35th Cougar Invite

April 22, 2014 2 Comments


By Clare Wiltse

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The Thirty-fifth Annual Cougar Invitational Track Meet ended with Oakland-Craig winning both the boys and girls divisions.  The Northeast boys had an eighth place finish in the fourteen team contest.  They scored 38.5 points.  The Lyons-Decatur girls placed tenth with 18 points.

 

It took until the final event for the Cougars to claim a Gold Medal.  The  Northeast boys had a come from behind victory in the 4×400 relay.  The Cougars battled with he Knights of O-C.  David Bishop and Chevy Henneman rang the first two legs.  Freshman Benny Estrada handed to anchor Taylor Fuston with O-C leading by thirty meters.   The senior runner chased down the Knight and pulled out  two second win in 3:50.6.

 

Madie Ronnfeldt and David Bishop were the top individual finishers for Northeast.  Madie took third place in the 300 M hurdles.  Her time was 54.0.  Bishop ran the 800M in 2:17.9, also for third.

 

Libby Henneman took fourth in the shot put.  She had a two and a half foot improvement in the event.  The sophomore threw 34 feet 11.5 inches.

 

Freshman Jon Christiansen had a personal best in the triple jump.  He leaped 39 feet 11 inches for fourth.  For the girls Kelly Wakeley took  fourth with 31 feet 11.75 inches and Madie Ronnfeldt leaped 31′ 4.5 inches for eighth.

 

In the sprints the boys got points from Taylor Fuston and Chevy Henneman.   Chevy ‘had a seventh in the 100 and fourth in the 200.  His times were 11.6 and 23.9. Fuston ran 11.6 in the 100 for sixth.

 

The 4×100 relay saw Northeast place fourth in 47.4.  Fuston and Henneman  teamed with Benny Estrada and Jon Christiansen.

 

Taylor Fuston had an off day in the long jump.  He tied for seventh.

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Tough Track Meet for LDNE

April 18, 2014 Leave a comment


Northeast’s track team took on some stiff competition at the Cadet-Tiger Meet held at West Point on April 8.  They were the only Class D team of the nine competing squads.   Arlington won the boys division and North Bend Central took the girls’ side.  Northeast settled for a ninth in the boys race with 13 points and the girls scored 17 points for an eighth place finish.

 

“We had some very good efforts,” said Coach Steve Hosch. “We did not score a lot of points against the big schools,  but we had some very good marks.”

 

The team had one first place.  Madie Ronnfeldt won the 300M hurdles.  She ran a time of 53.30.

 

“Madie was seeded in fifth for the race,” said Hosch.  “There was less than two seconds between top runners so we told her to go for it. She had the lead going into the last hurdle and was determined to win.  She kept her stride going over the last hurdle to hold off a challenger.”

 

The boys had a ten second improvement in the 4x400M relay.  They took second place in 3:36.40.  Team members were David Bishop, Tyler Hardeman, Benny Estrada, and Taylor Fuston.

 

Chevy Henneman lowered his personal best in the 100M to 11.60.  He placed fifth.

 

Darcey Simonsen took sixth in the discus.  She had a toss of 104 feet 3 inches.

 

In the girls’ triple jump the Cougars had two placers.  Freshman Kelley Wakeley took fourth with distance of 31 feet 9.5 inches.  Madie Ronnfeldt placed fifth on a 31 feet 7.5 inch effort.

 

Taylor Fuston placed in the long jump.  He had a best leap of 19 feet 8 inches.  The senior earned a fifth place.

 

Fuston led off the 4x100M relay.  It placed sixth in 48.10.  Chevy Henneman, Benny Estrada,  Dylan Hardeman were the other team members.

 

Boys Team scores:  Arlington 89, Bergan 87, Fremont JV 85, NBC 60, Wahoo 56, West Point-Beemer 51, Central Catholic 48, Logan View 38, Northeast  13.

 

Girls Team scores:  NBC 127,  Wahoo 118,  Central Catholic 73,  Fremont JV 56,  West Point-Beemer 55,  Arlington 49,  Logan View 24,  Northeast 17,  Bergan 7.

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Lady Cougars Take 4th and Cougars Take 5th Place at Stanton Meet

April 7, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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The outdoor season began for the Northeast Track Teams with a six team meet at Stanton on April 1.  The boys finished in fifth place with 61 points.  The girls scored  64 points and took fourth place.

