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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Quarterback Joel Hartzler and the Huskies
look to make a run deep into the playoffs.
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JCC VOLLEYBALL
Huskies have sights set on state
Thursday, September 3, 2009
“Our goal is state.”
It’s that simple for the
Jackson County Central volleyball team.
The Huskies had a statecaliber team last season but
lost to Marshall in the South
Section 3AA finals. The Tigers, who went on to finish
second at state, handed the
Huskies two of their three
losses last year.
H e a d c o a c h Te r e s a
VanEpps expects as many
wins as the 27 posted by the
Huskies last year and thinks
the team is poised to be at
the top of the Southwest
Conference.
“I expect to win the conference,” VanEpps said, listing Marshall and Pipestone
as the biggest challengers in
the always deep SWC.
The Huskies will rely on
veteran leadership, depth
and smart play to get the job
done in 2009.
“This group of kids coming through, they are so
dedicated and strong when
2009 JCC volleyball schedule
Head coach: Teresa VanEpps
9-1
vs. Southwest Star Concept
7:15 p.m.
9-8
vs. St. James
7:15 p.m.
9-10
vs. Marshall
7:30 p.m.
9-12
at Shakopee Tournament
9:00 a.m.
9-14
vs. Fairmont
7:15 p.m.
9-19
JCC Tournament
9:00 a.m.
9-21
at Blue Earth Area
7:15 p.m.
9-24
at Windom
7:30 p.m.
10-1
vs. Worthington
7:30 p.m.
10-3
at Rochester Century Tournament 9:00 a.m.
10-5
at Adrian
7:15 p.m.
10-8
at Pipestone
7:30 p.m.
10-12 at Martin County West
7:15 p.m.
10-13 vs. Redwood Valley
7:30 p.m.
10-19 vs. Mankato East
7:15 p.m.
10-23 at Luverne
7:30 p.m.
10-30, 11-2, 11-5, 11-7
Section Tournament
11-12, 11-12, 11-14
State Tournament
Quick facts
2008 record: 27-3
2008 SWC record: 4-2
Returning letter winners: 10
Sept. 10: JCC lost to
Marshall twice last year,
including a season-ending loss in the playoffs.
The Huskies look for
revenge as the Tigers
come to Jackson.
NEEDtoSEE
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
it comes to the mentality of
volleyball,” VanEpps said.
“They play good volleyball
but they also play smart
volleyball.”
VanEpps said one area
where their knowledge is
evident is on defense, where
the Huskies are running
a read defense for just the
second year.
“We’re reading the ball
better than last year,”
VanEpps said. “Defensively,
we’re going to be solid.”
The Huskies will also be
solid on offense, led by a
deep group of hitters.
“All our kids are great hitters,” VanEpps said.
The Huskies return two
outside hitters who earned
all-conference honors in
senior Briel Hendricksen
and sophomore Whitney
Burmeister.
Hendricksen was also
an all-state nomination last
year and Burmeister is listed as a top-40 underclassman to watch this season by
Breakdown.
“That’s exciting for our
outsides,” VanEpps said.
Hendricksen led the
Huskies with 261 kills last
season, with Burmeister
recording 139.
Also playing outside hitter will be junior Courtney
Donnelli.
VanEpps also has plenty of
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Deep squad could
be the favorite to
win Southwest
Conference title
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JCC beat three teams
that made it to state last
year: Rochester Mayo,
Martin County West
and Class A champion
Windom.
Whitney Burmeister was
named a top-40 underclassman to watch by
Breakdown.
options at middle hitter.
Seniors Erika Voss, Molly
McClure and Abby Moses
and sophomore Sarah Darling will see time at the
position.
Voss led the Huskies with
194 blocks last year and
had 139 kills. McClure had
82 kills and 65 blocks and
Moses had 32 kills and 48
blocks.
“I could list every player
individually,” VanEpps said.
“Any given day you could
see somebody else in middle because they are that
strong.”
Playing on the right side
will be sophomore Kaylee
Benson, as well as McClure
and Moses.
Seniors Stacey Schuller
and Jasmine Timko will handle the setting for the Huskies, with senior Chelsey
Mitchell and juniors Rachel
Buresch and Aluxis Ingebrigtson being defensive
specialists.
Schuller had 416 set assists last year and Timko
had 299. Schuller served
at 96 percent and had 45
ace serves. Timko hit on 92
percent of her serves and
had 27 aces.
Mitchell had 143 digs and
115 serve receives last year
and was good on 95 percent
of her serves.
Solid serving is something VanEpps expects to
continue this season.
Photos by Dan Condon
Returning letter winners for the Jackson County Central volleyball team are (front,
from left) Courtney Donnelli, Whitney Burmeister and Jasmine Timko. Middle:
Stacey Schuller, Kaylee Benson and Chelsey Mitchell. Back: Briel Hendricksen,
Erika Voss and Mollie McClure.
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Briel Hendricksen goes up for one of her 84 blocks last season.
