You didn’t need a legislative proposal at the state soccer tournament to understand that there’s a need for change in Class B.

Omaha Creighton Prep captured the Class A state baseball championship Thursday, defeating Lincoln Northeast 12-2 in the final at Haymarket Park. The Junior Jays had forced a second game by beating the Rockets 14-4 earlier in the day.

Scott Poehling won it by himself in 1976. Ted Lampkin and Harvey Bridges, with help from relay teammates, outscored the competition 70 years apart. Omaha North's girls topped the century mark two years ago and came close last year.

For the Sidney boys golf team, qualifying for the state tournament was at the top of its to-do list all season long. The Red Raiders accomplished just that after carding a 328 to place runner-up at the Class B, District 4 Tournament on Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook.

Sammi Licari faces a double whammy at the Class A state tennis tournament. Not only does it mark the likely end of her athletic career, but she won't be playing anymore for her dad Dave, who is the tennis and girls basketball coach at Columbus.

Ben Holling is the new boys basketball coach at Omaha Burke and Tony Kobza has been hired at Omaha Benson as football coach. Holling, a Ralston graduate who played on Bellevue University's NAIA national runner-up team in 2004, has been a varsity assistant and junior varsity coach the past four seasons at Omaha Central. The Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands named him its junior varsity coach of the year in 2010.

The lure of coaching in one of Iowa’s best leagues was too much for Tony Vis. So the Harlan Community girls basketball coach has resigned his position and accepted a similar post at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The 41-year-old Vis compiled a 120-46 (.723) record in seven years at Harlan, including two trips to state. He has an overall record of 257-115 (.691), including stints at Walnut Ridge Baptist, Hudson and Audubon.

Jake Driver has stepped down from his position as Council Bluffs St. Albert’s wrestling coach. A search is under way for the Falcons’ next coach.

York's Megan Fletcher will continue her volleyball career next season as she signed on to play with the Doane College Tigers.

Longtime Ralston boys basketball coach Bill Heard has named the Rams new softball coach. Heard replaces Mike Smith, who will succeed Dan Mussmann as Ralston's athletic director.