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Fighting tor ttw ball, Creighton junior Kevin McKenm
rebounds against Nebraska at the Bob Devany Sport
Complex. Nebraska won the annual game over the Bl

•••but on the weekends***

igh school athletics are just a said junior Bruce Pearson. a baseball fan, you could watch
H portion of what sports are all These three teams provide the Todd Frady at a Creighton game.
about. The fans who want to see a state with action every year. The College sports offer the fans the
better game can find that in Cornhusker football team has game in a better playing area.
Nebraska. repeatedly been in the top 20 for the Nebraska Memorial Stadium can
I Here in Omaha there are the UNO past decade. seat 76,014. Saturday after Satur­
Mavericks and Creighton BlueJays, The Maverick wrestling squad has day, the fans will usually fill them up.
and 50 miles west of Omaha, the always been rated highly in division Both UNL and UNO football stadi­
Nebraska Cornhuskers. II ratings, and the Bluejay’s basket­ ums have artificial turf, which cuts
Although the majority of the stu­ ball team has the respect of other down on injuries to the lower body.
dents don’t know the individuals cage squads. College ball offers a different
participating in the events, there are Some students go to college brand of play because of the experi­
reasons why the students go see the sports to see Ralston alumni. At the ence that the players have. As a
sports. Cornhusker football games you result, a faster paced game occurs
‘‘I like to go see the games might see Steve Michaelson, Rick than in high school. This is evident
because I feel college athletics Chandler, Ed Storm, or Tim Alber- because in college athletics, they
offers a far better level of competi­ ico. When you see a UNO football take only the best players from
tion. Overall, college is more game you might find Tim Conway, schools so it is expected that the
advanced than high school ball,” Dave Kadel, or John Small. If you’re college teams would show better
skill.