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Princeton Community High School varsity schedulesFootballFriday Aug. 21 Wood Mem 7 p.m.Friday Aug. 28 at Pike Central 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 4 at Washington 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 11 Mt. Carmel 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 18 at Gibson So. 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 25 at Jasper 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 2 Boonville(HC) 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 9 at Mt. Vernon 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 16 Vinc. Lincoln 7 p.m.(HC) denotes homecoming

Boys tennisTuesday Aug. 18 Ev. Day School 4:30 p.m.Wed. Aug. 19 Ev. Harrison 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 20 Jasper 4:45 p.m.Monday Aug. 24 Bosse 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 at N. 4:15 p.m.Wed. Aug. 26 N. Posey 4:45 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 at Mt. Vernon 5 p.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at Sullivan 9 a.m.Monday Aug. 31 Heritage Hills 5 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 Wood Mem 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 Washington 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 Gibson So. 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 10 Vinc. Lincoln 4:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 14 at S.Spencer 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 at Lintn-Stcktn 4 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 17 at Reitz 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at Barr-Reeve 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 at Boonville 4:45 p.m.Monday Sept. 28 Vinc. Rivet 4:30 p.m.

Boys soccerTuesday Aug. 18 Ev. Day School 4:30 p.m.Wed. Aug. 19 Ev. Harrison 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 20 Jasper 4:45 p.m.Monday Aug. 24 Bosse 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 at N. 4:15 p.m.Wed. Aug. 26 N. Posey 4:45 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 at Mt. Vernon 5 p.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at Sullivan 9 a.m.Monday Aug. 31 at Heritage Hills 5 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 Wood Mem 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 Washington 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 Gibson So. 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 10 Vinc. Lincoln 4:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 14 at S.Spencer 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 at Lintn-Stcktn 4 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 17 at Reitz 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at Barr-Reeves 5:30 p.m.Wed. Sept. 23 Tecumseh 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 at Boonville 4:45 p.m.Monday Sept. 28 Vinc. Rivet 4:30 p.m.

Cross countryTuesday Aug. 18 Mt. Vernon Inv. 5 p.m.Sat. Aug. 22 at Pioneer Inv. 9 a.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at Ev. Hrsn Inv. 9 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 at S.ridge Inv. 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 at Alan Hopewell 5 p.m.Sat. Sept. 12 at Wash. Inv. 8 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 PCHS Inv. 4:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 19 at S.Knox Inv. 8 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at Gibson So. 4:45 p.m.Sat. Sept. 26 at Vinc. Clark Inv. 9 a.m.

Girls soccerMonday Aug. 17 at Sullivan 5:30 p.m.Wed. Aug. 19 Wash. Catholic 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 Mt. Vernon 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 Jasper 5:30 p.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at S. Spencer 10 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 at Ev. Day 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 N. Knox 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 10 at Pike Central 5 p.m.Monday Sept. 14 Boonville 5:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 19 at N. Posey 1 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 19 Gibson So. 5 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 Vinc.-Lincoln 5 p.m.Sat. Sept. 26 at Wood Mem. 10 a.m.Monday Sept. 28 at Washington 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 1 Ev. Harrison 5 p.m.

Girls golfSat. Aug. 8 at Wash. Inv. 2 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 13 at Gibson So. 2 p.m.Sat. Aug. 15 at Lady Titan Inv. 4:30 p.m.Monday Aug. 17 Ev. North 4:30 P.M.Tuesday Aug. 18 Ev. Sig. School 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 at N. Knox 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 Sullivan 5 p.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at Vinc. Riv. Inv. 8 a.m.Wed. Sept. 2 Boonville, Boss 5 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 at Mt. Crml, Mt. Vrn 4:30 p.m.Friday Sept. 4 at Ev. Harrison 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 Pike C., S. Knox 4:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 12 Big 8 Meet 8 .a.m.Monday Sept. 14 Reitz 4:15 p.m.Sat. Sept. 19 Sectional 8 a.m.• Big Eight meet is at Oak Meadow Country Club• Sectional is at Bicknell Country Club

VolleyballMonday Aug. 17 at Reitz 7 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 20 Jasper 6:30 p.m.Sat. Aug. 22 Mater Dei noonTuesday Aug. 25 at Southridge 7 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 Washington 7 p.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at Vinc.-Lincoln Inv. 8 a.m.Wed. Sept. 2 at Vinc. Rivet 7 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 N. Ev. N. 7:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 10 at Vinc.-Linc. 7 p.m.Sat. Sept. 12 at Lintn-Stcktn 11:30 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 Pike Central 7 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 17 Mt. Vernon 7:30 p.m.Sat. Sept 19 at Wd Mem. Inv. 8 a.m.Monday Sept. 21 at S. Spencer 7:30 p..m.Tuesday Sept. 22 Mt. Carmel 7:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 at Wood Mem. 7:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 28 Boonville 7:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 29 Central 7 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 1 at Gibson So. 7 p.m.Monday Oct. 5 at N. Posey 7 p.m.Wed. Oct. 7 Ev. Mem 7 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 8 at S.Knox 7 p.m.Tuesday Oct. 13 at Tecumseh 7 p.m.Wed. Oct. 14 Bosse (RFL) 7:30 p.m.(RFL) denotes Relay For Life

Matured Tigers look to improveJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

PRINCETON— After a 3-7 season last year, Princeton Com-munity High School football coach Waylon Schenk knew he had some changes to make.

After winning their first three games, the Tigers lost their next seven and Schenk believes the reason was a combination of strength and conditioning and recovering after the Tigers graduated a bulk of their roster following the 2013 season.

Schenk said his team correct-ed their errors with by focus-ing on offseason conditioning and having his roster rife with upperclassmen.

“A year ago, we had six guys that had the strength they needed to compete at the varsity level and this year we have 30,” Schenk said. “We have some guys that have put on a lot of good weight, good muscle mass. We are stronger across the board. Our offensive linemen are 400 pound squatters and 250 pound benchers, which gives you an opportunity to compete at this level ... We might have 30 guys ready for varsity, but we have 70 guys coming in and doing the work. Another year or two and they will be ready for varsity.”

The 2014 season certainly seemed like a rebuilding year after the Tigers graduated 2013 leading rusher Deon Hardiman, four-year starting quarterback

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Princeton Community football. Front row, from left; Lane Rumple, Dakota Edens, Garrett Dean, Ryan Perry, Chris Cowan, Logan Dill, Shawn Koch, Brady Schupp. Second row, from left; Joe Wildt, Justin Devoy, Tyler Ball, Logan Wolfe, Cordell Gooch, Shawn Gibson, Alex Doan, Jacob Koberstein, Keaton Kidd, Brit Stevens. Third row, from left; Brogan Reneer, Riley McConnell, Joe Bichler, JaVon Wilkerson, Cameron Sisk, David Etolen, Dylan Gray, Tyler Marshall. Fourth row, from left; Payton Halbig, Jordan Kenworthy, Zach Montz, Noah Donnell, Adrian Madison, Jaylan Hyneman, Lake Carey, Dalton Beal. Fifth row, from left; Lane Deputy, Ezra Allen, Jordan Hatten, Maleek Hardiman, Corbin Wilkerson, Hunter Powers, Michaiah Webb, Paul Fugate, Noah West, Eric Flaningan. Sixth row, from left; Jonathan Anslinger, Zach Dove, Kobe James, Eli Buck, Jalen Kenworthy, Luke Drew, Stephan Wilkerson, AJ Etolen, Zack Walls. Seventh row, from left; Devonte Hardiman, Tyler Hall, Drew Robb, Adam Ashworth, Brett Harrell, Joe Garrett, Austin Feagley. Eighth row, from left; Bo Koal, Paige Auberry, Alexis Lamar, Hayden Wright, Callie Wright, Corey Wilkerson, Kain Carroll. Not Pictured: Mark Hall, Kane Madison

Titans building a dynastyJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

FORT BRANCH— It seems Gibson Southern High School football coach Nick Hart’s four-year plan has come to its apex as the Titans are among Indi-ana’s elite 3A teams.

Since taking over as head coach of the Titans in 2012, Hart seems to have turned Titans into a powerhouse in the last four years, accumulating a 35-5 record with most of those losses coming in the postseason.

Motivated by their loss 2014 sectional championship loss to Heritage Hills, the Titans look to make a long run in the post-season this year and have the players to do it.

“By most program standards, 10-2 is a great season but we fell short of where we wanted to go and where we got used to going,” Hart said. “... For the first time since I’ve been here, we have some kids that had a bad taste in their mouths after the way the season ended. I think that fueled a pretty good fire for us in the weight room.”

The Titans return to the grid-iron stronger, smarter and more experienced than previous years and an unheard of number of seniors for a 3A program. Peren-nial all-Gibson County quarter-back and 2014 Pocket Athletic Conference MVP Nick Sellers will return behind center, flanked by senior running

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Gibson Southern football. Front row, from left; Travis Ziegler, Parker Rose, Dakota Koch, Kyle Brakie, Billy Angermeier, Ryan Emilio, Andrew Hartman, Dustin Clem, JJ Miller, Auston Moses, Sam DeLong, Cody Pohl, Grant Allen, Griffin Scheller. Second row, from left; Isaac Sellers, Hunter Baehl, Jacob Sparks, Chandler McKee, Adam Hart, Kaleb Curtice, Landon Mayer, Landon Knight, Cory Klem, Peyton Jenkins, Caleb Carpenter, Hayden Maurer, Morgan Rexing, Mason Mockobee, Nick Sellers. Third row, from left; Dyllin Bennett, Dakota Weiss, Isaac Cox, Kameron Wade, Devon Bailey, Ben Sollman, Isaac Dickenson, Alan McBee, Kayden Ingler, Mason Stoll, Logan Lewis, Ben Davenport, Cameron Crawford, Kirk Odom. Fourth row, from left; Ryan Sensmeier, Devin Mills, Jacob Cox, Grant Holzmeyer, Wes Obermeier, Cooper Willis, Aaron Hart, Andy Singleton, Connor Green, Austin Ziliak, Chris Campbell, Seth Kissel, Hunter Maikranz. Fifth row, from left; Trace Matsel, Zach Nurrenburn, Kalob Stuessel, Luke Miller, Jess Robinson, Brian Woolsey, Devin Montgomery, Dylan Stefanich, Tyler Goedde, Bailey Neufelder, Nic Maurer. Sixth row, from left; Jeff Sellers, Cary Maurer, Nick Hart, Trevor West, Brian Snow, Brook Clayton, Dan Deer.

Wood Memorial looking to earn respectJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

OAKLAND CITY— The Wood Memorial High School Trojans have been the doormat of the Blue Chip Conference for years, but they hope the time spent in the weight room pays off on the field.

While coaches usually attempt to remain as reserved as possible before the start of a season, second-year Trojans coach Caleb Cherry did not shy away from the excitement sur-rounding his squad.

“Last year, they were not big enough. They were not strong enough. We knew it. It was obvious and we don’t want to get into that situation again,” Cherry said. “We know what it’s going to take. The dedica-tion we’ve seen in this weight barn I have not seen in over a decade of coaching ... I’ve never seen a group of kids so hungry for this. They are mad if we get done early.”

For the Trojans, there is nowhere to go but up after going winless in 2014. Cherry said the final straw was their 67-6 blow-out loss to Linton-Stockton in the sectional.

“We did our first preseason weights the day after we lost to Linton. We started at 1 p. m. and we’ve been going four days a week ever since,” Cherry said. “They have come in during Christmas break. They wanted to, it was voluntary. I’ve been extremely impressed by what they have done and how much

time they have put in the weight room.”

Cherry said much of the

effort in the weight room was spearheaded by this year’s seniors, which has completely

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Lady Tigers sparking new traditionJIMMY POTTS

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PRINCETON— Coming off an historic 20-win season, the Princeton Community High School volleyball team looks to con-tinue its success.

Winning has not always been a tradi-tion at Princeton, but the Lady Tigers have gone 40-14 in the two seasons since Emily Schmitt returned as their head coach.

Despite graduating Lacey Wilzbacher, Rylee Page, Keela Jones and Brooke Walden last spring, Schmitt believes the Lady Tigers will continue to have success.

“We have a lot of our big hitters back. We have Brooke James and Hannah Brewer and those are our two middles,” Schmitt said. “Erin [Fortner] has been setting since she was a freshman. Jaelyn (Dunn) had a lot of court time last year. Sam (Hyneman) did a great job. She was out a little bit with a concussion, but she’s back again. We have most of our girls back.”

Although promoting two players from junior varsity to serve as outside hitters,

Schmitt said James and Brewer’s talent will compensate for the players’ lack of experience at the varsity level.

“It takes some pressure off of our outsides when you have middles that can hit so well,” Schmitt said. “We’re going to try and utilities them all over the next and not just in the middle.”

Unlike previous season, Schmitt said one of her main focuses over the sum-mer was to have her team scrimmage against very the talented Mount Vernon Lady Wildcats and due to vacation and other summer sports, she was able to give all of her players varsity experi-ence. Along with scrimmaging, the Lady Tigers also received tutelage from Uni-versity of Indiana coaches and players during a camp in July.

“They’ve all done a good job. They’ve come in here and worked their hearts out,” Schmitt said. “They all have good attitudes. We just keep pushing them and hopefully they will get to where we want them to be. Last year, we were 23-7 and I feel this year we can be just the same.”

Lady Tigers players describe their relationship similar to a hive mentality. Instead of seniors becoming team lead-ers and mentoring younger players, each player is aware of her talents as a leader and the skills she has to make the team better.

“You never have to be mean to any-body,” Fortner said. “You’re just respect-ed and you can say stuff without anyone getting made and thinking you’re bossy.”


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Princeton Community volleyball. Front row, from left; Avery Jones Taylor, Tori Bush, Zyrel Canillas, Brooke Shafer, Kennedy Clark, Emma Ault, Syerra York, Katee Montz. Middle row, from left; Kylee Hale, Maddy Brewer, Maddy Pflug, Mackenzi Cooper, Haley Hart, Kiare Young, Tia Thompson. Back row, from left; Coach Ryan Hayden, Coach Keela Jones, Sabreena Salamie, Brooke James, Brook Sander, Saman-tha Hyneman, Erin Fortner, Hannah Brewer, Jaelyn Dunn, Bailey Matthews, Kennedy Hardiman, Easton Chandler, Coach Schmitt.

New faces, same winning tradition for Gibson SouthernJIMMY POTTS

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FORT BRANCH— Gibson Southern High School volleyball coach Amy Nor-ris knows she has her work ahead of her.

The Lady Titans return to action fol-lowing 20-10 (7-1) season, culminated by the Pocket Athletic Conference champi-onship, but after graduating all but one of her players last spring Norris knows she is about to enter a rebuilding year.

Despite missing nearly their entire starting lineup from last year, the Lady Titans will have an immense amount of senior leadership. Seniors Raechel Kie-sel, Jackie Goedde, Kalissa Bittner, Madi-son Elpers and Lora Barton will provide plenty of leadership for their teammates in this time of transition.

“These girls have not had that experi-ence at this level. It’s a whole different ballgame as opposed to the JV,” Norris said.

Barton is the only holdover from the 2014 varsity team, but she will miss at least the first month of the season while recovering from an arm injury sustained during the 2015 softball season. Despite being the only returning player from last year, Barton said she is not in unfamiliar territory.

“I played with all of these girls on JV so it’s not like having a whole new team trying to play together. It will be differ-ent,” Barton said.

Barton said being a part of a team that in a rebuilding phase requires a different mentality than she had last year.

“You have to go out and work hard and know that just because you lost this game, you have to look at it as working towards the next game and to get better,” Barton said. “If we lose to (Evansville) Memorial, then we have to remember the PAC and the games that really matter.”

Although nervous about the upcoming season, Kiesel, Goedde, Bittner and Elp-ers said they are ready to show South-west Indiana what they can do.

