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Cowgirls Chase Cheyenne Berths at Buffalo Bill Rodeo
For barrel racers, breakaway ropers, the road to Cheyenne passes through North Platte. North Platte, Neb. –June 1, 2026 – One way to get to Cheyenne, Wyoming is through North Platte, Nebraska. Not literally, but the winning barrel racer and breakaway roper in North Platte at the Buffalo...
North Platte Post
North Platte High's Cole Tomlinson Earns Statewide Positive Athlete Recognition
DENVER, CO (May 31, 2026) – For the first time in history, the Positive Athlete organization is recognizing local high school athletes from across Nebraska as high-character students who have been nominated and confirmed by their schools as the most representative of how Positive Athletes O.P.E.R.A.T.E.:. • Optimistic. •...
Imperial Republican
W/P girls first, boys second at MV Invite
The Wauneta/Palisade track teams traveled to Cambridge for the Medicine Valley Track Meet on Monday, April 20. The girls won by 36.5 over Cambridge and the boys came in second to Arapahoe by 26 points. The girls had one solo champion, Natalie Walker in the triple jump and won the...
North Platte Post
NPHS IronDawgs Capture World Titles
The North Platte High School IronDawgs powerlifting team wrapped up their 2025-2026 season in spectacular fashion. Competing in the International Drug Free Powerlifting Association (IDFPA) Student and University World Championships in Tampa, Florida, both the girls' and the boys' teams came away with World Champions banners. "What an absolutely amazing...
North Platte Post
Cowgirls Chase Cheyenne Berths at Buffalo Bill Rodeo
For barrel racers, breakaway ropers, the road to Cheyenne passes through North Platte. North Platte, Neb. –June 1, 2026 – One way to get to Cheyenne, Wyoming is through North Platte, Nebraska. Not literally, but the winning barrel racer and breakaway roper in North Platte at the Buffalo...
North Platte Bulletin
North Platte 80s can’t overcome disastrous start in home opener
The North Platte 80s fell into a big hole right away and couldn’t quite come back as they lost 13-7 to the Garden City Wind on Sunday at Bill Wood Field. In the first inning, Rob Morosetti hit a two-run double to left-center field off pitcher Ira Clifton to put the Wind ahead. Darius Freeman followed with a one-out single to right to make it 3-0. Two more runs scored when Aaron Izquierdo hit a sacrifice fly ball to right as Carson McCurdy fell making the catch near the wall. Jaxon Hamada doubled to score another run and two more followed as Connor Huzicka reached base on an error by first baseman Zach Evenson.
North Platte Bulletin
Golf: Irish’s Shepherd medals at state meet
Landon Shepherd of North Platte St. Pat’s medaled at the Class D Nebraska State Golf Meet on Thursday in Columbus. Shepherd finished in a three-way tie for seventh as she shot a combined two-day score of 157. The senior shot 77 on the first day of state on Wednesday and finished with an 80 on Thursday.
North Platte Bulletin
Indian National Finals Rodeo coming to North Platte
The Indian National Finals Rodeo tour is coming to North Platte on Saturday, May 30, and will begin with a pre-rodeo kickoff from 3-7 p.m. May 29 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The pre-rodeo party will feature vendors, family activities, giveaways, and community entertainment ahead of the rough stock rodeo,...
North Platte Post
MPCC Rodeo Scholarship created in honor of Erika Schmidt
A new endowed scholarship providing $1,000 annually has been established for a Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team sophomore. The Erika Schmidt Memorial Sparkle Scholarship will be awarded to an eligible full-time student athlete who “sparkles” and exemplifies the qualities that Schmidt displayed throughout her time supporting the MPCC rodeo program; professionalism, go-getter spirit, encouraging, patient, supportive, building confidence, joy and generosity.
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Krienert Is State Discus Champion
Maverick Krienert, an 8th grader at Pierce Junior High School, is the Nebraska All-Class Junior High State Champion in discus. The Nebraska Championship Meet was held Saturday, May 16, at Gothenburg High School. The event is an all-class, 7/8 grade combined track meet that invites the top 24 athletes in each individual event and the top 16 relay teams to compete.
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Ogallala's Shaydyn Rasby Breaks Class C State Record
Shaydyn Rasby made Nebraska track and field history on Saturday, May 23rd, at Burke High School in Omaha, winning the Class C state championship in the 300-meter hurdles while shattering a record that had stood for over a decade. Rasby crossed the finish line in 42.83 seconds, erasing the previous...
