BNSF railway of Alliance is once again seeing layoffs.&nbsp;

Eleven pipefitters, four electricians, and five bridges &amp; buildings were laid off at the beginning of the week.&nbsp;

Panhandle Post reached out to BNSF in Fort Worth, Texas.&nbsp;

"As a business tied to the industrial and consumer economies, we must always adapt our resources to meet demand," Kendall Sloan from the BNSF Media Department said. "To ensure our long-term success, it is necessary to make workforce decisions that respond to a complex and ever-changing freight environment. While these decisions are never easy, we must position ourselves to continue providing the industry-leading service our customers expect. We will continue to reevaluate our needs at this location to ensure we remain aligned with evolving market conditions and operational priorities."

BNSF has layoffs in Alliance 

All We Seem acoustic to play in Sidney 

A public hearing for the consideration of adding a secondary license application for Gus’s bar. Secondary license defined as: Catering- this is a secondary license that allows a licensee to submit an application for a Special Designated License event without an additional fee. Locations not permanently licensed can have 12 events per year.

Copies of the application may be viewed at the Hemingford Village Office.

Village of Hemingford public notice

Salebarn Pie to play in Alliance 

Juliet Motel, Jim Rice Band to perform in Hyannis 

&nbsp; Loaded Dice will play at Union Bar in Gering on Friday, June 13 and it starts at 8 pm and will include performances by current and past band members. Come experience the history of Loaded Dice with your favorite past or current band lineups.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Loaded Dice to celebrate 25 years at Gering concert 

Enjoy coming together with the body of Christ in the Nebraska Sandhills for music, food, activities for kids and youth on Saturday, June 14.&nbsp;

This is a FREE family-friendly event taking place at Laing Lake/Park starting at 1pm.&nbsp;

Peter Furler, formerly of Newsboys, will headline the event. VOTA will also be performing.&nbsp;

Sandhills Awaken Christian music festival to be held in Alliance 

Pete Butler, Shane Keane to perform in Hemingford at Band on the Butte

Rock A La Carte, Gabriel the Brute to play at Bands on Broadway in Scottsbluff 

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Green Valley Homesteaders to perform in Alliance

Post Podcast: Kman's Concert Calendar, weekend starting June 19 

By Tena L. Cook, CSC Marketing Coordinator

CHADRON – Music has always been more than notes on a page to Olivia Valadez. Music has been a lifelong connection to family, a source of personal strength, and now, a path to a career for Valadez who is helping others find their own voice.

Valadez, a Chadron State College music education major from Alliance, is scheduled to graduate in December after completing her student teaching in Bridgeport this fall. She plans to offer private lessons and substitute teach while searching for a full-time teaching position.

Her decision to become a music educator was inspired not only by a deep love of music, but also by the support and compassion she received during a difficult time in high school.

“There was a teacher in 10th grade who saw that I was struggling,” Valadez said. “She walked with me when I felt most alone. It wasn’t a grand gesture, but it changed everything. I knew then that I wanted to be a teacher, someone who helps others feel seen.”

Valadez’s passion for teaching blossomed during her time at CSC. While she developed a strong foundation in theory, composition, and performance, it was the practicum and methods courses that had the most significant impact.

“The most valuable thing I’ve learned at CSC is how to teach music,” she said. “I’ve gained so much from my classes and performances, but learning how to guide others through music is what I’ll carry into my career.”

Although she originally planned to focus on piano, Valadez credits Dr. Joel Schreuder with opening her up to vocal performance.

“I didn’t want anything to do with singing,” she said. “But I joined vocal jazz, changed my instrument to voice, and found a new way to express myself.”

She also praised Dr. Michael Stephens, noting his energy and dedication made music theory engaging and jazz band rehearsals enjoyable.

“There are so many great professors here,” she said. “They challenge you, support you, and give you opportunities to grow.”

