Lyons-Decatur Football and Volleyball teams and story

LDNE football team: Front Row-Joey O’Connor, Dylan Hardeman, Jacob Whitaker, Thomas Fuston, Bren Shatto, Montana Riecken
Middle Row- Taylor Fuston, Jayden Vetick, Chevy Henneman, David Bishop, Bobby Simpson, Marcus Hegy, Jaden Peeden
Back Row- Charles Webb, Shane McCulloch, Dakota Riecken, Alex Brehmer, Cole Christoffersen, Jon Christiansen, Tyler Hardeman
Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Kat Country Hub

Story by Clare Wiltse

The fall sports season is under way as the last of the fall training camps, volleyball, got under way on the 19th; softball has its opener on August 22 at Pierce; and the boys  have just five practices left to prepare for their first game against Spalding/Spalding Academy.

Volleyball coach Candy Cronin says she expected to have 20  girls report for the first day.   Five senior:  Vanessa Peterson, Hannah Christianson, Haley Bacon, Sarah Alford, and Alexis Totten start their last campaign.

Three girls are in the co-op sport of softball.  Senior Heidi Miller is looking for a challenging season as the Wisner-Pilger/L-D/B-R  moves up to Class B.

Coach Dan Maresh starts his fourth year with a team of 20.  He has an experienced backfield, but the interior line  will call for a total make over.  All Stater Alex Brehmer heads a group of five seniors including Dakota Riecken, Bobby Simpson, Taylor Fuston, David Bishop

LDNE volleyball team.From back row left to right is Coach Bruhn, Kelly Wakeley, Brianne Haskell, Hannah Christiansen, Maddie Ronnfeldt, Vanessa Peterson, Kayci Kramer, Natalia Castle, Coach Cronin. Middle row from left to right is Mickayla Petersen, Abby Peterson, Lexie Bacon, Darcey Simonsen, Tessie Collins, Libby Henneman. Front row left to right is Kelsey Payton, Shyanne French, Victoria Maslonka, Sarah Alford, and Haley Bacon. Photo Credit, Denise Gilliland/Kat Country Hub