SECTION C SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 SECTION C SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

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After winning its f rst 27
matches last season, the
Jackson County Central
volleyball team lost in the
sub-section f nals to Mar-
shall, ending the season
short of a trip to state.
Its that match against
Marshall that fuels the Hus-
kies as they enter a new sea-
son with all but one player
back from last years South-
west Conference champion-
ship team.
To remember what hap-
pened last year to end our
season has brought team
unity, head coach Teresa
VanEpps said. Because
of that, they have the goal
of state. They want to push
past sections and get to
state. The difference be-
tween last year and this year
is they believe it.
That belief comes from
a lot of time together on
the court, which will make
a big difference as the sea-
son starts.
Its huge, VanEpps
said. The girls can do so
much stuff because theyve
got the experience. Their
knowledge and their experi-
ence is big.
Playing together has led
to improved communica-
tion on the court and a
tight-knit group.
Theyre always encour-
aging each other, VanEpps
Tons of talent back for JCC volleyball team
Huskies fueled by
last seasons playof
loss to Marshall
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
said. They have great team
unity.
The Huskies return the
dominant frontcourt of se-
niors Whitney Burmeister
and Kaylee Benson, who re-
corded 266 and 193 kills last
year, respectively. The duo
also had the top two serve
percentages and combined
for 92 blocks and 497 digs
a year ago.
Burmeister returns as
outside hitter and Benson
is at middle hitter.
Junior Sydnee Donnelli
will move from libero to
outside hitter. Last year,
Donnelli had 260 digs and
31 ace serves for the Hus-
kies.
Junior Lydia Brandt,
who is new to the school
district, and freshman Kay-
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Nearly every fall the Jack-
son County Central football
team is forced to rebuild
its offensive line and every
Huskies have skilled
backs but an all
new O line and
defensive backfeld
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
JCC football team hoping to fll some big holes
year head coach Tom Schul-
ler and his coaching staff get
their linemen to perform at
a superior level.
This year will be another
test for Schuller and his
crew as the Huskies will
open the season with no
starters back up front.
Last years group helped
the Huskies score a team re-
cord 33.2 points per game,
but the only linemen back
with considerable experi-
ence are senior Alex Tewes
and sophomore Nolan Ho-
henstein.
Tewes started last season
but an injury will keep him
on the sideline for at least
the f rst two weeks, Schul-
ler said.
What was already a mas-
sive undertaking of replac-
ing the offensive line was
made more difficult with
that, Schuller said. Were
really thin on the offensive
line.
Tewes will play guard
when hes back on the f eld.
Also playing guard will be
senior Merlin Tordsen, with
senior Kyle Edwards, junior
John Marker and sopho-
more Jack Ziemer compet-
ing for time on the line.
Hohenstein will play left
tackle, with senior Josh
Bretzman at right tackle.
Bretzman, an honorable-
mention all-conference de-
fensive end last season, saw
a little time on the offensive
line a year ago. Also com-
peting for time at tackle are
senior Joe Heckard, juniors
Dillon Sampson and Avery
Miller and sophomore Ryan
Brighton.
Playing center for the
Huskies will be junior Mark
Thaemlitz, with Heckard as
the backup.
Well be shuff ing people
around on the line, Schul-
ler said. We need to keep
practicing every day to get
better.
What gives Schuller hope
for another successful sea-
son is the skill players on
offense.
We have a lot of experi-
ence at the skill positions,
Schuller said. We have a
very experienced, physical
backf eld returning.
The Huskies return two
all-conference running
backs in seniors Cooper
Moore and Carsen Nyborg
and all-conference tight end
junior Zach Copley.
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After every big play on
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Jackson County Central
football team needs en-
couragement most, the JCC
cheerleaders will be leading
the way from their spot on
the sideline.
The cheerleaders have
been practicing for weeks,
getting their chants, cheers
and stunts ready for the
bright l ights of Friday
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leaders seniors Karlee We-
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junior Jessica Voehl and
freshman Bailey Schneek-
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season.
