True freshman Husker QB Heinrich Haarberg’s 25-yard TD pass to Wyatt Liewer, with no time on the clock, lifted the White Team to a 21-20 win in Saturday’s Red/White Spring Game. Trailing 20-14 with 1:06 remaining, the White squad drove 80 yards in eight plays for the go-ahead score. Facing a 4th-and-11 from their own 35, with just seconds remaining, Haarberg hit Liewer on a 40-yard pass to the Red 25. While the clock read zeroes, head coach Scott Frost had the teams run one more play. Haarberg then found Liewer for the touchdown and Tyler Crawford’s extra point gave the White team the one-point victory. Nebraska will open the season Aug. 28th at Illinois.
In other Husker football related news:
Coach Frost said sixth-year senior inside linebacker Will Honas suffered a knee injury during the final week of spring practice. While Frost didn’t want to speculate on the severity, he made it seem like Honas was in jeopardy of missing the start of the 2021 season.
Brenden Jaimes was selected by the L.A. Chargers in the fifth round, and Matt Farniok was taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the NFL draft Saturday. Three others have signed free agent deals; Dicaprio Bootle signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, Dedrick Mills with the Detroit Lions and Jack Stoll with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Rutgers completed a three-game sweep of the Nebraska baseball team with a 6-0 win yesterday at Hawks Field. This was the first time the Huskers have been swept at home since joining the Big Ten. The Huskers travel to Piscataway, New Jersey this weekend for a pair of games against both Indiana and Rutgers.
The Nebraska softball team completed a four-game sweep of Maryland with an 8-0 five-inning victory in the series finale yesterday at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers travels to Iowa for a four-game series this weekend.
The UNK softball team swept Newman, 7-4 and 13-0 (5 innings), Saturday afternoon in Wichita. Those were the final games of the 2021 season for the Lopers (17-25, 8-18).
The Tri-City Storm saw their season come to an end yesterday, falling to the Fargo Force 3-2 in game-three of the Western Conference Semifinal Round of the Clark Cup Playoffs at the Viaero Center.
High School Results & Schedules:
Soccer District and Sub-District Schedules:
Boys A-5 District
Saturday
– #3 Omaha Burke def. #2 Kearney High – 2-1
Boys B-7 Sub-District @ Northwest High School
Saturday
– #4 Aurora def. #5 Hastings – 3-0
Monday
– #1 Northwest vs. #4 Aurora – 4:00
– #2 Kearney Catholic vs. #3 York – 6:00
Tuesday
– B-7 Sub-District Final – 5:00
Girls A-7
Saturday
– #1 Kearney High def. #4 Bellevue West – 3-0
– #3 Lincoln High def. #2 Papillion-LaVista – 1-0
Wednesday – A-7 Final
– #1 Kearney High vs. #3 Lincoln High – 6:30 @ KHS
Girls B-7 Sub-District @ Aurora
Saturday
– #4 Kearney Catholic def. #5 York – 6-0
Monday
– #1 Aurora vs. #4 Kearney Catholic – 4:30
– #2 Northwest vs. #3 Hastings – 6:00
Tuesday
– B-7 Sub-District Final – 5:00
Baseball:
Saturday
– Lincoln Southwest def. Kearney High – 5-2
Monday
– Kearney High vs. Omaha Burke – 3:30 @ Memorial Field
Girls Tennis:
Saturday
– Kearney High 3rd @ 12-Team Papillion-La Vista Invite
– Kearney Catholic 5th @ Columbus Invite
Monday
– Kearney High @ Lincoln Invite – 8:30 @ Woods Tennis Center
Thursday
– Kearney High @ Lincoln Triangular – 1:00 @ Woods Tennis Center
– Kearney Catholic Invite – 9:00 @ Harmon Park
Friday
– Kearney High @ Norfolk – 4:00
Boys Golf:
Tuesday
– Kearney High @ Lincoln Invite – 9:00 @ Highlands GC
– Kearney Catholic @ GICC Invite – 9:00 @ Indianhead GC
Saturday
– Kearney Catholic @ Centennial Conference – 9:00 @ Indianhead GC
Track & Field:
Saturday
– Kearney Catholic (Boys 9th/Girls 5th) Centennial Conference Meet
Wednesday
– Kearney High @ HAC Championships – 11:30 @ Grand Island
Friday
– Kearney Catholic @ Cozad – 4:00