TRAUDT PICKS CREIGHTON:
Former Grand Island Senior High basketball star Isaac Traudt – a four star recruit and ESPN Top 100 recruit in 2022 – is returning to Nebraska to play under Head Coach Greg McDermott and the Creighton Bluejays.
Traudt announced earlier this week that he was leaving the Cavaliers’ program, stating that he wanted to continue his college basketball career closer to home. The announcement was made official Friday morning via his personal Twitter.
Traudt is a 6-foot-10, 230 lb. forward who redshirted in his lone season at Virginia. He was a four-year letterwinner with the Islanders, averaging 23 points and eight rebounds in his final season in Grand Island. He scored over 25 points and hauled in over nine rebounds per game as junior.
KEARNEY BASEBALL DROPS LATE CONTEST AT EAST:
After a strong return by Kearney to tie the game at six runs each in the bottom of the sixth, Lincoln East’s Maison Gaines crushed a two run homer on his first pitch at bat scoring the go-ahead lead and putting Kearney out of reach as the Spartans earned a 10-8 victory at Den Hartog Field on Thursday evening.
Kearney (2-5) fell despite garnering more hits than Lincoln East, ending with eight runs on twelve hits with one error. East finished with ten runs on ten hits and no errors.
The Bearcats take Friday off before heading back to Lincoln’s Densmore Field for a double-dual against Millard West and Millard South Saturday afternoon.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – KNIGHTON & COOPER:
KNIGHTON – D-LINE CAN DO EVERYTHING:
Defensive Line coach for Nebraska Football Terrance Knighton was asked at his Thursday press conference how versatile his group can be…
Nebraska has new faces to a defensive line that graduated three key edge rushers with Garrett Nelson, Caleb Tannor, and Ochaun Mathis all moving on from the program.
KNIGHTON – MAKING A GOOD DEFENSIVE LINEMAN:
Terrance Knighton, Nebraska Football’s defensive line coach, addressed the media after Thursday’s practice and said he’s excited to see the traits of quality lineman in practices so far…
The Huskers have a fresh influx of talent at defensive line after needing to replace several key defenders on the edge in defensive coordinator Tony White’s 3-3-5 system.
KNIGHTON – DEPTH AND REPS ARE IMPORTANT IN SPRING:
D-Line coach Terrance Knighton hasn’t yet been frustrated with some injuries and depth concerns early in spring practices, saying it is an advantage for other players to step up…
Nebraska continues to prepare for the Red-White Spring game on April 22.
COOPER – GOOD PLAYERS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT:
Evan Cooper, Nebraska’s defensive back coach, was asked after Thursday’s practice if he felt that there were still quality players in the group…
The Huskers continue to learn more about Tony White’s new 3-3-5 system in their seventh practice of spring on Saturday morning.
COOPER – NEWSOME WILL EARN BACK SINGLE DIGIT JERSEY:
Matt Rhule’s new practice philosophy includes earning back single digit jerseys for players – even returning starters. Quentin Newsome wore #6 last year, and is practicing to earn that right again said DB coach Evan Cooper…
Nebraska has several players repping similar numbers, with three numbers currently plugged with three players.
COOPER – NO DEPTH CHART SET:
Evan Cooper, Nebraska Football’s Defensive Backs coach, was asked if a depth chart had yet to be set in the first few practices of spring practices…
Nebraska is hoping to get improvement from a slightly veteran defensive backfield, as Malcolm Hartzog and Quentin Newsome are early returners making waves.
BEARCAT GIRLS T&F CLAIM WIN AT BUFFALO BILL INVITE:
North Platte hosted the Buffalo Bill Track & Field Invite Thursday and several central Nebraska teams made the trip to compete.
The Kearney girls placed first for the tournament with 243 combined points, while the North Platte boys won with 156 points. The Hastings boys placed second with 150.
LOPER SOFTBALL HOME GAMES PUSHED BACK:
The schedule has changed for the Nebraska-Kearney softball team’s second home weekend.
Due to field conditions, the Lopers will now face Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State on Saturday and Sunday at Patriot Park. The games were originally set for Friday and Saturday.
