Freshmen    

A Not So Good Start!
R.A. Mattrisch - 9/2/10

The 2010 freshmen football season began Thursday evening at Feuerstine Field on the friendly confines of Pewaukee High School but the results were not what they wanted. They ended up on the short end of the score losing to the Pewaukee Pirates 35-0.

OK... I have to first apologize to the freshmen football fans for I was planning on covering the game just as I always have in the past. Unbeknownst to me, the starting time of the game was moved up an hour so I ended up missing the 1st half.

As I arrived, I managed to talk to the coaches and they told me that there wasn't much to talk about in the first half. It sounded like there were just a lot of mistakes that hurt the Panther's effort. I was also informed that Pewaukee's offense scored on every possession, which accounted for the 28 points that were on the scoreboard so needless to say, the score at half time was Pewaukee 28, Greendale 0.

So far, I was an hour late, I couldn't find a parking spot because there was a youth scrimmage going on so their parking lot looked like Southridge during the opening day of Christmas shopping, the mosquitoes were feasting on my legs, and then it started to rain. UGH!

At least I was able to cover the 2nd half. Greendale would be kicking to start the half. It didn't take long for Pewaukee to pick up right where they left off as the returned that kick 65-yards for a touchdown. Pewaukee would convert the extra point try making the score 35-0 Pewaukee, with 9:50 left in the 3rd quarter.

Because of the 35-point rule, the clock would now run continuous and only stop for a time out or an injury. Greendale would start their first drive of the half from Pewaukee's 48-yard line after a nice return. The Panthers would then hookup a 30-yard pass completion and looked to be threatening. On the very next play, they would end up in the end zone, but there was a flag thus nullifying the touchdown. On the next play after that, they would fumble of which Pewaukee would recover on their own 10-yard line.

The Pirates would run 6-plays before they fumbled back to Greendale.

The Panthers had the ball on Pewaukee's 30 but they gave it up up on downs after 4-plays.

Pewaukee's offense would now set up on their 26. They ran 1-play before the 3rd quarter would come to an end. Two plays later, they would be intercepted by Greendale on Pewaukee's 27-yard line.

The Panther offense was trying to get something going, but 6-plays later they would be intercepted of which was returned 98-yards for an apparent touchdown, but it would be called back for a block in the back penalty so Pewaukee ended up starting back on their 20 instead.

The Pirates would run 4-plays before being forced to punt the ball back to the struggling Panthers.

By virtue of the running clock, Greendale managed just 2-plays before the game finally came to an end.

The Panthers will have to write this one off as a learning experience for they have to play another game next Thursday evening at Brown Deer. OH! That game will start at 5:30 and I WILL be there on time!

Varsity Reserve    

2 And 0 - And On A Roll!
R. A. Mattrisch - 8/30/10

The varsity reserve Panthers returned to the home turf Monday night as they would entertain the Pewaukee Pirates for their 2nd game of the season. Pewaukee is a member of our conference, but they are a member of the Blue Division where as Greendale is a member of the Black Division. What determines the divisions are the school enrollments. The Black Division are the bigger schools while the Blue Division are the smaller schools. In any case, it doesn't really matter because each school can only play 11 players on the field at one time so in essence, everything is equal at the end of the day.

When it was all said and done, the Panthers defeated the Pirates by a score of 32-19 on a beautiful evening at Greendale's Stephen J. Gavinski Memorial Field. You know what the best part about playing at Greendale is? There are no mosquitoes! Apparently, the artificial turf isn't the same as the grass, which is where they like to hang out. If they ever decided to like rubber, then we would be in big trouble.

Greendale won the toss and wanted to receive first to start the game. They would begin their quest for the end zone from their 34-yard line. Things didn't go to well right off the bat for on their second play from scrimmage, Panther quarter back Sam Brick would be intercepted on the Pirates 31-yard line.

Pewaukee would bring their offense out and put together a 8-play drive before eventually being forced to punt the ball away.

The Panthers would then give it a try, but they too had to punt after stringing 6-plays together too.

