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WATCH NOW: And the 2020 Journal Star Area Prep Sports winners are ...

Join host Geoff Exstrom for a virtual edition of the seventh annual Lincoln Journal Star Area Prep Sports awards, which honors the top athletes from the Journal Star's coverage area.

And the award goes to ... Introducing the 2020 Prep Sports Awards nominees

The seventh annual Journal Star Area Prep Sports Awards are here. In the coming days, we'll reveal nominees for each category.

Journal Star Academic All-State: A list of the 2019-20 honorees

Student-athletes from nearly 250 schools across the state are being honored by the Lincoln Journal Star for Academic All-State.

Academic All-State: Get to know the honorees, and check out a full list of winners

See profiles of those winning Journal Star Academic All-State honors, as well as a listing of those earning the designation.

Academic All-State: Zoomed in on hoops and tests, Lincoln East girls expands their range

The Spartans were team-driven en route to a Class A runner-up finish in 2020. The sum of parts approach shows academically, too. 

Academic All-State: For Southwest baseball program, success begins away from the field

13 Southwest baseball players received academic all-state honors — a number that is a source of pride for head coach Mitch Vernon.

Academic All-State: State champion Crete girls basketball team has several success stories

Led by Morgan Maly, all five starters on the state champion Crete girls basketball team also excelled in school and two other sports.

Academic All-State: Lincoln Southeast soccer players take problem-solving skills to engineering profession

Eleven players on the Southeast boys soccer team were selected for Journal Star Academic All-State honors, seven of which have 4.2 GPA or higher. 

Academic All-State: Northeast girls tennis seniors excel in the classroom despite hectic schedules

For Lincoln Northeast seniors Annie Nguyen, Brianna Roenne and Sidney Yant, tennis could often make staying on top of classwork challenging.

Academic All-State: Southwest's Blehm mixes music and academic excellence with her track success

For Lincoln Southwest’s Lindsey Blehm, the coronavirus affected more than her final high school track and field season.

Academic All-State: Odermann looked at the 40-year plan when choosing to play football at Harvard

“I considered Nebraska strongly, but I’ve always been a big believer in the 40-year plan, not the four-year plan."

Academic All-State: Known for volleyball success, Fillmore Central's Theis relishes classroom achievements, too

Fillmore Central’s Halle Theis knows both athletics and academics will be tougher in college, but Theis up for the challenge.

Academic All-State: Maessner preparing for both the academic and athletic challenges at Princeton

The all-state senior football player and boys 100- and 200-meter state champion knows attending Princeton goes far beyond the athletic spectrum.

Academic All-State: Breaking slumps in homework part of the game, too, for North Star's Dembowski

Like she does in the batting cages, Carly Dembowski puts in the extra time on the assignments to break slumps in the classroom.

Academic All-State: Murrell used to having talent around him on the court and in the classroom

His teammates have been pegged with Division I basketball offers, and his sister graduated high school in three years. 

Past Journal Star boys athlete of the year winners

A look at the complete list of the Journal Star's boys athlete of the year winners.

Journal Star boys athlete of the year: Gordon not resting on laurels of two Skutt state titles during pandemic shutdown

After leading Omaha Skutt to state titles in football and boys basketball, Tyson Gordon isn't wasting any time getting ready for his next chapter.

Boys: Meet the Journal Star's 2019-20 multi-sport athletes of the year

Take a look at a group who has shown an ability to compete at a high level in several sports. Find our story on athlete of the year, Tyson Gordon, here. 

Girls: Meet the Journal Star's 2019-20 multi-sport athletes of the year

Take a look at this group of standouts who seldom have an "offseason," producing at a high level in several areas. Check out our stories on co-athletes of the year, Kalynn Meyer, and Jayme Horan.

Journal Star girls co-athlete of year: After helping put Superior on map, Meyer looks forward to representing town on a bigger stage

The leader of the 'Princesses of Superior,' Kalynn Meyer helped bring the rural town its first-ever state title. Now she's headed to the big stage. 

Journal Star girls co-athlete of year: From tee-ball homers to three-pointers, Millard South's Horan knew how to leave her mark

Jayme Horan can play just about any position in softball. Ditto on the basketball court. At a Super-State level, no less. 

Previous boys Coach of the Year winners

Dating back to 1952, check out a list of Journal Star's boys coaches of the year.

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Past Journal Star girls athlete of the year winners

Journal Star girls athlete of the year winners, starting in 1974.

2020 Journal Star boys coach of the year: Turman's football mentors provided the base for his success at Skutt

Omaha Skutt football coach Matt Turman is the Journal Star's 2020 high school boys coach of the year. Take a lap through his extensive career.

2020 Journal Star boys coach of the year: Other notable coaching performances in 2019-20

Omaha Skutt football coach Matt Turman is the Journal Star's 2020 boys coach of the year. Here's a look at some other notable coaching performances.

Previous Girls Coach of the Year winners

A look at previous winners.

2020 Journal Star girls coach of year: Petersen puts his own stamp on storied Monarch softball program

Papillion-La Vista softball coach Todd Petersen is the Journal Star's 2020 high school girls coach of the year.

2020 Journal Star girls coach of year: Other notable coaching performances in 2019-20

Papillion-La Vista's Todd Petersen is the Journal Star's 2020 girls coach of the year. Here's a look at some other notable coaching performaces:

Boys basketball: Meet the 2020 first-team Super-Staters and the courts that honed their skills

Hunter Sallis shot at the YMCA with his mom. Chucky Hepburn went to the Bryant Center. Meet the top Super-Staters, and learn their basketball roots. 

Girls basketball: Meet the 2020 first-team Super-Staters and the courts that honed their skills

Allison Weidner shoots baskets in her shed. Taylor McCabe at the YMCA. Meet the top Super-Staters, and learn their basketball roots. 

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