Johnny Trueblood  |  Age 16  |  Elkhorn South While it’s been cold outside, it’s been red­ hot inside area gyms as the Elkhorn South Boys’ Basketball Team has fought off some of Class B’s strongest challengers to maintain their #1 Class B ranking. With a solid nucleus of experienced players, the […]

Brooke Denton  |  Age 17  |  Skutt High School   With her long, blonde hair, brown eyes and infectious smile, one might not describe Brooke Denton as a “gym rat”…without knowing her. Other ways to describe Denton: sharp shooter, 3-point specialist, basketball star. Having played the sport since the second […]

Brian Peska  |  Age 17  |  Skutt High School   At age 5, Brian Peska could have been at home playing video games or pestering his sisters, but instead he spent many of his weekends on the mat, wrestling for the Gross Junior Cougar Wrestling Club. Throughout elementary and middle […]

Abbie Beckman  |  Age 13  |  DC West Many girls are introduced to gymnastics at an early age, enjoying all the sport has to offer and the friendships built.  On rare occasion there is someone who emerges early as a standout, one who shows the drive and discipline to compete, […]

Mick Stoltenberg  |  Age 17 Gretna High School Walking the halls of Gretna High School, it’s easy to find Mick Stoltenberg with his 6’5” frame and prototypical football build, but his journey has taken a detour since the start of his 2013 season. After a standout Junior season for the […]

Kristen Van Hoosen | Age 16 | Millard West Millard West’s Kristen Van Hoosen is no stranger to the diamond, having played organized softball since kindergarten. The Junior standout is coming up big this fall for the Wildcats as they march toward State yet again. Coach Don Brummer’s squad is […]

Will Gottsch | Age 15 | Elkhorn High School Although Elkhorn High School gets plenty of attention for their pipeline of great athletes, there’s one accomplished competitor who might not be on the radar of some — but should be. Elkhorn sophomore Will Gottsch jumped onto the high school diving […]

Brittany Witt Age 16 Marian High School Rarely does a freshman burst onto the scene in High School athletics and make their mark, but that’s just what Brittany Witt did for Marian High School last fall. Straight from the halls of St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Elkhorn where she was […]

Mason Meier Age 13 Elkhorn Valley View Middle School Having competed since the age of 8, Mason Meier has developed into one of the area’s rising young stars on the youth tennis scene.  Meier trains 4 or 5 nights a week to compete in both the 14s and 16s Divisions, […]