He's the best in the state! Congratulations to our sports director, Doug Duda, on being chosen as the Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year! There is nobody more deserving than him.
Congratulations to our own Doug Duda for receiving his Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year award! Doug was in North Carolina this week to attend the
@NSMASportsMedia
awards event.
๐๐ Doug Duda is the Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year! ๐๐
Nobody works harder to cover local high school and college sports than Doug. We are lucky to have him leading our team!
Thanks to Kearney's own Heinrich Haarberg (
@HKHaarberg10
) for joining The Doug & Daddy Show on Friday!
The
#Huskers
only returning scholarship QB discussed his throwing motion, the QB room, his future position and more.
Story and full interview ๐
Congratulations to our own Doug Duda for being named a finalist for Nebraska Sportscaster of the year! Nobody works harder to cover local sports than Doug!
The Beranek family received the John Wooden Legacy Award on Friday night on behalf of Paul Beranek, the Ravenna basketball coaching legend who died in 2015.
Here is video from the ceremony and thoughts from
@drake_beranek
.
#BStrong
We were lucky to have Bill Busch (
@Coach_BuschGBR
) on the Doug & Daddy Show today. Here's a ๐งต of his top comments.
"I expressed interest but never had any formal conversations."
Busch talks about why D-1 coaches like himself and Ryan Held had interest in the UNK job.
Former coaches Roger Mathiesen, Steve Larson, and Craig Lathrop will be inducted into the Kearney High Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. Check out their accomplishments and the other inductees here.
#nebpreps
NEW: Adams Central football coach Shawn Mulligan is stepping down. Defensive Coordinator Josh Lewis will take over the program. Mulligan led
@ACPatriotsFB
to the playoffs in five-straight seasons.
#nebpreps
@goacpatriots
Congratulations again to our ESPN Tri-Cities athlete of the month Sydney Davis! We delivered her t-shirt and certificate and she delivered 18 points in a Centura win over Cozad!
#nebpreps
The
@loperwrestling
team picked up some more recognition on Tuesday. The Buffalo County Commissioners presented the Lopers and coach Dalton Jensen with an Achievement Award for winning the National Championship!
Congratulations to the Kearney Catholic girls track and field team for finishing as Class C co-runners up! They did it with only four athletes at the meet!
#nebpreps
@kearneycatholic
@KC_track
Wide receivers coach
@CoachM_Harper
carried the whistle as head coach at Wednesday's UNK football practice. Here's the story on why
@CoachRHeld
elevated Harper for the day.
Colby Ellis, who has been a grad assistant at Nebraska and special teams coordinator at Missouri Southern, will be the Lopers offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Linebacker Zach Schlager of
@UNK_Football
says he still has something to prove heading into his sixth college football season. Here's our spring football feature on the McCook native.
NEW: Former Kearney girls basketball coach J.D. Carson has sued the parent of a player and additional unnamed defendants.
He is seeking $172,920 in special damages, among other damages.
Class C-1 ๐ FINAL:
#6
Adams Central 31
#3
McCook 17
The Patriots avenge a loss to the Bison from three weeks ago! The Patriots are heading to the semifinals for the third time in four years!
#nebpreps
@goacpatriots
Former Kearney High girls basketball coach JD Carson is filing a defamation lawsuit regarding allegations that led to his resignation. Court documents say he plans to name the parent of a player as the defendant.
Jesse Ornelas brings experience coaching at schools in Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois to UNK. He spent three years coaching at fellow MIAA member Central Oklahoma.
"This is playoff weather to me" - TJ Davis (
@davistj05
)
"I like it" -
@CoachJoshLynn
40 mph gusts ๐จ๐จ aren't slowing down the Lopers! Here's our
@NCNSports
spring practice report:
Thanks to
#Huskers
QB and former
@KCStarsFootball
standout Heinrich Haarberg for joining the Doug & Daddy Show yesterday!
"This staff, really, they've done a lot to help me improve and build my confidence back up."
Full interview with
@HKHaarberg10
:
Boys ๐ Preview:
A high-profile transfer from Arizona and several top returning scorers are fueling high expectations for
@drake_beranek
and the
@KHS_BoysBBall
team.
