A state’s economy must be competitive to grow and thrive. How competitive is Nebraska’s economy? Answering this question is the focus of a report released earlier this year by the Nebraska Chamber Foundation. Partnering with the consulting firm, Economic Leadership LLC, the report, Nebraska Economic Competitiveness Assessment, measures Nebraska’s economic standing…
Wayne, Neb. --- Wayne State left 17 runners stranded on base in a 12-5 loss to #9 Augustana late Thursday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament winner’s bracket semi-final played in Bismarck, North Dakota at Municipal Park. The Wildcats drop to 27-22 and face an elimination game Thursday evening against…
PAPILLION, NEB. — The Omaha Storm Chasers took the series lead two games to one with a 6-5 win against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Thursday at Werner Park. Omaha got the scoring going in the bottom of the first inning as Nick Loftin grounded out into a double play but…
FORT DODGE, Iowa – The Northeast Community College baseball team traveled to Fort Dodge, Iowa Thursday to begin the Region 11 Tournament. The Hawks fell to five seed Des Moines Area Community College by a final score of 10-2 in Game 1 of the tournament and dropped Game 3 of the…
OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha Supernovas (16-7) finished its regular season home schedule with a sweep of the Columbus Fury (8-15) 27-25, 25-23, 25-21 Thursday night in front of 8,009 at the CHI Health Center. Omaha’s win is the fourth straight victory for the Supernovas as it sets a new franchise record. Omaha has also…
The final day of District Track was held on Thursday with Class C Districts completed. Here are the Girls Team Results for C-3 in Oakland: North Bend Central 140 Clarkson-Leigh 110 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 75.5 Logan View 56 Oakland-Craig 51 Archbishop Bergan 36 Humphrey 24 Tekamah-Herman 17 Madison 16.5…
The Omaha Mavericks shutout the Kansas City Roos 1-0 in 14 innings during their first game of the Summit League Tournament. The 14 innings of play marked the longest game ever played in a Summit League Tournament. The Mavericks improved to a 38-12 overall record and are now 12-9 in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Creighton softball team fell to second-seeded UConn, 3-1, during the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at Glay Field in Providence, R.I. The loss drops the Bluejays to 34-21 on the season and into the consolation bracket where they will battle St. John's in an elimination game…
LINCOLN, Neb. – FEMA is opening two Disaster Recovery Centers this Friday, May 10, in Douglas and Washington counties to provide one-on-one assistance for people affected by the April tornadoes. The recovery center in Douglas County will open at 8 a.m. Friday. The Washington County center will open at 1 p.m.…
The Nebraska softball team hit three home runs and scored in four of its five innings Thursday en route to an 11-2 run-rule victory over Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament in Iowa City. With the win, Nebraska (30-22) advanced to Friday's semifinal where the Huskers will…