2016-2017 NSAA Record Book FALL ACTIVITIES-- Cross Country Football Golf-Girls Play Production Softball Tennis-Boys Unified Sports-Bowling Volleyball WINTER ACTIVITIES-- Girls Basketball Boys Basketball Speech Swimming & Diving Wrestling/Dual Wrestling SPRING ACTIVITIES-- Baseball Golf-Boys Journalism Music-District Soccer Tennis-Girls Track & Field OTHER-- Awards Distinguished Service Outstanding Service The NSAA Cup Participation Statistics Parade of Champions NSAA Board of Directors District I Mark Norvell, Fillmore Central District I Wendy Henrichs, Lincoln East District II Dr. Bob Reznicek, Boys Town District II Nolan Beyer, Millard Public Schools District III Jay Bellar, Battle Creek District IV Dan Keyser, Sutherland District V Alan Garey, Medicine Valley District VI Dr. Troy Unzicker, Alliance NSAA Executive Staff Dr. Jim Tenopir, Executive Director Debra Velder, Associate Director Jennifer Schwartz, Assistant Director Jon Dolliver, Assistant Director Nate Neuhaus, Assistant Director Ron Higdon, Assistant Director Dan Masters, Assistant Director Jeff Stauss, Assistant Director NSAA MISSION STATEMENT The public and non-public high schools of Nebraska voluntarily agreed to form the Nebraska School Activities Association for the following purposes: To formulate and make policies which will cultivate high ideals of citizenship, fair competition, sportsmanship and teamwork which will complement the member schools curriculum programs. To foster uniformity of standards in interscholastic activity competition. To organize, develop, direct and regulate an interscholastic activity program which is equitable and will protect and promote the health and physical welfare of all participants.
CROSS COUNTRY The NSAA Cross Country Championships were held in Kearney on October 21, 2016. Ron Higdon, NSAA Assistant Director, served as the meet director. The Kearney Country Club course was 5,000 meters for boys and 5,000 meters for girls. There were four districts in Classes A, B and C with the top three teams and top-15 individuals qualifying for the state championships. Class D had six districts with the top three teams and top-15 individuals qualifying for the state meet. Attendance: 6,408. Class A Boys Team Scores 1. Millard West, 78 2. Fremont, 80 3. Creighton Preparatory, 119 4. Lincoln Southeast, 129 5. Papillion-La Vista South, 160 6. Lincoln Southwest, 163 7. Omaha Westside, 169 8. Lincoln Pius X, 172 9. Lincoln Northeast, 189 10. Millard South, 227 11. Kearney, 274 12. Millard North, 284 Class A Boys Medal Winners 1. Seth Hirsch, 12, Millard West, 15:04.9 2. Milo Greder, 12, Omaha Westside, 15:37.6 3. Jose Gonzalez, 10, Fremont, 15:59.5 4. Jacob Ralston, 11, Papillion-La Vista South, 16:01.0 5. Longins Kouri, 12, Grand Island, 16:03.8 6. John Quigley, 11, Millard West, 16:05.5 7. Alexander Tollinger, 12, Omaha Central, 16:08.5 8. Ryan Eastman, 11, Creighton Preparatory, 16:16.1 9. Tyler Taubenheim, 11, Lincoln Pius X, 16:16.3 10. Abram Turner, 12, Lincoln Southeast, 16:16.4 11. John Slagle, 11, Creighton Preparatory, 16:17.1 12. Noah Rasmussen, 12, Millard South, 16:17.4 13. Ethan Goldner, 10, Omaha Westside, 16:17.7 14. Matthew Thurston, 12, Kearney, 16:19.2 15. Evan Johnson, 12, Lincoln Southeast, 16:22.9 Class B Boys Team Scores 1. South Sioux City/Ponca, 33 2. Mount Michael Benedictine, 65 3. Norris, 78 4. Omaha Gross Catholic, 81 5. Blair, 89 6. Lexington, 90 7. Aurora, 110 8. Columbus, 125 9. Sidney, 130 10. Gretna, 133 11. Gering, 147 12. Seward, 158 Class B Boys Medal Winners 1. Abdulkadir Mohamed, 12, South Sioux City/ Ponca, 16:15.7 2. Osman Geele, 12, South Sioux City/Ponca, 16:26.1 3. Nick Carson, 12, Mount Michael Benedictine, 16:30.7 4. Jackson Larsen, 11, Omaha Gross Catholic, 16:36.9 5. Peyton Hottovy, 12, Mount Michael Benedictine, 16:41.6 6. Luke Stuckey, 11, York, 16:42.5 7. Grant Moody, 11, Aurora, 16:48.7 8. Evan Wick, 12, Blair, 16:50.5 9. Joshua Starr, 12, Norris, 16:51.1 10. Xavier Arellano, 11, Gering, 16:51.8 11. Alec Wick, 12, Blair, 16:54.0 12. Christopher Casart, 12, Plattsmouth, 16:56.2 13. Joshua Hergenreder, 12, Scottsbluff, 16:56.7 14. Damian Ramirez, 11, Lexington, 16:58.7 15. Zekariya Abdela, 10, South Sioux City/ Ponca, 17:07.3 Class C Boys Team Scores 1. Holdrege, 46 2. Wahoo, 47 3. Columbus Scotus, 62 4. Minden, 64 5. Columbus Lakeview, 100 6. Boys Town, 100 7. Syracuse, 101 8. Fort Calhoun, 116 9. Ogallala, 145 10. Kearney Catholic, 174 11. Cozad, 178 12. O Neill, 193 Class C Boys Medal Winners 1. Aidan Wheelock, 10, Minden, 16:41.5 2. Nathan Ostdiek, 12, Columbus Scotus, 16:46.6 3. Brian Santiago, 11, Hartington, 16:56.7 4. Ryan Volin, 12, Wahoo, 17:12.2 5. Jason Landin, 11, Boys Town, 17:21.5 6. Keegan Pope, 12, Syracuse, 17:27.3 7. Gavin Klein, 11, Holdrege, 17:28.3 8. Tyler Peterson, 10, Holdrege, 17:30.0 9. Colton Folkers, 11, Fort Calhoun, 17:33.6 10. Jack Lindgren, 11, Ogallala, 17:33.6 11. Elliott Thomazin, 10, Columbus Scotus, 17:36.6 12. Grant Crockett, 9, Wahoo, 17:37.6 13. Kyle Leafty, 12, Falls City, 17:38.2 14. Jacobi Swanson, 11, Wahoo, 17:43.2 15. Seth Wiebelhaus, 11, Hartington, 17:43.2 2 Class D Boys Team Scores 1. Norfolk Catholic, 61 2. Malcolm, 68 3. Stanton, 75 4. Ainsworth, 77 5. Dundy County Stratton, 83 6. Crofton, 109 7. Thayer Central, 135 8. Yutan, 165 9. Bridgeport, 166 10. Doniphan-Trumbull, 185 11. Plainview, 187 12. East Butler, 191 13. Boyd County, 196 14. Kimball, 202 15. McCool Junction, 210 16. Gibbon, 235 17. Bertrand/Loomis, 263 18. ECO (Elm Creek/Overton), 282 Class D Boys Medal Winners 1. Jonah Heng, 12, Norfolk Catholic, 16:55.1 2. Trenton Cadwallader, 12, Stanton, 16:58.0 3. Jake Neuhalfen, 12, Crofton, 17:03.8 4. Benjamin Arens, 10, Ainsworth, 17:17.0 5. Brandon Barker, 12, Kimball, 17:20.8 6. Mason Timm, 11, Yutan, 17:27.0 7. Ty Shaw, 11, Malcolm, 17:27.7 8. Riley Nichols, 12, ECO (Elm Creek/Overton), 17:27.7 9. Bailey Peckham, 12, Dundy County Stratton, 17:28.0 10. Devyn Beekman, 10, Malcolm, 17:28.7 11. Gage Delimont, 10, Ainsworth, 17:29.3 12. Trevor Doffin, 12, Stanton, 17:33.3 13. Brentyn Wetovick, 10, Fullerton, 17:38.3 14. Declan Jeffries, 11, Bridgeport, 17:40.6 15. Jacob Sinsel, 11, Ainsworth, 17:47.0
