http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/ Ashippun, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/8027151ab6344670910e661661140e77.html Southern Door swept Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol beat Gibraltar in four games to open the Packerland Conference high school volleyball season Thursday night http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/ea3648b8c2792b2dda316e45894a997f.html While Rich Bessert never got to take the field as the leader of the Ashwabenon Jaguars one of his dreams as head coach did come true under the Friday night lights http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/b0f79b76e0dba4bfb28cb2d69566e593.html One thing is certain as the Milwaukee Riverside football team prepares next week for its biggest game of the season: http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/a6276697dad7a3855aa24b0c6bda4f67.html JUNEAU 8212; A Neosho man was arrested for his seventh offense of operating while impaired Aug 29The arrest came after he reportedly visited the Dodge County Economic Support Office while legally drunkGregory H Panawash 48 218 North St Neosho was jailed on a 20000 cash bond following his initial court appearance Monday If convicted he could face up to 10 years in prison and a 20000 fineAccording to a police report support http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/e4d0fd07f9fb3009f968500ccceaa733.html Opinions are mixed both nationally and locally on Alaska Gov Sarah Palins run for the vice presidency and the intense focus on her family is not unusual in a presidential race http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/59e124832b47713e3c16359a96cd094e.html CHIPPEWA FALLS Kat Roesler doesn't need any remindersYet there they are all the same proudly on display in and around the gymnasium she walks into almost every day as the firstyear volleyball coach at Chippewa Falls McDonellThere's the large wooden plaque hung on one of the gym's outer walls It's set up to face the open area just inside the high school's front doors a tribute to the program's first coach one of Wisconsin's alltime most successfulNot far from it on that same wall rests another plaque This one similar to the first but smaller lists the winners of the Macks' annual volleyball invitational named after that coachInside the gym's walls that coach's initials are painted on the floor Inside the volleyball coaches' office some of that coach's belongings still sitAbundant and elaborate as those history lessons may be Roesler doesn't need any help remembering her motherBy accepting the Macks coaching job and taking over for Denise Boos Roesler stepped into the position that for nearly three decades was filled by her mother Debbie until her unexpected death in the spring of 2003It's just a constant reminder Kat Roesler said as her team wrapped up practice Tuesday afternoon at the high school Being in the gym I associate the gym with her That's where I always saw her so that has a little more emotion attached to itDebbie Roesler a longtime teacher in the Chippewa Area Catholic Schools system coached the Macks volleyball team for its first 27 seasons She ultimately won more than 500 matches before suffering a sudden brain aneurysm after school March 21 2003 She died one day later at the age of 48Kat Roesler was a senior at McDonell that year Just that fall she had finished up her senior season of volleyball Her mother of course was her coachNow after graduating with a degree in early childhood education from UWStout in March Kat Roesler is teaching 4yearold kindergarten at St Charles where Debbie used to teach physical educationAfter school ends for the day Kat Roesler embraces the memory of her mother and keeps it alive through her involvement with a volleyball program Debbie Roesler built from the ground upIt's surreal and I don't let myself think about it a lot because it's so different to be able to have a job that your mom had Kat Roesler saidIt's a whole different atmosphere that I didn't think I'd ever be inDebbie Roesler a 1976 graduate of UWSuperior and 2003 inductee into the university's Hall of Fame still ranks as one of the alltime winningest prep volleyball coaches in Wisconsin's history With her at the wheel the Macks won 14 conference titles and the 1999 WISAA state tournament She also was an assistant coach for the track and field team which won state titles in 1984 '98 '99 and 2000 After her death she became an honorary member of McDonell's 2004 graduating classIt's kind of weird said Kat Roesler relaxing in the volleyball coaches' office Some of her stuff is still up in here and I'm more scared to take it down It's fun but it's big shoes to fill And so there's a lot of pressure because I know it's a successful program It's a lot of pressure put in my hands right away But I'm excited It's fun so farKat Roesler grew up on the volleyball court with Debbie Most of what the new Macks coach learned about the game she's now teaching then was passed down directly from her motherShe was very intense and I get my intensity from her said Kat Roesler who played volleyball and was on the track and field team at UWStout I've been told a lot that I coach just like her because I mean I talk all the time I'm moving all the timeBut there's so many things just attitudewise She was big on attitude and playing as a team That's all we'd know because that's what I learned when I was little just watching her coach Those kind of roles and that kind of advice I feel like I know just because I've been around it foreverSeeing his daughter take over the position his wife excelled in for so long made an impact for Steve Roesler who is Kat's father and an assistant volleyball coachIt's kind of special to have her back here again and have that going on said Steve Roesler who was McDonell's athletic directorBoth of us don't make any public displays of that or talk about it with the kids or anything but it's definitely something different and special A week from Saturday Kat Roesler will lead her Macks into the Debbie Roesler Volleyball Invitational An assistant coach with the Macks last season she found herself overcome with emotion even more than she expected during the annual tournament dedicated to her mother The feelings probably won't be much different this yearThere's been times where I've already cried she said I'm an emotional person anyway but coming through that stuff and then just different situations where I could remember her remember her standing or different things she would say or different drills it's a little more emotional so it makes it a little tougher But it's special It's a different connectionOn the court with this season's team the Macks' new coach has been a shot of energy for one of the contenders in a revamped and highly competitive Western Cloverbelt ConferenceIt's exciting to have Kat as a coach Macks senior libero Mollie Meagher said She's a great coach and it's so much fun I look forward to every dayHer college playing days not very far in her rearview mirror Kat Roesler doesn't shy away from being actively involved in her team's practices eitherShe's extremely energetic Macks senior rightside hitter Sam Schemenauer said She gets in and she plays with us She uses her talent to help us so that's really niceDebbie Roesler's contribution to the Macks volleyball program is as wellremembered as it is welldocumented to be sureNow the program is in her daughter's hands Kat Roesler might be writing her own history but she's doing so armed with wisdom and passion instilled by her motherAs the sixth anniversary of Debbie Roesler's death approaches it appears her contribution isn't complete just yetI feel like my biggest connection with my mom and I'm a momma's girl for sure I think my biggest connection has always been volleyball Kat Roesler said We both are in love with volleyball It's always been that way I feel like part of it I'm doing for her It just is living out her legacy a little bit more in a different wayArea preview capsulesBig RiversEau Claire Memorial Coach: Kris Chapman ninth season Roster: SENIORS Gennie Galfano OH; Cali Schultz MH; Lexi Handrick OH; Kate Gutkowski BRS; Nicole Valk BRS JUNIORS Marissa Wollak S; Erin Knapp OH; Hannah Stephens OH; Kayla Dieckman MH; Kelly Hicks S SOPHOMORES Emily Stage BRS; Jenny Gloe OH Notes: Galfano was a firstteam allBig Rivers selection last season Schultz and Dieckman also could play leading roles The Old Abes will be without Katie Pospishil who was secondteam allconference last yearEau Claire North Coach: Perris Cooley 14th season Roster: SENIORS Emilee Steinmetz S; Jamie Olson MB; Alyssa Dawson OH; Lyndsey Provos MB; Kjirsten Swenson D; Olivia Schroeder L; Serena Wagner MB; Jessica Nicol OH JUNIOR Kate Rosemeyer OH SOPHOMORES Tess Schoettl