"Nobody else probably believed that we would be in the championship game, much less have a chance to win it, but we believed."
Nebraska head coach Amy Williams (
@gussowilliams5
) says her team believed they'd get to the title game, and they did it! Incredible run by the
#Huskers
NEBRASKA IS HEADED TO THE SWEET 16!!!!
The
#Huskers
defeated Tennessee 2-1 in front of a sold out crowd at Hibner!
Next up is UC Irvine on Sunday at 1pm right back here at home!
Statement from Texas A&M Associate AD Alan Cannon about Trev Alberts:
"Texas A&M President Mark Welsh appointed a seven-person committee to search for our new Director of Athletics. I have not received any notification from the President or anyone on the committee at this time."
Josh Caron (
@joshcaron16
) is going to be eating good tonight courtesy of Jalen Worthley (
@WorthleyJalen
)! A great way to celebrate a B1G tournament title!
Some beautiful ariel shots of tonight's match!
What an incredible record-breaking night!
Over 90,000 in attendance for Volleyball Day in Nebraska!
Huskers sweep Omaha in 3 sets!
📹:
@NEStatePatrol
#Huskers
"Knowing that Nebraska has this fan base and this support group for women's sports in general...it's awesome and I cannot wait to be a part of it."
Incoming Nebraska volleyball freshman Sky Pierce (
@SkyPierce21
) is already feeling Husker nation's love of women's sports!
Quick announcement: I am staying in Nebraska! I accepted an MMJ position with WOWT in Omaha! I am excited to wrap my final night at KLKN tonight and begin my new journey with WOWT! My first day is August 1st! I’m happy to stay in Nebraska and can’t wait to get started!
"I am so proud of this team, I have enjoyed the ride with them so much.."
Nebraska head coach Amy Williams (
@gussowilliams5
) holding back her emotions following tonight's loss to Oregon State. Hard fought battle for the
#Huskers
.
We know her as Amy Williams (
@gussowilliams5
) head coach of Nebraska women's basketball but to her former teammates, she is affectionately known as "Gus"
"HOW ABOUT THEM TITANS?!"
Norris (
@NorrisFootball
) takes home a solid 49-7 victory over the Crete Cardinals on the road tonight!
I caught up with senior RB Blake Macklin (
@blakejmacklin
) and head coach Ty Twarling after the win!
"It's special, it means a lot for where we've come and how far we've come in women's sports, and we're highlighting women's sports more and more."
Thank you to Lincoln Southeast (
@lsehs
) AD Kara Graham for taking the time to talk about the growth of women's sports in Nebraska!
Huskers QB Chubba Purdy talked about how great it is to go up against the defense at practice. “They are great at disguising coverage” He says it has helped a lot in preparing for the season.
"My whole life, I've always wanted to help people."
East's Thomas Fraley (
@TFraley2024
) plans to enter pre-med when he attends Emporia State University this fall! Always great to see local kids following their passions! Kansas is getting a great one this semester!
Nebraska commit Troy Peltz (
@TroyPeltz27
) crushed a grand slam to finish off an 8-1 win over Norris in the championship game of the Spartan Invitational today!
The first ever
@HuskerSoftball
Fan Day was amazing! Head coach Rhonda Revelle (
@RhondaRevelle
) calling all of those young players to the front of the stage was inspiring. Softball is very special to me. To see the love Nebraska has for this sport is truly indescribable!
"They have just been among us a lot"
Nebraska softball head coach Rhonda Revelle (
@RhondaRevelle
) says she will miss the presence of this senior group the most.
Avaerie Graves with the assist to Catrice Olds for the game sealing bucket!
The Lincoln Southeast Knights (
@LSEgirlsBball
) are Class A-6 district champs!
I spoke with Nyaluak Dak (
@NyaluakDak
) and her family after the win!
I accepted a position with KLKN in Nebraska to work as their Weekend Sports Anchor/MMJ! I am excited for the opportunity and CAN NOT wait to get started! Time for this west coast boy to try out the Midwest 😎
Who doesn't love a good rivalry game on a Friday night?!
Lincoln Southeast (
@LSEAthletics
) defeated Lincoln Southwest 30-14 at Seacrest Field!
I caught up with the team and head coach Ryan Gottula after the win.
#nebpreps
#GOTW
Norris Titans (
@TitanHoops160
) Evan Greenfield (
@Evgreenfield22
) and Barret Boesiger (
@barretboesiger
) share what it means to advance to championship Saturday!
This is the Titans first state title appearance since 2003!
High school football season is underway in Nebraska!
The Crete Cardinals hung on to defeat Omaha Westview 31-28 tonight at Al Papik field!
Below are some extended highlights from tonight's contest!
@CreteCardsFB
@Channel8ABC
Took a trip to Lincoln North Star to catch up with the Navigators as they prepare for the start of the season!
Gators throwing DIMES 👀
I'll have more from
@LNSFootball
coming up this weekend on
@Channel8ABC
!
"It was about the best cold-water bath I have ever had in my life, so that was amazing."
Norris (
@Norris_Baseball
) head coach Sean Bartholomew says it means a lot to him to see this team win a state title! The Titans are class B champs!!!
"It's good to see that we can respond."
Kale Fountain (
@KKFountain10
) discusses the Titans (
@Norris_Baseball
) 13-2 opening round win over Lincoln Northwest. The Titans will face the winner of Waverly/Beatrice!
"We have a relationship like no other team...I've been waiting since middle school for this"
Southeast's Catrice Olds (
@CatriceOlds
) shares her feelings following tonight's district title win over Pius X
Crew Moeller (
@cmoe_4
) shuts the door on Gretna East!!
The Norris Titans (
@Norris_Baseball
) are class B champions for the first time since 2013!!!!
