Rutgers recently returned a limited number of tickets for Saturday’s football game at Memorial Stadium. These tickets are located in the visiting team allotment and are available for purchase now. Tickets are $75 each and can be purchased on-line at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED between8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Category: Sports
New Year’s Day Bowl in Orlando gets New Sponsor
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Buffalo Wild Wings has signed on as the new title sponsor for Orlando’s New Year’s Day bowl game.
Florida Citrus Sports announced the change Tuesday. The move comes after the game’s former sponsor, Capital One, recently signed on to sponsor the Orange Bowl game in Miami.
The Orlando bowl will now be known be sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings, and pair non-playoff teams from the Big Ten or Atlantic Coast Conference against a Southeastern Conference opponent.
The game will take place in the renovated Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium and will be the first time the game has been known as the “Citrus Bowl” since 2003.
NFL Creates Sportsmanship Award for Players
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has created a Sportsmanship Award that will be voted on by the players and presented to the winner on the eve of the Super Bowl.
The award will be part of the NFL Honors show in which The Associated Press presents its major league awards, including MVP and Coach of the Year.
A player “who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition” will earn the award, the NFL said Tuesday.
Each team will nominate one player. A panel of former players will select eight finalists, four from each conference. Those finalists will be listed on the Pro Bowl ballot under the NFL Sportsmanship Award when the players vote on Dec. 19. As in Pro Bowl voting, a team cannot vote for its own player.
Royals Add Nix to Active Roster and Drop Colon
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Infielder Jayson Nix has been added to the Kansas City Royals’ active roster for the World Series against San Francisco in place of rookie Christian Colon.
The 32-year-old Nix hasn’t played since the wild-card playoff win over Oakland on Sept. 30, when he entered in the 10th inning and struck out in the 11th. Kansas City is his eighth major league team.
Colon sacrificed as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning of that game, then drove in the tying run with an infield single on a 12th-inning chopper as the Royals rallied to win 9-8. Colon’s only other postseason appearance was when he entered Game 2 of the AL Championship Series as a ninth-inning defensive replacement.
NCA Girls’ Golf Super State & All-State Selections
The Nebraska Coaches Association (NCA) announces the 2014 Nebraska High School Super-State Girls Golf Team & All-State Selection. Super-State is an all class honor determined annually by the by the NCA Golf Sports Advisory Committee.
The presenting sponsor of the NCA All-State programs is WeBacks apparel.
Classification comparisons are based solely on the athletes’ performance at the NSAA State Championships. Considerations included course par, total yardage, rating, slope and weather conditions each day.
If the top five or more finishers within a classification are selected to the Super State team, there are no All-State selections for the classification. (Class A & B)
Based on Super State selections, one athlete in Class C received All-State honors.
Super State:
Ashton Boldt, Minden
Krirsten Baete, Beatrice
Makenzie Fuss, Omaha Marian
Callie Hawkins, Gretna
Katie Irvin, Papillion-La Vista
Lidia Jons, Lincoln Southwest
Melissa Kyncl, Boone Central
Sara Larsson, Plattsmouth
Brandi Lemek, Doniphan-Trumbull
Maaika Mestl, Ogallala
Raluca Maiefski, Omaha Roncalli Catholic
Samantha Rahmig, Gering
Spencer Roach, Papillion-La Vista
Nia Station, Omaha Burke
Morgan Thiele, Kearney Catholic
Megan Whittaker, Elkhorn South
Jordan York, Scottsbluff
Class C All-State State:
Paige Mestl, Heartland
Eight Husker Wrestlers Ranked in InterMat Preseason Poll
Eight of Nebraska’s wrestlers earned spots in the top 20 of their respective weight classes when InterMat released its preseason rankings on Tuesday.
Reigning All-Americans James Green (157) and Robert Kokesh (174) are each ranked second heading into the 2014-15 campaign, and will wrestle at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 1 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Green, a three-time All-American, finished last season with a 35-2 record and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He finished seventh at the national tournament in both 2012 and 2013.
Kokesh, a two-time All-American, took fourth place at the 2014 NCAA Championships after a 37-3 campaign as a junior. He finished third at nationals as a sophomore in 2013.
Senior Jake Sueflohn rounds out the Huskers in the top 10 with the No. 8 spot at 149 pounds. The three-time NCAA qualifier finished last season with a 31-6 mark, which included a 13-1 record in dual competition.
Juniors Austin Wilson (165) and Anthony Abidin (141) also earned spots in the rankings, along with sophomores TJ Dudley (184), Tim Lambert (125) and Collin Jensen (HWT). Wilson, Dudley, Lambert and Jensen all qualified for last season’s NCAA Championships.
Wilson enters the season ranked 14th at 165 pounds after going 23-16 last season. Abidin sits at No. 17 at 141 pounds after posting an 18-3 record, which included a perfect 5-0 dual mark.
Dudley is No. 13 at 184 pounds, and posted a 26-8 record during his first season in the NU lineup. Lambert went 24-13 last season, and is ranked 14th at 125 pounds. Jensen comes in at No. 16 at heavyweight after posting a 20-15 record in 2013-14.
