2016 Fall Sports Preview

2016 FALL

SPORTS

PREVIEW

A special section published by the Maryville Daily Forum August 19, 2016

Fall Sports Preview Table of Contents Maryville Football — Page 2

NE Nodaway Softball — Page 7

Nodaway-Holt Volleyball — Page 12

Maryville Golf — Page 3

W. Nodadway Volleyball — Page 8

Jefferson Girls’ Softball — Page 13

Maryville Volleyball — Page 4

North Nodaway Softball — Page 8

Northwest Tennis — Page 13

Maryville Softball — Page 4

SH/NH Football — Page 9

S. Nodaway XC — Page 14

Maryville Tennis — Page 5

North-West Nod. Football — Page 10

Platte Valley Football — ­ Page 14

Maryville Soccer — Page 5

North-West Nod. XC — Page 10

Northwest Volleyball — Page 15

Maryville Cross Country — Page 6

Northwest Football — Page 11

Northwest Soccer — Page 15

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Maryville Spoofhound football

Pictured above is the Maryville High School football team. Team members include: Cole Phillips, Tomas Coalson, Cayden Dunbar, Matt Twaddle, Elijah Green, Blake Schreck, Trey Hoover, Corby Roush, John Zimmerman, Will Walker, Tracer Cordell, Trey Oglesby, Bryce Farlin, Ryan Owens, Jalen Sundell, Creid Stoecklein, Quentin Ternus, Jackson Golightly, Cade Gustafson, Jake White, Eli Dowis, Reece Bickford, Mark Zahnd, Spencer Morrison, Bob Bruckner, Garrett Pistole, Tyler Houchin, Bryce Marriott, Adam Becker, Brady Atwell, Jacob Reuter, Preston Richey, Jacob Adams, Eli Dowis, Ethan Voss, Trevor Townsend, Tucker Tripp, Garret Sparks, Shane Law, Jacob Search, Cade Weaver, Dylan Catlett, Cayden Bailey, Ryan Owens, Kory Stuart, Logan Walker, Ben Holtman, Jakob Gray, and Jackson Sanders.

Maryville: A force to be reckoned with in 2016 Maryville is coming off a season in which it fell just one game short of reaching the state championship.

But the Spoofhounds don’t have the postseason on their minds — at least not yet.

“We don’t talk about reaching the state title game,” Maryville coach Matt Webb said. “We talk about winning the process each week and focusing on our very challenging schedule that the MEC provides. We’re proud of last year’s accomplishments, but this year’s group is focused on our 2016 team and just working hard each day to do our best.”

While different individuals can step up and be leaders on any given day, the Spoofhounds have elected Elijah Green, Trey Oglesby, Tomas Coalson, and Jake White as the captains for this year’s squad.

White, Green, Oglesby as well as Garret Sparks, Ryan Owens, and Blake Schreck will be among the top returners on the offensive side of the ball for the Spoofhounds this season.

Green, Sparks, and Owens help Maryville greatly on both sides of the ball while Tucker Tripp, Jalen Sundell, Matt Twaddle, Cole Phillips, and Bryce Farlin are some of the top returners on defense.

Jacob Reuter returns as the kicker and punter for the Spoofhounds.

Sundell is among a group of players that will see an increased role with the team this year. He is in the group along with Jackson Golightly, Eli Dowis, Tyler Houchin, Trey Hoover, and Jakob Gray.

The Spoofhounds are going to have to find guys to step up on of-

fense and defense to fill the shoes of Dustin Piper and Dakota Beemer.

As far as goals for the season, the Spoofhounds just want to take it a game at a time and go 1-0 each week.

Green is the leading returning rusher from last season. He rushed for 663 yards on 95 carries and scored nine touchdowns last season. Oglesby threw for 1,572 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. On defense, Green was third on the team with 18 solo tackles to go with 10 assisted tackles. Sparks had five solo tackles and 11 assists.

Twaddle had 13 total tackles to go with his two and a half sacks. Phillips had 13 total tackles last season and also had one sack. Farlin had 10 tackles to go with his one sack.

Maryville opens the season against Lawson, and Matt Webb doesn’t think the Cardinals can be taken lightly.

“Lawson is a great program with an outstanding coaching staff who will have their team ready to play,” Webb said. “They are sound in all three areas and have very challenging schemes that we’ll have to be ready for.”

He expects the MEC conference as a whole to be better than last season.

“The MEC and our district have great coaches and the players we’ve seen on JV and freshmen levels should all be better because they’re a year older. I expect each week to be a difficult challenge.”

Matt Houchin, Nathan Powell, Grant Hageman, Ryan Lessman, Marcus Grudzinski, and Andy Walter assist Webb on the coaching staff.

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Line up

Maryville’s football team sets up at the line of scrimmage to practice thier next play.

Maryville football schedule Aug 19 - at Lawson - 7 p.m.

Aug 26 - vs. St. Pius X - 7 p.m.

Sept. 2 - vs. Chillicothe - 7 p.m.

Sept. 9 - at Bishop LeBlond - 7 p.m.

Sept. 16 - at Cameron - 7 p.m.

Sept. 23 - vs. Benton - 7 p.m.

Sept. 30 - vs. Smithville - 7 p.m. (Homecoming)

Oct. 7 - at Savannah- 7 p.m.

Oct. 14 - at Lafayette- 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 - Districts- TBD- 7 p.m.

Oct. 28 - Districts- TBD- 7 p.m.

Nov. 4 - Districts- TBD- 7 p.m.

Nov. 11 - State quarterfinals- TBD- 7 p.m.

Nov. 19 - State semifinals- TBD- 1 p.m.

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Swink helping lead Spoofhounds into 2016

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

The Maryville girls’ golf team heads into 2016 with just one senior in Anna Swink. Swink is one of the Spoofhounds’ co-captains.

The second captain, will be chosen at a later time.

Swink is also joined by Jessica Sheil, Rylie Mundorf, Laurelle Wickersham, Kaylin Byland, Kylee Dougan, Claire Murrell, and Morgan Goodridge as returners from last year’s team.

Head coach Brenda Ricks said the team needs to get better around the cup this season.

“With golf, it seems like the area for improvement always lies around the green,” she said. “It’s fun to get a good drive off the tee box, but 100 yards in is where the strokes seem to add up. We have an excellent facility for this now with the Watson 9 practice green and bunker.”

The Spoofhounds will have to replace the No. 1 golfer from last season in Mollie Holtman, who is now a soccer player for Northwest Missouri State University. Her sister, Maddie Holtman is a junior on this year’s team, but she will miss the 2016 season due to a knee injury.

Ricks said she has seen Sheil play a lot of golf over the summer and the fact that freshman Emily Long played in the Junior Series in St. Joseph could give her an edge.

“We have an early start to the practice season, so we’ll have to see how the girls’ play progresses,” Ricks said. “We also have Murrell and Goodridge returning as well as two new golfers in Trinity Cobb (sophomore) and Hadley Mundorf (freshman). Any one of those girls can move into one of those varsity positions.”

Ricks said qualifying rounds leading into the season as well as the play through the season will determine how the girls fit into what spots.

“We have a great bunch of girls, so I’m looking forward to seeing how the season plays out.”

The goals for the 2016 team aren’t any different from past years. The Spoofhounds want to win districts and the sectional tournament. Ricks said she believes the team has the potential to get this done.

“This can be a tough mental game, so I just want to see them relax, enjoy the game and have fun.”

