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2008
induction class
LINCOLN – Eleven athletes, five coaches, two
contributors and an official will be inducted into the Nebraska High School
Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Lied Center in Lincoln on Sept.
28, 2008
Tickets to the ceremony are $25 for adults and $10 for
high school and elementary students. Pre-school children are admitted free.
Doors open at noon with the program beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are available by contacting the Nebraska Sports
Council at P.O. Box 29366, Lincoln, NE., 68529, or by calling 1-402-471-2544
or, in Nebraska, 1-800-304-2637.
This will be the 14th Hall of Fame induction
ceremony. This year’s induction class brings the total number of inductees
to 323.
This year’s list of inductees:
--Charles Bryant, athlete, Omaha South (1950): An all-state selection
in football and a letterman in wrestling, Bryant starred in college where he
was All-Big Seven in football and a Big Seven wrestling champion at
Nebraska.
--Tom Haase, athlete, Aurora (1987):. The Omaha World-Herald and
Lincoln Journal-Star Athlete of the Year in 1987 was all-state in football
and basketball and posted the third-best long jump in Nebraska history (24
feet, 6 ½ inches).
--Kurt Lauer, athlete, Gibbon (1964): Holds the state record with 956
points in the 1963-64 basketball season. He had 59 points in a single game,
scored more than 50 points in five games that year and had six more games of
40 or more points. He played for Nebraska at Hastings College.
--Dave Lebsack, athlete, Lincoln Northeast (1962). The 1962 Athlete
of the Year in both statewide papers earned nine letters in football,
basketball and baseball at Lincoln Northeast. He was all-state in football
and basketball. The Rockets were 9-0 and the state ratings champion in
football in 1961 and won the Class A state basketball title in 1962.
--Paul Mohr, athlete, Scottsbluff (1950). A two-time All-Southwest
Conference first baseman at the University of Texas, he was on the
All-America second team as a senior on on the roster for the 1952 College
World Series. He led the Scottsbluff American Legion team to a runner-up
finish in 1949, played football for the Bearcats and was the leading scorer
on the 1950 state basketball team when Scottsbluff was the Class A
runner-up.
--Joe Scarpello, athlete, Omaha Central (1942). A three-time state
high school wrestling champion helped the eagles win four consecutive team
titles. He was never taken down in his career. In college, he was a
four-time Big 10 champion at Iowa, winning the 1947 and 1950 NCAA
championships. He wrestled professionally for 27 years.
--Cory Schlesinger, athlete, Columbus (1990): The Omaha World-Herald
Boy Athlete of the Year in 1990 was all-state in football and a two-time
state wrestling champion with a combined record of 64-3. At Nebraska, he
started for two years, scoring two touchdowns in the Huskers’ 27-17 win over
Miami the sealed the 1995 national championship. He played in the NFL for
the Detroit Lions for 12 years.
--Russ Snyder, athlete, (1952): A starting outfielder for the 1966
World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles, he played in the major leagues from
1959-1970. A three-sport standout at Nelson High School, he earned
all-conference honors in football and basketball. In 1952 he qualified for
the state track meet in five events, finishing third in the hurdles, fourth
in the 100 and sixth in the “seletctive pentathlon.”
--Teri Steer-Cantwell, athlete, Crete (1993): The 1993 Omaha
World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star Female Athlete of the Year, Steer was
a bronze medalist at the 1999 World Championships. At Southern Methodist
University, she set the Western Athletic Conference record in the discus and
was a two-time national champion in the shot put. At Crete she was a
three-time gold medalist in the shot put and swept the Class B shot put and
discus titles in her four seasons. She was fourth in the Class B long jump
as a junior. She earned Class B all-state honors in basketball
all-conference honors in volleyball while earning 12 varsity sports letters.
--Nikki (Stricker) Best, athlete, Lincoln East (1990): Lincoln’s
second female to earn 12 letters, she was the World-Herald and Journal Star
Athlete of the Year in 1990. She earned all-state honors in volleyball and
basketball and Mizuno All-America honors in volleyball. At Nebraska, she was
the Big Eight volleyball player of the year in 1993 and was two-time
all-conference.
