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Hallway Happenings
by Jeff Powell
Flu hits Leigh High
It’s winter time again and everyone knows what that means.
That's right its flu season. As most people know it has been especially
bad this year. There are many cases of children even dying from
the flu this year.
Most students at Leigh High have had a taste of this flu and they
can tell you it doesn’t feel good. Junior Talia Neuhaus said
she had, “a really bad chest cold and sore throat.”
It has been so bad in the high school that there have been up to
eighteen people gone at one time.
The question is if the flu is letting up or going to get worse.
There are people who believe that the flu is letting up. While others
believe that its only getting started.
Some people say that since its only December we have a whole winter
to go yet. When asked if she thought the flu was letting down junior
Ashley Folken said, “No, not at all. The flu vaccine is running
low, and the flu has not even hit Leigh School hard yet.”
Other people say that it is letting down, and the worst of it is
over. When asked if the flu was letting down Senior Iris Ortez said,
“Yes, less people are getting it. More people are getting
the flu shot.” Either way people choose to look at it. There
is no denying that the flu hit hard this year. So doctors advise
that people drink lots of liquids and try to stay warm.
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Reality Shows
Are they fad or here to stay
by Talia Neuhaus
It’s seven o’clock at night and you are just sitting
down to watch your favorite reality show.
Junior, Christa Hake said “The Simple Life, The Bachelor and
Ryan/Trista’s Wedding are some of her favorite reality shows.”
Most people like watching reality shows because they are something
new. But that doesn’t mean anything, are the reality shows
a fad or are they here to stay? Christa said “I think they
are just a fad and people will get tired of them eventually.”
What do people find appealing about reality shows? Tiffany Mullenhoff
replied “People can relate with the reality show, they’re
just regular people like us.” Tiffany also thinks “Reality
shows are a fad in this day and age. I think something new and big
will eventually take over- just like Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
and other trivia shows were so huge a few years ago.” It wouldn’t
surprise the world if someone was coming up with a new reality show
right now.
Why would people want to make fools of themselves? Tiffany, a junior
said “They do it for fame, recognition and money.” Tiffany
has a very good point because that all they do is make fools of
themselves for a million dollars. So, when someone asks you to be
on a reality show remember you will be make a fool of yourself.
Reality shows good or bad? It’s your decision.
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Weekly Trivia
Can you guess who?
by Carrie Anderson
1. Was born in Schuyler in 1988. Likes basketball, green, Dr.
Pepper, french fries,and the Simpsons. Has two older brothers, and
favorite car is a 1967 Mustang. Who is this?
2. Born is 1989 in Columbus. Favorite place to shop is the mall,
and likes playing basketball. The perfect combination for this one
is mt.dew, pizza, blue or purple, peanut M & Ms and the movie
the Wedding Planner? Who is that?
3. This person’s favorite color is a lavenderish yellow,
likes mt.dew, stateboarding, pizza, and watching Terminator. Born
in 1987 in Norfolk, has a dog named peanut, and a cat named pumba.
Who would this be?
4. Was born in 1985 in Norfolk. Likes to shop at the Buckle, likes
the color blue, tacos, mt.dew, GMC pick-up, and tv show Real World.
“I am not” is a favorite saying. In this persons spare
time it’s watching tv or sleeping. Can you guess who?
The answers to last
week’s Trivia!
1.Jessica Herink
2. Keith Powell
3. Jerry Shonka
4. Julie Estrada
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Strong Inside Game
Wiemer & Hollatz lead Panthers
by Tiffany Mullenhoff
Domination inside took the Lady Panthers to their second win of
the season, as they trampled the Humphrey High Bulldogs with a 60-26
victory on December 5.
“We are quick, we play as a team, and we have a lot of depth,”
said senior Nicole Wiemer about the Panther’s strengths this
season. The Panthers took control of the inside game, as Wiemer
put up 21 points for the Panthers. In the number four spot, junior,
Janelle Hollatz stepped up to add 12 points to lead in offense.
These posts also led in rebounding, as Wiemer pulled down 7 bounds,
and Hollatz grabbed 6 of her own.
Not only the team dominate on the inside, but also in forcing the
turnovers. Sophomore, Kayla Wietfeld led the team in steals swiping
off 4 passes. Sophomore Tatum Wiemer also added 3 steals, while
sophomore, Stephanie Larson and junior, Christa Hake contributed
with 2 each.
