WSC Athletics Hall of Fame
Mick Anderson
Mick Anderson was a member of Dave Gunther's Wildcat basketball teams which posted a 71-12 record and appeared in three national tournaments from 1967-70. Anderson graduated from WSC in 1970 and earned three letters in basketball.
Anderson went on to become the most successful high school basketball coach in Nebraska history at Wahoo High School, compiling a 342-143 won/loss record, including 117-3 during his last seven years. His teams won a state-record 114 games in a row from 1988-92 and won four consecutive state championships in Class B from 1988-1991. His teams at Wahoo also qualified for eight straight state tournaments from 1987-94. He was the first Nebraska coach for the Las Vegas All-Star game in 1981 as selected by the Nebraska Basketball Development Association. He has received numerous Coach of the Year awards from various groups and organizations, including the 1990 Omaha World Herald Coach of the Year, the 1991 Lincoln Journal Star Coach of the Year and the 1990 and 1994 Nebraska Coaches Association Coach of the Year. .
Anderson, a native of Oakland, Neb., was inducted into the WSC Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 1991.
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Concordia-St. Paul topped #15 Wayne State 10-6 Sunday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament championship game. The 40-11 Wildcats await word from the NCAA on a at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Official pairings are to be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.
Nate Preston won three events to lead the WSC men to a third straight NSIC outdoor track and field championship Saturday in Wayne. The Wildcats scored 164 points to nip second place Mary (156.5) for the team title. Brett Suckstorf won two events (hammer throw and discus) for WSC.
The WSC women's track and field team finished in third place with 106 points at the NSIC Championships in Wayne. Katie Wilson won two events (hammer throw and discus) and took second in the shot put to lead the Wildcats.
The NSIC Office announced Saturday that the NSIC Baseball Tournament has been shortened to a single-elimination tournament with Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul (the last two undefeated teams in the tournament) playing Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wayne and the winner earning the NSIC Tournament Title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Nick Schumacher struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game win to lead #15 Wayne State to a 9-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at the NSIC Baseball Tournament in Wayne. The 40-10 Wildcats will play in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 10 a.m. against either Bemidji State or Concordia-St. Paul.
Seven WSC baseball players were named to the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team announced Thursday afternoon. Nick Schumacher was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year, Marc Manganaro earned the NSIC Co-Player of the Year while Nick Bidroski was selected the NSIC Co-Freshmen of the Year.
5.9.08BaseballNSIC Tournament#15 Wayne State 9SW Minnesota State 1
5.8.08BaseballNSIC Tournament#15 Wayne State 6Winona State 3
5.4.08BaseballFirst Game#16 Wayne State 3Bemidji State 02nd Game#16 Wayne State 13Bemidji State 128 innings
5.4.08SoftballNSIC TournamentUniv. of Mary 3Wayne State 0
