Boys Basketball
Doug Woodard Going Out On Top
Doug Woodard’s last basketball game as head coach at Bellevue West came Saturday night when his T-Birds won their second title in four years. It was a dominant 64-41 win over what has turned into a rival Millard North. After 25 years as a T-Bird Woodard told his team...
2023 Boys State Basketball All-Tournament Team
Here are the 2023 Boys Nebraska State Basketball All-Tournament teams as selected by Mike Sautter. All-Class Connor Millikan, Platteview (Honorary Captain) Jake Brack, Skutt Catholic Josiah Dotzler, Bellevue West JJ Ferrin, Skutt Catholic Jaden Jackson, Bellevue...
2023 Nebraska Boys State Basketball Roundup: Championship Saturday
The 2023 high school boys basketball season in Nebraska came to a close on Saturday as all six classes crowned their champions at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Hail Varsity's Jacob Padilla gives us a breakdown of the action below. CLASS D1: No. 3 Johnson-Brock 46, No. 1 North...
2023 Nebraska Boys State Basketball Roundup: Semifinal Friday
The Nebraska Boys State Basketball Championships moved on to the semifinal round on Friday as all six classes took the court at other Pinnacle Bank Arena or the Devaney Center. Quarterfinal roundups: Here CLASS C1 SEMIFINALS No. 8 Auburn 54, No. 5 Omaha Concordia 53...
2023 Nebraska Boys State Basketball Roundup: Quarterfinals
The Nebraska Boys State Basketball Championships tipped off on Wednesday with Class C1, D1 and A quarterfinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center. Jacob Padilla of Hail Varsity provided us with a breakdown of the action. CLASS C1 QUARTERFINALS No. 8 Auburn...
Boys State Tournament Teams, Titles, Players
The Nebraska boys state basketball tournament begins on Wednesday morning at 9:00 in Lincoln with another new format for 2023, but hopefully that should last for a while now. The tournament survived 2020 by ending the week before the Covid-19 outbreak (with the boys...
State Boys Basketball Projected Pairings
The Nebraska boys state basketball tournament begins next Wednesday in Lincoln at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Our Tony Chapman has the projected pairings. All finals will be Saturday, March 11 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Class A (all games at...
Remembering Rusty
TOP OF THE HILL, HOOKER COUNTY — There is a certain peace and tranquility about the Sandhills of Nebraska. The openness. The movement of the land. The wind blowing across whichever two-lane highway you might be traveling on. That nearly everything can be described by...
Class A Boys District Final Matchups
The Class A boys district final matchups are set. Six of the seven district champions will be decided on Monday with A-7 being the lone Tuesday night district final. Class A A-1: No. 3 Lincoln Northeast (15-9) at No. 1 Bellevue West (25-0) | Monday, 6:00 PM A-2: No. 2...