Jordan Hooper-Alliance
ATHLETE JORDAN HOOPER Alliance (Class of 2010) Few freshmen have leaped from unknown to stardom the way Jordan Hooper did coming out of the Panhandle in 2007. She led Alliance to the Class B state basketball championship, beginning a career that regularly brought her to Lincoln. The Bulldogs were runners-up in 2008. She was twice […]
Wilburn Hollis-Boys Town
ATHLETE WILBURN HOLLIS Boys Town (Class of 1958) Hailing from Possum Trot, Mississippi, the late Wilburn (Wil) Hollis was a four-sport high school standout at Boys Town who earned All-America recognition as a quarterback for the Cowboys and later at the University of Iowa. In his two seasons, Boys Town went 13-2-2 in football against […]
Ashley Hagemann-Elkhorn
ATHLETE ASHLEY HAGEMANN Elkhorn High School (Class of 2008) Right-hander Ashley Hagemann pitched Elkhorn to four straight Class B softball championships, logging Class B career records of 1,008 strikeouts and 55 shutouts, along with 86 wins and 17 no-hitters. At the plate, her career numbers included a .452 batting average, 120 RBIs (with an all-class […]
KK Houser- Lincoln Southeast
Athlete KK HOUSER LINCOLN SOUTHEAST-2009 KK Houser’s career culminated with a state basketball championship, three state track meet gold medals and all-state honors in softball and basketball. Houser finished with 11 Lincoln Southeast basketball records in points, steals and assists. The Knights won the Class A title in her junior year and as a senior, […]
Cami Hubbs-Westside
Athlete Perfection. Omaha Westside’s Cami (Hubbs) Pruett achieved untouchable records on the tennis court, going through her entire high school career without a loss. She went 117-0 in singles and 22-0 in doubles while sweeping the Class A No. 1 singles championship at the state meet. Her efforts led Westside to three state championships and […]
Lucas Hulett-Bellevue East
Athlete Nebraska’s premier 400 meter runner, Lukas Hulett won back-to-back all-class gold medals in the 400 as a junior and senior. He earned the Nebraska Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year in 2006, winning the 200 all-class gold to go with the 400, and he ran on Bellevue East’s medal-winning 400 and 1,600 meter relays […]
Matt Herian-Pierce
Athlete Few people possess the size, speed, explosive power and eye-hand coordination that Matt Herian turned into one of the most successful athletic careers at Pierce High School. Six-foot-5, 220 pounds as a senior, he was strong enough to place second in the Class C shot put and fast enough to finish third in the […]
Karen Hand- Lincoln
Contributor Karen Hand- Lincoln In a Lincoln Public schools career that encompassed 33 years, Karen Hand oversaw the expansion of girls’ sports in the school district. Hand started in the district’s athletic office as an assistant to oversee junior high athletics. As her duties expanded, she played key roles in the addition of high school […]
Darrell Hoffman- Beatrice
Coach Darrell Hoffman- Beatrice After 26 years as an assistant football coach at Beatrice – Darrel Hoffman became girls golf coach in 1987 and built a powerhouse on the course. His teams qualified for the state tournament in 26 of his 27 seasons before his retirement after the 2013 season. They were Class B […]
Alex Henery- Omaha Burke
Athlete Alex Henery- Omaha Burke All-State in soccer and football and the state’s 2006 Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year, Alex Henery was the 2010 Associated Press All-America place-kicker and left Nebraska as its all-time scoring leader in football and the most accurate field-goal kicker in NCAA history. At Burke, Henery was a three-year starter […]