I had the opportunity to watch a niece compete in the state speech competition in Kearney on Friday. What an amazing event and talented individuals. As an NSAA-sanctioned event (and counts toward the NSAA Cup) here are the final results from the state championships.

CLASS A

Link: Full Results

1. Lincoln East - 248
2. Millard North - 142
3. Lincoln Southeast - 114
4. Bellevue West - 106
5. Lincoln Southwest - 90
6. Gretna - 52
7. Norris - 48
8. Lincoln North Star - 24
8. Millard West - 24
10. Millard South - 12
11. Bennington - 10
11. Gretna East - 10
11. Norfolk - 10
11. Scottsbluff - 10

Duo Interpretation
1. Tejal Parajuli & Arpun Kunnath, Millard North

Entertainment
1. DaZayah Hartshorn-Harvey, Lincoln Southeast

Extemporaneous
1. Isabella Razdan, Lincoln East

Humorous Prose
1. Maya Huber, Gretna

Informative
1. Lillias McKillip, Lincoln Southeast

Oral Interpretation of Drama
1. Shaylee Hobbs, Kilee Wilkinson & Andrew Hedin, Bellevue West

Persuasive
1. Reema Guda, Millard North

Poetry
1. Claire Rooney, Lincoln East

Program Oral Interpretation
1. Max Apel, Lincoln East

Serious Prose
1. Maya Huber, Gretna

Wilcox-Hildreth Invite

Link: Full Results

BOYS
1. Axtell - 144
2. Cambridge - 61
3. Overton - 60
4. Amherst - 59
5. Silver Lake - 44
6. Wilcox-Hildreth - 36
7. Red Cloud - 35
8. Loomis - 32.5
9. Elm Creek - 31.5
10. Superior - 11
11. Arapahoe - 10

100
1. William Kulhanek, Overton - 10.94

200
1. Cayson Havranek, Axtell - 23.42

400
1. William Kulhanek, Overton - 50.34

800
1. Luc Lopez, Axtell - 2:13.50

1,600
1. Carson Trompke, Cambridge - 4:59.20

3,200
1. Carson Trompke, Cambridge - 10:36.29

110 HH
1. Jake Halvorsen, Axtell - 16.12

300 IH
1. Jake Halvorsen, Axtell - 42.30

4x100
1. Amherst - 45.41

4x400
1. Axtell - 3:49.41

4x800
1. Cambridge - 9:10.51

Shot Put
1. Adrian Gomez, Silver Lake - 43' 10"

Discus
1. Wyatt Anderson, Amherst - 134' 10"

High Jump
1. Brock McCarter, Overton - 5' 8"

Pole Vault
1. Lucas Hodges, Elm Creek - 11' 6"

Long Jump
1. William Kulhanek, Overton - 21' 4.5"

Triple Jump
1. Jake Halvorsen, Axtell - 40' 6.75"

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GIRLS
1. Elm Creek - 142.5
2. Loomis - 77
3. Overton - 61
4. Axtell - 44
5. Cambridge - 42.5
6. Arapahoe - 39
7. Superior - 34
8. Amherst - 32
9. Silver Lake - 26
9. Wilcox-Hildreth - 26

100
1. JoLie Farr, Cambridge - 12.94

200
1. Adysen McCarter, Overton - 26.74

400
1. Adysen McCarter, Overton - 1:02.93

800
1. Josee Tesmer, Amherst - 2:35.70

1,600
1. Emma Hall, Axtell - 6:14.04

3,200
1. Cara Bunger, Wilcox-Hildreth - 13:36.74

100 HH
1. Katelyn Bunger, Wilcox-Hildreth - 18.06

300 LH
1. MaKenna Karr, Silver Lake - 51.27

4x100
1. Superior - 53.90

4x400
1. Elm Creek - 4:26.14

4x800
1. Elm Creek - 11:15.25

Shot Put
1. Jayda Schroeder, Elm Creek - 38' 9"

Discus
1. Chelsea Kottich, Elm Creek - 121' 2"

High Jump
1. Zeigh Booe, Loomis - 5' 2"

Pole Vault
1. Sophia Schemper, Loomis - 9' 3"

Long Jump
1. Kendal Cavenee, Elm Creek - 16' 5.5"

Triple Jump
1. Adysen McCarter, Overton - 37' 4"

Wayne State Invitational

BOYS
1. Boone Central - 204
2. Columbus Scotus - 155
3. Wayne - 82
4. Osmond - 66
5. Scribner-Snyder - 3

100
1. Brogan Benes, Boone Central - 11.48

200
1. Brogan Benes, Boone Central - 23.67

400
1. Owen Lindhorst, Columbus Scotus - 55.52

800
1. Jude Maguire, Columbus Scotus - 2:09.10

1,600
1. Micah Cuevas, Boone Central - 5:17.36

3,200
1. Drew Miller, Wayne - 11:08.68

110 HH
1. Brant Benes, Boone Central - 16.65

300 IH
1. Brant Benes, Boone Central - 43.30

4x100
1. Columbus Scotus - 45.99

4x400
1. Columbus Scotus - 3:42.35

4x800
1. Boone Central - 9:27.52

Discus
1. Xander Brown, Osmond - 137' 10"

