Mercer Middle Senior Hoofbeats High School Volume 53 Issue 1 Friday , October 7, 2016 Inside this issue: Homecoming 2016: Meet the 2 Homecoming October 8 is an excit- half time. And as tradi- court are Isaiah Barto- Court ing and magical evening tion, the 2016 Home- lone, Jon-Carl Hostetler, for all students around. coming King will be Nathan Knopp, Matt Ma- Fall Sports 6 Although last year’s Hol- crowned at the Home- thias, Bill Priester, and Season lywood Homecoming set coming dance. Connor Richards. Heap of the 13 a high standard in The Homecoming Homecoming wasn’t Month themes, Homecoming: court ladies this year put together by itself; Under the Sea will not include seniors Rachel Mrs. Santom made this From the 10 disappoint. Horse’s Bish, Jaime Burdette, possible with the help of Mouth The 2016 Homecoming Haylie Glass, Kaylynn the sophomore class of- Queen will be crowned Foore, Megan Parker, ficers. New 5 at the Homecoming foot- and Morgan Winland. Homecoming is an Additions ball game against Reyn- The gentlemen who are event that you don’t want olds October 7 during 15 mins of 12 on the Homecoming to miss! Fame Homecoming Court 2016 Special thanks to Mr. Michael Morneweck for the Homecoming photos. Volume 52 Issue 1 Page 2 Volume 52 Issue 1 Page 3 Page 4 Volume 52 Issue 1 Page 5 Changes to MHS By Hannah Ridgway Over the summer Mercer High School experienced a few changes. One of the biggest included the arrival of the new Assistant Principal Mr. Mausser (See article below). Mr. Mausser is taking the place of Mr. Acre, now the principal at the elementary school. A brand new sidewalk has also been added to MHS because the previous one had seen better days. This improvement was indeed needed, especially for the upcoming winter. The new pave- ment should not be the culprit for so many falls this snowy season. The Mustangs’ football field has undergone some improvements as well. The new and improved The new scoreboard shines score board was generously sponsored by Dallas Hartman. Although this change may have seemed abrupt, it is good for fans to be able to see an accurate score during the game. Along with the at the home game against score board update, the side bleachers were also improved. They were raised another 2 feet to Lakeview allow easier access and better view of the football field. Come see these new improvements for yourself at the Homecoming game on Friday, October 7! News on the MHS “Newbies” Mr. Mausser sporting his By Alayna Jacoway and Allie Bright new Mercer pride Mr. Mausser: Assistant Principal Mrs. Borkovich: Special Education Teacher What high school did you grad- How long have you been teaching for: 1 year at Maple- uate from: Sharon High School wood and 1 year at Meadville What sports did you play in What’s your favorite college team: University of Pitt high school: Football and Wres- Did you always want to be a teacher: Yes, from day one, tling I wanted to see kids become successful. What sports have you coached, What movie is your favorite: The Other Woman for how long, and where: Coached 11 years of wrestling at What do you enjoy about teaching: Seeing students all Franklin Regional High School and 2 years of coll day and giving them a chance to have fun while at school. ege wrestling at Duquesne. Where did you attend college: Undergrad at Westmin- Have you ever taught an elementary school class: ster College and also graduated from SRU Yes, fifth grade If you could travel anywhere in the world then where: Favorite high school subjects: Math and science Africa to teach the kids in a third world country What college did you attend and for how long: If you could speak any foreign language what would Clarion University for 5 years and Duquesne for 2 years it be: Chinese High five or fist bump: Fist bump Did you play any sports in your high school and/or college ca- What time do you get up in the morning: 5:15am reer: I played softball (short stop, Favorite sandwich: Italian BMT pitcher) in the Little League World Series at 16, played volleyball at Family: Happily married with 2 daughters, and a Boston Westminster College. Terrier Fun Fact: She played libero and Fun Fact: He has coached 11 state champions and 2 holds a Westminster volleyball teams that won at states. record. Mrs. Borkovich smiles during her busy day Hoofbeats Page 6 Volume 52 Issue 1 Lady Ms Volleyball By Hannah Ridgway th The Mustang volleyball Middlesex on October 4 . Senior recognition night is on th