KEARNEY BOYS BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO OMAHA NORTHWEST:
The Kearney Bearcats Boys Basketball teams hit the road for a battle against the winless Huskies of Omaha Northwest tonight.
Kearney is buzzing off their Saturday night upset over then No. 8 Lincoln Southwest and sit at 7-7 on the season. The Bearcats currently are sitting at #16 in Power-Points with any win a chance to increase their odds in their favor for postseason seeding.
Omaha Northwest has not won a contest since February of 2021, and is the only remaining winless team in Class A.
Pregame coverage on KGFW begins at 5:30 PM and tip-off is set for 5:45.
HUSKER TRANSFER PORTAL ADDITIONS RANKED IN TOP TEN:
In a new ranking assessed by 24/7 Sports, the Nebraska Football team’s recent transfer additions has the Huskers sitting at No. 6 nationally among all other college football teams in transfer portal inclusions.
Nebraska’s 2022 traditional recruiting ranking currently sits at No. 51 and No. 9 in the Big Ten as Head Coach Scott Frost’s staff focused primarily on the use of the transfer portal this off-season.
The 11 additions for the Huskers range from potential starting quarterback to offensive line help to expected answer at place kicker. Nebraska used the portal to add to its roster and to help paper over some of the holes that emerged during or after the 2021 season.
Here’s who the Huskers have added so far: quarterback Chubba Purdy, quarterback Casey Thompson, running back Deondre Jackson, wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, wide receiver Trey Palmer, offensive lineman Hunter Anthony, offensive lineman Kevin Williams, defensive back Omar Brown, defensive back Tommi Hill, placekicker Timmy Bleekrode and punter Brian Buschini.
Everyone but Bleekrode and Jackson is on campus now for the Huskers.
NEBRASKA T&F CLIMB TO No. 12:
The Nebraska track and field team appeared at No. 12 in the men’s rankings of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association’s (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index on Monday.
The No. 12 ranking is the highest for the men in the indoor season since the Husker men were tabbed No. 11 in the 2016 preseason rankings.
Eight Huskers have performances in 11 combined events contributing to Nebraska’s score of 55.08 in the Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI).
The Huskers are one of two Big Ten programs listed in the top 25 of the men’s rankings, with Iowa checking in at No. 9.
Nebraska continues action this weekend, hosting the Adidas Classic on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 28-29 at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.
HUSKER BASEBALL IN TOP 20 PRESEASON POLL:
The Nebraska baseball team received a preseason top 25 ranking on Monday, checking in at No. 20 in Baseball America’s preseason poll.
The Huskers are coming off a regular-season Big Ten title and their first NCAA Regional Final appearance since 2007 after going 34-14 (31-12 Big Ten) in 2021.
Nebraska is the lone Big Ten team in the Top 25. Texas received the top spot in Baseball America’s poll, followed by No. 2 Vanderbilt and defending national champion Mississippi State in third. No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 5 Virginia round out the top five.
Nebraska opens the 2022 campaign with a three-game series at Sam Houston on Feb. 18-20 in Huntsville, Texas.
SPRING GAME, IRELAND TICKETS AVAILBALE FOR HUSKER FANS NEXT WEEK:
Tickets for Nebraska’s April 9 Red-White Spring Game will go on sale to Husker fans next week. Football season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to purchase spring game tickets on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m., with the public on-sale beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m.
Reserved tickets for the spring game are $10 in advance and will be $20 on the day of the game if tickets remain. Any available club tickets will be $25. Children 8th grade and younger will be admitted for $1 and must secure a reserved ticket in advance.
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets on-line at //Huskers.com/tickets and can also purchase spring game tickets by calling the ticket office at 1-800-8-BIG RED.
HUSKER MEN’S BASKETBALL READY TO RETURN TO ACTION:
The Nebraska men’s basketball team returns from a short pause on Thursday afternoon, as the Huskers host No. 11 Wisconsin at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. (central) and will be carried on the Big Ten Network and the Huskers Radio Network.
The matchup was originally scheduled for Jan. 25, but was pushed back two days to allow for Nebraska to return from its short pause
The Huskers (6-13, 0-8 Big Ten) have been off since a 78-71 loss to Indiana on Jan. 17
Wisconsin (15-3, 6-2 Big Ten) looks to bounce back following an 86-74 loss to No. 14 Michigan State on Jan. 21.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: Triangular @ Columbus
- BOYS BASKETBALL: @ Omaha Northwest – 5:45 PM
- Pregame on KGFW starting at 5:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: Triangular @ Columbus
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament
- #4 KCHS v. #5 GICC – 6 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament
- #2 KCHS v. #7 Lincoln Lutheran – 7:45 PM
- UNK:
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Northeastern State – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ No. 19 Concordia – 6 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: @ No. 25 Concordia – 7:45 PM
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ North Platte – 5 PM
- Pregame on KGFW starting at 4:45 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: @ North Platte – 6:45 PM
- Pregame on KGFW starting at 6:30 PM
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ North Platte – 5 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- UNK:
- WRESTLING: @ Central Missouri – 7 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: v. Lincoln High – 6 PM
- Pregame coverage on KGFW starting at 5:45 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: v. Lincoln High – 7:45 PM
- Pregame coverage on KGFW starting at 7:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- WRESTLING: v. Perkins County
- BOYS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: Charlie Foster Classic Invite @ Cushing Coliseum – 3 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ Charlie Foster Classic, Kearney
- MENS WRESTLING: @ Sioux City, IA (GPAC Duals)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- WRESTLING: @ Garden City, KS Invite
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: @ Westside Invite
- WRESTLING: @ Doniphan-Trumbull Invite
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- BOYS BASKETBALL: Centennial Conference Tournament @ GICC
- UNK:
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Fort Hays State @ Health & Sports Center – 2 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: v. Fort Hays State @ Health & Sports Center – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- MENS BASKETBALL: v. Dordt University @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Dordt University @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 4 PM
