Athlete of the Week: Britt Nielsen (Dec. 18, 2024)
Arlington basketball player scores 35 points in win
The Eagles' Britt Nielsen, left, passes the ball around Omaha Brownell-Talbot's Avery Nichols on Saturday at Arlington High School.
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Eagles senior Britt Nielsen, middle, puts up a shot in the lane Thursday against West Point-Beemer at Arlington High School.
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Arlington senior Britt Nielsen, left, works her way to the basket against the Bears' Kenzie Policky on Monday at Blair High School.
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The Arlington girls basketball team poses for a photo with their Class C1 District Finals runner-up plaque Friday at Adams Central. Front row, from left: Gracen Adams, Emme Timm, Libby Hegemann, Austyn Flesner, Erika Cruikshank and Hailey O'Daniel. Back row: Britt Nielsen, Hayley Arp, Macy Wolf, Valeria Carvajal, Taylor Arp and Leah Franzluebbers.
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Eagles junior Britt Nielsen, middle, drives to the bucket with the ball against Logan View on Tuesday at Arlington High School.
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Eagles junior Britt Nielsen, middle, leaps for a high pass into the lane as Fort Calhoun's Bria Bench (23), Maelie Nelson (20) and Raeann Massey (3) watch along with AHS' Macy Wolf on Tuesday at Arlington High School.
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Arlington's Britt Nielsen, left, grabs an inbound pass as Yutan's Jade Lewis defends Saturday at Fort Calhoun High School.
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Eagles junior Britt Nielsen, left, puts up a shot over Louisville's Nola Nelson on Monday at Arlington High School.
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Eagles junior Britt Nielsen takes a free throw attempt as her bench watches Tuesday at Arlington High School.
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Arlington's Britt Nielsen, right, takes the ball to the rim while defended by Amelia Bell on Saturday at Omaha Brownell-Talbot.
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Eagles junior Britt Nielsen, left, makes a jump shot while fouled by Columbus Lakeview's Taylor Helms on Saturday at Arlington High School.
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The Eagles' Britt Nielsen, right, shoots a 3-pointer over Blair's Joslyn Policky on Monday at Arlington High School.
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Arlington sophomore Britt Nielsen, middle, scores on a drive to the basket against Wahoo Neumann on Monday at North Bend Central.
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The Eagles' Britt Nielsen, middle, puts up a shot in the lane Friday against Louisville at Arlington High School.
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Arlington's Britt Nielsen, middle, puts up a shot between the Pioneers' Jovi Grenier, left, and Kylie Perfetti on Tuesday at Fort Calhoun High School.
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The Eagles' Britt Nielsen, left, looks to pass the ball off to a teammate against Ashland-Greenwood on Tuesday at Arlington High School.
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Arlington's Britt Nielsen lines up a shot Dec. 30 at Lincoln Lutheran.
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Arlington sophomore Britt Nielsen, middle, rises for a shot in traffic Tuesday at Yutan High School.
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Arlington's Britt Nielsen squares up for a 3-pointer Monday at Blair High School.
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Arlington freshman Britt Nielsen, left, dribbles against Logan View on Monday at North Bend Central.
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Arlington freshmen Libby Hegemann, left, and Britt Nielsen, right, contend for a loose ball with the Falcons' Keira Murdock on Friday at Douglas County West High School. The next day, the Eagles played the Fort Calhoun Pioneers during the opening round of the Nebrask Capitol Conference Tournament.
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Eagles Britt Nielsen, middle, puts up a shot in transition against Wisner-Pilger on Tuesday at Arlington High School.
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Eagles freshman Britt Nielsen fires a shot up and over a Yutan defender Tuesday at Arlington High School.
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The Eagles' Britt Nielsen, right, shoots a free throw Saturday during the Arlington Eagle Booster Club's annual youth tournament at Arlington High School.
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Britt Nielsen reaches for a rebound Saturday during the Arlington Summer Sizzle.
Nannen Physical Therapy Athlete of the Week Britt Nielsen scored 35 points during an Arlington girls basketball win against Omaha Brownell-Talbot. The senior Eagle was honored this week alongside Blair wrestler Ali Wheeler and Raeann Massey of the Fort Calhoun girls basketball team.
