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EDGERTON, WISCONSIN, ROCK COUNTY

In 1906, a crew of Edgerton men employed in digging clay at the Whittet Brickyard earned $1.20 for each 10-hour work day. Among the workers in this portrait are several of the German immigrants who started to call Edgerton home from the 1880s on, including Gus Radtke, William Fritsch, and August Blank. (Scarborough Collection.)

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Most Midwest women didn’t work outside of the home in the 1890s and 1900s. Unmarried Edgerton women who were paid for their work usually were employed as teachers or tobacco sorters. This view was taken at an Edgerton tobacco warehouse, sometime around 1900. (Scarborough Collection.)

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EDGERTON A young man from the Edgerton area thrusts tobacco leaf on lath in a formal, studio photograph by an unknown photographer, circa 1895.

(Scarborough Collection.)

“Tobacco Day” on Edgerton’s Front Street in the 1890s, when farmers would bring their crop to the city to be weighed and judged, then purchased. (Scarborough Collection.)

A woman and her family stop on Edgerton’s Front Street about 1890. Royal Hall, center at the back of the photo, was a major entertainment center then.

The Willson-Monarch building (three-story structure to the right, with a dark, top facade, nearby the J.A. Thompson Livery) first flourished in the 1880s.

(Scarborough Collection.)

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Cover of upcoming pictorial history of Edgerton written by Mark Scarborough.

Please see page 2.

Two men examining their tobacco crop, date unknown. (Scarborough Collection.)

Edgerton tobacco merchant T.B. Earle shipped this 29-car train full of tobacco, destined to become Old Virginia Cheroot cigars, from Edgerton to points south on November 26, 1899. (Scarborough Collection.)

(Photos courtesy Images of America: Edgerton.)

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My Memories of Tobacco Days Section 1, Page 2

I grew up in Edgerton during the 1930’s and 1940’s. I lived with my parents, Hattie and Nordahl Gunness, on Blaine Street, in a red brick house.

We knew all of our neighbors and all of our neighbors knew us. Our house had a big front porch that extended the width of the house. It was very open and on warm, summer nights, my dad and sometimes my mom would sit on the porch during the early evening hours and enjoy the

sounds of the neighborhood. On occasion, a neighbor might stop long enough to say “hello” and engage in small talk for a brief period of time, but would then move on.

Our neighbor on the right was Bill Hemphill. He would invite the neighborhood kids into his house to see his real “stuffed” animals that he kept in a room upstairs. We were fascinated by them. I remember he had a stuffed coyote and all kinds of stuffed birds. I

My dad, Nordahl Gunness, in his volunteer fire fighting uniform. Picture taken in back of the Blaine Street house, probably in the 30’s or 40’s.

Donna Jean Gunness (Ahlgrim). This picture was taken around 1935 or 1936.

don’t know where they came from, but we sure enjoyed looking at them. Bill also had a Victrola. He would wind it up for us and music would come blaring out. We thought it was really special to see and hear that machine.

The Ratzlaffs lived next to Bill Hemphill. They ran a store in downtown Edgerton that carried groceries downstairs and clothing upstairs, along with other miscellaneous items.

When I was in kindergarten, my neighborhood friend, Tommy Heuer and I would try to sneak a peek at Mrs. Ratzlaff doing her laundry in the basement. I remember her seeing us and coming outside and chasing us away with a broom. We thought this was great fun.

My dad worked at the Highway Trailer and was a volunteer fireman.

My uncle, Les Gunness, also worked there. Les had a car, so every morning he would pick my dad up for work and at the end of the day drop him off again. We never owned a car and my dad didn’t have a license, but that didn’t keep him from driving my mom and I to Plymouth, Wisconsin to see another aunt and uncle and

By Donna Gunness Ahlgrim

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that he liked about school. I heard many stories about him jumping out of his second story bedroom window so he wouldn’t have to go to school.

My dad and his brothers were good athletes. They all played baseball. My Uncle Les was recruited by the Chicago White Sox to play professional baseball. He was a pitcher, but his career was cut short by some kind of arm or shoulder injury.

My Uncle Tully was elected to the Edgerton Hall of Fame in 1997. He also umpired throughout the state. He played football in high school and was recruited to play college football in Colorado, but he decided to stay in Edgerton. The highlight of his football career was playing in a game with “Red” Grange in Illinois. I don’t know

cousins. He would borrow a car and we would just go.

My grandparents on the Gunness side both lived in Edgerton. My grandfather lived with my Uncle Les and Aunt Alma on Main Street and my grandmother lived on Fulton Street close to downtown. I never saw my grandfather more than a few times. He would smile at me and say “Hello,” but that was about it. I don’t really know why I didn’t spend any time with him and I never really questioned it because that was the way it was. My grandmother, Annette (Nettie), worked in the tobacco warehouses. When she wasn’t doing that, she baked lefse and other Norwegian pastries to make extra money. I remember her baked goods were fantastic and I always looked forward to sampling them. When my grandmother passed away, her house was sold for a thousand dollars.

Art and Laura Mabson. Picture taken after WWII. It looks to me like it could be their wedding photo.

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Pictorial History of Edgerton To Be Published

My Uncle Tully (Thorwald Gunness). He must have been about 14 or 15. I have no idea why they submitted by Diane Everson called him “Snowball.”

Our front cover of this year’s I had another aunt and uncle on Tobacco Days edition features the the Gunness side who lived up the soon to be published pictorial history of Edgerton written by Mark Scarborstreet from us. Margaret was a ough. According to Arcadia Publishteacher in the elementary school for ing, the book is scheduled to be on the many years. She was married to my market in the spring of 2014. dad’s brother, Tully (Thorwald GunMark finished the manuscript ness). Everyone in town called him shortly before he died unexpectedly on Tully. He was a policeman and June 10, 2013. Photographer, Donna would spend his days walking his Browne, assisted Mark with the photos. “beat” in downtown Edgerton. Tully At the time of his death, Mark was socialized with everyone in town. A a reporter for the Edgerton Reporter gentleman later recalled Tully issu- and had written two other books. One ing him his drivers license. He said was a history of Rome, Wisconsin and all he had to do was drive Tully the other a book of original poetry. around the block, pay him a quarter The Edgerton Reporter is assisting and he got his license to drive.

Arcadia Publishing in marketing his I always found it somewhat ironic books. Arcadia Publishing is the that Tully married a teacher because largest publisher in the U.S. of local aside from sports, there was nothing and regional pictorial histories.

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My Memories of Tobacco Days

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how this came about, but I remember him talking about this.

Most of my mother’s family also lived in Edgerton or in the Albion Prairie area. My Aunt Blanche and Uncle Edwin Marsden farmed close to the Albion Prairie Cemetery. I got a bike when I was nine and would ride it the seven miles to their farm and stay for a week. They had horses and I loved everything about them.

My Uncle Edwin had a brother who lived in California. He owned a company that made bleachers and from what I understand the business was very lucrative. He owned a lot on the route of the Rose Parade and was offered a huge amount of money to sell it. I know he refused the offer, but don’t know what happened after that.

My aunt and uncle also had a huge vegetable garden. I would help my aunt pick vegetables, many of which she would can for the long I grew up in this house on Blaine Street. We used to heat the house with coal. I remember my dad going into the winter months. I remember spending basement and shoveling scoops of coal into the furnace to keep the house warm. The shutters and driveway were hours shelling peas, which eventually added after I moved out.

became a task that I did not enjoy.

There were many other things on the farm that I would rather have been doing.

I had another aunt and uncle, Graydon and Verona Mabson, who owned the Gambles store in downtown Edgerton. They lived upstairs from the store. They didn’t have any kids, but they did have a niece from Orfordville that I spent a lot of time with growing up.

During the summer, we would spend the hot, muggy days down at the local swimming pool. I also loved to roller skate and we would either skate at the outdoor rink by the pool or use the sidewalks in the neighborhood. In the winter, we would ice skate behind the old elementary school.

My Uncle Art was my mother’s youngest brother. He was in the military and served in Guam. While he was there, he contracted malaria. I still have a huge seashell that he

brought back for me. After he got married, he and his wife, Laura eventually moved to Los Angeles. I know he had a successful Fuller Brush career, but we never really saw him much after that.

My mother made me take piano lessons. Mrs. Hegge came down from Stoughton to give me lessons.

My mother made me practice for thirty minutes every morning before school. I didn’t always like to practice, but in the long run, it paid off.

For many years, I was the organist at the First Methodist Church in Stoughton and taught lessons.

Although I haven’t lived in Edgerton for many years, I still enjoy coming back and driving through town recalling memories of growing up there. I also enjoy the stories in the Edgerton Reporter of bygone days, which is why with the encouragement of my family I decided to write and submit my memories.

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Grandma’s turn-of-the century garden Section 1, Page 4

By Betty Dallmann Witzel

As a young child I knew that Spring’s arrival was a time of happiness and enthusiasm. We were able to spend more time outdoors after a hard Wisconsin winter. At that time, we lived with Grandma Stricker in her house on Broadway Street.

Grandpa and Grandma had moved to this house when their fourth child (my mother) was born in 1895. In looking back I realize what thought had gone into the planning of garden and yard and the planting of trees and shrubbery here. It was an interesting landscape. A winding path, from the edge of the property, brought one to the side porch and the door to the kitchen. There were violets and lady

slippers next to the path and also a snowball bush. Beyond these was an expanse of grass. Old-fashioned pink and yellow bush roses enclosed the lawn. An extremely tall cottonwood tree was there, and one could hear the rustling of those heartshaped leaves with the slightest breeze. A shagbark hickory and elm tree were near the street.

To the west side of the path a

shady bower was formed by mock orange, lilac and bridal wreath bushes, and an apple tree and cherry tree. A rope swing hung from the

glossy bark branch of the cherry tree.

Next to a small barn there was a chicken yard. Grandma kept a few laying hens–as was the custom then–as chickens were allowed in town then. Eggs were provided for the family and occasionally a chicken for Sunday dinner.

