The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously on Thursday, June 30 to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) to the Big Ten Conference effective August 2, 2024. Competition will begin for all conference sports in the 2024-25 academic year.&nbsp;University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green and Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;issued the following statement&nbsp;regarding the addition of UCLA and USC as Big Ten Conference members. Joint Statement from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green and Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>: "This is an exciting and historic day for the Big Ten Conference and the University of Nebraska. The addition of UCLA and USC to the Big Ten is a bold, ambitious step during a time of historic change in the collegiate athletics landscape. These institutions will add two world-class athletic departments and brands to the Big Ten and stretch the Conference footprint from coast to coast. For the University of Nebraska, there are many positives associated with this expansion. UNL has a large alumni base in California that will have a great opportunity to regularly watch our teams compete in historical athletic venues in Southern California. Nebraska has had a history of success recruiting athletes from California, and this will only enhance Nebraska's profile in a fertile recruiting ground. We welcome UCLA and USC to the Big Ten Conference and look forward to competing with them in the future."&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously on Thursday, June 30 to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) to the Big Ten Conference effective August 2, 2024. Competition will begin for all conference sports in the 2024-25 academic year.&nbsp;University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green and Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;issued the following statement&nbsp;regarding the addition of UCLA and USC as Big Ten Conference members. Joint Statement from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green and Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>: "This is an exciting and historic day for the Big Ten Conference and the University of Nebraska. The addition of UCLA and USC to the Big Ten is a bold, ambitious step during a time of historic change in the collegiate athletics landscape. These institutions will add two world-class athletic departments and brands to the Big Ten and stretch the Conference footprint from coast to coast. For the University of Nebraska, there are many positives associated with this expansion. UNL has a large alumni base in California that will have a great opportunity to regularly watch our teams compete in historical athletic venues in Southern California. Nebraska has had a history of success recruiting athletes from California, and this will only enhance Nebraska's profile in a fertile recruiting ground. We welcome UCLA and USC to the Big Ten Conference and look forward to competing with them in the future."&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nebraska statement about Big Ten Expansion

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Nebraska women's golfer&nbsp;Megan Whittaker&nbsp;earned a spot in the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship by firing a 70 (-2) in a qualifying round at Eagle Bend Golf Course in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday, June 28. Whittaker, who will be a graduate student at Nebraska in 2022-23,&nbsp;was one of four golfers to earn a U.S. Women's Amateur berth from the qualifier at Eagle Bend, joining Reagan Zibilski&nbsp;(68), Allison Bray (69) and Han-Hsuan Yu (70). Former Husker Haley Thiele just missed out on a spot despite matching Whittaker and Yu with a round of 70. Current Huskers&nbsp;Miu Takahashi&nbsp;(T11th, 73) and&nbsp;Lindsey Thiele&nbsp;(T24th, 77) were among the 38 golfers competing for a U.S. Women's Amateur spot on Tuesday at Eagle Bend. The 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur will be held at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Wash., Aug. 8-14. 122nd U.S. Women's Amateur Championship Schedule Monday, Aug. 8 - 18 holes (stroke play) Tuesday, Aug. 9 - 18 holes (stroke play) &nbsp;- the low 64 scores after 36 holes of stroke will advance to match play Wednesday, Aug. 10 - Round of 64 (match play) Thursday, Aug. 11 - Rounds of 32 &amp; 16 (match play) Friday, Aug. 12 - Quarterfinals (match play) Saturday, Aug. 13 - Semifinals (match play) Sunday, Aug. 14 (Championship match, 36 holes)&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nebraska women's golfer&nbsp;Megan Whittaker&nbsp;earned a spot in the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship by firing a 70 (-2) in a qualifying round at Eagle Bend Golf Course in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday, June 28. Whittaker, who will be a graduate student at Nebraska in 2022-23,&nbsp;was one of four golfers to earn a U.S. Women's Amateur berth from the qualifier at Eagle Bend, joining Reagan Zibilski&nbsp;(68), Allison Bray (69) and Han-Hsuan Yu (70). Former Husker Haley Thiele just missed out on a spot despite matching Whittaker and Yu with a round of 70. Current Huskers&nbsp;Miu Takahashi&nbsp;(T11th, 73) and&nbsp;Lindsey Thiele&nbsp;(T24th, 77) were among the 38 golfers competing for a U.S. Women's Amateur spot on Tuesday at Eagle Bend. The 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur will be held at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Wash., Aug. 8-14. 122nd U.S. Women's Amateur Championship Schedule Monday, Aug. 8 - 18 holes (stroke play) Tuesday, Aug. 9 - 18 holes (stroke play) &nbsp;- the low 64 scores after 36 holes of stroke will advance to match play Wednesday, Aug. 10 - Round of 64 (match play) Thursday, Aug. 11 - Rounds of 32 &amp; 16 (match play) Friday, Aug. 12 - Quarterfinals (match play) Saturday, Aug. 13 - Semifinals (match play) Sunday, Aug. 14 (Championship match, 36 holes)&nbsp;&nbsp;

Whittaker Qualifies for U.S. Amateur

&nbsp; CHADRON, Neb. --&nbsp;More than 2,200 aspiring football and basketball players and wrestlers from the four-state area participated in camps in June at Chadron State College designed to help the youths improve their skills at Chadron State College. That's about twice the number who participated in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and also many more than a year ago when Colorado teams were still forbidden to leave the state.&nbsp; This year the ban was lifted and numerous teams and athletes from that state attended the Chadron State camps. CSC Head Football Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=23">Jay Long</a>&nbsp;said this year's participation at the three camps he and his staff conducted was the largest since he became the Eagles' mentor 11 years ago. The first of the three football camps was made up of "smaller" 11-man teams.&nbsp; Chadron, Alliance, Gering and Gordon-Rushville were involved.&nbsp; Chadron native and former Chadron State Academic All-American Zach Sandstrom brought his Highlands High team from Eaton, Colo. Other Colorado teams participating in the opening session included Holyoke and Poudre High at Fort Collins.&nbsp; Poudre is a large school with than 1,800 students, but came to the first camp because it fit the school's schedule better. Also in the first group were teams from Burns, Newcastle, Thermopolis and Tongue River in Wyoming and St. Thomas More of Rapid City. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The second session was comprised of teams from eight large schools. Scottsbluff was the lone Nebraska school involved while Campbell County High at Gillette, Casper Natrona, Cheyenne East and Sheridan participated from Wyoming along with Rapid City Stevens and Severance High, which is located near Windsor in Colorado's Front Range.&nbsp;&nbsp; The final session that took place June 12-15 drew players from 32 schools which have 9-, 8- or 6-man teams. About half of the teams were from Nebraska.&nbsp; They included Arthur County, Axtell, Bridgeport, Crawford, Dundy County at Benkelman, Garden County at Oshkosh, Minatare, Mullen, Potter-Dix, Sandhills-Thedford, Sandhills Valley at Stapleton and Tryon, Sioux County at Harrison, South Platte at Big Springs and Brule, Southwest High at Bartley, Sutherland and Twin Loup at Sargent and Taylor. The Colorado teams involved were Arickaree/Woodlin, Caliche, Crowley County at Ordway, Fleming, Haxtun, LaVeta, Otis and Sedgwick. The Wyoming participants included Encampment, Farson-Eden, Kaycee, Pine Bluffs and Rocky Mountain at Cowley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Little Wound Mustangs were the lone South Dakota participants. "We got a lot of good feedback from the coaches," Long said. "They said they felt their teams got better. It helps them get ready for this fall.&nbsp; They can move their players around and try different things during the camp.&nbsp; They get two full days and two half days of instruction on different phases of the game from our coaches and players, and also get to scrimmage against other teams. The teams' own coaches are in charge during the scrimmages. Long said about 15 CSC players who are planning to become coaches returned to assist with the camps. He added that by having so many teams, the match-ups for the scrimmages worked out well. "Teams that are young and are rebuilding can be paired with similar teams," the coach noted. "Some of the larger schools also had junior varsity teams. A team that thinks it may be a contender for a state championship this fall can be matched against another team that has similar aspirations. "We had a lot of really good players in the camps," Long said.&nbsp; "We hope we can get some of them to come play for us. We let quite a few know that we're interested in them.&nbsp; Another good thing is the camps gave more than 1,500 young men a chance to get acquainted with the college. Most of them won't play college football, but they found out a lot about Chadron State. They slept in the dorms, ate in the cafeteria and got see and use our athletic facilities." Long commended the college staff members in housing and the food service, as well as Shellie Johns, the college's conferencing coordinator, and her assistants for their assistance during the camps.&nbsp; <a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=113">Janet Raymer</a>, the CSC women's basketball coach, and her staff hosted five hoops camps during an eight-day period the forepart of June. She said more than 300 campers participated. They were accompanied by at least 20 coaches from the various schools. "They were a great success once again," Raymer said. "We love bringing young athletes here. Our players do a great job of mentoring and coaching, helping the players improve their game. We also had a team camp that lasted two days and included teams from Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado." A wrestling camp comprised of 38 teams and 385 grapplers began on Monday, June 20 and concluded Thursday at noon.&nbsp; A highlight took place Wednesday evening when 17 duals between the wrestlers who had emerged as the best in their weight classes took place.&nbsp; It was open to the public. The first girls' wrestling camp took place at the same time at the college, directed by CSC Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=265">Alijah Jeffery</a>. &nbsp;Two of the duals Wednesday night were between girls. Still to come at Chadron State are four volleyball camps that Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=217">Jennifer Stadler</a>&nbsp;and her assistants and players will host in July.&nbsp;&nbsp; A youth skills camp is slated for July 11-13 for 1-4 graders, the middle school camp for grades 5-8 follows the 14th&nbsp;and 15th, a team camp is set for the 23rd&nbsp;and 24th&nbsp;and a high school skills camp will be July 25-26.&nbsp; A softball camp is scheduled for July 26.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>&nbsp; CHADRON, Neb. --&nbsp;More than 2,200 aspiring football and basketball players and wrestlers from the four-state area participated in camps in June at Chadron State College designed to help the youths improve their skills at Chadron State College. That's about twice the number who participated in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and also many more than a year ago when Colorado teams were still forbidden to leave the state.&nbsp; This year the ban was lifted and numerous teams and athletes from that state attended the Chadron State camps. CSC Head Football Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=23">Jay Long</a>&nbsp;said this year's participation at the three camps he and his staff conducted was the largest since he became the Eagles' mentor 11 years ago. The first of the three football camps was made up of "smaller" 11-man teams.&nbsp; Chadron, Alliance, Gering and Gordon-Rushville were involved.&nbsp; Chadron native and former Chadron State Academic All-American Zach Sandstrom brought his Highlands High team from Eaton, Colo. Other Colorado teams participating in the opening session included Holyoke and Poudre High at Fort Collins.&nbsp; Poudre is a large school with than 1,800 students, but came to the first camp because it fit the school's schedule better. Also in the first group were teams from Burns, Newcastle, Thermopolis and Tongue River in Wyoming and St. Thomas More of Rapid City. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The second session was comprised of teams from eight large schools. Scottsbluff was the lone Nebraska school involved while Campbell County High at Gillette, Casper Natrona, Cheyenne East and Sheridan participated from Wyoming along with Rapid City Stevens and Severance High, which is located near Windsor in Colorado's Front Range.&nbsp;&nbsp; The final session that took place June 12-15 drew players from 32 schools which have 9-, 8- or 6-man teams. About half of the teams were from Nebraska.&nbsp; They included Arthur County, Axtell, Bridgeport, Crawford, Dundy County at Benkelman, Garden County at Oshkosh, Minatare, Mullen, Potter-Dix, Sandhills-Thedford, Sandhills Valley at Stapleton and Tryon, Sioux County at Harrison, South Platte at Big Springs and Brule, Southwest High at Bartley, Sutherland and Twin Loup at Sargent and Taylor. The Colorado teams involved were Arickaree/Woodlin, Caliche, Crowley County at Ordway, Fleming, Haxtun, LaVeta, Otis and Sedgwick. The Wyoming participants included Encampment, Farson-Eden, Kaycee, Pine Bluffs and Rocky Mountain at Cowley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Little Wound Mustangs were the lone South Dakota participants. "We got a lot of good feedback from the coaches," Long said. "They said they felt their teams got better. It helps them get ready for this fall.&nbsp; They can move their players around and try different things during the camp.&nbsp; They get two full days and two half days of instruction on different phases of the game from our coaches and players, and also get to scrimmage against other teams. The teams' own coaches are in charge during the scrimmages. Long said about 15 CSC players who are planning to become coaches returned to assist with the camps. He added that by having so many teams, the match-ups for the scrimmages worked out well. "Teams that are young and are rebuilding can be paired with similar teams," the coach noted. "Some of the larger schools also had junior varsity teams. A team that thinks it may be a contender for a state championship this fall can be matched against another team that has similar aspirations. "We had a lot of really good players in the camps," Long said.&nbsp; "We hope we can get some of them to come play for us. We let quite a few know that we're interested in them.&nbsp; Another good thing is the camps gave more than 1,500 young men a chance to get acquainted with the college. Most of them won't play college football, but they found out a lot about Chadron State. They slept in the dorms, ate in the cafeteria and got see and use our athletic facilities." Long commended the college staff members in housing and the food service, as well as Shellie Johns, the college's conferencing coordinator, and her assistants for their assistance during the camps.&nbsp; <a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=113">Janet Raymer</a>, the CSC women's basketball coach, and her staff hosted five hoops camps during an eight-day period the forepart of June. She said more than 300 campers participated. They were accompanied by at least 20 coaches from the various schools. "They were a great success once again," Raymer said. "We love bringing young athletes here. Our players do a great job of mentoring and coaching, helping the players improve their game. We also had a team camp that lasted two days and included teams from Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado." A wrestling camp comprised of 38 teams and 385 grapplers began on Monday, June 20 and concluded Thursday at noon.&nbsp; A highlight took place Wednesday evening when 17 duals between the wrestlers who had emerged as the best in their weight classes took place.&nbsp; It was open to the public. The first girls' wrestling camp took place at the same time at the college, directed by CSC Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=265">Alijah Jeffery</a>. &nbsp;Two of the duals Wednesday night were between girls. Still to come at Chadron State are four volleyball camps that Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=217">Jennifer Stadler</a>&nbsp;and her assistants and players will host in July.&nbsp;&nbsp; A youth skills camp is slated for July 11-13 for 1-4 graders, the middle school camp for grades 5-8 follows the 14th&nbsp;and 15th, a team camp is set for the 23rd&nbsp;and 24th&nbsp;and a high school skills camp will be July 25-26.&nbsp; A softball camp is scheduled for July 26.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Big numbers returning to youth sports camps at Chadron State this summer

