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Indians will return three starters in NIC bid

BY CHRIS TODD OF THE SUMMIT

FOREST CITY - The Forest City High boys basketball team lost two prolific scorers from last year’s team, but the cabinet is anything but bare to start the 2012-13 season.

The Indians return starters Matt Snyder, Erich Erdman and Jon Mathiasen.

“We lost some key seniors, and guys like Kyle (Rosacker) and Tyler (Flugum) will be tough to replace,” said Indian head coach Dan Rosacker.

“But we have three strong starters returning and if anything, we might be a little more balanced this year,” he said.

Rosacker was a 1,000-point scorer for his career and led the team last year in scoring by averaging 15.9 points per game. He was second on the team in rebounding and third in assists.

A four-year starter for the Indians, Rosacker is now playing for Luther College in Decorah.

Flugum was one of the top long-range shooters in the North Iowa Conference last year, as was Kyle Rosacker. Both could drive to the basket and create opportunities.

Flugum, now playing for Central Lakes CC in Minnesota, averaged 12.1 points per game and hit 36 three-point basketball last season.

Kyle Rosacker hit a team-leading 48 three-pointers last year and hit 44 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.

Coach Rosacker, meanwhile, said he expects more from his three returning starters who will be front and center this season.

Erdman was a freshman off-guard last year and averaged 8.7 points per game with a team-leading 71

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At left, West Hancock’s Abby Paca scores during a fast-break drill in a recent practice.

Seniors Kellie Schmit and and forward Anna Mallen return this season in hopes of leading the Eagles to their third straight state tournament.

Directly above, West Hancock’s Gunnar Clark wrestles during the sectional meet last season. Clark will be gunning for his third state meet appearance this season.

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Members of the Forest City boys basketball team are front row, left to right, Jordan True Isaiah Loeschen, Ethan Erdman, Brian Brcka, Erich Erdman, Jeff Robson, Chad Ullmann; Back row, Matt Snyder, Colton Westerberg, Jon Mathaisen, Nathan Friederich, Tate Thompson, Logan West, Trent Walrod. Missing from photo, Grant Lehmann. assists. Rosacker said he’ll move Erdman to the point this season.

“Erich has made big strides already from last year to this year,” Rosacker said. “He had a good freshman year, but so far this year, is more confident and comfortable on the court.”

Erdman could also provide some solid offensive punch. Last year, he hit 24 three-point baskets.

Snyder was moved up to the varsity midway through his freshman year. He was in the starting lineup at the four position last season.

“Matt is another guy who has shown a lot of maturity so far” coach Rosacker said. “He’s demanding the ball a lot more and that’s something

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At right, Forest City’s Matt Snyder goes up for two points during a home game last season. Snyder, a senior this year, is a returning starter along with Erich Erdman and John Mathiasen.

At far right, sophomore Rachel Koch executes a ballhandling drill during practice last week. Koch is coming off a promising volleyball season and is expected to contribute to the Indian girls cagers at a guard spot.

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WH girls return Mallen, Schmit EAGLE GIRLS: FROM 5 “Melissa is a good athlete who can do a lot of things for us on the court,” Sonius said.

“She’s a very physical presence inside and can score from there.

“She can do lot of damage inside on both offense and defense but can also back up and hit the outside shot consistently,” he said.

Both Gray and Wilson will be two of the team’s better shooters.

“We need those two to shoot the ball well,” Sonius said. “If they can do that, it will give us something to go along with the inside game of

Kellie, Anna and Melissa.”

Battling for time at the point guard position are two youngsters, freshman Lizzy Trulson and Bailey Eisenman.

Sonius said Trulson played some AAU basketball over the offseason.

“We’ll just have to see how that position develops,” Sonius said. “It could be that at least to start, we could have point guard by committee.

“One thing I know is that Sara Mallen will be tough to replace,” the coach said. “She ran our offense for four years and improved with every

year. That’s what we’re hoping happens with our next point guard.”

The Eagles have been built by Sonius with a defense-first philosophy. That will be no different this year.

“We probably won’t see a lot of change from last year,” he said.

“But we could concentrate a bit more on our halfcourt defense.”

Sonius said he considers his Eagles a threat for a third straight North Iowa Conference title.

Garner-HayfieldVentura will be the team to beat at this point, he said.

West Hancock wrestlers return four who have been state qualifiers EAGLE WRESTLERS: FROM 7 into what we are trying to do in the offseason in terms of work ethic.”

Logan Brown and Hunter Hiscocks were wrestling at either 113 or 120 last year and they took their lumps as freshmen.

“It’s a tough adjustment from junior high wrestling to high school and it’s tough for a lot of guys to get thrown in there as freshmen,” Sanger said.

“But those guys gained some experience and quality mat time so we expect good things from them this year,” he said.

Sanger added that some incoming freshman could wrestle at 126 and 132.

Klayton Lamoreaux will wrestle at 138 and freshman Dalton Bates could wrestle for the Eagles at 160 pounds.

Lamoreux saw plenty of varsity mat action last year and Sanger expects improvement from him as well.

At 160 or 170, Drew Redenius will wrestle for the Eagles. Redenius saw some varsity time last year and also was out for football. He’s been weight training for both football and wrestling as well.

“Drew is coming off a strong football season, and that’s a positive,” Sanger said. “He’ll take that with him right into his matches we hope.”

Sanger said Redenius came on last year in the big tournaments.

“He had a darn good sectional tournament and just missed qualifying for districts,” Sanger said.

Schleuger qualified at heavyweight for state last year and has also set high goals for the wrestling season.

“A lot of our guys at the upper weights are pretty special, and Chris is no exception,” Sanger said. “He wants to improve on last year’s state meet finish.”

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Eagle boys return two starters EAGLE BOYS: FROM 3 stronger on the offensive end.”