“You have to play with the same intensity no matter how good,
or bad the team,” said Wiemer. The Panthers kept up their
intensity throughout, with players subbing in and out consistently,
and after a 34-10 half time lead, there was no turning back. The
Panthers rallied to hold the Bulldogs to just 3 points the third,
upping the score 13-54 going into the fourth quarter, sending the
Bulldogs back to the pound with the 60-26 final.
“St. Fran is next- it will be a tough physical game, but
I love those. I think we will stick with them all the way,”
said Wiemer about the team’s next opponent. The team plans
to build on these first two games of success and take on the Bulldog’s
next door neighbor, St. Fran, on December 11.
Game Statistics
Leigh - 19 15 20 6 - 60
Humphrey - 6 4 3 13 - 26
(Shooting 2 pt. att-made, 3 pt. att-made, ft att-made, points)
Nicole Wiemer 10-14, 0-0, 1-3, 21; Kayla Wietfeld 1-4, 0-2, 2-2,
4; Tiffany Mullenhoff 0-1, 0-0, 0-0, 0; Janelle Hollatz 6-12, 0-0,
0-0, 12; Tatum Wiemer 1-3, 1-2, 0-0, 5; Stephanie Larson 1-6, 0-1,
0-0, 2; Christa Hake 0-4, 0-0, 0-0, 0; Jennifer Olson 5-7, 0-0,
0-0; 10; Soshia Hollatz 1-3, 0-0, 0-0, 2; Amanda Bayer 2-3, 0-0,
0-0, 4; Justine McMullin 0-2, 0-0, 0-0, 0.
(Rebounds-Assists-Steals-Blocks)
Nicole Wiemer 7-0-0-1; Kayla Wietfeld 1-3-4-0; Janelle Hollatz 6-1-1-1;
Tatum Wiemer 0-4-3-0; Steph Larson 6-2-2-0; Christa Hake 4-3-2-0;
Jennifer Olson 5-2-0-0; Amanda Bayer 1-0-0-0; Justine McMullin 1-1-1-1;
Jessica Herink 2-1-1-0.
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Mustang Match up
Disappointing loss for Jr. High
by Brianne Hake
“To try and win,” said seventh grader Dylan Went of
the team’s goal that day. When the Stanton mustangs came to
town on Saturday, December 6, the Panthers were looking for a victory.
What followed was a well fought match, but the mustangs were the
victors..this time.
“We played okay, but could have played alot better,”said
seventh grader Dylan Went. The final scores for the two games were
21-57 for the seventh grade and 19-49 for the eighth grade.
Went was the leading scorer for the seventh grade game with 9 points,
including a three pointer. Right behind him was Devin Koch with
7 points, being 2 for 3 on his free throws. Racking up the rest
of the points were Dakota McGuire with 3 and Boone McAfee with 2.
“The most exciting part of the game was in the second half
when we started to play a little better on offense and defense,”
commented Dylan.
“We could have executed the plays and played better defense
to improve,” said Dylan. The eighth graders put up a fight
and kept the mustangs in check for the first half. Leading the team
with 6 points each were Cody McCutcheon and Dylan Went. Travis Went
took one to the boards for two points as did seventh grader Boone
McAfee who sank two free throws.
As in every game there is the good and the bad. “Our team’s
weaknesses were making shots fall into the basket and our strength
was drawing fouls from the other team.” Their next game is
December 16 in Dodge at 3:30.
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Freshman Loss
Panther’s Lose In Overtime!
by Amanda Wendt
December 8th at 6:15 in Columbus the Freshman Boy Basketball team
took on Lakeview in a close and disappointing loss.
“Finding good open shots,” is what Freshman Reed Janousek
thought the team did really well on. It showed at the half when
Leigh was leading 17 to 14. After half time was over the boys were
ready to seal the deal and started the third and fourth quarters.
With the excitement mounting and emotions running high the final
seconds of the game started to show a close finish. With a minute
left Leigh was down by two, but with 16 seconds to go Reed scored
to put both teams at 32 and looking at a close overtime. With 46
seconds left in overtime Leigh had the ball and were ahead by one.
Unfortunately, Lakeview managed to get the ball back and score,
leaving Leigh with 35 and Lakeview with 36. With one last free throw
shot for Lakeview with 10 seconds left on the clock, they took their
victory with a 3 point win of 35 to 37.
“Some thing we could improve on is our passing,” Reed
said. With that in mind the Freshman put this loss behind them and
move on.