FNBO Night Nationals Vs. Kearney

Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, has died at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, California on Monday. Briscoe was a star quarterback at Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He told the team he wanted a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” ended up starting five games that year.

Briscoe was the runner-up for AFL Rookie of the Year after passing for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns and rusing for 308 yards and 3 TD's.&nbsp; The Broncos released him the next season and he went on to become an All Pro Receiver for the Buffalo Bills and also played on two Super Bowl winning teams with the Miami Dolphins.&nbsp; Briscoe was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

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 </figure>By: Associated PressMarlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, has died at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, California on Monday. Briscoe was a star quarterback at Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He told the team he wanted a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” ended up starting five games that year.Briscoe was the runner-up for AFL Rookie of the Year after passing for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns and rusing for 308 yards and 3 TD's.&nbsp; The Broncos released him the next season and he went on to become an All Pro Receiver for the Buffalo Bills and also played on two Super Bowl winning teams with the Miami Dolphins.&nbsp; Briscoe was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Omaha Native Marlin Briscoe dies at 76

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Davion Evans Jr., a native of New Hope, Minn., will continue his academic and athletic careers at North Platte Community College after signing with the Knights men's basketball team.

The dynamic guard averaged 24.2 points, five rebounds and four assists per game last season for the Robbinsdale Copper Hawks. The Minnesota native became the Hawks all-time leading scorer and surpassed 1,000 career points during his prep career.

"I chose North Platte because of the strong coaching staff," said Evans. "I believe they will help build me into a stronger individual on and off the court."&nbsp;

Davion is the son of Davion Evans Sr. and Sharmaine Evans.

Story by NPCC Athletic CommunicationsDavion Evans Jr., a native of New Hope, Minn., will continue his academic and athletic careers at North Platte Community College after signing with the Knights men's basketball team.The dynamic guard averaged 24.2 points, five rebounds and four assists per game last season for the Robbinsdale Copper Hawks. The Minnesota native became the Hawks all-time leading scorer and surpassed 1,000 career points during his prep career."I chose North Platte because of the strong coaching staff," said Evans. "I believe they will help build me into a stronger individual on and off the court."&nbsp;Davion is the son of Davion Evans Sr. and Sharmaine Evans.

Knights add Minnesota product to 2022 signing class

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Husker junior-to-be&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43082">Reed Malleck</a>&nbsp;from York finished as the runner-up at the 55th annual Nebraska Match Play Championship at Riverside Golf Club in Grand Island on Friday. Malleck, who played outstanding golf throughout the week, took the final 36-hole match against Bennington's Johnny Spellerberg&nbsp;to the brink before falling 2&amp;1. Malleck, who was the 2020 Nebraska Junior Match Play Champion, advanced to the 2022 men's championship match with a 3&amp;1 win over Matthew Quandt in Thursday's semifinals after defeating Cade McCallum 1Up in Thursday's quarterfinals. After earning the No. 9 seed in the 32-player match play field with a two-round stroke-play total of 142 (-2), Malleck opened with a 4&amp;3 win over James Olson in the first round of match play on Wednesday. He advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4&amp;2 win over Porter Topp to close Wednesday's action. While Malleck enjoyed Nebraska's longest run at the Nebraska Match Play Championship, several other Huskers also represented Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8245">Brett Balak</a>'s program in strong fashion. Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43079">Caleb Badura</a>&nbsp;from Aurora, who captured the 2019 Nebraska Play Championship,&nbsp;advanced to the 2022 quarterfinals before falling to Spellerberg&nbsp;1Up on Thursday. Badura earned the No. 7 seed with a 141 (-3) through 36 holes of stroke play, before opening match play with a 3&amp;1 win over Andrew Paquette. Badura moved to the quarters with a win over No. 10 seed Alex Zillig over 19 holes. Grant Jabenis, a newcomer to Nebraska's program in 2022-23, also earned a spot into the 32-player match play field. The sophomore from Omaha earned the No. 19 seed with a two-round stroke-play total of 147 (+3). Current Husker assistant coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8282">Travis Minzel</a>, who was the 2004 Nebraska Match Play Champion,&nbsp;claimed the No. 6 seed in the 2022 match play field after posting a 141 (-3) through 36 holes of stroke play.&nbsp; Former Huskers Ryan Nietfeldt&nbsp;and Calvin Freeman also earned spots in the field of 32.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsHusker junior-to-be&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43082">Reed Malleck</a>&nbsp;from York finished as the runner-up at the 55th annual Nebraska Match Play Championship at Riverside Golf Club in Grand Island on Friday. Malleck, who played outstanding golf throughout the week, took the final 36-hole match against Bennington's Johnny Spellerberg&nbsp;to the brink before falling 2&amp;1. Malleck, who was the 2020 Nebraska Junior Match Play Champion, advanced to the 2022 men's championship match with a 3&amp;1 win over Matthew Quandt in Thursday's semifinals after defeating Cade McCallum 1Up in Thursday's quarterfinals. After earning the No. 9 seed in the 32-player match play field with a two-round stroke-play total of 142 (-2), Malleck opened with a 4&amp;3 win over James Olson in the first round of match play on Wednesday. He advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4&amp;2 win over Porter Topp to close Wednesday's action. While Malleck enjoyed Nebraska's longest run at the Nebraska Match Play Championship, several other Huskers also represented Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8245">Brett Balak</a>'s program in strong fashion. Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43079">Caleb Badura</a>&nbsp;from Aurora, who captured the 2019 Nebraska Play Championship,&nbsp;advanced to the 2022 quarterfinals before falling to Spellerberg&nbsp;1Up on Thursday. Badura earned the No. 7 seed with a 141 (-3) through 36 holes of stroke play, before opening match play with a 3&amp;1 win over Andrew Paquette. Badura moved to the quarters with a win over No. 10 seed Alex Zillig over 19 holes. Grant Jabenis, a newcomer to Nebraska's program in 2022-23, also earned a spot into the 32-player match play field. The sophomore from Omaha earned the No. 19 seed with a two-round stroke-play total of 147 (+3). Current Husker assistant coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8282">Travis Minzel</a>, who was the 2004 Nebraska Match Play Champion,&nbsp;claimed the No. 6 seed in the 2022 match play field after posting a 141 (-3) through 36 holes of stroke play.&nbsp; Former Huskers Ryan Nietfeldt&nbsp;and Calvin Freeman also earned spots in the field of 32.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Malleck runner-up at State Match Play

Bryce McGowens&nbsp;became Nebraska's highest-drafted player since 1998, as he was selected in the second round (No. 40 overall) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 NBA Draft Thursday night.&nbsp; His stay in Minnesota was short-lived, as his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets. McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard from Pendleton, S.C., became NU's highest draft pick since Tyronn Lue was taken No. 23 overall in the 1998 NBA Draft. McGowens' selection also marks the third Husker NBA draft pick in a four-year span, joining Isaiah Roby (2019) and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=42007">Dalano Banton</a>&nbsp;(No. 21). Before this stretch, the last time it occurred for the NU basketball program was between 1979 and 1982. &nbsp;McGowens' selection marks the first time that Nebraska has had consecutive NBA Draft picks since 1998 and 1999 (Tyronn Lue and Venson Hamilton).&nbsp;

McGowens turned in an impressive freshman campaign, earning Big Ten Newcomer-of-the-Year honors by the Associated Press after averaging a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. A third-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media, he ranked ninth in the Big Ten in scoring in 2021-22, while also ranking among the conference leaders in free throws made (162, second), free throws attempted (195, sixth) and free throw percentage (.831, third). &nbsp; An eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, his 16.8 ppg ranked third among true freshmen nationally, while he also ranked in the top three nationally in both free throws made (162) and attempted (195). &nbsp;McGowens established school freshman marks for highest season average (16.8), points (522), free throws made (162) and attempted (195) while ranking in the top 10 freshman lists in field goals (160, 2nd), rebounds (161, 4th) and 3-pointers (40, 6th).&nbsp; He posted 11 games of at least 20 points in 2021-22, including a season-high 29 points against both Sam Houston and Rutgers. He played his best basketball down the stretch, averaging 19.8 ppg in a 12-game stretch, including seven 20-point outbursts, before missing the regular season finale at Wisconsin with an injury. In Big Ten play, his 17.3 points per game was the highest scoring average for any freshman since Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell in 2014-15.&nbsp; McGowens was one of the nation's top high school seniors in the class of 2021, as he was a five-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports and a consensus top-25 recruit. He totaled 2,341 career points and was selected to play in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic and was named to the Jordan Brand Classic. He was the Gatorade and Max Preps Player of the Year in South Carolina in 2021, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game playing for Legacy Early College.&nbsp; McGowens becomes the sixth player in&nbsp;Fred Hoiberg's eight seasons as a college head coach to be selected in the NBA Draft. In addition, five other players have reached the NBA after not being drafted. &nbsp;

Bryce McGowens&nbsp;became Nebraska's highest-drafted player since 1998, as he was selected in the second round (No. 40 overall) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 NBA Draft Thursday night.&nbsp; His stay in Minnesota was short-lived, as his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets. McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard from Pendleton, S.C., became NU's highest draft pick since Tyronn Lue was taken No. 23 overall in the 1998 NBA Draft. McGowens' selection also marks the third Husker NBA draft pick in a four-year span, joining Isaiah Roby (2019) and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=42007">Dalano Banton</a>&nbsp;(No. 21). Before this stretch, the last time it occurred for the NU basketball program was between 1979 and 1982. &nbsp;McGowens' selection marks the first time that Nebraska has had consecutive NBA Draft picks since 1998 and 1999 (Tyronn Lue and Venson Hamilton).&nbsp; McGowens turned in an impressive freshman campaign, earning Big Ten Newcomer-of-the-Year honors by the Associated Press after averaging a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. A third-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media, he ranked ninth in the Big Ten in scoring in 2021-22, while also ranking among the conference leaders in free throws made (162, second), free throws attempted (195, sixth) and free throw percentage (.831, third). &nbsp; An eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, his 16.8 ppg ranked third among true freshmen nationally, while he also ranked in the top three nationally in both free throws made (162) and attempted (195). &nbsp;McGowens established school freshman marks for highest season average (16.8), points (522), free throws made (162) and attempted (195) while ranking in the top 10 freshman lists in field goals (160, 2nd), rebounds (161, 4th) and 3-pointers (40, 6th).&nbsp; He posted 11 games of at least 20 points in 2021-22, including a season-high 29 points against both Sam Houston and Rutgers. He played his best basketball down the stretch, averaging 19.8 ppg in a 12-game stretch, including seven 20-point outbursts, before missing the regular season finale at Wisconsin with an injury. In Big Ten play, his 17.3 points per game was the highest scoring average for any freshman since Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell in 2014-15.&nbsp; McGowens was one of the nation's top high school seniors in the class of 2021, as he was a five-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports and a consensus top-25 recruit. He totaled 2,341 career points and was selected to play in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic and was named to the Jordan Brand Classic. He was the Gatorade and Max Preps Player of the Year in South Carolina in 2021, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game playing for Legacy Early College.&nbsp; McGowens becomes the sixth player in&nbsp;Fred Hoiberg's eight seasons as a college head coach to be selected in the NBA Draft. In addition, five other players have reached the NBA after not being drafted. &nbsp;

McGowens selected in NBA Draft; Third Husker taken in Last Four Drafts

Hershey Youth Baseball and Softball League will be hosting the 2022 Tri-County Girls T-Ball and Pony Tournaments, June 29-July 2. We are needing community volunteers to help with taking tickets, concession, and score book. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the community and support our local youth. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Matt Elder at 308-289-2712, or Mitch Moorhead at 309-520-2315.