Class A Girls Team Scores 1. Millard West, 53 2. Lincoln East, 79 3. Kearney, 90 4. Papillion-La Vista South, 98 5. Millard South, 150 6. Lincoln North Star, 154 7. Lincoln Pius X, 190 8. Omaha Marian, 205 9. Lincoln Southwest, 221 10. Omaha Central, 225 11. Lincoln High, 228 12. Omaha Burke, 282 Class A Girls Medal Winners 1. Taylor Somers, 12, Millard South, 18:54.5 2. Anna Jennings, 9, Papillion-La Vista South, 19:02.8 3. Rita Schnacker, 12, Kearney, 19:13.7 4. Kaitlynn Johnson, 12, Millard West, 19:17.4 5. Abby Heffner, 10, Millard West, 19:18.2 6. Gabrielle McGinn, 11, Millard West, 19:23.4 7. Abigail Schmidt, 9, Lincoln East, 19:27.7 8. Tasneem Ali, 12, Lincoln North Star, 19:28.3 9. Madison Muma, 10, Lincoln East, 19:29.5 10. Laura Martin, 9, Lincoln Pius X, 19:33.7 11. Chloe Heller, 9, Lincoln Southeast, 19:33.7 12. Lorelei Hayden, 9, Millard South, 19:37.1 13. Diana Lado Andrea, 12, Lincoln North Star, 19:37.6 14. Megan Means, 11, Norfolk, 19:37.8 15. Hannah Ray, 9, Lincoln Northeast, 19:41.1 Class B Girls Team Scores 1. Aurora, 36 2. Elkhorn South, 46 3. Scottsbluff, 60 4. Gering, 75 5. Sidney, 97 6. Omaha Skutt Catholic, 100 7. Columbus, 114 8. Elkhorn, 125 9. Beatrice, 126 10. Plattsmouth, 136 11. Blair, 168 12. Omaha Mercy, 212 CROSS COUNTRY (continued) Class B Girls Medal Winners 1. Mazie Larsen, 11, Gretna, 18:32.5 2. Whitney Riesen, 12, Scottsbluff, 19:15.8 3. Rebekah Rawlings, 12, Gering, 19:22.3 4. Jonna Bart, 12, Aurora, 19:36.2 5. Tukker Romey, 9, Gering, 19:48.0 6. Ally Pachunka, 11, Omaha Skutt Catholic, 19:50.2 7. Kennedy Krejdl, 11, Aurora, 19:54.1 8. Emily Johnson, 12, Elkhorn South, 19:55.7 9. Annabella Wiles, 9, Elkhorn South, 19:57.3 10. Madison Bahe, 12, Northwest, 19:58.1 11. Allison Goos, 12, Columbus, 19:59.6 12. Kaylee Bentley, 11, Scottsbluff, 20:12.5 13. Hannah Pollan, 10, Elkhorn, 20:12.6 14. Autumn Graham, 12, Plattsmouth, 20:17.8 15. Maya Nachtigal, 10, Aurora, 20:26.1 Class C Girls Team Scores 1. Columbus Scotus, 58 2. Fort Calhoun, 61 3. Holdrege, 69 4. Bishop Neumann, 80 5. Wayne, 95 6. Omaha Concordia, 98 7. Adams Central, 109 8. Cozad, 110 9. Hartington, 114 10. Mitchell, 116 11. Minden, 146 12. Platteview, 172 Class C Girls Medal Winners 1. Taya Skelton, 10, Fort Calhoun, 19:34.0 2. Ashley Kroese, 9, Milford, 19:54.4 3. Kenzie Hurlbert, 9, Holdrege, 20:01.7 4. Christina Soto-Stopak, 12, Boone Central/ Newman Grove, 20:22.9 5. Sophia Conant, 11, Adams Central, 20:26.5 6. Breana Lassek, 9, Columbus Scotus, 20:34.5 7. Avery McKennan, 10, Fort Calhoun, 20:37.4 8. Zoe Ritz, 12, Ord, 20:39.2 9. Lucia McKeag, 10, Ogallala, 20:42.5 10. Alyssum Janke, 10, Omaha Concordia, 20:42.9 11. Hannah Leonard, 10, Wayne, 20:43.3 12. Shaye Stall, 12, Fairbury, 20:44.3 13. Ashley Burkholder, 11, Cozad, 20:44.9 14. Madison Coufal, 12, Bishop Neumann, 20:46.6 15. Baylee Barnett, 11, Holdrege, 20:47.9 Class D Girls Team Scores 1. Aquinas Catholic, 71 2. Ainsworth, 82 3. McCool Junction, 85 4. Malcolm, 94 5. Norfolk Catholic, 108 6. Hastings St. Cecilia, 132 7. Crofton, 133 8. North Central (Rock County/Keya Paha County), 136 9. Stanton, 139 10. Harvard, 177 11. Wilber-Clatonia, 179 12. Hitchcock County, 190 13. Elwood, 191 14. Plainview, 217 15. Bridgeport, 218 16. North Platte St. Patrick s, 231 17. Ravenna, 261 18. Shelton, 290 Class D Girls Medal Winners 1. Rylee Rice, 9, Ainsworth, 18:34.3 2. Cameron Hucke, 12, Hastings St. Cecilia, 19:14.0 3. Haley Arens, 11, Crofton, 19:35.0 4. Madison Lambley, 12, Dundy County Stratton, 19:47.1 5. Madison Quist, 12, Doniphan-Trumbull, 20:01.0 6. Kaitlyn Roach, 9, Doniphan-Trumbull, 20:04.2 7. Amanda Aerts, 9, East Butler, 20:16.5 8. Tiffany Dickau, 11, Elwood, 20:24.3 9. Emily Pogue, 11, Yutan, 20:34.1 10. Sable Lambley, 9, Dundy County Stratton, 20:36.0 11. Audrey Stelling, 10, Norfolk Catholic, 20:36.2 12. Amanda Mote, 11, Hitchcock County, 20:45.7 13. Bree Eisenhauer, 9, Bloomfield, 20:47.2 14. Elizabeth Fields, 9, Harvard, 20:49.0 15. Alexandria Frasher, 10, Aquinas Catholic, 20:58.5 Championship Coaches Class A Boys-Millard West, Colin Johnston Class A Girls-Millard West, Colin Johnston Class B Boys-South Sioux City/Ponca, Sean Fitzsimmons Class B Girls-Aurora, Ron Haden/Tony Sigler Class C Boys-Holdrege, Steph Fuehrer Class C Girls-Columbus Scotus, Merlin Lahm Class D Boys-Norfolk Catholic, Doug Zoucha Class D Girls-Aquinas Catholic, John Svec Gold Medal Champions Male Seth Hirsch, 12, Millard West, 15:04.9 Female Mazie Larsen, 11, Gretna, 18:32.5 3
FOOTBALL The 2016 NSAA Football Playoffs began on Thursday, October 27 for Classes D1 and D2. Thirty-two teams qualified for the playoffs in D1 and D2. Second-round games were scheduled for Wednesday, November 2. Playoff rounds for D1 and D2 continued with the quarterfinals on November 8. D1 and D2 semifinals were on Monday, November 14. Classes A, B, C1 and C2 qualified 16 for the playoffs and played their first-round games on October 28 and their second-round games on November 4. Class A, B, C1 and C2 semifinals were played on November 11. Championship finals for all classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the 21st consecutive year. Classes D1, D2 and A played their championship finals on November 21, while C1, C2 and B played November 22. Attendance for state finals: 15,312. Class A was made up of the 28 largest schools playing football. The top three teams in the four districts and the next four teams with the highest wild-card point average advanced to the playoffs. The next 32 largest schools were Class B. The eight district champions and the next eight teams with the highest wild-card point average made the playoffs. The next 43 schools were Class C1. The remaining schools playing 11-man football (44) were Class C2. Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 53 in D1 and 54 in D2. Eleven schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit. In Classes C1 and C2 the eight district champions and the next 8 teams with the highest wild-card point average qualified for the playoffs. In Classes D1 and D2 the 10 district champions and the next 22 teams with the highest wild-card point average qualified for the playoffs. CLASS A Omaha North 57, Lincoln Southwest 10 Kearney 17, Grand Island 0 Lincoln East 24, Lincoln Southeast 21 Omaha Burke 42, Lincoln Pius X 14 Millard North 42, Omaha Westside 14 Creighton Preparatory 35, Norfolk 31 Millard West 35, Papillion-La Vista South 10 Bellevue West 55, Lincoln High 34 Quarterfinals Omaha North 54, Kearney 14 Lincoln East 27, Omaha Burke 24 Creighton Preparatory 35, Millard North 21 Bellevue West 63, Millard West 42 Omaha North 41, Lincoln East 28 Bellevue West 55, Creighton Preparatory 17 Bellevue West 43, Omaha North 6 Championship Coach: Michael Huffman CLASS B Elkhorn South 55, Omaha Gross Catholic 7 Aurora 24, York 7 Blair 38, Scottsbluff 35 McCook 48, Northwest 7 Omaha Skutt Catholic 47, Bennington 20 Norris 42, Elkhorn 24 Beatrice 54, Columbus 31 Gretna 43, Omaha Roncalli Catholic 7 2016 Football Results 4 Quarterfinals Elkhorn South 42, Aurora 13 McCook 38, Blair 0 Omaha Skutt Catholic 35, Norris 28 Gretna 48, Beatrice 21 Elkhorn South 42, McCook 41 (2OT) Omaha Skutt Catholic 30, Gretna 20 Elkhorn South 34, Omaha Skutt Catholic 32 Championship Coach: Guy Rosenberg CLASS C1 Bishop Neumann 49, Syracuse 0 Ogallala 33, Chase County 14 Kearney Catholic 33, Columbus Scotus 30 Wahoo 36, Gothenburg 14 O Neill 45, Columbus Lakeview 20 Aquinas Catholic 35, Norfolk Catholic 27 Boys Town 54, Fairbury 34 Arlington 44, Omaha Concordia 42 (OT) Quarterfinals Bishop Neumann 62, Ogallala 21 Kearney Catholic 41, Wahoo 25 O Neill 15, Aquinas Catholic 12 Boys Town 25, Arlington 0 Bishop Neumann 41, Kearney Catholic 17 O Neill 27, Boys Town 13 O Neill 39, Bishop Neumann 22 Championship Coach: Brock Eichelberger
2016 Football Results (continued) CLASS C2 Yutan 34, Centennial 6 St. Paul 15, Hershey 14 Hartington Cedar Catholic 21, North Platte St. Patrick s 6 Wilber-Clatonia 21, Stanton 6 Battle Creek 35, Sutton 0 Oakland-Craig 26, Doniphan-Trumbull 7 Crofton 51, Central City 7 Valentine 41, Cross County 0 Quarterfinals Yutan 39, St. Paul 7 Wilber-Clatonia 27, Hartington Cedar Catholic 0 Battle Creek 49, Oakland-Craig 21 Crofton 27, Valentine 20 Wilber-Clatonia 19, Yutan 6 Crofton 19, Battle Creek 14 Wilber-Clatonia 20, Crofton 0 Championship Coach: Lynn Jurgens CLASS D1 Palmer 56, Amherst 15 Alma 44, Hemingford 32 West Holt 32, Dundy County Stratton 30 CWCE (Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing) 54, Sutherland 12 Elm Creek 36, Cambridge 12 Medicine Valley 29, Kenesaw 20 Burwell 55, South Loup 7 Perkins County 70, Bertrand 6 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 60, Clearwater/Orchard, 18 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 42, Pender 34 East Butler 34, High Plains Community 0 Heartland 44, Nebraska Lutheran 36 Lourdes Central Catholic 52, Clarkson/Leigh 8 Howells-Dodge 48, Johnson-Brock 24 Tri County 66, Hartington-Newcastle 26 Creighton 68, Diller-Odell 6 Second Round Palmer 50, Alma 20 CWCE (Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing) 36, West Holt 21 Elm Creek 42, Medicine Valley 20 Burwell 33, Perkins County 30 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 53, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 18 Heartland 70, East Butler 42 Lourdes Central Catholic 42, Howells-Dodge 36 Creighton 76, Tri County 13 Quarterfinals Palmer 68, CWCE (Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing) 41 Burwell 28, Elm Creek 0 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 56, Heartland 34 Creighton 90, Lourdes Central Catholic 54 Burwell 26, Palmer 24 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 48, Creighton 44 Burwell 47, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 18 Championship Coach: Luke Gideon CLASS D2 Osceola 67, Sterling 30 Falls City Sacred Heart 75, Friend 0 Bloomfield 62, Exeter-Milligan 8 Lawrence-Nelson 50, Mead 14 Humphrey St. Francis 56, Emerson-Hubbard 12 Wynot 44, Fullerton 16 Randolph 28, Osmond 14 BDS (Bruning-Davenport/Shickley) 54, Allen 13 Twin Loup (Sargent/Loup County) 46, Wauneta-Palisade 14 Garden County 54, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 35 St. Mary s 54, Eustis-Farnam 6 Blue Hill 43, Paxton 14 Loomis 42, North Central (Rock County/Keya Paha County) 34 Ansley/Litchfield 58, Arapahoe 26 Sandhills/Thedford 49, Giltner 14 Mullen 70, Crawford 6 Second Round Falls City Sacred Heart 34, Osceola 28 Bloomfield 50, Lawrence-Nelson 20 Humphrey St. Francis 48, Wynot 36 BDS (Bruning-Davenport/Shickley) 70, Randolph 30 Twin Loup (Sargent/Loup County) 59, Garden County 6 Blue Hill 42, St. Mary s 14 Ansley/Litchfield 65, Loomis 20 Sandhills/Thedford 34, Mullen 26 Quarterfinals Falls City Sacred Heart 46, Bloomfield 12 BDS (Bruning-Davenport/Shickley) 22, Humphrey St. Francis 14 Twin Loup 29, Blue Hill 27 Sandhills/Thedford 61, Ansley/Litchfield 25 Falls City Sacred Heart 16, BDS 12 Twin Loup 18, Sandhills/Thedford 8 Falls City Sacred Heart 44, Twin Loup 28 Championship Coach: Doug Goltz 5
GIRLS GOLF One hundred and forty-one schools registered for girls golf in 2016. There were four districts in Class A, four in Class B and five in Class C. The top three teams and 10 individuals, including ties, from each district participated in the 2016 Girls State Golf Championships. The state championships were held October 10 & 11. The Norfolk Country Club hosted the Class A Championships, while Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus hosted Class B. Class C was played in North Platte at the Lake Maloney Golf Course. NSAA Assistant Director, Jon Dolliver served as championship director. Class A Team Results 1. Papillion-La Vista, 721 2. Lincoln Southwest, 731 3. Elkhorn South, 735 4. Millard North, 743 5. Omaha Marian, 745 6. Lincoln Pius X, 751 7. Norfolk, 770 8. Millard West, 781 9. Kearney, 782 10. Grand Island, 783 11. Lincoln East, 791 12. North Platte, 800 Class A Girls Medal Winners 1. Megan Whittaker, 11, Elkhorn South, 82-74-156 2. Nia Station, 12, Omaha Burke, 81-77-158 3. Spencer Roach, 12, Papillion-La Vista 79-81-160 4. Grace Rasmussen, 12, Millard South, 80-84-164 T5. Lidia Jons, 12, Lincoln Southwest, 89-79-168 T5. Allison Temple, 12, Norfolk, 85-83-168 T7. Morgan Lashley, 12, North Platte, 87-82-169 T7. Madeline Murray, 12, Kearney, 87-82-169 9. Grace McMinn, 12, Omaha Marian, 84-87-171 10. Aspen Luebbe, 10, Columbus, 84-88-172 11. Alyson Kuehn, 11, Lincoln Pius X, 88-85-173 T12. Sydney Irlbeck, 12, Millard North, 89-85-174 T12. Peyton Savington, 11, Papillion-La Vista, 84-90-174 T14. Alexis Rose, 11, Omaha Westside, 91-85-176 T14. Rachel Brader, 12, Millard North, 86-90-176 Class A Championship Team Members Papillion-La Vista: Spencer Roach, 12, 79-81-160; Mackenzee Holloway, 10, 97-98-195; Julia Paschal, 12, 99-96-195; Peyton Savington, 11, 84-90-174; Narcisa Gibson-Martines, 12, 96-107-203. Class B Team Results 1. Omaha Duchesne Academy, 668 2. McCook, 724 3. Scottsbluff, 730 4. Omaha Skutt Catholic, 754 5. Aurora, 769 6. Elkhorn, 782 7. Gretna, 792 8. York, 793 9. Gering, 815 10. Norris, 832 