KEARNEY HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL FINDS FAMILIAR FACE FOR NEW HEAD COACH:
The Kearney High School Activities Department is excited to announce that Jonathan (JD) Carson has been selected as the next KHS Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Bearcats.
Carson is currently the head girls golf coach and has served as an assistant girls basketball coach for the Bearcats for the past 10 seasons.
As the head girls golf coach for the last seven years for the Bearcats, Carson led his teams to the NSAA state tournament six of those seven years. Carson was also the head boys golf coach for the Bearcats from 2016 to 2018 where he led his teams to the NSAA state tournament all three of those years.
Carson will replace Kyle Fletcher, who resigned his head coaching duties in February.
FORMER BEARCAT KOSTER CONTINUES CAREER TO SAINT LEO’S:
The all-time leading scorer in Kearney High School boys basketbal history Kanon Koster entered his name in the transfer portal after a brief stint at the University of South Dakota and will now take his talents to Saint Leo’s in Saint Leo, Florida.
Koster joins the Lions after Saint Leo’s went 12-15 last season overall with a 7-13 Sunshine State Conference.
SWEET SIXTEEN RESULTS/MATCHUPS:
THURSDAY RESULTS:
No. 4 Arkansas 74 – 68 No. 1 Gonzaga
No. 2 Villanova 63 – 55 No. 11 Michigan
No. 2 Duke 78 – 73 No. 3 Texas Tech
No. 5 Houston 72 – 60 No. 1 Arizona
FRIDAY MATCHUPS:
No. 3 Purdue v. No. 15 Saint Peter’s – 6 PM
No. 1 Kansas v. No. 4 Providence – 6:30 PM
No. 4 UCLA v. No. 8 North Carolina – 8:30 PM
No. 10 Miami v. No. 11 Iowa State – 9 PM
ELITE EIGHT SATURDAY MATCHUPS:
No. 2 Villanova v. No. 5 Houston – 5 PM
No. 2 Duke v. No. 4 Arkansas – 7:45 PM
KEARNEY BASEBALL POSTPONES PIUS TOURNAMENT:
The Kearney High baseball has had another contest postponed due to poor field conditions and weather for the Lincoln Pius X Tournament originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
The Bearcats will play Norris in a replacement game on Saturday at 11 AM in Lincoln. KGFW will provide the broadcast with pregame beginning at 10:50 AM.
UNK WRESTLING’S JENSEN NAMED CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR:
The Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its 2021-22 Wrestling postseason awards and All-MIAA teams.
Head coach of the Lopers Dalton Jensen was voted as the MIAA Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Dalton Jensen was voted the 2021-22 Coach of the Year after leading Nebraska Kearney to its fourth national title. The Lopers totaled 127 points to win the Division II title while also awarding a league-high eight All-Americans.
HUSKER BASEBALL PREPARES FOR WEEKEND WITH MICHIGAN
Nebraska opens Big Ten play with a weekend series vs. Michigan on Friday-Sunday, March 25-27 at Hawks Field.
First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7:32 p.m., followed by a 2:02 p.m. start on Saturday and an 11:02 a.m. first pitch on Sunday.
Nebraska dropped a non-conference series at home last weekend vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Michigan enters the weekend with an 11-9 record after falling 8-2 at Xavier on Wednesday night.
STORM RETURN HOME FOR SERIES AGAINST LANCERS:
The Tri-City Storm returns home to the Viaero Center to begin a weekend series with the Omaha Lancers following three consecutive games on the road last weekend. Tri-City will host Omaha tonight for “Agriculture Night” and will also play host to the Lancers tomorrow night for “Pucks N’ Paws Night”.
Tri-City (37-10-2-) dropped a game in regulation time for only the 10th time all season in Sunday’s 5-2 road loss to the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Tonight’s game is set to begin at 7:05pm CT
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HAS SERIES SCHEDULE CHANGE:
The Nebraska softball team’s schedule for the series against Michigan has been adjusted due to the threat of inclement weather on Sunday, March 27 in Ann Arbor.
The Huskers will now play the Wolverines in a doubleheader on Friday, March 25 with game one starting at 2 p.m. (CT) followed by game two at 5:30 (CT). The second game will be broadcast live on FS1.
On Saturday, Nebraska will face Michigan at 1 p.m. (CT).
HUSKER PRACTICE COMMENTS: SCOTT FROST
FROST – BETTS NO LONGER WITH TEAM
Head Coach Scott Frost confirmed on Thursday post-practice that sophomore receiver Zavier Betts is currently not a Husker…
As Frost eluded to, he would not elaborate further on why Betts was no longer with the team. The Bellevue West grad had last reported to the Huskers on March 14 during Spring Break.
