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WEM/JWP CROSS COUNTRY

WEM/JWP cross country..................................................................................2 FHS cross country...............................................................................................3 FHS boys soccer..................................................................................................3 FHS girls soccer....................................................................................................4 FHS girls tennis....................................................................................................5 FHS girls swim and dive..................................................................................5 Team schedules..............................................................................................6-7 FHS football..........................................................................................................8 BA football............................................................................................................8 WEM football.......................................................................................................9 MSAD football....................................................................................................9 FHS volleyball....................................................................................................10 BA volleyball......................................................................................................10 WEM volleyball.................................................................................................11 MSAD volleyball...............................................................................................11 FALL SPORTS PREVIEW • AUGUST 2016 A special project of the Faribault Daily News 514 Central Avenue, Faribault, MN 55021 • www.faribault.com Publisher Sam Gett Managing Editor Brad Phenow Sports Editor Adam Holt Sports Reporter Matt Bigelow Fall Sports Preview is distributed to subscribers and readers of the Faribault Daily News at no additional charge. All advertising contained herein is the responsibility of the advertisers.

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Grizzlies will learn as they go through season Early on, it will be a learning process for Troy Stehr.

Stehr is in his first year coaching the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/ THE LOWDOWN Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton cross country team and he’s learning how to manage the sport as he goes. Right now, it’s finding the middle ground between pushing the Grizzlies and making sure they get enough 2015 INFO Girls fifth in Gopher rest, too.

“It’s finding that right balance of pushing them hard but keeping them Valley; Boys seventh in fresh, keeping them happy and hopefully having them run their best as Gopher Valley the year goes on and having them run better every week,” Stehr said.

State participants: Tierney On the boys side, the Grizzlies return Kaden Cameron, who ran in Winter, Kaden Cameron the state meet last year as a sophomore. In the first meet of the year, the boys finished fifth out of 11 teams.

WHO’S GONE The girls will be young, and after losing longtime Tierney Winter, Lily runners Tierney Winter and Lily Anderson, will have Anderson a different look. Early on, it’s been some middleschool runners who have started strong, with Stehr highlighting Emma Johnson, Lauren WHO’S BACK Dimler and Courtney Kunst. Senior LynJr. Kaden Cameron, Jr. nea Asp and sophomore Sarah Best are now Lewis Becker, So. Marco among the veterans for the Grizzlies.

Geyer, Sr. Jackson Galler; Sr. WEM/JWP gets two home meets this year, Lynnea Asp, So. Sarah Best adding the conference meet to its typical home invite.

“We get to host the KADEN CAMERON conference this year, so that will be something Cameron ran at state last different, something we year as a sophomore and haven’t been able to do for will look to return in 2016. a while,” Stehr said.

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FHS BOYS SOCCER

Falcons boys, girls looking to build off strong 2015 Balanced contributions on offense will be key again The Faribault High School cross country teams sent two runners to the state tournament last year for the second year in a row. Can the Falcons keep that trend going in the right direction?

Madie Skjeveland made her second appearance at the state meet and after finishing 90th as a seventh-grader, improved by 42 slots to go home with a top-50 finish. Adam Tuma also made his first appearance.

Both runners are back and the Falcons have several other talented runners that could be in for big years as well.

“We lost three solid senior leaders so it’s an interesting transition because there are new roles to fill,” said girls coach Willie Clapp.

“We have a lot of our contributing members back and we’re really excited about that.”

Ruby Gernandt was one of the team’s top runners last year as just a seventh-grader

and had a strong spring season running distance with the track and field team. Anna Hoisington, Gabrielle Hollund and Gabrielle Yeltzer also return.

The boys enter the year with a few more questions as three of the team’s top five runners graduated. But with Tuma leading the way, it makes slotting other athletes into roles a lot easier.

“We’ve got some great runners,” said boys coach Mark Bongers. “We’re still adding guys as a few have just returned from basic training so there’s a little more feeling out still going on. It’s going to be much more exploring in the early part of the season which is alright. It’s all about what you do at the end of the year.”

Griffin Malecha, Sam Bondhus, Julian Meehl and Jacob Webster are a few of the key returners on the boys side.

THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO

Last year, the Falcons succeeded largely due to a balanced offense where no one player shouldered too much of the scoring burden. This season should be very similar.

