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Table of contents School .............................. Sport...................... Page Bethlehem Academy ...........football.................................2 WEM ..........................................football.................................3 Faribault High School .........football.................................3 MSAD ........................................football.................................4 Faribault High School .........girls cross country ............4 Faribault High School .........boys cross country ...........5 WEM/JWP ................................cross country .....................5 Team schedules..................................................................6-7 Faribault High School .........boys soccer .........................8 Faribault High School .........girls soccer ..........................8 Faribault High School .........girls swim and dive ..........9 Faribault High School .........girls tennis ..........................9 WEM ..........................................volleyball .......................... 10 Faribault High School .........volleyball .......................... 10 Bethlehem Academy ...........volleyball .......................... 11 MSAD ........................................volleyball .......................... 11

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

BETHLEHEM ACADEMY FOOTBALL KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

Christian VonRuden, RB/ DB/P — The Cardinals’ best offensive threat last season, VonRuden, a senior, returns to help lead Bethlehem Academy’s offensive attack. An All-Gopher Conference selection, VonRuden rushed for a team-best 1,255 yards — averaging more than seven yards per carry and 104 yards per game — and 10 touchdowns despite missing a game last season. He also caught six passes for 122 yards and three touchdowns.

Kollin Hanson, QB/DE — Hanson, a junior who has his first full year at varsity quarterback under his belt, returns after throwing for 1,125 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore. Hanson, an allconference honorable mention, averaged 86.5 passing yards per game and threw 11 picks, but he found the end zone five times as a rusher.

Pete Clark, TE/LB — Clark, a senior, was one of five Cardinals named all-conference and the team’s second-most productive linebacker last season. He totaled 143 tackles, averaging 11 of the team’s 74.5 tackles per game, and had one sack. This season, Clark will move from offensive guard, where he helped make holes for the Cardinals’ potent rushing attack, to tight end.

Peyton Glenzinski, OG/NG — Glenzinski, a junior who earned all-conference honorable mention honors, quietly put together a strong sophomore season. His 6.5 tackles per game — 84 total — were third-best on the team, but his seven sacks led the Cardinals last season. He also was a key member of the offensive line.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Drew Glenzinski, RB/LB – Glenzinski, last year’s Daily News All-Area Player of the Year and a Third-Team All-State selection, led the team in tackles (178) and tackles for loss (four) and had two sacks last season. On offense, he rushed for 820 yards and eight touchdowns and tallied 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

He’ll play football at St. John’s University this fall.

Joe Matejcek, WR/DB – As a defensive back, Matejcek’s 11 interceptions led the area and his 72 tackles were fifth on the team. On offense, he led BA with 21 receptions and 499 receiving yards. He also caught four touchdowns, ran for two and handled BA’s kicking duties.

OUTLOOK Entering the 2013 season, the Cardinals had lost 12 seniors from a team that reached the Class A Prep Bowl, but they still made their way back to the Class A State semifinals at the Metrodome.

Entering the 2014 season, the Cardinals have lost 10 seniors from last year’s team, but they’ll look for the same success. The goal, BA coach Scott Hanson says, is to get to TCF Bank Stadium, the site of this year’s state tournament, and play for a state championship.

The Cardinals, who finished 9-4 last season and lost to Mahnomen 19-0 in the Class A State semifinals, return skill players and experienced defensive players. Hanson and his staff are also excited about the offensive and defensive line play, which “we feel … is as strong as it’s ever been,” Hanson said. This season will be the first in a long time the lines boast such depth, he said.

Offensively, the Cardinals will likely run more than they pass — they averaged 242.2 rushing yards per game to 90.4 passing yards per game last season — but will have the offensive weapons to throw the ball. Defensively, BA expects to be run-stoppers and has worked to improve defending the pass. Hanson expects the Cardinals to be just as strong on special teams, too.

Blooming Prairie and Mankato Loyola will be among the Gopher Valley A contenders, and BP, Wabasha-Kellogg and Rushford-Peterson will be tough in the section. BA was third in the conference last year.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

WEM FOOTBALL KEY NAMES Ben Boran, QB/LB — Boran, a senior, shouldered the load on both sides of the ball last season. Under center, he threw for 635 yards, six touchdowns and nine interceptions and ran for 488 yards and a teambest five scores. However, Boran suffered a foot injury during summer baseball and isn’t expected to be back until the end of September.

Mitch Wolter, RB — Wolter, a junior, led the team in rushing yards (558) last season — an average of just less than 70 rushing yards per game — but found the end zone only twice last season, and once was through the air.

He also had 39 tackles, six for loss, last season. Wolter is expected to be one of WEM’s top running backs this year.

Nick Amundson OT/DE — Amundson, a senior, brings needed experience to WEM’s offensive line, along with teammates Nick Stiernagle and Hunter Morsching.

On defense last season, Amundson collected 26 tackles, one sack, six tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

UP AND COMING Brody Boran, RB — Brody Boran, a sophomore and the younger brother of Ben Boran, comes off a freshman season in which he made an impact on both sides of the ball. He rushed for 319 yards — third-best on the team — and one touchdown. His 45.5 tackles, including five tackles for loss, was the second-best mark on the team, and his 2.5 sacks were tied for the team lead.

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“Hopefully we surprise a few teams. Usually people try to surprise us, but we’re going to try to see if we can beat some teams who are favored and go from there.” – Jon Bakken

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Landon Harmon, WR — Harmon was one of the team’s top receiving threats last year, hauling in team-bests in receptions (19) and receiving yards (285) and one touchdown.

Will Olson, TE/WR/LB — Olson became one of the team’s vocal leaders last season. He also chipped in on both ends of the field. Olson finished with 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and on defense he collected 34 tackles. He also had three tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

OUTLOOK The Buccaneers are coming off an uncharacteristically poor 2-7 record last season — before that, they hadn’t won less than seven games since 2006 — and now look to improve on where they fell short last year.

But they’ll have an early roadblock to overcome, considering they’ll miss their starting quarterback and all-around best player, Ben Boran, to open the season due to a foot injury. Boran, who isn’t expected to be back until the end of September, will be replaced at quarterback by either junior Kallen Dorenkemper or sophomore Dallas McBroom, who are vying for the position.