11. Beatrice, 834 12. Bennington, 842 Class B Girls Medal Winners 1. Kirsten Baete, 12, Beatrice, 82-75-157 2. Kendra Placke, 11, Seward, 81-81-162 3. Kristin Goertz, 11, Omaha Duchesne Academy, 81-82-163 4. Anna Boor, 10, Omaha Duchesne Academy, 85-79-164 5. Shelby Poynter, 11, Scottsbluff, 85-80-165 6. Maggie Elliott, 12, Omaha Skutt Catholic, 84-82-166 7. Danica Badura, 9, Aurora, 87-80-167 T8. Hannah Kohl, 12, McCook, 88-82-170 T8. Elyse Keller, 12, Adams Central, 79-91-170 10. Emma Alexander, 11, Sidney, 88-83-171 11. Kirsten Nelson, 11, Omaha Duchesne Academy, 89-83-172 12. Kacee Samway, 12, McCook, 84-89-173 13. Sam Redfern, 12, York, 88-86-174 14. Kara Pelster, 12, Omaha Duchesne Academy, 85-92-177 15. Lauren Goertz, 9, Omaha Duchesne Academy, 94-84-178 Class B Championship Team Members Omaha Duchesne Academy: Kristin Goertz, 11, 81-82-163; Kara Pelster, 12, 85-92-177; Anna Boor, 10, 85-79-164; Lauren Goertz, 9, 94-84-178; Kirsten Nelson, 11, 89-83-172. Class C Team Results 1. Ogallala, 730 2. Battle Creek, 762 3. Cozad, 767 4. Kearney Catholic, 778 5. Broken Bow, 780 6. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 784 7. Norfolk Catholic, 796 8. Chadron, 799 T9. Columbus Scotus, 802 T9. Bayard, 802 11. Lincoln Lutheran, 842 12. Omaha Brownell Talbot, 869 13. Lincoln Christian, 874 14. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, 890 15. Shelby-Rising City, 892 Class C Girls Medal Winners 1. Lacie Fox, 12, West Point-Beemer, 75-70-145 T2. Morgan Thiele, 12, Kearney Catholic, 79-75-154 T2. Ricki Hickstein, 11, Chadron, 77-77-154 4. Kaylei Becker, 12, Cozad, 80-75-155 5. Amanda Fay, 12, Grand Island Central Catholic, 88-76-164 6. Paige Peters, 10, TC (Pender/Bancroft- Rosalie), 78-87-165 T7. Taylor Finke, 12, Battle Creek, 87-81-168 T7. Erika Smith, 12, Lincoln Lutheran, 82-86-168 9. Kira Mestl, 11, Ogallala, 85-87-172 T10. Taylor Van Ostrand, 9, Lincoln Christian, 91-84-175 T10. Kenzey Kanno, 10, Mitchell, 85-90-175 12. Sherridan Bancroft, 11, Valentine, 83-93-176 T13. Emerson Belitz, 12, Columbus Scotus, 89-88-177 T13. Abigail Cornelius, 10, Cozad, 88-89-177 15. Harley Hiltibrand, 9, Ogallala, 88-90-178 Class C Championship Team Members Ogallala: Kira Mestl, 11, 85-87-172; Harley Hiltibrand, 9, 88-90-178; Haley Nolde, 12, 96-91-187; Gabrielle Coviello, 12, 95-107-202; Madison Herman, 12, 103-98-201. 6
PLAY PRODUCTION The State Play Production Championships were held December 7, 8, and 9, 2016, at the Johnny Carson Theater in Norfolk. NSAA Associate Director, Debra Velder, was the event director. Attendance: 3,903. Class A 1. Gretna, An Amazing Grace 2. Schuyler, The Perils of Lulu 3. Millard North, Beetlejuice 4. Lincoln North Star, The Wizard of Oz Outstanding Male Performer: Dawson Langholdt, Gretna Outstanding Female Performer: Jessica Hernandez, Schuyler Outstanding Technical Crew: Schuyler High School Class B 1. York, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2. Ogallala, To See the Stars 3. Omaha Concordia, Lettres de Café 4. Ord, The Very UnMerry Adventures of Robin Hood 5. Louisville, The Wizard of Oz 6. Kearney Catholic, Shakespeare s Inferno Outstanding Male Performer: Ethan Milleson, York Outstanding Female Performer: Clare Fiore, Omaha Concordia Outstanding Technical Crew: York High School Class C1 1. Stanton, Fighting Demons 2. Malcolm, The Devil and Tom Walker 3. Cross County, A Pirate s Life for Me 4. Ravenna, The Birds: A Modern Adaptation 5. Sutherland, Circus Olympus 6. Valentine, No Show Outstanding Male Performer: Michael Zavodny, Malcolm Outstanding Female Performer: Gabrielle Porter, Malcolm Outstanding Technical Crew: Malcolm High School Class A Carole Carraher, Gretna Class B Becky Stahr, York Class C1 Brittney Lechner, Stanton Class C2 1. Pawnee City, Orphan Train Presented by special Arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. 2. Hartington-Newcastle, Man of La Mancha 3. Loup City, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4. Howells-Dodge, Summer of KAOS 5. Amherst, Freak 6. North Platte St. Patrick s, Virgil s Wedding Outstanding Male Performer: Steven Bruns, Pawnee City Outstanding Female Performer: Eve Beethe, Pawnee City Outstanding Technical Crew: Loup City High School Class D1 1. Wausa, The Passion, As Told by the Other Side 2. Osceola, Two-Faced: A Tragedy...Sort Of 3. Brady, Unsound effects 4. Deshler, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tale 5. Wilcox-Hildreth, Oz 6. Mullen, Jane Eyre: Life at Lowood Outstanding Male Performer: Gaige Hegge, Wausa Outstanding Female Performer: Macy Gustafson, Osceola Outstanding Technical Crew: Osceola High School Class D2 1. Hyannis, Appleseed 2. Leigh, Young Frankenstein 3. Niobrara, You Should Never Eat Your Heroes 4. Ansley, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Thedford, Reunion on Gallows Hill 6. Hampton, Feed the Whales: The Saga of the Boy Band Oreo Outstanding Male Performer: Nate Sandoz, Niobrara Outstanding Female Performer: Audra Kippes, Hyannis Outstanding Technical Crew: Niobrara High School Championship Directors Class C2 Laura Bloss, Pawnee City Class D1 Sheila & Brad Hoesing, Wausa Class D2 Jeanne Gentry, Hyannis 7
SOFTBALL The 24th NSAA Softball Championships were held October 12, 13, 14, 2016 at the Bill Smith Complex in Hastings. NSAA Championship Director was Dan Masters and Co-directors were Tracy Douglas and Lance Creech, Hastings Public Schools. In Class A there were seven districts and one wild-card team that qualified for the State Championships. The Class A the wild-card team was Lincoln East. In Class B and C six district Champions and two wild-card teams from each class qualified for the State Tournament. Class B wild-card qualifiers were Lincoln Pius X and Elkhorn. The Class C wild-card teams were Raymond Central and Twin River. Attendance: 6,300. 