Category: Local Sports

Local Sports 4-6-2021

Former Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles is getting ready to return to college coaching.  Miles and San Jose State are expected to reach an agreement for Miles to coach the Spartans.  Miles was the coach at Nebraska for seven seasons, going 116-114 and making one NCAA Tournament appearance.  He was fired following the 2019...

Local Sports 4-5-2021

Nebraska and Creighton will play in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament that begins April 14th at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. The Huskers were selected as the number five overall seed and will play the winner of a first round game between Texas State and Utah Valley on April 15th at 2:30pm. The Jays will...

Local Sports 4-2-2021

Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos is reportedly on a long list of preliminary candidates the PAC-12 conference is working through as it looks  for a new commissioner.  The 70 year old Moos is listed along with former XFL executive and West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck and current West Coach Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez.  Moos...

Local Sports 4-1-2021

According to various sources, former Hastings St. Cecilia boys basketball coach Kevin Asher is leaving Wood River after just one season to take the job as head boys basketball coach at Aurora.  Asher spent 12 years at St. Cecilia and led the Hawks to four state championships and compiled a record of 231-80.  He was...

Local Sports 3-31-2021

The Nebraska volleyball team has had their final two matches of the season with Penn State cancelled this week due to COVID 19 concerns.  The two teams were scheduled to play Thursday and Friday night in Lincoln.  The Huskers are 14-2 on the season and will now turn their attention toward the NCAA Tournament that...

Local Sports 3-30-2021

The Nebraska volleyball team has moved up one spot to number four in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll.  The Huskers are 14-2 on the season and will play Penn State on Thursday.  Wisconsin is still ranked number one followed by Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas.  Rounding out the top ten are Florida, Washington, Purdue, Baylor...

Local Sports 3-29-2021

The Nebraska baseball team won its sixth straight game and completed a four game sweep of the Minnesota Golden Gophers yesterday with a 10-2 win at Hawks Field. Shay Schanaman of Grand Island was stellar in his fourth career start. He allowed just two runs on three hits over a career high 7 1/3 innings....

Local Sports 3-26-2021

The 5th ranked Nebraska volleyball team recovered from a slow start to beat Michigan in four games last night in Ann Arbor.  The scores were 19-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-20.  Lexi Sun led the Huskers with 13 kills and three blocks.  Lauren Stivrins had 10 kills and five blocks.  Madi Kubik also had 10 kills.  Nebraska...

Local Sports 3-25-2021

Fans will be allowed in the stands at all Nebraska sporting events after the Big 10 Conference announced yesterday that it would follow local health guidelines for the rest of the 2020-2021 season.  Currently, the Lancaster County Health Department DHM lists occupancy for indoor and outdoor gatherings at 75 percent.  However, for any event over...

Local Sports 3-24-2021

The Big Ten Conference will be following local health guidelines when it comes to fans attending sporting events for the rest of the 2020-2021 season,   The policy is effective immediately.  Currently, the Lancaster County Health Department DHM lists occupancy for indoor and outdoor gatherings at 75-percent.  However, for any event over 500 people or more,...