Skutt has started the season 7-0 and a big reason is their goals against, a better way to say it is their goal against. The Skyhawks have only allowed one goal in those seven games. Ali Becker has been in the net and has stopped almost everything.
One trip to state is enough to make a lifelong memory but eight is a feat so high nobody would ever expect it. Lauren Baker at Archbishop Bergan did just that in her four years playing varsity volleyball and basketball.
In a game where it looked like Papillion-La Vista South may run away with it, Papillion-La Vista fought right back into the game, but Papio South eventually did take the win by a final of 7-6.
It’s a week that’s been in the making for years, as Hunter Sallis announces where he will play college basketball. That will happen tomorrow morning while he simultaneously celebrates his 18th birthday.
It’s a week that’s been in the making for years, as Hunter Sallis announces where he will play college basketball. That will happen tomorrow morning while he simultaneously celebrates his 18th birthday.
Jadin Johnson has been a tremendous teammate at Millard North. As a scorer most of his life, he took on a different role as the main ball-handler who did everything but light up the scoreboard.
There was a lot working against Britt Prince and the Elkhorn North Wolves this season. COVID was a challenge for every team but this is a new team that was meeting over zoom at the start, not exactly ideal.
With 3.8 seconds to go tied at 45 Evan Meyersick caught a pass from the opposite baseline at the top of the key, turned, drove and made a shot at the horn he did not even see the ball go through the hoop.
It is a weekend of firsts for Elkhorn North and Fremont, two teams that will play in their first girls state championships games. The difference, Fremont has been around a lot longer than Elkhorn North.
It’s only happened one other time in Nebraska girls diving, a four-time state champion. Megan Carter is the second to earn four gold medals and each year had its unique challenges. This one though in 2021 tops them all with so much unknown involving the pandemic.
An expanded girls basketball state tournament tips off at Pinnacle Bank Arena with six games. Four Class A quarterfinals and two Class B quarterfinals.
After a wild night of Class A basketball that saw four of the seven district one seeds lose, this is what we believe the quarterfinals will look like Tuesday March 9th in Lincoln.
With 171 points more than the second place team, Omaha Marian dominated the girls state swimming finals at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Saturday.
Conor Knopik is one of the top ten wrestlers in the country in his weight class, 126 pounds, he’s also a two-time Class A state champion. One of four individual winners for Millard South that helped the Patriots win yet another team title.
Megan Carter became the second person ever to win the Nebraska girls state diving title all four years of high school on Thursday. The Marian senior won with a score of 511.30.
Maddie Clark is a decorated Marian swimmer, with three state championship medals. She won one as a sophomore and two last year as a junior. To build on those two special years she put a ton of focus into this year’s state championships. But it was a far different journey.
Marian’s swim team is in great shape headed to state next week. The Crusaders won the Metro Conference led by JoJo Randby who set a meet record in the 50 free at 23.42, which is less than two tenths shy of her personal best.
Nine Millard South wrestlers made it through the first round and quarterfinals. A very impressive number but it could have been more, five wrestlers did not make it to the semifinals.
Lexi Zeiss loves gymnastics, her coach says she’s addicted to it. 30 hours of training a week plus extra workouts with a personal trainer aren’t enough. Lexi practices at home and watches a ton of gymnastics as well, she simply can’t get enough.
Next week Cade Haberman hopes to wrestle for a state championship, his first. He’s been there before, actually twice but Cade knows nothing can be taken for granted. That’s why he is first focused on qualifying this weekend at districts.
Josh Dix is helping lead an Abraham Lincoln team that has hopes of going far this season. Dix, a 6′4″ shooting guard, is ranked as the top player in Iowa the class of 2022 by 247 Sports.
Bellevue West girls basketball is making a push with the state tournament on the way. The T-Birds are led by Taryn Wharton and considering the commitment made it should not be a surprise. Taryn and her dad made frequent trips to the Bellevue West gym in the summer.
If you look at all the names on the wall in the Westside wrestling room who have won a state championship you might notice something they all have in common. They’re all boys, Regan Rosseter wants to change that.
Hunter Sallis will give his long awaited decision on where he’ll play college basketball on Friday, March 26. The 5-star guard from Millard North announced the date on his Twitter page on Sunday.
Westside’s Avante Dickerson announced on Twitter Sunday that he is decomitting from Minnesota. Dickerson added that he’ll announce where he’s going on the Feb. 3 national signing day.
Even when the seasons change, the results stay the same. As a golfer, Sydney Taake placed sixth in the state while setting the lowest average scoring mark in school history. In the winter she swims, which is the sport Syndey focused on much of her life.
In a showdown between of the top five teams in the state Millard north beat Omaha Central 69-58 but those numbers won’t be remembered. It’s this one, number 500, Tim Cannon reached the milestone with the victory.
It was an all-time performance for Millard North forward Saint Thomas. On 19 of 26 shooting, he scored a career-high 48 points against Bellevue West. It wasn’t just his ability to put the ball in the basket, Saint delivered a double-double with 12 rebounds.
Baylee Egan is not your normal high school basketball player. First, she can play any position on the floor and do it well. Second, averaging close to 12 rebounds per game last year she was second in the state in Class A
In what could be a preview of this season’s state championship and a rematch of last Millard North and Bellevue West will play for the Metro Holiday Tournament title Saturday night at Creighton Prep.
All four teams hold serve in the Metro Holiday Tournament quarterfinals. Millard North advances to play Omaha Central and Bellevue West advances to play Creighton Prep.
Anna Caniglia has a very bright diving career ahead of her that will include plenty of medals and records. She’s only a sophomore at Omaha Burke High School, but she’s already on that path.
Add another item to the long list of accomplishments in Bellevue East junior Garrett Grice’s wrestling career. Grice just secured his 100th career win, a feat most high schoolers don’t hit until their senior year.
Landon Orth is only a sophomore at Papillion South, but he’s already shattering the record books. Last year as a freshman, Orth broke his school’s record for a total diving score.
Cole Payton and the Westside Warriors were focused one task, it was very simple, a state championship. After playing in the title game a year ago, they came back this season wanting to take the next step.
Elkhorn has been a power in Class B and that continues this year after the Antlers won yet another state championship. There was a lot of adjusting through out the season, the Antlers kept a good approach and that gave them a chance, a chance to host a state championship game.
