Just wouldn’t be conference tournament time without some horrible weather, right?  Welp, we got ‘em both this weekend. At least the horrible cold,

Big weekend ahead for Mount MIchael, the No. 1 seed in the 2026 River Cities Conference tournament, which gets underway later today. (Photo by Maddie Robertson)

ON3 - Mount Michael TEAM PHOTO

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River Cities Among Three Semifinals Contested Tonight

This Week in 1991  On the Cover: Cambridge head coach Dan Keyser discusses matters with his team just prior to halftime of a 21-14 win over North

2000g- ON3 - Huskerland Class B Rushing Leaders

Throwback Thursday: Huskerland Football Stat Leaders (1991, 1996, 2000)

It was a quite a night, this Tuesday night we were talking about. Quite a night, filled with heroes and their heroic efforts.  Yesterday we set the

It took about every trick in the book - like Cal Kissinger's (5) here - but undefeated Ashland-Greenwood stayed that way Tuesday night, holding off Yutan, 49-41.

ON3 - Cal Kissinger Pass v. Yutan

Tuesday Favorites Live Up to the Hype, Some Just Barely

You coulda seen it coming a mile away. Not sure what the teachers were thinking.  You know, the ones roaming the Wilcox-Hildreth playground back when

Next up in Huskerland's Center of Attention series is Wilcox-Hildreth's accomplished center post, Thomas Donley. (Photo Amber Harms Photography)

ON3 - Thomas Donley, Wilcox-Hildreth

Huskerland's Center of Attention: Thomas Donley, Wilcox-Hildreth

Not sure what the deal is, but since especially since the first of the year these Tuesday nights have been packed with great games. I mean, look

ON3 - Cooper Westerhold, Ashland-Greenwood 11

It doesn't really matter where you look tonight, there's big games. Like the one where talented Ashland-Greenwood senior Cooper Westerhold (11) and his crew host Yutan in a battle of unbeatens.

Once Again, Tuesday Night's a Special Kind of Night

Both the boys and girls brackets of South Platte Valley Association (SPVA) conference tournament get underway today. Expect an action-packed week.

Talented senior guard Ella Schluterbusch (4) will lead her Bridgeport team in pursuit of a sixth straight conference title in this week's SPVA, the final Saturday at North Platte.

ON3 - Ella Schluterbusch, Bridgeport 4

The Road Less Traveled: SPVA Tournament Gets Underway Tonight

1. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to high school and college? What sports did you play in school?  I grew up by Humphrey, Nebraska, and

2020 - ON3 - Bryan Reichmuth, Humphre St. Francis Coach

Next up in Huskerland's Meet the Coach series is Archangels Catholic girls basketball coach Bryan Reichmuth, whose teams have won four state titles.

Meet the Coach: Bryan Reichmuth, Archangels Catholic Girls Basketball

For a Tuesday night game, it’s a pretty big deal. Truth is, it could be a big state tournament game. It’s that big.  Tonight at North Star High

Undefeated Lincoln North Star was more than up to the challenge last Saturday when two-time defending state champ Millard West came calling. Can they do the same tomorrow night, when Kearney's in town? (Photo by Baer Studios, Kearney)

ON3 - Kearney GBB TEAM PHOTO

Kearney at North Star: No. 1 v. No. 2 in Class A Girls Hoops Showdown (UPDATED)

We’ve kinda slow rolled it here the last couple of weeks, conference tournament time heats up for real this week, coming to a full boil the two which

2025 - ON3 - Hay Springs GBB Wins Panhandle

As you can see, winning conference means a lot, just look at the Hay Springs girls after winning their Panhandle title last January. They have their chance to repeat later this week. (Photo Courtesy Hay Springs School)

Goldenrod, Panhandle Girls Kickoff Conference Tournament Week

As we hunker down for a stretch of cold and windy weather - like, really windy - here’s a look at some of this weekend’s favorite Huskerland

Minnesota recruit Kylee Paben (42) will lead her two-time defending state champion Millard West team into battle Saturday at Lincoln North Star. It's gonna be cold outside, but the action will heat up between these two elite Class A teams.

ON3 - Kylee Paben, Millard West 42

Weekend Schedule Loaded With Great Games (imagine that)

When he tells new people the story it sorta throws them back in their chair. Not many people you know fly from Nebraska to Istanbul.  But Emre Gedik

Just throwing it out there, but it seems to me Westside's Emre Gedik (3) is about to make all-state on three continents again this season.

ON3 - Emre Gedik 3

The Constantinople Kid: Emre Gedik, Omaha Westside

Being a dad rocks. I had always hoped to be a dad someday, and Huskerland Penni and I are lucky enough to have two healthy and happy kids who are

ON3 - Johnson-Brock on Stage, EMF Playing

Who needs a scouting report when you can see it for yourself, first-hand? That's Johnson-Brock on the stage, taking in some of the EMF-JCC game yesterday at the beautiful old Beatrice City Auditorium.

