February Student-Athletes of the Month: front row, from left – Layna Meents, junior, basketball; Kaelin Ta, sophomore, cheer; Carson Dillingham, sophomore, wrestling; Brady Bixenmann, freshman, wrestling; second row – Kellen Humm, senior, basketball; Mike Haith, junior, basketball; Sara Iburg, senior, basketball; Georgia Wright, freshman, basketball.
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There is a quick Wrestling Meeting after school in the wrestling room Thursday, April 4th. Camp information and how to sign up and also, turn in all checked out wrestling gear. Email Coach Jerry.Clinch@PiusX.net if you cannot come or have questions.
Summer camps are available for registration at www.piusx.net/camps. Camps are offered for students in grades kindergarten through 12, and include academics, arts and athletics.
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Cecilia Oldenburg, junior, swimming; Tatum Schell, freshman, basketball; Brynn Sebek, senior, basketball; Caylee Schlautman, sophomore, cheer/diving. Jackson Makovicka, freshman, basketball; Joseph Werner, senior, swimming; Sam Aschwege, sophomore, bowling; Joe Andreasen, junior, wrestling.
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December student-athletes of the month include, first row, from left: Kate Miller, sophomore, basketball; Klaira Sander, freshman, basketball; Elise Coffey, junior, swimming and diving; Ceci Jaros, senior, bowling; second row, from left; John Mollard, sophomore, swimming and diving; Sam Andres, senior, wrestling; Easton Gubbels, junior, basketball; Henry Vrooman, freshman, basketball.
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November student-athletes of the month include, first row, from left: Hayley Lutjeharms, senior, softball; Tyne Black, sophomore, volleyball; Pyper Gregory, freshman, cheerleading; Lucy Willis, junior, cross country; second row, from left: Jay Wesolowski, freshman, cross country; Frankie Dawson, sophomore, tennis; Karl Butler, senior, cross country; Brayden Armagost, junior, football.
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Brayden Matulka, senior, football; Tatum Heimes, junior, softball; Carter Gokie, sophomore, football; Hannah Swanson, sophomore, ; Nick Phelan, junior, tennis; Malia Woosley, freshman, cross country; Anthony Iburg, freshman, football; Kaylee Weigel, senior, volleyball.
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Joe Dustin, senior, cross country; Rylan Doering, sophomore, football; Nicolas Steuter, junior, football; Isaac Baehr, freshman, tennis; Matilda Hayes, sophomore, cross country; Kendal Heimes, freshman, softball; Elle Ackermann, senior, softball; Anna Sroczynski, junior, golf.
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The 2007 Pius X Volleyball team had high expectations coming in to the season having won the 2006 Class B State Championship! Being the returning state champion always puts a target on your back as the “team to beat” and you will get every other team’s best shot, and they did! Obviously winning a repeat
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The 1998 football team had 32 seniors, and 17 juniors returning from the 1997 State Championship team, but no returning starters. After a couple of losses during the season, one to Beatrice on a last second field goal in week two, and then a one point loss to Class A Fremont in week five, this
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A fierce competitor, Doggett was a rare blend of speed and power. An excellent all-around athlete, “He could break for a TD every time he touched the ball.” Doggett was a two time All-City, All-State football selection. He led the Bolts to State Championships in 1974 and 1975, winning the first ever Nebraska State Football
Kyle Foster graduated from Pius X in 1983. He graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1988 where he earned B.A. degrees in History and English Literature while also being awarded two athletic letters. He joined the USA Peace Corps in 1989 where he trained in Arabic language and history and served as a teacher of
Shelly (Kapler) Wright was a member of the Pius X High School volleyball, basketball, and track and field teams from 1993 to 1996, lettering in all three sports for 3 years. Her senior year, Shelly helped her volleyball and basketball teams to state and received both All-City and All-State recognition in both sports. Shelly was
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Jake Moore was a business teacher and coach at Pius X from 1990 thru 2022 and served as the Varsity Volleyball Coach for Lincoln Pius X from 1990 through 2014, with his teams accumulating a total of 657 wins(an average of over 26 wins per year!). His teams won 16 District Championships, qualified for the
The 1991 Pius X Girls Cross Country team was the defending state champion and brought back a strong group of runners, making it the favorite to win the championship again. They did not disappoint, cruising through the regular season of meets, finishing first in seven out of eight meets. At state, the team scored 25
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Renee (Lobeda) Towne was a member of the Lincoln Pius X High School softball team from 2001 to 2005 and helped lead the Thunderbolts to the school’s second state championship in 2002. During her high school tenure, she was a four-year letter winner for the program, a three-time Class B All-State First Team selection by
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Growing up, Pat was ranked #1 in his age group from age 12 to 18 for the state of Nebraska. In his freshman year at Pius X, Pat played #2 singles under coach John Riggs, and he won the state singles championship to help the team win their second team championship. Pat also ran on
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Joe Glenn was an option quarterback who executed the Bob Devaney offense under head coach Vince Aldrich at Pius X and brought excitement to the Thunderbolts’ offense. Joe led the Pius X football team to a 7-0-2 season in Class A. The Thunderbolts finished the 1966 season as the only undefeated team in Class A
Although Rory Ryan earned the individual honors one would expect of a HOF member, his defining trait was an insatiable desire to win. On Coach Aylward’s first state-championship team, he was named Class B Offensive Player of the Year, City Offensive All-Class Captain, and Superstate. When he graduated, only he and his Brother Bill (HOF
John McLaughlin lettered twice in Football, Basketball and Track; and once in both Golf and Tennis. He was a starter in Football and Basketball in his Junior and Senior years. In track, he ran the 440, high jumped and was a member of the mile relay team. He played “Doubles” in Tennis; and qualified to
Melynda (Lynde) Thelen was born in Brookings South Dakota but raised in Lincoln Nebraska. During her four years at Pius X high school, she was honored to participate on the cross country, basketball, and track teams. She graduated from Pius X high school in 1992 and during her junior year was recruited to the South
Coach Ray Forycki was born and raised in South Bend Indiana, coming to Nebraska in 1972. He graduated from Millard High School in 1973 and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1978. He began his teaching and coaching career at Cathedral of the Risen Christ in1979, teaching science and PE, coaching Boys Soccer, Boys
On August 11, 1975 Pius X High School began its football practice for the coming season. In the four previous years Pius had won three mythical Class B State Football Championships. On that sultry Monday morning in August of 1975, 41 young men assembled on the hardscrabble practice field east of the stadium. These young
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Coach Don Kelley’s third trip to the state tournament came with an experienced group of returning players in Pat Anderson, Jim Hamersky, Artie Aksamit, and John Magsmaen. The Bolt cagers defeated Ashland, Plattsmouth, and Nebraska City to earn a trip to the state tournament while several players battled the flu. If stomachs were troubled in
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Three All-City runners paced Coach O’Boyle’s championship team. Jerry Spethman broke the tape at districts and Mark Cuddy, Shawn Kelley, Peter Morin, and Fred Stuart also logged Top 15 finishes to earn Pius X the district championship. Spethman went on to earn 5th place at the state meet with followed by Cuddy (12th), Kelley (22nd),
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