PREP HOOPS 2012-13 CONTACT: Adam Thompson [email protected]920-453-5139 Friday, November 23, 2012 www.sheboyganpress.com B1 1. Plymouth (20-6 last season) — With 10 returning letter winners plus a few new- comers from a 20-2 JV team, the Panthers are poised to contend for the Eastern Wisconsin Con- ference title and a state berth. 2. Oostburg (20-5) — With 6-9 big man Josiah VerVelde pro- tecting the paint and guards Ty- ler Hartmann and Kortu Josiah on the outside, the Dutch should challenge for the top spot in the Central Lakeshore Conference. 3. Sheboygan North (21-4) — Versatile, athletic sen- ior guard Ethan Guske leads the way for the Golden Raiders, who also expect big things out of 6-4 freshman Davis Larson. 4. Ozaukee (16-10) — Ste- phen Street is a force inside, and Andy Richter and Colton Susen give the Warriors a strong back- court and strong chance for a CLC title. 5. Howards Grove (20-6) — Despite losing a large senior class, junior Austin Edge and seniors David Nennig (who missed last year with an ACL in- jury) and Garrett Jahnke give the Tigers the talent to compete with the top teams in the CLC. Plymouth’s Cory Unger (21) is one of several returning key players for the Panthers this season. PHOTO BY BRUCE HALMO/THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS Boys Preseason Formidable Five P P LYMOUTH — It may not have necessarily been expected, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt any less. After falling to eventual state runner-up Kaukauna 59-44 in a sectional final at Fond du Lac, the Ply- mouth boys basketball team was not ready for its season to be over. “They didn’t want to be done,” head coach Jason Duff said. “I think sometimes, you can get that feel from a team like, they want to win, but if it ended tomorrow life would go on and they’d be perfectly fine with that. It kind of seemed like last year’s team, they didn’t want to think about what would happen if they didn’t get to play anymore.” Entering last season, the Panthers were picked for third in the Eastern Wisconsin Con- ference, behind Two Rivers and Waupun. What Plymouth did instead, was go 12-2 and win the confer- ence title, followed by a deep playoff run that included a thrilling, last-second win at home over Slinger and a tight 61-55 victory over No. 1-seed Beaver Dam in a sectional semifinal. “I think they felt like, they were confident and they be- lieved in themselves in any game that they played,” Duff said. “I think they felt they had a chance against anybody.” But then came Kaukauna, with a trip to State on the line in a packed house in Fond du Lac. Early on, Plymouth tried to take away the Ghosts’ low-post game, to which Kaukauna re- sponded by knocking down 3- pointer after 3-pointer. In the end, the Ghosts hit seven 3s on the night. “We were just one game away from State,” senior guard Cory Unger said. “We didn’t even think we were going to make it that far even. We were so close, we know we can make it. No doubt last year is going to drive us.” This year, however, the Pan- thers have expectations. The Wisconsin Basketball Year- book has them ranked No. 9 in Division 2 to start the season and tabbed the squad with 10 returning letter winners to win the EWC. “Our biggest challenge is handling expectations,” Duff said. “Can we handle success? Can we handle people patting us on the back and saying, ‘Hey you guys are pretty good, you guys going to go to State this year?’” That road to State is littered with obstacles, and difficult ones at that. Plymouth’s non- conference schedule features an impressive mix of solid Divi- sion 1 and Division 2 programs along with traditional small- school powerhouses Oostburg and Randolph. The combined record of the Panthers’ eight non-conference opponents a year ago was 127-71 (.641 win- ning percentage). “That was exactly by de- sign,” Duff said. “Every non- conference game was done with a purpose. Even a school that’s smaller, is a school that consistently has a very compet- itive program. We play Oost- burg, we play Randolph, and despite them being Division 3 or Division (5), these guys know they’re going to have to play well to win a game like that.” Past that, Plymouth’s post- season bracket features the likes of Ashwaubenon, Kaukau- na, Pulaski, Seymour and West O On n t th he e p pr ro ow wl l With10 returning letter winners from last year’s 20-6 team along with newcomers from a JV team that finished 21-1, Plymouth is poised for a breakout season in 2012-13. PHOTO BY GARRETT RENZELMANN/SHEBOYGAN PRESS STAFF After falling one game short of State a year ago, a loaded Plymouth roster looks to continue to improve By Garrett Renzelmann [email protected]See PLYMOUTH, Page B4 Plymouth coach Jason Duff talks to his team during a timeout against Kaukauna in a WIAA Division 2 sectional final last season. PHOTO BY GARY C. KLEIN/THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS Returning players in bold Boys Name School PPG Sam Dekker SL 32.5 Eric Hartnett Oz 18.8 Zach Van Engen SF 18.8 Brad Prinsen Oo 18.4 Sam Cash NH 18.2 David Esswein Ki 17.0 Evan Rathke RL 16.3 Ethan Guske SN 15.4 Ashton Holzman HG 14.8 Justin Lunde RL 14.3 Tyler Zastrow SL 14.1 Parker Kastelic Pl 14.0 Kollin Neils Pl 13.9 Devin Yurk SN 13.9 Shaq Francis SN 13.8 Alex Stecker Oo 13.1 Taylor Ditter SS 13.0 Josh Stecker SC 12.9 Taylor Kaboord EL 12.7 Mike Davis HG 12.3 Bobby Musil SF 12.3 Josh Ruppel CG 11.3 TJ Obbink CG 11.3 Patrick Kroening Oz 10.8 Jon Herzog CG 10.7 Noah Steines HG 10.5 Jacob Winkel Ki 10.4 Logan Armstrong RL 10.3 Girls Name School PPG Alexis Lindstrom HG 17.0 Ashley Scheele SL 16.0 Maddie Landgraf EL 15.1 Lauren Salzbrenner SN 14.2 Erin Schuler Ki 13.8 Staci Hasler SF 11.0 Ashley Pfeifer EL 11.0 Lizzie Janke Oz 11.0 Alyssa Schmitt CG 10.8 Allie Paluchniak Oo 10.6 Nicole Paulus RL 10.3 CJ Usadel SN 10.1 Maranda Huibregtse Oo 10.1 2011-12 Leading Scorers 1. Oostburg (23-5) — The Dutch made it six straight trips to State last season, and with the talented duo of Maranda Hui- bregtse and Abby VanStelle back, they look poised to make it seven straight this year. 2. Sheboygan North (20-4) — The Golden Raiders lost quite a bit of production from a solid group of seniors last year, but newcomers from a JV team that went 20-2 should help North stay near the top of the Fox River Classic Conference. 3. Plymouth (16-8) — With first-team All-Eastern Wis- consin Conference player Ra- chael Cecka back as well as hon- orable mention All-CLC guard Marissa Grapentine, the Pan- thers are the early favorites to grab the EWC crown. 4. Sheboygan South (10- 13) — A strong senior class, in- cluding three four-year varsity players, should push South near the top half of the FRCC. 5. Howards Grove (25-2) — With six returning letter win- ners from last year’s state qualifi- er, Howards should challenge Oostburg for CLC supremacy. Oostburg’s Abby VanStelle (44) looks to lead the Flying Dutchmen to a seventh straight trip to State this season. PHOTO BY GARY C. KLEIN/THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS Girls
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1. Plymouth (20-6 lastseason) — With 10 returningletter winners plus a few new-comers from a 20-2 JV team, thePanthers are poised to contendfor the Eastern Wisconsin Con-ference title and a state berth.