Hershey Youth Baseball and Softball League will be hosting the 2022 Tri-County Girls T-Ball and Pony Tournaments, June 29-July 2. We are needing community volunteers to help with taking tickets, concession, and score book. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the community and support our local youth. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Matt Elder at 308-289-2712, or Mitch Moorhead at 309-520-2315.

Hershey Youth League help

The Nebraska men's tennis team bolstered its ranks with the addition of transfers&nbsp;Rudi Christiansen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ilarion Danilchenko&nbsp;for the 2022-23 season. Christiansen, a native of Heilbronn, Germany, spent the last two seasons at Alabama and saw action in multiple singles and doubles matches. He recorded 16 singles wins and had doubles victories at the MSU Bulldog and UCF Invitationals. In his junior career, Christiansen was ranked in the top five among juniors in Germany and had wins over four top 30 ITF players. Joining Christiansen for the 2022-23 season is Miami transfer, Danilchenko. The native of Moscow, Russia recorded three singles and four doubles victories in the fall season before enrolling at Nebraska. Before college, Danilchenko was active on the ITF circuit as he holds a career-high ranking of No. 97. He won three G4 singles titles, including the G4 Yerevan President Cup, the St. Petersburg Governor Cup and the Asuncion Pascuas Bowl.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsThe Nebraska men's tennis team bolstered its ranks with the addition of transfers&nbsp;Rudi Christiansen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ilarion Danilchenko&nbsp;for the 2022-23 season. Christiansen, a native of Heilbronn, Germany, spent the last two seasons at Alabama and saw action in multiple singles and doubles matches. He recorded 16 singles wins and had doubles victories at the MSU Bulldog and UCF Invitationals. In his junior career, Christiansen was ranked in the top five among juniors in Germany and had wins over four top 30 ITF players. Joining Christiansen for the 2022-23 season is Miami transfer, Danilchenko. The native of Moscow, Russia recorded three singles and four doubles victories in the fall season before enrolling at Nebraska. Before college, Danilchenko was active on the ITF circuit as he holds a career-high ranking of No. 97. He won three G4 singles titles, including the G4 Yerevan President Cup, the St. Petersburg Governor Cup and the Asuncion Pascuas Bowl.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://northplattepost.com/posts/2ddcec21-000f-4ace-b19e-4250120d6629">&nbsp;&nbsp;Download The Post app for iOs or Android</a><figure>
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Huskers sign Pair of Transfers

Antwone Gonzales, of Killen, Texas, signed to continue his playing career with the North Platte Community College men's basketball team as part of their 2022 signing class. &nbsp;

The Texas native finished his senior season averaging 20.2 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals per game for the Shoemaker Greywolves. Gonzales earned a variety of accolades on and off the court posting first team all-district, academic all-district, all-region, and TABC academic all-state honors while attending Robert M. Shoemaker High School.

"I chose North Platte because it gives me the opportunity to further my academic and athletic careers," said Gonzales.

Antwone is the son of Annette and Anthony Gonzales.

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Texas native commits to Knights men’s basketball

FNBO Nationals Juniors Vs. Grand Island

University of Nebraska Head Softball Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8232">Rhonda Revelle</a>&nbsp;has received a one-year contract extension through the 2026 season, Nebraska Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;announced on Monday, June 20. "<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8232">Rhonda Revelle</a>&nbsp;is a tremendous leader of our softball program and a great representative of the University of Nebraska," Alberts said. "In her three decades leading Nebraska softball, Rhonda has recruited and developed outstanding players who have made a great impact on the diamond. "At the same time, her leadership and mentorship has helped the young women in our softball program grow and prepare to be successful in their professional lives after softball.&nbsp; We are proud that Rhonda will continue to lead our program for the next several years." A Nebraska graduate, Revelle completed her 30th season as the Huskers' head coach in 2022, leading her team to a 41-16 record, the Big Ten Conference Tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Stillwater Regional. Revelle and her staff were named the 2022 Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). "I am honored and humbled by the faith&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;has shown me and my staff as we continue to work toward returning Nebraska softball to its perch among the sport's elite," Revelle said. "We took a big step in our program development this year with our Big Ten Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance. "I am thrilled to continue this journey of chasing excellence with our coaches, staff and student-athletes.&nbsp; We believe the future is bright for the Nebraska softball program, and I could not be more grateful for the opportunity to serve this team, department, university and community." Revelle has amassed a 1,061-623 record at Nebraska. She has won more games than any other coach in Nebraska history and is the only Husker head coach in any sport to reach the 1,000-win milestone. In her 30 seasons leading the program, Revelle has won eight conference titles while leading the Huskers to 21 NCAA Tournaments, three Women's College World Series appearances and 15 top-20 national finishes. A coach of the year in the Big Eight, Big 12 and Big Ten conferences, Revelle was inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame in 2010. She enters the 2023 season eighth among all active Division I head coaches in wins and fourth in career NCAA Tournament appearances.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsUniversity of Nebraska Head Softball Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8232">Rhonda Revelle</a>&nbsp;has received a one-year contract extension through the 2026 season, Nebraska Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;announced on Monday, June 20. "<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8232">Rhonda Revelle</a>&nbsp;is a tremendous leader of our softball program and a great representative of the University of Nebraska," Alberts said. "In her three decades leading Nebraska softball, Rhonda has recruited and developed outstanding players who have made a great impact on the diamond. "At the same time, her leadership and mentorship has helped the young women in our softball program grow and prepare to be successful in their professional lives after softball.&nbsp; We are proud that Rhonda will continue to lead our program for the next several years." A Nebraska graduate, Revelle completed her 30th season as the Huskers' head coach in 2022, leading her team to a 41-16 record, the Big Ten Conference Tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Stillwater Regional. Revelle and her staff were named the 2022 Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). "I am honored and humbled by the faith&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/staff.aspx?staff=1497">Trev Alberts</a>&nbsp;has shown me and my staff as we continue to work toward returning Nebraska softball to its perch among the sport's elite," Revelle said. "We took a big step in our program development this year with our Big Ten Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance. "I am thrilled to continue this journey of chasing excellence with our coaches, staff and student-athletes.&nbsp; We believe the future is bright for the Nebraska softball program, and I could not be more grateful for the opportunity to serve this team, department, university and community." Revelle has amassed a 1,061-623 record at Nebraska. She has won more games than any other coach in Nebraska history and is the only Husker head coach in any sport to reach the 1,000-win milestone. In her 30 seasons leading the program, Revelle has won eight conference titles while leading the Huskers to 21 NCAA Tournaments, three Women's College World Series appearances and 15 top-20 national finishes. A coach of the year in the Big Eight, Big 12 and Big Ten conferences, Revelle was inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame in 2010. She enters the 2023 season eighth among all active Division I head coaches in wins and fourth in career NCAA Tournament appearances.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Revelle receives One-Year Contract Extension

There’s a bay horse that loves North Platte.

Every time “Truck,” a bay gelding, makes the trek to North Platte from his home in Granbury, Texas, he makes money.

And this year, at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo, Truck and his owner and rider, Stevi Hillman, won the barrel racing for the second time.

Hillman and his rider rounded the barrels in 17.44 seconds this year, after winning the championship in 2017.

She rode Truck at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in 2016-2017 and 2020-2022, always winning a check and never finishing lower than eleventh place, with a reserve title in 2021 and a first place finish five years ago.

A six-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Hillman called the quarter horse her “golden child. He’s been with me every year I’ve been on the (rodeo road),” she said. “He’s my good old faithful, my reliable. I know what he’s going to do every run.”

Truck, whose registered name is Cuatro Fame, prefers the summer rodeos because they are usually in big outdoor arenas, which he likes. “He likes the big outdoor pens,” Hillman said. “This is his cup of tea when the summer starts.”

Truck isn’t the only horse on Hillman’s trailer. She also has Famous Lemon Drop, “Lemon,” the palomino mare she’s ridden at the National Finals, and a four-year-old in training.

She and her husband Ty are transitioning from training customers’ horses to raising and training their own. They have a five-year-old stud, TSH Pendleton, who they hope will be the foundation of a successful breeding program.

Breeding and raising their own horses has been their goal. “We have all the risk and the expenses, but the reward is greater, usually. It’s been our goal to build our own herd and to be able to sell horses that we’ve started and raised. It’s fun to share that with other people.”

In the bareback riding, it’s back to back for Garrett Shadbolt.

The Merriman, Neb. cowboy won the 2021 title, setting a new arena record last year with a 90 point ride, and turned around and won it again this year with a score of 85.5 points.

It’s been a good couple weeks for the top-five PRCA cowboy. He’s won money at rodeos in Ponca City and Woodward, Okla., Fallon, Nevada, and on June 18 in Newtown, N.D., split for the title.

He qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo last year, finishing fifth in the world standings. This year, his goal is to finish higher.

Bull rider Koby Radley added to his 2022 earnings.

The Montpelier, La. man, ranked twenty-second in the PRCA world standings, won the bull riding at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo with a score of 83 points on Beutler and Son’s Hot Spot.

The 24-year-old has had a good season, mainly because it’s been injury free. The last two years, he’s not been able to rodeo fulltime, due to injury. Knee surgery in 2019, fixing an ACL, took him out of commission for all of 2020, and a “messed-up” shoulder last year kept him out for six months. As for the shoulder, he hopes to put off surgery. “We’ll fix it once we’re done,” he said.

It was Radley’s first trip to North Platte, and he enjoyed it. He considers it “the middle of nowhere,” but “it’s a big rodeo. It’s pretty cool to go to. I’ll definitely be back.”

Other champions at the 2022 Buffalo Bill Rodeo are steer wrestler Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. (9.6 seconds on two head); saddle bronc rider Brady Hill, Onida, S.D. (86 points); tie-down roper Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. (15.8 seconds on two head); breakaway roper Taya McAdow, Keensburg, Colo. (2.8 seconds); and team ropers Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss. and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla. (4.3 seconds). &nbsp;

During the rodeo, the 2022 Trail Boss Award was given posthumously to Garrett Nokes. The McCook, Neb. cowboy passed away in 2021 at the age of 45. He was the rodeo coach at Mid-Plains Community College and a former pro rodeo contestant, qualifying for the 2005 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in the steer wrestling. He was known for his encouraging personality, mental toughness, and ability to win. Via video, his wife Laura, sons Trevor and Parker, and extended family accepted the award.

NebraskalandDays activities continue next week with a junior rodeo, poker tournament, the Frontier Revue, a prime rib feed, competitive art show, beer garden and food court, Taps and Tunes , and concerts by Tim McGraw on June 24 and Miranda Lambert on June 25.

The 2023 Buffalo Bill Rodeo will be held June 14-17.

For more information, visit the website at NebraskalandDays.com

Results, North Platte, Nebraska – Buffalo Bill Rodeo August 5-8, 2022

All-around champion: Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Bareback riding – 2022 champion: Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb.

1. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. 85.5 on Forward Motion; 2. Blaine Kaufman, Pretty Prairie, Kan. 85; 3. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 82; 4. Mark Kreder, Collinsville, Okla. 79.5; 5. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 79; 6. Ben Kramer, Max, N.D. 78; 7. Nate McFadden, Elsmere, Neb. 77; 8. Bobby Reynolds, 76.

Steer wrestling – 2022 champion: Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D.

1. Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev. 4.8 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 5.0; 3. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. 5.1; 4. (tie) Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D. and Jarek Van Petten, Cimarron, Kan. 5.3 each; 6. Laramie Warren, Adair, Okla. 5.4.

1. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 4.5 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 4.6; 3. (tie) Austin Eller, Glendo, Wyo. and Gage Hesse, Keenesburg, Colo. 4.7 each.; 5. Cody Devers, 5.0; 6. (tie) Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. and Travis Munro, 5.1 each;

1. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 9.6 seconds on 2 head; 2. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 10.4; 3. Cameron Morman, 11.0; 4. (tie) Blair Jones, Colby, Kan. and Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb. 11.1 each;&nbsp;6. (tie) Sam Goings, Fallon, Neb., Cody Devers, Balko, Okla. and Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. 11.4 each.

