Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sport Shorts!
Grand Island quarterback Ryker Fyfe is a great player. Should be fun to watch in the Shrine Bowl this Saturday at 1:30. He passed for over 1900 yards and 20 touchdowns this past season. He will be a walk-on at Nebraska. I hope they give him a chance in two or three years.
This writer thinks that Andy Janovich from Gretna is the best high school football player in Nebraska to enter college this year. He is freakishly strong and tough. I hope they put him in the linebacker spot because the kid can play.
Nebraska baseball picked up a new recruit for 2013. He is Park Hill, Missouri left-handed picture Dalton Moats. Dalton is only 16 but just came off a no-hitter. Moats had offers from Kansas State and Houston. Baylor, Missouri, and Coastal Carolina. I love the name. It sounds like a baseball name.
Nebraska basketball has three more Chicago kids coming in to visit. They are from an AAU team called the Southwest Illinois Jets 16U team. The three are 2014 prospects and their names are Peyton Allen, Darreon Reddick, and Darius Austin. Allen is the big name. He already has offers from Iowa, Oklahoma St., and Bradley. He has received heavy interest from Michigan, Boston College, Kansas State, Xavier, and Penn State. He is a 6'5" guard who has made a name for himself as a shooter.
Reddick is 6'3" and is being called a combo guard. His present coach thinks he will play ppoint guard. Austin is a 6-6 small forward who is picking up interest.
Nebraska baseball is done. This team is almost identical in the RPI ratings as the team last year. However the team seems to be on the upswing right now.
NU has a lot of players returning next year. Gone is Cory Burleson at catcher, ourfielder Kale Kaiser, and pitcher Dexter Spitsnogle.
At catcher, NU has two juco players coming in, Tanner Lubach and Corey Stringer. Love the names.
Papillion's star infielder Jake Placzek is coming to NU. New ourfielders will be Justin Black from Billings, Montana and Matt Jones from Gretna.
NU only has one starting pitcher coming in and he is a juco player by the name of Matt Strahm.
The relief pitchers coming in the fall include jucos Christian Deleon and Michael Hoppes. High schooler Colton Howell will also join the Huskers.
Phil Steele has the Huskers winning the Legends Division this fall. Hope he is right.
Darian Barrientos-Jackson thinks Deverell Biggs is going to talk Akoy Akau into playing basketball at Nebraska.
This writer thinks that Andy Janovich from Gretna is the best high school football player in Nebraska to enter college this year. He is freakishly strong and tough. I hope they put him in the linebacker spot because the kid can play.
Nebraska baseball picked up a new recruit for 2013. He is Park Hill, Missouri left-handed picture Dalton Moats. Dalton is only 16 but just came off a no-hitter. Moats had offers from Kansas State and Houston. Baylor, Missouri, and Coastal Carolina. I love the name. It sounds like a baseball name.
Nebraska basketball has three more Chicago kids coming in to visit. They are from an AAU team called the Southwest Illinois Jets 16U team. The three are 2014 prospects and their names are Peyton Allen, Darreon Reddick, and Darius Austin. Allen is the big name. He already has offers from Iowa, Oklahoma St., and Bradley. He has received heavy interest from Michigan, Boston College, Kansas State, Xavier, and Penn State. He is a 6'5" guard who has made a name for himself as a shooter.
Reddick is 6'3" and is being called a combo guard. His present coach thinks he will play ppoint guard. Austin is a 6-6 small forward who is picking up interest.
Nebraska baseball is done. This team is almost identical in the RPI ratings as the team last year. However the team seems to be on the upswing right now.
NU has a lot of players returning next year. Gone is Cory Burleson at catcher, ourfielder Kale Kaiser, and pitcher Dexter Spitsnogle.
At catcher, NU has two juco players coming in, Tanner Lubach and Corey Stringer. Love the names.
