Boys Tennis

LINCOLN EAST 2022 CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONS–UNDEFEATED AT EVERY LEVEL OF PLAY

Bowling & Girls’ Wrestling

NSAA Adds Bowling, Girls’ Wrestling The Nebraska School Activities Association expanded its slate of State Championships to an all-time high when it added girls’ and boys’ bowling in 2021 and girls’ wrestling in 2023

Boys Tennis

Elkhorn South Tennis Triplets Jon, Seth & Ben Fink For four years, the Fink triplets were half of the Elkhorn South boys’ tennis team.  Starting when the Finks were freshmen, the Storm at the Class B state meet finished fourth in 2015, tied for runner-up in 2016, won the 2017 title and were runners-up again […]

Boys Basketball

Filley vs Barneston Basketball Game 1967 The final score was Filley 117 Barneston 106. The game was played in regulation time (no overtimes) in a small gym back before the 3 point shot rule.  It ended up being the 2nd largest number of points scored in a Nebraska basketball game (223 points). The head coach […]

Soccer

May 13, 2013 a record soccer crowd reported of 8,200 fans witnessed undefeated Omaha South (22-0) defeat two-time defending champion Creighton Prep (17-4) by a score of 1-0.  It was a Creighton University stadium record by 1,300 fans.

Boys Basketball

  The year was 1964, and Lincoln Northeast traveled to South Sioux City in snowy, blizzard conditions.  The Rockets’ bus even went off the road in route.  Little did the state know that night, a senior from LNE would break a Class A State Record that still exists going on 50+ years.  Ed Johnson’s team […]

Football

1933 The iron men of Friend’s undefeated football team.

Cross Country

Jeralyn Poe Lincoln North Star Jeralyn is the second runner in Nebraska history to win four all-class gold medals at the State Cross Country meet.  She set the state 5000-meter cross country record (18.09) and was named the Nebraska Gatorade Runner of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.  She attends Michigan State, majoring […]

Wrestling

Great Moments, Wrestling: 2004: “No. 1 Every Year”:Four-time wrestling champions Chris Oliver, 125-0 from Omaha Creighton Prep, and Jason Katusin, 139-5 from Springfield Platteview. 2003: “Kingpins.”:Four-time state wrestling champions Dirk Desmond of Hebron (136-3), Kasey Kohl of Omaha Skutt (139-1) and Jake Rucker of Louisville (140-5. with 104 pins). 2002: “Unbeaten, Untied Career”:Brett Allgood, Bennington, […]

Volleyball

Great Moments, Volleyball: 2005: “Volleyball Aces”:The Columbus Scotus volleyball team’s state record winning streak reached 115 matches before a loss in the 2004 state championship match to Lincoln Lutheran. The Shamrocks’ last loss was in the 2000 state final when they lost to Central City. After that, the Shamrocks went 29-0 for three straight years […]