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SportsSilver Lake Leader, Thursday, September 5, 2013 — Page 5GSL PantherFall SportsFOOTBALLAugust29....at HF Catholic. .....W,34-7September06....Hutchinson................7:0013....at Annandale.............7:0020....New London-Spicer ..7:0027....at Litchfield ...............7:00October04....Spring Lake Park ......7:0011....Waconia (homecoming).............................................7:0016....Dassel-Cokato ..........7:00VOLLEYBALLAugust27....at Watertown-Mayer.L,3-129....HF Catholic..............L,3-1September03....NYA Central ..............7:1509.....Sibley East...............7:0010....Mound-Wtka .............7:0012.....at Dassel-Cokato .....7:0014....Montevideo Inv .......9a.m.17....Waconia....................7:0019....at Orono....................7:0021....Sibley East Inv........8a.m.24....at GFW .....................7:3026....Delano ......................7:00October01....at Hutchinson............7:0003....Annandale ................7:0008....at New London-Spicer ...............................................7:0010....at Litchfield ...............7:0018....Rochester Inv ...........5:1519....Rochester Inv .......10a.m.CROSS COUNTRYAugust24....at NYA Jamboree ............September05....at Montgomery Inv. ...4:0011....at NYA ......................4:0017....at Waconia Invite ......4:0019....GSL Invite.................4:3024....at Dassel-Cokato ......4:00October03....at Litchfield ...............4:0005....at Swain Inv. .............TBD10....at Mound-Wtka. ........4:0011....Waconia (homecoming).........................................12p.m.15....at Watertown-Mayer..4:15TENNISAugust20....Blue Earth................L,5-420....Sibley East. .............L,4-320....Jordan ....................W,6-122....Providence ..............L,7-022....Centennial ...............L,5-222....Mounds View...........L,7-024....at N. Prague Inv..........6th27....at Orono ..................L,6-129....Mound-Wtka...........W,4-330....St. Peter .................W,4-3September03....at Annandale.............4:1505....at Delano. .................4:1507....at Brainerd Inv ........9a.m.10....HF Catholic...............4:1512....at Litchfield ...............4:1513....at Hutch Invite...........3:0014....at Litchfield Inv........9a.m.17....Hutchinson................4:1519....N.London-Sp. ...........4:1528....WCC, at Orono .....10a.m.Girls’ SOCCERAugust22....at Willmar ................L,3-028....Mound-Wtka ............L,4-030....Chain of Lakes .......L,4-2September03....at Delano ..................7:0005....Hutchinson................7:0009....at Waconia................7:0010....at Mayer Lutheran ....7:0012....at Watertown-Mayer..7:0016....at Orono....................7:0017....at Mound-Wtka .........5:0019....at Chain of Lakes......4:3023....Delano ......................5:0024....at Hutchinson............5:0027....at Mankato Loyola ....5:0028....Waconia................12p.m.October01....Worthington ..............6:0003....at HF Catholic...........5:00Boys’ SOCCERAugust29....Mound-Wtka ............L,9-030....Chain of Lakes ........L,3-0September03....at Delano ..................5:0005....Hutchinson................5:0009....at Waconia................5:0012....at Watertown-Mayer..7:0016....at Orono....................5:0017....at Mound-Wtka .........7:0019....at Chain of Lakes......5:1523....Delano ......................7:0024....at Hutchinson............7:0026....Marshall Public .........5:3027....Mankato Loyola ........5:0028....Waconia....................2:00October01....Worthington ..............4:0003....at HF Catholic...........5:00Panthers extinguish the Fire 34-7By Josh RandtSports EditorIt took eight plays for theGlencoe-Silver Lake Panthersto find the end zone against theHoly Family Fire in the seasonopener on Thursday, that ended34-7 in favor of GSL.“For an opener, we’ll takethat,” head coach Scott Tschimperlesaid. “You never knowwith that team (Holy Family).I’m very pleased with the wayour kids prepared for the wholeweek. They were ready.”While he may be happy withthis week, Tschimperle knowshis team will have to continueto evolve, especially withHutchinson visiting on Friday.“No question about it, we dida lot of good things,” he said.