“We’re a tough serving
team,” she said. “We always
have been. We serve an aggressive ball, tight to the top
of the net.”
VanEpps said serve receive is an area the team
has been working on, particularly passing the ball into
the correct zone.
“We’re trying to work
on getting the ball into the
well,” VanEpps said, ex-
plaining that a good pass
should put the setter 2 to 3
feet from the net.
A good pass will give the
Huskies three options to
attack, with the setter able
to get the ball to the outside,
middle or right hitter.
“If we can freeze the block
by having all our options,
that means we’ll have more
one-on-ones,” VanEpps said.
“That starts from the back
Mollie McClure pounds a kill for the Huskies.
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row and where the pass is
at.”
Other teams in the conference and section also have
solid offensive attacks, making a good defensive scheme
a must.
“Our defense needs to improve on blocking,” VanEpps
said. “That’s our first line of
defense. For our back row to
be successful our front row
has to do their job.”
VanEpps said the Huskies
have grasped everything she
has thrown their way.
“You can tell them one
time what we need to work
on and improve and they
make the corrections,” she
said.
Those corrections will be
the key if the Huskies want
to get deeper in the playoffs,
as VanEpps blames mistakes for the losses against
Marshall.
“We made a couple more
mistakes than they did,”
she said. “We’ve got to
cut down the mistakes.”
If the Huskies can minimize
their errors, there’s no telling what this team can do.
The only player near the
top of any offensive or defensive category not returning is Brooke Burmeister,
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kills, 229 digs and 61 blocks
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Fortunately, the Huskies
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The Huskies were scheduled to face their first test of
the season Tuesday when
they hosted Southwest Star
Concept. JCC’s next match
is Sept. 8 and then comes a
big early-season test against
Marshall Sept. 10, in Jackson.
Defending Class A state
champion Windom is on the
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JCC FOOTBALL
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Photo by Dan Condon
Seniors on this year’s Jackson County Central football team are (front, from left) Matt Buschena, Nate Hotzler, Collin Munoz, Taylor Menke, Skylar Prochaska and
Nate Schulz. Back: Joel Hartzler, Casey Jandera, Austin Rossow, Alex Hohenstein, Phil Pronk, Sindre Tomassen, Trevon Bargfrede and Garrett Walterman.
2009 JCC football schedule
Head coach: Tom Schuller
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
The Jackson County Central football team is coming
off a year in which it entered
the season with little experience but still managed a 5-3
regular season record before
losing its playoff opener.
The Huskies enter 2009
with a little more experience, particularly at quarterback and linebacker.
Head coach Tom Schuller
said returning senior Joel
Hartzler with quarterbacking experience is something that will benefit the
Huskies.
Hartzler started the playoff loss against Windom because starter Nathan Brandt
was injured. He saw time
in several other games,
completing 18 of 46 passes
for a pair of touchdowns last
season.
The tall quarterback will
run a similar offense as
last year, with the Huskies
running a lot of spread and
option.
“We’re running a lot of
the same stuff, just geared
to what Joel does better,”
Schuller said.
Hartzler will be handing
the ball off to seniors Skylar
Prochaska and Taylor Men-
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sophomores Cooper Moore
and Carson Nyborg.
On the receiving end of
Hartzler’s passes will be
seniors Trevon Bargfrede,
Nate Hotzler and Nathan
Schulz and juniors Nolan
Luhmann, Josh Wacker,
Bryce Christopher and Alex
Cleberg.
Schuller said the height of
his receivers is a strength.
Bargfrede is the leading
returning receiver, having
caught six passes for 125
yards and a touchdown. The
speedy wide-out showed
flashes last year but was
kept on the sideline due to
injury for a few games.
Sophomore Zach Copley
and juniors Wacker and Tanner Asa will play tight end.
Anchoring the offensive
line will be senior center
Alex Hohenstein. Next to
him will be senior Matt
Buschena and junior Garrett
Ramstad at guards.
Playing tackle will be
seniors Collin Munoz and
Austin Rossow and junior
Brock Thaemlitz.
Schuller said the offensive
line is depleted due to ineligibilities early in the year,
making it that much more
tough in the early going.
“We still have to prepare
for game one,” Schuller
said. “We only get eight
regular season games so we
2008 record: 5-4
2008 SWC record: 4-2
Seniors: 14
Oct. 20: The Huskies
were upset by Windom
in the opening round
of the playoffs last year
and look for revenge
in the regular-season
finale at home.
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9-4
vs. New Ulm
7:00 p.m.
9-11
at Worthington
7:00 p.m.
9-18
vs. Luverne
7:00 p.m.
9-25
at Marshall
7:00 p.m.
10-2
vs. Redwood Valley
7:00 p.m.
10-9
at West Central (Hartford, S.D.)
7:00 p.m.
10-15 at Pipestone
7:00 p.m.
10-20 vs. Windom
7:00 p.m.
