CLASS A
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Senior Ryan Duren came through in the top of the eighth, lashing a run-scoring single to lift Lincoln Northeast to a 7-6 victory over Millard North in the winners bracket game.
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Déjà vu here. You could make a case for either game that went extra innings and not get a complaint from Lincoln baseball fans. Lincoln East defeated Millard West 7-6 in eight innings, which was followed by Lincoln Northeast’s 7-6 victory over Millard North in eight innings.
THEY SAID IT
“Are we really playing for a state title?” — Northeast coach Jerome Ehrlich after his team’s winners bracket victory, assuring the Rockets a spot in Thursday’s championship.
CLASS B
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Lincoln Pius X senior pitcher Jordan Haas …
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Nate McGovern, Omaha Skutt: The senior forward scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead Skutt to a 3-2 win over South Sioux City for the Class B crown. McGovern scored in all three matches at the state tournament for Skutt, finishing with a team-high 22 goals on the season.
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Omaha Skutt 3, South Sioux City 2: Skutt’s first lead of the match came with 3:15 left on the clock. The Skyhawks trailed in the second half, then scored a pair of goals just over eight minutes apart and were still leading going into the final five minutes. But South Sioux City had an answer, getting a goal on a rocket from Jorge Perez with 4:38 to play. …
Highlights from Monday’s Nebraska state baseball action.
CLASS A
TOP PERFORMER
Millard North pitcher Cody Houdesheldt entered the game in the third inning with his team trailing 5-0, but shut the door the rest of the way, allowing the Mustangs to rally for a 9-5 victory over Lincoln East.
THEY SAID IT
“That was a confidence booster like no other.”
— Lincoln Northeast pitcher Jesse Rall, talking about the Rockets’ eight-run second inning.
CLASS B
TOP PERFORMER
OK, this is too easy. Dan LeDuc of Lincoln Pius X pitched a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Omaha Skutt as he outdueled the SkyHawks’ Justin Lange.
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“With me, it’s more about that I owe it to myself and my teammates to be as …
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No. 1 Omaha Creighton Prep (21-1) vs. No. 5 Omaha Westside (15-6), 7:15 p.m.: Despite all the history between the two traditional powers, they’ve only met three times in the state tournament and never in a final. Prep won the first tournament meeting in 2000, but Westside returned the favor two years later and again in 2006. Prep won the regular-season meeting 4-2, although neither team was probably playing at its best. It was the sixth match in eight days for the Junior Jays and the night after winning the Metro Conference tournament. Westside was down a couple of starters. The Warriors fell to 6-5 that day, but have lost just once since — to a top-ranked Grand Island team that lost its …
The double-elimination state baseball tournament resumes Monday in Lincoln with eight games — four in the winners bracket and four in the losers bracket.
The winners bracket contests, which will be played at Haymarket Park, begin at 10 a.m. with the Class A game between Lincoln East and Millard North.
That will be followed at 1 p.m. by the other Class A game between Millard South and Lincoln Northeast.
The first Class B game will be played at 4 p.m. between Norris and South Sioux City, followed by Lincoln Pius X vs. Omaha Skutt at 7.
Class A elimination games will be played at Sherman Field. Omaha Creighton Prep will play Lincoln Southwest at 4 p.m., and Omaha Westside will play Millard West at 7.…
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No. 1 Omaha Marian (18-1) vs. No. 3 Lincoln Southeast (18-1), 7:15 p.m.: Buckle up. There could be some goals scored in this one. The two best offenses in the state meet with everything on the line. Contrasting styles, similar results. Southeast will beat you with finesse. Marian will beat you physically. Marian is playing for its record 11th state title. Southeast is seeking its first. The Crusaders’ attack is led by Miami (Fla.) recruit Ava Ambrose and freshman Faith Carter. Texas A&M recruit Jackie Tondl has double-digit goals for Marian. Southeast has the best 1-2 punch in North Carolina recruit Paige Nielsen and UNO recruit Hannah Wampler. The duo has combined for 60 goals on the season. In a game with so …
Mike Patterson and Jeff Sheldon break down the top performers, best game, notable quotes and upcoming matchups for the Class A and B state baseball tournaments.
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CLASS A
TOP PERFORMERS
Millard South’s Corey Andersen allowed one hit in six innings as the Patriots defeated Omaha Westside 8-2. Lincoln Northeast’s Jordan Schroer went the distance and walked none, pitching the Rockets to a 3-1 upset of Millard West.
BEST GAME
Eighth-seeded Lincoln East pulled the biggest first-day surprise, defeating top-seeded Omaha Creighton Prep 7-5 in nine innings.
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“I think our kids are more excited about getting out of school.” — Millard North coach Dave Cork after the Mustangs advanced to a 10 a.m. winners bracket game Monday following a first-round …
World-Herald staff writer Nick Rubek breaks down the Thursday’s action at the Nebraska state soccer tournament, and offers a look at Friday’s matchups.
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Eric Pryor, Lincoln Pius X: The junior midfielder had a hat trick, including two goals in seven minutes in the second half, as the Thunderbolts beat Lexington 6-0. Pryor and teammate Nick Pohlen, who also scored Friday, have 20 goals each on the year.
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Schuyler 3, Gretna 2, SO: Not just for how it ended, but everything that led up to its peculiar finish. Gretna trailed 1-0 at half, led with less than 10 minutes play and appeared to be up 3-2 in the shootout heading to the final kicker. But when Schuyler’s Daniel Maganda …
Capsules for Saturday’s first-round games at the Nebraska baseball state tournament. Complete with game time, seedings, team records, and a game breakdown.
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CLASS A (At Sherman Field)
Saturday
Omaha Creighton Prep (29-3) vs. Lincoln East (17-13), 10 a.m.: The top-ranked Junior Jays have quietly put together a solid season, losing three times in a long spring. The pitching staff has been solid and the team can hit … and let’s not overlook the motivation of a proud school seeking its first state title since 2004. The Spartans have put together a nice spring of their own, highlighted by two late-season wins against powerful Millard West. Prep won both regular-season games between the schools, but the Junior Jays won the most recent contest …
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World-Herald staff writer Nick Rubek breaks down the Thursday’s action at the Nebraska state soccer tournament, and offers a look at Friday’s matchups.
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TOP PERFORMER
James Narke, Omaha Creighton Prep: The sophomore came off the bench to score a pair of second-half goals as Class A No. 2 Prep rallied from a deficit in the final 20 minutes of a 3-2 win over eighth-ranked Norfolk.
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Omaha South 3, Millard West 2: You don’t get many soccer matches with two ties and two lead changes, but that’s exactly what this one had. Class A No. 7 Millard West took a lead 6½ minutes in, only to see third-ranked South erase it five minutes later and take a lead 3½ minutes after …
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