PBHS has 9 veterans for volleyball base

Written by Andrew Ottoson Tuesday, 02 September 2008 15:13

PBHSvolleyballP8219010.jpg The Peabody-Burns volleyball team has eight returning seniors and letter-winners. They helped the Warriors go 4-1 in their season-opening tournament Aug. 30. Pictured are: back row (from left), Felecia Pohlman, Danielle Savage, Julie Wedel, Kaitlyn Preheim; middle row, Michaela Methvin, Embry Hodges; front row, Bayleigh Clark, Clarissa Terronez, Alex McDowell.

Darren Schroeder begins his seventh season at the helm of the Peabody-Burns volleyball program with a set of nine returners, four of whom contributed to the varsity a season ago where the Warriors finished 18-16 overall but just 2-9 in the Heart of America League.

“Ball control and passing will be a must if we are going to improve off of last...

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Topham to pace PBHS runners again

Written by Andrew Ottoson Tuesday, 02 September 2008 15:11

PBHScrosscountryP8219003.jpg The 2008 Peabody-Burns cross-country team: back row (from left),  coach Kim Topham, senior Jake Middleton, senior Seth Methvin, junior Josh Klarmann, junior Chris Schafer,  junior Aaron Topham; front row, senior Kendall Wiebe, sophomore Heather Brooks, sophomore Lauren Pickens, freshman Amanda Pickens, and sophomore Sheldon Wiebe. Not pictured: junior Curtis Frederick.

In Kim Topham’s second year leading the Peabody-Burns cross-country program, the boys’ team won the Heart of America League, placed second at the Class 2A regional and fifth at state—all in the season following the graduation of 2006 state champion Andrew Topham.

In 2008, Aaron Topham, son of the coach and brother of the former champ, enters his...

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Speed will fuel Peabody-Burns football team this year

Written by Andrew Ottoson Tuesday, 02 September 2008 15:08

PBHSfootballP8209002.jpg The returning seniors and letter-winners that the Peabody-Burns football team will turn to for leadership this season are: back row (from left), Chris Dunfield, Brian Wingert, Tyler Slater, Elliott Spechtenhauser, Brandon Pickens,  Chris Brooks, and Henry Hammann; front row, Justin Fistler,   Daniel Brassfield, Isaac Hilliard, Sean Jones, and Jacob Simmonds.

Coming off a 7-3 season, the Peabody-Burns High School football team returns four starters on both sides of the ball and will possess considerable speed on both offense and defense.

Coach David Pickens, 18-11 in his first three years at PBHS, said “with some hard work we should be competitive.”

Junior Jacob Simmonds (6-foot-1, 155 pounds) will...

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New coach, young players form 'new' Trojan program

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 02 September 2008 15:05

HHStennisP8200044.jpg The HHS tennis team returns only two letter-winners after the graduation of eight seniors from last year’s team. Senior Kelsey Bartel (left) and sophomore Becky Faber will lead a young and relatively inexperienced team this fall for first-year head coach Bob Woelk.

The unofficial theme for the girls’ tennis team at Hillsboro High School could be “All Things New.”

With head coach Lynn Wiebe taking a break after seven years at the helm, and with the graduation of eight seniors from last year’s team, the Trojans will have a very different look in 2008.

Leading the way is Bob Woelk, who steps up to head coach after serving the past three years as Wiebe’s assistant.

“I learned a lot from...

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