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From LA to UNK: Perla Navarro finds peace in central Nebraska

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SENIOR DAY The UNK women's soccer team plays its final match of the season 1 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 31), when the Lopers host Emporia State at Cope Stadium. Tickets are available here. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Perla Navarro’s personality is a lot like life in central Nebraska – calm and quiet. That’s something the University of Nebraska at Kearney soccer player has learned to appreciate, although it was startling at first. When she moved to … [Read more...] about From LA to UNK: Perla Navarro finds peace in central Nebraska

‘Best of both worlds’: Kirsch sisters find second home at UNK

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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

A ‘grandmother figure’ to student-athletes, Donna Bamford supports UNK in many ways

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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

UNK, MIAA delay start of fall sports; Games begin Sept. 28

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By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is delaying the start of fall sports competition to Sept. 28 due to the coronavirus pandemic. UNK and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association officials announced the decision today. It was approved unanimously by chancellors and presidents of the conference’s 14 schools. Football, volleyball, cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis will all start … [Read more...] about UNK, MIAA delay start of fall sports; Games begin Sept. 28