PREP FOOTBALL
Class A
Quarterfinal
Millard North 35, Omaha Burke 23
Millard South 17, Millard West 14
Omaha Creighton Prep 28, Omaha Central 14
Omaha North 33, Lincoln Southeast 30
Class B
Quarterfinal
Aurora 27, Beatrice 19
Elkhorn 10, York 7
Norris 28, Gretna 7
Omaha Gross Catholic 9, Omaha Skutt Catholic 6
Six-Man Tournament
Semifinal
Sioux County 48, Silver Lake 35
Wauneta-Palisade 51, Elkhorn Valley 16
VOLLEYBALL – NOV. 2
C1-1 District Final
Lincoln Lutheran def. Syracuse, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22
C1-2 District Final
Columbus Scotus def. Concordia, 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
C1-3 District Final
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Fillmore Central, 25-23, 25-17, 25-27, 25-14
C1-4 District Final
Norfolk Catholic def. Wayne, 26-24, 25-13, 25-14
C1-5 District Final
Kearney Catholic def. Ord, 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-13
C1-6 District Final
Ogallala def. Chadron, 25-19, 16-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-9
C2-1 District Final
Freeman def. Elmwood-Murdock, 27-25, 25-19, 25-10
C2-2 District Final
Lutheran High Northeast def. Wisner-Pilger, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23
C2-3 District Final
Thayer Central def. Aquinas, 26-24, 25-18, 25-12
C2-4 District Final
Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-13, 24-26, 25-22, 25-12
C2-5 District Final
Hastings St. Cecilia def. Wood River, 25-22, 25-13, 25-13
C2-6 District Final
North Platte St. Patrick’s def. Bridgeport, 25-17, 25-15, 25-12
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team (18-4, 10-3) dropped a 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 13-25, 9-15) decision at Cliff Keen Arena on the campus of the University of Michigan on Friday night.
Gina Mancuso recorded a double-double on the night with a season-high 20 kills and 13 digs. Morgan Broekhuis had 15 kills, while Lauren Cook paced the offense with 51 assists and 16 digs. Lara Dykstra recorded a team-high 24 digs.
The Huskers hit .256 for the match, while Michigan notched a .326 hitting percentage. Nebraska was out-blocked 10-6 and was out-dug 72-70.
Nebraska opened the first set with a 5-3 lead on a kill by Werth. Michigan came back as the Huskers and Wolverines tied at 12-12 on a service error by Nebraska. Mancuso made it 17-15, while U-M then took an 18-17 lead. Broekhuis gave Nebraska a 20-19 advantage as the Wolverines called a timeout. NU went on to take the first set 25-21, leading the match 1-0.
Mancuso led the Huskers offensively in the first set with six kills on nine attacks. Broekhuis had five kills, while Cook notched 16 assists. NU recorded a .381 hitting percentage, while Michigan tabbed a .368 hitting percentage.
The Huskers came out on fire in the second set as they went up 6-0 on the Wolverines. Nebraska would not let up as a service ace from Cook along with kills from Werth and Broekhuis catapulted NU on a 10-0 run. A pair of errors by Michigan made it 17-4, Huskers, but the Wolverines came back with some fight as they used a 7-0 run of their own to cut NU’s lead to 23-18. Nebraska would eventually close out Michigan 25-19 in the second set, taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
Broekhuis had four kills in the second set, while Mancuso, Thramer and Werth all totaled three kills. Cook had 11 assists, as the Huskers recorded a .333 team hitting percentage and Michigan hit .176.
Michigan opened the third set with a 5-3 lead on the Huskers and stretched its lead to 9-6 while NU called a timeout. A solo block and a kill by Haggerty put Nebraska within one, while a service ace from Dykstra tied the set at 12-12. Another kill by Haggerty made it 15-14, Michigan, but the Wolverines then went up 19-15 and forced NU to use another timeout. A kill by Haggerty made it 24-21, Michigan, but Nebraska would not be able to complete the comeback, falling 25-21 in the third set.
Mancuso notched six kills in the third set, while Broekhuis had four. Cook tallied 11 assists, while NU recorded a .330 hitting percentage and Michigan had a .300 hitting percentage.
