Friday Morning Sports – Nebraska Baseball Ties Program Record in Series Opening Win, Dahlgren State Champ; KHS Ends Fifth, 20th, Class C&D Begin, Loper Women’s Golf End 13th, State Baseball Championship Schedules, Local Sports Schedules

NEBRASKA BASEBALL TIE PROGRAM RECORD IN PURDUE WIN:

Nebraska belted three home runs in a 10-5 win in the series opener at Purdue on Thursday night, tying the single-season record of 93 set by the Huskers in 1985.

Nebraska (30-20-1, 14-8 Big Ten) scored 10 runs on 12 hits and an error, while Purdue (23-28, 10-12 Big Ten) totaled five runs on 14 hits.

Nebraska and Purdue are scheduled to continue the series today at 12 p.m. CT at Alexander Field. KGFW’s pregame begins at 11:30 AM. 

DAHLGREN STATE CHAMP; KHS ENDS STATE T&F IN FIFTH, 20th; C & D BEGIN:

Jack Dahlgren earned a state gold medal in the 300 M hurdles on Thursday, capping a day in which he had already claimed a runner-up finish in the 110 M hurdles, as he aided the Kearney Boys T&F team to a fifth place finish in Day 2 at the State Championships in Omaha. 

The Kearney girls wrapped up in 20th overall with twelve total points. 

Classes C & D begin their action today with field events set to begin the day at 9 AM. 

LOPER WOMEN’S GOLF ENDS 13th AT NATIONALS:

The 56th-ranked Nebraska Kearney women’s golf team shot the second lowest 54-hole score (917) in school history to finish 13th at the NCAA Division II Championships Thursday in Eureka, Mo.

The top eight teams after 54 holes move on to a match-play bracket with the national champion crowned on Saturday.

The Lopers had efforts of 303, 306 and 308 to come in ahead of five teams including 14th-ranked Limestone (S.C.), 26th-ranked and home standing Missouri-St. Louis and 41st-ranked and region rival Augustana. The 917 trails only the 866 UNK carded at the NCAA Central Regional last week in Iowa. 

The Lopers will tee it up again in September.

UNK MEN’S HOOPS ADD ANOTHER TALENTED TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STAR:

Nebraska Kearney head men’s basketball coach Kevin Lofton announced today that Bryson Goldsmith will suit up for the Lopers next season.

The 6-2, 175-pound combination guard is from El Paso and regarded as one of the top prep players in the State of Texas this season.

Scoring over 1,000 points in his career, he was selected MVP of District 1-5A this past season as well as being tabbed the El Paso Times City Player of the Year. Averaging around 19 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 and a steal per game, Goldsmith also was named TABC Class 5A all-state team.

FOUR NEBRASKA SOFTBALL PLAYERS NAMED ALL-REGION:

Four Nebraska softball players were named to an All-Midwest Region team, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced on Thursday.

Billie Andrews was named to the all-region first team, Brooke Andrews and Mya Felder received second-team honors while Katelyn Caneda was named to the third team. 

Nebraska has produced 103 all-region honorees in school history, a total that ranks third in the Big Ten. 

HUSKER T&F EARN 56 REGIONAL BIDS:

The Nebraska track and field team earned 56 bids to the NCAA West Preliminary Round, set for May 24-27 at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif. 

The Huskers’ 56 entries at next week’s regional meet are the most for the program since 2010. The NU men earned 29 regional bids, while the women collected 27. 

STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULES:

FRIDAY CLASS A SCHEDULE:

#1 Millard West v. #2 Lincoln East –  7 PM @ Tal Anderson Field

FRIDAY CLASS B SCHEDULE:

#1 Elkhorn North v. #3 Norris – 4 PM @ Tal Anderson Field

FRIDAY CLASS C SCHEDULE:

#1 Malcolm v. #7 Omaha Roncalli Catholic – 1 PM @ Tal Anderson Field

NBA PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:

THURSDAY RESULTS:

Denver Nuggets 132-126 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN leads 2-0)

FRIDAY SCHEDULE:

Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics (MIA leads 1-0) – 7:30 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:

THURSDAY RESULTS:

Florida Panthers 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes (4OT)

FRIDAY SCHEDULE:

Dallas Stars @ Vegas Golden Knights – 7:30 PM

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

THURSDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Track & Field: STATE MEET FINALS @ Omaha Burke Stadium
    • KHS BOYS: 41 points; Jack Dahlgren STATE CHAMP 300 M hurdles
    • KHS GIRLS: 20 points

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Girls Tennis: STATE VARSITY TOURNAMENT
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Track & Field: STATE MEET @ Omaha Burke Stadium – 9 AM
  • Girls Tennis: STATE VARSITY TOURNAMENT
• UNK:
  • Women’s Golf: @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Eureka, MO
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • M/W T&F: NAIA Championships @ Marion, IN
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Nebraska Baseball @ Purdue (11:30 AM – 4 PM)

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Track & Field: STATE MEET @ Omaha Burke Stadium – 9 AM
• UNK:
  • Women’s Golf: @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Eureka, MO
• HASTINGS COLLEGE: 
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Nebraska Baseball @ Purdue (12:30 PM – 5 PM)

SUNDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:

• N/a