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Josh Napier, of Ewing, won the Husker football prediction contest for the Huskers Nov. 26 game against the Hawkeyes. He selected Iowa to defeat Nebraska, 27-21. The final score was 28-21. "Hoping that team to the east eats too much tomorrow," he wrote on his Facebook entry. Pigskin predictions will take a break until the bowl game schedule is released, Dec. 5. A complete listing of games will appear in the Advocate-Messenger and on the SAM Facebook page. The individual selecting the winning...
Peyton Thomas Unlimited Sports/Nebraska News Service LINCOLN--While the Collegiate Brand Value Index ranks the University of Nebraska-Lincoln the most valuable school in the nation, success in the world of name, image and likeness is far from guaranteed. "There are lots of different lists out there, right of likes, who has the most social media followers, the highest level of revenue, and all kinds of things," said Matt Balvanz, a writer at Navigate Sports Business, who created a metric to...
LeRoy Eugene Ernst 1939 - 2021 Funeral services for LeRoy Eugene Ernst, 81, of Lincoln, were Thursday, Nov. 18, at Messiah Lutheran Church, in Lincoln. Interment will be Friday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m., at Concodria Lutheran Cemetery, in Clearwater. LeRoy died November 13, 2021. Volzke Funeral Home, in Seward, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be designated to the Ernst family. ~~~ LeRoy Eugene Ernst was born Nov. 19, 1939, to Eugene W. and Clara L. (Schacher) Ernst, in Columbus. He...
Ramey Vachal, Hanna Christensen, Chin Tung Tan Nebraska News Service State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks announces run for Congress State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of District 28 announced her bid for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District. Brooks cannot run for her state senate seat in 2022 due to term limits. The incumbent of the first district is Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Fortenberry is under indictment for allegedly lying to the FBI and has not said if he will run again in 2022. Three snow leopards die at Lincoln Children’s Zoo due to COV...
Mike Petersen, of O’Neill, won the Husker football prediction contest. He selected Purdue to upend Nebraska, 28-24. The final score was 28-23. The tenth week of pigskin predictions will open Friday, Nov. 5, on the Advocate-Messenger Facebook page. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh....
Jolene Hamilton, of Orchard, claims the week eight Husker football prediction contest. It’s her second win of the season. Hamilton predicted Minnesota to down the Huskers, 32-21. over Nebraska. She is the only contestant to pick the Gophers to beat the Huskers.. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Gri...
I will start by apologizing to my daughter Courtney. While I like the changing colors of fall and absolutely love football, I do not get excited about pumpkin spice everything. Sorry. I just can’t. With the exception of a pumpkin butter, laced with vanilla, I recently purchased, the thought of pumpkin invading every fall food and beverage choice is a turnoff. Maybe I need to clarify. I don’t mind a pumpkin spice latte with extra froth once or twice a season. Every single day from August unt...
Duane Kester, of Clearwater, claims the week six Husker football prediction contest. Kester predicted Nebraska to have a “breakout game” and predicted a 42-10 final score. He was 17 points off the final score, 56-7. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh....
Josh Napier, of Ewing, claims the week five Husker football prediction contest. Napier predicted Michigan State to prevail, 21-20. He was two points off the final score, as the Spartans relied on a field goal, in overtime, to down Nebraska. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in N...
Where were you 50 years ago, on Thanksgiving, when two of the top college football programs battled it out in what is known as the game of the century? I was hoping for a repeat outcome Saturday, when Nebraska traveled to Norman, but like many games in recent Husker history, we did not capitalize on opportunities in the scarlet zone. Part of me says, “Take the moral victory against the (then) third-ranked team in the country.” Part of me says, “Oh no, here we go again.” I refuse to debate...
Sarah Dieterman, of Norfolk, claims the week four Husker football prediction contest. Dieterman was nine points off the final score, predicting a 31-17 Sooner victory. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The individual selecting the winning team and closest final score reigns as the weekly contest victor. The weekly winner will receive a cash prize from SAM and a gift certificate, courtesy of Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh....
Two individuals will receive a cash prize from the Advocate-Messenger, in addition to a gift certificate to Sly’s Family Bar and Grill, in Neligh after predicting scores in the first two Husker football contests. Joleen Meyer picked Illinois to knock off the Huskers, 38-21, when the two teams met Aug. 28. The Illini topped Nebraska, 30-22. In last week’s contest, Harv Ofe, of Neligh, nailed the final score. He predicted Nebraska to throttle Fordham, 52-7. A final Nebraska touchdown by Mar...
The Next Level Football Camp brought more than 160 area youth to the O'Neill area on July 21 at the O'Neill High School practice field. The camp was hosted by Husker football players Wyatt Liewer, a wide receiver from O'Neill; Colton Feist, defensive end from Yutan; Nash Hutmacher, lineman from Chamberlain, South Dakota; Trevin Luben, running back from Wahoo; Lane McCallum, defensive back from Norfolk and Alex Thramer, tight end for the Wayne State Wildcats, from Ewing. Camp hosts conducted a variety of drills and stations based upon their...
