Mike Sautter is a leading voice of Nebraska high school sports and recruiting. With ten years of experience covering athletes, coaches, and teams from across the state, Sautter has developed strong relationships in every corner of the state. Sautter also covers college basketball for Hurrdat Sports.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Nebraska men’s basketball finished its exhibition season Monday night in central Nebraska. In front of a sold-out BigIron Events Center in Grand Island, the Huskers defeated Kansas State 88-84. “It was awesome to play in front of this crowd;...
As a young girl, Gretna softball senior Kylee Thompson dreamed of playing in college. But the summer before her sophomore year, her dream took a hit. Something was wrong. Burning pain shot through her hip. Doctor visits, X-rays and MRIs followed. The conclusion?...
It was the first game, if you call it that, for the 2026-27 Nebraska men’s basketball team on Friday night — and it looked like it. The Huskers fell 79-74 to Saint Louis in the Friday night exhibition. “As we talked about before the game, whatever the result was, we...
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Nebraska men’s basketball will once again lean on maturity in the 2026-27 season. The 2025-26 season was a historic one in which the Huskers won 20 straight regular season games, won their first NCAA Tournament game in school history and reached the...
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Nebraska women's basketball has focused on two things this offseason: improving on defense and getting better in late-game and end-of-clock situations. The primary theme from both head coach Amy Williams and players Britt Prince and Logan Nissley at...
Justin Bolis has faced a lot of twists and turns along his journey to Omaha men's basketball, but he's stuck with it for one simple reason. What he wants most from basketball? To make sure his mother, Betty Lado, is taken care of. “Every day I wake up, I'm trying to...
Omaha Westside’s London Dada is staying home. Friday, the 6-foot-8, 198-pound senior announced his commitment to Creighton. “They were one of the first big schools to believe in me, and that's really nice coming from a school that is in my backyard,” Dada told Hurrdat...
Skutt Catholic baseball coach Damon Day was out of coaching and didn’t know if he would coach again. After 15 years, 394 wins and four NCAA Tournament appearances as the head baseball coach at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, the school decided to drop the...
No matter the conditions, Lincoln Lutheran sophomore Atley Janecek was ready. Rain, wind, clouds, sun — whatever the environment threw at her, she was going to be ready. “I did a lot of visualization stuff,” Janecek said. “That's one of my main things that I do. I...