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1 LET S Play Ball! 2018 SUMMER SPORTS PREVIEW Special Supplement to

2 2 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Summer Sports Preview The 2018 South Central Calhoun softball team members include (front row, from left) Kennadie Machovec, Riley Snyder, Sam Fister, Kinsey Batz, Drew Pochinski, Kaylynn Kruckenberg and Claire Kalous; (Second row) Madison Schultz, Annabelle Van Meter, Ashley Hanks, Maddie Jones, Sally Musselman, Emma Geno, Alayna Murley and Kortney Riley; (Third row) Head coach Eric Francis, Sayer Steig, Addisyn Korleski, Payton Steig, Brielle Korleski, Kayla Grummon, Dezerae Blankenship and assistant coach Shelly Blankenship. (Courtesy photo) 331 Court St., Rockwell City (712) Opportunity Living Lake City & Rockwell City (712) Celebrations To Go Lake City (712)

3 Summer Sports Preview Wednesday, June 20, SCC softball squad young in 2018 By Doug Dornath South Central Calhoun s varsity softball team is a relatively young and inexperienced sqaud in The team has only two seniors and four juniors on the squad as the bulk of the roster is comprised of athletes from the sophomore, freshmen and eighth grade levels of experience. SCC is led by head coach Eric Francis, in his fourth season at the helm of the Titan varsity softball program. In 2017, SCC finished 2-17 overall and was 1-9 in the Twin Lakes Conference. The top returning player on the roster who earned all-conference honors a season ago for SCC is senior Drew Pochinski, who was a second-team all-twin Lakes Conference utility player in Pochinski finished with a.302 batting average for the 2017 season for SCC with 16 hits, five runs scored and two stolen bases. Dezerae Blankenship joins Pochinski from the senior class this summer on the SCC varsity softball roster. Other returning players who saw much Stewart Memorial Community Hospital 1301 W. Main St. Lake City (712) action for the Titans last summer include juniors Maddie Jones and Kaylynn Kruckenberg, sophomores Sam Fister, Kinsey Batz and Madison Schultz, and freshman Sally Musselman. Jones finished with a.260 batting average with 13 hits, 14 runs scored and three stolen bases for SCC in Kruckenberg finished with 11 hits, seven runs scored and drove in three RBI s in 2017 as she batted.256. Fister returns as the top batter for SCC in 2018 as she had a.340 batting average with 17 hits in 50 at bats with 10 runs scored and nine RBI s. Batz batted.250 in 2017 with 12 hits, 10 runs scored and four RBI s to go with four stolen bases while Schlutz batted.261 with 12 hits and five RBI s. Musselman is expected to carry the bulk of the pitching duties for the Titans in 2018 as she is the top returning pitcher for SCC. In eight appearances in 2017 she had a 0-5 record with four starts and a pitched a total of 33 innings for the Titans. Musselman allowed 63 hits while striking out 16 batters and finished with a 8.91 earned-run-average as an eighth grader. Freshmen Brielle Korleski and Emma Geno also saw action for the Titans as eighth graders a season ago and are expected to see an expanded role for the squad this summer. In 2017, Alta-Aurelia was the Twin Lakes Conference champions at 10-0 while Southeast Valley was second at 9-1 and Newell-Fonda was 8-2. SCC tied with Sioux Central with a 1-9 record in 2017 TLC play with the Titans lone conference win coming against the Rebels. The Titans began the 2018 TLC season at home against GT/RA in Lytton Wednesday, May 30 and closed out the first week of conference play at home against Sioux Central Friday, June 1. SCC travelled to Manson to take on Manson Northwest Webster Monday, June 4 while hosting West Bend-Mallard Wednesday, June 6 and faced Emmetsburg for the first time in league play at Emmetsburg Friday, June 8. SCC takes on the defending TLC champions Alta-Aurelia in Alta Monday, June 11 while hosting Pocahontas Area Wednesday, June 13 and then closing out the week of June 11 through June 15 at Wall Lake on June 15 against rival East Sac County in TLC action. The final conference contest of the season for SCC will be in Lytton Friday, June 22 against Southeast Valley. The final regular season home contest for the Titans will be against East Sac County Friday, June 29. Post-season play begins for the