Austin Eldredge had come up short the last two years at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships losing in the semifinals both years. This year was different. The redshirt senior had two takedowns...

By KEVIN BURD burdkl@lopers.unk.edu  Pittsburg State’s Grace Pyle came out on a mission. The 5-foot-11 sophomore scored the Gorillas’ first 16 points of the game and ended with 30.  Pyle...

By GRANT TIGHE tighegd@lopers.unk.edu When Josh Lynn left for West Texas A&M on Dec. 13, UNK was in search for the next leader of Loper football. One week later, Ryan Held was named the 19th...

By KEVIN BURD burdkl@lopers.unk.edu  After a back-and-forth battle, the Lopers took a 1-point lead versus Wayne State with over six minutes remaining. The closing minutes did not go in their...

The No. 5 UNK volleyball team aimed to defend their undefeated home record this year against No. 12 Washburn. The Lopers lost the first matchup to the Ichabods in an epic five-set finish on Sept. 10. This...

By Kevin Burd burdkl@lopers.unk.edu UNK played its first two matches of the Rob Breton era this weekend, losing 3-0 to Winona State on Friday and tying Southwest Minnesota State 0-0 on Sunday....

The No. 10 Loper volleyball squad cruised through the Rosella Meier Classic at the Health & Sports Center, winning each of their first three matches in three sets.  The fourth game against...

From UNK Athletics The University of Nebraska at Kearney will once again have a men's tennis program, beginning in 2023-24. The decision, announced today by UNK Director of Athletics Marc Bauer at...

By GRANT TIGHE tighegd@lopers.unk.edu  UNK right tackle, Corey Hoelck, participated at Nebraska's pro day on Tuesday. The former Loper team captain went through drills in front of 28 teams...

By KEVIN BURDburdkl@lopers.unk.edu The UNK Lopers left the 2022 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships with a national title, the team’s first since 2013. UNK was runner-up last year, falling to...

The UNK football team signed 23 recruits on Feb. 2 which included five mid-year transfers and 18 high school seniors. Four of the five transfers are from New Mexico Military Institute which won the JUCO...

By CANON RATH rathcs@lopers.unk.edu The Lopers’ magical run continued after scoring a late fourth-quarter touchdown. A final nail-biting drive saw UNK defeat Western Colorado 31-24 and advance...