Papillion's star infielder Jake Placzek is coming to NU. New ourfielders will be Justin Black from Billings, Montana and Matt Jones from Gretna.
NU only has one starting pitcher coming in and he is a juco player by the name of Matt Strahm.
The relief pitchers coming in the fall include jucos Christian Deleon and Michael Hoppes. High schooler Colton Howell will also join the Huskers.
Phil Steele has the Huskers winning the Legends Division this fall. Hope he is right.
Darian Barrientos-Jackson thinks Deverell Biggs is going to talk Akoy Akau into playing basketball at Nebraska.
God blessed us!
This Saturday Kim (youngest daughter) get married. She is marrying Joe and they make a great couple. Kim is the baby of the family is now 24. She has a special place in my heart and she has found a great guy in Joe. They will make a great couple.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sport Shorts
Saint Louis head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller has been named an assistant coach for the Nebraska women's basketball team. She had been let go in March. She replaces Kallie Lewis-Jay who took the head coaching job at Florida Atlantic.
Gray-Miller is a Michigan graduate and ranked in the top 10 in several career categories.
Tim Miles has announced officially another recruit. He is Terran Petteway who is transferring from Texas Tech. He was highly touted nationally out of high school. At Texas Tech he started 10 of 11 conference games but only averaged 3.3 points per game and 2.1 rebounds.
He did average 27 points per game his senior season on high school in Texas. He was a two-time all stater in Texas.
Kurt Busch has been fined $50,000 again by NASCAR. The Busch brothers are in constant trouble, aren't they?
Like him or not Urban Meyer is one heck of a coach and it will be hard for Nebraska to ever beat him.
Watch for Terrelle Pryor to get some playing time this year for the Oakland Raiders. Reports are that Pryor is working his tail off to be a part of the Raiders' offense.
Gray-Miller is a Michigan graduate and ranked in the top 10 in several career categories.
Tim Miles has announced officially another recruit. He is Terran Petteway who is transferring from Texas Tech. He was highly touted nationally out of high school. At Texas Tech he started 10 of 11 conference games but only averaged 3.3 points per game and 2.1 rebounds.
He did average 27 points per game his senior season on high school in Texas. He was a two-time all stater in Texas.
Kurt Busch has been fined $50,000 again by NASCAR. The Busch brothers are in constant trouble, aren't they?
Like him or not Urban Meyer is one heck of a coach and it will be hard for Nebraska to ever beat him.
Watch for Terrelle Pryor to get some playing time this year for the Oakland Raiders. Reports are that Pryor is working his tail off to be a part of the Raiders' offense.
Mother's Day Adventure
My daughter and son-in-law just had twins and made it on KOLN-KGIN channel 1011.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Sports Shorts!
Husker strength and conditioning coach James dobson will receive the top honor for his job. There is nobody with more enthusiasm. He has a passion for what he does and is a large reason of why the Huskers are faster and stronger and in much better shape compared to before he got to NU. He is like a put bull on speed. He even makes a fat old boy like me want to run through a wall. He is well deserving of this award.
Coach Erstad said after the Husker's baseball game today that it was their most complete game of the season. Nebraska beat Indiana at Indiana in the opening game today 13-2.
Mike Rutherford of SBNation.com rated the new coaching hires and here are the grades:
Illinois-Jim Groce C-
Kansas State- Bruce Weber C+
LSU-Johnny Jones B-
Miss State-Rick Ray C+
Nebraska-Tim Miles A
South Carolina-Frank Martin A
Virginia Tech-James Johnson D+
Colorado State-Larry Eustachy A-
He says' "Tim Miles is never short on energy. Miles has an infectiously upbeat personality that his players feed off of. You almost have to in order to accomplish something like taking Colorado St. from 7-25 to the NCAA Tournament.
But work ethic isn't behind Miles' on-court success; the guy can coach. According to SI's Luke Winn, Colorado St. was the fourth most efficient team in college basketball coming out of timeouts this past season.
