaesi (8-4) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.

Afia Hunt (6-5) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

Hayleigh Toelle (6-6) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points.

Jaycee Hampton (5-6) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

Cheyanne McGehee (0-2) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

Jade Stockton (2-9) placed 5th.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Janalliah Bourgeois (North Platte Girls) 3-1 won by fall over Jade Stockton (North Platte Girls) 2-9 (Fall 1:22)</li><li>Round 2 - Hailey Medina (Gering Girls) 16-1 won by fall over Jade Stockton (North Platte Girls) 2-9 (Fall 1:27)</li><li>Round 3 - Kissack Allison (Kelly Walsh) 1-3 won by fall over Jade Stockton (North Platte Girls) 2-9 (Fall 3:22)</li><li>Round 4 - Morgan Amateis (Bridgeport Girls) 6-4 won by fall over Jade Stockton (North Platte Girls) 2-9 (Fall 1:33)</li>
 </ul><h2>115</h2>Janalliah Bourgeois (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Janalliah Bourgeois (North Platte Girls) 3-1 won by fall over Jade Stockton (North Platte Girls) 2-9 (Fall 1:22)</li><li>Round 2 - Janalliah Bourgeois (North Platte Girls) 3-1 won by fall over Morgan Amateis (Bridgeport Girls) 6-4 (Fall 2:40)</li><li>Round 3 - Hailey Medina (Gering Girls) 16-1 won by fall over Janalliah Bourgeois (North Platte Girls) 3-1 (Fall 2:00)</li><li>Round 5 - Janalliah Bourgeois (North Platte Girls) 3-1 won by fall over Kissack Allison (Kelly Walsh) 1-3 (Fall 2:26)</li>
 </ul><h2>125</h2>Brooklynn Brown (7-7) placed 4th.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Paige Dalimata (Bridgeport Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Brooklynn Brown (North Platte Girls) 7-7 (Fall 5:46)</li><li>Round 2 - Suubi Alexander (North Platte Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Brooklynn Brown (North Platte Girls) 7-7 (Fall 1:27)</li><li>Round 4 - Brooklynn Brown (North Platte Girls) 7-7 won by fall over Emilie Miller (Bridgeport Girls) 3-5 (Fall 4:25)</li><li>Round 5 - Kyra Robbins (Bridgeport Girls) 15-1 won by fall over Brooklynn Brown (North Platte Girls) 7-7 (Fall 3:13)</li>
 </ul><h2>125</h2>Suubi Alexander (7-4) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Suubi Alexander (North Platte Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Emilie Miller (Bridgeport Girls) 3-5 (Fall 1:38)</li><li>Round 2 - Suubi Alexander (North Platte Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Brooklynn Brown (North Platte Girls) 7-7 (Fall 1:27)</li><li>Round 3 - Kyra Robbins (Bridgeport Girls) 15-1 won by decision over Suubi Alexander (North Platte Girls) 7-4 (Dec 9-8)</li><li>Round 5 - Suubi Alexander (North Platte Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Paige Dalimata (Bridgeport Girls) 7-4 (Fall 0:22)</li>
 </ul><h2>130</h2>Zarah Blaesi (8-4) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Zarah Blaesi (North Platte Girls) 8-4 won by fall over Chloe Dallman-Janski (Kelly Walsh) 2-2 (Fall 0:19)</li><li>Round 2 - Zarah Blaesi (North Platte Girls) 8-4 won by fall over Isabelle Muldowney (Kelly Walsh) 0-4 (Fall 0:37)</li><li>Round 4 - Zarah Blaesi (North Platte Girls) 8-4 won by fall over Addison Thomas (Kelly Walsh) 1-3 (Fall 1:58)</li><li>Round 5 - Jada Schlothauer (Gering Girls) 13-5 won by tech fall over Zarah Blaesi (North Platte Girls) 8-4 (TF-1.5 5:08 (17-2))</li>
 </ul><h2>135</h2>Afia Hunt (6-5) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Alyse Richardson (Kelly Walsh) 1-1 won by fall over Afia Hunt (North Platte Girls) 6-5 (Fall 3:38)</li><li>Round 3 - Arianna Canseco (Gering Girls) 11-0 won by fall over Afia Hunt (North Platte Girls) 6-5 (Fall 1:50)</li>
 </ul><h2>140</h2>Hayleigh Toelle (6-6) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Hayleigh Toelle (North Platte Girls) 6-6 won by fall over Lilley Lawrence (Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast) 1-4 (Fall 0:54)</li><li>Round 2 - Hayleigh Toelle (North Platte Girls) 6-6 won by fall over Maria Herring (Kelly Walsh) 0-3 (Fall 0:35)</li><li>Round 3 - Hayleigh Toelle (North Platte Girls) 6-6 won by fall over Annalisia Hernandez (North Platte Girls) 6-7 (Fall 1:48)</li>
 </ul><h2>140</h2>Annalisia Hernandez (6-7) placed 2nd.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Annalisia Hernandez (North Platte Girls) 6-7 won by fall over Maria Herring (Kelly Walsh) 0-3 (Fall 0:31)</li><li>Round 2 - Annalisia Hernandez (North Platte Girls) 6-7 won by fall over Lilley Lawrence (Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast) 1-4 (Fall 2:19)</li><li>Round 3 - Hayleigh Toelle (North Platte Girls) 6-6 won by fall over Annalisia Hernandez (North Platte Girls) 6-7 (Fall 1:48)</li>
 </ul><h2>145</h2>Jaycee Hampton (5-6) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Rihana Tillman (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 10-5 won by decision over Jaycee Hampton (North Platte Girls) 5-6 (Dec 15-10)</li><li>Round 2 - Skylee Gangwish (Kelly Walsh) 5-0 won by fall over Jaycee Hampton (North Platte Girls) 5-6 (Fall 1:49)</li><li>Round 3 - Jaycee Hampton (North Platte Girls) 5-6 won by fall over Kinzley Nusbaum (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 2-12 (Fall 2:52)</li><li>Round 4 - Zoey Jennings (Gering Girls) 10-9 won by fall over Jaycee Hampton (North Platte Girls) 5-6 (Fall 1:32)</li><li>Round 5 - Jaycee Hampton (North Platte Girls) 5-6 won by injury default over Nevaeh Laeger (Gering Girls) 3-8 (Inj. 0:00)</li>
 </ul><h2>155</h2>Cheyanne McGehee (0-2) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.<ul>
 <li>Round 1 - Charlie Marie Jackson (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 8-5 won by fall over Cheyanne McGehee (North Platte Girls) 0-2 (Fall 0:40)</li><li>Round 2 - Josie Houk (Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast) 12-1 won by fall over Cheyanne McGehee (North Platte Girls) 0-2 (Fall 2:13)</li>
 </ul>