The Bucs return three starters to the offensive and defensive lines in Nick Stiernagle, Hunter Morsching and Nick Amundson. They’ll need their experience on the offensive line, which will look to help make running room for the Bucs’ committee of runners in Mitch Wolter, Brody Boran and Patrick Ely, especially since the Bucs will likely run more early on with Ben Boran out. On defense, WEM will try to confuse offenses with its 4-4 scheme.

Maple River won the Gopher Valley AA last year and Medford and NRHEG are expected to be strong this year as well. Pine Island won Section 2AA. The Bucs fell to Kenyon-Wanamingo 21-19 in the Section 2AA quarterfinals to end last season.

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FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL UP AND COMING

KEY NAMES

Collin Ketzeback, DL – Ketzeback, a senior, was all-conference honorable mention last year after finishing with 52 total tackles and a team-best two fumbles recovered. He also tied for the team lead with eight quarterback pressures. He’ll anchor the defensive line again this year.

Danny Ehlers, QB – Ehlers, a senior who was Big 9 All-Conference last year, is already the program’s all-time career leader in passing touchdowns (23), and he is just a healthy season away from becoming the school’s career passing-yards leader. He holds several other single-season passing records for the program, and he’s entering his third year as a starter and with an offense that is loaded with experience.

Porter Sartor/Mitch Nagel, LB – Sartor and Nagel, both seniors and all-conference players last year, will be the Falcons’ inside linebacker duo this fall. Sartor finished last season with 89 total tackles – 33 more than the next highest total – and Nagel had 55 total tackles (third on the team) and three sacks as the zombie linebacker last year. He’ll move inside this fall and form a 1-2 punch with Sartor. Nagel will also get a lot of work on offense, as the running back totaled just shy of 900 total yards last year (team-high 683 rushing).

Nash Bauer, WR/CB – Bauer was named allconference last season after hauling in 28 passes for 480 yards and three touchdowns. He’ll also start at cornerback for the third straight season.

OUTLOOK Ned Louis has good reason to be optimistic.

Sure the Falcons were upset by Austin 42-7 in the first round of the Section 1AAAAA Tournament last year, but Faribault still finished the regular season 5-3 (tied for third in the Big 9) and the three games it lost were all by eight points or less. Throw in the fact that nine starters return on offense and seven more are back on defense, and Louis’ thinking is justified.

For Faribault, it starts with third-year starter at quarterback Danny Ehlers, who threw for 1,268 yards last year and eight touchdowns (nine interceptions) and also ran for three scores. Louis said he looks good in practice and can tell the game is slowing down for him.

Ehlers will have plenty of weapons, too. Running backs Mitch Nagel (683 yards, four TDs) and Joe Hoisington (674 yards, eight TDs) return after all-conference years last year, and wide receiver Nash Bauer and tight end Kallan Hart (24.5 yards per catch) give Ehlers receiving options. The left side of the offensive line – tackle Marcus Krogh, guard KC Kitzman and center Chris Kluzak – is made up of returning starters as well, and Kitzman was all-conference honorable mention last year.

On the defensive side of the ball, Faribault brings back players in several key positions. Porter Sartor and Nagel will be the inside linebackers, and defensive ends Devin Jandro and Hart and defensive tackle Collin Ketzeback return to the line. Bauer will return to a cornerback spot and Dylan Lombard will reclaim a spot at safety.

The captains this year will be Ehlers, Nagel, Sartor and Hart.

Owatonna, the Class AAAAA State champion and Big 9 champ from last year, will again be one of the stronger teams in the Big 9 and section this season, and Rochester Mayo and Mankato West should also be favorites to finish at the top of the conference.

Northfield and Red Wing also join the Big 9 this year.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Jeremiah Balfe, RB/LB – Balfe ran for 294 yards on 58 carries last season and finished with a team-best 12 rushing touchdowns – five of which came in one game and tied a school record. He also had 44 total tackles as a linebacker and was all-conference honorable mention.

Nick Aldrich, OL – Aldrich gave the Falcons a steady body to run behind last season, and the lineman was named Big 9 All-Conference.

He was one of two starters the offense lost.

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“They have to take that next step and expect to win. They got their feet wet last year with all that playing time and have to take it to the next level. I think they are excited for that challenge and we have to use that experience to our advantage early. We have to play as a confident football team.” – Ned Louis

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MSAD FOOTBALL

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

KEY NAMES

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

KEY NAMES

Junior Peters, RB/LB — Peters, a junior, was the Trojans’ top offensive threat last season.

One of four National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association First-Team AllAmericans for 8-man football at MSAD, Peters rushed for 1,209 yards — or 151.1 yards per game — and 17 touchdowns.

He finished with 19 total TDs. As a linebacker, he tallied 39 tackles and two sacks.

Garrett Springer, DT/G — Springer, a senior, is one of the reasons why Peters has had room to run. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound lineman gave the Trojans an imposing teammate to run behind and a defender who averaged five tackles per game. Springer, who also was named NDIAA First-Team All-American, also could see time at fullback this season.

JP Beldon, FB/LB – On offense, Beldon rushed for 395 yards and seven touchdowns — both were the second-best marks on the team last year — threw for 127 yards and one touchdown and hauled in a receiving touchdown last season. On defense, he finished with 25 tackles and two interceptions.

Tommy and Sammy Ellenbecker – The twin brothers were major contributors on both sides of the ball. Tommy was the quarterback, throwing for 172 yards, four touchdowns and one interception and rushing for 202 yards and five touchdowns. Sammy was right behind him with 181 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and he also hauled in 178 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Sammy, a First Team NDIAA All-American, also led the Trojans with 7.5 sacks.

Lauren Moll – Moll, a junior, turned into the team’s top runner last season, which was just her first in cross country. She led the team by finishing 33rd at sections last year and recorded a season-best time of 15:52.81. Last year she balanced cross country and playing for the Falcons girls tennis team, but this year she is just on the cross country team.

Evelyn Rosas – Rosas, a freshman, has been a varsity runner since her seventh-grade year and is just now entering her first year at the high school level. She was 40th overall at the conference meet and 62nd at sections.

Jeri Simons – Simons, a junior, had the team’s third-best finish – 51st overall – at the conference meet and was 80th overall at sections last year.

