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This is the Start of the Third decade (1990-2000) of Sioux City Jr. Musketeers\/Metros High School Hockey<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nThe St. Joe Griffons and Omaha Gladiators join the league in the west. Waterloo Public and Columbus merge. Urbandale moves to the east.
\nTen teams play a 26 game schedule in two divisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

East Division: <\/strong>Ames, Dubuque, Mason City, Waterloo & Des Moines Urbandale
\n<\/b>West Division: <\/strong>Sioux City, Omaha Lancers & Gladiators, St. Joe, & Des Moines Valley\/Dowling.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros own the west with a 21-4-1 record and finish just two points behind league winning Mason City. As the 90’s start out,
\nSioux City sets the pace with offensive numbers never seen before in the IHSHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

T.J. Reinsch<\/strong> leads the way with 70 points and Chris Sorum<\/strong> goal behind. Three other Metros record over fifty points and
\nsix more over twenty-seven points.<\/span>They place five players on the All-Star Team, four on the All-Stare team and four in the
\nChicago Showcase. Goaltender Jeff Brogan<\/strong> receives <\/span>the\u00a0State Championship Most Valuable Player Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let the IHSHL Dynasty Begin…<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/b>
\nDave Davies<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dave LeGree<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scott Patrick<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Dick Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Assistant Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Team Rep
\n\u00a0 \u00a0
\n<\/span>With the start of this season is the start of a high school dynasty. Over the course of the next ten seasons
\nthe Metros \u00a0will go to the finals seven times and win five of them. Steering the ship is Head Coach Dave Davies<\/strong>,
\nhe is back for his third season, having lead the Metros to the championship game last season. Joining the coaching
\nstaff are Assistant Coaches Dave Legree<\/strong> and Scott Patrick<\/strong>.\u00a0 Dave is both a former Musketeer player and Metros
\nHead Coach and Scott a past Metros stand-out goaltender and Tournament MVP. Dick Augustine<\/strong> is back for his
\nthird of nine total seasons as the Metros Team Rep.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/b>
\n<\/i>\u00a0 T.J. Reinsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Sorum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Augustine<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nT.J. Reinsch<\/b>\u00a0leads the way in scoring with a whopping seventy points, recording thirty-seven goals and thirty-three
\nassists, a Metros scoring record that still stands to this day.\u00a0Chris Sorum<\/b> is just a goal behind with thirty-six red lighters
\nand thirty-three assists. Daniel Davies<\/b>\u00a0records thirty-two goals on his way to fifty-five points.\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0spends
\nthe season as play-maker setting up thirty-three Metro goals in addition sixteen of his own.\u00a0Brian Augustine<\/b>\u00a0records
\neighteen goals for thirty-four regular season points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nTracy Brunken\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cory Roberts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Reinsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Lester<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nNo Stranger to the heavy hitter list, Tracy Brunken<\/strong>, he brings his A-game and racks-up ninty-four penalty minutes
\nthis season. This is an eventual Metros record that stands for ten seasons. In second place is Jesse Monell, <\/strong>fourth in team
\nscoring despite his eighty-four minutes in the box. Cory Roberts<\/strong> has fifty-two minutes and metros leading scorer
\nT.J. Reinsch <\/strong>records fifty-four minutes. Matt Lester<\/strong> rounds out the top fine with thirty-two penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b>With multi seasons of regular season and tournament experience\u00a0Jeff Brogan<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Jesse Basarich<\/b>\u00a0are far and away the
\nleague’s best goaltending duo. Both goalies post winning records of\u00a0 10-2-1 and 10-2 to lead the Metros a west division
\nchampionship and a win short of the league champions from Dubuque.\u00a0Sioux City has another young goalie waiting for his
\nshot at championship success in eighth grader\u00a0Chad Stewart\u00a0<\/b>will be called into action in a victorious varsity games
\nand play a full junior varsity schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Brogan<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jesse Basarich<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1987-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1989-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe Metros would again see action in the championship tilt and this time\u00a0they would not disappoint; bringing home
\nSioux City’s first ever IHSHL Championship. Jeff Brogan<\/strong> would be honored as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player
\nand Jesse Basarich <\/strong>would receive one of three of the league’s Silver Glove Awards with a .902 save percentage. They
\nwould post a combined save percentage of .890 and both record a pair of shut-outs during the championship season. This
\nduo would lead the Metros to second place finish during the regular season losing just four times.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Goaltender Jeff Brogan<\/strong> is selected the Iowa High School Hockey League (IHSHL) State Toutnement Most Valuable Player (MVP)
\nHe would help lead the Metros to a second place regular Season finish and to the Metros first Stste Tournament Championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nJeff Brogan<\/strong> becomes just the second Sioux City Metros goaltender to receive the post-season Tournament’s Most Valuable
\nPlayer Award.\u00a0 <\/span>Jeff would lead the Metros to their first Stste Tournament Championship in a desisive win over the regular
\nseason champions from Dubuque. (Scott Patrick would receive this Tournament award in 1987)<\/span><\/p>\n

90-91 Sioux City Metros<\/b><\/span>
\nHeelan High School
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nThis photo is taken of the five Metros players representing Bishop Heelan High School this 90-91 season. Sophomore Daniel Davies<\/strong>,
\nseniors Jason Osbar<\/strong>, T. J. Reinsch<\/strong> & Brian Augustine<\/strong> and junior Jade Pospeshil<\/strong>. All five of these players would be apart of
\nthe ’91 IHSHL championship team. Daniel & Jade will go on to win a second in a row IHSHL Championship next season.<\/span><\/p>\n

T.J. Reinsch<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1987-91
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nT.J. Reinsch<\/strong> would log four season with the Metros. Joining the team as a freshman he would make unsuccessful
\nruns at the post season championship finishing in second place in ’88 & ’90. However, his senior season he would get a
\nrare third chance and this time it proved successful as the Metros would win their first post season championship.
\nT.J. was a IHSHL two time selection to the All-Star, IHSHL All-League and Chicago Showcase teams as well as
\ntwo-time Metros leading scorer and the league’s second highest scorer.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>
\nT.J. Reinsch<\/strong> becomes the Jr. Musketeers\/Metros all-time leading scorer. Recording thirty-seven goals and thirty-three assists this single
\nseason his thirty-seven goals and seventy points during the twenty-six game regular season remains a record for nearly thirty-plus
\nseasons. His seventy poinys in a single season remains a Metros record. <\/span>\u00a0His 1.42 goals per game and his 2.7 points per games
\nremain the second highest among all Jr. Musketeers\/Metros scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe Metros place four players among the IHSHL’s top ten regular season scorers. T.J. Reinsch<\/strong> and Chris Sorum<\/strong> are second and
\nthird with seventy and sixty-nine points.\u00a0 Daniel Davies<\/strong> is seventh and Jesse Monell<\/strong> eighth with fifty-five and fifty-two. Together
\nthey record 246 regular season points.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>\"\"
\n<\/b>The Metros set a IHSHL Single Game Scoring Record<\/strong> this season, recording twenty-three (23) goals against the Omaha Jr. Lancers
\nSioux City also posted forty-nine other goals in the three other match-ups with the Lancers winning 17-1, 16-1 and 16-3
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Beginning a Decade of Dominance…<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nThe 1990-91 marks Sioux City’s first ever high school hockey State Championship. In a disappointing loss in the title game
\nthe prior season, the Metros return with an unfinished business attitude. They breeze through the first two rounds and in the third,
\nthey eventually destroy the Regular Season Champions from Dubuque 8-1. This win sets the table for three more State Championship
\nvictories in the next four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors<\/span>
\nJeff Brogan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tracy Brunken\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Reinsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Sorum
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team Selections<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Brogan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tracy Brunken\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Reinsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Sorum
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Brian Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Reinsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Sorum\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>1991 Chicago Showcase Team Tri-State Sioux City Players<\/span>
\n<\/b>Brian Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Reinsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Sorum<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFebruary 28th-March 3rd \/ Cyclone Community Center Ames, IA
\nFinishing the season with twenty-one wins and just four losses & a tie the Metros are the west division champions.
\nThey place four players;\u00a0T.J Reinsch, Chris Sorum, Dan Davies<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0among the leagues top ten scorers.
\nDespite Dubuque’s better record, the Metros enter the state meet as the tournament favorites and are looking to take
\ncare of some unfinished business-last season’s championship game defeat.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n5-Metros vs. Mason City Mohawks-0<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 1st, 1991
\nThe Metros start the day as the last of five scheduled games. They are paired against Mason City, who won the pig-tail game
\nearlier that day defeating the Omaha Jr. Lancers. The Mohawks, who could muster just eight victories all season, are no match
\nfor the Metros.\u00a0T.J Reinsch<\/b>\u00a0grabs the game winner and\u00a0Chris Sorum<\/b>\u00a0 gives the Metros a first period lead. In the second
\nChris Sorum<\/b>\u00a0gets a second tally of the night and\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0puts the Metros ahead by four. A single red-lighter in the
\nthird by\u00a0Landon Blatchford\u00a0<\/b>ices the game for the Metros. Goaltender\u00a0Jesse Basarich<\/b> repels all twenty-six
\nattempts by the Mohawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n8-Metros vs. DM Valley-Dowling Tigers-<\/b>3<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 2nd, 1991
\nThe semi-final contest finds the Metros taking on\u00a0 Des Moines Valley-Dowling; having finished the season behind the
\nMetros as the division’s second best team with nineteen wins during the season. The game looks to be a meeting between
\ntwo of the league’s best teams and from the start it does not disappoint. Both Des Moines opened the period with the first
\ntwo goals but Sioux City storms back to even the game on goals by\u00a0Dan Davies<\/b>,\u00a0Brian Augustine<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Tracy Brunken.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Having just one period in the tank, the Tigers are spent as they give up four unanswered goals to the Metros.\u00a0Dan Davies
\n<\/b>would grab| his second of the night and\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b>,\u00a0Chris Sorum<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0T.J. Reinsch<\/b>\u00a0 giving them a commanding lead.<\/span>
\nSioux City would let-up in the third and\u00a0Chris Sorum<\/b>\u00a0 would record the period’s only goal.\u00a0Jeff Brogan<\/b>\u00a0is perfect in<\/span>
\nthe latter two periods stopping all eighteen shots on goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Championship Game
\n8-Metros vs. Dubuque Devils-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMarch 3rd, 1991<\/span>
\nFresh off a semi-final game that on-paper could have gone either way, the Metros enter the championship looking for their<\/span>
\nfirst ever State title. Dubuque ends the regular season a the league’s best team but does so just a pair of points ahead of<\/span>
\nthe Metros. Its the Devils who strike first and grabbing the lead after the first period. Sioux City would retaliate in the<\/span>
\nsecond with three more unanswered goals; two by\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0and one by\u00a0Dan Davies<\/b>. The Metros have the<\/span>
\nmomentum but the game is still in jeopardy with one more period to play.<\/span><\/p>\n

No one could see the results of the final period coming…Sioux City score five goals;\u00a0Dan Davies\u00a0<\/b>gets two more for
\nhis third goal of the game,\u00a0T.J. Reinsch<\/b>\u00a0grabs a pair of tallies and\u00a0Chris Sorum<\/b>\u00a0gets the games final red-lighter.
\nGoaltender\u00a0Jeff Brogan<\/b>\u00a0stops all but one of the Devils tries\u00a0and the Metros outshoot their opponents 21-4 to capture
\ntheir first State Tournament Title\u00a0since the IHSHL was formed fifteen seasons ago. Metros goaltender\u00a0Jeff Brogan
\n<\/b>is selected as the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMarch 8th-9th \/ Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, IA
\nThe Metros enter the tournament both as the host team and the seventh place seed mustering just five wins all season.
\nUnfortunately, before the weekend is over they would match-up with both the league’s two best teams in the Omaha Gladiators
\nand Jr. Lancers as well as the higher seeded team from Missouri. Icing an offence that couldn’t get going the Metros surrendered
\nnineteen goals to their opposition and could only light the lamp themselves five times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seventh Place Game
\n1-Metros vs. Omaha Jr. Lancers-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-Metros vs. St. Joe Griffens-5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-Metros vs. Omaha Gladirators-8<\/b>
\nMarch 8th, 1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 8th, 1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 9th, 1991<\/span><\/p>\n

1990-91 Metro Cheerleaders<\/b><\/span>
\nAmy Parkhill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Frerichs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heidi Hope\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christina Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heather Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holly Hope
\nJewell Pospeshil
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nAmy Parkhill, Becky Frerichs, Heidi Hope, Jewell Pospeshil, Christina Davies, Heather Johnson, Holly Hope
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\n
\nIHSHL would open this season again as a nine teams in two divisions . The West Division plays a 24 game schedule and
\nthe East Division a 22 game schedule. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, there are some new faces in the league; the Omaha Lancers and the St. Joe Griffons.
\nUrbandale leaves the league. Waterloo Public & Columbus merge
\n
\nWest:\u00a0<\/b>Sioux City, Des Moines Valley\/Dowling, Omaha Jr. Lancers & Gladiators and St. Joe Griffons
\nEast:\u00a0<\/b>Ames, Dubuque, Mason City, Waterloo<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros win the regular season with a 19-5 record. Offence is the theme again, Jesse Monell<\/strong> and Daniel Davies<\/strong> both score over
\nsixty points and Jesper Kilander<\/strong> over fifty. The Metros place five players in the All-Star Game, three All-State selections and four players
\nin the Chicago Showcase. Daniel Davies<\/strong> is chosen the IHSHL Tournament Most Valuable Player.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros would win the regular season championship as well as a second in a row IHSHL State Tournament
\nChampionship on home ice.\u00a0<\/span>
\nThey are the third IHSHL team (Des Moines & Waterloo) to win back to back championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL State Tournament February 27th-March 1st in Sioux City, IA\u00a0 \/\u00a0 JV State Tournament March 7th-8th\u00a0in Mason City IA<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/b>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 Dave Davies<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Scott Patrick<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Shila Yingst<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Dick Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Team Manager\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Team Rep
\n\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Head Coach Dave Davies <\/strong>is back for a fourth season and ready to defend the Metros last season Championship.
\nAssistant Coach Scott Patrick <\/strong>is back for a second season as well. newcomer Sheila Yingst<\/strong> joins the administrative
\nstaff as the Team Manager and Dick Augustine<\/strong> is back for his fourth season as the Metros Team Rep.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nDaniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesper Kilander\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jade Pospeshil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karri Poykio<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nOffence is the theme, as the Metrosrecord 146 goals in just twenty-four regular season games. Daniel Davies\u00a0<\/b>leads
\nthe way with sixty-three points; twenty-eight goals and a team leading thirty-five assists. Despite missing three games,
\nJesse Monell <\/b>still lands in third place with a team high of thirty-one goals, nine of which are short-handed, for sixty-one
\npoints. Exchange student Jesper Kilander<\/b> would record twenty-eight goals and twenty-four assists.\u00a0Jade Pospeshil<\/b>\u00a0and
\nanother exchange student Karri Poykio<\/b> would complete the top five scorers list both recording twenty-eight points.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Daniel Davies, Jesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Jesper Kilander<\/b>, were also the IHSHL’s second, third and fourth highest scorers. The
\nhigh-scoring tandem would notch 146 total points in just twenty-four games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Heavy Hitters
\nJesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Roberts<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Juon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karri Poykio\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Davies<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Second leading scorer\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b> would also lead the Metros in penalties with sixty-six. Corey Roberts\u00a0<\/b>was a
\ncouple of minors behind him with sixty-three minutes. T.J. Juon<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Karri Poykio<\/b> would both record fifty minutes
\nin the box and leading scorer\u00a0Daniel Davies<\/b> would earn thirty-eight penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

