Jays survive and advance

Jays survive and advance

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- It took 50 minutes, but the Creighton men's basketball team is returning to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four seasons after a hard-fought 86-73 double-overtime win over Oregon on Saturday, March 23rd in Pittsburgh, Pa. With the win, Creighton (25-9) advances to next Friday's Regional…
Husker baseball wins again

Husker baseball wins again

Case Sanderson tallied a career-high three hits and added an RBI single in the seventh inning, as Nebraska took the series over New Mexico State with a narrow 2-1 win on Saturday at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. It marked the Huskers’ fifth straight series victory to begin the season,…
Huskers finish 7th at NCAA nationals

Huskers finish 7th at NCAA nationals

Kansas City, Mo. - Husker sophomore Brock Hardy (141) led the Huskers with a third-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships, and the Nebraska wrestling team scored 60.5 points to claim ninth overall. Five Huskers competed in the NCAA medal round, highlighted by Hardy’s upset victory and Peyton Robb’s win to…
Proposal advances to modernize parental involvement in Nebraska K-12 education

Proposal advances to modernize parental involvement in Nebraska K-12 education

LINCOLN — Lawmakers advanced a measure Thursday designed to increase parental involvement in K-12 learning and expand access to certain educational materials. State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue. Jan. 5, 2023. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska News Service) Legislative Bill 71, from State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue, would update a 30-year law about…
Huskers run rule Fighting Ilini

Huskers run rule Fighting Ilini

A 12-run fourth inning powered the Nebraska softball team to a 16-6 five-inning victory over Illinois Saturday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium. The start of the game was delayed by more than an hour due to inclement weather, but the delay did not slow down the Husker offense. Nebraska's 16 runs…
Lawmakers advance Nebraska crime package against deceptive trade, child exploitation

Lawmakers advance Nebraska crime package against deceptive trade, child exploitation

LINCOLN — Lawmakers took a first step this week in advancing two portions of a three-part crime package that Attorney General Mike Hilgers previewed earlier this year. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announces a crime-fighting package Jan. 4, 2024. On his right is State Sen. Teresa Ibach of Sumner. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska…
Holdrege Invitational Results

Holdrege Invitational Results

Holdrege, Neb. - The Dusters held their invitational on Friday, March 22. Hastings took the girls team title while Gothenburg came away with the boys championship. Girls: PlaceSchoolPoints1Hastings1162Holdrege105.53Gothenburg93.54Lexington665Minden49.56Cozad487Pleasanton268North Platte16.5 Boys: PlaceSchoolPoints1Gothenburg1402Cozad1313Holdrege794Lexington685Minden636North Platte45 Individual results can be found HERE.
Loper track starts outdoor season

Loper track starts outdoor season

Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney track and field team won eight events and had several national list efforts at the annual Fort Hays State Spring Invitational Friday in Kansas.This was the Lopers first outdoor meet of the spring; a few men's javelin throwers tried to compete at the TCU Invite last Saturday but…
Area track & field results 3-22

Area track & field results 3-22

Wilcox Hildreth Track InviteBoys Team Standings Axtell 144 Cambridge 61 Overton 60 Amherst 59 Silver Lake Public 44 Wilcox-Hildreth 36 Red Cloud 35 Loomis 32.5 Elm Creek 31.5 Superior 11 Arapahoe 10 Girls Team Standings Elm Creek 142.5 Loomis 77 Overton 61 Axtell 44 Cambridge 42.5 Arapahoe 39 Superior 34…
Five Huskers earn all american honors

Five Huskers earn all american honors

Kansas City, Mo. - Five Huskers earned NCAA All-American honors and will wrestle in consolation tomorrow morning, as the Nebraska wrestling team sits in 10th with 52.0 points ahead of one more day of competition at the NCAA Championships.  Nebraska’s five NCAA All-Americans marks the fifth time in seven years the…