winter 2017 Sports Preview A Special Supplement to the Graphic-Advocate

winter 2017 Sports Preview A Special Supplement to the Graphic-Advocate

2 Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Graphic-Advocate SCC boys with inexperienced squad in 2017-18 By Doug Dornath South Central Calhoun s varsity boys basketball team will have a number of holes to fill for the 2017-18 as the season began Nov. 27 in Audubon for Head Coach Clive Clark s Titans squad. The Titans graduated the bulk of their scoring production from a season ago with only one returning starter this winter in junior Jared Birks, who averaged 10.1 points per outing and led SCC in rebounding a year ago with 119 rebounds on the season. Also returning as letter-winners from last season s squad include seniors Zach Batta, Mitchell Clark and Colten Morenz and juniors Matthew Clark, Sam Musselman and Jacob Nicholson. Other members listed as varsity players on the season opening roster for SCC include junior Andrew Westcott and sophomores Josh Henkenius, Zane Neubaum, Chase Scheidegger, Jacob Schultz and Bryce Smidt. Coach Clark believes the teams to beat in 2017-18 in the Twin Lakes Conference include defending co-conference champion Alta-Aurelia along with East Sac County and Newell-Fonda. The Warriors were 9-1 in TLC play a season ago as was Pocahontas Area/L-M. Both East Sac County and South Central Calhoun were tied at 7-3 for third place in the league a season ago. Emmetsburg, who has been a non-conference opponent the Titans have faced the last few seasons, is also a part of the Twin Lakes Conference for the first time this winter. Some of the top returning players on TLC rosters this winter include Alta-Aurelia senior Carson Kruger, Pocahontas Area junior Jace Davidson and Newell-Fonda sophomore Bryce Coppock, who were all first-team all-conference selections in 2016-17. Other players who earned TLC conference honors returning this winter include the following second-team all-conference selections from a season ago: Cameron Callion of PAC, Jake Davis of Newell-Fonda, Jacob Conlon of GT/RA and Levi Olhausen of East Sac County. Returning thirdteam all-conference selections from last year s TLC squad include T.J. Walter and Jordan Gano of Alta-Aurelia, Kaleb Jondle of Southeast Valley, Ryan Bellcock of East Sac County, Riley Peters of Manson Northwest Webster and Tom Geelan of GT/RA. Home games for the Titans in December include against Webster City in Rockwell City Dec. 5, against Emmetsburg in Lake City Dec. 15, against Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto in Lake City Dec. 19 and against OA-BCIG in Rockwell City Dec. 22. Contests the Titans will host in January 2018 include against Alta-Aurelia Jan. 12 in 2017-18 SCC Varsity Boys Basketball Roster Seniors Colten Morenz, Colton Bahr, Mitchell Clark, Zach Batta; Juniors Matthew Clark, Jared Birks, Jacob Nicholson, Sam Musselman, Andrew Westcott; Sophomores Josh Henkenius, Landon Schleisman, Zane Neubaum, Bryce Smidt, Chase Scheidegger, Jacob Schultz. Rockwell City, versus Pocahontas Area in Rockwell City Jan. 16, against Newell-Fonda in Lake City Jan. 26 and against Southeast Valley in Rockwell City Jan. 30. SCC s lone home contest in February will be for Parents Night in Rockwell City against East Sac County Feb. 6. The Titans will conclude the regular season Feb. 8 at Storm Lake. Greener By The Yard Insured Free Estimates Commercial Applicators License Full Service Care Landscaping Snow Removal At the best prices possible! Tyler Holm - Owner 712-830-2551 300 N 37 Rd Lake City, Iowa 51449 greenerbytheyard@gmail.com We take care of yours, as if it was ours. 331 Court St., Rockwell City (712) 297-7589 Harris Drug 121 E. Main St. Lake City (712) 464-3165 Opportunity Living Lake City & Rockwell City (712) 464-8961 Celebrations To Go Lake City (712) 464-3358 NOW OPEN For Business All Your Car, Truck & Diesel Needs Center Street Truck & Auto 501 S. Center St., Lake City, Iowa Call 712-830-0533 for an appointment Scott Gorden, Owner Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. by appointment CHAMPION of Rockwell City 527 Court Street, Rockwell City, IA Monday-Friday 8-5:30; Saturday 8-3 800.676.7537 www.championchrysler.net

