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KEARNEY FANS CELEBRATE HOME NIGHT SWEEP, TAKE 14-INNING DUAL IN SENIORS MATCHUP:
The marathon continued nearly four hours after the first pitch, but the Kearney Misko Seniors’ Kole Throckmorton finished off the contest with a walk-off RBI single shot to right-center field to give the home squad a 3-2 victory after fourteen innings at Memorial Field.
Kearney (8-8) earned the marathon win scoring three runs on ten hits with three errors, while Grand Island Home Federal fell scoring two runs on five hits with five errors.
The Post 52 Pinnacle Bank Juniors took down Grand Island’s Five Points Bank juniors in a 7-1 victory earlier in the evening in the Fan Appreciation Night sweep.
Grand Island Home Federal begins their CWS Omaha tournament later today. Both Kearney legion squads are back in action today traveling to Columbus for a junior and senior matchup at Pawnee Park.
Join KGFW’s pregame coverage beginning at 7:15 PM with Austin Jacobsen on the call. Listen to Kearney Legion Baseball on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SUSPENDS KENTUCKY/FLORIDA:
The College World Series had reset part of their schedule for today due to inclement weather last night in Omaha.
Florida State eliminated North Carolina in a 9-5 victory in the Tuesday afternoon slate, however the NCAA announced Tuesday afternoon, Game 10 – the elimination game between Kentucky and Florida – is now scheduled to be played at 10 AM CST this morning.
This now sets back the originally scheduled contests back as well, with Game 11 between Tennessee and Florida State set to begin at 2 PM CST, and the final game at 6 PM CST featuring Texas A&M and the winner of Kentucky/Florida.
All games can be seen on ESPN with radio coverage provided by the Omaha station 1620 The Zone.
FORMER LOPER NATIONAL CHAMPION JOINS NDSU STAFF:
North Dakota State head wrestling coach Obenson Blanc announced the hiring of Matt Malcom to finalize the NDSU wrestling coaching staff on Tuesday, June 18.
Malcom joins the Bison after serving as the head coach and a teacher at Bellevue East High School for two years after wrapping up a decorated collegiate career as a two-time national champion and a five-time All-American at Nebraska-Kearney.
Malcom, a native of Glenwood, Iowa, claimed the NCAA Division II 157-pound national championship as a sophomore, and then won the 165-pound title in his senior season to lead the Lopers to the team 2022 National Championship.
Over the course of his career in Kearney and one year at Iowa, Malcom recorded a 144-30 overall record with 46 tech falls majors, 31 majors and 24 falls.
NEBRASKA MEN SET TO RETURN TO SANFORD PENTAGON:
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball program will play at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, during a weekend of Division I matchups in November.
The Huskers are set to battle Saint Mary’s on Sunday, Nov. 17.
For the men, this marks the third appearance for the Cornhuskers at the Sanford Pentagon while the Gaels will be playing at the Pentagon for the fifth time.
HUSKER WOMEN SCHEDULED TO FACE FORMER LOPER COACH:
The Nebraska women’s basketball team will take on South Dakota at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls early in the non-conference season, Head Coach Amy Williams announced on Tuesday, June 18.
The game between the Huskers and Coyotes is set for Saturday, Nov. 16, and will be played ahead of a battle between the Nebraska men and Saint Mary’s on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Sanford Pentagon.
Williams, a native of Spearfish, S.D., is entering her ninth season leading Nebraska after spending three seasons (2013-16) at the head coach at South Dakota.
New USD head coach Carrie Eighmey is a Nebraska native who enters her first season in Vermillion after serving as the head coach at Idaho in 2023-24. Eighmey was the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney for eight seasons (2015-23) after leading Hastings College (2012-15) for three seasons.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL ADDS ELKHORN NATIVE:
Powerful left-handed hitter Kacie Hoffmann is the newest member of the Nebraska softball team. An Elkhorn native, Hoffmann comes to Lincoln after spending the last three seasons at Arkansas. She will have two years of eligibility at Nebraska after sitting out last season due to injury.
Hoffmann played in 106 games with 96 starts at Arkansas, starting 84 games in right field and 12 as the designated player.
Hoffmann played her high school ball for Elkhorn South High School, where she set school career records for batting average (.464), doubles (43), home runs (33), RBIs (150) and runs (123).
WILLIE MAYS PASSES AT 93:
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.
Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the afternoon in the Bay Area.
The center fielder, who began his professional career in the Negro Leagues in 1948, was baseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer. He was voted into the Hall in 1979, his first year of eligibility, and in 1999 followed only Babe Ruth on The Sporting News’ list of the game’s top stars. The Giants retired his uniform number, 24, and set their AT&T Park in San Francisco on Willie Mays Plaza.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCORES/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY SCORES – ELIMINATION GAMES:
ELIMINATION GAME – GAME NINE: Florida State 9-5 North Carolina (NC Eliminated)
ELIMINATION GAME – GAME TEN: Florida v. Kentucky – POSTPONED to WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE – ELIMINATION / WINNER’S BRACKET GAMES:
ELIMINATION GAME – GAME TEN: Florida v. Kentucky – 10 AM (ESPN)
GAME ELEVEN: Tennessee v. Florida State – 2 PM (ESPN) / Tennessee Elimination Game
GAME TWELVE: Texas A&M v. Florida/Kentucky – 6 PM (ESPN) / Florida/Kentucky Elimination Game
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY – GAME FIVE: Edmonton Oilers 5-3 Florida Panthers (FLA leads 3-2)
FRIDAY – GAME SIX: Florida Panthers @ Edmonton Oilers – 7 PM (FLA leads 3-2)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES:
TUESDAY SCORES:
Miami Marlins 9-8 St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Pittsburgh Pirates
Seattle Mariners 8-5 Cleveland Guardians
Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Washington Nationals
New York Yankees 4-2 Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox 4-3 Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves 2-1 Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins 7-6 Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago Cubs 5-2 San Francisco Giants
New York Mets 7-6 Texas Rangers
Chicago White Sox 2-0 Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 Colorado Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics 7-5 Kansas City Royals
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
Detroit Tigers @ Atlanta Braves – 11:20 AM
Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 11:35 AM
St. Louis Cardinals @ Miami Marlins – 11:40 AM
San Diego Padres @ Philadelphia Phillies – 12:05 PM
San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs – 1:20 PM
Arizona Diamondbacks @ Washington Nationals – 3:05 PM
Seattle Mariners @ Cleveland Guardians – 5:40 PM
Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees – 6:05 PM
Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays – 6:07 PM
Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins – 6:40 PM
New York Mets @ Texas Rangers – 7:05 PM
Houston Astros @ Chicago White Sox – 7:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies – 7:40 PM
Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Angels – 8:38 PM
Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics – 8:40 PM
WEDNESDAY KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7:15 PM)
- Kearney Misko Senior Legion Baseball @ Columbus Cornerstone (7:15 PM – 10:15 PM)