Two sophomores who saw action as freshmen last year were Jordan Savoy and Trevor Nalan.

Peterson calls Savoy the best pure shooter on the team while Nalan came on and played well at the end of last season.

“Jordan is a shooter, and we’ll want him to put the ball up when he gets an open look,” Peterson said. “He does needs some work on the defensive end.

“Jordan has grown so quickly that he hasn’t fully grown into his body yet,” Peterson said. “But we look for good things from his this season.”

Peterson says Nalan is a versatile offensive player who can create his shot or shoot from the outside. “He just needs to get in better shape at this point,” Peterson said.

Last season, the Eagles lost their leading scorer, Gerardo Ibarra, to a football knee injury for most of the season.

Still, Peterson said his team didn’t play defense the way he would have liked.

“This year, we want

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to play tough defense in both the full-court and the halfcourt. We want to create defensive pressure and play aggressively on both ends.”

Meanwhile a freshman who could see some playing time at the point is Connor Sonius.

“Connor just knows the game so well, and he’s strong enough to play in our conference,” Peterson said.

Others who will vie for playing time are junior Tim Smidt, freshman Nate Paulus, freshman Nelson Barranca and freshman Ricky Ibarra.

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Above is action from a West Hancock boys basketball practice last week.

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BRITT - The West Hancock boys basketball boys team returns two starters from last year and coach Brian Peterson says his squad will have plenty of depth.

But the Eagles will also be young and inexperienced at two or three positions and the coach hopes his team can eventually find some viable offensive options.

Last year, the Eagles finished 9-15 overall and 2-10 in the North Iowa Conference.

The returning starters are 6-foot-1 forward Josiah Eckels and six-foot senior forward Jon Burgardt.

“Those are two solid players coming back,” Peterson said. “We’ll look for some leadership from both of those guys as well.”

Peterson said Eckels is one of the best athletes at the school.

“He’s good at every sport he tries, including basketball,” Peterson said. “He just brings quickness, intensity and length to the court.”

Last season, Eckels averaged 7.5 points per game and

six boards per game. Burgardt averaged five points per game and four rebounds per contest.

“What I like about both Josiah and Jon is that they are both 100 percent guys,” Peterson. “They give you everything they have in every game.”

Last season, senior guard Devin Richter didn’t start most games but saw significant playing time as a junior.

He averaged four points per game and two boards per game.

“Devin was a little up and down last year but we’re confident he can built more consistency this season,” Peterson said. “He’s got a decent shot and could really help us on both ends of the court.”

Two players who have could get starts in the post this season a 6-foot-5 junior Jacob Hejlik and 6-foot-4 Cole Weiland.

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Members of the 2012 West Hancock boys basketball team are front row, from left to right, manager Gavin Becker, Connor Sonius, Nelson Barranca and Vincente Gonzales, manager Lucas Weiland; Second row, Blake Pavelka, Ricardo Gonzales, Alex Hartwig, Colton Ruter, Nate Paulus. Third row, Michael Eekhoff, Logan Weiland, Jordan Savoy, Trevor Nalan, James Vanderploy, Quinn Yeakel; Fourth row, Keaton Yeakel, Jacob Hejlik, Cole Weiland, Robert Goerish, Tim Smidt, Joey DeHart. Fifth row, Tristen Eden, Cory Formanek, Collin Becker, Josiah Eckels, Jon Burgardt, Zach Paulus. Missing from photo, Devin Richter, Levi Eden.

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Indian girls will feature plenty of new faces

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FOREST CITY - If any year could be called a rebuilding season, this would be it.

The Indian girls basketball team lost four starters to graduation last year, and a fifth was an underclassman and is out for the season with a foot injury.

“We’ll be young, Meyn said. “But what I like about this group is that they have a strong learning curve.

“We’ve just been in practice for a few days but it feels like two weeks because the girls have picked up so quickly on what we’re trying to do.”

Lost to graduation were the team’s two leading scorers, Amanda Busta and Connor Thompson. The two post players, Tab Blaser and Maranda Chapin, also graduated.

Thompson and Busta led the Indians in scor-

ing last season, averaging 14.5 points per game and 11.4 ppg., respectively.

Busta led the Indians in rebounding and assists and left the program having set several career and single season marks.

Thompson was a sharpshooter who hit 48 three pointers last season. She made 30 percent of her three-pointers.

Starting at a wing position last year was Amanda Wilson. She averaged 4.8 points per game but had foot surgery recently from a track injury and won’t be back for this season.

The Indians have four returning letter winners, including guards Jessica Tweeten and Jessica Kingston and post players Kelsey McQuown and McKenzie Baker.

Tweeten and Kingston will most likely play the two wing positions, while freshman newcomer Sarri Happel is

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Members of the Forest City High girls basketball team are front row, from left to right, Amanda Wilson, Autumn Busta, Sarri Happel, Rachel Koch, Amanda Gross. Middle row: Nicole Ronie, Maddie Buffington, Jessica Kingston, Morgan Kingston, Jessica Tweeten, Liz Springer. Back row: McKenzie Owen, Rachel Steiff, McKenzie Baker, Kelsey McQuown, Emma Sougstad and Reagan Reece. the leading candidate to take over the point guard position.

“She’s played a lot of

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“He’s very athletic and can play facing the basket or with his back to it. I think he’s going to be matchup problem for a lot of teams that guard him.”

Snyder is also a solid rebounder. Last year, he averaged 9.3 points per game and finished with a team-leading 132 rebounds. He averaged 5.7 rebounds per game.

Mathaisen is an off-guard who came on at the end of last season, particularly in the playoffs.

“He made some key three’s down the stretch for us,” Rosacker said.

Mathiasen averaged 6.1 points per game and finished with 27 assists and 15 steals last season.