2016 Softball Championship Results Class A Papillion-La Vista 15, Lincoln East 1 (3 inn.) Millard North 14, Lincoln Southwest 4 (4 inn.) Millard South 12, Kearney 4 (5 inn.) Omaha Marian 6, Millard West 2 Loser s Bracket Lincoln East 15, Lincoln Southwest 5 Kearney 4, Millard West 3 Second Round Winner s Bracket Papillion-La Vista 7, Millard North 1 Millard South 14, Omaha Marian 6 Second Round Loser s Bracket Lincoln East 10, Omaha Marian 0 (4 inn.) Millard North 4, Kearney 3 Semifinal Winner s Bracket Millard South 4, Papillion-La Vista 2 Semifinal Loser s Bracket Millard North 11, Lincoln East 7 Final Loser s Bracket Papillion-La Vista 4, Millard North 0 Papillion-La Vista 8, Millard South 4 Millard South 11, Papillion-La Vista 9 Championship Coach: Steve Kerkman, Millard South Class B Elkhorn South 9, Elkhorn 5 Gretna 6, Lincoln Pius X 5 York 7, North Platte 5 Hastings 9, Wayne 1 (5 inn.) Loser s Bracket Elkhorn 6, Lincoln Pius X 4 North Platte 13, Wayne 9 Second Round Winner s Bracket Elkhorn South 11, Gretna 3 (5 inn.) York 1, Hastings 0 Second Round Loser s Bracket Elkhorn 8, Hastings 0 (6 inn.) Gretna 10, North Platte 2 (5 inn.) Semifinal Winner s Bracket Elkhorn South 5, York 4 (8 inn.) Semifinal Loser s Bracket Gretna 6, Elkhorn 1 Final Loser s Bracket Gretna 10, York 4 Gretna 10, Elkhorn South 0 (5 inn.) Elkhorn South 9, Gretna 2 Championship Coach: Terry Graver, Elkhorn South Class C Cozad 8, Auburn 0 (5 inn.) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 7, Twin River 5 Raymond Central 8, Central City 7 (8 inn.) Malcolm 11, Bishop Neumann 3 (6 inn.) Loser s Bracket Auburn 4, Twin River 3 Central City 4, Bishop Neumann 1 Second Round Winner s Bracket Guardian Angels Central Catholic 10, Cozad 0 (4 inn.) Malcolm 15, Raymond Central 7 (5 inn.) Second Round Loser s Bracket Raymond Central 7, Auburn 2 Cozad 14, Central City 0 (4 inn.) Semifinal Winner s Bracket Malcolm 10, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 8 Semifinal Loser s Bracket Cozad 11, Raymond Central 8 Final Loser s Bracket Cozad 5, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 4 Malcolm 9, Cozad 0 (5 inn.) Championship Coach: Andrew Edwards, Malcolm 8
BOYS TENNIS The 2016 Boys State Tennis Championships were held on Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14, 2016. Sixty-two schools participated in boys tennis during the season. (Several schools co-oped to form teams.) The largest 27 teams were placed in Class A and the remaining 27 teams were placed in Class B. The state championships were held in Omaha and Lincoln with Debra Velder, NSAA Associate Director, serving as the state championship director. Tranquility Park s Koch Family Tennis Center served as the Class A championship site, while the Woods Tennis Center in Lincoln hosted Class B. Class A Team Results Creighton Preparatory School 54 Lincoln Southwest 52.5 Lincoln East 31 Millard North 31 Lincoln Southeast 27.5 Papillion-La Vista South 22 Kearney 18.5 Omaha Westside 18.5 Papillion-La Vista 17 Bellevue West 16 Lincoln High 16 Omaha Central 15 Lincoln North Star 13 Fremont 10 Millard South 10 Bellevue East 8 Norfolk 6 Omaha Burke 6 Omaha North 4 Omaha Northwest 4 Columbus 2 Millard West 2 Championship Coach: Mike Higgins, Creighton Preparatory Class A Medal Winners No. 1 Singles Championship William Gleason (11), Lincoln Southwest def. Brett Slezak (11), Creighton Preparatory, 6-0, 6-4. Third Place Connor Vandewege (10), Lincoln East def. Dillon Ketcham (12), Omaha Westside, 6-2, 6-4. Fifth Place Jackson Bergmeyer (10), Lincoln Southeast def. Alejandro Avila Terzo (12), Omaha Central, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2 Singles Championship Alex King (12), Creighton Preparatory def. Mason Williams (12), Lincoln East, 6-3, 6-2. Third Place Nicholas O Shea (9), Lincoln Southwest def. Garret Starman (9), Millard North, 6-1, 6-3. Fifth Place Zachary Beckman (11), Lincoln North Star def. Jordan Rhyner (11), Omaha Westside, 6-1, 6-1. No. 1 Doubles Championship Thomas Kennedy (12)/ Ryan McNamara (11), Creighton Preparatory def. Lucas Dionisopoulos (12)/ Duncan Works (11), Lincoln Southwest, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4. Third Place Grayson Arnold (12)/ William Everett (11), Lincoln Southeast def. Benjamin Faulk (12)/Samuel Faulk (10), Millard North, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Fifth Place Evan Horton (12)/Aaron Palensky (12), Papillion-La Vista South def. Caleb Feekin (11)/Nicholas Ripa (9) Papillion-La Vista, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2 Doubles Championship Henry Massey (12)/Andrew Hedstrom (12), Lincoln Southwest def. Maxim Oleynikov (12)/Brian O Flanagan (11), Creighton Preparatory, 6-1, 6-4. Third Place Braeden Anderson (11)/ Kaleb Strawhecker (10), Kearney def. Dalton Christensen (12)/Jordan Stoehr (11), Lincoln East, 6-2, 7-5. Fifth Place Grant Hubbard (12)/Isaac Sivinski (10), Millard North def. Jon Bruning (12)/Samuel Castner (12), Lincoln Southeast, 6-3, 6-3. Class B Team Results Lincoln Pius X 53 Gretna 46 Elkhorn South 46 Elkhorn 30.5 Grand Island Central Catholic 28 Holdrege 19 Ralston 18 Omaha Gross Catholic 16.5 Mount Michael Benedictine 14 North Platte 14 Lexington 12 Omaha Skutt Catholic 12 Scottsbluff 12 Beatrice 10 York 10 Adams Central 9 Waverly 8 McCook 6 Omaha Brownell Talbot/Concordia 6 Hastings 4 Kearney Catholic 4 Omaha Roncalli Catholic 4 Alliance 2 Championship Coach: Nolan DeWispelare, Lincoln Pius X 9 Class B Medal Winners No. 1 Singles Championship Mason Meier (11), Elkhorn South def. Jacob Weber (11), Gretna, 6-0, 6-0. Third Place Samuel Coy (11), Lincoln Pius X def. Haydn Muir (12), Elkhorn, 6-1, 7-6, (7-5). Fifth Place Max Prochaska (12), Ralston def. Jeff Petit (11), Holdrege, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2 Singles Championship Joseph Dawson (12), Lincoln Pius X def. Noah Bernal (12), Gretna, 6-3, 6-4. Third Place Smaran Marupudi (9), Elkhorn South def. Branton Flanders (12), North Platte, 6-2, 6-1. Fifth Place Wyatt Behlen (10), Elkhorn def. Alexander Hughes (11), Omaha Gross Catholic, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. No. 1 Doubles Championship Riley Warner (12)/Joseph Burt (11), Lincoln Pius X def. Matthias Mattley (12)/Zachary Weber (10), Gretna, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Third Place Benjamin Fink (10)/ Jonathan Fink (10), Elkhorn South def. Gavin Fox (11)/Thomas Childers (11), Grand Island Central Catholic, 6-3, 6-4. Fifth Place Spencer Anderson (11)/ Colten Cole (12), Holdrege def. Zachary Byar (11)/Weston Behlen (12), Elkhorn, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 6-2. No. 2 Doubles Championship Jake Wilkinson (11)/ Brooks Scott (12), Lincoln Pius X def. Jayden Farias (12)/Collin Toner (12), Grand Island Central Catholic, 6-1, 6-3. Third Place Jack Kitson (11)/Seth Fink (10), Elkhorn South def. Benjamin Rhodes (12)/Evan Beran (10), Gretna, 3-6, 6-6, 6-4. Fifth Place Thomas Hunt (10)/Nolan Sughroue (10), Adams Central def. Archer Kindopp (12)/Joshua Melendy (12), Elkhorn, 6-2, 6-4.
