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Huskers

Bellevue West quarterback Daniel Kaelin

Bellevue West quarterback Daniel Kaelin flips to Nebraska

Updated: May. 20, 2023 at 10:04 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
The Bellevue West quarterback is the best player in the state at the position and nationally he’s considered a top-25 recruit according to 247 Sports.

High School

Elkhorn North wins Class B championship

Lincoln East, Elkhorn North and Malcolm win baseball state championships

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Lincoln East finished off a great day of baseball at Tal Anderson Field with a Class A state championship.

Sports

USA Badminton

Council Bluffs to host USA Badminton championships

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 12:14 PM CDT
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By Jacob Comer
Council Bluffs was chosen to host a badminton championship this summer.

High School

Westside's Jaylen Lloyd

State Track: Jaylen Lloyd wins long jump, Jack Gillogly wins three gold medals

Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 10:54 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Future Nebraska receiver Jaylen Lloyd won a second gold medal at the state track meet in the long jump.

High School

Athlete of the Week: Gretna’s London De Fini

Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 6:43 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
In 21 games this season Gretna only gave up five goals and London De Fini who to moved to left-back this season played a big part in the Dragons’ defensive success.

High School

Baseball’s state championships are set after a packed Wednesday of games

Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 11:00 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
The Wildcats came into the day with two opportunities to beat Grand Island at Tal Anderson Field, and it took two games to do it.

Sports

Special Olympics Nebraska to host Summer Games, Opening Ceremonies this week

Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 12:58 PM CDT
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By Jacob Comer
Special Olympics Nebraska is gearing up for the Summer Games starting this week.

Sports

South Omaha boxer makes history at national tournament

Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 6:48 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
South Omaha boxer Johnny Montalvo made it to the finals of this year’s Golden Gloves of America National Tournament.

High School

Soccer Class B semifinals are set with Skutt Catholic, Bennington and Norris

Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Three schools will occupy the final four spots Tuesday night at Morrison Stadium in the Class B state championships.

College World Series

Fan Fest, Open Practice Day returning for 2023 College World Series

Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 1:07 PM CDT
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By Jacob Comer
The 2023 NCAA Men’s College World Series is quickly approaching and this year will once again see the return of Fan Fest.
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High School

Athlete of the Week: Omaha Burke’s Lucas Krapfl

Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 6:37 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Lucas Krapfl took on a big challenge this season, he moved into an entirely new role, one that was nothing like the one he had before.

Huskers

Huskers offer Westside’s Teddy Rezac

Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 4:21 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Nebraska has offered Westside High School’s Teddy Rezac a scholarship.

High School

Bennington and Skutt Catholic advance in state tournament

Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 9:58 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
The top two seeds looked every bit like the top two teams in Class B on the boys’ side.

Huskers

Bluejays and Huskers split two games

Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 11:10 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
It wasn’t a doubleheader but it had the feel of one as Creighton and Nebraska split two games at Charles Schwab Field.

Iowa

Iowa DCI involved in sports wagering violations investigation at Univ. of Iowa, Iowa State

Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 3:18 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
At least 41 current student-athletes between the University of Iowa and Iowa State University were confirmed as being involved in the investigation.

High School

Bellevue West celebrates basketball coach’s retirement

Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 11:05 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
Former players, coaches, friends, and family celebrated 25-year Thunderbird head boys basketball coach Doug Woodard in the place that has been Woodard’s second home for the last two and a half decades.

High School

State soccer opens with Class A quarterfinals

Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 7:28 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Gretna and Papillion-La Vista South advance to face each other in the semis.

Huskers

Son of Huskers great commits to Nebraska

Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 10:51 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Keelan Smith, the son of Neil Smith is the sixth commit in Nebraska’s 2024 class.

Sports

Omaha female powerlifter squats over 600 pounds, breaks world record

Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 10:40 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
Seven months after her last competition, super heavyweight Bonica Brown traveled to England to compete against the best of the best in the inaugural Sheffield Powerlifting Championships.

Sports

Omaha’s Mike Boeve, more than a great player

Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 2:08 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Omaha third baseman Mike Boeve has put together a great career at UNO, he was named the Summit League Player of the Year last season after hitting .365.

News

Patrick Mahomes to call ‘Riders Up!’ at 149th Kentucky Derby this weekend

Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 2:55 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
The Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 6, at Churchill Downs.

Bluejays

Creighton releases volleyball schedule, plays Nebraska September 6th

Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 11:13 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
The Bluejays will play 11 home matches during the regular season and play in tournaments at Omaha and Purdue.

News

Brother of Omaha South basketball standout killed in I-29 crash

Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 1:01 PM CDT
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By Gina Dvorak
A former Omaha South basketball standout who was playing in the NCAA men’s championship final a few weeks ago has lost his brother.

Huskers

Caden Becker is transferring to Nebraska from Wyoming

Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 10:52 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
As a player at Wyoming the former quarterback from Skutt Catholic pitched a move to tight end.

Sports

Meyer becomes Omaha’s new all-time strikeout leader

Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 11:24 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
On the first batter of the game, Mavericks ace Kamryn Meyer tossed her 699th career strikeout to Western Illinois’ Georgia Rea to become Omaha’s new all-time leading strikeout leader.