High Jump
1. Jaxon Lipker, Boone Central - 6' 6"

Long Jump
1. Evan Steffensmeier, Columbus Scotus - 19' 6.25"

Pole Vault
1. Grant Maas, Wayne - 11' 0"

Shot Put
1. Thomas Roberts, Boone Central - 41' 6"

Triple Jump
1. Jude Spann, Boone Central - 40' 3"

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GIRLS
1. Boone Central - 217
2. Columbus Scotus - 122
3. Wayne - 114
4. Osmond - 11
5. Scribner-Snyder - 5

100
1. Ava Duerksen, Boone Central - 13.13

200
1. Linnea Nissen, Boone Central - 29.06

400
1. Brooke Krienke, Columbus Scotus - 1:09.76

800
1. Kali Simons, Boone Central - 2:44.96

1,600
1. Kassidy Beister, Boone Central - 6:22.47

3,200
(not contested)

100 HH
1. Elle Powicki, Wayne - 16.66

300 LH
1. Addy Hedlund, Boone Central - 52.07

4x100
1. Boone Central - 53.11

4x400
1. Boone Central - 4:34.68

4x800
1. Columbus Scotus - 11:19.98

Discus
1. Cassidy Maricle, Boone Central - 94' 1"

High Jump
1. Avery Krohn, Boone Central - 4' 10"

Long Jump
1. Ciara Baker, Boone Central - 15' 7.25"

Triple Jump
1. Naomi Robertson, Columbus Scotus - 31' 9.25"

Pole Vault
1. Addison Frank, Wayne - 8' 0"

Shot Put
1. Cassidy Maricle, Boone Central - 35' 10"

In the conference's latest meeting agenda for November 29th there was a discussion item about members leaving. Anyone have insight on what is going? No minutes are posted.

Would this involve some of the Knox County schools going to the Niobrara Valley Conference? Maybe the Knox County schools combining with some of the eastern NVC schools to form a new conference? Just total speculation on my part. Only other conferences nearby are the East Husker to the south and Mid-States which shares part of the same geographic footprint as the L&C. Can't see either of those two conferences taking in any existing L&C schools. Maybe Winnebago and/or Walthill going independent?

Personaly I've always thought the conference has an odd structure. Would love to see Laurel, Wakefield, Ponca, Crofton, Hartington CC, GACC, Wisner-Pilger, Pender, Stanton and Lutheran High form a conference. Seems like a good group of similar schools and communities. Not sure if there would be enough appeal for the current Mid-States schools though.

Anselmo-Merna Invite

Link: Full Results

BOYS
1. Maywood/Hayes Center - 133
2. Twin Loup - 122
3. Anselmo-Merna - 98
4. Sandhills/Thedford - 79
5. Brady - 31

100
1. Quincy Ryker, Twin Loup - 11.59

200
1. Jarrett Wells, Anselmo-Merna - 25.01

400
1. Jaxson Anders, Maywood/Hayes Center - 55.95

800
1. Jerry Ingison, Maywood/Hayes Center - 2:11.07

1,600
1. Jerry Ingison, Maywood/Hayes Center - 5:08.95

3,200
1. Brodie Stengel, Sandhills/Thedford - 11:57.90

110 HH
1. Sawyer Dibbern, Maywood/Hayes Center - 18.75

300 IH
1. Caenyn Priest, Anselmo-Merna - 45.64

4x100
1. Anselmo-Merna - 47.89

4x400
1. Maywood/Hayes Center - 3:47.50

4x800
1. Sandhills/Thedford - 10:34.08

Shot Put
1. Mace Beran, Twin Loup - 36' 11"

Discus
1. Brady Dahlberg, Sandhills/Thedford - 120' 1.5"

High Jump
1. Colin Wright, Anselmo-Merna - 6' 0"

Pole Vault
1. Quincy Ryker, Twin Loup - 11' 6"

Long Jump
1. Kyle Cox, Sandhills/Thedford - 19' 1"

Triple Jump
1. Justin Folkers, Twin Loup - 38' 10"

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GIRLS
1. Maywood/Hayes Center - 128
2. Sandhills/Thedford - 118
3. Twin Loup - 78
4. Brady - 74
5. Anselmo-Merna - 59

100
1. Payton Stienike, Brady - 13.38

200
1. Payton Stienike, Brady - 28.52

400
1. Ellie Broz, Maywood/Hayes Center - 1:04.00

800
1. Reagan Stengel, Maywood/Hayes Center - 2:37.91

1,600
1. Reagan Stengel, Maywood/Hayes Center - 5:55.59

3,200
(none)

100 HH
1. Payton Stienike, Brady - 16.73

300 LH
1. Payton Stienike, Brady - 51.55

4x100
1. Sandhills/Thedford - 53.30

4x400
1. Maywood/Hayes Center - 4:25.82

4x800
1. Sandhills/Thedford - 11:29.52

Shot Put
1. Jaylen Dimmitt, Sandhills/Thedford - 33' 8"

Discus
1. Arena Fetty, Sandhills/Thedford - 109' 10"