The philosophy will remain the same for the Faribault High School boys soccer team, even if the set of players on the field is different from a year ago.

“But we also know we’re coming in very similar to last year; we have a very balanced team on the attack,” coach Brendan Cox said. “We won’t be reliant on a single player to run our offense through or the defense. Everything is very much that team, which is kind of where we got a lot of our success last year.

No one player was constantly the center of attention; we always moved those guys around.”

That flexibility and balance served FHS well, as it helped keep the Falcons playing as a team, no matter what the situation. And it made them tougher to defend.

“That’s a huge advantage,” senior Eric Gannon said. “A lot of other teams have one guy, all we have to do is put one defender on him, mark up, and he’s basically shut down. For us, I mean we don’t’

Girls fourth in Big 9, Boys ninth in Big 9 Girls 7th in Section 1AA, Boys 11th in Section 1AA State participants: Madie Skjeveland, Adam Tuma

THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 15-7 (6-5 Big 9) Fifth in Big 9 Postseason: Lost 4-1 to St. Thomas Academy in Class A third-place game

WHO’S GONE Lauren Moll, Jeri Simons, Sophie Kohl; Travis Wegner, Ryan Mullennex, Marcus Miller

WHO’S BACK Fr. Madie Skjeveland, 8th Ruby Gernandt, Jr. Anna Hoisington; Sr. Adam Tuma, So. Griffin Malecha, Jr. Sam Bondhus

have anybody who really stands out, so other teams, they don’t know who to guard. They have to try to mark up on all of us. That makes it a huge advantage for us, because we’re all capable of being that person that scores or gets the assist. We don’t have anybody really who isn’t capable of that.”

Gannon did his share of scoring for FHS in both the regular season and the Falcons’ playoff run, but early in the season at least, he’ll be the lone player with a lot of experience providing offense. However, the Falcons are excited about a lot of the new talent on the team, and there’s already a lot of communication between players as to how to meld the different styles of play.

“The sharing of ideas has been a lot back and forth,” Cox said. “Guys talking about soccer and really having that dialogue which ultimately helps everybody in the end has been a lot of fun to see.

A lot of ownership in the team from the get-go for these guys, knowing where they go is ultimately up to where they decide. We put them in the best position, where they belong, but ultimately their effort and how they play as a team determines how successful they are this season.”

WHO’S GONE Adam Johannsen, Fabian Macias, Jesus Pimentel, Abdi Farah, Ahmed Khalif, Anthony Simons

RUBY GERNANDT Gernandt is one of a group of young, talented runners on the FHS girls squad who ran well at the varsity level last year and turned in quality performances in the spring during track season as well.

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THE LOWDOWN

FHS GIRLS SOCCER

2015 INFO

Falcons look to take step in second year under Justin Maddie Justin took over the Faribault High School girls soccer program just weeks before the 2015 season started. So while she had spent the summer working with some of the players, her overall familiarity with the team and vice versa hadn’t developed fully.

A year later, there is a lot more familiarity and her understanding of the team’s strengths and weaknesses could allow the team to improve on its 3-11-2 season.

“This year I am able to really focus on the girls and their abilities and strengths, as well as their weaknesses,” said Justin. “Going into Year 2 as a coach I am feeling more prepared and confident in my leadership as well as in my players.”

The Falcons will have to overcome key graduations to a good chunk of their defensive core as players like Lauren Werner, Emily Crone and Alexis Watts and the team’s top offensive player, Payton Putrah is gone as well.

But FHS could threaten to score few more goals this year, as a lot of talent returns. Midfielders Mary McCoshen and Jade Bokman are back. Sheima Lara returns as well in the

G O O D L U C K

midfield and Darian Sammon has impressed Justin as an offensive threat.

So FHS should be able to take a step on that end of the field; which would help a younger back line that returns Rachel Hanson and Marta Schonebaum. Olivia Williamson returns to play in net after a promising eighth-grade season too and should help the effort to overcome whatever growing pains that back line may go through.

The Falcons had some tough luck at times last year and played very well in a lot of their losses. With a ball-control style offense and a few more skilled forwards in the fold, Faribault should have a chance to compete and surprise people in the Big 9.

“I have a few players this year that are versatile and will be found in many positions this year,” said Justin. “So far, the varsity team is creating great team chemistry and I think we are going to surprise our opponents this year, and even surprise ourselves. I have a great group of young ladies, each of them contribute something different to the team which creates a very fun and unique team atmosphere.”