 

Taylor Fuston got the lone first place for the boys by winning the long jump with a leap of 19 feet 11.25 inches.   The senior also got a fourth place in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.97.  Fuston teamed with Chevy Henneman, Jon Christiansen, and Benny Estrada to win the 400M Relay in 47.0.

 

Chevy Henneman scored in both sprints.  He took fifth in the 100M in 12.04 and third in the 200M in 24.16.

 

David Bishop brought home points in the 400M dash.  He clocked in a 56.31 for second place.

 

Dylan Hardeman scored in the 300M hurdles and 800 M run.  He picked up a fifth place over the barriers with a time of 48.5 and took sixth in the two lapper with a time of 2:23.4.

 

Several freshmen scored points for the team.  Jon Christiansen took third in the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet 7 inches.  Benny Estrada added a fourth in the long jump with a 17 feet 8 inch leap.  Joey O’Connor picked up a fifth in the 3200M run with a time of 12:16.00.  Christiansen, Estrada and Tyler Hardeman teamed with Taylor Fuston to place third in the 1600M Relay.

 

The girls scored well in the field events.  They picked up 44 points before the track events started.

 

Darcey Simonsen led the discus throwers with a winning toss of 111 feet 3 inches.  Together with Vanessa Peterson’s 92 foot throw for third and Abby Peterson’s 89 feet 10 inch effort for fourth Northeast picked up 20 points in the event.

 

In the shot pout the Lady Cougars garnered twelve points.   Libby Henneman placed third with a 31 feet 7 inch heave.  Darcey Simonsen added a fourth with a  30 feet 11 inch toss and Abby Peterson came in fifth with a 29 feet 8 inch throw.

 

In the horizon jumps Kelly Wakeley got third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.  Her jumps measured 14 feet 6.5 inches and 33 feet 2 inches.  Madie Ronnfeldt added a fifth in the long jump with a 14 feet 4.75 inch leap.

 

On the track Tessie Collins scored in the 1600M run.  Her ‘6:28.6 clocking brought in a fifth place.

 

Madie Ronnfeldt placed third in the 300M hurdles with a time of 54.47.  There were three placers in the 200 M dash.   Kelley Wakeley  got third in 29.50; Cierra French took fourth in 29.53; and Madie Ronnfeldt was fifth in 29.82.

 

Victoria Maslonka, Libby Henneman, Sophie Hsu and Lena Horak teamed for a sixth in the 400M relay.  Their time was 1″06.52

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Cougar Basketball Wrap-Up

March 31, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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Four years ago a new coach took over at Northeast. He inherited at team that had graduated seven seniors. There were only two players with extended varsity playing time. It was a definite rebuilding job and meant using four freshmen. The team struggled and finished with a 6-17 record.

 

The next season the four sophomores were joined by two more classmates and helped propel the Cougars to an 11-12 record.

 

The last two season the team has been a .500 team in spite of playing in one of the toughest conferences in Nebraska. The EHC Elkhorn Division has had a State Champion team in 2013 and 2014. The team did not have the physical attributes, mainly height, but made up for that with true grit. They had a 12-12 record in 2013 and finished this season with an 11-11 mark.

 

“We had a chance to post the first winning record since 2004,” said Coach Derek Lahm. “In the last two games we were just not ourselves. It should not take away from our season and the great effort the team gave each game.”

 
The seniors have put their mark on the Cougar Top Ten List. Alex Brehmer eclipsed All-Stater Bret Kroger’s records in games played and steals. He is second to Kroger in career assists with 216. His 78 assists in 2014 is tied for fourth. His 50 steals in ninth best for a season.

Dakota Riecken, an undersized post player, did not let size deter him. His 62.4% shooting is second to 6′ 7″ Brett Sailors’s 67%. For his career he converted 57.9%, again second to Sailors. His 78 and 173 free throws is fourth best for season and fifth best for career at NHS. He is tied for third in career offensive rebounds (173) and ninth in total rebounds (395).

Bobby Simpson put his name on the list as a three point shooter. He had 42 which places him in sixth place. His career total of 101 is fourth best. He is eighth in free throw percentage for a season at 78.1%.

Junior Chevy Henneman broke into the top ten with 35 three pointers this season. He is tied with Derek Haskell.

The class of 2014 has three 500 career point players. Dakota Riecken finished with 571 points. Bobby Simpson score 519 points and Alex Brehmer had 510.

Taylor Fuston had career marks of 43 points, 42 rebound and 19 steals to go with 16 assists. He was on varsity for three seasons.

