KEARNEY HIGH GIRLS OUTLASTED IN OVERTIME BY BELLEVUE EAST
Despite a valiant effort by senior Kierstynn Garner – knocking down a three pointer as time expired in regulation – the Bearcats Girls Basketball team fell to Bellevue East 52-48 in overtime on Thursday at Kearney High School.
Both teams opened up their season in the Early Bird Quad Tournament at Kearney High School. Bellevue East came into the contest with big names and talented starters – as well as a pre-season Top Ten rating in numerous outlets. Kearney came in looking to prove its worth amongst one of Class A’s best and continuing to build off of a 10-11 season last year.
Down 44-41 with less than 6 seconds to go, a miss by future UNK Women’s Basketball player Riley Jensen for the Cheiftains allowed Garner to gather the rebound, sprint down the floor, and hit a three pointer to send the contest into overtime.
In added time, Kearney was outmatched 8-4 and could not connect in offensive possessions down the stretch.
The Bearcats (0-1) travel to Bellevue East on Saturday to take on Papillion-LaVista South at 2 PM.
BEARCAT BOYS DOMINATE FROM START TO FINISH
The Kearney High Boys Basketball team dominated from beginning to end and many reserves saw quality time in a dominating 70-44 win over Bellevue East on Thursday night.
Both teams were starting their season off in the Early Bird Quad Tournament at Kearney High School.
Kearney got the scoring started early, knocking down several three pointers in the first half of action and outpacing Bellevue East by halftime, leading 30-15.
By the end of the contest, ten different Bearcats and contributed scores.
Kearney (1-0) heads to Papillion-LaVista South on Saturday to take on Lincoln Southwest, who took down PLVS 70-64 Thursday evening. Tip-off is set for 3:45 PM and pregame will begin on KGFW at 3:30 PM.
UNK VOLLEYBALL RALLIES AGAINST BEARCATS, ADVANCE TO FRIDAY
The 12th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team recorded a season-high 18 blocks and got a career-high 26 kills from outside Emersen Cyza to rally past 4th-ranked Northwest Missouri State in five sets Friday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament first round match in Warrensburg, Mo.
The Lopers (26-6), seeded sixth in the Central Region, advance to the second round where they take on No. 7 seed Concordia-St. Paul who downed No. 2 St. Cloud State 3-1 on Thursday.
To take the rubber match from the third-seeded Bearcats (26-6), UNK used two solo blocks, 32 block assists, two near school-record performances and bounced back from a tough second set loss. The Lopers were up 20-13 but the ‘Cats closed on a 14-5 run to go up 2-0 in the match.
The Loper momentum continued in a big way in the fourth as the Blue & Gold held leads of 8-1, 11-4 and 19-4.
UNK trailed only once in the fifth, at 3-2, as they again held Northwest in check.
LOPER MEN TOPPLED BY EMPORIA IN LATE RUN
Emporia State closed on an 18-7 run to defeat Nebraska-Kearney, 81-70, Thursday night in Kansas.
This was the MIAA opener for both with the Lopers (3-3) falling in White Auditorium for the sixth time in its last seven trips. The Hornets, meanwhile, improve to 4-0 at home and 6-1 overall.
UNK heads to Washburn on Saturday afternoon. The beat up Ichabods (3-4) fell to Fort Hays on Wednesday, 68-58.
LOPER WOMEN CLOSE OUT HORNETS IN EMPORIA
Redshirt junior post Brooke Carlson made a layup with 22 seconds left and No. 20 Nebraska-Kearney made two late defensive stops to rally past No. 18 Emporia State, 59-58, Thursday night in Kansas.
This was the MIAA opener for both teams. UNK (6-1) wins at White Auditorium for the second time in three trips while the Hornets (5-2) see a modest two-game win streak come to an end.
The Lopers led for just 1:56 on the night but never let the deficit get bigger than 10 points. UNK started a 10-1 closing run down 57-49 with 5:07 left.
UNK heads to Washburn on Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods fell to 1-5 after a 72-50 setback to 2nd-ranked Fort Hays State on Wednesday.
HUSKER VOLLEYBALL READY FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT
The 10th-seeded Nebraska volleyball team (21-7) begins postseason play this weekend, welcoming Big South champion Campbell, Florida State and Kansas State to the Devaney Center, Dec. 3-4, for the NCAA First and Second Rounds. The Huskers open with Campbell in a first-round matchup tonight at 7 p.m.
On Saturday at 7 p.m., the winner of Friday night’s Campbell-Nebraska match will meet the winner of Friday’s 4:30 p.m. first-round contest between Florida State (19-9) and Kansas State (15-12).
This week’s action will be carried on Huskers Radio Network on KGFW. Campbell is 21-9 on the season after capturing the Big South title for its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Camels carry a five-game win streak, having swept four of their last five opponents.
Friday marks the first meeting between Nebraska and Campbell.
NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT COMMENTS:
COOK – EXPECT A BIG EFFORT FROM CAMPBELL
Head Coach of Nebraska Volleyball John Cook met with the media on Thursday evening in preparation for the Huskers NCAA Tournament appearance.
Cook reiterated that any team coming to Lincoln brings their best effort, no matter the opponent…
The Huskers take on Campbell at 7 PM at the Bob Devaney Sports Center tonight. Pregame starts on KGFW at 6 PM.
