OMAHA, NEB. – The Creighton softball team secured their spot in the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament after riding strong pitching from sophomore Natalia Puchino and an offensive outburst from senior's Cayla Nielsen and Madeline Vejvoda during a doubleheader sweep of DePaul on Saturday at the Creighton Sports Complex in Omaha. Puchino struck out nine, recording the 250th strikeout…
Over 50% of wheat grown in Nebraska is produced in the Panhandle. This region is typically characterized by low precipitation; however, 2023 saw frequent rains before and during flowering. The 2024 winter wheat crop is out of dormancy in Nebraska (Figure 1) and the recent USDA NASS report estimates that…
OMAHA, Neb. -- A walk-off RBI single by Liana McMurty in the nightcap helped the Bellevue University softball team clinch the North Star Athletic Association regular-season title for the third-straight year, as BU split with visiting Dakota State University, losing the opener, 1-0, before capturing the second contest, 2-1. The Bruins moved to…
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Bruins used the long ball in game one before eking out a pitcher's duel in game two as the Bellevue University baseball team swept Viterbo University in a North Star Athletic Association double-header on Saturday afternoon. Bellevue improves to 36-11 overall and 21-1 in conference play while the V-Hawks…
Lincoln - Nebraska's top three quarterbacks all put together productive games to highlight an entertaining Spring Game that resulted in a 25-21 victory for the White team over the Red in front of 60,452 fans at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Dylan Raiola produced the biggest numbers by completing 16-of-22 passes for…
OMAHA, Neb. -- The College of Saint Mary softball team wrapped up their 2024 season on Saturday with an 8-3 victory over Dakota Wesleyan University in Great Plains Athletic Conference action. CSM wraps up their season with an overall mark of 11-31 (3-18 GPAC) while DWU finishes the campaign at…
AUSTIN, Texas – Iowa State (18-28, 5-16 Big 12) wrapped its weekend series against the top-ranked Texas Longhorns (42-6, 20-4 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon, dropping a pair of five-inning contests in the Lone Star State. Milaysia Ochoa had three hits on the day and recorded the team's only RBI across both…
HASTINGS, Neb. – Junior Autumn Soter smacked a pair of home runs as The Briar Cliff University softball team (8-14 GPAC, 20-23) split with Hastings (4-18 GPAC, 16-28), Saturday afternoon at the Smith Complex. The Chargers lost 7-3 in the opener and took the nightcap 8-5. Game - 1Hastings led 4-0 heading into…
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Briar Cliff University baseball team (18-10 Great Plains Athletic Conference, 26-20) split with Northwestern (Iowa) (15-13 GPAC, 24-25), Saturday afternoon at the Baseball Diamond. The Red Raiders won game one 5-4 with the Chargers winning the nightcap 5-1. Game 1In the first inning, junior Brett Sitzmann drew a…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – After splitting a Saturday doubleheader with Jamestown in an overcast Sioux City, the Mustangs finished in a four-team tie for third place in the GPAC heading into the GPAC Tournament next week. The Jimmies took game one 3-1, but the Mustangs responded with a 10-6 win…