High Jump
1. Karissa Stengel, Maywood/Hayes Center - 4' 8"

Pole Vault
1. Makenna Miller, Anselmo-Merna - 5' 6"

Long Jump
1. Blayklee Farr, Maywood/Hayes Center - 15' 5"

Triple Jump
1. Grace Loomis, Maywood/Hayes Center - 29' 7.5"

Adams Central 11, St. Paul/Palmer 1
Arlington 7, Tekamah-Herman 4

Bellevue West 10, Omaha North 4
Bennington 11, Omaha Concordia/Brownell-Talbot/Christian 0

Crete 8, Guardian Angels/West Point-Beemer 3

Elkhorn North 11, Omaha Skutt 7

Gretna 13, Omaha Central 7
Gretna East 12, Omaha Westview 0
Grand Island 6, Lincoln Southeast 1

Lincoln Christian 5, Falls City 0
Lincoln East 17, Lincoln High 1

Millard West 2, Deer Creek (Oklahoma) 0

Norfolk 3, Lincoln North Star 2
Norfolk 8, Lincoln North Star 7 (12 inn)

Omaha Bryan 14, Omaha Buena Vista 4
Omaha Creighton Prep 6, Millard North 5
Omaha Gross 4, Elkhorn North 2
Omaha Roncalli 4, Douglas County West 0
Omaha South 16, Omaha Benson 1
Omaha Westside 7, Millard South 3

Papillion-LaVista South 7, Bellevue East 3
Platteview 6, Blair 1
Plattsmouth 4, Fort Calhoun 1

Ralston 16, Twin River 9
Raymond Central 5, Guardian Angels/West Point-Beemer 2

Wahoo/Wahoo Neumann 6, Seward 3
Wayne 4, Thurston-Cuming County 2
West Nodaway (Missouri) 8, Auburn 7

Bellevue East 13, Lincoln Northeast 4
Elkhorn 6, Omaha Westside 5
Millard South 9, Lincoln Southwest 1
Omaha Creighton Prep 10, Gretna 5

Frontier Conference Indoor Championships

Link: Full Results

BOYS
1. Cornerstone Christian - 144
2. Parkview Christian - 90
3. Cedar Bluffs - 78
4. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 58
5. Omaha Christian - 26
6. Heartland Christian (Iowa) - 18
7. Whiting (Iowa) - 2

60
1. Terance Pittman, Parkview Christian - 7.38

200
1. Terance Pittman, Parkview Christian - 23.62

400
1. Nash Honeywell, Cedar Bluffs - 57.47

800
1. Nicholas Milner, Cornerstone Christian - 2:16.06

1,600
1. Charlie Campbell, Cornerstone Christian - 5:15.10

3,200
1. Nicholas Milner, Cornerstone Christian - 11:02.50

60 hurdles
1. John Lovett, Cornerstone Christian - 9.44

4x200
1. Cornerstone Christian - 1:43.61

4x400
1. Cedar Bluffs - 4:02.39

4x800
1. Cornerstone Christian - 10:09.87

Shot Put
1. Trayven Kluthe, Cedar Bluffs - 39' 6.5"

High Jump
1. Seamus Connelly, Cornerstone Christian - 5' 8"

Long Jump
1. Alex Rohrbaugh, Parkview Christian - 21' 3"

Triple Jump
1. Alex Rohrbaugh, Parkview Christian - 42' 10"

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GIRLS
1. Boys Town - 122
2. Cornerstone Christian - 114
3. Cedar Bluffs - 74
4. Heartland Christian (Iowa) - 38
5. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 28
6. Omaha Christian - 26
7. Parkview Christian - 24

60
1. Maria Pastrelo, Parkview Christian - 8.16

200
1. Holly Wilson, Cornerstone Christian - 27.47

400
1. Mari Keuck, Omaha Christian - 1:02.14

800
1. Gianna Hike, Cornerstone Christian - 2:37.22

1,600
1. Gianna Hike, Cornerstone Christian - 6:12.04

3,200
1. Corbett Lanum, Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 12:19.62

60 hurdles
1. Nyadiit Lual, Boys Town - 9.65

4x200
1. Boys Town - 1:54.25

4x400
1. Boys Town - 4:28.37

4x800
1. Cornerstone Christian - 11:59.23

Shot Put
1. Cortni Lattin, Boys Town - 29' 9.5"

High Jump
1. Ryleigh Ballard, Cornerstone Christian - 4' 6"

Long Jump
1. Addy Sweeney, Cedar Bluffs - 16' 3"

Triple Jump
1. Breanna Koch, Cornerstone Christian - 31' 5"

Coaches Legacy @ Thayer Central

Link: Full Results

BOYS
1. Thayer Central - 147
2. Fillmore Central - 109
3. Fairbury - 93
4. Nebraska Lutheran - 87
5. Beatrice - 43
6. Dorchester - 34

