Thank-You, Bennington!

After spending most of last Tuesday afternoon in the cold and wind at the Conestoga Triangular, I was grateful to hear that Bennington had postponed the Badger Relays!  I'm fairly certain there are others who felt the same way.

I'm a big track and field fan..... when the conditions are bearable. 

Two More State Tidbits

Besides Mead, I was pulling for Ralston, Syracuse and Sterling in class B, C1 and D2, respectively, as each has a Louisville tie.

Ralston and Syracuse are coached by Louisville alums.  Bill Heard, class of '94, led the Rams to a Class B championship while Mark Hrabik, who graduated from LHS in 1976, took the Rockets to the C1 state tournament.

Jese Salberg, point guard for the Sterling Jets, celebrated his team's state title with grandparents Chris and Karen Salberg, both of whom graduated from Louisville.

Mead Wins

Congratulations to the Mead Raiders for winning the D1 basketball championship this weekend!

With E-M earning the C2 title last year, the East Central Nebraska Conference has had earned the honor of one of the best basketball conferences in this part of the state.

The Raiders qualified for the state tourney with the second of two wild card bids after losing to Bruning-Davenport in the district finals.  As it turned out, three of the six district finals were decided by fewer than three points. Had the ball bounced the other way and another outcome resulted from those district games, Mead wouldn't have gotten the wild card and, therefore, no state championship.

Just goes to show you what happens when a team takes advantage of an opportunity.  Mead has a championship and all the accolades that go with it.  I was cheering for the Raiders all the way.... I've been impressed with the Johnson-Moline combo for the past three seasons and was happy for the duo and their coach, PJ Quinn.