POST 52 FALLS TO MILLARD SOUTH, FACES GRAND ISLAND IN ELIMINATION GAME TODAY:
The Kearney Post 52 Juniors battled through heavy fog and mist in the late hours of Monday night, falling 6-2 to Millard South despite garnering 11 hits.
The loss drops Kearney to an elimination game today, facing rival Grand Island Five Points Bank at 4:30 PM at Memorial Field. The winner will face the winner of Millard South/Millard North on Wednesday afternoon.
Pregame begins at 4:15 PM on KGFW with first pitch set for 4:30 PM. Listen to the contest on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
MIKE DAWSON – SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:
DAWSON – SAME LANGUAGE FOR INTERIOR AND OUTSIDE LINEMAN:
Defensive line coach for the Huskers Mike Dawson had to pick up multiple roles again this season, now coaching both interior and outside defensive lineman. The coach however states from Monday’s Sports Nightly he’s happy with the change and says his players have responded well…
Dawson continued saying that it’s nice to have each defensive lineman in the same room for film study to cut out any middlemen.
DAWSON – GARRETT NELSON’S WORK ETHIC WILL SHOW IN PRODUCTION:
Defensive Line coach for the Blackshirts Mike Dawson joined Sports Nightly on Monday night and praised Garrett Nelson’s work ethic, hoping to showcase his new athleticism into some production…
Nelson nearly doubled his total tackles from 2020 in 2021, while recording 5 sacks and forcing a fumble for the Blackshirts.
DAWSON – TANNOR LEARNING HOW TO COMBAT FRUSTRATION:
Defensive line coach for Nebraska Mike Dawson sat at the Sports Nightly desk on Monday night and praised returning pass rusher Caleb Tannor, saying his frustrations from last season could lead to big things in 2022…
Dawson continued saying the pairing of Tannor and new transfer Ochaun Mathis has been exciting to see, and is looking forward to seeing the new pass rush for the Blackshirts come Week Zero on August 27.
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 BASEBALL PLAYERS SELECTED TO MAJOR LEAGUE SHOWCASE:
Josh Caron and Brice Matthews have been selected to participate in the 2022 Major League Dreams Showcase on Tuesday, August 2 at Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wis., the Northwoods League announced Monday.
The annual Showcase consists of a doubleheader featuring the top players from the Northwoods League selected by a panel of Major League Baseball scouts. Prior to the doubleheader, players will participate in a day of workouts in front of the MLB scouts.
In 47 games with the Madison Mallards, Caron is hitting .292 with nine doubles, seven home runs, 32 RBI and 31 runs. The Sun Prairie, Wis., native has an OPS of .862 with a .390 on-base percentage and .472 slugging percentage.
Matthews is hitting .264 at the plate with 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs, 22 RBI and 40 runs in 40 games with the St. Cloud Rox. The Humble, Texas, native has drawn 41 walks and stolen 10 bases while posting an OPS of .907 with a .447 on-base percentage and .459 slugging percentage.
HUSKER FOOTBALL GETS PUBLIC LOVE FROM ‘BETTER CALL SAUL’:
The Nebraska football program got all kinds of love on tonight’s episode of Better Call Saul. No spoilers, but the 2010 Huskers team becomes fairly essential to the plot.
In the middle of Season 6, Episode 10 entitled “Nippy,” Bob Odenkirk’s character Saul Goodman attempts to befriend a security guard at the mall based in Nebraska and quickly establishes a rapport with the guard by talking about Huskers football.
Their very first conversation centers on a recent game between the Huskers and the Texas Longhorns.
Over the course of several conversations, Gene and the guard discuss everything from Nebraska’s then-imminent move to the Big Ten, then-star quarterback Taylor Martinez, Bo Pelini, the legacy of Tom Osborne and the famed 1995 Nebraska football team.
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.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
MONDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: JUNIORS STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @ Memorial Field
- Post 52 Kearney v. Millard South – 7 PM
- Millard South 52’s Patriots 6 – 2 Post 52 Kearney
- Post 52 Kearney v. Millard South – 7 PM
TUESDAY:
- POST 52 Juniors: JUNIORS STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @ Memorial Field
- Post 52 Kearney v. Grand Island Five Points Bank
- Pregame at 4:15 PM on KGFW
- Post 52 Kearney v. Grand Island Five Points Bank
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Post 52 Kearney Juniors Baseball v. Grand Island Five Points Bank (4:15 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Sports Nightly (7:30 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
