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...

(I was in error previously when I said this was a series of FOUR articles. There are SIX, but hang with me, this is worth reading. This is the toughest series of articles I have ever written due to the fact I had to say who I thought was the “Fastest Nebraska Schoolboy in History”. Right or wrong in the end, it was worth the time and effort.)...

In the Spring of 2020, right in the heart of the Covid pandemic, I published a series of four articles on the subject of “Who is the Fastest Nebraska Schoolboy (High School) in History”. I have been asked to re-publish (update) this series of articles with runners included from 2021 to 2025. Two athletes from the aforementioned era have made the Dream Races field...

Here is a class-by-class look at the 2005 Nebraska Boys State Basketball Tournament *Class D-2:*Tournament Qualifiers/(head coach): Sargent (Mike Kozeal); Lindsay Holy Family (Bob Schnitzler); Wallace (Troy Schimer); Wynot (Lee Heimes); Stapleton (Matthew Brown); Loomis (Steve Johnson); Ewing (Greg Appleby); Bruning-Davenport (Fred Kluck)...

Up first is a review of the 2004 Boys State Basketball Tournament. **Final Class D-2 Regular Season Ratings1-Loomis (22-1), 2-Allen (21-1), 3-Thedford (18-1), 4-Ewing (23-1), 5-Prague (18-3, 6-Lynch (21-4), 7-Wallace (18-4), 8-Wynot, 9-Bruning-Davenport (16-9), 10-Madrid Wheatland...

Up first is a review of the 2003 Boys State Basketball Tournament: *Class D-2:*Tournament Qualifiers/(head coach): Lynch (Kris Freeland); Wausa (Stan Hageman); Wheatland (Mitch Moorehead); Shickley (Dave Bahe); Cedar Rapids (Alan Duerksen); Loomis (Steve Johnson); Cody-Kilgore (Dennis Johnson); Prague (Mark Watton)...

I had an idea. Let’s fill the time between the Girls and Boys State Basketball Tournament with a few more of these trips back into times past. Here is our usual review of State Basketball Tournaments and All-State teams. This time it’s 2002...

This concludes my pre/State Tournament (Girls) series saluting past Boys All-State teams and State Tournament reviews. I have completed reviews all the way up to 2009 so I may resume this during the late high school Spring Sports season. I have received some nice compliments concerning these articles for which I am forever grateful. Many thanks...

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...

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. The Wild card system, although a different format now, is still used in determining what teams qualify for the State basketball tournament...

All I can say about 1996 is this. It was a very good year. You will want to read on. *Class D-2: Quarterfinals: (23-1) Filley 61, Exeter 50 (13-8) (19-3)) Potter-Dix 67, Stuart 44 (17-4)...

All I can say about 1996 is this. It was a very good year. You will want to read on. *Class D-2: Quarterfinals: (23-1) Filley 61, Exeter 50 (13-8) (19-3)) Potter-Dix 67, Stuart 44 (17-4)...

The year 1995 marked an incredible run for Coach Rick Collura and Lincoln Northeast basketball. Coach Collura’s 1994/1995 Rocket basketball team is considered by some as the best Nebraska prep basketball team of all time. There will be stiff arguments from those who are certain one of Eric Behrens Omaha Central teams from this current era are the best ever...

Another banner year for the Wahoo Warriors and Creighton Prep, who had three members of their starting 5 with Division scholarships in hand when the season concluded. Here is how the 1994 State Basketball Tournament played out...