October 2017

Red ‘n’ Green

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017

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VOLUME 50, ISSUE 2 222 Memorial Drive Berlin, WI 54923

A BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OPEN FORUM SINCE 1924 Newsbriefs Kelsi Cravillion

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Utecht looks forward to fall musical

With musical season at its peak, students and show director Lisa Utecht prepare for the upcoming show, “Fiddler on the Roof.”

“The show is a classic,” Utecht said. “It’s the kind of story where people are able to connect to rather than be in awe of the so called, ‘make believe’ performances.”

Having done this show in the past, Utecht is confident in her present cast that she selected to create it again.

“There is a very good working crew of leads,” Utecht said.

“Everyone knows exactly what needs to be done, and everyone has their heart in the show.”

Red ‘n’ Green earns National Ranking

The Red ‘n’ Green staff was proud to receive a National Ranking of first on their 201617 newspaper.

“We are really excited to hear our publication got ranked at this level compared to being ranked second in the previous submission,” Editor-in-Chief Alex McClelland said.

Using what they learned from judges’ critiques, the RnG staff improved their score in the content and coverage category.

“As a staff, we excelled in covering controversial topics, and also using our budget the best way we can,” McClelland said.

FFA attends World Dairy Expo

FFA students traveled to Madison for the annual World Dairy Expo on Oct. 3.

“Our group is one of many that attend the World Dairy Expo,” President Kody Darnick said.

“It is a great event that is open to anyone that wants to learn about agriculture.”

The expo serves as a meeting place for dairy producers, companies, organizations and other dairy enthusiasts. Here they come together to compete and to exchange ideas, knowledge and technology in order to enhance the agriculture world.

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- Halloween series, pg. 4-5 - Litte Farmer review, pg. 6 - Student drag races competitively, pg. 8

Advanced Biology students design final projects

Bryn Hermanson

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Advanced Biology students are looking for students to use as “guinea pigs” for their first trimester final projects.

Advanced Biology teacher Dave Reich has been doing this project for around 29 years now and says it is the most important thing he does for students who are thinking of a career in scientific research.

“For many students going into science, this project gives them the chance to develop a research idea and write it up like a professional scientist,” Reich said. “In their projects, students can do anything biological where they will likely change one variable and see what effect that change has on a living system.”

These projects were introduced on the first day of school and students have until week nine of the first trimester to complete their project. While students are concentrated on earning a good grade and getting the project done, Reich hopes to achieve the goal he has set for the students.

“My goal for this project is to get students excited about “what’s going to happen” even if it is for 30 seconds because that is the life of a successful, professional scientist,” Reich said.

Being interested in the placebo effect, which is telling the brain that something is “real” when it is not, senior Rebecca Mularski and partner Tressa Chaney wanted to test this in their project.

“We decided to test Gatorade,

Seniors Katie Pitzrick and Cole Peterson test senior Dillon Herbst’s reaction time for their Advanced Biology final project in science teacher Dave Reich’s room on Oct. 18.

Photo: B. Hermanson but in reality we were actually testing to see if people would perform better if they thought that Gatorade helped them,” Mularski said. “We are trying to find out if Gatorade is useful and actually works, or if it’s the thought that people have that makes it work.”

In Mularski’s project, one group will be given Gatorade and the other group will be given KoolAid. To find out what happens, each person in both groups will have to run 100 yards, drink whichever solution they are given, then wait 15 minutes to run another 100 yards to see if their time changed.

“I think that it will be a really cool thing to be able to see how the placebo effect affects people,” Mularski said.

Senior Katie Pitzrick is also doing a project with a sugary drink, but is testing reaction times instead of performance.

“My partner (Cole Peterson) and I are testing to see how the reaction times vary when someone drinks water and then sugar free Kool-Aid,” Pitzrick said.

To find out if the reaction times change, Pitzrick will be using Reich’s reaction timer to see how the times compare.

“I’m excited to see if people re-

ally believe what people tell them, or if it is your mind that convinces you it works,” Pitzrick said.

