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Each year since 2006, the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize students who have been nominated by their schools, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership, and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity.This 2024 winter season has garnered 2,410 more honorees, continuing the prestigious tradition in recognizing the efforts of high school students on and off of the playing field.Area students receiving recognition are:AuburnBoys basketball: Maverick Binder and Creighton KeelingGirls basketball: Zoe Baltensperger and MaKenna TurnerSpeech: Lilyan Becker and Lucy HayesWrestling: Riley Dickerson and Owen RowellGirls Wrestling: Penelope Campbell and Addison HenryConestogaBoys basketball: Andy Lamoureux and Zach SmithGirls basketball: Dani Ahrens and Davida GarrettSpeech: Dani Ahrens and John McConnelWrestling: Collin Dufault and James KansteinerGirls wrestling: Maggie Fiene and Kyler ZimmermanElmwood-MurdockBoys basketball: Samuel Clements and Riley WilsonGirls basketball: Tatum Backemeyer and Laney FrahmSpeech: Lily Pope and Brianna RossJohnson County CentralBoys basketball: Keegan Jones and Wesley SwansonGirls basketball: Sunnie Rother and Maya StrakaBoys bowling: Mario Lara Jr.Girls bowling: Salena Conley and Madison JansenWrestling: Maxwell Goracke and Logan ToppJohnson-BrockBoys basketball: Casen Dalinghaus and Chase VanWinkleGirls basketball: Brooklyn Behrends and Natalie KnippelmeyerSpeech: Kendall Bohling and Kinsley OestmannLouisvilleBoys basketball: Gavin Pierce and Alexander SorensenGirls basketball: Ella Culver and Kylie GastonSpeech: Hailey Caughron and Marissa StabenGirls wrestling: Addison Lueder and Payton ThieleLourdes Central CatholicBoys basketball: Benjamin Chance and Jayger HaagGirls basketball: Lauren Benedict and Isabelle FultonSpeech: Evie Dorman and Cora KrogWrestling: Isaac BruggemanNebraska CityBoys basketball: Landon Ferguson and Kalan FritchGirls basketball: Isabelle Johnson and Malayna MadsenSpeech: Jaden Leasure and Dallas Mueller-PryWrestling: Alexander PeterGirls wrestling: Lextyn Harker and Makayla VasserPalmyraBoys basketball: Christian Jensen and Noah LangGirls basketball: Addison Boyte and Erin ChambersSpeech: Emily Moyer and Daisa SmidtWrestling: Jonathan GlantzGirls wrestling: Bettie Chambers and Lauren LindemanPlattsmouthBoys basketball: Liam LaSure and Gage OlsenGirls basketball: Mila Wehrbein and Gertrude YoderSpeech: Samantha McKnight and Laia ShotkoskiWrestling: Odin AnschutzGirls wrestling: Riley Pletka and Emily ZitekSyracuse-Dunbar-AvocaBoys basketball: William Janssen and Maxwell PardeGirls basketball: Jayden Meyer and Kadyn SiscoSpeech: Nathanial CordrayWrestling: Brock Goebel and Cy PetersenWeeping WaterBoys basketball: Tucker Bickford and Nathan TejanGirls basketball: Kallie Brack and Kalison MillerSpeech: Jacob Cover and Samantha HallWrestling: Brennan DeMike and Brayden HarmsGirls wrestling: Haylee Stackpole and Libby SuttonSince its inception, the program has grown at a steady pace with 2,838 students earning the award in 2006-2007 to 7,541 students honored during the 2022-2023 season.

Syracuse Middle School wrestlers competed at home in the final meet of their season on March 11.Results were as follows: Turner Zahn-3rd Graysen Walters-1st Kamden Kohl-3rd Lucas Campbell-2nd Caden Caudill-1stEthan Searcey-1st Micah Roberts- 2nd Tate Starzec- 2nd Brock Bickford-1st Jaxsen Walters-2nd Dax Petersen-1st Brayden Campbell-3rd Conner Gates- 1st Aiden Velazco-3rd Rocket middle school wrestling results from the Nebraska City Invite, March 7, were as follows: Briley Tams 2ndTurner Zahn 1stGraysen Walters 3rdCaden Caudill 1stKamden Kohl 4thEthan Searcey 1stTate Starzec 1stMicah Robert’s 2ndBrock Bickford 2ndJaxsen Walters 4thDax Petersen 3rdBrayden Campbell 3rd

The Syracuse (SDA) boys’ basketball team wrapped up their season with a 10-12 record, but the numbers only tell part of the story.

As the final buzzer echoed through the gymnasium, the Syracuse (SDA) girls’ basketball team concluded their season with a record of 14-9.