Also returning is guard Colton Westerberg, who saw extensive action last year off the bench.

“Our strength will be our overall quickness and athleticism,” Rosacker said. “We’ll be as athletic this season as we have ever been.”

Rosacker added that a host of younger players and upperclassmen will fight for playing time this season.

“If we have a concern, it’s just finding that go-to guy,” Rosacker said.

The coach said North Iowa is a heavy favorite to repeat as North Iowa Conference champions. The Bison return all five starters from last year’s state tournament team.

“But after that, the league is extremely balanced,” Rosacker said. “Garner-Hayfield, Osage and Lake Mills all return some solid players, along with us.

“There will be no easy games.”

offseason and Baker is coming off a breakout senior volleyball season.

“McKenzie has already shown a lot of improvement with her strength over last year,” Meyn said. “She’s also worked hard on some of her post moves, which she has improved.”

Expected to vie for varsity playing time are post players Rachel Steiff and Reagan Reece and guards Rachel Koch and Autumn Busta.

Meyn is confident about his team’s inside game but needs players to step forward with their outside shooting and help replace some of the offensive damage Thompson could do.

“We’ve been hitting our shots in practice, but we need to show we can do it in games,” Meyn said. “Becoming a good shooting team will be important for this team.”

Defensively, Meyn says he liked the way his team is shaping up.

“This is a pretty quick and athletic group,” the coach said.

“We’ll be a physical team that will be able to apply good defensive pressure, whether it’s in the halfcourt or fullcourt.”

“We’ll try to tire teams out with the pace we play and wear them down by the fourth quarter.”

Meyn said the North Iowa Conference race is more wide open this year than it’s been in the past.

West Hancock dominated the NIC each of the past two years.

The Eagles lost heavily to graduation, but return a strong senior class.

“From top to bottom, the conference leveled off a little bit from last year,” Meyn said.

“West Hancock and GarnerHayfield might be the favorites but the race is definitely more wide open this year.”

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Forest City’s Erich Erdman plays the point last season.

“And all three have some varsity experience.

Who ever doesn’t wrestle at that weight among the three could go back down to 160.”

Last season, Jake Staudt had over 20 wins at 182. Coach Staudt said his son has high hopes for the post-season in February.

At 195, coach Staudt said, the inside track goes to freshman Alex Paulson.

“He’s a big, strong kid from North Iowa and he could beat just about anybody on a given day,” Staudt said.

At 220 pounds, Tyler Putney accumulated 29

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Above, Forest City’s Andrew Mettry wrestles during a home meet last season. wins last season.

“He was a district qualifier last year and he had several close match-

es last year with the guy who beat him out for state at districts,” Staudt said.

At 220 pounds, Zach Laidig brings plenty of mat experience to that spot.

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Indian bowlers look for improvement in second year

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FOREST CITY - The Forest City High girls and boys bowling teams might have not been accustomed to the intense competition they experienced for the first time last year.

In 2011-2012, the Indian bowling teams competed against other teams for the first time as an officially sanctioned sport.

“Both the teams had good seasons,” said Indian bowling coach Charlie Frascht.

“The big adjustment for our kids was just mental. They went to different buildings and had to deal with tournament-type competition.”

The boys team competed in its first true team region meet in late February of last year and took sixth place.

“We would have liked to place a little higher but we performed well most of the time,” Frascht said. “We just have to get the kids to focus and concentrate all the time and not just some of the time.”

The Indian boys lost two seniors in Tyler Finer and Ben Langerud.

“We’ll miss both their bowling ability and their leadership,” Frascht said.

“But I think we have some kids who are coming back who will be able replacements.

“We have a few guys who will step up and fill the void.”

Returning letter winners on this year’s team include Jacob Haugen,

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Michael Haugen, Alex Pettit, and Tyler Doss.

Two other bowlers who will be competing for varsity spots are Nick Karallas and Tyler Pettit.

“Tyler Doss really improved a lot last year as the season progressed,” Frascht said.

“And I think Alex is a kid that will really step up and produce for us.”

Last season, the boys had an up and down season, performing well in some meets but struggling in a few others.

“Sometimes, we’d go to different lanes and we couldn’t figure out how the lanes were breaking,” Frascht said.

“That’s when you just have to relax and focus

and concentrate a little more.

“Really, all the guys have the basics and fundamentals down,” he said. “It’s more the mental game that they need to work on.”

Last season, the Indian boys took sixth at the regional meet in Oelwin. The top team in each of ten regions across Iowa advance to the state meet.

“We hope to finish a little higher at regions

this year and I’m confident we will,” Frascht said.

The girls team took third at its region meet in Oelwein last February.

“The girls really had a good meet in Oelwein,” Frascht said.

The Indian girls lost two seniors to graduation last spring in Nicole Boss and Hallie Monson.

“Nicole was probably our main team leader for the girls last year,” Frascht said. “But we’ll

miss both seniors.”

Returning letter winners include Rochelle Dirks, Shelby Hoeft, and Rachel Fisher. Kylie Holst is coming back from surgery and could be back by the end of the season, Frascht said.

“Nicole was our anchor last year, but among the girls coming back, we have a few who could step in and fill those roles,” the coach said.

Frascht said with the

girls team, he teaches a few more physical mechanics than he does with the boys team.

“We work a little more on accuracy, but still most of it is just getting the girls to focus and concentrate better.”

This year, Frascht said, the Forest City bowling team will have four home meets and four away meets.

Once again, tournaments will be in late February.

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Members of the Forest City bowling team are, front row, left to right, Shaelyn Hoeft, Abbie Tapp, Rochelle Dirks, Megan Haugen. Back row, Alex Pettit, Tyler Pettit, Nick Karalius, Shelby Hoeft, Jenna Haugen, Jacob Haugen, Tyler Doss, Anton Harbers.

