Nebraska High School Basketball News

The Junior Jays are winning, as their 11-0 record attests. Prep is the only unbeaten team left in Class A, joining Class B Norris as the only undefeated squads in the state.

Success, both for their teams and as individuals, followed the 2014 Class B/C All-ITG girls team this past season.

One of the most challenging things to do as an athlete is to put a team on your back and carry it.

Bellevue West is back on the top of Class A boys basketball For the first time since 2005 and a trio of Thunderbirds led the climb to the top.

There are 53 reasons why the Bellevue West trio of Kate Liveringhouse, Madi Braun and Chloe Akin-Otiko have made their mark on the Bellevue West program the past two seasons.

It took Millard West very little time to fill its girls basketball coaching vacancy, and that new hire is Bellevue West's Marc Kruger.

It's been a tough week for the Elkhorn baseball team, but Thursday's 5-3 win over Millard North should make the Antlers feel better.

Thomas joins the Knights after leading the Storm to a third-place finish in the Class B state tournament.

Colony, who guided the Wildcats for 19 seasons, told his players Monday that he will move on in the fall to become an assistant principal at Millard South.

"Our players have really bought into it," the coach said. "And it's something that has hit home with us after what we did last season."

After missing two games because of illness, Will Patterson was just happy to be back in the Omaha Westside lineup Saturday against Millard North.

Columbus Scotus coach John Peterson is one of four coaches being inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame.

That will change Wednesday night when Chatrice White of Shelby-Rising City takes the court for the West squad in the 6 p.m. game at Chicago's United Center.

All-Nebraska running backs Calvin Strong of Omaha North, the state's first 3,000-yard rusher, and Jake Paulsen of Cozad, a three-time 1,000-yard rusher, will receive the 2013 Johnny "The Jet" Rodgers Over-the-Top Award presented annually to the Nebraska high school offensive football players of the year.

Top-ranked Millard West rallied from a nine-run deficit Monday night to defeat Omaha Skutt 13-12 in nine innings.

But it was different for the Bellevue West junior when he was asked midseason to take a new position in the Thunderbird backcourt.

The youngest candidate in the field comes to the race with a mentor in Gov. Dave Heineman and a believer's fervor.

The youngest candidate in the field comes to the race with a mentor in Gov. Dave Heineman and a believer's fervor.

Tom Tvrdy, who held the position from 2001 to 2013, has been named the Bluejays' new coach.

The 6-foot-4 Central Community College shooting guard took a bad fall after a dunk Saturday night in the third-place game at the Division II junior college national tournament in Danville, Ill.