The Graphic-Advocate Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3 The 2017-18 South Central Calhoun High School boys basketball team members are (front row, from left) Evan Jacobs, Ben Ludwig, Blake Thompson, Corey Hicks, Shane Worley and Patrick Brown; (second row) Homer Martz, Tyson Blanchfield, Truman Boyd-Harris, Cole Corey, Brennan Holder, Carson Pibal, Keaton Daniel and Gage Cates; (third row) head coach Clive Clark, Landon Schleisman, Chase Scheidegger, Matthew Clark, Colton Bahr, Bryce Smidt, assistant coach Brian Bean and assistant coach Jake Petzenhauser; (back row) Sam Musselman, Zane Neubaum, Andrew Westcott, Jacob Nicholson, Jared Birks, Jacob Schultz, Colten Morenz and Zach Batta. (photo by Doug Dornath) IOWA SAVINGS BANK GROWING WITH YOU SINCE 1902 Member Carroll 792-9772 Lake City 464-3153 Coon Rapids 999-2271 Bayard 651-2274 Glidden 695-2372 TeleBank - 188-535-BANK Toll Free 1-866-788-BANK www.iowasavingsbank.com

4 Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Graphic-Advocate The 2017-18 South Central Calhoun High School girls basketball team members include (front row, from left) Serena Smith, Hannah Seil, Mikayla Schultz and Jessica Hicks; (second row) Brielle Korleski, Maddie Jones, Haley Stauter, Ashley Hanks, Riley Snyder and Sally Musselman; (third row) assistant coach Kari Musselman, Heidi Hammen, Emma McKinney, Anna McChesney, Payton Steig, Morgan Vogel and head coach Eric Francis. (photo by Doug Dornath)

The Graphic-Advocate Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5 Francis takes over reigns of SCC girls program By Doug Dornath After learning the ropes from long-time South Central Calhoun head coach Dave Birks each of the past two seasons as an assistant coach, new Titans varsity head girls basketball coach Eric Francis will take much of the knowledge he learned from the retired Hall of Fame coach and apply those teaching tools to his own style of coaching as the 2017-18 season tipped off in November. For Francis, this is the first time he has been a head coach for a varsity girls basketball program as he has had assistant coaching roles at Jesup, Pocahontas Area, Estherville-Lincoln Central and at SCC. He has a familiarity with many of the athletes at SCC as he also has been the varsity softball coach for the Titans the last few seasons. Coach Birks has been great to work with the past couple of seasons, said Francis of being an assistant for the Titans girls basketball team the past two seasons. He taught me a lot about the game of basketball, coaching and working with the girls. I am also excited to get the season kicked off and start this new journey. We discussed many aspects about basketball and coaching, added Francis. One of the biggest things that I have taken is from a coaching standpoint. We discussed ways to get the girls motivated to give it their all, whether they are on the court or in the classroom and that the girls should want to be the best possible person they can be. For 2017-18, the Titans have five returning letter-winners from last season s squad that finished 17-7 overall as the SCC was 5-4 in the Twin Lakes Conference a season ago, which was tied for fourth place overall in the league with GT/RA. Those returning letter-winners for SCC include seniors Hannah Seil and Jessica Hicks, juniors Maddie Jones and Heidi Hammen and sophomore Emma McKinney. This year s captains for the Titans include Seil, Hicks, Hammen and Jones. Jones was a first-team all-conference selection a season ago for the Titans while Hammen earned third-team