Islanders blow away the field to win district title

Heartland Lutheran's Matthew Wagnitz qualified for his third-straight state tournament by firing a day's best 87 Monday at the Class D, District 3 tournament at a wind-swept Indianhead Golf Club.

Aurora shot 335 to win the Class B, District 2 title Monday at Southern Hills Country Club near Hastings. Northwest finished second at 340 and Adams Central third at 341.

Nebraska coach Mike Anderson faces a significant challenge Tuesday night when his No. 5-ranked Cornhuskers take on intra-state rival Creighton at Rosenblatt Stadium.

After a couple of days to dry out from Saturday's upset of top-seeded Omaha Creighton Prep, it's back to work for the Grand Island baseball team on Tuesday. The eighth-seeded Islanders (17-13) face fifth-seeded Omaha Westside (25-5) at 10 a.m. at Haymarket Park in a Class A State Tournament winners' bracket semifinal.

Eric Schwieger pitched a complete-game three-hitter, and Nathan Zook and Kash Kalkowski contributed key triples. Those factors along with another near-perfect defensive outing added up to Grand Island's 2-1 win over fifth-seeded Omaha Westside in the Class A State Tournament winners' bracket semifinals at Haymarket Park.

The eighth-seeded Islanders defeated fifth-seeded Omaha Westside 2-1this morning in the Class A State Baseball winners' bracket semifinal at Haymarket Park.

I don’t know where the term “shore lunch” originated, but I do know that it is the perfect way to enjoy freshly-caught fish and is a traditional part of great fishing trips, regardless of where they occur.

There's really no bad time to go birding in Nebraska. However, in terms of pleasant weather and diversity of bird life it is hard to beat Nebraska birding in spring and early summer.

The Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League announced Monday that the proposed name and color change will not go into effect for the 2008-09 season.

Grand Island Central Catholic's Brent Moravec and Tali Fredrickson will lead a good contingent of GICC athletes into the state track meet Friday and Saturday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.