Kaylee Stricklin scored 19 points, pulled down seven rebounds and the Humphrey Saint Francis girls never allowed more than seven points in a quarter during Thursday's 62-24 win over Burwell.
Gretna defended its player in a statement released Friday and also claimed that Omaha Westside reported the NSAA violation contradicting what Westside's superintendent previously said.
Four different players sank second-quarter three-pointers for Boone Central and the Cardinals began to pull away for an eventual 69-41 win Thursday over the Scotus Central Catholic boys.
Scotus Central Catholic girls basketball coach Jarrod Ridder called it probably the best game junior forward Hailey Steffensemeier has ever played. That's high praise for a player who's been a regular in the lineup for two years and has more than 50 games of experience for the Shamrocks.
As far back as online records indicate, in this case 2013, Columbus High was on a nine-dual losing streak when the Discoverers went to Kearney two years ago looking to finally solve the Bearcats.
Bargen reaches 100 dual wins for his career.
Owen celebrates 100 wins, Jeff 100 dual victories as head coach.
Owen celebrates 100 wins, Jeff 100 dual victories as head coach.
Vikings take down visiting Vikings with run of six straight pins.
Basketball
Cross County boys basketball seems to have found a rhythm since Mead handed the Cougars a loss at the Runza Holiday Tournament last month.
Beau Zoucha became the latest member of Twin River wrestling to add his name to the annals of the program. Jan. 14 at Elm Creek, the senior became just the fourth Titan ever to join the 100-win club.
In a season of firsts, Columbus High freshman Brianna Vidal added another to the list when she won a gold medal Monday night at Battle Creek. She and teammate Danica Taylor both wrestled for gold though Taylor game up just short and accepted silver.
It was like a lot of girls wrestling duals this season - few actual matches in between several open weight classes that added up to multiple forfeits.
Scotus Central Catholic and Lakeview boys basketball struggled to find offense and Tuesday and suffered a pair of losses. Both gave up big third quarters to opponents that capitalized on mistakes.
Lakeview girls basketball coach Monte Jones has put a benchmark, or sorts, on his team's expected performance. Thanks to its defense, Jones and the Lady Vikes are essentially assured a win if they can just reach 40 points.
The North Bend girls found an offensive rhythm in transition and on the offensive glass in Tuesday's game at Scotus Central Catholic and used that surge to hold off the Shamrocks in a 40-32 win at the Dowd Activity Center.
HOWELLS - Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family and Howells-Dodge boys basketball have made exciting finishes a recent habit. Last season, the Jaguars defeated HLHF on their home floor in the subdistrict final 53-49.
Lakeview wrestling coach Jeff Bargen was surprised by a video presentation and recognition for his 100th dual victory on Tuesday at home. Just about 30 minutes earlier, his son, Owen, earned the 100th win of his varsity career.
Scotus Central Catholic wrestling figured to matter little in the final outcome of a stacked Schuyler Invite on Saturday. With the top ranked NSWCA teams in Class B and C, and 31 rated wrestlers, a program not full strength and in the midst of building was heavily overmatched.
Columbus High girls basketball saw its losing streak stretch to five games and 18 days over the weekend in a pair of losses to Lincoln East and Papillion-La Vista.
Lincoln Christian had the offense rolling early and caused some impatience on the part of the Scotus Central Catholic boys in Friday's 67-45 Crusader win over the Shamrocks at the Dowd Activity Center.
Carson Wood and Colton Ray secured their first tournament gold medals for Boone Central last weekend at the Bill Foster Invite in Gibbon. Those two champs plus 14 other medals pushed the Cardinals to the top of the team standings and the program's first championship of the season following t…
Lakeview senior Mason Klug has never been asked to fill the super star role. But whether it's on the football field, the basketball court or the soccer pitch, Klug has been a needed piece to Viking success.
Cross County girls basketball entered Friday's game against Class C-1 No. 10 David City with an 8-6 record. The Scouts were the fifth ranked team of the past six for the Cougars during a stretch in which they went 2-3 against some of the best in the state.