Nebraska
Sears, Brumbaugh leads Nebraska baseball team in series opener
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – Brett Sears tossed seven strong innings, and Cayden Brumbaugh had a three-hit night with a pair of RBI in Nebraska’s 6-3 win vs. Maryland on Friday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska (24-11, 7-3 B1G) totaled six runs on 13 hits and two errors, while Maryland (24-15, 5-8 B1G) tallied three runs, seven hits and an error.
Brumbaugh was 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles, two RBI and a pair of runs scored. Ben Columbus continued to swing at hot bat, going 3-for-3 with a solo home run. Cole Evans had two hits with a double, while Joshua Overbeek picked up his second homer of the season with a solo shot. Riley Silva, Garrett Anglim, Josh Caron and Clay Bradford recorded one hit apiece for the Big Red.
Sears improved to 7-0 on the season, becoming the first NU pitcher since Tony Watson in 2006 to start 7-0 on the year. The senior collected his ninth consecutive quality start after allowing three runs on seven hits, while striking out eight Terrapins and issuing a pair of walks.
The Westphalia, Iowa, native is the only pitcher nationally with an active nine-game streak of quality starts after Dallas Baptist’s Ryan Johnson had his streak end at eight tonight.
Jalen Worthley tossed the final two innings to record his third save of the season. The sophomore sat down all six Terrapins he faced in the two frames, recording three strikeouts along the way.
The Husker offense went to work early, but double plays in the first two innings kept the Big Red off the board.
Maryland plated the game’s first run of the night with Chris Hacopian’s two-out solo homer into left-center berm in the third inning.
Nebraska responded immediately with two runs on a pair of hits in the bottom half of the inning to grab a 2-1 lead. Overbeek led off the inning with a 449-foot solo homer to right-center that nearly left the entire ballpark.
Brumbaugh drew a four-pitch walk, while Silva ripped a single back up the middle to put runners on first and third with no outs. The Huskers drew a 2-1 advantage after a balk plated Brumbaugh to give the Big Red the lead through three innings.
The Terrapins answered with two more runs in the fourth to take the lead back at 3-2. With two outs and a runner on second, Jacob Orr’s RBI single to left tied the game at three. Orr moved to second on the play after a fielding error in left, before scoring in the next at-bat after Michael Iannazzo blooped an RBI double to right-center to give the visitors a 3-2 advantage.
A four-run fourth inning from the NU offense gave the Huskers a three-run lead for good in the bottom of the fourth. Columbus began the inning with a 407-foot solo homer that landed in the party porch in right field to the game at three.
Bradford singled and stole second, while Overbeek drew a full-count walk to place runners on first and second with one out. The Huskers perfectly executed a hit-and-run play, as Brumbaugh smacked a two-RBI double down the right-field line to give the Big Red a 5-3 lead. Brumbaugh moved to third on a groundout and later jogged on home after Evans lined a double down the left-field line to make it a 6-3 game through four innings.
Sears retired the Terrapins in order in the fifth and worked around a single and an error the sixth to maintain the three-run lead. The senior induced an inning-ending double play in an 11-pitch seventh inning to end his night with a seven-inning outing.
Worthley struck out a pair of Terrapins in the eighth, before adding one more in the ninth to preserve Nebraska’s 6-3 win in the series opener.
Nebraska and Maryland continue the weekend series tomorrow at 2:02 p.m. at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Saturday’s matchup can be seen on Nebraska Public Media/B1G+, while fans can listen to Dave Gustafson and Ben McLaughlin call the action on the Huskers Radio Network.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – An assault report lead to an arrest involving child porn in southeast Nebraska.
On May 3, a 17-year-old reported that she had been assaulted overnight. According to court records, the girl said she had been over at 20-year-old Edgar Hernandez Canahan’s house.
Canahan had reportedly encouraged the two teenagers to drink alcohol and do drugs with him. Court records stated that the teenager reportedly attempted to leave, but was physically stopped by Canahan. During the incident, Canahan reportedly hit the teenager in the face.
Canahan’s roommate then arrived and drove the girl back to her house.
Court records stated Canahan had reportedly been in a relationship with the 15-year-old for about three days.
On May 6, law enforcement was granted a search warrant to seize any electronic communication devices from Canahan. Canahan claimed that he did not know the 15-year-old. He later turned over three phones.
On May 13, Canahan was absent from work, and the 15-year-old girl was missing from her school. Officers went to Canahan’s house to see if they could find the 15-year-old, but did not find her at the house. However, they did find another phone, which officers took as evidence.
Once all four devices were found, law enforcement found several chats indicating a relationship between the two individuals as well as several child porn images.
Canahan was charged with 10 counts of possession of child porn.
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Hy-Vee selling 21 Fast & Fresh stores to Pump & Pantry
Hy-Vee is selling 21 standalone Fast & Fresh convenience stores to Nebraska-based Pump & Pantry
Hy-Vee is selling its 21 standalone Fast & Fresh-branded convenience stores, opening the door for a 78-year-old family-owned, Nebraska company to expand to Iowa.
