AXTELL — The Axtell football team has aspirations of writing a new chapter in its school’s history.
OMAHA — Former University of Nebraska at Kearney baseball coach Damon Day has been named the new baseball coach at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School.
The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans struggled through a two-win season in 2022, but are looking for better results this season.
AMHERST — The Amherst Broncos took a step forward last year, reaching the Class C2 state tournament semifinals for the first time after a pair of first-round losses in the years before.
After finishing with the state runner-up trophy a year ago, the Kearney High boys tennis team looks to retool and reclaim the state hardware.
The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is being called a big success. Nearly 1,000 high school girls were in Memphis, Tennessee, for on-court and off-court activities. The event was the first of its kind for girls basketball. The NCAA paid some $4 million for the four-day event, including…
Overton went perfect on Sunday, and finished a solid Monday to become tops in the Class D1D2 division at the Top Ten Volleyball Tournament.
Against an increased field of the top volleyball teams in the state, Minden emerged victorious, going a remarkable 15-2 to win the Top Ten Volleyball Tournament in Kearney.
Chuck Love, a 6-foot-6 wing, will join one of the top prep school basketball programs in the country after a breakout sophomore season at Southwest.
Nicole Kolbas is the 2023 girls athlete of the year. Here's a look at a few other notable performances.
Baseball player Max Clark of Franklin, Indiana, and softball player Ava Brown of Montgomery, Texas, have been honored as the best male and female players of the year.
Hayden Frank is our pick for boys athlete of the year in 2022-23. Here's a look at others we considered after they wrapped up huge seasons.
Gretna swept the Gatorade player of the year awards for high school soccer.
An incredible scene played out in January of 2006 — a near-overwhelming few hours that ranks as one of the great nights in Nebraska high school basketball history.
North Bend Central players would "run through a brick wall" for Sterup, the humble, stoic architect of the Tigers' girls basketball dynasty.
Kearney poured on the runs in the later innings of its 10-2 victory Scottsbluff Westco Zephyrs.
KEARNEY— In front of a packed crowd on Memorial Field's Fan Appreciation Night, Kearney Runza fell in the final innings in its 4-3 loss to Hastings Five Points Bank.
The Nebraska School Activities Association appointed an interim associate director for the 2023-24 school year.
Thriving alongside players like Lincoln Southwest guard Chuck Love, Amare Bynum is making a name for himself on the summer hoops circuit.
In the biggest moments over the course of Oklahoma softball's dynasty, it's been Jordy Bahl in the circle delivering for the Sooners.
KEARNEY — At Kearney High, the desire for multi-sport athletes runs deep.
A culture-builder and a three-sport standout, Shelton's MaKenna Willis is the 2023 Hub Territory Girls Prep Athlete of the Year.
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Each spring, The World-Herald honors the state's top fourteen baseball players. Here's a look at more than a decade of All-Nebraska first-team baseball selections and how they were portrayed in The World-Herald.
Meet the 14 athletes named to the 2023 All-Nebraska baseball team.
LINCOLN — Kearney Catholic's Alyssa Onnen won the pole vault and finished third in the long jump at the Midwest Night of Stars track meet in Lincoln.
CHADRON — S-E-M graduate Noah Eggleston threw touchdown passes to four different receivers Friday night as the Nebraska downed Wyoming 52-16 in the ‘Battle of the Border’ 6-Man All-Star all-star football game at Chadron State College.
Here's the lowdown on all 17 members of the first-team Super-State baseball team.
During their high school days, Bahl led Papillion-La Vista to state titles in Class A while Meylan did the same for Omaha Skutt in B.
Here's a look at the best of the best from the soccer pitch in 2023.
For the first time in at least 20 years, the Journal Star's Super-State captains are from the same school. Brent C. Wagner has more.