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FOOTBALLAug. 15 — Scrimmage at Mount Vernon, 7.Aug. 22 — at Forest Park, 6:30. Aug. 29 — at

South Spencer, 7.Sept. 5 — North Posey, 7. Sept. 12 — at

Boonville, 7. Sept. 19 — at Princeton Commu-nity, 7. Sept. 26 — Heritage Hills, 7.

Oct. 3 — Pike Central, 6:30. Oct. 10 — at Tell City, 7. Oct. 17 — Southridge, 6:30.

BOYS’ SOCCERAug. 14 — Scrimmage at North Posey, 5.Aug. 18 — at South Spencer, 6:30. Aug. 19

— at Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville-Vander-burgh School Corp. field, 7. Aug. 25 — at North Posey, 6:30. Aug. 26 — at Evansville Harrison, 7. Aug. 28 — at Wood Memorial, 5. Aug. 30 — Husky Invitational at Evansville North, 9 a.m.

Sept. 2 — Heritage Hills, 7. Sept. 5 — Indi-ana/Kentucky Challenge in Evansville, pairings and times to be announced. Sept. 8 – at Tell City, 6. Sept. 9 — at Evansville Central, 7. Sept. 11 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30. Sept. 22 — at Boonville, 5. Sept. 23 – Princeton Community, 7. Sept. 25 — Pike Central, 6:30.

Oct. 2 — Forest Park, 5.

GIRLS’ SOCCERAug. 14 — Scrimmage at North Posey, 5.Aug. 18 — at South Spencer, 5. Aug. 19 — at

Evansville Reitz, on Daniel Wertz School field, 5:30. Aug. 21 — at Boonville, 5. Aug. 23 — Terre Haute North on Evansville Daniel Wertz field, 10 a.m. Aug. 25 — at North Posey, 5. Aug. 26 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5. Aug. 28 — Evansville Mater Dei on EVSC field, 7.

Sept. 2 — Wood Memorial, 5. Sept. 4 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30. Sept. 9 — Heritage Hills, 5:30. Sept. 15 — at Evansville Central, 5. Sept. 18 — Forest Park, 5. Sept. 23 — Princeton Community, 5. Sept. 25 — Pike Central, 4:30. Sept. 27 — at Jasper, 11:30. Sept. 29 _ Evansville Bosse, 6.

VOLLEYBALLAug. 19 — Evansville Memorial, 6. Aug. 21 —

Boonville, 6. Aug. 25 — Evansville Bosse, 5:30. Aug. 28 — at Tell City, 5:30. Aug. 30 — Evans-ville Harrison Invitational, 9 a.m.

Sept. 2 — at Evansville Harrison, 5:30. Sept. 8 — Washington, 5:30. Sept. 9 — at Evansville Reitz, 5:30. Sept. 11 — Jasper, 5:30. Sept. 13 — Evansville Central Invitational, 9 a.m. Sept. 15 — at Heritage Hills, 6. Sept. 16 — at Wood Memorial, 6. Sept. 18 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5:30. Sept. 22 — at Evansville Central, 5:30. Sept. 23 — Tecumseh, 6. Sept. 25 — at Evans-ville North, 5:30. Sept. 29 — South Spencer, 6. Sept. 30 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30.

Oct. 2 — at Princeton Community, 5:30.

Oct. 4 — Tecumseh junior varsity tournament, 9 a.m. Oct. 7 — at Pike Central, 5:30. Oct. 9 — at Forest Park, 5:30. Oct. 13 — Evansville Mater Dei, 6. Oct. 14 — at Southridge, 5. Oct. 16 — at North Posey, 5:30.

BOYS’ and GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRYAug. 26— Kentucky/Indiana Border Clash at

Owensboro (Ky.) High, 5:30.Sept. 4 — Alan Hopewell Class Invitational,

5. Sept. 9 — Boonville and Tecumseh, 4:30. Sept. 13 — Heritage Hills Invitatonal, 9 a.m. Sept. 20 — South Knox Invitational, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 23 — Triangular at Gibson Southern, 5. Sept. 27 — Pike Central Invitational, 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 4 – Pocket Athletic Conference Cham-pionships at Tell City, 10:30 a.m.

BOYS’ TENNISAug. 16 — Scrimmage, Evansville Memorial

at Gibson Southern, 9 a.m.Aug. 18 — at Evansville Central, postponed

to date to be decided. Aug. 19 — at Evansville North, 4:30. Aug. 21 — at Tell City, 5. Aug. 25 — at Pike Central, 4:30. Aug. 28 — Heritage Hills, 4:30.

Sept. 2 — at North Posey, 4:30. Sept. 4 — Mount Vernon, 4:45. Sept. 9 — at Princeton Community, 4:30. Sept. 11 — at South Spencer, 4:30. Sept. 13 — Titan Invitational, 9 a.m. Sept.

15 — at Southridge, 4:30. Sept. 18 — at Tecum-seh, 4:30. Sept. 19 — Jeffersonville Classic, 5:30. Sept. 20 — Jeffersonville Classic, 8 a.m. Sept. 22 — Evansville Mater Dei, 4:30. Sept. 23 — at Boonville, 4:30. Sept. 29 – at Forest Park, 4:30.

GIRLS’ GOLFAug. 5 — Brave Invitational at Terre Haute

South, Rea Park course, 9 a.m. Aug. 7 — Lady Titan Invitational at Cambridge, 9 a.m. Aug. 8 — Mount Vernon Invitational at Western Hills, 9 a.m. Aug. 11 — at South Spencer, 4:30. Aug. 12 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 4:30. Aug. 18 — at Pike Central, 4:30. Aug. 19 — Castle, South Spencer and Evansville Reitz at Cambridge, 4:30. Aug. 21 — Mount Carmel and Mount Vernon, 4:30. Aug. 25 — Evansville Mater Dei and Evansville North, 4:30. Aug. 28 — Southridge and North Posey, 4:30.

Sept. 2 — Gibson County Championships, site to be announced, 4:30. Sept. 4 — Vincennes Rivet, 4:30. Sept. 9 ‚— at Evansville Central, 4:30. Sept. 11 — at Forest Park, 4:30. Sept. 13 — Pocket Athletic Conference Championships at Oakland City Golf Club, 10 a.m. Sept. 15 — North Posey, 4:30. Sept. 16 — at Evansville Harrison and Evansville Reitz, McDonald’s Golf Course, 4:30. Sept. 18 — at Princeton Com-munity, 4:30.

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Do grid Titans have encore for an encore?By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — What can Gibson Southern football men do for an encore to an encore?

“Our confidence level is higher than when I came here two years ago. When we made that postseason run, the biggest thing was the confidence level,” said Coach Nick Hart, who quickly added:

“Success breeds success.”Thus high expectations for

a team that is coming off not only the Titans’ first Pocket Athletic Conference champion-ship since 1975, but also the sec-ond straight 3A sectional and regional titles for a school that until Hart’s 2012 arrival had not won a sectional. Last season’s 13-1 record, including a 9-0 regu-lar season, raised Gibson South-ern’s record to 24-4 in

two years in his two years.Expectations grew in July

when the Titans won 7 of 10 games in July’s Southwest Elite 7-On-7 in Springdale, Ark. And they are ranked No. 3 among the state’s Class 3A teams by Indiana Football Digest, behind reigning state champion Andrean and the Indianapolis Brebeuf Jesuit team that beat them in the semistate.

But, “We’re not there yet. We probably have a long way to go,” Hart cautioned after Friday’s scrimmage at Mount Vernon, a prep for the coming Friday’s season opener at PAC foe Forest

Park.“We need better offensive line

play than we had at Mount Ver-non. This potentially is the best offensive line we’ve had, but we have a ways to go.”

Sixteen returning starters include quarterback Nick

Sellers, a 195-pounder who passed for passed for 2,939 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore. “Now Nick has that year’s experience and his passes have more zip,” his coach said. “In our intrasquad game, he made a couple throws he

couldn’t have made a year ago.”Seniors John Kissel and

Daulton Armstrong, each a 195-pounder, and junior Isaac Dickenson (180) figure to rotate at running back. Kissel rushed 781 yards and 8 touchdowns, Armstrong 481 yards 11 TDs,

Dickenson 367 yards and 2 TDs in 2013. “When our line gives them room to run, they get yardage,” Hart said.

Senior Zak Floyd and junior Grant Allen loom as wide receivers, juniors Morgan

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Gibson Southern football. Front row, from left; Hunter DeWeese, Kordell Bailey, Ryan East, Nick Bengert, John Kissel, Zak Floyd, Daulton Armstrong, Tucker Kreig, Eric Wallace, Aaron Kreuger. Second row, from left; Cory Klem, Mason Mockabee, Andrew Hartman, Landon Knight, Ryan Emilio, Dustin Clem, Griffin Scheller, Sam DeLong, Nick Sellers, Grant Allen, Peyton Jenkins. Third row, from left; Alan McBee, Issac Cox, Devon Bailey, Ben Sollman, Morgan Rexing, Travis Ziegler, Parker Rose, Jacob Sparks, Caleb Carpenter, Hayden Maurer, Kyle Brakie, Seth Kissel, Chandler McKee, Hunter Baehl. Fourth row, from left; Kameron Wade, Cody Pohl, Dyllin Bennett, Dakota Weiss, Chris Campbell, Auston Moses, Dakota Koch, Issac Dickenson, Landon Schmitt, Cooper Willis, Austin Ziliak, Aaron Hart. Fifth row, from left; Aaron Hart, Andy Singleton, David Doughty, Hunter Maikranz, JJ Miller, Noah Wade, Cameron Crawford, Ross Michael, Brian Dunnigan. Sixth row, from left; Brian Snow, Cary Maurer, Cory Michel, Chris Barrett, Dan Deer, Nick Hart, Daren Harmon, Trevor West, Brook Clayton.

‘We’ll have a good team,’ says SchenkBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Deon Hardiman graduated after rushing a Gibson county-record 2,028 yards in 2013. Four-year quarterback Colton Wilder owns most of the Princeton Community passing records, four-year receiver Austin Clark most of the receiving records. Linebacker Jordan Koberstein graduated after figuring in a school-record 177 tackles in a 7-4 season that marked the Tigers’ first winning year since 1996.

