Let’s just say Howells-Dodge managed.  Its boys basketball team was led a senior class which was among the most prolific in school history, winning

His team a dominanting state champ, Howells-Dodge head coach Kevin Janata has been named Huskerland's Class D-1 boys basketball coach of the year.

ON3 - Kevin Janata, Howells-Dodge COY

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Huskerland's Class D-1 BBB Coach of the Year: Kevin Janta, Howells-Dodge

On the surface, not a good look. Losing three out of your last four games isn’t exactly the kind of momentum a team seeks when preparing for the

ON3 - CLASS D-1 - Scott Polacek FAMILY PHOTO

All together to celebrate his team’s state title: granddaughter Lorelei Lahm, son-in-law Derek Lahm, daughter McKenzie Lahm, granddaughter Eleanor Lahm, Coach Polacek, granddaughter Lucy Lahm, wife Leah, son Tyler, and grandson Maverick. Scott and Leah Polacek have been married for 35 years and six state finals.

Huskerland's Class D-1 GBB Coach of the Year: Scott Polacek, Howells-Dodge

Class D-1: Howells-Dodge 57, McCool Junction 39. After all this, it will make for quite the lunch room scene today at Howells. You know, when the

In his team's Class D-2 state championship win soaring senior Bren Johannes (21) made plenty of shots that counted, and one other that might have counted more.

ON3- Brenden Johannes, Archangels 21

Huskerland Bob's Boys State Basketball Tournament Review: Classes D-1, D-2

Class D-1  First Round: No. 1 Howells-Dodge (23-3) over No. 8 Fullerton (21-5), No. 5 North Platte St. Pat’s (16-10) over No. 4 Elm Creek (21-5), No.

The D-1 state runner-up a year ago, all-state senior Nathan Tomcak (3) and his Howells-Dodge team plan to win one more game this week than last. And you know what I mean by that.

ON3 - Nathan Tomcak, Howells-Dodge

Huskerland Bob's State Boys State Basketball Tournament Crytal Ball: Class D-1 Picks and More

My guess is, they’d almost all pay their 17 dollars again, even for just that one game. It was that kind of great day of basketball at the 2026

ON3 - Sawyer Smith 33 Drives, Landon Mohs 4

Sawyer Smith (33) got his 23, his Ogallala team ended mighty Ashland-Greenwood's 31-game winning streak, and now we await a C-1 state final rematch. It can't be that simple, can it?

Ogallala Ends A-G Win Streak, and Other Heartland Hoops Stuff

Last week we enjoyed the launch of Huskerland’s 2025-26 basketball season, and here are some quick thoughts on how some of our early (like, real

ON3 - Dakari Wilson LSW 30, Brady Klein ES 11, LeVonte Crockett LSW 5

It's a scramble for a rebound in last weekend's game at Elkhorn South, where visiting Lincoln Southwest claimed an 86-63 victory. That's Elkhorn South's Brady Klein (11) getting to the ball a step ahead of Southwest's Dakari Wilson (30) and LeVonte Crockett (5).

Some Early Thoughts on 2025-26 Boys Basketball

There was no Ceska Buchtas to be found, but Scott Polacek was back behind the mic, so I knew it was still a big game. (Cory of Superior, you too,

Saturday Morning Quarterback

I remember the first one was at Madison Square Garden. That was 13-year-old me, happily finding round-by-round recaps on my trusty radio (portable,

ON3 - Wyatt Frey (9), L-N Sweep

Football Friday: The Showdown in North Howells

1. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to high school and college? What sports did you play in school?  I grew up on a farm in the Panhandle, 13

2022 - ON3 - Mike Speirs, Howells-Dodge Coach 1

Meet the Coach: Mike Speirs, Howells-Dodge

Back home they call it a “harbinger.” You know, a sign of things to come? (Gee thanks, the great Bill Miller, my high school English teacher!)

ON3 - Hunter Luther, Howells-Dodge 2025

I Wanna Be Your Sledgehammer: Hunter Luther, Howells-Dodge

It is a game, a series, a pairing which needs no introduction.  But that would be rude, so let’s just say that tonight’s classic featuring Class D-2

ON3 - Tucker Czarnick, Archangels Catholic 2025

Football Friday: Tradition Rich Battle to Unfold at Howells

GameWhy This One?@HuskerlandBob Sez20. Neligh-Oakdale (6-1) at St. Mary's (7-0).Still real young, Warriors stumbled last week, but at full capacity

ON3 - Hunter Luther, Howells-Dodge 22

Huskerland Bob's Crystal Ball: Week 8

Almost everywhere you look tonight there’s a big game in Class D-2 football. And we’re gonna talk about a few of them.  No. 3 Wynot (2-0) at No. 2

ON3 - Tanner Classen, Tucker Czarnick, Archangels Catholic 6

Week 3 Football Friday: Wynot at Archangels the D-2 Headliner

I’ll be honest. In the preseason I probably spent a little more time on Overton and that hornets nest of a district the Eagles play in (Loomis,

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Anselmo-Merna to Challenge Overton; Bacon, It Goes With Peanut Butter

Class A  3. Isaac Jensen, TE, Millard South. 6-6, 230. Other stats NA. Committed to Missouri in June, ending an intense recruiting journey which

ON3 - Barry Fries, Elkhorn North 2025

2025 Huskerland Top 225 Seniors: The 3s

It’s sort of a big deal. Tonight’s Howells-Dodge at Lawrence-Nelson game.  Anytime you get together programs which are 150 miles apart and never play

Wasting No Time, Huskerland's Game of the Year Tonight at Lawrence

Howells-Dodge Overview  Following another Howells-Dodge-like season, you know, 8-3 and making the quarterfinals, that kind of thing, the Jaguars will

Class D-2 No. 3: Howells-Dodge

Class A  21. Kaprice Keith, WR-DB, Omaha Central. 6-3, 205. Other stats NA. Transfer from Bellevue West, and he’s been committed to Iowa State for a

ON3 - Braxton Miller, Skutt Catholic

2025 Huskerland Top 225 Seniors: The 21s

5. Omaha Westside at Omaha North, Sept. 12. I guess you can call me a bit of a defeatist (and you may have done that already) but it seems to me it

ON3 - Darion Jones, Omaha North 11

Huskerland's Top 30 Games for 2025: The Top Five

Omaha Westside at Elkhorn South, Oct. 10. On the surface what you have here is a late season showdown between state championship programs who are

ON3 - Cauy Meyer, Loomis 12

Huskerland's Top 30 Games for 2025: No. 21-25

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