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New Deck Deals Highs and lows

Football: in Tough Season

It was the most important They had the strength and Below: Regan leads the block,
while Ronnie runs to the open hole.
game of the season, at least to size but seemed to lack the
the players it was. The first half ability to pull the game
was like a dream, an early through in the end. Even with
break away touchdown and the season's hardships, the
team work brought the Raiders Radiers earned a playoff birth.
to a 20-14 halftime lead. They and they drew the same team
were actually beating the thatendedtheseasonlastyear.
Dodge Pirates. Everyone Falls City Sacred Heart. They
shared Regan Else's belief, "At played theil· hearts out. but just
halftime I was sure we had could not keep up with Falls
them.·· Dodge came back a City. The season was not one
different team and the ______ ~t.he players would have
game ended as a 44- wished for, but
28 loss for Mead, some players did
but no one will gain recognition
ever forget how for the season.
close they came. Six were named to
Like the Dodge the ECNC all-confer-
game, the season was laden ence team: Shane Mapes.
with ups and downs. They Adam Petersen, John Lee,
pummeled Cedar Bluffs and Regan Else, Paul Thorson. and
Waterloo in spectacular show- Nick Raver. Five also made
ings. yet lost to teams like the Wahoo Newspaper All-
Brownell-Talbot. They could Area Squad: Regan Else,
never seem to pick up steam. Shane Mapes. Nick Raver,
The team was a new one, Ron Novak, and Paul Thorson.
most of last year· s starters had Regan also earned a position
graduated, but the season on the Seratoma Eight Man
could not be blan1ed on that. All-Star Game.

Football Back Row (I to r): Nate Johnson, Lyle Havelka, Kirk Sake, Rusty Peterson. Paul Armbrust. Jason
Larsen, Josh Moline. Nick Williams. Third Row (I to r): Dave Rasmussen, Justin Schmidt, Dave Baltz, Shawn
Havelka. Kenny Scheele, Shane Mapes, Ronnie Novak. Second Row (I to r): Matt Johnson, Brad Schutt, Regan
Else, Adam Miller, Jamie Kadavy. Paul Thorson, Dave Nelson. Nick Raver. Front Row (! to r): Shane Morris,
Jeff Schultz, Rich Novak, Dustin Hansen, Jon Lee, Mark Rasmussen. Adam Petersen.