“It’s a good feeling and we really tried to earn our spots. We really want to work hard this year and build a better team,” Goedde said.

For the seniors, this season is not just about wins and losses but maintaining Gibson Southern’s storied volleyball program and be a mentor to the team’s freshman players.

“Right now, we are trying to rebuild the program so it’s not only benefitting us, but it’s benefitting the younger ones we’re trying to help out and make them better in the future,” Elpers said.

Although having her program in a rebuilding phase is rare for Norris, she has been in a similar position before. Akin to waves crashing on a beach, she knows that high school sports sometimes has an ebb and flow.

“They saw this three years ago with the group that won conference last year,” Norris said. “It was the same way for the when [the 2014 Lady Titans] were sopho-mores. That is the way we have to look at it, one step at a time and we’re learning every step of the way. We just build on what we have.”


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Gibson Southern volleyball. Front row, from left; Megan Green, Kate Ziliak, Madison Elpers, Kylie Moskos, Jackie Goedde, Raechel Kiesel. Back row, from left; Coach Amy Norris, Shealyn Riggs, Kalissa Bittner, Whitney Norris, Lauren Ziliak, Lora Barton, Coach Eric Steckler.

Lady Trojans volleyball a throwbackJIMMY POTTS

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OAKLAND CITY— In order to achieve success, a team must emulate its past success and the hiring of 2010 Wood Memorial High School graduate Whitney Powers as Wood Memorial High School volleyball coach be the first step.

Powers, formerly Whitney Malin, returns to her alma mater after spending a year coaching Heritage Hills’ junior varsity and four years playing basket-ball just down the road at Oakland City University.

Although new to the job, Powers is not new to the program. She said she remem-bers working with many of her players when she dawned the green and gold five years ago.

“I’ve known all of these girls for a few years and been around them. It’s awe-some to watch them grow and be a part of that,” Powers said.

The Lady Trojans return to the court following a 17-14, which ended after a 3-0 loss to Tecumseh in the 1A sectionals. Powers looks to pick up where former coach Shaylon Pience left off and she

has the players to do that. Although los-ing 6-foot-1 middle hitter Kalise Ayers, the Lady Trojans retained much of their 2014 roster, including seniors Sydney Nurrenbern and Kenzie Ayers, who Pow-ers considers them excellent team lead-ers that often assist underclassmen with technique.

“I could not ask for better seniors. Kenzie Ayers and Sydney Nurrenbern are just awesome,” Powers said. “Coach (Emily) Cherry and I were just talking about how we could not ask for better leaders ... That’s where it starts. You have to have leadership and those two defi-nitely do.”

Along with Nurrenbern and Ayers, Lady Trojans lefty setter Katie Thacker also returns to the squad. Thacker will enter her second year with the varsity

team. Another Lady Trojans lefty is Chloe Bartley, who will play the middle and developed a reputation for her aggressive play. Other returning Lady Trojans include: Karsen Robinson, Tay-lor Pflug, Lexuss Ellerbrook, Cori Pflug and Kenzie Tooley.

Powers received multiple letters in volleyball, track and basketball. She still ranks fifth on the Gibson County all-time scoring list with 1,252 points. Powers played a large part in the Lady Trojans’ run to the state tournament champion-ship game. She hopes to have the same success as a coach as she did as a player and looks forward to continue being a mentor and a role model for her players.

“It’s wonderful. I’ve always wanted to be back home and the opportunity came and I took it,” Powers said.


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Wood Memorial volleyball. Front row, from left; Katie Thacker, Chloe Bartley, Syd-ney Nurrenbern, Kenzie Ayers, Karsen Robinson, Taylor Pflug. Middle row, from left; Grace Morgan, Lexuss Ellerbrook, Hannah Thacker, Audra Carter, Cori Pflug, Kenzie Tooley. Back row, from left; Adison Stone, Ashton Stone, Izzy Schnepf, Bailee Speicher, Alexa Willis.

All hands on deck for Tiger tennisJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

PRINCETON— Despite having nine seniors on his roster, Princeton Com-munity High School tennis coach Matt Moade knows he will need an effort from all 15 players on his roster.

While many players spend their Satur-days sleeping in and resting after a busy first week of school, Moade had his play-ers on the court that morning in prepa-ration for a busy start to the year.

“We play seven matches in the first nine days,” Moade said. “No other sport is like that. Boys tennis season is just crammed into a very short season. We go (next) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.”

With so many matches he makes each of his players practice singles and dou-bles matches and to be ready to compete every day. Moade said he benefits from having a well-rounded roster replete with experience at all levels. The Tigers finished last season with a 15-6 record, which ended after a regional loss to Evansville North. The Tigers are led by David Ellis, Grant Holder, Logan Firkins and Jordan Harpenau, who Moade has high expectations for this season.

“David will play mostly singles, the other three will play both,” Moade said.

Firkins, Holder and Harpeneau each have expereince in singles and doubles competition and Moade looks to take full advantage of their skills. Moade said Keshwan Young will also see significant court time after making great strides in improving his game this sum-mer. Although returning the core of last year’s team, Moade said he will constantly rotate players because of the number of matches per week and each match tends to take a toll on his players.

“They’ve all been working hard, but unfortunately I only have seven spots,” Moade said. “... I can’t expect my singles guys to play that much in that short of a time,” Moade said. “It’s like having a pitcher pitch every other day for nine

days. You can’t do it. We’re in great shape. We’re trying to get better, but physically you just can’t do it.”

Moade said he determines which players will play varsity based on their intelligence

on the court and not their athletic prowess.

“It’s not about who’s the most talented. It’s about who plays the most consis-tent and who’s the smartest …. We’ve matured a lot this year and you can see that,” Moade said.


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Princeton Community boys tennis. Front row, from left; Janver Canillas, Keshawn Young, Logan Firkins, Will Massaro, Grant Holder, David Ellis, James White, Jordan Harpenau. Back row, from left; Student assistant, Keaton Whetstone, Hunter Davis, Hunter Carey, Seth Robbins, Ethan Flanningam, Jacob Paddock.

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Titan tennis building momentumJIMMY POTTS

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FORT BRANCH— Fresh off their Pocket Athletic Conference co-champion-ship from last year, the Gibson Southern tennis team feels primed for another run at a conference title.

The Titans have either been PAC champions or co-champions the last four years and Titans coach Terry Wallace does not expect that to change this year.

“We hope to continue that streak and will definitely be contenders for the sec-tional as well,” Wallace said. “When you get to the regional it’s there that are a couple of schools that are very strong.”

The Titans strong performance against Mater Dei gave Wallace a positive out-look on the season.

“Mater Dei is an exceptional team that is going to have very good players this year,” Wallace said. “We have some things to work on, but I thought we did really well against a strong Mater Dei team. I was pleased with the way they played.”

The Titans finished last season with a

3-2 loss to Princeton in the sectional cham-pionship match, but instead of having to reload their roster after losing three seniors, Titans coach Terry Wallace said his five incoming seniors will easily fill the void.

“Four played varsity last year so they have experience,” Wallace said. “Even my younger players have been playing in our Junior Titan program for the past three years. I only have two boys that have never played before.”

Wallace projects senior Abe Kiesel to play 1 singles along with Braden Taylor,

but admitted that any the roster could dramatically shift at any moment. Fresh-man Gavin Draper may see some varsity time after impressing Wallace over the summer as well as sopho-more Derrick Lynn.

Despite having experienced players of all ages, Wallace said he still works with his players on fundamentals.

“As far as the instructional part we don’t have to worry so much about that, but we still have to work on the fundamentals.


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Gibson Southern boys tennis. Front row, from left; Daniel Knapp, Gavin Graper, Sam Romershausen, Abe Kiesel. Middle row, from left; Head Coach Terry Wallace, Braden Taylor, Gage Williams, Tyler Clark, Elliott Crow, Derek Lynn, Mgr, Camille Greenwell. Back row, from left; Franco Bowden, Cameron Foster, Riley Farmer, Alex Kruse, Kaleb Conklin.

