What seemed like just a cold in November led to complications for Marli Stone. The basketball and softball player at Crete High School could barely make it up the floor during basketball games.
Lincoln North Star was the site of two all-star basketball games Monday, hosted by the NCA. Journal Star photos by Eakin Howard
Thomas Viglianco first got to know Isaiah Roby at — where else, of course? — a basketball gym.
The two-time girls state champ at Northeast, Husker basketball star and Lincoln High girls coach offers a heartbreaking view of what it’s like to be the parent of a 4-year-old Black boy in today’s America.
"You're never going to get another one like her. "No way. You might have one girl in one sport that just really excels. She excels in all three."
Ryan Psota says, "We've had some really good long-term successful coaches here that I can take away a lot of knowledge from." He's not kidding.
Riley Jurgens had a memorable senior season at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family. She led the team in minutes per game and finished second in assists.
Scotus Central Catholic girls basketball is focusing on offense during its team camp and various summer workouts. The Shamrocks had their highest scoring average since the 2018 state title team but still lacked the kind of scoring punch that is necessary to reach those lofty heights.
After a sensational regular season that saw the Clarkson/Leigh girls put together a 20-1 record and spend multiple weeks at No. 1, the Patriots saw their state hopes extinguished in back-to-back playoff losses.
Scott Schaefer has only been on the job for a couple of months as the new head coach of the Columbus High girls basketball team.
The NSAA made waves last month when it announced boys and girls will play state hoops simultaneously. Now, we know what it looks like.
After falling just short the past two years, girls wrestling will be a sanctioned sport by the NSAA beginning in 2021-22.
For years, the girls state tournament has run during the first weekend of March, and the boys played the following week.
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Although it wasn't quite full circle, the Scotus Central girls basketball seniors nearly finished their varsity careers the same way they started - at the state tournament.
It was a murder's row of opponents and one that could have reduced Columbus High girls basketball into a frustrated, weary bunch.
Lakeview girls basketball coach Monte Jones will probably always have a 'what if?' perspective on the 2021 season.
After 23 seasons and seven trips to the state tournament, Columbus High girls basketball coach Dave Licari is stepping down from his position. He informed the team last Friday morning.
I'm not allowed to root, and for the most part, I've done a fairly good job perfecting my poker face when it comes to the athletes and coaches that make up the Telegram coverage area.
Allison Weidner, Alyssa Kosch and coach Bryan Reichmuth take questions from the media after their D-2 championship victory.
Flyers pull away early in the fourth quarter to win their fourth state championship.
