RUNZA SENIORS BEGIN KEARNEY/HASTINGS TOURNAMENT AGAINST BEATRICE:
The Runza Seniors of Kearney are prepared to wrap up their regular season this weekend leading into district play as they host the Kearney/Hastings Tournament.
Game One kicks off tonight as Kearney battles Beatrice with first pitch around 6:30 PM tonight at Memorial Field. Game Two and Three come on Saturday, as Runza faces Millard North at 10 AM before facing the Colorado Dirt Devils at 7 PM.
Game Four on Sunday pits the Runza Seniors against Lincoln Northeast at 12:15 PM from Memorial Field to wrap up the tournament for Kearney. Pregame coverage of the final contest on Sunday begins at noon on KGFW with Austin Jacobsen on the call.
NINE THOUSAND HUSKER FANS HEADING TO IRELAND:
According to an update from the Nebraska Football team, over 9000 Big Red fans have already pledged their commitment to traveling overseas to watch the Huskers in Ireland on Aug. 27 when Nebraska battles Northwestern to open the college football season in Week Zero.
The Aer Lingus Classic game officials have stated they are confident that they will be able to sell 10,000 tickets in total to Nebraska fans to fill the 47,500 seat stadium to – at minimum – 75 percent occupancy. So far, Northwestern fans have totaled nearly 3,000 tickets sold.
FOUR HUSKER HOOPS ALUM KEEP PACE IN NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ACTION:
Nebraska basketball will have a strong presence in the 2022 NBA Summer Leagues, as a quartet of former Huskers will be in action over the next two weeks in Salt Lake City in Las Vegas.
The summer league season for the former Huskers began Tuesday, as James Palmer Jr. is playing for the Utah Jazz Summer League team. Palmer, who played at Nebraska in 2018-19, has averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in the first two games for the Jazz. Palmer was a two-time All-Big Ten selection as a Husker.
Dalano Banton, Bryce McGowens and Trey McGowens will head to Las Vegas for the NBA 2K23 Summer League, which began yesterday and runs through July 17. Banton begins his second season with the Raptors after averaging 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 65 contests with Toronto as a rookie.
Bryce and Trey McGowens begin their professional careers this week. Bryce, a second-round pick of Charlotte, will play for the Hornets, while Trey was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers for summer league. Each team will play four scheduled opponents from July 8-15 with the final game slated for July 16-17.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- POST 52: @ Kansas State University Best of Midwest Tourney
- Old School Ducks 11 – 3 POST 52
FRIDAY:
- POST 52: @ Kansas State University Best of Midwest Tourney
- v. Topeka Stogies Freeman – 9 AM
- Runza Seniors: Kearney/Hastings Tournament
- v. Beatrice @ Memorial Field – 6:30 PM
SATURDAY:
- POST 52: @ Kansas State University Best of Midwest Tourney
- v. BTL Durr/Harvey – 11:15 AM
- v. The Barn Baseball Academy – 1:30 PM
- Runza Seniors: Kearney/Hastings Tournament
- v. Millard North @ Memorial Field – 10 AM
- v. Colorado Dirt Devils @ Memorial Field – 7 PM
SUNDAY:
- Runza Seniors: Kearney/Hastings Tournament
- v. Lincoln Northeast @ Memorial Field – 12:15 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 12 PM
- v. Lincoln Northeast @ Memorial Field – 12:15 PM