The trend finally changed on Pewaukee's next series. They would run 5-plays before one of their running backs broke lose around their right end and scampered 53-yards for the game's first score of the evening. The extra point kick sailed wide right making the score 6-0 Pewaukee, with 1:45 left in the 1st quarter.

Greendale would take their turn on offense as they lined up on their 29 after the ensuing kick. They only could hook up for 4-plays before Doug St. Onge would have to punt the ball away again.

The Pirates would start their drive from their own 33. They ran 2-plays before the first quarter would come to an end. The Panther's defense must have had something said to them because when the game resumed, they had 3 consecutive tackles for losses eventually forcing the Pirates to turn the ball over on downs deep in Panther territory.

Greendale's offense finally got the show going on their next drive. They ran 7-plays picking up 4 first downs along the way before Brick would pitch the ball to Mike Scheidt who zigzagged his way 25-yards for the Panther's first touchdown of the game. This ended up being a 7-play 78-yard scoring drive. The extra point kick was blocked leaving the score tied at 6-6 with 5:28 left in the 1st half.

Pewaukee would start their next drive from their 36-yard line. On their very first play, Greendale's David Michaels would intercept a pass at midfield giving the ball right back to the offense who were all still hanging out by the water buggy.

It only took Greendale 4-plays to reach the zone as Brick would take it in off right tackle from 2-yards out. Brick would call his number again for the 2-point try and was successful making the score 14-6 Greendale, with 4:41 left in the half.

Pewaukee again put another nice drive together, but 7-plays later they would have to punt the ball away.

With less than 2 minutes left in the half, the Panthers would start from their 30-yard line. They only ran 4-plays before having to punt back to the Pirates.

The Pirates would end up starting from midfield with just :53 seconds left. They managed one first down before Greendale's Kenan Goyette intercepted the ball as the clock zeroed out to end the 1st half.

Greendale would have to kick to open the 2nd half. Pewaukee would start their first drive of the half from their 27. The Panthers would force them to punt after they failed to gain the necessary 10-yards for a first down.

Greendale would come up big on the return as return specialist Robby Blackwood would take the ball up the left sideline for a 60-yard touchdown jaunt. The extra point kick would be blocked increasing Greendale's led by a score of 20-6 with 8:12 left in the 3rd quarter.

The next Pirate drive would be full of ups and downs because right off the bat, they would rip off a huge 40-yard run. Then the Panthers would have 3 consecutive tackles for losses forcing the Pirates to a 4th and 20 situation. On that play, they would complete a pass all the way to the 5-yard line, which was enough for the first down. Two plays later, they would cross the goal line for their second touchdown of the game. The extra point kick was good making the score 20-13 Greendale, with 4:36 left in the 3rd.

Greendale would line their offense up on their 33 after the ensuing kick. On the second play of that drive, Scheidt would receive a pitch and take of up field for a nice 40-yard gain. Brick would add another nice 20-yard run to that and all of a sudden, the Panthers were on the 6-yard line. Brick would keep the ball and take it over the goal line from 6-yards out for the Panther's fourth touchdown of the night. The 2-point try was no good making the score 26-13 Greendale, with 2:54 left in the 3rd.

Pewaukee would start their next drive following a nice return on their 40-yard line. They would have to punt after 5-plays as the Panthers were raising havoc all over the Pewaukee backfield.

It was now the 4th quarter as Greendale owned the ball on their 37-yard line. Freshmen Jake Henderson was now in at quarterback. He would take his offense on a 7-play drive before throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Michaels for another Panther touchdown. Henderson would then call his number for the 2-point try, but was stopped short making the score 32-13 Greendale with 7:20 left in the game.

The Pirates would start their following drive on their 29. They would put a nice 11-play drive together before eventually turning the ball over on downs just 5-yards short of the goal line.

With 5:00 left in the game, Greendale would attempt to crawl out of the hole. They managed to get close to mid field in 7-plays before running back Pancho Villa fumbled the ball of which a defender would scoop up and take it all the way to the Panther's 5 before Gaelan Siebold would hustle down and pushed the runner out of bounds.

One play later, Pewaukee would cross the goal line for a Pirate touchdown. The pass attempt for the 2-point conversion fell incomplete resulting in a score of 32-19 Greendale, with 1:23 left in the game.