Wrestling - Gering Girls Invitational Results

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S.P.V.A. Basketball brackets

High School Basketball - Sidney @ North Platte High School

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Brooke Carlson, Elisa Backes, Maegan Holt, Klaire Kirsch and Shiloh McCool do almost everything together.

That includes movie nights and meals at the house four of the five share near the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus, organizing community service projects and excelling academically.

Oh, and they play basketball together. Lots and lots of basketball.

Carlson, Backes, Holt and Kirsch are the top four active players in career games played in Division II. Carlson has played in all 138 games for the Lopers since 2018. Backes and Holt each has appeared in 137 and Kirsch, who missed five because of injury last year, has played in 133. The four are using the fifth year of eligibility the NCAA granted players who went through the 2020-21 pandemic season.

McCool would be right there with them in games played if a knee injury hadn't forced her to take a medical redshirt in 2019-20. She has played in 106 games and plans to return next season.

That players from the same school rank one through four in career games is a quirky statistic, if not an anomoly, considering there are 294 teams in Division II women's basketball.

To coach Carrie Eighmey, it's a refreshing stat.

"With all the conversations there are about the transfer portal and grad transfers and all those kinds of things," she said, "the conversation has shifted (away from) the student-athletes who stay where they're at and invest long-term into themselves and into the program they're in."

None of the UNK players were aware of their distinction until last week.

"It's cool," Carlson said. "I don't think there's ever going to be a circumstance like this again, just with COVID and an extra year of eligibility and all of our seniors coming back. It's mind-blowing, it's amazing and it shows you how much loyalty there is in this program that we all came back to play for these coaches one more year."

Carlson, Backes, Holt, Kirsch and McCool were part of Eighmey's 2018 recruiting class known as the "Magnificent Seven." Two moved on, but the other five became fast friends while living on the same floor of the freshman dormitory.

They come from four different states — Carlson from the Omaha suburb of Elkhorn; Backes from Salina, Kansas; Holt from Council Bluffs, Iowa; Kirsch from Rapid City, South Dakota; and McCool from Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

They gravitated to this middle-of-Nebraska city of 34,000 that advertises itself as the Sandhill Crane Capital of the World for drawing more than 40,000 visitors to the area each spring to view the migration of the exotic birds. Mostly it's a college town, and one with a proud history in multiple sports dating to its days as Kearney State College.

"We have a great basketball team and we like each other," Backes said. "We love the school. We love the coaching staff. You're lucky if you go to a college and find one of those things."

The super seniors were building blocks for a program starting over in 2018-19. Only three players returned from Eighmey's 21-win team the previous season.

McCool said there were times all five freshmen were on the court at the same time, most playing out of position and with little idea of what to do. That first team ended up 15-14.

"Things have definitely changed," McCool said.

The Lopers have followed with seasons of 26, 22 and 24 wins and two NCAA Division II Tournament bids. At 15-3, they're on track for a fourth straight 20-win season.

McCool and Backes are the top two scorers this season and Kirsch is the program's all-time leading rebounder. Carlson and Holt are coming off the bench after starting in previous seasons; they say they had no problem accepting their new roles and never considered not coming back for a fifth season.

"Yeah, it kind of humbles me a little bit, and it makes me think of what are the other ways I can contribute to the team," Carlson said. "Can I be cheering on the bench louder, can I be helping people if I see something on the floor they can't see? It's buying into the team mentality and putting away our personal pride for the benefit of the team and for something greater than ourselves."

Memories made off the court might be more important to this group. Each spoke fondly of their time together, whether it was watching movies or sharing meals, playing cornhole before football games, going to the driving range to hit golf balls, rafting down the Kearney Canal or those dreaded 6 a.m. offseason workouts.

"We've been together for so long and through so much," Kirsch said, "that if one of us decided not to come back, it definitely would feel like a missing piece."

AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/1/1673703885556.jpeg" alt="From left, Nebraska-Kearney basketball players Brooke Carlson, Elisa Backes, Maegan Holt, Shiloh McCool and Klaire Kirsch pose Jan. 5, 2023, at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Health and Recreation Center in Kearney, Nebraska. Carlson, Backes, Holt and Kirsch are the top four active players in career games in Division II, and McCool would be right there with them if a knee injury hadn't forced her to take a medical redshirt in 2019-20.(AP Photo/Eric Olson)" />
 <figcaption>From left, Nebraska-Kearney basketball players Brooke Carlson, Elisa Backes, Maegan Holt, Shiloh McCool and Klaire Kirsch pose Jan. 5, 2023, at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Health and Recreation Center in Kearney, Nebraska. Carlson, Backes, Holt and Kirsch are the top four active players in career games in Division II, and McCool would be right there with them if a knee injury hadn't forced her to take a medical redshirt in 2019-20.(AP Photo/Eric Olson)</figcaption>
 </figure>By ERIC OLSON AP Sports WriterKEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Brooke Carlson, Elisa Backes, Maegan Holt, Klaire Kirsch and Shiloh McCool do almost everything together.That includes movie nights and meals at the house four of the five share near the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus, organizing community service projects and excelling academically.Oh, and they play basketball together. Lots and lots of basketball.Carlson, Backes, Holt and Kirsch are the top four active players in career games played in Division II. Carlson has played in all 138 games for the Lopers since 2018. Backes and Holt each has appeared in 137 and Kirsch, who missed five because of injury last year, has played in 133. The four are using the fifth year of eligibility the NCAA granted players who went through the 2020-21 pandemic season.McCool would be right there with them in games played if a knee injury hadn't forced her to take a medical redshirt in 2019-20. She has played in 106 games and plans to return next season.That players from the same school rank one through four in career games is a quirky statistic, if not an anomoly, considering there are 294 teams in Division II women's basketball.To coach Carrie Eighmey, it's a refreshing stat."With all the conversations there are about the transfer portal and grad transfers and all those kinds of things," she said, "the conversation has shifted (away from) the student-athletes who stay where they're at and invest long-term into themselves and into the program they're in."None of the UNK players were aware of their distinction until last week."It's cool," Carlson said. "I don't think there's ever going to be a circumstance like this again, just with COVID and an extra year of eligibility and all of our seniors coming back. It's mind-blowing, it's amazing and it shows you how much loyalty there is in this program that we all came back to play for these coaches one more year."Carlson, Backes, Holt, Kirsch and McCool were part of Eighmey's 2018 recruiting class known as the "Magnificent Seven." Two moved on, but the other five became fast friends while living on the same floor of the freshman dormitory.They come from four different states — Carlson from the Omaha suburb of Elkhorn; Backes from Salina, Kansas; Holt from Council Bluffs, Iowa; Kirsch from Rapid City, South Dakota; and McCool from Pleasant Hill, Iowa.They gravitated to this middle-of-Nebraska city of 34,000 that advertises itself as the Sandhill Crane Capital of the World for drawing more than 40,000 visitors to the area each spring to view the migration of the exotic birds. Mostly it's a college town, and one with a proud history in multiple sports dating to its days as Kearney State College."We have a great basketball team and we like each other," Backes said. "We love the school. We love the coaching staff. You're lucky if you go to a college and find one of those things."The super seniors were building blocks for a program starting over in 2018-19. Only three players returned from Eighmey's 21-win team the previous season.McCool said there were times all five freshmen were on the court at the same time, most playing out of position and with little idea of what to do. That first team ended up 15-14."Things have definitely changed," McCool said.The Lopers have followed with seasons of 26, 22 and 24 wins and two NCAA Division II Tournament bids. At 15-3, they're on track for a fourth straight 20-win season.McCool and Backes are the top two scorers this season and Kirsch is the program's all-time leading rebounder. Carlson and Holt are coming off the bench after starting in previous seasons; they say they had no problem accepting their new roles and never considered not coming back for a fifth season."Yeah, it kind of humbles me a little bit, and it makes me think of what are the other ways I can contribute to the team," Carlson said. "Can I be cheering on the bench louder, can I be helping people if I see something on the floor they can't see? It's buying into the team mentality and putting away our personal pride for the benefit of the team and for something greater than ourselves."Memories made off the court might be more important to this group. Each spoke fondly of their time together, whether it was watching movies or sharing meals, playing cornhole before football games, going to the driving range to hit golf balls, rafting down the Kearney Canal or those dreaded 6 a.m. offseason workouts."We've been together for so long and through so much," Kirsch said, "that if one of us decided not to come back, it definitely would feel like a missing piece."___AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

'Loyalty': Quartet of friends atop D-II women's games chart

Story by NU Athletic Communications

Sam Griesel and Wilhelm Breidenbach combined for 23 points, but Illinois used a pair of big second-half runs to post a 76-50 victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena Tuesday night.

Terrence Shannon Jr. led five Illinois players in double figures as he finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds. The Fighting Illini shot 45.9 percent from the field and held Nebraska to 37 percent shooting to improve to 11-5 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten.

The Huskers (9-8, 2-4 Big Ten) pulled within 34-29 after opening the second half with a 6-0 run before Illinois took control. The Illini (11-5, 2-4) used a 21-5 spurt to seize control and take a 55-35 lead.

Nebraska made one last run behind Breidenbach, who scored eight straight points to get NU with 55-45 with 9:09 left. The Huskers eventually pulled to within 59-49 as&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/derrick-walker/44060">Derrick Walker's</a>&nbsp;3-point play with 6:20 remaining capped NU's 14-4 run and got the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd back into the game.

Illinois answered as a RJ Melendez putback and a steal and dunk from Shannon pushed the margin back to 14, and NU was unable to slice into the deficit.

Early on, it was a defensive struggle neither team could get going offensively. NU led 7-5 after a&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/juwan-gary/44063">Juwan Gary</a>&nbsp;3-pointer with 14:03 left in the half, but Illinois ran off nine straight points over a 3:16 span to take a seven-point lead, at 14-7. Consecutive layups by Greisel and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/keisei-tominaga/44059">Keisei Tominaga</a>&nbsp;got NU within three, and Nebraska was within 25-20 with 3:52 left in the half before Illinois made a run.

Griesel led NU with 12 points and added six rebounds, while Breidenbach scored all 11 of his points in the second half after battling foul trouble in the opening 20 minutes.

The Illini scored nine of the last 12 points of the half to build a 34-23 halftime lead. NU held Illinois to 33 percent shooting in the first half, but the visitors hit 10-of-16 from the foul line in the opening 20 minutes.

