Coach Kemp finds talented recruits within USHL
by Michelle Bishop in Sports
The Maverick hockey team got a preview of a new recruit during a junior league game earlier this week.
Omaha hockey fans will be glad to see Ryan Kretzer leave the Lincoln Stars. The gritty 5-foot-8 forward netted three goals and added three assists during an intense five game United States Hockey League playoff series against the Omaha Lancers.
by Brett Ostronic in Sports
An up and down season for the UNO tennis team ended this weekend with a third place tie at the North Central Conference tournament in St. Cloud, Minn.
UNO junior Rachel Faulk continued her season-long dominance by capturing the No. 1 singles title, winning 6-4 over North Dakota's Jenna Larson.
A compilation of the best individual and team performances of 2007-08 UNO athletics
by in Sports
My first year as sports editor of the Gateway has been a treat.
Coaches, players and the athletic department have been more than accommodating to our small but diligent sports staff.
Sunday dinner time cell phone calls to head coaches were nothing short of what we sometimes had to resort to, yet those imposing and impressive figures of our athletic department were always more than happy to help.
by Robbi Pickeral in Sports
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MCT) - North Carolina's men's basketball team on Tuesday had what a team official called an extraordinary chance to play basketball with presidential candidate Barack Obama.
It was so extraordinary that an NCAA rule appears to have been broken - and the NCAA is apparently going to ignore it.
by Kevin Clemens in Sports
The UNO baseball team continued its hot stretch this week as it handed North Central Conference opponent St. Cloud State four losses in double-headers Monday and Tuesday in St. Cloud, Minn.
In all four wins, the Mavericks once again used their hot bats and solid defense to defeat St.
Mavs face biggest test of season as conference tournament play begins
by Sean Owens in Sports
The UNO Maverick softball team, currently 38-11 overall and 9-2 in conference, will prepare to face its biggest challenge of the season as they travel to Duluth, Minn., to compete in the North Central Conference's final tournament starting today.
The Mavericks will face stiff competition against the other talented members of the conference who are making their final run at a NCC title.