This is our last, but not least of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute another one of 8-Man football’s brilliant two-way players, Rich Mlinar of Greeley High School. RICH MLINAR – GREELEY HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our fourteenth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salutes one of 8-Man football’s most versatile two-way stars, Jerry Mlinar of Greeley High School. JERRY MLINAR – GREELEY HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our thirteenth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute 8-Man football’s GREATEST Coaches ever., the one and only Mike Speirs of Howells/Howells/Dodge. COACH MIKE SPEIRS – HOWELLS/HOWELLS-DODGE H.S...

This is our twelfth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of 8-Man football’s player and coaching LEGENDS, the venerable Steve Colfack-Butte/Bertrand H.S.. COACH STEVE COLFACK – BUTTE/BERTRAND H.S...

This is our eleventh of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salutes one of 8-Man football’s most extraordinarily brilliant two-way players, the fabulous Taylor Dixon of Wauneta-Palisade...

This is our tenth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of 8-Man football’s finest two-way stars, Shannon Messersmith of Hayes Center. SHANNON MESSERSMITH – HAYES CENTER HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our ninth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute 8-Man football’s Golden Boy with the Golden Arm, Nate Most of Giltner. NATE MOST – GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our eighth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of 8-Man football’s most dependable, versatile athletes of the 1970s, Mark Olson of Hampton. MARK OLSEN – HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our seventh of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of 8-Man football’s most amazing, versatile athletess ever, Lance Thorell of Loomis. LANCE THORELL – LOOMIS HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our sixth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of 8-Man football;s finest Field Generals ever, Kole Ficken of Bruning-Davenport. KOLE FICKEN – BRUNING-DAVENPORT H.S...

This is our fifth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of 8-Man football’s most intimidating players ever, Justin Swedburg of Axtell. JUSTIN SWEDBURG – AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our fourth of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute the multi-record setting Clint Belina of Howells.. CLINT BELINA – HOWELLS HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our third of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute the one and only, multi-talented Brett Kazcor of Ewing. BRETT KACZOR – EWING HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our second of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We proudly salute one of the greatest pass receivers to ever play the game of 8-Man football, Ben Ideus from Lewiston. BEN IDEUS – LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL...

This is our first of fifteen 2026 Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees. We begin our salutes to one of 8-Man football's finest All-Around players in the history of the sport, the great Adam Broders from Bloomfield...

The Dream Race over 100 Meters is in the books. I considered all things high school (naturally) to determine who was the Fastest Nebraska Schoolboy in history. First, here is a recap of the entire process, the four Preliminary Qualifying Heats, the two Semifinal Heats, then my results...

This may be the toughest piece of writing I have ever attempted. As most of you know, I will not do any type of prep ratings, nor will I predict winners of any high school contests. It’s not the way I do things. So choosing winners in order is way outside the box for me, but during these current unsettled times I’ve had some extra time to think and rehash the many state track meets I’ve witnessed...

This is the 4th and final preliminary heat of the “Who is the Fastest Nebraska Schoolboy in History Dream Race”. This, of course, is a 100 meters event, commonly used to determine the world’ fastest human. In this case, we ‘ll use that distance to determine our fastest high school aged human. Heats One, Two and Three were previously posted, so let’s review those first three:...

The lane assignments have finally been completed “Who is the Fastest Nebraska Schoolboy in History Dream Race”. We are now up to Heat Three (of 4) of the preliminary heats. Heats One and Two were previously posted and here is how they appear:...

The lane assignments have finally been completed “Who is the Fastest Nebraska Schoolboy in History Dream Race”. A project that brings together long hours of research and personal recollections, bringing together the greatest sprinters of all time...