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en Ringgenberg, juniors
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Hally Dauffenbach, Holly
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sophomore Kassidy Tim-
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Cregeen.
The squad has less expe-
rience than years past, but
was part of JCCs cheer
team that performed well
at a camp in Okoboji, Iowa,
this summer. The cheer
team earned three awards
at the camp and Voehl and
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Returning letter winners for the Jackson County Central cross country team are Jordan Ringgenberg, Jordan Snyder, Jason Vongsavanh, Ben
Kocak, Jack Ringkob and Jadin Bezdicek.
For the Jackson Coun-
ty Central cross country
teams, 2011 will be a season
of replacing some great
runners.
The boys have experience
in that category, finding
a way to have success last
season after losing a solid
group of seniors. This year
will be more of the same
as the Huskies are without
all-state runner Justin Cook
and state qualifier Marc
Strom.
The girls graduated a
very decorated group of
seniors and had two other
varsity runners who didnt
go out for the sport this fall,
leaving eighth-grader Jadin
Bezdicek as the lone girl on
the varsity squad.
Seniors lead boys
Despite losing two great
runners, the Huskies have
high hopes again this sea-
son, thanks to two solid
seniors and a big group of
runners with varsity expe-
rience.
Senior Ben Kocak has
been the undeniable leader
of the team so far this fall,
with senior John Isaacson
also providing leadership.
Ben is providing tre-
mendous leadership, co-
head coach Brad Strom
Huskies running to replace talented seniors
Boys team returns
experience, girls
bring back just one
varsity runner
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
said. He has six years of
experience and he is instill-
ing the will to become more
than a mid-pack team.
Co-head coach Kerri Ko-
cak said the two seniors
have looked good so far.
Their senior leadership
will help, she said. Youre
always looking for senior
leadership and we have
that again. They always step
it up.
Juni ors Jordan Sny-
der and Jason Vongsa-
vanh, sophomores Jere-
my Ringgenberg, Jordan
Ringgenberg, Jordan Cush-
man and Peter Nasby and
freshman Jack Ringkob all
return with varsity experi-
ence, with Kocak, Ring-
kob, Jordan Ringgenberg,
Snyder and Vongsavanh all
earning letters last season.
We have a wealth of
varsity experience, Strom
said, which is something
Kocak said will be a benef t.
The more you race, the
more competitive you be-
come and the better you
get, she said.
The coaches expect tight
competition for the scor-
ing spots each meet, which
should push the boys to run
to their full potential.
Our top three or four
are going to be pretty solid,
Coach Kocak said. Theyll
race for counting scores;
that could switch around
a lot.
While most of the boys
have a good amount of var-
sity experience, they havent
had their scores count very
often as the Huskies have
had some top-notch runners
go through the program the
past few years.
These guys have been
in the shadows for a few
years, Strom said. They
were able to see that hard
work could bring the result
of something special.
Bezdicek to lead girls
Bezdicek had an impres-
sive debut season last year
after breaking into the var-
sity lineup midway through
the season. Bezdicek and
Jade Holthe, who didnt
go out for cross country
this season, formed the
1-2 punch for a JCC team
that won its f rst Southwest
Conference title since 2001.
The only other two JCC
girls out for cross country
this season are seventh-
graders Jayni Anderson and
Rhilynn Luhmann, who will
both run junior high meets.
With no girls to train
with, Bezdicek has been
running with the boys in
practice and has been
able to hold her own.
The pro for her is she
mixes in well with the boys,
Kocak said. She misses
Jade, but she fits in with
the middle of our boys pack
very well. She has training
partners; theyre just not
girls.
After earning honorable-
mention all-conference
honors and all-section hon-
ors last season, Kocak and
Strom expect big things
from their lone varsity girl.
Jadin showed that shes
one of the top area run-
ners, Kocak said. We
expect individually a lot of
good things from her.
