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Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Volume 6>>Issue 8>> An Independent newspaper serving Springville, Iowa

“A Trophy Carries Dust. Memories Last Forever”

~ Mary Lou Retton

ORIOLE PRIDE

ORIOLE VOLLEYBALL—ON TOP LOOKING DOWN

The Springville Volleyball squad captured the Tri-Rivers West Conference Title at North Linn on Tuesday. The girls wrapped up their conference season with a 3-1 win over the Lynx, 25-18, 25-15, 22-25 and 25-22. That win moves them to 23-7 overall and an undefeated 6-0 record in conference action. “The Orioles survived a tough match against North Linn. Jennifer had her team ready to play on their Senior Night and it was clear North Linn was going to fight every point. It was a great match and we had to earn it”, said Coach Howard. Senior Megan Wagaman led her team in kills with an impressive 22 and Junior setter Olivia Dlouhy tallied 28 assists on the night. Howard adds that, “I am extremely proud of our program. We were able to end the regular season with an all levels sweep of North Linn while winning the Tri-Rivers West Division Championship with an undefeated conference season 6-0 (8-0 overall). The conference win is a program win and all 36 of our kids helped us earn it. We have a proud volleyball tradition at Springville and I am glad to be able to sit back and watch our team enjoy the success that comes from their hard work”. Proud tradition—hard work—winning program… I think that sums up Oriole athletics quite well. What lies ahead for the O’s is the conference tournament which opens up at home on Thursday, October 15. Springville will play Lisbon at 5pm followed by Lisbon against Maquoketa Valley and then Springville will play Maquoketa Valley. The top two finishers will play Saturday morning in Lisbon beginning at 10am. So there you go volleyball fans—Thursday’s continue to be a hot night so tell your boss you need to leave early, the O’s get started at 5pm—see you court side! (Pictured above are the Conference Champs inside Machovec and to the right is Megan Wagaman up for a kill at North Linn. We thank Rachel Scriver for these photos)

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HOMECOMING WIN KEEPS ORIOLES IN THE POST SEASON MIX

One could argue that the O’s “survived” the first part of their season which had them playing top 8-man teams like HLV, Elkader, Don Bosco and Turkey Valley. To get a win out of those four games says a lot. Now the Orioles are cruising on a two game win streak and look to close out the regular season with two more in hopes of earning a play-off bid. Last week the O’s closed out Homecoming week with a 62-6 trouncing of Kee High. Everyone got a touch in the game as scoring was spread out among the O’s and it was a fantastic night for all the players. A very pleased Coach Martin said “I thought we were ready and not distracted from the festivities that happen during the week. We did a really nice job of playing team defense as we held them right around 100 yards total and even got some turnovers. Offensively we did a really nice job of executing and making plays both on the ground and through the air. Then having younger kids come in and play well was nice to see as we move towards the end of the year”. The O’s broke into the scoring column a total of nine times. Senior Andy Hagensick had a pick six, Senior Jacob Loehr threw for two, one to Freshman Zach March and another to Junior Andrew Blakely. Blakely had a nice pick six that was called back on an Oriole penalty but his 32 yard INT set up another Oriole score. And Loehr, the lanky QB, ran for another touch down from just 4 yards out. Sophomore Henry Hoogland rushed for two of his own while Junior Seth Blake ran for another. Senior Matt Carson carried the ball 3 times and on the third busted through for an Oriole score and Carter Gillmore made some dazzling moves on 5 carries. He finished with 48 yards and a TD as well. It was a great team effort across the entire roster. The Orioles, 3-5 on the year, will travel North to Maynard for a match up with West Central who is also 3-5. A key to that game according to Martin is the big guys on the line, “ If we continue to control the line of scrimmage we should be able to come out of Maynard with a

victory”. The way our big guys have been playing lately? I like our chances. JV will play a half beginning at 5:30 with the Varsity game following. It’s a great time to check out the fall colors and take a drive to Northeast Iowa—see you on the sidelines! (Pictured above is Andrew Blakely making the catch of the season with a nice over the shoulder grab. Below left is Junior Braden Oxley with a tackle for a loss and below right is Carter Gillmore making the move on a Kee defender)

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What city/state were you born in? Cedar Rapids Iowa How many brothers/sisters do you have? 1 younger brother , Travis Activities you participate in at Springville: Basketball, Baseball and Football Favorite meal to eat: Pizza Television show you absolutely cannot miss each week: Ghost Hunters If you were to audition for American Idol, what song would you sing? How you remind me by Nickelback If told you have 3 items you may take with you on a surprise vacation – what 3 things would you pack? Phone, money and clothes If you could have dinner with anyone, alive or passed, who would you want to sit down with? Dale Earnhardt Jr. Advice for underclassmen: save shop class until junior or senior year and take the harder classes in 9th and 10th grade Plans for next year? Work at Guardian building prod. with my dad for a year. Then join the Army or the Marines. John is the son of Karen and Tony Evens—thanks John!