all-conference honors last season for SCC. Jones was second on the team in scoring in 2016-17 with a 13.3 point-per-game average while she ranked second in rebounds with 138, and first in assists with 113 and first in steals with 99 for the season. Hammen was third in scoring a season ago for SCC with 8.5 points per outing while she was third in rebounding with 91 rebounds and third in steals with 40. Francis said other players who worked hard during the off-season who did not see much playing time for the Titans a season ago who are expected to contribute this winter include senior Serena Smith, junior Anna McChesney and sophomore Haley Stauter and he listed freshman Brielle Korleski as another of the promising varsity newcomers. These girls worked in the off-season by attending our open gyms and participating in summer camps, said Francis. My goals for the team are to improve every day, to compete for the Twin Lakes Conference title and to make it down to the state tournament, added Francis. My expectations for this year s team is for the constant improvement as young ladies both on and off the basketball court. I hope these girls will continue to encourage one another to bring out their best abilities for the betterment of South Central Calhoun. Francis expects Newell-Fonda to be one of the front-runners for the conference title this winter as he noted they seem to contend for the TLC title each and every year. In addition, he thinks SCC, GT/RA and Alta-Aurelia will make an attempt at the top spot. The Mustangs were second in the TLC in 2016-17 at 8-1 in the league and were 20-4 overall. GT/RA was tied for fourth in the league with SCC at 5-4 as they finished 15-7 overall. Alta-Aurelia was 4-5 in the TLC a season ago and 8-12 overall but returns three players from last year s squad who earned all-conference honors. The conference season started for the Titans Dec. 1 at East Sac County. Other conference contests for SCC this winter include the following dates and locations: at Ruthven versus GT/RA Dec. 8, at Lake City versus Emmetsburg Dec. 15, at St. 2017-18 SCC Girls Varsity Basketball Roster Seniors Jessica Hicks, Hannah Seil, Serena Smith, Mikayla Schultz; Juniors Maddie Jones, Anna McChesney, Heidi Hammen; Sophomores Haley Stauter, Emma McKinney; Freshmen Brielle Korleski, Ashley Hanks, Sally Musselman. Mary s in Storm Lake Jan. 5, versus Alta-Aurelia in Rockwell City Jan. 12, against Pocahontas Area in Rockwell City Jan. 16, at Sioux Rapids against Sioux Central Jan. 19, at West Bend versus West Bend-Mallard Jan. 23, versus Newell-Fonda in Lake City Jan. 26, versus Southeast Valley in Rockwell City Jan. 30 and the TLC finale against Manson Northwest Webster in Manson Feb. 2. The Titans will conclude the regular season with a non-conference game against East Sac County Feb. 6 in Rockwell City for Parents Night. SUPERVALU 820 E. 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6 Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Graphic-Advocate SCC wrestlers strive for 2018 TLC crown By Doug Dornath A two-year drought at the top of the Twin Lakes Conference has the 2017-18 South Central Calhoun varsity wrestling team hungry to make those memories distant ones as the Titans hope to regain their claim as being conference dual champions once again this season. The Titans are coming off a 14-7 overall record in 2016-17 where they were third in the Twin Lakes Conference standings at 6-2 behind defending champion Graettinger-Terrill/Ruthven-Ayrshire (8-0 in 2016-17 TLC duals) and Pocahontas Area/ Laurens-Marathon (7-1 in 2016-17 in TLC duals). The Titans are coached by Lance Schultz, who is entering his 21 st season in the school district as he boasts a record of 397-131-1 in those 21 seasons for Southern Cal/RCL-SCAL/SCC, while holding a 424-144-1 overall career record beginning his 25 th season overall as a head wrestling