Category: Local Sports

Local Sports 5/31/2019

The Nebraska baseball team will make its 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history this weekend when the Huskers visit Oklahoma City, for the NCAA Regionals. NU comes in with a record of 31-22 is in the Regional with No. 9 national seed Oklahoma State, UConn and Harvard. The Huskers open the tournament against No....

Local Sports 5-30-2019

When Nebraska baseball plays at Bricktown Ballpark in Downtown Oklahoma City on Friday, it will be nostalgic for a program that saw many wins there as a member of the Big 12. When volunteer assistant coach Curtis Ledbetter was a senior, in 2005, the Huskers won their final of four Big 12 Tournament championships at...

Local Sports 5-29-2019

Hastings Five Points Bank and Grand Island Home Federal battled through inclement weather and slippery conditions last night before the game was suspended in the fourth inning with Grand Island leading 14-7.  Grand Island scored nine runs in the first inning off of two hits, seven walks and a hit batter.  In all, there were...

Local Sports 5-28-2019

All three of the states Division I baseball teams have reached the NCAA Tournament.  Creighton, Nebraska and UNO were all included in the 64 team field unveiled on Monday.  The Bluejays and Mavericks qualified after winning their respective conference tournaments.  The Huskers received an at large berth after finishing as runner-up at the Big Ten...

Local Sports 5/24/19

The Husker baseball team was scheduled to play Iowa at 9:00 p.m. Thursday night. But storms rolled into the Omaha area and Nebraska couldn’t get in their second round Big 10 Tournament game. An anticipated start time will be around noon Friday. Officially first pitch will be one hour after the conclusion of the Maryland...

Alexandra Allard named Head Coach for Hastings College Volleyball

Alexandra Allard has been named Head Coach for the Hastings College Volleyball team. Most recently, Allard has been coaching club volleyball in Texas. She previously spent four years as the assistant volleyball coach at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX. "Alex brings a wealth of experience and passion having over 10 years...

Local Sports 5-23-2019

The Nebraska baseball team beat Minnesota 8-2 last night in the first round of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament in Omaha.  The Huskers jumped on Gophers starting pitcher Patrick Fredrickson early, scoring three runs in the first inning and five more in the third.  Angelo Altavilla had two hits and three rbi’s for Nebraska.  Spencer...

Local Sports 5-22-2019

An attorney for a former coach and teacher at Hastings St. Cecilia says his client is not guilty of child abuse.  Twenty-three year old Tyler Hedlund is charged with intentional non-injury child abuse, a felony which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison, if convicted.  Hedlund’s attorney filed a written plea of...

Local Sports 5-21-2019

Hastings St. Cecilia has found their next head football coach. Cody Jackson will take over for Carl Tesmer, who retired at the end of last season. Jackson also serves as the schools girls track coach. Jackson graduated from St. Cecilia in 2011 and attended Hastings College. Tyler Hedlund was originally named as Tesmer's replacement, but...

Local Sports 5-20-2019

Nebraska will be the number five seed for the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament that gets underway this week at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The Huskers will play fourth seeded Minnesota on Wednesday night at 9:00pm. Minnesota took two of three games from the Huskers during the regular season. Indiana will be the number...