Friday Afternoon Sports – Husker Volleyball Sets Schedule Changes, Loper Football Heads to MIAA Media Days Next Week, Clements in as New AD for Hastings College, Raiola Comments on Huskers Offensive Line, Weekend Sports Schedule

HUSKER VOLLEYBALL SEES SCHEDULE CHANGES:

Two date changes have been made to the original 2022 Nebraska volleyball schedule released on June 14.

The Oct. 1 match at Maryland has been moved to Sunday, Oct. 2, and the match at Michigan State originally scheduled for Oct. 7 has been moved to Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. (CT).

Additionally, known start times have been added to the Huskers.com schedule page. Of note, Nebraska’s Saturday, Sept. 3 home match against Mississippi has changed from a 7:30 p.m. start time to 7 p.m. 

The 2022 television schedule is set to be announced the first week of August. The Huskers open the season with the Red-White Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m.

LOPER FOOTBALL HEADS TO MIAA MEDIA DAYS NEXT WEEK:

The 2022 MIAA Football Media Day is set for Tuesday, July 26 at the Kansas City Convention Center’s Little Theatre in downtown Kansas City.

Coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. with opening remarks from Commissioner Mike Racy. Media will hear from all 12 MIAA head football coaches and 24 MIAA student-athletes, including 14 All-MIAA performers from the 2021 season, through a series of press conferences. 

The event will be broadcast live, for free, on the MIAA Network.

Nebraska Kearney will follow Fort Hays State at 10:30 a.m. with Head Coach Josh Lynn. Coach Lynn will be accompanied by the 2021 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year and Harlon Hill Trophy Runner Up TJ Davis and First Team All-MIAA and All-American safety Darius Swanson. 

CLEMENTS NAMED NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR HASTINGS COLLEGE:

Hastings College Executive President Rich Lloyd announced Friday that Chris Clements is returning to Hastings College as the athletic director after spending the past three years at Minot State as the head women’s soccer coach.  

Clements previously served as Associate Athletic Director and head women’s soccer coach at Hastings College. He will officially begin his duties at Hastings on Aug. 8

DONOVAN RAIOLA SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:

RAIOLA – INJURED LINEMEN CONTINUED TO BE INVOLVED:

Offensive line coach for the Huskers Donovan Raiola spoke on Sports Nightly Thursday night and was asked how Teddy Prochazka and Turner Corcoran continued to aid Nebraska despite their spring injuries limiting them this off-season… 

Both Prochazka and Corcoran are on track to make their return for the opening game of the season against Northwestern in Ireland on August 27. Both are also projected to start for the Husker Pipeline. 

RAIOLA – OTHER GUYS CONTINUED TO STEP UP IN SPRING:

Offensive line coach for Nebraska Football Donovan Raiola spoke on Sports Nightly Thursday night and mentioned how lingering injuries to Teddy Prochazka and Turner Corcoran aided other players’ further development… 

The Huskers are set with younger pieces ready to step up including Henry Lutovsky, Broc Brando, and returning starter Bryce Benhart. 

RAIOLA – HIXON LOOKS TO LOCK IN AT CENTER:

Cam Jurgens started at center the past two seasons for Nebraska, but with the second round pick now out of rotation for the Huskers the void seems to be filled by a former walk-on and sixth year senior Trent Hixon says offensive line coach Donovan Raiola… 

Ethan Piper and Ian Boerkircher have also tried out for the role, with a starter likely to be named heading into Week 0 against Northwestern.

RAIOLA – TEDDY PROCHAZKA READY TO ROLL FOR 2023:

The best news of the day for the Huskers offensive line came when coach Donovan Raiola spoke on Sports Nightly Thursday night saying that returning sophomore Teddy Prochazka seems eager and ready to roll for fall camp… 

Prochazka was a key cog in the rotation for the Huskers last season before earning his starting role in the Northwestern contest at left tackle. His season would come to an end the following week at Michigan with an ACL tear. 

KEARNEY READY TO HOST JUNIOR DISTRICT BASEBALL:

Kearney is ready to host the Junior State Legion Baseball tournament at Memorial Field, kicking off Saturday with the first round of action. 

All games will be played at Memorial Field with the first game coming Saturday at 11:30 AM between Papillion South and Lincoln Southwest, followed by Game 2 at 2 PM with Millard South and Grand Island, then Game 3 with Millard North and Creighton Prep, and finally concluding with the night cap contest at 7 PM with Kearney and Norfolk. 

KGFW will provide coverage of the Kearney POST 52 Juniors all tournament long, with pregame of the Kearney/Norfolk matchup beginning at 6:45 PM with first pitch at 7 PM. 

Hear Post 52 baseball on 1340 AM, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com. 

HUSKER WOMEN SET TO OPEN SEASON WITH OMAHA:

The Nebraska women’s basketball team will tip off its 2022-23 regular-season schedule by taking on Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday, Nov. 7.

The game between the Huskers and the Mavs is expected to tip off at Noon following the Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally at Pinnacle Bank Arena earlier in the day

The contest will mark the first regular-season meeting between Nebraska and Omaha since a 66-58 Husker victory over the Mavs at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 22, 2016, which marked Coach Amy Williams’ fourth game as Nebraska’s head coach.

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

FRIDAY:

• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

SATURDAY:

• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • POST 52: Juniors State Tournament @ Kearney (Memorial Field)
    • POST 52 v. Norfolk – 7 PM @ Memorial Field
      • Pregame at 6:45 PM on KGFW

SUNDAY:

• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • POST 52: Juniors State Tournament @ Kearney (Memorial Field)
    • POST 52 v. TBA