High School

The Westside football team is getting a lot of attention from college recruiters this spring. The Warriors are coming off a 10-3 season and a runner-up finish in the state finals. Four seniors from Westside have received offers from Division I schools. Defensive back Avante Dickerson is headed to Minnesota. Quarterback Cole Payton has accepted an offer from North Dakota State. Lineman Cade Haberman has accepted a scholarship to Northern Illinois. Safety Koby Bretz has received offers from Wyoming, Ohio, and Northern Iowa.

Here is a look at the High School Athletes of the Week from the spring sports season. Elkhorn South's Reid Nelson, Millard South's TJ Urban, Omaha Marian's Lauren Harris, Millard West's Grace Ostergaard, Omaha North's Nisa Thomas, Creighton Prep's Jake boor, Conestoga's Bella Hogue, and Omaha South's Abdi Adan.

Here is a look at the High School Athletes of the Week from the winter sports. Millard South's Tyler Antoniak, Omaha Central's Latrell Wrightsell, Omaha North's Wal Chuol, Millard South's Jayme Horan, Millard North's Hunter Sallis, Millard South's Maddie Krull, Creighton Prep's Rush Clark, Omaha Northwest's Ale'Jah Douglas, Omaha Burke's Jakason Burks, Omaha Marian's Megan Carter, Bellevue West's Chuckie Hapburn, Millard South's Issac Trumble, Omaha Marian's JoJo Randby, Westside's Ella Wedergren, Millard North's Max Murrell, and Westside's Jadin Booth.

Here is a look back at the High School Athletes of the Week from the fall sports season. Omaha Skutt's Lindsay Krause, Millard South's Isaiah Harris, Millard West's Kaedan Odermann, Omaha Skutt's Tyson Gordon,Creighton Prep's John Coniglio, Westside's Cole Payton, Westside's Kaitlyn Hanna, Papio's Ethan Neil, Papio South's Olivia Rosenthal, Elkhorn South's Ibi Green, Bellevue West's Jay Ducker, Roncalli's Jack Dotzler, Bellevue West's Zavier Betts, and Westside's Avante Dickerson.

Omaha South's Abdi Adan is the High School Athlete of the Week. The senior led the Packers to the Class A State Championship in 2019. Adan also led the state for the most goals in a season with 21.

There is no place like home for Heinrich Haarberg. The quarterback from Kearney Catholic committed to Nebraska. Haarberg is 6'5" and 190 pounds. Last year he passed for 1,869 yards and 23 touchdowns. He also rushed for 458 yards.

The Iowa Hawkeyes landed one of the top High School football recruits in Nebraska. Bellevue West's wide receiver Kaegan Johnson is headed to Iowa. Kaegan is the son of former Husker Clester Johnson, who played on two national championship teams.

Conestoga's Bella Hogue is the High School Athlete of the Week. The senior is a two-time state gold medal champion in the 400 and 800 meters. Bella signed a national letter of intent with the University of Nebraska.

Westside's Cole Payton has announced his commitment to North Dakota State. The Warrior quarterback is coming off an impressive junior season. Payton passed for nearly 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns. He also rushed for 854 yards and scored 15 touchdowns.

Jake Boor of Creighton Prep is the High School Athlete of the Week. Last year Boor finished as the runner-up at the State Golf Championship at the Norfolk Country Club. Boor led the Junior Jays to the Call A State title.

Millard North's Hunter Sallis is becoming one of the hottest high school basketball recruits in the nation. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom interviewed Sallis about the recruiting process.

Nisa Thomas of Omaha North is the High School Athlete of the Week. The senior is the defending gold medal state champion in the 100 hurdles. Last year she also finished second in the 300 hurdles.

Westside's Avante Dickerson is the most highly recruited high school football player in Nebraska. The junior defensive back announced his commitment to Minnesota. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom went one-on-one with Dickerson in his first t-v interview and talked about his decision to join the Gophers.

Millard West's Grace Ostergaard is the High School Athlete of the Week. The all-state senior helped the Wildcats to the Class A State Soccer Championship in 2019. Grace has accepted a scholarship to UNO. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with Grace about her soccer career.

Papio South's all-time leading scorer is Jared Mattley. The senior finished with 1,152 points as a Titan. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with Mattley about his record breaking high school career and accepting a scholarship to Hastings College.

Donovan Williams is a scoring machine. The senior from Lincoln North Star led the state in scoring with 28 points a game. Williams has accepted a scholarship to Oklahoma State.

Creighton Prep's Jurgensen Park is empty this spring, due to the coronavirus. But the Junior Jays Head Coach Pat Mooney turns the lights on at the ballpark every Monday night, to honor the six seniors, who will never play high school baseball again.

Omaha Marian's Lauren Harris is the High School Athlete of the Week. The junior has won several state medals in the high jump,100, 200, and 400-meters. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with Lauren about her career on the track.

Bennington won their first Class B State Baseball Championship last year. The Badgers were looking for back to back state titles, but the coronavirus pandemic ended their season. WOWT Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with some of the seniors and Head Coach Scott Heese.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is headed to the west coast. The Omaha Central senior accepted a basketball scholarship to Cal-State Fullerton. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with the all-state guard about his college plans.

The Nebraska School Activities Association has canceled the 2020 High School spring sports season due to coronavirus. The decision ends the season for boys golf, girls tennis, soccer, baseball, and track and field.

Millard South's TJ Urban is the High School Athlete of the Week. The junior plays baseball and football for the Patriots. Urban led the Millard South football team to the semi-finals with a 10-2 record last fall.

Chucky Hepburn of Bellevue West High School was named the 2019-20 Gatorade Nebraska Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday. The junior guard led the Thunderbirds to the Class A State Championship with a 24-3 record.

Elkhorn South's Reid Nelson is the High School Athlete of the Week. The junior is coming off a dream season in 2019, when he won the gold medal in the high jump and long jump at the State Meet.

Last year Millard West won the school's first Class A State Baseball Championship. But the Wildcats may not get to defend their title. The NSAA has stopped all competitions until April 2nd. So some Millard West players staged their own workout.

This week's High School Athlete of the Week is Westside's Jadin Booth. He finished his senior season as the Warrior's all-time leading scorer and will be staying in Omaha.

The top two seeds will meet in the Class A Championship game. Bellevue West and Millard North advanced to the finals with wins on Friday night in the semi-finals.

The Class B Championship will feature two Omaha teams. Skutt Catholic and Roncalli advanced to the finals with wins on Friday at the Boys State Basketball Tournament.

The Class A Semi-finals are all set. Westside faces the number one seed Bellevue West at 7 o'clock. Then Millard North meets the defending state champion Omaha South at 8:45.

Millard North beat the buzzer to defeat Papio South 62-60 in the opening round of the Boys State Basketball Tournament. Saint Thomas hit a basket in the final seconds to win it for the Mustangs.