Good morning! I'm Casey Wolf!
And I'm Zeb Besch! Welcome to another edition of the 'Bear Facts', the
weekly radio show where we keep you in touch with all the news from Bishop
Garrigan High School.
This was a week of ups and downs at Garrigan. One of the saddest days was
Wednesday, when we learned of the sudden death of Larry Hilbert, a Garrigan
graduate and the father of sophomore Lynn Hilbert. A tragedy like this
saddens everyone, and we all want the Hilbert family to know that our thoughts
and prayers are with them in this time of sorrow. We offer them our
sincere sympathy now and in the coming days.
The week's news was certainly not all sad, though. The happiest event
probably came last night when the Golden Bear girls beat Manson/Northwest
Webster to earn their second straight appearance in the state basketball
tournament. That's right--the Bears are headed back to Vets! They'll
make their debut in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 12th, and this year we're
crossing our fingers that the undefeated girls just might go all the way to the
top. We'll fill you in on nex week's show with all the details of the
girls' trip to the 'big dance' in Des Moines.
The girls aren't the only big sports news, though. A year ago the Golden
Bear boys finished the season with a record of 1 win and 18 losses. Who'd
have thought then that a year later they'd be 12 and 8, and in the district
finals. Last week the Bears edged past Clarion/Goldfield and went on to
murder Belmond/Klemme. Their next game will be next Tuesday night, when
they play Manson/Northwest Webster at Humboldt. If they win there, they'll
play at Forest City on Friday for the right to go to state.
The boys' team has really come together on both offense and defense.
Senior Dennis Becker was the top shooter in the Clarion game, and he was tops in
assists against Belmond. Ben DeWaard has been one of the team's top
rebounders, while Eric Scobba, Chris Miller, and Andy Laubenthal help out with
taking the ball to the hole. Other boys to watch include seniors Zeb Besch,
Chris Eischen, Matt Molacek, and Cory Mescher; and juniors Tom Twait and Michael
Courtney. The boys are definitely the Cinderella team of the area, and
we're crossing our fingers that the magic will continue through at least two
more big games.
While most of the top stories this week are in sports, there's another big event
happening today. More than four hundred students from around the area are
gathered at BGHS today for the district individual speech contest.
Garrigan itself has sixteen entries at district. In Acting, Cindy Bormann
will present 'The Waltz' and Kristi McGraine will perform 'The Little Red
Shovel'. 'Two Acts of God' is Katie Reising's Acting piece, and Jenni
Krieps will act out 'Bubbles Goes to School'.
Cindy Bormann will present Theodore Roosevelt's 'The Strenuous Life' for Public
Address, while Tiffany Meyer will perform 'Stand Up'. In Poetry, Julie
Henkelvig will read a parody of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' while Jenni
Krieps will do a take-off on 'Cinderella'. Carrie Kohlhaas' poem is 'The
Creation'. Kristi McGraine is also entered in Prose, where she will read
'The Little Match Girl', while Jenessa McGuire reads 'I'm the One Who Stands Out
in a Crowd'.
Garrigan has two Storytelling entries. Julie Henkelvig will tell the stor
of 'The Boy Who Fooled the Giant', and Jenessa McGuire will present 'Guess How
Much I Love You'. Finally, in Radio News Announcing, the Bears have three
entries: Katie Reising, Ruby Bode, and Mark DeLange. Mary McCall and
David Burrow coach individual speech at B.G.H.S.
This week's Senior Spotlight shines on basketball manager Amy Schiltz. Amy
is the daughter of Rose and Ed Schiltz of Bancroft. She enjoys
playing softball, volleyball, and track. Amy enjoys rollerblading and
rollerskating in summer and snow skiing in the winter. Next year she
plans to attend Waldorf College, where she will pursue a career in
nursing. Good luck with all you do, Amy!
On our Golden Bear calendar this week, there'd district speech contest today
here at Garrigan. Then tomorrow intramurals resume.
Tuesday the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will start the registration
process for next fall's classes. Then on Tuesday night the Golden Bear
boys will take on Manson/Northwest Webster in the district finals at Humboldt.
If the boys win on Tuesday, we'll fast forward to the next big event--the
substate game next Friday night at Forest City. Also next Friday is the
annual Education Fair at Seton Middle School
Finally this week we'd like to offer our sympathy to our friends at North
Kossuth after the loss of their classmate this past week. We're thinking
of you, and we wish you all the best.
That's the 'Bear Facts' for another week. Thanks for listening, and be
sure to catch the show again next week when we'll fill you in on the details of
the state girls' basketball tournament and Bishop Garrigan High School.