Fastball was working for Waverly (
@WaverlyBase_V
) reliever Owen Schieffer (
@SchiefferOwen
) in today's 8-5 win over Beatrice.
3 innings of relief and 3 k's for the RHP.
Waverly will face Norris on Monday in round 2!
Welcome to Tampa, Florida!
The
#Huskers
are warming up ahead of open practice today as they prepare for Thursdays match with Pitt!
Annie Elming (
@AnnElming
) and I will have more coming up tonight on
@Channel8ABC
!
#4
Nebraska volleyball season so far:
✅sell out Memorial Stadium
✅beat
#5
Stanford on the road
✅undefeated record
This team is incredible! We’re just getting started!
Friday, I headed out to Ashland-Greenwood for their blue/white scrimmage!
The Blue Jays return some solid talent in RB Drake Zimmerman, QB Dane Jacobsen, and WR Thomas Spears to name a few.
I will have more from the
@AGBluejayFball
scrimmage coming up tonight on
@Channel8ABC
!
In double overtime, the
@EastSpartans
completed a 14 point comeback victory to beat the Lincoln Southeast Knights 31-28 on Friday!
I caught up with head coach John Gingery and the Spartans following their impressive victory!
#nebpreps
Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule drops the puck and we are underway at the Ice Box!
Highlights from tonight’s
@LincolnStars
game coming up at 10pm on
@Channel8ABC
!
"They are the X-factor, I am the common denominator."
Lincoln Southeast girls' basketball coach (
@LSEgirlsBball
) Isaiah Dell talks about the Knights journey to a district title!
Under cloudy skies and some light rain, fall camp is underway for the Nebraska Cornhuskers!
Later this morning, we will hear from coach Rhule and players following the conclusion of practice.
More from fall camp coming up tonight on
@Channel8ABC
!
#HuskerFB
"Is it the shoes? It's gotta be the shoes!"
9 points for Crete's Kenner Svitak (
@creteBBALL
) in tonight's win over Platteview! Rocking the miss matched kicks out on the floor.
How about back to back homeruns by the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers! The Cavs would end up taking this one over NEN 13-5.
Highlights on
@Channel8ABC
later tonight.
@BNCavsSoftball
We have a new HR king in Class A! Norris junior
@KKFountain10
broke the Class B record earlier this week and today he hit this monster shot to break the Class A record of 24! Congratulations to the LSU commit!
Its been dubbed the "rally of all rallies" enjoy the full 1:43 seconds of this incredible play!
What a moment to witness in person!
The Bob was LOUD tonight!!!
Big win for Nebraska over Kentucky! Conference play begins Friday.
#GBR
#B1GVB
@HuskerVB
The Bishop Neumann Cavaliers get a HUGE homerun from Jill Johnson to extend their lead over the Central City Bison! Cavs ended up taking this one 18 to 5.
@BNCavsSoftball
@nsaahome
Watch Lincoln Christian's (
@Linc_Christian
) Luke Reiling absolutely FLY around the bases on this triple!
Reiling went 1 for 4 with 2 runs in the Crusaders 5-4 opening round win!
LCS faces Adams Central on Monday!
"If you want to know the definition of grit, that was it right there.."
The Norris Titans (
@NorrisTitanGBB
) are Class B-3 champs and are headed back to state!
Head coach Wally Johnson shares his excitement for what's next following today's comeback win over York.
Took a trip out to Firth for Titans camp as Norris High School prepares for their week 0 game against Blair this Friday! Let the high school football season begin!
@LaurenMichelson
will have more from
@NorrisFootball
coming up on Thursday on
@Channel8ABC
!
I am not much of a photographer but as I was leaving Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday, I snagged this photo of Memorial Stadium being swallowed up by last nights fog
Welcome to a chilly Memorial Stadium as Nebraska faces
#17
Iowa in the annual Heroes Game!
The
#Huskers
enter play today looking to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2017!
Kick off is set for 11 am
Carpetland gets the win 3-0 in their first American Legion World Series game!
Stats:
Garrett Springer 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 R
AJ Evasco 2 for 4, 2 doubles
Paul Shortridge 7.0 IP, 2 K, 5 H, shutout win
@EastSpartanBSB
will be back out on the field Sunday!
#Husker
head coach Fred Hoiberg said the team will know more on Monday about the ankle injury senior Keisei Tominaga suffered on this play.
He said Keisei's ankle did swell up after he twisted it but Hoiberg is optimistic he will return.
Lincoln North Star Navigators (
@lnsathletics
) Ani Leu (
@ani_leu
) and Kendall Anderson with 13 points each to lead the Gators to an opening round win over Millard North!
Nothing too impressive but I am quite proud of the little collection of media passes I’ve accumulated after 1 year at Channel 8!
I anticipate this pile will grow into a big stack of credentials as my career continues. For now, so far so good! 🤷♂️
Lincoln Southwest Silverhawk Kennadi Williams (
@kennadiw_15
) took over down the stretch in tonight's comeback win over a tough North Star Navigator squad!
"I am never surprised by it...we are so appreciative of that...its a great opportunity for our players to give back."
Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook (
@jcook2
) is excited to put on a show for fans at the Huskers spring match next month! Tickets sold out in minutes.
A monster finish by Jacob Duitsman (
@JacobDuitsman
) in today's Lincoln Lutheran (
@LLBoysHoops
) win over Cedar Catholic!
He would score a game high 27 to lead the Warriors to Friday's semifinal round!
Five-time B1G Freshman of the Week Natalie Potts (
@natpotts2023
) collected her third double-double on the season for the
#Huskers
tonight!
13 points, 10 rebounds, and 1 assist in the win over Michigan!