If you're talking about play-by-play voices in this part of the state, Walt Smith has to be one of the first names to come up. Now Smith, 72, is being honored with the Nebraska Coaches Association Media award this weekend in Lincoln.

The St. Paul juniors won their district championship Wednesday night in Central City. Less than 48 hours later, they  will be in Nebraska City taking on the host team at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the first round of the double-elimination Class B American Legion Juniors State Tournament..

Ravenna, Shelton/Gibbon and Shelby-Osceola-Stromsburg will be among the teams chasing the title when the Class C American Legion State Juniors Tournament gets under way in Ravenna.

Hastings' Jon Uden has taken the long road back from a knee injury during his junior year to earn a spot in Saturday's 50th annual Shrine Bowl.

Norfolk exploded for a four-run eighth inning to down Chief Industries 10-7 in the Class A, Area 6 district tournament Thursday in South Sioux City.

Husker football adds another Texas recruit

Dex Schwieger stands tall among his Shrine Bowl South squad teammates. At 6-foot-5, the Aurora graduate is the tallest of the 35 players who have been practicing at Doane College for Saturday's game.

Husker Football Fan Day is Aug. 17

The timing almost couldn't be better for Grand Island Senior High graduate Dalton Ryba. The 6-foot, 225-pound guard/linebacker will participate in the 2008 Shrine Bowl, the same year that Islander head coach Jeff Tomlin leads the North team. For Ryba, the chance to play one more game for Tomlin means a lot.

Grand Island's first season being involved in Babe Ruth League baseball has been a successful one on the field. Things have gone fairly smoothly off the field, too. Three G.I. teams will begin Babe Ruth regional play over the next week.