SENIOR “O”...Oriole Pride features a Senior Oriole from time to

time. It gives us a chance to learn a little more beyond their jersey number. This week we meet John Evens:

COACHES CORNER...We see them on the sidelines and each week we learn a little more about our

coaching staff. This week we meet Cross Country Coach Steve Pershing: What season is this for you as the Cross Country Coach? This is my 9th season coaching cross country and 6th of a com-bined team with Central City Other sports you coach: Girls Track Subjects you teach at Springville: Math Your favorite athletic teams - I bleed Black and Gold - A Hawkeye Alum and letter winner in Cross Country and Track On a Sunday morning your favorite thing to do is: I sing in the New Covenant Bible Church Choir and play viola in the or-chestra Your first car was a: 1974 Mustang hatchback - powder blue Where did you go to high school? Cedar Falls What is your favorite restaurant? I don’t have any specific favorite restaurant, but I try not to miss the Stone City General Store on the first Friday of every month - Rib night The best thing about coaching at Springville is: I really like how Springville has great students with genuine school spirit Spouse: My wife Sara Kids and ages: Drew is 35 in Fairfax Virginia with Audrey who is 4 months, Arin is 30 in Madison Wisconsin with Lillian who is 15 months. Arin also taught 4th grade and coached softball here before she got married 7 years ago. Cameron is 26 and getting married in Miami this Winter. Thanks Coach Pershing!

A FACE IN THE CROWD… Oriole Pride features a Springville fan, parent

or student from time to time. This week we spoke with Oriole Super Fan and Dad, Daryl Pearson before the kick off at the Homecoming game on Friday: Who was your dream date when you were a kid? Farrah Fawcett The best restaurant around is: Sally’s Your favorite Halloween candy: Kit Kat What was your first car? A ‘78 Monte Carlo What high school did you go to and what sports did you play? CR Jefferson; Swimming, Diving, Golf and Wrestling Thanks Daryl, you just never know. At the next Oriole event You could be more than a Face In The Crowd!

REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL COMES TO MACHOVEC It’s a show of respect and recognition a teams accomplishments when granted a first round bye in post season play. Springville will wait for the winner of the volleyball match between Iowa Mennonite and Keota, played in Kalona on Tuesday, October 20. That winner will visit Springville on Tuesday, October 27. Game time is 7pm so mark your calendars, save your allowance, do what it takes to join us for the beginning of the one and done portion of the 2015 volleyball season!

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WEEKLY PICKS CONTEST… This week we have some pretty big college match-ups:

Iowa at Northwestern Alabama at Texas A&M Michigan State at Michigan Florida at LSU Make your picks and for the tie-breaker, which of the above games totals the most points scored in the game? Make your picks and email us at oriolepride@gmail.com. This week we have a sole winner. Larry Riley was a perfect 4 for 4—he called the upsets last week and is this week’s winner. I had an error in last week’s winner—I gave honors to Cavanaugh Riley but actually he tied with Kristi March. It came down to the tie breaker which was the number of 2 point conversions the O’s would have in the Central City game. We actually had 1, Riley guessed 0 and March guessed 2— both had been 3 of 4 on their picks, so a late congratulations to Kristi and we apologize for the confusion. Thanks for playing and have a great week.

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LIL’ O’S IN ACTION ON SATURDAY’S… Don’t forget sports fans that Youth Sports has flag football going on this fall. Each Saturday morning you can catch some action inside the track. Game times are 9 and 10am each week. Kudos to Kristi March for these great pictures of the kids in action. Let’s go O’s!

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM… Each year the Springville middle school kids participate in a volleyball league held in Mt. Vernon on Sunday afternoons. It’s where the groundwork is laid for the future Lady O’s and this past Sunday was the last week of league play. Won’t be long and we’ll be cheering them on inside Machovec—we thank Rich Blakely for the photo.