By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kassidy and Klaire Kirsch have always had a close connection. The sisters are more like best friends than siblings. They were both standout athletes at St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City, South Dakota. Klaire excelled on the basketball court, winning four consecutive Class A state titles, and Kassidy was a star on the soccer field, where she was MVP of the 2015 state championship match and the South Dakota … [Read more...] about ‘Best of both worlds’: Kirsch sisters find second home at UNK
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PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Cross Country Invite
The Loper men's and women's cross country teams both finished first Friday during the UNK Invitational at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney. The event, which featured a 5K for women and 8K for men, included UNK, Cloud County Community College, Dodge City Community College, Hutchinson Community College and Northwest Kansas Technical College. READ THE FULL STORY PHOTOS BY TYLER ELLYSON AND KOSUKE YOSHII, UNK COMMUNICATIONS … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Cross Country Invite
After months of planning, UNK ready to celebrate homecoming week
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Planning an event in the middle of a pandemic isn’t easy. Members of the Loper Programming and Activities Council (LPAC) can attest to that. The University of Nebraska at Kearney students spent several months preparing for next week’s homecoming festivities and adjusting to an ever-changing environment. “It’s a lot of work, but the outcome is definitely going to be worth all the time and energy we put into it,” … [Read more...] about After months of planning, UNK ready to celebrate homecoming week
UNK football to play four-game schedule this fall; Opener Oct. 31 at Pittsburg State
Lopers resume Chadron State rivalry; Battle MIAA rivals Pittsburg State, Missouri Western KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney football team will play four non-conference games this fall. UNK, Missouri Western State and Pittsburg State announced today a nonconference scheduling alliance that allows the three Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) members to play a partial 2020 schedule beginning in late October. The “scheduling alliance” … [Read more...] about UNK football to play four-game schedule this fall; Opener Oct. 31 at Pittsburg State
A ‘grandmother figure’ to student-athletes, Donna Bamford supports UNK in many ways
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Donna Bamford has been a University of Nebraska at Kearney supporter for decades. She was in the stands in December 1963 when UNK – then Kearney State College – hosted Prairie View A&M in the NAIA playoffs. “It rained. It sleeted. It snowed. It did everything that day. But they still won,” Bamford said with a chuckle, still questioning how a football team from Texas escaped the Nebraska elements with a 20-7 victory … [Read more...] about A ‘grandmother figure’ to student-athletes, Donna Bamford supports UNK in many ways