But if you think the Tigers were one-year wonders, listen to Coach Waylon Schenk.

“We’ll have a good team. We’ll win some games,” said Schenk, who became head coach in 2012 and guided that year’s Tigers to Princeton’s first four wins since 2009.

“This probably is a lot more physical football team that I’ve seen around Princeton in a while. Our defense looks fast and strong. We may not score 51 or more points like we scored in six games last season, but I don’t expect us to give up as many points as we did last year.

”We’ve got guys who can play football.”

Optimism, as the Tigers prepare for Friday night’s opener at Wood Memorial, reigns despite the foot frac-ture suffered in practice by 260-pound senior Dalton Jones, All-Gibson County last season and considered an All-Big Eight

Conference offensive guard candidate this trip. Lake Carey, 225-pound sophomore who was bidding to start at center, is idled two weeks by an ankle twist.

“Some of our questions were answered in last Friday’s scrim-mage with Tecumseh at Evans-ville Central. We found that Jacob Kolb can play offensive right tackle,” Schenk said of a

255-pound senior.Brady Schupp, a 245-pound

junior, looms at left tackle. Sophomore Riley McConnell (185) and junior Garrett Dean (230) are apt to open at guard, alongside junior center Cordell Gooch, who packs 225 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame.

Undecided in early-week was whether senior Dillon Deckard (170) or junior Lane Rumple

(205) will open at quarterback. “Each has done good things in preseason. We’ll look at scrim-mage film, consider everything and see who gives us the best chance to win,” Schenk said.

The quarterback will throw to senior tight end Mason Rode (200), junior wide receiver Shawn Gibson (170), plus junior slotbacks Jacob Koberstein (185) and Joe Wildt (185). The

latter is a football rookie after playing soccer as a freshman and sophomore, but already has convinced Schenk that “Joe can play this sport. He can run the ball.”

Sophomore Joe Bichler (175) probably will open at running back, but juniors Brit Stevens (175) and Lamont Shemwell (215) will also play there.



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Front row seniors from left: Jacob Evans, Jamison Armstrong, Dylon Slaton, Graham Dougan, Dillon Deckard, Jacob Kolb, Grant Dougan, Ben Mizeur, Brady Russell, Mason Rode, Justin Grimm, Dalton Jones. Second row from left: Chris Cowan, Brady Schupp, Dakota Edens, Sean Gibson, Lane Rumple, Cordel Gooch, Garrett Dean, Tyler Ball, Brit Stevens, Shawn Koch, Jacob Koberstein, Zach Montz. Third row from left: Zach Draper, Alex Doan, Ryan Perry, Jordan Birely, Mark Hall, Joe Wildt, Javon Wilkerson, Pete Penn. Fourth row from left: Kinnen Scott, Lake Carey, Brogan Reneer, David Etolen, Cameron Sisk, #71, Riley McConnell, Kane Madison, Joe Bichler, Peyton Halbig. Fifth row from left: Colton Hutchins, Dalton Beal, Tyler Marshal, B.J. Martin, Dylan Gray, Jordan Kenworthy, David Siekbert, Top row from left:Jorge Olvera, Lane Deputy, Pete Penn. Garrett Dean, Austin Feagley, Ezra Allen, Noah West, Jocob Pfeil, Jordan Hatten, Eric Flaningam, Hunter Riley, Hunter Powers, Tyrus Wilkerson, Corbin Wilkerson, Malik Hardiman. Not pictured: Seth Youngston, Joe Wildt, Lamont Shemwell, Austin Mayo, Adrian Madison, Keaten Kidd, David Slaton.

Cherry: Grid Trojans may surprise By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — The course is steadied for Wood Memorial football men who for a summer few days didn’t know who would coach them, Joe Paridaen having been hired as head coach at East-ern Green after two seasons of leading the Trojans.

But former Wood Memorial football player and wrestler and current wrestling coach Caleb Cherry, a gridiron assistant the past eight years, accepted the head coaching offer, was offi-cially approved in a July 14 school board meeting and went to work.

And now, as the Trojans near Friday night’s season opener vs. visiting Princeton Community, their new coach sees sunlight at the end of the proverbial tunnel for a school that last posted a win-ning football season in 2004.

“If we keep progressing, I think we’ll have a better season than people expect,” Cherry said after Friday night’s scrimmage at Pike Central.

“Our guys have progressed. One of our goals when the pre-season started was to become more physical than our teams of the past few years. We are playing with more intensity and physical-ity. Defensively, we’re doing a bet-ter job of flying to the football.

“We want to keep doing those things and keep getting better. Touchdowns and ins will take care of themselves.”

Cherry knows it won’t be easy.

One schedule change finds 3A Vincennes Lincoln replacing Class A Linton-Stockton as the Week 3 opponent. Class A Union Dugger, the only team Wood Memorial beat en route to 1-9 records the past two years, closed as a high school in May and is replaced as the Week 9 foe by 2A Crawford County.

The Trojans figure to be led by juniors Gage Collins and Jacob Jarboe, each a 220-pounder. Col-lins, All-Gibson County in 2013 along with then senior running back and linebacker Sam Trader, now a freshman at Olivet Naza-rene University, will start at offen-sive guard and inside linebacker. Jarboe will open at offensive guard and defensive end.

“Gage is fast for a big kid.

Offensively, he does a good job of pulling and leading the play. Defensively, he finds the football and is quick to the play,” Cherry said.

“Jacob is another big guy who plays well on both sides of the ball.”

One question was answered at Pike Central as sophomore quarterback Austin Powell took control of the offense. The 5-10, 160-pounder not only completed four of six passes, he impressed Cherry by “scrambling when he had to and still making good throws.”

Senior Axel Freudenberg, a 190-pounder, may open at running back, where sophomore Bob Huot (170) will see action upon recov-ering from injury. Junior Collin

Robinson (160), the backup quar-terback, will play wingback along with junior Damon Logestan (145). Sophomore Brock Carter (160)and junior Dalton Ashby (145) can play various backfield roles.

Six-four junior Jared Cox (180), who caught Powell’s 10-yard touchdown throw at Pike Central, is the tight end. Five-six sopho-more Juston Jones (130) is at split end, where Logestan played before moving to wingback.

Sophomore Kyle Tepe (190) centers, flanked by Collins and Jarboe at guard. Senior Tristen McGillem and sophomore Dalton Robinson, each a 200-pounder, play offensive tackle. Kirsten Tepe (285), Kyle’s senior brother, has returned to football after a year

away and pushes for playing time. Sophomore Austin Eldridge (190), who like Huot did not scrimmage at Pike Central, will see offensive tackle and linebacker duty upon recovering from a knee injury.

Defensively, senior Heath Miley (160) is apt to join Collins at inside linebacker, with Eldridge in the wings. Collin Robinson and Ashby started as outside lineback-ers in the scrimmage. Freuden-berg and Tepe figure at defensive tackle, with sophomore Nate McDowell (180) joining Jarboe at end. Junior Blayne VanMeter (140) and Logestan may open at cornerback, with Jones at safety.

Jarboe is apt to placekick a sec-ond straight year for a group that Cherry said “keeps me driving. No negativism. It’s all positive.”


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Wood Memorial football. Front row, from left; Tristen McGillem, Nicholas Banks, Adam Lee, Kirsten Tepe, Heath Miley, Axel Freudenberg. Second row, from left; Damon Logestan, Tyler Maurey, Jacob Jarboe, Gage Collins, Collin robinson, Bobby Benton, Austin Eldridge, Seth Sales, Brock Carter. Third row, from left; Payton Taburn, Jacob Askren, Micaiah Webb, Nate McDowell, Dalton Ashby, Bob Huot, Juston Jones, Austin Powell. Fourth row, from left; Blayne VanMeter, Jared Cox, Johnathan Bichler, Dalton Robinson, Mason Williams, Tucker McCrary, Kyle Tepe. Not Pictured; Lane Stocker, Bruce Donohoo.

Lady Titan booters reloading, not rebuildingBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — “We’re not rebuild-ing. We’re reloading,” Coach Steve Jen-kins said of his second season as Gibson Southern girls’ soccer coach.

But just as rebuilding takes time, so does reloading. So fans are asked to be patient with the new Lady Titans in the followup to a 2013 season that produced not only a Pocket Athletic Conference championship, but also the first sec-tional, regional and semistate titles in Gibson Southern distaff soccer history by a team that reached the Class A state championship match before losing 2-0 to West Lafayette at IUPUI in Indianapolis.

“We can’t replace Sylvia Adler. She was the most prolific scorer, girl or boy, in Gibson County history,” Jenkins said of the current Kaskaskia College fresh-man who scored 29 goals and assisted on 15, and earned Class A soccer’s Mental Attitude Award and the Gibson county Female Athlete of the Year honor.

“I’m not sure how we replace Vailey Eberhard,” he said of a four-year starter who keyed the defense in her sweeper

role. “And Rachel Hanold was so good at defending and getting the ball to team-mates,” her coach said of Adler’s Kas-kaskia College teammate.

Also, “We have no replacement for Amy Niehaus,” Jenkins said of a front-liner who scored 13 goals and assisted on 6 as a freshman, but needed surgery

to repair a right knee meniscus tear suf-fered in a team camp at Indiana Univer-sity in June.

Junior Jenna Ottman, who subbed into the midfield last season and might have started this trip, is also idled by a knee tear.

“We’re not real deep in the midfield, and it’ll take time for our backs to get experience, keep the shape and avoid errors that cost us goals,” Jenkins said.

“We have kind of a new system for the girls to learn, and we’re still trying to fig-ure things out.”

Junior midfielder Morgan Reed, sopho-more wingman and midfielder Elizabeth Nichols, and sophomore goalkeeper Hannah Bryant are the only starters back from a team that achieved a 16-4-2 record, including a sectional-final upset of No. 1-ranked Mater Dei, plus semistate wins over state-ranked Indianapolis Park Tudor and Lawrenceburg. Reed scored the first goal vs. Lawrenceburg in the 3-1 semistate final win.

