Ashlyn Eitemiller, who is a senior at Chadron High School, has  signed her letter of intent to play volleyball with Colorado School of Mines Orediggers.

Eitemiller, a three-sport athlete for the Cardinals holds several school records, including kills in a season (359), kills in a career (1,002), season attack percentage (.420), service aces in a game (17), service aces in a season (75) and service aces in a career (197).

Ashlyn also earned First Team Western Conference honors and All-State from the Omaha World Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star.  She earned First Team Western Conference Scholar-Athlete.

Ashlyn also made the NSAA Academic All-State Volleyball Team.

Head volleyball coach of Colorado School of Mines Jamie Skadeland said “”Ashlyn is going to have a great career here at CSM. She is extremely hard-working and coachable. I think Ashlyn will catch on to our offensive and defensive system quickly. She will be a great leader by example.”

For the whole story go to: http://www.csmorediggers.com/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/201212140t0qef

 Nebraska Game and Parks brings its statewide series of public input meetings on deer problems in the state to Chadron State College with a session Tuesday night at 7:00 in the Student Center.

Wildlife manager Todd Nordeen of the Game and Parks district office in Alliance says agency biologists will explain and take questions on a number of topics including deer management, deer damage and depredation permits, antlerless harvest, trophy management and diseases.

Nordeen says the annual meetings have grown to fill an important part of the deer management process for Nebraska Game and Parks, bringing in new information and insights from the public.

Five of this year’s 7 meetings have already been held….McCook, Norfolk, Kearney, O’Neill, Gretna, and York. The only left after tonight’s 7:00 session at Chadron State College will be Thursday night in Bridgeport at the Prairie Winds Community Center, also at 7 p.m.

Here is The 2012 Associated Press All-State Volleyball Team for classes A through D-2 as selected by the sports writers and sportscasters throughout the state.

CLASS A

First Team

Position-Name, School, Ht., Class

Hitter-Lexi Elman, Omaha Marian, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Amber Rolfzen, Papillion-La Vista South, 6-3, Sr.

Hitter-Kadie Rolfzen, Papillion- La Vista South, 6-3, Sr.

Hitter-Kinsley TeKolste, Lincoln Southeast, 6-1, Sr.

Setter/hitter-Maggie Heim, Omaha Marian 6-0 Sr.

Setter-Kelly Hunter, Papillion-La Vista South, 6-0, Sr.

Libero-Sydney Townsend, Lincoln Pius X, 5-8, Jr.

Second Team

Hitter-Taylor Burbage, Bellevue East, 5-11, Sr.

Hitter-Katie Higgins, Kearney, 6-1, Sr.

Hitter-McKayla Maxwell, Millard North, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Samara West, Omaha North, 6-4, Sr.

Hitter-Marysa Wilkinson, Lincoln Southwest, 6-0, Jr.

Setter-Alexa Johnson, Papillion-La Vista, 5-11, Sr.

Libero-Jaclynn Griess, Lincoln North Star, 5-11, Sr.

Honorable mention: Rylie Jensen, Bellevue East; Katie Imig, Sage Meyer, Michaela Vitoria, Bellevue West; Gessica Gdowski, Amanda Pieper, Fremont; McKenzie Fyfe, Ashton Riedy, Kristen Sullivan, Grand Island; Shelby Blankenbaker, Lincoln East; Cheyanna Kempel, Lincoln High; Natalie Bohac, Kassidy Sullivan, Toni Tupper, Lincoln Northeast; Lizzy Bales, Aspen Green, Lincoln North Star; Anne Bachmann, Kennedy Hegert, Kristy Wieser, Ashley Witt, Lincoln Pius X; Taylor Lewis, Sydney Taylor, Kylee Wurster, Lincoln Southeast; Malory Dahl, Allie Davis, Madison Egger, Lincoln Southwest; Jahne Maddock, Nikki Ohlinger, Morgan Thompson, Millard North; Lynnae Beiermann, Maura Loftus-Hanzek, Millard South; Alexis Anderson, Emily Leichner, Casey Shapiro, Cassidy Yong, Kamesha Young, Millard West; Anna Allberry, Kylie Wroot, North Platte; Kianna Ibis, Omaha Benson; Anna Hookham, Emily Jensen, Omaha Burke; Noni Henderson, Omaha Central; Sydney O’Shaughnessy, Brittany Witt, Anne Wolfe, Omaha Marian; Capris Quaites, Anna Skold, Omaha Westside; Elena Melendez, Katie Stephens, Tara Woessner, Papillion-La Vista; Adyson Goodnight, Katie Kurtz, Raegan LeGrand, Olivia Schonewise, Papillion-La Vista South.

