By: Kaleb Center,&nbsp; CSC&nbsp; Sports Information Director&nbsp; &nbsp;

Chadron State College Athletic Director&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=84">Joel R. Smith</a>&nbsp;announced on Wednesday that&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=292">Seth Mischke</a>&nbsp;will take over the reins of the Eagles track and field program as head coach. "We're fortunate to have an experienced head coach in Seth," said Smith, "as we prepare to host the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships and compete for the conference title." Mischke spent the past 11 seasons as the head track and field coach, and assistant cross country coach, at Black Hills State University. There, his program two individual national champions, 18 All-America earners, 18 conference champions, and more than 100 All-RMAC honorees. In 2012, Mischke also helped BHSU make the leap from the NAIA into one of the strongest NCAA Division II conferences for track and field, and cross country. Before BHSU, he held both the head track and field and cross country posts for 12 years at St. Cloud State. Mischke was twice named the conference coach of the year with the Huskies, after his men's teams finished fourth at the indoor North Central Conference championships in 2005 and runner-up at the Northern Sun Conference meet in 2011. At St. Cloud, his program produced one national champ, 17 All-America winners, and 21 conference champions. Mischke is a 1997 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he was a Big Ten Conference runner-up in the indoor pole vault and finished third in the outdoor decathlon. He and his wife Colleen, have three children: Brooklyn, Tanner and Micah. Colleen was an administrator with the BHSU athletic department for 11 years and a stand-out heptathlete and high jumper at the University of Nebraska. "I'm very excited to be the next head track and field coach at Chadron State," said Mischke. "I can't wait to start working with our staff and student-athletes."&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660161041870.jpeg" alt="CSC Courtesy Photo" />
 <figcaption>CSC Courtesy Photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By: Kaleb Center,&nbsp; CSC&nbsp; Sports Information Director&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron State College Athletic Director&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=84">Joel R. Smith</a>&nbsp;announced on Wednesday that&nbsp;<a href="https://chadroneagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=292">Seth Mischke</a>&nbsp;will take over the reins of the Eagles track and field program as head coach. "We're fortunate to have an experienced head coach in Seth," said Smith, "as we prepare to host the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships and compete for the conference title." Mischke spent the past 11 seasons as the head track and field coach, and assistant cross country coach, at Black Hills State University. There, his program two individual national champions, 18 All-America earners, 18 conference champions, and more than 100 All-RMAC honorees. In 2012, Mischke also helped BHSU make the leap from the NAIA into one of the strongest NCAA Division II conferences for track and field, and cross country. Before BHSU, he held both the head track and field and cross country posts for 12 years at St. Cloud State. Mischke was twice named the conference coach of the year with the Huskies, after his men's teams finished fourth at the indoor North Central Conference championships in 2005 and runner-up at the Northern Sun Conference meet in 2011. At St. Cloud, his program produced one national champ, 17 All-America winners, and 21 conference champions. Mischke is a 1997 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he was a Big Ten Conference runner-up in the indoor pole vault and finished third in the outdoor decathlon. He and his wife Colleen, have three children: Brooklyn, Tanner and Micah. Colleen was an administrator with the BHSU athletic department for 11 years and a stand-out heptathlete and high jumper at the University of Nebraska. "I'm very excited to be the next head track and field coach at Chadron State," said Mischke. "I can't wait to start working with our staff and student-athletes."&nbsp;&nbsp;

CSC names new Track & Field Head Coach

By JAMES WALKER and JUDITH R. HILTNER <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-vin-scully-scored-his-dodgers-gig-at-22-years-old-188264">The Conversation</a>

Vin Scully, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/sports/baseball/vin-scully-dead.html">who died on Aug. 2, 2022</a>,
 is widely viewed as the greatest baseball announcer of all time. But 
for an earlier generation, his mentor, Red Barber, held that 
distinction.

In our recent biography “<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend</a>,”
 we uncovered moving private letters and public references documenting 
the rich personal bonds between these two great voices of the game.

In 1939, Barber brought daily radio broadcasts of Dodgers baseball to
 Brooklyn’s fans for the first time. By the time Scully arrived in 1950,
 Barber – known as “<a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921022&amp;slug=1520043">the Old Redhead</a>” – was the toast of Flatbush.

For a combined century – 33 years for Barber and 67 for Scully – the 
two blessed baseball fans with some of the sharpest word pictures ever 
painted of the grand old game. Together in the Brooklyn booth for four 
crucial years, from 1950 to 1953, they forged a relationship that proved
 to be both demanding and gratifying.

After Scully graduated with a degree in English from Fordham 
University in 1949, he papered East Coast radio stations with 
applications. <a href="https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/05/04/the-transistor-kid">He eventually scored an interview with CBS Radio</a>, where Barber was director of sports. Barber came away impressed, but there were no openings at the time.

Barber later phoned Vin Scully when, at the last minute, he needed a 
reporter to cover a college football contest at Fenway Park in Boston 
for CBS College Football Roundup. Scully’s mother answered the phone and
 took the message for Vin that <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Voices_of_the_Game/oNBwQgAACAAJ?hl=en">“Red Skelton” wanted to talk to him about a job</a> – confusing Barber with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton">the popular entertainer</a>.

Fortunately, Scully figured out who was calling. He hustled to the 
park, only to learn there was no room for him in the press box. With 
only a light topcoat to defend himself against the cruel New England 
elements, he had to call the entire game from the roof, braving the 
winds on a chilly fall day with only a 60-watt light bulb to warm his 
hands. Barber, initially unaware of Scully’s plight, later wrote that 
when he learned his announcer had called the game from the roof, he was 
impressed by the young broadcaster’s stamina and even more impressed 
that Scully had never complained about the brutal conditions.

When <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2EG3t3fEI">Ernie Harwell</a>,
 who would become the legendary voice of the Detroit Tigers, left the 
Brooklyn Dodgers’ broadcast booth for the New York Giants, Red Barber 
needed to find a replacement. He decided to go with the young 
broadcaster <a href="https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00067187/00001/downloads">who had so impressed him</a> – later describing Scully as “a pretty appealing young green pea … a boy who had something on the ball.”

So Vin Scully, just 22 years old, <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/on-this-date-70-years-ago-today-vin-scully-joins-the-booth-a66648e399e8">was given the chance of a lifetime</a>, to broadcast the games of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the National League’s most successful team.

But this golden opportunity was challenging in ways Scully did not foresee.

Red Barber, who early in life planned to be a college professor, was a
 tough grader. He demanded a lot of himself, and he held those who 
worked with him to just as high a standard. 

When Vin first entered the Dodgers broadcast booth, Barber told the 
young man that his job was to do whatever Red and his colleague Connie 
Desmond didn’t want to do. He also made it clear that any Scully errors 
would be corrected on air for all to hear. When Barber saw Scully 
drinking a beer with his pregame sandwich – a common practice at the 
time – <a href="https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00067191/00001/downloads">he told Vin he never wanted to see him do it again</a>.

Barber was no teetotaler – far from it; leisure hours drinks were 
something he treasured. But he believed a broadcaster should never have a
 drink, even a beer, on the job. Barber reasoned if Scully made an 
error, something inevitable for a broadcaster ad-libbing for hours at a 
time, anyone who saw him sipping the press room brew would conclude that
 alcohol had clouded his performance.

One of Red’s broadcasting mantras was <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Broadcasters/bpFZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">pregame preparation</a>.
 So before one game, when Scully told his mentor that a Dodgers’ regular
 would be out of the lineup, Barber demanded to know why. Scully told 
him he had no idea. To Barber, that was unacceptable.

Scully quickly realized that he needed to know the “whys”; he had to 
get to the stadium early and spend time talking with managers and 
players, absorbing compelling facts and stories to keep listeners 
engaged during slow stretches of each contest.

The delicate bonds that develop between any mentor and mentee, though
 often fruitful, almost always involve some degree of resentment and 
frustration, likely because each member of the pair has so much vested 
in winning the respect and affection of the other. Some of Barber’s 
barbs must have stung. But throughout his career Scully always credited 
Red for instilling in him the discipline and values of a professional 
baseball announcer. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">He claimed</a>
 that the greatest virtue of Red as a mentor “was the fact that he 
cared. I wasn’t just another kid in the booth, just another announcer. …
 He made sure that my work habits were good, and he rode me if I drifted
 away from his ideal of the right way to work.”

In 1953, Barber left the Brooklyn booth after a dispute over his pay. 

Ahead of that season’s World Series between the Dodgers and the New 
York Yankees, the Series’ sponsor, Gillette, offered Barber only $200 
per game, take it or leave it. Barber left it, and when he did not get 
the support he wanted from Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley, he decided to 
sit out the Series and sign with the Yankees for the following season.

Gillette then turned to Scully, asking him if he’d announce the 
Series. Scully called Red seeking his permission. Barber was genuinely 
moved by Scully’s request, given that his permission clearly was not 
needed.  

All of a sudden, Scully, at the age of 25, was thrust onto the 
national stage. He remains the youngest person to ever call a World 
Series. Two years later, he announced the Brooklyn Dodgers’ only World 
Series win, and in 1958 he moved with the club to Los Angeles, where he 
would call games for the next 59 seasons.

Barber and Scully maintained an affectionate dialogue for the remainder of Red’s life.

When Barber and Mel Allen were honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the first recipients of the <a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/887">Ford C. Frick Award</a>, presented yearly to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball,” <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Scully wrote his old teacher</a>,
 “I know as well as anyone alive what a true artist you were behind the 
mike. There is a great deal of you in anything I do well in 
play-by-play, and it will live in me as long as I am working.”