In the end, this project is worth 10 percent of the student’s overall grade in Advanced Biology. With that percentage counting as a decent part of the grade, Reich incorporates more into the project.

“This project covers almost everything the students learned during the trimester,” Reich said.

“If the project is done right, it is a lot of hard work for the student because of how in-depth they should go. It continues our attempts to get students together in a collaborative setting.”

Alumnus pursues writing career in New York Caylie Krebs

Reporter

A former Berlin High School student is now onto new things. Lucas DeRuyter, ‘14 alumnus, attended Comic Con 2017 as a writer for Fandom.

DeRuyter was writing for the online company for roughly two months when he was asked to cover this event. Fandom is a webbased publicaton whose purpose is to explore, contribute to and celebrate the world of popculture, according to their website.

Comic Con took place in New York. It was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans.

“At Comic Con I attended a variety of panels and wrote articles that covered any news or pieces of interest that emerged from the panels,” DeRuyter said. “Primarily, I covered panels that related to animation.”

After attending these panels,

which are groups of experts who speak on a topic, DeRuyter found a favorite.

“The biggest highlight for me would probably have to be the ‘Archer’ panel,” DeRuyter said. “It featured the entire rough cut of the first episode of the upcoming season.”

Many people may wonder how this BHS alumnus got to this position.

“Participating in Forensics in high school gave me the opportunity to practice a lot of writing early on. Operating my own blog for about a year and a half also allowed me to find my voice and improve my writing. Majoring in political science and communication arts at UW-Madison also helped me sharpen these skills,” DeRuyter said.

DeRuyter says he would love to have a career in writing, but some difficulties arise with that.

“This is a difficult field to work in sustainably when starting out,”

DeRuyter said. “I would be okay with doing this part-time until I built up enough clout to earn a more substantial position.”

DeRuyter sees this difficulty as a challenge to be met.

“I’m not sure where I’ll be headed next, “DeRuyter said. “I do not have any other on-location assignments lined up with any of the outlets I write for, so that’s difficult to know where I will head next. After I graduate, I will probably move to either Chicago, Washington D.C. or Los Angeles.”

New York Comic Con is the East Coast’s largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City. newyorkcomiccon.com

Lucas DeRuyter, ‘14 alumnus, attended Comic Con in New York in Oct. 2017. He wrote news pieces and articles for Fandom.

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Opinion

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Editorial

The Red ‘n’ Green Berlin High School 222 Memorial Drive Berlin, WI 54923 920.361.2000

Social aspect of school important

In today’s society, it is more difficult to build relationships than ever because of things like social media, due to almost everything being online now.

Since we have options like sending a text or having conversations online, we have started to lose everyday interactions, which are crucial to developing better communication skills.

Luckily, things like school and work can help this issue because people will need to interact with other people now and especially later on in life.

At school, students are learning certain abilities such as problem solving, making friends, and how to deal with conflict. These skills are not only useful in the classroom, but they also apply to building relationships and handling interactions. At work, students also learn how to build relationships and handle interactions, but they also get a true sense of what they will experience after they are done with school.

In high school, students see

the best of both worlds when it comes to interacting with others at school and work. An example of that is how well our teachers get along with each other.

It is important to see teachers going to lunch together, talking outside of their classrooms before the hour starts, jokingly interrupting each other’s classes, carpooling to school in the morning or hanging out outside of school so we can follow in their steps. This is beneficial because the more relatable teachers are, the easier it is to learn and feel comfortable enough to ask questions and interact in their classes.

What students should take away from teacher friendships are that social skills are very important, we should not just abandon them because technology is becoming more advanced and easier to use.

Social skills are still very important and school is a place to learn more than what is being written on the whiteboard.

Alex McClelland Editor-in-Chief Admit it, our school has great spirit. Most students are either in a club or sport, and make use of the many electives our schedule offers. My freshmen year, our school took school spirit to the next level and began offering an inexpensive fan bus to any high school students for games that are significant and far away.

