Mike Patterson

Jaxon Jelkin's plan was simple: improve his draft stock. Three draft cycles later, the former Bellevue West standout is headed to the Phillies as a fourth-round pick.

Though it's no longer contested at Omaha's Ak-Sar-Ben, the Cornhusker Handicap lives on at Prairie Meadows in suburban Des Moines.

There has always been drama surrounding the Class A final of the American Legion Senior state tournament.

MIKE PATTERSON Omaha World-Herald There's always drama surrounding the Class A final of the American Legion state baseball tournament.

The E-edition is available to you every morning, and is updated throughout the day A disappointing finish to the spring season has helped fuel the American Legion baseball team from Malcolm.

Lincoln East's Carpet Land clinched the Class A American Legion state championship by defeating Creighton Prep Saturday. The defending champions advance to the Central Plains Regional in North Dakota.

It took a scheduled day off to finally cool down the bat of Omaha Storm Chasers' outfielder Gavin Cross.

Gretna East has come a long way in a short time. Veteran playmakers headline Nebraska's Class B heading into the 2026 season.

Recently-retired World-Herald writer Mike Patterson, who covered decades of American Legion baseball, celebrates Carpet Land's national title and remembers the last Nebraska team to do it in 1939.

Thanks in large part to Luke Guenther, West Point Guardian Angels Central Catholic held on Wednesday at the boys state basketball tournament.