Nebraska will travel to West Lafayette on Friday, Jan. 13, to take on No. 3 Purdue at 6 p.m. (CT).&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsSam Griesel and Wilhelm Breidenbach combined for 23 points, but Illinois used a pair of big second-half runs to post a 76-50 victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena Tuesday night.Terrence Shannon Jr. led five Illinois players in double figures as he finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds. The Fighting Illini shot 45.9 percent from the field and held Nebraska to 37 percent shooting to improve to 11-5 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten.The Huskers (9-8, 2-4 Big Ten) pulled within 34-29 after opening the second half with a 6-0 run before Illinois took control. The Illini (11-5, 2-4) used a 21-5 spurt to seize control and take a 55-35 lead.Nebraska made one last run behind Breidenbach, who scored eight straight points to get NU with 55-45 with 9:09 left. The Huskers eventually pulled to within 59-49 as&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/derrick-walker/44060">Derrick Walker's</a>&nbsp;3-point play with 6:20 remaining capped NU's 14-4 run and got the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd back into the game.Illinois answered as a RJ Melendez putback and a steal and dunk from Shannon pushed the margin back to 14, and NU was unable to slice into the deficit.Early on, it was a defensive struggle neither team could get going offensively. NU led 7-5 after a&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/juwan-gary/44063">Juwan Gary</a>&nbsp;3-pointer with 14:03 left in the half, but Illinois ran off nine straight points over a 3:16 span to take a seven-point lead, at 14-7. Consecutive layups by Greisel and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/keisei-tominaga/44059">Keisei Tominaga</a>&nbsp;got NU within three, and Nebraska was within 25-20 with 3:52 left in the half before Illinois made a run.Griesel led NU with 12 points and added six rebounds, while Breidenbach scored all 11 of his points in the second half after battling foul trouble in the opening 20 minutes.The Illini scored nine of the last 12 points of the half to build a 34-23 halftime lead. NU held Illinois to 33 percent shooting in the first half, but the visitors hit 10-of-16 from the foul line in the opening 20 minutes.Nebraska will travel to West Lafayette on Friday, Jan. 13, to take on No. 3 Purdue at 6 p.m. (CT).&nbsp;

Nebraska falls 76-50 to Illinois

Story by NPCC Athletic Communications&nbsp;

North Platte Community College women's basketball managed to build a comfortable double-digit lead in the third quarter, but the Broncos of Hastings College surged back to steal the 53-48 win inside the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on Monday night.

Noel Warrior tallied a career high 13 points, while teammate Samantha Riggles accounted for 10 points and five rebounds in forty minutes of action. Mariah Gardner led the Knights on the glass, accounting for 11 rebounds to accompany her eight points.

Warrior propelled the Knights to an early 4-2 lead in the opening minutes of the first quarter, as she connected on a mid-range jumper. The Broncos answered and charged ahead, utilizing an 8-0 run to build their largest lead of the opening half.

North Platte responded with a quick 12-0 run, featuring back-to-back three pointers from Gardner and Warrior to recapture the momentum. The Knights defense limited the Broncos to just two more points throughout the remaining 5:18, as they held the 18-12 advantage after the opening ten minutes.

Hastings quickly cut into the deficit in the second quarter to recapture the lead on a three by Alexis Folkers. Warrior once again showed off her range by connecting on an open shot from the perimeter to ignite a short 5-0 burst. North Platte and Hastings exchanged baskets to close the quarter, but the Knights clung to a 30-27 lead at the break.&nbsp;

In the third quarter, the Knights extended their lead to seven after back-to-back three pointers from Gardner and Riggles. The margin only continued to grow as an 11-0 run helped the Knights push their lead to 41-29 with 3:20 to play in the quarter. The Broncos trimmed the deficit inside ten, but North Platte closed the quarter on a brief 4-0 run to extend their lead to thirteen headed into the final ten minutes.

The Broncos slowly erased the margin, while limiting the Knights to just three points in the final quarter. Hastings broke the nearly three minutes of silence in the fourth, as a three pointer by Whitney Bauer sparked the Broncos offense. Hastings never looked back down the stretch as they put the finishing touches on their come from behind victory.

North Platte (3-12) will continue their three-game homestead on Thursday with a rescheduled game against the Panthers of York College. Tip is set for 5 p.m. inside the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

Story by NPCC Athletic Communications&nbsp;North Platte Community College women's basketball managed to build a comfortable double-digit lead in the third quarter, but the Broncos of Hastings College surged back to steal the 53-48 win inside the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on Monday night.Noel Warrior tallied a career high 13 points, while teammate Samantha Riggles accounted for 10 points and five rebounds in forty minutes of action. Mariah Gardner led the Knights on the glass, accounting for 11 rebounds to accompany her eight points.Warrior propelled the Knights to an early 4-2 lead in the opening minutes of the first quarter, as she connected on a mid-range jumper. The Broncos answered and charged ahead, utilizing an 8-0 run to build their largest lead of the opening half.North Platte responded with a quick 12-0 run, featuring back-to-back three pointers from Gardner and Warrior to recapture the momentum. The Knights defense limited the Broncos to just two more points throughout the remaining 5:18, as they held the 18-12 advantage after the opening ten minutes.Hastings quickly cut into the deficit in the second quarter to recapture the lead on a three by Alexis Folkers. Warrior once again showed off her range by connecting on an open shot from the perimeter to ignite a short 5-0 burst. North Platte and Hastings exchanged baskets to close the quarter, but the Knights clung to a 30-27 lead at the break.&nbsp;In the third quarter, the Knights extended their lead to seven after back-to-back three pointers from Gardner and Riggles. The margin only continued to grow as an 11-0 run helped the Knights push their lead to 41-29 with 3:20 to play in the quarter. The Broncos trimmed the deficit inside ten, but North Platte closed the quarter on a brief 4-0 run to extend their lead to thirteen headed into the final ten minutes.The Broncos slowly erased the margin, while limiting the Knights to just three points in the final quarter. Hastings broke the nearly three minutes of silence in the fourth, as a three pointer by Whitney Bauer sparked the Broncos offense. Hastings never looked back down the stretch as they put the finishing touches on their come from behind victory.North Platte (3-12) will continue their three-game homestead on Thursday with a rescheduled game against the Panthers of York College. Tip is set for 5 p.m. inside the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

Broncos surge past Knights late to earn victory

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Hastings College JV sought redemption for an earlier season loss to the Knights, but North Platte cruised to an 86-66 win inside the Lynn Farrell Arena to open the second half of the season.

Ramiah Adedigba led the Knights with 22 points and six assists, as North Platte finished the game shooting 45.9 percent from the field. A well-balanced offensive attack helped two players earn double-doubles, while a total of five players closed out the night in double figures.

