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(11/20/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The O'Neill Legion Baseball Program with a raffle underwritten by the O'Neill Rotarty Club has rasied nearly $2000 in a local raffle. The raffle was conducted over the past few months in efforts to raise money to aide the Junior and Senior Legion Baseball Programs with equipment, insurance and other associated expenses. On Wednesday Noveber 18th, officals with the program annouce the three prize winners on the KBRX Dawg Pound Sports Show. Third place was won by Maurice Koenig who has his choice of a two-person all day hunt guided by Tim Johnson at an undisclosed location in Holt county or $100 cash. Second place was won by Collen Eby. Eby had her choice of a two-person all day pheasant hunt with Triple T Hunting Adventures near Lynch with the Allen twins, or $100 cash. She selected a $100 cash prize. Michael Hedlund of O'Neill won the grand prize, a Semi-automatic Rueger 10/22 with Talo Stock. Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets, to everyone who helped sell tickets, and the O'Neill Rotary Club for underwriting the raffle.
(11/20/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Cory Montgomery led five Huskers in double figures by producing her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, as the Nebraska women's basketball team rolled to an 88-41 victory over Idaho State on Thursday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers improved to 3-0 with the victory, while Idaho State slipped to 0-3, including a road loss at No. 18 California. Montgomery, a senior forward from Cannon Falls, Minn., put up her double-double in just 22 minutes as Nebraska had 10 players contribute double-figure minutes in the game, while leading by as many as 52 points in the second half. Senior forward Kelsey Griffin contributed 14 points on 5-of-5 field goal shooting, including a three-pointer, and a career-high four assists in just 20 minutes of action. The two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection who was named to the Naismith Trophy watch list on Wednesday. Senior guard Yvonne Turner added 14 points off the bench, including a season-high four three-pointers, while adding five rebounds, an assist and a season-high three steals in just 19 minutes. Junior guard Dominique Kelley also produced a strong effort with 12 points and a season-high seven rebounds in just 20 minutes. Kelley added two steals and an assist. Junior center Jessica Periago finished with a career-high matching 11 points, including a career-best three-pointers, while adding four rebounds, an assist and a steal in just 14 minutes off the bench. Junior center Catheryn Redmon pitched in eight points, seven rebounds and a season-high four blocked shots. As a team, Nebraska hit 49.3 percent (34-69) of its shots from the field, including 10-of-27 three-pointers (37 percent). The Huskers also knocked down 10-of-13 free throws. NU outrebounded Idaho State, 49-26, including 17 offensive rebounds. NU also committed a season-low 17 turnovers, while forcing 22 miscues by the Bengals. For the game, NU held ISU to just 31.6 percent shooting (18-57), including 1-of-8 from three-point range. The Bengals hit 4-of-5 free throws. "We did some good things tonight," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "I thought we shot the ball pretty well and our movement was better than it has been. Honestly, we haven't worked that much on our offense because we have been focusing so much on our defense. I think most of what happened tonight still started on the defensive end for us. I thought our pressure was the best it has been so far." Nebraska closed the first half on a 14-0 run, holding Idaho State scoreless for the final 5:40 of the half, as the Huskers pushed their halftime lead to 42-19 on their way to the victory. NU hit 50 percent (17-34) of its first-half field goal attempts, including 5-of-13 three-pointers (38.5 percent), while also knocking down 3-of-4 free throws. The Huskers also dominated the glass, outrebounding the Bengals, 26-11, while the turnovers were even at nine. Montgomery led the Huskers in the first half with eight points and six rebounds, while Kelley added eight points and four boards. Turner, Redmon and Periago all added six first-half points, as NU had eight players find the scoring column in the first 20 minutes. Oana Iacovita led the Bengals with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Ashleigh Vella and Andrea Videbeck each added seven points. The Huskers had 14 players see at least three minutes of action, including Harleen Sidhu, who played for the first time after missing the first two games with an ankle sprain. The only Husker on the roster who did not play was senior center Nikki Bober, who suffered a torn ACL in her right knee for the second time in the past 10 months on Tuesday in practice. "We have had some crying sessions the past couple days," Yori said of Bober's injury. "I am just so sad for Nikki because she doesn't deserve the kind of luck she has had with her injuries. This is her third ACL since we signed her out of high school and the second one in the last year. She is a great teammate. A great player in practice for us and the best kind of person to have on a team. Knowing the kind of person Nikki Bober is though, she is going to find a way to find a silver lining out of all of this." Nebraska returns to home action on Sunday, Nov. 22, when the Huskers take on Washington State. Tip-off against the Cougars is set for 2:05 p.m. Free live audio and free live video will be available on Huskers.com. For ticket information, visit Huskers.com or call 1-800-8-BIGRED. Tickets are also available before the game at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/20/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Things appear to be on the upswing on the injury front for Nebraska. Coach Bo Pelini says tight-end Mike McNeill and freshman running back Rex Burkhead are expected to play on Saturday when the Cornhuskers take on Kansas State in Lincoln. McNeill suffered a hit to the ribs in last week's game against Kansas. Burkhead has been out since Oct. 13 with a broken foot bone. Pelini said both did well in Thursday's two-hour practice as the Huskers finish preparations for the Wildcats. Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. Saturday, with television coverage provided by ESPN.
(11/20/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - When Nebraska's Zac Lee was benched for a game and the first quarter of another, he soothed himself by remembering the words of his father. Bob Lee played 12 years in the NFL for three teams. He told his son that you're not a true quarterback until you're run out of at least one place. The young Lee has rebounded quite nicely since re-establishing his grip on the job after losing it briefly to freshman Cody Green. Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson has put in some new wrinkles to tailor the system to Lee's strengths. All signs point to junior keeping the job the rest of the way. He and the Huskers (7-3, 4-2) face Kansas State (6-5, 4-3) on Saturday night in Lincoln. At stake is the Big 12 North title.
(11/20/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh is a finalist for the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The award is sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America. It's given to the nation's top college defensive player. The four other finalists: Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer, Tennessee safety Eric Berry, Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody and TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes. Nagurski was a star fullback and defensive tackle at Minnesota, 1927-29. Nose tackle Suh has 56 tackles so far this season, including 13 for loss and five sacks. He's a finalist for the Lombardi Award, a semifinalist for the Lott and Bednarik trophies and is one of 15 "players to watch" for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year honor.
(11/20/09) LAWRENCE, KS (AP) - Former Kansas football players are speaking out about the treatment they received from embattled coach Mark Mangino. The university is investigating an unspecified personnel issue involving the eight-year coach of the Jayhawks. Former player Raymond Brown says he once dropped a pass in practice - and Mangino threatened to send him home, where he might be shot like his little brother had been only days earlier. Another player told The Associated Press that Mangino made insensitive comments about a teammate's father being an alcoholic. An athletics department spokesman says Mangino was not available for comment Thursday.
(11/20/09) NEW YORK (AP) - Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002. Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts. Only 10 points separated the top three in one of the closest ballots in the award's history. Lincecum received 11 first-place votes, 12 seconds and nine thirds for 100 points in balloting released Thursday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter was next with 94 points and teammate Adam Wainwright finished third with 90 despite getting the most first-place votes with 12.
(11/19/09) KBRX SPORTS -- As small high schools statewide face declining enrollement numbers everyone is looking for answers and some have come up with very solid solutions. How about this for an equation? A Crusaders plus and Eagle equals a Wolf Pack. During the spring of 2009 the school boards of Elgin Public High School and Pope John Central Catholic High School came together and signed a cooperative agreement forming the Elgin Public-Pope John Wolf Pack. As the team comes together for the winter seasons of 2009 and 2010, some of the same cons face this team that has faced other schools. Maybe the biggest being, how does it effect the classification with the NSAA. With both schools being D-Two for the football and volleyball season, and it was not to many years prior when Pope John felll into the Class D-One ranks, the combination of the two will create a C-Two ranking for Girls and Boys Basketball, and a D ranking for Wrestling. The pros maybe these two. One, the two coming together may become nothing short of a powerhouse. These two schools have combined for 30 football playoff apperances including four runner-up tropheis and one state title, eight state volleyball appearances, nine girls state basketball appearances with one state title and one second place finish and 17 appearances in the boys state basketball tournaments with two state titles and two runners-up. Also the coupling of facilities. These two teams have shared the same football field for years which has contributed to scheduling conflicts in the past but with both schools having good gyms and other facilities, the options become numerous. Time will yet tell how good the Wolf Pack will be, but the tale in ernst starts on Friday December 6th when the Wolf Pack goes to Verdigre to battle the Hawks for girls and boys basketball. You can catch the games on 102.9FM and on www.kbrx.com.
(11/19/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The O'Neill Booster club would like to inviteall athletes participating in winter sports, their families, booster members and coaches to the 15th annual Winter Sports Kick-Off on Monday, November 23. Families of athletes are invited to sit in on practices around 5:15 p.m. ALL students, athletes and their families are invited to join the Boosters at 7:00 p.m. in the High school gym to hear former Husker Aaron Davis speak.
(11/19/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Behind a record night from Kayla Banwarth, No. 9 Nebraska collected its 20th win of the season, sweeping No. 24 Baylor, 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-20) Wednesday night. Banwarth keyed a stifling defensive effort by Nebraska (20-6, 13-4 Big 12), collecting 32 digs, establishing school and building records for a three-set match. The performance not only tied her career best, set earlier this season in a five-set win over Minnesota, but was the most by any player in the NU Coliseum since 1987. Banwarth’s effort highlight one of the best defensive efforts of the year, as Nebraska held Baylor to a season-low .089 team hitting percentage. The Huskers had at least 10 digs, as outside hitters Tara Mueller and Hannah Werth added 10 apiece for NU, while Kori Cooper totaled a season-high five blocks, including three solos, as NU totaled nine blocks on the night. While Banwarth’s floor defense carried the night, the Huskers received another strong performance from Lindsey Licht, who totaled a match-high 13 kills on .522 hitting. It was the second straight match Licht hit over .500 and the fourth time in the last five matches the junior right side attacker led the Huskers in kills. Mueller joined Werth in double figures with 13 kills in picking up her seventh double-double of the season. Nebraska’s defense keyed a strong start, as the Huskers posted a 25-16 victory. NU held the Bears to -.051 hitting, as Banwarth collected nine digs, while NU had four blocks, including two by Cooper. With an 11-10 lead, Brooke Delano helped Nebraska run off four straight points, as her solo block and kill helped Nebraska take a 15-10 lead at the media timeout. The run continued moments later, as kills from Licht and Mueller and an ace by Gina Mancuso capped the 8-1 run, putting Nebraska ahead by a comfortable 19-11 margin. BU would pull to within 21-15, but an attack error and a Mueller kill, one of four in the set, pushed the margin back to a comfortable eight-point margin. In the second set, the Huskers led from start to finish and held off a late Baylor charge to win 25-21 and take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. Licht and Mueller had five kills apiece for NU, which also had three service aces in the set. Baylor played well in the set, committing only one unforced error, but could not consistently put the ball down, as NU totaled 22 digs in the set. Leading 9-7, Nebraska took control winning seven of the next 10 rallies to build a 16-10 lead on a Delano kill. The Bears were down 19-13 before running off four straight points to get within 19-17, only to see Werth and Cooper combine on a block before a Sydney Anderson ace made it a four-point lead and forced BU to take a timeout. From there, the Huskers were able to side out the rest of the set, as a Mueller kill finished the set. The finale was even for most of the set until the Huskers pulled away late for a 25-20 win to complete its fourth straight set. Banwarth was the key with 13 of the Huskers’ 22 digs, while Licht paced the attack with five kills on eight swings. Nebraska jumped out to an early 5-1 lead on strong serving by Werth, but Baylor came right back winning seven of the next 10 rallies to even the score at eight. The teams traded points until Nebraska broke free midway through the set. Leading 17-16, kills from Werth and Delano gave NU a three-point cushion and forced a Bears’ timeout. NU eventually got to within 20-18, but kills from Werth and Muller started a 4-1 run, capped by a solo block from Delano to make it 24-19. The sophomore middle blocker ended the match moments later with her sixth kill of the match. Katie Sanders led Baylor with nine kills, as the Bears committed 22 hitting errors and did not record an ace against Nebraska. The Huskers return to action Saturday afternoon, as they travel to Kansas. First serve is set for 3 p.m. and the match will be carried on Huskers.com following the conclusion of the Nebraska men’s basketball game against TCU. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/19/09) ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Billikens came out on top of a knock-down, drag-out battle on their home court as SLU earned a 69-55 victory Wednesday night over Nebraska at Chaifetz Arena. With the loss, the Huskers fell to 1-1 on the young season while Saint Louis improved to 2-0, including 16-3 at home in their two-year old facility. The physical action started right at the beginning as Nebraska starting center Jorge Brian Diaz left the game less than a minute into the contest with a bloodied mouth that turned out to be a loosened tooth that kept him in the locker room all the rest of the first half. From there, Saint Louis had the upperhand establishing the momentum early on, holding the Huskers scoreless for the first 4:15 before Toney McCray knocked down a jumper to pull Nebraska within 7-2. McCray and senior guard Sek Henry led the Huskers’ first-half comeback as Nebraska battled to tie the game at 26-26 before heading into the break down by a point, 28-27. McCray added eight points in the first half, including a putback of his own miss that pulled Nebraska within four, 16-12, at the 11:28 mark before Henry got into the action. The Los Angeles native scored NU’s next six points including his final basket off a highlight play from fellow senior Ryan Anderson. After a long SLU possession that came down to a one-on-one matchup with Anderson against the Billikens’ Kwamain Mitchell, Anderson stripped the ball as the shot clock wound down under 5 and he started the break going the opposition direction. Henry came down one side with Brandon Richardson on the other, and Anderson found Henry for the easy driving layup that pulled Nebraska within four at 24-20. Anderson had another nifty pass, this time to a cutting Brandon Ubel, who made an easy score to knot the game at 26-all with 3:24 to play in the half. Nebraska’s comeback in the first half was led by its stingy defense, as the Huskers held SLU to only one basket over the final 7:33 of the opening period. NU hit 47.8 percent from the field while the Billikens knocked down just 38.5 percent before heading into the locker room. Anderson opened the second half with a jumper that gave Nebraska its first lead of the game at 29-28, but the BIllikens quickly found their offensive stride again. The SLU victory came as the Billikens hit nearly 50 percent from the floor in the second period while limiting Nebraska to just 33 percent. Henry led the Huskers with 14 points and Anderson added 10 but the shooting of Saint Louis’s Mitchell was too much to overcome as he finished with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. Nebraska returns to action at home on Saturday, Nov. 21, when the Huskers play host to the TCU Horned Frogs at the Devaney Center. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. and can be heard around the world for free on Huskers.com. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/19/09) LINCOLN, NE -- The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Lincoln this week for a two-game homestand beginning with a Thursday night battle with the Idaho State Bengals. Tip-off between the Huskers and Bengals at the Bob Devaney Sports Center is set for 7:05 p.m. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will also provide the call world-wide on Huskers.com. A live video stream will be available to HuskersNside subscribers on Huskers.com. Nebraska improved to 2-0 by rolling to a 73-51 victory at UNLV (1-1) on Sunday afternoon at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. Dominique Kelley played one of the best games of her career for the Huskers, pumping in 17 points and pulling down six rebounds for NU. The junior guard out of Lincoln Northeast High School scored 12 of her game-high points in the first half to help shoot NU to a 13-point halftime lead. Kelley averaged 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in Nebraska’s opening week while extending her team-best streak of consecutive starts to 66 games. Senior Yvonne Turner also had a big game in the backcourt for the Huskers. The 5-8 guard out of Omaha, Neb., matched Kelley with a game-high 17 points while adding a game-high four assists, two rebounds and a steal. Turner, who leads the Huskers in scoring with 13 points per contest, has come off the bench to spark Nebraska in the first two games of the year after starting 64 straight games over the past two seasons. Nebraska also got strong efforts inside from senior forwards Kelsey Griffin and Cory Montgomery. Griffin, a two-time first-team All-Big 12 pick, ripped down 13 rebounds - the second-best total of her career - while adding nine points. She averaged a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in just 20.5 minutes per game last week. Montgomery pitched in 14 points against the Lady Rebels, including a pair of three-pointers. The 6-2 honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection averaged 12.5 points and 3.5 rebounds for NU during the opening weekend. Idaho State comes to Lincoln with an 0-2 record after dropping a pair of games at Saint Mary’s and at No. 18 California over the weekend. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/19/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - There's no shortage of "experts" around Lincoln willing to give Nebraska coach Bo Pelini advice on how to run his program. Tom Osborne is one Pelini actually listens to. In fact, Pelini says he wishes Osborne would speak up more. Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson credits Osborne for helping the Cornhuskers make a late-season shift in philosophy. The Huskers have gone to more two-back, two-tight end formations and reduced the amount of spread offense they run. Nebraska's offense came out of its funk last week in the 31-17 win at Kansas. Roy Helu Jr. ran for 156 yards and three touchdowns, and Zac Lee looked comfortable throwing play-action passes off the option.