91-<\/b>92 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nGoaltender experience is becoming an expected commodity as the Metros prepare to defend their IHSHL championship.
\nJesse Basarich<\/b>\u00a0returns with three seasons experience and a league championship under his belt. Jesse will shoulder the load this
\nseason turning in a 17-5 record. However freshmen\u00a0Chad Stewart<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Seawalson\u00a0<\/b>will also contribute a pair of wins for an
\noverall 19-5 record giving the\u00a0 Metros their first ever regular season championship.\u00a0 Jesse and crew would finish the season on
\nhome ice; winning their second in a row IHSHL championship<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Basarich<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1989-92<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nSenior\u00a0Jesse Basarich<\/strong>\u00a0draws the starting position this season. Playing a majority of the games, he posts seventeen<\/span>
\nwins and just five losses this season. He earned four shut-outs and facing 429 shots on goal, Jesse turned aside<\/span>
\n.879 percent of them. He backstops the Metros to their first ever Regular Season Championship and their second
\nin a row IHSHL Tournament Championship. The two-time State Champion is an IHSHL Silver Glove Award
\nrecipient and would be selected to play in both the IHSHL All-Star Game and the Chicago Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Seawalson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Stewart\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1991-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros1990-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nChad Stewart<\/b>\u00a0sees time in three varsity contests; grabbing a pair of victories and youngster Matt Seawalson<\/strong> sees time in one
\nvarsity game. Chad’s two wins help the Metros secure their first ever regular season championship, a first seed in the
\ntournament and an eventual\u00a0repeat tournament championship<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know<\/b>…This season’s Metros scored an averaged of six goals per game on their opponents while allowing their foes just
\nthree per game.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>
\nDan Davies<\/b>\u00a0is selected as the Sioux City Journal’s\u00a0Metro Athlete of the Year<\/b>. Lettering in hockey as well as football and soccer.
\nThis makes Dan the first ever Jr. Musketeer\/Metro player to receive this top honor among the Siouxland areas’ eligible athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n

4-Metros vs. Des Moines Valley\/Dowling-3<\/span>
\n<\/b>February 4th \/ Sioux City Auditorium
\nDan Davies<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1989-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nDan Davies<\/b>\u00a0has a busy day in this meeting with the Valley\/Dowling Tigers. In addition to a couple of minor penalties, his goal
\na minute into the third period would give the Metros a seemingly comfortable three goal lead. He would also grab two assists
\non a second period goal by Jesper Kilander and the eventual game winner; another one from Kilander with just over three
\nminute remaining in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan\u00a0<\/b>was a two time Metros leading scorer during his junior and senior seasons. Shown here during his junior season, he would
\nrecord twenty-eight goals and thirty-five assists. His sixty-three points points puts him among the Jr. Musketeers\/Metros top ten
\nall-time scorers and his nearly 1.5 assists per game and over 2.5 points per game are both the third highest among all
\nSioux City scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nSioux City would build a three goals lead over the Tigers until a third period comeback put the game in jeopardy. Three quick
\ngoals by the Tigers would tie the game with just minute remaining however a second goal of the game by exchange student\u00a0Jesper
\nKilander\u00a0<\/b>would give the Metros another victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goaltender\u00a0Jess Basarich\u00a0<\/b>would stop twenty-six of thirty shots on goal including the first twenty-two Tiger attempts. A brief
\nflurry of goals would allow the Tiger to tie the game but Jesse would regain his composure, stopping the remaining four shots
\nbefore a Kilander goal ended the game for the Tigers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Ruble\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jade Pospeshil<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1989-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1988-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft: Eric Ruble<\/b>\u00a0launches on of the thirty-seven shots on goal the Metros had in this narrow victory over Des Moines.
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0Metros Captain\u00a0Jade Pospeshil<\/b>\u00a0looks to move the puck up ice abs goaltender Jesse Basarich watches the pay develop.<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s past Sioux City Musketeer, future Metros Head Coach and two time State Championship winner\u00a0Jimmy Peck<\/b>\u00a0wearing the<\/span>
\nbands in this game. Working the lines are past Metro & Musketeer\u00a0Dan Reynolds<\/b>\u00a0and past Metro player\u00a0Bobby Batcheller.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Monell<\/span><\/strong>
\nMetros 1989-92
\n\u00a0
\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Jesse Monell<\/strong> two prior seasons saw him record a dozen goals & dozen assists as a freshman. His sophomore season saw him
\nfinish among the Metros top four scorers with fifty-two total points; averaging two points per game. This season, it was more
\nof the same. Jesse would record 31 goals, including five power play and nine short-handed goals & thirty assists, in just
\ntwenty-one regular season games; his 61 points was second best among Metro scorers and third best among all League
\nplayers this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Monell <\/strong><\/b>finishes the season recording thirty-one goals and thirty assists. His 61 points was second best among Metro scorers
\nand third best among all League players this season. Having played in just twenty-one games this season, his nearly
\n1.5 Goals Per Game<\/strong> and 3 Points Per Game<\/strong> are Jr. Musketeers\/Metros scoring records.
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors<\/span>
\nJesse Basarich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Miller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jade Pospeshil<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0Iowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team Selections<\/span>
\n<\/b>Jesse Basarich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Miller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jade Pospeshil
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jade Pospeshil\u00a0
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>Jesse Basarich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jade Pospeshil<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL) Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nFebruary 27th- March1st \/ Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n

Last season’s champions are fresh off a regular season that saw them top all other teams with nineteen wins. The Metros
\nenter the <\/span>tournament as the number one seed team and look to be the meet’s favorite team. Four Metros are among the
\nLeague’s <\/span>top five scorers and the boast the best goaltender in the league. Sioux City looks to do what\u00a0 only two other
\nIHSHL <\/span>teams have done thus far, and that’s win a pair of consecutive State Championships.<\/span>
\nThey have a rare opportunity to do so on home ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n<\/b>6-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-<\/b>2<\/b><\/span>
\nFebruary 28th, 1992
\nSioux City first obstacle are the Waterloo Warriors. Having only mustered five wins all season, Waterloo teams historically
\nprove tough to beat in must win situations. The first period was back and forth with Sioux City striking first on a\u00a0Corey Roberts
\n<\/b>\u00a0goal and later\u00a0Jesse Monell\u00a0<\/b>would tie the period at two each. However, the regular season champs are just too much for the
\nWarriors and second period goals from\u00a0Dan Davies<\/b>\u00a0and another one from\u00a0Corey Roberts<\/b>\u00a0puts the Metros ahead for good.
\nEric Ruble<\/b>\u00a0would grab two more in the third. Sioux City peppered the Warriors goaltender with fifty-one shots
\nand\u00a0Jesse Basarich<\/b>\u00a0stopped a dozen attempts.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n4-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-<\/b>3 OT<\/b><\/span>
\nFebruary 29th, 1992
\nThe Metros get the regular season fifth place team from Ames; one of just five team this season to record eleven or more
\nvictories. However, The Lil’ Cyclones are riding high having just up-set heavily favored Valley-Dowling in a double overtime
\nmatch. Ames would shut-down the Metros in the first and hold them to a single\u00a0Corey Roberts<\/b>\u00a0goal in the second; that still
\nleft the Metros trailing\u00a0 by one. Ames would grab another tally early in the third and appear to be pulling away from
\nthe tournament favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n

As time ticked away, it looked like another up-set was afoot. Sioux City would apply continued pressure in the third, firing
\nfourteen shots on the Ames goaltender and limiting them to just eight attempts. However, they lacked that elusive momentum
\nchanging goal they needed so badly. However, with just over two minutes remaining,\u00a0Dan Davies<\/b>\u00a0 would give the Metros
\nthe spark they needed and eighteen seconds later\u00a0\u00a0Landon Blatchford<\/b>\u00a0would send the game to overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just over seven minutes into the extra period,\u00a0Eric Ruble\u00a0<\/b>would provide the game winner, sending the Metros to the<\/span>
\nchampionship game.\u00a0Jesse Basarich<\/b>\u00a0stopped twenty-two shots on goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Championship Game
\n5-Metros vs. Mason City Mohawks-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 10th, 1992
\nThe weight is heavy on the Metros; last season defending champions and this season’s regular season winners have a chance
\nto do what only two other IHSHL teams have done before and they have a chance to do it in front of over a thousand home
\ntown supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

The game is close for much of the period, however with just over nine minutes gone Metros\u00a0Karri Poykio<\/b>\u00a0 would get the
\nMetros on the board first and with just a minute remaining\u00a0Corey Roberts<\/b>\u00a0would put the defending champs up by two. Ames
\nwould battle back in the second scoring a tally in between the Metros to goals by\u00a0Eric Ruble<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0T.J. Juon<\/b>. The teams would
\ntrade goals on the third but that second goal of the night by\u00a0T.J. Juon<\/b>\u00a0ices the game and a repeat champions for the Metros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL)\u00a0Junior Varsity Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 6th-8th \/ North Iowa Ice Arena Mason City, IA
\nQuarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seventh Place Game
\n0-Metros vs. DM Capitols-3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-Metros vs. DM Oak Leafs-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-3<\/b>
\nMarch 6th, 1992\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 7th, 1992\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 8th, 1992<\/span><\/p>\n

1991-92 Metro Cheerleaders<\/span>
\n<\/b>Cheerleader Advisors…Christin Staben and Joy McEntaffer
\nHeather Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heidi Hope\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holly Hope\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Frerichs<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Robin Otto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amy Parkhill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Erica Andrea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jewell Pospesil<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1991-92 Metro Cheerleaders<\/span>
\nHeather Johnson\u00a0 Amy Parkhill\u00a0\u00a0 Heidi Hope\u00a0\u00a0 Erica Andre\u00a0\u00a0 Robin Otto\u00a0 Becky Frerichs\u00a0\u00a0 Holly Hope
\nJewell Pospeshil
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nHeather Johnson, Amy Parkhill, Heidi Hope, Erica Andre, Jewell Pospeshil, Robin Otto, Becky Frerichs, Holly Hope<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/p>\n

IHSHL would open this season again with nine teams in two divisions. The East Division plays 22 games and the West plays 24 game schedule.
\nVarsity State Tournament held March 4th-7th in Mason City, IA
\n
\nWest Division: <\/b>Sioux City, Des Moines Valley\/Dowling, Omaha Jr. Lancers & Gladiators and St. Joe Griffons
\nEast Division: <\/b>Ames, Dubuque, Mason City, Waterloo<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros slip a bit this season and finish fourth in the west with a 14-10 record. Daniel Davies<\/strong> would lead the scoring with
\nforty-two points while five other Metros scored twenty-five plus points. They would place three players in the All-Star Game
\nand four on the All-State Team and in the Chicago Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the time the championship game rolled around there wasn’t a person in the house that didn’t think the Metros wouldn’t
\nwin their third back-to-back-toback championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also notable is the transition of coaches, after this season Dave Davies<\/strong> would step down as head coach. Assistant Coach and<\/span>
\nanother former Musketeer Jimmy Peck<\/strong> will take the reins next season. His similar coaching philosophy would insure the<\/span>
\ncontinued dominance of the IHSHL and Sioux City Metros hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City Hosts the IHSHL Junior Varsity (JV) State Tournament.
\nMarch 12th-14th\u00a0in Sioux City IA<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/b>
\nDave Davies<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jimmy Peck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Dirks<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dick Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team Rep
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDave Davies<\/b>\u00a0enters his fourth season as Metros Head Coach. Just three seasons in and Dave has already captured a
\npair of state titles and a state runner-up honor as well as a regular season championship. With another strong Metro team
\nthey look to be both\u00a0 regular season and state championship contenders, eventually making another trip to the final game
\nthis season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jimmy Peck<\/b>, another past Billikan and Musketeer player, joins the Metros coaching staff this season. He would take
\non the Assistant Coach duties in preparation for his next four seasons as head coach, securing another state championship
\nand a third place finish. Also born in Canada, Jimmy played his Junior hockey there before a scholarship brought him to
\nMissouri. After four seasons at St. Louis University, Jimmy Peck would log four more season with the Musketeers
\nsecuring countless scoring and defenseman awards. He remains an All-Time top five Musketeers for total assists and
\ntotal points and is second highest among defenseman in goals and leader among defenseman
\nin assists and points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rounding out the Metros coaching staff is\u00a0Robbie Dirks<\/b>. A long time SYHA coach from Mites to Bantams this
\nwill be his first season at the helm of the junior varsity team. Veteran Team Rep Dick Augistine<\/strong> is also back
\nfor anothe rseason.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/b>
\n<\/i>Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Rub<\/b><\/span>el\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Thonstad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kimmo Kukkonen\u00a0 Landon Blatchford<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nFor the second season in a row,\u00a0Daniel Davies<\/b>\u00a0leads the team in scoring forty-two points with a team leading twenty-two assists.
\nHe is also the eighth highest scorer in the League.\u00a0Eric Rubel<\/b>\u00a0posts sixteen goals and twenty-one assists. Exchange students
\nDaniel Thonstad\u00a0<\/b>would record a team high twenty-two goals totaling thirty-five points and\u00a0Kimmo Kukkonen<\/b>\u00a0seventeen goals
\nfor twenty-seven regular season points.\u00a0Landon Blatchford<\/b>\u00a0would finish the season with eight goals and seventeen assists<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nCorey Roberts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taylor Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Rubel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Seniors dominate the heavy hitters list this season. A top five penalty leader last season, Corey Roberts<\/b> leads the
\nteam this season with eighty-five minutes in the box. Brothers Taylor Schramm <\/b>and, the only underclassmen in the list,
\nSeth Schramm<\/b> both record fifty-seven minutes. Top five scorers Landon Blatchford\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Eric Rubel\u00a0<\/b>both make
\nthe hitters list with forty-six and forty-four penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nMark Doren…<\/b>22-19-41\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eric Schramm…<\/b>17-17-34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jeremy Chute…<\/b>8-13-21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Davy Meyers…<\/b>11-10-21
\nNate Lowe…<\/b>14-5-19<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity Heavy Hitters<\/b><\/span>
\nRon Lewison…<\/b>57\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Cramer..<\/b>.46\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gary Heyns…<\/b>35\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Josh Strong…<\/b>34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jeremy Boker…<\/b>26\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