Kayden Crosby accounted for 14 points and 12 rebounds, while teammate Bruce Carpenter tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds against the Broncos. Antwone Gonzales (11) and Davion Evans (11) rounded out the double-digit scorers in the win.&nbsp;

North Platte (9-4) returns to the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium for back-to-back home games this weekend. Knights will kick off the weekend doubleheader at 7 p.m. on Friday against Trinidad State College.

Story by NPCC Athletic CommunicationHastings College JV sought redemption for an earlier season loss to the Knights, but North Platte cruised to an 86-66 win inside the Lynn Farrell Arena to open the second half of the season.Ramiah Adedigba led the Knights with 22 points and six assists, as North Platte finished the game shooting 45.9 percent from the field. A well-balanced offensive attack helped two players earn double-doubles, while a total of five players closed out the night in double figures.Kayden Crosby accounted for 14 points and 12 rebounds, while teammate Bruce Carpenter tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds against the Broncos. Antwone Gonzales (11) and Davion Evans (11) rounded out the double-digit scorers in the win.&nbsp;North Platte (9-4) returns to the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium for back-to-back home games this weekend. Knights will kick off the weekend doubleheader at 7 p.m. on Friday against Trinidad State College.Daniel Stinman

Knights open second half of season with win over Hastings JV

Maxwell, Ne - It was a 3 pointer shootout Friday night in Maxwell as the Wildcats took on highway 30 rival Hershey in boys basketball. Both teams are below .500 but you wouldn't have guessed that by the hot shooting by both teams. Hershey's Kellan Spearman, a Sophomore hit 8 three pointers in the game, including going 7/7 from behind the arc to start the game, five of those three pointers came in the first quarter getting Hershey a 32-29 lead at the end of the first period.

The game would see 4 lead changes, and 5 ties, but eventually Hershey prevailed with a 55-47 win.&nbsp;

(audio is a montage of the Radio Broadcast on Z93.5 Country with play-by-play from Derek Beck)

In all, the two teams combined for 17 three pointers, (8) Hershey's Kellan Spearman, (4) Maxwell's Levi Huffman, (3) Maxwell's Easton Jones, (1) Hershey's Cooper Hill, (1) Maxwell's Ty Robinson&nbsp;

Maxwell, Ne - It was a 3 pointer shootout Friday night in Maxwell as the Wildcats took on highway 30 rival Hershey in boys basketball. Both teams are below .500 but you wouldn't have guessed that by the hot shooting by both teams. Hershey's Kellan Spearman, a Sophomore hit 8 three pointers in the game, including going 7/7 from behind the arc to start the game, five of those three pointers came in the first quarter getting Hershey a 32-29 lead at the end of the first period.The game would see 4 lead changes, and 5 ties, but eventually Hershey prevailed with a 55-47 win.&nbsp;(audio is a montage of the Radio Broadcast on Z93.5 Country with play-by-play from Derek Beck)<div><iframe title="Audio - Shootout between Hershey and Maxwell Boys Basketball" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=9wq7q-1358b45-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=1&fonts=Times%20New%20Roman&skin=1b1b1b&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=ff6d00"></iframe></div>In all, the two teams combined for 17 three pointers, (8) Hershey's Kellan Spearman, (4) Maxwell's Levi Huffman, (3) Maxwell's Easton Jones, (1) Hershey's Cooper Hill, (1) Maxwell's Ty Robinson&nbsp;

Audio - Shootout between Hershey and Maxwell boys basketball Friday night

High School Basketball - Kearney Catholic @ North Platte High School

High School Basketball - North Platte High School @ Lincoln Pius X

NEW YORK — The NFL has canceled the Bills and Bengals' week 17 game and announced their plans for playoff scenarios. 

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision on Thursday, after speaking with the Bills, the Bengals and NFL Players Association leadership.

“This has been a very difficult week,” Goodell said. “We continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and are encouraged by the improvements in his condition as well as the tremendous outpouring of support and care for Damar and his family from across the country.  We are also incredibly appreciative of the amazing work of the medical personnel and commend each and every one of them.”

Canceling the game between the Bills and Bengals creates potential competitive inequities in certain playoff scenarios. The NFL says that in an effort to mitigate those "inequities," NFL clubs will consider Friday in a Special League Meeting a resolution recommended by the Commissioner and approved today by the Competition Committee, consisting of two elements: 

The AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the number one seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season. Those circumstances involve Buffalo or Cincinnati qualifying for the game as a road team and are listed below:

Buffalo and Kansas City both win or both tie in week 18 – a Buffalo vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.

Buffalo and Kansas City both lose in week 18 and Baltimore wins or ties – a Buffalo vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.

Buffalo and Kansas City both lose in week 18 and Cincinnati wins – a Buffalo or Cincinnati vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.

If Baltimore defeats Cincinnati in Week 18 it will have defeated Cincinnati, a divisional opponent, twice but will not be able to host a playoff game because Cincinnati will have a higher winning percentage for a 16-game schedule than Baltimore will for a 17-game schedule. 

If Baltimore defeats Cincinnati and if those two clubs are scheduled to play a Wild Card game against one another, the site for that game would be determined by a coin toss. 

If Cincinnati wins the Week 18 game or if Baltimore and Cincinnati are not scheduled to play one another in the Wild Card round, the game sites would be determined by the regular scheduling procedures.

