FREMONT – Here’s your look at local sports, from the desk of Rich Ray:
The Nebraska volleyball schedule is set after the Big Ten announced the conference-wide schedule on Tuesday night. The conference-only schedule is 11 weeks with two games each week against the same opponent. Regular-season competition runs January 22 through April 3. The first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament will begin April 8-10. NCAA Regionals will be April 15-17 with the NCAA Semifinals on April 22 and the NCAA Final on April 24.
Nebraska opens the season at Indiana on Jan. 22 and 23. The Huskers then return home to take on Northwestern (Jan. 29-30) and Maryland (Feb. 5-6) before traveling to New Jersey to face Rutgers on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. The next week, the Huskers host Minnesota on Feb. 19 and Feb. 21 before heading to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.
The Huskers open the month of March with an away series against Illinois (March 5-6). On March 13-14, NU hosts Ohio State. The following week, Nebraska will play Iowa in a two-game series where each team gets a home match. The match on March 17 will be in Iowa City while the match on March 20 will be in Lincoln. Nebraska finishes the month in Ann Arbor when it competes against Michigan on March 26 and 27. The Huskers finish the regular-season at home against Penn State on April 1 and 2.
The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns home after a three-game road swing to celebrate New Year’s Eve against No. 15 Northwestern. Tip-off between the Huskers (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and the unbeaten and defending Big Ten co-champion Wildcats (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 1 p.m.
The Nebraska men’s basketball program hits the road for the final time in 2020, as the Huskers travel to Columbus, Ohio for a matchup with No. 25/20 Ohio State.
Tipoff from Value City Arena between the Huskers and Buckeyes is slated for 5:30 p.m.
Coming up today:
FHS GBB vs. LNS – HAC Quarterfinals- 2pm- KHUB
FHS BBB vs. Columbus- HAC Consolation @ LNE- 5pm
FHS G WR @ Winnebago Invite- 11am
Bergan GBB @ Ashland-Greenwood Tournament vs. A/G- 2:30pm- Mix 105.5, FM
Bergan BBB @ Ashland-Greenwood Tournament vs. A/G- 4:30pm- Miz 105.5, FM
Blair G/B BB @ Gross Tournament- vs. Gross- Girls 11am; Boys 12:30pm
MU W BB @ USD- 6pm