92-<\/b>93 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nA transplant player from out of state and a senior,\u00a0Ben Hudson<\/b>\u00a0would join the existing sophomore goalies\u00a0Chad Stewart<\/b>,
\nMatt Seawalson<\/b>\u00a0and newcomer\u00a0Mark Bukovich<\/b>\u00a0between the pipes this season. Mark and Matt would split time in the varsity
\nnet finishing with 8-2 and 6-7 record. Their overall 14-10 record was still good for a tie for the third place in league. Chad and
\nMark would take on the junior varsity duties finishing for a 16-6-2 third place regular season finish. Chad would a 7-1-1 record
\nand Mark a 9-5-1. Mark would also receive\u00a0 one of the League’s three Silver Glove Awards for the third best save percentage
\nin the league<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Hudson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Seawalson<\/b><\/span>
\nChad Stewart<\/b><\/span>
\n.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ben: 8-2-0 over ten games emergency appendectomy side lined hin half way into the season . Save percentage of .862 surrendered just 34 goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt; 6-7 in fouteen games . gave up fifty goals<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Stewart: will back of Matt and take on the JV games for the remainder of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Batcheller<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1982-85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1979-83
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Referee Kirk Swanson and Linesman Bob Batcheller work the lines in the JV State Tournament as Des Moines Dowling takes
\non the Mason City Mohawks.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>
\nDaniel Davies\u00a0<\/b>would be the first Metro player to be selected three times to represent Team Midwest in the prestigious Chicago
\nShowcase tournament.\u00a0 Held Annually, this nation-wide tournament features the best high school players from across the country.
\nDan was also a three-time selection to the IHSHL All-Star and and All-League teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head Coach Dave Davies<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1988-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nDave Davies\u00a0<\/b>took over the Metros program in 1988 and with the exception of that first season, guided the Metros to State
\nTournament championships showings four times in a row, having success winning back-to-back championships in 1991 and
\n1992. Shown here in Mason City during the final game vs. Des Moines Valley-Dowling. The Metros would fall this time
\naround but would return next season claiming their third League Championship in four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also pictured here is assistant coach\u00a0Jimmy Peck<\/b>. He would take the helm next season bringing home another Metros Championship.<\/span>
\nAfter coaching four seasons he would return behind the bench in 2001 for six more seasons capturing another championship in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nDid You Know…Daniel Davies<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Landon Blatchford<\/b>\u00a0are the only two Metros to play in the State Tournament Championship
\ngame four times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Batcheller<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1982-85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1979-83
\n<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>
\nDaniel Davies<\/b>\u00a0closes out his fifth varsity season playing for the Metros. Four of those seasons resulted to trips to the State Tournament
\nfinals and winning back-to-back titles in 991 and 1992.\u00a0 His ninety-two Career Goals<\/strong>, ninty-three Career Assists<\/strong> and 185 Career Points
\n<\/strong> are Jr. Musketeers\/Metros all-time scoring records.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nIHSHL Honors and Awards
\nDaniel Davies\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eric Ruble\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cory Roberts<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team Selections<\/span>
\n<\/b>Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Ruble
\n\u00a0Iowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Ruble*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cory Roberts*
\n<\/b>*Second Team\u00a0
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cory Roberts<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL) Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 4th-7th \/ North Iowa Ice Arena Mason City, IA
\nSioux City finished the season in the middle of the pack overall, putting together fourteen wins\u00a0during the twenty-four game regular
\nseason they are tied for third in the west division and fifth overall. The Metros have a challenge ahead of them defending their prior
\ntwo seasons championships. The Omaha Gladiators were the regular season champs with eighteen wins and Des Moines
\njust behind them with seventeen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n4-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-<\/b>3 OT<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 5th, 1993
\nSioux City opens taking on the East divisions best team, albeit with two fewer wins than the Metros.\u00a0Daniel Thonstad<\/b>\u00a0would get
\nthe Metros on the board first with the period’s only tally. However, Ames would retaliate with a pair of goals in the second giving
\nthem back the lead after two. The Metros exchange students would get the lead back when\u00a0Daniel Thonstad<\/b>\u00a0would grab his
\nsecond of the night, tieing the game and\u00a0Kimmo Kukkonen<\/b>\u00a0would put the Metros ahead before the periods first six minutes
\nhad passed. With lots of time remaining the Lil’ Cyclones were able to fide the equalizer and sent the game to overtime. Half
\nway into the extra period\u00a0Taylor Schramm<\/b>\u00a0wound take a great pass from Thonstad giving the Metros a first round victory.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n5-Metros vs. Omaha Gladiators-<\/b>2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 6th, 1993
\nIn an eventual and expected match-up, the Metros chances for a third consecutive State title will go through the league’s best
\nregular season team, the Omaha Gladiators. However, its the Metros who strike first, doing so three times in the opening
\nperiod.\u00a0Daniel Thonstad, Daniel Davies<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Landon Blatchford\u00a0<\/b>put the Metros ahead. The Gladiators could only muster
\nfour shots on goals, however, one of them did beat the Sioux city goaltender. The teams would trade goals in the second on a
\nMike Stoneburg<\/b>\u00a0red-lighter further extending the lead. After a scoreless first tem minutes,\u00a0Mike Stoneburg\u00a0<\/b>would find the
\nnet for a second time tonight putting the game out of reach for the top seeded Gladiators.\u00a0 Goaltender Matt Seawalson would
\nfall back into his pre-injury groove, stopping\u00a0 all but two of the eighteen attempts in the final two periods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Championship Game
\n4-Metros vs. DM Valley-Dowling-8<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 7th, 1993
\nThe Metros quest for a third title would not get much easier, as the face the Des Moines Tigers; the league’s second best team
\nand just a single win less than the Gladiators. The Tigers would launch eight, first period shots and capitalize on two of them.
\nThe defense was able to limit the Metros to just three chances however, one of those shots from\u00a0Dan Davies<\/b>\u00a0did find the
\nback of the net and getting the Metros back in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

|Des Moines would strike twice in the second before\u00a0Dan Davies<\/b>\u00a0second goal of the game closed the lead. Des Moines would
\nsore again but Sioux City would not go away when\u00a0Kimmo Kukkonen<\/b>\u00a0again brought the Metros within one goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the Metros begin to run out of gas; surrendering three unanswered goals in the third before\u00a0Landon Blatchford
\n<\/b>tallied a too little too late goal with just second remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL)\u00a0Junior Varsity Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 12th-14th \/ Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, IA
\nQuarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consolation Place Game
\n3-Metros vs. Omaha Gladiators-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00-Metros vs. DM Valley-Dowling-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ?-Metros vs. St. Joe Griffens-?<\/b>
\nMarch 12th, 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 13th, 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 14th, 1993<\/span><\/p>\n

1992-93 Metros Cheerleaders<\/span>
\n<\/b>Cheerleader Advisor…Ellen Andrea<\/span><\/p>\n

Erica Andre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robin Otto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tasha Barker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nancy Franker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sara Nettleton<\/b><\/span>
\nCaptain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Captain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Gina Nordsiden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emily Sparks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holli Stanek\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lisa Watson<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIHSHL would open this season again as a nine teams in an East and West division.
\nThe West Division plays a 24 games schedule and the East Division plays a 22 game schedule.
\nIHSHL State Tournament March 3rd-6th in Dubuque, IA<\/span><\/p>\n

West Division: <\/b>Sioux City, Des Moines Valley\/Dowling, Omaha Jr. Lancers & Gladiators and St. Joe Griffons<\/span>
\nEast Division: <\/b>Ames, Dubuque, Mason City, Waterloo<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros are back to their old selves with a league winning 18-6 record. Exchange students Sami Heino<\/strong> and
\nMikael Sundelin<\/strong> lead the way in scoring both with fifty-one points and five other players finish with twenty-three plus
\npoints. They place four players in the All-Star Game, seven on the All-State Team and three in the Chicago Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

After securing another Regular Season Championship, it was back to another state championship final game as the Metros<\/span>
\n took on the Omaha Jr. Lancers. The Metros would win, and bring home their third championship in four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Sami Heino<\/strong> and Mikael Sundelin<\/strong> are selected as the IHSHL Tournament’s CO-Most Valuable Players.<\/span>
\nThis would mark Sioux City’s third State Championship in four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

JV State Tournament March 11th-13th\u00a0in Des Moines IA<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/b>
\nJimmy Peck<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clayton Wiffen<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tracy Brunken<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dick Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV\/Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV\/Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team Rep
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nJim Peck<\/b> joins the Metros for the first of several coaching stints with the Metros. The prior season as assistant coach would
\nhelp lead the Metros to the championship game. This season would also prove successful winning the first of two eventual
\nState Titles. Joining him as Assistant Coaches is past Musketeers\u00a0Jeff Gray<\/b>, he was a member of the Musketeers first ever
\nregular season & Clark Cup championship teams. Past Musketeer player and three-time Metros leading scorer
\nClayton Wiffen<\/b> and two-time Metros penalty minute leader\u00a0Tracy Brunken<\/b>\u00a0also join the coaching staff.
\nDick Augustine<\/b> enters his sixth season as the Metros Team Rep.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\n<\/b>Mikael Sundelin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sami Heino\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nExchange students Mikael Sundelin<\/strong> and Sami Heino<\/strong> set the pace for the Metros this season with fifty-one
\npoints. Sundelin with a team leading twenty-four goals and Heino with a team leading twenty-nine assists.
\nMark Dorn<\/strong> would record a twenty goals season and finish with thirty-four points. Mike Stoneburg<\/strong> scored
\nfourteen goals on way to scoring thirty total points. Nate Kelly<\/strong> would round out the top five a point behind
\nwith seventeen goals and twenty-nine regular season points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nRobbie Jaynes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Josh Strong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gary Heyns\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Juniors rules the heavy hitters list this season. Robbie Jaynes<\/strong> makes his first appearance on the list and Seth Schramm
\n<\/strong> his second, as they both record sixty-eight penalty minutes. Josh Strong<\/strong> trails by a few minors and finishes with sixty-one
\nminutes. Gary Heyns<\/strong> ends the season with fifty-four minutes and top five scorer and just a sophmore Mike Stoneburg
\n<\/strong> records fifty-two penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nShane Yingst…<\/b>8-16-24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nate Loe…<\/b>16-7-23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nick Loe…<\/b>7-14-21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Andrew Dooley…<\/b>13-3-16\u00a0\u00a0Davey Meyers…<\/b>5-6-11<\/span>
\nJunior Varsity heavy Hitters<\/strong><\/span>
\nJared Berg…<\/b>62\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ron Lewison…<\/b>59\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nate Loe…<\/b>44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nick Loe…<\/b>28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Cramer…<\/b>28<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You know…<\/b>the Des Moines Capitols goaltender Scott Clemmenson would go on to a 14 plus season NHL career playing for the New
\nJersey Devils, Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/span><\/p>\n

93-<\/b>94 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nMatt Seawalson<\/b>\u00a0returns for his junior season as the favorite to take the starting position and freshman\u00a0Dirk Worner\u00a0<\/b>arrives
\nwith great skills even for a youngster and secures the roll as back-up. However, as the season progress, the two challenge each
\nother and provide a solid rotation as the duo ends the season with a combined 18-6 record giving Sioux City their second regular
\nseason championship in thee seasons. It is off the the IHSHL Tournament Championship game for the sixth time in seven seasons.
\nMark Bukovich<\/b>\u00a0moves up to junior varsity starter posting a 6-7-2 record. Matt will add a JV win in there as well in addition to
\nanother newcomer\u00a0Chris Galinsky<\/b>\u00a0who would finish with a 4-3-1 record.
\n
\nMatt Seawalson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dirk Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1991-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1993-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMatt<\/strong> returning starter\u00a0 4 wind five losses\u00a0 2 shut outs.\u00a0 .820 save percentage\u00a0 4.40 GAA<\/span><\/p>\n

Dirk<\/strong> freshman 6-3 has emerged as the number one goalie 14-1 record 2 shut outs\u00a0 .880 save percentage\u00a0 2.47 GAA<\/span><\/p>\n

After three seasons in goal for the Metros,\u00a0Chad Stewart<\/b>\u00a0joining the team as an 8th grader and now a junior, has moved
\nto Omaha and now plays for the Lancers. After two seasons there, amassing a league & tournament championships and an
\nundefeated season, he will spend a season in the North American League and then three seasons in the USHL playing for the
\nWaterloo Blackhawks and the Sioux City Musketeers. He will go on to join the USHL referee staff and work as a
\nlinesman for five seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nThe 1993-94 season marks the half way point of the dominance of the Sioux City Metros Hockey team as members if the Iowa
\nHigh School Hockey League (IHSHL). In the last five seasons, the Metros have made a showing in the post-season championship
\ngame; winning three times. They have also captured the regular season championship two of the last three seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>When the Metros beat the Omaha Gladiatorson February 13th this season 17-0, it marked the fourth time in Metros history that they
\nhave recorded seventeen or more goals in a single game against an IHSHL opponent.\u00a0 During the 1990-91, they did it twice to
\nthe Jr. Lancers; first hanging them with a team and League record twenty-three goals and in a second meeting scoring seventeen
\nred-lighters. The prior season, 1989-90 the Metros beat the Des Moines Urbandale Jays 17-1.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>
\nOn February 13th, the Metros hang a team record seventeen goals on the host team Gladiators. Setting a pair of Metros scoring
\nrecords are exchange students\u00a0 Mikael Sundelin<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Sami Heino<\/b>. Mikael records a pair of team records including six goals in a
\nsingle game and eight points in a single game. Sami also sets a team record with seven assists \u00a0in a single game and ties the
\nrecord of eight points in a single game.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nIHSHL Honors and Awards<\/span>
\nMark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Juon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sami Heino\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mikael Sundelin<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nSeth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Josh Strong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dirk Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/span>Iowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Juon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sami Heino\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mikael Sundelin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Josh Strong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dirk Worner
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Sami Heino\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mikael Sundelin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Juon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Doren*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seth Schramm*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Josh Strong*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dirk Worner*\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>* Honorable Mention
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0 Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mikael Sundelin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL) Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 4th-6th \/ Five Flags Center Dubuque, IA
\nSioux City enter the tournament as the top seeded team. Finishing the season with eighteen wins and just six losses the Metros
\nare certainly one of the favorites however Des Moines, Omaha Lancers, Ames and Mason City all recorded fifteen or more victories.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n9-Metros vs. Dubuque Devils-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 4th, 1994
\nOne of the spoils of the the number one seed is taking in the last place team in the league. The Dubuque Devils can manage only
\none win this season and face a daunting challenge in this tournament opening match-up. However, they are fresh off the pig-tail
\ngame which saw them upset the eighth seed team from St Joe. The Metros are all over the Devils recording three goals each
\nperiod.\u00a0 Five different Metros score goals including four by\u00a0\u00a0Mark Doren<\/b>, two by\u00a0Mikael Sundelin\u00a0<\/b>and one each from
\nSam Kincaid, Seth Schramm<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Mike Stoneburg<\/b>.\u00a0Dirk Worner\u00a0<\/b>stops all but one of the Devils
\ntwenty-one shot attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n3-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 5th, 1994
\nThe semi-final offers up a bit more competition as the Metros face the east division champs; Ames finished with sixteen wins,
\ntwo of which were at the expense of the Metros. Ames would set the pace scoring first again just forty-seven seconds into
\nthe game. However,\u00a0Sami Heino<\/b>\u00a0would tie the game as the ten minute mark approached and with just under a minutes
\nremaining in the period\u00a0Mike Stoneburg<\/b>\u00a0would give the Metros the lead for good.\u00a0Sami Heino<\/b>\u00a0would grab another
\ntally in the second giving the Metros a little cushion. Ames would record a goal in the third, but again, goaltender
\nDirk Worner<\/b>\u00a0was nearly perfect stopping 32 Lil’ Cyclone shots on goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Championship Game
\n8-Metros vs. Omaha Gladiators-1<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 6th, 1994
\nThe Metros feel good about the championship match-up with sixth best team in the league. The Omaha Gladiators managed just nine
\nwins this season but are in the championship game having just upset the second best team in the league the day before. The Metros
\nmet the Gladiators twice this season , grabbing two wins including a meeting that resulted multiple single game Metros scoring records.<\/span><\/p>\n

T.J. Joun\u00a0<\/b>would record the period’s only goal when he capitalized and a\u00a0Nate Kelly<\/b>\u00a0pass giving the Metros\u00a0 the lead. However,<\/span>
\nthe Metros would explode in the second period.\u00a0\u00a0Mikael Sundelin<\/b>\u00a0would add Hat Trick,\u00a0Sami Heino<\/b>\u00a0records two goals,\u00a0T.J. Joun
\n<\/b>would adds a his second goal of the game and a single tally from\u00a0Nate Kelly.<\/b>\u00a0The Metros would launch forty-three total shots on<\/span>
\ngoal; nineteen of them coming in the middle stanza. The win continues the Metros IHSHL dominance; winning a third state<\/span>
\nchampionship in the last four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey <\/span>League (IHSHL)\u00a0Junior Varsity Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 11th-13th \/ Metro Ice Sports Center Des Moines, IA
\nAfter a quarter-final victory over the Ames Lil’ Cyclones the Mets defeated the top seeded Tigers from Des Moines Valley-Dowling.
\nThe up-set over the tournament favorites saw\u00a0Andrew Dooly<\/b>\u00a0scored a pair of red-lighters while\u00a0Nick & Nate Low<\/b>,\u00a0Davie Meyers<\/b>\u00a0and
\nRon Lewison<\/b>\u00a0each tallied once. In Sundays championship game,\u00a0Nate Lowe<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Andrew Dooley\u00a0<\/b>would both score goals but the
\nMetros couldn’t find the elusive much needed third goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Championship Game
\n3-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06-Metros vs. DM Valley-Dowling-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02-Metros vs. MC Mohawks-3<\/b>
\nMarch 11th, 1994\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 12th, 1994\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 13th, 1994<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros goaltender\u00a0Mark Bukovich<\/b>\u00a0was awarded the IHSHL JV Silver glove award for as the second best goaltender in the league.<\/span>
\nMetros forwards\u00a0Shame Yingst<\/b>\u00a0finished fifth and\u00a0Nate Low<\/b>\u00a0ninth among all JV scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

