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ContentsForest City Wrestling .....................................................................................................................3West Hancock Wrestling .............................................................................................................. 4GHV Wrestling ..................................................................................................................................5North Iowa Bowling......................................................................................................................... 6North Iowa Bowling Schedule .................................................................................................... 7Boys Basketball Schedules ......................................................................................................... 8Girls Basketball Schedules ......................................................................................................... 9Wrestling Schedules ...................................................................................................................... 10North Iowa Boys Basketball ........................................................................................................ 11North Iowa Girls Basketball ........................................................................................................ 12West Hancock Boys Basketball ................................................................................................. 13West Hancock Girls Basketball .................................................................................................14GHV Boys Basketball ..................................................................................................................... 15GHV Girls Basketball ..................................................................................................................... 16


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TWO STATE QUALIFIERS LEAD YOUTHFUL FOREST CITY TEAM The Forest City Indians will

work to build young talent this

year, while two state qualifiers

return to lead the team.

Bringing a wealth of experi-

ence to this year’s squad are se-

niors Alex Paulson and Pierce

Gelhaus, who both advanced

to state last winter. Paulson

will once again wrestle at 220

pounds, after taking fourth

place in that weight division at

state last season. Gelhaus moves

up to 145 pounds this year, af-

ter wrestling at 138 pounds last

year at state.

Other wrestlers who per-

formed well in the postseason

last year are juniors Maverick

Freerksen at 152 pounds and

Noah Paulson at 182-195. Fre-

erksen took second at sectionals

last year and fourth place at dis-

tricts, while Noah Paulson was

third at sectionals and placed

fourth at the conference meet.

Rounding out the returning

lineup are 170 pound junior

Triston Springer and sopho-

mores Alec Fett (106) and East-

won Jacobs (160), who were

starters last season, along with

sophomores Evan Larson (220-

285), Eric Hamilton (113) and

Tim Buck (152-160).

The Indians also have a large

slate of newcomers this season,

including: seniors Cedric Har-

ris, Blake Jacobs, Kameron Ro-

hwedder and Timmy Thomp-

son; juniors Ethan Alsop, Dylan

Schleuger and Tommy West;

sophomores Dylan Benitez,

Drake Bullis, Dylan Jenkins,

Jacob Koppen, Josef Kudej and

Tristan Tabb; and freshmen

Cody Lunning, John Olson,

Zach Osborn, Gabe Staudt, Ja-

cob Trunkhill, Zack Wagner,

Brett Walton and Justin Wellik.

Head Coach Steve Staudt re-

turns for his sixth year at the

helm, having compiled a 56-42

record. Assistant coaches are

Steve Pickar, Andy Eastvold and

Taran Larson.

The Indians placed fifth at the

North Iowa Conference meet

last season and had a 6-2 duel

record in the conference. Their

overall record was 14-16. With

the switch to the Top of Iowa

Conference this season, many

of the Indians’ old rivals will

continue to be their top com-

petition, including Osage, Lake

Mills and Garner-Hayfield/

Ventura. Staudt says they aim to

finish in the top three this year.

With many inexperienced

wrestlers on the squad this sea-

son, Staudt says they will be

looking to last year’s top con-

tenders for leadership. “We will

be young and untested com-

pared to a lot of our opponents

this year,” said Staudt, noting

that they’ll need their younger

wrestlers to develop quickly. He

expects Gelhaus, Alex Paulson,

Noah Paulson, Freerksen and

Fett to be his team’s top wres-

tlers this season.

Members of the Forest City Wrestling team for the 2015/2016 season are (front from left): Eric Hamilton, Magan Krein, Sarah Nordskog, Jasmin West, Bran-don Finch, Fran Wasicek, Alley Larson, Johanna Juveland and Justin Wellick. Second row: Tim Buck, Blake Jacobs, Maverick Freerksen, Triston Springer, Alec Fett, Brett Walton, John Olson, Kameron Rohwedder, Cedric Harris and Dylan Benitez. Third row: Coach Andy Eastvold, Coach Steve Pickar, Timmy Thompson, Dylan Schleuger, Cody Lunning, Josef Kudej, Pierce Gelhaus, Head Coach Steve Staudt and Coach Keith Walker. Back row: Alex Paulson, Easton Jacobs, Gabe Staudt, Dylan Jenkins, Zack Wagner, Jacob Trunkhill, Ethan Alsop, Tommy West, Noah Paulson and Evan Larson. Not pictured: Drake Bullis, Jacob Koppen, Tristan Tabb and Zach Osborn.


