Great Moments, by Year: by Sport

Great Moments, 1996

  • Girls Basketball: “Point Champion”:
    Darcy Stracke of Chambers reaches a record 2752 career points in girls basketball.
  • Football: “Gridiron Rampage”:
    Falls City Sacred Heart’s 87-game football winning streak challenged for the national record.
  • Track & Field: “Fast 100”:
    Hastings College Invitational’s 100-yard dash in 1961 produced five runners all at 10 seconds or faster, led by Bob Williams of Lincoln High at :09.5. Kent McCloughan of Broken Bow, Steve Regan of Hastings, Tom Millsap of Grand Island, Doug McArthur of Hastings and Allan Wingert of Arapahoe followed.
  • Wrestling: “Wrestling History”:
    Cousins Don and Ken Nordhues of Greeley both won fourth individual state championships in 1995.
  • Boys Basketball: Basketball’s Big Game                                                                          Ed Vondra of Brainard scored 102 points in one game during the 1922 season.  That mark still stands as the all time single game scoring record.