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Bellevue West boys ride streak over Omaha North 88-47 | Bellevue

By Matthew A. Garcia 6 months ago

The Thunderbirds boys basketball team is now riding a four-game win streak after defeating Omaha North 88-47 Saturday night at home.

North came into the night averaging 57 points a game while coach Doug Woodard’s T-Birds have averaged nearly 80. Saturday night at Bellevue West’s “Thunderdome” featured a select amount of tickets available for student fans for the first time this season.

Bellevue West jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter behind a Frankie Fidler three-ball. That shot started a T-Bird run that carried a 22-9 lead after the first quarter. BW’s Josiah Dotzler got hot midway through the second, hitting four 3-pointers, to give the T-Birds a 51-21 lead at half. The rest is history as Fidler and company strolled to a 88-47 win at home.

Bellevue West began the week by handing Lincoln Pius X their first loss of the season on Tuesday night with

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Man dies after stunt while riding motorcycle in Broward, deputies say

By Matthew A. Garcia 6 months ago

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – The 37-year-old rider of a red 2012 Aprilia RSV4 motorcycle died on Tuesday from injuries he suffered during a crash on Monday night in Deerfield Beach, deputies said.

Alvaro Escalante was traveling westbound on West Hillsboro Boulevard when he performed a wheelie and crashed into a white 2018 Subaru WRX sedan.

Marcio Nantes Vehara Filho was driving the Subaru when he was traveling eastbound on West Hillsboro Boulevard and was he started to make a left turn at Northeast 41st Avenue.

“Escalante, just prior to Filho turning left, performed a wheelie and continued westbound through the intersection striking Filho’s vehicle,” Sgt. Donald Prichard wrote in a report. “Subsequently, the front end of Escalante’s motorcycle collided with the driver’s side.”

The force of the impact caused Escalante to be ejected from the motorcycle. Filho, 25, of Boca Raton, waited for deputies to arrive.

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue

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Bull riding tour returns to North Charleston for back-to-back nights of buckin’ broncos | Charleston Scene

By Matthew A. Garcia 6 months ago

Buckin’ broncos will take the dome at North Charleston’s Coliseum for two nights in a row at the end of February. 

The Professional Bull Riders’ Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour is the fourth event of the organization’s season and will feature two nights of chaps-wearing challengers getting thrown into the dirt and dodging horns. 

The event poster reads, “Be cowboy,” with an image of a leather-meets-NASCAR-jersey challenger on the left and a spotted bull on the right. 

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Tickets for the Feb. 26-27 event are $15, plus applicable fees, and available for purchase at PBRTIX.com, TicketMaster.com or at the North Charleston Coliseum Advance Ticket Office. Masks are required to be worn by attendees, and tickets are being sold in socially distanced pods of two to six

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Yak Riding At Minus 20 Degrees Is Part Of This Winter Sports Event, See Pics

By Matthew A. Garcia 6 months ago
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