About us

Jeff is an announcer, columnist and owns Lincoln Prep Sports.  He called the first football game carried on the website in 2004 and fills in occasionally during the football and basketball seasons, while handling full-time play-by-play duties on the radio.  He's the full-time baseball play-by-play announced for Lincoln Prep Sports during the spring and Legion seasons.  Jeff was named Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in 2020 and was honored with the NSAA's Distinguished Service Award in 2022.

Jeff is a graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School, where he played on two state championship basketball teams.  He's also a graduate of Southeast Community College in Beatrice, Nebraska, where he earned his degree in Mass Media.

John has been with Lincoln Prep Sports since 2006, serving primarily as the analyst/commentator of our play-by-play coverage.  He has provided play-by-play for football in the past.  In 2002, John started a non-profit in Lincoln called Encouragement Unlimted, to help the unappreciated, undervalued and often overlooked people in the community.   John was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Wall of Honor” recognition for his contribution to promoting diversity and contributing to the betterment of the city of Lincoln.  

A native of the St. Louis, Missouri area and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, John often partners with Jeff Motz to provide analysis during live broadcasts on radio or here on Lincoln Prep Sports.  Both have also been past commentators for Nebraska Wesleyan football and basketball broadcasts on television.

Kellan first joined Lincoln Prep Sports in 2016 while in college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  He's provided play-by-play of football, basketball, volleyball and soccer on the website over the years.  After graduating from UNL, Kellan served as the news and sports director for a group of radio stations in Charles City, Iowa.  After a year out of state, Kellan returned to Lincoln to work in news radio before becoming an agriculture reporter for Learfield Communications.  In 2021, Kellan returned to Lincoln Prep Sports to handle football and volleyball play-by-play.  He's a native of Rogers, Nebraska and graduate of Schuyler High School.