CLASS B 

First Team

Position-Name, School, Ht., Class

Hitter-Jessica Bird, Bennington, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Olivia Boender, Waverly, 6-1, Jr.

Hitter-McKenzie Brown, Northwest, 5-10, Jr.

Hitter-Taylor Thiele, Aurora, 5-11, Jr.

Hitter-Leanna Willer, Elkhorn, 5-10, Sr.

Setter-Chandelle Davidson, Gretna, 5-7, Sr.

Libero-Michelle Thommi, Omaha Skutt Catholic, 5-3, Sr.

Second Team

Hitter-Kaitlin Bradley, Crete, 5-8, Sr.

Hitter-_Maddy Bruder, Norris, 5-11, So.

Hitter-Brittany Cech, Elkhorn South, 5-10, Sr.

Hitter-Alex Opperman, Omaha Gross Catholic, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Dani Root, Waverly, 6-0, Jr.

Setter/hitter-Katie Placke, Northwest 5-10 Jr.

Libero-Makenna Meier, Waverly, 5-3, Sr.

Honorable mention: Shae Brennan, Kennedy Cyza, Alliance; Kiley Hixson, Allison Penner, Aurora; Courtney Jurgens, Jordyn Ragland, Tori Sutter, Beatrice; Samantha Hansen, Bennington; Morgan Hill, Crete; Brenna Nelson, Elkhorn; Ashley Knight, Alli Rogers, Elkhorn South; Santanna Mitchell, Gering; Rian Kirby, Halie McArdle, Natalie Mickelson, Gretna; Kathleen Bartunek, Hastings; Rachel Jelden, Holdrege; Kristi Lant, Nebraska City; Bridget Bucher, Kasey Hohlen, Kylie Hohlen, Hannah Olsen, Norris; Erin Sorahan, Kaley Werner, Morgan Westphal, Northwest; Amanda Foje, Tori Lee, Omaha Duchesne Academy; Tahlyr Banks, Shelby Mlynczak, Ellie Targy, Omaha Gross Catholic; Jess Diederich, Taylor Holz, Claire Knust, Omaha Skutt Catholic; Sam Swanson, Platteview; Maddie Goltl, Ralston; Lauren Miller, Scottsbluff; Ashlyn Hanson, Sierra Roth, Kourteney Zadina, Seward; Madi Malzahn, Kali Robb, Karissa Segelke, Sidney; Morgan Hansen, Julia Hartnett, South Sioux City; Mackenzie Hyde, Waverly; Erica Koehler, Aleah Rosenau, Olivia Stubbs, York.

CLASS C1

First Team

Position-Name, School, Ht., Class

Hitter-Payton Chohon, Columbus Scotus, 5-10, Jr.

Hitter-Michaela Mestl, Kearney Catholic, 5-6, Sr.

Hitter-Michaela Shaw, Sandy Creek, 5-11, Sr.

Hitter-Bailey Sokolowski, Kearney Catholic, 6-1, Sr.

Setter/hitter-Michaela Barry, Norfolk Catholic, 5-6, Sr.

Setter/hitter-Nicki Carson, Ord, 6-0, Sr.

Libero-Morgan Stute, Kearney Catholic, 5-4, So.

Second Team

Hitter-Megan Anderson, Kearney Catholic, 6-1, Sr.