(11/19/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Tom Osborne says he admires the job Bill Snyder has done in his return to coaching at Kansas State. Snyder never beat Osborne's Nebraska teams in nine meetings, but he did build K-State into a Big 12 power in the 1990s. The 70-year-old Snyder stepped down after the 2005 season. In his first season since coming out of retirement, Snyder has the Wildcats one win away from the Big 12 championship game. Nebraska and K-State play in Lincoln Saturday. Osborne has worked with Snyder on a collaborative youth mentoring program in Nebraska and Kansas. Osborne, now Nebraska's athletic director, said he sensed in talking with Snyder last year that Snyder missed coaching and probably would return to the sideline.
(11/19/09) NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Tracy (pictured left) of Colorado is a first-time winner of the NL Manager of the Year award while Mike Scioscia (picturedof the Los Angeles Angels is collecting his second AL honor. Tracy is the second manager to win the award after taking over during the season, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. He was promoted from bench coach after Clint Hurdle was fired in late May and guided the Rockies to the NL wild card. He received 29 first-place votes and two seconds for 151 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Less than an hour after the award was announced, the Rockies said Tracy had been rewarded with a three-year contract. Tony La Russa of the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals was a distant second with 55 points. Scioscia got 15 first-place votes, 10 seconds and one third for 106 points. Ron Gardenhire accumulated 76 points to finish second in the AL voting for the second straight year and fifth time during his eight seasons as Minnesota manager. He also placed third in 2002, when Scioscia was honored for the first time, but has never won the award.
(11/19/09) CHICAGO (AP) - Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig says he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games. Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia criticized the current playoff format after the Yankees and Angels played only eight times in 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL championship series. Selig also says he would continue to discuss instant replay. meeting Thursday morning, despite several highly visible missed calls by umpires during the postseason.
(11/18/09) LINCOLN, NE -- The Nebraska volleyball team begins the homestretch of the 2009 regular season Wednesday night, as the ninth-ranked Huskers host No. 24 Baylor at the NU Coliseum. First serve for the match is slated for 7 p.m. and the match will be carried on Huskers.com with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the call. Wednesday’s match will also be carried state-wide on NET-1 and NET-HD with Larry Punteney and Kathi Weiskamp on the call. It is the last of 13 regular-season matches televised in 2009. The Huskers (19-6, 12-4 Big 12) will look to not only extend a three-match win streak, but will also go for their 20th victory of the year. NU will be bidding for their 35th straight 20-win season, as the Huskers have reached that plateau since beginning the program in 1975. Nebraska comes off another solid effort, sweeping Texas A&M on Nov. 13. In that match, middle blockers Kori Cooper and Brooke Delano combined for 25 kills on .657 hitting and seven blocks. Cooper totaled a team-high 13 kills on a career-best .765 hitting, while Delano had 12 kills on .556 hitting and five of the Huskers’ eight blocks on the night. Baylor (21-7, 10-7 Big 12) is enjoying one of its best seasons in school history and is making a strong case to earn its first NCAA bid since 2001. The Bears have an experienced team led by senior middle blocker Anna Breyfogle, who leads the Big 12 with 1.44 blocks per game, and senior setter Taylor Barnes, who averages 10.75 assists, 1.31 kills and a league-high 0.43 service aces per set. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska) (11/18/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Husker volleyball players Kori Cooper, Jordan Wilberger and Kayla Banwarth were honored Tuesday afternoon, as the trio was selected to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 team. Cooper was selected for the third time, while 2009 marked the first appearance for both Wilberger and Banwarth.
Banwarth (pictured below) rounds out the trio, as she has a 3.09 GPA over the last two semesters as an English major. A three-year starter, she is second in the Big 12 in digs (4.69 per set) and is one of only two Huskers in school history to record multiple 400-dig seasons. She became the first Big 12 libero to record a double-double when she totaled 25 digs and 10 assists in a five-set win over Oklahoma on Sept. 30.
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible. The ninth-ranked Huskers return to action Wednesday night, as they host No. 24 Baylor at the NU Coliseum. First serve is at 7 p.m. and the match will be carried by selected Husker Sports Network stations and on Huskers.com. In addition, the match will be carried live on NET-1 and NET-HD. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/18/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Nebraska backup offensive lineman Derek Meyer says no one could write a better script for his Senior Night on Saturday. The Cornhuskers are playing for the Big 12 North title against Kansas State - the school where Meyer started his college career in 2005. The Campbell, Neb., native redshirted his first season and played five games for the Wildcats in 2006 before missing the rest of the year and all of 2007 with an injury. He transferred to Nebraska, sat out last year and received a scholarship from coach Bo Pelini in August. Meyer said he'll be emotional, yet enjoy every moment being on the field against his old school and the coach who originally recruited him, Bill Snyder.
(11/18/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh says Kansas State's run-oriented offense might be just what he needs to break out of his minislump. The star defensive tackle didn't have a sack or tackle behind the line of scrimmage in the last two games, against Oklahoma and Kansas. Suh says he expects K-State, led by Big 12 rushing leader Daniel Thomas, to run right at the Cornhuskers on Saturday in the game that will decide the winner of the conference's North Division. Suh made four tackles against Oklahoma and three against Kansas, both of which used creative double-team strategies to tie him up. Coach Bo Pelini says opponents' schemes show great respect for the Lombardi Award finalist, who on Tuesday was named one of 15 "players to watch" for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
(11/18/09) NEW YORK (AP) - Zack Greinke is the winner of the 2009 American League Cy Young Award. The Kansas City right-hander received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Seattle's Felix Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third, and was the runner-up with 80 points. Greinke went 16-and-8 with a major league-low 2.16 ERA for a Royals club which tied for last place in the AL Central with a 65-and-97 record. Hernandez went 19-and-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Mariners. Detroit's Justin Verlander was third with the remaining first-place vote and nine thirds for 14 points. He was followed by the Yankees' CC Sabathia with 13 points and Toronto's Roy Halladay with 11 points. The NL winner will be announced Thursday.
(11/18/09) UNDATED (AP) - Just like in last April's national championship game, Kansas topped Memphis. But Memphis made the top- Cole Aldrich (pictured left) had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, Memphis had a shot to win at the end but Elliott Williams, who had canned a long three-pointer with 16.7 seconds left, had his potential game-winner clang off the rim. Kansas kept Memphis in the game by committing 21 turnovers. Winning coach Bill Self said after the game: "We weren't sound at all." Durrell Summers (pictured right) hit the go-ahead three-pointer with just over three minutes left and finished with 21.
(11/18/09) UNDATED (AP) - Kansas Athletic director Lew Perkins confirms the school has launched an internal investigation into a personnel matter involving football coach Mark Mangino. Perkins met with the entire football team Monday night. Mangino, the national coach of the year two seasons ago, was not present. The 5-and-5 Jayhawks will be out to snap a five-game losing streak Saturday at No. 2 Texas.
(11/17/09) KBRX SPORTS -- With many years of memories for the Ewing Fighting Tigers football team hanging in the wings, the Humphery St. Francis Flyers behind senior runningback Matt Korus sang the Tigers swan song on Monday night during the D-Two High School Football Semi-Finals as the Tigers fell on their home field 48-to-19 to the Flyers. Nearly 1000 fans of high school football were in attendance when the Tigers opened the scoring. After forcing the Flyers into a four-and-punt on their first posession, the Tigers rolled down field 48 yards on six plays before Josiah Switzer would pop a 24-yard touchdown run. Following the PAT of the foot of the "Great Dane" Calvin Riis the Tigers led seven-to-nothing with 8:26 to go in the first period. The problem would be, that the Flyers would score four unanswered touchdowns with two touchdown runs from Matt Korus, one from Kenny Kuchar and a touchdown pass from Trent Classen to Kyle Christensen and despite failing on two PAT attempts the Flyers led at half 28-to-seven and never looked back. Ewing would certainly go down fighting as the Tigers opened the second half with a 60-yard scoring drive on eight plays. Philip Thramer would show of his arm as he hit Austin Kaczor on a 20-yard touchdown strike and the Tigers narrowed the gap to 28-to-13 with 7:21 to go in the third quarter. Then more Flyers. Humphrey St. Francis would take the next possession and cover 65 yards on 10 plays and on a eight-yard touchdown run by Trent Classen the Flyers led 34-to-13 with just over two minutes to go in the third quarter. After the Tigers were forced to punt one possession away and turned the other over on downs, the Flyers went for the throat. The Tigers would give up a short field on a four-and-out and the Flyers would march 42 yards on seven plays and let Matt Korus take in his third touchdown run. This time the senior would strike from four yards out and the Flyers led 42-to-13 with just 3:41 to play. The Tigers still would not say die despite time running away. Ewing would score again as Philip Thramer would cap off a six play scoring drive as he leaped the pile for a three-yard touchdown run and despite a failed two-point PAT the Tigers narrowed the lead to 42-to-19 with 2:28 to play. The Flyers would not let that score stand as Matt Korus padded his stats with his fourth touchdown run of the game. This time he would break the big one on the tiring Tigers as he would rumble the right sideline for 31-yards and six points as the Flyers sealed the deal with a 48-to-19 win. The Flyers ground game was nothing short of devistating. Humphrey St. Francis would put up 370 yards on the ground behind Korus wrapping up 202 yards and four touchdowns. Quarterback Trent Classen would rush for 97 yards and throw for 32 more, while fullback Kenny Kuchar would add 71 on the ground. The Tigers had their moments as always. Philip Thramer would go through the air for 13 completions on 26 attempts for 181 yards and one touchdown with one interception. He would add 38 yards on the ground to put up 209 yards total offense. Big Austin Kaczor would be his favorite target with 11 catches for 164 yards and one touchdown. Troy Thramer would real in one catch for 19 yards while Josiah Switzer would tote the ball nine times for 53 yards. Ewing will close the seaons with a stellar mark of 11-and-one on the year as Humphrey St. Francis advances to battle Hayes Center for the 2009 State D2 Football Championship.
(11/17/09) KBRX SPORTS -- As the population of rural Nebraska declines and small high schools state wide are faced with tough decisions, history was made on Monday night in the D-Two Nebraska High School Football Semi-Finals as nearly a 1000 onlookers saw the last football game in Ewing Fighting Tiger football history. While nearly 1000 fans watch the Tigers fell to Humphrey St. Francis 48-to-19 but the history could certainly be felt. At the halftime mark nearly 100 former Ewing football players took the field to be honored by the Tiger faithful as Tiger field is closed down. Over the years the Tigers have earned their stripes. Ewing placed 12 teams in the football playoffs from 1980 to 2009 with one of the most storied being the 1980 28 years would pass and despite the Tigers getting into the playoffs in ten different seasons, the next title bout would come in 2008. Coach Brock Eichelberger would lead a Tiger team to a seven-and-one record regular season and after wins over Hyannis 54-to-14, Loomis 63-to-34, St. Mary’s 42-to-6, and Hayes Center 36-to-27, the Tigers found themselves on the hallowed ground of Memorial Stadium and Tom Osborne Field. The house that Bob built would be good to the Tigers as Ewing score three early touchdowns and went onto a 49-to-24 over the Humphrey St. Francis Flyers. It would be the first and only title in Tiger football history as the Tigers ended their season last night one game shy of the big dance in Lincoln. While just 13 Tigers took the field on Monday night and as the football team begins a cooped agreeement with the O'Neill Eagles for the 2010 season, ghosts of the great players, coaches, and fans alike will haunt Tiger stadium of Ewing Nebraska. (11/17/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Nebraska will honor its 13 senior football players before Saturday night's game against Kansas State. Second-year coach Bo Pelini says he respects the seniors for working hard and staying committed. Pelini said it's the team's job to send them out a winner at home. The seniors have a four-year record of 30-19 under Pelini and former coach Bill Callahan. Eight of the seniors are in their fifth seasons, and four were walk-ons who earned scholarships. Nebraska also will honor junior Blake Lawrence, who gave up football at midseason after a series of concussions.
Oakland's Andrew Bailey took AL rookie honors after going 6-and-3 with 26 saves and a 1.84 ERA for the A's this year. The NL award goes to Florida outfielder Chris Coghlan, who hit .321 and led all league rookies in hits, runs scored, doubles and multi-hit games. (11/17/09) UNDATED (AP) - Kansas is a runaway No. 1 in the Associated Press college basketball poll. The Jayhawks are followed by Michigan State, Texas, Kentucky and Villanova. Purdue, North Carolina, West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee round out the top 10. Maryland was the only newcomer to the poll at No. 25. Mississippi State fell out from 18th following its season-opening 88-74 loss to Rider.
(11/14/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The Chambers Lady Coyotes saw their season come to an end Saturday in the D2 State Volleyball third place match at Lincoln Southeast and would suffer their third loss of the year and finish fourth in the D2 field.