It was a great fight and their focus will now shift to their next
game on the 13th against Dodge.
Game Stats
Freshman Team:
Leigh: 35
Lakeview: 37
(Points-Rebounds-3 pointers-Steals)
Reed Janousek-7,2,1,0; Scott Muhle-4,1,0,2; Nick Hollatz-0,1,0,1;
Trae Machmueller-0,2,0,0; Marcus Urban- 0,1,0,0; Grant Wiemer- 8,4,0,1;
Jeremy Gall- 6,7,1,3; Jesse Magsaman- 2,2,0,0; Zach Kabes- 0,3,0,3.
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Last Performance
One-Act ends at Districts
by Christa Hake
As the participants of the 2003 One-Act team traveled to Osceola
on the foggy morning of December 3rd, everyone was nervous about
what the day would bring. Even though the cast performed the play
to the best of their abilities, the judges ranked them lower than
expected. Leigh received 6th out of 8 total schools competing.
Being the first play of the day had some definite advantages and
disadvantages. “The auditorium was light as daylight so it
made our black outs nearly impossible. Some of our scenes didn’t
work out so well,” said senior writer and actress, Nicole
Wiemer.
Although the lighting may have been a problem, the cast got their
nerves out of the way by being first. Then they could relax the
rest of the day while watching the plays from nearby schools.
Even though the play didn’t rank very high with the judges,
the play sends a good message to the audience.
“I wrote the play because it deals with some of the problems
in teen lives today; not necessarily pregnancies, but how easy it
is to feel like no one cares,” stated Wiemer. The play helps
listeners to understand that no matter what, everyone needs someone
to count on and be able to talk to. And the actors portray the parts
very well.
“The cast worked very well together. The parts fit the characters,
so that made things flow nicely,” said Wiemer.
Even though the 2003 One-Act cast and crew were disappointed when
the season ended at districts, everyone gained experience that they
will all use in the future.
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Mustang Match up
Disappointing loss for Jr. High
by Brianne Hake
“To try and win,” said seventh grader Dylan Went of
the team’s goal when the Stanton Mustangs came to town on
Saturday, December 6. The Panthers were looking for a victory. What
followed was a well fought match, but the Mustangs were the victors..this
time.
“We played okay, but could have played a lot better,”
said Dylan. The final scores for the two games were 21-57 for the
seventh grade and 19-49 for the eighth grade.
Went was the leading scorer for the seventh grade game with 9 points,
including a three pointer. Right behind him was Devin Koch with
7 points, being 2 for 3 on his free throws. Racking up the rest
of the points were Dakota Maguire with 3 and Boone McAfee with 2.
“The most exciting part of the game was in the second half
when we started to play a little better on offense and defense,”
commented Dylan.
“We could have executed the plays and played better defense
to improve,” said Dylan. The eighth graders put up a fight
and kept the Mustangs in check for the first half. Leading the team
with 6 points each were Cody McCutcheon and Dylan Went. Travis Went
took one to the boards for two points as did seventh grader Boone
McAfee who sank two free throws.
As in every game there is the good and the bad. “Our team’s
weaknesses were making shots fall into the basket and our strength
was drawing fouls from the other team.” Their next game is
December 16 in Dodge at 3:30.
Game Stats
7th grade
1 2 3 4 F
Leigh 4 4 6 5 = 21
Stanton 20 12 16 7= 57
(2 pt fg, 3pt fg, ft att, ft made, fouls)
Dakota Maguire 0, 1 ,0-0,0; Dylan Went 3, 1, 1-0, 2; Devin Koch
1, 1, 3-2, 3; Boone McAfee 1, 0, 2-0, 3; Connor Ahrens 0, 0, 0-0,
1.
8th grade
1 2 3 4 F
Leigh 3 3 3 10 = 19
Stanton 19 12 10 8 = 49
(2 pt fg, 3 pt fg, ft att ft made, fouls)
Ty McMullin 0, 0, 4-2,2; Travis Went 0, 1, 2-0, 5; Cody McCutcheon
0, 2, 0-0, 4; Blake Kuester 0, 0, 0-0, 3; Dylan Went 0, 2, 3-0,
1; Boone McAfee 0,0, 3-2,0.
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The Tigers Go Down
Girls Varsity B-Ball wins 62-29
by Mickey Olmer
Basketball is finally here, and off to a great start. The LHS Panther’s
have been practicing hard and it has only begun to pay off. With
one win under their belts, everyone has a positive out-look for
this upcoming season.
