Nebraska point guard Glynn Watson Jr.'s three-point shooting, which reached 40 percent as a sophomore, dipped last season. He finished 5-of-7 in a recent game and looked the part of a senior floor general. "I’m just doing whatever the team needs from me. I’m going to be aggressive — Coach Miles wants me to be aggressive, so that’s just one thing I’m going to do," Watson said. "Just be aggressive, try to get my teammates going, then take open shots." The senior is averaging 15.2 points per game on 56 percent shooting, including 52 percent from three-point range, one season after he shot 29 percent behind the arc.

Portrait of Lincoln Stars' captain Josiah Slavin, who led the team with 23 goals last season and was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the seventh and final round in Dallas.

Portrait of Norfolk Catholic High School football coach Jeff Bellar, who has led the Knights to nine state championships and six unbeaten seasons. He heads into the 2018 prep football season with a 349-64 record.

A photo illustration portrait of Lincoln Southwest senior Emma Kauf, a two-time Super-Stater and Georgia Tech recruit, who set a state record for career home runs Saturday at the Papillion-La Vista South Invitational. Her hit over the center-field wall in the sixth inning against top-ranked Papillion-La Vista, gave her 41 home runs for her high school career.

Portrait of Nebraska men's basketball player Leslee Smith on Sept. 11, 2013, at Hendricks Training Complex.

Brandon Wright is flat-out quiet. He can walk right past you and you would never know he was there. Unfortunately, if you were a Howard County sprinter, he ran past you, too. The Columbia Flier/Howard County Times boys indoor track Runner of the Year helped his team win a county championship with some outstanding individual performances.

Portraits of River Hill's Matt Stara (left) and Hammond's Mostafa Ebrahimnejad, both of whom led their respective teams to state titles during their four years at high school, and were named Columbia Flier/Howard County Times co-players of the year in boys soccer.

Oakland Mills' Donnie Shin is the Howard County Times golfer of the year.

Glenelg's Julie Hollrah is the Howard County Times' volleyball player of the year.

Long Reach High School's Brian Taylor is the Howard County Times' defensive player of the year for the second year in a row.