“We need Morgan to step up and keep doing good things,” Jenkins said. “We may play her in a different role, central midfield instead of outside mid.

“Elizabeth can also play wing and mid-field. She has a big left foot and can serve the ball.”

Bryant plays above her 5-foot-3 3/4 frame. “We hope Hannah picks up where she left off,” said Jenkins. “She’s com-petitive and aggressive in challenging for the ball.”

Delaney Spindler, idled last season by an ACL tear, has become Bry-

ant’s backup as one of the team’s three

seniors. Classmate McKenna Wilson, a backup forward in 2013, is “a pretty physical player who can be quick.”

The third senior, and a high school soccer rookie, is Jordyn Milheiser, a two-time state track meet qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles. “Jordyn, who played soccer in middle school, is very fast. She’s learning how to control a soccer ball,” said Jenkins, who noted that Reed is the only junior on the varsity.

Sophomore Hayley Doty is apt to start on defense after a sub role last year. “Very quick, and her decision-making is improving,” said Jenkins, whose sopho-more class includes forward Katie Scott, a sub last season; defender Kendall Sin-gleton, daughter of ex-Gibson Southern athlete Rob Singleton; plus central mid-fielders Sammi Bittner and Maty Evans and defender Carlee Tenbarge.

Six freshmen made the varsity, includ-ing Grace Bammer, sister of assistant coach and former Princeton Community three-sport athlete Emily Bammer. “Very athletic, doesn’t make many mistakes, and communicates well with other defenders,” said Jenkins.

Skylar Boe “shows good things in mid-field and could play quite a bit.” Abby Goings and Grace Lee bid in the mid-field. Callen Ambrose is “kind of a util-ity player,” while Molly Will could play forward or midfield when fully recovered from an ankle injury.

The Lady Titans play their first seven matches on the road before their Sept. 2 home debut vs. Wood Memorial.


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Gibson Southern girls’ soccer. Front row, from left; Carlee Tenbarge, Morgan Reed, Hannah Bryant, Elizabeth Nichols, Sammi Bittner, Katie Scott, Hayley Doty, Maty Evans, Kendall Singleton, and McKenna Wilson.Back row, from left; Delaney Spindler, Jordyn Milheiser, Grace Lee, Abby Goings, Grace Bammer, Callen Ambrose, Molly Will, and Skylar Boes.

Soccer Titans eye deeper postseason runBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — The saddest after-noon in their athletic careers is motiva-tion for Gibson Southern soccer boys.

Unbeaten through the regular-season a year ago, when an Aug. 31 on-field loss to Terre Haute South turned into a forfeit win, the Titans became Pocket Athletic Conference champions a sixth straight year and owned a 15-0-2 record until a 1-0 late-second-half lead turned into a 2-1 shootout loss to Evansville Mater Dei in the Class A sectional final at Fort Branch.

“Our guys don’t still look at that loss, but they look at what’ll take to continue a great season by running deeper into the postseason,” said Coach Ken Klein, start-ing his fourth season.

“We’ve been looking at three different formations and trying to figure out which is best for us. But I can see the potential to repeat last year. Just like last year, our potential is great.”

The 29-player program is led senior Hunter DeWeese, voted to the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association All-District 6 Team a year ago after scoring 33 goals and assisting on 12 — before and after foot-ball games in which he placekicked and kicked off.

“I look for Hunter to continue where he left off,” Klein said. “His movement is good, he’s making good decisions on when to shoot, and he has been placing his shots well. From playing with the Evansville Soccer Club in the spring, his touch has improved.

“I see him pushing for all-state honors.”DeWeese. who has received college

recruiting pitches from the University of Evansville, Virginia Commonwealth and Xavier (Ohio), may get competition from a teammate. “I expect Ian DeFelice to compete with Hunter for goals,” their coach said of a junior who hit 14 goals and assisted on 14 a year ago.

“He’s hungry for the ball, hungry for goals, and he’s moving well.”

The Titans received a pleasant surprise when freshman Saxon Watkins moved from Florida. Watkins and junior Jacob Hall have shown offensive potential up front.

Defensively, where the preseason focus was finding a replacement for the gradu-ated Brandon Staback, now at McKendree of the Great Lakes Valley conference that includes USI, Gibson Southern may be

led by junior and returning starter Mason Mockobee. “From his sweeper position, Mason is doing a good job of controlling the back. He’s consistent,” his coach said.

Freshman Trey Riggs “has stepped up to the speed of the game.” Sophomore Tait Tenbarge, who started at outside back a year ago, “has improved his touch and knowledge of the game.” Junior Caleb Kifer can play both defense and midfield. Senior Zach Drennan, son of assistant coach Bob Drennan and brother of gradu-ated starter Caleb Drennan, impresses with”his effort and knowledge of the game.”

The last line of defensive is junior and returning goalkeeper starter Shane Mur-phy. “Shane played well last season and had a great off-season that makes him even better,” said Klein.

Kifer, classmates Eli Kramer, and seniors Teddy Rexing and Chase Maurer bring skills to the midfield. “Teddy distrib-utes the ball well and helps us control the middle. The others have shown improve-ment,” said Klein.

“We just have to find out what forma-tion is best for us. We’ve worked on a 4-5-1 and 3-4-3, as well as the 4-4-2 we worked with last year. Whatever we decide on, I expect a big year.”


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Gibson Southern boys’ soccer. Front row, from left; Andrew Alvis, Jakob Hall, Zachary Drennan, Shane Murphy, Ian DeFelice, Caleb Kifer, and Chase Maurer. Back row, from left; Bob Drennan, asst coach Trey Riggs, Mason Mockobee, Saxon Watkins, Hunter DeWeese, Ted Rexing, Tait Tenbarge, Elijah Kramer, and head coach Ken Klein.

Volleyball Tigers apt to keep on winningBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Evidence suggests Princeton Com-munity volleyball girls are not one-year wonders, partly because last year’s record-setting season set a tone.

“It was a phenomenal year,” said Coach Emily Schmitt, who retook the reins after a 10-year absence and guided the Lady Tigers to a 17-7 record. The first winning season in the school’s vol-leyball history included a Big Eight co-championship with Boonville, a run that began with the Lady Tigers’ first win over Jasper.

“While our season was phenomenal, it seemed like when we got behind, we had a hard time coming back,” Schmitt said.

“In going unbeaten in our two summer tournaments, we were down about half the time. But the girls fought back and won. Last year we’d have had a hard time doing that.”

The Princetons swept five matches in the Fairfield (Ill.) Mule Tournament. At t Indiana University they not only beat Class A Shoals and Loogootee, but also

4A teams Bloomington North and Terre Haute South.

The current team’s four seniors, include a newcomer, Lacey Wilzbacher having transferred from Evansville Cen-tral. “We didn’t have Lacey for the IU tournament because she was in softball, which is all right because we support our other sports teams. And playing dif-ferent sports makes for a better athlete,” Schmitt said.

“We’ve seen Lacey enough to know that she has great court awareness and exceptional ball control. She’ll play out-side hitter.”

Senior Rylee Page, a returning outside hitter, “played club volleyball in winter and that helped her. While in the air, Rylee can look at the defense to decide where she wants to hit the ball.”

Senior Keela Jones returns to the role she played last year. “A great server who will play back row,” said Schmitt, whose fourth senior is Brooke Walden. “Brooke has had a back muscle problem that may delay her season debut,” her coach said. “She’s a perfect fit for right side hit-ter because she has a great block, she’s quick and she hits well from there. She can also play the middle.”

Junior Erin Fortner returns as the set-ter. “Erin also played club volleyball. A solid player who serves well, plays good defense and makes good decisions,” her coach said.

Junior Hannah Brewer moves from outside hitter to the middle. “That will

let her move around the net. Hannah gives us some height, she blocks well and she’s always focused,” Schmitt said.

Classmate Jaelyn Dunn, in a defen-sive role, “reacts quickly to the ball and makes plays you didn’t think could be made.” Samantha Hyneman, slated for the right side, is “a leader who can set and block”

Schmitt notes that 6-foot Brooke James led the Lady Tigers in blocking as a freshman. “Brooke will be more of an offensive threat this year. She and Han-nah go against each other in practice and that makes each of them better.”

To be decided, as the preseason neared an end, was who will play the libero role graduated by three-time All-Big Eight player Sabrina Dycus. Still, “I’m really excited about this season. I feel we’ll be just as competitive, or more, than last season. Our girls work well together, Schmitt said.”

By design, the schedule has been toughened. “Our first week will be the hardest, what with Evansville Reitz, at Jasper and at Evansville Mater Dei,” said Schmitt, wose staff includes Ryan Hayden and Maria Sander.

“We had a couple openings, and I told Mr. Engelbrecht (athletic director Jason Engelbrecht) that I want a tough sched-ule to prepare us for the sectional.”


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Opponents may look up to Tiger soccer boysBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Opponents may be looking up when they try to size up Princeton Commu-nity soccer boys in a season to continue Thursday at Pike Central.

“Our average height probably is close to 5-foot-11 or 6-foot. All four of our defenders are 6-foot or taller,” said for-mer Tigers standout Brad Woods, in his fifth year as head coach.

“I’m very optimistic. We graduated just four players,” said Woods, whose 2013 Tigers closed with a 7-7-2 record, their best in several years, and forced then unbeaten Gibson Southern to go overtime to win 5-4 in the latter’s sec-tional opener last October.

“I expect us to get at least 10 wins. We’d like to get 12 or 13. Not only do we have good size, we have athleticism. If we play the right away we should be successful.”

Woods reported that the Tigers played four summer scrimmages. “We beat North Posey twice, 3-0 each time. We tied Evansville Mater Dei, the perennial sec-tional champion, and lost to a very good Evansville North team.”

The Tigers must play not only without graduated midfielder Michael Kermode, author of 12 goals and 11 assists as their offensive engine; but also without junior Joe Wildt, who scored 10 goals and assisted on 4 last season,but now is also playing football.

“We couldn’t come to an agreement on practice times,” said Wildt, who added, “We should still be good.”

Current seniors Jacob Spore and Brock Kolb joined Kermode, Wildt and since-graduated Adam Eckert on the 2013 all-county team. “Jacob is a four-year starter. He has played defense, but we’ll put him in an attacking role to use his left foot, strength and speed,” his coach said.

“Brock has played defense, but we’ll also use him in an attacking role. He played club soccer and has stepped up tremendously.”

Seth Youngson returns as central defender. The fourth senior is Hayden Hunt, in his first Princeton season since transferring from Wood Memorial. “Hayden is fast and probably will start as a defender,” Woods said.

The preseason included a battle for starting goalkeeper status. “As a junior,

Adam Fischer is more experienced. And Kyler Havill is a 6-foot freshman with good hands,” said Woods.

Junior Brendan Bateman, who “runs non-stop,” may see action as both central defensive midfielder and outside back. Classmate Roman Wagner, also run-ning cross country, is “one of our most improved guys and will get time at right back. Another junior, Isaac Key, probably will play outside back.

Sophomores comprise the Tigers’ biggest class. Jaiden Scott looms at left back. Zack Ledford, who started part-time as a freshman, is apt to start on defense. Noah Youngson, brother of Seth, is “much improved” and could play center midfield next to Kolb. “We hope that with Brock and Seth, things run bet-ter through the middle,” Woods said.

Nathan Sandusky could play center mid or in a holding role. Austin Stack-house probably will sub in on the wing, and Luke Dunn is apt to see playing time as a freshman. “Luke has a cannon for a foot and he absorbs what you teach,” said Woods.


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13 returnees among 22 soccer TrojansBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — In his ninth year as Wood Memorial boys’ soccer coach, Josh Stolz likes the problem created by his players.

“I want to get every player on the team into every match, but with 22 play-ers that will be more difficult. Quite a challenge,” said Stolz, who preceded brother Andrew through the Wood Memorial and Oakland City University soccer programs.

“This the most we’ve had. In 2006, my first year as head coach, we had 21. A few years ago we started the season with fewer than the 11 who comprise a full lineup.

“We have 13 returning players, plus a good group of sophomores and fresh-men. Our guys have done a good job of recruiting. I think we have a bright future. “

The 2014 Trojans figure to hub around four-year starter Noah Fritts, who scored 11 of their 12 goals last season when they finished with a 4-12

record, losing 1-0 to Class A sectional host Northeast Dubois after a sectional-opening 2-0 win over Pike Central.

“Noah is very competitive and he looks forward to our team getting bet-ter,” Stolz said.

The question is who will replace graduated goalkeeper Jacob Creedon, who joined Fritts on the All-Gibson County Team.

“We’re working Nate McDowell, a sophomore who is also playing football; and Ezra Lantaff, a freshman, in goal,” Stolz said.

“Nate practiced all summer. Ezra, whose brother Denver played for us a couple years ago, just started a couple weeks before preseason officially began. We didn’t have a backup keeper last year, so we’re starting from scratch. Nate and Ezra are raw, but they both want to play a position that not every high school kid wants to play.”

Senior Heath Miley, who focused on soccer last autumn, is also splitting time with football. “Heath can play wing, forward or defense,” Stolz said.

“Dalton Cochrane, a senior in his first soccer season, will be a good role player in midfield or on the wing.”

Liam Brown, the Trojans’ 800-meter

runner in track, returns to midfield as part of a four-man senior corps. “Liam has the moves to get around people,” said Stolz.

Junior Tyler Bottoms “took control of our defense as center back last year. He’s a smart player.” Classmate Blayne VanMeter, also splitting time with football, “can be a very good player. “ Fellow junior Matt Reising looms at forward.

Sophomores Caleb Head, Tristan Vickers and twin brother Spencer Vick-ers return to the defense. Classmates Logan Hensley and T.J. Riley are wing-men. Cameron Houchins can play wing or forward. Mario Minjaros is catching up after missing early practices while on vacation, and Austin Allen may play soon after rehabilitating a knee injury.

Stolz describes freshman Eli Schenks as “an athlete.” He says the same for Bailey Booker, another in a freshman group including Jake Price, Ethan Phil-lips and Jon Reising, brother of Matt.

“Our starters will be pushed because we have some strong depth,” Stolz said.

“Our goals are to develop a keeper,win more matches than we won last year, and advance farther in the sectional.”


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Gomez likes outlook for Wood soccer girlsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY -- Last year’s num-bers figure to aid Wood Memorial soc-cer girls this trip.

“We’re working with 18 girls com-pared to 29, but our outlook still is pretty good. Last year’s 29 included 10 freshmen who played a half-dozen jayvee games we were able to schedule, and their experience will help us this season,” said Coach Dan Gomez, start-ing his seventh season with the Lady Trojans after a brief retirement that followed nine years as Gibson South-ern boys’ coach.

Gomez, whose 2013 Lady Trojans posted a 9-7 record and gave their school a third Blue Chip Conference title in six years, is upbeat despite the absence of three players who switched to cross country when Wood Memorial decided to return to that sport. Two-time state track meet qualifier Rachel Wilkins, Michaela Beach and Morgan Rexing moved to cross country, while Sydney Day switched to volleyball. “I wish them well,” said Gomez.

More switches within the team are aimed at bulking up the defense.

“Brenna Maikranz, our top scorer as a freshman forward last season, will play defense. She’s probably about the fastest player I know,” her coach said. “We’re not afraid to let Brenna move the ball upfield from the back.

“Hana Daws, who led us in assists while playing forward as a junior, is playing defense so she can use her speed back there. Megan VanSlyke-Bartley, at wing as a junior, goes to defense because she’s aggressive at winning the ball.”

On defense they’ll join sophomore Morgan Loveless, lauded by Gomez for “a good job as a freshman.” Senior and coach’s daughter Esperanza Gomez, at wing last year, is in the defensive mix because “she sees the game well and can use her strength in back. Esper-anza and Megan probably will rotate.”

Junior Jordan Blemker takes on varsity goalkeeper chores. “Jordan got a lot of jayvee playing time last year. And for two years she has worked with Wyatt Schmitt, the former Gibson

Southern keeper and a family friend who helps us,” Gomez said. “She’ll do well.”

Senior Kenzie Rudolph, fully healthy for the first time in a while, “will be a good player at forward.” Sophomore Kim Ellerman probably will play for-ward because she has “a real strong foot.”

Two seniors return to soccer after sitting out last season. Destiny Scraper probably will see defensive time, while Bailey Hollander may play both wing and midfield.

Sophomore Makayla Stocker “can run till the cows come home and will play midfield.” Classmate Kylie Head is “a physical player who probably will start in midfield.” One freshman, Jenna McGowan, “probably will play a lot. Jenna can dribble and shoot with either foot.”

Gomez welcomes Dan Parrish as an assistant. “Dan ran the Junior Titans program for years. He left coaching for a while, but his sons have finished high school and he agreed to join us.”


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Wood Memorial girls’ soccer. Front row, from left; Makayla Stocker, Morgan Loveless, Jenna McGowan, Katlyne Englehardt, Jordan Blemker. Middle row, from left; Esperanza Gomez, Hana Daws, Megan VanSlyke-Bartley, Kenzie Rudolph, Baylee Hol-lander, Destiny Scraper, Gai-Linn Besing, Jessica Hensley. Back row, from left; Assistant coach Dan Parrish, Kim Ellerman, Brenna Maikranz, Kalyn Ingle, Kylie Head, Cassidy Saulman, Josi Lipscomb and coach Dan Gomez.

Tiger soccer girls expect better seasonBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Princeton Community’s 11th girls’ soccer season, 10th on the varsity level, will become a first, regardless what hap-pens in a schedule starting Wednesday at Washington Catholic.

“We’re hosting the Class A sectional. It’ll be nice not to have to travel,” said Coach Efrain Gallegos, starting his fourth season.

“I expect a better season than a year ago,” said the coach, whose Lady Tigers closed last season with a 4-9-1 record.

“We have just one senior, but we have a big junior class and a good group of freshmen to go with some good sophomores.”

The lineup may vary in early-season. “The only starter for sure is Nikki Slaton as our goalkeeper, the position at which she started last season as a freshman,” Gallegos said.

“Nikki did well, and that experi-ence and maturity should help her this season.”

Lone senior Cailin Houdyshell

probably will return to the defensive role she played a year ago. Juniors Samantha Lucas and Alyssa Muckerheide may start as central defender and defensive midfielder, respectively. “I’ve named Alyssa our team captain due to her com-mitment,” Gallegos said.

Junior Ashleigh Chestnut looms at for-ward. Classmates Sierra Camden, Harley Carroll and Haley Neese, all new to high school soccer, are apt to see midfield duty.

Nyco Louis, who as a freshman shared the team’s Most Valuable Player award with since-graduated Ashlee Lewis, and came within one vote of making the All-Big Eight Conference Team, will play midfield as a sophomore. “Nyco will be even better. That’s a maturity thing,” said Gallegos, whose Lady Tigers may be led offensively by freshman Tori Matthews.

“I think Tori will be very good. She can score, she’s a good passer and has

good vision. I’m anxious to see her team up with our older players,” said Gallegos, who added:

“I think we’ll score more goals than last year.”

Sophomore Kaycee Russell may play both midfield and forward. Classmate Emma Heldt could play midfield and in a defensive role. “Everybody will have to play pretty well everywhere,” Gallegos said.

Matthews will have freshmen as var-sity company. Ashlyn Anthis is apt to play on defense. Kaylee Minkler could play midfield or defense. Ave Little hopes to recover from injury and gain medical release in early-season.

“I feel this team will be a little more mature than a year ago,” Gallegos said. “It’s a pretty talented team. We don’t have the speed we had last year, but we’re more technical.”


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FOOTBALLAug. 15 — Scrimmage at Tecumseh, 7.Aug. 22 — at Wood Memorial, 7. Aug. 29 —

Pike Central, 6:30.Sept. 5 — Washington, 7. Sept. 12 — at

Mount Carmel, 7. Sept. 19 — Gibson Southern, 7. Sept. 26 — Jasper, 7.

Oct. 3 — at Boonville, 7. Oct. 10 — Mount Vernon, 7. Oct. 17 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 7.

