News Category: Regional Sports
Big Ten Announces Home, Away Plays for Nebraska Women’s Basketball
The Nebraska women's basketball team learned its conference home and away games for the first Big Ten season featuring 18 teams, when the league made the announcement on Tuesday, May 7. The Huskers, who advanced to the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament after running to an appearance in…
Borders to take part in NCAA coaching program
Nebraska men's basketball assistant and Broken Bow native Padyn Borders is one of 50 men’s and women’s basketball coaches invited to participate in the 2024 NCAA Basketball Coaches Academy this week in Indianapolis, Ind. The three-day event takes place at the NCAA National Office in Indianapolis from May 8-10 and…
Former Cougar Fatima Balza named WNCC interim volleyball coach
Western Nebraska Community College has hired a familiar face to serve as interim head volleyball coach as Fatima Balza returns to WNCC to guide the volleyball team. Balza officially started her role as interim coach in late April after arriving on campus. Balza is excited to be back at WNCC,…
Burwell High School Rodeo Results
Nebraska High School Rodeo Association student athletes spent their weekend in Burwell. Here are results from both days of rodeo, per the NEHSRA: Day 1: Saturday, May 4th Trap Shooting NeHSRA #PlaceNameScore/Time189C1Kirchmann, Colton - Ashland NE45.0002582Wright, Colter - Burwell NE43.0004313Fanning, Jess - Benkelman NE42.000188C4Krysl, Tate - Oneill NE41.000362C5Arensdorf, Bladen -…
WNCC women’s soccer players Razo, Vasquez sign to continue playing
WNCC women’s soccer players are taking their talents to the next level after Tania Razo and Lesley Vasquez signed to continue playing at four-year schools. Razo is headed to Shaw University in North Carolina. Shaw is a Division II institution. Vasquez is head to William Carey, the NAIA national runner-ups…
Supernovas sweep Thrill, clinch No. 2 seed for Championships
HENDERSON, NV. - The Omaha Supernovas (15-7) earned a sweep of the Vegas Thrill (8-15) for the second-straight match (25-16, 25-23, 25-16) to win the season series and officially claim the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Pro Volleyball Federation Championship. The season’s inaugural championship will take place at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on…
70-year-old Alliance Runner Honored During 2024 Summit to Summit
There was picture perfect weather for participants in the 15th annual Summit to Summit 7.2 mile race this Saturday in Gering. More than 150 people registered for the challenging course, that begins and ends at Summit Christian College, with the half way point being the summit of the Scotts Bluff…
Brockett’s No-Hitter Brings in Weekly Accolades
Junior Jackson Brockett has been named the Big Ten’s Pitcher of the Week and earned Pitcher of the Week recognition on the national level by D1Baseball and Perfect Game on Monday afternoon. Brockett tossed the sixth individual no-hitter in program history, and the first nine-inning no-hitter since 1954 in Nebraska’s…
Gray named Big Ten Player of the Week
Sydney Gray was named the final Big Ten Player of the Week of the 2024 season on Monday. Gray was honored for the third time this season, as she tied for the most player-of-the-week awards in a season in Big Ten history. Gray is just the eighth player in Big…
Lancers win Region IX Golf championship
TORRINGTON, Wyo. – Eastern Wyoming College’s golf team won the Region IX District/Region Tournament held April 25-26 at the Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, Colorado. The Lancers had three golfers in the top five and Lancer Joshua Chapman was the top individual golfer. Chapman finished with a +1 to…