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Coach  Profile                         Coach  Profile


                        Kevin Koch                           Jon Swoboda
                        Koch likes "being                    Swoboda said his
                        around the game"                     most memorable
                        that he played for                   moment  of the
                        20 years  and                        season was "the 9-
                        believes coaching                    3 win over Millard
                        is  "another                         West because the
     chance to make a difference in  the    team put everything together."  "I
     lives of kids."  His most memorable    have always enjoyed the game of
     experience this season was watching  baseball.  At 19  I decided that
     the players develop.  "It's neat to see   coaching  is  what I wanted to  do
     the players progress from the          because it keeps me  near kids,"
     beginning ... to the end," Koch said.   Swoboda said.

          "The coach
      (Swoboda) and
         I would stay
        after practice                                                                    Giving  the  Score

          for an  hour                                                                     JV              Reserve
      sometimes and                                                                 Om. Bryan    19-3   Om. Bryan   13-3
                                                                                    Bell. West   6-2   Om. South    15-3
      work on  hitting                                                              Cr. Prep     13-4   Millard S.   9-2
                drills."                                                            Papio        7-4   Om. North    19-2
                                                                                    Westside     7-10  Om. Burke    10-3
         -sophomore                                                                 Om. Central   7-l   Millard W.   14-4
       Matt Koraleski                                                               Millard W.   6-10  Om. Northwest8-3
                                                                                    Millard W.   9-3   Millard W.   10-2
                                                                                    Millard S.   2-3   Om.  North   11-1
          Sophomore JV                                                              Om. Northwest 1-4   Millard S.   5-4
       player Tim Zagurski                                                          Om. Benson   10-2   Skutt       ll-1
       takes some tips from                                                         Om. Burke    6-1   Om. Central   10-0
          coach  Swoboda
      before going onto the                                                            Record: 8-4     Lin. High    15-1
        field.  Players often                                                       Tournaments:       Cr. Prep    4-2
        got extra help from                                                         Cr.  Prep Invite  8th   Record: 14-0
       the coach. photo by
          Jenny Kronberg                                                                               Tournaments:
                                                                                                       Northwest Invite I st

                                                                                             JV Baseball: front-Ricky Merrill, Tim
                                                                                             Zagurski,  Matt  Koraleski ,  Nick  Boyer,
                                                                                             Kevin  McCroden; second- Chris
                                                                                             Roberts,  Ronald lvener, Jason Lanoha,
                                                                                             Spencer Southwell, Ben Chesnut; back-
                                                                                             Andy Potter, Pat Ricketts, Jeff Peterson,
                                                                                             Jason  Tesmer,  Nick  Pearson,  coach
                                                                                             John  Swoboda  photo by Jack Martin
                                                                                             Photography








                                            Freshman reserve player Kyle  Crouch  watches as one of
                                            his teammates prepares to  bat.  Support and unity amongst
                                            the players were essential for a successful season.  photo
                                            by Sara Lenz                                                         2  ~  1
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