EAGLES RETURN 10 GRAPPLERS West Hancock head wrestling

coach, Mark Sanger, kicks off his

fifth season at the helm of the

program this season welcoming

back 10 returning letterwinners.

Sophomores Dawson Goodrich

(145/52), Cameron Clark (160/70),

Preston Cink (160/70), Hunter

Hagen (182), Colton Francis (195),

Austin Brouwer (285) and juniors

JJ Holland (106), Clayton Brown

(132), Nick Lemmon (138) and

Jordan Weiland (170).

Seven additional grapplers join

the team to compete in the 2015-

2016 Iowa High School wrestling

season; freshmen Nathan Ca-

brera (106), Reed Brown (132/38),

Dalton Subject (126/32), Bennett

Bruns (145/52), Caleb Eckels (170),

and sophomores Jordi Rodriguez

(152/60) and Jaxson Heald (220).

“We have a solid nucleus of

young wrestlers that gained a

great deal of experience last year,”

said Coach Sanger. “We have an-

other group of young wrestlers

entering the room this year. We

will continue to look for improve-

ment on last year and work our-

selves back into a competitive po-

sition as a tournament team.”

West Hancock posted an overall

record of 9-21 as a Dual Team last

season.

“Dual meets will be a challenge

for our team this year as we will

struggle to fill all 14 weights, but

we will have some individuals

who are capable of competing at

a high level,” praised Sanger.

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LOW NUMBERS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR GHV WRESTLERS Wrestling has been on the re-

bound at GHV over the last couple

of seasons and Cardinal fans are

hoping to see that trend continue.

The Cards will be under the guid-

ance of Cory Jenniges this season.

Jenniges moved into the role after

assisting Steve Smith during the

last two seasons. Coach Jenniges

has a solid resume that includes

three years of leading varsity

programs along with coaching

successful youth programs in

Belmond and Garner since 2002.

Working as assistants with Jenni-

ges are Travis Dodd, Eric Jackson

and Ethan Bass.

After struggling with very low

numbers for several years the

Cardinals worked their way to a

successful season last year. The

Cards finished 18 – 17 in dual ac-

tion while finishing third at the

NIC conference meet.

GHV enters the season with

three individuals earning pre-

season ranking attention. Lead-

ing the group is junior Conner

Shaw who begins the season rated

third individually. Shaw was the

Cardinals’ top wrestler last year

after going 50-8 overall. His ac-

complishments included the NIC

title at 160 pounds along with

first place finishes at the Class

2A Sectional and District tourna-

ments. Conner went on to finish

sixth overall at the State Wres-

tling Meet. Shaw is expected to

compete at 170 pounds this year.

Also gaining preseason atten-

tion with a ranking of eighth in-

dividually is senior Cade Baker.

Baker’s record of 47 – 6 last year

is a bit misleading as four of those

defeats were to the same oppo-

nent. Cade also advanced to the

state meet after earning second

place medals at the NIC tourney,

the sectional tourney and the dis-

trict tourney. Baker is expected to

fill the 180-pound slot after com-

peting at 170 pounds last year.

GHV junior Austin Case has

also earned a preseason ranking

of seventh after finishing 34 – 17

last year. Case earned the runner-

up spot at both the NIC and sec-

tional meets and just missed a

trip to the state tournament after

placing fourth at the district tour-

ney. Case was a 106-pounder last

season and is expected to fill the

113-pound slot this year.

The Cardinals have two addi-

tional junior letter winners that

are hoping to pick up a few more

wins this season. Colyn Schone-

man was 22 – 13 last year at 132

pounds and is expected to move

up to 152 pounds. Grady Um-

barger went 18-22 at 182 pounds

in 2014-15 and will compete at

195 pounds this year. Sopho-

mores Spencer Formanek and

Anthony Sherwood are GHV’s

remaining letter winners. Sher-

wood will fill the 145-pound spot

while Formanek is expected to go

at 138 pounds.

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NORTH IOWA BOWLERS RETURN STRONG LINEUP The North Iowa bowling

teams look to have a competitive

season this winter, with most of

last year’s talent returning for

both the boys and girls.

