Governor Pete Ricketts laid out the changes coming for the next two Directed Health Measures Monday, the second of which could mean a full Memorial Stadium for Husker football. The first announced DHM, Phase III, is set to go into effect June 22. While a number of businesses will see occupancy changes to allow more…… Read more »
The Nebraska School Activities Association says member schools can begin camps, clinics, and summer leagues for most sports next week. The NSAA will allow the camps, clinics, and summer leagues for all NSAA sanctioned activities except basketball, football, soccer, and wrestling. Those sports will be allowed to hold open gyms with restrictions: individual skills and…… Read more »
Baseball and softball have already been given the green light to return in June. Now, others may be on the way too. At his daily COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Pete Ricketts outlined changes to upcoming Statewide Directed Health Measures. Among the changes were categories of sports by contact level based on guidance from the American…… Read more »
Guidelines for some summer sports give specified dates for practices and games to take place next month. At his Monday press briefing, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts laid the groundwork for softball and baseball to take place this summer. Other sports will have guidelines released “as it is determined participation in those sports meet health and…… Read more »
The Nebraska Shrine Bowl becomes the latest sporting event in the state to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement from the Executive Board Wednesday, members were concerned about the pandemic’s impact on student-athletes’ preparations for the game. With this in mind, Executive Director Dave McDonald and the Board “concluded that the 62nd…… Read more »
After the governor’s Directed Health Measure (DHM) Monday, all that was left for the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) to do was make it official. The NSAA said in a statement Thursday that all remaining “activity practices and competitions, including district and state competitions, have been cancelled for this school year.” On Wednesday, Governor Pete…… Read more »
The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is extending the suspension of practices and competitions. In a statement posted to their website, the NSAA says “practices and competitions are suspended through May 1”, which is an extension from an earlier statement that suspended practices until March 30 and competitions until April 2. The NSAA added again…… Read more »
The first day back from hosting a limited attendance state boy’s basketball tournament, the Nebraska Schools Activities Association (NSAA) has made a decision on spring sports. The update says that beginning today, March 16, “all NSAA activity practices are suspended until Monday, March 30 and all NSAA activity competitions are suspended until Thursday, April 2. ”…… Read more »
As a way to make up for limiting attendance at this weekend’s High School Boy’s State Basketball Championships, the NSAA has worked to make games available for those unable to go. The NSAA says in a statement that all of the games “Thursday and Friday of the NSAA Boys Basketball Championships will be available, free…… Read more »
Garrett Hustedt, a linebacker from Mount Michael in Elkhorn, has committed to the Huskers as a walk-on. He is the 18th member of the 2019 walk-on class. The 6-foot-2, 220 pound prospect made 102 tackles and nine sacks in his senior season, according to his Hudl profile. He chose Nebraska over a number of Divison…… Read more »