KEARNEY BASEBALL HEADS BACK TO HARTOG:
The Kearney Bearcat Baseball team once again returns to Lincoln for Heartland Athletic Conference action taking on the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at Den Hartog Field.
The Bearcats aim to get back to their winning ways after dropping three consecutive contests – all in Lincoln – last week.
Pregame coverage begins at 3:45 PM with first pitch set for 4 PM. Join Austin Jacobsen for the action on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
HUSKER FOOTBALL SATURDAY PRACTICE COMMENTS:
RHULE – OFFENSE AHEAD EARLY IN SPRING:
Head Coach for Nebraska Football Matt Rhule addressed the media after Saturday’s scrimmage for the Big Red, and said it was clear one side of the ball was ahead of the other…
The Huskers wrapped up their second week of spring practices on Saturday and will have their eighth practice on Tuesday.
RHULE – FEW PENALTIES IN SCRIMMAGE:
Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football Head Coach, ushered his team into Memorial Stadium for a full, live scrimmage on Saturday morning. Rhule added his team looked to play clean throughout the practice…
Nebraska returns to Memorial Stadium on April 22 for the Red-White Spring Game.
RHULE – QUARTERBACKS PLAYING WELL EARLY:
Nebraska Football Head Coach Matt Rhule was asked on his initial thoughts on the Husker quarterback play through the early stretch of spring practices…
The Big Red are still without Logan Smothers and Casey Thompson behind center, but did have live reps with quarterbacks taking hits during Saturday’s scrimmage.
RHULE – ONLY RESPECT FOR COACH SOLICH:
Matt Rhule, former Temple coach and current head man for Nebraska Football, was asked about his relationship with former Husker and Ohio coach Frank Solich, and his impression of Solich’s return to Memorial Stadium…
Solich will be honored during the Red-White Spring Game on Saturday, April 22 with a live announcement and another “special surprise” announced by athletic director Trev Alberts last week.
RHULE – ALL COACHES ARE WELCOME:
Matt Rhule has opened the doors wide for Husker fans, media, alumni, and high school coaches for Nebraska Football in his first spring football sessions as head coach. Rhule adds it is about building new relationships…
Nebraska has hosted high school coaches clinics in the past, but has not regularly allowed public access to practices until this season.
HUSKER BASEBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER IN TEXAS:
Casey Burnham went 4-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs to lead Nebraska to a 12-1 run-rule win in eight innings over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader in Abilene, Texas.
However, Nebraska brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth but couldn’t complete the comeback, as the Huskers fell 5-3 at Abilene Christian in game two.
The Huskers (15-9-1) had three runs on eight hits and a trio of errors, while the Wildcats (21-6) recorded five runs, six hits and an error.
The Huskers continue non-conference play on the road, as Nebraska ventures to Kansas State for a midweek matchup on Tuesday, April 4 in Manhattan, Kan. First pitch between the Huskers and Wildcats is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium.
LOPER SOFTBALL DROPS SATURDAY; SPLITS SUNDAY AT PATRIOT PARK:
After being swept by the Missouri Western State Griffons on Saturday at home, UNK Softball found a win on Sunday, splitting the day against Pittsburg State.
Sophomore Sydney Thomason threw a complete game seven-hit shut out to help Nebraska-Kearney beat Pittsburg State, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Patriot Park.
The Gorillas (22-12, 7-5) won the first game, 8-2, thanks to a seven-hit complete game by junior southpaw Hannah Harrison and three big innings. With the win in the nightcap, UNK moves to 13-21 (4-6) and stops an eight-game skid.
The Lopers have back-to-back road trips up next, first visiting Emporia State and nationally-ranked Washburn.
HUSKER SOFTBALL DROPS HOME SERIES TO MICHIGAN:
The Nebraska softball team (25-12, 5-2 Big Ten) fell to Michigan in the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium. The Wolverines (17-14, 3-3 Big Ten) claimed the series victory after winning, 4-2.
Katelyn Caneda led the Nebraska offense, finishing 2-for-2 on the day with one RBI while Sydney Gray added a solo home run. Ellie Mataya and Lexie Blair each added two hits for Michigan while Blair tallied two RBI as well.
The Huskers return to action next weekend, April 7-9, in College Park for a three-game series against Maryland. Game one is set for Friday at 5 p.m. (CT).
STORM STOMP OUT STAMPEDE SATURDAY NIGHT:
The Tri-City Storm defeated the Sioux Falls Stampede by a final score of 6-4 Saturday night at the Viaero Center in the organization’s annual Youth Hockey Night.
Trevor Connelly’s two-goal performance tied an organizational record for garnering at least one point in seventeen consecutive games.
Tri-City returns to action on Tuesday night in a home game at the Viaero Center against the Omaha Lancers. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.
LOPER T&F WINS THIRTEEN EVENTS AT CENTRAL NEBRASKA CHALLENGE:
The Nebraska Kearney track and field team won 13 events (four women and nine men) at the annual Central Nebraska Challenge Saturday at Kearney High School.