#nebpreps
Former UNK quarterback TJ Davis was one of four Lopers at Nebraska's Pro Day. Here are his thoughts on a position change and video from the workouts.
@UNK_Football
๐ธ๐: Turns out the stateโs best radio sports broadcaster has a face for TV as well!
@ESPN_TriCities
โs Doug Duda is patrolling the sidelines for
@NewsChannelNE
#nebpreps
JUST IN: Kearney Catholic will have a new volleyball coach for the 2024 season. Kris Conner (
@kricon
) is stepping down after guiding the Stars to four state titles and compiling 753 career wins.
#nebpreps
/
@KCHSVolleyball1
Thursday the 'Doug and Daddy Show' is live from 8-man camp in Hastings. We'll chat with area players and coaches Josh Deines
@JoshDeines
and Mike Speirs
@NE8manFB
. Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle
@CoachSchloss
joins us ahead of the CWS. Join us at 11!
Class C-1 Girls ๐ FINAL: Adams Central 51 Arlington 34
Megyn Scott scores 21 and the
@goacpatriots
are going to state for the 3rd straight year!
Listen on 1550/92.7!
#nebpreps
How does Heinrich Haarberg balance the emotions of Saturday's success with knowing he has a long career ahead?
"I think you just keep dreaming. You keep dreaming bigger."
Thanks to
@HKHaarberg10
for joining us on Monday! Full
#Huskers
interview:
The Kearney Catholic Stars are boys golf champions for the first time!
@kearneycatholic
was led by sophomore Jackson Dunham, who won the individual title.
#nebpreps
As the summer goes on, some of the moments from Saturdayโs
@NEShrineBowl
game will fade from the playersโ memories. Eight-year-old Hemmer had her legs amputated when she was a year old. The Lincoln resident doesnโt let her condition stop her.
#nebpreps
Congratulations to the
@HoldregeDusters
! They pulled off the upset over Broken Bow 37-35 and will play Minden for the subdistrict title on Thursday!
#nebpreps
BREAKING: Gareth Stroh has committed to play next baseball season at Wichita State. Gareth, will be joining his brother Seth who will be a freshman at Which this fall.
#nebpreps
A big thank you to
@Sean_Callahan
and
@BryanMunson_
for sharing some great behind-the-scenes info on the latest
#Huskers
recruiting class! Disappointingly, they made no prediction for the teamโs record this year ๐
Members of Kearney Special Olympics were among those who came to send the
@UNKvolleyball
team off to the NCAA tournament! Good luck to the Lopers!
#LopesUp
Congratulations to Anthony Noreen of the
@TriCityStorm
on the coach of the year honor! He'll be on the Doug & Daddy Show tomorrow to give some final thoughts on the season.
Kearney High School has announced Broc Howard as the next Head Boys Track & Field Coach at KHS. Howard was the interim coach for the 2018 season.
#KHS
#Bearcats
Class A Boys ๐ FINAL: Gretna 65 Kearney 63
A ferocious comeback for the Bearcats comes up inches short. Ben Johnsonโs game winner hits off the front of the rim. Gretna is going to state and Kearneyโs season ends at 17-7.
#nebpreps
The
@TriCityStorm
can clinch the regular season championship to win the Anderson Cup AND get the most wins in franchise history this weekend. Free watch party tonight and Saturday. Coach Anthony Noreen says this group is special.
Coming off a record-setting effort at regionals, the UNK women's golf team tees off Tuesday for the first time at the NCAA championships.
@unk_womensgolf
Congratulations to the
@OvertonEagles
on winning the Class D state golf meet! They showed incredible balance, with each golfer firing between an 82 and an 88 both days.
#nebpreps
The Loper volleyball team is going to play at Memorial Stadium! The Doug & Daddy Show talked with
@UNKvolleyball
coach Rick Squiers about Volleyball Day in Nebraska.
Doug & Jimmy are live on the air for an extended Doug & Daddy Show today until the
@CoachMattRhule
introductory press conference at 1:30. Tune in!
#Huskers
We are excited to announce the newest show on ESPN Tri-Cities! Starting Monday, listen to "The Damon Benning Show with Ravi Lulla" from 7:00-10:00 a.m. From
#Huskers
to
#nebpreps
sports, they'll cover it all!
