The Omaha Supernovas will enter their third straight postseason in the MLV Championship semifinal tonight. The ‘Novas were slotted as the No. 4 seed after their loss to the Dallas Pulse over the weekend. Omaha finished the regular season 14-14 and will face the top-seeded Indy Ignite in the semifinals tonight at 6 p.m. on Ion. Should Omaha extinguish the Ignite on Thursday, they will advance to the “Match For A Million”, Major League Volleyball’s championship match, on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Kiara Reinhardt was announced as the winner of the 2026 MLV Rising Star Award, capping off a stellar rookie season. The No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 MLV Draft out of Creighton, Reinhardt led all rookies with a .327 hitting percentage, a mark that ranked sixth overall in the league. This season, Reinhardt led all rookie middle blockers in points (182), kills (121), digs (53), blocks (40) and aces (21).
Creighton baseball bolstered its resume on Tuesday night, walking off No. 7 Kansas, 9-8, in 13 innings at Charles Schwab Field. Ben North sent his 10th home run of the season over the wall in deep right-center to give Creighton its seventh true walk-off win in 2026. Each team struggled on the mound throughout the game, but relievers Shane Curtin and Anthony Unga shined for the Bluejays, throwing a combined six innings of shutout relief in which they allowed just one hit and combined for nine strikeouts.
Creighton will return to action on Friday at 6 p.m. when it opens its final home series of the season against Georgetown. Next Tuesday, May 12, Creighton will host Nebraska for the third and final game of the season-long in-state rivalry series. That game will begin at 6 p.m. and be televised on Nebraska Public Media and broadcast on 1620 The Zone.
Omaha softball placed 10 student-athletes on the 2026 All-Summit League Teams, it was announced Tuesday. Marra Cramer became the first outfielder to earn the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year award, Maddia Groff earned her second straight Summit League Pitcher of the Year award, and head coach Mike Heard was named the conference’s Coach of the Year.
Six Mavericks were named to the Summit League First Team: Maddia Groff, Alexis Wiggins, Taylor Sedlacek, Bailey Sample, Marra Cramer and Sammy Schmidt. Katherine Johnson was the lone Maverick named Second Team All-Summit League. Rylinn Groff, Alyson Edwards and Ava Rongisch rounded out the team’s awards, earning Honorable Mention All-Summit honors.
The Mavericks secured the program’s first outright regular-season championship this season and will begin the 2026 Summit League Championship on Thursday at 11 a.m. against fourth-seeded South Dakota in a rematch of last year’s tournament final.
Creighton softball enters the Big East Softball Championships as the No. 3 seed, and will face second-seeded UConn on Thursday at 3 p.m. Should Creighton lose, they will turn around and face the loser of (1) Providence vs. (4) Butler on Thursday night at 6 p.m. With a win, they would advance to the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. to face the winner of Thursday’s game between Providence and Butler. Every game of the Big East Softball Championships can be streamed with a subscription to ESPN+.
Union Omaha defeated Greenville Triumph SC at Morrison Stadium on Saturday, 2-0, behind goals from Kempes Waldemar Tekiela (53’) and Diego Gutierrez (90+2’). Younes Boudadi and Diego Gutierrez were each named to the USL League One Team of the Week for their performances against Greenville. Boudadi created four chances for the Owls’ offense, while Gutierrez scored the insurance goal on his last of four shots. The Owls will return to action this Saturday, May 9, at home against the Portland Hearts of Pine at 7 p.m.
The Omaha Storm Chasers are facing the Indianapolis Indians in a road series this week that is tied at one game apiece. Omaha will return home to host the Toledo Mud Hens Tuesday, May 12, for ‘Nothing But Baseball Night’, which the club has described as “No promotions, no ad reads, no videos, no nothing. Just baseball.” First pitch will be at 6:35 p.m.
Upcoming Events
- Omaha softball vs. South Dakota | Thursday, May 7 | 11 a.m.
- Creighton softball vs. UConn | Thursday, May 7 | 3 p.m.
- Omaha Supernovas vs. Indy Ignite | Thursday, May 7 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha Storm Chasers at Indianapolis | May 5 – 10 | 5:35 p.m. Friday
- Creighton baseball vs. Georgetown | May 8 – 10 | 6 p.m. Friday
- Omaha baseball at Oral Roberts | May 8 – 10 | 6 p.m. Friday
- Union Omaha vs. Portland | Saturday, May 9 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton baseball vs. Nebraska | Tuesday, May 12 | 6 p.m.
