Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson got off to a good start against a city rival. Then it got a better finish. Wyatt Fallet deflected in a goal off his head for the game-winning score as the Jackets held off Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 2-1 in an overtime boys soccer match Thursday evening at City Park. The action was the last either Iowa Class 3-A squad will see until substate play begins next week.

There’s two ways to look at this year’s Class A state baseball tournament. On one hand, it was one of the most unpredictable tournaments. The lower-seeded teams pulled surprises throughout, especially seventh seed Lincoln Northeast and eighth seed Lincoln East.

Hail the king and queen of the state sprints: Kenzo Cotton and Clara Nichols. Cotton, a Papillion-La Vista sophomore, struck down the oldest record in boys track at Saturday's state meet and Nichols, a Millard South senior, pocketed four all-class gold medals, a first for a girls sprinter in 21 years.

Jonas Christensen of York has signed with Doane College and will play golf for the Tigers next season. Location played a big factor in Christensen’s decision.

Omaha Westside's Andrea Kinnerk and McKinney Harwood felt they had nothing to lose when they advanced to the No. 1 doubles final at the Class A state tennis tournament Friday.

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.

Millard North junior-to-be Christy Warnock has accepted a scholarship offer to play at South Dakota. Warnock, who plays for Nebraska Gold in the spring and summer, hit .355 last season for the Mustangs with five doubles, two triples and 13 RBIs. Playing center field, Warnock has had 56 putouts in her first two seasons.