@HurrdatSports
/
@damonbenning
/
@ralulla
Introducing: "The Damon Benning Show with Ravi Lulla"
Coming Aug. 28, the morning show airs M-F from 7-10 a.m. on
@AM590ESPNRadio
in Omaha and expanding to
@ESPN_TriCities
!
You can still follow the show live streamed here, on the Hurrdat Sports and Hail Varsity YouTube
Tuesday on the 'Doug and Daddy Show' Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook
@jcook2
joins us. Aurora native and Creighton's Baylor Scheierman
@playforhim3
stops by. Adams Central girls basketball coach Evan Smith
@coachsmith14ac
and more Husker football news. Join us at 11!
Kooper Reece hasn't played a snap since blowing out his knee on Oct. 1, 2022.
Still, the Valentine native is grinding it out at
@UNK_Football
spring practice ahead of what will be his 7th season as a Loper.
The Bearcats are staying in-house for the next
@KearneyHigh
girls basketball coach. Former Bearcat JD Carson will take over for Kyle Fletcher and lead the program.
#nebpreps
"These guys, they are like caged animals. They wanna compete against somebody else." -
@HastingsBroncos
Head Softball Coach Troy Baker
#G2BAB
@HastingsSB19
Listen to the Doug & Daddy Show Interview Here:
๐ FINAL: Adams Central 7 Minden 6
The Patriots come from behind after the game restarted this afternoon to get a hard fought win! The Josh Lewis era starts with a victory.
#nebpreps
@ACPatriotsFB
Girls ๐ FINAL: Overton 35 Wilcox-Hildreth 33
The
@OvertonEagles
make free throws late to win the D2-8 subdistrict championship! Wil-Hil had a chance in the final seconds but lost the ball. Both teams advance to a district final!
#nebpreps
We now know who will be the next person to lead the Kearney girls basketball team.
Drew Danielson is leaving the Hastings High boys program to come to Kearney.
#nebpreps
Drew Johnson says he decided to leave conference foe Newman University for UNK because of the school's standard of excellence and the people. Here's our full story on the Lopers new women's basketball coach.
@UNK_Athletics
Thanks to
@steven_sipple
for featuring our interview with
#Huskers
QB Heinrich Haarberg in his column!
Want to listen to the whole thing? Click here: โฆ
Or listen to the entire 12/22 show on Spotify, etc. -
Congratulations once again to our April 2023 ESPN Tri-Cities Male Athlete of the Month Cameron Brumbaugh of Hastings High School. He won an ESPN Tri-Cities Athlete of the Month T-Shirt and Certificate.
@HastingsTigers
Congratulations once again to our March 2023 ESPN Tri-Cities Female Athlete of the Month Rachel Goodon of Adams Central Jr.-Sr. High School. She won an ESPN Tri-Cities Athlete of the Month T-Shirt and Certificate.
Girls ๐ FINAL: Beatrice 61 Kearney 58
The Lady O win a game of massive momentum shifts to improve to 10-1! Alijah Stable is the offensive player of the game and Addie Hatcliff is the defensive player of the game.
#nebpreps
@kwbe1450
From Hi-Line to the Huskers!
Ryker Evans of
@bulls_hi
made it official today by signing his letter of intent to play football at Nebraska. Here is our story on his journey to the Big Red.
#nebpreps
Boys C-1๐ FINAL: Ogallala 66 Adams Central 30
The Indians improve to 26-0 with an impressive district final victory. The Patriots end the season 12-12.
#nebpreps
@goacpatriots
@OGIndians
Doug says Creightonโs Khyri Thomas being drafted continues the issue of Creighton menโs basketball dominating Nebraska despite resource differences.
Class C-2 Boys ๐ FINAL: Ponca 37 Hastings St. Cecilia 28
The Indians used a 12-0 run in the 4th quarter to make it to state for the first time since 2022. St. Cecilia ends the season 13โ11.
#nebpreps
Terry Owens (Harvard), Michael Klinginsmith (Kearney Catholic), Michael McClaren (GICC), and Keenan McCurdy (UNK) will all be inducted into the NSWCA Hall of Fame this summer!
#nebpreps