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LINCOLN -- Cory Schlesinger, a graduate of Columbus High School, will be inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame along with 10 other athletes, five coaches, two contributors and an official during ceremonies at the Lied Center on Sept. 28.

 

Tickets to the ceremony are $25 for adults and $10 for high school and elementary students. Preschool children are admitted free.

 

Doors open at noon with the program beginning at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available by writing to the Nebraska Sports Council at P.O. Box 29366, Lincoln, NE 68529; or by calling (402) 471-2544 or, in Nebraska, 800-304-2637.

 

This will be the 14th Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This year’s induction class brings the total number of inductees to 324.

 

Also being inducted along with Schlesinger will be Jim Morrison, the long-time head coach at Howells.

 

2008 inductees

 

Charles Bryant, athlete, Omaha South, 1950 -- an all-state selection in football and a letterman in wrestling, Bryant starred in college, where he was All-Big Seven in football and a Big Seven wrestling champion at Nebraska.

 

Tom Haase, athlete, Aurora, 1987 -- The Lincoln Journal-Star Athlete of the Year in 1987, Haase was all-state in football, all-state in basketball and posted the third-best long jump in Nebraska history (24 feet, 61/2 inches).

 

Kurt Lauer, athlete, Gibbon, 1964 -- Lauer had the best single basketball season in Nebraska high school history, scoring 956 points in 1963-64. He had 59 points in a single game, scored more than 50 points in five games that year and had six more games of 40 or more points.

 

Dave Lebsack, athlete, Lincoln Northeast, 1962 -- The 1962 Lincoln Journal Star Athlete of the Year, Lebsack earned nine letters in football, basketball and baseball. He was an all-state quarterback in football and guard in basketball. The Rockets were undefeated and the mythical state champion in football in 1961, and won the state basketball championship in 1962.

 

Paul Mohr, athlete, Scottsbluff, 1950 -- lettered in football, basketball and track and earned All-American honors playing baseball at the University of Texas. He led the Scottsbluff American Legion team to a runner-up finish, batting .444 in 1949, was all-state football in 1949 and the leading scorer at the state basketball tournament in 1950, where the Bearcats finished second.

 

Joe Scarpello, athlete, Omaha Central, 1942 -- a three-time high school state wrestling champion, leading Omaha Central to the team championship from 1939-40. He was never taken down in his career. In college, he was a four-time Big 10 champion at Iowa, winning the 1950 NCAA championship. He wrestled professionally for 27 years.

 

Cory Schlesinger, athlete, Columbus, 1990 -- a high school standout in football and wrestling. He was Super-State in football and won state wrestling championships in 1989 and 1990 with a combined record of 64-3. In college, he played football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, starting for two years and scoring two touchdowns in the Huskers’ 27-17 win over Miami that sealed the 1995 national championship. He played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions for 12 years.

 

Russ Snyder, athlete, Nelson, 1952 -- a three-sport standout, he earned all-conference honors in football and basketball. In 1952, he qualified for the state track meet in five events, finishing second in the hurdles, third in the 100 and sixth in the “selective pentathlon.” He signed a professional basketball contract out of high school and played in the majors from 1959-1970, including the 1966 world championship Baltimore Orioles.

 

Teri Steer-Cantwell, athlete, Crete, 1993 -- the 1993 Lincoln Journal Star Athlete of the Year, Steer earned 12 varsity letters. All-state second team in volleyball and all-conference in basketball, she was a four-time shot put and discus champion and placed in the long jump. At Southern Methodist University, she set the Western Athletic Conference record in the discus and was a two-time national champion in the shot put. She also was a bronze medalist at the 1999 World Championships.

 

Nikki (Stricker) Best, athlete, Lincoln East, 1990 -- Lincoln’s second female to earn 12 letters, Stricker was the Journal Star Athlete of the Year in 1990. She earned all-state honors in volleyball and basketball and Mizuno All-America honors in volleyball. At Nebraska, she transitioned from middle blocker to setter, setting several school records.

 

Larry Vlasin, athlete, Madrid, 1965 -- the first Class D athlete named the Journal Star’s Athlete of the Year, Vlasin earned all-state honors playing for Madrid’s undefeated eight-man teams of 1963 and ’64. He holds the national eight-man record, averaging 338.9 yards per game. He also earned all-state honors in basketball his junior and senior years, and qualified for the state track meet in four events.