season is in full swing. The October 20 at 7:15 against Grove The team captains this year City. Come cheer on our seniors Lady Ms kicked off the sea- consist of Bryanna Fedorchak, and show your support for the La- son with a win over Jame- Lindsay Nemeth, Morgan Ad- dy Ms Volleyball Team. stown (3-1) using their dicott, and Cassidy Pears. The strong hits and good serves. head coach is Dan Davis who Although they won their has been the coach at Mercer first game, the team cannot for several years. seem to keep a winning This year, we are saying farewell streak. to seniors Bryanna Fedorchak, Avery Hoover, Megan The girls have to play a Matscherz, Lindsay Nemeth, and number of tough schools Miranda Wimer. this year but continue to fight for their playoff spot in Seniors Matscherz, Nemeth, Fedorchak, Hoover, and Wimer pose together after a tough practice. 2016 Mercer Boys’ Soccer By Jackson Hazelet The fierce Mercer Boys’ The team’s toughest op- With the new addition of Soccer Team started out the ponent was Ambridge, Coach Brownlee, the boys have season with four decisive losing a frustrating game endured two weeks of physical wins. The boys are 4-3 with 2-0. conditioning. losses to Ambridge, Hickory, They hope to not only Some activities included flip- and DuBois. win the remaining games, ping tires, carrying logs, and do- but also to not concede The two seniors on the ing squats with sand bags. With another goal all season. team are Dalton Goehring that being said, they also learned and Luke Hartwell. Their ulti- The team’s captains this to encourage one another and mate goal is to have a winning year are Brayden Ellis, work together. season and to earn a spot in Josh Wamboldt, and Senior night will be on Octo- the playoffs. speaking captain, Spencer th Ference. They’re leading ber 20 at 7:30; the boys en- the team into a winning courage all to come and wish season and hopefully a them well on their endeavors. playoff spot. Hoofbeats Page 7 Volume 52 Issue 1 Mercer Girls’ Soccer 2016 By Haylie Glass The Girls’ Soccer Team has a new head coach again this year. Ryan Hoffman stepped up to the plate with his assistant, former Mercer soccer player, Cassie Flannery. Hoffman previously coached the high school boys’ team at Slippery Rock University. He has high hopes for this year’s team and believes the girls can win the District 10 title. They have had a tough schedule so far, playing teams in higher regions such as Blackhawk and Hickory where they put up a good fight but lost. In region play, the Girls’ soccer team ready ladies are off to a great 2-0 start where they overpowered West Middlesex 13-1 to go white water rafting and beat Kennedy Catholic 7-0. They lost a key matchup against New Wilmington for team bonding 3-1 but hope to beat them at home. In a non-region game on September 24th the girls traveled to Seneca where they fell 1-0 but will most likely face them in the first round of playoffs. The team has a lot of speed this year and a very solid group of freshmen that can be put in the varsity game at any time and contribute. The girls’ program will be very strong over the next few years with this large group of talented young players. There is no shortage of leaders on the team, but this year’s captains are Kaitlin Berger, Alex Denny, Haylie Glass, and Bethany Juergens. One of the following four rotate as a co-captain each game: Iana Ellis, Caitlyn Mat- tocks, Maddie Rowe, and Hannah Schmid. The girls believe that they will go far this year and get the District 10 title that Coach Hoffman is striving for. The team is excited to see what this season has in store. Come join them on October 11th for Senior Night to send our seniors out with a bang. Mercer Golf Every Monday the top 6 for Mercer’s top scorer well as improving their By Nate Hinkson golfers on the team compete at 85. Lakeview’s Mega own games. in Mega Matches, where Match saw the team Although there is not The Mighty Mercer Mus- they compete against other come in 3rd and Kohnen a traditional night for tang Golf Team has had a schools’ teams. as the MHS top scorer at Senior Recognition for good start to the season 83. Kohnen’s favorite This year the team has many this sport, the team will thus far. Coached by Rick memory of golf was golfers that have helped be sending off senior Adsit, the golf team began “Breaking my putter and bring back several victories Matt Mathias. The final their season early in the shooting an 85 at Jame- to MHS.