Hitter-Lauran Hellbusch, Columbus Scotus, 5-9, Sr.

Hitter-Rachel Wald, Douglas County West, 5-8, Jr.

Hitter-Megan Wickey, Omaha Concordia, 6-0, So.

Hitter-Taylor Workman, Lincoln Christian, 6-0, Sr.

Setter-Shayla Conner, Kearney Catholic, 5-7, Jr.

Setter/libero-Kara Moore, Columbus Scotus, 5-6, Sr.

Honorable mention: Sarah Allen, Adams Central; Schylar Philben, Ainsworth; Sydney Whitmarsh, Arlington; Jennifer Klaudt, Kirsten Laune, Kaitlynn Thomas, Ashland-Greenwood; Taylor Petersen, Tierra Williams, Auburn; Kate Zila, Battle Creek; Kelly Dailey, Bishop Neumann; Jade Gottier, Boone Central/Newman Grove; Annie Poland, Boys Town; Halie Jones, Broken Bow; Makenna Obermier, Centennial; Paige Benner, Central City; Alia Brennan, Margaret Earney, Ashlyn Eitemiller, Ashlea Kerr, Chadron; Bethany Sorensen, Chase County; Molly Gotschall, Liz Loseke, Columbus Lakeview; Alyssa Foltz, Columbus Scotus; Emma Coenen, Kylie Wald, Douglas County West; Paige Husa, Fairbury; Lindsey Maloley, Audrey Malone, Fillmore Central; Harlie Brown, Gibbon; Sara Marlatt, Gordon-Rushville; Reagan Geiken, Tiani Reeves, Jacey Wiggins, Gothenburg; Emma Benton, Lucky Gratopp, Sadie Goering, Samantha Moravec, Grand Island Central Catholic; Kalyn Brannagan, Kearney Catholic; Regan Hinton, Amber Kilgore, Kimball; Michaela Bubak, Bailey Friesen, Jenna Humphrey, Alayna Kavanaugh, Esther Kelley, Hannah Taylor, Lincoln Christian; Claire Dull, Cassie Hedlund, Mikayla Higgins, Tara Ziegelbein, Lincoln Lutheran; Aurora Piceno, Madison; Becca Anderson, Madison Millikan, Haley Moore, Milford; Carlie Bauer, Alaina Boudreau, Ali Rowse, Sydney Stadler, Minden; Chalsey Grentz, Taylor Peters, Mitchell; Lynne Borgmann, Amy Miller, Rachel Wieser, Norfolk Catholic; Carley Kay, Sidney Mell, Morgan Reed, Kendall Schroer, Ogallala; Taylor Wickey, Omaha Concordia; Lindsey Appleby, O’Neill; Krystina Koepke, Rachel Wiedenfeld, Pierce; Callie Christensen, Raymond Central; Taylor Hinrichs, Sandy Creek; Kendall Hallstrom, Julia Reed, Paige Zastera, Syracuse; Skylar Mathis, Allie Millard, Valentine; Darcy Barry, Laura Barry, Samantha Grandgenett, Caroline Hohl, Wahoo.

CLASS C2 

First Team

Position-Name, School, Ht., Class

Hitter-Bridgette Baden, Thayer Central, 5-10, Sr.

Hitter-Hanna Justesen, Elmwood-Murdock, 5-9, So.

Hitter-Brittany Lawrence, North Platte St. Patrick’s, 6-3, Jr.

Hitter-Morgan Nikkila, Hastings St. Cecilia, 5-9, Jr.

Hitter-Lexi Steffen, Hartington Cedar Catholic, 5-11, Sr.

Setter/hitter-Megan Gebhardt, Lutheran High Northeast, 5-8, Jr.

Utility-Carley Remmers, Freeman, 6-0, So.

Second Team

Hitter-Maci Coffey, Blue Hill, 5-9, Jr.

Hitter-Lauren Lehmkuhl, Wakefield, 5-10, Jr.

