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n a losing effort to Columbus the coaches 1st team all state
Iin the Ralston Invite, Senior and captained the Rams to the
Scot Siedlik burns by a state tournament.
defender. Siedlik was voted by
runior mid-fielder Geoff Eng
J takes the ball downfield. Eng
elped lead varsity soccer to its
second consecutive state
tournament. Eng was known
for his flip throw-ins.
Front Row: Brandon Hamm, Todd Royal, Russ Siedlik, Mitch Front Row: Jay Amandus, Chad Turco, Peter Jenkins, Tony Bonacci,
Munstermann, Eric Brown, Jake Bellows, Chad Turco, Keith Schneider,
Matt Barajas, Theo Papadopoulos Back Row: Coach Rich Bonham,
Cory Larsen, Bryan Sa warynski, Scot Siedlik, Geoff Eng, Tom Rehberg,
Paul Carrier, Ethan Hudson, Ryan Lombardo, Eric Chatt, Steve
Lauritsen, Jeff Jackson, Coach Ron Beernink
Boys' Soccer
The boys' varsity, striving to beginning the outlook was not as
return to state for another shot at impressive. "We needed to work
the title, fell just short of last harder practices. We just
year's mark. "We're just living screwed around a lot,"
off last year's ratings," Senior Sophomore Brock Hatterman
Ryan Lombardo said. The Rams said. The best game for JV was
managed to make it to the first in the final round of the Bellevue
round of State, but was defeated West Invite against Bellevue
by Kearney. "It was really cool. West. "We played really hard on
I would rather have been playing offense and defense, so we
in the final game than watching scored a lot and shut them out. It
it," Junior Bryan Sawarynski was a good game though
said. The Rams did better during because people got to play in
their Districts games against different positions, and a bunch
Westside and Bellevue East. of people scored who don't
"We just barely beat Bellevue usually get to take a lot of shots.
East, but we crushed Westside," It was a nice way to end the
Junior Eric Brown said. "I didn't season," Hatterman said. The
even feel it was much of a road trip versus Lincoln
challenge," Junior Geoff Eng Northeast turned out to be the
said. However, the defeat by 1-8 worst game despite the win.
Westside during the regular "They weren't a very good team
season was a crushing blow for and we just played stupid."
the Rams' confidence. " . . . We Hatterman thinks JV had the
played hard, and coach kind of greatest strength on defense;
reamed us," Lombardo said. The "We held them pretty good."
season nevertheless instilled Just the opposite the JV had a
improvement in its players. handicap with offense. "Our
Lombardo thought the most shooting was pretty bad. We just
improved was Sawarynski. couldn't shoot the ball." Giving
"Last year he wasn't that good, the most support on both offense
but now he's probably one of our and defense at midfield was
leading scorers," Lombardo said. Freshman Peter Jenkins,
He also mentioned Senior Scot Hatterman believed. Also
Siedlik as having the most talent. having moved up to a starting
The major strength of the position, Freshman Kevin
Varsity, according to Lombardo, Brennan was named as having
was its ability to play the space improved the most. "He tried
that's open especially on large the most and he got more
fields. Lombardo believes their playing time because he hustles,"
weakness was, rather than using Hatterman said. Hatterman also
the space, keeping the ball to attributed part of the team's
themselves. "Everybody tried to success to the Junior Varsity
be like Brian Adams. Whenever coaching. "We had Coach Perrin
they got the ball, they tried to (Jungbluth) from Creighton
take it too far," Lombardo said. helping out with us. He's a good
The JV boys had a coach."
praiseworthy season as well,
achieving the most wins for the
JV team ever. However, in the
Craig Kuta, Jeremy Carrell, Cory Anson, Lee Brown Back Row:
Coach Rich Bonham, Mitch Munstermann, Jay Brown, Kevin Brennan,
Chris Ross, Jeff Peterson, Brock Hatterman, Russ Siedlik, Chad Lorenz,
Keith Schneider, Terry Peterson, Billy Chiarello