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SPORTS
Appleton, Wisconsin June 2017 Volume XXII
Issue VIII
Page 12
Athletes of the Year
By Maddie Clark
Andre Gruber - Senior
1. What sports are you
involved in?
I played football in the fall
and now I am running track
in the spring.
2. How did you get in-
volved in these sports?
I’ve been involved in
sports my whole life, but I
started both track and foot-
ball in middle school. When
I came to North, there was
no doubt that I wanted to
continue to play.
3. What is your favorite
sport and why?
My favorite sport is track
because your results are a
reflection of how hard you
work in practice.
4. What was your favor-
ite sports moment from
this year?
My favorite sport moment
this year was beating Fond
du Lac in football. It was a
close game and I ended up
having the game winning
pick.
5. How do you manage
schoolwork and sports?
I use my free time as ef-
fectively as possible and
I try to get my homework
done as soon as I get home
after sports.
Photo used with permission by
Andre Gruber
Callie Pohlman - Senior
1. What sports are you
involved in?
I am involved in volleyball,
basketball, and track.
2. How did you get in-
volved in these sports?
I’ve played volleyball and
basketball for almost my
whole life. My parents played
both in high school and col-
lege, so they definitely got
me excited about the sports.
This is my first year running
track. Mr. Shadick encour-
aged me to try it, and I love it.
3. What is your favorite
sport and why?
Basketball is my favorite
sport because it is so much
fun to play. You have to be
able to be mentally and
physically tough to perform
well. It’s such a long season,
so it is enjoyable to be able
to work hard all year and
see how much you’ve grown
as a player by the end. I’ve
learned very important life
lessons, as well: leadership,
work ethic, and persever-
ance. I’m excited to continue
playing the sport I love at
McKendree University for the
next four years.
4. What was your favorite
sports moment from this
year?
My favorite sports moment
was being able to go to state
for volleyball and winning
state for basketball. It’s such
a fun experience to play in
the Resch Center with my
teammates. Rushing the
court after winning state was
probably the best moment
for me, and kissing the Gold
Ball.
5. How do you manage
schoolwork and sports?
Timemanagement is super
important when it comes to
playing sports and excelling
in school as well. Education
is first priority because I am a
student before I’m an athlete.
I try to work on things during
off hours and right away after
I’m done with a practice or
game.
Photo used with permission by
Callie Pohlman
Sydney Squier - Sophomore
1. What sports are you
involved in?
I’m involved in cross
country, basketball, track
and field
2. How did you get
involved in these sports?
I have played basketball
since 4th grade and then
joined high school. For
running, I followed in my
older sister’s footsteps and
joined cross country and
track in middle school and
then continued into high
school.
3. What is your favorite
sport and why?
My favorite sport is track
and field because I love
the team and to run. Also,
I love the atmosphere from
the coaches and athletes.
4. What was your
favorite sports moment
from this year?
My favorite sports
moment from this year was
winning conference for the
first time in Appleton North
Track and Field history
with my teammates and
coaches.
5. How do you manage
schoolwork and sports?
I make sure to use my
time wisely during the day
and set aside time at night
to get my homework done.
Photo used with permission by
Sydney Squier
Retiring activities director will miss working with students
Appleton North Activities
Director Mr. Kevin Herrling
is retiring after a career in
education.
Mr. Herrling is grateful for
his time as activities director.
His favorite memories were
the Girls’ State Basketball
Championship win a few
months back, as well as
the Boys’ State Volleyball
Championship a couple of
years ago.
Most importantly, however,
he said, was the growth,
maturity, development, and
competitiveness of all of
the young men and women
who have participated in all
of the activities throughout
his six years of being the
activities director for North.
“That will be the hardest part
about leaving. Watching all
of our students develop into
leaders was something I will
miss greatly,” Herrling said.
“I’m retiring for a number
of reasons. First, some minor
health problems have caught
up to me, the long hours
have affected me greatly, and
the time commitment has
affected me spending time
with my family greatly,” he
said.
While in retirement,
Herrling said he will be
spending a lot more time
with his family, and he will
be doing some of his favorite
things, hunting and fishing,
as well as volunteering for
Habitat for Humanity, which
involves building houses for
those less fortunate.
Filling the role of activities
director for next school year
will be Mr. Nate Werner.
Werner has had previous
experience at North as the
Boys’ varsity soccer head
coach from 2006 through
2013,
and currently at
Neenah as the activities
director.
Mr.
Herrling wishes
Mr. Werner all of the best
as North’s new activities
director. He would also like
to thank the Appleton North
community for making his
time as activities director a
successful one.
Mr. Herrling reflects
on his career and
the good memories
By Kyle Hoffenbecker
Mr. Herrling has worked as the
activities director at Appleton
North for six years.
Photo
courtesy of Mr. Herrling
Collin Squier - Senior
1. What sports are you
involved in?
I’m involved in soccer,
basketball, track, and foot-
ball.
2. How did you get in-
volved in these sports?
I got involved in soccer
and basketball because I
have playing it since I was
a 5. I was offered a spot to
kick this year for football
and [I do] track because I
just wanted to be like Syd-
ney Squier.
3. What is your favorite
sport and why?
My favorite sport is soc-
cer because I have been
playing soccer since I was
5 and I have created some
of my best relationships
through the sport.
4. What was your fa-
vorite sports moment
from this year?
My favorite sport moment
this year was winning back
to back FVA Soccer cham-
pionships and winning the
regional championship for
soccer.
5. How do you manage
schoolwork and sports?
I manage schoolwork
and sports by using my
off hours, study halls, and
free time effectively.
Photo used with permission by Collin Squier