Francisco Lindor once again homered in a victory and Clay Holmes threw a career-high seven innings as the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-3 win.

Wehiwa Aloy and Ryder Helfrick each had a multi-homer game, Zach Root pitched six scoreless innings and No. 3 national seed Arkansas routed Creighton 12-1 on Saturday night.

40 of Northeast Nebraska's top boys and girls basketball players competed against each other in the annual Northeast Nebraska All-Star Basketball Games on Friday night.

Three local teams finished in their respective top fives at this year's Nebraska boys golf state championships, headlined by a runner-up finish from Norris in Class B. Milford's Zephyr Mowinkel was the top local individual placer.

The best of MNAC and MAC face off Saturday in Big Springs.

This upcoming season marks the first time since Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was in high school that he's had the same offensive play-caller two years in a row.

Elkhorn North takes the Class B team title and Andrew Nietfeldt wins a playoff thriller at Monument Shadows to claim the individual crown.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and the Chicago Cubs edged the Colorado Rockies 2-1 for their fourth straight win.

The top golfers from across Nebraska are competing in Kearney this week to determine who’s the best in Class A.

Follow along with the Nebraska School Activities Association State Boys Golf Championships from courses across Nebraska in the links below.

It’s All-Star Friday in Gering: girls tip at 5:30, boys to follow. Dunk contest at halftime. 3-point finals after the girls game.

The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals.

Kyle Jaggers stuck out 10 batters over 3 2/3 scoreless innings as the Sidney Platte Valley Company Post 17 Juniors rolled past the Security First Junior Regulators of Gordon 10-1 at Legion Field in Sidney on Tuesday evening.

Three Kimball students brought home medals from the NSAA Class D State Track & Field Championships over the weekend. 

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College repeats as the national champion

Pine Bluffs girls take 7th and boys finish 8th in the 2A team standings at the 2025 Wyoming state track championships. Jessica Hoffman and Justin Lerwick both brought home state titles.

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were walking a thin line in the thin air at Coors Field against the worst team in baseball.

Kansas City prospect Jac Caglianone homered for the fourth straight game, hitting a pair that included a 459-foot drive to help the Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Salt Lake Bees 5-3 in 10 innings in the Triple-A International League.

Chayton Bynes set an outdoor personal best and broke his own school record but missed the finals by 0.05 meters to finish 10th.

Max Fried threw 7 1/3 sharp innings and the New York Yankees broke open a tight game with a 10-run fifth to beat the reeling Colorado Rockies 13-1.

Perkins County brought home the Class C boys title, while Kimball, Leyton, Potter-Dix and more racked up medals in Class D.

Four local teams placed inside the top ten of their class standings, and athletes from five different Southeast Nebraska schools captured state championships at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships!

Athletes from Classes A and B thrilled thousands at Omaha Burke at the state track and field meet Wednesday and Thursday.

Perkins County leads Class C boys after a dominant day on the track.

One of the most dominant distant runners in state history finished his high school career in style on Thursday.

The Kearney Bearcats are Class A boys state track and field champions thanks in part to gold medals in the sprints from Zaire Lagrone-Miller.

Nicquaine Henry placed fourth in his heat and 11th overall among 22 competitors in the 400-meter hurdles on night one of the Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Pueblo, Colorado. 

The Denver Nuggets have named David Adelman their head coach, taking the interim tag off his title after he led them into the second round of the NBA playoffs.

The Hastings Sodbusters baseball team begins its 51-game slate tonight at home with a former player leading the team this year. 

Classes A and B compete on Wednesday and Thursday. Classes C and D will run Friday and Saturday.

It was opening week for little league baseball and softball in Sidney.

Chase County’s Noah Rau highlighted field events, winning the boys discus with a throw of 203-09 to break an all-class record from 1989.

Kimball High School State Track and Field qualifiers headed off to Omaha Thursday morning with a special send-off from local first responders.

