KEARNEY BASEBALL TAKES DOWN ROCKETS AT DEN HARTOG:
The Kearney Baseball team earned their third win on the season Monday night, taking down the Lincoln Northeast Rockets late and holding on for a 3-2 victory at Den Hartog Field.
The Bearcats pitching duo of Aidan Poppe and Brodie Arnold sat down ten batters. Meanwhile, a sacrifice fly by Griffin Novacek brought in the winning score in the top of the sixth to give Kearney a lead they wouldn’t squander.
Kearney (3-7) now rests until Thursday traveling to Grand Island for a triangular at Ryder Park facing Norfolk and the Islanders.
BEARCAT BASEBALL’S BRAD ARCHER TO STEP DOWN AT END OF SEASON:
Kearney Baseball Head Coach Brad Archer has informed his team and Kearney High School that this season will be his final year leading the Bearcats, stepping down at the conclusion of the season.
Kearney began their high school baseball program five seasons ago, as Archer is the only head coach in program history. Archer has coached the Bearcats for four seasons, with the only exception being the canceled COVID year in 2020.
Archer’s current career mark is 47-35. Kearney has had two state tournament runs, including an eighth seed placement in the 2022 tournament and a 2019 District Championship.
HUSKER BASEBALL HEAD TO MANHATTAN FOR OLD BIG 12 MATCHUP:
Nebraska treks south for a midweek matchup at Kansas State on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan. First pitch between the Huskers and Wildcats is set for 6 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium.
Nebraska has faced off against Kansas State in 288 all-time meetings and holds a 171-117 record against the Wildcats.
The two teams split a home-and-home two-game slate last season, with each team recording a win in their home ballpark. The Huskers’ last win over K-State in Manhattan came in a 6-1 victory over the Wildcats on April 11, 2017.
KGFW’s pregame coverage begins at 5:30 PM tonight.
LOPER WOMEN END IN TOP TWENTY OF FINAL D2 POLL:
The Nebraska-Kearney women’s basketball team finished 19th in the final edition of the 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top 25 poll.
Ashland (Ohio) University beat Minnesota-Duluth, 78-67, this past Saturday in Dallas to claim the national title. The Eagles finished 37-0 with Central Region-member UMD posting a 32-4 mark to be ranked second.
UNK (28-5) tallied 174 points to be one of five Central Region squads in the poll. Besides UMD, the others were Minnesota State (11th), Central Missouri (17th) and Missouri Southern (18th). Southern Nazarene (Okla.) and Augustana were among those receiving votes. Last year, the Lopers were 28th in the final rankings while being ninth in the 2020-21 season.
This past winter UNK won the MIAA regular season title (20-2), strung together 15 straight wins, went 15-0 at home, tied the school-record for wins and reached the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season.
STORM READY FOR TUESDAY HOME SHOWDOWN:
The Tri-City Storm is set to host the Omaha Lancers in tonight’s midweek game at the Viaero Center. The Storm completed a two-game sweep over the Sioux Falls Stampede in last weekend’s home series.
Tonight’s game matchup was originally scheduled as the Storm’s Home Opener for the 2022-2023 season. Puck drop for tonight’s midweek battle between the Storm and the Lancers is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.
Tri-City (31-18-3-3) will face off against the Omaha Lancers for the final time this season in tonight’s home game. The Storm has posted a 7-1-0-1 record in head-to-head matchups against the Lancers this season, after the team finished the 2021-2022 regular season with a 7-3-0-0 record against Omaha.
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.
UCONN CLAIMS FIFTH NATIONAL TITLE WITH ROUT OF AZTECS:
UConn completed its dominant march to the top of college basketball with a 76-59 win over San Diego State in the national championship game. The No. 4 seed Huskies earned their fifth title in program history by suffocating the No. 5 seed Aztecs’ offense and systematically finding good looks against SDSU’s typically strong defense.
The win draws UConn even with Duke and Indiana in a tie for fourth place in the race for most titles in men’s college basketball history. All of the Huskies’ championships have come in the past 25 years, extending UConn’s edge as the most-decorated program of the past quarter-century.
Over that span, the Huskies have now won titles with three different coaches as Dan Hurley joined predecessors Kevin Ollie and Jim Calhoun in taking UConn to the sport’s summit.
San Diego State used several big runs late in the second half to cut UConn’s lead down to as little as five points. But UConn responded at every turn and flipped a switch when its lead fell to 60-55, rattling off a 9-0 run to put the game out of reach.
NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT/SCHEDULE:
MEN’S – MONDAY RESULT:
No. 4 UConn 76-59 No. 5 San Diego State
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
MONDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: @ Lincoln Northeast @ Den Hartog Field
- KHS 3-2 LNE
- Boys Soccer: v. Lincoln North Star @ Kearney High School
- KHS 2-0 LNS
- Baseball: @ Lincoln Northeast @ Den Hartog Field
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)
