A Wayne State College volleyball player from Platte County is garnering national attention.

UNK football’s star quarterback is picking up conference recognition after a flashy performance on Saturday.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the teams from across the country which have earned the distinction for Scholar Teams for the 2021-22 academic year.

Injuries force the cancellation of the Mustangs varsity football season.

Over 500 runners take part in annual Nebraska Panhandle race.

Monday's local scoreboard, Sept. 26

The Wayne State College volleyball team has strengthened its hold on the top spot in the NCAA Division II rankings, while the Wildcats' in-state rival UNK remains close behind at No. 6.

On Friday, September 23, and Saturday, September 24, the Peru State volleyball team was swept by Benedictine and Baker respectively. The Bobcats are now 5-11 overall and 2-4 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.

On Saturday, September 24, the Peru State men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the Dean White Invite hosted by Doane University.

Peru State football's furious comeback in the second half was not enough to defeat MidAmerica Nazarene as they lost 21-19. The Bobcats are now 2-3 overall while the Pioneers are 3-2 overall.

Senior quarterback Conner Desch completed 15 of 18 passes for 234 yards and five touchdowns in the first half as the Western Colorado Mountaineers built a 42-7 intermission lead and went on to down the Chadron State Eagles 56-28 on Saturday.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Sept. 24

Western Nebraska Community College’s Rodrigo Cercal has never scored four goals in a match in his playing career.

The Wildcats won their fourth straight on Saturday, 48-21 over Concordia-St. Paul

The No. 7 Northeast Community College men’s soccer team played their only game this week Saturday as they battled with Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa.

Mike Will has been the Voice of the Broncos since 1999.

SIOUX CENTER, IA — Key plays late in the fourth quarter and overtime pushed the Doane Tigers to a win Saturday over the Dordt Defenders in Doane's first road game of 2022.

#1 Wayne State forced 24 attack errors with 12 blocks and held #9 Minnesota Duluth to a .100 hitting percentage as the Wildcats posted a 25-20, 25-16, 25-15 Northern Sun Conference volleyball road sweep in Duluth, Minn. Saturday.

Jake came first, then Tye, and now Tell. The three brothers from Mullen have made the Lopers a family tradition.

Beatrice improved to 2-3 on Friday night. 

The 7th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team swept past Lamar Community College for their 20th win of the season in convincing fashion 25-11, 25-13, 25-17 on Friday at Cougar Palace.

The Bridgeport Bulldogs hosted the Bayard Tigers for their homecoming football game Friday night.

Jarrette Schwartz scored six total touchdowns and the South Platte football team secured their first win of the season with a 70-26 victory over district rival Creek Valley Friday night in Chappell. 

Friday's local scoreboard, Sept. 23

26 games and counting.

That's how longs it been since the Pierce Bluejays fell to the Wayne Blue Devils, as the story repeated itself on the field Friday night in Northeast Nebraska.

BRUNING, NE — It was a close one through most of the first half, but the BDS Eagles pulled away from the Falls City Sacred Heart Irish to win a highly-anticipated matchup Friday night.

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The Sidney Red Raiders and the C-1 number 6 ranked McCook Bison were tied 7-7 after the first quarter of play Friday afternoon at Weymouth Field.

The top-ranked Wayne State volleyball team is now 15-0, one win from matching the 2010 team's school-record winning streak, after a straight sets win over fourth-ranked St. Cloud State.

The Wayne State women's soccer team notched its first win of the season on Friday, beating Minnesota Crookston 3-0 in NSIC action.

The Chadron State College volleyball team hopes to keep its three-match Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference streak on the move, this Friday and Saturday, with Fort Lewis College and Western Colorado University visiting.

The Lexington football team is hoping to notch its first win on its new turf field.

A new class of Hall-of-Famers will be inducted at Wayne State next month.

Huskers come up short with 4-2 loss against No. 9 Northwestern

Creighton's women's soccer records first loss after eight-game unbeaten streak

On a drizzly afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska the Peru State women's golf team finished in fifth at the College of St. Mary Fall Classic. As a team the women shot 392 overall and +104.

The Peru State athletic department recently announced the hiring of Renita "Toni" Closner to head the Bobcat softball program. Last season the Bobcats went 15-32 overall and 10-26 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.

Doane's men's soccer team defeat Presentation 2-1

The Doane Tigers and the Presentation Saints play to a 1-1 draw.

The Sidney Lady Raiders swept their second volleyball triangular in as many weeks with straight set wins over Mitchell and Gering on Thursday afternoon and evening in Mitchell.

It was a battle of Ogallala High School graduates Thursday night as the 7th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team hosted McCook Community College.

The Huskers claim a blowout 10-0 win over the Lopers

Beatrice's seven game win streak came to an end Thursday night. 

Still looking for its first win of the season, the Chadron State football team will play on a soccer field in Gunnison, Colo., on Saturday afternoon when it takes on the Western Colorado Mountaineers. 

Thursday's local scoreboard, Sept. 22

The Plainswomen faced off against Eastern Wyoming College in their first match of the Wyo-Braska tournament on Thursday, September 15th.

The Potter-Dix volleyball team is on a hot streak for the season with a 12-1 record.

The team is 1-3 on the season but their head coach, Hayden DeLano says the team keeps getting better each week.

Administrators at Kearney High School and Lincoln High School are investigating allegations of Kearney students directing hateful language towards Lincoln High volleyball players.

The Sidney Lady Raiders bounced back from a second set meltdown for a 25-19, 20-25, 28-26, 25-15 win over the Chase County Longhorns Tuesday at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility.

The Hershey Panthers own a 9-4 record so far on the season as they welcome the Kimball Longhorns to town who are still searching for their first win.

Bayard Junior Danika Hassel finished with 24 kills, 3 blocks and 2 ace serves in a pair of matches Tuesday, and the Tigers improved to 11-0 this season with victories over Garden County and Leyton at their home triangular. 

For the third consecutive year, the Chadron State College golf team won a fall tournament in South Dakota, taking home the team trophy on Tuesday at the Hardrocker Invite at The Golf Club at Red Rocks in Rapid City.

It wasn’t the prettiest of contests Tuesday night for the 7th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team, but the Cougars dug deep and found a way in picking up their 18th win of the season with a sweep over Casper.

A newcomer made his debut on the Chadron State College rodeo team special last weekend by winning the tie down roping during the CSC rodeo at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Sept. 20

The Wayne State College women’s golf team set four new school records on their way to a second place finish at the season-opening Golden Bear Classic.

Kearney High School will induct three people into the Kearney High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday at the Bearcat Football game.

The Good Life Action Sports said they will host its inaugural skateboard contest at the Norfolk Skatepark on Oct. 1. 

The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced their Heart Football Players of the Week. Deiontay Dozier (Cordova, Tenn.) was named Special Teams Player of the Week.

The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team dropped out of the Top 5 in this week’s NJCAA national rankings, falling to No. 7 after going 4-1 at the WyoBraska Invite this past weekend.

NJC battled against Utah State University Eastern on Friday, September 2nd in the Crystal Inn Tournament at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, UT. 

Monday's local scoreboard, Sept. 19

The UNK volleyball team stays in the top 10 of the NCAA Division II coaches' poll, moving up to No. 7 in the latest rankings.