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Clear Lake Girls • Page 2 • 2016 Spring Sports Preview • Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter •
Soccer Team
New leader at
Members of the 2016 CLHS Girls the helm of the
Soccer team include front row (L- Clear Lake girls
R): Erin O’Tool, Kiersten Munson, soccer team
Ellie Biebesheimer, Bailey Maulsby,
Madi Wendel. Middle row (L-R): The Clear Lake girls soccer team has a new leader this year.
Jenna Wilkinson, Bianca Dodd, Lizzie Steve Faber has taken over the reins of the program.
Lakose, Milo Dugan, Taylor Hill, Faber inherits a team which was 1-11-2 last season, but he
Aliyah Bennett, Skylar Andrea. Back says the “hard working, fighting” attitude of the Lions will have the
row (L-R): Coach Steve Faber, Ana program on the upswing this year.
Starbeck, Jessica Faber, Lexie Holtz, The Lions return three seniors in key positions. Ellie Biebe-
Krystle Lu, Katelyn Moore, Rissa sheimer is back in goal for the Lions this year. Madi Wendel will
Barragy -Reporter photo lead the forwards and Erin O’Tool is back as a mid-fielder.
Other returning letter winners include defensive specialists
Jessica Faber, a junior, along with sophomores Taylor Hill and Lexie
Holtz. Returning forwards are sophomores Lizzie Lakose, Krystal
Lu and Rissa Barragy.
Numbers have been relatively low in the program’s recent
years, but that has provided plenty of experience for young players.
This year there are 17 girls on the team.
“It’s gonna be fun,” said Faber.
Clear Lake boys track
will be a powerhouse
fying shuttle hurdle relay team, which also in-
With 11 returning letter winners— six cluded Truesdell and Bacon. Lester, who runs CLHS Boys Track Team
with State track experience, the Clear Lake middle distance and hurdles, went to State last
boys track team is expected to be a power- year as a member of the Distance Medley relay Members of the 2016 CLHS Boys Track Team include front row (L-R): Tyler Barker, Nico McPherren, Dalton Grell, Dylan Crotty, Karter
house this spring. team. Tatum ran the opening sprint in that Anderson , Austin Young, Speed Toyne, Chase Stuver, Dalton Menenga. Row two (L-R): Coach Mike Callanan, David Vohs, Parker Truesdell,
“We feel we can be competitive with our relay. Max McKenna, Nick Eggers, Joey Monson, AJ Feuerbach, Troy Tysdahl. Row three (L-R): Aaron Kelso, Nick Currier, Zach Tatum, Lucas
veterans in every meet we go to,” said A.J. Senior Lucas Kirchhoff is a returning let- Kirchoff, Andy Hiscocks, Tyler Wolfe, Noah Copney. Back row (L-R): Grant Dieken, Parker Crispin, Jacob Wessels, Luke Eggers, Zach Lester,
Feuerbach, in his ninth year as the Lions’ head ter winner who will compete in the middle Chase Bacon, Jake Kieth, Jared Penning. -Reporter photo
coach. “We want to get in shape and stronger distance races, along with letter winners Jake
through April, so that we can get ready for out Wessels, a junior, and Karter Anderson, a
big last three— conference, district and hope- sophomore. Other returning letter winners
fully get quite a few qualified for State. We are junior Grant Dieken, a distance runner,
want to get some medals at State. That means sophomore sprinter Speed Toyne, and sopho-
we are in the top eight in Class 2A. more Aaron Kelso, participating in shot put
Last season the Lions qualified in eight and sprints.
events at State, led by Chandler Diercks, who Coach Feuerbach and Assistant Coach
won his third consecutive long jump champi- Mike Callahan also say Nick Eggers ad Da-
onship. Diercks has moved on to Iowa State vid Vohs could be big contributors. They are
University, but seniors Zach Tatum, Chase Ba- juniors back from injuries sustained last year.
con, Cooper Merrill, Parker Truesdell, Parker Noah Copney will also be a big addition with
Crispin and Zach Lester are all looking to re- his talent in long jump and sprints. He is also
turn to Des Moines. They helped to comprise a junior.
three relays which competed at State. The coach considers Algona to be the fa-
Tatum and Merrill, both seniors, were vorite to win another North Central Confer-
members of the Lions’ successful 4x100 and ence title.
4x200 relay last season. Merrill also qualified “With enrollment (grades nine-12) of
for State in the 100 meter run. This season 344 kids and only two spring sports, they will
he will also compete in the long jump for his have double or more the number of kids to
team. participate. When you put numbers and tal-
Crispin was also an individual qualifier ent together, you win eight NCC titles in a
for State. He competed in the 110 hurdles row.”
and was a member of Clear Lake’s State quali-
High numbers lead to
optimistic outlook for
CL girls track team
There is strength in numbers - and Clear cording to Puttmann and his assistant coach,
Lake girls track Coach Shawn Puttmann said Josi Thompson. “I have 12 girls at this level
he is looking forward to better numbers on his and look forward to seeing how they will com-
track team this year. pete at this higher level.”
“We have a team that can fill all events, Leading the returning letter winners is se-
something that the Lions have not had in a few nior sprinter Megan Merfeld. She is joined by
years,” said Puttmann. “I am looking forward junior sprinters and hurdlers Michaela Niles,
to scoring more points in events that we had Tali Tesar, Kayla Ritter and Joslyn Gannon.
to leave open last year due to low numbers of Junior Emily Jandebeur is also back in the dis-
athletes.” tance events.
The Lions return a strong core of athletes Coach Puttmann said he expects perenni-
who will be joined by a good group of fresh- al track favorite Algona, along with Humboldt
men that will contribute at the varsity level, ac- and Webster City to pace the North Central
Conference this year.
CLHS Girls Track Team
Members of the 2016 CLHS Girls Track Team include front row (L-R): Selena Borrill, Mallory Leisure, Kaylee Nosbisch, Olivia Amos, Alena
Gabrielson, Rachel Barillas, Ashley Archer, Bailey Larsen, Tali Tesar. Middle row (L-R): Coach Josi Thompson, Michaela Niles, Makia Fessler,
Sharrell Lee, Macy Mixdorf, Jaedyn Copney, Taylor Justice, Coach Shawn Puttman. Back row (L-R): Mikayla VanderPloeg, Kayla Ritter,
Laura Rose, Megan Merfeld, Emilie Jandebeur, Joslyn Gannon, Katie Tofte. -Reporter photo
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