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Winona State University OpenRiver The Winonan - 2020s The Winonan – Student Newspaper 2-12-2020 The Winonan Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2020s FEBRUARY 12, 2020 / Vol. 100, No. 16 winonan.org Winona State University’s Student-Produced Newspaper Since 1919 Tennis creates racket with season-opening wins at home JENNA STATZ exhibition matches in preparation to compete,” Reilly said. The team also includes juniors sports reporter of the spring season, against Reilly then went on to describe Caitlin Anderson and Rina Niehoff, [email protected] University of Wisconsin-La the team’s strengths. sophomores Brooke Holloway, inona State University Crosse, University of Wisconsin- “Our strengths this year will be Mya Lubben, Beth Murman and Wwomen’s tennis team is Oshkosh and University of the depth in our line up and the Faith Young, and finally freshman coming into their spring season Wisconsin-Eau Claire. experience of our three seniors,” Audrey Delich, Brooke Jorgensen, with great past records. When asked how the team looks Reilly said. and Rachel Kelly. Last season, the team recorded a this season, head coach Heather As for the team, players Tayla Reilly said she is excited about 9-8 season including going 8-3 in Reilly, who is in her eighth year Card, Kendra Kappes and Kaisey this season’s team. the Northern Sun Intercollegiate with the program, said the team Skibba are all returning as seniors Conference (NSIC). This past looks great. entering their final year at Winona fall, the Warriors went 3-0 in their “They seem confident and ready State. Continued on page 7, Tennis. Baseball starts new season with wins and excitement Junior Nathan Looms pitches against the University of Sioux Falls on Friday, April 26 at Loughrey Field. The Warriors played the Cougars in ARCHIVED PHOTO three games over the weekend, coming away with two wins and a loss. MAURICE HUDSON .241 bating averaging and striking Herbst said. Warriors season. sports reporter out a career-high 54 in 65 innings Herbst highlighted on the team’s The Warriors claimed dominance [email protected] pitched. winning record last year and he against Pittsburg State University s the 2020 baseball season Winona State finished last season said that he believes that team is by taking the entire series 2-1 in Astarts for the Winona State with a 26-23 record (16-16 NSIC), improving with every year. the last game. University Warriors, the team which etched the highest overall Herbst also said he believes that Pittsburg State and Winona State wanted to come into the season and win total and first season above the team did not need to make split a twin bill in last season’s start fast. .500 since 2014. many adjustments from last season. matchups. Winona State graduated just four The Warriors have displayed “I think we need to just trust Senior pitcher Aaron Mutter players from the 2019 squad. So, progress and improvement in the the process,” Herbst said. “The tossed five scoreless innings in the addition of seven first-year win column in each of the last coaches have put in a plan for us the start for the Warriors while players and eight returning seniors, three seasons and looks to keep and our coaches have recruited us allowing only three hits and the Warriors’ roster is filled with that going in the coming season. to stick to that plan.” completing six strikeouts. new energy as well as veteran The 2020 NSIC Preseason Herbst explained the team’s Junior infielder Zac Stange presences throughout. Baseball Coaches’ poll placed the overall mindset going into the led off the first with one of his Senior first baseman Sam Kohnle Warriors (118) at sixth, seeded series against the Gorillas. three walks in the ballgame and and senior pitcher Aaron Mutter behind Wayne State (153) and “You know, being the first games advanced to scoring position on appeared on the Northern Sun Mankato (184), who Winona State of the year, I think it’s kind of a lot a single by senior first base Sam Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) eliminated while battling out the of excitement. I think it’s important Kohnle. 