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BRITT - Though last season’s 25-1 West Hancock girls basketball team was dominated by a large senior class, its two leading scorers were juniors.

And that’s not all people might forget about last year’s team.

“The seniors last year practiced against a very good group of juniors,” Sonius said. “That made them a lot better.”

After two trips to the state tournament, that talented group of seniors is gone, and it’s easy to say it’s the end of a West Hancock girls basketball era.

But that wouldn’t be accurate, Sonius said.

“I think after this year, you might be able to say that,” Sonius said.

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“We have a great group of seniors, and between them and last year’s seniors, they accomplished a lot, over 100 wins. That just doesn’t happen very often.”

Five-foot-10 post player Kellie Schmit led the Eagles in scoring last year, averaging 15 points per game and a teamleading 7.2 rebounds per game.

As a junior last year, shooting forward Anna Mallen was second in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game.

Both have been dealing with injuries. Schmit is coming off leg surgery this fall but should be close to full strength by the start of the season, Sonius said.

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Members of the 2012 West Hancock girls basketball team are front row, left to right, Emily Leerar, Lizzy Trulson, Monica Loeschen, Ariel Romero, Maria Gonzales, Kaitlyn Feuring. Middle row: Kealey Johnson, Bailey Eisenman, Whitney Burgardt, Cara Francis, Emma Chizek, Tannyn Tvedt, Michaeala Andreasen. Back row, Anna Mallen, Kellie Schmit, Caitlyn Wilson, Jessica Gray, Abby Paca, Haley Hiscocks and Melissa Loeschen. last summer and had surgery on it in July.

“Anna is able to take part in most of our drills, but she just can’t have contact of any sort at this point,” Sonius

said. “That’s probably precautionary more than anything.”

The coach said Mallen should be able to play by the start of the season and playing at full speed

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“We’ll have to have some of our younger players step up and help fill in,” Sonius said.

Sonius also expects to have help from three

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FOREST CITY - There will be some new faces in the Forest City wrestling team’s lineup this season, but the Indians also return 13 letterwinners.

“We’ll still be a pretty young team,” said secondyear head coach Steve Staudt. “But we do have some experience coming back.”

The Indians didn’t send anyone to state last year but return three district qualifiers in Andrew Mettry, Tristan Boehm and Tyler Putney.

Also, each of those wrestlers piled up over 20 wins, as did 145-pounder Beau Sorenson, who compiled 24 wins.

“We have some talent back, but we’ll just have to see how some of the new faces in our lineup come along during the season,” Staudt said.

At 106 pounds, Staudt has several options. Mettry hopes to drop to 106 but if he wrestles at 113, some freshmen or sophomores will get the nod.

At 113 pounds, Michael Messersmith will be a returning senior.

At 120, Tristan Boehm will most likely get the starting assignment. He’s one of several North Iowa High students on the team.

“You know what you’re going to get from Tristan every time he’s on the mat,” Staudt. “He gets after it 100 percent, never quits, and is very scrappy.”

At 126, some new faces could be in the lineup,

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Members of the Forest City wrestling team are front row, left to right; Carli Price, Alana Beebe, Pierce Gelhaus, Derric Wubben, Michael Messersmith, Joe Coombs, Blake Jacobs and Andrew Mettry. Middle row, Riley Moore, John Lawson, Jerry Hauge, Tristan Boehm, Beau Sorenson, Ryan Jordahl, Landon Josten. Back row, Zarren Egesdal, Tyler Brock, Steve Vaughan, Tyler Putney, Jake Staudt, Alex Paulson, Cade Baker. Missing from photo, Zach Laidig, Greg Zearing, Collin Koopman, Tyler Prescott, Giovanni Kaduce. including either Gabe Quisling, Pierce Gelhaus or Blake Jacobs.

At 132, one of the three mentioned 126 pounders could go up a weight class.

“We have a lot of competition in that weight class and a few others,” Staudt said.

At 138, John Lawson is trying to get down to that weight, as is Derek Wubben. Lawson wrestled varsity much of last season.

At 145, Beau Sorenson has some high hopes, Staudt said.

Sorenson was third last year at sections and missed qualifying for districts by just one spot.

At 152, freshman Cade Baker has a shot at the

starting nod. He had a lot of success coming up through the youth ranks, Staudt said.

Also Lawson could wrestle at 152 if he doesn’t make it down to 138. Jerry Hauge and Landon Josten are also competing for spots at 152 and 145.

Staudt says 160 is a bit of a question mark for the Indians this season. He said Josten could wrestle there if he doesn’t wrestle at 152.

At 170, the coach said, the candidates are Tyler Brock, Riley Moore, and Tyler Prescott.

“It’s a real good battle between all three of those guys,” Staudt said.

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BRITT - In the upper weights this season, the West Hancock wrestling team is going to be a factor in the area, if not statewide.

The Eagles return four wrestlers who have qualified for the state meet in the past. They are Chris Schleuger at heavyweight, Ryder and Gunnar Clark and Nate Aitchison.

Gunnar Clark is a three-time state qualifier in the mid-to-upper weights while Ryder Clark qualified at 152 last year.

Nate Aitchison, a state qualifier two years ago, should fill in nicely this season for Zac Schleuger, a two time state qualifier who graduated last spring.

“We have a lot of guys with very high goals,” said Eagle wrestling coach Mark Sanger.

“And they have all put a lot of work into the offseason and last fall for

football.”

The Clarks, Chris Schleuger and Aitchison have been training in the weight room year-round for football and wrestling.

Also returning with high hopes is 220 pounder Kevin Tlach.

He was a district qualifier last year and just missed qualifying for state.

“Kevin was a smaller 220 pounder last year but he’ll be one of the bigger guys at that weight this year,” the coach said.