Maryville travels to Tarkio for its first match of

Maryville High School girls’ golf

The 2016 edition of Maryville girls’ golf, coached by Brenda Ricks: front row from left, Rylie Mundorf, junior; Claire Murrell, junior; Trinity Cobb, sophomore; Morgan Goodridge, sophomore; and Hadley Mundorf, freshman; back row: Coach Ricks; Kylee Dougan, sophomore; Anna Swink, senior; Kaylin Byland, sophomore; Jessica Sheil, junior; Laurelle Wickersham, sophomore; Maddie Holtman, junior; and Emily Long, freshman. the season, and it will be the first time this group of Spoofhounds have played on the course in Tarkio.

Ricks is looking forward to the August 24 match against Cameron and Chillicothe.

“For all the years I have

Maryville Spoofhounds girls’ golf schedule Aug 23 - at Tarkio - 4 p.m.

Aug 29 - Maryville Tournament 9 a.m. (Mozingo) (Cameron, Chillicothe, Gallatin, Savannah, South Harrison, St. Joseph LeBlond, St. Joseph Benton, Lafayette, Tarkio, Trenton).

Sept. 1 - at St. Joseph Central Tournament- 8:30 a.m.

(Moila Country Club) Sept. 6 - Maryville Triangular4 p.m. (Mozingo) (Benton, Tarkio) Sept. 7 - at Richmond - 9 a.m.

(Shirkey Golf Course) Sept. 8 - at. St. Joseph Central meet - 3 p.m. (Moila Country Club) (St. Joseph Central, Bishop LeBlond, Lafayette)

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Sept. 12 - at Cameron match - 4 p.m.

(Lawson, Savannah) Sept. 14 - at Bishop LeBlond match- 4 p.m. (Fairview Golf Course) (Savannah, Tarkio) Sept. 15 - at Chillicothe Tournament - 4 p.m.

(Green Hills Golf Course) Sept. 19 - at MEC Tournament 9 a.m. (Fairview Golf Course) (Lafayette, Cameron, Chillicothe, Savannah, Smithville, Bishop LeBlond, Benton, Lafayette) Sept. 20 - at Benton Quad - 4 p.m.

(Fairview Golf Course) (Benton, Bishop LeBlond, Lafayette) Sept. 26 - District Tournament9 a.m.- TBA Oct. 3 - Sectionals- 9 a.m.- TBA Oct. 10-11 - State meet- TBA

been coaching, we have been traveling to Cameron to compete with Cameron and Chillicothe,” she said.

“This year, Cameron will be coming to Mozingo. I know their new coach, Megan Wolfe, is also looking for-

ward to this.”

Ricks doesn’t have any expectations when it comes to district and conference play.

“It is fun to win, but I have always told the girls to go out and play their

game,” she said. “This can be a fickle sport and it is very demanding mentally.

When we start focusing on the scores or the outcomes opposed to the shot at hand, it usually means some pretty high scores are turned in.”

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Aggression is key for Spoofhounds in 2016

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

Maryville volleyball is trying to bounce back from a 13-15 season in 2015 and head coach Connor Kellerstrass emphasized being more contentious is the start of the solution.

“As a whole, we need to be more aggressive behind the service line,” he said. “Fewer service errors will help us build momentum, especially during those tight matches.”

The Spoofhounds have four seniors for the 2016 campaign in Halley Sims, Paige Heitman, Kailee Swalley and Felicia Sheil.

Kellerstrass is raising the expectations for them now that they are at the head of the pack.

“They are each going to have to step up into a leadership role,” he said. “They will all play a big role in leading this team throughout the season.”

Maryville is returning both of its setters from last season in Sims and Abby Pitts. Kells-

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Maryville High School volleyball

Pictured is the Maryville volleyball team. First row, from left, are: Cloie Murrell, Whitney Shurvington, Kailee Swalley, Caitlin Vansickle, Halley Sims, Vanessa Klotz, and Hannah Maass. Second row: Molly Renshaw, Sadie Schafer, Josie Pitts, Emma Adwell, Caroline Morley, Beth Fornander, Addison Hall, LeNexa Bennett. Third row: Assistant coach Sarah Brought, MacKenna McMahon, Krista Staples, Kenzie Martin, Brylie Rodrick, Aleyna Saldana, Haley Akins, Felicia Sheil, Kamryn Gastler, and Caty Wiederholt. Back row: Assistant coach Hannah Erspamer, Abby Pitts, Leah Maass, Paige Heitman, Elis Ounapuu, Emily Berning, Annika Johnson, Amy Feuererbacher, Abby Loe, and head coach Connor Kellerstrass. erstrass is confident that this will be a tremendous help for the offensive flow of the team.

“We have two girls that both do a great job getting the ball to their teammates,” Kellserstrass said.

Sheil is changing her role as a senior and moving to the middle blocker position. She has played both the right and left side as well for the Spoofhounds in the past, so moving to the middle shows her ver-

satility.

Leah Maass will also see time at middle blocker for the Spoofhounds.

Heitman, Abby Loe, and Annika Johnson make up the hitting crew while Swalley

keeps the team on track defensively.

“She does a great job of being vocal and keeping her teammates focused,” Kellerstrass said.

Being consistent is another

aspect the team wants to focus on for the 2016 campaign.

“Consistency is something that has been a struggle for us at times,” Kellerstrass said.

“Reducing the number of unforced errors and remaining focused during every point in a match will give us a greater chance to succeed.

The Spoofhounds open the season against Benton, a fellow Midland Empire Conference Foe. Kellerstrass emphasized that the team is going to have to be on their toes.

“We always have to be sharp when we play Benton,” he said. “Again, reducing unforced errors will allow us to play more confidently and aggressively.”

Benton is no exception to the rest of the conference, Kellerstrass mentioned LeBlond, Smithville and Savannah have been the teams everyone is chasing, but is hoping that changes.

“We’re hoping we’ll be right in the hunt this year,” he said.

Maryville high school girls’ volleyball schedule Aug 22 - vs. Benton - 7 p.m.

Aug 23 - at East Buchanan - 7 p.m.

Aug 30 - vs. Tarkio - 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 1 - vs. Bishop LeBlond - 7 p.m.

Sept. 3 - at Lafayette Co. Tournament - 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 8 - vs. Lafayette - 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 - at Rock Port - 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 - at Cameron- 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 - at Lafayette - 7 p.m.

Sept. 22 - vs. Savannah - 7 p.m.

Sept. 24 - at LeBlond Tournament - 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 29 - at Benton - 7 p.m.

Oct. 1 - at Benton Tournament - 8 a.m.

(Bedford, LeBlond, Pembroke Hill, Central, Lafayette)

Oct. 3 - vs. Plattsburg - 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 - at Chillicothe - 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 - at Smithville - 7 p.m.

Oct. 13 - vs. Northland Christian - 6:30 p.m.

MHS softball thankful for senior leadership

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Maryville High School girls’ softball

Pictured above is the Maryville softball team. Front row, from left, are: Summer Swalley and Beth Pedersen. Middle row: Kiley Proffit, Brooklyn Williams, Amanda Frueh, Meghan Yarnell, and Emily Degase. Back row: Head Coach Chandra DeMott, Jacklyn Hersh, Riley Gray, Emma Baldwin, Jessica Finch, Abbie Greeley, Christina Derks, Jillian Partridge, and assistant coach Jennifer Stock. Not Pictured: Katlyn Striplin.

Maryville head coach Chandra DeMott is entering her second season at the helm of Spoofhound softball.

She says hitting and base running are the main focuses for the team heading into 2016.

“Coming off last season, we had a fairly strong defensive game, but we need to get more aggressive offensively,” DeMott said. “The girls have been focusing on getting aggressive on the bases and really working hard to get their hitting straightened out.

