This video ends “In my office down the hall, there’s an image of MSG. On the marquee it says Big East Champions and there’s a Marquette logo... No one has ever won the tournament in MSG wearing a Marquette uniform. Our job is to change that.” - Shaka
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changed that tonight
"The great thing about player development is that it's really personal development. At
@MarquetteU
, you better be about relationships."
@CoachShakaSmart
details the
@MarquetteMBB
program identity, and the Golden Eagles' vision with March around the corner. Shootaround feature:
Marquette warming up in George Thompson warm ups ahead of their game against No. 6 Baylor. Thompson played for
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from 1966-1969 and recently passed away
Some personal news! Today is my first day as a sports reporter for
@theindependent
I’m looking forward to all that comes with covering high school sports in Central Nebraska!
2025 four-star Davion Hannah who plays at Nicolet High School is in attendance for No. 25 Marquette vs No. 6 UConn. Hannah is listed at 6’5 and holds an offer from
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BREAKING: Marquette volleyball is the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Marquette will host the first and second rounds. They'll play Ball State in the first round
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Sharon Zavala has retired from coaching volleyball. In her time at Grand Island Central Catholic she won more games than anyone in Nebraska high school sports history. My story on Zavala and her legendary career
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Excited to share that this weekend I won first place in the “Sports Column” category from the Nebraska Press Association. It’s only fitting that the story referenced Marquette and the state of Wisconsin.
Here’s the link to the story:
Such a good story and my favorite part is the graf about
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head coach Shaka Smart texting Elliott “way to go get them” after each Pitt win over North Carolina
“That’s the best compliment I can say about Greg: His spirit is radiant. I think he’s brought that to our team at Pitt.”
Had a ton of fun writing this one. A closer look into the journey of Pitt's glue guy, Greg Elliott (
@GE3__
):
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@ZobelReyse
is the Independent’s All-Heartland Super Squad honorary captain. It's the second straight honor for a
@GINWSoftball
player. Here's my story on Zobel and how it came out in print for
@theindependent
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Link:
The Central City/Centura baseball team is going to the state tournament for the fourth straight year after defeating Omaha Roncalli Catholic 1-0
It was a tight game with the run not coming till the final inning
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Today's front page of
@theindependent
and front page of the sports section is
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themed after the Vikings won the Class B state title to go back-to-back!
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Story:
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Four years ago, when Mitch Sadd and this years seniors started their softball journey at Northwest there was no telling what they’d accomplish. My latest on their storied run
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Northwest seniors end storied ride with a win
On the first Golden Eagle Sports report of the year for
@marquetteutv
back on September 20th I made a take about the rest of the season for
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All I'm gonna say is I told you so
The Broken Bow girls basketball team is off to a 10-2 start with both losses being decided by four points a piece. The Indians are scoring over 60 points a game, the most in the area
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My first prep notebook of the season
Some personal news:
I’m excited to announce I recently started an internship with
@journalsentinel
for the summer!
Huge thanks to
@GovWatcher
for helping me get to this position.
It’s been a dream of mine to work for the JS and I’m so excited for this opportunity
Carolyn Maser signed her national letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at the Division 1 level today. My story on that and other local athletes who signed today
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has Shaka Smart and DeAndre Haynes at Myers Park hs in Charlotte and they have two 4⭐️ players in the class of 2024 in Sir Muhammad a 6’5 SF and Bishop Boswell a 6’4 CG as well as a 5⭐️ in the 2025 class, that being AJ White a 6’7 SF
This morning the Northwest girls golf team was the recipient of six new sets of clubs, six push carts and PGA Professional instruction thanks to the PGA REACH Nebraska’s Clubs FORE Youth Program
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My story⬇️
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wins its second straight Class B state title. It was a back-and-forth game until the very end. Here’s my story on the game and video of the final play for
@theindependent
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Story:
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Here’s the full quote to what
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head coach Shaka Smart had to say about how his team shot 7-for-10 from 3-point range in the first half and 2-for-13 from 3-point range in the second half
Shaka Smart told the campers this about Oso: “The best things that he does basketball wise are dribble and pass… I’m biased but I would say he’s the best dribbler in the country for someone that’s 6’11.”
Sam Wells led the way for St. Paul in a 56-50 win over Centura. He also had a block that changed the game
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St. Paul coach Chip Bahe on Sam: “Sam scores the ball but Sam is such a cerebral complete player just a warrior of things.”
Link:
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📍Doniphan-Trumbull - it’s almost time for some Class C-1, Subdistrict 9 boys basketball. Centura will play St. Paul with the winner moving on to play Doniphan-Trumbull tomorrow. I’ll have updates and a recap to follow
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Here's what
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head coach Ryan Theis said on getting his 200th career win as the coach at Marquette:
"It just means I'm getting old. I'm thankful that Marquette has allowed me to be an employee here for a ninth season so I can get to 200, but a bit of a longevity award."
BREAKING: Marquette volleyball will play Dayton Thursday in the the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Marquette will head to host school Purdue who was ranked 6th
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@LincolnEastGolf
has the team lead at Riverside Golf Club after the first round of the Class A state tournament. East’s Isabella Elgert has the individual lead after going -1 in the first round. My latest!
