(A Sertoma 8-Man All-Star Football Game tribute) I had a dream last night. It was vivid, as real as a high school football game. I dream about those games often, you see, standing on the sidelines. But this one beats them all...

Lots of information here, so let’s cut right to the chase. Once again, I’m going to indicate my 1000 yard rushers, whether it be an all-state selection or honorable mention...

There were two things I distinctly remember about the 1977 football season; the outstanding defenses played all the way from Class A to the 8-Man ranks, and the expansion of playoff qualifiers from 4 to 8 teams in each class...

The first thing that I recall about 1976 was how bitter, bitter cold the Finals were. Brutal. The wind chill was 15 below zero in Schuyler for the Class B championship between the Warriors and GICC. Not much different at any of the other locations around the state, but when your playing for all the marbles, it may not seem as cold as the weatherman says...

It is time to premier a new series saluting previous All-State football teams here in Nebraska. We will begin by doing a “modern day” series covering the years spanning 1975 to the present day...

His wall is not adorned with plaques, or trophies, or photos with celebrities. You can search high and low for dozens of articles on his accomplishments and come up woefully, and shamefully short...

The last of the Fabulous Baker Boys, Genoa high school sports legend Don Baker, turned in his uniform for the final time on Tuesday, March 28th in St. Edward, Nebraska. He was 92...

This year’s Sophomore class of Nebraska prep basketball talent is the strongest, as far as numbers go, that I’ve seen in quite some time. I thought it would be worth mentioning the names of players you will enjoy watching on the hardwoods the next two years...

It’s that time of year to name my All-State basketball teams, and once again I will turn that duty over to my son Rob Micek, who has been the Assistant Basketball coach for 21 seasons...

Here are the Top 10 Rebounders in each class of the 2018 Boys State Tournament. We have a couple of double-double guys here in Brady Heiman of Platteview, Wes Dreamer-Elmwood-Murdock and Keaton Timmerman of Osmond...

Here are the Top 10 scorers in each class of the 2018 Boys State Tournament. Up next will be the top rebounders...

Here is our usual review of State Basketball Tournaments and All-State teams. This time it’s 2001. *2001*...

Heartland Hoops Classic creator Tino Martinez does his homework every year, attempting to piece together the perfect day of marquee matchups for Nebraska prep basketball’s top day of hoops...

The year 2000 featured a rare fact. A pair of graduates from the same class were assistant coaches for State Championship teams. My son Rob Micek and Brett Zavala, both Grand Island high Class of ‘96 grads shared the spotlight. Rob was, and still is, an assistant coach for Grand Island Central Catholic, and Brett Zavala was an assistant for Lincoln Pius X in 2000...

I wanted to add a new feature this time around. It caught my attention that there were head coaches in this State Tournament I easily recognized, but at different schools than most fans remember them being associated with back in the day. We’ll list each qualifier and their head coach in each class....

Here we go with the follow up article to the Omaha Metro version I published yesterday. In the “Outstate” version, I will include all the Class A Lincoln schools, Lincoln NE, Lincoln SE, Lincoln High, Lincoln East, Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Southwest and Pius X, plus Columbus, Fremont, Norfolk, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte and former Class A schools Alliance, Beatrice, Gering, Hastings, Lexington, McCook and Scottsbluff....

Ah yes, that proverbial question. Who was the best Class A prep running back in the Omaha area ever hit the gridiron? The argument will never end for the simple reason the old guard has seen ‘em come and go over the years, the Millennials have witnessed a group of backs over the past couple of decades, and the current high school players simply haven’t lived long enough to see much over a decade of high school football...

Two highlights that stand out in my mind were Filley winning a State Championship in their final year of existence and Lincoln Northeast coaching legend Rick Collura winning his 4th consecutive Class A basketball title, then calling it a career...

*This was the first year the Wild Card system was implemented in Nebraska basketball. Chadron took full advantage of the new format by claiming the Class B state championship as a wild card entry...

*There were 97 prep backs that surpassed the thousand yard rushing mark in 2017...