After how she f nished
last year at sections, we
want to get her in the top
10 and advance to state,
Strom said, adding her off-
season work shows she is
committed to another great
season. Her aspirations
are high. You dont run 275
miles in the summer if you
arent dedicated. Our job
is to help her achieve the
highest goal, which is to run
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cept volleyball team has
put together an impressive
streak for nearly a decade,
picking up at least 20 wins
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seasons.
Head coach Cindy Owen
and the Quasars hope that
Quasars shooting for yet another 20-win season
SSC volleyball
team has topped
20 wins in seven
straight seasons
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
streak continues as SSC
looks to build on last years
season that saw the Quasars
go 23-8 and f nish second in
the Red Rock Conference
with a 10-1 mark.
SSC brings back three
players honored by the
RRC last season, but lost
three-time all-conference
player Katey Granstra and
all-conference setter Kelli
Schmitz to graduation.
Senior Maddie Rasche
and freshman Courtney
Place return after being
named to the all-conference
team and honorable-men-
tion pick senior Jen Schmidt
is also back for SSC.
Rasche will play libero
for the Quasars, giving the
team stability in the back
row.
Shes all over the place,
and thats a good thing,
Owen said. I feel conf dent
when shes in the back.
Rasche had a team-high
438 digs last year and served
41 aces.
Place returns as an out-
side hitter and Schmidt,
who played outside hitter
last year, will move to mid-
dle hitter this year.
Schmidt had 245 kills,
168 blocks and 250 digs
last season. Place picked
up 196 kills, 130 blocks, 226
digs and a team-high 75 ace
serves.
Place went to f ve volley-
ball camps in the offseason
and Schmidt played for the
Southwest Minnesota Ju-
niors, but they werent the
only SSC players putting in
time in the offseason.
All of our kids worked
hard in the offseason,
Owen said, adding the
girls played JO volleyball,
played in a summer league
in Worthington and went to
a team camp.
Joining Place as outside
hitter will be sophomore
Autumn Hinkeldey. Right-
side hitters are junior Alys-
sa Hendrickson, who moves
to the outside after playing
middle hitter last season,
and sophomore Kristin
Liepold.
Hendrickson had 83 kills
and a team-high 253 blocks
last season.
Junior Julia DeWall will
be a defensive specialist for
the Quasars.
Senior Jordin Elness and
junior Mandy Henkels will
play setter, with eighth-
graders Hailey Schumacher
and Andrea Hinkeldey also
playing the position.
Henkels had 321 set as-
sists last season and re-
corded 176 digs and 64 ace
serves.
Joining Schmidt as mid-
dle hitters are sophomore
Alisa Carlson and freshman
Rachel Mathias.
Owen said the Quasars
have some height up front,
but have been working on
getting the ball to the set-
ter with a chance to attack.
Weve got some good
,powerful hitters, she said.
We have to get set up so we
can hit. Weve been working
really hard on passing.
Owen has seen good
leadership in practice and
hopes that continues into
the season as the Quasars
face some early tests.
SSC opens with top-
ranked Jackson County
Central tonight (Thursday)
and follows that up with the
home opener Sept. 6 against
Worthington. The RRC
opener is Sept. 8 against Mt.
Lake-Butterf eld-Odin and
then SSC plays in a tourna-
ment in Marshall on Sept.
9 and 10.
Its going to be a tough
start, Owen said. Not that
we cant do it. Were go-
ing to be challenged right
away, just like last year.
But thats the best way for
the Quasars to prepare
for the always competitive
RRC schedule, Owen said.
I like to play tougher
teams, she said. Thats the
only way to make you better.
Owen said the goal for SSC
is to be competitive every
match and hopefully be at
or near the top of the con-
ference yet again.
Owen expects Red Rock
Central, Murray Coun-
ty Central and Southwest
Christian to be the teams
to beat in the conference,
with SSC hoping to one-up
its runner-up finish from
last year.
SWU hopes to
get back in win
column afer two
winless seasons
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor
The Southwestern Unit-
ed football team may have
lost its last 22 games, but
head coaches Jeff Drent
and Jason Fisher say this
years squad of Wildcats
could be the ones to get
back in the win column.
