He had 3,780 points, 1,317 rebounds, 1,203 assists and 422 steals in 501 games. The Omaha Northwest grad wasn't bad in college, either, according to then-Kansas coach Larry Brown. He is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration from Concordia. Having that experience was really important," Dupic said. Seven position players were named 2023 First Team All-GPAC honorees, led by GPAC Player of the Year Joey Grabanski. Caleb Lang completed his third season as a member of the Concordia University Baseball staff in 2022-23. College World Series: Flights Knoxville to Omaha for Vols baseball Bellevue (38-16), which played in the 2019 NAIA World Series, won the North Star regular-season title. Way before Mars Blackmon and Michael Jordan, shoes had a big role in bringing the slam dunk to Nebraska high school basketball. Nebraska football great. Omaha Home for Boys: Sat: 5/21/2016: 8:00 pm : TBP: N/R: Thrasher Systems Senior Legion : Springfield : Springfield Elementary, Springfield, NE: Sun: 5/22/2016: 2:00 pm : TBP: N/R: Millard Sox Gold : ALL-MIDLANDS BASEBALL TEAMS - Omaha World-Herald He received Academic All-Big Ten recognition for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. In practices, he prided himself on finishing first in running drills. Omaha Concordia Baseball (@conc_baseball) / Twitter Omaha Concordia Mustangs SR B 2021 Baseball Team. In high school, he was twice an All-Nebraska football pick; was second team in basketball; and won three pentathlon and hurdles titles and two long jump crowns at the state meet. He went 28-13 in his rookie year. At Beatrice, Hohn was a four-time state hurdles champion, a state basketball champion and an all-state football player. In 2014 they set a school record for strikeouts in a season during a 37-9 campaign. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The stadium at Iowa was renamed in his honor in 1972, and in 2007, the school unveiled a statue of Kinnick near the stadium's main entrance. After his days as a three-sport standout at McCook, Jeff Kinney came to Nebraska in 1968 to play quarterback. Grabanski was recognized as the All-Midlands Honorary Captain by the state of Nebraska's largest newspaper. One obstacle was removed from the equation when Ryan Dupic found out Thursday where Concordia would be playing its NAIA regional. Stecher won the world wrestling championship on July 5, 1915, in Omaha, beating Charlie Cutler in two falls at Rourke Park in front of 15,000 fans. He coached with the Redcliffe Padres (Australia) 13-16 year-old squad and the Baseball Klub Zagreb Seniors of Croatia. The offense elevated to an even higher level in 2022 as the Bulldogs repeated as GPAC tournament champions and came within one win of a return trip to the World Series. In high school, Osborne was all-state in football and basketball in 1954-55 and helped Hastings win a state title on the hardwood. 2020: 14-7 Overall, 2-0 GPAC (season not completed due to COVID-19), 2021: 42-12Overall, 21-7 GPAC (T-1st; GPAC tournament champs), 2022: 40-17-1 Overall, 20-8 GPAC (GPAC tournament champs), Total: 282-163-1 Overall, 138-70 GPAC (9 years), Hometown: Batavia, New YorkAlma Mater: Cairn University (Penn.). He competed in football, basketball and track at Bellevue High, but never was all-conference. Concordia also is 19th in the NAIA poll, its highest ranking in program history. Its the winning time by Williams in a now legendary 100-yard dash that still raises eyebrows nine-and-a-half seconds. Pitching and defense have been a particular strength for Head Coach Mike Ross squad, which sorts national rankings of second in opponent batting average (.202), fourth in ERA (3.29) and fifth in fielding percentage (.972). 25, 2023. Ruud played eight NFL seasons, leading Tampa Bay in tackles for four of those. You have permission to edit this article. The Bulldogs defeated MidAmerica Nazarene 4-2 behind three RBIs from Ben . On 4/28, the Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy varsity baseball team lost their home non-conference game against Platteview (Springfield, NE) by a score of 5-3. Christian Meza (2019) and Joey Grabanski (2023) were named GPAC Players of the Year. He never lost a race at Falls City High School and was named the 1943 winner of the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. He was able to do that with his team this spring at the Bellevue Regional. Bellevue, the No. Help this team get started or use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. But two other QBs also joined the Huskers that season. The three-year starter ranked in the top 10 in receptions and yards by the time he left in 1982. The level of competition is about to ramp up. Joshuan Sandoval is one of the nations top power hitters having collected 21 doubles, 18 homers and 72 RBIs. Athletics :: Concordia University, Nebraska We are honored that