One standout experience was performing a composition entitled Mass by Steve Dobrogosz in Kearney, Nebraska, in 2023 with other college choirs, a high school choir, and a chamber orchestra.

“It was incredible,” she said. “The sound, the people, the music — it was some of the most fun I’ve ever had performing.”

Valadez’s journey is also rooted in family. Her grandmother, Dr. Peggy Marshall, a retired CSC Education professor, passed on her musical passion to Valadez’s mother, Sara Behrends.

“My grandma is a huge advocate for music, which has rubbed off on me. My mom surrounded me with music growing up. She was always singing, playing piano, or planning her next lesson or worship team practice. The sheer amount of commitment and love she had for music is one of the reasons I want to be a teacher. I think the dedication she has to her career is the kind of passion I want to have. I also admire her creativity in her lessons and the way she wants to try new things with her students,” Valadez said.

Sara Behrends eventually became Valadez’s elementary music teacher. Her father, Aaron Behrends, taught her in middle and high school.

“My parents gave me such a strong foundation in music,” she said. “They encouraged me, supported me, and gave me the confidence to pursue this path. I feel like I’m carrying on a family tradition, and that fills me with pride.”

Her future goals are closely tied to her experience as a high school student.

“I want to be the kind of teacher that makes kids want to show up every day,” Valadez said. “I hope my classroom is a safe, calm space where students can leave their problems behind and just make music.”

She envisions herself teaching high school choir, but feels prepared for any age group or setting.

“At CSC, I got to do so much, try different instruments, join various ensembles, and take diverse lessons,” she said. “That flexibility will make me a better teacher, and I hope it encourages my future students to try new things, too.”

As she prepares for the next chapter, Valadez is filled with gratitude.

“CSC has been a wonderful place to learn, and I’m sad to leave,” she said. “But I’m thankful for everything, the professors, the experiences, and especially my family, who showed me how powerful music can be.”

Valadez finds purpose, passion in music education

POST PODCAST: Eagle Media Chairman Of The Board Gary Shorman

By Alliance Creative District&nbsp;

ALLIANCE, Nebraska - The Alliance Creative District is announcing the first Carhenge Mural Festival on the third week of June, 2025. Eight muralists from around the world will bring their unique perspective to help transform one of the world’s quirkiest roadside attractions into an art instillation like no other.

Carhenge is a scale reproduction of the ancient monument Stonehenge made entirely of vintage American cars. Starting on June 17th, an all-star lineup of artists will each paint one of those cars and bring their unique vision to the attraction. On the Summer Solstice, June 21,&nbsp;there will be an no cost-admission, artists’ reception at Carhenge with live music at sunset.

The artists will teach workshops on June 18, 19, and 20 covering both studio work and large scale public art. There will be a Bands on the Bricks music performance in Downtown Alliance at 7pm on June 19th and a ticketed Artists’ Dinner will be held on June 20th at the Golden Hour Barbecue for a chance to chat our international group of artists.

Tickets and information can be found at: alliancecreativedistrict.com

The Alliance Creative District was created through an the initiative of the Nebraska Arts Council that utilizes the arts as an economic and cultural driver and to revitalize and bolster communities.

Inaugural Carhenge Mural Festival to be held in Alliance 

Kids Color Fun Run to be held in Chadron 

Respite, CSC Athletics Fun Day 

POST PODCAST: Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson

By Patricia Jones, Alliance Community Task Force: Creating Opportunity

How do low-income families ever afford a house? With mortgage interest rates around 7% (with good credit history) and a 20% down payment, it's difficult for any first-time homeowner to buy. The cost of rent has skyrocketed in recent years, and renting does not provide the stability people get when they buy a house of their own.

Habitat for Humanity believes that everyone should have an affordable place to call home. They also believe that when a family owns a house, they are building a better life for themselves, and they are building a stronger community.