UP AND COMING Anthony Barger, WR/S – Barger, a junior, led the Trojans with seven interceptions last season as a sophomore safety. The NDIAA First Team All-American finished with 4.1 tackles per game last season.

Logan Waldo, WR/LB – Waldo, a senior, finished seventh on the team in tackles (28) last season, but he led the Trojans in tackles for loss (four). He also contributed rushing the ball, totaling 111 yards and two touchdowns, and scored a total of 22 points, or 3.1 points per game, last season.

OUTLOOK The Trojans rushed their way to their second straight winning season last year. Thanks in part to standout running back Junior Peters, Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf’s bread and butter was the run game, in which it averaged 273.3 rushing yards per game to just 47.8 passing yards. The Trojans finished 5-3 with that formula and were undefeated against deaf schools and shared the National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Co-Team of the Year award with Mississippi School for the Deaf.

This year, the Trojans return several key players, and they’ve improved with experience and depth. They are expected to have about 20 players on the team.

MSAD, which plays its regular season independently, lost to Nicollet 51-30 in the Section 2 9-Man playoff opener last season. Nicollet went on to win the section.

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UP AND COMING Megan Mullennex – One of two seniors on the team and the Falcons’ lone captain, Mullennex will look to solidify a top-five score this season after being a varsity member all of last year.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Alyssa Cowan – Cowan earned Big 9 AllConference or honorable mention honors every year since she joined the varsity as a seventh grader and is now running cross country and track for North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa.

Serena Tatge – Tatge finished 59th at the conference meet and 70th at sections a year ago. She was a top-five runner on the team the past couple of seasons. Cowan and Tatge were both senior captains last year, as was senior Julia Beckmann, a varsity runner who missed some time with injuries.

OUTLOOK The Falcons were eighth at the Big 9 Conference Championships last season for the second straight year, but they weren’t far behind seventh-place Mankato East. They took 11th out of 16 at the Section 1AA Championships, which was four spots better than the year before.

Although they lost two top-five runners to graduation, the Falcons should be in line to take a step this season. Last year’s top runner Lauren Moll, after splitting time between cross country and tennis last season, is now focused on running and entering only her second year in cross country. She also has four fellow varsity runners returning to join her in Evelyn Rosas, Megan Mullennex, Sophie Kohl and Jeri Simons.

There are likely only two spots open on the varsity to begin the season, as long as last year’s girls return to the varsity level, and the Falcons have good depth this season that will drive competition for those spots. The two front runners to fill those are sisters Emily Skjeveland, a senior who played volleyball last year, and Madelyn Skjeveland, a seventh-grader. Madelyn had the team’s second-best time at its time trial early this season.

Austin and Albert Lea finished first and second, respectively, at the conference meet last year and should be strong again. Lakeville North and Lakeville South were the top two teams at sections last year, and the Packers were third.

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“Everyone knows they have to be on for the team to be successful. We can’t just rely on one or two. This is really going to be the key for the team this year. Get everyone on board – happy, healthy and running fast.” – Willie Clapp

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Collin Ernste – Ernste was 18th overall at the Big 9 Conference Championships last season and ran a personalbest during it. He ended his season placing 39th at sections. Ernste was the only varsity regular the Falcons lost to graduation, and he had been a longtime member of the varsity.

UP AND COMING Adam Tuma/Marcus Miller – Tuma and Miller, a couple of the younger runners on the team last season, had to step up last fall with other runners out.

Tuma, a sophomore this year, finished 59th at the section meet last year, two spots ahead of Miller, a junior, and was 36th at sections, five spots and four seconds behind Miller.

Travis Wegner – Wegner, a junior, came on strong at the end of his freshman season but missed time last year with pneumonia. He’s a topfive runner on the team when healthy.

KEY NAMES Keenan Ronayne – Ronayne, a senior, was one of the Faribault runners who battled injuries last season. He finished 34th at sections in 17:10.57, recently returning from an injury to run in the meet, and is now one year removed from the knee and shin issues that limited him.

Drew Busch – Busch, a senior, has battled injuries the last couple of seasons, but he was a state qualifier in the 1,600-meter run two years ago during the track and field season.

Gunnar Miller – Miller was a Big 9 AllConference runner last season after finishing eighth at the conference meet in 16:52, and he bested that at the section meet when he ran a 16:46.70 and finished 21st. Coach Mark Bongers hopes he can take another step this season and notch a sub-16:30 time, getting him even closer to state cuts.

WEM/JWP CROSS COUNTRY KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

Tierney Winter — Winter, a junior, returns as one of Class A’s top runners. A two-time All-State runner and threetime state participant, Winter finished seventh (15:10.9) at the Class A State Championships last season after taking 39th as a freshman and eighth as an eighth-grader.

Brennen Mogensen — Mogensen, a senior, returns as the Grizzlies boys’ only allconference runner. He paced WEM/JWP at the Section 2A Championships with a 31stplace finish (18:08) and earned all-conference honors by taking 11th (18:04) at the Gopher Valley Conference Championships.

Jacqueline Kaplan — Coach Kyle Asp expects Kaplan, a senior, to be among the Grizzlies’ top girls runners this season. Kaplan, who set WEM’s record in the 800-meter run in girls track and field this spring, finished in 84th (18:36) at the Section 2A Championships.

Kaden Cameron — Cameron, a freshman, has what it takes to lead the Grizzlies this year, according to Asp. Cameron finished 83rd (19:26) at the Section 2A Championships last year, but he’s put in the mileage this summer.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Aaron Zimmer — Zimmer was the Grizzlies’ sixth or seventh runner for most of the year. The other two runners the team lost, JP Jewison on the boys team and Amber Volkman on the girls team, were both JV runners.

OUTLOOK

Just stay healthy. That’s all Mark Bongers is thinking these days.

The Falcons leaped two spots in the conference standings by finishing sixth at the Big 9 Conference Championships last year and were led by three top-30 performances, two of which came from runners who return this season. Faribault did that with a lineup that was far from healthy, too.

“I’m very excited that This year, the Falcons bring back key runners from last we have probably one year and others who missed lots of time due to injuries or of our better rosters we illnesses. So far, everyone is healthy to begin the season.