From a Scrub's Standpoint

They call him The Chemist. No, his folks.  See, one of Lane Bybee’s main jobs while working for his dad’s agriculture spraying business is to fill

Switching schools prior to his senior year was hard, but St. Mary's all-stater Lane Bybee is making the most of his new opportunities.

ON3 - Lane Bybee, St. Mary's - PRACTICE

Huskerland's Center of Attention: Lane Bybee, St. Mary's

Most of the big news in Huskerland girls basketball was generated by last week’s Nebraska Showcase at Kearney. But not all.  The biggest, in that

There was basically no stopping Pender all-state senior Hadley Walsh (2) the other night in her team's big win over Millard North.

ON3 - Hadley Walsh, Pender 2 DRIVE

Milford, Pender Make Statemen Wins, Plus All Those Freshmen...

Today in Beatrice, we get the MUDECAS boys bracket fired up, with the usual suspects at the head of the table. This is the 97th year the tournament

Senior all-stater Easton Buss (0) will leads top-seeded Freeman into today's opening round of the historic MUDECAS tournament, played the beautiful old City Auditorium.

ON3 - Easton Buss, Freeman 0

Freeman Boys Top Seed in MUDECAS A Division Tournament, 97th Edition

1. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to high school and college? What sports did you play in school?  I grew up in Sterling, and graduated from

ON3 - Zach Lempka, Sterling BBB Coach, Family Picture

Next up in Huskerland's Meet the Coach series is Sterling boys basketball coach Zach Lempka, pictured here with his wife, Marissa.

Meet the Coach: Zach Lempka, Sterling Boys Basketball

Like most weeks during the basketball season, lots going on across the state last week, including some huge match-ups, some of those top teams

Howells-Dodge won again last week, getting to 11-0, just like senior all-stater Nathan Tomcak (3) had planned...

ON3 - Nathan Tomcak, Howells-Dodge

Weekend of Boys Basketball Featured Fun, Fantastic Results

For the most part, conference tournament time, the most wonderful time of the Huskerland basketball year, gets underway this week, featuring the

Winner of seven in a row, Freeman (8-2) is the No. 1 seed in this week's annual renewal of the historic MUDECAS tournament played at beautiful old Beatrice Auditorium.

ON3 - Freeman GBB TEAM PHOTO, 2025-26

As It Should, 97th MUDECAS Tournament Takes Center State This Week

Maybe mom won’t notice. The unlikely thought crossed Ruthie’s mind.It was back in the day, Ruthie Loomis-Goltl and her hyper little sister Olivia in

2023 - ON3 - Ruthie Goltl-Loomis, Bridgeport

One of our most dominant girls basketball players of the past decade, that's former Bridgeport star Ruthie Goltl-Loomis (23).

Impact Player: Ruthie Loomis-Goltl, Bridgeport (2023) #3197

Among Ava Reed’s many passions in life is her love of reading, including self-improvement books. And you can see that in her basketball, as she’s

Whether it's scoring, rebounding or baking up a mean banana bread, Scottsbluff senior (0) Ava Reed has lots of ways to influence the outcome of her competition.

ON3 - Ava Reed, Scottsbluff

Person of Influence: Ava Reed, Scottsbluff

Once again it’s a star-studded lineup at Saturday’s fifth annual Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase. And that’s by design.  A day-long celebration of

With super soph Abby Crabtree (0) scoring a career-high 32, Milford beat Malcolm by a hair, 66-64, on Thursday night. Both high profile teams will be part of Saturday's power-packed Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase lineup.

ON3 - Abby Crabtree, Milford 0

2026 Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase Saturday at Kearney

And for some news and notes regarding the current girls basketball wild card standings, as we approach another busy weekend...  Class A. A pair of

Sophomore Kyndal Werner (3) and her Elkhorn Valley team have picked up right where they left off last March, winning their first nine games of the season.

ON3 - Kyndal Werner, Elkhorn Valley

Where We Stand: Girls Basketball Wild Card Standings

With the holidays behind us, and some awful big games ahead of us, and soon, here’s a look at the current Huskerland boys basketball wild card

ON3 - Better - Evan Greenfield, Norris 22

For the very large part of the season things have been in perfect focus for rising junior Evan Greenfield (22) and his Norris team, fourth in the Class B wild card.

Where We Stand: Boys Basketball Wild Card Standings

Once again, it proves it’s not what you know, but who you know that matters. But what you know don’t hurt none.  Almost all of our state’s basketball

Fairbury senior Brodie Prellwitz (0) has his team on its own open run, starting the season with nine wins in 10 tries. (Photo Courtesy Cory Nippert)

ON3 - Brodie Prellwitz, Fairbury

Surrounded by Greatness: Brodie Prellwitz, Fairbury

A talented - and growing! - big man, Hartington-Newcastle senior Mason Krause is this week’s Huskerland Center of Attention.  Come game time, Mason’s

Next up in Huskerland's Center of Attention series is Hartington-Newcastle senior Mason Krause (22). (Photo Courtesy Noun by Brooke)

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