“We hope to continue

that streak and will definitely

be contenders for the section as

well. ”Terry Wallace

Gibson Southern tennis coach

Wood Memorial revives tennis teamJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

OAKLAND CITY— Wood Memorial High School tennis coach Dan Bolin has a tough task ahead of him as he attempts to field the first boys tennis team in three years.

Bolin will field the first boys tennis team in three years, which means he must train players with absolutely no experience on the court before two weeks ago.

“It’s difficult. We’re going to be a very young team,” Bolin said. “We have three sophomores and the rest of them are freshmen ... It’s going to be interesting.”

A commonality among all tennis coaches is the frustration of having to fit so much information into a little over two weeks of practice. Bolin’s issues are further exacerbated by the fact that he must teach his players the basics of the game, then potentially throw them against a player with years of experience on the court.

“I’m still in the teaching mode at the moment. I have a couple of athletes and things come natural for them, but for everybody else it’s the first time they tried the game,” Bolin said. “We’re still working on the stance, the grips and making contact with the ball. This first year is going to be difficult, but I hope we have a lot of fun with it.”

Fortunately for Bolin, many students do not take up tennis until they reach high school. He believes he will have his players competing at a high level by the time his fresh-men become upperclassmen.

“Hopefully, in a couple of years, we will be the team to beat,” Bolin said. “With them being so young and not playing competitive tennis before you have to ask them ‘did you do better? Did you try your best? Did you give it 100 percent?’ We will improve as the weeks go on.”

Despite being new to the sport, Bolin said he has been impressed by the development of Trent Holders, Walker

Nurrenbern, Lathan Falls and Paxton Bartley.

“Trent Holders is one of my sopho-mores,” Bolin said. “He’s pretty quick and is my most con-sistent player right now so he’ll be play-ing one singles,”

Bolin said he only asks his player to enjoy themselves on the court and learn the basics and not focus on winning and losing.

“Hopefully, 10 years from now these kids will all be playing tennis in some way or form,” Bolin said.


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Wood Memorial boys tennis. Front row, from left; Manager Taylor And is, Braydon Bell, Cody Goodall, Trent Holder, Cole Davis. Back row, from left; James Gates, Walker Nurrenbern, Paxon Bartley, Tyler Fleisher, Lathan Falls.

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Seniors lead the way for PCHS cross countryJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

PRINCETON— The Princeton Com-munity High School cross country team looks to continue moving forward fol-lowing their appearance at semi-state in 2014.

Coach Bill Niederhaus said he has a focused group of seniors keeping the pace at each practice and has high expectations.

“I’ve been luck that every year, no mat-ter who it is, our seniors take that leader-ship role and just make everyone better,” Niederhaus said. “... Last year was the first time we had been to semi-state and we lost four seniors, but out of our top five we only lost one guy so we feel like we can have a pretty good season again this year.”

Niederhaus said the Tigers’ last place finish at semi-state left a sour taste in his runners mouths and feels they have unfinished business this year.

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FootballFriday Aug. 21 Forest Park 7 p.m.Friday Aug. 28 S. Spencer 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 4 at N. Posey 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 11 at Hendrsn Co. 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 18 Princeton 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 25 at Heritage Hills 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 2 at Pike Central 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 9 Tell City 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 16 at Southridge 6:30 p.m.

Boys tennisTuesday Aug. 18 Ev. North 4:30 p.m.Thu. Aug. 20 Tell City 5 p.m.Friday Aug. 21 at Wood Memorial 4:15 p.m.Monday Aug. 24 Pike Central 4:30 p.m.Thu. Aug. 27 Heritage Hills 4:30 p.m.Monday Aug. 31 at Ev. Central 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 N. Posey 4:30 p.m.Thu. Sept. 3 at Mount. Vernon 4:45 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 at Princeton 4:30 p.m.Thu. Sept. 10 S. Spencer 4:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 12 Titan Inv. 9 a.m.Monday Sept. 14 Southridge 4:30 p.m.Thu. Sept. 17 Tecumseh 4:30 p.m.Friday Sept. 18 at Jffrsnvle Cls. 5:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 19 at Jffrsnvle Cls. 8 a.m.Monday Sept. 21 at Mtr Dei High 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 Boonville 4:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 28 Forest Park 5:30 p.m.

Boys soccerMonday Aug. 17 S. Spencer 7 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 18 Mater Dei 5:30 p.m.Monday Aug. 24 N. Posey 6:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 at Ev. Harrison 7 p.m.Thu. Aug. 27 at Wood Memorial 5 p.m.Sat. Aug. 29 at Husky Inv. 9 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 at Heritage Hills 6:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 Ev. Central 5 p.m.Thu. Sept. 10 Mount Vernon 5:30 p.m.Thu. Sept. 17 Tell City 6 p.m.Monday Sept. 21 Boonville 5 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at Princeton 7 p.m.Thu. Sept. 24 at Pike Central 6:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 29 Washington 6:30 p.m.Thu. Oct. 1 at Forest Park 5:00 p.m.

Girls soccerMonday Aug. 17 S. Spencer 5 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 18 at Reitz 5:30 p.m.Thu. Aug. 20 at Boonville 5 p.m.Sat. Aug. 22 at Ev. Harrison 11:00 a.m.Monday Aug. 24 N. Posey 5 p.m.Thu. Aug. 27 Mater Dei 7 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 at Wood Memorial 5 p.m.Thu. Sept. 3 Mount Vernon 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 at Heritage Hills 5:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 14 Ev. Central 6:30 p.m.Thu. Sept. 17 at Forest Park 5 p.m.Sat. Sept. 19 at N. Vigo Co. 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at Princeton 5 p.m.Thu. Sept. 24 at Pike Central 4:30 p.m.Sat. Sept 26 Jasper 11:30 a.m.Monday Sept. 28 Bosse 5 p.m.

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Titan cross country to be well represented JIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

FORT BRANCH— Gibson Southern High School cross country jerseys will be a very common sight with both boys and girls teams tallying nearly 30 members.

Cross country coach Jeremy Aydt described his team as young but competitive at all levels.

“This year is one of the larger teams we’ve had since I’ve been coaching,” Aydt said. “I have 15 boys and 12 girls for 27 total. Out of those 27, 11 are freshmen … All of them are challenging the upperclassmen for spots. They came in gungho and ready to push the older kids.”

Senior Aaron Cochran, for-merly Aaron Wilson, will head up the boys squad followed by fellow seniors Zach Davis, Logen Dilbeck and Caleb Kifer. Although new to cross country, Aydt said he has high expecta-tions from Nick Scheller, whose swimming background may prove beneficial to the Titans.

“(Cochran) is a three-year letter winner. He has improved every year. He is focused and wants to have a great senior sea-son,” Aydt said.

The Lady Titans are very young with six freshmen com-ing out this year, no sophomores and only two juniors and four seniors that he said have proven leadership ability.

“Holly Bittner will return. She

kind of got injured at the end of the season and did not get to run in the postseason,” Aydt said. “Kylie Hasenour had a great summer of training and is

looking strong and then we have the Lay girls Maisie and Lexie. They are ready to go.”

Aydt praised his seniors for creating a competitive but

cohesive atmosphere at practice and feels his team is ready for their first meet, the Aug. 27 Ky/In Boarder Clash.

“I really haven’t put a stop

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Gibson Southern boys cross country. Front row, from left; Jackson Maurer, Travis Hart, Skylar Lay, Adam Reed. Middle row, from left; Hunter Topper, Caleb Kifer, Shane Harper, Dimitri Dewig. Back row, from left; Aaron Cochran, Mason Bittner, Alec Martin, John Loehr, Zachary Davis, Nick Scheller. Not Pic-tured: Logan Dilbeck


Gibson Southern girls cross country. Front row, from left; Habiba Fichtinger, Maisie Lay, Kristen Benkert. Middle row, from left; Olivia Schneider, Holly Bittner, Ellie Kiesel, Abbye Huelsman, Morgan Jack-son. Back row, from left; Kylie Hasenour, Kennedy Stoll, Lexi Lay, Sydney Thomas

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Wood Memorial girls cross country. Sabrin aHicks, left, Mackenzie Adams. Not pic-tured, Kendal Maikranz, Veronica Bittner.