“But there’s also room for improvement.Hutch is a verygood football team, but we are,too. We just have to prepare forthe next four days.”Leading the charge for thePanthers offensively was seniorhalfback Jake Stuedemann,who had 115 yards rushing on18 carries, and three touchdowns.The senior captain said theFire’s defenders were “knifingin, and really killing everythinginside.” Which promptedGSL’s offense to run outsidethe tackles more.“We started hitting the sixhole, and just reading the outside,”Stuedemann said.GSL racked up 263 rushingyards on 52 carries. Juniorquarterback Keaton Andersonwas seven of nine, and threwfor 93 yards and two touchdowns.The offense accrued 16 firstdowns, and 356 total yards, andFamily.left Tanner Grack to punt twicefor an average of 39.5 yards.The defense had a strongshowing in the season openeras well.Despite the big run fromJohnson on Holy Family’s firstpossession, the Panther defenseJust shortLady Panthers have won thefirst set of every game, still at 0-2By Josh RandtSports EditorDespite losing the first twogames of the season, the Glencoe-SilverLake varsity volleyballteam has been in every setof every game, and its captainshave definitely shown why theylead this team.Hosting the Holy Family Fireon Thursday for parents night,GSL claimed the first set 28-26,behind eight kills from captainsStephanie Klockmann and LexiKerslake.But the Fire came right backand edged the Panthers in thenext three sets, 25-20, 25-20 and25-23.GSL’s attacking percentagewas 14.63 in the first set, butdropped to -2.78 in the next set,as the Panthers committed nineattacking errors to only eightkills. That percentage improvedin the next two sets, but the Panthersstill lost.A young team with mostlysmaller players, GSL onlyamassed three solo blocks duringThursday’s game.Klockmann led the way with15 kills, Kerslake followed withnine of her own.The duo had 17 digs eachagainst the Royals. CortneyKonen and Taylor Novak eachhad 15 in that game as well.Layne Hermann had 29 setassists against Holy Family, and31 against the Royals.The Panthers boasted a 90.7service receive percentageagainst Holy Family, and 97.3percent against Watertown-Mayer.In two games, GSL has beenoutscored by a total of 15 points.The Panthers have scored 175points to its opponents’ 190.To top it off, Kerslake will beplaying with a plastic-castedbroken finger on her strong handfor approximately six weeks.Regardless of the two closelosses to start the season, and aninjured captain, head coach LoriSchwirtz is happy with theteam’s performance so far. Accordingto Schwirtz, the girlsjust need to learn to close out situationsthis year by being “a littlemore savvy.”“(We) can’t afford to get behindin a game when our opponentsare equal,” Schwirtz said.“We knew coming into this wewould be a predominantly smallteam, so we would have to bescrappy and play solid defense... Overall, the girls played respectfully.”The Panthers host Sibley Easton Monday at 7 p.m. at theGlencoe-Silver Lake HighSchool.GSL kicks off its WrightCounty Conference schedulewhen Mound-Westonka travelsto Glencoe the following day,Tuesday, Sept. 10.Cortney Konen digs the ball against Holy Family lastThursday. The Panthers lost 3-1 after winning the first set.Silver Lake Leader photo by Josh RandtSenior fullback Dalton Clouse breaks free after receivinga pass from Keaton Anderson. Action is from Thursday’sgame in Victoria that resulted in a 34-7 drubbing of HolySilver Lake Leader photo by Alyssa Schauerheld Johnson to 99 yards rushingon 11 attempts.The Fire were held to just147 yards of offense on 37plays.Senior defensive tackle TylerDonnay wreaked havoc onHoly Family’s offensive line.Gustavo Villalobos (11) Ismael CalderonGarcia (15) and Aaron Donnay (right)form a wall for Panther goalie Kyle BeckBy Josh RandtSports EditorThe boys’ soccer team kickedoff its regular season last weekwith losses to Mound-Westonkaand Chain of Lakes Soccer Club.The Panthers have beenoutscored 11-0 in the first twogames of the season.Though they have yet to scorea goal or notch a win, headcoach Jeff Shults said the twogames will provide his teamwith experience for the rest ofthe season.