By: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; Panhandle Post

Top seed Ogallala battled through 3 elimination games and a weather delay to take the Class B -Area 7&nbsp; Senior Legion Baseball Championship Tuesday night in Ogallala.&nbsp; &nbsp; 

Number 2 seed Alliance defeated Ogallala 5-0 in the winners bracket game on Sunday, to move into the Championship game Tuesday night. Ogallala held off Gering 5-4 in an elimination game Monday night and would now&nbsp; need to win twice vs Alliance to take the Area 7 title.&nbsp;

The teams waited out a 90 minute weather delay, Tuesday night,&nbsp; before starting the first Championship game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ogallala got off to a quick start,&nbsp; with a&nbsp; 5-0&nbsp; lead and went on to win the first game 18-1.&nbsp; &nbsp;That set up a 2nd,&nbsp; winner take all game, to determine the Champion.&nbsp; Once again Ogallala got off to a quick start and took an early&nbsp; 7-0 lead and never trailed, winning the final game 22-0.

The Alliance FNBO Spartans finish the season with a 27-23 record.

Other Tournament scores:&nbsp; &nbsp;Friday July 22:&nbsp; &nbsp;Gering 4 Sidney 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance 8 Chadron 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Saturday July 23:&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron 12 Sidney 6 (Sidney eliminated).&nbsp; Ogallala 10 Gering 2.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sunday July 24:&nbsp; Gering 4 Chadron 1 (Chadron eliminated).&nbsp; Alliance 5&nbsp; Ogallala 0.&nbsp; Monday July 25:&nbsp; Ogallala 5 Gering 4 (Gering eliminated).&nbsp;

Ogallala will now advance to the Class B, Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow beginning Saturday, July 30.&nbsp; Ogallala will face Area 4 Champion Valparaiso in their opening game at 12 pm CT.&nbsp; Area 2 winner Waverly will face Area 5 winner Columbus Lakeview in the opener at 9 am CT.&nbsp; The Host team Broken Bow will meet Area 6 runner up Minden at 3 pm CT. The final game of day one will feature Area 3 winner Blair vs Hickman, the Area 1 and defending State Champion from 2021.&nbsp; 

Prior to the 3 pm game, Saturday,&nbsp; between Broken Bow and Minden, there will be a special ceremony to honor Custer County native Paul Brown.&nbsp; Paul was killed in action in World War One. His remains were brought back to Custer County for burial in 1922.&nbsp; The ceremony on Saturday will mark 100 years to date of his return to his home area.&nbsp; The Baseball Field in Broken Bow is named in his honor.

The&nbsp; double elimination State Tournament continues into Sunday with games at 9-12-3 and 6 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;Monday games are at noon-3 and 6 pm. Tuesday games will be at 3 and 6 pm with the Championship game set for 1 pm Wednesday, August 3. If a 2nd game is needed it would be played right after the 1 pm game.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; Panhandle PostTop seed Ogallala battled through 3 elimination games and a weather delay to take the Class B -Area 7&nbsp; Senior Legion Baseball Championship Tuesday night in Ogallala.&nbsp; &nbsp; Number 2 seed Alliance defeated Ogallala 5-0 in the winners bracket game on Sunday, to move into the Championship game Tuesday night. Ogallala held off Gering 5-4 in an elimination game Monday night and would now&nbsp; need to win twice vs Alliance to take the Area 7 title.&nbsp;The teams waited out a 90 minute weather delay, Tuesday night,&nbsp; before starting the first Championship game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ogallala got off to a quick start,&nbsp; with a&nbsp; 5-0&nbsp; lead and went on to win the first game 18-1.&nbsp; &nbsp;That set up a 2nd,&nbsp; winner take all game, to determine the Champion.&nbsp; Once again Ogallala got off to a quick start and took an early&nbsp; 7-0 lead and never trailed, winning the final game 22-0.The Alliance FNBO Spartans finish the season with a 27-23 record.Other Tournament scores:&nbsp; &nbsp;Friday July 22:&nbsp; &nbsp;Gering 4 Sidney 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance 8 Chadron 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Saturday July 23:&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron 12 Sidney 6 (Sidney eliminated).&nbsp; Ogallala 10 Gering 2.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sunday July 24:&nbsp; Gering 4 Chadron 1 (Chadron eliminated).&nbsp; Alliance 5&nbsp; Ogallala 0.&nbsp; Monday July 25:&nbsp; Ogallala 5 Gering 4 (Gering eliminated).&nbsp;Ogallala will now advance to the Class B, Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow beginning Saturday, July 30.&nbsp; Ogallala will face Area 4 Champion Valparaiso in their opening game at 12 pm CT.&nbsp; Area 2 winner Waverly will face Area 5 winner Columbus Lakeview in the opener at 9 am CT.&nbsp; The Host team Broken Bow will meet Area 6 runner up Minden at 3 pm CT. The final game of day one will feature Area 3 winner Blair vs Hickman, the Area 1 and defending State Champion from 2021.&nbsp; Prior to the 3 pm game, Saturday,&nbsp; between Broken Bow and Minden, there will be a special ceremony to honor Custer County native Paul Brown.&nbsp; Paul was killed in action in World War One. His remains were brought back to Custer County for burial in 1922.&nbsp; The ceremony on Saturday will mark 100 years to date of his return to his home area.&nbsp; The Baseball Field in Broken Bow is named in his honor.The&nbsp; double elimination State Tournament continues into Sunday with games at 9-12-3 and 6 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;Monday games are at noon-3 and 6 pm. Tuesday games will be at 3 and 6 pm with the Championship game set for 1 pm Wednesday, August 3. If a 2nd game is needed it would be played right after the 1 pm game.&nbsp;

Ogallala wins Area 7 Senior Championship

Sky View Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks golf tip.

From&nbsp; &nbsp;"Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"....." If you drink..don't drive!...don't even putt!"....Dean Martin

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POST PODCAST: Golf Tips with Jerad Palmer

BY: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POST

Ogallala will host the Nebraska American Legion Baseball, Area 7, Senior Tournament, July 22-26 at Legion Field.

The double elimination tournament begins Friday July 22 with #5 seed Sidney facing #4 seed Gering at 4 pm MT.&nbsp; #3 seed Chadron will meet #2 seed Alliance at 7 pm MT.&nbsp; The two losing teams from Friday, will meet at 4 pm Saturday, July 23.&nbsp; Top seed Ogallala will meet the Sidney-Gering winner at 7 pm Saturday.

The Tournament continues Sunday July 24,&nbsp; with an elimination game at 2 pm and the winners bracket game at 5 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;An elimination game will be played at 6 pm Monday July 25,&nbsp; and the Championship game will be at 5:30 pm on Tuesday July 26.&nbsp; If a 2nd game is needed it would be played following the 1st game.

The Area 7 Champion will advance to the Class B Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow Ne,&nbsp; which will run July 30 to August 3.

Brester Construction of Lincoln won the Class B Jr. State Tournament in Wahoo, defeating Plattsmouth 8-0 in the final game.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance represented Area 7 and went 0-2.&nbsp; Falling to Sutton 5-3 and Wayne 5-1.&nbsp;

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 </figure>BY: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POSTOgallala will host the Nebraska American Legion Baseball, Area 7, Senior Tournament, July 22-26 at Legion Field.The double elimination tournament begins Friday July 22 with #5 seed Sidney facing #4 seed Gering at 4 pm MT.&nbsp; #3 seed Chadron will meet #2 seed Alliance at 7 pm MT.&nbsp; The two losing teams from Friday, will meet at 4 pm Saturday, July 23.&nbsp; Top seed Ogallala will meet the Sidney-Gering winner at 7 pm Saturday.The Tournament continues Sunday July 24,&nbsp; with an elimination game at 2 pm and the winners bracket game at 5 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;An elimination game will be played at 6 pm Monday July 25,&nbsp; and the Championship game will be at 5:30 pm on Tuesday July 26.&nbsp; If a 2nd game is needed it would be played following the 1st game.The Area 7 Champion will advance to the Class B Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow Ne,&nbsp; which will run July 30 to August 3.Brester Construction of Lincoln won the Class B Jr. State Tournament in Wahoo, defeating Plattsmouth 8-0 in the final game.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance represented Area 7 and went 0-2.&nbsp; Falling to Sutton 5-3 and Wayne 5-1.&nbsp;

Ogallala to host Class B Area 7 Sr Tournament

The Box Butte County Bad Boys 11U baseball team won their second straight Cal Ripken Nebraska State Title July 9-11 at Sudman Field in Alliance.