The Pirates would attempt an on-side kick which failed giving the ball to Greendale near midfield. Greendale would only need to run 2-plays before the clock said zeros.

Greendale would end up winning the game by a score of 32-19. They will be home again next week as they will host the Brown Deer Falcons. The game is scheduled for Tuesday September 7th at 5:30pm.

Varsity Reserve    

Varsity Reserve Take Home Opener
R.A. Mattrisch - 8/27/10

There is nothing like "Home Sweet Home" aka: Stephen J Gavinski Memorial Stadium. Especially after the long haul from the night before when the varsity had to take a huge trip out to Campbellsport. I know I didn't mind because for this game, it only took me 6 minutes to get too. So what game are we talking about? We are talking about the varsity reserve's season home opener against the Cougars of Campbellsport. When it was all said and done, the Panther's varsity reserve team was victorious as they defeated Campbellsport 30 to 20 last Friday afternoon here in Greendale.

Greendale won the toss and elected to receive. They would start their first drive from their 22-yard line as freshmen quarterback Zack Henderson would line up behind center. They managed only 3-plays before being forced to put the ball away.

The Cougars would start their first drive of the game from their 48-yard line. Ten plays later they would find the end zone as the quarterback would sneak it in from 1-yard out. They would try a 2-point conversion and fail making the score 6-0 with 4:02 left in the first quarter of play.

The Panthers would start their next drive from the 20 as Campbellsport's kicker kicked the ball into the end zone. They put 5-plays together before turning the ball over on downs at the Cougar 27.

Campbellsport then put a 4-play drive together before they too ended up turning the ball over on downs at Greendale's 27-yard line.

The Panthers ran 1-play before the 1st quarter came to an end. As the clock started for the 2nd quarter, Greendale would run 4-plays before running back Poncho Villa broke loose with a 55-yard touchdown run. Doug St. Onge would convert the point after try giving the Panthers the lead 7-6 with 7:25 left in the 1st half.

After the ensuing kick, the Cougars would start their next drive from their 31. They ran 4-plays before fumbling a pitch attempt. Greendale's David Michaels would recover the ball giving it back to the offense on there own 45-yard line. The offense only managed 4-plays before giving the ball up on downs at the Campbellsport 47-yard line.

On the Cougar's first play of the drive, they would complete a 53-yard scoring strike as the quarterback connected with a nice pass over the middle. This time they would convert the 2-point try giving the Cougars the lead back by a score of 14-7 and 4:51 left in the half.

It didn't take Greendale long to answer the bell for on the following position, Henderson would take off up the middle on a quarterback keeper and raced 47-yards for a Panther score. St. Onge would make his kick tying the game up at 14's with just under 4 minutes left in the half.

The Panther's defense started to engage as they forced the Cougars to 3 and out on their following drive.

Greendale took position of the ball with 2:54 left and ran 5-plays before Henderson would be intercepted.

The Cougars now had the ball at midfield when Greendale's Matt Friede drop the quarterback for a major loss. They managed 2 more plays before the 1st half came to an end.

The Panthers would kick to open the 2nd half. On the Cougars very first play, they would fumble another pitch of which Greendale's Ryan Kopczynski would recover on the Cougar's 28-yard line. Seven plays later, Henderson would power his way up the middle from 2-yards out for a Panther touchdown. Greendale would line up for the extra point kick, but the snap ended up rolling back so the kicker St. Onge, picked the ball up and managed to run into the end zone for an impromptu 2-point conversion. Greendale now had the lead by a score of 22-14 with 5:47 left in the 3rd.

Things got a little more defensive by both teams at this point. The Cougars went 3 and out, the Panthers ran 5-plays before turning the ball over on downs and then The Cougars ran 5-plays before being forced to punt.

It was now the 4th quarter and Greendale had possession of the ball. Henderson would soon cross the goal line once again from 7-yards out completing a 4-play 54-yard scoring drive. The attempted extra point kick was no good as the ball was poorly snapped back to the holder. The score was now 28-14 Greendale with 8:53 left in the game.

