RUNZA SENIORS DOWN WATERTOWN, AWAIT SATURDAY MATCHUP:
The Runza Seniors of Kearney took down Watertown Post 17 of South Dakota yesterday in the Creighton Prep CWS Tournament with a late rally in the top of the 7th inning, scoring 4 runs and holding Post 17 scoreless to win 6-4.
Kearney advanced into bracket play at Creighton Prep High School today, battling the winner of Arapahoe and Creighton Prep 2. First pitch tonight is set for 7:30 PM.
BIG RED LEGACY NOONAN COMMITS TO NEBRASKA:
2023 Elkhorn South outside linebacker Maverick Noonan became the latest in-state prospect to jump into Nebraska’s 2023 recruiting class on Friday evening, committing to the Huskers over offers from a host of suitors, including Stanford, Iowa and others.
Noonan said he committed to Nebraska on Friday afternoon with his family and a number of coaches in the room. Noonan was coming off an official visit to Stanford over the weekend.
Noonan will follow in the footsteps of his father Danny Noonan, who was a first-team All-American in 1986 and was a first-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys.
HUSKER HOOPS SET TO HOST BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE:
Nebraska will see a familiar foe in the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Men’s Basketball Challenge, as the Huskers will host Boston College at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The matchup will mark the second meeting between the Huskers and Eagles and first since a 71-62 Husker victory at PBA in the 2017 Challenge.
Under second-year coach Earl Grant, Boston College brings back four starters from a team that won 13 games and tied for 11th in the ACC last season.
The Huskers return two of its top four scorers from a year ago for fourth-year coach Fred Hoiberg in super senior Derrick Walker (9.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg) and sophomore guard C.J. Wilcher (8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 53 3-pointers. NU has retooled its roster with a trio of Division I transfers in Emmanuel Bandoumel (SMU), Juwan Gary (Alabama) and Sam Griesel (North Dakota State) and a recruiting class that is ranked in the top 30 nationally by both Rivals and 247Sports.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
- STANLEY CUP FINALS: Game 5 @ Colorado
- Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 2 Colorado Avalanche (COL 3-2)
- Runza Seniors: @ Creighton Prep Tournament
- Tournament Play: Kearney v. Watertown, SD (@ Millard West HS)
- Runza 6-4
- Tournament Play: Kearney v. Watertown, SD (@ Millard West HS)
SATURDAY:
- COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS: Game 1 – 6 PM
- Oklahoma v. Ole Miss
- Runza Seniors: @ Creighton Prep Tournament: Bracket Play @ Creighton Prep High School
- Kearney v. TBA (Arapahoe/Prep 2) – 7:30 PM
SUNDAY:
- COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS: Game 2 – 2 PM
- Oklahoma v. Ole Miss
- STANLEY CUP FINALS: Game 6 @ Tampa Bay – 7 PM
- Colorado Avalanche @ Tampa Bay Lightning (COL 3-2)
