Dale Miller

OMAHA — Eleven months ago, Kennedy Gillilan couldn't have imagined taking the baton for an anchor leg of a 4x100 relay in position to win a state championship.

It will be on a different court this year, but for the 43rd time, the area's top recently graduated high school basketball players will show off their talents in the Northeast Nebraska all-star games on Friday.

Other than wearing a Norfolk Catholic road uniform, Gavin Schutt looked right at home in his final game on the Knights' basketball court on Friday.

An offseason might be a foreign concept for Briar Ray.

WEST POINT — With both teams already guaranteed a spot in the American Legion Class B juniors state tournament, Tuesday's B-5 area tournament final could have been considered meaningless.

PLAINVIEW — Maybe the Creighton/Bloomfield/Wausa Seniors were too young of a team to realize just how high the odds were stacked against them on the final day of the Class C-1 area tournament on Tuesday.

The learning curve for the upcoming season is a lot steeper than in many years for the Norfolk Catholic volleyball team.

Lutheran High Northeast first-year head coach Becky Svoboda doesn't hesitate when asked what might be the biggest strength for the Eagles this season.

Lutheran High Northeast first-year head coach Becky Svoboda doesn’t hesitate when asked what might be the biggest strength for the Eagles this season.

The Northeast Community College volleyball team has gotten a quick lesson about handling anything thrown its way during the preseason.