Sports Preview Fall 2019 by Mitchell Republic

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SPORTS September 2019

A special supplement to The Daily Republic.

Fall Sports Preview

AUGUST 29, 2019

Changes haven’t simmered Mitchell’s expectations

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Kernel Football Expectations........................................ 2 Kernel Competitive Tennis............................................ 2 Kernel Experienced Cheer & Dance ............................ 3 Kernel Girls Soccer Team Experienced........................ 4 Kernel Boys Soccer On The Attack.............................. 4 Kernel Volleyball Vying For Court Time...................... 5 Kernel Boys Golf Potential ........................................... 6 Kernel Cross Country Youthful Team........................... 6 Krcil To Guide Kernel Girls Softball...............................7 Golden Eagels Volleyball Focused................................7 Area Prep Football Preview.......................................... 8 Area Prep Volleyball Preview......................................13 Area Prep Cross Country Preview..............................17 Area Prep Golf Preview................................................19 DWU Fall Preview.........................................................20

Kernels eye semifinal berth in new-look Class 11AA

By Nick Sabato The Daily Republic

fter losing 25 seniors and 17 starters, Mitchell High School is undergoing a transformation on the football field, but that hasn’t tempered internal expectations. The Kernels have new play-callers on offense with the return of coordinator Joe Kramer and defense as head coach Kent VanOverschelde takes over with the resignation of longtime assistant Travis Carpenter. They also have a new quarterback in Austin Kerr and 11 new starters on offense from a 4-6 2018 squad. Still, Mitchell has its sights set on reaching the state semifinals in a revamped Class 11AA that features eight teams this fall. “I have great confidence in that because of the returning guys that we have and the faith I have in the development of our younger players,” VanOverschelde said. “We have a really good core group of sophomore players. We have to develop those guys so that they improve throughout the season and don’t take any steps backward.” Mitchell does not have to worry about qualifying for the playoffs, but games against Class 11AA opponents are crucial for seeding purposes. The Kernels also have a pair of games scheduled against traditional Class 11A powers Sioux Falls Christian (Sept. 7) and Dell Rapids (Sept. 20). Sioux Falls Christian is fresh off back-to-back Class 11B titles and moved up a class for the 2019 season,

while Dell Rapids was the Class 11A runner-up a year ago and won five state titles from 2008 to 2014. Given its recent history some of the teams in Class 11AA — Mitchell has won its last 17 games against Douglas, Huron, Spearfish and Sturgis since 2014 — it might seem like the Kernels have a favorable schedule, but VanOverschelde does not believe there is any room for growing pains on the slate. “We’re going to have to work our tails off each week,” VanOverschelde said. “... If you look at the path to the playoffs, on paper it might look one way, but each and every week, we have to be ready to compete.” Mitchell is breaking in new skill players at each position, but perhaps one of the most time-effective areas to improve is along the offensive line. The Kernels lost their top-six linemen from last season and it was a focal point all summer. Nick Rubendall was a JV stalwart last season and moves into the starting lineup, while Reed Foster takes over for two-time all-state center Carter Max. Taylor Feterl saw extensive time on the defensive line last season and is expected to be a big part of the offensive unit this year. “It’s always going to take time and there’s going to be growing pains,” VanOverschelde said. “But these guys have shown that they’re going to pick up on things quick and they understand the impact they have on us having the ability to run our offense.” Mitchell opened the season against Douglas on Aug. 31 and Sioux Falls Christian on Sept. 7.

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Cover and page design: Jen Phillips Section editor: Marcus Traxler Contributors: Daily Republic Sports Staff Photos: Matt Gade & Sports Staff A NOTE ABOUT THIS SECTION:

The Daily Republic sports staff compiles information from coaches, athletic directors and the South Dakota High School Activities Association website to put together this special section. The area letterwinner photos were supplied by the team’s coaches, school officials and local newspapers. The Daily Republic contacted coaches by phone and email seeking photos this section prior to its print deadline, but not all schools were able to provide a photo for the section.

Mitchell ready for competitive ESD, new two-class setup

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By Ryan Deal The Daily Republic A new shakeup to high school tennis in South Dakota starts this season. During the offseason, a proposal to shift from one class to two classes of tennis was approved and girls tennis teams will play under the new twoclass setup this season. Mitchell is in Class A, along with Aberdeen Roncalli, Huron, Lennox, Madison, Milbank, Pierre, Rapid City Christian, Spearfish, Vermillion and Yankton. “It’s an exciting time in tennis, having an opportunity to split into

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell football team include, front, from left: Peyton Nash, Nick Robinson, Reed Foster and Jacob Schumacher. Middle row: Blake Fredericks, Maxwell Bennett, Colby Gillen, Trevor Lambert, Austin Kerr, Nick Lord and Carter Jacobsen. Back row: Ty Vander Pol, Nick Rubendall, Ben Ziebarth, Ryan McGinnis, Tayler Feterl, Devon Weaver and Wyatt Winter.

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classes and equal the playing field a little bit is going to be certainly different this year,” Mitchell coach Pat Moller said. “I think everybody is in a wait and see type of approach to see how things are going to work out. I am certainly excited for the opportunity that’s before us and I can’t wait to get started.” Mitchell has a blend of upperclassmen and underclassmen on its varsity roster. Kelsey Dahme and Ashley Jones are the two seniors, while Kiersten Bathke and

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Allison Mastel make up the junior class. Olivia Huber, Julia Platt and Atlanta Stahle are sophomores, while Amber Moller is a freshman. “The girls put in a lot of time over the summer and we are just ready to play,” coach Moller said. “We will see where we are at, but there’s a lot of talent out there and a lot of passion and love for the game.” Dahme has the most experience on the team. She’s moved up from Flight No. 2 singles and will be the No. 1 singles player this season. She will team up with Stahle to form the No. 1 doubles team. “She brings back a lot of experience,” Moller said about Dahme said. “She’s had a lot of success and we are really hoping for big things from her this year.” Stahle, who was Flight No. 5 last year, will hold down the No. 2 singles spot. Huber is moving up from Flight No. 6 singles to No. 3 this year. Huber and Moller will be the No. 2 singles team. Bathke is No. 4 in the singles lineup and she’s going to play No. 3 doubles with Jones. Moller will be the No. 5 singles player, while Jones will be the No. 6 singles player. Coach Moller said Brandon Valley is the favorite in the ESD and one of the top teams in the state. After that, the Kernels are among a logjam of teams in the conference that will be fighting for spots behind the Lynx. He also mentioned Watertown, Yankton and Harrisburg as other top teams in the conference. “This is one of the strongest ESD fields since I have been coaching,” Moller said. “I feel like we have a pretty darn good team and there’s probably four or five other teams that are going to contend along with us.”

Kernel cheer and dance teams add experience Cheer and dance backgrounds allow for intricate routines and guidelines are more strict. Rather attempting to guess he Mitchell High School what may cost points during cheer team may be on the competition, Lockhart can now rise in the near future. build routines around the rules. When head coach Alisha “The rubric used to be really Lockhart began working with the vague,” Lockhart said. “We’ve program as a volunteer five years now broken that down to, ‘This ago, the Kernels only had two girls is what scores a one’ and really with a tumbling background. But molded out the skills and the this season, 16 of the 18 members breakdown of what those look of the squad have a roundoff back like, including tumbling, sets and handspring or roundoff back tuck. pyramid transitions.” Mitchell lost nine seniors to Mitchell opens that season graduation from last season and on Sept. 3 at the Watertown this year’s team is young, but Invitational. the combination of adding girls from other sports and prior dance Kernel dance transitions or cheer experience has Lockhart into more complicated excited for the 2019 season. “We might have a smaller group routines Mitchell is coming off a than in years past,” Lockhart said. “But we are also getting those 15th-place finish at the Class AA high-level tumblers or girls with state dance competition a year ago, but a top-10 placement is the cheer experience in the past.” The Kernels also hope to benefit goal for 2019. The Kernels lost eight seniors to and improve from a 16th-place finish at the Class AA state meet, graduation and return seven girls thanks to some new SDHSAA this season, although one of the 13 changes to the scoring rubric this players is a senior. Despite the youth of the team, season. The judging system has been changed to avoid ambiguity many of the dancers have a

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background in the sport and that has not always been the case over the years, when Mitchell would accept girls without a dance background into the program. “It allows me to have more challenging choreography,” Mitchell head coach Cassie Verhey said. “We can keep improving on those more challenging skills throughout the season.” Mitchell will be working on a jazz routine, a pom routine and a hip hop routine and it will perform them at each competition over the course of the season. Expect those routines to have a bit more flash and be a little more complicated than previous years, although Verhey has set aside time to refresh fundamental skills during practice each day. “Instead of a single turn, you’re going to see triples,” Verhey said. “You’re going to see a lot more fouettés, which is another turning sequence and harder hip hop tricks, as well. Not just the basic things you’ve seen from Mitchell.” The Kernels begin the season at the Watertown Invitational on Sept. 3.

LETTERWINNERS: MITCHELL CHEER AND DANCE

LETTERWINNERS: MITCHELL TENNIS

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School tennis team include, front, from left: Olivia Huber, Kelsey Dahme and Kiersten Bathke. Back row: Atlanta Stahle, Allison Mastel and Amber Moller.

Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School cheerleading team include, front, from left, Chelsey Mohr, Alyssa Hughes, Kendra Jennings and Jamie Herren. Back row: Kallie Volk, Tabitha Sadler, Sara Mauszycki and Madison Vennard.

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School dance team include, front: Keenah Escobin. Middle row: Tessa Allen and Olivia Walz. Back row: Kendra Jennings, Victoria Colwell and Madisyn Sheesley.

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Mitchell eyes move up standings

Kernel girls sport experienced group in 2019

By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic

he Kernels have been building the past few years, but this could be their breakout campaign. Fresh off a 4-9-1 season and first-round loss in the Class AA state playoffs as the No. 16 seed, Mitchell girls soccer coach Bob Lemon doesn’t want to just squeak into the playoffs again. He wants to shoot up the standings and become a serious threat in Eastern South Dakota Conference play. “We’d like to move up, move up in the ESD,” Lemon said. “If we can move up and surprise some people — I don’t think we’ll surprise anybody because I think they’ve been watching us, saying, ‘Mitchell is a team that’s coming.’ We’d like to say this is a year we’d like to make a move.” Lemon will lean on a veteran squad, which has a large core of juniors alongside seniors Emma Hohn and Seemela Novak. That includes the now-healthy Macy Kempf, who was an all-ESD selection in 2017, and Grace Endorf. Although, mixed in with the Kernels’ experienced group is eighth-grader Mia Mullenmeister, who led the team in goals last season.

