Category: Local Sports

Local Sports 7-14-2021

Former Nebraska great Trev Alberts has been named the new athletic director at Nebraska.  Alberts  played for the Huskers from 1990 to 1993 and won the Butkus Trophy following the 1993 season.  He has spent the last 12 years leading the Nebraska-Omaha athletic department, including their transition from Division II to Division I.  He has...

Local Sports 7-13-2021

Big Ten Player of the Year Spencer Schwellenbach and junior Cade Povich of Nebraska heard their names called yesterday in the Major League Baseball draft. Schwellenbach was taken in the second round by the Atlanta Braves with the 59th overall pick. Povich was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the third round with the 98th...

Local Sports 7-12-2021

A familiar face is coming back to Nebraska to be the Huskers director of player development. Rob Childress was previously with the Huskers from 1998 to 2005 as a pitching coach and associate head coach. He was the head coach at Texas A & M for 16 seasons, but his contract was not renewed at...

Local Sports 7-9-2021

The Nebraska men’s basketball team has picked up a graduate transfer from Arizona State.  Six-foot-2 inch shooting guard Alonzo Verge played in 51 games with 30 starts during his two seasons at Arizona State, averaging 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.  He’ll have one year of eligibility remaining at Nebraska.   A...

Local Sports 7-8-2021

The Nebraska athletic department has announced that Memorial Stadium and other venues will be at 100 percent capacity for the 2021-2022 season. The Big Ten Conference did not allow general public attendance at their games last year due to the COVID pandemic. In addition, the athletic department is now offering a three game ticket Mini...

Local Sports 07-7-2021

Four high profile games highlight Nebraska’s 2021-2022 non conference men’s basketball schedule.  The 11-game non conference slate features a matchup with Auburn in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta and the start of a three year series with Kansas State at Pinnacle Bank Arena.  It also includes a pair of conference challenge games with Creighton...

Local Sports 7-6-2021

Nebraska guard Delano Banton is staying in the 2021 NBA Draft and will forego his remaining college eligibility. Underclassmen had until tomorrow to announce their intentions to stay in the draft or return to college for the upcoming season. Banton played in all 27 games for the Huskers in 2020-21. He averaged 9.6 points per...

Local Sports 7-2-2021

Big Ten Coach of the Year Will Bolt has received a contract extension and pay raise after leading the Nebraska baseball program to a conference title in 2021.  Bolt just completed his second season with the Huskers.  He received a one year contract extension that now runs through June 30, 2026.  In addition he’ll receive...

Local Sports 7-1-2021

Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt 9-0 last night to win the College World Series. It’s the first national championship in any sport for the Bulldogs and it came in their 12th trip to the CWS. Only Florida State and Clemson have been to Omaha as many times without winning a title. . Will Bednar and Landon...

Local Sports 6-30-2021

Mississippi State has forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. The Bulldogs beat Vanderbilt 13-2 last night. The start of the game was delayed two hours because of rain. Mississippi State took control of the game by scoring four runs in the third inning. They put the game away by scoring...