RUNZA SENIORS FALL TO LINCOLN SOUTHEAST, TRAVEL TO NORTH PLATTE:
The Runza Seniors of Kearney played well in the opening moments of the home matchup with Lincoln Southeast’s JC Brager’s Seniors on Tuesday night, until a fifth inning flood of scores closed down the contest as Kearney fell to 11-15 on the season with the 17-3 loss.
Kearney trailed entering the fourth inning 5-2 but Blake Rehtus eliminated three batters consecutively and in the bottom of the fourth Kaleb Larson knocked a home run over the left field wall to take the contest to 5-3.
Once the scores started for JC Brager however, the scoring never stopped as they added 12 runs on 10 hits in the top of the fifth to zoom past Kearney 17-3 and close out the contest in 5 innings.
The Runza Seniors now head to North Platte for a rematch tonight and their first contest in North Platte this season. Pregame on KGFW begins at the conclusion of the POST 52 Juniors contest at about 7:15 PM.
STORM ANNOUNCES CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR GM KOEHLER:
The Tri-City Storm has announced a four-year contract extension for General Manager Jason Koehler following the organization’s record-breaking 2021-2022 Anderson Cup Championship season. Koehler was hired as the Storm’s Assistant General Manager on August 28th, 2019, and was promoted to his current role of General Manager on November 19th, 2019.
Koehler has managed each of Tri-City’s Regular Season Western Conference Championship rosters over the past two seasons. Prior to joining the Storm before the start of the 2019-2020 season, Koehler was an instrumental part of the building process of three junior hockey expansions teams including one in the USHL
The Storm has produced a regular season record of 101-46-11-4 since Koehler joined the organization. The 2021-2022 Anderson Cup Champion Tri-City Storm team finished the year with the best regular season record in organizational history (47-11-3-1).
SERENA WILLIAMS DOWNED IN WIMBLEDON:
Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes.
Returning to the site of her last singles match, which she had to stop after less than a set because of an injury on June 29, 2021, and seven of her major championships, the 40-year-old Williams came within two points of victory. But she could not finish the job against an opponent making her Wimbledon debut and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) loss to 115th-ranked Harmony Tan of France.
WESTBROOK STAYS WITH LAKERS FOR $47 MILLION:
Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook is exercising his option to play for $47.1 million next season, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said Tuesday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither Westbrook — a past NBA MVP and one of the league’s top 75 all-time players — nor the Lakers revealed the decision publicly. ESPN first reported Westbrook’s decision.
He’ll turn 34 next season, his 15th season in the NBA.
Westbrook had until Wednesday to make up his mind on the option, which will make this the fifth and final season of a $207 million contract he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- Runza Seniors: v. Lincoln Southeast @ Memorial Field
- JC Brager (LSE) 17 – 3 Kearney Runza
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
