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MSAD TRACK AND FIELD

Table of contents MSAD track and field.............................................................................................2 FHS boys track and field.......................................................................................3 FHS girls track and field........................................................................................3 BA track and field....................................................................................................4 FHS boys tennis.......................................................................................................4 WEM track and field...............................................................................................5 Team schedules...................................................................................................6-7 FHS baseball..............................................................................................................8 BA baseball................................................................................................................8 WEM baseball...........................................................................................................9 WEM softball.............................................................................................................9 FHS softball.............................................................................................................10 BA softball...............................................................................................................10 BA golf......................................................................................................................10 FHS boys golf.........................................................................................................11 FHS girls golf..........................................................................................................11

Trojans eyeing another successful spring in ’16 After a season that saw the Trojans defend their GPSD titles, place in the top three at the Berg/Seeger meet and send an athlete to state, the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf track and field teams are hoping for more success this spring.

“All of the athletes are striving to break their personal records at every single meet,” coach Megan FrowickMorgan said. “The coaches are impressed with the results that we have seen thus far and are looking forward to the remainder of the season.”

A strong senior class should help the boys team, which won the GPSD and Berg/Seeger titles in 2015.

MSAD has plenty of athletes with Anthony Barger and Kyrell Cummings looking to build off strong seasons in the long and triple jumps. Matt Sherman and Josh Strom

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can slot into a number of events, and the Trojans have throwers Adam Rohde and Jose Acevedo back. Junior Peters will be back after finishing sixth in the 400-meter dash in 2014.

On the girls side, some transfers thinned the numbers, but the Trojans have some young talent in Corrie Ballentine, Kayla Mitchell and Kelley Johnson to go along with seniors like Chloe Robinson and Meghan Hatfield.

MSAD will be in Texas for the Berg/Seeger meet and Kansas for the GPSD. The Trojans’ Leo Bond home meet is set for May 3.

WHO’S GONE Garret Springer (throws), Ruth Ballentine (throws),

Eliza Lindstaedt (transfer), Emelia Beldon (transfer)

WHO’S BACK Kyrell Cummings (jumps), Anthony Barger (jumps), Matt Sherman, Josh Strom, Corrie Ballentine (sprints), Kelley Johnson (sprints)

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FHS BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

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FHS GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Throwers, distance crew should lead way for FHS Depth will be a strength for Falcons this season Last year the Faribault High School boys track and field team got a lot of contribution from the sophomore class.

Now, the hope is that those contributions will lead to even better results.

The success for the Falcons could start with an especially strong core group of athletes in the field events.

Last year Tate Olson busted out in a big way, earning a trip to the Class AA state meet in pole vault, where he finished on the medal stand. As a guy with relative inexperience last year, Olson stands to get even better as he fine tunes some of the technical skills.

FHS also has a good group of throwers, led

by Felipe Ramirez, Declan Bongers and Nate Gramse, among others.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what our throwers do this year,” head coach Dave

Wieber said. “We’ve got some kids that will be fun to watch. Having returning athletes in the skill events is important.That’s six out of 18 events. Having kids with experience means we’re going to be a lot stronger there. We’ll be solid, and that’s important.”

FHS will need to find a new top hurdler and high jumper with Kal Hart graduated, and also lost a versatile runner in Blake Trebelhorn.

The Falcons also have a good share of sprinters and distance runners returning. Dallas Stapleton, Adam Tuma and Marcus Miller all return after enjoying solid years last season.

Wieber said the distance crew could be especially strong.

“For a number of years, we struggled to fill out a distance group,” said Wieber. “That group has gotten better and better in recent years, so we should be strong there this season.”

THE LOWDOWN TATE OLSON

2015 INFO 8th at big 9 meet 9th at Section 1AA meet State qualifiers: Tate Olson, pole vault (ninth)

WHO’S GONE Kal Hart (hurdles, jumps), Gunnar Miller (distance)

WHO’S BACK Tate Olson (pole vault), Felipe Ramirez (throws), Marcus Miller (distance), Adam Tuma (distance),

In track and field, quantity is sometimes just as important as quality.

Not that having elite athletes is a big deal late in the season when hoping to get kids to state, but for a team to do well during the year, it needs strong depth. The Faribault High School girls team should have a good amount of that this spring.

Similar to the boys team, the Falcons return a big group of athletes from last year’s team and because last year’s team saw so many contributions from the sophomore and junior class, this year’s group stands a good chance to see major improvements.

“I think we have a good core group of returners where we should be okay in most events,” said head coach Julie Meier. “We don’t have big holes in any area. We should be strong across the board and we’ve got veterans in every event.”

