BEARCATS NAMED TO ALL-STATE FALL SPORTS TEAMS:
Many area athletes were added to the 2022 All-State teams voted on by the Nebraska Coaches Association. Football and Volleyball teams have yet to be announced and won’t be determined until the end of the season.
Kearney High’s Asher Saulsbury was named to the Super State Class A Boys Tennis team after his State Runner-Up finish at the state tournament. The Bearcats Sam Rademacher was named to the Class A Second team. Huston Cochran, Eli Bond, Drew Welch, and Fisher Bonk were named honorable mention.
Kearney’s Claire Karjalainen was named to the Super State Class A Top 15 for Nebraska’s Girls Cross Country team.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – MICKEY JOSEPH:
JOSEPH – NON-STARTERS MUST BE PREPARED:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football Mickey Joseph spoke at his Thursday press conference regarding how he keeps his confidence in his backups and keeps them prepared throughout the week…
Nebraska aims to take down Illinois on Saturday with kickoff set for 2:30 PM from Memorial Stadium.
JOSEPH – COMFORTABLE WITH GIFFORD; OTHER NICKELS BE READY:
Interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph was asked about his level of comfort with Isaac Gifford manning the nickelback position…
Nebraska has had a rotation of nickelbacks since last season, however Gifford has received the highest grades and snap counts so far this season at the spot for the defense.
JOSEPH – TOMMI HILL GETTING BETTER AT RECEIVER:
Former receivers coach and interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph was asked at his Thursday press conference how much improvement Tommi Hill has made at receiver throughout the bye week…
Hill transferred from Arizona State, where as a Sun Devil and his start at Nebraska began as a defensive back before switching back to receiver prior to the Rutgers contest.
JOSEPH – LINEBACKERS MUST BE READY TO PLAY MORE WITH HENRICH OUT:
Mickey Joseph, interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football, addressed the media Thursday and added that he is preparing his linebackers to play more with captain Nick Henrich out for the season…
Nebraska continues their rotation at linebacker, with Chris Kolaverick and Luke Reimer listed as starters against Illinois.
JOSEPH – OFFENSE MUST EXECUTE THE OFFENSIVE PLAY CALL:
Mickey Joseph, interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football, spoke to the media Thursday and was adamant the offense must follow one simple rule in this Saturday’s matchup…
Nebraska is looking to keep their big play strikes open, as Trey Palmer leads the conference in most statistical receiving categories.
JOSEPH – HUSKERS BECOMING MORE PHYSICAL:
Mickey Joseph, interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football, ended his Thursday press conference by speaking praise on his team overall, adding the Big Red have a new attribute since he has taken the helm…
Nebraska will face one of the most physical teams in the conference against Illinois on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL SWEPT UP BY WISCONSIN:
Despite some valiant rallies – including a 10-point deficit erased by the Huskers in the second set – the Nebraska volleyball team’s 11-match win streak came to an end after a 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 loss at No. 5 Wisconsin on Wednesday night at the UW Field House.
The top-ranked Huskers (18-2, 10-1 Big Ten) fell for the first time since Sept. 13. Bekka Allick had a career-high 13 kills and hit .647 to lead the Huskers in the match.
Whitney Lauenstein had seven kills, and Madi Kubik chipped in seven kills. Ally Batenhorst had four kills to go with five blocks. Kaitlyn Hord had three kills and seven blocks, and Lindsay Krause also had three kills.
Wisconsin (16-3, 10-1 Big Ten) outhit Nebraska .205 to .164. Wisconsin had the edge in kills (44-37), aces (6-1) and digs (50-45). Blocks were even at 9-9.
The Huskers return home to welcome Maryland to the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL POSTGAME COMMENTS – JOHN COOK:
COOK – WISCONSIN ADDED PRESSURE HUSKERS COULDN’T HANDLE:
No. 1 Nebraska Volleyball fell to Wisconsin Wednesday night on the road in a sweep to the Badgers, as Head Coach for Nebraska John Cook stated in his postgame comments that the Badgers had too much pressure all night…
Nebraska rallied multiple times – including a 7-0 run in the second that nearly toppled the set – but fell for the first time since September 13 in the 2021 National Championship rematch.
COOK – HAVE TO WIN ON THE ROAD IN THE BIG TEN:
Head Coach for Nebraska Volleyball John Cook spoke in his postgame after the loss at Wisconsin that his team needs to understand the importance of winning critical matchups on the road…
Nebraska did not take a set in the loss, falling to last year’s national champion. The Huskers return home on Saturday to battle Maryland.
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – COORDINATORS:
WHIPPLE – CLEANED UP ISSUES IN BYE WEEK PRACTICES:
Offensive Coordinator for Nebraska Football Mark Whipple addressed the media after Wednesday’s practice and said he was happy to get another bye week to clean up and heal up for the Huskers…
Nebraska aims to take down their first Top 25 team since 2016 as Illinois travels to Lincoln on Saturday with kickoff set for 2:30 from Memorial Stadium.
