The Grand Island Central Catholic girls basketball team will play for the Centennial Conference Tournament title on Saturday after a solid 52-38 win over Fremont Archbishop Bergan on Thursday.
It was especially impressive considering that leading scorer Alicia Statler sat all but about 10 minutes of the first three quarters due to foul trouble. Senior guard Tali Fredrickson stepped up and posted a double double to help the team advance to face Wahoo Bishop Neumann.
The Crusaders have faced an almost non-stop schedule of ranked teams. That should help as they try to add a third tournament title to their resume this season.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
WRESTLING: Wood River breaks Patriots' hold
Adams Central's run of consecutive Lou-Platte Conference wrestling tournament victories was finally halted at six last Saturday as Wood River edged the Patriots 149-143 for the team title at St. Paul.
Garret Lambrecht (103 pounds) and Dustin McCord (171) both won LPC titles at their respective weight classes to lead the way for Wood River. Kevin Harders (140) and Dylan Gill (145) added second-place finishes for the Eagles.
Still, you have to hand it to the Patriots, who came within seven points of winning a seventh consecutive LPC title. That's a pretty impressive run for coach Dan Lonowski and his program.
Garret Lambrecht (103 pounds) and Dustin McCord (171) both won LPC titles at their respective weight classes to lead the way for Wood River. Kevin Harders (140) and Dylan Gill (145) added second-place finishes for the Eagles.
Still, you have to hand it to the Patriots, who came within seven points of winning a seventh consecutive LPC title. That's a pretty impressive run for coach Dan Lonowski and his program.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Hastings College's Tony Hobson nets 400th victory
Lost in the avalanche of college basketball action over the weekend, Hastings College women’s coach Tony Hobson picked up his 400th career coaching victory Sunday as the Broncos beat Dakota Wesleyan 62-47 at Mitchell, S.D.
Hobson’s overall record is 400-98 heading into this Saturday's 2 p.m. game against Morningside College at Hastings.
In his seven seasons with the Broncos, Hobson is 198-37. In that span, Hastings has won three national titles and reached the semifinals of the NAIA Division II national tournament on one other occasion.
Hastings has received a national tournament bid in each of Hobson's seven seasons. The Broncos have also won seven Great Plains Athletic Conference titles — regular season or tournament — in that span.
Hobson’s overall record is 400-98 heading into this Saturday's 2 p.m. game against Morningside College at Hastings.
In his seven seasons with the Broncos, Hobson is 198-37. In that span, Hastings has won three national titles and reached the semifinals of the NAIA Division II national tournament on one other occasion.
Hastings has received a national tournament bid in each of Hobson's seven seasons. The Broncos have also won seven Great Plains Athletic Conference titles — regular season or tournament — in that span.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Armes faring well in Kentucky
Former Grand Island standout Ann Armes was back in town for Christmas break. Armes, who was The Independent's girls athlete of the year for the 2006-07 school year, joined the Kentucky volleyball program last fall.
Armes, who redshirted this season, said things are going well at Kentucky. She is now training at middle blocker for coach Craig Skinner. Armes said Skinner, a former assistant at Nebraska, is "more awesome" than she ever imagined he would be.
Skinner got one huge recruit this year when Becky Pavan, a 6-4 middle blocker from Kitchener, Ontario, signed on to join the Wildcats. The Pavan name is certainly familiar to Husker fans. Becky is the sister of four-time first-team All-American Sarah who just finished her career at Nebraska.
For more on Becky, check out the story below:
Armes, who redshirted this season, said things are going well at Kentucky. She is now training at middle blocker for coach Craig Skinner. Armes said Skinner, a former assistant at Nebraska, is "more awesome" than she ever imagined he would be.
Skinner got one huge recruit this year when Becky Pavan, a 6-4 middle blocker from Kitchener, Ontario, signed on to join the Wildcats. The Pavan name is certainly familiar to Husker fans. Becky is the sister of four-time first-team All-American Sarah who just finished her career at Nebraska.
For more on Becky, check out the story below:
http://news.therecord.com/article/280040
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