Athletes from Crete, Norris, Beatrice and Wilber-Clatonia are in action at the 2025 NSAA Girls Tennis State Championships in Lincoln!

Sidney earns medals, spots in finals after day one at the Nebraska School Activities Association Class B State Track and Field Championships.

Local dignitaries and community members gathered this morning at Heartland Public Shooting Park to officially light the torch for the inaugural Cornhusker State Games Torch Tour.

Read on to see a full list of all of the state championship qualifiers from our local schools. This page will be updated with final results throughout the week. And tune in all week long for hourly updates on Ol' Red and KWBE!

OMAHA, NE - NEBRASKA State T&F for Class B... BOYS Auburn Logan Rowell - discus [THU, 12p] Plattsmouth Nathan Frederick – HJ [WED, 11:30a] Hunter Mazzulla – 1600m run [THU, 4:05p] 3200m relay [WED, 1:30p

The ballfields at Sidney's Legion Park will be full of activity the next several weeks.

The top Nebraska track and field athletes will compete for gold this week at the state track and field meet. That’s includes Valentine High School junior Isaac Cronin.

At the Class 2A track and field state championships, Sedgwick County proved you can win a title off the track. 

District golf: York’s Hinze goes low with 65. Shaddick leads Scottsbluff with 68. Gilmore, Melchert shine in Classes C & D.

LINCOLN, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska is televising the championship days of the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) State Track Meet.

National qualifiers Chayton Bynes and Trace Hanchett both won shares of special awards as the RMAC announced their all-conference honors for the 2025 men's and women's outdoor track season on Monday. 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals, beating the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7.

Western Nebraska Community College’s Laura Montiel, the Cougars’ all-time career steal leader, is heading to the NCAA Division II level to continue her playing days after signing with Wingate University on Friday.

A group of middle schoolers from Valentine is hoping to leave a mark at this weekend’s Nebraska Championship Meet in Gothenburg.

Valentine and Perkins County capture district titles at the C-9 Track Meet in Mitchell.

40 of northeast Nebraska’s top boys and girls basketball players will compete in Norfolk in all-star games at the end of the month.

The Adams Central Baseball team has high goals heading into the Class C State Tournament for the second straight year.

Chadron State track and field has officially qualified three student-athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 22-24 in Pueblo, Colorado.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the youthful Oklahoma Thunder are on the verge of making the franchise’s first appearance in the Western Conference finals since 2016.

The Longhorns dominated on both the boys and girls side, punching multiple tickets to state.

The Hastings High Baseball team is relying on their well-rounded team to make a splash at the Class B State Tournament as the underdog on paper.

Chase County swept both team titles at the B6 District meet in Ogallala. See which athletes qualified for state and how local teams stacked up.

Kimball's Kyler Lusche shot a 73 to win the Bayard Invite on Tuesday. Chase County claimed the team title behind three top-10 finishes.

Joe Dinan has been named head football coach and strength and conditioning teacher at Ogallala High School.

The Crete Cardinals will represent southeast Nebraska at the Class B NSAA State Soccer Championships.

The Titan girls and Cardinal boys will represent Southeast Nebraska at the Nebraska high school soccer state championships at Creighton this week.

Mazmal Babiker spent one year at Western Nebraska Community College and now the freshman from Erie, Pennsylvania, will be heading closer to home after signing to continue his soccer playing days at Mercyhurst University in Erie Pennsylvania.

Standout BHS athlete now the starting center for the defending Super Bowl Champions

Wyatt Langford hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning for Texas to end a no-hit bid by the Colorado Rockies in their first game after manager Bud Black was fired.

After claiming both indoor championships earlier this school year, Doane completed the yearlong four-peat by winning both the men's and women's outdoor track and field GPAC crowns last weekend in Hastings. 

The Warriors, Bulldogs and Bruins will represent the state of Nebraska in the 2025 NAIA Softball and Baseball Opening Rounds this week, while three other schools from the GPAC have also made this year's fields.