100
1. Chase Tachovsky, Dorchester - 11.92

200
1. Chase Tachovsky, Dorchester - 24.23

400
1. Lucas Corwin, Nebraska Lutheran - 53.42

800
1. Lucas Corwin, Nebraska Lutheran - 2:14.44

1,600
1. Adam Lukert, Thayer Central - 5:00.95

3,200
1. Adam Lukert, Thayer Central - 11:39.12

110 HH
1. Brady Degenhardt, Thayer Central - 17.91

300 IH
1. Blake Gunn, Thayer Central - 44.09

4x100
1. Nebraska Lutheran - 46.41

4x400
1. Fillmore Central - 3:45.85

4x800
1. Fillmore Central - 9:16.92

Shot Put
1. Cole Vorderstrasse, Thayer Central - 44' 9"

Discus
1. Cole Vorderstrasse, Thayer Central - 149' 10"

High Jump
1. Brently Wilson, Fairbury - 5' 6"

Pole Vault
1. Dalton Vanlaningham, Fairbury - 13' 0"

Long Jump
1. Luke Kimbrough, Fillmore Central - 18' 5"

Triple Jump
1. Luke Kimbrough, Fillmore Central - 42' 0"

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GIRLS
1. Fairbury - 122
2. Thayer Central - 100
3. Nebraska Lutheran - 85
4. Beatrice - 80
5. Fillmore Central - 77
6. Dorchester - 60

100
1. Piper Havel, Thayer Central - 12.91

200
1. Piper Havel, Thayer Central - 26.62

400
1. Sam Starr, Fairbury - 1:03.76

800
1. Sam Starr, Fairbury - 2:31.45

1,600
1. Ann-Katrin Mueller, Fairbury - 5:59.31

3,200
1. Ann-Katrin Mueller, Fairbury - 12:58.80

100 HH
1. Baylor Behrens, Dorchester - 17.80

300 LH
1. Savannah Bolli, Beatrice - 54.23

4x100
1. Thayer Central - 53.00

4x400
1. Thayer Central - 4:36.76

4x800
1. Fairbury - 10:31.34

Shot Put
1. Bailey Theis, Dorchester - 40' 2"

Discus
1. Autumn L'Ecuyer, Fairbury - 118' 4"

High Jump
1. Savannah Bolli, Beatrice - 4' 10"

Pole Vault
1. Angelina Schademann, Fillmore Central - 10' 6"

Long Jump
1. Piper Havel, Thayer Central - 16' 5"

Triple Jump
1. Sam Hueske, Nebraska Lutheran - 34' 3.5"

Beatrice 4, Ralston 1
Bellevue West 10, Bellevue East 9
Bennington 8, Lincoln Northwest 4

Centennial 13, Aurora 3
Central City/Centura 7, Guardian Angels/West Point-Beemer 5

Elkhorn 10, Platte Valley 5

Fremont 5, Lincoln North Star 3

Grand Island 11, Hastings 1
Gretna East 12, Omaha Bryan 0

Lincoln Christian 17, Fairbury 0
Lincoln East 14, Lincoln Southeast 2
Lincoln Northeast 26, Omaha Benson 0
Louisville 11, Auburn 10

Malcolm 11, Platteview 5
Millard West 12, Omaha Westside 2

Nebraska City 7, Omaha Roncalli 6
Norris 21, Crete 4

Omaha Concordia/Brownell-Talbot/Christian 12, Blair 9
Omaha Creighton Prep 12, Omaha Central 2
Omaha Gross 6, Omaha South 5
Omaha North 9, Auburn 6
Omaha Skutt 11, Columbus 1
Omaha Westview 5, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 1

Papillion-LaVista 5, Kearney 2
Papillion-LaVista South 3, Millard North 2

Seward 15, Raymond Central 12
South Sioux City 14, Lincoln High 12

Twin River 9, Thurston-Cuming County 4

Waverly 15, Wahoo/Wahoo Neumann 4
Wayne 10, Fort Calhoun 5
Wayne 8, Arlington 5

Dan Lennon Indoor Invite - Class A

Link: Full Results

Norfolk and South Sioux City competed in this meet of mostly Iowa and South Dakota schools

This new foul rule has now been in place for 1 season. At 5 fouls in the quarter, they shoot 2. Foul count resets each quarter.

I didn't mind it, just puzzled why.

I tried to sort this out in my mind, and simply don't understand the logic for this rule.

How does this make the game better?
How does this make the game worse?

The only thing I could come up with is that it potentially slows down the intentional fouls at the end of a game, but I am not sure it even does that.

I searched for a thread on this. Can someone please shed some light on this for me?

Bellevue West 12, Millard North 3
Bennington 6, Nebraska City 2

Central City/Centura 15, Omaha South 1

Elkhorn North 11, Gretna 0
Elkhorn South 11, Omaha Burke 7

Kearney 4, Papillion-LaVista South 2

Lincoln East 10, Lincoln Pius X 0
Lincoln Lutheran 6, Raymond Central 0
Lincoln North Star 22, Omaha Buena Vista 3
Lincoln Southwest 9, Columbus 5

Malcolm 16, Crete 3
Millard South 20, Omaha North 3

Omaha Concordia/Brownell-Talbot/Christian 15, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 3
Omaha Northwest 6, Tekamah-Herman 4
Omaha Skutt 6, Blair 5