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WHO’S GONE Mya Johnson, Emily Crone, Lauren Werner, Alexis Watts, Olivia King, Payton Putrah (transfer)

WHO’S BACK Fr. GK Olivia Williamson, Jr. D Rachel Hanson, Jr. MF Jade Bokman, Sr. MF/D Mary McCoshen

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Youthful roster hopes to see improvement throughout Lots of lineup questions for Falcons with numbers low THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Postseason: Lost 7-0 to Northfield in Section 1AA first round

WHO’S GONE Sam Johnson, Mikaela Isaacson, Leah Bauer, Jessica Melton

WHO’S BACK Sr. Emily Kendall, Sr. Sarah Kendall, Sr. Madeline Drevlow, Jr. Laura Huffstutter, Fr. Erica Johnsrud

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When the Falcons take the court this year in matches, they’ll very likely always be the youngest team. With just three seniors and three juniors, the Falcons will be marching out freshmen in bunches to start the season.

And at this point, it’s anyone’s guess as to which ones develop the most.

“The last couple years we’ve been pretty heavy on juniors and seniors and they’ve been a clear cut step ahead,” said Iverson. “Now we’re at the point where I don’t think there’s the same kind of divide that there’s been before. Our ninth grade group is deep and there are some eighth graders in the mix too. There’s reason for a lot of optimism.”

Because of that, the team will likely experiment quite a bit with different lineup combinations to see who plays best where or with whom.

At this point, some of those spots have already been figured out as the team’s top doubles pairing returns as Sarah and Emily Kendall are back for their senior seasons. Madeline Drevlow also returns and could slot in as the No. 1 singles player. Beyond that, there’s a lot of unknown and much of how the team does will be based on who develops and improves.

“I think because we are younger than we’ve been and we have a better collection of athletes in terms of athletic ability, this is a season where we can s e e some big improvement from the beginning of the season to the end,” SARAH KENDALL Iverson said.

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This season, the Falcons will be used to swimming different events meet to meet. They won’t have much of a choice early on.

Numbers are down for the Faribault High School girls swim and dive team compared to past years, so that means some kids will have to swim in varsity spots right away, where in a more ideal situation, they’d get more time swimming JV or exhibition before moving up.

“One of the parts, first of all, is sometimes convincing somebody that they can swim an event; that they have the ability,” coach Ken Hubert said. “I’m not going to put a kid in an event that I know they’re going to fail at.

But because I know that they can succeed at it doesn’t necessarily mean that they know they can. Sometimes you have to work at that to get them to understand that they’re going to be OK.” There’s certainly some talent on the team. Bre Bresnahan medaled at state l a s t year in the 100 breaststroke and Megan

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REGULAR SEASON All schedules subject Saturday, Sept. 17 at to change and current Farmington invite, TBD through Aug. 29 Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Austin, 7 p.m.

Sept. 22 vs.

FHS FOOTBALL Thursday, John Marshall, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 2 at Mayo, 7 Tuesday, Sept.

27 at p.m.

Mankato East, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 vs. Red Thursday, Sept. 29 vs.

Wing, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 16 vs. Red Wing, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3 at Owatonna, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23 at Chanhassen, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Albert Mankato East, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 vs. John Lea, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 vs.

Marshall, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct 7 vs. Mankato Owatonna, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at West, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct 14 at Winona, Century, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 vs.

7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct 19 at Mankato West, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Mayo, Austin, 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

FHS VOLLEYBALL FHS BOYS Friday, Aug. 26 vs. New SOCCER Prague, L 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 8 vs.

Northfield, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 at Apple Valley Aerie Challenge, TBD Saturday, Sept. 10 at Aerie Challenge, TBD Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Winona, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27 at New Prague, W 1-0 Tuesday, Aug. 30 vs. New Ulm, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 at Mayo, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 vs.

Northfield, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8 at Winona, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 Austin, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 John Marshall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Mankato East, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22 Red Wing, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 Albert Lea, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 Owatonna, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 Century, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 Mankato West, 7 p.m.

at Thursday, Sept. 22 at Red Wing, 7 p.m. vs. Tuesday, Sept. 27 vs.

Albert Lea, 7 p.m. at Thursday, Sept. 29 at Owatonna, 7 p.m. vs. Tuesday, Oct. 4 vs.

