I’m kind of casual wrestling fan. Thinking about going over to Kearney high this morning and watching a tournament. There is a team there from Klein, Texas and another from Missouri.

Anyway, the usual suspects gonna be good this year? I’m assuming Millard South is gonna body slam everybody again in class A. What about the other classes, teams to watch?

BOYS
Ainsworth 61, Ord 40
Alma 57, Kenesaw 56 (OT)
Ansley/Litchfield 50, Hi-Line 37
Atkinson West Holt 63, Creighton 51

Bancroft-Rosalie 74, Omaha Christian Academy 23
Bayard 59, Crawford 41
Bertrand 55, Axtell 48
Bridgeport 54, Perkins County 52
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 60, Hampton 38

Cambridge 48, Wauneta-Palisade 28
Central City 49, Gibbon 26
Cody-Kilgore 66, Hay Springs 63
Cross County 67, Shelby/Rising City 28

David City Aquinas 57, Raymond Central 42
Deshler 40, Silver Lake 28
Diller-Odell 40, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 24
Doniphan-Trumbull 77, Blue Hill 36
Douglas County West 80, Schuyler 31
Dundy County-Stratton 73, Arapahoe 50

Elgin/Elgin Pope John 65, Niobrara/Verdigre 28
Elkhorn 41, Bennington 35
Elm Creek 40, Southern Valley 31

Falls City Sacred Heart 64, Sterling 33
Fort Calhoun 53, Fremont Bergan 47

Garden County 70, Brady 54
Giltner 45, High Plains 34
Gordon-Rushville 66, Hemingford 36
Gothenburg 52, Hershey 35
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 34, Wisner-Pilger 30

Hartington Cedar Catholic 67, Boone Central 60
Howells-Dodge 78, Stanton 41
Humphrey St. Francis 71, Palmer 9
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 54, Clarkson/Leigh 45

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 47, Crofton 32
Lawrence-Nelson 34, Red Cloud 26
Leyton 57, Kimball 39
Loomis 67, Overton 43

Malcolm 54, Auburn 52
Maywood/Hayes Center 75, Wallace 31
Mead 51, Johnson County Central 34
Milford 59, Fillmore Central 53

Nebraska Christian 69, St. Edward 30
North Central 51, Burwell 22
North Platte St. Patrick's 60, Sutherland 27

O'Neill St. Mary's 56, Riverside 44
Ogallala 73, Lexington 38
Omaha Skutt 52, Elkhorn North 43
Osceola 47, Exeter-Milligan 30

Parkview Christian 76, Whiting (Iowa) 5
Palmyra 64, Southern 53
Pawnee City 60, Frankfort (Kansas) 44
Paxton 68, Medicine Valley 22
Pender 50, Tekamah-Herman 35
Pleasanton 64, Arcadia/Loup City 38
Potter-Dix 63, Morrill 24

Sandhills Valley 54, Anselmo-Merna 43
Sandhills/Thedford 44, Maxwell 30
Santee 83, Omaha Nation 63
Scottsbluff 65, Sterling (Colorado) 37
Shelton 81, Franklin 39
Sidney 67, Gering 52
South Loup 62, Twin Loup 30
South Platte 43, Minatare 30
Stuart 50, Central Valley 31
Summerland 56, Chambers/Wheeler Central 23
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 45, Wilcox-Hildreth 31
Syracuse 57, Falls City 33

Wausa 63, Plainview 55
Wayne 37, Battle Creek 28
Wilber-Clatonia 41, Heartland 33 (OT)
Wynot 46, Winside 34

Yutan 49, Nebraska City Lourdes 28

BOYS
Adams Central 43, Aurora 32
Alma 48, Bertrand 45
Amherst 65, Ravenna 30
Axtell 65, Pleasanton 59

Bayard 68, Kimball 58
Bellevue East 49, Norfolk 48
Bellevue West 81, Columbus 30
Boyd County 49, North Central 42
Broken Bow 48, Arcadia/Loup City 22