U; Kali Priest MB; Alicia Olson SH; Kristine Kumferman S Notes: Wagner was a firstteam allBRC pick last season for the Huskies the defending conference champions Nicol and Swenson both threeyear letterwinners also return The Huskies must replace setter Hannah Quilling and hitter Brandi Whyte who were secondteam allconference selections last year The Huskies figure to rely on their senior hitters and strong blockingMenomonie Coach: Tricia Dresel first season Roster: SENIORS Chelsea Anibas Ashley Friedenfels Blaine Sand Ali Debee Berklee Oas JUNIORS Katelyn Quilling Mary Rogers Rachel Hartz Allison Prange Brittany Cutler SOPHOMORES Erin Simpson Sydney Lakatos Jennifer Wolf Fallon Schwoch Notes: Despite the loss of secondteam allBRC selection Beth Schmidt the Indians return a healthy amount of upperclassmen Dresel is in her first year with the Indians after coaching for 13 seasons at CadottDairylandEau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Coach: Joe Lau 13th season Roster: SENIORS April Oster MB; Stephanie Lau SL; Kelsey Albrecht OH JUNIORS Jessica Ohlmann MB; Renae Markus BRL; Katherine Kazemba OH; Amy Roehl OH Notes: Ohlmann 154 kills Lau 166 digs and Albrecht 103 kills are back to lead the Lancers who went undefeated in conference play to win the Dairyland title last season The Lancers lost Ashlee VerMulm 373 assists and Jessie Meyer 232 kills to graduationIndependence Coach: Carmen Kampa first season Roster: SENIORS Caitlyn Marsolek Cassandra Schmitt Betsy Halama Kaylyn Halama Angie Roskos JUNIORS Calla Nelson Stephanie Walek Brittany Dascher SOPHOMORES Bria Halama Molly Backman Larissa Skroch Jenna Brandt Notes: Nelson 129 kills Dascher 164 assists and Walek 131 kills are the Indees' top returners They'll be without Callie Halama 161 kills Bayli Maliszewski 197 assists and Casey Larson 55 kills 56 digsDunnSt CroixBoyceville Coach: Taryn Peters first season Roster: SENIORS Ashley Stalker SMH; Teralyn Sutliff MH; Vanessa Breeggeemann OH JUNIORS Stacy Retz S; Kelsie Klaustermeier OPP; Danielle Harnisch MH; Tiana Fischer S; LeAnna Larson OH; Laura Aeschliman OH SOPHOMORES Desiree O'Connell LOH; Courtney Harnisch MH Notes: Stalker was a secondteam allDSC selection last season Sutliff Larson and Klaustermeier also will lead the Bulldogs who lost Holly Klinger and Erica Galloway from last season's teamColfax Coach: Pamela Meredith second season Roster: SENIORS Adrien Sarauer OH; Kali Blomberg D; Sam Albricht MH; Kasey Laramy RS; Courtney Cook OH JUNIOR Laura Mau S SOPHOMORES Nicole Bradford OH; Jenni Gust MH; Sara Halpin H Notes: Abby Johnson an allconference pick last year will miss all of this season after suffering an ACL injury Sarauer led the Vikings in kills last season and Mau did the same in assistsOther Plum City: The Blue Devils have seven seniors for coach Nanette MurrayEast LakelandCornell Coach: Dale Yindra first season Roster: SENIORS Cari Arneson S; Jenna Ash H; Calley Seyler H; Joyde Crabb S JUNIORS Amanda Smith H; Kelsey Jensen MH; Bianca Bonander L; Cassie Zakrzewski OH; Kandice Bonander S; Rachel Ash S; Elizabeth Wallerius BR SOPHOMORE Ana Schroeder H Notes: The Chiefs lost allconference MH Courtney Jensen to graduationLake Holcombe Coach: Becky Hartzell second season Roster: SENIORS Casey O'Connor Maria Dernovsek Chelsey Ludescher Mariah Litke JUNIORS Justine Bearrows Annie Ortmann Talhia Reedy Katie Sigmund SOPHOMORES Alyssa Lueck Chloe Gulich Faye Burlingame FRESHMAN Britney Hattamer Notes: The Chieftains made it to the D4 sectional semifinals last season before being swept by GreenwoodOther Flambeau: The Falcons have just two seniors on the roster for coach Barb RebakEastern CloverbeltAugusta Coach: Kris Perkovich first season Roster: SENIORS Amber Honadel Beth Pettis Paige Taylor Val Dehnke Heather Loppnow Sherry Gutsch Jamie Herrick JUNIOR Kate Berlin Notes: The Beavers lost secondteam allconference pick Jessica Schroeder and honorable mention selection Alison Kaeding They've been moved to the Eastern Cloverbelt after going 34 in the Western Cloverbelt last seasonHeart O'NorthBarron Coach: Gerri Cowley 10th season Roster: SENIORS Emily Haugestuen MH Ashley Forehand U; Shelby Springer OH; Katie Nordby S JUNIORS Adrienne Uthe MH; Moriah Berg OH; Hannah Kunkel MHU; Amanda Bender L Notes: The Golden Bears must replace Nette Goodlet and Hannah HaugestuenLadysmith Coach: Tammy Peggar sixth season Notes: The