John Miller-Chambers/Southern Valley
Coach Few can match the diverse success enjoyed by John Miller. A 36-year coaching career garnered seven state championships and more than 700 victories in girls’ and boys’ basketball and football. His longest tenure came as the Chambers girls’ basketball coach where his teams won five state championships, four runner-up trophies and 585 games. The […]
Kathy Mettenbrink-Centura
Coach At Centura High School, Kathy Mettenbrink was simply known as “Coach.” Her 34-year career as the Centurions girls basketball coach resulted in 549 wins, 11 state tournament appearances and two runner-up finishes. But her biggest accomplishments can’t be quantified by numbers. “She turned a lot of average players into great ones,” one of her […]
Rick Meyer – Superior
Superior (Class of 1980) When Rick Meyer spins around, the discus usually sails a long way. By the time he was named the Hastings Tribune’s Prep Athlete of the Year in 1980, Meyer had already embarked on a record-setting career. The first Nebraska prepster to eclipse the 190-foot mark, Meyer […]
Don Meyer – Wayne
Wayne (Class of 1963) Don Meyer made his mark nationally as a successful and legendary college basketball coach, setting a record with 923 wins at Hamline (MN) University, Lipscomb (TN) University and Northern State (SD), but his playing accomplishments can’t be overlooked. The only player at Wayne High School to […]
Jon McWilliams – Sidney
Sidney (Class of 1952) Jon McWilliams was noted for his speed. Labeled “Greased Lighting” after a three-touchdown performance against Oshkosh, the Sidney senior sprinted to Class B all-state honors in football and the 120-yard high hurdles silver medal at the state track meet, helping his team win the state title. […]
Mike McGee – Omaha North
Athlete–Nobody ever looked better on the basketball courts around Omaha North High School than this 1977 graduate. A high-scoring ace from his sophomore days onward, by the time of his senior year he was averaging right at 40 points per game. Three times in high school, he scored 50 or more points in one game. […]
Les Mann – Lincoln High
Touted as one of the best all-around athlete ever […]
Charlie Moore – Fairbury
Coach Charlie Moore’s 51-year coaching career, the majority of which was at Fairbury, included state championships in basketball and track. Moore started his coaching career at Snyder, then after one year, moved to Butte for three years where he coached football, basketball and track. He moved to Fairbury in 1967, forging a basketball powerhouse. The […]
Carol Moseke Frost – Cedar Rapids
Athlete. Class of 1963. She began an illustrious track and field career long before girls’ athletic programs were accepted by the general public and/or sponsored by high schools. She was second in the shotput in the National Junior Olympics as a high school junior. She won four National Senior AAU Titles in the discus and […]
Angie Miller Schnacker – Wilber-Clatonia
Athlete. Like all great athletes, Angie (Miller) Schnacker of Wilber-Clatonia started getting attention her freshman year making second-team all-conference. In her sophomore year she was first-team all-conference in volleyball and basketball. Moving it up a notch in her junior year she was selected Class C all-state in basketball and volleyball. Her senior year brought even more […]
