KEARNEY BASEBALL TAKES ON NORRIS IN SATURDAY MATCHUP:
The Kearney High baseball team 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.
HUSKER BASEBALL WINS OFFENSIVE SHOOTOUT OVER MICHIGAN:
Nebraska poured in a combined 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings, as the Huskers posted a 13-9 victory over Michigan in the conference opener at Hawks Field on Friday night.
The Huskers (9-11, 1-0) scored 13 runs on eight hits and didn’t commit an error, while the Wolverines (11-10, 0-1) totaled nine runs on 16 hits and had two errors.
Koty Frank allowed six runs on 10 hits in five innings and struck out nine Wolverines while improving to 2-0 on the season. Jaxon Jelkin pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits. Tyler Martin and Chandler Benson teamed up to throw the final 1.1 innings.
The Huskers and Wolverines continue the weekend series tomorrow at 2:02 p.m. at Hawks Field. Coverage on KGFW will carry after the conclusion of the Kearney High baseball contest from Lincoln.
STORM EDGE PAST LANCERS:
The Tri-City Storm defeated the Omaha Lancers by a final score of 2-1 Friday night at the Viaero Center.
Ilya Nikolaev and Mitchell Miller each notched a powerplay goal during the game to give Tri-City the win. Miller’s goal was his 30th of the season, tying him with former Storm defenseman Ronnie Attard with the USHL’s record for most goals scored during a single season by a defenseman.
Tri-City will host Omaha for a rematch tomorrow night at the Viaero Center. The game will serve as the Storm’s “Pucks N’ Paws” night. Puck drop is set for 7:05 tonight.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL SWEEPS MICHIGAN ON FRIDAY:
The Nebraska softball team erased a four-point deficit in game two of Friday’s doubleheader with No. 19 Michigan, rallying for a 7-4 victory to complete the doubleheader sweep of the Wolverines.
The Huskers trailed 4-0 after the top of the first inning, but Nebraska was able to come within one after adding two runs in the top of the third inning and then took the lead for good with a three-run homer from Sydney Gray in the top of the fifth.
The Huskers had eight hits in the game including a multi-hit performance from junior Mya Felder.
SWEET SIXTEEN RESULTS/MATCHUPS:
FRIDAY RESULTS:
No. 15 Saint Peter’s 67 – 64 No. 3 Purdue
No. 1 Kansas 66 – 61 No. 4 Providence
No. 8 North Carolina 73 – 66 No. 4 UCLA
No. 10 Miami 70 – 56 No. 11 Iowa State
ELITE EIGHT SATURDAY MATCHUPS:
No. 2 Villanova v. No. 5 Houston – 5 PM
No. 2 Duke v. No. 4 Arkansas – 7:45 PM
ELITE EIGHT SUNDAY MATCHUPS:
No. 1 Kansas v. No. 10 Miami – 1:20 PM
No. 8 North Carolina v. No. 15 Saint Peter’s – 4 PM
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 basketball 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 record.
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.
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.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
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
- KHS v. Norris – 11 AM (Lincoln’s Densmore Baseball Fields)
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- KHS v. Norris – 11 AM (Lincoln’s Densmore Baseball Fields)
- Pregame on KGFW at 10:50 AM
- KHS v. Norris – 11 AM (Lincoln’s Densmore Baseball Fields)
- BASEBALL: @ Lincoln Pius X Tournament
- 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)
