BEARCAT FOOTBALL OUTLASTS LIGHTNING AND SPARTANS:
Mother Nature nor Lincoln East would hold back the Kearney Bearcat Football team from a season opening victory late Friday night as the Bearcats rallied for a 21 point third quarter to move past the Spartans in the season opener, claiming a 41-28 victory.
The Bearcats (1-0) head to Fremont next Friday. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 7 PM with KGFW’s live pregame starting at 6:30 PM.
A full game recap and photo gallery can be found at KGFW.com.
HUSKER VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS SEASON OPENER:
The Nebraska volleyball team opened the season with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-17 sweep of Utah State in front of 8,436 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night, the first day of the Ameritas Players Challenge.
The fifth-ranked Huskers hit .286 and held Utah State to .061, thanks in part to 11 blocks.
The Huskers continue the Ameritas Players Challenge today at 5 p.m. against Lipscomb. SMU will play Utah State at 2 p.m.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – HEAD COACH MATT RHULE:
RHULE – SCHOLARSHIPS NEED TO BE EARNED; PLENTY DESERVE:
Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football Head Coach was asked in his first press conference for the Minnesota game week about scholarships and his walk-ons across the Big Red…
Rhule continued that standouts such as Josh Bullock earned their scholarship over the summer because of their diligence and dedication.
RHULE – ONLY GETS EASIER:
Nebraska Football Head Coach Matt Rhule addressed the media leading into the Minnesota gameweek on Friday morning, stating that continues to tell the team to turn it up sooner rather than later, and to not worry about early mistakes…
Rhule makes this reference often in the short film documentary series following Nebraska Football this season, found on the Huskers YouTube channel.
RHULE – NO REMAINING HESITATION WITH COACHING STAFF:
Matt Rhule spoke at his Friday press conference about the transparency in his program with his players, staff, and coaches since his arrival in November last year…
The first year head coach added he’s been happy to have his family around the facility and with the team during practices.
RHULE – COORDINATORS WILL CALL PLAYS FROM THE FIELD:
Matt Rhule was asked during his Friday press conference about where his offensive and defensive coordinators will be when calling plays during the games…
Nebraska’s new offensive play caller Marcus Satterfield arrived from South Carolina and the Blackshirts leader Tony White came via Syracuse this offseason.
RHULE – FINALLY HAPPY AT NEBRASKA; FAMILY HAS ARRIVED:
Matt Rhule was asked during Friday’s press conference how the transition has continued for the Rhule family, and what the move has been like for the head coach as he’s settled into Lincoln…
Rhule continued in saying he’s excited to be in Lincoln and to lead the program of players he’s established around the program.
RHULE – HUSKERS ARE A GROUP THAT DAUGHTER CAN BE AROUND:
Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football head coach, spoke more about his family during Friday’s press conference and added that he’s comfortable with his family – namely his daughter – being with the Big Red…
Nebraska opens their season on August 31 at Minnesota.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK ZERO SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
Navy v. Notre Dame (@ Ireland) – 1:30 PM
San Jose State @ USC – 7 PM
NFL PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY RESULTS:
Detroit Tigers 26-17 Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans 23-7 New England Patriots
Los Angeles Chargers 23-12 San Francisco 49ers
SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
Buffalo Bills @ Chicago Bears – 12 PM
Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers – 12 PM
Arizona Cardinals @ Minnesota Vikings – 12 PM
Cleveland Browns @ Kansas City Chiefs – 12 PM
New York Jets @ New York Giants – 5 PM
Cincinnati Bengals @ Washington Commanders – 5:05 PM
Baltimore Ravens @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6 PM
Miami Dolphins @ Jacksonville Jaguars – 6 PM
Las Vegas Raiders @ Dallas Cowboys – 7 PM
Los Angeles Rams @ Denver Broncos – 8 PM
Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints -7 PM
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
Cleveland Guardians @ Toronto Blue Jays – 2:07 PM
Atlanta Braves @ San Francisco Giants – 3:05 PM
New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays – 3:10 PM
Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins – 3:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox – 3:10 PM
Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners – 3:10 PM
Houston Astros @ Detroit Tigers – 5:10 PM
Colorado Rockies @ Baltimore Orioles – 6:05 PM
Los Angeles Angels @ New York Mets – 6:10 PM
San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers – 6:10 PM
Oakland Athletics @ Chicago White Sox – 6:10 PM
Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins – 6:15 PM
Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 6:15 PM
St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies – 6:15 PM
Cincinnati Reds @ Arizona Diamondbacks – 7:10 PM
Buffalo County Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN BUFFALO COUNTY SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
High School Sports:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Tennis: Kearney Quad @ Harmon Park:
- Kearney v. Holdrege – KHS 12-0
- Kearney v. McCook – KHS 10-2
- Football: v. Lincoln East @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – KHS 41-27 LE
- Boys Tennis: Kearney Quad @ Harmon Park:
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Football: v. Doniphan-Trumbull @ Miles Field – KCHS 22-13
- AMHERST:
- Football: v. Wood River @ Amherst High School – Amherst 56-21 WR
- PLEASANTON:.
- Football: @ Hi-Line (Eustis) – Hi-Line 54-18 Pleasanton
- GIBBON:
- Football: v. Hershey @ Gibbon High School – Gibbon 15-8 Hershey
- SHELTON:
- Football: v. Stuart @ Stuart High School – Shelton 56-53 Stuart
- RAVENNA:
- Football: @ Ansley-Litchfield @ Litchfield – Ravenna 66-22 Ansley-Litchfield
College Athletics:
- HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
- Volleyball: v. Mid-America Christian @ Lynn Farrell Arena – HC 3-2 MAC
- Volleyball: v. Oklahoma Wesleyan @ Lynn Farrell Arena – HC 3-0 OW
- NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
- Volleyball: v. Utah State (Ameritas Players Challenge) – NU 3-0
SATURDAY:
High School Sports:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Softball: @ LPS Softball Invite @ Doris Blair Complex – 9 AM
- Volleyball: @ Norfolk Invite – 9 AM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Boys Tennis: @ GICC Invite – 9 AM
- Softball: @ Holdrege Invite – 9 AM
- Volleyball: @ Bill Marshall Classic – 12:30 PM / 4:30 PM
- AMHERST:
- Softball: @ Holdrege Invite – 9 AM
- PLEASANTON:.
- Volleyball: v. Wilcox-Hildreth @ Heartland Event Center – 10 AM
- GIBBON:
- N/a
- SHELTON:
- Volleyball: @ Overton Tournament – 11 AM
- ELM CREEK:
- N/a
- RAVENNA:
- N/a
College Athletics:
- UNK LOPERS:
- Volleyball: v. South Dakota Mines (Exhibition) @ Health & Sports Center – 10:30 AM
- Volleyball: v. Metro State (Exhibition) @ Health & Sports Center – 12 PM
- Women’s Soccer: v. Augustana (Exhibition) @ Foster Field – 12 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
- Women’s Soccer: @ Missouri Valley – 11 AM
- Volleyball: v. Bethel (KS) @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 12 PM
- Men’s Soccer: @ Grand View – 1 PM
- Volleyball: v. Kansas Wesleyan @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
- Football: @ Peru State – 6 PM
- NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
- Volleyball: v. Lipscomb (Ameritas Players Challenge) @ Bob Devaney Sports Center – 5 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 4 PM
- Volleyball: v. Lipscomb (Ameritas Players Challenge) @ Bob Devaney Sports Center – 5 PM
KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Volleyball v. Lipscomb (4 PM – 7:30 PM)