(11/16/09) LAWRENCE, KS -- Following a win over No. 20 Oklahoma last Saturday in Lincoln, the Huskers came into Kansas' Memorial Stadium and won their third Big 12 Conference road game of the year, 31-17, moving the Huskers to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in conference. The game was highlighted by Niles Paul and Roy Helu Jr., who each made big plays when the Huskers needed them most. Paul caught four passes for a career-high 154 yards and also returned two kickoffs for 72 yards, including a fourth-quarter return into KU territory that set up the Huskers' go-ahead score. For Helu, he carried the ball 28 times for 156 yards and scored three times. But more importantly, 82 of Helu's yards came in the fourth quarter, including touchdowns runs of 20 and 14 yards. The Huskers used a balanced attack, rushing for 214 yards on 42 carries, while Zac Lee completed 13-of-21 passes for 196 yards, giving the Huskers 410 yards of total offense. On the other side of the ball, the Blackshirts held the KU rushing attack in check, as the Jayhawks were held to 99 yards on 29 carries. Quarterback Todd Reising was forced to put the ball in the air 41 times, only completing 19 passes for 236 yards. The Huskers started the game on the right foot as Tim Marlowe returned the opening kickoff 40 yards to the Huskers' 42-yard line. The offense then attacked quickly as Lee hooked up with Paul on the first play from scrimmage for a 35-yard pass off of play action. Following three straight carries from Helu for a total of 19 yards, Lee fumbled on third and goal from the one on an option carry, but Helu was there to recover the ball in the end zone for his seventh touchdown of the year. The teams would then exchange punts for the rest of the first quarter, with the Jayhawks unable to earn a first down against the Blackshirts. KU was only able to muster 19 yards on three possessions, while the Huskers moved the ball well, pounding out 40 yards on the ground and 70 through the air on 17 plays. The Huskers struck again early in the second quarter as the offense continued to use KU's defensive focus on the run against them, as Lee ran a bootleg on first down from the NU 22-yard line for 32 yards to the KU 46-yard line. Lee then gave an option look to the left, before dropping back to throw a 37-yard pass to Paul, his eighth 20-plus yard catch on the year. Following a one-yard rush by Helu, Lee missed Paul and McNeill on consecutive passes into the end zone to stall the drive, resulting in a 25-yard field goal from Alex Henery to give the Huskers a 10-0 lead with 10:47 remaining in the first half. On the ensuing drive, Kansas finally found a rhythm offensively, as Reesing commanded the Jayhawks down the field 80 yards on 13 plays for a touchdown. The Huskers were hurt on the first play of the drive, as Reesing rushed for 33 yards, and then picked up 15 more yards following a personal foul on a late hit on Reesing. The KU offense then nickel and dimed the Blackshirts down the field, capping the drive with a five-yard rushing touchdown by Reesing. On the drive, nine of KU's 13 plays went for less than 10 yards. The Huskers went three-and-out on the next position, setting up the Jayhawks with the ball on their own 20-yard line with 3:37 remaining in the first half. Reesing continued to find open targets, completing five of his eight passes on the drive. The 12 play, 64-yard drive was capped with a 33-yard field goal as time expired to even the score at 10-10 going into halftime. The Jayhawks continued to move the ball to start the second half, as Reesing drove the Jayhawks down to the NU 23-yard line on eight plays, after starting on his own 23. On 3rd-and-9, Reesing connected with Kerry Meier for a 16-yard pass, but Dejon Gomes came up big for the Blackshirts, stripping Meier from behind and Matt O'Hanlon recovered the fumble for the Huskers. With the momentum back on the Huskers' side, Lee directed the offense down the field, capping a 13-play, 79-yard drive with a 34-yard field goal from Henery. On the drive, Lee found his tight end Mike McNeill three times for 22 yards and connected with Paul for 45-yard pass. Reesing and the KU offense were then forced to punt after holding the ball for only 53 seconds. Lee then directed another scoring drive for the Huskers, capping the 12-play, 51-yard drive with a 38-yard field goal from Henery. After being silenced for most of the second half, the KU offense caught fire with 11:45 remaining the game, as they drove 68 yards on nine plays, with Reesing hitting Dezmon Briscoe for a 21-yard touchdown pass to give KU its first lead of the game, 17-16. Paul hit another big play for the Huskers on the ensuing kickoff, returning the ball 44 yards to the Kansas 36-yard line. Following a false start on first down, a one-yard rush by Helu and an incomplete pass to Ryan Hill, the Husker offense was looking at third-and-14 on the KU 35-yard line. Lee connected with Khiry Cooper for no gain, but a 15-yard personal foul for a face mask on the tackle gave the Huskers 1st-and-10 on the 20-yard line. Helu dashed around the right side on the following play for his second touchdown of the game and eventual game winner. With the score now 22-17, the Huskers went for two, with Lee scrambling to his left and then to his right, before finding Paul in the back of the end zone to give the Huskers the lead, 24-17. With KU looking to answer, the Blackshirts dialed up a defensive scheme that resulted in a quick 3-and-out, with incomplete passes on first and second down, followed by a five-yard loss by Gomes and Pierre Allen on pass from Reesing to Tobem Opurum. The Huskers then put the game away with a 10-play drive over 74 yards that lasted 4:46. The Huskers pounded the rock, as they rushed the ball on all 10 plays, with Helu completing the drive with a 14-yard score, his third of the day. Nebraska returns to action next Saturday when the Huskers return home for Senior Day against Kansas State. Kickoff against the Wildcats in a pivotal Big 12 North Division showdown is set for 6:45 p.m. with live national television coverage provided by ESPN/ESPN2. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/16/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Kori Cooper and Brooke Delano combined for 25 kills and seven blocks, leading No. 9 Nebraska to a 3-0 sweep (29-27, 25-17, 25-15) over Texas A&M Friday night. Nebraska’s middles keyed a big offensive night for the Big Red, as the Huskers (19-6, 12-4 Big 12) hit .372 against Texas A&M in picking up its third straight win. It is the third straight match Nebraska has hit .300 or better, as John Cook collected his 300th career win at Nebraska. Senior All-American Kori Cooper topped Nebraska with 13 kills on a career-high .765 hitting, while Brooke Delano totaled 12 kills on .556 hitting and five of the Huskers’ eight blocks. It marked the fourth time this year that both Delano and Cooper have finished with at least 10 kills. Right side hitter Lindsey Licht continued her strong play, tying Cooper for match-high honors with 13 kills on a season-best .619 hitting and three block, as the trio combined for 38 kills and just two errors on 56 swings. All-American Sydney Anderson dished out 47 assists and added two blocks, as Nebraska hit .450 or better in each of the last two sets to avenge a four-set loss in College Station in September. The first set was a battle in persistence for Nebraska, as the Huskers had four set points before finally taking the opener, 29-27 in of the best sets for both teams all year. Nebraska relied on its middle attack, as Delano and Cooper combined for nine kills and three blocks in the opener. Delano had six kills on .625 hitting and a pair of blocks, as NU hit .265 compared to .227 for Texas A&M. The teams traded points until Delano and Anderson combined on a block to give NU a 15-13 lead at the media timeout. The Aggies came right back, winning five of the next six rallies to pull ahead at 18-16 off a Sarah Ammerman kill and force NU to take a timeout. Nebraska regrouped, as a Delano kill and a ball-handling error tied the score and the teams would trade points until a Delano kill gave the Huskers their first chance to win the set at 24-23. The Aggies fought back, holding off a pair of set points until a kill from Lindsey Miller and a Husker error gave Texas A&M a chance to win the set. Nebraska battled through it, as a kill from Cooper tied the score at 26 and NU had a third set point at 27, but Ammerman’s seventh kill of the set kept the Aggies alive. NU then took control, as a kill from Licht gave NU a one-point lead before Ammerman ended a long rally with a hitting error. Nebraska took the momentum from the opener and continued to play strong volleyball, hitting a blistering .452 in the second set in posting a 25-17 victory. Licht, Delano and Cooper combined for 13 kills on just 17 swings, while Kayla Banwarth anchored a solid defense with nine of her 16 digs. Nebraska used strong serving from Anderson and freshman Hannah Werth to key the Huskers to an early 6-1 run, taking a 7-3 lead on a kill from Licht. The Aggies pulled within 8-5, but a solo block from Delano ignited a three-point run to make it 11-5 after a kill from the sophomore middle. The Aggies eventually pulled to within 12-8, but Nebraska scored eight of the next 12 points to take a 20-12 lead after a big block from Licht and Delano and took a 2-0 lead into the locker room. Nebraska kept the pressure on in the finale, hitting .455 in completing its 13th sweep of the season. Licht totaled six kills on nine swings, while Cooper put down four kills on five swings. Leading 8-7, Nebraska ran off five straight points, taking a six-point lead and forcing Texas A&M to take a timeout. Texas A&M eventually pulled to within 16-11, but a kill from Licht and strong serving from freshman Gina Mancuso salted the match away. Mancuso delivered a pair of aces in a 5-0 spurt, giving the Huskers a comfortable 21-11 cushion, and Texas A&M would not get within eight points the rest of the match. Ammerman led Texas A&M (14-10, 7-9 Big 12) with 13 kills, while Jennifer Banse added 12kills and 10 digs in a losing effort, as the Aggies dropped their third straight match. The Huskers will return to the court Wednesday evening, as they take on No. 21 Baylor. First serve is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be carried on selected Husker Sports Network stations and on Huskers.com. In addition, the match will be televised live on NET-1 and NET-HD. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/16/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Fourth-year coach Doc Sadler has added a big recruit for the 2010 signing class as 6-11, 315-pound Andre Almeida has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Nebraska and join the Husker basketball team next fall. One of the top post players in the junior college ranks last year, Almeida will add to what is expected to be a huge front court for the Huskers next season as Nebraska currently has three freshmen and sophomores who stand at least 6-10. “Andre is as talented as he is big,” Sadler said. “He has good hands and footwork and he knows how to get around in the paint and score. He has tremendous strength, and when you’re that big, it’s hard to be moved around. Andre will help us when we get into Big 12 play where we’re facing great big men every night. He also has a tremendous work ethic and I think Nebraska fans will enjoy seeing him play alongside some of our other younger big guys.” A 2010 NJCAA Division preseason All-American, Almeida is the fifth international player to sign with the Cornhuskers under Sadler. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Almeida recently played for current Nebraska assistant coach Walter Roese, who served as the head coach of the Brazilian U24 national team that competed in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, in July. Almeida also played under Roese on the 2006 U18 national team that competed at the Copa America tournament in San Antonio, Texas, qualifying Brazil for the Junior World Cup in Belgrade. Brazil finished in fourth place in the world that year. During his first season in the United States, Almeida led Arizona Western College to a 26-6 record in 2008-09, including an 18-4 mark in conference action, as AWC finished the year ranked 17th nationally in NJCAA Division I. The Matadors won their fourth regional title in five years before falling in the district finals. Almeida led the way as he averaged 13.8 points over 32 games while ranking first in the nation in field-goal percentage by hitting an outstanding 71.0 percent (184-of-261) from the floor. He also led the league in blocked shots with 3.5 per game (112 total) while adding 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. After finishing with 11 double-doubles on the year, Almeida was honored as a second-team All-American and a first-team all-conference and all-region selection. He was also named the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year after helping coach Kelly Green and the Matadors to their second straight league regular-season title. Earlier in the season, Almeida was named the NJCAA Division I Player of the Week on Jan. 19 after averaging 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game while hitting 81.0 percent from the field over two games (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/16/09) LINCOLN, NE - Leading by just three points heading into the final match, senior Stephen Dwyer notched a pin at 174 pounds to secure a 26-17 victory for the seventh-ranked Nebraska wrestling team over No. 11 Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers improve to 10-0 in season-opening duals under head coach Mark Manning. Nebraska claimed three-straight victories to open the dual, but a Wisconsin comeback capped by a Andrew Howe fall at 165 pounds closed the Husker lead to 20-17 with one match remaining. Dwyer, who is ranked No. 6 in the nation at 174 pounds, broke a 3-3 tie in the third period when he pinned Brendan Ard in 5:25 to send Nebraska away with its 15th consecutive victory in season openers. The Huskers won 6 of 10 matches overall and grabbed a nine-point lead (20-11) with two bouts remaining when defending national champion Jordan Burroughs pinned Wisconsin's Greg Burke at 157 pounds in just 25 seconds. The senior from Sicklerville, N.J., registered a takedown 11 seconds into the match, before putting Burke away with the sixth fall of his career and 86th overall victory. Burroughs' pin (0:25) is the quickest fall by a Husker in a varsity match during the Big 12 era. Nebraska also turned in a pair of major decision wins from senior Craig Brester (197 pounds) and junior Mike Koehnlein (141 pounds). Brester defeated Jackson Hein, 14-2, behind three takedowns and a near fall in the first period, while Koehnlein used two near falls en route to a 12-2 triumph over Trey Bertram. Koehnlein was one of five newcomers in the NU startling lineup, including 184-pound redshirt freshman Josh Ihnen, who opened the dual with a 6-1 decision over Jimmy Duffy. Ihnen's win was the first of three Husker victories to start the match, which was concluded by an exciting 4-3 overtime decision from sophomore Tucker Lane at Heavywight. Lane and Eric Bugenhagen went to overtime tied at 1-1 and remained even at the end of three overtime periods, when Lane was declared the winner due to a one-second riding time advantage. Wisconsin won matches at 125, 133, 149 and 165 pounds. Nebraska will now send its top wrestlers to the 44th annual NWCA All-Star Classic, as Burroughs, Dwyer and Brester were invited to the prestigious event in Fullerton, Calif., next Sunday, Nov. 22. Meanwhile, the majority of the Huskers will travel to down Interstate-80 to the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday, Nov. 21. (thanks University of Nebraska) (11/16/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - The city of Lincoln will be hosting the Women's Pro Rodeo Association World Finals in 2010 and '11. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the event attracts 300 to 400 competitors and is expected to have a $3 million economic impact on Lincoln each year. Lancaster Event Center manager Ron Snover said the rodeo association has already booked 500 horse stalls and every building on the grounds for the Oct. 11-17 rodeo. Snover said it helped Lincoln's cause that many of the women on the rodeo circuit have visited the city for national barrel racing events. (11/16/09) NEW YORK (AP) - Southern California has tumbled to its worst ranking in the AP college football poll since the Trojans began their current run of 128 consecutive weeks in the Top 25 back in 2002. Meanwhile, Stanford soared up the poll on the strength of a dominant performance against the Trojans. In the latest AP poll, USC is No. 22, dropping 11 spots after losing 55-21 to the Cardinal. The Trojans had not been ranked lower than 13th since 2002, Pete Carroll's second season as coach. Stanford jumped 11 places to No. 14. Florida remained No. 1 and Alabama leapfrogged Texas into the No. 2 spot, one of only two small changes to the top 10. Rounding out the top-10, after Florida and Alabama, are Texas, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Ohio State and LSU. (11/13/09 KBRX SPORTS) -- Behind 27 kills from senior Abigail Sorenson Clay Center would win in four sets today over the Chambers Coyotes (25-11, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19). Just like the first round Chambers would get off to a slow start and fall in the opening set 25-11. But the Coyotes would remain unshaken and come back to win set two 25-21. In the third set it appeared that Chambers might come out with the win as they led by as many as 4, but Clay Center would tie it up at 22 each and then take the win 25-23. The fourth set belonged to Clay Center 25-19 for the win. Chambers was led by Montana Libolt with 11 kills, Laura Tomjack had 10 and Kelsey Owen 8. Chambers had 12 service errors in the match that hurt their effort. Chambers, now 31-2, will drop down in the consolation match for third place. That match will be at 2:00 pm, Saturday , November 14 at Lincoln Southeast and they will meet the loser of the Greeley-Wolbach vs Wallace match. You can hear it on 102.9 FM KBRX and also on the internet at KBRX.com (Scott Poese, KBRX Sports)
(11/13/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The Chambers Lady Coyotes would start the 2009 State Volleyball Tournament in a position that they were not accustomed to as they dropped the first set to Falls City Sacred Heart and had to rally to defeat the Irish in five game (14-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-18, 15-11). The Coyotes would get off to a slow start losing the first set 25-14. However the Coyotes would then come back with an exciting second set that would include a 6 point run and win 25-22. The third set would go to Falls City Sacred Heart winning 25-17 with a 7 point run boosting them. Chambers would do the same thing with a 7 point run in the fourth and come out on top 25-18 to send the match to 5. After three service errors in the 5th set Chambers would rally and come out on top 15-11 to win the match. Senior Montana Libolt would lead Chambers with 16 kills, Laura Tomjack knocked down 11 and Kelsey Owen had 8 kills. Erin Devries played tough at the net and was in on 7 blocks. Chamber will meet Clay Center in the D2 Semi-Final at 9:30 am Friday morning at Lincoln Southeast. (Scott Poese, KBRX Sports)
(11/13/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Following a sweep of eighth-ranked Iowa State, the Nebraska volleyball team hosts Texas A&M Friday night at the NU Coliseum. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. and the match will be carried on Huskers.com with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the call. The match will also available on HuskersNside. The Nebraska-Texas A&M match is on Friday because of the state high school volleyball championships at the NU Coliseum on Saturday. The Huskers (18-6, 11-4 Big 12) jumped from 10th to ninth in Monday’s poll and are coming off their best performance of the season, a three-set sweep at Iowa State on Saturday. The Huskers quelled the Cyclones and their record crowd of 10,203 with a solid all-around effort, hitting .327 against the league’s top defense. NU became the first team in 34 matches to hit over .300 against the Cyclones, as five attackers recorded at least eight kills. Middle blockers Brooke Delano and Kori Cooper combined for 17 kills and five blocks, as Delano hit .571 with eight kills. NU is now a game out of second place in the league race. Texas A&M (14-9, 7-8 Big 12) looks to snap a three-match losing streak, as it lost to Iowa State on Wednesday. The Aggies dropped a pair of five-set heartbreakers last week, including a home setback to No. 20 Baylor when they lost 18-16 in the fifth. The Aggies rely on their trio of outside hitters, including Sarah Ammerman (4.30 kills per set) and Jennifer Banse (3.26 kps), who rank second and ninth, respectively, in the Big 12 in kills per set. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/13/09) LAWRENCE, KS (AP) - After piling up more yards, records and wins in the early going, Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing's last few games and a march toward glory went up in a puff of losses and interceptions. This isn't how he, or anyone else, expected his Kansas career to end. Reesing's next challenge is Nebraska, which comes to Lawrence tomorrow. Reesing and the Jayhawks are down? The Cornhuskers want to keep it that way. Nebraska has seen firsthand what Reesing can do. As a sophomore, he threw for 354 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in the 37-point win in Lawrence, then threw for 304 yards and three more TDs in last year's 45-35 shootout loss in Lincoln. A few bad games isn't enough to fool the Huskers into thinking Reesing has lost his mojo.
