Today, our thoughts are with Amherst as they play for a teammate they lost in 2020. Talon would have been a senior this year. No matter the outcome today, Talon is proud of you boys! Go Broncos!
#TeamSlink
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Looking forward to the annual private school pilgrimage to Lincoln this week. We will be sharing the facilities with public school fans. Please be a good model for them; they are likely new to this.
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Due to the influx of common people west of Seward tomorrow, here are some overlooked rules that should be adhered to at the State Tournament.
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We mourn the loss of a true leader. Coach Feeken was more than a coach; he was a pillar of the basketball community, inspiring not just players, but everyone he met. His courage showed us the strength of his spirit. Our state has lost a great man.
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#ForFeek
Props to the NSAA and
@JonDolliver
for flawlessly executing the State Basketball Championships. The caliber of athletes and coaches from every corner of the state, representing towns big and small, and schools both public and private, was truly impressive to witness!
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Dear Frontier Folk west of Seward: As you gear up for your journey to Lincoln, we've started a list of essential reminders for you. Your cooperation is invaluable as we aim to create a welcoming and secure environment for every guest.
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Nobody wants to talk about recruiting radius. Shame! Today's match-up between GACC and Southern Valley should embarrass everyone. A tiny private school takes on 1/4 of Southern Nebraska.
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So proud of Skutt and Norfolk Catholic. Both schools sitting in tiny pockets of their respective communities. Battling suburban growth and consolidations. Yet they somehow find athletes every year. They are not getting the attention they deserve!
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Success isn't just about winning championships. It's about overcoming obstacles. Despite your huge recruiting radiuses, generous government funding, litter boxes, and the greedy need to gang up towns together, we remain humble and committed to the good fight.
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Student sections are so lame these days. Scared administrators and the NSAA have taken away the fun. Focus on the belligerent adults and leave the kids alone.
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Private schools are so serious about winning that our fans are willing to punch each other in the face just to fuel some energy on the court.
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#SkuttLife
Attention country bumpkins from Who Cares, Nebraska. Please don't take offense, but since outings to the big city are rare, we're offering some essential reminders for your visit this weekend.
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Now we get to see a real football game! Two schools that overcame the odds and found a way to the championship game. Mass will be offered at half time. Peace be with you!
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What does Omaha Skutt, Grand Island Central Catholic, Lincoln Lutheran, and Cedar Catholic all have in common? If you said the top coaches in the state, the hardest working kids, and the most supportive parents....then you would be correct.
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Great job to all the Boys Basketball teams heading to Lincoln this week! You're following in the footsteps of high school basketball legends, so take a moment to appreciate this incredible accomplishment and enjoy every minute of it.
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Dear Western Wildlings, as you prepare to visit Lincoln, we kindly ask that you take note of a few important reminders. We appreciate your attention as we work together to ensure a pleasant and safe experience for all visitors.
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Private schools should start our own league. We are fed up with multiple towns pairing their athletes together like an all-star team. Oakland-Craig, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, Maywood-Hays Center, Howells-Dodge. Pick one town! Ridiculous!
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2024 Girls State Basketball Teams: Unfortunately, it's become too common: Can't win with your town? Team up with the next one over. Private schools will overcome!
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Jesus loves gold medals! Bless these girls state basketball teams and defend them against the wickedness and snares of the co-ops and consolidations.
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Lincoln Christian slays another town with less than 1500 people. This round, a far-western town with one decent bridge and no ports to speak of. You just can’t match this tight-knit community tucked away on 84th St.
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1/2 of the championship games today will feature private school teams despite excessive consolidating and co-oping from the public schools. We overcame the odds and we aren't going anywhere. Bend the knee!
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Many in Nebraska might have assumed Sidney was a club team from Australia until today. Where the heck is Sidney, Nebraska? Do I pass it on my way to Aspen?
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Let’s admit student sections are incredibly lame, but it’s not their fault. I applaud the administrators who let their students have fun, be creative, controversial, and loud. It’s the adult fans who need a lesson in sportsmanship!
#Fragility
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One private school and one hyphenated-school—it's a draw! What an incredible tournament. A huge thank you to
@JonDolliver
, the NSAA crew, Silky Sautter, that unforgettable Skutt Dad, and the gentle security team for the memorable pat-downs. See you next year!