1993-94 Metros Cheerleaders<\/span>
\n<\/b>Cheerleader Advisor…Marsha Watson
\nErica Andre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lisa Watson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Amber Beerman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Gehrts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cassidy Leavy<\/span>
\n<\/b>Captain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Captain
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mindie Lyons\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gina Nordsiden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emily Sparks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holli Stanek<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The season begins with nine teams in the league divided in to an East and West Division.
\nThe East plays 22 games and the West plays 24 games.
\nValley Dowling changes it’s name and become the Des Moines Capitols.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros finish the regular season in third place in the west division and a fourth place overall in the league with a15-9 record.<\/span>
\nHowever, the Omaha Lancers own the league this season and finish undefeated securing both League and State Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Varsity State Tournament held March 2nd-5th in Des Moines, IA<\/span><\/p>\n

JV State Tournament held March 9th-12th in Waterloo, IA<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/b>
\nJimmy Peck<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clayton Wiffen<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Tracy Brunken\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burke Lake\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Assistant Coach
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nEntering his second season at the helm,\u00a0Jim Peck<\/b>\u00a0steers the Metros to another winning season. He is selected to coach the
\nwest division All-Star team and, if not for a huge upset at the state tournament, would have been competing for a second state
\nchampionship is as many seasons.\u00a0Jeff Gray<\/b>,\u00a0Clayton Wiffen<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Tracy Brunken<\/b>\u00a0all return for a second season. Joining
\nthem is another past Metros player Burke Lake<\/strong>. Tracy, Clayton and Burke also have success of their own; leading the Metros
\nto their first ever JV State Championship.\u00a0Dick Augustine<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Roger Kelly<\/b>\u00a0take on the Co-Team Rep duties this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\n<\/b><\/span>Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Jaynes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Hedquist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nThis seasons high scorers are all veteran players and four of them seniors. Leading the Metros in scoring is
\nMark Doren<\/b>, his twenty-three goals and twenty-two assists are both team highs. Also making another showing
\namong the top scorers is \u00a0Nate Kelly<\/b> with seventeen goals and thirty-three points. just a junior this season,
\nMike Stoneburg <\/b>also makes the scorers list with seventeen goals and eleven assists. Robbie Jaynes<\/b>\u00a0and
\nChris Headquist<\/b> both record twenty-one points, Robbie with a dozen goals and Chris with eighteen assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nGary Heyns\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Jaynes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Four of the five usual suspects again lead the team in penalty minutes. Seniors Gary Heyns<\/strong> records a team high
\nseventy-three penalty minutes. Seth <\/strong>Schramm<\/strong> a distant second with fifty-seven minutes in the box. Robbie
\nJaynes<\/strong> also makes the list a second season in a row with forty-nine minutes. Junior Mike Stoneburg <\/strong>and senior
\nMetros leading scorer Mark Doren<\/strong> both record forty minutes of shame.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nMatt Andrews…8-16-24\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger…12-11-23\u00a0\u00a0 Davy Meyers…10-12-22\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Loe…8-11-19\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Augustine 9-9-18<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity Heavy Hitters<\/b><\/span>
\nJason Berg…80\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Loe…70\u00a0\u00a0 Davy Meyers…50\u00a0\u00a0 Josh Lundahl…42\u00a0\u00a0 Zac Boland…35<\/span><\/p>\n

94-<\/b>95 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nIHSHL championship goaltending duo is\u00a0Matt Seawalson<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Dirk Worner<\/b>\u00a0is back again this season. Also joining
\nthe varsity ranks is new sophomore\u00a0Damon Keith.\u00a0<\/b>Matt and Dirk will pick up where they left off last season providing
\neach other with needed competition and the coaches with a solid rotation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Seawalson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dirk Worner<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1991-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros1993-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nWhile both Matt and Dirk both finish with\u00a0winning records of\u00a0 7-4 and 7-5 but the overall 15-9 record is only good enough
\nfor a fourth place regular season finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt: Senior 7-4 save percentage .850 and GAA 3.51<\/span><\/p>\n

Dirk Sophmore 7-5\u00a0 .870 save percentage\u00a0 2.66 GAA<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity<\/span>
\n\u00a0Damon Keith<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Bukovich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Galinsky<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0 Metros 1994-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1992-95<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nDamon Keith<\/b>\u00a0would pick up the junior varsity starting spot and post a 9-3-1 record and along the way grab a varsity
\nvictory as well. Mark Bukovich<\/b>\u00a0finishes with a 3-3-2 and\u00a0Chris Galinsky<\/b>\u00a0with a 2-1 record. Their regular season record
\nof 14-7-3 is good enough for a \u00a0third place seed in the league tournament. Three games later the Metros will claim their
\nfirst ever Junior Varsity tournament championship in a 2-1 victory over the regular season champs Des Moines Capitols.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>past Sioux City goaltender\u00a0Chad Stewart\u00a0<\/b>will help lead the Omaha Lancers to a perfect 24-0 season
\nposting a 12-0 record. He would receive one of three IHSHL silver Glove awards for his second best save percentage
\nin the league, and lead the Lancers to their first IHSHL Championship, defeating the Mason City Mohawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Batcheller<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1982-85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1979-83
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLong time USA Hockey officials\u00a0Kirk Swanson<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Bob Batcheller<\/b>\u00a0work the lines in this contest between the Musketeers and
\nthe Green Bay Gamblers. Kirk and Bob were both familiar faces; reffing in the IHSHL and working the lines in the USHL.
\nFellow high school player and official wearing the bands here is Doran Doty<\/b>. He played four high school seasons for the
\nAnkeny Hawks, and two more for the Des Moines Buccaneers before becoming a USAH official.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors
\n<\/b><\/span>Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Hedquist\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Josh Strong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Seth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jimmy Peck<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Mark Doren\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Hedquist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Josh Strong
\nHead Coach West All-Stars; Jimmy Peck (Sioux City Metros)
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Seth Schramm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Doren*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kelly *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Hedquist*
\n<\/b>*Second Team
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>Nate Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0 \u00a0 Chris Hedquist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Schramm
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seth<\/b> and Taylor Schramm<\/b>\u00a0hold the SYHA\/Metros record for most State Tournament Championship appearances
\nby a single SYHA family with seven, that includes four Championship victories. Taylor would play in the championship game
\nall four of his high school seasons. Seth would play in the big game three of his four seasons with the Metros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL) Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 9th-12th \/ Young Arena Waterloo, IA
\nThe Sioux City Metros prepare to defend their last season’s championship and build upon their last five appearances in the
\nChampionship game; three of which were successful. They finish fourth in the league and third in the west division. Omaha enters
\nthe tournament as the favorite, having posted an undefeated\u00a0season of twenty-four games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n2-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-3<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 10th, 1995
\nSioux City starts their defense against Ames who finished second in the east division they mustered only nine wins all season.
\nThe underdogs would grab the lead in the first and secure it with two more in the second. An unassisted goal by\u00a0Nate Kelly
\n<\/b>\u00a0kept the game within reach as the second ended. The game would stay deadlocked until with ninety-three seconds remaining a
\nChris Hedquist<\/b>\u00a0tally put the Metros down by just a single point. However, the Ames defense would prevail sending the
\nMetros to the consolation bracket.
\n
\nSemi-Final Game
\n2-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-1<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 11th, 1995
\nLooking to save face the\u00a0 Metros need a win to get back among the leagues top teams in the tournament. Taking on the
\nWaterloo Warriors who ended the season with only two wins, grabbed an upset victory in the first round. They play the
\nMetros tough and limit them to just a\u00a0Johan Jigenstedt<\/b>\u00a0goal in the first and a\u00a0Mike Stoneburg<\/b>\u00a0tally in\u00a0 the second.
\nThe Warriors battle back in the third, but goaltender\u00a0Matt Seawalson<\/b>\u00a0is able to stop eleven of the twelve attempts
\nand advancing to the next round.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fifth Place<\/b>\u00a0Game
\n4-Metros vs. Omaha Gladiators-3<\/b>
\nMarch 12th, 1995
\nThe Metros would have to mount a rally to defeat the Omaha Gladiators to grab the tournament’s fifth best honors.\u00a0Walt
\nJohnson<\/b>\u00a0would get the\u00a0 Metros on the board first but Omaha would answer back twice\u00a0 by the time the first ended. The
\nteams would trade goals in the second period with\u00a0Sam Kincaid<\/b>\u00a0keeping the Metros within striking distance with a final
\nperiod still remaining.\u00a0Sam Kincaid<\/b>‘s second goal would tie it up and\u00a0Robby Jaynes<\/b>\u00a0would grab the game winner with
\njust under five minutes left in the game and securing a second win this weekend.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\n\u00a0Top scorers\u00a0Matt Andrews<\/b>,\u00a0Mark Munger & Davey Meyers,<\/b>\u00a0top goaltender\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0and Head Coach\u00a0Tracy Brunken
\n<\/b>lead the Metros to their first ever Junior Varsity State Championship. Defeating Omaha, Ames and the tournament’s home team-regular
\nseason champions the Des Moines Capitols in the championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL)\u00a0Junior Varsity Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 3rd-5th \/ Metros Ice Sports Arena Des Moines, IA
\nSioux City finishes the regular season as the third best team in the league with fourteen wins. Des Moines wins the league and enters the
\ntournament as the favorite. The Metros draw a strong Omaha Jr. Lancers in the first round. Metros\u00a0Andrew Dooley’s<\/b>\u00a0goal\u00a0 keeps the game
\ntied until fifty-five seconds in to the third extra period when\u00a0Matt Andrews\u00a0<\/b>would record the game winner. Goaltender Damon
\nKeith would stop all but one of the Lancers seventeen shots on goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Metros offence is on fire is the semi-final game; hanging seven goals on the Lil’ Cyclones including two each from\u00a0Nick Loe<\/b>\u00a0and
\nMatt Andrews.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Mark Munger, Davey Meyers,\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Andrew Dooly<\/b>\u00a0also scored for the Metros.<\/span><\/p>\n

In what is the first chance for the Metros to capture a Junior Varsity championship the Metros match-up with the tournament favorites
\nthe Capitols. Des Moines scores first in the first but a\u00a0Matt Andrews<\/b>\u00a0goal in the second knots the game. After a wild scrum in
\nfront of the Cap’s net;\u00a0J.J. Arthur<\/b>\u00a0pokes in what will be\u00a0 both the game winning and Championship winning goal.\u00a0Damon Keith
\n<\/b>is terrific again, stopping twenty-six scoring attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Seventh Place Game
\n2-Metros vs. Omaha Lancers-1 3OT\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07-Metros vs. Ames-0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02-Metros vs. Des Moines Caps-3<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 3rd, 1995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 4th, 1995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 5th, 1995<\/span><\/p>\n

1994-95 Metros Cheerleaders<\/span>
\n<\/b>Cheerleader Advisors…Susan Leavy & Marsha Watson
\nErica Andre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holli Stanek\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lisa Watson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emily Sparks<\/span>
\n<\/b>Captain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Captain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cassidy Leavy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stacy Attrill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mindie Lyons\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sara Nettelton<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

This season marks the 25th season of SYHA\/Metro Hockey \/ 20th Anniversary of the Iowa High School Hockey League<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Kansas City Blades join the IHSHL and makes for a 10 team league. <\/span>The Capitols move to the east.
\nThe league is equally divided into two five team divisions and play a twenty-six game schedule.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

