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The 2011 season was more on par with what Edwardsville has envisioned for its baseball program.

The Tigers reached the Class 4A Champaign Super Sectional where they lost 13-3 to powerhouse Providence Catholic. It was their first trip to a super sectional since 2007 when they reached the Class AA state tournament and lost to Naperville Neuqua Valley 7-3 in the quarterfinals.

With the class expansion beginning in the 2008 season, the super sectional is now actually the quarterfinals.

It's a place where head coach Tim Funkhouser would like to see his team visit on an annual basis, if not even deeper in the playoffs. He believes last year's success set a nice precedent for the current group of Tigers.

“I thought last year’s team set a good tone and a lot of these guys were a part of it and some of them were kind of complimentary players that are ready to step in,” Funkhouser said. “They kind of set that vision of what we want our program to focus towards being on a consistent basis of playing deep in the playoffs and hopefully get into the state tournament and make some noise there. As you get into the postseason more and more you see that and it feeds down and they have a true vision of where we want to be. Even if some of those guys were just in the dugout or practicing, they got to experience it.”

There are definitely some key cogs from the '11 run that return in 2012.

Seniors Matt Huelsmann (.333, 7 HR, 30 RBIs, 10 2B, 7 SB) and Derek Page (.374, 4 HR, 29 RBIs) and juniors Blake Graham (.411, 2 HR, 22 RBIs, 5 SB), Drew

Curtis (.324, 5 HR, 36 RBIs) and Jordan Heckler (.381, 1 HR, 8 RBIs) were all key contributors last year who look to lead the lineup this season.

On the hill the Tigers return seniors Jevon Boyd (7-0, 3.68 ERA, 34 K, 1 SV, 51.1 IP) and Devin Breihan (2-1 3.76 ERA, 28 K, 3 SV, 22.1 IP) along with junior Zack Sparks (4-1, 2.08 ERA, 27 K, 33.2 IP)

“I just look forward to them going out and playing,” Funkhouser said of his returning players. “Some of them have established leadership roles already and you can tell in the weights and conditioning stuff that we did it gave them some leadership opportunities and they attacked it to lead the group in the direction we want to go.”

The second season of EHS summer baseball was a success in maturing talent in the program again. The Tigers completed the summer campaign with a 25-10 record.

Players like Jacob Fisher (.422, 26 runs), Alec Pizzini (.274, 3 HR, 18 RBIs) and Matthew Mokriakow (.439, 2 HR, 20 RBIs) blossomed in the summer. Breihan (.510, 22 RBIs) also produced when given the opportunity to swing the bat.

Pitching wise, it was Alex Reish (5-3, 1.95 ERA) and Curtis (4-2, 3.79 ERA) breaking through.

“The summer has really worked out well from the standpoint of those guys getting to face a variety of competition and some of the guys that hadn’t had varsity experience, they faced some competition that was above varsity experience,” said Funkhouser. “They struggled at times and then there were some guys that did well and gained some confidence. You could see where it gave a lot of the guys focus toward the offseason and weights and getting better at their skills as well. That’s starting to carry over

and that’s where we hope to reap the benefits of that.”

Going around the field Funkhouser broke down who he thought could step up and compete this season.

In the outfield, Page will hold down right field like he did a year ago and Graham will move to center from left to replace the departed Eddie Akers (.346, 2 HR, 30 RBIs).

Funkhouser sees Page — who has already committed to play at Eastern Illinois University — settling in at the No. 3 or No. 4 slot in the order and expects his average to rise.

Graham will be at the top of the lineup and Funkhouser said he's increased his speed from last year which will be beneficial for the Tigers.

He said there is currently a good competition taking place between a slew of guys for the left field job.

"In left field we’ll have a variety of guys competing, including some seniors," said Funkhouser. "Matthew Mokriakow, who right now is injured, we look forward to him competing for a left field spot. Cameron Clouser is another guy and Connor Hannon, who focused on golf last year, he’s competing out there as a senior. We’ll have other options too, like a Drew Curtis who could play out there when he’s not at first base and we have several sophomores and juniors that can compete.”

Around the infield EHS will have to

replace first baseman and designated hitter Zach Sedlacek (.444, 4 HR, 36 RBIs), second baseman Jordan Barnett (.333, 2 HR, 28 RBIs) and third baseman Jared Krebs (.330, 14 RBIs, 7 SB).

Curtis played a lot at first last season and he will be a pillar there again this season, but when he takes the mound Funkhouser has some options.

"I think he’ll be a key contributor again," Funkhouser said of Curtis. "Devin Breihan and J.B. Boyd are also working in at first base for other options in case Drew has to play the outfield or if he is pitching. Austin Peeples is another player as a junior who has shown signs of swinging the bat early on and has a lot of potential. Alex Myers is another guy who we want to see how he stacks up with the rest of those guys at first base and in the outfield."

At second base he sees Fisher doing the majority of the work, but said Jake Hanks and Drew Burns are capable of filling in at times. Burns can also play shortstop.

Heckler will take over the duties at shortstop, but Funkhouser didn't rule out him playing a little second either.

With Heckler penciled in at short it moves Huelsmann to third base after a couple years as the starting EHS shortstop. Funkhouser knows he can still fill in at short if needed, too. Reish can help out at third when he's not working on the mound also.

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Continued from Page 2Tyler Hasty (.200, 4 HR, 21

RBIs) did much of the catching last season with a little help from Dallas Levey (.438, 1 HR, 5 RBIs). The catching role will consist of an entirely new cast this year.

“Behind the plate, Shane Schmidt and Alec Pizzini are going to be battling at catcher and I think both of them will catch at times during the year,” Funkhouser said. “As the year plays out we’ll see if there’s one that will catch a little more than the other. There are also other options. Schmidt can play a little first base and Pizzini has the flexibility of playing some outfield because he has some good speed.”

On the mound there are some

shoes to fill. Sam Stolte (6-3, 4.05 ERA, 46.2 IP) and Sedlacek (6-4, 3.59 ERA, 33.2 IP) were lost to graduation and Bryce Cantrall (3-0, 4.48 ERA, 29.2 IP) transferred out of EHS.

There is still plenty of talent to go around for the Tigers though.

“On the mound, Boyd is back from last year’s postseason run as well as Zach Sparks and Devin Breihan,” said Funkhouser. “Breihan threw a lot for us over the summer and in relief last spring so we’ll see how that shakes out. Alex Reish had a real good summer and I’m interested to see how that carries over and Matt Boivin has made some strides through the winter and he’s throwing a good

bullpen so far. Tylor Sanders is a senior lefty coming back after missing last year, so we’ll see how he does. Matthew Mokriakow is also a guy who, if his arm is healthy, can be effective with his sinking fastball and Max Rolens is a guy who threw for us over the summer along with some sophomores and juniors who will compete for some innings.”

Funkhouser tweaked the schedule a little bit this season. The major change will be the addition of the Parkway Tournament in Missouri on March 23, 24 and 31 and April 7.

"We’ll venture over there and play all the Parkway schools and it will be a different tournament

because it will be spread out over the early part of the season," said Funkhouser. "Parkway South was ranked in the nation last year and they return some solid players so that will be a good challenge for us."

The annual tradition of the Busch Stadium game remains on the schedule, but with a twist.

This year's game will take place on Sunday, April 15, the opening weekend for the Cardinals and a series vs. the Cubs. It's a 1:15 p.m. Cards game and the Tigers will battle Greenville directly after.

Following a Cards/Cubs game is a first for Funkhouser.

“No, this is our first time,” said Funkhouser with a grin. “We had

Wille McGee Day one time that was an easy sell. People can check our web site (www.ecusd7.org/homepages/emsstaff/hkeller/baseball/) for ticket information and our players have those for distribution now and they are going to be a hot sell. We usually have 1,400 tickets and we’ve already requested 300 more and may even get more because the demand is going to be high. The tickets are discounted below the Cardinals selling price, it’s Pennant Day and Cardinals/Cubs opening weekend. I don’t think there will be a better sell.”

EHS plays its first game of the season at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville.

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I t ’ s not o f ten that the Edwardsville Tiger softball team finds themselves in a rebuilding season.

The Tigers, coming off a 27-4 year, lost eight seniors to graduation, including six starters. Though the senior class compiled 127 wins, three Southwestern Conference titles and a state runner-up finish in 2009 in their four seasons, they ended their careers on a disappointing note. EHS failed to claim a regional title for the first time since 2004, ending a six-year streak, and didn’t reach 30 wins for the first time since 2005.

Now, the Tigers must regroup and find new starters in the outfield and around the infield. Head coach Lori Blade believes she has a strong nucleus coming back and a handful of underclassmen that will be ready to produce at the varsity level.

“We graduated the largest class that I think I have ever had. We have some significant spots that need to be filled,” said Blade. “We will be young and we will

be inexperienced in a lot of key positions. We do return some experience in the outfield, but the infield is going to be young. We have some kids that are very capable of stepping in, but we will take our lumps early.”

Headlining the returnees is junior Amber Toenyes. She hit .352 last season with four home runs and 21 RBIs while playing strong defense at first base. Toenyes also saw time in the circle as the No. 2 pitcher, going 9-0 with a 1.11 ERA. She had 60 strikeouts in 44 innings.

Toenyes will be throwing to senior catcher Kendall Navin, going on her third year of starting. Last season, Navin hit .308 with a homer and 12 RBIs. She missed the final 12 games of the season with an injury, but is healthy again and ready to produce. Other key members back are senior Megan McNamee and junior Taylor Maggio. McNamee, who hit .352 with two homers and 16 RBIs, and center fielder Maggio, a .333 hitter last year, will occupy two of the three outfield spots.