Cambridge 43, Hitchcock County 36
Centennial 48, David City 30
Central Valley 57, Palmer 31
Chase County 59, Cozad 49
Cody-Kilgore 60, Sioux County 15
Conestoga 48, Louisville 46
Creighton 68, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 58
Crete 56, Columbus Lakeview 34
Crofton 40, Tri County Northeast 36
Cross County 61, McCool Junction 29

Deshler 42, Exeter-Milligan 32

East Butler 51, Cedar Bluffs 29
Elgin/Elgin Pope John 50, Riverside 46
Elm Creek 65, Shelton 57
Elmwood-Murdock 43, Yutan 38

Freeman 69, Palmyra 40
Friend 85, Lewiston 47
Fullerton 40, Burwell 33

Gering 52, Alliance 38
Giltner 50, Harvard 21
Gothenburg 58, Lexington 43
Gretna 64, Lincoln Pius X 34

Hi-Line 70, Wilcox-Hildreth 38
Holdrege 69, Centura 59
Hyannis 74, Creek Valley 33

Johnson-Brock 61, Sidney (Iowa) 28

Kenesaw 63, Blue Hill 47

Lincoln Christian 66, Nebraska City Lourdes 31
Lincoln East 55, Millard West 53
Lincoln High 47, Papillion-LaVista 36
Lincoln North Star 50, Millard South 49 (OT)
Lincoln Northeast 69, North Platte 47
Lincoln Southeast 67, Omaha Westside 59
Lincoln Southwest 79, Elkhorn South 58

Madison 47, Schuyler 37
Malcolm 67, Plattsmouth 54
Millard North 72, Fremont 50
Minden 68, Southern Valley 36
Mullen 50, Sutherland 7

Norfolk Catholic 38, Grand Island Central Catholic 30
Norris 56, Waverly 55 (OT)

O'Neill 75, Valentine 33
O'Neill St. Mary's 60, Osmond-Randolph 37
Oakland-Craig 41, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 39 (OT)
Omaha Brownell Talbot 50, Cornerstone Christian 40
Omaha Bryan 60, Omaha Benson 35
Omaha Burke 63, Omaha South 44
Omaha Christian Academy 39, College View Academy 18
Omaha Concordia 68, Boys Town 59
Omaha Creighton Prep 53, Kearney 47
Omaha Gross 67, Lincoln Lutheran 63
Omaha Nation 79, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 47
Omaha North 63, Omaha Northwest 32
Omaha Westview 72, Omaha Buena Vista 15
Osceola 70, St. Edward 41
Overton 59, Arapahoe 23

Papillion-LaVista South 67, Grand Island 39
Pawnee City 50, Diller-Odell 49
Paxton 61, Anselmo-Merna 29
Perkins County 63, Hershey 42
Pierce 37, Howells-Dodge 32
Plainview 61, Winside 51 (OT)
Platteview 73, Elkhorn North 62
Ponca 56, Hartington-Newcastle 25

Red Cloud 56, Silver Lake 43

Santee 73, Walthill 58
Scotus Central Catholic 48, Hastings St. Cecilia 47
Seward 58, Hastings 55
Sidney 72, Mitchell 40
South Platte 46, Arthur County 43
Southwest 70, Medicine Valley 57
St. Paul 44, Gibbon 33
Sterling (Colorado) 47, Chadron 43
Stuart 71, Niobrara/Verdigre 28
Summerland 49, Neligh-Oakdale 34

Thayer Central 36, Belleville-Republic County (Kansas) 34
Tri County 49, Wilber-Clatonia 23
Twin River 55, Nebraska Christian 48

Wahoo 60, Bennington 43
Wahoo Neumann 60, North Bend Central 41
Wakefield 58, Pender 21
Wauneta-Palisade 28, Wallace 27
West Point-Beemer 48, Arlington 42
Winnebago 64, Homer 34
Wisner-Pilger 57, Lutheran High Northeast 45
Wood River 49, Sandy Creek 41
Wynot 49, Bloomfield 39

York 76, Ralston 44

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

With the passing of Class C Baseball for next spring, has anyone heard any rumbling of possible new teams or co-ops that are being put in place to create a team?

