Mid-State Activities Conference
School: Ashley
Nickname: Bears
Coach: Mike Allison (1st year)
Last season’s record: 2-7
Players lost: Corey Copeman, Tyler Skaryd, Frankie Deming
Players returning: Josh Wilk, Justin Wilk, Carl Wilson , Klayton Kramer, Jake Brookhouse
Coach’s comment: I’m looking to improve as a team daily. We want to play with passion, toughness, and execute. We respect all of our opponents, but we feel that when we play to our highest potential, that we can compete with anyone.”
School: Coleman High School
Nickname: Comets
Coach: Chad Klopf
Last season’s record: 7- 3
Players lost: Trevor Jones, Tylor Rhynard, Cristian Arzu, Nathan Brown, Joel Szymanski, Brandon Kroll, Zach Kroll
Players Returning: 7 on offense and 8 on defense, including Tim Anderson – sr., Chris Lovejoy – sr., Zack Frazer – jr., Lars Murray – jr., Hunter Gross – jr., Blake Scott – jr., Matthew Warner – jr.
Coach’s comment: “We have some fun battles for key positions on our offense going on right now, and this competition is going to push us in the right direction. With Anderson back from his injury last year, we are able to solidify our offensive side of the ball. Having five 10th graders starting on our defense last year was a big chance, but they did a tremendous job. Now those 5 are 11th graders and have a year and in some cases two years of varsity experience to pair with our senior class. There is a lot of excitement in the air in Coleman.”
School:Carson City-Crystal
Nickname: Eagles
Coach: Jason Gray
Last season’s record: 1-8
Players lost: Mitch Wesley, Jack Powers, Eric Ward, Tyler Fisher
Players returning: Brann Schmitt, Thomas Turner, Thomas Marek, Andre Collins, Robert Failing, Will Beedy, Logan Forist, Brad Osterman, Drew Hugenot, Chris Shockey
Coach’s comment: “We are excited about the upcoming season and entering the MSAC. The MSAC is a great conference that will be very challenging for us. The league has great teams and communities. We feel we have a chance to win some games, as we are the most experienced and fastest that we have been since I came to CC-C. If we can stay healthy, then I think this will be a great year for us.”
School: Sacred Heart Academy
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Coach: Rick Roberts
Last year’s record: 7-5
Players lost: Grant Schafer, Ryan Szymanski, Dakota Manley
Players returning: Mitchell Myler, Nick Hire
Coaches comment: “It’s an exceptional group coming back.”
School: Montabella
Nickname: Mustangs
Coach: David Clay
Last season’s record: 9-2
Players lost: Jemikal Papendick, Jeremy Quezada, Jeramee Gilman, Travis Dunn, Charlie Helmer
Players Returning: Tyler House, Drew Nemeth, Logan Burns, Derek Martin
Coach’s comment: “We will be a very young team this season with a lot to learn. If we can get on track early, we look to have a successful season. Our team has had a dedicated summer, and physically we are in as good a shape as any of our previous playoff teams.”
School: Vestaburg
Nickname: Wolverines
Coach:Dan Ryckman
Last season’s record: 3-6
Players lost: Kenny Keys, Tyler Pendell, Alex Torrelva
Players returning: Austin Myers, Mason Darmody