“Kendall is recovering and Taylor Maggio will be a huge impact in solidifying the outfield. We are going to try to keep her in

the outfield and not move her into the infield. Megan McNamee is going to by vying for a spot in the outfield. She is very capable and we are going to need her to solidify that outfield position,” said Blade.

Junior Aubry Dickmann returns as well and should get time in left field. She hit .333 last season and had an on-base average of .395.

After those players, Blade will rely on a large group of underclassmen to fill the remaining roles.

“We have a huge freshmen class that does a lot of training in the offseason. Between them and a junior or sophomore here and there, hopefully we can be competitive throughout,” Blade said.

The pitching staff and infield will have the biggest makeover, with the outfield solidified by a senior and two juniors. Toenyes replaces Becca Strope as the staff ace, but after that the experience drops dramatically. Blade will lean on three freshmen and a junior to fill the remaining two spots on the staff. She already has an idea about how some of the innings will be filled.

“We will kind of go as Amber goes early, because then we

will drop down to very young pitching,” said Blade. “We have some that will step in and compete and that’s all I ask for.

“Right now, it is definitely Amber. Kallen Loveless will vie

for some time in there. We will see how she comes along. Arianne Arnold could also be a freshman that could see some key varsity time,” said Blade.

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Senior members of the Edwardsville Tiger girls’ softball team from left to right are: Kendall Navin and Megan McNamee.


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Continued from Page 3The infield will also see an

infusion of freshmen. The Tigers must replace third basemen Sarah Worster and Mallory Milner, shortstop Sydney Bloch, who is playing soccer this spring, and second baseman Caty Ponce. Ponce, now at McKendree University, had been a top defensive player for Edwardsville and will be missed according to Blade.

“It is a big loss just in consistency and leadership. If there was a ball hit on the right side and the

first baseman couldn’t get to it, Caty usually got a glove on it,” said Blade. “Her leadership in solidifying that spot for years has been key for us. Second base is up in the air and so is shortstop with the loss there and we have to fill in third base. With Amber going to pitching, we are also going to have to fill in there.”

Who starts where is still a question that Blade must answer.

“It is still up in the air. We could legitimately be starting three or four freshmen on the infield. It can

be scary, but hopefully we can get them ready for that,” said Blade, who got a late start on tryouts after the girls’ basketball team advanced to the state championship game.

Another unknown is how the Southwestern Conference will play out.

O’Fallon, which eked out a league title by one game over EHS last season, lost starting pitcher Kelsie Stoszkus and catcher Lauren Smith, who hit 22 home runs. The Panthers do return shortstop Macy Oswald, a .545 hitter with 12

homers and 45 RBIs last season. Collinsville, which knocked the

Tigers out of the playoffs in the regional championship game, will be without starting pitcher Sydney Skeel and shortstop Kate Mayes. Skeel was 15-9 last season while Mayes hit .425 with 31 RBIs. Rachel Scrum returns for her final year after hitting a team-best .434 with eight homers and 57 RBIs. She was also 8-2 in the circle.

“I think it is going to be a toss up. O’Fallon lost a lot, but they return a lot and Collinsville is the same

thing,” said Blade. “I don’t think you can ever rule out (Belleville) West or East and Alton has real solid pitching. On any given day inside the conference, it could go either way. There are a few teams that did return more than others.”

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Coming off of an appearance in the state quarterfinals in only their third year of existence, the Edwardsville Tiger boys’ volleyball team is going back to the basics.

Gone from last season’s 25-2 team are top outside hitters Eric Fitterer (Lewis University) and Thomas Pauk, middle blocker John Pranger (Quincy), setter Stephen

Billiter and defensive specialist Sean Lynn. Edwardsville is losing 80 percent of its striking offense and must replace Billiter, who had 615 assists on the team’s 713 kills.

That group helped put the Tiger program on the map after starting from scratch their sophomore seasons. They withstood an innagrual 2-16 season before collecting 14 victories as juniors. Last year they put it all together.

But now it is time to start over.

“Every season is a new thing. Even though we had the same guys for three years, it was still different,” said fourth-year head coach Andy Bersett. “We are going to be young and we are going to be inexperienced. That’s why practice is going to be important. We have to get a lot of touches and a lot of reps. I think they are anxious to get on to the court.”

Leading the way will be senior Nathan Henning, who was third on the team last year with 136 kills. Listed at 6-foot-4, Henning will be looked to as the focal point of the offense after being the third option behind Fitterer and Pranger last year.

Bersett knows his senior has a tough task with opposing defenses focusing on him, but believes he is ready for the challenge.

“I think Nathan is up for it. In our bigger games last year, Nathan was our main guy. Against Belleville East he was our top hitter. There is no doubt that he has the experience and he knows what to do,” said Bersett.

As for who will be joining Henning in the starting lineup, that’s still up in the air according to Bersett. Middle blocker Wes Grigaitis, a 6-2 junior, is the only other returning player that saw varsity time. He had eight kills and eight blocks in limited action.

With the pool of experienced

players small, Bersett said the preseason practices are even more significant with trying to put together a lineup.

“We have ideas,” said Bersett. “We are going to see what we have. We have ideas on who will play middle and who will be the setter, but we are going to use the practices to see how it plays out.”

Replacing Billiter will most likely be junior Adam Douglas. The 5-7 setter has been seeing more time in practice this season after watching a lot last year.

“Adam Douglas is getting a majority of the reps in practice. He played a little bit of junior varsity and sat on the bench for varsity in the postseason. He got some experience from that. We are going to need other guys to step up,” said Bersett.

Bersett will have plenty of players to choose from after having his largest turnout for tryouts this spring. The popularity of the sport has definitely increased at the school and Bersett welcomes the new kids.

“We had our largest camp last summer and we had a big tryout. We had 40 kids. We haven’t had to make a cut, but this year we will,” said Bersett. “I don’t know if it’s the result of last year’s success or having a program for four years now. Having a successful season doesn’t hurt.”

With freshmen and sophomores being introduced to the sport for the first time, Bersett said this season could be a learning experience for many of them.

“We are going to get better each day,” said Bersett. “We’ll see where it goes. We do want to be the best team in the conference, but you can’t do that without having the best practices or being a good teammate.”

To c l a i m c o n s e c u t i v e Southwestern Conference titles, the Tigers will need to hold off O’Fallon, Belleville East and Belleville West. The Panthers return all but two players, while East and West are again poised to make strong runs at the league title.

And af ter last season’s undefeated season in the SWC, Edwardsville has a bullseye on its back.

“This is a new team but nobody (in the SWC) cares though,” said Bersett. “They may want to beat us more than they did last year.”

EHS’ schedule is tough again, with matches against Missouri powers Fort Zumwalt East and CBC opening up the schedule on March 22 and 23. The Tigers are slated to play in the Vianney Tournament and St. Charles East Invitational. They’ll begin SWC play at home against East St. Louis on April 10.


Pictured are returning members of last year’s Tiger boys’ volleyball team from left to right: Nathan Henning and Wes Grigaitis


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Tiger tennis season the streaks have to be recognized.

In 2011 the Tigers made it 11 straight sectional crowns and 11 straight years with at least a piece of the Southwestern Conference championship. They shared the title with Belleville West last year.

It may be early to make predictions to repeat those feats yet again, but EHS only lost one player from last year's sectional lineup and there is a plethora of talent returning.

With the program producing its largest number of tennis p layers ever and a l l the experienced talent returning head coach Dave Lipe is fired up and ready to get on the court.

“We have five of our six sectional players coming back and we return some very talented players and there are some good kids in this freshmen class,” Lipe said. “We had more kids try out this year than ever before which presents a new opportunity and a new challenge for us.

"We have 40 kids out here and it’s an organizational challenge but we are a no cut program which is a challenge in itself. If kids are willing to commit to their development then we’re willing to commit to them.”

The five returning sectional players will headline the group of 40, starting with Brandon Harris.

Harris, now a sophomore, played No. 1 a year ago and became a sectional champion. He turned some heads with his talent and with his work ethic. Lipe foresees him battling to the top of the lineup again.

“Brandon continues to be an incredibly hard worker and a kid who is really passionate about

tennis,” Lipe said. “He played No. 1 last year and he’s in a battle right now with some other kids on our team to play No. 1 (this year). He’s a returning sectional champion, he’s got a lot of pride and I know playing No. 1 is important to him, but there are other good kids on this team too that want to play at the top of the lineup.”

The rest of the returning sectional players include: junior Jared Zurliene, who played at No. 2 singles at the sectional, seniors Justin Leskera and Cam

Randall, who teamed up at No. 1 doubles and sophomore Jack Desse, who played No. 2 doubles at sectionals with Tim Buescher, who was lost to graduation.

With junior Jake Gingerich, likely sliding in to Buescher's spot, and a few others, Lipe isn't too concerned with the top portion of his lineup. He believes they know how to carry themselves.

“I think the guys in our varsity lineup have really worked hard,” said Lipe. “Justin (Leskera), Cameron (Randall), Brandon

(Harris), Jack (Desse), Jared (Zurliene), Jake (Gingerich), Andrew (Serfas), Zach (Bryant), Logan (Ware), those top nine players have worked really hard this offseason to put themselves into position to be successful. We’re all very optimistic about this season, about enjoying this season and developing throughout it. I’m not worried about any of those nine guys. There is enough tennis to go around.”

And as Leskera and Randall finally enter their senior seasons

with tons of varsity experience under their belts, Lipe believes the leadership will be there, too.

He was quick to point out that all of the leading can't and won't be placed on his seniors' shoulders though, the younger players are urged to step up also.

