Suiting Up Varsity
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A podcast & research project about Nebraska high school sports history. http://patreon.com/SuitingUpVarsity
Home Page: SuitingUpVarsity.org
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📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
The 1963 Grand Island seniors would win the Big Ten East. (Future NU baseball coach John Sanders is #27.)
The 1963 Grand Island seniors would win the Big Ten East. (Future NU baseball coach John Sanders is #27.)
September 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The 1963 Grand Island seniors would win the Big Ten East. (Future NU baseball coach John Sanders is #27.)
The 1963 Grand Island seniors would win the Big Ten East. (Future NU baseball coach John Sanders is #27.)
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
This is a TREAT!
Columbus' scouting report for the 1983 Fremont game, featuring the 1982 game story and some fabulous artwork! That blue ink is from a mimeograph, youngsters.
This is a TREAT!
Columbus' scouting report for the 1983 Fremont game, featuring the 1982 game story and some fabulous artwork! That blue ink is from a mimeograph, youngsters.
September 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
This is a TREAT!
Columbus' scouting report for the 1983 Fremont game, featuring the 1982 game story and some fabulous artwork! That blue ink is from a mimeograph, youngsters.
This is a TREAT!
Columbus' scouting report for the 1983 Fremont game, featuring the 1982 game story and some fabulous artwork! That blue ink is from a mimeograph, youngsters.
📞 ☎️ Off the REQUEST LINE 📞 ☎️ 📼
The caller wants 1972 Shrine Bowl.
Here are the lineups for the 14th annual game, a game photo from the LJS, and the game story from the OWH.
The caller wants 1972 Shrine Bowl.
Here are the lineups for the 14th annual game, a game photo from the LJS, and the game story from the OWH.
September 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📞 ☎️ Off the REQUEST LINE 📞 ☎️ 📼
The caller wants 1972 Shrine Bowl.
Here are the lineups for the 14th annual game, a game photo from the LJS, and the game story from the OWH.
The caller wants 1972 Shrine Bowl.
Here are the lineups for the 14th annual game, a game photo from the LJS, and the game story from the OWH.
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is leading the parade for Grand Island in 1976.
September 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is leading the parade for Grand Island in 1976.
"Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues"
Grand Island school dance, 1949.
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues"
Grand Island school dance, 1949.
September 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues"
Grand Island school dance, 1949.
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues"
Grand Island school dance, 1949.
The 1930 Grand Island basketball boys rocking some way-out "THIRD CITY" jerseys. Nice.
September 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The 1930 Grand Island basketball boys rocking some way-out "THIRD CITY" jerseys. Nice.
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
The Shrine Bowl starters from August 1986. I recognize lots of people I knew well, lots of fellas I competed against, and a few who went to college with the wife or me!
The Shrine Bowl starters from August 1986. I recognize lots of people I knew well, lots of fellas I competed against, and a few who went to college with the wife or me!
September 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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The Shrine Bowl starters from August 1986. I recognize lots of people I knew well, lots of fellas I competed against, and a few who went to college with the wife or me!
The Shrine Bowl starters from August 1986. I recognize lots of people I knew well, lots of fellas I competed against, and a few who went to college with the wife or me!
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
Check out this incredible Peru State Pep Club chenille patch!
The ladies' pep group was called the White Angels. The men's organization was, of course, the Blue Devils! Not sure which yearbook this is. Thinking early 1960s. Can anyone get closer than that?
Check out this incredible Peru State Pep Club chenille patch!
The ladies' pep group was called the White Angels. The men's organization was, of course, the Blue Devils! Not sure which yearbook this is. Thinking early 1960s. Can anyone get closer than that?
September 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Check out this incredible Peru State Pep Club chenille patch!
The ladies' pep group was called the White Angels. The men's organization was, of course, the Blue Devils! Not sure which yearbook this is. Thinking early 1960s. Can anyone get closer than that?
Check out this incredible Peru State Pep Club chenille patch!
