KEARNEY - The Kearney High School girls punch their ticket to state with the 67-59 win over Omaha Marian during the Class A 3 District Championship held at Kearney on Thursday, Feb. 26. Photos by Rick Tucker, Central Nebraska Today

KEARNEY - Kearney Catholic High School announced that Rick Petri, Kearney Catholic Athletic Director will step down and serve in a new position. "Rick Petri has shared his decision to step down as Athletic Director at Kearney Catholic, effective at the end of the school year. Beginning July 1 he will serve as Kear...

KEARNEY - The Kearney High School girls defeated South Sioux City, 54-26, during the Class A Girls Districts held at Kearney on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Photos by Rick Tucker, Central Nebraska Today

GRAND ISLAND - Area teams, Grand Island, North Platte, Kearney, Adams Central, Hastings and Northwest competed in the 20th Annual Nebraska State Championship Dance Classes A and B at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island on Saturday. Photos by Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today

OMAHA - The 2026 NSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships entered its second day on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. Central Nebraska had seven competing and ended up with four champions. Class A Sloane Abbey (Kearney) Stella Harbols (Kearney) Ashley Najera (Lexington) Class B Abby Negley (Cozad). ...

OMAHA - The 2026 NSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships entered its second day on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. There were several semi-finals winners from central Nebraska. They will wrestle in the finals later this evening Class A Carsyn McBride (Kearney), Sloane Abbey (Kearney), Bella Arran...