The Bad Boys started the tournament with a 19-1 win over Sidney.

Teagen O’Gorman led the 15-hit effort with four hits. Cormic Stark and Israel Garcia also recorded multiple hits in the game. Xander Narjes started the game on the mound and earned the win going three innings while striking out seven Sidney batters.&nbsp; Jace Jensen closed the game for the Bad Boys.

The Bad Boys’ bats cooled down in the nightcap where they could only manage seven hits in the game against Gering.&nbsp; Gering would ultimately win the game 6-5 in extra innings.

Teagen O’Gorman started on the mound for the Bad Boys going 4 2/3 innings and striking out eight Gering batters. Israel Garcia and Casyn Nelson pitched in relief.&nbsp; O’Gorman, Stark, Jensen, Garcia, and Fletcher Moseman found the Bad Boys’ hit column.

Gering ultimately walked it off in the bottom of the 7th forcing the Bad Boys to win three straight in order to defend their title.

Sunday morning saw the Bad Boys open with a win over Sidney 16-1 .

Cormic Stark pitched a complete game while striking out six. The win ended Sidney’s season and set up a rematch with Gering in which the Bad Boys would have to beat Gering twice.

The Bad Boys would get their first win against Gering on Sunday afternoon. The Bad Boys pounded out 16 hits in the contest and beat Gering 15-4.&nbsp; Fletcher Moseman was lights out on the mound going 5 2/3 and striking out 12.&nbsp; Casyn Nelson finished the game on the mound. Jensen, Dixon Bair, Carsen Bunnell, and Casyn Nelson each had multiple hits in the game.&nbsp; Cisco Cody and Esai Trejo also recorded hits in the game.

The win forced a final game for the state championship on Monday evening at Sudman Field.

After a slow start and trailing by one in the third, the Bad Boys came alive with five in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth to beat Gering 10-1.

Israel Garcia was solid on the mound going five innings and striking out five Gering hitters. Xander Narjes led the Bad Boys hitters with a 3-3 performance.

With the State Title, the Bad Boys will now travel to Denver, Colorado where they will compete in the Cal Ripken 11U Regional&nbsp;Tournament from July 28 - August 1.

The Bad Boys’ record stands at 18-11-1.

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 </figure>By:&nbsp; Bad Boys Coaching StaffThe Box Butte County Bad Boys 11U baseball team won their second straight Cal Ripken Nebraska State Title July 9-11 at Sudman Field in Alliance.The Bad Boys started the tournament with a 19-1 win over Sidney.Teagen O’Gorman led the 15-hit effort with four hits. Cormic Stark and Israel Garcia also recorded multiple hits in the game. Xander Narjes started the game on the mound and earned the win going three innings while striking out seven Sidney batters.&nbsp; Jace Jensen closed the game for the Bad Boys.The Bad Boys’ bats cooled down in the nightcap where they could only manage seven hits in the game against Gering.&nbsp; Gering would ultimately win the game 6-5 in extra innings.Teagen O’Gorman started on the mound for the Bad Boys going 4 2/3 innings and striking out eight Gering batters. Israel Garcia and Casyn Nelson pitched in relief.&nbsp; O’Gorman, Stark, Jensen, Garcia, and Fletcher Moseman found the Bad Boys’ hit column.Gering ultimately walked it off in the bottom of the 7th forcing the Bad Boys to win three straight in order to defend their title.Sunday morning saw the Bad Boys open with a win over Sidney 16-1 .Cormic Stark pitched a complete game while striking out six. The win ended Sidney’s season and set up a rematch with Gering in which the Bad Boys would have to beat Gering twice.The Bad Boys would get their first win against Gering on Sunday afternoon. The Bad Boys pounded out 16 hits in the contest and beat Gering 15-4.&nbsp; Fletcher Moseman was lights out on the mound going 5 2/3 and striking out 12.&nbsp; Casyn Nelson finished the game on the mound. Jensen, Dixon Bair, Carsen Bunnell, and Casyn Nelson each had multiple hits in the game.&nbsp; Cisco Cody and Esai Trejo also recorded hits in the game.The win forced a final game for the state championship on Monday evening at Sudman Field.After a slow start and trailing by one in the third, the Bad Boys came alive with five in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth to beat Gering 10-1.Israel Garcia was solid on the mound going five innings and striking out five Gering hitters. Xander Narjes led the Bad Boys hitters with a 3-3 performance.With the State Title, the Bad Boys will now travel to Denver, Colorado where they will compete in the Cal Ripken 11U Regional&nbsp;Tournament from July 28 - August 1.The Bad Boys’ record stands at 18-11-1.

Box Butte Bad Boys State Champions

A longtime Chadron High School teacher and coach, Curt Holmquist, will soon receive a special coaching award.&nbsp; He will be presented the Ken Cook Award from the Nebraska Coaches Association’s during its annual banquet in Lincoln on Sunday, July 24.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He will be the 16th&nbsp;recipient of the award and the first from west of Lexington. The selection is made by the NCA’s board of directors to recognize coaches “who have made lasting contributions to Nebraska high schools in Girls’ Basketball.”&nbsp;

Holmquist, who primarily taught math, was on the Chadron Schools faculty 37 ½ years and had been the girls’ basketball coach 24 years when he retired at the end of the 2013-14 season with a 316-197 career record.&nbsp;

Nine of his teams qualified for the state tournament.&nbsp; The final three had a combined 68-13 record and each was ranked among the top 10 in Class C-1 by the Omaha and Lincoln newspapers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

While he coached girls’ basketball longer than any of the other sports, he also was Chadron’s head volleyball coach five years, the girls’ golf coach 16 years and the boys’ golf coach six years.&nbsp;

In addition, he helped coach track more than 20 years and prior to taking over as the girls’ basketball coach, had been an assistant for four boys’ hoops coaches in a 12-year span. He also was an assistant volleyball coach both before and after he’d been that sport’s head mentor.&nbsp;

After Holmquist had been at Chadron High 34 years, the administration insisted that from then on he should limit his coaching to two sports a year.&nbsp;

A native of Ravenna, Holmquist was basketball team starter as a senior and a three-year starter on the golf team, graduating in 1971.&nbsp; The following fall he enrolled at Chadron State College, but at the end of his freshman year was drafted into the Army.

He returned to CSC in the fall of 1973 and was working in the cafeteria, when he met and before long married another cafeteria worker, Mary Mendoza of Bayard.&nbsp; The couple has three adult children—Dionne, Courtney and Alec. All three were excellent athletes and as elementary students nearly always were bouncing a ball on the sidelines in the gym while their father was directing practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Holmquist’s first girls’ basketball team had a 3-14 record, but the Lady Cardinals were 12-9 the next season and made their first trip to the state tournament in March 1992. Sixteen of his 24 hoops teams had winning records.

He took his second team to state in 1995-96, after it had lost 11 games in a row before winning its last two regular-season games and the three district tournament games to earn the trip to Lincoln.&nbsp; The Lady Cardinals were the eighth seed and lost to top-seeded Battle Creek 68-29 in the opening round.

The next year the Cards defeated Bennington in the first round at state and were ranked No. 6 in Class C-1 at the end of the season.

In 1999-2000, the Cardinals did even better, going 19-5 while playing the games at state extra close. They edged Tri-County 59-56 and Superior 42-41 before being nipped by Arlington 36-34 in the championship tilt.&nbsp; The Omaha World-Herald ranked them No. 2 at the end of that season.

Holmquist’s basketball teams also went to state in 2004-05, 2005-06 and the last three years he coached. The 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams won their first games in Lincoln and finished fourth in Class C-1 both years.

&nbsp;All told, nine of his girls’ teams reached the state tournament.&nbsp; Each of his last five girls’ golf teams also qualified for the state tournament.

Besides coaching three sports most of his career, Holmquist was heavily involved in Chadron’s summer softball and city league basketball programs for more than two decades.&nbsp; He voluntarily handled much of the scheduling, lined up the umpires and referees and made sure the media got the results.

