NU To Host Creighton

NU To Host Creighton

Lincoln – For the first time since 2018, Nebraska men’s basketball program will host the annual intrastate matchup with Creighton, as the pairings for the 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games were announced Thursday afternoon by the Big Ten and the Big East Conferences. The 2021 meeting is set for Tuesday, Nov.…
NCAA Hits Creighton Men’s Basketball

NCAA Hits Creighton Men’s Basketball

On Tuesday, NCAA's committee on infractions sanctioned Creighton University's men's basketball program with probation, limits on scholarships and program funding but didn't ban the school from post season play resulting from a former coach's alleged involvement in a 2017 bribery scandal. In a release from the NCAA, officials concluded that…
Anderson Named Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings

Anderson Named Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings

Lincoln – Max Anderson added another postseason honor on Monday, as he was named a second-team freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings. Anderson was also named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper earlier in June. It's the third-straight season Nebraska has produced a freshman All-American, as Colby Gomes (NCBWA) was…
Nebraska State High School Rodeo Finals

Nebraska State High School Rodeo Finals

Bareback riding: Champion: Spencer Denaeyer, Seneca 2. Tanner Drueke, Sutherland 3. Cole Kerner, Sutherland 4. Tate Miller, Springview Barrel racing Champion: Elle Ravenscroft, Nenzel 2. Taci Flinn, Arcadia 3. Madison Mills, Eddyville 4. Jenae Whitaker, Chambers Alternate -Clancy Jo Brown, North Platte Boys cutting: Champion: Cooper Bass, Brewster 2. Hayden…
Schwellenbach Tabbed First-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-American

Schwellenbach Tabbed First-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-American

Schwellenbach's 2021 Postseason Honors• Big Ten Player of the Year• John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year• NCAA All-Fayetteville Region Team• First-Team All-Big Ten• ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-American• Baseball America Second-Team All-American• Collegiate Baseball Second-Team All-American• NCBWA Third-Team All-American• Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist• First-Team Central-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team2021 ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans - https://abca.org/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/2021.aspx Lincoln – Spencer…
Eight Man All Star Game Festivities This Week

Eight Man All Star Game Festivities This Week

Hastings- As part of the Nebraska Eight Man All Star Football game activities this weekend, a number of new members will be inducted into the Eight Man Hall of Fame. They include the following players and coaches. Kickoff of the football game between the East and West is set for…
Husker Women release Big Ten Schedule

Husker Women release Big Ten Schedule

The Nebraska women's basketball team will return to an 18-game regular-season conference schedule in 2021-22, the Huskers announced along with their Big Ten home, away and double-plays on Thursday, June 17. The Huskers, under the direction of sixth-year head coach Amy Williams, will face NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Indiana and…
Match Play Qualifying Completed

Match Play Qualifying Completed

GOTHENBURG (June 16, 2021) – It was more of the same for Lincoln's Nate Vontz on Wednesday at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg, as he separated himself from the field after Round Two of Stroke Play Qualifying for  the 54th Nebraska Match Play Championship. Vontz, a Creighton Bluejay senior,…
Schwellenbach Named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year

Schwellenbach Named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year

Lincoln - On Wednesday morning the College Baseball Foundation named Nebraska’s Spencer Schwellenbach as the 2021 recipient of the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award. The award was started in 2010 and Schwellenbach is the first Husker to be honored with the trophy. Former Husker Jake Meyers was…
State Match Play Underway

State Match Play Underway

GOTHENBURG (June 15, 2021) – Lincoln's Nate Vontz caught fire during the first round of Stroke Play Qualifying for  the 54th Nebraska Match Play Championship and leads by three strokes at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg. Vontz, a Creighton Bluejay senior, made eight birdies and an eagle on his…