Westside tops Columbus for Class A wrestling title
Westside dethroned Columbus 73-71 in a thrilling Class A final. George Rambour of Columbus and Rudy Glur of Omaha Westside each won gold medals in key bouts as the meet produced dramatic finishes and six CHS grapplers earned state berths.
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Rich
Monahan
Coliseum
Columbus
Lanny Neese
Rambour
CHS
Westside
Lou Miloni
Rudy Glur
Vince Dunbar
Benson
Glur
Rudy
Rick Hotz
Grand Island
Dave Walton
Walton
Kirby Clark
Mike Rinne
Beatrice
Kearney
Dan Clement
Sackett
Clement
Person
Brian Forke
Burke
Fork
Terry Conyers
Omaha Central
Phil Pisasale
Omaha Northwest
Colw
Omaha Benson
Omaha Westside
Ryan Kaufman
Omaha
Mike Renne
Bob McCow
Bellevue
Husker Women Capture Crown In Overtime
Nebraska defeated Wayne State 58-55 in overtime to win the women’s large school state basketball title. Wayne State had previously beaten Nebraska 60-51 in the same double elimination event, ending its three year championship streak.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Wayne State
Huskers
Wildkittens
Fargo
N. C
District Basketball Pairings Highlight Multiple Showdowns
The schedule lists district basketball pairings across Class C and Class B with games set for February 23 to February 24. Notable matchups include St Edward vs Cedar Rapids and Osceola vs Sh, with times ranging from 6:00 to 9:00 PM and winners advancing to central region play. The listing includes schools such as Genoa Fullerton Newman Grove Lindsay Wahoo St. Paul, and Benedict Neb Christian, with venues at Central C and other local sites.
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St. Edward
Cedar Rapids
Genoa
Fullerton
Rye Newman Grove
Lindsay
Mg SF
Madison
Howells
Clarkson
Loganview
Ant Bergan
Scribner
Wahoo Hoomenn
David
Clarks
Malcolm
Osceola
Stromeburg
Oe Mondor
Palmer
Cqsigg
Sra Wiener
Wolbach
Central C
Benedict
Neb. Christian
S. Ho Saberes
Gresham
Bradshow
Polk
Bowling Boulevards Lanes Sunday Night Mixed Results
TV mixed doubles led by Means and Nadrachal with 668 total. Zulkoski Smith upset Labens 191 to 170 in a TV match. Other high scores included Beecham 634 and Nadrachal 597 with several 200s from league and carver entries.
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Boulevard Lanes
Om Means
Betty Nadrachal
Ralph
Dorian Beecham
Millie Zimmer
Ken
Marilyn Nadrachal
Gary
Ann Puckett
Lucille Birkel
Joe
Betty Valencia
Dave Zulkoski
Jeri Smith
Ray
Marilyn Labens
Zulkoski
Smith
Channel 7
Fred Bierman
Tom Shemek
Rena. Ei
Ockitter
Y Rohde
del Triebwasser
Ed Guenther
Glen Brester
List
Gene Elliott
Queen League
Elaine Mossman
Drew's Tire Service
Jackie Schmid
Joeon Walker
Yvonne Mimick
CHS Defeats Northwest In Big Apple Showdown
Columbus High mercy Northwest 68 51 in Nebraska. Todd Trofholz led with scoring, Mark Redrow added key layups, and Jeff Morris contributed 18 points. Northwest outrebounded 35 32 as Tabbert fouled out late. CHS improved to 8 7 while Northwest fell to 6 9.
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Mike Burrows
Columbus High
Omaha
Benson
Bunnies
Omaha North
Boystown
Metro
Omaha Northwest
Nebraska
Northwest
Huskies
Columbus
Todd Trofholz
Jeff Morris
Dan Pensick
Dale Engskov
Dick Koch
Pope
Rick Tabbert
Mark Phillips
Tabbert
Engskov
Pensick
CHS
Redrow
Trofholz
Allen Korte
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An Rson Ones
Bechenhaur
Redrow Seeeeee
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Korte
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Teeenee
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Huston
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Stallworth
Mohrlock
Engskov Tree
Spomer
Tabbert Steer
Et Thiem
Allen
Phillips
Stallworth, L
O'Dowd
Columbus Northwest
Jvs
Borer and Church win gold at Nebraska wrestling meet
Pete Borer of Albion and Dave Church of Clarks captured Class B 132 and Class D 132 crowns at the 48th Nebraska High School Wrestling Championships in Lincoln. Church finished 31-1. Borer improved to 29-0, matching a family gold-winning legacy, as Central City and Albion dominated team standings and several runners-up are noted alongside multiple regional winners.
