Pulling even in the 64th minute, Glenwood gave itself a very realistic shot at getting back to the boys state soccer tournament. But a decisive two-minute stretch turned those chances into a long shot. Eighth-rated ADM answered with goals in the 68th and 70th minutes, and then held off No. 14 Glenwood's late charge for a 4-3 Class 2-A substate final victory at the ADM field. “Things can happen very quickly,” Glenwood coach Shane Keeling said. “They exploited us on the back...

The preseason outlook for Council Bluffs St. Albert baseball was promising, and after the first week of the regular season, those predictions appear to be merited. After Friday night's 9-2 victory against Council Bluffs Lewis Central, Class 1-A No. 3 St. Albert improved to 4-0.

This year, Iowa doesn't even appear in the finish-line photo. Nebraska state track athletes left their counterparts to the east in the dust when The World-Herald for the seventh straight year compared all-class performances from last weekend in similar events.

Treynor improved by 22 strokes on Saturday and moved up one spot to finish as the Class 1-A boys state golf runner-up at the Lake Panorama National Resort. a total of 160. The Cardinals were led by senior Brad Bailey, who improved his score by 10 on the second day of the two-day event. Bailey shot a 75 on Saturday and moved into third place in the final individual standings with a total of 160. Don Bosco senior Carson Barron won with a 151, and Valley senior Levi Fink was second with a 152.

The seeds held to form Saturday as the singles portion of the Class 1-A boys state tennis tournament concluded at Byrnes Park Tennis Center. Unfortunately for Red Oak fans, junior Pete Walker was seeded fourth. Walker lost 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals to top-seeded Boone senior John Ellis, and then dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to third-seeded Waterloo Columbus junior Alex Bernt in the third-place match. Ellis outlasted second-seeded Aaron Chalstrom of Fort Dodge St. Edmond 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the...

York’s Michael Powell was named the 2011-12 York News-Times Male Athlete of the Year on Monday night at Foster Park in York.

The Nebraska School Activities Association board chose not to play Scrooge to Omaha Central’s request Thursday to use part of the state’s Christmas moratorium to participate in one of the nation’s top boys basketball high school invitationals.

Jake Driver has stepped down from his position as Council Bluffs St. Albert’s wrestling coach. A search is under way for the Falcons’ next coach.

Omaha Westside's Anna Skold has committed to Boston College, and Westside's Capris Quaites picked Drake for volleyball. Skold, a senior-to-be, played middle hitter last season for the Warriors (18-17). She also plays for the Nebraska Juniors, where she spends some time playing the right side.

Millard North junior-to-be Christy Warnock has accepted a scholarship offer to play at South Dakota. Warnock, who plays for Nebraska Gold in the spring and summer, hit .355 last season for the Mustangs with five doubles, two triples and 13 RBIs. Playing center field, Warnock has had 56 putouts in her first two seasons.