A garden in the good loam soil competed the picture. Some vegetables were grown and Grandma’s flowers meant so much to her. There are daylilies, petunias, bachlor buttons, marigolds, zinnias, pansies, nasturtiums, phlox, daisies, hollyhocks, larkspur, gaillardias, sweet Williams, dahlias, asters and cosmos.

It was a typical turn-of-the-century garden. There were flowers to pick for bouquets for the house, beginning in Spring, with lilacs and mock orange, and bringing summer to an end with asters and mums. Grandma had planned it well. A long row of iris bordered the driveway, usually in bloom, to be taken to the cemetery

with other spring flowers on Decoration Day. Lilies-of-the-valley, which like a shady spot, were seen each May on the north side of the house–in a little nook where Carol and I played with

our paper dolls on the lawn there.

Their gardens were a conversation-piece for the women of the neighborhood and they exchanged “slips” of plants with each other.

Grandma sometimes visited the nearby homes of Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Knoll and they showed their gardens to each other. A purple clematis could be seen on a trellis as one walked the full length of the street approaching the Drake home. The currant and gooseberry bushes were of interest at the Voog home, plus a grey angora cat.

A front porch, side porch, back porch, from any vantage point, we

looked out upon a pretty view. People did sit on their porches in those days. It was a relaxing pastime and an opportunity to visit with neighbors walking by. All of us had a great deal of pleasure from Grandma’s turn-of-

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the century garden! And now families are still planning gardens at their homes.

Afterthought of the Broadway Neighborhood.....

(The Drakes, Johnsons, Knolls and Voogs are recalled above; want to add these.)

Haylock’s pleasant home on the corner, always so neat, where the Steindls lived too; Dawes home with

the wild grape vines gracefully entwined on the front porch, the sweet taste of the grapes recalled; Mr. and Mrs. Henderson’s home (one of the oldest on the street) this couple grandma and grandpa to the neighborhood; Hanson’s home, our photographer, a canvas swing on the porch which we enjoyed along with Mrs. Hanson’s brownies; the Wing family, good neighbors in the old Bunker home across the street; Mrs. Lipke’s house with her welcome to us as we played near there, and her treat for us of homemade bread with butter and brown sugar; the RouschStavik home with kindly aunt Lizzie there, a large lawn and charming playhouse; Freeman and Belle

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Lyons’ cozy home and their friendliness to the kids on the street; the Bullion family home down Broadway–their boys in my grade–and another Bullion family

lived on our street too with boys my brother’s age; the Taylors with impressive rounded front porch at the end of our block; Jessie and Henry Tellefson’s home, made of local cream brick, on the corner–always a “hello” as we passed there; the Nelson house, an older couple who befriended us (the first home of John Rousch); the John Rousch home, with big front porch, the house built

by John; the pebbledash home of Police Chief and Mrs. Ben Springer, where they watched the neighborhood children from their porch; Lietz’s house, with such juicy apples

from their tree near the back door and a wealth of raspberry bushes on their deep lot–a home we were often in; the Davis large, double house of our friends, with the pet black cat and where the music of Archie Davis was nice to hear; the Otto Bartz’s and Emil Rousch’s identical houses, side

by side, neat and lovely; and the Kate and Augie Maves home, our relatives, always so good to us. ALL FONDLY REMEMBERED! This was our neighborhood; as children we were not allowed to go further than E. Rollin St. for outdoor play.

Broadway Street curves and continues around the bend to its end at N. Main Street. It is a long and lovely street.

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He gave his name to our home town By: Betty Dallmann Witzel

Mr. B. H. Edgerton, born in Saybrook, Connecticut; was the son of Elisha and Diana Edgerton. The family moved to a farm at Taberg, N.Y. to an area, then considered way out West. When Ben was 12, they moved to Buffalo, N.Y. and he later studied surveying, and worked for the U.S. Government surveys.

In 1835, he traveled through the wilderness, by Indian pony to Wisconsin, following the Indian trails.

Here, he found wigwams and a few settlers’, cabins, living for a time at Solomon Juneau’s cabin–where Mrs. Juneau made delicious acorn pies!

He platted the oldest part of Milwaukee, using his surveying knowledge. Then, for a time, he lived in what was the village of Fulton Station–and later renamed Edgerton, honoring Mr. Edgerton, and his part in bringing the railroad through town,–the first train coming through in January, 1854. While in Edgerton, he lived on our present Washington Street, directly across from the home built by the Cultons.

It was in the early 1850’s that the railroads were being extended into

Benjamin Hyde Edgerton, 1811-1886 the West. The Milwaukee and Mis- ported it), in 1910. They are buried sissippi Railroad was being laid out in Forest Home Cemetery, in Milin a westward direction. Upon its waukee. He was the architect of the completion, Mr. Edgerton moved to well-known Old St. Pauls’ Church, in Madison, where the general Milwau- Milwaukee. kee and Mississippi Railroad offices were.

He married Sophia Hosmer, of Milwaukee, in 1838. He was an important man in the development of the railroads, and valued so much by the Edgerton settlers, that they gave their town his name. He died in 1886, and his wife followed him to the “great silence” (as newspapers re-

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To learn more about this weekend and for registration information, former crew members and their family members can visit www.intrepidmuseum.org/fcm70.aspx.

The homecoming weekend will feature a special ceremony marking the 70th Anniversary of Intrepid’s Commissioning, on August 16 at 11:00 a.m. at which former crew members will reunite and share stories of their tours of duty. Throughout the weekend, the museum will offer guided tours of the ship and behind-the-scenes curator-led tours of their museum collection storage facility. For some former crew members, this will be the first time they have been aboard their beloved ship since the completion of their service.

The Intrepid’s homecoming weekend is open to the public, and will feature programs and events specifically tailored for former crew members and their families. Entrance to the museum will be free of charge for former crew members and their family members.

Now a museum ship and national historic landmark, the aircraft carrier Intrepid (CVS-11), was one of the most successful and stalwart ships in US history, serving in the Pacific during World War II, when it was hit by five Kamikaze attacks but refused to sink, and nicknamed “the Ghost Ship” by the Japanese. Intrepid later served three tours of duty off Vietnam and in submarine surveillance in the North Atlantic during the Cold War.

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Here’s a trivial test of some useful and useless information from Diane’s files.

Tobacco Trivia...Good Luck!

1. What is the scientific name for the tobacco plant? Nicotiana vulgaris, Nicotiana tabacum or Nicotiana addictus?

2. The tobacco plant is native to which continent? North America, South America or both?

3. The cultivation of tobacco played an important role in the economic viability of which American colony?

Jamestown, Plymouth, Roanoke or St. Augustine?

4. By the 17th century, tobacco was in common use in Europe. Then, as now, there were a lot of people who disapproved of it. Which English king expressed his displeasure in a pamphlet entitled "A Counterblast to Tobacco?" James II, George III, Charles I or James I? 5. In the 18th century the European upper classes became fond of which particular tobacco product? Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff or Chewing tobacco?

6. Which President was known for smoking up to 30 cigars a day for all of his adult life?

7. Which of these famous men was noted for his opposition to smoking? Franklin Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, Winston Churchill or Adolf Hitler?

8. Smoking, particularly cigarette smoking, is almost universally regarded as a serious danger to one's health.

Studies have shown, however, that smoking may help to prevent which of the following diseases?

Alzheimer's disease, Ulcerative colitis, Parkinson's disease or All of them?

9. Which country is both the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco? India, China, The United States, or Indonesia?

(Answers are on page 7)

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Judy Nelson looks back 42 years to Tobacco Days beginning Section 1, Page 6

By John Ph. Graf Reporter Staff

“I birthed it,” Judy Nelson said with a smile. And, she said, “It hurt!”

“No . . .” it really didn’t she continued, thinking back to 1972 and the very first Edgerton Tobacco Days.

“For 38 years,” Nelson said, she “held its hand.” Four years ago, Nelson decided it was time to step down from the committee.

Did Nelson stay away from the event the first year she was off the committee?

“No!” she answered emphatically.

“Does a mother turn her child loose when it is just toddling?”

Nelson said she “went out with the gal who was co-chair one year with me, and we sat out there (Racetrack Park) until about midnight, I think, and things were being torn down. We looked at each other and said ‘It’s OK now, we can go home.’”

Edgerton Tobacco Days “started over a cup of coffee, as usual,” Nelson said. “We were sitting down at the Cue Rack, a coffee bar,” she remembers. Nelson was secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at the time and several people would meet for coffee on a regular basis to exchange ideas and just to visit.

Nelson said that she had missed the Edgerton Centennial because her

Judy Nelson with her dog, Murphy.

Nelson was the chair of Edgerton Tobacco Heritage Day when it first started in 1972.

(Edgerton Reporter photo/ John Ph. Graf)

husband was in Korea and she was living with her folks in Janesville. At the time she didn’t care that she missed it.

Later, she apparently had second thoughts because Nelson began think-

Answers

1. Nicotiana tabacum. Tobacco is a member of the nightshade family, which includes the tomato, potato and eggplant.

2. Both. The tobacco plant is native to both American continents, and played an in important role in many Native American cultures.

3. Jamestown. The colony at Jamestown might well have failed if it had not been for tobacco. Colonists found that it was an easy crop to raise, and that it fetched high prices in Europe, which enabled them to purchase the staples they needed to survive. Tobacco was such an important crop in Virginia and the other southern colonies that it was used as currency.

4. James I of England (he was also James VI of Scotland) did not like smokers. He described the use of tobacco as "a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless." James was known a bad king; he was also known as "the most learned fool in Christendom."

5. Snuff. Snuff is powdered, dry tobacco which is often flavored or scented. A pinch of it is "snuffed" or inhaled through the nose.

Taking snuff was an almost universal habit among the aristocracy, both men and women. Most carried a "snuff box," made of silver or gold, and enamelled or embellished with precious stones.

European snuff is very different from American snuff, which is a moist tobacco, used by holding a pinch between the lip and gum, a practice known as "dipping."

6. Ulysses S. Grant 7. Adolf Hitler. Hitler was said to have been a smoker in his youth, but somewhere along the line he became a furious tobaccophobe.

