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will be starting for the first
time.
At the two guard posi-
tions, Lorensen looks to
Hutch Burns and Rand
Hazelton as his starters,
with Matt Jennings, Sean
O'Connor and Nate Vande
Wall searching for playing
time.
Past Fosenburg at the
wing position, look for Tyler
Norwood or Bo Clymer to
gain some hardwood min-
utes.
In the post besides Brux-
voort, there will be Jordan
Van Roekel, Joe Gilson,
Drew Lyon and Eric Wynn.
Senior Kyle Dop is out
for the season with a hand
injury.
"We're trying to play
fast," Lorensen said. "We
hope as the game goes on,
we can wear people down.
If you can score out of your
defense, that will help us."
Lorensen likes the group
of kids that he has entering
the season Dec. 1 at Colo-
Nesco. The home opener is
Dec. 3 against non-confer-
ence foe Pella Christian.
"Our biggest thing is we
have a lot of really good
athletes," Lorensen said.
"We can put five good ath-
letes on the floor all the
time. They're quick, strong
and hopefully we can take
advantage of our speed that
way. Other than that, we'll
see how well we shoot from
the perimeter.
"We just feel like we have
some kids that can shoot
the ball well."
Boys: Team has three spots to replace
Continued from 3B
"He should be at the state
tournament this year."
After a projected open
spot at 125, Aaron Peter will
be the lone competitor at
130.
"He's improved a lot,"
Teeter said. "He's been
wrestling a lot over the
summer. I look for him to
have a big year."
Zach Waddell will be at
130, while West Des Moines
Valley transfer Matt Murray
will be at the 140 spot for
the Mustangs.
"He wrestled JV for them
but was very successful,"
Teeter said. "That means
he's going to be pretty suc-
cessful at 2A. I'm not sure
how he's going to be, but
he's going to be over .500."
Questions loom at 145
and 152, with Dannon Lan-
phier eventually moving
into the spot at 152 but not
until January.
Storm Nuzum will be
the probable starter at 160,
Chris Nash will compete at
171 and Zach Findlow will
be at 189.
Moving to 215 pounds,
t h a t
will be
held by
D u s t i n
M o o r e .
H e a v y -
w e i g h t
will be
e i t h e r
J a c o b
T o o l
or Sam
DeReus.
With that lineup, Teeter
likes his chances at com-
peting for a Heart of Iowa
Conference Championship.
"I would like to think we
could compete for a con-
ference title," Teeter said.
"I'd like to send at least four
guys to the state tourna-
ment. We did get away from
Ballard this year, which
helps for sectional and dis-
tricts."
Heading into the con-
ference season, Teeter sees
just one favorite right now.
"I think Gilbert -- as a
team -- has good guys
team-wise," Teeter said.
"I think they'll win confer-
ence. I think Bondurant-
Farrar, South Hamilton
and us will be right there. I
think Gilbert, coming into
the season, has a leg up on
everyone."
To achieve that goal,
Teeter needs his wres-
tlers to simply score more
points.
"We got to become more
opportunistic -- scoring
bonus points, catching guys
on their backs and looking
for the fall."
Continued from 3B
PCM: Teeter thinks Gilbert is favorite
in Heart of Iowa wrestling race
Ben Frotscher/Daily News
PCM's wrestling team opens the season Dec. 3 at Perry. Captains for the team
are (from left): Bryce Wignall, Dalton Kingery and Aaron Peter.
Junior Chase Russell --
a first-year wrestler -- will
probably compete at 140.
"He's a hard worker and
very strong athlete," Poulter
said. "He's got a very good
attitude. He knows it's
going to be a tough road to
catch up for a while."
At 145 or 152, it'll be Aus-
tin Poulter, while Jeff Tif-
fany or Nick Bowman will
wrestle at 160 or 171. Jacob
Halferty will compete at
189 or 215, while Poulter is
without a heavyweight this
season.
