Both Beatrice basketball teams will be in Wahoo on Saturday. 

'So, walking down the halls I thought, 'wow this school could be really good at girls wrestling,'' said Jeff Evans.

The top ranked girls wrestler in Nebraska is staying in her home state to compete in college.

Next season will be the final time Nebraska Kearney sports teams will play Lincoln University as a conference opponent.

Wiederin is now the all-time career leader in points, steals, and assists per season, and is on pace for all-time points per season, career assists, and career 3-pointers. 

Nebraska Kearney head football coach Ryan Held announced today that Kenny Zamberlin will be the Lopers offensive graduate assistant and tight ends coach.

A northeast Nebraska football standout is staying in state to play at the next level.

The Sidney Lady Raider and Red Raider basketball teams scored impressive wins over Torrington in a make-up game at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility on Tuesday. The game was postponed from December 16, because of weather.

LINCOLN - Nebraska knew they'd be in for a challenge with an impressive Northwestern team visiting Lincoln on Wednesday night.

Going into Friday’s matchup against Grand Island, who is another team that has had a bumpy season, the Panthers are preparing to possibly win their second game on the season.

Nebraska Kearney head football coach Ryan Held announced today that Moses Harper will be the Lopers passing game coordinator.

The Western Nebraska Pioneers will have a lot of new teams coming to Gering for the upcoming season.

Senior Cydnie Wilson helped the Sailors to get a 60-26 victory over the Storm by having a game high of 15 points.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Jan. 24

A high scoring affair went the way of the Orangemen on Tuesday night as Beatrice avenged Friday nights loss to Ralston with a 71-63 win in the Trailblazer Conference Tournament quarterfinal. 

The Sidney Boys and girls wrestling teams traveled to Lexington on Saturday for the John Higgins Boys and Girls Invitational tournaments. Both Sidney teams finished in 12th place in their respective tournaments.

The 4-star wide receiver adds to what has been a productive first offseason for new Husker head coach Matt Rhule and his staff.

Emaniel Alexandre went off in the second half, helping propel the Northeast Community College men's basketball team past Southwestern Community College.

Monday's local scoreboard, Jan. 23

The Lady Orange are a step closer to defending their Trailblazer Conference tournament title. 

CRETE, NE — The Doane Tigers will add another seven people to its hall of fame this Spring.

Region IX conference schedule off and running

Justin Ernest, Cort Rummel, and Dillon Juelfs combined for 43 of Leyton's 51 points in Saturday's Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament championship game and the Warriors captured the title with a 51-42 victory over Potter-Dix.

Senior Ruthie Loomis-Goltl set a new school record for points in a game and the Bridgeport girls basketball team defeated Hershey, 85-41, to win the South Platte Valley Association Tournament Saturday at North Platte Community College. 

PIERCE - Both Blue Jays squads got back on the winning track, as the girls bounced Battle Creek 41-23, while the boys were victorious 37-33.

For the second night in a row, the Chadron State College men's basketball team was exceptional at both ends of the floor and defeated another primary challenger for a place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs by a wide margin. 

Fifth-year forward Jordan Janssen poured in a career-high 32 points on his way to becoming the all-time leading scorer in Wayne State men’s basketball history Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats cruised past Minnesota Crookston.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Jan. 21

Payton Schrotberger’s shot in the lane with 2.8 seconds to go gave the Sidney Lady Raiders a 45-43 win in a battle of ranked one-loss teams in Gothenburg on Friday night.

While playing what Coach Shane Paben called "our most complete game," the Chadron State College men's basketball team defeated the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 78-56 on the Eagles' home court Friday night.

Leyton started the 2023 Minuteman Activities Conference semifinals Friday with a 42-41 victory over Garden County with the help of Sophomore Zaili Benish scoring 26 and going 3-4 from three point land. 

Senior Jaxson Bernecker scored his 1,000th career point in a back-and-forth affair that saw the Cedar Catholic edge Wayne 46-45 in a double overtime.