Courtesy: Con MarshallA longtime Chadron High School teacher and coach, Curt Holmquist, will soon receive a special coaching award.&nbsp; He will be presented the Ken Cook Award from the Nebraska Coaches Association’s during its annual banquet in Lincoln on Sunday, July 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He will be the 16th&nbsp;recipient of the award and the first from west of Lexington. The selection is made by the NCA’s board of directors to recognize coaches “who have made lasting contributions to Nebraska high schools in Girls’ Basketball.”&nbsp;Holmquist, who primarily taught math, was on the Chadron Schools faculty 37 ½ years and had been the girls’ basketball coach 24 years when he retired at the end of the 2013-14 season with a 316-197 career record.&nbsp;Nine of his teams qualified for the state tournament.&nbsp; The final three had a combined 68-13 record and each was ranked among the top 10 in Class C-1 by the Omaha and Lincoln newspapers.&nbsp;&nbsp;While he coached girls’ basketball longer than any of the other sports, he also was Chadron’s head volleyball coach five years, the girls’ golf coach 16 years and the boys’ golf coach six years.&nbsp;In addition, he helped coach track more than 20 years and prior to taking over as the girls’ basketball coach, had been an assistant for four boys’ hoops coaches in a 12-year span. He also was an assistant volleyball coach both before and after he’d been that sport’s head mentor.&nbsp;After Holmquist had been at Chadron High 34 years, the administration insisted that from then on he should limit his coaching to two sports a year.&nbsp;A native of Ravenna, Holmquist was basketball team starter as a senior and a three-year starter on the golf team, graduating in 1971.&nbsp; The following fall he enrolled at Chadron State College, but at the end of his freshman year was drafted into the Army.He returned to CSC in the fall of 1973 and was working in the cafeteria, when he met and before long married another cafeteria worker, Mary Mendoza of Bayard.&nbsp; The couple has three adult children—Dionne, Courtney and Alec. All three were excellent athletes and as elementary students nearly always were bouncing a ball on the sidelines in the gym while their father was directing practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holmquist’s first girls’ basketball team had a 3-14 record, but the Lady Cardinals were 12-9 the next season and made their first trip to the state tournament in March 1992. Sixteen of his 24 hoops teams had winning records.He took his second team to state in 1995-96, after it had lost 11 games in a row before winning its last two regular-season games and the three district tournament games to earn the trip to Lincoln.&nbsp; The Lady Cardinals were the eighth seed and lost to top-seeded Battle Creek 68-29 in the opening round.The next year the Cards defeated Bennington in the first round at state and were ranked No. 6 in Class C-1 at the end of the season.In 1999-2000, the Cardinals did even better, going 19-5 while playing the games at state extra close. They edged Tri-County 59-56 and Superior 42-41 before being nipped by Arlington 36-34 in the championship tilt.&nbsp; The Omaha World-Herald ranked them No. 2 at the end of that season.Holmquist’s basketball teams also went to state in 2004-05, 2005-06 and the last three years he coached. The 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams won their first games in Lincoln and finished fourth in Class C-1 both years.&nbsp;All told, nine of his girls’ teams reached the state tournament.&nbsp; Each of his last five girls’ golf teams also qualified for the state tournament.Besides coaching three sports most of his career, Holmquist was heavily involved in Chadron’s summer softball and city league basketball programs for more than two decades.&nbsp; He voluntarily handled much of the scheduling, lined up the umpires and referees and made sure the media got the results.

Former Chadron coach to be honored with Ken Cook Award

Skyview Golf Course Administrator give this weeks golf tip and talks about "The Open" Championship at St. Andrews.

From "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader".....in 1868, Young Tom Morris scores the Open's first hole in one.

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The Class B,&nbsp; Area 7 Junior&nbsp; baseball tournament came down to a final, winner take all game,&nbsp; Tuesday night&nbsp; at Sidney's Legion Field.&nbsp; The Alliance FNBO Spartans were 2-0 in tournament play and in the Championship game needing just one win to take the title.&nbsp; 

Chadron, who won the Area 7 Crown last season,&nbsp; had lost a hard fought 4-3 game to the Spartans in the semi-finals Sunday, but battled back to eliminate Sidney 9-8 on Monday night to move into a rematch with Alliance,&nbsp; and would need 2 more wins to take the Championship.&nbsp; Chadron took the first game 6-5 to force a 2nd title game.&nbsp; The two teams went back and forth with Alliance taking a 5-3 win to earn a berth in the Class B Junior State Tournament.&nbsp; Alliance will be back at State for the first time since 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Other tournament scores...Friday July 8, Sidney 5 Ogallala 4.&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron 9 Gering 1.&nbsp; Saturday July 9, Alliance 6 Sidney 4.&nbsp; Ogallala 8 Gering 7.&nbsp; Sunday July 10,&nbsp; Alliance 4 Chadron 3.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sidney 15&nbsp; Ogallala 5.&nbsp;

This years Junior State Tournament will be played at Sam Crawford Field in Wahoo, NE&nbsp; &nbsp;beginning Saturday, July 16.&nbsp; &nbsp;The double elimination event will run to July 20.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance will face Area 4 Champ Sutton in their opening game, Saturday,&nbsp; at 1 pm CT.&nbsp; &nbsp;The other teams will include the host team and Area 3 Champion Wahoo.&nbsp; Area 1 winner--Hickman,&nbsp; Area 2--Plattsmouth,&nbsp; Area 3--runner up Lincoln Christian, Area 5--Wayne and Area 6--Broken Bow.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Elimination games at 10 and 1 pm .&nbsp; Winners bracket games at 4 and 7 pm

Elimination games at&nbsp; 1 and 4 pm.&nbsp; Winners bracket game at 7 pm

Championship Game at 5 pm with 2nd game to follow if necessary

KCOW 1400 AM and 92.5 FM and streamed on panhandlepost.com will broadcast the Alliance Spartan games as far as they advance.&nbsp; Coverage will begin Saturday at 12 pm MT.&nbsp;

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 </figure>BY: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POSTThe Class B,&nbsp; Area 7 Junior&nbsp; baseball tournament came down to a final, winner take all game,&nbsp; Tuesday night&nbsp; at Sidney's Legion Field.&nbsp; The Alliance FNBO Spartans were 2-0 in tournament play and in the Championship game needing just one win to take the title.&nbsp; Chadron, who won the Area 7 Crown last season,&nbsp; had lost a hard fought 4-3 game to the Spartans in the semi-finals Sunday, but battled back to eliminate Sidney 9-8 on Monday night to move into a rematch with Alliance,&nbsp; and would need 2 more wins to take the Championship.&nbsp; Chadron took the first game 6-5 to force a 2nd title game.&nbsp; The two teams went back and forth with Alliance taking a 5-3 win to earn a berth in the Class B Junior State Tournament.&nbsp; Alliance will be back at State for the first time since 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;Other tournament scores...Friday July 8, Sidney 5 Ogallala 4.&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron 9 Gering 1.&nbsp; Saturday July 9, Alliance 6 Sidney 4.&nbsp; Ogallala 8 Gering 7.&nbsp; Sunday July 10,&nbsp; Alliance 4 Chadron 3.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sidney 15&nbsp; Ogallala 5.&nbsp;This years Junior State Tournament will be played at Sam Crawford Field in Wahoo, NE&nbsp; &nbsp;beginning Saturday, July 16.&nbsp; &nbsp;The double elimination event will run to July 20.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance will face Area 4 Champ Sutton in their opening game, Saturday,&nbsp; at 1 pm CT.&nbsp; &nbsp;The other teams will include the host team and Area 3 Champion Wahoo.&nbsp; Area 1 winner--Hickman,&nbsp; Area 2--Plattsmouth,&nbsp; Area 3--runner up Lincoln Christian, Area 5--Wayne and Area 6--Broken Bow.&nbsp;&nbsp;The tentative schedule:&nbsp;&nbsp;Saturday July 16Plattsmouth vs Wayne...10 am CTAlliance vs Sutton...1 pm CTLincoln Christian vs Hickman...4 pm CTWahoo vs Broken Bow...7 pm CTSunday July 17Elimination games at 10 and 1 pm .&nbsp; Winners bracket games at 4 and 7 pmMonday&nbsp; July 18Elimination games at&nbsp; 1 and 4 pm.&nbsp; Winners bracket game at 7 pmTuesday July 191 and 7 pmWednesday July 20Championship Game at 5 pm with 2nd game to follow if necessaryKCOW 1400 AM and 92.5 FM and streamed on panhandlepost.com will broadcast the Alliance Spartan games as far as they advance.&nbsp; Coverage will begin Saturday at 12 pm MT.&nbsp;

Alliance FNBO Spartan Jrs-Area 7 Champs

By: MIKE GLESINGER,&nbsp; PANHANDLEPOST

Sidney will host the Nebraska American Legion Baseball, Area 7 Tournament, July 9-12 at Legion Field.&nbsp;