The group will be led by Gunnar Miller, whom coach have had in years, and everyone is healthy.” – Bongers is hoping can lead the team. Joining him on the Mark Bongers varsity will be Marcus Miller and Adam Tuma, who both gained varsity experience last season, and the trio of Drew Busch, Keenan Ronayne and Travis Wegner. The latter three all battled injuries or other ailments last season, which gave runners like Sam Prieve and Ryan Mullennex, who could both crack the varsity lineup this season, varsity experience. Bongers said if Busch, Ronayne and Wegner can stay healthy – and the Falcons run to their potential – the team should do very well.

Faribault, which ended the season 10th at sections, has more than 20 boys out for the team, which gives Bongers depth when looking for the final couple of runners to round out the varsity.

Rochester Century and Owatonna took the top two spots at the conference meet a year ago, and Red Wing won the section meet, edging Lakeville North by one one. Those teams should be near the top again.

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OUTLOOK Two-time All-State runner Tierney Winter will have some help this year.

All-conference honorable mentions Lily Anderson and Grace Schlueter, as well as Jacqueline Kaplan, help bolster the Grizzlies’ girls roster.

WEM/JWP’s girls team has hopes of winning the Gopher Valley Conference Championships after placing fifth last year. It will have tough competition against defending champion Mankato Loyola/Cleveland, which has won five of the last seven years, as well as Martin County West. Waseca and MCW are among the favorites for Section 2A. The WEM/JWP boys have one of the strongest teams that head coach Kyle Asp has had in his seven-year tenure, and it may just be led by a freshman, as Asp said freshman Kaden Cameron will likely lead the team. The Grizzlies also have all-conference senior Brennen Mogensen, as well as runners Nick Jewison, Trevor West and Tuckor Anderson to bolster their lineup.

MCW, which has won the conference title five years in a row, is the odds-on favorite in the Gopher Valley Championships and in Section 2A. The Grizzlies hope to sneak into the fourth spot in the conference. Asp would be happy with an eighth-place finish at sections, he said.

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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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Thursday, Sept. 18: vs. Rochester Century, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ Mankato East, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25: vs. Albert Lea, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 29: @ Rochester Saturday, Sept. 27: @ ChanhasJohn Marshall, 7 p.m. sen Invite, 9 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 5: vs. Mankato East, Tuesday, Sept. 30: @ Owatonna, 7 p.m.

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Friday, Sept. 12: @ Owatonna, Thursday, Oct. 2: @ Winona, 7:15 7 p.m. p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19: vs. Austin, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 3-4: @ Friday, Sept. 26: vs. Rochester Southwest Invite, TBD Mayo, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7: vs. Mankato Friday, Oct. 3: @ Albert Lea, 7 West, 7:15 p.m. p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9: vs. Rochester Friday, Oct. 10: vs. Red Wing, 7 Mayo, 7:15 p.m. p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14: @ Northfield, Wednesday, Oct. 15: @ Winona, 7:15 p.m.

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Thursday, Sept. 11: @ Red Wing, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16: vs. Austin, 7:15 p.m.

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Thursday, Aug. 28: vs. Rochester John Marshall, 7 p.m.

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Thursday, Sept. 4: vs. Austin, 7 p.m.

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Tuesday, Sept. 16: vs. Albert Lea, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18: @ Owatonna, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20: vs. Lake City, TBD Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ Winona, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25: vs. Mankato West, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30: vs. Rochester Mayo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2: @ Northfield, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7-14: Section playoffs begin, TBD

Tuesday, Sept. 30: @ Rochester Mayo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2: vs. Northfield, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7: Sections begin, TBD

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Tuesday, Aug. 26: @ Austin, TBD Friday, Sept. 5: Faribault Invite, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11: @ Rochester Century, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20: @ Winona, 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 28: @ Rochester Thursday, Sept. 25: @ WatervilleElysian Morristown, 4:30 p.m.

John Marshall, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2: @ Waseca, 4:30 Tuesday, Sept. 2: vs. Red Wing, p.m.

7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7: @ Mankato Thursday, Sept. 4: @ Austin, 7 West, 3:45 p.m. p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14: Big 9s @ OwaSaturday, Sept. 6: vs. Internatonna, 4 p.m. tional School, 4 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 8: @ Fairmont, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23: Sections @ Owatonna, TBD Tuesday, Sept. 9: @ Rochester Century, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11: vs. Mankato East, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16: @ Albert Lea, Tuesday, Aug. 26: @ Austin, 4:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4: vs. Rochester Thursday, Sept. 18: vs. OwaCentury, 4:30 p.m. tonna, 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 8: vs. Lake City, Tuesday, Sept. 23: vs. Winona, 4:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 9: @ Owatonna, Thursday, Sept. 25: @ Mankato 4:30 p.m.

West, 5 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 15: vs. Blooming-

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Tuesday, Sept. 16: vs. Mankato West, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ Northfield, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25: vs. Rochester John Marshall, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27: @ Big 9 Tournament @ Rochester, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30-Oct. 7: Section team tourney, TBD Thursday, Oct. 9-14: Section tournament, TBD

FHS GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE Tuesday, Aug. 26: @ St. Peter, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 28: vs. Rochester Mayo, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4: @ Albert Lea, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11: vs. Rochester John Marshall, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13: @ Lakeville South, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18: @ Northfield, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ Shakopee, TBD Thursday, Sept. 25: @ Austin, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2: vs. Mankato West, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4: @ Duluth East, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9: @ Owatonna, 6 p.m.

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GAME SCHEDULES Tuesday, Oct. 14: vs. Mankato East, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30: True Team Section @ Northfield, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1: Big 9 @ Rochester JM, Noon Nov. 5-7: Sections @ Rochester, TBD

west Christian, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16: vs. Mayer Lutheran, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18: @ WatervilleElysian-Morristown, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19: @ Apple Valley Tournament, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20: @ Apple Valley Tournament, TBD Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ Waconia, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 22: @ Mankato Thursday, Sept. 25: vs. Blooming Loyola, 7 p.m.

Prairie, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 29: @ St. Clair, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30: @ St. MichaelSaturday, Sept. 6: vs. United Albertville, 7 p.m.

South Central, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2: @ United South Friday, Sept. 12: vs. NRHEG, 7 Central, 7:15 p.m. p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9: vs. NRHEG, 7:15 Friday, Sept. 19: @ Janesvillep.m.

