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Nebraska Basketball to get visit from rising center in October
Nebraska basketball will officially get a visit from center Francis Chukwudebelu from October 2-4. This was confirmed by On3’s Robin Washut. Chukwudebelu is a three-star center from Virginia. According to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, he is the 28th-ranked center in the 2025 class and the eighth-ranked player in his class from the state. He has zero crystal ball predictions at this time, but his offer sheet is filling up. The center has 18 offers in total, including from Kansas, Michigan State, Alabama, Florida State, and Texas. Nebraska officially offered him on June 16. The Huskers currently have no commitments in the 2025 recruiting class, which has been a bit smaller for Nebraska basketball in recent years. Fred Hoiberg has elected to build the roster via the transfer portal. To put this in perspective, Nebraska only has two commitments in the 2024 class. Nebraska basketball has been on the upswing recently, coming off an NCAA tournament appearance in the 2023-24 season. Another successful season in 2024-25 could increase commitments from guys like Chukwudebelu. Chukwudebelu will officially visit #Nebrasketball on October 2-4. https://t.co/3vMFpeyiaL — Robin Washut (@RobinWashut) August 19, 2024
Nebraska football trying to steal a linebacker commit from an old rival
While the Nebraska football team has been on a bit of a losing streak when recruiting the last few months, what better way to turn it around than to steal a commit away from the Miami Hurricanes? That’s exactly what the Huskers will try and do on September 7.
City of Beatrice plans to seek public works grant, for street work
BEATRICE – The City of Beatrice plans to apply for a public works grant, thanks to a federal guideline update that would qualify the city for receiving such a grant. "HUD just updated their low and moderate income calculations and the City of Beatrice is now at 51.4-percent of our city's population is at low and moderate income, according to HUD. That then qualifies you for one of the national objectives required for a public works grant."
Axtell Community School Welcomes Seven New Educators for 2024-25 School Year
Seven new educators joined the Axtell Community School staff for the 2024-25 school year. The new teachers joined the Wildcat staff in welcoming students back to school on August 15. Jennifer DeBord has accepted the Elementary Principal position. She is from Kearney and completed her college education at Chadron State...
Former Husker Hoops Assistant Jimmy Williams Passes Away
Former Husker men’s basketball assistant coach Jimmy Williams passed away Monday at the age of 77. Williams, a longtime college assistant coach, spent seven seasons at Nebraska and played a major role in the Huskers making seven straight postseason appearances in that span, including the 1994 Big Eight Tournament title and the 1996 NIT Championship.
Massive aquaculture facility proposed at Nebraska City
NEBRASKA CITY – Economic Developer Dan Mauk told Nebraska City commissioners Monday that the proposed complex for GoodLife Agriculture’s aquaculture facility at Nebraska City would have 600,000 square feet under roof. That is six times more roof area than the former VF Mall building at Nebraska City. It...
Raccoon who got stuck three stories up on public building rescued by Omaha firefighters
Many thanks to the Omaha Fire Department Station 34 for helping to rescue a young raccoon from a very precarious situation on Sunday at the Inner Rail Food Hall in Aksarben Village. The frightened animal somehow made his way up three stories on the side of the building where he refused to move.
Huskers wrap practice #18 of preseason camp, season opener less than two weeks away
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Less than two weeks remain until the Husker football team opens their 2024 campaign against UTEP on Saturday, August 31st. Matt Rhule and the Huskers wrapped up their 18th practice of preseason camp on Tuesday, with just a handful of practices remaining until the team will begin preparation for their week 1 opener against the Miners.
A Sunday showcase: Panhandle area students compete in Lexington rodeo event
LEXINGTON — Alliance’s Hadley Schewsbury finished in a three-way tie for first in breakaway competition Sunday afternoon to highlight area competitors in a high school rodeo event in Lexington. Schewsbury posted a time of 2.53 seconds and tied Central City’s Remi Wells and Arthur County’s Rylan Swanson for the top spot in the event. Kimball’s Cody Brinkman took third in bull riding with a score of 59.00, and Crawford’s Tatum Reid was fourth and ninth in goat tying and breakaway, respectively. In other top 10 performances, Bayard’s Ty Bridgman was ninth in trap shooting, and Crawford’s Tomi Reid was ninth...
From the Rows | Chip Flory Western Leg Day 1
Day 1 of the Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is in the books. We had 47 scouts make the trip from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Grand Island, Nebraska. The team pulled 77 corn and 76 soybean samples in South Dakota and a bunch of samples from northeastern Nebraska (we’ll talk about those Nebraska samples tomorrow night when we finish the state in Nebraska City). The corn sample count was down 6 from last year... and the reason is a preview of what we’ll be into tomorrow. RCIS is back as a sponsor again this year and normally some of their adjusters come on Tour and run a route. This year, adjusters are too busy dealing with hail damage in Nebraska and simply could not get away from their jobs. We’ll tour that hail area on Tuesday.
Massive Hail And Strong Winds Across Wyoming And Nebraska Until 9 P.m
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Cheyenne and the surrounding regions, which includes parts of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. This watch will remain in effect until 9:00 PM MDT on Monday, August 19, 2024. Storms are currently forming over Wyoming and are predicted to become...
Hastings volleyball has ‘nothing to lose’ entering first year under Watt
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings High volleyball program is entering its first season under new head coach Mandy Watt. She’s no stranger to the program, though, serving as the eighth grade coach for the Tigers for the last 10 years. “It’s been nice because I’ve been with the...
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