10-27, 10-31, 11-6
Section Tournament
11-12 – 11-28
State Tournament
Huskies lack depth
but make up for it
with experience at
quarterback and
linebacker positions
Quick facts
NEEDtoKNOW
Fourteen seniors hope to carry football team
The Husky football
team is an impressive
29-4 when meeting an
opponent for the first
time. The Huskies will
try to improve on that
mark when they face
West Central in Hartford, S.D., on Oct. 9.
can’t wait for them to get
eligible.”
With some starters out of
action early, it will give the
reserves a chance to get
some action, which should
benefit the Huskies down
the road.
Even though the first two
games are critical, Schuller
said, he wants his team to
be playing its best football at
the end of the season.
“I want to be our best at
the end of the year when
playoffs hit,” Schuller said.
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JCC FB: Depth is a concern for JCC
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One way to be doing that
is to rely on the experience
of the defense, led by an
experienced linebacking
group.
Junior Jordan Phibbs returns at middle linebacker,
with Moore and Prochaska
on his outside.
Junior Patrick Hanson
will back up both outside
linebacker positions, with
Nyborg backing up Phibbs.
The defensive line returns some experience, led
by ends Hohenstein and
junior Aaron Brandt. Also
seeing time at defensive end
will be senior Casey Jandera,
Copley and Josh Bretzman.
Playing defensive tackle
will be Munoz, Buschena,
senior Garrett Walterman,
Ramstad and Nyborg.
Junior Steven Salzwedel
and Schulz will play cornerback, with Bargfrede,
Hotzler and junior Zach Post
also expecting to see time at
the position.
Menke, junior Colton
Ward, Hartzler, Post and
Luhmann could all see time
at safety.
Menke is the leading candidate to handle kicking and
punting duties, as of last
Friday.
Schuller said while size
and depth may be a weaknesses, a definite strength is
the leadership he has seen.
He and the rest of the
coaches designated eight
players as lieutenants who
are expected to lead the
team.
“We didn’t necessarily pick the best players,”
Schuller said. “We picked
guys we think can lead us in
a positive direction.”
This year’s lieutenants
are seniors Prochaska, Menke, Hohenstein, Hartzler
and Schulz, juniors Ramstad
and Phibbs and sophomore
Moore.
Schuller said it was important to have a few younger
lieutenants to experience a
leadership role to benefit the
team down the road.
So far, the lieutenants
have done their job.
“We’ve made great strides
in leadership,” Schuller
said. “That’s something that
we’re really targeting this
year. In fact, it might be our
No. 1 goal this year.”
Another goal is to stay
injury free, something that
did not happen last year.
Along with Nathan Brandt
and Bargfrede, the Huskies
were without several lineman and many other key
players for long periods of
time last year.
“Not many AA teams can
overcome that,” Schuller
said. “Not many teams can
weather that many injuries.”
Schuller said a big goal of
Photos by Dan Condon
Skylar Prochaska (35) and Taylor Newcome chase down the ball carrier during a game against Luverne
last season.
last Saturday’s scrimmage
in Maple River was to stay
injury free and figure out
who can play where.
Schuller said that scrimmage (which took place after
this edition went to press)
would answer a lot of questions as the Huskies prepare
to open against New Ulm in
Jackson tonight (Friday).
After facing New Ulm, the
Huskies will be in Worthington before the real tough
part of the schedule hits.
The Huskies host Luverne, a team which has
been in the state finals each
of the last three seasons,
Sept. 18 before traveling to
Marshall.
After hosting Redwood
Valley on Oct. 2, the Huskies
will face perennial South
Dakota powerhouse West
Central in Hartford, S.D.
The regular season winds
down with a game in Pipestone before the Huskies
host Windom.
Schuller said he thinks
Marshall will be the head
of the Southwest Conference, mainly because their
numbers give them plenty
of depth.
“After that, I think everybody else is pretty even,”
he said.
Schuller said his group
of assistant coaches have
done a great job preparing
the team for the grueling
conference schedule.
“We’ve got great coaches,” Schuller said. “They
bring great experience.”
Assisting at the varsity
level are Charlie Clarksean,
Wade Wacker, Jay Moore,
Mike Wierson and Trent
Sukalski.
Coaching the ninth grade
team is Nate Hanson and
Travis Bretzman. Jim Gumto
and Chris Naumann are
coaching the sophomore
team. All four of those
coaches are also helping at
the varsity level.
The Huskies ended last
season with an upset loss
against Windom in the playoffs. After what Schuller
called a “good offseason,”
the Huskies are ready to get
back on the field tomorrow.
“We’re ready to go,”
Schuller said.
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Balanced Huskies look
for continued improvement
In any given race, any
given runner could finish
ahead of her teammates.
That’s the way it has been
the last two years for the
Jackson County Central
girls’ cross country team
and that is the way it will be
again this year.
The Huskies have a balanced attack, with their top
five runners from last year
all returning to the course
again.
“They feed off of each
other,” co-head coach Kerri Kocak said of the girls.
