The always tough Trailblazer Conference churned out a number of quality teams and players during the 2023 season.

Six Bobcat baseball players were named NAIA scholar-athletes.

After six practices in 2.5 days, quarterback Jared Kuhl of Platteview says the South Team feels confident.

State track may have ended, but for these throwers the 2023-24 season has already begun.

Women's professional volleyball will be coming to Omaha in 2024. 

A key member of the Creighton men's basketball team will be returning to Omaha for a final season.

The players met kids who received treatment at Shriners Children’s, a network of medical facilities serving children with orthopedic conditions regardless of their ability to pay.

UNK golfer, Paige Lucero, went from the national championships to graduation.

Tickets are on sale for Nebraska’s oldest and most prestigious high school football all star game.

Northeast Community College has tabbed an alumnus to helm the Hawks' basketball program.

After Tuesday’s first day of the Class B State Boys Golf Championships in Gering, York trailed Norris by two shots. When the smoke cleared on Wednesday, the Dukes had a second state title for retiring head coach Dan Malleck.

It took two extra holes of golf at Monument Shadows Golf Club in Gering, but Trey Baehr has become the first golf state champion at Beatrice in 30 years.

Northeast Nebraska was well represented in North Platte at the Class D state golf championships, with Creighton's Gage Burns winning the individual title and Pender bringing home the team crown.

The Kearney Catholic Stars are Class C boys state golf champions for the first time in program history. 

Omaha Westside blistered the Norfolk Country Club course on Wednesday, dominating the field to claim the Class A state golf championship.

The Wayne State College women’s golf team had three players named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Team announced Tuesday.

Beatrice Orangemen golfer Trey Baehr is atop the leader board and in red numbers after day one of state golf. 

Quentin Heineman and Pender are on top after the opening day of the Class D state golf championships at Lake Maloney Golf Club.

Jackson Dunham led Kearney Catholic to an opening-day lead at the Class C state golf championships at Elks Country Club.

Norris holds a narrow lead heading into the final day of the Class B state golf championships at Monument Shadows Golf Course.

Behind Millard North's Sam Vocelka at -5 is Gavin Gersch of Lincoln Southeast at -3, followed by Trevor Gutschewski and Porter Topp of Omaha Westside tied at -2.

Dawson Raabe completed the trifecta, joining an extremely short and prestigious list of athletes who won three different Nebraska state championships in just one school year.

Potter-Dix named their new leaders of the girls basketball and play production programs on Tuesday.

Palmyra's Noah Carpenter looks to repeat as Class C state golf champion.

The Denver Nuggets are going to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Conestoga relay finishes seventh at state track

OMAHA, Neb -- The NSAA State Track and Field Championships saw four programs win their first ever team title on Saturday.

Less than a day after a tragic accident that hospitalized a McCool Junction school van driver and injured five students, the Mustangs’ track and field program represented the school with clutch performances.

It was a northeast Nebraska showdown in the Class C boys shot put on day three of the state track and field championships on Friday.

A Sidney duo capitalized on their opportunities in Omaha this week. Juniors Chloe Ahens and Karsyn Leeling each earned a pair of gold medals at the NSAA State Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke High School.

Numerous records fell on Thursday at the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships at Burke Stadium in Omaha.

The Wayne State College women’s track and field team has three qualifiers for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships that will be held May 25 to 27 in Pueblo, Colorado and hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo.

Wayne State College announced two athletes as qualifiers for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Tuesday. 

On Tuesday, five players from Wayne State College were named to the 2023 Academic All-District Baseball Team selected by College Sports Communicators.

Omaha Skutt made history in the Class B state soccer championship, while also denying Bennington a shot at their own chance at marking their names down in the record books.

History was made in the final game of the state soccer tournament.

The Beatrice Orangemen baseball season has come to an end. 

Ben Gbur homered in the seventh inning to tie it, then blasted a walkoff homer in the ninth to win it as Creighton Baseball posted a 4-2 win over Omaha in front of a season-high 7,398 fans on Cox Kids Day at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast 4x800 relay team has used the frisbee golf course to get closer as a unit.

Wayne makes critical plays at the end to knock Plattsmouth out of the state tournament.

The UNK women’s golf team is preparing to tee off at the NCAA championships for the first time in program history.

A significant change is coming to high school basketball.

The Northeast Community College baseball team's season came to a close Saturday with a loss to Kirkwood Community College in the Region 11 Tournament.

Rare defensive miscues and cold bats lead to Plattsmouth's opening round loss to Omaha Roncalli.

The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team had a late lead and then fell short 11-10 to McCook Community College at the Region IX Empire Conference tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Friday.

The Northeast Community College baseball team came through with a clutch win in an elimination game at the Region 11 tournament in Burlington, Iowa.

Minnesota Crookston scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and held off Wayne State 7-5 Thursday evening in an elimination game at the 2023 Northern Sun Conference Baseball Tournament.

Nikola Jokic scored 32 points, Jamal Murray added 26 and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 by beating the shorthanded Phoenix Suns 125-100 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

These Class C athletes are headed to the Nebraska State Track Meet

“Being able to be in a tight-knit community to raise two sons is very appealing," Johnson said. "We’re excited to be able to do that and excited to be able to see them grow up in this place that really, really supports its people.”

Drew Johnson takes over as the program’s new head coach and his wife, Nicole Ohlde-Johnson, will be his head assistant coach.

The Wayne State baseball team kept its season alive, surviving a 7-6 extra-innings battle in an NSIC Tournament elimination game.

Class D State Qualifiers heading to Omaha

Omaha blasted Penn State to wrap up the home portion of the Mavericks' schedule.

Scott Gutschewski, Grant Jabenis, Alex Schaake and Johnny Spellerberg are all heading to U.S. Open final qualifying.

They’ve become every bit of a household name at state, and the Beatrice Orangemen are back at state in 2023. 

The Nebraska-Kearney women's golf team has reached the NCAA Division II Championships for the first-time in the 28-year history of the program thanks to a school-record 54-hole score of 886.

SIDNEY -- The Cheyenne County Fair Board Monday settled on the number of mutton bustin' contestants at the 2023 Cheyenne County Rodeo.

A ninth inning rally by Wayne State saw the Wildcats score three runs while leaving the bases loaded as top-seeded Augustana escaped with a 6-5 win over WSC in the opening round of the NSIC Tournament.

For the first time in nearly three decades, Kearney Catholic will have new cross country coaches.

The goal for the Western Nebraska Community College baseball team is simple as they enter the Empire Conference Region IX baseball tournament Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

Track and Field Districts is in full swing and over 30 southeast Nebraska athletes have already punched their ticket to Burke after Tuesday's Class B events. 

The 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association District Track and Field Meets are being held at various sites throughout the state Tuesday through Thursday.

For $75 young golfers can participate in all eight events and take full advantage of everything the tour has to offer