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The Omaha Supernovas defeated the league-leading Indy Ignite in front of a sellout crowd of 16,838 on Saturday, setting a record for the most-attended match in U.S. professional volleyball history. Omaha topped its own record of 13,486 set in 2025. The Supernovas have won two matches in a row to right the ship after the longest losing streak in franchise history, and now sit in third place in league standings at 9-9 overall. Friday night, Omaha will host the Grand Rapids Rise at 7 p.m. for a nationally televised match on CBS Sports Network.

Brooke Nuneviller and Emily Londot were named Major League Volleyball All-Stars on Tuesday, and will represent the Supernovas at the 2026 MLV All-Star Match next Saturday, March 28, in Orlando. All-Star selections were determined through a combination of fan votes, player input and league selection. More than 12,000 votes were cast, marking a league record.

Brooke Nuneviller earned her second-straight MLV All-Star selection and will play for Team Launiere in Orlando. Emily Londot, competing for Team Meskie, became the first player in Supernovas history to be drafted by the team and earn All-Star honors. Londot was selected No. 10 overall by the Supernovas in the 2024 MLV Draft. First serve for the match is set for 11 a.m. on March 28, and will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.

Creighton baseball defeated Omaha in the first of two games in one week on Wednesday night, 8-2. The star of the Bluejays’ victory was Nate McHugh, who went 4-for-5 at the plate and added two RBIs on his fifth-inning two-run homer. Creighton and Omaha will meet again next Tuesday, March 24, at 6 p.m. Prior to that, Creighton will head to Miami for a weekend series with the Hurricanes. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday.

Omaha baseball swept the Summit League’s weekly awards, with sophomore Tanner Foertsch and junior Hayden Lewis each earning honors. Foertsch was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out nine against North Dakota State over the weekend. Lewis earned Summit League Peak Performer of the Week, delivering six RBIs against the Bison. This weekend, Omaha will host Summit League foe Northern Colorado with first pitch at 4 p.m. on Friday.

LOVB Nebraska hosted Atlanta on Wednesday in the LOVB Match of the Week, and fell in a competitive three sets, 25-22, 26-24, 25-23. Nebraska now sits in fifth place in league standings with five games remaining in the regular season. The top four teams in the league advance to the LOVB Playoffs, beginning Friday, April 10. LOVB Nebraska will face fourth-place LOVB Austin on the road on Friday at 7 p.m. Friday’s match can be streamed live with a subscription to ESPN+.

Omaha softball is ranked third in the latest D1 Softball Mid-Major Rankings. The Mavericks went 3-1 over the weekend at the Trailblazer Classic in St. George, Utah, where they won a pair of games against BYU and swept Utah Tech. In Friday’s opening game against BYU, Maddia Groff pitched a five-inning no-hitter, allowing just two baserunners while striking out six. Omaha will host North Dakota State this weekend for its first Summit League action of the 2026 season. This weekend’s series will commence at 2 p.m. on Friday.

Creighton softball will host Villanova for a series this weekend, with first pitch at 5 p.m. on Friday. Creighton took game one of last weekend’s slate against Providence, 7-5, before dropping both of Saturday’s games, 8-7 and 6-3. The Bluejays will look to improve in Big East play this weekend before hosting crosstown rival Omaha next Wednesday, March 25.

Union Omaha opened its season Sunday at Spokane, and fell to the Velocity 1-0. Omaha will hold its 2026 home opener this Sunday, March 22, at 4 p.m., welcoming USL League One newcomer Athletic Club Boise for the club’s first game at Morrison Stadium in downtown Omaha. 2026 single-match tickets and ticket packages are now available for purchase through the club’s website.

Creighton men’s basketball fell in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals last Thursday to Seton Hall, 72-61. The Pirates took advantage of multiple extended Creighton scoring droughts, and a timely season-high 16 points in the second half from Omaha native Jacob Dar.

Creighton missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018-19 but did not miss out on postseason basketball entirely. It was announced Monday that Creighton will face Rutgers on April 2 in the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas. That game will tip off at 9:30 p.m. and be televised on FS1. The winner of that game will advance to face the winner of Stanford vs. West Virginia on Saturday, April 4, at 3 p.m. on FOX. The final will be held on April 5 at 4:30 p.m.