2.Oostburg(20-5)—With6-9bigmanJosiahVerVeldepro-tecting the paint and guards Ty-ler Hartmann and Kortu Josiahontheoutside, theDutch shouldchallenge for the top spot in theCentral Lakeshore Conference.
3. Sheboygan North(21-4)— Versatile, athletic sen-ior guard Ethan Guske leads thewayfor theGoldenRaiders,whoalso expect big things out of 6-4freshman Davis Larson.
4. Ozaukee (16-10) — Ste-phen Street is a force inside, andAndy Richter and Colton Susengive theWarriors a strong back-court and strong chance for aCLC title.
5. Howards Grove (20-6)— Despite losing a large seniorclass, junior Austin Edge andseniors David Nennig (whomissed last year with an ACL in-jury) and Garrett Jahnke givethe Tigers the talent to competewith the top teams in the CLC.
Plymouth’s Cory Unger (21) isone of several returning keyplayers for the Panthers thisseason. PHOTO BY BRUCE
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PPLYMOUTH — Itmay not havenecessarilybeen expected,but that doesn’tmean it didn’thurt any less.
After fallingto eventual state runner-upKaukauna 59-44 in a sectionalfinal at Fond du Lac, the Ply-mouth boys basketball teamwas not ready for its season tobe over.
“They didn’t want to bedone,” head coach Jason Duffsaid. “I think sometimes, youcan get that feel from a teamlike, they want to win, but if itended tomorrow life would goon and they’d be perfectly finewith that. It kind of seemed likelast year’s team, they didn’twant to think about what wouldhappen if they didn’t get to playanymore.”
Entering last season, thePanthers were picked for thirdin the Eastern Wisconsin Con-ference, behindTwoRiversandWaupun.
What Plymouth did instead,was go 12-2 and win the confer-ence title, followed by a deepplayoff run that included athrilling, last-second win athome over Slinger and a tight61-55 victory over No. 1-seedBeaver Dam in a sectionalsemifinal.
“I think they felt like, theywere confident and they be-lieved in themselves in anygame that they played,” Duffsaid. “I think they felt they hada chance against anybody.”
But then came Kaukauna,with a trip to State on the line ina packed house in Fond du Lac.
Early on, Plymouth tried totake away the Ghosts’ low-postgame, to which Kaukauna re-sponded by knocking down 3-pointer after 3-pointer. In theend, the Ghosts hit seven 3s onthe night.
“We were just one gameaway from State,” senior guardCory Unger said. “We didn’teven think we were going tomake it that far even. We wereso close, we know we can makeit. No doubt last year is going todrive us.”
This year, however, the Pan-thers have expectations. TheWisconsin Basketball Year-book has them ranked No. 9 inDivision 2 to start the seasonand tabbed the squad with 10
returning letter winners to winthe EWC.
“Our biggest challenge ishandling expectations,” Duffsaid. “Can we handle success?Can we handle people pattingus on the back and saying, ‘Heyyou guys are pretty good, youguys going to go to State thisyear?’”
That road to State is litteredwith obstacles, and difficultones at that. Plymouth’s non-conference schedule featuresan impressivemixof solidDivi-sion 1 and Division 2 programsalong with traditional small-school powerhouses Oostburgand Randolph. The combinedrecord of the Panthers’ eightnon-conference opponents a
year ago was 127-71 (.641 win-ning percentage).
“That was exactly by de-sign,” Duff said. “Every non-conference game was donewith a purpose. Even a schoolthat’s smaller, is a school thatconsistently has averycompet-itive program. We play Oost-burg, we play Randolph, anddespite them being Division 3or Division (5), these guysknow they’re going to have toplay well to win a game likethat.”
Past that, Plymouth’s post-season bracket features thelikes ofAshwaubenon,Kaukau-na, Pulaski, Seymour and West
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With 10 returning letter winners from last year’s 20-6 team along with newcomers from a JV team that finished 21-1, Plymouth is poised for abreakout season in 2012-13. PHOTO BY GARRETT RENZELMANN/SHEBOYGAN PRESS STAFF
After falling one game short of State a year ago, aloaded Plymouth roster looks to continue to improveBy Garrett [email protected]
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Plymouth coach Jason Duff talks to his team during a timeout against Kaukauna in a WIAA Division 2sectional final last season. PHOTO BY GARY C. KLEIN/THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS
Returning players in boldBoys
Name School PPGSamDekker SL 32.5Eric Hartnett Oz 18.8Zach Van Engen SF 18.8Brad Prinsen Oo 18.4Sam Cash NH 18.2David Esswein Ki 17.0Evan Rathke RL 16.3Ethan Guske SN 15.4Ashton Holzman HG 14.8Justin Lunde RL 14.3Tyler Zastrow SL 14.1Parker Kastelic Pl 14.0
Kollin Neils Pl 13.9Devin Yurk SN 13.9Shaq Francis SN 13.8Alex Stecker Oo 13.1Taylor Ditter SS 13.0Josh Stecker SC 12.9Taylor Kaboord EL 12.7Mike Davis HG 12.3BobbyMusil SF 12.3Josh Ruppel CG 11.3TJ Obbink CG 11.3Patrick Kroening Oz 10.8Jon Herzog CG 10.7Noah Steines HG 10.5JacobWinkel Ki 10.4Logan Armstrong RL 10.3
GirlsName School PPGAlexis Lindstrom HG 17.0Ashley Scheele SL 16.0Maddie Landgraf EL 15.1Lauren Salzbrenner SN 14.2Erin Schuler Ki 13.8Staci Hasler SF 11.0Ashley Pfeifer EL 11.0Lizzie Janke Oz 11.0Alyssa Schmitt CG 10.8Allie Paluchniak Oo 10.6Nicole Paulus RL 10.3CJ Usadel SN 10.1Maranda Huibregtse Oo 10.1
2011-12 Leading Scorers
1. Oostburg (23-5) — TheDutch made it six straight tripstoState last season,andwith thetalented duo of Maranda Hui-bregtse and Abby VanStelleback, they lookpoisedtomake itseven straight this year.