UNIFIED SPORTS, BOWLING The Inaugural Unified Sports, Bowling NSAA State Championship was held on December 5, 2016 at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, NE. Following a season in which 43 schools across the state participated, eight teams qualified for the State Championships from geographically placed districts. Opening ceremonies included words of encouragement and support for this exciting new program from NSAA Board Chair Wendy Henrichs, NSAA Executive Director Dr. Jim Tenopir and Special Olympics Nebraska President Carolyn Chamberlin. The format included a six-game seeding round followed by bracketed match play in best of five series. View the highlights from the day on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kclhwyh0s_g. Attendance: 163. 2016 Unified Sports, Bowling Championship Results SCHEDULE-- 10:00 AM - Opening Ceremonies 10:30 AM - Seeding Round (Teams bowl six Baker Trio Games, total pinfall determines seeding) 12:00 PM - Lunch 1:15 PM - (Best of 5 Match Play) 2:30 PM - Final Four 3:45 PM - Finals RESULTS-- #1 Northwest def. #8 Millard North (3-0) #4 Alliance def. #5 Lincoln High (3-1) #6 Lincoln Southeast def. #3 Bellevue West (3-0) #2 North Bend Central def. #7 Norfolk (3-0) Second Round Northwest def. Alliance (3-0) North Bend Central def. Lincoln Southeast (3-2) Final Northwest def. North Bend Central (3-2) 10
VOLLEYBALL The 45th State Volleyball Championships were held November 10, 11, and 12, 2016 with Jennifer Schwartz, NSAA Assistant Director, serving as championship director. Competition was offered in six classes. In Class A, there were seven district champions and one wild-card team that qualified for the state championships. The Class A wild-card team was Lincoln Southwest. In Classes B, C1, and C2 there were eight district final winners that qualified for state. In the other two classes, the six district champions automatically qualified for the state tournament and two wild-card teams were chosen to complete the field of eight teams in each class. For Class D1, Johnson-Brock and Elgin Public/Pope John were wild-card qualifiers and in D2, Wynot and CWC (Chambers/Wheeler Central) won the wild card. This was the twelveth year for rally-scoring and a best-of-five format was used for state championship matches as Lincoln hosted the championship matches. The Pinnacle Bank Arena hosted matches on Thursday and Friday on double courts. Single courts were used at Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Southwest, Lincoln East, Lincoln Northeast. The Pinnacle Bank Arena hosted semifinal matches on Friday. The championship finals were played at the Devaney Sports Center on Saturday, November 12, while third-place matches in classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 were played at Lincoln Southeast High School. Attendance: 35,436. CLASS A Papillion-La Vista South def. Lincoln Pius X 25-20, 25-19, 25-22 Omaha Marian def. Lincoln Southwest 25-14, 25-21, 25-15 Millard North def. Millard West 25-20, 25-18, 25-16 Papillion-La Vista def. Lincoln Southeast 25-10, 25-18, 25-20 Papillion-La Vista South def. Omaha Marian 25-22, 13-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-13 Millard North def. Papillion-La Vista 25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 18-25, 15-11 Final Millard North def. Papillion-La Vista South 15-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 20-18 Championship Coach: Lindsay Peterson CLASS B Omaha Skutt Catholic def. Aurora, 23-25, 25-17, 25-9, 25-14 Omaha Duchesne Academy def. Elkhorn 22-25, 25-15, 25-23, 28-26 Gretna def. Platteview 25-14, 23-25, 25-13, 25-21 Northwest def. Sidney 25-16, 25-27, 25-18, 25-9 2016 Volleyball Championship Results Omaha Skutt Catholic def. Omaha Duchesne Academy 25-22, 25-12, 25-21 Northwest def. Gretna 25-18, 21-25, 16-25, 25-15, 15-11 Final Omaha Skutt Catholic def. Northwest 25-14, 25-19, 25-13 Championship Coach: Renee Saunders CLASS C1 Omaha Concordia def. St. Paul 25-14, 25-16, 25-17 Bishop Neumann def. North Bend Central 25-23, 25-18, 25-18 Kearney Catholic def. Ogallala 25-22, 12-25, 14-25, 25-12, 15-13 Malcolm def. Chadron 25-13, 25-18, 25-11 Omaha Concordia def. Bishop Neumann 25-19, 25-22, 28-26 Malcolm def. Kearney Catholic 25-14, 25-20, 21-25, 25-13 Third Place Bishop Neumann def. Kearney Catholic 25-18, 25-19, 25-21 Final Omaha Concordia def. Malcolm 25-22, 27-25, 37-35 Championship Coach: Kiley Hansen CLASS C2 Diller-Odell def. Hartington Cedar Catholic 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19 Doniphan-Trumbull def. Southern Valley 25-12, 25-19, 25-19 Hastings St. Cecilia def. Crofton 28-26, 14-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-7 Stanton def. Centura 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-15 Diller-Odell def. Doniphan-Trumbull 25-17, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11 Stanton def. Hastings St. Cecilia 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 Third Place Doniphan-Trumbull def. Hastings St. Cecilia 25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 17-25, 15-9 Final Stanton def. Diller-Odell 25-22, 25-23, 25-20 Championship Coach: Tracy Kuester- Burtwistle 11 CLASS D1 Elgin/Pope John def. Ansley/Litchfield 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 Meridian def. Dundy County Stratton 19-25, 25-11, 25-12, 25-15 Johnson-Brock def. Blue Hill 25-17, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15 Guardian Angels Central Catholic def. Lutheran High Northeast 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 13-25, 15-13 Meridian def. Elgin/Pope John 25-20, 25-27, 25-11, 22-25, 15-9 Johnson-Brock def. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 24-26, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 Third Place Elgin/Pope John def. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-13, 15-10 Final Johnson-Brock def. Meridian 18-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-21 Championship Coach: Tera Stutheit CLASS D2 CWC (Chambers/Wheeler Central) def. Potter-Dix 25-18, 25-20, 25-19 Hampton def. Red Cloud 25-15, 25-10, 25-15 Exeter-Milligan def. Brady 25-15, 25-18, 25-23 Wynot def. St. Mary s 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 15-6 Hampton def. CWC 25-14, 25-20, 25-16 Wynot def. Exeter-Milligan 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-25, 16-14 Third Place Exeter-Milligan def. CWC 22-25, 26-28, 25-21, 29-27, 16-14 Final Hampton def. Wynot 25-14, 25-17, 25-16 Championship Coach: Diane Torson