That depth is important because it allows the team to be flexible when it comes to assembling relay teams and figuring out who can contribute in different events.

FHS didn’t get anybody to state last year on the girl’s side, but Megan Gehrke returns after posting an all-conference season as a freshman thrower.

Samantha Pierce, Miranda Reichert, Haley Sullivan and Alyssa Grinde are among the top sprinters/hurdlers and the distance crew including Lauren Moll, Haley Langeslag and Madelyn Skjeveland should be one of the major strengths for the team.

“Basically our whole distance crew is back,” said Meier. “We’ve added younger girls from the cross country teams too. We’ve got a good crew that I foresee being a strength for us.”

The Falcons finished 10th last year in the Big 9 meet and 11 in the Section 1AA meet. With so many contributors being young last year and with so many returning athletes, the Falcons should be able to climb both of those ranks by the end of the season.

HALEY SULLIVAN Sullivan got off to a good start in the Falcons’ first indoor meet up in Superior and will fill a number of spots for FHS, capable of hurdling, jumping and pole vaulting.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO 10th at Big 9 meet 11th at Section 1AA meet State qualifiers: None

WHO’S GONE Katie Ernste (sprints), McKenna Vininski (pole vault)

WHO’S BACK Megan Gehrke (throws), Lauren Moll (distance), Haley Langeslag (mid-distance), Madelyn Skjeveland (distance), Haley Sullivan (hurdles, jumps)

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FHS BOYS TENNIS

BA TRACK AND FIELD

Cardinals continue to improve, take down records Falcons hope to see continuous improvement The Cardinals have been on the rise on the track in the last few years. Bethlehem Academy has sent athletes to the state track meet three years running now, and the hope is to have more at Hamline University come June.

It will be a challenge early on for BA coach Brent Zabel with a younger group than usual, but he’s also got plenty of athletes who already know what their goals are.

“We’ve got a lot of young kids in this group coming up,” Zabel said. “A lot of this year is, it’s the first year where it’s like, I don’t necessarily know where people are going to fit in. So right now it’s a big puzzle on where we’re going to put people.”

Several Cards have their eyes set on school records.

Ana Stepaniak already has the 300-meter hurdle record and Zabel would like to see her get the 100 hurdles mark as well.

While no one who went to state last year returns, Kyle Ell made it in high jump as a sophomore and will look to return as a senior. Ell topped out with a jump of 6-0 relatively early in the season and Zabel said he doesn’t see any reason why he couldn’t qualify for state again now.

“I’m hoping he will use that as motivation and I think he will use that as motivation this year to hopefully get back to state,” Zabel said.

BA’s captains are Maya Schneider, Nick Brown, Sophie Kohl and Zack Moreau. Moreau will look to drop times in all the distance events, while Maggie Viland is another distance runner who Zabel wants to try in a

number of events.

The Cards’ jumpers should have plenty of numbers for jumps coach Matt Knutson to tutor. Avery Hunt is close to the school record in the triple jump, and Brown had good numbers in the long jump. Cait Lipinski and Lauren Hake are also coming off good seasons.

The more success the veterans have, the more the younger athletes should have to aspire to. And if that keeps going, the Cards should continue to find success on the track.

“That’s always the goal, is to keep building this program,” Zabel said. “With the records being broken for the school, with going to state, advancing into sections, I mean, those are all just positive things. I try to tell them that at the beginning of the school year, I’m like, ‘Look at where this program has gone.’”

ZACK MOREAU Moreau takes over as BA’s top distance runner and will be one of several Cards contending for a top finish at sections.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO BOYS 6th at Gopher Conference meet 16th at Section 1A meet State qualifiers: Drew Busch (800) GIRLS 7th at Gopher Conference meet 12th in Big 9 State qualifiers: None

WHO’S GONE Drew Busch (distance), Shanna Matejcek (jumps), Maddie Fetters (sprints)

WHO’S BACK Kyle Ell (jumps, sprints), Nick Brown (sprints, jumps), Zack Moreau (middistance), Avery Hunt (jumps), Maggie Beckmann (throws), Lauren Hake (jumps), Sophie Kohl (distance), Ana Stepaniak (hurdles), Maya Schneider (sprints)

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Once again, the key for the Falcons will be improvement.

The Faribault High School boys tennis team wants to see small steps forward after every practice and match. It hasn’t been easy early on, with poor weather wiping out the first planned week of competition and often forcing the Falcons indoors for practice.