“Just to show people we are a good team, and we have a lot
of potential,” comments junior Janelle Hollatz, as she stated
the team’s goals going into the game. As the Panther’s
made the long jaunt to Cedar Rapids, focusing on coming out strong
and playing a good game was on everyone’s mind. That was exactly
what they did, coming out strong and winning the game by 33 points.
Janelle was the leading scorer of the game with 20 points, sophomore,
Tatum Wiemer followed close behind with 15 points including two
three-point shots. Senior, Nicole Wiemer also chipped in with 10
of her own points for the night.
“Coming out with a big win and showing other teams we will
be a challenge,” is what Janelle says were the most exciting
moments of the game. Leigh may have a young team, but that definitely
isn’t going to stand in the way of having a great season.
“To be a good, quick team, and have fun,” are Janelle’s
expectations for this season. Both the fans and players are have
the same expectations as the Panther’s begin the season.
The Lady Panthers will be back in action in their upcoming games
against Humphrey High, St. Francis, and Lindsay Holy Family.
Game Stats
1 2 3 4
Leigh: 9 18 31 62
C. Rapids: 0 9 19 25
Final score: 62-29
Individual player stats; (fouls, total points, free throws made,
free throws missed)
Nicole Wiemer 2, 10, 2, 0; Kayla Wietfeld 2, 5, 0, 0; Tiffany Mullenhoff
0, 2, 2, 0; Janelle Hollatz 1, 20, 0, 0; Tatum Wiemer 0, 15, 1,
1; Stephanie Larson 1, 4, 0, 0; Christa Hake 1, 0, 0, 0; Jennifer
Olson 0, 4, 0, 0; Soshia Hollatz 1, 2, 0, 0; Jessica Herink 2, 0,
0, 0;
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Panthers Outdone
Freshman girls fall to Vikings
by Justine McMullin
December 8 was a night of many firsts for the Leigh freshmen girls
basketball team, as they traveled to Lakeview to battle it out with
the Vikings. It was the first game of the year, the first time Leigh
girls have played Lakeview, and the first high school basketball
game for the freshmen girls. Despite all their hard work the girls
were unable to walk away victorious, losing 22-48.
“I don’t think the team played very good-everyone had
first game jitters,” freshman Alisha Brabec commented. The
freshmen girls struggled throughout the game and only managed to
score five points in the first half.
Brabec was the leading scorer in the game with nine points. Justine
McMullin followed close behind with eight points, while Megan Bruhn
had three points and Mickey Olmer chipped in with two points.
“We did a good job hustling but we need to have less turnovers
and work on rebounding and catching the ball before the next game,”
Brabec added. With the first game already in the books, Brabec is
looking toward the rest of the season. Her outlook for the rest
of the season is, “Every game is going to be a tough match,
but I think we will keep improving and we should have a good year.”
The girls freshmen team has 5 more games to go this year. They will
be back in action on Saturday, December 13, in a freshmen-sophomore
game in Dodge at 3:30.
Game Stats
1 2 3 4 Final
Leigh: 2 3 4 13 22
Lakeview: 9 7 10 20 46
Individual Stats
(Free throws: made-attempted, 2 pt fg: made-attempted, points, rebounds,
steals)
Alisha Brabec: 3-7, 3-19, 9, 11, 4; Megan Bruhn: 1-2, 1-5, 3, 1,
0; Andrea Hillen: 0-4, 0-4, 0, 5, 1; Justine McMullin: 0-2, 4-10,
9, 6, 0; Mickey Olmer: 0-0, 1-4, 2, 1, 0; Jessica Wendt: 0-0, 0-3,
0, 2, 0; Krys Wendt: 0-0, 0-0, 0, 4, 1
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Freshman Loss
Panther’s Lose In Overtime!
by Amanda Wendt
December 8th in Columbus the Freshman Boys Basketball team went
up against Lakeview in a close and disappointing loss.
“Finding good open shots,” said Freshman Reed Janousek
about the team’s strengths. It showed at the beginning of
the second quarter when Leigh was leading 15 to 4. Reed scored seven
points along with the high scorer Grant Wiemer for eight points
and Jeremy Gall close behind with six.
With the excitement mounting and emotions running high the final
seconds of the game started to show a close finish. With a minute
left Leigh was down by two, but with 16 seconds to go Reed scored
to put both teams at 32 and looking at a overtime finish. With 46
seconds left in overtime Leigh had the ball and were ahead by one.
