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Class A: Prep sweeps to title by battering Rockets

Class A: Prep sweeps to title by battering Rockets

After they worked so hard to get it Thursday, what was the first thing the Omaha Creighton Prep players did to the championship baseball trophy? They broke it.

Class B: Pius takes first state crown

Class B: Pius takes first state crown

Lincoln Pius X captured its first Class B state baseball championship Thursday night, defeating Norris 2-1 at Haymarket Park. The Thunderbolts scored both their runs in the third inning while the Titans scored their only run in the fourth. Norris had...

Kearney expects heat from Papio, Islanders

Kearney expects heat from Papio, Islanders

Kearney’s boys have a remarkable batting average at the state track meet, but this year they are wary about big hitters elsewhere in Class A. The Bearcats, who have won 13 Class A crowns and 13 grand championships in the past 18 years, are favored...

Class A: Schelble shines; Westside leads team race

Class A: Schelble shines; Westside leads team race

Emma Schelble won a state tennis title at No. 2 singles as a freshman, and then a No. 1 doubles title with her sister last season. Now the Millard West junior is two wins from a No. 1 singles title.

Class B: Friedman, Skutt lead Elkhorn South in duel

Class B: Friedman, Skutt lead Elkhorn South in duel

It was Omaha Skutt against Elkhorn South, the powerhouses of Class B tennis, on the farthest back indoor court of the Nebraska Tennis Center on Thursday.


 
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Class B: Norris to face Pius in final

Norris advanced to the Class B final of the state baseball tournament Thursday with a 14-5 win over South Sioux City at Haymarket Park.
 
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    Soccer
    Overtime goal propels Jackets to win
    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.
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    Track & Field
    Kearney expects heat from Papio, Islanders
    Kearney expects heat from Papio, Islanders
    Kearney’s boys have a remarkable batting average at the state track meet, but this year they are wary about big hitters elsewhere in Class A. The Bearcats, who have won 13 Class A crowns and 13 grand championships in the past 18 years, are favored to win both titles again in the two-day meet that begins at 9 a.m. Friday at Burke Stadium.
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    Golf
    York's Jonas Christensen signs for golf at Doane
    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.
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    Tennis
    Class A: Schelble shines; Westside leads team race
    Class A: Schelble shines; Westside leads team race
    Emma Schelble won a state tennis title at No. 2 singles as a freshman, and then a No. 1 doubles title with her sister last season. Now the Millard West junior is two wins from a No. 1 singles title.
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    Football
    New coaches at Burke, Benson
    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.
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    Basketball
    Hoops coach Vis decides to leave Harlan
    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.
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    Wrestling
    Driver resigns as St. Albert coach
    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.
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    Volleyball
    York's Megan Fletcher signs for volleyball at Doane
    York's Megan Fletcher signs for volleyball at Doane
    York's Megan Fletcher will continue her volleyball career next season as she signed on to play with the Doane College Tigers.
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    Softball
    Ralston names Heard new softball coach
    Ralston names Heard new softball coach
    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.
     
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