If the players can get better each day, then coach Jeff Anderson said they will have achieved their goals.

Wins are secondary.

“Individual improvement, overall team improvement,” Anderson said. “Each and every day when they come out, I want individually them working to improve. I think it’s one of those things that through that, by improving, then the team will improve and through that good things will come.”

The Falcons have plenty of players back, losing just one senior and two more players to other commitments. Nick Anderson, who missed last season, is back and slots into the No. 1 singles spot, which moves Ren Ross to No. 2 singles. Rounding out the singles lineup should be Alex Chou and Aia Lopez at Nos. 3 and 4.

Doubles should see Carl Ziegler and Sean Paczosa at the No. 1 spot, with Zak Krueger and Alex Bice at No. 2 doubles. Krueger and Bice developed some nice chemistry as last season went along and it paid off with a couple of wins. Erris Boshnjaku and Hunter Stoltz will play No. 3 doubles.

For the most part, Anderson said that’s how the Falcons will line up this season. When he asked the players what they preferred to play, it fell perfectly with his ideal lineup.

“I think it’s something they’re comfortable with and enjoy,” Anderson said. “And then we’ll just have to see if minor tweaks have to be made.”

FHS also has four middle schoolers out who should serve as the junior varsity.

Maybe the only hurdle so far has been the postponements and weather.

“We have the ability to compete,” Anderson said.

“It’s just, early in the season will we be necessarily in that right mental and preparation for it.”

ZAK KRUEGER AND ALEX BICE Krueger and Bice developed some good chemistry at No. 3 doubles last year and will remain paired this season, moving up to the No. 2 doubles spot. The Falcons hope some offseason work shows as they continue to build the program.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO Record: 3-18 (2-9 Big 9) 12th at Big 9 tournament Sections: Lost Section 1AA first round 7-0 to Rochester Mayo

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WEM TRACK AND FIELD Following a nice finish at state last year, the Buccaneers girls have goals of even more in 2016.

The Waterville-Elysian-Morristown girls return a state champ in the pole vault in Sammie Petry, a perennial medalist in the 1,600-meter run in Tierney Winter and threequarters of a medalist 4x100 relay team.

The Bucs return plenty off a Gopher Conference champion team and outside of needing to find some hurdlers, should be very strong again. The goal is to get 40 team points at state.

“I think we can get two relays to state, I really do,” girls coach Kyle Asp said. “And I do think Lily Anderson will go to state in an individual event, Tierney should go to state in two individual events. You start adding up all those events, and points, with a defending pole vault state champion coming back, I think 40 points would be possible.”

Winter will add the 800 to her repertoire, and Anderson could qualify in the 200 or 400.

WEM has its eyes set on making state in the 4x100 and 4x200 as well.

As for Petry, being a state champ again is certainly a goal, as is taking down some records.

“We’re going to put our eyes on that state Class A meet record, which is 12 feet,” boys head coach and pole vault coach Mike Richards said.

Repeating as conference champions is realistic for the girls, and they also want to try and upset Blue Earth Area as true team section champs.

The boys don’t have the same lofty expectations, but should be stronger overall than in some recent years.

“Right now we have a bunch of high school kids out, whereas in years past we haven’t had a lot,” Richards said. “Looking at the team aspect, we could start placing higher in a lot of the meets, so that looks promising.”

Ben Beedle is back out for track after making sections in the 200 in 2014, and Zac Olson will look to improve in the jumps as a junior.

The Bucs have some young pole vaulters as well who should continue to improve.

Right now, the hope is just to keep improving meet to meet.

“That’s what we aim for, is each meet getting better so at the end we’re at that level where we can say we can compete with these guys and maybe surprise some people,” Richards said.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO

WHO’S GONE

GIRLS 1st at Gopher Conference meet 4th at Section 2A meet State qualifiers: Tierney Winter (1600), Sammie Petry (pole vault), 4x100 relay BOYS 7th at Gopher Conference meet 7th at Sub-section meet

Jacqueline Kaplan (distance), Brooke Galler (hurdles), Carsen Wetzel (jumps), Bo Minske (hurdles) Tierney Winter (distance), Sammie Petry (pole vault, sprints), Lily Anderson (sprints), Alicia Avila (sprints), Lynnea Asp (distance), Zac Olson (jumps), Ben Beedle (sprints), Hunter Frechette (throws)

LILY ANDERSON AND ALICIA AVILA

ATHLET Anderson, left, and Avila return with Sammie Petry as 3/4 of the 4x100 relay that placed sixth at state last year. The Bucs want to get one or two relays back to the state meet this June.

