KEARNEY HIGH BASKETBALL SPLITS EVENING AT NORTH PLATTE, FACES LINCOLN TONIGHT:
The Kearney High basketball teams traveled to North Platte on Thursday with mixed results, as the girls fell to the Bulldogs with the Bearcat boys earning their ninth win of the season.
The girls fall to 9-7 on the season having lost 4 of their last 5 and take on an uber talented Lincoln High Links squad traveling to Kearney tonight.
The boys, now 9-7 on the year, have won three straight since their upset over Lincoln Southwest. They look to continue their winning ways over Lincoln High tonight at home.
Pregame coverage on KGFW for the doubleheader starts at 5:45 PM as Alex Hammeke brings you the action from Kearney High School.
HUSKER WOMEN BLOW PAST WISCONSIN:
Alexis Markowski continued her strong play with a team-high 15 points to go along with eight rebounds to lead a balanced Nebraska attack in a 77-44 women’s basketball win over Wisconsin on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Nebraska improved to 14-4 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin slipped to 5-14 and 2-7 in the conference.
Markowski produced double figures in points for the sixth consecutive game while making her fifth straight start. Sam Haiby returned from injury to add 11 points and four assists, while Jaz Shelley nearly added a double-double with nine rebounds and nine assists to go with five points. A total of 11 different Huskers scored at least three points in the game.
Nebraska’s 33-point margin matched its largest in history in a Big Ten Conference game, joining a 33-point win over Michigan (84-51) on Jan. 29, 2014
The Huskers continue their four-game Big Ten Conference home stand on Sunday when they take on Purdue. Tip-off between the Big Red and the Boilermakers at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 2 p.m.
NEBRASKA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – AMY WILLIAMS POSTGAME COMMENTS:
WILLIAMS – TEAM PLAYED TOUGH WITH SOME RUST
After a 10 day layover, the Nebraska Women’s Basketball team dominated Wisconsin at home to earn their 14th win of the season. Head Coach Amy Williams spoke in the postgame that she liked the energy she saw from her team…
Nebraska will continue to shake off the rust when the Huskers bring Purdue to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday.
WILLIAMS – GOOD TO GET SHELLEY BACK IN THE LINEUP
Amy Williams shared high praise of her team after the Huskers Women’s Basketball team dominated Wisconsin on Thursday night. Williams added that it was a special night for Jazz Shelley who was returning for injury…
Shelley nearly had a double-double in rebounds and assists for the Huskers.
WILLIAMS – GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAIBY BACK
Head Coach Amy Williams of the Nebraska Women’s Basketball team saw the return of several Huskers from injury as Jazz Shelley, Bella Cravens, and Sam Haiby all saw action against Wisconsin. Williams became emotional speaking about how impactful it was to have Haiby back, particularly…
The Huskers will return their lineup in action against Purdue on Sunday.
HUSKER MEN’S BASKETBALL FACE SAME OLD STORY, FALL TO BADGERS:
Nebraska fought back from a double-digit second-half deficit, but No. 11 Wisconsin held on to earn a 73-65 win over the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday.
The Huskers (6-14, 0-9 Big Ten) trailed by as many as 18 in the second half, but rallied to get within 63-55 with 3:17 remaining. Wisconsin put the game away by going 6-of-6 from the line in the last three minutes.
Freshman Bryce McGowens finished with 23 points and four rebounds in the loss, while Lat Mayen and Alonzo Verge Jr. added 11 points apiece.
Nebraska stays home to take on Rutgers this Saturday, Jan. 29. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
NEBRASKA MEN’S BASKETBALL – FRED HOIBERG POSTGAME COMMENTS:
HOIBERG – LAYOFF AFFECTED HUSKERS PERFORMANCE
The Nebraska Men’s basketball team fell to a Top 15 rated Wisconsin team on Thursday night, and Head Coach Fred Hoiberg added that the time away from basketball due to health and safety protocols in the Husker program affected his team, especially in the second half…
Nebraska rallied after trailing by 18 in the second half, but could not come back to close the game as Wisconsin won 73-65.
HOIBERG – SHORT TURNAROUND FOR TEAM
In his postgame press conference, Head Coach for the Nebraska Men’s Basketball team Fred Hoiberg expressed that his team will need to stay mentally ready for the challenges ahead as Nebraska has a two day turnaround to ready for Rutgers on Saturday…
Hoiberg and the Huskers fell to Rutgers in the most embarrassing loss on the season back on Jan. 8 falling 93-65.
