BASEBALL
The Final 2026 MSP All-Class Baseball Rankings
1) Millard North (26-10), 2) Lincoln East (32-3), 3) Papillion-LaVista South (20-10), 4) Millard South (20-15), 5) Westside (32-5), 6) Skutt Catholic (28-5), 7) Elkhorn North (26-6), 8) Grand Island (20-11), 9) Lincoln Southwest (21-8) and 10) Creighton Prep (24-15). {Editor’s Note: Omaha Westview (21-13) and Papillion-LaVista (17-13) fill the final two spots in the Class A rankings}
Millard South pitcher Jackson Corey earned the win in the Patriots 6-3 upset victory over Westside last Friday. The Patriots then lost to Millard North 4-2 on Wednesday to end their state tournament run. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
No. 8-seeded Millard South upset No. 1-seeded Westside 6-3 in the first-round of the Class A state baseball tournament on Friday Morning at Werner Park. Other first-round winners in Class A were Millard North, Lincoln East and Papillion-LaVista South. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Nebraska City beat DC West 13-4 to end the 2026 regular season with an 8-12 record. District tournament action for high school baseball teams in classes A, B and C, took place in early May. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Lincoln East first baseman Cade Anderson digs the ball out of the dirt just in time to beat the Elkhorn South baserunner and make the out. The Spartans scored four runs in the fourth-inning en-route to beating the Storm 5-0 in the first-round of the Millard South (Don Kraft) Baseball Invitational on Thursday morning. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Omaha Westview beat Bennington (5-4), Elkhorn North (4-1) and Lincoln Standing Bear (11-1) to claim first-place in the Bennington Baseball Classic played in late April of 2026. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Omaha Gross Catholic junior Will Kroll had two stolen bases during the undefeated Cougars 10-0 road win at DC West on Monday night. (Photo by Jess Juno /Sports Plus)
Elkhorn North’s Connor Wurdeman dives back to first-base, as Millard South’s Caden Pennings awaits the pickoff throw. Wurdeman collected two hits and scored two runs to help the Wolves win the game 7-6 on Monday night. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Westside’s Kai Fredrick barely beats the throw to Elkhorn South first-baseman Caleb Uphoff during a Metro Conference baseball game earlier this season. Uphoff scored the only run of the game to give the Storm a 1-0 win over the Warriors. (Photo by Jess Juno/Sports Plus)
IT’S A CATCH-22: Nebraska City third baseman James Fairbanks, after catching a relay throw from center-field, places a tag on Bennington’s Carson Kortan during a game played in March. Kortan, who was safe at third on the play, is also a third baseman. The Badgers, who erupted for six runs in the fifth-inning, beat the Pioneers 12-3. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Millard North shortstop Tanner Evans prepares to make a play on a Grand Island player attempting to steal second base. The Islanders beat the Mustangs in that game. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
BASKETBAll
Featured Photo (Boys State Tournament)
Millard North’s Coriahnn Gallatin scored a team-high 15 points, but it wasn’t enough as Lincoln Southwest topped the Mustangs 81-71 in a first-round win at the Class A boys state basketball tournament in Lincoln last Wednesday. The Silver Hawks (24-4) went on to beat Papillion-LaVista South (19-7) by the score of 57-53 in the Class A state title game on Saturday. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
Featured Photo (Girls State Tournament)
Lincoln North Star (25-1) point guard Joyce Johnson splits the Millard North (15-10) defense to score two of her nine points during the Navigators 43-32 first-round win over the Mustangs at the Class A girls state basketball tournament in Lincoln on Wednesday. Lincoln North Star went on to win the Class A state title on Saturday. (Photo by Jack Denker/Sports Plus)
The Final 2025-2026 MSP All-Class Boys Basketball Top-10 Rankings
Boys: 1) Lincoln Southwest (24-4), 2) Papillion-LaVista South (19-7), 3) Westside (24-5), 4) Bellevue West (21-6), 5) Millard North (19-7), 6) Papillion-LaVista (18-9), 7) Creighton Prep (20-7), 8) Lincoln High (16-9), 9) Lincoln North Star (18-7) and 10) Omaha Central (16-9).
The Final 2025-2026 MSP All-Class Girls Basketball Top-10 Rankings
Girls: 1) Lincoln North Star (27-1), 2) Omaha North (26-5), 3) Millard West (21-5), 4) Westside (22-6), 5) Bennington (28-0), 6) Kearney (21-4), 7) Gretna East (22-6), 8) Norris (23-4), 9) Omaha Westview (20-6) and 10) Lincoln Southwest (16-9). {Editor’s Note: Millard North (15-10), Papillion-LaVista (16-8) and Lincoln High (17-7) fill the final three Class A spots in our final rankings of 2026}
WRESTLING
The Final 2025-2026 Class A Top-10 Wrestling Team Results (Post State Tournament)
Boys: 1) Creighton Prep, 2) Lincoln East, 3) Columbus, 4) Kearney, 5) Millard South, 6) Grand Island, 7) North Platte, 8) Millard West, 9) Lincoln Southeast and 10) Papillion-LaVista.
FOOTBALL
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 (Photo by Jess Juno/Sports Plus)
Westside all-state running back Tay Tay Jenkins breaks free on a big-time run during a state playoffs loss to Millard South. (Photo by Jess Juno/Sports Plus)
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