Campbellsport would start their next drive from their own 38. The Panther defense was all jacked up now and ended up pushing the Cougars 25-yards back and forced them to line up for a punt in the end zone. The punter ended up fumbling the snap and had no choice but to run. And run he did for he took off up the field and zigzagged his way all the way to Greendale's 10-yard line completing a 95-yard run. Two plays later, they would score a touchdown with a 2-yard run. The try for the 2-point conversion failed as the attempted pass feel short of the mark. The score was now 28-20 Greendale, with 6:00 left in the game.

Greendale would start their next drive from their own 19. They rattled off 8-plays before turning the ball over on downs at the Cougar 32.

The Cougars would end up turning the ball over on downs after 4-plays.

Greendale did the same thing after the same amount of plays.

The Cougars now would start a drive from deep in a hole on their 8. On their first play from scrimmage, Friede would make another defensive play and tackled the quarterback in the end zone for a 2-point safety. The score was now Greendale 30 - Campbellsport 20 with just :38 seconds left in the game.

Following the free kick, Greendale only needed to take a knee to end the game. Greendale would win the game by a score or 30-20. They will now entertain the Pewaukee Pirates Monday night (8/30) at home. The game is to start at 5:30pm.

Varsity    

Panthers Victorious In Season Opener Over The Cougars!
R.A Mattrisch - 8/26/10

Finally! The high school football season is finally here. The first thing that I did in the morning was hang my brand new Greendale Panther flag out on the house. I then had to go into work early because someone made arrangements for Greendale to play Campbellsport for their first game. While I was at work, I had to look up Campbellsport on the map to see where it is. Oh boy... it was out there a ways.

I thought I better leave work a little early because I figured that the traffic would be bad on the interstate, which it was. All I knew was that I couldn't be late or I would get fired from my website reporting job. I finally got up to freeway speeds around Capital Drive. Soon I noticed that the traffic was now getting thinner. As I reached Hwy 45, it was apparent that I wasn't in Kansas anymore as the presence of farm fields and barns were peppered along the countryside. I did have one close call with a dead raccoon in the middle of the road, but my expert driving skills came into play as I was able to miss it and avoid a potential mess.

Needless to say, it ended up being one of the prettiest drives I have taken in a long time. The only thing that I did come across was this smell. All I know is that it sure didn't smell like a freshly brewed pot of coffee. Finally I reached my destination. The whole drive ended up being about 70 minutes, which wasn't too bad. I do have to say that I was very impressed with Campbellsport's high school. It was a lot bigger then I would have thought and it almost seemed new. I'm not sure how old it really is but it was obvious that it was very well maintained. I managed to find the team bus and then parked my truck. They have a beautiful football field nestled in the back of their school that has the stands actually built into a hill. The backdrop was that of a tree line and farm fields. All I know it that I liked what I've seen thus far. Now all we have to do is win a football game and it will be the perfect day.

OH YEAH! Here is my game report.

Greendale won the toss and elected to receive first to start the game. After a nice return by senior Jo Jo Sardina, the Panthers would begin their first drive of the season from their own 28 yard-line. The Panther's spread offense, under the direction of senior quarterback Ernie Valente, would take to the field to see what they could do. The spread attack, which is geared more for passing looked more like a running offense because 11 running plays later, Senior running back Luke Drumel would cross the goal line from 2-yards out giving the Panthers their first touchdown of the year. Senior kicker Andrew Brees would make the point after try giving Greendale an early lead by a score of 7-0 with 6:46 left in the opening quarter of play.

After the ensuing kick, the Cougars of Campbellsport would start their first drive of the year from their own 35-yard line. The Panther's defense flexed their muscle right off the bat as they forced the Cougars to 3 and out after only allowing 1-yard.

Greendale would start their next drive from their own 32-yard line after the punt. They managed 7-plays before junior punter Brett Nethery would be called on to punt the ball away.

After a nice kick, Campbellsport would start their next drive from their 9-yard line. Again, the stout Panther defense forced another punt after 3-plays. Brees would take that kick and return it 35-yards to the Cougar 16 as the 1st quarter came to an end.