Lumberjills lost six seniors from last season including allconference performer Brenna Conway They have nine seniors this fall but many have no varsity experienceOther Northwestern: Lindsay Taipale 308 kills 287 digs is back for her senior season with the Tigers the defending conference champsWestern CloverbeltAltoona Coach: Ron Duff Martin ninth season Roster: SENIORS Brittany Gregorich OH; Leah Marg BRS; Monica Rasmussen BRS; Gwen Frederiksen L; Sarah Nielsen MH JUNIORS Miranda Robinson SBRS; Rachel Larson MH; Brooke Richardson OH SOPHOMORES Ariel Gillespie OH; Bethany Reyzer S; Mackenzie Dahl MH; Kayla Springer OH Notes: The Railroaders lost fouryear letterwinner and firstteam allWCC OH Aimee Reyzer who had 353 kills 76 aces and 282 digs last season Also gone is fouryear letterwinner and firstteam allWCC S Tiffany Gregorich 35 kills 496 assists 33 aces and 124 digs Brittany Gregorich 258 kills 11 assists 69 aces and 419 digs was a secondteam allWCC pick The Rails shared the WCC title with Eau Claire Regis and Chippewa Falls McDonell last season and they advanced to the D2 sectional semifinalsCadott Coach: Bridget Brenner first season Roster: SENIOR Stephanie Geissler BR JUNIORS Jessica Soppeland MH Rachel Scheidler S Lora Schofield H Andrea Roth H Heather Koch H Ashley Emerick H Adrianne McGinnis BR SOPHOMORES Sydney Stephens OH Bridget Pozarski S Andrea Bourget MH Crystal Hanson H FRESHMAN Ashley Munroe S Notes: The Hornets have just one senior after tying for last place in the Western Cloverbelt last season but they do have seven juniors They will be without Cody VanDenHeuvel a firstteam allWCC pick and Allison McGinnis who received honorable mentionChippewa Falls McDonell Coach: Kat Roesler first season Roster: SENIORS Brittany Ortmann MH; Leisha Brzozowski D; Chrysta Brinkman OH; Breanna Jenneman MH; Sam Schemenauer RSH; Mollie Meagher L; Brittney Sloan MH JUNIORS Becca Zander D; Christi Schoch OH; Ashley Zumbrock DOH SOPHOMORES Hannah Krejci OH; Karley Wiensch S Notes: The Macks have seven seniors but only three bring back varsity experience from the team that shared the WCC title with Altoona and Eau Claire Regis last season After getting bounced in the regional semifinals by statebound Regis the Macks graduated a lot of talent Gone are firstteam allconference OH Jessica Freagon secondteam allWCC S Ashley Meinen secondteam allWCC OHD Cari Loomis MH Ellen Plendl and L Caitlin AbramczakEau Claire Regis Coach: Erika Johnson fourth season Roster: SENIORS Kara Poirier DS; Brianna Plank S; Becky Scheuermann DS; Breanna Farley OH; Steph PicaAnderson DS; Kayla Simon MH; Kristina Lund OH; Casteele Miller DS; Rachel Marthaler DS JUNIOR Morgan Collins OH SOPHOMORES Amy Zawacki MH; Drew Doughty L FRESHMAN Heather Bowe MH Notes: The Ramblers return a huge group of seniors after sharing the WCC title and advancing to the Division 3 state tournament semifinals last season Plank was a secondteam allWCC pick and Lund was honorable mention Bowe a 6foot freshman will be a key at MH The Ramblers lost firstteam allconference performers Tessa Warner and Clare BohrerStanleyBoyd Coach: Chris Paradies third season Key returner: Cindy Potaczek Notes: The Orioles will have a large group of new players after going undefeated in the Eastern Cloverbelt The Orioles who won the D3 state tournament in 2006 lost Holly Mertens Sara Kluck Steph Mitchell and Teresa Paradies from last year's team The Orioles moved from the Eastern to the Western Cloverbelt this seasonThorp Coach: Janalee Rondorf first season Roster: SENIORS Jessica Abramczak Lindy Bergman Jeni Luzinski Lindsey Alger JUNIORS Alison Weiler Ashley Pszeniczny Shauna Messing Katie Romag SOPHOMORES Cassandra Sauer Hailey Tyznik FRESHMEN Jessica MaKeeff Kristy Romag Notes: The Cardinals' four seniors will lead the team and be supported by a large junior class They lost some talent with the graduation of Briana Kuhlman Nadine Romag Katie Hamel and Cassie and Larissa Lewan The Cardinals also moved from the Eastern to the Western Cloverbelt Compiled by Justin Harings using information supplied by area coaches http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/732413efd703d81710b8e4a24e2cb802.html Speech convention excites local delegates http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ashippun/content/afc35ceee2886be2debee950b2a19481.html GAME OF THE WEEKNo 6 Racine Park 10 at Franklin 10When:7 pm