I recently met with Harold Roller, president of the Alliance branch of Habitat for Humanity. The Alliance branch was formed in 2005. Since that time, they have built four houses from the ground up. They have also gutted and remodeled an additional four houses for homes in our community.

The first houses built by the Alliance Habitat branch cost $75,000. Now Roller estimates that the cost is $140,000. Habitat will carry a 30-year mortgage at 0% interest for the family that is chosen to receive a house. They make monthly payments on their loans, with part going into tax and insurance escrow and the remainder toward the principal. This works the same as a mortgage from a bank, except that there is no interest, the largest portion of a mortgage payment on a new bank loan.

Habitat homeowners give the local branch first buyback options if they can no longer remain in the house until the end of the mortgage period. This prevents homeowners from taking advantage of the original low cost and selling the house at a substantial profit.

When the local branch has enough assets from loan repayments, they begin to accept new applications. Applicants must be low income, earning less than 50% of the median income for our area. They must have a job and have a good credit history. Each application is evaluated by the board of eight, who determine which one household is most deserving. The paperwork is completed, and the building project begins!

Roller stressed that Habitat for Humanity is not a giveaway program. Habitat’s homeowner families buy the houses that Habitat builds or renovates. Habitat homeowners are required to invest at least 400 hours of their own labor working alongside volunteers. Their sweat equity brings down the cost of the building.

Another great cost saving comes from the Whirlpool Corporation. Whirlpool donates appliances for Habitat houses. At this time that means the household receives a new stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, washer and dryer. Schneider Electric donates electric equipment like panels and circuit breakers for Habitat houses throughout the United States. Many states and communities have additional businesses that give generous donations of materials or money to support the idea of affordable housing.

Habitat for Humanity was started in 1976 in Georgia by Millard and Linda Fuller. It is an independent, nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. As a long-time volunteer, former President Jimmy Carter brought a lot of publicity to Habitat, which helped the program grow throughout the nation.

Habitat is funded by donations, not by the government. However, the Alliance Habitat group does ask the City of Alliance to donate a vacant lot when they are ready to begin a new project.

Getting Ahead: Habitat for Humanity 

Alliance, NE – The Knight Museum invites the Community to join them at their open house on June 27, 2025, as we celebrate 60 years of history at the Knight Museum &amp; Sandhills Center. We also invite you to the grand opening of the Curiosity Closet in the basement level. There will be Root Beer Floats, Live Music, and Prize Drawings.

For any questions, please contact the Knight Museum &amp; Sandhills Center at (308) 762-2384.

Knight Museum & Sandhills Center to hold Open House celebrating 60 years

POST PODCAST: Coffee Talk: The Temptation Of The Monkees

Eight players, or one-fourth of the West Roster, for the 47th annual West Nebraska All-Star Football Game this year, are recent graduates of schools from along Highway 20. Kickoff will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7 at Bearcat Stadium in Scottsbluff.

              Three of the all-stars—Bryson Bickel, Caden Buskirk and Talon Jelinek—are from Chadron.  Hay Springs has four team members—Hunter McDonald, Dylan Raymer, Talan Smith and Dylan Young.  Lain Tausan of Gordon-Rushville also was chosen for the all-star contest.

              The other West team members follow:

              Bridgeport—Cole Katen; Chase County—Tristan Jablonski and Zach Tarin; Gering—Creighton Beals and Quinto Robbins; Mitchell—Adriane Garza, Landen Murphy and Wyatt Sauer; Mullen—Justin French; Ogallala—Ben Peters and Zach Plasch; Perkins County—Landon Noyes and Jackson Wykart; Scottsbluff—Julius Blanco, Chris Galindo, Ryan Hinman, Dez Smith and Jhett Webb; Sidney—Austin Christensen, Reid Fiscus, Owen Gillham, Shane Lilley and Pat McCartney; and Valentine—Cinch Miller.

              Chad Dormann of Garden County High at Oshkosh is the head coach. His assistants are Trevor Ginkens of Hay Springs, Scott Anderson of Sidney and Ian Bish of Valetine.