Wood Memorial cross country a world of two, maybe four

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Sports editor

OAKLAND CITY— Wood Memorial High School cross country runners Sabrina Hicks and Mackenzie Adams definitely get plenty of attention from first-year coach Hallie Muncy.

With her team only having two mem-bers, Muncy said the Lady Trojans may not win meets as a team, but they will certainly perform well at the individual level.

Although only Adams and Hicks have participated thus far, but Muncy said she has two more potential candi-dates in Veronica Bittner and Kendal Maikranz. Of all Muncy’s athletes, only Bittner has cross country experience.

“It’s been a learning experience. They are interested in it, but none of them had done track or anything like that,” Muncy said. “It’s been really neat too. They’ve been working really hard and doing everything I ask of them. They even practice on their own on weekends when we don’t get to run. They’ve been doing really well.”

Muncy said she has focused her run-ners on sprinting to get them perform-ing at a faster pace and has not began timing their runs just yet. As a first year coach, Muncy said she has learned just as much on how to coach from her runners as they have learned about running from her.

“We always joke that the punishment in all of the other sports is our sport,” Muncy said. “They’ve been working hard. My first year has been really good. Everything is new to me and run-ning is new to them. We have a lot of questions and we’re doing the best we can right now. We’re making mistakes and learning what we need to do better next year.”

Muncy credited former cross country coach Jay Wilkins for making cross country possible at Wood Memorial. Wilkins resurrected the program last year, which featured five runners. Four graduated and only Bittner remains.

“He’s helping us a lot and I would have definitely been lost without him,” Muncy said.

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first meet in Mount Vernon Tuesday. We moved that up from the 25th to the 18th so we could do a duel meet and we’ll find out how these extra miles have done for them, but just looking at them in practice I can tell they are very focused.”

The Tigers are headed up by four-year cross country runners Phil Dzien-ciul and Hunter Stokes, first-year run-ner Nathan Sailer and Roman Wagner, who practices on his own time due to his commitment to the soccer team.

“All four of them bring something to the table that will help us out one way or another,” Niederhaus said.

The Tigers seniors double the total roster of the Lady Tigers, which fea-ture runners junior Lexus Brittingham and sophomore Sydney Young. Lady Tigers coach Debbie Ridgely said the lack of runners greatly simplified her job, allowing her a more focused

approach this season.“We’re anxious to compete and see

where we are,” Ridgely said. “It’s been a long summer that they were there every day (at practice) at seven o’clock faithfully.”

Ridgely said it is an unusual year for the team, considering she has never had less than five runners in her career at PCHS. She said a few underclassmen have expressed interest but at they will not be able to compete for two weeks. Until then, Ridgely will just have to focus on Brittingham and Young.

“It’s pretty sweet. I told them it was going to be a different kind of season,” Ridgely said. “There is an advantage. I told them the other day ‘this is how we should look at it. We should go to a meet and overhear people say we only have two girls and have someone come back and say, yeah but they’re really good.’”

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FootballFriday Aug. 21 at Princeton 7 p.m.Friday Aug. 28 at Tecumseh 7 p.m.Friday Sept. 4 Vinc.-Lincoln 6:30 p.m.Friday Sept. 11 North Knox 6:30 p.m.Friday Sept. 18 at Estrn Greene 6:30 p.m.Friday Sept. 25 at Perry Cent. 7 p.m.Friday Oct. 2 N. Daviess (HC) 6:30 p.m.Friday Oct. 9 N. Cen.-Frms. 6:39 p.m.Friday Oct. 16 at Crawford 6:30 p.m.

Boys tennisMonday Aug. 17 at Tecumseh 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 18 at North Davies 4:45 p.m.Friday Aug. 21 Gibson So. 4:15 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 NE Dubois 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 at Princeton 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 at Pike Central 4:30 p.m.Wed. Sept. 9 at Vinc. Rivet 4:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 14 at Barr-Reeve 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 at Southridge 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 17 Evansville Day 4:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 21 at S. Spencer 4:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 Bosse 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 Heritage Hills 4:30 p.m.Monday Sept. 28 Loogootee 4:30 p.m.

VolleyballMonday Aug. 17 NE Dubois 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 18 at Mt. Vernon 6 p.m.Sat. Aug. 20 at Vinc. Rivet 5:30 p.m.Monday Aug. 24 at Wash. Cthlic 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 at South Knox 5:30 p.m.Wed. Aug. 27 Tecumseh 5:30 p.m.Monday Aug. 31 Shoals 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 White River 5 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 Vinc-Lincoln 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 Pike Central 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 10 at Barr-Reeve 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 at Gibson So. 5 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 17 at Evansville N. 5:30 p.m.Sat. Sept. 19 Wood Mem. Inv. 8 a.m.Monday Sept. 21 at E. Greene 5 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at S. Spencer 6 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 Princeton 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 29 North Posey 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 1 at Heritage Hills 6 p.m.Sat. Oct. 3 at N. Davies Inv. 8 a.m.Monday Oct. 5 at Loogootee 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Oct. 6 Washington 5:30 p.m.Friday Oct. 9 Hendrsn Co. Inv. 9 a.m.Friday Oct. 10 Hendrsn Co. 9 a.m.Tuesday Oct. 13 Bosse 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 15 at North Knox 5:30 p.m.

Boys soccerTuesday Aug. 18 at NE Dubois 5 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 20 North Knox 5 p.m.Tuesday Aug. 25 South Knox 5 p.m.Thurs. Aug. 27 Gibson So. 5 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 1 at Shoals 4:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 3 at N. Posey 5 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 8 Evansville Day 5:30 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 10 S. Spencer 5 p.m.Sat. Sept. 12 Bosse 11:45 a.m.Tuesday Sept. 15 at Boonville 5 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 17 Mount Vernon 5:30 p.m.Tuesday Sept. 22 at Tell City 5 p.m.Thurs. Sept. 24 Vincennes Rivet 5 p.m.Sat. Sept. 26 Princeton 11:45 a.m.Monday Sept. 28 Wash. Catholic 5 p.m.Thurs. Oct. 1 at Pike Central 4:30 p.m.

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Lady Tiger golfers: mentors, teachers, leadersJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

PRINCETON— With nearly half of the Princeton Com-munity High School golf team taking up the sport for the first time this year, everyone must play duel roles.

Lady Tigers coach Jenny Kolb said she has been impressed by the efforts of seniors Cait-lin Huff and Jackie Wood in becoming mentors for the younger players that may strug-gle in their first year.

“They are working really hard and we are very proud of them,” Kolb said. “We have two seniors Jackie Wood and Cailtlin Huff and one junior that have played and they are so good with the underclassmen … We can’t be there for every shot they make when they are on the course. Our upperclassmen are awesome and very good at help-ing the younger girls.”

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Sports editor

FORT BRANCH— The Gibson South-ern Lady Titan golf team has thus far proved it is the team top team in South-ern Indiana after breaking a few indi-vidual and team records in its first few outings.

The team recently captured their first tournament title after besting 12 teams at the Lady Titan Invitational and looks to have continued success throughout the year.

“These girls played a lot this summer and that is why they are doing so well,” Lady Titans coach David Pemberton said. “They played in tournaments all summer long. We definitely got a head start on (the competition).”

Led by senior Lexie Sollman, the Lady Titans have dominated the competition. Sollman recently set a course record in Martinsville while helping her team pull an upset against the Martinsville High School Lady Artisans, who entered the competition as a top five team according to some state polls.

“Lexie is the hardest working girl on

the team,” Pember-ton said. “She prac-tices the most, takes on the most and she played the most junior tournaments over the summer.”

Sollman recently set a course record at the Washington Invitational, where she took first place after shooting a 75. She also took first at the Lady Titan Invi-tational. At Washington and the Lady Titan Invitational, the Lady Titans set course records for a team, which were bulstored by performances by senior Taylor Pemberton, David Pemberton’s daughter, senior Kristen Harpeneau and junior Kenzie Whitten. Despite having

early success, Pem-berton believes his team still has things to work on.

