News Category: Regional Sports

League One Volleyball (LOVB) announced on Tuesday morning that Jordan Larson, one of the most accomplished players of her generation, has joined LOVB’s pro league and will anchor LOVB Omaha Volleyball, alongside fellow former Husker Justine Wong-Orantes. Larson’s role at the University of Nebraska will remain unchanged for the upcoming…

Rolling Green Golf Course hosted the Morrill Boys Invite on Monday after the event was moved up a day to avoid the possibility of bad weather today and it wound up being an exciting finish as Mitchell's Cael Peters defeated Broc Berry of Chadron in a playoff. Heading to the…

The Lancers traveled to Casper, Wyoming for the Ropin’ and Riggin’ Days hosted by the Casper College Thunderbirds. Five college athletes representing EWC made it back for short go Sunday. In the team roping, two teams with EWC students found their way to Sunday. Brenna Herring of Veteran, Wyoming and…

Lincoln - Jaz Shelley became the first Husker graduate chosen in the WNBA Draft since 2014, when the three-time All-Big Ten guard was selected by the Phoenix Mercury with the 29th overall pick in the third round on Monday night. Shelley, a 5-9 graduate student from Moe, Australia, averaged 13.4 points,…

OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha Supernovas have announced that opposite Nia Reed has been moved to short-term injured reserve.   Reed has seen action in 10 matches during her debut season in Omaha. The Penn State product has hit .216 across those matches with 53 kills, 43 digs, six blocks and two aces. Reed had one…

Sophomore Mason McConnaughey has been named the Big Ten’s Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. McConnaughey moved to 4-2 on the season after shutting out the Big Ten’s top offense across seven innings in Nebraska’s 16-1 win at Rutgers. The sophomore matched his career high with…

The Nebraska men’s basketball program added an all-conference performer to its 2024-25 roster with the addition of North Dakota State transfer Andrew Morgan.  A 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward from Waseca, Minn., Morgan comes to Nebraska after starting the last two seasons at North Dakota State. He totaled 860 points and 402…

The Nebraska women's basketball program has added transfer Alberte Rimdal (pronounced al-BER-tay RIM-dahl) to its roster for the 2024-25 season, after the Danish National Team member completed her transfer paperwork on Saturday, April 13. Rimdal, a 5-9 guard from Koge, Denmark (pronounced Koo), is expected to have one season of…

LARAMIE, Wyo.  (April 13, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboy football team hit the field for the ninth time on Saturday. The Pokes did so in front of a strong contingent of fans inside War Memorial Stadium on a sunny day in Laramie. It marked the second-straight Saturday that Wyoming has held…

The Western Nebraska Community College softball team split a conference doubleheader with Luna Community College on Sunday at Volunteer Field in Scottsbluff. The first game saw the Cougars battle back from a 7-2 deficit with a 7-run fifth inning to get the 11-9 win. The second game saw WNCC play…