“Even in workouts, they
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The girls return juniors
2009 JCC cross country schedule
Head coaches: Brad Strom and Kerri Kocak
9-2
9-10
9-17
9-24
10-1
10-8
10-13
10-22
10-29
11-7
at Mt. Lake-Butterfield-Odin
at Montgomery-Lonsdale
at Worthington (Prairie View)
JCC Meet (at Loon Lake Golf Course)
at Redwood Valley
at Fairmont
at Adrian
SW Conference Meet (at Windom)
Section Meet (at Adrian)
State Meet (at St. Olaf College)
3:30 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
TBD
TBD
Quick facts
2008 best finish: 2nd
2008 section finish: 6th
Returning letter winners: 5
Sept. 24: The Huskies
will host their only meet
of the season at the
Loon Lake Golf Course
south of Jackson and
Lakefield.
NEEDtoSEE
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
Megan Johnson, Leslie Handzus, Hope Belknap and
Kinbrae Bezdicek and freshman Angela Handzus from a
team that finished second in
the Southwest Conference
meet and sixth in the Section 2A meet last season.
Also competing for the
Huskies will be newcomers
Breanne Rentschler, Sarah
Christopher and Jade Holthe. Rentschler and Christopher are juniors and Holthe
is a seventh-grader.
With just five girls with
race experience, Kocak and
co-head coach Brad Strom
say it is important to keep
the runners healthy.
“If we can keep those top
five healthy, we’ll be solid,”
Kocak said.
Bezdicek beat her teammates to the finish line three
times last year. Bezdicek,
who was voted the team’s
runner of the year last year,
ran the fastest time of any
JCC girl last year when she
finished second at the SWC
NEEDtoKNOW
Top five runners
return to lead JCC
girls’ cross country
team this season
The Huskies return all
of their varsity runners
from a team that finished second at the
Southwest Conference
meet last year, including junior K inbrae
Bezdicek, who finished
second individually in
the conference meet.
meet.
Leslie Handzus finished
as the fastest Husky in three
meets and was the secondfastest JCC runner in the
other seven meets.
Angela Handzus came
on strong at the end of the
season, finishing 15th at the
conference meet and 16th at
the section meet.
Johnson and Belknap
were always in the mix as
well, with all five Huskies
usually finishing within a
minute of each other.
“They do a lot of switching around,” Strom said.
“Their order changes every
meet.”
Strom said he expects
the Handzus sisters to turn
it on as the conference and
section meets approach, but
said Johnson looks to be the
team leader early on.
Photos by Dan Condon
Returning letter winners for the Jackson County Central girls’ cross country team
are (front, from left) Leslie Handzus, Megan Johnson and Angela Handzus. Back:
Kinbrae Bezdicek and Hope Belknap.
Johnson ran more than
300 miles in the summer
and has shown the leadership expected of a veteran
runner.
All of the girls have been
dedicated to the sport, which
gives the Huskies reason to
believe they can improve on
last year’s sixth-place finish
at the section meet.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Photos by Dan Condon
Returning letter winners for the Jackson County Central boys’ cross country team are (from left) Ben Kocak, Jon Troe, Justin Cook, Matt Kocak, Sam Hendrickson
and Marc Strom. The team won the section meet last year and looks to repeat again this season.
Huskies hope for another trip to state
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
2009 JCC cross country schedule
Head coaches: Brad Strom and Kerri Kocak
9-2
9-10
9-17
9-24
10-1
10-8
10-13
10-22
10-29
11-7
at Mt. Lake-Butterfield-Odin
at Montgomery-Lonsdale
at Worthington (Prairie View)
JCC Meet (at Loon Lake Golf Course)
at Redwood Valley
at Fairmont
at Adrian
SW Conference Meet (at Windom)
Section Meet (at Adrian)
State Meet (at St. Olaf College)
3:30 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
TBD
TBD
are released, but Strom and
Kocak said that won’t be a
distraction.
“We don’t think the guys
are focused on that,” Strom
said. “Ratings don’t mean
anything. We’ll focus on the
fact that they’re all good
teams.”
The Huskies are also
focused on themselves and
improving their times and
placings. That will be tough
to do for them, as they set
the standards pretty high
last year.
Senior Matt Kocak finished second in two meets
and was third at the conference meet and section meet.
He had the fastest time of
any JCC runner in each of
the meets last season and
was the team’s runner of
the year.
Junior Marc Strom was
sixth in the section and
eighth in the conference
last year. He finished right
behind Kocak in most of the
meets and expects to run
with him again this year.
Junior Justin Cook had
an impressive season last
year, finishing fourth in the
conference and seventh in
the section.
Senior Sam Hendrickson
was the fourth Husky in
most meets, finishing 11th
in the conference and 27th in
the section last year.
Senior Jon Troe was the
fifth JCC runner, finishing
16th in the conference and
37th at the section meet.
Sophomore Ben Kocak
Sam Hendrickson runs in a cross country meet for also returns with plenty of
the Huskies last season.
