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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
Our RETRO NEBPREPS SHIRTS store is still growing! Nearly 500 designs celebrating closed schools, retired mascots, and classic championships. (Today's orders est. delivery Dec. 9-11)

New designs all the time.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
With the weather starting to turn, we have heard from people wanting an OLD SCHOOL prep design on a long-sleeve, a hoodie, or another sweatshirt. WE CAN DO IT!

Put in your request here, and we will give you a link to make the purchase.

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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
November 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Where can you get a hat to wear to the ball game that says: "wanna talk about that great 1989 team?"
Need a hat that says you love reading the football scores from 1977?
Want to finally earn that Suiting Up Varsity Letter?
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November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Use our search page to find all our great conference shirts plus our design celebrating the historic battles at the Kearney State College Class B district tournament!

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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Use our search page to find all our great conference shirts plus our design celebrating the historic battles at the Kearney State College Class B district tournament!

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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our newest conference history celebration shirt joins the collection! Prove your old-school RVL cred with this baby and all the Republican Valley League color one shirt can contain!

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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
BONUS SCOREBOARD: Thursday, November 6, 1975. Conference playoffs for the teams that missed the first-ever NSAA four-team brackets. Other schools were still scheduling November regular season games.
November 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
With the weather starting to turn, we have heard from people wanting an OLD SCHOOL prep design on a long-sleeve, a hoodie, or another sweatshirt. WE CAN DO IT!

Submit your request here, and we will provide you with a link to complete the purchase.

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November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The cartoon mascots are always the most fun. Here are some of my favorites. Find yours here: sites.google.com/hhstigers.co...

Printful recommends ordering before December 10 for Christmas delivery. (I maybe a couple of days before that to be safe!)
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Some of my favorite designs in the RETRO NEBPREPS SHIRT SHOP involve football helmets. These and nearly 500 more designs still available for Christmas. (Printful says order by December 10; I say, I'd order sooner than that!)

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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SATURDAY MORNING SCOREBOARD. December high school football in Nebraska? Yes, sir! December 5, 1925, Lincoln High beats North Platte at Memorial Stadium for the state title. Team photo, game story, season results (pretty dominant), and the North Platte backfield they faced.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Over 24 hours into puzzle completion. Have brought in the second shift of children. Puzzle designer has been cursed at more than once. Home stretch is close.
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Thanksgiving high school football had disappeared by 1951, but Thanksgiving basketball was a thing. The state's smallest (non-football) schools were allowed to start practice and games in the fall. These games were from Thanksgiving 1951.
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For many years, University Place v. Havelock High was a Lincoln Thanksgiving tradition.

The Uni Place Cardinals (or the Young Methodists). Later school was changed to Jackson High.

The Havelock Engineers were also called the Shopkeepers & Havelock itself was called Shoptown!
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
On Thanksgiving Day 1906, the Packers of South Omaha played a tie with Council Bluffs (that would be Abe Lincoln later, I believe), while Valley used their gridiron experience to beat up on Waterloo,
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Lots of Thanksgiving football in 1901 if you can sort the high school scores from the college ones here.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thanksgiving high school football at Memorial Stadium in 1936: Minneapolis South handled Lincoln High.
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Diller and Overton battle at the 1977 Girls State Tournament. (Another Beatrice Sun clip)
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Freeman cuts down the school's first district nets in 1999. (Beatrice Sun clipping)
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I guess that means its basketball season?

Let's start with Homer and West Holt playing at state in 1988.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
TODAY'S MORNING CHEER is in vibrant 1978 color from Beatrice's Athletic Park.
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Grand Island Central Catholic Crusader offers us the trifecta: 1) Lineman Homecoming King! 2) Awkward homecoming kiss. 3) While still wearing neck roll and forearm pads!

Take notes, kids.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The 2025 Waverly Vikings join the 1980 Vikes on our Class B champions poster. Celebrate all of the Class B champions in Nebraska history.

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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM