KEARNEY SOCCER TAKES SILVER BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP:
A score in the 63rd minute off a header by Kearney’s Brayden Treffer pushed the Kearney Bearcats to 2-0 on the year over their Central Nebraska rival Grand Island Thursday night, as well as securing the Heartland Athletic Conference Silver Bracket championship at Kearney High School.
Kearney is now 11-2 on the year and hits the road to Columbus on Saturday for a rescheduled matchup against the Discoverers.
BEARCAT GIRLS SOCCER FACES COLUMBUS:
The Kearney girls soccer team faces a pivotal late season matchup against conference foe Columbus tonight at Kearney High School.
The Bearcats (9-3) face Columbus (7-5) in a contest rescheduled from earlier this month due to inclement weather. Kickoff is set for 5:30 PM with KGFW’s pregame coverage at 5:15.
Join Austin Jacobsen for all the action on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – RHULE:
RHULE – LIVE REPS ONLY WAY FOR EVALUATION:
Head Coach for Nebraska Football Matt Rhule stated during his Thursday practice media session that the only way he can evaluate his entire roster is if the team plays live reps on Saturday…
Rhule added he wants to see his team’s physicality and is excited to have the quarterbacks take real hits during Saturday’s Red-White Spring Game.
RHULE – EXCITED FOR FANS TO SEE PLAYERS:
Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football head coach, expressed his gratitude for the fans that will be in attendance at Memorial Stadium on Saturday to see his team…
The Red-White Spring Game kicks off at 1 PM from Memorial Stadium with KGFW’s pregame coverage set to begin at 11 AM.
RHULE – SPRING GAME WON’T BE VANILLA:
Nebraska Football Head Coach Matt Rhule stated at his Thursday afternoon press conference that his Huskers won’t hold anything back in his initial Red-White Spring Game…
The Huskers are hoping to evaluate key positions by playing 15 full minutes of football for four quarters, with all contact being live contact for players.
RHULE – SPRING GAME FORMAT:
Matt Rhule, Huskers Football Coach, showcased what Saturday’s Red-White Spring Game format will entail…
Nebraska is set to kickoff the Spring Game at 1 PM from Memorial Stadium.
TREV ALBERTS SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:
ALBERTS – TUNNEL WALK CHANGE COMING AFTER SPRING GAME:
Nebraska Athletics Director Trev Alberts told Sports Nightly on Thursday night that there is good reason for nostalgic fans of the Tunnel Walk to attend Saturday’s Red-White Spring Game…
Nebraska will adjust to the Northwest corner entrance when the season begins because of the team’s new location of the locker rooms in the ‘Big Red Project’ facilities expected to be completed this fall.
ALBERTS – BIG TEN COMMISSIONER BRINGS MEDIA EXPERIENCE:
Trev Alberts, Nebraska Athletics Director, spoke on Thursday’s Sports Nightly and was asked his thoughts on the newly hired Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti…
Alberts worked with Petitti briefly when the current Nebraska AD was a TV analyst for CBS Sports.
HUSKER BASEBALL BEGINS HAWKEYE SERIES IN IOWA CITY:
Nebraska continues Big Ten play this weekend, as the Huskers travel to Iowa for a three-game series at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
Tonight’s series opener is set for 6:05 p.m., while Saturday’s first pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. The series finale between the Huskers and Hawkeyes is set for 1:05 p.m. on Sunday.
Nebraska and Iowa are locked in a series split through 46 all-time meetings on the baseball diamond.
The Huskers and Hawkeyes have played 26 times since the Big Red joined the Big Ten, with Iowa holding a 16-10 advantage.
KGFW’s coverage will join in progress at the conclusion of the KHS Girls Soccer matchup against Columbus.
NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL TICKETS ON SALE NEXT WEEK:
Tickets to the “Volleyball Day in Nebraska” event in Memorial Stadium this August will go on sale next week.
Nebraska will host Omaha at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30 in a regular-season match in Memorial Stadium. As part of a local doubleheader celebrating the impact of volleyball on the state, Nebraska-Kearney will play Wayne State in an exhibition match at 4:30 p.m. Gates will open at 3:30 p.m.
Nebraska volleyball season-ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets on Tuesday, April 25 at 10 a.m. (CT). The general public can begin purchasing tickets on Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m.
A ticket will gain entrance to both volleyball matches and a concert that will take place on the field following the matches. Tickets will be $25 for adults and $5 for high school age and under.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HOSTS WISCONSIN FOR HOME SERIES:
The Nebraska softball team (30-13, 10-4 Big Ten) hosts Wisconsin for a three-game series this weekend.
