Union Omaha head coach Dominic Casciato departed the club last week to become the head coach of the USL Championship club, Tampa Bay Rowdies. In the two-time Coach of the Year’s two full seasons as head coach, Union Omaha won two Players’ Shields and the 2024 USL League One Final. The move is a first for USL League One – no other USL League One head coach has transferred up to a USL Championship club.
Assistant coach Vincenzo Candela is serving as interim head coach. He won his first match in his new role Saturday against Charlotte Independence, 2-1. In that match, Union Omaha defender Charlie Ostrem took the lead in the Golden Playmaker race with his league-best fifth assist this season. The Golden Playmaker award is given to the USL League One player who provides the most assists in the regular season.
Fourteen of the Owls’ final 19 matches will be at home, starting with a regular-season bout against South Georgia Tormenta FC on Friday night at 6 p.m. Then, it’s back to USL Cup group-stage play on Wednesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. against Texoma FC.
The Edmonton Oilers announced the addition of Peter Aubry, an associate coach for Omaha hockey, to their staff on July 11. He will serve as the Oilers’ goaltending coach. Aubry spent the last two seasons with the Mavericks and helped coach goaltender Simon Latkoczy become the first Maverick to win the NCHC Goaltender of the Year.
Two Creighton baseball players, Nolan Sailors and Garrett Langrell, were selected on Day Two of the MLB Draft on Monday. Sailors, a Ralston High School alumnus, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the fourth round, No. 128 overall. Langrell was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round, No. 476 overall.
Greg McDermott recently clarified his timeline for retirement on CBS Sports’ Inside College Basketball Now podcast with Jon Rothstein. Coach McDermott stated that he would wrap up his career “sometime in the next two to three years” and wants to ensure the job is in a good situation when he passes it to head-coach-in-waiting Alan Huss.
The Omaha Storm Chasers begin a short road stint against the Buffalo Bisons tomorrow, July 18 at 5:35 p.m. The Storm Chasers will remain in New York State next week for a series against the Syracuse Mets.
Upcoming Games
• Omaha Storm Chasers at Buffalo | July 18 – 20 | 5:35 p.m. Friday
• Union Omaha vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC | Friday, July 18 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha Storm Chasers at Syracuse | July 22 – 27 | 5:35 p.m. Monday
• Union Omaha vs. Texoma FC | Wednesday, July 23 | 7 p.m.