(11/13/09) COLORADO SPRINGS – Seven Chadron State College football players have been named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team, as announced by the RMAC on Thursday. Two other Eagles garnered second team nods and one received third team recognition. Senior placekicker Travis Atter of Buffalo, Wyo., is the RMAC Special Teams Player of the Year. Atter had a record-setting season in 2009. He made 18 of 24 field goals to break his record of 17 set in 2008. He also connected on all 38 of his PAT kicks, and became CSC’s all-time leader in kick scoring points (371) and career field goals (57). Joining Atter on the first team are wide receiver Brandon Harrington, inside receiver Isaac Stockton, offensive lineman Ben Puffer, defensive end Cory Beran, linebacker Duke Eardley and punter Kevin Berg. Harrington was also a first team selection at kick returner. Harrington, a senior from Grand Island, led CSC with 42 receptions for 575 yards and four touchdowns. He also averaged 27.4 yards on 18 kick returns. Harrington, along with Atter and tailback Mark Haag, are the only three players in school history to play in 50 games. For his career, Harrington is fourth in receptions (153), seventh in receiving yards (1,917) and sixth in touchdowns caught (14). Stockton, a senior from Colorado Springs, who was also on the RMAC first team in 2008, is another receiver who had a distinguished career for the Eagles. This season, he caught 41 passes for 395 yards and three touchdowns. For his career, he is sixth in receptions (145) and second in touchdowns caught (19). Puffer, a senior from Hot Springs, S.D., is making his third appearance on the All-Conference first team. He started in 43 consecutive games and was a team captain in 2009. Defensively, Beran and Eardley paced the Eagles. Beran, a junior from Sargent, led CSC defensive linemen with 47 total tackles, six quarterback hurries and three pass break ups. He also had 5.5 sacks, nine tackles for losses, forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles, one for a touchdown. Eardley, a senior from Mountain View, Wyo., had a stellar season at middle linebacker. He led the team with 85 tackles. He also had two interceptions, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, five quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries. Interestingly, both Beran and Eardley have brothers who also earned RMAC All-Conference status. Casey Beran was a three-time selection at defensive end (1996, ’98 and ’99), and Jeremy Eardley was a two-time selection at center (2000 and ’01). Berg, a junior from Longmont, Colo., is CSC’s other first team member. He averaged 41.7 yards per punt and placed 14 of his 44 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He also played safety, registering 42 tackles and two interceptions. The Eagles second team selections are outside linebacker Jeff Lyster, a senior from McCook, and cornerback Jed Herblan, a junior from Arvada, Colo. Nick Milani, a sophomore from Poway, Calif., is a third team selection. The Eagles finished their season with a 7-4 record and a 6-3 mark in the conference. The RMAC Offensive Player of the Year is Rustin Dring, a sophomore from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Darrell Morris, UNK’s head coach, is the RMAC Coach of the Year. Marc Schiechl, a junior defensive tackle at Colorado School of Mines, is the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year. (thanks Alec Helmbrecht, Chadron State College)
(11/13/09) KANSAS CITY -- Over the next 15 days, it's awards season, and there's no doubt about the Royals' top nominee: pitcher Zack Greinke. Greinke's brilliant season puts him squarely in the running for the American League Cy Young Award. The results of that vote by 28 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America will be announced at 1 p.m. CT on Nov. 17. Although the Royals were promoting Greinke and left fielder David DeJesus as Gold Glove candidates for their outstanding fielding, neither were on the list when it was announced Tuesday. But it's the Cy Young Award, of course, that stirs the most notice, and the Royals have not had a winner since David Cone in the strike-shortened 1994 season. The club's only other winner was Bret Saberhagen in 1985 and 1989. "When they say 'Cy Young,' " pitching coach Bob McClure said, "to me, Cy Young means who was the best pitcher -- not thrower. And when I look at the other guys, I think Zack was more of a pitcher -- even though he's a power guy -- more than anybody." Greinke led the Majors with a 2.16 ERA and rang up 242 strikeouts, second most in the league. If there's a drawback, it's his 16-8 record. Six AL pitchers won more games than he did. The Mariners' Felix Hernandez, at 19-5 and a 2.49 ERA, figures to be his primary competition. "Not to take anything away from Felix -- I played with him for a number of years and his stuff's electric as well," the Royals' Willie Bloomquist said. "And Roy Halladay and CC [Sabathia] are guys I'd like to have on my team any day of the week as well -- but from what I saw from Zack this year, his stuff is second to nobody." Halladay, 17-9 for the Blue Jays, had the AL's third-best ERA at 2.79. The Yankees' Sabathia, 19-8 and 3.37, and the Tigers' Justin Verlander, 19-8 and 3.45, tied Hernandez for the most victories. There's no doubt that Greinke's victory total could have grown with more run support and more help from a porous bullpen. "He could've had 20 wins. He just pitched on the wrong day," McClure said. (than ks Dick Kegel, MLB.com)
(11/13/09) MINNEAPOLIS -- Award season continues to be kind to Twins catcher Joe Mauer. Mauer added to his growing award collection on Thursday when he was honored with a Silver Slugger Award. Louisville Slugger's Silver Slugger Award winners were determined by a vote of Major League Baseball coaches and managers who vote for the players they felt were the best offensive producers at each position in both the American and National Leagues in 2009. It's the third time that Mauer has been selected for a Silver Slugger Award. He also took home the award in 2006 and 2008. The honor came a couple days after Mauer picked up his second straight Gold Glove Award, and the catcher is considered one of the leading candidates for the AL MVP Award, which will be announced on Nov. 23. Mauer, 26, led the AL in batting average (.365), on-base percentage (.444) and slugging percentage (.587) in 2009. He earned his third batting title, making him the first catcher in Major League history to accomplish the feat. The Twins All-Star catcher also set career highs in home runs (28) and RBIs (96), all of which he accomplished after missing the entire first month of the season due to lower back inflammation. Selections for the Silver Sluggers are based on a combination of offensive statistics, including batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as the coaches' and managers' general impressions of a player's overall offensive value. Managers and coaches were not allowed to vote for players on their own team. As for the big award -- the MVP -- that could be coming his way, Mauer didn't seem too focused on whether or not he will win it. While he acknowledged it would be special to become just the fifth Twins player to win the MVP Award, Mauer said it's not going to diminish the year that he had if he doesn't walk away with the honor. "Everything that happened this season and the year we had, it's just starting to sink in," Mauer said. "I'm starting to appreciate it all now -- the run that we made there at the end and me personally being able to stay on the field and produce. Now has been a good time to be able to reflect on all those things." (thanks Kelly Thesier, MLB.com) (11/12/09) KBRX SPORTS -- On Wednesday night on the Dawg Pound Sports Show here at KBRX, four "Top Dawg Athletes of the Week," were named by KBRX and by Stadium Sports in downtown O'Neill. The Ewing Tigers went on the road for a 28-to-12 win in the quarterfinals over Hampton and Philip Thramer would have a stellar day. Thramer would hook up on 13-of-18 passing attempts for 148 yards and three touchdowns. He would also rush for 58 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. The West Holt Huskies were defeated in five games by Bancroft-Rosalie on Friday night in the C2-3 District Final but boy did Becky Freichs have a night. 19 kills and 11 service points with two aces for the senior. Sophomore running back Peter Walnofer came off the bench to rush for 116 yards and a touchdown as Chambers defeated Stuart 50-22 in 1st round playoff action Thursday night in Chambers. The Coyotes, who ran their record to seven-and-two with the win. Stuart kocked out Lynch in the sub-districts in three games and Lauren Olberding did alot of damage. She totaled 14 kills in the win. All four of these outstanding athletes will recieve free t-shirts from Stadium Sports and certificates of achievenments from KBRX radio. Nominate your favorite athlete today by sending their name, grade, school and achievement to sports@kbrx.com.
That has been the alusive one in the Coyote trophy case among the major sports. The Chambers Coyotes have made 15 state tournament appearances in the Girls State Basketball tournament under coach John Miller coming away with five titles and three runners-up. A state football title came to the town in 2007 and the Coyote Football team had been a regular feature in the playoff brackets with 11 appearances in the past 20 years. Is now the time for a state volleyball title? The Coyotes have run together an impressive record of 30-and-one and have lost a total of three sets all year. Their only loss came to C-One Winser-Pilger who also enters the state tournament with a record of 31-and-two. The Coyotes have appeared in 11 state tournaments since 1982 but most recently have appeared the last four years in a row. They have appeared as an undefeated team as in 2005 the Coyotes went in without a loss only to be beaten in the opening round by Elba. This year however maybe the year. It will not be any easy task for the Coyotes as they open with yearly power house Falls City Sacred Heart and the Lady Irish bring to the table two state titles and two runners-up. Also appearing in the bracket, the Paxton Tigers. The Tigers have appeared in Lincoln 16 different times and have amassed six state titles and four runner-up plaques. The answer will be known by Saturday as with a win over Falls City Sacred Heart on Thursday, the Coyotes would move on to a semi-final on Friday and the finals slated for Saturday. You can catch the Coyotes right here on KBRX.COM or on 102.9FM KBRX, O'Neill.
(11/12/09) NEW YORK (AP) - Shortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield. St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez also are second-time winners. Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright succeeded Greg Maddux, who won his record 18th last year before retiring. Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson won for the fourth time and Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmerman replaced the Mets' David Wright, a boyhood friend. Houston outfielder Michael Bourn and Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp also are first-time winners. (11/12/09) UNDATED -- Brett Favre is back from his bye week and says he's optimistic his pulled groin will be fine for Sunday's game against Detroit. The Vikings' 40-year-old quarterback was hurt during practice two weeks ago and aggravated the injury in pregame warmups at Green Bay on Nov. 1. Favre says the injury bothered him during the Packers game, but "not as bad" as he feared it might. He says he was concerned mostly because he'd never had the problem before.
(11/11/09) KBRX SPORTS -- On a beautiful day for picking corn in southern Nebraska the defending D2 State Football Champions, the Ewing Tigers roared into Hampton and clipped the Hawks 28-to-12 in the Nebraska D2 Football quarterfinals. It would be another stellar effort from senior quarterback Philip Thramer and the Tiger defense. After the two teams would trade two punts each, the Hampton Hawks would appear to threaten as they marched the football from their own 14 deep into Tiger territory, but as the drive reached the 15-yard line the ewing defense stiffened up and the Hawks would line-up to attempt a 27-yard field goal. It would be the first of many times the Hawks would be turned away as Levi Napier would sail in and block the attempt leaving the Hawks empty handed and the Tigers on the move. Ewing would open the drive at their own 15-yard line and six plays later Philip Thramer would hit Alex Hyde up the right side line for a 41-yard touchdown pass and following the PAT by Casper Riis the Tigers led seven-to-nothing with 23-seconds left in the first quarter. After Hampton would go four-and-out to open the second quarter, the Tigers would strike again. Ewing would open the drive at the Hampton 35 after the Hawks failed to convert on fourth down and six plays later Thramer would lob one into the corner of the end zone for senior Austin Kaczor. Following the 17-yard strike, Riis again would hit the extra point and Ewing led 14-to-nothing with 7:34 to go in the half. After the Hawks would punt in away on their next drive, the Tigers made quite possibly their own mistake of the day. Thramer would throw an interception to Alex Dose and it would cost the Tigers as the Hawks took the ball at the Tiger 19 and three plays later quaterback Carson Klute would sneak one in from one-yard out. The PAT would fail but the Hawks were on the board with Ewing leading 14-to-six with 3:45 to go until half. After Ewing would give the ball up on downs, Hampton Coach Joel Miller would gamble and come up snake eyes. The Hawks would attempt to convert on a fourth-and-four from mid-field only to be turned away giving Ewing a 36-yard field and 49-seconds to use. Despite an early penatly in the drive setting up a Tiger second an huge 28, Thramer would again strike and this time it would be senior runningback Josiah Switzer. Thramer would hit Switzer on the leftside line and after a broken tackle at the 27, Switzer would burn in from 54-yards out and following another Riis PAT the Tigers led 21-to-six heading for the locker room. The second half the Tiger defense took over and sealed the deal. Hampton would drive early in the second half only to see quarterback Carson Klute be intercepted by the Tigers Josiah Switzer leading to a 65-yard Ewing scoring drive capped off by a Philip Thramer three-yard touchdown run and with Riis golden on PAT's the Tigers led 28-to-six with 3:11 to go in the third quarter. Hampton would drive deep again and would break inside the Tiger's ten but on a first and goal from the nine ran four plays and failed to score as the Tiger defense held. Following a Ewing punt from their own endzone, the Hawks would again drive inside the Tiger ten only to be turned away yet again on four tries from inside the redzone. Again the Tigers would punt from their own endzone but this time the Hawks would finally ring the bell. Cameron Klute would hit DJ Bomesberger on a 26-yard touchdown pass and with 4:33 to play Ewing led 28-to-12. That would be all the Hawks would get as after Ewing recovered an on-side kick, the Tigers would run the final 4:31 off the clock and seal a win 28-to-12. All told, the Hawks would get inside the redzone five times but only came away with 12 points. The Hawks would be stopped on four fouthdown conversions and give the Tigers an interception to boot. Hawk runningback Alex Dose entered the game averaging over 150-yards per game but the Tiger defense held him to just 94 yards on 21 carries on zero points. Hampton was averaging 329 yards offense and over 43 points per game coming in only to watch the Tiger denfense hold them to 275 yards offense and just 12 points. Meanwhile the Ewing offense led by Philip Thramer was right on the money. Thramer would hook up on 13-of-18 passing attempts for 148 yards and three touchdowns. He would also rush for 58 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. Everyone got involved in the passing game as three different recievers would catch passes. Josiah Switzer would tote the ball for 101 yards on 18 carries as the Tigers amassed 334 yards total offense in the win. With the loss Hampton bows out at nine-and-two on the year while the Ewing Tigers improve to 11-and-oh on the year and prepare to host the Humphrey St. Francis Flyers in a rematch of the 2008 D-Two State Championship game. Kickoff is slated for 4:00PM from Ewing and you can catch the game with Michael Wiiest and Gary Hostert on 102.9FM KBRX O'Neill or on the world wide web right here at kbrx.com
(11/11/09) KBRX SPORTS -- On Tuesday evening, the Pope John Crusaders traveled to Humphrey to take on the Saint Francis Flyers in D-2 state football quarterfinal action. After an impressive win over the Bloomfield Bees last week, the #10 seed Crusaders were finally defeated by a dominating Flyers squad 52-20. The Flyers, led by running back Matt Koras, have been a point-scoring machine all season. They didn't slow down a step on Tuesday night. Koras ran the ball 27 times for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Fullback Kenny Kuchar added 34 yards of his own with a touchdown run and reception. Quarterback Trent Classen rounded out the scoring by running the ball 10 times for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Turnovers proved to be costly for the Pope John Crusaders. With six interceptions and a fumble, quarterback Brad Childers did not look comfortable all night. In the end, he was 15-31 through the air for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Wideout Jeff Starman earned Top Dawg Athlete of the Week nominations with a performance that notched up 120 yards receiving including a long 60 yard touchdown reception. The Pope John Crusaders end their final season with a 7-4 record as they will join up with Elgin High to form the Wolfpack next season. Humphrey St. Francis move to 11-0 on the season and will meet up with the Ewing Tigers in the semifinals on Monday, November 16th. (Marc Zak, KBRX Sports) (11/11/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The 2009 Dawg Pound Football Pickem' Contest is down to the best of three finals and the Keeper of Knowledge Gary Hostert proved true to his title nipping Michael Wiiest in the opening round by one game. Both Hostert and Wiiest picked a perfect C-One class but while Gary missed only one game in the C-Two bracket, Wiiest missed two and could not make up the ground. As both missed one game each in the D-One and D-Two fields Gary ends up winning by one game getting 13-of-16 games correct while Wiiest would connect on 12-of-16 of his picks. Round two of the best-of-three will be all semi-finals games and Wiiest will need a win to force a final round three. (11/11/09) KBRX SPORTS -- After the first two rounds of the 2009 Nebraska High School Football Playoffs were so go to the listening area, the quarterfinals were not so kind as several teams stumbled in the third round. With 10 area teams making the playoffs, the opening round brought the area seven winners and the second round brought five more through the door. In the C-One ranks Crofton fell to Hastings St. Cecillia 46-to-14 while Creighton bowed out of the C-Two Ranks to the hands of Hartington Cedar Catholic 48-to-nothing. D-Two was a deadly round as well as of three area teams only Ewing survived. Chambers made a long trip out to Hayes Center and fell to the Cardinals 49-to-six while Pope John was beaten by the Humphrey St. Francis Flyers 52-to-20 leaving just the Ewing Tigers as they handled Hampton 28-to-12. Scores from all classes are posted on the Pinnacle Bank Scoreboard.