we can share our ministry with you. I never expected to get a lesson on basketball in Nebraska from a classical music expert from New York, but thats what happened, writes Thad Livingston. Omaha fire crews on scene of a house explosion near 30th and Lincoln Blvd., Monday, July 3, 2023. In 1915, he had an ERA of 1.22, the best in the majors until Bob Gibsons 1.12 mark of 1968. Located at 2890 West Rd, Brainard, NE, 68626, Oak Creek Sporting Club has served as the home of Concordia shooting sports since the program started with the 2014-15 academic year. Former Broken Bow cowboy Paul Tierney has won arguably the two most prestigious titles in rodeo. The Tigers had the No . Hopp's 14-year career spanned five teams and as many World Series appearances, including back-to-back World Series victories with the Yankees. His parents were at Bellevue to see the regional win. In the championship game, Keaton Candor, Jakob Faulk and Teyt Johnson homered in the bottom of the eighth to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 7-5 win. Our guys have done a terrific job. As a senior captain in 2004, he was a third-third All-American, a first-team All-Big 12 performer and NUs defensive MVP. Claim this team. He switched positions the following year with the Buffalo Bills and, in 1970, became an All-Pro as a receiver after racking up 1,036 yards and eight touchdown catches. Along the baselines, their bleachers were right there. The Tigers (48-15) punched their ticket to Omaha on Sunday, defeating Kentucky in Game 2 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional, 8-3. But his best sport was track and field, where at state he single-handedly nearly doubled the point total of the second-place team. Skinner won two high school state golf titles, two junior state championships and the 1980 state match-play crown. During his junior year with the Huskers, he swept the collegiate baseball awards for player of the year and was an ESPY Award finalist for best male college athlete. The best season in Concordia baseball. Read more. That's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Goodman's accomplishments. Then in 2020 (a season cut short), lefty Jason Munsch struck out 59 hitters in 26 innings without allowing an earned run. After a nine-year NBA career, Strickland is glad he followed his heart. Sponsored by OMAHA. On 4/25, the Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy varsity baseball team won their home non-conference game against Roncalli Catholic (Omaha, NE) by a score of 5-4. 56-6 (L) Concordia vs. Roncalli Catholic. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. JV picks up a nice win 5-4. Hewas the state champion in the mile run, became an All-American at Iowa and was a two-time Olympian. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The former Papillion-La Vista and Nebraska star put Nebraska softball on the map with her dominating presence and performances in the pitcher's circle. "To do what I loved professionally for 13 years, I can't complain about it," he said in 2013. The Bulldogs won three elimination games there, twice erasing deficits in the eighth inning with clutch home runs. Schlesinger did some barreling in his day, but prided himself on being a bruiser. Five Bulldogs have hit at least 10 homers this spring. Following the season, Dupic was named an NAIA Regional Coach of the Year by the ABCA and the Midlands Men's Coach of the Year by the Omaha World-Herald. But Concordia has been above .500 each year under Dupic and won three of the past four GPAC regular-season championships. As a senior in 1985, Rathman produced the best season ever by a Husker fullback. Oak Creek Sporting Club. It is literally a town without a hill, one of the last places youd expect to produce an Olympic gold medalist in bobsled. In track, he won the discus at the state meet and placed second in the 440-yard dash. 2020-21 Baseball Statistics - Concordia (Neb.) - NAIA At Nebraska, Cahoy an Omaha South grad earned four NCAA national championships two on the horizontal bar and two on the parallel bars. She captured the university's men's singles and doubles titles in 1891 and 1892 the only female in school history to receive a men's varsity letter. Rhodes did it all. CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Gene Schinzel The media could. Nine total Bulldogs were selected to the 2023 All-Midlands Team. Mann was a jack of all trades, but a master of all of them, too. Tennessee baseball: Peyton Manning back to give Vols an Omaha lesson After graduating from high school in 1922, Rhodes went on to earn eight varsity letters at Nebraska three in football and track, and two in baseball. He once had 41 points at halftime of a high school basketball game and averaged 33 points and 23 rebounds his senior year. The Bruins and Bulldogs are s. NAIA Opening Round - Bellevue Bracket Gordon started making a name for himself while in high school. At Omaha Central, he was twice named to the All-Nebraska team. The opening round features a double-elimination format. Ace Colton Williams (1.59 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 73.2 innings) has won each of his 12 starts. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. #GoStangs! But regardless of your generation, youve never seen anything like it in Omaha. John Parrella was Nebraska raised, the pride of Grand Island. in Exercise Science from Concordia. Presnell led the league in scoring in 1933 for the Portsmouth Spartans the forerunners of the Lions. The Columbus native was recalled as a fierce competitor by the late Lee Remmel, a team historian who covered the Packers for nearly 30 years. On the track, he won NAIA championships in the 100 in 1962 and the 100 and 200 in 63. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). "When I was a young boy, I just wanted to be my dad. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admission policies, financial aid program, or athletic and other school-administered programs. The '23 team raised the bar even higher, setting new school standards forruns scored (581), hits (669), home runs (117), batting average (.357) and stolen bases (98). Two Concordia baseball players earn NAIA All-American honors for first Locke held world records in the 100 and 220 (20.5 seconds on May 1, 1926). She was the first recipient of the Morgan trophy, which goes to the nation's top player. Strickland, a three-sport star at Bellevue West, is the only male athlete to earn All-Nebraska honors in three sports (football, basketball and baseball). As a junior, Henry won golds for Bellevue West in the 200, 400 and long jump. Only Cy Young and Walter Johnson earned more wins, and Alexander is second all time with 90 shutouts. He was Nebraska's first black athlete, in 1891, before black athletes were banned by the university from 1917 until the late 1940s. He captained the NU track team in 1925 and '26, and lettered in football and baseball. Our states hoops heritage. Looks like no one made the cut this year. Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy's stats have been entered for the 12-1 loss vs. Platteview on 5/16/2023 4:00 PM. 0. At Concordia, students are faith secureworld ready& kingdom leaders! We feel no matter where were at in the order, we have a chance to put some really competitive at-bats together, find a way to score runs.. He won and went on to compete in the Olympics. Veteran America, A fitting tribute to trailblazers and visionaries. Watching from the stands was another coach who influenced Dupic's career his dad, Rick. Explosion at midtown Omaha home blows out wall, displaces two - WOWT The Grenadiers defeated defending national champ Tennessee Wesleyan in their regional final. Veteran America, A fitting tribute to trailblazers and visionaries. He ran for 881 yards, a position record by 164 yards. Led by a group of fifth-year members of the program, the greatest stretch of success in program history continued. Concordia High School (Omaha, NE) Varsity Baseball - MaxPreps Welcome to the Concordia Baseball team feed. That set off a dogpile celebration on the infield when Concordia clinched a spot in the World Series. In 1968, Gibson led the domination by pitchers at a level unseen since the early 1900s. Who's Coming 2023 - Fike Baseball Tech won the Class A title that year after going 22-2 and cruising through the state tournament by an average of 21 points a game. The 2023 offense, behind GPAC Player of the Year Joey Grabanski, raised the bar by setting new school records forruns scored (581), hits (669), home runs (117), batting average (.357) and stolen bases (98). Neither could Jack, Arnie, Phil or Jordan Spieth. Its nice to be close to Seward, the coach said. The best season in Concordia baseball history enters new territory this weekend, thanks to one of the teams biggest strengths. American Legion statistical leaders, June 30 - Omaha World-Herald On 5/4, the Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy varsity baseball team won their away conference tournament game against Malcolm (NE) by a score of 4-3. He scored 1,884 points for the Antelopes in basketball. The Bulldogs defeated Doane in the GPAC postseason title game for the program's first-ever GPAC tournament championship. Jeff Oltmans, Doane baseball:Picked to finish eighth in the GPAC preseason poll, the Tigers went 35-19-1, tying Concordia for the regular-season title and reaching the NAIA tournament for the first time since 2014. gene.schinzel@owh.com, 402-444-1038, twitter.com/GeneOWH. Lang's first season at Concordia saw the program break a school record for wins in a season (42) while reaching the NAIA World Series for the first time ever. Will is the son of Dean and Kristi and has two siblings, Zachary