Lincoln – A quartet of Huskers were recognized for their efforts during the 2023-24 season, as the Big Ten Conference announced its annual awards Tuesday morning. Nebraska Head Coach Fred Hoiberg shared Big Ten Coach-of-the-Year honors, while Keisei Tominaga and Rienk Mast earned All-Big Ten recognition. Josiah Allick rounded out…
(Lincoln,NE) - The Cross County boys basketball team ended their season on a high note Saturday morning at Lincoln Northwest High School , with a 59-50 Class C-2 consolation game win over Norfolk Catholic. The Cougars, playing without senior star Tanner Hollinger, fell behind early to the Knights, who bolted…
Alexis Markowski captured first-team All-Big Ten honors, while Jaz Shelley added second-team accolades and Natalie Potts was named honorable-mention when the conference announced its annual postseason awards on Monday, March 5. Markowski, a 6-3 junior center from Lincoln, Neb., claimed first-team all-league honors after producing team-leading averages of 15.8 points…
YORK - After 18 years with York girls basketball, Matt Kern announced Sunday he is stepping down from the position. Kern led the Dukes to a district final in Class B this season, and a final record of 12-15. Kern helped lead the Dukes to eight NSAA state tournament and…
A pair of throwing miscues from Charleston capped off Nebraska’s third late-inning comeback victory of the weekend as they took down the Cougars, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon to secure a series sweep at Patriots Point. Nebraska (7-3) scored five runs on 10 hits with two errors, while College of Charleston…
(Stromsburg, NE) - The Cross County Cougars boys basketball team punched their first-ever ticket to the state basketball tournament Monday evening with a 61-53 win over the North Bend Central Tigers. The game was tight early, but Cross County opened a 16-9 lead after one quarter, and went into the…
Billie Andrews was named the Big Ten Softball Player of the Week Monday following an outstanding performance at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic over the weekend. Andrews was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time in her career, while a Husker won the award for…
Nebraska's Natalie Potts captured her conference-leading seventh Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of 2023-24 when the league announced its honors on Monday, Feb. 26. Potts, a 6-2 forward from O'Fallon, Mo., averaged 15.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals to help power Nebraska to a pair of home wins last week.…
A wild back-and-forth affair, including a six-run third inning by the Huskers, gave Nebraska its first series win of the season as they took down Grand Canyon, 10-8, in the weekend finale on Sunday afternoon at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Nebraska (4-3) scored 10 runs on nine hits with…
Juwan Gary had 18 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, as Nebraska picked up its 20th win of the season with a 73-55 win over Minnesota Sunday evening. Gary hit 7-of-13 shots from the field, including a career-high four 3-pointers in posting his third career 20-point game for…
