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The North Platte Plainsmen defeat the Western Nebraska Pioneers after scoring a run in the eighth inning.

The North Platte Plainsmen dominated late to defeat the Gem City Bison at home.

The North Platte Plainsmen came alive in the fourth inning of game two against Western Nebraska for a split of their opening doubleheader.

North Platte Legion advances in state tournament on late-inning steal by: James Parrish - Jul. 26, 2021 Sports Top News The North Platte FNBO Seniors baseball team scored two runs in the seventh Monday to come from behind and beat Lincoln North Star, 5-4, at the Nebraska State Legion Baseball Tournament at Den Hartog Field in Lincoln. North Platte (35-20) advances to play Omaha Skutt (30-16) for the second time in the tournament on Tuesday at 4 p.m. “It was just a great performance, top to bo...

Seniors outduel Kearney to qualify for state tournament by: The North Platte Bulletin - Jul. 19, 2021 Sports The North Platte FNBO Seniors scored two runs in the sixth inning to pull ahead of Kearney on Monday and they held on in the seventh to get a 10-8 victory at the Area 7 tournament in Kearney. The win moves North Platte (33-18) into the district championship, where they will play Hastings on Tuesday. With the top 2 finish in districts, the Nationals also qualify for the state tournament n...

Seniors defeat Twin Cities at districts by: The North Platte Bulletin - Jul. 18, 2021 Sports The North Platte FNBO Seniors scored three runs in the sixth inning to pull ahead of Twin Cities and win 5-3 on Sunday in the Area 7 tournament in Kearney. Next, North Platte (32-18) will play in their third straight elimination game of the tournament when they take on Kearney (20-14) on Monday at 6 p.m. The winner of that game will advance to the state tournament as one of the top two teams in the dist...

Kearney hands Seniors first loss by: James Parrish - May. 26, 2021 Sports The North Platte FNBO Seniors couldn’t solve Kearney pitcher Lucas Wegner on Tuesday and they lost, 4-2, at Bill Wood Field. “Give credit to the starting pitcher, he’s one of only a few we’ve seen this season that can throw that curveball for a strike,” Seniors coach Ricky Holm said. “It messed with our approaches a little bit. Our lack of approaches is something we need to work on. We had good pitching and de...

Seniors win two in Columbus by: The North Platte Bulletin - May. 22, 2021 Sports The North Platte FNBO Seniors swept a doubleheader against Columbus, 3-0 and 11-7, on Saturday at Pawnee Park. In the first game, the Nationals (4-0) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. They stood pat after that, relying on their pitching and defense to get the win. Will Coe threw five innings. Derrick Kuhlmann and Tristen Beyer did the rest to preserve the victory. Jaylan Ruffin batted in two runs for No...