RUNZA SENIORS BATTLE LINCOLN SOUTHEAST TO KICKOFF BUSY WEEK:
The Runza Seniors of Kearney return from their Creighton Prep Tournament over the weekend to begin a long week of contests, kicking off the three-day stretch of action with a home matchup against Lincoln Southeast’s J.C. Brager Seniors tonight at Memorial Field.
Pregame coverage begins at 5:45 PM tonight from Memorial Field with first pitch set for 6 PM. Listen to the broadcast coverage with Austin Jacobsen on the call on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, online at KGFW.com, and by downloading the free KGFW mobile app.
KEARNEY BOYS BASKETBALL SELECTED FOR HEARTLAND HOLIDAY HOOPS:
The Kearney Boys Basketball team has set their holiday hoop schedule as they have been invited to the Heartland Holiday Hoops Classic for December 17th taking on Class B’s Elkhorn North.
The game will be the third game of the day held at Hastings College’s Lynn Farrell Arena. Last season, Kearney finished third in the A-2 District falling to Omaha North and ended the season 12-11 overall. Elkhorn North ended 8-15 on the season while playing a mix of Class A, B, and C1 schools over the course of their season.
MARLIN BRISCOE, 1st BLACK STARTING QB IN AFL DIES AT 76:
Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League more than 50 years ago, died Monday. He was 76.
Briscoe, an Omaha, Nebraska, native, was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. Briscoe told the team he’d return home to become a teacher if he couldn’t get a tryout at quarterback. Denver gave him a chance, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” nearly rallied the Broncos to victory as a reserve against the Boston Patriots on Sept. 29. He earned the historic first start a week later.
Briscoe started five games that season. He was runner-up for AFL rookie of the year after passing for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushing for 308 yards and three scores.
HUSKERS’ TOMINAGA NAMED TO JAPAN NATIONAL TEAM:
One year after playing in the Tokyo Olympics in 3×3 basketball, Nebraska rising junior Keisei Tominaga will make senior national team debut next week, as Japan travels to Australia for a pair of FIBA World Cup Asian qualifying games.
Tominaga will head to Melbourne for a pair of qualifying matchups against China (June 30, 3:30 a.m. CT) and Australia (July 1, 4:30 a.m. CT). It could be the first of two national team events that Tominaga could play in the next month, as Japan also competes in the FIBA Asia Cup which begins on July 13th in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tominaga has been with the Japanese National team camp since late May preparing for Japan’s two summer tournaments.
Last season at Nebraska, Tominaga played in 30 games, including 11 starts in his first season as a Husker. He averaged 5.7 points per game and ranked third on the team with 36 3-pointers while committing just 10 turnovers in nearly 500 minutes of work.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- Runza Seniors: v. Lincoln Southeast @ Memorial Field – 6 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 5:45 PM
WEDNESDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: @ North Platte – 5 PM
- Runza Seniors: @ North Platte – 7:30 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 7:15 PM
THURSDAY:
- Runza Seniors: v. Lexington (Doubleheader) @ Memorial Field – 5 PM
- Pregame on KGFW @ 4:45 PM & 7:15 PM
FRIDAY:
- N/a
SATURDAY:
- N/a
SUNDAY:
- N/a
