Crane Project Takes Flight - Messmer Catholic Schools

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Soccer
The Messmer Soccer Team had a good core
group of returning players led by captains
Gerardo Saavedra, Juan Chairez and Melvin
Coulter. This was the team’s second year playing a
full varsity schedule in the Midwest Classic Conference, which
in the past has provided great competition. The squad was
plagued by injuries early in the season, but some of the team’s
new recruits and freshman really stepped up to help the team.
It has been exciting to see these young men develop into very
competitive soccer players.
Cross Country
This fall the 2008 Messmer Cross Country Team continued on
a path of improvement. The team’s fastest member, sophomore
Andy Forti, consistently finished near the top of the
standings at every meet. Other top runners were Nate Nelson
and Marlon Smith, who both ran sub-twenty minute events for
the first time this past season. Our team also included four
very hard-working freshmen runners. The future looks bright
for Messmer Cross Country.
Volleyball
This season, the Lady Bishops
finished with a 6-14 record.
This record earned them a
3rd place seed and home
court advantage for the first
time in regional play. Key
players this season included
senior Dasia Harmon who
led the team in blocks and
kills. Junior setter, Asia
Jackson led the team in assists and aces. Both received All-
Conference nominations. We look forward to an experienced
line-up for next season.
Referees and other coaches commented about how far the
Messmer Soccer program has come in the last few years.
Messmer always had a tradition of good athletes, but now is
starting a tradition of not only having good athletes but good
soccer players. The conference awarded two of the players,
Gerardo Saavedra and Juan Chairez First Team All-Conference
honors, and also recognized A.J. Anderson with honorable
mention. The conference also selects one player as “Player of
the Year,” and this year they chose Gerardo Saavedra. This was
an incredible honor for Gerardo, as well as the program. The
Midwest Classic Conference is the largest athletic conference in
the state of Wisconsin.
Football
The Shorewood/Messmer
Football Team had a final
record of 6-3. There were a
number of great kids on the
team representing both
schools. Players continue to
learn and understand the commitment
necessary during the
off season to build a successful
program.
This was also a year of transition for the team as a new football
field was put in at Shorewood. The field is beautiful. In the
near future, the co-op program hopes to join the Midwest
Classic Conference for football, the conference that all other
Messmer sports teams compete in.
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