OnFocus Season Preview: Colby Hornets Football
Coaching staff: Logan Rosemeyer, Robbie Smazal, Jimmy Flink, Cody Meyer, Sawyer Schmutzler, Brett Ewert
Key returners: RB/DE Gavin Voss, QB/LB Tayt Smith, TE/DB Hayden Kaiser, RB/LB Brody Veigut, OL/DL Hunter Reynolds, TE/DB Braiden Johnson, TE/DE Tucker Hayes, OL/LB Jacob Hoppe, RB/DE Brennan Geiger, RB/LB Colton Orth
Key newcomers: OL/LB Tristan Smazal, OL/DL Caige Swacker, QB/DB Luke Hannula, TE/DB Devon Meyer, OL/DL Arturo Lopez
Conference outlook: Stratford should be towards the top again along with Amherst and Wittenberg-Birnamwood. Marathon and Weyauwega-Fremont return some key players and will be looking to move towards the top of the conference.
Keys to your success this season: Stay healthy and get our younger guys acclimated to playing at varsity speed.
Coach’s comments: Excited to move to a new conference that will give us challenges throughout the year to get us ready for playoffs.
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