“Their short game still needs work,” Pemberton said. “They are all strik-ing the ball well, but they are not as con-sistent as the need to be.”

Pemberton said his seniors excel in not becoming dis-tracted after a poor performance on a hole and letting it ruin their day.

“They’ve played a lot of rounds and a lot of competitions and they know how not to get caught up,” Pemberton said.

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Gibson Southern girls golf. Front row, from left; Julia Angermeier, Lexi Hunt, Taylor Pemberton, Lexie Sollman, Kenzie Whitten, Kristen Harpenau, Ellie Marshall. Back row, from left; Asst. Coach Kendra Michel and Head Coach Dave Pemberton.

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Tigers seek to set an example JIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

PRINCETON— Things could not have gone worse for the winless Princeton Community High School soccer team last year, but it seems all of its issues have gone by the wayside.

After losing their best striker, Joe Wildt, to football and losses on the field creating a growing rift between team-mates, the end of the 2014 season could not have come sooner for the Tigers.

“Last year we fell apart. If one goal got scored on us we would start fighting,” Tigers senior striker Roman Wagner said. “We would start yelling at each other and saying ‘it was your fault.’ Now, we are picking each other up and we go out and eat at Applebee’s and work as a team on and off the field. We have each other’s backs.”

The Tigers’ season mercifully came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Evansville Day, leaving the Tigers with a 0-17. Wagner said rifts began with Wildt’s departure and things slowly got worse with the team splitting into factions.

“We thought we needed [Wildt] but we’re doing fine without him now,” Wagner said. “It’s a completely different mindset. We’re working as a team and everybody is coming together. This group

of guys is the best group I have ever played with. We work together so well.”

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Princeton Community boys soccer. Front row, from left; Adam Fischer, Nathan Sandusky, Luke Dunn, Brendan Bateman, Isaac Key, Kaleb Huff, Brantley Muckerheide. Second row, from left; Kyler Havill, Noah Youngson, Jaiden Scott, Roman Wagner, Zach Ledford, David Zheng, Austin Stackhouse.

Soderling ushers in new Titan soccer eraJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

FORT BRANCH— After losing five seniors following the Gibson Southern High School boys soccer team’s state semifinals run, recently hired coach Shaun Soderling wants to restore the Titans to their former glory.

Soderling knows this season will not be easy after the graduation of Gibson County Male Athlete of the Year Hunter DeWeese, but feels he has the key ingre-dients to keep the team moving forward.

“We’re definitely a young team with a large amount of freshmen, but I think we have that right balance between young and old with experienced guys that should be something special in the long term,” Soderling said.

DeWeese was not the only loss the Titans incurred. They also lost goal keeper Shane Murphy, midfielders Chase Maurer and Andrew Alvis and forward Teddy Rexing. Replacing former Titans coach Ken Klein and losing so much talent would seem daunting for a new coach, but to Soderling’s benefit he returns seniors Ian DeFalice (striker),

Zach Drennan (defender), Mason Mocko-bee (fullback), Jakob Hall (striker), Kaleb Kifer (defender) and Elijah Kramer (mid-fielder), who he credits for aiding in the development of the underclassmen on his roster

“They are doing a good job of mentor-ing some of the younger guys on our team,” Soderling said. “So far, Preston Risinger (halfback) has been phenomenal and is certainly getting to that next level. He has been the biggest surprise from that freshman class. Garrett Barthell (freshman midfielder) is going to be someone that we will talk about for the next four years. Also, Avery Gick (for-ward), Alex Meyer (defender) and Bryce Williams (defender) are going to con-tribute to the program for the next four years. They are going to be the new foun-dation of this program going forward.”

Much of Soderling’s younger talent have years of experience playing club soccer. Soderling continues working with his players in creating an atmosphere more on the level of an NCAA program and instilling a more college level style of play. Before coming to Gibson South-ern, Soderling coached at Evansville

University and Alderson Broaddus University.

“I think they know soccer 101, but now we’re teaching a more 300 level class,” Soderling said. “... Mockobee and DeFe-lice are two kids that I got to coach last spring. They were the ones that opened up my eyes to the coach-ing position and talk-ed me into coming up there. It seemed like a good fit. Most people think it’s hard going from high school to college, but I think the hardest job is going from college back to high school because of the different rules.”

Although tak-ing over a team with a history of success, Soderling did not make any lofty declarations regarding the upcoming season.

“They went to semi-state last year, but we’re definitely not the same team we were last year,” Soderling said. “They are far from

the team they were last year ... We have goals that are going to lead us to a state championship, but we are going to fight have to fight to get back to where we were at.”


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Gibson Southern boys soccer. Front row, from left; Grant Walker, Brendan Murphy, Josh Kramer, Mitchell Priar, Jacob Murphy, Austin Dewig, Zach Drennan, Josh Pohl. Middle row, from left; Coach Robert Drennan, Kody Merrell, Jakob Hall, Eli Kifer, Caleb Kifer, Ian DeFelice, Blake Tenbarge, Preston Risinger, Garrett Barthel. Back row, from left; Bryce Williams, Alex Meyer, Trey Riggs, Avery Gick, Mason Mocko-bee, Eli Kramer, Jaden Fleetwood, Jacob Rumble, Tait Tenbarge, Head Coach Shaun Soderling.

“We’re definitely a young team with a large amount

of freshmen, but I think we have

that right balance between young

and old with experienced guys that

should be something special in the

long term.””Shaun Soderling

Gibson Southern boys soccer coach

Trojan seniors leading the chargeJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

OAKLAND CITY— Wood Memorial High School soccer coach Josh Stolz believes his team will have a much better year with a strong crop of underclass-men primed to fill the void of last year’s seniors.

Despite the loss of four-year starter Noah Fritz and fellow seniors Heath Miley and Dalton Cochrane, Stolz said this year’s team may fare better than the 3-14 team of 2014.

“We lost some good seniors last year and we have to find some guys that will step up for them. As a team, I expect us to be stronger than we were last year,” Stolz said.

Stolz said the reason for his enthusi-asm centers on the efforts of current seniors forward Matt Reising, striker Blayne VanMeter and defender Tyler Bottoms, who each had a hand in recruit-ing players to participate in offseason events such as the team’s well attended strength and conditioning program. It seems the seniors’ efforts paid off Stolz said. The team already has 23 players on his roster with one more primed to join. If the Trojans add one more student, then it will become the largest soccer team the school fielded in school history.

“They helped get things going in the summer and getting guys out there,” Stolz said. “... We had some great sum-mer workouts and that is going to make a huge difference. We lost some good seniors from last year and we will have to have some guys step up and fill in for them.”

Some of the players that could fill the void left by Miley, Cochrane and Fritz could be twins Spencer and Tristan Vick-ers, Eli Schenks and Jakob Price.

Last year, the Trojans got off to a slow start before winning three games near the end of the season. Stolz attributes those early losses to having to experi-ment with various players in different positions. However, Stolz said Reising, VanMeter and Bottoms will remain in their current spots.

“I would expect us to continue to improve,” Stolz said. “Every year there are a few surprises. A few teams that you expect to compete with that have improved. I expect us to do better than we did last year.”

Stolz said the Trojans traditionally get

a slow start to the season due to having to experiment with players in different positions, but tend to peak just before sectionals.

“We do a lot of experimenting at the beginning of the year and try some play-ers in different spots and sometimes that hurts us a little,” Stolz said. “We always play our best by sectionals and that is what you want to do. We won three games right before sectionals last year. I expect us to be pretty competitive this year.”


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Wood Memorial boys soccer. Front row, from left; Harden Hunter, Matt Reising, Noah Casey, Jalen Doerner, Eli Schenks, Blayne VanMeter. Middle row, from left; Owen Heldt, Cameron Saulmon, Nate McDowell, Cameron Houchins, Austin Allen, Nathan Stephens. Back row, from left; caleb Head, Tyler Bottoms, Logan Hensley, Tristan Vickers, Jake Price, Bai-ley Booker, Jon Reising, Spencer Vickers, Ethan Phillips.

