By Scott Hansen
MaxPreps.com
Boys Basketball
Class A: Sweet Three-Peat for Omaha Central
State Championship: Omaha Central (27-3) 59, Bellevue East (20-10) 58
State Qualifiers: Ralston, Lincoln High, Omaha Creighton Prep, Bellevue West, Omaha Benson, Kearney
2007-08 Player of the Year: Josh Jones, Omaha Central (19.8)
2008-09 Favorite: Omaha Creighton Prep
2008-09 Players to Watch: Greg Smith, Ralston; Dwight Smith, Ralston; Vondrae Tostenson, Millard South; Jarrell Crayton, Bellevue East; Pete Uhing, Lincoln High; John Karhoff, Omaha Creighton Prep; Alex Hook, Omaha Creighton Prep; Jarrell Williams, Omaha North; Dane Bacon, Kearney, Steville Burns, Omaha Benson
Class B: Beatrice’s Methodical Approach Good Enough
State Championship: Beatrice (23-3) 39, Elkhorn (19-7) 36
State Qualifiers: Omaha Skutt, Lincoln Pius X, Alliance, York, Gretna, McCook
2007-08 Player of the Year: Mike Fox, Beatrice (15.8)
2008-09 Favorite: Waverly
2008-09 Players to Watch: Tyler Evans, Waverly (Jr.); Trent Miller, Gretna; Trevor Menke, Beatrice; Jared Warner, Omaha Gross
Class C1: St. Cecilia Wills Its Way Past Bennington
State Championship: Hastings St. Cecilia (25-2) 50, Bennington (27-1) 43
State Qualifiers: Pierce, Boys Town, Minden, Chadron, Lincoln Lutheran, Wisner-Pliger
2007-08 Player of the Year: Jesse Carr, Ainsworth (24.0)
2008-09 Favorite: Chadron
2008-09 Players to Watch: Elliot Eliason, Chadron (Jr.); Zac Bargen, Chadron; Denver Klaus, Bennington; Jake Hamburger, Hastings St. Cecilia; Eric Koehlmoos, Pierce; Isiah Gandy, Boys Town; Weston Foxhoven, Crofton; Jacob Smith, Wahoo Neumann
Class C2: Elmwood-Murdock Wins C2 Crown Over GICC
State Championship: Elmwood-Murdock (25-3) 59, Grand Island Central Catholic (19-8) 48
State Qualifiers: Ravenna, Perkins County, Deshler, Ponca, Oakland-Craig, Heartland
2007-08 Player of the Year: Jens Scholl, Deshler (20.7)
2008-09 Favorite: Grand Island Central Catholic
2008-09 Players to Watch: Spencer Fahey, Grand Island Central Catholic
Class D1: Fremont Bergan, Eikmeier Down Humphrey St. Francis
State Championship: Fremont Bergan (29-0) 56, Humphrey St. Francis (25-3) 43
State Qualifiers: Kenesaw, Mead, Palmer, Hayes Center, Callaway, West Boyd
2007-08 Player of the Year: Wes Eikmeier, Fremont Bergan (31.1)
2008-09 Favorite: Omaha Nation
2008-09 Players to Watch: Delmar Parker, Omaha Nation; Eric Johnson, Mead; Matt Gohl, Hayes Center; Jordan Tyrance, Parkview Christian
Class D2: Falls City Sacred Heart Adds to Title Collection
State Championship: Falls City Sacred Heart (28-2) 66, Pleasanton (26-2) 54
State Qualifiers: Potter-Dix, O’Neill St. Mary, Ewing, St. Edward, Hampton, Bruning-Davenport
2007-08 Player of the Year: Shavontae Samuels, St. Edward (27.7)
2008-09 Favorite: Ewing
2008-09 Players to Watch: Dwayne Wall, Hampton; Brent Kaczor, Ewing; Austin Kaczor, Ewing; Zack Sibbel, O’Neill St. Mary
Girls Basketball
Class A: Lincoln Southeast Dominates
State Championship: Lincoln Southeast (26-1) 60, Millard West (24-2) 44
State Qualifiers: Omaha Marian, Kearney, Omaha Westside, Papillion-LaVista, Millard North, Bellevue East
