The student news site of North Platte High School

The Bulldogger
The student news site of North Platte High School

The Bulldogger
The student news site of North Platte High School

The Bulldogger

Wrestling on the bricks

May 19, 2022

A student section at one of the North Platte basketball games. The student section came back for basketball on January 18, 2021.

Fans in the stands

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief • February 1, 2021

As of January 18, 2021, the Student section has returned, according to Jordan Cudney, who is the Athletic Director for NPHS. Cudney says that attendance is chosen from NSAA (Nebraska State Athletics...

The Pacer Dance Team preformed their state Pom routine at NPHS' winter sports' state send-off. They have taken many hours out of their morning and weekends to learn and practice both of their routines.

Winter State send-off

Emmalynn Berry and Jonathan Dekleva • February 20, 2020

Winter sports trading cards

Priscila Mondragõn, Managing Editor • January 31, 2020

Juniors Darian Diaz and Raymen Riley were pair against each other. Darian was excited to be back on the mats. "I was excited to be able to dust the shoes off and start the beginning of the season with a victory," said Diaz

Blue and gold scrimmage

Jewels Zeiler, Feature Editor • December 4, 2019

Two wrestlers tie up at the first practice of the season at North Platte High School on Nov. 18.

Hungry for Success

Sierra Winder, News Editor • November 22, 2019

  “I haven’t eaten since Sunday and today is Thursday,” senior wrestler Dylan Nesslein said. Nesselein competitively wrestles on a traveling team and recently had a tournament over the weekend....

Swimmers and Divers warming up for the very first practice of the season. "I think that with all of the people coming in this year, we need to make these people good," said junior swimmer Meleah Friedrich.

Winter Sports Preview

Anissa Hoffman, Staff Writer • November 22, 2019

NPHS winter athletes are showing coaches their 3-pointers, take-downs, and freestyles as practices kicked off this week. Here’s what you can expect this season. The Dawgs basketball team is looking...

State Showouts

State Showouts

Avery Munson, Layout Editor • February 25, 2019

North Platte's Braiden Ruffin wrestles against Braden Trimble of Millard South in his championship match on February 18, 2017.

Shattering Standards

Will Stone, Sports Editor • March 1, 2017

Braiden Ruffin, champion again. After finishing his junior season with just two losses, the North Platte junior topped the podium at the CenturyLink Center. As one of five NPHS wrestlers at this year’s...

Jayson Scott smiles with pride after winning his match against Scottsbluff.

Wrestling: past vs. present

Bryce Lee, Co-Editor in Chief • January 13, 2017

Wrestlers have been known to use extreme measures for weight loss. Twenty years ago, there weren’t any regulations to keep wrestlers from using drastic methods to lose weight. Arttie Parker,North...

7 Sensational studs to watch this winter sports season

Christian Buck, Staff Writer • November 4, 2016

Junior Braiden Ruffin - Wrestling Last year, Ruffin brought home a State championship to North Platte for the first time since 2012. This season, Ruffin’s goal is to become the first wrestler in school...

Sophomore Braiden Ruffin stands atop the podium at the State Wrestling tournament in Omaha, Nebraska on February 20, 2016

Ruff ‘N Rowdy

Thomas Hoatson, Layout Editor • March 4, 2016

A few years ago, a seventh grader by the name of Braiden Ruffin stood in head wrestling coach Dale Hall’s office at Adam’s Middle School. In the office is a picture of Hall embracing the 2012, 145-pound...

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