In the lower weights, Sanger said, the Eagles are a work in progress.

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“That’s natural for a lot of our smaller guys because they’re usually younger and have less experience.

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FOREST CITY - There will be some new faces in the Forest City wrestling team’s lineup this season, but the Indians also return 13 letterwinners.

“We’ll still be a pretty young team,” said secondyear head coach Steve Staudt. “But we do have some experience coming back.”

The Indians didn’t send anyone to state last year but return three district qualifiers in Andrew Mettry, Tristan Boehm and Tyler Putney.

Also, each of those wrestlers piled up over 20 wins, as did 145-pounder Beau Sorenson, who compiled 24 wins.

“We have some talent back, but we’ll just have to see how some of the new faces in our lineup come along during the season,” Staudt said.

At 106 pounds, Staudt has several options. Mettry hopes to drop to 106 but if he wrestles at 113, some freshmen or sophomores will get the nod.

At 113 pounds, Michael Messersmith will be a returning senior.

At 120, Tristan Boehm will most likely get the starting assignment. He’s one of several North Iowa High students on the team.

“You know what you’re going to get from Tristan every time he’s on the mat,” Staudt. “He gets after it 100 percent, never quits, and is very scrappy.”

At 126, some new faces could be in the lineup,

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Members of the Forest City wrestling team are front row, left to right; Carli Price, Alana Beebe, Pierce Gelhaus, Derric Wubben, Michael Messersmith, Joe Coombs, Blake Jacobs and Andrew Mettry. Middle row, Riley Moore, John Lawson, Jerry Hauge, Tristan Boehm, Beau Sorenson, Ryan Jordahl, Landon Josten. Back row, Zarren Egesdal, Tyler Brock, Steve Vaughan, Tyler Putney, Jake Staudt, Alex Paulson, Cade Baker. Missing from photo, Zach Laidig, Greg Zearing, Collin Koopman, Tyler Prescott, Giovanni Kaduce. including either Gabe Quisling, Pierce Gelhaus or Blake Jacobs.

At 132, one of the three mentioned 126 pounders could go up a weight class.

“We have a lot of competition in that weight class and a few others,” Staudt said.

At 138, John Lawson is trying to get down to that weight, as is Derek Wubben. Lawson wrestled varsity much of last season.

At 145, Beau Sorenson has some high hopes, Staudt said.

Sorenson was third last year at sections and missed qualifying for districts by just one spot.

At 152, freshman Cade Baker has a shot at the

starting nod. He had a lot of success coming up through the youth ranks, Staudt said.

Also Lawson could wrestle at 152 if he doesn’t make it down to 138. Jerry Hauge and Landon Josten are also competing for spots at 152 and 145.

Staudt says 160 is a bit of a question mark for the Indians this season. He said Josten could wrestle there if he doesn’t wrestle at 152.

At 170, the coach said, the candidates are Tyler Brock, Riley Moore, and Tyler Prescott.

“It’s a real good battle between all three of those guys,” Staudt said.

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BRITT - In the upper weights this season, the West Hancock wrestling team is going to be a factor in the area, if not statewide.

The Eagles return four wrestlers who have qualified for the state meet in the past. They are Chris Schleuger at heavyweight, Ryder and Gunnar Clark and Nate Aitchison.

Gunnar Clark is a three-time state qualifier in the mid-to-upper weights while Ryder Clark qualified at 152 last year.

Nate Aitchison, a state qualifier two years ago, should fill in nicely this season for Zac Schleuger, a two time state qualifier who graduated last spring.

“We have a lot of guys with very high goals,” said Eagle wrestling coach Mark Sanger.

“And they have all put a lot of work into the offseason and last fall for

football.”

The Clarks, Chris Schleuger and Aitchison have been training in the weight room year-round for football and wrestling.

Also returning with high hopes is 220 pounder Kevin Tlach.

He was a district qualifier last year and just missed qualifying for state.

“Kevin was a smaller 220 pounder last year but he’ll be one of the bigger guys at that weight this year,” the coach said.

In the lower weights, Sanger said, the Eagles are a work in progress.

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Members of the 2012 West Hancock wrestling team are front row, left to right: Dakota Peterson, Sam Smith, Chris Schleuger and Kevin Tlach. Middle row, Dalton Bates, Logan Brown, Kole Ross, Hunter Hiscocks and Klayton Lamoreaux; Back row, Adrian Alvarez, Uziel Romero, Nate Aitchison, Ryder Clark, Drew Redenius and Gunnar Clark.

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FOREST CITY - The Forest City High girls and boys bowling teams might have not been accustomed to the intense competition they experienced for the first time last year.

In 2011-2012, the Indian bowling teams competed against other teams for the first time as an officially sanctioned sport.

“Both the teams had good seasons,” said Indian bowling coach Charlie Frascht.

“The big adjustment for our kids was just mental. They went to different buildings and had to deal with tournament-type competition.”

The boys team competed in its first true team region meet in late February of last year and took sixth place.

“We would have liked to place a little higher but we performed well most of the time,” Frascht said. “We just have to get the kids to focus and concentrate all the time and not just some of the time.”

The Indian boys lost two seniors in Tyler Finer and Ben Langerud.

“We’ll miss both their bowling ability and their leadership,” Frascht said.

“But I think we have some kids who are coming back who will be able replacements.

“We have a few guys who will step up and fill the void.”

Returning letter winners on this year’s team include Jacob Haugen,

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Michael Haugen, Alex Pettit, and Tyler Doss.

Two other bowlers who will be competing for varsity spots are Nick Karallas and Tyler Pettit.

“Tyler Doss really improved a lot last year as the season progressed,” Frascht said.

“And I think Alex is a kid that will really step up and produce for us.”