“Seeing the way they’ve worked together and putting some combinations together is really encouraging,” Lemon said. “We feel we’re ahead of where we were last year with the soccer knowledge and how we’re able to move the ball from one side to the other.” Building a cohesiveness between its core could turn Mitchell’s weakness — lack of possession — into its strength. It’s focused on learning to handle defensive pressure to win the time of possession battle, rather than kicking it downfield. In turn, it could lead to more goals for a team which played top-seed Pierre tough in last year’s playoffs, though fell 2-0 as it couldn’t find the back of the net. “We’ve spent a lot of time playing defense the last few years and I think we’re tired playing a lot of defense,” Lemon said. “We’d like to put the shoe on the other foot and make the other teams play defense and chase us. That’s really going to be key, but we have to be smart to be able to play.” Being able to consistently score would help Caroline Titze, who Lemon touts as one of the best goalkeepers in the state. “She’s such a leader in the back, directs and we really have a real sense of balance,” Lemon said.

LETTERWINNERS: MITCHELL GIRLS SOCCER

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School girls soccer team include, front, from left: Mia Mullenmeister, McKenna Hughes, Emma Hohn, Caroline Titze, Haley Stevens and Seemela Novak. Middle row: Kennedy Knippling, Kaylee Nygaard, Marianna Novak, Maddie Kempf and Lily Carpenter. Back row: Lily Peterson, Macy Kempf, Brooke Brewster, Janesa Thiesse and Sam Gerlach.

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LETTERWINNERS: MITCHELL BOYS SOCCER

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Mitchell boys expect more shots on goal By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic

On a team expected to play numerous eighth-graders and freshmen alongside its itchell is young and hungry for three seniors, Mitchell coach Ken Novak has emphasized finding enough space to shoot, goals. There’s a desire to finish plays rather than looking for perfect positioning. “I think you’ll see far more shots on goal that was unseen in last year’s from this team,” Novak said. “They’re not 2-11-1 squad, which took fewer than two weeks of practice to manifest in this year’s BOYS SOCCER: Page 5 youthful Kernel boys soccer team.

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School boys soccer team include, front, from left: Cameron Gauger and Kaileb Hubbard. Back row: Dillon Robinson, Tanner Wenz, Levi Gebhard, Elijah Novak and Wyatt Haibeck.

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Competition pushing Kernel volleyball team MHS players vying for court time

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leven departed seniors have opened the door for some healthy competition. The Mitchell High School volleyball team lost 11 seniors that were instrumental in backto-back Class AA state volleyball appearances. The Kernels return just one player — Regan Waddell — that saw regular playing time last season. So it’s naturally led to players battling for court time. “It’s going to be interesting and it’s going to be competitive and they are all going to want their shot to play,” Mitchell coach Deb Thill said. “We’ve got a good mixture of incoming seniors and some good younger kids.” Thill noticed the competition during the offseason at camps and open gym, while the players were also dedicated to weightlifting and conditioning. “We have been very pleased with the attitude, the effort and that culture from year-to-year that you want a program to have,” Thill said. Waddell, Megan Scheurenbrand, Amy Uher and Maya Voelzke represent the senior class. Waddell, Uher and Voelzke will be team captains. “They definitely know my expectations and what it’s going to take,” Thill said. “They have been awesome leaders for the younger kids.”

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School volleyball team include, front, from left: Kazlyn Schulz, Sarah Sebert, Megan Scheurenbrand and Maya Voelzke. Back row: Katy Sebert, Amy Uher and Regan Waddell.

to do that setting duty,” Thill again hone in on serve and serve- said. “Although we do have some receive, along with focusing on younger kids that might be able to step in if we get them caught up blocking. with the game.” “One thing we haven’t really Thill anticipates Watertown, probably been very good at lately Huron and Aberdeen Central to be is blocking,” Thill said. “But we among the favorites in the Eastern definitely have some height this South Dakota Conference. She year. So we are going to work on points to Sioux Falls O’Gorman that first line of defense in our and Sioux Falls Washington as top blocking.” teams in the state. Junior Katy Sebert will take over The Kernels open the season at the setting responsibilities. the Huron Invitational on Aug. 31 “We are kind of looking for her at the Huron Arena. On the court, the Kernels will

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afraid to shoot and I think they’re hungry for it. They know they have the range and have good positioning to get a shot.” Mitchell has plenty of scoring options, ranging from senior Dillon Robinson to eighth-grader Elijah Novak, who coach Novak envisions leading fastbreaks down the sideline. Cameron Gauger and Wyatt Haibeck can net goals, too, while even the Kernels game plan allows defenseman Tanner Wenz to fire shots. A more potent offensive attack would be especially beneficial for a team with Trevor Lambert in net. “Trevor’s one of the best goalkeepers in the state,” coach Novak said. “He’s exceptionally talented, not only in stopping the ball but also distributing the ball. He’s very important in the standpoint of leadership and being one of our rock solid players.” Lambert has had to lead a team which Novak admits had a learning curve during the first two weeks of practice. Although, he’s optimistic about their continual improvement, soccer IQ and savviness with the ball and keeping positional discipline. His optimism shows with his team’s expectations, too, a year after the Kernels squeaked into the Class AA state playoffs as the No. 16 seed before losing 9-0 to top-seeded Sioux Falls Roosevelt. “I always go in expecting to win,” coach Novak said. “I believe they can rise to the occasion. I’m an eternal optimist that way. I think they’ll be competitive and I think they’ll win some games.” However, Novak knows the learning curves aren’t over. He’s excited Mitchell’s first three games are at home, though recognizes the difference between practice and games. But while he waits for his team to gain experience on the pitch against other teams, Novak is content with his team’s progress. “The most important thing for me is that we continue to learn every game. I want to see continual improvement,” he said. “... They don’t necessarily have a lot of varsity game time experience, so that will be something they’ll kind of season themselves through the season. Right now, they’re looking good. I’m more than pleased with where we are.”

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Club in Yankton on Oct. 7-8. “We’ll work on our strategies — what clubs to hit, what clubs to hit where and work on the speedier greens,” Horan said about the state meet’s course. Mitchell ended last season playing its best golf on the second day of the state meet, leading Horan to believe it can improve on its ninth-place finish. Dailey (33rd), Clark (47th) and Tupper (57th) all had better secondday scores, resulting in the Kernels shooting 24 strokes better and ranking as the sixth-best team on the day. “We’re hoping for a season like that this year,” Horan said. “… Get on the top of our game and keep it going. We got the potential.” The Kernels will have plenty of time to practice at Lakeview Golf Course, including during the Eastern South Dakota Conference meet on Sept. 28. “Jumping right in there and starting with the competition and play smart,” Horan said about the team’s first invite. “Play with a positive attitude.”

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School boys golf team include, from left: Kade Clark, Max Dailey and Max Tupper.

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Mitchell High School saw improvements on the cross country course during Katie Buschbach’s first year at the helm in 2018. Kennedy Olsen became the first Kernel girl to earn all-state honors since 2011 and she did so by taking 20th at the Class AA state meet an eighth-grader. Mitchell returns five boys and three girls from last fall, but most of the squad as comprised of runners between seventh and eighthNick Sabato / Republic graders. Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell The Kernels are still focused on High School cross country team include, building the program and intend to do front, from left: Nate McCormick, Grayson so by grooming the younger runners Hetland, Dawson Schroeder, Alexis Haar, for when they eventually hit high Madeline Vogel. Back row: Carter Moller, school. Lucas Moller and Kennedy Olsen. “It’s definitely a mental sport and it’s one of the most difficult sports six of the seven runners that competed around,” Buschbach said. “To get were underclassmen and three were those younger guys to stay around, seventh-graders. you have to get the older kids to invest Lucas Moller is a junior, but already in the younger kids. If we can get those a third-year captain and he was the older kids invested in the younger kids, top runner for the Kernels last season, it keeps them coming back each year.” placing 50th at state in 17:53.56. Mitchell finished fifth in the Eastern Nate McCormick was 111th at state South Dakota Conference and 12th at as a seventh-grader, while Carter the state meet. Olsen is the headliner, Moller is also back after placing 119th while Buschbach is looking for as a freshman. Grayson Hetland and Madeline Vogel and Ethan transfer Dawson Schroeder are also back after Adaya Plastow are projected to fill in competing as seventh-graders a season for three girls that graduated from last ago. year’s squad. “We need to get Lucas into that Olsen raced to a time of 19 minutes, all-conference and all-state spot,” 33.89 seconds at the state meet, and Buschbach said. “Lucas is good enough as a freshman, Bushbach believes she to get to those spots, we just need to has all the tools to become a top-notch figure out what need to do — as far runner. as coaching and training — to get to “She’s got a long way to go before she those spots. I think he needs to get a hits her peak,” Buschbach said. “She’s little more speed this year. got a lot of learning to do in terms of “Last year we pushed him more on strategy and things like that. The speed distance,” Buschbach continued. “And is there and the determination is there, this year we’re going to focus a little now we just have to turn her into a more on speed work.” smart runner.” Mitchell begins the season with the On the boys side, Mitchell placed Mitchell Invitational on Aug. 31 at 18th at the state meet a year ago, but Cadwell Park.