The ladies' pep group was called the White Angels. The men's organization was, of course, the Blue Devils! Not sure which yearbook this is. Thinking early 1960s. Can anyone get closer than that?
TOMORROW WE BEGIN.
Who were the 11 best football players in Nebraska high schools in the 1950s? The All-decade 11! I've been gathering some lists to help us. Watch this space.
Who were the 11 best football players in Nebraska high schools in the 1950s? The All-decade 11! I've been gathering some lists to help us. Watch this space.
September 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
TOMORROW WE BEGIN.
Who were the 11 best football players in Nebraska high schools in the 1950s? The All-decade 11! I've been gathering some lists to help us. Watch this space.
Who were the 11 best football players in Nebraska high schools in the 1950s? The All-decade 11! I've been gathering some lists to help us. Watch this space.
MARVELOUS UPDATE: Guess what was underneath that $2 Jarvis Redwine poster I procured the other day? Yes! It's the greatest tight end in Nebraska history, JUNIOR MILLER! BONUS!
(William Washington fans, don't @-me. I love WW, but he's not JUNIOR!)
(William Washington fans, don't @-me. I love WW, but he's not JUNIOR!)
September 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
MARVELOUS UPDATE: Guess what was underneath that $2 Jarvis Redwine poster I procured the other day? Yes! It's the greatest tight end in Nebraska history, JUNIOR MILLER! BONUS!
(William Washington fans, don't @-me. I love WW, but he's not JUNIOR!)
(William Washington fans, don't @-me. I love WW, but he's not JUNIOR!)
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
I can't get enough of these old Hastings College summer basketball camp photos! This one is from the summer of 1982, and I was able to find myself in there as a rising freshman pretty quickly.
Who do you recognize?
I can't get enough of these old Hastings College summer basketball camp photos! This one is from the summer of 1982, and I was able to find myself in there as a rising freshman pretty quickly.
Who do you recognize?
September 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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I can't get enough of these old Hastings College summer basketball camp photos! This one is from the summer of 1982, and I was able to find myself in there as a rising freshman pretty quickly.
Who do you recognize?
I can't get enough of these old Hastings College summer basketball camp photos! This one is from the summer of 1982, and I was able to find myself in there as a rising freshman pretty quickly.
Who do you recognize?
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX GIVETH!! 🔥 📫️
How about this beauty! A Sidney St. Patrick's Irish letter jacket from the school's final year in 1991! Wow. Enjoy.
(Keep those letter jacket photos coming, folks!)
How about this beauty! A Sidney St. Patrick's Irish letter jacket from the school's final year in 1991! Wow. Enjoy.
(Keep those letter jacket photos coming, folks!)
September 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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How about this beauty! A Sidney St. Patrick's Irish letter jacket from the school's final year in 1991! Wow. Enjoy.
(Keep those letter jacket photos coming, folks!)
How about this beauty! A Sidney St. Patrick's Irish letter jacket from the school's final year in 1991! Wow. Enjoy.
(Keep those letter jacket photos coming, folks!)
SATURDAY MORNING SCOREBOARD comes from the Autumnal Equinox weekend 24-years ago, 2002. Yes, Turn-of-the-Century time!
(My favorite is Elmwood-Murdock's win over Bennington, a school that, 24 years later, would spend its Friday beating Creighton Prep. What's yours?)
(My favorite is Elmwood-Murdock's win over Bennington, a school that, 24 years later, would spend its Friday beating Creighton Prep. What's yours?)
September 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
SATURDAY MORNING SCOREBOARD comes from the Autumnal Equinox weekend 24-years ago, 2002. Yes, Turn-of-the-Century time!
(My favorite is Elmwood-Murdock's win over Bennington, a school that, 24 years later, would spend its Friday beating Creighton Prep. What's yours?)
(My favorite is Elmwood-Murdock's win over Bennington, a school that, 24 years later, would spend its Friday beating Creighton Prep. What's yours?)