BOYS’ SOCCERAug. 16 — Scrimmage at Vincennes Lincoln,

12.Aug. 19 — at Washington, 6. Aug. 21 — at

Pike Central, 5:30. Aug. 27 — at Evansville Cen-tral, 5. Aug. 30 — Heritage Hills, 12.

Sept. 2 — Boonville, 5:30. Sept. 3 — at Evansville Mater Dei, 7:30. Sept. 6 — at Evans-ville Reitz, 11 a.m. Sept. 9 — at Washington Catholic, 5:30. Sept. 13 — Jasper, 11 a.m. Sept. 15 — Mount Vernon, 5:30. Sept. 18 — at North Knox, 5:30. Sept. 23 — at Gibson Southern, 7. Sept. 25 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 6:30. Sept. 27 — Wood Memorial, 12.

Oct. 1 — South Spencer, 6. Oct. 2 — Mount Carmel, 5.

GIRLS’ SOCCERAug. 16 — Scrimmage at Vincennes Lincoln,

10 a.m.

Aug. 20 — at Washington Catholic, 5:30. Aug. 23 — at Jasper, 11 a.m. Aug. 26 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30. Aug. 30 — South Spencer, 10 a.m.

Sept. 4 — at North Knox, 5:30. Sept. 8 — Evansville Day, 5:30. Sept. 11 — Pike Central, 5. Sept. 15 — at Boonville, 5:30. Sept. 20 — North Posey, 11 a.m. Sept. 23 — at Gibson Southern, 5. Sept. 25 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5. Sept. 27 — Wood Memorial, 10 a.m. Sept. 29 — Washington, 5:30.

Oct. 2 — at Evansville Harrison, 5.

VOLLEYBALLAug. 18 — Evansville Reitz, 5:30. Aug. 21

— at Jasper, 5. Aug. 23 — at Evansville Mater Dei, 10 a.m. Sept. 26 — Southridge, 5:30. Aug. 28 — at Washington, 5:30. Aug. 30 —Vincennes Lincoln Tournament, 8 a.m.

Sept. 3 — Vincennes Rivet, 6. Sept. 4 — at Evansville North, 6. Sept. 8 — at Evansville Memorial, 5:30. Sept. 11 — Vincennes Lincoln, 5:30. Sept. 13 — Linton-Stockton, 10 a.m. Sept. 16 — at Pike Central, 5:30. Sept. 18 — at Mount Vernon, 6. Sept. 20 — Wood Memorial Invitational, 9 a.m. Sept. 22 — South Spencer, 6. Sept. 23 — at Mount Carmel, 6. Sept. 25 — Wood Memorial, 6. Sept. 30 — at Evansville Central, 5:30.

Oct. 2 — Gibson Southern, 5:30. Oct. 6 — North Posey, 6. Oct. 9 — South Knox, 5. Oct.

13 — at Boonville, 6. Oct. 14 — Tecumseh, 5:30. Oct. 15 — at Evansville Bosse, 6.

BOYS’ and GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRYAug. 19 — at Mount Vernon, 5. Aug. 23 —

Pioneer Invitational at Boonville, 9 a.m. Aug. 26 — Girls in Owensboro (Ky.) Invitational, 5.

Sept. 2 — Southridge Coed Invitational, 4:30. Sept. 4 — Girls in Alan Hopewell class Invitational at Gibson Southern, 5. Sept. 9 — Princeton Community and Mount Carmel at Lawrenceville, Ill., 4:30. Sept. 13 — Washington Invitational, 8 a.m. Sept. 16 — Princeton Invi-tational, 4:30. Sept. 20 — Boys in Olney (Ill.) Invitational, 10 a.m. Sept. 20 — Girls in South Knox Invitational, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 23 — Princ-eton Community and North Posey at Gibson Southern, 5. Sept. 27 — Pike Central Invitation-al, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 30 — Jasper Invitational, 4:30.

Oct. 4 — Big Eight Conference Champion-ships at Jasper, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 11 — South Knox boys’ and girls’ sectionals, time to be announced.

BOYS’ TENNISAug. 19 — at Evansville Day, 4:30. Aug. 20

— at Evansville Harrison, 4:30. Aug. 21 — at Jasper, 4:45. Aug. 25 — at Evansville Bosse, 4:30. Aug. 26 — Evansville North, 4:15. Aug. 27 — at North Posey, 4:45. Aug. 28 — Mount Vernon, 5.

Sept. 4 — at Washington, 4;45. Sept. 9 — Gibson Southern, 4:30. Sept. 11 – at Vincennes Lincoln, 4:30. Sept. 15 — South Spencer, 4:45. Sept. 16 — Linton-Stockton, 4. Sept. 18 — Evansville Reitz, 4:45. Sept. 23 — Barr-Reeve, 5:30. Sept. 24 — at Tecumseh, 4:30. Sept. 25 — Boonville, 4:45. Sept. 29 — at Vincennes Rivet, 4:30.

GIRLS’ GOLFAug. 7 — Lady Titan Invitational at Cam-

bridge, 9 a.m. Aug. 18 — at Evansville North, 4:30. Aug. 19 — at Evansville Signature, Fen-drich Golf Course, 4:30. Aug. 27 — Princeton Community and North Knox at South Knox, Country Club of Old Vincennes, 4:30. Aug. 28 — at Sullivan with Farmersburg North Central, Sullivan Elks course, 5. Aug. 30 — Vincennes Rivet Invitational, 8 a.m.

Sept. 3 – Princeton Community and Evans-ville Bosse at Boonville, Boonville Country Club, 4:30. Sept. 4 — Princeton Community and Mount Vernon at Mount Carmel, 4:30. Sept. 5 — Evansville Harrison, 4:30. Sept. 9 — at South Knox, Prides Creek Country Club, 4:30. Sept. 13 — Big Eight Conference Champion-ships, site to be announced, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 15 – at Evansville Reitz, 4:15. Sept. 18 — Gibson Southern, 4:30. Sept. 20 — North Knox Sec-tional at Bicknell country Club, 8 a.m.

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Breakthrough for Wood volleyballers?By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — Statisti-cal progress a year ago inspires confidence for a breakthrough this season for Wood Memorial volleyball girls.

“Last year we took 15 teams past three games. In 2012 we took only two or three teams past three games,” said third-year head coach Shaylon Pierce, who expects a rise from last sea-son’s 9-23 record.

“We’re getting better and better. Our goal is to get Wood Memorial on the volleyball grid and I think it’s happening.”

The program’s 17 girls, three more than a year ago, include 6-foot-1 senior and middle hitter Kalise Ayers. “Last year was Kalise’s first year in high school voilleyball. Now she has that experience and I expect her to be a good blocker,” said Pierce, who plans on senior Lizzie Hels-ley as a left side hitter.

“This is Lizzie’s first year full-time on the varsity. Last year she rotated between varsity and junior varsity. A scrappy player and a leader on the floor,” her coach said.

Two sisters are newcomers to Wood Memorial after mov-ing from Henderson, Ky. “Hope Varthel will play back row. She’s a beautiful passer who puts the ball on target,” said Pierce, who indicated sophomore sister Hay-lee Basque probably will play on the jayvees.

Five-ten junior Sydney

Nurrenbern, classmate Kenzie Ayers and sophomore Chloe Bartley figure to lead the attack.

“I see a night-and-day differ-ence in Sydney’s play from last year. She gets on top and snaps the ball, and she’s very athlet-ic,” Pierce said.

“Kenzie will play the right side. She’s definitely our stron-gest girl.

“Chloe will play the middle like she did last year. Being lefthanded gives her an advan-tage and so does her jumping ability. She’s also athletic and very aggressive.”

Sophomore Katie Thacker will play as setter in her first varsity season. “Katie also is lefthanded, and a lefthanded set-ter can be very dangerous. She’s a good offensive player in the making and will progress as the season goes,” said Pierce.

Classmate Carsen Robinson, who started with Bartley on the Lady Trojans’ Class A sectional basketball champions, is “our leading defender. Carsen can run all way to the bleachers and get the ball. She sees the floor well and sacrifices herself.”

Yet another sophomore, Syd-ney Day, switched to volleyball after playing soccer as a fresh-man. “Sydney, too, is an athlete. She can jump through the roof. She’s athletic and could play the middle or outside. We’re work-ing to develop her skills.”

Sophomore Taylor Pflug will set for the jayvees the could see varsity time. And freshman Kenzie Tooley “could see varsi-ty time. Kenzie has athleticism

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aggressive than last year and not letting the ball drop,” said Pierce. “We want to win some

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Wood Memorial volleyball. Front row, from left; Sydney Nurrenbern, Lizzie Helsley, Kenzie Ayers, Hope Varthel, Kelise Ayers. Middle row, from left; Taylor Pflug, Katie Thacker, Carsen Robinson, Chloe Bartley, Sydney Day, Lexi Lashbrook. Back row, from left; Emma Reel, Lexuss Ellerbrook, Haley Gasque, Ashlyn Morgan, Kenzie Tooley, Cori Pflug. Back row, from left; Coach Shaylon Pierce, Assistant Coach Kirsten Smock.

Volleyball Titans led by 6 senior vetsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — Six senior return-ees, from a team that posted a 16-14 record last season, provide optimism for Gibson Southern in a 2014 volleyball campaign that opened last evening vs. Evansville Memorial and will resume Thursday when Boonville visits.

“These six are very competitive and hard workers. I have high hopes for this team,” said Coach Amy Norris, in her 18th season.

“We want a better record than last season, and we have high hopes for a sectional that could be anybody’s. I think we’ll do pretty well.”

Coach’s daughter Sydney Norris and senior classmates Hannah Cosby and Kiana Smith return after earning All-Gibson County honor last season.

“Sydney will set again and also play outside hitter. She has always stepped up as a leader,” mom and coach said.

“Hannah has always been an awesome blocker and she’ll play middle hitter again. Her number were over the top last year and I think she’ll turn it on even more as a senior.

“Kiana has already stepped up as a leader. She’ll play back row as a defensive specialist who could also play libero.”

