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Lincoln Journal Star prep sports coverage from in and around Lincoln and Southeast Nebraska.
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Kendal Brigham's mother, Kim, isn't physically here. But she still had a front-row seat for Wahoo's senior night, where Kendal poured in 23 points to lead the Warriors #nebpreps. “I just know she’s here every game.". 📰: 📷:
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Before walking off the PBA floor, Charlie Easley of @PIUSX_BBALL took off his gold medal and handed it to Hayden Higgins, the team’s student manager who is battling Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that weakens a body’s muscles. #nebpreps
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Introducing. the "big" list 🏈. Check out the entire group of Super-State and all-state #nebpreps football teams:
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Xavier Watts was a major reason why Omaha Burke went 13-0 last season and won its first Class A state title. Now, he's the Journal Star's high school boys athlete of the year: #nebpreps
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The best Nebraska has to offer in softball is now the best in the country. Jordyn Bahl struck out 20 batters and Ava Rongisch provided the walk-off hit as Nebraska Gold won the Premier Girls Fastpitch national championship. More #nebpreps details:
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After a 16½-year thrill ride, including the past eight as the sports editor, @LJSSportsGrell's time at the Lincoln Journal Star is coming to a close. His column ⤵️
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Our full Academic All-State list has arrived!. Student-athletes from nearly 200 schools across the state are bing honored for achievement in sports and academics. Check it out ⬇️
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Here it is. Columbus’ (@DiscovererWay) Jaidyn Garrett has broken the state record in the field pole vault, cleaning 13-3 1/4 at the Nebraska Track and Field Festival. #nebpreps
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Welcome to the big leagues!. Norris graduate Jakson Reetz got his first call to the majors Saturday, and then he got his first hit with the Washington Nationals. #nebpreps. More:
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"Talented team, good kids, good students, great athletes. It kind of had a little bit of everything. For me as a coach, I really couldn't have asked for anything more.". After historic run, Todd Petersen is the Journal Star's girls coach of the year.
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A stacked deck: Meet the 2018 Super-State first-teamers in softball. #nebpreps. The full list of Super-Staters and all-staters:
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Just in case you missed it . 🏀. » Boys all-state list: » Girls all-state list: » Meet the boys first-teamers: » Meet the girls first-teamers:
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The full house of cards:. From elite pitchers, to powerful hitters, to defensive stars, get to know the 16 first-team Super-Staters. #nebpreps.
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First. the girls. Here's the "Big List." Super-Staters, all-staters and honorable mentions for all six classes #nebpreps . Dive in ⤵️ .
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When it comes to the 2018-19 boys basketball season, five players stood above the rest and made the @JournalStarNews' Super-State first team. Those five? @akol_33, @DonovanW_, @chucky_hepburn, @CharlieEasley4 and @johntonje1. Meet them here. #nebpreps
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🥎🥎🥎. Year after year, the list of Journal Star Super-State and all-state softball honorees is loaded with talent. 2020 is no different #nebpreps. Check it out here: .
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Wahoo (@wahoopublic) sent Kevin Scheef into the "500-win club" in style with a come-from-behind win: "(It) just makes you reflect and be very fortunate to be at some great schools and be able to coach a lot of great kids over the years." #nebpreps .
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Just like last season, Papillion-La Vista stormed into Hastings with a spotless 34-0 record. Unlike last season, the Monarchs finished the deal in dominating fashion to hoist the Class A softball crown #nebpreps. “Just a different level of hungry.”.
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Five girls basketball players dominated this season, landing on the @JournalStarNews' Super-State first team. Meet @Kenna11s, @jaymelhoran, @_morggaaannnnn, @Lauren_West33 and @daceynelson. #nebpreps
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A former Nebraska QB, the Journal Star's boys coach of the year Matt Turman still exchanges emails with Tom Osborne, particularly after state championship victories, like this season #nebpreps. @ronpowell_ljs on the Omaha Skutt leader's coaching career:
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BOYS BASKETBALL: The Journal Star's Super-State and all-state teams are out. Check out the best of the best from across the state. #nebpreps.
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There was a ton of talent in #nebpreps high school basketball this season. Like, a ton. Introducing the girls and boys basketball all-state honorable mention teams from the Lincoln Journal Star. BOYS: GIRLS:
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A photo story by Francis Gardler of @DonovanW_ sending @lnsathletics to the state tournament with a three-pointer to win the game. #nebpreps
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“This is her favorite time of the year, to come out and have all the kids here. I know she’s with me today.”. Kendal Brigham, Wahoo teammates win an emotional 3,200-meter relay in Class B. #nebpreps.
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𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 . The 2021 Journal Star Super-State, all-state softball teams and honorable-mention honors 🥎. With another season brought another year of standout performances. Here's the best of the best . #nebpreps
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3 Super-State teams. 12 all-state teams. Honorable mentions. A closer look at the best of the best on the prep hardwood #nebpreps. Check it out here:
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More than 5,000 student-athletes from across the state were honored by the Lincoln Journal Star for Academic All-State, which recognizes achievement in sports and academics. Check out the statewide list #nebpreps.