--Larry Vlasin, athlete, Madrid (1965): The first Class D athlete
named the Lincoln Journal Star’s Athlete of the Year, Vlasin earned
all-state honors playing for Madrid’s undefeated eight-man football teams of
1963 and ’64. He holds the national eight-man rushing record averaging 338.9
yards per game. He also earned all-state honors in basketball his junior and
senior years and qualified for the state track meet in four events.
--Harold “Mac” Maciejewski, coach, Wayne. In 31 years at Wayne, his
teams compiled a 76-44-7 record in football and 245-81 record in basketball.
His teams won Class B basketball title in 1956 and the state golf title in
1985. He also coached at Loup City and Manila, Ark.
--Jim Morrison, coach, Howells. In 41 years at Howells, he coached
the Bobcats to five state championships in six finals appearances. He
compiled a 594-326 record, including three years at Dodge.
--Gail Peterson, coach, Crofton: His cross country teams won 15 state
championships — nine girls and six boys — and were runners-up eight times.
He coached 40 years at Crofton and two years at Cortland.
--John Reta, coach, Lincoln Southeast: Led the Knights to eight
consecutive boys state swimming championships from 1959-66. The Knights won
59 consecutive meets. His swimmers won 11 individual titles and set 18 state
records. Reta became the Nebraska swimming and diving team from 1966 to
1977.
--Larry Ribble, coach, Millard South: His boys basketball teams won
seven state titles, two in Class C at Pawnee City and five at Millard South,
in eight finals appearances. He coached at Millard/Millard South from 1977
until 2004 to complete a 509-280 record. He also coached track for 22 years
at Millard South, the last 12 as head coach.
--Con Marshall, contributor, Chadron. Marshall was the Sports
Information Director at Chadron State College from 1969 until his recent
retirement, Marshall compiled football records for the high school teams in
the 11 Panhandle counties, and basketball and track records for the high
schools in northwest Nebraska.
--Wally McNaught, contributor, Lincoln Southeast: The retired coach
and athletic director from Lincoln Southeast was involved in high school
sports for more than 45 years. He coached football, basketball and track
while at Harvard, Crete, Omaha Bryan and Southeast. He’s won several
professional awards and honors and has been a member of the Hall of Fame
Board of Directors since 1997, serving as president from 2005 to 2007.
--Rudy Stoehr, official, Lincoln: An outstanding basketball and
baseball player at Lincoln Northeast and Nebraska Wesleyan, Stoehr played
minor league baseball before becoming perhaps Nebraska’s most-recognized
basketball referee. He officiated Nebraska high school basketball from
1963-89, working more than 1,000 games. He officiated 16 state tournaments
and worked in the Big Eight for six years.
In addition to the inductees, the Hall will honor
people and teams for their contributions to high school sports. This year’s
honorees are:
--Great Moment in High School Sports: Alliance girls basketball team making
27 straight free throws in the title game at the 2007 state tournament.
--Great Moment in High School Sports: Randal Carter’s 7-foot, 4-inch high
jump at the 2007 state track meet.
--Ron Gustafson Inspiration Award: Former Omaha Northwest swimmer Staci
Perrigo-Venneman. A 1991 graduate of Omaha Northwest, Venneman was born
without a right arm below the elbow. A competitive swimmer from the age of
8, she set an amputee world record in the 50-meter freestyle and was named
the 1991 U.S. Female Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Amputee Athletic
Association. She swam on a state-meet qualifying relay for Omaha Northwest,
played on the soccer team and was a cheerleader.
--Golden Anniversary Team: Lincoln High boys basketball 1958-59.
--Golden Anniversary Team: McCook Red Willow football, basketball and track
of 1958-59.
--Silver Anniversary Team: Crofton boys and girls cross country, 1983-84.
--Silver Anniversary Team: Henderson football and boys basketball, 1983-84.
--Silver Anniversary Team: Omaha Central girls basketball, 1983-84.
--Fischer Family Award: Victor and Ann Borer family of Albion.
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coaches, officials and community members who have made significant contributions
to high school athletes.
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who have had a significant impact on their chosen field or in our society
following completion of their high school careers.
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