East Division:<\/strong> Ames Little Cyclones, Des Moines Capitols, Dubuque Devils, Mason City Mohawks and Waterloo Warriors<\/span>
\nWest Division:<\/strong> Kansas City Jr. Blades, Omaha Gladiators, Omaha Jr. Lancers, Sioux City Metros and the St Joe Griffons.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL JV State Tournament March 1st-3rd\u00a0in Omaha, NE \/\u00a0\u00a0Varsity State Tournament March 7th-10th in Des Moines, IA<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros finish with a 16-10 record good enough for third in the west. This is the second of a three season break for the Metros
\nas they rebuild their program that would eventually win three more state Championships, a second place and a third place in the
\nnext seven seasons. Trent Mozak<\/strong> and Mike Stoneburg<\/strong> lead the team in scoring with 34 and 33 points and in penalties with
\n70 & 62 minutes. They place five players in the All-Star game, five on the All-State Team & three more in the Chicago Showcase.
\nHead Coach Jimmy Peck<\/strong> is selected the IHSHL Coach of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/span>
\nJimmy Peck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clayton Wiffen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Landon Blatchford<\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nBack for a third year is this season’s eventual IHSHL Coach of the Year\u00a0Jimmy Peck<\/b>. Joining him are veteran coaches\u00a0Jeff Gray
\n<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Clayton Wiffen<\/b>.\u00a0 Jeff is a former Musketeer player and member of the Musketeer first regular season & Clark Cup championships
\nand is also a two-time IHSHL State Championship coach. Clayton logged four seasons and was a three-time\u00a0 Metros leading scorer
\nbefore playing in the USHL, NCAA and Europe.\u00a0Landon Blatchford\u00a0<\/b>joins the Metros this season with four state championship games
\nunder his belt; winning back-to-back in 1990 & 1991. He would go on to coach for five seasons with the Metros eventually
\nwinning two more back-to-back state championships as a coach in 1998 and 1999. Dick Augustine<\/strong> is back for more punishment
\nserving sas the grizzeled team Rep.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\nTrent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nFour of the top five scorers also make the\u00a0heavy hitters<\/i> list this season. Just a freshman this season, Trent Mozak
\n<\/b>leads the way with thirty-four total points, ten goals and a team leading twenty-four assists. Senior Mike Stoneburg
\n<\/b> and Junior Walt Johnson<\/b> both score a team high nineteen goals and finish with thirty-three and thirty-one points.
\nJunior Mark Munger <\/b>\u00a0and Sophmore Chresten Jenson<\/b> score eleven times; Mark with twenty-four and Chresten
\nwith twenty regular season points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nTrent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Kincaid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMetros top scorer Trent Mozak<\/strong> also lead the way with seventy penalty minutes. Top scorers Mike Stoneburg
\n<\/strong> recorded sixty-two minutes and Chresten Jensen<\/strong> fifty-four minutes. Senior Sam Kincaid<\/strong> would finish fourth
\non the hitter list with forty minutes. Another top scorer Mark <\/strong>Munger<\/strong> would round out the list withtwenty-
\neight penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity High Scorers<\/b>
\nKyle Worner…<\/b>18-21-39\u00a0\u00a0J.J. Arthur…<\/b>10-16-26\u00a0\u00a0Dennis Schmidt…<\/b>13-12-25\u00a0\u00a0Will Persinger…<\/b>9-11-20\u00a0\u00a0Joel Kempter…<\/b>11-7-18<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity Heavy Hitters<\/b>
\nKyle Worner…<\/b>80\u00a0\u00a0Brandon Savard..<\/b>.74\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jared Berg…<\/b>73\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0J.J. Arthur…<\/b>65\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ryan Goss<\/b>…54\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b><\/i>after four season as a Metro where he was a consistently high scorer and team leading scorer,\u00a0Kyle Worner<\/b>\u00a0he would
\nplay in the USHL for two seasons where he would become the Tri-City Storm’s first ever, first round draft pick.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>\"\"
\nSioux City Musketeers 1974-78 * Metros Coach 1992-97 \/ 2001-2007 \/ 2011-14<\/b>
\nIn 1996 Head Coach\u00a0Jimmy Peck\u00a0<\/b>is selected as the IHSHL’s Coach of the Year<\/strong>. This is Jimmy’s first of three different stints with
\nthe Metros. This Coach of the Year Award would catch him between League Championships having won his first one in 1994 and his
\nsecond one in 2002. He would also lead the Metros to two additional championship games during his fourteen seasons behind the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nBetween the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b>Returning junior\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>will take on the starting duties this season. Along for the ride is freshman\u00a0Jake Hinderman
\n<\/b>and seventh grader\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>. Damon would use his experience and skills putting together a winning season of nine
\nwins and seven losses. However, it was the youngsters who really came of age this season; Jake would see time in ten varsity
\ncontests also posting a winning 7-3 record. Combining for a 16-10 season it was only good enough for a sixth place regular
\nseason finish. All three goalies would also hone their skills during the junior varsity season finishing with a 16-7-1 record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Damon Keith\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jake Hinderman<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1994-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros\u00a0 1995-99
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nDamon Keith\u00a0<\/b>records eighteen games this season. His nine wins helps the Metros along to a second place finish in the
\nwest division and an overall third place finish among all tem teams. He would sport an .857 save percentage and grab a
\npair of shut-out along the way.\u00a0He would also see some JV time winning seven games, add another shut-out\u00a0 to his
\nresume and give-up just a dozen goals in nine games.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 As a freshman,\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0sees time in both JV and varsity games. Starting in\u00a0 ten varsity contests, he posts an<\/span>
\nimpressive seven and three record and records a goals against average of three and grabs a single shut-out during the<\/span>
\nseason. He would also finish the JV season with eight wins, seven losses and a tie again recording just under his<\/span>
\nthree goals per game average.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan Dohrmann<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-01
\n<\/span>
\nThis season\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0starts out on a nearly unheard of high school hockey career; joining the Metros this season
\nas a seventh grader he sees time in five JV games, grabs his first win and posts a .921 save percentage. Ryan will go on
\nto a successful career between the pipes for the Metros,\u00a0 playing in three State Championship games and
\nwinning two of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Here<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 19XX-XX
\n
\nInsert Senior Player Name <\/strong>here. Freshman.<\/span><\/span><\/span>V 16.1.1.2\u00a0 <\/span>JV 22.14.9.23\u00a0 top 5 metros JV scorer.\u00a0<\/span> Insert player information here.<\/span>
\nInsert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player here \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Greg Gill<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 19xx-20xx\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19XX-XX
\n
\n<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Insert Greg Gill<\/strong> here. Freshman season. V no. \u00a0JV 13.6.0.6. 2 pp goals.<\/span>\u00a0 Inert Player information here. Inert Player
\ninformation here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name <\/strong>here. Freshman.<\/span><\/span><\/span>V 16.1.1.2\u00a0 <\/span>JV 22.14.9.23 <\/span>\u00a0Insert player information here. player .<\/span>
\nInsert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Worner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jeff Kempter<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1999-95
\n
\n<\/span><\/span>Insert Kyle Worner<\/strong> here. Freshman season. Plays V 21.1.1.2\u00a0\u00a0 JV 22.18.21.39. JV Team leader goals, assists, points.
\nTeam leading 8 pp goals. 4th in the League JV. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Insert Jeff Kempter<\/strong> here. Freshman season. V 22.10.1.11. \u00a0JV 17.9.10.19. Top 5 Metros JV scorer.\u00a0 Inert Player information<\/span>
\n here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rookies<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThis season’s rookie players get a special haircut prior to the start if the state tournament. While it didn’t do much good this season…all
\neleven of these players will eventual become IHSHL State Champions three seasons later. Goaltenders Ryan Dohrmann & Jake
\nHinderman and forward Matt LeGree would go on to capture two back-to-back State Championships for the Metros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clint Stiles<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-98
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nThis is Clint’s first of three seasons with the Metros. He played split season between junior varsity and varsity. Playing in just nine
\nJV games, he grabbed three goals and six assists. His schedule was varsity heavy; missing just one game during the regular season.
\nThe sophomore’s six goals and seven assists was ninth best among all Metros scorers.<\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Kempter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt LeGree\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1995-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-89\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1994-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-98<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nMetro starters for this State Tournament game are\u00a0Jeff Kempter, Clint Stiles, Matt LeGree, Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Chresten Jensen<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1996 IHSHL fifth Place State Tournament<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Kincaid<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0Metros 1994-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1992-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1993-96
\n<\/b>1996 State Tournament
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nTeam Captains Walt Johnson<\/strong>, Mike Stoneburg<\/strong> and Sam Kincaid<\/strong> pick up their 5th place State Tournament trophy in Des
\nMoines (1996). Walt Jr. would fall in the brief gap of Metro dominance during the 90’s that saw him with just on chance at a
\nstate championship. However, Mike and Sam both would collect a State Championship in 1994.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over three seasons Walt Johnson\u00a0<\/b> would record thirty-seven goals & fifty-five regular season varsity points. Both his junior
\nand senior seasons saw him earn trips to the IHSHL All Star<\/strong> Game and the Chicago Showcase<\/strong> as well as a selection to the
\nIHSHL All-State <\/strong>team<\/strong>. He was a top five scorer his junior season and during his last season he would lead the team
\nin goals and scoring.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…\u00a0<\/b>Walt’s dad is Musketeer Hall of Famer\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>. He was a team high scorer all three seasons, he lead
\nthe team\u00a0 in 77-78 with 101 points. The following season, his offence floundered and only scored 91 points!!!\u00a0 Walt remains the
\nsecond highest all-time Musketeer scorer with 286 points. Remember…he did all this from the blue line and during a 48 game schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Wait – There’s More…<\/b>Walt would go on to coach the Metros to back to back IHSHL State Championship in 1998 & 1999.<\/span>
\nThose wins are sandwiched between a fourth place finish in ’97 and a heartbreaking loss in the 2000 championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 94-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 93-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 94-97
\nMetros vs. Omaha Gladiators<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nCenter Walt Johnson,\u00a0 winger Jason Augustine, goaltender Damon Keith and Linesman Bob Batcheller .<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors<\/b><\/span>
\nJason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Kincaid<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jimmy Peck\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-Star\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Kincaid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Sam Kincaid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger*
\n* Honorable Mention
\nIowa High School Hockey League Coach of the Year<\/span>
\n<\/b>Jimmy Peck
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Kincaid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stoneburg
\n
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL) Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 8th-10th \/ Metro Ice Sports Center Des Moines, IA
\nThe Metros enter the\u00a0post-season as the fifth seeded team finishing the season with a sixteen and ten record; third in the west
\nand fifth overall. The regular season champions from Mason City and the Omaha Jr. Lancers are both tournament favorites.
\nAfter a disappointing last season, the Metros look to get back to their winning ways having played in the championship game
\nthe last five consecutive seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n1-Metros vs. Des Moines Capitols-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 8th, 1996
\nThe Metros open the tournament facing the fourth seeded Des Moines Capitols; they would complete their regular season
\njust three points ahead of the Metros. The Caps would defeat the Metros in both meetings this season in 2-1 and 4-3 wins on
\ntheir home ice and the Metros will be looking for payback.\u00a0Chresten Jensen<\/b>\u00a0would get the Metros on the board first but the
\nCaps would return the favor minutes later. That would be it for the Metros offence as a single goal in the third iced the
\ngame for the Caps. Goaltender\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0stopped all but two of the Caps twenty-eight shots on goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n6-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-<\/b>1<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 9th, 1996
\nThe Metros ready to take on the Waterloo Warriors. Mustering only\u00a0 five wins during the regular season, the Warriors did
\nwin the first round and are looking to somehow rescue their disastrous season with a victory in the semi-finals. Sioux City
\nwould jump on top scoring the period’s only goal; a red-lighter by\u00a0Chresten Jensen<\/b>. The second period is all Sioux City
\nas the register\u00a0goals from\u00a0Sam Kincaid<\/b>,\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0and two from\u00a0Mike Stoneburg<\/b>. The Warriors would get on the
\nboard in the third but\u00a0Mike<\/b>‘s<\/b>\u00a0third goal of the night drained any hope for a last period Waterloo rally.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Fifth Place Game
\n3-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 10th, 1996
\nSioux City look to grab the consolation round championship as the take on the Ames Lil’ Cyclones. They end the season
\nwith just ten wins but are high on an unexpected tournament victory on the second round.\u00a0 The game stays close with both
\nteams exchanging tallies in the first including one by\u00a0Jeff Kempter<\/b>.\u00a0Sam Kincaid<\/b>\u00a0puts the Metros ahead in the second
\nbut Ames retaliates tieing the game for a second time. However, it’s\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>\u00a0with the game winner half way
\nthrough the final period. Goalie\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0stops twenty-one Ames shots on goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL)\u00a0Junior Varsity Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nFebruary 29th-March 3rd \/ Moylan Tranquility Iceplex Omaha, NE
\nQuarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seventh Place Game
\n3-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-Metros vs. DM Oak Leafs-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-3<\/b>
\nFebruary 29th, 1996\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 1st, 1996\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 2nd, 1996<\/span><\/p>\n

1995-96 Metros Cheerleaders
\n<\/b>Lisa Watson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Erica Andrea<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Tiffany Topf\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jenny Topf\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Squad Advisor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Squad Advisor
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jamie Williams\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky O’Hern\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amy Murray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christina Goeden<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The ten team league remains divided into two divisions. The teams play a 26 game schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

West Division: <\/b>Sioux City Metros, Kansas City Blades, Omaha Jr. Lancers, Omaha Gladiators and St. Joe Griffons<\/span>
\nEast Division: <\/b>Ames Lil’ Cyclones, Des Moines Capitols, Dubuque Devils, Mason City Mohawks, Waterloo Warriors<\/span><\/p>\n

This season saw another planned out coaching transition. This would be Head Coach Jimmy Peck’s<\/strong> final season.<\/span>
\nServing this season as Assistant Coach, former Musketeer player Walt Johnson<\/strong> would take over next season. Again,<\/span>
\na well-planned coaching transition took place and the Metros continued with their winning ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL JV State Tournament February 28th-March 1st in Ames, IA\u00a0 \/\u00a0\u00a0Varsity State Tournament March 6th-9th in Omaha, NE<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros finish the season with a disappointing 15-11 season and a third place finish in the west division. However, they
\nstill would have seven players with All-Star selections, the most of any team in the league. They would muster a fourth
\nplace finish at the State Tournament. Matt Andrews<\/strong> leads the team in regular season scoring with twenty-four points. They
\nplace seven players in the All-Star Game, six on the All-State Team and four in the Chicago Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, this middle of the pack finish during the regular season & a fourth place showing at State is just that…
\nhowever as the big picture develops, it is a Sioux City program hearting up to begin the second part in what would
\nbecome a twelve season IHSHL High School dynasty<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The JV team posts a similar record of\u00a016-7-3, good enough for a first place finish in the much more dominate west division.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City places three players among the IHSHL Junior Varsity’s top five scorers;\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0is ties for top scorer with nineteen
\ngoals and a league best twenty-seven assists.\u00a0Matt Tonjum<\/b>\u00a0is second with eighteen goals and twenty-four assists and
\nBrent Sanders<\/b>\u00a0is fifth with eighteen goals and fourteen assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jimmy Peck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Gray\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant\/JV Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant\/JV Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>This is\u00a0Jimmy Peck<\/strong>‘s final season as Metros Head Coach. After four straight winning seasons and a State Championship<\/span>
\nvictory, he wraps-up this final season as the Metros head coach. He is selected as last season’s Coach of the Year and the<\/span>
\nprior season’s All-Star Game coach.\u00a0 This is just the first of three different stints for Jimmy as the Metros head coach. Past<\/span>
\nMusketeer & Metros Head Coach\u00a0Walt Johnson\u00a0<\/strong>joins the coaching staff and is staged to take the helm next season for<\/span>
\nthe Metros. Re-joining the coaching staff this season are\u00a0Jeff Gray\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Landon Blatchford<\/strong>. Jeff is a former Musketeer
\nplayer and Metros assistant coach. Landon is a former Metros player with a pair of back-to-back tournament championships
\nunder his belt. Dick Augustine<\/strong> is back for his ninth and final season as the Metros Team Rep.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\n|Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Andrews<\/span>
\n<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nFour of the Metros top scorers last season return again to the high scorers list.\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>\u00a0would record a team high twenty-six
\nassists for a total of forty regular season points.\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0is just a point behind with thirty-nine and a team leading twenty-two
\ngoals.\u00a0Mark Munger<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Chresten Jensen<\/b>\u00a0both record twenty-eight points with Chresten scoring sixteen goals and Mark
\nfourteen goals. New to the scoring ranks this season is\u00a0Matt Andrews<\/b>\u00a0with ten goals and fourteen assists.<\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nChresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt LeGree<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/span>Top five scorer\u00a0Chresten Jensen<\/strong> sets the pace this season with ninety-one penalty minutes. Leading scorer
\nTrent Mozak<\/strong> is a <\/span>distant second with sixty-four minutes. New comers to the Heavy Hitters<\/em> list this season are junior
\nNick Mills<\/strong> with fifty-four minutes, <\/span>senior Jason Augustine<\/strong> with forty-six minutes and sophomore Matt LeGree
\n<\/strong>with thirty-nine penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nGreg Gill…<\/b>19-27-46\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Matt Tonjum…<\/b>18-24-42\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Brent Sanders…<\/b>18-14-32\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Joel Kempter…<\/b>15-18-23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Robbie Lessard…<\/b>14-9-23<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City places three players among the IHSHL Junior Varsity’s top five scorers;\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0is ties for the season’s top scorer.
\nMatt Tonjum<\/b>\u00a0is second and\u00a0Brent Sanders<\/b>\u00a0is fifth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity Heavy Hitters<\/b><\/span>
\nBrent Sanders…<\/b>76\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Aaron Heiden…<\/b>67\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Golden Hughes…<\/b>66\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chris Lohr…<\/b>58\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Matt Tonjum…<\/b>51\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nSioux City returns this season with what could be one of the best goaltending trios Sioux City has seen in many seasons.
\nSenior\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0returns for his third season between the pipes and joining him again are up-and-coming\u00a0goalies
\nJake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0and now eighth grader\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>. However two starters, Damon and Jake combined record
\nof 15-11 only earns them a fifth place regular season finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