              The East’s roster follows:

              Ainsworth—Morgan Kinney; Anselmo-Merna—Josiah Griffith; Arapahoe—Wil Cacy, Alex Diaz, Grayson Koller, Eli Shafer and Jacen Smith; Arnold—AJ Starr; Cambridge—Jayden Ruf; Cozad—Jaydan Smith and Lane Wright;  Elm Creek—Brody Schopke; Gothenburg—Jackson Daum, Zander Hruza; Jackson Schwanz and Maxwell Wyatte; Hi-Line—Asher Hecox;  Lexington—Tony Espinoza; McCook—Beckett Heskett; North Platte—Eli Boman, Logan Bussard; Jaxon Halverson and Brecken Torrez; Overton—Hayden Muirhead; Sandhills Valley Co-op—Leyton Connell and Colton Miller; South Loup—James Tickle; Sumner-Eddyville-Miller—Maddox Jones and Cohen Rohde.

              The East’s head coach is Dustin Kronhofman of Arapahoe, assisted by John Strand, also of Arapahoe, and Andy Seaman of Brady.

West Nebraska All-Stars hit football field in Scottsbluff Saturday night

Chadron High School’s Kiara Haag and Gordon-Rushville’s Emma Martens will be members of the West team during the West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Match on Saturday, June 7 starting at 3 p.m. in Cougar Palace at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff.  

              Haag was a defensive specialist and Martens generally played in the front row. 

              The West squad also includes from Bridgeport—Aubrey Watts, Chase County---Landree McNair and Olivia Spady, Garden County—Payton Fornander, Gering—Abby Schaneman and MaKenzie Todd, Leyton—Shawnee Gamble and Kaydence Haupt, Perkins County—Libby Cole, Scottsbluff—Emma Hergenrader and Sidney—Kayla Westby.

              The West coaches are Natasha Haupt of Leyton and Kristi McNair of Chase County.

              The East roster follows: Brady—Taryn Stearns, Broken Bow—Maren Chapin and Addison Ellis, Elm Creek—Halle Knapp, Gothenburg—Taryn O’Hare, Lexington—Halle Sund and Ella Young, Loomis—Autumn Holt, Medicine Valley—Remington Stout, North Platte St. Pat’s—Reese Fleck and Cara Roberg, and Southwest—Atleigh Nelms and Allison VanPelt.

              The East coaches are Rebecca Stearns of Brady and Maddy Krebs of North Platte St. Pats.

West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Match is Saturday

After having a terrific high school career as both a football player and a wrestler, recent Chadron High School graduate Quinn Bailey was the 31st former-Cardinals football player selected for the 67th annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl. That game will kick off at 3 p.m. MDT this Saturday, June 7 in Kearney.

              Bailey will play for the North team which, ironically, has Kevin Stein, a 1990 Chadron High graduate, as its head coach.  After teaching and coaching at Gordon for several years, Stein has been the football mentor at Grand Island Northwest since 2010.

In 1990—35 years ago—Stein was the primary quarterback for the North in the Shrine Bowl and was named its Most Valuable Offensive Player after leading the team to a 19-16 victory.

              The late Dick Stein, Kevin’s father and Chadron High’s head football coach for 22 years, compiling a 144-71 record, was the North’s head coach.

              Bailey is one of four players from the Panhandle on the North’s 45-man roster.  The others are Jackson Jenkins, a lineman from Mitchell, along with Landon Riddle of Sidney and Barron Williams of Gering, both wide receivers and defensive backs for their team last fall.

              Bailey, who is 5-foot-8 and was listed at 180 pounds last fall while playing football and won his third consecutive state wrestling championship as a 157-pounder, racked up amazing statistics in both sports for the Cardinals. 