Tie-down roping – 2022 champion: Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.

1. (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas and Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas 7.5 each; 3. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 7.6; 4. John Pereira, Cameron, Texas 8.4; 5. Tom Joe Crouse, Gallatin, Mo. 8.4; 6. Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas 8.7; 7. (tie) Zaine Mikita, Byers, Colo. and Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 8.9 each.

1. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont. 7.7 seconds; 2. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 8.2; 3. (tie) Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, and Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla. 8.3 each; 5. Cash Hooper, Carlsbad, N.M., Anthony Jordan, Houston, Texas, and Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas 8.5 each; 8. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb. 8.6.

1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 15.8 seconds on 2 head; 2. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas 16.4; 3. Anthony Jordan, Houston, Texas 17.7; 4. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb. 17.9; 5. Zaine Mikita, Byers, Colo. 18.0; 6. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 18.4; 7. Cash Hooper, Carlsbad, N.M. 18.7; 8. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 19.0.

Saddle bronc riding – 2022 champion:&nbsp; Brady Hill, Onida, S.D.

1. Brady Hill, Onida, S.D. 86 points on #615 Rage; 2. Jake Burwash, Nanton, Alberta 85.5; 3. Lefty Holman, Visalia, Colo. 83.5; 4. Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D. 83;&nbsp;5. (tie) Dylan Hancock, Golconda, Ill., Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. Jake Foster, Meadow, S.D., Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, and Jake Clark, Crane, Ore. 80 each.

Breakaway Roping -2022 champion: Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo.

1. Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo. 2.8 seconds; 2. (tie) Linsay Rosser Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., Shawnee Sherwood, San Tan Valley, Ariz. and Addie Well, Edna, Kan. 2.9 each; 5.&nbsp;Amber Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D. 3.0;&nbsp;6.&nbsp;Cedar Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D. 3.1.

Team roping – 2022 champions: Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss. and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla. &nbsp;

1. Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss./Brye Crites, Welch, Okla. 4.3 seconds; 2. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala./Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. 5.0; 3. Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas/Chad Williams, Stephenville, Texas 5.1; 4. (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M. and Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla./Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. 5.3 each; 6. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 5.4; 7. Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb./Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla. 5.5; 8. (tie) Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo./Douglas Rich, Herrick, Ill., Cooper Brott, Gothenburg, Neb./JW Nelson, Alta, Iowa and Jr Dees, Aurora, S.D./Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. 5.6 each.

Barrel racing – 2022 champion: Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas

1. Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas 17.44 seconds; 2. Peyton Stepanoff, Keenesburg, Colo. 17.48; 3. Tamara Reinhardt, Canadian, Texas 17.50; 4. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla. 17.51; 5. Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla. 17.57; 6.&nbsp;Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. 17.58;&nbsp;7.&nbsp;Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 17.64; 8.&nbsp;Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla. 17.69;&nbsp;9.&nbsp;Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 17.70;&nbsp;10.&nbsp;Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 17.72; 11.&nbsp;Korrina Hughes, Glenwood, Iowa 17.76;&nbsp;12.&nbsp;Cassidy Champlin, Pilot Point, Texas 17.78.

Bull riding – 2022 champion: Koby Radley, Montpelier, La.

1. Koby Radley, Montpelier, La. 83 points on Hot Spot; 2. Dawson Gleaves, Amarillo, Texas 80; 3. Riggen Hughes, Kemper, Texas 79; 4. Kole Bowman, Pawhuska, Okla. 74; 5. Coy Pollmeier, Ft. Scott, Kan. 72.

There’s a bay horse that loves North Platte.Every time “Truck,” a bay gelding, makes the trek to North Platte from his home in Granbury, Texas, he makes money.And this year, at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo, Truck and his owner and rider, Stevi Hillman, won the barrel racing for the second time.Hillman and his rider rounded the barrels in 17.44 seconds this year, after winning the championship in 2017.She rode Truck at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in 2016-2017 and 2020-2022, always winning a check and never finishing lower than eleventh place, with a reserve title in 2021 and a first place finish five years ago.A six-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Hillman called the quarter horse her “golden child. He’s been with me every year I’ve been on the (rodeo road),” she said. “He’s my good old faithful, my reliable. I know what he’s going to do every run.”Truck, whose registered name is Cuatro Fame, prefers the summer rodeos because they are usually in big outdoor arenas, which he likes. “He likes the big outdoor pens,” Hillman said. “This is his cup of tea when the summer starts.”Truck isn’t the only horse on Hillman’s trailer. She also has Famous Lemon Drop, “Lemon,” the palomino mare she’s ridden at the National Finals, and a four-year-old in training.She and her husband Ty are transitioning from training customers’ horses to raising and training their own. They have a five-year-old stud, TSH Pendleton, who they hope will be the foundation of a successful breeding program.Breeding and raising their own horses has been their goal. “We have all the risk and the expenses, but the reward is greater, usually. It’s been our goal to build our own herd and to be able to sell horses that we’ve started and raised. It’s fun to share that with other people.”In the bareback riding, it’s back to back for Garrett Shadbolt.The Merriman, Neb. cowboy won the 2021 title, setting a new arena record last year with a 90 point ride, and turned around and won it again this year with a score of 85.5 points.It’s been a good couple weeks for the top-five PRCA cowboy. He’s won money at rodeos in Ponca City and Woodward, Okla., Fallon, Nevada, and on June 18 in Newtown, N.D., split for the title.He qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo last year, finishing fifth in the world standings. This year, his goal is to finish higher.Bull rider Koby Radley added to his 2022 earnings.The Montpelier, La. man, ranked twenty-second in the PRCA world standings, won the bull riding at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo with a score of 83 points on Beutler and Son’s Hot Spot.The 24-year-old has had a good season, mainly because it’s been injury free. The last two years, he’s not been able to rodeo fulltime, due to injury. Knee surgery in 2019, fixing an ACL, took him out of commission for all of 2020, and a “messed-up” shoulder last year kept him out for six months. As for the shoulder, he hopes to put off surgery. “We’ll fix it once we’re done,” he said.It was Radley’s first trip to North Platte, and he enjoyed it. He considers it “the middle of nowhere,” but “it’s a big rodeo. It’s pretty cool to go to. I’ll definitely be back.” Other champions at the 2022 Buffalo Bill Rodeo are steer wrestler Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. (9.6 seconds on two head); saddle bronc rider Brady Hill, Onida, S.D. (86 points); tie-down roper Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. (15.8 seconds on two head); breakaway roper Taya McAdow, Keensburg, Colo. (2.8 seconds); and team ropers Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss. and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla. (4.3 seconds). &nbsp;During the rodeo, the 2022 Trail Boss Award was given posthumously to Garrett Nokes. The McCook, Neb. cowboy passed away in 2021 at the age of 45. He was the rodeo coach at Mid-Plains Community College and a former pro rodeo contestant, qualifying for the 2005 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in the steer wrestling. He was known for his encouraging personality, mental toughness, and ability to win. Via video, his wife Laura, sons Trevor and Parker, and extended family accepted the award.NebraskalandDays activities continue next week with a junior rodeo, poker tournament, the Frontier Revue, a prime rib feed, competitive art show, beer garden and food court, Taps and Tunes , and concerts by Tim McGraw on June 24 and Miranda Lambert on June 25.The 2023 Buffalo Bill Rodeo will be held June 14-17.For more information, visit the website at NebraskalandDays.comResults, North Platte, Nebraska – Buffalo Bill Rodeo August 5-8, 2022All-around champion: Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla.Bareback riding – 2022 champion: Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb.1. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. 85.5 on Forward Motion; 2. Blaine Kaufman, Pretty Prairie, Kan. 85; 3. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 82; 4. Mark Kreder, Collinsville, Okla. 79.5; 5. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 79; 6. Ben Kramer, Max, N.D. 78; 7. Nate McFadden, Elsmere, Neb. 77; 8. Bobby Reynolds, 76.Steer wrestling – 2022 champion: Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D.1st&nbsp;round results1. Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev. 4.8 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 5.0; 3. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. 5.1; 4. (tie) Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D. and Jarek Van Petten, Cimarron, Kan. 5.3 each; 6. Laramie Warren, Adair, Okla. 5.4.2nd&nbsp;round results1. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 4.5 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 4.6; 3. (tie) Austin Eller, Glendo, Wyo. and Gage Hesse, Keenesburg, Colo. 4.7 each.; 5. Cody Devers, 5.0; 6. (tie) Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. and Travis Munro, 5.1 each;Average:1. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 9.6 seconds on 2 head; 2. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 10.4; 3. Cameron Morman, 11.0; 4. (tie) Blair Jones, Colby, Kan. and Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb. 11.1 each;&nbsp;6. (tie) Sam Goings, Fallon, Neb., Cody Devers, Balko, Okla. and Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. 11.4 each.Tie-down roping – 2022 champion: Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.1st&nbsp;round results1. (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas and Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas 7.5 each; 3. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 7.6; 4. John Pereira, Cameron, Texas 8.4; 5. Tom Joe Crouse, Gallatin, Mo. 8.4; 6. Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas 8.7; 7. (tie) Zaine Mikita, Byers, Colo. and Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 8.9 each.2nd&nbsp;round results1. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont. 7.7 seconds; 2. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 8.2; 3. (tie) Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, and Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla. 8.3 each; 5. Cash Hooper, Carlsbad, N.M., Anthony Jordan, Houston, Texas, and Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas 8.5 each; 8. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb. 8.6.Average1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 15.8 seconds on 2 head; 2. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas 16.4; 3. Anthony Jordan, Houston, Texas 17.7; 4. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb. 17.9; 5. Zaine Mikita, Byers, Colo. 18.0; 6. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 18.4; 7. Cash Hooper, Carlsbad, N.M. 18.7; 8. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 19.0.Saddle bronc riding – 2022 champion:&nbsp; Brady Hill, Onida, S.D.1. Brady Hill, Onida, S.D. 86 points on #615 Rage; 2. Jake Burwash, Nanton, Alberta 85.5; 3. Lefty Holman, Visalia, Colo. 83.5; 4. Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D. 83;&nbsp;5. (tie) Dylan Hancock, Golconda, Ill., Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. Jake Foster, Meadow, S.D., Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, and Jake Clark, Crane, Ore. 80 each.Breakaway Roping -2022 champion: Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo.1. Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo. 2.8 seconds; 2. (tie) Linsay Rosser Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., Shawnee Sherwood, San Tan Valley, Ariz. and Addie Well, Edna, Kan. 2.9 each; 5.&nbsp;Amber Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D. 3.0;&nbsp;6.&nbsp;Cedar Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D. 3.1.Team roping – 2022 champions: Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss. and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla. &nbsp;1. Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss./Brye Crites, Welch, Okla. 4.3 seconds; 2. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala./Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. 5.0; 3. Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas/Chad Williams, Stephenville, Texas 5.1; 4. (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M. and Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla./Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. 5.3 each; 6. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 5.4; 7. Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb./Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla. 5.5; 8. (tie) Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo./Douglas Rich, Herrick, Ill., Cooper Brott, Gothenburg, Neb./JW Nelson, Alta, Iowa and Jr Dees, Aurora, S.D./Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. 5.6 each.Barrel racing – 2022 champion: Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas1. Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas 17.44 seconds; 2. Peyton Stepanoff, Keenesburg, Colo. 17.48; 3. Tamara Reinhardt, Canadian, Texas 17.50; 4. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla. 17.51; 5. Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla. 17.57; 6.&nbsp;Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. 17.58;&nbsp;7.&nbsp;Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 17.64; 8.&nbsp;Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla. 17.69;&nbsp;9.&nbsp;Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 17.70;&nbsp;10.&nbsp;Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 17.72; 11.&nbsp;Korrina Hughes, Glenwood, Iowa 17.76;&nbsp;12.&nbsp;Cassidy Champlin, Pilot Point, Texas 17.78.Bull riding – 2022 champion: Koby Radley, Montpelier, La.1. Koby Radley, Montpelier, La. 83 points on Hot Spot; 2. Dawson Gleaves, Amarillo, Texas 80; 3. Riggen Hughes, Kemper, Texas 79; 4. Kole Bowman, Pawhuska, Okla. 74; 5. Coy Pollmeier, Ft. Scott, Kan. 72.** All results are unofficial.&nbsp;

North Platte rodeo winners repeat, first-timers win titles

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Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsNebraska men's basketball will welcome both Big Ten Conference regular-season co-champions as well as the Big Ten Tournament champion, as the Big Ten announced its 2022-23 single and double-play opponents Thursday morning. In all, the Huskers will host six teams which made the NCAA Tournament, including regular-season co-champs Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa. NU will also host NCAA Tournament qualifiers Ohio State, Michigan State and Purdue, as well as Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern and Penn State. Nebraska's Big Ten road slate includes seven NCAA Tournament teams in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers, as well as Maryland, Minnesota and Penn State. Nebraska's single-play home games for 2022-23 include Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin, while the Huskers' single-play road games include Indiana, Michigan and Rutgers. NU will face the other seven teams (Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and Purdue) twice during the 2022-22 campaign. 2022-23 Big Ten Opponents Home Northwestern* Ohio State* Wisconsin* Michigan State Penn State Purdue Minnesota Illinois Maryland Iowa Away at Indiana^ at Michigan^ at Rutgers^ at Michigan State at Penn State at Purdue at Minnesota at Illinois at Maryland at Iowa *-Single-Play Home;&nbsp;^-Single-Play Away&nbsp;&nbsp;

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North Platte, Neb. (June 16, 2022) –&nbsp;If you’re going to be in the lead at a rodeo, you might as well be at the top with a brother.