This is a terrific hire for a program that has vowed to make more of a commitment to basketball since joining the Big Ten."
Sounds great to me!!!
Christian Locouture became Nebraska football recruit number six. He is a defensive end from College Station, Texas, where Texas A & M is located.
The 6-foot-5, 255-pound Lacouture had narrowed his list of nine offers down to Nebraska, LSU and Michigan, but in the end he chose to become a Cornhusker.
A ton of top notch teams were after him and Nebraska got him. Looks like a great pickup.
Coach Erstad said after the Husker's baseball game today that it was their most complete game of the season. Nebraska beat Indiana at Indiana in the opening game today 13-2.
Mike Rutherford of SBNation.com rated the new coaching hires and here are the grades:
Illinois-Jim Groce C-
Kansas State- Bruce Weber C+
LSU-Johnny Jones B-
Miss State-Rick Ray C+
Nebraska-Tim Miles A
South Carolina-Frank Martin A
Virginia Tech-James Johnson D+
Colorado State-Larry Eustachy A-
He says' "Tim Miles is never short on energy. Miles has an infectiously upbeat personality that his players feed off of. You almost have to in order to accomplish something like taking Colorado St. from 7-25 to the NCAA Tournament.
But work ethic isn't behind Miles' on-court success; the guy can coach. According to SI's Luke Winn, Colorado St. was the fourth most efficient team in college basketball coming out of timeouts this past season.
This is a terrific hire for a program that has vowed to make more of a commitment to basketball since joining the Big Ten."
Sounds great to me!!!
Christian Locouture became Nebraska football recruit number six. He is a defensive end from College Station, Texas, where Texas A & M is located.
The 6-foot-5, 255-pound Lacouture had narrowed his list of nine offers down to Nebraska, LSU and Michigan, but in the end he chose to become a Cornhusker.
A ton of top notch teams were after him and Nebraska got him. Looks like a great pickup.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Sport shorts!
Nathan Curry, an athlete from Sioux Falls, South Dakota has a scholarship offer from Nebraska to play football. He is 6' 2" and 205 lbs. Gerry has run a 10.69 100 meter race and a 21.81 200 meter eace this spring. What position he might play is unknown but Nebraska is looking in different places for recuits. Looks like a very athletic kid.
The arena is on schedule and Nebraska basketball ticket holders will know their seats in July. Wow, that's fast and it will be interesting to see what it available.
The WAC conference only has two teams left. they are Idaho and New Mexico State. Looks like the conference will fold in the near future.
Chris Berman talks too much on TV.
Albert Pujois does not have a home run yet!
The arena is on schedule and Nebraska basketball ticket holders will know their seats in July. Wow, that's fast and it will be interesting to see what it available.
The WAC conference only has two teams left. they are Idaho and New Mexico State. Looks like the conference will fold in the near future.
Chris Berman talks too much on TV.
Albert Pujois does not have a home run yet!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Husker Update!
Nebraska plays Creighton tonight at TDAmeritrade stadium in Omaha. Should be fun. Creighton may be headed to their first losing season in years and Nebraska's RPI is similar to last year's. Nebraska ended up 65th last year and is presently 63rd. But whenever Creighton and Nebraska play, it is fun! I hope they can play three times a swason in the future. Why not?
Nebraska baseball is now 26-15, overall, and 8-7 in the Big Ten. They are in 4th in the Big Ten with Purdue solidly in first followed by Michigan St. and Minnesota. Nebraska's pitching has been a problem. They have a combined ERA of 6.13. Brandon Pierce has done well with an ERA of 3.85. Nebraska has the game with Creighton tonight followed by three games with California State University-Bakersfield this weekend.
Nebraska continues to recruit basketball players and the number four player in next year's class said that he has been to Duke and North Carolina and Nebraska's facilities is better than both. That's a start.
