McConnell set to begin coaching career in Giltner

Former Chadron State athlete to coach football, basketball

  • Dane McConnell grew up playing 8-man football and is excited to build on Giltner’s athletic tradition in both football and basketball.
    Dane McConnell grew up playing 8-man football and is excited to build on Giltner’s athletic tradition in both football and basketball.
    Sports was always a safe space for Dane McConnell growing up. Now that he’s hung up his playing helmet, the new Giltner coach wants to be that mentor for others, similar to what he had as a kid. McConnell, a western Nebraska native, will be Giltner’s new football and basketball coach and has already hit the ground running. Practice for the Hornets began last week, long before ...

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