I thought Crofton joined when Oneil did. When Croften joined Laurel, Randolph, Plainview, and Creighton went to the Lewis and Clark. The other NENAC schools joined into the Niobrara Valley.
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I thought Crofton joined when Oneil did. When Croften joined Laurel, Randolph, Plainview, and Creighton went to the Lewis and Clark. The other NENAC schools joined into the Niobrara Valley.
Madison was in Mid State until 2012-2013 season according to wild card on nsaa site.
Also looks like that was the same year Crofton got in.
O'Neill looks like they got in 2011-2012 season
Crofton joined in the 2012-13 school year. O'Neill also joined that year and was an independent at that time.
Wayne was an independent for quite a while......they joined like mid-2000s maybe???? (2005???)
Edit: Wayne joined the Mid-State in 2001-02
Wayne was an independent for quite a while......they joined like mid-2000s maybe???? (2005???)
Edit: Wayne joined the Mid-State in 2001-02
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Crofton and O'Neill did join the Mid-State in the 2012-13 school year. Mid-State Conference had 10 teams during that school year. Madison left the conference at the conclusion of that school year.
O'Neill was part of the Central 8 Conference for a short time just before joining the Mid State. I believe they were only part of it for about two or three years before joining the Mid State in 12-13. Some other teams in the Central 8 at that time were Lutheran High Northeast, Twin River, and Fullerton.
I thought that Cedar and Pierce came about the same time. Not 100% positive on that though.
I didn't think they were in a conference either but I noticed they played in the Central 8 conference basketball tournament when I checked the wild card archive. Maybe they were just in the basketball portion of the conference?
I just looked at the volleyball wild card archive and Lutheran High beat O'Neill in the 2010 Central 8 conference volleyball tournament.
Is it possible that LHNE played in the conference tournament but were not in the conference? It's very odd but some schools in NE Nebraska played in conference tournaments in South Dakota a few years back just to give the tournament an even 8 teams.
I haven't seen this for a few years, probably cause the Nebraska schools won the tournament! Ponca volleyball won a conference tournament around 2016 and I think Bloomfield played in a basketball tournament at one point too. Weirdest thing.
I haven't seen this for a few years, probably cause the Nebraska schools won the tournament! Ponca volleyball won a conference tournament around 2016 and I think Bloomfield played in a basketball tournament at one point too. Weirdest thing.
Lutheran High was in the Central 8. That conference only lasted for a couple of years though. When O'Neill got out the conference disbanded if I remember correctly.
The Western Conference (Alliance, Scottsbluff, Gering, etc.) does this for their basketball tournament. Without the outside schools filling out the bracket, it would be a pretty short tournament. Not positive if it's also done for VB or not.
I know of at least one other conference that does it for Wrestling to help fill in the brackets for their conference meet.
I thought it was something along the lines of LHNE was invited to play in the conference basketball tournament (and maybe track meet too) but was never an actual member. Could be wrong though.
Cedar was in the conference before Pierce was. Pierce joined in 1995-96 when they swapped places with Elkhorn Valley (NENAC < = > Mid-State)
Check out this awesomeness:
So going off the graphics, the Mid-State Conference started in 1938 with eight charter members:
Clarkson
Creston
Howells
Humphrey
Humphrey St. Francis
Leigh
Pilger
Snyder
1943
- Snyder leaves, dropping membership to seven
1948
- Dodge joins to bring membership back up to eight
1959
- Creston takes two-year break, so league is at six teams during this period
1961
- Creston rejoins Mid-State Conference, bringing membership back to eight
1967
- Battle Creek and Newman Grove join the conference
- Creston leaves
- Membership now at nine schools
1970
- Pilger leaves
- Elkhorn Valley, Elgin Pope John and Lindsay Holy Family join to make an 11-team league
1974
- Norfolk Catholic joins as 12th team
1976
- Humphrey and Lindsay Holy Family leave conference
- Stanton joins Mid-State
- League now at 11 teams
1984
- Madison joins as 12th member
1987
- West Point Central Catholic joins as 13th member
1988
- Clarkson, Dodge, Elgin Pope John, Howells, Humphrey St. Francis, Leigh, and Newman Grove leavue
- That leaves six members behind (Battle Creek, West Point CC, Norfolk Catholic, Elkhorn Valley, Madison, Stanton)
1989
- Albion joins as seventh member
1994
- Hartington Cedar Catholic joins as eighth member
1995
- Pierce joins as ninth member
1996
- Elkhorn Valley leaves conference, membership back down to eight
2000
- Albion merges with Petersburg and becomes Boone Central
2001
- Wayne joins as league's ninth member
2004
- Stanton leaves conference, Mid-State now has eight members
2012
- West Point Central Catholic renamed to Guardian Angels Central Catholic
- Boone Central co-ops with Newman Grove, becomes Boone Central/Newman Grove
- O'Neill and Crofton join the league as the 9th and 10th members of the conference
2014
- Madison leaves, dropping membership down to the current nine
As the graphic above points out, none of the original members of the conference are still in the league.