The Huskers and Wolverines were knotted up at 4-4 in the fourth set on a solo block by Thramer. Michigan then went on a 6-0 run, taking a 16-8 lead before Haggerty silenced the run with a kill. Kelsey Fien would come off the bench to register two kills for NU, but it would not be enough as the Huskers dropped the fourth set 25-13.
The Husker offense was limited in the fourth set as Mancuso had two kills and Cook tabbed just seven assists. Nebraska hit .260 as a team, while Michigan hit .310.
Nebraska took a 4-2 lead in the fifth set on a double-stuff block by Thramer and Broekhuis, but the Wolverines came back to take a 9-6 lead over NU. Michigan then went up 11-7, and didn’t look back as the Wolverines took the fifth set 15-9 and the match 3-2.
Mancuso had three kills in the fifth set, while Broekhuis and Fien both had two.
The Huskers return to action tomorrow as they take on the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, Mich., at 7 p.m. CT.
PROVO, UTAH – Thirteen BYU women’s basketball players scored and the Cougars shot 48 percent from the field as a team en route to their 89-51 victory over Chadron State in an exhibition game Thursday.
Chadron State’s Dallas Shaw was the only Eagle to finish in double figures and she led all scorers with 17 points. She struggled from the field, hitting just three of 16 attempts, but she made nine of 11 from the foul line and sank two 3-pointers.
Also for Chadron State, Hattie Guzman scored nine points, Jazmin Lopez had eight points and nine rebounds and Kattie Ranta scored six.
As a team, the Eagles shot 24.6 percent from the field (14-57). Six of CSC’s 14 made field goals were from long range.
In addition, CSC hit 17 of 23 free throws.
The Eagles will play another exhibition game on Monday at Air Force.
Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director
The White team won seven of the first eight matches and four of those earned six team points because the ended in pins.
Those were winning matches for the White team were Ryley Dawson at 285 pounds, Jay Stine and Jace Johnson at 125, Perry McAfee at 133, Phil Bullington at 157, Dustin Stodola at 133, Leandro Arias at 141 andBryce Wiedeman at 157.
The Red winners were Jordan Debus at 184, CJ Clark at 149, Dylan Fors at 165, Bret Klopp at 174, Devan Forsat 197 and Mike Hill at 285.
Chadron State will open its regular season Saturday at the University of Wyoming Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyo.
White 39, Red 26
285 – Ryley Dawson, White, pinned Dillon Spies, :14
125 – Jay Stine, White, pinned Spencer Hunt, 2:51
133 – Perry McAfee, White, dec. Bobby West, 4-0
157 – Phil Bullington, White, dec. Taylor Pownall, 6-3
184 – Jordan Debus, Red, major dec. Devan Fors, 10-2
125 – Jace Johnson, White, dec. Taylor Summers, 9-5
133 – Dustin Stodola, White, pinned Josh McCance, 3:00
141 – Leandro Arias, White, pinned Jesse Larralde, 4:37
149 – CJ Clark, Red, major dec. Reed Burgener, 12-1
157 – Bryce Wiedeman, White, pinned Bruce Zurek, 3:54
165 – Dylan Fors, Red, dec. Tyler Smart, 2-1 in overtime
174 – Bret Klopp, Red, pinned Tyler Pownall, :21
197 – Devan Fors, Red, dec. Chris Leak, 2-1
285 – Mike Hill, Red, pinned Ryley Dawson, 6:08
Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director
CHADRON – The Chadron State College volleyball team will host three of its final four regular season matches at home, beginning with Friday’s Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tilt with the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
First serve for Friday’s match is set for 5 p.m.
The Eagles (4-21, 2-14 RMAC) will also host Regis and Metro State on Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10.
Chadron State is also scheduled to play a non-conference match against South Dakota School of Mines Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Rapid City.
The Mountain Lions are currently fifth in the RMAC with a 10-5 record in league play and they are 16-8 overall. UCCS features one of the conference’s best middle hitters in Nikki Kinzer, who leads the RMAC with 1.70 blocks per set. She also has 213 kills and has an attack percentage of .284.