2. Sheboygan North(20-4) — The Golden Raiderslost quite a bit of productionfroma solid groupof seniors lastyear, but newcomers from a JVteamthatwent20-2 shouldhelpNorth stay near the top of theFox River Classic Conference.
3. Plymouth (16-8) —With first-team All-Eastern Wis-consin Conference player Ra-chael Cecka back as well as hon-orable mention All-CLC guardMarissa Grapentine, the Pan-thers are the early favorites tograb the EWC crown.
4. Sheboygan South (10-13) — A strong senior class, in-cluding three four-year varsityplayers, should push South nearthe top half of the FRCC.
5. Howards Grove (25-2)—With six returning letter win-ners fromlast year’s statequalifi-er, Howards should challengeOostburg for CLC supremacy.
Oostburg’s Abby VanStelle (44)looks to lead the FlyingDutchmen to a seventhstraight trip to State thisseason. PHOTO BY GARY C. KLEIN/THE
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11/27/2012 7:15PM At Appleton West
11/30/2012 7:30PM At Oconomowoc
12/8/2012 6:00PM At Sheboygan South
12/11/2012 7:15PM At Manitowoc Lincoln
12/14/2012 7:15PM At Green Bay East
12/20/2012 7:15PM Green Bay Preble
12/21/2012 7:15PM Brookfield East
12/27/2012 7:30PM At West Bend West
1/3/2013 7:15PM Oostburg
1/4/2013 7:15PM Green Bay West
1/8/2013 7:15PM Ashwaubenon
1/11/2013 7:15PM At Bay Port
1/15/2013 7:15PM At Green Bay Southwest
1/18/2013 7:15PM At Pulaski
1/25/2013 7:15PM At De Pere
1/29/2013 7:15PM Manitowoc Lincoln
2/2/2013 6:00PM Sheboygan South
2/5/2013 7:15PM Green Bay East
2/8/2013 7:15PM At Green Bay Preble
2/14/2013 7:15PM Green Bay Notre Dame
2/21/2013 7:15PM De Pere
Boys Basketball Schedule11/26/2012 7:15PM Hortonville
11/30/2012 7:15PM Menomonee Falls
12/4/2012 7:15PM At Green Bay Notre Dame
12/6/2012 7:15PM Shawano
12/8/2012 7:30PM At Sheboygan South
12/11/2012 7:15PM Manitowoc Lincoln
12/14/2012 7:15PM Green Bay East
12/18/2012 7:15PM Port Washington
12/21/2012 7:15PM At Green Bay Preble
12/28/2012 7:30PM Tournament - TBD
12/29/2012 7:30PM Tournament - TBD
1/4/2013 7:15PM At Green Bay West
1/8/2013 7:15PM At Ashwaubenon
1/11/2013 7:15PM Bay Port
1/15/2013 7:15PM Green Bay Southwest
1/18/2013 7:15PM Pulaski
1/24/2013 7:15PM De Pere
1/29/2013 7:15PM At Manitowoc Lincoln
2/2/2013 7:30PM Sheboygan South
2/5/2013 7:15PM At Green Bay East
2/8/2013 7:15PM Green Bay Preble
2/15/2013 7:15PM At De Pere
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Outlook: Spielman, whowent 75-45 the last five yearsas the boys coach at Sheboy-gan Falls, takes over for SusieRunaaswhowon158games innine seasons at North. TheGolden Raiders return juniorUsadel (10.1 points, 6.3 re-bounds a game in 11-12), anhonorable mention All-FRCC
selection as asophomore.Also back isDlugopolski,who was aspark off thebench last sea-son. Sopho-mores Mac-kenzie and
Madison Wolf give Northsome size inside, and if thenewcomers from a JV teamthat went 20-2 a year ago canadapt to the varsity game, ex-pect to see North near the topof the FRCC standings onceagain.
Outlook:With seven re-turning sen-iors, includingthree thathave been onvarsity sincetheir fresh-man year, theRedwings willhave plenty of
experience to build off of lastyear’s 10-win season. CoachThomas likes his team’s chem-istry and work ethic, and ifSouth can develop a go-toscorer, the Redwings have thepotential to make some noisein the always tough FRCC.
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Sheboygan North
2011-12 record: 21-4, 13-3FRCC (third)
Coach: Tom Desotell, 36thyear (577-211)
Return-ing letterwinners: Eth-an Guske, 6-1sr.; Dan Cam-pion, 5-10 sr.;Kevin Lang,6-0 sr.; JosephHameister, 6-1sr.; Ryan Brun-meier, 6-3 sr.
Outlook: The versatileGuske will lead the chargefor the Golden Raiders,who have won 40 gamesover the past two seasons.The 6-1 senior along withHameister give North twosolid returning starters
while seniorCampionand fresh-man Larsonare expectedto play bigroles thisseason. TheRaidersdon’t have
much for size, but out-standing guard play and atradition of success willhelp them compete for an-other top-half finish in theFRCC.
Sheboygan South
2011-12 record: 7-16, 5-11FRCC (T-eighth)
Coach:Tim Schultz,eighth year atSouth (77-84,128-124 over-all)
Outlook: After two-straight trips to the sectionalfinal, the Redwings fell back abit last season. Senior MattSchroeder shot 35 percentfrom 3-point-range and aver-aged 6.8 points per game ayear ago andHarrison, a soph-omore, shots 3s at a 44-per-cent clip. With just three sen-iors on the team, a relativelyyoung roster will look to re-turn South to theupperhalf ofthe FRCC.