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What a knockout couple of days it's been! Rolling with the punches into Day 3 and the semifinal showdown. 5 private schools are still standing, but who will land the final blow and punch their ticket to victory? Gloves are off!"
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Jesus loves gold medals 🏅 These boys' basketball teams aren't just chasing legacy; they're playing for eternal salvation. May they find both in the Lord's name, we pray.
#MoreThanAGame
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2024 Boys State Basketball Teams: Can't win with your own school? Just make one up or gang up together with the next school over. Private schools will rise above.
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#HomeTownPride
Congrats to Omaha Skutt, Cedar Catholic, and Parkview Christian for advancing to the semi-finals. Norfolk Catholic also deserves recognition for taking the top-seeded Riverdale All-Stars into overtime. 5 Private Schools remain!
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#GreenLight
Go to the Spring Game and atone for your sins. Fast from Runza for 7 days, go to the stadium, say 10 Hail Devaneys, and give a loud cheer for Coach Solich!
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Only one person can save us from this curse. On behalf of Husker Nation, we messed up.....please forgive us and release us from this wretched curse.
@CoachSolich
@espn
@huskers
Clean sweep by the private schools yesterday! Looking forward to 3 more public school fanbases going back to their boring, simple lives. Great job yesterday, Omaha Concordia and St. Pats!
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It’s really surprising more people aren’t making a big deal about Clarkson and Leigh beating St. Cecilia tonight. Two towns vs. one small Catholic school. Real fair!
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#HighwayRobbery
These 3 distinguished gentlemen are the Private School Athletic Directors for the Catholic Schools that will be competing in the Championship Games on Saturday!
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We see you Lincoln Christian! Good job ladies! A tiny private school shoved out to the outskirts of Lincoln exposed North Bend and its 1,200 inhabitants, defying their vast recruiting radius.
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A sneaky good district final tomorrow way out in Western Nebraska is Doniphan-Trumbull vs. Fillmore Central. (Hyphen-Gang member vs. all of Fillmore County)
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What ever happened to home town pride? All of these consolidations and coops are out of control! Which member school has the huevos 🍳 to bring up Recruiting Radius at your next district meeting?
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#RadiusSizeMatters
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🚨Important announcement from the NSAA for tomorrow’s games🚨”We appreciate the concession vendors at PBA and Devaney for their considerate decision to withhold all meat products tomorrow, in observance of Lent, catering to the majority Catholic fan bases.”
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Imagine the journey of some of these western schools, navigating miles and miles of dirt roads, and possibly train track, only to suffer defeat on the first day. It’s a long way back for only two hours of basketball.
#Respect
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We might not win a championship in every class, but I guarantee you won't find a better example of sportsmanship and civility from private school parents and fans in the stands.
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I commend the NSSA for their decision to suspend Burke basketball players for volunteering with the Special Olympics; lest we find ourselves in a situation where high school athletes are playing PIG with elementary kids during recess.
#SlipperySlope
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Isn’t there something we can do to keep private schools on the opposite sides of the bracket? Why eliminate all of the talent in the early rounds?
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Defying the odds!! St. Mary’s, often in the shadow of the larger O’Neill High in a town of 3,500 stomps McCool Junction, in a town with 466 residents and no other school for miles. Maybe stick to racing cars, McCool Junction!
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#RubbinIsRacing
Nobody tops Mike "Silky" Sautter's dedication to Nebraska high school sports. He doesn't sleep and spawns on site out of nowhere.
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@MikeSautter_
Almost a complete sweep for private schools in the first round! Private School Success Formula = Faith over hope, specialized coaching over recreation(farming, hunting,fishing), tuition over IEPs, one school pride over co-ops. Good luck in the semis!!!
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Tiny private school in small 3,500 population town knocks off higher seeded towns of Howells and Dodge! Classic David vs Goliath! GACC pack your bags for State!
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On behalf of private schools, we would be willing to trade Bishop Neumann for a decent D1 public school or a good D2 public school. Any takers?
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D2 State Championship: Good luck to the entire county of Hitchcock and the "select team" combined towns of Dodge and Howells. A small private school never stood a chance. Shame.
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The towns of Bruning, Davenport, and Shickley couldn’t even recruit enough girls from 3 towns to beat a little private school. Good job Norfolk Catholic!