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/23/obituaries/red-barber-baseball-voice-of-summer-is-dead-at-84.html">When Barber died in 1992</a>, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA421&amp;lpg=PA421&amp;dq=%22radio%27s+first+poet%22+vin+scully+reader%27s+digest&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=eKTwjzRZ9i&amp;sig=ACfU3U20PiKT9ghjq_j_phD7Wi3yq3zg8g&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwipi_j9srD5AhXvGFkFHaZ5AIQQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=%22radio's%20first%20poet%22%20vin%20scully%20reader's%20digest&amp;f=false">Scully penned a tribute</a> in Reader’s Digest, calling him “radio’s first poet … and the most honorable man I ever met.”

At Barber’s funeral, Scully <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA416&amp;lpg=PA416&amp;dq=%22Now+don%E2%80%99t+you+talk+about+me+during+the+game.+These+people+aren%E2%80%99t+tuning+in+to+hear+about+me.+Talk+about+the+game.%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=eKTwjyO0aa&amp;sig=ACfU3U0RPFLsb-840mAH9SYnTQ8e10yLOQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjBsqDXg7D5AhWthIkEHSHWAt0Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=%22Now%20don%E2%80%99t%20you%20talk%20about%20me%20during%20the%20game.%20These%20people%20aren%E2%80%99t%20tuning%20in%20to%20hear%20about%20me.%20Talk%20about%20the%20game.%22&amp;f=false">told a reporter</a>
 that he was preparing to announce the fourth game of the World Series 
when he first learned of Red’s death. After absorbing the sad news, he 
began hearing his old mentor chiding him: “Now don’t you talk about me 
during the game. These people aren’t tuning in to hear about me. Talk 
about the game.”

James Walker is
 Past Executive Director of the International Association for 
Communication and Sport and Emeritus Professor of Communication at Saint 
Xavier University. Judith R. Hiltner is Emeritus Professor of English at Saint Xavier University.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659497855884.png" alt="Scully" />
 <figcaption>Scully</figcaption>
 </figure>By JAMES WALKER and JUDITH R. HILTNER <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-vin-scully-scored-his-dodgers-gig-at-22-years-old-188264">The Conversation</a>Vin Scully, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/sports/baseball/vin-scully-dead.html">who died on Aug. 2, 2022</a>,
 is widely viewed as the greatest baseball announcer of all time. But 
for an earlier generation, his mentor, Red Barber, held that 
distinction.In our recent biography “<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend</a>,”
 we uncovered moving private letters and public references documenting 
the rich personal bonds between these two great voices of the game. In 1939, Barber brought daily radio broadcasts of Dodgers baseball to
 Brooklyn’s fans for the first time. By the time Scully arrived in 1950,
 Barber – known as “<a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921022&amp;slug=1520043">the Old Redhead</a>” – was the toast of Flatbush. For a combined century – 33 years for Barber and 67 for Scully – the 
two blessed baseball fans with some of the sharpest word pictures ever 
painted of the grand old game. Together in the Brooklyn booth for four 
crucial years, from 1950 to 1953, they forged a relationship that proved
 to be both demanding and gratifying.<h2>The chance of a lifetime</h2>After Scully graduated with a degree in English from Fordham 
University in 1949, he papered East Coast radio stations with 
applications. <a href="https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/05/04/the-transistor-kid">He eventually scored an interview with CBS Radio</a>, where Barber was director of sports. Barber came away impressed, but there were no openings at the time.Barber later phoned Vin Scully when, at the last minute, he needed a 
reporter to cover a college football contest at Fenway Park in Boston 
for CBS College Football Roundup. Scully’s mother answered the phone and
 took the message for Vin that <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Voices_of_the_Game/oNBwQgAACAAJ?hl=en">“Red Skelton” wanted to talk to him about a job</a> – confusing Barber with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton">the popular entertainer</a>.Fortunately, Scully figured out who was calling. He hustled to the 
park, only to learn there was no room for him in the press box. With 
only a light topcoat to defend himself against the cruel New England 
elements, he had to call the entire game from the roof, braving the 
winds on a chilly fall day with only a 60-watt light bulb to warm his 
hands. Barber, initially unaware of Scully’s plight, later wrote that 
when he learned his announcer had called the game from the roof, he was 
impressed by the young broadcaster’s stamina and even more impressed 
that Scully had never complained about the brutal conditions.When <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2EG3t3fEI">Ernie Harwell</a>,
 who would become the legendary voice of the Detroit Tigers, left the 
Brooklyn Dodgers’ broadcast booth for the New York Giants, Red Barber 
needed to find a replacement. He decided to go with the young 
broadcaster <a href="https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00067187/00001/downloads">who had so impressed him</a> – later describing Scully as “a pretty appealing young green pea … a boy who had something on the ball.”So Vin Scully, just 22 years old, <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/on-this-date-70-years-ago-today-vin-scully-joins-the-booth-a66648e399e8">was given the chance of a lifetime</a>, to broadcast the games of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the National League’s most successful team. But this golden opportunity was challenging in ways Scully did not foresee.<h2>Barber takes Scully under his wing</h2>Red Barber, who early in life planned to be a college professor, was a
 tough grader. He demanded a lot of himself, and he held those who 
worked with him to just as high a standard. When Vin first entered the Dodgers broadcast booth, Barber told the 
young man that his job was to do whatever Red and his colleague Connie 
Desmond didn’t want to do. He also made it clear that any Scully errors 
would be corrected on air for all to hear. When Barber saw Scully 
drinking a beer with his pregame sandwich – a common practice at the 
time – <a href="https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00067191/00001/downloads">he told Vin he never wanted to see him do it again</a>.Barber was no teetotaler – far from it; leisure hours drinks were 
something he treasured. But he believed a broadcaster should never have a
 drink, even a beer, on the job. Barber reasoned if Scully made an 
error, something inevitable for a broadcaster ad-libbing for hours at a 
time, anyone who saw him sipping the press room brew would conclude that
 alcohol had clouded his performance.One of Red’s broadcasting mantras was <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Broadcasters/bpFZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">pregame preparation</a>.
 So before one game, when Scully told his mentor that a Dodgers’ regular
 would be out of the lineup, Barber demanded to know why. Scully told 
him he had no idea. To Barber, that was unacceptable.Scully quickly realized that he needed to know the “whys”; he had to 
get to the stadium early and spend time talking with managers and 
players, absorbing compelling facts and stories to keep listeners 
engaged during slow stretches of each contest.The delicate bonds that develop between any mentor and mentee, though
 often fruitful, almost always involve some degree of resentment and 
frustration, likely because each member of the pair has so much vested 
in winning the respect and affection of the other. Some of Barber’s 
barbs must have stung. But throughout his career Scully always credited 
Red for instilling in him the discipline and values of a professional 
baseball announcer. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">He claimed</a>
 that the greatest virtue of Red as a mentor “was the fact that he 
cared. I wasn’t just another kid in the booth, just another announcer. …
 He made sure that my work habits were good, and he rode me if I drifted
 away from his ideal of the right way to work.”<h2>Scully in the spotlight</h2>In 1953, Barber left the Brooklyn booth after a dispute over his pay. Ahead of that season’s World Series between the Dodgers and the New 
York Yankees, the Series’ sponsor, Gillette, offered Barber only $200 
per game, take it or leave it. Barber left it, and when he did not get 
the support he wanted from Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley, he decided to 
sit out the Series and sign with the Yankees for the following season.Gillette then turned to Scully, asking him if he’d announce the 
Series. Scully called Red seeking his permission. Barber was genuinely 
moved by Scully’s request, given that his permission clearly was not 
needed. All of a sudden, Scully, at the age of 25, was thrust onto the 
national stage. He remains the youngest person to ever call a World 
Series. Two years later, he announced the Brooklyn Dodgers’ only World 
Series win, and in 1958 he moved with the club to Los Angeles, where he 
would call games for the next 59 seasons.<figure>
 <iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xCS8jmV0WiE"></iframe>
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Barber and Scully maintained an affectionate dialogue for the remainder of Red’s life.When Barber and Mel Allen were honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the first recipients of the <a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/887">Ford C. Frick Award</a>, presented yearly to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball,” <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Scully wrote his old teacher</a>,
 “I know as well as anyone alive what a true artist you were behind the 
mike. There is a great deal of you in anything I do well in 
play-by-play, and it will live in me as long as I am working.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/23/obituaries/red-barber-baseball-voice-of-summer-is-dead-at-84.html">When Barber died in 1992</a>, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA421&amp;lpg=PA421&amp;dq=%22radio%27s+first+poet%22+vin+scully+reader%27s+digest&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=eKTwjzRZ9i&amp;sig=ACfU3U20PiKT9ghjq_j_phD7Wi3yq3zg8g&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwipi_j9srD5AhXvGFkFHaZ5AIQQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=%22radio's%20first%20poet%22%20vin%20scully%20reader's%20digest&amp;f=false">Scully penned a tribute</a> in Reader’s Digest, calling him “radio’s first poet … and the most honorable man I ever met.” At Barber’s funeral, Scully <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA416&amp;lpg=PA416&amp;dq=%22Now+don%E2%80%99t+you+talk+about+me+during+the+game.+These+people+aren%E2%80%99t+tuning+in+to+hear+about+me.+Talk+about+the+game.%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=eKTwjyO0aa&amp;sig=ACfU3U0RPFLsb-840mAH9SYnTQ8e10yLOQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjBsqDXg7D5AhWthIkEHSHWAt0Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=%22Now%20don%E2%80%99t%20you%20talk%20about%20me%20during%20the%20game.%20These%20people%20aren%E2%80%99t%20tuning%20in%20to%20hear%20about%20me.%20Talk%20about%20the%20game.%22&amp;f=false">told a reporter</a>
 that he was preparing to announce the fourth game of the World Series 
when he first learned of Red’s death. After absorbing the sad news, he 
began hearing his old mentor chiding him: “Now don’t you talk about me 
during the game. These people aren’t tuning in to hear about me. Talk 
about the game.”James Walker is
 Past Executive Director of the International Association for 
Communication and Sport and Emeritus Professor of Communication at Saint 
Xavier University. Judith R. Hiltner is Emeritus Professor of English at Saint Xavier University.<div><iframe src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/188264/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced" width="1" height="1"></iframe></div>

🎥 How Vin Scully scored his Dodgers gig at 22 years old

By:&nbsp; Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POST

Five new members will be inducted this fall, into the Alliance High School Activities Hall of Fame.&nbsp; 

The selection committee meets once a year to review and vote on new members.&nbsp; In order for a nominee to be inducted, they must receive at least a 75% majority vote from the selection committee.&nbsp; This year the committee reviewed 40 nominees, which included 22 State Champions or 1st Team All-State selections,&nbsp; 21 different individuals received at least one vote from committee members.&nbsp; After several rounds of discussion and voting, the committee selected the following for induction into this years class.&nbsp;

Jeff Colwell....AHS Class of 1988.&nbsp; Jeff was a two-time State Wrestling Champion. Winning the heavyweight title in 1987 and 1988.&nbsp; He was also part of 2 State Champion Wrestling Teams

Dan Farrington...AHS Class of 1955.&nbsp; Dan was a member of the 1955 State Champion Track &amp; Field Team. He won Gold Medals in the 100 and 880 relay and still holds the AHS 200m record.