Hitter-Conner Novacek, Aquinas Catholic, 6-2, Sr.

Hitter-Morgan O’Malley, Yutan, 5-7, Sr.

Hitter-Morgan Sunderman, Lutheran High Northeast, 5-11, Jr.

Setter-Brook Boucher, North Platte St. Patrick’s, 5-7, Sr.

Setter/libero-Clare Hamburger, Hastings St. Cecilia, 5-8, So.

Kirby Pelan, Becky White, Aquinas Catholic; Morgan McDonald, Arcadia-Loup City; Mary Alderson, Archbishop Bergan; Breanna Korell, Bayard; Kortney Allen, April Faimon, Blue Hill; Casey Krolikowski, Centura; Rebecca Eggerling, Creighton; Bridget Arens, Maria Wortmann, Crofton; Jordyn Brummund, Kaylee Glover, Doniphan-Trumbull; Angela Crouse, Dundy County-Stratton; Donnita Helman, Payton Robley, East Butler; Chelsi Mescher, Elgin Public/Pope John; Kylie Trobee, Freeman; Siera Becker, Katelyn Dickes, Kallie Leise, Emily Schrempp, Hartington Cedar Catholic; Arika Kitten, Alyssa Schropp, Olivia Thomas, Hastings St. Cecilia; Kelsy Wood, Hemingford; Maegan Hiatt, Daynlee Miller, Brooke Munsen, Hershey; Makayla Murphy, Homer; Josie Morehead, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer; Lauren Klaasmeyer, Johnson County Central; Kiley Thompson, Laurel-Concord/Coleridge; Jessica Masters, Mandi Uecker, Morgan Uhlir, Lutheran High Northeast; Alex Brockhaus, Kayln Locke, Malcolm; Kelley Cardin, Neligh-Oakdale; Cailyn Ostrand, Nebraska Christian; Alexis Allgood, North Bend Central; Shelby Allberry, Samantha Byrn, North Platte St. Patrick’s; Sydney Woods, Katie Zheng, Omaha Brownell-Talbot; Caitlin Peterson, Klaire Phillips, Palmyra; Shania Metcalf, Perkins County; Taylor Hampton, Plainview; Jessica Nekl, Shelby-Rising City; Kelsey Buss, Jeryn Creek, Southern; Baily Craig, McKenzie Nielsen, Southern Valley; Jaysa Hoins, Superior; Maryah Calkins, Maria Van Kirk, Sutton; Kennedy Cheyney, Stanton; Sierra Bowland, Erin Gross, Tekamah-Herman; Kelsey Long, Tarryn Tietjen, Thayer Central; Marylyn Mozena, Weeping Water; Katie Miksch, Shelby Weber, Megan Wenner, West Holt; Sydney Rose, Wakefield; Emma Heermann, Makenzie Kalkowski, Megan Springer; Wisner-Pilger; Kelsey Bahe, Alexis Burghardt, Hope Lambrecht, Wood River; Yutan: Madison Egr, Brooke Kelly.

CLASS D1 

First Team

Position-Name, School, Ht., Class

Hitter-KC Heimann, Howells-Dodge, 5-9, Sr.

Hitter-Sam Kennedy, Sutherland, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Jackie Luzum, Exeter-Milligan, 5-9, Sr.

Hitter-Mackenzie Skupa, Silver Lake, 6-2, Sr.

Hitter-Makaleigh Yantzie, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 6-0, Sr.

Setter-Taylor Erdkamp, Exeter-Milligan, 5-5, Sr.

Libero-Anna Grovijohn, Howells-Dodge, 5-5, Sr.

Second Team

Hitter-Abby Ortmeier, Guardian Angels Central Catholic, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Jessi Pongratz, St. Mary’s, 5-9, Sr.

Hitter-Brittany Sullivan, Allen, 5-6, Sr.

Hitter-Brook Tripe, Alma, 5-7, Sr.

Hitter-Megan Zwicki, Exeter-Milligan, 5-9, Sr.