The Omaha Storm Chasers announced that they will continue to work with Autism Action Partnership for the 2026 season. AAP is a longtime partner of the Omaha Storm Chasers, providing sensory kits at Werner Park that can be checked out at Fan Services behind Section 122. Behind center field at Werner Park is AAP’s Quiet Zone, a space where individuals and families can go to take a break in a safe, quiet environment.

“We are committed to engaging and providing a path to a more inclusive world, so being able to provide an outlet at Werner Park for those that live with autism, and their families, is something we are proud to do,” Storm Chasers community relations manager Anne Culhane said.

The Storm Chasers begin the 2026 season on Tuesday, March 31, hosting Buffalo for Opening Night at 6:35 p.m.

Upcoming Events

• Omaha softball vs. North Dakota State | March 20 – 22 | 2 p.m. Friday
• Omaha baseball vs. Northern Colorado | March 20 – 22 | 4 p.m. Friday
• Creighton softball vs. Villanova | March 20 – 22 | 5 p.m. Friday
• Creighton baseball vs. Miami | March 20 – 22 | 6 p.m. Friday
• Omaha Supernovas vs. Grand Rapids | Friday, March 20 | 7 p.m.
• LOVB Nebraska at LOVB Austin | Friday, March 20 | 7 p.m.
• Union Omaha vs. AC Boise | Sunday, March 22 | 4 p.m.
• Creighton baseball vs. Omaha | Tuesday, March 24 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha softball vs. Creighton | Wednesday, March 25 | 6 p.m.
• Creighton baseball vs. South Dakota State | Wednesday, March 25 | 6 p.m.
• LOVB Nebraska at LOVB Atlanta | Wednesday, March 25 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Supernovas at San Diego | Wednesday, March 25 | 9 p.m.

Creighton and Omaha will renew their crosstown rivalry on Wednesday at 6 p.m., playing the first of two games against each other in just one week. The second out of three matchups this season will take place next Tuesday, March 24, at 6 p.m. The first two games will be held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, and Omaha will host the series finale on April 22 at Tal Anderson Field.

Both programs, still trying to find their footing early this season, enter Wednesday’s game on a three-game winning streak. Omaha (7-10) swept North Dakota State over the weekend to begin Summit League play 3-0, while Creighton (8-8) took this weekend’s series at Tulane.

Creighton and Omaha have met 100 times with the Bluejays holding a 64-36 edge. Since 2012 Creighton leads 19-9, including taking two of three last season.

Omaha head coach Evan Porter, an Omaha alumnus and Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2018, is no stranger to this rivalry. In his ninth season as head coach, he owns a 6-14 record against the Bluejays. Wednesday will provide an opportunity to improve that mark against first-year Creighton head coach Mark Kingston.

Mark Kingston helped lead Creighton back to the NCAA Tournament in 2025 as the associate head coach and coach-in-waiting under Ed Servais, and in 2026, became Creighton’s 11th head coach in program history. Kingston will now get his first chance at a win against crosstown rival, Omaha as head coach.

More familiar with this rivalry than the two head coaches are the 18 combined players from the Omaha metro on the two rosters.

Omaha leads the way with 14 players hailing from the metro: Henry Zipay (Westside), Brayden Curtis, Jackson Trout and Brycen Botos (Papillion La Vista South), Joey Craig (Omaha Central), Tanner Foertsch and Cal Cooper (Elkhorn South), Nate Moquin (Millard South), Drew Borner (Millard West), Tanner Hosick (Bellevue West), Michael Sall and Nick Riggs (Creighton Prep), Hayden Lewis (Yutan) and Drew Iverson (Plattsmouth).

Creighton holds four players from the metro: Connor Capece (Gross Catholic), Nick Venteicher (Millard West), Shea Wendt (Blair) and Robert O’Malley (Creighton Prep).

To these players, Wednesday’s matchup is more than just a win or a loss, it’s for pride, and the claim to the city.

Omaha swept the two games that the two programs played in 2022, but on Wednesday, the Mavericks will set out to win their first-ever three-game season series over Creighton. First pitch at Charles Schwab Field Omaha is set for 6 p.m. and tickets are now on sale.