Ryan Lovell...AHS Class of 1992.&nbsp; Ryan was an Outstanding Performer in Speech &amp; Drama and participated in Class Plays and Contests. He was named Outstanding Actor his Senior year.&nbsp; He is the second performer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.&nbsp;

Kory Phiil....AHS Class of 1987.&nbsp; Kory was a 4-time State Wrestling Medalist and a 2-time State Champion Wrestler in 1986 and 1987.&nbsp; He was also part of 3 AHS State Champion Wrestling teams.

Dave Sautter....AHS Coach and Teacher for 30+ years.&nbsp; During his time at AHS, Dave taught Math and Coached,&nbsp; Football, Volleyball, Golf and Girls Basketball.&nbsp; Dave is the All-time winnigest Coach in AHS Girls Basketball history.&nbsp; &nbsp;He lead Alliance to the 2007 Girls Class B State Basketball Championship.&nbsp;

The 2022 Hall of Fame members will be inducted during Homecoming Week at AHS.&nbsp; They will be honored during the Homecoming Parade and will be recognized at the Homecoming Football game vs McCook on Friday Oct. 7.&nbsp; The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday Oct. 8. All are welcome to attend.&nbsp;

The Activities Hall of Fame is organized as a way of maintaining the rich heritage and tradition of the successful activity programs at Alliance High School.&nbsp; The Hall of Fame will serve as a means of recognizing, preserving, and honoring the athletes, performers, coaches, sponsors, directors, contributors and alumni who made significant contributions to activity programs. The Activities Hall of Fame will help maintain the spirit, pride, and sense of community, as well as serving as a historical account of the great activity traditions of Alliance High School.

Candidates may be nominated for Hall of Fame membership by any member of the community.&nbsp; Nomination forms may be picked up at Alliance High School or can be found on the AHS website.&nbsp; Please return nominations to the AHS Superintendent's Office.

Thanks to AHS Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Troy Unzicker

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 </figure>By:&nbsp; Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POSTFive new members will be inducted this fall, into the Alliance High School Activities Hall of Fame.&nbsp; The selection committee meets once a year to review and vote on new members.&nbsp; In order for a nominee to be inducted, they must receive at least a 75% majority vote from the selection committee.&nbsp; This year the committee reviewed 40 nominees, which included 22 State Champions or 1st Team All-State selections,&nbsp; 21 different individuals received at least one vote from committee members.&nbsp; After several rounds of discussion and voting, the committee selected the following for induction into this years class.&nbsp;Jeff Colwell....AHS Class of 1988.&nbsp; Jeff was a two-time State Wrestling Champion. Winning the heavyweight title in 1987 and 1988.&nbsp; He was also part of 2 State Champion Wrestling TeamsDan Farrington...AHS Class of 1955.&nbsp; Dan was a member of the 1955 State Champion Track &amp; Field Team. He won Gold Medals in the 100 and 880 relay and still holds the AHS 200m record.Ryan Lovell...AHS Class of 1992.&nbsp; Ryan was an Outstanding Performer in Speech &amp; Drama and participated in Class Plays and Contests. He was named Outstanding Actor his Senior year.&nbsp; He is the second performer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.&nbsp;Kory Phiil....AHS Class of 1987.&nbsp; Kory was a 4-time State Wrestling Medalist and a 2-time State Champion Wrestler in 1986 and 1987.&nbsp; He was also part of 3 AHS State Champion Wrestling teams.Dave Sautter....AHS Coach and Teacher for 30+ years.&nbsp; During his time at AHS, Dave taught Math and Coached,&nbsp; Football, Volleyball, Golf and Girls Basketball.&nbsp; Dave is the All-time winnigest Coach in AHS Girls Basketball history.&nbsp; &nbsp;He lead Alliance to the 2007 Girls Class B State Basketball Championship.&nbsp;The 2022 Hall of Fame members will be inducted during Homecoming Week at AHS.&nbsp; They will be honored during the Homecoming Parade and will be recognized at the Homecoming Football game vs McCook on Friday Oct. 7.&nbsp; The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday Oct. 8. All are welcome to attend.&nbsp;The Activities Hall of Fame is organized as a way of maintaining the rich heritage and tradition of the successful activity programs at Alliance High School.&nbsp; The Hall of Fame will serve as a means of recognizing, preserving, and honoring the athletes, performers, coaches, sponsors, directors, contributors and alumni who made significant contributions to activity programs. The Activities Hall of Fame will help maintain the spirit, pride, and sense of community, as well as serving as a historical account of the great activity traditions of Alliance High School.Candidates may be nominated for Hall of Fame membership by any member of the community.&nbsp; Nomination forms may be picked up at Alliance High School or can be found on the AHS website.&nbsp; Please return nominations to the AHS Superintendent's Office.<figure>
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AHS Activities Hall of Fame to induct 5 new members in 2022

By DAVE COLLINS Sports Director

Fall practice begins at 2:00 Monday afternoon for Chadron State football.&nbsp; The Eagle offensive line is returning some key veterans but is also looking to fill some big departures.

Fortunately junior center Michael DeCamillis will be back to anchor things in the middle of the line of scrimmage. He's hoping to get the younger players to develop the tough mentality that has been part of the success for several recent stars up front.

Along the lines of building team chemistry during the offseason Decamillis explains the process of bringing everyone together.

Traditionally the Eagles will move a veteran lineman into the left tackle spot when the position needs to be filled.&nbsp; That should be the case again this fall with Juan Estrada-Sanchez sliding over from the right side.&nbsp; The Eagles will then have to fill his former area, and also both guard positions with Austin Rapp and Jake Norris moving on.

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🔊 Peele eager to return to strong Eagle defense as fall camp opens Monday

With the biggest question to answer for CSC football in the pre-season being who will man the quarterback position, one of the Eagles top returning defensive players is already noticing some changes on the other side of the ball.

During Tuesday's RMAC Media Day Conference senior defensive back Bobby Peele says the trio vying for the starting job is giving defenses something different to prepare for, and they're showing leadership traits.

The quarterback battle began during spring ball with the graduation of Dalton Holst, and the Eagle defense will get its first official looks at the new trio in pads again once fall camp kicks off on Monday.

Meanwhile, Peele and the defense are returning a lot of talent and a strong mix of veterans that could make it among the RMAC's best overall units this fall.&nbsp; After last season's final game at Black Hills State it looked like the senior had played his final snap but Peele took some time and decided to come back for a final year of eligibility, giving a huge injection of energy and excitement into the defense looking forward.&nbsp; Peele can't wait for fall camp to open up and get in more work.

Maybe the biggest question for the CSC defense this fall is, which opposing RMAC quarterback will have the guts to throw it Peele's way...?&nbsp; He finished with six interceptions in 2021 and was on pace early to break the CSC single-season record of 10 set by Randy Bauer in 1973.&nbsp; He'll surely be matched up against the opponent's top receivers again this fall, which could make for some big opportunities to take the ball away.

Peele has created his success on the field through a pretty simple, yet very effective way to prepare.

Check in here and in my morning sports reports on Double Q Country radio for more CSC coverage throughout the pre-season!

----------------------------------------------------- BY: DAVE COLLINS Sports Director&nbsp;&nbsp;

🔊 CSC Football opens season with RMAC Media Day Appearance Tuesday

Tuesday was CSC’s time to take the
microphone for RMAC Football Media Day.&nbsp; Head
Coach Jay Long, senior Defensive Back Bobby Peele and junior Center Michael DeCamillis shared
insights on the offseason and expectations of what they see coming on the field
this fall.

Coach Long joked about the one question
everyone seems to be asking him right now – how will you fill the departure of
record setting quarterback Dalton Holst?

Whomever takes the snaps this season the
coaches will be counting on the QB to lead a team capable of winning close
games inside the rugged RMAC landscape.

The Eagles finished the 2021 fall
campaign at 6-5 with two of the early season losses coming by a touchdown or
less, and the pressure will be on early with an intriguing first month of games that opens
at Lone Star Conference favorite Angelo State.

That challenge will be followed by a Week 2 trip to Utah Tech
(formerly Dixie State) now in Division I FCS.&nbsp; RMAC play begins with a rivalry
showdown against Black Hills State in Chadron in Week 3 and September
closes out with defending RMAC co-champion Western Colorado in Gunnison, the
third of four road games to start the year.