Lady Tigers baffled by soccer turnoutJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

PRINCETON— Princeton Commu-nity High School soccer coach Efrain Gallegos is completely mistified when it comes to explaining the Lady Tigers’ dramatic increase in players.

While a suddenly successful program can expect to draw more participants, the Lady Tigers return from a 3-9-3 season that concluded with a 3-2 loss to North Posey.

“Historically, we are not a strong soc-cer area,” Gallegos said. “We’ve always struggled for players. This year has been very pleasant. We had a lot of people sign up ... I don’t know (why). You would think it was the world cup, but [sign ups] were before the world cup.”

The Lady Tigers return almost their entire 2014 roster with the exception of Cailin Houdyshell, who graduated last spring.

“This is the best year as far as talent across the board that we’ve had,” Gal-legos said. “Before, we had talent, just not enough. We’re not loaded with travel players so we’re going to have to play as a

team. That’s a chal-lenge, but we have to get everyone to pull in the right direction.”

The Lady Tigers are not only talented, but motivated as well. Senior Ashleigh Chestnut said last falls season ending sectional loss to North Posey moti-vated her and her teammates to par-ticipate in offseason practice and condi-tioning programs. Although coming up short against the Lady Vikings Chestnut said the Lady Tigers finally came together as a team.

“We started in the first week of June, rather than getting together in the last week of July and that helped a lot,” Chestnut said. “...We wanted to bring the energy from that sectional game last year. It was definite-ly a game-changer.”

Fellow senior Aylssa Muckerheide agreed.

“After last year, in that sectional game, we really came together as a team,” Muckerheide said. “We really want to win as a team this

year. We really want to have a good sea-son. Everyone is focused.”


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Princeton Community girls soccer. Front row, from left; Keona Louis, Bethany Wal-ton, Kaycee Russell, Hannah Gillihan, Kaylee Minkler. Second row, from left; Paige King, Nyco Louis, Kaitlynn Robb, Tori Matthews, Kendra Taylor, Ava Little, Jayde Wilkerson. Back row, from left; Nikki Slaton, Emma Heldt, Sierra Camden, Ashleigh Chestnut, Alyssa Muckerheide, Samantha Lucas, Brandy Hyatt.

“Historically we are not a strong soccer area. We’ve

always struggled for players.

This year has been very pleasant.

We had a lot of people sign up ...

I don’t know (why). You would

think it was the world cup, but

(sign ups) were before the world

cup”Efrain Gallegos

Princeton Community girls soccer coach

Lady Titans ready for another runJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

FORT BRANCH— The Lady Titans seem primed for another run at a Pocket Athletic Conference title after returning most of their roster from last season.

The Lady Titans finished the 2014 season with a 1-0 loss to Mater Dei, in what Lady Titans coach Steve Jenkins described as an off year.

“We only graduated three seniors, but two years ago we graduated eight seniors,” Jenkins said. “Most of these girls are returning players. It’s nice. We were very young last year and sopho-mores and juniors are the bulk of our team right now.”

With only two seniors on the Lady Titans roster, Mor-gan Reed and Jenna Ottman, Jenkins hopes his team will build on its success from last year.

“We obviously have a lot of work to do … We know finishing and doing a better job of doing diagonal runs are some of the things we have to work on,” Jenkins said.

Reed and Ottman said the lack of seniors allows the entire team to prog-ress as opposed to situations where the focus is mainly on the upperclassmen.

“Whenever we have fewer seniors, we tend to grow together as a team,” Reed said. “Whenever we had eight seniors we followed them and had suc-cess, but with (younger players) we all grow together.”

Reed feels the team can pickup where they left off last year because the team is nearly a mirror image of its 2014 counterpart. Instead of worrying about how to break down their own personal

barriers to improve communication on the field, the Lady Titans have already moved past that hurdle.

“We basically have the same team from last year,” Reed said. “I feel like that helps us because we know each other and we know our strengths. We’re more familial with each other.”

Ottman believes her team will eclipse its 8-6-4 record from 2014.

“I saw this team grow last year with it having fewer seniors. Everyone bonded a lot better and that’s something I’ve seen this year … We’re super excited and ready to start the season.”


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Gibson Southern girls soccer. Front row, from left; Morgan Reed, Jenna Ottman. Middle row, from left; Cal-len Ambrose, Hayley Doty, Sammi Bittner, Katie Scott, Molly Will, Carlee Tenbarge, Hannah Bryant. Back row, from left; Grace Lee, Sophie Toth, Amy Niehaus, Grace Bammer, Eliza-beth Nichols, Abby Goings, Kendall Singleton, Skylar Boes.

“We only graduated three seniors,

but two years

ago we gradu-

ated eight

seniors. Most

of these girls

are returning

players. It’s

nice. We were

very young

last year and

sophomores

and juniors

are the bulk of

our team right

now.”Steve Jenkins

Gibson Southern girls soccer coach

Young Lady Trojans gun for Blue Chip titleJIMMY POTTS

Sports editor

OAKLAND CITY— Coming off last season’s 4-12-1 record has not dissuaded the Wood Memorial Lady Trojans from their goal of winning another Blue Chip Conference title.

Although not typically thought of as a dominant force at Wood Memorial, Lady Trojans coach Dan Gomez said the Lady Trojans have had more Blue Chip titles than any other sports team.

“The girls soccer team, right now, has more Blue Chip titles than any team at the school,” Gomez said. “In the last eight years this team has really come along.”

Despite fielding a team with two seniors, Holly Timmerman and Jordan Blemker, Gomez foresees good things this season.

“We look for some good things. Over the last eight years,we’ve won the Blue Chip Conference four times,” Gomez said. “That is our big measurement. We have the Evansville sectional and we’ve advanced in that before, but I don’t know if we can pull a sectional out with the numbers we have.”

With his team comprised mostly of juniors in their third year of high school soccer, Gomez believes his team may shock a few opponents.

“Jordan Blemker, she is our goalie and has been with us the whole time,” Gomez said. “She stands out … Her and Brenna Maikranz and Morgan Love-less are my captains. They are really upbeat, but intense. They are willing to go down there and help a teammate that is struggling.”

Other returning players include Ash-lyn Morgan and Sydney Day, who will provide some of the speed necessary for an aggressive attack.

“We’re pretty solid front to back,”

Gomez said.As the season

comes to a head, Gomez said he has steadily increased the intensity at prac-tice. He added that the addition of assis-tant coach Dan Par-ish has helped him a lot during practice. Many of his players are multiple sport athletes so Gomez

avoided having his players participate in a lot of preseason conditioning and sum-mer activities. That increased the need for an assistant coach so he could fit as much conditioning and drilling into each practice.

“I would prefer they had a lot of time off and time to spend with their family, that way I don’t feel so bad when I get tough on them,” Gomez said.



Wood Memorial girls soccer. Front row, from left; Manager Avery Johnson, Morgan Loveless, Makayla Stocker, Jenna McGowan, Jordan Blemker, Cassidy Saulmon, Kat-lyne Englehardt. Back row, from left; Coach Dan Gomez, Holly timmerman, Kalyn Ingle, Kim Ellermann, Brenna Maikranz, Kylie Head Sydney Day, Ashlyn Morgan, Adeline Harden, Manager Amy Young. Not pictured, Assistant coach Dan Parrish.

“The girls soccer team, right now, has more Blue

Chip titles than any team at the

school. In the last eight years this

team has really come along. ”Dan Gomez

Wood Memorial girls soccer coach


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Tiger footballContinued from page 3Colton Wilder, linebacker Jor-dan Kolberstein and numerous other linemen and skill players. In response to graduating so many key components, much of the Tigers starting lineup fea-tured juniors and sophomores. Although some of those players struggled at times last season, they have greatly matured over the last year.

“We played a lot of young kids last year. All five of our starting offensive linemen are back,” Schenk said. “Our run-ning back is back. All of our linebackers are back. We lost one guy out of our secondary. We played a lot of guys last year and I only graduated three or four that actually saw the field.”