“There is a lot of trust in Justin, Cam and Alex (Guglielmo) as seniors to set a good example for these guys,” said Lipe. “They are fit, they’re strong and they put in a lot of time in the offseason getting their off court work in.

“Justin in his second year now as one of the real leaders on this team and Cameron also, I see them continuing to develop as strong leaders in our program along with Alex. I think even our sophomores, Jack and Brandon, will provide some leadership and our juniors, Jake and Jared, will provide some leadership, so we don’t put all the leadership on our seniors. We don’t put all the leadership on captains. I tell all the boys, ‘If you want to be a leader, lead.’ Anybody can be a leader, they just have to lead in the right direction.”

The tumultuous schedule will once again set a precedent for how good the Tiger netters can be and will help mold them into postseason shape.

EHS will travel to St. Xavier High School in Kentucky on April 3, compete in the Lisle Benet Academy Invite on April 7, the Columbia Rock Bridge Duals on April 13 and visit Lyons Township on April 20 and Downer's Grove South on April 21.

“We’ll be very competitive with everybody in the state,” said Lipe. “I don’t think anybody will sprint past us. Our schedule is even a little better this year. We’re going to Louisville, Ky. over spring break to play St. Xavier which has won state 22 out of the last 24 years or something like that.”

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Pictured above are key members of the 2012 Edwardsville Tiger boys' tennis team. Standing in front from left to right are: Jake Gingerich, (junior) and Jack Desse (sophomore). Standing in back from left to right are: Jared Zurliene (junior), Justin Leskera (senior), Alex Guglielmo (senior), Cam Randall (senior) and Brandon Harris (sophomore).



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Continued from Page 5There will also be the normal local

tournaments for fans to catch a glimpse of the Tigers up close.

EHS kicks off the season at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Knights Invitational at Triad High School and the Tiger Invitational is scheduled for March 30-31 at the EHS Tennis Center and Lincoln and Liberty Middle Schools.

Overall Lipe feels his crew his ready for another successful season and like always

there will be new faces working to break the lineup and morph themselves into Tigers to remember.

“We have some freshmen right there close to our varsity lineup,” Lipe said. “Kyle Carlson and Joseph Mezzo are close to our varsity lineup, so there are some good freshmen in this class among others. We’ve got a nice mix of experience and youth in this group. It’s about where we usually are. I don’t usually compare teams but I feel like we’re in a good place right now.”

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First-year track and field head coach Mikala Thompkins will be coming into a very good situation at Edwardsville.

Thompkins, a 2004 EHS graduate, will be taking over the head coaching duties from Steve Chapman, now at Liberty Middle School. She takes over a team that finished in seventh place last year and returns all but one of their state final qualifiers.

Having been an assistant coach at Edwardsville for the last three seasons, Thompkins isn’t too worried about a transitional period with the team.

“It has been really easy for me as far as my relationship with the girls,” said Thompkins, a collegiate runner at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. “As far as the role changing, it has been heavier. I’ve had a lot of help from Chapman and the boys’ coach (Chad) Lakatos. They have been 100 percent behind me.”

Headlining the state returnees is Emmonnie Henderson. The junior thrower won her second shot put state championship with a toss of 47-7 last year. She followed that performance with a title in the discus, with a record heave of 161-1.

With Henderson in the l ineup, Thompkins joked that the Tigers can already put 20 points on the board at the state championship.

“I am super excited about having E m m o n n i e H e n d e r s o n r e t u r n , especial ly after coming off of an excellent basketball season,” said Thompkins. “She is pumped up after last track season and is looking forward to this season.”

Along with Henderson, the Tigers return their state-qualifying 1,600-meter relay team of senior Meih Huddleston, junior Lauren White and sophomores Morgan Sharpe and Kristen Dowell. The team took fifth last season. Huddleston, White and Dowell joined senior Siera Rallo on the 800-meter relay team, which made it to the state preliminary round.

Dowell also advanced on the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles while White competed in the high jump and long jump.

Junior Ashia Jones, who played

basketball during the winter, is a new addition to the team. She is looking to compete in the sprints and high jump.

The lone state qualifier not returning is pole vaulter Hannah Faulkner, who is now competing at Kent State. While it will be tough to replace a sixth-place state finisher, Thompkins is hoping Kennedy Roderick is ready to take over.

“Hannah Faulkner is def ini te ly missed on this team. One thing she left us, along with her legacy, is Kennedy Roderick. She was kind of her protégé last year. We are very fortunate to have Kennedy, who worked so close last year to Hannah,” said Thompkins. “She is our rising star.”

Whi le Thompkins i s hoping to see Roderick take the next step at pole vault, she is also banking on improvements from her long-distance runners. Sophomore Allie Sweatt, who advanced to state in cross country, will be leading the runners. To be one of the state elites, the Tigers will need the best from them and Thompkins thinks she has the right girls in place.

“ I am super exc i ted about the distance. We are trying to develop a well-rounded team, especially with the distance because it has been a weaker area for us,” said Thompkins. “ C o u r t n e y Ly b a rg e r a n d B r i a n a Chamberlain are returning. A freshman, Erica Bailey, is very promising for this season. Sarah Smith is returning, and then we have Allie Sweatt, who is strong in the two-mile. Elizabeth Lynn, a freshman, has worked closely with Allie and I am excited to see what they all have to offer.”

Edwardsvi l le has had an ear ly advantage with the mild weather. Temperatures have been warm enough to allow the team to practice outside, a big plus according to Thompkins.

“As far as training goes, it has kept us away from being inside. Working ins ide extensively over a longer period can lead to injuries. It is such a disadvantage,” Thompkins said. “The weather has been outstanding for us and it is just great with what it has allowed us to do. We’ve been able to get our pits out for the jumps and pole vaults. We’ve also been able to have our hurdles out. It has just been amazing.”

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Senior members of the Edwardsville girls’ track and field team from left to right are: Brianna Chamberlain, Courtney Lybarger, Meih Huddleston and Siera Rallo.

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TIGER BOYS' TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It was a stellar season for the

Edwardsville Tigers in 2011.A Southwestern Conference

championship and a sectional crown highlighted the banner year, but it was the 20th place finish at the Class 3A state meet that stands out to coach Chad Lakatos, something he's ready to change in 2012.

“I obviously don’t want to take anything away from last year with winning conference and sectionals and a lot of other invites and then we didn’t finish exactly where we wanted to at state and that’s more of our focus this year,” Lakatos said. “Obviously with Garrett Sweatt and Cameron James being back as seniors they have high expectations, not only individually, but for the team as well. It’s a long season and we just have to stay focused and continue to work hard and keep them healthy.”

Seniors Cameron James and Garrett Sweatt headline the Tiger lineup.

James returns with the best time in Class 3A in the 100 meter dash, coming off a fifth place medal as a junior. He posted a time of 10.88 seconds and the four sprinters in front of him were all seniors last year.

Sweatt earned a fifth-place medal in the 3,200 meter run with a time of 9:13.17 in 2011.

Sweatt followed that up in the fall with a fourth place finish at the Class 3A state cross country meet.

Lakatos expects big things from the pair of seniors.

He will have some big shoes to fill with the departure of Dameon Morgan, a sixth place medal winner in the 400 meter dash last year. Morgan, now running at Rend Lake Community College, was joined by a group of seniors

that brought a lot of leadership to the Tigers.

“Obviously we lost Dameon Morgan and Cameron Bush and John Miller as well in the discus,” Lakatos said. “It’s tough to replace those guys, but we’ve had a good group of young sprinters step up in Brian Crowe, and Bennett Gray is healthy right now, and Julian Harvey has developed into a good runner and Craig James, Cameron’s brother. We have some good guys who I think are going to do a pretty good job at maybe not running the same times, but will be able to come in and step up and run good times for us and maybe we won’t drop off a whole lot. Only time will tell.”

Lakatos expects big things from senior Deonte Andresen. A lackluster junior season was uncharacteristic of his talent according to the EHS head coach.

“Deonte Andresen really didn’t have a great year last year and he’ll be the first to tell you,” said Lakatos. “He had a great sophomore year, went 21.9 (seconds) in the 200 (meter dash) and 22-4 in the long jump. This year he’s been working extremely hard and I look for him to not only play a major role in the relays but maybe in the open 200 and the long jump. We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do.”

In the field events Lakatos

f o r e s e e s s o m e s t r o n g performances, too. Thrower Garrett Jensen and pole vaulter Tom Schuette have reached their senior seasons after qualifying for state as juniors. Lakatos expects big seasons from them along with a few others.

“Tom Schuette in the pole vault, he was a state qualifier last year and he’s been looking good,” said Lakatos. “Garrett Jensen was a state qualifier in the discus last year, but was unable to make it to the finals. Kevin Weiss is another thrower who threw really well at Normal West Indoor Invite, 47-11.5 to break our indoor record, so we look for him to score some quality invitational meet points.

I don’t know if those are quite state marks. Overall as a team I think we may be stronger than we were last year.”

Edwardsville has enjoyed some indoor success this year already, setting new school records.

Lakatos believes that success indoors can translate to the outdoor season by giving his team plenty of confidence.

“I think it’s great momentum,” said Lakatos. “Having a good indoor season and carrying it over to the outdoor season and with the way the weather has been we’ve been able to come outside and have some great workouts early in comparison to previous years. I believe we’re a little bit ahead of where we were last year just because of that.”

Lakatos hopes to get more ammunition for his arsenal with the close of the basketball season, too.

Junior Garrett Covington was a state qualifier in the triple jump last season. Lakatos hopes to add him along with the possibility of a few other hoopsters to the track and field squad.

“The basketball team has been real successful and we’ve got a couple guys who we will hopefully get,” Lakatos said. “Garrett Covington was a state qualifier in the triple jump so hopefully we can share him with AAU and maybe there are a few other guys that can come out.

