The sun is bright and the water is glimmering. 9-year-old Madeline Jensen is sitting on a boat with her sister and her rowing instructor, when he informs them that they will capsize the boat on purpose....

The year is 2006; skinny jeans are unavoidable, MySpace has taken over everyone you hold dear, and you can get a tall latte from Starbucks for only $1.40. But most importantly, millions of children are...

Cheers and chants from the crowd and teammates ring out as swimmers finish first in their race. After three months of discipline and hard work, the swim season is nearing its end. The past couple of months...

The players dribble and pass the ball strategically down the court. Sweat dripping, hearts pounding, crowd cheering. The ball travels back and forth before the star player finally secures it and shoots...

Senior Joseph Schaffer steps on to the mat after a hard match at Flatwater Fracas in 2023, one of the toughest tournaments in Nebraska High School wrestling. At the time, Schaffer was 8-0 and his last...

Being a winter sport athlete means waking up before the sun, getting to school in the dark for early morning practices. Then, after school, you have practice again and don’t make it out of the building...

They are depended on. The pressure of letting their team down looms over their heads. They feel sweat drip down their temple as the nerves kick in. These are the experiences of freshmen Thayedius Hartshorn-Harvey...

ESPN’s Fantasy Football program, better known as Fantasy Football or just Fantasy, is a mixed social media and sports game platform where players can “draft” current National Football League (NFL)...

Transfers seem to be a key part of teams nowadays in both college and high school sports. They are often the difference-maker a team might need to get to the next level. Senior Dane Omel transferred from...

LSE Physical Education teacher Jacob Kuesel was at home reading a story to his daughter when he got the email. It contained news that would change his life: he was going to be the softball coach at Lincoln...

Liam Chandler wakes up every day in his basement bedroom at 6:30 a.m. He walks to the bathroom, brushes his teeth and takes a shower, but he doesn't eat breakfast because it makes him nauseous. In the...

A young boy watches a Kansas City Royals game in Kauffman Stadium. The sun is beating down and it’s extra bright, but it doesn’t matter to him. After the game, he gets to have an experience that...