His swing was broken, discombobulated and out of sorts. At the time, it probably didn’t matter to the kid from south Lincoln. Football was Max Buettenback’s first true love. He grew up engraved into a sports family with a father and uncle who both achieved greatness as members of the Huskers football team in the […]
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More than 77 different high schools are now competing across Nebraska in competitive esport and while it may not be an official sport, the esports community is finding ways around it. The Nebraska Schools Esports Association, or NSeSA, has three seasons each school year, fall, winter and spring, that rotate games seasonally including, but not […]
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The fourth-seeded Osceola Bulldogs (23-3) battled the fifth-seeded Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs (20-5) in the first round of the Class D-2 state tournament. In a back-and-forth game, the Mustangs secured the 62-52 win, thanks partly to some surprising leaders. Both teams got off to hot starts in the first quarter as Osceola’s top two leading scorers, senior […]
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The first-seeded Wynot Blue Devils (22-4) took on the eighth-seeded Paxton Tigers (17-5) Thursday morning in the Class D-2 state tournament. While the game was mostly competitive, the Blue Devils took care of business, winning 57-47. The game got out to a physical start as Wynot junior guard Zack Foxhoven recorded a steal on the […]
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The pink shirts sported by every member of the Lincoln High basketball team before every game say it all: “Winning State Of Mind.” Despite coming into the playoffs as the #3 seed in a loaded Class A, the 23-1 Links have kept their sights on the state championship from the beginning. After dispatching Millard West […]
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Two of the top teams in Class C1 faced off Friday morning at Pinnacle Bank Arena as the #2 Bridgeport Bulldogs battled the #3 Adams Central Patriots with a spot in the state finals on the line. The big story pregame was the matchup at the center position. Both teams ran through their star bigs […]
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It was an energetic battle for Bellevue on Wednesday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The number four-seeded Bellevue West Thunderbirds took on the number five-seeded Bellevue East Chieftains. The rivalry sparked a different type of energy, as it was a physical battle throughout the matchup. Bellevue West was the far more physical team out of […]
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It was a tale of experience as the fifth-seeded Humphrey St. Francis Flyers (19-6) took on the fourth-seeded McCool Junction Mustangs (24-2). The Flyers are one year removed from a state championship loss and two years removed from a state championship win. Meanwhile the Mustangs were making their first state playoff appearance since 2003. The […]
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The first-seeded Falls City Sacred Heart Irish (23-3) began their quest to repeat as NSAA Class D2 state champions Thursday morning as they defeated the eighth-seeded Leyton Warriors (16-5) 64-30. The Warriors were the ultimate underdog making just their fourth-ever state tournament appearance and their first since 1983. Senior center Macy Keller started things […]
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Last year’s Class A State Championship game left a sour taste in both Omaha Westside and Gretna’s mouths. While the Dragons were victorious in a 7-3 game, the title was later vacated due to them having an ineligible player. Both teams fought hard all season to get back to the championship game, and it did […]
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