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KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The first Sunday of June means another fresh edition of our Local4 Top 5 Plays. Summer football, basketball and track & field highlight the latest selections. Pierce quarterback and Nebraska-Kearney football signee Abram Scholting threw a touchdown pass to Wayne receiver Alex Phelps in the 65th...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The 65th Nebraska Shrine Bowl kicked off Saturday at UNK’s Ron & Carol Cope Stadium. Despite battling poor weather conditions and lightning delays, the game was able to play to completion. Team South beat North 17-7 and scored 17 unanswered points to do so. UNK...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The 65th annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl kicks off Saturday at 6:00 p.m. from UNK’s Ron & Carol Cope Stadium. In preparation for the high school football all-star game, both the North and South teams have been practicing all week. The North team has several standouts...

KEARNEY, Neb. — In its 65th edition, the Nebraska Shrine Bowl is experiencing a first. Every year has seen new head coaches for the north and south squads. This year, there’s two repeat coaches. Mark McLaughlin of Platteview and Mike Huffman of Bellevue West had the same reaction when asked to return.

KEARNEY. Neb. — Post 6 Central City led 9-0 after one inning, and cruised to a 17-1 win over Jerseys of Kearney at Memorial Field in Kearney on Wednesday. Colter Lueders paced the offense going 1-2 with 3 RBI's and two walks.

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The 65th Nebraska Shrine Bowl will kick off at UNK’s Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Both the North and South teams are preparing both on and off the field all week in Kearney. Players have said they’re beginning to understand the...

KEARNEY, Neb. (Press Release) - Nebraska Kearney head tennis coach Scott Shafer has announced the names of nine international men’s players who’ll suit up for the Lopers in the fall. UNK was a long-time NAIA and NCAA Division II power in men’s tennis before the sport was eliminated...

KEARNEY, Neb. — The Nebraska Shrine Bowl is a crash course in football. Each team is made up of 45 players and 12 coaches from across the state. They have one week to get ready for the high-profile game. After six practices in 2.5 days, quarterback Jared Kuhl of Platteview says the South Team feels confident.

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The football players and coaches at the Shrine Bowl Beyond the Field event are no strangers to adversity on and off the field, but they got to hear from some kids facing a different kind of adversity on Monday morning. Those kids were patients of Shriner...

Lincoln, NEB — It's not often you see what occurred last week for Kearney Catholic Golf Coach Darrell Dunham and his son, sophomore, Jackson Dunham last week at the Boys State Golf Tournament in Colombus. The team taking home the gold, while Jackson, earning the individual honors with the lowest score over the two-day tournament. Matt Frieda tells their story from the course, just weeks ahead of Fathers Day.

Looking to bounce back from from an opening loss to start the season, the Minden Post #94 First Bank Juniors hosted Loomis Juniors on May 25. First Bank Juniors tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning but unfortu- nately allowed the winning run in the seventh to drop the ballgame 2-3.

Looking to rebound from an opening season loss earlier in the week, the the Minden Post #94 First Bank Seniors did just that in a major way. Dominating on mound and at the plate, the First Bank Seniors cruised to a 14-0 victory over Loomis Seniors on May 25. P...

PUEBLO, Colo. (Press Release) - Fremont redshirt junior Wes Ferguson won his third 800-meter national title with a strong backstretch and in a meet-record 1:45.46 Saturday night at the 2023 NCAA Division II Championships in Pueblo, Colo. This was the third and final day of a meet held at the...

The Minden Post #94 First Bank Seniors (0-1) hosted their home opener on May 23 against Sutton Seniors at Ollie Bjorklund Field. First Bank competed hard but ulti- mately fell to Sutton Seniors by a score of 1-7. Sutton kicked off the ball game, with runs scored in the second...

AMHERST, Neb. (KSNB) - It’s been almost three years now since tragedy struck Amherst. ‘Team Slink’ continues with heavy hearts. “We’ve found ourselves down in a lot of situations,” Amherst boys basketball coach Eric Rippen said. Those situations going far beyond the basketball court, back...

KEARNEY, Neb. -- Before she hit her first shot in the final round of last week’s NCAA Division II Championships, Paige Lucero received a piece of advice from her coach, Shawn Rodehorst. He told her to slow down, look up and enjoy the moment. “Golf can teach you a...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The first edition of our Top 5 Plays since the end of the high school sports season features Independence League baseball, legion baseball, NSAA state boys golf and NCAA track & field. Kearney Catholic boys golf’s Jackson Dunham won the Class C state individual title after...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KNOP) - Redshirt junior Ben Arens qualified for the steeplechase finals to lead Nebraska Kearney at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships Thursday in Pueblo, Colorado. Arens (Ainsworth) ran in the second of two heats and made a move at the 1,400-meter mark, going from seventh to...

The Kearney Runza Legion Seniors head to the metro this weekend to battle in the Omaha Central Tournament at Fontenelle Park. Kearney (3-3) begins action at 11:30 AM and 2 PM today, followed by two games on Saturday at 10 AM and 12:30 PM. If the team makes the championship matchup, the Runza Seniors will continue to play until Sunday for the tournament title.

KEARNEY, Neb. — Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Derek Rusher stopped by to introduce the Chamber's new Membership Director. Rusher also gave details about the upcoming Golf Classic taking place Friday, June 30 at Meadowlark Golf Course. JOIN THE CONVERSATION (. 0. ) Check out the...