No one was allowed to smoke in his presence. The Nazis banned smoking in public buildings and all forms of public transportation.

8. All of them. Many smoking opponents are outraged when it is claimed that smoking may actually have some health benefits, but the data are pretty clear that smoking helps to prevent many neurological diseases. No one seems to know why, but it may be due to the fact that nicotine stimulates brain activity. There are even some cancers, such as endometrial cancer and some skin cancers, that are rarer in smokers than non-smokers.

9. China. Despite efforts to stamp out tobacco use, both the production and consumption of tobacco continue to increase. While the use of tobacco in Western countries is showing modest declines, developing countries can't get enough of it. Love it or hate it, tobacco looks like it's here to stay.

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ing that “we should do something to liven the place up in the summer.”

She was hoping for the kind of thing that “would encompass the entire city.”

The Lions had the Fourth of July, she said, and surrounding communities had their events. “‘Well,’ we though, ‘why can’t we? We’ll just sandwich it in someplace between these others so we weren’t in competition with any of them,’” Nelson said. “It’s been the third weekend of July for as long as I can remember.”

So the Chamber sponsored it for the first two years, Nelson said. “Then we decided that we were advanced enough that we could walk on our own, so we incorporated. We got going with borrowed money, paid the money back and we’re still here. Of course there were a few rough years because we didn’t know what we were doing,” she said.

Then a few years of turmoil came to Edgerton, Nelson recalled.

“We got lots of flack when the anti-smoking thing came up. We had protesters. It was an uncomfortable time.

“We were always very conscious of criticism. We decided we were not celebrating tobacco, we weren’t selling it, we weren’t promoting it, we were honoring the heritage,” Nelson said.

It was 1989 and the committee “decided to soften it and promote the tobacco heritage,” she said. That year the name was changed to Edgerton Tobacco Heritage Days.

“A lot of people in Edgerton don’t smoke, or chew, but they sure do grow it,” she said, “so we decided we would capitalize it on that part and get the farmers involved.”

For a time, then, there would be a breakfast out at one of the tobacco farms on Wednesday or Thursday before the weekend, Nelson said, but it got to be a lot of work and that event fell by the wayside.

The first Tobacco Days was a lot of tying loose ends together, Nelson recalls. There were people phoning other people saying “what were we going to do?”

“It was getting our feet wet and taking baby steps and enjoying the fact that we did it all on borrowed money, paid the money back and had a nest egg to move on.

“We wanted to make sure that we got kids in on it, so we had a bicycle/tricycle race up at the school, we had a kiddie parade, there were activities at the swimming pool –- that pool no longer exists. It was, at that time, the largest outdoor pool in the midwest, Nelson said.

For the adults, “besides the parade, we had musical groups come and play, and tobacco spitting, of course – you had to have tobacco spitting. That got all the media attention. That’s where all the TV cameras went.”

“So we hid the contest where no one could find it – or so we thought,” Nelson said. “But they found it.”

“We tried to stay away from that aspect, Judy Nelson has collected an Edgerton Tobacco Heritage Day button from every year since its beginning. The because it was messy – disgusting. The empty circle at the bottom right is where the 2013 button will be displayed.

(Edgerton Reporter photo/John Ph. Graf) Continued on Page 7

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The Edgerton Reporter, Edgerton, WI 53534, Wednesday, July 17, 2013

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Judy Nelson looks back 42 years to Tobacco Days beginning Continued fromPage 6

longest distance, the biggest splat, it was just awful, Ick.” Over the years, putting Edgerton Tobacco Heritage Days together became more simplified, Nelson said.

“More people got involved and took over the various activities and carried on themselves like, for instance, the art fair,” Nelson said. “It is completely autonomous and they have been since about the fourth or fifth year, they run their own show, do their own advertising, give away their own prizes, but they started under the Tobacco Days umbrella.”

Nelson’s best memory is the peo-

ple, she said.

“I have just had a ball working with the people.

“The city has been more than cooperative all the way along, with permitting and signage, barricades and so forth. It couldn’t have gone more smoothly,” she said. “They’ve tried to arrange for any work that had to be done that it could be temporarily halted” during the event.

Besides all the memories, Nelson has a tangible reminder of all her years working with Edgerton’s Tobacco Heritage days – a framed display containing a button from every year. Except one.

Twelve meetings – one per month all year long for a three-day event.

That’s how much time the Tobacco Heritage Days Committee spends planning, organizing and overseeing the annual Edgerton event, first held in 1972.

Erin Johnson has been a committee member for five years and its president for three.

“Seems like a really long time,” she said Monday, reflecting on the time. “It’s a lot of work,” she added.

Her smile suggested that she didn’t mind it one bit.

There is no cost for people to enter Racetrack Park, Johnson said. People may remember that last year was the

She’s missing the 2013 button, she said, because she “hasn’t bought it yet.”

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LYMOUTH — The Panthers have tradition-

ally been a keep-it-on-the-ground football team. But while Plymouth likely won’t do away with its rush-first mentality, a change in on-field personnel this season could ensure the pigskins will rack up a few more frequentflier miles.

Former All-Region running back Eric Roberts is gone after rushing for nearly 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns in his senior season. Back in the huddle is Kollin Neils, a quarterback who threw for almost 1,600 yards and 16 TDs — and whom coach Dan Knaus thinks will fly front-and-center onto most opposing defenses’ radar screens this fall.

“We will definitely change KolFin lin’s role a little bit this year,” d Knaus said after a recent practice. co 13 p “He’s a great thrower of the ball, sch verag ages ed of ei but he’s also a great runner of the a nd ules, nclud prep football. We haven’t really utilized mo ou i him because we’ve had a featured re tloo ng ins (running) back always that was pretide ks ty good.” .

Neils completed 115-of-181 passes in 11 games last season, averaging nearly 9 yards per throw, and finished his junior year with a 104.8 passer rating, according to the Wisconsin Sports Network. He complemented his passing stats with solid play on the ground, running for 283 yards and three touchdowns on 64 carries.

Neils has hardly gone unnoticed in footballwatching circles. Despite working alongside bullish running backs who’ve carried much of the Panthers’ offensive weight, the lanky 6-foot-2 QB has turned enough heads to be named one of the sports network’s 15 top senior quarterbacks entering this season.

“Neils has been a highly-productive signal-caller the last two years, throwing for a combined 3,170 yards and 35 touchdowns with a combined passer rating of 112.0,” WSN says on its website. “… Neils has good size and shows an ability to be very accurate on the deep and intermediate routes.”

Knaus said the team can plug Neils into the offense in a number of different ways, noting his blend of strong legs and accurate arm means he can threaten teams as much on the ground as in the air.

“We’ll keep people guessing with what we’re going to do with Kollin,” Knaus said. “But he’s a versatile-enough athlete that we can do a lot of different things with him.”

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Plymouth quarterback Kollin Neils could pose a significant threat — both in the air and on the ground — to opposing defenses this season. Neils threw for almost 1,600 yards and 16 TDs as a junior last season, and finished with a 104.8 passer rating.

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PAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

FRVC/FRCC 2012 — Green Bay Southwest (8-0) 2011 — Manitowoc (8-0) 2010 — Ashwaubenon (8-0) 2009 — Bay Port (7-1) 2008 — Green Bay Notre Dame (8-0) 2007 — Ashwaubenon (7-1); Bay Port (7-1); De Pere (7-1) 2006 — Green Bay Notre Dame (6-1); Manitowoc (6-1) 2005 — Green Bay Preble (7-0) 2004 — Sheboygan South (7-0) 2003 — Green Bay Notre Dame (7-0)

EWC 2012 — Plymouth (7-0) 2011 — Kewaskum (7-0) 2010 — Plymouth (7-0) 2009 — Plymouth (7-0) 2008 — Kewaskum (7-0) 2007 — Kewaskum (7-0) 2006 — Kewaskum (6-1); Plymouth (6-1) 2005 — Kewaskum (7-0) 2004 — Plymouth (6-1); Sheboygan Falls (6-1) 2003 — Plymouth (7-0)

CLC 2012 — Cedar Grove (4-0) 2011 — Cedar Grove (6-0) 2010 — Oostburg (7-0) 2009 — Cedar Grove (7-0) 2008 — Cedar Grove (7-0) 2007 — Oostburg (5-1); Random Lake (5-1) 2006 — Cedar Grove (4-1); Howards Gr. (4-1); Random Lk. (4-1) 2005 — Cedar Grove (6-0) 2004 — Cedar Grove (7-0) 2003 — Ozaukee (6-1); Random Lk. (6-1)

THE FORMIDALBLE FIVE

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1. Plymouth

(10-1 last year; team preview on page 6)

2. Cedar Grove-Bel. (6-3 last year; team preview on page 8)

3. Sheboygan South (3-6 last year; team preview on page 3)

4. Kiel

(4-5 last year; team preview on page 4)

5. Sheboygan North (1-8 last year; team preview on page 2)

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Golden Raiders keep climbing the ladder

2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted Today — Pulaski Aug 30 — at G.B. Southwest Sept. 6 — at Manitowoc Sept. 13 — De Pere Sept. 20 — at Notre Dame Sept. 28 — G.B. Preble, 1 p.m.

Oct. 4 — at G.B. East Oct 11 — Bay Port Oct 18 — at Sheboygan South

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Noah Stengel

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The Fox River Classic Conference offers football teams nary a cakewalk to the playoffs.

For one thing, the conference is huge — a dozen teams, each from schools averaging nearly 1,400-student enrollments.

For another, the talent, especially at the top, is just plain good. Green Bay Southwest, last year’s conference title winner, has made a habit recently of carving deep paths into the Division 2 playoffs. Other conference teams regularly get at least two rounds into the postseason.

Still, Karl Nienhuis and his players at Sheboygan North are looking to take a few big steps up the steep conference ladder this season. The team finished second-to-last in the conference the past two years, falling just ahead of Green Bay West both times.

“I see us being a middle-of-the pack (team),” senior linebacker Karson Bell said at a recent practice, noting he’d like to finish somewhere near .500 this fall.