Game one is set for today at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, April 22, the Huskers and the Badgers face off at 3 p.m. with the final game set for Sunday, April 22 at 12 p.m. Wisconsin comes into the weekend with a 22-14 record and are 7-5 in Big Ten play.
OAKLAND A’s PURCHASE LAS VEGAS LAND FOR NEW STADIUM:
The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area.
Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night the team finalized a deal last week to buy the 49-acre site where the A’s plan to build the stadium close to the Las Vegas Strip with a seating capacity of 30,000 to 35,000.
The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground by next year and would hope to be moved to their new home by 2027.
The A’s would be only the second MLB team to change cities in more than a half-century. Since the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers in 1972, the only team to relocate was the Montreal Expos, who became the Washington Nationals in 2005.
NBA PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
THURSDAY SCHEDULE:
WESTERN CONFERENCE;
Golden State Warriors 114-97 Sacramento Kings (SAC 2-1)
Phoenix Suns 129-124 Los Angeles Clippers (PHX 2-1)
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Philadelphia 76ers 102-97 Brooklyn Nets (PHI leads 3-0)
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Golf: @ Columbus Invite
- KHS = 4th
- INDIVIDUAL:
- Dylan Dahlstedt = 8th
- Perry Swarm = 11th
- Girls Tennis: v. Hastings Dual @ Harmon Park
- KHS 8-1 HHS
- Boys Soccer: HAC TOURNAMENT – Silver Bracket
- KHS v. Grand Island @ Kearney High School
- KHS 1-0 GISH
- KHS v. Grand Island @ Kearney High School
- Boys Golf: @ Columbus Invite
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Soccer: v. Lakeview
- KCHS 5-1 CL
- Boys Soccer: v. Lakeview
- KCHS 3-1 CL
- Girls Soccer: v. Lakeview
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Track & Field: @ Lexington Invite – 12 PM
- Girls Soccer: v. Columbus @ Kearney High School – 5:45 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 5:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Track & Field: @ Lexington Invite – 12 PM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Jim Dutcher Memorial @ Crete, NE – 2 PM
- Softball: @ Central Oklahoma @ Edmond, OK – 2 PM
- Women’s Tennis: v. Missouri Western @ Edmond, OK – 4 PM
- Softball: @ Central Oklahoma @ Edmond, OK – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ Jim Dutcher Memorial @ Crete, NE – 2 PM
- Softball: v. Dakota Wesleyan – 4 PM
- Softball: v. Dakota Wesleyan – 6 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Girls Soccer v. Columbus (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Nebraska Baseball @ Iowa (7:30 PM – 10:15 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: v. Norfolk/Omaha South Triangular @ Memorial Field
- GAME 1: v. Omaha South – 12 PM
- GAME 2: v. Norfolk – 4 PM
- Boys Soccer: v. Columbus @ Columbus High School – 12:30 PM
- Baseball: v. Norfolk/Omaha South Triangular @ Memorial Field
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Soccer: @ Scottsbluff – 11 AM
- Boys Soccer: @ Scottsbluff – 11 AM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Jim Dutcher Memorial @ Crete, NE – 2 PM
- Volleyball: v. McCook C.C. @ Health & Sports Center – 12 PM
- Football: Spring Game @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Newman @ Wichita, KS – 1 PM
- Volleyball: v. Labette C.C. (KS) @ Health & Sports Center – 1:30 PM
- Softball: @ Newman @ Wichita, KS – 2 PM
- Volleyball: v. UNK Legends Blue @ Health & Sports Center – 3 PM
- Volleyball: v. Northeastern J.C. @ Health & Sports Center – 3:45 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ Jim Dutcher Memorial @ Crete, NE – 2 PM
- Softball: v. Jamestown – 12 PM
- Women’s Tennis: @ Morningside – 12 PM
- Men’s Tennis: @ Morningside – 12:30 PM
- Baseball: @ Dakota Wesleyan @ Mitchell, SD – 1 PM
- Softball: v. Jamestown – 2 PM
- Baseball: @ Dakota Wesleyan @ Mitchell, SD – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Football Spring Game (11 AM – 4 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Baseball: @ Dakota Wesleyan @ Mitchell, SD – 12 PM
- Baseball: @ Dakota Wesleyan @ Mitchell, SD – 3 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball @ Iowa (12:30 PM – 5 PM)
