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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.