Chadron State is also led by a talented player in the middle. Mallory Irvine has a team-high 231 kills and 102 total blocks this season.
Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director
ATHENS, Ohio — Ryan Boykin ran for 128 yards, Tyler Tettleton threw three touchdown passes and Ohio beat Eastern Michigan 45-14 on Thursday night.
Frank Solich’s Ohio Bobcats (8-1, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) rolled to 304 yards rushing and 559 overall in its first game since a 23-20 loss at rival Miami of Ohio last Saturday knocked the then-No. 23 Bobcats out of The Associated Press Top 25. Ohio drove to the RedHawks 7 with 9 seconds left in that one, but Tettleton was sacked and the clock ran out.
This time, the Bobcats pulled away for an easy win.
Tettleton threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Donte Foster with 11 seconds left in the second quarter, and Ohio carried the momentum into the second half. Tettleton found Foster again for a 79-yard TD in the third and Boykin’s 13-yard run extended the lead to 38-14 with 5:40 left in the game.
Foster finished with seven catches for 164 yards. Tettleton completed 19 of 27 passes for 255 yards with an interception, and Beau Blankenship and Daz’mond Patterson each ran for a score for Ohio.
Bronson Hill had 111 yards rushing on 25 carries for Eastern Michigan (1-8, 0-5), which has managed just 17 points since its 48-38 victory over Army on Oct. 20. Ryan Brumfield had a 3-yard touchdown run and a 17-yard reception for another score — both in the first half.
The Alliance High volleyball team saw its 2012 season come to a close Thursday night, losing in the B-6 District Championship game to Sidney.
The Red Raiders (26-6) swept the Bulldogs (17-14), 25-12, 25-21, 25-14.
Sidney advances to the State Tournament in Grand Island, November 8-10.
For Alliance, Kennedy Cyza had eight kills, Shae Brennan six, and Liv Vogel and Gabby Conley each recorded five.
Conley led Alliance in scoring with 6 points.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers next two football games will kickoff at 1:30 p.m., Mountain Time.
The Huskers will travel to East Lansing, Michigan this Saturday, November 3 to meet Michigan State and will then host Penn State in Lincoln on Saturday, November 10.
Only the November 17 NU game vs. Minnesota in Lincoln has yet to have an established start time.
NU’s game at Iowa on November 23 will kickoff at 10 a.m. MST.
The games will be broadcast on AM 1400, KCOW. 
The Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team has one goal in mind for this season and that is to win a regional championship.
To accomplish that the team realizes that it will be a slow journey considering the Cougar men have a young team this year. The Cougars have just two players that played on last year’s 26-7 record that lost in the semi-finals of the Region IX tournament.
WNCC coach Russ Beck realizes that he has a young team but is hoping the early rigorous schedule will pay dividends come second semester.
“We are relatively young but we have a lot of talent,” Beck said. “We are still trying to pull it together in defining our roles and comprehend what we want to accomplish. I think as soon as we tie it together, we will be really good. The important thing is we are good at the right time. Right now we are learning, growing, and building, and we want to be the best team we can in March.”
There is no doubt that the Cougars are a young team with just Tahir Little and Sebastian Sebastian Suarez back from last year. Both players started off and on for the Cougars last season. Also back from a year ago are red-shirt players Cody Johnson, 6-foot-10 center from Salt Lake City, Utah, and Charles Ward, 6-2 guard from Phoenix, Ariz.
WNCC has one other sophomore on the team in Chad Calcaterra, a 6-10 center. Calcaterra transferred in from Colorado State University.
The Cougars also have plenty of firepower with the freshmen class, including the trio from Scottsbluff High School in Rich Williams, Isaiah Castellaw and Zach Clemens. The three former Bearcats won the Class B state championship last season.
Also making a return trip to the west it Trey Moore, a 6-0 guard from Papillion-La Vista High School near Omaha. Moore played at North Platte before transferring to Papillion. He also has relatives that live in the valley.
Other newcomers include Quante Cooley (6-3) and Willie Mangum (6-1) of Richmond, Virg., and Doudou Gueye (6-8) and Youssoupha Kane (6-10) of Dakar, Senegal.