Looking at a short field, it would only take 2-plays for the Cats to hit pay dirt as Valente would scamper in from 12-yards out. Brees would make the point after making the score 14-0 with 11:18 left in the 1st half.

Campbellsport would start their next drive from their 20-yard line as Brees kicked it into the end zone. The Cougars were still looking for their first 1st down of the night, which looked like wasn't going to happen as they were forced to line up for another punt. This time, however, the Panthers would collide with the punter bringing out the yellow flags and breathing new life into the Cougars. The Panthers came out and repeated their earlier performances by forcing them to line up for another punt after 3-plays once again.

Valente would set his offense up on the Cougar's 44-yard line. Two plays later, Valente would be intercepted on the Cougar's 14 thus ending that drive.

This time, Campbellsport's offense would finally engage as they strung 9-plays together taking the ball all the way to the Panther's 29 before giving the ball up on downs.

With 5:11 left in the 1st half, Greendale would take to the field once again. Ten plays later, they would reach the Promised Land as Brees would catch a Valente pass and stretch over the goal line completing a 7-yard scoring strike. Brees would split the uprights increasing their lead by a score of 21-0 with :56 left in the 1st half. The Cougars would squeeze off 3-plays before the half finally came to an end.

Greendale would kick to start the 2nd half. The Cougar's would begin their first drive of the half from their 25-yard line. Their struggling offense could only muster up 8-plays before being forced to punt once again.

After a poor punt, Greendale would set up shop on their own 38. With a nice mix of the run and the pass, they would put 9-plays together before Nethery apparently fumbled the ball after a catch. This seemed to be a questionable call for it looked like he was down but nonetheless, the officials made the call and it was now Campbellsport's ball on their own 4-yard line.

The Panther's defense seemed a little upset about the call and took their wrath out on the Cougar's offense. They stuffed them for two straight losses before senior Jordan Campbell would smoother their running back in the end zone for a 2-point safety. The score was now 23-0 with 7:00 left in the 3rd.

After the ensuing free kick, Greendale would start their next drive from their own 48-yard line. Nine plays later, it appeared that Drumel had himself another touchdown, but it was called back by a holding penalty. Three plays later, however, Drumel crossed the line again from 3-yards out capping off a 12-plays scoring drive. Brees would make the kick thus blowing this game wide open with a score of 30-0 and 2:10 still left in the 3rd quarter.

On the ensuing kick, the Panther's specialty teams thought that they should get into the act. As they ran down to cover the kick, they would punish the return man who ended up fumbling the ball of which senior Joel Sirus would recover. It was now Greendale's ball, and once again they were looking at a short field as they lined up on the Cougar's 13-yard line.

Junior Sam brick was now in at quarterback as Valente was done for the evening. Three plays later, Drumel would cross the goal line once again from 8-yards out. Brees drilled it through the uprights making the score a rather lopsided 37-0 with still 1:16 left in the 3rd.

After the ensuing kick, the Cougars would begin their next drive from their 23. It was here where they put their longest drive of the game together, but after 10-plays, they ended up giving the ball up on downs.

Greendale would now take possession on their 42-yard line. With their 2nd offense now in the game, they would fumble after 2-plays giving the ball up to the Cougars. Three plays later, however, the Cougars gave it right back as they fumbled on their 28-yard line.

The Panthers could only put 3-plays together before Nethery was forced to punt from his own end zone.

After another nice kick, the Cougars found themselves on Greendale's 48. With the running clock by virtue of the 35-point rule ticking away, they would rip off 3-plays before the game finally came to an end.

The final score would be Greendale 37 - Campbellsport 0. Greendale was just too much for the Cougars of Campbellsport. The Panthers will now have to travel to Pewaukee for a conference-crossover clash with the Pirates of Pewaukee. Pewaukee open their season by playing at New Berlin Eisenhower last Friday night. They ended up winning that game by a score of 25-15 behind a strong performance from their featured running back, Derek Watt. This by far will be one of the toughest games of the season for Greendale as the Pirates have a 20-game conference-winning streak going. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 at Pewaukee High School.

By the way! Kudos to all of the Panther faithful who made the trip to the game. I would say that we had the Campbellsport fans beat 3 to 1. In a rough estimate, I would say that there were over 800 Greendale fans there.... WOW!

