Category: Local Sports

Local Sports 7-24-2020

Nebraska wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson has been named to the watch list for the 2020 Paul Hornung Award, given each year to the most versatile player in major college football. Robinson is the only returnee among the four 2019 finalists. He caught 40 passes for 443 yards and two touchdowns last year, while also rushing...

Local Sports 7-23-2020

Hastings Five Points Bank will play Grand Island Home Federal in a doubleheader tonight at Duncan Field.  Hastings is 23-6 on the season after Tuesday’s 7-5 win over Bennington.  Grand Island is 13-13.  First pitch will be at 5:00pm.  We’ll have the action on 1230AM KHAS beginning with the pre-game show at 4:45pm.   Kearney...

Local Sports 7-22-2020

The fall sports season is a “go” for the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The Council of Presidents announced yesterday the league’s intention to move forward with fall sports for 2020. Student athletes can start practices on August 15th. Competition in volleyball, cross country, tennis, baseball and softball can not begin before September 6th. Football competition...

Local Sports 7-21-2020

The Nebraska Schools Activities Association is preparing to begin the 2020 sports season as currently scheduled. First practices for football, volleyball, cross country, girl’s golf, boy’s tennis and softball are set to begin August 10th. The MIAA announced yesterday that the fall sports season will be delayed until September 28th, due to the coronavirus pandemic....

Local Sports 7-20-2020

The MIAA announced today that the fall sports season will be delayed until September 28th due to the coronavirus pandemic.  That means football, cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis will all start about one month later than anticipated.  Student athletes at UNK and all MIAA schools will report for fall camp and...

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The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic, while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim. If the games go on, the NCAA says college athletes should be tested for COVID-19 no more than 72 hours before they play,...

Local Sports 7-16-2020

Nebraska running back Dedrick Mills has been named a candidate for the 2020 Doak Walker Award, given each year to the nations top running back. Mills rushed for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first season with the Huskers. He transferred to Nebraska after two years at Garden City Community College in Kansas. He...

Local Sports 7-15-2020

Nebraska men’s basketball is delaying season ticket renewals for the 2020-2021 season. The news comes as collegiate athletics considers how to safely return to competition. The men’s basketball season is scheduled to tip off on November 10th at home against Cleveland State after a November 2nd exhibition game against Peru State. Last year, Nebraska sold...

Local Sports 7-14-2020

Hastings Five Points Bank will play at North Platte tonight.  Hastings is 15-5 on the season after losing to Millard North 7-6 on Sunday.  Hastings swept North Platte in a doubleheader last week at Duncan Field 6-3 and 7-5.  First pitch will be at 5:00pm.   Kearney Runza will play host to Norfolk this afternoon. ...

Local Sports 7-13-2020

Millard North/Big Fred’s scored three runs in the seventh inning to beat Hastings Five Points Bank 7-6 yesterday at Duncan Field.  Millard North outhit Hastings 12-6.  Gabe Conant was the losing pitcher.  He threw 1 1/3 innings of relief and gave up three runs and five hits.  Conant struck out three.  Cambren Montague had one...