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Serving Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)Vol. 1, No. 5
Sports

Skutt Catholic and Concordia volleyball sweep into state; Skutt football advances

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Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026In the Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 edition

OMAHA - Omaha Skutt Catholic and Concordia Omaha qualified for next week's state volleyball tournament with district-final sweeps Saturday, according to the Nebraska School Activities Association's brackets.

Skutt Catholic, the top seed in District B-6, beat Columbus Lakeview 3-0 at Creighton's Sokol Arena. In Class C1, top-seeded Concordia beat Boone Central 3-0 at Concordia High School.

Two other Douglas County teams were eliminated. Elkhorn lost 3-1 at Gretna in District B-2, and Douglas County West lost 3-0 at Aurora in District C1-7.

State first-round matches are Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, with Class B at 9 and 11 a.m. and Class C1 at 1 and 3 p.m., according to the NSAA schedule. Each team's time depends on its state seed.

In football, Skutt Catholic beat Ralston 49-13 at home in Friday's Class B first round, the NSAA bracket shows; that final had not posted when Saturday's football story ran. The fifth-seeded Skutt team plays at No. 4 Aurora in the quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. All times Central.

Source: NSAA District B-6 bracket, District B-2 bracket, district final results, 2026 state volleyball schedule and Class B football bracket, opened Oct. 31, 2026.

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