 

Harold “Mac” Maciejewski, coach, Wayne -- Maciejewski coached at Wayne for 31 years, compiling a 76-44-7 record in football and 245-81 in basketball. His teams won the state golf title in 1985, state basketball title in 1956. He also coached at Loup City and Manila, Ark.

 

Jim Morrison, coach, Howells -- Morrison coached Howells’ boys basketball teams to five state championships and one runner-up. He compiled a 594-326 record, coaching at Howells for 41 years and Dodge for three.

 

Gail Peterson, coach, Crofton -- the guidance behind Crofton’s cross country legacy, Peterson’s teams won 15 state championships -- nine girls titles and six boys championships. His teams also collected eight runner-up trophies. He coached for 40 years at Crofton and two years at Cortland.

 

John Reta, coach, Lincoln Southeast -- Reta led the Knights to eight straight state swimming championships, ending in 1966, and the Knights won 59 consecutive meets. His swimmers won 11 individual titles and set 18 state records. Reta became the University of Nebraska swim coach in 1966 after 11 years at Southeast.

 

Larry Ribble, coach, Millard South -- a coach from 1965-2004, settling at Millard South in 1977. His teams won seven state championships (one at Pawnee City, six at Millard South) and one runner-up finish. His career basketball coaching record is 509-280. He also coached track for 22 years and was an assistant coach on Millard South’s 1994 state championship team.

 

Con Marshall, contributor, Chadron -- Marshall was the sports information director at Chadron State College from 1969 until his recent retirement. Marshall also helped compile football records for the high school teams in the 11-county Panhandle, and basketball and track records for the high schools in northwest Nebraska.

 

Wally McNaught, contributor, Lincoln Southeast -- In a career spanning more than 45 years, McNaught coached football, basketball and track, and served as athletic director, most notably at Lincoln Southeast. He won several professional awards and honors, and has been a member of the Hall of Fame Board of Directors since 1997, serving as president from 2005 to 2007.

 

Rudy Stoehr, official, Lincoln -- an outstanding basketball and baseball player at Lincoln Northeast and Nebraska Wesleyan, Stoehr played minor-league baseball before becoming perhaps Nebraska’s most-recognized basketball referee. He officiated Nebraska high school basketball from 1963-89, working more than 1,000 games. He officiated 16 state tournaments and worked in the Big Eight for six years.

 

Honors

 

Great Moment in High School Sports: Randal Carter’s 7-foot, 4-inch high jump at the 2007 state track meet; Alliance girls basketball team making 27 straight free throws in the title game at the 2007 state tournament.

 

Ron Gustafson Inspiration Award: Former Omaha Northwest swimmer Staci Perrigo-Venneman. A 1991 graduate of Omaha Northwest, Venneman was born without a right arm below the elbow. A competitive swimmer from the age of 8, she set an amputee world record in the 50-meter freestyle and was the U.S. Amputee Athletic Association’s 1991 U.S. Female Athlete of the Year. She swam on a state-meet qualifying relay for Omaha Northwest, played on the soccer team and was a cheerleader.

 

Golden Anniversary Teams: Lincoln High boys basketball 1958-59, McCook Red Willow football, basketball and track of 1958-59.

 

Silver Anniversary Teams: Crofton boys and girls cross country, 1983-84; Henderson football and boys basketball, 1983-84; Omaha Central girls basketball, 1983-84.

 

Fischer Family Award: Victor and Ann Borer family of Albion.

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This guy was my hero growing up. When he was student teaching at Park Middle School, I had him for a teacher. The class was transportation tech. It's where we got to build CO2 race cars from wood. He made this really intracately designed car that looked like the frame of a Nascar car. Basically like a skeleton. His got one run and splintered. Like six weeks of beautiful craftsmanship turned into toothpicks on one run. 

 

Anyway, this honor is well deserved. Congrats 40.

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19 hours ago, Mike Mcdee said:

This guy was my hero growing up. When he was student teaching at Park Middle School, I had him for a teacher. The class was transportation tech. It's where we got to build CO2 race cars from wood. He made this really intracately designed car that looked like the frame of a Nascar car. Basically like a skeleton. His got one run and splintered. Like six weeks of beautiful craftsmanship turned into toothpicks on one run. 

 

Anyway, this honor is well deserved. Congrats 40.

It's why I teach Middle School IT :thumbs

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