The boys’ returning lineup

includes State qualifier Spencer

Armstrong, a junior, who took

10th place individually at State

last year. He was also named

to the First Team All-District.

Another returning All-District

performer is sophomore Noah

Melz, who was named to the

Second Team last season. Letter

winners Zach Dirksen, a senior,

and Willie Roeder, a sophomore,

are also back, along with junior

Cameron Roth.

Back to lead the girls’ team

again this season is junior Syd-

ney Giesking, who was an All-

District Honorable Mention and

letter winner last season. Also

returning are letter winners

Jenna Berschman and Jordan

Ostrander, both sophomores,

along with junior Allison Alme-

lien.

Newcomers for the boys in-

clude freshmen Joey Blocker,

Ben Hassebroek, Dominic Fish-

er and Michael Powell. Joining

the girls’ squad this season is

freshman Kiaya Wales.

Head Coach Doug Aukes re-

turns for his 16th year with the

program. He says the bowlers

have been improving their spare

conversions, and they have the

ability to put a lot of strikes to-

gether, which will help them to

be successful this year. He notes

that they do have some new

bowlers this season who will

need to mature into the funda-

mentals of the game.

Aukes expects Waverly-Shell

Rock, Vinton and Charles City

to be the top contenders in the

district this season. He says the

keys to success for the Bison will

be picking up spares and getting

into a zone and staying focused.

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Schedule11-23 @ Waverly (Oelwein)

12-04 @ Charles City12-11 vs Waverly-Shell Rock

12-18 @ Tripoli01-08 vs Forest City

01-22 vs Denver01-29 @ Waterloo Columbus

01-30 @ Forest City02-05 vs Forest City

02-13 @ Waterloo Columbus


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12-04 @ North Union12-11 vs Forest City12-15 @ West Hancock

12-22 @ Bishop Garrigan01-05 vs Lake Mills01-08 @ Eagle Grove01-09 @ Newman

01-15 vs North Union01-18 vs Central Springs

01-22 @ Forest City01-26 vs West Hancock

02-02 vs Bishop Garrigan02-05 @ Lake Mills02-06 vs St. Ansgar02-09 vs Eagle Grove

12-01 @ North Iowa12-04 vs Forest City12-05 @ Osage12-08 @ West Hancock

12-15 vs. Bishop-Garrigan12-18 vs. Lake Mills

12-22 @ Eagle Grove01-05 @ Clear Lake01-08 vs. North Union01-12 vs. North Iowa01-15 @ Forest City01-19 vs. West Hancock

01-26 vs. Bishop Garrigan01-29 @ Lake Mills02-02 vs. Eagle Grove02-06 @ Algona02-09 @ North Union

12-01 vs. Lake Mills12-04 @ Eagle Grove12-05 @ North Butler

12-11 @ North Union12-15 vs. North Iowa12-18 @ Forest City12-22 vs. Newman Catholic

01-08 @ Bishop-Garrigan01-12 @ Lake Mills01-15 vs. Eagle Grove

01-22 vs. North Union01-26 @ North Iowa01-29 vs. Forest City01-30 vs. West Fork

02-09 vs. Bishop Garrigan


GIR L S BASK E T BA L L S CHE DUL E

12-01 vs. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura

12-04 @ North Union

12-11 vs. Forest City

12-15 @ West Hancock

12-18 vs. Belmond-Klemme

12-22 @ Bishop Garrigan

01-05 vs. Lake Mills

01-08 @ Eagle Grove

01-09 @ Newman Catholic

01-12 @ Garner-Hayfield-Ventura

01-15 vs. North Union

01-18 vs. Central Springs

01-19 @ Rockford

01-22 @ Forest City

01-26 vs. West Hancock

01-29 @ Belmond-Klemme


02-05 @ Lake Mills

02-06 vs. St. Ansgar

02-09 vs. Eagle Grove


12-04 @ Eagle Grove

12-05 @ North Butler

12-08 vs. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura

12-11 @ North Union

12-15 vs. North Iowa

12-18 @ Forest City

12-22 vs. Newman Catholic

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01-12 @ Lake Mills


01-19 @ Garner-Hayfield-Ventura


01-26 @ North Iowa


01-30 vs. West Fork



12-01 @ North Iowa


12-08 @ West Hancock




12-21 vs. Humboldt

12-22 @ Eagle Grove


01-12 vs. North Iowa

01-15 @ Forest City

01-19 vs. West Hancock



01-29 @ Lake Mills

01-30 vs. Nashua-Plainfield


02-06 @ Algona

02-09 @ North Union

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12-03 vs North Union, Emmetsburg