“We think that it was
taken from us last year,”
Strom said. “We’ve set
that as an achievable goal.”
The Huskies will have to
deal with RV again, as well
as Luverne and Marshall in a
tough conference race.
“We want to be conference champs and we want to
repeat as section champs,”
Strom said.
The Huskies can’t technically repeat as section
champions, as they have
moved from Section 2A to
Section 3A.
That doesn’t mean they
won’t try to win another
section title.
“I think they run with
confidence,” Kocak said of
the Huskies. “They know
they’re that caliber. They
don’t think they’re second
best.”
That confidence has
grown the past few years
as the Huskies have won
meets and finished well in
many others.
The Huskies won three
meets last year, including
the section meet, and finished in the top three in
three others.
With good results could
come a ranking when polls
Quick facts
2008 best finish: 1st
2008 section finish: 1st
Returning letter winners: 6
Oct. 29: The Huskies
will try to make a return trip to the state
tournament but will
need a solid showing
at the Section 3A meet
in Adrian to do so.
NEEDtoSEE
The Jackson County Central boys’ cross country
team set out to make it to
state last year and did just
that.
For some teams, reaching their goal might give
them reason to relax. But
that is not the case for the
Huskies.
With the team’s top six
runners back for another
season, the goal is to do
even better.
Last year’s team finished
15 th at the Class A state
tournament and the team
has its sights set on an even
better finish this year.
To do that, co-head coaches Brad Strom and Kerri
Kocak say it is important to
stay healthy and run a good
race every meet.
The Huskies also have
a goal of winning the first
Southwest Conference title
in JCC history, something
they came very close to accomplishing last year.
The Huskies tied Redwood Valley last year, with
RV’s sixth runner finishing
ahead of JCC’s sixth runner,
giving RV the conference
title.
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Top six runners
return for JCC boys
JCC’s top five finishers in
every meet last season
were Matt Kocak, Marc
Strom, Justin Cook,
Sam Hendrickson and
Jon Troe. All five return
with hopes of winning
JCC’s first conference
title and another section title.
varsity experience.
The Huskies also have
juniors Alan Porter and Tanner Hummel and freshmen
Jordan Snyder and Jason
Vongsavanh on their roster.
The middle school lineup
is made up of eighth-graders
Jordan Ringgenberg, Jeremy
Ringgenberg, Jordan Cushman, Dallas Lucht and Peter
Nasby and seventh-grader
Jack Ringkob.
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Matt Kocak (right) and Marc Strom share the lead during the JCC Invitational at Loon Lake Golf Course
last year. The duo were the top two JCC finishers in every meet last season.
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tant for the Huskies.
“That’s a challenge as
coaches to keep them
healthy,” coach Strom said.
“We can’t control that but
we’re trying.”
He said a few of the things
he and coach Kocak are doing include having the boys
run on grass and gravel as
opposed to pavement when
possible and monitoring the
runners and having them
back off when needed.
The Huskies entered the
season healthy and in good
shape after logging a lot of
miles during the summer.
Their total miles may
not have set a record high,
but they came into the season with “a decent base.”
They all ran longer runs
than in years past and ran
more summer races, including a half marathon for
Justin Cook makes his way toward the finish line for Hendrickson and Matt and
Ben Kocak.
the Huskies last season.
T h e H u s k i e s w e re
scheduled to open
their season yesterday
(Wednesday) in Mt. Lake
and will be in action again
Sept. 10.
Their home meet is
Sept. 24 at the Loon Lake
Golf Course.
The conference meet
will take place in Windom
this year on Oct. 22,
with the section meet
scheduled for Oct. 29 in
Adrian.
The Adrian Dragons
won the section last year
but the Huskies are expected to compete for a
first- or second-place finish, which would get them
into the state tournament
for the second straight
year.
“If our goal is to win the
section, then that means
our goal is to make it to
state,” coach Strom said.
“They’re that kind of
girls,” Kocak said. “They’re
hard working girls. They’ve
gotten where they are
through hard work.”
The success of the boys’
team has also given the girls
a little extra motivation, the
coaches say.
“They’ve been feeding off
the boys’ success and gaining confidence,” Kocak said.
“They’re prepared if everything comes together.”
Strom said the Huskies
are looking for a top-three
performance at the conference meet or maybe repeating their runner-up
performance.
He and Kocak think an
improvement on last year’s
sixth-place finish at the section meet is possible, but it
will come against unfamiliar
opponents.
The Huskies have been
switched from Section 2A
to Section 3A, where the
four-time defending state
champion Adrian Dragons
reside.
The Dragons will have an
advantage again this year as
the section meet is on their
home course.
Strom said he isn’t sure
who else will be near the top
of the section because “the
scope of girls’ cross country
can change drastically. The
pecking order is not as well
defined as the boys.”
If the Huskies stay true
to their motto of “Great
commitment leads to great
rewards” and keep doing the
little things the coaches are
proud of, they can compete
with just about anybody.
