Peru State women's basketball head coach Ian Holleran feels more comfortable and confident heading into his second season leading the Bobcats.

The Cowgirls have beaten Fremont-Mills 16 consecutive times dating back to the 2015 season.

Skalak places 40th with 212 average

Leyton sophomore Zaili Benish served up 10 aces and the Warriors swept through the Banner County Triangular Tuesday in Harrisburg. Benish finished with two kills, a block and 19 assists. 

The Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team started preparations for the upcoming season with the first official practice on Monday and third-year head coach Billy Engel is liking what he is seeing.

The Northeast Community College soccer teams continued to dazzle, with both the men's and women's squads scoring impressive victories Tuesday.

Make it 19 straight wins for the top-ranked Wayne State volleyball team.

Sidney junior Talissa Tanquary edged out Gering’s Jadyn Scott by 35 one-hundredths of a second to take second place in both the Scottsbluff Bearcat Cross Country Festival and the Western Conference Cross Country Meet.

The Tigers are looking their second ever state tournament berth, but will need to get past the 2021 runner up in Yutan/Mead to do so.

As the 2022 Nebraska high school softball season begins to wind down, four area teams have qualified for district finals — the last round before the state tournament.

On Saturday, October 1, and Sunday, October 2, the Peru State men's and women's bowling teams competed in the Midwest Collegiate in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The men's team finished in 17th place over the weekend while the women's team finished in 27th place.

Auburn and Nebraska City each qualified multiple golfers for next week's state championships.

WNCC women's basketball opens practice with hopes of making national tourney for 7th straight year

The Chadron High softball team combined to beat Bayard and Hershey 26-0 on Monday and win the C-10 sub-district championship, sending them to a best of 3 district championship series this weekend.

Kenie Pourier and Taegan Bach finished top ten and the Chadron girls golf team claimed 3rd at the C-5 district meet in Kimball to punch their ticket to the Class C state golf tournament.

The Sidney Lady Raider Girls Golf Team finished in sixth place at the B-4 Girls Golf District at Crandell Creek Golf Course in Ogallala on Monday. Scottsbluff (325) once again blew away the field by taking four of the top five spots.

The Bayard Tiger volleyball team avenged their only loss of the season on their way to the Western Trails Conference volleyball tournament championship at Morrill high school Thursday night.

Monday's local scoreboard, Sept. 3

The Sidney Lady volleyball team went 4-2 at the Twin City Invitational Volleyball Tournament over the weekend. Sidney went 2-1 in Friday’s pool play and then 2-1 in Saturday’s bracket tournament to finish the weekend in third place.

Wayne State finished in first place in a tournament in May and in the top third of a tournament in June, giving the team a dose of momentum in its first season.

Two Nebraska schools are in the top five of the NCAA Division II volleyball rankings, with Wayne State remaining the unanimous choice as the nation's top team.

Head men's basketball coach Bob Ludwig announced the completion of his coaching staff with the hiring of Damion Witty and Brody Anderson.

Lourdes Central Catholic led the Diller-Odell Griffins 36-0 at the half in dominating fashion.

The Peru State volleyball team won in dramatic fashion over the Culver-Stockton Wildcats in five sets. The Bobcats are now 6-12 overall and 3-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.

On Saturday, October 1, it was a somber homecoming as the Peru State football team was shut out by Evangel 28-0. The Bobcats fall to 2-4 on the season, while the Valor improve to 3-2.

Wisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst on Sunday after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading the school where he played, in the city where he grew up.

LINCOLN - With Nebraska and Indiana tied at 21 each, Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson connected with Trey Palmer with 13:43 left to play for a 71-yard touchdown strike. Palmer: "I do that at practice, so it wasn't nothing too big. My number got called

Chadron State scored the first nine points during the Eagles' homecoming football game Saturday afternoon, but did not score again, as nationally-ranked Colorado Mines Orediggers rolled to a 45-9 victory.

The Chadron State College volleyball team was unable to get a road win against Adams State University in Alamosa on Saturday afternoon, falling in three sets (18-25, 27-29, 21-25).

Saturday's local scoreboard, Oct. 1

#1 Wayne State volleyball team defeated Minnesota Crookston in three sets 25-8, 25-10, 25-10, Saturday afternoon inside of Rice Auditorium.