SCC softball team Monday, July 2 at a site to be determined South Central Calhoun softball roster Seniors: Drew Pochinski, Dezerae Blankenship; Juniors: Maddie Jones, Riley Snyder, Kaylynn Kruckenberg, Payton Steig; Sophomores: Kinsey Batz, Sam Fister, Kayla Grummon, Madison Schultz; Freshmen: Emma Geno, Ashley Hanks, Kortney Riley, Sally Musselman, Alayna Murley, Brielle Korleski, Kennadie Machovec; Eighth grade: Claire Kalous, Annabelle Van Meter, Sayer Steig, Addisyn Korleski. Greener By The Yard Insured Free Estimates Commercial Applicators License Full Service Care Landscaping Snow Removal At the best prices possible! Tyler Holm - Owner N 37 Rd Lake City, Iowa greenerbytheyard@gmail.com We take care of yours, as if it was ours. Harris Drug 121 E. Main St. Lake City (712) Proudly Supporting our Youth! 200 Main Street, Lytton, IA SUPERVALU 820 E. Main St. Lake City, Iowa 7 a.m to 9 p.m Sun 10 a.m to 6 p.m

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6 6 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Summer Sports Preview Pitching depth a strong suit for SCC baseball in 2018 By Doug Dornath The 2018 South Central Calhoun varsity baseball team has a strong mix of experience and youth on this year s squad as the roster is comprised of a balance of three seniors, four juniors, five sophomores, four freshmen and four eighth graders on its roster. One of our strengths will be our pitching depth, said head coach Nate Lamphier, in his third season as head coach for the Titans varsity baseball program. Our guys have done a great job of buying in during the off-season and it has shown in their games and their velocity and accuracy. Another strength this year is that our kids genuinely like to be around each other. We went through our adversities a year ago and our bond grew. The kids have done a great job of building on that this year. Last season, the Titans finished overall and 5-5 in the Twin Lakes Conference. One player who earned all-conference and all-district first-team honors is back for 2018 for the Titans senior Kyler Steinborn, who was a first team all-conference utility player as well as a first team all-district utility player selection in On the mound, Steinborn finished with a 2-3 record with a 1.72 earned-run-average in 44 and two-thirds of an inning pitched and in a total of 11 appearances in He struck out 65 batters in 2017 while allowing 25 total hits and the opponents batting average against him was only At the plate, Steinborn batted.367 with 29 hits for the season and he had 18 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and two home runs to go with 15 RBI s. Senior Tyler Jones rejoined the SCC baseball team this summer after spending much of last summer at football camps and is expected to see action for the Titans at both first base and designated hitter. SCC s third senior on the 2018 roster is Heath Walters, who saw limited action at the plate for the Titans in SCC s junior class on the roster includes Chase McAlister, Jared Birks, Bennett Lee and Andrew Westcott. Last season, McAlister scored 26 runs as he finished with 24 hits including one double and drove in eight RBI s and stole nine bases in nine attempts while batting.308. On the mound, McAlister was 0-2 in 14 appearances with six of those appearances starting with a 4.30 ERA. He had 22 strikeouts in 29.3 innings pitched. Birks finished with a team-high 31 hits and had a batting average of.365 in 2017 with seven doubles, two triples and three home runs to go with a team leading 32 RBI s a season ago. Sophomores on the roster this summer for the Titans include Josh Henkenius, Zane Neubaum, Chase Scheidegger, Bryce Smidt and Truman Boyd-Harris. Henkenius, Neubaum and Scheidegger return with the most experience of the returning sophomores on this year s roster. Henkenius had 22 hits, 12 runs scored and drove in 16 RBI s in 2017 as he batted.310 in 71 at bats. Neubaum finished with 21 hits in 71 at bats with five runs scored and six RBI s. Neubaum finished with a.296 batting average in Scheidegger had 23 at bats in 2017 for the Titans and finished with two hits while scoring six runs. Members on the squad from the freshman class this summer include Ayden Toms, Cole Corey, Brennan Holder and Evan Jacobs while the eighth graders for