Waldorf-Pemberton, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 11: vs. StewartSaturday, Sept. 27: vs. Blooming ville, 4 p.m.

Prairie, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 13: vs. Owatonna, Friday, Oct. 3: @ Medford, 7 p.m. 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9: vs. Lester Prai- Tuesday, Oct. 14: @ Maple River, rie/ Holy Trinity, 4 p.m.

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Thursday, Aug. 28: vs. Marshall, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4: @ Medford, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 6: @ Shakopee Tournament, 9 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11: vs. South-

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Sat., Sept. 27: @ Iowa, 2 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 4: @ Missouri, 7 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 11: @ Illinois, 2 p.m.

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Monday, Sept. 8: @ Agriculture Academy, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 9: vs. Christian Life, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13: vs. Indiana, 8 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16: @ Great River, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19: @ Schaeffer Academy, 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 22: vs. Richfield, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ LCA, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25: @ Calvin Christian, 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29: @ North Lakes Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30: @ Rochester Home School, 7 p.m.

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Tuesday, Sept. 30: vs. LeSueur, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 29: @ Tri-City Thursday, Oct. 2: vs. NRHEG, 7:15 United, 7 p.m. p.m.

Friday, Sept. 5: vs. Blooming Saturday, Oct. 4: @ Cannon Falls Prairie, 7 p.m. tournament, TBD Friday, Sept. 12: vs. Medford, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6: vs. Waseca, 7:15 Friday, Sept. 19: @ GFW, 7 p.m. p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26: @ NRHEG, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9: vs. Blooming Friday, Oct. 3: vs. LCWM, 7 p.m.

Prairie, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10: vs. Maple River, Monday, Oct. 13: vs. Medford, 7 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15: @ United Thursday, Oct. 23: Sub-sections South Central, 7 p.m. begin, TBD Tuesday, Oct. 21: Section playoffs, begin, 7 p.m.

EMAC Tournament, 4 p.m.

WEM FOOTBALL

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Thursday, Aug. 28: @ Blooming Prairie, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 2: @ NRHEG, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 6: @ KenyonWanamingo tourney, TBD Tuesday, Sept. 9: vs. Tri-City United, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11: @ USC, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13: hosting WEM tournament, TBD Monday, Sept. 15: vs. JWP, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18: vs. Bethlehem Academy, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ St. Peter, 7:15 p.m.

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Thursday, Aug. 28: @ Mankato Loyola, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4: @ Hayfield Invitational, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11: @ Maple River, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16: @ NRHEG, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23: @ Blooming Prairie, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25: vs. NRHEG, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2: @ Waseca, 4:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

UP AND COMING

KEY NAMES

Anna Marquard, GK – Marquard, a senior, has been the team’s starting goalkeeper since her freshman season.

She was named Big 9 AllConference honorable mention last year and is one of the team’s captains this fall.

Madison Murphy, D – Murphy, a senior and a Falcons captain, will anchor the back line, and coach Gabe Kortuem says she has the ability to use her speed to get in on attacks if she sees space.

Lexi Temple, M – Temple, a senior, scored two goals and had a team-best four assists last season. Also a captain this fall, Temple will likely become the program’s all-time leader in games played this season. She’s already fourth all-time in career goals (nine) and tied for the all-time lead i n a ss i st s with seven.

Emily Remmey, M – Remmey, a senior, is the team’s top returning scorer from last season after finishing with three goals as a junior.

Coach Gabe Kortuem calls her a high-energy player who can shut down some of the opposing teams’ top offensive threats.

Mahamed Ibrahim, M — Ibrahim, a senior, recorded seven points (three goals, four assists), which was the third-best mark on the team last year and is second among returners.

Jeb Brown, D — Brown, a senior, earned the title of team captain as a junior last season and was named All-Big 9 Conference Honorable Mention while anchoring the defense. He took only six shots last year but managed to score once in his 14 games.

Sam Dominguez, M — Dominguez, a senior, played such an important role as a midfielder last season that his teammates voted him Co-Most Valuable Player. The midfielder, who works as the link between the defense and the attack, dished out one assist last season.

Aden Osman, M — Osman, a junior, led the Falcons with nine points last season. His four goals were second to leading goal-scorer Abdi Abdullahi and his five assists led the team. Even more impressive, Osman managed to score four times on just nine shots.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Lexi Isaacson/Ashley Langeslag, A – Isaacson and Langeslag were the two regular starters who graduated off last year’s team.

Isaacson, who led the team with four goals a year ago, was Big 9 AllConference last year and was an honorable mention pick as a junior.

Langeslag was an honorable mention selection last year. Isaacson ranks second all-time in career goals (13) and Langeslag is third (10).

They both appeared in more than 60 career games.

OUTLOOK The Falcons finished 2-13 last season and 1-8 in the Big 9 Conference (last place), but their two wins were their most since they won twice in the 2010-11 season (which tied a program record). The two years in between were both one-win campaigns. Additionally, Faribault’s 2-1 win over Rochester John Marshall last year snapped a 23-game conference losing streak. Faribault’s season ended with a 2-0 loss to Mankato East in the Section 2A Tournament.

Only four seniors from last year’s team are gone in Lexi Isaacson, Ashley Langeslag, Mallory Ward and Lauren Peterson, so there is room to grow. This year’s team has nine seniors and lots of varsity experience, and several girls will play key roles. One is senior midfielder Teza Vargas, who coach Gabe Kortuem says is one of the most skilled players in the middle and starts the team’s offensive attack.

Kortuem said after scoring 16 goals a year ago – eight in one game – he believes the team can score 30 this season. The Falcons allowed 52 last year, and he believes the team can cut that in half as well. He said the team’s looking to win at least five games. In the conference, defending champ Owatonna has enough back to be the favorite again this year.

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Nick Babcock — The only all-conference player on last year’s team, Babcock finished with two goals and two assists his senior season.

Abdi Abdullahi — Abdullahi was the Falcons’ top goal scorer last year with six goals and two assists.

He also was the only player to average more than one shot per game (1.78 spg).

OUTLOOK Last year, the Faribault High School boys soccer program took a leap forward — and head coach Brendan Cox expects that to continue this season.

The Falcons entered their 2013 campaign with 22 straight losses — including an 0-16 season in 2012 — but finished the season with a 3-14 record.