MacKenzi Potts, Maddy Fuhs and Brady Goings complete the senior returnees from the Lady Titans’ first winning season since their 2010 prede-cessors posted a 19-11 record.

“MacKenzi will play right side. She has been coming on pretty well with her hit-ting and she can get some blocks.

“Maddy will play back row. She’s a hard worker who does a good job of get-ting to everything she can,” Amy Norris said.

“Brady will play back row and rotate in the front. She could play both. She set last year, and this year probably will be a defensive specialist. A good all-around player.”

The squad’s lone junior is Lora Barton, who as softball shortstop regularly threw to Sydney Norris at first base. “A good utility player who can play both back row and front. Another hard worker,” her coach said.

Erica Fuhs, sister of Maddy, and Maddy Money bid for varsity time as

sophomores. “This is Erica’s first year on the varsity and she’s still learning,” Nor-ris said. “She’s athletic and coachable and, being one of our taller players at 5-foot-9, will play in the front row.

“Maddy also is in her first varsity sea-son. She’ll play in the back row because she’s a good defensive player and a good passer.”

Freshman Sydney Hargrove completes the varsity roster. “Sydney is doing some setting and she hits both outside and middle,” Norris said. “A good arm swing.

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7.Sept. 5 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 6:30. Sept. 12 — at North

Knox, 6:30. Sept. 19 — Eastern Greene, 6:30. Sept. 26 — Perry Central, 7.

Oct. 3 — at North Daviess, 6:30. Oct. 10 — at Farmer-sburg North Central, 6:30. Oct. 17 — Crawford County, 6:30.

BOYS” SOCCERAug. 19 — Northeast Dubois, 6:15. Aug. 21 — at North

Knox, 4:30. Aug. 26 — at South Knox, 5. Aug. 28 — at Gib-son Southern, 5.

Sept. 2 — Shoals, 4:30. Sept. 4 — North Posey, 5. Sept. 9 — at Evansville Day, 5:30. Sept. 11 — at South Spencer, 5. Sept. 13 — at Evansville Bosse, 10 a.m. Sept. 16 — Boon-ville, 5. Sept. 18 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30. Sept. 23 — Tell City, 5. Sept. 25 — at Vincennes Rivet, 5. Sept. 27 — at Princeton Community, 11:45 a.m. Sept. 29 — at Washington Catholic, 5.

Oct. 1 — Pike Central, 4:30.

GIRLS’ SOCCERAug. 19 — Northeast Dubois, 4:30. Aug. 23 — Boonville,

10 a.m. Aug. 26 — Evansville Harrison, 5. Aug. 28 — Mount Vernon, 5:30.

Sept. 2 — at Gibson Southern, 5. Sept. 4 — at North Posey, 5. Sept. 9 — Evansville Central, 5. Sept. 11 — South Spencer, 5. Sept. 13 — at Evansville Bosse, 10 a.m. Sept. 16 — at Washington Catholic, 4:30. Sept. 18 — North Knox, 5. Sept. 22 — at Heritage Hills, 5. Sept. 23 — at Evansville Day, 5. Sept. 27 — at Princeton Community, 10 a.m. Sept. 29 — South Knox, 5.

Oct. 1 — at Pike Central, 4:30.

VOLLEYBALLAug. 18 — at Shoals, 5:30. Aug. 19 — Mount Vernon, 6.

Aug. 21 — Vincennes Rivet, 5:30. Aug. 25 — Washington Catholic, 5:30. Aug. 26 — South Knox, 5:30. Aug. 28 — at Tecumseh, 6.

Sept. 2— White River Valley, 5. Sept. 4 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5:30. Sept. 8 — South Spencer, 6. Sept. 9 — at Pike

Central, 5:30. Sept. 11 — Barr-Reeve, 5:30. Sept. 16 — Gib-son Southern, 6. Sept. 18 — Evansville North, 6. Sept. 20 — Wood Memorial Invitational, pairings and times to be announced. Sept. 25 — at Princeton Community, 6. Sept. 30 — at Southridge, 5:30.

Oct. 2 — Heritage Hills, 6. Oct. 4 — North Daviess Invitational, 8 a.m. Oct. 6 — Loogootee, 5;30. Oct. 7 — at Washington, 5:30. Oct. 9 — at North Posey, 6. Oct. 13 — at Northeast Dubois, 5:30. Oct. 14 — at Evansville Bosse, 6. Oct. 16 — North Knox, 5:30.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRYAug. 18 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5. Aug. 21 — at Washing-

ton, 4:30. Aug. 26 — at Northeast Dubois, 4:30.Sept. 2 — at Southridge, 4:30. Sept. 13 — at Heritage

Hills, 9 a.m. Sept. 16 — at Princeton Community, 4:30. Sept. 23 — at Barr-Reeve, 4:30. Sept. 30 — at Jasper, 4:30. Oct. 4 — Blue Chip Conference Championships at Barr-Reeve, 9 a.m.

Oct. 11 — South Knox Sectional, time to be announced.

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Seven heaven year for Lady Titan runners? By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — A seven heaven season for Gibson Southern cross coun-try girls?

The top seven runners return from last year’s Pocket Athletic Conference team that reached the semistate, the last step before the state finals that Gibson Southern has never reached in distaff cross country.

“Definitely we want to repeat as PAC champions, compete in sectional, regional and semistate, and improve on last year’s 14th-place finish at semi-state,” said Coach Jeremy Aydt, whose Lady Titans will join the boys in Tues-day’s season-opening Kentucky-Indiana Border Clash in Owensboro, Ky. They’ll then host the Alan Hopewell Class Invi-tational on Sept. 4.

“Our seven returnees know what to do, and they definitely have the desire to meet our goals,” Aydt said.

“We are looking to October. The clos-est our girls have come to reaching state was in 2008, when we missed by 26 points.”

The Lady Titans are led by junior Maisie Lay, who, after a family move from Marshall, Ill., took PAC and sec-tional medalist honors in 2013, covering 3.1 miles in 21 minutes 20 seconds in the South Knox Sectional as she surged past Washington’s Brandy White in the final yards. Lay ran sixth in Pike Central’s regional in Prides Creek Park before finishing 62nd in the Brown County Semistate.

“Maisie has put in a pretty good sum-mer of training, and she wants to be one of the area’s very best,” Aydt said.

“She does a lot of running with our boys, and that has to help her.”

Classmate Kylie Hasenour, ninth at regional last October after placing fifth in the PAC and 13th at sectional, is fresh from a track season in which she reached state in the 800-meter run.

“Kyle has the speed to challenge Maisie,” her coach said.

“Sometimes I run to challenge them. Lauren Zeabart, who ran for the Uni-versity of Evansville after playing three sports here and impacting four section-al championships in each, has joined our coaching staff and sometimes she can push the girls by running.”

Taylor Kiesel, Allyson Schneider and Jozie Barton are the team’s three

seniors. Kiesel ran 10th in the PAC, 10th at sectional where the Lady Titans fin-ished second to Vincennes Lincoln, and 17th at regional where they finished fourth. Schneider, 21st in the PAC, ran 18th at sectional. Barton placed 22nd at sectional.

“All three have put a lot of time into running this summer. Allyson also swims,” Aydt noted. “They’re definitely key components for our team.”

Juniors Lexi Lay, twin sister of Maisie; and Holly Bittner complete the seasoned seven. “Lexi was in basketball in June and is just getting back in cross country mode,” Aydt said. “Holly was still on vacation when our preseason started on Aug. 4. We know they can push their teammates and contribute.”

Sophomore Olivia Schneider, sis-ter of Allyson; and freshman Halie McCandless completed the team when preseason began. “They’re working to get comfortable with the 5-kilometer distance,” said Aydt.

Allison Schneider and Kiesel hope to savor their October 2011 experience, when they helped Gibson Southern to its most recent sectional title.

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Gibson Southern girls’ cross country. Front row, from left; Allyson Schneider, Jozie Barton, Taylor Kiesel, and Maisie Lay. Back row, from left; Olivia Schneider, Halie McCandless, Lexi Lay, Holly Bittner,and Kylie Hasenour.

Lady Tiger runners ‘could be pretty good’By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

“In cross country,” said Princeton Community girls’ coach Debbie Ridgely, “it’s not how many numbers you have on your roster.

“It’s how good your numbers are.”That philosophy spurs the Lady

Tigers, who numbered just six in a pre-season leading to the season scheduled to start yesterday at Mount Vernon and continue with Saturday’s Pioneer Invita-tional in Boonville.

“We’d like to have more girls, but this could be a pretty good little team,” said Ridgely, whose leading runner early in preseason was senior Brianna Garrett. Kiersten Brittingham and Makayla Hensley complete the senior trio for a squad that includes sophomore sister Lexus Brittingham, sophomore Jessica Mata and freshman Sydney Young.

“This is only Brianna’s second true season. She was injured early last sea-son and didn’t run much after that. But she came back in track, where she likes the hurdles and the 400-meter dash, and

she could be a very good cross country runner.”

Kiersten Brittingham, who like Lexus earned All-Gibson County honor in 2013, is “doing great,” Ridgely said. “She and her sister attended the Terry Brahm Running Camp near Heritage Hills and they came back pretty pumped up.

“Kiersten plans to attend the Univer-sity of Evansville and hopes to walk-on to the cross country team. I’d say she has as much potential as Kristen Gray, who became a very good runner at USI.”

Hensley is a rarity, a shot putter and discus thrower in track and now running long distance. “Makayla ran the 800 in middle school, and now she’s doing a fine job with us,” her coach said. “She could develop into a strong runner.”

Lexus Brittingham, who placed a team-leading 16th in the South Knox Sectional, where the Lady Tigers earned a Pike Central Regional berth by placing fifth, is “a strong girl. Lexus struggled a little in summer running, but she shines in meets.”

Mata, in Chicago much of the summer and missed the preseason’s start, ran dis-tance in track and impresses Ridgely as

“a competitive girl.”Sydney Young, no relation to Jackie,

“ran a faster mile in eighth grade track than any of our varsity girls ran last spring,” Ridgely noted.