"The whole group has
been enjoyable to work
with and has very positive
attitudes, willing to work
hard and very coachable,"
Poulter said. "It's a nice
group to get going with."
With the amount of
youth this season, it's a dif-
ferent approach for Poulter
with a young and inexperi-
enced team.
"As a team, we can have
tremendous growth and
development," he said.
"We need to make sure that
they're not getting discour-
aged. We're going to have
to keep them positive and
if it gets rough, tell them
there will be better days,
and it'll pay off."
Heading into confer-
ence action, Poulter looks
for South Hamilton, Ogden,
Gilbert and Bondurant-Far-
rar as favorites for the race.
"I think the conference
is well balanced, and there
are no easy nights in the
conference," Poulter said.
"They are all going to be
tough battles. I'm not sure
if there is a dominant lock
for a conference champi-
on. We will see how people
progress. It could be a close
conference meet."
F o r C o l f a x - M i n g o ,
Poulter wants his team to
be up there with the confer-
ence favorites.
"I think we have to try
to have goals of being in
the top half of the confer-
ence," Poulter said. "I think
that would be a good goal
for us. If we could obtain
that, that would be a good
thing. If you're in the top
half, you've had some guys.
It's a tough conference."
Down the road, Colfax-
Mingo will travel to a sec-
tional meet this season at
Pleasantville, much closer
to home.
"Geographically it's in
our back yard," Poulter
said. "We're not driving 90
miles to drive to a sectional.
We know something about
these teams. It'll be good
for us to compete at. It'll be
more motivating to go so
close to home."
In the end, Poulter wants
to see improvement from
his wrestlers throughout
the season.
"They need to be willing
to constantly work hard and
want to learn and develop
and continue to raise their
level. Whatever their level
they're at, raise the level. If
they can do that, they can
climb a lot of rungs of the
ladder."
C-M: Poulter looks for steady progress
Continued from 5B
Ben Frotscher/Daily News
Colfax-Mingo's theme for girls basketball is "Dropping the Hammer," as shown
in the image above with seniors (from left) Cora Johnson, Linzi Weston, Brooke
Berkey, Caitlin Borchers and Allyson Parman.
On the perimeter, Ber-
key and fellow senior Linzi
Weston, juniors Danielle
Beals, Hillarie Koenig,
Molly Maggard and Logan
Wilson, and sophomores
Hailey Summy and Brooke
Talsma will compete for
time.
"Right now our back
court play is a strength,"
Barkalow said. "We have
several athletes. We don't
necessarily have a four
or five that is heads and
shoulders above the rest,
but we have a good pla-
toon. They're going to work
hard and rebound."
Coaching this team for
the first time, Barkalow is
emphasizing his strengths
as boys track and assistant
football coach -- speed
and conditioning.
"The big thing is we are
going to push the tempo,"
Barkalow said. "We've
worked really hard on
conditioning. Condition-
ing is huge. The girls have
worked hard -- as hard as
they have in a long time."
Looking at the Heart
of Iowa Conference and
the Small School portion,
Barkalow doesn't look
much further than North
Polk as the title favorite.
Outside of the Comets, he
feels it's wide open and
that his Tigerhawks can be
competitive.
"There is a lot of par-
ity and a chance for some
teams to step up, and
hopefully we'll be on of
them," Barkalow said. "The
biggest thing is we have to
stick together. We've made
some goals -- have a better
record that last year and
be more competitive. If we
can keep the games close, I
think we have a chance."
Continued from 5B
Girls: North Polk is favorite in division
"They are all
going to be
tough battles.
I'm not sure
if there is a
dominant lock
for a conference
champion.
-- Bryan Poulter,
Colfax-Mingo wrestling
coach on Heart of Iowa
Conference race
Moore
"Our biggest
thing is we have
a lot of really
good athletes.
We can put five
good athletes
on the floor all
the time. They're
quick, strong
and hopefully
we can take
advantage of our
speed that way."
-- Fred Lorensen, PCM
boys basketball coach
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