Last season, the boys had an up and down season, performing well in some meets but struggling in a few others.

“Sometimes, we’d go to different lanes and we couldn’t figure out how the lanes were breaking,” Frascht said.

“That’s when you just have to relax and focus

and concentrate a little more.

“Really, all the guys have the basics and fundamentals down,” he said. “It’s more the mental game that they need to work on.”

Last season, the Indian boys took sixth at the regional meet in Oelwin. The top team in each of ten regions across Iowa advance to the state meet.

“We hope to finish a little higher at regions

this year and I’m confident we will,” Frascht said.

The girls team took third at its region meet in Oelwein last February.

“The girls really had a good meet in Oelwein,” Frascht said.

The Indian girls lost two seniors to graduation last spring in Nicole Boss and Hallie Monson.

“Nicole was probably our main team leader for the girls last year,” Frascht said. “But we’ll

miss both seniors.”

Returning letter winners include Rochelle Dirks, Shelby Hoeft, and Rachel Fisher. Kylie Holst is coming back from surgery and could be back by the end of the season, Frascht said.

“Nicole was our anchor last year, but among the girls coming back, we have a few who could step in and fill those roles,” the coach said.

Frascht said with the

girls team, he teaches a few more physical mechanics than he does with the boys team.

“We work a little more on accuracy, but still most of it is just getting the girls to focus and concentrate better.”

This year, Frascht said, the Forest City bowling team will have four home meets and four away meets.

Once again, tournaments will be in late February.

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Members of the Forest City bowling team are, front row, left to right, Shaelyn Hoeft, Abbie Tapp, Rochelle Dirks, Megan Haugen. Back row, Alex Pettit, Tyler Pettit, Nick Karalius, Shelby Hoeft, Jenna Haugen, Jacob Haugen, Tyler Doss, Anton Harbers.

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BRITT - Though last season’s 25-1 West Hancock girls basketball team was dominated by a large senior class, its two leading scorers were juniors.

And that’s not all people might forget about last year’s team.

“The seniors last year practiced against a very good group of juniors,” Sonius said. “That made them a lot better.”

After two trips to the state tournament, that talented group of seniors is gone, and it’s easy to say it’s the end of a West Hancock girls basketball era.

But that wouldn’t be accurate, Sonius said.

“I think after this year, you might be able to say that,” Sonius said.

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“We have a great group of seniors, and between them and last year’s seniors, they accomplished a lot, over 100 wins. That just doesn’t happen very often.”

Five-foot-10 post player Kellie Schmit led the Eagles in scoring last year, averaging 15 points per game and a teamleading 7.2 rebounds per game.

As a junior last year, shooting forward Anna Mallen was second in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game.

Both have been dealing with injuries. Schmit is coming off leg surgery this fall but should be close to full strength by the start of the season, Sonius said.

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Members of the 2012 West Hancock girls basketball team are front row, left to right, Emily Leerar, Lizzy Trulson, Monica Loeschen, Ariel Romero, Maria Gonzales, Kaitlyn Feuring. Middle row: Kealey Johnson, Bailey Eisenman, Whitney Burgardt, Cara Francis, Emma Chizek, Tannyn Tvedt, Michaeala Andreasen. Back row, Anna Mallen, Kellie Schmit, Caitlyn Wilson, Jessica Gray, Abby Paca, Haley Hiscocks and Melissa Loeschen. last summer and had surgery on it in July.

“Anna is able to take part in most of our drills, but she just can’t have contact of any sort at this point,” Sonius

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“We’ll have to have some of our younger players step up and help fill in,” Sonius said.

Sonius also expects to have help from three

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FOREST CITY - If any year could be called a rebuilding season, this would be it.

The Indian girls basketball team lost four starters to graduation last year, and a fifth was an underclassman and is out for the season with a foot injury.

“We’ll be young, Meyn said. “But what I like about this group is that they have a strong learning curve.

“We’ve just been in practice for a few days but it feels like two weeks because the girls have picked up so quickly on what we’re trying to do.”

Lost to graduation were the team’s two leading scorers, Amanda Busta and Connor Thompson. The two post players, Tab Blaser and Maranda Chapin, also graduated.

Thompson and Busta led the Indians in scor-

ing last season, averaging 14.5 points per game and 11.4 ppg., respectively.

Busta led the Indians in rebounding and assists and left the program having set several career and single season marks.

Thompson was a sharpshooter who hit 48 three pointers last season. She made 30 percent of her three-pointers.

Starting at a wing position last year was Amanda Wilson. She averaged 4.8 points per game but had foot surgery recently from a track injury and won’t be back for this season.

The Indians have four returning letter winners, including guards Jessica Tweeten and Jessica Kingston and post players Kelsey McQuown and McKenzie Baker.

Tweeten and Kingston will most likely play the two wing positions, while freshman newcomer Sarri Happel is

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Members of the Forest City High girls basketball team are front row, from left to right, Amanda Wilson, Autumn Busta, Sarri Happel, Rachel Koch, Amanda Gross. Middle row: Nicole Ronie, Maddie Buffington, Jessica Kingston, Morgan Kingston, Jessica Tweeten, Liz Springer. Back row: McKenzie Owen, Rachel Steiff, McKenzie Baker, Kelsey McQuown, Emma Sougstad and Reagan Reece. the leading candidate to take over the point guard position.

“She’s played a lot of

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“He’s very athletic and can play facing the basket or with his back to it. I think he’s going to be matchup problem for a lot of teams that guard him.”

Snyder is also a solid rebounder. Last year, he averaged 9.3 points per game and finished with a team-leading 132 rebounds. He averaged 5.7 rebounds per game.

Mathaisen is an off-guard who came on at the end of last season, particularly in the playoffs.

“He made some key three’s down the stretch for us,” Rosacker said.

