Athlete of the Week: Brooke Janning (Oct. 2, 2024)
Blair senior breaks school record for strikeouts in a season
Blair left-hander Brooke Janning pitches Saturday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair senior Brooke Janning, right, tags a Hastings base runner out on the basepath Saturday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair senior Brooke Janning pitches Tuesday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair senior Brooke Janning, middle, smiles wide after receiving her Senior Night gift before Tuesday's home game at the Youth Sports Complex. Janning is the Class B No. 2 Bears' lone senior this fall.
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Blair's Brooke Janning pitches Friday in Papillion.
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Returning Blair High School softball starters Brooke Janning, right, and Claire Anderson, second from right, lead the Bears into a new softball season. BHS earned second in Class B last fall.
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Blair left-hander Brooke Janning, left, pitches as Claire Anderson plays third base Monday in Omaha.
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Blair junior Brooke Janning throws the ball in from right field Monday in Omaha.
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The Blair Bears pose for a photo with their Class B runner-up trophy Monday in Omaha. Front row, from left: Audie Keeling, Leah Chance, Greta Galbraith, Claire Mann, Kalli Ulven, Nessa McMillen, Bria Scott, Joslyn Policky, Sophia Wrich and manager Reese Beemer. Back row: Coach Jennifer Fangmeier, coach Krystal Macholan, coach Rose Klein, Taytum Macholan, Claire Anderson, Brooke Janning, Mia McClain, Kaitlynn O'Neil, Hannah Heuton, Addison Warner, Jacy Schueth, Abby Leggott, Laynie Brown, coach Katie Christensen, coach Kersten Peters and coach Monica Maly.
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Blair's Brooke Janning pitches Oct. 11 in Hastings.
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Brooke Janning, left, and Joslyn Policky embrace Thursday in Hastings after the Blair Bears earned their spot in the Class B championship game.
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Blair's Brooke Janning pitches Oct. 11 in Hastings.
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The top-ranked Blair Bears — including Joslyn Policky, from left, Bria Scott, Kalli Ulven, Brooke Janning, Claire Anderson, Addison Warner, Claire Mann and Leah Chance — react to BHS Activities Director Tyler Siecke's presentation of their district championships plaque Friday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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The Blair Bears pose for a photo with their 2022 and 2023 district championship plaques Friday at the Youth Sports Complex. Front row, from left: Sophia Wrich, Audie Keeling, Nessa McMillen, Claire Mann, Leah Chance, Bria Scott, Greta Galbraith, Kalli Ulven and Joslyn Policky. Back row: Laynie Brown, Taytum Macholan, Abby Leggott, Jacy Schueth, Addison Warner, Brooke Janning, Claire Anderson, Hannah Heuton, Mia McClain and Kaitlynn O'Neil. Not pictured: Coaches Jennifer Fangmeier, Krystal Macholan, Monica Maly, Rose Klein, Katie Christensen, Tory Villotta and Kersten Peters.
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Bears junior Brooke Janning pitches Monday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
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The Bears' Brooke Janning runs from second to third base against Lincoln Northwest on Tuesday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair left-hander Brooke Janning pitches Monday at Omaha Skutt.
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Blair's Brooke Janning makes contact with an Elkhorn South pitch Sept. 1 at Papillion Landing.
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Blair's Brooke Janning, left, and Claire Mann, third from left, go through the handshake line with Norris on Tuesday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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The Bears' Leah Chance, left, gloves a pop fly as Brooke Janning lends support Thursday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
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The Bears' Brooke Janning leads off of second base Saturday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair softball seniors and returning starters pose for a photo Saturday after an intrasquad scrimmage at the Blair Youth Sports Complex. Front row, from left: Leah Chance, Audie Keeling, Greta Galbraith, Brooke Janning and Reese Beemer. Back row: Bria Scott, Sophia Wrich, Joslyn Policky, Nessa McMillen, Claire Mann and Kalli Ulven.
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Blair's Brooke Janning steps up in the batter's box Wednesday in Hastings.
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Blair left-hander Brooke Janning pitches Friday in Hastings.
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Blair's Brooke Janning, left, and Kalli Ulven embrace after the Bears won the district title Friday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair left-hander Brooke Janning, right, pitches as Leah Chance backs her up Monday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair base runner Brooke Janning races around third base toward home plate Monday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair's Brooke Janning follows through on a single swing Monday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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The Bears' Brooke Janning takes a swing Monday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair base runner Brooke Janning, right, leads off of first base as Malcolm's Keira Farritor plays defense Thursday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair's Brooke Janning follows through on her slap swing Saturday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Blair's Greta Galbraith, from left, Tessa Villotta, Leah Chance, Nessa McMillen, Claire Mann and Brooke Janning look to the dugout for answers against Elkhorn on Saturday at the Youth Sports Complex.
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Bears pitcher Brooke Janning pitches Saturday at the Blair Youth Sports Complex.
Nannen Physical Therapy Athlete of the Week Brooke Janning broke the Blair High School record for strikeouts in a season from 43 feet, doing so with her 213th. The senior was honored this week alongside Arlington quarterback Owen Ladehoff and Tacey Belina of the Fort Calhoun softball team.