The double elimination tournament&nbsp; begins on Friday July 8,&nbsp; with #2 seed Gering facing #3 seed Chadron at 4 pm, MT.&nbsp; &nbsp;#4 seed Sidney will meet #5 seed Ogallala at 7 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;The 2 losing teams from Friday will meet at 2 pm Saturday, July 9. Top seed Alliance will meet the Sidney-Ogallala winner at 5 pm Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Tournament continues Sunday, July 10 with a winners bracket game at 2 pm and an elimination game at 5 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;An elimination game will be played at 6 pm Monday, July 11 and the Championship game will be at 4 pm on Monday, July 12.&nbsp; If a 2nd game is needed it would be played following the 1st game.&nbsp;

The Area 7 Champion will then advance to the Class B Junior State Tournament in Wahoo, NE which will run July 16-20.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Ogallala will host the Class B Area 7 Senior Tournament July 22-27.&nbsp; Those pairings will be set next week.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: MIKE GLESINGER,&nbsp; PANHANDLEPOSTSidney will host the Nebraska American Legion Baseball, Area 7 Tournament, July 9-12 at Legion Field.&nbsp;The double elimination tournament&nbsp; begins on Friday July 8,&nbsp; with #2 seed Gering facing #3 seed Chadron at 4 pm, MT.&nbsp; &nbsp;#4 seed Sidney will meet #5 seed Ogallala at 7 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;The 2 losing teams from Friday will meet at 2 pm Saturday, July 9. Top seed Alliance will meet the Sidney-Ogallala winner at 5 pm Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Tournament continues Sunday, July 10 with a winners bracket game at 2 pm and an elimination game at 5 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;An elimination game will be played at 6 pm Monday, July 11 and the Championship game will be at 4 pm on Monday, July 12.&nbsp; If a 2nd game is needed it would be played following the 1st game.&nbsp;The Area 7 Champion will then advance to the Class B Junior State Tournament in Wahoo, NE which will run July 16-20.&nbsp; &nbsp;Ogallala will host the Class B Area 7 Senior Tournament July 22-27.&nbsp; Those pairings will be set next week.&nbsp;

Sidney to host Class B Area 7 Jr. Tournament

Skyview Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks Golf Tip.

From "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"....." I was three over:&nbsp; one over a house, one over a patio and one over a swimming pool!"...George Brett

<div><iframe title="POST PODCAST: Golf Tips with Jerad Palmer" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=bxjwu-126aa1e-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div>Skyview Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks Golf Tip.From "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"....." I was three over:&nbsp; one over a house, one over a patio and one over a swimming pool!"...George Brett

Skyview Golf course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this week golf tip.

From..."Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"....."The reason the Golf Pro tells you to keep your head down, is so you can't see him laughing."....Phillis Diller

<div><iframe title="POST PODCAST: Golf Tips with Jerad Palmer" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=i64qe-1262426-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div>Skyview Golf course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this week golf tip.From..."Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"....."The reason the Golf Pro tells you to keep your head down, is so you can't see him laughing."....Phillis Diller

&nbsp; CHADRON, Neb. --&nbsp;More than 2,200 aspiring football and basketball players and wrestlers from the four-state area participated in camps in June at Chadron State College designed to help the youths improve their skills at Chadron State College. That's about twice the number who participated in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and also many more than a year ago when Colorado teams were still forbidden to leave the state.&nbsp; This year the ban was lifted and numerous teams and athletes from that state attended the Chadron State camps. CSC Head Football Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=23">Jay Long</a>&nbsp;said this year's participation at the three camps he and his staff conducted was the largest since he became the Eagles' mentor 11 years ago. The first of the three football camps was made up of "smaller" 11-man teams.&nbsp; Chadron, Alliance, Gering and Gordon-Rushville were involved.&nbsp; Chadron native and former Chadron State Academic All-American Zach Sandstrom brought his Highlands High team from Eaton, Colo. Other Colorado teams participating in the opening session included Holyoke and Poudre High at Fort Collins.&nbsp; Poudre is a large school with than 1,800 students, but came to the first camp because it fit the school's schedule better. Also in the first group were teams from Burns, Newcastle, Thermopolis and Tongue River in Wyoming and St. Thomas More of Rapid City. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The second session was comprised of teams from eight large schools. Scottsbluff was the lone Nebraska school involved while Campbell County High at Gillette, Casper Natrona, Cheyenne East and Sheridan participated from Wyoming along with Rapid City Stevens and Severance High, which is located near Windsor in Colorado's Front Range.&nbsp;&nbsp; The final session that took place June 12-15 drew players from 32 schools which have 9-, 8- or 6-man teams. About half of the teams were from Nebraska.&nbsp; They included Arthur County, Axtell, Bridgeport, Crawford, Dundy County at Benkelman, Garden County at Oshkosh, Minatare, Mullen, Potter-Dix, Sandhills-Thedford, Sandhills Valley at Stapleton and Tryon, Sioux County at Harrison, South Platte at Big Springs and Brule, Southwest High at Bartley, Sutherland and Twin Loup at Sargent and Taylor. The Colorado teams involved were Arickaree/Woodlin, Caliche, Crowley County at Ordway, Fleming, Haxtun, LaVeta, Otis and Sedgwick. The Wyoming participants included Encampment, Farson-Eden, Kaycee, Pine Bluffs and Rocky Mountain at Cowley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Little Wound Mustangs were the lone South Dakota participants. "We got a lot of good feedback from the coaches," Long said. "They said they felt their teams got better. It helps them get ready for this fall.&nbsp; They can move their players around and try different things during the camp.&nbsp; They get two full days and two half days of instruction on different phases of the game from our coaches and players, and also get to scrimmage against other teams. The teams' own coaches are in charge during the scrimmages. Long said about 15 CSC players who are planning to become coaches returned to assist with the camps. He added that by having so many teams, the match-ups for the scrimmages worked out well. "Teams that are young and are rebuilding can be paired with similar teams," the coach noted. "Some of the larger schools also had junior varsity teams. A team that thinks it may be a contender for a state championship this fall can be matched against another team that has similar aspirations. "We had a lot of really good players in the camps," Long said.&nbsp; "We hope we can get some of them to come play for us. We let quite a few know that we're interested in them.&nbsp; Another good thing is the camps gave more than 1,500 young men a chance to get acquainted with the college. Most of them won't play college football, but they found out a lot about Chadron State. They slept in the dorms, ate in the cafeteria and got see and use our athletic facilities." Long commended the college staff members in housing and the food service, as well as Shellie Johns, the college's conferencing coordinator, and her assistants for their assistance during the camps.&nbsp; <a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=113">Janet Raymer</a>, the CSC women's basketball coach, and her staff hosted five hoops camps during an eight-day period the forepart of June. She said more than 300 campers participated. They were accompanied by at least 20 coaches from the various schools. "They were a great success once again," Raymer said. "We love bringing young athletes here. Our players do a great job of mentoring and coaching, helping the players improve their game. We also had a team camp that lasted two days and included teams from Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado." A wrestling camp comprised of 38 teams and 385 grapplers began on Monday, June 20 and concluded Thursday at noon.&nbsp; A highlight took place Wednesday evening when 17 duals between the wrestlers who had emerged as the best in their weight classes took place.&nbsp; It was open to the public. The first girls' wrestling camp took place at the same time at the college, directed by CSC Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=265">Alijah Jeffery</a>. &nbsp;Two of the duals Wednesday night were between girls. Still to come at Chadron State are four volleyball camps that Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=217">Jennifer Stadler</a>&nbsp;and her assistants and players will host in July.&nbsp;&nbsp; A youth skills camp is slated for July 11-13 for 1-4 graders, the middle school camp for grades 5-8 follows the 14th&nbsp;and 15th, a team camp is set for the 23rd&nbsp;and 24th&nbsp;and a high school skills camp will be July 25-26.&nbsp; A softball camp is scheduled for July 26.&nbsp;&nbsp;