The Tigers return to action with most of the core compo-nents back in place from last year. Starting running back Joe Bichler will return to the backfield and could prove to be a dangerous weapon as he tends

to use his low center of gravity to shrugged off tacklers dur-ing this summer’s scrimmages. While using the run to set up the pass seems an outmoded concept, it has proven success-ful during the Tigers scrim-mages this summer. Bichler is complimented by returning junior speedster receiver Javon Wilkerson and senior Joe Wildt, who will use strength and his 6-foot frame to be a dangerous target up the middle. Senior quarterback Lane Rumple, who split time with 2014 senior Dillon Deckard last year, will return behind center as part of a two-quarterback system that includes sophomore Maleek Hardiman. Although young, Hardiman showed he has poten-tial to be the Tigers’ quarter-back of the future.

“The more he learns the sys-tem, the more dangerous he is going to be,” Schenk said. “You can see his natural ability. You see that natural instinct where,

when things break down, he ends up making something out of nothing. As he progresses and gets the whole system down, he is going to be danger-ous and really good.”

While the offense has looked explosive, the defense seemed a major concern for Schenk. The Tigers recently implemented a new 3-3-5 defense, which should assist as high school teams continue adopting the spread offense. Although burned on play-action and misdirection plays against North Knox, the Tigers seemed to have righted the ship after they held Tecum-seh High School to just one touchdown during their final scrimmage Aug. 17.

“We’re in good shape. We returned eight or nine guys on both sides of the ball,” Schenk said. “There is a lot of experi-ence and I think they under-stand what it takes to win.”

Tiger soccerContinued from page 19seem to have paid off. During their final scrimmage against Vincennes-Lincoln, the Tigers shutout the Alices. The shutout was a feat Woods’ had not wit-nessed in a very long time.

“This shutout is as big of a confidence builder as you can get,” Woods said. “I don’t think we got one at all last year. Us having a solid back four is something we can build on.”

For Wagner and fellow seniors Adam Fischer (goal keeper), Issac Key (right wing) and Brendan Bateman (center back) soccer has become fun again.

“We have tried harder to come together as a team,” Key said. “Instead of just being friends on the field, we try to be friends off the field ... We’re not just sticking to our certain cliques. The seniors will come down and work with the fresh-men, try to talk them and show

them some points. It will show on the field because you need that team unity.”

As soccer continues to grow in popularity, the seniors hope their jovial approach to the game will attract younger generations to local soccer programs. Key believes the first step in creating a soccer dynasty in Princeton begins with a change in attitude. While acknowledging the Tigers will not become an overnight sen-sation, he hopes his team can pave the way for future genera-tions of soccer enthusiasts.

“I don’t care whether we have a good or bad record,” Key said. “I want (youth soccer players) to look at us and know that we love the sport. We’re going to try our hardest in everything ... Winning is fun, but winning is not everything. It’s a competi-tion when we get out there, but we want them to look at this as a sport you can love.”


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Titan footballContinued from page 4backs Isaac Dickenson and J.J. Miller, who will split time in the backfield along with speed-ster Dylan Stefanich. When not pounding it up the middle with their hulking running backs, the Titans can option out to any of his 10 senior receivers, which includes senior all-state receiver Griffin Scheller, senior Grant Adams, senior Morgan Rexing and many others. The Titans also return a bulk of their offen-sive line from 2014. Senior left tackle Kyle Brakie will watch out for Seller’s blind spot while returning starting center Ryan Emilio will provide support up the middle. The Titans will also return tackle Andrew Hartman and junior Dyllin Bennet may fill the void left by left by guard Tucker Krieg, who graduated in 2014.

The Titans are currently ranked third in the state for 3A

programs by Indiana Football Digest and seem the team to beat in the Pocket Athletic Confer-ence, but Sellers said they are not intimidated by teams gun-ning for them every week.

“Teams will come out to get us and always be prepared to play us,” Titan quarterback Nick Sellers said. “When you’re a top team you always have to look out for that. You try to think about it too much. You just try to play your game and have each man do their job preparing for each team.”

On defense, the Titans return much of their secondary with senior cornerback Sam DeLong and a more seasoned corner-back in junior Chandler Mckee. Scheller should see some time at safety along with Dickenson. Their front seven will includes a wealth of experienced seniors including Kory Clem, Dakota Koch and Austin Moses. Behind

them are linebackers Parker Rose, Hayden Maurer and Jacob Sparks. Although stacked with upperclassmen, one issue the Titans may come across is adjusting to their recently installed artificial turf.

“You’re a lot quicker so you have to be under control more,” Sparks said. “If you’re coming up and trying to make a tackle. You have to make sure the break-down so you don’t fall if the run-ning back tries to make a move.”

Although highly touted, Sparks said the Titans cannot let their ranking go to their heads.

“We know that just based on our previous success we’re going to be in the rankings, but we try not to focus on that and just take it one week at a time,” Sparks said. “If we get caught up in our rankings, we may fall behind on our defensive assignments. We just have to try and stay focused.”

Lady Tiger golfContinued from page 17

Due to the golf season starting earlier than all other sports, the Lady Tigers have already competed in three events, which all included the highly touted Gibson South-ern Lady Titans. In order to keep her younger players from becoming frustrated and focusing too much atten-tion on the leader board, Kolb reminds them that golf is a game against themselves and not the other players on the course.

“We work with them to try and improve … Most of our girls are new and half of them never picked up a golf club until we started practice this summer,” Kolb said. “We’re just trying to teach them the game and take it day by day.”

Despite suffering from in experience, the Lady Tigers have already had some small

victories. They finished ninth with a score of 460, despite half of its players just taking up golf this year. They recent-ly bested Evansville Central by 20 strokes, followed by For-est Park (482) and Southridge, who failed to register team points while finishing in the top 10 at the Lady Titan Invi-tational on the very difficult Cambridge Golf Course.

“We’re pleased with what they have done,” Kolb said. “We have Haley York, who is a freshman, and she has played for a really long time. That makes a big difference. A lot of girls that come in are just starting as freshmen. (York) will do nothing but get better … I could not say anything bad about our girls. They all come out and want to learn, they want to be there and you can’t ask for anything more as a coach.”


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Trojan footballContinued from page 5and whatever success we have is out of shear determination. Sometimes you have to get mad to do stuff and that’s the way it goes.”

On offense, the Trojans return starting quarterback Austin Powell, who comes off a solid performance during the Pike Central scrimmage last Friday and could be a threat to defenses with his ability to throw out of the pocked. Behind him, running backs Bob Huot, Louis Hoover, Dalton Ashby and Collin Robinson will carry much of the load in the Trojans’ run-based, double wing offense. Although primarily picking up their yards on the ground, the Trojans have recently imple-mented a passing attack that could shock teams expecting the Trojans usually rushing attack. Tight end Jared Cox will provide an option for Powell on a bootleg and junior receiver Juston Jones and senior receiver Damon Logeston could find some open space if the defense is lulled into complacency with the Trojans ground game.

Many of the starters on offense will also see significant time on defense. senior Jacob Jarboe will split time at

linebacker and offensive line. Kyle Tepe will take snaps on offensive and defen-sive line and Seth Sales. Despite being outsized during their scrimmage against Pike Central, the Trojans high-speed defense managed to tally numerous sacks and tackles for loss during the third var-sity rotation. Other players that will see significant time on defense include Rob-inson, Jones, lineman Gage Colins and freshman standout Rylan Hicks.

“It was really nerve racking, but I was ready and I wanted to be out there,” Hicks said after his first scrimmage with the Trojans. “I knew a lot of these players last year and they always helped me out. I feel like I need to step my game up a little bit more to help my team out.”

Despite having won just one game in the last two year, Powell said he feels like this is the year they will turn it all around. Things will not be easy for the Trojans however as they face a much improved Princeton Community High School team the first game of the season.

“We’ll play a lot better than years before and I’m sure we will get a few wins under out belts this year,” Powell said.

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