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Lincoln
Pete Borer
Albion
Dave Church
Clarks
Ken Allen
Daviti City
Mark Lettie
Leigh
University of Nebraska Coliseum
Borer
Bryan Snyder
Ainsworth
Victor Borer
Ted
Tom
Mark
Pete
Kim Richman
Church
Carlos
Mike Herman
Rodney Rice
Palmer
Herman
Robert Rieken
Kenesaw
Steve Simmons
Rieken
Gary Engel
Stromsburg
Dave Ulch
Pea
Engel
Central City
Dave Siegl
Larry Young
Ogallala
Jim Meyer
Leon Haith
Gering
Chadron
Schuyler
North Platte St. Patrick
Winside
David City High
Newman Grove
Howells
Carlik
Harrison
Shelton
Bombers
Norm Manstedt
Osceola
Roger Witte
Cambridge
Scott Pickrel
Stu Schlatz
Alma
Rick Johnson
Gary Kreis
Maywood
Scotus Central Catholic Rout West Point in Centennial Clash
Scotus Central Catholic rolled to an 88-67 victory over West Point Central Catholic in the final Centennial Conference game. Frank Spencer cited strong team defense and key contributions from Tom Sobotka and Steve Heimann, who led with 11 rebounds and 18 points alongside 16 from John Fischer and Sobotka. The Shamrocks built an 18-10 lead early, widened the gap each period, and finished with a 30-point fourth period to seal the win and finish 4-3 in league play.
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CHS
Columbus
Neese
Kirk McAndrew
Craig Person
Jim Sackett
McAndrew
Bob Bousek
Lincoln High
Person
Don Lind
Millard
Sackett
Mike Diehm
Bryan
Westside
John Butler
Butler
Mark Redrow
Trofholz
Discoverers
Morris
Northwest
Mike Spomer
Tabbert
Denny Bargen
Platte County School
Gary Sansoni
Huskie
Darwin O’dowd
Platte College
Mike Trader
Trader
CHL
Mark Jilek
Cave
Dallas Hayes
Cambridge
Church
Darryl Freyer
Ashland
David City
Ken Allen
Ken Thomas
Scribner
Allen
Tom Svoboda
Ted Koehn
Brian Svoboda
Winside
Tom
Leigh
Settie
Stan Rother
Wolbach
Mark
Rother
West Point
Scotus Central Catholic
West Point Central Catholic
Frank Spencer
Sobotka
Ortmeier
Warren
Steve Heimann
Shamrocks
Heimann
Les Nosas
John Fischer
Scotus
Bluejays
Samrocks
Irish
David City Aquinas
Mark Schlecht
Tim Peterson
Ron Schmader
Loup City
TP Hoffman
Reilly Teeters Nasal
Ebner See Eenee
Feehan
Prososki Steer Toole
Seeewee
Sobotke Sneer
Fischer
J. Heimann Kumpftenennee
WPCC
Weeee
Peterson
M. Ritter
Eeeennee
D. Ritter
Eeeenne
Leigh Panthers close regular season with district playoff hope
Leigh ends the regular season 11 7 by beating Dodge 65 55 and Lindsay Holy Family 69 59. Coach Lee Pennington guides Leigh toward district action facing Dodge Tuesday February 24 at 8 15 p m at Loganview with a possible Thursday 8 15 p m matchup against Fremont Bergan or Scribner. Don Wiemer top scores Dodge guard Chris Behrens among losers.
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LEIGH
Downing Dodge
Lindsay Holy Family
Lee Pennington
Panthers
Dodge
Loganview
Fremont Bergan
Scribner
Howells
Clarkson
Mead
Don Wiemer
Tim Prang
Chris Behrens
Lindsay
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John Bradley
Roger Schwenke
Discoverer
Telegram
Rich Gaver
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Mort
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Sadjen
Od Carver
Pat Force
Sy Pensick
Nealson
Doug Johnson
Gene Seem
Rollette L
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Aia Ladies Columbos
Losi Conrad
Monie Hack
Jo Blessen
Rich Pensick
Gary Muth
Mercia Stepane
Gloria Muth
Chadderboxes
Vi Deutsch
Jean Jues
Marcia Stepanek
Dale Marcek
Bob Bennefeld
Bill Anson
Gary Secre
Er Bilstein
Ar Ryba
Mark Settie
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