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GHV girls’ basketball coach Matt Erpelding will rely on youth as he navigates the Cardinal squad through the schedule this season. With only three seniors and two juniors on the roster, a number of sophomores will be expected to step into key roles in Erpelding’s lineup. Many of those sophomores logged considerable minutes as freshmen last season as GHV struggled on the way to a 5 – 17 overall record. Coach Erpelding LV FRQĂ€ GHQW WKDW WKH H[SHULHQFH gained by those youthful players combined with strong leadership from the few upperclassmen will produce a stronger GHV team. The Cards will look to three returning upperclassmen to lend their experience to the squad. Most notable on the list is senior forward Hannah Lau. Lau was an honorable mention all-conference player last season after leading the team in scoring, rebounding and steals. “Hannah Lau has worked very hard on her game in the off season and I expect her to have a great senior year,â€? noted Erpelding. “Her versatility should open things up for other players to have a lot of success.â€? Makaya Shropshire also returns for her senior season as a letter winner. After seeing action off of the bench last year, Makaya is exSHFWHG WR EHFRPH D PRUH VLJQLĂ€ cant contributor this year. “Makaya will be asked to play a much larger role on this year’s team. Her quickness will be a huge asset as she can cause opposing teams some headaches with her scrappy defense and that quickness allows XV WR SXVK WKH EDOO XS WKH Ă RRU RI fensively,â€? stated Erpelding. Junior Jillian Heitland returns after earning a starting role for the Cards last season. Heitland was a consistent performer for GHV last season and coach Erpelding expects to see that reliability continue. “Jillian continues to improve

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we can use that quickness to our advantage. We have to push the EDOO XS WKH Ă RRU LQ WUDQVLWLRQ DQG attack defenses before they get set up. We also need to use that quickness to create turnovers on the defensive end.â€? Erpelding stated that the Cards will need to show considerable improvement on the defensive HQG RI WKH Ă RRU LI WKH\ KRSH WR be more successful. “The biggest area of concern for me right now is our defense. We are not playing good defense either as a team or as individuals. We have to make a commitment to the defensive end if we are going to win games of DQ\ VLJQLĂ€ FDQFH :H DUH YHU\ RI fensive minded and the challenge I have presented to the girls is to take as much pride in the defenVLYH HQG RI WKH Ă RRU DV WKH\ KDYH in the offensive end.â€? Cardinal fans got a taste of what’s in store for their squad as GHV traveled to Mason City last week to face the Mohawks in their

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ZD\ WKURXJK WKH Ă€ UVW TXDUWHU 7KH game was within reach throughRXW WKH Ă€ UVW KDOI DV ZH Ă€ QLVKHG WKH half playing pretty well and cutWLQJ WKH GHĂ€ FLW WR 0DVRQ &LW\ adjusted how they were defending some of our man-to-man action and we didn’t respond to that very well as we made numerous poor decisions with the basketball. We struggled all night guarding their perimeter shooters and did a very poor job guarding the ball in our man-to-man defense. I did think we rebounded the ball well as we out rebounded them 40-37. We XVH WKLV VFULPPDJH WR Ă€ QG RXW the things that we need to work on. Without a doubt the area of our game that needs immediate attention is our defense. It is apparent that this group doesn’t take any pride on the defensive end of the court. This was addressed in practice Wednesday so we will see how the girls respond!â€? With the conference season just around the corner, Erpelding believes North Union will be the team to beat in the TIC West. “They will be a tough team. They have a couple of solid guards and they are always so fundamentally sound and well-coached.â€? Erpelding also noted that Forest City and Lake Mills have the potential to be in the hunt for the league title. GHV will open the season with a pair of non-conference games, hosting Osage on November 22 and Charles City on November 28. The Cards will then begin league play on November 29 at North Iowa.

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pÂŞÄş "`ĸÀĺ{¯ÚÀĺŸÂ„ÂŁÂŻp€Ä&#x; There have been very few seasons over the past decade and a half where the Cardinal boys’ basketball team has not been in the hunt for a conference title. The Cards were in the running for the trophy consistently through the old North Iowa Conference years and since the league realignment have been contenders in the TIC West. Last year an upset loss at Forest City cost the Cards the OHDJXH FKDPSLRQVKLS DV *+9 Ă€ Q ished at 14 – 2 while going 16 – 4 overall. The Cardinals earned a Class 2A district title before fallLQJ Ă€ YH SRLQWV VK\ RI D WULS WR WKH state tournament. GHV graduated Ă€ YH NH\ VHQLRUV IURP WKDW VTXDG so mirroring those accomplishments this year will be a tall task. Head coach Joe Albertson has four returning letter winners at his disposal as he begins his tenth season leading the Cards. Senior guards Johnny O’Connor and

Holden Hutcheson along with junior guard Nick Joynt and sophomore forward James Betz will provide a strong nucleus for GHV. 2¡&RQQRU ZDV D Ă€ UVW WHDP DOO conference performer last season who averaged 11 points-per-game. Johnny was a perimeter scoring threat with 24 three-pointers on WKH \HDU ZKLOH Ă€ QLVKLQJ ZLWK assists and 41 steals. Hutcheson was also a tough shooter from behind the arc, knocking down 20 threes with 57 assists. As a sophomore Joynt became a key part of the Cardinal rotaWLRQ Ă€ QLVKLQJ WKH \HDU DYHUDJLQJ seven points-per-game with 75 rebounds. Betz established himself as one the area’s better big men as a freshman and was named as a second-team all-conference playHU -DPHV Ă€ QLVKHG WKH VHDVRQ DYHU aging nine points-per-game with 20 three-pointers, 153 rebounds and 29 blocked shots.