coach. Top returning wrestlers for the 2017-18 SCC squad include a pair of district qualifiers in 2017 senior Brody Goodman and junior Chase McAlister. Goodman is a three-time conference tournament finalist and was a 2016 state qualifier for the Titans at 152 pounds Goodman (160) finished 36-8 overall with 19 pins a season ago and he had 121 career wins with 64 pins. McAlister (152) was a state qualifier in 2016 at 132 pounds and was a conference finalist at 132 pounds in 2017 as he was 35-11 overall with 18 wins by fall. McAlister has 82 career wins with 39 of those by fall. Also returning letter-winners who will lead the Titans include seniors Tanner Fistler (145) and Jered Campbell (170), junior Keagan King (132), and sophomores Hannah Payne (113), Hunter Voith (138), Keagan Meyer (182) and Brian King (220). Also returning with limited varsity experience for SCC are junior Kody Kutz (285) and sophomore Tristan Patterson (182). Fistler finished 14-23 last season while Campbell was 11-11 overall. Keagan King was 10-11 last year and has 33 career wins Stewart Memorial Community Hospital 1301 W. Main St. Lake City (712) 464-3171 www.stewartmemorial.org with three pins. Payne was 11-26 a season ago with a win by fall while Voith was 11-22 his freshman season at SCC. Brian King is coming off a 19-19 record with eight wins by fall in 2016-17. Our seniors will be our major key, stated Schultz. Their leadership with what they say and do will take us as far as they want this team to go. Staying healthy will also be a key as our depth may be depleted a bit in the lower weights. Our younger wrestlers will need to mature quickly for us to be successful. Schultz believes there are a number of teams in contention for the top spots in the 2017-18 Twin Lakes Conference dual standings again this winter. GT/RA should be strong again and PAC/L-M will also figure somewhere in there, said Schultz. Southeast Valley will be much improved as will East Sac County. You can never count out Manson NW and the addition of Emmetsburg should also make this interesting. Schultz said the team has the same goals as they always do to improve in every practice and every meet so they can peak at the sectional time, to have a winning dual meet season, to compete for the team title in every tournament they compete in, to get back on top of the TLC and to qualify for the regional and state duals. Home dates on South Central Calhoun s schedule at Rockwell City this winter include a quadrangular conference meet against PAC, Southeast Valley and GT/RA Dec. 7, a quadrangular against Woodbury Central, Okoboji and Alta-Aurelia Dec. 19, a conference quadrangular dual meet Jan. 23 against East Sac County, Sioux Central 2017-18 South Central Calhoun High School Wrestling Roster Seniors Brody Goodman, Tanner Fistler, Jered Campbell, Jacob Stephenson, Shiloh Meyer; Juniors Chase McAlister, Keagan King, Kody Kutz, Josh Van Hulzen; Sophomores Hannah Payne, Hunter Voith, Keagen Meyer, Tristan Patterson, Brian King; Freshmen Ayden Toms, Orion Sweeney, Jordan Khommanyvong, Jaydon Makinson, Gabe Schuttler, Brayden Hawkins. and West Bend-Mallard, and the annual South Central Calhoun Dual Tournament Saturday, Jan. 27. The Titans will be competing in Class 2A for the first time in a couple of seasons when the 2018 post-season rolls around as they have been assigned to the 2A Sectional Tournament hosted by Humboldt Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Teams included at the Humboldt Sectional include Algona, Clarion-Goldfied/Dows, SCC, Pocahontas Area/L-M, Humboldt and Southeast Valley. The 2018 Class 2A District Tournament the Titans will be competing at is hosted by Webster City Feb. 10 as teams from the Humboldt and Ballard of Huxley Sectional Tournaments will send their district qualifiers to the District meet hosted by the Lynx. The 2018 Iowa State High School Association State Dual Tournament will be Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, with the Traditional State Tournament being held there Feb. 15 through Feb. 17. 