Century, 7 p.m. at Thursday, Oct. 6 at Mankato West, 5 p.m. vs.

FHS GIRLS TENNIS

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Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Winona tri, 10 a.m.

FHS GIRLS Thursday, Aug. 25 at Mayo tri, 9 a.m.

SOCCER Tuesday, Aug. 30 at New Friday, Aug. 26 at Waseca, 10 a.m.

Ulm, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 vs. Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Austin, 4:30 p.m.

Mayo, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Thursday, Sept. 1 vs.

Century, 4:30 p.m.

Northfield, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8 vs. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Farmington, 4 p.m.

Winona, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 at Thursday, Sept. 8 vs.

Albert Lea, 4:30 p.m.

Fairmont, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 vs. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Owatonna, 4:30 p.m.

Austin, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 at Monday, Sept. 19 vs. TCU, 4:30 p.m.

John Marshall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 vs. Tuesday, Sept. 20 vs.

Mankato West, 4:30 p.m.

Mankato East, 7 p.m.

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Friday, Sept. 9 home invite, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 at Mayo invite, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 at Winona invite, 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 at Grizzlies invite, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 at Waseca invite, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Mankato East invite, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Big 9 meet in Owatonna, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. Section 1AA Owatonna, TBD

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Tuesday, Aug. 30 at St. Peter, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 at Mayo, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8 vs.

Albert Lea, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 at Lakeville South invite, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 at John Marshall, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Shakopee, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22 vs.

Northfield, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 vs.

Austin, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1 at Duluth East invite, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 at Mankato West, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 at Section true team diving, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8 at Section true team swimming, 12 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 vs.

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GAME SCHEDULES Saturday, Oct. 15 State true team Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Mankato East, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 28 at Big 9 meet diving, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29 at Big 9 meet swimming, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Section 1A prelims, TBD Friday, Nov. 11 at Section 1A prelims, TBD

Saturday, Sept. 24 at Apple Valley invite, TBD Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Maple River, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 at USC, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 vs. Mayer Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 at Kasson-Mantorville, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 vs.

NRHEG, 7:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 vs.

BA FOOTBALL Owatonna, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 2 vs. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Wabasha-Kellogg, 7 p.m. Medford, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 at Blooming Saturday, Oct. 22 at Prairie, 7 p.m.

Chaska invite, 9 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 16 at KenyonWanamingo, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23 vs. WEM FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 2 at St. Medford, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 at USC, 7 James, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 vs. LCWM, p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 vs. JWP, 7 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 16 at NRHEG, p.m.

Friday, Oct 14 at Mankato 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23 vs. Le Loyola, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct 19 vs. St. Sueur-Henderson, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 at Maple Clair, 7 p.m.

River, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct 7 vs. Sibley BA VOLLEYBALL East, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Friday, Oct 14 vs. GibbonLakeville North, 7 p.m.

Fairfax-Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 vs. Wednesday, Oct 19 at Marshall, 7:15 p.m.

Mayer Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 vs.

Stewartville, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8 vs. WEM Southwest Christian, VOLLEYBALL Tuesday, Aug. 30 vs.

7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 at Triton, 7:30 p.m.

Shakopee invite, 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 vs. JWP, Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Waconia, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 at Jordan, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8 at USC, WEM, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22 vs. 7:15 p.m.

Blooming Prairie, 7:15 Saturday, Sept. 10 home invite, 8:30 a.m. p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23 at Apple Tuesday, Sept. 13 vs.

TCU, 7:30 p.m.

Valley invite, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 vs.

Bethlehem Academy, 7:15 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 19 at Hayfield, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22 at Maple River, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23 at Southwest Christian invite, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 at Southwest Christian invite, TBD Thursday, Sept. 29 vs.

NRHEG, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Le Sueur-Henderson, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 vs.

Blooming Prairie, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8 at Cannon Falls invite, 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at St. Peter, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 vs.

Medford, 7:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 vs.

Waseca, 7:30 p.m.

WEM/JWP CROSS COUNTRY Thursday, Sept. 1 Loyola invite, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8 at Hayfield invite, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15 at Maple River invite, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 at NRHEG, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 home invite, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 at Waseca invite, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 at Madelia invite, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 hosting Gopher/Valley meet, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27 at Section 2A meet, 4 p.m.

MSAD FOOTBALL

Saturday, Aug. 27 at Kansas, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 vs.