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By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic The Mitchell High School boys golf team is younger this season, but not without leaders. It again enters the season with three seniors — Max Tupper, Kade Clark and Max Dailey — but will rely on underclassmen for the rest of its team score. However, coach Mark Horan doesn’t think it puts the Kernels at a disadvantage after finishing ninth at the Class AA state meet last season. “That’s the cycle of the golf team,” he said. “The new ones will step in and are going to do fine. Our three seniors have been solid players for years.” The Kernels’ three seniors have taken a leadership role to ease the transition as Lincoln Bates, Noah Larson and Jackson Childs round of their top-six golfers. With three new faces, Mitchell’s focus is on course management and improving its short game, hoping to culminate in it playing its best golf at the tough Hillcrest Golf and Country

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Krcil to guide Kernel softball team

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here’s a familiar face in charge of the Mitchell High School softball team. Craig Krcil, who has been an assistant for the past four seasons, was promoted to head coach after long-time coach Jim Misiaszek stepped down after 12 seasons. “I am so excited to be working with the girls,” Krcil said. “It’s been a fun, fun two weeks getting to know them and I am really looking forward to a good, solid season. We have some talented girls on the team.” Krcil has worked with both the middle school and junior varsity teams, which he said will help with the transition to head coach this season. “That will help immensely,” Krcil said. “They know me. I know them. It’s a good set of working relationships right now.” Krcil inherits a team that finished 8-17 last season, which were the most wins since 2015. The Kernels placed seventh at the state tournament. The Kernels have 20 players on the

varsity and junior varsity rosters, with another 14 in middle school. Mitchell has three seniors Hayley Reichelt, Kennedy Wantoch and Morgan Schneider. “Every single kid that I have out this year could potentially find some time at the varsity level,” Krcil said. Offensively, sophomore catcher Kate Nash will lead the group after earning honorable mention at the Eastern South Dakota Conference tournament last season. Sophomore Keirstyn Krcil — Craig’s daughter — finished with a .322 batting average and drove in 18 runs. She added six doubles. She was a secondteam all-state performer last season. “I think our strength is going to be offensively,” coach Krcil said. “We have a really good group of hitters.” Krcil, Wantoch and sophomore Jacey Linke will be the mainstays of the pitching staff, said coach Krcil. The ESD tournament is Sept. 20-21, while the state tournament is Oct. 4-5. “We will take this season — the individual games and each and every inning we play — just to build toward the improvement for the ESD and state tournaments,” coach Krcil said.

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell High School softball team include, front, from left: Kara Magee, Jacey Linke, Camryn Krogman and Sicily Allhisor. Back row: Ally Barlean, Keirstyn Krcil, Madelynn Henglefelt, Kassidy Overweg, Elliana Kisor and Kathleen Nash.

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“It’s going to be nice — it’s my senior year — we don’t have to travel a lot,” Mitchell Christian senior in the first round of the Region 4B tournament. Anna Cooper said. “It’s going to be a lot of home By Jeremy Karll The Daily Republic Mitchell Christian lost to Chester Area in the second games, and I’m happy about that.” Mitchell Christian’s potential improvement will stem The Mitchell Christian volleyball team views this round, though. from a more effective offensive attack. It struggled The Golden Eagles have a chance to go into the season as an opportunity to improve on last year, and region tournament on a high note this season, thanks with timing and setting the ball last season, though it has the returning firepower to do so. The Golden Eagles return six starters from their to a streak of home games to end the season. Four of MCS VOLLEYBALL: Page 8 5-20 squad, which defeated Oldham-Ramona/Rutland their final five contests are at home.

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LETTERWINNERS: AVON FOOTBALL

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The returning letterwinners for the Andes Central/ Dakota Christian volleyball team include, front, from left, Isabel Pheifer, Melanie Mudder and Anna Marie Medicine Horn. Back row: Mackenzie Muckey and Lexie Vander Pol.

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The returning letterwinners for the Avon football team include, front, from left,Jaden Stahl, Caleb Driesen, Brady Bierema, Payton Gillette, Cody Soukup and David Koupal. Back row: Dalton Gramkow, Kley Heumiller, Lincoln Thury, Ashton Frank, Kory DeJong, Logan Schuurmans and Riley Rucktaeschel.

The returning letterwinners for the Avon volleyball team include, front, from left, Madisyn Cameron, Makayla Kopp, Sammantha Brodeen, Katie Gretschmann and Reese Powers. Back row: Maddie Kocmich, Natalie Zacharias, Tiffany Pelton and Ali Sees.

LETTERWINNERS: BON HOMME FOOTBALL

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coach Cara Van Zee has put an emphasis on offense this offseason. Cooper feels the improvement started last year, and with the work the Golden Eagles put in over the summer, will continue in 2019. “Working on our attack, our attack power,” Van Zee said. “We’re focusing a lot on our offense and serves. Working on team communication and teamwork.” Cooper is one of six returning members. She’s joined by Erica Thompson, Kaitlyn Tegethoff, Whisper Eben, Sophie Eben and Keely O’Neill. That experience started

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paying off at the first practice. “It’s really nice having a lot of returning players, so when it comes to practice we already know what to do,” Cooper said. “All we have to do is explain it to the younger kids and help them, but it’s not a lot of repeat.” They’ve stepped up as leaders, too, which was needed considering Mitchell Christian doesn’t have any assistant coaches. “It’s great, they really step up and do that,” Van Zee said. “It’s been difficult not having an assistant coach, so they really had to step up.”

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The returning letterwinners for the Bon Homme volleyball team include, front, from left, Makayla Kelley, Johanna Jelsma and Ciera Himes. Back row: Mckenzie Carson, Jenae Alberts, Sydney Mueller, Lauren Bastemeyer and Abby Crites.

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Returning letterwinners for the Mitchell Christian volleyball team include, from left: Erica Thompson, Anna Cooper, Kaitlyn Tegethoff and Whisper Eben.

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Coach: Tom Culver Conference: Great Plains Class: 9B Record last year: 1-7 Letterwinners returning: 17 Top returnees: Riley Rucktaeschel, 10, 6’0”, 140, QB/LB; Lincoln Thury, 10, 6’0”, 160, FB/LB; Kory DeJong, 12, 6’3”, 170, RB/LB; Logan Schuurmans, 12,

6’6”, 200, TE/DE; Ashton Frank, 11, 6’5”, 180, TE/DE; David Koupal, 11, 6’0”, 240, C/DT; Payton Gillette, 12, 5’9”, 140, WR/DB. Top newcomers: Brady Bierema, 9, 5’5”, 130, RB; Kley Heumiller, 9, 6’0”, 205, G; Caleb Driesen, 12, 5’6”, 150, LB; Dalton Gramkow, 9, 5’9”, 158, E; Cody Soukup, 9, 5’5”, 120, FB; Jaden Stahl, 9, 5’3”, 110, RB; Jarrett Harms, 9, 5’11”, 145, RB; Riley DeJong, 9, 5’11”, 180, G. Coach’s comments: We are new to 9B this year and need to get stronger as a team. Several young kids started all

eight games last year, but we need to be stronger to be able to compete with the teams on our schedule. We have quite a few returning starters, and the kids we have back are hungry to improve on last year’s campaign. The linemen are the least-experienced area on the team and they need to step up and be leaders.

Top returnees: Riley Hellmann, 12, 5’8”, 165, LG/LB; Cole Bares, 12, 6’3”, 220, RG/NG; Nate Scieszinski, 12, 5’11”, 170, WR/DB; Joshua (Boots) Crownover, 12, 6’4”, 195, FB/LB; Kaleb Kubal, 11, 6’2”, 190, OL/DE; Noah Heesch, 11, 6’2”, 200, RB/DE. Top newcomers: Jac Conrad, 11, 5’9”, 170, LB/ WR; Kaden Kozak, 12, 6’1”, 160, WR/DB; Matt Bon Homme Rezac, 10, 6’0”, 170, OL/ Coach: Byron Pudwill LB; Karsten Kozak, 10, Conference: Missouri 6’3”, 180, OL/DL; Connor Valley Peters, 12, 5’8”, 150, TE/ Class: 9AA LB; Hunter Lindula, 12, Record last year: 11-1 6’2”, 285, OL/DL; Jacob Letterwinners returning: 8 FB PREVIEW: Page 9

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LETTERWINNERS: BRIDGEWATER-EMERY VOLLEYBALL

LETTERWINNERS: BURKE FOOTBALL

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The returning letterwinners for the Bridgewater-Emery volleyball team include, front, from left, Julia Weber, Marah Hofer, Sara Hofer and Kerrigan Schultz. Back row: Kennedee Weber, Sophia Potter, Haley Schulz and Cylie Kressman.

The returning letterwinners for the Burke football team include, front, from left, Tyson Mayer, Tucker Even, Finn Hanson, Allie Stangle, Frank Even and Ethan DeLong. Back row: Brogan Glover, Hunter Van Nieuwenhuyse, Taron Serr, Johnny Rozeboom, Tye Rozeboom, Jaden Frank and Gavin York.

The returning letterwinners for the Burke volleyball team include, from left, Haley Benter, Lainee Schonebaum, Sally Hakin, Bobbi Jo Wischmann, Taylee Indahl, Ramee Hanson and Adisyn Indahl.

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LETTERWINNERS: COLOME FOOTBALL

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The returning letterwinners for the Colome volleyball team include, front, from left, Makayla Shippy, Saydee Heath and Jordyn Seegers. Back row: Baylie Hoffine, Haley Krumpus and Carleen Burger.

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LETTERWINNERS: ETHAN VOLLEYBALL

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The returning letterwinners for the Corsica-Stickney volleyball team include, front, from left, Alexis Tilton, Marisa DeLange and Camden Plooster. Back row: Paige Wright, Jenna Bamberg, Raven Barse and Morgan DeLange. Our focus this season is to get better one day at a time, and at the end of the year we can look back and see how much we have improved. We are excited to get started and look forward to a successful season.

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The returning letterwinners for the Ethan volleyball team include, from left, Cameryn Logan, Jessica Bartscher, Regan Gerlach, Lexi Lingeman, Jada Plastow and Erica Storm. Not pictured: Bella Neishem, Payton Riggs and Maddie Miiller.

Conference: Great Plains Class: 9B Record last year: 12-0 Letterwinners returning: 12 Top returnees: Michael Supik, 11, 5’10”, 170, QB/ DB; Rhet Bertram, 11, 6’3”, 175, FB/LB; Riley Shippy, 10, 5’8”, 160, RB/LB; Adam Cole, 12, 6’0”, 160, RB/DB; Jacob Beckers, 12,

5’9”, 170, OL/DL. Coach’s comments: We had no returning starters, yet these kids played a lot last year. We are not as inexperienced as we look after losing nine seniors. I expect big things from our upcoming group; they are hard workers who give everything at practice.