I’ll have thoughts from the players who
spoke at Media Day coming up in our Double Q Country morning sports reports and right here on the Fall Camp Coverage Page this week.

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</a></div>By DAVE COLLINS Sports DirectorAugust 6, 2022Fall practice begins at 2:00 Monday afternoon for Chadron State football.&nbsp; The Eagle offensive line is returning some key veterans but is also looking to fill some big departures.Fortunately junior center Michael DeCamillis will be back to anchor things in the middle of the line of scrimmage. He's hoping to get the younger players to develop the tough mentality that has been part of the success for several recent stars up front.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1319202322&color=%23e91a48&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/michael-decamillis-on-building-the-mentality-of-the-ol" title="Michael DeCamillis - On Building the Mentality of the OL" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Michael DeCamillis - On Building the Mentality of the OL</a></div></div>Along the lines of building team chemistry during the offseason Decamillis explains the process of bringing everyone together.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1319204281&color=%23e91a48&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/decamillas-on-building-team-chemistry-this-offseason" title="DeCamillas - On Building Team Chemistry This Offseason" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">DeCamillas - On Building Team Chemistry This Offseason</a></div></div>Traditionally the Eagles will move a veteran lineman into the left tackle spot when the position needs to be filled.&nbsp; That should be the case again this fall with Juan Estrada-Sanchez sliding over from the right side.&nbsp; The Eagles will then have to fill his former area, and also both guard positions with Austin Rapp and Jake Norris moving on.-----------------------------------------------------BY: DAVE COLLINS Sports DirectorAugust 4, 2022🔊 Peele eager to return to strong Eagle defense as fall camp opens MondayWith the biggest question to answer for CSC football in the pre-season being who will man the quarterback position, one of the Eagles top returning defensive players is already noticing some changes on the other side of the ball.During Tuesday's RMAC Media Day Conference senior defensive back Bobby Peele says the trio vying for the starting job is giving defenses something different to prepare for, and they're showing leadership traits.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1317949768&color=%23c01616&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/bobby-peele-on-what-its-like-facing-the-new-csc-qbs-offense" title="Bobby Peele - On What Its Like Facing The New CSC QBs &amp; Offense" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Bobby Peele - On What Its Like Facing The New CSC QBs &amp; Offense</a></div></div>The quarterback battle began during spring ball with the graduation of Dalton Holst, and the Eagle defense will get its first official looks at the new trio in pads again once fall camp kicks off on Monday.Meanwhile, Peele and the defense are returning a lot of talent and a strong mix of veterans that could make it among the RMAC's best overall units this fall.&nbsp; After last season's final game at Black Hills State it looked like the senior had played his final snap but Peele took some time and decided to come back for a final year of eligibility, giving a huge injection of energy and excitement into the defense looking forward.&nbsp; Peele can't wait for fall camp to open up and get in more work.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1317954589&color=%23c01616&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/peele-on-excitement-for-season-hard-work" title="Peele - On Excitement For Season &amp; Hard Work" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Peele - On Excitement For Season &amp; Hard Work</a></div></div>Maybe the biggest question for the CSC defense this fall is, which opposing RMAC quarterback will have the guts to throw it Peele's way...?&nbsp; He finished with six interceptions in 2021 and was on pace early to break the CSC single-season record of 10 set by Randy Bauer in 1973.&nbsp; He'll surely be matched up against the opponent's top receivers again this fall, which could make for some big opportunities to take the ball away.Peele has created his success on the field through a pretty simple, yet very effective way to prepare.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1317958537&color=%23c01616&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/peele-on-what-makes-him-so-successful" title="Peele - On What Makes Him So Successful" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Peele - On What Makes Him So Successful</a></div></div>Check in here and in my morning sports reports on Double Q Country radio for more CSC coverage throughout the pre-season!<figure>
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 </figure>----------------------------------------------------- BY: DAVE COLLINS Sports Director&nbsp;&nbsp;August 3, 2022🔊 CSC Football opens season with RMAC Media Day Appearance TuesdayTuesday was CSC’s time to take the
microphone for RMAC Football Media Day.&nbsp; Head
Coach Jay Long, senior Defensive Back Bobby Peele and junior Center Michael DeCamillis shared
insights on the offseason and expectations of what they see coming on the field
this fall.Coach Long joked about the one question
everyone seems to be asking him right now – how will you fill the departure of
record setting quarterback Dalton Holst?<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1317242296&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/csc-head-coach-jay-long-on-the-qb-battle-into-fall-camp" title="CSC Head Coach Jay Long on the QB Battle Into Fall Camp" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">CSC Head Coach Jay Long on the QB Battle Into Fall Camp</a></div></div>Whomever takes the snaps this season the
coaches will be counting on the QB to lead a team capable of winning close
games inside the rugged RMAC landscape.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1317243451&color=%23ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/csc-head-coach-jay-long-on-needing-to-win-close-games" title="CSC Head Coach Jay long - On Needing to Win Close Games" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">CSC Head Coach Jay long - On Needing to Win Close Games</a></div></div>The Eagles finished the 2021 fall
campaign at 6-5 with two of the early season losses coming by a touchdown or
less, and the pressure will be on early with an intriguing first month of games that opens
at Lone Star Conference favorite Angelo State.That challenge will be followed by a Week 2 trip to Utah Tech
(formerly Dixie State) now in Division I FCS.&nbsp; RMAC play begins with a rivalry
showdown against Black Hills State in Chadron in Week 3 and September
closes out with defending RMAC co-champion Western Colorado in Gunnison, the
third of four road games to start the year.I’ll have thoughts from the players who
spoke at Media Day coming up in our Double Q Country morning sports reports and right here on the Fall Camp Coverage Page this week.<figure>
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🔊 Veteran center DeCamillis talks team chemistry building as fall camp nears

Skyview Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer give this week Golf Tip.

From "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"..."I play in the low 80's..if it's any hotter than that, I won't play"...Joe E Lewis

<div><iframe title="POST PODCAST: Golf Tips with Jerad Palmer" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ftx37-128dbb9-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div>Skyview Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer give this week Golf Tip.From "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"..."I play in the low 80's..if it's any hotter than that, I won't play"...Joe E Lewis

Post Podcast: Golf Tips with Jerad Palmer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94.

Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the team after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.

“He was the best there ever was,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers game in San Francisco. “Just such a special man. I’m grateful and thankful I got to know him as well as I did.”

As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/6e4856f479fac9779c9e1956e4347088">called it all.</a>&nbsp;He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century.

“You gave me my Wild Horse name. You gave me love. You hugged me like a father,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/YasielPuig/status/1554702784561197056?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">tweeted Puig,</a>&nbsp;the talented Cuban-born outfielder who burned brightly upon his Dodgers debut in 2013. “I will never forget you, my heart is broken.”

The Dodgers changed players, managers, executives, owners — and even coasts — but Scully and his soothing, insightful style remained a constant for the fans.

He opened broadcasts with the familiar greeting, “Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be.”

Ever gracious both in person and on the air, Scully considered himself merely a conduit between the game and the fans.

After the Dodgers' 9-5 win, the Giants posted a Scully tribute on the videoboard.

"There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He was in our living rooms for many generations. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.”

Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager’s decision, or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays and noteworthy achievements. He always said he wanted to see things with his eyes, not his heart.

“We have lost an icon," team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”

Vincent Edward Scully was born Nov. 29, 1927, in the Bronx. He was the son of a silk salesman who died of pneumonia when Scully was 7. His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.

As a child, Scully would grab a pillow, put it under the family’s four-legged radio and lay his head directly under the speaker to hear whatever college football game was on the air. With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was transfixed by the crowd’s roar that raised goosebumps. He thought he’d like to call the action himself.

Scully, who played outfield for two years on the Fordham University baseball team, began his career by working baseball, football and basketball games for the university’s radio station.

At age 22, he was hired by a CBS radio affiliate in Washington, D.C.

He soon joined Hall of Famer Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths. In 1953, at age 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game, a mark that still stands.

He moved west with the Dodgers in 1958. Scully called three perfect games — Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, Sandy Koufax in 1965 and Dennis Martinez in 1991 — and 18 no-hitters.

He also was on the air when Don Drysdale set his scoreless innings streak of 58 2/3 innings in 1968 and again when Hershiser broke the record with 59 consecutive scoreless innings 20 years later.

When Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, it was against the Dodgers and, of course, Scully called it.

“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol,” Scully told listeners. “What a marvelous moment for baseball.”

Scully credited the birth of the transistor radio as “the greatest single break” of his career. Fans had trouble recognizing the lesser players during the Dodgers’ first four years in the vast Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

“They were 70 or so odd rows away from the action,” he said in 2016. “They brought the radio to find out about all the other players and to see what they were trying to see down on the field.”

That habit carried over when the team moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962. Fans held radios to their ears, and those not present listened from home or the car, allowing Scully to connect generations of families with his words.

He often said it was best to describe a big play quickly and then be quiet so fans could listen to the pandemonium. After Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Scully went silent for 38 seconds before talking again. He was similarly silent for a time after Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that year, and also had the stadium’s press box named for him in 2001. The street leading to Dodger Stadium’s main gate was named in his honor in 2016.

That same year he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

“God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I’m doing,” Scully, a devout Catholic who attended mass on Sundays before heading to the ballpark, said before retiring. “A childhood dream that came to pass and then giving me 67 years to enjoy every minute of it. That’s a pretty large thanksgiving day for me.”

In addition to being the voice of the Dodgers, Scully called play-by-play for NFL games and PGA Tour events as well as calling 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games. He was NBC’s lead baseball announcer from 1983-89.

While being one of the most widely heard broadcasters in the nation, Scully was an intensely private man. Once the baseball season ended, he would disappear. He rarely did personal appearances or sports talk shows. He preferred spending time with his family.