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Saturday, April 16 at Tuesday, April 19, boys All schedules subject Friday, May 20 vs. Rochester FHS BOYS GOLF FHS GIRLS GOLF home tri, girls at Mankato to change and current John Marshall, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 15 at Shattuck- Thursday, April 14 at Red Mankato East tri, 9 a.m.

West, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, April 18 vs. through April 10.

St. Mary’s invite, 9 a.m.

Wing invite, 12:30 p.m.

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FHS SOFTBALL

Tuesday, April 12 vs. Albert Lea, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 at Owatonna, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 18 vs. New Ulm, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 at Mankato East, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 22 vs. Mankato West, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 25 vs. Red Wing, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26 vs. Winona, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 at Rochester Century (DH), 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3 at Albert Lea, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 vs.

Owatonna, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 7 at Austin, 12 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10 vs. Mankato East, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 at Northfield (DH), 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 at Waseca, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 at Rochester Mayo, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12 at Albert Lea, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 vs.

Owatonna, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 15 at Red Wing, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 vs. Mankato East, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 at Mankato West, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 25 vs. Austin, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26 at Winona, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 vs.

Rochester Century, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3 vs. Albert Lea, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 at Owatonna, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 7 at Sauk Rapids tournament, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, May 10 at Mankato East, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 vs.

Northfield (DH), 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 at Hutchinson tri, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, May 17 vs.

Rochester Mayo, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 at Rochester John Marshall, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at BA invite, 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 vs. Red Wing, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22 vs. Waseca, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 at Byron invite, 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 27 at Rochester Mayo invite, 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 at Owatonna, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3 vs. Albert Lea, Winona, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, May 6 at Mankato West tri, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 at Rochester Mayo tri, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 16 at Cannon Falls invite, TBD Tuesday, May 17 vs.

Northfield, Century, JM, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, May 20 vs. Lakeville South, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 23 at Big 9 Meet, Rochester Northern Hills Golf Course, 10 a.m.

Saturday, June 4 at Section 1AAA, Lake City, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, June 6 at Section 1AAA, Lake City, 3:30 p.m.

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Friday, April 15 home invite, 10 a.m.

Monday, April 18 at BA invite, 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 at Red Wing, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 vs.

Owatonna, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 at Austin tri, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 2 at Winona tri, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10 vs. Mankato East, Rochester Mayo, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, May 13 at Waseca, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 16 at JM quad, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 at Owatonna invite, TBD Monday, May 23 at Big 9 Meet, Northfield Golf Club, 10 a.m.

Thursday, June 2 at Section 1AAA, Cannon Falls Monday, June 6 at Section 1AAA, Cannon Falls

Farmington, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 vs. Austin, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 vs.

Owatonna, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 at Lake City, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26 at Rochester Century, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 at Mankato West, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 vs. Red Wing, Rochester Mayo, 9 a.m.

Thursday, May 5 vs.

Northfield, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10 at Rochester John Marshall, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 at Big 9 Tournament, Rochester, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, May 17 at Section 1AA team tournament begins Thursday, May 26, Section 1AA individual tournament, 4:30 p.m.

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James Area, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 at Albert Lea, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21, home invite, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26, boys at Austin tri, girls home tri, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 28, boys at Lakeville South invite, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, April 29, at Hamline Elite Meet, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3, boys at Mankato East tri, girls at Red Wing tri, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 5, at Cougar Relays, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10 at Section True Team, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17, boys home tri, girls at Century tri, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 27, Big 9 Conference Meet, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, June 2, Section 1AA meet at Lakeville South, 1:15 p.m.

Saturday, June 4, Section 1AA finals at Lakeville South, 11 a.m.

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GAME SCHEDULES Saturday, April 16 vs. Byron, New Life Academy, 10 a.m.

Monday, April 18 at USC, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 vs. JWP, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 at Blooming Prairie, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 vs.

NRHEG, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 2 at Medford, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 at Maple River, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 9 vs. WEM, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 vs. USC, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 16 at Randolph, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 vs.

Blooming Prairie, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24 at Belle Plaine, 5 p.m.

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Friday, April 15 at SSM invite, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, April 18 home invite, 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 at NRHEG, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22 at Southland invite, 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 at USC, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 2 at Triton invite, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3 at Blooming Prairie invite, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 6 at JWP invite, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, May 9 at K-W, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 home invite, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 at Waseca invite, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 25 at Tuesday, April 12 at Triton, Section 1A, Rochester Tuesday, May 31 at Section 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 vs. WEM, 1A, Rochester 5 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at USC, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 18 home Tuesday, April 19 at K-W, invite, 12:30 p.m.

