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Radio Review 05.17.13

Happy Birthday Wishes to:

Michael Donner, William Gaines Jr., Kelli Kautz, Sarah Malmberg, Joseph Mausbach, Todd Pospisil, Dave Wietecha

Skywatch Weather:

Today, a blend of clouds & sun, high 87. Tonight, partly cloudy, chance for showers, low 64. Saturday, a blend of clouds & sun, chance for showers, high 86.

Sports:

ESPN Radio now at 105.9 WJAG-FM & 780 WJAG-AM Mon-Fri at 5:00 PM & Sat & Sun at 4:00!

The Norfolk High girls tennis team’s season came to conclusion at the State Championships in Omaha yesterday. Kayla Fowler went 1-1 in #1 Singles. She beat an opponent from Bellevue West in the opening round 3-6, 6-4, and led 3-0 before the opponent retired. Fowler then lost to an opponent from Millard West in the second round 6-0, 6-1. Emma Kwapnioski & Whitney Schutt recorded a 1-1 mark in #1 Doubles. They beat an opponent from Omaha Bryan in the opening round 6-1, 6-0 before losing to a team from Millard North 7-5, 6-0. McKenzie Essley & Logan Maggart went 1-1 in #2 Doubles. They defeated an opponent from Omaha Roncalli 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round and then lost to a team from Omaha Marian in the second round 6-3, 6-1. Emily Kortje lost her opening round match in #1 Singles to an opponent from Lincoln High 3-6, 6-3, 7-6.

The State Track & Field Championships get underway at Omaha Burke Stadium in Omaha today. Classes “A” & “C” will start their competition at 9:00 AM while Classes “B” & “D” will commence at 3:30. Norfolk High will be represented by Ryan Hoffie, Zach Hoffie, Patrick Meuret, Ben Protzman, Austin Warren, Jaycee Bradley, Megan Dolezal, Erica Dover, Katherine Dover, Chelsea Johnson, Farren Lovell, Abby Protzman, Claire Sintek, Katricia Svoboda, & TaLeah Williams. Participating for Norfolk Catholic will be Nick Arlt, Brandon Becker, Nathan Boyle, Kegan Ehlers, Garret McCarthy, Matt Miller, Zach Pospisil, Beau Schommer, Bailey Barnes, Michaela Barry, Abby Beller, Bailey Ehlers, Jessica Giraud, Joelle Heng, Amy Miller, Nicole Raemaekers, Courtney Schindler, & Rachel Wieser. Lutheran High Northeast will be represented by Dalton Bichlmeier, Kenny Blank, Ryan Freudenburg, Arrin Rathke, Nick Stolze, Megan Gebhardt, & Ari Rathke. 415 athletes from the Northeast Nebraska area will be participating. Reports can be heard throughout the today & Saturday on 106 KIX, Lite Rock 97.5, & Newstalk WJAG 780 AM & 105.9 FM.

Local Schedule: Michigan at Nebraska (Bsbl-6:35); Missouri St. At Creighton (Bsbl-7:00); South Dakota St. At Nebraska-Omaha (Bsbl DH-1:00); Las Vegas at Omaha Storm Chasers (Bsbl-7:05).

Local Scores: Michigan 7 Nebraska 5 (Bsbl); Creighton 4 Missouri St. 3 (Bsbl); Nebraska-Omaha 6 South Dakota St. 0 (Bsbl); Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Las Vegas 4 (Bsbl).

NBA Playoffs: New York 85 Indiana 75 (2-3); San Antonio 94 Golden St. 82 (San Antonio wins series 4-2).

Kwifax:

BEACH BOYS CONCERT @ Divots@ Fri. 5.24, gates open 6 pm GA Tickets $40; DivotsConcertSeries.com

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News Briefs:

Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has accepted an invitation to be the featured speaker at the inaugural Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic Banquet on Friday night, June 7. The banquet is being held in conjunction with week-long activities in preparation for the first All-Star football game, which will be played on Saturday night, June 8 at Norfolk’s Veteran’s Memorial Park at 7 p.m. The banquet is slated for Burns Hall on the campus of Norfolk Catholic High School. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. The banquet will be limited to the first 300 tickets sold. No tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased for $15 each at the Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau, 609 W. Norfolk Ave. The Red vs. White All-Star Classic will feature 70 of the finest graduated high school seniors from a pool of 59 high school teams from throughout Northeast Nebraska.

As school ends and the weather heats up, kids’ minds turn to things they can do during the summer, like have a blast at Norfolk’s new water facility: Aqua Venture. It’s set to open Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 25th. The park opened in June of 2012 to rave reviews. Daily prices are $6 for ages 5-to-15, $8 for 16-to-54-year-olds and $7 for those 55 and older. Family season passes are $195 and individual passes range from $80 to $90 depending on age. Also, Wednesday nights, you can swim for half-price. Aqua Venture will be open from noon to 8 daily and is located on the southeast corner of 1st Street and Pasewalk Avenue near Memorial Field. To find out more, you can visit the website www.norfolkaquaventure.com.

The best of the best young scientists and researchers are attending the International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix this week. This is the world's largest high school level competition and 17-year-old Brooke Picke of Newman Grove High School is representing Nebraska in the environmental science division. Brooke's project is "Can Lemnaceae be the Answer to Nitrate Pollution in the Shell Creek Watershed?" She gave a presentation to judges yesterday and will learn the outcome today during the awards ceremony.

Lawmakers are slated to vote again on a failed attempt to repeal a Nebraska city sales tax law. Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha took aim at the law on Thursday, arguing that it disproportionately affects the poor. The law allows cities to raise their local sales taxes by a half cent, with voter approval. It passed last year despite Gov. Dave Heineman's veto. Chambers introduced the repeal bill earlier this year, but it was held in committee. On Wednesday, he filed a motion to attach his measure to another tax bill pending in the Legislature. Lawmakers fell one vote short of the 25 they needed to add his amendment onto the bill. A motion was filed to reconsider the vote.

Today's Tickler:

Actual line from College Admission Essay: “I was abducted into the national honor society.”

Posted on May 17th, 2013 at 7:41 am

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