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KGFW Sports – Husker Update and More!!! 12/11/20

By News Dec 11, 2020 | 6:40 AM

The Nebraska football team will host the Minnesota Gophers this Saturday morning at 11:00. Husker head coach Scott Frost chatted with members of the media following Thursday’s practice. He thinks his team has finally turned a corner. The Huskers and Gophers are set meet at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln Saturday morning at 11:00.

Five Nebraska seniors were named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the fourth consecutive year. The honorees include receiver Ty Chaffin, offensive guard Matt Farniok, defensive end Ben Stille, tight end Jack Stoll and offensive guard Boe Wilson. The five four-time honorees give Nebraska 17 four-time academic all-conference selections in school history.

The 2020 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Class was announced on Thursday. The group includes three players and one assistant coach from the Huskers 1970 team which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nebraska’s first national championship. They include quarterback Van Brownson, fullback and 1970 team captain Dan Schneiss, offensive tackle Wally Winter and 11-year Cornhusker assistant coach Carl Selmer. Each of the three players earned honorable-mention All-Big Eight accolades during the 1970 season. Two other former Husker standouts were voted in as members of the 2020 class. Defensive end Ray Phillips, was an all-conference defensive end for the Huskers in 1976, while I-back Doug DuBose was a two-time All-Big Eight pick in 1984 and 1985. The final member of the 2020 class is Chris Bober, a standout offensive lineman and Division II All-American for the UNO Mavericks in the late 1990s. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Hall of Fame class will be officially inducted in the fall of 2021 at a banquet and a Nebraska home football game, with the date to be determined later. The Nebraska Football Hall of Fame will also select a 2021 class which will be announced next summer and honored next fall.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team opened Big Ten play last night with a 78-72 win over Illinois at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Junior guard Sam Haiby led the Huskers, finishing with a career high 33 points. Now 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference play, the Husker women play their first road game of the season at Creighton Monday. The Husker and the Jays will tipoff at 5:00.

Husker sophomore Makenzie Helms has decided to enter the transfer portal. In a post on social media the 5-8 guard said she wants to find an opportunity to play closer to home.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team takes on the 8th ranked Creighton Bluejays at the CHI Health Center in Omaha tonight. Tipoff will be at 6:00.

The UNK basketball teams played their first road games of the season last night, taking on the Newman Jets in Wichita, Kansas. The Loper men were edged by the Jets 64-61, while the Loper women held on for a 53-47 win. The UNK basketball teams continue on the road tomorrow with games at Central Oklahoma. The Lopers host Rogers State and Northeastern State next week to close out the first semester. Those games are a Friday/Sunday format due to winter graduation ceremonies.

The UNK wrestlers opened their season last night with a pair of wins in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Lopers defeated Western Colorado, 39-13, and edged Colorado Mesa, 23-21. The Loper wrestlers are now off until January 9th.

The Tri-City Storm are hosting their annual “Military Appreciation Night” tonight. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05pm as the Storm host the Omaha Lancers.

The Storm will host their annual USHL Futures Camp June 11th – 13th, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three-day development and exposure camp will be held at the Las Vegas Ice Center.

High School Winter Sports Schedules:

Friday
– KCHS Wrestling @ Wood River Invite – 10:00
– KCHS Girl’s Basketball vs. Ord – 5:30
– KCHS Boy’s Basketball vs. Ord – 7:15

Saturday
– KHS Wrestling @ Holdrege Invite – 9:15
– KHS Girl’s Basketball @ Omaha Central – 5:15
– KHS Boy’s Basketball @ Omaha Central – 7:00
– KCHS Girl’s Basketball vs. Alliance – 2:00