High School Baseball Starts in Iowa

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season but are still negotiating an extension of the collective bargaining agreement.

Fresh off of signing a new deal with the Detroit Pistons, Omaha North grad and former Creighton big man Justin Patton returned to Omaha this week.While playing pickup basketball games at the UBT Sports Complex in Elkhorn, Patton talked about his hope that he’s found a new home in Detroit after stints with several other teams.

High School basketball camps around Nebraska opened on Wednesday. The Westside Warriors started camp with about 80 players on the court.

There was baseball at Werner Park on Tuesday. About 400 high school baseball players tried out for the Nebraska Prospects. The program helps develop players and helps them with the recruiting process. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with Head Coach Jeff Leise and Creighton recruit Devin Jones about the baseball team.

The Omaha Storm Chasers won't be celebrating its 10th anniversary on the field this year, but will still have fireworks on July 3.

Creighton Prep's AJ Rollins is among the top recruits in Nebraska. The tight end/defensive end talked about his recruitment with WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom. The Junior Jay senior has received offers from Nebraska, Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas State, and many other power 5 schools.

Over the last week, college baseball players from the Omaha area and beyond have been training at the OMAC Spring Training camp at Skutt Catholic High School. Those players will soon face college players from Iowa during a home and home 10-game series.

Like every other player, Ralston's Kaleb Holm and Nolan Sailors were exstatic when they found out they'd get to play baseball this summer. Holm, a senior, is getting himself ready to play at Wayne State.

Norfolk's Luke Kluver defeated Elkhorn's Ryan Nietfeldt 5&4 to win the 53rd annual Nebraska Match Play Championship at Hillcrest Country Club in Lincoln in the 36-hole Final on Friday.

The Ralston legion team (SOS Post 373) played a doubleheader on Friday at Roddy Field at Bellevue East High School. The first game was against Bellevue East (Decker Sports).

WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom was voted the winner of the “2020 Sports Media Person of the Year” award. The Omaha Sports Commission held their annual “OSCA’s” awards ceremony in a virtual broadcast on Thursday.