The Power of Playing More

Gretna East Soccer and Basketball Teams Among Many Showcases of Multi-Sport Athletes Gretna East’s Karli Williams (left, bottom) and Norris’ Evan Greenfield (right, top) playing soccer and basketball. As soon as the final buzzer sounded on the long, challenging high school basketball season, Evan Greenfield, Karli Williams, and many others across the state had a […]

GAME OF THE WEEK – 6 – Lincoln East vs Kearney

After No. 4 Lincoln East got the best of No. 5 Kearney last week in the Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament semi-finals in overtime, the Bearcats fought back and earned a 4-3 victory in our game of the week. Kearney coach Lerrin Rowe gave credit to her team postgame. “I think our girls continue and just

GAME OF THE WEEK – 5 – Griffins Win Cross-State Matchup

Waukee Northwest’s Izzy Simonini (15) defends Gretna East’s Sonora De Fini (10) during Nebraska Soccer Talk’s “Game of the Week” at East on April 26. (Photo/Fisher Madsen) For the past four years, Gretna and Gretna East coach Chace Hutchinson’s sides have been nearly invincible. After Hutchinson’s Gretna teams won championships in 2022 and 2023, he

4/28/25 Rankings

It’s hard to believe, but we are in the final week of the regular season. District and sub-district matches kickoff on Saturday. For Class B sub-districts, matches will be counted through Tuesday, while Class A districts will be seeded after games on Wednesday. I will hopefully have my sub-district and district bracket projections done on

Class A Bracketology – 4/26

It is time! Week six has concluded, which means there is only one week left in the regular season. Like last year, I have calculated the projected Class A district soccer brackets. However, I would like to preface these by saying that teams have through Monday to update out-of-state team records. I did not take

Lincoln Southwest Defeats Lincoln East in HAC Tournament

While Lincoln Southwest is known for its high scoring offense, it was its defensive effort that helped them win the Heartland Athletic Conference Championship. They defeated the Lincoln East Spartans 3-0 on Friday morning.  “Today felt really good because the evidence was there that we improved,” Southwest head coach Thomas Nettleton said. “Our girls care

Week in Review – Week 5

Norfolk’s Isidro Rosas (10) and Westside’s Cam Long fight for the ball during their Nebraska Soccer Talk “Game of the Week” matchup at Westside on April 19. (Photo/Fisher Madsen) In soccer, one singular moment can decide a full 80 minutes of play.  In Nebraska Soccer Talk’s “Game of the Week” between the No. 4 Norfolk Panthers  and

4/21/25 Rankings

Happy Monday! First of all, I hope you had a great holiday weekend and enjoyed some quality family/soccer time. Also, if you missed our midseason takes podcast over the weekend, check it out wherever you get your podcasts or click the play button below. It’s hard to believe that we are already down to the

NEST’s 2025 Midseason Takes

Earlier this week, we recorded a podcast to get each other’s midseason takes. You can listen to the full episode below or read the summary below. Enjoy! Which No. 1 is the most unstoppable? Fisher: Class A Girls: Lincoln Southwest Jack: Class A Boys: Creighton Prep Elijah: Class B Girls: Gretna East Who has been

PHOTO – Top shots from the first five weeks

Here are some of of the top NEST shots so far from this season’s high school coverage. Skutt’s Ridge Jackson (10) jumps over Gretna’s Evan Lafferty (6) during their match at Skutt on March 22. (Photo/Fisher Madsen) Skutt’s Mason Finkenbinder holds Lexington’s Jorge Zamora (7) during their match at Skutt on March 22. (Photo/Fisher Madsen)

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