Team: West Point-Beemer
Mascot: Cadets
Colors: Red, Black, and White
Class: C-1
Conference: East Husker
Head Coach: Cody Bobolz (2nd season)
2015-2016 record: 9-16 (lost to Fort Calhoun in Sub-Districts)
Returning Starters: 2
Overview:
The West Point-Beemer Boys are hoping to be good this season under 2nd year Head Coach Cody Bobolz.
The Cadets went 9-16 last year, and were relatively young.
West Point-Beemer returns two starters in the Streeter boys in Austin and Chase Streeter,
Here is the Cadets' projected starting lineup:
Ben Vander Griend- 5’10’ So. PG
Cole Hughes- 5’10” Jr. G
Blake Anderson- 6’4” So. G/F
Austin Streeter- 6’3” Jr. F
Chase Streeter- 6’4” Jr. F
Newcomers who could make an impact for West Point-Beemer include Tate Ernesti (6’4” Jr. G/F),
Hunter Pilakowski (5’9”- Jr. G), and Gavin Case (5’11”- Jr. G).
The Cadets will have to make up for the losses of Tate Toelle and Blake Schroedter,
Bobolz feels the experience the players gained last year will help them quite a bit this season.
"Many of these guys gained valuable experience a year ago as they were pressed into playing early. This team has great potential. It is a group that has continued to push themselves in the off-season and they are on the same page as far as what we want to accomplish. I think you are going to see much improvement over a year ago. "
I feel West Point-Beemer will be more successful this year than they were last year as well.
Bobolz says this team got better in the offseason.
"We had a good summer of work. Boys put a lot of work in individually and we saw strides made as a team through the various camps we played in and in our summer league. "
The Cadets are still young so imagine how good they are going to be in two years.
I could see a lack of senior leadership perhaps being an issue with this team, but I think the underclassmen will do fine and step up in that role.
I think West Point-Beemer has a chance to be much improved this year over last year.
Season Outlook:
West Point-Beemer is hoping to find a lot of success this year.
Bobolz discusses the keys to having a good season.
"One of our keys will be to find some depth. Need a couple guys off the bench to contribute. We also need to find consistency offensively be very opportunistic. Have to stop people and make every team work for every basket they get. Limit turnovers and value every possession."
One thing you can bet is the Cadets will work hard this season.
Bobolz says that is one thing he is looking forward to with this team.
"Looking forward to working with this group of kids every day. They create a great practice atmosphere and are focused on improving every day. Also looking forward to seeing this group grow and improve and seeing what they can accomplish."
West Point-Beemer has a challenging schedule this year so the Cadets are really going to need to play to their potential if they hope to be successful this season.
West Point-Beemer has what would appear to be difficult games against Omaha Roncalli, Stanton, North Bend Central, Fort Calhoun, Battle Creek, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, Twin River, BRLD, Pierce, and Fremont Bergan, just to name some.
The Cadets have some difficult games this season, but I think West Point-Beemer can win some of the bigger games on the schedule, and has a good chance to take care of business against all the other teams they play in the regular season.
I feel the Cadets have a shot to get off to a faster start this season than last.
I also think West Point-Beemer can be competitive in the Wayne Holiday Tournament again, and can compete in the Conference Tournament.
Bobolz says his team has to learn how to win for these things to happen.
"In order for us to be a factor we have to find offensive consistency and develop an attitude of putting teams away when we have the opportunity. Take care of the little things on a consistent basis."
The Cadets are in Sub-District C1-7 with Madison, Norfolk Catholic, Pierce, and Wayne.
West Point-Beemer's season begins on December 1st at Arlington.
2016-2017 West Point-Beemer Cadets Boys Basketball Schedule:
12/01/16 @ Arlington
12/03/16 Omaha Roncalli Catholic
12/06/16 @ Stanton
12/08/16 @ North Bend Central
12/13/16 Howells-Dodge
12/28-12/30 (To Be Determined) Wayne Holiday Tournament Wayne State College/Wayne High School
01/03/17 @ Fort Calhoun
01/06/17 @ Wisner-Pilger
01/07/17 BRLD
01/10/17 @ Battle Creek
01/12/17 Schuyler
01/14/17 @ Tekamah-Herman
01/20/17 Twin River
01/21/17 @ Logan View-Scribner-Snyder
01/24/17 Pierce
01/26/17 @ Wayne
01/28-02/04 (To Be Determined) East Husker Conference Tournament TBD
02/07/17 Madison
02/10/17 Oakland-Craig
02/17/17 @ Archbishop Bergan
Team: West Point-Beemer
Mascot: Cadets
Colors: Red, Black, and White
Class: C-1
Conference: East Husker
Head Coach: Craig Theis (3rd season) (46-9 record)
2015-2016 record: 22-5 (lost to Bishop Neumann in District Final)
Returning Starters: 3
Overview:
The West Point-Beemer Girls graduated a really talented class of seniors that included one of the most prolific players in school history in Amanda Hansen.
The Cadets will try and continue their winning ways under 3rd Year Head Coach Craig Theis though.
West Point-Beemer brings back two full-time starters in Makenna Weddle (5’7, 11, Power Forward, 1 ) and Bethany Anderson (6’0, 12, Center, 3). The other returning starter is Brittney Hinkel (5’6 11, Small Forward, 0), who started one game last season.