In 1972, his first wife, Joan, died of an accidental overdose of medicine. He was left with three young children. Two years later, he met the woman who would become his second wife, Sandra, a secretary for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. She had two young children from a previous marriage, and they combined their families into what Scully once called “my own Brady Bunch.”

He said he realized time was the most precious thing in the world and that he wanted to use his time to spend with his loved ones. In the early 1960s, Scully quit smoking with the help of his family. In the shirt pocket where he kept a pack of cigarettes, Scully stuck a family photo. Whenever he felt like he needed a smoke, he pulled out the photo to remind him why he quit. Eight months later, Scully never smoked again.

After retiring in 2016, Scully made just a handful of appearances at Dodger Stadium and his sweet voice was heard narrating an occasional video played during games. Mostly, he was content to stay close to home.

“I just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs,” he said in 2016.

In 2020, Scully auctioned off years of his personal memorabilia, which raised over $2 million. A portion of it was donated to UCLA for ALS research.

He was preceded in death by his second wife, Sandra. She died of complications of ALS at age 76 in 2021. The couple, who were married 47 years, had daughter Catherine together.

Scully’s other children are Kelly, Erin, Todd and Kevin. A son, Michael, died in a helicopter crash in 1994.

<figure>
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 </figure>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94.Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the team after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.“He was the best there ever was,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers game in San Francisco. “Just such a special man. I’m grateful and thankful I got to know him as well as I did.”As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/6e4856f479fac9779c9e1956e4347088">called it all.</a>&nbsp;He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century.“You gave me my Wild Horse name. You gave me love. You hugged me like a father,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/YasielPuig/status/1554702784561197056?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">tweeted Puig,</a>&nbsp;the talented Cuban-born outfielder who burned brightly upon his Dodgers debut in 2013. “I will never forget you, my heart is broken.”The Dodgers changed players, managers, executives, owners — and even coasts — but Scully and his soothing, insightful style remained a constant for the fans.He opened broadcasts with the familiar greeting, “Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be.”Ever gracious both in person and on the air, Scully considered himself merely a conduit between the game and the fans.After the Dodgers' 9-5 win, the Giants posted a Scully tribute on the videoboard."There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He was in our living rooms for many generations. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.”Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager’s decision, or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays and noteworthy achievements. He always said he wanted to see things with his eyes, not his heart.“We have lost an icon," team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”Vincent Edward Scully was born Nov. 29, 1927, in the Bronx. He was the son of a silk salesman who died of pneumonia when Scully was 7. His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.As a child, Scully would grab a pillow, put it under the family’s four-legged radio and lay his head directly under the speaker to hear whatever college football game was on the air. With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was transfixed by the crowd’s roar that raised goosebumps. He thought he’d like to call the action himself.Scully, who played outfield for two years on the Fordham University baseball team, began his career by working baseball, football and basketball games for the university’s radio station.At age 22, he was hired by a CBS radio affiliate in Washington, D.C.He soon joined Hall of Famer Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths. In 1953, at age 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game, a mark that still stands.He moved west with the Dodgers in 1958. Scully called three perfect games — Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, Sandy Koufax in 1965 and Dennis Martinez in 1991 — and 18 no-hitters.He also was on the air when Don Drysdale set his scoreless innings streak of 58 2/3 innings in 1968 and again when Hershiser broke the record with 59 consecutive scoreless innings 20 years later.When Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, it was against the Dodgers and, of course, Scully called it.“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol,” Scully told listeners. “What a marvelous moment for baseball.”Scully credited the birth of the transistor radio as “the greatest single break” of his career. Fans had trouble recognizing the lesser players during the Dodgers’ first four years in the vast Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.“They were 70 or so odd rows away from the action,” he said in 2016. “They brought the radio to find out about all the other players and to see what they were trying to see down on the field.”That habit carried over when the team moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962. Fans held radios to their ears, and those not present listened from home or the car, allowing Scully to connect generations of families with his words.He often said it was best to describe a big play quickly and then be quiet so fans could listen to the pandemonium. After Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Scully went silent for 38 seconds before talking again. He was similarly silent for a time after Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that year, and also had the stadium’s press box named for him in 2001. The street leading to Dodger Stadium’s main gate was named in his honor in 2016.That same year he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.“God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I’m doing,” Scully, a devout Catholic who attended mass on Sundays before heading to the ballpark, said before retiring. “A childhood dream that came to pass and then giving me 67 years to enjoy every minute of it. That’s a pretty large thanksgiving day for me.”In addition to being the voice of the Dodgers, Scully called play-by-play for NFL games and PGA Tour events as well as calling 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games. He was NBC’s lead baseball announcer from 1983-89.While being one of the most widely heard broadcasters in the nation, Scully was an intensely private man. Once the baseball season ended, he would disappear. He rarely did personal appearances or sports talk shows. He preferred spending time with his family.In 1972, his first wife, Joan, died of an accidental overdose of medicine. He was left with three young children. Two years later, he met the woman who would become his second wife, Sandra, a secretary for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. She had two young children from a previous marriage, and they combined their families into what Scully once called “my own Brady Bunch.”He said he realized time was the most precious thing in the world and that he wanted to use his time to spend with his loved ones. In the early 1960s, Scully quit smoking with the help of his family. In the shirt pocket where he kept a pack of cigarettes, Scully stuck a family photo. Whenever he felt like he needed a smoke, he pulled out the photo to remind him why he quit. Eight months later, Scully never smoked again.After retiring in 2016, Scully made just a handful of appearances at Dodger Stadium and his sweet voice was heard narrating an occasional video played during games. Mostly, he was content to stay close to home.“I just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs,” he said in 2016.In 2020, Scully auctioned off years of his personal memorabilia, which raised over $2 million. A portion of it was donated to UCLA for ALS research.He was preceded in death by his second wife, Sandra. She died of complications of ALS at age 76 in 2021. The couple, who were married 47 years, had daughter Catherine together.Scully’s other children are Kelly, Erin, Todd and Kevin. A son, Michael, died in a helicopter crash in 1994.

Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94

By: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; Panhandle Post

Two members of this years, Alliance First National Spartan Senior baseball team,  have been selected to play in the 20th Annual Kiwanis Baseball All-Star Classic.  The game will be Saturday, August 6 at Sam Crawford Field in Wahoo. 

Spartan Seniors ..Caeson Clarke and Mario Garza will play in the All-Star Classic with some of the top players from Class B and C  Senior Legion teams from across Nebraska.  Players are nominated by their Coach and must be in their final season of Senior Class B or C Baseball to be eligible. 

This past season the Alliance FNBO Spartan Senior team went 27-23 and were the Area 7 runner up.&nbsp; &nbsp; Caseson Clarke finished with a .421 batting average with 61 hits, 29 RBI, 39 walks and 49 runs scored.&nbsp; Caseson played Shortstop, Outfield and Pitched for the Spartans.

Mario Garza hit .401 with 57 hits, 45 RBI and 28 runs scored.&nbsp; Mario played mostly First Base for Alliance.&nbsp; Both players were members of Alliance's State Runner-up teams in 2019 and 2021

The All-Star Classic will be a 9 inning game starting at 7 pm CT, Saturday August 6 at Historic Sam Crawford Field in Wahoo.&nbsp; The players will participate in a hitting challenge earlier in the day, and awards will be presented following the game.  The game is sponsored by the Wahoo Area Kiwanis Club. 

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 </figure>By: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; Panhandle PostTwo members of this years, Alliance First National Spartan Senior baseball team, have been selected to play in the 20th Annual Kiwanis Baseball All-Star Classic. The game will be Saturday, August 6 at Sam Crawford Field in Wahoo. Spartan Seniors ..Caeson Clarke and Mario Garza will play in the All-Star Classic with some of the top players from Class B and C Senior Legion teams from across Nebraska. Players are nominated by their Coach and must be in their final season of Senior Class B or C Baseball to be eligible. This past season the Alliance FNBO Spartan Senior team went 27-23 and were the Area 7 runner up.&nbsp; &nbsp; Caseson Clarke finished with a .421 batting average with 61 hits, 29 RBI, 39 walks and 49 runs scored.&nbsp; Caseson played Shortstop, Outfield and Pitched for the Spartans.<figure>
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 </figure>Mario Garza hit .401 with 57 hits, 45 RBI and 28 runs scored.&nbsp; Mario played mostly First Base for Alliance.&nbsp; Both players were members of Alliance's State Runner-up teams in 2019 and 2021The All-Star Classic will be a 9 inning game starting at 7 pm CT, Saturday August 6 at Historic Sam Crawford Field in Wahoo.&nbsp; The players will participate in a hitting challenge earlier in the day, and awards will be presented following the game. The game is sponsored by the Wahoo Area Kiwanis Club.

Spartan's Clarke and Garza selected to play in All-Star Classic

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer

BOSTON — The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday. The statement did not give the cause of death, but Russell was not well enough to present the NBA Finals MVP trophy in June due to a long illness. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. His last two were as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport. Russell was a Hall of Famer, five-time MVP and 12-time All-Star. He won with defense and rebounding and waged battles with Wilt Chamberlain. Russell also marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and stood with boxer Muhammad Ali when he refused military induction.

BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.

His family posted the news on social media, saying Russell died with his wife, Jeannine, by his side. The statement did not give the cause of death, but Russell was not well enough to present the NBA Finals MVP trophy in June due to a long illness.

"Bill's wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Perhaps you'll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded," the family statement said. "And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle. That would be one last, and lasting, win for our beloved #6."

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that Russell was "the greatest champion in all of team sports."