It s a new season,
Drent said. Someones
got to break the cycle.
The Wildcats have had
back-to-back 0-9 seasons,
but the effort and hard work
has never faded.
Believe has been a big
New season has Wildcats excited
word, Fisher said, with
Drent adding, The kids
have bought into it so far.
The Wildcats return quite
a few players, including a
number of starters on the
offensive and defensive
lines.
The coaches said all spots
are open, but senior return-
ing starters Austin Liepold
(left tackle) and Brady Mey-
er (left guard) will be back
up front when the Wildcats
have the ball. Senior center
Jacob Clarke and junior
right guard Erik Haberman
both started some last sea-
son and will also be on the
line. Juniors Austin Droll
and Austin Rossow both
played some last year and
are competing for the right
tackle job.
Senior Adam Wallace is
also competing for time on
the offensive line and both
coaches said junior Mykil
Vonk will play wherever
hes needed.
Hell be on the field,
its just a matter of where,
Fisher said.
Jameson Collin returns as
a starter at tight end, where
the lanky senior can block
or haul in passes from either
Justin Jass or Aaron Fest.
Also playing tight end will
be senior Cody Malcolm
and junior Ben Peter.
Jass, a junior, f nished as
the teams starting quarter-
back last season and is in
a competition with sopho-
more Fest for the starting
job this year.
We have a quarterback
challenge going, Fisher
said. Theyve both looked
pretty good.
Senior Kyle Elder returns
at fullback and is joined by
junior Kurt Schmitz. Senior
Jake Walker started at run-
ning back and will be joined
by Schmitz and senior Luke
Henkels.
Henkels will also play
wide receiver, where he has
started since his freshman
season. Other receivers
are senior Jacob Olson and
juniors Erik Jass and Mat-
thew Soto.
Returning quite a few of-
fensive linemen is a positive
for the Wildcats, but Fisher
said the group still needs to
improve.
We need to work on
the offensive line, he said.
The guys are back but we
def nitely need to get better
in that area.
For that reason, the Wild-
cats spent almost the entire
whole week working on
offense, particularly the
ground game.
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9-1 vs. Southwest Star Concept
9-6 vs. St. James
9-8 at Luverne
9-10 at Shakopee Tournament
9-13 vs. Mankato East
9-15 vs. Marshall
9-17 at JCC Tournament
9-26 vs. Fairmont
9-29 at Windom
10-1 at Rochester Century Tournament
10-3 at Adrian
10-4 vs. Worthington
10-10 at Martin County West
10-11 at Blue Earth Area
10-13 at Pipestone
10-18 vs. Redwood Valley
10-28, 11-1, 3 and 5 Section playofs
11-10 11-12 State tournament
JCC volleyball schedule
Head coach: Teresa VanEpps
Jackson 507-847-2200
Lakefeld 507-662-6611
sanfordhealth.org
9-2 vs. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
9-9 at Worthington
9-16 vs. Luverne
9-23 at Marshall
9-30 vs. Redwood Valley
10-7 at West Central
10-14 at Pipestone
10-19 vs. Windom
10-25, 10-29, 11-4 Section playofs
11-10 11-26 State tournament
JCC football schedule
Head coach: Tom Schuller
507 2nd Street, Jackson, MN
847-9901
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To start, were def nitely
going to make an attempt
to run, Drent said. Were
trying to get the guys to be
thinking about run f rst and
the passing game will come
later.
With the focus of the f rst
week of practice on offense,
the new defense took a back
seat. But the coaches said
when the new 5-2 scheme
was introduced, it went
over well.
For the most part, the
kids are doing well, Fisher
said. Its pretty basic; its
assignment football. Just do
what youre supposed to do
and make plays.
The 5-2 defense has two
ends, two tackles and a nose
tackle along the front line
and two linebackers.