Our new set of Mascot Map Posters is now available in our poster shop!
Historical schools and 2026 schools.
Both framed and unframed versions are available!
suiting-up-posters.printful.me
Historical schools and 2026 schools.
Both framed and unframed versions are available!
suiting-up-posters.printful.me
September 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Our new set of Mascot Map Posters is now available in our poster shop!
Historical schools and 2026 schools.
Both framed and unframed versions are available!
suiting-up-posters.printful.me
Historical schools and 2026 schools.
Both framed and unframed versions are available!
suiting-up-posters.printful.me
The 1954 O'Neill Eagle backs with Coach Elmer Murman.
(Dr. Murman was my principal at Hastings High in the 1980s, when he was driving a sweet orange VW Beetle with a Mercedes front grille!)
(Dr. Murman was my principal at Hastings High in the 1980s, when he was driving a sweet orange VW Beetle with a Mercedes front grille!)
September 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The 1954 O'Neill Eagle backs with Coach Elmer Murman.
(Dr. Murman was my principal at Hastings High in the 1980s, when he was driving a sweet orange VW Beetle with a Mercedes front grille!)
(Dr. Murman was my principal at Hastings High in the 1980s, when he was driving a sweet orange VW Beetle with a Mercedes front grille!)
A great 1966 football photo: a Hyannis Longhorn goes high for a catch against an unknown opponent with a great Sandhills backdrop!
September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A great 1966 football photo: a Hyannis Longhorn goes high for a catch against an unknown opponent with a great Sandhills backdrop!
Maywood and Maxwell in a 1994 sub-district final. (NP Telegraph)
September 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Maywood and Maxwell in a 1994 sub-district final. (NP Telegraph)
Plattsmouth takes the field, 2009.
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Plattsmouth takes the field, 2009.
Republican Valley Homecoming royalty under the bright lights of the Indianola paparazzi, 1997.
September 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Republican Valley Homecoming royalty under the bright lights of the Indianola paparazzi, 1997.
🕰️ 📅 TURN OF THE CENTURY FOOTBALL 📅 🕰️:
A pair of Valentine Badgers celebrate a Memorial Stadium touchdown v. Auburn in 2006.
A pair of Valentine Badgers celebrate a Memorial Stadium touchdown v. Auburn in 2006.
September 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🕰️ 📅 TURN OF THE CENTURY FOOTBALL 📅 🕰️:
A pair of Valentine Badgers celebrate a Memorial Stadium touchdown v. Auburn in 2006.
A pair of Valentine Badgers celebrate a Memorial Stadium touchdown v. Auburn in 2006.
Basketball 2005, courtesy of the Grand Island Independent: Adams Central at St. Paul.
September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Basketball 2005, courtesy of the Grand Island Independent: Adams Central at St. Paul.
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is creating pep in downtown Exeter, 1993.
September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is creating pep in downtown Exeter, 1993.
The History Nebraska museum also has this great photo of the state champion 1924 Blue Springs girls and one of their trophies on display.
September 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The History Nebraska museum also has this great photo of the state champion 1924 Blue Springs girls and one of their trophies on display.
Want to wear the colorful history of Nebraska's closed high schools? We've got you covered! (We can't guarantee your hair will look this great, though.)
September 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Want to wear the colorful history of Nebraska's closed high schools? We've got you covered! (We can't guarantee your hair will look this great, though.)
The History Nebraska Museum had some cool college pennants:
Peru State and
Nebraska State Normal School— an early name for Kearney State College. (I've heard the Lopers may have a newer name.)
Peru State and
Nebraska State Normal School— an early name for Kearney State College. (I've heard the Lopers may have a newer name.)
September 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The History Nebraska Museum had some cool college pennants:
Peru State and
Nebraska State Normal School— an early name for Kearney State College. (I've heard the Lopers may have a newer name.)
Peru State and
Nebraska State Normal School— an early name for Kearney State College. (I've heard the Lopers may have a newer name.)