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HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – We’ll Take That Split: #9 Nebraska Upsets #1 Texas 8-5!!

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February 8, 2026

HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – We’ll Take That Split: #9 Nebraska Upsets #1 Texas 8-5!!

As much as people think Jordy Frahm was unbeatable on the mound last season, I can assure you she was not.

There was the 1/3 of an inning 6-run beating at Ohio State. And there was a 3rd inning 5-run meltdown at Iowa City which included her drilling 3 straight Hawkeyes – although I 100% understand the urge. And then she had similar experience last night in San Antonio being run after allowing 6 runs in 3 innings against Texas in the 15-10 loss.

But if there’s one thing that all of these outlier performances have in common, it’s a return to All-American for Jordy in her very next appearance and Saturday afternoon was no different. When start Alexis Jensen struggled, Frahm moved from 1st base to the circle replacing her in the bottom of the 4th with an 8-5 lead (more on that below).

She gave up an immediate double to Jaycie Nichols. After a strikeout, the speedy Kayden Henry bunted her way on and then promptly stole 2nd putting runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out.

Time to get to work. Frahm first struck out Viviana Martinez. Then Reece Atwood drove a ball to left which the charging Natalia Hill slid and caught to end the threat. In the bottom of the 5th, another bunt single and then a bad snap throw pickoff attempt put a Horns runner at 3rd again with one down. Liners to 2nd and right ended that scare. Jordy finally got a 3-up 3-down inning in the 6th.

Then she turned up the fire for the bottom of 7.

First it was a ground out to Lauren Camenzind at 2nd base. Then it was just mow them down time. Two straight strikeouts – and just coming right at Texas with the heat on the two-strike counts. Final line for Frahm: 4 IP 3 H’s scattered 5 K’s 0 BB’s.

Nebraska 8 #1 & defending national champ Texas 5

But this wasn’t just the Jordy show…although she did get it started with her bat by blasting a 1-0 pitch well over the center field fence for a leadoff homer and a 1-0 lead. Ava Kuszak, who went hitless on Friday, immediately busted that streak with a 3-run shot to up the margin to 4.

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Texas got 2 back in the bottom half, but Nebraska erupted again for 4 more runs in the 3rd, this time with Emmerson unloading a long 3-run shot of her own followed by Lauren Camenzind going deep for the second time in two days. The Huskers took an 8-2 lead, but Texas again got to Jensen in the bottom cutting the lead to 8-5 courtesy of yet another 3-run homer, this time by Leighann Good.

But that would do it for both teams and Nebraska would grab a huge signature win in their first of several weekends of murderer’s row competition.

Alexis Jensen after a Jekyll (10 K’s) and Hyde (4 HR’s surrendered) against Washington improved somewhat against the #1 Longhorns’ brutal lineup. She struck out 6 in 3 innings, while giving up 8 hits and, to be fair, there were a few bunts and bleeders in there. She did still get some pitches up in the zone deep into counts when a ball or a walk would’ve been fine. However, she cut the homers from 4 to 1 and clearly has elite stuff. She will improve.

The Husker bats showed they’re not dropping off in ‘26 after a historic 2025 as evidenced by strapping a combined 18 runs in the two games on Texas in addition to the 8 versus Washington. Ava Kuszak led the way Saturday with a 2-for-4 3-RBI 2-run day.

The Huskers looked much cleaner in the field, but Jessie Farrell was a little shaky – she needs to improve on blocking pitches in the dirt to keep those in front of her. But she has a cannon and has been very close to picking runners off of first base with snap throws after the pitch. Those will come. Lauren C. with her pair of homers and continued defensive work appears to have held onto the 2nd base job for now. I had wondered if previous 2-year starter Katelyn Caneda would mount a challenge.

The Huskers will finish out the season against host Texas-San Antonio tonight and a rematch with Washington tomorrow morning at 10:05 PM.

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Shelter in place issued after suspicious object found in mailbox

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March 10, 2026

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Shelter in place issued after suspicious object found in mailbox

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — UPDATE: Grand Island Police said around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday that the shelter in place order has been lifted .

GIPD said the item was retrieved by the Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad, who is investigating.

The area has also now been reopened.

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The Grand Island Police Department has cordoned off a local block and is urging residents to shelter in place.

According to GIPD, officers responded to the 4300 block of Sherwood Road just before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. A resident reported finding a suspicious cylindrical object wrapped in duct tape inside a home.

The Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad has been called to the scene to investigate the device.

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68 students chosen as Nebraska Young Artist Award winners

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March 10, 2026

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68 students chosen as Nebraska Young Artist Award winners

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 29th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska for their talents in visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and emerging media arts.

Sixty-eight students from more than 40 high schools across the state have been selected as award winners and will be invited to a day of activities on campus March 25.

“Our faculty always look forward to this event,” said Chris Watson, director of recruitment for the college and coordinator of the awards. “They love meeting enthusiastic young artists, working with them and celebrating their talent.”

Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 92 students. Hixson-Lied College faculty chose the winners.

Award winners were also asked to nominate the teacher who provided them with the greatest amount of mentoring and support in the development of their special talents.