North Platte Bulletin
Seniors battle hard against Cheyenne, Creighton Prep
In their first outing of the season, the North Platte Great Plains Health Seniors held their own against two of the best teams they will see all season on Saturday. The Seniors lost 12-3 to Cheyenne, Wyo. and 5-3 to Omaha Creighton Prep but after a spring season in which the majority of the Seniors’ players went 4-22 for North Platte High, it was as good of a showing as one could expect.
News Channel Nebraska
Lowery wins state high jump title as area athletes shine at Burke Stadium
OMAHA - Ogallala’s Cy Lowery captured a Class C state championship Friday while several other area athletes advanced to finals or earned medals during the opening day of the NSAA Class C and D State Track and Field Championships at Burke Stadium. Lowery cleared 6 feet, 4 inches to...
North Platte Bulletin
Ham, Saner, Hershey sprinters first at state track
Coltan Ham of North Platte St. Pat’s, Jackson Saner of Sutherland and the Hershey 4×100 meter relay broutht home gold medals on Saturday at the Nebraska State Track and Field Meet in Omaha. Ham won the Class C championship in the 1600 meters. The junior finished with a...
North Platte Post
Lake Mac Racetrack Announces 2026 Quarter Horse Racing Weekend in Ogallala
OGALLALA, Neb. — Live horse racing will return to western Nebraska this summer as Lake Mac Racetrack announced plans for a two-day American Quarter Horse racing weekend July 10-11 at Lake Mac Casino Resort & Racetrack in Ogallala. The event will feature eight total races over two days, with...
Sand Hills Express
State Track Day Two – Area Recap – Broken Bow’s Gunner Baltz Medals in 8th Place in Class B Boys Discus
The NSAA state track and field championships continued on Thursday at Burke Stadium in Omaha. It was the final day of competition for Classes A and B. Broken Bow’s Gunner Baltz and Drew Ellis each competed in the Class B boys discus on Thursday. It was a great day for both as each threw a personal best at the state championships. Baltz was in the opening flight of thrower’s and went 160′ 8″, a personal best, on his second attempt which was good enough to get him into the finals and receive three additional throws. Ellis was in the second flight of thrower’s and went a personal best 161′ 2″ on his third attempt which sent him to the finals for three additional throws. Entering the finals, Ellis was eighth and Baltz was ninth. In the finals, Baltz moved up in the standings by bettering his personal best with an effort of 163′ 9″ on his second throw of the finals which would put him on the medal podium in 8th place. Ellis finished 9th overall at the state tournament. The Class B boys discus was won by Andrew Shada of Elkhorn North with a winning effort of 187′ 4″.
WOWT
Gretna boys soccer scores eight on Lexington, claims Class B state title
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The high school soccer season in Nebraska came to an end Wednesday with the state championship games for the boys in Classes A and B were played. In the Class B title game, No. 1 Gretna beat No. 6 Lexington 8-2. It is the Dragons fourth state championship in program history and their first since 2022.
Sand Hills Express
Area Golfers Qualify for Boys State Golf Tournament
District competition in boys high school golf concluded across the state on Tuesday. The top three teams and top ten individuals from each district automatically qualified for the NSAA boys golf state championships next week. Mullen was among the teams that competed at the D-5 district meet at Crandall Creek...
Sand Hills Express
Nebraska High School Rodeo Makes Stops in Thedford and Stapleton
The Nebraska high school rodeo season continued this past weekend with performances in Thedford and Stapleton. Recapping some of the area highlights, Kelstyn Lindner of Broken Bow won the bull riding at Stapleton with a 73 score. Brynne McCully of Mullen turned in the fastest time at Stapleton in the breakaway roping with a winning time of 2.32 seconds. Cazen Coffman-Smith of Milburn won the saddle bronc riding at Stapleton with a 65 point ride. At Thedford, Kelstyn Lindner of Broken Bow was the bareback champion with a 69 point ride and Tate Johnston of Theford won the boys cutting with a score of 73.
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Area Athletes Compete at State Middle School Track Meet
A handful of student athletes made the trip to Gothenburg Saturday for the Nebraska Middle School State Track and Field Meet. The highlight for the northern panhandle came when eighth grader Grace Holmgren, running for Sioux County came home in fourth in the 1600 with a time of 5:39.02. The top place finish on the boys side was a pair of fifth place medals with eighth grader Braxton Spicer out of Hay Springs getting fifth in the 200 and eighth grader out of Chadron Middle School Gabriel Scoggan getting fifth in discus.