NEW YORK — The NFL has canceled the Bills and Bengals' week 17 game and announced their plans for playoff scenarios. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision on Thursday, after speaking with the Bills, the Bengals and NFL Players Association leadership.“This has been a very difficult week,” Goodell said. “We continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and are encouraged by the improvements in his condition as well as the tremendous outpouring of support and care for Damar and his family from across the country. We are also incredibly appreciative of the amazing work of the medical personnel and commend each and every one of them.”Canceling the game between the Bills and Bengals creates potential competitive inequities in certain playoff scenarios. The NFL says that in an effort to mitigate those "inequities," NFL clubs will consider Friday in a Special League Meeting a resolution recommended by the Commissioner and approved today by the Competition Committee, consisting of two elements: The AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the number one seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season. Those circumstances involve Buffalo or Cincinnati qualifying for the game as a road team and are listed below:Scenario 1Buffalo and Kansas City both win or both tie in week 18 – a Buffalo vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.Scenario 2Buffalo and Kansas City both lose in week 18 and Baltimore wins or ties – a Buffalo vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.Scenario 3Buffalo and Kansas City both lose in week 18 and Cincinnati wins – a Buffalo or Cincinnati vs Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.If Baltimore defeats Cincinnati in Week 18 it will have defeated Cincinnati, a divisional opponent, twice but will not be able to host a playoff game because Cincinnati will have a higher winning percentage for a 16-game schedule than Baltimore will for a 17-game schedule. If Baltimore defeats Cincinnati and if those two clubs are scheduled to play a Wild Card game against one another, the site for that game would be determined by a coin toss. If Cincinnati wins the Week 18 game or if Baltimore and Cincinnati are not scheduled to play one another in the Wild Card round, the game sites would be determined by the regular scheduling procedures.

🏈 NFL releases scenarios after canceling Buffalo-Cincinnati game

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The Tri-City Storm has acquired forward Jacob Jeannette from the Dubuque Fighting Saints in exchange for a conditional 6th&nbsp;round draft pick in the 2023 USHL Phase II Draft. Jeannette has more than one hundred and twenty-five games of experience in the USHL.

Jacob Jeannette, 20, of Duluth, Minnesota, has scored three goals and notched three assists for six total points in twenty-one games this season for the Dubuque Fighting Saints. He was acquired by the Fighting Saints on June 27th, 2022, in a transaction with the Waterloo Black Hawks. Jeannette was selected 96th&nbsp;overall by the Black Hawks in the 2018 USHL Phase I Draft, and skated in more than one hundred regular season games for Waterloo before joining Dubuque for the 2022-2023 season. He made his USHL debut with the Black Hawks on October 4th, 2019, in the team’s 3-1 victory over the Green Bay Gamblers at the 2019 USHL Fall Classic in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Jeannette scored his first career USHL goal on December 13th, 2019, in Waterloo’s 5-3 road win over the Omaha Lancers. He also notched his first multi-goal game in the same contest. He has scored nineteen goals, recorded twenty-eight assists, and notched forty-seven points in one hundred and twenty-nine career USHL games. Jeannette also appeared in six postseason games for Waterloo during the team’s run in the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs. Prior to his time in the USHL, he skated in more than twenty games for the Duluth East Greyhounds (High School) in Duluth, Minnesota. Jeannette previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future for Union College.

“Jacob adds a veteran presence to our forward group, and is someone who we expect to have a positive impact on the ice, and in our locker room.”- President of Hockey Operations/Head Coach Anthony Noreen

“We are excited to welcome Jacob to our organization and with this trade. Jacob has significant experience in our league with good teams and coaches, and has been battle tested for three previous seasons in the Western Conference. We believe his acquisition strengthens our forward group, team depth, and provides an alternative element that we value as we build towards the USHL playoffs. We would also like to thank Dubuque for working with us on this transaction.” – General Manager Jason Koehler

Story by Storm Athletic CommunicationsThe Tri-City Storm has acquired forward Jacob Jeannette from the Dubuque Fighting Saints in exchange for a conditional 6th&nbsp;round draft pick in the 2023 USHL Phase II Draft. Jeannette has more than one hundred and twenty-five games of experience in the USHL.Jacob Jeannette, 20, of Duluth, Minnesota, has scored three goals and notched three assists for six total points in twenty-one games this season for the Dubuque Fighting Saints. He was acquired by the Fighting Saints on June 27th, 2022, in a transaction with the Waterloo Black Hawks. Jeannette was selected 96th&nbsp;overall by the Black Hawks in the 2018 USHL Phase I Draft, and skated in more than one hundred regular season games for Waterloo before joining Dubuque for the 2022-2023 season. He made his USHL debut with the Black Hawks on October 4th, 2019, in the team’s 3-1 victory over the Green Bay Gamblers at the 2019 USHL Fall Classic in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Jeannette scored his first career USHL goal on December 13th, 2019, in Waterloo’s 5-3 road win over the Omaha Lancers. He also notched his first multi-goal game in the same contest. He has scored nineteen goals, recorded twenty-eight assists, and notched forty-seven points in one hundred and twenty-nine career USHL games. Jeannette also appeared in six postseason games for Waterloo during the team’s run in the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs. Prior to his time in the USHL, he skated in more than twenty games for the Duluth East Greyhounds (High School) in Duluth, Minnesota. Jeannette previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future for Union College.“Jacob adds a veteran presence to our forward group, and is someone who we expect to have a positive impact on the ice, and in our locker room.”- President of Hockey Operations/Head Coach Anthony Noreen“We are excited to welcome Jacob to our organization and with this trade. Jacob has significant experience in our league with good teams and coaches, and has been battle tested for three previous seasons in the Western Conference. We believe his acquisition strengthens our forward group, team depth, and provides an alternative element that we value as we build towards the USHL playoffs. We would also like to thank Dubuque for working with us on this transaction.” – General Manager Jason Koehler