Each student will receive a certificate and an original piece of artwork commissioned for the event and created by a School of Art, Art History and Design student.

Following is a list of award winners by hometown, with their high school and specialty area(s).

Aurora:

Calvin Miller, Aurora, music

Beaver City:

Johnathan Eakin, Southern Valley, visual arts

Bellevue:

Mami Lloyd, Bellevue West, music

Bennington:

Liliana Martic, Bennington, music

Eagle:

Jorie Goings, Waverly, dance

Firth:

Petra Van Cleave, home school, music

Fremont:

Xavier Herre, Bergan Catholic, theatre

Fullerton:

Lylla Sabata, Fullerton, music

Gretna:

Lillian Bock, Gretna, music

Harvard:

Allee Jarzynka, Harvard, music

Hendley:

Lily Jordan, Southern Valley, visual arts

Hooper:

Leo Arellano, Logan View, visual arts
Ellsie Meier, Logan View, visual arts

Kearney:

Kruz Flamig, Kearney, visual arts
Isaac Hooton, Kearney, visual arts
Mariah Kaslon, Kearney, visual arts
Landen Tilley, Kearney, visual arts

Lincoln:

Alissa Brenning, Norris, dance
Kali Brewer, Lincoln Southeast, visual arts
Ava Engel, Lincoln Northeast, dance
Emalie Fischer, Lincoln North Star, dance
Adelyn Haden, Lincoln Standing Bear, dance and music
Audrey Haugen, Lincoln Southwest, theatre
Andrea Hu, Lincoln East, music
Logan Lambrecht, Lincoln Southwest, music and theatre
Mckinzey Lile, Lincoln North Star, dance
Hayley Marshall, Lincoln Southwest, dance
Riley Minster, Lincoln East, music
Joslyn Morgan, Lincoln Southeast, music
Ariadne Ottoson, home school, music
Megan Plander, Lincoln Lutheran, theatre
Lauren Ramey, LPS Arts and Humanities Focus Program, visual arts
Blake Semrad, Lincoln Southwest, dance
Emma Shaeffer, Lincoln Southwest, dance
Taylor Sharpe, Lincoln Southwest, dance
Hugh Skretta, Lincoln High, music
Samuel Sulzle, Lincoln Northwest, music
Brooks Xia, Lincoln East, music

Martell:

Reese Thomas, home school, music

Norfolk:

Noah Asbury, Norfolk, music
Emily Henkel, Norfolk, music; Nathan Kaiser, Norfolk, music
North Platte: Brett Pfeifer, North Platte, theatre

Omaha:

Asher Abuhl, Trinity Classical Academy, music
Adam Campagna, Omaha South, film and emerging media arts
Liam Cowherd Richardson, Creighton Preparatory, music
Regina Ho, Millard South, film and emerging media arts
Connor Holmstedt, Fort Calhoun, music
Kara Leininger, Duchesne Academy, music
Jayden Li, Millard North, music; Violet Little, Omaha Central, dance
Mrethi Magesh, Millard North, dance
Venkatesan Marichamy, Millard North, dance
Moyra Matthews, Duchesne Academy, dance and music
Jackson Mu, Millard North, music
Gauri Nair, Millard North, dance
Angela Qi, Millard North, music
Jackson Ramsey, Gretna East, music
Tara Richardson, Creighton Prep, music
Vandana Santhanam, Marian, music
Caroline Soderlin, Millard North, music
Akshara Venkatesan, Millard North, dance
Caleigh Walkenhorst, Millard West, music

Osmond:

Donovan Heiman, Osmond, theatre

Papillion:

Emelia Weaver, Papillion-La Vista, music

Pierce:

Spencer Sindt, Pierce, music

Randolph:

Brecken Shearer, Randolph, visual arts

York:

Allison Holmes, York, visual arts

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Nebraska completes sweep over Michigan State in 12-2 seven-inning win

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March 9, 2026

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Nebraska completes sweep over Michigan State in 12-2 seven-inning win

Nebraska baseball (10-5, 3-0) closed out its three-game series with Michigan State (3-11, 0-3) on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers completed the sweep over the Spartans, earning a 12-2 run-rule win in seven.

Nebraska shut down Michigan State early, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first after the Spartans took a 1-0 lead. The Huskers scored 11 straight before surrendering another run. The team totaled 11 hits and held Michigan State to three. The Spartans also suffered five errors.

Nebraska struck three home runs on the day, two off the bat of Dylan Carey. He hit 3-for-4 for four RBIs after hitting multiple two-run home runs. Preston Freeman also blasted a two-run shot over the wall to finish 1-for-3.

Case Sanderson brought in three RBIs after batting 2-for-4 with a double. Drew Grego also finished 2-for-4, earning one RBI. Mac Moyer grabbed one RBI off a double. Jett Buck and Joshua Overbeek each delivered one hit.

Gavin Blachowicz (2-1) won at the mound and pitched all seven innings for the Huskers. He struck out a career-high 11 batters and allowed three hits for two runs.

Nebraska remains at home for its next matchup, hosting North Dakota State on Wednesday night. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m. CT on B1G+.

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