Mathiasen averaged 6.1 points per game and finished with 27 assists and 15 steals last season.

Also returning is guard Colton Westerberg, who saw extensive action last year off the bench.

“Our strength will be our overall quickness and athleticism,” Rosacker said. “We’ll be as athletic this season as we have ever been.”

Rosacker added that a host of younger players and upperclassmen will fight for playing time this season.

“If we have a concern, it’s just finding that go-to guy,” Rosacker said.

The coach said North Iowa is a heavy favorite to repeat as North Iowa Conference champions. The Bison return all five starters from last year’s state tournament team.

“But after that, the league is extremely balanced,” Rosacker said. “Garner-Hayfield, Osage and Lake Mills all return some solid players, along with us.

“There will be no easy games.”

offseason and Baker is coming off a breakout senior volleyball season.

“McKenzie has already shown a lot of improvement with her strength over last year,” Meyn said. “She’s also worked hard on some of her post moves, which she has improved.”

Expected to vie for varsity playing time are post players Rachel Steiff and Reagan Reece and guards Rachel Koch and Autumn Busta.

Meyn is confident about his team’s inside game but needs players to step forward with their outside shooting and help replace some of the offensive damage Thompson could do.

“We’ve been hitting our shots in practice, but we need to show we can do it in games,” Meyn said. “Becoming a good shooting team will be important for this team.”

Defensively, Meyn says he liked the way his team is shaping up.

“This is a pretty quick and athletic group,” the coach said.

“We’ll be a physical team that will be able to apply good defensive pressure, whether it’s in the halfcourt or fullcourt.”

“We’ll try to tire teams out with the pace we play and wear them down by the fourth quarter.”

Meyn said the North Iowa Conference race is more wide open this year than it’s been in the past.

West Hancock dominated the NIC each of the past two years.

The Eagles lost heavily to graduation, but return a strong senior class.

“From top to bottom, the conference leveled off a little bit from last year,” Meyn said.

“West Hancock and GarnerHayfield might be the favorites but the race is definitely more wide open this year.”

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Forest City’s Erich Erdman plays the point last season.

“And all three have some varsity experience.

Who ever doesn’t wrestle at that weight among the three could go back down to 160.”

Last season, Jake Staudt had over 20 wins at 182. Coach Staudt said his son has high hopes for the post-season in February.

At 195, coach Staudt said, the inside track goes to freshman Alex Paulson.

“He’s a big, strong kid from North Iowa and he could beat just about anybody on a given day,” Staudt said.

At 220 pounds, Tyler Putney accumulated 29

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Above, Forest City’s Andrew Mettry wrestles during a home meet last season. wins last season.

“He was a district qualifier last year and he had several close match-

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WH girls return Mallen, Schmit EAGLE GIRLS: FROM 5 “Melissa is a good athlete who can do a lot of things for us on the court,” Sonius said.

“She’s a very physical presence inside and can score from there.

“She can do lot of damage inside on both offense and defense but can also back up and hit the outside shot consistently,” he said.

Both Gray and Wilson will be two of the team’s better shooters.

“We need those two to shoot the ball well,” Sonius said. “If they can do that, it will give us something to go along with the inside game of

Kellie, Anna and Melissa.”

Battling for time at the point guard position are two youngsters, freshman Lizzy Trulson and Bailey Eisenman.

Sonius said Trulson played some AAU basketball over the offseason.

“We’ll just have to see how that position develops,” Sonius said. “It could be that at least to start, we could have point guard by committee.

“One thing I know is that Sara Mallen will be tough to replace,” the coach said. “She ran our offense for four years and improved with every

year. That’s what we’re hoping happens with our next point guard.”

The Eagles have been built by Sonius with a defense-first philosophy. That will be no different this year.

“We probably won’t see a lot of change from last year,” he said.

“But we could concentrate a bit more on our halfcourt defense.”

Sonius said he considers his Eagles a threat for a third straight North Iowa Conference title.

Garner-HayfieldVentura will be the team to beat at this point, he said.

West Hancock wrestlers return four who have been state qualifiers EAGLE WRESTLERS: FROM 7 into what we are trying to do in the offseason in terms of work ethic.”

Logan Brown and Hunter Hiscocks were wrestling at either 113 or 120 last year and they took their lumps as freshmen.

“It’s a tough adjustment from junior high wrestling to high school and it’s tough for a lot of guys to get thrown in there as freshmen,” Sanger said.

“But those guys gained some experience and quality mat time so we expect good things from them this year,” he said.

Sanger added that some incoming freshman could wrestle at 126 and 132.

Klayton Lamoreaux will wrestle at 138 and freshman Dalton Bates could wrestle for the Eagles at 160 pounds.

Lamoreux saw plenty of varsity mat action last year and Sanger expects improvement from him as well.

At 160 or 170, Drew Redenius will wrestle for the Eagles. Redenius saw some varsity time last year and also was out for football. He’s been weight training for both football and wrestling as well.

“Drew is coming off a strong football season, and that’s a positive,” Sanger said. “He’ll take that with him right into his matches we hope.”

Sanger said Redenius came on last year in the big tournaments.

“He had a darn good sectional tournament and just missed qualifying for districts,” Sanger said.

Schleuger qualified at heavyweight for state last year and has also set high goals for the wrestling season.

“A lot of our guys at the upper weights are pretty special, and Chris is no exception,” Sanger said. “He wants to improve on last year’s state meet finish.”

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Two sophomores who saw action as freshmen last year were Jordan Savoy and Trevor Nalan.

Peterson calls Savoy the best pure shooter on the team while Nalan came on and played well at the end of last season.

“Jordan is a shooter, and we’ll want him to put the ball up when he gets an open look,” Peterson said. “He does needs some work on the defensive end.