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FOX RIVER CLASSICEast W L W LDe Pere 16 0 24 2Sheboygan North 13 3 21 4Manitowoc 10 6 16 7G.B. East 5 11 8 15Sheb. South 5 11 7 16G.B. Preble 4 12 9 15
West W L W LBay Port 14 2 20 4Pulaski 12 4 19 5Ashwaubenon 8 8 12 12G.B. Southwest 7 9 12 11Notre Dame 2 14 6 18G.B. West 0 16 2 21
Random Lake 9 7 15 8Cedar Grove-Bel. 5 11 9 15Elkhart Lake-Glen. 3 13 6 17Kohler 2 14 6 17Sheb. Christian 2 14 4 19
FOX RIVER CLASSICFirst Team
Ryan Tachick, Bay Port, 6-5, Senior*; BrettVanden Bergh, De Pere, 6-6, Senior; CodyWichmann, Pulaski, 6-4, Junior; Devin Yurk,Sheboygan North, 6-2, Senior; Austin Mecca,Manitowoc, 6-8, Junior; Stephen Hodgson,Bay Port, 6-3, Senior
Second TeamAaron Moesch, Green Bay Southwest, 6-6,
Junior; Bennett Koch, Ashwaubenon, 6-8, Ju-nior; Shaquille Francis, Sheboygan North, 6-4,Senior; Jordan Poydras, De Pere, 6-3, Senior;
Ethan Guske, Sheboygan North, 6-1, Junior;Ben Bobinski, Green Bay Notre Dame, 6-3,Junior
Honorable MentionJoey Calawerts, Bay Port, Senior; Adam
Beyer, De Pere, Junior;Mike Fisher, Green BayEast, Senior; Luke VanLanen, Pulaski, Sopho-more; Ray Butler,Green Bay East, Senior; Tay-lor Ditter, Sheboygan South, Senior; MerrickGriffin, Green Bay Preble, SeniorPlayer of theYear: Ryan Tachick,Bay PortDefensive Player of the Year: Brett Van-
den Bergh, De PereCoach of the Year: Brian Winchester, De
Second TeamReid Hundertmark, sr., Campbellsport; Da-
vid Esswein, sr., Kiel; Bobby Musil, sr., She-boygan Falls; Ryan Gerritson, sr., Waupun;Brett Nuernberg, sr., Kewaskum.
Honorable MentionDexter Smith, so., Two Rivers; Eric Perkins,
sr., Kewaskum; Kevin Schickert, sr., Campbell-sport; Jacob Winkel, so., Kiel; Cory Unger, jr.,Plymouth; Sam Cash, sr., new Holstein; NateHopp, sr., Waupun; Adam Schmitt, sr., Wau-pun.
Grove, Senior; Eric Hartnett, Ozaukee; Senior;Evan Rathke, Random Lake, Senior
Second TeamTyler Zastrow, Sheboygan Lutheran, Soph-
omore; Stephen Street, Ozaukee, Junior; JonHerzog, Cedar Grove, Senior; Noah Steines,Howards Grove, Senior; Josiah VerVelde,Oostburg, Junior; Justin Lunde,Random Lake,Senior
strong, Random Lake, Senior; Josh Stecker,Sheboygan Christian, Junior; Patrick Kroen-ing, Ozaukee, Senior; Garrett Jahnke, How-ards Grove, Junior; Taylor Kaboord, ElkhartLake, Junior; Mike Davis, Howards Grove,Senior; TJ Obbink, Cedar Grove, Senior; KyleCalvert, Sheboygan Christian, Senior*-unanimous
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Other prospects: AlexGiles, 5-10 sr.; Jacob Winkler,6-2 jr.; Alex Claerbaut, 6-2 jr.;Drew Emperley, 6-2 jr.; AaronChier, 5-9 so.; Ryan Lemmer-man, 6-6 so.
Outlook:TheRocketsmustreplace their top four scorersfrom last year, who combinedto average more than 42points per game. Junior RJLemmerman (6-7) and sopho-more Ryan Lemmerman (6-6)give Cedar Grove some size in-side while Logan Peterson (5-10) and Spencer Bares (6-1) willlead theperimeter. If theRock-ets can mature quickly —there’s just three seniorson theroster — they could be in linefor a top-half finish in the CLC.
Elkhart Lake-Glen.
2011-12 record: 6-17, 3-13CLC (seventh)
Coach: Jim Brown, sixth atElkhart (154-274 overall)
Returning letter win-ners: Derek Weiss, sr.; Ty Tau-benheim, sr.; Ollie Sadiq, sr.;Taylor Kaboord, sr.; AntonioBett, jr.; Luke Pritzl, jr.
Other prospects: LukeKlover, sr.; Cody Schmitt, jr.;Emerson Kuhn, jr.; AJ Lallen-sack, jr.; Trevor Taubenheim,so.; Stephan Clemens, fr.
Outlook: Kaboord is backafter averaging12.7 points pergame as a junior. Bett, Weissand Sadiq give Elkhart a solid
core of returnees, and if thenewcomers can adapt to thevarsity game and blend wellwith the returning letter win-ners, the Resorters have theability to make some noise inthe CLC under coach JimBrown, who returns to Elkhartwhere he coached in the early1990s.
Howards Grove
2011-12 record: 20-6, 12-4CLC (third)
Coach: Mark Christenson,third year at Howards (34-16,458-257 overall)
Returning letter win-ners:DavisNennig,6-4 sr.;Gar-rett Jahnke, 6-5 sr.; BrevinScholten, 6-0 sr.; Tom Hansen,6-1, sr.; Chris Niemann, 6-0 sr.;Austin Edge, 6-1 jr.; CJ Berg, 6-1jr.; Ethan Brinkman, 6-1 so.
Outlook: Howards ad-vanced to a sectional final ayear ago before falling toeventual state championWhitefish Bay Dominican.Nennig, whowas a starter as asophomore, returns aftermiss-
ing his junior year with an ACLinjury andwill help fill the voidleftby fourgraduating seniors.The Tigers have a nice mix ofveterans (five seniors, two ju-niors) and newcomers (threesophomores, two freshmen),and if they cangel, they shouldcompete for the CLC crown.