Lakeview grabbed a steal and scored, leaving Leigh with a one point
deficit 35-36. With one last free throw shot for Lakeview with 10
seconds left on the clock, they took their victory with a two point
win 35 to 37.
“Some thing we could improveon is our passing,” Reed
said. Leigh had 20 turnovers compared to Lakeview’s 17. The
freshman will play again on the 13th against Dodge in a 9th and
10th game.
Game STATS
Freshman Team:
Leigh: 35
Lakeview: 37
(Points-Rebounds-3 pointers-Steals)
Reed Janousek-7,2,1,0; Scott Muhle-4,1,0,2; Nick Hollatz-0,1,0,1;
Trae Machmueller-0,2,0,0; Marcus Urban- 0,1,0,0; Grant Wiemer- 8,4,0,1;
Jeremy Gall- 6,7,1,3; Jesse Magsamen- 2,2,0,0; Zach Kabes- 0,3,0,3.
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Cat, Dog Fight
Boys Basketball continues on to 2-0.
by Nicole Wiemer
The cats win this time. Usually, when cats and dogs fight the outcome
is different, but with a lot of heart, the cats prevailed with an
impressive 58-47 win over the Humphrey High Bulldogs.
“We figured that they wouldn’t be a very tough team,
but we couldn’t overlook them,” commented senior, Drew
Huisman about Friday’s game, “I knew we were going to
win.”
The Panther’s confidence surely showed in the first half as
they outscored the Bulldogs 30-18. But Humphrey was not content
to lay down and let the Panthers bury them, as they dug their way
out of a 12 point hole to climb to within 3.
“They had a pretty good comeback in the 3rd, so we took it
to them in the 4th quarter,” added Huisman. And took it to
them they did, as the Panthers outscored the Bulldogs 18-10 in the
4th quarter.
Leading the fight was sophomore, Cole Fischer who recorded a team
high 15 points, while seniors, Drew Huisman, Kyle Brabec, and Josh
Gall, add 14, 11, and 10 points a piece.
On the defensive end the Panthers dominated the boards pulling down
46 rebounds compared to Humphrey’s 30. Josh Gall pulled down
12 boards and Kyle Brabec grabbed himself 11.
The Panthers are set to play Lindsay Holy Family in the Lindsay
Marathon on Friday the 12th.
Game Stats
Leigh 15 15 10 18 58
Humphrey 14 4 19 10 47
(Rebounds, Steals, Assist, Points)
Andy Bachman-4,1,1,0; Kyle Brabec-11,2,4,11; Cole Fischer- 4,1,3,15;
Josh Gall-12,1,1,10; Tim Gall-6,0,0,4; Drew Huisman-6,1,3,14; Craig
Muhle-1,2,3,1; Vance Wietfeld-2,5,1,3;
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Reality Shows
Are they fad or here to stay
by Talia Neuhaus
It’s seven o’clock at night so you decide to watch
a little television.
Junior, Christa Hake said “The Simple Life, The Bachelor and
Ryan/Trista’s Wedding are some of her favorite reality shows.”
Most people like watching reality shows because they are something
new. But that doesn’t mean anything, are the reality shows
a fad or are they here to stay? Christa said, “I think they
are just a fad and people will get tired of them eventually.”
What do people find appealing about reality shows? Tiffany Mullenhoff
replied, “People can relate with the reality show, they’re
just regular people like us.” Tiffany also thinks, “Reality
shows are a fad in this day and age. I think something new and big
will eventually take over- just like “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”
and other trivia shows were so huge a few years ago.”
Why would people want to make fools of themselves? Tiffany, a junior
said, “They do it for fame, recognition and money.”
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Something to Prove
Varsity boys pound Lindsay Bulldogs
by Christa Hake
It was the fourth game of the night, and as the last game the Leigh
High boys basketball team had something to prove. Proving that they
couldn’t be stopped. Their plan was a success on December
12 as the boys brought down the Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs 59-42.
“We prepared for the game by working on our full court defense
and our shooting. We also wanted to keep the tempo up and get their
big guys tired,” said Kyle Brabec, senior.
It was neck and neck as the Bulldogs put up a strong fight but the
Panthers wouldn’t give in. And the Panthers soon pulled ahead
for good.