Assistant coach Jen Stock has brought some new drills to the program to work on contact and improved hitting stances. We are eager to see the improvements develop in this area.”

The 2016 squad is a veteran one with plenty of seniors, which means DeMott isn’t short on players to turn to for leadership.

She has already seen multiple people step up into leadership roles.

“They work hard to pair up with the younger girls and push each other to become better,” DeMott said. I’ve been really impressed with what they’ve brought to the

team in terms of leadership.”

Meg Yarnell, Jacklyn Hersh, and Emma Baldwin return to help the Spoofhounds at the plate. That trio made up a good portion of the team’s offense last season.

Hersh, who spent most of her time in left field in 2015, is the pitcher with the most game experience under her belt. The Spoofhounds also added two freshmen pitchers.

All three could see time in the circle this season.

As for what players will have defined roles, it’s more of a wait-and-see process.

“I can’t say for certain who I expect to take on a greater role than they have in the past,” DeMott said. “I hope, going into each season, that my younger girls work to take on leadership roles and fill the shoes left behind by graduating seniors.

The Spoofhounds have goals just like every other team, but they are playing coy on letting the public know.

“We’ve decided to keep the team goals between the players and the coaching staff,” DeMott said. “It’s kind of our secret motivator. I’d really love to see these girls continue to improve and have fun.

“Getting past the first round of districts would be great, but we are taking this season one game at a time and focusing on improving our skills.”

The Spoofhounds will open the regular season with North Nodaway Monday.

“Last year, we had the chance to play Savannah in the jamboree and then two regular season games,” DeMott said. “Both of those went to extra innings. Savannah has been a big Maryville rival for years and they had strong hitting against us last year, so I look forward to a good matchup between us this year.”

The North Nodaway game was a late addition, so the Spoofhounds are going in somewhat blind, but DeMott is planning on having her team prepared for multiple scenarios.

She is also expecting a tough road through conference play.

“I think the conference is looking to add some great athletes,” she said. “There is a solid coaching staff to help fill in any gaps lost. I’d say the competition will continue to be solid and we are preparing for it as though it will be.”

Maryville High School girls’ softball schedule Aug. 22 - vs. North Nodaway 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 23 - vs. South Harrison - 5 p.m.

Aug. 29 - vs. Worth County - 4:30 p.m.

Aug 30 - at Cameron - 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 1 - vs. Lafayette- 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 3 - at Auburn Tournament - 9 a.m. (Bishop Neuman, Conestoga, Falls City, Mercy, Southern, Syracuse) Sept. 6 - vs. Savannah - 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 8 - at Benton- 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 - at Stanberry Tournament - TBA Sept. 13 - at Chillicothe - 4:30 Sept. 15 - vs. Smithville - 5 p.m.

Sept. 19 - vs. Jefferson - 5 p.m.

Sept. 22 - vs. Benton - 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 - at Falls City - 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 - at Savannah - 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 1 - at Benton Tournament- 8 a.m.

Oct. 3 - at North Platte - 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 - District Tournament - TBD

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MHS tennis trying to keep momentum from 2015

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

The Marville girls’ tennis team has a good mix of experienced and non-experienced players heading into the 2016 season. Spoofhound head coach Nicole McGinness is glad to have senior Lauren Macali back for her senior season. Macali qualified for the state tournament last season in doubles and she will be getting a new doubles partner this year in sophomore Marena Mendez, who moved from Texas and has shown some skill in the preseason practices.

The Spoofhounds went 10-0 in the 2015 regular season and McGinness isn’t planning on taking any steps backward.

“Our goal is just to continue to keep that momentum going as far as playing well and playing to the best of their ability,” she said.

As a team, the Spoofhounds advanced to the second round of the district tournament last season before being bounced in a close 5-4 match to Chillicothe.

The Spoofhounds open the season August 25 at home against St. Joseph Lafayette.

Maryville High School girls’ tennis

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Pictured above is the Maryville girls’ tennis team. Front row, from left, are: Cailee Burg, Cayren Barnett, Hannah Hawthorne, Marena Mendez, Emma Webb-Kirkpatrick, and Jessica Mires. Back row: Team Manager Blake Clements, T.J. Oglesby, Maggie Kempf, Bailey White, Lauren Macali, Bethel Orshiso, and head coach Nicole McGinness.

Maryville High School girls’ tennis schedule Aug 25 - vs. Lafayette - 4 p.m.

Aug 30 - vs. Savannah - 4 p.m.

Sept. 1 - vs. Bishop LeBlond - 4 p.m.

Sept. 2 - at Benton Tournament - 9 a.m.

(Noyes Tennis Courts) (LeBlond, Chillicothe, Savannah, Lafayette, St. Pius X, Trenton) Sept. 7 - at Cameron Tournament - 8 a.m.

(Lafayette County, Platte County, Savannah, Lafayette, Trenton, Warrensburg) Sept. 8 - at Lafayette - 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 - at Savannah - 4 p.m.

Sept. 15 - at Cameron - 4 p.m.

Sept. 19 - at Bishop LeBlond - 4 p.m.

Sept. 20 - vs. Chillicothe - 4 p.m.

Sept. 21 - at MEC Tournament - 9 a.m.

(Noyes Tennis Center) (Cameron, Chillicothe, Savannah, LeBlond, Benton, Lafayette) Sept. 22 - at Benton (Noyes) - 4 p.m.

Sept. 27 - at District Tournament - TBA Oct. 4 - Sectionals - TBA

Spoofhounds bring back plenty of talent, eye Savannah

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

Maryville soccer coach Stuart Collins is feeling confident heading into the 2016 season and he has plenty of reasons to be.

The Spoofhounds return a lot of talent from last season and are a junior-heavy team with two seniors in Caleb Liles —

who sat out all of 2015 with an injury — and Alias Cullin.

Both of them have different elements that add to the Spoofhounds’ attack.

“Caleb has a strong and accurate kick and Alias knows the game and reads the play well,” Collins said. “He can help get people to where they need to be and get the ball to them.”

Lucas Jasinski, Patrick Baker,

Chance Hermelink, and Zach Staples are also among the key returners for the Spoofhounds.

When asked what the biggest improvement the team needed to make coming off of last season was, Collins paused as he tried to come up with an answer, but settled on team play.

He stressed that the players being able to read each other is going to help them be successful.

“Probably teamwork would be the one thing,” Collins said.

“We need to work together and make sure we know what each other is doing the whole time.”

The start of the season is coming up quick as the seasonopener against Savannah is this afternoon at home at 4 p.m.

Collins said the team is going to have to be ready.

“Savannah is our closest com-

petition as far as location,” he said. “We just saw them in the jamboree last Saturday and we tied them 0-0. They are just a well-coached, physical team.

We have to be patient and if we bobble the ball we have to take care of it quickly. If they lose it, we have to take advantage of it quickly.”

Maryville beat Savannah in both contests last season.

MHS boys’ soccer schedule

Maryville High School boys’ soccer

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Pictured above is the Maryville boys’ soccer team. Front row, from left, are: Peter Kempf, Connor Nielsen, Alex Ootszling, Gage Long, Mason Walk, Frank Ancona, Will Mattock, Alias Cullin, and Lucas Jasinski. Back row: Caleb Yarnell, Thomas Distefano, Zach Staples, Brenden Ware, Jaden Hayes, Kaleb Long, Chance Hermelink, Patrick Baker, and Grant Collins. Not pictured: Caleb Liles, Eric Meyer, Charlie Patterson, Keyton Pettlon, Sam Capling, Jaxon Pettlon, Wade Wallace, and Wesley Wallace.

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Aug 19 - vs. Savannah - 4 p.m.

