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Series Preview: Omaha Hockey Returns Home to Face St. Cloud State
Omaha hockey returns to NCHC play and Baxter Arena this weekend, as the Mavericks host St. Cloud State. Omaha’s last home game came on Nov. 22, and the Mavericks are 2-8-0 over their past 10. Here’s what you need to know before the puck drops. Omaha (7-13-0, 3-7-0) vs...
Norah (Sis) TeBrake, John Cook Joining Forces with Omaha Supernovas After Four Years on Opposite Sides
Norah (Sis) TeBrake "tormented," Nebraska for four years as a Creighton Bluejay, according to former Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook. Now, she's joining forces with him and the Omaha Supernovas. Cook once tried to recruit TeBrake to the Big Red, but the...
Former Husker Leyla Blackwell Returns to Nebraska to Play for Omaha Supernovas
Former Nebraska volleyball player Leyla Blackwell is back in the Cornhusker state after joining the Omaha Supernovas professional volleyball team in August. The middle blocker began her collegiate career at Indiana, where she spent one season before transferring to...
Former Creighton Volleyball Star Ava Martin Living Out Dream with Atlanta Vibe
Ava Martin is turning her dreams into a reality after the Atlanta Vibe picked her in the first round of the 2025 Major League Volleyball draft on Nov. 24. The Vibe selected the former Creighton outside hitter with the second overall pick after a legendary career with...
Backcourt, Bench Lead Creighton Men’s Basketball to Bounce-Back Win at Villanova
Creighton men’s basketball bounced back in a big way Wednesday night, taking down a Villanova team ranked in the top 25 in KenPom 76-72 at the Finneran Pavilion. It is Creighton’s first Quad 1 win of the season, and the Bluejays return to Omaha with a split of its...
Award-Winners Nuneviller, Hilley, Hentz Join Forces on Omaha Supernovas
There was no Banana Boat involved, but during the summer, three of the top players in Major League Volleyball decided they wanted to play together. Instead of hatching a plan to form a superteam, a la Lebron James and Dwyane Wade, Brooke Nuneviller, Sydney Hilley and...
Former Husker Merritt Beason Continuing Volleyball Journey with Omaha Supernovas
When people hear the name Merritt Beason, they may think “Nebraska volleyball player, former All-American,” but her path to the Husker volleyball team almost didn't happen. The former Husker opposite hitter grew up as a gymnast in Alabama before playing volleyball,...
Hail Varsity Historical: Nebraska Football Big 12 Champ and Orange Bowl Bound After A&M Rout
Nebraska football came prepared to play Texas A&M in the second Big 12 Championship game, Tom Osborne said following the Huskers’ 54-15 victory in the San Antonio Alamodome, December 6. 1997. The score was sufficient evidence, as was the fact Nebraska led 37-3 at...