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The Graphic-Advocate Wednesday, December 13, 2017 7 The 2017-18 South Central Calhoun High School wrestling team members include (front row, from left) Chase McAlister, Tanner Fistler, Jered Campbell, Brody Goodman, Shiloh Meyer, Jacob Stephenson and Brayden Hawkins; (second row) manager Kennadie Machovec, Kody Kutz, Ayden Toms, Tristin Patterson, Jayden Makinson, Gabe Schuttler, Hunter Voith and manager Raegan Barrett; (third row) Jordan Khommanyvong, Hannah Payne, Keagan King, Keagen Meyer, Josh Van Hulzen and Brian King. Unavailable for photo: Orion Sweeney. (photo by Doug Dornath) Swanson Hardware 620 High St. Rockwell City (712) 297-7141 1013 Main St. Manson (712) 469-3468 United Bank of Iowa Lake City Lohrville Rockwell City (712) 464-3181 (712) 465-2715 (712) 297-7547 Member FDIC

8 Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Graphic-Advocate Schedules Varsity Boys Basketball Schedule NOVEMBER Nov. 27 at Audubon Nov. 28 South Hamilton (Rockwell City) DECEMBER Dec. 1 at East Sac County* (Sac City) Dec. 4 Manson NW Webster (Lake City) Dec. 5 Webster City (Rockwell City) Dec. 8 at GT/RA* (Ruthven) Dec. 11 at Southeast Valley (Gowrie) Dec. 15 Emmetsburg* (Lake City) Dec. 19 MVAO/COU (Lake City) Dec. 22 OA-BCIG (Rockwell City) JANUARY Jan. 5 at St. Mary s* Jan. 9 at Humboldt Jan. 12 Alta-Aurelia* (Rockwell City) Jan. 16 Pocahontas Area* (Rockwell City) Jan. 19 at Sioux Central* Jan. 23 at West Bend-Mallard* Jan. 26 Newell-Fonda* (Lake City) Jan. 30 Southeast Valley* (Rockwell City) FEBRUARY Feb. 2 at Manson NW Webster* Feb. 6 East Sac County (Rockwell City) Feb. 8 at Storm Lake * denotes Twin Lakes Conference game. Varsity Girls Basketball Schedule NOVEMBER Nov. 21 at Storm Lake Nov. 27 at Audubon Nov. 28 South Hamilton (Rockwell City) DECEMBER Dec. 1 at East Sac County* (Sac City) Dec. 4 Manson NW Webster (Lake City) Dec. 5 Webster City (Rockwell City) Dec. 8 at GT/RA* (Ruthven) Dec. 11 at Southeast Valley (Gowrie) Dec. 15 Emmetsburg* (Lake City) Dec. 19 MVAO/COU (Lake City) Dec. 22 OA-BCIG (Rockwell City) JANUARY Jan. 5 at St. Mary s* Jan. 9 at Humboldt Jan. 12 Alta-Aurelia* (Rockwell City) Jan. 16 Pocahontas Area* (Rockwell City) Jan. 19 at Sioux Central* Jan. 23 at West Bend-Mallard* Jan. 26 Newell-Fonda* (Lake City) Jan. 30 Southeast Valley* (Rockwell City) FEBRUARY Feb. 2 at Manson NW Webster* Feb. 6 East Sac County (Rockwell City) * denotes Twin Lakes Conference game. Varsity Wrestling Schedule NOVEMBER Nov. 28 OA-BCIG & ESC at Ida Grove DECEMBER Dec. 2 Doug Wood Tournament (Manson) Dec. 5 ESC, Ridge View & Humboldt (Lake View) Dec. 7 PAC, Southeast Valley & GT/RA (Rockwell City) Dec. 8 MVAO/COU Tournament (Mapleton) Dec. 12 ESC, West Central Valley & Audubon (Audubon) Dec. 16 Ridge View Dual Tournament (Holstein) Dec. 19 Woodbury Central, Okoboji & Alta-Aurelia (RC) JANUARY Jan. 6 Coon Rapids-Bayard Tournament (Coon Rapids) Jan. 9 MNW & Emmetsburg (Barnum) Jan. 13 Twin Lakes Conference Tournament (Gowrie) Jan. 16 AC/GC & Greene County (Guthrie Center) Jan. 19 OA-BCIG Tournament (Day 1, Ida Grove) Jan. 20 OA-BCIG Tournament (Day 2, Ida Grove) Jan. 23 ESC, Sioux Central & WBM (Rockwell City) Jan. 27 SCC Dual Tournament (Rockwel City) FEBRUARY Feb. 3 Class 2A Sectional Tournament (Humboldt) Feb. 6 Class 2A Regional Dual Tournament Feb. 10 Class 2A District Tournament (Webster City) Feb. 14 Class 2A State Dual Tournament (Des Moines) Feb. 15-17 Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament (Des Moines) - Joe Miller - 712-297-8818 749 High Street Rockwell City, IA 50579 Tom Anderson, Owner Sandi Anderson, Owner Pam Wooters, Agent Hwy. 175 E., Lohrville, IA 877-465-6495 www.lohrvilleinsurance.com