Wednesday, June 30, 2010 AUSTIN SPORTS FOOTBALL The Packers won their first postseason in contest in years when they topped Winona 18-13 in the first round of the Section 1AAAA football tournament, but their season ended on a 29-8 loss to Northfield in the second round. “We would’ve liked to have more wins, but it was a great five months and there wouldn’t be anybody else I would want to be around for five months,” Austin head coach Tim Hermann said after the season. The Packers went 4-6 overall and their offense was boosted by the running of senior running back Jerrad Ryks, who ran for 1,288 yards (6.3 per carry), and 18 touchdowns, while catching 15 passes for 113 yards. Hermann resigned as head coach after the season and Austin graduated most of its core, so it will have a different look in 2010 as Matt Schmit, a former assistant, takes the helm.
VOLLEYBALL It was a tough year for the Packers as they went 3-16 and lost in the
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first round of the playoffs to Faribault. Senior Bri Mayer led the Packers attack throughout the season. Austin will return a few key players next season, including setter Jenna Svoboda. “I think the prospects for Austin volleyball are still pretty good,” Austin head coach Darica Schneider said. “Look for Austin to come back, we’re not lying down.”
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The Packers had their best season in school history as they made it to the Class ‘A’ state tournament for the first time ever, where they fell to Simley 2-1 on a late goal in the quarterfinals. Austin finished 14-6 overall in a year that saw 14 different players score goals. They graduate 14 seniors. “They’re a good group of kids,” Austin head coach Jens Levisen said of his departing players. “They’re all around good kids and Herald file photo not just good soccer players. They’re good with academics and community involvement. They Austin's Jacob Brehmer celebrates his goal in the second half against Simley that came off a penalty kick to the have a lot of very strong attributes.” tie the game 1-1 in the quarterfinals of the Class A State Boys' Soccer Tournament at Roseville Area High School.
AUSTIN SPORTS GIRLS SOCCER The Austin girls soccer team had its season end in a 5-0 loss to Mankato West. The Packers went 1-14 on the season.
GIRLS TENNIS The Packers lost their first postseason match and didn’t have any players advance in the section tournament.
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING The Austin swimmers sent six athletes to the Class ‘A’ state meet, including Averi Splinter, who took sixth in the 100-yard butterfly. Brooke Johnson took 13th in the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-medley relay team of Johnson, Splinter, Kelli Bednar and Helen Heimark took 13th. The 200-freestyle relay team of Splinter, Bednar, Lauren Edwards and Heimark took 22nd, and Heimark took 22nd in the 200-freestyle and the 500-freestyle.
CROSS COUNTRY Haley Splinter was Austin’s lone representative at the state meet and she finished 46th out of over 150 runners. Tim Erickson and Christian Folken were solid runners for the boys team all season.
BOYS BASKETBALL The Packers made it as far as the Section 1AAA semifinals for the second straight year, but would get no closer as they fell to New Prague 62-54. Austin (13-13 overall) relied heavily on senior forward Connor Gunderson for scoring throughout the whole season and the squad lost seven games by six points or less on the year. The Packers graduated six seniors and will have a much different look next season. “I’m not going to call next year a rebuilding year but we’re going to drastically change the way we play,” Austin head coach Kris Fadness said. “We’re going to press and run and play a lot of bodies. It’ll keep the seniors involved and integrate the young kids.”
GIRLS BASKETBALL The Packers just couldn’t finish the job in the 2009-2010 season. Austin (5-20 overall) lost seven games by five points or less.
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GIRLS HOCKEY
The Packers (11-12-2 overall) finished their season with a tough 2-1 loss at Norfhfield. Austin was led by the standout play of senior goalie Audrey DeVries, and it will return some its best offensive players in Carley Grunewald and Kennedy Thompson.
WRESTLING
The Packers sent two wrestlers to the state meet and Mike Hirsch took second at 189 pounds. It was the third career trip to state for Hirsch, a senior, who won over 100 matches in his career. Austin’s other state qualifier was senior Howie Underwood at 145 pounds, who also finished with over 100 wins in his Austin career. It was Underwood’s second trip to state.
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The Packers sent four athletes to the class ‘A’ swimming and diving meet — Nick Brehmer, Jordan Stasi, Michael Thorhseim, and Zach Rausch. Those four made up the 400-yard freestyle relay team that took 12th at state and the 200-yard freestyle relay team that took 14th overall. In individual events, Rausch, a senior, took 24th in the 50-yard freestyle, Brehmer, a freshman, took 18th in the 200-yard freestyle, Thorsheim, a junior, took 18th in the 200-yard individual medley and Stasi, a senior, took 22nd in the individual medley.
