Frank Solich has a great case, but not as good as the legendary Nebraska football center from the 1930s. Also, the greatest ...

Jeff and Joel Makovicka are pictured here with Mom and Dad following their induction into the NEMFCA Hall of Fame a few years back at Hastings College.

Joel Gafford, who was Ripley High School’s head baseball coach the past 15 years, died unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 40.

No players represented the tradition more than the Makovicka brothers of tiny Brainard, Nebraska. Jeff and Joel played eight-man football in high school, walked on and turned into standout ...