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2023 Class D girls XC preview
Contributor: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior Last Year 1. Hemingford 2. Ainsworth 3. Crofton 4. Aquinas Catholic...
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Aug 26, 20238 min read


2023 Class D boys XC Preview
Contributors: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior Top teams from 2022: 1. Cornerstone Christian 2. NP St. Pat’s 3. Nebraska...
jayslagle
Aug 25, 20238 min read


2023 Class C Girls XC Preview
Contributors: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior Last year 1. Wayne 2. Auburn 3. Lincoln Christian 4. Chadron 5. ...
jayslagle
Aug 24, 20237 min read


2023 Class C Boys XC Preview
Contributors: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior Last year: 1. Gothenburg 2. Lincoln Christian 3. Fort Calhoun 4. ...
jayslagle
Aug 23, 20238 min read


2023 Class B Girls XC Preview
Contributors: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior Last year: 1) Norris 2) Bennington 3) Elkhorn North 4) Skutt 5) ...
jayslagle
Aug 22, 20239 min read


2023 Class B Boys XC preview
Contributors: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior For the 2023 season, Class B only includes 24 boys' program. Lincoln Pius, Omaha Westview...
jayslagle
Aug 21, 20237 min read


2023 Class A Girls XC Preview
Contributor: Nerd the Third and Nerd Junior Top teams in 2022: 1. Lincoln East 2. Omaha Westside 3. Millard West 4. ...
jayslagle
Aug 20, 202311 min read


2023 Class A Boys XC Preview
Contributors: Nerd the Third and Nerd Senior Top teams in 2022: 1. Fremont 2. Millard West 3. Gretna 4. Lincoln...
jayslagle
Aug 19, 20239 min read


07/30/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd We'll be dropping season previews in late August, but we couldn't wait until then to share a bunch of bite-sized...
jayslagle
Jul 30, 20239 min read


07/04/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd With a long weekend and no track meets to shoot, I'm posting a quick Nerdsletter with a few tidbits that have come...
jayslagle
Jul 4, 20235 min read


State Day 4 musings
Contributor: The Nerd I said I wasn't going to write a Day 4 recap but there are so many things bouncing around in the Nerd's head so......
jayslagle
May 23, 202313 min read


State day 3 musings
Contributor: The Nerd The Class A/B competition is a a distant memory as we digested a full day of Class C/D action. Despite a chilly...
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May 19, 202310 min read


State day 2 musings
Contributor: The Nerd I'm still not promising an article every night but Mrs. Nerd gave me another Nerd pass to knock something out in...
jayslagle
May 18, 20237 min read


State Day 1 musings
Contributor: The Nerd The State track meet is hectic so we often don't have much time to think, but here are a few observations from Day...
jayslagle
May 17, 20237 min read


No room for fear or doubt
Contributor: The Nerd Editor's note: This was first published in October 2021. About 15 years ago I had a surge of motivation in early...
jayslagle
May 16, 20234 min read


Be the first
Contributor: The Nerd A friend reminded me about this article we posted in May 2022, and it seems like a good message to share again...
jayslagle
May 12, 20233 min read


Class C Districts live result links
Contributor: The Nerd We will update this page on Thursday for any additional live links sent to us. C1 Syracuse...
jayslagle
May 11, 20231 min read


05/08/23 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd As always happen this time of year, the Nerd time is short on time and long on stressors. In lieu of publishing a...
jayslagle
May 8, 20235 min read


05/05/23 McCook radio interview
Contributor: The Nerd Every three or four weeks we catch up with Rich Barnett, the extraordinary sports radio beast in McCook. This...
jayslagle
May 5, 20231 min read


2023 State qualifying rules
Contributor: The Nerd State qualifying rules Each year there's considerable confusion among new varsity athletes and their parents about...
jayslagle
May 5, 20234 min read
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