Other prospects: BrettMueller, 5-11 jr.; Phil Case, 5-7jr.; Eric Bauer, 6-0 jr.; Joe Pel-lowski, 6-1 jr.; Brett Mueller, 5-11 jr.; Calvin Stefanczyk, 6-0 jr.;Cody Gartman, 6-3 jr.; NoahFink, 6-2 so.
Outlook: The Blue Bomb-ers welcome back three start-ers from last year’s squad insenior Lewis and Hogan andsophomore Bocchini. With alarge group of returnees whowere bench players a year ago,Kohler will look to improveupon its 6-17markandwork itsway into the top half of theCLC.
Oostburg
2011-12 record: 20-5, 14-2CLC (second)
Coach: Kevin Bruggink,23rd year, 15th at Oostburg(281-57, 341-104 overall)
Outlook: The productionof David Esswein (17 ppg) isgone, but JacobWinkel (6-4) isback and was honorable men-tion All-EWC after averaging10 points and seven reboundsa game as a sophomore.Woods (6-5), Schneider (6-4)andMeyer (6-3) give the Raid-ers nice size inside, and if theguards can develop into solidscoring threats, Kiel could beable to post a top-half finish inthe EWC.
New Holstein
2011-12 record: 6-15, 4-10EWC (T-sixth)
Coach: Ken Stephany, sev-enth year (58-89)
Returning letter win-ners: Jason Brandt, 6-1 sr.;Hunter King-Whitney, 6-3 sr.
Outlook: The Huskieshave just two returning letterwinners, so experiencemay be
a factor early in the season.With just two players 6-3 ortaller, New Holstein will haveto rely on strong guard play ifit wants to improve upon itsEWC finish from a year ago.
Outlook:Returning guards Unger (9ppg),Neils (13.8ppg) andHen-riksen (6.3 ppg) will give Ply-mouth weapons on the out-side while Mueller (6-4), Frie-drichs (6-6), Jankowski (6-5),Nygaard (6-5) and Cain (6-4)give the Panthers plenty ofsize inside. CoachDuff likes histeams length and versatility,though Plymouth may strug-gle from the free-throw line.However with the depth and
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Girls Basketball ScheduleNov 26 7:30 PM Chilton
Nov 29 7:30 PM Plymouth
Dec 4 7:30 PM Denmark
Dec 7 7:30 PM @ Kiel
Dec 11 7:30 PM @ Howards Grove
Dec 13 7:30 PM @ New Holstein
Dec 15 7:30 PM Sturgeon Bay
Dec 18 7:30 PM Two Rivers
Dec 21 7:30 PM Waupun
Dec 28 TBD @ Oostburg
Jan 3 7:30 PM @ Kewaskum
Jan 11 7:30 PM Campbellsport
Jan 12 7:30 PM @ St. Mary’s Springs
Jan 18 7:30 PM @ Plymouth
Jan 25 7:30 PM Kiel
Jan 28 7:15 PM @ Freedom
Jan 31 7:30 PM @ Two Rivers
Feb 5 7:30 PM New Holstein
Feb 8 7:30 PM @ Campbellsport
Feb 14 7:30 PM @Waupun
Feb 19 7:30 PM @ Dominican
Feb 21 7:30 PM Kewaskum
Boys Basketball ScheduleNov 16 7:15 PM @ Denmark
Nov 20 7:30 PM Chilton
Nov 27 7:30 PM Campbellsport
Nov 30 7:30 PM @ Plymouth
Dec 4 7:30 PM @ Cedar Grove
Dec 6 7:30 PM Kiel
Dec 11 7:30 PM @ Two Rivers
Dec 14 7:30 PM New Holstein
Dec 18 7:30 PM @ Oostburg
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2011-12 record: 16-8, 11-3EWC (T-second)
Coach: Jeremy Bushman,third year (26-21)
Returning letter win-ners: Corrina Beaumont, sr.;Brooke Goehring, sr.; AlexisLucas, sr.; Hannah Meyer, sr.;Mia Voland, jr.
Other prospects: Nonegiven
Outlook: The Raiders wel-come back just one starterfrom last year’s squad. Goehr-ing was second-team All-EWCa year ago andwill be countedon to pick up someof the scor-ing production this season.
New Holstein
2011-12 record: 5-16, 3-11EWC (T-sixth)
Coach: Marcus Rumpff,first year (0-0)
Returning letter win-ners: Tara Zipperer, sr.; Mon-tana Braun, sr.; Tristen Guelig,sr.; Dani Brenner, jr.; Karli Fan-nin, jr.; Alix Cash, jr.; KarissaPreston, so.; Tori Zipperer, so.
Other prospects: LaikenMeyer, jr.; Jill Diedrich, so.; Nik-ki Reese, so.
Outlook: The Huskies re-turn eight letter winners, ledby seniors Tara Zipperer, Gue-
lig and Braun. Strong outsideshooting and athleticism giveNewHolstein a chance to takea step forward and contendfor a top-half finish in theEWC.
Outlook: Falls will havegood size, with Hasler (5-10)being joined by a pair of 5-11freshmen in Van Engen andRaeder along with strongguard play out of Duda andFenner,which should keep theFalcons in the hunt for theEWC title.
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De Pere.“Going into that seed
meeting,we’regoing tobegoing up against some bigobstacles,” Duff said.
A key strength for thisPlymouth team is itschemistry — several ofthe players have playedtogether throughout mid-dle school and high school— giving the Panthers acalmness on the court.
“All of us have beenplaying together since wewere young, a lot of us arefrom St. John the Bap-tist,” Unger said. “Chem-istry and relying on eachother (is our strength).”
“It helps that we’vebeen around with eachother since pretty muchkindergarten,” fellowsenior Kevin Friedrichssaid. “It also helps thatweall play football, so we’reconstantly with each oth-er and we’ve felt successwith each other in manysports for years. If some-one needs to be picked upwe’ll be there topick themup.”
“Our camaraderie, weknow what everyone isgoing to be doing on thecourt,” senior JordanMueller added. “We’vebeen playing together forso long.”
But how will this team
handle success?Whatwillhappen if people begin tostart talking about Stateperhaps a bit premature-ly?
