Sports News-September 28, 2012
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Gene Steratore's officiating crew was the first to work an NFL game since the league ended its lockout and reached a tentative contract agreement with the referees' union. M&T Bank Stadium erupted in cheers last night after Steratore brought the captains of the Browns and Ravens together for the coin toss, turned on his microphone and said, "Good evening men. It's good to be back." Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to the fans yesterday for putting them through the work stoppage, but he also played down how much the Green Bay-Seattle game played into the final agreement.
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco completed 28-46 passes for 356 yards in a 23-16 win over the Browns. He also threw for a touchdown and ran for another as Baltimore improved to 3-1 with its ninth straight win over Cleveland. Cary Williams returned an interception 63 yards for a score near the end of the third quarter to give the Ravens a 13-point lead.
Europe begins defense of the Ryder Cup with four matches of alternate-shot foursomes this morning before four more matches of fourballs in the afternoon. The World’s top ranked Rory McIlroy and countryman Graeme McDowell will be first off the tee against United States players Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker at Medinah Country Club in Illinois.
Stanford can expect to slide in the Associated Press College Football poll next Monday. Kasen Williams took a quick screen pass from Keith Price and raced 35 yards for the go-ahead score with 4:53 left as Washington rallied to beat the eighth-ranked Cardinal 17-13. The Huskies trailed 13-3 until running back Bishop Sankey ran for a 61-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. It was Washington's first win over a Top 10 ranked opponent since its upset of then-third ranked USC back in 2009.
The Norfolk Panther football team ran into a buzz saw. The Omaha World Herald third ranked Lincoln Southeast Knights whipped the Panthers 35-6 last night at Norfolk’s Veterans Memorial Field. Knights quarterback Najee Jackson threw two touchdowns to Luke Gifford and three different running backs ran for touchdowns in the win. Lincoln Southeast totaled 300 yards on the ground as part of their 353 yards of total offense. Norfolk recorded 340 yards of total offense. Panther quarterback Taylor Reedy was 21-39 for 182 yards passing on the night. Norfolk’s Jacob Hjorth caught eight passes for 78 yards while teammate Bobby Albrecht nabbed seven balls for 65 yards and a touchdown. Panther backup quarterback Chase Hopper threw the five yard touchdown pass to Albrecht with 55 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Knights led 28-0 at halftime. Lincoln Southeast improves to 5-1 on the season while Norfolk drops to 3-3.
The Norfolk Catholic volleyball team has run their win streak to twelve. The Lady Knights improved to 16-1 on the season with a three-set sweep of West Point-Beemer at the Norfolk Catholic Activities Center. Scores of the match were 25-11, 25-8, 25-11. NC’s Amy Miller recorded twelve kills and Michaela Barry & Rachel Wieser had 15 set assists. The Lady Knights are ranked third in both polls in Class “C-1”. They will be in action next when they visit Battle Creek on Thursday.
The Norfolk Catholic cross country team participated in yesterday’s South Sioux City Invitational. In the boys race, Omaha Gross was the team champion with a score of 24. They won by 18. The Knights placed sixth with a score of 90. Individually, Omaha Gross’ Nick Larson was the champion in 16:26. He won by 1:08. Norfolk Catholic was led by Jared Maguire’s fourth place finish. In the girls competition, Crofton won with a team score of 13 while the Lady Knights were second with 29. Crofton’s Danielle Riesberg was the champion in 15:29. She won by 30 seconds. Norfolk Catholic’s Joelle Heng placed third, Nicole Aschoff took fifth, and Bailey Barnes was tenth.
The Lutheran High Northeast varsity and the Norfolk High JV competed in yesterday’s Stanton Cross Country Invitational. In the boys race, the host team was the team champion with 29 while Pierce was second with a score of 34. The Norfolk High JV took sixth with 98. Randolph’s Justin Korth won the event in 17:25. He won by six seconds. In the girls race, Pierce won the team title with a score of 38 while Stanton finished second with a mark of 39. The Norfolk High JV totaled 109 to place seventh. Oakland/Craig’s Brie Peterson claimed the event in 16:23. She won by twelve seconds. Nobody for Lutheran High Northeast or the Norfolk High JV placed in the top ten in either race.
Local Schedule: Hartington CC at LHNE (FB-7:00); Nfk High at GNAC Meet at Lexington (GG-9:00 AM); Nfk High at Columbus Inv. (CC-4:15); Omaha Night Hawks at Sacramento (FB-10:00 PM); Creighton at Southern Illinois at Carbondale, IL (VB-7:00).
Tonight: The Omaha World Herald second ranked in Class “C-2” 4-0 Lutheran High Northeast football team hosts 2-2 Hartington Cedar Catholic at 7:00. Pregame coverage at 6:30 on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com.
Saturday Morning: Sportstalk on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com from 9:00-10:00 AM from Hy-Vee East. This Week: Nfk High’s Tom Olson & Chuck Hughes; Nfk Cath’s Gail Borgmann; LHNE’s Darin Suckstorf; Pierce football coach Mark Brahmer; & West Point Guardian Angels volleyball coach Sandi Nelson.
