Monday Morning Sports – HAC Tournaments Kick-Off Holiday Break, Former Husker Powers to New Career High, Storm Represented by USA and All-Star Games, Local Sports Schedule

HAC TOURNAMENTS KICKOFF HOLIDAY BREAK:

Both the Kearney High Girls Basketball (4-2) and the Boys (3-3) are seeded #6 overall in their respective brackets and will host their opening contest of the Heartland Athletic Conference tournament today.

Both teams are coming off of back-to-back wins over a road weekend in Norfolk and Columbus. 

The Bearcat girls will face #11 Lincoln North Star (2-4) at 2 PM, while the boys take on #11 Fremont (0-4) at 3:45 PM.

Both games will be broadcast on KGFW with Austin Jacobsen on the call. 

Should both teams win, they will take on #3 Lincoln Pius X in both brackets on Tuesday. 

FORMER HUSKER BURKHEAD POWERS NEW CAREER HIGH IN WIN:

Former Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead was the star of the show for the Houston Texans on Sunday, rushing for 149 yards and a pair of TDs enroute to a win for Houston.

Burkhead is on his third team since joining the league in 2013. Burkhead has previously spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots.

STORM FORWARDS TO REPRESENT USA:

Former Tri-City Storm forwards Matthew Knies and Carter Mazur are set to represent the United States of America in the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship

Knies and Mazur were named to the final 25-man roster for USA on December 14th and made their debuts in the tournament when USA battled Slovakia

BORGESI NAMED TO ALL-AMERICAN TEAM ROSTER:

Tri-City Storm defenseman Vinny Borgesi has been named to the roster for the 2022 BioSteel All-American Game at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan on January 17th, 2022

The game will feature top prospects eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft.

Vinny Borgesi, 17, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored two goals and recorded 10 assists last season in 49 games played for the Storm.

HUSKERS AWAIT POTENTIAL PORTAL QUARTERBACKS:

With many changes coming to the Huskers for the upcoming season, a new quarterback could still be in the cards for Nebraska. 

After missing out on the first waves of quarterback transfers such as Kaden Slovis, Spencer Rattler, and Max Johnson, Nebraska has significant interest in Zach Calzada from Texas A&M, Chubba Purder from Florida State, and Cameron Ward of Incarnate Word. 

Players can wait to sign to a new team through the portal into the spring before being eligible for spring practices. 

NFL SCORES:

Thursday:

Tennessee Titans 20 – 17 San Francisco 49ers

Saturday:

Green Bay Packers 24 – 22 Cleveland Browns

Indianapolis Colts 22 – 16 Arizona Cardinals

Sunday:

Atlanta Falcons 20 – 16 Detroit Lions

Houston Texans 41 – Los Angeles Chargers 29

Los Angeles Rams 30 – 23 Minnesota Vikings

Cincinnati Bengals 41 – 21 Baltimore Ravens

New York Jets 26 – 21 Jacksonville Jaguars

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32 – 6 Carolina Panthers

Buffalo Bills 33 – 21 New England Patriots

Philadelphia Eagles 34 – 10 New York Giants

Las Vegas Raiders 17 – 13 Denver Broncos

Chicago Bears 25 – 24 Seattle Seahawks

Kansas City Chiefs 36 – 10 Pittsburgh Steelers

Dallas Cowboys 56 – 14 Washington Football Team

NEBRASKA MIDDLE BLOCKER ENTERS TRANSFER PORTAL:

The first roster domino for the Nebraska volleyball offseason fell on Thursday as senior Callie Schwarzenbach has entered her name in the transfer portal

The 6-foot-5 middle blocker has spent the last four years in Lincoln and has one season of eligibility remaining because of the 2020 COVID-19 eligibility freeze.

The Kearney, Missouri, native started 35 of 36 matches during her freshman season in 2018, averaging 1.33 blocks per set and 1.09 kills per set on .291 hitting. 

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

MONDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Day 1)
    • #6 KHS v. #11 Lincoln North Star – 2 PM
    • Pregame on KGFW at 1:45 PM, Listen on 1340 AM, 96.1 FM, KGFW.com, KGFW App
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Day 1)
    • #6 KHS v. #11 Fremont – 3:45 PM
    • Pregame on KGFW at 3:30 PM, Listen on 1340 AM, 96.1 FM, KGFW.com, KGFW App

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a

• UNK:.
  • N/a

• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a

TUESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Day 2)
    • #6 KHS v. TBA
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Day 2)
    • #6 KHS v. TBA

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a

• UNK:
  • N/a

• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a

WEDNESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Day 3)
    • #6 KHS v. TBA
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Day 3)
    • #6 KHS v. TBA

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: KCHS Holiday Tournament
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: KCHS Holiday Tournament

• UNK:
  • N/a

• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a

THURSDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:GIRLS BASKETBALL:
  • HAC TOURNAMENT (Championship @ Lincoln Southeast)
    • #6 KHS v. TBA
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: HAC TOURNAMENT (Championship @ Lincoln Southeast)
    • #6 KHS v. TBA

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: KCHS Holiday Tournament
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: KCHS Holiday Tournament

• UNK:
  • N/a

• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • MENS BASKETBALL: v. Graceland @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 5 PM

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a

• UNK:
  • N/a

• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a

• UNK:
  • WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Rogers State – 1:30 PM
  • MENS BASKETBALL: @ Rogers State, 3:30 PM

• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. No. 23 Briar Cliff @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
  • MENS BASKETBALL: v. Briar Cliff @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 3:45 PM