(11/11/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is one of four finalists for the Lombardi Award as the nation's top college football lineman. Other finalists announced Tuesday by the Houston Rotary Club are Alabama nose guard Terrence Cody, TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes and Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. The winner will be announced Dec. 9. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Suh has 53 tackles, 13 for lost yards, and five sacks. He also has a team-leading 17 quarterback hurries, three blocked kicks, eight pass breakups, an interception and a fumble caused. Nebraska has had four Lombardi winners. They are Grant Wistrom in 1997, Dean Steinkuhler in 1983, Dave Rimington in 1982 and Rich Glover in 1972.
(11/11/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Matt O'Hanlon is making the most of his hard-earned opportunity at Nebraska. The senior safety had to try out to make the team, then endure three years on the scout unit. This week, he's defensive player of the week in the Big 12 and, according to one outfit, in the nation. O'Hanlon said Tuesday that he never imagined achieving so much. He simply wanted to come to Nebraska and be part of the tradition. O'Hanlon was a big part of Nebraska's 10-3 win over the Sooners, tying the school record with three interceptions and making a career-high 12 tackles.
(11/11/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson says the quarterback position is one the Cornhuskers need to get solidified as they move into the last three regular-season games. Watson commented Tuesday after the Huskers' two-hour practice in half pads at the Hawks Championship Center. Watson said junior Zac Lee and freshman Cody Green are going through growing pains as the Huskers' offense continues to struggle. Lee has started seven games and Green two. Nebraska has four offensive touchdowns in four games. Watson also said receivers Menelik Holt and Curenski Gilleylan have earned their way back into the game rotation after spending the past two weeks with the scout unit. The Huskers play at Kansas State in a 2:30 p.m. game to be televised by ABC. (11/11/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Two Nebraska Cornhuskers were honored this week. Nebraska volleyball players Sydney Anderson and Hannah Werth were honored by the Big 12 Conference Monday, as Anderson was named Offensive Player of the Week, while Werth received the league’s Rookie-of-the-Week award. It is the sixth time that Anderson has been honored in her two-year career at NU, but her first Offensive Player-of-the-Week accolade, while Werth has been named Rookie of the Week on five occasions.
Anderson was also recognized for the Huskers’ efforts last week, as she was named the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon. She helped Nebraska hit a season-high .451 against Missouri on Nov. 4, distributing 43 assists along with two aces and two blocks. The six starters hit over .400 on the night, including Brooke Delano’s .833 hitting percentage (10-0-12), which was the sixth-best outing in school history. At ISU on Saturday, Anderson had 39 assists and a season-high three aces as NU hit at a .327 clip, becoming the first team in 34 matches to hit .300 or better against the Cyclones. It marks the 11th time a Nebraska player has received the AVCA’s weekly award and the first since Jordan Larson was honored last September. It is only the second time a Husker setter has received the weekly honor and first since Greichaly Cepero in 2002. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/11/09) COLORADO SPRINGS – Chadron State College placekicker Travis Atter has been named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Western State Saturday in Gunnison, Colo. Atter, a senior from Buffalo, Wyo., connected on four field goals and all four of his extra points to score 16 total points. His field goals covered distances of 42, 33, 46 and 24 yards. For the season, he made 18 of 24 field goals to break the record of 17 he set in 2008. He also was perfect on PAT kicks, making all 38. Atter also led the Eagles in scoring with 92 points. Atter finishes his career as CSC’s all-time leader in field goals made (57) and PATs (200). In addition, he is Chadron State’s second-leading scorer with 371 points and owns the top three kick scoring seasons in school history. (thanks Alec Helmbrecht, Chadron State College)
The Huskies would lead the Panthers in nearly every catagory except service percentrage and the final score. The Huskies would pickup 54 kills averaging over ten-per-game while Bancroft-Rosalie totalled just 39 kills averaging just 7.8 per game. The trouble was, the Huskies converted on just 69-of-84 serves while the Panthers connected on 83-of-88 service attempts. Becky Frerichs had a huge night with 18 kills while Hannah Dostal pounded out 12 and Rachel Osborne nailed down another 11 as three Huskies went into double-figures in the kill department. Osborne totalled 17 service points, and Frerichs added another 11 while the Huskies pounded out ten aces. The Panthers were led by sophomore Taylor Dollison with 16 kills while senior Kalene Anderson added 11. Jessica Tietz led the service department with 15 points while Anderson and Jade Farmer added 12 each and the Panthers had just four aces. West Holt ends their season at 18-and-nine. (11/09/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The Dawg Pound Sports Show continued their football pickem' playoffs in the second round and again the hoss to beat was Gary Hostert. After Hostert survived a one game win over the rookie Marc Zak, Hostert now has held of "the Guru" Terry Tomjack in the second round. Again it was a tight race that would come down to just one game. Gary would miss two in the D-Two ranks while Terry missed three and Gary took a one game lead. Both missed just one game in the D-One ranks but both would struggle in the C-Two ranks as Gary missed four games while Terry missed five building Gary a two game lead. The C-One belonged to the Guru as Terry worked a perfect C-One bracket while Gary missed two bring the match back to even. The B bracket had both guys missing one bring them back to the A ranks to settle the battle. It came down to one game and that game was Lincoln Southwest against Lincoln Southeast. Gary took Southwest while Terry took Southeast and after the Silver Hawks of Southwest defeating the Knights of Southeast, Gary claimed the round. Hostert goes 38-of-48 getting 79.2% of the games correct while Tomjack goes 37-of-48 getting 77.1% of the games correct. With the win Gary Hostert now gets ready to battle Michael Wiiest in the best of three finals as they will be picking the quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals of all classes for the title. (11/09/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The 2009 NSAA State Volleyball tournament is just ahead and the brackets have been set. The tournament opens on Thursday afternoon this year as since the development of the Consolation rounds, teams play over a span of three days with one round per day as opposed to the old system in which the first two rounds were played on Friday with the tournament covering just two days. This will be the last year Lincoln hosts the tournament for at least one year. The NSAA accepted a bid from the combined cities of Grand Island and Hastings to host the 2010 NSAA State Volleyball Tournament. The only team from our area to qualify is the Chambers Lady Coyotes and they serve it up on Thursday at 1:30PM from Lincoln Southwest High School as they battle Falls City Sacred Heart. Click here for complete brackets!!!!!
(11/09/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Call it redemption. Call it justice. Call it Karma. Whatever you want to call it, Nebraska brought home a sweet victory over an old rival, as the Blackshirt defense hauled in five interceptions and shut down No. 20 Oklahoma in a 10-3 victory at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. In a game that harkened back to the classic battles of the Big Red of the past four decades, Nebraska held the Sooners out of the end zone and mustered enough offense to improve to 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12. The Huskers dropped the 20th-ranked Sooners to 5-4 and 3-2 in front of 86,115 fans and ABC television audience. In a game dominated by one of the nation's best defensive units, Blackshirt Matt O'Hanlon played the biggest game of his career to help the Huskers erase a two-game home skid while erasing the memory of committing eight turnovers in a loss to Iowa State at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 24. O'Hanlon, a senior from Omaha, Neb., tied a Nebraska record with three interceptions while erupting for a career-high 12 tackles. The last of his interceptions ended the Sooners' last chance at the end zone with 27 seconds left in the game. O'Hanlon's huge game also erased any memories Husker fans had of a last second touchdown scored by Virginia Tech in a road loss against the Hokies in September. "This is one of the biggest wins of my career here and I probably can't play much better," O'Hanlon said after the game. "I was pretty down after the Virginia Tech game, and I just needed a breakout game to get my confidence back. I think that happened tonight." “Matt has great character and resolve," Pelini said. "He’s one of the leaders, that’s why he walked on the field tonight as a captain because he’s earned that right.” O'Hanlon played big from start to finish, achieving his career-best in tackles with nine in the opening half. O'Hanlon helped the Huskers carry a 7-3 lead into the locker room at halftime, but he was far from alone. Defensive back Prince Amukamara hauled in NU's first inteception of the night, picking off a Landry Jones pass and returning it 22 yards to the OU 1. One play later, junior quarterback Zac Lee hit tight end Ryan Hill on a one-yard scoring pass to give the Huskers a 7-0 lead with 13:36 left in the first half. The Huskers also got big plays in the special teams from senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and junior punter Alex Henery. Suh blocked Tress Way's 45-yard field goal with 6:50 left in the first quarter. It was Way's second unsuccessful attempt of the quarter, following a 46-yard miss on OU's opening possession. The NU defense also held the Sooners on a 4th-and-1 play inside the 20 with a big tackle for loss from Eric Hagg, before Way finally cashed in with a 28-yard field goal for the Sooners with 24 seconds left in the half for OU's only points of the game. But his struggles continued in the third quarter, when he misfired wide left on a 42-yard attempt to end another OU scoring opportunity. Nebraska, which had been pinned deep in its own territory early in the first quarter, flipped the field on the Sooners with Henery's 66-yard punt that buried OU at its own 2. Henery punted six times in the first half for a 43.5-yard average, including two punts inside the OU 20. In the opening half, Nebraska managed 75 yards on 17 carries on the ground, led by Helu's 77 yards on seven carries. Lee and starter Cody Green combined to complete just 3-of-8 passes for five yards. Jones completed 14-of-28 passes for 106 yards, but his interception was converted into a touchdown for the Huskers. OU mustered just 28 yards on 17 carries on the ground. In the third quarter, O'Hanlon made a major impact by pulling down his first interception and returning it 30 yards to set up a Henery field goal that gave NU a 10-3 lead with 5:38 left in quarter. Unfortunately for Henery, exactly one quarter later, he misfired wide right on a 43-yard field goal attempt to end his streak of 25 consecutive field goals made of less than 50 yards. That attempt would have given the Huskers a 10-point lead. In the fourth quarter, O'Hanlon struck again. Just seconds after Jones connected with Dejuan Miller on a 33-yard pass play, O'Hanlon hauled in his second interception of the night to notch NU's third pick of Jones for the game. The interception ended OU's threat and gave the Husker offense possession at the NU 19 with 12:53 left. Oklahoma native Phillip Dillard then got in on the action picking off a Jones pass at the NU 33 and returning it nine yards. Dillard, a senior linebacker from Tulsa, recorded eight tackles, including two tackles for loss and one 13-yard sack of Jones as well. The Sooners got one last shot, with 41 seconds left, but O'Hanlon put his name in the Husker record book alongside of Dana Stephenson, Joe Blahak and Ric Lindquist as the only players in NU history to post three interceptions in a game with his pick at the NU 6 with 27 seconds left. Sophomore Jared Crick, the reigning national defensive player of the week, continued his strong play with eight tackles of his own, including a shared sack, three quarterback hurries and a pass breakup, while Larry Asante added eight tackles of his and one breakup. Senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh added four tackles of his own, while adding three hurries, a breakup and a blocked field goal. The Blackshirts held OU to just 325 total yards on 87 plays, while forcing five turnovers. Jones completed 26-of-58 passes for 245 yards, while the Sooners mustered just 80 rushing yards on 29 carries. Junior I-back Roy Helu Jr. carried the Nebraska offense with 20 carries for 138 rushing yards, while adding three receptions for 15 yards. Helu accounted for 153 of NU's 180 total yards, as Lee and Green combined to complete 7-of-14 passes for 39 yards. Alex Henery played a major role with 11 punts and a 43.7-yard average. Nebraska returns to action next Saturday when the Huskers hit the road for a crucial Big 12 North Division showdown at Kansas. Kickoff against the Jayhawks is set for 2:30 p.m. in Lawrence with live regional television coverage provided by ABC. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/09/09) AMES, IA -- Behind a balanced performance, No. 10 Nebraska spoiled a record night, sweeping the eighth-ranked Cyclones, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-23) in front of a record crowd of 10,203 at Hilton Coliseum Saturday night. Sydney Anderson guided a balanced attack, dishing out 39 assists and adding a season-high three aces and four kills, as Nebraska hit .327 against a Cyclone team that was holding opponents to a Big 12-low .156 hitting percentage. Prior to Saturday, Iowa State (20-4, 12-3 Big 12) had held its last 33 foes to under .300 hitting before the Huskers eclipsed the mark. Kori Cooper, Lindsey Licht and Hannah Werth totaled nine kills apiece, as all five primary hitters totaled at least eight kills. NU out-blocked Iowa State, 6-2, as Cooper came up with three blocks, including a pair of solo stops, while NU held Iowa State to .278 hitting in the sweep, snapping Iowa State’s 11-match win streak. Nebraska used a strong all-around effort in taking the first set 25-16. Nebraska hit .375 in the set, as Sydney Anderson dished out 11 assists and added a pair of service aces and three kills. Four attackers had at least three kills, including four from Werth and three from Licht and Cooper. The teams traded points early on until the Big Red used a Cooper kill and a Cyclone error to take a 10-8 lead. Nebraska then took over the set on outstanding serving from Tara Mueller, who had seven straight points as part of a decisive 8-0 run. The Huskers led 13-12 before an Anderson kill and a Cyclone hitting error gave NU a three-point lead and forced a Cyclone timeout. NU continued the momentum after the timeout, as three straight ISU attack errors, and a solo block and kill from Werth gave the Huskers a 20-12 lead. The Cyclones got to within 21-15, but an error and two straight aces by Anderson put the set out of reach. In the second set, the Nebraska built a commanding lead and held off a late charge from Iowa State to take a 25-22 victory. Nebraska out-hit ISU, .229-.129, as Cooper and Delano combined for eight kills and a pair of blocks. Delano keyed an early Husker spurt with two kills and a block as part of an 8-1 spurt to build a 13-5 advantage. The Huskers kept building on the lead, eventually pushing it to 19-10 after a Licht kill before the Cyclones fought back. The Cyclones ran off four of the next five points to pull within 20-15 before a Mueller kill and a Cyclone error pushed the margin to seven. Nebraska eventually lead 24-18 after a Werth kill, but ISU fought off four set points before Cooper was the beneficiary of the Cyclones into the net call to sent NU to the locker room up 2-0. ISU came out of the break quickly, running off the first four points and took a 7-3 lead to force Nebraska to take an early timeout. The Huskers chipped away at the lead, scoring seven of the next 11 points to pull within 11-10 and eventually ran off three straight points after kills from Delano and Mueller and a Cyclone error to take a 15-14 lead. Iowa State came right back, winning the next three rallies to take a 17-15 lead after a Debbie Stadick kill. Trailing 20-18, Nebraska fought back, as Cooper had a kill and combined with Licht with a block to tie the score at 20 apiece before a pair of miscues put NU ahead 22-20. The Huskers eventually took a 23-21 lead on great play from Licht before ISU used kills from Kelsey Petersen and Rachel Hockaday to pull even. Nebraska regained the lead at 24-23 on a Delano kill before Mueller closed out the sweep with a kill, sending the Huskers into a celebration on the court. Petersen led ISU with 10 kills, as the Huskers avenged a five-set loss to the Cyclones last month. The Huskers will be off until next Friday, Nov. 13, when Nebraska takes on No. 23 Texas A&M. First serve from the NU Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be carried on selected Husker Sports Network and on Huskers.com. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/09/09) LINCOLN, NE -- Responsible for one of the greatest Olympic upsets of all-time, former Husker wrestler Rulon Gardner has been chosen as one of four 2010 inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Gardner's shining moment came in the 2000 Olympics, when he shocked the sports world with a 1-0 overtime victory over Russia's Alexander Karelin in the Greco-Roman super heavyweight gold medal match. Karelin was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and had not lost an international match in 13 years, including the last six without giving up a point. Gardner's upset helped the former Husker earn numerous prestigious honors, including the 2001 Jesse Owens Award, a 2001 ESPY (U.S. Male Olympic Athlete of the Year) and the 2001 United States Olympic Committee's Sportsman of the Year honor. At Nebraska, Gardner was a 1993 All-American after he finished fourth in the heavyweight division at the NCAA Championships, helping the Huskers to a third-place team finish. A native of Afton, Wyo., Gardner lettered two seasons for the Big Red after he transferred to Nebraska from Ricks Junior College in Rexburg, Idaho, where he was an NJCAA national champion (1991) and two-time All-American (1990-91). Along with his 2000 Olympic gold medal, Gardner was a four-time U.S. Nationals Greco-Roman champion (1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001), earned bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and won international titles at the 1996 World Cup, the 1998 and 2000 Pan American Games and the 2001 World Championships. He most recently contributed as a television analyst for NBA during the 2008 Olympics. "I want to thank our Board of Governors and the various screening and selection committees involved in the six-month process that determines our honorees for induction. This is another exceptional class of inductees whose merits transcend our sports impact upon society," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum. David Auble, Russell Camilleri and Lincoln McIlravy join Gardner in the 2010 class, which will be inducted during the Honors Weekend Banquet and Induction Ceremony in Stillwater, Oklahoma, June 4-5, 2010. The Hall of Fame's Board of Governors approved this year's selections at its semi-annual meeting in Kansas City last week. (thanks University of Nebraska)
(11/09/09) CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have acquired infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen in a trade from the Kansas City Royals for infielders Chris Getz and Josh Fields. The White Sox also get cash considerations. Teahen batted .271 with a 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 144 games with the Royals in 2009. He made 99 starts at third base, 31 in right field and three at second. Getz, who became Chicago's starting second basemen, batted .261 with two homers, 31 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 107 games last season. Fields, a former college quarterback at Oklahoma State, appeared in 29 games and batted .222 with seven homers and 30 RBIs last season. The trade was announced shortly after the White Sox said they had declined a 2010 option on right fielder Jermaine Dye.
