The Huntley Farmside

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Thursday, August 17,1998
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Volume 37 Issue 72
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Photo by Steve Brosinski
Danny Bolwin, 8, (left to right) his brother, Ryan, U, and Zack Bemdt retum to school as their summer vacation comes to an end. They say that going back to school can be tough.
Back to school gets mixed reviews
Steve Brosinski
Press Publications
Monday marked the day many Huntley children rolled out of bed a little earlier to catch a ride for the first day of school.
Days before 12-year-old Zack Bemdt started school, he was still getting into his back-to-school mode.
"I want to see my friends, but I don't want to go back to school that much," Bemdt
said. "It's boring."
Bemdt, who entered the seventh-grade on Monday, said he wasn't looking for¬ ward to trading in his fishing pole and skateboard for text books. To get ready for school, Zack and his mom, Beth, went to the Spring Hill Mall to buy a supply of school attire - jeans, shorts and T-shirts.
This summer, Bemdt said,
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Photo by Steve Brosinski
The Huntley Red Skins football team works out at the Huntley Campus practice field on Friday. Everyone is hopefitl that the team improves from last year's 0-9 season.
Football team sets sights on a win, improved season
Steve Brosinski
Press Publieations
The coundess hours spent lifting weights, leaming detailed plays and practicing drills in the sweltering heat is over for the Huntley High School football team.
Now the real work is about to begin.
The Red Skins are about to find out Saturday if all the time spent in preparation will pay off in a victory against Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling. The kickoff for the junior varsity game is at noon at Sterling High School's Roscoe Eabs Field, 1608 4th Ave.
A week before the start of the new season, head coach Mike Slattery put his team through another exhaustive workout.
"Sure it's hot out here," Slattery barked out to a player who commented about a heat index in the low 90s. "But it will be real hot next Saturday," the freshman head coach added.
Slattery, who stepped into the head coaching position after for¬ mer head coach David Joslyn resigned, and his coaching staff have worked all summer trying to instill a can-do attitude into a team that was winless last sea¬ son.
With a 0-9 record last year and only two victories in the last three years, the Red Skins have something to prove to them¬ selves, coaches and players said.
'This year is a new begin¬ ning," varsity quarterback Jason Brown said. "A lot of things have changed. We have more players and new coaches. A win¬
ning season would be nice."
Brown said he believes that his teammates are showing two positive signs: enthusiasm and a desire to win.
"Our line is a lot bigger and we have more experienced play¬ ers than last year. Our new coach brought more discipline' to the team. The coaches, they always are encouraging you and are they are upbeat," Brown Said.
And the entire coaching staff has emphasized a winning atti¬ tude, Slattery said.
"We're trying to teach these guys to discipline themselves. It's no great science that we have to get these guys to believe in themselves. We've been los¬ ing too long," he said.
Without  question,  Slattery
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