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Huseman to join DMACC Golf Team

3/30/2016

By: Lane Losh @LaneLosh2

Senior Dalton Huseman has been a varsity golfer at Boone High for the past three seasons. Recently, he has announced that he will join the DMACC golf team following his senior year.

Huseman says he has spent much of his childhood playing golf, which has helped him gain an edge on the rest of the competition.

“I chose DMACC because it has a great juco golf game program close to home, and I feel like after two years I will have a better shot at playing for a four year school,” says Huseman about his future.

During his junior campaign, Huseman posted a low 9 hole score of 36 strokes, even par. He had the lowest 9 hole average on the team, regularly playing in the number one slot in the varsity lineup.

“I’m not sure what impact I will make on the team yet. I will work on every aspect of my game in the off season and see where I end up,” Dalton says.

In terms of academics, Huseman says he is currently undecided on what his major will be in college.

The Boone boys golf team has set big goals for this season, and with their experience and Huseman’s leadership, those goals are certainly attainable.

Dalton’s work ethic is sure to follow him to the college level, when he begins his career at DMACC next spring.

Girls Track kicks off season at UNI Dome

3/11/2016

By: Lance Losh @LanceLosh

The girls track team had their first meet this Monday, March 7th, at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Dome. The Dickinson Relays is the premier indoor track meet in the Midwest and the Boone girls were anxious to get their season started. Junior Jada Wyrick says she has been preparing for this meet.

“I have been running my tail off in preparation for this meet and I hope my times display my hard work,” says Wyrick.

The 800 meter relay had a nice showing as they registered a time of 1:53.08 and claimed 15th place overall. Junior standout Dianna Slight put out the best time running her 200 in 25.78 seconds. Freshman Mady Danner had a solid debut, posting a time of 28.19, which was the 2nd best on that relay.

The 60 meter hurdles showcased Wyrick and seniors Claire Moline and Payton Lyons. Lyons was flossing across the track as she ran a scorching 10.47 second time. Moline wasn’t far off that pace as she put out a 10.49 second run. Wyrick paced behind them with a time of 10.80 seconds.

The 400 meter dash was Slight showcase. She was a blur as she raced around the track and she ran an astonishing time of 57.10 seconds. She placed 2nd place and had a great showing.

In the field events, sophomore Alyssa Kraft showed off her jumping ability in the high jump. She jumped 4’ 8” and snagged a 23rd place finish.

The Boone girls track team has their next meet at the Lied Recreation Center on Tuesday, March 15th.

Cheerleaders are handing in their pom poms

3/9/2016

By: Madison Neely @madineely99

With the end of the basketball season comes the end of the winter cheer season. The winter cheerleaders are handing in their pom poms until next year.

The basketball cheerleaders brought their game faces all season to bring Boone High spirit to the gym’s atmosphere. The cheerleaders, along with the student section, have accomplished a lot this season for the level of school spirit and dedication.

However, some spirit is leaving Boone High. Longtime senior varsity cheerleaders Erin Kinne and Kennedey Bass are both to continue on to the University of Iowa next year. Male cheerleader, senior Zeke Pearson will be attending Iowa State University.

The wrestling cheerleaders have also come to the end of their season. The cheerleaders brought their own spirit to the mat to cheer on the Boone High wrestlers. The varsity wrestling cheerleaders also had the opportunity to cheer on sophomore wrestler Mason Hulse at the state wrestling tournament this year.

Some senior wrestling cheerleaders are leaving the mat as well. Seniors Joaquin Brannan, Macie Camenish, Camryn Wigert, Alexis Stensland, and Claire Moline will all be graduating this year. Brannan and Wigert will be attending DMACC, Camenish will be attending Iowa State University, Stensland will be serving in the Navy, and Moline will be attending the University of Iowa.

After a season full of high enthusiasm and spirit, returning members and new incomers are looking forward to another season of cheer next year.

Tennis girls looking forward to a new season

3/9/2016

By: Inga Wegger

Tennis season is right around the corner and the players and coaches are preparing for a new season.
Coach Lute Olson is really excited about this spring going in as his second year as the girls tennis coach. “It's going to be a lot of fun to get back on the courts coaching this team with my dad, and we should have a great season. I fully expect us to be working towards state and competing for a championship once we get there.” This year, the Boone girls tennis team will be participating in 2A instead of 1A since they have some Gilbert girls who will be playing with them. This means they will be playing all of the big schools to qualify for state. “I'm definitely looking forward to working with our team and seeing the girls work hard every day in practice in order to improve and get better as tennis players and as people. That is our #1 goal.”