Aug 23 - at Barstow Lutheran - 4 p.m.

Aug 25, 26 - at Barstow Tournament - TBD Aug 30 - at Benton - 5 p.m.

Sept. 1-3 - at Excelsior Springs Tournament - 5 p.m.

(Warrensburg, Chillicothe) Sept. 6 - vs. Smithville - 4 p.m.

Sept. 8 - vs. Bishop LeBlond - 4 p.m.

Sept. 13 - vs. Bishop LeBlond - 4 p.m.

Sept. 15 - at Summit Christian Academy Tournament - 8 a.m.

(Southwick Stadium) Sept. 17 - at Barstow Tournament - 4 p.m.

Sept. 19 - at Lafayette- 5 p.m.

Sept. 22 - at Bishop LeBlond - 5 p.m.

Sept. 27 - vs. Benton- 5 p.m.

Sept. 29 - at Cameron - 5 p.m.

Oct. 4 - at Savannah - 5 p.m.

Oct. 6 - vs. East - 4 p.m.

Oct. 10 - at Chillicothe - 4 p.m.

Oct. 13 - vs. Lafayette - 5 p.m.

Oct. 19 - Districts - TBA Oct. 22- Districts - TBA Oct. 25 - Sectionals- TBA

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Maryville High School Cross Country

Pictured above is the Maryville cross country team. Front row, from left, are: Treyton Paris, Chase Sims, Sasinapha Choonhachi, Sara Cacabelos, Jenny Ahlgrimm, Tilena Conover, Laura Feuerbacher, Becky Meyers, Lydia Mitchell, Madilyn Pritzel, Joshua Sanders and Chad Sullivan. Back row: Jaren Golightly, Tyson Jackson, Zach Kizer, Jannis Lauge, Tony Patterson, Drew Walker, Caleb Feurbacher, Luca Mattiussi, Joseph Rousseau, Kalvin Rawson, Colin Arnold, Jon Holtman, and Ethan Elston.

Not pictured: Josh Alvarez.

Spoofhound cross country returns top talent

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

Rodney Bade is heading into his third season as the cross country coach for Maryville. Dan Ferguson, who is in his second year, is serving as assistant coach.

Getting a solid routine down is among the main areas of focus for the Spoofhounds.

“Our biggest area for improvement is consistency,” Bade said. “Consistency in training to have success in long distance running takes time. With many athletes, we don’t see improvement until they have months of training on their legs.”

Bade said he would also like to see improvement in the workout sessions from last season.

This includes maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough sleep.

Josh Alvarez and Colin Arnold return as experienced seniors on the boys’ side, while Lydia Mitchell is a veteran junior returning on the girls’ side. The boys’ side also has a returner in second-year junior Caleb Feuerbacher.

Mitchell was an all-district and all-conference runner, and a state qualifier last season. She placed 32nd overall at the state meet following a second-place conference and district placing.

Alvarez and Feuerbacher were also all-conference, all-district and state qualifiers in 2015. Alvarez placed eighth in the district as well as the state meet following a fourth-place conference finish. Feuerbacher was sixth at the conference meet before placing 10th at districts and the state meet.

The girls’ side has its fair share of new runners on the team. Junior Becky Meyers is moving over from volleyball.

Laura Feuerbacher joins the team as a freshman after running cross country in middle school.

“She has also trained hard throughout the offseason and comes into this season in very good shape,” Bade said.

Junior Jon Holtman is likely going to see an increased role on the boys’ side. He is getting use to distance running as he focuses on the sprinting events (200-

and 400-meter) during track season.

He was the No. 3 runner for the Spoofhounds at the district meet last year.

Bade has also seen major leaps and bounds in junior Chad Sullivan and sophomore Drew Walker.

He expects his team to have a good attitude, work hard and support each other.

If they are able to do that, it will help them reach their goal of getting both the girls’ and the boys’ team to the state meet.

The Spoofhounds will open at home and Bade is expecting challenges.

“The first one of the year is always difficult,” he said.

“There are a lot of questions/concerns, etc. Our opening meet is also at the end of August, so the heat is always a concern. Fortunately, the Northwest Missouri State University cross country coach and program work with us to help run the meet.”

According to Bade, the home course is marked and flagged and the Northwest program also manages the starters for the meet and

Maryville High School cross country schedule Aug 30 - Maryville home meet 4:30 p.m. @Donaldson Sept. 6 - at Clarinda - 4 p.m.

Sept. 13 - at Cameron Invite - 4 p.m. at Platte Ridge Park Sept. 15 - at Platte County Invite4 p.m.

Sept. 20 - at Benton Invite- 4 p.m.

Sept. 24 - at KU meet - 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 1 - at Savannah meet - 9 a.m.

Oct. 8 - at Kearney Invite - 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 13 - at Mount Ayr Invite- 4 p.m.

Oct. 20 - at MEC Invite- 4 p.m.

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He expects St. Pius X to

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NEN softball hopeful of continued progress

By DUSTIN HENGGELER Special to the Daily Forum

Last year was the fifth straight season that the Northeast Nodaway softball team had a new coach. With the new coach came a different program, and the team was forced again to start from the ground up.

This season is Coach Danny Smith’s second year with the team and his sights are set on developing a winning program, not just a winning team.

Last season’s 8-12 record wasn’t where Smith wanted to see the team end up, but it didn’t directly reflect their team.

“We had several of those games where we hung in there and could have easily won,” Smith said. “We lost a handful by two runs or less, so we were competitive all season long. That’s a positive thing, especially since the program hadn’t won eight games in the four years prior to last season. We also won our first district game in several years.”

This summer Smith was pleased to see so many of his girls on the local summer team, working together and building that team bond.

“Over this last year I and the summer coaches have worked with several of the girls on new positions in preparation for this season,” Smith said.

“Last year we had three freshmen in the outfield who had never played

outfield before. They just didn’t know the position.

But they’ve gained a lot of experience since then, as have others in the new roles they will be stepping into this season.”

What won’t be changing is the lack of numbers, as the team roster currently sits at 10.

Again that means that Smith will be relying on his underclassmen, three sophomores, and three freshmen, to help fill the field.

“The youth and low numbers will be a huge obstacle against teams like Jefferson whose numbers have grown with the co-op with South Nodaway,” Smith said.

“So it will just be going against high quality teams like that with three sophomores and three freshmen.

DeKalb is another one of those teams we’ll have to give it all against.”

Smith is just anxious to get the season underway, and put to the test just how far his team has come from last season.

“I’m just so happy that so many of the girls went out for summer ball,” he said.

“They’ve come a long way and these girls are working hard. And the older girls are being those leaders and helping the younger ones because they know it’s about more than just a winning season. They want to be a part of this program’s turnaround. That’s great to see.”

Northeast Nodaway softball

Pictured above is the Northeast Nodaway softball team. Front row, from left, are: Alicia Smith, Makayla Adwell, Maggie Schmitz, Taylor Coffelt, Jana Walker; back: Vanessa Riley, Brittany Moran, Emily Redden Gerry Runde, and Johannah Johnson.

Northeast Nodaway softball schedule Aug 19 - at North Harrison - 5 p.m.

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Aug 30 - at North Platte - 5 p.m.

Sept. 6 - at Jefferson - 5 p.m.

Sept. 8 - vs. North Nodaway - 5 p.m.

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WNHS volleyball team back with experience

By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor

Coming off a two-win season, West Nodaway

coach Jennifer McGinness has seen a shift in attitude from her players and she said it is having a positive

effect.

There have been improvements in both the mental and physical part of the game.