As a team, Nebraska is ranked 10th in the tournament rankings and holds the No. 7 spot in the dual meet rankings.
The Huskers open their 2014-15 campaign on Friday, Oct. 31 by hosting the Coaches Clinic/Intrasquad event at the Devaney Center at 5 p.m. The following day, Green and Kokesh will each grapple at the NWCA All-Star Classic at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. Nebraska’s first home dual is slated for Sunday, Nov. 16 against new Big Ten foe Maryland at the NU Coliseum.
Huskers in InterMat Preseason Rankings (Oct. 21)
125: #14 Tim Lambert (So.)
141: #17 Anthony Abidin (Jr.)
149: #8 Jake Sueflohn (Sr.)
157: #2 James Green (Sr.)
165: #14 Austin Wilson (Jr.)
174: #2 Robert Kokesh (Sr.)
184: #13 TJ Dudley (So.)
HWT: #16 Collin Jensen (So.)
Nebraska AP High School Football Rankings
Here are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D-2. Listings include name of school, season record, previous week’s ranking, previous week’s result and this week’s opponent (NR-not ranked). The rankings are based on a formula that includes ratings from the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star plus experts for each class. Class A: Dale Miller, Grand Island Independent. Class B: Jeff Fielder, Scottsbluff Star-Herald. Class C1: Tom Behmer, Norfolk Daily News. Class C2: Brent Wasinius, Fremont Tribune. Class D1: Andrew Bottrell, North Platte Telegraph. Class D2: Nick Blasnitz, Hastings Tribune.
CLASS A
1. Omaha North (8-0), 1, def. Omaha Westside 42-14, Bellevue East.
2. Millard North (8-0), 2, def. Papillion-La Vista South 24-21, Papillion-La Vista.
3. Omaha Creighton Prep (7-1), 5, def. Bellevue West 47-43, Papillion-La Vista South.
4. Bellevue West (5-3), 3, lost to Creighton Preparatory School 47-43, at Omaha Central.
5. Papillion-La Vista South (6-2), 4, lost to Millard North 24-21, at Creighton Preparatory School.
6. Omaha Central (6-2), 6, def. South Sioux City 54-14, Bellevue West.
7. Grand Island (7-1), 7, def. Lincoln Northeast 54-0, at North Platte.
8. Lincoln East (6-2), 8, def. Lincoln Southwest 35-21, at Omaha Bryan.
9. Norfolk (7-1), 9, def. North Platte 41-7, at Kearney.
10. Millard West (5-3), 10, def. Kearney 31-14, at Lincoln Southeast.
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS B
1. Gretna (8-0), 2, def. Elkhorn 17-14, at Elkhorn South.
2. Elkhorn (7-1), 1, lost to Gretna 17-14, at Omaha Skutt Catholic.
3. Omaha Skutt Catholic (6-2), 5, def. Elkhorn South 37-20, Elkhorn.
4. McCook (7-1), 4, def. Hastings 43-14, at Adams Central.
5. Elkhorn South (6-2), 3, lost to Omaha Skutt Catholic 37-20, Gretna.
6. Scottsbluff (7-1), 6, def. Gering 55-0, at Alliance.
7. Blair (5-3), 8, def. Bennington 48-7, at Mount Michael Benedictine.
8. York (6-2), NR, def. Seward 13-12, Aurora.
9. Sidney (6-2), 10, def. Alliance 58-36, at Gering.
10. Crete (6-2), 9, def. Lincoln Pius X 27-13, Norris.
Others receiving votes: Seward.
CLASS C1
1. Boone Central/Newman Grove (8-0), 1, def. Wayne 41-0, Norfolk Catholic.
2. Norfolk Catholic (8-0), 2, def. Pierce 56-20, at Boone Central/Newman Grove.
3. Ashland-Greenwood (8-0), 3, def. Boys Town 35-14, Douglas County West.
4. Columbus Scotus (7-1), 4, def. North Bend Central 56-6, at Columbus Lakeview.
5. Wilber-Clatonia (8-0), 5, def. Lincoln Christian 30-0, Milford-Dorchester.
6. Cozad (7-1), 6, def. Valentine 25-7, O’Neill.
7. Chadron (7-1), 7, def. Gordon-Rushville 55-14, bye.
8. Kearney Catholic (7-1), 8, def. Minden 44-14, Holdrege.
9. Falls City (7-1), NR, def. Syracuse 25-16, Conestoga.
10. Grand Island Central Catholic (6-2), NR, def. Holdrege 42-7, St. Paul.
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS C2
1. Battle Creek (8-0), 1, def. Ainsworth, 62-8, at Lutheran High Northeast.
2. North Platte St. Patrick’s (8-0), 3, def. Cambridge 45-6, at Bayard.
3. Sutton (8-0), 6, def. Hastings St. Cecilia 30-23, at Superior.
4. Aquinas Catholic (7-1), 4, def. Logan View 49-14, Archbishop Bergan.
5. Hastings St. Cecilia (7-1), 2, lost to Sutton 30-23, at Sandy Creek.
6. Oakland-Craig (7-1), 9, def. Homer 50-14, at Wisner-Pilger.
7. Archbishop Bergan (7-1), 5, def. Yutan 21-12, at Aquinas Catholic.
8. Hartington Cedar Catholic (6-2), 7, def. Crofton 19-14, Ainsworth.
9. Lutheran High Northeast (6-2), 10, def. West Holt 29-19, Battle Creek.
10. Freeman (7-1), NR, def. Southern 20-7, Elmwood-Murdock.
Others receiving votes: Fillmore Central.