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Thursday, April 21 at USC, Thursday, April 21 vs. JWP, 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 at Maple Saturday, April 23 at Fillmore River, 4:30 p.m.

Central tourney, 11 a.m.

Monday, May 2 at Triton, Monday, April 25 vs. 1:340 p.m.

Blooming Prairie, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 at NRHEG, Thursday, April 28 vs. 4:30 p.m.

NRHEG, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 9 at K-W, 4:15 Monday, May 2 vs. Medford, p.m.

5 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 home Tuesday, May 3 vs. Hayfield, invite, 4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 at Waseca Thursday, May 5 at invite, 10 a.m.

Goodhue, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 at Monday, May 9 at WEM, 5 Section 1A, Rochester p.m.

Tuesday, May 31 at Section Thursday, May 12 vs. USC, 1A, Rochester 5 p.m.

Monday, May 16 at Randolph, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 at Monday, April 18 at St. Peter invite, 4:15 p.m.

Medford, 5 p.m.

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Thursday, April 21 at Triton invite, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 at Hayfield, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3 at Blooming Prairie invite, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 home invite, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 at Medford invite, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 at Gopher Conference Meet, USC, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24 at Subsection meet, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 31 at Section 1A prelims, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 2 at Section 1A finals, 4:30 p.m.

WEM BASEBALL

Thursday, April 14 vs. BA, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 15 vs. LCWM, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at Blooming Prairie, 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 at Medford Friday, April 22 at Waseca Tuesday, April 26 at USC Thursday, April 28 vs. Maple River, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 29 at TCU, 5 p.m.

Monday, May 2 vs. JWP, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 at NRHEG, 5 p.m.

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Lots of unknowns for new-look Falcons squad Cardinals to lean on veteran group in 2016 It’s going to be an interesting season for the Falcons, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

After graduating essentially all of its starters from last year, the Faribault High School baseball team has plenty of new faces at the varsity level.

“Definitely different,” coach Charlie Lechtenberg said. “We’ve got a very athletic group of sophomores. We started four down there at Wartburg. A very young squad, but there’s some talent there for sure. We’ll see if they’re ready for varsity baseball.”

Payton Miller is the lone holdover who got much varsity time last year. He’ll pitch, along with Blake Borwege, Omar Escobar, Jake Franck and Sam Jasinski. But like all the spots on the field and in the lineup, things are pretty wide open right now.

FHS got an early start to the season, playing Hutchinson on April 2 down at Wartburg College in Iowa. The Falcons lost handily in both games, but it gave the coaches an opportunity to see where everyone was at. Right now, just getting reps for the players is big, something that’s been put on hold with last week’s scheduled games getting postponed by weather.

“Getting these guys experience is going to be important for us, and that they can feel comfortable and know they can play at this level,” Lechtenberg said.

Lechtenberg said Escobar’s played well at shortstop so far and the Falcons have some athleticism with Austin Rendler in the outfield and Dylan Vargo, who can play anywhere. Dylan O’Neil caught both games against Hutchinson and threw out the first runner that attempted to steal on him.

Although there’s youth, the upperclassmen have been setting a good example. The Falcons’ three captains are Miller, a junior, and seniors Nick Knapper and Pablo Pimentel.

“Definitely a group we’re very excited about,” Lechtenberg said. “Some young talent, we have some good leadership too, some seniors that have stuck it out, worked hard.”

The Big 9 tends to be a tough conference, and Lechtenberg said when it comes down to it, he’s not quite sure what to expect out of the Falcons.

Right now though, almost anything’s still possible.

“It will be an interesting and fun year to see how we do,” Lechtenberg said.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO Record: 3-18 (2-9 Big 9) 12th in Big 9 Sections: Lost Section 1AAA first round to Rochester Century, 15-2

WHO’S GONE P/SS Porter Sartor, P/1B Egan Bonde, IF Danny Ehlers, OF Josh Nawrocki, C Mitch Nagel

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One of the big strengths of the Bethlehem Academy football team THE this past season was its veteran leadership.

Well, the baseball team has a lot of those same kids and that leaderLOWDOWN ship figures to be a big part of the team’s success on the diamond just as it was on the gridiron.

BA returns several key contributors from last year’s team, start- LAST YEAR’S ing with pitcher/first baseman Kollin Hanson. Hanson was the team’s INFO leading run producer a year ago and figures to see more time on the Record: 8-13 (6-6 mound this year as BA looks to replace top starting pitcher Pete Clark Gopher Conference) from a year ago.