"I think we’ve got great depth and the key is keep them healthy and keep them hungry to perform each week. It’s a long season when you look at starting in November with weights and going through the indoor season and then the outdoor season is a good solid two months. It makes for a long season, but hopefully we can put guys in the right position and we’ll see what happens.”

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Above are the senior members of the Edwardsville Tiger boys' track and field team. In front from left to right are: Caden Cramsey, Deonte Andresen, Lee Bequette, Cameron James, Spencer Burkart and Dawayne Brooks. In back from left to right are: Eli Capers, Garrett Sweatt, Zach Bertels, Vincent Valentine, Garrett Jensen and Tom Schuette.


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Continued from Page 7That depth and talent across the

board will be key to the Tigers' success.

“It’s a numbers game,” Lakatos

said. “In invitations it’s about how can you spread it out.”

The Tigers open their outdoor season on Tuesday with the Belleville West Duals, which will

be conducted at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex at EHS.

The first major outdoor event for the orange and black will be on

Saturday, March 24, when they host the Southwestern Illinois Relays at the Winston Brown Complex.

Other important dates on the schedule include: the Winston

Brown Invitational at EHS on April 21, the Madison County Meet on April 24 at a site yet to be determined and the SWC Meet on May 9 at Belleville West.

Losing seven seniors can be hard enough, but the Edwardsville Tiger girls' soccer team is losing three of those players from their back line.

Edwardsville, which finished 8-11-1 last season, relied heavily on its defense throughout the season. It allowed just 28 goals, but now the Tigers must find a way to replace Taylor Fath, Andi Hessler and Tori Owens, three stalwarts in the backfield.

The Tigers do return senior Rachel Kinney, and third-year head coach Abby Bohnenstiehl is confident that she will be able to put a formidable back four on the field before the start of the season.

"We are working around it," she said. "We may have Katelyn Meyenburg move back there from the midfield. Hopefully she can help us out. Taylor Heinemeier

was out for most of last season and we will have her step in back there also. We have two of the spots at least covered."

Junior Rachel Wiesehan, who played midfield last season, will also receive minutes at defense.

While the defense is in transition, the goaltending situation at Edwardsville is a little more solid. Senior Megan Ohm and sophomore Kristen Francis will again split minutes for the Tigers. Francis and Ohm each gave up less than two goals per game, but were hard pressed to get support from their offense.

"We have Kristen and Megan again this year. Both of them together will really help out. Most likely they'll share the position," Bohnenstiehl said. "It is what the game is and you just have to beat the other one out. It could be one more over the other, but it just depends."

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Senior members of the Edwardsville Tiger girls’ soccer team are from right to left: Courtney McCarty, Tori Keller, Megan Ohm, Emily Martin, Kaitlyn Meyenburg, Rachel Kinney and Olivia Jackson.

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TIGER SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES

EHS BASEBALLMarch 20 at Greenville, 4:30 p.m.March 22 vs. Sacred Heart-Griffin, 4:30

p.m.March 23 at Parkway Tournament vs.

Parkway Central, 4:15 p.m.March 24 at Parkway Tournament vs.

Parkway North, noonMarch 26 at Jersey Community, 4:30

p.m.March 27 vs. Alton, 4:30 p.m.March 29 at Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.March 31 at Parkway Tournament vs.

Parkway South, noonApril 3 at Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.April 5 at O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.April 6 vs. Waterloo, 4:30 p.m.April 7 at Parkway Tournament vs.

Parkway West, noonApril 10 at Granite City, 4:30 p.m.April 11 at DeSmet, 4:15 p.m.April 12 vs. Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.April 13 vs. Althoff, 4:30 p.m.April 15 vs. Greenville at Busch

Stadium, 4:30 p.m.April 17 at East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.April 19 vs. Vianney at GCS Stadium,

6 p.m.April 20 at Lincoln Tournament vs.

Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.April 21 at Lincoln Tournament vs.

Triad, 10 a.m.April 21 at Lincoln Tournament vs.

Streator, 12:30 p.m.April 23 vs. Wesclin, 4:30 p.m.April 24 vs. Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.April 26 at Alton, 4:30 p.m.May 1 vs. O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.May 3 vs. Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.May 4 vs. Lockport in Tiger Classic, 7

p.m.May 5 vs. Highland in Tiger Classic,

11 a.m.May 5 vs. Glenwood in Tiger Classic,

1:30 p.m.May 7 at Centralia, 4:30 p.m.May 8 at Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.May 10 vs. Granite City, 4:30 p.m.May 12 vs. East Peoria, 10 a.m.May 12 vs. Civic Memorial, 12:30 p.m.May 15 vs. East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.May 16 vs. Mt. Vernon, 4:30 p.m.May 18 vs. Triad, 4:30 p.m.

EHS SOFTBALLMarch 19 vs. Gillespie, 4:15 p.m.March 20 vs. Waterloo, 4:30 p.m.March 21 at Herrin, 4:15 p.m.March 24 at Mater Dei, 11 a.m.March 27 at Alton, 4:30 p.m.March 29 vs. Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.April 3 at Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.April 4 vs. Freeburg, 4:30 p.m.April 5 vs. O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.April 6 at Triad, 4:30 p.m.April 7 vs. Normal Community (DH),

11 a.m.April 10 vs. Granite City, 4:30 p.m.April 12 at Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.April 17 vs. East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.April 20 vs. Mascoutah, 4:15 p.m.April 21 vs. Carbondale (DH), 10 a.m.April 24 at Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.April 25 vs. Althoff, 4:30 p.m.April 26 vs. Alton, 4:30 p.m.April 27 at Civic Memorial, 4:15 p.m.April 28 vs. Highland, 10 a.m.May 1 at O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.May 3 at Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.May 4 at Triad Tournament, TBAMay 5 at Triad Tournament, TBAMay 8 vs. Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.May 10 at Granite City, 4:30 p.m.May 15 at East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.May 19 vs. Centralia (DH), 11 a.m.

EHS BOYS’ TENNIS

March 17 at Knights Invitational at Triad, 8:30 a.m.

March 30 vs. Tiger Invitational, 1 p.m.March 31 vs. Tiger Invitational, 8:30

a.m.April 3 at St. Xavier, 3:30 p.m.April 5 vs. O’Fallon, 4 p.m.April 7 at Benet Academy Invite, 8 a.m.April 11 at Alton, 4 p.m.April 12 at Granite City, 4 p.m.April 13 at Rock Bridge Duals, 9 a.m.April 18 vs. Collinsville, 4 p.m.April 18 at Civic Memorial, 4 p.m.April 20 at Belleville East Invitational,

2 p.m.April 20 at Lyons Township, 4:30 p.m.April 21 at Belleville East Invitational,

TBAApril 25 at Belleville East, 4 p.m.April 27 vs. Tiger Duals Tournament,

1 p.m.April 27 at Pitchford Invitational, 3

p.m.April 28 vs. Tiger Duals Tournament,

8:30 a.m.April 28 vs. Pitchford Invitational, 8

a.m.May 3 at Naper Valley Invitational,

TBAMay 8 vs. Belleville West, 4 p.m.May 11 at Southwestern Conference

Tournament in Alton, 1 p.m.May 12 at Southwestern Conference

Tournament in Alton, 8:30 a.m.

EHS GIRLS’ SOCCER

March 16 vs. Waterloo, 7 p.m.March 17 vs. Minooka, 9 a.m.March 17 vs. Francis Howell, 1 p.m.March 19 vs. O’Fallon, 6:30 p.m.March 20 at Columbia, 7 p.m.March 21 vs. Waterloo, 6:30 p.m.March 22 at Granite City, 6:30 p.m.March 24 at Collinsville, 1 p.m.March 26 at Cor Jesu Academy, 4 p.m.March 27 vs. Belleville West, 7 p.m.March 28 vs. Marquette, 7 p.m.March 30 vs. Geneva, 6:30 p.m.April 3 at Belleville East, 7 p.m.April 4 vs. Marquette, 7 p.m.April 5 at Glenwood, 7 p.m.April 7 vs. Normal Community, 3 p.m.April 9 vs. Granite City, 6:30 p.m.April 10 at Alton Marquette, 6:30 p.m.April 11 vs. Althoff, 7 p.m.April 13 vs. Triad, 7 p.m.April 16 at O’Fallon, 6:30 p.m.April 18 at Alton, 6:30 p.m.April 24 vs. Granite City, 7 p.m.April 26 at Waterloo, 6:15 p.m.April 27 at Quincy Tournament, TBAApril 28 at Quincy Tournament, TBAApril 30 vs. Belleville West, 6:30 p.m.May 1 at Alton, 7 p.m.May 2 at Belleville East, 6:30 p.m.May 4 at Springfield, 7 p.m.May 7 vs. Triad, 6:30 p.m.May 8 vs. O’Fallon, 7 p.m.

EHS BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

March 22 at Fort Zumwalt East, 4:30 p.m.

March 23 vs. CBC, 5 p.m.March 27 at Belleville East, 5:30 p.m.March 29 vs. O’Fallon, 5:30 p.m.March 31 at Vianney Tournament, 8

a.m.April 3 vs. Granite City, 5:30 p.m.April 7 at St. Charles East Invite, 9 a.m.April 10 vs. East St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.April 11 vs. Althoff, 5:30 p.m.April 12 vs. Westminster Christian, 5:30

p.m.April 17 vs. Belleville West, 5:30 p.m.April 19 at Fort Zumwalt South, 5 p.m.April 24 at O’Fallon, 5:30 p.m.April 26 vs. Belleville East, 5:30 p.m.May 1 at Fort Zumwalt North, 5 p.m.May 3 at Granite City, 5:30 p.m.May 4 at O’Fallon Tournament, TBAMay 5 at O’Fallon Tournament, TBAMay 10 at East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.May 15 at Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.

EHS BOYS’ TRACK

March 17 at Charleston Invitational, 1 p.m.

March 20 at Belleville West Duals, 6 p.m.

March 24 at Southwestern IL Relays at EHS, 9 a.m.

March 24 at Illinois Prep Top Times Invite in Charleston, 2 p.m.

March 27 at Belleville West triangular, 4 p.m.

March 30 at O’Fallon Relays, 3:30 p.m.April 3 at O’Fallon, 4 p.m.April 6 at Belleville West Invitational,

11 a.m.April 13 at Granite City Invitational,

4 p.m.April 21 vs. Winston Brown Invite, 10

a.m.April 24 at Madison County Meet, 4

p.m.April 27 at Hunt Invitational, 4:30 p.m.May 5 at Collinsville Invite, 10 a.m.May 9 at Southwestern Conference

Meet at Belleville West, 4 p.m.

EHS GIRLS’ TRACK

March 21 at Alton vs. Alton, Granite City, O’Fallon, 4 p.m.

March 24 at Southwestern IL Relays at EHS, 10 a.m.

March 26 a t Al ton vs . Al ton , Collinsville, 4 p.m.

March 31 at JJK Invitational in East St. Louis, 4 p.m.

April 6 at Granite City Invitational, 4 p.m.

April 11 vs. Tiger Relays, 4 p.m.April 19 at Alton Invitational, 4 p.m.April 23 at Madison County Meet, 4

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Continued from Page 8Ohm and Francis are hoping

to get more help from their offense, which finished last in the Southwestern Conference in 2011. EHS averaged just over a goal per game last season.

Edwardsv i l l e does have the advantage of returning its leading scorer, sophomore Emilee Flaugher. She netted six goals last season, including two game-winners. Joining Flaugher at forward is still in question, but the Tigers do have players that did see some time up top. Sophomore Lilly Cobb played the most minutes and finished with three goals.

Bohnenstiehl said the team could have another tough time finding goals this year, but that they are doing everything they can do to turnaround the struggles.

"It could be a struggle this year too. We are working as hard as we can , " sa id Bohnenstiehl. "The girls have been working really hard as a team and are practicing very well together. They've been gelling really well."

Looking to help the forwards will be the midfielders. Junior

Taylor Tosovsky had three goals last season, and she will be one of a few players that Edwardsville will rely on in the middle.

"We have Taylor Thompson and she could step up into that midfield role. Tessa Wagner is back and so is Taylor Tosovsky in the midfield," Bohnenstiehl said. "We have Lilly Cobb as well. She played forward last year, but we stuck her back there in midfield. She'll see some time there again."

The Tigers, like all teams in the SWC, received some help from the weather. After conducting preseason practices in the cold last year, EHS has been taking full advantage o f t h e a b o v e - a v e r a g e temperatures . I t ' s a l lowed Edwardsville to practice in what will more than likely be game-like conditions.

"It 's great ," Bohnenstiehl sa id of the mild weather. "We've been outside every day. The girls have been wearing shorts just like they would in a game. With the baggy pants and sweatshirts it weighs them down. They've looked pretty good so far."

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June 12 Chicago White Sox, 7:15 p.m.June 13 Chicago White Sox, 7:15 p.m.June 14 Chicago White Sox, 7:15 p.m.June 15 Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.June 16 Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.June 17 Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.June 19 at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.June 20 at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.June 21 at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.June 22 at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.June 23 at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.June 24 at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.June 25 at Miami, 6:10 p.m.June 26 at Miami, 6:10 p.m.June 27 at Miami, 6:10 p.m.June 29 Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.June 30 Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m.July 1 Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m.July 2 Colorado, 7:15 p.m.July 3 Colorado, 7:15 p.m.July 4 Colorado, 6:15 p.m.July 5 Colorado, 7:15 p.m.July 6 Miami, 7:15 p.m.July 7 Miami, 3:10 p.m.July 8 Miami, 1:15 p.m.July 13 at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.July 14 at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.July 15 at Cincinnati, 7:05 p.m.July 16 at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.July 17 at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.July 18 at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.July 20 Chicago Cubs, 7:15 p.m.July 21 Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.July 22 Chicago Cubs, 1:15 p.m.July 23 L.A. Dodgers, 7:15 p.m.July 24 L.A. Dodgers, 7:15 p.m.July 25 L.A. Dodgers, 7:15 p.m.July 26 L.A. Dodgers, 12:45 p.m.July 27 at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.July 28 at Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m.

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KNIGHT BASEBALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel Rempfer enjoyed a

successful end to his inaugural season at the helm of the Lutheran Knights — now he'd like to build on that in 2012.

The Knights earned a regional championship before succumbing to the DuQuoin Indians 7-3 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Greenville Sectional. It was their first trip back to a sectional since finishing second in the state in 2009 and they did it all with an unflattering 11-15 record.

Rempfer said it was a valuable lesson for him as a first-year coach, understanding that if his team believes in itself and works hard anything is possible and regular season records can be thrown out the window.

“It’s what we did at the end of the season,” Rempfer said. “A team can come out and outperform the expectations of everybody but themselves and the coach. I knew going into that regional we could have a decent shot at winning if we played the way we were capable of. If a team comes together at the right time, what they’ve done or haven’t done in the earlier part of the season is irrelevent.

“When you coach at the JV level there’s really no postseason and it’s really based on your record throughout the season, but (at varsity) when it comes to postseason you throw that record out the door and you get a brand new start.”

While this may only be Rempfer's second season as the head honcho, it will be his seventh campaign coaching at LHS. He spent four seasons as the JV coach under Scott Downing and one year heading the JV squad for Tim Reeb before getting the call to varsity. He explained that probably the biggest thing he learned as the head coach last season was simply taking it one day at a time, one game at a time.

“The biggest thing I learned last year is that you’ve got to take it one game at a time,” said Rempfer. “It’s something you know, but when you’re thrust into that position (as head coach) some games are really games you just learn from and there’s a lot to take away and other ones you enjoy the win that night and then turn around and get ready for the next game right away.”

Rempfer has the foundation for a solid season in 2012, returning his top two starters and middle infielders. Senior Nick Hoff went 6-3 and tossed five complete games in 51.1 innings pitched to anchor the pitching staff. He also played second base and shortstop for the Knights and compiled a .391 batting average, good for third on the team, four doubles and 12 RBIs. He walked 14 times while only fanning eight times and was also second on the team with 12 stolen bases.

Junior Christian Aragona played a lot of solid shortstop for LHS while also sliding in as the No. 2 starter. While his statistics were

down, Aragona is a big talent for the Knights and with two years of varsity experience under his belt, should be a force for the team in 2012. In 2011 he went 0-4 with a 6.36 ERA in 22 innings pitched on the mound. Offensively, Aragona hit .182 with one home run and eight RBIs while tying for the lead on the team in triples with two.

Hoff is also the final link to the 2009 second place team, earning time as a freshman in the postseason for them. Rempfer thinks he can contribute valuable insight to his teammates from that experience.

“Defensively it will be huge and you have two solid pitchers as well as two solid guys in the lineup,” said Rempfer. “The intangibles (are important) too. Nick was a part of that team that went to state. He was a freshman but he got to be around that group and now that’s something he can bring to this team and say, ‘I’ve seen what it takes both that year and last year.’ And just really bring the leadership aspect too, which is something you can’t

teach. These kids pick that up and they run with it and that’s a role I think Nick will really fall into this year and I think he’ll do a great job with that.”

Rempfer thinks Hoff will be overall mentally tougher this season. He struggled with walks at times last year while on the mound, which Rempfer attributed a lot to mental lapses. He sees those lapses disappearing this season.

“I think for Nick sometimes it’s as much mentally as it is anywhere else,” said Rempfer. “He needs to take a deep breath, regroup and if you walk a guy you walk a guy and you put that behind you because you have a new batter to face. Sometimes it’s just an issue of mechanics and tweaking a few things too, release point and stuff like that. He’s only going to be one year better and it will be nice to see what he can do this year. I’m looking forward to it.”

There will be shoes to fill for Lutheran, too. The Knights lost three of their top four hitters from the lineup along with their rock in

center field from last year.Anthony Klingsick and Brenden

Lankford were solid middle of the order hitters, leading the team with 21 RBIs apiece. Lankford was second on the team with a .400 batting average while Klingsick was fourth with a .343 average and led the team in homers with two.

Trevor Engelke was the leading hitter for LHS at .456 from the leadoff spot. He also paced the Knights with seven doubles and 14 stolen bases while patrolling center field with grace and stability.

Engelke was also a holdover from the state squad, playing a lot of center field that season, too.

“He’s one of those guys that if the ball is headed out his direction you’re confident he’s going to get there,” Rempfer said of Engelke. “He’s definitely a one-of-a-kind player, but I don’t think he’s irreplaceable. We’ll miss his defense, we’ll miss his bat at the top of the lineup, but we have his little brother Tanner. We’re looking at him out there and we have Harry Garner. They are both solid defensive players and I expect one of them will be able to jump in and fill that role nicely.”

As for guys to fill the offensive holes, Rempfer mentioned senior Chase Keirn and junior Willie Garner among others. Keirn and Garner saw a bunch of playing time in 2011.

“I think Chase Keirn (will step up),” said Rempfer. “He’s always had a solid bat and he just ran into a little hard luck last year. He’d hit the ball hard last year, it would just be right at someone. I expect he will have a pretty good season. Willie Garner has really worked hard in the offseason as far as getting his body in shape and he could be a big contributor and (Ryan) Schwarzkopf didn’t play much varsity last year but he’ll be a solid first baseman and we’ll see what he’s able to do with the bat.”



Pictured above are senior members of the Lutheran Knight baseball team. From left to right are: Chase Keirn, Tyler Moore, Nick Hoff, Ryan Schwarzkopf and Seth Langendorf.



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Continued from Page 13The schedule will again be

tough, leading off with Alton Marquette on Monday and followed up with early meetings with Belleville West on Thursday, Marissa on March 26 and Columbia on April 2. Rempfer welcomes those early tests.

“We’re going to have some tough games those first eight games or so,” said Rempfer. “We have Marquette, we have Belleville West, Marissa, Columbia, a lot of good teams but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I think it’s good to challenge ourselves early and see what we’re made of both physical

talent wise and also how mentally tough are we. Can we bounce back if we have a tough loss? How will practice be the next day if things don’t go the way we anticipate in a game? I like that test for us. I think it’s a good character builder.”

Rempfer believes last year's

experiences hardened his guys as ball players and that mental toughness is a good starting point to build on for another successful season in 2012.

“Talk about learning from last year, a lot of guys learned that valuable lesson that baseball is a game where there’s going

to be some bumps in the road,” Rempfer said. “You’re going to run into tough games, you’re going to run into games where you don’t play as well as you could, but you have to say here’s our goal, here’s our focus on getting to the postseason and going in strong and really performing there.”

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Change is going to be the theme for the Lutheran Knight softball team this season.

Whether that's good or bad, only time will tell.

Gone is decorated pitcher Amanda Trampe, who is now pitching for Wabash Community College in Mount Carmel.

A l s o g o n e a r e t h o s e troublesome Alton Marquette Explorers, who behind ace pitcher Alexis Silkwood have ousted LHS from the regional finals the past two years. The Knights, who went a school record 22-8 last year, will now play in Class 1A while the Explorers remain in 2A, squashing the chance for another regional championship showdown.

But these changes have

both positives and negatives according to Lutheran head coach Rob Stock.

First off, sophomore Rachel Goff will enter the circle full time to replace Trampe and she isn't a slouch when it comes to pitching talent.

Goff went 8-2 with nine complete games and a 1.19 ERA in 10 games last year as a freshman. She also fanned 86 batters in 53.0 innings pitched.

“Like in any other program you’ve got to go out and battle with what you have and obviously it hurts to lose the seniors we lost last year,” said Stock. “They were a big part of the team and a big part of the program for four years, but we’ve got to switch our focus to what is going on this year and I think we’ve got a good group coming back. Rachel Goff is

ready to step in and take over where Amanda left off and throw well for us.”

Stock has already noticed improvement in Goff's stuff from last season, too.

“She’s definitely throwing the ball harder and she has command of her pitches in what I’ve seen in the few times I’ve had her throw already,” Stock said. “I think she has more confidence this year in what she’s going out on the mound to do.”

Trampe and Sara Vlasak, who was also lost to graduation, will leave some holes to be filled offensively also.

Trampe solidified the middle of the batting order with a .581 batting average, six home runs and 34 RBIs, all team bests.

Vlasak contributed with a .266 average and 14 RBIs.



Above are senior members of the Lutheran Knight softball team. From left to right are: Molly Scharnhorst, Ally Ayers, Sarah Martin, Jessica Martin and Melissa Killion.


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Continued from Page 14Stock sees a strong senior class

being a huge factor in filling the void.

Molly Scharnhorst ( .300, 21 RBIs), Sarah Martin (.350, 9 RBIs), Jessica Martin (.274, 6 RBIs), Melissa Killion (.176, 4 RBIs) and Ally Ayers comprise a solid senior class. Goff (.464, 2 HR, 14 RBIs) will also bring returning production to the lineup.

Ayers returns to the team after missing all of last season with a broken ankle. As a sophomore she batted .182 with four RBIs.

Ayers will play first base for the Knights.

“It does help to start five seniors and it’s great to get Ally Ayers back after a broken ankle last year,” said Stock. “She’ll help to continue to solidify our defense and having three senior outfielders you get real comfortable with what they are able to do out there. Molly will continue to be the leader at shortstop. We have a great group of seniors and they’re looking to have a successful year and put the time and effort into it as well.”

As for that move from Class

2A to Class 1A this season, Stock doesn't see it as much of an advantage with the stacked competition at 1A.

“That is nice that we won’t have Marquette at the end of a regional, but at the same time we’re moving down to Class 1A where there are a lot of good teams in this area,” Stock said. “Calhoun made a huge run last year and they’ve got pretty much everybody back. Lebanon is always tough and Dupo usually is pretty tough as well and then there are so many other schools. There’s just too many

to name as you move down to 1A that are going to be just as formidable for us. It’s about us playing our game and making the outs that we can and doing things offensively correctly that we maybe not have done in the past.”

And tough competition will be key for the Knights in 2012.

They opened with Marquette on Thursday and will see Southwestern Conference talents Belleville East and Collinsville this week. Stock believes it's a good character builder for his squad.

“We play the competition we play because it’s going to make us better,” said Stock. “That’s the way we look at it and we’re going to go out and battle no matter who we play and that’s that important thing. We’ve got to get through that part of the schedule and keep everybody’s heads up and keep them understanding that we’re doing that because it’s going to make us better in the long run. I think we’ll be able to compete with our whole schedule and we’re going to be in every game and ready to go.”

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The Lutheran High School gir ls ’ soccer team wil l be breaking in a new coach.

First-year head coach Curtis Wudtke, a lso the school ’s principal, is getting his first look at the 2012 version of the Lutheran Knights. The team, under the direction of former coach Jerry Lakin, went 3-10 last year, falling to Roxana in the opening round of the Class 1A Alton Marquette Regional.

After losing leading scorer Emilee Kohler to graduation, Wudtke knows i t wi l l be a rebui lding year for the Knights. It is something he is used to doing after building up programs from nothing in Sheboygan, Wis., and Christ Our Rock in Centralia.

“ I had the pr iv i lege o f coaching at a couple of different levels. I had a chance to start a girls’ program from scratch when I taught in Sheboygan. Most recently, I was at Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School in Centralia, where we started that school from scratch. All the programs were from scratch, including the boys’ soccer team. I coached

that program for a number of years,” said Wudtke. “We didn’t have a girls’ soccer program there, so we always had girls participating on the boys’ team as well.”

While his soccer background and knowledge in the game is sufficient, his understanding of the Knight roster is limited. Prior to the start of the spring practices, Wudtke only knew the girls from passing them in the school hallways. He has also seen a few of them participate in other sports, but it is still going to be a learning experience.

“ I t has been a growing experience for me in just getting to know the girls and what they are capable of,” he said. “I am very impressed so far. There is a lot of room for growth, but we have some great highlights. Hopefully we can turn that into some success.

“ I h a v e t h e l u x u r y o f knowing the g i r l s as the principal and they are al l great kids. It is helpful so that I am not totally cold and I’m at least familiar with the girls in different things. I am just trying to figure out their talents. Any time you have a new coach coming in

and assistant coaches, it is an opportunity where you have to get at it right away before the season.”

Wudtke will be looking to

his five seniors — Jesse Bauer, Abby Edwards, Mackenzie Gottlob, Nicki Shriver and Beth Small — to help lead the way.

“They show some great

leadership on this team and I am very happy to be working with them,” he said.




Senior members of the Lutheran Knight girls’ soccer team from left to right are: Beth Small, Nicki Shriver, Jesse Bauer, Abby Edwards and Mackenzie Gottlob.


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majority of her time as goalie, will battle with Kourtney Levo and incoming freshman Amy Ginter for minutes.

“We have a new freshman (Ginter) that has a lot of experience in goal. From what I’ve seen, I’ve been impressed with her. She should figure in the mix,” Wudtke said. “I’m not quite sure how it is all going to shake out, but it is exciting that we at least have some options.”

And even though it is still unknown who wil l be the opening-day goalie, it is still more concrete than the rest of the opening lineup. Wudtke is still getting to know the players and find out what they are capable of doing, but he does believe that sophomore Mackenzie Gocal will be a game-changing player.

“Most of it is still up in the air. I am still getting to know the gir ls and without the knowledge of what they did last year, it is still up in the air,” Wudtke said of where players will be positioned. “Mackenzie Gocal is certainly one of our strong points as

a sophomore. She will be a factor at center midfielder or wherever we can get her to where she will make others around her better.

“From there , we have a number of left-footed players which is good. We may actually have our whole left side left-footed which is a pretty unique situation.”

Another situation that will pose nice for Wudtke is the roster breakdown. Many of the players are underclassmen, giving him multiple years to build them up and make the program a contender in Class 1A.

“ We h a v e f i v e s e n i o r s , three juniors and a number of sophomores and freshmen. It should give us a pretty good opportunity to grow,” he said.

After opening the season with a game at Hillsboro, LHS turned its attention to the Metro Cup tournament, which runs through Saturday.

After that the Knights will travel to Jerseyville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and then to Alton at 5 p.m. on Friday.

Lutheran will open the home portion of its schedule with Breese Central at 11 a.m. on March 24.

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Though last season produced only one win for the Lutheran High boys’ tennis team, it was still productive according to fourth-year head coach Matt Gehrke.

Last year at this time, Gehrke was breaking in a team filled with inexperienced players. Of the 10 that went out for the team, only three players — seniors Nathan Nehrt, Jacob Gwaltney and junior Aaron Roggow — had seen varsity time. Nolan Wallace had time in exhibition matches, but it was a brand new sport for the rest.