Damon Keith<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1900-00
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nIt is again the senior\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0this season who garners the starting position and posts a thirteen and eight record. His save
\npercentage of .869 is tops among all three Metro net minders. This season would begin to usher in the second wave of Metro’s
\ndominance among the IHSHL teams including a pair of championships, a second and a third place finishes over the next four
\nseasons. Damon would be an IHSHL Varsity All-Star game participant, a member of the All-State First Team and
\nan Academic Achievement Award recipient.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Dohrmann<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1995-99\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Metros 1995-01
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe sophomore\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0will see both varsity and junior varsity games. Finishing the season with a pair of varsity wins
\nand three losses and a dozen JV wins and just five losses. Also returning for is second season is eighth grader Ryan Dohrmann who
\nsees time in seven JV contests recording four wins, a pair of losses and a tie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like last season; Jake and Ryan continue to hone their skills and gain experience that will eventually make them both IHSHL<\/span>
\nState Champions. They finish the JV season with a combined record of 16-7-3, Jake going 12-5-2 and Ryan 4-2-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nFor the fourth time in Metros history they recorded seventeen or more goals in a single game against an IHSHL opponent.
\nThis season the Metros would defeat the St. Joe Griffins 17-2 in this January 26th meeting. During the 93-94 season the Metros
\nbeat the Omaha Gladiators 17-0. Three seasons earlier the Metros hung a team and League record 23 goals in a single game on the Jr.
\nLancers winning 23-1 and later in the season beat them again 17-1. The prior season to that, 1989-90 the Metros beat the Des Moines
\nUrbandale Jay 17-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Worner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Greg Gill<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1996-99
\n <\/span><\/span>
\nInsert Kyle Worner<\/strong> here. SO season. Plays V 10.4.4.8\u00a0\u00a0 JV 19.4.6.10. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information
\nhere. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Greg Gill<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 14.2.3.5.\u00a0\u00a0 JV 25.19.27.48. IHSHL and Metros Leading JV scorer. League
\nleading 27 assists. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brent Sanders\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jeff Kempter<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1999-95
\n
\n<\/span><\/span>Insert Brent Sanders<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. Plays V 10.1.0.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV 23.18.14.32. Inert Player information here. Inert Player
\ninformation here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.
\n\u00a0Insert Jeff Kempter<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 26.7.5.12. 7th<\/sup> highest Metros Varsity scorer.\u00a0 JV 19.15.18.23. Top 4 Metros
\nJV scorer.<\/span> \u00a0Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-98
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nJunior\u00a0Clint Stiles<\/b>\u00a0and sophomore\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0watch the action from the bench. This would be both players second season with
\nthe Metros.\u00a0Clint Stiles<\/b>\u00a0would grab four goals and six assists this season and eventually win the first of back-to-back IHSHL State
\nChampionships the following season. Sophomore player\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0is also playing his last season with the Metros; pegged
\nto play in the USHL next season. Trent would lead the team in goals with twenty and his sixteen assists tied him as the Metros
\nleading scorer. He would go on to play four seasons in the USHL\u00a0 for the Sioux City Musketeers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robbie Lessard\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insert Player here<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1996-2000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19XX-XX
\n
\nRobbie Lessard<\/strong>. Freshman.<\/span><\/span><\/span>V 16.1.1.2\u00a0 <\/span>JV 22.14.9.23\u00a0 top 5 metros JV scorer.\u00a0 Insert player information here. Insert player .<\/span>
\nInsert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name<\/strong> here.<\/span> Insert player information here. Insert player . nsert player information here.nsert player information.\u00a0<\/span>
\nInsert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here. Insert player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors
\nMatt Andrews\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Trent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMatt Andrews\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Andrews*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger*<\/span>
\n* Honorable Mention
\n<\/b>Chicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/b>Jason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damon Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Munger<\/span><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL) Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 7th-9th \/ Hitchcock Ice Arena Omaha, NE
\nAnother middle of the pack regular season finds the Metros winning\u00a0 fifteen games; good enough for a third place finish in the
\nwest division and fifth overall. Finishing ahead of the Metros in the west are the Omaha entries the Jr. Lancers and the Gladiators;
\nthe former winning the league\u00a0with twenty-four wins and only one loss and tie. Des Moines and Dubuque are also strong
\nin the east having eighteen and seventeen wins as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n4-Metros vs. Omaha Gladiators-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 7th, 1997
\nSioux City starts the weekend out with the Omaha Gladiators. Seeded fourth they did finish the season with seventeen wins and
\nnine losses, just four points better than the Metros. Both goaltenders stay perfect during the first period with Metros goalie\u00a0Damon
\nKeith\u00a0<\/b>stopping all nine of the Omaha attempts. Sioux City would take the lead on a\u00a0Clint Stiles\u00a0<\/b>red-lighter followed later by one
\nfrom\u00a0Kyle Worner<\/b>. Damon is again perfect stopping ten of the gladiators shot on goal.\u00a0Matt Andrews<\/b>\u00a0would open the period with
\nanother Sioux City goal. Omaha would fight back with a pair of unanswered tallies and close the gap, but a goal from\u00a0Chresten
\nJensen<\/b>\u00a0with forty-five seconds remaining puts the game out of reach for the Gladiators.\u00a0Damon Keith<\/b>\u00a0turns aside all but two of
\nthe Gladiators twenty-four total shots.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n4-Metros vs. Omaha Jr. Lancers-8<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 8th, 1997
\nSaturday’s game doesn’t get any easier as the Metros find themselves up against the regular season champions and tournament & the
\nhometown favorites the Jr. Lancers. However, it is the Metros that strike first on goals from\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Walt Johnson
\n<\/b>ending the period ahead by one. Just over two minutes into the second period,\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0would add another goal giving the
\nMetros a two goal cushion; it would also awake the sleeping giant; Omaha explodes for three goals before the period ends,
\nretaking the lead for good. In the third, Sioux City could only muster another goal from\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0as the Lancers
\npoured in four more red-lighters, sending the Metros to the consolation game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consolation Place Game
\n2-Metros vs. Des Moines Capitols-4<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 9th, 1997
\nAfter playing both of the leagues top team tough, the Metros seem to be running out of gas. Taking on the east division’s
\nbest team from Des Moines. The Capitols were in control most of the game scoring four unanswered goals; one in the first,
\none in the second period and two more in the third. Sioux City would gain some momentum late in period on a\u00a0Nick Mills
\n<\/b>goal with just over four minutes remaining. Another one from\u00a0Matt Andrews<\/b>\u00a0with forty-seven seconds left was too
\nlittle too late and the Metros would have to settle for a fourth place finish this season.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Iowa<\/b>\u00a0High School Hockey League (IHSHL)\u00a0Junior Varsity Tournament Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nFebruary 28th-March 2nd \/ Cyclone Community Center Ames, IA
\nSioux City enters the JV tournament as the best in the west and second best overall winning sixteen and tieing three games during the
\ntwenty-six game season. Despite a losing record, it’s the Warriors get on the board first. However, goals in the first and second from
\nGreg Gill\u00a0<\/b>put\u00a0 the Metros ahead and a final period red-lighter by\u00a0Jeff Kempter<\/b>\u00a0would send the Metros to the winners bracket.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second game would find the Metros opponent from Ames\u00a0 the underdog in this contest and the Metros quickly jumped on the
\nLil’ Clones on a\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0goal just seventeen seconds into the game. However, Ames would stun the Metros with the unanswered
\ngoals.\u00a0\u00a0Robbie Lessard<\/b>\u00a0would close the gap, but an empty netter by Ames ended the Metros bid for a tournament championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both of today’s teams in the consolation game are evenly matched with similar regular season records, but, the Metros did
\ndefeat the Blades in all three regular season meetings. However, the game is never really in doubt, as the Metros storm out of
\nthe gate on goals from\u00a0Kyle Worner, Matt Tonjum, Robbie Lessard<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Matt LeGree.\u00a0<\/b>Any Blades comeback was
\nsquelched each time by more Metros goals from\u00a0Greg Gill, Brett Frette<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Brent Sanders<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Third Place Game\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>3-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-Metros vs. Ames Lil’ Cyclones-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7-Metros vs. Kansas City Blades-3
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 February 28th, 1997\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 February 29th, 1997\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 March 1st, 1997<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nThis marks the first season that league players are recognized for outstanding academic achievement. Two separate awards are the
\nPresidents <\/strong>Senior Academic Achievement Award<\/strong> presented to graduating players with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater. The
\nAcademic <\/strong>Achievement Award<\/strong> is presented to under-classmen players with a 3.0 GPA or greater that season.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Academic Achievement Awards<\/span>
\n<\/b>Presented to players with a 3.0 GPA or better
\nJason Augustine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Kempter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Mills
\nWillie Persinger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Styles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>The Metros would continue their 12 season domination of the IHSHL with a fourth state championship in eight seasons.
\nWith a roster combination of big, fast and smart, the Metros would get Sioux City back on the Championship winning track.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL divisions and team remain the same ten teams divided into two divisions (East and West).
\nThe teams play a 26 game schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

West Division: <\/b>Sioux City, Kansas City, Omaha Jr. Lancers & Gladiators and St. Joe Griffons
\nEast Division: <\/b>Ames, Des Moines Capitols, Dubuque, Mason City, Waterloo<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL JV State Tournament February 26th-March 1st in St. Joe. MO
\nIHSHL Varsity State Tournament March 8th-10th in Omaha, NE<\/span><\/p>\n

The IBP Ice Center opens on November 20th, 1997<\/strong> with a Grand Opening on December 4th. The Metros will
\nplay their first game on the new ice December 14th against the Waterloo Warriors. Prior to the ice center opener,
\nthey played their first six home games at the Audi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City manages a second place finish in the west with a 18-8 record and a fourth place finish overall the 10 team league.
\nKyle Worner<\/strong> leads the Metros and the League in scoring with forty-seven points. Twelve other Metros score over ten points.
\nThey have five players (Nick Mills,\u00a0Willie Persinger, Worner, Creston Jensen, Jake Hinderman<\/strong>) earn All-Star honors. Four
\nplayers (Jensen,\u00a0 Mills, Persinger, Worner<\/strong>) and head coach Walt Johnson<\/strong> in the Chicago Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros would defeat the Omaha Jr. Lancers and bring home a fourth State Championship in eight seasons.\u00a0 Greg Gill<\/strong> and<\/span>
\nJake Hinderman<\/strong> share the Tournament MVP awards<\/span><\/p>\n

1998 IHSHL State Champions<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0Left:\u00a0<\/b>Captains Willie Persinger, Nick Mills, Jake Hinderman<\/strong> and Clint Styles<\/strong> show-off the 1998 IHSHL Championship
\nTrophy. Nick and Willie would earn spots on the IHSHL All-Star and Chicago Showcase teams. Jake would earn an IHSHL
\nAll-Star Team honorable mention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\nRight:\u00a0<\/b>Like every good\u00a0dog pile<\/i>\u00a0there’s the goalie on the bottom!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0Forward Greg Gill<\/strong> and goaltender Jake Hinderman<\/strong> share the IHSHL Tournament’s Most Valuable Player<\/strong> Award<\/strong>.
\nGreg would grab three goals, including the championship game-winner, and an assist this weekend. Jake would post wins
\nin all three games allowing only four goals on seventy-three shots.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Mills\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Metros 1995-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-98
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nGoalie Jake Hinderman<\/strong> and Captain Nick Mills<\/strong> celebrate another Metros win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/span>
\nWalt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rick Dohrmann<\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manager\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team Rep
\n<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nWalt Johnson<\/b>\u00a0takes the Metros Head Coaching position for a second time. He was also the head coach during the infant
\nseasons of the IHSHL, coaching the Metros during the1980 and 1981 seasons. However, this talent pool was much deeper
\nthis time around; eventually winning two state championships and flirting with a third. This season’s State Tournament
\nwinning coach is also selected Head Coach of the Midwest’s Chicago Show Case team.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Landon Blatchford<\/b> joins as Varsity Assistant coach for his third season and this season solely taking on the JV head
\ncoaching duties. No stranger to successful hockey, Landon played in four consecutive State Championship games;
\nwinning two of them in 1990 and 1991. He to would help the Metros win their first of\u00a0 to their back-to-back varsity
\nstate tournament wins and also lead the Metros to the JV finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

New to the staff this season is Team Manager Mike Stiles<\/b> and back for a second season is Team Rep Doc Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\nKyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Kempter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/b>Showing off the depth of this season’s scoring prowess the top three scorers are juniors. <\/span>Kyle Worner<\/b> will leads the way
\nrecording a team leading twenty-four goals and twenty-three assists good for forty-seven points. Brent Sanders\u00a0<\/b>and
\nJeff Kempter<\/b> are second with twenty-eight points, Brent with fourteen goals and Jeff with eleven goals. \u00a0Seniors Clint
\nStiles<\/b> would record ten goals and fifteen assists and for the third time in three seasons, Chresten Jensen<\/b>\u00a0finishes as a
\nMetros top five scorer with eleven goals and thirteen assists. Thirteen Metros score ten or more points this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dusty Browning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt LeGree\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Lohr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nTop five scorer Clint Stiles<\/strong> and sophomore Dusty Browning<\/strong> both record seventy-three minutes in the box this season.<\/span>
\nJunior Matt LeGree<\/strong> finishes just six minutes shy of the leaders with sixty-seven minutes. Senior Chris Lohr<\/strong> would<\/span>
\nrecord sixty minutes and Metros leading scorer Kyle Worner<\/strong> would round out the list with fifty-seven penalty minutes<\/span><\/p>\n


\n97-<\/b>98 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nBetween the pipes, the season looks good for the Metros, Like several years past they are able to again place
\nand experienced goalie in the starting position in junior\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>.\u00a0 Along side him is another experienced
\nyoungster\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>, waiting and willing to fulfill his duty as the back-up.\u00a0 Jake will take on most of the
\nvarsity games recording a 14-8 record but Ryan will still se time in four games winning all of them. Together the
\nput in a third place regular season record of\u00a0 18-8. However this tandem is not done yet, after being absent from the
\nchampionship game for three seasons the Metros are back, they defeat the Omaha Lancers 3-2, Jake along with
\nteammate Greg Gill are named Tournament MVP’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Dohrmann<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-01
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe junior varsity also has a banner season winning its first ever Regular Season Championship.\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0will
\nlead the way this season recording an amazing 14-1-4 record.\u00a0Chris McCline<\/b>\u00a0will add five winds and\u00a0Nick Schultz<\/b>\u00a0an
\nadditional win giving the Metros a 20-2-4 record. Tournament play saw the Metros back in the championship game but
\nlose in overtime the the Kansas City Jets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>the orange seats currently in the IBP Ice Center were from the Auditorium.\u00a0 Originally, the removable seats,
\n“C” section, These were the seats that folded in-out in front of the Balcony section.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robbie Lessard\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insert Player here<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1996-2000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19XX-XX
\n <\/span>
\nSophomore Robbie Lessard<\/strong> 1997-98 (SO) 98 IHSHL State Champions. V 26.8.10.18 top seven Metros. Insert Player<\/span>
\nJV 19.15.13. 28\u00a0 top five Metros JV scorers. Insert Player Information here.Insert Player Information here\u00a0 Insert Player.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name<\/strong> here. Insert Player Information here.<\/span> \u00a0Insert Player Information here.\u00a0 Insert Player Information here .
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\"\"
\nThis is the sixth time in Metros history they have recorded seventeen or more goals in a single IHSHL game. This time is another
\nseventeen goal blanking of the visiting St. Joe Griffons. (The following day they would defeat them 15-2). <\/span>Other teams falling
\nto the high scoring Metros are the Omaha Lancers (twice), the Omaha Gladiators and the Des Moines Urbandale Jays<\/span><\/p>\n