“Last season, just moving our feet and passing the ball were some of our bigger problems and just getting down. This year has been more positive and we’re working on moving our feet a lot more.”

West Nodaway didn’t have any seniors on last year’s team, but five returning juniors now make up this year’s senior class.

Paige Hagey, Kristine Eck-

er, and Catlyn Brady are three seniors who have been in the Rocket uniform all four seasons.

McGinness, who was the assistant coach last season, has already seen them take the next step from a leadership standpoint.

As far as conference opponents, McGinness expects tough competition from Nodaway Holt, Mound City, and Tarkio.

The fact that the Rockets have so many experienced returners may give them a leg up in the conference.

“We have about the same team and I feel like that’s easy for us to build on because we know each other and can just go with that,” she said. “Our girls just want to win some games. We won two games last year, so they want to see some more wins on that board.”

West Nodaway volleyball

West Nodaway Volleyball

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Pictured above is the West Nodaway volleyball team. Front row, from left, are: Taylor Adwell, Paige Hagey, Kristine Ecker, and Catlyn Brady. Middle row: Nataleigh Ecker, Madalyn Walker and Brittney McIntyre. Back row: Faith Sanders, Olivia Miller, Mackenzie Finney, and Lexi Moore. Not pictured: Briann Carroll, coach Jennifer McGinness and assistant coach Becca Ridnour.

Aug 22 - at Clarinda Academy - 6:30 p.m.

Aug 25-27 - at Fairfax Tourney - TBA Aug. 30 - at Nodaway Holt - 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 3 - at Tarkio Tournament TBA Sept. 8 - at St. Joseph Christian 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 - vs. South Paige (College Springs, IA) - 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 - at Mound City - 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 - at Tarkio - 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 - at Nodaway Holt Tournament - TBA Sept. 20 - vs. South Holt - 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 - vs. Rock Port - 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 - at South Page (College Springs, IA) - 7 p.m.

Sept. 29 - at South Holt - 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 - vs. Tarkio - 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 - vs. Nodaway Holt - 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 11 - at Rock Port - 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 13- vs. Mound City- 6:30 p.m.

Mustangs hoping to flourish with more experience

By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor

The North Nodaway Mustangs are in their second year under the tenure of head coach David Carroll.

Karie Ogle and Kit Meiners serve as assistant coaches.

The Mustangs are coming off a .500 season in which they started six freshmen.

Carroll said that the year of

North Nodaway Softball

growth is only going to help the team in the long run.

“We’re a lot more experienced,” he said. “We only lost one senior and they know me and I know them.”

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Pictured above is the North Nodaway team. Front row, from left are: Kristin Herndon, Kelsi Oberhauser, Madison Thompson, Bethany Herndon, Taylor Combs, Ashley Thompson, and Audrey Trimble. Back row: Shai Dailey, Chloe Schimming, Keagan O’ Riley, Kandace Damgar, Emma Hart, MaKayla Cross, and Emily Dew. Not pictured: Alicia Davidson.

North Nodaway softball schedule Aug 20- at North Harrison Tournament- TBA Aug 22- at Maryville- 4:30 p.m.

Aug 24- vs. Cameron- 5 p.m.

Aug 25- at Worth County- 5 p.m.

Aug 27- at Northeast Nodaway- 9 a.m.

(NEN RR Tournament) Aug 27- at Stewartsville, 10:30 a.m.

(NEN RR Tournament) Aug 30- at DeKalb- TBA Sept. 1- vs. Jefferson- 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 6- vs. Stewartsville- 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 8- at Northeast Nodaway- 5 p.m.

Sept. 10- at King City Tournament- 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 14-16- North Andrew Tournament- TBA Sept. 19- vs. North Andrew- 4 p.m.

Sept. 20- at Savannah- 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 26- vs. Ridgeway- 5 p.m.

Sept. 27- at Stewartsville- 5 p.m.

Sept. 29- at Albany- 5 p.m.

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North Nodaway has three seniors to lean on in Madison Thompson, Kelsi Oberhauser, and Bethany Herndon. Thompson was and all-conference, all-district and all-regional team selection last year while Oberhauser made the all-conference and all-district team.

Junior Keagan O’Riley will be the Mustangs’ No. 1 pitcher in the circle.

“Keagan pitched this summer and I know she had a really good season,” Carroll said. “I’m really high on her.”

Alicia Davidson, also a junior, will be back and ready to play after she missed all of her sophomore season due to injury.

As far as conference play, Carroll is expecting tough tests from Jefferson while Stanberry, Dekalb, Maryville

and Plattsburg should also provide a tough test.

Every team has goals and expectations, but Carroll has a cliché with a twist.

“We’re going to take it one game at a time, but we were talking about it and we’re just going to have to win every game,” he said.

North Nodaway opens the season August 22 on the road against Maryville at 4:30 p.m.

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Second-year Spartans hold high expectations for ’16

By DUSTIN HENGGELER Special to the Daily Forum

In their second year as a coop football program, the stars have aligned in such a way for the SHNH Spartans that a conference title may not be out of reach.

While that depends what other teams bring to the table, SHNH Head Coach Josh Peterson knows most of their destiny lies on what they can produce.

“Conference this year will be different,” Peterson said of the 275 Conference. “When you take Worth County, Stanberry, and Albany out of the conference that definitely favors a new team to win it. I think it will be a competitive conference still, but with those games now gone, I think it takes away from playing three really good teams.”

Returning with seven of eight offensive starters, and six out of eight defensive starters, the preseason stands well for the Spartans.

Top athletes on the team in-

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Spartan football

Pictured above is the South Holt- Nodaway Holt football team. Front row, from left, are: Tyler Steele, Austin Cotton, Eli Sloniker, Ian Leigh, Devon Scheffer, Ryan Burnett, Tad Smock, Treyton Plummer; middle: Jake Cotton, Tommy Thompson, Zach Walker, Westyn Williams, James Chesnut, Cole Alloway, Eric Ottman, Lane Jones, Jaden Phelan; back: Brody Day, Cotton Egbert, Alan Ottman, Logan Zimmerman, Cody Shewey, Carey Volner, Dakota Leeper, Reagan Morris, and Jordan Frady. Not pictured is Zane Weston. clude lead offense players Brody Day, Alan Ottman, Carey Volner, and Zach Walker. Add James Chesnut and Jordan Frady to the list for defense and the roster

quickly makes the case for Peterson’s belief that the Spartans could exit the regular season at 8-1 or a perfect 9-0.

“We are going to try to

make a solid push for a state title,” he said. “Our goals are to win conference and districts, and make a run at state. We will need to be more phys-

ical and be able to finish games.”

Looking ahead to districts, SHNH will have to overcome North Andrew, Mound City, and St. Jo-

seph Christian.

“I think it’s a tossup at this point for anyone to win the district,” Peterson said.

In week one the Spartans will clash against the Worth County Tigers, who qualified for the state semifinals last season.

“Traditionally Worth County has been a great football school and I expect no different this year,” Peterson said. “They did graduate some pretty good players, but I’m sure they have reloaded. Coach Heeley does a good job of getting players out and getting his team ready to play. The Tigers will be a physical team with speed so we need to match that for four quarters in order to come out victorious.”

Peterson said the senior leadership has already been stepping up in practices, including Walker, Dakota Leeper, and Alan Ottman.

The Spartans will travel to Worth County on August 19 for their week one battle against the Tigers. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

South Holt Nodaway Holt football schedule Aug 19- at Worth County- 7 p.m.

Sept. 9- at Platte Valley, 7 p.m.

Aug 26- at Southwest (Livingston County- 7 p.m. Sept. 16- at DeKalb- 7 p.m.