“Justwinonegameat atime,” junior guardKollinNeils said. “There’s big-ger and better goals allthe time, but those comelater. Justkeep improvingevery day. Always look toimprove, even in prac-tice.”
“This team hasn’t doneanything,” Duff saidabout his team’s mental-ity. “We’ve accomplishedzero. Last year was lastyear,wehaven’tdoneany-thing. That will continueto be our mantra, whathave we done?”
A positive for Duff isthat many of these play-ers played football, andhave playedwith lofty ex-pectations before.
“It shows that we’veplayed in a big game,”senior Owen Henriksensaid. “You still have tohave nerves, you’re ner-vous before the big game.Butwe’vehad thatexperi-ence.”
“They have a desire tobe great,” Duff said.“Now whether we’ll begreat or not, that’s to bedetermined. We talkabout that a lot, not justsettling for mediocrity,and for what some peoplemight say that is your lim-it. We want to pushthrough that.”
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PlymouthPlymouthHIGH SCHOOLPlymouth Girls
Date Time Opponent
11/20/2012 7:30PM Beaver Dam
11/29/2012 7:30PM At Sheboygan Falls
12/4/2012 7:30PM Sheboygan South
12/7/2012 7:30PM Waupun
12/13/2012 7:30PM Campbellsport
12/18/2012 7:30PM At Kewaskum
12/21/2012 7:30PM At New Holstein
12/27/2012 TBD Tournament - TBD
12/28/2012 TBD Tournament - TBD
1/3/2013 7:30PM Two Rivers
1/11/2013 7:30PM At Kiel
1/15/2013 7:30PM At Howards Grove
1/18/2013 7:30PM Sheboygan Falls
1/22/2013 7:30PM At Kaukauna
1/25/2013 7:30PM At Waupun
1/31/2013 7:30PM Kewaskum
2/2/2013 7:30PM At Port Washington
2/5/2013 7:30PM At Campbellsport
2/8/2013 7:30PM Kiel
2/14/2013 7:30PM New Holstein
2/16/2013 7:30PM Oostburg
2/21/2013 7:30PM At Two Rivers
Boys Basketball ScheduleDate Time Opponent11/16/2012 7:15PM At Manitowoc Lincoln11/24/2012 7:30PM Oostburg11/27/2012 7:30PM Kiel11/30/2012 7:30PM Sheboygan Falls12/1/2012 7:30PM At Menomonee Falls12/6/2012 7:30PM At Waupun12/11/2012 7:30PM Kewaskum12/14/2012 7:30PM At Campbellsport12/20/2012 7:30PM New Holstein12/26/2012 10:00AM Marquette (WBBY Shootout)12/27/2012 11:30AM Racine St. Catherine’s
(WBBY Shootout)1/4/2013 7:30PM At Two Rivers1/8/2013 7:30PM At Kiel1/12/2013 7:30PM Kaukauna1/15/2013 7:30PM Port Washington1/18/2013 7:30PM At Sheboygan Falls1/19/2013 7:30PM At Randolph1/24/2013 7:30PM Waupun2/1/2013 7:30PM At Kewaskum2/7/2013 7:30PM Campbellsport2/12/2013 7:30PM Two Rivers2/15/2013 7:30PM At New Holstein
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Cedar Grove-Bel.
2011-12 record:12-12, 6-10CLC (sixth)
Coach: Nate DePagter,third year, first at Cedar Grove(18-24 overall)
Other prospects: KayleeJuhasz, sr.; Halie Schieffer, sr.;Abby Vrubley, jr.; Shelby Buch-er, jr.; Brooke Weiss, jr.; KasieFeind, jr.
Outlook: The Rockets willrely on their depth, with sevenseniors on the roster as well asreturning junior Legler and re-turning sophomore von Heim-burg. Schmitt and Sauer willlead the scoring punch, givingthe Rockets a shot to contendfor a top-half finish in the CLC.
Elkhart Lake-Glen.
2011-12 record: 13-11, 9-7CLC (fourth)
Coach: Don Kulow, 20thyear (239-202)
Returning letter win-ners:Mikayla Scholten, 5-9 sr.;Emily Grunewald, 5-4 sr.; Ash-ley Pfeifer, 5-4 jr.; Kelly Theel,5-4 jr.; Aryanna Klemme, 5-4 jr.
Other prospects: MariahAusloos, 5-8 so.; Emma Feld-mann, 5-9 fr.; Emily Holzmann,5-3 fr.; Rachael Flora, 5-9 fr.;Becca Diestler, 5-4 fr.
Outlook: Explosive guardPfeifer is back after beingnamed second-teamAll-CLC asa sophomore. If the youngerplayers can develop quickly,Elkhart’s energy and versatilitywill give it another chance tofinish near the top of the CLC.
Outlook: The Tigers returna strong class of six seniorsfrom a team that went 25-2and advanced to theDivision 4state tournament in March. IfHowards can develop consis-tent scoring threats — its de-fense will keep it in manygames— the Tigers could chal-lenge for another CLC title.
Kohler
2011-12 record: 6-16, 3-13CLC (eighth)
Coach: Matt Bayens, thirdyear (17-26)
Returning letter win-ners: Molly Misfeldt, sr.; Ra-chel Maggi, sr.; Mari-KathleenMarzano, sr.; Alexis Rodriguez,sr.; Kari Heins, sr.
Outlook:Asolid coreof re-turning seniorswill be Kohler’s
strength this season, alongwith post play and athleticism.If the underclassmen canmeshwith the seniors, the BlueBombers could see some suc-cess in the always-tough CLC.
Oostburg
2011-12 record: 23-5, 15-1CLC (T-first)
Coach: Lisa Immel, fifthyear (92-18)
Returning letter win-ners: Abby VanStelle, 6-1 sr.;Jocelyn Stemper, 5-8 sr.; Ma-randaHuibregtse, 5-8 jr.;MariaHuibregtse, 5-8 jr.
Outlook:Oostburgreturns6-1 senior VanStelle and 5-8 ju-nior Maranda Huibregtse,both all-conference players ayear ago. That duo shouldform a solid inside-outsidecombination, along with ath-letic guards Stemper and Ma-
ria Huibregtse. The Dutch willlook to make their seventhstraight trip to State.