Nienhuis, who’s starting his third year as North’s coach, said he’s excited by strides the team has taken to build solid chemistry between players, noting the athletes are “really starting to gel as a team.”

He’s also optimistic about talent he sees on

1-8 Overall 1-7 Fox River Classic Regular season Pulaski 57, North 12 Manitowoc 49, North 12 De Pere 44, North 14 G.B. Southwest 58, North 0 G.B. Preble 77, North 20 North 35, G.B. East 21 Ashwaubenon 27, North 7 South 14, North 7 Kaukauna 42, North 34

LAST 10 YEARS W-L 1-8 2-7 3-6 3-6 1-8 0-9 4-6 1-8 2-7 3-6 20-71

Danny Wild

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2012 RESULTS

Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006-x 2005 2004 2003 Total

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Pct. .111 .222 .333 .333 .111 .000 .400 .111 .222 .333 .220

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COACH’S CORNER

Karl Nienhuis Year: Third Record: 3-15 Playoff appearances: 0 Conference titles: 0

PROSPECTS Offense QB — Jacob Schmidt, Bailey Meyer WR/TE — Weston Nelson, Noah Stengel, Matt Theobald, Peter Green, Jacob Fritz, Eric Suscha, Taylor Themar RB — George Herrmann, Truman Schiebel, Daniel Wild, Phoenix Hughes OL — Evan Mahn, Nathan Fritz, Alec Laning, Brandon Tollefson, Aaron Krugel, Zach Mueller, Mitch Nussberger, Nathan Gerhartz

Defense DL — Sam Pelzel, Jon Gould, Andrew Grunow, Eric Suscha, Taylor Themar, Tyler Themar, Elliot Eisner LB — Daniel Wild, Phoenix Hughes, Karson Bell, Antonio Padilla, Brandon Quinn, Harley Campbell, Alec Laning C — Peter Green, Zach Aicher, Ian Shinners, Josh Fritz S — Jacob Fritz

Sheboygan North players hope to climb into the middle of the Fox River Classic Conference. MCLEAN BENNETT/SHEBOYGAN PRESS MEDIA

both sides of the ball. The defense looks to boast “the best front eight that we’ve had in a while,” while the offense looks to spread out more.

“So it’s going to be a totally different offense than people have seen, and we’re excited to use it,” Nienhuis said.

The top of the conference has been volatile the last few years, suggesting just about anyone can ride the carousel to the front of the unpredictable league’s

standings any given season. A year after winning the FRCC title, Manitowoc fell to a tie for seventh place last fall. And Bay Port, which finished tied for sixth place two seasons ago, finished tied for second last year.

But Danny Wild, a Sheboygan North running back and linebacker, said he’s trying to keep his expectations realistically optimistic.

“The goal is to obviously make playoffs,” he said. “But I think we

should probably be around 4-5, hopefully around there, 3-7. But — obviously I would like to do better than that — but that’s just what we’re hoping for at least.”

“Last year was a frustrating year, both record- and performancewise,” Nienhuis said. “...

We had a really nice offseason, a great summer.

The players, the team really enjoy this group. I think it’s going to be a fun year. I’m excited for 2013.”

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SHEBOYGAN SOUTH

Redwings eager to gain consistency

2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

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2012 RESULTS

Sheboygan South’s 2012 season was a frustratingly mixed bag, full of inconsistency.

The Redwings scored 40 points in one defeat, but 14 in a victory. The defense held four teams to under 20 points, but twice allowed more than 50.

A large, solid junior class played a big role in last season’s 3-6 effort.

Those juniors are now seniors, and South expects to take the next step.

South ninth-year coach Chris Hein said the program is as healthy as it’s been in a while. The juniors and seniors total 44 in number, the most in his 12 years overall.

Seven starters are back on offense, five on defense, giving everyone optimism that last year can be used as a building block for a better today.

“We’re looking to have a pretty good season out there,” said senior Mitchell Martinez, the Redwings’ top returning wideout. “We have a lot of returning guys, we all know what we’re doing already. We feel like we have a very good chance to make the playoffs.”

“We think we can definitely be a playoff team,” added senior twoway starting lineman John Sullivan. “We’re all closer (than last year), most are seniors, and we

3-6 overall 3-5 Fox River Classic Regular season South 43, G.B. West 6 G.B. Preble 57, South 7 South 26, G.B. East 19 Notre Dame 41, South 27 De Pere 28, South 7 Manitowoc 54, South 40 Bay Port 28, South 6 South 14, North 7 Port Washington 18, South 7

LAST 10 YEARS 2012 3-6 .333 2011 2-7 .222 2010-x 5-5 .500 2009 2-7 .222 2008 3-6 .333 2007 4-5 .444 2006 2-7 .222 2005 4-5 .444 2004-xy 11-1 .917 2003-x 6-4 .600 Total: 42-53 .442 x-playoff berth y-conference championship

COACH’S CORNER

Chris Hein Year: Ninth Record: 25-48 Playoff appearances: 1 (0-1) Conference titles: 0

PROSPECTS Offense (Pro-I) QB — R. Hoffmann; C. Harrison RB — B. Ristivojevic; T. Schmidt FB — A. Wildmann; F. Alvarez WR — M. Martinez; C. Zimmerman; S. Selk; P. Brunn TE — E. Dean; M. Mueller OL — S. Brunn; D. Jerks; C. McLaughlin; J. Sullivan; J. Miller; J. Bloedorn; D. Yang; J. Teegardin; S. Rodriguez; J. Bloedorn K — K. Cady; R. Hoffmann KR — B. Ristivojevicl K. Cady

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just want to go out with a bang.”

South’s offense showed flashes of brilliance last season, but too often it ended up in misfire. The Redwings ranked fifth in the 12team Fox River Classic Conference in passing and eighth in running, but was ninth in scoring.

Hein is very confident that the youthfulness that often came out last year will blossom into experience this fall.

“We’re looking to take a step forward to where we finished last year on offense,” he said. “We really expect to get into the top 3, top 4 in offense. I’m very excited to watch our offense.”

South’s defense was an issue last year, ranking 11th out of 12 (barely better statistically than Green Bay West). The defensive line will be young but full of promise, while the backfield should be a strength. Six starters return, including All-FRCC linebacker Andrew Wildmann.

“The defense will be a lot better this year,” said senior Robert Hoffmann.

“We need to improve from last year on defense,” said Hein. “Our linebacking core and secondary bring back a lot of experience. We will be young on the defensive line but we have some talented under-

classmen that we are excited to see develop. The kids are hungry to bring back the kind of defensive football that South has been known for over the past decade.”

The eight-game FRCC schedule includes West, Green Bay East and Sheboygan North, the bottom three teams of last season. If South can win those three, one other victory among its five contests should end a two-year postseason drought.

“The team is looking pretty good, got a lot of returning starters, so we should be pretty good,” said Wildmann.

“Playoffs,” Sullivan said. “Bet on it.”

Defense (4-3) DL — S. Rodriguez; D. Yang; J. Teegardin; J. Becker; C. Zimmerman; D. Wagner; J. Sullivan; D. McLaughlin LB — P. Brunn; E. Feudner; A. Wildman; CJ Dimoff; I. Alvarez; D. Williams CB — S. Selk; E. Dean; J. Bohlman; K. Cady S — T. Schmidt; J. Malwitz; B. Hanson; C. Harrison P — R. Hoffmann; K. Cady PR — E. Dean; T. Schmidt

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KIEL

Raiders fired up for postseason return

2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

Today — at Peshtigo Aug. 30 — at Howards Grove Sept. 6 — at New Holstein Sept. 13 — Waupun Sept. 20 — Kewaskum Sept. 27 — at Two Rivers Oct. 4 — at Plymouth Oct. 11 — Sheboygan Falls Oct. 18 — Campbellsport

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2012 RESULTS

KIEL — Success can breed success, even if that success happened at other programs.

When longtime football coach Mike Dressler arrived at Kiel in March to take over the Raiders’ program, a wave of enthusiasm engulfed the players.

Dressler, a Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer, has had winning stints at Milwaukee Hamilton, Wausau West and Fond du Lac in 30-plus seasons, with a history of turning around moribund programs into playoff teams in quick order.

After missing the postseason in 2012 following a two-year stretch of qualifying, Kiel doesn’t require any major makeover. That’s why the Raiders are expecting a return to the playoffs.

“We have a lot of our guys back,” said senior Aaron Field, who last year rushed for 1,058 yards and nine touchdowns. “And some good new guys, some big linemen, so we should be good.”

“We’ve put in a lot of hard work in the off-season, so we’ll see how it turns out,” said senior linebacker and wideout Jacob Winkel. “The expectations are high this year.”

The Raiders return their quarterback, top three running backs and

4-5 overall 2-5 EWC Regular season Kiel 27, Howards Grove 14 Kiel 32, Waupun 7 Kewaskum 34, Kiel 0 Two Rivers 56, Kiel 20 Plymouth 41, Kiel 6 Sheb. Falls 35, Kiel 20 Campbellsport 28, Kiel 22 Kiel 35, New Holstein 0

LAST 10 YEARS 2012 4-5 2011-x 6-4 2010-x 7-4 2009 5-4 2008 4-5 2007 2-7 2006-x 5-5 2005 4-5 2004 0-9 2003 1-8 Total: 38-56 x-playoff berth

PLAYERS TO WATCH

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COACH’S CORNER

Mike Dressler Year: First Record: 0-0 Playoff appearances: NA Conference titles: NA

PROSPECTS Offense (Spread zone) QB — Jack Meunier, jr., 5-8, 170; Nick Walsh, so., 6-0, 175 RB — Aaron Field, sr., 5-11, 185; Brandon Bonde, jr., 5-8, 140; Justin Bertram, jr., 5-10, 185; Ben Mannenbach, so., 5-6, 135 WR/TE — Bryce Gannigan, jr., 6-1, 180; Jesus Sandoval, jr., 5-10, 160; Jake Winkel, sr., 6-5, 200; Riley Feldmann, so., 6-2, 170; Adam Hecker, sr., 5-9, 185 OL — Storm Blanke, jr., 5-6, 230; Brandon Niemuth, so., 6-4, 225; Brock Schneider, sr., 6-2, 225; Trevor Agnew, jr., 6-0, 200; Zack Vogel, jr., 6-1, 255; Sam Ruh, so., 5-11, 180; Macullen Schnell, so., 6-0, 180; Dylan Wedge, so., 5-11, 160 K — Brandon Zamora-Herrera, so., 5-10, 140

Kiel hopes to get back to the postseason after a one-year absence. GARY C. KLEIN/SHEBOYGAN PRESS MEDIA

three starting linemen on offense. Many of those players are also returning starters on defense.