Local Scores: Lincoln SE 35 Nfk High 6 (FB); Nfk High 12 Lincoln High 0 (SB); LHNE 13 Madison 0 (SB).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 5 Kansas City 4
Final Texas 9 Oakland 7
Final Seattle 9 L.A. Angels 4
Final Toronto 6 N-Y Yankees 0
Final Tampa Bay 3 Chi White Sox 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 1
Final N-Y Mets 6 Pittsburgh 5
Final Colorado 7 Chi Cubs 5
Final San Francisco 7 Arizona 3
Final Washington 7 Philadelphia 3
Final Atlanta 6 Miami 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 8 San Diego 4
PREP FOOTBALL
Beatrice 28, Ralston 22
Hemingford 52, SMC 8
Lincoln Southeast 35, Norfolk 6
Millard West 32, Omaha Central 27
Parkview Christian 60, Hampton 28
South Platte 20, Creek Valley 14, OT
Wilber-Clatonia 35, Lincoln Christian 7
Wynot 47, Stuart 42
VOLLEYBALL
Ainsworth def. O'Neill, 12-25, 25-12, 19-25, 25-15, 15-12
Allen def. Walthill, 25-7, 25-4, 25-14
Aquinas def. Bishop Neumann, 25-16, 25-22, 17-25, 25-21
Archbishop Bergan def. Omaha Brownell-Talbot, 25-15, 25-11, 25-14
Bancroft-Rosalie def. Humphrey St. Francis, 25-17, 25-13, 27-25
Battle Creek def. Boone Central/Newman Grove, 25-23, 18-25, 25-13, 17-25, 15-8
Bertrand def. Axtell, 18-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15, 24-22
Centennial def. Tri County, 25-13, 25-15, 25-21
Central City def. Twin River, 25-18, 25-14, 25-14
Centura def. Adams Central, 25-21, 21-25, 26-24, 26-24
Chadron def. Douglas, S.D., 25-8, 25-17, 25-14
Creighton def. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge, 21-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-16
Crofton def. West Holt, 25-18, 25-22, 25-15
CWC def. Elgin Public/Pope John, 22-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-14
Deshler def. Shelton, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22
East Butler def. Friend, 27-25, 25-20, 25-15
Ewing def. North Central, 25-17, 25-13, 25-9
Franklin def. Lawrence-Nelson, 25-14, 25-18, 25-19
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Ravenna, 25-10, 25-9, 25-10
Guardian Angels def. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 20-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-23
Hartington def. Plainview, 25-9, 25-4, 25-20
Hershey def. Valentine, 25-22, 25-18, 25-27, 26-24
Holdrege def. Broken Bow, 25-22, 25-17, 25-14
Howells/Dodge def. Oakland-Craig, 23-25, 12-25, 25-11, 25-8
Hyannis def. Garden County, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22
Kimball def. Burns, Wyo., 25-19, 25-19, 25-15
Leyton def. Bridgeport, 25-20, 28-26, 25-22
Lincoln North Star def. Columbus, 25-13, 25-13, 24-26, 25-9
Lincoln Pius X def. Aurora, 25-23, 25-19, 26-24
Lincoln Southwest def. Lincoln East, 25-8, 25-23, 23-25, 25-15
Lindsay Holy Family def. Fullerton, 25-15, 25-12, 25-8
Milford def. Wilber-Clatonia, 25-9, 25-10, 25-17
Nebraska Christian def. Heartland Lutheran, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Nebraska City Lourdes def. Auburn, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18
Norfolk Catholic def. West Point-Beemer, 25-11, 25-8, 25-11
Omaha Benson def. Omaha Westside, 25-8, 25-10, 25-8
Omaha Central def. Lincoln High, 17-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-12, 15-8
Osceola def. Nebraska Lutheran, 25-14, 25-10, 25-17
Parkview Christian def. College View Academy, 25-11, 25-15, 25-14
Platteview def. Fort Calhoun, 25-13, 25-13, 21-25, 25-20
Potter-Dix def. Creek Valley, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 28-26
Shelby/Rising City def. Palmer, 25-14, 26-24, 25-10
South Central, S.D. def. West Boyd, 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 19-17
St. Edward def. Lynch, 25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 25-23
Tekamah-Herman def. Arlington, 25-15, 25-14, 23-25, 25-13
Yutan def. Conestoga, 25-22, 25-10, 25-14
Amherst Triangular
Amherst def. Wilcox-Hildreth, 25-19, 25-17
Amherst def. Loomis, 25-19, 19-25, 25-18
Wilcox-Hildreth def. Loomis, 25-8, 25-20
Ashland-Greenwood Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Ashland-Greenwood def. Plattsmouth, 25-20, 25-15