Siren, Wis., 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 vs.

Wisconsin, 2 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 16 at Northwood, Wis., 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22 at Iowa, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1 at at Missouri, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8 vs.

Illinois, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 vs.

McGregor, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29 vs.

Michigan School for the Deaf, 2 p.m.

MSAD VOLLEYBALL

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BA FOOTBALL

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For FHS football, defense key to bouncing back Cardinals look to ride a talented offensive line The Falcons knew the 2015 season would be a bit of a transition year. They didn’t think it’d be a drop off.

Injuries, a brutal schedule and the lack of experience led to what turned into a nightmare of a season for the Faribault High School football team in 2015. The Falcons are looking to turn the page in 2016 and with a much more experience group in the fold, it certainly seems doable.

The biggest question is how much can the defense improve? FHS allowed 43.9 points per game last season and gave up 50 or more five times.

So while the offense wasn’t great either, it’s a lot closer to being good enough to win games than the defense.

So how does that group make big strides this season?

“I think we’ll be improved from last year,” said senior cornerback Cody Ehlers. “Guys are more comfortable at their positions.

We have to be more physical than we were last year and make teams work hard for everything they get.”

The lack of physicality was evident last season with FHS as the entire unit struggled to consistently tackle and

was often pushed around by the bigger stronger competition in the Big Southeast.

But players are a lot more experienced coming into this season and the Falcons bring back almost everyone who played regular snaps.

Ehlers, TJ Hunt, Taylor Borgstahl, Brett Vogelsberg, Sam Pommeranz, Chase Ernste and Trenton Hilley are all back and should be better in 2016.

“We have to play better situational football,” said Ehlers. “We can’t give up long third-down conversions. We need to force more turnovers so our offense doesn’t have to go so far to score.”

The Falcons have a decent enough offense and the right formula that can win if it gets quality play from the defense. Felipe Ramirez is one of the top returning runningbacks in the Big Southeast Blue Division and Kade Hart has a nice host of receiving options at his disposal when the Falcons do need to pass. On the offensive side of the ball, the question will be whether or not the offensive line can hold up.

With more experience all around, the Falcons enter the 2016 season with high hopes.

THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 2-8 (1-4 Big Southeast Blue) Fifth in Big Southeast Blue Postseason: Lost 53-13 to Marshall in Section 2AAAA semifinals

WHO’S GONE Win Hunter, Brady Combs, Edwin Santiago, Ramsey Shaffer

CODY EHLERS Ehlers returns to give FHS a reliable corner in the secondary and a solid receiving option in the passing game.

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The Bethlehem Academy football underwent quite the makeover in one offseason. It graduated 15 seniors, including eight starters on defense and its workhorse running back. Gone is head coach Scott Hanson and stepping in is longtime defensive coordinator Dennis Glenzinski.

While the team changed a lot, the structure is in place for the team to continue its success.

The formula remains simple: Run the ball and play good defense.

Despite losing Peyton Glenzinski and the near 2,000 rushing yards he racked up last season, the first part of that equation is expected because of the team’s strong offensive line.

“We have a line that could be potentially the best line we’ve had here,” said Glenzinski.

“Where we are right now, they are further ahead than we’ve ever been with that group. They are in charge of the whole team. They are the leaders. The line is really the backbone of this team.”

Alex Bongers, Luke Donkers and Graham Ellendson all saw playing time last season — Bongers opened the year as a starter and Donkers and Ellendson both filled in as the team sustained a number of injuries.

The line was very good last year and with those three guys now upperclassmen, they’ll be expected to step up and dominate the line of scrimmage.

“The experience last year

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helped a lot,” said Bongers. “I think although it wasn’t necessarily good for last year’s team, it’s good for this year’s team. We all know what we’re doing and we’re all on the same page now.”

Add seniors Garrett Johnson and Cole Caron to that mix and the Cardinals have a big, strong offensive line that should help whoever is taking carries find daylight.

Replacing Glenzinski won’t be on one player, rather the Cardinals have several players who figure to see an increase in opportunity like Jack Clark, Nick Brown and Ted Brown. Avery Hunt is back after emerging as a Swiss-army knife type offensive weapon for BA as well. So there are options for BA. Whoever gets the ball will have a chance to shine because of a strong offensive line.

THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 10-2 (6-1 Mid Southeast West) Second in Mid Southeast West Postseason: Lost 14-0 to Goodhue in Class A state quarterfinals

WHO’S GONE Peyton Glenzinski, Ike VanThomme, Anthony VanThomme, Kyle Ell, Sam Clark, Bryan Brazil, Kollin Hanson

WHO’S BACK Sr. LB Brendan Trump, Jr. WR/DB Avery Hunt, Sr. RB Nick Brown, Sr. QB Ted Brown, Jr. C Luke Donkers, Sr. OL Cole Caron, Jr. OL Alex Bongers

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MSAD FOOTBALL

WEM FOOTBALL

Buccaneers hope offensive line jells early on Trojans enter post-Peters era with talent on D The Buccaneers have a young offensive line this year, and how that front performs will have a big say in how the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown football team does in 2016.

Still, the same could be said about last year’s group, which was inexperienced but jelled quickly and helped the Bucs claim an undefeated regular season. This fall, Luke Polzin, Gage Eastwood and Will Storch will try to anchor a group of linemen that has some depth, but not much collective experience.

Still, there’s some confidence, which a consistently solid program like WEM can afford to have.

“We’ll still be pretty good this year, still contend for that district title,” senior Dallas McBroom said.

There should be plenty of experience at the skill positions for WEM, with two senior leaders in tailback Brody Boran and tight end

Zac Olson, among others.

At quarterback, McBroom will take over, running the offense when he’s not roaming the defensive backfield on the other side of the ball.

McBroom got some reps in as a sophomore before transitioning to wide receiver. That combined experience was beneficial, as he got a better understanding of the routes and timing while catching passes as a junior.

“It’s helped a lot, I feel like it’s made me better, especially being a reciever last year to now,” he said.

WEM made it through the South Central Blue unscathed a year ago before falling in the section semifinals. Not too many teams in the division played the Bucs tough, but they’re not taking any games for granted. Dates against Maple River, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva and Sibley East stand out on the schedule, but every game could be a grind, and McBroom said the Bucs aren’t talented enough to just coast through opponents.

“We have to go 110 percent each snap this year,” McBroom said.

Any time a team loses a three-time All-American, transitioning to life without that player is presents a major challenge. That’s the challenge the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf football team faces this upcoming season, as superstar running back Junior Peters is no longer in the backfield for the Trojans.

But MSAD’s cupboard is hardly empty as several key players return, many of whom are ready to step into a new and expanded role.

“Junior is a great athlete and has been a huge part of our offense,” said head coach Jason Branden. “His skill on our team was speed, which we sorely miss. But he didn’t do it alone.”

No one player will replace what Peters did for MSAD. It’ll take a village, but the Trojans have a number of good athletes who could see increased opportunity in the backfield including Kyrell Cummings and Daw-

son Moder.

In the meantime, MSAD may find itself relying more on a stout defense this year; which should also be better as a lot of the team’s top defenders are back. Cummings turned in an All-American season last year, despite missing the first four games. He’ll anchor a defense that includes Moder, Javis Johnson and John Fechter.

“This team is a lot different than some we’ve had the last few years,” said Branden. “There are more players with great character though and we’ve got a lot of players with great leadership skills. I’m really excited to get this season started.”

Branden enters his first season as the head coach of the team after serving as an assistant coach under Kevin Rademacher. He’ll lean on that veteran leadership a lot this year. And there’s a lot of it.

Given the Trojans’ success in recent years, there’s no reason to think they should be in for any sort of major drop off.

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BA VOLLEYBALL

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Falcons have options, look for someone to step up Cards will test themselves again with tough schedule THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO 9)

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Seventh in Big 9 Postseason: Lost to Lakeville South in Section 1AAA quarterfinals

WHO’S GONE Ellery Akemann, Maddie Carlander, Haley Langeslag, Jenna Wetzel

WHO’S BACK Sr. RH Elana Palmer, Jr. S Morgan West, Jr. DS Grace Amacher, Jr. OH Lauren Isaacson, Sr. MH Meghan Knutson, Sr. OH Emily Phillips, Sr. DS Kayce Kosanda

The Faribault High School volleyball team went into 2015 knowing who to lean on as players like Maddie Carlander and Ellery Akemann were back after strong junior seasons.

