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SPORTS
Appleton, Wisconsin December 2016 Volume XXII
Issue III Page 12
Appleton United varsity Boys’ Hockey team looks for repeat
Last year, the Appleton
United varsity Boys’Hockey
team won state, and this year
they are looking to do it
again.
When asked about how the
previous season went, senior
Connor Zilisch said, “I felt
that last year went really
well. It was awesome to be
able to be a part of the first
state title in Appleton United
Boys’ Hockey organization
history.”
Last year was the first time
the team won state.
The biggest change the
team will have to face this
upcoming season is the new
players coming in, filling the
roles of the previous seniors
and teaching the new players
the mentality of the team,
Zilisch said.
Senior Matt Gruber also
commented about some
changes in their performance
this upcoming year. “We lost
two games we should not
have lost so hopefully we
don’t have any losses this
year.”
That might be one of their
minor goals this year, but
their main goal from last
year still stands this year.
However, Zilisch said, “Our
goals for this upcoming
season is to try to bring the
team back down to Madison
for another state run, win
the Conference title, while
having fun doing it.”
The idea of having fun and
bonding with their team will
be one of the main ideas of
the upcoming season in order
to get to Madison for state
this year. Zilisch said, “Last
year our team was extremely
close, we bonded so well,
which I thought contributed
to our success, so one thing
we plan on continuing this
upcoming year it would be
the comradery.”
By Maddie Clark
The varsity Boys’ Hockey team practices for the upcoming season.
Photo by Olivia Molter.
New leaders emerge
to help team bond and
stay focused on state
Last year’s Appleton United
Hockey team celebrates their
State victory.
Photo courtesy of
Connor Zilisch.
Football
Girls’ Swim and Dive
Record:
5-5
Coach’s Quotable:
“I’m very proud of the
way our boys handled
all the adversity
throughout the year.”
- Rob Salm
Cross Country
Girls’ Tennis
Boys’ Volleyball
Girls’ Golf
Regular Season:
4-5
Postseason:
Sami
Plankey was a medalist
at sectionals and placed
21st at state.
Coach’s Quotable: “
We
will sincerely miss the
seniors who will be pur-
sueing their educational
dreams.” - Scott Fish
Girls’ Postseason:
1st at Conference,
3rd at Sectionals
Boys’ Postseason:
3rd
at Conference, 2nd at
Sectionals, 16th at State
Coach’s Quotable:
“We
had our largest team
ever, and everyone
showed awesome
development and
improvement as the
season progressed.”
- Annette Jadin
Regular Season:
9-5
Postseason:
4th at Conference
Coach’s Quotable: “
We
entered the season hav-
ing to replace every start-
er from a season ago,
and we continually got
better over the course
of the season. The team
should be proud of what
they accomplished on
the volleyball court dur-
ing the 2016 season.”
- Mike Maass
Record:
2nd at Confer-
ence, 2nd at Sectionals,
7th at State
Coach’s Quotable:
“
The Appleton North
Girls’ Swim and Dive
team performed at the
highest level this year,
in and out of the pool.”
- Jamie Schnurer
Regular Season:
3-5
Postseason:
At Sec-
tionals, Hayley Nau and
Parnika Shukla placed
1st in doubles and Lydia
Dean placed 2nd in
singles
Coach’s Quotable:
“I
thought we had a great
season and showed
constant improvement
as the season went on.”
- Scott Burt
Girls’ Volleyball
Regular Season:
9-0
Postseason:
3-1
Coach’s Quotable:
“Our entire volleyball
program has a family at-
mosphere and cares for
each other. I feel lucky
to be a part of Appleton
North!” - Steve Scheruell
Fall Sports Results
Boys’ Soccer
Regular Season:
10-3-5
Postseason:
1st at Conference,
1st at Regionals
Coach’s Quotable:
“We had a very
successful season
again this year winning
conference for the
second straight year
and also winning
regionals. I couldn’t be
more proud of my team
and honored to be their
coach.”
- Cody Schnese