2007-08 Player of the Year: KK Houser, Lincoln Southeast (Jr.) (13.3)
2008-09 Favorite: Lincoln Southeast
2008-09 Players to Watch: Marissa Kastenek, Lincoln Southeast; Emily Hauder, Bellevue West; Sarah Nelson, Omaha Westside (Jr.); Merceedes Morgan, Bellevue East; Maggie Maher, Kearney; Kiley Herold, Millard North; Melissa MacFarlane, Millard North; Clare Tokheim, Omaha Marian (Jr.); Jasmin Corbin, Millard West
Class B: South Sioux City Returns to its Perch
State Championship: South Sioux City (24-1) 53, Alliance (25-1) 48
State Qualifiers: Gretna, Elkhorn, Seward, Beatrice, Lincoln Pius X, Holdrege
2007-08 Player of the Year: McKayla Knudson, South Sioux City (Jr.) (14.9)
2008-09 Favorite: South Sioux City
2008-09 Players to Watch: Jordan Hooper, Alliance (Jr.); Kate Edwards, Crete (Jr.); Alyssa Kamphaus, Seward (Jr.); Emily Cady, Seward (Soph.); Alex Grant, Lincoln Pius X (Jr.);
Class C1: Brungardt Leads Norfolk Catholic to Promiseland
State Championship: Norfolk Catholic (24-1) 52, Bishop Neumann (22-3) 50
State Qualifiers: Crofton, Fairbury, Milford, Kearney Catholic, Minden, Hershey
2007-08 Player of the Year: Nicole Brungardt, Norfolk Catholic (16.6)
2008-09 Favorite: Wahoo Neumann
2008-09 Players to Watch: Kelsie Llteras, Chadron; Sara Reeves, Wahoo Neumann; Jessica Zaruba, Norfolk Catholic; Taylor Moore, Milford (Soph.); Katie Sokolowski, Kearney Catholic
Class C2: Perkins County Bombs Sutton for Crown in C2
State Championship: Perkins County (24-0) 62, Sutton (23-2) 49
State Qualifiers: Elkhorn Valley, East Butler, West Point CC, Grand Island CC, Elmwood-Murdock, Cambridge
2007-08 Player of the Year: Sara Wilson, Perkins County (Jr.) (16.4)
2008-09 Favorite: Perkins County
2008-09 Players to Watch: Traci Keyser, Cambridge; Jamie VonKirk, Sutton (Soph.); Katie Rich, Elkhorn Valley
Class D1: Bancroft-Rosalie Caps Off Perfect Season
State Championship: Bancroft-Rosalie (27-0) 68, Pope John (25-3) 35
State Qualifiers: Hay Springs, Humphrey, Meridian, Lawrence-Nelson, Arapahoe, Humphrey St. Francis
2007-08 Player of the Year: Cheryl Braithwait, Arapahoe (20.8)
2008-09 Favorite: Bancroft-Rosalie
2008-09 Players to Watch: Shelly Beaudette, Bancroft-Rosalie; Paige Frauendorfer, Humphrey; Heather Thorson, Mead
Class D2: Ewing Squeaks Past Pleasanton
State Championship: Ewing (23-3) 45, Pleasanton (24-2) 44
State Qualifiers: Falls City Sacred Heart, Coleridge, North Loup-Scotia, Sioux County, Chambers, Mullen
2007-08 Player of the Year: Katelyn Wheeler, Falls City Sacred Heart (20.8)
2008-09 Favorite: Ewing
2008-09 Players to Watch: Abbey Schueth, Ewing; Ashley Axmann, Pleasanton (Jr.)
Wrestling
Class A State Championships
103 - Jake Miller, Millard South, def. Zach Andre, Omaha Central, 10-7.
112 - Isaiah Aguilar, Grand Island, def. Patrick Rollins, Omaha Creighton Prep, 6-4.
119 - Jake Besch, Millard South, def. Gil Allgood, Millard North, 4-3.
125 - Terrell McKinney, Omaha North, def. Cody Green, Papillion-La Vista South, 9-8.
130 - Alexander Bridgeford, Omaha Burke, pinned Branden Miklas, Millard South, 2:31.