12-10 @ Charles City12-12 @ Algona12-15 @ Central Springs

12-19 @ North Polk12-22 @ Webster City01-05 @ St. Ansgar01-07 vs West Hancock01-09 @ Clear Lake01-12 @ South Hamilton01-14 @ Lake Mills01-16 @ Estherville01-21 vs Newman, Hampton-Dumont01-23 @ Riceville01-30 vs Top of Iowa Conference

12-03 @ Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Eagle Grove

12-05 @ Okoboji

12-12 @ Algona

12-17 @ Newman Catholic, Rockford

12-19 Tournament @ West Hancock

01-05 vs. Lake Mills, Clarion-Goldfield, Eagle Grove

01-07 @ Forest City

01-09 @ St. Edmond

01-14 vs. Belmond-Klemme, North Union

01-16 @ Boyden-Hull

01-21 @ Northwood-Kensett

01-23 @ North Butler

01-30 Top of Iowa Conference @ Forest City

02-02 @ Mason City

02-06 Sectional @ West Hancock High School

02-13 District TBD

12-03 vs Eagle Grove, West Hancock

12-05 @ Eagle Grove

12-12 @ Nashua-Plainfield

12-14 @ Clarion

12-15 @ Central Springs

12-17 vs Forest City, Belmond-Klemme

12-19 @ Iowa Falls Tournament

01-05 vs Iowa Falls, Rockford

01-07 vs Lake Mills, North Union

01-09 @ Graettinger

01-14 @ Osage

01-16 @ Lake Mills

01-18 @ West Fork

01-21 @ Newman Catholic

01-23 @ Riceville

01-26 @ Northwood-Kensett

01-30 Top of Iowa Conference @ Forest City


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BISON AIM TO TURN THINGS AROUND THIS SEASONAfter a disappointing season

last winter, the North Iowa Bi-

son have nowhere to go but up

as they return to the basketball

court.

The Bison were unable to put

together a win all of last season,

as they finished 0-22 overall and

at the bottom of the North Iowa

Conference standings.

Just two starters return for the

Bison: junior guard Austin Ha-

isman and junior forward Drew

Jensen. They are the top return-

ing scorers for the team, with

Haisman averaging 6.9 points

per game last season and Jen-

sen averaging 5.4. Jensen led in

rebounds last year with 4.7 per

game and in steals with 19. Ha-

isman led in assists with 1.7 per

game and in free throws with a

62% success rate.

Three returning seniors round

out the starting lineup this year,

including forwards Steven Mil-

brandt and Josiah Beenken and

guard Logan Eichenberger.

Ten newcomers fill out this

year’s roster, including senior

Hunter Gelhaus; juniors Colin

Weaver, Alex Balvance, Sam

Hassebroek, Freddie Eden and

Noah Melz; sophomores Jordan

Boekelman, Nathan Beenken

and Taylor Baumann; and fresh-

man Isaiah Walk.

Head Coach Chad Hinders is

back for his seventh year with

the Bison, with an overall re-

cord of 84-77. Justin Ullmann

returns as assistant coach.

Hinders says having return-

ing players who have played in

various roles at the varsity level

will be a strength this year, but

the team needs to understand

and execute game management

situations better. “Our reserves

are seeing their first varsity ac-

tion, and how fast they pick up

on things and perform will dic-

tate our approach to each game,”

said Hinders.

Some things the Bison will

be working on include creat-

ing turnovers and playing at a

more up-tempo pace. “Efficient

executions on both ends of the

f loor will be crucial,” said Hin-

ders. “We have an older nucleus

that has played various roles at

the varsity level that are ready

to compete against some of the

better teams that our area has to

offer. How well the season pro-

gresses will be determined by

the development by our younger

players and our overall team

chemistry.”

Hinders says the Bison will

be competitive if they can stay

healthy and strive to get better

each time they’re on the court.

He says their goals include giv-

ing 100% effort at all times, be-

ing resilient and having fun.