The record, however, didn’t always reflect the team’s improved level of competitiveness in games that ended up being losses, Cox said.

Now, Faribault returns several of its top players, including team Co-MVP Sam Dominguez, all-conference honorable mention Jeb Brown and last year’s leading point-scorer, Aden Osman.

Goalkeeper Adam Johannsen also returns.

The Falcons did lose 63 percent of their goal scoring from last year, but they also have new faces that have potential to contribute heavily this season. FHS saw a major boost in numbers during the first week of practice as 55 players in grades 9-12 showed up for the first practice on Aug. 11 — a substantial uptick from 32 the previous year.

Cox expects the Falcons, who haven’t won a conference game since 2010, to step out of the basement of the Big 9 Conference, where they’ve finished the last four seasons, and would be happy with a middle-of-the-pack finish this season. Owatonna, the two-time conference champion, and newcomer Northfield will be among the conference favorites. In Section 1A, Rochester Lourdes and Byron are expected to be strong. Cox hopes Faribault, which lost to Red Wing 6-1 in the Section 1A opener last year, can finish in the top half of the section.

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Coachspeak

“Truthfully, my expectation this year is another really big step forward. … The majority of the guys who are back are geared into the changes we’ve been implementing and they have that experience. The second season I’m expecting more of the same, more improvements.” – Brendan Cox

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FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE KEY NAMES

FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

Lauren Hake — Hake, a junior, returns as the team’s top diver. She won her first Class A True Team State diving title with 353.3 points and then finished in fourth place (327.2) in diving during the Class A State Swimming and Diving Championships last season. Hake also took third at the Big 9 Conference Championships last year.

Genesis Carreon – Carreon, a senior, played No. 1 and No. 2 singles last season. She’s opened the year playing No. 2 singles.

Samantha Johnson – Johnson, a junior, moved to No. 3 singles this season after playing mostly No. 4 singles the past two years. She won the most games in the team’s Section 1AA Team Tournament loss to Lakeville North last season, and she’s had the most success to begin this fall.

Kendall sisters – Twin sisters Emily and Sarah Kendall have teamed up to play No. 1 doubles to begin the season.

The sophomore duo, which was on JV last season, had the most wins at the team’s season-opening invite in Mankato.

Ana Stepaiak — As a sophomore last season, Stepaniak was a key member of both Faribault relays that earned All-State status — the 200-yard medley, which took third at state, and the 400 freestyle relay, which finished seventh at state. Stepaniak, who made her second appearance at state last season (she was an alternate in 2011), will likely swim 100 butterfly and 50 free this season and could swim relays.

Megan Gehrke — Gehrke earned All-State status as a member of the 400 free relay despite being an eighth-grader. She also swam on the 200 free relay team that took 16th at state. This season, Gehrke will swim the 100 and 200 — and may have a chance at earning a state berth in the 100, according to head coach Ken Hubert. She also swam the 500 last year.

Mikaela Isaacson – Isaacson, a junior, has been the team’s No. 1 singles player to begin the season and was Faribault’s only player to win a set at the Section 1AA Individual Tournament last year. She lost a close match 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 to Rochester John Marshall’s Ashley Jochum to end her season.

UP AND COMING

OUTLOOK

McKenna Vininski – Vininski, a senior, is expected to give the Falcons a one-two punch with Lauren Hake (above) in diving. Vininski finished sixth in the Section 1A Championships and took fourth at the Big 9 Conference Championships.

Cecilia Hake, the best Falcons swimmer in recent history, is gone. So are three other former seniors — Dani Behrens, Caity Angell and Kate Dubbels — who earned All-State status last year and helped Faribault finish sixth at the Big 9 Championships, ninth at the Class A True Team State and sixth overall at the MSHSL Class A State Championships.

What’s left now, at least in many spots, are question marks that Faribault coach Ken Hubert and his staff has to address. In fact, Hubert has more to figure more things out at the beginning of this season than he’s had to in “many, many years,” he said.

Still, the Falcons have several key swimmers and divers back. With Lauren Hake, last year’s Class A True Team State champion, and McKenna Vininski leading the way, diving will be the Falcons’ strong suit this season. Faribault also returns Ana Stepaniak and Megan Gehrke, both All-State swimmers last year, as well as Bre Bresnahan, who has state experience despite being a freshman. Cora Showers and Olivia Orhn also look to bring experience and may be leaned on to step up this season.

Rochester Mayo, which won the Big 9 last year, should be strong, as well as Rochester JM, Albert Lea and Mankato West.

In Section 1A, Visitation, last year’s Class A state champion, is the hands-down favorite.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Cecilia Hake – Last year Cecilia Hake, a four-time AllState swimmer, capped her decorated high school swimming career with her first state title in the 100 backstroke, which gave Faribault its first individual state champion in 24 years. Hake will swim at Minnesota State University, Mankato, this fall.

Dani Behrens/Caity Angell/Kate Dubbels – The trio of last year’s seniors each earned All-State honors last season and were some of the Falcons’ top swimmers.

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Emily Toering – Toering was one of three Falcons to graduate off last year’s team, although she was the only girl who played varsity. Faribault also lost varsity players who didn’t come out for the team this season, one of which was Lauren Moll, who is on the cross country team after she competed in both last year.

OUTLOOK Faribault finished the regular season last year 2-10 and 1-8 in the Big 9 Conference, with its only win coming against Albert Lea. Its team season ended with a 7-0 loss to Lakeville North in the Section 1AA Team Tournament and no player got past the first round of individual sections.

This year, the team has a new head coach in Darren Iverson, who used to be a head girls and boys varsity tennis coach at Shakopee High School from 2000-06. He takes over for Jessica Sunde (formerly Jessica Swenson), who resigned after coaching the team the previous two years.

Iverson said the team will try to win as many matches and take as many games as it can within matches, but he said the real measuring stick for the season is if the girls value being on the team, since that is what’s going to help grow the program and get more girls out for the squad in future years.

Faribault returns five girls who played varsity last year – among them co-captains Emily Campbell and Genesis Carreon – and the varsity roster also has a few girls who were on JV a year ago. Rochester Mayo and Rochester Century will again be the favorites in the Big 9.

