Tuesday Afternoon Sports – American Legion District Tournaments Announced, Former Loper Head Coach Morris Added to Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, Whipple Sports Nightly Comments

AMERICAN LEGION AREA DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS ANNOUNCED:

American Legion Baseball district tournament matchups have been officially announced for Nebraska Class A Districts. 

The Runza Seniors of Kearney have been placed in the A7 District and will compete at Duncan Field in Hastings. Hastings Five Points Bank has been placed as the top overall seed with a first contest bye, with Grand Island Home Federal at #2, the Scottsbluff WESTCO Zephyrs at #3, North Platte #4, Lexington Pinnacle Bank at #5, Kearney Runza at #6, and Grand Island U-Save at #7. 

Tournament play begins on Friday between Lexington and North Platte at 2 PM, followed by Kearney and Scottsbluff. Pregame coverage on KGFW begins at 4:15 PM with first pitch set for 4:30 on KGFW. Listen to the contest on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.

FORMER LOPER HEAD COACH MORRIS ADDED 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.

MORRIS – RECOGNITION GOES TO MANY OTHERS FOR HALL OF FAME:

Former UNK Football Head Coach Darrell Morris will be recognized as a member of the 2022 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame class. He adds that this recognition should go towards his support team… 

Morris led the Lopers to four RMAC Championships and to the NCAA D2 Playoffs four times. 

WHIPPLE – SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:

WHIPPLE – GOOD GROUP OF HUSKERS TO WORK WITH:

New Nebraska Football Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple joined Sports Nightly last night and spoke about his first few months on the job for the Huskers. Whipple added he’s been impressed by not only his new team of players, but also the coaching staff… 

Whipple and the Husker offense aim to showcase their new talent and schemes on August 27 in Week Zero against Northwestern in Ireland. 

WHIPPLE – HUSKERS BOUGHT IN FOR SPRING PRACTICE:

Husker Football Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple joined Sports Nightly on Monday night, and spoke about how his team really bought in to spring practices a few months ago… 

Whipple added he’s happy with the progress of all his quarterbacks, saying he’s been able to work with them in 7-on-7 drills and individual drills throughout June. 

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.

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

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:

• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
• POST 52 Juniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
  • TBA
• Runza Seniors: AREA 7 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:
  • Runza Seniors v. Scottsbluff WESTCO Zephyrs @ Hastings Duncan Field – 4:30 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Runza Seniors v. Scottsbluff WESTCO Zephyrs @ Hastings Duncan Field – 4:30 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 4:15 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