Photos by Dan Herrmann

For stats of the game, click here.

For video highlights of the game, click here.

PICTURES! As in the past, Dan Herrmann, who is a freelance photographer was at this game to take pictures. He has set up is a special area on a different website called "Flickr". Here you will be able to see all of the pictures of the games that he shoots at. He has an email address listed there so that anyone can contacted him if you would like to have prints made. All of the pictures are numbered for reference so for a small fee, you could have large hi-res 8" X 10" PRINTED photos (only) of any of the pictures you see there. For this week's game, click here.

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Let The Party Begin!

The Greendale Panthers Begin Their Season
R. A. Mattrisch - 8/10/10

The summer vacation is finally over for the Greendale Panther football team as they reported to the high school for a bus ride that would take them to Carroll College located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Why.. you ask? WHY NOT! The coaches feel that it helps them concentrate a little better not to mention gives the players a change a scenery. It also gives them a little taste of what college life is all about too for they ended up staying overnight in the college dorms. The only thing missing was the air conditioning. OUCH! ... Yes it was very warm and VERY humid as temperatures reached 90 degrees. That was the air temperature anyway. The temperature on the field reached somewhere in the neighborhood of 105 degrees. Not to worry though for there was plenty of water around and it was cold. I checked it several times myself just to make sure.

The first few days are geared to getting physically ready to play the game and to work on all of the various skill drills. One thing that the coaches are doing this year is platooning. This is something that can be difficult for high school teams to do, but the Panther staff has looked very carefully at their players and they felt that they could do it.

Platooning has major advantages. First of all, players won't have to play a whole game. Playing a whole game at certain positions can wear on you after a while. This can result in sloppier play and even more importantly then that, the risk for injuries. It is also easier to practice because the position coaches can concentrate on their players at their position. This gives them a better feel and more confidence because they are all able to get more reps in during practice. It also helps when the offense goes against the defense in practice. You are pitting the starters against each other, which helps each squad on both sides of the ball play as close to a real game situation as possible. Of course there maybe a few players that might play both ways, but that will be kept to a minimum. The bottom line is that a certain pride is developed amongst each squad and they will be nice and fresh during the course of the game.

The next big hurdle for the coaches will be determining positions and a starting line up. This can only be done through lots of practices and drills. Eventually the goal will be to come up with a starting group and to make sure that the backups are up to speed and ready to step in if needed. Let's not forget that football is a team sport and every player is a member of the team. Somewhere during the season, each and every player will have a vital role in helping them achieve their ultimate goal. That would be a trip to Camp Randall in November for a crack at a state championship.

Friday, August 20th. the Panthers will take their annual pilgrimage down to Kenosha Tremper for a full contact scrimmage. This is usually when the last minute decisions on who will start for the season will finally be made. It's one thing to be in shape and look good in drills, but it's another thing to see how a player looks under fire in game like conditions.

It's looking more and more like Greendale will end up as a Division 2 team this year. That's where they ended up last year and word has it that the enrollment is higher for this coming school year. It's nothing to really get excited about because the Division 2 teams can only play with 11 guys at a time just like the Division 3 teams. I don't know about you, but not having to face arch nemesis Wisconsin Lutheran will be kind of nice for a change. Of course, the playoffs are a long way away and talking about them right now is kind of ridiculous. A lot of things have to happen first... like playing a full 9 game schedule AND not getting hurt in the process.

Greendale will open their season on Thursday August 26th at 7:00pm with a non-conference game against Campbellsport. Campbellsport is about a 1-1/2 drive north of Greendale so make sure all you Panther fans get an early start.

As in the past, cameras and a reporter will be there to cover the game so make sure you stop by this website to check out the highlight videos, pictures and articles.

While I hate to see the summer pass, I am officially ready for the 2010 Greendale Panther football season to begin. As for the summer passing, I actually don't mind because I can't take the heat and humidity anymore.

For additional pictures of the first day of practice, click here.

