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The
Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday,
November 21, 2006 | |
Keppler signs with Hawkeyes
by Ken Boesenberg
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| West Delaware senior Phil Keppler (center) signs his National Letter of Intent to play baseball for the University of Iowa last week in the West Delaware library. Phil is flanked by his parents, Steve and Gloria. Also viewing the signing were Phil’s grandparents (left to right) Don and Darlene Olberding and Jerry Keppler. Phil is a very versatile player for the Hawks, playing either left or right field when he is not on the mound. Phil is a career .464 hitter for the Hawks with 122 hits in 263 at bats. He has 8 career home runs and 75 runs batted in. He is known for putting the ball in play, having struck out only six times in those 263 plate appearances. On the mound he has a career record of 17-2 with an earned run average of 1.86. He has allowed just 28 earned runs in 105 and two thirds innings while striking out 121 batters and walking 44. Last season Phil was 9-0 for the Hawks with 71 strike outs and an earned run average of 1.33. |
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2006 West Delaware Booster Club Football Banquet Award Winners
by Ken Boesenberg |
1st Team
West Delaware - BJ Hermsen, quarterback; Zach McCool, wide receiver; Austin Cole, tight end; Steve Broghammer, offensive line; Paul Broghammer, defensive line; Brett Appleton, defensive end; Nathan King, defensive line.
Williamsburg - Trent Henderson, quarterback; Tyrel Detweiler, offensive line; Eric Slaymaker, linebacker; Cody Huedepohl, linebacker; Michael O’Rourke, wide receiver; Jimmy Hollensbe, offensive line; Holden Blythe, linebacker; Adam Petz, defensive back; Jacob Huedepohl, defensive line.
Grinnell - Nick Wagner, split end; Will Eilert, tight end; Travis Smith, offensive line; Alex Smith, defensive back; Adam Schmidt, linebacker; Cole Henderson, linebacker; Zach Hasselbrink, defensive end; Brandon Sharp, defensive back.
Benton Community - Matt Classen, runningback; Cody Lafler, linebacker; Matt Rammelsberg, defensive back; Andrew Miller, defensive back; Luke Schmidt, offensive line.
Vinton Shellsburg - Dylan Rickles, wide receiver; Alex Frazier, defensive end; Matt Sima, cornerback; Bobby Rogers, offensive line.
Oelwein - Jordan Roberts, quarterback; Elliot Cook, linebacker; Greg Pelc, linebacker; Michael Nelson, offensive line.
Independence - Brady Hopkins, defensive back; Brock Puffett, defensive end; Thomas Faust, nose tackle; Nick O’Loughlin, runningback.
South Tama - Cody Boldt, quarterback; Brian Darling, linebacker; Luke Upah, center.
2nd Team
West Delaware - Chris Harbaugh, defensive back; Corey hood, linebacker; Nate Lynch, runningback; Ryan Hauser, wide receiver.
Williamsburg - Brandt Marine, wide receiver; Michael Vosseller, outside linebacker; Seth Bean, outside linebacker; Clint Zimmerman, defensive line.
Grinnell - Scotty Roth, quarterback; Tadd Bergan, defensive tackle; DJ Mawe, center; Lucas Motta, defensive back.
Benton Community - Zach Samson, offensive line; Tony Stenberg, defensive back; Reese Thompson, runningback; Andrew Wagner, defensive end.
Vinton Shellsburg - Matt Olinger, offensive line; Taylor Galli, fullback; Ryan Barkdoll, runningback; Brady Fisher, tight end.
Oelwein - Brian Murphy, defensive back; Jordan Dougherty, offensive line; Quinton Clark, defensive line; Bryan Woods, defensive back.
Independence - Rick McGill, Justin Rouse, Gus Preuss, Brad Arnold.
South Tama - Josh Mulstein, defensive back; Karac Davenport, wide receiver; Matt McCool, offensive line; Levi Bro, wide receiver. |
Class 3A, District 4 All District Football
by Ken Boesenberg |
At left, displaying their Strongest Man in their Class Awards earned from the 2006 football season are, from left to right - Brad McDonald, Justin Klein, and Nick Ronnebaum. Absent from photo, Matt Zeher. At right, displaying their awards won for their performances during the 2006 football season are, from left to right - Andrew Hermsen, Hawk Pride Award; Austin Cole, Coaches Award; Brad McDonald, Iron Man Award.
At left, displaying their Cheerleading awards for the 2006 football season are, from left to right - Kelly Skinner, Most Improved; Brittney Zumbach, Most Spirited (varsity); Lynn Savago, Most Spirited (junior varsity). At right, displaying their Cheerleading awards for the 2006 football season are, from left to right - Kaitlyn Vorwald, Leadership Award; Jaci Vontalge, Coaches Award; Abbie Payne, Coaches Award. |
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