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Lady Falcons look sharp in opener
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| A collision at the plate with the Brunswick pitcher ends in a safe call for Fayette junior CJ Roberts Tuesday. The run put Fayette up by two in the fourth inning. |
The Fayette Lady Falcons came away with a strong 5-3 win at Brunswick in Tuesday’s season opener but fell 10-4 Thursday at Sturgeon.
Originally set to open play Monday at home, the game was canceled as Bunceton will not field a team this year.
“It was probably one of the better first games that we’ve played,” said Fayette Head Coach Georgia Varner. “Usually we’re a little more jittery.”
Senior starting pitcher Sam Jacobson picked up the win. She allowed one earned run on seven hits with 10 strikeouts and three walks in seven innings pitched. “Sam had a great game,” said Varner. “She pitched a really good game and a smart game.”
Certainly much of the credit goes to cleanup hitter Georgia Jent. The senior finished the day 3-for-4 at the plate with two triples, two runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base.
The right-handed Jent grounded out her first time up, but delivered two triples the opposite way down the right-field line in each of the sixth and seventh innings.
Aug 31, 2008
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Three to be inducted into Hairston Hall of Fame
Three women will be inducted into Central Methodist University’s Hairston Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 6.
Sue Feldkamp, April (Smith) Ash ’00, Joan (Pauly) Upperman, ’00 will be officially inducted during a ceremony starting at 3 p.m. in the Dealy Room on the fourth floor of the Student and Community Center. Inductees will be introduced again during half time of the CMU football against Graceland which kicks off at 6 p.m.
Feldkamp was the head women’s athletic coach from 1974 to 1977. She coached volleyball, softball, basketball and track and was Assistant Professor of Physical Education.
Smith was an outstanding member of the Lady Eagle basketball team from 1996 to 2000. She was a two-time All-American and two-time Scholar-All-American and won the Darla Pannier Award for Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year.
Central’s all-time career scoring leader with 1,892 points was named National Player of Week on January 8, 2000. She holds the following records: Highest Career Scoring Ave of (15 ppg); Most Career Field Goals Made (554); Most 3-Point Field Goals Made in a Season (206); Most 3-Point Field Goals Made in a Career (247); Most Free Throws Made in a Season (206); Most Free Throws Made in a Career (507); Highest Free-Throw Percentage (87.7%).
Another Lady Eagle record holder, Upperman was a three-sport letter winner in basketball, volleyball and soccer during her career from 1995 to 1999. The All-American is fourth on the women’s basketball team’s all-time scoring list with 1,622 and holds the following records: Most Blocks in Game (8); Most Blocks in Season (95); Most Career Blocks (285); Most Career Rebounds (1,260).
Aug 31, 2008
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Falcons tune-up at jamboree
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| Quarterback Dalton LeNoir looks for an open receiver on play action behind fullback Ethan Boulden. |
The Fayette High School football team worked out the kinks Saturday night during the annual preseason jamboree. Fayette hosted Hallsville, Mark Twain and Lewis & Clark Conference rival Slater at Central Methodist’s newly refurbished Davis Field.
This was the first chance for the teams to see action against one another before the official start of the season Friday night. Falcon Head Coach Billy Huthman said he kept his offense fairly low profile in an effort to not give away too much before Friday’s home opener against Knox County.
“Our offense was very vanilla,” he said. “I wasn’t going to show anything. I’m pretty sure Knox County was watching. So I didn’t want to throw that much.”
The few passes by junior quarterback Dalton LeNoir showed promise. And a 40-yarder to senior wide receiver Ryan Sherman picked up Fayette’s second score against Hallsville. LeNoir called the play from the formation as an audible. “He saw the corners start walking out there and just checked it,” Huthman explained. “He looked back at me to see what I thought and I said ‘yes.’ So he checked it and threw it. That was all him, it wasn’t me.”
Sherman was a part of each of Fayette’s three touchdowns on the night. He scored twice against Hallsville. On the offense’s first play from scrimmage, he cruised for long yardage on a run to the endzone. Against Slater he made another 40-yard play, this time on the ground.
Aug 26, 2008
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Frevert promoted to Class A
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| Matt Frevert |
Recent St. Louis Cardinals draft pick Matt Frevert was promoted to the club’s Class A Quad City (Ia.) River Bandits of the Midwest League.
Frevert is the grandson of Helen and the late Don Frevert of Fayette. The 6’1, 205-pound right-handed pitcher was chosen in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball draft in early June.
A 2005 Hallsville High School graduate, he pitched for the Bears of Missouri State University in Springfield where he recorded 15 saves, 124 strikeouts and had a 3.41 ERA in three seasons.
Frevert has been with the Cardinals’ Johnson City Rookie Level team this summer and has compiled a 4-0 record with one save and an ERA for the year of 3.26. Throughout July and August he posted a 1.78 ERA with a Batting Average Against of .198.
Aug 26, 2008
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Falcons look to build on 2007 success
After finishing 8-2 a year ago in the regular season with a district championship and a playoff berth, the Fayette Falcons look to expand on their success. Head Coach Billy Huthman returns for his fourth year. And if his past here has been any indication, fans should have a great season for which to look forward.
Huthman was faced with rebuilding the Class 1 Falcons and managed a record of just 2-8 in 2005. A year later he led his team to a winning record of 6-4 and pushed the Falcons to their first district championship since 1994 for his third season.
Fayette fell in the postseason last year to top-ranked and eventual state champion Orrick. But losing to the best team didn’t wash away the sour flavor.
“We have goals and expectations every year. And we don’t think we met them last year,” said Huthman. “We had a great record. We got to the playoffs. But we didn’t finish. Finishing is getting to St. Louis and getting a ring.”
Huthman and his coaching staff incorporated a new Wing-T offense last season, also known as the spinner backs. “We’re in the shotgun every play,” Huthman explained. “The quarterback hides the ball and we have motion every play. It’s a fun offense. You never know who has the ball. And we have three different options to go with it.”
Aug 23, 2008
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