Dressler noted the exceptional leadership he’s seen since spring.

Senior running back/ linebacker Dakota Marksman beamed about a 95-percent participation rate in the weight room in the offseason.

“I was confident when he first came in, before we even started practice, that we were going to go far,” Marks-

man said.

After two consecutive seasons ending in the playoffs, and three straight winning campaigns overall, Kiel took a slight step back in 2012.

The Raiders went just 3-5. After starting off 2-0, they lost their next five.

With a new coach, Kiel will install new schemes on both sides of the ball. Instead of the Flex-bone used last year, the Raiders will line up in a spread with zone blocking. On defense, instead of a 3-5, Kiel will

be in a Nickel base.

“We’re making small progress every day,” Dressler said.

While the players made bold predictions of playoffs and Eastern Wisconsin Conference title contention, Dressler was just happy with how the team looks going into Week 1.

“We just have to be consistent with the fundamentals,” he added.

“We can talk about players and everything else, but it comes down to being consistent with your fundamentals.”

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NEW HOLSTEIN

Renewed focus has Huskies thinking big

2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

Today — at Oostburg Aug. 30 — at Roncalli Sept. 6 — Kiel Sept. 13 — at Kewaskum Sept. 20 — Plymouth Sept. 27 — at Sheb. Falls Oct. 4 — Campbellsport Oct. 11 — Waupun Oct. 18 — at Two Rivers

Mike Blanck

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2012 RESULTS

NEW HOLSTEIN — A one-win season. Five shutouts by the offense.

Thirty or more points allowed five times by the defense.

Last year was a struggle for New Holstein, which had its secondconsecutive 1-8 campaign. But this isn’t a program mired in futility; those two years followed five consecutive ones ending in the playoffs.

That’s why there is real optimism in the program.

Team captains took charge in the off-season.

The coaching staff, led by second-year head Matt Rupp, installed a new strength and conditioning program, which was met with immediate, tangible improvement.

Add to that a familiarity with a playbook that didn’t exist last season, and the Huskies expect to be vastly improved.

“I expect us to be better. I don’t know what that means, but we expect to compete in more games,” said Rupp.

“We have some pretty talented seniors. I’d like to push for the playoffs.

That’s one of our goals as a team, something we really want. It’s going to be a tough challenge.”

Rupp said the seniors took charge of a revamped off-season training regimen, and the result was higher participation.

1-8 overall 0-7 Eastern Wisconsin Regular season New Holstein 14, Oostburg 7 Kewaskum 51, New Holstein 0 Plymouth 47, New Holstein 0 Sheb. Falls 36, New Holstein 13 Campbellsport 22, New Holstein 8 Waupun 56, New Holstein 19 Two Rivers 30, New Holstein 0 Kiel 35, New Holstein 0 Valders 7, New Holstein 0

LAST 10 YEARS 2012 1-8 2011 1-8 2010-x 8-4 2009-x 7-4 2008-x 7-3 2007-x 8-3 2006-x 4-6 2005 2-7 2004-x 5-5 2003 5-4 Total: 48-52 x-playoff berth

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Matt Rupp Year: Second Record: 1-8 Playoff appearances: 0 Conference titles: 0

PROSPECTS Offense (Wing-T) QB — Justin Weber, so., 5-11, 176; Mark Sippel, sr., 6-2, 181; RB — Mike Blanck, sr., 5-8, 140; Jacob Daun, jr., 6-0, 163; Josh Burg, so., 6-2, 185; Devon Olm, sr., 5-7, 146; FB — Quinn Compton, sr., 6-2, 195; Aaron Schaefer, jr., 6-0, 185; WR — Sippel; Hunter Petrie, sr., 6-0, 162; Mitchell Schumacher, sr., 5-10, 138; TE — Devon Johnson, jr., 5-11, 200; Frank Sobiech, sr., 6-1, 195; OL — Robert Scherer, sr., 6-4, 258; Jacob Kaiser, so., 5-9, 191; Evan Hau, sr., 5-11, 244; Alex Secord, sr., 5-11, 230; Brent Wagner, sr., 6-2, 201; Tyler Stadler, so., 6-3, 246; Desmond Roehrborn, jr., 5-9, 165; Jake Bord, jr., 5-9, 265; Nathan Kaiser, sr., 5-11, 175; Alex Kaiser, jr., 6-1, 302; Tony Buechel, sr., 6-4, 271; Quinn Kaiser, sr., 5-9, 190.

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“We stayed dedicated in the weight room, that’s what it was,” said senior two-way lineman Robert Scherer. “We worked hard. I think we’re going to have a winning season.”

The off-season training, senior lineman Alex Secord said, “was a huge improvement.

Every day in the weight room, you could feel the energy.”

The consensus about last year was the offense struggled so much, it consistently put a decent defense in rough spots.

“Our offense couldn’t get any yards, and our defense couldn’t get any breaks,” said Scherer.

“The (defense) was on the field the majority of the time; that was hard on the guys. We had a lot of guys going both ways,” said Secord.

The offense will look to do a lot more this season, led by sophomore quarterback Justin Weber, an athletic, accurate thrower who “understands the offense and what we want to do,” said Rupp.

Quinn Compton, a 195-pound athletic, hard-

running fullback, will add a new dimension to the ground game in the Wing-T. Indeed, the chatter during preseason practices was up. There was confidence.

“It seems like everything’s a lot more focused than it was last year,” said lineman/linebacker Nathan Kaiser.

“A lot more … intense.

There’s something in the air.

“We’re going to take it week-by-week, 1-0 every week,” he added. “The ultimate goal is the playoffs.”

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Panthers look for another step forward

2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

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PLYMOUTH — Dan Knaus knows he’s heading up one of the area’s most storied high school football teams.

Plymouth won one of Wisconsin’s first state football championships in 1976, and followed that up two years later with another state title.

If they haven’t won another championship since those halcyon years in the 1970s, the Panthers have at least kept hold of a still-revered status among football teams in east-central Wisconsin of late.

Plymouth has advanced to the Division 3 playoffs 11 years running — and last year advanced further into the postseason than in any year since its title runs. The Panthers won their first two playoff games last fall before bowing out to West De Pere in a Level 3 game.

“We took a step last year to get to Level 3 — two steps away from the state championship games,” Knaus said. “...

We think we’re in the right direction. It just takes a group of kids that are hard-working and we think we have that.

We like our chances and we’re going to work our tails off to try and get there for this community.”

The team will have to regroup quickly after losing a few of its key ingredients. Eric Roberts, an All-Region running

10-1 overall 7-0 Eastern Wisconsin Regular season Plymouth 35, Grafton 3 Plymouth 31, Sheb. Falls 7 Plymouth 47, New Holstein 0 Plymouth 49, Waupun 7 Plymouth 41, Kiel 6 Plymouth 41, Campbellsport 6 Plymouth 42, Kewaskum 7 Plymouth 42, Two Rivers 21 Playoffs Plymouth 49, Marinette 16 Plymouth 7, Seymour 6 West De Pere 25, Plymouth 7

LAST 10 YEARS W-L 10-1 7-3 9-2 9-2 5-5 5-5 6-4 4-6 8-3 7-3 70-34

Kollin Neils

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2012 RESULTS

Year 2012-xy 2011-x 2010-xy 2009-xy 2008-x 2007-x 2006-xy 2005-x 2004-xy 2003-xy Total

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Pct. .909 .700 .818 .818 .500 .500 .600 .400 .727 .700 .673

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COACH’S CORNER

Dan Knaus Years: Seventh Record: 45-18 Playoff appearances: 6 (4-6) Conference titles: 3

PROSPECTS Offense QB — Kollin Neils, sr., 6-2 175; Jake Schneider, so., 6-3, 165 RB — Samual Staehling, so., 6-0, 170; Brad Trakel, sr., 6-0, 180; Tyler Willeford, jr., 6-0, 205; Izack Ohman, jr., 5-10, 175 WR/TE — Clay Henning, sr., 5-11, 165; Collin Denzin, 6-1, 155; Zac Cain, jr., 6-4, 190; Justin Picard, sr., 5-11, 145; Aaron Unger, sr., 6-1, 220; Ben Albers, sr., 6-3, 170 OL — Matt Olig, jr., 6-4, 220; Cody Hoffmann, sr., 6-0, 180; Denton Saladini, sr., 6-0, 200; Cole Bruggink, jr., 5-10, 190; Zack Bradley, sr., 6-1, 220; Davon Mayer, so., 6-2, 195; Luke Held, sr., 6-0, 205; Henry Heim, sr., 6-0, 180; Westley Meinnert, sr., 6-4, 245; Trevor Jensema, sr., 6-2, 225

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look to fill the team’s big defensive shoes.

“Personally, I think the strongest we are right now is at the (offensive) line because we have three starters returning and we know what we’re doing,” said Zack Bradley, listed as one of the Panthers’ starting centers.

While the team will have to recharge its batteries, Knaus said the “cupboard’s not bare,” pointing to a strong potential running back in sophomore Samual

back who rushed for 1,363 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, has graduated. So has Owen Henriksen, an All-State linebacker who registered 92 total tackles last fall, including six for lost yardage and three sacks. Henriksen also led the offense’s receiving corps last season, catching 34 passes for 427 yards and three TDs. “We did lose a lot of linebackers last year,” player Clay Henning said, noting a cadre of younger players will

Staehling and veteran receivers Henning and Zac Cain.