So going off the graphics, the Mid-State Conference started in 1938 with eight charter members:
Clarkson
Creston
Howells
Humphrey
Humphrey St. Francis
Leigh
Pilger
Snyder
1943
- Snyder leaves, dropping membership to seven
1948
- Dodge joins to bring membership back up to eight
1959
- Creston takes two-year break, so league is at six teams during this period
1961
- Creston rejoins Mid-State Conference, bringing membership back to eight
1967
- Battle Creek and Newman Grove join the conference
- Creston leaves
- Membership now at nine schools
1970
- Pilger leaves
- Elkhorn Valley, Elgin Pope John and Lindsay Holy Family join to make an 11-team league
1974
- Norfolk Catholic joins as 12th team
1976
- Humphrey and Lindsay Holy Family leave conference
- Stanton joins Mid-State
- League now at 11 teams
1984
- Madison joins as 12th member
1987
- West Point Central Catholic joins as 13th member
1988
- Clarkson, Dodge, Elgin Pope John, Howells, Humphrey St. Francis, Leigh, and Newman Grove leavue
- That leaves six members behind (Battle Creek, West Point CC, Norfolk Catholic, Elkhorn Valley, Madison, Stanton)
1989
- Albion joins as seventh member
1994
- Hartington Cedar Catholic joins as eighth member
1995
- Pierce joins as ninth member
1996
- Elkhorn Valley leaves conference, membership back down to eight
2000
- Albion merges with Petersburg and becomes Boone Central
2001
- Wayne joins as league's ninth member
2004
- Stanton leaves conference, Mid-State now has eight members
2012
- West Point Central Catholic renamed to Guardian Angels Central Catholic
- Boone Central co-ops with Newman Grove, becomes Boone Central/Newman Grove
- O'Neill and Crofton join the league as the 9th and 10th members of the conference
2014
- Madison leaves, dropping membership down to the current nine
As the graphic above points out, none of the original members of the conference are still in the league.
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East Central is my favorite. Reorganized in 1946 with four schools (Kennard, Craig, Herman, Ft. Calhoun) that were all basically within a 45 stretch of Hwy 75. Last original member (Calhoun) left in 1988. Conference still going strong with schools from Saunders Co. to Gage:
Auburn
Elmwood-Murdock
Freeman
Johnson County Central
Louisville
Weeping Water
Malcolm
Mead
Palmyra
Yutan
Auburn
Elmwood-Murdock
Freeman
Johnson County Central
Louisville
Weeping Water
Malcolm
Mead
Palmyra
Yutan
When I was in High School. 1980 to 1983. The Sandhills Gateway conference consisted of Humphrey Public, Lindsay Holy Family, Petersburg, Spalding Public, Elgin Public, Clearwater, Wheeler Central and Chambers. Not sure but shorty after that time the conference turned into the Goldenrod. Petersburg was in the Goldenrod until they merged with Albion in 2000.
Anybody know much about the old Husker 10 conference?
I found a pic of a basketball program from 1963 that included Waterloo, Mead, Prague, Yutan, Weston, Valparaiso, Ceresco, Wahoo Catholic, and Cedar Bluffs. Not sure who the tenth school was.
I found a pic of a basketball program from 1963 that included Waterloo, Mead, Prague, Yutan, Weston, Valparaiso, Ceresco, Wahoo Catholic, and Cedar Bluffs. Not sure who the tenth school was.
In 1958, I have a Husker 8:
Elkhorn
Mead
Millard
Prague
Valparaiso
Cedar Bluffs
Ceresco
Fremont SP
In fall 1960 for football, it is the Husker 12:
Springfield
Waterloo
Yutan
Elkhorn
Millard
Gretna
Cedar Bluffs
Ceresco
Mead
Prague
Valparaiso
Fremont Bergan
I think it was a league with a pretty fluid membership. Several of those schools were in other leagues like Ak-Sar-Ben, East Central, etc....
Elkhorn
Mead
Millard
Prague
Valparaiso
Cedar Bluffs
Ceresco
Fremont SP
In fall 1960 for football, it is the Husker 12:
Springfield
Waterloo
Yutan
Elkhorn
Millard
Gretna
Cedar Bluffs
Ceresco
Mead
Prague
Valparaiso
Fremont Bergan
I think it was a league with a pretty fluid membership. Several of those schools were in other leagues like Ak-Sar-Ben, East Central, etc....