This year, nine of the 10 players are back and Michael Babcock also returns after not playing his junior season. Wi t h a h i g h n u m b e r o f returning players, Gehrke is understandably pretty excited.

“It is exciting to have the same group of kids from last year to this year so that we can build on what we learned,” he said. “Last year at this time, we were still working on the fundamentals — the forehand, the backhand — over and over

again.“Now, we can work on more

strategy. We did some last year, but even more this season. We will also get in some more doubles work as well. It is exciting to have the team back. Their improvement from last year and over the summer is going to show. It will translate into some more wins this year.”

Gehrke is looking at his top two returning players to provide the spark at the top of the lineup. Wallace, a junior, and Nehrt, last season’s No. 1 and No. 2 singles players, struggled at times last season. Gehrke believes they are ready to turn the corner this year after putting in a lot of time in the offseason.




Senior members of the LHS boys’ tennis from left to right are: Michael Babcock, Jacob Gwaltney, Austin Stricklin and Nathan Nehrt.


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Continued from Page 16“I encourage them to take

tournaments and I know a couple of them did. Nolan has put a lot of work in and so has Nathan,” said Gehrke. “They learned a lot last year. They probably struggled more at singles, but then all the sudden all the pieces came together at No. 1 doubles. They won a lot at doubles.

“We know that they will be the No. 1 doubles team again this year and then it is just a

matter of which of them will be No. 1 and No. 2 singles.

After Wallace and Nehrt, the lineup is wide open. The team does have the luxury of returning Roggow, last season’s No. 3 player, Gwaltney, at No. 4 singles, and its No. 6 player, Bryce Stabenow. The team did lose Noah Heupel at No. 5, but Gehrke isn’t worried about filling the role. Babcock and sophomore Josh Eberhart are two players that could crack the top six.

While he is confident that Wallace and Nehrt will occupy the top two positions, spring practice will determine the rest of the spots and Gehrke said it doesn’t matter where players were placed last season.

“It’s sti l l up in the air,” Gehrke said of where players will be placed. “There is going to be a lot of competition from No. 3 to No. 6. We will have a very competitive team because of it.”

Also helping this season

will be the introduction of a summer program. Instead of players trying to work on their own time, the Knights began a program during the offseason to help players that were interested in sharpening their skills.

“We’ve been working on a summer program and that will hopefully show this season,” he said.

With the returning players and summer program, Gehrke is hoping that this is the year

the Knights begin to turn the corner.

“Our goal this year will be to continue to improve and to show that with some wins. We worked on some strategy last year, but we get to emphasize that more and more this year as we get our technique down,” said Gehrke.

LHS opened the season on Thursday at home against Mascoutah. The Knights are at Mascoutah on March 26 at 4 p.m.

KNIGHT TENNIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Lutheran Knight boys’ and girls’ track and field teams will be looking to make the most of their last year as an independent.

Next year, the Knights will join the Prarie State Conference, but head coach Dave Redden is hoping to make some noise this year.

“This will be the last year of not being in a conference and so the main goals are county and sending as many as we can to state,” said Redden. “I think we might surprise some teams this

year. We may not have the most depth of the teams, but I’m hoping for a top-five spot at sectionals.”

ON THE BOYS’ SIDE — The Knights will look to rebound after losing two state qualifiers, jumper Joseph Bodenbach, who graduated, and hurdler Jacob Fanshier, who didn’t go out for the team.

Lutheran will also be without Dave McCall, who just missed out on qualifying for state in the pole vault. McCall’s family moved to southern Missouri before the start of the school year.

But what the Knights do have excites Redden.

“The boys’ team is going to be anchored by our distance team. They will be comprised of our cross country team, which did pretty well. Most of those kids will be returning to track this season,” said Redden.

The long-distance runners — Jace Dumont, Dan Dixon, Derek Benning and Aaron and Evan Winenger — helped the cross country team take 19th place at state in the fall.

Matt Rankin and Aaron Winenger will see time in the middle distances and relay teams. Redden believes his relay squad could make a return trip to state

after qualifying last year in the 3,200-meter relay.

“We had a very good 3,200 relay team last year that made state. We have six or eight kids vying for the honor to run on that team. There is a good chance that we will make state in that. We could also make it in the 1,600, too,” said Redden.

Senior Cody Lee will be doing the long jump and high jump while freshman Jacob Roggow will compete in the hurdles.

Senior Matt Horton is the frontrunner to handle the throwing duties, but will face stiff competition from the younger kids.

“We have a good throws team this year, with eight of them returning from last year. We have several freshmen and sophomores looking to make a push forward,” said Redden.

The depth in multiple events isn’t something that Redden is accustomed to, but he’ll take it.

“We haven’t had that luxury in previous years. We are thin in some events but we have some stalwarts in others. It could be an exciting year and fun year, because of the number of kids that are involved,” said Redden.



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must replace Heather Hammett, who is now running at Arkansas State. She advanced to state last season as part of the 3,200-meter relay team.

Redden said it will be tough to replace the two-time state qualifier.

“Not only was she a good runner, but she was also half coach out there. She’ll definitely be missed. She was a great leader,” he said.

But the cupboard isn’t bare for Lutheran.Redden will lean on seniors Abby

Edwards and Mackenzie Gottlob and juniors Madi Henderson, Jessica Jump and Katlynn Stegall to be leaders this year.

“We have two-sport people with Abby Edwards and Mackenzie Gottlob. Not only are they captains of the soccer team, but they are also captains for track,” said Redden. “Madi Henderson is back after sitting out last season with a knee injury. Jessica Jump is

an all everything and she does a very good job.

“Katlynn Stegall is one of our strong cross country runners and she has taken a hold of the younger runners. She pushes them a little bit.”

Edwards will again handle the jumping duties, competing in the long, high and triple jump. She will be pushed by Jenna Gwaltney, who will also be a middle-distance runner.

Gottlob’s event will be the hurdles along

with Katie Goetter.Redden is hoping that Henderson can

lead the throwers, with competition from Kourtney Levo and Nicki Shriver.

Stegall and Jump have the privilege of being the veterans of the long-distance runners. The two helped the LHS girls’ cross country advance to state in the fall.

While there are plenty of leadership options available for Redden, there is also a slew of underclassmen that could step up.

Matthew Kamp/IntelligencerLeft are key members of the Lutheran Knight boys’ track and field team. In the front row from left to right are: Brendan McDaniel, Jordan Dupy, Michael Lance and Matt Shaffer. In the back row from left to right are: Ethan Borchers, Dan Dixon, Matt Rankin and Matt Horton. Right, are key members of the Lutheran Knight girls’ track and field team. In the front row from left to right are: Katlynn Stegall, Jenna Gwaltney, Katie Goetter, Gretchen Engelbrecht and Lauren Moehle. In the back row from left to right are: Makayla Hines, Kasey Harvey, Jessica Green, Nicki Shriver, Abby Edwards, Jessica Jump and Olivia Daube. Not pictured is Mackenzie Gottlob.


KNIGHT SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES

LHS BASEBALLMarch 19 vs. Alton Marquette, 4 p.m.March 20 at East Alton-Wood River,

4:15 p.m.March 22 vs. Belleville West, 4:15 p.m.March 23 at Althoff, 4 p.m.March 24 at Nashville, 10 a.m.March 24 at Freeburg in Nashville,

noonMarch 26 vs. Marissa, 4 p.m.April 2 vs. Columbia, 4:30 p.m.April 3 at Roxana, 4 p.m.April 9 vs. Cahokia, 4 p.m.April 10 vs. Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.April 13 vs. Staunton, 4 p.m.April 14 at Carrollton, 10 a.m.April 17 at Civic Memorial, 4:15 p.m.April 18 at Mt. Olive, 4:15 p.m.April 21 at Mater Dei, 2 p.m.April 23 vs. Bunker Hill, 4:15 p.m.April 24 at Mulberry Grove, 4:30 p.m.April 25 vs. Nokomis, 4:30 p.m.April 27 at Lutheran North, 4:30 p.m.April 30 vs. Breese Central, 4:30 p.m.May 2 vs. St. Charles Lutheran, 4:30

p.m.May 7 at Gibault, 4:30 p.m.May 8 at Red Bud, 4:30 p.m.May 9 vs. Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.May 10 at Gillespie, 4:30 p.m.May 11 at Roxana, 4:15 p.m.May 12 at Dupo, 11 a.m.

LHS SOFTBALLMarch 16 at Brussels, 4:30 p.m.March 17 vs. Gillespie, 10 a.m.March 19 vs. Dupo, 4 p.m.March 22 vs. Belleville East, 4:15 p.m.March 23 at Collinsville, 4 p.m.March 24 at Columbia, 10 a.m.March 26 vs. Marissa, 4 p.m.March 27 vs. Red Bud, 4 p.m.March 30 at EAWR Invitational, 4 p.m.March 31 at EAWR Invitational, 10 a.m.April 9 at Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.April 10 vs. Staunton, 4:15 p.m.April 11 at Mt. Olive, 4:15 p.m.April 12 at Roxana, 4 p.m.April 16 at Cahokia, 4 p.m.April 17 vs. Carlinville, 4:30 p.m.April 19 at Jersey Community, 4 p.m.April 24 at Mater Dei, 4:15 p.m.April 25 at Alton, 4 p.m.April 30 vs. East St. Louis, 4 p.m.May 1 vs. Bunker Hill, 4 p.m.May 2 vs. Lebanon, 4:30 p.m.May 3 vs. Highland, 4 p.m.May 7 at Gibault, 4:30 p.m.May 9 vs. Mulberry Grove, 4:15 p.m.May 10 vs. East Alton-Wood River, 4

p.m.May 12 vs. Springfield Lutheran, 11

a.m.May 14 vs. Alton, 4 p.m.