Playing the nose tackle
position will be Clarke and
Vonk, who both started last
year. Haberman and Meyer
return as defensive tackles,
with Wallace also in the
mix. Liepold and Elder both
started at end last year and
return, with Peters, Rossow
and Droll also playing the
position.
I really think our de-
fensive line is going to be
a strength, Fisher said.
Theyre our most experi-
enced group and they have
decent size. Theyll keep
guys off our linebackers and
the linebackers can make
plays.
Schmitz will move from
defensive end to linebacker
and will be joined by Hen-
kels, who started at corner-
back last year.
The nice thing is we have
a lot of guys coming back
that have seen the f eld,
Drent said.
Playing cornerback will
be Erik Jass, Justin Jass,
Soto and Olson, with Collin,
Walker, Malcolm and Fest
playing safety.
Collin and Henkels will
handle the punting duties,
with Henkels likely kicking
off. Clarke returns as long
snapper and Olson is back
as the teams holder.
The coaches said New
Ulm Cathedral was the
clear-cut favorite to win
the Red Rock Conference,
with Springf eld, Red Rock
Central and Mt. Lake-But-
terfield-Odin also in the
hunt.
For the Wildcats, the goal
is to be in every game and
to continue to work hard.
We want to be competi-
tive, Drent said. If the
kids continue with the at-
titude theyve had so far, I
think well be all right.
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lee Burmeister will also
play outside hitter for the
Huskies.
Senior Lexi Schneek-
loth and junior Michelle
VanEpps return as setters
and have the luxury of dis-
tributing the ball to a num-
ber of hard hitters. The duo
combined for 812 set assists
last season. VanEpps added
87 kills and 130 digs while
Schneekloth had 70 digs.
Junior Jasmine Erickson
will play middle hitter after
recording a team high 73.5
ace blocks last season. Er-
ickson also had 106 kills and
59 digs a year ago.
Senior Lacey Schneek-
loth and freshman Kathryn
Nasby are defensive special-
ists and junior Mackenzie
Reed is a right-side hitter.
Courtney Donnelli, who
had 173 kills, 260 digs and
26 blocks last year, is the
only player lost to gradua-
tion, meaning the Huskies
will be ready to defend their
SWC title.
The girls have set their
goals and theres no stop-
ping them, Coach VanEpps
said. They are determined
this year.
To reach their goals,
VanEpps said the team will
have to improve its passing.
Weve spent a lot of
time on passing and serve
receive, she said, adding
serving has also been a focal
point so far. Were going to
serve aggressive.
The Huskies open the
season at home tonight
(Thursday) against South-
west Star Concept and host
St. James next Tuesday. Six
of JCCs f rst seven matches
are at home, with the lone
road match in that stretch
being the conference open-
er Sept. 8 in Luverne.
The highlight of the early
season comes Sept. 15 as
the Huskies host Marshall.
Were excited, VanEpps
said of the early-season test.
The girls wish they could
play them tomorrow. Hope-
fully we can keep that thirst
for them.
Other conference teams
to watch, VanEpps said, are
Pipestone and a scrappy
Windom team.
Moore rushed for 761
yards and six touchdowns
last year and was named co-
offensive back of the year
for the Southwest Confer-
ence. Nyborg gained 884
yards on the ground and
rumbled in for 11 scores.
Also playing running
back will be juniors Darick
Vancura, Spencer John-
son, Kyle Edlin and Travis
Beeck.
Copley had a team-high
31 catches for 529 yards
and four touchdowns a
year ago. Copley, who has
started since eighth grade,
also did damage in the run-
ning game with his powerful
blocking.
Not many juniors have
played since eighth grade,
Schuller said. Hes one of
the most experienced guys
in the league.
Copley and fellow junior
quarterback Tanner Menke
established a potent passing
attack, with Menke throw-
ing for 1,012 yards and 10
scores last season.
We return our starting
quarterback, which is al-
ways nice, Schuller said.
