Stories from Sunday, March 1, 2009

NEBRASKA/KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL AREA BASKETBALL SCORES FRIDAY BOYS B-5 Tournament Championship Holdrege 61, Adams Central 52 B-6 Tournament Championship Alliance 65, Sidney 51 District C2-6 Perkins County 51, North Platte St. Patrick's 39 District D1-6 Wauneta-Palisade 57, Bertrand 20...

LINCOLN -- McCook High School junior Whitney Korgan placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle finals Saturday at the Nebraska State High School Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet took place at the University of Nebraska pool. Korgan posted a time of 24.66 seconds. Korgan earned 7 points for the Bison, enabling the school to place 21st in the team standings...

HAYS, Kan. -- Oberlin's Everett Urban placed second at 152 pounds and two St. Francis High School wrestlers placed third at the Kansas Class 3-2-1A state wrestling tournament Saturday at Fort Hays State University's Gross Memorial Coliseum. Urban lost a 2-1 decision in the championship match at 152 pounds...