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The best of the best: A look at the Journal Star's 2019 Super-State and all-state teams, as well as honorable-mention honorees. #nebpreps .
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ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS: Meet the 2019 @JournalStarNews' boys state basketball all-tournament teams for each class. #nebpreps
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The Journal Star's 2018 Super-State and all-state softball teams
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📸📸📸. We couldn't use all of the photos from the first-team Super-State shoot in print, but, well, they're too good not to share. So, we packaged them up #nebpreps . Scroll through them here:
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JUST IN: Jordyn Bahl is Gatorade's national softball player of the year after capping an unforgettable career with a head-turning senior campaign — "This sport has taken me to places I never even dreamed of.". More #nebpreps here: .
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Getting it done in the classroom and the field. Presenting the Journal Star's 2020-21 Academic All-State list, which recognizes student-athletes from nearly 215 schools across the state. More #nebpreps here: .
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No. 6️⃣2️⃣7️⃣. John Larsen becomes the winningest coach in girls state basketball history with Crete's (@CRETEGIRLSBBALL) win over Aurora. More #nebpreps here:
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Introducing . the first-team Super-Staters! Some can hit, some can pitch, some do both. All do what they do at an elite level in a state that has no shortage of talent on the baseball diamond #nebpreps. Here's our 2021 list: .
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"It's got to be the most overall dominating season by any Nebraska high school player ever.". How Super-State honorary captain Jordyn Bahl put together quite possibly the greatest season in state history #nebpreps.
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🚨 The 2021-22 Super-State, all-state and honorable-mention honorees. And now the girls. As usual, this list is packed with talent, from Class A to Class D-2, from Lincoln to Bridgeport, here's who shined brightest. More #nebpreps here:
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“This has been one of the greatest loves of my adult life.". From Army paratrooper to girls soccer coach, Lincoln East's (@EastSpartans) Chuck Morgan retires from coaching, writes @LJSSportsWagner. #nebpreps
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Holy smokes Links do it. Lincoln High finishes two spots ahead of Southwest in fast heat to finish fourth. First heat results push Silver Hawks to seventh. Links Class A state team champs by .5 of a point #nebpreps
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🥎🥎🥎. Introducing our 2022 Super-State, all-state softball teams and honorable-mention honorees! We've got a list packed full of talent. More #nebpreps here:
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#nebpreps The father-son, coach-player duo has been linked together since Cedric picked up a football. And now, he's trying to lead the Links in the Class A playoffs starting Friday. Story:
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David City’s (@DC_Scouts) Dylan Vodicka didn’t want to stay on the mat after winning his second straight state title. He wanted to embrace his mom in Section 123. Vodicka's father passed away in December: “He’d be so proud.”
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JUST IN: Norris girls basketball (@NorrisTitanGBB) coach Mark Hagerman is stepping down #nebpreps . In 21 years, he led the Titans to 17 state tournament appearances, including a trip to the state semifinals last week.
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩. It's time. Check out a full listing of the Journal Star's 2019 Super-State and all-state football teams #nebpreps .
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"We have a lot of talent and a lot of fight in us. It was awesome to win that and prove ourselves out there.". Nebraska Gold's star-studded team having a blast showing it can hang — and beat — the nation's best. #nebpreps. More from @LJSSportsGrell:
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Liem Chot, who had a decorated high school career highlighted by three state titles at North Star (@lnsathletics), will continue his cross country and track career at Temple. More #nebpreps here:
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We asked Waverly to recreate its portion of last week's wild finish vs. Blair. Vikes happily obliged. #nebpreps @ryanreeder44 @145activities
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And now, the boys. "Big List" time. Super-Staters, all-staters and honorable mentions for all six classes #nebpreps. Check it out ⤵️.
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Super-State boys basketball: Meet the first-teamers who stepped up their games
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Gig 'em: Three Lincoln natives making themselves at home, flourishing at Texas A&M
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“There’s a lot of people that come into high school and maybe they have one sport or two sports and could be OK at another two or one. My advice is just do it.". Jaden Ferguson writes a success story, in sports and academics, at Southwest #nebpreps.
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High school basketball in Nebraska begins play this week, but not in Lancaster County. Without hard evidence from local government and health leaders on their decision, @LJSSportsGrell suggests more transparency. Read the column here:.
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National high school activities body encourages schools to safely move forward with fall sports #nebpreps.
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No. 1 Wahoo 70, No. 4 Winnebago 66, OT. Congratulations to @wahoopublic. State champs for an 11th time. #nebpreps
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Some of them make head-turning plays with the ball, others clear the path in the trenches. But all of them are talented. Introducing the first-team Super-State offense #nebpreps.
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High school softball played through a pandemic. The 2020 season won't soon be forgotten. Meet this season's first-team softball Super-Staters. Scroll through some of the top #nebpreps performers here:.