In this inaugural season of Top

of Iowa Conference action, Hin-

ders says Lake Mills, Forest City,

West Hancock and Garner-Hay-

field/Ventura are all contenders

for the conference title.

Members of the North Iowa boys basketball team for the 2015/2016 season are: (front from left) Nathan Beenken, Drew Jensen and Jordan Boekelman. Middle row: Taylor Baumann, Sam Hassebroek, Logan Eichenberger, Alex Balvance and Isaiah Walk. Back row: Head Coach Chad Hinders, Austin Haisman, Hunter Gelhaus, Noah Melz, Josiah Beenken, Colin Weaver, Steven Milbrandt, Freddie Eden and Coach Justin Ullmann.


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ketball team will focus on im-

provement this season, under

the direction of a new coach.

The Lady Bison didn’t see

much success on the court last

year, finishing with a confer-

ence record of 3-15 and an

overall record of 3-18.

Matt Harriman steps in as

head coach this year, after serv-

ing as assistant coach last sea-

son. He will be assisted by Mark

Ostermann, who is a veteran

coach of the boys’ basketball

program at North Iowa.

The Lady Bison bring back

four starters from last year, in-

cluding senior guard Brooke

Hovland, junior guards Rachel

Hassebroek and Dani Yegge,

and sophomore forward Krista

Schutter, who received Honor-

able Mention in the conference

last season. Others back this

year are senior forward Mica

Johnson, junior forward Kend-

all Melz and sophomore guard

Rachel Schutter. Newcomers

this season are junior forward

Jessica Govern and freshman

forward Katelin Adams.

Krista Schutter is the team’s

top returning scorer, as she av-

eraged 9.8 points per game last

season. Hassebroek is the re-

turning leader in steals and as-

sists.

While the Lady Bison don’t

have a lot of height to work

with this season, Coach Har-

riman says their speed will be

a strength. He says they expect

to be more competitive this sea-

son. “We had a lot of freshmen

playing last year, so having a

year to experience that should

make us better,” said the coach.

Harriman says they’ll be

working every day to get bet-

ter as a team, and he says ev-

eryone needs to work together

and have confidence to be suc-

cessful. He predicts Forest City,

West Hancock and Osage will

be the teams to beat in the Top

of Iowa-West Conference.

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WEST HANCOCK PREPS FOR SEASON The West Hancock boys’ bas-

ketball team has been busy on the

court the past month prepping for

this year’s season and the ultimate

goal of earning a consecutive spot

back to the State Tournament.

The Eagles return two senior

guards this year, which will be

playing their fourth varsity year

as an Eagle. Connor Sonius, a

strong passing and shooting point

guard along with Nate Paulus, a

long-range specialist.

Both seniors have each scored

over 1,000 points for West Han-

cock. Sonius holds the school

assists record, while Paulus the

school’s three-point record.

Last year, West Hancock fin-

ished second in the North Iowa

Conference, won the Regional

Tournament to advance to the

State Class A Tournament to con-

clude the season after the first

round with an overall 22-5 re-

cord.

The Eagles’ goals never change

said 8th year head coach Brian

Peterson, “we always try to win

the conference title, make it to

State and go farther than we did

last year.”

In order to obtain those goals,

Coach Peterson points out that

his team will need to replace

three good senior players from

last year’s roster; Trevor Nalan,

Jordan Savoy and Joey DeHart,

all starters whom were good re-

bounders, while Nalan also sur-

passed the 1,0000 point career

scoring mark.

West Hancock lists seven re-

turning letterwinners. In addi-

tion to Sonius and Paulus, Dylan

Eckels, Colton Ruter and Seth

Weiland all return with solid

playing experience.

The remaining two returners,

Ricardo Ibarra and Vicente Gon-

zalez, would have filled starting

spots for the Eagles but suffered

knee injuries in the football sea-

son which will keep them out of

basketball this year.

West Hancock will look to ju-

niors Nick Hunt, Glen Smith and

Garrett Fosdick, along with fresh-

man Lucas Weiland as potential

key contributors this season.

Santiago Garcia-Lopez, Jacob

Hlavecek, Connor Redenius, Ja-

cob Penning, Jacob Luedtke, Ma-

Coy Yeakel, Gavin Becker, Chase

Eisenman, Ben Eisenman and

Alex Hartwig all complete this

year’s full roster.