That’s where Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., finds himself after the second night of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte on June 16.

The bareback rider took the lead with 82 points, three points ahead of fellow bareback rider Tanner Aus, who isn’t his biological brother, but a very good friend and a long-time traveling partner.

Breuer was aboard the Beutler and Son Rodeo Co. horse #255, Belle Starr. It wasn’t easy getting out of the chute on her, though. With Breuer’s hand in the bareback rigging, the horse reared in the chute, pulling his hand with her and when she rared up, pulling his hand with her and squashing it.

After a quick consultation with Rhett Beutler, of Beutler and Son rodeo, Beutler offered Breuer to make his ride farther down in the rodeo. But Breuer wanted to do it then.

“She got me pretty good,” he said. “They said they’d buck her in the saddle bronc riding, but then it really starts hurting in about ten minutes, and when your adrenaline is already going, you might as well get it done.”

It was worth the wait, as he bested the field of bareback riders so far.

North Platte is usually the jumping off place for the busy summer rodeo run, and that is true for Breuer as well. A five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, he’s looking to rodeo hard for the summer. His year “has been pretty slow but it’s heating up now,” he said. “I was at home getting cattle out to pasture and spring work done, and now I’m ready to rodeo.”

He’s married, with three kids, ages four, three and one, and it’s harder to leave the ranch. This year, he’s hired someone to help out with ranch work while he’s gone. “That will take a lot of pressure off me so I can be on the road, and then stuff’s getting done at home.”

He and Aus are close friends and leading in the first and second place at the rodeo, but competing against each other is good for both of them. “Me and Tanner are like brothers, and it’s fun rodeoing because we both push each other. Tanner’s riding awesome right now. Everywhere he’s going, he’s winning, and I’m trying to keep up. It pushes a guy and that’s what you want in the rig.”

He and Aus have rodeoed together since their rookie year, 2010. “There aren’t too many guys who have had the same traveling partner for that long,” he said. The two even planned their weddings to be a week apart, in 2015.

The fast time in the second round of the tie-down roping is held by a world champion.

Haven Meged, the 2019 PRCA World champion, had a time of 7.7 seconds to be at the top of the leaderboard after slack and the evening performance.

After breaking the barrier in the first round on Wednesday, he knew he had to make good on the second calf.

“I knew I messed up yesterday,” he said. “I didn’t trust myself yesterday, which was a rookie mistake at a two-header. I knew what to do, I just didn’t quite do enough.”

Meged, Miles City, Mont., is aboard a six-year-old horse that’s only been competing for two months, which is a short time for a young horse. Smoke, a sorrel gelding, has done well for his rider.

“I feel like he’s going to be really good and a real asset,” he said. Smoke will be his mount over the Fourth of July rodeo season, then he’ll go back to Beyonce, the black mare he won a world title on three years ago. She’s in the breeding barn now, but he plans to use her in in Ponoka, Alberta and the Calgary Stampede. And should Smoke falter, Beyonce is always ready to go.

In the last two months, Smoke has won money for Meged&nbsp; in Redding, Calif., at the Timed Event Challenge in Guthrie, Olka., and in Guymon, Okla..

Meged is working to put fewer miles on his horses. Beyonce is twelve years old, “in her prime age right now,” he said. Distributing his runs among his horses will make them last longer. “I’d really like to ride her on 25 or thirty runs per year, and ride something else.”

Ranked sixth in the PRCA world standings, Meged is comfortable with his performance up to this point, this year. “I’m in a good spot so far, I feel like, so I’d love to have the (National) Finals made after the Fourth of July, and then we can pick and choose” the rodeos he’ll enter, “and not have to drive all night.”

Other fast times after the day’s slack and the evening’s competition include steer wrestler Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. (4.5 seconds); saddle bronc rider Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D. (83 points); team ropers Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb. and Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla. (5.5 seconds); breakaway roper Amber Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D. (3.0 seconds); and barrel racer Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. (17.58 seconds). No bull riders made a qualified ride.

The third night of action at the Buffalo Bill rodeo takes place Friday, June 17 starting at 8 pm. The rodeo can be found on the Cowboy Channel app and on local radio station KODY 1240 AM.

Results, 2nd&nbsp;Performance and slack, June 16, 2022

North Platte, Nebraska – Buffalo Bill Rodeo

1. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 82 points on Belle Starr; 2. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 79; 3. Nate McFadden, Elsmere, Neb. 77; no other qualified rides.

1. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 4.5 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 4.6; 3. (tie) Austin Eller, Glendo, Wyo. and Gage Hesse, Keenesburg, Colo. 4.7 each.

1. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont. 7.7 seconds; 2. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 8.2; 3. (tie) Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, and Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla. 8.3 each.

1. Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D. 83 points on #557 Homecoming; 2. (tie) Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. and Jake Foster, Meadow, S.D. 80 each; 4. TW Flowers, Old Glory, Texas 75.5.

<a>1. Amber Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D. 3.0 seconds; 2. Cedar Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D. 3.1; 3. Danielle Wray, Ord, Neb. 4.0; 4. Sydney Graff, Long Pine, Neb. 4.4.</a>

1. Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb./Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla. 5.5 seconds; 2. Chase Wiley, Pleasanton, Texas/Clay Green, Pine Grove, La. 6.3; 3. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla./Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas 10.6; 4. Joe Macoubrie, Alva, Okla./Dawson McMaster, Madison, Kan. 15.0.

1. Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. 17.58 seconds; 2. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 17.64; 3. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 17.72; 4. Korrina Hughes, Glenwood, Neb. 17.76.

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 </figure>North Platte, Neb. (June 16, 2022) –&nbsp;If you’re going to be in the lead at a rodeo, you might as well be at the top with a brother.That’s where Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., finds himself after the second night of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte on June 16.The bareback rider took the lead with 82 points, three points ahead of fellow bareback rider Tanner Aus, who isn’t his biological brother, but a very good friend and a long-time traveling partner.Breuer was aboard the Beutler and Son Rodeo Co. horse #255, Belle Starr. It wasn’t easy getting out of the chute on her, though. With Breuer’s hand in the bareback rigging, the horse reared in the chute, pulling his hand with her and when she rared up, pulling his hand with her and squashing it.After a quick consultation with Rhett Beutler, of Beutler and Son rodeo, Beutler offered Breuer to make his ride farther down in the rodeo. But Breuer wanted to do it then.“She got me pretty good,” he said. “They said they’d buck her in the saddle bronc riding, but then it really starts hurting in about ten minutes, and when your adrenaline is already going, you might as well get it done.”It was worth the wait, as he bested the field of bareback riders so far.North Platte is usually the jumping off place for the busy summer rodeo run, and that is true for Breuer as well. A five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, he’s looking to rodeo hard for the summer. His year “has been pretty slow but it’s heating up now,” he said. “I was at home getting cattle out to pasture and spring work done, and now I’m ready to rodeo.”He’s married, with three kids, ages four, three and one, and it’s harder to leave the ranch. This year, he’s hired someone to help out with ranch work while he’s gone. “That will take a lot of pressure off me so I can be on the road, and then stuff’s getting done at home.”He and Aus are close friends and leading in the first and second place at the rodeo, but competing against each other is good for both of them. “Me and Tanner are like brothers, and it’s fun rodeoing because we both push each other. Tanner’s riding awesome right now. Everywhere he’s going, he’s winning, and I’m trying to keep up. It pushes a guy and that’s what you want in the rig.”He and Aus have rodeoed together since their rookie year, 2010. “There aren’t too many guys who have had the same traveling partner for that long,” he said. The two even planned their weddings to be a week apart, in 2015.The fast time in the second round of the tie-down roping is held by a world champion.Haven Meged, the 2019 PRCA World champion, had a time of 7.7 seconds to be at the top of the leaderboard after slack and the evening performance.After breaking the barrier in the first round on Wednesday, he knew he had to make good on the second calf.“I knew I messed up yesterday,” he said. “I didn’t trust myself yesterday, which was a rookie mistake at a two-header. I knew what to do, I just didn’t quite do enough.”Meged, Miles City, Mont., is aboard a six-year-old horse that’s only been competing for two months, which is a short time for a young horse. Smoke, a sorrel gelding, has done well for his rider.“I feel like he’s going to be really good and a real asset,” he said. Smoke will be his mount over the Fourth of July rodeo season, then he’ll go back to Beyonce, the black mare he won a world title on three years ago. She’s in the breeding barn now, but he plans to use her in in Ponoka, Alberta and the Calgary Stampede. And should Smoke falter, Beyonce is always ready to go.In the last two months, Smoke has won money for Meged&nbsp; in Redding, Calif., at the Timed Event Challenge in Guthrie, Olka., and in Guymon, Okla..Meged is working to put fewer miles on his horses. Beyonce is twelve years old, “in her prime age right now,” he said. Distributing his runs among his horses will make them last longer. “I’d really like to ride her on 25 or thirty runs per year, and ride something else.”Ranked sixth in the PRCA world standings, Meged is comfortable with his performance up to this point, this year. “I’m in a good spot so far, I feel like, so I’d love to have the (National) Finals made after the Fourth of July, and then we can pick and choose” the rodeos he’ll enter, “and not have to drive all night.”Other fast times after the day’s slack and the evening’s competition include steer wrestler Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. (4.5 seconds); saddle bronc rider Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D. (83 points); team ropers Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb. and Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla. (5.5 seconds); breakaway roper Amber Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D. (3.0 seconds); and barrel racer Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. (17.58 seconds). No bull riders made a qualified ride.The third night of action at the Buffalo Bill rodeo takes place Friday, June 17 starting at 8 pm. The rodeo can be found on the Cowboy Channel app and on local radio station KODY 1240 AM.- ### -Results, 2nd&nbsp;Performance and slack, June 16, 2022North Platte, Nebraska – Buffalo Bill RodeoBareback riding1. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 82 points on Belle Starr; 2. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 79; 3. Nate McFadden, Elsmere, Neb. 77; no other qualified rides.Steer wrestling1. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 4.5 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 4.6; 3. (tie) Austin Eller, Glendo, Wyo. and Gage Hesse, Keenesburg, Colo. 4.7 each.Tie-down roping1. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont. 7.7 seconds; 2. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 8.2; 3. (tie) Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, and Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla. 8.3 each.Saddle bronc riding1. Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D. 83 points on #557 Homecoming; 2. (tie) Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. and Jake Foster, Meadow, S.D. 80 each; 4. TW Flowers, Old Glory, Texas 75.5.<a>Breakaway roping</a><a>1. Amber Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D. 3.0 seconds; 2. Cedar Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D. 3.1; 3. Danielle Wray, Ord, Neb. 4.0; 4. Sydney Graff, Long Pine, Neb. 4.4.</a>Team roping1. Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb./Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla. 5.5 seconds; 2. Chase Wiley, Pleasanton, Texas/Clay Green, Pine Grove, La. 6.3; 3. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla./Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas 10.6; 4. Joe Macoubrie, Alva, Okla./Dawson McMaster, Madison, Kan. 15.0.Barrel racing1. Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. 17.58 seconds; 2. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 17.64; 3. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 17.72; 4. Korrina Hughes, Glenwood, Neb. 17.76.Bull ridingNo qualified rides.

Brothers in rodeo; Buffalo Bill Rodeo continues with 2nd night of action

North Platte, Neb. (June 15, 2022) –&nbsp;The rodeo season is going into its summer stretch, and North Platte is where it starts.

Unofficially the kickoff to the busy summer season and “Cowboy Christmas,” the Buffalo Bill Rodeo is the beginning of “go-time” for rodeo contestants.

And several cowboys and cowgirls are headed out with money in their Wranglers after the first day of the North Platte rodeo.

Texas cowboys Marty Yates and Lane Livingston tied for the win in the first round of the tie-down roping with times of 7.5 seconds each.