              Last fall, he carried the football 356 times for 2,674 yards and scored 36 touchdowns to go with 20 two-point conversions for a total of 256 points.  He was the state’s second-leading 11-man rusher and was third in both touchdowns and points scored. 

              For his prep career, Bailey who will play college football at Western Colorado, rushed 848 times for 6,164 yards and scored 85 TDs and 558 points. He amassed 7,754 all-purpose yards.  All these statistics Chadron High records, as well as the most ever posted by a western Nebraska gridder. His career wrestling record is 181-10.

              Of course, the Shrine Bowl will have lots of outstanding players.  One of Bailey’s North teammates is Barrett Wilke of Stanton, the state’s leading 8-man ball carrier who played in 13 games in 2024 and rushed for 2,873 yards.  And, another Stanton standout, Becker Pohlman, a Chadron State College recruit who was a First Team All-State linebacker and also ran for 1,489 yards, is on the North roster.  

              The North’s quarterbacks include Braylon Anderson of Oakland-Craig, who threw for 3,055 yards in just nine games and was named the Class C-2 First-Team All-Stater at his position.  Another North signal caller is Nate Collins of Omaha Burke, who threw for 2,338 yards last fall, second highest in Class A.

              Both Sidney’s Riddle and Gering’s Williams could be targeted for passes.  Riddle became the Panhandle’s 11-man all-time single-season pass receiver last fall when he caught 59 tosses for 1,032 yards.  Williams had 51 receptions for 539 yards.

              The South’s leaders will likely include quarterback Dylan Van Dyke of Omaha Skutt, who threw for 3,457 yards while leading his team to the Class B state championship. Another South quarterback is Ethan Shaw, who led Sandy Creek to the D-1 8-man championship last fall while rushing for 1,700 yards and passing for 2,026. 

A third South quarterback is Chadron State recruit Noah Shoemaker of Cozad, the Class C-1 First Team All-State choice after throwing for 1,910 yards and tying the C-1 state record by throwing for eight touchdowns in on game last year.

Other Chadron State recruits in the game include Camden Walker, a wide receiver for Stein’s team at Grand Island Northwest, and Keagyn Linden of York, a lineman who will play for the South. 

Kevin Stein is hoping that his team Saturday will play as well as his dad’s team played in 1990.  As his MVP honor indicates, Kevin was among the reasons the North won the game.  He was the quarterback for most of the game, completing eight of 16 passes for 116 yards.

Five of those passes were caught by tight end Joe Planansky of Hemingford, including a 17-yarder that netted the North’s first touchdown in the opening quarter. Later in the game, the pair connected on passes of 15 and 21 yards during another scoring drive and they also hooked up on a 16-yard toss that helped the North post the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Stein and Planansky were teammates at Chadron State four years in the early 1990s.

Terry Connealy of Hyannis and Tom Hernandez of Gering were other players from the Panhandle on the North roster in the 1990 game.  A photo that Marcia Stein, Kevin’s mother, possesses from the game, shows that he wore Connealy’s helmet during the Shine Bowl because Hyannis is written on the helmet.

              There are a few other “Chadron connections” in this year’s Shrine Bowl.  One of the North assistant coaches is Kevin Stein’s nephew, TD Stein, also a former Chadron High and Chadron State quarterback, and now the head football coach at Alliance.   

 Also on the North coaching staff is Mike Kozeal, who played fullback for the Chadron State Eagles in the mid-1980 and has taught and coached at his hometown of Sargent, Neb., for at least 30 years.    The South’s coaching staff includes Jonn McLain, an all-star quarterback at both Chadron High and Chadron State and now an assistant football coach at Boys Town in Omaha.

(In addition, Tyler Marshall, a standout basketball player at Chadron High in the late 1980s, is a member of the Scottsbluff crew that will referee this year’s game.)

McLain passed up a chance to play in the Shrine Bowl after he graduated from Chadron High and chose to instead play for his high school coach, Mike Lecher, in the West Nebraska All-Star Game in Scottsbluff.