135 - RaVaughn Perkins, Omaha North, def. Drew Etherton, Lincoln East, 16-6.
140 - Justin Ferguson, Lincoln Southwest, def. David Laughlin, Omaha Creighton Prep, 9-2.
145 - Austin Carmichael, Columbus, def. Alexander Masilko, Lincoln Southwest, 13-9.
152 - Justin Dekok, Kearney, def. James Shinkle, Millard South, 3-1.
160 - Warner Phipps, Kearney, def. Daniel Nye, Bellevue East, 7-2.
171 - Nate Stender, Millard South, pinned Nicholas Mizaur, Omaha Creighton Prep, 3:33.
189 - Morgan Denson, Millard South, def. Taylor Keen, Elkhorn, 9-1.
215 - Ronald Coleman, Omaha North, pinned Jesse Janulewicz, Grand Island, 3:18.
285 - Tyler MacNab, Bellevue East, pinned Ian Handlon, Ralston, :37.
2008 Class A Team Standings
Millard South 224, Kearney 152.5, Omaha North 140, Grand Island 113.5, Omaha Creighton Prep 104.5, Columbus 88.5, Bellevue East 74, Elkhorn 72, Ralston 70, Lincoln East 61.5,
Lincoln Southwest 61, Millard North 57, Millard West 50, Lincoln Northeast 49.5, Omaha Burke 48, Omaha Central 45, Omaha Bryan 40, Papillion-La Vista 33, South Sioux City 29, Papillion-La Vista South 27, Norfolk 23.5, Bellevue West 18.5, Lincoln High 17, North Platte 17, Omaha Northwest 15, Lincoln Pius X 6, Lincoln North Star 5, Fremont 2, Omaha South 2, Omaha Westside 0.
Class B State Championships
103 - Zach Cottle, Omaha Skutt Catholic, def. Nate Morgan, McCook, 5-0.
112 - Dustin Stodola, Schuyler, def. Christian Loges, Omaha Skutt Catholic, 9-3.
119 - Tyrell Galloway, Omaha Gross Catholic, def. Logan Williams, Central City, 11-4.
125 - Matthew Katusin, Omaha Skutt Catholic, def. John Stabnow, Alliance, 6-3.
130 - Tyler Sackett, Omaha Skutt Catholic, pinned John Svoboda, Schuyler, 5:21.
135 - Quintin Cottle, Omaha Skutt Catholic, pinned David Gonzalez, Hastings, 1:50.
140 - Timothy Chavez, Omaha Skutt Catholic, def. Derek Rowe, Syracuse, 9-4.
145 - Tyler Kottas, Omaha Skutt Catholic, def. Bradley Cusatis, Beatrice, 3-2.
152 - Mark Fiala, Seward, def. Nicholas Sears, Omaha Gross Catholic, 15-5.
160 - Derek Vogel, Omaha Skutt Catholic, def. Justin Allen, Plattsmouth, 2-1.
171 - Benjamin Lierman, Syracuse, pinned Travis Cole, Auburn, 6:31.
189 - Marcus Smith, Crete, def. Chris Leak, Boys Town, 3-2.
215 - Kevin Barrett, Boys Town, pinned Matthew Muschall, Omaha Skutt Catholic, 4:29.
285 - Matt Spain, Valentine, def. Hadley Cooksley, Northwest, 10-6.
2008 Class B Team Standings
Omaha Skutt Catholic 256, Syracuse 101, Auburn 86, Boys Town 83, Central City 83, Beatrice 81, Alliance 78, Plattsmouth 76.5, Omaha Gross Catholic 61.5, Crete 60, Schuyler 53, Gretna 49, Aurora 48.5, Northwest 47, McCook 45.5, Cozad 42, Adams Central 41.5, Hastings 37.5, Lexington 35, Nebraska City 29.5, Valentine 29, Gering 28, Norris 28, Seward 25.5, Sidney 25.5, O'Neill 22, Chadron 19, Pierce 14, Boone Central 13, Falls City 13, Milford 11, Ogallala 10, Blair 9, Platteview 8, Holdrege 6, Waverly 6, Scottsbluff 5, York 5, HTRS/PC 3, Gothenburg 2.5, Wahoo/Cedar Bluffs 2.5, Wayne 2, Columbus Lakeview 0, Fairbury 0, Minden 0.