Yates, an eight-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, said his run was much like Livingston’s. “We both got pretty good starts, had good calves, used our horses, and made our runs. That’s the way we practice, and it works.”

Yates, Stephenville, is ranked fifth in the PRCA world standings and has rodeoed fulltime for the past decade, finishing the 2020 season as PRCA reserve world champion.

“I’ve had a really good year so far,” he said, “and done well at a lot of big rodeos and I hope to keep the ball going.”

He won the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in 2016, and loves coming to North Platte. “It’s honestly one of my favorite rodeos. It’s one of the big ones, when we get started and take off for the summer. We left home yesterday, and this is the first (rodeo). We’ll be gone about three months.”

The 27-year-old cowboy was aboard his sorrel gelding Jag, purchased from world champion tie-down roper Shad Mayfield last year. “He’s been really good for my program,” he said. The sorrel gets the roper close to the calf without running the calf over. “He’s finished, super solid, and I trust him.”

Where Yates is a multiple National Finals qualifier, Livingston is looking to make his first trip to pro rodeo’s world stage.

Also 27 years old, Livingston is ranked seventeenth in the world, the highest he’s ever been. The top fifteen qualify for the National Finals at the end of the rodeo season, on September 30.

He did well at the winter rodeos, but he knows he can’t rest. “I got a good start, but I definitely need to win some to kick the summer off. I guess this one is a decent way to do it.”

The Seymour, Texas man was aboard his nine-year-old gelding named Rudy, who is an asset to his roping. “He’s really easy and fun to ride. He makes my job easier.”

Livingston is excited to be ranked in the top twenty. “It’s pretty neat. I’d like to be (ranked) up there all the time. It feels good to have a decent start and see how the summer goes.”

The fastest steer wrestling time in the first round came from the morning’s slack.

Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., turfed his steer in 4.8 seconds to win the round.

The 24 year old cowboy competed in high school rodeo in Nevada, mostly in the tie-down roping, qualifying for the National High School Finals Rodeo in that event.

But in college at Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, he began steer wrestling more, “and I enjoyed it.”

Goings has competed at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo twice prior to this year. He is ranked in the top fifty in the nation.

The Buffalo Bill Rodeo was recognized for its 75 years of PRCA membership with a plaque presented by PRCA CEO Tom Glause.

The 2023 Miss Rodeo Nebraska was crowned during the rodeo on Wednesday night.

Rebel&nbsp;Sjeklocha, Hayes Center, Neb., has won the title. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she has a Bachelors Degree in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communications with minors in Law and Business and the Engler Entrepreneurship program. She is the daughter of Rusty Sjeklocha and Susan Sjeklocha.

Earlier in the day the 2023 Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska queen was crowned, with Calie Troyer of Hershey winning the title.

Other leaders after the day’s slack and the evening’s competition include bareback rider Bobby Reynolds, Humboldt, S.D. (76 points); saddle bronc rider Dylan Hancock, Golconda, Ill. (80 points); breakaway roper Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo. (2.8 seconds); team ropers Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala. and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. (5.0 seconds); barrel racer Peyton Stepanoff, Keenesburg, Colo. (17.48 seconds) and bull rider Dawson Gleaves, Amarillo, Texas (80 points).

The Buffalo Bill Rodeo continues on Thursday, June 16 at 8 pm. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to&nbsp;show awareness of breast cancer, with proceeds donated to the Callahan Cancer Center in North Platte. Tickets range in price from $10 to $23 and are available online at www.NebraskalandDays.com and at the gate.

Results, 1st&nbsp;Performance and slack, June 15, 2022

1. Bobby Reynolds, Humboldt, S.D. 76 points on Black Fury; 2. Andy Gingerich, Aberdeen, S.D. 71; 3. Colt Eck, Redfield, Kan. 68; 4. Drake Amundson, Laramie, Wyo. 65.

1. Dylan Hancock, Golconda, Ill. 80 points on State Side; 2. Trey Watts, Marshall, Mo. 77; 3. Triston Eklund, Valentine 69; 4. Connor Murnion, Jordan, Mont. 68.

1. Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo. 2.8 seconds; 2. Codi Sebastian, Dickinson, N.D. 4.1; 3. Mable McAbee, Ansley, Neb. Ansley, Neb. 12.4; 4. Shalee King, Kaysville, Utah 14.0.

1. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala./Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. 5.0 seconds; 2. Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas/Chad Williams, Stephenville, Texas 5.1; 3. (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M. and Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla./Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. 5.3 each;

1. Peyton Stepanoff, Keenesburg, Colo. 17.48 seconds; 2. Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla. 17.57; 3.&nbsp;Cassidy Champlin, Pilot Point, Texas 17.78; 4. Branda Marsh, Thedford, Neb. 17.79.

1. Dawson Gleaves, Amarillo, Texas 80 points on Y75 All Star; no other qualified rides.

North Platte, Neb. (June 15, 2022) –&nbsp;The rodeo season is going into its summer stretch, and North Platte is where it starts.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1655352670884.jpeg" alt="The Buffalo Bill Rodeo was awarded a plaque for its 75 years of membership in the PRCA. Jack Morris, on the far right, and Shelli Arensdorf, third from the right, accept the award from PRCA CEO Tom Glause. Photo by Jerry Woodruff." />
 <figcaption>The Buffalo Bill Rodeo was awarded a plaque for its 75 years of membership in the PRCA. Jack Morris, on the far right, and Shelli Arensdorf, third from the right, accept the award from PRCA CEO Tom Glause. Photo by Jerry Woodruff.</figcaption>
 </figure>Unofficially the kickoff to the busy summer season and “Cowboy Christmas,” the Buffalo Bill Rodeo is the beginning of “go-time” for rodeo contestants.And several cowboys and cowgirls are headed out with money in their Wranglers after the first day of the North Platte rodeo.Texas cowboys Marty Yates and Lane Livingston tied for the win in the first round of the tie-down roping with times of 7.5 seconds each.Yates, an eight-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, said his run was much like Livingston’s. “We both got pretty good starts, had good calves, used our horses, and made our runs. That’s the way we practice, and it works.”Yates, Stephenville, is ranked fifth in the PRCA world standings and has rodeoed fulltime for the past decade, finishing the 2020 season as PRCA reserve world champion.“I’ve had a really good year so far,” he said, “and done well at a lot of big rodeos and I hope to keep the ball going.”He won the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in 2016, and loves coming to North Platte. “It’s honestly one of my favorite rodeos. It’s one of the big ones, when we get started and take off for the summer. We left home yesterday, and this is the first (rodeo). We’ll be gone about three months.”The 27-year-old cowboy was aboard his sorrel gelding Jag, purchased from world champion tie-down roper Shad Mayfield last year. “He’s been really good for my program,” he said. The sorrel gets the roper close to the calf without running the calf over. “He’s finished, super solid, and I trust him.”Where Yates is a multiple National Finals qualifier, Livingston is looking to make his first trip to pro rodeo’s world stage.Also 27 years old, Livingston is ranked seventeenth in the world, the highest he’s ever been. The top fifteen qualify for the National Finals at the end of the rodeo season, on September 30.He did well at the winter rodeos, but he knows he can’t rest. “I got a good start, but I definitely need to win some to kick the summer off. I guess this one is a decent way to do it.”The Seymour, Texas man was aboard his nine-year-old gelding named Rudy, who is an asset to his roping. “He’s really easy and fun to ride. He makes my job easier.”Livingston is excited to be ranked in the top twenty. “It’s pretty neat. I’d like to be (ranked) up there all the time. It feels good to have a decent start and see how the summer goes.”The fastest steer wrestling time in the first round came from the morning’s slack.Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., turfed his steer in 4.8 seconds to win the round.The 24 year old cowboy competed in high school rodeo in Nevada, mostly in the tie-down roping, qualifying for the National High School Finals Rodeo in that event.But in college at Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, he began steer wrestling more, “and I enjoyed it.”Goings has competed at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo twice prior to this year. He is ranked in the top fifty in the nation.The Buffalo Bill Rodeo was recognized for its 75 years of PRCA membership with a plaque presented by PRCA CEO Tom Glause.The 2023 Miss Rodeo Nebraska was crowned during the rodeo on Wednesday night.Rebel&nbsp;Sjeklocha, Hayes Center, Neb., has won the title. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she has a Bachelors Degree in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communications with minors in Law and Business and the Engler Entrepreneurship program. She is the daughter of Rusty Sjeklocha and Susan Sjeklocha.Earlier in the day the 2023 Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska queen was crowned, with Calie Troyer of Hershey winning the title.Other leaders after the day’s slack and the evening’s competition include bareback rider Bobby Reynolds, Humboldt, S.D. (76 points); saddle bronc rider Dylan Hancock, Golconda, Ill. (80 points); breakaway roper Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo. (2.8 seconds); team ropers Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala. and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. (5.0 seconds); barrel racer Peyton Stepanoff, Keenesburg, Colo. (17.48 seconds) and bull rider Dawson Gleaves, Amarillo, Texas (80 points).The Buffalo Bill Rodeo continues on Thursday, June 16 at 8 pm. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to&nbsp;show awareness of breast cancer, with proceeds donated to the Callahan Cancer Center in North Platte. Tickets range in price from $10 to $23 and are available online at www.NebraskalandDays.com and at the gate.- ### -Results, 1st&nbsp;Performance and slack, June 15, 2022North Platte, Nebraska – Buffalo Bill RodeoBareback riding1. Bobby Reynolds, Humboldt, S.D. 76 points on Black Fury; 2. Andy Gingerich, Aberdeen, S.D. 71; 3. Colt Eck, Redfield, Kan. 68; 4. Drake Amundson, Laramie, Wyo. 65.Steer wrestling1st&nbsp;round results1. Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev. 4.8 seconds; 2. Joe Wilson, Martin, S.D. 5.0; 3. Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb. 5.1; 4. (tie) Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D. and Jarek Van Petten, Cimarron, Kan. 5.3 each; 6. Laramie Warren, Adair, Okla. 5.4.Tie-down roping1st&nbsp;round results1. (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas and Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas 7.5 each; 3. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. 7.6; 4. John Pereira, Cameron, Texas 8.4; 5. Tom Joe Crouse, Gallatin, Mo. 8.4; 6. Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas 8.7; 7. (tie) Zaine Mikita, Byers, Colo. and Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 8.9 each.Saddle bronc riding1. Dylan Hancock, Golconda, Ill. 80 points on State Side; 2. Trey Watts, Marshall, Mo. 77; 3. Triston Eklund, Valentine 69; 4. Connor Murnion, Jordan, Mont. 68.<a>Breakaway roping</a>1. Taya McAdow, Keenesburg, Colo. 2.8 seconds; 2. Codi Sebastian, Dickinson, N.D. 4.1; 3. Mable McAbee, Ansley, Neb. Ansley, Neb. 12.4; 4. Shalee King, Kaysville, Utah 14.0.Team roping1. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala./Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. 5.0 seconds; 2. Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas/Chad Williams, Stephenville, Texas 5.1; 3. (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M. and Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla./Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. 5.3 each;Barrel racing1. Peyton Stepanoff, Keenesburg, Colo. 17.48 seconds; 2. Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla. 17.57; 3.&nbsp;Cassidy Champlin, Pilot Point, Texas 17.78; 4. Branda Marsh, Thedford, Neb. 17.79.Bull riding1. Dawson Gleaves, Amarillo, Texas 80 points on Y75 All Star; no other qualified rides.** All results are unofficial.&nbsp;