WHIPPLE – IMPORTANT TO STAY BALANCED WITH RUN GAME:
Nebraska Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple was asked at his Wednesday press conference what needs to be done to get the Big Red running game back on track…
Nebraska struggled running the ball against the Boilermakers, with the longest run coming off an end-around to Trey Palmer for 60 yards – outgaining leading rusher on the season Anthony Grant.
BUSCH – LOSING HENRICH A KICK TO THE GUT:
Nebraska’s Defensive Coordiantor Bill Busch opened up his comments on Wednesday’s press conference talking about the loss of inside linebacker and defensive captain Nick Henrich…
Nebraska’s Henrich was a key part of last year’s defense that was one of the top in the conference in 2021, but has suffered lingering injuries throughout this season including hand, shoulder, and knee injuries.
BUSCH – CHASE BROWN, ILLINOIS RUN GAME VERY CHALLENGING:
Husker Football interim defensive coordinator Bill Busch was asked at his Wednesday press conference regarding the impressive Illinois running attack, and their leader Chase Brown…
Nebraska’s defense looks to shore up after allowing over 200 rushing yards to Purdue two weeks ago. Illinois’ Brown currently leads the Big Ten with over 1000 rushing yards on the season.
HUSKER WOMEN’S HOOPS RATED IN USA TODAY TOP 25:
The Nebraska women’s basketball team will begin the 2022-23 season at No. 22 in the USA Today Preseason Top 25 announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Wednesday.
The Huskers, who were also preseason No. 22 in the Associated Press Poll, are one of six Big Ten women’s basketball teams in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25, joining No. 6 Iowa (2), No. 11 Indiana, No. 15 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland (2) and No. 23 Michigan (2).
Kansas, which the Huskers will play at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec. 21, is also receiving top-25 votes in both the USA Today/WBCA and AP polls.
Nebraska opens exhibition play for the 2022-23 season on Sunday, when the Huskers play host to Washburn.
FOUR LOPER SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL-MIAA:
Four members of the Nebraska Kearney women’s soccer team have been named 2022 honorable mention All-MIAA.
Representing UNK this year are defenders Raegan Downham (Cheyenne, Wyo.) and Dolcie Hanlon (Grand Junction, Colo.), midfielder Cammie Davis (Wichita, Kan.) and forward Emma Middleton (Springfield). Davis and Middleton earned their first all-league honor while Downham and Hanlon are now two-time All-MIAA picks.
EAGLES ACQUIRE QUINN FOR ADDED PHILLY PASS RUSH:
The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles already have one of the NFL’s best defenses. Now, they’re adding another pass rusher to the mix.
The Eagles acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn from the Chicago Bears for a 2023 fourth-round pick on Wednesday.
The Eagles (6-0) are the lone undefeated team. Philadelphia, coming off a bye, hosts Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The 32-year-old Quinn is off to a slow start with just one sack and three quarterback hits after opting not to participate in offseason workouts. But he broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent’s franchise record with 18 1/2 sacks last year in a resurgent season.
LOPER WOMEN’S HOOPS BEGIN SEASON WITH EXHIBITION AT IOWA:
The Nebraska Kearney women’s basketball team starts the 2022-23 season with a Halloween Treat as it takes on the sixth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes Friday in Iowa City.
This marks the Lopers 25th exhibition game against a Division I opponent since 2001. UNK has also squared off against Nebraska, Nebraska Omaha, Colorado, Creighton, Drake and Northern Colorado.
This will likely be the largest crowd a UNK women’s basketball team has ever played in front of and also the best team the Lopers have faced. Veteran head coach Lisa Bluder has a squad picked to win the Big 10, challenge for the program’s second-ever Final Four appearance and is led by All-World shooter Caitlin Clark and All-American post Monika Czinano.
UNK counters the high flyin’ ‘Hawks with a grizzled bunch of Antelopes as five fifth-year seniors have combined for 562 games played, nearly 13,000 minutes of action and a bunch of records and honors
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Football: PLAYOFFS v. Millard South @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 7 PM
- #5 Kearney v. #12 Millard South – KGFW Pregame at 6 PM
- Football: PLAYOFFS v. Millard South @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 7 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Swimming: Homecoming Scrimmage – 5 PM
- Women’s Basketball: @ Iowa (Exhibition) – 6:30 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney High Football PLAYOFFS v. Millard South (6 PM – 10 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Volleyball: District Final – 1 PM @ Kearney Catholic High School
- #7 KCHS v. #10 Ogallala
- Volleyball: District Final – 1 PM @ Kearney Catholic High School
- UNK:
- Football: v. Northwest Missouri State @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 2 PM (Homecoming)
- Volleyball: @ Northwest Missouri State – 3 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Football v. Illinois (10:30 AM – 9:30 PM; KGFW)
- Nebraska Football v. Illinois (1:45 PM – 7:45 PM; KQKY)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