“We were working as a teamto figure out how to play, andwhat needed to be done,” Shultssaid. “It will be good preparationfor the rest of the season.”Lacking reserves makes ittough on the team, especiallywhen its opponents have a fullbench of players ready to sub in.Still, the head coach said thereare things the team can improveThe senior had nine tacklestotal, with three solo and six assistedtackles. He was pushingoffensive linemen into the backfield all game, and disruptedsome key plays for the Fire.“I was definitely having myway with them,” Donnay saidwith a smile. “I could do whatI wanted. I was moving themand just overpowering them,hitting and reading. It was fun.”GSL hosts rival Hutchinsonthis Friday, who won a 16-13nail biter against Becker inovertime last week.The Tigers defeated GSLtwice last year, with the secondloss ending the Panther’s seasonin the Section 2 (ClassAAAA) championship game.Kickoff is scheduled for 7p.m. at Stevens Seminary Stadium.***A 39-yard return by JakeStuedemann started things offfor GSL, and about four minutesand eight plays later, DaltonClouse scored the Panthers’first touchdown on an 8-yardpass from Keaton Anderson.The Fire wasted no time retaliating,scoring in just threeplays, when Chazz Johnsonbusted a 64-yard touchdownrun on third and eight.But that was all the scoringHoly Family accomplished inthe game.Meanwhile, GSL employedits same style that’s been sosuccessful over the years:smashmouth, three yards in acloud of dust, football.The second possession forGSL started at its own 49 with11:14 left in the second quarter.After a first down, Stuedemannlost two yards up theupon to be successful.“We still have to work on fundamentalskills and passing andsupport,” Shults said. “And westill need to be in physically bettershape. Especially playingwithout subs. But I think it willtake care of itself — if we gowithout substitutions — if weget in better shape.”Senior midfielder EduardoHerrera echoed his coach’s observation.“Conditioning,” Herrera saidof what Glencoe-Silver Lakecan take away from these firstlosses. “We got some good conditioningfor the season, and wecan learn from our mistakes. Wecan definitely take some positivesaway, that we got someshots and a few attempts atgoals. We did some things right,so we can use that for the nextgame.”The two things the senior saidmiddle, but sprung a 42-yardtouchdown on the ensuing playbehind the right side of the line,giving GSL a 14-7 advantage.The Fire punted after eightplays on its second possession.Starting at their own 45 yardline, the Panthers gained 30yards on a first-down pass toJacob Popelka, which broughtthem to the Holy Family 27.After four consecutive rushesby Stuedemann, it was 21-7after the senior ran it in fromfour yards out.It was almost 28-7 headinginto halftime, but a deep passalong the sideline slippedthrough Stuedemann’s fingerswhich surely would have led topaydirt.The third quarter started offwith a Holy Family punt afterthe Fire gained some positiveyardage, but lost 11 yards on afumbled snap, which stymiedthe offense.A signature GSL drive ensuedon the team’s first possessionof the second half at itsown 20 yard line.Driving 80 yards in five minutes,the Panthers tallied anothertouchdown whenStuedemann lowered his padson the thirteenth play for a twoyardscore. The extra point attemptwas no good, leaving thescore at 27-7.Another Holy Family puntput the Panthers on their own36 yard line.This time, Anderson did thebulk of the work, rushing fivetimes for 39 yards. He scoredon third and goal after gettingflushed out of the pocket whenhe rolled to his left and foundTanner Grack in the corner ofthe endzone to make it 34-7.Silver Lake Leader photo by Josh Randtas Trevor Meed of Chain of Lakes attemptsto drive the ball over them. Actionis from Friday’s Panther loss 3-0.Boys’ soccer teamgaining experiencethey need to work on for the nextgame is, “passing, and a lot oflistening.”GSL hosts Hutchinson onSept. 5, and travels to Waconiaon Sept. 9. Both games are at 5p.m.***GSL was down 1-0 headinginto halftime of Friday’s gameagainst the Chain of LakesRoosters.Head coach Jeff Shults tried toinstill a sense of urgency to scoreduring the intermission, but theRoosters kept the Panther offensein check.At 28:27 in the second half,Trevor Meed gave the Roostersa 2-0 advantage.Jacob Fehrenbach and AaronGeisen put some shots on goal inthe second half, but to no avail.Ben Friederichs put the finalgoal for Chain of Lakes in theGSL net at 15:59.