Hot summer days; North Platte's Buffalo Bill Rodeo kicks off

The U.S. Women's U21 National Team - with Nebraska middle blocker&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43951">Bekka Allick</a>&nbsp;and libero&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43123">Lexi Rodriguez</a>&nbsp;- defeated Argentina 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 25-14) late Sunday night to win the Pan American Cup at La Paz Arena in Baja California Sur. It is the second time the U.S. has won the title. The last time was in 2017.&nbsp;Both the U.S. Women (5-0) and Argentina (4-2) qualified for the 2023 FIVB U21 World Championship. Allick added 14 points on 12 kills and two blocks.&nbsp;Rodriguez, the libero and team captain, was credited with 24 digs and 12 excellent receptions. "Going into the third set after losing the second, our minds were set on working hard, focus on the controllable and loving hard on each other because we are all such competitive, independent strong women that uplift one another," Allick said after the match. "When I'm given the opportunity, I always take advantage, everyone gets their moments, I'm on a great team." Overall, the U.S. women led Argentina in kills, 53-42. Argentina led in aces 6-4 and blocks 12-9. The U.S. scored 30 points on Argentina's errors and committed 21 errors. The U.S. won the first set without much trouble. Argentina turned up the pressure with its serving and blocking in the second set and the U.S. struggled to respond. Argentina rode the momentum into the third set where it opened a 5-0 lead. Argentina still led at 16-13 when the U.S. scored three straight points behind the serves of middle blocker Bre Kelley to tie the score at 16-16. Trailing 18-19, the U.S. used another serving run by Chicoine to lead 21-19 and it did not trail again in the set. The U.S. held an 8-6 lead at the first technical timeout of set 4 and did not relinquish&nbsp;&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsThe U.S. Women's U21 National Team - with Nebraska middle blocker&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43951">Bekka Allick</a>&nbsp;and libero&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=43123">Lexi Rodriguez</a>&nbsp;- defeated Argentina 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 25-14) late Sunday night to win the Pan American Cup at La Paz Arena in Baja California Sur. It is the second time the U.S. has won the title. The last time was in 2017.&nbsp;Both the U.S. Women (5-0) and Argentina (4-2) qualified for the 2023 FIVB U21 World Championship. Allick added 14 points on 12 kills and two blocks.&nbsp;Rodriguez, the libero and team captain, was credited with 24 digs and 12 excellent receptions. "Going into the third set after losing the second, our minds were set on working hard, focus on the controllable and loving hard on each other because we are all such competitive, independent strong women that uplift one another," Allick said after the match. "When I'm given the opportunity, I always take advantage, everyone gets their moments, I'm on a great team." Overall, the U.S. women led Argentina in kills, 53-42. Argentina led in aces 6-4 and blocks 12-9. The U.S. scored 30 points on Argentina's errors and committed 21 errors. The U.S. won the first set without much trouble. Argentina turned up the pressure with its serving and blocking in the second set and the U.S. struggled to respond. Argentina rode the momentum into the third set where it opened a 5-0 lead. Argentina still led at 16-13 when the U.S. scored three straight points behind the serves of middle blocker Bre Kelley to tie the score at 16-16. Trailing 18-19, the U.S. used another serving run by Chicoine to lead 21-19 and it did not trail again in the set. The U.S. held an 8-6 lead at the first technical timeout of set 4 and did not relinquish&nbsp;&nbsp;

Allick, Rodriguez Claim Gold at Pan American Cup

Story by NU Athletic Communication

Nebraska Women's Tennis Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8260">Scott Jacobson</a>&nbsp;announced the addition of Minnesota transfer Anfisa Danilchenko to the 2022-23 Husker roster. "We are incredibly excited about Anfisa becoming the newest member of our Husker family," Jacobson said.&nbsp;"She has a well-rounded game and is a proven winner." Danilchenko, a native of Moscow, Russia, spent last season at Minnesota and saw action in multiple singles and doubles positions. She finished the season with a 20-7 singles record and a 17-8 doubles record.&nbsp; During her junior career, Danilchenko reached an ITF ranking of 205, a WTA ranking of 1,180 and a UTR of 10.79. She won Grade 4 singles and doubles titles, while also being a finalist for Grade 1 and 3 ITF doubles. Danilchenko is the third addition to the Husker program this offseason, joining Baylor transfer Ana Carmen Zamburek and Kansas transfer Raphaelle Lacasse.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationNebraska Women's Tennis Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=8260">Scott Jacobson</a>&nbsp;announced the addition of Minnesota transfer Anfisa Danilchenko to the 2022-23 Husker roster. "We are incredibly excited about Anfisa becoming the newest member of our Husker family," Jacobson said.&nbsp;"She has a well-rounded game and is a proven winner." Danilchenko, a native of Moscow, Russia, spent last season at Minnesota and saw action in multiple singles and doubles positions. She finished the season with a 20-7 singles record and a 17-8 doubles record.&nbsp; During her junior career, Danilchenko reached an ITF ranking of 205, a WTA ranking of 1,180 and a UTR of 10.79. She won Grade 4 singles and doubles titles, while also being a finalist for Grade 1 and 3 ITF doubles. Danilchenko is the third addition to the Husker program this offseason, joining Baylor transfer Ana Carmen Zamburek and Kansas transfer Raphaelle Lacasse.

NU adds Minnesota Transfer Anfisa Danilchenko

The Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo features the top thirty contestants in each of thirteen events (top sixty in the team roping.) The high school students have accumulated points throughout the fall and spring seasons, and the following is a look at several of the event leaders.

Dane Pokorny&nbsp;is back to defend his 2021 steer wrestling title.

The Stapleton cowboy, a 2022 graduate of Thedford High School, leads the steer wrestling this year, a mere eight points ahead of his friend, Coy Johnston.

His rodeo year has been good, he said, “consistent. I’ve been picking up points every weekend.”

Not only does Pokorny excel in rodeo, but he was part of the Thedford High football team that won the state runner-up title in Class D2. He was all-state honorary caption and all-state running back, and started all four years in both football and basketball.

And this is the last state finals rodeo for Pokorny’s horse, Shorty. He will be retired after Pokorny rides him at state finals, and, if he qualifies, at the National High School Finals. After that, it’s out to pasture, to be “loved on,” Pokorny said.

Pokorny is the son of Brad and Paula Pokorny. He has also qualified for the finals in the team roping.

Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island, has burst into the high school rodeo world in grand fashion.

The fifteen-year-old cowgirl who just finished her freshman year is leading two events: the breakaway roping and the goat tying,&nbsp;<a>with a double-digit lead in the breakaway over&nbsp;</a>the number two cowgirl, Makayla Wray.

McIntyre excelled in junior high rodeo, finishing at the National Junior High Finals in sixth place in the world in the breakaway. “That gave me the confidence going into high school,” she said. “I knew there was tons of tough competition (in high school) so I’d have to take a step up, coming into the high school ranks.”

A student at Grand Island Northwest, she participates in volleyball, basketball and track, and was on the honor roll. Her 4x800 relay team finished seventh in Class B at the state track meet this year.

The oldest of four children of Jeremy and Karen McIntyre, Reagan admits the entire family is competitive when playing games, such as spoons. “It’s definitely pretty intense,” she laughed. “We have pretty much stopped playing because (the games) get so competitive.”

She has a plan for state finals. “I’m just going to go into it how I go into every run. It’s just another weekend where you have to lay down solid runs and stay on the top of your game.” She has also qualified for the state finals in the pole bending, team roping and barrel racing.

In the bareback riding,&nbsp;Tate Miller&nbsp;is confidently in first place.

The Springview cowboy has a six-point lead over the number two man, Spencer Denaeyer.

His strong rodeo season has been good, he said, after a weak showing at the 2021 National High School Finals Rodeo.

At Nationals last year, “I didn’t have the Nationals I’d have liked, and my confidence was down, coming into my junior year,” he said. “I’ve won a lot of (high school) rodeos this year, helping get my points up and my confidence built back up. I had a good season, so it boosted my confidence.”

Miller, who will be a senior at Keya Paha County High School this fall, plays football and is a member of the FFA and National Honor Society.

In the boys cutting,&nbsp;Cooper Bass&nbsp;sits atop the leaderboard.

The Brewster cowboy, a graduate of online high school, has had an exceptional year in the cutting. “I’ve done very, very well,” he said. “My mare has been working great.”

He will also come into state finals in first place in the team roping, heading for Zach Bradley, and in a third event, the tie-down roping, in fourteenth place.

The Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo features the top thirty contestants in each of thirteen events (top sixty in the team roping.) The high school students have accumulated points throughout the fall and spring seasons, and the following is a look at several of the event leaders.Dane Pokorny&nbsp;is back to defend his 2021 steer wrestling title.The Stapleton cowboy, a 2022 graduate of Thedford High School, leads the steer wrestling this year, a mere eight points ahead of his friend, Coy Johnston.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1654525494118.jpeg" alt="tate miller bareback riding by jill saults" />
 <figcaption>tate miller bareback riding by jill saults</figcaption>
 </figure>His rodeo year has been good, he said, “consistent. I’ve been picking up points every weekend.”Not only does Pokorny excel in rodeo, but he was part of the Thedford High football team that won the state runner-up title in Class D2. He was all-state honorary caption and all-state running back, and started all four years in both football and basketball.And this is the last state finals rodeo for Pokorny’s horse, Shorty. He will be retired after Pokorny rides him at state finals, and, if he qualifies, at the National High School Finals. After that, it’s out to pasture, to be “loved on,” Pokorny said.Pokorny is the son of Brad and Paula Pokorny. He has also qualified for the finals in the team roping.Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island, has burst into the high school rodeo world in grand fashion.The fifteen-year-old cowgirl who just finished her freshman year is leading two events: the breakaway roping and the goat tying,&nbsp;<a>with a double-digit lead in the breakaway over&nbsp;</a>the number two cowgirl, Makayla Wray.McIntyre excelled in junior high rodeo, finishing at the National Junior High Finals in sixth place in the world in the breakaway. “That gave me the confidence going into high school,” she said. “I knew there was tons of tough competition (in high school) so I’d have to take a step up, coming into the high school ranks.”A student at Grand Island Northwest, she participates in volleyball, basketball and track, and was on the honor roll. Her 4x800 relay team finished seventh in Class B at the state track meet this year.The oldest of four children of Jeremy and Karen McIntyre, Reagan admits the entire family is competitive when playing games, such as spoons. “It’s definitely pretty intense,” she laughed. “We have pretty much stopped playing because (the games) get so competitive.”She has a plan for state finals. “I’m just going to go into it how I go into every run. It’s just another weekend where you have to lay down solid runs and stay on the top of your game.” She has also qualified for the state finals in the pole bending, team roping and barrel racing.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1654525509667.jpeg" alt="zach bradley cooper bass by steph miller" />
 <figcaption>zach bradley cooper bass by steph miller</figcaption>
 </figure>In the bareback riding,&nbsp;Tate Miller&nbsp;is confidently in first place.The Springview cowboy has a six-point lead over the number two man, Spencer Denaeyer.His strong rodeo season has been good, he said, after a weak showing at the 2021 National High School Finals Rodeo.At Nationals last year, “I didn’t have the Nationals I’d have liked, and my confidence was down, coming into my junior year,” he said. “I’ve won a lot of (high school) rodeos this year, helping get my points up and my confidence built back up. I had a good season, so it boosted my confidence.”Miller, who will be a senior at Keya Paha County High School this fall, plays football and is a member of the FFA and National Honor Society.He is the son of Will and Jamie Miller.In the boys cutting,&nbsp;Cooper Bass&nbsp;sits atop the leaderboard.The Brewster cowboy, a graduate of online high school, has had an exceptional year in the cutting. “I’ve done very, very well,” he said. “My mare has been working great.”He will also come into state finals in first place in the team roping, heading for Zach Bradley, and in a third event, the tie-down roping, in fourteenth place.Because Bass has taken classes online, he’s had time for a job, working at three different sale barns, sometimes putting in 24 hour shifts. He also rides horses for others, putting thirty days of training on them.He is the son of Steve and Teresa Bass.Other leaders (as of press time) heading into the weekend’s finals include Hailey Witte, Crookston (barrel racing); Hunter Boydston, Grover, Colo. (bull riding); Brooke Forre, Newman Grove (girls cutting); Raina Swanson, Genoa (pole bending); Monte Bailey, Lakeside (saddle bronc riding); Sid Miller, Merna (tie-down roping) Brady Renner, Ericson (heeler); and Tatum Olson, Bloomfield (reined cow horse).The thirteen events include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, steer&nbsp;wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping, goat tying, pole bending, barrel racing, boys cutting, girls cutting, reined cow horse and bull riding.&nbsp;The first go-round takes place June 10 at 11 am and 6 pm. The second go-round is June 11 at 11 am and 6 pm. After the two rounds, the top ten contestants in each event will advance to the short round on June 12 at 1 pm. The cutting will be held at 7 am on June 10-11, with the final round at 8 am on June 12. The reined cow horse will be at 10 am on June 10-11.The top four in each event, after the state finals are over, qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo, held this year in Gillette, Wyo., July 17-23.The 2022-2023 Miss Nebraska High School Rodeo Queen will be crowned prior to the performance on June 12.&nbsp;Bareback Riding<ol>
 <li>Tate Miller, Springview</li><li>Spencer Denaeyer, Seneca</li><li>Cole Kerner, Sutherland</li><li>Koltdyn Heath, Minden</li><li>Tanner Drueke, Sutherland</li><li>Cinch Kiger, Overton</li><li>Taylon Pascoe, Lincoln</li>
 </ol>Barrel Racing<ol>
 <li>Hailey Witte, Crookston</li><li>Anna Clark, Thedford</li><li>Taci Flinn, Arcadia</li><li>Jacei Spangler, Arthur</li><li>Camryn Kocian, Brainard</li><li>Mekenna Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Summer Richardson, Ainsworth</li><li>Bradie Crouse, Blair</li><li>Clancy Jo Brown, North Platte</li><li>Bailey Bell, North Platte</li><li>Libby Hegemann, Arlington</li><li>Whitney Jennings, Seneca</li><li>Ashlyn Henderson, Hyannis</li><li>Blaise Lange, Harrison</li><li>Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island</li><li>Kinley Crow, Hershey</li><li>Peyton Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Laney Hoier, Herman</li><li>Jymmie Jensen, Burwell</li><li>Emma Pearson, Broken Bow</li><li>Morgan Rosander, Wolbach</li><li>Ashton Werth, Hyannis</li><li>Kieley Walz, Ainsworth</li><li>Jaycee Lambert, Harrison</li><li>Lillian Fletcher, Arnold</li><li>Jayda From, Crookston</li><li>Josie Anthony, Crofton</li><li>Dakota Glinn, Keystone</li><li>Gracey Rodocker-Peters, Taylor</li><li>Rylee Nall-Sillivan, St. Paul</li>
 </ol>Boys Cutting<ol>
 <li>Cooper Bass, Brewster</li><li>Bo Bushhousen, St Libory</li><li>Dakota Storer, Arthur</li><li>Trey Vance, Inavale</li><li>Devin Konicek, Burwell</li><li>Tatum Olson, Bloomfield</li><li>Alex Hathaway, Pender</li><li>Cody Miller, Broken Bow</li><li>Matt Symonds, Mitchell</li><li>Tate Talkington, Scottsbluff</li><li>Clancey Symonds, Mitchell</li><li>Tucker Gillespie, McCook</li>
 </ol>Breakaway Roping<ol>
 <li>Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island</li><li>Makayla Wray, Ord</li><li>Emma Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Jace Hurlburt, Arcadia</li><li>Shayda Vaughn, Hershey</li><li>Whitney Jennings, Seneca</li><li>Summer Richardson, Ainsworth</li><li>Laynee Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Bradie Crouse, Blair</li><li>Tacey From, Crookston</li><li>Fayth From, Crookston</li><li>Libby Hegemann, Arlington</li><li>Kieley Walz, Ainsworth</li><li>Ali Vaughn, Hershey</li><li>Clancy Jo Brown, North Platte</li><li>Jacei Spangler, Arthur</li><li>Brooke Forre, Newman Grove</li><li>Jacie Naprstek, Gothenburg</li><li>Laney Hoier, Herman</li><li>Jasmine Dyer, Crawford</li><li>Halee Sheffield, Farnam</li><li>Rylee Nall-Sillivan, St Paul</li><li>Jayda From, Crookston</li><li>Jaden Mathis, Atkinson</li><li>Mekenna Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Jenae Whitaker, Chambers</li><li>Kinley Greenough, Kearney</li><li>Emily Leach, Dunning</li><li>Kassidy Rambat, Ashby</li><li>Kirsten Koenig, Ewing</li>
 </ol>Bull Riding<ol>
 <li>Hunter Boydston, Grover, Colo.</li><li>Jason Ducker-Kursave, Aracdia</li><li>Cooper Kursave, Arcadia</li><li>Jett Sjeklocha, Hayes Center</li><li>Tanner Drueke, Sutherland</li><li>Koltdyn Heath, Minden</li><li>Brady Painter, Ainsworth</li><li>Slate Micheel, Sargent</li><li>Ashton Higgins, Neligh</li><li>Dalton Garey, Broken Bow</li><li>Cole Kerner, Sutherland</li><li>Colton Thornburg, Hastings</li>
 </ol>Girls Cutting<ol>
 <li>Brooke Forre, Newman Grove</li><li>Whitney Jennings, Seneca</li><li>Mekenna Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Emma Pearson Broken Bow</li><li>Ava Smith, Pender</li><li>Peyton Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Gracyn Hicks, Burwell</li><li>Jayda Meyring, Alliance</li><li>Jordan Downing, Dunning</li>
 </ol>Goat Tying<ol>
 <li>Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island</li><li>Libby Hegemann, Arlington</li><li>Laney Hoier, Herman</li><li>Ashlyn Henderson, Hyannis</li><li>Emma Warren, Thedford</li><li>Kinley Greenough, Kearney</li><li>Emma Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Jacie Naprstek, Gothenburg</li><li>Jacei Spangler, Arthur</li><li>Clancy Jo Brown, North Platte</li><li>Mekenna Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Jenae Whitaker, Chambers</li><li>Laynee Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Bradie Crouse, Blair</li><li>Tatum Reid, Crawford</li><li>Abigail Lawton, Overton</li><li>Sabrina Schemper, Holdrege</li><li>Brooke Forre, Newman Grove</li><li>Jace Hurlburt, Arcadia</li><li>Peyton Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Kylie Lancaster, Hastings</li><li>Lynsie Lancaster, Hastings</li><li>Kassidy Rambat, Ashby</li><li>Samara Ruether, Beaver Crossing</li><li>Winter Benscoter, Valentine</li><li>Kirsten Koenig, Ewing</li><li>Paityn Edwards, Waverly</li><li>Jaycee Lambert, Harrison</li><li>Whitney Jennings, Seneca</li><li>Jayda From, Crookston</li><li>Terrin Barthel, Ainsworth</li>
 </ol>(due to a tie for 30th&nbsp;place, there are 31 qualified goat tyers)Pole Bending<ol>
 <li>Raina Swanson, Genoa</li><li>Gracey Taylor, Valentine</li><li>Makalya Wray, Ord</li><li>Clancy Jo Brown, North Platte</li><li>Emma Pearson, Broken Bow</li><li>Rylee Nall-Silivan, St. Paul</li><li>Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island</li><li>Abigail Lawton, Overton</li><li>Jymmie Jensen, Burwell</li><li>Tatum Reid, Crawford</li><li>Peyton Fisher, Hershey</li><li>Ashlyn Henderson, Hyannis</li><li>Addison Oliver, Holyoke, Colo.</li><li>Camryn Kocian, Brainard</li><li>Emily Ahlers, Clearwater</li><li>Sage Glinn, Keystone</li><li>Kieley Walz, Ainsworth</li><li>Emma Grube, Minden</li><li>Laynee Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Dakota Glinn, Keystone</li><li>Jacei Spangler, Arthur</li><li>Rylee Legg, Kenesaw</li><li>Morgan Rosander, Wolbach</li><li>Sydney Fletcher, Arnold</li><li>Jenae Whitaker, Chambers</li><li>Josie Anthony, Crofton</li><li>Nevaeh Wild, Hay Springs</li><li>Lillian Fletcher, Arnold</li><li>Tacey From, Crookston</li><li>Mekenna Fisher, Hershey’</li><li>Kenna McCaslin, Broken Bow</li><li>Emily Bennett, Bayard</li>
 </ol>(due to a tie for 30th&nbsp;place, there are 32 qualified pole benders)Saddle Bronc Riding<ol>
 <li>Monte Bailey, Lakeside</li><li>Leif Meidell, Harrison</li><li>Augustus Painter, Ainsworth</li><li>Carson Jones, Neligh</li>
 </ol>Steer Wrestling<ol>
 <li>Dane Pokorny, Stapleton</li><li>Coy Johnston, Stapleton</li><li>Taydon Gorsuch, Gering</li><li>Sage Schrunk, Valentine</li><li>Jaden Fanning, Ogallala</li><li>Slate Micheel, Sargent</li><li>Tucker Ravenscroft, Nenzel</li><li>Beau Wiebelhaus, Springview</li><li>Wyatt Reichenberg, Harrisburg</li><li>Cinch Painter, Springview</li><li>Gage Davis, Cody</li><li>TC Hughson, Morrill</li><li>Kyle Cox, Purdum</li><li>Dawson Doggett, Stapleton</li><li>Augustus Painter, Ainsworth</li><li>Brady Painter, Ainsworth</li><li>Cayson Johnston, Stapleton</li><li>Thayne Kimbrough, Ohiowa</li><li>Carson Cooksley, Valentine</li><li>Cody Miller, Broken Bow</li><li>Cale Buss, Atkinson</li><li>Dakota Storer, Arthur</li><li>Clayton Veldhuizen, Curtis</li><li>Wyatt Hajny, Nelson</li><li>Jett Sjeklocha, Hayes Cneter</li><li>Clayton Elliott, Valentine</li><li>Coy Fleming, Bayard</li>
 </ol>Team Roping<ol>
 <li>Brady Renner, Ericson</li><li>Cooper Bass, Brewster</li><li>Makayla Wray, Ord</li><li>Sid Miller, Merna</li><li>Zane Druery, Anselmo</li><li>Brent Charlton, North Platte</li><li>Carter Anderson, Merriman</li><li>Sage Schrunk, Valentine</li><li>Jate Saults, Big Springs</li><li>Seth Glass, Central City</li><li>Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island</li><li>Zack Bradley, Brewster</li><li>Summer Richardson, Ainsworth</li><li>Cinch Painter, Springview</li><li>Tyson Stracke, Stuart</li><li>Bradie Crouse, Blair</li><li>Dalton Garey, Broken Bow</li><li>Zane Kreikemeier, Callaway</li><li>Gage Davis, Cody</li><li>Jace Hurlburt, Arcadia</li><li>Coy Johnston, Stapleton</li><li>Tate Talkington, Scottsbluff</li><li>Skyler Hund, North Platte</li><li>Ryan Shepherd, North Platte</li><li>Emma Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Fayth From, Croookston</li><li>Hayes Hammond, Valentine</li><li>Jace Richter, Ogallala</li><li>Cayson Johnston, Stapleton</li><li>Evan Richter, Ogallala</li><li>Trell Shrewsbury, Alliance</li><li>Joe Todd-Hopkins, Bayard</li><li>Montgomery Brown, Oshkosh</li><li>Garrett Harms, Brule</li><li>Jackson Wykert, Grant</li><li>Tatum Olson, Bloomfield</li><li>Jaden Fanning, Ogallala</li><li>Kohl Kramer, Hyannis</li><li>Cauy Preitauer, Stamford</li><li>Sage Dieter, Alma</li><li>Ashlyn Henderson, Hyannis</li><li>Ty Growcock, Bartlett</li><li>Taylor Drueke, Sutherland</li><li>Laynee Ohm, Hyannis</li><li>Jymmie Jensen, Burwell</li><li>Dane Pokorny, Stapleton</li><li>Jaden Mathis, Atkinson</li><li>Cale Buss, Atkinson</li><li>Layne Wallinger, Stuart</li><li>Everett Blackburn, Bartlett</li><li>Cooper Fay, Cody</li><li>Riggin Heikel, Hazard</li><li>Thayne Kimbrough, Ohiowa</li><li>Layton Lindner, Broken Bow</li><li>Matthew Miller, Callaway</li><li>Tate Miller, Springview</li><li>Tucker Ravenscroft, Nenzel</li><li>Dakota Storer, Arthur</li><li>Tacey From, Crookston</li><li>Cody Miller, Broken Bow</li>
 </ol>Tie-Down Roping<ol>
 <li>Sid Miller, Merna</li><li>Jate Saults, Big Springs</li><li>Cooper Phillips, Burwell</li><li>Carter Anderson, Merriman</li><li>Tate Talkington, Scottsbluff</li><li>Layne Wallinger, Stuart</li><li>Coy Johnston, Stapleton</li><li>Sage Schrunk, Valentine</li><li>Seth Glass, Central City</li><li>Brent Charlton, North Platte</li><li>Gage Davis, Cody</li><li>Matthew Miller, Callaway</li><li>Cale Buss, Atkinson</li><li>Cody Miller, Broken Bow</li><li>Cooper Bass, Brewster</li><li>Camilo Rios, Ashland</li><li>Zane Kreikemeier, Callaway</li><li>Trell Shrewsbury, Alliance</li><li>Cayson Johnston, Stapleton</li><li>Tyson Stracke, Stuart</li><li>Cauy Preitauer, Stamford</li><li>Montgomery Brown, Oshkosh</li><li>Hayes Hammond, Valentine</li><li>Layton Lindner, Broken Bow</li><li>Jace Richter, Ogallala</li><li>Cinch Painter, Springview</li><li>Zachary Miller, Callaway</li><li>Taylor Drueke, Sutherland</li><li>Dakota Storer, Arthur</li><li>Jaden Fanning, Ogallala</li>
 </ol>Reined Cow Horse<ol>
 <li>Tatum Olson, Bloomfield</li><li>Charlie Bortner, McCook</li><li>Tate Talkington,Scottsbluff</li><li>Jayda Meyring, Alliance</li><li>Tucker Gillespie, McCook</li><li>Abigail Russell, Hay Springs</li><li>Ashton Werth, Hyannis</li><li>Alyssa Hockenbary, Valentine</li><li>Paige Hoelting, Sutherland</li>
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