KEARNEY BASEBALL DOWNS BELLEVUE EAST; HOSTS HASTINGS:
The Kearney Baseball team continued their win streak, taking down Bellevue East at Memorial Field on Tuesday evening 4-2.
The Bearcats (10-11) earned their fourth straight win on the year by bringing in four runs, six hits, and one error and held Bellevue East to two runs on eight hits with no errors.
Kearney returns to Memorial Field this afternoon hosting a Tri-City matchup against the Hastings Tigers. Pregame on KGFW is set at 2:45 PM with first pitch at 3 PM. Join Austin Jacobsen on the call.
Hear Bearcat Baseball on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
HUSKER BASEBALL DOWNS OMAHA; HOSTS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE:
Dylan Carey had two hits and drove in four runs, while Drew Christo struck out eight Mavericks in a career outing to lead the Huskers to a 6-3 win at Omaha on Tuesday night.
Nebraska (22-14-1) scored six runs on 12 hits and an error, while the Mavericks (15-18) tallied three runs on 11 hits and one error.
The Huskers avoided the season sweep by the Mavericks after Omaha took the previous two matchups in Haymarket Park.
Nebraska continues midweek play tonight, as the Huskers welcome South Dakota State to Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. KGFW’s pregame coverage begins at the conclusion of the KHS/HHS Baseball contest.
STORM SWEEP MUSKETEERS; HEAD TO ROUND TWO:
The Tri-City Storm completed a two-game series sweep over the Sioux City Musketeers in the opening round of the Clark Cup Playoffs with a 5-4 win at the Viaero Center on Tuesday night.
Kieran Cebrian scored the game-winning goal for Tri-City in the final five minutes of the game to lift the team into the next round of the postseason. Alex Bump, Evan Werner, Trevor Connelly, and Dane Dowiak also netted goals for the Storm in the victory.
The Storm has advanced to play the Fargo Force in a Best-of-Three Conference Semifinal round of the Clark Cup Playoffs. Tri-City will travel to Scheels Arena in Fargo, ND for the three-game series against Fargo. Game #1 of the Western Conference Semifinal Series between the Storm and the Force is set for Friday. Puck drop for the matchup is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.
THREE HUSKER PLAYERS HEAD TO PORTAL:
Three Husker Football players – quarterbacks Richard Torres and Logan Smothers as well as receiver Victor Jones – have entered the transfer portal.
Richard Torres will see his career at Nebraska come to an end without having taken a snap in a regular season game. He did not play in a game as a true freshman in 2022.
Jones played high school football at Orlando (FL), where he was a three-star prospect in the 2022 class, per the On3 Industry Rankings. He was also ranked as the No. 661 overall player and No. 99 wide receiver in his cycle.
Logan Smothers has played in 11 games for the Cornhuskers. In that time, he threw for 413 yards on 51 attempts. He also had a 64.7 completion percentage.
The Huskers began spring practices with six scholarship quarterbacks and are down to four – Casey Thompson, Jeff Sims, Heinrich Haarberg, and Chubba Purdy. Nebraska must get to the NCAA allotted 85 scholarships prior to fall camp.
LOPER SOFTBALL PUSHES HOME FINALE BACK:
The Nebraska-Kearney softball team has seen its weekend schedule change once again due to impending weather.
Looking to avoid the rain, UNK will now play Northeastern State on Saturday (12/2 p.m.) and defending national champion Rogers State (12/2 p.m.) on Sunday at Patriot Park. The games against RSU have been moved up one hour.
UNK (16-30, 7-15) has traveled close to 8,000 miles this year to play 21 true road and 17 neutral site games. The Lopers are 4-4 at Patriot Park to date.
HUSKER MEN’S HOOPS ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE MATCHUPS:
Nebraska men’s basketball will host Big Ten regular-season and tournament champion Purdue next season at Pinnacle Bank Arena, as well as four other NCAA Tournament teams, as the Big Ten announced its 2023-24 single and double-play opponents Tuesday morning.
Nebraska’s single-play home games for 2023-24 are Michigan State, Penn State and Purdue, while the Huskers’ single-play road games are Illinois, Iowa and Maryland. NU will face the other seven teams (Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers and Wisconsin) twice during the 2023-24 campaign.
