NEBRASKA FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2022 HALL OF FAME CLASS:
Six Nebraska standouts and two Nebraska college representatives comprise the 2022 class of the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
The 2022 inductees were chosen by the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, which is sponsored by the Nebraska Chapter of the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2022 Hall of Fame class will be officially inducted at a Sept. 9 banquet in Lincoln and recognized the following day at the Huskers’ home game against Georgia Southern.
Four former Huskers were selected to the 2022 class by balloting of the Hall of Fame membership, including defensive back Ric Lindquist (1980s category), cornerback Bruce Pickens (1990s category), offensive guard Toniu Fonoti (2000-06 category) and cornerback Prince Amukamara (2007-12 category). The Nebraska Football Hall of Fame also selected a pair of former Huskers from the Legends category including offensive tackle Ron McDole and linebacker Lee Kunz.
The 2022 class of inductees will also include a pair of state college representatives. Darrell Morris was the head coach of the Nebraska-Kearney program from 2000 to 2014, while Ross Wurdeman was an All-America tight end at Concordia.
FORMER LOPER COACH MORRIS NAMED TO NEBRASKA FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME:
Along with six Nebraska Football standouts and other representatives for the 2022 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame class, former UNK Football Head Coach Darrell Morris has also been selected to be honored.
Morris served as the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney for 15 seasons from 2000 to 2014. Morris posted a 101-63 career record with the Lopers and guided UNK to four Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships and four NCAA Division II playoff berths. His 2009 team posted a school-best 11-2 record.
HUSKER WOMEN TO FACE HOKIES IN BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE:
The Nebraska women’s basketball team will travel to Virginia Tech for the second time in seven seasons to battle the Hokies in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 1.
The Huskers (24-9) and Hokies (23-10) are both coming off NCAA Tournament appearances in 2022. Nebraska finished sixth in the final regular-season Big Ten standings with an 11-7 league mark before advancing to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals in Indianapolis. Virginia Tech tied for third in the ACC with North Carolina and Notre Dame after battling its way to a 13-5 conference mark a year ago. The Hokies fell in the ACC semifinals to No. 3 NC State.
Nebraska’s clash with Virginia Tech will mark the second all-time meeting between the two programs in women’s basketball and both have come on the the road in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Hokies defeated the Huskers, 76-67 on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., in Coach Amy Williams’ first season leading the Huskers. That was also the first season at Virginia Tech for Hokies head coach Kenny Brooks.
STORM ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS RESULTING IN DRAFT PICKS:
The Tri-City Storm has announced multiple transactions that have resulted in the acquisition of several high-round draft picks.
The Storm has acquired a 1st round Phase II draft pick in 2024, a 2nd round Phase II draft pick in 2023, a 3rd round Phase I draft pick in 2023, a 3rd round Phase I draft pick in 2024, and a conditional draft selection from the Youngstown Phantoms in exchange for defenseman Andrew Strathmann, and a 9th round Phase I draft pick in 2024.
Tri-City has also acquired a 4th round Phase I draft pick in 2023 from the Madison Capitols in exchange for forward Jonah Aegerter in a separate transaction.
RUNZA SENIORS END KEARNEY/HASTINGS TOURNEY 2-2; FALL TO LINCOLN NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY:
The Kearney Runza Seniors fell in 5 innings of action on Sunday to conclude the regular season at Memorial Field 14-10 to Lincoln Northeast Judd’s Brothers Seniors.
The loss wraps up the regular season for the Runza Seniors who sit at 16-18 on the year and now await their official seeding and placement for the upcoming District Baseball bracket.
Kearney will head to Duncan Field in Hastings to compete against a field consisting of: GI U-Save Pharmacy, GI Home Federal, Hastings Five Points Bank, Lexington Pinnacle Bank, North Platte FNBO Nationals, and the Scottsbluff WESTCO Zephyrs.
HUSKER FOOTBALL RECEIVES ANOTHER FOUR STAR DEFENDER:
Ashley Williams Jr. has made his decision: The Class of 2023 defensive end has committed to Nebraska.
The four-star Zachary (La.) High School product committed to the Huskers over nearly two dozen other offers, including Minnesota and Texas as his other top schools.
Williams, who is the Huskers’ 14th overall commitment and third defensive line commitment in the 2023 class, made the first official visit of his recruiting process to Nebraska on June 3-5. That wound up being one of two official visits he made and three visits overall as he made an official trip to Minnesota on June 10-12 and an unofficial visit to Texas later in June.
Williams’ commitment is another major step in the right direction for the Huskers’ continued focus on recruiting the state of Louisiana hard. He joins four-star receiver Omarion Miller as their second commitment from the state in this cycle and their fourth player from Louisiana in the last two classes (running back Ajay Allen and receiver Decoldest Crawford signed in the 2022 cycle).
SAM FOLTZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SET FOR JULY 16:
Weather permitting, July 15, at 3:30 p.m., a portion of Nebraska Highway 56 will be dedicated as the “Sam Foltz Memorial Highway.” The first of two signs will be unveiled for placing by the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The event will take place at the Greeley County Courthouse lawn in Greeley, Neb. The public is invited to attend.
Foltz, whose family is from the Greeley area, was a star punter for the Huskers football team until being tragically killed in a vehicle crash in Wisconsin in July 2016. Land along the stretch of highway named after Foltz was farmed by five generations of his family, including his parents Gerald and Jill Foltz.
The State Highway Commission, which oversees the naming of highways, recommended the request in December 2021. Governor Pete Ricketts signed a resolution in February naming the 12.9-mile segment of Highway 56 after Foltz.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
SATURDAY:
- POST 52: @ Kansas State University Best of Midwest Tourney
- v. BTL Durr/Harvey
- POST 52 9 – 3
- v. The Barn Baseball Academy
- POST 52 8 – 0
- v. BTL Durr/Harvey
- Runza Seniors: Kearney/Hastings Tournament
- v. Millard North @ Memorial Field
- Kearney Runza 4 – 3 Millard North
- v. Colorado Dirt Devils @ Memorial Field
- Kearney Runza 12 – 6 Dirt Devils
- v. Millard North @ Memorial Field
SUNDAY:
- Runza Seniors: Kearney/Hastings Tournament
- v. Lincoln Northeast @ Memorial Field
- Lincoln Northeast Judd’s Brothers 14 – 10 Kearney Runza
- v. Lincoln Northeast @ Memorial Field
- POST 52: @ Kansas State University Best of Midwest Tourney
- POST 52: v. BTL Hornets
- POST 52 2 – 1
- v. Old School Ducks
- Old School Ducks 12 – 5 POST 52
- POST 52: v. BTL Hornets
MONDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
TUESDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
WEDNESDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
- TBA
- Runza Seniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
- TBA
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
- TBA
- Runza Seniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
- TBA
SUNDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
- TBA
- Runza Seniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
- TBA
