POST 52 CONTINUES IN STATE TOURNAMENT, GAMES PUSHED BACK DUE TO WEATHER:
The Kearney Post 52 Juniors continued to impress in the Juniors State Tournament with back-to-back upset wins over Norfolk on Saturday and an 8-3 victory over Creighton Prep on Sunday night.
With the win, Post 52 continues on the winner’s side of the bracket, facing fellow unbeaten Millard South at Memorial Field tonight. All games were pushed back an hour due to heavy rainfall earlier in the day in Kearney. The Millard South and Keanrey matchup can be heard with pregame anticipated for 7:45 PM and first pitch around 8 PM.
Other games in action today: elimination games are set for 2 PM between Papillion South and Millard North and at 4:30 PM with Grand Island and Creighton Prep.
Hear the Kearney/Millard South contest on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
REIMER NAMED TO BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST:
Nebraska linebacker Luke Reimer was tabbed for the preseason Butkus Award watch list Monday morning. The Butkus Award is annually presented to the nation’s top linebacker.
Reimer is one of the defensive anchors for the Blackshirts, as he begins his third season as a starter in 2022. Last season, the 6-foot-1, 225-pound junior from Lincoln North Star earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and media, totaling 108 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and seven pass breakups.
He set career highs in tackles and TFLs and became the first Husker since 2018 to have a 100-tackle season. Reimer ranked fifth in the Big Ten in both tackles (108) and tackles per game (9.0) last season. He totaled double-digit tackles five times in 2021, including a career-high 19 tackles against Purdue
HUSKER MEN ANNOUNCE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
Three road trips against power conference foes and a trip to Orlando highlight Nebraska’s 2022-23 non-conference schedule. The Huskers, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg, will be tested and could face as many as seven power conference teams in non-conference play. Under Hoiberg, NU’s schedule has ranked in the top 35 in each of the past two seasons, including sixth in 2020-21.
The Huskers will play three of their first four regular-season games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, including matchups with Maine (Nov. 7) and Omaha (Nov. 10).
NU will travel to Queens, N.Y., for a matchup with St. John’s in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Nov. 17. Nebraska will play four of its next five games away from home, beginning with the ESPN Invitational (Nov. 24, 25 & 27).
Following the trip to Orlando, the Huskers will host Boston College in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 30) before traveling to Omaha on Dec. 4 for the annual matchup with a Creighton team that returns the bulk of its roster from last season.
More details can be found at Huskers.com.
HUSKER COMMIT WILLIAMS SET TO VISIT AUBURN; STAYS COMMITTED TO BIG RED:
2023 four-star edge rusher Ashley Williams Jr. is set to visit Auburn on July 30. Williams committed to Nebraska less than two weeks ago.
247 Sports ranks Williams as the 34th-best edge rusher in the 2023 class.
Williams attends Zachary High School in Zachary, Louisiana. Last season, Williams recorded 89 tackles and 14 sacks.
KEARNEY LITTLE LEAGUE WINS MAJORS OVER GRETNA:
The Kearney Little League baseball team qualified for a national trip to Indianapolis with a victory over the Gretna Little League squad 8-2 yesterday afternoon at Patriot Park.
In the Minor championship, Grand Island won over Kearney 8-7 to claim the title.
Kearney now is set to represent Nebraska in the Central Region to compete in the Little League World Series in August. The Nebraska squad will face Wisconsin on August 5 at 6 PM in Indianapolis.
ELLIOT WINS AT POCONO DUE TO DISQUALIFICATIONS:
The siren at the Dawsonville, Georgia, pool hall that sounds whenever Chase Elliott wins a race did indeed go off Sunday night without the hometown star ever leading a lap at Pocono Raceway.
In an extraordinary decision for a NASCAR Cup Series race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin had his Pocono win thrown out and runner-up and teammate Kyle Busch also was disqualified after their Toyotas failed inspections.
Elliott shot up from third place and the Hendrick Motorsports driver was awarded his fourth victory of the season. He never led a lap in the No. 9 Chevrolet — and his car also was inspected by NASCAR.
Hamlin lost his record seventh victory at Pocono and his third win of the season. Busch led a race-high 63 laps.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
SATURDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: JUNIORS STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @ Memorial Field
- Post 52 Kearney v. Norfolk Post 16 Juniors
- Post 52 Kearney 9 – 1 Norfolk Post 16
- Post 52 Kearney v. Norfolk Post 16 Juniors
SUNDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: JUNIORS STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @ Memorial Field
- Post 52 Kearney Juniors v. Creighton Prep Juniors
- Post 52 Kearney 8 – 3 Creighton Prep Juniors
- Post 52 Kearney Juniors v. Creighton Prep Juniors
MONDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: JUNIORS STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @ Memorial Field
- Post 52 Kearney v. Millard South – 7 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 6:45 PM
- Post 52 Kearney v. Millard South – 7 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 6:45 PM)
- Post 52 Juniors v. Millard South (6:45 PM – 10 PM)
TUESDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: JUNIORS STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @ Memorial Field
- Post 52 Kearney v. TBA
- 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:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- N/a
SUNDAY:
- N/a
