NEBRASKA SOFTBALL OPENS NCAA REGIONAL AGAINST NORTH TEXAS:
The Nebraska softball team is set to make its 25th appearance in the NCAA Tournament at the NCAA Stillwater Regional. The Huskers will face North Texas in game one on Friday, May 20, at 5 p.m. (CT) at Cowgirl Stadium.
The Huskers will face North Texas (35-14) in game one of the NCAA Stillwater Regional. The Mean Green received an automatic bid to their first NCAA Tournament after claiming the CUSA Tournament title. UNT had five players receive all-conference honors from the CUSA for their performances throughout the year.
Nebraska is 16th in the nation in slugging percentage (.536), 18th in doubles (83), and 19th in scoring (6.20) and batting average (.315). The Huskers’ .971 fielding percentage is currently chasing the school record of .973 which was set in 2006.
The Huskers rank 19th in the nation in batting average (.315) and scoring per game (6.20).
HUSKER BASEBALL OPENS SERIES WITH LOSS TO SPARTY:
Nebraska threatened in the bottom of the ninth but couldn’t rally to plate the tying run, as the Huskers suffered a 4-1 loss vs. Michigan State at Hawks Field on Thursday night.
With Minnesota’s 15-14 win vs. Northwestern tonight, Nebraska still has a path to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament in Omaha. The Huskers must win the next two against the Spartans and need Maryland to sweep Purdue to secure the final spot.
Nebraska (21-30, 8-14 Big Ten) had one run on eight hits and an error, while the Spartans (24-28, 8-14 Big Ten) totaled four runs on 10 hits.
Nebraska and Michigan State continue the series tonight at Hawks Field.
STATE TRACK & FIELD BEGINS IN OMAHA WITH CLASSES A&B TODAY:
Results from Thursday’s action at the State Track and Field meet at Burke Stadium in Omaha can be found at the KGFW sports page here.
Kearney Bearcats Results:
BOYS POLE VAULT: Spencer Karn (7th), Zach Watson (14th)
GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP: Izzy Rich (14th)
BOYS DISCUS: Jordan Shaw (11th), Cole Brandt (14th)
BOYS LONG JUMP: Kaden Miller (10th)
GIRLS SHOT PUT: Avery Franzen (3rd), Haidyn Skeen (18th)
GIRLS HIGH JUMP: Brooke Barth (16th)
GIRLS 800 M RUN: Abigail Burger (17th), Megan Sutton (18th)
4×100 M RELAY: Boys (5th), Girls (13th)
110 M HIGH HURDLES: D’Andre Ndugwa (7th)
GIRLS 1600 M RUN: Sam Stava (15th)
4×400 M RELAY: Boys (6th), Girls (14th)
BOYS TEAM POINTS = (16)
GIRLS TEAM POINTS = (10)
Kearney Catholic Results:
GIRLS HIGH JUMP: Margaret Haarberg (7th)
GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP: Rosalyn Roggasch (3rd)
300 M LOW HURDLES: Ashley Keck (7th)
4×400 M RELAY: Girls (9th)
GIRLS TEAM POINTS = (15.5)
TOP TEAM STANDINGS:
CLASS A BOYS = FREMONT (84); Omaha Central (69), Lincoln East (64), Creighton Prep (53), Lincoln Pius X (53), North Platte (45), Millard West (41)… Kearney (16)
CLASS B BOYS = SIDNEY (66); Waverly (46), McCook (40.5), Norris (40), Aurora (34), St. Paul (31), Skutt Catholic (30), Lexington (30)
CLASS A GIRLS = LINCOLN SOUTHWEST (89.66), Fremont (68.5), Omaha Westside (67)… Kearney: (10); Grand Island (10)
CLASS B GIRLS = ELKHORN NORTH (79.5), Bennington (55.5), Pierce (47), Arlington (47), GINW (41), Norris (35), Beatrice (29), Falls City (24); McCook, (22), York (20), South Sioux City (19), Lexington (16), Waverly (16), Scottsbluff (16), Syracuse (16), Kearney Catholic (14.5), Gothenburg (14)
NEBRASKA STATE BASEBALL RESULTS:
THURSDAY RESULTS:
#1 Millard West 5 – 3 #4 Lincoln East
#1 Millard West 11 – 10 #3 Millard South
CHANGES TO NSAA STATE BASKETBALL FORMAT:
The girls and boys state basketball tournament will have a new format for the third year in a row.
While a three-day tournament had been the norm in previous years, the NSAA approved a change to a four-day state tournament format at its monthly board of directors meeting on Friday.
Each of the girls and boys state basketball tournaments will now run from Wednesday to Saturday, with a day of rest for the classes that begin play on Wednesday.
Notably, Lincoln Public Schools sites will be no longer be used for any state basketball contests other than third-place games. Fan experience, including seating limits and parking availability, was a major consideration in the NSAA’s decision to move contests out of the LPS gyms.
Instead, Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center will host all of the state tournament games.
NBA CONFERENCE FINALS SCORES:
THURSDAY EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL RESULT:
Boston Celtics 127 – 102 Miami Heat (Tied 1-1)
FRIDAY WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL SCHEDULE:
Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors – 8 PM (GSW 1-0)
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- GIRLS TENNIS: State Championships
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- GIRLS TENNIS: State Championships
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: NAIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: NAIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