Greg Gill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Blanche\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0Metros 1996-99\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros\u00a0 1995-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-98
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nAll three of these players would become Metros State Champions.\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0would capture a second championship
\nthe following season in the Metros second series of back-to-back IHSHL victories.\u00a0Chad Blanche<\/b>\u00a0would play just a
\nsingle season for the Metros splitting his sophomore season between the varsity and JV games. Clint Stiles would help
\nthe Metros to their first championship since their last one just four seasons earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clint Stiles<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-98
\nClint\u00a0would record six goals and seven assists during his sophomore season and a fifth place finish at the post season
\ntournament. The following season, he would see a drop in production recording just four goals and ten assists, however
\nhe would see the Metros continue to improve this prior year finishing fourth in the Stare Tournament.
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nAfter helping the team to two successful seasons,\u00a0Clint Stiles<\/b>\u00a0is back for a third season and leading the Metros as one of the
\nteam captains. He would play a complete season netting ten goals and fifteen assists; his fifteen points was fifth best among
\nall Metros scorers. He played a huge physical game and lead the team in penalty minutes with 73 minutes in the box. Clint
\nwould also record as pair of goals & assists during the the first of back-to-back IHSHL State Championships for
\nthe Metros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Worner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Greg Gill<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1996-99
\n <\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0Insert Kyle Worner<\/strong> here. Junior season. Plays V 26.23.24.47\u00a0\u00a0 V team leader goals, assists, points. V 3rd in the League scoring.
\nIHSHL All-Star and All-State Teams. Chicago Showcase selection for Team Midwest. 98 IHSHL State Champions.
\nInert Player information here. Inert Player information here.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Greg Gill<\/strong> here. Junior season. V 23.12.10.22.\u00a0\u00a0 V top 6 Metros scorer. Team leading 2 shorthanded goals. \u00a098 IHSHL
\nState Champions. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here. <\/span>Inert Player information here. Inert
\nPlayer information here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Brant Mozak\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jeff Kempter<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1999-95
\n
\n\u00a0Insert Brant Mozak<\/strong> here. Freshman season. Plays V 17.1.9.10.\u00a0 JV 20.16.17.32. 4th<\/sup> among the League\u2019s top JV scorers.
\n98 IHSHL State Champions. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Insert Jeff Kempter<\/strong> here. Junior season. 26.11.17.28. 3rd Leading Metros scorer. 98 IHSHL State Champions. Inert Player
\ninformation here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here. Inert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brent Sanders\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insert Player here<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1999-95
\n
\n<\/span><\/span>Insert Brent Sanders<\/strong> here. Junior season. Plays V 26.14.14.28.\u00a0 V 2nd<\/sup> team leader. 5 pp goals.\u00a0 IHSHL All-Star team.
\n98 IHSHL State Champions.<\/span> Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name<\/strong> Here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors
\n<\/b><\/span>Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Greg Gill\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/b> \u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/span>Iowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger
\n\u00a0Iowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Nick Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman*
\n* Honorable Mention
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger
\nHead Coach: Walt Johnson
\n<\/span>IHSHL Tournament Most Valuable Player
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Greg Gill\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span>March 6th-8th \/ Moylan Tranquility Iceplex Omaha, NE
\nSioux City ends the regular season with eighteen wins and eight losses; second best in the west and third best overall. Regular season
\nchamps from Des Moines and the Gladiators both grab an additional victory during the season. Dubuque, Mason City and the
\nLancers all finished with winning seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game<\/b>
\n2-Metros vs.\u00a0<\/b>Dubuque Devils-1<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 6th, 1998
\nThe Metros open against the .500 Devils and recorded wins both times they played this season with the Metros outscoring
\nthe Devils 18-8. The game saw both team’s defense playing at a high level, with Sioux City recording just five shots and Dubuque
\njust four in the opening period. However, one of those shots from\u00a0Greg Gill\u00a0<\/b>would foil the Devil goaltender for a one goal lead.
\nThe Metros would pick up the pace in the second launching eleven shots on goal, this time it was\u00a0Chresten Jensen\u00a0<\/b>who found
\nthe back of the net. The Devils\u00a0 returned the favor in the final period; putting a dozen shots on goal but goaltender
\nJake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0would remain nearly perfect, stopping twenty of the Devils twenty-one attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n3-Metros vs. Omaha Gladiators-1<\/b><\/span><\/b>
\nMarch 7th, 1998
\nSaturday meeting with the west divisions best team and regular season runner-up the Omaha Gladiators. The Metros did beat
\nthe Gladiators two of the three meeting this season so this game could go either way. Both goaltenders were flawless in the first
\nbut in the second the Gladiators did beat Jake and take the lead. However, the third period was all Sioux City;\u00a0Clint Stiles,
\nGreg Gill\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Dusty Browning<\/b>\u00a0all grabbed red-lighters and goaltender\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0again would give-up
\njust a single goals on twenty attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Championship Game
\n3-Metros vs. Omaha Jr. Lancers-2<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 8th, 2002
\nSunday’s championship finds the Metros matched-up with the home town Jr. Lancers; fresh off an upset over the top ranked
\nDes Moines Capitols. The Metros won three of the four regular season meetings, but none of the games were by more than
\ntwo goals.
\nChresten Jensen<\/b>\u00a0would waste no time putting the Metros on top scoring just a minute and twenty-seven seconds into
\nthe game.\u00a0 However, the Jr. Lancers would also retaliate twice before the period ended. Sioux City would dominate
\nthe second period;\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0would get the equalizer and\u00a0Clint Stiles<\/b>\u00a0the game winner at the twelve minute mark.
\nGoaltender\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0was perfect the final two periods and stopped a game total twenty six of twenty-eight
\nJr. Lancers scoring attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Greg Gill\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0were name the State Tournament’s Co-Most Valuable Players. Greg would record
\na tournament high of three goals and an assist while Jake would allow just four goals on sixty-nine scoring attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City Metros Jr. Varsity<\/span>
\n<\/b>
\nThe Junior Varsity would win the regular season championship this season, setting the table for two unprecedented championship
\nweekends\u00a0next March in Sioux City and St. Joe<\/span><\/p>\n

JV State Tournament held February 26th-March 1st in St. Joe, MS<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span>February 27th-March1st \/ Bode Ice Arena St. Joe, MO
\nThe regular season championship would come through Sioux City this season. Finishing just a point ahead of the east
\ndivision \u00a0champs from Mason City they earn twenty wins and just two losses and four ties. This is Sioux City’s first JV
\nregular season championship.. They place five scorers;\u00a0Matt Tonjum, Dusty Browning, Brant Mozak, Dustin
\nWhite<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Robbie Lessard<\/b>\u00a0among the top ten league scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zach Lanning, Brant Mozak<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Dusty Browning<\/b>\u00a0would score goals in the opening round sending the Metros to the
\nsemi-finals.\u00a0Dusty Browning<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Brant Mozak<\/b>\u00a0also recorded goals in the win over Waterloo.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tournament’s championship game features a meeting between the west division’s two best teams; Sioux City and
\nKansas City. Meeting four times this season, the teams tied twice and split the other two games. This one looked to
\nbe close and it eventually it did not disappoint.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first period saw the only scoring for the next seventy-five plus minutes of playing time when\u00a0Robbie Lessard
\n<\/b>and Dusty Browning<\/b>\u00a0traded goals with the Blades. After that, neither goalie could be foiled until just over two
\nminutes into the fourth overtime when a shot got passed a worn-out goaltender\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\nQuarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Championship Game
\n3-Metros vs. Dubuque Devils-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 2-Metros vs. KC Blades-3 4OT<\/b>
\nFebruary 27th, 1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 February 28th, 1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 1st, 1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL President’s Senior Academic Award<\/b><\/span>
\nNo Metros Players Selected
\nSioux City Metro MHSHL Academic Achievement Awards<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/b>Chad Blanche\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Feist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Gill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chresten Jensen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0 Chris McCline
\nNick Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willie Persinger\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clint Stiles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Tonjum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n


\n<\/span>
\nThe Lincoln Jr. Stars and\u00a0 Des Moines Oak Leafs would join the league adding a team in both divisions for a total of 12 teams in the league.<\/span>
\nThey play a 20 game schedule. Varsity State Tournament held March 12th-14th in St. Joe, MS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

East:<\/b>\u00a0Ames Little Cyclones, Des Moines Capitols & Oak Leafs, Dubuque Devils, Mason City Mohawks and Waterloo Warriors<\/span>
\nWest:<\/b>\u00a0Kansas City Jr. Blades, Omaha Gladiators & Jr. Lancers, Sioux City Metros, St Joe Griffons and the Lincoln Stars<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros would finish the season second place in the west and third place overall in the 12 team league. Offence was the theme,
\nas the Metros poured in 163 goals in just twenty regular season games. For the second time, Kyle Worner<\/strong> would lead the Metros in
\nscoring while nine other players would tally twenty plus points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Worner<\/strong> is a top ten league scorer as is Jake Hinderman<\/strong> as top ten league goaltender.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros would continue their winning way and capture another IHSHL Championship, their fifth in nine seasons.
\nThe Metros would start out the tournament with a convincing 6-1 win over the Waterloo Warriors.\u00a0 Like the JV team the week before,
\nthey found themselves paired up with the top seeded Des Moines Capitols. However, the Metros would come from behind to win in an
\nexciting 7-6 victory. The championship game took extra periods but the Metros defeated the Kansas City Jr. Blades 3-2
\nKyle Worner scored two Metro goals and added an assist to Trent Mozak’s game winner in the second overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/span>
\nWalt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rick Dohrmann<\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team Rep
\n<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\nBoth\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Landon Blatchford<\/b>\u00a0return for another successful season; leading the Metros to a second consecutive
\nvarsity State Title. Walt is selected to coach the West Division All-Stars. The previous weekend, Landon leads the Junior Varsity to
\ntheir second State Championship in five seasons.\u00a0Doc Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0continues to perform valiantly as the Metros Ream Rep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nHigh Scorers<\/span>
\nKyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Tonjum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brant Mozak\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nFor the second season in a row, senior Kyle Worner<\/b>\u00a0sets the scoring pace with forty-nine points, including a team
\nhigh twenty-nine assists. <\/span>He also places among the League’s to five top scorers. Brent Sanders<\/b>\u00a0leads the team\u00a0with
\ntwenty-two goals and forty-two points. <\/span>\u00a0Making the list for the first of three appearances is sophomore Ben Deck.
\n<\/b>He records fifteen goals and twenty-five assists. Senior, Matt Tonjum<\/b>\u00a0scores fifteen goals for thirty-seven points<\/span>
\n\u00a0and another sophomore who hasn’t see his last high scorer list is Brant Mozak<\/b> as he rounds out the top five with
\nnine goals and thirteen assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nKyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Kempter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon Lake\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dustin\u00a0\u00a0 White<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nIn addition to his team leading forty-nine points, Kyle Worner<\/strong> out paces all the Metros with eighty-two penalty
\nminutes-that’s nearly four minutes <\/span>a game. Senior Jeff Kempter<\/strong> was a distant second with fifty-eight minutes. Top
\nfive scorer Ben Deck<\/strong> records thirty-eight minutes and rookie Brandon <\/strong><\/span>Lake<\/strong> thirty-three minutes. Junior Robbie
\nLessard<\/strong> and sophomore Dustin White<\/strong> both rounded out the top five with thirty-two penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