Both teams are now 4-1 on the season with WSC falling to 0-1 in the NSIC South Division while the Warriors are 1-0.

The Denver Broncos High School Football Game of the Week was held in northeast Colorado with Sterling hosting Weld Central.

It was a South Sub-Region showdown between two of the top teams in Region IX with Western Nebraska Community College and Northeastern Junior College battling it out on Friday.

There’s few UNK football players that better exemplify the program’s motto than running back Montrez Jackson.

Chadron’s defense kept Sidney’s big-play offense in check while the Cardinal offense dominated the time of possession to pick up their first district win Friday night in Chadron.

In a rivalry battle of teams looking to reach .500, it was the Norris Titans outlasting the Orangemen, 14-13. 

In a yearly rivalry that dates back to the 1960s, the Cozad Haymakers and the Gothenburg Swedes battled Friday night.

The Pirates erased an 18-point deficit to beat Lutheran High Northeast 66-52

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The Stanton Mustangs' undefeated season continued Friday night with a dominating 36-6 win over Wisner-Pilger.

he Chadron State College volleyball team took its second loss in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schedule, to drop to 5-2 in the league standings, and 7-9 overall, in three sets (25-16, 25-19, 25-23) on the road at New Mexico Highlands.

Although the game ended early due to lightning, that didn’t stop Peyton Abbott to rush for 159 yards off of six carries, and scored four times, to help the Bridgeport football team defeat Kimball, 67-22, Friday night in Kimball. 

The No. 21 Creighton Volleyball earned its fourth straight sweep to open Big East play in a Friday night victory over Butler that featured the return of two-time All-American Jaela Zimmerman.

The top-ranked Wayne State volleyball team set a new school record in decisive fashion, sweeping Bemidji State for the program's 17th straight win.

Wayne State freshman Christina Marlow scored a goal with just over seven minutes remaining to forge a 1-1 tie against Southwest Minnesota State.

'I just like seeing them smile,' the 6-foot-1, 295-pound redshirt sophomore, Drake Sherman said. 'Hopefully this makes their day a little better.'

Two 5-0 powerhouse teams in Class D2 met on Thursday night in Johnson, Nebraska

A highly touted goalkeeper appears to be headed to Nebraska's largest city.

Sidney overcame a 2-1 set deficit to beat East Mills for the Corner Conference volleyball title.

It's another impressive start to the year from Jeff Bellar's Norfolk Catholic Knights, as they improve to 6-0 after beating a good Battle Creek team at home.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Sept. 29

No question about it, the Chadron State College football team will have its hands full Saturday, when it plays its homecoming game against the Colorado Mines Orediggers at Elliott Field. 

A northeast Nebraska cross country runner is trying to stake his claim as the best boy's runner in state history.

College football analyst Damon Benning leads Big Red Buzz at Valentino's in Nebraska City

The Northeast Community College seventh-ranked Northeast Community College soccer teams scored a pair of key conference victories at home on Wednesday.

King City got the better of Rock Port in 2021, but each team comes into this year's game with similar production through five games.

The Peru State volleyball team was defeated by Graceland on Tuesday night 3-0. The Bobcats are now 5-12 overall and 2-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play, while the Yellowjackets are 7-12 overall and 2-6 in conference play.

Tallissa Tanquary led the Sidney Girls Cross Country team to a 12th place finish out of 21 teams at the UNK High School Invitational Cross Country meet on Monday.

It’s a game that means more for Beatrice - the Orangemen welcome the rival Norris Titans to the House of Orange for a homecoming tilt, on Friday night.

The Plainswomen faced off against McCook Community College on Friday, September 23rd in the first week of conference play.

The Chadron State College volleyball team hits the road this week to take on New Mexico Highlands, (3-11, 0-6 RMAC) on Friday September 30th at 6 p.m. and Adams State (4-10, 1-5 RMAC) on Saturday October 1st at 3 p.m.

The Sidney Lady Raiders improved to 15-3 on the season with a sweep of Western Conference foe Scottsbluff Tuesday night at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility. Sidney out hit the Bearcats 41-24 on the way to a 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 win.

Jensen Rowse jokes that she “came out of the womb passing a volleyball.”