Sports

Husker baseball team wins


The Husker baseball team beat Nebraska-Kearney, 8-1 yesterday at Haymarket Park. Tyler Niederklein and 4 relievers combined to limit the Lopers to 4 hits. Kyle Bubak drove in 3 runs for Nebraska. The Huskers now 4-7. Nebraska opens a 3-game series with Houston Baptist tomorrow.

Husker women enter Big 12 tournament tomorrow


The undefeated Nebraska women’s team begins play in the Big 12 women’s tournament tomorrow after getting a first round bye. They’ll play the winner of today’s Texas Tech-Kansas State game. Coach Connie Yori says protecting the perfect record is not the primary goal for the Huskers going into the tournament. The way coach Yori figures it, the 3rd ranked Huskers need one win to assure themselves a Number One seed in the NCAA tournament. She says she would rather keep her starters healthy and fresh rather than push them hard through three games in three days to win the conference tournament.

Husker men upset Mizzou, A&M is next


The Husker men’s basketball team, the 12th seed of the Big 12 tournament, turned in a shocker yesterday and upset 5th seeded Missouri, 75-60 in Kansas City. Nebraska had won just two Big 12 games during the regular season. But yesterday the Huskers outshot, outrebounded and outhustled the team that beat them twice this year. Nebraska opened the game with a 16-1 run. Brandon Richardson scored 19 and Ryan Anderson had 16 with Jorge Brian Diaz adding 10. Next up for Nebraska is Texas A&M at 2 o’clock this afternoon.

100th Boys State Tournament begins today


The 100th Nebraska State High School boys basketball tournament gets underway this morning at 4 sites in town. The Devaney Center, Pershing Center, Southeast and Northeast high schools. Lincoln has three teams in the tournament and all will play tonight. Southeast and Lincoln High are in the Class A tournament and Pius Tenth in B. Southeast faces Millard South at 7, with Lincoln High following at 8:45 with Omaha Central. We’ll broadcast both games on KFOR. Creighton Prep is the defending champion in A. Pius Tenth also plays at 8:45 at Pershing against Beatrice, Dick Janda will call the game on KLMS.