The Chadron Basketball teams hosted Alliance on Tuesday night and earned a split decision. The Lady Cardinals won 69-47, but the Cardinal Boys came up just short in a heartbreaker 47-43.

The girls’ game was close for three quarters. Chadron led by just 4 after the first quarter 12-8, and it was still just a 6 point game at the half 28-22. The Lady Cardinals pushed it to 45-37, then dominated the fourth quarter 24-10 for a 22 point win.

Peyton Hinn had 20 points to lead Chadron, while Ashlea Kerr added 18. Alliance also had two players in double figures, Morgan Anthony with 11 and Shae Brennan with 10.

Chadron is ranked #1 team in the state in class C-1 by the Omaha World-Herald with a nine game winning streak and an overall record of 17-1.

In the boys game,  the Cardinals and Bulldogs traded scores the whole night. Alliance led 9-7 after one period, Chadron was on top at the half 16-12, and the  Bulldogs were back in the lead at  26-25 going into the fourth quarter…which saw each team nearly double its point total.

The teams traded the lead several times in the final period, but Alliance took the lead for good in the final 30-seconds and hit key shots to hold on for the 47-43 victory.

Isaac Burnham accounted for more than 40% of Alliance’s scoring, ending with 20 points. Spencer Eliason scored 12 to lead Chadron.

Chadron hosts St. Thomas More of Rapid City on Friday night. The Lady Cavaliers handed the Chadron girls their only loss last month in Rapid City and are one of  South Dakota’s top teams in Class A. They also have just one loss this season.

ALLIANCE BULLDOG WRESTLING VS. TORRINGTON

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29

Alliance 39, Torrington 36

106 – Cristian Hulsey won by forfeit
113 — Torrington won by forfeit
120 — Devin Ushio won by forfeit
126 — Walker Johnson won by pin in 5:38
132 — DJ Weare lost by pin in 1:22
138 — Tyler Smith won by major decision, 14-2
145 — Manny Cabello won by technical fall, 20-3
152 — Jeffrey Heusman lost by pin in :53
160 — Dawson Johnson won by decision, 14-11
170 — Cameron Nagaki lost by pin in 3:47
182 — Freddy Lopez won by decision, 3-2, in OT
195 — Kyson Schnell won by pin in 3:17
220 — Donald Red Nest lost by pin in 3:30
285 — Jacob Baldwin lost by pin in :39

Alliance JV (ALLI) 15.0 Torrington (TORR) 0.0

106: double forfeit.

113: double forfeit.

120: double forfeit.

126: double forfeit.

132: double forfeit.

138: James Long, ALLI, pinned Matt Medina, TORR, 0:00.

145: Colton Rolls, ALLI, pinned Matt Medina, TORR, 2:45.

152: double forfeit.

160: Francis Jaramillo, ALLI, dec. Francisco Chavarria, TORR, 5-2.

170: double forfeit.

182: double forfeit.

195: double forfeit.

220: double forfeit.

285: double forfeit.

Minneapolis, Minn. – Despite a career-high 30 points from Ray Gallegos, the Nebraska men’s basketball team fell to No. 23 Minnesota, 84-65, Tuesday night at Williams Arena.

Gallegos became the first Husker since 2008 to score 30 points in a game, topping his previous high of 22 set at UTEP on Dec. 22, as the junior guard recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season. Gallegos went 12-of-17 from the field, including six 3-pointers to match his career high.

Unfortunately for the Huskers (11-11, 2-7 Big Ten), Minnesota put three players in double figures, led by 23 from Rodney Williams and shot 54.2 percent from the floor, becoming only the second Husker opponent in 2012-13 to shoot above 50 percent. Williams hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor, while the Gophers, who improved to 16-5 and snapped a four-game losing streak, converted 16 offensive rebounds in 20 points.

Both teams shot lights out in the first half, as Minnesota took a 44-35 halftime lead. Nebraska shot 63.6 percent from the field in the first half, as Gallegos had 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Minnesota, which hit 10 of its first 13 shots, shot 55 percent from the floor while also turning seven offensive boards into 10 points.

Williams got Minnesota going early as the senior forward had six of the Gophers first seven points before Gallegos’ jumper got the Huskers on the scoreboard. Williams had 12 of his 19 first-half points in the first 8:20, as the Gophers built an early 23-8 lead.

Gallegos keyed the Husker comeback, hitting three 3-pointers as part of a 10-2 run to pull the Huskers within 25-18 with 8:40 left in the half. Minnesota responded moments later with a 5-0 run before another Gallegos 3-pointer ended the run. Nebraska trailed 38-25 before Shavon Shields ran off five straight points, hitting a three-point play and a layup to make it an eight point game. NU cut the lead to seven twice in the final two minutes, the last being on Gallegos jumper for his 20th point of the half to make it 42-35 before Andre Hollins’ bucket with a second left pushed the lead to nine.

