STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN IN OMAHA:
The State Track & Field championships at Omaha’s Burke Stadium begin today for classes A and B with prelims for most events and some final events pushing today.
The action begins at 9 AM with field events including girls pole vault, discus, and long jump with the boys competing in high jump, triple jump, and shot put.
Running events will begin in the afternoon at 1:30 PM.
Hourly updates begin on 1340 KGFW and HITS 106/KQKY at 9 AM running throughout the day.
Find more updates and heat sheets at KGFW.com.
LOPER WOMEN’S GOLF TIED FOR ELEVENTH AFTER DAY ONE:
The 56th-ranked Nebraska Kearney women’s golf team saw all five players shoot between 74 and 78 on the first day of the 2023 NCAA Division II Championships Tuesday in Eureka, Mo.
The start of a long week was delayed by two hours due to the weather. The top eight teams after Thursday’s third round advance to a match play bracket.
UNK’s 303 has them in that race as it is just eight strokes out of fourth place. The Lopers also are ahead of five Top 41 teams including Central Region rivals Augustana and Henderson (Ark.) State.
UNK tees off at 8 a.m. today with no rain expected the rest of the week.
UNK TRACK TO SEND FOURTEEN TO NCAA OUTDOOR MEET:
Fourteen members of the Nebraska-Kearney track and field team (four women and 10 men) have qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Pueblo, Colo.
The three-day meet will be May 25-27 at the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderbowl.
UNK has three in distance running events, two each in the hammer, high jump, javelin and pole vault, one in the discus and one qualified relay.
Full qualifiers can be found here.
FIVE HUSKERS ADDED TO ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC RECOGNITION:
Five members of the Nebraska baseball program were named to the 2023 Academic All-District Baseball Team.
Garrett Anglim, Jake Bunz, Josh Caron, Drew Christo and Griffin Everitt all advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot after earning all-district honors.
Voting for the Academic All-America baseball teams begin on May 16 and closes Tuesday, May 23.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HAS FIVE EARN ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC HONORS:
Five Huskers were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-District softball team, announced on Thursday morning.
Billie Andrews, a two-time honoree, was joined by first-time recipients Mya Felder, Abbie Squier, Sydney Gray and Ava Bredwell.
All five student-athletes will advance to the Academic All-America ballot.
SAN ANTONIO WINS WEMBANYAMA LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES:
Victor Wembanyama is set to follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to welcome the French phenom.
The Spurs hit the lottery jackpot on Tuesday, landing the No. 1 pick and the right to draft one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history.
At 7-foot-3 and with the ability to shoot like a wing player and pass like a point guard, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is expected to make an immediate impact.
76ers FIRE DOC RIVERS FOR EARLY PLAYOFF EXITS:
Doc Rivers’ penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 76ers fired Rivers on Tuesday following a third straight exit in the second round of the playoffs, and the second time over that span he lost a series lead and a Game 7.
Rivers led the 76ers to their second straight 50-win season behind NBA MVP Joel Embiid but again failed to lead them to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2001. The Sixers have not won an NBA championship since 1983.
STATE BASEBALL RESULTS/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY CLASS A RESULTS:
#8 Grand Island 10-0 #5 Creighton Prep
#3 Elkhorn South 6-3 #7 Bellevue West
TUESDAY CLASS B RESULTS:
#4 Omaha Gross Catholic 5-2 #5 Beatrice
#6 Omaha Skutt Catholic 18-4 #7 Elkhorn
TUESDAY CLASS C RESULTS:
#4 Platteview 12-1 #8 Concordia/BT/OCA
#6 Wayne 8-7 #3 Central City/Fullerton/Centura
WEDNESDAY CLASS A SCHEDULE:
#1 Millard West v. #8 Grand Island – 10 AM @ Tal Anderson Field
#2 Lincoln East v. #3 Elkhorn South – 4 PM @ Tal Anderson Field
WEDNESDAY CLASS B SCHEDULE:
#1 Elkhorn North v. #4 Omaha Gross Catholic – 10 AM @ Fricke Field
#3 Norris v. #6 Omaha Skutt Catholic – 4 PM @ Fricke Field
WEDNESDAY CLASS C SCHEDULE:
#1 Malcolm v. #4 Platteview – 4 PM @ Millard North
#7 Omaha Roncalli Catholic v. #6 Wayner – 4 PM @ Omaha Westside
STATE SOCCER RESULTS/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS:
CLASS B BOYS: #2 Omaha Skutt Catholic 3-1 #1 Bennington
CLASS A BOYS: #1 Creighton Prep 2-1 #1 Gretna
NBA PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY RESULTS:
Denver Nuggets 132-126 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 1-0)
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics – 7:30 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Track & Field: STATE MEET @ Omaha Burke Stadium – 9 AM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Eureka, MO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: NAIA Championships @ Marion, IN
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Track & Field: STATE MEET FINALS @ Omaha Burke Stadium – 9 AM
- Girls Tennis: STATE VARSITY TOURNAMENT
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Tennis: STATE VARSITY TOURNAMENT
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Eureka, MO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: NAIA Championships @ Marion, IN
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball @ Purdue (4:30 PM – 9 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Tennis: STATE VARSITY TOURNAMENT
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Track & Field: STATE MEET @ Omaha Burke Stadium – 9 AM
- Girls Tennis: STATE VARSITY TOURNAMENT
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Eureka, MO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: NAIA Championships @ Marion, IN
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball @ Purdue (4:30 PM – 9 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Track & Field: STATE MEET @ Omaha Burke Stadium – 9 AM
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Eureka, MO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball @ Purdue (12:30 PM – 5 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