It is stated in school policy that at least 25 students have to be signed up for the bus to leave.

For the playoff game on Oct. 20, the secretaries had to remind students more than once that more students need to sign up to hit the 25 mark. It is not their responsibility to get students to sign up, it is the students responsibility to get 25 peers involved in supporting their school at the game. According to the athletic director, the bus has been a hit or miss lately.

The bus was a hit for the first football game in Kewaskum and

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Senior Column: Fan bus or bust many students, including a handful of freshmen, rode the bus. The fan bus is an opportunity for freshmen and even sophomores who cannot drive but still want to support their school at away games.

If the school cannot find enough students to hit the 25 mark, the freshmen and sophomores are stuck relying on their parents or upperclassmen to take them to the games.

However, when the games are far away, why have multiple parents or upperclassmen drive when parents could be allowed to ride the

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Dear Editor, I love the open campus we have at lunch. Lots of other schools don’t have open campus until they’re at least a junior. Having it all four years is super nice.

Sincerely, Josie Reich

bus too? If parents were allowed to ride, hitting the 25-person mark would be less of a problem. Not only that, the parents could also act as chaperones to keep the students in check.

It does not just benefit the students, though. The bus would give the parents a chance to support their children’s school and spend more time with their children. As a bonus, it is saving the environment because fewer cars are on the road.

While football has already had at least one fan bus this year, there are some sports we might be for-

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Classes too long for student

Dear Editor, I dislike that each class is 70 minutes long. It’s often difficult for students to engage in longer class periods. I think we should have more periods with less time.

Sincerely, Joe Rhein

getting. The fan bus should not be limited to games that are significant. Other factors should be taken in to consideration, such as the sport having no home meets.

There have not been any home girl swimming meets this season, and the closest away meet has been in Fond du Lac. A fan bus, for the students and parents, should have been offered for at least one of the swimming meets.

They rarely have a student section since all of their meets have been far away, leaving them without a decent peer-supported crowd.

All sport teams deserve the same amount of school spirit.

Whether there are 30 players or eight players, they are still representing our school and deserve to have an equal student section.

This should go without saying, but we need students who are willing to ride the bus to make it happen. Without the students wanting to support their peers, there will be no bus and without the bus, our school spirit will be lacking.

Students need more parking

Dear Editor, I dislike that there are certain spots that you can’t park in. I should be able to park wherever I want to.

Sincerely, Mari Beltran

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Zabel, Werch chosen for Student of the Month

Caylie Krebs

Mercedes Zabel was chosen to be our female student of the month.

Throughout Zabel’s high school career she has been involved in dance, Red ‘n’ Green, LINC Crew, National Honor Society, Kind Committee, Power Pals, Appleton Mall Peer Mentor Trip, and she is also Secretary of Student Council.

“All of the activities I’ve been involved in throughout high school have shaped me into the student I am right now,” Zabel said. “I think I’d be on a very different path right now had I not chosen to get involved in these specific activities.”

However, Zabel has mostly been impacted by the Red ‘n’ Green.

“I’ve really been most impacted

by Red ‘n’ Green because it has helped me in other classes,” Zabel said. “It also allowed me to grow my connections with people around school and form new relationships.

The Red ‘n’ Green gave me motivation to be a more realistic and diverse student, and I foresee those qualities benefiting me outside of high school, too.”

Newspaper adviser Shannon Kuehmichel says Zabel will succeed wildly in her future.

“I think she will find a way to improve the lives of the people she encounters,” Kuehmichel said.

Zabel’s close friend says the same.

Chris Werch was chosen to be the male student of the month.

Werch has been involved in many things throughout his career in high school. So far, he has been involved in football, basketball, track, Spanish Club, Science Club, quiz bowl in biology, LINC Crew and Kind Committee.

“Throughout high school I think that learning to be a better leader and public speaker will mostly benefit me in my future,” Werch said.

Science teacher Dave Reich says Werch will go far in life.

“I think with Chris’ natural abilities and willingness to work hard, he can go as far as he wants to go in his medical future,” Reich said.