Setter-Joli Hopping, Sutherland, 5-4, Sr.

Libero-Erica Yound, Exeter-Milligan, 5-7, Jr.

Honorable mention: Lindsey Jones, Allen; Britney Davis, Hannah Hays, Mariah Heft, Alma; Shawna Paitz; Taylor Pickar, Lindsay Siegel, Ansley/Litchfield; Rochelle Wendland, Arapahoe; Taylor Houck Matyson Kleinschmidt, Christy Swartzendruber, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley; Autumn Luger, Bloomfield; Miranda Maxson, McKenna McClintic, Burwell; Jordin Wasson, Cambridge; Courtney Cleveringa, Cedar Bluffs; Summer Mueller, Creek Valley; Brooke Anderson, Cross County; Jordan Wiezki, Chambers/Wheeler Central; Taylor Rupprecht, Diller-Odell; Torie Miner, Casi Sutherland, Elm Creek; Rachel Mahlberg, Elwood; Kylie Belt, Marisa Blanke, Emerson-Hubbard; Alex Pleschourt. Preston Reiker, Eustis-Farnam; Malinda Hall, Jennifer Pribyl, Exeter-Milligan; Taylor Menke, Friend; Tawni Hellsbusch, Fullerton; Emily Knobbe, Jamie Petz, Guardian Angels Central Catholic; Michaela Dendinger, Hartington; Sara Brune, Mikalyn Dick, Ashton Kroeker, Heartland; Morgan Van Housen, High Plains; Alexis Bantz, Lesley Stehno, Hitchcock County; Amanda Evert, Haley Kampschnieder, Heather Muller, Howells-Dodge; Claire Rush, Brooklyn Westenburg, Johnson-Brock; Kelli Mack, Kenesaw; Karley Kreifels, Kim Osovski, Lourdes Central Catholic; Tracy Blake, Maxwell; Emily Filsinger, Orchard/Clearwater; Madison Beavers, Grace Ecklund, Kinzy Enochs, Overton; Shayla Wichmann, Palmer; Jenna Habegger, Courtney Mathewson, Pawnee City; Taylor Holzfaster, Brekkan Martinosky, Bailee Schow, Paxton; Paige Ballinger, Trista Morgan, Pender; Kaidee Livingstone, Conner Wolff, Potter-Dix; Bailey Lewis, Red Cloud; Meghan Rockefeller, Kila Timm, Silver Lake; Autumn Schulenberg, Scribner-Snyder; Sierra Monroe, South Loup; Kenzie May, Southwest; Brooke Bauer, Kaylee Krotter, Mackenzie Wecker, St. Mary’s; Kelsey Dillenburg, Jalyne Schuster, Sutherland; Becca Clark, Alex Hart, Twin Loup; Jessica Harms, Wilcox-Hildreth.

CLASS D2 

First Team

Position-Name, School, Ht., Class

Hitter-Kalynn Dahlke, Hampton, 5-9, Sr.

Hitter-Skyler Erickson, Cedar Valley, 5-9, Sr.

Hitter-Alyssa Frauendorfer, Humphrey, 6-0, Sr.

Hitter-Jordan Lempka, Sterling, 6-2, Jr.

Hitter-Abbey Preissler, Giltner, 5-11, Sr.

Setter-Ellie Geyer, Humphrey, 5-7, Jr.

Utility-Maddison Nygren, Mead, 5-6, Jr.

Second Team

Hitter-Tarrin Beller, Humphrey, 5-11, Fr.

Hitter-Riley Funk, Ewing, 5-9, Jr.

Hitter-Jenscena Hansen, Deshler, 5-7, Jr.

Hitter-Kaylee Jensen, Lindsay Holy Family, 6-4, Jr.

Hitter-Dani Most, Giltner, 5-9, Jr.

Setter-Shayne Vaught, Giltner, 5-9, Sr.

Libero-Allison Mason, Bertrand, 5-4, Jr.

