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<strong>May</strong> 18, <strong>2007</strong> Coach aims for postseason successes By Ashley Sermak The Comet baseball team has started performing well at just the right time. With Regionals nearing the Comets are finally reaching their goals. “Being over .500 is always a goal,” said senior Bryce Leeman. Not only is the team 11-10, but they also earned Coach Bob Sermak his 300 th victory after beating Westville 12-4 on <strong>May</strong> 3. “I consider it to be a great honor to be on the team that got coach his 300 th win,” said Leeman. Sermak has been coaching at OHS for 25 years. He has won four Regionals, one Sectional, and coached one team to the final four. “I think the key to his success is discipline. The kids know when they play for him what the expectations are,” said former player and Athletic Director Tim Lee. “His players learn the behavior expected of them. They learn how to work hard, setting difficult goals and working hard to achieve them.” 25 Sermak hits 300 Coach Bob Sermak, far right, and the baseball team celebrate after Sermak’s 300th baseball victory. Sermak starting coaching the Comets in the 1983 season. (Photo courtesy of Staci Klayer) Sermak’s players were excited to see their coach reach this goal. “He is a hard coach, but he’s disciplined,” said Leeman. “He teaches you to respect the game of baseball.” Another goal of the Comets is to win their Regional. The Comets are seeded 11 out of 23 teams in their Sectional. They will play the East Central Panthers in their first game of the Regional, which will be held in Gifford on Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 17. “It feels good to win compared to the beginning of the year when we struggled,” said Leeman. “We are hitting better now, and that gives us confidence going into Regionals.” Spring sports winding down their seasons Softball Girls Track Boys Track The Oakwood Times Comettes chosen for 07-08 By Carly Wilson The <strong>2007</strong>-2008 Comettes have been named and are hoping to have another successful season. Next year’s squad will consist of five girls. These girls will be senior Minda Pichon, junior Marissa Pichon, sophomore Victoria Carrington, and freshmen Katelyn Tellier and Brittany Pascual. “All of the girls on the squad are dedicated and we’re all very excited for this season. I think we’re going to have a lot of fun,” said Minda Pichon. The squad will attend the Universal Dance Association camp at Eastern Illinois University in June. They will practice four to five times a week during the summer to prepare for their upcoming season. They will also do a variety of fundraisers to help offset some of the expenses throughout the year. Comette coach Paige Harrison will return for a second year as the sponsor. She hopes to return the squad to the size that it used to be, as last year’s squad consisted of only three girls. By Brooke Eickhoff Softball has had a disappointing year, but hopes that their hard work pays off in future years. “This year has given a lot of our younger players a lot of playing time and experience including both our pitchers,” said softball coach Rick Bough. “Nine out of the 10 that have played the majority of the time are coming back next year.” With only a couple of wins under their belts, the girls are very hopeful that things can only improve for next year’s season. “We hope to take a step toward being .500 or better next year,” said Bough. “And this is a very reasonable goal.” Sam Baer, Minda Pichon, and Amanda Wahlfeldt are three returning junior starters. Although the record doesn’t exactly show the improvements the team is making, the hitting is actually better then last year across the board. “We are still learning what it takes to win at this level,” said Bough. By Jessica Burress Now that the girls track season is coming to an end, the team can look back at everything that they have accomplished. On <strong>May</strong> 11 the girls track team went to Catlin to compete in the Sectional. “Each individual has improved into a better runner and has had a confidence boost,” said Anderson. Even though the season isn’t over, the team has still had some great accomplishments. Junior Stephanie Denius has broken records this season including records she set for herself in previous years. She broke her own school records in the 300m low hurdles in a time of 48.8 sec. and the triple jump record with 35’9.” She also set the Vermilion Valley Conference and Vermilion County meet records in the same events. She also is close to setting the school’s 100m record. Sophomore Kayla Corzine has also done well this season and hopes to go to State for shot put. By Joe Lewis As the year wraps up, the OHS boys track team can look back on an eventful and enjoyable season. “We did pretty well this season, the numbers could’ve been better but it still went well,” said head coach Gary Denhart. With only 18 members, the team won third place in the County track meet. “It was great to have assistant coach Penrod,” said Denhart. This year was assistant coach Wyatt Penrod’s first year with the team. Penrod usually worked with the sprinters and distance runners, allowing Denhart to work with field events which had been neglected in previous years. Already Denhart is looking forward to next year. “This year was fun, I’m looking forward for next year, I just hope we get a few more members next year, there is a lot of upperclassman with talent that could help the team,” said Denhart. From left, Victoria Carrington, Marissa Pichon, Katelyn Tellier and Brittany Pascual practice in preparation for Comette tryouts. Those four and Minda Pichon will make up next year’s Comette squad. (Photo byKimber Hawkins)
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