4th in Gopher Another name to watch for in the team’s search to piece together Sections: Lost Section games on the mound is VanThomme. Through two games, it’s been 1AA-South first round to pretty good. Anthony VanThomme opened the year with a complete Waseca, 9-3 game shutout against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva and Ike VanThomme followed it with a five-inning complete game shutout WHO’S GONE over area rival Medford.

P/IF Pete Clark, P/SS/ Peyton Glenzinski (catcher) and Brendan Trump (centerfielder) will both be key figures in BA’s defense and in the lineup. OF Christian VonRuden, Even for a small school, BA’s only underclassman to suit up OF Brandt Tousignant through two games is sophomore shortstop Hunter Dienst. The rest of the group is u p p e r - WHO’S BACK classmen. That’s something he ad P/1B Kollin Hanson, coach Scott Hanson said will OF Brendan Trump, be a strength for the C Peyton Glenzinski, team.

“We have a veteran IF Ben Jandro, IF Ike team,” said Hanson. “Kids VanThomme, OF/P have been around and I think Anthony VanThomme we’ll see that throughout the season. The experience of our squad is going to show up this year. We’ve got even keeled guys who work hard so that’s a big key for us.”

The Gopher Conference figures to be fairly open this season.

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Medford return a lot of talent but BA handled Medford in the team’s second game, and if the pitching and defense can hold up, the Cardinals should be right in the mix.

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Formidable pitching duo leads the way for Bucs Offense could carry Bucs as they break in new pitcher Baseball people always say teams win with pitching and defense. The Bucs should especially strong at least with the former.

After terrorizing lineups as a junior, Dalton Grose returns as arguably the best pitcher in the Gopher Conference. Grose went 5-2 last season with a 1.73 earned run average while amassing 56 strikeouts.

Grose went from being a good pitcher as a sophomore to an at times, dominant pitcher as a junior and he could be even better as a senior as he gained experience over the summer pitching with the Waterville town ball team, fine tuning some of the technical skills that can help him even more.

It’s not just a one-man show on the mound for the Bucs though as Dallas McBroom was better than good as a sophomore last year for WEM, going 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA while striking out 36 batters. If McBroom can take a step even close to the one Grose took between sophomore and junior years, the Bucs could be downright scary.

WEM also returns a handful of good hitters, including outfielder Mitch Wolter, who had a breakout year as a junior with 19 runs batted in

and a .391 batting average, and Brody Boran who hit .367 and drove in 17 runs as just a sophomore.

Then there was Grose, who combined his ability to dominate games on the mound with the propensity to break a game open at the plate.

Grose hit .373 with two home runs and 26 runs batted in.

The Bucs will have to replace longtime infielder Ben Boran who played shortstop and third base for the Bucs. Thomas Hiller is a guy to keep an eye on as his defense and versatility figures to be a big asset for head coach Sam Stier. Hiller has looked good at short stop through the first week of the season and if he looks the part of a capable top of the order hitter as well.

Tyler Tegmeier and Reid Ayers round of the infield. Tegmeier is a slick-fielding second basemen/shortstop and Ayers could be a difference maker in the middle of the WEM lineup.

The Bucs won the Gopher Conference last year thanks to the ability to shut teams down. The offense was solid, though inconsistent but as long as Grose and McBroom are logging a majority of the innings, the Bucs should feel good about their chances in any given game.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO Record: 12-6 (10-2 Gopher Conference) 1st in Gopher Sections: Lost Section 2AA-South first round to NRHEG, 10-4

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Early on, it looks like the Buccaneers will lean on their offense.

With an eighth grader pitching games, there will be ups and downs, so the more consistent the WatervilleElysian-Morristown hitters can be, the better the chances the Bucs softball team stays in games.

The slugging was on display in a season-opening win, 12-11 over Maple River where WEM knocked out 15 hits, five walks and five extra-base hits. Leading the way were Nos. 2 and 3 hitters Maddy Meskan and Hailie Tegmeier, who combined to go 6 for 8 with two walks, two doubles and three triples, and got the two hits in the seventh for a walkoff win.

“And they’re only sophomores, so we’re very excited about them, how much they can improve each year,” coach Crystal Lamont said.

Trista Hering had some good and bad in her first pitching start, but she’ll have a solid lineup behind her to give her some extra confidence. Chances are she’ll keep improving as the year goes on, so a potent offense should help give Hering room HAILIE TEGMEIER some for error as she settles in

during her first year starting on varsity.

