Athlete of the Week: Crayton Macholan (Feb. 7, 2024)
Blair basketball senior leads team to road win
Blair's Crayton Macholan, front, looks to move the ball Dec. 29 in Lincoln.
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The Blair boys basketball team celebrates a half-court make by Crayton Macholan (20) on Saturday at Seward High School.
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The Bears' Crayton Macholan, middle, stretches and attempts to pull down a one-handed rebound Tuesday at Blair High School.
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Blair senior Crayton Macholan, right, looks to pass as Warrior Cody Hesser plays defense Saturday at Wahoo High School.
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Blair senior Crayton Macholan, left, dribbles down the floor with the Badgers' Austin Kaiser on his hip Saturday at Bennington High School.
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Blair senior Crayton Macholan, right, gets by the Wolves' Will Farrington on Dec. 22 at Elkhorn North High School.
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Blair senior Crayton Macholan, middle, dribbles down the floor Friday as Boys Town's DaShawn Gomes, left, and Nyree Poteet trail the play at Omaha Gross.
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Bears senior Crayton Macholan passes the ball to a teammate Tuesday at Blair High School.
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Blair junior Crayton Macholan dribbles up the floor Monday at Omaha Skutt Catholic.
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Blair's Crayton Macholan, left, steps back into a 3-point attempt Wednesday at Bennington High School.
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Blair junior Crayton Macholan, left, dribbles around the Badgers' Austin Kaiser on Thursday at Bennington High School.
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Blair guard Crayton Macholan, left, uses a screen by J'Shawn Unger, right, to get by the Antlers' Luke Howard on Tuesday at Elkhorn High School.
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Bears guard Crayton Macholan scans the floor for a passing lane Thursday against Elkhorn North at Blair High School.
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Crayton Macholan lays it in during the BHS boys basketball contest against Norris Friday.
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The Bears' Crayton Macholan, right, passes the ball over the head of a Bennington Badger to Greyson Kay on Saturday at Blair High School.
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The Bears' Crayton Macholan, right, scores a bucket in the lane over Hastings' Aaron Nonneman on Tuesday at Blair High School.
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The Bears' Crayton Macholan finishes a layup Friday at Blair High School.
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The Bears' Crayton Macholan throws a no-look pass Saturday at Blair High School.
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Blair guard Crayton Macholan, middle, dribbles through a Crete double-team Tuesday during the Bears' JV game at BHS.
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Blair basketball assistant coach Taylor Jensen, from left, Nolan Slominski, Greyson Kay, Toby Ray, Mark Donner and Crayton Macholan cheer Monday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
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The 2022 Blair basketball teams are state bound together for the first time. Both teams qualified and will compete in the Class B state basketball touranments. Front row: Greyson Kay, Marin Sather, Joslyn Policky, Hayden Frink-Mathis, Molly Ladwig, Norah Cloudt, Kaitlyn Johnson, Sophia Wrich and Crayton Macholan. Second row: Mark Donner, Luke Ladwig, Maggie Valasek, James Dobbins, Mya Larson, Kip Tupa, Sami Murray, Sawyer Lawton and Jacob Czapla. Back row: Shea Wendt, J'shawn Unger, Addie Sullivan, Kailey O'Grady, Toby Ray, Wyatt Ogle, Jakob Kantor, Makayla Baughman, Jordan Wolfe, Nolan Slominski and Eli Morgan.
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Kip Tupa watches and Crayton Macholan shoots from the free throw line at YMCA.
Nannen Physical Therapy Athlete of the Week Crayton Macholan scored 28 points with a strong fourth-quarter, pushing the Blair boys basketball team past Seward on Saturday. The senior was honored alongside wrestlers Ali Dill of Fort Calhoun and Arlington's Callee Shearer.