Werch has many hopes for his future.

“I would like to go to UW-Madison or U of M Twin cities. I want to go to a large university to experience a large variety of people,” Werch said. “I hope to become a successful doctor and I plan to

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Sophomore finds inspiration in music Paige Krause

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Photo Amanda Ketterhagen Photography “Mercedes is down-to-earth and humble, and when she’s passionate about something, she never gives it up. She’s easily made an impact on many lives throughout our school and community, which is how I know she’ll be the best special education teacher those students will ever have,” senior Alex McClelland said. “If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that she’s going to touch the lives of those students in ways only she can.”

The relationships Zabel has formed through high school have helped solidify her life path.

“After graduation I’d like to attend either UW-Eau Claire, Oshkosh, Madison or Stevens Point to become a special education teacher in either early childhood or elementary,” Zabel said. “I just want to be on the path to being successful and happy in what I am choosing to do as a career.”

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Starting music at age five, sophomore Catherine Krause has pursued her passion for music in high school, and says she wants to continue this passion throughout her life.

“I started loving music when I was younger. The first time I touched an instrument was at age five. I played the piano, and have had lessons since then,” Krause said.

As Krause progressed through Photo: P. Krause her training, she started band in middle school and discovered than what I was used to.” more instruments, such as the Krause not only plays the trumtrumpet. pet, but also taught herself how “I chose the to play the guitar. trumpet because “My mom it was loud, and “My mom bought me a bought me a guithat’s what I like,” guitar for Christmas, and tar for Christmas, Krause said. “I was I wanted to learn how to and I wanted to also inspired by learn how to play Sophia Lehr. I saw play it, so I took online it, so I took onher playing it, and lessons and taught my- line lessons and it made me want self,” Krause said. taught myself,” to play as well.

Krause said.

She was one of my friends, so I Having different options for thought it was pretty cool. It was online lessons, Krause chose Youalso a totally different instrument Tube and decided to teach her-

self.

“My mom was the one that suggested online lessons, and I thought it would be a great idea.

I went off of YouTube and played a few notes at a time. I also had a few lessons here and there with my mom’s friend,” Krause said.

Taking online lessons is much different than normal lessons, according to Krause.

“Learning music online is different because you go at your own pace and it depends on your likes and dislikes on learning. Learning with a person teaching you does help explain and fix anything you’re struggling on,” Krause said.

Music is something that Krause eventually wants to turn into a career.

“I want to be a music teacher when I get older because I want to show others how much it can impact your life,” Krause said.

Playing music at home and at school is not the only place Krause finds inspiration.

“I listen to music a lot, and it inspires me because it became part of my life, and has shaped who I am,” Krause said.

It’s a...Teacher Womance Definition of womance (noun): Equivalent to the female version of a bromance. A strong and vibrant friendship between two women.

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Werch’s long-time friend, Sam Rucks, has been with Werch in class and athletics.

“I see him succeeding in light through sports and academics. He works hard in everything he does, whether it’s on the field or school,” Rucks said.

Werch may be focused on his future career, but he still has things he wants to do.

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In-depth series

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Traditions

“I always take my nephew trick-ortreating in different places. Last year, we went to Oshkosh, and this year we plan to go to Berlin. We both dress up in costumes,” junior Dana Hohenstein said.

“I get together with my friends, and we go to haunted houses. We have been to the Burial Chambers and Terror on the Fox, but we plan to go to even more,” senior Jimmy Kasubaski said.

Halloween Traditions “I carve pumpkins with my grandma and grandpa. We always go to their house in Neenah to carve,” sophomore Haley Bevers said.

“My grandparents and I always decorate our house. We also dress up our horses in costumes and walk them in a parade. We put a mask on them so it looks like they are breathing out smoke,” freshman Tyler Flaig said.

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Costume Confessions

If you could still go trick-or-treating, what

would you dress up as?

“I would dress up as Medusa because I would have so much fun doing the hair and makeup,” English teacher Angie Femali said.