  It was a successful venture.  McLain completed 19 of 24 passes for a record 365 yards and five touchdowns during the West’s 48-22 victory over the East while easily winning the Most Valuable Offensive Player honors.

Chadron's Bailey continues Cardinals long tradition at Shrine Bowl all-star football game

By: Paxton Ritchie CSC Sports Information Director

Chadron State College has hired Skye Koehl (pronounced "sky kale") as the new head coach of the Eagle softball program following a national search, athletic director Mannie Reinsch announced Monday, June 2. 

Koehl will join CSC after two seasons as the head coach of Otero College, a junior college in La Junta, Colorado. Under Koehl's direction, the Rattlers finished in second place in NJCAA Region 9 in 2024, advancing to the regional championship game, and backed up a second-place regular season finish with a third-place tournament finish in 2025. Koehl's teams finished with a combined 34-14 record in conference play. 

"I am thankful and grateful to receive this opportunity to take the next step in my career," Koehl said. "I hope to continue to build the program and build a culture for success both in the classroom and on the field." 

Koehl will replace Dr. Robert Stack, who coached the 2025 season on an interim basis after previously piloting the CSC softball program from 2008-2017. Assistant coach Kayla Campuzano, who has been on staff at CSC since 2019, will remain with the program in that role. 

"Skye's track record of success and vision for mentoring our student-athletes stood out during the search process," Reinsch said. "We're very fortunate and lucky to have her lead our program at Chadron State."

As a student-athlete, Koehl was a junior college national champion with Temple College (Tex.) in 2018, a season in which she won both First Team All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors. Koehl hit .392 with seven home runs, 26 RBI, six doubles, three triples and 20 walks during Temple's national championship season. 

Koehl transferred and played three years at Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi (NCAA Division I), appearing in 59 games and starting 34 for the Islanders from 2019-2021. Koehl's first Division I home run came in her final collegiate at-bat against Abilene Christian. 

Koehl began her coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (NCAA Division III). She also coached with youth club programs in Texas, including the South Texas Prospects and Central Texas Buzz, and served as a strength and conditioning intern for the Scrap Yard Dawgs, a professional softball team in Houston.

She was hired as the assistant coach at Otero ahead of the 2022-23 academic year and immediately took over the team's strength and conditioning program as well as recruiting, fundraising, travel arrangements and statistics. Koehl was named the program's head coach the following year. 

A native of Columbus, Texas, Koehl graduated with her associates from Temple College in 2018, her bachelor's from Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi in 2020 and her master's from TAMUCC in 2022, all in kinesiology and exercise science. 

Chadron State College softball finished 22-28 during the 2025 season, with a 18-26 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). Since the program's re-introduction at the Division II level in 2006, the Eagles have qualified for the RMAC conference tournament six times, most recently in 2023. 

Chadron State finds new softball head coach

Hay Springs quarterback Dylan Young ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as the Nebraska All-Stars defeated Wyoming 68-28 during the 14th annual Six-Man Shootout played Friday night at Chadron State College. 

              While Wyoming led 22-14 midway in the second quarter, Nebraska dominated the remainder of the game.  Young soon scored twice on short runs that put Nebraska on top 30-22 at halftime.   

              Nebraska also scored five consecutive touchdowns in the second half before Wyoming’s Joe Bassett of Burlington picked off a pass and took it about 30 yards to wrap up the scoring with two minutes remaining on the clock.  That was the game’s longest touchdown play.

              Young’s scoring runs covered 11, 6 and 4 yards, all in the first half. He also threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Cohen Rohde of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in the opening half and connected with Ben Paxton of Stuart on 23-yard scoring toss in the third period.

              Nebraska’s other touchdowns included 6- and 2-yard runs by Jackson Bullis of Ansley-Litchfield, who in between them intercepted a pass to stop Wyoming’s promising drive in the third quarter.

