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The annual Collin-Orcutt All-Star game will be played May 27 at 6 p.m. at Brown Park.
Greco and Don Kiviniemi of Bellevue East will coach the Collin squad while Jason Coulter of Omaha Benson and Scott Hodges of Omaha Burke will coach the Orcutt team. The game, featuring the top seniors from the Omaha area, marks the start of the American Legion season.
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Collin — Millard West: Ryan Merrill, Nick Hargis, Eric Salmonson. Millard South: David Foley, Matt Meiners, Nick Houston. Papillion-La Vista South: Josh Kiger, Sam Palensky, Brent Kirsch. Papillion-La Vista: Matt Gay, Geoff Birkemeier. Omaha Gross: Zach Knicky, Cragin Missak. Ralston: Spencer Lavicky. Omaha South: Eric Mulligan. Omaha Westside: Bryce McMullen, Will Frei. Bellevue West: Cale Svehla. Bellevue East: Dan Gleason. Omaha …
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Josh Kiger, Papillion-La Vista South: Kiger pitched five strong innings and struck out seven in a 10-0 win over Millard South. He also hurt the Patriots at the plate, driving in three runs with a double and a triple.
Matt Waldron, Omaha Westside: Waldron had a solid game in Omaha Westside’s 9-8 win over Papillion-La Vista. The sophomore picked up the win in relief and drove in three runs for the Warriors, who boosted their record to 23-5.
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Omaha Westside 9, Papillion-La Vista 8: That’s an easy call, when one game was 10-0 and the other was 9-8. The Westside-Papio game wasn’t decided until the bottom of the seventh when Jake Meyers delivered a walk-off RBI single.
THEY SAID …
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The A-4 district baseball tournament scheduled for today (Saturday) at Omaha Westside has been postponed by rain. The updated schedule has three games Monday — Westside vs. Lincoln High at 2 p.m., Bellevue West vs. Columbus at 4:30 and the district final at 7.
The A-2 district at Omaha Creighton Prep also has been adjusted. There will be three games Monday — Omaha South vs. Omaha Northwest at 1 p.m., Prep vs. the South-Northwest winner at 4 and Papillion-La Vista vs. Fremont Bergan at 7. The final will be played Tuesday night at 7.
With the exception of the Class B-2 district at Lincoln’s Sherman Field, all districts have been pushed back to Monday. Games were being played at Sherman on Saturday, which is a …
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The baseball district pairings are out, and it will be interesting to see how the teams play after having so many games postponed by nasty weather this spring.
After speaking with several coaches, I get the feeling there is an air of unpredictability this season. These teams usually have played far more games by this point, and in a way some teams are still trying to work out some kinks.
Earlier this week, unranked Lincoln East took top-ranked Papio South to extra innings before losing 4-2. That game came one day after the Titans were defeated by Papillion-La Vista, ranked 10th in Class A.
Defending state champion Omaha Creighton Prep also has had its share of ups and downs. The Junior Jays appeared to have …
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Here is the schedule for the Metro Conference baseball tourney, to be played Thursday through Saturday (weather permitting):
Thursday, April 11 (First round, quarterfinals)
At Millard West — Millard West vs. O. Benson, 2 p.m.; O. Creighton Prep vs. Papillion-La Vista, 4:30. Winners play at 7.
At O. Burke — O. Burke vs. O. South, 2 p.m.; Millard South vs. O. Bryan, 4:30. Winners play at 7.
At Bellevue West — Bellevue West vs. Bellevue East, noon; O. Westside vs. O. Central, 2. Winners play at 4.
At Papio South — Papio South vs. O. Northwest, noon; Millard North vs. O. North, 2. Winners play at 4.
Friday, April 12 (semifinals)
At O. Westside — 4:30 p.m. and 7
Saturday, April 13
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There’s a word to describe most of the high school baseball coaches these days — antsy.
Nearly two weeks into the season, many teams have had more postponements than games. Defending Class A champion Omaha Creighton Prep hasn’t played once.
A combination of cold, rain and snow has led to these postponements. Even Omaha Westside, which has no dirt on its artificial-turf field, has had three games postponed.
The spring sports season did start early this year (March 14) but the weather has seemed exceedingly harsh, especially when compared to last spring. The weather was mild, almost every game was played and everything was smooth sailing.
Not so much this spring, though warmer temperatures are expected later this week. Still, many of the baseball diamonds …
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The girls basketball season has just ended, but there have been two major developments that will change the landscape next season.
Sophomore forward Jessica Shepard will transfer from Lincoln Southeast to Fremont High following the hiring of her father Mark as the new Fremont Public Schools superintendent. Shepard led the Knights to a state title this season, averaging almost 25 points and 11 rebounds per game.
On the coaching front, Tom Tvrdy has announced his resignation after 12 seasons at Seward. Tvrdy guided the Bluejays to four straight state titles (2009-2012) and a 104-game win streak, second longest ever in Nebraska.
There are sure to be other changes — coaching moves, player transfers, etc. — before the start of next season. But these two developments …
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Will Jessica Shepard be playing basketball at Lincoln Southeast next season?
That’s a question that is tied to the future of her father, Mark, who is a finalist for the Fremont superintendent job. An offer is expected to be made to either Shepard or the other finalist by next week.
The decision will impact Jessica, a sophomore forward who is one of the top players in the state. The Nebraska recruit scored 79 points — one short of the Class A record that has stood since 1984 — as the Knights captured their 10th state title Saturday at the state tournament.
The loss would be a big blow to Southeast, which also will lose high-scoring senior guard Alexa Kastanek. On the other hand, the addition …
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Omaha Northwest reached the end of the line Tuesday night in district play against Papillion-La Vista, but the Huskies — a team not known for much recent success — still deserve credit for an outstanding season.
Coach Kevin Vann’s squad finished 14-9 and was ranked for a good part of this season. The Huskies lost in districts to the Monarchs, a team they had beaten twice earlier this year.
Northwest also defeated Omaha Marian this season, something the school had never accomplished.
The Huskies graduate seven seniors, but two of their best players — center Simone Goods and guard Deleyah Harris — are only sophomores. Goods scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds against Papio while Harris scored 10 points and had 11 rebounds.
That’s …
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Here are the official girls basketball Class A district assignments. The host teams are listed first in each district, which begin Feb. 19.
A-1: Bellevue West, Lincoln North Star, O. North, O. Westside.
A-2: Millard West, Kearney, North Platte, O. Bryan.
A-3: Bellevue East, O. Northwest, Papillion-La Vista, Papillion-La Vista South.
A-4: Lincoln Southeast, Norfolk, O. Marian, O. South.
A-5: Millard North, Lincoln Pius X, Millard South, Lincoln High.
A-6: Lincoln Southwest, Lincoln Northeast, Fremont, Grand Island.
A-7: O. Central, O. Benson, O. Burke, Lincoln East.…
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