1994: Chambers 73 Elgin Pope John 53
1993: Orchard 60 Chambers 56
1992: Lynch 54 Elgin Pope John 50
1991: Chambers 60 Elgin Pope John 47
1990: Ewing 61 Lynch 51
1989: Chambers 65 Niobrara 53
1988: Butte 44 Verdigre 39
1987: Spencer 53 Verdigre 52
1986: Verdigre 46 Spencer 45
1985: Ewing 43 Stuart 40
1984: Ewing 64 Butte 42
1983: Ewing 69 Stuart 48
1982: Ewing 55 Butte 40
1981: Verdigre 32 Butte 21
1980: Spencer 33 Ewing 24
1979: Butte 46 Orchard 28
1978: Butte 60 Spencer 20
1977: Orchard 43 Ewing 35
1976: Spencer 43 Stuart 34
1993: Orchard 60 Chambers 56
1992: Lynch 54 Elgin Pope John 50
1991: Chambers 60 Elgin Pope John 47
1990: Ewing 61 Lynch 51
1989: Chambers 65 Niobrara 53
1988: Butte 44 Verdigre 39
1987: Spencer 53 Verdigre 52
1986: Verdigre 46 Spencer 45
1985: Ewing 43 Stuart 40
1984: Ewing 64 Butte 42
1983: Ewing 69 Stuart 48
1982: Ewing 55 Butte 40
1981: Verdigre 32 Butte 21
1980: Spencer 33 Ewing 24
1979: Butte 46 Orchard 28
1978: Butte 60 Spencer 20
1977: Orchard 43 Ewing 35
1976: Spencer 43 Stuart 34
2019: North Central 51 CWC 42
2018: West Holt 49 North Central 46
2017: North Central 49 St. Mary’s 46
2016: CWC 53 St. Mary’s 44
2015: St. Mary’s 47 Stuart 38
2014: St. Mary’s 61 Boyd County 47
2013: Boyd County 57 St. Mary’s 48
2012: St. Mary’s 48 EPPJ 47
2011: CWC 61 St. Mary’s 31
2010: Chambers 45 EPPJ 31
2009: Chambers 60 Elgin Pope John 33
2008: Ewing 53 Chambers 41
2007: Chambers 62 Ewing 56
2006: Clearwater 62 Chambers 60 2OT
2005: Chambers 54 Clearwater 37
2004: Elgin Pope John 56 Chambers 52
2003: Elgin Pope John 60 St. Mary’s 30
2002: Chambers 69 Niobrara 34
2001: Chambers 77 Clearwater 50
2000: Clearwater 59 Butte 56
1999: Chambers 52 Elgin Pope John 47
1998: Spencer-Naper 76 Elgin 40
1997: Spencer-Naper 68 Orchard 61
1996: Chambers 101 Orchard 59
1995: Chambers 91 Orchard 47
2018: West Holt 49 North Central 46
2017: North Central 49 St. Mary’s 46
2016: CWC 53 St. Mary’s 44
2015: St. Mary’s 47 Stuart 38
2014: St. Mary’s 61 Boyd County 47
2013: Boyd County 57 St. Mary’s 48
2012: St. Mary’s 48 EPPJ 47
2011: CWC 61 St. Mary’s 31
2010: Chambers 45 EPPJ 31
2009: Chambers 60 Elgin Pope John 33
2008: Ewing 53 Chambers 41
2007: Chambers 62 Ewing 56
2006: Clearwater 62 Chambers 60 2OT
2005: Chambers 54 Clearwater 37
2004: Elgin Pope John 56 Chambers 52
2003: Elgin Pope John 60 St. Mary’s 30
2002: Chambers 69 Niobrara 34
2001: Chambers 77 Clearwater 50
2000: Clearwater 59 Butte 56
1999: Chambers 52 Elgin Pope John 47
1998: Spencer-Naper 76 Elgin 40
1997: Spencer-Naper 68 Orchard 61
1996: Chambers 101 Orchard 59
1995: Chambers 91 Orchard 47
Amazing looking at growth patterns since then. Valparaiso and Ceresco combining with another for a Class C size school, while Millard has 3 Class As, Elkhorn will soon have 3 Class Bs, and Gretna at Class A.
No, 2nd list I'm pretty sure is girls as well. I don't think Chambers boys ever scored 100 in a game. The girls I know would have during that time frame.
Sorry, yes it is the girls list. I didn't remember Chambers scoring 100 in a game either but that is what the article I researched said. They did win state that year with Stracke etc... Maybe it was a misprint. Thanks TC. I too have some sites of those boys tourneys in the 50's and even some semi final scores but can't find any final results.