BY: CON MARSHALL CSC Athletics<figure>
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 </figure>&nbsp; CHADRON, Neb. --&nbsp;More than 2,200 aspiring football and basketball players and wrestlers from the four-state area participated in camps in June at Chadron State College designed to help the youths improve their skills at Chadron State College. That's about twice the number who participated in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and also many more than a year ago when Colorado teams were still forbidden to leave the state.&nbsp; This year the ban was lifted and numerous teams and athletes from that state attended the Chadron State camps. CSC Head Football Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=23">Jay Long</a>&nbsp;said this year's participation at the three camps he and his staff conducted was the largest since he became the Eagles' mentor 11 years ago. The first of the three football camps was made up of "smaller" 11-man teams.&nbsp; Chadron, Alliance, Gering and Gordon-Rushville were involved.&nbsp; Chadron native and former Chadron State Academic All-American Zach Sandstrom brought his Highlands High team from Eaton, Colo. Other Colorado teams participating in the opening session included Holyoke and Poudre High at Fort Collins.&nbsp; Poudre is a large school with than 1,800 students, but came to the first camp because it fit the school's schedule better. Also in the first group were teams from Burns, Newcastle, Thermopolis and Tongue River in Wyoming and St. Thomas More of Rapid City. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The second session was comprised of teams from eight large schools. Scottsbluff was the lone Nebraska school involved while Campbell County High at Gillette, Casper Natrona, Cheyenne East and Sheridan participated from Wyoming along with Rapid City Stevens and Severance High, which is located near Windsor in Colorado's Front Range.&nbsp;&nbsp; The final session that took place June 12-15 drew players from 32 schools which have 9-, 8- or 6-man teams. About half of the teams were from Nebraska.&nbsp; They included Arthur County, Axtell, Bridgeport, Crawford, Dundy County at Benkelman, Garden County at Oshkosh, Minatare, Mullen, Potter-Dix, Sandhills-Thedford, Sandhills Valley at Stapleton and Tryon, Sioux County at Harrison, South Platte at Big Springs and Brule, Southwest High at Bartley, Sutherland and Twin Loup at Sargent and Taylor. The Colorado teams involved were Arickaree/Woodlin, Caliche, Crowley County at Ordway, Fleming, Haxtun, LaVeta, Otis and Sedgwick. The Wyoming participants included Encampment, Farson-Eden, Kaycee, Pine Bluffs and Rocky Mountain at Cowley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Little Wound Mustangs were the lone South Dakota participants. "We got a lot of good feedback from the coaches," Long said. "They said they felt their teams got better. It helps them get ready for this fall.&nbsp; They can move their players around and try different things during the camp.&nbsp; They get two full days and two half days of instruction on different phases of the game from our coaches and players, and also get to scrimmage against other teams. The teams' own coaches are in charge during the scrimmages. Long said about 15 CSC players who are planning to become coaches returned to assist with the camps. He added that by having so many teams, the match-ups for the scrimmages worked out well. "Teams that are young and are rebuilding can be paired with similar teams," the coach noted. "Some of the larger schools also had junior varsity teams. A team that thinks it may be a contender for a state championship this fall can be matched against another team that has similar aspirations. "We had a lot of really good players in the camps," Long said.&nbsp; "We hope we can get some of them to come play for us. We let quite a few know that we're interested in them.&nbsp; Another good thing is the camps gave more than 1,500 young men a chance to get acquainted with the college. Most of them won't play college football, but they found out a lot about Chadron State. They slept in the dorms, ate in the cafeteria and got see and use our athletic facilities." Long commended the college staff members in housing and the food service, as well as Shellie Johns, the college's conferencing coordinator, and her assistants for their assistance during the camps.&nbsp; <a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=113">Janet Raymer</a>, the CSC women's basketball coach, and her staff hosted five hoops camps during an eight-day period the forepart of June. She said more than 300 campers participated. They were accompanied by at least 20 coaches from the various schools. "They were a great success once again," Raymer said. "We love bringing young athletes here. Our players do a great job of mentoring and coaching, helping the players improve their game. We also had a team camp that lasted two days and included teams from Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado." A wrestling camp comprised of 38 teams and 385 grapplers began on Monday, June 20 and concluded Thursday at noon.&nbsp; A highlight took place Wednesday evening when 17 duals between the wrestlers who had emerged as the best in their weight classes took place.&nbsp; It was open to the public. The first girls' wrestling camp took place at the same time at the college, directed by CSC Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=265">Alijah Jeffery</a>. &nbsp;Two of the duals Wednesday night were between girls. Still to come at Chadron State are four volleyball camps that Coach&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=217">Jennifer Stadler</a>&nbsp;and her assistants and players will host in July.&nbsp;&nbsp; A youth skills camp is slated for July 11-13 for 1-4 graders, the middle school camp for grades 5-8 follows the 14th&nbsp;and 15th, a team camp is set for the 23rd&nbsp;and 24th&nbsp;and a high school skills camp will be July 25-26.&nbsp; A softball camp is scheduled for July 26.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Big numbers returning to youth sports camps at Chadron State this summer

BOSTON (AP) — A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California who created fake athletic profiles for the children of wealthy parents in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme has avoided prison time after helping convict others in the case. Laura Janke was sentenced Tuesday in Boston federal court to time served and 50 hours of community service. 

Also on Tuesday, a California couple who admitted to paying $600,000 to get their daughters into USC and the University of California, Los Angeles, were sentenced to one year of probation. Bruce Isackson says he and his wife “profoundly regret” their part in the scheme and “look forward to making amends" by serving their community.

BOSTON (AP) — A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California who created fake athletic profiles for the children of wealthy parents in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme has avoided prison time after helping convict others in the case. Laura Janke was sentenced Tuesday in Boston federal court to time served and 50 hours of community service. Also on Tuesday, a California couple who admitted to paying $600,000 to get their daughters into USC and the University of California, Los Angeles, were sentenced to one year of probation. Bruce Isackson says he and his wife “profoundly regret” their part in the scheme and “look forward to making amends" by serving their community.

Former college coach avoids prison time in admissions scandal

DENVER (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Elias Diaz homered and the Colorado Rockies continued to rough up Clayton Kershaw at Coors Field, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4. The Rockies tagged Kershaw for six runs and nine hits in four innings, his shortest outing in Colorado since he gave up five runs in three innings in his first career start at the park in 2008. Charlie Blackmon had four hits as the Rockies clinched their second series victory over the Dodgers this season. It’s the first time they have won consecutive home series against the Dodgers since 2016. Kershaw walked four after issuing only seven walks in his previous eight starts this season. He is 11-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 25 career starts at Coors Field, his highest ERA at any venue.

DENVER (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Elias Diaz homered and the Colorado Rockies continued to rough up Clayton Kershaw at Coors Field, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4. The Rockies tagged Kershaw for six runs and nine hits in four innings, his shortest outing in Colorado since he gave up five runs in three innings in his first career start at the park in 2008. Charlie Blackmon had four hits as the Rockies clinched their second series victory over the Dodgers this season. It’s the first time they have won consecutive home series against the Dodgers since 2016. Kershaw walked four after issuing only seven walks in his previous eight starts this season. He is 11-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 25 career starts at Coors Field, his highest ERA at any venue.

Rockies get ready to sweep Dodgers with another win over LA

Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, has died at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, California on Monday. Briscoe was a star quarterback at Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He told the team he wanted a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” ended up starting five games that year.

Briscoe was the runner-up for AFL Rookie of the Year after passing for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns and rusing for 308 yards and 3 TD's.&nbsp; The Broncos released him the next season and he went on to become an All Pro Receiver for the Buffalo Bills and also played on two Super Bowl winning teams with the Miami Dolphins.&nbsp; Briscoe was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

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 </figure>By: Associated PressMarlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, has died at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, California on Monday. Briscoe was a star quarterback at Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He told the team he wanted a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” ended up starting five games that year.Briscoe was the runner-up for AFL Rookie of the Year after passing for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns and rusing for 308 yards and 3 TD's.&nbsp; The Broncos released him the next season and he went on to become an All Pro Receiver for the Buffalo Bills and also played on two Super Bowl winning teams with the Miami Dolphins.&nbsp; Briscoe was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Omaha Native Marlin Briscoe dies at 76

An exciting finish to the Annual Clair Conley Memorial Baseball Tournament.&nbsp; The Alliance First National Spartan Seniors bring home the Championship with a come from behind 11-10 win over Ogallala.&nbsp; Alliance scores 5 runs in the top of the 7th.. behind a grand slam home run by Caeson Clarke,&nbsp; to take a one run lead.&nbsp; &nbsp;In the bottom of the 7th ,Ogallala loads the bases before the Spartans get the final out on a deep fly ball to left field.&nbsp; Jacob Callen started on the mound for Alliance and Ashton Ross finished the game. Caeson Clarke also homered earlier and&nbsp; Mario Garza had a couple of hits.&nbsp; Alliance got some sparkling defensive plays from cather Eli Blanco and outfielders Tyzen Brown and Espen Lanik.&nbsp;

Alliance goes 5-0 in the tournament to take the title and improves their record to 17-15 on the year.&nbsp;

Broken Bow 11&nbsp; &nbsp;Westco 3....2 seed game

Sturgis 9&nbsp; &nbsp;Torrington 8....3 seed game

Chadron 13&nbsp; &nbsp;Sidney 5....5 seed game.

