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VOLLEYBALL RECAP
Jessica Kennedy
S-E-M's Haylee Hays blocks an attack by Pleasanton Tuesday
during the Fort Kearny Conference tournament at Kearney
Catholic.
Photo Courtesy of Kelly Warnken
The Fort Kearny Conference volleyball tournament began Monday.
Overton beat Axtell 25-18, 25-22 in the play-in round of the tournament. The lady Eagles then fell to Amherst 25-15, 25-11 Monday.
Piper McCarter combined for 11 kills in Overton's two games Monday. Chelsey Gonzalez combined for nine kills and Jillian Clark combined for eight. Kyla Elfgren had 34 combined assists and two solo blocks.
S-E-M fell to Wilcox-Hildreth in the quarterfinal, losing 29-31, 26-24, 24-26.
The Lady Mustangs beat Pleasanton 26-24, 18-25, 25-17 in a consolation match Tuesday.
Through both games, Kyler Jones had 27 kills and two solo blocks. Myka Cranwell had 38 combined assists. Hayle Hays and Ally Kappel had nine combined kills each. Avery Harder had five kills, five aces and 16 assists through both games. Mia Scoville had five aces and 23 digs.
TUESDAY SCORES
Cozad lost 13-25, 25-11, 24-26, 22-25 to Minden.
Emersyn Propp led the Makers with 17 kills and five aces. Braelyn Malcom added 13 kills and three aces. Off the bench, Ashlynn Propp had seven kills and six solo blocks. Whitney Regelin had four aces and two kills.
Gothenburg was swept by Holdrege 25-23, 25-19, 25-19.
Ellaray Koch led the Swedes with 10 kills, one solo block and three aces. Lauren Mroczek added six kills, one ace and one solo block. Riley Flesch had four kills, one ace and 17 assists.
Hi-Line lost a five-set thriller to Alma. Alma won 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 15-12.
Lauryn Ruda led the lady Bulls with 26 kills and one ace. RiLee Schutz had 14 kills and one solo block. Klaire Pohl had 55 assists, 16 digs and four aces.
THURSDAY SCORES
Lexington lost 25-14, 25-13 to Aurora and lost 25-16, 25-12 to Adams Central in the Central Conference first round triangular in Aurora.
Hi-Line won the first round of the RPAC tournament, beating Bertrand 25-22, 25-22, 25-22. The lady Bulls fell to Cambridge 11-25, 20-25, 27-25, 17-25.
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North Platte Community College adding men’s, women’s wrestling
Andrew Bottrell
The North Platte Community College athletic department is adding men’s and women’s wrestling programs, following approval from the National Junior College Athletic Association.
The addition gives the Knights an opportunity to compete against several familiar NJCAA Division I, Region IX opponents, including Northwest College (Wyo.), Western Wyoming, Otero College (Colo.), Northeastern (Colo.), Trinidad State College (Colo.) and Southeast Community College, which have either men’s, women’s or both wrestling programs, the school said in a press release.
The expansion of athletics comes as the college continues to seek opportunities to retain local students in the service area.
Construction is underway on two new housing units on NPCC’s North Campus. The additional housing will increase the college’s current on-campus capacity by 24 beds, providing more opportunities for students to live on campus while participating in academic, athletic and student life activities.
College athletic programs provide student-athletes with opportunities to develop their skills while competing at the local, regional and national levels. They also contribute to campus involvement, school spirit and help build a strong sense of community.
NPCC will begin its search for the program’s first head coach, with the position paired with an open physical education instructor position in North Platte.
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