Sports

The 2021 West Nebraska All Star games set for Saturday June 12 in Scottsbluff.

Gering hosting annual high school golf invite at Monument Shadows on Tuesday. Several local golfers have strong days.

In the middle of a spectacular senior season, Nebraska women’s golfer Kate Smith claimed her most prestigious honor yet on Tuesday, May 4, when she was chosen to represent the United States in the Arnold Palmer Cup June 11-13 at Rich Harvest Farms outside of Chicago.

Freshmen Kaylin Kinney and Billie Andrews were both honored with weekly awards from the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday.

Bayard girls and Mitchell boys claim WTC team titles on Monday with strong performances.

Nebraska has finalized its 2021 football schedule with the addition of a matchup against the Fordham Rams on Sept. 4 at Memorial Stadium.

The #22 Nebraska baseball team (20-10) was shutout for just the second time this season on Sunday, as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (17-13) completed a weekend sweep with a 6-0 win.

Sidney boys and girls have big days in route to earning Western Conference Track and Field team titles on Saturday.

Nebraska is hosting their Red vs. White scrimmage on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

Mitchell and host Bridgeport have big days in conference meets on Friday.

Morrill boys along with Crawford girls have big days in track and field during conference meet on Friday.

The Nebraska softball team opened its weekend series with Maryland by sweeping a doubleheader Friday at Bowlin Stadium.

The University of Nebraska Lincoln is hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Go B1G Project’s North Stadium Expansion on Friday.

Scottsbluff, Gering, and Alliance pick up wins in triangular to all finish the day 1-1.

The championships will be held Monday, March 7 through Saturday, March 12 in Lincoln.

Approximately 32,500 tickets have been sold for the spring game with mobile tickets remaining on-sale through Saturday’s 1 p.m. kickoff.

Alliance finishes with a score of 330 to finish tied for second place on the day.

Local athletes take part in annual Best In the West Track and Field Meet on Monday.

Kate Smith shot a scorching 64 (-8) to tie her own record for the best individual round in school history and capture Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten women’s golf individual title on Sunday.

The Nebraska softball team jumped out to an early lead in the series finale with Wisconsin Sunday at Bowlin Stadium, but the Badgers scored the game’s final eight runs to rally for a 9-3 victory and win the series.

The Nebraska baseball team jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Sunday at McLane Stadium but needed 12 innings to win its seventh conference series of the year with a 9-6 victory.

Alli Stumler had a season-high 26 kills and Kentucky won its first national championship in women’s volleyball with a four-set win over Texas.

Mitchell boys score 208 points to take top spot in team standings. Burns girls hold off Bridgeport for top spot.

Mitchell has four golfers in the top ten as the Tigers fire a score of 330 to take top spot on Friday.

Local teams compete in annual event held in Scottsbluff Friday afternoon.

Cade Povich tossed 7.0 shutout innings and improved to 4-1 on the year, as the Nebraska baseball team (19-6) reeled off its fifth consecutive win with a 4-0 series-opening victory over the Michigan State Spartans (11-16) on Friday at McLane Stadium.

Nebraska guard Thorir Thorbjarnarson announced Friday that he has decided to pursue a professional career and will not use his extra season of eligibility at Nebraska.

Nebraska’s four signees make of one of the top classes in the country, as two of the major recruiting services have updated their rankings after the start of the spring signing period.

The Big Ten Network will televise Nebraska’s May 1 Red-White Spring Game presented by FNBO.

Nebraska men’s basketball added its second top-100 transfer of the spring on Monday, as Keon Edwards announced that he will join the Huskers for the 2021-22 season.