Seward 15, Norris 10
South Sioux City 14, Omaha Northwest 0
South Sioux City 16, Tekamah-Herman 15

Waverly 3, Platteview 2

Adams Central 10, Guardian Angels/West Point-Beemer 0
Adams Central 11, Louisville 1

Bellevue West 17, Papillion-LaVista South 3
Bennington 8, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 4

Central City/Centura 13, Thurston-Cuming County 0
Columbus 10, Omaha Burke 3

Elkhorn 2, Blair 1

Fort Calhoun 7, Twin River 3

Grand Island 2, Millard South 1
Gretna 5, Elkhorn South 4

Lincoln Christian 7, St. Paul/Palmer 4
Lincoln Christian 16, Maxwell/North Platte SP 1
Lincoln East 11, Norfolk 3
Lincoln East 11, Norfolk 1
Lincoln High 14, Omaha Buena Vista 0
Lincoln Lutheran 11, Platte Valley 0
Lincoln Pius X 5, Lincoln Southeast 2
Lincoln Southwest 11, Omaha Westside 3

Malcolm 11, Lincoln Lutheran 0
Malcolm 9, Platte Valley 1
Millard North 14, Lincoln North Star 10
Millard West 10, Lincoln Northeast 0
Millard West 12, Lincoln Southwest 2

Norris 13, Beatrice 7
North Platte 18, Guardian Angels/West Point-Beemer 1
North Platte 13, Louisville 0

Omaha Concordia/Brownell-Talbot/Christian 5, Arlington 1
Omaha Creighton Prep 4, Staley (Missouri) 1
Omaha Roncalli 9, Fort Calhoun 1
Omaha Roncalli 10, Twin River 0
Omaha Skutt 9, Elkhorn South 1
Omaha Skutt 16, Gretna 6
Omaha Westside 3, Lincoln Northeast 2
Omaha Westview 6, Ralston 1

Papillion-LaVista 7, Omaha Central 0
Platteview 6, Douglas County West 1

Staley (Missouri) 14, Omaha Creighton Prep 2

Wahoo/Wahoo Neumann 8, Lincoln Northwest 5
Waverly 12, Omaha Westview 3
Waverly 12, Ralston 1

Concordia Indoor Invite - Bulldog Division

Link: Full Results

BOYS
1. Platteview - 80
2. Atkinson West Holt - 76
3. Hastings St. Cecilia - 63
4. Elkhorn Valley - 39
5. Nebraska Christian - 37.5
6. Riverside (Iowa) - 34
7. Lincoln Christian - 30
8. Shelby/Rising City - 29
9. Cross County - 22
10. Tekamah-Herman - 20
11. Freeman - 12.5
12. Madison - 10
13. Logan View - 9
14. Heartland Lutheran - 2

60
1. Jenson Anderson, Hastings St. Cecilia - 7.15

200
1. Thomas Tagel, Platteview - 24.31

400
1. Andrew Rentschler, Atkinson West Holt - 54.67

800
1. Carter Hohlen, Lincoln Christian - 2:01.14

1,600
1. Drake Nemetz, Atkinson West Holt - 4:47.39

3,200
1. Jacob Swanson, Nebraska Christian - 10:14.94

60 hurdles
1. Isaac Whitmore, Shelby/Rising City - 8.88

4x400
1. Atkinson West Holt - 3:34.62

4x800
1. Elkhorn Valley - 9:12.13

Shot Put
1. Thomas Thomas, Hastings St. Cecilia - 49' 7.5"

Discus
1. Brodie Brunssen, Platteview - 141' 8"

High Jump
1. Jenson Anderson, Hastings St. Cecilia - 6' 3.75"

Pole Vault
1. Griffin Jordan, Madison - 12' 5.25"

Long Jump
1. Jenson Anderson, Hastings St. Cecilia - 21' 10"

Triple Jump
1. Micah Perdew, Nebraska Christian - 41' 8.25"

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GIRLS
1. Nebraska Christian - 130
2. Atkinson West Holt - 82
3. Shelby/Rising City - 45
4. Cross County - 38
5. Platteview - 33
6. Riverside (Iowa) - 32
7. Elkhorn Valley - 30
8. Hastings St. Cecilia - 27
9. Lincoln Christian - 24
10. Logan View - 9
11. Tekamah-Herman - 7
12. Madison - 4
13. Bancroft-Rosalie - 2
13. Freeman - 2

60
1. Jacie Rexilius, Lincoln Christian - 7.80

200
1. Jacie Rexilius, Lincoln Christian - 25.49

400
1. Pavan Larson, Atkinson West Holt - 1:02.30

800
1. Gracie Hackel, Nebraska Christian - 2:37.89

1,600
1. Emma Rathjen, Nebraska Christian - 5:49.71

3,200
1. N/A

60 hurdles
1. Sheridan Falk, Nebraska Christian - 9.58

4x400
1. Atkinson West Holt - 4:11.50

4x800
1. Riverside (Iowa) - 10:20.18
2. Nebraska Christian - 10:38.36

Shot Put
1. Ryann Sabatka, Hastings St. Cecilia - 36' 8"

Discus
1. Ava Larmon, Shelby/Rising City - 131' 1"