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The returning letterwinners for the Colome football team include, front, from left, Michael Supik, Nathaniel Hansen, Allan McKenzie, Jacob Rinker, Brayden Seegers and Drew Musilek. Back row: Casey Assman, Adam Cole, Jacob Beckers, Rhett Bertram, Riley Shippy and A. J. Davis.

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Ortman, 11, 5’10”, 175, RB/ LB; Cole Papendick, 11, 6’0”, 230, OL/DL; Clayton Smith, 11, 6’3”, 220, OL/ DL; Colin Helma, 11, 6’0”, 155, WR/DB. Top newcomers: Blake Anderson, 11, 6’0”, 165, TE/LB; Logan Katzer, 11, 5’11”, 180, TE/LB; Logan Heinzmann, 5’10”, 240, OL/DL; Tate Tieszen, 11, 5’10”, 145, WR/DB; Isiah Robertson, 10, 5’8”, 140, WR/DB; Chase Merrill, 11, 6’0”, 155, WR/DB. Coach’s comments: Hope to be competitive with a nice group of returners from a year ago. Opportunities for young talent to fill some key spots. Team speed should be a strength throughout the year if we can stay healthy and be assignment driven.

ing: 22 Top returnees: Marty Ross, 12, 5’10”, 145, WR/ DB; Hayden Evans, 11, 5’10”, 134, WR/DB; Max Hawk, 12, 5’10”, 175, WR/ LB; Remington Rossow, 12, 5’9”, 175, RB/LB; Ruger Forester, 12, 5’8”, 225, Line; Nash Hutmacher, 12, 6’5”, 305, Line; Jackson Soulek, 11, 6’0”, 275, Line; Kolby Hyland, 11, 6’3”, 210, TE/ DE; Jasiah Thompson, 12, 5’8”, 195, FB/LB. Top newcomers: Sylleck McManus, 10, 6’6”, 225, TE/DE; Brooks Swanson, 10, 6’2”, 210, FB/DL; Gunner Ristau, 11, 5’9”, 230, Line; Dawson Gullickson, 11, 5’8”, 129, WR/DB; Garret Ristau, 11, 5’7”, 150, RB/LB; Trey Neilan, 11, 5’5”, 120, RB/ LB; CJ Yost, 9, 5’8”, 160, RB/DB; Karter Kyland, 11, 6’2”, 150, WR/DB. Coach’s comments: The key to a successful season starts with everyone’s attitudes. We need to look forward and create consistency and build on that consistency. When in between the white lines, we need to play as a unit, not an individual.

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The returning letterwinners for the Chamberlain volleyball team include, front, from left, Emma Powers, Chynna Story, Darynn Burke, Taylor Toering and Makenzy Mutziger. Back row: Jayslee Petersen, Maggy Pickner, Hannah Anderson, Caycee Guinn and Kerigan Swenson.

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The returning letterwinners for the Gregory football team include, front, from left, Jordan Vosika, Bryan Eagle Star, Tommy Determan and Grant Thomas. Back row: Jackson Eklund, Aaron Sundquist, Rhoss Oliver, Coy Determan, Zane McMillen, Luke Murray and Michael Janis.

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The returning letterwinners for the Freeman Academy/ Marion volleyball team include, from left, Josie Epp, Areli Cortes, Leah Goodwin and Alivea Weber.

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Coach: Kenny Huether Conference: Missouri Valley Class: 9AA Record last year: 8-4 Letterwinners returning: 16 Top returnees: Justin Becker, 6’8”, 215, E/DE; Rafe Kiehn, 6’3”, 200, TB/ LB; Caden Lenz, 5’10”, 170, WR/S; Nolan Kirsch, 6’2”, 190, QB/LB; Warren Soulek, 6’2”, 205, G/DE; Wyatt Talbott, 5’9”, 160, WR/CB. Top newcomers: Levi Nightengale, 6’3”, 180, FB/LB; Jacob Novak, 6’3”, 190, G/DT’ Spencer hanson, 6’0”, 180, C/DT; Riley Purcell, 6’4”, 200, E/DE; Kameron Styles, 6’2”, 280, G/NG; Ky Becker, 6’0”, 150, WR/S; Brady Westendorf, 5’9”, 160, WR/CB. Coach’s comments: Have graduated a strong

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Winker, 12, 6’0”, 170, E/ DE; Lane Miller, 11, 5’10”, 170, DB; Tisyn Spader, 11, 6’3”, 170, S. Top newcomers: Riley Genzlinger, 11, 5’7”, 155, FB/DB; Kieffer Klinkhammer, 11, 5’9”, 160, RB/DB; Sam Aslesen, 11, 6’4”, 180, QB/DB; Samuel Callies, 11, 6’2”, 230, OL/DL; Ty Beyer, 10, 5’9”, 170, LB; John Callies, 10, 5’9”, 170, LB. Coach’s comments: We have big holes to fill from last year. We have all new linebackers on defense and a completely different set of backs in the offensive backfield. We should have some great depth at multiple positions. This time is a good size with good speed; a lot of guys go out for track and most of the team worked out this summer. We can open up the offense a little more this season and spread the ball around quite a bit more. This season, Class 9A is going to be absolutely loaded class and the 8 teams at the top will be very tough.

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offensively and defensively. This group has good From Page 10 leadership on the field and 11, 6’0”, 170, RB; Adam in the weight room. The Joachim, 11, 5’10”, 180, biggest challenge this year G; Trever Burke, 11, 6’0”, is playing a tough sched180, RB; Devin Vander- ule and replacing the talham, 11, 5’9”, 190, LB; ented 2018 seniors. Hayden Plamp, 11, 6’0”, 210, TE; Mason Odens, 12, Hanson Coach: Jim Haskamp 6’2”, 210, G. Conference: Cornbelt Top newcomers: Bradyn Class: 9AA Denning, 11, 5’11”, 190, Record last year: 0-8 C; Jaylen Kemp, 11, 6’0”, Letterwinners return155, QB; Isaac Hinker, 12, 5’10”, 180, G; Caden Van ing: 16 Top returnees: Kade Drongelen, 10, 5’8”, 170, Waldera, 10, 5’11”, 125, RB. Coach’s comments: RB/DB; Reggie Slaba, 12, We have inexperience at 5’10”, 135, RB/DB; Casey several key positions and Haynes, 12, 5’10”, 165, QB/ need to gain some posi- DB; Jacob Doyle, 11, 5’4”, tive, valuable experiences 110, QB/DB; Austin Easton, as the season progresses. 10, 5’6”, 115, E/E; Caden We look to be competi- Haiar, 12, 5’10”, 145, E/ tive in all our games this DB; Tanner Haag, 11, 5’9”, 180, L/L; Gavin Doyle, 11, season. 5’9”, 145, RB/LB; Simon Gregory Weber, 12, 5’11”, 165, RB/ Coach: John King DB; Noah Price, 10, 6’0”, Conference: Missouri 125, E/E; Thailan Hallman, Valley 11, 6’0”, 145, E/E; Carter Class: 9A Henglefelt, 11, 5’7”, 170, Record last year: 7-3 L/L; Tanner Hallman, 11, Letterwinners return- 5’8”, 135, RB/LB; Jayden ing: 12 Kayser, 10, 5’7”, 180, L/ Top returnees: Grant LB; Kameron Brown, 12, Thomas, 12, 5’9”, 160, QB; 6’0”, 230, L/L; Brody Jackson Eklund, 12, 5’8”, Chivington, 12, 6’1”, 220, 160, RB/LB; Evan Jura- L/L; Peyton Schroeder, 12, cek, 12, 5’11”, 180, WR/ 5’10”, 155, E/DE; Colton LB; Tommy Determan, 12, Dillon, 10, 5’10”, 190, L/L. 6’3”, 162, WR; Luke MurCoach’s comments: ray, 12, 5’9”, 165, WR/LB; We need to stay healthy. Coy Determan, 10, 6’1”, Last year, we had sever168, QB; Rhoss Oliver, 11, al injuries. We will have 5’11”, 220, DL. more depth than we had Top newcomers: Aaron last year so there should Sundquist, 12, 6’0”, OL/ be more competition for DL; Michael Janis, 12, starting positions. One 5’10”, 185, DL; Bryan Eagle area that we are lacking Star, 12, 6’1”, 185, WR/DL; depth in is in our offensive Dominic Hanson, 12, 5’8”, and defensive lines. 180, DL; Zane McMillen, 11, 5’10”, 175, OL/ Howard Coach: Pat Ruml DL; Reece Odenback, 11, Conference: Cornbelt 6’1”, 165, DL; Jordan VosiClass: 9A ka, 11, 5’8”, 150, RB/LB; Record last year: 5-3 Jace Robertson, 11, 6’1”, Letterwinners return180, OL/DL; Kyle Grim, 10, ing: 13 5’11”, 255, OL/DL. Top returnees: Isaac Coach’s comments: A successful season requires Feldhaus, 12, 6’0”, 200, staying healthy and devel- QB/LB; William Rentz, 11, oping the younger players 6’2”, 245, G; Austin Barnwhile adding depth both hart, 12, 6’1”, 260, C; Paul

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Mount Vernon/ Plankinton Coach: Brent Olson Conference: Southeast South Dakota Class: 11B Record last year: 9-2 Key players: Matt Koch, 12, QB/DB, 5’9, 160, Brandon Bosworth, 11, DB/RB, 5’6, 125; Tre Jones, 11, E/ LB, 6’2, 200; Rylee Deinert, 11, RB/DB, 5’9, 165; Mike Douglas, 11, RB/DB, 5’11, 140; Dylan Fink, 12, DB/RB, 5’5, 120; Jordan Massey, 12, RB/DB, 5’6, 130; Hunter Pranger, 12, RB/LB, 5’11, 170; Trevor Tovsland, 12, E/DB, 5’9, 150; Jesse Hastings, 12, RB/LB, 6’0, 230; Thomas Stange, 11, RB/LB, 5’9, 160; Nathan Hohn, 11, E/ DL, 6’5, 175; Thomas Baker, 12, OL/LB, 5’11, 190; Gauge Hansen, 12, OL/ DL, 5’8, 170; Seth Bultsma, 12, OL/LB, 5’11, 180; Brady Andersen, 12, OL/ DL, 6’4, 250; Cole Larsch, 11, OL/DL, 5’10, 225; Loren Schabot, 12, OL/DL, 5’10, 170; Zach Silva, 12, OL/DL, 6’5, 310; Lincoln Andersen, 12, OL/DL, 6’0, 230.

