Dale Miller

After missing last season after going a partial Tommy John surgery, Brice Waller returned to the mound for the first time to earn a save for @NortheastCCBSB during a sweep on Wednesday. And he continued in his role as the clean-up hitter, too.

SELECT: The No. 5 Knights (24-4) upset No. 1-seeded Yutan (23-3) 49-47 in the semifinals of the Class C2 state championship tournament on Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. norfolkdailynews.com/select/kosch-s…

SELECT: Elgin Public/Pope John beat Guardian Angels Central Catholic 44-33 in the semifinals of the state tournament in Lincoln on Friday. The Wolfpack is headed to the championship game for the first time in school history. norfolkdailynews.com/select/kallhof…

"A lot of effort" resulted in Archangels Catholic limiting Falls City Sacred Heart to two baskets and six points in the second half of the Defenders' 49-28 victory. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/defende…

SELECT: “Our top two keys on the board are defense and rebounding," GACC coach Morgan Peatrowsky said. "We’re always going to hang our hat that we’re going to come out and play hard defense and we’re going to force you to earn your buckets." norfolkdailynews.com/select/gacc-de…

SELECT: “I’m so proud of every one of them in that locker room,” Valentine coach Randy Kluender said. “They’re good boys, they fought their butts off. We lost our best guys." norfolkdailynews.com/select/shortha…

How did Norfolk Catholic overcome falling behind North Bend Central 15-0 while going 0 for 10 from the floor and 0 for 10 from the line? By simply making 16 of their next 20 shots from the floor. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/knights…

Despite racing out to a 14-0 lead, Howells-Dodge had to successfully fight off a furious rally from undefeated Bloomfield to earn the Class D1 state championship. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/howells…

A dominant third quarter helped Pender secure its fourth consecutive state championship with a win over undefeated Elkhorn Valley. #nebpreps

Wynot carried the lead into the fourth quarter of the D2 championship game in search of its ninth title. But Dundy County-Stratton immediately answered with an 11-0 run to claim its first championship. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/dcs-pul…

SELECT: “You can’t make it this far (to the finals) without someone or several people stepping up you don’t expect to coming into the tournament,” Jaguars coach Scott Polacek said. “We had a lot of girls do that down here tonight and in the first game.” norfolkdailynews.com/select/jaguars…

Locked into their first single-digit margin game of the season, Bloomfield overcame shooting woes and foul trouble to move into the Queen Bees' first state championship game since 1978. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/queen-b…

SELECT: “I told everyone the last four teams in this bracket was going to make for a really tough game to win (on Saturday),” Elkhorn Valley coach Brendan Dittmer said. “I’m just glad we won today so we wouldn’t be playing an opponent tomorrow for third place. We’re playing for first and second.” norfolkdailynews.com/select/comebac…

Pender only led Yutan for 2:29 over the first three quarters of a Class C2 semi. That didn't matter for the Pendragons after they owned the fourth quarter, led by their trio of seniors. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/pender-…

SELECT: History has repeated itself as the Blue Devils find themselves in the championship after a gutty defensive performance against Red Cloud Friday morning. Wynot used a solid defensive first half and enough offense after the intermission to post a 59-48 win over the Warriors. norfolkdailynews.com/select/its-mar…

Dundy County-Stratton proved to be a tough matchup for Archangels Catholic in the Class D2 semifinals. #nebpreps

Howells-Dodge showed its state experience and its motivation to make it to PBA with a convincing win over Class D1 No. 3-seed Maywood-Hayes Center. #nebpreps

Bloomfield didn't show any signs of nerves while extending its undefeated season in its first state tournament game in 47 years. #nebpreps

Needing a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to extend a game and a season, a senior who has never even attempted a 3 during her career isn't the top choice. But don't tell that to Guardian Angels CC and Julie Ridder. #nebpreps norfolkdailynews.com/select/ridder-…

Elkhorn Valley was Elkhorn Valley down the stretch to get past Crofton in the Class C2 quarterfinals. #nebpreps