Just don't expect NU Basketball to all of the sudden this winter to be a NCAA contender. It won't happen. We don't have the numbers and maybe in three or four years...........................
Nebraska baseball is now 26-15, overall, and 8-7 in the Big Ten. They are in 4th in the Big Ten with Purdue solidly in first followed by Michigan St. and Minnesota. Nebraska's pitching has been a problem. They have a combined ERA of 6.13. Brandon Pierce has done well with an ERA of 3.85. Nebraska has the game with Creighton tonight followed by three games with California State University-Bakersfield this weekend.
Nebraska continues to recruit basketball players and the number four player in next year's class said that he has been to Duke and North Carolina and Nebraska's facilities is better than both. That's a start.
Just don't expect NU Basketball to all of the sudden this winter to be a NCAA contender. It won't happen. We don't have the numbers and maybe in three or four years...........................
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sport Shorts
Nebraska baseball ran into its best team of the season with Purdue. Purdue took two out of three from NU in Lincoln this weekend. Purdue should have a pretty good chance of doing well in the regionals and if they stay hot go to Omaha in June.
NU football got a nice recruit from Ohio. Courtney Love has commited to NU. He plays outside linebacker and is rated a four star. Love comes from Youngstown Cardinal Mooney where Pelini went to school. Nebraska is developing a pipeline to this school with Braylon Heard, Tim Marlowe, and Mark Pelini already on the team. What a great name.....Courtney Love.
Denny Hamlin won the Kansas City Nascar race today with Mark Truex Jr coming in a close second. The race was somewhat boring. Nascar's trend is headed to more and more boring races and they are losing fans. The car of tomorrow hasn't worked.
Pat Summit is no longer head basketball coach at Tennessee. WOW! She will be known as the one that put excellent women's basketball on the map.
Nathan Bazata from Howells commited to Iowa. He is the second 8-man player to go there. Drew Ott from Giltner is headed there this fall.
NU football got a nice recruit from Ohio. Courtney Love has commited to NU. He plays outside linebacker and is rated a four star. Love comes from Youngstown Cardinal Mooney where Pelini went to school. Nebraska is developing a pipeline to this school with Braylon Heard, Tim Marlowe, and Mark Pelini already on the team. What a great name.....Courtney Love.
Denny Hamlin won the Kansas City Nascar race today with Mark Truex Jr coming in a close second. The race was somewhat boring. Nascar's trend is headed to more and more boring races and they are losing fans. The car of tomorrow hasn't worked.
Pat Summit is no longer head basketball coach at Tennessee. WOW! She will be known as the one that put excellent women's basketball on the map.
Nathan Bazata from Howells commited to Iowa. He is the second 8-man player to go there. Drew Ott from Giltner is headed there this fall.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Matt Hill to Hong Kong!
Just received news that Matt Hill is headed to Hong Kong to play basketball. The former Lincoln Southeast star and Texas Longhorn is getting his first stint with pro basketball. Hopefully we will have more details soon.
Ricky Thenarse is going back to his high school at L.A. Jordon High School to coach his former team. Thenarse was a star running back for L.A. Jordon High School. We wish him well.
Chicago Whitney Young forward Jermaine Morgan may be headed to Nebraska. He had agreed to play at Colorado St. Rules say if a coach transfers they can switch schools also with no penalty.
Dick Clark died today. He was an icon quite a few years ago and I always tried to watch "American Bandstand" when I was a kid. I wished they showed reruns of that show. I am sure I would laugh a lot watching it today but I would like the chance to do so. I wished they hadn't have had Dick Clark on the New Year's show after he had his stroke. He was too good for that.
Ricky Thenarse is going back to his high school at L.A. Jordon High School to coach his former team. Thenarse was a star running back for L.A. Jordon High School. We wish him well.
Chicago Whitney Young forward Jermaine Morgan may be headed to Nebraska. He had agreed to play at Colorado St. Rules say if a coach transfers they can switch schools also with no penalty.