(11/09/09) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez. The move, announced Friday, relieves a crowded outfield for the Twins, who also have Delmon Young, Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer. The 27-year-old Hardy batted .229 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI in 115 games for the Brewers in 2009. A 2007 All-Star, he is just the third shortstop in Brewers' history to hit more than 20 home runs in a season twice (Robin Yount and Jose Hernandez). He has a career batting average of .262 with 75 home runs and 265 RBI in 571 games. The 23-year-old Gomez was acquired by the Twins from the New York Mets last year. He batted .229 with three home runs and 28 RBI in 137 games with the Twins last season.
(11/06/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The 2009 NSAA District Volleyball finals hit the courts for classes D-One and D-Two on Thursday and the Chambers Lady Coyotes punched their ticket to state with a three game sweep (25-18, 27-25, 25-11) over the very solid Stuart Lady Broncos. This would simply come down to the hitting numbers as both teams hammered away at each other all night. The Coyotes got hot hitting early. In game one six different Coyotes tallied kills with Katy Gottsch leading the way with six as the Coyotes hit 18-of-33 and marked a .545 hitting percentage and won game one 25-18. Game two had the Broncos getting hot early. Stuart jumped out to an 11-to-six lead and led by as many as six at 17-to-11, but Chambers would slowly close back in. Chambers would put together runs of four and three points and brought the game back to even at 23-to-23 before closing the Broncos out in game two 27-to-25. Stuart out hit the Coyotes in game two connecting on 16-of-36 attacks while Chambers tallied 14 kills on 42 swings. Game three belonged to the Coyotes as they jumped out to a nine-to-one lead early and never looked back rolling on to the 25-to-11 win in game three and sweeping the three game set. Coyote hitters were outstanding gathering 44 kills on 102 swings. That is a 0.431 hitting percentage while averaging 14.6 kills per frame and 34 attacks. Chambers did not serve great on the night but good enough to win. The Coyotes converted on 66-of-74 serves and tallied five service aces. Laura Tomjack led with 12 service points while Megan Hoffman added 11 more. No Coyotes had multipule ace serves. The Broncos played very well connecting on 31-of-77 attacks, hitting 0.403 on the game and averaging 10.3 kills per contest on and average of 25.7 attacks. Shelby Myers and Kylee Stoltenburg led the Broncos with seven kills each while Lauren Olberding and Kalie Korinko added five kills each. Stuart served well. The Broncos faulted just four times on 54 attempted serves. Shelby Paxton led with seven service points while the Broncos collected just two aces. Staurt ends a fine season at 20-and-ten while Chambers improves to 30-and-one before heading to Lincoln to open the 2009 NSAA State Volleyball Tournament on Thursday November 12th.
(11/06/09) KBRX SPORTS -- As classes D-One and D-Two District Volleyball tournaments went final in Nebraska yesterday the power points appear to be in and solid creating a field of eight for both classes including six district winners and two wild cards in each group. Although the brackets will not officially released until at least Saturday November 7th, we here in the KBRX Sports Center have those D-One and D-Two brackets projected for you.
Again these brackets are projects only! Official brackets will be out on Saturday November 7th.
(11/06/09) NEW YORK -- Former Nebraska pitcher Joba Chamberlain played an integral part in helping the New York Yankees to their 27th World Series title Wednesday night. Chamberlain, an All-American during his two-year career at Nebraska, made three World Series appearances, going 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three appearances. He earned the victory in Game 4 and came back with a shutout inning of relief in the decisive game six. He recorded four strikeouts in three innings of work in the World Series and held opponents to a .182 batting average. Chamberlain made 10 relief appearances during the postseason, going 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA. He is the first Husker baseball player to earn a World Series ring since Darin Erstad in 2002 with the Anaheim Angels. (thanks Univeristy of Nebraska)
(11/06/09) LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska middle blocker Kori Cooper was recognized for her athletic and academic success on Thursday, as she garnered ESPN the Magazine first-team Academic All-District VII honors. Cooper, a speech language pathology major who carries a 3.81 GPA, was selected to the Academic All-District VII team for the second straight year. She will now advance to the national ballot and will look to become a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American after earning first-team honors in 2008. Cooper will look to add to Nebraska’s NCAA-leading 35 Academic All-Americans in volleyball, which is the most by any female program in the NCAA. This season, Cooper has bounced back from season-ending knee surgery last year to help the Huskers to a 17-6 mark and a No. 10 ranking. She is averaging 2.30 kills and 0.84 blocks per set, ranking fifth in the Big 12 in hitting percentage. In league play, she is third in the conference with a .362 hitting percentage. Cooper has had four matches with at least 10 kills, including a career-high 16 kills on .414 hitting against No. 14 Iowa State on Oct. 21. A four-year starter, Cooper has 652 kills and 293 blocks at Nebraska and ranks seventh all-time with a career .361 hitting percentage. In the classroom, she is a seven-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor roll and has been active in NU’s Life Skills program, speaking at schools and volunteering at retirement homes. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/06/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - The Oklahoma-Nebraska football rivalry isn't what it used to be. When the teams meet Saturday night in Lincoln, the 20th-ranked Sooners (5-3, 3-1 Big 12) will be jockeying for the best possible bowl bid, now that Texas appears headed toward the Big 12 South title. Nebraska (5-3, 2-2) is still very much alive in the North despite an offense that has generated just three touchdowns in three games. Sooners coach Bob Stoops tried to inject some oomph into Saturday's game by showing his players Oklahoma-Nebraska video clips from back in the day when Big Eight titles and national-championship hopes were on the line. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said his players understand the history of the rivalry but that they are more concerned with what happens in 2009. (thanks Univeristy of Nebraska)
(11/06/09) LINCOLN, NE -- The Nebraska women’s basketball team closes its two-game 2009 exhibition season by playing host to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line at Huskers.com, or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office during regular business hours, Monday-Friday. Tickets are also available the day of the game at the Devaney Center. Nebraska tipped off exhibition play with a 68-54 victory over Pittsburg State on Tuesday night at the Devaney Center. Senior Kelsey Griffin made her return to the court by leading the Huskers with game highs of 19 points and eight rebounds in just 19 minutes of action. Senior forward Cory Montgomery added 17 points, while junior guard Dominique Kelley contributed 14 points and six rebounds. Although the Huskers posted a 14-point win over the Gorillas, who went 20-9 in NCAA Division II a year ago, Nebraska will be looking for an improved performance against the traditionally powerful Lopers. UNK is coming a 20-10 campaign, when the Lopers posted a 14-5 mark in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Former Husker Carol Russell enters her eighth season at the helm of the Loper program and has led UNK to three straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. It will be the eighth straight season that Nebraska has faced UNK in exhibition play. Last season, the two teams squared off at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island. The Huskers came away with an 80-69 victory after trailing by 11 points with 15 minutes left. Yvonne Turner led NU’s comeback with 21 second-half points to finish with 28 points on the night. Cory Montgomery added a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Tay Hester added a double-double of her own with 10 points and 10 boards. Jade Meads led the Lopers with 22 points and 11 boards, while Jonni Mildenberger added 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. The Huskers enter the 2009-10 campaign with high hopes after earning their sixth consecutive postseason tournament bid a year ago. Nebraska features the largest senior class in school history, and the Huskers hope the class will be regarded as the school’s most successful by season’s end. NU’s six-player class is headlined by Griffin, who was named one of 30 national candidates for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award on Wednesday. (thanks Univeristy of Nebraska)
(11/06/09) LINCOLN, NE -- The Nebraska Cornhusker basketball team opens exhibition action this weekend when it plays host to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Friday, Nov. 6. The game will tip off at 7:06 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and will be broadcast by the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network with Kent Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding color commentary. The game will be heard for free on Huskers.com. Fans should check with other network affiliates for more broadcast information. The Huskers enter the season looking to blend together a talented and taller roster that includes just four scholarship returning letterwinners. Also in the mix for playing time this weekend will be eight scholarship players who have never played in a college game at the Division I level. Leading the charge into the 2009-10 campaign will be a pair of senior guards in Sek Henry and Ryan Anderson. The duo has been with the Huskers since coach Doc Sadler took over the program in 2006 and together they have logged more than 4,600 minutes and played in 186 games for the Huskers. The twosome has been a part of the defensive foundation Sadler has built at Nebraska as they have keyed the Huskers to the best scoring defense in the Big 12 Conference the past two seasons. Anderson returns for his final campaign after being named to the 2009 Big 12 All-Defense team selected by the league’s sportswriters. Individually, Anderson and Henry will bring different aspects to the Husker offense that will likely include a new starting point guard as well as the addition of a number of taller post players, a welcome boost to a team that was the smallest in Division I last season. Anderson owns 774 career points and if he posts numbers similar to last season, he will become just the 25th 1,000-point scorer in school history. He also ranks in the career top 10 for 3-pointers made (131) and 3-point percentage (38.1) while ranking in the Huskers’ all-time top 15 for steals (113). While Anderson has done a large portion of his damage from long range, Henry has played both the point and shooting guard while scoring in closer to the basket. He owns 623 points and paces the Huskers with 165 career assists and 95 games played – the only player to compete in every game the past three years. Along with Anderson and Henry, Nebraska returns a pair of sophomores in Toney McCray and Brandon Richardson. McCray suffered an elbow injury in the preseason and looks to play through it while building on a solid freshman campaign that included two Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week awards. Richardson was slowed by injury last year in league play but has proven his ability to run the point and provide strong shooting outside. Also back this season is senior forward Ben Nelson, a walk-on who has played the last three years under Sadler and provides a strong work ethic for the squad, especially in the weight room. (thanks Univeristy of Nebraska)
(11/05/090 KBRX SPORTS -- On a beautiful Wednesday night in Elm Creek Nebraska the second round of the 2009 Nebraska C-Two Football Playoffs the Creighton Bulldogs traveled south to battle the Elm Creek Buffaloes and the only place the Buffaloes didn't roam was in the end zone. Coach Stan Wissel's Buffaloes would make three trips to the red zone and come away with just eight points as the Creighton defense proved tough with their backs to the wall. Creighton would draw first blood in this one. After a Creighton punt Elm Creek runningback Derrek Foster would get hit hard on a second down carry by Creighton's Klay Fucthman. The ball poped into the air and Creighton's Russell Volquardsen would gobble it up setting up the first score of the night. Creighton opens the drive from the Elm Creek 33 and after a 22-yard pass from Klay Fucthman to Dylan Walton, Derek Tyler would bust into the house on a 10-yard touchdown run and with 1:04 to go in the first quarter Creighton led seven-to-nothing. That would be it for the first half as Elm Creek on seven drives would muster just one first down as they punted five times on seven drives. Creighton's offense would not fair much better as seven drives for Creighton would net just one score, three punts, and two failed fourth-down conversions. The second half would open and the old Creighton offense would show up. Creighton took the opening kickoff and marched 11 plays covering 63 yards and taking nearly four minutes off the clock. The end result was Derek Tyler scoring for the second time. This time a three-yard touchdown run and following the PAT Creighton led 14-to-nothing with 8:20 to go in the third quarter. Then the Elm Creek offense would get started. The Buffaloes would take the insuing kickoff at their own 35-yard line and marched 14 plays to the Creighton six-yard line. That set Elm Creek up on first and goal-to-go from the six-yard line. Four plays and a penalty later, Elm Creek failed on a fourth and goal from the four and gave the Bulldogs the ball back at the two-yard line. Teams would trade a couple of punts before Elm Creek would start another drive midway through the fourth quarter. The drive started at their own 20-yard line and four quick plays had the Buffaloes in the redzone with first-and-goal from the two-yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down and a carry by Foster that losted two yards Elm Creek looked a third-and-goal from the four. Sophomore quarterback Dalton Meier would roll back to pass only to be sacked by Creighton's Kyle Berglund setting up the Buffaloes to fail on fourth-and-goal from the ten and again Creighton would turn the Buffaloes away in four tries from inside the ten. Creighton would take the football back on their own ten-yard line before disaster struck the Bulldog camp. Creighton would give up their one and only turnover as Elm Creek covered a fumble at the Creighton 15. This time they would not be turned away. Three plays later Dalton Meier would score on a one-yard quaterback sneak and following a two-point PAT Creighton's lead was narrowed to 14-to-eight. Problem was for Elm Creek, they failed to cover an onside kick and Creighton would get the ball back at their own 41 with just two-minutes to play. Elm Creek had just one time-out and after stopping the clock on the first play of the drive, Creighton would run the clock out and seal the win 14-to-eight. Two runningbacks with over 1,000 yards on the year entered this game and both were held to under 100-yards rushing each. Landon Pospisil would carry 21 times for Creighton for 85-yards while Derek Tyler would tote 15 times for 56-yards and two touchdowns. Klay Fuchtman would complete jsut one-of-four passes for 23-yards and on the day Creighton would amass just 201 yards total offense. For Elm Creek, Derek Foster would be held to just 91 yards on 26 carries, as Elm Creek rushed for just 113 total yards. Meanwhile Dalton Meier had a solid game throwing the football as he completed nine-of-18 passes for 100 yards but was sacked three times. Elm Creek compiled 213 yards total offense. Elm Creek ends their season at eight-and-two as the Creighton Bulldogs move on to the quarterfinals of the C-Two round and plan a trip to Hartington Cedar Catholic to battle the eight-and-two Trojans on Tuesday November 10th with kick-off slated for 6:00PM. (11/05/09) KBRX SPORTS -- As anybody is, we at KBRX are proud of our area teams and as the quarterfinals of the 2009 Nebraska High School football playoffs rolled in next week, we could not be much happier as six teams entered the second round of the playoff and five have emerged on the other side. The Crofton Warriors hosted the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders on Wednesday nigth and send the Crusders back home with 47-to-seven beating. Crofton will move on to travel south to battle the undefeated Hastings St. Cecilia Blue Hawks on Tuesday night. In the C-Two ranks the Creighton Bulldogs made the long haul to Elm Creek and despite the Buffaloes getting to the redzone three times, Creighton held Elm Creek to just one touchdown and beat the Buffaloes 14-to-eight. Creighton moves on to travel to the eight-and-two Hartington Cedar Catholic Trojans for a six pm matchup on Tuesday. In the D-Two ranks the neighborhood went three-and-one. The D-Two defending champion Ewing Tigers held on for a win over the Wynot Blue Devils 28-to-24. That sets the unbeaten Tigers up with a road trip to Hampton on Tuesday the 10th for a 3:00PM kickoff. The Chambers Coyotes battled the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes in Merna and handed Anselmo-Merna their second loss of the year 26-to-22. Chambers makes the long trip to Hayes Center to battle the nine-and-one Cardinals on Tuesday. Meanwhile the Pope John Crusaders battle through the second round with a 34-to-20 win over previously unbeaten Bloomfield Bees. Pope John now travels to Humphrey St. Francis to battle the Flyers on Tuesday while Bloomfield ends their year at nine-and-one. We will be announcing are next round of coverage this afternoon after all kickoff times have been announced.