Their meet experience
and confidence from beating
several good teams gives
the Huskies hope for another successful season.
“They have high hopes for
themselves,” Kocak said.
The Huskies were scheduled to open the season
yesterday (Wednesday) with
a meet in Mt. Lake. Their
next meet is Sept. 10, with
their only home meet scheduled for Sept. 24 at the Loon
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Members of the Jackson County Central cheerleading team are (front, from left)
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Third row: Courtney Henning-Rossow, Emily Marker and Taylor Egeland. Back:
Emma Smith, Lauren Vacek, Jessica Voehl, Alyssa Paulson and Karlee Wegner.
Making some noise
A quick-learning veteran
team is ready to hit the
football field in full uniform
tomorrow (Friday) night.
Only this squad won’t be
equipped in shoulder pads
and helmets – they will be
wearing makeup and waving pom-poms – but they
will get the crowd just as
excited.
The Jackson County Central football cheerleaders
have been hard at it for several weeks, including two-adays up until last week.
Taylor Egeland smiles as
she leads a cheer.
Sept. 18: The JCC cheerleaders will be joined at
halftime of the football
game against Luverne
by some young Huskies to conclude the elementary cheer camp.
NEEDtoKNOW
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
Coach Barb Tvinnereim
says the group, which features five seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and
a freshman, has been quick
to grasp new cheers.
“They’ve been learning
really fast,” Tvinnereim
said.
That could be because
all but three of them have
cheered before and that
large group of seniors have
been very helpful.
“The seniors, their leadership is going to be extremely
important this year,” Tvinnereim said.
The Huskies will do their
traditional cheers and chants
but have added a few new
things into the mix.
“They’ve made up some
dances that they’re going
to be doing at halftime this
year,” Tvinnereim said of
the cheerleaders. “We’ve
learned some new stunts
that we’re trying to put in.”
This year’s cheer squad
is made up of seniors Angela Traetow, Emily Marker,
Chelsey Herrig, Heather
Heser and Marissa Grupe;
juniors Courtney HenningRossow, Lauren Vacek and
Taylor Egeland; sophomores
Alyssa Paulson, Karlee Wegner and Emma Smith and
freshman Jessica Voehl.
Egeland, Marker, Herrig
and Heser were all named
UCA all-stars at a cheerleading camp in Okoboji, Iowa,
over the summer.
The team earned the Gatorade Leadership Award, as
voted on by other teams at
the camp.
NEEDtoSEE
Nearly half of
JCC football
cheerleaders are
seniors this year
Cheerleaders Taylor
Egeland, Emily Marker, Chelsey Herrig and
Heather Heser were
named UCA all-stars
at a camp in Okoboji,
Iowa, this summer. It is
the third time Marker
has earned the honor.
The cheerleaders will be
on the sideline for the JCC
football games this year
and will be entertaining the
crowd at halftime. The team
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10
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expected from
huge group of
Quasar seniors
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
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Returning letter winners for the Southwest Star Concept volleyball team are (front, from left) Maddie Rasche,
Maddie Collin, Kelly Schmitz, Luanna Henkels and Bria Baumgard. Back: Ashley Bartosh, Amanda Bartosh,
Erika Post, Alecia Bass, Katey Granstra and Jenny Doherty. Missing: Erin Liepold.
Bonatto and sophomore
Jennifer Schmidt will be
on the right side and junior
Kelli Schmitz will see time
at setter.
Fast said the veterans on
the team have been great
leaders so far this season.
“They bring great leadership,” she said. “They do
a nice job of guiding and
showing the underclassmen what hard work will
bring. They’re willing to do
whatever it takes to better
Erika Post (left) and Katey Granstra block a shot last season.
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themselves and the team.
This is one of the hardest
working teams that I’ve
coached.”
Along with being a veteran
team, Fast said the Quasars
will also be a scrappy team
defensively.
One thing she said she has
already seen improve in the
first few weeks of practice
is the team’s serving and
serve receiving.
She also has her team
working to “better every
ball,” meaning if the setter
gets a bad pass, she needs
to “better” it and make a
good pass to the hitter. The
theory also goes for a hitter
making a good play on a
poorly set ball.
Fast has put her team in
game-like situations in an
attempt to get her players
ready for the season.
“We try to make everything as competitive and
game-like as we can,” Fast
said.
One thing that helps get
the most out of practice is
the fact that there are so
many quality players competing for playing time.
“There are a lot of positions being battled for now,”
Fast said.
Those battles won’t end
when the season starts,
Right: Luanna Henkels
sets the ball as Bria
Baumgard heads toward
the net for a kill.
either. Fast has 17 players on the roster but will
need to be down to 15
when the postseason starts.
“I told them the entire season is basically a tryout,”
Fast said. She added her
postseason roster will be
based on the players’ work
ethic and performance in
practice and games.
Because of her experienced and hard-working
team, Fast sees big things
from this group of players.