Dick Clark died today. He was an icon quite a few years ago and I always tried to watch "American Bandstand" when I was a kid. I wished they showed reruns of that show. I am sure I would laugh a lot watching it today but I would like the chance to do so. I wished they hadn't have had Dick Clark on the New Year's show after he had his stroke. He was too good for that.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
What to watch for in the Red-White game!
Some things I am anxious to watch in the Red-White game today.
1. Look to see how much different Taylor Martinez throws the ball.
2. Watch how Brion Carnes, Ron Kellogg, and Brandon Marsh performs.
3. I would like to see how Taariq Allen plays at wide receiver. There will be a lot of competition at wide receiver.
4. Ameer Abdullah and Aaron Green. Will Green look better than Abdullah today. Both are young quality running backs.
5. Mohammed Seisay. Will he excel in the spring game at cornerback? Juco transfer like David and Asante. Will he be as good?
6. David Santos. Can he surprise at linebacker and move to No. 1 this fall?
7. Anxious to see how Braylon Heard, Baptiste, and Antonio Bell do at corner?
8. How will the fullbacks play? Mike Morrow, C.J. Zimmerer, Graham Stoddard??
9. Cole Pensick at center.
10. That we have an exciting enough game and a lot of fans attending to excite the recruits in to watch.
BASKETBALL NEW!!
Jahill Okafor, five star Chicago center, will be in Lincoln THIS weekend along with four other Chicago propects. Okafor is the No. 4 overall player in the 2014 class by Rivals. He's 6' 10". Pretty much everybody in the country is after him. Hope that goes really well. I bet Chin Coleman, one of our new assistant coaches, had something to do with all this!
Paul White is a four star 6'8" SF who is visiting this week also.
Deveral Biggs may make a decision real soon also.
Nebraska Coach Tim Miles has parted ways with Fahro Alihodiz, a 6' 10" center, who was recruited to Nebraska by the previous staff. Assuming Nebraska gets a medical scholarship for Christopher Niemann, they will be down to eight players on scholarship. The limit is 13.
Other news--Lee Summit Missouri power forward Tory Miller has received a scholarship offer from Nebraska to play basketball. He is 6'8" and 247 lbs. Nice size and we need players like that.
1. Look to see how much different Taylor Martinez throws the ball.
2. Watch how Brion Carnes, Ron Kellogg, and Brandon Marsh performs.
3. I would like to see how Taariq Allen plays at wide receiver. There will be a lot of competition at wide receiver.
4. Ameer Abdullah and Aaron Green. Will Green look better than Abdullah today. Both are young quality running backs.
5. Mohammed Seisay. Will he excel in the spring game at cornerback? Juco transfer like David and Asante. Will he be as good?
6. David Santos. Can he surprise at linebacker and move to No. 1 this fall?
7. Anxious to see how Braylon Heard, Baptiste, and Antonio Bell do at corner?
8. How will the fullbacks play? Mike Morrow, C.J. Zimmerer, Graham Stoddard??
9. Cole Pensick at center.
10. That we have an exciting enough game and a lot of fans attending to excite the recruits in to watch.
BASKETBALL NEW!!
Jahill Okafor, five star Chicago center, will be in Lincoln THIS weekend along with four other Chicago propects. Okafor is the No. 4 overall player in the 2014 class by Rivals. He's 6' 10". Pretty much everybody in the country is after him. Hope that goes really well. I bet Chin Coleman, one of our new assistant coaches, had something to do with all this!
Paul White is a four star 6'8" SF who is visiting this week also.
Deveral Biggs may make a decision real soon also.
Nebraska Coach Tim Miles has parted ways with Fahro Alihodiz, a 6' 10" center, who was recruited to Nebraska by the previous staff. Assuming Nebraska gets a medical scholarship for Christopher Niemann, they will be down to eight players on scholarship. The limit is 13.
