Athletics
Lower, Middle
and Upper
News
Mr. Jeff Rohrig • (402) 556-3772, ext. 1032 • [email protected]
Friday Night Lights! Raiders
Ready for First Game of Season
Cheerleaders Takes Third
in Cheer Category During
Summer Camp Experience
The Brownell-Talbot varsity football team will play its first ever home night game in
school history at 7 p.m. Friday, August 24, on the School’s Skutt Field.
In late June, the B-T cheerleaders
attended UCA Cheer camp at the Inn
at Okoboji. The team worked hard and
improved to earn two superior ribbons on
their final evaluations.
The season-opener against Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer was scheduled for 4 p.m., but
with concerns about late afternoon heat, the School will rent portable lights for the field.
Make plans to attend the game and cheer the Raiders to a win.
The team of 28 returns eight starters on offense and nine on defense and is motivated to
improve on last year’s season. The team has a bye August 31 and then travels to Yutan for
the second game on Friday, September 7.
Head coach is Mr. Mike Mancuso. Assistant coaches are Mr. Wade Lanum, Mr. Brad
Dunlap, and Mr. John Olson.
US Volleyball
The US girls’ volleyball team is ready to begin the 2012 fall season. Head Coach Mrs.
Randi Scott and Assistant Coach Ms. Ashley Herber take over the squad that went 11-17
last year. The girls travel to Louisville Thursday, August 30, for their first triangular with
Malcolm and Louisville. The team's first home dual is Tuesday, September 11, versus
Weeping Water. Plan to cheer for the Raiders this season.
B-T Youth Sports Organization Update
The basketball season for B-T youth is going through some changes this year. In the
past the School has helped coordinate teams for students in preschool through grade six.
Scheduling the gyms for all of the practices has always been challenging, but due to an
extended season for our Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys’ and girls’ teams
this year, the B-TYSO can no longer offer basketball to grades PS-4. Parents of children in
grades PS-4 are encouraged to participate working directly through the YMCA.
The B-TYSO will continue to offer basketball for boys and girls in grade five and six as
a feeder program to the Middle School basketball program. The athletes will participate
in the regular season this year, but the Early Bird season will not be offered through
the B-TYSO Program. The regular season registration forms will be available online
in October with a deadline of Monday, November 12. Look for more information in the
October newsletter.
Volunteers are needed to help with B-TYSO. There are many opportunities including
managing the uniforms, newsletter and communications, and coordinating the search for
coaches or volunteering to coach.
Mr. Brad Dunlap, P.E. teacher and coach, is the new B-TYSO Director. He would
appreciate help from parents to fill the positions listed above. Coach Dunlap can be
reached at [email protected] or (402) 556-3772, ext. 1031.
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On the last day of camp, the cheerleaders
entered the "Camp Champion
Competition" where they performed their
best cheer and dance learned at camp.
The performances were scored against
all the other teams.
The team place third in the “Cheer”
category behind Millard West and
Papillion South, both class A schools.
The team also earned the Tradition
Award for "inspiring leadership on and
off the field.” Grace Bydalek, ’14, earned
All-American honors by performing
a cheer, a dance, and a jump that met
a national standard set by Universal
Cheerleading Association.
Girls’ Golf
The girls’ golf team kicks off its season
on Thursday, August 23, with a dual
against Platteview at 4 p.m.
The 2012 team roster includes senior
Aisha Yapp; juniors Christina Fossum,
Chloe Dana, Emily Bergquist, and
Carsen Kesick; sophomore Sadie Rich;
and freshmen Maddy Bock, Elise
Siffring, Shiza Haroon, and Cheyenne
Hanson. Coaches are Mr. Dave Brown
and Ms. Karin Christenson.
US Softball
Brownell-Talbot and Mercy will co-op
for softball this fall. The team practices
and plays its home games at Westgate
Fields on 82nd and D St. The team plays
its first game Thursday, August 23 at
Lincoln Pius X.
Athletics
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and Upper
US Boys’ Tennis
News
US Cross Country
Brownell-Talbot and Concordia operate cooperatively for boys’
tennis. Returning players are seniors Chris Mathews and JB Davis;
junior David Rich; and sophomores Caravaggio Caniglia, Powers
Dicus, and Camilo Zapata. The team began practice August 13 and
has its first tennis dual at Waverly Friday, August 24, at 4 p.m. Mr.
Gerhard Posch is the new head coach this season. Mr. Mark Smith is
assistant coach.
Brownell-Talbot and Roncalli Catholic operate cooperatively
for cross country. The team began practice August 13 and
has its first invite on Thursday, August 30, at 4:30 p.m. at
Plattsmouth. Contact Coach Jim McClurkin at (402) 305-4615
or [email protected] with questions or to join the team.
MS Volleyball
The B-T seventh- and eighth-grade football team begins
practice on Monday, August 20 at 4 p.m. The junior
Raiders have nine games this season. The team plays four
interscholastic games and five games in the EVW league.
Coaches Mr. Brad Dunlap and Mr. Chris Hamel will lead the
young Raiders on the grid iron this season. .
The seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball team begins practice on
Monday, August 20, at 4 p.m. The girls play their first game on
Saturday, September 8, against Mead at 10 a.m. The team is coached
this year by Mr. Rob Schindler, assisted by Ms. Megan Fowler, ’11.
All seventh- and eighth-grade girls are encouraged to attend practice
and join the team.
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