FROST – NO COMMENTS ON INJURIES YET
Head Coach of the Nebraska Football team Scott Frost would not speak into more detail about potential injuries that the Huskers are facing this spring session…
The Huskers are currently without a tight end active in spring camp with an in-season rep, and have faced some injuries in the linebacking corp as well.
FROST – RECEIVERS ARE LOOKING STRONG UNDER JOSEPH
Nebraska Wide Receivers coach Mickey Joseph has been a highlight of the Big Red’s offseason changes, and Husker Head Coach Scott Frost has noticed some of the improvements in the wideouts…
The Huskers will be without Zavier Betts after he was reportedly no longer with the team, but do return a nucleus of starters and experienced veterans.
FROST – YOUNG TIGHT ENDS NEED TO STEP UP
The Nebraska Tight End position has been rattled with injuries this spring, as the top four tight ends returning from last year’s squad have all been injured or are unavailable this spring. Head Coach Scott Frost highlighted some new faces that will need to step up…
Frost added that Travis Vokalek will not return this spring but did not comment on the status of Thomas Fidone or Chancellor Brewington and the extent of their injuries.
FROST – OFFENSIVE LINE IS SHOWING TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT
With a new offensive assistant coach manning the offensive line and some turnover coming from departures to the NFL, the Huskers were looking for improvements in the trenches and Head Coach Scott Frost added Thursday that he feels that unit is coming along…
Frost added he’s been impressed with how new offensive line coach Donovan Raiola has been handling his opportunity for the Big Red.
ALBERTS – NCAA INVESTIGATION COMING TO A NEGOTIATED RESOLUTION:
The NCAA investigation into Nebraska football, which popped up as a headline in the fall camp of 2021, is apparently getting closer to a resolution.
Asked by a fan about where it stands, Alberts said he couldn’t talk much about it stating, “…we’re working on a negotiated resolution and I think we’re getting close to the finish line. …Proud of the team, proud of Coach Frost, proud of the collaboration with the NCAA.”
The NCAA investigation was reportedly in regards to Nebraska allegedly having improper use of analysts and consultants during practices and games. It surfaced last August from a report from The Action Network. Alberts responded then that Nebraska would cooperate fully with any investigation.
ALBERTS – CHANGES TO MEMORIAL STADIUM FACES LIMITATIONS
Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts spoke on Sports Nightly on Thursday night and said athletic officials are digging into Memorial Stadium and fan experience surveys sent out in January.
Improved seat comfort and better Wi-Fi stood out as tasks to improve for fan experience.
Addressing seat comfort won’t be the easiest task in a stadium about to turn 100 years old next year. Alberts got into some of the specific issues, including in his explanation terms like “tread depth” and how certain things that might seem like quick fixes wouldn’t necessarily meet code or be structurally safe.
NEBRASKA BASKETBALL ROSTER CHANGES:
Nebraska Head Coach Fred Hoiberg confirmed Thursday that Eduardo Andre, Keon Edwards and Trevor Lakes have entered their names in the NCAA transfer portal.
Andre has been one of NU’s primary backups in the frontcourt the past two seasons, appearing in 50 contests. The 6-foot-11 forward from London, England, played in 30 games and averaged 3.1 points on 57 percent shooting and 3.2 rebounds per game.
Edwards played in 22 games in 2021-22 after transferring in from DePaul prior to last season.
Lakes spent two years in the Husker program and appeared in 22 games for NU after transferring from the University of Indianapolis.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- POSTPONED to Saturday
- T&F: UNK Invite (Boys Only)
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- POSTPONED to Saturday
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- UNK:
- M/W TRACK & FIELD: @ Emporia Relays – 3 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- MENS GOLF: @ Doane University Invite
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- KHS v. Norris – 11 AM (Lincoln’s Densmore Baseball Fields)
- Pregame on KGFW at 10:50 AM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- KHS v. Norris – 11 AM (Lincoln’s Densmore Baseball Fields)
- Pregame on KGFW at 10:50 AM
- UNK:
- M/W TRACK & FIELD: @ Emporia Relays – 3 PM
- SOFTBALL: v. Fort Hays State @ Patriot Park – 1 PM, 3 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- MENS GOLF: @ Doane University Invite
- MENS TENNIS: @ Mount Marty University
- WOMENS TENNIS: @ Mount Marty University
- BASEBALL: v. Dordt University @ Duncan Field – 1 PM (Doubleheader)
- SOFTBALL: v. Briarcliff – 1 PM (Doubleheader)