“I think it all comes to tradition,” Knaus said, noting Plymouth’s wellearned reputation as a perennial football helps motivate some of the school’s younger athletes to join the team and help reload every fall. “... If you’re doing it right, you’ve got enough athletes in the building, you can reload every year — you don’t have to worry about having a down year.”

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Looking to learn from near-misses

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SHEBOYGAN FALLS —

The off-season for the Sheboygan Falls football team has been one full of “what ifs.” The Falcons hopes this season leaves no questions unanswered.

Needing one win to qualify for the postseason last year, the Falcons fell 14-7 to Kewaskum in the final game of the regular season to be eliminated from contention.

While Sheboygan Falls suffered three other losses by going 4-4 overall and 3-4 in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference, it was the final game that stuck with the players and motivated them to get better.

“There’s definitely a drive, an inner drive, to be back in the playoffs again and be a top-tier team in our conference,” Sheboygan Falls coach Brian Berlin said. “This year’s squad I feel really loves playing together.

There’s a lot of camaraderie. Not that last year’s team didn’t, but this team is really working hard this year, more than any team I’ve had since I’ve been here.”

Had Falls topped Kewaskum, it would have been its third straight trip to the postseason.

Berlin said, looking back, he felt that if turnovers and penalties had been reduced, the Falcons may have ended up 6-2. Instead, they received a valuable learning experience that Ber-

4-4 overall 3-4 Eastern Wisconsin Conference Regular season Sheb. Falls 25, Mayville 12 Plymouth 31, Sheb. Falls 7 Campbellsport 29, Sheboygan Falls 21 Sheboygan Falls 36, New Holstein 13 Two Rivers 21, Sheb. Falls 0 Sheboygan Falls 35, Kiel 20 Sheb. Falls 31, Waupun 21 Kewaskum 14, Sheb. Falls 7

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Brian Berlin Year: Third Record: 9-9 Playoff appearances: 1 (0-1) Conference titles: 0

PROSPECTS Offense (I-Formation) QB — Nick Peterson, sr.; Ryan Schmitt, so.

RB — Eric Klemme, sr.; Jake Becker, sr.; Dustin Setzer, so.; Nate Hausler, sr.; Sean Mattek, so.

TE/WR — Josh Rostek, sr.; Brady Mauer, sr.

OL — James Lorenz, sr.; Jake Kisiolek, sr.; Brady Koller, so.; Josh LeMahieu, jr.; Dalton Winter, jr.

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lin hopes resonates throughout the entire season.

“The games we lost, I feel like we really hurt ourselves. Not to discredit the other teams, but we outgained opponents, fumbled, had turnovers. This year we are really focused on not beating ourselves,” Berlin said. “We understand that, if we don’t play assignment-sound football, we won’t be in the top half of the (EWC) again this year.”

The Falcons return five starters on offense and four on defense, including three players that received All-EWC

recognition on both sides of the ball. Last year’s leading rusher, senior Eric Klemme, is back along with senior quarterback Nick Peterson and his leading target, senior tight end Josh Rostek.

“We are really starting to gel as a team.

We’re still not as good as we can be, but we’re working hard,” Rostek said. “I don’t think any of us are satisfied with what happened last year and that’s really driving us this year.”

Berlin acknowledges that a weakness of the Falcons will be their youth. Aside from four

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“We have a lot of experience in our senior class, but we need the juniors and sophomores to help us out,” Berlin said.

“We feel like we are a team that, if we play well, if we’re not making mistakes, and we make teams beat us and not us beating ourselves, that we will outwork and outplay the other team.

We’re nothing flashy, we’re just going to go out and play football.”

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While most teams dread a Week 1 matchup with Division 1 heavyweight Milwaukee King, the Cedar Grove-Belgium football team has eagerly awaited its return to the football field since suffering a 21-0 home loss to Kenosha St. Joseph in the opening round of the Division 5 playoffs last season.

After winning their second straight unbeaten Central Lakeshore Conference title, last year’s youthful Rockets — who finished 6-3 overall and 4-0 in the CLC — felt that while a 10th straight postseason appearance was great, a first-round exit was not satisfying after a state semi-final run in 2011.

“Getting ready for this season, it all started in the spring,” senior middle linebacker and fullback Greg Wenzel said. “We’ve been putting in a lot of work to get better. We want to be ready to go. We’re pushing every day, getting better every day.”

With their goals set higher, Cedar Grove has the benefit this season of lots of experience. While running back Alex Giles — who rushed for more than 5,000 yards in his career — graduated in May, the Rockets return All-CLC honorable mention picks Drew Emperley (senior, quarterback), Logan Peterson (senior, wide receiver)

6-3 overall 4-0 Central Lakeshore Regular season Manitowoc Lutheran 20, Cedar Grove 15 Kingsford 20, Cedar Grove 7 Cedar Grove 49, Escanaba 10 Cedar Grove 49, Howards Gr. 14 Cedar Grove 47, Random Lake 0 Cedar Grove 33, Ozaukee 27 Cedar Grove , 33, Gibraltar 0 Cedar Grove 48, Oostburg 14 Playoffs Kenosha St. Joseph 21, Cedar Gr. 0

LAST 10 YEARS W-L 6-3 12-1 6-4 11-1 13-1 4-6 9-3 8-2 10-1 5-5 84-27

Adam Chier

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2012 RESULTS

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

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COACH’S CORNER

Chris Zablocki Year: Eighth Record: 61-19 Playoff appearances: 7 (11-7) Conference titles: 5

PROSPECTS Offense (I-Formation) QB — Drew Emperley, Sr.; David Niebauer, Jr. RB — Josh Winkleff, Sr.; Aaron Chier, Jr.; Greg Wenzel, Sr.; Taylor Heiden, So. WR — Logan Peterson, Sr.; Justin Obbink, Jr.; Ross Kaat, Sr. TE — Brian Mueller, Sr.; Dakota Wohlers, Jr. OL — Adam Chier Sr.; Jim Simmelink, Sr.; Brett Simmelink, So.; Matt Krier, Sr.; Dan Gjerston, So.; Alex Claerbaut, Sr.

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and Wenzel on offense.

The defense will feature seven returning players who received some form of All-CLC recognition.

“The thing that stands out the most about this year’s team is the experience at our key positions,” Cedar Grove head coach Chris Zablocki said. “Our strength is our senior leadership. Our defense is a big strength. Most of these seniors started last year and are back.

We did lose key players, but everyone does.

Someone just needs to step up.”

The person to do that could be junior running

back Aaron Chier, who finished as the team’s second-leading rusher last season. Besides Chier, 23 letterwinners return with eight starters on each side of the ball.

“You can’t replace an Alex Giles, but the next person in line has been working in the off-season and last season to get their opportunity and now is their opportunity,” Zablocki said.

“When you’re dealing with young men, experience gives them the confidence to succeed because they have been through it already.”

The Rockets will need that confidence tonight

as they square off with the Generals, a team that a year ago went 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Milwaukee City Conference before falling in the first round to fellow heavyweight Germantown.

“With playing a bigger school, we have to do what we do. We have to play to the best of our ability, execute and we know that no matter what, the experience will be beneficial for us down the line,” Zablocki said. “We have a great group of kids here and we will keep focusing on our fundamentals and we hope to have success against them and throughout the season.”

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2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

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Anyone looking past the Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler/Christian football team on their schedule may be in for a rude awakening.

While the co-op went 0-9 in 2011 — its most recent season of varsity competition — it managed to hang with larger schools West Bend West and Milwaukee Lutheran en route to a 7-1 finish last season with a JV/ varsity reserve schedule.

Now, with numbers on the team’s side, including 24 full-time varsity players, the team is unified in its goal of making the playoffs and making some noise in the Central Lakeshore Conference.

“People better watch out,” senior linebacker Zach Neil said. “We’re a lot more athletic (than last year). Last year we were kind of alright, but now we have really fast cornerbacks that are really hard hitting too, and our linebackers are really good as well.”

Offensively the co-op looks just as potent.

Players and coaches alike were raving early on in training camp about the skill set of tailbacks Caleb Kelley, a junior, and Alex Timm, a 240-pound sophomore.

The pair have been helping the defense prepare for the CLC’s slate of running backs, Neil said, while senior quarterback Eric Bauer said

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PROSPECTS Offense (Wing-I) QB — Eric Bauer, sr.; Sam Pfrang, so.; Brayden Van Ess, fr.

RB — Caleb Kelley, jr.; Noah Wetenkamp, sr.

FB — Alex Timm, so.; Tristan Potter, so.

WR — Brett Mueller, sr.; Andrew Bryce, jr.; Michael Chorowicz, so.; Nathan Sampson, so.; Jared Vorpagel, so.

TE — Kevin Wilkens, sr.; Andrew Kowitz, so.; Chris TenDolle, so.

OL — Zach Neil, sr.; Ben Andringa, sr.; Jacob Porter, sr.; Cody Wentz, sr.; Michael Gesch, so., Nabeal Corrigan, jr.; Brian Kronstedt, jr.; Lucas Wesseman, so.; Sujeeth Ramagoni, jr.

K — Kronstedt; Kelley KR/PR — Michael Chorowiz, Brett Mueller, Andrew Bryce

Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler/Christian football players ready for a varsity season after only competing in JV in 2012. GARY C. KLEIN/SHEBOYGAN PRESS MEDIA

he is thrilled to have a dual threat help out the Wing-I offense and its running game.

“We have a lot of potential, especially in our running game. Our backs are athletic, so we’ll see what happens with them,” Bauer said.

“Anything less than the playoffs is a failure for us. I say we can definitely get a shot at the playoffs this year.”

Neil echoed that sentiment.

“I think we’re going to put up a good fight,” Neil said. “Anything short of the playoffs is a failure. We’re going to be real good this year.”

With a couple of players competing on both

sides of the ball, head coach Matt Zavada has devised a new plan this year to keep players fresh. A coach has been assigned the task of keeping a snap count for every player, something Zavada hopes will not only lead to players being fresher at the end of games, but keep the team healthy, with depth and health a constant concern for the co-op.

