M.E. “Bus” Whitehead – Scottsbluff.
Athlete. One of the few big men in the state in his day at 6’8’, Bus Whitehead graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1945. An outstanding senior year contributed to a trip to Lincoln for the Class A State Basketball Championship. One of the few losses for the season was in the finals when Scottsbluff […]
Les “Beanie” Witte – Lincoln High
Athlete. One of two native Nebraskans to be named All-American in basketball, Les “Beanie” Witte was an all around athlete at Lincoln High. Les was a teammate of Bernie Masterson on the 23-0-2 Links football teams from 1927-29. He starred on the 1929 and 1930 basketball teams that went 40-10 winning the 1920 state tournament. […]
Larry Wachholtz – North Platte
Athlete. Larry was a three-sport athlete for the North Platte Bulldogs (Class of 1963) and earned honors in all three. He played offensive and defensive back for two years, then switched to quarterback his senior year while continuing to play defensive back. When the Bulldogs won the state championship in 1962, Larry was a consensus […]
Ron Witt – Otoe
Athlete (1954) Scored 1,925 points in his high school basketball career, including a career-high game of 54 points his senior year when he averaged 32 points per game. He averaged 24 points a game throughout his four-year career. He made 31 consecutive free throws during one stretch of his senior year. His career ranked fourth […]
Ernie Wach – Bartley
Athlete. 1955 Graduate. It was a catchy phrase that brought Ernie Wach a special place in high school lore: “Fifty-Five Five in Fifty-Five.” That was his 55-foot, 5-inch state record shot put in the 1955 state track meet. He wasn’t a one-day flash. He lettered four years in football, basketball and track. Ernie scored 141 […]