“A leprechaun because I already look like one,” senior Richie McMartin said.

“Steve from Blues Clues because I always watched that show when I was younger,” junior Jasmine Klawitter said.

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“A Powerpuff Girl because girl power,” freshman Lindsay Mularski said.

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In-depth series

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Do you like haunted houses?

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Student volunteers instill fear at Misery Haunted House Mercedes Zabel Business Manager Think of the sense of fear a person gets when they walk through a haunted house. Now imagine what it is like to be the one instilling that fear in others. Three Berlin High School students know exactly what this kind of task feels like.

When one walks through a dark haunted house, they might see gruesome decorations, and then jump back as various people in costumes frighten them.

However, the characters jumping out see the priceless reactions of these vistors.

On Fridays and Saturdays in October, senior Amelia Roost, junior Calob Congdon and sophomore Carter Dake were in full costume and makeup volunteering at Misery Haunted House located in Berlin.

“I’ve always liked working at places where I can express my theatrical side,” Roost said. “I worked at the Bloodbath Barn last year to raise money for the music trip, and I re-

ally enjoyed it so I decided to work a haunted house again this year.”

Similarly, Congdon has an interest in theater and felt this would be a beneficial experience for him as he intends on working at the Burial Chamber Haunted House Complex in Neenah next year. However, this was not his first time working a haunted attraction.

“I wanted to take an opportunity this year to gain some more experience in working at a haunted house,” Congdon said. “It not only provides me with an opportunity to play a character and act which I have been doing for 11 years now, but it also gives me a chance to interact with the public.”

Although all three student volunteers enjoyed frightening the visitors of Misery Haunted House, they each reaped other personal benefits.

“I got a creativity skill from this because you had to make up your own character and had the choice to make your own costume,” Dake said. “I got to be a little boy lost in a swamp and a diner person that got

mauled in the face.”

Congdon has gained valuable learning experience by working locally at this haunted house, which will help him as he prepares to take his skills to a higher level next Halloween.

“I am gaining the practical experience in both scaring and scene staging that I will need for my future plans of working for Burial Chamber. I am also learning how to work well with a large cast of characters in a haunted house and how to form close bonds with people that I’ll probably only see the remainder of the Halloween season,” Congdon said.

For Roost, this was a chance for her to further develop her improv skills and get more involved with the field of theater and acting.

“The best part was definitely scaring people,” Roost said. “I love getting a reaction from people, that’s why I am in theater. If you get them to cry or smile and laugh, it’s the best feeling ever because you’re basically changing their emotions right in front of you.”

Misery Haunted House located on 299 South Pearl Street in Berlin was open every Friday and Saturday in October.

Photo: M. Zabel

Three Berlin High School students, (L-R) sophomore Carter Dake, senior Amelia Roost, and junior Calob Congdon dress in full costume and makeup while volunteering at Misery Haunted House.

Photo: M. Zabel

Haunted House

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Arts & Entertainment

What’ s in your backp ack?

Anti-wrinkle spray Cool shades Altoid Mints

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White water bottle BHS agenda Junior Kevin Sanchez has a bag full of unique items that he brings to school on a regular basis. Sanchez says that every item in his backpack is essential to his daily routine.

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What song would play every time you walked into a classroom?

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Text and photo by Harry Kujawa

The Little Farmer great fall family tradition

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Voices

“‘Priorities’ by Lil Yachty because I walk into the classroom and I already know I’m going to fail or fall asleep,” freshman Cordelia Potrykus said.

“‘Beautiful Girls’ by Sean Kingston because the hook of the song relates to how I feel about school,” sophomore Sam Multerer said.

“‘Fergalicious’ by Fergie because it always pumps me up all the time,” junior Heather Hunt said.

“‘Pretty Boy Swag’ by Soulja Boy because I have so much swagger,” senior Wyatt Arndt said.

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The name The Little Farmer is a little deceiving because it is not only for the little ones.

