Top Story BIG TEN BASEBALL Shatel: West Coast baseball's revival in Big Ten will force Nebraska to raise its game Tom Shatel World-Herald Columnist May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome back to Omaha, Southern California baseball.kAmxE’D 366? E@@ =@?8] &$r FD65 E@ @H? E9:D E@H?] qFE E96 =2DE E:>6 E96 %C@;2?D H6C6 :? ~>292 H2D E96 a__` r@==686 (@C=5 $6C:6D W96J[ 8FJD[ E96 DE25:F> :D 5@H?E@H? ?@HX]k^AmkAm(6=4@>6 324<[ &r{p] xE 92D 366? 2H9:=6] %96 qCF:?D 92G6?’E 366? E@ ~>292 D:?46 E96J H@? E96 r($ 2E $49H23 u:6=5 :? a_`b]k^AmkAmv@@5 E@ D66 J@F[ ~C68@? 32D632==] xE’D 366?[ H6==[ f` J62CD] %96 sF4<D 92G6 366? E@ ~>292 @?46 — 2E E96 `hdc r($] x’> ?@E 6G6? DFC6 +6DE@ H2D 2C@F?5 E96?]k^Am kAm%96 =2E6DE ~>292 “C68F=2C” 4@>:?8 E@ E@H? 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Lexington hosts unified track meet LEXINGTON — On Tuesday, Lexington unified track hosted a home invite.
3 Hi-Line track athletes break school records at Lexington JV Invite LEXINGTON — The Hi-Line Bulls track teams competed Tuesday at the Lexington JV Invite in Lexington at Ray Ehlers Stadium.
Lexington girls tennis wins North Platte doubles invite The Lexington girls tennis team brought home first place as a team Friday at the North Platte Doubles Invite.
2 Cozad youth wrestlers bring home NEUSAW state champion titles The Cozad Youth Wrestling team competed March 21-22 at the Nebraska USA Wrestling Folkstyle State Championships in Grand Island at the Heartla…
Cozad's Chayden Hoffmaster breaks his own long jump school record at UNK Cozad and Gothenburg track and field teams competed at the UNK Indoor Invite Friday in Kearney at Cushing Coliseum.
Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg, Sam Hoiberg, Rienk Mast and Jamarques Lawrence after NCAA Sweet 16 loss to Iowa
Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg, Sam Hoiberg, Rienk Mast and Jamarques Lawrence after NCAA Sweet 16 loss to Iowa