Kyle Brabec played an outstanding game, leading the Panthers with
31 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals. Following behind Brabec were
classmate Drew Huisman chipping in 10 points and sophomore guard
Cole Fischer adding 10 also. Senior, Craig Muhle and junior post
Tim Gall pitched in 6 rebounds each while senior Vance Wietfeld
also managed 10 total rebounds to aid in the victory.
“The best part of the game was looking up at the score clock
when the game was over and seeing that we beat Lindsay,” stated
Brabec.
The next game for the Panthers is scheduled for December 19th at
Prague when the boys will hope to go 4-0.
Game Statistics
Leigh - 16 9 9 25 - 59
Lindsay -11 12 11 8 - 42
(Shooting 3 pt. att-made, 2 pt. att-made, ft att-made, points)
Andy Bachman 0-0, 0-1, 0-0, 0; Kyle Brabec 2-7, 8-18, 9-12, 31;
Cole Fischer 3-4, 0-1, 1-2, 10; Josh Gall 0-0, 3-8, 0-2, 6; Tim
Gall 0-0, 1-4, 0-0, 2; Drew Huisman 2-2, 0-7, 4-4, 10; Craig Muhle
0-0, 0-3, 0-0, 0; Vance Wietfeld 0-2, 0-1, 0-0; 0.
(Rebounds-Assists-Steals-Blocks)
Andy Bachman 2-0-1-0; Kyle Brabec 12-4-10-0; Cole Fischer 1-1-1-0;
Josh Gall 2-1-0-0; Tim Gall 6-3-2-0; Drew Huisman 4-3-1-0; Craig
Muhle 6-2-0-0; Vance Wietfeld 10-2-2-0.
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Hallway
Happenings
by Carrie Anderson
All School Christmas Concert
Already here? Each year when December rolls around the all school
Christmas concert begins the holiday activities for the community
and school. The concert was resceduled due to weather to Monday,
December 22th, 2003 at 7:30, in the high school gym. This is a great
festivity for many families to watch the students perform Christmas
melodies.
PIPSS Award on Friday
Friday, December 19th is a day for those students without a PIPSS
strike/lesson. These students were rewarded with a 2:00 dismissal
on Friday, December 19. The students that did receive a PIPSS strike/lesson
stayed in school until regular dismissal.
FCCLA Secret Santa Week
Guess who those clues are from! During the week of December 14-19,
the FCCLA members begin the Christmas holiday with a family Christmas
party. Here they have a pot-luck meal, play games, make crafts,
and open presents. Then Monday through Friday is then Secret Santa
week. On Friday the secret is out and the Secret Santa gifts are
exchanged.
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Flyers Soar
Away
Girls JV shot down by St. Fran
by Justine McMullin
The Leigh girls JV basketball team made their way to the Humphrey
St. Francis gym, home of the Flyers, on Thursday night, December
11. The intimidating Flyers were too tough for the Panthers to handle
as the Flyers press led to many turnovers. The Panther girls JV
team lost to St. Francis 20-42.
“Coach Osten knew we could have done a lot better, but she
also told us that we take this experience and use it for the next
game to work on,” stated sophomore, Jessica Herink. One of
the biggest problems the Panthers faced was setting up their offense.
They struggled to get shots off throughout the game, as they took
21 less shots than their opponent.
Freshmen, Alisha Brabec led the scoring for the night, with 9 points.
Christa Hake chipped in with 6 points and Jenny Olson scored 5 points.
Brabec also led the way in rebounds, with 8. Olson followed with
6, while Christa Hake, Tiffany Mullenhoff, Justine McMullin, and
Andrea Hillen each contributed with 3.
“Our biggest strength throughout the game was that we never
gave up and just kept trying. But we need to work on turning the
ball over less and boxing out more,” Herink said. After being
down 8-25 after the first half, the Panthers kept playing their
hardest and held the Flyers to fewer points in the second half.
Other contributing players for the Panthers include junior, Amanda
Bayer, with 4 blocked shots, freshman, Mickey Olmer, with 3 assists,
and freshman, Brianne Hake, with 1 steal.
