Sending prayers to the Brass family.
Kenton and Aiden Brass both play basketball for Pius and lost their Dad, Matt, last night to cancer.
May eternal rest grant unto Matt, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him.
The Pius X boys basketball team will be wearing black bands today to honor Matt Brass who passed away this week from cancer.
Matt is the Dad of Kenton & Aiden who both play basketball for Pius.
May eternal rest grant unto Matt, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him
Congratulations to Charlie Easley who, today, has become the leading scorer EVER in Pius X boys basketball history!!
The previous record of 1221 career points has been held by Tom Burt since 1991.
Pictures below is Tom Burt and Charlie Easley at a recent game!
Thank you to our seniors who faced this challenging year (unlike no other) with grit and determination.
You have had a great high school career and we will continue to cheer you on in your next phase of life.
We are so proud of these great young men!
The Pius boys basketball family would like to thank Britt & Megan Ehlers &
@LCSBoysBBall
for the support shown for the Brass family shown at the Freshmen game this past Monday.
Matt Brass is the Dad of two of our players and has been battling cancer.
#MoreThanAGame
Thank you so much to
@NCNSports
for broadcasting the Boys State Basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena today! Being able to watch the Pius X game today was appreciated by fans & family from out of town, Grandparents & Great Grandparents unable to make it physically to the game!
This evening Coach Brian Spicka was honored as one of the Ralph Beechner Coaches of the Year at the Sportcasters Club annual banquet!
@ESPNLincoln
@KFORRADIO
Thanks to everyone who came to Pius X this evening to support the “Kings & Queens of A Street Battle Cancer” event this evening!
Thank you to everyone from Lincoln East and Pius X who donated money and all funds raised to the Heartland Cancer Foundation!
#MoreThanAGame
Celebrating two of our seniors today who will be playing basketball in college this fall:
Kolbe Rada
@KolbeRada
will be playing at
@WashUBasketball
Mitch Sebek
@MitchSebek
will be playing at
@NWU_Basketball
We are proud of you and will always be cheering for you!!
All-time scoring leaders for Pius boys basketball has been updated:
1. Charlie Easley
2. Tom Burt
3. Kelly Hendricks
4. Joe Burt
5. Kolbe Rada
6. Gary Walker
7. Charlie Burt
8. Mike Bohaty
9. Dayle Churchill
10. Jon Burt
Congratulations to
@KolbeRada
on now being 5th!
Thank you to our seniors for a great basketball season. We will continue to always cheer you on in your next stage in life!
Thank you for all the support from parents, family and fans this past season. We appreciate you all!
#GoBolts
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Congratulations to the Seniors graduating today!! Great group who accomplished a lot and they have bright futures ahead of them! Once a Bolt, always a Bolt!
Thank you so much to
@AlexinLincoln
for his play by play during the season for our girls and boys varsity basketball games on our YouTube channel. We appreciate you!!
Congratulations to these basketball players named to the All Conference Team this year:
Sam Hoiberg
Charlie Hoiberg
Sam Hastreiter
Luke Taubenheim
@sam_hastreiter
@samhoiberg
Congratulations to three Pius X boys basketball players for receiving postseason All HAC Conference Team honors!
Kolbe Rada
@KolbeRada
Sam Hoiberg
@samhoiberg
Charlie Hoiberg
#GoBolts
🏀⚡️
Boys basketball coach Brian Spicka, girls cross country coach George O’Boyle & boys tennis coach Nolan DeWispelare were honored this evening at the
@NebraskaCoach
Annual Banquet as 2018-2019 State Champion Coaches!
Coach Jim Hansen was honored for 35 years of coaching service!
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7.
Thank you again to the seniors. All of your individual contributions made this team so successful this year!
#PiusProud
#GoBolts
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Yesterday several former Pius X basketball players and coaches gathered to honor former Pius X boys basketball coach Mr. Tom Seib who will retire at the end of the school year from teaching. Mr. Seib has been at Pius since 1974!