Sept. 2- vs. Tarkio- 7 p.m.

Sept. 23- vs. Stewartsville- 7 p.m.

Sept. 30- vs. Mound City- 7 p.m.

Oct. 7- at Rock Port- 7 p.m.

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Northwest Nodaway taking to the ground in 2016

By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor

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Northwest Nodaway football

Pictured above is the Northwest Nodaway football team. Front row, from left, are: Dakota Smyser, Weston Carter, Triston Fox, Daytona Lutz, Brody Beason, David Hull, Levi Hoyt, Korbin Koch, and Daegan Jones. Back row: Matthew Adkins, Parker Ogle, Tyler Bix, Wyatt O’Riley, Dalton Smyser, Dylan Carden, Jordan Snyder, and Isaiah Spire.

Northwest Nodaway football schedule Aug 19- at Stewartsville- 7 p.m.

Aug 26- vs. Tarkio- 7 p.m.

Sept. 2- vs. South Nodaway/PV/Jefferson- 7 p.m.

Sept. 9- at Rock Port- 7 p.m.

Sept. 16- at Mound City- 7 p.m.

Sept. 23- vs. DeKalb- 7 p.m.

Sept. 30- at St. Joseph Christian- 7 p.m.

Oct. 7- vs. Southwest (Livingston County)- 7 p.m.

Oct. 14- at South Holt- Nodaway Holt- 7 p.m.

The logo on Northwest Nodaway’s helmet may resemble a pair of wings, but the Muskets are getting away from letting the ball fly.

Due to graduation and personnel changes, Northwest Nodaway is going to focus on the run game this year.

“In the past, they’ve been mainly a no-huddle, throw the ball every down type team,” first year coach Terry Clark said. “We’re going to try and even that out a little bit. Offensively, the team was scoring 70 points, but giving up 100. We need to be able to run the clock and spend as much time on our defense as we do on our offense is practice.”

Over the course of the weeks of practice, Clark has seen improvement on the defensive side of the ball from his younger players.

He also mentioned the coaching staff has to make sure they get the players in

the right position to make the plays and the defensive players have to swarm to the ball.

Tight end/linebacker Levi Hoyt and wide receiver Dakota Smyser will be leaned on heavily this season.

That duo is among the more experienced players in a Musket uniform.

“All the guys look up to those two because they show up for every weight training session,” Clark said. “They haven’t missed anything during the summer.”

According to Clark, he wants the players to come together as a team and play together.

As far as the playoffs, it is the Muskets’ first year in the new 275 conference. While he likes his team’s chances, he said it is a bit of a blind dive.

“Not a lot of our coaches, players or administration know what these other teams do,” he said. “That’s kind of good for us, because that way we can focus on us.”

NW Nodaway cross country under new leadership The Northwest Nodaway cross country program is in its third year of operation and is under new leadership.

Athletic Director Roger Johnson stepped down as

head coach after last season and hired Colton Blay.

Blay’s hometown roots are just part of the reason Johnson has confidence in Blay.

“He ran here at West Nod-

away and was a state qualifier. He also ran in college at a two-year school in Iowa, so I think he is getting the program going in the right direction,” Johnson said.

Northwest Nodaway has a good mix of upper and lower classmen on the team.

Bailey Tate is the lone competitor from North Nodaway and the lone female participant. The junior is entering her third season on the team.

Weston Carter and Thomas Reasoner are the lone se-

niors on the team. Reasoner is in his first season running cross country. Freshman Matthew Adkins and Eli Sanders join sophomore Parker Ogle to round out the rest of the team, giving the boys side just enough runners to register a team score.

According to Johnson, the

team has been progressing nicely while still in its infancy stages.

“If the conference tournament was official last year, which it wasn’t, we would have won it,” he said.

“We’ve always scored on the boys side. The numbers are staying strong.”

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Northwest Nodaway cross country

Pictured above is the Northwest Nodaway cross country team. From left, are: Matthew Adkins, Parker Ogle, and Eli Sanders. Not Pictured: Bailey Tate, Weston Carter, and Thomas Reasoner.

NW Nodaway cross country schedule Sept. 6- at Clarinda Invite- 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 13- at Tarkio Invite- 5 p.m.

Sept. 20- at Benton Invite- 4 p.m.

Sept. 27- at Rock Port Invite- 5 p.m.

Sept. 29- at Mustang Invitational- 4:30 p.m. (Shenandoah, IA Middle School) Oct. 4- at Panther Invitational- 4:30 p.m.

(Mound City Golf Course) Oct. 6- at Falls City Invitational-

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 11- Conference meet- 4:30 p.m.

(Northwest Missouri State University) Oct. 15- at West Platte Invite- 9 a.m.

(Platte County Park) Oct. 20- West Nodaway Invite- 4:30 p.m.

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Bearcats hard at work for upcoming season

By DAVID MERRILL

for this year’s team, finished with 54 total tackles last season to go with six tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

He also tied the Northwest single-season interception mark with eight last season. Berg was named First-Team All-MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Young had 33 tackles and four interceptions in his junior season.

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With less than a month until the season opener on the road against Emporia State, Northwest Missouri State University has 16 seniors on its roster, which has head coach Adam Dorrel feeling confident as the team goes through fall camp.

Many of those are at key positions on both sides of the ball.

Jack Young and Kevin Berg are both back at their safety spots.

Berg, who was voted a captain

Wrapping him up

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Northwest Missouri State University’s Phil Jackson II makes a catch before being tackled by Kevin Berg during an early-week practice.

son. Running back Phil Jackson II and wide receiver George Sehl are also back for the Bearcats and will be key cogs on the offensive side of the ball.

The coaching staff is glad to have Collin Bevins back at the defensive tackle spot. He registered 15.5 sacks last season, which is a Northwest record, along with 26.5 tackles for loss.

Linebacker Jacob Vollstedt is another key returner on the defensive side of the ball for the Bearcats.

He had 13 sacks last season as well as a team-leading 122 total tackles.

Dorrel is also proud of the fact that so many of his players stayed in Maryville over the summer to continue to hone their skills.

“We’ve had 90 players stay in Maryville for the summer,” Dorrel said. “Maryville isn’t a hotbed for entertainment, so when you get that many kids to stay, they are truly there to get better. We challenged them to pick up where our seniors left off.”

Dorrel said the eight seniors that graduated from last year’s team set a new standard for the amount of work that needs to be done in the summer.

The main method of going about winning games in 2016 is going to start up front on the offensive line and in the running game.

Dorrel said that area could be improved.

“I challenged my kids to be more physical,” he said. “I think we can be better there. I want to focus on getting physical in fall camp and run the ball more. We have to develop that at all positions really.

We were pretty good on our front line guys, but our depth needs a lot of work.”

He also said the punting and kick coverage game needs to be improved from last season.

The watchful eye

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Northwest Missouri State University head football coach Adam Dorrel watches on during a practice earlier this week. Dorrel has stressed that he wants the team to be more physical this season and that the players will be graded on more than wins and losses.

Every year, each of the seniors brings an idea for the team motto to the table and a long process ensues trying to find the right one.

This year’s motto is ‘Never Settle’.

The final decision is completely up to the players.

While the coaching staff definitely has pride in last year’s national championship, the players — especially the seniors — are being evaluated on more than wins and losses this season.

“Their legacy is going to be defined on their attention to detail, how they’re treating the younger guys, and are they enjoying the process, and can they get in the mindset of trying to go 1-0 each week,” Dorrel said.

“If they do those things, I think we’ll have a chance to go 1-0 each week.”