The Little Farmer has activities and snacks for people of all ages. It is located at N9438 Hwy. 151 Malone, WI 53049.

Walking into The Little Farmer visitors see many buildings with specific uses.

One shack is used for their famous caramel apples, which were very tasty. They use the apples they grow on their acreage with sweet caramel and many toppings such as nuts and sprinkles to choose from.

A second shack, located right across from their apple shack, is where the baked goods are found.

They have many different pies, muffins the size of a salad plate, jelly, butters and even fruit spreads.

Their flavors are outstanding. Here, jugs full of apple cider can also be bought to take home.

A white Italian country house sits next to the bakers shack. This little house has some history along with the warm drinks needed on a chilly fall day.

After walking through all of these buildings, a walkway leads the way down to the goats. Ranging in color and size, children go crazy over these cute little animals that can be fed through the fence.

Text and photos by Bryn Hermanson One of the signs leads visitors down the trail to the corn maze.

Photo C. Krebs Across from the animals, are the pre-picked pumpkins along with the Chicken Trailer, full of different size and color chickens.

‘The Little Farmer’ is fairly inexpensive. Being only $.50 for the playground, $4.35 for the hayride and $3 for the corn maze.

The hayride lasts about 25 min- One of the many pumpkin utes, trailing around their many patches at the little farmer. pumpkin patches and through their Photo C. Krebs forest with trees that have faces.

Lastly, the corn maze is also for all ages. While going through, find all Rating out of 5: of the animals in the maze. Running through it seeing who can find their way first is most popular for the teen groups.

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Sports

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Volleyball season concludes at Xavier

Alex McClelland Editor-in-Chief With a record of 3-7, the varsity volleyball team ended their season after the second regional game on Oct. 19 at Xavier.

Coach Eydie Reiser says although the season ended earlier than it could have, the support from fans was appreciated throughout the games they did play.

“We are grateful for the support and love we were shown all season from students to staff, and I want them to know how hard these girls have worked to overcome injuries and hardships to make Berlin proud,” Reiser said.

Although they knew going into the game it was going to be a tough match with Xavier being not only the number 2 seed, but undefeated in their conference, together they put up a fight.

“Losing showed that our team has heart,” Right side hitter Tess Mueller said. “And, even when things get hard, we are never too let down and will perse-

The varsity volleyball team shakes hands with their opponent, Xavier, after losing their second regional game on Oct 19.

Photo: A. McClelland vere.” the game. look at the scores and think that And persevere they did. Play“Although we had just lost and we had gotten crushed, but our ers and coaches did not let it was the last game of my high team knew that we played the losing affect the way they cel- school career, I was extremely hardest we possibly could and ebrated the ending of the sea- proud with the way my team I wouldn’t have wanted to end son. Five seniors bittersweetly played against Xavier,” libero on any other game this season.” said goodbye to the court after Alivia Murkley said. “Some may For Murkley, a lot of the mem-

ories she created during the volleyball season expand further than just playing on the court.

“I will miss a lot about playing on the team, some of them being the bus rides with Doris, after-game Culver’s stops and seeing our hilarious game faces in the paper,” Murkley said.

“But, I will mostly miss having a second family behind me at all times.”

JV-2, also known as the freshman team, ended their season second in the conference. JV1, with the new split JV team, performed well at their higher level ending with a 11-4 record.

Reiser says she is really proud of how well they worked together, especially since they could have been playing girls older than they are.

“We are moving in the right direction as a program,” Rieser said. “Varsity faced a lot of injuries this year that continued to reset our game and strategies.

But, we did what we said: we got better together. Sometimes that kind of success trumps whatever else happens.”

New swimmers take to pool

Caley Huggins Social Media Manager Out of the nine girls on the swim team, over half of them are completely new to the pool.

“We are doing well, considering that some of the girls have never even swum before,” senior captain Mariah Weiss said.

Sophomores Brittney Kaatz and Lauren Wilson are both new to the swim team.

“I was in volleyball, but I was ready for a change,” Kaatz said.

