Category: Sports
Huskers Highest-Ranked Big Ten Team After Big Win Saturday
A Blackshirt rebirth helped the Huskers climb up the polls this week. The Huskers jumped up four spots to ninth in both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls. That leap enabled them to move up to tenth in the third batch of BCS rankings. The Huskers are the highest ranked Big Ten Conference team in all three of those sets of rankings. Nebraska throttled Michigan State 24-3 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, allowing a season-low 187 yards of total offense to the visiting Spartans. The Husker offense had a season-low of their own, gaining just 270 yards, but two time-consuming touchdown drives in the third quarter sealed the game. The Huskers now sit in a three-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Legends Division with Michigan and Michigan State, all of whom have one conference loss.
Husker Women’s Hoops Opens With Exhibition Win
The season for the Husker women’s basketball team opened unofficially last night with an exhibition game against Division II Pittsburg State at the Devaney Center. The young Husker team, who feature six freshmen, got better as the game rolled on and routed the Gorillas 86-55. Sophomore Jordan Hooper set the pace for the Huskers with 24 points and 17 rebounds. Of the six newcomers, Emily Cady had the brightest debut with 14 points. Coming off the bench, Adrianna Maurer added 11 points and Rebecca Woodberry chipped in 10. The Huskers outrebounded the Gorillas 57-38 and forced 23 turnovers. Nebraska was the first Big Ten team to start their exhibition season. They will play one other exhibition game, hosting Nebraska-Kearney next Sunday afternoon.
Tebow Embarrassed As Broncos Routed By Lions
Tim Tebow’s second start of the 2011 season was an unmitigated disaster. Tebow and the Denver Broncos were blown out 45-10 by the Detroit Lions at Sports Authority Field yesterday afternoon. The Broncos drew first blood on a Matt Prater field goal in the first quarter, but then proceeded to give up 45 consecutive points until Tebow connected with Eric Decker for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Tebow completed 18 of his 39 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns – one to his own team, one to Detroit’s Chris Houston, who returned an interception 100 yards for a score. Tebow was sacked seven times and lost a fumble on one of them, which also was returned for a touchdown. The Broncos fall to 2-5 on the season with the loss. They visit the Oakland Raiders next Sunday.
St. Pats/Cambridge Kickoff Time Set
The St. Patrick’s Irish will host the Cambridge Trojans in the second round of the Class C2 Football Playoffs. St. Pat’s defeated Doniphan-Trumbull 50-28 last night, while Cambridge topped Sutton 35-16.
The Irish and Trojans will face off Wednesday night at Knights of Columbus Field. Kickoff time has been scheduled for 6 PM. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the broadcast with pregame coverage starting at 5:30.
Gothenburg Swedes Sports Update – October 28
The Swedes advanced in the C1 Football Playoffs. Hear how they did it!
Knights Volleyball Opens Region IX Tournament (Listen Live on ESPN Radio 1410)
Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, the North Platte Community College Knights volleyball team begins play in the Region IX Division II tournament at Central Community College in Columbus. The Knights have won the region championship each of the last two seasons on their way to berths in the NJCAA national tournament. This year they enter the tournament as the second seed, with an overall record of 15-19. The host Central Raiders are the top seed, with a 26-9 record and the number nine ranking in the NJCAA Division II poll. Southeast Community College is the third seed, with a record of 14-21. Tonight the Knights play Southeast at 5 PM. If they win, they will play Central immediately following. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage begins with the pregame show at 4:45.
Round One Football Playoff Recap
More details to come…
St. Pat’s 50, Doniphan-Trumbull 28: Matthew Jensen, Andrew Vinton and Thatcher Vap each rushed for two touchdowns as the Irish topped the Cardinals. The Irish rushed for 442 yards as a team in the win. St. Pat’s will host Cambridge in the second round next Wednesday.
Hershey 0, Crofton 55
Maxwell 35, Burwell 49
Brady 24, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 48
Wallace 0, St. Mary’s 66
Maxwell Wildcats Sports Update – October 27
Prep Football Playoffs, Round One (Panthers on Q-Country 107.3, Irish on ESPN Radio 1410)
It’s playoff football time in Nebraska. Five Lincoln County teams embark on their postseason journeys today. The Hershey Panthers look for an upset in the first round of the Class C2 playoffs as they travel to unbeaten Crofton. Q-Country 107.3 has the action from Crofton this afternoon, with pregame coverage starting at 1:30 leading to a 2 PM kickoff. Also in the C2 playoffs, the fourth seed St. Patrick’s Irish host Doniphan-Trumbull. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from that game, with the pregame show at 6:30 and the kickoff at 7. In the class D1 playoffs, Maxwell travels to Burwell for a game that kicks off at 6 PM. In class D2, both Brady and Wallace will represent Lincoln County. The Eagles visit Sumner-Eddyville-Miller with a 7 PM kick, and the Wildcats travel to St. Mary’s for a 3 PM kick.