High Jump
1. Katelynn Kratz, Atkinson West Holt - 5' 0"

Pole Vault
1. Makinley Cadwallader, Atkinson West Holt - 9' 6"

Long Jump
1. Sheridan Falk, Nebraska Christian - 16' 5.75"

Triple Jump
1. Taytum Perdew, Nebraska Christian - 34' 4.75"

March 15

Adams Central 2, Wayne 0

Bellevue West 2, Norris 0
Bennington 8, Hastings 6

Central City/Centura 13, Raymond Central 1

Fremont 10, Omaha Roncalli 0

Kearney 7, Lincoln Southeast 4

Millard North 10, Grand Island 6
Millard South 8, Papillion-LaVista South 2
Millard West 6, Omaha Creighton Prep 5

Omaha Concordia/Brownell-Talbot/Christian 5, Omaha North 2
Omaha Gross 2, Platteview 0
Omaha Skutt 8, Elkhorn 1
Omaha Westview 20, Omaha Bryan 1

Plattsmouth 16, Falls City 3
Platte Valley 13, Crete 0

South Sioux City 11, Thurston-Cuming County 7

Wahoo/Wahoo Neumann 8, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 7
Waverly 10, Elkhorn North 3

Grand Island 8, Lincoln High 2

Lincoln Lutheran 12, Fairbury 0
Lincoln North Star 7, Omaha Central 4
Lincoln Southeast 9, Lincoln Northeast 1
Lincoln Southwest 1, Lincoln Pius X 0 (8 inn)

Norfolk 3, Columbus 2

Omaha Gross 17, Ralston 11
Omaha South 9, Omaha Northwest 0

Concordia Indoor Invitational - Sandhills Division

Link: Full Results

BOYS
1. Aurora - 81
2. Blair - 48
3. Wahoo - 46
4. Seward - 38
5. Ashland-Greenwood - 35
6. Milford - 31
7. Fort Calhoun - 27
8. Omaha Concordia - 26
8. Adams Central - 26
10. Omaha Buena Vista - 23
11. West Point-Beemer - 20
12. Columbus Lakeview - 18
13. Lexington - 16
13. York - 16
15. Fairbury - 14

60 meters
1. Ethan Baessler, Blair - 6.91

200
1. Ethan Baessler, Blair - 23.19

400
1. Lucas Gautier, Aurora - 52.01

800
1. Lucas Gautier, Aurora - 2:02.07

1,600
1. Avery Carter, Milford - 4:36.17

3,200
1. Miguel Cruz, Lexington - 10:19.93

60 hurdles
1. Isaac Roth, Milford - 8.93

4x400
1. Aurora - 3:34.76

4x800
1. Omaha Concordia - 8:54.37

Shot Put
1. Tobin Engelhard, Ashland-Greenwood - 52' 2.5"

Discus
1. Eli Shada, Wahoo - 140' 8"

High Jump
1. Ethan Ramaekers, Aurora - 5' 11"

Pole Vault
1. Dalton Vanlaningham, Fairbury - 12' 11"

Long Jump
1. Vendell Juyzk, Aurora - 21' 4.75"

Triple Jump
1. Vendell Juyzk, Aurora - 44' 6.5"

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GIRLS
1. Blair - 79
2. Seward - 60
3. Fairbury - 50
4. York - 42
5. Aurora - 32
6. Columbus Lakeview - 28
7. Milford - 26
8. Adams Central - 24.33
9. Wahoo - 22.33
10. Ashland-Greenwood - 20
11. Lincoln Northwest - 17
12. West Point-Beemer - 16.33
13. Fort Calhoun - 16
14. Boys Town - 12
14. Omaha Buena Vista - 12
16. Omaha Concordia - 7
17. Lexington - 1

60
1. Reese Beemer, Blair - 7.99

200
1. Grace Brees, Seward - 27.10

400
1. Kaitlyn Mousel, Adams Central - 1:03.12

800
1. Lilly Kenning, Milford - 2:23.17

1,600
1. Reece Ewoldt, Blair - 5:12.73

3,200
1. Annka Mueller, Fairbury - 12:26.63

60 hurdles
1. Jadah Laughlin, Ashland-Greenwood - 9.60

4x400
1. Seward - 4:31.30

4x800
1. Blair - 10:28.45

Shot Put
1. Megan Anderson, West Point-Beemer - 40' 8.25"

Discus
1. Erin Briggs, Columbus Lakeview - 131' 6"

High Jump
1. Sarah Spahr, Milford - 5' 3.75"

Pole Vault
1. Greta Gailbraith, Blair - 9' 11"

Long Jump
1. Ana Esono Adugu, Lincoln Northwest - 16' 5"

Triple Jump
1. Addison Fahrnbruch, Aurora - 34' 7.5"

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: NebPreps

Link: NCN


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Final composite rankings

CLASS A
1. Bellevue West (4) (27-1) - 40 pts
2. Millard North (24-2) - 36
3. Omaha Westside (21-5) - 32
4t. Gretna (20-6) - 26
4t. Omaha Central (17-9) - 26
6. Omaha North (21-4) - 18
7. Lincoln Southeast (19-8) - 17
8. Omaha Creighton Prep (17-8) - 13
9. Kearney (17-7) - 6
10. Papillion-LaVista South (15-9) - 4

