LOPER WRESTLING TAKES DOWN HAYS:
The third-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team used three falls to down 17th-ranked Fort Hays State, 33-6, Friday night at the Health & Sports Center.
This marks the Lopers (10-6, 2-0) 22nd consecutive victory over the rival Tigers (2-12,1-2), dating back to the 2000-01 season. UNK closes out the 2022-23 home slate tomorrow at 2 p.m. vs. Central Missouri.
UNK got falls from redshirt senior Lee Herrington (285 lbs.), redshirt junior Billy Higgins (184 lbs.) and redshirt freshman Bishop Murray(125 lbs.). The Lopers then had five wins by decision, outscoring the Tigers in these matches by a combined score of 35-11.
HUSKER BASEBALL NAMES TEAM CAPTAINS:
Efry Cervantes, Griffin Everitt, Brice Matthews, Kyle Perry and Shay Schanaman have been selected to serve as team captains for the 2023 season after a vote by the Nebraska baseball players.
Schanaman, a two-year captain and fifth-year senior from Grand Island, Neb., has 25 starts and 28 relief appearances on the mound in the last four years for the Huskers. Schanaman has totaled 181 strikeouts in 177.1 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a .236 batting average. As a freshman in 2019, Schanaman recorded all three saves of his career after making a career-high 19 relief appearances.
More details on all captains can be found at KGFW.com.
KEARNEY BEARCAT FOOTBALL AWARDED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE:
The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today announced the state winners of the 2022-23 NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards, which go to the top academic football teams from each level of play within each state.
The 60 teams will now vie as finalists for the NFF Hatchell Cup, which will be announced Feb. 8 and recognizes the top individual high school football team in the nation for excellence in the classroom, on the field and in the community.
Kearney High School was named as the only Class A program to the award finalist, joining six other schools ranging from Class B to six-man.
MARKOWSKI NAMED TO LISA LESLIE AWARD TOP TEN:
Nebraska sophomore Alexis Markowski advanced to the list of 10 contenders for the 2023 Lisa Leslie Award, which was announced Friday, Feb. 3, by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the WBCA.
The Lisa Leslie Award honors the nation’s top center in NCAA Division I women’s basketball and is named after three-time All-American and 1994 National Player of the Year Lisa Leslie, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
The only sophomore among the 10 finalists for the 2023 Lisa Leslie Award, Markowski has been a force inside for Nebraska. The 6-3 center has produced 10 double-doubles, including four in Nebraska’s last six Big Ten Conference games.
The 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Markowski was a preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice in 2022-23 after earning second-team all-conference honors a year ago.
STORM DROP ROAD CONTEST AT LANCERS:
The Tri-City Storm dropped a road game to the Omaha Lancers by a final score of 4-1 Friday night at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Graham Gamache netted the Storm’s lone goal in the matchup.
Tri-City hits the ice again on Saturday, February 4th, in a road game against the Omaha Lancers. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:05pm CT.
LOPER SOFTBALL WINS BOTH FRIDAY MATCHUPS; TWO MORE SATURDAY:
The Nebraska Kearney softball team got some big performances from several underclassmen to beat Colorado-Colorado Springs, 4-3, and Eastern New Mexico, 8-7, Friday in Lubbock, Texas.
This was “Opening Day” for Division II softball with these games part of the annual Lubbock Sports College Classic. UNK faces Southwestern Oklahoma State (11 a.m.) and nationally-ranked Lubbock Christian (3 p.m.) on Saturday to end the weekend.
HUSKER WRESTLING TOPS ILLINOIS:
Peyton Robb and Silas Allred tallied a pair of pins to help the Nebraska wrestling team defeat Illinois, 27-19, on Friday night.
Along with the falls at both 157 and 197 pounds, competition was also highlighted by two more Husker bonus-point wins and a sudden victory by Mikey Labriola at 174.
Up next, the Huskers stay on the road to face Purdue tomorrow at 5 p.m. CT. Action will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BACK IN ACTION SUNDAY AT PBA:
The Nebraska men’s basketball team returns to Lincoln this weekend, as the Huskers host the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday’s game will be carried on BTN and the Huskers Radio Network.
After spending a majority of January on the road, the Huskers play five of their next seven games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and Sunday’s game against Penn State is the Huskers’ first weekend home game since Dec. 10. Nebraska hopes that a return home will provide a boost after finishing an extended road trip with a 72-56 loss to Illinois on Tuesday evening
Penn State (14-8, 5-6 Big Ten) looks to bounce back after losing 80-60 at No. 1 Purdue on Wednesday night.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
- UNK:
- Softball: v. Colorado Springs @ Lubbock, TX
- UNK 4-3 Colo. Springs
- Softball: v. Eastern New Mexico @ Lubbock, TX
- UNK 8-7 ENM
- Wrestling: v. Fort Hays State @ Health & Sports Center
- UNK 33-6
- Softball: v. Colorado Springs @ Lubbock, TX
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Swimming & Diving: Kearney High Diving Invite @ Kearney High School – 10 AM
- Girls Basketball: v. Lincoln Northeast @ Kearney High School – 3:30 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 3:15 PM
- Boys Basketball: v. Lincoln Northeast @ Kearney High School – 5:15 PM
- KGFW Pregame after KHS GBB
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Swimming & Diving: Kearney High Diving Invite @ Kearney High School – 10 AM
- Girls Basketball: v. Columbus Scotus Catholic – 2 PM
- Boys Basketball: v. Columbus Scotus Catholic – 4 PM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Husker Invitational @ Lincoln, NE – 12 PM
- Softball: v. Southwestern Oklahoma State @ Lubbock, TX – 11 AM
- Women’s Basketball: @ Newman – 1:30 PM
- Wrestling: v. Central Missouri @ Health & Sports Center – 2 PM
- Softball: @ Lubbock Christian @ Lubbock, TX – 3 PM
- Men’s Basketball: @ Newman – 3:30 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Softball: @ Ottawa, KS – 1 PM
- Women’s Basketball: @ Mount Marty – 2 PM
- Softball: @ Ottawa, KS – 3 PM
- Men’s Basketball: @ Mount Marty – 3:45 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Girls Basketball v. Lincoln Northeast (3:15 PM – 5:15 PM)
- Kearney Boys Basketball v. Lincoln Northeast (5:15 PM – 7:15 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Tennis: v. Hastings – 8 AM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