The Sr Spartans are scheduled to host The Rapid City Post 22 Expos on Tuesday with games at 5-7 pm and Gering in a doubleheader on Wednesday... Jrs at 5 pm and Srs at 7 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;The senior game Wednesday night will be broadcast on KCOW AM-1400 and FM 92.5.

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 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerPANHANDLE POSTAn exciting finish to the Annual Clair Conley Memorial Baseball Tournament.&nbsp; The Alliance First National Spartan Seniors bring home the Championship with a come from behind 11-10 win over Ogallala.&nbsp; Alliance scores 5 runs in the top of the 7th.. behind a grand slam home run by Caeson Clarke,&nbsp; to take a one run lead.&nbsp; &nbsp;In the bottom of the 7th ,Ogallala loads the bases before the Spartans get the final out on a deep fly ball to left field.&nbsp; Jacob Callen started on the mound for Alliance and Ashton Ross finished the game. Caeson Clarke also homered earlier and&nbsp; Mario Garza had a couple of hits.&nbsp; Alliance got some sparkling defensive plays from cather Eli Blanco and outfielders Tyzen Brown and Espen Lanik.&nbsp;Alliance goes 5-0 in the tournament to take the title and improves their record to 17-15 on the year.&nbsp;Other scores from Sunday....Broken Bow 11&nbsp; &nbsp;Westco 3....2 seed gameSturgis 9&nbsp; &nbsp;Torrington 8....3 seed gameChadron 13&nbsp; &nbsp;Sidney 5....5 seed game.2 teams elected not to play on Sunday.The Sr Spartans are scheduled to host The Rapid City Post 22 Expos on Tuesday with games at 5-7 pm and Gering in a doubleheader on Wednesday... Jrs at 5 pm and Srs at 7 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;The senior game Wednesday night will be broadcast on KCOW AM-1400 and FM 92.5.

Alliance FNBO Spartan Seniors-Clair Conley Tournament Champs

Kellen Muhr is no different than any boy growing up in America.&nbsp; He wanted to play any sport, any time, any day!&nbsp; Backyard football, driveway basketball and baseball in any open&nbsp; space he and his friends could find. Then moving on to Jr high and High School sports. Summers were spent playing Alliance Old Timers and then Alliance Spartans Baseball. So when the chance to continue playing at the College level came along, it was an easy decision to make.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Saturday night, during the Annual Clair Conley Memorial Tournament,&nbsp; Kellen  signed to play baseball at York University .&nbsp; Kellen has played with the Alliance Spartan Seniors for the past 4 seasons.&nbsp; He has been a versatile player...he has pitched,  caught and played both infield and outfield for the Spartans.&nbsp; &nbsp;At Alliance High School Kellen was a 2 year starter on the Bulldog football and basketball teams and a member of the AHS Boys Golf Team.&nbsp; The Alliance Senior Spartans have played in the Nebraska American Legion, Class B,&nbsp; State Tournament Championship game the last 2 seasons and are the 2-time defending Area 6 Champions. Alliance currently stands at 17-15.&nbsp;

York University is located in York, Nebraska and&nbsp; is a 4 year  (NAIA) college  and a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. 

 Kellen is the son of Erica and Brett Muhr of Alliance.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1656337487010.jpeg" alt="Back L-R: Reece Muhr, Erica Muhr, Brett Muhr, Addisyn Muhr.&nbsp; Seated: Kellen Muhr.&nbsp; (Shana Brown photo)" />
 <figcaption>Back L-R: Reece Muhr, Erica Muhr, Brett Muhr, Addisyn Muhr.&nbsp; Seated: Kellen Muhr.&nbsp; (Shana Brown photo)</figcaption>
 </figure>By: Mike GlesingerPANHANDLE POSTKellen Muhr is no different than any boy growing up in America.&nbsp; He wanted to play any sport, any time, any day!&nbsp; Backyard football, driveway basketball and baseball in any open&nbsp; space he and his friends could find. Then moving on to Jr high and High School sports. Summers were spent playing Alliance Old Timers and then Alliance Spartans Baseball. So when the chance to continue playing at the College level came along, it was an easy decision to make.&nbsp;&nbsp;Saturday night, during the Annual Clair Conley Memorial Tournament,&nbsp; Kellen signed to play baseball at York University .&nbsp; Kellen has played with the Alliance Spartan Seniors for the past 4 seasons.&nbsp; He has been a versatile player...he has pitched, caught and played both infield and outfield for the Spartans.&nbsp; &nbsp;At Alliance High School Kellen was a 2 year starter on the Bulldog football and basketball teams and a member of the AHS Boys Golf Team.&nbsp; The Alliance Senior Spartans have played in the Nebraska American Legion, Class B,&nbsp; State Tournament Championship game the last 2 seasons and are the 2-time defending Area 6 Champions. Alliance currently stands at 17-15.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>York University is located in York, Nebraska and&nbsp; is a 4 year (NAIA) college and a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Kellen is the son of Erica and Brett Muhr of Alliance.<figure>
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Muhr signs with York University

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon. Tampa Bay fell two victories short of becoming the NHL's first three-peat champion since the early 1980s New York Islanders dynasty. Colorado's core led by MacKinnon, captain Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and longest-tenured player Erik Johnson finally got the job done after years of playoff disappointments. It's the franchise's third championship and first since 2001.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon. Tampa Bay fell two victories short of becoming the NHL's first three-peat champion since the early 1980s New York Islanders dynasty. Colorado's core led by MacKinnon, captain Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and longest-tenured player Erik Johnson finally got the job done after years of playoff disappointments. It's the franchise's third championship and first since 2001.

AVALANCHE WIN STANLEY CUP!

The Alliance FNBO Spartan Juniors and Seniors will host the annual Clair Conley Memorial Baseball Tournament June 22-26 at Bower/Shankland Field in Alliance. The Tournament is named in honor of the late Clair Conley, who was the longtime Manager of the Alliance Spartan program. 

This years field will feature 11 teams in a round robin, pool play format. Pool A will feature the Alliance FNBO Spartan Seniors along with Torrington WY,&nbsp; Sidney,&nbsp;&nbsp;York and Broken Bow.&nbsp; Pool B will include the Alliance FNBO Spartan Juniors along with Chadron,&nbsp; Ogallala,&nbsp; Westco, Buckley and Sturgis SD.

The Tourament Schedule will run as follows...All games at Bower/Shankland Field

2:45 pm--Alliance Jrs 5&nbsp; vs Buckley 14

7:15 pm--Alliance Srs 8&nbsp; vs Torrington 4

10:15 am--Buckley 2&nbsp; vs&nbsp; Ogallala 3

2:45 pm--Alliance Jrs 3&nbsp; vs York 4&nbsp;

7:15 pm--Alliance Srs 11&nbsp; vs Sidney 3

Game times are subject to change. There will be a 2 hour time limit and mercy rules in play to keep on schedule.&nbsp;

