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Holloway, Wyoming team excel at national shooting competition
Recent Greybull High School graduate Jeremy Holloway tied for 12th place as an individual and his Wyoming team captured third place overall at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships held last week at the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Neb. Hosted by Nebraska 4-H. the weeklong event attracted...
Hastings native helping Supernovas succeed from front office
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Omaha Supernovas hold the title as the first-ever champions of the Pro Volleyball Federation. The franchise is taking the title on a trophy tour around the state, which recently stopped in Hastings. Part of that, is due to the franchise’s Director of Corporate Partnerships, Murphy...
Grand Island hosts Sam Foltz Memorial Kicking Camp
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The annual Sam Foltz Memorial Kicking Camp was held at Memorial Stadium in Grand Island on Friday. The camp was open to high school athletes, with over 40 in attendance. Clinicians at the camp included Husker punter Brian Buschini, Husker kicker Tristan Alvano and nationally renowned...
Dual Sport Athlete Trades in Cleats for Basketball Shoes
HASTINGS, Neb. — South Loup athlete Trey Connell is a competitor. ““its huge you take a lot of pride of where you’re from in Nebraska,” said Connell. Connell was instrumental in helping the West All-Stars beat the East team in the 47th annual Sertoma 8-man All-star football game.
Griess Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors
ANNAPOLIS, Md. // Navy water polo player Caden Capobianco (Sr / Laguna Beach, Calif.), women's lacrosse player Tori DiCarlo (Jr / Rosemont, Pa.), wrestler Grady Griess (Sr / Grand Island, Neb.), rifle athlete Clarissa Layland (Sr / Granbury, Texas), women's golfer Stephanie Lee (Sr / Southlake, Texas), men's lacrosse player Jackson Peters (Sr / Darien, Conn.), gymnast Matthew Petros (So / Broadview Heights, Ohio), women's rower Tenlea Radack (Jr / Washington, D.C.), women's rowing coxswain Maeve Swick (Sr / Annapolis, Md.) and men's golfer Benjamin Valdez (Jr / Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) earned Academic All-District accolades for at-large sports from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) this week. Nine of the 10 will advance to the national ballot that will determine CSC's Academic All-America Teams, which will be announced July 16 (women) and 17 (men).
GI Home Federal Splits With Pius X
(Grand Island, NE) - Grand Island Home Federal split a pair of games with Pius X Union Bank & Trust on Thursday afternoon at Ryder Park. Game one went to GI 5-3. Grand Island had a 3-0 lead until a three-run home run by Pius X would tie the game up at three all. GI would answer with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and secure the win.
Hastings Sodbusters aiming to stay on track amidst mid-season coaching change
HASTINGS, Neb. – The Hastings Sodbusters are facing adversity, but continue to play on despite losing their Head Coach midway through the summer baseball season. On Friday, the team learned that Head Coach Joel Schipper was leaving Hastings to take the Baseball Head Coach job at Calvin University in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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