LHS BOYS’ TENNIS

March 26 at Mascoutah, 4 p.m.March 29 vs. St. Charles, 4 p.m.April 2 vs. Alton Marquette, 4 p.m.April 3 vs. Alton JV, 4 p.m.April 9 vs. Gibault, 4 p.m.April 12 at Waterloo, 4 p.m.April 16 vs. East Alton-Wood River, 4

p.m.April 19 vs. Roxana, 4 p.m.April 23 vs. Civic Memorial, 4 p.m.April 25 at East Alton-Wood River, 4

p.m.May 2 at Roxana, 4 p.m.May 9 vs. Cahokia, 4 p.m.May 15 vs. Jersey Community JV, 4

p.m.

LHS BOYS’ TRACK

March 17 at Charleston Invitational, 9 a.m.

March 22 at Mt. Olive, 4 p.m.March 27 at Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.March 31 at Staunton Invitational, 10

a.m.April 3 at Civic Memorial, 4:15 p.m.April 9 at Breese Central, 4 p.m.April 10 at Highland, 4:15 p.m.April 10 at Southwestern Invitational,

4 p.m.April 13 at EAWR Invitational, 4 p.m.April 20 at Concordia Invitational, 4

p.m.April 21 at Concordia Invitational, 10

a.m.April 24 at Madison County Meet, TBAApril 30 at Roxana Relays, 3:30 p.m.May 1 at Dupo, 4 p.m.May 3 at Vandalia, 4 p.m.May 8 at Lutheran North, 4 p.m.May 11 at Gillespie, 3:30 p.m.May 14 at Nashville, 3:30 p.m.

LHS GIRLS’ TRACK

March 22 at Mt. Olive, 4 p.m.March 27 at Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.March 31 at Staunton Invitational, 10

a.m.April 3 at Hillsboro, 4:15 p.m.

April 9 at Breese Central, 4 p.m.April 10 at Southwestern Invitational,

4 p.m.April 13 at EAWR Invitational, 4 p.m.April 16 at Roxana Relays, 3:30 p.m.April 20 at Concordia Invitational, 4

p.m.April 21 at Concordia Invitational, 10

a.m.April 23 at Madison County Meet, TBAMay 1 at Dupo, 4 p.m.May 8 at Lutheran North, 4 p.m.

LHS GIRLS’ SOCCER

March 17 at Metro Cup, TBAMarch 20 at Jersey Community, 4:30

p.m.March 23 at Alton, 5 p.m.March 24 vs. Breese Central, 11 a.m.March 26 at EAWR Tournament, 4 p.m.March 28 at EAWR Tournament, 4 p.m.March 30 at EAWR Tournament, 4 p.m.March 31 at EAWR Tournament, 1 p.m.April 2 at Staunton, 5:30 p.m.April 9 at Litchfield, 5:30 p.m.April 10 at Wesclin, 5:30 p.m.April 12 vs. Freeburg, 5:30 p.m.April 17 vs. Roxana, 5:30 p.m.April 24 at Greenville, 5:30 p.m.April 30 vs. Civic Memorial, 5:30 p.m.May 2 vs. Cahokia, 4:30 p.m.May 3 at Carlinville, 5:30 p.m.

KAHOK SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES

CHS BASEBALLMarch 16 at Marion, 4:15 p.m.March 17 vs. Breese Central (DH), 11

a.m.March 20 vs. Carbondale, 4 p.m.March 21 vs. Althoff, 4 p.m.March 22 at Cahokia, 4 p.m.March 26 vs. Wheaton Warrenville

South, 4 p.m.March 27 at Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.March 29 vs. East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.March 30 at Mascoutah, 6:30 p.m.March 31 vs. Kaukauna, 11 a.m.April 2 vs. Civic Memorial, 4 p.m.April 3 at Alton, 4:30 p.m.April 5 vs. Granite City, 4:30 p.m.April 7 vs. Lincoln (DH), 11 a.m.April 9 at Centralia, 4:30 p.m.April 10 vs. Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.April 12 at Edwardsville, 4:30 p.m.April 17 at O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.April 18 vs. Marion, 4:15 p.m.April 24 at East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.April 26 vs. Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.April 28 vs. Highland (DH), 11 a.m.May 1 at Granite City, 4:30 p.m.

May 3 vs. Alton, 4:30 p.m.May 4 at Springfield, 6:30 p.m.May 5 at Sacred Heart-Griffin (DH),

10 a.m.May 8 vs. Edwardsville, 4:30 p.m.May 9 vs. Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.May 10 at Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.May 12 at Waterloo (DH), 10 a.m.May 15 vs. O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.May 18 at Jersey Community, 4:15 p.m.May 21 at Triad, 4:15 p.m.

CHS SOFTBALLMarch 17 at Lebanon (DH), noonMarch 19 at Civic Memorial, 4:15 p.m.March 20 vs. Dupo, 4 p.m.March 22 vs. Jersey Community, 4.15

p.m.March 23 vs. Lutheran, 4:15 p.m.March 27 vs. Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.March 28 vs. Mater Dei, 4:15 p.m. March 29 at East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.March 31 vs. Rock Falls, 10 a.m.March 31 vs. Waterloo, 2 p.m.April 3 vs. Alton, 4:30 p.m.April 5 at Granite City, 4:30 p.m.April 6 at Breese Central, 4 p.m.April 10 at Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.April 12 vs. Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.April 13 at Centralia (DH), 4:30 p.m.April 17 vs. O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.April 18 at Gibault, 4:30 p.m.April 24 vs. East St. Louis, 4:30 p.m.April 26 at Belleville West, 4:30 p.m.April 27 at Lincoln Tournament, TBAApril 28 at Lincoln Tournament, TBAMay 1 vs. Granite City, 4:30 p.m.May 3 at Alton, 4:30 p.m.May 8 at Edwardsville, 4:30 p.m.May 10 vs. Belleville East, 4:30 p.m.May 11 vs. Triad, 4:15 p.m.May 12 vs. Columbia (DH), 10 a.m.May 15 at O’Fallon, 4:30 p.m.May 18 vs. Highland, 4:15 p.m.

CHS BOYS’ TENNIS

March 30 at Edwardsville Invite, 1 p.m.March 31 at Edwardsville Invite, 8:30

a.m.April 3 vs. Civic Memorial, 4 p.m.April 5 vs. Alton, 4 p.m.April 11 vs. O’Fallon, 4 p.m.April 12 at Alton Marquette, 4 p.m.April 14 at Alton Invite, 8:30 a.m.April 16 at Mascoutah, 4 p.m.April 18 at Edwardsville, 4 p.m.April 25 at Granite City, 4 p.m.April 26 at Triad quadrangular, 3 p.m.May 1 at Belleville West, 4 p.m.May 2 at Waterloo, 4 p.m.May 3 at Highland, 4 p.m.May 5 at Glenwood Invite, 8 a.m.May 8 vs. Belleville East, 4 p.m.May 9 vs. East St. Louis, 4 p.m.May 11 at Southwestern Conference

Tournament in Alton, TBAMay 12 at Southwestern Conference

Tournament in Alton, TBA

CHS BOYS’ TRACK

March 17 at Charleston Invitational, 1:30 p.m.

March 20 vs. Granite City, 4 p.m.March 24 at Southwestern IL Relays,

10 a.m.March 27 at O’Fallon, 4 p.m.March 30 at Alton Relays, 4 p.m.April 5 at Belleville West Invite, 11 a.m.April 13 at Granite City Invite, 4 p.m.April 16 vs. Triad, 4 p.m.April 21 at Winston Brown Invite at

EHS, 10 a.m.April 24 at Madison County Meet at

Granite City, 4 p.m.April 26 at Waterloo, 4 p.m.May 1 at Mt. Vernon Ram Relays, TBAMay 5 vs. Collinsville Invitational, 10

a.m.May 9 at Southwestern Conference

Meet, 4 p.m.

CHS GIRLS’ TRACK

March 19 at Granite City Standards, 4 p.m.

March 24 at Southwestern IL Relays, 10 a.m.

March 26 at Alton triangular, 4 p.m.March 30 at Belleville West Invite, 4

p.m.April 2 at Mascoutah quadrangular, 4

p.m.April 6 at Centralia Invitational, 4 p.m.April 10 at Granite City, 4 p.m.April 13 at O’Fallon Invite, 4 p.m.April 16 vs. Triad, 4 p.m.April 23 at Madison County Meet, 4

p.m.April 27 vs. Collinsville Invitational,

4 p.m.May 2 at Southwestern Conference

Meet, 4 p.m.

CHS GIRLS' SOCCER

March 17 vs. Glenwood, 1:45 p.m.March 21 vs. Gibault, 6:45 p.m.March 24 vs. Edwardsville, 1:45 p.m.March 27 vs. Belleville East, 6:45 p.m.March 29 at Althoff, 6:45 p.m.March 31 at Carbondale, 1:45 p.m.April 3 vs. Belleville West, 6:45 p.m.April 5 at Alton, 6:45 p.m.April 6 at Parkway Showcase vs.

Francis Howell, 2 p.m.April 7 at Parkway Showcase vs. Jeff

City, 10:45 a.m.April 10 at O’Fallon, 6:45 p.m.April 11 at Alton Marquette, 6:45 p.m.April 18 vs. Nerinx Hall, 6:45 p.m.April 19 at Granite City, 6:45 p.m.April 23 at CYC Tournament vs.

Washington, 6 p.m.April 24 at CYC Tournament, TBAApril 25 at CYC Tournament, TBAApril 28 at CYC Tournament, TBAMay 1 at Triad, 6 p.m.May 3 at Mater Dei, 4:15 p.m.


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