Storm acquires Jacob Jeannette from Fighting Saints

High School Basketball - North Platte High School @ Kearney

Michigan State used a strong first-half finish to pull away from Nebraska en route to a 74-56 victory Tuesday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The game was tied at 11 before Michigan State outscored Nebraska 28-6 over the final 12 minutes of the first half. The Spartans turned a three-point lead into a 13-point advantage with a 10-0 run. Michigan State then closed the half on a 13-0 run, stretching a nine-point lead into a 22-point halftime advantage. Nebraska fought back in the second half and had the lead down to 12 with eight minutes to play, but Michigan State put the game away with a 10-0 run. MSU notched its 10th victory of the season, improving to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Nebraska fell to 8-7 on the year and dropped to 1-3 in conference action. Nebraska dominated the paint on the night, outscoring Michigan State 40-20 inside the lane. But the Spartans made six more 3-pointers than the Huskers, and Michigan State out-rebounded Nebraska by 17, leading to an 18-5 advantage in second-chance points. <a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/derrick-walker/44060">Derrick Walker</a>&nbsp;paced Nebraska with 15 points, while&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sam-griesel/44062">Sam Griesel</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/wilhelm-breidenbach/44054">Wilhelm Breidenbach</a>&nbsp;added 10 points apiece. Walker also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, and he and Griesel each dished out three assists. Tyson Walker scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Spartans. The game was tight early, as neither team led by more than three over the opening six minutes. Nebraska grabbed its only lead two minutes into the contest before an 8-2 spurt gave Michigan State a five-point advantage. Breidenbach then scored five straight points to tie the game at 11, before the Spartans' big finish to the half. Michigan State scored 10 straight points as part of a 15-2 that put the Spartans on top 26-13 with 9:22 left in the half. Following the run, Nebraska held Michigan State scoreless over the next four minutes, but the Huskers were only able to cut the lead to nine during that stretch. The Spartans then flipped the script, holding Nebraska scoreless over the final six minutes of the first half. MSU took advantage, ending the half on a 13-0 run to take a 39-17 lead into the locker room. Michigan State shot 50 percent in the first half, while Nebraska made just 28 percent of its shots. Michigan State was 5-of-12 from the 3-point line in the opening 20 minutes while Nebraska was just 1-of-11. Nebraska scored the first six points of the second half, trimming the lead to 16 less than three minutes into the period. Michigan State responded by pushing the lead back to 20 before Nebraska went on a run. Five different Huskers scored during an 11-3 spurt that cut the lead to 12 at 56-44 with 9:22 remaining. But Nebraska made just one basket over the next five minutes. Michigan State made four field goals over that same stretch, pushing the lead to 23. Nebraska's bench scored the game's final five points on three free throws from&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sam-hoiberg/44056">Sam Hoiberg</a>&nbsp;and a layup from&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/oleg-kojenets/44057">Oleg Kojenets</a>. Nebraska outscored Michigan State 39-35 in the second half, scoring 26 points in the paint. The Huskers shot 58 percent in the second half, knocking down 15 of their 26 shots. Nebraska is on the road for the second straight game on Saturday, when the Huskers travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Michigan State used a strong first-half finish to pull away from Nebraska en route to a 74-56 victory Tuesday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The game was tied at 11 before Michigan State outscored Nebraska 28-6 over the final 12 minutes of the first half. The Spartans turned a three-point lead into a 13-point advantage with a 10-0 run. Michigan State then closed the half on a 13-0 run, stretching a nine-point lead into a 22-point halftime advantage. Nebraska fought back in the second half and had the lead down to 12 with eight minutes to play, but Michigan State put the game away with a 10-0 run. MSU notched its 10th victory of the season, improving to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Nebraska fell to 8-7 on the year and dropped to 1-3 in conference action. Nebraska dominated the paint on the night, outscoring Michigan State 40-20 inside the lane. But the Spartans made six more 3-pointers than the Huskers, and Michigan State out-rebounded Nebraska by 17, leading to an 18-5 advantage in second-chance points. <a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/derrick-walker/44060">Derrick Walker</a>&nbsp;paced Nebraska with 15 points, while&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sam-griesel/44062">Sam Griesel</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/wilhelm-breidenbach/44054">Wilhelm Breidenbach</a>&nbsp;added 10 points apiece. Walker also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, and he and Griesel each dished out three assists. Tyson Walker scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Spartans. The game was tight early, as neither team led by more than three over the opening six minutes. Nebraska grabbed its only lead two minutes into the contest before an 8-2 spurt gave Michigan State a five-point advantage. Breidenbach then scored five straight points to tie the game at 11, before the Spartans' big finish to the half. Michigan State scored 10 straight points as part of a 15-2 that put the Spartans on top 26-13 with 9:22 left in the half. Following the run, Nebraska held Michigan State scoreless over the next four minutes, but the Huskers were only able to cut the lead to nine during that stretch. The Spartans then flipped the script, holding Nebraska scoreless over the final six minutes of the first half. MSU took advantage, ending the half on a 13-0 run to take a 39-17 lead into the locker room. Michigan State shot 50 percent in the first half, while Nebraska made just 28 percent of its shots. Michigan State was 5-of-12 from the 3-point line in the opening 20 minutes while Nebraska was just 1-of-11. Nebraska scored the first six points of the second half, trimming the lead to 16 less than three minutes into the period. Michigan State responded by pushing the lead back to 20 before Nebraska went on a run. Five different Huskers scored during an 11-3 spurt that cut the lead to 12 at 56-44 with 9:22 remaining. But Nebraska made just one basket over the next five minutes. Michigan State made four field goals over that same stretch, pushing the lead to 23. Nebraska's bench scored the game's final five points on three free throws from&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sam-hoiberg/44056">Sam Hoiberg</a>&nbsp;and a layup from&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/oleg-kojenets/44057">Oleg Kojenets</a>. Nebraska outscored Michigan State 39-35 in the second half, scoring 26 points in the paint. The Huskers shot 58 percent in the second half, knocking down 15 of their 26 shots. Nebraska is on the road for the second straight game on Saturday, when the Huskers travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nebraska falls at Michigan State

Lincoln, Ne - Scottsbluff native Garrett Nelson declared for the NFL draft today via his Twitter Page. "To the fans of Nebraska, you have shown me an overwhelming amount of support and love. From saying hello on the street, to letters, messages, hand shakes and kind words. No matter how big or small of gesture, all of you have a special place in my heart forever." Nelson wrote.

Nelson a 2022 Team Captain started every game in 2020, '21 &amp;'22, and was voted All Big 10 Second team defense by both the conference media and coaches in 2022.&nbsp;

Garrett earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2022.

