RUNZA SENIORS UPSET BID STOPPED SHORT BY STORM:
A valiant start for the Kearney Runza Seniors against the undefeated Hastings Five Point Banks squad at Duncan Field was cut short due to severe weather last night.
Going up early in the first inning, Kearney was able to garner a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning when lightning inevitably cut short the contest.
The game will be made-up at a later date and currently stands as a no contest for both sides. The Kearney Runza Seniors return back to Memorial Field for a Friday afternoon doubleheader against Grand Island’s Home Federal and U-Save Pharmacy at 2:30 and 5 PM respectively.
HUSKER VOLLEYBALL ANNOUNCES 2022 SCHEDULE:
The Nebraska volleyball program and the Big Ten Conference announced the 2022 schedule on Tuesday.
The Huskers will begin the 2022 campaign on Aug. 26-27 by hosting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Tulsa and Pepperdine in the Husker Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Nebraska will face in-state foe Creighton at the CHI Health Center Omaha – site of the 2022 NCAA Championship – on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. on FS1.
The Huskers’ final week of non-conference action includes a Tuesday, Sept. 13 home match against Stanford and a Sunday, Sept. 18 road trip to Kentucky. That match will be televised on ESPNU.
Nebraska begins its 20-match Big Ten schedule with a home weekend against Michigan State and Ohio State on Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24, respectively. The Huskers will then play seven of their next nine matches on the road.
The last three matches will be home matches against teams that finished in the top three of the Big Ten standings last season. The Huskers close out the conference slate against Purdue (Sunday, Nov. 20), Wisconsin (Friday, Nov. 25) and Minnesota (Saturday, Nov. 26), all at the Devaney Center.
More details can be found here for the full schedule:
KPS EMBRACES MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS:
Kearney Public Schools is adding an additional sports team to our middle schools. Boys and Girls Soccer and seventh-grade track will become a reality at Horizon and Sunrise Middle Schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Both seventh-grade and eighth-grade students will participate on the same team for soccer and track.
When polled, 185 Horizon students and 204 Sunrise students said they were interested in playing soccer. There will be 40 players allowed on each of the boys’ and girls’ middle school soccer teams at each school/
Adding soccer and adding seventh-grade to track is a financial commitment for the district. Coaches, uniforms, soccer equipment, game officials, and transportation will cost approximately $34,000 the first year and $24,000 annually after.
WOOD RIVER BEGINS GROUNDWORK FOR GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM:
In a tweet from Tuesday morning, the Wood River High School wrestling team has committed to beginning their first Wood River girls wrestling team.
For anyone with experience or interested in coaching for the Eagles wrestling team, contacts are available on the Wood River Wrestling Twitter page.
STARS BOYS BASKETBALL SELECTED FOR HEARTLAND HOOPS HOLIDAY CLASSIC:
After a third place finish in the Class C1 Boys State Basketball Championship in March, the Kearney Catholic Stars basketball team has been selected to participate in the Heartland Hoops Classic Holiday Tournament in December for another year.
Last season, the Stars took on Class B’s Omaha Skutt Catholic, losing their only contest of the regular season to the Skyhawks 35-31. This season, Kearney Catholic will battle Sandy Creek on December 17 at 10 AM in Hastings college. Sandy Creek finished last season 15-10 overall.
OVERTON’S FLEISCHMAN NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR:
Overton boys golf coach Brian Fleischman has been awarded the Nebraska Coaches Association Coach of the year award.
Fleischman helped guide an experienced Eagles squad to the Class D State title in May. Overton rallied from over 20 strokes down during the second day of competition in North Platte to claim their first NSAA state title in boys golf since 1967.
This was Fleischman’s tenth year as head coach of the Eagles.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- POST 52: @ Hastings JIH Braves
- Hastings JIH 9-7
- Runza Seniors: @ Hastings
- POSTPONED: Kearney Runza leads 3-0 bottom 3rd
WEDNESDAY:
- STANLEY CUP FINALS: Game 1 @ Colorado – 7 PM
- Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche – 7 PM
THURSDAY:
- POST 52: @ Big Stick Tournament
- NBA FINALS: Game 6 @ Boston – 8 PM
- Golden State Warriors @ Boston Celtics
FRIDAY:
- POST 52: @ Big Stick Tournament
- Runza Seniors: v. Grand Island Home Federal – 2:30 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 2:15 PM
- Runza Seniors: v. GI U-Save – 5 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 4:45 PM
SATURDAY:
- POST 52: @ Big Stick Tournament
- STANLEY CUP FINALS: Game 2 @ Colorado – 7 PM
- Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche – 7 PM
SUNDAY:
- POST 52: @ Big Stick Tournament
- NBA FINALS: TBA Game 7 @ Golden State – 7 PM
- Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors
