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Alliance Sports announces developer and design firm for Union Omaha's soccer stadium
OMAHA, Neb. — Alliance Sports announced the developers and design firm of the mixed-use, 18-acre development that will serve as Union Omaha's soccer stadium as well as a future professional women's soccer team. Hines was chosen as the development manager for the project, which will be located along Abbott...
Former Bluejay star reflects on phone call telling him he'd be on Team USA in Paris Olympics
OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton University has two former athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Taryn Kloth will compete in beach volleyball, and soccer star Duncan McGuire will take the field. The Orlando City SC forward went from not knowing if he'd even be drafted to preparing to play...
Nebraska football players visit patients, families at children’s hospital
OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska players make an impact both on and off the field, and some student athletes made the trip to Children's Nebraska in Omaha to make their days. Patients and families at the hospital met with players and some of the coaching staff Wednesday afternoon. The Huskers joined...
Distance Track programs recognized with USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Bellevue University men's and women's distance track teams were each recognized by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as All-Academic Teams. The Bruin women were ranked fifth out of 54 teams recognized with a 3.725 team GPA. The BU...
Warriors, Knights lead area schools in Class C All-Sports final rankings
OMAHA - The Omaha World-Herald has released their final All-Sports standings for Class C, one Northeast Nebraska team finding themselves in the Top Ten fin a couple different groups. In combined boys-girls scoring, Crofton came in second with 63.75 points, while the Warriors also had a Top Ten finish in...
Christian Jones Keeping Options Open Ahead of Senior Season
OMAHA, Neb. — Christian Jones is a talented football player who has a shot at being an instrumental part of back to back to back State Championships at Omaha Westside. The Division I offers are flying in. So suffice it to say his future in football is bright. "So...
Harlan rolls past Lewis Central, back to state
(Harlan) -- Harlan baseball put together its best performance of the year Wednesday night, resulting in the Cyclones punching another ticket to the Class 3A State Tournament. The Cyclones needed less than 90 minutes and only five innings to dispose of Lewis Central, winning the rubber match with their Hawkeye Ten Conference foe 10-0.
Nolan Clifford Selected by Colorado Rockies in 2024 MLB Draft
Omaha, Neb. -- Senior Nolan Clifford become the 40th player selected in MLB Draft since Ed Servais became the head coach of Creighton in 2004, going in the 17th round to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, July 16. Clifford was the 498th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft after...
Volleyball Wins Ninth Straight AVCA Team Academic Award
OMAHA, Neb. -- The 2023-24 Creighton University volleyball team has been honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as a recipient of the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. Creighton's 19th overall recognition is its ninth straight season being honored, and 17th award in the last 21 seasons under...
Softball Welcomes Back Madeline Vejvoda as Addition to Coaching Staff
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton softball head coach Krista Wood announced the addition of former Bluejay standout Madeline Vejvoda to her coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Wednesday, July 17. Vejvoda joins Wood's staff as a graduate assistant after spending the previous five seasons (2020-2024) in a Bluejay uniform,...
Mavericks Harrison Kreiling drafted By Seattle Mariners
FORT WORTH, TX - With the 513th overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft, the Seattle Mariners selected Omaha starting pitcher Harrison Kreiling in the 17th round. Kreiling becomes the second Maverick pitcher in the Division I era to be taken in the draft after Robert Calvano in 2016 (38th round).
Bueno Joins the Reivers as Assistant Coach
Council Bluffs, IA – Iowa Western Women's Soccer Head Coach Adam Sanchez has announced the addition of Marcela Bueno to the Reiver's coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2024 Season. "I am so excited to have Marcela join the staff," said head coach Adam Sanchez "Marcela has...
Softball Recap: Lewis Central falls despite strong effort from Kyleigh Moore
Lewis Central and Glenwood squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Lewis Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Glenwood Rams by a score of 5-4. Lewis Central just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row. Emerson...
Storm Chasers go into all-star break on a high note
Week record: 5-1 Overall record: 59-32 Things finally started clicking again for the Storm Chasers last week, as they posted their first winning week in a month. They belted a league-high 14 home runs and scored 14 more runs than the next closest team. Their .279 team average ranked 4th in the International League, and their 52 RBIs ranked 1st by a gigantic margin, with 2nd place at 35 RBIs. On the other hand, their pitching had a much rougher time, holding a 5.83 ERA as a team, good for 18th in the league. It mattered little, however, with the Mud Hens holding an 8.08 ERA as a team as the Omaha bats were in full control throughout the week. The highlight of the week was the 18-run, 17-hit win on Saturday. The Storm Chasers now have a 10-8 record in the second half.
Koontz, Hochstein net unanimous All-Hawkeye Ten nods
(KMAland) -- Officials with the Hawkeye Ten Conference have released the All-Conference selections from the 2024 softball season. St. Albert's Kiera Hochstein (C) and Glenwood's Allison Koontz (P/UT) were unanimous tallies. Atlantic had a league-best four first-team nods: Lila Wiederstein (C), Peyton McLaren (P/IF), Zoey Kirchhoff (P/SS) and Riley Wood...
Luett pitches Underwood to second-straight State Tournament
(Glenwood) – For the fourth time in school history and second consecutive season, the Underwood Baseball team is heading to the State Tournament. The Class 2A No. 3 Eagles (27-2) got a memorable performance from sophomore Garrett Luett and cashed in enough runs to take down No. 9 Clarinda 3-0 Tuesday night in Glenwood. The win sends Underwood back to state after finishing as the runner-up last season.
Gross Catholic Graduate Travis to Compete at 2024 Summer Olympics
This summer, the Gross Catholic Cougars are thrilled to be cheering on one of their own in the Olympics. A 2012 graduate, Dylan Travis will represent the United States at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Travis is one of four players on the national team squad for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. This will be the first time the U.S. ever had a 3×3 Olympic basketball team.
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