“Our only concern right now is keeping everyone fresh and healthy. As far as the athletes go, we got them,” Zavada said. “I have some of the fastest kids in (Sheboygan County) on this team, so if we keep them healthy

and keep them fresh I think other teams will have a hard time keeping up with us.”

Zavada said to utilize that speed, the offense will use a lot of misdirection with hopes that it will open things up on offense and spread the defense.

“We’re not the biggest (offensive) line, we’re not the biggest and strongest group around, but I think that through our offense we have plays set up that will get guys open and create some holes,” Zavada said. “I think there’s no doubt that the goal we’ve set up is to make the playoffs. Is it within our reach? Absolutely.”

Defense (4-4) LB — Neil; Tristan Potter, so.; Bryce; Wetenkamp; Wilkens; Sampson; Ryan MacDonald, jr.

DB — Chorowicz; Kelley; Bauer; Mueller; Pfrang; Jacob Mendez, sr.

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OOSTBURG

Dutchmen expect quick bounceback

2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

Today — New Holstein Aug. 30 — at Aurora Ct. Cath Sept. 6 — Horicon Sept. 13 — at Pardeeville Sept. 20 — at Ozaukee Sept. 27 — Howards Grove Oct. 4 — LKC Oct. 11 — Random Lake Oct. 18 — at Cedar Grove

By McLean Bennett

OOSTBURG — Scott Ring acknowledges last season might have come as something of a shock to his Flying Dutchmen football players.

For several years leading up to last season, Oostburg’s gridiron gang had been one of the regular Rottweilers of the Central Lakeshore Conference, a toughminded bunch that always could hang around the league’s top dogs — and occasionally chase down a conference title.

With a smaller-thannormal roster last year — not to mention a significantly smaller conference, with Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler/ Sheboygan Christian bowing out without a varsity roster and Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah opting to field an 8-man club instead — the Flying Dutchmen sank to the bottom of the league standings. They finished the year with a 2-7 overall record, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

“It was a shock to the younger guys to go through a season like that,” Ring, the team’s coach, said during a recent practice. “They hadn’t seen that yet since they’d been here.”

“Last year was a little rough,” player Jake Hurlbutt said, noting weak numbers last year didn’t help, though he noted “we’ve got a lot of guys coming out” this

2-7 overall 0-4 Central Lakeshore Regular Season New Holstein 14, Oostburg 7 Aurora Cen. Cath. 42, Oostburg 12 Oostburg 54, Univ. School 32 Ozaukee 51, Oostburg 21 H. Grove 20, Oostburg 0 Hilbert 54, Oostburg 9 Random Lake 13, Oostburg 6 Cedar Grove 48, Oostburg 14 Oostburg 43, North FdL 27

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Year 2012 2011-x 2010-xy 2009-x 2008-x 2007-xy 2006 2005-x 2004 2003 Total

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Pct. .222 .700 .909 .818 .636 .636 .250 .500 .111 .222 .525

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Scott Ring Years: Eighth Record: 44-27 Playoff appearances: 5 (4-5) Conference titles: 2

PROSPECTS Offense QB — Parker Gabrielse, Joe Smies, Jacob Gross RB — Andrew Telschow, Bryan Lammers, Tyler Chaloupka, Bill Adams, Andy Bonnett, Chris Brill, Connor Gasbarro WR/TE — Josh Smies, Jake Hurlbutt, Kyle Swart, Alex Turner OL — Caleb Chaloupka, Derek Brill, Joe Kretz, Ryan Holbrook, Garrett Hackl, Joe Meyer, Aaron DuMez, Kyle Swart

Defense DL — Hurlbutt, DuMez, Hackl, Holbrook, Bonnett, Swart, Kretz, Chaloupka, Meyer LB — Josh Smies, D. Brill, B. Lammers, Telschow, Adams, C. Brill, Turner DB — Gabrielse, Joe Smies, Gasbarro S — T. Chaloupka, Jacob Gross

Oostburg boasts improved roster numbers this year and looks to climb up the Central Lakeshore Conference ladder this season. MCLEAN BENNETT/SHEBOYGAN PRESS MEDIA

fall.

“We’ve got some returning seniors,” Hurlbutt said. “A lot of them.”

Oostburg has typically been among the more competitive teams in the conference. The Dutchmen won the CLC title in 2010 after breezing undefeated through the

regular season, and took runner-up status behind conference champion Cedar Grove-Belgium a year later.

With numbers back up and a roster loaded with kids motivated to avenge last season, Oostburg is hoping to keep last season buried and

enter the chase again for the CLC title and a playoff berth.

“Definitely not what we wanted last year,” player Tyler Chaloupka said. “But I think this year we’ll be pretty strong, able to compete with other teams in the conference.”

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HOWARDS GROVE

Winning through a youth movement

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Today — at Shiocton Aug. 30 — Kiel Sept. 6 — Manitowoc Luth.

Sept. 13 — at Reedsville Sept. 20 — Cedar Grove Sept. 27 — at Oostburg Oct. 4 — Random Lake Oct. 11 — at Ozaukee Oct. 18 — LKC

By McLean Bennett

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HOWARDS GROVE —

3-6 overall 2-2 Central Lakeshore Regular season Kiel 27, H. Grove 14 Reedsville 27, H. Grove 24 H. Grove 44, Morse/Marshall 26 Cedar Grove 49, H. Grove 14 H. Grove 20, Oostburg 0 H. Grove 19, Random Lake 17 Ozaukee 32, H. Grove 24 Manitowoc Lutheran 40, H. Grove 40 Playoffs Racine St. Cat’s 27, H. Grove 7

Over the years, Dave Schmid’s football teams have shown something of a knack for being remarkably consistent.

Howards Grove seldom dips into the bottom half of the Central Lakeshore Conference, and has missed the postseason tournament just five times since 1982.

Even in a season plagued by injuries, the Tigers last fall battled to a third-place finish in a smaller-than-normal CLC, which had shrunk to just five teams with the exodus of Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah and Sheboygan Lutheran/ Kohler/Sheboygan Christian.

No matter who shows up on the team each year, it seems, the Tigers are Sheboygan County’s perennial contenders.

But a smaller roster — and a dearth of seniors — has even the 12thyear coach furrowing his brow. Schmid knows from experience that his team is almost always in the heat of the conference’s scrum, but he also knows a few more 12thgraders would help his team’s cause.

Finding a way to do without them could pose a challenge.

“I’ve been around high school football long enough to know that you win high school football games with seniors, and we don’t have as many seniors this year,” he

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COACH’S CORNER Dave Schmid Year: 12th Record: 55-53 Playoff appearances: 9 (1-9) Conference titles: 1

PROSPECTS Offense QB — Austin Edge, sr.; Luke Stanczyk, jr.

RB — Alex Strege, jr.; Quentin Zettler, jr.; Hunter Hahn, jr.

WR/TE — Ethan Brinkman, jr.; Zach Fritz, jr.; Marcus Bohman, jr.; Andrew Reinenmann, jr.; Jonah Gerber, jr.

OL — Trent Beninghaus, jr.; Drew Akright, jr.; Evan Klueger, jr.; Jordan Siemers, sr.; Tyler Myszewski, jr.; Willie Goedeke, jr.

Defense DL — Drew Akright, jr.; Evan Klueger, jr.; Jordan Siemers, sr.; Tyler Myszewski, jr.; Willie Goedeke, jr.; Zachery Mock, jr.; Daniel Cotet, sr.

LB — Trent Beninghaus, jr.; Hunter Hahn, jr.; Jonah Gerber, jr.; Luke Stanczyk, jr.; Quentin Zettler, jr.

DB — Ethan Brinkman, jr.; Zach Fritz, jr.; Austin Edge, sr.; Marcus Bohman, jr.; Andrew Reinemann, jr.; Alex Strege, jr.

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said during a recent practice. “However, we have a very strong junior class, and the seniors that we do have have proven to be excellent leaders and they’re going to be huge contributors to our football team. So we very well could be up there again with the Cedar Groves and those other teams.

We’ll just have to see.”

“It’s going to be a big learning curve,” quar-

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Some of the talent the Tigers need already appears to be in place — what the team lacks in size, it makes up for in speed and quickness, Schmid said. They key could be keeping that

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“Last year we had a fairly good season when we started,” Jordan Siemers said, noting a spate of injuries hampered the team down the stretch. “At a small school like we have, injuries are kind of our worst nightmare. This year we have not been as injury-prone — knock on wood — so hoping for a good season.”

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Warriors changing to remain consistent

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FREDONIA — Things are looking a little different this season for the Ozaukee football team as it preps for its 2013 campaign. Fourthyear head coach Jim Lippe hopes the results stay the same.

Following three straight playoff appearances in his first three years as Ozaukee’s coach, Lippe decided that — with losing three All-Central Lakeshore Conference first team selections on offense — it was time to switch from a single wing offense to a pistol spread with his young team.

“I think some of the teams in the (CLC) were starting to catch up with us and our single wing,” Lippe said. “We’re changing our blocking a little bit. It was time to adapt and change.”

Change is never easy, but after facing one of the state’s toughest schedules in 2012 — including seven playoff teams in nine games — Lippe’s group is battle tested and mentally prepared for the season ahead. Lippe said the players are grasping the offense well and are loving the new system.

“Our starting 11 on both sides of the ball are pretty solid. We don’t have a lot of depth.

We’re a very young team so we need to develop our young players and get them in the right direction and we

6-3 overall 3-1 Central Lakeshore Regular season St. Mary’s Sp. 48, Ozaukee 7 Ozaukee 31, Catholic Central 7 Ozaukee 14, Racine St. Cat’s 7 Ozaukee 51, Oostburg 21 Ozaukee 28, Algoma 0 Cedar Grove 33, Ozaukee 27 Ozaukee 32, Howards Grove 24 Ozaukee 33, Random Lake 0 Playoffs Manawa 28, Ozaukee 7

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Year 2012-x 2011-x 2010-x 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003-x Total

PLAYERS TO WATCH

PCT .666 .600 .800 .333 .333 .444 .250 .444 .444 .700 .511

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Jim Lippe Year: Fourth Record: 20-9 Playoff appearances: 3 (1-3) Conference titles: 0

PROSPECTS Offense (Pistol Spread) QB — Jake Wolff, jr.; Kevin Beckmann, sr.

