Suiting Up Varsity
@suitingupvarsity.bsky.social
A podcast & research project about Nebraska high school sports history. http://patreon.com/SuitingUpVarsity
Home Page: SuitingUpVarsity.org
Home Page: SuitingUpVarsity.org
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.)
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX!! 🔥 📫️
Not sure I knew this was up on YouTube! Omaha Cathedral and Sandy Creek in the 1986 state title game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyrn...
Not sure I knew this was up on YouTube! Omaha Cathedral and Sandy Creek in the 1986 state title game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyrn...
Omaha Cathedral 1986 Boys State Championship Game
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX!! 🔥 📫️
Not sure I knew this was up on YouTube! Omaha Cathedral and Sandy Creek in the 1986 state title game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyrn...
Not sure I knew this was up on YouTube! Omaha Cathedral and Sandy Creek in the 1986 state title game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyrn...
I loved this set of photos Mrs. SUV sent: using a beautiful old Nebraska Railroad Commission map to locate several pieces of sports memorabilia in the collection. (I may go just to see that map!)
September 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I loved this set of photos Mrs. SUV sent: using a beautiful old Nebraska Railroad Commission map to locate several pieces of sports memorabilia in the collection. (I may go just to see that map!)
This was fun. This display featured a 1942 Lex v. Gothenburg game film that I helped the museum acquire! Here's the film on YouTube: youtu.be/IQ5WdhT1POM?...
September 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This was fun. This display featured a 1942 Lex v. Gothenburg game film that I helped the museum acquire! Here's the film on YouTube: youtu.be/IQ5WdhT1POM?...
After reading folks' recommendations and ideas about this project, I am leaning toward starting with the 1950s this weekend. We would then work in time order toward the modern decades.
Still open to persuasion on other plans. Drop your thoughts in the replies or the direct messages.
Still open to persuasion on other plans. Drop your thoughts in the replies or the direct messages.
September 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
After reading folks' recommendations and ideas about this project, I am leaning toward starting with the 1950s this weekend. We would then work in time order toward the modern decades.
Still open to persuasion on other plans. Drop your thoughts in the replies or the direct messages.
Still open to persuasion on other plans. Drop your thoughts in the replies or the direct messages.
Mrs. Suiting Up had a great day yesterday serving as chaperone for a group of Hastings juniors who missed the 4th-grade field trip to the Capitol because of COVID, and finally made it to Lincoln.
At the Nebraska History Museum, she sent me these great photos of the Pershing Mural display!
At the Nebraska History Museum, she sent me these great photos of the Pershing Mural display!
September 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Mrs. Suiting Up had a great day yesterday serving as chaperone for a group of Hastings juniors who missed the 4th-grade field trip to the Capitol because of COVID, and finally made it to Lincoln.
At the Nebraska History Museum, she sent me these great photos of the Pershing Mural display!
At the Nebraska History Museum, she sent me these great photos of the Pershing Mural display!
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX!! 🔥 📫️
Spectacular 1986 color shots from Arlington! The Eagles hosted the Valley Terriers and played at Mount Michael!
Spectacular 1986 color shots from Arlington! The Eagles hosted the Valley Terriers and played at Mount Michael!
September 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
📫️ 🔥 THE INBOX!! 🔥 📫️
Spectacular 1986 color shots from Arlington! The Eagles hosted the Valley Terriers and played at Mount Michael!
Spectacular 1986 color shots from Arlington! The Eagles hosted the Valley Terriers and played at Mount Michael!
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is coming loud and clear from from the front row of Pershing Auditorium via the 1972 Lincoln Northeast pep club
September 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is coming loud and clear from from the front row of Pershing Auditorium via the 1972 Lincoln Northeast pep club
Closed schools. Old school. Glory Days.
RETRO NEBPREPS SHIRT SHOPS.
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Search for more here: tinyurl.com/SUVshirts
Still taking requests: tinyurl.com/SUVrequest
RETRO NEBPREPS SHIRT SHOPS.
old-school-nebraska.printful.me and
suiting-up-varsity.printful.me
Search for more here: tinyurl.com/SUVshirts
Still taking requests: tinyurl.com/SUVrequest
September 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Closed schools. Old school. Glory Days.
RETRO NEBPREPS SHIRT SHOPS.
old-school-nebraska.printful.me and
suiting-up-varsity.printful.me
Search for more here: tinyurl.com/SUVshirts
Still taking requests: tinyurl.com/SUVrequest
RETRO NEBPREPS SHIRT SHOPS.
old-school-nebraska.printful.me and
suiting-up-varsity.printful.me
Search for more here: tinyurl.com/SUVshirts
Still taking requests: tinyurl.com/SUVrequest
The Hastings lettermen seem to have ill intentions toward the Columbus Discoverers for Homecoming, 1965.
September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Hastings lettermen seem to have ill intentions toward the Columbus Discoverers for Homecoming, 1965.
Next week, we will go to work on choosing the BEST ELEVEN from Nebraska prep football for each decade. Still looking for guidance on which decade to start with: beginning, middle, or end? No consensus has yet developed. Let me hear your view!
September 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Next week, we will go to work on choosing the BEST ELEVEN from Nebraska prep football for each decade. Still looking for guidance on which decade to start with: beginning, middle, or end? No consensus has yet developed. Let me hear your view!
Brady at Stapleton/McPherson County, 2011. (North Platte Telegraph)
September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Brady at Stapleton/McPherson County, 2011. (North Platte Telegraph)
🎺 🥁 STRIKE UP THE BAND 🚩 🎺
Hastings High pep band, 1966, in the old gym balcony.
Hastings High pep band, 1966, in the old gym balcony.
September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🎺 🥁 STRIKE UP THE BAND 🚩 🎺
Hastings High pep band, 1966, in the old gym balcony.
Hastings High pep band, 1966, in the old gym balcony.
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 16, 2026 at 1:00 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 North Platte St. Patrick's volleyball team celebrates the 2011 SPVA tournament title. (NP Telegraph photo)
September 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The North Platte St. Patrick's volleyball team celebrates the 2011 SPVA tournament title. (NP Telegraph photo)
Photos from the Alliance and Columbus 1989 state semifinal appeared in both the OWH and the Star Herald.
September 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Photos from the Alliance and Columbus 1989 state semifinal appeared in both the OWH and the Star Herald.
Potter-Dix and Maxwell in the 1989 state semifinals. (Scotts Star Herald photo)
September 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Potter-Dix and Maxwell in the 1989 state semifinals. (Scotts Star Herald photo)