The University of Nebraska- Lincoln announced Wednesday morning that former Husker All-American Trev Alberts will be its next athletic director. Alberts returns to the Huskers after serving as the athletic director for the University of Nebraska-Omaha since 2009. During his tenure, he helped transition UNO to Division I athletics, cutting the football and wrestling program in the process. Alberts replaces Bill Moos as athletic director after his abrupt retirement last month. Alberts played football at Nebraska from 1990 to 1993. In his senior...
NATHAN HAWKINS UNLimited Sports/ Nebraska News Service Bill Moos' time as Nebraska's athletic director is over. The University of Nebraska announced Friday morning that Moos will retire from the position, effective June 30. Moos was hired in October 2017 and his contract ran through the end of 2022. The announcement is sudden, as Moos had told the Omaha World-Herald in February that he planned to fulfill the entirety of his contract. Moos was at the helm of a major overhaul of Nebraska...
Emily Dickinson wrote, “Hold dear to your parents for it is a scary and confusing world without them.” So true. I’ve been sentimental lately, tears have flowed fairly steadily, as Father’s Day nears. I cannot count the number of times, since the new year started, I would be watching a Husker basketball or baseball game and think, “I need to call Dad and remind him the Huskers are playing.” I cannot count the number of times I hear some song pop on the radio and I am transported to Clay Center...
If I asked you to name four movies that define your teenage years, what would be your response? In the past two weeks, I’ve seen social media posts asking individuals to select four films they identify with from their teen years. Naming four would be a snap if I grew up in the 1980s ... “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Karate Kid,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” Those ‘80s comedies celebrated teen angst at its best and provided comic relief. Movies from my era, a decade prior, ran t...
One photo of my parents captures them in their zone. It’s their wedding anniversary and they’re waltzing. Both are looking directly at the camera, still smiling after 40 years of wedded bliss. They’re definitely in their element. They enjoyed dancing. When King’s Ballroom was still operating in Norfolk, the ‘rents were waltzing around the dance floor. Other couples stopped as Dad and Mom sashayed to the strains of big band tunes, offering an ovation to the young couple when the melody slowed to... Full story
If you know me well, you know that fall - primarily football season - is one of my favorite times of the year. My family has a long-standing relationship with Husker football. Before the ‘rents married, Dad purchased box seats, near the field of Memorial Stadium. He didn’t miss a game. Once they were hitched, they became season ticket holders and since 1955, someone from our family could be found sitting in our west stadium seats. Dad always said he should have requested four tickets ins...
We, at the Advocate-Messenger, are gearing up for National Newspaper Week, which is celebrated Oct. 4 through 10. This year’s theme - America Needs Journalists - has never been more timely. In a time when we hear “fake news” uttered on a daily basis, it’s time to clear the air and face the truth. Ethical journalists do not file fake news stories. We fact check (a term Scott has learned a lot about in the last year because I use it all the time), fact check again and fact check one final time be...
Random thoughts ... a.k.a. I am multi-tasking and a million ideas are racing through my mind. I’ll number them to give this column some semblance of order. 1. Best quote I have read in a long time. “Left, right or center - facts have no party line.” Spot. On. Many times at our house, Scott and I get into heated political discussions. He tells me I am not paying attention to what is happening (uh no, I pay attention all day long). Then I explain he fails to fact check before sharing some talki...
It’s been a weird summer, hasn’t it? Traditional Memorial Day programs were few and far between. Father’s Day was observed with proper “social distancing.” Fourth of July celebrations were canceled and most of the fireworks we saw were on TV. “Back to school” for many students across the country meant “back to the kitchen table.” And as for fall, I’m still trying to wrap my head around September, October and November with no Husker football or volleyball. And even the sporting events tha...
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 3,478 degrees during a virtual graduation celebration, May 9. Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration featured a dream big address from John Cook, head coach of the Nebraska volleyball team, and appearances by special guests, including Husker football coach Scott Frost. Area graduates include Whitney R. Rittscher, Elgin, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction and Audrey Wilhelm, College of Arts and Sciences,...
The annual Nebraska Cornhuskers Red and White spring game will have a twist this year, due to COVID-19 restrictions. On Saturday, April 18, Nebraska Athletics will stream a video game simulation, based in Memorial Stadium and Tom Osborne Field. Husker football legends will fill both squads. The stream will be live on the Huskers Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as the Husker FBNation Twitch channel. Audio from Learfield IMG College/Husker Sports radio network will be played. According to...
If you believe the most annoying sound in the world is nails scraping across a chalkboard, you’ve obviously never slept with someone who snores. The sounds is ... well, in our house, a cross between a buzzing chainsaw and sputtering motorcycle. It never fails. Just as I drift into deep sleep, Scott rolls over and snores in my ear. I’ll whisper (okay, yell over the clamoring), “Stop it.” Or, I’ll attempt to roll him onto his other side, praying for a reprieve. Both are short-lived intervent...