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: HuskerlandPreps A-B | C1-C2 | D1-D2-D6

Link: NCN

Link: LincolnPrepSportsNow

Omaha Westside 34 Gretna 30. It will be an awesome game to watch
Bennington over Gross 28 to 16. Bennington just too much for Gross
Pierce over Aurora in a tight physical game. 28 to 26
Norfolk Catholic over Cedar Catholic in a low scoring physical game. 10 to 7
Neligh over Clarkson in the high scoring game 54 to 50.
H-D over HC in a physical ground and pound game by both teams. In a lower score than people would expect 24 to 20
Pawnee City over Parkview with the last one with the ball wins the game 56 to 54.

Anyone know where to watch the reruns of the state title games? I want to rewatch the Class A game since it was an absolute classic.

I kind of doubt it. Both class c classes seem to have huge front runners for the titles.
would you take Aurora or Norfolk catholic vs the field at even money to win the state title?

NSAA Board Selects Finalists for Executive Director Position

LINCOLN - The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) Board of Directors has selected four candidates to interview for the NSAA Executive Director position.

Current Executive Director Jay Bellar will be retiring from the NSAA at the end of June 2023. Prior to his time at the NSAA, Bellar was a high school teacher, coach, activities director, and principal before becoming superintendent for Battle Creek Public Schools -- a position he held for 20 years. Bellar also served as a member of the NSAA Board of Directors for 11 years from 2007 to 2018.

Finalists for the NSAA Executive Director position are:

• Mark Armstrong, Athletics and Activities Director at Lincoln Southwest High School
• Jon Cerny, Superintendent at Bancroft-Rosalie Public Schools
• John Krogstrand, Director of Athletics for Omaha Public Schools
• Chris Loofe, Associate Superintendent for Kearney Public Schools

Interviews will be held at the NSAA Office in Lincoln on November 29 and November 30, 2022, with the new executive director beginning service on or about July 1, 2023.

About the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA)
The NSAA, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the statewide leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1910, the NSAA has provided leadership and support for education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NSAA enforces rules and regulations promulgated by the member schools, providing for a level competitive playing field in sports and activities. NSAA organizes and administers regular and postseason activities in 26 different sports and activities. Game officials and activities judges are registered by the NSAA and assigned by the NSAA for postseason competition. For more information about the NSAA, visit the NSAA webste at www.nsaahome.org

Not that they count as official games but does anyone have scores for jamboree games?

True team effort tonight and on the season. Jimmy Clarkson, Bobby McEvoy, Matt Murren, Eric Hays, Bachman, Gomez and company got it done! Many times pitted as the underdog, the Pats have always shown resiliency. Hats off to Neliegh-Oakdale and their great season.

With the basketball team rolling will the same success start with football now? Being able to pick some 3rd stringers from class A schools and putting them on a 6 man team will be hard for any of the small schools to compete with!

As we come to the finals in football, who are some players that will be on the all-state football list for C-2?

The playoff brackets for the re-seeded second rounds in Classes D1 and D2. These games will take place next Friday with the high seed hosting this round.

CLASS D1
#1 North Platte St. Patrick's (9-0)
#16 Sandy Creek (6-3)

#8 Elmwood-Murdock (8-1)
#9 Hi-Line (8-1)

#4 Riverside (8-1)
#13 Summerland (6-3)

#5 Neligh-Oakdale (8-1)
#12 Heartland (7-2)

#3 Stanton (9-0)
#14 Ravenna (7-2)

#6 Thayer Central (8-1)
#11 Nebraska Christian (7-2)

#7 Clarkson/Leigh (8-1)
#10 Crofton (6-3)

#2 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (9-0)
#15 Weeping Water (5-4)

CLASS A

GRETNA DRAGONS (12-0)


- member of Metro Conference
- School Colors: Green, White & Gold
- 26th playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2021
- (28-25) record in playoff games
- (1-0) in state championship games*