David Bishop scored 77 points and grabbed 77 rebounds in this three seasons. He also had 26 steals and 12 assists.

The 2014th season saw the Cougars finish in a tie for fourth in the Elkhorn Division with a 3-4 record. The co-champions Bancroft-Rosalie won State and Dodge-Howells took third in Lincoln.

Despite their .500record the Cougars won all the statistical categories exception rebounding. Their tough man-to-man defense held opponents to 49.2 point per contest and forced 356 turnovers. They had 213 steals. The opposition had a 35 rebound advantage in rebound.

Northeast will have four returning players with experience on the varsity level. Chevy Henneman will be the top returning scorer with an 8.7 average. Sophomore Marcus Hegy averaged 7.2 ppg and was third best in rebounding with 92. Sophomore Alec Anderson was a valuable reserve with a 1.6 ppg average. His season was cut short by a hand injury.

Freshman Montana Riecken gained varsity experience in 2014. He will have the tough job of replacing Alex Brehmer at point guard next year.

 

 

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Two Lady Cougars Earn Honorable Mention

March 28, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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The East Husker Conference announced their All-Conference Team this week. None of the Lady Cougars were among the eighteen players on the top three teams, but two were given honorable mention accolades. Senior Vanessa Peterson and sophomore Brianne Haskell were duly noted for the 2013-14 efforts.

 

Brianne was the top scorer for the team with a 10.2 average She went down with as leg injury after 16 games. Brianne was on pace to break the school record for assists before the injury. She averaged 3.4 assists per game.

 

Vanessa had a 7.6 scoring average and topped the team with 238 rebounds for a 9.9 rpg count. Vanessa was an accurate shooter with 47% conversion rate on her two point shots.

 

Coach Andy Cronin commented on his two EHC honorees:

 

“Vanessa Peterson modeled work ethic, persistence and grit for her teammates. Vanessa was second in the conference in rebounding per game, averaging 9.9 rebounds per contest. Vanessa’s defense was a staple for or team in the lane all year long. She was so valuable to the team that there were several games she didn’t sub out. Vanessa lead the team in scoring with 183 total points and rebounds with 238 rebounds and led the team in scoring 6 games this season. Vanessa had a career high in points scored with 22 vs. Walthill

 

Brianne Haskell lead the team in assists and was on pace to challenge the season record of 83 prior to her injury. Brianne broke the single game record for assists with 11 vs. Winside. She also lead the team in points per game with 10.2 and amassed 163 total points in her interrupted season. She also led the team in scoring 5 times with a game high of 18 vs. Omaha Mercy”

 

Vanessa is the Daughter of Lawrence and Grace Peterson. Brianne is the daughter of Rex and Deb Haskell.

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Riecken Named 3rd Team All-East Husker Conference

March 28, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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Dakota Riecken earned 3rd team All-East Husker Conference honors in boy’s basketball this season. He was a major part of the Cougar team which finished with an 11-11 record and tied for 4th in the Elkhorn Division of the EHC.

“It is a really significant accomplishment as there were only 18 kids who made these teams out of a total of 16 teams (12 of them were Class C schools,.” pointed out Head Boys’ Basketball Coach Derek Lahm.

Dakota Riecken earned honors on the 3rd Team All-East East Husker Conference team for the 2013-2014 season after leading the Lyons-Decatur Cougars in scoring at 12.8 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. He finished the season 13th in the entire state (Classes A through D2) in field goal (FG%) percentage at 61%.

Head coach Lahm said of Dakota: “Dakota is well-deserving of this award as he was very coachable and one of the hardest workers in the school. He spent a lot of time improving his jump shot with the assistance of Coach Steve Hosch, and it really paid off this year as he was able to get his shot off against much taller players.” Lahm also added “We will really miss Dakota and our entire senior class of boys. They were a tight knit group of guys who set the tone for our younger kids. Their example should really inspire and drive our younger kids in the weight room and in the upcoming off-season workouts.”

Dakota is the son of Bill and Lori Riecken.