And while the big inning hurt WEM a lot early last year, the Bucs have showed toughness. Maple River got eight in the sixth to tie the game, but WEM responded, and the Bucs won in extras against Waseca.

Now, a WEM team with a mix of upper and underclassmen wants to get out and see what it can do in a Gopher Conference with perhaps no clear favorite.

“We’re hoping to keep putting in a lot of hard work and hoping that will translate into some wins this year,” senior Valerie Adank said.

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO Record: 9-15 (4-4 Gopher Conference) 4th in Gopher Sections: Lost Section 1A-West semis to Blooming Prairie, 11-1 (6)

WHO’S GONE P Taylar Larson, C Eryn Meskan

WHO’S BACK 3B Hailie Tegmeier, 1B Valerie Adank, 2B McKenzie Kuball, C Maddy Meskan

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BA SOFTBALL

FHS SOFTBALL

Falcons hope to take another step in 2016 Cards’ infield green for 1st time in years Last year marked something of a breakthrough season for the Faribault High School softball team.

After winning one game in the previous two seasons combined, the Falcons won five games last year. FHS played a roster full of underclassmen, and in some spots, middle schoolers.

Now the Falcons want to take the next step.

The Falcons will be young again in 2016, as many of their best players are freshmen and sophomores, but it’s a rare mix of really young but also experienced players.

FHS returns both starting pitchers from a year ago in McKayla Armbruster and Claire Drentlaw. Both showed a lot of potential over the course of the year and did it in different ways.

Drentlaw, now a sophomore, is more of a strikeout pitcher but a bit on the wild side, while Armbruster, now a freshman, pitches with a savviness associated with upperclassmen.

The one thing holding the Falcons back last year was their offense. The team scored the second fewest runs per game in the Big 9, which given their collective youth and inexperience, isn’t surprising. FHS has talented hitters in shortstop Bre Bresnahan (all-conference performer as a freshman), Abby Van Ryn and both pitchers contribute at the plate as well.

Allison Schak, Raena Quinnell and Cassie Swanson all had good moments at the plate a year ago and Lauren O’Neil is a sparkplug in the field and at the plate.

With the returning talent, coupled with the added experience both during the high school season and over the summer, head coach Chris Silber said the expectations are higher this year.

“We’ve cranked it up here in the spring,” said Silber. “The intensity level is higher, the expectation is higher, both the coaches and the players. They’ve got confidence. I look at where we finished last year and view that as a stepping stone. I look to take the next step just like they do. We know we’ve got a good strong core group, now it’s just about getting to that next level.”

THE LOWDOWN 2015 INFO Record: 5-15 (2-9 Big 9) 11th in Big 9 Sections: Lost Section 1AAA first round to Winona, 3-2 (9)

WHO’S GONE 1B Genesis Carreon

WHO’S BACK P McKayla Armbruster, P Claire Drentlaw, SS Bre Bresnahan, C Abby Van Ryn, IF Lauren O’Neil, IF Raena Quinnell, C Camryn Salmonsen

It’s a small sample, but through two games, that offense has done nothing to suggest that number is unattainable this year again. BA scored 10 runs in an extra inning win over New Richland-Hartland-EllendaleGeneva and 15 in a five-inning win over Lake CrystalWellcome Memorial.

Shelby Meyer’s numbers took a dip from her freshman year to her sophomore year but has started out of the gate red hot as a junior. Her ability to hit for power and average makes her a great breakout candidate and a potential leader for the lineup.

Grace Viland, Meagan Donahue, Kylie Hanson and Tess Glenzinski are all back after terrific freshman seasons and have been solid early on as well.

Despite having a lineup full of freshmen and sophomores and inexperience in the pitching circle, the Cardinals won the Gopher Conference last year. With so much returning talent throughout the lineup, in the field and in the pitching circle, BA could be in for an even better year.

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Cardinals golf team full of new faces this spring The Bethlehem Academy golf team will have its fair share of new faces this year.

After graduating seniors like Luke Ford, the BA golf team will need to get contributions from either young guys from last year who didn’t see as much varsity time or newcomers who weren’t even on the team. And they’ll have options from both categories.

Connor Lipinski and Pat Markman are out for the golf team this year after not playing last year. Both are seniors and had good moments for the Faribault High School hockey team in the winter. John Healy was on the team last year but wasn’t always in the varsity lineup on match days.

The team also has three girls out for golf this year in Molly Healy, Payton Putrah and Ashley Rost.

