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Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:00:51 CST
HASTINGS — The Kearney Runza Seniors are headed to the state tournament.

Christensen repeats in 5-mile run Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
Familiar winners brought home first-place finishes in the 5-mile run of the 23rd Annual Downtown Runaround.

Driewer, Trampe take 2.1 titles Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
Apparently, being young does have its advantages. A pair of teenagers won the 2.1-mile races in the 23rd annual Downtown R...

Blues go 0-2 at state tournament Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
Things didnt go the way of the Columbus First National Bank Junior Blues baseball team at the state tournament this wee...

South wins Shrine Bowl 7-3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
The big-play offense the South wanted to showcase was evident on the first play from scrimmage of the 50th annual Shrine B...

Sassy CO takes Inaugural Stakes Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
The kind of race CO Sassy ran was so familiar. The 3-year-old filly, who had pre-race odds of 10-1, got off to a slow st...

SOS pulls out 2-1 win over North Bend Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
The Shelby-Osceola-Stromsburg baseball team got a little break in Fridays 2-1 win over North Bend.

Fishing contest winners announced Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT
Fishing success remains slow at this time. But on the bright side, not all of the fish kept their mouths shut.

Beach wrestling offers unique challenges, flavor at Games Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:55:00 CDT
Joe Contreras washed his lunch down with a big soda pop on Saturday. He had just finished wrestling in the Cornhusker Stat...

Saltdogs top Shreveport 7-2 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:50:00 CDT
Lincoln starter Dusty Bergman got his first win of the season in impressive fashion as visiting Lincoln beat Shreveport 7-...

Todd Henrichs: Coaching group aims to top itself Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:36:00 CDT
Steve Johnsens job gets a little tougher will each year. Johnsen, who some know best as the public-address voice of NU ...

Mr. Sportsknowitall, 7/27 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:35:00 CDT
Dear Mr. Knowitall: I’m planning on taking my kids to Haymarket Park for a Saltdogs game. With all the rain this yea...

Couch Potato, 7/27 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:34:00 CDT
The Husker men’s basketball team will have four Big 12 appearances on ESPN or ESPN2 this upcoming season — all...

Area news, 7/27 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:30:00 CDT
Brad Bailey stayed consistent on the second day of Lincoln Mens City Tournament on Saturday, matching the score of 75 t...

South wastes no time in Shrine Bowl win Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:31:00 CDT
The big-play offense the South wanted to showcase was evident on the first play of the 50th annual Shrine Bowl football ga...

North players proud of their effort Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:16:00 CDT
Maybe nobody knew just how much the North offense had to offer before the 50th annual Shrine Bowl football game Saturday n...

Union Bank earns spot in title game Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:24:00 CDT
As crazy as it might seem, following a game where Union Bank scored in all six at-bats and won by the 10-run rule, you cou...

Shrine Bowl has had special performances over the years Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:59:00 CDT
A glimpse into the history of the Shrine Bowl is perhaps the best way to anticipate the 50th annual game. Here are a sampl...

Players' trip reinforces Shrine cause Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:50:00 CDT
Yardley and his South teammates for the Shrine Bowl football game traveled to Chicago on Wednesday to visit patients at th...

Union Bank withstands Sampson Construction rally Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:27:00 CDT
Sampson Construction took advantage when Alex Jones had a brief lapse, but the Union Bank pitcher knew just what he had to... (8 comments)

LNE's Cervantes, teammates turn up heat for North team Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:59:00 CDT
he North will take on the South at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Nebraskas Memorial Stadium in the 50th annual Shrine Bowl.

Junior Olympics: Ex-Huskers' offspring eye big finishes Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:31:00
Two former Nebraska football teammates spent some time together Saturday at Omaha's Burke Stadium, but they weren't talking about the good-old days. Derek Brown and Curtis Cotton were at the National Junior Olympics track and field meet to celebrate what their sons had accomplished in the Midget Boys (ages 11-12) 200-meter dash.

• Photo Galleries: Saturday • Friday • Thursday • Wednesday

Shrine Bowl: Kearney duo connects Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:48:00
A first-play touchdown that may have been a Shrine Bowl first stood up Saturday night for a 7-3 South victory in the game's 50th playing. After some trickery on the return of the opening kickoff, the South had Rustin Dring of Kearney throw a halfback pass to his wide-open Bearcat teammate, Brett Maher, for a 68-yard touchdown.

• Photo Gallery: South 7, North 3

Football: Ex-Husker Joseph returns to Omaha Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:01:00
Mickey Joseph isn't a native Nebraskan, but the former Husker quarterback certainly felt at home back in the state this weekend. Joseph, USA Today's 1987 prep offensive player of the year as a senior at Archbishop Shaw in Marrero, La., was one of around 30 counselors at the Circle of Stars football camp at the Boys and Girls Clubs Saturday.

Outdoors: Corn is a growing threat to wetlands in Dakotas Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:13:00
Keep the green side up. That's the rallying cry of conservationists — whether hunters or cattlemen — who don't want to see the Dakota prairie pothole region go the way of grasslands and wetlands in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.

World-Herald three-part series:

• Part One, July 20 - The Duck Factory: Corn, ducks on collision course in America's breeding grounds
• Part Two, July 27 - Prairies in peril: Why the Dakota wetlands face great risk.
• Part Three, Aug. 3 - What the future holds: The duck soup of wetland and grassland initiatives.

Iowa State Baseball: Harlan's bid for 3-A title gets wiped out Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:25:00
Jay Schmidt was almost perfect — and that was good enough for Centerville. Schmidt came within two outs of pitching the fourth no-hitter in championship-game history as Centerville shaded Harlan Community 1-0 Saturday night to win the Class 3-A title.

Saturday's local scoreboard Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:12:00

David Hendee: Liver, turkey lungs? Catfish like it all Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:18:00

PCL: Bullpen falters as Omaha falls in 10 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:10:00

Cornhusker State Games: Fun beats heat in volleyball finals Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:12:00

Baseball Hall of Fame: Nebraska native Southworth finally gets call Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:55:00

NFL: Woodhead put on injured list Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:13:00

Tour de France: Spaniard all but clinches title Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:05:00

Sunday's TV/Radio schedules Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:03:00

Prep Basketball: Ex-Bryan star enjoys one final fast break Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:32:00
Jeremy Wallace already was in the Shrine Bowl when the invitation came for the Omaha Bryan graduate to take part in tonight's Nebraska Coaches Association all-star basketball games. Football is the college path for the 6-foot-1, 234-pound Wallace. He's going to Nebraska as a walk-on after a senior season in which the bruising tailback rushed for 1,287 yards and accounted for 22 touchdowns.

Tour de France: Officials say another rider is busted following Sastre's win Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:47:00
Spain's Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France on Sunday, with cycling's showpiece event again unable to escape the shadow of doping. Minutes after the victory, it was announced a rider from Kazakhstan used a banned stimulant. Dmitriy Fofonov tested positive for a "very heavy dose" of heptaminol after Thursday's 18th stage, said Pierre Bordry, the head of France's anti-doping agency. Fofonov was immediately fired by his Credit Agricole team.

Gossage emotional as newest inductee Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:39:00
For more than two decades, Rich "Goose" Gossage unnerved batters as one of baseball's most menacing and dominating relief pitchers. On Sunday, it was his turn for the jitters. "This experience is overwhelming, over the top. I can't put in words what this means," Gossage told a decidedly New York Yankees crowd during the National Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony that capped his 22-year career.

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