KCOW AM-1400 and 92.5 FM will broadcast the Alliance Senior games on Thursday vs Sidney...7:15 pm ....Friday vs York ...8:15 pm and&nbsp; Saturday vs Broken Bow,&nbsp; at 7:15 pm&nbsp; MT .&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: MIKE GLESINGERThe Alliance FNBO Spartan Juniors and Seniors will host the annual Clair Conley Memorial Baseball Tournament June 22-26 at Bower/Shankland Field in Alliance. The Tournament is named in honor of the late Clair Conley, who was the longtime Manager of the Alliance Spartan program. This years field will feature 11 teams in a round robin, pool play format. Pool A will feature the Alliance FNBO Spartan Seniors along with Torrington WY,&nbsp; Sidney,&nbsp;&nbsp;York and Broken Bow.&nbsp; Pool B will include the Alliance FNBO Spartan Juniors along with Chadron,&nbsp; Ogallala,&nbsp; Westco, Buckley and Sturgis SD. The Tourament Schedule will run as follows...All games at Bower/Shankland FieldWednesday June 22:10:15 am--Chadron 3 vs Westco 1012:30 pm--Westco 13&nbsp; vs Buckley 52:45 pm--Alliance Jrs 5&nbsp; vs Buckley 145:00 pm--Torrington 11&nbsp; vs Sidney 37:15 pm--Alliance Srs 8&nbsp; vs Torrington 4Thursday June 23:8:00 am--Ogallala 7&nbsp; vs Chadron 010:15 am--Buckley 2&nbsp; vs&nbsp; Ogallala 312:30 pm--Buckley&nbsp; 9 vs Chadron 12:45 pm--Alliance Jrs 3&nbsp; vs York 4&nbsp;5:00 pm--Sidney 8&nbsp; vs York 127:15 pm--Alliance Srs 11&nbsp; vs Sidney 3Friday June 24:9:00 am--Ogallala vs Westco11:15 am--Chadron vs Sturgis1:30 pm--Sturgis vs Buckley3:45 pm--York vs Broken Bow6:00 pm--Broken Bow vs Sidney8:15 pm--Alliance Srs vs YorkSaturday June 25:8:00 am--Westco vs Sturgis10:15 am--Sturgis vs Ogallala12:30 pm--York vs Torrington2:45 pm--Alliance Jrs vs Ogallala5:00 pm--Torrington vs Broken Bow7:15 pm--Alliance Srs vs Broken BowSunday June 26:8 am--Pool A 5 vs Pool B 510:15 am--Pool A 4 vs Pool B 412:30 pm--Alliance Jrs vs Broken Bow2:45 pm--Pool A 3 vs Pool B 35:00 pm--Pool A 2 vs Pool B 27:15 pm--Pool A 1 vs Pool B 1Game times are subject to change. There will be a 2 hour time limit and mercy rules in play to keep on schedule.&nbsp;KCOW AM-1400 and 92.5 FM will broadcast the Alliance Senior games on Thursday vs Sidney...7:15 pm ....Friday vs York ...8:15 pm and&nbsp; Saturday vs Broken Bow,&nbsp; at 7:15 pm&nbsp; MT .&nbsp;&nbsp;

Alliance FNBO Spartans to host Clair Conley Memorial Tournament--Updated with scores

<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=42989">Bryce McGowens</a>&nbsp;became Nebraska's highest-drafted player since 1998, as he was selected in the second round (No. 40 overall) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 NBA Draft Thursday night.&nbsp; His stay in Minnesota was short-lived, as his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets. McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard from Pendleton, S.C., became NU's highest draft pick since Tyronn Lue was taken No. 23 overall in the 1998 NBA Draft. McGowens' selection also marks the third Husker NBA draft pick in a four-year span, joining Isaiah Roby (2019) and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=42007">Dalano Banton</a>&nbsp;(No. 21). Before this stretch, the last time it occurred for the NU basketball program was between 1979 and 1982. &nbsp;McGowens' selection marks the first time that Nebraska has had consecutive NBA Draft picks since 1998 and 1999 (Tyronn Lue and Venson Hamilton).&nbsp; McGowens turned in an impressive freshman campaign, earning Big Ten Newcomer-of-the-Year honors by the Associated Press after averaging a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. A third-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media, he ranked ninth in the Big Ten in scoring in 2021-22, while also ranking among the conference leaders in free throws made (162, second), free throws attempted (195, sixth) and free throw percentage (.831, third). &nbsp; An eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, his 16.8 ppg ranked third among true freshmen nationally, while he also ranked in the top three nationally in both free throws made (162) and attempted (195). &nbsp;McGowens established school freshman marks for highest season average (16.8), points (522), free throws made (162) and attempted (195) while ranking in the top 10 freshman lists in field goals (160, 2nd), rebounds (161, 4th) and 3-pointers (40, 6th).&nbsp; He posted 11 games of at least 20 points in 2021-22, including a season-high 29 points against both Sam Houston and Rutgers. He played his best basketball down the stretch, averaging 19.8 ppg in a 12-game stretch, including seven 20-point outbursts, before missing the regular season finale at Wisconsin with an injury. In Big Ten play, his 17.3 points per game was the highest scoring average for any freshman since Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell in 2014-15.&nbsp; McGowens was one of the nation's top high school seniors in the class of 2021, as he was a five-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports and a consensus top-25 recruit. He totaled 2,341 career points and was selected to play in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic and was named to the Jordan Brand Classic. He was the Gatorade and Max Preps Player of the Year in South Carolina in 2021, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game playing for Legacy Early College.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: NU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=42989">Bryce McGowens</a>&nbsp;became Nebraska's highest-drafted player since 1998, as he was selected in the second round (No. 40 overall) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 NBA Draft Thursday night.&nbsp; His stay in Minnesota was short-lived, as his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets. McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard from Pendleton, S.C., became NU's highest draft pick since Tyronn Lue was taken No. 23 overall in the 1998 NBA Draft. McGowens' selection also marks the third Husker NBA draft pick in a four-year span, joining Isaiah Roby (2019) and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=42007">Dalano Banton</a>&nbsp;(No. 21). Before this stretch, the last time it occurred for the NU basketball program was between 1979 and 1982. &nbsp;McGowens' selection marks the first time that Nebraska has had consecutive NBA Draft picks since 1998 and 1999 (Tyronn Lue and Venson Hamilton).&nbsp; McGowens turned in an impressive freshman campaign, earning Big Ten Newcomer-of-the-Year honors by the Associated Press after averaging a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. A third-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media, he ranked ninth in the Big Ten in scoring in 2021-22, while also ranking among the conference leaders in free throws made (162, second), free throws attempted (195, sixth) and free throw percentage (.831, third). &nbsp; An eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, his 16.8 ppg ranked third among true freshmen nationally, while he also ranked in the top three nationally in both free throws made (162) and attempted (195). &nbsp;McGowens established school freshman marks for highest season average (16.8), points (522), free throws made (162) and attempted (195) while ranking in the top 10 freshman lists in field goals (160, 2nd), rebounds (161, 4th) and 3-pointers (40, 6th).&nbsp; He posted 11 games of at least 20 points in 2021-22, including a season-high 29 points against both Sam Houston and Rutgers. He played his best basketball down the stretch, averaging 19.8 ppg in a 12-game stretch, including seven 20-point outbursts, before missing the regular season finale at Wisconsin with an injury. In Big Ten play, his 17.3 points per game was the highest scoring average for any freshman since Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell in 2014-15.&nbsp; McGowens was one of the nation's top high school seniors in the class of 2021, as he was a five-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports and a consensus top-25 recruit. He totaled 2,341 career points and was selected to play in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic and was named to the Jordan Brand Classic. He was the Gatorade and Max Preps Player of the Year in South Carolina in 2021, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game playing for Legacy Early College.&nbsp;

Huskers McGowens selected in NBA Draft

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi advanced to face Oklahoma in the College World Series finals, with Dylan DeLucia pitching a four-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Arkansas in a bracket final. Kevin Graham’s run-scoring double in the fourth inning held up for the Rebels, the last team picked for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. DeLucia outdueled Connor Noland in a matchup of aces and turned in his second straight dominant CWS performance. He struck out seven and walked none against the Razorbacks. He has pitched 16 2/3 CWS innings and has allowed one run and eight hits. He’s fanned 17 and walked none.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi advanced to face Oklahoma in the College World Series finals, with Dylan DeLucia pitching a four-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Arkansas in a bracket final. Kevin Graham’s run-scoring double in the fourth inning held up for the Rebels, the last team picked for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. DeLucia outdueled Connor Noland in a matchup of aces and turned in his second straight dominant CWS performance. He struck out seven and walked none against the Razorbacks. He has pitched 16 2/3 CWS innings and has allowed one run and eight hits. He’s fanned 17 and walked none.

Ole Miss knocks out Arkansas to reach College World Series Championship

MIAMI (AP) — Avisaíl García drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s-choice grounder in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Four relievers combined to throw 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the Marlins. Steven Okert pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up his second win of the series. Tanner Scott struck out the side in the ninth for his seventh save. Miami’s Jon Berti had two hits and stole two bases, extending his streak of successful attempts to a club-record 21. Brendan Rodgers doubled twice, tripled and singled for the Rockies, who stranded 13 runners and were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

MIAMI (AP) — Avisaíl García drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s-choice grounder in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Four relievers combined to throw 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the Marlins. Steven Okert pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up his second win of the series. Tanner Scott struck out the side in the ninth for his seventh save. Miami’s Jon Berti had two hits and stole two bases, extending his streak of successful attempts to a club-record 21. Brendan Rodgers doubled twice, tripled and singled for the Rockies, who stranded 13 runners and were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

Marlins spoil big day from Rodgers, sweep Rockies

Courtesy: Tim Buskirk Chadron Nationals Baseball

It was a show week for the Post 12 Chadron FNBO Nationals teams. The Preps started the week with a 14-8 loss to Scottsbluff. The Seniors were the only other team in action taking losses to Broken Bow and Danenbrog-Cairo-Boelus (DCB). In the 9-3 loss to Broken Bow, the Nats gave up seven runs in the first two innings, but settled in allowing just two the rest of the game. Dawson Dunbar started the game going five innings and striking out seven. Seth Gaswick came on in relief going one inning.