Lincoln, Ne - Scottsbluff native Garrett Nelson declared for the NFL draft today via his Twitter Page. "To the fans of Nebraska, you have shown me an overwhelming amount of support and love. From saying hello on the street, to letters, messages, hand shakes and kind words. No matter how big or small of gesture, all of you have a special place in my heart forever." Nelson wrote.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Thank you for everything ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/GTwqTJWTkZ">pic.twitter.com/GTwqTJWTkZ</a>&mdash; Garrett Nelson (@gnelson763) <a href="https://twitter.com/gnelson763/status/1607804747959996418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Nelson a 2022 Team Captain started every game in 2020, '21 &amp;'22, and was voted All Big 10 Second team defense by both the conference media and coaches in 2022.&nbsp;Garrett earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2022.

Garrett Nelson declares for NFL draft

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season.

Owner and CEO Greg Penner said he'll lead the search for a new coach with assistance from GM George Paton, in whom he expressed confidence while announcing&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1607432324152426496?s=20&amp;t=ptRR7Kbi9InGOMA4jA3oYw">Hackett's dismissal</a>.

Firing Hackett with two games left in a lost season allows Penner to begin his search for a replacement immediately.

The Broncos scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, when they're expected to name their interim head coach for games at Kansas City next weekend and at home against the Chargers in Week 18.

The Walton-Penner group purchased the Broncos for $4.65 billion last summer, a global record for a professional sports franchise, and Rob Walton said after the league’s approval that he aimed to make the Broncos perennial championship contenders again.

On Sunday, the Broncos (4-11) were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/denver-broncos-los-angeles-rams-sean-mcvay-nfl-sports-996b45d21f8886479127cf5af82199b6">blown out by the equally downtrodden Los Angeles Rams 51-14</a>&nbsp;when Russell Wilson threw three interceptions and was sacked six times. The game featured a sideline spat between backup QB Brett Rypien and guard Dalton Risner, and pass rusher Randy Gregory threw a punch at a Rams player after the game.

In a statement Monday, Penner thanked Hackett for his dedication but said that “following extensive conversations with George and our ownership group, we determined a new direction would ultimately be in the best interest of the Broncos. This change was made now out of respect for everyone involved and allows us to immediately begin the search for a new head coach.”

Penner said that “moving forward, we will carefully evaluate every aspect of our football operations and make whatever changes are necessary to restore this franchise’s winning tradition.”

Hackett replaced Vic Fangio last January but hasn’t been able to build an offense suitable to Wilson, who recently turned 34.

Hackett is the third NFL head coach fired during the 2022 season. The Carolina Panthers replaced Matt Rhule with interim head coach Steve Wilks and the Indianapolis Colts fired Frank Reich and replaced him with coaching novice Jeff Saturday.

Many fans thought the Broncos hired Hackett away from the Green Bay Packers, where he was offensive coordinator, to help them land quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But Rodgers decided to re-up with the Packers and the Broncos instead traded for Wilson, who was seen as still in his prime.

Wilson, however, has had an awful first season in Denver after the Broncos sent four premium draft picks and three players to Seattle for the nine-time Pro Bowler. Wilson has 12 touchdown passes with nine interceptions and 49 sacks in 13 starts and has been unable to snap out of a season-long funk.

He is 3-10 as Denver's starter and has missed games with a pulled hamstring and a concussion.

He routinely has ignored open receivers underneath to try for deep throws and he has shown a noticeable dip in his ability to escape from pass rushers this season.

The Broncos have missed the playoffs seven straight seasons and extended their string of losing records to six.

They will try to snap a 14-game losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday and beat Patrick Mahomes for the first time in 11 tries.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season.Owner and CEO Greg Penner said he'll lead the search for a new coach with assistance from GM George Paton, in whom he expressed confidence while announcing&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1607432324152426496?s=20&amp;t=ptRR7Kbi9InGOMA4jA3oYw">Hackett's dismissal</a>.Firing Hackett with two games left in a lost season allows Penner to begin his search for a replacement immediately.The Broncos scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, when they're expected to name their interim head coach for games at Kansas City next weekend and at home against the Chargers in Week 18.The Walton-Penner group purchased the Broncos for $4.65 billion last summer, a global record for a professional sports franchise, and Rob Walton said after the league’s approval that he aimed to make the Broncos perennial championship contenders again.On Sunday, the Broncos (4-11) were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/denver-broncos-los-angeles-rams-sean-mcvay-nfl-sports-996b45d21f8886479127cf5af82199b6">blown out by the equally downtrodden Los Angeles Rams 51-14</a>&nbsp;when Russell Wilson threw three interceptions and was sacked six times. The game featured a sideline spat between backup QB Brett Rypien and guard Dalton Risner, and pass rusher Randy Gregory threw a punch at a Rams player after the game.In a statement Monday, Penner thanked Hackett for his dedication but said that “following extensive conversations with George and our ownership group, we determined a new direction would ultimately be in the best interest of the Broncos. This change was made now out of respect for everyone involved and allows us to immediately begin the search for a new head coach.”Penner said that “moving forward, we will carefully evaluate every aspect of our football operations and make whatever changes are necessary to restore this franchise’s winning tradition.”Hackett replaced Vic Fangio last January but hasn’t been able to build an offense suitable to Wilson, who recently turned 34.Hackett is the third NFL head coach fired during the 2022 season. The Carolina Panthers replaced Matt Rhule with interim head coach Steve Wilks and the Indianapolis Colts fired Frank Reich and replaced him with coaching novice Jeff Saturday.Many fans thought the Broncos hired Hackett away from the Green Bay Packers, where he was offensive coordinator, to help them land quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But Rodgers decided to re-up with the Packers and the Broncos instead traded for Wilson, who was seen as still in his prime.Wilson, however, has had an awful first season in Denver after the Broncos sent four premium draft picks and three players to Seattle for the nine-time Pro Bowler. Wilson has 12 touchdown passes with nine interceptions and 49 sacks in 13 starts and has been unable to snap out of a season-long funk.He is 3-10 as Denver's starter and has missed games with a pulled hamstring and a concussion.He routinely has ignored open receivers underneath to try for deep throws and he has shown a noticeable dip in his ability to escape from pass rushers this season.The Broncos have missed the playoffs seven straight seasons and extended their string of losing records to six.They will try to snap a 14-game losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday and beat Patrick Mahomes for the first time in 11 tries.