Practices, home games played on Munson Field’s gridiron
The gridiron at Munson Field in Mountain Lake was busy “grass” on Saturday, September 24, as the Windom/Mountain Lake (W/ML) Cobras of the Midwest Youth Football League (MYFL) played a pair of league games. The schedule runs until mid-October. MYFL coaches, players and teams compete under the positive motto for athletes of any age – Winning is an attitude, not a score.
The W/ML third- and fourth-grade players faced an Adrian squad, while Harris/Lake Park was the opposing team for the fifth- and sixth-grade Cobras.
Following are recaps of both of the games.
W-ML grades 3/4 face Adrian
Adrian clipped W/ML in the opening grades 3/4 contest, 8-6, all of the scoring coming in the second half. The Dragons scored first in the third quarter, and completed on the two-point conversion.
The Cobras responded in the fourth grader with their own TD on a 15-yard scamper by Noah Holmberg, but failed on the conversion attempt.
W/ML had another opportunity late in the game when they recovered an Adrian fumble, but were unable to take advantage of the turnover.
Coaches for the third- and fourth-grade team are Darren Tietz, along with Jim Holmberg and Garret Wall.
The squad roster includes, third-graders – Avery Fast, Aiden Holmberg, Dev Patel, Ian Richardson and Hayden Tietz, and fourth-graders – Sawyer Carrison, Jake Evers, Bradyn Hansen, Noah Holmberg, Carsen Hopper, Tyson Huls-May, Evan Karschnik, Briley Nickel, Kaleb Nowak, Landen Rempel, Landon Strom, Quintin Tietz, Layne Wall and Cooper Wenner.
THE W/ML COBRA third- and fourth-grade team members. Front, from left, Sawyer Carrison, Evan Karschnik, Landen Rempel, Layne Wall, Noah Holmberg and Aiden Holmberg. Middle, from left, Tyson Huls-May, Cooper Wenner, Quintin Tietz, Ian Richardson, Jake Evers and Briley Nickel. Back, from left, Kaleb Nowak, Hayden Tietz, Landon Strom, Carsen Hopper and Bradyn Hansen. Not pictured are Avery Fast and Dev Patel. Coaches are Darren Tietz, Jim Holmberg and Garret Wall.
FOURTH-GRADER QUINTIN Tietz, #44, at center, breaks into the open for a gain for the Cobra offense. Providing Tietz with some running room is another fourth-grader, Noah Holmberg, #34, at right. At back, Coach Darren Tietz watches the play.
IT IS TRULY a group effort as count them – one, two, three, four, five – five Cobras take down the Adrian ball carrier.
RUNNING WIDE ON a sweep is fourth-grader Jake Evers, #22, left. Leading the way at right is Evers’ fourth-grade teammate, Bradyn Hansen, #3. At back is the quarterback, Quintin Tietz, #44.
THE CLASH OF the lines. Landen Rempel, #21, at right, is crouched in the trenches, and is ready to spring into action. Defending at back right is Layne Wall, #19. Rempel and Wall are both in fourth-grade.
GETTING INTO POSITION to take down the Adrian runner is Quintin Tietz, #44, at front right. In pursuit are Landen Rempel, #21, at left, and fourth-grader Carsen Hopper, #68, back right. At back is Layne Wall, #19.
Grades 5/6 Cobras take on Harris/Lake Park
In the second game on the day, featuring players in grades 5/6, Harris/Lake Park took the win with them back to Iowa, defeating W/ML, 14-0.
The visitors scored a touchdown and two-point conversion in the first half, and tacked on another TD in the second half, but were stymied by the Cobras in their conversion try.
Coaches for the fifth- and sixth-grade team are Cory Pohlman, who is also director of the W/ML MYFL, and Travis Campbell.
Team members include fifth-graders – Devon Campbell, Matthew Ekstrom, Joey Faber, Chase Jensen, Taylor Remme, Tucker Renquist and Andrew Vetsouvanh, and sixth-graders – Peyton Banks, Ayden Berghorst, Treyton Duerksen, Theo Evers, Damion Pohlman and Devyn Rempel.
THE W/ML FIFTH- and sixth-grade Cobras and their coaches. Front, from left, Matthew Ekstrom, Peyton Banks, Tucker Renquist, Treyton Duerksen and Devon Campbell. Middle, from left, Ayden Berghorst, Joey Faber, Damion Pohlman and Taylor Remme. Back, Coach Travis Campbell, Manager Ava Campbell, Devyn Rempel, Andres Vetsouvanh, Theo Evers, Chase Jensen and Coach/W/ML MYFL Director Cory Pohlman.
PLUGGING THE HOLE for the Harris-Lake Park running back are fifth-graders Matthew Ekstrom, #42, left, and Joey Faber, #87, below. Coming in to help at back is another player from grade five, Andres Vetsouvanh, #18.
HANDS UP FOR defense, as sixth-grader Damion Pohlman, #84, left, grabs the runner, despite being blocked from his left side.
FIFTH-GRADER TUCKER Renquist, #4, is flipped by Harris/Lake Park defenders following a good run.
DEVON CAMPBELL, #15, a fifth-grader, works to go wide around his defender.
QUARTER BACK JOEY FABER, #87, drops back to pass, protected on the right side of the line by sixth-grader, Peyton Banks, #21, front, and Andres Vetsouvanh, #18, back.
