News Category: Regional Sports
Husker volleyball to open up against Kentucky
Nebraska volleyball will take part in a primetime season-opening event, the AVCA First Serve Showcase, on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Nebraska will play the first match of the season, taking on Kentucky at 6 p.m. (CT). Wisconsin will face Louisville in the second…
West All-Stars capture win over East in volleyball on Saturday
The 40th Annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball match was held Saturday at WNCC's Cougar Palace as the West team looked like one of the better all-star teams put together recently in the event as they beat the East team 3-1 (4-1 as they played all five sets). After it was…
East wins close one in West Nebraska All-Star Football Game
On a gorgeous day in Scottsbluff on Saturday the East beat the West 17-14 at Bearcat Stadium in the 46th Annual West Nebraska All-Star Football Game. The deciding sequence in the game came late in the third quarter. The West took their first lead of the game at 14-10 with…
Local baseball report from the weekend
Here's a quick recap from the weekend with scores below for legion ball plus the Western Nebraska Pioneers. Both the WESTCO and Gering senior legion teams were in Rapid City for tournament action. Both the Zephyrs and Platte Valley Companies going 1-4 over the four days while the Pioneers have…
Season ends for the Huskers
Nebraska saw its season end with a 17-11 loss to Florida in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon at O’ Brate Stadium. Nebraska (40-22) totaled 11 runs on 11 hits with three errors, while Florida (30-28) scored 17 runs on 16 hits. Gabe Swansen led the Huskers going 2-for-5 with…
South wins tight Shrine Bowl over the North
Kearney- Isaiah Weber of Gretna scored touchdowns to help the South squad to a 17-10 win over the North in the 66th annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday. Weber scored on a two yard td run for the first score of the game, and then he scored the final touchdown…
Huskers survive in Stillwater
Gabe Swansen homered twice for the Huskers, as they kept their season alive with a 7-5 victory over Niagara on Saturday afternoon at O’ Brate Stadium. Nebraska (40-21) totaled seven runs on eight hits with two errors, while Niagara (38-17) scored five runs on seven hits and an error. The…
Local baseball scores from Thursday, weekend schedule
Here's a quick rundown on some scores from Thursday plus the look ahead to some of the games that are scheduled for local teams for the weekend with the Pioneers staying at home and WESTCO and Gering on the road in Rapid City for legion action. Thursday Scores Western Nebraska…
Panhandle High School Rodeos taking place this weekend
The spring season is winding down for the high school rodeo circuit with three rodeos planned for the region this weekend. Here's the rundown on where and when for the three events this weekend: Bridgeport Rodeo - Friday at the Morrill County Fairgrounds, 9 am Harrison Rodeo - Saturday at…
West Nebraska Football and Volleyball All-Stars in town
The 2024 West Nebraska All-Star Football and Volleyball games are set for Saturday in Scottsbluff. The 46th edition for the football game will be played at Bearcat Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 11 am MT while the 40th annual volleyball match is scheduled for 3 pm MT at WNCC's Cougar…