Matt Sottile

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Sports Reporter at KETV-TV (Omaha, NE)

@KETV Sports Reporter • Formerly @WMassNews • @BostonCollege ‘20 🦅 • Statements and views expressed are my own.

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Creighton women's basketball presents $5,000 check to No More Empty Pots

1 week ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

On Thursday afternoon, Lauren Jensen, Creighton women's basketball head coach Jim Flanery and members of the Creighton Bluejays presented a $5,000 check to No More Empty Pots. The money raised, made possible by the Heider Foundation, will help fight food insecurity in Omaha. The nonprofit organization, founded in 2010 in North Omaha, aims to improve self-sufficiency, regional food security, and economic resilience of urban and rural communities through advocacy and action.
'It seemed like a no-brainer': Greg McDermott and Alan Huss discuss Creighton's succession plan

1 week ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

Alan Huss was named the Creighton men's basketball associate head coach and head coach-in-waiting on April 10. On Monday, Huss and Creighton head coach Greg McDermott met with reporters for the first time since the news broke. "It hasn't even set in yet. Just how fortunate I am to be here. And I can't wait for my opportunity to continue to lead this place forward," said Huss. The Bluejays have had two coaches over the last 31 years.
Creighton Prep soccer standout Jordan Igwenma owns the spotlight

3 weeks ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

When the lights are bright, Jordan Igwenma shines. "That's when everyone comes out, everyone's watching. So I kind of have to give them a show," Igwenma said. The Creighton Prep junior leads the state in goals and assists and has delivered plenty of show-stopping strikes. "When that happens, I become a spectator. I become a spectator and a fan," Creighton Prep head coach Tom Hoover said. "Any coach wants to emphasize a team, but having a player like Igwenma ...
'It's a full circle moment': Groff sisters lead Mavericks in homecoming

1 month ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

HOME THE TITLE. OMAHA SOFTBALL IS NOW ON AN EIGHT GAME WINNING STREAK AFTER SWEEPING UMKC THIS WEEKEND. A BIG REASON FOR THE MAVS SUCCESS. MADDIE AND RYLAN GROFF THE TWINS ARE ENJOYING A HOMECOMING THIS SEASON, MAKING HISTORY IN THE PROCESS AND PROVING THAT GOOD THINGS COME IN PAIRS. IT’S ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL LIKE EXPERIENCES THAT I’VE HAD IN MY LIFE. JUST THERE’S NOTHING QUITE COMPARABLE TO JUST LIKE COMPETING WITH MY SISTER AND LIKE HAVING GONE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE SOFTBALL JOURNEY TOGETHER.
Kirsten Bernthal Booth announces her next chapter after stepping down leading Creighton volleyball

1 month ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

AND THERE TRULY IS NO PLACE LIKE IT. AND THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL. A BITTERSWEET DAY AT CREIGHTON A CHANGING OF THE GUARD WITH CREIGHTON VOLLEYBALL. THE PROGRAM IS KHERSON OR KIRSTEN BERNTHAL, WHO STEPS DOWN TO TAKE A JOB WITH LOVE VOLLEYBALL. BRIAN ROSEN, PROMOTED TO HEAD COACH. MATT SOTTILE GOES ONE ON ONE WITH COACH BOOTH, WHO BUILT THE PROGRAM FROM THE GROUND UP. KIRSTEN, AFTER 22 YEARS, YOU’RE MOVING ON AS CREIGHTON’S HEAD COACH. FIRST OFF, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK BACK AT THIS ERA AND THIS JOURNEY?
Watch: Nebraska's Matt Rhule discusses how team is looking as week 2 of spring football wraps up

1 month ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

WEEK TWO OF SPRING FOOTBALL WRAPPING UP THIS WEEKEND AND WITH TWO YEARS AT THE HELM UNDER HIS BELT, NEBRASKA HEAD COACH MATT RHULE IS FEELING GOOD ABOUT WHERE THINGS ARE AT WITH THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. OUR MATT SATELE WITH THE STORY FROM LINCOLN.
John Rave leads Storm Chasers on International League title defense

1 month ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

FINALE. THE OMAHA STORM CHASERS OPEN THE 2025 SEASON AS THE DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. JOHN RAVE, WHO WAS NAMED THE OMAHA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR, WAS A BIG REASON FOR THAT. SUCCESS FOR RAVE. THE GRIND OF TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOW IS A LOT MORE FUN. WHEN YOU WIN, THE ONE LINE TO RIGHT OVER THE HEAD OF OLIVARES, THAT’LL WIN THE GAME. JOHN RAVE THE HERO. ANYTIME YOU CAN GET ON A MINOR LEAGUE TEAM THAT THAT WINS A LOT. MAKES IT A LOT MORE ENJOYABLE.
Mavericks guard entering transfer portal, sources confirm to KETV

1 month ago | ketv.com | Jake Anderson |Matt Sottile

FROM PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, OMAHA NEW COMING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT’S GAME THAT THEY HAD TO MATCH SAINT JOHN’S PHYSICALITY IF THEY WANTED A CHANCE TO GET THE UPSET. AND IN THE FIRST HALF, THE MAVERICKS DID JUST THAT, CONTROLLING THE PACE AND DOMINATING THE GLASS. BUT THE MAVS MARCH MAGIC RAN OUT IN THE SECOND HALF. SAINT JOHN’S DOMINATED ON BOTH ENDS AND OUTSCORED THE MAVS 50 TO 25, ROLLING TO AN 8353 VICTORY. THE JOHNNY’S FIRST IN AN NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 25 YEARS.
Basketball's littlest fan cheers on his dad throughout March Madness tournament

1 month ago | wdsu.com | Matt Sottile

MEN. THEY’RE GETTING READY FOR THEIR SECOND ROUND MATCHUP WITH TOP OVERALL SEED AUBURN MATT SOTTILE WITH MORE FROM LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY ON THE BLUE JAYS SMALLEST FAN CHEERING THEM ON IN THE BIGGEST MOMENTS. STEPHEN, THIS IS YOUR 4TH MARCH MADNESS. FIRST, AS A FATHER, WHAT HAS THIS EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE? IT’S BEEN AWESOME.
'It's been an amazing ride': Ryan Kalkbrenner reflects on historic career

1 month ago | ketv.com | Matt Sottile

Creighton's 82-70 loss to Auburn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament marked the end of an era.Ryan Kalkbrenner walked off the court in a Bluejays uniform for the 169th and final time.Kalkbrenner sat down with KETV's Matt Sottile to reflect on his decorated college career."Looking back on who I was as a freshman and who I am now, I couldn't ask for anything more from Coach Mac, from this program, from my teammates," Kalkbrenner said."It's been an amazing ride."The 7'1" center leaves...