GYMNASTICS
The Austin gymnastics team capped off a historic season with a sixth place finish at the Class ‘A’ state meet. The Packers made their first ever trip to the state meet and the state ‘true team’ meet during the season. Austin head coach Mark Raymond said he’s hoping Herald file photo Austin, which has solid youngsters on the squad, can Austin's Sela Fadness makes her first dive during a dual with Faribault make it in annual tradition of going to state. At the individual state meet, eighth grader Sela at Ellis Middle School. Fadness took 10th in the all-around competition and third on the floor, while senior Sabrina Snater took The Packers were led by the play of All-Big Nine selection eighth on the balance beam. senior point guard Kaycee Lukes, senior center Robin Arjes and BASEBALL sophomore forward Babaye Oja. It was a tough year for the Packer baseball team as BOYS HOCKEY it went 4-17 overall and lost in the first round of the A year after going winless, the Packers rebounded by going 9- Section 1AAA tournament to Owatonna 17-1. 17 overall, and getting their first Big Nine win in two years. Austin senior Brady Klingfus threw a no-hitter in a “We had a huge rebound from last year and the seniors were 7-2 win over Hibbing in the Metrodome. fantastic leaders for us,” Austin head coach Tim Peterson said. Junior Jay Ettinger hit .393 to lead the team.
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Austin's Henry Darling takes the baton for the final leg of the Class AA 4 X400-meter relay finals at the Minnesota State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University in St. Paul.
AUSTIN SPORTS SOFTBALL The Packers finished 5-16 overall as they suffered 12-game losing skid in the middle of the season. The team graduates nine seniors, but will bring back pitcher Marie Clennon.
GOLF Austin senior Luke Hoefflin qualified for the Class ‘AAA’ state meet for the first time and he took 21st overall. For the girls, senior Ingrid Baudler was the team’s top finisher at the Section 1AAA meet.
TENNIS The No. 1 doubles team of seniors Bob Astrup and Jacob Brehmer were the only Packers to make it to the second day of the Section 1AA tennis tournament. They were beaten out and missed out on state. As a team, the Packers finished fourth in the Big Nine.
TRACK AND FIELD The Packers boys track and field team sent seven athletes to the Class ‘AA’ state meet in three separate relays. The 4 x 800 team of Jacob Bentley, Christian Folken, Jacob Larson and Tim Erickson
broke a school record in the state finals as they took third, the 4 x 400 team of Will Darling, Bentley, Erickson and Henry Darling broke a school record in the state prelims and took third in the finals, and the 4 x 200 team of Will Darling, Bentley, Mike Hirsch, and Henry Darling took sixth. As a team, the Packers broke five school records in 2010 and Will Darling broke the 300meter hurdle record at the Big Nine meet. The Austin girls team didn’t have any state qualifiers, but freshman Abby Snater broke the school record in the pole vault and senior Sabrina Snater broke the school record in the triple jump.
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LYLE/PACELLI SPORTS FOOTBALL
The Lyle/Pacelli football team went 1-8 overall and lost to Grand Meadow in the first round of the playoffs in 2008. They were led by Brady Stier, who played linebacker, wide receiver, and he finished the year at quarterback.
VOLLEYBALL
The Lyle/Pacelli volleyball team finished 2-21-1 overall and it fell to Blooming Prairie in the first round of the playoffs. Senior Alexis Balgeman had a solid year for the Athletics, compiling 136 kills, 269 digs, 38 ace serves, and 347 serve receives.
CROSS COUNTRY
The Pacelli cross country team didn’t have any runners reach the state meet and nobody finished in the top 20 at the section meet. Senior Michael Bergstrom led the boys throughout the year and the girls team was composed of all middle school students.
GIRLS TENNIS
The Shamrocks were led by Lisa Johnen, a junior foreign exchange student from Germany. Johnen finished 18-3 and took fourth in the Class ‘A’ state tournament.
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LYLE/PACELLI SPORTS BOYS BASKETBALL The Athletics had a 15-game winning streak come to a stop when they fell to Goodhue 86-61 in the Subsection 1A West title game. Lyle/Pacelli finished 20-6 overall and tied for the Southeast Conference Championship. The Athletics got most of their scoring from senior center Brady Stier and senior guard Cody Meyer. “I told the seniors the one thing that’s a sign of success is if the program is in a better spot when you leave than when you came in. Our five seniors have given our program a very huge step,” L/P head coach Reid Olson said.