COOK – CAMPBELL PREVIEW A UNIQUE ATTACK
Head Coach of the Husker Volleyball team John Cook previewed what is a unique attack from the Campbell Camels prior to their Friday match…
Cook continued that he hasn’t seen an attack like this in many years, and has prepared his team for whatever they may see throughout the tournament. +
COOK – TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS
Head Coach for Nebraska Volleyball John Cook is excited to have his team get the first and second round matchups of the NCAA Tournament at home in Lincoln…
The Huskers take on Campbell tonight at 7 PM and the winner takes on the winner of Florida State and Kansas State on Saturday.
COOK – GETTING BETTER AT THE RIGHT TIME
Head Coach for Nebraska Volleyball John Cook spoke to the media on Thursday and said his team is getting to its stride at just the right time…
Cook and the Huskers are the No. 10 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, allowing them to host the first and second round contests in Lincoln.
STORM SET FOR ROAD GAME AT LANCERS
The Tri-City Storm hits the road this weekend for a pair of games against the Omaha Lancers and Lincoln Stars following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Fargo Force on Saturday.
The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Storm. Tonight’s matchup between the Storm and the Lancers is the fourth meeting of the season. Tri-City has won all three of the previous games played this season between the two in-state rivals.
Puck drop for tonight’s road game between the Storm and the Lancers at Ralston Arena is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.
NEBRASKA QUARTERBACK MARTINEZ ENTERS PORTAL
The Adrian Martinez era in Lincoln is officially over. Martinez announced on Thursday that he has officially entered the NCAA transfer portal.
The news comes two weeks after Martinez suffered a season-ending shoulder injury at Wisconsin on Nov. 20. He had surgery on his injured shoulder on Nov. 24.
Martinez will enter the portal having one year of eligibility remaining, along with a potential redshirt if he needed to use it.
He leaves Nebraska holding 16 school records, including total offense (10,792 yards), career completions (670), career 300-yard total offense games (19), career 400-yard total offense games (5), career 250-yard passing games (16), season total offensive yards per games (308.0 in 2021), season completion percentage (71.5 in 2020) and freshman total offense (3,246 yards).
The Huskers still have three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster: Kearney Catholic’s Heinrich Haarberg and Matt Masker, and redshirt sophomore Logan Smothers.
HUSKER WRESTLING READY TO DEFEND TITLE IN VEGAS
The undefeated No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team heads to Las Vegas this weekend to partake in one of the premier wrestling tournaments of the year at the Cliff Keen Invitational.
The Las Vegas Convention Center will host the event, with action set to begin on Friday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m
The tournament field features the defending champions from Nebraska along with 26 other Division 1 teams and over 100 ranked wrestlers. Nine of the nation’s Top-25 teams in the latest NWCA poll will take the mat in Las Vegas.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL:Early Bird Classic Tournament:
- Kearney v. Bellevue East
- Bellevue East 52-48 OT
- Kearney v. Bellevue East
- BOYS BASKETBALL:Early Bird Classic Tournament:
- Kearney v. Bellevue East
- Kearney 70-44
- Kearney v. Bellevue East
- GIRLS BASKETBALL:Early Bird Classic Tournament:
- UNK:
- VOLLEYBALL: NCAA D2 Regional @ Warrensburg, MO
- UNK v. Northwest Missouri State
- UNK 3-2
- UNK v. Northwest Missouri State
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Emporia State
- No. 20 UNK 59-58
- MENS BASKETBALL: @ Emporia State
- Emporia State 81-70
- VOLLEYBALL: NCAA D2 Regional @ Warrensburg, MO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Dakota Wesleyan
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Dakota Wesleyan
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: v. Sutton – 5:30 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: v. Sutton – 7:15 PM
- UNK:
- TRACK: Indoor Intrasquad – TBA
- VOLLEYBALL: NCAA D2 Tournament
- UNK v. Concordia-St. Paul – 5 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- MENS/WOMENS T&F: Indoor SDSU Holiday Invite
- MENS BASKETBALL: @ Dakota Wesleyan – 7:45 PM
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL:Early Bird Classic Tournament:
- Kearney High v. Papillon-LaVista South (@ Bellevue East) – 2 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL:Early Bird Classic Tournament:
- Kearney High v. Lincoln Southwest (@ PLVS) – 3:45 PM
- Pregame @ 3:30 on KGFW; 1340 AM, 96.1 FM, KGFW.com and the KGFW App
- Kearney High v. Lincoln Southwest (@ PLVS) – 3:45 PM
- WRESTLING: Kearney High Invite v. Multiple teams – 10 AM
- SWIMMING AND DIVING: @ Hastings invite
- GIRLS BASKETBALL:Early Bird Classic Tournament:
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING: @ Hastings Invite
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ Holdrege – 2:30 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: @ Holdrege – 3:45 PM
- UNK:
- WRESTLING: @ Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite – 11 AM
- WRESTLING: @ Doane Invite – 9 AM
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Washburn – 1:30 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: @ Washburn – 3:30 PM
- VOLLEYBALL: NCAA D2 Regional
- Championship, TBA
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- MENS BOWLING: @ Sioux City, IA
- MENS WRESTLING: @ Doane Open
- WOMENS BOWLING: @ Sioux City, IA
- WOMENS WRESTLING: @ Leavenworth, KS
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Jamestown – 2 PM
