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09/08/2026

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Nebraska Athletics:

Nebraska freshman running back Jamal Rule was honored Monday afternoon, as he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance against Ohio on Saturday.

Rule rushed with 122 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries while also catching two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown in Nebraska’s 49-21 win. His 122 yards marked the first 100-yard game by Husker freshman running back in a season opener since 2004 and the first 100-yard rushing game by any Husker in his debut since 2018.

Rule’s 122 yards rushing marked the seventh-highest total by a Big Ten freshman in a season opener since 1995, while his 169 yards from scrimmage marked just the fifth time in the last 30 years that a freshman had 160 or more yards from scrimmage in a season opener. With his three total touchdowns, Rule also became the first Big Ten freshman since 2021 to have two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown in a game.

09/08/2026

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Paxton Ritchey-CSC Sports Information

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Chadron State football took home its first two RMAC Player of the Week awards of the season, with linebacker Jarred Marquez winning RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honors while punter Triston Hite took home the Special Teams Player of the Week award, as announced Monday by the conference office.

Marquez set a new career high with 11 tackles in Chadron State’s 24-21 win over Nebraska-Kearney last Thursday. Among Marquez’s 11 stops were seven solo tackles, which matches the junior’s total from the entire 2025 season. Marquez also forced two fumbles, broke up a pass and registered a quarterback hurry during his busy Thursday night performance.

A Yuma, Arizona native, Marquez is taking on a bigger role in 2026 after the graduation of linebacker Logan O’Brien, who won four RMAC Defensive Player of the Week awards last season en route to RMAC Defensive Player of the Year honors.

09/07/2026

South Dakota officials are confirming the return of Bird Flu in two flocks in the state after almost a month without any U.S. Cases.

Avian influenza H5N1 is a strain that spreads quickly and kills birds rapidly. A flock of 74,900 turkeys in Beadle County was discovered August 12th and a backyard flock of 2,800 were discovered in Brule County on Thursday. The entire flocks were euthanized.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that the virus was found in two Idaho backyard flocks on Thursday as well.

South Dakota’s Department of Health issued an alert Friday for potential human infections among patients who may have been exposed to the infected animals.

Since the national bird flu outbreak in 2022 the virus has affected 8.1 million birds in South Dakota.

09/07/2026

The Nebraska Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge from Cara Ullman on whether or not Nebraska voters will be able to decide whether to constitutionally limit sports participation in public schools and colleges to teams of biologically male, female or coed students.

Ullman filed the lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn the secretary of state’s decision to put the Fairness for Girls measure on the November ballot, arguing that the measure’s object statement doesn’t comply with state law because it doesn’t properly describe the legal effect of the filing of the petition and the object sought to be secured by submitting the measure to voters.

The state’s top election official Bob Evnen announced last week that the petition effort had collected enough valid signatures to make the November ballot.

The Nebraska Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge from Cara Ullman on whether or not Nebraska voters will be able to decide whether to constitutionall

09/07/2026

Here’s a look at what’s airing sports wise on KCSR/KBPY for the week of September 7th-

Subject to change

Monday, September 7th: Huskers Sports Nightly, 6-7pm: AM 610 KCSR/chadrad.com

Tuesday, September 8th: Chadron High volleyball vs Alliance Bulldogs: Pregame approx 5:45, First Serve 6pm: FM 107.7 KBPY/chadrad.com

Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees: On Deck 4:30, First Pitch 5:10pm: AM 610 KCSR-KOA Rockies Radio Network

Wednesday, September 9th: Sports Weekly 6-7pm: AM 610 KCSR-chadrad.com

NFL Opening Night Featuring New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks: Pregame 5pm, Kickoff 6:20: FM 107.7 KBPY-Westwood One Radio Network

Thursday, September 10th:Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees: On Deck 4:30, First Pitch 5:10pm: AM 610 KCSR-KOA Rockies Radio Network

San Franciscio 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams (NFL Melbourne), Pregame 6pm, Kickoff 6:35pm FM 107.7

09/07/2026

Here’s a look at the varsity schedule for Crawford, Hay Springs and Sioux County for the week of September 7th-September 12th

Tuesday, September 8th:Crawford/Sioux County volleyball triangular (in Harrison) 5pm

Thursday, September 10th: Hay Springs volleyball vs Stuart 2pm, Hay Springs football vs Stuart 5pm

Friday, September 11th: Crawford/Sioux County, Hay Springs, Cross County at Chadron Invite 10:30am: Sioux County football vs Leyton 2pm Crawford/Sioux County volleyball vs Arthur County (Crawford) 5pm, Crawford football vs Arthur County 7pm

Saturday, September 12th: Hay Springs volleyball at Gordon-Rushville Invite 9am

09/07/2026

Here’s a look at varsity contests for Chadron High School for the week of September 7th-September 12th:

Tuesday, September 8th: Girls Golf at Chadron Invite (Home Invite, Ridgeview Country Club), 9am: Softball at Gering 6pm, Volleyball vs Alliance 6pm

Thursday, September 10th: Softball at North Platte, 4pm, Volleyball at Gering 6pm

Friday, September 11th: Cross County at Chadron Invite 10am, Football at Broken Bow 5pm

Saturday, September 12th: Softball at Western Conference Invite (Gering) 9am

09/06/2026

The Chadron High softball team was in McCook Saturday for the McCook Invite. The Cardinals had a solid day by bringing home a third place finish.

The Cardinals opened up the day with an early run against McCook but ended up falling 5-1.

The Cardinals scored first in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Rylan Barry that brought home Audrey Dailey. The Cardinals held the lead until the top of the fourth when McCook scored four runs en route to pulling away in a 5-1 win for the Bison.

Jae Gooder and Alex Rasmussen each had a pair of hits as the Cardinals out-hit the Bison 9-4. The Cardinals then wrapped up pool play against Gothenburg where Rasmussen took over with five runs driven in including a two run home run as the Cardinals rolled to a 13-2 win.

Gothenburg scored twice in the top of the first with the Cardinals responding, first on an RBI single by Gooder that scored one followed by a two run RBI double by Rasmussen that scored a pair.

The Chadron High softball team was in McCook Saturday for the McCook Invite. The Cardinals had a solid day by bringing home a third place finish. The Cardina

09/06/2026

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Nebraska Athletics:

Lincoln - Jamal Rule rushed for over 100 yards in the second half alone to spark Nebraska's 35-point outburst after halftime in the Big Red's 49-21 win over Ohio Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Rule, who finished with 122 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, rolled for 106 yards on just eight carries in the second half capped by his 11-yard touchdown run to give Nebraska a 42-21 lead with 5:57 left. He opened the same drive with a 39-yard burst, as the Huskers amassed 183 yards on the ground after halftime against the Bobcats.

Rule added a pair of receptions, including a 24-yard second-quarter touchdown catch and run in a spectacular Nebraska debut. The freshman from Salisbury, N.C., finished with 169 all-purpose yards on just 17 touches.

Quarterback Anthony Colandrea also played well in his Husker debut. The senior from St. Petersburg, Fla., completed 18-of-32 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns.

(Courtesy/Nebraska Athletics) Nebraska Athletics: Lincoln - Jamal Rule rushed for over 100 yards in the second half alone to spark Nebraska's 35-point