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Trojans to overcome inexperience with quick play

By DUSTIN HENGGELER Special to the Daily Forum

Nodaway-Holt volleyball

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Pictured above is the Nodaway-Holt volleyball team. Front row, from left, are: Samantha Keith, Kaci Billings, Macie Bohannon, Rachel Farmer, Katie Brashears, Halle Clement; middle: Sidney Leeper, Phoebe Gard, Breanna Day, Jaylee Thorton, Madison Wilmes, Colbie Carden; back: Amanda Bohannon, Mikala Hankins, Kailey Miller, Maggie Fuhrman, and Sarah Noble.

With just three returning varsity players, this will be a year of rebuilding for Nodaway-Holt Trojans Volleyball Coach Tobie Bohannon.

Luckily for her the inexperience she is dealing with is not necessarily with incoming freshman, but a mixture of upper and lowerclassmen who have not seen a lot of playing time.

“We graduated six seniors last year, so it is a bit of a restart for us,” Bohannon said of her youthful squad.

Bohannon noted however that the preseason practices have already shown promise for the young team, who will rely on their athleticism and scrappy play to stay with even the best teams in conference play.

“I feel that we are starting

the season off with strong fundamentals and quickness,” she said. “We are still expecting to compete with every opponent and continue learning the game.”

Returning to lead the team are Macie Bohannon, Rachel Farmer, and Amanda Bohannon, who each saw plenty of court last season.

Macie Bohannon and Farmer are expected to be the team leaders, but all three will be crucial in building back the Trojan volleyball where they left off last season in order to get back up to the top of the conference and district. Last year the Trojans finished second in both, so Bohannon is hopeful of titles in both.

“I expect us to do as well as last year even with a fairly new group of girls,” she said. “We are retuning with girls who have good

fundamentals and work well together. This year I think we will have a little more quickness overall.”

In game one, the Trojans will start out in the Fairfax Tournament on August 23 against St. Joseph Christian and East Atchison. Bohannon said it will be a great opportunity to iron out the team format.

“I think the biggest challenge we face in our first game is how our team works together,” she said. “We did play in a summer league but not everyone was present. I was pleased with the progress I saw from the team in general then, especially the underclassman.”

Whether it be the underclassman, or returning sophomores and juniors, Bohannon will need the best from all to piece together the best team this rebuilding season.

Nodaway-Holt volleyball schedule Aug 23-27- at Fairfax Tournament- 4 p.m.

Aug 30- vs. West Nodaway- 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 1- at Rock Port- 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 3- at Tarkio Tournament- TBD Sept. 6- at South Holt- 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 8- vs. Tarkio- 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 13- at West Platte- 5 p.m.

Sept. 15- vs. Mound City- 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 17- Nodaway Holt

Tournament- TBD Sept. 20- at Tarkio- 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26- vs. Rock Port- 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 27- vs. St. Joseph Christian- 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 29- at Mound City- 6:30 p.m.

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Jefferson eyes deep run with returning leaders

By DUSTIN HENGGELER Special to the Daily Forum

After a heartbreaking loss to Stanberry last season in the district tournament, the Jefferson Eagles are coming into the 2016 season with a chip on their shoulders.

With a drive to always be the best, the push will be that much greater for those who experienced the upset robbing the Eagles of a take at the state tournament.

“As always, our goal is to be playing the best ball possible at the beginning of October,” Head Coach Shelly Deen said. “We had a great season last year, but we are always looking to better ourselves so that we can compete well every year.”

Returning to make sure the team gets into top shape are players like Kelsi McQuinn, Kayla Schmitz, Sarah Chor, Josie Deen, Stephanie Chor, and Mikayla Mattson. Those players will also be looked at to help lead the team this season. Deen, however, knows it’s a team effort to get the team to where they need to be.

“The team leaders will have to be the seniors as

well as everyone else,” Deen said of her girls. “Our seniors lead, but everyone needs to work together to achieve our goals.

As with every season, every team is going through changes as new players are stepping up into those key roles. Deen is lucky to have so many strong players returning to the ranks, along with the coop with South Nodaway which promises a stronger roster. But Deen still feels that the conference will be full of top-notch teams who could make it a difficult stretch for the Eagles.

“I would say our conference will be just as challenging as in the past, and districts will be just as good,” she said. “There is just lots of talent out there, but I am looking forward to a great season.”

The Eagles begin their season with a game at North Harrison August 23, which Deen said will be a good test for her team. The team then goes on to take on larger schools, another way for the Eagles to gauge themselves as a team.

“Peyton Craig is one of the top pitchers around and it will be a great game for us to see how well we can

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Jefferson softball

Pictured above is the Jefferson Softball team. First row, from left, are: Alyson Jones, Kayla Schmitz, Ashley Riley, Sarah Chor, Katelyn Kramer, Megan Galbraith. Middle row: Elizabeth Turpin, Lacy Carlson, Sydney Harlan, Mikayla Mattson, Ashley Mattson, Kiera Greer, Josie Deen. Back: Amber White, Kaylin LaMaster, Kayley Lager, Kelsi McQuinn, Stephanie Chor, Vanessa Pappert, Kellie Palmer. hit off her, and how well our defense is behind our own pitcher,” she said. “We then face Benton who is always

a great competitor and that is followed by the Cameron Tournament. We always start off seeing some great

teams and I am excited to do it again.”

Deen and the Eagles will have to wait until late Sep-

tember before their grudge match against Stanberry, but they will have plenty to focus on in the meantime.

Jefferson softball Schedule Aug 23- at North Harrison- 5:30 p.m.

Aug 25- vs. Benton- 5 p.m.

Aug 27- at Cameron Tournament- TBA Aug 30- at Stewartsville- 5 p.m.

Sept. 1- at North Nodaway- 5 p.m.

Sept. 6- vs. Northeast Nodaway- 5 p.m.

Sept. 8- vs. Albany- 5 p.m Sept. 13- at North Andrew- 5 p.m.

Sept. 15- at Worth County- 5 p.m.

Sept. 17- at NCMC Tournament- TBA

Sept. 19- at Maryville- 5 p.m.

Sept. 24- at Mid-Buchanan Tournament- TBA Sept. 26- vs. Stanberry- 5 p.m.

Sept. 29- vs. DeKalb- 5 p.m.

Oct. 3- vs. South Harrison- 5 p.m.

Northwest tennis looking for a strong fall season The start of the 2016 tennis season is just two and a half weeks away and Northwest Missouri State is returning plenty of experience on both the men’s and women’s teams.

The men’s team has three seniors in Ramon Abaitua Vazquez, Tanner Lantz and Alvaro Riveros while juniors Aniek Kolen and Lorena Rivas Jarolim. The Bearcat men’s team also features a dose of hometown flavor in Maryville High School graduate Mike Farlow, who joins the team as a freshman this season. Both

sides feature a heavy helping of international flavor.

Between the two rosters, 16 players hail from outside the United States.

The Bearcats are going to be stronger with Riveros returning on the men’s side.

He was a first team AllMIAA selection last season playing at the No.1 doubles and No. 2 singles spots. He went 17-4 in singles matches last season and 18-6 overall in doubles. Sophomore Margaux Jacquet and Kolen are among the top returners on the women’s side. Kolen was 8-5 in singles play

last season, including going 3-1 in conference play. She went 10-7 in doubles. Jacquet finished 13-9 overall in singles play and 14-8 overall in doubles.

The season starts in Emporia, Kansas once again at Emporia State’s Chicken Dinner Tournament on September 2.

Bearcat head coach Mark Rosewell said this is a good starting point for the season.

“There is always good competition at that tournament,” he said. “It’s a good way to get the season started and see where we’re at.”

