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High School Football Previews: Grand Island Ready to Roll with Reed in Charge
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — New year, new head coach. That can be said about Grand Island football - and he's got his team in check. Creighton Reed takes over the Islanders, succeeding Jeff Tomlin, who retired after the 2023 season. Speaking of 2023, the Isles defeated Kearney, 29-19, in the first round of the Class A Playoffs, ultimately falling to Millard West, 31-7, in the next round.
Bianca Ayala starts as Gates Elementary principal, only bilingual principal in GIPS
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (NCN) - In a school district that is over 54% Hispanic Latino, being bilingual is a big advantage. At the moment, Bianca Ayala is the only bilingual principal at Grand Island Public Schools. “Honestly, I was shocked because I’ve worked in other schools in Grand Island and...
Nebraska High School Rodeo Makes Stop in Lexington
Anna Clark of Thedford competes in barrel racing during NE high school rodeo in Lexington Photo by Stephanie Miller. The Nebraska High School Rodeo fall season continued this past Saturday and Sunday in Lexington. Among the area highlights, Kallan Cox of Purdum won the barrel racing on Sunday with a...
Nebraska football staff directed to 'make sure we’re playing the right guys'
While there’s a lot of excitement about the Nebraska football team entering the 2024 season, some worries have started to pop up as fall camp goes on. There was in fact so many worries that Huskers head coach Matt Rhule closed a practice right after his team scrimmaged in front of fans.
Battle-tested Kearney football readies for another tough season in Class A
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The Kearney Bearcats football team made the playoff in both 2022 and 2023, but each time were eliminated in the first round. With plenty of returning starters Kearney is aiming to make a deeper playoff run this year. The Bearcats return key pieces such as starting quarterback Griffin Novacek and Kansas State commit, linebacker Sawyer Schilke.
Adams Central football excited to continue building in year two under new coach
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Under first year head coach Josh Lewis the Adams Central Patriots collected an 8-1 regular season record in 2023, making it to the second round of the playoffs before falling to Ashland-Greenwood. The Patriots, an annual powerhouse did lose a strong senior class, but have balance...
'A very precarious situation': Omaha firefighters rescue raccoon stranded three stories up
Omaha firefighters helped rescue a raccoon from a "precarious situation" Saturday morning. Nebraska Wildlife Rehab says the young animal somehow got stuck three stories up on the side of the Inner Rail Food Hall building in Aksarben Village. The nonprofit believes the raccoon had been there for at least a day.
Phones, taxes, playground equipment part of Wayne School board agenda
After first being introduced to the new teachers for the coming school year, Wayne Community Schools' Board of Education members took action on a variety of agenda items during Monday's regular meeting. Board members received a update and a quote for a new phone system for the district. Superintendent Dr....
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