FALLS CITY – Falls City Sacred Heart football coach Doug Goltz’s coaching career is earning him national recognition after completing his 31st season with the Irish.
Goltz was named a semifinalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association National Coach of the Year on Wednesday. He was the lone football coach on the list of 14 semifinalists from Nebraska.
The award is based on his career accomplishments through the 2017-2018 athletic seasons, which includes over 300 wins, 31-straight playoff appearances and eight state championships.
The list will be narrowed to eight finalists from nineteen sports across the country. The finalists will be honored during a banquet in June in Bismarck, North Dakota, where the coach of the year will be named.
Goltz also coaches the Sacred Heart boys basketball and track and field teams. He has accumulated over 600 wins on the basketball court. The Irish play Pawnee City on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. The game will air on Today’s Best Country, B103 (103.1 FM, b103.fm and ncnsportsnow.com).
Two former Nebraska prep coaches – Gail Peterson of Crofton and Sharon Zavala of Grand Island Central Catholic – will also be inducted into the National High School Coach Hall of Fame at the convention this summer.
NEBRASKA SEMIFINALISTS
|
Jack |
Tarr |
Malcolm |
Athletic Director |
|
Jim |
Hansen |
Lincoln Pius X |
Boys Assistant Coach |
|
Kevin |
Scheef |
Wahoo |
Boys Basketball |
|
Shane |
Fruit |
Ogallala |
Boys Cross Country |
|
Doug |
Goltz |
Falls City Sacred Heart |
Football |
|
Kevin |
Hubbell |
Lincoln East |
Girls Assistant Coach |
|
Trudy |
Samuelson |
Malcolm |
Girls Basketball |
|
Jeremy |
Haselhorst |
Papillion-La Vista South |
Girls Cross Country |
|
Nancy |
Lockmon |
Giltner |
Girls Track & Field |
|
Scott |
Steinbrook |
Kearney |
Soccer |
|
Terry |
Graver |
Elkhorn South |
Softball |
|
Rich |
Hood III |
Omaha Burke |
Swimming & Diving |
|
Matt |
Wiemers |
McCook |
Tennis |
|
Darcy |
White |
Exeter-Milligan |
Volleyball |
|
Dean |
Boyer |
Plainview |
Wrestling |
Falls City Sacred Heart at Pawnee City
When: Girls – 6 p.m., Boys – 7:45 p.m. Thursday
Where: Pawnee City High School
Radio: 103.1 FM, b103.fm and ncnsportsnow.com
Lourdes Central Catholic at Lewiston
When: Girls – 6 p.m., Boys – 7:45 p.m. Thursday
Where: Lewiston High School
Radio: 1600 AM, 105.5 FM and ncnsportsnow.com
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