“And, my friends convinced me to join.”

Both swimmers agree that the sport is going well for them, but it is definitely different than they expected.

“I thought it was going to be more of a team sport, but honestly it’s more of an indi-

vidual sport. You are constantly trying to better your own times and you are competing against yourself,” Wilson said.

Kaatz said she was nervous coming in new with a team that has already been swimming together.

“I was nervous coming in, but I had nothing to be nervous about because all the girls were so welcoming. We all have a good connection,” Kaatz said.

With new faces to the group and new personalities added, Captain Weiss knew exactly how to handle the situation.

“I try to make sure everyone is always included, both the new girls and the girls that have been swimming for awhile now,” Weiss said.

Wilson explains that swim-

ming is a great way to stay involved.

“I love connecting with the new girls,” Wilson said.

While learning to become a better swimmer, Kaatz says she enjoys having fun with the team.

“It also gives me something to do after school,” Kaatz said. “It is much better than going home.”

The girls also have specific goals that they hope to accomplish in the rest of the season.

“My big goal is to improve my swimming skills in general,” Wilson said. “I would also like to improve my 50-free time.”

Weiss is excited to see how the team improves with experience.

“It is going great so far. Every- Senior Mariah Weiss works on IM’s (individual medley) during one is setting and beating their practice on Wednesday, Oct. 18. own personal bests,” Weiss said. Photo: A. McClelland

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Sports Briefs Paige Krause

Reporter

Soccer season comes to end The Berlin boys soccer finished their season with the overall record of 9-11. With having their ups and downs because of injured players, left wing Isaiah Fredenberg explained that they were glad that they won the first round regional game.

“The season has been rough. We started out strong when we won our first game by mercy rule, but nearing the end of the season everyone’s pretty beat up. We’ve had a few players that have missed games due to injuries,” Fredenberg said.

Fredenberg was hoping to get far in the playoffs and had high hopes for his team.

“We won by eight in the first round of regional games against Winneconne, and we played Notre Dame for the second round to qualify for sectionals and we lost 7-1,” Fredenberg said.

Fredenberg explained this was a bittersweet loss.

“I felt relieved the season was over because everyone is sore and hurting, but it is sad to see our seniors go,” Fredenberg said.

Lone freshman qualifies for state Freshman Nya Osterberg placed eighth on Saturday, Oct. 21, and is the only runner who qualified for the state meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Oct. 28.

“With a little less than a mile left, Coach Mercer yelled out to me and said that if I passed one more girl, state would be a possibility,” Osterberg said.” “Once I passed the girl in front of me, Coach Willett told me to keep my spot, and all I could think about is qualifying for state.”

Osterberg qualified for state and said she was was overwhelmed with emotion.

“My experience during this season has really had a positive impact on me. Without my loving coaches and teammates, it wouldn’t have been possible to be where I am now. I am looking forward to the future seasons with the team,” Osterberg said.

Coach Willet said he is proud to send Osterberg to state.

“I’m glad that we’re sending Nya to state. She’s a great represenative of our team,” Coach Willett said.

Konen drag races competitively

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Imagine spending your weekend going roughly 82 mph on a speedway going head to head with a competitor. While many students spend their weekends at Friday night football games, studying or spending time with friends, junior Jack Konen spends many of his weekends on the race track.

“I’m involved in a traveling series where I race all over the Midwest. I go to places like Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. They last all weekend, Friday to Sunday,” Jack said.

Jack started racing when he was nine years old. It was initially his dad, Tim Konen, who was the key factor in getting him involved in racing.

“I’ve been doing it for the last 30 years. He (Jack) started coming to my races and saw the other kids doing it. Now, we work as a team and I help him out whenever he needs it,” Tim said.

Jack’s mother, Sherry Konen,

Jack poses with his racecar and trophy at the Cordova International Raceway in Illinois.

