RUNZA SENIORS AIM TO CONTINUE WIN STREAK IN A7 DISTRICTS:
The Runza Seniors continued their strong showing in the A7 Senior District Tournament, taking down the North Platte FNBO Nationals 1-0 Monday afternoon.
Kearney (20-17) earned the win with one run on three hits and two errors, while North Platte FNBO fell with no runs on no hits with two errors.
The Runza Seniors’ Quinn Foster held a herculean effort, going six and two third innings and striking out twelve batters while walking four. The starter recorded twenty outs in the contest.
Kearney is the final team in the A7 District remaining without a loss. With the win, Kearney also punched their spot into a State Tournament bid. The Runza Seniors continue district action taking on Grand Island Home Federal tonight with first pitch at 7 PM.
KGFW’s pregame is set for 6:45 PM with Austin Jacobsen on the call. Hear Kearney Legion Baseball on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
POST 52 SURVIVES IN EIGHT INNINGS; CONTINUES TOURNAMENT RUN:
The POST 52 Juniors continue their season with a win over the Hastings Juniors at North Platte’s Bill Wood Field Monday night, earning an extra inning 9-5 win.
Kearney POST 52 (26-16) won, scoring nine runs on ten hits with one error, while Hastings fell scoring five runs on eleven hits with three errors.
The Kearney Juniors will take on Grand Island today at 4 PM from Bill Wood Field. A full game recap can be found at KGFW.com.
BOLT ADDS CONOR BEHRENS TO HUSKER BASEBALL STAFF:
Nebraska Baseball Head Coach Will Bolt announced the hiring of Conor Behrens as Director of Program Development on Tuesday.
Behrens joins the Huskers with four years of coaching experience, including the last two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Wichita State.
With the Shockers, Behrens worked with the hitters, catchers and outfielders while serving as camp coordinator and creating scouting reports of opponents.
Behrens was a graduate assistant coach and director of operations at Central Missouri for two seasons, helping the Mules to a national runner-up finish with a 46-8 overall record in 2021.
HUSKER FOOTBALL ADDS SIX TO 2023 NEBRASKA HOF CLASS:
Six Nebraska standouts, a state college representative, and two pioneers from the early 20th century comprise the 2023 class of the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.
The 2023 Hall of Fame class will be officially inducted at a Sept. 22 banquet in Lincoln and recognized the following day at the Huskers’ home game against Louisiana Tech.
The six former Huskers were selected to the 2023 class by balloting of the Hall of Fame membership, include defensive tackle David Clark (1980s category), linebacker Troy Dumas (1990s category), punter Sam Koch (2000-06 category), defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000-06 category), quarterback Taylor Martinez (2007-13 category) and offensive guard Spencer Long (2007-13 category).
The Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Board also selected a pair of former Huskers from the Legends category including head coach W.C. “King” Cole and quarterback Leon G. Warner.
The 2023 class of inductees also includes a state college representative in Dan Klepper, an All-America offensive guard for Nebraska-Omaha in the 1960s.
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL – EVAN COOPER SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:
COOPER – MORE COMFORTABLE WITH DB’S THAN BEFORE:
Defensive Backs coach for Nebraska Evan Cooper joined the Sports Nightly desk on Monday night, and began his introduction stating that he feels more at home with his secondary than when he first arrived…
Cooper also stated he’s impressed with the first year defensive back’s that arrived over the summer in Ethan Nation and Rahmir Stewart.
COOPER – DEFENSIVE BACK IS ALL ABOUT CONFIDENCE:
Secondary coach for the Huskers Evan Cooper joined Sports Nightly on Monday night and spoke about the biggest intangible he teaches his defensive backs…
Nebraska has six returning defensive backs with starting experience or received significant playing time last season.
A7 SENIOR LEGION DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCORES/SCHEDULES:
MONDAY RESULTS:
Hastings Five Points Bank 12-0 Grand Island U-Save (5 Innings; GI U-Save Eliminated)
Kearney Runza 1-0 North Platte FNBO Nationals (Winner’s Bracket)
Grand Island Home Federal 14-2 Lexington Pinnacle Bank (6 Innings; Lexington Eliminated)
TUESDAY SCHEDULE:
#1 Hastings Five Points Bank v. #3 North Platte FNBO Nationals – 4 PM (Elimination Game)
#4 Kearney Runza v. #2 Grand Island Home Federal – 7 PM (Grand Island Elimination Game)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY SCHEDULE:
Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies – 5:40 PM
Cleveland Guardians @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 6:05 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Baltimore Orioles – 6:05 PM
San Diego Padres @ Toronto Blue Jays – 6:07 PM
San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds – 6:10 PM
Chicago White Sox @ New York Mets – 6:10 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves – 6:20 PM
Miami Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals – 6:45 PM
Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers – 7:05 PM
Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs – 7:05 PM
Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals – 7:10 PM
Houston Astros @ Colorado Rockies – 7:40 PM
Boston Red Sox @ Oakland Athletics – 8:40 PM
Minnesota Twins @ Seattle Mariners – 8:40 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
MONDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament @ Ryder Park
- #4 Runza Kearney v. #3 North Platte FNBO Nationals
- Runza Kearney 1-0 North Platte FNBO
- #4 Runza Kearney v. #3 North Platte FNBO Nationals
- POST 52: Area 7 District Tournament @ Bill Wood Field
- #4 POST 52 Kearney v. #3 Hastings Johnson Imperial Homes
- Kearney POST 52 9-5 Hastings Juniors (8 Innings)
- #4 POST 52 Kearney v. #3 Hastings Johnson Imperial Homes
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament @ Ryder Park
TUESDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament @ Ryder Park
- #4 Runza Kearney v. #2 Grand Island Home Federal – 7 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 6:45 PM
- #4 Runza Kearney v. #2 Grand Island Home Federal – 7 PM
- POST 52: Area 7 District Tournament @ Bill Wood Field
- #4 POST 52 Kearney v. #1 Grand Island Five Points – 4 PM
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament @ Ryder Park
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 6:45 PM)
- Runza Senior Legion Baseball v. Grand Island Home Federal (6:45 PM – 9:45 PM)
WEDNESDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament @ Ryder Park – TBD
- POST 52: N/a
- Five Points: N/a
- Jerseys: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
- Runza Senior Legion Baseball v. Area 7 District Tourney TBA
THURSDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- POST 52: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- POST 52: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: State Tournament @ TBD
- POST 52: TBD
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
SUNDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: State Tournament @ TBD
- POST 52: TBD
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