Huskers

Palmer, Mathis picked in sixth round, other Huskers sign as undrafted free agents

Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 11:07 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
Wide receiver Trey Palmer and edge rusher Ochaun Mathis both had their names called in the sixth round of the NFL Draft, just three picks apart.

Huskers

Casey Thompson enters transfer portal

Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 3:42 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Casey Thompson will play his final season of college football somewhere other than Nebraska after entering the transfer portal.

Huskers

Nebraska volleyball at Memorial Stadium sold out

Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 11:05 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Volleyball Day in Nebraska sold out in three days, the last of the more than 82,000 tickets were bought this morning.

High School

Athlete of the Week: Millard South’s Amari Laing

Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Amari Laing has already had a very special track season and her coach, Shaun Tevis, doesn’t think she’s even reached her potential.

Huskers

South Dakota State beats Huskers for first time since 1971

Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 10:37 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Going back to the 1971 baseball season Nebraska had won 11 straight against South Dakota State, the streak came to an end tonight at Haymarket Park with an 8-3 Jackrabbits win.

Regional

Top NFL prospects work at Raising Cane’s ahead of draft

Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 9:27 AM CDT
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By KMBC staff
Kansas City hosts this year's NFL Draft, starting Thursday,

Bluejays

Ryan Kalkbrenner enters NBA Draft

Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 11:23 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Ryan Kalkbrenner is the third Creighton player to enter the NBA Draft as an early entry candidate.

Huskers

Huskers road game at Illinois moved to Friday night

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:05 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
The Huskers road game at Illinois that was scheduled for Saturday, October 7th has been moved a day earlier to Friday night.

Bluejays

Lemke repeats as BIG EAST champion, headed back to NCAA regionals

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 10:09 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
Last week Bluejays sophomore Katherine Lemke became the first women’s golfer in conference history to win two consecutive BIG EAST championships.

Huskers

Takeaways from Huskers spring game

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:03 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
The spring game was a mix of good and bad and it wasn’t a surprise when you consider the workload the players are experiencing as they learn a new way under a new staff.

Sports

Omaha to host 2024 and 2025 Multisport National Championships at Lake Cunningham

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM CDT
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By Jacob Comer
Omaha will host two USA Triathalon championship competitions at Lake Cunningham.

Sports

Reserved tickets for College World Series to go on sale this week

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 12:24 PM CDT
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By Jacob Comer
The NCAA and CWS Omaha announced that reserved tickets will go on sale this week for the Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field.

Sports

Bellevue East High School names new head boys basketball coach

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:15 AM CDT
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By Jacob Comer
Bellevue East High School has a new boys basketball coach.

Bluejays

Creighton’s Arthur Kaluma enters NBA Draft

Updated: Apr. 23, 2023 at 10:05 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
After two years in the program Arthur Kaluma announced on Instagram he is entering the NBA Draft without saying anything about remaining college eligibility.

Sports

Nebraska Athletics names new Husker locker room in honor of Frank Solich

Updated: Apr. 22, 2023 at 2:56 PM CDT
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By 6 News staff reports
Former Husker Coach Frank Solich was honored during the 2023 Red-White Spring Game.

Huskers

Former Huskers head coach Frank Solich returns to Lincoln

Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 11:08 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
For the first time in nearly 20 years, former Nebraska football player, assistant coach, and head coach Frank Solich has returned to Memorial Stadium.

Sports

What to know for the 2023 Nebraska Red-White Spring Game

Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 11:37 AM CDT
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By 6 News staff reports
Nebraska’s annual Red-White Spring Game is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Bluejays

Creighton lands transfer sharpshooter out of Utah State

Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 9:43 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
Point guard Steven Ashworth committed to Creighton today, choosing the Bluejays over BYU, Oklahoma State, and returning to Utah State.

High School

Athlete of the Week: Omaha Northwest’s Malak Ashbalu

Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 10:42 PM CDT
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By Grace Boyles
Omaha Northwest’s number two singles tennis player Malak Ashbalu kicked off the season winning six of her first eight matches all while fasting for Ramadan.

High School

NSAA votes to keep state basketball tournaments in Lincoln through 2028

Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 1:03 PM CDT
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By 10/11 NOW
The boys and girls high school basketball tournaments will stay in Lincoln for at least another five years.

Huskers

Huskers return from short break for the tenth spring practice

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 11:12 AM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
This was the first practice since Thursday thanks to a short break over Easter weekend.

Bluejays

Kansas State beats Creighton 10-0, second shutout against the Jays

Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 10:48 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
For the second time this season Kansas State shutouts Creighton, this was a 10-0 final.

Huskers

Huskers baseball takes series at Michigan with an 11-3 win

Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 10:06 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Nebraska’s offense delivered 11 runs in the series finale at Michigan beating the Wolverines 11-3.

Huskers

Michigan beats the Huskers 8-6, setting up a rubber match Sunday

Updated: Apr. 8, 2023 at 10:02 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Nebraska had a great chance in the eighth inning trailing by two runs with the bases loaded, but Garrett Anglim struck out on the way to an 8-6 loss to the Wolverines.

Huskers

Brian Buschini changing numbers to honor Brook Berringer

Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT
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By Joe Nugent
Brian Buschini spent some time learning more about Brook Berringer this offseason and what he found was an inspirational story.
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