Coach: Bruce Hanson Conference: Missouri Valley Class: 9AA Record last year: 1-8 Key players: Kelby VanDerWerff, 11, 6’5”, QB/ LB; Myles Kott, 11, 6’0”, RB/LB; Landon Schulte, 12, 6’0”, RB/LB; Nate Whalen, 11, 6’2”, WR/DB; Caden Foxley, 10, 6’3”, TE/DL; Jackson Olsen, 10, 6’1”, TE/DL; Eli DeNeui, 12, 6’2”, OL/LB; Hudson Ringling, 11, 6’3”, OL/ DL; Austin Severson, 12, 5’11”, OL/DL; Aaron Gerlach, 12, 5’8”, OL/DL; Reggie Ringling, 10, 5’10”, OL/DL; Grayson Hanson, 10, 5’10”, RB/LB; Jackson Neuman, 10, 6’1”, RB/DB; Jalen Severson, 11, 5’10”, RB/DB; Kade Boltjes, 11, 5’11”, WR/DB; Royce Finney, 10, 5’9”, OL/DL; Peyton Mofle, 12, 5’10”, OL/ DL.

Scotland Coach: Ryan Robb Conference: Great Plains Class: 9B Record last year: 2-6 Letterwinners returning: 10 Top returnees: Mason Dennis, 12, 6’3”, 205, QB/ DE; Ty Mogck, 12, 6’1”, 180, TE/RB/LB; Jordan Gall, 11, 6’3”, 190, TE/LB; Micah DeBoer, 12, 6’0”, 240, G/DT. Top newcomers: Stephen Johnson, 9, 5’11”, 165, RB/LB; Tyrus Bietz, 9, 5’6”, 135, RB/DB; Trenten Skorpea, 9, 6’2”, 210, OL/DL; Cole Friederich, 9, 5’9”, 130, RB/DB; Bobby Willett, 9, 5’8”, 130, RB/ DB. Coach’s comments: We will be fairly young on the field, but we will improve each week. We have a few older guys with two or three years of experience that need to lead the young guys.

TDA/ACDC Coach: Mark Gemar Conference: Great Plains Class: 9A Record last year: 6-3 Letterwinners returning: 9 Top returnees: Micah Lau, 12, 6’0”, 160, WR/DB; Tyler Swanson, 12, 6’6”, 165, RB/WR; Ethan Stoebner, 11, 6’0”, 230, OL; Gabe Baas, 12, 6’0”, 180, OL. Top newcomers: Logan VanPelt, 11, 5’11”, 190, FB/ LB; Dylan VanDerWerf, 11, 5’11”, 175, L/L; Chance Ziegler, 11, 5’11”, 165, L/L; Cade Faulkner, 9, 5’10”, 150, QB/LB; Trey Sparks, 10, 5’7”, 120, WR/QB/DB; Aaron Hummel, 11, 5’8”, 145, RB/LB; Nolan Black Cloud, 10, 5’10”, 140, RB/ DB; Gavin Westendorf, 10, 5’9”, 160, RB/LB; Apollo Weddell, 10, 5’7”, 140, RB/ DB; Mason Olsen, 10, 5’5”, 125, QB/DB. Coach’s comments: We are young, but this group of kids is coachable and wants to compete and play. With these numbers, there will be competition

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The returning letterwinners for the Hanson football team include, front, from left, Tanner Haag, Gavin Doyle, Jacob Doyle, Jayden Kayser, Tanner Hallman, Carter Henglefelt, Austin Easton and Peyton Schroeder. Back row: Casey Haynes, Caden Haiar, Reggie Slaba, Simon Weber, Brody Chivington, Kameron Brown, Thailan Hallman and Noah Price. Top returnees: Trevor Peters, 12, 5’10”, 150, RB/ DB; Oscar Pravacek, 12, 6’1”, 260, OT/DT; Phillip Jorgensen, 12, 6’0”, 200, FB/LB; Joren Bruun, 12, 6’1”, 155, WR/DB; Brady Fritz, 11, 6’2”, 170, QB/ DB; Ethan Vesely, 12, 6’1”, Winner 190, TE/DE; Sam Kruger, Coach: Dan Aaker 11, 6’2”, 170, RB/DE; PresConference: Southeast ton Norrid, 11, 5’10”, 210, South Dakota OG/LB; Bosten Morehart, Class: 11B 11, 5’8”, 245, C/DT. Record last year: 7-3 Top newcomers: CharLetterwinners return- lie Pravacek, 10, 5’9”, ing: 32 210, OT/DT; Landon Thiefor spots which will make these kids work hard. Positions will be earned, not given. We will prepare them the best we can so they can have a chance to be successful on Friday nights.

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The returning letterwinners for the Hanson volleyball team include, front, from left: Hanna Robinson, Abby Kortan and Jada Tuttle. Back row: Morgan Huber, Elizabeth Arend, Josie Bartscher and Grace Weber. man, 11, 5’10”, 170, OG/ LB; Achilles Willuweit, 10, 5’6”, 235, OT/DT. Coach’s comments: We have a solid group returning from last year, but we will be inexperienced up front and that will be our biggest focus starting the year. We feel we can have pretty good depth, if we stay healthy. We hope to be a competitive team throughout the season.

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The returning letterwinners for the Howard football team include, front, from left, Jacob Dold, Riley Genzlinger, Kieffer Klinkhammer, Ty Beyer, Lane Miller and Jase Schwab. Back row: Paul Winker, Isaac Feldhaus, Samuel Callies, Tisyn Spader, Austin Barhart and William Rentz.

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Area prep vollyball previews Record last year: 22-7 Letterwinners returning: 8 Top returnees: Sophia Potter, 12, S; Haley Schulz, 12, MB; Kennedee Weber, 12, MB/OH; Kerrigan Andes Central/ Schultz, 11, S; Julia Weber, 10, RH/OH. Dakota Christian Top newcomers: Cylie Coach: Tracey Hopkins Kressman, 12, OH. Region: 6B Coach’s comments: We Record last year: 21-11 are returning five experiTop returnees: Isabel Avon Coach: Tina Cameron enced players and many Pheifer, 12, 5’10”, OH; Region: 6B younger, talented girls. We Melanie Mudder, 12, 5’2”, Record last year: 19-10 are very excited to get the L; Anna Medicine Horn, Top returnees: Madi- season underway. I think 12, 5’4”, DS/S; Mackenzie Muckey, 11, 5’11”, OH/ syn Cameron, 12, 5’8”, S; we can be very competMH; Lexie VanderPol, 10, Maddie Komich, 11, 5’9”, itive this year and use 6’2”, MH; Tori Deboer, 11, OH; Natalie Zacharias, 11, our experience to have an 5’5”, DS; Lucy Winckler, 5’10”, OH; Ali Sees, 11, exciting season. 10, 5’6”, OH; Keeva Wed- 5’10”, OH; Katie GretBon Homme del, 10, 5’3”, DS; Angelina schmann, 10, 5’6”, DS. Coach: Alicia Dykstra Top newcomers: TiffaWade, 12, 5’10”, MH/OH; Years coaching: Second Keo’ana Doren, 11, 5’2”, ny Pelton, 10, 5’10” MH; Conference: Southeast Sammy Brodeen, 10, 5’5”, S/DS. Top newcomers: Alli- DS; Shalayne Nagel, 9, South Dakota and Little son Muckey, 9, 5’9”, OH; 5’10”, MH; MaKayla Kopp, Missouri Valley Region: 6B Baylee Johnson, 10, 5’6”, 10, 5’5”, DS. Record last year: 5-24 OH/DS; Jaiden Longe, 11, Bridgewater-Emery Letterwinners return5’5”, DS. Coach: Mary Ernster ing: 8 Coach’s comments: We Years coaching: Fourth Top returnees: Sydney have a mixed group of Conference: Cornbelt Mueller, 12, 5’7”, OH; Laugirls who have shown a lot of potential during pracRegion: 5B ren Bastemeyer, 12, 5’7”,

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tice. The seniors have a huge leadership role both on and off the court. We should be very competitive this year because we have girls with lots of experience and some younger girls stepping up to fill in the holes. I am excited for what this season will bring for the team.

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OH; McKenzie Carson, 11, 5’10”, MH; Johanna Jelsma, 12, 5’7”, S; Allisan VanWinkle, 12, 5’7”, OH; Brooke Bechtold, 11, 5’5”, DS; Abby Crites, 12, 5’7”, OH; Jenae Alberts, 5’7”, MH; Ciera Himes, 12, 5’7”, OH; Makayla Kelley, 11, 5’8”, OH. Top newcomers: Hannah Cuka, 11, 5’7”, OH; Camille Sykora, 10, 5’4”, DS.

Top newcomers: Sammy experienced and key playBull, 12, 5’9”, OH; Elly ers returning, with strong Witt, 9, 5’3”, S/OS; Elenna leadership on and off the Koenig, 10, 5’8”, MH; Kate court. We will work hardWeborg, 9, 5’3”, DS. er at the net because we Coach’s comments: We are not a very tall team. start the season facing We have been to the the adversity of the tor- state tournament the last nado that hit our town, two seasons and hope to damaging the community return. We will work hard and our beloved school, and learn from each game, leaving us without a gym one at a time. The girls put for practices and games. in great off-season work, South Central is allowing and we are excited to see it the use of their facility for in action over the course of Burke the season. We are grateful the season. Coach: Billie Jo Indahl to them so we can continue our strong volleyball Canistota Years coaching: 13 Conference: Great tradition. We feel this only Coach: Rebecca Smith Plains, South Central, makes us stronger and Years coaching: Sixth more connected as a team. Southeast South Dakota We have a number of VB PREVIEW: Page 14 Region: 6B Record last year: 31-8 Letterwinners returning: 7 Top returnees: Taylee Indahl, 12, 5’9”, OH/MH; Lainee Schonebaum, 12, 5’6”, L/OH; Haley Benter, 12, 5’6”, S/RS; Sally Hakin, 11, 5’7”, MH/OH; Ramee Hanson, 11, 5’7”, OH/MH; Bobbi Jo Wischmann, 11, FROM THESE SUPPORTIVE BUSINESSES! 5’8”, S/OH; Adisyn Indahl, 9, 5’6”, OH/S.