UNK (12-18, 3-3) will play the Lions (22-7, 7-1) on Saturday at 2 and 4 p.m. and then the Gorillas (21-9, 6-2) on Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. On both days, the games will be played on a field to be determined.
The Blue & Gold, who’ve traveled around 5,100 miles to date, start a three-week road trip next Friday at Emporia State.
STORM SET FOR WEEKEND SERIES AGAINST STAMPEDE:
The Tri-City Storm is set for this weekend’s two-game home series against the Sioux Falls Stampede after completing a three-game home sweep over the league-leading Fargo Force at the Viaero Center last weekend.
Tri-City (29-18-3-3) remains the USHL’s Western Conference 4th place team with nine games left in the 2022-2023 regular season following Wednesday afternoon’s 3-2 road loss to the Lincoln Stars at the Ice Box.
Sioux Falls (21-26-4-3) enters tonight’s game at the Viaero Center in possession of the sixth and final playoff spot in the USHL’s Western Conference.
Puck drop for the matchup is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TIME CHANGE FOR COLD TEMPERATURES:
The Nebraska softball team (24-10, 4-1 Big Ten) is set to host Michigan in a three-game series this weekend, March 31-April 2 at Bowlin Stadium.
Today’’s softball game between Nebraska and Michigan at Bowlin Stadium will be adjusted due to forecasted cold temperatures and strong winds. The game, which was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m., will now start at 3 p.m.
LOPER/BRONCO T&F SET TO HOST NEBRASKA CHALLENGE SATURDAY:
The Nebraska-Kearney and Hastings College track & field teams co-host the annual Central Nebraska Challenge this Saturday, April 1, at Kearney High.
The large non-team scoring meet begins at 11 a.m. with field events and should wrap up around 8:45 p.m. Track events are slated to start at 2 p.m.
Around 15 schools are sending complete teams or select student-athletes. That group includes Creighton, Nebraska Omaha, South Dakota State, Northwestern (Iowa), Wayne State and Fort Hays.
FINAL FOUR WOMEN’S/MEN’S SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY – WOMEN’S:
No. 3 LSU v. No. 1 Virginia Tech – 6 PM
No. 2 Iowa v. No. 1 South Carolina – 8 PM
SATURDAY – MEN’S:
No. 9 FAU v. No. 5 San Diego State – 5:10 PM
No. 5 Miami v. No. 4 UConn – 7:50 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Tennis: @ North Platte Invite
- KHS – Invite Champs
- Baseball: @ Lincoln East @ Den Hartog Field
- LE 10-8 KHS
- Girls Tennis: @ North Platte Invite
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Golf: @ Grand Island Invite @ Riverside Country Club – 9:30 AM
- Girls Soccer: v. Lincoln Southeast @ Seacrest Field – 5 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Track and Field: @ Aurora Invite – 1 PM
- UNK:
- Softball: v. Missouri Southern @ Patriot Park – 2 PM
- Softball: v. Missouri Southern @ Patriot Park – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Men’s Tennis: v. Northwestern – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: Double Dual @ Lincoln Densmore Field
- GAME 1: v. Millard West – 10:30 AM
- GAME 2: v. Millard South – 1 PM
- Girls Soccer: v. Omaha Buena Vista @ UNK Foster Field – 1 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 12:45 PM
- Boys Soccer: v. Omaha Buena Vista @ UNK Foster Field – 3 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 2:45 PM
- Baseball: Double Dual @ Lincoln Densmore Field
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Soccer: v. York – 1 PM
- Boys Soccer: v. York – 1 PM
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ Central Nebraska Challenge @ UNK – 10 AM
- Women’s Tennis: v. Northwestern – 10 AM
- Baseball: v. Doane – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Concordia – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Concordia – 3 PM
- Baseball: v. Doane – 3:30 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Girls Soccer v. Omaha Buena Vista (12:45 PM – 2:45 PM)
- Kearney Boys Soccer v. Omaha Buena Vista (2:45 PM – 4:45 PM)
- Nebraska Baseball v. Abilene Christian (4:45 PM – 9 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Baseball: @ Doane – 1 PM
- Baseball: @ Doane – 3:30 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