“She runs very relaxed. She was our No. 3 runner early in pre-season; if Syd-ney stays healthy she might be in our top

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Girls resurrect cross country at Wood MemorialBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — Questions from college coaches led to the resurrection of the Wood Memo-rial girls’ cross country pro-gram after little over a decade absence.

“Our students have gotten calls from college coaches who ask about their cross coun-try times,” said Jay Wilkins, whose daughter Rachel quali-fied for the state track meet’s 1,600-meter run as a sophomore in May 2012 and a junior the past May.

“Rachel received calls. She and the other girls running cross country this season can also use the sport to get in shape for basketball and swimming.”

Seniors Michaela Beach, Mor-gan Pflug and Morgan Bailey have joined Rachel Wilkins for a season of nine meets, The opener was scheduled Monday

at Vincennes Lincoln. Next up is Thursday’s dual meet at Wash-ington in a schedule leading to the Oct. 4 Blue Chip Confer-ence Championships hosted by Barr-Reeve, and then the Oct. 11 South Knox Sectional.

“We hope to end up with eight runners, not just the five we’ve had in preseason. In these early days of the school year, I’ll be recruiting,”said Jay Wilkins, 1980 Wood Memorial grad who played baseball and tennis.

Rachel Wilkins recently made a recruiting visit to North Cen-tral College in Chicago west suburban Naperville, Ill., and her dad said she has also been contacted by a Kentucky college that he declined to name.

No home course, so he Lady Trojans will be visitors in all their 2014 meets. “We do prac-tice runs around our football, softball and baseball fields, and we’ll see if we can do practice runs in Wirth Park,” the coach said, referring to the location of

Wood Memorial cross country meets at the turn of the century.

“We hope to have some home meets next year.”

Rachel Wilkins, who like Beach and Pflug ran cross country in previous fall sport

seasons, figures to lead the team. “We’d like to see Rachel get under 21 minutes for five kilometers (3.1 miles),” her father and coach said.

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Wood Memorial girls’ cross country, from left; Coach Jay Wilkins, Morgan Bailey, Michaela Beach, Veronica Bittner, Morgan Pflug, Rachel Wilkins, assistant coach Misty Wilkins.

Cross country Tigers eye improvementBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Bill Niederhaus wants to see what he believes.

“I think we can be a better team than last year, but we have to prove it,” said Niederhaus, whose 29th season as Princ-eton Community boys’ cross country coach will continue with Saturday’s Pio-neer Invitational in Boonville.

The Tigers, who hope to improve on 2013 team finishes of third in the Big Eight Conference, fifth in the South Knox Sectional and tenth in the Pike Central Regional, may be led by a three-man pack.

“Phil Dzienciol has stepped up in pre-season,” his coach said of a junior who last season placed 12th in the Big Eight meet at PCHS and 19th in the sectional and earned All-Gibson county honor.

“So has Nate,” the coach said of senior son Nate Niederhaus, who ran 28th in the Big Eight and 31st at sectional. “I think each of them can cut a full minute off his last year’s 5K (3.1-mile) time.”

They figure to be challenged by fresh-man Justin Niederhaus, a South Gibson

standout in middle school years but following brothers Will and Nate to Princeton.

“High school is a different level of competition, and Justin has to get used to the jump in distance from the 2.5 miles he ran in middle school. Nate and Phil can teach him race strategy. Those three are pretty close,” father and coach said.

Sophomores Desi Walker and Khalil Wilkerson seek to run in the team’s top five. “Both have good speed and are good near the end of a race. It’s a matter of getting confidence to run well in the middle,” Bill Niederhaus said.

Junior Roman Wagner “broke out in track when he ran the mile under five minutes a first time. He’s also a soccer player, and this will be the first year he doubles in cross country.”

Freshman Lee Friedman “had a good eighth grade season. Now it’s about building confidence and running dis-tance. Chandler Weeks, also a freshman, shows some potential.”

Senior Seth Pfeil, who in May became sectional champion in the 400-meter dash, is running cross country for the first time. “Seth has a winner’s mentality. It’s a matter of adjusting to the distance,”

Niederhaus said.Classmate Thomas Ault, who ran

the 800 in track, “put a lot of running into his summer and has made great improvement.” Yet another senior, Josh Mans, is entering his second cross coun-try season and “will be tremendously better. We’re hoping Josh can run under

20 minutes, after running in the 22s and 23s last year.”

Junior Hunter Stokes completes the 12-man team. “Hunter suffered a stress fracture last season and hopefully can come all way back and improve,” Nieder-haus said. “He works hard.”


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Cross country Titans eye end to droughtsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — Gibson Southern cross country boys hope to end two droughts in the season starting Tuesday in the Kentucky/Indiana Border Clash in Owensboro, Ky., followed by the Sept. 4 Alan Hopewell Class Invitational.

Not since 2000 have the Titans reigned as Pocket Athletic Conference cham-pions. They seek to move up one place from last October, when they were edged 39-to-47 by Tell City.

Not since 2001, when the Titans won for the eighth time in 12 years, have they reigned as sectional champions. They again finished second last October, beat-en 36-to-53 by South Knox on the latter’s course.

“Our kids are very determined and the potential is there,” Coach Jeremy Aydt said.

“Our older runners know what it’s like to advance to semistate because they did it last year. They’ve talked to our younger kids about that semistate experience.”

The Titans, who in 2013 hubbed around since graduated Ethan Mounts and Hayden Baehl, figure to be led by junior Aaron Wilson, who placed 12th in the PAC, 11th at sectional and 35th at regional last year. At semistate he was Gibson Southern’s second finisher, beat-ing Baehl.

“Aaron has put in a lot of miles and he had a good Watermelon Run,” Aydt said. “He’s really just learning how to run.”

Classmate Zach Davis returns after running 24th at sectional and 40th at regional. “Zach has made some strides,” his coach said.

Lone senior Tyler Kruse, whose 17th-place finish capped Gibson Southern’s PAC score a year ago, gained momentum in what Aydt calls “a very successful track season. Tyler narrowly missed our school record in the 800-meter run. Now he wants to shine in cross country.”

Junior Caleb Kifer is splitting time between cross country and soccer. “We’ll work together with Caleb and the soccer

staff,” said Aydt, whose junior core includes wrestler Logan Dilbeck.

Sophomore Blake Dillon “ran well in track as a freshman and ran a lot in sum-mer,” said his coach, who also is working with the freshman quartet of Mason Bittner, brother of Lady Titans runner Holly Bittner; Shane Harper, nephew of former Lady Titans runner Breanna Creek; Dimitri Dewig and John Loehr.

“I think these freshmen will step in and contribute,” Aydt said. “They’ll chal-lenge our older kids.”


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Gibson Southern boys’ cross country. Front row, from left; Shane Harper, Dimitri Dewig, Mason Bittner, Logan Dilbeck and Michael Polen. Back row, from left; Zachary Davis, Caleb Kifer, Aaron Wilson, Tyler Kruse, Blake Dillon and John Loehr.

Mann and mystery for the tennis TitansBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — A mystery season for Gibson Southern tennis boys.

“Cody Mann will play No. 1 singles again, but we don’t know where every-body else will end up. We may have a different lineup from meet-to-meet in early-season,” said Coach Terry Wal-lace, whose six-year resume includes three straight Pocket Athletic Confer-ence championships with a 24-meet win streak in league play, plus the school’s first team sectional title in 2011 and another last autumn.

Sam Greubel and Josh Gifford gradu-ated after posting a composite 34-15 record while rotating between No. 2 and No. 3 singles. No. 1 doubles player Ryan Smith also graduated. In addition, No. 1 doubles player Josh Nurrenbern and No. 2 doubles player Kyle Tretter decided not to play this season.

Mann remains at the forefront after posting a 21-3 record in his second season at No. 1 singles after playing No. 2, behind coach’s son and current

Indiana-Southeast player Trent Wallace, as a freshman.

“Cody has played a lot this summer and he has played well in a lot of tourna-ments,” Terry Wallace said. “For sure, he’s among the top five in Southern Indi-ana. He’s hitting the ball with more pace and topspin than a year ago.”

Wallace said Mann is scheduled to make a late-September recruiting visit to Division I Northern Illinois University. Ironically, another recruit who may visit the DeKalb, Ill., campus that day is Eric Schuette, who beat Mann in Evansville Memorial’s 5-0 regional-opening win over the Titans last October, but won’t face him this season because the Schuettes have moved to Ohio.

Senior Keanan Alstatt, who played No. 2 doubles last year, may move to No. 1 in a season to continue Thursday at Tell City. “Keanan has been having some pain in his knees, so he’s wearing a brace on each knee. But he’s hitting the ball well and moving okay,” Wallace said.

Senior Nathan McClain played sparingly at No. 2 doubles last season “Nathan could float between singles and doubles,” his coach said.

The junior quintet of Tyler Clark, Braden Taylor, Elliott Crow, Abe Kiesel and Riley Farmer, brother of graduated baseball and basketball player Reed Farmer, bid for starter status. “All five are close. We’ve had challenge matches,” Wallace said. “They’ll be part of our line-ups changes early-on.

“Tyler and Braden probably have the best ground strokes of the five.”

The freshman quartet of Casey Nur-renbern, Cameron Foster, Derek Lynn and Sam Romershausen also bid. “Casey looks to be a player. He definitely has potential. The other three show promise, too,” Wallace said.

““Our goals include going unbeaten in the PAC a fourth straight year. The boys feel we have the potential to do that.”


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Steady approach for tennis Tigers under MoadeBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

The approach is steady in Matt Moade’s 24th season as Princeton Community boys’ tennis coach, a season slated to start yesterday at Evansville Day and continue today at Evansville Harrison.

“As my dad Bob Moade told us when he coached us in baseball, you should learn to play all positions because you never know when you’ll be called. So we like for our guys to be able to play both singles and doubles,” Matt Moade said.

“We’re teaching the game the same way as when I started. We want to play aggressively and get to the net. But you don’t have to hit hard in this game. We’re work-ing on hitting softer.

“Tom Glavine, the former Atlanta Braves pitcher who recently was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, hit the corners. You can’t throw all fastballs. You’ve got to mix it up and play smart.”