Managers include Kaitlyn Feur-

ing, Kaitlin Smith, Alyssa Klaus,

Josh Kline, Steph Melohn and

Leslie Barranca. Cheerleaders in-

clude April Robbins, Alyssa Tegt-

meyer, Natalie Wood and Andi

Robbins.

Coach Peterson is assisted by

Kevin Eisenman.

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EAGLES RETURN SOLID PLAYERS The West Hancock girls’ basket-

ball team returns six solid athletes

to this year’s roster, as the Eagles

aim high for the West Division

Championship.

After posting an overall record

of just 6-16 two seasons ago and

a turn-around second half sea-

son for a 14-8 record last year, the

Eagles welcome back their lead-

ing rebounders and shooters this

year.

Senior guards Maria Gonzalez

and Emily Leerar along with se-

nior center Emma Chizek.

Junior, Faith Hammer, also a

guard joins her veteran team-

mates, along with sophomores

Kelly Leerar and Brigid Smith.

Coach Paul Sonius kicked off

his 9th season at the helm of the

Eagle program and looks to ju-

nior Anna Chizek and sopho-

mores Sydney Burgardt and Kate-

lyn Ohrt to be strong contributors

to this year’s season as well.

“Our goal is the West Division

Championship,” said Sonius,

“which we have a strong chance

for with our five top scorers back.

Our concern is finding a point

guard.’

Sydney Zamago, Kaylee Martin,

Jade Oberhelman, Natalie Lemon,

Sydney Hudspeth, Ryann Hagen,

Cassie Engstler, and Kelly Leerar

all round out the 2015-2016 roster.

Bryce Baker, Nicole Lampe and

Bri LeHoe are the Eagle’s manag-

ers, while Coach Sonius is assisted

by Kevin Wilson and Dale Hesley.

Members of the West Hancock girls basketball team for the 2015/2016 season are: (front row, left to right) Bryce Baker, Nicole Lampe, Sydney Zamago,KayLee Martin, Gabby Bell, Jade Oberhelman, Natalie Lemmon, Sydney Hudspeth, Brie Lehoe, (back row) Ryann Hagen, Katlyn Ohrt, Brigid Smith, CassieEngstler, Maria Gonzalez, Emma Chizek, Emily Leerar, Anna Chizek, Faith Hammer, Kelly Leerar, and Sydney Burgardt. The team is coached by Dale Hesley,Paul Sonius, and Kevin Wilson. (Michelle Kronemann Photo)

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DEPTH AN UNDERSTATEMENT FOR GHV BOYSThis could be the most challeng-

ing season of GHV basketball coach

Joe Albertson’s career, but not for

reasons that typically haunt high

school coaches. Coach Albertson

will realistically be facing difficult

decisions every time he marks the

starting lineup in his scorebook as

the Cardinals possess an unusually

large pool of available talent. From

seasoned seniors to promising fresh-

men, an abundance of potential

contributors await their opportunity

to lead the Cards.

The Cardinals finished another

strong season a year ago, completing

the season at 17 – 7 while going 15

– 5 in North Iowa Conference play.

This year’s league schedule will have

a new flavor with the inauguration

of the Top of Iowa Conference. The

TOI west division will feature some

familiar NIC powerhouses such as

Lake Mills and Forest City while

adding competitive teams like Bish-

op Garrigan and North Union to the

mix. All things considered, the race

for the first Top of Iowa West tro-

phy promises to be a hotly contested

prize with as many as four or five

teams eyeing the title.

Albertson will be considering

four returning starters on the roster

when building his lineup. Leading

the group is Senior Sam Cataldo.

Cataldo with his 6’5” frame proved

to be a very versatile player for the

Cards last season, averaging 18

points per game, 10 rebounds per

game, and four blocked shots per

game on the way to earning All-

Substate post season honors. An-

other senior Harley Forry returns as

a starting guard after averaging four

points per game last season. Juniors

Holden Hutcheson and Johnny

O’Connor earned a spot in the start-

ing lineup as sophomores in 2014-

15. Hutcheson averaged eight points

per game while O’Connor netted

seven per contest.

Adding depth to the squad again

this year are senior returning letter

winners Payton James, Turner Al-

bertson and Ben Baumgard. James

caught the attention of NIC coaches

as a second-team all-conference

performer and was one of GHV’s

main perimeter scoring threats. Al-

bertson saw significant playing time

a year ago and is expected to play a

significant role this season as well.