Honorable mention: Sydney Taubenheim, Amherst; Hannah Kring, Jordan Miller, Carlie Prososki, Axtell; Allie Vogt, Bancroft-Rosalie; Mattison Peterson, Brittany Shipp, Bertrand; Valerie Most, Dakota Terry, Brady; Lindsay Lammers, Cedar Valley; Lauren Schmidt, Deshler; Brook Zoubek, Dorchester; Lisa Henseleit, Elkhorn Valley; Alex Pleschourt, Preston Reiker, Eustis-Farnam; Maggie Goltz, Ashli Jordan, Elizabeth Magdanz, Falls City Sacred Heart; Katie Koenig, Tori Thramer, Ewing; Darby Hinrichs, Giltner; Hannah Bamesberger, Hannah Carlson, Hampton; Haley Roelle, Humphrey; Cherokee Frahm-Thayer, Lawrence-Nelson; Amber Wehrbein, Lewiston; Katy Ernest, Kassandrea Harris, Kelsey Waite, Leyton; Ellie Kurtenbach, Lindsay Holy Family; Brenna Wakeley, Lyons-Decatur Northeast; Haley Konecky, Julia Schnell, Lauren Taylor, Mead; Taylor Sandoe, Medicine Valley; Blair Hofstetter, Meridian; Rachel Hoesing, Madison Tomlinson, Mullen; Kaylyn Beierman, Nebraska Lutheran; Carissa Gutz, Laurel Krohn, Brianna Kumm, Osmond; Sarah Miles, Madison Taylor, Sandhills-Thedford; Lindsey Kotschwar, South Platte; Allison Merrell, St. Edward; Stasia Nielsen, Jenna Nieveen, Sterling; Caitlin Kunz, Shelby Paxton, Stuart; Christina Daniels, Wallace; Marcel Grant, Walthill; Sydnee Harchelroad, Wauneta-Palisade; Abbi Hegge, Wausa; Hannah Sobotka, West Boyd; Nazya Thies, Winside; Erica Burbach, Shelby Hochstein, Wynot.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former Chadron State College All-American football player Casey Beran has been selected as the third Eagle player to enter the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.

Beran, who played for the Eagles from 1995 to 1999, was the first CSC player to earn both All-American and Academic All-American honors. He’ll be inducted into the RMAC Hall during ceremonies July 12th in Colorado Springs.

A native of Sargent who played 8-man football in high school, Beran was a 3-time RMAC First-Team pick and the league’s 1999 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also named to the RMAC All-Century team in 2009 as one of the top 12 defensive players in RMAC history.

Now an orthopedic surgeon for Alegent Creighton Clinic in Omaha, Beran says that while he was “really excited” to learn of his selection to the RMAC Hall of Fame, he sees the honor as a tribute to how good the Eagles and coaches were when he played.

He says it isn’t an individual honor to him “because it makes me think of all l the great players I played with. They made what I did possible.”

Beran…whose younger brother Cory ended his own CSC career a year ago with RMAC and All-American honors himself…was part of the first 3 Eagles teams to win or share the RMAC title and the first two that reached the NCAA D-II playoffs.

As a senior, he was named a Football Gazette and USA Football First Team All-American and a Second-Team choice for the Daktronics and Associated Press Little All-American teams. He owned the CSC career record for most sacks when he graduated at 36.5, and also had 38 quarterback hurries and caused 7 fumbles.

Head coach Brad Smith…himself a member of the RMAC Hall since 2011 and the league’s Century coach…also put Beran to use on offense as a fullback and he scored 7 touchdowns as a junior and 4 as a senior.

Beran majored in human biology and graduated Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 1999, the same year he was Chadron State’s male RMAC scholar-athlete. He went on to attend the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he graduated in 2004 and began his medical residency.

The other Chadron State athletes in the RMAC Hall of Fame are tight end Joe Planansky…the first Eagle to enter in 2005…and linebacker Kevin Homer…inducted in 2007.

