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Bison swat N.P. on 'Seniors Day' home finale
McCOOK, Neb. — It was a grand home finale for the defending Class B state champs with burgers grilling, crisp autumn air and one 9-0 varsity sweep of North Platte Thursday afternoon.
McCook’s five senior singles players delivered a buffet of big wins from No. 1 Nathaniel Miller’s 8-0 sweep to No. 4 Kaiden Porter prevailing 8-6.
Porter joked about challenging Miller for a higher singles spot, but the Bison lineup looks solid and set to make another state title quest.
Senior Jonny Frank continued his strong only season at No. 2 singles, winning 8-1 Thursday to reach 24-7 this fall.
No. 1 doubles Lincoln Michaelis and Porter reached 25 victories while junior Reid Loop has joined senior Caleb Shaw for a 24-win No. 2 doubles team.
The Bison capped a 21-3 dual regular season.
However, they’re definitely looking forward to Saturday’s inaugural Class B state duals tourney at Kearney.
The NSAA non-sactioned event bracket is set featuring many of Class B’s top 10-rated teams.
No. 2-seed McCook starts at 11:30 a.m. with a dual against No. 7 Grand Island Central Catholic or No. 10 Lexington. More details and matchups appeared in Thursday’s Gazette or can be seen on mccookgazette.com.
Bison 9, Bulldogs 0
SINGLES
No. 1: Nathaniel Miller, MC, won 8-0 over L. Kuhn; No. 2: Jonny Frank, MC, won 8-1 over P. Ginn; No. 3: Lincoln Michaelis, MC, won 8-6 over L. Luenenborg; No. 4: Kaiden Porter, MC, won 8-6 over L. Moss; No. 5: Caleb Shaw, MC, won 8-1 over D. Fitzpatrick; No. 6: Reid Loop, MC, won 8-3 over J. Rinke.
DOUBLES
No. 1: Michaelis/Porter, MC, won 8-2 over Moss/Luenenborg; No. 2: Shaw/Loop, MC, won 8-0 over C. Eyten/S. Pusateri; No. 3: Miller/J. Frank, MC, won 8-1.
Season records
How each McCook Bison varsity tennis player has fared following Thursday’s 9-0 dual win over North Platte.
No. 1 singles: Nathaniel Miller (30-5)
No. 2 singles: Jonny Frank (24-7)
No. 1 doubles: Lincoln Michaelis/Kaiden Porter (25-9)
No. 2 doubles: Caleb Shaw/Reid Loop (24-7)
Other singles: Aaron Frank (17-1), Kaiden Porter (7-1), Reid Loop (5-1), Lincoln Michaelis (5-2).