Beck said this team has the potential to be really good once they get through the growing stages of the season.
“The positive on the team is we have really good depth. There are a lot of interchangeable parts,” he said. “When we substitute, we really don’t drop off. This team also has a really good chance to be good defensively and to do some things we haven’t seen in the past three years in terms of our full-court pressure. I think they have a chance to be a special defensive team.”
With the tough first semester schedule, which includes a road trip to play defending NJCAA national Champion South Plains College on Nov. 6, along with games against Salt Lake Community College and the College of Southern Idaho at the Casper Classic on Nov. 16-17, Beck knows they could drop some games. He is hoping, however, that those early season hiccups pays off down the stretch.
“We will take some bumps and bruises early, but that will help us build character and toughness that we want,” he said. “I think if we can learn something from every game, win or lose, then we will be in the hunt for a Region IX championship.”
Beck believes that this year’s team has plenty of talent to rival what last year’s team did.
“This team is a little bit different from last year’s team,” he said. “I think we can be every bit as potent offensively but we are going to score in different ways than last year’s team. We have a nice sophomore leadership once we get through this growth phase.
“We had a heck of a team last year where we sent five guys to Division I, we got ranked, and we were third in the nation offensively. There were a lot of positives things, but it is like we peaked too early. We were playing our best basketball in January and we went to these jamborees last year and played really, really well. We have been up and down in the jamborees so far this year, but if we stay humble and stay hungry, then we will be where we need to be in the end.”
The Cougars open the season Nov. 2 and 3 at the Gillette Classic in Gillette, Wyo. The Cougar’s first home game will be Tues., Nov. 20 when they host Western Wyoming Community College.
Schedule
November
2-3 — @ Gillette Classic, Gillette, Wyo.; 6 — @ South Plains College, Levelland, Texas; 16-17 — @ Region IX 9/18 Challenge, Casper, Wyo. 20 – Western Wyoming C.C. 27 – Casper College; 30 – Holiday Classic, Sheridan, Wyo.
December
1 – Holiday Classic, Sheridan, Wyo.; 7 – Northwest Kansas Technical College; 14-15 – Northwest Classic, Powell, Wyo.
January
7 — @ Northwest Kansas Technical College, Goodland, Kan.; 8 — @ Lamar Community College, Lamar, Colo.; 11 – McCook Community College; 18 – Trinidad State Junior College; 19 – Otero Junior College; 22 – Eastern Wyoming College; 26 — @ Casper College, Casper, Wyo.; 29 – @ Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, Colo.; 31 — @ Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.
February
2 — @ North Platte Community College, North Platte, Neb.; 8 – Lamar Community College; 9 – Northeastern Junior College; 12 – Laramie County Community College; 15 — @ Otero Junior College, La Junta, Colo.; 16 — @ Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad, Colo.; 19 — @ McCook Community College, McCook, Neb.; 21 — @ Eastern Wyoming College, Torrington, Wyo.; 23 – North Platte Community College.
March
2-6 – Regionals at North Winner; 18-23 – Nationals at Hutchinson, Kan.
2012 Men’s Roster
No. Player
2 Tahir Little 5-10 175 Soph John Marshall
3 Zach Clemens 6-5 200 Fresh Scottsbluff
4 Quante Coolet 6-3 210 Fresh John Marshall
5 Rich Williams 6-1 170 Fresh Scottsbluff
10 Willie Mangum 6-1 200 Fresh John Marshall
12 Trey Moore 6-0 170 Fresh Papillion-La Vista
15 Isaiah Castellaw 6-7 200 Fresh Scottsbluff
21 Doudou Gueye 6-6 205 Fresh Seeds Academy
22 Charles Ward 6-2 195 Soph Arcadia
23 Sebastian Suarez 6-4 210 Soph Liceo Carmela
25 Cody Johnson 6-10 235 Fresh Alta
32 Youssoupha Kane 6-10 215 Fresh Word of God Christian Acad. Dakar, Senagal
33 Chad Calcaterra 6-10 240 Soph Cloquet
