The Nebraska baseball team captured their second Big Ten regular-season title yesterday with a 9-0 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in Bloomington, Indiana. With no Big Ten Tournament this year, the conference title means the Huskers have secured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is slated for Monday, May 31st, at 11:00 on ESPN2. The winners of eight straight, the Huskers close the regular season this weekend at Hawks Field with a three game series against the Michigan Wolverines.
The Creighton Baseball team wrapped up their regular season schedule with a 3-2 victory over Xavier Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The Bluejays will be the No. 2 seed in the Big East Tournament and will play No. 3 Seton Hall in the opening game Thursday at 1:30.
The field has been set for this week’s Summit League Baseball Tournament. 3rd-seeded Omaha will face 2nd-seeded North Dakota State at Tal Anderson Field in Omaha, Thursday at 6:00.
Texas A&M announced Sunday it is parting ways with baseball coach Rob Childress. Childress departs Aggieland after 16 years as head coach with a 621-334-3 record. Prior to becoming the head coach at Texas A&M, Childress served as an assistant coach at Nebraska for eight years. The Aggies finished at the bottom of the SEC West standings this season and were one of only two conference teams to not qualify for the conference tourney. The team only won two SEC series this season.
2022 4-star running back Justin Williams says he’ll travel to Nebraska for one of his five official visits. The 6-foot-0, 200-pound Georgia native holds offers from Nebraska, West Virginia, Louisville, Minnesota, South Florida, Arkansas, Duke, Kansas State, Memphis, Michigan State, NC State, Ole Miss, Pitt, Tennessee and USC.
Nebraska linebacker Caden McCormack has entered the NCAA transfer portal. A walk-on from Lincoln Southwest, McCormack was one of three Nebraska football players charged with maintaining a disorderly house following an off-campus party at their home in September.
The 63rd annual Shrine Bowl of Nebraska game will take place June 5th at 6:00 PM at the University of Kearney campus at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium Foster Field. The South roster includes Kearney Highs Gabe VanWinkle and Jack Johnson, and Kearney Catholic’s Cale Conrad and Logan O’Brien.
High School Results & Schedules:
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Track & Field: State Meets @ Burke Stadium in Omaha
Class B Boys Team Results:
– 1 Hastings 47, 2 Waverly 46, 3 Norris 37, 5 Aurora 33, 8 St. Paul 31
Class B Girls Team Results:
– 1 York 63, 2 Elkhorn North 60.5, 3 Waverly 47, 6 Northwest 35, 10 Holdrege 24
Class C Boys Team Scores
– 1 Aquinas Catholic 53, 2 GICC 45.5, 3 Norfolk Catholic 39, 8 Sutton 25, T10 Southern Valley 20
Class C Girls Team Scores
– 1 Chase County 68, 2 Hastings St. Cecilia 49, 3 Battle Creek 41, 6 Superior 31
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Girls Tennis State Tournaments:
Class A Team Scores:
– 1 Lincoln Pius 44, 2 Lincoln Southeast 41.5, 3 Lincoln Southwest 37.75 (8th Kearney 20.625)
Kearney Individual Results:
– #1 Singles – 8th Place, Olivia Flood
– #2 Singles – 5th Place, Makenna Henning
– #2 Doubles – 7th Place, Meghan Dahlke/Cecilia Henning
Class B Team Scores:
– 1 Omaha Duchesne 54.25, 2 Norris 43.5, 3 GICC 34.5 (T19 Kearney Catholic 4)
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Boys Golf:
State Tournaments – Monday/Tuesday
– Class A @ Norfolk CC
– Class B @ Elks CC in Columbus
– Class C @ Kearney CC
– Class D @ Lake Maloney GC in North Platte
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Legion Baseball
Saturday
– Runza Seniors @ Norfolk (DH)
Runza Seniors 12, Norfolk 0
Norfolk 12, Runza Seniors 4
– Post 52 Juniors vs. Scottsbluff @ Memorial Field
Post 52 11, Westco Express 2
Post 52 16, Westco Express 3
Sunday
– Runza Seniors/Post 52 Juniors @ Columbus
Columbus 11, Runza Seniors 3
Post 52 Juniors 6, Columbus 0
Tuesday
– Post 52 Juniors @ North Platte – 5:00 @ Bill Wood Field
– Runza Seniors @ North Platte – 7:30 @ Bill Wood Field
– Five Points Bank Juniors vs. St. Paul – 5:30 @ Memorial Field
– Jersey Seniors vs. St. Paul – 8:00 @ Memorial Field