Here is the Cadets' projected starting lineup:
1. Katie Pilakowski 5’6, 11, Point Guard, 0
2. Andrea Hoffman- 5’5 10, Shooting Guard, 0
3. Brittney Hinkel- 5’6 11, Small Forward, 0
4. Makenna Weddle- 5’7, 11, Power Forward, 1
5. Bethany Anderson- 6’0, 12, Center, 3
West Point-Beemer graduated three really good scorers in Hansen, McKenzie Bruce, and Taylor Weddle.
Hoffman, Megan Groth (5’7, 11th, Shooting Guard), Brooke Haase (5’11, 10th, Post), Abbey Dale (5’4, 9th, Guard) (Sky is the limit for this young lady) Theis said, Nicole Mitzel (5’10, 11th, Post)
and Kendra Paasch (6’0, 10th, Post) are all newcomers Theis feels could have a big impact on the team.
Theis says the girls will have to play together if the team wants to have success this year.
"It is going to take a great TEAM EFFORT to build on the past 2 seasons of success. We will not have a 25 point scorer this year but we could have 3-4 girls get double digits in the same game. Scoring the basketball is a bit of a concern, because we lost a majority of our scoring from last year. However, we have had girls put up a lot of shots this summer. If we can score then we can compete with anyone in our area. Our defense and athleticism is a big strength."
I see scoring perhaps being an issue for the Cadets, at least early in the season, but I think West Point-Beemer is a team that will get better offensively as the season progresses.
Theis says the girls worked their tails off this past offseason.
"The girls put in a great amount of work this summer. As a team, they put up over 50,000 shots this summer. These girls also put a lot of work in the weight room this summer. We also played over 25 games this summer. All of these are going to help us have another good season. Many of these girls showed great improvement over the summer."
That's a lot of hard work and dedication. I think it has a good chance to pay off for the Cadets this year.
Season Outlook:
The West Point-Beemer Girls hope to build off the success of the past two years and have another solid campaign in 2016-2017.
Theis says he and the girls have high hopes for the season.
"I am looking forward to see how much these young ladies have improved from summer to now. These girls have seen a lot of success the past couple of years and they really want to show that they can continue this success this season. They want to be the 1st group in a while to capture a conference tournament championship and make it down to Lincoln. It should be a fun journey with this great group of girls."
It will be interesting to see how much winning the Cadets do this year. West Point-Beemer has had a lot of talent over the past couple of years, especially in Hansen, but I think the Cadets can prove they can be a good team without a player like Hansen.
She made West Point-Beemer go the last two years, but I think this year's team might prove to be better as a team whereas the last two years the Cadets were led more by a certain group of individuals or individual you could say.
Theis says this year's team has high expectations.
"The girls have set their goals very high again this year. They don’t want to come up short again in the district finals. These girls have had a great summer of work, and really want it. They also want to compete for a conference championship as well."
North Bend Central, Stanton, Howells-Dodge, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, Oakland-Craig, and BRLD figure to be tough conference foes, but West Point-Beemer can't be counted out.
Theis is looking forward to the season.
"It is going to be a fun season! We have some experience coming back this year, but we have also lost a senior class will go down as one of the best at West Point-Beemer. This group of girls has vowed to not come up short again this year, and they are fully aware that many are saying that they can’t do it. They have used this as motivation this past summer and into the preseason. We are going to look to really pressure teams for 4 quarters and play at our high tempo. We will need a few young girls to come around so we can do this for 32 minutes a game. Anderson is going to have to grow into a new role as a scorer. Makenna Weddle is without a question one of the best athletes in the area and we are also hoping to get her into a new role as a scorer. Our season will come down to making shots. I really like where we are defensively and athletically. We need to get our offense to catch up with these 2 strengths and we can have a great season."
Simply put, the season is going to come down to putting the ball in the hole.
Multiple girls need to step up every night for this team to have the type of success they are capable of.
The schedule isn't the easiest with tough games against Stanton, North Bend Central, Howells-Dodge, Wisner-Pilger, Fort Calhoun, BRLD, Tekamah-Herman, Twin River, Pierce, Wayne, and Oakland-Craig, among others.
These games are going to be tough without a doubt, and I think you might see the Cadets lose a few games early, but once the Holiday Tournament rolls around and West Point-Beemer gets into the 2017 portion of the schedule, look for the Cadets to get on a roll.
West Point-Beemer is in a tough Sub-District in Sub-District C1-7 with Norfolk Catholic, Pierce, Madison, and Wayne.
2016-2017 West Point-Beemer Cadets Girls Basketball Schedule:
12/01/16 @ Arlington
12/03/16 Omaha Roncalli Catholic
12/06/16 @ Stanton
12/08/16 @ North Bend Central
12/13/16 Howells-Dodge
12/20/16 @ Archbishop Bergan
12/28-12/30 (To Be Determined) Wayne Holiday Tournament Wayne State College/Wayne High School
01/03/17 @ Fort Calhoun
01/06/17 @ Wisner-Pilger
01/07/17 BRLD
01/10/17 @ Battle Creek
01/12/17 Schuyler
01/14/17 @ Tekamah-Herman
01/20/17 Twin River
01/21/17 @ Logan View-Scribner-Snyder
01/24/17 Pierce
01/26/17 @ Wayne
01/27-02/04 (To Be Determined) East Husker Conference Tournament TBD
02/07/17 Madison
02/10/17 Oakland-Craig
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