“We’ve got some new faces for sure,” said head coach Jake Piller. “We don’t have a lot of experience, but we’ve got a lot of players who are willing to work on their game and get better. We have great chemistry, that’s a big part of success and we definitely have that. We’ll have to work on our short game and we should be fine. Hopefully we can progress well in that skills area from start to finish.”

Every team loses seniors and needs to replace them.

But few are the teams that don’t have to replace their starting short stop for five years.

The Bethlehem Academy softball team faces that task this year after graduating super shortstop Payton Schultz.

Through two games, things look pretty good.

Eighth-grader Delaney Donahue has looked every bit the part of a veteran at shortstop and sophomore Jess Oathoudt has shown big time potential at third base.

“We’ve talked with her about getting the ball out quicker and shortening her arm motion,” said head coach Tom Langfeldt of Oathoudt. “But this is the first time she’s really played there. Overall I’ve been pleased. Delaney Donahue at shortstop has a gun, she’s learning positioning and transitioning glove to hand to throw and she throws very well.”

While things will inevitably ebb and flow for the BA defense, offense should be a big strength as the Cardinals return seven key hitters from a team that averaged 10 runs per game.

The Cardinals do have at least one really familiar face in Khrystjan Petersen. Petersen advanced to the Section 2A final as an eighth-grader and was one of BA’s most consistent golfers even last year.

Piller said he thinks Petersen will only continue to get better.

“I think he’ll have another breakout year and really keep up his dominant play,” said Piller. “He’s got a great golf swing, and took some lessons over the offseason. I’m expecting big things out of him this year.”

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New-look Faribault team hopes for consistency Falcons looking to improve on promising 2015 The Faribault High School boys golf team has a completely different look to it this year as opposed to last year.

The big difference is that this year’s version is simply a lot younger.

For head coach Al Gora, that means getting back to coaching a lot of the basics, which he’s really excited about.

“It’s about learning to play their own game at this age,” said head coach Al Gora. “Kids can be influenced by so many other things. We’ll spend the whole year getting comfortable out here. Everything is new to them. My role is to mentor them and guide them in those facets. I enjoy that.”

The team lost three of its top golfers from a year ago in Austin Dickey, Austin Andreas and KC Kitzman. Filling the shoes of those departed seniors won’t be easy, but the team does have three guys who got good varsity run last year in Kyle Gare, Peter Bostwick and Derek Bokelmann.

Bostwick at his best, might have been the team’s second best golfer last year. Consistency wasn’t always there but if that part of his games comes along this year, he could be in for a really good year. Gare was good in stretches last year but was prone to some high peaks followed by very low

valleys. Gora said Gare has taken on a leadership role for this year’s group and thinks he’s primed for a great year too.

This year’s team en- ters the year with a lot of unknown, but there’s also upside in that unknown. If the unknowns go well, this year’s team could be pleasantly surprising. Gora said he doesn’t have an expectation when it comes to where the team will finish in the Big 9 conference meet or in sections, just that he expects to see the team to continually progress from the start of the year to the end.

“This year there will be a big learning curve,” said Gora. “I’m hoping a couple kids step up and build their confidence but I don’t really know what to expect beyond that.”

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THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO 10th in Big 9 meet WHO’S GONE Austin Andreas, Austin Dickey

WHO’S BACK Kyle Gare, Peter Bostwick, Derek Bokelmann

THE LOWDOWN LAST YEAR’S INFO 10th in Big 9 meet

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After sending three girls to the Section 1AAA Final last year, the Faribault High School girls golf team could be even better this year.

The Falcons have a strong senior group of Hannah Bokelmann, Casey Gillen and Cora Showers, to go along with a good mix of underclassmen including varsity regulars Ally McCoshen and eighth-grader Rachel Bostwick.

“We have three seniors that have been on the team since seventh grade and are fantastic leaders,” said head coach Chris Dibble. “They are very bright women who enjoy the game and show the younger girls what it is like to be a member of a team.”

Bokelmann and McCoshen both advanced past the first round of sections last year with top-20 finishes in the first round and showed steady improvements throughout the season.

Gillen and Showers both had good moments last year and will be looked upon to help fill out the varsity group.

When going well, Gillen was one of the Falcons’ top golfers last year. Remaining consistent through a full round will be a key for her but if she can do that, she could have a very nice season. Freshman Maddie Fritz is another returning varsity contributor who gained valuable experience last season.

The team as a whole was inconsistent at times last year. some of that could be chalked up to a lot of inexperience as McCoshen, Bostwick, Fritz and several others were in their first year of varsity golf. That experience should come in handy this year.

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