Local Sports Today with Rich Ray – November 12

FREMONT – Here’s a look at local sports today, with Rich Ray:
Tawnie Escamilla, a Fremont High senior, signed with Midland University on Thursday to continue her softball career at the collegiate level.

Seated with Tawnie are her parents, Daniel and Shawn. Standing are her summer team coaches-John Parson and Sammy Hislop along with FHS head coach Mike Schleicher. Congratulations to Tawnie.
Midland University’s men’s soccer team took the pitch on Wednesday afternoon to face Briar Cliff University. The Warriors battled their way back to send the game to overtime but were unable to pick up the much needed three points as the Chargers scored in the 3rd minute of the extra period, winning 3-2.
After a delay of nearly an hour to clear ice from parts of the turf, Midland University’s women’s soccer team squared off with Northwestern College in an important conference match on Wednesday night. The two teams took to the turf at Korver Field in Orange City, Iowa with Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) tournament implications aplenty. Midland would pick up the 3-1 win, securing their spot in the GPAC Tournament to be held in the spring.
Midland University’s volleyball team was victorious in their final road contest of the year, sweeping Mount Marty in Great Plains Athletic Conference action by scores of 25-13, 25-23, and 25-21. Midland improves to 9-8 overall and 8-7 in the GPAC while Mount Marty drops to 5-20 overall and 0-15 in the league.
The Nebraska men’s golf program announced the signing of Kameron Shaw to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Shaw, a senior from Salina, was the 2019 Kansas Class 2A state champion as a sophomore and powered Sacred Heart High School to back-to-back state titles in 2018 and 2019. Ranked as the No. 118 recruit in the nation by Agora Golf and the No. 2 golfer in the state of Kansas, Shaw will be competing in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship this weekend at Koasati Pines at Coushatta in Kinder, La.