Outlook: With eight re-turning letter winners, includ-ing second-team All-CLC pickJanke, the Warriors appear tobeonanupswingafteraroughcouple of seasons. If the Ozau-kee can take another step for-ward, itmaybe in therace forahigh finish in the CLC.
See CLC GIRLS, Page B8
Sheboygan Lutheran’sAshley Scheele (21) willlook to lead the Crusadersto a strong finish in the CLCthis season. PHOTO BY GARY C.
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1,600Bob Hilbelink Oo 1,694 54-57Brandon Gries Ki 1,669 07-10Nate Pomeday CG 1,667 92-95Cody Maki Ko 1,610 02-05
1,500Nick Leibham SL 1,541 99-02
1,400Ken Ver Gowe CG 1,462 65-67Chad Wisse SC 1,436 90-92
1,300John Moriarity Oo 1,396 93-97Dean VanderPlas Oo 1,392 84-87Jeff Wolf Ko 1,389 73-76Casey Maki Ko 1,367 97-00Jake Ehren Ko 1,362 76-79
1,200T.J. Teunissen CG 1,281 89-91Jamie TenPas Oo 1,249 92-95Joe Kleefisch Ko 1,246 69-72Christian Wolf Ko 1,220 05-08Simon Kramer RL 1,213 94-97Tom Gordon Ko 1,205 66-69
Chad Hayes Ko 1,169 89-93Kent Hayes Ko 1,155 93-96Nolan Free SN 1,161 07-09Jim Melis RL 1,151 76-79Craig Otte CG 1,151 73-76Ed Kalupa SF 1,150 59-62T.J. Kellner SN 1,143 06-08Eric Koenigs NH 1,135 00-03Scott Meyer SF 1,134 78-81Ron Huibregtse CG 1,135 52-55Gabe Miller Pl 1,127 88-91Troy Rudoll SN 1,117 84-86Paul Phippen SF 1,111 70-73Brian Bastil SN 1,108 97-99Jeff Niesen Ki 1,106 95-98Thad Gabrielse Oo 1,104 83-86John Mauer SF 1,103 73-76
1,000Jay Isselman Ki 1,095 86-89Jimmy Keller Oo 1,090 01-04Bob Maki Ko 1,083 68-71Ben Zuengler SL 1,080 89-91Alex Brown EL 1,079 06-09
Paul Prange Ko 1,077 78-81Devin Yurk SN 1,063 08-12Jack Capelle Ko 1,062 65-68John Theune SC 1,058 84-86Gordy Zastrow SS 1,054 76-77Gig Christenson SF 1,054 72-75Nick Roelse SF 1,053 07-11James Leibham SL 1,051 95-97Eric Hartnett Oz 1,047 08-12Don VanderJagt CG 1,042 62-64Cory Nickel NH 1,035 97-00Todd Van Ess SC 1,030 93-96Mike Keller Oo 1,022 08-11Andrew ZimmermannOo 1,018 04-07Andy Parsche HG 1,017 92-95Tim Opgenorth SL 1,013 84-86John Kobelsky SS 1,011 78-80Trent Wurtz SN 1,010 00-02Alex Janke Oz 1,003 08-11Don Volesky Oz 1,003 66-70Craig DeRuyter CG 1,002 87-89
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1,600+Ann Kattreh Kohler 1,993Rachel Klug Cedar Grove 1,732Kayla Groh Elkhart Lake 1,665
1,400Courtnie Paulus Ozaukee 1,483Kaitlyn Thill Ozaukee 1,455Sherri McNamari New Holstein 1,415
1,300M. Van Tatenhoven Oostburg 1,347Alexis Lindstrom H. Grove 1,345Stacy Rush Sheb. Luth. 1,334
1,100Jenny Greger Sheb. North 1,169Laura Buechel New Holstein 1,163Kayla Tetschlag Sheb. North 1,150
1,000Lauren Carman Sheb. Falls 1,094Carla Biwan Kohler 1,094Tiffany Melis Plymouth 1,080Steph Springer H. Grove 1,074Staci Dieringer Random Lake 1,072Nicole Brenner New Holstein 1,050Holly Hasenstein Sheb. Luth. 1,046Nicole Palmer Random Lake 1,045Abi von Heimburg Cedar Grove 1,037Ashlie Paulus Ozaukee 1,031Deanna VanderPlas Oostburg 1,022
Outlook: The FlyingDutchmen lost a four-yearstarter in Alex Stecker and athree-year starter in Brad Prin-sen from a team that went20-5 a year ago. But Oostburgdoes return guard Tyler Hart-mann (6-1) and forward JosiahVerVelde (6-9), who can causeheadaches for opponents in-side, alongwith six other play-ers. Oneof the favorites towinthe CLC, the Dutch have aver-aged nearly 20 wins a seasonfor the last 10 years (19.9).
Other prospects: HunterRadtke, 6-0 so.; Tony Street, 6-1so.
Outlook: With just eightplayers on the roster, CoachKetterhagen will look for pro-duction out of his six returning
letter winners, including fourseniors. Stephen Street (6-6) isback after averaging 8.2points, 7.5 rebounds, 3 steals,2.2 blocks and 3.7 assists agame last year. Outside ofStreet, however, nooneon theroster is over 6-3. If the War-riors can develop consistentscoring, they lost the school’sall-time scoring leader in EricHartnett to graduation, theycould contend for a high finishin the CLC.
Random Lake
2011-12 record: 15-8, 9-7CLC (fifth)
Coach: SteveMurphy, fifthyear at Random (35-54, 214-183 overall)
Returning letter win-ners: Alex Rathke, 6-2 sr.; Dy-lan Svoem, 5-11 sr.; Andy Fech-ter, 6-3 jr.; Nic Horning, 6-0 so.;Logan Martin, 5-10 so.; AaronRathke, 6-2 so.
Outlook: The Rams lostquite a bit of production fromgraduated seniors EvanRathke (16.3 ppg), JustinLunde (14.3 ppg) and LoganArmstrong (10.3 ppg) from ateam that won 15 games andfinished in the middle of theCLC. Random may be youngwith three sophomores andone freshman, but all threesophomoreswere on varsity asfreshmen, so they return withsome experience. If this groupcan develop chemistry withthe upperclassmen, the Ramscould have another successfulCLC campaign.