Ironically, the singles lineup seemed more predictable than the doubles lineup as the preseason neared an end. Junior David Ellis and senior Jacob Hughen, both all-county last season when the Tigers closed with an 8-10 record, appeared likely to return to No. 1 and No. 2 sin-gles, respectively. Ellis, playing against elders most of 2013, posted a 7-13 record but won five of his last eight



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Lady Titan golfers may better their bestBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — Gibson Southern golf girls made 2013 the best season in the sport their school entered in 2007.

That best appears likely to be bettered, especially if the Lady Titans repeat the Pocket Ath-letic Conference title they won for the first time last September at Oakland City Golf Club.

“When we shot a 360 to finish second in Terre Haute South’s Brave Invitational, our open-ing meet, we improved on last year’s score by 35 strokes,” said Dave Pemberton, the one and only head school in Gibson Southern distaff golf history.

“That was the first time we’d ever beaten Jasper, Terre Haute South and Northview.

“And when we finished third behind Evansville North and Castle in our Lady Titan

Invitational at Cambridge, we shot 19 strokes better than in last year’s invitational.”

The current Lady Titans made these improvements with-out Lacey King, who led them to second place, behind Jasper, in the latter’s sectional. King has moved to Kansas City.

Still, the team shows balance. Senior Megan Sensmeier, who became PAC medalist last Sep-tember by shooting a 42-42—84, was second-best on her own team in this season’s Aug. 5 opener in Terre Haute’s Rea Park. Sophomore Julia Anger-meier shot 44-43—87, a stroke better.

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Princeton golf girls expect to improveBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Perhaps slowly, but surely, Princeton Community golf girls are expected to improve through the season.

“Early in preseason, Jill Engler (assis-tant coach) and I didn’t know how the season would turn out,” said Coach Jen-ny McConnell Kolb, starting her second year as the successor to now-retired Judy Meade, who coached the Lady Tigers throughout Princeton’s first 20 distaff golf seasons.

“But the girls have improved quite a bit. Five of our girls shot personal-bests in practices at Princeton Country Club.”

The Lady Tigers placed fourth, ahead of Evansville Central and Heritage Hills, in their opening meet, Gibson Southern’s Lady Titan Invitational on the Cam-bridge course in northern Vanderburgh County. They were scheduled for duals Monday at state-ranked Evansville North and Tuesday at Evansville Signature School, and will return to competition next Wednesday by meeting North Knox and South Knox on the Country Club of Old Vincennes.

Junior Jackie Wood led the Princetons in their first meet, her score including a birdie. Senior Meghan Bock, who in pre-season shot a personal-best 43, followed Wood at Cambridge. Junior Caitlin Huff and seniors Jessica Hedge and Becca Yarbor completed the five-girl entry that day.

“Each of those girls has improved her short game,” Kolb said.

“Caitlin has such a great attitude. When I first saw her at Cambridge, she had hit into the sand. But she doesn’t get flustered, and she does a good job of get-ting out of the sand.”

Sophomore Mikah Johnson is “much improved,” her coach said. “Mikah is hitting cleanly and has improved her driving. She has a shot to break into our top five.”

The 11-girl team includes five new-comers whom Kolb describes as “solid athletes. They just need to get the hand of things.”

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in time to play softball last spring; sopho-mores Sophi Wilhite and Kaci Goforth, and freshmen Bre Moody and Alli Cra-ven. Alli is the daughter of former Princ-eton athlete Jodi Turpin Craven.

The team has set goals. “We’d like to advance from sectional to regional. And before that, it would be nice to top last year’s third-place finish in the Big Eight Conference, a finish that was an improvement,” Kolb said.”Improving again in the Big Eight would be good.

“Our schedule is challenging, what with teams like North, Signature and Vincennes Rivet. It’s good to have a schedule that pushes the girls.”


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Junior tackle Kyle Brakie (270), a third-year starter since, figures to lead an offensive line that must do without South All-Star and current Purdue freshman Wade Fisher. Junior Andrew Hartman (250) moves from guard to tackle. Wallace, sophomore Dakota Weiss (230) and senior Tucker Krieg (235) rotate at guard, alongside junior center Ryan Emilio (190). “Ryan is a smaller kid, but he has done a tremendous job this summer,” said Hart, who indicated sopho-more Dyllin Bennett (285) could also see line time.

Two Titans, junior Cory Klem (240) at tackle and Griffin Scheller (185) at free safety, are on the Indiana Football Digest

3A Pre-Season All-State Team. Klem, apt to draw double-teams, made 29 tackles for losses in 2013 after playing offensive line as a freshman. Scheller, brother of 2012 all-state quarterback and Indiana Wendy’s Heisman win-ner Jordan Scheller, intercepted 3 passes as a 2013 cornerback who also caught 43 passes for 1,012 yards and 12 TDs at wide receiver.

“I think Cory will be a lot bet-ter this year. After a year on the defense, he has the technique,” Hart said.

“Griffin has taken real well to free safety, where he can cover the whole field instead of just one side.”

Junior Auston Moses (225) and Dakota Koch (260) return to the defensive front. Seniors Cordell Bailey ( 225)and Ryan East (280) lend depth, and Wal-lace could also see defensive time.

Nick Bengert (200) returns as an inside linebacker and is

joined by junior Parker Rose (190). Juniors Jacob Sparks (185) and Louis Hoover (190) also bid. Armstrong, for whom Hart sees “a huge year,” returns as an outside backer, where junior Hayden Maurer (1850 moves from wide receiver. Ziegler and junior Alan McBee (195) also bid.

Junior Sam DeLong (175) returns at cornerback. Carpen-ter and sophomore Chandler McKee (170), the backup quar-terback, bid to start at the cor-ner vacated by Scheller. Baehl could also play there. Dickenson looms at strong safety.

Scheller will punt, while senior soccer player Hunter DeWeese will again kick off and placekick. After going 68-for-69 on extra-points and 6-for-7 on field-goals a year ago, DeWeese is the Indiana Football Digest Pre-Season All-State kicker.

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Lady Titan Invitational. “Megan played a lot of Junior tournaments in summer and her short game has improved,” her coach said. “And she’s still long off the tee.

“She’ll probably shoot in the low-40s in most nine-hole rounds and might get into the 30s.”

Junior and coach’s daugh-ter Taylor Pemberton, whose 45-42—87 marked her team’s second-best score in last year’s PAC meet, is getting competition from within her own class. “Lexie Sollman improved considerably this summer,” said Dave Pember-ton, who won’t be surprised if those two rotate positions through the season.

Sophomore Kenzie Whitten and classmate Ellie Marshall rotated in the No. 5 position the first week and could con-tinue to rotate. “They’re close,” Pemberton said. “Kenzie hits

long off the tee. Ellie has improved quite a bit. She and Julia are a lot alike in the short game.”

Junior Kristen Harpenau, sister of IHSAA Mental Atti-tude Award-winning baseball player Matt Harpenau, “is making some swing changes and is right in that mix with Kenzie and Ellie.” Sophomore Allison Michel “probably is the our team’s longest hitter and just needs consistency.” Lone freshman Lexi Hunt “showed a lot of improvement in summer.”

Goals include repeating as PAC champion and presenting Gibson Southern its first girls’ golf sectional title. And more.

“We’d like to improve on last year’s ninth-place finish in the 18-team regional at Country Oaks,” said Pemberton, who added: “I think Megan has a shot to advance from regional (to the state tournament).”


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We’ll probably do running back by committee,” Schenk said.

Shemwell, who earned all-county defensive line honor while rotating between end and nose guard in 2013, could play various positions but could also get some rest. “Zach Montz played well at nose guard against Tecumseh,” Schenk said of a 240-pound sophomore. Junior Dakota Edens (245) and sophomore Noah Donnell (235) bid to open at defensive end, although senior Dylan Slaton (220) “showed in the scrimmage that he definitely can play there. Dylan’s mean and physical.”

Schenk likes the Tigers’ line-backer depth, especially since junior Mark Hall (225) is “a phys-ical kid who showed us he can play there.” So can Gooch and Shemwell, plus Rode and senior

Brady Russell (175).Senior Grant Dougan (165) and

Stevens may open at cornerback, twin brother Graham Dougan (165) and Gibson at safety. Wildt, who intercepted a Tecumseh pass in his first gridiron action against another team, may also see secondary duty.

Senior Seth Youngson will placekick and kickoff. Wildt is expected to punt, a role that Youngson could also handle.

Should the Tigers sweep Wood Memorial, Pike Central and Washington the first three Fri-days a third straight year, they’ll try Sept. 13 to achieve Princ-eton’s first football win over Mount Carmel since 1972. They also seek to outscore Gibson Southern for the first time since 2001, the 2004 Tigers’ win having come by forfeit. Not since 1993 has Princeton beaten Week 6 foe Jasper in football.

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matches. Hughen fin-ished 6-13.

“David is a nice athlete with a lot of foot speed,” Moade said.

“Jacob can play singles or doubles. This is his fourth varsity season and he’s a super leader for our team.”

Grant Holder could see action at No. 3 singles. “Grant grew two inches during the summer and he’s up to 6-foot-4,” Moade said. “He’s still a work in progress, but he’s learning.”

Juniors Jordan Harpenau, Keshawn Young and Logan Firkins bid to return to doubles roles that they played in 2013,

Harpenau mostly at No. 1 doubles, Firkins at both 1 and 2, Young at 2. “They’re coachable,” said their coach, who said senior Isaac Bolin and juniors Will Massaro and James White are among six Tigers vying for regular duty in doubles. Bolin is the son of assistant coach and former Wood Memorial head coach Dan Bolin.

“Will is coming back from a shoulder injury, so he’s a little rusty,” Moade said. “James has been working on his game all summer.

“Who wins those roles will be determined by two things: How well they serve, and how well they play the

net. “Everybody else is a little

farther away from the top nine, but somebody could pop up.”

Moade said his coaching principles are the same as a generation ago. “Confer-ence and sectional titles are icing on the cake. We teach kids how to play tennis. Sports build character, and we try to prepare our young men for when they get out into life.

“I coach for the love of the game. Our main goal is for our players to improve as individuals — that helps you improve as a team. We want to play our best tennis at the end of the season.”


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