Latest: Sherman: Amid tragedy, one high school basketball team shows the power of sports
GRETNA, Neb. — This is not a story about high school basketball. It’s not about a treasured coach who died midway through a season. It’s not a story of redemption, sorrow or achievement.It’s about togetherness. This is a story about community and a team that has revealed, through its resilience and fight to honor a lost leader, what the best of sports looks like.Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., Gretna High School will play a first-round game in the Class A boys state tournament against Millard North.Brad Feeken coached the Dragons to win. He coached them with a passion known around Nebraska. His death at age 48 on Dec. 30, 2023, after a battle of more than two years with neuroendocrine cancer marked a new chapter for his players.Gretna starts five seniors and bri...