              Maddox Jones of SEM scored Nebraska’s first second half touchdown on a 4-yard run after Anthony Kling of Pawnee City had carried for 12 and 17 yards on the opening plays of the drive. 

              Nebraska’s final TD was on a 5-yard run by Hay Springs’ Dylan Raymer on the first play after Wyoming fumbled away a snap from center.

              Wyoming’s Bridger Cozzens of Little Snake River scored the game’s first touchdown on a 14-yard jaunt on the fourth play following the opening kickoff. Wyoming’s other TDs, which put the Cowboy State all-stars ahead 22-14, came early in the second quarter. were on a 7-yard run by Rykael Andrew of Burlington and a 4-yard pass reception by Bassett.  

              Nebraska now leads the all-star game series 8-6.

Wyo—Bridger Cozzens 14 run (Gunner Henrie kick)

Neb—Dylan Young 11 run (Anthony Kling kick)

Neb—Cohen Rohde 8 pass from Young (kick failed)

Wyo—Joe Bassett 4 pass reception (kick failed)

Neb—Ben Paxton 23 pass from Young (kick failed)

Wyo—Bassett 30 interception return (kick failed)

Nebraska takes six-man football all-star game showdown with Wyoming

High School Boys Golf State Tournament Results

Class B - Gering, NE State Champion Team: Elkhorn North, +29. State Champion Individual: Andrew Nietfeldt, Elkhorn North, -3. Won on 1st playoff hole. Top Local Finisher: Brett Elwell, Scottsbluff, +10, T-11th. <a href="https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/5428109">Full Class B Results</a>

Class C - Grand Island, NE State Champion Team: Kearney Catholic, +17. State Champion Individual: Nash Malone, Kearney Catholic, -5. Top Local Finisher: Zaybreon Hansen, Perkins County, +8, T-11th. <a href="https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/5428114">Full Class C Results</a>

Class D - Columbus, NE State Champion Team: Creighton, +107 State Champion Individual: Calvin Wilmes, Creighton, +10, Won on fourth playoff hole. Top Local Finisher: Jacob Walker, Mullen, +23, T-9th <a href="https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/5428119">Full Class D Results</a>

Half of Husker Football Schedule Now Has Kickoff Times

Newly confirmed kickoff times for this fall's Husker football season were announced by the school this week.&nbsp; Below are the games that have times and TV information available.

Thursday, August 28 - vs Cincinnati - 7:00 MT - ESPN

Saturday, September 6 - vs Akron - 5:30 MT - BTN

Saturday, September 20 - vs Michigan - 1:30 MT - CBS

Saturday, October 4 - vs Michigan State - 10:00, 1:30, or 2:00 MT

Friday, October 17 - at Minnesota - 6:00 MT - FOX

Friday, November 28 - vs Iowa - 10:00 MT - CBS

Who's Going to Win the College World Series?

It's time to make some picks, May Madness-style.

The College World Series will see its first pitch thrown June 13 in Omaha and beginning Friday 64 teams are in the mix for a national title.&nbsp; The Huskers open up their improbable post-season bracket action in the Chapel Hill Regional against Oklahoma following a crazy run through the Big Ten Tournament championship.&nbsp; So, we'll start there with this year's NCAA Baseball Tournament and CWS picks!&nbsp; Regional Winners are bold.

Chapel Hill Regional #1 North Carolina #2 Oklahoma #3 Nebraska #4 Holy Cross

Eugene Regional #1 Oregon #2 Arizona #3 Cal Poly #4 Utah Valley

Conway Regional #1 Coastal Carolina #2 Florida #3 East Carolina #4 Fairfield

Auburn Regional #1 Auburn #2 NC State #3 Stetson #4 Central Connecticut State

Nashville Regional #1 Vanderbilt #2 Louisville #3 East Tennessee State #4 Wright State

Hattiesburg Regional #1 Southern Miss #2 Alabama #3 Miami (FL) #4 Columbia

Tallahassee Regional #1 Florida State #2 Northeastern #3 Mississippi State #4 Bethune-Cookman

Corvallis Regional #1 Oregon State #2 TCU #3 Southern California #4 St. Mary's (CA)

Austin Regional #1 Texas #2 UTSA #3 Kansas State #4 Houston Christian

Los Angeles Regional #1 UCLA #2 UC Irvine #3 Arizona State #4 Fresno State

Oxford Regional #1 Ole Miss #2 Georgia Tech #3 Western Kentucky #4 Murray State

Athens Regional #1 Georgia #2 Duke #3 Oklahoma State #4 Binghamton

Baton Rouge Regional #1 LSU #2 Dallas Baptist #3 Rhode Island #4 Arkansas-Little Rock

Clemson Regional #1 Clemson #2 West Virginia #3 Kentucky #4 USC-Upstate

Knoxville Regional #1 Tennessee #2 Wake Forest #3 Cincinnati #4 Miami, OH

Fayetteville Regional #1 Arkansas #2 Kansas #3 Creighton #4 North Dakota State

Vanderbilt over Southern Miss Northeastern over Southern California North Carolina over Oregon Coastal Carolina over NC State Texas over UC Irvine Georgia Tech over Georgia Clemson over LSU Tennessee over Arkansas

Championship Series: North Carolina vs Texas

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/ty-horn">Ty Horn</a>&nbsp;pitched eight scoreless innings to lead Nebraska to back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles with a 5-0 win over No. 13 UCLA in front of 15,139 fans on Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.

With the win, the Huskers clinched their sixth conference championship in program history and became the first eight seed in Big Ten history to capture the conference tournament title.

Nebraska (32-27) scored five runs on eight hits, while UCLA (42-16) totaled just four hits on the afternoon.

<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/dylan-carey">Dylan Carey</a>&nbsp;was 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two doubles.&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/rhett-stokes">Rhett Stokes</a>&nbsp;had a two-hit afternoon, while&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/devin-nunez">Devin Nunez</a>&nbsp;went 1-for-2 with a homer, two RBI and a pair of walks.&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/riley-silva">Riley Silva</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/cayden-brumbaugh">Cayden Brumbaugh</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/case-sanderson">Case Sanderson</a>&nbsp;recorded one hit each.

Horn shut out the 13th-ranked Bruins in a career-high eight innings of work. The sophomore allowed just three hits with six strikeouts and three walks to improve to 3-4 on the season.&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/casey-daiss">Casey Daiss</a>&nbsp;worked a scoreless ninth inning, striking out a pair and surrendering one hit.

Nebraska broke the scoreless tie with three runs on a trio of hits in the top of the second.&nbsp;<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/gabe-swansen">Gabe Swansen</a>&nbsp;was plunked to begin the inning, while a single from Sanderson had runners on the corners with no outs for the Big Red. Carey brought home NU’s first run of the afternoon with a first-pitch RBI double down the right-field line.

A passed ball doubled the Huskers’ lead to 2-0, before an RBI single through the right side from Stokes had the Huskers out front 3-0 through two innings.

Carey picked up his second double of the afternoon with a two-out double down the right-field line in the top of the third. Nunez followed Carey’s double by blasting a 1-0 pitch into the NU bullpen in right field for a two-run homer to give Nebraska a five-run advantage.

Horn stranded five UCLA baserunners between the third and seventh innings to keep the Bruins off the board and send a 5-0 game into the eighth inning.

The sophomore worked around a walk in the bottom of the eighth inning before handing the ball off to Daiss for the bottom of the ninth. The Bruins led off the bottom of the ninth with a single up the middle, before the senior retired the next three batters to clinch Nebraska’s 5-0 win on Sunday afternoon.

The Huskers secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Baseball Championship Selection Show is set for tomorrow, May 26, at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.

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