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Pioneer fall sports preview

Pioneer fall sports preview

Girls’ Volleyball

Jordan Harding, senior

“Our biggest rival is St. Joe and we always play them in districts. So to make it to district finals and beat them would be great.”

Key Returning Players: Jordan Berry, Jordan Harding, Megan Miener, Emilie Willingham

Last Season: 26-8 record

Football

Mike McHugh, senior

“We’ve got depth all around the board. We changed our offense a little bit, which should help our running game.”

Key Returning Players: BJ Buckner, Kendall Day, Mike McHugh

Last Season: 9-4 record, State semifinal appearance.

Girls’ Golf

Jana Woodruff, senior

“We have a lot of really good freshmen, so hopefully we’ll do pretty well.”

Key Returning Players: Savannah Horn, Jenna Rose, Jana Woodruff

Last Season: 2-6-1 record

Girls’ Cross Country

Hannah Richardson, senior

“I’m hoping we’ll make it to state. We have a lot of strong runners returning and a lot of strong freshmen. If we push ourselves, we can make it to state as a team.”

Key Returning Runners: Alyssa Cockerline, Libby Luciani, Hannah Richardson

Last Season: State qualifiers: Libby Luciani, Hannah Richardson

Boys’ Soccer

Max Knudsen, senior

“I think we are going to do better than in the past. We have a lot of good players that can all play well together.”

Key Returning Players: Eli Holmes, Max Knudsen, Eric McWoods

Last Season: 8-16  record

Boys’ Swimming

Billy Fries, senior

“It looks like were actually going to have a pretty good team. We’re shooting for top 10 in state.”

Key Returning Swimmers: Max Alander, James Bachman, Zach Beuckman, Billy Fries, Graham Lumley, Zach Smith

Last Season: 7-4 record.

Girls’ Tennis

Kelly Owen, senior

“We have a motto, ‘play, connect, win.’ Coach wants us to play our hardest and connect as a team after we win. Hopefully, we can get to districts.”

Key Returning Players: Alli Kickham, Kelly Owen, Emma Whiting

Last Season: 7-8 record

Boys’ Cross Country

Sean Campbell, Senior

“Cross country is different than all other sports because it’s a team sport made up of individuals. We’re trying to make it to state as a team.”

Key Returning Runners: Sean Campbell, Michael Rath, Mike Murphy

Last Season: State qualifiers: Christian Oldham

Softball

Lauren Huber, junior

“I feel like we’re going to be stronger because the majority of the girls who are returning played summer ball.”

Key Returning Players: Lauren Huber, Kate Waldemer, Hannah Branch

Last Season: 3-18

Field Hockey

Julia Mullendore

“I think that our team is going to be a lot closer, so I think that we’re going to play more like a team on the field rather than individuals.

Key Returning Players: Julia Mullendore, Hannah Eades, Lauren Bordeaux

Last Season: 11-11-1

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