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LDNE Boys Basketball Statistics

March 24, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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2013-14 Boys Basketball Statistics

 

Name Total Pts. P/G Shot % 2Pt. 3Pt. FT Reb. Assist Steals Fouls

 

Chevy Henneman 192 8.7 31 27/65 35/133 32/45 40 27 31 66

Alex Brehmer 138 6.3 45 62/126 1/13 11/30 105 78 50 47

Bobby Simpson 228 10.4 37 35/66 42/139 32/41 37 43 37 39

Taylor Fuston 27 1.2 52 12/18 0/5 3/4 16 8 6 36

Dakota Riecken 284 12.9 62 103/165 0/0 78/123 134 18 25 58

Marcus Hegy 158 7.2 45 54/107 2/17 44/72 92 11 25 53

David Bishop 38 1.7 33 18/53 0/0 2/8 48 4 17 26

Montana Riecken 11 0.5 21 2/7 1/7 4/7 9 7 9 8

Dylan Hardeman 11 0.5 20 4/12 1/13 0/0 4 2 7 7

Cole Christoffersen 0 0.0. 0 0/2 0/0 0/0 2 0 0 0

Alec Anderson 36 1.6 55 15/27 0/0 6/11 23 2 3 14

Tyler Hardeman 4 0.2 40 2/5 0/0 0/0 4 0 0 0

 

 

LDNE TOTALS 1126 51.2 42 334/655 82/327 212/341 581 200 213 355

 

OPPONENTS 1083 49.2 43 335/661 67/253 211/376 616 — 166 327

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Girls Basketball Statistics

March 24, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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2013-14 Girls Basketball Statistics

 

Name Total Pts. P/G Shot % 2Pt. 3Pt. FT Reb. Assist Steals Fouls

 

Darcey Simonsen 137 5.7 34 39/82 8/40 35/62 80 31 26 45

Kelly Wakeley 45 2.0 27 12/44 5/17 6/13 15 39 71 13

Madie Ronnfeldt 79 3.3 30 19/54 4/21 29/57 51 18 23 67

Brianne Haskell 163 10.2 28 51/165 6/33 43/81 66 55 26 46

Blair Preston 0 0.0 0 0/1 0/2 0/0 2 0 0 5

Haley Bacon 166 6.9 32 44/112 12/61 42/80 68 47 57 63

Tessie Collins 38 1.7 31 12/24 3/23 5/10 29 9 7 13

Lexie Bacon 135 5.9 36 11/20 35/106 8/11 38 29 33 24

Libby Henneman 32 109 29 3/7 8/30 2/2 15 7 8 11

Vanessa Peterson 183 7.6 47 70/146 0/2 43/94 155 10 25 56

Abby Peterson 55 2.3 28 39/82 0/3 35/62 121 32 22 31

 

LDNE TOTALS 1033 43.0 34 280/718 81/338 230/448 738 250 241 377

 

OPPONENTS 1147 47.8 38 407/958 49/239 186/349 613 107 — 382

 

 

 

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Bluejays Handle Cougars

March 5, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

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The Cougar’s old nemesis got the best of them in the opening round of the D-3  Sub-districts  held at Pender on February 25.  The Walthill Blujays used a zone defense to shut down the Maroon as they defeated Northeast 56-46.

 

“We’ve had trouble with zone defenses all season,” said Coach Lahm.  “If we just had a little more size inside it could make a big difference on how we could be able to attack.”

 

Riecken got the team off to a great start by scoring the first 3 points of the game.  He opened with a free-throw and added a field goal on the team’s fourth possession to make it 3-0 for the Cougars.

 

The Blujays were stymied by three straight turnovers.  They finally scored with a lob to Sheldon Sheridan.  Once they scored Walthill was able to set up a full court press and the Cougars were rattled into nine first quarter turnovers.  Walthill continued to  attack the paint as Sheridan scored ten of his team-high 14 points in the first quarter.   Northeast only got off three more shots in the period and trailed  11-3.

 

In the second period the Blujays continued scoring as they completed a 22-0 run to take a 22-3 lead.  Northeast finally broke out the offense after Chevy Henneman scored with 3:28 to play in he half.  They closed out the half by out scoring Walthill 11-7.  Dakota Riecken got two goals and two free throws and Henneman closed out the half with a trey.  Walthill led 29-14.

 

The Cougars chopped into the fifteen point deficit several times in the third period.  They opened with a deuce by Riecken and trey by Simpson to pull within ten points.

 

Turnovers continued to hurt the Northeast cause as Walthill got eight points off of errant  Cougar passes.  Northeast found themselves down 37-23.  A three-pointer by Simpson made it an eleven point game.  Riecken scored twice to match the Blujays,  but they pulled away with two late scores to have a 46-30 advantage after three quarters.