Game Stats
1 2 3 4 F
Leigh: 5 3 8 4 20
St. Francis: 11 14 11 6 42
Individual Stats
(2 point FG-made-attempt, points, rebounds, steals, assists)
Amanda Bayer 0-1, 0, 1, 0, 0; Alisha Brabec 2-6, 9, 8, 4, 0; Christa
Hake 3-7, 6, 3, 0, 1; Brianne Hake 0-0, 0, 0, 1, 0; Andrea Hillen
0-1, 0, 3, 1, 0; Jessica Herink 0-0, 0, 1, 2, 0; Justine McMullin
0-0, 0, 3, 2, 2; Tiffany Mullenhoff 0-0, 0, 3, 1, 0; Micaela Olmer
0-4, 0, 1, 0, 3; Jennifer Olson 1-5, 5, 6, 1, 0; Jessica Wendt 0-1,
0, 1, 0, 0; Krys Wendt 0-1, 0, 0, 0, 0
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Miralces DO Happen
Boys win on Cole Ficsher’s last second shot
by Drew Huisman
The is 9.7 seconds on the clock and you are down by 1 point. What
do you do? Most of the time you set up a play to get your best shooter
open. This is what the Panthers had planned, but things didn’t
happen that way.
On December 4th, the Panthers traveled to Ceder Rapids to kick off
the basketball season. “We knew it would be a tough game,”
said sophomore Cole Ficsher. And a tough game it was, as the Panthers
trailed nearly the whole game. Down by 543532 points at half things
began to look dim for Panthers. “We knew we could come back,
because we didn’t play well earley,”stated Cole. Then
came the Panthers 4th quarter run, in which they outscored the Tigers
343-3432. The Panthers took their first lead of the game in the
4th quarter, as they were ahead 51-50. The teams then battled back
and forth until there was 9 seconds left and the Panthers were down
1 point. This is when “the play” happened. Cole Ficsher
took he imbound pass all the way and made a layup with 1.7 seconds
on the clock to seal the deal for the Panthers. Cole said about
the mirical last play “I got the pass and seen the court open
up so I just went to the hole.”
Leading the Panthers was senior Kyle Brabec with 25 points, and
also Cole Ficsher with 21. The top rebounder was senior Josh Gall
with 15. Next up to battle the Panthers is the Bulldogs from Humphery.
“ We are really looking forward to the Humphery game, because
we want revenge for last years game.
Game Stats
Leigh
Ceder Rapids
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Christmas Jitters
T’was the hour before break
by Christa Hake
T’was the hour before Christmas break and all through the
high school, all the students were excited to be getting away from
the rules. The books were shut and the papers done, in hopes that
there’d be no more of that fun.
The teachers were frantic and all running about; with visions that
end -of-semester grades would be sent out. And Mr. Borer in his
office and Cindy at her desk, counting down the minutes ‘til
vacation at last.
When out in the hall there arose such a clatter, the students sprang
out of the rooms to see what was the matter. Away to the hallway
they flew in a hurry, tore open the doors to see all the fury.
The lights that were hung above the lockers were glowing as they
gave the signal that outside it was snowing! When, what to our wondering
eyes should appear, but Josh Gall in the hall with his hands in
the air.
He sprang out the door, to the school he gave a whistle, And away
we all flew with the speed of a missile. But we heard him exclaim
as he ran out of sight, “It’s Christmas break, no more
homework tonight!”
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FCCLA Family
Christmas
Members celebrate families and friends
by Carrie Anderson
FCCLA hosted their annual family Christmas activities on Sunday,
December 14. “I enjoyed spending time with my family at this
event it was a really relaxing atmosphere,” said senior, FCCLA
member, Jeff Powell.
Full of activities, the night began with a pot-luck dinner, followed
by games, crafts, installation of new members, and family gift exchange.
Jeff said he would prefer no red kool-aid in future celebrations!
Going on with the night the game that was played by the families
was Christmas Carol Charades, and the craft was making Christmas
Ornaments.
Each year FCCLA Family Christmas also involves a family gift exchange
by drawing a family name a week or so earlier.
The member and family include a clue on the gift. The receiving
family then guesses which gift is theirs.
For many like senior member Powell, “It was a very fun and
a memorable event with my family.”
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One More JV
Win
JV boys down Humphrey 54-44
by Settje
The Leigh Junior Varsity boys arrived in Humphrey two weeks late
on Thursday, December 18th, to take on the Bulldogs. The make-up
game originally scheduled as the season opener earlier in the month
was not much of a battle as Leigh came out on top with a 10 point
victory.
“We played a good game,” commented freshman Jake McMullin.
Jake was the lead scorer, tallying 20 points.