GIRLS BASKETBALL Girls basketball had six classes in 2016-17. Each class qualified eight teams for the NSAA Girls State Basketball Championships, which were held on March 2, 3 & 4, 2017 in Lincoln. Class A was divided into seven districts with the district champions and one wild-card team, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state tournament. Millard South was the wild-card team for Class A. Class B was divided into six districts with the district champions and two wild-card teams, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state tournament. Elkhorn and Seward were the Class B wild-card teams. Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 were divided into twelve sub-districts and six districts. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the state championships. The two non-district champions with the highest wild-card average received invitations to the state tournament. The Class C1 wild-card qualifiers were Bishop Neumann and Malcolm. Ravenna and North Platte St. Patrick s were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Elgin Public/Pope John and Pender received the wild cards. Wynot and Exeter-Milligan were the D2 wild-card winners. For the tenth consecutive season, the NSAA played third-place games in Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2, pairing the two teams losing in the semifinal round. There were no third place games in Classes A and B. Paid attendance: 55,915. 2017 State Championship Results Class A Lincoln Southwest 59, Millard West 51 Lincoln Northeast 54, Kearney 36 Millard South 47, Omaha Northwest 43 Lincoln Pius X 44, Lincoln East 36 Lincoln Southwest 65, Lincoln Northeast 61 Millard South 55, Lincoln Pius X 47 Third Place (no third/fourth places) Lincoln Southwest 56 (23-5), Millard South 51 (25-4), (OT) Class B South Sioux City 51, Gretna 40 York 41, Elkhorn 37 (OT) Seward 38, Elkhorn South 37 (OT) Norris 40, Sidney 36 South Sioux City 41, York 38 (OT) Norris 46, Seward 39 Third Place (no third/fourth places) South Sioux City 48 (26-2), Norris 44 (19-7) Class C1 Kearney Catholic 37, Malcolm 31 Ord 54, Mitchell 35 Lincoln Christian 62, Columbus Scotus 28 Bishop Neumann 60, Louisville 53 Kearney Catholic 44, Ord 37 Lincoln Christian 84, Bishop Neumann 53 Third Place Bishop Neumann 55, Ord 52 Lincoln Christian 45 (26-1), Kearney Catholic 41 (29-1) Class C2 Ravenna 57, North Platte St. Patrick s 44 Diller-Odell 52, Crofton 45 Howells-Dodge 58, Cambridge 41 Ponca 45, Hastings St. Cecilia 43 Diller-Odell 59, Ravenna 46 Howells-Dodge 47, Ponca 44 Third Place Ravenna 65, Ponca 52 Howells-Dodge 39 (25-3), Diller-Odell 30 (22-5) Class D1 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 37, Meridian 29 North Central 66, Elm Creek 51 Dundy County-Stratton 47, Pender 40 Heartland 34, Elgin/Pope John 24 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 67, North Central 50 Dundy County-Stratton 48, Heartland 31 Third Place North Central 61, Heartland 53 (2OT) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 53 (24-2), Dundy County Stratton 50 (27-1) (2OT) Class D2 Exeter-Milligan 44, Sandhills/Thedford 41 Falls City Sacred Heart 45, Potter-Dix 23 St. Mary s 59, Spalding Academy 41 Wynot 52, Red Cloud 30 Falls City Sacred Heart 45, Exeter- Milligan 26 Wynot 47, St. Mary s 37 Third Place St. Mary s 49, Exeter-Milligan 38 Falls City Sacred Heart 48 (27-1), Wynot 36 (21-5) Championship Coaches Class A Jeff Rump, Lincoln Southwest Class B Molly Hornbeck, South Sioux City Class C1 Nick Orduna, Lincoln Christian Class C2 Scott Polacek, Howells-Dodge Class D1 Jerry Stracke, Guardian Angels Central Catholic Class D2 Luke Santo, Falls City Sacred Heart 12
BOYS BASKETBALL Boys basketball had six classes in 2016-17. Each class qualified eight teams for the NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships held on March 9, 10, & 11, 2017, in Lincoln. Class A was divided into seven districts with the district champions and one wild-card team, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state tournament. Lincoln Pius X was the wild-card team for Class A. Class B was divided into six districts with the district champions and two wild-card teams, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state tournament. Alliance and Platteview were the Class B wild-card teams. For the twelveth year in NSAA history, Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 also had two wild-card qualifiers. Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 were divided into twelve sub-districts and six districts. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the state tournament. The two non-district champions with the highest wild-card average received invitations to the state tournament. The Class C1 wild-card qualifiers were Columbus Scotus and Wahoo. Amherst and Oakland-Craig were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Lourdes Central Catholic and Lutheran High Northeast received the wild cards. Mead and Humphrey St. Francis were the D2 wild-card winners. For the tenth consecutive season, the NSAA played third-place games in Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2, pairing the two teams losing in the semifinal round. There were no third place games in Classes A and B. Paid attendance: 105,019. Class A Papillion-La Vista 70, Millard South 50 Kearney 61, Omaha Central 50 Norfolk 63, Creighton Prep 59 (OT) Omaha South 67, Lincoln Puis X 54 Papillion-La Vista 62, Kearney 50 Norfolk 53, Omaha South 38 (no third/fourth places) Norfolk 68 (23-4), Papillion-La Vista 49 (24-5) Class B Alliance 65, Platteview 60 Gretna 59, Bennington 36 Scottsbluff 53, Crete 42 Aurora 75, Elkhorn South 46 Gretna 73, Alliance 46 Scottsbluff 76, Aurora 67 (no third/fourth places) Gretna 55 (27-2), Scottsbluff 53 (26-3) 2017 State Championship Results Class C1 Winnebago 67, Kearney Catholic 63 Wahoo 84, Gothenburg 47 Bishop Neumann 60, O Neill 44 Columbus Scotus 59, Boys Town 49 Wahoo 55, Winnebago 52 Bishop Neumann 48, Columbus Scotus 36 Third Place Winnebago 71, Columbus Scotus 68 (OT) Bishop Neumann 80 (26-3), Wahoo 57 (22-6) Class C2 Hastings St. Cecilia 59, Southwest 20 Neligh-Oakdale 51, Amherst 46 Elmwood-Murdock 44, Oakland-Craig 38 Ponca 50, Centennial 37 Neligh-Oakdale 55, Hastings St. Cecilia 50 Ponca 50, Elmwood-Murdock 