In total, the Huskers will host five Big Ten teams that made the NCAA Tournament: the reigning champion Boilermakers, Big Ten Tournament runner-up Penn State, Sweet 16 participant Michigan State, as well as Indiana and Northwestern.
NBA PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY RESULTS:
Atlanta Hawks 119-117 Boston Celtics (BOS leads 3-2)
Denver Nuggets 112-109 Minnesota Timberwolves (DEN wins 4-1)
Phoenix Suns 136-130 Los Angeles Clippers (PHX wins 4-1)
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers (NYK leads 3-1) – 6 PM
Los Angeles Lakers @ Memphis Grizzlies (LAL leads 3-1) – 6:30 PM
Miami Heat @ Milwaukee Bucks (MIA leads 3-1) – 8:30 PM
Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings (Tied 2-2) – 9 PM
NHL PLAYOFFS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
TUESDAY RESULTS:
New York Islanders 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes (CAR leads 3-2)
Dallas Stars 4-0 Minnesota (DAL leads 3-2)
Edmonton Oilers 6-3 Los Angeles Kings (EDM leads 3-2)
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins (BOS leads 3-1) – 6 PM
Seattle Kraken @ Colorado Avalanche (Tied 2-2) – 8:30 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: v. Bellevue East @ Memorial Field
- KHS 4-2 BE
- Girls Tennis: v. Varsity Quad @ Harmon Park
- KHS 9-0 HHS
- McCook 7–2 KHS
- Girls Soccer: @ Lincoln East @ Speedway Sports Complex
- LE 4-0 KHS
- Boys Soccer: v. Norfolk @ Kearney High School
- NHS 2-1 KHS (Shootout)
- Baseball: v. Bellevue East @ Memorial Field
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Boys Golf: v. KCHS Invite
- KCHS = 1st
- Boys Golf: v. KCHS Invite
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: v. Hastings @ Memorial Field – 3 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 2:45 PM
- Baseball: v. Hastings @ Memorial Field – 3 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Golf: @ MIAA Championships @ Joplin, MO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Baseball v. Hastings (2:45 PM – 5:45 PM)
- Nebraska Baseball v. South Dakota State (5:45 PM – 10 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Golf: @ Capitol City Golf Invite @ Holmes Golf Course – 9 AM
- Track & Field: @ Omaha Benson Invite – 3 PM
- Baseball: @ Elkhorn North – 5 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Tennis: @ Hastings – 10 AM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Drake Relays @ Des Moines, IA
- M/W T&F: @ Kip Janvrin Open @ Idianola, IA
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Drake Relays @ Des Moines, IA
- M/W T&F: @ Alex Francis Classic @ Hays, KS
- Softball: v. Northeastern State @ Patriot Park – 2 PM
- Softball: v. Northeastern State @ Patriot Park – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ NWU Prairie Wolf Invite @ Lincoln, NE – 1 PM
- Baseball: @ Mount Marty – 4 PM
- Baseball: @ Mount Marty – 7 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Minnesota (6 PM – 11 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Tennis: @ Omaha Invite @ Koch Tennis Center – 8:30 AM
- Baseball: v. Lincoln Southwest @ Memorial Field – 12 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 11:45 AM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Tennis: @ Columbus Lakeview Tournament – 9 AM
- Track & Field: @ Centennial Conference Invite – 10 AM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Drake Relays @ Des Moines, IA
- M/W T&F: @ Prairie Wolf Invite @ Lincoln, NE
- Softball: v. Rogers State @ Patriot Park – 1 PM
- Softball: v. Rogers State @ Patriot Park – 3 PM
- Women’s Soccer: v. Garden City C.C. @ Foster Field – 3 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W T&F: @ NWU Prairie Wolf Invite @ Lincoln, NE – 10 AM
- Women’s Tennis: @ GPAC Tournament – 10 AM
- Men’s Tennis: @ GPAC Tournament – 12 PM
- Baseball: @ Mount Marty – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Briar Cliff – 1 PM
- Softball: @ Briar Cliff – 3 PM
- Baseball: @ Mount Marty – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Baseball v. Lincoln Southwest (11:45 AM – 2:45 PM)
- Nebraska Baseball v. Minnesota (2:45 PM – 6 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Minnesota (12:30 PM – 5 PM)