Cedar Catholic scored a huge road victory over Wayne Friday night.

The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team put four players in double figures and overcame a halftime deficit to register a Region IX South Sub-region win over McCook Community College 68-56 Friday evening in McCook.

A pair of eight-win teams faced off tonight in Keith County, with Ogallala hosting Alliance.

The 12-0 Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs face the 8-4 Chase County Lady Longhorns in the semi-finals of the SPVA Basketball Tournament.

Friday's local scoreboard, Jan. 20

Beatrice basketball split the Friday night trip to Ralston as the Lady Orange picked up 58-18 victory, while the Orangemen fell 68-60. 

KIMBALL Neb.-- In 1966, Joe Culek brought a wrestling state championship home to Kimball. On January 31st, his championship will be forever enshrined as the Kimball High School Wrestling Room is named in his honor. Of course Joe's 1966 championship isn't

No doubt about it, the Chadron State College men's basketball team needs to win some more games if it's going to reach the goal of qualifying for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferences's Shootout at the end of the season.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the Omaha Mavericks 84-61 on Thursday night led by Zeke Mayo's 31 points.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Jan. 19

Beatrice took on the Elkhorn antlers at the O-Zone on Thursday night, a rematch of the 2021 state tile game, but this time, it was the Antlers on top, 59-46 over the Orangemen. 

Nebraska Kearney head football coach Ryan Held announced today that Eric Lee Jr. will serve as a graduate assistant coach and work with the Loper secondary.

The Minuteman Activities Conference basketball tournament semifinals are now set for Friday in Bridgeport.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney opened the new Ron and Pam Blessing Wrestling Facility last month, giving the defending national champions an “amazing” place to call home.

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league’s first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 74.

A brother and sister duo at Sidney High School will be continuing their athletic careers at the next level. Camron Leeling and Karsyn Leeling signed their letters-of-intent to compete in track and field for Doane University.

Nebraska Kearney head football coach Ryan Held announced today that Nate Baker is the Lopers new offensive line coach and run game coordinator.

The Platteview girls and boys basketball teams combined to hit 22 3-pointers during two dominant wins over Nebraska City.

Chadron State College sprinters and field events participants turned in some promising results Saturday while competing at the Myrle Hanson Open Meet at Black Hills State in Spearfish.

Led by Ryan Nembhard's 12 points, the Creighton Bluejays defeated the Butler Bulldogs 73-52 on Tuesday night.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Jan. 17

Despite a buzzer-beater to tie the game and a hostile road environment, the Madison Dragons came out on top in a battle with the Stanton Mustangs.

The Stanton Mustangs and Madison Dragons came into Tuesday night's matchup looking for a spark and the Mustangs got just what they were searching for with a 49-20 win over the Dragons.

6-foot-2 outside hitter Harper Murray, who is currently committed to Nebraska named the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year.

Nebraska Kearney head football coach Ryan Held announced today that Jesse Ornelas is the Lopers new recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach.

Monday's local scoreboard, Jan. 16

The Western Nebraska Community College and Eastern Wyoming College men’s basketball teams hooked up in the annual Highway 26 Border War Monday night and this contest was a war with the Cougars earning the 86-83 winner in overtime.

The Nebraska American Legion announced that Duncan Field and Hastings American Legion will host the 2023 Nebraska American Legion Senior State Tournament.

The Wayne State football team secured a significant commitment on Monday, snagging former North Dakota State commit Ahmar Brown.

Four people with ties to central Nebraska are among those set to be inducted into the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame this year.

Nebraska Kearney head football coach Ryan Held announced today that Jake Mandelko is the Lopers new special teams coordinator and defensive line coach.

Maci Freeze hit a three-point shot to give the Bulldogs a 11-10 lead with 1:25 to go in the first quarter. It was North Platte’s last lead of the game. Sidney improved to 12-1 on the season with a 55-40 win Saturday afternoon in North Platte.