“As long as we stay focused on our team and stay
healthy and fight to the end,
we can definitely be up there
(in the Red Rock Conference),” Fast said.
The Quasars won the
conference title in 2007
but losses to Southwest
Minnesota Christian and
Murray County Central took
See SSC VB on PAGE 12
Quick facts
2008 record: 20-9
2008 RRC record: 9-2
Returning letter winners: 12
Sept. 10: The Quasars
host Murray County
Central, a team that
beat SSC 3-1 last year
and figures to be near
the top of the Red Rock
Conference again.
NEEDtoSEE
With 10 seniors on the
roster, the expectations are
high for the Southwest Star
Concept volleyball team.
The Quasars are coming
off a season in which they
posted a 20-9 record and 9-2
record in the Red Rock Conference and return nearly
every player.
“We are definitely a veteran team,” second-year
head coach Crystal Fast
said. “It’s nice when your
leading attackers and starting setter are coming back.
As a coach, it’s always nice
when you bring back that
many players.”
Among the key returners
are seniors Maddie Collin,
Erika Post, Bria Baumgard,
Luanna Henkels and junior
Katey Granstra.
Post led the Quasars with
217 kills and 141 blocks last
season. She also had 328
digs and hit on 90 percent
of her serves, including her
team-high 55 ace serves.
Granstra had 199 kills and
92 blocks last year.
Post and Granstra will be
middle hitters for SSC, as
will senior Alecia Bass.
Baumgard, who led SSC
with 351 digs last season,
will play libero.
Henkels will return as the
team’s setter. Last year, she
had 722 set assists, with the
next closest Quasar accumulating just 32 set assists.
Collin will be an outside
hitter, as will seniors Erin
Liepold and Ashley Bartosh
and junior Deryn Stenzel.
Collin had 88 kills last year
and was second on the team
with 106 blocks.
Senior Amanda Bartosh
will be a defensive specialist, as will juniors Regina
Steffen and Yoana Fonseca
and sophomore Maddie Rasche.
Senior Jenny Doherty,
exchange student Raisa
NEEDtoKNOW
SSC has 10 seniors,
returns 12 letter
winners this season
The Quasars have 10
seniors and lost just
three players from a
team that went 20-9
last year and 9-2 in the
conference. The seniors
were on Crystal Fast’s
fresman team in her
first year as an assistant
coach at SSC.
SWU FOOTBALL
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
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Returning letter winners on this year’s Southwestern United football team are (front, from left) Jacob Haberman, Matt Stenzel, Octavio Jimenez, Neil McNab, Sean
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Inexperienced Wildcats not sure what to expect
2009 SWU football schedule
Head coaches: Jeff Drent and Jason Fisher
Southwestern United cohead football coaches Jeff
Drent and Jason Fisher admit they don’t know what
to expect from their football
team this season.
That’s because the Wildcats lost 16 players due to
graduation from a team that
went 3-6 last year. The Wildcats’ record did not indicate
the quality of team they had
last year, as SWU lost four
games by 12 points or less.
Gone from that team are
the quarterback, top four
leading rushers, three of
the top four receivers and
all but three of the top 13
tacklers.
That leaves Drent and
Fisher with plenty of holes
to fill all over the field.
“We’ve got a lot of guys
who have not been on a Friday night field,” Drent said.
“Right now we just don’t
know (what we have).”
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Juniors Mitchel VanWesten and Alex Meyer were
competing at quarterback,
with Meyer also listed on
the depth chart as a running
back and wide receiver.
Other running backs are
senior Octavio Jimenez and
Huge Reyes.
Ben Cunningham will see
some time at wide receiver,
with sophomore Luke Henkels and junior Sean Haberman in the slot.
Senior Jacob Haberman
will play fullback, with sophomores Jameson Collin and
Austin Liepold playing tight
end.
Providing protection for
the offensive unit will be
senior Alex Collin at center,
junior Tim Kennedy and
senior Cody Droll at guard
and senior Neil McNab, junior Matt Stenzel and Tyler
Oolbekkink at tackle.
Sept. 4: The Wildcats open the season
against long-time rival
Cedar Mountain/Comfrey. CMC beat SWU last
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7:00 p.m.
10-20 vs. Sleepy Eye Public
7:00 p.m.
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The Wildcats graduated
16 seniors, leaving cohead coaches Jeff Drent
and Jason Fisher unsure
of what to expect this
year until the lights go
on tomorrow (Friday)
night in the season
opener against Cedar
Mountain/Comfrey.
Alex Collin is the leading
returning tackler for the
Wildcats, having brought
down the ball carrier 25
times last season. He will be
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urday’s scrimmage (which
took place after this issue
went to press) would answer some questions, but
more would remain until
the season kicks off tomorrow (Friday) against Cedar
Mountain/Comfrey.
Drent said because it
is hard to “mimic another
team,” the Wildcats have
been focusing on themselves.
“We need to get them to
know their responsibilities
and where they need to be,”
he said.