Outlook: The Eagles pos-sess someyoungplaymakers injunior Josh Stecker (13.8 ppg)and sophomore Caleb Kelley(8.6ppg).Witheight returningplayers, Christian will have de-centexperienceonce it hits theCLC circuit. If some of theyounger players that were on
varsity last year can take a bigstep forward, the Eagles havethe firepower to make somenoise in the CLC.
Sheb. Lutheran
2011-12 record: 25-4, 15-1CLC (first)
Coach: Nick Verhagen,first year (0-0)
Returning letter win-ners: Ben Leibham, 6-4 sr.; PhilLeibham, 6-0 jr.; Tyler Zastrow,5-9 jr.; Jeff Hess, 5-11 jr.; JacobJurss, 5-11 so.
Other prospects: RyanScheele, 6-3 jr.; Taylor Zastrow,6-0 jr.; Nathan Hasenstein, 5-11jr.; Tyler Maxon, 5-11 jr.; JacobAmes, 6-3 jr.; Eric Puksich, 5-10jr.; Justin Welsch, 5-11 jr.
Outlook: The defendingDivision 5 state champion Cru-saderswill have to replace SamDekker, one of the greatestarea players of all-time, andcoach Todd Dekker, who wason the sidelines for 17 years atLutheran. Despite a roster thatfeatures just one senior, ju-niors Phil Leibham, Tyler Zas-trow, Hess and sophomoreJurss saw extensive action dur-ing Lutheran’s run to State ayear ago. CoachVerhagenwasanassistanton last year’s team,allowing for familiarity withthe players despite this beinghis first season at the helm. Ifthe Crusaders can find enoughproduction to being to replaceSam Dekker, they should staynear the top of the CLC.
Garrett RenzelmannSheboygan Press staff
CLC boysContinued from Page B3
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athleticism on the roster, thePanthers shouldn’t havemuchtrouble contending for a sec-ond-straight EWC title.
Sheboygan Falls
2011-12 record: 19-5, 11-3EWC (second)
Coach: Jake Frohling, firstyear (0-0)
Returning letter win-ners: Jacob Tenpas, 6-2 sr.;Matt Wilke, 6-1 jr.
Other prospects: JakeHucke, 5-9 sr.; Will Meyer, 6-1sr.; Connor Clark, 6-1 sr.; Jor-rele Rivera, 6-4 sr.; Ryan Halv-erson, 5-11 sr.; SeanMcKinster,5-11 sr.; Riley Schueffner, 5-11sr.; NateHeili, 6-4 jr.;MikeRae-der, 6-0 jr.; BradyMauer, 6-0 jr.;Nick Peterson, 5-11 jr.; JacobMusil, 5-5 jr.
Outlook: The loss of ZachVan Engen (18.7 points, 5.3 re-bounds per game) and BobbyMusil (12.3 points, 2.3 re-bounds) to graduation will betough to replace for the Fal-cons. Returning starters Ten-pas andWilke give Falls a solid1-2 punch, but developingthird- and fourth-scoring op-tions from a batch of playerslight on varsity experiencewillbe key if the Falcons want tofinish in the top-half of theEWC again.
Garrett RenzelmannSheboygan Press staff
EWC boysContinued from Page B3
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11/27/2012 7:30PM At St. Mary’s Springs
11/29/2012 7:30PM Sheboygan County Christian
12/4/2012 7:30PM At Random Lake
12/7/2012 7:30PM Sheboygan Lutheran
12/11/2012 7:30PM At Kohler
12/21/2012 7:30PM Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
1/5/2013 7:30PM At Ozaukee
1/8/2012 7:30PM Howards Grove
1/11/2013 7:30PM At Oostburg
1/14/2013 7:30PM Kewaskum
1/17/2013 7:30PM At Sheboygan Christian
1/22/2013 7:30PM Random Lake
1/25/2013 7:30PM At Sheboygan Christian
1/28/2013 7:15PM At Campbellsport
1/31/2013 7:30PM Kohler
2/2/2013 7:30PM Oostburg
2/4/2013 7:30PM At Manitowoc Lutheran
2/8/2013 7:30PM At Elkhart Lake
2/11/2013 7:30PM Lomira
2/14/2013 7:30PM Ozaukee
2/21/2013 7:30PM At Howards Grove
Boys Basketball Schedule11/15/2012 7:15PM West Bend West High School
11/20/2012 7:30PM At Random Lake
11/27/2012 7:30PM Ozaukee
11/30/2012 7:30PM At Sheboygan Christian
12/4/2012 7:30PM Sheboygan Falls
12/8/2012 5:00PM At Slinger
12/11/2012 7:30PM Kohler
12/14/2012 7:30PM Oostburg
12/18/2012 7:30PM Howards Grove
12/20/2012 7:30PM At Sheboygan Lutheran
1/3/2013 7:30PM Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
1/4/2013 7:30PM At Stockbridge
1/10/2013 7:30PM At Howards Grove
1/15/2013 7:30PM Random Lake
1/18/2013 7:30PM At Ozaukee
1/22/2013 7:30PM At St. Lawrence Seminary
1/24/2013 7:30PM Sheboygan County Christian
1/29/2013 7:15PM At Kiel
2/1/2013 7:30PM At Kohler
2/7/2013 7:30PM At Oostburg
2/12/2013 7:30PM Sheboygan Lutheran
2/15/2013 7:30PM At Elkhart Lake
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Outlook:With just two re-turning letterwinners in seniorKatie Flipse and sophomoreJess Lemmenes, a group of un-derclassmen will be reliedupon to produce for the Ea-gles.
Sheb. Lutheran
2011-12 record: 15-10, 8-8CLC (fifth)
Coach: Mike Scheele, firstyear (0-0)
Returning letter win-ners: Haley Clark, 5-4 sr.; Ash-ley Scheele, 5-8 sr.; Danielle By-rum, 5-6 jr.; Erin Quam, 5-11 jr.
Other prospects: Allie Al-bert, 5-2 jr.; Hannah Barrow,5-7 jr.; Alex Blindauer, 5-8 jr.;Lori Herdic, 5-7 jr.; KendallFrank,5-8so.;EmilySass,5-7so.
Outlook: The Crusadersbring back Scheele, the top re-turning scorer in the area afteraveraging 16 points per gameas a junior. Four returnees giveLutheran an solid opportunityto remain in the tophalf of theCLC.