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Coachspeak

“We have had good, really high-energy, aggressive practices so far, which makes me feel like aggressive there is a pretty high ceiling with how much we can improve by the end of the year.” – Darren Iverson

Coachspeak

“We’re going to be in a building phase right now. The entire season is going to be full of new and unique challenges for us and we honestly look forward to it. – Ken Hubert

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FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

WEM VOLLEYBALL KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

UP AND COMING

KEY NAMES

Kate Masberg, S/RH — Masberg made a huge impact as a freshman last year: She finished with a school-record 69 ace serves and team-highs in digs (261) and assists (469). Masberg, who was one of three Bucs named all-conference, also finished with 195 kills.

Erika Olson, MH — Olson, a junior, had 133 kills and a team-high 54 blocks as a sophomore last season.

Those figures helped her earn all-conference honorable mention honors.

Haley Domonoske, MH — Domonoske, a junior, is expected to be a valuable cog in WEM’s offensive attack this season. An athletic middle hitter, she finished with 42.5 blocks, the second-best mark on the team, and 70 kills.

RaeAhna Harmon, OH — Harmon, a junior, didn’t put up eye-popping stats last season, but the WEM coaching staff expects her to turn heads this year.

Maddie Carlander, MH – Carlander, a junior, was one of the team’s strongest players at the net a year ago, finishing her first season as a varsity regular with 113 kills and 42 total blocks. She was named Big 9 All-Conference honorable mention.

Haley Langeslag, LI – Langeslag, a junior, was an all-conference honorable mention pick last year after taking over the Falcons’ libero role as a sophomore. She finished the season with a team-best 177 digs and 474 service receptions.

Katie Ernste, OH – Ernste, a senior, has been a varsity regular since her freshman season.

She led the team last year with 145 kills and is the team’s most consistent offensive threat. She also had 32 totals blocks and 52 digs and was named Big 9 AllConference.

Ellery Akemann, MH – Akemann, a junior, has been on the varsity since her freshman season and had 86 kills last year after registering 146 as a freshman. Her 54 total blocks last season were a team-high. Coach Damien Fox said Akemann had a quieter season last year, but he expects her to come out with a vengeance this fall.

Jenna Wetzel/Renata Erickson, S – Wetzel, a junior, and Erickson, a senior, ran the team’s offense last season and will do so again this year with another year of varsity experience under them. Wetzel led the team in set assists a year ago with 249, and Erickson had 185. Falcons coach Damien Fox said both will benefit from new assistant coach JoAnna Lane, who was a setter at both Rider University and ConcordiaSt. Paul.

Kamryn Kendall, OH — Coach Crystal Lamont expects Kendall, a junior, to be one of the top all-around players in both the Gopher Conference and Section 2AA. As a sophomore, Kendall set the GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN school’s single-season kills record with 310 — an average Kalley Kendall, OH — Kendall, the older sister of 3.6 kills per set. She sits in of Kamryn Kendall, was the team’s 2013 MVP and an fifth all-time with 464 career all-conference pick. She finished with 253 kills last seakills. The All-Gopher son — the third-highest single-season mark in program Conference selection history — and sits in seventh all-time with 434 kills. also had 194 digs and 20.5 blocks last year.

OUTLOOK

The future looks bright for Buccaneers volleyball.

Not only does Waterville-Elysian-Morristown return standouts Kamryn Kendall and Kate Masberg, who helped lead WEM to one of its best seasons in school history last season, but it lost just one starter in all-conference hitter Kalley Kendall. On top of that, the returners are young — the team boasts just two seniors — and Kamryn Kendall, Masberg and Haley Domonoske each bring postseason experience, having played in two-sub section title games during their careers.

After finishing 23-8 last season, tying for second in the conference and losing to Kenyon-Wanamingo in the Section 2AA South championship, the Bucs return with a wide range of hard-hitting players who are expected to fluster defenses. Head coach Crystal Lamont expects to speed up the offense and is confident that a core of six of the Bucs’ hitters can score. WEM will look to finish in the top two in the Gopher Conference and win Section 2AA South. Bethlehem Academy is the hands-down Gopher favorite and K-W and WEM are favored in the sub-section.

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Bre Silkey, RS/S – Silkey did a little bit of everything her senior season. The captain finished the year with 71 kills and 57 assists, and she also added 23 total blocks and 35 digs. She was one of three seniors the team lost along with Abby Hunt and Jordan Nusbaum.

Hunt came off the bench and had 22 service aces last year and also brought energy to the lineup.

OUTLOOK Coach Damien Fox is looking for the Falcons to have a big year after finishing last season 11-15 and 5-4 in the Big 9 (fifth place).

Faribault, which was upset by Hastings 3-1 in their section opener last year, returns much of its lineup after graduating three seniors off last year’s team, only one of which was a starter. Another came off the bench.

Besides returning both setters, their libero, a senior who has played since her freshman year in Katie Ernste and both middle hitters, the Falcons also return senior outside hitters Ashley Schleh and Nyamal Tut. Tut’s 117 kills last season ranked second on the team, but her season ended early when she tore her ACL. Schleh had 47 kills last year. Fox said he is also expecting freshman Alexis West – the only underclassman on the roster – to make an impact this season, and he said she looked good in the team’s first scrimmage.

Ernste, Tut and senior defensive specialist Lindsay Degner will serve as the team’s captains this season. Fox said Faribault should be successful if it can stay healthy, find depth and stay consistent.

In the Big 9 and Section 1AAA, Fox said Rochester Mayo, Owatonna and Rochester Century should be strong teams again. Mayo tied with Mankato West atop the Big 9 last year and beat Owatonna in the Section 1AAA Championship before winning the consolation title at the Class AAA State Tournament.

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Coachspeak

“I like our chances. If we are healthy and consistently playing good volleyball, I like what we have on the court this fall.” – Damien Fox

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BETHLEHEM ACADEMY VOLLEYBALL

MSAD VOLLEYBALL

KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

KEY NAMES

UP AND COMING

Payton Nutter, S/OH — Nutter, a sophomore, was named Class A All-State by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association last season. The Daily News All-Area Co-Player of the Year led the Cardinals in serving percentage (.955), serving aces (49) and attacking percentage (.252) while recording 300 kills, 209 digs and 65 set assists last season.

Payton Schultz, OH — Schultz, a senior, missed nearly all of the 2013 season when she tore her ACL in a game against Marshall last year.