Two-time defending state champions, DCB got off to a hot start and kept it going winning the game in five innings 14-1. The Nats struggled at the plate against some very tough pitching. Cody Hall and Dawson Dunbar got the only two hits of the game. Noah Brown took the loss with Caden Buskirk coming in to spell Brown for the final 3 innings. Following the DCB game, the team went on to Omaha and watched Oklahoma defeat Texas A&amp;M on Friday.

The Juniors and Seniors both have a busy week coming up with the Juniors hosting their annual wood bat tournament this weekend and the Seniors participating in a tournament in Alliance that starts Wednesday.

Courtesy: Tim Buskirk Chadron Nationals BaseballIt was a show week for the Post 12 Chadron FNBO Nationals teams. The Preps started the week with a 14-8 loss to Scottsbluff. The Seniors were the only other team in action taking losses to Broken Bow and Danenbrog-Cairo-Boelus (DCB). In the 9-3 loss to Broken Bow, the Nats gave up seven runs in the first two innings, but settled in allowing just two the rest of the game. Dawson Dunbar started the game going five innings and striking out seven. Seth Gaswick came on in relief going one inning.Two-time defending state champions, DCB got off to a hot start and kept it going winning the game in five innings 14-1. The Nats struggled at the plate against some very tough pitching. Cody Hall and Dawson Dunbar got the only two hits of the game. Noah Brown took the loss with Caden Buskirk coming in to spell Brown for the final 3 innings. Following the DCB game, the team went on to Omaha and watched Oklahoma defeat Texas A&amp;M on Friday.The Juniors and Seniors both have a busy week coming up with the Juniors hosting their annual wood bat tournament this weekend and the Seniors participating in a tournament in Alliance that starts Wednesday.

Chadron Legion Baseball takes on defending state champs & takes in CWS games

MIAMI (AP) — Garrett Cooper lined a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 for just their third win in nine games. Colorado led 4-0 before Miami scored five times in the fourth and three in the fifth to take an 8-5 lead. The Rockies tied the score 8-8 in the sixth after Cooper allowed Brendan Rodgers’ two-out grounder to get by him and into right field for an error that led that led to three unearned runs.

MIAMI (AP) — Garrett Cooper lined a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 for just their third win in nine games. Colorado led 4-0 before Miami scored five times in the fourth and three in the fifth to take an 8-5 lead. The Rockies tied the score 8-8 in the sixth after Cooper allowed Brendan Rodgers’ two-out grounder to get by him and into right field for an error that led that led to three unearned runs.

Marlins clip Rockies with late run, 9-8

Skyview Golf course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks golf tip.

From "Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader"....

Golfer:&nbsp; "I just got a new set of Golf Clubs for my wife."&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

<div><iframe title="POST PODCAST:Golf Tips with Jerad palmer" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ga34a-125810f-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div>Skyview Golf course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks golf tip.From "Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader"....Golfer:&nbsp; "I just got a new set of Golf Clubs for my wife."&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Caddie: "Good trade sir!"

POST PODCAST: Golf tips with Jerad Palmer

Thanks to Box Butte Bad Boys Coaching Staff

The Box Butte County Bad Boys 11U baseball team continued its busy month of June with tournaments in Laramie, Wyoming, on June 4-5 and Scottsbluff over Father’s Day Weekend. The Bad Boys opened the Laramie tournament on June 4 with the hometown Laramie Regulators. That game saw the Bad Boys pound out 14 hits in a 13-3 victory. In the nightcap, the Bad Boys would blow a 9-run lead to the Colorado Blues resulting in a 15-15 tie. The teams combined for 33 hits in the contest.

On Sunday, the Bad Boys played a back-and-forth affair with WYCO. After a scoreless first inning, WYCO would score one in the top of the second to take a 1-0 lead. The Bad Boys answered with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Bad Boys lead 2-1 in the top of the fourth when WYCO plated four runs. The Bad Boys answered with three runs in the bottom half. Six innings were not enough, and the game went into extra innings with the game tied a 6 apiece. WYCO plated one in the top half of the second. The Bad Boys were unable to score in the bottom half resulting in a 7-6 loss. The loss placed the Bad Boys in the third-place game where they defeated the Colorado Blues 11-10.

Over Father’s Day weekend the Bad Boys battled heat as well as multiple injuries but still managed a record of 4-1. The Bad Boys started on Friday night with a tight 7-6 victor over the Colorado Cougars from Windsor, Colorado. The highlight of the game was Israel Garcia’s first home run of the season. The Bad Boys would finish pool play with an undefeated 3-0 record with an 18-11 win over WYCO followed by a 17-3 drubbing of the Valor Vikings. The Bad Boys would finish the tournament with the most runs scored in the tournament.

The quarterfinal game saw the Bad Boys battle the always formidable Casper Crush. After three scoreless innings, the Bad Boys would plate four runs in the bottom of the 4th to enter the 5th with a 4-0 lead. Casper would not go away scoring three in the top of the fifth. The game entered the sixth inning with the Bad Boys leading 5-3. The Crush would tie the game at five. The Bad Boys would plate one in the bottom of the 6th to earn the walk-off win 6-5.

The semi-final game saw the Bad Boys and the Westco Revolution play another classic back and forth game between these two teams. Ultimately Westco would prevail with a 5-4 victory. Westco would go on to defeat Gillette, Wyoming in the championship.

The Bad Boys now sit at 13-6-1 on the season. They will be in Cheyenne, Wyoming June 25 and 26

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 </figure>Thanks to Box Butte Bad Boys Coaching StaffThe Box Butte County Bad Boys 11U baseball team continued its busy month of June with tournaments in Laramie, Wyoming, on June 4-5 and Scottsbluff over Father’s Day Weekend. The Bad Boys opened the Laramie tournament on June 4 with the hometown Laramie Regulators. That game saw the Bad Boys pound out 14 hits in a 13-3 victory. In the nightcap, the Bad Boys would blow a 9-run lead to the Colorado Blues resulting in a 15-15 tie. The teams combined for 33 hits in the contest.On Sunday, the Bad Boys played a back-and-forth affair with WYCO. After a scoreless first inning, WYCO would score one in the top of the second to take a 1-0 lead. The Bad Boys answered with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Bad Boys lead 2-1 in the top of the fourth when WYCO plated four runs. The Bad Boys answered with three runs in the bottom half. Six innings were not enough, and the game went into extra innings with the game tied a 6 apiece. WYCO plated one in the top half of the second. The Bad Boys were unable to score in the bottom half resulting in a 7-6 loss. The loss placed the Bad Boys in the third-place game where they defeated the Colorado Blues 11-10.Over Father’s Day weekend the Bad Boys battled heat as well as multiple injuries but still managed a record of 4-1. The Bad Boys started on Friday night with a tight 7-6 victor over the Colorado Cougars from Windsor, Colorado. The highlight of the game was Israel Garcia’s first home run of the season. The Bad Boys would finish pool play with an undefeated 3-0 record with an 18-11 win over WYCO followed by a 17-3 drubbing of the Valor Vikings. The Bad Boys would finish the tournament with the most runs scored in the tournament.The quarterfinal game saw the Bad Boys battle the always formidable Casper Crush. After three scoreless innings, the Bad Boys would plate four runs in the bottom of the 4th to enter the 5th with a 4-0 lead. Casper would not go away scoring three in the top of the fifth. The game entered the sixth inning with the Bad Boys leading 5-3. The Crush would tie the game at five. The Bad Boys would plate one in the bottom of the 6th to earn the walk-off win 6-5.The semi-final game saw the Bad Boys and the Westco Revolution play another classic back and forth game between these two teams. Ultimately Westco would prevail with a 5-4 victory. Westco would go on to defeat Gillette, Wyoming in the championship.The Bad Boys now sit at 13-6-1 on the season. They will be in Cheyenne, Wyoming June 25 and 26