Albertson’s team had plenty of depth a year ago and that trend has continued into this season. Senior guard Chase Theobald along with junior guards Ryan Meyers and Connor Burke were all regular members of last season’s rotation. Also expected to compete for contributing roles in the lineup are senior forwards Logan Dalbeck and Ryley Kozisek, junior guards Matthew Heinemann, Ray Catalodo, Colton Schroeder and Jonah Albertson along with junior center Jack Van Dusseldorp. Albertson noted that sophomore guard Jared Graham has shown potential LQ SUDFWLFH DV ZHOO DQG FRXOG Ă€ W into the scheme of things. As always, Albertson has high expectations heading into the season. “We have some great players returning and we also have a lot of depth. We will need to develop some team chemistry before we can reach our full potential.â€?

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enzie Bengtson, junior post Rebekah Jensvold, sophomore post Jenna Govern, sophomore guard Paige Pike and freshman guard Hannah Main. Matt Harriman is back for his second year as head coach of the girls’ basketball program, and he is assisted by Mark Ostermann. “Hopefully our experience will have a lot to do with our performance this year,â€? said Coach Harriman. He notes that they have Ă€ YH VHQLRUV DQG WKUHH MXQLRUV ZKR KDYH DOO played multiple years of varsity basketball. “They know what it takes to win in this conference.â€? He says they should also be able to rely more on the inside game this year, with the additions of Taylen Hinders and Rebekah Jensvold, who are back after recovering from injuries.

Rachel Hassebroek is the top returning scorer for North Iowa, as she averaged 7.5 points per game last season. Hassebroek also averaged two steals and 1.5 assists per game last year, and she led in free throw shooting with a 58% success rate. Kendall Melz led in rebounds last year with an average of 5.2 per game. Harriman says one area they’ll need to improve on is outside shooting, as they have a lot of girls who are willing to put the ball up, but they need to work on making their shots more often. Harriman expects West Hancock, Lake Mills, North Union and Forest City to be the top teams in the conference. “We could EH LQ WKDW XSSHU Ă€ YH LI ZH ZLQ WKH JDPHV ZH DUH VXSSRVHG WR DQG Ă€ QG D FRXSOH RI XS

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West Hancock found themselves in the thick of the TIC West girls’ basketball race last year and head coach Paul Sonius is no doubt hoping to be in that position again this year. The Eagles were 13 – 3 in league play last season and 19 – 4 overall. Two of West Hancock’s three conference losses came at the

hands of North Union. The Eagles have graduated two of their top three scorers from a year ago so Sonius will look to senior forward Faith Hammer to lead his team this season. Hammer averaged 13 points per game last season. Joining Hammer from last year’s starting lineup is junior Kelly

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club in the state books,â€? noted Jenniges. Seniors Grady Umbarger, Austin Case and Colyn Schoneman are also working for successful seasons. 8PEDUJHU Ă€ QLVKHG WKH \HDU ² overall with nine falls in the very

tough 195 pound weight class while Case went 26 – 18 with 19 falls and is on track to win his 100th career match. Schoneman completed the season with a record of 21 – 20 scoring 20 pins. Juniors on the letter winner list

include Anthony Sherwood, Brady Hess and Spencer Formanek. Sherwood scored 11 pins while going 18 – 21 last season and Hess added four falls with a record of 7 – 28. Formanek completed the season with a record of 13 – 15 with seven falls. Jace Pringnitz had a great season as a freshman after going 30 – 11 overall with 20 pins. Tyler Nielson was 3 – 2 as a freshman at 285 pounds. Jenniges is encouraged by the experience returning but is also a little concerned about numbers. “We have some great experience back but not much depth. We’ll be close to having a full lineup with probably only two open weights at this point. We’re going to need some freshmen and new guys to step in to help us out.â€? On the list of new faces for GHV are 'UHZ )XUVW $GDP +HĂ LQ %UDQGRQ Galkin, Caleb Renner, Buck Weaver, Zach Abbas, Dakota Markla and Luke Brown. GHV will open the season on December 1 with a triangular at Eagle Grove that includes West Hancock. The Cardinals will then travel to St. Ansgar on Saturday, December 3 for tournament action. GHV will host only two home meets this season, WKH Ă€ UVW RQH EHLQJ RQ 'HFHPEHU

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the state meet and will wrestle at 220 pounds while Hunter Hagen qualiÀ HG DW SRXQGV DV D VRSKRPRUH Eight additional letter winners return to add depth to Sanger’s lineup. Seniors JJ Holland and Nick Lemon DUH H[SHFWHG WR À OO WKH DQG pound slots while juniors Jordi Rodriquez and Cameron Clark will compete at 152 and 170 pounds respectively. Four sophomores round out the list of returnees including Nathan Cabrera (106 pounds), Reed Brown (126 pounds), Dalton Subject (132 pounds) and Bennett Bruns (160 pounds). Several other Eagles will vie for spots in the lineup as upperclassmen Dawson Goodrich (junior, 145 pounds), Austin Brower (junior, 285 pounds) and Caleb Eckels (sophomore, 195 pounds) are hoping to

contribute. Sanger also has an impressive group of freshmen joining the squad, including Tate Hagen, Ian Gobeli, Tanner Hagen, Kevin Rodriquez, Josh Stromer, Tristan Hunt and Chandler Redenius. “This team has college caliber athletes,� noted Coach Sanger. “Our team made vast improvement from the previous two seasons and we expect nothing less coming into this year. We return all wrestlers from last year’s team and have a strong freshman class. We are looking forward to seeing what our team can do this season.� The Eagles will open the season on Thursday, December 1 for a triangular at Eagle Grove that also includes GHV. On Saturday, December 3 West Hancock will compete in the Okoboji Tournament.

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