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Omaha Skutt (@SkuttCatholic) becomes first-ever Class B school to complete a perfect football-hoops run, topping Omaha Roncalli (@RCHSBoysBBall) in the state basketball final #nebpreps . Quick recap from Pinnacle Bank Arena:.
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The No. 3 Bluejays jersey is a Jacobsen family heirloom now worn by Dane — "It’s spent a lot of hours in our house and in our washing machine.”
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🏆 "𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙞𝙣.". In a moment everyone expected the @GoBluejays1 star to shoot, the "super kid" instead passed to Evan Shepard. Then? A classic state tourney moment ensued #nebpreps . Updated story ➡️
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WAHOO'S PERFECT: The Warriors capped their perfect season with a state title in Class C-1, beating St. Paul in five sets. 📸:
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After never hitting a homer in high school, Talon Little finds a record-setting power switch at Doane #nebpreps.
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🚨 Student-athletes from nearly 200 schools across the state are being honored by the Lincoln Journal Star for Academic All-State!. Here's the full list .
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🏈 | 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧-𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚. We reveal our big list that includes all classes, from A to six-man, and shines a spotlight on those who burned the brightest this football season. #nebpreps
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It's no surprise that each member of the first-team Super-State girls basketball group played at the state tournament this month. #nebpreps. Maly. Markowski. McCabe. Horan. Weidner. Meet the crew — and the courts that honed their skill. Read:
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𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 🏈. The best of the best in the Capital City. Full offense and defense and honorable mentions ⬇️.
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Nebraska will again be represented on one of the Olympics' biggest stages. Maggie Malone, a Fillmore Central grad, secured her second Olympic bid by winning the women's javelin at the U.S. Trials on Saturday in Oregon. More on Malone: #nebpreps
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Academic All-State: Crete's Moore knows only one gear when it comes to sports, school work
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Meet the 2018 high school football Super-State and all-state football teams from the Journal Star. Super-State first and second teams, as well as all-state offensive and defensive teams for each class, paired with honorary captains for each. #nebpreps
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After further review, Omaha Burke's Emma Rosonke sets all-class record in softball #nebpreps.
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Dumont's red-hot start at the plate helping key dominating stretch for top-ranked Papio:
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" . when I was (at South Dakota State), it just felt like the place I wanted to be. "It was my home away from home.". Papillion-La Vista junior catcher Brooke Dumont commits to SDSU. #nebpreps.
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Ava Legrand (@PLSouthTitanVb) is the first-team Super-State captain! . Legrand led the charge as the Titans won their second state title with her piloting the offense at the setter position #nebpreps. More on Legrand ➡️
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🏈 | 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩-𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧-𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨. Now, the defense. We've got forceful tacklers, ball hawks, run-stoppers and more in this list of defenders no one wanted to line up against this season. #nebpreps .
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JUST IN: Lincoln Southwest's Mark Watt, the all-time winningest softball coach in state history, announced he is retiring after 20 seasons #nebpreps. He led the Silver Hawks to four state championships, including in 2021.
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The Journal Star's all-class all-tournament team:. Lauren West (@MNmustangGBB).Nicole Avila-Ambrosi (@MNmustangGBB).Jaden Ferguson (@LSWGBB).Whitney Brown (@GINW_GBB).Morgan Maly (@CRETEGIRLSBBALL) #nebpreps. Check out the full teams here:.
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Alyssa Gappa was cut from a club softball team eight years ago for "not being a good hitter." . The Omaha Northwest senior, fresh off a .714 batting average with seven homers, announced her commitment to Creighton #nebpreps . ICYMI:
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Record-setting 400 relay team could set tone for Links' title run
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Britt Prince and Inia Jones have a lot in common when it comes to basketball. They're both point guards, and they both have Division I offers before their freshman years of high school #nebpreps. "It hit me, and I’m not going to lie, I broke down crying.”.
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And now, the full list of who shined the brightest in another memorable season on the court in this volleyball-crazed state #nebpreps. Super-Staters, all-staters, honorable mentions . all here ⤵️
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A little late but Crete closes out Seward 12-2 in 6 inn. for first Class B state softball title #nebpreps
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“Thank God Crete was very persistent": John Larsen was done with coaching. Then the Cardinal community stepped in. The rest? Well, you know the rest #nebpreps . @LJSSportsGrell on the legendary coach after Crete's (@CRETEGIRLSBBALL) state title win: .
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Only 7.2% of pro baseball players are Black. In a few weeks, Lincoln East's Jeter Worthley will take part in an event that aims to change that.
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Ashland-Greenwood's Kiara Libal is known to have a routine. But when defenders conformed to her play style, she adapted seamlessly #nebpreps.
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First-team Super-State defense: @gnelson763, @epipe71, @hickmanchris1, @cadenjohnson53, @nickhenrich_42, @GarrettSnodgras, @CadenMcCormack7, @Ldreimer2, @TaeGrix, @_dickerson1, @BailyDarnell, @TysonGordon18, @James_burks_157, @alfordisaiah_3 & @Grant_Det.
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