GIRLS BASKETBALL After winning just two games in three years, Lyle/Pacelli (2-22 overall) showed positive signs as it won two of its last four games — including a 63-53 playoff win over Janesville/Waldorf/Pemberton. “The biggest part is what the girls want to do in the offseason,” L/P head coach Brad Walter said after the season. “If they get in the gym and play it could be a different Lyle/Pacelli basketball team next year.”
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BASEBALL The Athletics were 3-10 overall as they had a young and inexperienced team. They ended the season with an 111 loss to Goodhue.
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It was a big year for the Lyle/Pacelli girls golf team. They won the Subsection 1A meet as a team for the first time in a
decade and they had their first girls’ individual qualifier in years. Sophomore Jennie Marx finished 44th out of 88 golfers in her first state meet appearance. The L/P boys were led by Alex Brennan
throughout the season. Track and field The L/P teams didn’t have any athletes reach the state meet in 2010. Colton Scherer had a strong year in the triple jump for the boys team.
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE SPORTS FOOTBALL The Awesome Blossoms made it to the state tournament for the first time since 1983 and they knocked off the No. 1 team in the state, New Ulm Cathedral in the state quarterfinals, before falling to Minneota 49-26 in the Metrodome. “This was huge for the program and we hope to get back here next year,” BP head coach Chad Gimbel said after the season. BP finished 11-2 overall and they bring back sophomore quarterback Luc Zellmer, who threw for 2,256 yards and 34 touchdowns.
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team went 12-17, but rallied all the way to the subsection title game, where it fell to Hayfield in five games. The Awesome Blossoms got a boost when senior Marie Morem came back from an ACL injury halfway through the season. Junior Whitney Burt was also a consistent hitter for BP.
BOYS BASKETBALL Blooming Prairie (8-15 overall) had its season end in a tough 57-56 overtime loss to Glenville/Emmons in the first round of the playoffs. The Awesome Blossoms were led by junior center Cooper Nelson and senior guard Robert Hofius. The highlight of the season was that BP swept the season series from Faribault Bethlehem Academy for the first time in over a decade.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL The Awesome Blossoms (13-13 overall) had their season end on a 58-42 loss in the Subsection semifinals. BP will graduate five seniors, but it returns two key players in guard Erica Manske and forward Whitney Burt.
Prairie Blooming second baseman Zach Herdina relays the double-play ball to First after getting the force on Nolan Green during the sixth inning in Blooming Prairie.
WRESTLING Blooming Prairie didn’t send any wrestlers to the state meet, but Seth Johnson took third at the Section 2AA meet at 130 pounds and BP had six place-winners.
BASEBALL The Awesome Blossoms finished 12-8 overall as senior pitcher Aaron Krejci was 8-1 with an ERA of 1.68 to lead them. The team will return sophomores shortstop Luke Hueman and Luc Zellmer.
SOFTBALL The Awesome Blossoms won 21 straight games to get to the Class ‘A’ state tournament for the first time in school history. BP finished 23-4 overall, but lost a pair of tough one-run games in the first round at state. The Awesome Blossoms led in both contests but couldn’t hang on. “We’re planning to come back here next year,” BP shortstop Tayla Jones said. “These teams are different from what we face in the conference, it was a good new experience.” BP will bring back seven starters next year, including pitcher Erica Manske, who was second-team AllState.
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VOLLEYBALL The Southland volleyball team went 10-13 overall and it didn’t get past the second round of the Section 1A tournament. The team will return hitters Jana Schammel and Brandi Schammel.
BOYS BASKETBALL A year removed from a six-win season, the Rebels showed vast improvements by going 15-12 overall. Southland, which ended its season with a 73-69 loss to No. 2 seeded Maple River, got strong senior leadership from guard Chris May. Southland should have a bright future as freshman center Mike Goergen gave
the team a boost and juniors Alan May and Sam Noterman will return.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Southland stayed competitive by going 11-15 overall, but it had its season end on a 59-51 loss to No. 2 New Richland/H/E/G. The Rebels were led by senior Haley Janssen, who averaged 16.4 points and 7.9 rebounds and freshman Jana Schammel, who averaged 13.2 points and 4 assists.
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BASEBALL
The Southland baseball team made it to state for the second time in a threeyear span. The Rebels (22-6 overall) lost their state opener to Sebeka, which finished second, and had to settle for sixth place. Junior Alan May (7-1 record, .393 batting average) and senior Chris May (2.05 ERA and .333 batting average) led Southland. Southland will graduate five seniors.
Southland had just one state qualifier as junior Grant Hegge took sixth in Class ‘A’ at 145 pounds.