This year’s Falcons team is a little different, as there isn’t that one player who’s really separated herself as a top of the line option. Given that many players played more than they anticipated at the start of the year due to injuries, there are plenty of players with experience. So there are some options.

The Falcons return a host of important players from last year’s team including middle hitters Meghan Knutson and Elana Palmer, outside hitter L a u r e n Isaacson and libero Grace Amacher.

“Grace got to play all of last year so she’s one of our most experienced players,” said coach JoAnna Lane. “Having her knowledge is important. Our setters got some experience last year on and off so that’s important when it comes to leading our offense and dictating pace. Elana and Meghan did some work as outside hitters and move into the middle and they’ve been great so far. Lauren is back as well, which gives us options on the outside.”

The Falcons had an up-and-down season in 2015 playing kids who might not have been quite ready but that trial-byfire exposure they got last year should be valuable in 2016.

There might not have been one individual who stood out on a consistent basis, but there are a number of candidates primed for breakout seasons in 2016.

When the postseason comes for the Cardinals, they won’t be able to say they weren’t tested.

It’s another typically tough schedule for the Bethlehem Academy volleyball team, which hosts No. 4AA Stewartville early on and plays in tournaments full of Class AA and AAA teams throughout the season.

“We’ll find out, like every year, where we’re at throughout the season,” coach Franz Boelter said. “That’s why you schedule these matches, and we’re really fortunate that some of these people are willing to play us.

We’re glad it can be worth their while, too.”

While the Cards may take their lumps — they started 4-4 last season — the end result is a tougher and well-prepared team, as in 2015 BA finished

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THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 25-8 (7-0 Gopher) Gopher Conference champions Postseason: Lost 3-2 to WEM in Class A state championship

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Importantly, the players are aware that even if there’s a loss to a tough team early on, there are lessons to be learned from it.

“I think our kids understand what it is is we’re trying to do with our schedule and they have experience with it,” Boelter said. “I think it makes the season far more interesting this way, and it seems like you always have a match to look forward to. We try to tell our kids the biggest thing is you’re playing against yourself all the time.”

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WEM VOLLEYBALL

Bucs team to beat after winning title last season Trojans looking to win 15th straight GPSD title It’s been more than nine months since the Buccaneers celebrated their first state volleyball championship. Now it’s time for another season, one that promises to be different, with a new set of players and a new target on the back for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.

“It’s a good problem to have,” coach Crystal Lamont said. “It means we did well last year. But we know every team’s going to be gunning for us this year. We kind of surprised teams last year and sometimes they think it’s more of a fluke.”

Senior Kate Masberg now finds herself the leader of the Bucs, who return one other rotation player in sophomore setter Paige Pittmann. Despite losing a large senior class from last year, there’s confidence that this can be another successful season.

“Our coaches keep saying, ‘You guys can make it back there,’” Masberg said. “But we have a lot of work to do. It’s really different, but I think it will all pay out.”

The trick now is to prove that WEM is a program that will stick around after last year’s breakthrough campaign. The Bucs have some young, athletic talent, but it’s experience that’s lacking for now. A tough schedule won’t give WEM’s rookies too many breaks as the Bucs look to key their play off their defense.

THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 34-3 (6-1 Gopher) Second in Gopher Conference Postseason: Won Class A state championship

WHO’S GONE Kamryn Kendall, RaeAhana Harmon, Haley Domonoske, Erika Olson, Katie Elwood, Mercedes Morsching, Morgan Jindra, Anika Morsching

WHO’S BACK Sr. RH Kate Masberg, So. S Paige Pittmann

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The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf volleyball team enjoyed another strong season last year, culminating in yet another GPSD tournament championship and being named the NDIAA Team of the Year.

Gone are five key rotation players from that team, namely Emelia Beldon and Chloe Robinson, but hope and confidence still remain.

“It’s a very young team but one that has potential to repeat as the GPSD champion for a 15th straight year,” said head coach Steve Hubmer. “Yes we lost five players from last year’s eight ladies but we’ve got about 10 girls eager to replace them.”

Depth in the program is strong and the tradition at MSAD is one of winning. So the expectation will be more of the the same, even if a lot of faces are different.

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Corrie Ballentine and Heidi Freeberg also return after seeing regular rotation minutes last season.

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THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 20-7 NDIAA DII Team of the Year GPSD champions

WHO’S GONE Meghan Hatfield, Chloe Robinson, Emelia Beldon

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