In the second half, the Huskers pulled to within 48-40 after a Shavon Shields’ 3-pointer with 16:53 left, but Andre Hollins keyed an 10-2 Gopher spurt with six straight points, including a 3-pointer to take a 58-42 lead after Joe Coleman layup with 12:30 left. Nebraska pulled to within 60-47 after a Ubel 3-pointer with 11:28 left, but could not get any closer, as 3-pointers from Austin Hollins and Joe Coleman stretched the lead back to 16, and NU was unable to cut into the Gophers’ advantage the rest of the way.

Brandon Ubel and Shields joined Gallegos in double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Nebraska returns to action Saturday night, as the Huskers take on Ohio State. Tipoff is at 6 p.m.

        STERLING, Colo. — The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team buried 12 3-pointers in staying unbeaten in South Sub-Region play with a commanding 85-45 win over Northeastern Junior College Tuesday in Sterling, Colo.

Mikayla Brower led the way for the Cougars, popping in 23 points. The Torrington High graduate sizzled from the 3-point arc, nailing five of six 3-pointers.

Brower was just one of many Cougars that had the hot hand from long range. Kelsey Doddridge sank three 3-pointers to finish with 13 points, while Gritt Ryder, Laurin Rivera Simone Evans, and Shalisa Moffit each had one trey.

Ryder finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals in the game.

Brower said the team played well both offensively and defensively on the night.

“We played like we have been, like we played in the first semester,” she said. “We went back to playing as a team and the way we know how to play.”

The team’s shooting was definitely on and Brower said that fine shooting is contributed by extra work in the gym.

“We have been going in the gym and shooting and I think that is showing,” she said. “It really helps us to get in the gym because it helps us confidence.”

Defense was what really set the stage for the Cougars in the win. WNCC trailed early at 9-2, but went on a 13-2 run to lead 15-11 and never trailed again. The Cougars took a 41-27 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Cougars were even more intense on defense, holding NJC to just 18 second-half points, including an early 8-0 run to go up by 20 points, 49-29 on a Brower 3-pointer.

Later, the Cougars went on a 14-0 run to lead by 31 points at 78-37 as Ryder had five straight points with Moffit capping the run with a 3-pointer.

Brower said the defense was key tonight.

“He told us to be a strong defense and play solid,” she said. “We helped each other out, got our hands up, and that is what it took.”

WNCC moved to 6-0 in the South Sub-Region and have won 10 straight since having to forfeit games first semester. Still, the Cougars are winning through all the adversity they have faced. Brower said that is the mark of a good team.

“It really doesn’t matter how tall you are; it is how passionate that you play,” Brower said. “Right know we playing as one heart and doing well. It is really showing.”

WNCC will next be in action on Feb. 8-9 when they host Lamar Community College and Northeastern Junior College in sub-region tilts.

WNCC                  41 44 — 85

NE Colorado       27 18 — 45

WNCC

Ashley Stevens 7, Kelsey Doddridge 13, Mikayla Brower 23, Gritt Ryder 15, Laurin Rivera 6, Katie Kerkhoff 4, Jessica Aratani 2, Shalisa Moffit 8, Maurissa Ortega 2, Simone Evans 3, Michelle Brassard 2.

CHADRON – Derrell Williams of Wayne State and Chadron State’s Kattie Ranta are the Nebraska Division II Players of the Week.

Williams, a 6-foot-4 forward from St. Clair Shores, Mich., averaged 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over the weekend, while shooting 53.6 percent from the field.

On Friday Williams had 17 points and eight rebounds, while Saturday he had 20 points and seven rebounds.

Ranta, a 6-foot junior from Rapid City, S.D., averaged 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds over the weekend. On Saturday Ranta had a double-double against the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

On the season, Ranta is averaging 15.2 points per game to go along with 8.2 rebounds. Both Marks lead the Eagles.

GOLDEN, Colo. – Four Chadron State College wrestlers placed in the top five at the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open Saturday at Lockridge Arena in Golden, Colo.

Josh McCance went 4-1 at 133 pounds and defeated two of his teammates en route to a third place finish. Making the invite even sweeter for McCance was the fact he defeated Colby Watters of Colorado Mines for third place after Watters defeated him in the second round.

