Alijah Wayne, a former standout at Omaha Central High School and current player for the North Dakota State Bison, will participate in the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship.
North Dakota State enters the tournament as the top seed and will face the Illinois State Redbirds, who are seeded 16th.
The championship’s first game is set for Saturday, Dec. 6, at 12 p.m.
Creighton University’s women’s softball team has changed its home opening series schedule against Providence due to forecasted bad weather. The opener will start earlier on Friday, with a doubleheader set for Saturday. Ticket exchanges are available for affected fans.
Creighton women’s tennis lost to Xavier University in a BIG EAST matchup in Orlando, falling 4-0. Head coach Tom Lilly commented on facing the defending champions and expressed concern about an injury sustained by Mithila Dixit.
This ex-City of Omaha area high school standout will participate in competitions on Thursday, March 12.
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