When asked about specific, measurable goals, Olson says; “I have a pretty high standard for our team, because I believe they can accomplish great things. Those goals are to go undefeated as a team during the regular season, both JV and Varsity, win the Boone Invitational, qualify at least 3 girls for individual state, make it to team state, and then once at state compete for a state title. All of these are definitely within our reach, but it will take a remarkable effort as a team to accomplish them. We will definitely not be favored to accomplish any of these goals, but that does not mean we shouldn't have them on the front of our minds.”

The team had a solid season last year even though they didn’t qualify with any individuals for state. This was Olson’s first year of coaching the Boone girls tennis team. “It can be tough on a team, especially upperclassmen, to have a brand new coach, but they were awesome at listening and being willing to change some things in how they played and practiced. That is a testament to the seniors and returners from last year as much as anyone.”

As for this season, the team’s entire varsity lineup is returning. In fact, 8 of the top 10 players from a year ago will be returning. “We will really rely on our seniors to lead this team. Their effort and attitude at practice and at meets will determine how this season goes, specifically our returning senior letter winners Breanna Sterenberg (voted as one of the coMVP’s last season), Carlie Romig, Sarah Statz, Joey Cornelis, and Bridget Good. As well as a talented group of seniors, we have a great group of juniors returning in Emma Rose (also voted as a coMVP by her teammates in 2015), Morganne Borsh, and Grace Krafcisin. Adding to this great group of upperclassmen is a freshman from Gilbert, Davi Patterson, who is one of the top players for her age in the state, so it will be fun to see how she plays into the mix as well.”

All in all, it should be a great 2016 tennis campaign for the Boone girls, and the journey starts on March 21.

Alex Carey looks to advance his education

3/8/2016

By: Dresden Wilson @dreswilson22

One of Boone’s finest athletes senior Alex Carey has decided to further his education and athletic career next year as he will attend Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin.

Ashland is like “nowhere else on Earth” according to www.northland.edu. They have a population 8,130 people and an average annual inch of snowfall is 57 inches.

“I was looking for small schools that had meteorology and a place that I could live my life’s dream in baseball. I went up there this summer to try out for the baseball team, and I really connected with the coaching staff. After the tryouts, I signed my letter and committed,” said Carey about Northland.

Carey had a 1.000% batting average last year, and had a 1.000% fielding percentage from the field.

“I hope to make an impact at Northland baseball team as early as possible with a goal of winning the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference,” said Carey about his hopes for a role on the team.

Carey chose Northland because of their meteorology program. “When I was little I always used to be afraid of the weather and thunderstorms and especially tornados. But now that I have grown up I kind of like the weather and it interests me.”

“I also want to be involved in storm chasing, I will enjoy walking around the campus, and will be an avid supporter of Northland Athletics. Roll Jacks!” Best of luck to Alex Carey and his future endeavors at Northland College.

Boone High Athlete Prepares to be Dual Collegiate Athlete

3/7/2016

By: Inga Wegger

As some seniors are choosing and committing to a sport in college, two sports are not as common. Senior star athlete Danny Anderson has committed to Central College to play both football and tennis.

“I know doing two sports will keep me busy, but having a routine everyday is important to me and it will help me prioritize the time I have for schoolwork to keep up on grades.”

Last football season, the Toreadors didn’t do as well as they had hoped, but individually, except from his injury, Anderson did well and got all state and all district honors for his position.

When be asked what he is looking most forward to in college, Anderson answered, “I’m looking forward to being a part of a new team with new teammates and new coaches and overall adapting to a new environment.”

Anderson has played football since third grade and tennis since seventh grade. He has always had an interest in football and the fact that his brother started playing tennis influenced him to play as well. When it comes to what influenced him to choose Central College, Anderson said; “As for choosing Central College, my brother goes there and the coaches talked to me after my junior year of football so that definitely helped.”

Anderson will study athletic training and then go on to physical therapy. He hopes to start on the football team freshman year, and hopes to make top ten of one of the squads in tennis.

Boys Golf prepares to tee off in 2016

3/7/2016

By: Lane Losh @LaneLosh2

The Boone Boys golf team had their organizational meeting on Thursday, March 3rd, with Coach Steven Sandvig outlining the team expectations and 2016 meet schedule.

Seven returning lettermen are back for the ‘Dors, giving them a lot of meet experience. It should be noted that only one of those lettermen is a senior.

Senior Dalton Huseman looks to lead the way, as he posted the lowest nine hole average for the team last year.

"I expect to be better, I worked hard in the summer developing my game and am excited for my last season and hopefully my hard work and dedication will show during the postseason,” said Huseman.

