RUNZA SENIORS END AS A7 RUNNER-UP; BEGIN STATE TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY:
After the dust settled in a two game championship series, the Runza Seniors of Kearney could not hold off Hastings Five Points Bank, ending as A7 District Tournament Runner-Up on Wednesday night at Ryder Park.
Kearney was unable to preserve their unblemished mark in district play falling 4-3 in Game One, scoring three runs on five hits with two errors. Hastings won with four runs on eight hits and three errors.
In the high-scoring affair of Game Two, it was Hastings claiming the victory 12-11 to earn the A7 Title.
Hastings won, scoring twelve runs on fifteen hits and no errors, while Kearney dropped the contest scoring eleven runs on ten hits and one error.
Both teams move onto the state tournament as Kearney heads to Bellevue West and Hastings will host at Duncan Field. Tournament brackets are expected to be released later today.
GRAND ISLAND NATIVE SCHANAMAN INKS DEAL WITH BRAVES:
Nebraska senior Shay Schanaman signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves organization in Florida this week.
Schanaman is the fifth Husker from this year’s team to continue with a Major League Baseball organization after Brice Matthews, Max Anderson, Emmett Olson and Jace Kaminska were selected in the MLB Draft last week
A product of Grand Island, Neb., Schanaman went 3-6 with six saves and a 3.07 ERA in a team-high 26 appearances for the Huskers in 2023. He compiled 66 strikeouts with 28 walks in 55.2 innings and held opponents to a .189 batting average.
OMAHA PRO VOLLEYBALL ANNOUNCES TEAM NAME:
Local Omaha volleyball fans now know who they’ll be rooting for in the Pro Volleyball Federation, as the professional program announced their new team name earlier today.
The team will don the nickname ‘Supernovas’.
Nebraska Pro Volleyball made itself known last week, announcing the women’s pro volleyball team would call the 18,000-seat CHI Health Center arena its home.
The team will play in the Pro Volleyball Federation. Other clubs currently in the league are Atlanta, San Diego, Orlando, Grand Rapids, and Columbus.
NEBRASKA MEN’S HOOPS ANNOUNCES NON-CONFERENCE SLATE:
A pair of matchups against Elite Eight qualifiers, a neutral-site matchup with Oregon State and a three-game Cornhusker Classic in Lincoln highlight the 2023-24 Nebraska men’s basketball non-conference schedule released Wednesday.
The 11-game non-conference slate features a trip to Manhattan, Kan., for a matchup with Kansas State on Dec. 17. Nebraska’s only other trip in non-conference play is on Saturday, Nov. 18, when the Huskers travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., to face Oregon State.
The nine-game home schedule features the annual matchup with Creighton on Sunday, Dec. 3.
Nebraska’s nine home non-conference games is the most since also having nine in 2021-22.
Full details on the non-conference schedule can be found at KGFW.com.
HUSKER MEN’S BASKETBALL TO HOST ROUND-ROBIN CORNHUSKER CLASSIC:
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will host Duquesne, Stony Brook, and Rider in the Cornhusker Classic, a three-game round-robin tournament that will take place from November 13th to November 22nd, 2023.
The Cornhuskers will host three games at Pinnacle Bank Arena: November 13th vs. Rider, November 15th vs. Stony Brook, and November 22nd vs. Duquesne..
In addition to playing at Nebraska, Duquesne will host Stony Brook on November 13th and Rider on November 17th. Rounding out the schedule, Stony Brook will play Rider at home on November 20th.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL ANNOUNCES FALL SCHEDULE:
Nebraska fans will have the opportunity to see the Husker softball team play nine times at Bowlin Stadium in September and October as part of the fall exhibition season.
The Huskers will host three intrasquad scrimmages on consecutive Thursdays in September before playing a total of six games against Omaha, Creighton, Colorado State and South Dakota in October.
All fall games are open to the public – including the intrasquad scrimmages – with free admission.
HUSKER WBB PETRIE SCORES SIX; AUSSIES DROP BRACKET PLAY OPENER:
Jessica Petrie scored six points and grabbed two rebounds, but Australia suffered a 74-67 loss to Mali to open bracket play at the 2023 U19 Women’s World Cup in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday.
Petrie, a 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, added two assists and a blocked shot in just under 12 minutes of action off the bench for Australia. She assisted on a made three-pointer that gave Australia its biggest lead of the second half at 49-44 with 2:55 left in the third quarter.
The Australians return to action on Friday at 2 a.m. (CT) when they take on Brazil, which took an 89-45 loss to Canada on Wednesday.
A7 SENIOR LEGION DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCORES/SCHEDULES:
WEDNESDAY RESULTS:
GAME 1 – #1 Hastings Five Points Bank 4-3 #4 Runza Kearney
GAME 2 – #1 Hastings Five Points Bank 12-11 #4 Runza Kearney
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY SCHEDULE:
Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves – 11:20 AM
Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies – 11:35 AM
San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds – 11:35 AM
San Diego Padres @ Toronto Blue Jays – 12:07 PM
Chicago White Sox @ New York Mets – 12:10 PM
Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals – 1:10 PM
Minnesota Twins @ Seattle Mariners – 2:40 PM
Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays – 5:40 PM
St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs – 7:05 PM
Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics – 8:40 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
WEDNESDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament Championship @ Ryder Park
- #4 Kearney Runza v. #1 Hastings Five Points Bank
- GAME 1: Hastings Five Points 4-3 Runza Kearney
- GAME 2: Hastings Five Points 12-11 Runza Kearney
- #4 Kearney Runza v. #1 Hastings Five Points Bank
- POST 52: N/a
- Five Points: N/a
- Jerseys: N/a
- Runza Seniors: Area 7 District Tournament Championship @ Ryder Park
THURSDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: State Tournament @ TBD
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Runza Seniors: State Tournament @ TBD
SUNDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: State Tournament @ TBD
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Runza Seniors: State Tournament @ TBD