 

Walthill went one for five at the start of the fourth quarter.  Northeast made a move as Simpson, Henneman and Bishop scored to make it a 48-36 game.  A trey by Simpson and basket by Hegy cut the lead to nine with three minutes to play.   Walthill scored on their next two trips down the court.  Hegy drew a shooting foul with 1:25 to play. His free shots made it 54-43.  The Cougars still had hope after Walthill missed on the front end of two one-and-ones, but all they could add is a basket by Bobby Simpson and one free throw by Dakota Riecken.

 

Dakota Riecken led the Cougars with 16 points and 10 rebounds.  This was his sixth double-double of the season. , Bobby Simpson had 13 points.   The Cougars finished the season with an 11-11 record.  Walthill went 11-9.

 

LDNE              3          11        16        16        -46

Walthill            11        18        17        10        -56

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Chevy H           2          1          0/0       3          4          7

Alex B              1          0          0/1       6          2          2

Bobby S           2          3          0/0       2          4          13

Taylor F           0          0          0/0       0          1          0

Dakota R         6          0          4/8       10        4          16

Marcus H         2          0          2/2       3          2          6

David B            1          0          0/0       2          0          2

Dylan H            0          0          0/0       0          1          0

Team                14/30   4/19     6/11     25        18        46

Walthill 16//33  4/8       12/20   25        14        56
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Emerson-Hubbard Down Cougars

February 26, 2014 Leave a comment


LDNE              11        9          10        22        -52

E-H                  16        13        15        22        -66

 

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Chevy H           2          4          0/1       1          5          16

Alex B              3          0          0/0       7          1          6

Bobby S           1          2          0/1       2          1          8

Taylor F           0          0          0/0       1          2          0

Dakota R         5          0          0/1       2          1          10

Marcus H         2          0          2/6       3          1          6

David B            1          0          0/0       1          1          2

Dylan H            1          0          0/0       0          0          2

Tyler H 1          0          0/0       1          0          2

Cole C             0          0          0/0       2          0          0

Team                16        6          2/9       20        12        52

E-H                  24        4          6/8       34        15        66

 

Through the years Cougar fans have come to recognize that Emerson-Hubbard seems to have a home court advantage when the two teams meet for the season’s final game. Coach Lahm expressed a concern about this road game and it proved to be true as Emerson-Hubbard took the contest by a score of 66-52.

 

If there ever is a snake pit for the Cougar boys to play basketball at, it has to be Emerson-Hubbard.  For the last two decades the Northeast boy have had trouble winning on the E-H court.  There have been buzzer beater shots, missed free throws, and over time games.  Northeast went ten years without a win in the Pirate gym before the Cougars claimed one in 2012.  That game was decided  by free shot as 51 fouls were called and 71 tries shot.  On 13 double bonus situations only one Cougar made both shots.

 

“That was really a bizarre game in 2012,” said Lahm.  “There were hot and cold streaks for both teams and in the fourth quarter nobody could make a pressure free throw.  It was really one of the weirdest games I have ever coached in.”

 

Coming into the game the (11-10) Cougars should have been a heavy favorite over the (6-15) Pirates.  Northeast scored on four of five possessions and took an 8-4 led.  All their points came from the paint as Riecken scored twice and Brehmer and Simpson each put in a runner.

 

Things changed after the Pirates went to a zone defense.  They out scored the Cougars 12 to 3 as they closed out the period with six straight points after a trifecta by Bobby Simpson had given Northeast an 11-10 lead.

 

Lyons-Decatur spent the next two quarters struggling to penetrated the Pirate’s defense.
They had five passes intercepted in the second period.  At the half, Northeast trailed by  score of 29-20.  In the third period the Cougars cut the lead to five with an 8-4 run.  After Alex Brehmer’s second basket of the period, the Pirate lead stood at 35-30 with 3:20 left in the period.   E-H heated up and scored on their final four shots and took a 44-30 lead.

 

The Pirates’ fourteen point margin stood up in the fourth period as the teams traded points.  Chevy Henneman got the hot hand and scored 11 of his team-high 16 points for the Cougars.

 

It was a tough shooting night for the Cougars who made only 22 of 48 shots and went 2 of 9 from the line.  This was compounded by the Pirates 34 to 20 advantage on the boards.  E-H made 28 of 49 from the field.

 

The Cougar head into a sub-district game against Walthill on February 25.  The (10-8) Blujays had beaten Emerson-Hubbard 74-51 the previous week.

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