Each week volleyball coaches from each class across the state submit their rankings and our Tony Chapman compiles them. Here is the first in-season poll for 2023 season, presented by Pinnacle Bank. Records listed are through games played on Saturday, August 26. Class...
Each week volleyball coaches from each class across the state submit their rankings and our Tony Chapman compiles them. Here is the preseason poll for 2023 season, presented by Pinnacle Bank. Records listed and are from the 2022 season. Class A Papillion-LaVista South...
AROUND NEBRASKA'S OVALS -- Forgive me. This one is about ten days late; the author trying to wrap his head around a spring on the track. How is it one falls in love with the stories of track? I never considered it. Rarely even thought about the late May circus at...
UP THE STAIRS, DOWN THE STAIRS -- In the shadows of so many standout performances on Wednesday and Thursday's Class A and B NSAA State Track Meet at Omaha Burke, was quiet Gretna sophomore Elle Heckenlively. Sure, you probably didn't read much about Elle -- the...
THE FINAL TRIP DOWN HIGHWAY 92 -- There are very few turns down Nebraska Highway 92 if you are traveling from Loup City to Omaha Burke. A few slowdowns so you pay attention. Ashton, St. Paul, Clarks, Osceola and Shelby and Rising City, then Wahoo and Yutan. Before the...
Superlative (su·per·la·tive): an exaggerated or hyperbolical expression of praise. In sharing the story differently, we didn't want to do the same old all-state teams that you see every year. Many deserving players are on those lists, but for us, we wanted to just...
Each week during the high school basketball season, select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class and our Tony Chapman compiles the rankings. Here are the final ratings for 2022-23 season. Class A (Record), Previous 1. Millard South...
THE BACK HALLWAY, PINNACLE BANK ARENA -- Most of the stories you find at an NSAA State Basketball Tournament come in the back hallway most never see when they come to watch teams compete for a state championship. They have one at Pinnacle Bank Arena, where team...
Here are the 2023 Nebraska State Basketball Girls All-Tournament teams as selected by our staff. All-Class Britt Prince, Elkhorn North (Honorary Captain) Mya Babbitt, Millard South Kaitlyn Emanuel, North Bend Central Cora Olsen, Millard South Khloe Lemon, Millard...