Rex Smith
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Iowa Western wins OT thriller, will play in championship game
Iowa Western beat Snow College 30-29 in overtime on Saturday in the first-ever NJCAA DI football playoffs. The win means the Reivers will compete for a national championship later this month. → Read More
Huskers quarterback Adrian Martinez entering transfer portal
Huskers quarterback Adrian Martinez announced Thursday morning that he is entering the transfer portal. → Read More
Creighton wins BIG EAST tournament, awaits Selection Sunday results
Creighton volleyball swept Marquette Saturday in the championship round of the BIG EAST tournament. It’s the team’s seventh conference tournament title in eight years. → Read More
Lewis Central wins first state title in triple-overtime thriller
Lewis Central won the Iowa State football Class 4A championship on Thursday in a triple-overtime win over Xavier. The final score was 32 to 24. It was the school’s first trip to a state title game, and now, its first time winning it all. → Read More
Athlete of the Week: Lewis Central’s Jonathan Humpal
The Lewis Central Titans advanced to the schools first state championship game after a win in the semifinals last week. A big part of that win was junior running back Jonathan Humpal. → Read More
Scott Frost to remain as Nebraska coach, announces staff changes
The Nebraska athletic department released statements on Monday showing its commitment to Scott Frost as head football coach for the 2022 football season. → Read More
Athlete of the Week: Mount Michael’s Gavin Forster
Gavin Forster won the Class B #1 singles at the state tennis tournament last week. He came into the tournament as the top seed, and, despite a close final set, he pulled out the win. → Read More
Huskers finish final practice of bye week, Frost not worried about team
Nebraska finished its second and final practice of the bye week on Wednesday. Because the team played in week zero, they’re only allowed 7 practiced between its first and second bye weeks. → Read More
Huskers fall at Minnesota on Saturday, head to bye week 3-5
Nebraska football lost to Minnesota on Saturday by a final score of 30-23. It was the Huskers’ third straight loss to the Golden Gophers. The Huskers simply came out flat. Adrian Martinez was missing his targets on offense. Meanwhile, Minnesota couldn’t be stopped on offense. → Read More
Nebraska suffers tough 3-point loss to Michigan
Get the latest updates from this week's Husker game right here. → Read More
Nebraska loses in overtime at Michigan State
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High school football Week 5: Grand Island visits undefeated Westside, Bellevue West looks to bounce back at Kearney
Here are the high school football games we have our eye on this week. → Read More
Nebraska loses to Oklahoma by a touchdown as the old rivals meet for the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century
Get the latest updates from this week's Husker game right here. → Read More
Athlete of the Week: Millard West’s Ella Hazen
Millard West senior Ella Hazen just surpassed 1,000 career digs on the volleyball court. She did it at the Millard North Invitational, which the Wildcats won with a 3-1 record. → Read More
Jasen Green commits to stay home, play at Creighton
Millard North senior Jasen Green announced his decision Thursday to stay home and play college basketball at Creighton. The 6′7″ forward was also a target for the Huskers, but Green chose the Bluejays over Nebraska and several other schools. → Read More
Huskers vs. Bulls could break a Memorial Stadium game time heat record
As of Thursday afternoon, WOWT meteorologists are forecasting a kickoff temperature of 98 degrees in Lincoln on Saturday when Nebraska and Buffalo begin play at 2:30 p.m. That would break the current known Memorial Stadium record. → Read More
Athlete of the Week: Millard North’s Katie Ruge
Katie Ruge continues to set records as part of the Millard North girls golf team. Last week at the Lincoln Pius X Shootout, Ruge shot a -6 on a 65. → Read More
Huskers will use Fordham game to get younger players more experience
Nebraska head coach Scott Frost said Thursday the team plans to use the Fordham game to get younger players game experience. The game will mark the Huskers’ first non-conference opponent since September 14, 2019. → Read More
Hastings suffers first loss of Little League World Series, will play again on Monday
Nebraska’s Little League team from Hastings suffered its first loss of the Little League World Series on Sunday against Hawaii. The team lost 11-3 in extra innings. → Read More
Hastings Baseball wins first game at Little League World Series
The little league team from Hastings got off to a good start at the Little League World Series on Thursday. Representing Nebraska, they beat New Jersey 5-2. → Read More