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
Friday, December 28, 2007
Are you ready for some football?
With the snow and sub-freezing temps, most minds aren't on football. But for those hardcore prep football fantatics, Friday was like a belated Christmas. The Nebraska School Activities Association released the districts for the 2008-09 seasons, giving teams a hint of what their schedules will look like.
In Class A, Grand Island Senior High is in the six-team District 1. They remain in the same district as Fremont, Lincoln North Star and North Platte. They are joined by previous non-district opponent Lincoln High along with Lincoln Northeast.
Class B now features eight four-team districts. Grand Island Northwest is paired with traditional area rivals Aurora and Hastings along with Class B newcomer Adams Central. That should feature some interesting matchups.
Grand Island Central Catholic was placed in the Class C-1, District 7 six-team group. They remain in the same district as Central City and St. Paul. Former non-district opponent Fillmore Central remains on the schedule. The Crusaders will also get to renew a rivalry with Hastings St. Cecilia and also take on Doniphan-Trumbull, who moves up from C-2.
Heartland Lutheran will compete in the Class D-2, District 7 field. The Red Hornets remain in the same district as Litchfield, North Loup-Scotia and Pleasanton. They are joined by former non-district opponent Hampton and Sargent, which gets shifted south and east into a new group.
In other notes, area teams Greeley-Wolbach and St. Edward are making the move to six-man, giving that group 15 teams across the state. Also, Heartland Community moves to eight-man but due to its enrollment number won't be eligible for the playoffs. Burwell also is switching from 11- to eight-man.
To see all the district assignments, go to: http://www.nsaahome.org/fbdistassign.php
In Class A, Grand Island Senior High is in the six-team District 1. They remain in the same district as Fremont, Lincoln North Star and North Platte. They are joined by previous non-district opponent Lincoln High along with Lincoln Northeast.
Class B now features eight four-team districts. Grand Island Northwest is paired with traditional area rivals Aurora and Hastings along with Class B newcomer Adams Central. That should feature some interesting matchups.
Grand Island Central Catholic was placed in the Class C-1, District 7 six-team group. They remain in the same district as Central City and St. Paul. Former non-district opponent Fillmore Central remains on the schedule. The Crusaders will also get to renew a rivalry with Hastings St. Cecilia and also take on Doniphan-Trumbull, who moves up from C-2.
Heartland Lutheran will compete in the Class D-2, District 7 field. The Red Hornets remain in the same district as Litchfield, North Loup-Scotia and Pleasanton. They are joined by former non-district opponent Hampton and Sargent, which gets shifted south and east into a new group.
In other notes, area teams Greeley-Wolbach and St. Edward are making the move to six-man, giving that group 15 teams across the state. Also, Heartland Community moves to eight-man but due to its enrollment number won't be eligible for the playoffs. Burwell also is switching from 11- to eight-man.
To see all the district assignments, go to: http://www.nsaahome.org/fbdistassign.php
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Prep Girls Basketball
With all the weather-related delays and postponements, it seems odd to think that it's already two weeks into the winter sports season. After all, with the recent streak of storms, area teams have played anywhere from one to seven games.
After Thursday's action, the list of area undefeateds is down to Giltner (5-0), Grand Island Northwest (1-0), Heartland (2-0), Loup County (3-0), North Loup-Scotia (4-0) and Twin River (1-0).
Northwest just might have some rust to knock off when it hosts Kearney on Friday. Due to consecutive Saturday games being snowed out, the Vikings haven't played since their opener, a 25-22 win over Central City on Nov. 30.
Grand Island Central Catholic, on the other hand, played its seventh game of the year on Thursday. The Crusaders' unbeaten start was snapped by Class C-1 No. 3-rated Minden 50-33. GICC now stands 6-1 overall and 5-1 against teams that received preseason ratings from the Omaha World-Herald. That's not too shabby.
After Thursday's action, the list of area undefeateds is down to Giltner (5-0), Grand Island Northwest (1-0), Heartland (2-0), Loup County (3-0), North Loup-Scotia (4-0) and Twin River (1-0).
Northwest just might have some rust to knock off when it hosts Kearney on Friday. Due to consecutive Saturday games being snowed out, the Vikings haven't played since their opener, a 25-22 win over Central City on Nov. 30.
Grand Island Central Catholic, on the other hand, played its seventh game of the year on Thursday. The Crusaders' unbeaten start was snapped by Class C-1 No. 3-rated Minden 50-33. GICC now stands 6-1 overall and 5-1 against teams that received preseason ratings from the Omaha World-Herald. That's not too shabby.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Prep season gets started
It looks like there will be some good basketball in Grand Island this season. A couple of players who returned to action Friday will give their teams a big boost.
The Grand Island CC boys got Spencer Fahey back from a knee injury and the junior promptly scored 19 points to lead the Crusaders past Columbus Scotus. GICC had been playing tough defense all season, but Bill Gavers' team needed Fahey's offensive punch.
Grand Island Senior High's Stacia Robertson made her season debut and scored 18 points in the Islanders win over Fremont. Robertson will provide the Islanders with a big boost. It should be a good season for Kelli Jeffries' team
The Grand Island CC boys got Spencer Fahey back from a knee injury and the junior promptly scored 19 points to lead the Crusaders past Columbus Scotus. GICC had been playing tough defense all season, but Bill Gavers' team needed Fahey's offensive punch.
Grand Island Senior High's Stacia Robertson made her season debut and scored 18 points in the Islanders win over Fremont. Robertson will provide the Islanders with a big boost. It should be a good season for Kelli Jeffries' team
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