Her plan had been to take one last whiff of Nebraska turf before her career took her down south. Her plan had been to go out with a bang, but she could not have planned for a global pandemic cutting the year short. “After what happened last year, I was really looking forward to my last year and maybe winning state again,” Erin Morrissey said. Committed to play division one soccer at K-State,...

“All remaining NSAA activity practices and competitions, including district and state competitions, have been cancelled for this school year.” A tweet from the NSAA on April 2 announced the end of spring sports in high schools across the state. No more games or practices, and for seniors, no senior night and an abrupt end to their high school careers without the chance to take it in for the...

Jam-packed into the stands and dressed head to toe in this week's theme stands MN’s student section. As they proudly look on from the wooden bleachers of the Stable, the boys basketball team fiercely takes the court, getting ready for another big game.  While the student section is now filled with deafening cheers and jumping students, just a few minutes before, our defending state girls basketball...

Perseverance, strength, speed, precision.  Junior Hannah Hailu has been honing these skills since she first took a swim lesson at two years old. Hailu dove into the pool and never looked back.  Hailu has had a long record of success since medaling in multiple events at the Metro championships as a freshman in 2017.   Hailu comes from a swimming family and attributes the beginning of her high...

Being thrown into an unexpected situation and being forced to thrive can be difficult, but it can also pay off greatly in the end. This was the case for seniors Ryan Mendez, Mark Geiger, and Tommy Roland who made the JV baseball team as freshmen. All three started together on JV and have leveled up together, all three finishing their career on varsity.  “I had fun playing with Ryan and Geiger,...

The glare of the stadium lights reflects on the lacquered court as the basketball pounds on hardwood. A blur of blue and white uniforms dart across the court, taking advantage of the fast break.  A guard throws the ball up near the basket, a perfect alley-oop for senior forward Max Murrell. As he slams down his fifteenth dunk of the season, the noise of the crowd echoes throughout the stadium. On...