"Bill stood for something much bigger than sports: the values of equality, respect and inclusion that he stamped into the DNA of our league. At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for civil rights and social justice, a legacy he passed down to generations of NBA players who followed in his footsteps," Silver said. "Through the taunts, threats and unthinkable adversity, Bill rose above it all and remained true to his belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

A Hall of Famer, five-time Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star, Russell in 1980 was voted the greatest player in the NBA history by basketball writers. He remains the sport's most prolific winner as a player and an archetype of selflessness who won with defense and rebounding while leaving the scoring to others. Often, that meant Wilt Chamberlain, the only player of the era who was a worthy rival for Russell.

But Russell dominated in the only stat he cared about: 11 championships to two.

The native of Louisiana also left a lasting mark as a Black athlete in a city — and country — where race is often a flash point. He was at the March on Washington in 1963, when King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, and he backed Muhammad Ali when the boxer was pilloried for refusing induction into the military draft.

"To be the greatest champion in your sport, to revolutionize the way the game is played, and to be a societal leader all at once seems unthinkable, but that is who Bill Russell was," the Boston Celtics said in a statement.

In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Russell the Medal of Freedom alongside Congressman John Lewis, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and baseball great Stan Musial.

"Bill Russell, the man, is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men," Obama said at the ceremony. "He marched with King; he stood by Ali. When a restaurant refused to serve the Black Celtics, he refused to play in the scheduled game. He endured insults and vandalism, but he kept on focusing on making the teammates who he loved better players and made possible the success of so many who would follow."

Russell said that when he was growing up in the segregated South and later California his parents instilled in him the calm confidence that allowed him to brush off racist taunts.

"Years later, people asked me what I had to go through," Russell said in 2008. "Unfortunately, or fortunately, I've never been through anything. From my first moment of being alive was the notion that my mother and father loved me." It was Russell's mother who would tell him to disregard comments from those who might see him playing in the yard.

"Whatever they say, good or bad, they don't know you," he recalled her saying. "They're wrestling with their own demons."

But it was Jackie Robinson who gave Russell a road map for dealing with racism in his sport: "Jackie was a hero to us. He always conducted himself as a man. He showed me the way to be a man in professional sports."

The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson's widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband's funeral in 1972.

"She hung the phone up and I asked myself, 'How do you get to be a hero to Jackie Robinson?'" Russell said. "I was so flattered."

William Felton Russell was born on Feb. 12, 1934, in Monroe, Louisiana. He was a child when his family moved to the West Coast, and he went to high school in Oakland, California, and then the University of San Francisco. He led the Dons to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956 and won a gold medal in 1956 at the Melbourne Olympics in Australia.

Celtics coach and general manager Red Auerbach so coveted Russell that he worked out a trade with the St. Louis Hawks for the second pick in the draft. He promised the Rochester Royals, who owned the No. 1 pick, a lucrative visit by the Ice Capades, which were also run by Celtics owner Walter Brown.

Still, Russell arrived in Boston to complaints that he wasn't that good. "People said it was a wasted draft choice, wasted money," he recalled. "They said, 'He's no good. All he can do is block shots and rebound.' And Red said, 'That's enough.'"

The Celtics also picked up Tommy Heinsohn and K.C. Jones, Russell's college teammate, in the same draft. Although Russell joined the team late because he was leading the U.S. to the Olympic gold, Boston finished the regular season with the league's best record.

The Celtics won the NBA championship — their first of 17 — in a double-overtime seventh game against Bob Pettit's St. Louis Hawks. Russell won his first MVP award the next season, but the Hawks won the title in a finals rematch. The Celtics won it all again in 1959, starting an unprecedented string of eight consecutive NBA crowns.

A 6-foot-10 center, Russell never averaged more than 18.9 points during his 13 seasons, each year averaging more rebounds per game than points. For 10 seasons he averaged more than 20 rebounds. He once had 51 rebounds in a game; Chamberlain holds the record with 55.

Auerbach retired after winning the 1966 title, and Russell became the player-coach — the first Black head coach in NBA history, and almost a decade before Frank Robinson took over baseball's Cleveland Indians. Boston finished with the second-best regular-season record in the NBA, and its title streak ended with a loss to Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Division finals.

Russell led the Celtics back to titles in 1968 and '69, each time winning seven-game playoff series against Chamberlain. Russell retired after the '69 finals, returning for a relatively successful — but unfulfilling — four-year stint as coach and GM of the Seattle SuperSonics and a less fruitful half season as coach of the Sacramento Kings.

Russell's No. 6 jersey was retired by the Celtics in 1972. He earned spots on the NBA's 25th anniversary all-time team in 1970, 35th anniversary team in 1980 and 75th anniversary team. In 1996, he was hailed as one of the NBA's 50 greatest players.

In 2009, the MVP trophy of the NBA Finals was named in his honor — even though Russell never won himself, because it wasn't awarded for the first time until 1969. Russell, however, traditionally presented the trophy for many years, the last time in 2019 to Kawhi Leonard; Russell was not there in 2020 because of the NBA bubble nor in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.

In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston's City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Russell was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975 but did not attend the ceremony, saying he should not have been the first African American elected. (Chuck Cooper, the NBA's first Black player, was his choice.)

In 2019, Russell accepted his Hall of Fame ring in a private gathering. "I felt others before me should have had that honor," he tweeted. "Good to see progress."

Silver said he "often called (Russell) basketball's Babe Ruth for how he transcended time."

"Bill was the ultimate winner and consummate teammate, and his influence on the NBA will be felt forever," Silver added. "We send our deepest condolences to his wife, Jeannine, his family and his many friends."

His family said that arrangements for Russell's memorial service will be announced in the coming days.

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 </figure>By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports WriterBOSTON — The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday. The statement did not give the cause of death, but Russell was not well enough to present the NBA Finals MVP trophy in June due to a long illness. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. His last two were as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport. Russell was a Hall of Famer, five-time MVP and 12-time All-Star. He won with defense and rebounding and waged battles with Wilt Chamberlain. Russell also marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and stood with boxer Muhammad Ali when he refused military induction.BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.His family posted the news on social media, saying Russell died with his wife, Jeannine, by his side. The statement did not give the cause of death, but Russell was not well enough to present the NBA Finals MVP trophy in June due to a long illness."Bill's wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Perhaps you'll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded," the family statement said. "And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle. That would be one last, and lasting, win for our beloved #6."NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that Russell was "the greatest champion in all of team sports.""Bill stood for something much bigger than sports: the values of equality, respect and inclusion that he stamped into the DNA of our league. At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for civil rights and social justice, a legacy he passed down to generations of NBA players who followed in his footsteps," Silver said. "Through the taunts, threats and unthinkable adversity, Bill rose above it all and remained true to his belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.A Hall of Famer, five-time Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star, Russell in 1980 was voted the greatest player in the NBA history by basketball writers. He remains the sport's most prolific winner as a player and an archetype of selflessness who won with defense and rebounding while leaving the scoring to others. Often, that meant Wilt Chamberlain, the only player of the era who was a worthy rival for Russell.But Russell dominated in the only stat he cared about: 11 championships to two.The native of Louisiana also left a lasting mark as a Black athlete in a city — and country — where race is often a flash point. He was at the March on Washington in 1963, when King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, and he backed Muhammad Ali when the boxer was pilloried for refusing induction into the military draft."To be the greatest champion in your sport, to revolutionize the way the game is played, and to be a societal leader all at once seems unthinkable, but that is who Bill Russell was," the Boston Celtics said in a statement.In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Russell the Medal of Freedom alongside Congressman John Lewis, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and baseball great Stan Musial."Bill Russell, the man, is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men," Obama said at the ceremony. "He marched with King; he stood by Ali. When a restaurant refused to serve the Black Celtics, he refused to play in the scheduled game. He endured insults and vandalism, but he kept on focusing on making the teammates who he loved better players and made possible the success of so many who would follow."Russell said that when he was growing up in the segregated South and later California his parents instilled in him the calm confidence that allowed him to brush off racist taunts."Years later, people asked me what I had to go through," Russell said in 2008. "Unfortunately, or fortunately, I've never been through anything. From my first moment of being alive was the notion that my mother and father loved me." It was Russell's mother who would tell him to disregard comments from those who might see him playing in the yard."Whatever they say, good or bad, they don't know you," he recalled her saying. "They're wrestling with their own demons."But it was Jackie Robinson who gave Russell a road map for dealing with racism in his sport: "Jackie was a hero to us. He always conducted himself as a man. He showed me the way to be a man in professional sports."The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson's widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband's funeral in 1972."She hung the phone up and I asked myself, 'How do you get to be a hero to Jackie Robinson?'" Russell said. "I was so flattered."William Felton Russell was born on Feb. 12, 1934, in Monroe, Louisiana. He was a child when his family moved to the West Coast, and he went to high school in Oakland, California, and then the University of San Francisco. He led the Dons to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956 and won a gold medal in 1956 at the Melbourne Olympics in Australia.Celtics coach and general manager Red Auerbach so coveted Russell that he worked out a trade with the St. Louis Hawks for the second pick in the draft. He promised the Rochester Royals, who owned the No. 1 pick, a lucrative visit by the Ice Capades, which were also run by Celtics owner Walter Brown.Still, Russell arrived in Boston to complaints that he wasn't that good. "People said it was a wasted draft choice, wasted money," he recalled. "They said, 'He's no good. All he can do is block shots and rebound.' And Red said, 'That's enough.'"The Celtics also picked up Tommy Heinsohn and K.C. Jones, Russell's college teammate, in the same draft. Although Russell joined the team late because he was leading the U.S. to the Olympic gold, Boston finished the regular season with the league's best record.The Celtics won the NBA championship — their first of 17 — in a double-overtime seventh game against Bob Pettit's St. Louis Hawks. Russell won his first MVP award the next season, but the Hawks won the title in a finals rematch. The Celtics won it all again in 1959, starting an unprecedented string of eight consecutive NBA crowns.A 6-foot-10 center, Russell never averaged more than 18.9 points during his 13 seasons, each year averaging more rebounds per game than points. For 10 seasons he averaged more than 20 rebounds. He once had 51 rebounds in a game; Chamberlain holds the record with 55.Auerbach retired after winning the 1966 title, and Russell became the player-coach — the first Black head coach in NBA history, and almost a decade before Frank Robinson took over baseball's Cleveland Indians. Boston finished with the second-best regular-season record in the NBA, and its title streak ended with a loss to Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Division finals.Russell led the Celtics back to titles in 1968 and '69, each time winning seven-game playoff series against Chamberlain. Russell retired after the '69 finals, returning for a relatively successful — but unfulfilling — four-year stint as coach and GM of the Seattle SuperSonics and a less fruitful half season as coach of the Sacramento Kings.Russell's No. 6 jersey was retired by the Celtics in 1972. He earned spots on the NBA's 25th anniversary all-time team in 1970, 35th anniversary team in 1980 and 75th anniversary team. In 1996, he was hailed as one of the NBA's 50 greatest players.In 2009, the MVP trophy of the NBA Finals was named in his honor — even though Russell never won himself, because it wasn't awarded for the first time until 1969. Russell, however, traditionally presented the trophy for many years, the last time in 2019 to Kawhi Leonard; Russell was not there in 2020 because of the NBA bubble nor in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston's City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Russell was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975 but did not attend the ceremony, saying he should not have been the first African American elected. (Chuck Cooper, the NBA's first Black player, was his choice.)In 2019, Russell accepted his Hall of Fame ring in a private gathering. "I felt others before me should have had that honor," he tweeted. "Good to see progress."Silver said he "often called (Russell) basketball's Babe Ruth for how he transcended time.""Bill was the ultimate winner and consummate teammate, and his influence on the NBA will be felt forever," Silver added. "We send our deepest condolences to his wife, Jeannine, his family and his many friends."His family said that arrangements for Russell's memorial service will be announced in the coming days.

