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Trivia discovered today. 10/23

4norsemen

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#1. Name the Omaha High School that was a Class C School on 78th & Cass that became Omaha Westside in 1957. This school dated back to the 30's and went to State in Basketball in 1940.

#2. Name the Public High School in Columbus that replaced Williams High in 1925 and was the public HS in Columbus until 1958. They were the Discoverers. In 58 Columbus Public Schools built the current HS. That has been upgraded many times since.
So what was Columbus High called between 1925 and 1958?

#3. What was Omaha Tech called when it was on 21st and Leavenworth ?

#4 What was the name of Omaha Burke before the Senior High opened in 1967?

# 5 Where is the original Benson High School ? Benson High School still is inscribed above its doors.

# 6 Who beat Omaha North in it's second year in 1925 to take away a mythical State Championshi

# 7 How many fans watched McDevitts ( Creighton Prep) beat Berwyn, Il at Fontenelle Park in North Omaha for Nebraska's only Legion Championship? final game? It was a best of 5 in 1939 and what also happened on the same day?




#1 Omaha Underwood High School
#2 Colulumbus Kramer
#3 Omaha Commercial
#4 Omaha Beveridge
#5 about 67th and Maple. Now a K- 6 elementary called Benson West
#6 Alma High knocked off North in 1925. ( would love to know more about how that game came about )
#7 18,000 in the final. At 42nd and Ames. 30,000 plus for the series. A really huge event in Nebraska History. Most of the Prep kids came from Deep South Omaha and always felt playing at Fontenelle was like a road game. Adolf Hitler sent Panzer Divisions into Poland the same day and everyone went to war.

This post was edited on 10/24 12:42 AM by 4norsemen

This post was edited on 10/24 12:43 AM by 4norsemen
 
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