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Platte Valley heading to 2016 with young team

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

Platte Valley is trying to improve upon a 2-9 season last year and is under the leadership of Dan Collins.

The Longhorns have just three seniors on the roster and will need younger, lessexperienced players to make contributions.

“There’s not much room to go anywhere besides up,” Collins said. “Besides the win column, we’re just trying to get more confident.

We got 12 guys dressed out, so it’s going to be a real burden for the eight that are on the field. They’re pretty much never going to come

off. We’re going to make some bad plays, but being able to rebound from that is going to be our top priority.”

Regan Meyer is back for his senior year under center and seniors Tristan Freemeyer (tailback) and Treyton Farnan, who has played both offensive and defensive line.

“All three of those guys are good leaders and have worked pretty hard the past two or three years for us,” Collins said.

Collins mentioned that he thinks there is going to be a hierarchy within the conference this upcoming season.

The recent conference changes in the 275 are go-

ing to create some different scenarios.

“It’s going to be a different animal this year,” Collins said. “Overall, the conference strength on the 275 side will be down a little bit this year, but there will still be some good teams. You have to look for Nodaway Holt and South Holt to be one of the top teams in the conference this year.

Rock Port will be exceptionally good. There will be a few teams struggling with numbers like us. Tarkio should be better than last year. From top to bottom, there’s going to be some separation.”

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Pictured above is the Platte Valley football team. Front row, from left, are: Tristen Holtman, Dalton Luke, Jonathon Hollbrock, Regan Meyer, Aiden Callin, Patrick O’Connor, and Corbin Roush. Back row: Tanner Davis, Logan Harlan, Jordan Murphy, Treyton Farnan, Taylor Freemyer, Tristan Freemeyer, and Tylar Roush.

Platte Valley football schedule Aug 19- vs. Mound City- 7 p.m.

Aug. 26 – vs. Rock Port- 7 p.m.

Sept. 2- at Northwest Nodaway- 7 p.m.

Sept. 9- vs. South Holt- Nodaway Holt- 7 p.m.

Sept. 30- at DeKalb- 7 p.m.

Sept. 16- vs. North Shelby- 7 p.m.

Oct. 7- vs. Stewartsville- 7 p.m.

Sept. 23- at Southwest (Livingston County)- 7 p.m. Oct. 14- at Tarkio- 7 p.m.

Longhorns trying to build on runner-up district finish

By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor

The South Nodaway girls cross country team is under the direction of coach Michael Barbosa. The Longhorns head into 2016 trying to build off a season in which they placed second at the district meet.

“We set the goal of winning districts this year,” Barbosa said. “We got second last year and hopefully we can improve upon that.”

They are in a good position to do so with their Top 4 runners returning, including three seniors in Meaghan and Mallory McConkey as well as Phelps Hawley.

Bailey Farnan and Layla Wolf join the team as freshman for the 2016 campaign.

“They bring new faces and new bodies,” Barbosa said. “As a beginning program, we’re trying to get as many numbers out as possible to help build the

program. They’ll come in and learn from the seniors.

Hopefully they’ll also gain experience to be able to lead the team in a few years.”

Barbosa stressed that the team’s biggest improvement coming off of last season needs to come on the steeper courses.

He said they struggled on courses with a lot of hills, so that will be the team’s main area of focus for the upcoming season.

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South Nodaway girls’ cross country

Pictured above is the South Nodaway cross country team. Front row, from left, are: Pitchakorn Chitpiboansuk, Layla Wolf, Bailey Farnan, and Ashley Riley. Back row: Savannah Bennett, Emily Skoglund, Phelps Hawley, Mallory McConkey, and Meaghan McConkey.

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SN cross country schedule Aug 30- at Maryville Invite- 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 6- at Chillicothe- 4 p.m.

Sept. 13- at Tarkio- 5 p.m.

Sept. 27- at Rock Port- 5 p.m.

Oct. 1- at Savannah- 5 p.m.

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City- 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 8- at Kearney- 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 11- at NWMSU- TBA Oct. 20- West Nodaway Invite at NWMSU- TBA Oct. 29- at District meet- TBA

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Bearcats’ progress ahead of schedule for 2016

By DAVID MERRILL Sports editor

Northwest Missouri State University volleyball started off its first week of practice in high gear as the early focus was on back row play and passing.

Bearcat head coach Amy Woerth liked what she saw out of her players in the early practices.

“It’s refreshing because you get to be back in the gym and be in the swing of things,” Woerth said. “In the summer, there’s a good place to be in your office and doing some of those planning things, but after awhile you want to see it on the court instead of on paper and see it in motion.”

Like with other area athletic teams, work in the summer has paid off, and Woerth feels like it has fast-tracked the team.

“I think we’re ahead of where we have been at this point for awhile, based on our players committing to staying around this summer,” she said.

“They all know each other already.

Every year is different, but I feel like we can move faster and better than we have been able to in the past because

we have veteran players working with our younger players.”

One such veteran is senior outside hitter/ right side Miranda Foster.

Foster is one of two seniors on the team along side middle hitter Jackie Becker.

The Bearcats also boast five juniors in middle hitter Alexis Williams, outside hitters/ right sides Taylor Linberger and Darcy Sunderman as well as outside hitter Gaby da Silva and setter Sarah Dannettell.

Foster agrees the offseason work is coming to fruition in fall camp.

“I feel really strong personally and I attribute that to everything we did in the summer,” she said. “Having my teammates there is a huge motivator. It makes a world of a difference.”

Foster is the leading returner in kills per set for the squad. She was second on the team last year behind Maddy Bruder at 2.46 per set. Becker wasn’t far behind at 2.35 kills per set. Dannettell returns after averaging 10.41 assists per set last season. That was good for fifth-most in the conference last season.

Readying the troops

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Northwest Missouri State University coach Amy Woerth talks to her team before the next drill during the Bearcats’ Monday practice.

Northwest soccer back in action for 2016 season

By DAVID MERRILL Sports Editor

The Northwest Missouri State women’s soccer team officially began preparation for the 2016 season as the Bearcats try to build on their summer workouts.

On the grind

Tuesday morning was one of the few times the players did ball drills as opposed to strictly conditioning drills.

Bearcat head coach Tracy Hoza has seen great progress out of the team, but said

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Northwest Missouri State University senior defender Cassie Phillips goes through a passing drill during the Bearcats’ Tuesday practice.

there is still plenty to work on.

“Things are very lively and energetic and our ball work is very good,” she said.

“We still have some work to do in the endurance and anaerobic part of the game, but so far so good. I’d like to see more consistency in the passing game. Passing is very important in soccer.

We can get through people by dribbling and by passing, so we’re working on passing and dribbling today.”

Hoza said the main improvement for the Bearcats to focus on, other than passing, coming off of last season is the connection between all the lines on the field (goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards).

As is the case with most athletic teams, whether at the high school or collegiate level, putting in the summer work tends to pay off.

Defender Cassie Phillips is entering her senior season and has learned how to prepare for a season better as she’s gained more experience.

“Summer is super important,” Phillips said. “Eating well, communicating with the team and hyping each other up … I think when you hold each other accountable, it makes a big difference because you’re by yourself in

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Defense

Northwest Missouri State freshman Natasha Samduzi chases after a teammate with the ball during the Bearcats’ Tuesday scrimmage. the summer. When I was a freshman and sophomore, I didn’t work on my ball skills enough. I did so much running and conditioning that I

forgot that I had to work on the soccer skills aspect. This summer was a lot of ball work.”

The Bearcats open the sea-

son September 7 on the road against Rockhurst in Kansas City. Their first home match is September 9 against Minnesota-Crookston.

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