🎥 Celtics legend Bill Russell dies at 88 — a look back

Skyview Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks Golf Tip.

From "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"........"Why am I using a new putter? Because the last one didn't float too well!" --Craig Stadler

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POST PODCAST: Golf Tips with Jerad Palmer

Top seed Ogallala battled through 3 elimination games and a weather delay to take the Class B -Area 7&nbsp; Senior Legion Baseball Championship Tuesday night in Ogallala.&nbsp; &nbsp; 

Number 2 seed Alliance defeated Ogallala 5-0 in the winners bracket game on Sunday, to move into the Championship game Tuesday night. Ogallala held off Gering 5-4 in an elimination game Monday night and would now&nbsp; need to win twice vs Alliance to take the Area 7 title.&nbsp;

The teams waited out a 90 minute weather delay, Tuesday night,&nbsp; before starting the first Championship game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ogallala got off to a quick start,&nbsp; with a&nbsp; 5-0&nbsp; lead and went on to win the first game 18-1.&nbsp; &nbsp;That set up a 2nd,&nbsp; winner take all game, to determine the Champion.&nbsp; Once again Ogallala got off to a quick start and took an early&nbsp; 7-0 lead and never trailed, winning the final game 22-0.

The Alliance FNBO Spartans finish the season with a 27-23 record.

Other Tournament scores:&nbsp; &nbsp;Friday July 22:&nbsp; &nbsp;Gering 4 Sidney 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance 8 Chadron 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Saturday July 23:&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron 12 Sidney 6 (Sidney eliminated).&nbsp; Ogallala 10 Gering 2.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sunday July 24:&nbsp; Gering 4 Chadron 1 (Chadron eliminated).&nbsp; Alliance 5&nbsp; Ogallala 0.&nbsp; Monday July 25:&nbsp; Ogallala 5 Gering 4 (Gering eliminated).&nbsp;

Ogallala will now advance to the Class B, Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow beginning Saturday, July 30.&nbsp; Ogallala will face Area 4 Champion Valparaiso in their opening game at 12 pm CT.&nbsp; Area 2 winner Waverly will face Area 5 winner Columbus Lakeview in the opener at 9 am CT.&nbsp; The Host team Broken Bow will meet Area 6 runner up Minden at 3 pm CT. The final game of day one will feature Area 3 winner Blair vs Hickman, the Area 1 and defending State Champion from 2021.&nbsp; 

Prior to the 3 pm game, Saturday,&nbsp; between Broken Bow and Minden, there will be a special ceremony to honor Custer County native Paul Brown.&nbsp; Paul was killed in action in World War One. His remains were brought back to Custer County for burial in 1922.&nbsp; The ceremony on Saturday will mark 100 years to date of his return to his home area.&nbsp; The Baseball Field in Broken Bow is named in his honor.

The&nbsp; double elimination State Tournament continues into Sunday with games at 9-12-3 and 6 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;Monday games are at noon-3 and 6 pm. Tuesday games will be at 3 and 6 pm with the Championship game set for 1 pm Wednesday, August 3. If a 2nd game is needed it would be played right after the 1 pm game.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; Panhandle PostTop seed Ogallala battled through 3 elimination games and a weather delay to take the Class B -Area 7&nbsp; Senior Legion Baseball Championship Tuesday night in Ogallala.&nbsp; &nbsp; Number 2 seed Alliance defeated Ogallala 5-0 in the winners bracket game on Sunday, to move into the Championship game Tuesday night. Ogallala held off Gering 5-4 in an elimination game Monday night and would now&nbsp; need to win twice vs Alliance to take the Area 7 title.&nbsp;The teams waited out a 90 minute weather delay, Tuesday night,&nbsp; before starting the first Championship game.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ogallala got off to a quick start,&nbsp; with a&nbsp; 5-0&nbsp; lead and went on to win the first game 18-1.&nbsp; &nbsp;That set up a 2nd,&nbsp; winner take all game, to determine the Champion.&nbsp; Once again Ogallala got off to a quick start and took an early&nbsp; 7-0 lead and never trailed, winning the final game 22-0.The Alliance FNBO Spartans finish the season with a 27-23 record.Other Tournament scores:&nbsp; &nbsp;Friday July 22:&nbsp; &nbsp;Gering 4 Sidney 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance 8 Chadron 0.&nbsp; &nbsp;Saturday July 23:&nbsp; &nbsp;Chadron 12 Sidney 6 (Sidney eliminated).&nbsp; Ogallala 10 Gering 2.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sunday July 24:&nbsp; Gering 4 Chadron 1 (Chadron eliminated).&nbsp; Alliance 5&nbsp; Ogallala 0.&nbsp; Monday July 25:&nbsp; Ogallala 5 Gering 4 (Gering eliminated).&nbsp;Ogallala will now advance to the Class B, Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow beginning Saturday, July 30.&nbsp; Ogallala will face Area 4 Champion Valparaiso in their opening game at 12 pm CT.&nbsp; Area 2 winner Waverly will face Area 5 winner Columbus Lakeview in the opener at 9 am CT.&nbsp; The Host team Broken Bow will meet Area 6 runner up Minden at 3 pm CT. The final game of day one will feature Area 3 winner Blair vs Hickman, the Area 1 and defending State Champion from 2021.&nbsp; Prior to the 3 pm game, Saturday,&nbsp; between Broken Bow and Minden, there will be a special ceremony to honor Custer County native Paul Brown.&nbsp; Paul was killed in action in World War One. His remains were brought back to Custer County for burial in 1922.&nbsp; The ceremony on Saturday will mark 100 years to date of his return to his home area.&nbsp; The Baseball Field in Broken Bow is named in his honor.The&nbsp; double elimination State Tournament continues into Sunday with games at 9-12-3 and 6 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;Monday games are at noon-3 and 6 pm. Tuesday games will be at 3 and 6 pm with the Championship game set for 1 pm Wednesday, August 3. If a 2nd game is needed it would be played right after the 1 pm game.&nbsp;

Ogallala wins Area 7 Senior Championship

Sky View Golf Course Administrator Jerad Palmer gives this weeks golf tip.

From&nbsp; &nbsp;"Uncle John's Bathroom Reader"....." If you drink..don't drive!...don't even putt!"....Dean Martin

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BY: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POST

Ogallala will host the Nebraska American Legion Baseball, Area 7, Senior Tournament, July 22-26 at Legion Field.

The double elimination tournament begins Friday July 22 with #5 seed Sidney facing #4 seed Gering at 4 pm MT.&nbsp; #3 seed Chadron will meet #2 seed Alliance at 7 pm MT.&nbsp; The two losing teams from Friday, will meet at 4 pm Saturday, July 23.&nbsp; Top seed Ogallala will meet the Sidney-Gering winner at 7 pm Saturday.

The Tournament continues Sunday July 24,&nbsp; with an elimination game at 2 pm and the winners bracket game at 5 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;An elimination game will be played at 6 pm Monday July 25,&nbsp; and the Championship game will be at 5:30 pm on Tuesday July 26.&nbsp; If a 2nd game is needed it would be played following the 1st game.

The Area 7 Champion will advance to the Class B Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow Ne,&nbsp; which will run July 30 to August 3.