The Blue & Gold split up next weekend with some of the team headed to Canyon, Texas, for the annual Jo Meaker Classic with the rest of the Lopers a few hours North in Wichita for the K.T. Woodman Classic.
UNK TENNIS UPSETS UCO AT HARMON PARK:
Junior lefty Jazmin Zamorano won a third-set tiebreaker over 50th-ranked Pete Komada to help 44th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney upset 28th-ranked Central Oklahoma, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at Harmon Park.
UNK heads to Missouri Western State next Saturday.
LSU CLAIMS WOMEN’S NATIONAL TITLE OVER CLARK, IOWA:
History has been made. No. 3 LSU wins the 2023 NCAA national championship, its first in program history.
The Tigers outlasted No. 2 Iowa to win 102-85.
After six attempts in the Final Four, LSU finally broke through to the title game and won it all.
Alongside the most points in a title game, multiple records were shattered. LSU outscored Iowa 32-20 in the second quarter to lead 59-42 at the half. That is the most any team has scored in a women’s Final Four half since Georgia scored 57 in 1985.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark scored a game-high 30 points setting a new record for points scored in a single NCAA tournament.
NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT/SCHEDULE:
WOMEN’S – SUNDAY RESULT:
No. 3 LSU 102-85 No. 2 Iowa
MEN’S – MONDAY SCHEDULE:
No. 5 San Diego State v. No. 4 UConn – 8:20 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
MONDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: @ Lincoln Northeast @ Den Hartog Field – 4 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 3:45 PM
- Boys Soccer: v. Lincoln North Star @ Kearney High School – 7:30 PM
- Baseball: @ Lincoln Northeast @ Den Hartog Field – 4 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Boys Golf: @ GICC Dual – 4 PM
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: v. Bulldog Spring Invite @ Lincoln, NE
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W Golf: @ Sterling Warrior Invite @ Hutchinson, KS – 10 AM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Baseball @ Lincoln Northeast (3:45 PM – 6:45 PM)
- Sports Nightly (6:45 PM – 8 PM)
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Tennis: Varsity Dual v. North Platte @ Harmon Park – 4 PM
- Girls Soccer: v. Norfolk @ Kearney High School – 7:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Boys Golf: @ Wood River Invite – 10 AM
- Girls Tennis: v. Lexington – 4 PM
- Track & Field: @ Minden Invite – 4 PM
- Girls Soccer: v. Aurora – 4:30 PM
- Boys Soccer; v. Aurora – 6:30 PM
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: v. Bulldog Spring Invite @ Lincoln, NE
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W Golf: @ Sterling Warrior Invite @ Hutchinson, KS – 10 AM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball @ Kansas State (5:30 PM – 10 PM)
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Golf: @ Kearney Invite @ Meadowlark Hills – 10 AM
- Track & Field: v. Kearney Invite @ Kearney High School – 12:30 PM
- 12:30 PM = Field Events
- 1 PM = Running Events
- Baseball: @ Grand Island Triangular @ Ryder Park
- GAME 1 v. Norfolk – 4 PM
- GAME 2 v. Grand Island – 6 PM
- Boys Soccer: @ Lincoln East @ Seacrest Field – 5 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Boys Golf: @ Arcadia Loup City Invite – 10 AM
- Girls Tennis: @ Lexington Invite – 10 AM
- UNK:
- Volleyball: v. Regis @ Ogallala, NE – 8:30 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Softball: v. Morningside – 4 PM
- Softball: v. Morningside – 6 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Tennis: @ Omaha Westside Invite @ Koch Family Tennis Center – 8 AM
- Girls Soccer: @ Lincoln High @ Beechner Athletic Complex – 1 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Soccer: v. Iowa Western C.C. @ Foster Field – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Emporia State – 3 PM
- M/W T&F: @ Jo Meaker Classic @ Canyon, TX – 3 PM
- Softball: @ Emporia State – 5 PM
- M/W T&F: @ K.T. Woodman Classic @ Wichita, KS – 6 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ K.T. Woodman Classic @ Wichita, KS – 6 PM
- Baseball: v. Northwestern @ Duncan Field – 1 PM
- Baseball: v. Northwestern @ Duncan Field – 3:30 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Northwestern (5:30 PM – 10 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: @ Double Dual @ Lincoln’s Densmore Fields
- GAME 1 v. Lincoln High – 10 AM
- GAME 2 v. Lincoln North Star – 1 PM
- Baseball: @ Double Dual @ Lincoln’s Densmore Fields
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Jo Meaker Classic @ Canyon, TX – 12:30 PM
- M/W T&F: @ K.T. Woodman Classic @ Wichita, KS – 12 PM
- Women’s Tennis: @ Missouri Western
- Softball: @ Washburn – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Washburn – 3 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ K.T. Woodman Classic @ Wichita, KS – 12 PM
- Baseball: v. Morningside @ Duncan Field – 1 PM
- Softball: v. Mount Marty – 1 PM
- Softball: v. Mount Marty – 3 PM
- Baseball: v. Morningside @ Duncan Field – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Northwestern (1:30 PM – 6 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Northwestern (12 PM – 4 PM)