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Day 2 has arrived! Watch out for 5 private schools today. With the NSAA staff and Silky Sautter at the helm, expect nothing less than a first-class operation.
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The towns of Clarkson and Leigh combine their best athletes like a club team. Luckily Fremont Bergan maximizes their talent despite their obvious disadvantages.
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It’s so cool that a tiny private school can find enough athletes in Lincoln to compete for a State Championship in D-2. Go Parkview Christian!!
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LPS recently approved the use of the signs, which display a rainbow pride flag above the words "all means all" and next to a brief statement supporting LGBTQ students.
Everyone needs to chill out about Bishop Neumann. It’s called strategy, and some of you should try it. Either way a Catholic school wins C-2!
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Only one person can save us from this curse. On behalf of Husker Nation, we messed up.....please forgive us and release us from this wretched curse.
@CoachSolich
@espn
@huskers
🚨Introducing the 2024 TLP - Trophy Lease Program: Just in time for State, private schools will be offering public schools the chance to lease sports trophies on a year by year basis. Contact NSAA Private Schools for more details.
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#DownWithTLP
In time for the Boys State Championship, show your support with a t-shirt purchase. The proceeds will assist with gas expenses for public schools heading back west early. And make sure to grab your $5 Casey's Gift Card as you exit.
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Enrollment isn’t the biggest issue for all these socialists complaining about unfairness. Try hiring a decent coach, stop consolidating with 7 other towns, and dedicate yourself to something other than farming.
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@OwnlyCoachK
It was a perfectly orchestrated move by the Skutt parents to distract Elkhorn and energize the bench. One parent had to take one on the jaw, but that's our level of dedication—sacrifice leads to victory. And look what happened: We won!
What a SAFE 3 days of basketball! Six teams will LOCK in their legacies, with no PRIVACY from fame. Here's to the finalists who've made it through the SCREENING process—may your victories be as clear as your bags!
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#SafetyFirst
Let me get this straight. Nobody has a problem with small towns joining together like club teams? Neligh and Oakdale vs. Clarkson and Leigh in the D1 finals? Is this a tag team event? Ridiculous!
#PublicSchoolPrivilege
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Howells and Dodge wins another state championship in volleyball and I'm sure their football team will follow suit. Another classic example of two towns putting together their best players like a club team.
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@HDJaguars
@DallasSweet
A Pendragon is a real-life creature that is half dragon, half penguin. Only a few have ever been spotted. Their only known habitat is the Logan Creek Canal.
Look at these football teams in the finals: Howells and Dodge vs. the entire county of Hitchcock. Neligh and Oakdale vs Clarkson and Leigh. This is a problem!
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It's time to turn our attention to basketball where the private schools will inevitably make their annual pilgrimage to Pinnacle Bank Arena. Which private schools are going this year?
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Let's count them up...7 State Basketball Championships by private schools this year. Public schools need to either consolidate with more towns or step up their game. On to the spring sports!!
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Serious question: why don’t public schools lure away private school coaches? They can probably teach public school kids a winning mindset. And you know these private school coaches would like better insurance and retirement. Mediocrity is not a virtue.
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@MitchBoshart4
Mitch, please don't feel discouraged. It's not just you; we have many out-of-towners with license plate numbers above 50 who come to Scheels solely to ride the escalator. If they would just utilize the dressing rooms, it would greatly improve the overall experience for everyone.
Excited for the coming days! Big shoutout to
@JonDolliver
and the NSAA staff for ensuring everything runs smoothly. State Basketball — doesn't get better than this! 🏀
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#EverlastingGobstopper
Breaking! The two towns of Neligh and Oakdale will put their best athletes together and the two towns of Clarkson and Leigh will also put their best athletes together to find out which consolidation is the best in D1.
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Looks like private schools advanced 11 teams out of a possible 13 spots today. More coming tomorrow. I hear they might allow communion at PBA this year since there will be so many of us there!
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🏀 Sorry to Public Schools: Omaha Bryan, Lincoln SE, Chadron, Wood River, Heartland, and Ainsworth. Private Schools went 6-0 tonight. More tomorrow! Off to Spring Season you go.
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Serious discussion. Have school administrators killed good student sections? Student sections used to be funny, fierce, and intimidating. Now they sing the ABC’s and rehash the same old chants. Thoughts?
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