St. Mary’s Cardinals senior quarterback and outside linebacker Gage Hedstrom is NTV's Athlete of the Week! Hedstrom delivered one of the most dominant seasons in Nebraska 8-man football history, leading the Cardinals to a 12-1 record and a D2 state championship appearance. He finished with: • 2,311 passing yards, 46 TD, 4 INT • 1,855 rushing yards and 38 TD • 4,698 total yards and 84 touchdowns • A massive state title game: 347 passing yards, 6 TD, plus 3 rushing TD • 2025 NebPreps Class D2 Football Player of the Year A legendary season from a do-it-all senior. Congrats to Gage and the St. Mary’s community! 👏🏽🏈 #nebpreps #nsaafootball #oneillnebraska #stmaryscardinals