RB — Nick Wojciechowski, so.; Kevin Beckmann, sr.

WR — Collin Stageman, jr.; Michael Richter, so.

TE — Jeremy Wichmann, jr.

OL — Grant Klas, so.; Anthony Rauch, fr.; Sam Schuette, jr.; Cody Stageman, sr.; Jake Saltzmann, jr.

Defense (5-3) DL — Collin Stageman, jr.; Duncan Freiburger, sr.; Cody Stageman, sr.; Jeremy Wichmann, jr.

LB — Cole Large, sr.; Sam Schuette, jr.; Kevin Beckmann, sr.; Lee Wysocki, sr.

DB — Jake Wolff, jr.; Michael Richter, so.; Noah Petersen, so.

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should be fine,” Lippe said. “Our offensive line is playing pretty well. Our running backs are looking good. ...

We’ve taken quite a few injuries early in camp already so we have to get healthy.”

Last year’s team — which went 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the CLC — had 13 seniors. Four starters are back on offense and four are also back for the 5-3 defense.

Senior Kevin Beckmann, a standout linebacker, will be making a switch from fullback to running back.

“We need to go out strong and be confident,” Beckmann said when asked how Ozaukee can return to the playoffs. “We need to come out and play to the level that we know we can.”

Cody Stageman, a first team All-CLC of-

fensive and defensive lineman, will be looked to lead a group given the task of protecting junior quarterback Jake Wolff, who will be making his first varsity start tonight.

“It’s definitely going to be a learning year for me since this will be my first year at quarterback,” Wolff said. “We need to keep working hard, play smart and continue to learn.”

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RANDOM LAKE

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2013 SCHEDULE All kickoffs 7 p.m.

Today — at Valders Aug. 30 — Winnebago Lutheran Sept. 6 — Milwaukee South Sept. 20 — at LKC Sept. 27 — Cedar GroveBelgium Oct. 4 — at Howards Grove Oct. 11 — at Oostburg Oct. 18 — Ozaukee

By Scott Hansen RANDOM

LAKE

Andy Fechter

Adam Risse

Branden Depies

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While a large number of new faces will be taking to the football field this year for Random Lake, the philosophy and expectations are certainly the same.

After finishing 4-4 overall and1-3 in the Central Lakeshore Conference last season, the Rams lost 10 of 11 first or second team All-CLC selections to graduation.

While the loss created a lack of depth on both sides of the ball, Rams coaches and players are optimistic that people are ready to step in and pick up where last year’s seniors left off.

“The senior leadership was good last year and I think it will be this year too. You have to fill in for the seniors you lost, but that’s something you do every year,” Random Lake coach Chris Bichler said. “I think the enthusiasm is good. My expectations going in to every season are that we just work to get better.”

Tight end Andy Fechter and running back Nic Horning are the top returning players on offense. Brandon Depies will be a first-year starting quarterback for Random Lake. Four seniors will anchor the offensive line.

“For the team, every year, we set our goals high for ourselves. You don’t want to come out here and not try to be the best you can,” senior line-

Hilbert 45, Random Lake 7 Random Lake 25, Living World Lutheran 12 Random Lake 26, St. Mary Central 6 Random Lake 27, Sevastopol 0 Cedar Grove-Belgium 47, Random Lake 0 Howards Grove 19, Random Lake 17 Random Lake 13, Oostburg 6 Ozaukee 33, Random Lake 0

LAST 10 YEARS W-L 4-4 1-8 3-6 5-5 4-6 6-4 8-3 8-2 8-4 6-4 53-46

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2012 RESULTS

Year 2012 2011 2010 2009-x 2008-x 2007-xy 2006-xy 2005-x 2004-x 2003-xy Total

PLAYERS TO WATCH

PCT .500 .111 .333 .500 .400 .600 .727 .800 .667 .600 .535

x-playoff berth y-conference championship

COACH’S CORNER

Chris Bichler Year: 16th Record: 93-62 Playoff appearance: 10 (11-10) Conference titles: 6

PROSPECTS Offense (Pro-I) QB — Brandon Depies, sr.; Erik Holeman, jr.

RB/FB — Nic Horning, jr.; Zach Sanfelippo, sr.; Jesse Verbanac, sr.

WR — Ben Verhage, sr.; Jacob Behn, sr.

TE — Andy Fechter, sr.; Ben Drenksi, fr.

OL — Sam Birenbaum, sr.; Reed Anklam, sr.; Jordan Houpt, jr.; Chris Lewis, sr.; Hunter Huiras, fr.

Defense (4-4) DL — Reed Anklam, sr.; Chris Lewis, sr.; Andy Fechter, sr.; Nick Klein, sr.

LB — Adam Risse, sr.; Jesse Verbanac, sr.; Zach Sanfelippo, sr.; Ben Drenski, fr.

DB — Nic Horning, jr.; Erik Holeman, so.; Jacob Behn, sr.

P — Nic Horning, jr.

K — Erik Holeman, so.

Random Lake players run through a drill during a practice earlier this month at Random Lake High School. GARY C. KLEIN/SHEBOYGAN PRESS MEDIA

man Reed Anklam said.

“This year I think our senior class will be able to step in nicely and help the program.”

Linebacker Adam Risse echoed that sentiment.

“Everyone is practicing real tough. I like what we see in practice,” Risse said. “I think we’re going to have to work hard every day in practice and

just keep getting better. I think we’ll have a real good season.”

While the senior group is large for the Rams, only two juniors will be on the opening night roster. This, too, creates a lack of depth, something Bichler said his squad will have to overcome if it is to meet its goals.

“I think our goal is al-

ways to win and to win (the CLC) and to try and get deep into the playoffs. The simple goal is to just keep getting better an compete. We did a little better at that last year, but we still have a ways to go,” Bichler said. “Our success will be dependent on how we come together, if we find depth and if we execute, but our goal is always to win.”

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Resorters 8-man keeps pressing on

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ELKHART LAKE — Resorters football officials last year were looking to boost the competitive energy on a team long encumbered by a small enrollment and hindered by the bevy of bigger Central Lakeshore Conference teams in the area.

Mission accomplished.

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah’s switch to 8-man football last season proved a revelation for a team that had frequently had plenty of talent on its rosters, but which often struggled to mount prolonged campaigns against the Cedar Grove-Belgiums and Oostburgs of the CLC. “We were competitive with everybody in our conference for a half,” Elkhart Lake coach Barry Feldmann said at a recent team practice “And then we were just running out of gas. Kids got tired because we didn’t have kids to substitute in.”

After lopping off a few on-field positions and entering a competition field better suited to Elkhart’s size, the Resorters last season enjoyed the type of football production that had been eluding them. The team finished third in its new Great 8 South conference, and looks ready to settle comfortably into its new surroundings.

“We did pretty good last year,” quarterback

2012 RESULTS 4-5 overall 3-4 Great 8-South Regular season Three Lakes 36, E. Lake 26 E. Lake 44, Valley Christian 20 E. Lake 36, Wayland Aca. 26 Elkhart Lake 8, Stockbridge 0 E. Lake 50, Oneida Nation 36 Three Lakes 30, E. Lake 28 G.B. NEW Luth. 60, E. Lake 14 Abundant Life 32, E. Lake 28 Postseason New Auburn 40, E. Lake 14

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Barry Feldmann Years: Eighth Record: 20-43 Playoff appearances: 1 (0-1) Conference titles: 0

PROSPECTS Offense QB — Elliot Van Oss, jr.; Jarrett Schanke, fr.

RB — Brock Bonebrake, jr.; Brennen Cain, fr.; Dyllan Konen, fr.; Trent Rebedew, so.; Trevor Rebedew, jr.; Jared Shaw, fr.

WR/TE — Lukas Haaksma, sr.; Giovanni Jimenez, so.; Raunel Jimenez, fr.; Gunnr Johnson, jr.; AJ Lallensack, sr.; Dan Schneider, sr.

OL — Izaiah Annis, fr.; Jeff Fredricks, fr.; Owen Kalbacken, so.; Nick Miller, jr.; Jordan Puchalla, sr.; Hunter Schoenborn, jr.; Andrew Sitko, fr.

Defense

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah football players practice recently. The team is gearing up for its second season in 8-man competition. MCLEAN BENNETT/SHEBOYGAN PRESS MEDIA

Elliot Van Oss said.

“I don’t want to lose a game,” Van Oss added, noting he’ll be happy if the Resorters can get through the season with just one or two losses.

The Resorters had shown flashes of competitive brilliance despite often being heavily out-manned in the CLC. The team had at times climbed into the middle of the conference standings, finishing fifth in the eight-team league as recently as 2009.

But the school’s small

size — it usually boasts a roughly 150-student enrollment, a far cry from the 300-plus sizes at Cedar Grove, Oostburg, Random Lake and Howards Grove, according to WIAA stats — made it perennially tough to compete for one of the league’s top positions.

Prior to its 8-man debut last year, the Resorters’ last playoff appearance came in 2004. Before that, the team hadn’t advanced to the postseason since 1998.

Feldmann, himself an

DL — Annis; Fredricks; G. Jimenez; Kalbacken; Miller; Puchalla; Schneider; Schoenborn; Sitko.

LB — Bonebrake; Cain; R. Jimenez; Johnson; Lallensack; Trev. Rebedew.

DB — Haaksma; Konen; Tren.

Rebedew; Schanke.

S — Shaw; Van Oss.

Elkhart Lake grad, said he misses the familiarity his team had long enjoyed with the nearby CLC teams, but noted the switch to 8-man football was “absolutely” a positive move, noting the change was needed “just to keep our program alive.”

“Unless we get a bunch of businesses in Elkhart Lake here, I don’t see us going back to 11-man, because I don’t think the enrollment will be high enough to do that.”

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