FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Todd Ekart, regarded as one of the top football coaches in the area, is the new head football coach at
Gering High School.
Mr. Ekart brings a great amount of experience and success to the Gering program. Most recently he
served as the head football coach of the Sidney Red Raiders. In four years as the head coach of Sidney
he has transformed an 0-9 team into a two time state qualifying team. Mr. Ekart also directed the
strength program at Sidney High School.
Previous to the head position at Sidney Mr. Ekart was the defensive coordinator at Beatrice High
School. During his tenure at Beatrice he coached teams that reached the state playoffs three times
and were state runner-up in 2008. Mr. Ekart was also the defensive coordinator at Gothenburg High
School where they reached the state playoffs the two years he coached there.
While Mr. Ekart has coached many successful teams, he is also an excellent instructor. He will be
serving as a Social Science instructor for the Gering School district.