2018 FALL SPORTS PREVIEW THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 SENIORS TEAM TEAM INSIDE TO WATCH PHOTOS CAPSULES Central Community College proudly supports HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Where our students are the winners! ATHLETICS OFFERED AT CCC-COLUMBUS INCLUDE: men and women’s basketball, men’s golf and soccer, and women’s softball and volleyball. Dance Team and Raider Rex Mascot Scholarships Available CCC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution www.cccneb.edu 00 1 COL_SPC3-08-30-A1_1 A2 | THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 SENIORS TO WATCH THE COLUMBUS TELEGRAM We have a love for the games STAFF REPORT Sure, there’s excitement when it comes to covering major sporting events like the Super Bowl, College Football Playoff, a World Series, a Final Four, or even the College World Series in Omaha. But in our opinion, there’s nothing more rewarding than standing on the sidelines of a high school football or volley- ball game, covering a softball doubleheader or trying to chase down coaches and specific times athletes ran at an area cross country meet. Prep sports are above and Columbus High’s Alyssa Turner beyond the most rewarding to delivers a pitch during the first cover. game of a 2017 doubleheader COURTESY PHOTO, TODD GOTTULA The start of the new school against Norfolk at Gerrard Park. Schuyler’s Miguel Carrasco tackles year is undoubtedly a busy time Lakeview’s Gracie Borer watches a Columbus High’s Adam Kamrath the course at Kearney Country Club in our area and our sports de- continue to provide them (don’t putt on the fourth hole in October returns a hit during his singles during the 2017 Class B state cross partment is buzzing as we know worry Husker fans!), our prior- 2017 during the B-2 district match against Fremont in October country meet. Carrasco took 82nd the 2018 fall sports season is ity – our bread and butter – was, tournament at Elks Country Club. 2016 at Pawnee Park tennis courts. for the Warriors. upon us. That means area teens is and will continue to be local. will be competing in football, Local kids, local teams, local section, but it will prove helpful softball, volleyball, boys tennis, coaches, local fans. In print and down the line. cross country and golf. online. Although we love covering The players and coaches This year’s Fall Sports Pre- the area’s teams, successful have changed throughout the view is indicative of that. It coverage isn’t possible without decades, but we’ve had an un- features a Seniors To Watch the support of the community wavering love for these teams section in which coaches sub- and coaches. We encourage throughout Platte, Colfax and mitted seniors from their teams coaches and fans to send infor- Butler counties. Maybe that’s to be included. We appreciate mation about games and other because our communities’ the coaches for their coopera- sports-related happenings to support for these teams and tion in answering the Q&As we one of the following email ad- schools is infectious? Could be, provided them, as well as the dresses based on location: but more importantly, there are professional photographers for For The Columbus Telegram, so many amazing stories to tell. providing team photos. Coaches send to: sports@columbustele- There are so many talented and had the opportunity to answer as gram.com athletes and coaches who are much or as little as they wanted. For the Schuyler Sun, send to: committed to their respective We included seniors in the [email protected] David City running back Justin White sports out of passion, not money ‘Seniors To Watch’ section, but For The Banner-Press, send makes a move on a Douglas County or fame. coaches also sent us information to: [email protected]. West defender during the first Our business is changing, about younger student-athletes You can also call our sports quarter of a September 2017 game. Lakeview’s Abby Kapels (1) battles we won’t deny it. We know you as we requested so we can keep desk : 402-563-7538. at the net with Crete’s Hannah have a variety of ways to get your our eyes on them as well as we We love prep sports and story- always going to work our hard- Rethmeier during a 2017 Central national and even state sports cover these teams. We didn’t telling. If you have ideas for us, est to provide you the very best Conference Tournament match at headlines, and though we will include that information in this we’re all ears. Just know we’re coverage. Lakeview High School. CROSS COUNTRY SOFTBALL LAKEVIEW SCOTUS CENTRAL COLUMBUS AQUINAS BLUE RIVER COLUMBUS CATHOLIC SOFTBALL SOFTBALL SOFTBALL NAME: NAME: Cody NAME: Lucas NAME: NAME: NAME: Schaad Elliott Miller Vanessa Kaitlyn Alyssa PR: 18:30 Thomazin