HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1 RECAP / DAY 2 PREVIEW:
A fantastic first day of High School Football championships on Monday set the stage for more great contests today in Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium.
In the early window, Class D2 Hitchcock County downed Howells-Dodge, ending their 25 game winning streak with the 22-12 victory.
Clarkson/Leigh blew past Neligh-Oakdale 48-20 to claim the D1 title.
In the night cap, the rematch from last year’s Class A title lived well beyond its expectations, as Omaha Westside’s Tristan Alvano nailed 5 field goals – 4 coming in the second half – as the Warriors won on a game winning kick as time expired to outlast Zane Flores and Gretna 43-41.
Today’s schedule includes C2 Cedar Cahtolic and Norfolk Catholic, Class C1 with Aurora and Pierce, while Class B wraps the season with Bennington and Gross Catholic.
All games can be watched on Nebraska Public Media.
UNITED STATES TIES WITH WALES; FACES ENGLAND ON FRIDAY:
A penalty kick by Gareth Bale in the 82nd minute tied the first contest of group play for the United States in the World Cup, as the Americans were unable to muster a winning goal ending in a 1-1 tie.
The United States does return to action on Friday facing England, who dominated Iran 6-2 early Monday.
NEBRASKA WOMEN LOOK TO RIGHT SHIP AGAINST TEXANS AT PBA:
The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Lincoln on Tuesday night for the first-ever meeting with Tarleton in any major team sport. Tip-off between the Huskers and Texans at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 6 p.m.
Nebraska’s meeting with Tarleton (3-1) will be the lone home game for the Huskers in a seven-game stretch that began with road battles last week at No. 20 Creighton (Nov. 15) and Drake (Nov. 19), before the upcoming two-game Thanksgiving tournament in Puerto Rico.
In a rare occurrence, Nebraska plans to wear red uniforms at home on Tuesday, primarily because of complications caused by its upcoming Thanksgiving travel plans.
Coach Misty Wilson is in her ninth season as the head coach at Tarleton, where she has amassed a 141-94 record after a Hall of Fame playing career and more than a decade as an assistant at her alma mater. The 2022-23 campaign marks Tarleton’s third season of NCAA Division I competition, and the Texans own a 28-30 record at the D-I level.
Pregame is set to begin at 5:45 PM tonight on KGFW with tip-off from PBA set for 6.
KUBIK NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Nebraska senior outside hitter Madi Kubik was named Big Ten Player of the Week
Kubik led Nebraska to sweeps of Iowa and No. 19 Purdue over the weekend with 5.17 kills per set on .347 hitting to go along with 3.33 digs per set.
Kubik had a season-high 17 kills with 11 digs while hitting .311 in the victory over the Boilermakers on Sunday. She recorded 14 kills while hitting .407 to go with nine digs in the win at Iowa on Friday. She led the Huskers with 32 total points (5.33 per set) on the weekend.
It marks the fourth career honor for Kubik and first this season.
UNK’S DAVIS UP FOR D2 HEISMAN FOR SECOND SEASON:
UNK Football’s TJ Davis joins a list of 48 student-athletes from across the nation that have been nominated for the 2022 Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II College Football Player of the Year.
Davis led UNK to an 8-3 mark this past season, totaling 1,136 rushing and 1,370 passing yards with 29 touchdowns (16 passing and 13 rushing). He went over 3,000 career rushing and 4,000 career passing yards, reached 100 career TD’s, had 10 straight games with a TD toss and eight straight 100-yard rushing efforts. Subsequently, he repeated as the MIAA Offensive Player of the Year.
It’s Davis’ second consecutive season being named to the honors watch list, as he finished as runner-up last season.
The winner of the 2022 award will be announced on Friday, Dec. 16.
LOPER WOMEN XC JOIN MEN AT NATIONALS:
The ranked Nebraska-Kearney women’s cross country team has reached the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history.
Late Monday afternoon the 23rd-ranked Lopers received one of 10 at-large bids to the national meet, held in University Place, Wash., on Friday, Dec. 2nd. In Division II the top three teams in each of eight regions receive automatic bids to the NCAA’s with 10 more spots up for grabs.
UNK was in good position to make the trek West after a fourth place showing at the NCAA Central Regional meet this past Saturday in Joplin
The 15th-ranked UNK men were region runners up, thus receiving one of the three auto bids from the Central. They are in the NCAA’s for a second straight season and for a 10th time overall.
NFL SCORES/SCHEDULES:
MONDAY:
San Francisco 49ers 38-10 Arizona Cardinals
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Basketball: Varsity Jamboree @ Kearney High School – 5:30 PM
- v. GINW
- Boys Basketball: Varsity Jamboree @ Kearney High School – 7 PM
- v. GINW
- Girls Basketball: Varsity Jamboree @ Kearney High School – 5:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Basketball: Varsity Jamboree @ Cozad – 5:30 PM
- Boys Basketball: Varsity Jamboree @ Cozad – 7 PM
- UNK:
- Men’s Basketball: @ Chadron State – 8 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Women’s Basketball v. Tarleton (5:45 PM – 9 PM)
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Basketball: v. Graceland U. (NAIA) – 2 PM @ Health & Sports Center
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Men’s Basketball v. Oklahoma @ Orlando, FL (3 PM – 7:15 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Football @ Iowa (11 AM – 10 PM) – KGFW
- Nebraska Football @ Iowa (2:15 PM – 8:15 PM) – KQKY/HITS 106
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Basketball: v. College of St. Mary – 6 PM @ Health & Sports Center
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Women’s Basketball v. Mississippi State (12:15 PM – 3:30 PM)
- Nebraska Volleyball v. Minnesota (7:30 PM – 10:45 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N.a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Men’s Basketball v. TBD – Orlando, FL
