"Even though we're runner-up, they're still champions to me." -- Pierce Coach Mark Brahmer on his team after C1 playoff game with Wahoo on Tuesday

Humphrey St. Francis rolled over Pleasanton on Monday to claim the Class D2 2019 Nebraska State Football Championship at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

How about them Bluejays? How about them Knights? How about them Flyers? Pierce, Oakland-Craig and Humphrey St. Francis have punched their respective tickets to the big show in Lincoln next week. Football reporter Nick Benes runs down the games that got them there in the final fall sports epi…

Battle Creek and Lutheran High Northeast saw their seasons draw to a close with playoff losses. Oakland-Craig and Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur are still rolling, as are Howells-Dodge, Plainview, St. Francis, Pierce, Wayne and Bloomfield. Three games featuring four area 8-man teams are set …

Lutheran High Northeast will vie for third place after its title bid in the Class C2 2019 Nebraska Girls State Volleyball Tournament fell short in the semifinal round on Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

Wynot will take on Lawrence-Nelson in the Class D2 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament consolation game at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Lincoln East High School.

Hartington Cedar Catholic is heading to the consolation round of the Class D1 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament after Friday’s semifinal loss to second-seed Diller-Odell at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

Humphrey St. Francis knocked off second-seed Lawrence Nelson in semifinal action of the 2019 Class D2 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Friday.

Grand Island Central Catholic finished Summerland’s title run in three sets during opening-day action of the Class C2 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Lincoln Southwest HIgh School on Thursday.

Hartington Cedar Catholic swept Chambers-Wheeler Central in opening day action of the 2019 Class D1 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Lincoln Southeast High School on Thursday.

Wynot will advance to the Class D2 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament after defeating Falls City Sacred Heart in opening-day action at Lincoln Northeast High School on Thursday.

Norfolk Catholic’s season ended after losing to second seed Wahoo in opening-day action of the Class C1 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Lincoln North Star High School on Thursday.

Wisner-Pilger saw its season come to a close after losing in four sets to second-seed Superior in opening day action of the Class C2 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Lincoln Southwest High School on Thursday.

Humphrey St. Francis posted a decisive three-set victory over Garden County in opening-day action of the Class D2 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Lincoln Northeast High School on Thursday.

Lutheran High Northeast will move on to the semifinal round of the Class C2 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament after defeating Bishop Neumann at Lincoln Southwest High School on Thursday.

Broken Bow defeated Wayne to knock the Blue Devils out of the Class C1 2019 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament at Lincoln North Star High School on Thursday.

Battle Creek’s march toward a state title ended Thursday when the Braves fell victim to undefeated St. Paul. Edit: Battle Creek's season ended Thursday with a 28-6 record.

Neligh-Oakdale Coach Ron Beacom tells his team numbers don't matter when it comes to tournament seeds because they have to "beat anybody in the bracket in order to get past it anyway." The Warriors posted a win in opening-round action of the state football playoffs. Battle Creek coach Andrew…

About a third of the 32 Class C and D teams heading to the 2019 State Volleyball Tournament in Lincoln call Northeast Nebraska home. Lutheran High Northeast and Norfolk Catholic are among them. Wynot in Class D2 is the highest-ranked seed at No. 2, and Battle Creek faces a formidable opponen…

Neligh-Oakdale coach Ron Beacom said his team his "hungrier" this year for victory after the Warriors beat Lutheran High Northeast in a scorefest to end the regular season. Bloomfield's Eisenhauer tied an 8-man record in the Bees' win over Hartington-Newcastle. Humphrey St. Francis came out …