James averaged 10 points per game

while fellow seniors Albertson and

Baumgard chipped in three and two

points per contest respectively.

The Cardinal JV squad had an

amazingly successful season, finish-

ing at 21 – 1 overall and a number

of players from that team will be

challenging the upperclassmen for

playing time. Albertson noted that

juniors Chase Theobald and Logan

Dalbeck along with sophomores

Connor Burke, Nick Joynt, Ryan

Meyers and Jack Van Dusseldorp

could all potentially work their way

into the lineup. Albertson is also

giving 6’7” freshman James Betz se-

rious consideration after seeing his

play in preseason drills.

Albertson along with his assistants

Kevin Stromer, Josh Banse, Greg

Hiemstra and Jake Young are look-

ing to see GHV’s combination of

experience, size and depth produce

a very competitive team. One ques-

tion mark could be whether or not

the Cards will be able to play defense

at a championship level. Albertson

and staff are hoping to see this large

group of talented individuals gel

into a cohesive team that can reach

their full potential.

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REBUILDING NEEDED FOR GHV GIRLSFor the past three seasons, GHV

girls’ basketball coach Matt Er-

pelding has begun the year with

a strong nucleus of experienced

players on the roster. That trend

has come to an abrupt end for

the Cardinal coach as GHV will

have some big shoes to fill with a

relatively inexperienced group of

athletes. The Cards have enjoyed

three consecutive strong seasons

and Erpelding will need a few

newcomers to step up big in order

to continue as a league contender.

GHV finished third overall in

last years’ 11-team North Iowa

Conference. That league is now

history with the Cards competing

in their first season of Top of Iowa

Conference play. The TOI West

division will feature nine teams

including traditionally strong

programs like Forest City and

Bishop Garrigan. Topping last

season’s 16 – 8 overall record will

likely provide a strong challenge

to the youthful, inexperienced

Cardinal squad.

Leading the Cardinals this sea-

son will be junior forward Han-

nah Lau. Lau scored 11.9 points-

per-game with 6.7 rebounds last

year. Joining Hannah as a return-

ing starter is sophomore guard

Jillian Heitland. Heitland netted

6.7 ppg in her first season of var-

sity action while dishing out 27

assists on the year. Two addition-

al letter winners are hoping their

experience from last year will pay

dividends. Seniors Taryn Carolus

and Payton Bamrick saw limited

action in a majority of last sea-

son’s games and will look to work

their way into contributing roles.

Completing the roster for GHV

are four seniors, two juniors, a

sophomore and eight freshmen.

Erpelding noted that this par-

ticular group of players could be

one of the better perimeter shoot-

ing teams he’s coached. “Jillian

and Hannah had very produc-

tive seasons last year so hopefully

they can continue that this year.”

Erpelding expects to build some

pretty solid depth in several posi-

tions as the season progresses.

Coach Erpelding is concerned

about his squad’s lack of varsity

experience as the season opens.

“Our inexperience will show ear-

ly in the season while we feel out

what everyone’s role will be this

year. My biggest concern is the

lack of a confident point guard.

We have numerous girls who are

capable of developing into a qual-

ity point guard so it is a matter of

who wants to step up and fill that

role. Until that happens we will

struggle on the offensive end. We

also need to develop our defensive

fundamentals to become a solid

defensive team.”

In spite of the combination of

youth and inexperience, Erpeld-

ing is maintaining a positive out-

look. “I really like the group of

girls I have this year. There is no

doubt that we need a lot of girls

to step up and take their game to

the next level for us to be a com-

petitive team. I do know that this

group will work hard to make

that happen. The main thing is

that we all realize that we have a

lot of work to do to get to where

we want to be as a team. We just

need to keep reminding ourselves

that it is a marathon and not a

sprint. I believe by the end of the

season we will be a very competi-

tive team and will surprise some

teams come tournament time.”

Expected to challenge for the

TOI West title are Forest City,

Lake Mills and Bishop Garrigan.

“All three of those teams have a

great mix of youth, athleticism

and solid upperclassmen,” noted

Erpelding.

The Cardinals will face a stiff

challenge in their first contest

of the season as GHV travels to

Osage on November 24. League

play will begin the following week

at North Iowa.

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