Jack Tarr-Malcolm
CONTRIBUTOR JACK TARR MALCOLM Contributor Malcolm High welcomed Jack Tarr to its faculty in 1978, and the native of Lynch, Nebraska, has been a loyal Clipper ever since. An award-winning educator while coaching up to five sports at a time during his 42-year career, he served as the school’s athletic director from 1992 until […]
Mark Traynowicz-Bellevue West
Athlete MARK TRAYNOWICZ BELLEVUE WEST-1980 Destined for the NFL, Mark Traynowicz made his mark in Nebraska in the early years of Bellevue West. A three-year, three-sport letterman, he was an all-state lineman in football, won the Class A heavyweight wrestling title as a senior, going 29-1, and qualified for the state track meet in the […]
Jim Tenopir-Lincoln
Contributor Jim Tenopir took the path from small-town Nebraska to the peak of high school sports in the United States. The Chief Operating Officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations from 2010-15, Tenopir oversaw the day-to-day operations of the organization that governs high school sports across the nation. He drew on […]
Fran ten Bensel- Arapahoe
Athlete Fran ten Bensel- Arapahoe The winner of four straight Class C 800-meter races at the state track meet and twice the All-Class gold medalist, Fran (ten Bensel) Benne emerged from Arapahoe to become one of Nebraska’s all-time great runners. She added a gold and two silver medals in the 1,600 before the end […]
Dennis Thorell- Loomis
Athlete Dennis Thorell […]
Tim Turman- Bishop Neumann
Coach- 2019 At the time of his retirement in 2018, Tim Turbam ranked seventh in Nebraska’s football coaching ranks with 307 career victories. His storied coaching career (307-159-2), which began at Fairmont in 1972 and included a stint at David City before he took over the Bishop Neumann program in 1980. His Bishop Neumann […]
Carl Tesmer-Grand Island Central Catholic/Hastings St. Cecilia
Coach Few football coaches lead a school to 100 victories. Carl Tesmer did it at two schools, climbing into the rarified air of 300-plus coaching victories. At the time of his induction, Tesmer had put together a 339-89-2 record, 39 winning seasons, 13 undefeated regular seasons and more than 25 top-ten teams in a 41-year […]
Heather Taggart Long – Millard North
Athlete (1988) Heather Taggart led Millard North to the state soccer championships in 1988, recording 10 shutouts and earning all-state honors. The three-sport standout played a state championship team in volleyball (1987), winning all-state honors in this sport, too. She gained state honors in basketball. She became a record-setting soccer goalkeeper at the University of […]
Irving Thode – Loup City
Athlete (1949) Irv Thode was a dominating all-around athlete in high school. His 6-foot-3 high jump was the unofficial national schoolboy best in 1949. He was gold medalist in the long jump in 1948 (21-9) and 1949 (22-3) and the high jump in 1949 at the state meet. He was on the 1948 Class C […]
Kathy Travis Miiller – Lincoln Christian
Athlete. Bottom line in the outstanding high school track career for Kathy (Travis) Miiller: She never lost an individual race during an NSAA-sanctioned event. She also was a volleyball all-stater and the female high school athlete of the year in 1991. In her four starring years of track at Lincoln Christian, she led her team […]