Menke will have new tar-
gets to throw to at receiver,
which will be played by
seniors Brett Larson and
Caleb Hakes, juniors Kyle
Luhmann, Taylor Christo-
pher and Austin Hinkeldey
and sophomores Shadrach
Wacker, Jon Harmening
and Darnell Taylor-Breck.
Also playing tight end for
the Huskies will be juniors
Travis Beeck and Tanner
Post and sophomore Matt
Schmit.
On defense, the Huskies
will be as inexperienced in
the backf eld as their offen-
sive line is.
The revamped defensive
backf eld will see Wacker,
Christopher, Larson, Luh-
mann, Taylor-Breck, Hakes
and Hinkeldey vying for
time at cornerback, with
Menke and Copley spend-
ing time at safety. Also
playing safety will be Lar-
son, senior Nick Carroll,
junior Daniel Weires and
Harmening.
Defensively we have to
replace our entire starting
secondary, Schuller said.
The line is also inexpe-
rienced, but at least has
Bretzman returning to his
right defensive end posi-
tion. Schmit and Beeck are
in a really good battle
for the other end spot, with
Post, Miller and Thaemlitz
also competing for playing
time.
Defensive tackles will be
Tordsen, Hohenstein, Ed-
wards, Brighton, Ziemer
and Johnson, who Schuller
said will be a utility player
on defense.
Moore returns to lead
the linebackers, which is
a group with some experi-
ence. Moore will play the
laser, with Nyborg playing
the mike linebacker spot
and Vancura at razor.
Johnson and Beeck will
back up the linebacker
positions, as will Edlin.
We have to replace a
lot of guys on defense,
Schuller said, adding that
makes it important for
guys like Johnson and
Beeck to be ready at mul-
tiple positions. Our big-
gest issue is going to be
rotating guys in and out.
The Huskies dont re-
turn kicker Marcelo Rin-
aldi, but have another
exchange student to take
his place in Niklas Keller.
Menke will do the punt-
ing for the Huskies, with
Moore and Menke re-
turning punts and kicks.
With such a new group,
Schuller is hoping to see
improvement each game.
Weve got a lot of big
shoes to fill, he said.
Weve got to get better
every week.
If offseason work is any
indication, the Huskies
will be willing to put in
the time to get better.
A lot of kids put a lot
of time into the weight
room and it really shows,
Schuller said. Weve got
some big, strong kids.
The strength of our team
is our physical strength.
Schuller expects Mar-
shall and Luverne to
again be the toughest
teams in the Southwest
Conference, but hopes
his team can compete
for at least a share of the
conference title for the
third year in a row.
We hope we can com-
pete, he said.
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JCC CC: Girls return just one runner
Continued from C2
8-26 at Fairmont
8-31 at Mt. Lake
9-8 at Montgomery
9-15 at Worthington
9-22 at JCC Meet (at Loon Lake Golf Course)
9-27 at Mankato West
10-6 at Fairmont
10-11 at Adrian
10-18 SWC Meet (at Loon Lake Golf Course)
10-27 Section meet (at Adrian)
11-5 State tournament (at St. Olaf College)
JCC cross country schedule
Head coaches: Brad Strom and Kerri Kocak
Jackson 507-847-2200
Lakefeld 507-662-6611
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at state.
Southwest Conference
meet at home this year
The conference meet is
at home this season, giving
JCC a pair of meets in front
of the home crowd.
The Huskies host a meet
on Sept. 22 at the Loon
Lake Golf Course, with that
site also hosting the SWC
meet on Oct. 18.
That gives us the fan
support we dont have on
the road, Kocak said.
Other nearby meets are
today (Thursday) in Mt.
Lake, Sept. 15 in Worthing-
ton and Oct. 6 in Fairmont.
Adrian hosts a meet Oct. 11
and also hosts the section
meet on Oct. 27.
For the boys, the section
appears to be wide open,
Kocak said.
There are no standouts
in our section this year,
she said. There isnt a
team you point at and say,
Maybe we can f nish second
behind them. It could be
surprising who comes out
of our section.