The only other football player entering the RMAC Hall in 2013 is Colorado Mines quarterback Chad Friehauf…winner of the 2004 Harlan Hill Trophy as the best player in NCAA D-II and another member of the RMAC All-Century team.

Entering from Adams State is track star Brenda Jarvis-Eriksson…a three-time NAIA National Champion and 16-time All-American as a middle distance runner and hurdler between 1983 and 86.

Crystal Krebs is the first softball player and first  UC-Colorado Springs athlete to make the Hall. A 2-time All-American, 2-time RMAC  Player of the Year, and NCAA Division II Catcher of the Year in 2004, Krebs set a new NCAA Division II home run record with 25 in 48 games in 2005.

Metro State’s Mark Worthington was the NCAA D-II Player of the Year as a senior in 2005 and helped lead the Roadrunners to the national title as a part-time starter as a freshman. He played for his native Australia in the Beijing and London Olympics, and is currently playing professionally in Serbia.

Two former Adams State coaches are part of the Class of 2013. Frank Powell began the school’s wrestling program in 1961 while still an undergraduate and coached the team for 9 years…highlighted by back-to-back NAIA national titles in 1968 and 1969, teams that are already in the RMAC Hall.

Richard Ulrich followed Powell as the Adams State wrestling coach and led the program to the RMAC title all 9 of his years there and to a trio of NAIA national titles.

Rounding out the 2013 RMAC Hall honorees are three Adams State national championship teams: the 1990 wrestling team, which claimed the school’s 8th title in the sport, and the 1990 and 1992 men’s indoor track teams, the first RMAC teams to win NAIA titles in that sport.

The 11th annual RMAC Hall of Fame ceremony will be Friday, July 12 at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel. Social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6. A table of 10 can be purchased for $500. Individual reservations are $55 prior to July 5.

The 2013 RMAC Hall of Fame class was chosen by a committee comprised of Patti Arnold, Eric Danner, Marv Kay, Todd Kelly, Con Marshall, Joan McDermott, Sarah Meier, Larry Mortensen and Smith.

WACO, Texas – The Chadron State College football team is ranked 18th in the final American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll, released Monday.

Valdosta State, which defeated Winston-Salem State in the national title game Saturday, is the unanimous No. 1 team.

The Eagles, who have now been ranked in the final AFCA Top 25 poll eight times since 2000, went 9-3 during the 2012 campaign and qualified for the NCAA Division II Playoffs.

West Texas A&M, the team who defeated Chadron State in the first round of the playoffs, ended the season ranked fourth.

Colorado State University-Pueblo, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion and the only other Division II team to defeat the Eagles, ended the season ranked sixth.

Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director

(Huskers.com) – Tampa, Fla. – Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore each produced 20-point games to lead the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 62-52 road win over previously unbeaten South Florida at the Sun Dome on Sunday.

With the victory, Nebraska improved to 8-3 while notching its second straight win over an unbeaten Florida school. The Huskers extended their winning streak against Florida schools to 13 straight games, including series sweeps of Miami, Florida State, Florida and South Florida in recent years. USF slipped to 8-1 on the season.

Hooper produced her fifth double-double of the season and 22nd of her career with 24 points and 14 rebounds, while adding three blocked shots. It was Hooper’s second straight double-double following 36 points and 12 rebounds in last Saturday’s win over No. 24 Florida State.

Moore added 20 points, four rebounds and three assists, while hitting 8-of-13 shots from the field, including 2-of-5 threes.

Sophomore forwards Hailie Sample and Emily Cady added strong games at both ends of the court. Sample finished with six points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal, while Cady added four points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots. Fellow sophomore Tear’a Laudermill also played a key role off the bench with seven points, including five straight to help the Huskers take a double-digit lead midway through the second half.

The Huskers went to halftime tied with the Bulls at 30, after building a seven-point lead at 30-23 with just 1:06 left in the half. Hooper led NU with 11 points and seven rebounds in the first 20 minutes, while Moore added 10 points and two assists. Cady pitched in four points and nine rebounds.

