Taylin McNair member of national runner-up UNK volleyball team
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) team fell in the final match at Saturday night’s NCAA Division II women’s volleyball championship, earning them runner-up honors.
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Senior Taylor Jablonski plays defense against Wauneta-Palisade last week. (Johnson Publications photo)
Senior Bennett Bauerle goes for the hoop against Wauneta-Palisade on Friday. Bauerle was the leading scorer against the Broncos.(Johnson Publications photo)
Longhorn basketball chalk up pair of wins in first week of play
The Longhorn boys’ basketball varsity squad is sitting undefeated at 2-0 after winning contests last week at Cozad and a home game against Wauneta-Palisade.
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This is the look Wauneta-Palisade ball handlers faced when trying to get the ball to the basket in Friday’s game against Chase County. Putting on the defensive pressure were Sophie Spady, left, and Bryn McNair, while Alexis Richmond sets up behind. (Johnson Publications photo)
Mallie McNair scored 16 against the Lady Broncos Friday night, which pushed her over the 1,000 career point scoring mark. (Johnson Publications photo)
Ashley Bubak (34) makes a nice offensive move against pressure from Wauneta-Palisade’s Haylee Sandman. (Johnson Publications photo)
Press contributes to lopsided wins for Lady Longhorns in openers
Opponents in the first girls’ basketball games of the season last week were kept off balance with Chase County’s strong press.
McNair passes 1,000 point scoring mark
It’s a benchmark that many good basketball players hope to reach.
Jazz Sweet (12) had 17 kills and six blocks in the Huskers’ 20-25, 25-20, 32-20, 25-18 thriller against Missouri, a win that sent the Huskers to this weekend’s Sweet 16. (Johnson Publications photo)
Lauren Stivrins (26), right, helped power the fifth-seeded Huskers past Ball State in Friday’s opener with 11 kills and five blocks. (Johnson Publications photo)
Husker women advance to NCAA’s Sweet 16
The Nebraska volleyball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA tournament with wins over Ball State Friday and Missouri on Saturday.