EVENTS Bohu- Hain Turner HOW PR: 16:31 PARTIC- slavsky POSITION: POSITION: MANY Boone Cen- IPATED POSI- Not pro- Utility In- SEA- tral course, IN: Not TION: vided field SONS ON 17:33 home provided Pitcher, JERSEY JERSEY TEAM? 2 course, PR: N/A short- NUMBER: NUMBER: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: 17:33 state HOW MANY SEASONS ON stop Not pro- 5 “Cody does a good job of course TEAM? Not provided JERSEY NUMBER: 3 vided HOW MANY SEASONS ON keeping practices moving. HOW MANY SEASONS ON HEAD COACH’S TAKE: Not HOW MANY SEASONS HOW MANY SEASONS ON TEAM? 4 Helps younger runners by TEAM? 4 provided ON TEAM? 4 TEAM? Not provided HEAD COACH’S TAKE: explaining workouts and HEAD COACH’S TAKE: “El- NAME: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: .265, “Strong leadership – intel- always gives top effort.” liott sets the standard for ef- Antonio “Vanessa is a strong 14 RBI ligent player, coming off NAME: fort every day. Team success Jimenez leader with a positive summer injury.” Boston is a high priority for Elliott. EVENTS attitude and an excellent NAME: Barcel He led the team in scoring PARTIC- work ethic.” HIGHWAY 91 Larisa PR: 20:10 last year. Elliott medaled at IPATED NAME: Valerie SOFTBALL Rother HOW the state meet in 2016.” IN: Not Bohuslavsky POSITION: MANY NAME: provided POSI- NAME: P SEA- Kelsey PR: Not TION: Catherine JERSEY SONS ON Faust provided Catcher Kempf NUMBER: TEAM? 2 PR: 20:15 HOW MANY SEASONS ON JERSEY POSITION: 7 HEAD COACH’S TAKE: Boone Cen- TEAM? Not provided NUM- Infield/ HOW “Quiet leadership style. tral course, HEAD COACH’S TAKE: Not BER: 8 Pitcher MANY SEASONS ON TEAM: Doesn’t say much but 21:55 home provided HOW JERSEY First is always supportive of course, MANY NUMBER: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: “Sum- other runners. Untapped 20:49 state SEA- 17 mer transfer – leads by potential waiting to be un- course DAVID CITY SONS ON TEAM? 3 HOW MANY SEASONS ON example – hardworking.” leashed.” HOW MANY SEASONS ON HEAD COACH’S TAKE: TEAM? 4 NAME: TEAM? 4 NAME: “Valerie leads by example HEAD COACH’S TAKE: “Tre- Makenna HEAD COACH’S TAKE: Carter and in how she competes mendous Competitor and Klug “Kelsey is a model of stabil- Ossian on the field.” natural leader.” PR: 22:02 ity for us. She is tough and PR: Not NAME: Sierra Meysenburg HOW consistent. Kelsey led the provided JERSEY MANY team in scoring last season. HOW NUM- TWIN RIVER SOFTBALL SEA- She medaled at the state MANY BER: 4 SONS ON meet last year.” SEASONS HOW NAME: Bailey Oberhauser NAME: TEAM? 3 ON TEAM? 4 MANY POSITION: Lana HEAD COACH’S TAKE: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: SEA- SS Hebda “Returning to cross coun- SCHUYLER “Carter is a tremendous SONS JERSEY POSITION: try as a senior after miss- leader that that leads by ON NUMBER: 7 LF ing a couple years can be NAME: example.” TEAM? HOW JERSEY a little scary but she em- Cristobal NAME: 4 MANY NUMBER: braced the summer work- Gonzalez Justin Es- HEAD COACH’S TAKE: SEASONS 13 outs and wants to get the PR: State camilla “Sierra is our most vo- ON TEAM? 4 HOW team to state. She helps qualifier PR: Not cal leader. She has an HEAD MANY the coaches and other run- last year in provided excellent work ethic and COACH’S SEASONS ON TEAM? 4 ners get the most out of both cross HOW I can count on her 100 TAKE: “Focused, passion HEAD COACH’S TAKE: “Hard each workout. She really country MANY percent.” for the game, respectful, worker, team player, ac- pushes the other girls to and track last year SEA- confidence, fearless.” countable, caring.” improve.” HOW MANY SEASONS ON SONS ON TEAM? 4 TEAM? 4 HEAD COACH’S TAKE: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: LAKEVIEW SOFTBALL HUMPHREY “Cristobal is a natural team “Justin is an athlete that ST. FRANCIS leader.” refuses to be out worked.” NAME : NAME: a huge asset to the team.” NAME: Jessica Nevaya NAME: NAME: Miguel Sand Metcalfe Emma Ashley Carrasco AQUINAS POSI- POSI- Williiams Ternus PR: State TION: TION: Out- JERSEY PR: 21:16 qualifier NAME: 3rd field NUM- HOW in both Allie base JERSEY BER: 22 MANY cross Frasher JER- NUM- HOW SEA- country PR: 15th SEY NUMBER: 11 BER: 16 MANY SONS ON and track Place HOW MANY SEASONS HOW MANY SEASONS ON SEASONS TEAM? 4 last year State ON TEAM? 3 TEAM? 2 ON TEAM? 4 HEAD COACH’S TAKE: Not HOW MANY SEASONS ON Cross HEAD COACH’S TAKE: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: HEAD COACH’S TAKE: provided TEAM? 2 country “Jess is a great leader “Nevaya came to us last “Emma always has a posi- HEAD COACH’S TAKE: 2016/Part on and off the field year without having played tive attitude and works so “Miguel is a very talented of State Championship 2016 and can be counted on fast pitch softball before.