However, USF closed the half on a 7-0 run in the final 1:05 to tie the game for the fifth time in the opening half. Inga Orekhova led the Bulls with 11 points, while Andrell Smith pitched in eight points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals and her twin sister Andrea had seven points and two assists.

Nebraska hit 50 percent (12-24) of its shots in the first half, including 2-of-9 three-pointers. The Huskers were also 4-of-5 at the free throw line and won the rebounding battle, 22-17. USF hit just 33.3 percent (12-36) of its shots, including 6-of-19 three-pointers, while Andrea Smith missed all three of USF’s free throw attempts. The Bulls dominated the first-half turnover battle, 13-5.

The game was tied at 36 with 15:34 left, before Moore, Sample and Laudermill fueled a 12-0 run over the next six minutes to push NU’s lead to 12 points at 48-36 on Laudermill’s three-point play at 9:42.

Andrell Smith, who finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds for USF, hit back-to-back three-pointers around a pair of free throws by Laudermill to cut NU’s lead to eight points at 50-42 with 7:54 left. The Huskers then held the Bulls without a field goal again for more than four more minutes

Hooper scored eight points for NU during the stretch as the Huskers took their biggest lead at 60-43 with 5:08 left following a three-pointer and a pair of free throws by the 6-2 junior forward from Alliance.

Moore’s final two points came with three minutes left to keep the NU lead at 62-45, before USF scored the game’s final seven points.

Nebraska finished the game with 41.7 percent shooting (20-48), including just 5-of-23 from three-point range. But the Huskers hit 17-of-23 free throws (73.9 percent), outscoring the Bulls 17-6 at the line. NU also outrebounded the Bulls 45-44 for the game, but lost the turnover battle, 18-10.

USF hit just 26.4 percent (19-72) against Nebraska’s zone defense, including just 8-of-34 three-pointers. The Bulls were just 6-of-13 at the line.

Nebraska returns home to open a four-game home stand, when the Huskers take on Oral Roberts Thursday at the Devaney Center. Tip-off between the Huskers and the Golden Eagles, who won 20 games last season, is set for 7:05 p.m. CST. Tickets are available now on Huskers.com.

DENVER – The Chadron State men fell behind 3rd-ranked Metro State 24-0 Sunday night in Denver and went on to lose 82-50 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game.

The Eagles made just 4 of 17 field goal attempts in the first half as they fell behind 51-21 at the half.  Their shooting improved in the second half, but was still just under 29% for the game (13-45)

Four Metro State players scored in double figures, led by starting guards Brandon Jefferson and Demetrius Millerwith 16 and 14 respectively.

Josh Hatcher led the Eagles with 14 points while Grant Stone chipped in 13 and Kendrick Holliman scored 10 points for the second consecutive night. Kyle Vinich finished with a game-high 6 rebounds, 3 of them on the offensive end.

The Eagles (1-9, 1-5 RMAC) are off for the holidays, and will return to action January 4th and 5th with a pair of RMAC games against Fort Lewis and Adams State.

DENVER – Metro State’s Amy Nelson scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Roadrunners to a 68-38 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference victory over Chadron State College Sunday afternoon at the Auraria Event Center.

The Eagles (1-8, 1-5 RMAC) owned a 9-8 lead with just over 12 minutes to play in the first half but the Roadrunners exploded for 25 straight points to take control of the game while building a 33-10 halftime lead.

Metro State shot just 39 percent from the field in the first half but the Eagles were only able to sink three of 20 field goals. However, Chadron State played better in the second half, shooting 32 percent from the field and 13 of 14 from the foul line.

While Nelson finished with a game-high 20 points, she had plenty of help. Tai Jensen scored 10, Kristin Valencia and Autumn Chidester scored nine, and Kya De Garmo finished with four points, eight assists and six steals.

Three Chadron State players scored at least eight points, led by Kate Simonton‘s 11.

Also for Chadron State, Kattie Ranta and Sadie Waugh scored eight and Dallas Shaw finished with five.

Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director