STORM WIN IN OVERTIME OVER LINCOLN:
The Tri-City Storm defeated the Lincoln Stars by a final score of 3-2 in overtime Thursday night in the opening game of the 2022 USHL Frosty Cup. Ilya Nikolaev netted the game-winning goal to give the Storm nine consecutive victories.
The Storm will battle the Stars again tomorrow night in the second and final game of the 2022 USHL Frosty Cup. Puck drop for tomorrow’s game is scheduled for 7:00pm CT.
LOPER WRESTLING DOMINATES UCM:
The third-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling team once again dominated Central Missouri, this time racking up four falls and three tech falls to win 45-3 Thursday night in Warrensburg.
The Lopers (9-3, 1-0) earned an 11th straight win over UCM (3-5, 0-1) with the last four duals coming by a combined score of 148-9. This was the MIAA opener for both.
UNK hosts top-ranked Central Oklahoma next Sunday at the Health & Sports Center.
NEBRASKA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TREV ALBERTS SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:
ALBERTS – ENDZONE SEATS TO INCREASE SIZE, REDUCE CAPACITY
Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts had his monthly visit to Sports Nightly on Wednesday and immediately spoke about renovations coming to Memorial Stadium for the fall. One of those changes include the increase of size in seats in the endzones…
Alberts added that these changes will be in place for the upcoming 2022 season, and that the changes will reduce capacity of Memorial Stadium slightly.
ALBERTS – SPRING GAME, IRELAND TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON
Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts spoke on Sports Nightly last night regarding the Spring Game and Ireland tickets for fans and when they would be available for the public…
More information can be found at Huskers.com.
ALBERTS – CHANGE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Athletic Director for Nebraska Trev Alberts joined Sports Nightly on Wednesday and spoke about the report that the Big Ten Conference is considering removing divisions to aid in the conference’s quest for more College Football Playoff representation…
Alberts continued that each decision made by the conference is made to help the Big Ten’s ability to grow and to compete into the CFP.
ALBERTS – NO NATURAL GRASS COMING TO MEMORIAL STADIUM
Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium is receiving a face-lift in the form of a new playing surface after the Spring Game. Athletic Director Trev Alberts spoke on Sports Nightly Wednesday regarding why the Home of the Huskers will not see natural grass…
Alberts continued that the growing process in the winter and keeping the grass alive in the cold costs outweigh the benefits of playing on the natural surface.
ALBERTS – FOOTBALL IS BUILDING MOMENTUM WITH HIRES
Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts spoke on Sports Nightly Wednesday night and gave high praise to Head Football coach Scott Frost for his ability to bring in a new, talented assistant offensive staff…
The Huskers football season kicks off in Ireland against Northwestern in August.
ALBERTS – ALCOHOL SALES NOT COMING TO MEMORIAL STADIUM SOON
Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts mentioned several stadium updates to the home of the Huskers on Wednesday’s Sports Nightly, but was asked if the inclusion of alcohol sales could be on the horizon…
Memorial Stadium sold alcohol during the Garth Brooks concert last summer, and alcohol sales discussion topics were introduced in the fan survey released by Nebraska athletics earlier this month.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ North Platte
- NP 63-46
- BOYS BASKETBALL: @ North Platte
- KHS 79-64
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ North Platte
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ Bergan
- #4 Kearney Catholic v. #3 Archbishop Bergan
- Archbishop Bergan 45-33
- UNK:
- WRESTLING: @ Central Missouri
- UNK 45-3
- WRESTLING: @ Central Missouri
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: v. Lincoln High – 6 PM
- Pregame coverage on KGFW starting at 5:45 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: v. Lincoln High – 7:45 PM
- Pregame coverage on KGFW starting at 7:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- WRESTLING: v. Perkins County
- BOYS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- #2 Kearney Catholic v. #3 Omaha Concordia – 7:45 PM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: Charlie Foster Classic Invite @ Cushing Coliseum – 3 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ Charlie Foster Classic, Kearney
- MENS WRESTLING: @ Sioux City, IA (GPAC Duals)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- WRESTLING: @ Garden City, KS Invite
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- WRESTLING: @ Doniphan-Trumbull Invite
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- BOYS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- UNK:
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Fort Hays State @ Health & Sports Center – 2 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: v. Fort Hays State @ Health & Sports Center – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- MENS BASKETBALL: v. Dordt University @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Dordt University @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 4 PM