(11/05/09) KBRX SPORTS -- After a three set sweep over Broken Bow in subdistrict semifinals, the O’Neill Eagles volleyball team saw their season come to an end yesterday against Ord. On Monday, the Eagles traveled to Burwell for postseason play to take on the Broken Bow Indians. The Eagles were very solid behind the service line recording 12 aces in a three set sweep over the Indians. Kelsey Mundhenke recorded nine kills while Alex Hedlund chalked up ten kills throughout the match. The Eagles improved their record to 15-8. Unfortunately for them, they met a very talented Ord team in Tuesday’s subdistrict finals. O’Neill battled hard in the first set, taking a 20-19 lead. Ord would come back and win the first 25-21. Mental mistakes would end up costing the Eagles in the second set as they committed two service errors and six hitting errors to lose 25-19. The Eagles came out on fire in the third set busting open a 20-15 lead. Ord would tie it up at 23-23. Both teams would trade points from there on out until Ord finally ended it 27-25 sweeping the Eagles. For the Ord Chants, it was a freshman and a senior causing havoc all night for the Eagles. Freshman Nicole Carson led the team with 12 kills and 2 blocks. Senior McKenzie Daily added 9 kills of her own in the victory. For O’Neill, Alex Hedlund led the way once again notching up 11 kills of her own. Kelsey Mundhenke added 8 kills and Katie Danielson had a very strong showing on the night with 5 kills and two solo blocks. Ord moves on to the district finals on Thursday while the Eagles end their season with a 15-10 record. (KBRX Marc Zak)
(11/05/09) IRVING, TX - Texas A&M junior John Hurley has been named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for October, the conference office announced Wednesday. Hurley won the Lone Star Invitational with a 10-under-par score of 206 for his first career individual win. His second-round 64 tied a school record at 8-under. Hurley broke par in all three rounds of the tournament and helped the Aggies to the team title. 2009-10 Big 12 Golfers of the Month Men September: Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State, So. October: John Hurley, Texas A&M, Jr. Women September: Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State, So. October: Alex Gibson, Texas Tech, Jr. Madison Pressel, Texas, Fr. (thanks University of Texas A&M)
(11/05/09) LINCOLN, NE – The No. 10 Nebraska volleyball team put together its best offensive performance of the season, sweeping Missouri, 3-0 (25-19, 26-16, 25-16) Wednesday evening at the NU Coliseum. Nebraska hit a season-best .451 on the night, as three Huskers finished in double figures in kills while all five primary attackers hit over .400. Sydney Anderson dished out 43 assists and added two of the Huskers eight aces as the Huskers .451 hitting percentage was the best since hitting .467 against UAB in last year’s NCAA Tournament. Hannah Werth’s 12 kills led Nebraska (17-6, 10-4 Big 12) while Tara Mueller and Brooke Delano added 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Delano had 10 kills on 12 swings, as her .833 hitting percentage was the sixth-best performance in school history and the sophomore added four blocks. In addition to a strong offensive output, Nebraska also matched its season best with eight service aces, including three by freshman Gina Mancuso and two apiece from Werth and Anderson, and tied its season low with two errors. Paola Ampudia led Missouri (15-10, 6-7 Big 12) with 22 kills, as the Tigers saw their three-match win streak snapped. The Huskers head to Ames, Iowa, Saturday night to take on the eighth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones. First serve is set for 8 p.m. and the match will be carried on selected Husker Sports Network Stations and on Huskers.com. ISU defeated previously unbeaten Texas in five sets Wednesday evening. (thanks Shamus McKinght, University of Nebraska)
(11/05/09) CHADRON - The Chadron State College football team will wrap up its season Saturday by playing at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. At 6-4 for the season and 5-3 in the RMAC, the Eagles are assured of a winning record on both counts. Western State is 3-7 overall and 3-5 in the conference. The Mountaineers’ season has been streaky. They lost their first three games, won the next three and have lost their last four. Several of their games have been close. Their first victory was a 21-19 decision over New Mexico Highlands. They also edged Fort Lewis 30-27. In between was a 38-19 win at Western New Mexico. Western also has lost 16-14 to Mesa State. The other setbacks were 45-17 to Fort Hays State, 38-0 at the University of Montana, 45-13 to Nebraska Kearney, 24-7 to Colorado Mines, 38-27 to Colorado State-Pueblo and 22-13 last Saturday to Adams State. The Mountaineers, coached by Pat Stewart for the fourth year, are young with just three seniors in the starting lineup. By contrast, the Eagles are expected to start 15 seniors on Saturday. Western’s sophomore quarterback Tyler Daniels is having a good season statistically. He has completed 133 of 244 passes for 1,564 yards and 11 touchdowns and has been intercepted just twice. He also is the Mountaineers’ leading rusher with 157 carries for 572 yards and five TDs. The starting tailback, freshman Germaine Daniels has carried 112 times for 452 yards and three TDs. Western uses four receivers, but junior Shaun Suttorp is a clear-cut favorite of the quarterback. He has caught 65 passes for 805 yards and six TDs. Next on the stat sheet is freshman Ryan Haegle with 26 catches for 269 yards. Suttorp also is averaging 17.1 yards on eight punt returns to lead the Mountaineers. (thanks Alex Helmbrecht, Chadron State College)
(11/05/09) NEW YORK (AP) - A Japanese import has helped the New York Yankees drive to the top of the baseball world once again with their 27th World Series title. Designated hitter Hideki Matsui tied a 49-year-old World Series record by driving in six runs and the Yankees eliminated defending World Series champion Philadelphia 7-3 in Game 6. Matsui homered, doubled and singled his first three times at bat. For that, Matsui is the first Japanese player to be named World Series MVP. In the Series, Matsui was 8-for-13 with three homers and eight RBIs. His six RBIs in this game tied Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson's one-game World Series record set in Game 3 in 1960 against Pittsburgh. The winning pitcher was 37-year-old veteran Andy Pettitte. Pitching on three days' rest, Pettitte went five and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs on four hits. Pettitte, the winningest postseason pitcher ever with 18 victories, won four games in this postseason. He got the victory in all three Yankee clinchers in the postseason, against the Twins, Angels and Phillies. Pettitte, who was unsure whether he would pitch this season, said afterward: "This is what I came back for." Yankee closer Mariano Rivera got the final five outs to touch off the wild celebration in the Bronx. It's the Yanks' first championship since 2000.
(11/05/09) NEW YORK (AP) - Designated hitter Hideki Matsui was named Most Valuable Player of the World Series after his six RBI night that tied a 49-year-old Series record in the New York Yankees' clinching Game 6 victory over Philadelphia. Matsui got the Yanks off to a fast start with a two-run homer off 38-year-old Pedro Martinez in the second inning. Matsui has hit three home runs in this World Series, two against Martinez. He had run-scoring hits his first three times at-bat. Matsui added a two-out single to center with the bases loaded. Matsui added a two-run double in the fifth inning. Through an interpreter, Matsui called his night "unbelievable" and said he even surprised himself. For the Series, Matsui was 8-for-13 with three homers and eight RBIs to help the Yankees to their 27th World Series title, but first since 2000. Teammate Mark Teixeira said of Matsui's performance: "You can't say enough about the guy. I've never seen anybody hit like that in a World Series." (11/03/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The Nebraska state volleyball sub-districts got going on Monday night and from the D2-5 at Stuart the hometeam Broncos handled Lynch in straight games (25-20, 25-12, 25-12) while St. Mary's held off the Verdigre Hawks in five games (25-10, 19-25, 19-25, 25-5, 15-8).
The Eagles got an outstading night from senior Sherry Ruda with 14 kills and four blocks while freshman McKenna Rossmeier rolled up 11 kills and 21 service points with 10 aces in the win. Niobrara had a great night from sophomore Samantha Beaudette with 19 kills and 11 service points on three aces while Tanesha Sutta added two blocks.
St. Mary's attackers would win the day with 38 kills on 99 attempts as they hit .383 on the day. Verdigre connected on 21-of-64 for a .328 hitting average. The Hawks were led by nine kills from Caroline Cook while Briana Hamilton added seven of her own. Cook and Angela Boggs tallied eight service points each.
The Broncos served well to boot. Shelby Myers picked up 11 service points all in the second frame. Korinko added 10 points and four aces as the Broncos converted on 60-of-66 service attempts. For the Lynch Lady Eagles the hitters never quite got on track as they hit just .222 for the game. Marisa Dennis would lead the way with three kills while Sherry Ruda was limited to just two. The Eagles did serve well. They converted on 34-of-35 serve attempts. Rossmeier led the way with eight service points in the loss. That leaves the St. Mary's Lady Cardinals and the Stuart Lady Broncos left in the D2-5 bracket and a final matchup on Tuesday with first serve at 7:00PM. You can catch the game on 102.9FM KBRX with Scott Poese and Michael Wiiest. (11/03/09) KBRX SPORTS -- After an opening round of sub-districts coaches, fans and players are watching the power points and matchups as teams battle for a bid for the 2009 NSAA State Volleyball Tournament. That means it's time for some ins, outs, and hanging abouts for the race to Lincoln. In the C-One ranks only one local team remains but the O'Neill Eagles have been a team on the steady improvement. The Eagles are now 15-and-nine and battle the 17-and-eight Ord Chanticleers for the title in the C1-10 in Burwell. You can catch that game on 1350AM "The Shamrock" and on kbrx.com with Gary Hostert and Marc Zak. In the C-Two ranks the West Holt Huskies have kept their hopes intact after a win over a very tough Laurel-Concord Bears team. The hardest work in the C2-6 maybe already complete as the Creighton Bulldogs fell hard to 14-and-13 Hartington Cedar Catholic. The Huskies take on the Trojans on Tuesday night in O'Neill with game time slated for 7:00PM with the winner getting the Bancroft-Rosalie versus Wakefield winner from the C2-5. In the D-One ranks the West Boyd Spartans are still on the move with 11-and-15 Hartington standing between the Spartans and another district battle. West Boyd tangles with Hartington at 7:00PM tonight at Wausa. The winner gets the winner of the D2-7 pitting Winside against Newman Grove after Elkhorn Valley, Neligh-Oakdale and Clearwater-Orchard all bowed out of the tournament on Monday night. The D-Two ranks are still crowded around the neighborhood despite the NVC teams beating the stuffing out of each other. The Chambers Lady Coyotes are still rolling after knocking out Pope John last night. The Crusaders knocked out Elgin in the play-in game of the D2-6 while Wheeler Central continued their winning ways by taking out the Ewing Tigers. That sets a final between Chambers and Wheeler Central for Tuesday night at Neligh-Oakdale. On the oppisite side of the D2-6 is the D2-5 at Stuart where the hometeam Broncos take on the St. Mary's Cardinals in the finals on Tuesday night at 7:00PM. That match was set with Lynch knocking out Niobrara in the play-in game. St. Mary's had to survive five games with the Verdigre Hawks and Stuart bounced Lynch from the bracket three-oh on Monday. You can hear the Cardinals and Broncos on 102.9FM tonight. Otherwise in the D-Two field dont count out the Wausa Lady Vikings. They will battle the Wynot for the D2-4 title tonight Hartington Cedar Catholic. The winner will get the winner of the Dodge and Lindsey Holy Family matchup in the D2-3. The power points oddley enough does not really come into play for anyone but Chambers. The Coyotes currently set number one in the D-Two ranks and a loss to Wheeler Central on Tuesday certainly does not take the Coyotes out of their state title hunt. The Ewing Tigers were riding the line but now have slipped to 14th after losses to Pope John, and Wheeler Central twice. At any rate we will know more tonight as the sub-districts wrap up.
(11/03/09) KBRX SPORTS -- Cody Gartner began his 2009 wrestling season with a 3-1 record and a first place finish at the 2009 Daniel Cormier Open hosted by Colby Community College in Colby, KS. The tournament honors former Colby Community College standout wrestler Daniel Cormier. Cormier is a six-time national champion and two time Olympian, earning a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic games. Gartner, who is competing as a redshirt for the University of Nebraska Kearney, began the day with a 6-3 decision in the round robin style format. His only loss came in a rare event during his second match. While trying to score an escape he found himself locked up in a cradle. The former O'Neill High standout, who showed an innate ability to work his way out of tight spots much like this one during his high school career, found this situation a little more then he bargained for. While trying to escape from the lock he allowed himself to go to his back and was unable to work his head free. The subsequent pin marked the first time since his freshman year of high school that Gartner suffered a loss by fall. Still, this impressive statistical tidbit was of little consolation to the 149 lbs Gartner. "I wish I could have that one back, (the cradle) was tight," remarked Gartner "I definitely learned my lesson." His third opponent on the day took took the brunt of the frustration left over from the second match. Gartner ended this match early earning a technical fall with with his 15 point margin of victory. His final match coincidentally brought the toughest competition of the bunch. Cody wrestled a poised match and was victorious in a 7-1 decision. Gartner was able to claim the gold medal despite his second round loss as his opponent in the match finished the day with a record of 2-2 in the same bracket. The UNK redshirts next action will be during the blue/gold intrasquad scrimmage on November 7th. Gartner is one of two former O'Neill high school wrestlers continuing their career at the Division II college level and one of four total wrestlers competing in the college ranks. Former teammate Terry Laursen, will wrestle this season as a redshirt for the NCAA Division II National Champion UNO Mavericks. Terry is slated to make his competitive debut at the Daktronics Open in Brookings, SD on November 7th. You can see an interview of Terry conducted by current Mavericks coach Mike Denney on UNO Wrestling Youtube page. (Click here for the Interview) Robert Peter and Matt Peter will be competing for Wayne State College this season. Robert will be wrestling at 174 lbs while his brother Matt will be competing at 149 lbs. Wayne State is beginning their second season of club (non-varsity sport) wrestling. The wildcat team competes as a member of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association. Robert and Matts' first action will be on Friday, November 13th at Rice Auditorium on the WSC campus. The Wildcats will host York College in a 6 pm dual. This event will mark the first time a college wrestling event has been hosted on the Wayne State Campus in 29 years. Admission to the dual is free. (thanks Bryan Corkle, O'Neill Eagle Wrestling) (11/04/09) UNDATED (AP) - The final South Dakota Sportswriters Association volleyball poll for the 2009 regular season. Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking.
