Steve Marantz (’69) reported for newspapers in Kansas City and Boston, and for ESPN, for 35 years.  Only then did it occur to him that what happened at Central early in 1968 might have been the best story he never wrote.  Those who were there will never forget it.  Those who weren’t can read about it in “The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the ’68 Racial Divide.”  The book is due out in March from University of Nebraska Press.  “Reporting and writing it was like a journey back in time,” Marantz said.  “Ghosts were disturbed – they had to be – but hopefully in a good way.”