Sports

The Western Nebraska Community College softball team captured their fifth-straight win as the Cougars topped Lamar Community College in a pair of conference games Tuesday at Volunteer Field.

Eagles notes: Chadron State wins 19 events at Scott Walkinshaw meet
Chadron State won 19 events, including 13 wins by the men, as the Eagles largely dominated their two regional RMAC rivals at the Scott Walkinshaw Open and Multi, hosted by Black Hills State University in Spearfish on Saturday and Sunday.

Brandon nearly perfect in game one as Cougars sweep Lamar Sunday
Clayden Brandon tossed a 1-hitter and faced just 21 batters as the Western Nebraska Community College baseball team opened the 4-game Empire Conference series with an 1-0 win over Lamar Community College Sunday afternoon at Cleveland Field.

Schwarber homers, Kepler and Castellanos go back to back to lead Phillies past Rockies 6-1
Edmundo Sosa ripped a two-out, go-ahead two-RBI double in the seventh inning and Kyle Schwarber followed with a mammoth homer to center field to rally the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Colorado sports notes: Kameron Misner's 9th-inning homer lifts Rays over Rockies 3-2 in Steinbrenner Field opener
Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies as the Rays began their season of home games at Steinbrenner Field.

Colorado sports notes: Derik Queen's buzzer-beating fadeaway gives Maryland a 72-71 March Madness win over Colorado State
Derik Queen banked in a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, and Maryland advanced to the Sweet 16 in a thriller, beating Colorado State 72-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

No. 9 Creighton tops No. 8 Louisville 89-75 for 5th straight March Madness-opening win
Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds, Steven Ashworth connected from well beyond the arc on the way to 22 points, and ninth-seeded Creighton beat No. 8 seed Louisville 89-75 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Kimball’s Rachel Berger signs with University of Sioux Falls for wrestling, choir
Kimball High School senior Rachel Berger is set to continue both her academic and athletic career at the University of Sioux Falls, signing her letter of intent to join the USF women’s wrestling team while also participating in the university’s choir.