Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about sports now!
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Q&A with Lake Mills defensive end Aiden Stensrud
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well, we were 7-3 and had a big bounce back from the previous year and are starting to build a good culture.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently doing track but I also do football and basketball. I do a lifting program 5 times a week.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about the next season. We are losing quite a bit but we return good prices and should be really solid next year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say our toughest competition is going to be West Handcock or Saint Ansgar, they are traditionally good programs and should be good this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest competition will be Jake Hansen from Saint Ansgar, he fought last year.”
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Q&A with PCM defensive back Riley Graber
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, I felt like I had a good year but looking back I left a few plays out there. The team as a whole did well and although we fell short, it was still a good season.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m running track this spring and over the summer I’ll be doing workouts with the team and also playing some 7on7 with IA Flex.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about next year, we have a lot of guys coming back and some really good players coming up. We should have a really good team, hopefully we can be great.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nevada will probably be the best team we play in the regular season; they lost a good group but they have some players coming back that will be solid. I’m glad we get to play them at home with our fans and it should be a fun game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The best player we play is probably someone on Nevada, they lost a good running back but their quarterback is solid. They bring back both of their middle linebackers and they’re both good players, probably one of them.”
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Q&A with Baxter linebacker Cael Wishman
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went okay overall, we dropped a few games we should have won, but I made a big stride in my on-field performance and we got better as a team.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I'm focusing on track, baseball, hitting the weight room, and developing as an athlete.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we can easily be better than we were last year but we have to develop this off-season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have a really tough schedule coming into this season, almost any team on our schedule could make the playoffs in my opinion, but overall I think the toughest team will be Coon Rapids-Bayard.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face off against is Cal Heydon from Coon Rapids-Bayard.”
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Q&A with PCM defensive tackle Kaden Clark
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I was really proud of how our team played throughout the season. We overcame many errors early in the season to make a deep push in the playoffs. Only wish it didn't end before the Dome.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After football, I wrestled but broke my wrist wrestling Jack Campbell, little brother. So, as of right now, I'm doing left-handed shot put and disc while doing other speed workouts.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“In my opinion, the only question mark for our team is our o and d lines. Our o line was the centerpiece of our team last year and allowed our running backs to have so much success. We will definitely need some new people to step up into those seniors' places.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Pella Christian is always a tough game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I really don't pay close attention to specific players.”
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Q&A with Pella linebacker Nate Warner
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went very well for it being my first time on varsity, I ended with 55 tackles but in our last game I tore my labrum.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“It’s going to be a slow summer for sure for workouts because my surgery for my labrum will impact it a lot but I’m going to do as much as possible with my team.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited for our season next year. We got a lot of returners and some young guys who I think will step up and we’ll have a really good season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Gilbert.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Will Hawthorne.”
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Q&A with Lake Mills defensive end Aiden Stensrud
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well, we were 7-3 and had a big bounce back from the previous year and are starting to build a good culture.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently doing track but I also do football and basketball. I do a lifting program 5 times a week.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about the next season. We are losing quite a bit but we return good prices and should be really solid next year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say our toughest competition is going to be West Handcock or Saint Ansgar, they are traditionally good programs and should be good this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest competition will be Jake Hansen from Saint Ansgar, he fought last year.”
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Q&A with PCM defensive back Riley Graber
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well, I felt like I had a good year but looking back I left a few plays out there. The team as a whole did well and although we fell short, it was still a good season.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m running track this spring and over the summer I’ll be doing workouts with the team and also playing some 7on7 with IA Flex.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel really good about next year, we have a lot of guys coming back and some really good players coming up. We should have a really good team, hopefully we can be great.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nevada will probably be the best team we play in the regular season; they lost a good group but they have some players coming back that will be solid. I’m glad we get to play them at home with our fans and it should be a fun game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The best player we play is probably someone on Nevada, they lost a good running back but their quarterback is solid. They bring back both of their middle linebackers and they’re both good players, probably one of them.”
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Q&A with Baxter linebacker Cael Wishman
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went okay overall, we dropped a few games we should have won, but I made a big stride in my on-field performance and we got better as a team.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I'm focusing on track, baseball, hitting the weight room, and developing as an athlete.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we can easily be better than we were last year but we have to develop this off-season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have a really tough schedule coming into this season, almost any team on our schedule could make the playoffs in my opinion, but overall I think the toughest team will be Coon Rapids-Bayard.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will face off against is Cal Heydon from Coon Rapids-Bayard.”
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Q&A with PCM defensive tackle Kaden Clark
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I was really proud of how our team played throughout the season. We overcame many errors early in the season to make a deep push in the playoffs. Only wish it didn't end before the Dome.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After football, I wrestled but broke my wrist wrestling Jack Campbell, little brother. So, as of right now, I'm doing left-handed shot put and disc while doing other speed workouts.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“In my opinion, the only question mark for our team is our o and d lines. Our o line was the centerpiece of our team last year and allowed our running backs to have so much success. We will definitely need some new people to step up into those seniors' places.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Pella Christian is always a tough game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I really don't pay close attention to specific players.”
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Q&A with Pella linebacker Nate Warner
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went very well for it being my first time on varsity, I ended with 55 tackles but in our last game I tore my labrum.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“It’s going to be a slow summer for sure for workouts because my surgery for my labrum will impact it a lot but I’m going to do as much as possible with my team.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited for our season next year. We got a lot of returners and some young guys who I think will step up and we’ll have a really good season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Gilbert.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Will Hawthorne.”
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