The first quarter of play ended with the Panthers up 13-8. Contributing
to this was Jake’s 2 field goals and 2 free throws. The score
at the end of the half was 21-14. Nick Hollatz, freshman, had 2
points, Jake added 4, and sophomore, Andy Bachman chipped in two
of his own.
“As a team, I thought we really came together to get the win,”
added Jake on the Panthers’ performance. In the third quarter
things picked up. Freshman, Scott Muhle put in two, along with Jake
and sophomore, Zach Wendt. Andy added 4 of his own in this quarter,
to give the Panthers a 31- 29 lead over the Bulldogs.
The fourth quarter was the deciding one for the outcome of the game.
Leigh brought down 23 points, compared to Humphrey’s 15. Scott
Muhle drained a three to help the Panthers. Jake had 8 points, sophomore
Brad Drumheller pitched in 4 of his own, Bachman added another 6,
and Wendt contributed two more. The game ended with Panther Junior
Varsity victor, 54-44.
Game Stats
Leigh 13 8 10 23 54
Humphrey 8 6 15 15 44
(points, fouls)
Reed Janousek 0,1; Scott Muhle 5,0; Nick Hollatz 2,0; Jake McMullin
20,1; Brad Drumheller 4,3; Andy Bachman 13,3; Joe Vomacka 0,1; Ryan
Hillen 0,2; Grant Wiemer 0,1; Zach Wendt 7,4; Jeremy Gall 3,4.
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Three Points
Short
Varsity drops bb game to Prague
by Angela Fuhr
December 19th, found took on the Prague Lady Panthers’ home
court for their sixth game of the season. The trip was not a very
successful one.
“I expected our team to play well, we knew we needed a win,
but even though the outcome didn’t go our way, we played very
good,” stated sophomore, Stephanie Larson.
After the first half of play, it seemed as if Leigh would bring
home their third win of the 2003-2004 season.
The Lady Panthers were in control the first half of the contest.
At halftime they headed into the locker room with the lead, 17-14.
After the third quarter buzzer, Prague came back with a 30-27 lead.
The Leigh Lady Panthers, at the buzzer, had one final shot that
fell short and Prague got the win, 37-34.
“We played very well. We controlled the ball the best we ever
had,” said Larson.
Leading the way for the Lady Panthers was junior, Janelle Hollatz
with 8 points. Sophomores, Tatum Wiemer and Kayla Wietfeld each
had 6 a piece. Both teams exchanged 20 turnovers a piece.
Prague barely beat the girls on the boards pulling down 19 compared
to Leigh’s 18. Senior, Nicole Wiemer led the Lady Panthers
by grabbing 6 defensive rebounds.
“We need to keep on working together in practice and everything
will start to click on our team,” commented Larson.
The Lady Panther’s record now dropped to 2-4. Catch them in
action in the Howells Holiday Tournament on December 29th at 6:00,
against the Dodge Lady Pirates.
Game Stats
Leigh: 8, 9, 10, 7 = 34
Prague: 4, 10, 16, 7 = 37
(points, rebounds, steals, assists, blocked shots)
Nicole Wiemer 4,6,2,1,0; Kayla Wietfeld 6,1,2,2,0; Janelle Hollatz
8,2,0,0,0; Tatum Wiemer 6,3,2,1,0; Stephanie Larson 2,1,1,0,0; Christa
Hake 2,0,0,1,0; Jennifer Olson 4,3,0,1,0; Jessica Herink 2,1,2,1,0;
Justine McMullin 0,0,0,1,0; Amanda Bayer 0,1,0,1,0.
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A Week Later
Christmas Concert is a success
by Mickey Olmer
After a weather scare and a postponement of one week the annual
Christmas program for Leigh Community Schools was given on Monday,
December 21.
“We practiced our selections every day in Band and Choir,
and worked out all of the hard sections,” states junior, Amanda
Bayer. The students at both the High School and Grade School have
been working and preparing for this night since November.
The gym was full of parents and grandparents who came to watch the
students perform.
The night was a great success. All the students did a great job,
from the little Kindergartners to the Seniors in High School. Favorites
of the night were the song, A Christmas Canon played by the High
School band, and One Bright Star sung by the High School choir.
“I think the night went pretty well, but it wasn’t so
good when the concert got postponed last Monday,” said Amanda
Bayer, on her opinion of the night. The concert may have been postponed,
but that didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits.
Kevin Welsch, director, received many compliments from the audience.
He was pleased with the night’s performance, and complemented
the student’s on a job well done.
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