The Wildcats do return
13 letter winners and have
more players on the roster
than last year, something
that pleases the coaches.
They also like the fact that
the veterans have become
team leaders.
“I’m very happy with how
they’re working,” Fisher
said. “We’ve got a few seniors that are doing an awesome job leading.”
That leadership and the
team chemistry already developed by the Wildcats will
help the team as it enters
the new season.
As of last Friday, there
were several positions up
for grabs on both sides of
the ball, including under
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SSC out of the title hunt last
season.
SSC hosts both of those
teams this season, giving
the Quasars an edge in what
should be another tight conference race.
Fast expects SWMNC to
be tough again and thinks
MCC and Fulda will be in
2009 SSC volleyball schedule
Head coach: Crystal Fast
9-1
at Jackson County Central
7:15 p.m.
9-10
vs. Murray County Central
7:15 p.m.
9-11
at SW MN Challenge (Marshall)
TBD
9-12
at SW MN Challenge (Marshall)
TBD
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at Hills-Beaver Creek
7:15 p.m.
9-17
vs. Mt. Lake-Butterfield-Odin
7:15 p.m.
9-21
vs. Pipestone
7:15 p.m.
9-22
at Fulda
7:15 p.m.
9-24
vs. SW Minnesota Christian
7:15 p.m.
9-26
at St. Peter Tournament
9:00 a.m.
9-29
vs. Adrian
7:15 p.m.
10-1
at Round Lake-Brewster
7:15 p.m.
10-3
at Blue Earth Area Tournament
9:00 a.m.
10-6
at Westbrook/Walnut Grove
7:15 p.m.
10-8
at Red Rock Central
7:15 p.m.
10-13 vs. Ellsworth
7:15 p.m.
10-20 vs. Worthington
7:15 p.m.
10-22 at Edgerton
7:15 p.m.
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the thick of things all season.
She also lists Adrian as a
“sleeper team.”
The Quasars host Adrian
Sept. 29 but must face Fulda
on the road on Sept. 22.
Fast points to the game
against MCC as one to see,
as it is the team’s home
opener and could set the
tone for things to come.
She said the game against
SWMNC will be a “battle.”
The Quasars host MCC
next Thursday and SWMNC
Sept. 24.
SSC was scheduled to
open the season Tuesday
against Jackson County Central.
“We’re excited,” Fast said
of the upcoming season.
“I’m excited as a coach.
These seniors were freshmen when I came here
(as an assistant coach in
2006). I’m very fortunate
to have this many seniors.”
Fast said she is also fortunate to have Cindy Owen
on her coaching staff. Owen
was SSC’s varsity coach for
four years and also coached
under the legendary Carolyn
Hummel.
“I’m very lucky to have
her,” Fast said of Owen.
“She has a lot of volleyball
knowledge.”
Donna Cook is coaching
the junior high program for
the Quasars.
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Katey Granstra goes up for one of her 92 blocks for the Quasars last season.
SWU FB: Inexperience a key for Wildcat football team
Continued from page 11
tain/Comfrey in Brewster
and follow that game up with
one in Wabasso, a team the
coaches expect to compete
for the Southern Minnesota
Conference title.
SWU then hits the road
again in Week 3 to face
Mt. Lake-Butterfield-Odin
before hosting Red Rock
Central. That game will
be in Heron Lake as it is
Southwest Star Concept’s
Homecoming.
The Wildcats will then
travel to face Buffalo LakeHector and return to Brewster for Round Lake-Brewster’s Homecoming against
Springfield.
The regular season winds
down with a game at Sleepy
Eye St. Mary’s and a game
against Sleepy Eye Public in
Brewster.
Drent and Fisher expect
Springfield and New Ulm
Cathedral to join Wabasso at
Wildcats listen to coach Jason Fisher as he discusses the top of the conference but
defensive strategy last season.
said they’re not sure where
Schmitz and sophomore
Brady Meyer.
Playing linebacker in the
3-5 system for the Wildcats
will be Sean Haberman, Oolbekkink, Jacob Haberman,
Stenzel, McNab, Liepold,
Meyer and sophomore Kyle
Elder.
VanWesten and Jameson
Collin will play safety, with
Henkels, Jimenez and sophomore Jacob Olson playing
cornerback.
Jimenez, who made four
field goals and eight extra
points last season, will be
the team’s kicker again this
season. Henkels will do the
punting.
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• Batteries • Car and Truck Care
C-Store and Service Station
S. Hwy. 86, Lakefield, MN
Patrick Costello • Hans Carlson
Christophe Butzon • Candy Riordan
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Jackson
Lakefield
507-847-4200 507-662-6621
Heron Lake
507-793-2285
HAGE OIL CO.
“Family Owned And Operated Since 1953”
Heating • Cooling • Plumbing
507-662-6227
No. Highway 86 • Lakefield
507-662-6666
Great Food and Good Fun at
Bowler’s Inn
103 Main Street, Lakefield
507-662-5418