Also earning a third place finish for the Eagles was Tyler Smart, who went 3-1 at 165. Smart, a sophomore from Wheatland, Wyo., started the tourney off strongly by earning a 3-0 decision over Colorado Mesa’s Willy Holdren. Two weeks ago in Chadron during an exhibition match, Holdren defeated Smart.

Also for the Eagles, Dustin Stodola, who is redshirting this season, went 3-2 at 133 and finished in fifth.

Bryce Wiedeman won four matches, including pins in three of his victories, and ended in fifth at 157. Wiedeman, a true freshman is now 16-12 this season and has pinned 12 of his foes.

Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director

Individual Results
125 – Macario Borrego, CMU, pinned Spencer Hunt, CSC, 6:39; Hunt major dec. Gage Scheffler-Good, UNC, 12-4; Drew Greer, UNC, pinned Hunt, 4:37. (Hunt 1-2)
133 – Zach Shank, WSC, pinned Jay Stine, CSC, 3:29; Brandon Gallagher, UNC, dec. Stine, 4-2. (Stine 0-2)
133 – Dustin Stodola, CSC, pinned Robert Earl, CSM, 2:29; Stodola won by injury default over Louis Trujillo, ASU, Zach Shank, WSC, dec. Stodola, 3-0; Josh McCance, CSC, dec. Stodola, 4-3; Stodola pinned Jeremy Inderlied, CCC, 1:54 for fifth place. (Stodola 3-2)
133 – Josh McCance, CSC, dec. Anthony Calderon, FHSU, 11-4; Colby Watters, CSM, dec. McCance, 6-3; McCance, dec. Alex Klopp, CSC, 5-0; McCance, dec. Stodola, 4-3; McCance dec. Watters, 5-3 for third place. (McCance 4-1)
133 – Louis Trujillo, ASU, pinned Alex Klopp, 2:15; Klopp pinned Robert Earl, CSM, 2:47; Josh McCance, CSC, dec. Klopp, 5-0. (Klopp 1-2)
149 – Natrelle Derrison, AF, dec. Zack Denney, 6-3; Nick Swanson, CMU, dec. Denney, 12-5. (Denney 0-2)
157 – John Lewis, CU, major dec. Taylor Pownall, CSC, 12-2; Jared Cass, CMU, dec. Taylor Pownall, 10-3. (Taylor Pownall 0-2)
157 – Bryce Wiedeman, CSC, pinned Bobby Davis, CMU, 3:45; Sean Burroughs, CSM, dec. Wideman, 5-2; Wiedeman pinned Jared Cass, CMU, 3:38; Wiedeman pinned Jacob Deaguero, ASU, :37; Cougar Babin, CU, major dec. Wiedeman, 13-2; Wiedeman dec. Jakob Lund, CU, 7-4 for fifth place. (Wiedeman 4-2)
165 – Tyler Smart, CSC, dec. Willy Holdren, CMU, 3-0; Smart dec. Keith Karnes, CSU, 8-2; Nick Collins, FHSU, dec. Smart, 4-2; Smart dec. Holdren, 4-1; Smart dec. Garrett Adams, WSC, 6-4 for third place. (Smart 3-1)
165 – Jessie Hoffsneider, CMU, pinned Tyler Pownall, 1:40; Erik Ovens, CSM, won by forfeit over Pownall. (Tyler Pownall 0-2)

HONOLULU (AP) — Last year, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell threatened to get rid of the Pro Bowl following a lackadaisical performance by both teams.

Things weren’t much better at this year’s All-Star game, with the NFC blowing out the AFC 62-35. Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph was voted the game’s MVP with five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.

The Chadron High boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Rapid City Saturday night to meet Douglas High on the Ellsworth Aire Force Base and came away with a split decision.  The Cardinal girls won going away 79-35 while the boys lost a close game 50-48.

The girls game  never was in doubt as Chadron jumped out to a 19-6 lead after the first quarter, then outscored Douglas 22-4 in the second period for a 41-10 halftime lead.

The Lady Cardinals were led by Peyton Hinn with18 points. Ashlea Kerr had 11 and Briley Hannaford added 10 points as Chadron improved to 16-1 on the year.

The boys game was a back-and-forth affair that was tight throughout. It was tied at the end of the first quarter 9-9, but Chadron had narrow leads of 17-13 at the half and 32-29 going into the fourth quarter before Douglas came back to grab the win.

The difference came at the foul line with Douglas holding off the Cardinals by making key free throws down the stretch as they went 17-18 on the night.

The Patriots were led in scoring by Matt Vinson with 25 points, but Chadron’s Spencer Eliason claimed game honors with 26.

Both Chadron teams are back in action Tuesday night as they host Alliance