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Years coaching: First Record last year: 23-8 Letterwinners returning: 3 Top returnees: Emily Miller, 12, 5’11”, M; Jaimie Glanzer, 12, 5’3”, L; Rijjy Peterson, 11, 5’7”, Outside. Top newcomers: Odalie Pankratz, 11, 5’7”, RH/OH. Coach’s comments: Freeman ended last season with a Sweet 16 game, coming further than in previous seasons. There are high expectations for the team, with new coaches, returning varsity players with playing experience, and a good work ethic. Very excited to get the competition underway!

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Camden Plooster, 11, 5’9”, H/S; Marisa DeLange, 10, 5’3”, S; Jenna Bamberg, 12, 5’9”, H; Alexis Tilton, 12, 5’5”, L. Top newcomers: Ashlin DeBoer, 12. Coach’s comments: We have a team with many strong hitters. We are excited to see what these younger girls coming up can bring to our team. I believe we have a great season because of the work ethic of this team.

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The returning letterwinners for the Menno/Marion football team include, front, from left, Jayden Lemons, Danny Cremer, Chris Johansen, Logan Langerock and Josh Heckenlaible. Back row: Dawson Ulmer, Payton Arbach, Gavin Pankratz, Austin Kessler, Trey Spender and Jacob Rohan.

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OH; Hanna Robinson, 12, 5’4”, DS; Grace Weber, 11, From Page 14 5’9”, MH; Josie Bartscher, S, 12; Makayla Thomas, 12, 5’9”, MH; Elizabeth 5’10, M, 12; Jaslee Kerner, Arend, 12, 5’9”, RH; Abby 5’6, DS, 12; Sydney Svatos, Kortan, 11, 5’6”, RH/S. 5’10, S, 12; Dakota TimaTop newcomers: Shelby nus, 5’8, OH, 10; Brook- Hernandez, 11, 5’6”, OH; lyn VanDerWerff, 5’6, S/ Aselin Kayser, 11, 5’8”, DS, 12; Samantha Tima- OH; Emilee Kayser, 11, nus, 5’10, M, 11; Madi- 5’8”, OH; Andrea Thelen, son McCarthy, 5’8, M, 11; 11, 5’8”, RH/S. Shaylee Serr, 5’5, DS, 10 Coach’s comments: Several returners with Hanson varsity experience will Coach: Yolanda Price help us. Looking forward Years coaching: Ninth to a fun and successful Conference: Cornbelt season with several playRegion: 4B ers grades 9-12. Record last year: 13-16 Letterwinners return- Howard ing: 7 Coach: Sarah Feldhaus Top returnees: Jada Years coaching: First Tuttle, 12, 5’5”, DS; MorConference: Cornbelt gan Huber, 12, 5’9”, M/ Region: 4B

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Record last year: 22-10 Letterwinners returning: 5 Top returnees: Grace Konechne, 12, 5’11”, MH; Kathryn Nightingale, 12, 5’9”, RS; Megan Willman, 12, 5’5”, DS; Kennedy Leiferman, 11, 5’11”, MH; Randa VandenHoek, 12, 6’1”, RS; Alison Sinclair, 11, 5’9”, OH; Dani Deffenbaugh, 9, 5’8”, OH/S. Top newcomers: Ryann Nielsen, 8, 5’7”, OH/S; Madison Heath, 9, 5’5”, DS; Cami Comfort, 9, 5’8”, RS/S; Madison Meier, 8, 5’4”, DS/S; Mercedes Hillman, 9, 5’7”, OH. Coach’s comments: The WiLdKats look to build upon last season’s performance with a trip to the Region B State Tour-

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Ziebart, 12, DS; Brooke Doering, 10, MH. From Page 16 Coach’s comments: We have several new players Hohn, 9, 5’10”. Coach’s comments: taking the court this seaWith many returning son as we graduated five starters and letterwin- starters last year. There ners, we anticipate a much are positions that need stronger showing in our to be filled and the girls have been competing and region and conferences. working hard all summer. Platte-Geddes We are looking forward to Coach: Jill Kemnitz the 2019 season and seeing Years coaching: 13 the different combinations Region: 6B we can put on the court. Record last year: 14-18 Letterwinners return- Scotland Coach: Katie Hunhoff ing: 5 Region: 5B Top returnees: Haley Record last year: 8-20 Hoffman, 12, 5’3” S; Avery No other information De Vries, 9, 5’5”, S; Regan Hoffman, 9, 5’5”, OH; was available or submitted Taryn Starr, 11, 5’7”, OH; regarding this year’s team. Raegan Steigmeier, 5’5”, Tripp-Delmont/ L. Top newcomers: Karly Armour Van Der Werff, 8, MH/MB; Coach: Mandi Holbeck Addy Boltjes, 10, RF/MH; Years coaching: Second Abby Vanden Berge, 12, Conference: Great Plains RF; Cadence Van Zee, 8, Region: 6B MH/MB. Record last year: 5-19 Letterwinners returnSanborn Central/ ing: 9 Top returnees: KianWoonsocket Coach: Dayna Rodriguez na Payer, 12, 5’10”, OH; Years coaching: Second Ally Bertram, 11, 5’4”, DS; Faith Werkmeister, 11, as head coach 6’1”, MH; Bailey Spaans, Conference: 281 11, 5’6”, S; Hannah WhitRegion: 4B ney, 11, 5’4”, DS; Emma Record last year: 16-11 Letterwinners return- Fink, 10, 5’3”, DS; Ashlee Gerber, 11, 5’11”, MH. ing: 8 Top newcomers: HanTop returnees: Samantha Dean, 12, DS; Mariah nah Stremick, 9, 5’5”, S. Coach’s comments: We Jost, 12, OH; Taylor Lindsey, 12, DS; Katie Schmitt, have a lot of girls returning 12, DS; Cassidy Slykhuis, from last year. I’m excited 11, MH; Kaylee White, 12, to see how much we’ve returning starter; Taryn grown from last year and

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The returning letterwinners for the Tripp-Delmont/ Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian football team include, front, from left, Trey Sparks and Gavin Westendorf. Middle row: Ethan Stoebner, Chance Ziegler, Dylan VanderWerff, Logan VanPelt and Micah Lau. Back row: Tyler Swanson.

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to step up our level of play. one else is returning. One strength is that we have Wagner key players returning who Coach: Amy Tyler really know the game and Years coaching: 15 are never complacent; Conference: Little Mis- they are always striving souri Valley and Southeast to improve. I think our South Dakota attack options will be key, Region: 5A especially if we can stay in Record last year: 27-5 system. Defense and serve Letterwinners return- will be key to a successing: 7 ful season. Our focus is to Top returnees: Emilea improve our defense at the Cimpl, 12, 5’6”, S; Maesa net, so we are able to work Dvorak, 12, 5’8”, OH; Kayli on controlling more of the Kocer, 12, 5’9”, MB; Callie game. Frei, 12, 5’7”, DS; Abby Brunsing, 11, 5’10”, OH; Wessington Springs Coach: Lynnette Neely Lizzie Tyler, 9, 5’6”, OH; Years coaching: 6 Paige Petry, 11, 5’7”, S/OH. Conference: 281 Coach’s comments: We Region: 3B lost two key offensive and Record last year: 15-14 defensive players to gradLetterwinners returnuation; however, every-

ing: 5 Top returnees: Piper Jones, 12, 5’10”, MH/OH; Makayla Dornbusch, 12, 5’9”, MH; Trinity Flowers, 11, 5’7”, OH; Grace Gran, 11, 5’8”, OH. Top newcomers: Maddie Privett, 11, 5’4”, DS; Sarah Poncelow, 9, 5’7”, MH/RS; Alyssa Grohs, 8, 5’2”, S. Coach’s comments: After improving last year, we are looking to continue the momentum with a great mix of experience plus some young up-and-coming players.

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Coach: Garry Winter Years coaching: 44 Conference: Big Dakota and SESD Class/Region: Class A, Region 4. Boys letterwinners returning: 2 Boys top returnees: Dominic Santiago, 10; Declan Tveit, 9; Breckin Steilen, 12; Jonah Mosel, 11. Boys top newcomers: Jack Swanson, 9; Tino Lopez, 8; Sam Byers, 7; Eli Conovan, 7; Judah Vaad, 7; William Hanzlik, 7. Coach’s comments: We had trouble fielding a team last year. We now have numbers for a team, but the young runners lack experience. Girls letterwinners returning: 5 Girls top returnees: Allison Hough, 9; Kinsey Evans, 8; Isabella Shepherd, 10; Abigail Hough, 9; Ella Phillips, 9; Angelina Lopez, 8. Girls top newcomers: Samantha Peppel, 10; Macy Martin, 9; Jade Cedar Face, 9; Jada Cedar Face, 9; Lavella Kills Crow, 9; Amia Byers, 10. Coach’s comments: The girls were third at state last year, but we are missing the state champion through graduation. We still have a good number of quality athletes, so I expect us to still be quite competitive in most meets.

Boys top returnees: Austin Bartlet, 12; Zach Clauson, 12; Noah Mahoney, 10; Jerry Kohler, 10; Kory Storm, 9; Gage Hohn, 8; Evan Bartlet, 8. Boys top newcomers: Parker Hanselman, 11; Kevin Ramos Hernandez, 9; Riley Endres, 9; Logan Koch, 9; David Brock, 8. Girls top returnees: Morgan Hinckley, 11; Lindsey Roth, 10; Taryn Lentsch, 9; Reese Reichert, 9; Annalise Buenning, 9; Kayleigh Royston, 9; Leah Klock, 8. Girls top newcomers: Sydney Wear, 11; Paige Kabeiseman, 9; Alyssa Bartlet, 8. Coach’s comments: We return a good core of experienced runners along with a lot of athletes coming out for the first time this year. With the strong core of runners returning to help lead all of the first-year athletes, we expect to have an exciting year. Everyone has been working hard in practice and we expect to see a lot of growth throughout the year.