(11/04/09) LINCOLN, NE -- The Nebraska volleyball team returns home to the NU Coliseum Wednesday night to play host to the Missouri Tigers. First serve for the 130th consecutive sellout at the NU Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be carried on Huskers.com with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the call. In addition, the match will be televised throughout the state on NET-1 and NET-HD with Larry Punteney and Kathi Weiskamp on the call. It is the 12th of 13 Husker regular-season matches televised in 2009. The Huskers (16-6, 9-4 Big 12) look to rebound following a sweep at the hands of No. 2 Texas on Friday night. Lindsey Licht led Nebraska with 10 kills on .316 hitting, but the rest of the Husker attack failed to get untracked against Texas. NU hit just .168 after hitting .300 or better in four of the last six contests. Despite that, NU had chances to win the first two sets, but the Longhorns made the plays at the end of sets to remain unbeaten. Missouri (15-9, 6-6 Big 12) comes to town riding a three-match win streak following a non-conference sweep of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Saturday night. The Tigers have been riding the arm of outside hitter Paola Ampudia, who averages 4.34 kills per set in Big 12 action. She tied a school record with 35 kills in a four-set win over Kansas on Oct. 24 and teams with Julianna Klein to give the Tigers a potent 1-2 punch from the outside. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska)
(11/04/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Some key figures from the Oklahoma-Nebraska football rivalry will be in Lincoln at the end of the week to participate in activities associated with Saturday night's game between the 20th-ranked Sooners and Cornhuskers. Some 22 major award winners from both schools have been invited to a private dinner Friday night. Among them are Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier and Eric Crouch of Nebraska and Steve Owens, Billy Sims and Jason White of Oklahoma. Thirty members of the 1959 Nebraska team also will hold a reunion. That's the team that beat Oklahoma 25-21 to end the Sooners' 74-game conference unbeaten streak.
(11/04/09) PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chase Utley and the Philadelphia Phillies are making a return trip to the Bronx. Utley matched a World Series home run record and the Phillies forced a Game 6 by outscoring the Yankees 8-6 in Philadelphia Monday night. Utley belted his fourth and fifth homers of the series to tie Reggie Jackson's mark set in 1977. The second baseman put the Phils ahead to stay with a three-run blast in the first inning and added a solo shot in the seventh. Jackson needed six games to hit five homers for the Yankees in the 1977 series against the Dodgers, setting the mark with round-trippers on his final three swings. Utley also joined Willie Aikens of Kansas City as the only players with a pair of two-homer games in one World Series. Utley homered twice off CC Sabathia in Game 1. Aikens did it against the Phils in 1980. Raul Ibanez added two RBI, including a solo homer that put the Phillies ahead 8-2 in the seventh. The Yankees made things interesting during the last two innings as Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run double in the eighth before scoring on a double-play grounder. Ryan Madson gave up a run in the ninth and was staring at the potential tying run at the plate before striking out Mark Teixeira to end the game. Winning pitcher Cliff Lee sailed through the first seven innings, allowing two runs and four hits before getting into trouble in the eighth. He was charged with five runs in seven-plus innings. It was a short night for loser A.J. Burnett, who was reached for six runs and five hits in two-plus innings. Rodriguez collected three more RBIs, giving him 18 for the postseason. He could break the record of 19 when the Yankees host Game 6 Wednesday night. Pedro Martinez will start for the Phillies Wednesday. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he will wait until Tuesday before deciding whether to go with Andy Pettitte.
(11/02/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The 2009 Niobrara Valley Conference Finals were played on Friday night at O'Neill High School and the Chambers Lady Coyotes managed a sweep of the Wheeler Central Lady Broncos (25-9, 25-17, 25-21) to claim the 2009 Niobrara Valley Conference crown. The Wheeler Central Broncos have been on a roll lately and played hard but the now 27-and-one Chambers Coyotes hit over .400 for the three game set and took over 100 attacks in the win. In game one the Coyotes ran out to a 13-to-three lead and never looked back. Chambers would tally 12 kills on 27 attempts while serving up four aces and despite a couple of solid ace blocks from the Broncos, Chambers opened hot. Kelsey Owen would pick up four kills to lead the Coyotes while seven Coyotes picked up kills in the frame. Game two was much closer at 25-17 but again the Coyotes would out attack the Broncos for the win. While Wheeler Central picked up just three kills, Chambers rattled off a game high 16 kills and despite three service faults still managed the win. Again six Coyotes would pick up kills while Erin DeVries would lead the charge with four. Kelsey Owen would add three ace serves while the DeVries, Megan Hoffman and Montana Libolt would all add aces blocks and the Coyotes led two-games-to-none. Game three was closer yet at 25-21, but again Chambers would out hit Wheeler Central better than two-to-one as Chambers would record 15 kills compared to Wheeler Central's four. Katy Gottsch would be the Coyote weapon of choice in game three with five kills while six Coyotes again record kills, and Chambers sealed the win in three games. For the night, Kelsey Owen led the Coyotes with 10 kills, while Erin DeVries and Katy Gottsch picked up eight kills each as the Coyotes connected on 43-of-106 attack attempts to hit .406 for the night. Chambers would connect on 66-of-73 serves. Montana Libolt would lead the Coyotes in service with 13 points and four of the Coyotes 11 service aces. Owen added 10 service points and four aces of her own. The Broncos hitters were slowed by the contest Coyote pressure. Wheeler Central would gather 12 kills off 61 swings and hit just .197 on the night. Kelsey Weber led the way with five kills while Katie Thunker added three. In service the Broncos only served 48 times but converted on 45 of those. Katy Winter led the department with five points and one ace while Shelby Olson would add four points and Joni Qualm added two aces. The Chambers Lady Coyotes and the Wheeler Central Lady Broncos may see each other again as they are both in the D-Two Six subdistrict on Monday at Neligh-Oakdale. The Broncos open at 6:30PM against the 22-and-four Ewing Tigers. The Broncos are 19-and-seven going in. Chambers sits on the shelf until the late game Monday. The Coyotes now at 27-and-one await the winner of the Pope John and Elgin game for an 8:00PM first serve.
This contest was a pushing match all the way but Ewing did lead the first game from wire-to-wire to go up one-game-to-none. In the 25-to-21 win the Tigers dodged five service errors and manged eight kills. Tiffany Thramer nabbed four kills and one block but the biggest number may have been the three ace blocks by Sierra Summers. All told the Tigers held Pope John to just five kills while turning the Crusaders away with ace blocks five different times. Game two turned the tables as the Crusader hitters warmed up for 11 kills on 18 swings while Ewing committed three more service errors leading to a 25-to-16 Pope John win to even the match at one game each. Angie Pelster was red hot for the Crusaders with five kills while four other Crusaders would get in the kill column. Game three was nearly even in the kill department with Pope John collecting nine kills and Ewing collecting eight but the service errors would again bite the Tigers as the black-and-orange miscued four times in the frame. Jenna Beckman would be the go to hitter for the Crusaders as she tallied four kills while Tiffany Thramer would collect six kills for the Tigers. Game four rolled in and somebody woke up Pope John's six-foot senior hitter Jenna Beckman. The big hitter rattled off seven of the Crusaders 10 kills and while she was ablaze the Tigers were still fighting their sevice woes. Ewing committed four more service errors in the game and Pope John went on to win the game 25-to-11 and the match three-games-to-one. For Pope John the kill numbers were great as they connected on 35 of 68 attempts to hit .514 for the night. Jenna Beckman rattled off 17 kills in the game and added two blocks to boot. Angie Pelster 13 kills while Kasi Stoltz added three. In service the Crusaders were solid. The Crusaders would serve 83-of-89 on the night. Cary Eischeid would serve up 16 points and one ace, while Kasi Stoltz would add 11 service points, Laura Selting would collect nine points, Chelsi Mescher would have eight and Brea Schrage would serve seven points of her own. The Crusaders would collect seven service aces. As the Ewing Tigers connected on 28-of-79 attacks to hit .354, Tiffany Thramer would led the Tigers with 15 kills and two blocks. Sierra Summers tallied 11 kills and led the Tigers in blocks with three. Service would be a problem for the Tigers as they committed 15 service faults and connected on 40 of 65 serve attempts. Amber Stanton led the way in points with 10 while Sierra Summers would add eight service points. The Tigers collected ten service aces. These two teams could bump into each other again as they join Chambers, Elgin and Wheeler Central for the D-Two Six subdistrict on Monday at Neligh-Oakdale. Pope John puts their 14-and-14 record up against the eight-and-15 Elgin Eagles for a play-in game at 5:00PM Monday night with the winner to battle the Chambers Coyotes at 8:00PM. Meanwhile Ewing at 22-and-four hook up with the solid 19-and-seven Wheeler Central Broncos at 6:30PM with the winner moving on to Tuesday's sub-district finals. (11/02/09) KBRX SPORTS -- All season long the Dawg Pound crew has been picking football against each other to all lead up to a crown championship round and week one pitted the veteran Gary Hostert against the ruff and ready newcomer Marc Zak. It was fight to the finish as they were neck-and-neck going into the D-Two bracket. Zak would lose the A Bracket three-to-two but came back even with a win in the B-Bracket two-to-one. Zak would then push his lead to one game with a three-to-two win in the C-One bracket, but Hostert would stage a massive comeback winning the C-Two Bracket five-to-three. The D-One Bracket would prove tough for both of the pounders as Gary missed six games in the D-One while Marc missed five and evened the contest at 16 misses each. Then along came Gary missing just two D-Two games and despite a solid round of three misses from Marc the veteran Gary Hostert staved off elimination. Gary gets 62-of-80 games correct on the six bracket field while Marc hit on 61-of-80 games in the loss. With the win, the big veterans will go head-to-head for the second round as Gary Hostert brings his game on to take on the guru Terry Tomjack. They will pick all six classes and six tie-breakers to determine who will battle Michael Wiiest in the best-of-three finals for the title and a prize valued at no dollars and no cents, in case Terry was already trying to count his winnings. (11/02/09) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - In sports, another two dozen teams will put their equipment away for the season after today's quarterfinal round of the South Dakota prep football playoffs. Twenty-four games will be played around the state. The winners move on to the semifinal round on Saturday. Click here for complete playoff brackets!!
(11/02/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - Future Nebraska opponents can learn from Baylor's mistake when it comes to plotting strategy to keep defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh under control. The lesson: If you devote too much manpower to Suh, fellow tackle Jared Crick will make you pay. Crick stepped out of Suh's considerable shadow Saturday to turn in one of the greatest performances by a Nebraska defensive lineman. The sophomore from Cozad made a career-high 13 tackles and set a school record by sacking Baylor's Nick Florence five times in a 20-10 victory in Waco, Texas. The Bears tried to tie up Suh by having center J.D. Walton shade over to help the guards. That allowed Crick and linemates Barry Turner and Pierre Allen to all but roam free. For his efforts Crick has been named the Walter Camp Football Foundation's national defensive player of the week for his performance in Saturday's 20-10 win over Baylor. Crick made a career-high 13 tackles, 10 solo, and set a school record with five sacks. Crick tied the Nebraska record for tackles for losses, with seven, and also broke up a pass and recovered a fumble. Crick now has a team-high 8.5 sacks on the season and has 13 tackles for loss. (11/02/09) LINCOLN, NE (AP) - The Big 12 Conference has announced that this Saturday's Oklahoma-Nebraska game will start at 7 p.m. CST and be televised by ABC. Game times and television information for Nebraska's games against Kansas (Nov. 14) and Kansas State (Nov. 21) will be announced six to 12 days in advance.
(11/02/09) LINCOLN, NE – Iowa State announced Sunday that next Saturday’s volleyball match between No. 8 Nebraska and No. 9 Iowa State will start at 8 p.m. The move was announced following the announcement that the Iowa State-Oklahoma State football game earlier that day was picked up by ABC with a 2:30 p.m. start time. The match will be carried on selected Husker Sports Network Stations, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com. It will not be on the full network, as the Nebraska football game against Oklahoma in Memorial Stadium will start at 7 p.m. and carried nationally on ABC. The Husker volleyball team is in action on Wednesday, Nov. 4, when Nebraska takes on Missouri at the NU Coliseum. First serve is set for 7 p.m. (thanks Shamus McKnight, University of Nebraska) (11/02/09) PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The New York Yankees are one victory away from winning their 27th World Series. The Yanks rallied with three runs after two were out in the ninth inning to beat Philadelphia 7-4 and take a 3-1 Series lead. Alex Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a run-scoring double off Brad Lidge to drive in the go-ahead run. Johnny Damon started the two-out rally with a walk. With the Phillies infield in an overshift, Damon stole second base and raced to third when nobody was covering. A-Rod's hit easily scored Damon from third. Jorge Posada added two insurance runs with a single. Yankee manager Joe Girardi called Damon's rare double steal by alertly advancing to third "a great instinctual play." The Yanks got a gutty pitching performance from their ace CC Sabathia pitching on three days' rest. Sabathia allowed three runs on seven hits, striking out six in his six and two-thirds innings. Chase Utley's solo homer with two out in the seventh finished Sabathia's night. Joba Chamberlain was the winning pitcher despite giving up a tying home run to Pedro Feliz in the eighth. Mariano Rivera closed out the Phillies in a one-two-three ninth for his fifth save of this postseason. The Yankees can win the Series with a victory Monday night in Game 5. The Yanks are going with A.J. Burnett against the Phils ace, Cliff Lee, who dominated the Yanks in a six-hitter in Game 1. Lee has three victories and a 0.54 ERA in this postseason. (11/02/09) UNDATED (AP) - Brett Favre didn't win the popular vote in first start in Lambeau Field wearing anything other than a Packers uniform. Favre tossed four touchdown passes in leading the red-hot Minnesota Vikings to a 38-26 win over Green Bay in a game that may have left Packer fans even more steamed than ever at the 40-year-old legend. Favre called the game "pretty special" and said he hoped the Green Bay fans loved him as much as he loved them. Favre completed 17 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns for the 7-and-1 Vikings, who have a firm two-game lead over Chicago atop the NFC North. He has thrown seven TD passes in two victories against his old team. Rookie receiver Percy Harvin caught five passes for 84 yards and a touchdown and had five returns for 175 yards. |
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A first-team selection, Cooper (pictured left) she carries a 3.81 GPA in speech-language pathology. Cooper was also a first-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America selection in 2008 and is on the ballot again this fall. On the court, she leads the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.363) and is averaging a career-high 2.45 kills per set. 
Wilberger (pictured right) was chosen a first-team honoree, as she carries a 3.52 GPA in middle grades education and coaching. On the court, she has appeared in 17 matches, averaging 1.17 kills and 0.69 blocks per set. She had a career-high 10 kills against Creighton on Sept. 1 and established a season with seven blocks against No. 7 UCLA on Sept. 8 
ranked Jayhawks sweat a bit in their 57-55 victory. 
Tigers. That group qualified for the field of eight in the C-Two rankings and after wins over Winside 20-to-14, and Medicine Valley 42-to-14, they fell to a nearly legendary team in the state finals as the Grant Plainsmen toppled the Tigers 24-to-14.
Anderson (pictured left) was honored for her play in helping Nebraska to a pair of sweeps on the week, including a road win at No. 8 Iowa State. She guided the Husker offense to a Big 12-best .384 hitting percentage while dishing out 13.67 assists per set. Anderson also led the Big 12 with 0.83 services aces per set and added 1.00 kill on the week. She helped Nebraska hit a season-high .451 against the Tigers on Wednesday, distributing 43 assists along with two aces and two blocks. The six starters hit over .400 on the night, including Brooke Delano’s .833 hitting percentage (10-0-12), which was the sixth-best outing in school history. At ISU, Anderson had 39 assists and a season-high three aces as NU hit at a .327 clip, becoming the first team in 34 matches to hit .300 or better against the Cyclones. 
Werth (pictured left) recorded 3.50 kills per set on .312 hitting and 3.67 digs per set in helping NU to a perfect week. At ISU, Werth led NU in both kills (nine) and digs (15) and added two blocks (one solo, one assist) to help hand the Cyclones their first home loss. Earlier in the week, she paced the Nebraska offensive attack with 12 kills while hitting at a .429 clip and adding two aces in a sweep of Missouri. 
(11/09/09) KBRX SPORTS -- The West Holt Huskies traveled to Pierce on Friday night for the C2-3 District Volleyball finals and behind some cold serving suffered a loss to the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers in five games (18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-17 and 15-10).
The night opened with the Lynch Lady Eagles defeating the Niobrara Lions three-to-one (23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-16).
Game two pitted the Verdigre Lady Hawks agains the St. Mary's Lady Cardinals and this one went to the wire as the Cardinals won in five games (25-10, 19-25, 19-25, 25-5, 15-8).
Stuart hitters were simply red hot. The Broncos knocked out 42 kills in 83 swings for an outstanding .506 hitting number. Two Broncos would hit double figures with Lauren Olberding on 14 kills and Kalie Korinko on 12 kills. Shelby Myers just missed double figures with nine kills and Kylie Stoltenberg added five more. Korinko also added two ace blocks.
