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North Platte Seniors move into championship round of A7 Senior Tournament
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KNOP) - The North Platte Senior FNBO First Nationals on a winning streak throughout the month of July. They have kept that strong play through the Class A Area 7 Senior Tournament out in Scottsbluff. First Nationals winners of twelve straight games including a 3-0 start in postseason...
Cathy Nutt: Post-secondary teacher of year
Cathy Nutt of North Platte has been named the Post-Secondary Teacher of 2024 by the Mountain-Plains National Business Education Association. The association spans nine states and two Canadian provinces. Nutt teaches business, economics, personal finance and agribusiness at North Platte Community College. She is also the coordinator of the center...
This Week: UNK Football Heads to MIAA Media Day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Press release courtesy of UNK Athletics:. MIAA head coaches and student-athletes will travel to Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday, July 23 for the 2024 MIAA Football Media Day, presented by Seigfreid Bingham. The 2024 MIAA football season officially kicks off on July 23 at the...
Concert series coming to Fox Theater
Patron contributions are available to the next season (2024-25) of four concerts at North Platte’s Fox Theater — a brass concert, a Broadway performer, the songs of the Beach Boys, and a compilation of music from the 1940’s through the 80’s. The concerts begin in October....
Chadron State introduces new hoops coach Chris Francis
In front of a respectable crowd of Chadron employees, coaches, and community residents, Chadron State introduced its new men's basketball head coach on Wednesday, July 17th, at the Chicoine Center. Interim Athletic Director Dr. China Jude opened the introduction, speaking about Chris Francis's commitment to student-athlete development and sharing several comments made by athletic administrators and coaches around the county.
Sunday Spotlight: Empowerment Network and My Brother's Keeper team up
OMAHA, Neb. — WATCH: KETV Sunday Spotlight, Empowerment Network and My Brother's Keeper Alliance work together to support and uplift Omaha's youth. Curtis Morgan with My Brother's Keeper and Jonathan Chapman with The Empowerment Network joined KETV on Sunday morning to talk about the new team collaboration between the two groups.
PJ Fleck has reportedly been on the lookout for other jobs
Does the Matt Rhule revamp of the Nebraska football program have some other coaches in the conference nervous? Does the new look Big Ten have some of the middling programs in the conference a bit anxious about falling even further behind the cream of the crop?. If PJ Fleck did...
Two future Huskers help Team USA to runner-up finish at Honkbalweek Haarlem
Two Huskers helped Team USA to a championship game appearance in an international tournament over the week. Newcomers Robby Bolin, Luke Broderick, and Team USA lost to Team Japan in the historic Honkbalweek Haarlem title game. The NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association selected the team. Its roster was narrowed down from 120 players to its current 24-man size. Bolin was named the tournament’s best hitter. He finished a .391 batting average in the seven games with nine hits, an RBI, and six runs scored. Broderick appeared in one game for Team USA, appearing in 3.1 innings in relief. He allowed three hits and no runs while compiling six strikeouts and two walks. Showed out for their country. 🇺🇸 Husker newcomers @BolinRobby & @LukeBroderick5 posted big time performances for Team USA at this week's @Honkbalweek Tournament. 🗞️ https://t.co/enPnPjzd2B | #GBR pic.twitter.com/x38ABtUOrI — Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) July 19, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Huskers to host 2026 defensive back next weekend
A class of 2026 recruit has scheduled a visit to Nebraska next weekend. JJ Dunnigan is a 6-foot-2 defensive back from Manhattan High School in Manhattan, KS. Dunnigan will be in Lincoln on July 27 to meet new defensive backs coach John Butler. Butler is taking over for Evan Cooper, who resigned last week for personal reasons. The new Cornhusker coach is excited to continue his career at Nebraska. “I am excited to join Coach Rhule, this staff, and the great tradition of Nebraska Football and the Blackshirt Defense. I look forward to working with our players to develop them as players, students, and young men, Day by Day!” The 6-foot-2 Dunnigan is currently considering Nebraska, Kansas State, Kansas, and Colorado State. I’ll be in Nebraska July 27th🌽🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/G78SY4jvqO — James (JJ) Dunnigan jr (@jj_dunniganjr) July 10, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Moo Rally And Walk-Off Prospects In Saturday Night Thriller
Fremont, Nebraska - You may have heard the phrase before: "When there is a Full Moon, strange things happen". Well, there was a Full Moon over Historic Moller Field Saturday night....and strange things happened. The Fremont Moo had a four run lead evaporate. Then, Fremont trailed by three runs going into the bottom of the ninth....and came back to win 11-10, on a walk-off rbi single by Isaac Bonner, which snapped The Moo's three-game losing streak.
Northwest Missouri State University study finds gaps in pediatric mental health resources
Northwest Missouri State University researchers, in partnership with Mosaic Life Care, recently completed an assessment of pediatric mental health resources in area counties that found gaps exist in resource availability and other barriers preventing access to mental health care for children. “Northwest is a strong supporter of the community and...
Harlan battles to the end, loses heartbreaker in State Quarterfinal
(Cedar Rapids) – Harlan was within one strike of completing a comeback and advancing to a State Semifinal but came up just short. The Cyclones scored four runs between the sixth and seventh innings to lead 4-3 before North Polk’s Chase Fjelland came through with a walk-off two-run single to end the game.
Nebraska state senators hosting 2 public meetings on property taxes, education
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A group of state senators will hold a public forum here Sunday ahead of an expected special session next week. The community meetings will be held in Omaha and Lincoln, which weren’t stops on Gov. Jim Pillen’s tax plan town hall tour across the state this summer — though he did hold his first one in Bellevue, which he announced two days prior.
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