Girls top returnees: Isabel Sayler, 12; Sydney Jensen, 12; Cara Maske, 11; Erin Uecker, 9; Rylie Gossen, 8; Kaytlin Pankratz, 8. Girls top newcomers: Ashlin Jacobsen, 8; Peyton McCune, 7; Savanna Timmerman, 7.

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see the runners progress; we are working to build endurance, adding speed work and longer miles in the upcoming weeks. The young runners have the potential and drive to become strong assets to the team. I look to the returning letter winners and past state qualifiers to set the pace for the season. They have the willingness to work hard and do what it takes to succeed.

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Coach: Stephanie McCord Years coaching: 3 Conference: None Hanson Class/Region: Class B, Coach: Stacy Oltmanns Region 3. Years coaching: 2 Boys letterwinners Conference: Cornbelt returning: 4 Class/Region: Class B, Boys top returnees: Region 3. Spencer Hanson, 11; Ky Letterwinners return- Becker, 11; Drew Ekstrum, ing: 4 10; Carter Lenz, 9. Top returnees: Alyssa Boys top newcomers: Moschell, 8; Isaac Tus- Dawson Miller, 9; Porter chen, 11; Sadie Oltmanns, Miller, 9. 11; Reese Marek, 8. Girls letterwinners Top newcomers: returning: 4 Cadence Jarding, 7; Eliza Girls top returnees: SidOltmanns, 8. ney McCord, 11; Christine Coach’s comments: The Gaulke, 9; Josie McCord, 9; runners have been work- Taya Chelmo, 9. Freeman Academy/ ing hard this summer and Girls top newcomers: I am excited for a promis- Akane Metcalfe, 8; SumMarion mer Skluzak, 7. Coach: Suzanne Koern- ing year ahead. Coach’s comments: er, Jerry Kippes This is the first year we Class/Region: Class B, Howard Coach: Laura Hoff have been able to field a Region 3. Class/Region: Class B, full boys team. All four or Boys: Connor Epp, 9; our returning letterwinTim Epp, 11; Finley McCo- Region 2. Years coaching: 10 nniel, 7; Titus Roesler, 11; ners have gained strength, Letterwinners return- speed and confidence. The Tavin Schroeder, 8; Thaing: 7 len Schroeder, 10. girls team is young but Team: Presley Claussen, very competitive. Each Girls: Jada Koerner, 9; Hadley Luke, 8; Kristen 12; Ben Connor, 12; Emma Neises, 11; Saddie Palm- XC PREVIEW: Page 19 Wieman, 11. quist, 11; Abby Connor, 11; Kenedy Koepsell, 11; Riley Freeman Laible, 11; Ciana Schwader, Coach: Chris Maske 10; Luke Burger, 9; Jayden Years coaching: 2 Corsica-Stickney Conference: Cornbelt Jaynes, 8; Hailey Kizer, Class/Region: Class B, 8; Kacy Sherman, 8; Tom Coach: Scott Muckey Connor, 7; Natalie MarClass/Region: Class B, Region 3. Boys letterwinners tian, 7. Region 3. Coach’s comments: Our returning: 1 Boys top returnees: Dil- numbers have increased Ethan/Parkston lon Podzimek, 8. from last year and practicCoach: Jared Digmann Girls letterwinners es are going well. It’s fun Class/Region: Class A, returning: 6 Region 3. to start a new season and

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Fall Sports Preview

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XC PREVIEW From Page 18

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Menno

Coach: Cindee Mutchof the letterwinners had state meet experience and elknaus Years coaching: 18 excellent finishes. With Conference: Cornbelt their leadership, we are Class/Region: Class B, looking to bring Akane and Summer up to the varsi- Region 3 Letterwinners returnty level and finish even stronger as a team in the ing: 5 Top returnees: Joe 2019 state meet. Grassmid, 12; Kadeyn Ulmer, 9; Julius Carr, 8; Lyman Morgan Edelman, 11; AshCoach: Joel Milton ton Massey, 8. Years coaching: 10 Coach’s comments: Our Conference: Western returning letterwinners Great Plains Class/Region: Class B, are a very solid group of Region 4. runners and should have Boys letterwinners a very successful year. returning: 4 We have a large group of Boys top returnees: Brad promising young runners Lebeda, 12; Brendon Estes, and are looking for con12; Bryce Muirhead, 12; tinued success in future Cruz Garnos, 11. years. Boys top newcomers: Stockton McClanahan, 10; Mount Vernon/ Shiloh Olson, 10; Askel Plankinton Ehlers, 7; Lane LaBeau, 7. Coach: Bonnie Schmidt Coach’s comments: Years coaching: 9 Expectations are high as Conference: SESD we return our top four Class/Region: Class A, runners from a team that Region 4 placed 5th at the state Boys letterwinners meet, but we will have returning: 2 some hurdles due to injuBoys top returnees: ry. Logan Tlam, 11; Riley GreGirls letterwinners gerson, 10. returning: 1 Boys top newcomGirls top returnees: ers: Caden Barnes, Masin Alyssa Jones, 10. Bosworth, Carter Davis, Coach’s comments: Derek Fletcher, Kyser Numbers are down, with Kunkel. only one person running Girls top returnees: varsity. Alyssa is a tough Hallie Schmidt, 11; Kyia competitor who has qual- Schmidt, 8. ified for the state meet Girls top newcomers: since 7th grade, so I look Alexis Hauge; Maggie for a fun and exciting sea- Overbay; Madison Muelson. ler; Sabrina Strand; Harlee Guindon; Sherridan HanMcCook Central/ sen. Montrose Coach’s comments: This Coach: Laura Gessner year’s team is very young, Years coaching: 3 but show a lot of potential. Class/Region: Class A, It’s a great group of kids Region 2. who will work hard. Letterwinners returning: 2 Platte-Geddes Boys top returnees: JorCoach: Matt Maxon dan Schock, 11. Years coaching: 3 Girls: Vivian Koepsell, 8; Conference: SESD Kayla McAreavey, 12. Class/region: Class B. Coach’s comments: We Region 3 are a young team but very Letterwinners returndetermined and willing ing: 6 to work hard. As a coach, Boys top returnees:

Caden Tegethoff, 12; Nate Whalen, 11; Gavin Gustad, 9; Collin Engebretson, 10; Will Miller, 11; Matthew Brink, 12. Boys top newcomers: Tommy Beihl, 7; Trevor Rolland, 9; Carson Vanden Berg, 7; Kyler Konstanz, 11; Emmit Holzbauer, 7; Tanner Dyk, 8; Jadon Peterson, 9. Coach’s comments: The boys return all six runners from last year’s Region 4A championship team in which they also won the SESD conference. Strong numbers will help push the boys during practice and keep things interesting for meets. Girls top returnees: Kelly Sondegroth, 11; Calli Slaba, 9; Katie Holter, 8; Carlee Olson, 9. Girls top newcomers: Addy Boltjes, 9; Kally Millar, 11; Tamya Mushitz, 7. Coach’s comments: The girls will build off their 3rd place finish at region and strong showing at the State meet last year as a team. Hoping to have a lot of fun this year and make some noise at the same time.

Tripp-Delmont/ Armour

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Coach: Callie Cirillo Class/region: Class B, Region 3

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Wagner

Coach: Tom Cartney Years coaching: 5 Conference: SESD Class/Region: Class A, Region 3. Letterwinners returning: 5 Boys top returnees: Lukas Otte, 12; Jordan Iron, 11; Eddie Hayward, Dan Bechtold / Winner Advocate 11; Colby Krcil, 9; TanThe returning letterwinners for the Winner volleyball ner Krcil, 9; Lael Waeterteam include, front, from left, Addy Root, Kalla Bertram, mans, 9; Teddy Slaba, 9; Maggie LaCompte, Marlie Schuyler and Ellie Brozik. Owen Bekanich, 8; Harry Back row: Mackenzie Levi, Jenna Hammerbeck, Hayward, 8; Jason Weston, Kelsey Sachtjen, Shannon Calhoon and Morgan 8; Ryan Conroy, 8; Henry Hammerbeck. Hayward, 8; Caleb Zephier, 7; Vincent Bechen, 7; Quincy Mousseaux, 7; LETTERWINNERS: SANBORN CENTRAL/ Jackson Rolston, 7. WOONSOCKET CROSS COUNTRY Boys top newcomers: Tobias Zephier, 10; Myles Kokes, 10; Treyson Zephier, 7; Cord Kreeger, 6; Eric Cournoyer, 6. Girls top returnees: Rose Eitemiller, 12; Mia Dion, 8; Jennifer Barnett, 8; Deandra Leighton, 7; Presley Slaba, 7; Precious Fischer, 7. Girls top newcomers: Sanborn Central/ Lilly Huapapi, 9; Janessa Woonsocket Powers, 7; Olowan Boyd, Coach: Shelley Schlicht 6; Lolali Cournoyer, 6. Conference: 281 Coach’s comments: The Class/region: Class B, team is excited for another Courtesy photo Region 4 year and all the challengThe returning letterwinners for the Sanborn Central/ Letterwinners return- es that come with it. We Woonsocket cross country team include, front, from left, ing: 7 have a team both young Sutton Senska, Ethan Schmiedt, Bryce Larson, Evan Top returnees: Braxton and energetic; we plan to VonEye and Ellie VonEye. Back row: Braxton Gentles, Gentles, 10; Jeff Boschee, train hard and have a blast Noah Terkildsen, Andrew Lindgren, Jeff Boschee, 8; Andrew Lindgren, 11; doing it. We have a really Trinity Boschee. Not pictured: Hannah Terkildsen. Hannah Terkildsen, 9; enthusiastic team, and we Trinity Boschee, 10. hope to have a very suc- Mebius, 7. Winner Area Coach’s comments: We cessful season. Coach’s comments: We Coach: Jayd Schuyler have some talented young are a young team, but have Years coaching: 8 runners who want to do Wessington Springs the numbers to build on Conference: Big Dakota/ Coach: Becky Bellwell — and that is half of and use the leadership SESD Krueger the battle! from AJ to guide us. Class/region: Class A, Years coaching: 13 Girls letterwinners Region 4 Scotland Conference: 281 Letterwinners returnCoach: Gary Pepper Class/region: Class B, returning: 0 Girls top newcomers: ing: 6 girls/3 boys Conference: Great Plains Region 4 Jaclyn Jungemann, 7. Top returnees: Sidda Class/region: Class B, Boys letterwinners Coach’s comments: It’s Schuyler, 10; Kade WatRegion 3 returning: 2 Boys: Parker Humphrey, Boys top returnees: AJ exciting to have a girl run- son, 10. Coach’s comments: 9. Neely, 10; Brock Krueger, ning for WSHS. I hope this will spark some interest in Qualify both the girls and Girls: Keegan Baker, 8. 9; Ciara Henry, 9; Jenna Boys top newcomers: others to give cross coun- boys teams to the state Branden Flowers, 7; Karter try a try. Vitek, 9. meet.

