Coach Deion Sanders has kicked off his third season at the University of Colorado with a different vibe.

Peetz opened the football season with a 47-20 win over Potter-Dix Thursday night, fueled by Dylan Wagner’s 160 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the Crystal Innviational and competed against four Florida teams.

Peter Costelli threw for a touchdown and ran for another and that was enough to carry Northern Colorado past Division II Chadron Sate, 17-3.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Aug. 30

In the longest standing Nebraska college football rivalry, the Hastings College Broncos defense made two huge goal line stands in the second half to down Doane in the 2025 season opener. 

A top-10 showdown turned into a statement game Friday night as the preseason No. 5 Sidney Red Raiders opened the 2025 football season with a 35-0 shutout on the road over the preseason No. 7 Cozad Haymakers.

COLUMBUS - The hometown Discoverers used big plays and a relentless ground assault to notch a 31-10 win over Norfolk Friday night as the 102-year Maroon Cup Highway 81 rivalry added another chapter.

For the first time in five years, the Bridgeport Bulldogs are starting the football season 1-0, following a thrilling 44-28 win over North Platte St. Patrick’s on Friday night.

The Blue Jays beat the Huskies 27-21

Determined to be No. 1 on any front in this wild new world of marketing in college sports, Colorado introduced a branded sideline bathroom for Deion Sanders in its opening game against Georgia Tech.

Friday's local scoreboard, Aug. 29

Our Doane Coach Conversations series returns, featuring weekly insight into the state of Doane University football from head coach Jonathan Johnson.
Doane kicks off the 2025 season on Saturday night.

The Sidney Lady Raiders shook off a slow start to earn a four-set road win over the Sterling Tigers in their season opener Thursday night.

Scottsbluff’s boys and Gordon-Rushville’s girls claimed team titles at the Panhandle Cross Country Classic in Scottsbluff, while Alliance’s Trevor Zurn and Gordon-Rushville’s Rarity Cournoyer took individual wins.

The Colorado Buffaloes and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are set to meet on the football field for the first time.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Aug. 28

Werner has experience developing athletic facilities and nonprofit management

Fairbury's new football coach and a roster full of upperclassmen are eager to leave the struggles of previous years in the past and establish a new standard as the 2025 season officially begins this week.

The Hastings College Football squad has several new offensive pieces that aim to turn the offense in the right direction in 2025.

Build a culture, improve every week, and leave a legacy.
After achieving many of their goals last season, those are some of the items on Doane football's to-do list this year as they prepare to kick off the 2025 season.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Aug. 26

The Kansas City Chiefs have dominated the AFC West, winning nine straight division titles and three of the last six Super Bowls.

Hosts Colleen Williams and Dave Griek along with Doug Duda play high school mascot trivia.

The Aurora High School football team is going for it all in 2025 after missing the playoffs last year for the first time since 2003. 

With the entire 2024-25 roster coming back to this season's team plus three newcomers to push for scoring five spots.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders has chosen Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter as the starting quarterback over freshman Julian Lewis.

"The culture is going to be set for years."
The concept of culture is clearly integral to the Concordia Bulldogs, who will have a new-looking squad in 2025 after just missing out on the NAIA postseason last year.

Mitchell’s Kaidyn Patterson shot an 81 to win the Lady Raider Invitational Tuesday in Sidney, while Scottsbluff captured the team title. Sidney finished second at Hillside Golf Course.

"We built a new standard now."
Peru State has built itself into one of the better programs in the Heart, which has the Bobcats feeling confident as they open up their 2025 campaign this Saturday.

Orangemen football is looking to put a few tough years in the rearview.

The Western Nebraska Community College women’s and men’s soccer teams dropped contests on Saturday in Ephraim, Utah.

With fall sports getting underway, one high school activities association wants to alert the public and its member schools to a growing trend in internet scamming.

The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team suffered a pair of defeats at the Reiver Classic on Saturday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

With a season-opening home classic just two weeks away, Chadron State volleyball has bolstered their roster with seven newcomers (three transfers and four freshmen) ahead of the upcoming 2025 season.

The St. Cecilia Bluehawks are putting a tough 2024 campaign behind them, and have been busy with becoming more physical since last season ended.

NORFOLK - The Lincoln Southwest Silverhawks didn't waste any time lighting up the scoreboard in Thursday night's season opener, earning two decisive victories over the Norfolk Panthers 9-0 and 10-5

The 18th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College men’s soccer team and the 9th-ranked Salt Lake Community College had a battle Thursday in both teams season-opener as the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 tie.

With the start of high school football season rapidly approaching, The Norfolk high school Panthers have a heavy upperclassman led team on both sides of the ball.

The Adams Central football players and coaching staff have high expectations and goals this season to get back to the postseason after a rare miss last year.

John Cook has officially been introduced in his newest endeavor - General Manager of the Omaha Supernovas. 

KEARNEY, Neb. — A longtime Tri-Cities sports broadcaster has been named the new play-by-play voice for University of Nebraska at Kearney football on News Channel Nebraska.

The WNCC volleyball team finished last season with a 28-10 record and were ranked 16th in the final NJCAA volleyball polls.

The Denver Broncos are alleviating some of the crowding in their wide receiver room by sending second-year pro Devaughn Vele to the New Orleans Saints for a pair of draft picks.

The Hastings High Tigers are coming off their second straight season with a playoff appearance, and they’re aiming to keep that streak intact with some new additions to the starting lineup.

The Beatrice Lady Orange are set to attempt a repeat bid in 2025.

Western Nebraska Community College first-year head coach Eseah Ingram is excited about the coming soccer season as the Cougars prepare to defend their Region IX championship when they open the season August 21 and 23 in Utah.

Chadron State volleyball is projected for a 13th-place finish in the RMAC according to the RMAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll released Tuesday by the league office alongside the Preseason All-RMAC team. 

The Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 courtesy of Warming Bernabel's walk-off single in the ninth inning.

It’s your chance to celebrate and support the Valentine Badgers as they kick off the fall sports season.

Deion Sanders is adjusting to coaching Colorado without his sons, Shedeur and Shilo. Colorado is preparing for a new season with either Kaidon Salter or Julian Lewis stepping in for Shedeur as quarterback.

Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar has drowned in a Utah reservoir. Herriman police said the 22-year-old Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir on Saturday after going underwater about 35 yards from shore.

Western Nebraska Community College athletics welcomed four new assistant coaches to the college in August including two former Cougar players.

Ryan Ritter and Mickey Moniak hit two-run singles in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday.

With school starting up again, also comes football season. For the Norfolk Catholic Knights football team expectations going into the season are high.

With most of the starters sitting out for both teams Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham threw a pair of touchdown passes to Troy Franklin in a 27-7 rout of the Arizona Cardinals.

Boise State is picked to win the Mountain West for the 15th consecutive year. The Broncos are the two-time defending champions.

The Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos both felt good about the work they got in their joint practice on Thursday.

Many teams in Class C2 could be affected by Oakland-Craig not having a team this year.

The Hastings College Alumni Association will be awarding their pick for the Outstanding Alumni Coach award during Homecoming weekend.

Hunter Goodman has Kyle Farmer to thank for the two long homers the Colorado slugger hit on back-to-back days at St. Louis.

Eight individuals and two teams will celebrate their induction as the 36th class to join the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame during a reception and banquet held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, September 27. 

Long-time Athletic Director and women's basketball coach Bruce Rasmussen headlines a group of five inductees that will comprise the class for the 2025 Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame.

Nebraska schools in the GPAC and HAAC learned where their fellow coaches expect them to finish in their conference campaigns when the 2025 NAIA football season kicks off at the end of the month.