“Jordan has grown so quickly that he hasn’t fully grown into his body yet,” Peterson said. “But we look for good things from his this season.”

Peterson says Nalan is a versatile offensive player who can create his shot or shoot from the outside. “He just needs to get in better shape at this point,” Peterson said.

Last season, the Eagles lost their leading scorer, Gerardo Ibarra, to a football knee injury for most of the season.

Still, Peterson said his team didn’t play defense the way he would have liked.

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to play tough defense in both the full-court and the halfcourt. We want to create defensive pressure and play aggressively on both ends.”

Meanwhile a freshman who could see some playing time at the point is Connor Sonius.

“Connor just knows the game so well, and he’s strong enough to play in our conference,” Peterson said.

Others who will vie for playing time are junior Tim Smidt, freshman Nate Paulus, freshman Nelson Barranca and freshman Ricky Ibarra.

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BRITT - The West Hancock boys basketball boys team returns two starters from last year and coach Brian Peterson says his squad will have plenty of depth.

But the Eagles will also be young and inexperienced at two or three positions and the coach hopes his team can eventually find some viable offensive options.

Last year, the Eagles finished 9-15 overall and 2-10 in the North Iowa Conference.

The returning starters are 6-foot-1 forward Josiah Eckels and six-foot senior forward Jon Burgardt.

“Those are two solid players coming back,” Peterson said. “We’ll look for some leadership from both of those guys as well.”

Peterson said Eckels is one of the best athletes at the school.

“He’s good at every sport he tries, including basketball,” Peterson said. “He just brings quickness, intensity and length to the court.”

Last season, Eckels averaged 7.5 points per game and

six boards per game. Burgardt averaged five points per game and four rebounds per contest.

“What I like about both Josiah and Jon is that they are both 100 percent guys,” Peterson. “They give you everything they have in every game.”

Last season, senior guard Devin Richter didn’t start most games but saw significant playing time as a junior.

He averaged four points per game and two boards per game.

“Devin was a little up and down last year but we’re confident he can built more consistency this season,” Peterson said. “He’s got a decent shot and could really help us on both ends of the court.”

Two players who have could get starts in the post this season a 6-foot-5 junior Jacob Hejlik and 6-foot-4 Cole Weiland.

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Members of the 2012 West Hancock boys basketball team are front row, from left to right, manager Gavin Becker, Connor Sonius, Nelson Barranca and Vincente Gonzales, manager Lucas Weiland; Second row, Blake Pavelka, Ricardo Gonzales, Alex Hartwig, Colton Ruter, Nate Paulus. Third row, Michael Eekhoff, Logan Weiland, Jordan Savoy, Trevor Nalan, James Vanderploy, Quinn Yeakel; Fourth row, Keaton Yeakel, Jacob Hejlik, Cole Weiland, Robert Goerish, Tim Smidt, Joey DeHart. Fifth row, Tristen Eden, Cory Formanek, Collin Becker, Josiah Eckels, Jon Burgardt, Zach Paulus. Missing from photo, Devin Richter, Levi Eden.

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Indians will return three starters in NIC bid

BY CHRIS TODD OF THE SUMMIT

FOREST CITY - The Forest City High boys basketball team lost two prolific scorers from last year’s team, but the cabinet is anything but bare to start the 2012-13 season.

The Indians return starters Matt Snyder, Erich Erdman and Jon Mathiasen.

“We lost some key seniors, and guys like Kyle (Rosacker) and Tyler (Flugum) will be tough to replace,” said Indian head coach Dan Rosacker.

“But we have three strong starters returning and if anything, we might be a little more balanced this year,” he said.

Rosacker was a 1,000-point scorer for his career and led the team last year in scoring by averaging 15.9 points per game. He was second on the team in rebounding and third in assists.

A four-year starter for the Indians, Rosacker is now playing for Luther College in Decorah.

Flugum was one of the top long-range shooters in the North Iowa Conference last year, as was Kyle Rosacker. Both could drive to the basket and create opportunities.

Flugum, now playing for Central Lakes CC in Minnesota, averaged 12.1 points per game and hit 36 three-point basketball last season.

Kyle Rosacker hit a team-leading 48 three-pointers last year and hit 44 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.

Coach Rosacker, meanwhile, said he expects more from his three returning starters who will be front and center this season.

Erdman was a freshman off-guard last year and averaged 8.7 points per game with a team-leading 71

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At left, West Hancock’s Abby Paca scores during a fast-break drill in a recent practice.

Seniors Kellie Schmit and and forward Anna Mallen return this season in hopes of leading the Eagles to their third straight state tournament.

Directly above, West Hancock’s Gunnar Clark wrestles during the sectional meet last season. Clark will be gunning for his third state meet appearance this season.

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Members of the Forest City boys basketball team are front row, left to right, Jordan True Isaiah Loeschen, Ethan Erdman, Brian Brcka, Erich Erdman, Jeff Robson, Chad Ullmann; Back row, Matt Snyder, Colton Westerberg, Jon Mathaisen, Nathan Friederich, Tate Thompson, Logan West, Trent Walrod. Missing from photo, Grant Lehmann. assists. Rosacker said he’ll move Erdman to the point this season.

“Erich has made big strides already from last year to this year,” Rosacker said. “He had a good freshman year, but so far this year, is more confident and comfortable on the court.”

Erdman could also provide some solid offensive punch. Last year, he hit 24 three-point baskets.

Snyder was moved up to the varsity midway through his freshman year. He was in the starting lineup at the four position last season.

“Matt is another guy who has shown a lot of maturity so far” coach Rosacker said. “He’s demanding the ball a lot more and that’s something

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At far right, sophomore Rachel Koch executes a ballhandling drill during practice last week. Koch is coming off a promising volleyball season and is expected to contribute to the Indian girls cagers at a guard spot.

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