Class C State Championships
103 - Shawn Nagel, Kimball, pinned Garret Lambrecht, Wood River, 1:54.
112 - Luis Rosales, Madison, def. Sean Trampe, Ord, 8-3.
119 - Zachary Adams, Norfolk Catholic, def. Dakota Holt, Sargent/Burwell, 9-1.
125 - Ryan Pohlman, Raymond Central, def. Tanner Wemhoff, David City, 17-1.
130 - Connor Blanco, Mitchell, def. Seth Stender, Bennington, 9-7.
135 - Dayne Reddy, Gordon-Rushville, def. Bruce Zurek, Sargent/Burwell, 3-0.
140 - Ramiro Benavides, Madison, def. Stanley Taylor, Fillmore Central, 9-3.
145 - Travis Worm, David City, def. Breckin Coffey, Centennial, 9-4.
152 - Michael Klinginsmith, Kearney Catholic, def. Austin Hergott, Norfolk Catholic, 5-1.
160 - Ethan Studebaker, Raymond Central, def. Jacob Gonzales, Morrill, 3-2.
171 - Trevor Wiebelhaus, Creighton, def. Tom Brown, Sargent/Burwell, 8-5.
189 - Shawn Nelson, Bennington, pinned Noah Steele, Ravenna, 3:47.
215 - Andy Mink, Ashland-Greenwood, def. Stephen Sunderman, Lutheran High Northeast, 9-5.
285 - Shae Smith, Bennington, def. Duane Feddern, Lutheran High Northeast, 4-0.
2008 Class C Team Standings
Madison 97.5, Bennington 91.5, Sargent/Burwell 84, David City 78.5, Gordon-Rushville 72, Kimball 70, Norfolk Catholic 66, Fort Calhoun 65.5, Lutheran High Northeast 56, Raymond Central 51.5, Wisner-Pilger 51, Creighton 49, Kearney Catholic 49, Mitchell 48.5, Crofton 40, St. Paul 38, Ord 37, Ashland-Greenwood 36, Wood River 35.5, Tekamah-Herman 35, North Bend Central 33, Lincoln Christian 32, Morrill 31, Chase County 29, Fillmore Central 28, Hastings St. Cecilia 27, Bishop Neumann 26, Ravenna 26, Red Cloud/Blue Hill 26, Grand Island Central Catholic 25, Centennial 23, West Point-Beemer 21.5, Arlington 21, Plainview 21, Wilber-Clatonia 20, Kenesaw/Shelton 19, Southwest 13, Gibbon 11, Logan View 11, Battle Creek 10, Palmyra 9, Doniphan-Trumbull 8, Loomis/Bertrand 7, Bruning-Davenport/Deshler 5, Oakland-Craig 5, Ainsworth 4, Bayard 3, Johnson County Central 3, Louisville 3, Malcolm 2, Douglas County West 1, South Central Nebraska Unified 1, Bridgeport 0, Centura 0, Cross County 0, Harvard/Clay Center 0, Southern Valley 0.
Class D State Championships
103 - Jordan Fowlkes, Newman Grove, def. Scott Kester, Neligh-Oakdale, 9-3.
112 - Devin Zitek, East Butler, def. Trenton Nekoliczak, Greeley-Wolbach/Cedar Rapids, 5-4.
119 - Michael Frickel, West Holt, pinned Aaron Carlson, Sutton, 1:51.
125 - Austin Coufal, Howells, def. Douglas Daro, Aquinas Catholic, 7-3.
130 - Zack Richards, North Platte St. Patrick's, def. Tyler Gifford, Banner County, 11-8.
135 - Dustin Payne, East Butler, pinned Brandon Timm, Neligh-Oakdale, 3:06.
140 - Bryan Mejstrik, Howells, pinned Tanner Kuhn, High Plains Community, 2:52.
145 - Foster Meier, Elm Creek, def. Jerad Gubbels, Randolph, 1-0.
152 - Carson Hemmann, Amherst, def. Robert Dunn, Pender, 9-3.
160 - Chase Klingelhoefer, Amherst, def. Destry Kenning, Thayer Central, 3-2.
171 - Riley Santin, Palmer, def. Nicholas Thies, Randolph, 9-1.
189 - Michael Swanson, Nebraska Christian, def. Clete Vrbka, High Plains Community, 6-4.
215 - Eric Burenheide, Howells, def. Ricky Lewis, Neligh-Oakdale, 4-3.
285 - Tanner Timperley, Stanton, def. Jack Wardyn, Palmer, 4-1.
2008 Class D Team Standings
Howells 151, Amherst 110, East Butler 94.5, Neligh-Oakdale 91, Palmer 87, Randolph 71, High Plains Community 69, Elm Creek 66, Stanton 52.5, Winside 51, Franklin 46, North Platte St. Patrick's 46, Medicine Valley 41, Aquinas Catholic 40.5, Dorchester 36, Newman Grove 35, West Holt 33.5, Elwood 32, Anselmo-Merna 31.5, Friend 31, Greeley-Wolbach/Cedar Rapids 30, Banner County 29.5, Sutherland 29, Sutton 28, Hemingford 27, Arapahoe 25, Tri County 25, Nebraska Christian 24, Thayer Central 23, Axtell 22, Pender 22, Dundy County-Stratton 20, Cambridge 16, Osmond 15, Perkins County 14, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 14, Superior 13.5, Ansley/Arcadia 13, Callaway 12, Weeping Water 10, Scribner-Snyder 7, Garden County 6, Maxwell 6, Ponca 6, Archbishop Bergan 5, Hyannis 5, Pope John 5, Alma 4, Clearwater/Elgin 4, Eustis-Farnam 4, West Point Central Catholic 4, Arnold 3, Elkhorn Valley 3, Wauneta-Palisade 3, Loup City 1, Sandhills 1, Crawford 0, Hitchcock County 0, Mullen 0.
Swimming
Girls Team Standings: Millard West 298, Omaha Marian 213, Omaha Duchesne 197, Omaha Westside 137, Millard South 95.
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay- Millard West, 1:48.12 (Ellen Illg, Kayla Stauffer, Shannon Guy, Emma O’Connell)
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle- Kelly Kunkel, Omaha Marian, 1:53.18
Girls 200 Yard Individual Medley- Anna Kokensparger, Omaha Duchesne, 2:08.31
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle- Emma O’Connell, Millard West, 24.17
Girls 1 Meter Diving- Ashley Westcott, Omaha Burke, 391.55
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly- Shannon Guy, Millard West, 56.15 (new meet record)
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle- Emma O’Connell, Millard West, 52.12
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle- Grace Raynor, Omaha Duchesne, 5:09.96
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay- Millard West, 1:38.07 (Elizabeth McGinn, Molly Pengilly, Anna Howard, Colleen Klaiber)
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke- Mikayla Freese, Lincoln Southwest, 59.67
Girls 100 Yard Breastroke- Shannon Guy, Millard West, 1:06.18
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay- Millard West, 3:32.74 (Bianca Christensen, Emma O’Connell, Shannon Guy, Colleen Klaiber)
Boys Team Standings: Omaha Creighton Prep 310, Lincoln East 209.5, Omaha Westside 154.5, Papillion-LaVista 132, Norfolk 116.
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay- Omaha Creighton Prep, 1:37.98 (Matthew Franco, Ryan Fisher, Scott Zey, Alexander Jacobsen)
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle- Kyle Wemhoff, Norfolk, 1:42.88
Boys 200 Yard Individual Medley- Zachary Hensley, Omaha Westside, 1:55.14
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle- Errond Williams, Omaha Benson, 21.22
Boys 1 Meter Diving- Bradley Schoreit, Millard North, 398.45
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly- Alexander Jacobson, Omaha Creighton Prep, 52.27
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle- Errond Williams, Omaha Benson, 47.14
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle- Kyle Wemhoff, Norfolk, 4:44.31
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay- Lincoln East, 1:26.34 (Jon Rye, Ryan Bubb, Jackson Carter, Craig Murman)
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke- Aaron Henry, Lincoln Southeast, 53.80
Boys 100 Yard Breastroke- William Kunkel, Omaha Creighton Prep, 1:00.98
Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay- Omaha
