ORIGINALLY WRITTEN
Preparing for a middle-school season
Hillsboro Middle School assistant coach Phil Oelke critiques his potential linemen during a blocking drill last Tuesday. The middle school Trojans, along with the high school team at Hillsboro and other schools across the state, donned pads for the first day on Thursday. Head coach Darrel Knoll will lead the HMS squad when it opens its 2002 season with games at Nickerson Sept. 5.