Junior High Athletics Conclude Fall Seasons
As the weather gets colder and the leaves start falling, our junior high athletics have come to a close. After playing a number of games throughout the season, both sports ended with successful records.
Throughout the season, the football boys played a total of six games. Their last three games were against Howells-Dodge on October 7th, Lutheran High North East on October 14th, and Wisner-Pilger on October 21st. The end scores of these games were 30-32, 54-4, and 41-6 accordingly. And by winning 2 out of 3, the boys ended their season with a 5-1 record.
Head coach Andrew Faltys said, "I thought the boys did an outstanding job this year. It was fun to see them compete and grow throughout the year as a player and a person. These kids have a bright future, and I can't wait to see what their future holds."
Looking towards the future, eighth-grader Dylan Higby said, “I think that as a team we improved a lot since the beginning of the season, and it was fun to play with such a good team. It will be fun to watch us improve at our high school career in the next four years.”
As for junior high volleyball, their three teams were very successful as well. The “C” team improved throughout the season, the “B” team had a 6-4 record, and the “A” team was 10-1.
Head coach Kim Heimann said, “Overall, this was a great group of girls. I feel like their court awareness and mental toughness of finishing a game has greatly improved.”
As a result, their last three games against Humphrey St. Fran, Stanton, and Madison all ended in wins for the “A” and “B” teams.
Seventh-graders Ella Urban and Brianne Kuhr said, “We all improved in a lot of skills, and we’re excited for next near. It was a great experience and an awesome season!”
The volleyball stats are as followed:
Humphrey St. Fran: “A” and “B” played a total of three sets together and ended 25-5, 25-6, and 25-7. Brynn Settje scored 21 points with 9 aces in the game.
Stanton: “C” scores were 21-25 and 19-25. Jordin Graybill had 7 points. “B” scores were 25-23 and 25-18. Brianne Kuhr scored 13 points with 3 aces. "A" scores were 25-15, 25-7. Tanyn Larson scored 8 points with 5 aces and Chloe Hanel scored 7 points and continued to be a threat up at the net.
Madison: “C” scores were 17-25 and 25-19 in a split game. Jordin Graybill had 4 points with 3 aces and Makenna Hake had 5 points also. “B” scores were 25-15 and 25-9.Cadance Indra had 10 points with 10 aces “A” scores were 25-3 and 25-5. Alyssa Gurnsey had 22 points with 9 aces.