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GRAND MEADOW SPORTS FOOTBALL The Superlarks made it to the state tournament for the first time in a decade. They finished 8-2 overall and lost to Nicollett in the first round of state in a 35-28 heartbreaker. “It was a heck of a game and you’ve got to give Nicollett credit,” GM head coach Gary Sloan said after the loss. “They made a few more plays than we did. I’m proud of my kids, they played hard and that’s what its supposed to be.” The Larks scored at least 30 points in 10 of their 12 games. Caleb Leichtnam, a junior quarterback, and Michael Gehling, a senior running back, each ran for over a 1,000 yards for GM. Gehling scored 34 TDs and Leichtnam had 21 touchdowns. Gehling went on to play in the 2010 Senior Bowl as a free safety.
VOLLEYBALL
The Larks went 18-12 overall but didn’t get past the second round of the subsection tournament. GM was led by the hitting of Abbie Fay and setting of Kristine Gerber.
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Superlarks lost their last seven games in a season that saw them finish 9-16 overall. GM, which lost its last seven games, was led by senior forward Killian Smith and it will return some promising freshmen in Bryce Benson and Ethan Yost.
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The Superlarks finished 15-10 overall. Their leaders were senior guards Abbie Fay and Alex Swanson.
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VOLLEYBALL The Hayfield volleyball team went 1910, but fell to Faribault B.A. in the Subsection 1A finals in a sweep.
The Vikings received strong play from junior setter Molly Streightiff, who had 662 set assists on the year, and senior hitter Kiley Severson, who averaged 3.9 kills per game.
BOYS BASKETBALL Hayfield went 11-15 overall and lost in the first round of the playoffs with a tough 60-55 set-back to New Rich-
land/H/E/G. The Vikings got solid play from seniors Tanner Kramer and Kody Kramer. Sophomore Bobbie Stephens gave the team a strong shooting stroke and freshman Brady Kramer came on strong at the end of the year.
GIRLS BASKETBALL The Vikings were stalled by a late in-
jury as they finished 19-9 overall and fell short in the Section 2AA semifinals with a 40-29 loss to Blue Earth. Hayfield played it’s last eight games without injured senior center Kiley Severson, who averaged 13.1 points and 8 rebounds per game. Severson, and senior guard Jordyn Krekling — who were key players on Hayfield’s state qualifying team as sophomores — will not be back next year. “We’re losing some good seniors and that hurts. But we won’t feel sorry for ourselves,” Hayfield head coach Fred Kindschy said. “We’ve got some good players coming back and next year will be interesting.” The Vikings won their first 12 games, but dropped five out of their last seven games.
WRESTLING Hayfield’s only state qualifier was eighth grader Mason Moreno, at 119 pounds. Moreno won his first match at state, but lost two in a row to end his season.
BASEBALL
The Vikings finished with a 6-14 overall record as Randolph beat them 10-0 in the second round of the playoffs. Hayfield will return all of its starters next season.
SOFTBALL
Hayfield went 5-16 overall, but it finished stronger than it started as it won four out of its last nine games.
GOLF
Kody Kramer and Sarah Kenis both earned All-HVL honors for the Vikings.
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LEROY/OSTRANDER SPORTS FOOTBALL
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The Cardinals went 0-8 overall this past season as they were hurt by a lack of depth. Their closest game was a 6-2 loss to Lyle/Pacelli.
LeRoy-Ostrander's C h a n d a Riedemann contends for a rebound with Rushford-Peterson's Kenzie Lind during the second half in their Section 1A East semifinal game night at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
VOLLEYBALL
The Cardinals rattled off a 26-4 record, but fell short in the Subsection 1A tournament to Wabasha/Kellogg in four games. L/O graduates three key seniors in Kaylee Bunne, Mac Bunne and Rachel Rosedahl. “I feel so blessed to have had these girls, they work hard and they’re a very athletic group,” L/O head coach Lisa Swenson said.
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Cardinals had a 47-45 playoff upset in the first round of the playoffs to highlight a tough year that saw them go 4-21 overall. L/O was led by senior forward Dylan Mackey and junior guard Kirk Nelson.
GIRLS BASKETBALL After winning 15 of their first 16 games, LeRoy/Ostrander (22-5 overall) lost three of its last four games, including a 46-33 loss to Rushford/Peterson in the subsection semifinals. The Cardinals will graduate three 1,000 point scorers in Kaylee Bunne, Mac Bunne and Rachel Rosedahl. “They’re three great girls and you can’t put it into words. They put this program where it is and it’s our job to continue,” L/O head coach Aaron Hungerholt said.
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