Contenders
Lincoln Pius X (18-6) - 2

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CLASS B
1. Omaha Skutt (4) (20-6) - 40 pts
2t. Crete (25-1) - 34
2t. Norris (24-3) - 34
4. Elkhorn (17-5) - 28
5. Scottsbluff (20-7) - 23
6. Bennington (17-9) - 20
7. Omaha Roncalli (17-9) - 17
8. Platteview (14-11) - 12
9. Elkhorn North (13-8) - 8
10. Waverly (10-13) - 3

Contenders
Hastings (11-13) - 1

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CLASS C1
1. Wahoo (4) (23-5) - 40 pts
2. Auburn (28-1) - 36
3. Omaha Concordia (26-3) - 32
4. Ashland-Greenwood (25-4) - 28
5. Douglas County West (22-4) - 22
6. Doniphan-Trumbull (22-3) - 18
7. Ogallala (22-5) - 16
8. Wahoo Neumann (18-5) - 10
9. Malcolm (19-8) - 8
10. Sidney (21-3) - 6

Contenders
Cozad (22-5) - 4

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CLASS C2
1. Amherst (4) (26-2) - 40 pts
2. Lincoln Lutheran (19-9) - 36
3. Cross County (23-6) - 32
4. Norfolk Catholic (18-9) - 26
5. Hartington Cedar Catholic (19-7) - 22
6. Bridgeport (21-6) - 18
7t. Ponca (22-3) - 17
7t. Summerland (21-4) - 17
9. Freeman (17-7) - 6
10. Tri County (17-6) - 4

Contenders
Sandy Creek (20-6) - 2

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CLASS D1
1. Johnson-Brock (4) (28-0) - 40 pts
2. Ainsworth (20-8) - 36
3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (15-14) - 32
4. North Platte St. Patrick's (21-4) - 28
5. Plainview (18-9) - 21
6. Dundy County-Stratton (22-6) - 18
7. Howells-Dodge (18-7) - 15
8. Ansley/Litchfield (20-4) - 14
9. Riverside (19-8) - 10
10. McCool Junction (19-4) - 6

Contenders
(none)

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CLASS D2
1. Shelton (4) (26-1) - 40 pts
2. Maywood/Hayes Center (24-4) - 35
3. Wynot (19-8) - 33
4. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (18-9) - 28
5t. Humphrey St. Francis (17-8) - 20
5t. Walthill (18-5) - 20
7. Osceola (18-5) - 16
8. O'Neill St. Mary's (18-7) - 13
9. Elm Creek (16-9) - 9
10. Parkview Christian (18-6) - 4

Contenders
Falls City Sacred Heart (13-9) - 1
Hyannis (20-4) - 1

CLASS A

First Round
Bellevue West 41, Omaha Creighton Prep 35
Omaha Central 72, Omaha North 62
Millard North 61, Gretna 54
Omaha Westside 60, Lincoln Southeast 51

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Semifinals
Bellevue West 62, Omaha Central 54
Millard North 50, Omaha Westside 48 (OT)

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bellevue West 57, Millard North 48

The NSAA Board of Directors met on March 6, 2024 at the NSAA Office in Lincoln with the following members present:

Also in attendance: Dr. Zainab Rida, Nebraska Department of Education liaison; Karen Haase, NSAA Legal Counsel.

The meeting was called to order at 8:01 a.m.

1. Motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included: approval of the meeting Agenda, approval of the Minutes of the February 14th Legislative Commission meeting, approval of the Minutes of the February 14th Board of Directors meeting, and approval of the Financial Statements. Motion Carried: 8-0

2. Moved to approve the expenses for the 2024 NFHS Summer Meeting in Boston. Motion Carried: 8-0

3. The Board entered closed session at 8:20 a.m. to hear an appeal from Plattsmouth High School.

4. The Board exited closed session at 8:34 a.m.

5. Moved to approve Critical IT Group to redesign the backend of the NSAA website. Motion Carried: 8-0

6. Moved to change the registration and co-op deadline date for play production from September 1 to July 1. Motion Carried: 8-0

7. The Board entered executive session at 9:13 a.m.

8. The Board exited executive session at 10:05 a.m.

9. The Board moved to assess a $50 fine to Plattsmouth, enforce a 50-day ineligible period for the students involved and require Plattsmouth to prepare an action plan to present to the Board by the May Board of Directors meeting. Motion Carried: 8-0.

10. Moved to approve a 5% increase for salaried staff and rate increase for hourly staff, with an additional 5% given to those employees with a positive performance evaluation. The motion failed due to lack of a second.

11. Moved to approve a 5% increase for salaried staff and rate increase for hourly staff, with an additional $3,000 bonus given to those employees with a positive performance evaluation. Motion Carried: 6-2 (For: Graham, Wiseman, Wemhoff, Lee, Tobey, Drews | Against: Cerny, Unzicker)

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:12 a.m.

The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be April 4, 2024 at the NSAA Office in Lincoln.

