Join host Geoff Exstrom for a virtual edition of the seventh annual Lincoln Journal Star Area Prep Sports awards, which honors the top athlete…
The seventh annual Journal Star Area Prep Sports Awards are here. In the coming days, we'll reveal nominees for each category.
Student-athletes from nearly 250 schools across the state are being honored by the Lincoln Journal Star for Academic All-State.
See profiles of those winning Journal Star Academic All-State honors, as well as a listing of those earning the designation.
The Spartans were team-driven en route to a Class A runner-up finish in 2020. The sum of parts approach shows academically, too.Â
13 Southwest baseball players received academic all-state honors — a number that is a source of pride for head coach Mitch Vernon.
Led by Morgan Maly, all five starters on the state champion Crete girls basketball team also excelled in school and two other sports.
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Eleven players on the Southeast boys soccer team were selected for Journal Star Academic All-State honors, seven of which have 4.2 GPA or higher.Â
For Lincoln Northeast seniors Annie Nguyen, Brianna Roenne and Sidney Yant, tennis could often make staying on top of classwork challenging.
For Lincoln Southwest’s Lindsey Blehm, the coronavirus affected more than her final high school track and field season.
“I considered Nebraska strongly, but I’ve always been a big believer in the 40-year plan, not the four-year plan."
Fillmore Central’s Halle Theis knows both athletics and academics will be tougher in college, but Theis up for the challenge.
The all-state senior football player and boys 100- and 200-meter state champion knows attending Princeton goes far beyond the athletic spectrum.
Like she does in the batting cages, Carly Dembowski puts in the extra time on the assignments to break slumps in the classroom.
His teammates have been pegged with Division I basketball offers, and his sister graduated high school in three years.Â
A look at the complete list of the Journal Star's boys athlete of the year winners.
After leading Omaha Skutt to state titles in football and boys basketball, Tyson Gordon isn't wasting any time getting ready for his next chapter.
Take a look at a group who has shown an ability to compete at a high level in several sports. Find our story on athlete of the year, Tyson Gor…
Take a look at this group of standouts who seldom have an "offseason," producing at a high level in several areas. Check out our stories on co…
The leader of the 'Princesses of Superior,' Kalynn Meyer helped bring the rural town its first-ever state title. Now she's headed to the big stage.Â
Jayme Horan can play just about any position in softball. Ditto on the basketball court. At a Super-State level, no less.Â
Dating back to 1952, check out a list of Journal Star's boys coaches of the year.
Journal Star girls athlete of the year winners, starting in 1974.
Omaha Skutt football coach Matt Turman is the Journal Star's 2020 high school boys coach of the year. Take a lap through his extensive career.
Omaha Skutt football coach Matt Turman is the Journal Star's 2020 boys coach of the year. Here's a look at some other notable coaching performances.
A look at previous winners.
Papillion-La Vista softball coach Todd Petersen is the Journal Star's 2020 high school girls coach of the year.
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