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Seniors Nick Pearson and Scott Bro wn
look on to the ga me from the sidelines . A
stress fra ctu re in Pearson's foot forced him
to sit out of two ga mes. photo by Annie
Lorsbach

Competing in the Game

by Trisha Gilman

Working hard in the Coming together as a great and have only lost one
off-season and coming to- team and good preparation game," Rickets said.
gether as a team during the before each game, played an Winning state was a
season broughtthevarsityfoot- essential role in winning for goal that all the players were
ball team a winning season. junior Nathan Ostrand. working for including junior
Leadership on the "We have all worked Dan Eriksen.
team was very strong with 23 extremely hard ; the season "The highlight of the
seniors that stepped up to lead has been very good. All the season for me was when we
the team to only one regular players have been up for ev- beat Fremont. They were sup-
season loss according to se- ery game and no one has been posed to give us a challenge,
nior Rick Merrill. flat," Ostrand said. but when we beat them and
''This year we had lots Achieving important proved to everyone that we
of senior leadership who really goals made in the pre-season, worked harder then any other
took control. The juniors also by the team, was important to team in the state and had the
did a great job with leadership all players including senior Pat determination to do whatever
for the younger players ," Merrill ·Rickets. we wanted," Eriksen said .
said . "Overall the season Determination and Senior Spencer South well catches his
has gone really well , facing hard work proved to be essen- breath on the sidelines during the game.
Sports adversity with Nick Pearson tial in achieving the winning South well caught fi ve interce ptions during
being hurt we have done really season the team had . the season fo r a total of 44 yards. photo by
Jennie Gates