One thing that has always intrigued me is a good sports story of the past, especially in Nebraska. I’ve loved meeting people from around the state and talking about their high school memories. What are some great stories that you’ve heard, been apart of, or had a chance to see unfold in person??? I’ll gladly start with one of my favorites...A good friend of mine (don’t judge me haha) Kelly Prater from Clearwater was apart of the four straight state basketball titles of the mid-late 80’s for the Cardinals and legendary coach Rick Hesse. As the story goes, some community members were very confident with the 4th trip to Lincoln and unveiled BEFORE the first round game a banner that read “Welcome to the 4th Annual Clearwater Invite”....Cocky? Yes, but if you can back it up by all means be my guest! Haha one of my favorites of all time!
Great high school sports stories of the past...
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One of my favorites was Seward winning the state title in 2001, the same year several students were killed in a bus accident on Dodge Street in Omaha. If I recall correctly, they avenged an earlier season loss to Crete in the finals.
I am actually from Seward and was a freshman in the fall of 01. Very devastating to the community in October when the bus accident happened and the run that Seward went on in the playoffs was an unforgetable memory and something that helped the healing process to many. You are correct that was an avenged loss in the finals and still to this day Sewards only state title, 35-20 that night.
you were a jackass then, in the other thread, and today....congrats.
-Hearing stories of Dodge’s 8 man squad in the early to mid 90’s. Cory Eikmeier breaking records left and right.
-Hearing stories from my parents about the Lyons-Decatur basketball teams in the late 70’s.
-Hearing stories from my parents about the Lyons-Decatur basketball teams in the late 70’s.
My favorite high school sporting event memory is watching Ogallala beat Wahoo in 1992. Ended Wahoo's 114 game winning streak. Devaney Center was sold out. Great game and a tremendous win for Etz.
One of my favorites was in 2016 when Elmwood-Murdock upset Winnebago in the C-2 semis. Devaney Center was completely sold out and EM had no business winning that game, but they did everything right and played the perfect game. Also always gotta love when an 8 seed makes a run at state too. Most recent memory is 2017 Diller-Odell girls, 2015 Norfolk girls and 2017 WPGACC boys
My Jr. High basketball coach played on those Lyons teams. Was always cool to hear him talk about how dominant they were.
I was at that Elmwood-Murdock game when they beat Winnebago and that was probably one of the better high school games I have ever seen. There wasn't enough room for standing room only.
Yep. That game was insane. The game before it between St. Cecilia and Amherst was a classic as well.
Your favorite high school memory was being a racist jerk in public? Damn, bruh. That’s sad.