KEARNEY HIGH VOLLEYBALL TAKES ON COLUMBUS TONIGHT:
Kearney High Volleyball seeks revenge on the Columbus Discoverers tonight at Kearney High School. Columbus defeated Kearney in the championship of the Norfolk tournament earlier this season.
Ethan McCormick has the call on KGFW tonight, with the Family Physical Therapy and Sports Center of Kearney pregame show beginning at 6:15.
MATT RHULE COMMENTS FROM MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE:
Matt Rhule was asked yesterday about his offensive line going into the Big Ten opener Friday versus Illinois:
The Huskers will be without Micah Mazzucca on Friday. Rhule said he was not injured.
Coach Rhule was also asked about the importance of hitting the milestone of sellout #400 at Memorial Stadium Friday:
The sellout streak dates all the way back to 1962.
NEBRASKA BASEBALL RELEASES SCHEDULE:
Head coach Will Bolt announced the 2025 Nebraska baseball schedule Tuesday, which features 25 home games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park for the Huskers.
“We have a challenging schedule that will give our program the opportunity to compete against some of the top teams in college baseball,” said Bolt. “Our non-conference schedule will prepare us for league play, where the Big Ten continues to improve each year.”
The announced portion of the 2025 slate includes five 2024 NCAA Tournament participants in Sun Belt regular-season champion Louisiana, WAC regular-season champion Grand Canyon and at-large selections Kansas State, LSU and Oregon State.
The Huskers begin the 56-game campaign in a marquee event, as the Huskers compete in the MLB Desert Invitational on Feb. 14-16 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Other competing teams and matchups will be announced at a later date.
HUSKER FOOTBALL INCHING HIGHER IN AP, COACHES POLLS:
Nebraska Football earned more respect in this week’s Top 25 polls.
Following the Huskers’ 34-3 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday, Nebraska inched up to No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and to the same spot in the Associated Press Top 25. Nebraska was No. 24 in the Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the AP poll heading into Week Three.
The Huskers’ last ranked victory while being rated in the Top 25 came in late October 2011 as the No. 14 Big Red handled No. 11 Michigan State 24-3. Nebraska’s last ranked-on-ranked matchup was 2016, as No. 6 Ohio State dominated the No. 10 Huskers 62-3 in Columbus.
In the AP poll, seven Big Ten teams earned poll spots despite most teams dropping from their Week Two rankings. Conference teams included Ohio State (No. 3), Oregon (No. 9), Penn State (No. 10), USC (No. 11), Michigan (No. 18), Nebraska (No. 22), and Illinois (No. 24). Other Big Ten programs receiving votes included Iowa and Indiana.
HUSKER VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS ON WEEKEND, SETS UP STANFORD ON WEDNESDAY:
Husker Volleyball defeated Arizona State and Wichita State over the weekend, hammering the Shockers, 25-13, 25-12, 25-12 on Saturday. The Huskers also swept Arizona State on Friday.
That closed a 3-0 week for the Huskers ahead of Nebraska’s monster matchup with No. 2 Stanford Wednesday. It’s the fourth straight year Nebraska and Stanford will meet. Last year Nebraska won in four sets.
UNK VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES UNBEATEN START TO SEASON, HASTINGS ON TUESDAY:
The sixth-ranked Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team has now swept nine straight opponents after downing Oklahoma Christian (25-14, 25 -12, 25 -10) and Chadron State (25-13, 25-16, 25-13) Saturday at the Health & Sports Center.
These matches were part of the annual Rosella Meier Fall Classic and UNK again went 4-0 in the event to move to 9-0 on the young season. They wrap up a six-match homestand Tuesday night when Hastings (8-2) comes to town.
UNK held both of its Friday opponents to a negative hitting efficiency and almost did it again as the previously unbeaten OC Eagles finished up at -.020 (20-22-101) with Chadron at .069 (24-17-101). The Lopers averaged just under 18 digs per set while also recording 13 team blocks and serving up 11 aces.
UNK WOMEN’S SOCCER SETS SCORING RECORD AGAINST MINNESOTA-MOORHEAD:
The Nebraska-Kearney women’s soccer team scored four second half goals to down Minnesota State-Moorhead, 5-0, Sunday afternoon at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium.
The Lopers (3-0-1) have another undefeated weekend and will be home again as they host Western Colorado (Sept. 20) and Black Hills State, S.D. (Sept. 22). WCU is currently 1-3-0 and BHSU 0-2-2.
The five goals are the most scored by a UNK team in a game since the program began in 2009. The 2010 Lopers beat Colorado-Colorado Springs by a 6-2 count, but the tally included two own goals by UCCS. UNK also scored four goals in four different games between 2012-15.
DOLPHINS QB TAGOVAILOA TO SEE NEUROLOGIST AFTER THIRD CONCUSSION IN NFL:
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will see a neurologist this week after suffering his fourth diagnosed concussion in five years and his third while in the NFL, a person familiar with his plans told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Tagovailoa is focused on getting better and gathering information and isn’t thinking about retiring, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity for privacy reasons.