SCC on the 2018 baseball roster include Kevin King, Blake McAlister, Cody Thompson and Jayden Soard. A year ago, SCC tied for fifth place in the Twin Lakes Conference standings along with Newell-Fonda and Southeast Valley. The co-champions of the TLC in 2017 were Alta-Aurelia and Sioux Central at 9-1 while Pocahontas Area and East Sac County tied for third place at 6-4 in the league. Lamphier listed Pocahontas Area, Alta-Aurelia, SCC, Newell-Fonda and Sioux Central as the top five teams in the TLC in 2018 heading into the season. The Titans began the 2018 Twin Lakes Conference season at home May 30 against GT/RA and then had another home contest in Lytton against Sioux Central June 4. SCC was at Manson against Manson Northwest Webster June 4 while SCC hosted West Bend-Mallard June 6. SCC will face Emmetsburg for the first time in TLC play Friday, June 8 in Emmetsburg. The week of June 11 through June 15 is filled with important TLC contests against Alta-Aurelia in Alta Monday, June 11, a home contest with Pocahontas Area Wednesday, June 13, and a key TLC contest at Sac City against East Sac County Friday, June 15. SCC is scheduled to face St. Mary s in Lytton Monday, June 18 and will play at Fonda Wednesday, June 20 against Newell-Fonda. The conference finale in 2018 for SCC is on Friday, June 22 in Lytton against Southeast Valley. The Titans final contest of the regular season is a home contest against Greene County Thursday, July 5 with the start of the post-season in 2018 for SCC beginning Saturday, July 7 at a site to be determined. Our keys to success are simple control what we can control, said Lamphier. If we do that, we feel as a program we will be happy where we were able to finish come the end of July South Central Calhoun varsity baseball roster Seniors: Tyler Jones, Heath Walters, Kyler Steinborn; Juniors: Bennett Lee, Chase McAlister, Jared Birks, Andrew Westcott; Sophomores: Josh Henkenius, Zane Neubaum, Chase Scheidegger, Bryce Smidt, Truman Boyd-Harris; Freshmen: Ayden Toms, Cole Corey, Brennan Holder, Evan Jacobs; Eighth graders: Kevin King, Blake McAlister, Cody Thompson, Jayden Soard. 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7 Summer Sports Preview Wednesday, June 20, The 2018 South Central Calhoun High School baseball team members are (front row, from left) Jared Birks, Kadyn Steinborn, Chase McAlister, Kyler Steinborn, Tyler Jones, Heath Walters, Andrew Westcott and Bennett Lee; (Second row) Head coach Nate Lamphier, Kevin King, Cole Corey, Truman Boyd-Harris, Blake McAlister, Chase Scheidegger, Jayden Scard, Ayden Toms and assistant coach Greg Davis; (Third row) Cody Thompson, Brennan Holder, Zane Neubaum, Joshua Henkenius, Evan Jacobs and assistant coach Mark Lamphier. (photo by Doug Dornath) Swanson Hardware 620 High St. Rockwell City (712) Main St. Manson (712) United Bank of Iowa Lake City Lohrville Rockwell City (712) (712) (712) Member FDIC

8 8 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Summer Sports Preview Softball Schedule JUNE June 6... West Bend-Mallard* June 8...at Emmetsburg* June at Alta-Aurelia* (Alta) June Pocahontas Area* June at OA-BCIG (Battle Creek) June at ESC* (Wall Lake) June 18...St. Mary s* June at Newell-Fonda* (Fonda) June 22...Southeast Valley* June 25...Emmetsburg June Ar-We-Va June East Sac County JULY July 2... Regional Tournament Begins July State Softball Tournament (Fort Dodge) *denotes Twin Lakes Conference game; All games at 5:30 p.m. unless noted. Baseball Schedule JUNE June 6... West Bend-Mallard* June 8...at Emmetsburg* June at Alta-Aurelia* (Alta) June Pocahontas Area* June at OA-BCIG (Ida Grove) June 15...at East Sac County* (Sac City) June 18...St. Mary s* June at Newell-Fonda* (Fonda) June 21...Glidden-Ralston June 22...Southeast Valley* June 25...Emmetsburg June Roland-Story June 28...IKM-Manning June East Sac County JULY July 2... at Coon Rapids-Bayard (Coon Rapids) July 5...Greene County July 7...District Tournament begins July 17...Sub-State Tournament July State Tournament (Des Moines)*denotes Twin Lakes Conference game; All games at 5:30 p.m. unless noted. CHAMPION of Rockwell City 527 Court Street, Rockwell City, IA Monday-Friday 8-5:30; Saturday Tom Anderson, Owner Sandi Anderson, Owner Pam Wooters, Agent Hwy. 175 E., Lohrville, IA