Jeff Wolf-Kearney
Official JEFF WOLF-OFFICIAL KEARNEY A basketball official for 39 years starting in 1976 and a football referee for 26 seasons ending in 2003, Jeff Wolf was selected to work championship games in all 20 state basketball tournaments he officiated. The Gothenburg native, who graduated from Kearney State in 1980, refereed five state football finals. After […]
Mark Watt-Lincoln Southwest
Coach MARK WATT-COACH LINCOLN SOUTHWEST When Mark Watt retired as the Silver Hawks first softball coach in 2021, his 579 victories over 20 seasons made him the winningest coach in his sport in Nebraska. Southwest was in 15 state tournaments, the first when it was a second-year school, and was state champion in 2008, 2009, […]
Tim Wurth-Omaha Burke
Athlete TIM WURTH OMAHA BURKE-1976 Tim Wurth stood “a step above even the great players,” said his high school football coach, Larry Jacobsen. The 1976 Nebraska boys athlete of the year broke Metro Conference scoring records with 38 points in a game and 24 touchdowns and 156 points in an all-state seniior season. The three-year […]
Kristi Woodard- Bellevue West
Athlete Kristi Woodard- Bellevue West Selected as the state’s Miss Basketball and Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year, Kristi Woodard set several school records while leading Bellevue West to its first state girls’ basketball tournament appearance. A three-time letter winner in volleyball, she helped the Thunderbirds to a runner-up finish as a sophomore. She also […]
Doug Woodard- Bellevue West
Coach Doug Woodard […]
Jennifer Warner Ramsey- St. Paul
Athlete- 2019 (1993) It didn’t take Jeffifer (Warner) Ramsey long to catch the eyes of the state’s basketball fans. The fabulous freshmen led Greeley to an unbeaten Class D-1 State Championship. She moved to St. Paul before her junior yer, bringing her winning ways with her, taking the unbeaten Wildcats to a Class B […]
Danny Woodhead- North Platte
Athlete- 2019 (2004) You couldn’t overlook Danny Woodhead once he stepped on the field. Scoring 28 points in a quarter in basketball, earning All-State honors in soccer and placing in the 100 meters at the state track meet, Woodhead stood out for the North Platte Bulldogs. But the football field was where he towered […]
Colby Wissel-Kearney
Athlete-2019 (2004) Colby Wissel, an Elm Creek native, joined the Kearney High track dynasty his sophomore year and emerged as Nebraska’s all-time premier distance runner. Wissel won nine all-class gold medals and finished with state records in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. In cross country, he won three consecutive State titles and was a […]
Joe Wells-Grand Island
Official- Class of 2019 Joe Wells established his reputation as a top-notch basketball referee early in his career, working his first State Tournament in 1984 at the age of 24. In an officiating career that has spanned four decades, he has worked 27 State Basketball Tournaments and was selected to work 24 State Championships, […]
Bob Whitehouse-Omaha
Contributor Bob Whitehouse has influenced sports in Nebraska at every level, including as a coach, administrator, and volunteer for more than 50 years. A coach, athletic director and administrator in the Omaha school system, he was inducted into the Omaha Public Schools Hall of Fame as a special contributor in 2012 and the National Interscholastic […]