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📍Grand Island Senior High School - at the top of the hour GISH welcomes in Kearney. The girls will play first, followed by the boys. I’ll have updates throughout the night and a recap will follow
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Jack Poppe is this year’s boys basketball All-Heartland Super Squad captain. The sophomore guard helped lead Doniphan-Trumbull back to state and battled some adversity during the season
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In just over 20 minutes the Marquette women’s basketball team will host Georgetown. For Georgetown it’s their first game action in just over a month. I’ll be tweeting live updates about the game and have a recap for
@MUWireSports
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The Central City/Centura baseball team defeated Arlington 4-2 to advance to a district final. It's one game away from making its fourth straight trip to state
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@GINWSoftball
is onto Omaha with a chance to be Class B state champs in back-to-back years. Here's my story on how the Vikings got the win today
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This game is over and
@GINWSoftball
is heading to Omaha after a swing of the bat from Reyse Zobel. She hits a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth for the win
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Northwest continues its run back to state and extends its winning streak to 10 games against Grand Island Central Catholic. My recap and first byline for
@theindependent
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After going 2-0 over the weekend with wins over No. 11 Kentucky and Ohio the Marquette volleyball team is now ranked No. 24 in the latest
@AVCAVolleyball
poll.
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will play No. 6 Wisconsin on Friday night in Madison
Pretty cool to see my byline and story on the front page of the
@mutribune
! Be sure to check it out and everything inside
Read my story on
@MarquetteVB
making it to the Sweet 16!
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Thursday's
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game inside the Al McGuire Center against Central Michigan is going to be a white out. Just said at the women's volleyball game. The game is for Marquette students only
Doniphan-Trumbull is heading to Lincoln for the third straight year, defeating Fillmore Central 71-51
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Story with photos and video highlights:
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coach Kelan Buhr on playing and winning the District Final at home for the first time⬇️
The boys basketball all-area teams are out now!
Super Squad
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-Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull
-Mukadi Mukoma, GISH
-Ayden Zikmund, Central City
-Riley Bombeck, Shelton
-Ashton Simmons, Shelton
Link below with the second, third and fourth teams
📍Al McGuire Center - it’s almost time for the Big East volleyball championship between No. 17 Creighton and St. John’s. The Bluejays are going for their 9th Big East tournament championship. I’ll have updates and a recap following the game
Shaka Smart told the campers about how he recruits: “When we recruit guys, we’re gonna call your teachers and we’re gonna ask what was he like in class. We’re gonna find out kind of the makeup and the character you have.”
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Grand Island Senior High comes in at No. 5 in the state in the updated state baseball rankings
Central City comes in at No. 2 in Class C
Adams Central comes in at No. 5 in Class C
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The sun has set and the lights are on as Northwest will play GICC for a spot in the district final on Friday. Stay locked into this thread for updates on the game and a recap to come later for the
@theindependent
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📍Hastings St. Cecilia - it’s almost time for the girls Central Conference tournament championship between GICC and Lincoln Christian. GICC is riding a 10 game win streak and its lone loss of the season came to Lincoln Christian. I’ll have updates and a recap to follow
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Dortch posts some photos from his official visit and was in attendance at yesterday’s scrimmage. He’s listed as a 6’8 power forward on
@247Sports
and is ranked 114 in the composite rankings
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Doniphan-Trumbull came up just short in Saturdays game
DT coach Kelan Buhr on the loss to Omaha Concordia: "We haven’t been pushed very much this year, they’re one of the best teams in C-1 and we just went toe-to-toe with them."
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2023 four-star Tre Norman has committed to Marquette, he tells
@On3Recruits
.
“Marquette really separated themselves from other schools in the recruiting process.”
Story:
St. Paul's Sam Wells took home the Class C individual state golf title, though not without some drama
GICC took home fourth place with Jack Alberts finishing tied for sixth
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My Class C state golf story ⬇️
Doniphan-Trumbull is now one win away from a trip to Lincoln after a 61-52 win over Adams Central.
It was a packed house and a game with some early twists and turns.
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Shaka Smart told the campers this about Tyler Kolek:“He’s humble too, he’s the best point guard in the BIG EAST. He led the league in assists last year. So this next year he’s gonna lead the nation in assists.”
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In just about 30 minutes Marquette will be taking on Ball State in the first round of the
@WomensNIT
I’ll be tweeting live updates about the game and have a recap for
@MUWireSports
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In the latest
@AVCAVolleyball
poll Marquette comes in at No. 16 and moves up two spots after being No. 18 last week. The Golden Eagles will travel to play No. 21 Creighton on Friday in a matchup between the top two teams in the league
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This game is over and
@GINWSoftball
is heading to Omaha after a swing of the bat from Reyse Zobel. She hits a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth for the win
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📍Lynn Farrell Arena - the Heartland Hoops Holiday Classic is set to get underway at 11:15 am with Shelton vs Osceola as the opening game. I’ll have updates throughout the day for the six games and recaps for the GICC and GISH game
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PREVIEW:
Northwest softball will play for the Class B state championship today at 3:30 and has a chance to go back-to-back. The Vikings got here with a win on Saturday. Here’s my story on how the Vikings punched their ticket
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Northwest continues its run back to state and extends its winning streak to 10 games against Grand Island Central Catholic. My recap and first byline for
@theindependent
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I’m not sure if the broadcast caught it, but after the buzzer sounded and Marquette won assistant coach DeAndre Haynes and Darryl Morsell embraced at halfcourt with a massive hug. The two spent the last two season’s at Maryland and the combo is 4-0 vs Illinois the last 3 seasons
I’m at Grand Island Senior High for some
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volleyball between the Grand Island Senior High Islanders and the Lincoln North Star Gators. The Islanders come into this one on a nine-game win streak. Stay locked into this thread for live updates
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lands Kushner as a grad transfer. She averaged 2.2 kills per set, 2.39 digs per set and had 21 aces across 24 matches this past season for Illinois State
not done yet ;) so excited to share that i will be attending marquette university next fall to finish up my eligibility while also getting my masters degree. so excited to be a golden eagle! 💛💙