Basketball The Aud Returns for an Encore
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The good ole Ogallala Auditorium. One of the best home court advantages in the state for years. Loud and hot! I loved playing in that facility and watching games there.
You got that right Sloup. A lot of great basketball played in that old barn when Etz was coaching.
I have to be honest, I enjoyed watching games there more than I did playing in it. The floor’s hard as a rock. Always was a great place to watch basketball though
The floor I played on was torn out and replaced in either 93 or 94. The old floor had a lot of imperfections along the west baseline. I just enjoyed playing there because it was always loud, and the opponents couldn't handle the heat of the place.
A lot of great games were played in the Aud.
A lot of great games were played in the Aud.
Any really stick out to you “runningback43”? And by played do you mean jv games and varsity warm ups? Haha!!
I just meant JV warm ups Coach Sloup. We had a triple overtime thriller with Minden my sophomore year that sticks out. Anytime we played Grant was awesome as well. The two games that stick out the most to me as a fan were two games with Grant. 1982 when Bill Jackman was a senior and then in 1992. People got in line at noon to get into the Aud. Doors opened at 4:30 and they were locked by 5:00.
The 82 Grant game created quite a dilemma for us JV bench warmers. We came out of the locker room after the JV game and there was nowhere to sit, let alone stand. The coaches were pretty adamant back then about the entire team setting behind the bench for the varsity game, the only problem is it never entered anyone’s mind to reserve those seats for us
Speedy, what year did you graduate from OHS?
I also have a confession. I was one of those elementary kids sitting on the row behind the bench.
I also have a confession. I was one of those elementary kids sitting on the row behind the bench.
It did? I thought nostalgia and gray hair went hand in hand