45 Third Place Hastings St. Cecilia 52, Elmwood- Murdock 49 Ponca 52 (27-4), Neligh-Oakdale 45 (26-4) Championship Coaches Class A Tony Siske, Norfolk Class B Brad Feeken, Gretna Class C1 Mike Weiss, Bishop Neumann Class C2 Adam Poulosky, Ponca Class D1 Joe Tynon, Lourdes Central Catholic Class D2 Rusty Moore, Mullen 13 Class D1 Lutheran High Northeast 52, Heartland 30 Lourdes Central Catholic 64, Burwell 37 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 65, Dundy County-Stratton 55 Randolph 50, Bruning-Davenport/ Shickley 40 Lourdes Central Catholic 47, Lutheran High Northeast 39 Guardian Angels Central Catholic 57, Randolph 45 Third Place Lutheran High Northeast 52, Randolph 42 Lourdes Central Catholic 47 (24-5), Guardian Angels Central Catholic 44 (16-14) Class D2 Riverside 70, Garden County 23 Mullen 45, Humphrey St. Francis 44 Mead 45, Wauneta-Palisade 33 Wynot 39, Parkview Christian 34 Mullen 54, Riverside 52 Mead 40, Wynot 33 Third Place Wynot 59, Riverside 47 Mullen 29 (27-2), Mead 28 (19-7)
SPEECH The University of Nebraska-Kearney was the site of the 2017 State Speech Championships on March 23-24, 2017. Debra Velder, NSAA Associate Director, was meet director. Jake Jacobsen of the UNK Speech & Communications Department was the contest manager. 2017 State Speech Results Class A-Extemporaneous Speaking 1. Nebraska Grayson, Lincoln East 2. Daniel Fu, Millard North 3. Sameer Kunte, Millard North 4. Andrew Phares, North Platte 5. Matt Coffey, Creighton Prep 6. Dallas Jones, Lincoln Southeast Class A-Poetry Interpretation 1. Nyanuer Nyinguan-Riek, Lexington 2. Justice Jones, Millard North 3. Brooke Wilczewski, Millard North 4. Treslyn Hubbard, Norfolk 5. Batool Ibrahim, Lincoln Northeast 6. Mary Pinnell, Lincoln Southwest 6. Joanna Bai, Millard West Class A-Duet Acting 1. Connor Garrison/Anthony Koetters, Kearney 2. Brent (Hausmann) Uhing/Treslyn Hubbard, Norfolk 3. Karsten Oglesby/Tommy Dye, Millard North 4. Ian Maltas/Kameron Heimes, Lincoln Southwest 5. Vaishnavi Menon/Brooke Wilczewski, Millard North 6. Josh Seamans/Lee Paulson, Lincoln Southwest Class A-Entertainment Speaking 1. Olivia Klein, Millard North 2. Miles Wilkins, Lincoln East 3. Lena Schlegelmilch, Kearney 4. Noah Ford, Millard North 5. Jacob French, North Platte 6. Lauren Rezac, Millard West Class A-Informative Speaking 1. Vaishnavi Menon, Millard North 2. Meena Vasudevan, Lincoln Southwest 3. Christina Youn, Millard North 4. Taylor Jarvis, Lincoln East 5. Emily O Gara, Lincoln Pius X 6. Kaci Zarek, Norfolk Class A-Oral Interpretation of Drama 1. Jacque Velasco, George Varghese, Pratik Chaduvula, Brandon Collins, William Nervig, Millard North 2. Jacob Wayman, Addison Parr, Connor Garrison, Bridget Besse, Nathan Bonsall, Kearney 3. Ethan Carlson, Adam Kester, Kenny Mitchell, Kiley Anderson, Adison Cassity, Norfolk 4. Kylie Miller, Katrina Schleich, Emma Jewell, Samantha Burchell, Madeline Schmit, Lincoln East 5. Taylor Tokos, Brittany Cortez, Elise Eichmann, Millard North 6. Jacob Schoening, Jennifer Tuckerman, Nebraska Grayson, Lincoln East Class A-Persuasive Speaking 1. Noah Ford, Millard North 2. Amanda Dickerson, Millard West 3. Lilia Fromm, Lincoln High 4. Elizabeth Woody, Lincoln East 5. Reagan Bowen, Grand Island 6. Zoe Stenberg Keese, Lincoln East Class A-Serious Interpretation 1. Alex Winters, Lincoln Southwest 2. Miles Wilkins, Lincoln East 3. Justice Jones, Millard North 4. Tommy Dye, Millard North 5. Eden Liebenthal, Bellevue East 6. Addison Parr, Kearney Class A-Humorous Interpretation 1. Nathan Bonsall, Kearney 2. William Nervig, Millard North 3. Will Grisham, Elkhorn South 4. Parker Dodson, Lincoln Pius X 5. Jacob French, North Platte 6. Katrina Schleich, Lincoln East Class A-Team Sweepstakes 1. Millard North, 266 2. Lincoln East, 128 3. Kearney, 84 4. Lincoln Southwest, 72 5. Norfolk, 58 6. North Platte, 38 Championship Coach: Sabrina Denney Bull, Millard North Class B-Extemporaneous Speaking 1. Rachel Walet, Omaha Marian 2. Oliver Borchers-Williams, Nebraska City 3. Clinton Lowe, Norris 4. Brent Lucke, Northwest 5. Emily Foley, Gothenburg 6. Yusuf Khan, Auburn Class B-Poetry Interpretation 1. Emily Casanova, Columbus Lakeview 2. Kathleen Esser, York 3. Ryen Diaz, York 4. Abigail Tschetter, Ogallala 5. Kellie Roth, Milford 6. Kate Millington, Norris Class B-Duet Acting 1. Kathleen Esser/Ethan Milleson, York 2. Ava Dreessen/Cal Strawhecker, Omaha Skutt Catholic 3. Weston Walz/Gracie Williams, Broken Bow 4. Julia Ficke/Rachel Hartgerink, Milford 5. Kenna Gottschalk/Nana Abenaa Wright, Seward 6. Jordyn Kenkel/DeVere Larington, Ogallala Class B-Entertainment Speaking 1. Jennifer Jimenez, Columbus Lakeview 2. Sam Redfern, York 3. Rebecca Boyd, Gering 4. Parker Reil, Ogallala 5. Emerson Hughes, Omaha Skutt Catholic 6. Sam Wiegand, Omaha Skutt Catholic Class B-Informative Speaking 1. Jennifer Jimenez, Columbus Lakeview 2. Chloe Higgins, Nebraska City 3. Cole Tessendorf, Columbus Lakeview 4. Marta Pulfer, Wayne 5. Makensi Blum, Nebraska City 6. Leta Lohrmeyer, Aurora 14 Class B-Oral Interpretation of Drama 1. Emily Baldridge, Brianna Cobb, Elias Dallmann, Kinsley Flynt, Jesse Jirkovsky- Atchison, York 2. Lane Mongeon, Joshua Ramsdell, Jacob Roth, Tatum Vondra, Milford 3. Lucy Haarmann, Erika Hinz, Emilee Knutzen, Holly Rockenbach, Jennifer Rodriguez, York 4. Ashley Burkholder, Omar Carlos, Melissa Estrada, Mariana Hermosillo, Abby Thramer, Cozad 5. Ian Noel, Madison Reiman, Hunter Sherman, Cameron Stough, Preston Vaughn, Auburn 6. Maylee Garcia, Amanda Most, Enya Svoboda, Benjamin Thalken, Abigail Tschetter, Ogallala Class B-Persuasive Speaking 1. Kate Millington, Norris 2. Oliver Borchers-Williams, Nebraska City 3. Caroline Hilgert, Omaha Skutt Catholic 4. Julyssa Rocha, Gothenburg 5. Cassandra Morse, Norris 6. Isabelle Van Kirk, Ashland-Greenwood Class B-Serious Interpretation 1. Carsyn Long, Gering 2. Elias Dallmann, York 3. Diana Elizalde, Omaha Marian 4. Vinson Yim, York 5. Cordelia Ring, Crete 6. John Militti, Douglas County West Class B-Humorous Interpretation 1. Cal Strawhecker, Omaha Skutt Catholic 2. Kelli Brichacek, Douglas County West 3. Ethan Milleson, York 4. Paige Cradick, York 5. Parker Reil, Ogallala 6. Maggie Blice, Blair Class B-Team Sweepstakes 1. York, 170 2. Columbus Lakeview, 76 2. Omaha Skutt Catholic, 76 4. Nebraska City, 66 5. Ogallala, 60 6. Norris, 58 Championship Coach: Becky Stahr, York