Sports News-May 7, 2010
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arraigned yesterday, hours after being arrested for raping a 16-year-old runaway at a Rockland County, N.Y., hotel. Taylor is charged with third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute after allegedly paying the girl $300 for sex. The 51-year-old former New York Giants star has faced drug and tax evasion charges in the past, and his attorney says Taylor did not have sex with the girl.
The Norfolk High girls soccer team dropped at 4-0 decision last night to Omaha Westside in the A-7 District Final played in Omaha. The Lady Panthers trailed 2-0 at half-time. They’ll now wait for a possible wild card which will be announced on today when the State Tournament bracket is released.
Norfolk Catholic held their track & field invitational yesterday. In the boys standings, the Knights were the champions with 119 points with Pierce placing second with 103 points and Wisner/Pilger taking third with 84. Lutheran High Northeast was seventh with 27 points. Individual champions for Norfolk Catholic were Jarren Heng (800 & 3200); Landon Nelson (Pole Vault); 4X100 Relay; & Lutheran High Northeast’s Marcus Skoglund (Long Jump). In the girls criteria, Pierce was the champion with 126 points with Norfolk Catholic taking second with 111 points and O’Neill was third with 67 points. Lutheran High Northeast was seventh with 30 points. Norfolk Catholic’s lone champion was the 4X100 Meter Relay Team & Lutheran High Northeast's Karissa Blank claimed the Triple Jump.
The Lutheran High Northeast boys golf team competed in yesterday’s Central 8 Conference Tournament at the Friend Country Club. O’Neill was the team champion with a 363, Lutheran High Northeast was second with a 365, and Fullerton was third with a 384. Individually, O’Neill’s Blake Bauer was the champion with a 79, Twin River’s Evan Fowler was second with an 80, Lutheran High Northeast's Broderick Baker placed third with an 86, teammate Colby Svoboda was fourth with an 88, and Payton Baker was eighth with a 93.
Local Schedule: Nfk High Vs. Seward at Sherman Field, Lincoln (B-2 Dist. Bsbl Tourn.-7:00); Nfk High at GNAC Meet at McCook (T&F-2:00); Nfk High at GNAC Meet at North Platte (BG-10:00); Nfk Cath at Stanton Inv. (BG-9:00 AM); SE Missouri St. At Nebraska (Bsbl-6:35); Wichita St. At Creighton (Bsbl-12:05); New Orleans at Omaha Royals (Bsbl-7:05); WSC Vs. Univ. Of Mary at Sioux Falls, S.D. (NSIC SB Tourn.10:00).
Local Scores: Lincoln East 9 Nfk High 0 (G Tenn. Dual); SW Minnesota St. 13 WSC 2 (NSIC Bsbl Tourn.); Omaha Royals 3 Oklahoma City 1 (Bsbl).
NBA Playoffs: Orlando 112 Atlanta 98 (2-0).
NHL Playoffs: Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 2 (2-2); Detroit 7 San Jose 1 (1-3).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Boston 11 L.A. Angels 6
Final Texas 13 Kansas City 12
Final Baltimore 2 Minnesota 0
Final Toronto 2 Chi White Sox 0
Final Tampa Bay 8 Seattle 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 7 St. Louis 2
Final Washington 3 Atlanta 2
Final Pittsburgh 11 Chi Cubs 1
Final San Francisco 6 Florida 3
Final Arizona 6 Houston 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Milwaukee 3
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