2020 Players to Watch list. losers’ bracket in the 2019 NSIC for us to tame that excitement a Senior outfielder Andrew Pliner Kohnle has led the Warriors in Tournament. little bit. So, we don’t really go out hit a two-out single to right field to batting in each of the last three Senior outfielder Chad Herbst, there a little too antsy or anything,” send Stange home for the first run. seasons with a batting average of who batted .288 (42-146) with 23 Herbst said. Senior catcher Nick Nalewanski .352, while Kohnie ranked seventh runs and 25 RBI last season, went The Winona State Warriors reached first base with a one-out in the country last year among the in depth on the expectation and opened a three-game series against walk. The senior then proceeded to toughest batters to strike out in the goals for the team in the season. the Pittsburg State team in Kansas steal second base and score on an country. “I’d say the expectations for our on Friday, Feb. 7. RBI-single by freshman outfielder Mutter posted a 5-3 record a team is to hone in on our success The Warriors ran away with both Nick Herbst, making the game 2-0. year ago while limiting batters to a from the past couple of years,” the first game of the series and the Continued on page 2, Baseball. Super Bowl ad leads to new campaign for the city of Winona KELLEN BRANDT shows off a bit more of Winona’s it be fun to get Winona back people to show off what their features reporter character. to Winona?’ and here it was, it personal Winona looks like. [email protected] Executive director for Visit happened,” Mutter said. “We wanted a very playful r. Peanut, Doritos, Google Winona, Pat Mutter, said Visit Visit Winona works to market response and how do we not just Mand Winona. All of these Winona wanted to provide a fun and promote Winona as a travel Visit Winona as a town, but other have the 2020 Super Bowl in and playful way to get in on the destination, so the opportunity to people who know Winona to be common. It’s not every day commercial and show off the rest let everyone see all of Winona is able to participate in this very fun, Winona is viewed by millions, so of Winona. important to them. playful way that could help people when it is, the town of Winona is “We are thrilled to have had the “We thought it would be fun to to spread the word and get to know abuzz. opportunity for Winona to appear be able to showcase Winona in all Winona,” Mutter said. In response to Squarespace’s in the Super Bowl and we know its beauty and different facets that To have a photograph considered ad featuring Winona Ryder and that this actress is beloved. I mean the actual ad wouldn’t be able to for the book anyone can use the Winona, MN for the Super Bowl, she is such a name and she’s been do,” Mutter said. hashtag #welcometowinona on Visit Winona made a Squarespace associated with this town and we As a part of Visit Winona’s their photo and tag @VisitWinona page of their own called “Welcome have been very happy because new page, they also started a on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. to the Rest of Winona” that we’ve always said, ‘wouldn’t photography campaign that allows Continued on page 5, Visit Winona. 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 THE WINONAN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Meet the photography staff... Shannon Galliart Natalie Tyler Kristen Carrie Senior Taylor Field is congratulated by a teammate after completing a full run against Minnesota State University Mankato last season on ARCHIVED PHOTO Tuesday, March 27 at Loughrey Field. Stange, Nalewanksi and Hersbt jumped on closer. the home team 9-0 over the final Baseball combined for three runs, two hits The Warriors scored early and four frames collectively. and an RBI in the outing. often in game one, plating six runs Stange combined 5-for-10 with Continued from page 1. The Warriors and Gorillas over the first two innings. Herbst four RBI and six runs scored in the wrapped up their series added a would-be insurance run in twin bill. After Winona State added an on Saturday, Feb. 9 with a the top of the ninth with an RBI- The Warriors return to the road insurance run in the top of the doubleheader after rescheduling triple, Winona State’s second three- next weekend looking for a four- seventh on a sac fly by senior first Sunday’s game due to expected bagger of the affair, but it was not game series sweep scheduled at base Sam Kohnle, Pittsburg State’s rain. enough. Drury University on February 14 offense was able to get to the The Warriors lost the first game Williams went 3-for-5 with a pair to 16. Warrior bullpen. of the doubleheader 10-9 despite of RBI in the opener while Kohnle In his second inning, first-year leading Pittsburg State 9-5 in the was four for five with three RBI. pitcher Bailey Banaszynski was ninth inning. However, Winona In game two, the Warriors charged with a pair of runs as State proved it was the better team scratched the plate in the first the Gorillas made it a 3-2 affair.