* Gretna won the 2021 state championship game but was later forced to vacate the title due to use of an ineligible player

at Omaha Burke (W 44-0)
Omaha Central (W 56-0)
Omaha Creighton Prep (W 16-13)
at Millard South (W 49-26)
at Bellevue East (W 63-9)
Bellevue West (W 40-37)
at Papillion-LaVista South (W 41-27)
Omaha South (W 71-17)
Lincoln East (W 28-6)
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Lincoln Southeast (W 27-24)
Bellevue West (W 35-23)
Omaha Creighton Prep (W 36-14)

- Outscore opponents: 42.2 to 16.3
- Opponents Regular Season W-L Record: (39-42)

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OMAHA WESTSIDE WARRIORS (11-1)


- member of Metro Conference
- School Colors: Red & Black
- 38th playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2021
- (45-34) record in playoff games
- (3-6) record in state championship games

- Class A State Champion: 1981, 1982, 2020
- Class A State Runner-Up: 1975, 1979, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2021

at Omaha Creighton Prep (W 24-17)
at Grand Island (W 37-13)
Bellevue West (W 56-35)
at Millard North (W 35-23)
Norfolk (W 48-0)
at North Platte (L 17-21)
Kearney (W 42-14)
Millard South (W 41-34 OT)
at Lincoln Northeast (W 63-7)
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Papillion-LaVista (W 59-21)
Lincoln Southwest (W 42-28)
Grand Island (W 38-7)

- Outscore opponents 41.8 to 18.3
- Opponents Regular Season W-L Record: (46-35)

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Last 10 Class A Championship Games

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Boys
Gross Catholic - Terry O’Donnell(interim)
Shelby-Rising City
Papillion Lavista - Will Pope
Waverly - Garrett Borchers
Pius X - Adam Brill
Burwell
Paxton
Milford
Elkhorn South - JJ Zumbrennen
Gothenburg - Kent Koehn
Omaha Westview - Mitch Runco
Omaha Buena Vista - Noah Borgman
Omaha Central - Bruce Chubick Jr
GACC
Norfolk - Ben Bohn
Lincoln North Star - Lee Steinbrook
Omaha South
Millard North - Mike Etzelmiller
Osmond
Centura
Giltner - Dane McConnell
Elgin Public
St Paul - Rob Wegner
Winnebago
Chadron - Kyle Sanders
Hartington-Newcastle - Tylor Fincher
Elkhorn - Nick Thompson
Mead - Blaine Hilgenkamp

Girls
Crete - Britt Ehlers
Kearney
Lincoln East - Alex McCleary
Norfolk
Nebraska City - Scott Kinnison
Lincoln Lutheran
Norris - Wally Johnson
Lincoln Christian
Hyannis
Gretna - Makayla Doggett
GI Northwest - Derek Lindsey
Roncalli
Bishop Neumann
Hastings
Westview - Jason Simons
Buena Vista
Brady - Nate Stienike
North Platte St Pats
North Central
Grand Island - Kathryn Langrehr
Niobrara Verdigre
Boyd County - Seth Miller
Hastings - Liz Vanderpool

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MOST PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
44 - Omaha Creighton Prep
40 - Humphrey St. Francis
39 - Falls City Sacred Heart
38 - Norfolk Catholic
38 - Omaha Westside
37 - Grand Island
36 - Aurora
36 - Battle Creek
36 - McCook
35 - Bloomfield
35 - Cambridge
34 - Fremont Bergan
34 - Lincoln Southeast
34 - Pierce
33 - Elkhorn
32 - Chadron
32 - Lincoln Pius X
32 - Papillion-LaVista
31 - Mullen
31 - Oakland-Craig
31 - Omaha Burke
31 - Wahoo Neumann
30 - David City Aquinas
30 - Hastings St. Cecilia

CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
36 - Falls City Sacred Heart (1987-present)
35 - Bloomfield (1988-present)
28 - Omaha Creighton Prep (1995-present)
28 - Humphrey St. Francis (1995-present)
24 - Norfolk Catholic (1996-2018)
23 - McCook (2000-present)
21 - Creighton (2002-present)
21 - David City Aquinas (2001-2021)
21 - Elkhorn (1995-2014)
21 - Mullen (2002-present)
20 - Garden County (2002-2021)

MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
10 - Norfolk Catholic
9 - Howells
9 - Lincoln Southeast
9 - Omaha Creighton Prep
8 - David City Aquinas
8 - Falls City Sacred Heart
8 - Grant
7 - Cambridge
6 - Dodge
6 - Lincoln Pius X
5 - Elkhorn
5 - Humphrey St. Francis
5 - Millard North
5 - Omaha Skutt
4 - Battle Creek
4 - Coleridge - 4
4 - Crete - 4
4 - Lawrence - 4
4 - Pierce
4 - Wolbach - 4

CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
6 - Falls City Sacred Heart (1989-1994)
6 - Howells (2000-2005)
5 - Omaha Creighton Prep (1985-1989)
4 - Dodge (1994-1997)
3 - Cambridge (1996-1998)
3 - Grant (1978-1980)
3 - Grant (1988-1990)
3 - Howells (2008-2010)
3 - Norfolk Catholic (2010-2012)

MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES
Norfolk Catholic - 19
Omaha Creighton Prep - 16
Lincoln Southeast - 12
Pierce - 12
Ansley - 11
David City Aquinas - 11
Aurora - 10
Cambridge - 10
Elkhorn - 10
Howells - 10
Omaha Westside - 10
Battle Creek - 9
Grant - 9
Humphrey St. Francis - 9
Wahoo Neumann - 9
Falls City Sacred Heart - 8
Millard North - 8
Omaha Skutt - 8
Coleridge - 7
Crete - 7
Lawrence - 7
McCook - 7
Dodge - 6
Fremont Bergan - 6
Lincoln Pius X - 6
Millard West - 6

CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN FINALS
6 - Falls City Sacred Heart (1989-1994)
6 - Howells (2000-2005)
5 - David City Aquinas (2011-2015)
5 - Omaha Creighton Prep (1985-1989)
4 - Dodge (1994-1997)
4 - Howells (2008-2011)
4 - Lawrence (1980-1983)
4 - Lawrence-Nelson (1999-2002)
4 - McCook (2002-2005)
4 - Millard North (2002-2005)
4 - Norfolk Catholic (2009-2012)
4 - Omaha Skutt (2016-2019)

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: NebPreps

Link: HuskerlandPreps 11-man | 8-man / 6-man

Link: Lincoln Prep Sports Now

Link: NCN

A, B, C1 & C2 - 2 Playoff Games

A - Omaha Westside (101 - 49)
A - Grand Island (66 - 38)
A - Creighton Prep (37 - 3)
A - Gretna (62 - 47)

B - Bennington (84 - 20)
B - Waverly (72 - 20)
B - Scottsbluff (87 - 14)
B - Gross Catholic (84 - 6)

C1 - Aurora (91 - 41)
C1 - Boone Central (89 - 15)
C1 - Adams Central (60 - 31)
C1 - Pierce (82 - 31)

C2 - Battle Creek (70 - 34)
C2 - Cedar Catholic (54 - 23)
C2 - Norfolk Catholic (90 - 56)
C2 - Ord (75 - 28)

D1 & D2 - 3 Playoff Games

D1 - North Platte St. Pats (169 - 54)
D1 - Neligh-Oakdale (144 - 72)
D1 - Stanton (185 - 62)
D1 - Clarkson-Leigh (96 - 55)

D2 - Howells-Dodge (162 - 32)
D2 - Central Valley (112 - 42)
D2 - Bloomfield (166 - 64)
D2 - Hitchcock County (188 - 6)

D6 - 2 Playoff Games

D6 - Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (127 - 57)
D6 - Parkview Christian (115 - 59)
D6 - Pawnee City (126 - 55)
D6 - Arthur County (125 - 25)