NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA DAYS COME TO KEARNEY:
The 2022 Pinnacle Bank Falls Sports Media Days comes to Kearney High School this afternoon to speak with area athletes from different schools in the area as each team prepares for the fall sports season.
Kearney High will have their football team available first at 2 PM at Kearney High School, followed by softball and volleyball, then Bearcat Cross Country, girls golf, and wrapping with boys tennis.
Broken Bow Volleyball comes on the podium at 2:50 PM, followed by SEM cross country and Broken Bow Girls golf at 3 PM. SEM Football will take the stand at 3:10 PM, with Mustang Volleyball to follow, then Shelton football and volleyball along with Cross country. Finally, Kearney Catholic football and volleyball will take the podium at 4:20 PM.
More audio and stories can be found tomorrow at KGFW.com.
RED CARPET EXPERIENCE RETURNS TO NEBRASKA FOOTBALL:
Nebraska Athletics announced on Tuesday that the Red Carpet Experience will continue in the 2022-23 athletic season and well into the future. The program’s future was secured through a multi-year gift from the Fred and Sally Bekins Foundation, and the continued generosity of numerous donors across the state.
The Red Carpet Experience debuted at Nebraska home football games in 2021 and provided complimentary tickets to underserved youth in the state of Nebraska. The program expanded to several other sports during the 2021-22 season, including volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, softball and baseball. In all, the program provided more than 4,000 complimentary tickets to young Husker fans last season.
For the 2022 football season, the Red Carpet Experience will provide 250 tickets to all home games other than the Sept. 17 game against Oklahoma.
Tickets will also be available for select men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and softball competitions through the Red Carpet Experience. Those selected games will be announced at a later date.
HUSKER PRACTICE PLAYER COMMENTS:
BREWINGTON – FUN BEING BACK OUT ON FIELD:
Huskers Tight End Chancellor Brewington was held out of most of spring camp due to limiting injuries, but he’s made waves so far in the early moments of fall camp. Brewington spoke on how he’s risen up the depth chart so far…
Brewington joins a busy tight end room behind Travis Vokalek, an oft-injured Thomas Fidone, and others.
BREWINGTON – GETTING HEALTHY MEANT BEING A PROFESSIONAL:
Nebraska Tight End Chancellor Brewington was held out of most of spring camp due to lingering injuries, and he spoke about the process of getting back to fully recovered…
The Huskers would love to have Brewington completely healthy for the trip to Ireland on August 27 taking on Northwestern in Week 0.
PALMER – EVERYDAY IS ABOUT GETTING BETTER:
A resounding sentiment from fall camp so far for the Huskers has been about getting better each day. New Husker receiver Trey Palmer carried that message in his post-practice comments…
Palmer has been a highlight so far in fall camp, and has made waves climbing depth charts according to new receivers coach Mickey Joseph.
BROWN – COMPETITION ACROSS THE TEAM IS HIGH:
Receiver Alante Brown spoke to the media earlier this week and talked about where the level of competition has been so far this fall camp for the Huskers…
Brown and several receivers are expected to contribute on special teams this season, as new coordinator Bill Busch has taken over that unit to help improve from dismal performances last season.
BROWN – WANTING TO GET BETTER AS A HUSKER RECEIVER:
Receiver Alante Brown spoke to the media earlier this week following a Husker Football practice, and spoke about his goals in how to get better as a Big Red receiver…
Brown has had six receptions for 71 yards over two years with the Huskers.
BROWN – BETTER EFFORT ACROSS SPECIAL TEAMS THIS YEAR:
New special teams coordinator Bill Busch has taken the head-on approach to correcting the woes of last year’s unit. Receiver Alante Brown addressed one of the bigger differences on the special teams unit so far this camp…
Brown expects to contribute in the receiver room and on special teams for the Big Red this fall.
LEGENDARY DODGERS BROADCASTER VIN SCULLY DIES AT 94:
Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94.
Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the team after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.
As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century.
MERRIFIELD SENT FROM ROYALS TO TORONTO:
Royals do-it-all player Whit Merrifield has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Royals announced Tuesday afternoon that Merrifield, who was not able to play in Toronto two weeks ago because he was not vaccinated against COVID, was acquired for two minor league prospects.
Merrifield was in his seventh season with Kansas City. He led Major League Baseball in at-bats during the 2019-2021 seasons, had the most hits in baseball during the 2018 and 2019 seasons, and he even was atop the baseball leaderboard in stolen bases in 2018. Merrifield was named to two All-Star teams in 2019 and 2020.
SOTO DEALT TO PADRES:
The San Diego Padres left no doubt about their desired destination when they added superstar Juan Soto to a lineup anchored by All-Star Manny Machado and about to welcome back flashy Fernando Tatis Jr.
General manager A.J. Preller, already known for an innate ability to pull off trades, navigated his way through perhaps one of baseball’s biggest deals ever at the trade deadline when he acquired Soto, the superstar outfielder from the Washington Nationals who is one of the game’s best young hitters, and switch-hitting first baseman Josh Bell.
The haul going back to Washington was significant: rookie left-hander MacKenzie Gore, first baseman/DH Luke Voit and prospects James Wood, C.J. Abrams, Robert Hassell III and Jarlin Susana.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
WEDNESDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- N/a
SUNDAY:
- N/a