Tagovailoa was injured on a scramble when he lowered his head and collided into Bills safety Damar Hamlin during Miami’s 31-10 loss to Buffalo on Thursday night.
NEBRASKA BASKETBALL TO KICK OFF SEASON WITH OPENING NIGHT OUTDOORS:
The tipoff of the 2024-25 season moves to the streets, as Opening Night presented by SCHEELS will take place on Friday, Oct. 4.
This interactive, fan-friendly event will take place on Canopy Street between R and Q Streets, as the street next to the Railyard near Pinnacle Bank Arena will be closed for the event. The event starts at 7 p.m. includes both the Husker men’s and women’s programs and is free to the public.
Opening Night will feature introductions of both Husker teams, remarks from Head Coaches Fred Hoiberg and Amy Williams and selected players, contests with players and fans and much more. In case of inclement weather, the event will be canceled.
Both Husker teams come off NCAA Tournament appearances in 2023-24 and have many of their key returnees back this season.
THOUGHT THE PAC 12 WAS DEAD? THINK AGAIN! 4 NEW POTENTIAL MEMBERS:
The Pac-12 is ready to begin its rebuild, targeting Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State of the Mountain West, with those schools applying for membership as soon as this week, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference’s plans and discussions with possible new members were not being made public.
The Pac-12 is currently a two-school conference, with Oregon State and Washington State the only remaining members after the league was picked apart last year by other power conferences.
NCAA rules allow for a conference to operate with only two schools for two years. Teresa Gould was hired to be the Pac-12 commissioner earlier this year, leading a slimmed down league office.
Leaders at Oregon State and Washington State have insisted since the conference collapsed last year their priority was to rebuild.
UNK OPENS UP HOME STRETCH WITH SWEEP OF PERU STATE:
The now sixth-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team got 13 kills from sophomore outside Carly Purdy and 19 players took to the court in a sweep of Peru State (25-10, 25-13, 25-18) Tuesday night at the Health & Sports Center.
This was the home opener for the Lopers who host the annual Rosella Meier Fall Classic this weekend. The opponents will be Chadron State, Missouri Southern, Mary (N.D.) and Oklahoma Christian.
UNK was hitting over .400 heading into the third set and got kills from 11 different players. Purdy (North Platte) had the hottest hand, reaching her match-high total in 23 swings (.478 pct.). Next, junior outside Emilee Lane (Hays, Kan.) had eight kills and hit .333 with senior outside Asha Reiger (Newton, Kan.) at five kills in just eight attempts (.625 pct.).
NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL RANKED FIFTH IN AVCA POLL:
Nebraska Volleyball fell to fifth in the latest edition of the AVCA Volleyball poll that was released yesterday. The Huskers dropped three spots from second.
The new No. 1 is Pittsburgh, followed by Stanford, Penn State, and Louisville.
Last week’s No. 1, Texas, fell all the way to sixth.
NEBRASKA NO. 1 PLAYER COMMITS TO HUSKERS:
The No. 1 player in the state of Nebraska for the class of 2025 has officially committed to the Cornhuskers. Omaha Westside Linebacker Christian Jones, a four-star recruit, announced his commitment yesterday.
Jones, the No. 19 linebacker in the country according to 247Sports, picked the Huskers over USC, Boston College, Iowa, and Iowa State.
KEARNEY HIGH TO BUILD ADDITION TO SUPPORT GIRLS WRESTLING:
Kearney High School will build an addition for its women’s wrestling program.
The 28,704-square-foot KHS flex space addition will be constructed on the south end of Kearney High School. This cutting-edge facility will house dedicated spaces for the new girls’ wrestling team, a JROTC air rifle range, and an indoor drill area for JROTC cadets, providing essential room for these growing programs. Additionally, the indoor addition will serve as a versatile venue for extracurricular activities like marching band, competitive dance, athletic teams, and other student groups.
“With the addition of the girls wrestling team and the JROTC program, it’s crucial that we provide spaces that meet the needs of these programs and provide even more opportunities for our students,” said Superintendent Jason Mundorf. This will provide our girls wrestling program with their own wrestling room for practices and our JROTC program with a required air rifle range for marksmanship practice. The flex space will be an amazing facility for our drill team to practice for competitions in as well as a tremendous resource for our other extracurricular and co-curricular programs. There is little doubt this facility will be one of the most utilized spaces on the Kearney High footprint and an incredible addition to an already fantastic facility. We really appreciate the Board’s commitment to supporting our programs and the facilities for them.”
Designed by Wilkins Architecture Design Planning of Kearney, the $10.3 million project will be funded through a seven-year lease-purchase agreement with a local bank, with annual repayments of approximately $2 million.
In addition to the new addition at KHS, KPS is also addressing the needs of Central Elementary with the construction of a new south entrance.
TUESDAY KGFW Sports Schedule:
- KHS Volleyball vs. Columbus, 6:15PM-9:15PM
