This past weekend’s Nebraska vs. Northwestern volleyball matches at the Bob Devaney Sports Center were postponed due to COVID issues within the Northwestern program. The institutions will work with the Big Ten Conference to identify rescheduling options. The 5th ranked Huskers are scheduled to host Maryland this Friday and Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
In Husker football related headlines at HUSKERMAX.com;
– The Huskers have added two in-state walk-ons to the 2021 recruiting class. Maddox Burton, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound defensive lineman from Lincoln Southeast, and 6-foot, 205 pound defensive back Grant Buda of Lincoln Southwest. Buda’s grandfather, Joe Buda, is a former Husker who played center in Lincoln in the late 1960s. His great-uncle, Sandy Buda, was the coach at Nebraska-Omaha.
– Offensive lineman Joey Mancino from New Jersey announced, via Twitter Sunday, that he will be walking-on at Nebraska. At 6-foot-3 and 300 pounds, he is the 17th-known member of Nebraska’s 2021 walk-on class and the third from beyond the state line.
The 6th ranked Nebraska wrestling team ended its 2021 home slate in dramatic fashion, winning the final two matches against Wisconsin to earn a 21-15 win Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers travel to Bloomington, Ind. Saturday for a quad meet against Indiana, Michigan State and Rutgers.
A game-ending 10-2 run helped the 17th ranked Creighton men’s basketball team get past Depaul Saturday in Chicago, 69-62. The Bluejays will host Georgetown Wednesday, tipoff at the CHI Health Center is at 8:00.
The 14th ranked Creighton Volleyball team dropped the first two sets before storming back to win at South Dakota yesterday. The turnaround came just 43 hours after South Dakota had pulled off a similar reverse sweep over the Bluejays in Omaha. Creighton will take on 25th ranked Marquette in a four match series beginning with a pair of non-conference match-ups this Friday and Saturday at 7:00 inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
The UNK basketball teams fell at Fort Hays State Saturday. The Tigers sank a season-high 13 three pointers to pull away from the Loper men, 79-68. The 4th ranked Loper women suffered their second straight loss at the hands of the Tigers, 68-60. The Loper men and women will host Central Oklahoma and Newman this week.
The UNK track and field team won 12 events (six men and six women) Saturday at the annual Charlie Foster Field Classic in Cushing Coliseum. The Lopers travel to Maryville, Mo., this weekend for the Bearcat Invitational.
The Tri-City Storm skated past the Omaha Lancers, 7-2, yesterday at the Viaero Center. The Storm swept the three-game series with their in-state rival this weekend, outscoring the Lancers 16-3. The Storm will travel to South Dakota this weekend for a two game series against the Sioux Falls Stampede.
The Storm have acquired a 1st Round pick in the 2022 USHL Phase II Draft, a 4th Round pick in the 2021 USHL Phase I Draft and Future Considerations from Muskegon in exchange for defenseman Kyle Aucoin and an 8th Round pick in the 2021 Phase I USHL Draft.
KGFW & High School Sports Results & Schedules (Subject to Change)
Friday
Kearney High Boys Basketball 71, Lincoln High 49
Kearney Catholic Boys Basketball 49, Concordia 36 (Centenial Conference Tourney)
Hasting St. Cecilia 36, Kearney Catholic Girls Basketball 34 (Centenial Conference Tourney)
Kearney Wrestling 2nd Place @ 8-Team Rocky Welton Invite in Garden City, Kansas
– Kearney High Individual Winners;
– Archer Heelan 113
– Beau Hostler 145
– Dario Rodriguez 220
Kearney Catholic Wrestling 27, Perkins County 24
Kearney Swimming & Diving @ Omaha Westside Invite – TBD
Saturday
Kearney Catholic Boys Basketball 53, GICC 52 (Centenial Conference Tourney Championship)
Kearney Catholic Wrestling 6th Place @ 15-Team Doniphan/Trumbull Invite
The 2nd Annual NSWCA Girls State Wrestling Championship in York.
– Individual Winners;
– Flavia Nagatani (Kearney) 2nd straight state title at 103 pounds
– Reagan Gallaway (Amherst) 2nd straight state title
– Taleah Thomas (Amherst)
– Tiffany Senff (Axtell)
Tuesday
Kearney High Girls Basketball @ Omaha Central – 6:00
Kearney Swimming & Diving @ Grand Island – 4:30 @ GI YMCA
Thursday
Kearney High Wrestling @ Grand Island – 7:00
Kearney Catholic Girls Basketball vs. Adams Central – 7:00
Friday
Kearney High Boys Basketball @ Grand Island – 7:45
Kearney High Girls Basketball @ Grand Island – 6:00
Saturday
Kearney High Boys Basketball vs. Omaha South – 6:15
Kearney High Girls Basketball vs. Omaha South – 4:30
Kearney Catholic Boys Basketball vs. Columbus Scotus – 3:45
Kearney Catholic Girls Basketball vs. Columbus Scotus – 2:00
Kearney Catholic Wrestling @ C4-B Sub-District @ Amherst – 11:00
(Ainsworth, Amherst, Bridgeport, Centura, Gibbon, Kearney Catholic, Loomis/Bertrand, Ord)
Kearney Diving Invite – 9:30 @ KHS