Lincoln Lutheran def. Plattsmouth, 25-18, 25-12
Wahoo def. Ashland-Greenwood, 26-24, 25-18
Wahoo def. Lincoln Lutheran, 25-20, 17-25, 25-22
Pool B
Fairbury def. Omaha Roncalli, 25-16, 25-14
Fillmore Central def. Fairbury, 25-18, 25-14
Omaha Gross Catholic def. Fillmore Central, 25-18, 25-17
Omaha Gross Catholic def. Omaha Roncalli, 25-9, 25-16
Chase County Triangular
Chase County def. Maxwell, 25-14, 25-6
Sutherland def. Maxwell, 25-18, 25-21
Sutherland def. Chase County, 25-18, 23-25, 25-19
Clearwater/Orchard Triangular
Clearwater/Orchard def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23
Wausa def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-23, 25-11
Dorchester Triangular
Diller-Odell def. Dorchester, 25-17, 25-21
Meridian def. Dorchester, 25-8, 25-12
Meridian def. Diller-Odell, 25-18, 23-25, 25-12
Elkhorn Valley Triangular
Elkhorn Valley def. Bloomfield, 25-15, 25-17
Osmond def. Elkhorn Valley, 25-17, 25-17
Osmond def. Bloomfield, 25-20, 10-25
Elm Creek Triangular
Elm Creek def. Elwood, 25-21, 25-14
Elm Creek def. Pleasanton, 25-15, 25-18
Elwood def. Pleasanton, 25-10, 25-14
Elmwood-Murdock Triangular
Elmwood-Murdock def. Malcolm, 33-31, 18-25, 25-14
Mead def. Malcolm, 26-24, 22-25, 25-9
Mead def. Elmwood-Murdock, 24-26, 25-15, 25-20
Freeman Triangular
Freeman def. Palmyra, 25-21, 25-17
Freeman def. Southern, 25-15, 25-14
Palmyra def. Southern, 25-15, 25-18
Fremont Triangular
Bellevue East def. Papillion-LaVista, 25-15, 25-23
Bellevue East def. Fremont, 25-18, 13-25, 25-12
Papillion-LaVista def. Fremont, 25-17, 18-25, 28-26
Giltner Triangular
Blue Hill def. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 22-25, 26-24, 25-15
Giltner def. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 25-15, 25-22
Giltner def. Blue Hill, 25-17, 25-23
Hastings St. Cecilia Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Hastings St. Cecilia def. Wood River, 20-25, 25-13, 25-14
Superior def. Silver Lake, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20
Pool B
Heartland def. Thayer Central, 26-24, 21-25, 25-17
Red Cloud def. Cross County, 27-25, 13-25, 25-16
Consolation
Silver Lake def. Cross County, 25-23, 25-18
Superior def. Red Cloud, 25-12, 25-11
Third Place
Wood River def. Thayer Central, 25-20, 28-26
Championship
Hastings St. Cecilia def. Heartland, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17
Hiawatha Triangular
Hiawatha, Kan. def. Falls City, 25-17, 25-9
Horton, Kan. def. Falls City, 25-16, 25-17
Kearney Catholic Triangular
Kearney Catholic def. Ord, 25-12, 25-14
Kearney Catholic def. Doniphan-Trumbull, 25-10, 25-9
Ord def. Doniphan-Trumbull, 25-22, 25-14
Logan View Triangular
Madison def. Logan View, 25-23, 25-14
Wayne def. Logan View, 19-25, 25-23, 25-12
Wayne def. Madison, 25-12, 25-15
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Triangular
Cedar Bluffs def. Lyons-Decatur Northeast, 25-16, 25-15
Lyons-Decatur Northeast def. Boys Town, 25-16, 25-17
Medicine Valley Triangular
Medicine Valley def. Arapahoe, 25-14, 25-20
Paxton def. Arapahoe, 25-20, 25-20
Paxton def. Medicine Valley, 25-9, 25-15
Overton Triangular
Overton def. Alma, 25-18, 20-25, 25-20
Overton def. Southwest, 25-21, 25-23
Southwest def. Alma, 25-20, 25-19
Pender Triangular
Emerson-Hubbard def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-16, 25-12
Neligh-Oakdale def. Pender, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22
Pender def. Emerson-Hubbard, 25-22, 25-19
Schuyler Triangular
Omaha Duchesne Academy def. Schuyler, 25-19, 25-15
Omaha Duchesne Academy def. Blair, 25-14, 25-19
Schuyler def. Blair, 17-25, 25-18, 25-18
Seward Triangular
Beatrice def. Seward, 26-24, 25-22
Seward def. York, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16
Tri-Valley Conference Tournament
First Round
Ponca def. Freeman Academy, S.D., 25-17, 25-14, 25-13
Semifinal
Ponca def. Gayville-Volin, S.D., 25-22, 25-21, 25-11
Twin Loup Triangular
Spalding/Spalding Academy def. South Loup, 25-9, 22-25, 25-20
Twin Loup def. Spalding/Spalding Academy, 25-21, 25-16
Twin Loup def. South Loup, 25-19, 25-8
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