A host of juniors will be making an impact at the varsity level as well. Ethan Lewis and Tanner Schminke were also top three on the team in nine hole averages.

“I've really been working on my short game this winter and I plan on it transferring to my game right away,” Lewis said.

In order to round out a strong varsity lineup, a few underclassmen must step up. Sophomores Ben Wagner and Tate Clemons showed potential, playing sparingly in varsity invitationals last season.

The team will begin optional practice the week of spring break, with practice officially commencing the following week.

Toreadors end a strong season

3/3/2016

By: Dresden Wilson @dreswilson22

The Kate Shelley Krazies packed the Johnston gym on Thursday, February 25 with high hopes of taking home the district championship. They were set to square off against senior Shammond Ivory and the Perry Bluejays. Both teams were fresh off a win against common opponents.

The ‘Dors won the opening tip to start the game. They had a long offensive set which came up empty after a three from junior Tanner Schminke. After the miss, Perry took the ball down and scored two off of an offensive rebound.

The Toreadors started the game with an 11-2 deficit to try to overcome. They had a rough first half ending it with a score of 36-23.

Boone came out strong in the second half going on an early 7-0 run, and getting the Perry lead down to just six. At one point in the third quarter the score was 36-30. But after that small run the Bluejays took off. The score at the end of the third quarter was 55-37.

The ‘Dors didn’t show much of a response after the third quarter with a final score of 75-57.

The ‘Dors finished their season with a record of 8-15. They will start their offseason training soon. This team is only losing two seniors in Danny Anderson and Maclane Moran. Next year they will look to have their first winning season in twenty years.

Boys tennis looks to have another successful season

3/2/2016

By: Mitchell Moore @MogulMitchell

Winning, high teammate chemistry, and a cornerstone coach- those are a few words to describe the Boone Toreadors boys tennis team and what it is today. This year’s team will look to have yet another great season as they finished off last year going 11-2 and sent then senior Paul Soloman and Junior Danny Anderson to the state tournament in doubles. Now senior Danny Anderson and Ethan Patterson will look to lead the Toreadors in the right direction this year.

With eight returning lettermen, four in which are sophomores, this year's talent isn’t expected to drop off at all. These sophomores include Corbin Wafful, Mason Hulse, Cody Frame, and Jackson Zehr.

Many players this year will look to top off what success they had last year as junior Andrew Troe will look to be in the top three, another junior looking for a top five spot is junior Caden Burkamper as he had a very successful sophomore year earning him a varsity letter.

Anderson will be the number one varsity player on the ladder for his second year in a row, he’ll look to put his finishing touches on what has been a very long and successful career.

Boones top ten varsity players will be coming in this year with loads of experience and will look to have yet another very successful year under head coach Jeff Wells tenure. Boone will look to capitalize on what very little mistakes they had last year, such as their first match of the year against Pella losing just 4-5.

Boone Boys tennis will have its organizational meeting Thursday March 3rd in Mr. Well’s room after school.

Drill Team Season Comes to a Close

3/2/2016

By: Madison Neely @madineely99

The drill team season has officially come to a close. The Boone High Drill Team held their annual dance clinic on Saturday, February 13th, checking off the final event of the year for the team.

The drill team kicked the clinic off by checking in and warming up the kindergarten through 8th grade participants. After warm ups, the kids found their designated teachers and began learning a dance that they would showcase for friends and family later that night. The rest of the day included lunch, games, and a lot of dancing.

Junior Madi Neely and freshman Halle Walker taught the kindergarteners, as sophomore Saydie Howard and freshman Brooke Young taught the 1st graders. Sophomores Madi Desher and Kendra Allen took on the 2nd graders; sophomore Kameryn Newcomb and freshman Taylor Povah taught the 3rd graders; sophomore Molly Osweiler and freshman Harper Larson taught the 4th graders; seniors Sarah Heiller and Erin Kinne, along with sophomore Alyssa Kraft, taught the combined class of 5th and 6th graders; and lastly, senior Kennedey Bass and freshman Anna Olsen took on the combined class of 7th and 8th graders.

At the final performance of the night, friends and family of the drill team members and participants gathered to watch all the dances, including the drill team’s own routines.

At the end of the night, friends, family, and team members said goodbye to seniors Kinne, Bass, and Heiller in a farewell presentation, marking the end of their drill team careers.

Even though the the drill team season is over, the members will still be working hard for the next tryouts to get started for another season. After tryouts, they will start work on routines in the summer to be fully prepared for next year’s state drill team competition.