Stories from Thursday, August 27, 2020

Team Mascot: Wolves Head Coach: Bailey DeBolt Years Coached: 1st Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "We have a great group of hard-working kids. I have seen improvement every day of practice from this group and that is really exciting. They have a lot of grit when they are training. I also like that I'm seeing the group work well together to get better and encourage each other."...

Team Mascot: Pioneers Co-Head Coaches: Brad Peter and Erin Frerichs Years Coached:  Brad - 15, Erin - 21 Coaching Staff: Jacob Evenson Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "For the girls, we return our entire varsity lineup from last year's team, so experience will hopefully play a big factor for us this year. For the boys, we are returning four runners with state meet experience, and we have a tremendous group of senior leaders who have done a great job of leading by example in practice so far this year.". ...

Team Mascot: Indians Head Coach: Tim Heinitz Years Coached: 28 Coaching Staff: Mitch Hackbarth Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "We have most of our varsity on the boy's team and all of our varsity girls returning and we have great numbers out this year so we will have more depth on both sides than in years past."...

Team Mascot: Wolves Head Coach: Sarah deVries Years Coached: 1 Coaching Staff: Kristi Mentink Last Year's Record: 6-23 Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "Our strengths this year will lie in our serving and defense, having a seasoned, returning libero and multiple returning starters from last year."...

Team Mascot: Pioneers Head Coach: Ashley Linquist Years Coached: 2 Coaching Staff: Jordan Stumbo and Ashley Richter Last Year's Record: 5-23 Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "We do have several of our starters from last year returning. With one or two years under their belts, we look to have more cohesion early on."...

Team Mascot: Indians Head Coach: Beau Dielschneider Years Coached: 8 Coaching Staff: Kim Sierck, Megan Bezdicek and Madison Heidebrink Steffes Last Year's Record: 35-6 Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A:  "This year's team has strength in its ability to find success in multiple areas of the game. ...

Team Mascot: Wolves Head Coach: Lane Gunderson Years Coached: 20  Coaching Staff: Jeff Sohn, Jared Rahe and Kiley Perkins Last Year's Record:  8-2 Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "We have many players with positive experience and we should be a very athletic team at all positions."...

Team Mascot: Pioneers Head Coach: Nick Plueger  Years Coached: 1st Coaching Staff: Brian Fisher, Mark Stover, Terry Denman, Mitch Dowhower, Adam Gisch and Coach Baack Last Year's Record: 2-7 Q: What are the strengths of this year's team? A: "We have a strong senior class and many juniors ready to step up and earn their playing time on Friday Night Lights. ...

Team Mascot: Indians Head Coach: Joshua Bolluyt Years Coached: 12 Coaching Staff: Terry Bruinsma, Clint Profit, Brad Travis, Clint Loveall, Rob Cunningham, Nic Meendering, Rick Maris, Austin Steichen and Paul Brown Last Year's Record: 6-4 Q: What are the strengths of this year's team?...

Authorities have released more details after two men were taken to the hospital following a near drowning yesterday afternoon. Dickinson County Sheriff Greg Baloun was able to confirm yesterday afternoon everyone involved in the incident was alive and breathing as the ambulance left...