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Local Sports 11-22-2019

The Nebraska football team will play at Maryland tomorrow. The Terps are 3-7 on the season, 1-6 in the Big Ten Conference. They boasts one of the league’s top rushing attacks, averaging better than 170 yards per game with 15 running plays of 40 yards or more this season. Kickoff will be at 2:30ppm. Pre-game...

Local Sports 11-21-2019

The Nebraska women’s basketball team improved to 5-0 on the season with a 73-39 win over Southern last night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Leigha Brown led the way with 16 points and four rebounds. Ashtyn Verbeek chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds. Sam Haiby had 10 points, four assists and two steals. For...

Local Sports 11-20-2019

LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia are the top four teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Rounding out the top ten are Alabama, Oregon, Utah, Penn State, Oklahoma and Minnesota. Nebraska senior linebacker Mohamed Barry has been named one of six finalists for the Pop Warner National College Football Award. The award...

Local Sports 11-19-2019

Longtime Grand Island Senior High volleyball coach Bill Root has announced his plan to retire from coaching. Root has been the coach of the Islanders for 20 years, making eight trips to the Class A State Volleyball Championships and finishing runner up in 2006 and 2007. He started his coaching career at Giltner High School...

The top three teams remain the same in the latest AP College Football Poll. LSU is ranked number one followed by Ohio State and Clemson. Georgia has moved up to number four. Alabama is 5th. Rounding out the top ten are Oregon, Utah, Oklahoma, Penn State and Florida. The Nebraska football team is now...

Local Sports 11-15-2019

The Nebraska women’s basketball team beat Morgan State 78-55 last night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Senior Nicea Eliely recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a career high 15 rebounds. Nebraska is now 3-0 on the season and will host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Sunday. Tip-off will be at 2:00pm. Pre-game show begins at...

Local Sports 11-14-2019

The 6th ranked Nebraska volleyball team posted its first ever sweep at Michigan State’s Jenison Field House with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-23 win over the Spartans last night. Madi Kubik led the way with 16 kills. Nebraska is now 21-3, 13-2 in the Big Ten Conference. They’ll play host to Iowa on Saturday. The...

Local Sports 11-13-2019

The second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2019 season have LSU and Ohio State in the first two spots followed by Clemson and Georgia. LSU jumped to the top spot after beating Alabama last week. The Crimson Tide is now fifth in the college football rankings followed by Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, Penn State and...

Local Sports 11-12-2019

The Nebraska volleyball team has moved up one spot to number six in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. The Huskers are 20-3 on the season. Texas is ranked number one followed by Pittsburgh, Baylor, Stanford and Minnesota. Rounding out the top ten are Nebraska, Wisconsin, Penn State, Marquette and BYU. Purdue is 16th, Michigan is...

Local Sports 11-11-2019

The new AP College Football Poll is out and Minnesota has entered the top 10 following its 31-26 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Gophers moved up six spots to number seven while Penn State falls four spots to number nine. LSU retains the top spot after beating Alabama 46-41 on Saturday. Ohio State...