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Local High School Football Recap (Week 1)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Game of The Week: North Platte St. Pat’s 56 South Loup 14. Irish opened the Brad Braithwait era with a win over South Loup on Friday night. The Irish would score two touchdowns on the night from their special teams while defense held the Bobcats most of the night. St. Pat’s improves to 1-0 on the season and will take on Wilcox-Hildreth on the road. While South Loup falls to 0-1 and will take on Sandhills Valley at home on Thursday.
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Kearney holds down North Platte, Peters gets first win as Head Coach
Kyle Peters gets win No. 1 under his belt behind a 24-7 win over North Platte for their 17th straight win over the Bulldogs. It was not the best start to the Peters era after the opening kickoff was muffed when Jayden Norman collided with Canon Cope. North Platte started at the 26-yard line and would take a 7-0 lead first.
North Platte Bulletin
Inbox: Travel for Class A sports is expensive
In regard to the budget & tax debate at the North Platte school board, North Platte’s location makes this issue worth looking at — We’re one of the westernmost schools in Class A, and most of the schools in the classification cluster around Omaha, Lincoln, and the eastern part of the state (Millard, Papillion-LaVista, Bellevue, Fremont, Kearney, Grand Island, Columbus, etc.)
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GICC Football Opens Season With 41-6 Victory Over Hershey
GICC (1-0) will be back in action on Friday, September 4th, traveling to H&H, which is the new co-op for sports between Hampton and Henderson. The Pump and Pantry Pregame Show will start at 6:30 pm with kickoff at 7:00 pm on 99.7 Jett FM. H&H comes in with a...
North Platte Bulletin
Football: Irish smash South Loup in Braithwait’s debut
North Platte St. Pat’s dominated in all three phases against South Loup to win 56-14 in the opening game of the season Friday, and the debut of Head Coach Brad Braithwait. The game was played at Knights of Columbus Field in North Platte. “I’m just happy for our coaches...
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North Platte Cross Country Invite Results
SUTHERLAND, Neb. (KNOP) - Girls Race:. The annual North Platte Cross Country Invite was held in Sutherland. On the girls side of the race McCook’s Rinlee Blomstedt takes top honors individually. North Platte’s Layla Thomas took home second overall. Six North Platte ladies would finish in the top ten to take home the team title on the day.
North Platte Bulletin
Former Husker volleyball player Allick appears in North Platte
Former Nebraska volleyball player Rebekah Allick didn’t know what kind of reception she would get when she made her appearance at Dayspring Bank on Saturday. She knew well the adulation Husker volleyball players received from fans across the state is unmatched. But on the other hand, it was a seemingly random Saturday morning in late August. Surely, the people in North Platte had better things to do than to come to a meet and greet with her.
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Cozad Volleyball Looking at Year Three Jump Under Trysta Asche
Cozad Volleyball has struggled for the last 10 or so years. Prior to last season, the Lady Haymakers hadn’t had double-digit wins in a season since 2017. Last year, they finished 14-15 in year two of Trysta Asche’s tenure, as she continues to turn Cozad Volleyball around. Asche...
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Nebraska High School Rodeo at Lexington – Area Recap / Results
The Nebraska High School rodeo fall season continued this past weekend with two performances at Lexington. Among the area highlights from Saturday’s rodeo, Kelstyn Lindner of Broken Bow finished third overall in the boys all around standings on Saturday. Lindner won the Bareback competition with the lone qualified ride of the day with a score of 60 and was runner up in the bull riding on Saturday with a 60 point ride. Brynne McCully of Mullen placed fifth in the girls all around standings on Saturday. McCully placed third in the pole bending with a time of 21.21 seconds and teamed up with Caleb Clark of Thedford to place third in the team roping with a time of 12.61. Other’s from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area placing in the top three of their event included Kallan Cox of Purdum finishing third in the barrels with a time of 17.925 seconds.
North Platte Bulletin
Softball: Lady Bulldogs blank Grand Island
Saturday’s game against Grand Island played out for the North Platte High softball team how every team would like all their games to play out. The Lady Bulldogs scored in every inning, while shutting out the Islanders in every frame as they won 9-0 at the Dowhower Softball Complex.
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Cloud County Volleyball Opens 2026 Campaign with Three Wins at North Platte Community College Tournament
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 The Cloud County Community College volleyball head coaching debut for Maria Aikins ended with three wins at the 2026 North Platte Community College Tournament in North Platte, Nebraska this weekend. In the team's season opener...
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Former Nebraska volleyball standout holds meet-and-greet in North Platte
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Lady Knights sweep Seward County to finish home tournament
The North Platte Community College volleyball team closed out the NPCC Tournament in dominant fashion Saturday afternoon, sweeping Seward County Community College in three sets, 25-19, 25-14, 25-23. “I think we did a nice job offensively and played really tough at the end of set three,” NPCC Head Coach Alexa...
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MCC Volleyball Recaps from Opening Weekend
NORTH PLATTE – The McCook Community College volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the North Platte Community College season-opening tournament with a pair of sweeps Friday. The Lady Indians prevailed 3-1 against both Laramie County Community College and Cloud County Community College. “I thought the girls played well,” said...
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Former Nebraska volleyball standout holds meet-and-greet in North Platte
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Rebekah Allick teamed up with Dayspring Bank and held a meet-and-greet. Fans had a chance to get an autograph and take pictures. Allick also shared a faith-focused message with fans, encouraging women and girls to lean on their faith and build community through small, everyday acts of kindness.
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Wauneta-Palisade Wins Season Opener Over Maxwell
The Wauneta-Palisade Bronco Football Team kicked off the season on Friday night on the road to take on Maxwell Wildcats. Wauneta-Palisade would get the win 16-7 in a game where no scoring happened in the second half. Wauneta-Palisade would have troubles hanging onto the football with several quarterback and center...
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Seward Bounces Back with Two Wins in North Platte
After a narrow defeat in the opener at McCook Thursday, the Seward volleyball team bounced back Friday in North Platte. The Saints won a thriller over Gillette Friday afternoon before a 3-0 win over Southeast (Nebraska). Seward topped the Gillette Pronghorns 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12. Seward beat Southeast Bobcats...
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Local High School Football Recap (Week 0)
BRADY, Neb. (KNOP) - The Brady football team opened the season with a 57-0 win over Lincoln County foes Sutherland. Payton Miller and Cinch Sanger were the sparks for the Eagles offense as they took control of the game in the first quarter and never looked back. Wauneta-Palisade 16 Maxwell...