
Stu Pospisil
High School Sports and Golf Editor at Omaha World-Herald
I am the high school sports editor and golf editor for the Omaha World-Herald. Look for my weekly column on Omaha history in the Sunday OWH Living section.
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Omaha's tornado of 1975 ripped a path through the heart of the city, and created a touchstone moment
1 week ago |
yorknewstimes.com | Stu Pospisil
It’s Omaha’s touchstone moment. Like Pearl Harbor or 9/11, Omahans of certain age remember where they were when an EF-4 tornado struck the heart of the city in 1975. It traveled nine miles south to north, hugging the city’s main north-south thoroughfare, 72nd Street, for the last half, during its 29-minute life of destruction in the late afternoon. The tornado was indiscriminate.
Omaha's tornado of 1975 ripped a path through the heart of the city, and created a touchstone moment
1 week ago |
kearneyhub.com | Stu Pospisil
It’s Omaha’s touchstone moment. Like Pearl Harbor or 9/11, Omahans of certain age remember where they were when an EF-4 tornado struck the heart of the city in 1975. It traveled nine miles south to north, hugging the city’s main north-south thoroughfare, 72nd Street, for the last half, during its 29-minute life of destruction in the late afternoon. The tornado was indiscriminate.
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2 weeks ago |
fremonttribune.com | Stu Pospisil
Omaha Skutt's next girls basketball coach will be longtime Fremont boys coach Mark Williams, who joined the SkyHawks boys staff as an assistant last season. Williams succeeds Kip Colony, who is retiring after taking the SkyHawks to four consecutive Class B state finals and winning the school's first girls title in March. Williams' 20 years at Fremont were in two stints. He retired from the school in 2024 and Skutt hired him as a counselor.
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4 weeks ago |
omaha.com | Stu Pospisil
Take a look at some of the notable recent top performances in Nebraska high schools and the coming schedule.
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4 weeks ago |
omaha.com | Stu Pospisil
Below is a list of the Nebraska high school athletes who signed with colleges. Did we miss anyone? Let us know by sending an email to Stu Pospisil at [email protected]. * * *Alliance: Emma Machado, Northern State swimming; Macey Seebohm, Doane basketball; Payton Boyer, Hesston basketball. Arapahoe: Will Cacy, Chadron State football.
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