Brester Construction of Lincoln won the Class B Jr. State Tournament in Wahoo, defeating Plattsmouth 8-0 in the final game.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance represented Area 7 and went 0-2.&nbsp; Falling to Sutton 5-3 and Wayne 5-1.&nbsp;

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 </figure>BY: Mike Glesinger&nbsp; PANHANDLE POSTOgallala will host the Nebraska American Legion Baseball, Area 7, Senior Tournament, July 22-26 at Legion Field.The double elimination tournament begins Friday July 22 with #5 seed Sidney facing #4 seed Gering at 4 pm MT.&nbsp; #3 seed Chadron will meet #2 seed Alliance at 7 pm MT.&nbsp; The two losing teams from Friday, will meet at 4 pm Saturday, July 23.&nbsp; Top seed Ogallala will meet the Sidney-Gering winner at 7 pm Saturday.The Tournament continues Sunday July 24,&nbsp; with an elimination game at 2 pm and the winners bracket game at 5 pm.&nbsp; &nbsp;An elimination game will be played at 6 pm Monday July 25,&nbsp; and the Championship game will be at 5:30 pm on Tuesday July 26.&nbsp; If a 2nd game is needed it would be played following the 1st game.The Area 7 Champion will advance to the Class B Senior State Tournament in Broken Bow Ne,&nbsp; which will run July 30 to August 3.Brester Construction of Lincoln won the Class B Jr. State Tournament in Wahoo, defeating Plattsmouth 8-0 in the final game.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alliance represented Area 7 and went 0-2.&nbsp; Falling to Sutton 5-3 and Wayne 5-1.&nbsp;

Ogallala to host Class B Area 7 Sr Tournament

The Box Butte County Bad Boys 11U baseball team won their second straight Cal Ripken Nebraska State Title July 9-11 at Sudman Field in Alliance.

The Bad Boys started the tournament with a 19-1 win over Sidney.

Teagen O’Gorman led the 15-hit effort with four hits. Cormic Stark and Israel Garcia also recorded multiple hits in the game. Xander Narjes started the game on the mound and earned the win going three innings while striking out seven Sidney batters.&nbsp; Jace Jensen closed the game for the Bad Boys.

The Bad Boys’ bats cooled down in the nightcap where they could only manage seven hits in the game against Gering.&nbsp; Gering would ultimately win the game 6-5 in extra innings.

Teagen O’Gorman started on the mound for the Bad Boys going 4 2/3 innings and striking out eight Gering batters. Israel Garcia and Casyn Nelson pitched in relief.&nbsp; O’Gorman, Stark, Jensen, Garcia, and Fletcher Moseman found the Bad Boys’ hit column.

Gering ultimately walked it off in the bottom of the 7th forcing the Bad Boys to win three straight in order to defend their title.

Sunday morning saw the Bad Boys open with a win over Sidney 16-1 .

Cormic Stark pitched a complete game while striking out six. The win ended Sidney’s season and set up a rematch with Gering in which the Bad Boys would have to beat Gering twice.

The Bad Boys would get their first win against Gering on Sunday afternoon. The Bad Boys pounded out 16 hits in the contest and beat Gering 15-4.&nbsp; Fletcher Moseman was lights out on the mound going 5 2/3 and striking out 12.&nbsp; Casyn Nelson finished the game on the mound. Jensen, Dixon Bair, Carsen Bunnell, and Casyn Nelson each had multiple hits in the game.&nbsp; Cisco Cody and Esai Trejo also recorded hits in the game.

The win forced a final game for the state championship on Monday evening at Sudman Field.

After a slow start and trailing by one in the third, the Bad Boys came alive with five in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth to beat Gering 10-1.

Israel Garcia was solid on the mound going five innings and striking out five Gering hitters. Xander Narjes led the Bad Boys hitters with a 3-3 performance.

With the State Title, the Bad Boys will now travel to Denver, Colorado where they will compete in the Cal Ripken 11U Regional&nbsp;Tournament from July 28 - August 1.

The Bad Boys’ record stands at 18-11-1.

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 </figure>By:&nbsp; Bad Boys Coaching StaffThe Box Butte County Bad Boys 11U baseball team won their second straight Cal Ripken Nebraska State Title July 9-11 at Sudman Field in Alliance.The Bad Boys started the tournament with a 19-1 win over Sidney.Teagen O’Gorman led the 15-hit effort with four hits. Cormic Stark and Israel Garcia also recorded multiple hits in the game. Xander Narjes started the game on the mound and earned the win going three innings while striking out seven Sidney batters.&nbsp; Jace Jensen closed the game for the Bad Boys.The Bad Boys’ bats cooled down in the nightcap where they could only manage seven hits in the game against Gering.&nbsp; Gering would ultimately win the game 6-5 in extra innings.Teagen O’Gorman started on the mound for the Bad Boys going 4 2/3 innings and striking out eight Gering batters. Israel Garcia and Casyn Nelson pitched in relief.&nbsp; O’Gorman, Stark, Jensen, Garcia, and Fletcher Moseman found the Bad Boys’ hit column.Gering ultimately walked it off in the bottom of the 7th forcing the Bad Boys to win three straight in order to defend their title.Sunday morning saw the Bad Boys open with a win over Sidney 16-1 .Cormic Stark pitched a complete game while striking out six. The win ended Sidney’s season and set up a rematch with Gering in which the Bad Boys would have to beat Gering twice.The Bad Boys would get their first win against Gering on Sunday afternoon. The Bad Boys pounded out 16 hits in the contest and beat Gering 15-4.&nbsp; Fletcher Moseman was lights out on the mound going 5 2/3 and striking out 12.&nbsp; Casyn Nelson finished the game on the mound. Jensen, Dixon Bair, Carsen Bunnell, and Casyn Nelson each had multiple hits in the game.&nbsp; Cisco Cody and Esai Trejo also recorded hits in the game.The win forced a final game for the state championship on Monday evening at Sudman Field.After a slow start and trailing by one in the third, the Bad Boys came alive with five in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth to beat Gering 10-1.Israel Garcia was solid on the mound going five innings and striking out five Gering hitters. Xander Narjes led the Bad Boys hitters with a 3-3 performance.With the State Title, the Bad Boys will now travel to Denver, Colorado where they will compete in the Cal Ripken 11U Regional&nbsp;Tournament from July 28 - August 1.The Bad Boys’ record stands at 18-11-1.

Box Butte Bad Boys State Champions

A longtime Chadron High School teacher and coach, Curt Holmquist, will soon receive a special coaching award.&nbsp; He will be presented the Ken Cook Award from the Nebraska Coaches Association’s during its annual banquet in Lincoln on Sunday, July 24.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He will be the 16th&nbsp;recipient of the award and the first from west of Lexington. The selection is made by the NCA’s board of directors to recognize coaches “who have made lasting contributions to Nebraska high schools in Girls’ Basketball.”&nbsp;

Holmquist, who primarily taught math, was on the Chadron Schools faculty 37 ½ years and had been the girls’ basketball coach 24 years when he retired at the end of the 2013-14 season with a 316-197 career record.&nbsp;

Courtesy: Con MarshallA longtime Chadron High School teacher and coach, Curt Holmquist, will soon receive a special coaching award.&nbsp; He will be presented the Ken Cook Award from the Nebraska Coaches Association’s during its annual banquet in Lincoln on Sunday, July 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He will be the 16th&nbsp;recipient of the award and the first from west of Lexington. The selection is made by the NCA’s board of directors to recognize coaches “who have made lasting contributions to Nebraska high schools in Girls’ Basketball.”&nbsp;Holmquist, who primarily taught math, was on the Chadron Schools faculty 37 ½ years and had been the girls’ basketball coach 24 years when he retired at the end of the 2013-14 season with a 316-197 career record.&nbsp;Nine of his teams qualified for the state tournament.&nbsp; The final three had a combined 68-13 record and each was ranked among the top 10 in Class C-1 by the Omaha and Lincoln newspapers.&nbsp;&nbsp;While he coached girls’ basketball longer than any of the other sports, he also was Chadron’s head volleyball coach five years, the girls’ golf coach 16 years and the boys’ golf coach six years.&nbsp;In addition, he helped coach track more than 20 years and prior to taking over as the girls’ basketball coach, had been an assistant for four boys’ hoops coaches in a 12-year span. He also was an assistant volleyball coach both before and after he’d been that sport’s head mentor.&nbsp;After Holmquist had been at Chadron High 34 years, the administration insisted that from then on he should limit his coaching to two sports a year.&nbsp;A native of Ravenna, Holmquist was basketball team starter as a senior and a three-year starter on the golf team, graduating in 1971.&nbsp; The following fall he enrolled at Chadron State College, but at the end of his freshman year was drafted into the Army.He returned to CSC in the fall of 1973 and was working in the cafeteria, when he met and before long married another cafeteria worker, Mary Mendoza of Bayard.&nbsp; The couple has three adult children—Dionne, Courtney and Alec. All three were excellent athletes and as elementary students nearly always were bouncing a ball on the sidelines in the gym while their father was directing practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holmquist’s first girls’ basketball team had a 3-14 record, but the Lady Cardinals were 12-9 the next season and made their first trip to the state tournament in March 1992. Sixteen of his 24 hoops teams had winning records.He took his second team to state in 1995-96, after it had lost 11 games in a row before winning its last two regular-season games and the three district tournament games to earn the trip to Lincoln.&nbsp; The Lady Cardinals were the eighth seed and lost to top-seeded Battle Creek 68-29 in the opening round.The next year the Cards defeated Bennington in the first round at state and were ranked No. 6 in Class C-1 at the end of the season.In 1999-2000, the Cardinals did even better, going 19-5 while playing the games at state extra close. They edged Tri-County 59-56 and Superior 42-41 before being nipped by Arlington 36-34 in the championship tilt.&nbsp; The Omaha World-Herald ranked them No. 2 at the end of that season.Holmquist’s basketball teams also went to state in 2004-05, 2005-06 and the last three years he coached. The 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams won their first games in Lincoln and finished fourth in Class C-1 both years.&nbsp;All told, nine of his girls’ teams reached the state tournament.&nbsp; Each of his last five girls’ golf teams also qualified for the state tournament.Besides coaching three sports most of his career, Holmquist was heavily involved in Chadron’s summer softball and city league basketball programs for more than two decades.&nbsp; He voluntarily handled much of the scheduling, lined up the umpires and referees and made sure the media got the results.