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Winners advance to State Tournament

CLASS B

B-1 (Feb. 27)
York (10-14) at Crete (24-0)

B-2 (Feb. 26)
Gretna East (7-16) at Norris (21-2)

B-3 (Feb. 24)
Seward (11-12) at Scottsbluff (18-6)

B-4 (Feb. 26)
Hastings (11-12) at Omaha Skutt (16-6)

B-5 (Feb. 24)
Omaha Gross (10-12) at Elkhorn (16-4)

B-6 (Feb. 24)
Gering (8-15) at Omaha Roncalli (16-8)

B-7 (Feb. 24)
Waverly (10-12) at Bennington (16-8)

B-8 (Feb. 24)
Platteview (13-10) at Elkhorn North (13-7)

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CLASS C1

C1-1 (Feb. 26)
Columbus Scotus (11-13) at Omaha Concordia (23-2)

C1-2 (Feb. 24)
Minden (10-12) at Ashland-Greenwood (23-2)

C1-3 (Feb. 27 at Seward)
Battle Creek (11-11) vs. Auburn (25-0)

C1-4 (Feb. 24 at Gothenburg)
Malcolm (18-7) vs. Sidney (21-2)

C1-5 (Feb. 26 at Kearney)
Conestoga (21-3) vs. Ogallala (21-4)

C1-6 (Feb. 26)
Wayne (21-5) at Wahoo (19-5)

C1-7 (Feb. 26 at Central City)
Cozad (22-4) vs. Douglas County West (21-3)

C1-8 (Feb. 24)
Fillmore Central (20-3) at Doniphan-Trumbull (21-2)

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CLASS C2

C2-1 (Feb. 27)
Mead (17-8) at Amherst (22-2)

C2-2 (Feb. 26 at Albion)
Hastings St. Cecilia (13-10) vs. Ponca (21-2)

C2-3 (Feb. 27)
Lutheran High Northeast (19-5) at Hartington Cedar Catholic (18-6)

C2-4 (Feb. 26)
Tri County (17-5) at Lincoln Lutheran (16-8)

C2-5 (Feb. 26)
North Bend Central (17-6) at Cross County (21-5)

C2-6 (Feb. 27 at Kearney Catholic)
Perkins County (19-6) vs. Summerland (20-3)

C2-7 (Feb. 24 at Kearney)
Bridgeport (20-5) vs. Freeman (17-6)

C2-8 (Feb. 26)
Norfolk Catholic (16-8) vs. Sandy Creek (20-5)

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CLASS D1

D1-1 (Feb. 26)
Overton (13-11) at North Platte St. Patrick's (20-3)

D1-2 (Feb. 24)
Elmwood-Murdock (11-13) at Johnson-Brock (24-0)

D1-3 (Feb. 24)
Cambridge (15-10) at Ansley/Litchfield (19-3)

D1-4 (Feb. 24)
Riverside (18-7) at McCool Junction (19-3)

D1-5 (Feb. 27)
Guardian Angels Central Catholic (12-13) at Howells-Dodge (18-6)

D1-6 (Feb. 24)
Axtell (18-6) at Ainsworth (17-7)

D1-7 (Feb. 27 at Southern Valley)
Sutton (14-10) vs. Dundy County-Stratton (21-5)

D1-8 (Feb. 27)
Plainview (16-7) at South Loup (16-5)

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CLASS D2

D2-1 (Feb. 27)
Anselmo-Merna (8-16) at Shelton (22-1)

D2-2 (Feb. 24)
Potter-Dix (11-11) at Maywood/Hayes Center (21-3)

D2-3 (Feb. 24)
Lawrence-Nelson (14-10) at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (16-7)

D2-4 (Feb. 24)
High Plains (16-7) at Walthill (17-4)

D2-5 (Feb. 26)
Paxton (15-9) at Elm Creek (15-8)

D2-6 (Feb. 26 at Ainsworth)
Hay Springs (17-6) vs. Wynot (16-7)

D2-7 (Feb. 26 at Burwell)
Humphrey St. Francis (16-7) vs. Hyannis (20-3)

D2-8 (Feb. 26 at Madison)
Parkview Christian (18-5) vs. O'Neill St. Mary's (17-6)

I have noticed a lot of information in recent years from the NSAA regarding “respecting the ref”. I would say in large part no one is listening. The fan behavior at the Girls State Basketball Tournament was terrible, Parents and fans screaming on every call, as if they have a better view, most don’t understand the game to begin with. The worst fan behavior that I witnessed was Skutt Catholic. I could not believe what I was witnessing. There is already a shortage of officials and I can’t imagine the problem getting better.

With the NSAA Boys Basketball tournament starting this week, the NSAA is starting to upload past state championship games to YouTube for those who are interested in checking some out. There aren't many from the 80's and 90's but a ton of games from 2003 and on are going up.

Here is a link to the NSAA YouTube Channel
Wahoo vs Pius from 1989
Login to view embedded media Jesse Carr and Ainsworth versus Chadron from 2007
Login to view embedded media Amber Hegge's buzzer beater to beat Norfolk Catholic in 2007
Login to view embedded media

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: NebPreps