CLASS D1
1. Hemingford (7-0), 1, def. Creek Valley 93-8, Sutherland.
2. Creighton (7-0), 2, def. Wakefield 70-14, Hartington-Newcastle.
3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (7-0), 3, def. Winnebago 74-18, Omaha Nation.
4. Heartland (7-0), 4, def. Harvard 82-16, at Nebraska Lutheran.
5. Amherst (7-0), 5, def. Ansley-Litchfield 28-0, Burwell.
6. Friend (7-0), 6, def. Diller-Odell 40-22, at Omaha Christian Academy.
7. Fullerton (7-0), 7, def. Howells-Dodge 52-46, High Plains Community.
8. BDS (6-1), 8, def. McCool Junction 39-12, Pawnee City.
9. Elm Creek (6-1), 9, def. Axtell 47-14, at Franklin.
10. Blue Hill (4-3), T10, def. Arapahoe 41-12, Axtell.
Others receiving votes: Burwell, High Plains.
CLASS D2
1. Exeter-Milligan (7-0), 1, def. Meridian 62-13, at Red Cloud.
2. Stuart (7-0), 2, def. Randolph 50-26, at St. Mary’s.
3. Humphrey St. Francis (7-0), 3, def. Elkhorn Valley 64-13, Heartland Lutheran.
4. Anselmo-Merna (7-0), 4, def. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 70-21, Brady.
5. Falls City Sacred Heart (5-2), 5, def. Sterling 74-16, at Parkview Christian.
6. Kenesaw (6-1), 6, def. Bertrand 73-30, at Elwood.
7. Giltner (5-2), 7, def. Johnson-Brock 73-40, Lawrence-Nelson.
8. Elwood (6-1), 8, def. Alma 66-22, Kenesaw.
9. Garden County (7-0), 10, def. Leyton 68-13, at Crawford.
10. Randolph (5-2), 9, lost to Stuart 50-26, Osmond.
Others receiving votes: Maxwell.
Reds Even Series with 4-0 Win
Lincoln – Behind a combined one-hit effort from Jake Hohensee and Reece Eddins along with three runs in the first inning the Reds evened Nebraska’s Red-White Series on Monday night with a 4-0 win.
Hohensee started for the Reds and went 4.0 strong innings, giving up just one hit while striking out three. Eddins then closed out the game with 3.0 no-hit innings of relief.
The Reds took the lead for the second straight game and this time held on for victory. Jake Schleppenbach led off the game with a single and Steven Reveles followed with a bunt single. Blake Headley then put both runners into scoring position with an groundout. Freshman Scott Schreiber stepped in and delivered a two-RBI single, he later scored on a wild pitch to give the Reds a 3-0 lead after the top of the first.
Reveles picked up his second hit of the game in the third with a one-out double and after stealing third base he scored on a failed pickoff attempt to push the Red lead to 4-0.
Freshmen Byron Hood and Nate Fisher kept the Whites in the game with 4.0 innings of no-hit relief, including six strikeouts by Fisher in 3.0 innings of work, but the White offense was never able to mount a rally.
The Huskers wrap up fall practice tomorrow at 12:05 p.m. when they play the final game of the Red-White Series. Players will have costumes on and fans will vote on the best costume.
Concussion Lawsuit vs. NHL Filed in Federal Court
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The consolidated class-action lawsuit by former NHL players against the league over concussion-related injuries has been filed in federal court.
Attorneys for the ex-players filed the complaint Monday in Minnesota. The case had been assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson. It’s a combination of several lawsuits previously filed.
Dan LaCouture, Michael Peluso, Gary Leeman, Bernie Nicholls, David Christian and Reed Larson are the former players serving as six class representatives. They are seeking a jury trial for unspecified financial damages and NHL-funded medical monitoring for neurological disorders.
They are alleging that the league had the knowledge and resources to better prevent head trauma, failed to properly warn players of the risks, and promoted violent play that led to their injuries.
Parents of Duct-Taped Boy Don’t Want Charges
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A lawyer for the parents of an autistic high school soccer player in Pennsylvania who was duct-taped to a goal post in a prank this month says the parents don’t want charges filed against the two students involved.
Instead, attorney Phil DiLucente says, the parents want the two Highlands school students to apologize, do community service and get autism awareness training. He says a resolution is being worked out.
He and the parents of 16-year-old Austin Babinsack met with local officials Monday. The names of the other two students have not been released.
The teen was duct-taped Oct. 5 and freed about 20 minutes later. It happened during what students say is a tradition of toilet papering the houses of senior players during the week of the final home game.