NEBRASKA BASEBALL ADDS OKLAHOMA STATE TRANSFER:
The Huskers continued a busy baseball offseason Wednesday by adding the Oklahoma State utilityman Cayden Brumbaugh, who was in the transfer portal for less than a week. He still has three years of eligibility after appearing in 13 games (four starts) this spring for the Cowboys, who were the No. 7 national seed in the NCAA Tournament but bowed out in the regional round.
It’s a moment of life coming full circle for Brumbaugh, a native of Edmond, Oklahoma, who took an official visit to NU’s campus late in 2019 after coach Will Bolt and his staff took over in Lincoln. The Huskers finished second in his recruitment — the speedy hitter committed to OSU soon after — but the impression lasted.
Big Red coaches reached out within five minutes of his name popping into the portal this time.
Brumbaugh can play all over the field but will come to Nebraska as a center fielder. He was 7-for-22 (.318) with OSU this spring, arriving as a top-250 shortstop prospect in the 2021 class, according to Perfect Game.
NEW WEST ALL-STAR VOLLEYBALL RESULTS:
In last night’s New West All-Star Classic contests for volleyball, the Southwest Conference came out victorious over the FKC, LouPlatte, and RPAC conferences to earn the All-Star title.
The SWC won in two of three sets (25-16, 20-25, 25-18) over the FKC at Minden High School to claim the championship. The LouPlatte won the consolation match over RPAC in two sets (25-23, 25-16).
Chelsea Fischer of Pleasanton and Kailtyn Scott of Broken Bow were named MVPs of the All-Star contests.
NEW WEST ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES HELD IN MINDEN TONIGHT:
All-Star action continues tonight in Minden as the New West All-Star Classic Conference contests tip-off this evening.
Athletes from the Southwest, LouPlatte, Fort Kearney, and Republican Plains Activity Conferences will participate and compete against each other in boys and girls basketball action tonight at Minden High School.
Games start at 5 PM with the girls’ contests playing first between the Southwest Conference and LouPlatte Conference at Minden High School while the FKC and RPAC battle at CL Jones Middle School. The same matchups will be held by the boys with their games being held directly after the conclusion of the girls.
AVS PULL OFF OVERTIME THRILLER IN GAME ONE OF STANLEY CUP FINALS:
Andre Burakovsky gave the Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night, scoring the game-winning goal one minute and 23 seconds into overtime to give the Avs a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Avs jumped to 2-0 and 3-1 leads behind goals from Gabriel Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen.
The Lightning, showing the poise of a two-time defending champion, pulled even behind goals from Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev within a minute of one another.
The two teams, after the explosive opening periods, played to a stalemate in the third period before Burakovsky called game in overtime.
The Lightning will look to bounce back in Colorado during Saturday’s Game 2 at 8 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN).
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
WEDNESDAY:
- STANLEY CUP FINALS: Game 1 @ Colorado
- Colorado Avalanche 4 – 3 Tampa Bay Lightning (OT) (COL 1-0)
THURSDAY:
- POST 52: @ Big Stick Tournament
- NBA FINALS: Game 6 @ Boston – 8 PM
- Golden State Warriors @ Boston Celtics (GSW 3-2)
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 (COL 1-0)
SUNDAY:
- POST 52: @ Big Stick Tournament
- NBA FINALS: TBA Game 7 @ Golden State – 7 PM
- Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors
