1 week Ago By STARHERALD STAFF REPORTS
LINCOLN — Scottsbluff 's Oliver Carpenter finished third at No. 2 singles during the final day of the NSAA state boys tennis tournament Friday at the Woods Tennis Center. The Bearcats junior and third-seed in the bracket beat Lincoln Christian's Grant DeHanna, the No.
4, seed in straight sets (6-0, 6-3). Carpenter was one of two Bearcats to finish on the medal stand in singles play, and Scottsbluff 's top doubles team did as well. Kian Blomstedt, a senior and No.
6 seed, finished seventh at No. 1 singles as he beat Lincoln Christian's Ace Calfee 8-1. Blomstedt lost his first consolation match on the day to Lincoln Standing Bear's Samuel Cooper (8-5).
"We have not had a singles player reach the medal rounds in more than eight seasons," Bearcats coach Darren Emerick said. Scottsbluff 's Matthew Hafner and Joseph Escamilla-Venzor finishes sixth at No. 1 doubles.
The tandem fell to Central Catholic's Kyle Kelly/Alec Meagh i8-5 in their final match of the tournament. The Bearcats finished the tournament sixth overall with 25.250 points.
Hafner also captured his 100th career win during the tournament, a feat that Blomstedt achieved earlier this season. Blomstedt, Escamilla, Hafner and Thomas Thomalla are the Bearcats four seniors. "All four student athletes have helped build a successful program that will serve as a foundation for future seasons continued strength," Emerick said.
The Bearcats team downed McCook's Aaron Frank/Reid Loop 8-5 in the first consolation match of the day. Mount Michael Benedictine won the state title with 58.0 points, followed by Elkhonor North (41.
125) and Waverly (36.0). VOLLEYBALL MAC tournament BRIDGEPORT — Top-seeded Leyton cruised to the title and dropped just one set in the three games.
The Warriors ( 28-0) downed Banner County (25-6, 25-11), Potter-Dix (25-11, 2511) and Garden County (26-28, 25-21, 25-12). Valentine invite VALENTINE — Chadron won all four of its matches. The Cardinals beat Ainsworth (25-11, 25-13), Cozad (25-18, 22-25, 26-24), Gordon-Rushville (25-9, 25-16) and Valentine (22-25, 25-13, 25-9).
North Platte triangular NORTH PLATTE — Sidney dropped a pair of matches in Saturday's tournament. The Raiders fell to the host Bulldogs (25-8, 25-17) as well as Holdrege (25-21, 25-23). Sidney hosts Gering on Tuesday.
Hay Springs 3, Minatare 0 HAY SPRINGS — Devyn Young had 14 kills to lead the Hawks to the win in straight sets. Scores were 25-9, 25-8, 25-12. Kya Binger had a team-high 23 digs, and Megan Anderson had 12 assists.
Lluvia Calihua-Gonzales and Angelique Camargo had 18 and 17 digs, respectively, for Minatare, and Jimena Perez had seven assists. SOFTBALL State tournament OMAHA — Wahoo Neumann scored two runs in the second and sixth innings Monday to earn a 4-0 victory over Douglas County West in the Class C championship game. Winning pitcher Addison Sylliaasen scattered seven hits and had five strikeouts to lead the 33-3 and No.
1 Cavaliers to their third softball title in school history after finishing as runner-up in the 2023 final. — Omaha World-Herald Contact Tim Johnson: [email protected] ; 308-632-9050.
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