RUNZA SENIORS WIN AT RYDER PARK; CONTINUE ROAD STRETCH AT PAWNEE PARK TONIGHT:
Kearney pounded a strong fifth inning to take the lead and steal a win at Ryder Park over Grand Island Home Federal on Tuesday night, earning a 5-1 victory in the process.
The Runza Seniors (6-5) won off five runs on seven hits with two errors, while Home Federal dropped the contest with one run on five hits and four errors.
Kearney travels to Pawnee Park to rematch Columbus Cornerstone tonight after taking down Columbus last week at home. Pregame is set for 7:15 PM with first pitch scheduled at 7:30 PM.
Listen to Runza Senior Legion Baseball on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
THIELE TAKES NEBRASKA WOMEN’S MATCH PLAY TITLE:
Husker golfer Lindsey Thiele captured the first state women’s match play title of her career with a 2 & 1 win over Kaitlyn Hanna – a current Iowa Hawkeye golfer – in the 100th Nebraska Women’s Match Play Championship on Wednesday at the Happy Hollow Club in Omaha.
Thiele, a rising senior from Wahoo, jumped to a quick lead over Hanna (Omaha) by winning the first hole, then pushed her edge to 2 up after winning again on No. 4.
Thiele joins her older sister Hannah, also a three-year letter winner as a Husker golfer, as a Nebraska Women’s Match Play champion. Lindsey Thiele gives the Huskers a state women’s match play champion for the third consecutive year.
BIG RED VOLLEYBALL TAKES DOWN BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM:
Nebraska volleyball team defeated the Brazil U21 National Team by a score of 4-1. The Huskers won the first three sets, 25-21, 25-18, 25-20. After changing lineups, the teams played two more sets with NU winning the fourth, 27-25, and Brazil taking the fifth, 16-14.
Harper Murray had 13 kills with four service aces and a pair of blocks. Merritt Beason had 12 kills and one ace.
Bekka Allick chipped in nine kills with two blocks, and fellow middle blocker Andi Jackson had seven kills with three blocks.
Nebraska takes on the Military Selection Team today at 5 PM. The team features some of the Brazilian National team.
HUSKER BASEBALL ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGE:
Nebraska Baseball Coach Will Bolt announced on Tuesday that the Huskers and Assistant Coach Jeff Christy have mutually agreed to part ways.
Christy served as an assistant coach for Bolt for four seasons at Nebraska and worked with Bolt on Texas A&M’s staff for two seasons (2018-19) and at Nebraska under Darin Erstad from 2012 to 2014.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL ADDS OMAHA NATIVE TRANSFER:
The Nebraska softball team has added infielder Bella Bacon to its roster, Head Coach Rhonda Revelle announced on Tuesday. An Omaha native, Bacon joins the Huskers as a sophomore transfer from Purdue.
Bacon spent her freshman season with Purdue and will have three years of eligibility at Nebraska. Bacon appeared in 26 games with six starts as the designated player in her lone season as a Boilermaker. She tallied eight hits, scored one run and had five RBI.
Bacon was a four-year letterwinner at Millard West and a two-time Super State selection.
PGA TOUR AND EUROPEAN TOUR AGREE TO MERGE WITH LIV GOLF:
The PGA Tour abruptly dropped its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf venture on Tuesday and instead announced a stunning merger that creates a global operation featuring the world’s top players backed by the Saudis’ massive wealth.
As part of the deal merging the PGA Tour and European tour with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, the sides immediately dropped all lawsuits involving LIV Golf.
From the golf side, still to be determined is how players like Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson can rejoin the PGA Tour after defecting last year for signing bonuses reported to be in the $150 million range.
From the commercial side, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund joins the PGA Tour board of directors and leads the new business venture as chairman, though the PGA Tour will have a majority stake.
NBA FINAL SCORES/SCHEDULES:
GAME 3 – WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
Denver Nuggets @ Miami Heat (Tied 1-1) – 7:30 PM
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
GAME 2 – MONDAY RESULTS:
Vegas Golden Knights 7-2 Florida Panthers (VGK leads 2-0)
GAME 3 – THURSDAY SCHEDULE:
Vegas Golden Knights @ Florida Panthers (VGK leads 2-0) – 7 PM
NCAA BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS SCHEDULES:
SUPER REGIONALS SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Wake Forest v. No. 16 Alabama
No. 2 Florida v. No. 15 South Carolina
No. 8 Stanford v. Texas
No. 7 Virginia v. Duke
No. 5 LSU v. No. 12 Kentucky
Oral Roberts v. Oregon
Tennessee v. Southern Mississippi
No. 14 Indiana State v. TCU
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
Oakland Athletics @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 11:35 AM
Seattle Mariners @ San Diego Padres – 3:10 PM
Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Phillies – 5:05 PM
Kansas City Royals @ Miami Marlins – 5:10 PM
Minnesota Twins @ Tampa Bay Rays – 5:40 PM
Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees – 6:05 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks @ Washington Nationals – 6:05 PM
Houston Astros @ Toronto Blue Jays – 6:07 PM
Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians – 6:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds – 6:10 PM
New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves – 6:20 PM
Baltimore Orioles @ Milwaukee Brewers – 6:40 PM
St. Louis Cardinals @ Texas Rangers – 7:05 PM
San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies – 7:40 PM
Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Angels – 8:38 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: @ Grand Island Home Federal @ Ryder Park
- Runza 5-1 Home Federal
- POST 52: @ Grand Island Five Points @ Ryder Park
- POST 52 12-1 Five Points Bank
- Five Points: v. St. Paul @ Memorial Field
- St. Paul 8-0 Kearney Five Points
- Jerseys: v. St. Paul @ Memorial Field
- St. Paul 13-3 Kearney Jerseys
- Runza Seniors: @ Grand Island Home Federal @ Ryder Park
WEDNESDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: @ Columbus Cornerstone @ Pawnee Park – 7:30 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 7:15 PM
- POST 52: @ Columbus Post 84 @ Pawnee Park – 5 PM
- Five Points: v. Overton @ Memorial Field – 7:30 PM
- Jerseys: v. Holdrege @ Memorial Field – 7:30 PM
- Runza Seniors: @ Columbus Cornerstone @ Pawnee Park – 7:30 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7:15 PM)
- Runza Senior Legion Baseball @ Columbus Cornerstone (7:15 PM – 10:15 PM)
THURSDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- POST 52: N/a
- Five Points: N/a
- Jerseys: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: @ Lincoln Tournament (TBD)
- POST 52: v. Tri-Cities Juniors Tournament (TBD)
- Five Points: @ Gering
- Jerseys: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: @ Lincoln Tournament (TBD)
- POST 52: v. Tri-Cities Juniors Tournament (TBD)
- Five Points: @ Gering
- Jerseys: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
SUNDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: @ Lincoln Tournament (TBD)
- POST 52: v. Tri-Cities Juniors Tournament (TBD)
- Five Points: @ Gering
- Jerseys: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
