Expectations up for experienced Cardinals WINTER SPORTS 2011
McCook Daily Gazette
Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 – 9A
STEVE KODAD GAZETTE SPORTS EDITOR
HAYES CENTER, Nebraska – High expectations abound for a strong season from the Hayes Center High School boys basketball program. The Cardinals are loaded with talented players returning and key players back from last year's squad that finished 10-12. "We have a great core of boys that have a lot of experience returning this year," said head coach Louis Cuellar. "We feel that we can be very competitive in every game and use our experience and leadership to have a great season." The letter winners coming back for the Cards included a talented senior trio, all measuring 6 foot, 3 inches tall. Adam Lawson averaged 16.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in the 2011-12 campaign. Tyler Rehbein scored an average of 12.9 points per game and hauled down an average of 7.8 boards per contest. Michael Bishop averaged 10.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Two sophomores also lettered last year, 6-2 Seth Gohl and 5-8 Tristan Johnson. Coach Cuellar has a handful of promising players hopeful to compete on the varsity level, including seniors Matthew Christner and Riley Goltl, plus freshmen Kasey Schwenk, Zach Cook and Austin Meyers.
Hayes Center Cardinals
Grant Strunk/McCook Daily Gazette
Front row, from left: Michael Bishop, Adam Lawson, Tyler Rehbein, Seth Gohl, Rylie Goltl. Second row: Taylor Walker, Branson Rawlings, Brody Tyan, Tristan Johnson, Joey Anderjaska, Alan Parra. Back row: head coach Louis Cuellar, Bradley VanCura, Matthew Christner, Alex Lawson, Kasey Schwenk, Austin Meyers, Zack Cook, assistant coach Loren Wagner. Not pictured: Tony Clifton.
Medicine Valley faces demanding schedule STEVE KODAD GAZETTE SPORTS EDITOR
Medicine Valley Raiders
Steve Kodad/McCook Daily Gazette
Front row, from left: Riley Garey, Lucas Gleisberg, Shawn Welch, Kash Houser, Colton Aspenleiter, Brendan Johnsen. Second row: Dakota Hazen, Sage Schmidt, Keith Towne, Zach Hawke, Dylan Wiles, Terran Weeth, Marcus Florom. Third row: Cody Aspenleiter, Zane Michelsen, Chase Barthel, T.J. Aanenson, Keaton Lenz. Back row: manager Matt Florom, assistant coaches Trent Florom and Jeff Gleisberg, head coach Steve Gleisberg, manager Sam Aanenson.
Coaches & Athletic Directors:
CURTIS, Nebraska – Medicine Valley High School's boys face a tough schedule in the 2011-12 season. The Class D-2 Raiders have just five D-2 opponents on the slate, and head coach Steve Gleisberg said every game will be a challenge. Gleisberg does have seven returning letter winners and three starters in 6-0 senior Shawn Welch, 6-1 junior Lucas Gleisberg and 5-10 junior Riley Garey. The other lettermen include 6-4 senior Colton Aspenleiter, 6-0 senior Kash Houser, 6-0 junior Brendon Johnsen and 6-1 junior Keith Towne. Towne is expected to be sidelined until January with an injury. "We hope to be competitive every game this season," Coach Gleisberg said. "We have some talented players fundamentally, several with a solid work ethic, and 10 underclassmen battling for a varsity spot." The Raiders finished 5-15 last season. The Republican Plains Activities Conference (RPAC) member will compete in the Class D2-10 Sub-District Tournament at Chase County High School in Imperial Feb. 20-23.
400 Tate Avenue Hayes Center 308.286.3276
To contact the Gazette with scores and stats from your games, please fax them to 308-345-7881, or send an e-mail to sports@mccookgazette.com
With Offices In:
McCook and
Benkelman
Member FDIC
CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE HONDA YAMAHA
401 East B Street • McCook, NE 69001 (308) 345-5200 • 1-800-345-0031
4 0 6 E . 1 s t • Tr e n t o n , N E • 3 0 8 . 3 3 4 . 5 1 5 5
devenymotors@yahoo.com - www.devenychryslerjeepdodge.com
P. O . B o x 1 9 0 H a y e s C e n t e r, N E 6 9 0 3 2 3300 8 - 2 8 6 - 3 2 7 6 P.O. Box 1447 McCook, 69001 P.O. Box 606 Benkleman, 69021 P.O. Box 157 Wallace, 69169
RAM
1-800-228-1352
Ag Chemicals & Fertilizer Custom Applicating Grain Marketing Fuel Delivery
Lapps Registered Herefords KEITH, LANA & FAMILY
308-286-3644
FCB
www.firstcentral.com Member FDIC
REVOLUTIONARY LIGHTING SOLUTIONS
Golight, Inc.
Hayes Center, Nebraska
286-3428
McCook Public Power District A Network of People and Power going the Extra Mile
N. Hwy 83 P.O. Box 1147 345-2500 McCook, NE
37146 Old Hwy. 17 Culberton, NE 69024
www.golight.com info@golight.com 1-800-557-0098 3300 8 - 2 7 8 - 3 1 3 1