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Area prep golf previews Key players: Cameron Caldwell, 11; Key players: Quinn Bormann, 10; PayBy The Daily Republic The following information was pro- Drayton Priebe, 11; Dakota Munger, 8; ton Koehn, 8; Carter Kalda, 10; Matt vided by the coaches of the respective Max Kelsey, 9; Sandler Wiekamp, 8. Ehler, 10; Braden Bruening, 12. Other high school players: Eric teams or compiled by The Daily RepubOther high school players: Jon Akre, Strande, 10. lic’s staff. 11; Spencer Albrecht, 10; Kaleb Weber, 9; Regen Weber, 10. Chamberlain Parkston Coach’s comments: We return everyCoach: Chris Caldwell Coach: Tyler Hockett one from last year’s seventh-place finClass/Region: Class A, Region 3 Class: Class A, Region 3 State finish last year: 11th State finish last year: 7th ish. Looking for a strong, competitive

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season from this group. It’s also nice to have some new boys come out and build for the future.

Winner Area

Coach: Larry Aaker Class: Class A, Region 3 Key players: Gage Watson, 12. Other high school players: Jayd Whitley, 12.

Fall Sports Preview

DWU fall sports previews Tigers’ sights set on reaching the conference tournament, and potentially the NAIA tournament, despite being picked ninth in the preseason polls with five Football GPAC schools ranked in the topThe 2018 Dakota Wesleyan 20 nationally. University football team was an Wagner native Emily Brunsing, anomaly in Ross Cimpl’s tenure Mallory Cooper and Becky as head coach, finishing with its Frick played 112 sets last year first losing season since 2009 as juniors, as did sophomore and a 2-9 record. Bridgett Knobbe, while sophoDWU’s inconsistencies led to more libero Sara Herman played five single-digit losses and a 1-8 111. record in Great Plains Athletic Each player has seen signifConference play. In a preseason icant playing time during their poll closely mirroring last sea- careers, with Knobbe entering son’s standings, it was selected the season No. 6 on the DWU allto finish ninth by both the media time list with 2,116 assists, while and coaches this year, too. Herman, Frick and Cooper each It starts with the “effort things have at least 1,000 career digs. and communication,” per Cimpl, Frick is the headliner, though, who said DWU took it for granted currently sitting fifth all-time last season. Starting behind the with 1,210 kills. The 6-foot line in a rep during practice or Yankton native was a first-team finishing through plays could be all-GPAC performer last season the difference between DWU’s after finishing fifth nationally first back-to-back losing seawith 4.5 kills per set and 12th in sons since 2006-07 and show- total kills (504). casing a more complete game. DWU also has Winner native With the graduation of the Sydney Fritz returning from a record-breaking Dillon Turn- 2018 season-ending knee injury, er after the 2017 season, DWU while also adding Jadie DeLange, threw for 77.8 fewer yards per a 5-foot-10 transfer who led game last year, despite passing Black Hills State in kills as a as frequently. The Tigers picked freshman last season. FreshMitchell alum and true freshman Dannielle Burns (Raymond, man Kiel Nelson to be its open- Minnesota) is also expected to ing-game starter at Dakota State see playing time immediately, on Aug. 27. while Mitchell’s Mackenzie MillBlocking for DWU’s new signal er and Watertown’s Mariah Gloe caller will be a bigger offen- could also potentially work into sive line, albeit one which needs the lineup as well. to replace four starters. Cimpl mentioned the 6-foot-5, 305- Women’s soccer pound sophomore T.J. Benton Off the program’s first allas a potential addition to the GPAC first-team selection in line, though seven players rotat- five seasons, Sioux Falls native ed through the first and second and senior Alyssa Weidler leads teams during fall camp. the Tigers back to the pitch this fall for sixth-year coach Clay Volleyball Glasgow. Dakota Wesleyan University The Tigers were 6-11 a season volleyball took a step forward ago, and 4-8 in the GPAC and in 2018, finishing 17-14 overall Weidler provided nearly all of the — the second time the program offense. The O’Gorman product has had a winning record since had 16 of the Tigers’ 28 goals for 1993 — but its 5-11 record in the season, and led the team in conference play tied for seventh goals and shots on goal as well. in the standings and the Tigers Also back is junior goalkeeper fell three sets shy of finishing in Hannah Bowes, who started in the top eight to make the GPAC 12 of the Tigers’ 17 matches, and tournament. logged 76 saves with a 2.17 goals An experienced lineup has the against average. Here’s a quick look at the the Dakota Wesleyan University fall sports programs and their outlooks for the season:

The Tigers were eighth in the conference last year in goals per game with 1.5 per match, while conceding 2.08 goals per match, which ranked ninth in the 13-team league. Seniors Kaylynn Anziano, of Rapid City, and Jocelyn Behm, of Sioux Falls, anchor the Tigers’ back line on defense. Among the Great Plains Athletic Conference opponents, Midland has been picked as the preseason favorite, while Hastings returns as the conference’s regular season and postseason champion from 2018. DWU was picked to finish 10th.

without a single senior on the roster once again. Brooke Ehlers, of Canton, and South Africa native Hijke Pretorious, a transfer from Western Texas College, are the lone upperclassmen and each are juniors. Jade Burr, who finished second individually a year ago at the GPAC championships for the Tigers as a freshman, is not on the team’s fall roster. But DWU finished third as a team on the conference championship leaderboard, and sophomores Kaitlyn Greenhoff (Dell Rapids), Jayden Bormann (Parkston) and Megan Hinker (Lennox) return from Men’s soccer the GPAC qualifier squad from If the 2019 season is to net May. Other area golfers include successes. the search for scoring sophomores Ashley Zimmer will need to be fruitful for the (Mitchell), Ronae Klein (Winner) DWU men’s soccer team. and Jordan Glanzer (Howard), The Tigers scored only 13 goals along with freshmen Taylor Reif in 17 matches a season ago — (Spencer) and Kailee Henglefelt which ranked 188th out of 197 (Mitchell). teams in NAIA last season — The GPAC conference champiand were outshot by opponents onship is decided over 72 holes, nearly three-fold in 2018. Center played in two-day segments in midfielder Julian Mole led the the fall and spring. The GPAC fall team with three goals a season qualifier will be held Sept. 30 and ago, and he returns this sea- Oct. 1 at The Bluffs Golf Course in son from a 4-12-1 campaign last Vermillion. year. Defensively, goalkeeper Gaston Men’s golf Miteff — who logged 95 saves The DWU golf team capped and was ninth in the country the 2018-19 campaign without a in saves per game — has grad- single senior on the roster, so the uated, so the Tigers will likely Tigers are hoping that youth can ask senior Khang Nguyen and carry over to a new season this sophomore Matthew Campbell to fall. Huron native Nolan Wiecover the net this season. gel will likely be counted on for A pair of Mitchell High School DWU to lead the way. Wiegel had graduates are on the team. Senior a third-round 69 at the GPAC forward Caleb Larson and junior championships in the spring and forward Seth Paulson are each was an all-conference player on the roster for the Tigers, who thanks to his ninth-place overall are coached by third-year coach finish. Jose Lopez. Mitchell alum Cade Carpenter In the GPAC, Hastings — which and White River’s Justice Morrihas won 19 straight league titles son, both incoming juniors, each in the regular season — has been gained experience with strong tabbed as the preseason favorite. showings at the GPAC spring DWU was picked to finish 10th, meet, and Bennett Lundy, of ahead of Mount Marty and Pre- Aberdeen, leads a group of sophsentation College. omores into a new season. Other area DWU golfers of note include Women’s golf junior Nate Hohn, of Parkston, The DWU golf programs are in and sophomore Gavin Zomer, of their third season of leadership Corsica. Jayden Engels, who hails under Tiger alum Tom Hoek. from Watertown, is DWU’s lone And like the men’s golf team a senior men’s golfer. year ago, the DWU women are The GPAC conference champi-

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onship is decided over 72 holes, played in two-day segments in the fall and spring. The fall qualifier event will be held at Indian Greek Golf Club in Elkhorn, Nebraska on Oct. 27-28, which has been the site of the PGA Tour’s Korn Ferry Tour tournament stop in recent years.

Men’s cross country

Local connections likely will be counted upon for the DWU men’s cross country squad in 2019. DWU was 10th last season at the GPAC meet, with sophomore Brendan Langbehn recording the top time in 37th place. Along with Langbehn, the Tigers return three of their five runners from the GPAC meet last season, joined by Plankinton product Devin Rihanek and Rex Schlicht, a senior from Woonsocket. Schlicht was 61st last year, while Rihanek finished 70th. Other area athletes of note include senior Tyler Larson (Mitchell), sophomore Layne Lewis (Plankinton) and freshman Spens Schlicht (Woonsocket). The team is coached by second-year coach Jamen Helton. The GPAC championship meet is Nov. 9 in South Sioux City, Nebraska.

Women’s cross country

The DWU women’s cross country team posted its best finish in school history at the GPAC championships in 2018, finishing seventh. The Tigers bring back their top runner with hopes of even more improvement this season. McKenna Rogers (St. Michael, Minnesota) finished in 27th place at the GPAC championships. Delanie Larson (Gettysburg) finished 68th last year, and Savannah Schmidt (Plankinton) was 86th. Macey Bohl (Garretson) is the only other upperclassmen on the team, entering the year as a junior. Also on the roster are freshmen Annika Vermeulen (Mitchell) and Patience Nesheim (Parkston). The Tigers might also call on five-time Class AA state meet participant Samantha Shoultz, of Huron, who joins the team as a freshman, as well. Like the men, the GPAC championship will be contested Nov. 9 in South Sioux City, Nebraska.

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