and Domenic. In 1976, Vollertsen led Palmyra to its first state tournament, earning all-state honors. Tingelhoff, from Lexington, lettered for Nebraska from 1959 to '61. June 16: The Flaming Lips at Steelhouse Omaha. During Dupic's tenure, Concordia has won a combined five GPAC championships and has advanced to five . The Bulldogs reached the NAIA tournament in 2017 and 2019, going 1-2 both seasons, before breaking through this spring. Hartung set NCAA records for individual event championships (seven) and gold medals (11, counting his seven event titles and four team titles). Despite a professional playing career cut short by injury at age 27, Sayers remains one of the most revered athletes from Nebraska. Iannacone went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Howard Payne. He ranks third on the ABA career scoring list with 12,153 points, but he's probably best known for his remarkable ABA-NBA record of 1,041 consecutive games, playing through injuries as severe as separated shoulders. Skinny 14-year-old Geddes left his father, eight brothers and eight sisters in Jacksonville, Florida, and arrived at Boys Town in 1962. So Kinney moved to flanker and eventually I-back, and that's where he flourished over the next three seasons. The two-time All-Pro, who was 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds in his playing days, played halfback, quarterback, safety and kicker in the NFL. That trait served him well, especially in his 12 years with the Detroit Lions. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, The experts in the business of small college athletics. Pitching and defense have been a strength for the Bruins, who are listed on the national leaderboard as seventh in opponent batting average (.228), eighth in fielding percentage (.968) and ninth in ERA (3.59). Read more. Our schools offer a caring and safe environment, outstanding academics and a wide range of opportunities in athletics and the arts. By the time he retired, Sayers had 9,435 combined yards 4,956 rushing and scored 336 points. NAIA Opening Round Preview: Bellevue Bracket :: Baseball :: Concordia As a senior at NU, Cerv led the nation with an .878 slugging percentage while batting .444. The Bulldogs are the third seed in the bracket at Bellevue, a short trip down Interstate 80. Read more. Concordia baseball starts NAIA tourney close to home. In 2018, Nick Little (winningest pitcher in program history) turned in perhaps the greatest season ever by a Bulldog pitcher and was named the GPAC Pitcher of the Year. Theyve been able to hit for more power and drive the ball this year.. At Nebraska, teammates had such respect for Weir's ability that he was named a captain upon joining the varsity football team as a sophomore in 1923. Nicknamed "The Burr Oak" after his hometown, Steinkuhler rode a strong work ethic when he enrolled at Nebraska in 1979 as a freshman. Many forecast a sterling political career for the halfback who spurned professional football for law school after his graduation from Iowa in 1939. He made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. At the time, the 2017 team rose to greater heights than any Bulldog baseball team had before, winning the GPAC regular-season title, advancing to the national tournament and claiming victory in a national tournament game. Our guys have swung the bats really well. Masterson helped lead the Huskers to 23 wins and a tie in 28 games under coach Dana X. Bible, never losing a home game as a Husker quarterback. Goodman remains the last amateur to win the U.S. Open. Post 379 - Oak Grove, MO. And yes to Nebraska. Scoreboard: Class A district baseball scores - Lincoln Journal Star (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Concordia baseball has had a program-record season - Omaha World-Herald And the money was good. Henry went on to set a national age-group record in the long jump and was part of the USA Junior World Team in 1995. - Slugging outfielder Joey Grabanski headlined the list of 2023 All-Midlands Baseball Team selections, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald and revealed on July 2. Well get to that, but first things first. Scoring 120 points in 24 games during his three-year career, he also played defensive back. "He's still the one who impacted me the most.". The Tigers have enjoyed a turnaround season after going 20-30 in 2019 and were picked seventh in the GPAC preseason poll. Wateska was at Stetson (Fla.), where he served as director of strength and conditioning since 2015. The Omaha Central graduate also played three NFL seasons. His additional coaching experiences have included roles as Assistant Coach for the Traverse City Pit Spitters of Traverse City, Mich., (Northwoods League) in 2019 and as Head Coach of the Niagara Power Baseball team (NYBCL) in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 2017-18.