Other news--Lee Summit Missouri power forward Tory Miller has received a scholarship offer from Nebraska to play basketball. He is 6'8" and 247 lbs. Nice size and we need players like that.
Monday, April 09, 2012
Cody Green stars in Tulsa Spring ggame!
Cody Green was the star of the Tulsa Hurricane Spring Game on Saturday. He was 8-9 in passing for 189 yards and three touchdowns. A starter at quarterback is to be named today for the upcoming season.
Khiry Cooper is transferring to Tulsa. Beings he graduates in May at NU he will be eligible to play this fall. It will be interesting to see how these two perform this fall.
Khiry Cooper is transferring to Tulsa. Beings he graduates in May at NU he will be eligible to play this fall. It will be interesting to see how these two perform this fall.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Friday, April 06, 2012
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Gretna golf team wins meet!
Scott Boehler, Gretna Golf Coach, reports results of their meet today!
DC West Invite
ResultsApril 4, 2012
Individual Medalist1.
Rob Minert –David City (73)
2. Harrison Agena – Syracuse (75)
3. Drew DeBolt –Gretna (76)
4. Zach Davis – Wahoo Neumann (77)
5. Clayton Wacker – Logan View (78)
6. Pat Carney – Gretna (78)
7. Graff Suhr – Arlington (81)
8. Mitch Swanson – Wahoo Neumann (82)
9. Kelton Terry – Gretna (82)
10. Matt Nelson – Wahoo Neumann (83)
11. Trevor Enstrom –Oakland-Craig (84)
12. Jason Wendelin – Gretna (85)
13. Jeffrey Hofer –Fort Calhoun (85)
14. Conner Dethlefs – Fort Calhoun (86)
15. Dyland Dravland – DC West (88)
Team Standings
1. Gretna – 321
2. Wahoo Neumann – 335
3. David City – 350
4. Logan View – 354
5. Syracuse – 357
6. DC West – 362
7. Fort Calhoun – 370
8. Oakland-Craig – 370
9. Fremont Bergan – 384
10. Arlington – 3980
11. Bennington – 393
VARSITY
DREW DEBOLT 37 – 39 = 76 (3rd Place)
PATRICK CARNEY 39 – 39 = 78 (6th Place)
KELTON TERRY 41 – 41 = 82 (9th Place)
JASON WENDELIN 42 – 43 = 85 (12th Place)
NOLAN KESSLER 45 –46 = 91
DC West Invite
ResultsApril 4, 2012
Individual Medalist1.
Rob Minert –David City (73)
2. Harrison Agena – Syracuse (75)
3. Drew DeBolt –Gretna (76)
4. Zach Davis – Wahoo Neumann (77)
5. Clayton Wacker – Logan View (78)
6. Pat Carney – Gretna (78)
7. Graff Suhr – Arlington (81)
8. Mitch Swanson – Wahoo Neumann (82)
9. Kelton Terry – Gretna (82)
10. Matt Nelson – Wahoo Neumann (83)
11. Trevor Enstrom –Oakland-Craig (84)
12. Jason Wendelin – Gretna (85)
13. Jeffrey Hofer –Fort Calhoun (85)
14. Conner Dethlefs – Fort Calhoun (86)
15. Dyland Dravland – DC West (88)
Team Standings
1. Gretna – 321
2. Wahoo Neumann – 335
3. David City – 350
4. Logan View – 354
5. Syracuse – 357
6. DC West – 362
7. Fort Calhoun – 370
8. Oakland-Craig – 370
9. Fremont Bergan – 384
10. Arlington – 3980
11. Bennington – 393
VARSITY
DREW DEBOLT 37 – 39 = 76 (3rd Place)
PATRICK CARNEY 39 – 39 = 78 (6th Place)
KELTON TERRY 41 – 41 = 82 (9th Place)
JASON WENDELIN 42 – 43 = 85 (12th Place)
NOLAN KESSLER 45 –46 = 91
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