Final ⚡️
Pius X 91
Omaha Northwest 44
Treyson Anderson breaks the school record for points scored in a game with 46. Breaking Dayle Churchill’s record of 43 which has stood since 1965.
Back in action Tuesday at Lincoln High.
#Bolts
⚡️
#BTTY
#nebpreps
Best of luck to these former BOLTS getting ready to start the ‘23-‘24 season. All the hard work to chase your dreams was worth it. We hope it’s the best season yet!
#Bolts4Ever
#Bolts
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Congratulations to these boys basketball players named HAC Academic All-Conference:
Matt Bartek
Jared Bohrer
Brady Christiansen
Tommy Dworak
Jack Hastreiter
Sam Hastreiter
Sammy Manzitto
Jack Noel
Nate Schauer
2019 LJS
@PrepExtra
Prep Sports Awards tonight!
Congratulations to:
@CharlieEasley4
for winning Boys Basketball player of the year!
Coach Brian Spicka for being 1 of 3 coaches nominated for Boys Coach of the Year!
Kate Linderman for winning the Hambleton Award for journalism!
One week until basketball season starts!
What a difference a year makes. This gym was dark one year ago after Lancaster County sports were shut down.
Thankful the prospect of a full season with fans back in the stands!
Go Bolts! 🏀⚡️
Gretna basketball coach Brad Feeken has sadly lost his fight with cancer.
But this is how he’ll be remembered - passionate, fiery, and a man who loved his players & students.
Keeping the Gretna community in our thoughts & prayers today.
#ForFeek
Millard South would like to say “Thank You” to the students of Lincoln Pius X HS who made and signed a card for the Canaday Family! We appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness in this tough time.
#BeKind
#WellDoneThunderbolts
The Pius boys reserve, JV and varsity basketball teams volunteered today at the Center for People in Need for the Thanksgiving food distribution.
#MoreThanAGame
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Congratulations to the 10 Varsity boys basketball players named to Academic All Conference this year!
Sam Hoiberg
Tommy Dworak
Luke Taubenheim
Charlie Hoiberg
Joshua Hall
Brady Christiansen
Jack Hastreiter
Sam Hastreiter
Sam Easley
Jake Greisen
#StudentAthletes
Today is the last day of school for our Seniors with graduation on Sunday!
Congratulations on all you have accomplished and good luck as you continue onto the next chapter in your story.
We will always be cheering for you!
Once a Bolt, always a Bolt! 🏀⚡️
Past, present and future Thunderbolts:
If you are missing being in the gym, let’s work to bring back
#DrivewayBasketball
and make the best of the current situation!
Share your driveway basketball picture below
#BetterThanYesterday
#SocialDistancing
Hunter Sallis and Chucky Hepburn on the same team? Future
#Huskers
teammates Allison Weidner and Alexis Markowski pairing up?
The Metro All-Star game rosters are here — and they're loaded.
More
#nebpreps
here:
Pius X boys played their last home court game yesterday as they will travel to Omaha South for the District Final game on Tuesday.
Thanks to the students, band, cheerleaders, Thunderettes and everyone else who came to support the team this past season!!
#GoBolts
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Thank you to the Executive Club for hosting the Pius X boys basketball team and those on the Lincoln Journal Star 1st team all-city boys and girls basketball squads today!!
Class A State Volleyball @ PBA
Semifinals vs Omaha Marian
5th set
Pius X 15 Omaha Marian 11
Bolts win best of 5 set match 3-2
Bolts will play in Class A Finals At Devaney at 7:00 pm on Saturday!!!
#NebPreps
Congratulations to these boys basketball players on LJS Academic All-State honors!
Sam Easley
Jake Greisen
Charlie Hoiberg
Sam Hoiberg
Kolbe Rada
Mitchell Sebek
Luke Taubenheim
Getting it done in the classroom and in competition.
Student-athletes from nearly 250 schools across the state are being honored by the Lincoln Journal Star for Academic All-State
#nebpreps
Check out the full list: