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The 2025-2026 MSP Class A Top-10 Basketball Rankings (Feb. 23, 2026)
Boys: 1) Westside (20-4), 2) Creighton Prep (19-5), 3) Lincoln Southwest (19-3), 4) Bellevue West (18-5), 5) Papillion-LaVista South (15-6), 6) Lincoln North Star (17-6), 7) Millard North (17-6), 8) Papillion-LaVista (16-8), 9) Omaha Central (14-8) and 10) Lincoln East (14-8).
Girls: 1) Omaha North (22-4), 2) Lincoln North Star (22-1), 3) Westside (20-5), 4) Millard West (18-4), 5) Kearney (18-3), 6) Omaha Westview (18-5), 7) Lincoln High (16-6), 8) Millard North (14-8), 9) Lincoln Southwest (14-8) and 10) Papillion-LaVista (15-7).
Feb. 13, 2026, Featured Photo
Elkhorn North forward Nike Orgilbold drives to the hoop en-route to scoring two of his 13 points, but it wasn’t enough as his Wolves dropped a 66-57 decision at home to Norris on Friday night. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Feb. 6, 2026, Featured Photo
Westside forward Emre Gedik scored 16 points to help the No. 4-ranked Warriors (at the time) earn a 60-56 road win at No. 3-ranked Millard North (at the time) earlier this season. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Jan. 30, 2026, Featured Photo
Millard North guard Kyle Simpson scores a bucket during the No. 4-ranked Mustangs 68-49 home win over No. 3-ranked Creighton Prep last Friday night. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Jan. 23, 2026, Featured Photo
Omaha Central guard Jalen Partridge works his way around a screen during the Eagles 46-42 road loss at Creighton Prep last Friday night. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Jan. 16, 2026, Featured Photo
Papillion-LaVista South’s Addison Medeck attempts a shot while being defended by two Westside players during the No. 5-ranked Warriors 61-51 home win over the Titans last Saturday night. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Metro Holiday Tournament Featured Photo
Omaha North’s T’Niyah Wilson-Smith scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Vikings beat Omaha Westview 56-43 in the Metro Conference Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament last Saturday. It was the North girls first-ever Metro Tourney title, and it was the first time since the 1976-77 season that two OPS schools played in the girls’ final. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Week 4 Featured Basketball Photo
Lincoln North Star point guard Jordan Castor scored 17 points to lead the Navigators to a 57-52 victory at Millard North on Dec. 23, 2025. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Week 3 Featured Basketball Photo
Omaha Westview’s Sahler Smith and her No. 7-ranked Wolverines (5-1), along with Mya Tatum’s Omaha Burke Bulldogs (1-3), will both participate in the Metro Conference Holiday Basketball Tournament later this month. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Week 2 Featured Basketball Photo
Elkhorn North’s Sutton Piatkowski scored 22 points during the Wolves 76-66 home win over Bennington on Dec. 12, 2025. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Week 1 Featured Basketball Photos
Bellevue West guard Nyla Tatum scored 17 points during her Thunderbirds 46-44 road loss to Millard North in a battle of preseason Top 10 teams the first weekend of the new 2025-2026 season. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Preseason No. 4-ranked Papillion-LaVista beat No. 6-ranked Creighton Prep 72-67 in overtime in the season-opener for both teams on Dec. 4. 2025. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
The 2025-2026 MSP Class A Top-10 Wrestling Rankings (Feb. 12, 2026)
Boys: 1) Creighton Prep, 2) Columbus, 3) Grand Island, 4) Lincoln East, 5) Kearney, 6) Millard South, 7) Omaha Bryan, 8) Millard West, 9) North Platte and 10) Papillion-LaVista. *Editor’s Note: Rankings provided by NEwrestle
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Millard South 49, Papillion-LaVista South 0 Photo Gallery (Class A State Championship)
Millard South’s Isaac Jensen (No. 18), Carter Glab (No. 55) and Amarion Jackson (No. 1) are three of the 32 seniors who helped lead the Patriots to back-to-back Class A state football championships. This year’s Millard South football team broke numerous school and state records en-route to posting a 12-1 record. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
The Final 2025 MSP All-Class Top-10 Rankings
1) Millard South (*12-1), 2) Westside (10-2), 3) Papillion-LaVista South (11-2), 4) Creighton Prep (10-2), 5) Elkhorn South (8-3), 6) Waverly (13-0), 7) Kearney (7-4), 8) Millard North (5-6), 9) Lincoln East (7-4) and 10) Wahoo (13-0). {Editor’s Notes: the *-reflects forfeited game, plus Omaha North (6-4) and Omaha Central (6-4) fill the final two Class A spots in our final rankings of 2025}
Millard South at Westside (State Playoffs-Semifinals-Featured Photos)
Millard South tight end Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu caught two touchdown passes during the Patriots 62-21 semifinal win over Westside.
Westside running back Tay Tay Jenkins scored on a 68-yard catch and run in the second quarter against Millard South during Class A state semifinal action.
Elkhorn South at Papillion-LaVista South (Week 9 Featured Photo)
Papillion-LaVista South wide receiver Brady Alderson (No. 1) celebrates after catching two touchdown passes to help the Titans earn a 24-19 home win over Elkhorn South in the final game of the regular season. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Omaha Westside at Elkhorn South (Week 7 Featured Photo)
Westside running back Tay Tay Jenkins, Class A’s leading rusher, reaches for some additional yardage during the first-half against Elkhorn South. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus
Omaha Central at Creighton Prep (Week 6 Featured Photo)
Omaha Central’s defense swarms Creighton Prep running back Angelo Walker. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Omaha Central at Omaha Westside (Week 5 Featured Photo)
Omaha Central defensive back and wide receiver Kaprice Keith. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Millard North at Millard South (Week 4 Featured Photo)
Millard North offensive lineman Matt Erickson (No. 79) locks-up with Millard South defensive lineman Solomon Baker (No. 85) during last Friday night’s rivalry football game. Both players are Division I college football commits: Erickson to Nebraska and Baker to Fresno State. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Omaha North at Omaha Central (Week 3 Featured Photo)
Omaha North defenders James Harrington (No. 8) and Max Clark (No. 10) combine to bring down an Omaha Central ball carrier. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Bellevue West at Elkhorn South (Week 2 Featured Photo)
Bellevue West wide receiver Jermaine Green. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
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