LINCOLN — Wynot was, well, Wynot in the opening round of the Class D2 state girls basketball tournament here at Lincoln North Star High School.

LINCOLN — Cedar Catholic’s Brynn Wortmann was on fire early, and it was enough to secure them their 46-37 victory over South Platte in the opening round of the girls state basketball tournament. 

LINCOLN — Sixth-seeded Ponca used a 17-2 run in the second quarter to pull away and then stretched the lead in the second half for a 59-45 victory over Guardian Angels Central Catholic in the opening round of the Class C2 state tournament at Lincoln Southeast.

LINCOLN — Class C2 of the girls state basketball tournament had its first upset of the bracket when the No. 7 seed Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Wolverines upended the No. 2 seed Wood River Eagles 62-41 in the quarterfinals at Lincoln Southeast on Wednesday.

LINCOLN — North Bend Central certainly looked the part of a defending state champion on Wednesday afternoon in the Class C1 quarterfinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena when it overwhelmed Broken Bow 50-29.

LINCOLN — The No. 4 Archbishop Bergan girls found themselves at the free throw line often and took advantage of those free opportunities in a 50-42 victory over No. 5 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in the opening round of the Class D1 state tournament.

LINCOLN — The sign in the student section had "shock the world" written on it, and that's exactly what the Winnebago girls basketball team did in the first round of the Class C1 state tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

LINCOLN — Hitting on all cylinders never proved to be so true as the Humphrey St. Francis Flyers used pressure defense, a sharing offense and dominant rebounding to turn back Sterling 73-41 in the opening round of the Nebraska D2 Girls State Basketball Tournament here at Lincoln North Star H…

LINCOLN — Perennial power Crofton flexed its muscle and state tournament experience with a surprisingly easy 62-37 win over Centennial in the opening round of the Class C2 bracket of the girls state tournament at Lincoln Southeast.

The Northeast Community College softball team saw its season end last year just 10 games into the schedule, just when Hawks coach Iris Woodhead believed she was seeing evidence that her team was displaying improvement in its accountability and competitiveness.

Northeast and North Central Nebraska’s top two Class C schools are among the favorites to bring home state-championship hardware from the 2021 girls state tournament, which gets underway on Wednesday at venues across Lincoln.

Most high school programs celebrate a trip to the annual Nebraska Girls State Championships basketball tournament with pep rallies, dinners and possibly even a parade out of town.

HARTINGTON — Hartington Cedar Catholic and Wakefield butted heads here at the Monsignor Werner Activity Center in the C2-5 district final with a trip to next week’s Class C2 boys state basketball tournament on the line.

HOWELLS — The No. 4 seeded Howells-Dodge boys took an early 7-0 lead after a Lance Brester layup, followed by a layup and 3-pointer by senior Jacob Tomcak. That run was enough to hold off an attempted comeback by No. 13 Mead, giving the Jaguars a 43-36 win and a trip to the state tournament.

OSMOND — The 17-6 Central Valley Cougars earned the school’s first boys state tournament berth Tuesday night, benefiting from the all-around play of 6-foot-3 senior post player Trevor Cargill to defeat Osmond 53-37 in the D1-7 district final.

HUMPHREY — Despite the frenetic pace established by Humphrey St. Francis that tested Elgin Public/Pope John’s stamina, the Wolfpack persevered during the first half. But the combination of the Flyers’ defensive pressure and transition offense ultimately took its toll in the second half.