Bosselman Enterprises, which operates six brands in the travel-service sector, will rebrand the Fast & Fresh stores under the Pump & Pantry name, which it uses at 48 locations in Nebraska, it announced Friday, June 5.
The companies did not disclose the purchase price for the 21 stores. Fifteen are in the Des Moines metro, two are in Davenport and one is in Marion. Of the other three, two are in the Omaha metro and one is in Lakeville, Minnesota.
Hy-Vee spokesperson Tina Potthoff said the West Des Moines-based grocery giant will move out of the standalone convenience store business it entered in 2018. The 168 Fast & Fresh stores adjacent to Hy-Vee grocery stores and distribution centers will remain, Potthoff said.
Hy-Vee can now turn its attention to further expansion.
“We’re ready to start building Hy-Vees again,” Potthoff said.
Rebranding to occur in July
The Pump & Pantry rebranding will go into effect in July, beginning July 15, and will be completed by July 26, Pump & Pantry said. The companies said the sale will result in no layoffs, with most current Fast & Fresh employees to be hired by Pump & Pantry. A small percentage will shift to other roles within Hy-Vee, Potthoff said.
The high-end feel of the Fast & Fresh locations fits the Pump & Pantry business model, said Kinsey Bosselman, director of operational planning for Bosselman Enterprises. Visitors to the new stores can expect some changes, though. Fast & Fresh locations offered grocery store items, including some produce.
“We operate a little differently,” Bosselman said. “We won’t have a ton of grocery options. We hope to bring to the market some new offerings.”
Pump & Pantry to bring new food offerings, maintain Hy-Vee rewards
Pump & Pantry has licenses with the submarine sandwich brand Quiznos and Cinnabon, and its online menu includes extensive hot and cold to-go items, pizza and sweets, including ice cream. It also will retain the side-by-side coffee offerings at 12 of the Fast & Fresh locations ― five of them Starbucks and seven, Smokey Row.
Bosselman said customers at the new Pump & Pantry stores will still be able to use their Hy-Vee Fuel Saver points. Pump & Pantry offers its own rewards program, too, with an annual sweepstakes that offers prizes including free fuel for a year.
The Nebraska convenience chain is entering a competitive convenience store market in the Des Moines metro and the rest of Iowa, with Casey’s, QuikTrip, Kwik Star, Maverik, Git N Go and others already dotting its street corners.
“That might step on Casey’s toes,” Bosselman said, “But we’re ready to be a Nebraska-Iowa company. Iowa is a thriving market.”
Pump & Pantry says Fast & Fresh culture works with business model
Bosselman said her company had been eyeing opportunities for more than a decade in Iowa, and Fast & Fresh employee culture meshed with its business model, which emphasizes a sense of ownership among its workers.
With 69 total stores after the acquisition, it plans to expand further into the state, building its own stores, she said.
How will Pump & Pantry separate itself from the competition?
“We are the hometown experience,” Bosselman said. “We serve our community beyond the store. We’re the store you go to refill the cup you’ve had all week. When I go into a store in Nebraska, they know my name, they know the farmer’s name who comes in to get their coffee before 6 a.m.”
The change is the second big shift in the Des Moines convenience store scene in recent years. Salt Lake City’s Maverik bought the Des Moines-based Kum & Go chain in 2023 and completed its rebranding last year.
The Fast & Fresh locations being sold are:
- 3590 Prairie Fire NW, Altoona.
- 11925 University Ave., Clive.
- 3200 East Kimberly Road, Davenport.
- 4631 East 53rd S., Davenport.
- 5801 Hickman Road, Des Moines.
- 1701 SE 37th St., Grimes.
- 5169 Merle Hay Road, Johnston.
- 2790 Seventh Ave., Marion.
- 20410 George B Lake Parkway, Omaha.
- 20310 Vinton St., Omaha.
- 9915 Douglas Ave., Urbandale.
- 12905 Meredith Drive, Urbandale.
- 14200 Douglas Ave., Urbandale.
- 15501 Meredith Drive, Urbandale.
- 2855 Grand Prairie Parkway, Waukee.
- 155 W Hickman Road, Waukee.
- 425 S Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines.
- 9150 SE University Ave., West Des Moines.
- 300 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines.
- 7220 Hickman Road, Windsor Heights.
- 17380 Cedar Ave., Lakeville, Minnesota.
Israel Schuman covers retail for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at ieschuman@registermedia.com.
Nebraska
Brooke Bream takes home 52nd Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship at Lochland Country Club.
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – Nebraska Cornhusker graduate Brooke Bream won the 52nd Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship at Lochland County Club on Thursday, shooting a 217 (+1).
This was the first time Lochland County Club hosted the Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship since 1976, and the championship went down to the wire.
Bream entered the day in the lead at par, but lost the lead to 2024 champion and Omaha Maverick Katie Ruge.
Birdies on holes seven and 11 helped Ruge build a two stroke lead. However, Bream battled back, shooting par on the final three holes to take and secure the win.
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