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No. 21 Nebraska softball completes sweep of Northwestern with shutout victory
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The No. 21-ranked Nebraska softball team completed the sweep over Northwestern on Monday, shutting out the Wildcats 3-0 in Evanston.
With the win, the Huskers swept the Wildcats for the first time since 2017, outscoring Northwestern 24-2 in the series.
The Huskers moved to 31-10 (11-3 Big Ten) on the season, and the Wildcats fell to 20-15-1 (9-4 Big Ten).
After being named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season, Jordyn Bahl tossed a complete game shutout and fanned a season-high 14 batters.
SEE ALSO: Nebraska softball’s Jordyn Bahl earns fourth weekly honor of season
Bahl only walked one batter in her sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season.
Bahl, Samantha Bland and Abbie Squier each knocked in an RBI for the Huskers, while Bahl and Emmerson Cope each tallied a double.
The Huskers will play a two-game series against Indiana starting Friday at 5 p.m. at Bowlin Stadium.
Nebraska flag football announced that it will play its games at Barbara Hibner Field. This is the current home of the Huskers’ soccer program. This announcement was made on Friday afternoon.
The stadium seats 2,500 fans. The capacity can expand via berms and standing-room-only areas. The team will play its first season in 2028 and will hold 15 scholarships for female student-athletes. The season itself will run from January to May.
The program will be coached by Liz Sowers, a former five-time national champion coach at Ottawa University. The associate head coach will be her sister, Katie Sowers. Sowers was the first woman to coach and a Super Bowl. She will be the program’s top assistant.
In any event, it sounds like the program is really beginning to take shape. This will be exciting to watch and will offer another opportunity for some of the top athletes in the country to play at Nebraska.
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KEARNEY — The 39th Annual Kearney Cruise Nite Show and Shine was hosted Downtown on the Bricks on Saturday, July 18.
The event is hosted by Central Nebraska Auto Club; customarily, Kearney Cruise Nite events are held the third weekend each summer in July.
All the activities build to a crescendo on Saturday. The annual Show & Shine hosts hundreds of classic vehicles parked on “The Bricks” in downtown Kearney, per the Central Nebraska Auto Club.
Photos by Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Grand Island, Neb. (KSNB) – The Nebraska Siege are back at home for the first time in three weeks when they play the St. Joseph Goats Saturday night at the BigIron Events Center.
The last time the two teams played was in St. Joe, where the Siege beat the Goats 56 to 47.
The Saturday night matchup marks the final regular season, home game for the Siege. But with a win, the Siege can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Throwoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Saturday night.
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