She’s back this season after finishing with an arealeading 436 digs and 217 kills as a sophomore.

Lauren Mathews, OH — The other Daily News All-Area Co-Player of the Year, Mathews, a senior, led BA in kills (302), solo blocks (99), block assists (60) and ace blocks (86) last season.

Mathews, who played more of an expanded role last season, also had 167 digs and 38 serving aces.

Madison Strodtman, OH — Strodtman, a junior, transferred from Medford to Bethlehem Academy in the spring and was recently declared eligible to play for the Cardinals. Minnesota State High School League rules generally limit players from transferring to another school and competing immediately at the varsity level, but Strodtman appealed her eligibility to the state high school league and, eventually, an independent hearing officer ruled the Class A All-State honorable mention player from last year eligible to play for the Cardinals, according to BA coach Franz Boelter. Strodtman’s mother, Jill, coached the Medford program to a 23-win season in 2013 — the Tigers’ best season in school history — but the Medford school administration and school board’s decision to not renew her contract in January became a divisive issue in the community. Last year, Madison Strodtman set Medford’s single-season records for kills (480) and blocks (150). She also finished with 206 assists, 124 digs and 25 aces. However, the talented hitter is still getting back up to speed with her new team after coming off a torn labrum she suffered during the spring.

Hannah Robb, OH — Robb, a junior, also transferred to BA from Medford in the spring. Her family recently moved to Faribault, which gives her eligibility to play for the Cardinals this fall. Robb had 268 digs, 97 kills, 33 aces and 13 blocks as a sophomore for the Tigers last season. She’s expected to see time on the left side this season.

Eliza Linstaedt, OH – Linstaedt, a junior, registered 129 kills last season and tallied 105 service aces and 103 digs. Her service aces led the Faribault area, and she was named to the Daily News All-Area Volleyball Team and was a NDIAA First Team AllAmerican.

Kelsey Prickett, S – Prickett, a senior and the team’s long-time setter, finished her junior year with 376 assists. She also had 102 service aces, 62 digs and 44 kills and was named NDIAA Second Team All-American.

Morgan Anderson, RH – Anderson, a senior, will be one of the players who gains more playing time this year. She’s just one of four seniors on the team.

Kayla Mitchell, MH – Mitchell, a freshman, will have big shoes to fill in replacing Tabitha Anderson at middle hitter. Only a freshman, she has plenty of time to grow into her role.

OUTLOOK Expectations are high at Bethlehem Academy.

Not only did the Cardinals add a standout hitter to their lineup in Madison Strodtman, but they also return all but one starter, including standout Payton Schultz, who missed nearly all of last season with an ACL injury, to a team that was two set victories away from reaching the 2013 Class A State Tournament. The lineup includes one All-State player (Payton Nutter), two All-State honorable mentions (Lauren Mathews, Strodtman), four all-conference selections (Nutter, Mathews, Shanna Matejcek, Strodtman) and one all-conference honorable mention (Mikayla Grossman) from last year.

As a result, the preseason No. 1-ranked Cardinals are likely the deepest team that Bethlehem Academy coach Franz Boelter has ever coached, he said — but he cautions that that doesn’t mean they’re the best. At least not yet.

The Cardinals, who have won 113 consecutive conference matches, 14 straight Gopher Conference titles and 12 sub-section titles in a row, will have a chance to return to the state tournament for the 11th time since 2002. But they’re more focused on improving each day than anticipating what lies ahead at the end of the season.

BA, which finished 18-12 last year, will have nine girls who are expected to see significant playing time, as well as a couple of others who have an opportunity to fill in off the bench. The Cardinals also will have the flexibility of placing players in multiple positions on the court.

Blooming Prairie and WEM are expected to be strong in the Gopher Conference, and Fillmore Central, which beat BA 3-1 in the Section 1A championship match last year and was the Class A State runner-up, will be the team to beat in the section.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Nichole Van Horn, S — Van Horn led the Cardinals with a whopping 639 set assists last season. She also had 106 digs and 14 ace serves. The all-conference honorable mention is the only starter BA lost from last season. Jenna Brown came off the bench.

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Coachspeak

“We’ve got a tremendous opportunity in front of us and as always we want to remind ourselves that it’s not about expectations, it’s about opportunity. We’re going to focus on just getting better and taking advantage of that.” – Franz Boelter

PAYTON NUTTER

Emelia Beldon, OH – Beldon, a sophomore, finished last season with 112 digs, 83 kills and 35 service aces and was a NDIAA AllAmerican honorable mention.

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Coachspeak

“(New assistant coach) Daisy Jo (Robinson) brings a lot and has a rich experience of volleyball knowledge, which will help our volleyball program.” – Steve Hubmer

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Tabitha Anderson, MH – Anderson led the Trojans with 263 kills last season and chipped in 110 digs and 74 service aces. She was named DeafDigest’s National Volleyball Player of the Year as well as the National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) Division II Player of the Year last season. She’ll play basketball at Gallaudet this year and plans to play both volleyball and basketball in 2015-16. The Trojans graduated three starters all together, including twins Jessica and Jasmine Rademacher.

Jessica Rademacher was NDIAA Second Team All-American last year.

OUTLOOK The Trojans lost three key players off last year’s team (five seniors total), but that opens the door for a couple of others to jump into the spotlight. Outside hitters Eliza Linstaedt and Emelia Beldon should be more involved in the offense with Tabitha Anderson now gone, and they’ll be able to benefit from experienced setter Kelsey Prickett. MSAD coach Steve Hubmer said he is expecting those three to have a big season.

The early options to fill the vacated spots are Kayla Mitchell replacing Tabitha Anderson, freshman setter/right-side hitter Kelley Johnson replacing Jasmine Rademacher and junior outside hitter Meghan Hatfield taking over for Jessica Rademacher. Hubmer, however, said the lineup can always change as the season gets underway.

MSAD tied for second in the EMAC and was the conference tournament runner-up last season. It finished last season 22-10 overall and 9-0 at home. It won its 12th straight Great Plains Schools for the Deaf title and was named the NDIAA Division II Team of the Year for the sixth straight season. The team will get a new assistant coach this year as well in Daisy Jo Robinson, a former player at Bethlehem Academy.

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