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The Greendale Youth Teams Begin Practice
GPTC-8/2/10

On August 2nd, the 2010 Greendale Panther youth football squad began their 2010 pre-season practice season. This year they come in with 140 players that cover grades 4 through 8. Just like last year, they will be carrying 4 teams that are broken down by grades. The 4th and 5th graders will make up the "D" team, the 6th graders will make up the "C" team, the 7th graders will be making up the "B" team, and the 8th graders will be making up the "A" team. Each team will play a team that should match the talent level. When possible, all 4 teams will play at the same location, but there are a few teams in the league that do not carry a "D" team so they might end up playing a different "D" team instead.

The GYFL has been around since 1977. They are part of the AAYFL League that represents many communities in the south eastern corner of Wisconsin. If you would like to read more about the history of the program, click here.

Their season will begin on September 11th on the road against neighboring Franklin. For the complete schedule click here.

For additional pictures of the first day of practice, click here.

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Disappointing Finish For The Panthers At Their Own Passing Tournament
GPTC-7/24/10

Greendale just finished up their off-season 7-on-7 passing leagues with a disappointing finish at the turf. This was the 2nd Annual Panther Passing League Tournament that was held last Saturday at Stephen J Gavinski Memorial Stadium.

Despite the record breaking rain totals from the previous two day, the tournament was still scheduled to go thanks to the benefits of Greendale's new artificial turf field. "It was funny because I had a few coaches call me and asked me if the tournament was still on" said Head Panther Coach Rob Stoltz. "Of course! I told them. It doesn't even look like it rained up here. Apparently some of them didn't know we had a turf field."

There were a total of 8 teams invited from around the area. Each team would play each other for two 15 minute halves. They would start from the 40 yard-line and try to score a touchdown. Just one first down was available at the 20 yard-line. If a teams scores, they get 7 points.  If they fail to score in any way, shape or form, the defense gets 4 points. The quarterback has 4 seconds to get rid of the ball on each play.

It was set up with a double elimination format but even at that, Greendale had a little trouble offensively, which pretty much took them out of contention. Nonetheless, everyone had a good time dusting off the cobwebs and getting ready for their up and coming seasons. Members of the Greendale Panther Touchdown Club provide the concession help for the all day event.

For more pictures, click here!

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GRADUATION DAY!

The Class of 2010 have finally made it. For pictures of this year's graduating seniors, click here.

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TIME TO WAKE UP!

Things Are Starting To Happen... Like Weightlifting, As The Warm Weather Returns!
R.A.Mattrisch: 5/4/10

Well I see green grass and a kagillion dandelions so that must mean that my winter break is over. Oh Yeah BABY! It is now time to start up the website once again for the 2010 season. Graduation is just around the corner and then the summer events begin. We will cover everything as it happens just like in the past so if you want to know what is going on, this is the place to find out.

So let's get the party started!

Congratulations to the Greendale Panther competitive Olympic lifting team, which competed in Madison this past Saturday (5/1) at Wisconsin State Olympic Lifting Meet. Greendale took home 1st place in the state, with numerous individual lifters earning honors, including:

Matt Wood - 2nd place in the 152 pound School Age weight class
Bobby Hall - 2nd place in the 152 pound Junior weight class
Luke Drumel - 2nd place in the 169 pound School Age weight class
Matt Wanezek - 1st place in the 187 pound Junior weight class
JOJO Sardina - 2nd place in the 187 pound Junior weight class
Brett Nethery - 1st place in the 187 pound School age weight class
Kennedy Ringelberg - 1st place in the 207 pound School age weight class
Dominic Schwabe - 4th place in the 207 pound School age weight class
Bobby Hintz - 3rd place in the 231 pound school age weight class
Drake Barczak - 2nd place in the 231 pound school age weight class
Jake Bailen - 4th place in the 231 pound school age weight class
Sam Bryan - New state record in the snatch and 1st place in the 231 pound school age weight class
Jordan Campbell - 1st place in the 231 pound Junior weight class and was named the "BEST LIFTER OF THE MEET"
Noah Jankowski - 2nd place in the 231 pound junior weight class
Matt Pulizos - 2nd place in the 231 pound school age weight class
Mike Petro - 1st place in the 231 pound school age weight class