Photo: S. Konen was skeptical of the idea at first. heads up racing. I compete in “The sport was new to me,” index racing. The sport is a oneSherry said. “The speed, the on-one elimination. You race safety and pure ethanol fuel one person at a time, and if you that they run on were all factors win, you move on. If you lose, that I was nervous about. There you go home,” Jack said. was the fear of fire and crashIn index racing, there is a preing at that speed, but the more dicted time on the side of the I learned about the sport, the car. If racer one goes faster than more comfortable I felt.” that time or starts before the There is a great deal of in- start time, they are automatiformation that people do not cally out. Yet, if racer two gets know about the sport. to the finish line before racer “Drag racing is split into two one does, then racer 1 is also categories: index racing and out.

“My favorite parts are the people I race with and the feeling of winning. I finished top 10 this year out of around 150 kids with multiple wins so it was a good season,” Jack said.

Although drag racing is important to Jack, school and studies always have to come first. It is a priority of his to get his things done in the classroom before he hits the race track.

“Grades are also key for me going to these events. I get pulled from school on multiple occasions to travel and if my grades are not where they are supposed to be then I’m not allowed to go,” Jack said.

Jack’s parents agree that the sport has taught him a lot of valuable life lessons.

“I think it has taught him responsibility, commitment, mathematical elements that go into play and skill set. I was surprised, there has been a lot of things that he has learned from racing throughout the years,” Sherry said.

Indians pull off upset in round one Harry Kujawa

Reporter

The Berlin Indians earned a fifth seed in the Eastern region of the Division III bracket.

Berlin finished the regular season with an overall record of 8-2, and were 6-1 in our conference.

“We are always on the Division III or IV cut off and in Division III we’re in the toughest pool in my opinion, and to be in the top five of those teams is awesome,” Head Coach Joe Stellmacher said. “I wish we could’ve gotten a home game, but that is the way the chips fall when you’re in the toughest region of Division III. “ Stellmacher also has a positive outlook on the Indians’ fifth seed.

“You can also look at it from a beneficial standpoint because I like being the under dog, and I know it motivates me as well as the players,” Stellmacher said.

To qualify for the playoffs, every team that has a record with even wins and

Senior Richie McMartin rushes into the tackle against Wautoma.

Photo: EDGE Photography losses or better in conference play makes up the 224 teams in the field, although if WIAA does not have 224 teams, there are bonus entries. If there are too many teams, a team with even wins and losses in confer-

ence play may not make the cut.

“The night of finding out your seed is always a late night. This year it started after the Ripon game and went into Saturday morning,” Stellmacher said.

The Indians’ first playoff game was against fourth seed Fox Valley Lutheran and the Indians won in overtime on the road 34-27.

“This was my third playoff game, and the atmosphere is so much different because you know this may be the seniors’ last game, and that gives you an extra drive for sure because we want to win for them as much as ourselves,” quarterback Lane Sobieski said.

As the coach said, being the under dog has been great motivation for his team.

“Our seed doesn’t hurt us. It gives us a chance to show that we deserve a higher seed, which I feel we do,” Captain Richie McMartin said.

Being one of the most playoff experienced guys on the team, McMartin knows what to expect.

“I love playoff time because the stage is set and the crowd is into the game,” McMartin said. “There is just so much energy in the air there is nothing like it.”

Season Highlights

“Kaylee Kriha had a person“The game against Plymal best in the butterfly at the outh, we lost the first game meet in Sherwood,” swim 8-0 then they came here coach Bill Clewien said. “She and we lost 1-0, but the was the only one to score guys played with great inat the meet, so it was pretty tensity,” soccer coach Alex cool that she did.”

De Leon said.

“Despite all of our success on the course, our memorable highlights have come with just being a team and hanging out,” cross country coaches Matt Willett and Jeremy Mercer said.

“Ryan Krebs’ touchdown catch against Plymouth on our tight end delay play,” football coach Joe Stellmacher said. “It was the winning touchdown.”

“Beating our rivals, Ripon, in our gym for senior night,” volleyball coach Eydie Reiser said. “Seeing our girls play together and for each other...always the best.”

Text and photos by Alex McClelland