98-<\/b>99 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nSenior\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0will carry the mail this season for the Metros. Backing him up is fourth season is sophomore\u00a0Ryan
\nDohrmann<\/b>\u00a0and two traditional sophomores,\u00a0Ross Patrick<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Chris McCline<\/b>. Jake sees most of the games this season<\/span>
\n\u00a0and rightfully so; he post a thirteen wins and just four losses. Ross, Ryan and Chris split the remaining games collectively<\/span>
\nearning an eight and one record. The Metros finish second in the west tied with Kansas City and fifth overall during the<\/span>
\nregular season but save their best for last winning their second State Championship is as many seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Dohrmann<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1995-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-01
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nSenior\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0 takes on the starting position among his youthful back-ups seeing time in eighteen games and posting thirteen
\nwins, including a shut-out against Kansas City. He is a top eight league goaltender with a .902 goals against average. Jake would lead
\nthe Metros to victory in all three State Tournament games giving the Metros a repeat championship. Experienced\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann
\n<\/b>\u00a0would take on the varsity back-up duties seeing time in four games and posting a two and one record. Sharing in\u00a0 the JV starting
\nduties Ryan logged time in seven games and finished with five wins and two ties. His .918 goals against average is third best
\namong all junior varsity goaltenders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ross Patrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris McCline\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marie Withchey<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1998-01<\/span>
\nFour of the five Sioux City goaltenders; Ryan, Ross, Chris and Marie split the junior varsity duties with all four seeing time. They<\/span>
\nwould record a winning record\u00a0 of twenty wins compared to just three losses and three ties enough for as second place finish in<\/span>
\nthe west and third overall.<\/span>
\n
\nRoss Patrick<\/b>\u00a0would log\u00a0 time in four varsity games posting a 3-0 record give-up just five goals total. He would earn a
\nmajority of the Junior Varsity starts, posting an eight-two record; his .918 goals against average was third best among all
\nJV goaltenders.\u00a0Chris McCline\u00a0<\/b>also splits varsity and JV recording a 3-0 varsity\u00a0 and a 2-1 junior varsity record; in just
\nfour JV games he records a pair of shut-outs.\u00a0Marie Withchey<\/b>\u00a0would see eight JV games this season also posting a
\nwinning record of\u00a0 five wins and and a tie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Repeat IHSHL Champions<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span>
\nMetro Players and coaches celebrate a second in a row IHSHL Championship; a 3-2 double overtime win over the
\nKansas City Blades.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>\"\"
\nSioux City Musketeers 1976-79 * Metros Coach 1980-82 \/ 1996-2000<\/b>
\nHead Coach\u00a0Walt Johnson\u00a0<\/b>is selected as the IHSHL’s Coach of the Year<\/strong>. This is Walt’s second stint as a Metros head coach;
\nfirst taking the reigns for two seasons starting in 1980. He would rejoin the Metros staff in 1996 as an Assistant Coach and take
\nover the following season. He would lead the Metros to three consecutive championship game appearances, winning two
\nof them back-to-back in 1998 & 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Deck\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Robbie Lessard<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1996-00
\n<\/span>
\nBen Deck<\/strong> 98-99 (SO) Metros IHSHL Champions <\/span><\/span>V 26.15.25.40\u00a0\u00a0 3rd<\/sup> varsity <\/span><\/span>\u00a0JV 26.22.33.55\u00a0 33 most metros JV assists. 2nd
\n<\/sup> leading JV scorer\u00a0<\/span> Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here. Insert
\nPlayer information here<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Robbie Lessard<\/strong> 98-99 (JR) 99 Metros IHSHL Champions <\/span>V 26.15.17.32\u00a0\u00a0 7th varsity\u00a0 All-State team.\u00a0 All-Star team.<\/span>
\nChicago Showcase team. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Worner
\n<\/strong><\/span>1995-99
\n<\/span>Metros leading scorer and fourth highest scorer in the League, returns for his senior season. Kyle looks to expand on last season’s
\nscoring successes and the Metros State Tournament championship. This next season will prove successful in so many ways.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Insert Kyle Worner<\/strong> here. Senior season. V 22.20.29.49.\u00a0 Team Captain. V team leader assists & points. V 7th<\/sup> in the League
\nscoring. \u00a0 IHSHL All-Star and All-State Teams. Chicago Showcase selection for Team Midwest. 99 IHSHL State Champions.
\n Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The following season, Kyle is the first player selected in the USHL draft. <\/span>Chosen by the Tri-City Storm, he becomes the team\u2019s first
\never, number one pick. Prior to joining the Storm, where he’d log 107 games; including forty-seven points and 138 penalty minutes,
\nKyle spent a season the NAHL where he led the Helena Big Horns in scoring with forty-four points and in penalty minutes with 197.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Here\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Insert Player Here<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 19xx-xx\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19xx-xx
\n<\/span>
\nInsert Player Name<\/strong> here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert
\nPlayer information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name<\/strong> here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span>
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brent Sanders<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n1996-99
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Insert Brent Sanders<\/strong> here. Senior season. V 20.22.20.42\u00a0\u00a0 V 2nd<\/sup> leading scorer. Metros leader goals. Team Captain. IHSHL
\nAll-Star Team. 99 IHSHL State Champions. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brant Mozak\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Casey Mills\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 1997-99\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1998-02
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Insert Brant Mozak<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 26.19.13.32\u00a0\u00a0 JV26.35.26.61 Metros team leader in goals and points. IHSHL
\nLeading JV scorer.\u00a0 99 IHSHL State Champions. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Insert Casey Mills<\/strong> here. Freshmen season. V 15.0.0.0.\u00a0\u00a0 JV 23.0.4.4.\u00a0 99 IHSHL State Champions. Insert Player information
\nhere. Insert Player information here. Insert <\/span><\/span>\u00a0Player information here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Porter<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Brian Swanson\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-2000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Metros 1998-2001<\/span>
\n<\/span>Insert Chris Porter<\/strong> here. Freshman season. V 14.3.0.3.\u00a0\u00a0 JV 19.6.13.19.4th<\/sup> Leading Metros JV scorer.\u00a0 99 IHSHL State Champions.
\nPlays only a pair of seasons in Sioux City. USHL-Lincoln. College North Dakota. NHL-Blues. Insert Player information
\nhere. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Brian Swanson<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 23.0.9.9.\u00a0\u00a0 JV 22.2.7.9.\u00a0 99 IHSHL State Champions. Insert Player information
\nhere. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Robbie Lessard<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1996-2000
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Robbie Lessard received the\u00a0 98-99 Greater Siouxland Athletic Association’s Most Valuable Player Award<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL All-Star Game<\/b><\/span>
\n7-West All-Stars vs. East All-Stars-4<\/span>
\n<\/b>March 6th \/ IBP Ice Center \/ Sioux City, IA
\nMetros Head Coach\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>\u00a0would help lead the west division All-Stars to victory in this win over the east division counterparts.
\nBrent Sanders<\/b>\u00a0scored a pair of goals and\u00a0Kyle Worner<\/b>\u00a0a goals and an assist.\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0would record three assists and
\nRobbie Lessard<\/b>\u00a0a single helper.\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0would split the winning duties.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1989-93 * Coach 1995-2002<\/b><\/span>
\nLandon Blatchford<\/b>\u00a0is the first SYHA\/Metro player to both win IHSHL \/ MHSHL championships as both a player and coach.
\nHe would play four seasons with the Metros making an appearance in the tournament championship game all four seasons. The
\nMetros would win back-to-back Championships in ’91 & ’92. After high school, Landon joined the Metros coaching staff\u00a0 in
\n1995 and in ’98 & ’99 helped the Metros to another pair of tournament championships. In ’99 he also lead the Junior Varsity
\nto their second State Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Kempter<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\n1995-99<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>Insert Jeff Kempter<\/strong> here. Senior season. V 22.4.14.18\u00a0\u00a0 Team Captain. IHSHL All-Star Team. 99 IHSHL State Champions.
\nChicago Showcase. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Greg Gill<\/strong><\/span>
\n1995-99
\n
\n<\/span>Insert Greg Gill<\/strong> here. Senior season. V 13.10.24.34.\u00a0\u00a0 V 5th<\/sup> Metros leading scorer. IHSHL HM All-Star Team. 99 IHSHL
\nState Champions. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Robbie Lessard<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1996-2000
\n1999 Chicago Showcase
\n<\/i><\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nRobbie Lessard. Other Metros playing on Team Tri-State are Brent Sanders, Kyle Worner and Goaltender Jake Hinderman<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors
\n<\/b><\/span>Dusty Browning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Greg Gill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Jo<\/b>hnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Dusty Browning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Greg Gill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner
\n<\/b>Head Coach: Walt Johnson<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Iowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Greg Gill*<\/span>
\n* Honorable Mention<\/span>
\nChicago Showcase Team Tri-State<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Worner\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Hinderman<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" March 12th-14th \/ Bode Ice Arena St. Joe, MO
\nDefending State Tournament champions the Sioux City Metros finish the season\u00a0 as the west division’s second best team and fourth
\noverall with fifteen wins and five losses. The Des Moines Capitols win the regular season championship and the Omaha Gladiators
\njust two points behind. Mason City, Kansas City, Waterloo and the Metros all finish with winning records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game
\n6-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-1<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 12th, 1999
\nThe Metros open the tournament against the fifth seeded Waterloo Warriors. This is the first meeting between these two teams
\nthis season. However, the Metros wasted no time establishing their quest for a second consecutive title.\u00a0Tim Johnson,
\nBrant Mozak<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Tonjum<\/b>\u00a0all scored first period goals and the Metros never looked back. The teams\u00a0 would
\ntrade goals in the second on a\u00a0Kyle Worner\u00a0<\/b>red-lighter.\u00a0Greg Gill<\/b>\u00a0and a second\u00a0Matt Tonjum<\/b>\u00a0goal\u00a0 in the third
\nwould send the Metros to the next round.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game
\n7-Metros vs. Des Moines Capitols-6<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 13th, 1999
\nIn the match-up that many consider the “Championship Game” as the Defending Tournament Champs take on the Regular Season Champs.
\nBen Deck\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Matt Tonjum<\/b>\u00a0get the Metros on the board first and ahead by two. However, the Caps score the next three goals,
\nincluding one that crossed the goal line just as time expired. For a second time, Sioux City would grab the period’s first two goals;
\none from\u00a0Brent Sanders<\/b>\u00a0and a second one from\u00a0Matt Tonjum<\/b>. The Caps were able to add one of their own keeping the contest
\ntied after two. Again, the teams would trade a pair of goals with\u00a0Kyle Worner<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Brent Sanders<\/b>\u00a0both tieing the game
\nafter Des Moines scores. With just five minutes remaining in the game, the Capitols changed goaltenders, and seconds
\nlater,\u00a0Dustin White<\/b>\u00a0beat the cold goaltender for the game winning goal.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nChampionship Game
\n3-Metros vs. Kansas City Jr. Blades-2 2OT<\/b><\/span>
\nMarch 14th, 1999
\nBoth team enter the final game fresh-off tournament upsets; the Metros win over the Capitols and Kansas City’s trouncing the
\nleague’s second best team the Omaha Gladiators. It would be the Metros who capitalize late in this eventual overtime thriller when
\nKyle Worner<\/b>\u00a0would get the Metros on the board with just forty-seven seconds remaining. The middle period would remain a
\nstalemate with neither team finding the net.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just thirty-eight seconds into the\u00a0Kyle Worner<\/b>\u00a0would strike again putting the Metros ahead by two. However, two Metros
\npenalties would prove costly as the Blades would cash-in on both of the power play opportunities tieing the game. Entering the
\nfirst overtime both teams kept it defensive; with the Metros putting just three shots on goal and the Blades just five. The second
\novertime was more of the same until with 2:22 remaining\u00a0Brant Mozak\u00a0<\/b>would take a Kyle Worner pass for the win and the
\nMetros second consecutive State Championship.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span>
\nSioux City Hosts the IHSHL Junior Varsity (JV) State Tournament.
\nMarch 5th-7th \/ IBP Ice Center Sioux City, IA
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

JV would finish second in the west division and third overall with a 14-3-3 record. Brant Mozak<\/strong> and Ben Deck<\/strong> would top the<\/span>
\nleague in scoring with 61 and 55 regular season points. Goalies Ryan Dohrmann<\/strong> and Ross Patrick<\/strong> would finish among the top ten<\/span>
\ngoaltenders in the League<\/span><\/p>\n

The JV team took to the friendly home ice of the IBP Ice Center to take on the beat the Mason City Mohawks 5-0.
\nDustin White, Brant Mozak, Ben Deck, Brian Swanson<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Zach Lanning<\/b>\u00a0all scored goals for the Metros. Goaltender<\/span>
\nRyan Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0would record the shut-out. The Metros are slated to take on the undefeated regular season champions<\/span>
\nthe Des Moines Capitols. However, the tournament favorites are upset by the Metros and advance to the championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a repeat match-up of last season’s championship game; the Metros look to avenge their four overtime loss the the Blades.<\/span>
\nGoals from\u00a0Ben Deck\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Zach Lanning<\/b>\u00a0put the Metros ahead for good. Goalie\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0stopped twenty of the<\/span>
\nBlades scoring attempts and only surrendered two goals on fifty-six shots all weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nQuarter-Final Game\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Championship Game
\n5-Metros vs. MC Mohawks-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-Metros vs. DM Capitols-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-Metros vs. KC Blades-1<\/b>
\nMarch 5th, 1999\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 6th, 1999\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 7th, 1999<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL President’s Senior Academic Award<\/span>
\n<\/b>Presented by the League President to seniors graduating with a 3.5 or better GPA
\nNo Metros Players Selected<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Academic Achievement Awards<\/span>
\n<\/b>Presented to players with a 3.0 GPA or better
\n<\/b>Mike Axelson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aaron Limoges\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Casey Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daren Rife\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sammy Schweigert
\nJack Brooks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Jacobson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Murphy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Roat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jon Soole\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ricky Charteir\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joel Kempter
\nCameron Newell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Samuelson<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The State Championship is held March 10th-12th in Sioux City at the IBP Ice Center.<\/span>
\nAll teams play a Thenty-two Game Regular Season
\n<\/span>
\nEast Division:<\/strong> Ames Little Cyclones, Des Moines Capitols & Oak Leafs, Dubuque Devils, Mason City Mohawks and Waterloo Warriors<\/span>
\nWest Division:<\/strong> Kansas City Jr. Blades, Omaha Gladiators & Jr. Lancers, Sioux City Metros, St Joe Griffons and the Lincoln Stars<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nThe Metros will wear a special memorial patch for lost player Dustin White. They wear them for the two seasons that would have
\nbeen Dustin’s junior and senior seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metros would finish the season with a 14-7-1 record, tied with the Omaha Jr. Lancers for second place in the west division. They
\nwould place two players (Ben Deck<\/strong> and Robbie Lessard<\/strong>) among the League’s top 10 scorers. Goaltender Ryan Dohrmann<\/strong> leads all other
\nleague goaltenders with a .935 save percentage and three shut-outs.<\/span><\/p>\n

They would place five players on the IHSHL All-Star Team as well as head Coach Walt Johnson<\/strong>. Four players\u00a0 would make All-State
\nTeam as would four players make the Chicago Showcase team.<\/span><\/p>\n

In their second chance in the same decade, the Metros have a chance at a State Championship Three-pete, however they would come
\nup short in a 3-0 loss the the Des Moines Capitols.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metros Coaching Staff<\/span>
\n\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Landon Blatchford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rick Dohrmann<\/span>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JV Head Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team Rep
\n<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nIn what will be\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>‘s last season with the Metros, he and longtime assistant\u00a0Landon Blatchford<\/b>\u00a0take the team to the
\nfinals for the third consecutive season. Falling just shy of a victory in the final game, the Metros settle for a second place finish.
\nThe successful coaching duo is also selected for a second time to lead the west division in the All-Star game. Walt would finish
\nwith four winning seasons, a pair of State Championships and a runner-up finish. Landon will continue as assistant coach as the
\nhead coach position remains in flux. Doc Dohrmann<\/strong> remains apart of the Metros coaching staff, further
\nmastering the art of team representation.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\nBen Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robby Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Porter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ricky Nearman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corey Mozak
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span> <\/i><\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Ben Deck<\/b>\u00a0makes the top five list again with thirty-six points, including a team leading twenty assists. He is also among the
\n<\/span>top five IHSHL leading scorers.\u00a0Robby Lessard<\/b>\u00a0finishes second in scoring with thirty-two points and a team leading twenty-
\nfour goals. \u00a0He also finished among the league’s top ten scorers.\u00a0Chris Porter<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Ricky Nearman<\/b>\u00a0both score eight goals
\nand fifteen assists and\u00a0Corey Mozak<\/b>\u00a0grabs the fifth place spot with four goals and eleven assists.
\n
\nHeavy Hitters<\/span>
\nBen Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zac Lanning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andy Hockenson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Porter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeading scorer\u00a0Ben Deck<\/b>\u00a0would also set the penalty minute pace with 84 minutes.\u00a0Brian Swanson<\/b>\u00a0would finish a distant
\nsecond with 64 minutes in the box and\u00a0Zac Lanning<\/b>\u00a0right behind him with an hour in the box.\u00a0Andy Hockenson<\/b>\u00a0would
\nfinish with 44 minutes and top three scorer\u00a0Chris Porter<\/b>\u00a0would also record 40 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity High Scorers<\/span>
\nCorey Mozak<\/b>…17-21-38\u00a0\u00a0 James Davies<\/b>…14-6-20\u00a0\u00a0 Casey Mills<\/b>…2-13-15\u00a0\u00a0 Cameron Newell…<\/b>4-4-8\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Gill<\/b>…4-3-7<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Varsity Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nCorey Mozak<\/b>…46\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Cowles<\/b>…38\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Axelson<\/b>…35\u00a0\u00a0 Beau Freese<\/b>…34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Casey Mills<\/b>…30\u00a0\u00a0 Andy Vogt<\/b>…26<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a01999-00 Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nSioux City again prepares to start the season with two experienced and proven goalies; juniors\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann,\u00a0<\/b>back for his fifth
\nseason, and\u00a0Ross Patrick\u00a0<\/b>are tasked with the defense of their\u00a0 previous two year’s tournament success.\u00a0Ryan and Ross fall into
\na solid rotation and both post winning records, Ryan 8-4-1 and Ross 6-3 combining for a 14-7-1 record, good enough for a
\nsecond place tie in the west and a fifth place overall. \u00a0Ryan & Ross lead the Metros to the Championship game again but
\nfall short to the regular season champion Des Moines Capitols.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan Dohrmann\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ross Patrick<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Metros 1998-01<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>\u00a0Veteran goaltender and just a junior this season\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0enters his fifth season playing for the Metros. He assumes<\/span>
\nthe starting role this season and records a 8-4-1 record. He surrenders just twenty-two goals all season giving up only just<\/span>
\nover a goal & a half per game. He also records a league leading .935 save percentage, the best among all goaltenders this<\/span>
\nseason. He receives his first of two Silver Glove Awards<\/strong>, an All-Star Game<\/strong> selection and is an All-State Team<\/strong><\/span>
\nHonorable Mention.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ross Patrick<\/b>\u00a0joins the Metros fore his second season. He is the youngest of three Patrick Brothers of which all played<\/span>
\ngoal for the Metros. The sophomore saw time in a nine varsity games surrendering just under four goals per game<\/span>
\n\u00a0and finishing with a .868 save percentage, however still managing a winning record of six wins and three losses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travis Shoemaker\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Marie Withchey<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1998-01
\n
\nNew comer sophomore\u00a0Travis Shoemaker<\/b>\u00a0takes on the junior varsity starting duties, recording a 8-7-1 record.\u00a0Ross Patrick
\n<\/b>and\u00a0Marie Witchey\u00a0<\/b>see JV action as well posting 2-0 and 1-2 records. Their 11-9-2 record is good for a fourth place finish
\nin the west and in the League.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tim Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Travis Shoemaker\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ross Patrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Porter<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0Metros 1996-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1999-02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1998-01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1998-00<\/span>
\nInsert Tim Johnson<\/strong> <\/span>here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player info.
\nInsert Travis Shoemaker<\/strong> <\/span>here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player info here.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Ross Patrick<\/strong> <\/span>here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Chris Porter<\/strong> <\/span>here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Robbie Lessard<\/span><\/strong>
\nMetros 1996-2000
\n<\/span>
\nSenior Robbie Lessard<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a04 of 4. 2000 Metros IHSHL Championship Runner-up <\/span>IHSHL 10th<\/sup> leading scorer 22.24.8.32. 2nd<\/sup> leading
\nscorer metros-Leads metros with team leading 24 assists. Metros Most Valuable Player award. Metros Ted Neby Award.
\nIHSHL All-State Team.\u00a0 All-Star Team. <\/span>Chicago Showcase Team.
\n<\/span>IHSHL President\u2019s Academic Achievement Award.<\/span>\u00a0Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Deck\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insert Player Here<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19xx-xx
\n<\/span>
\nJunior Ben Deck<\/strong> .Metros IHSHL Championship Runner-up. <\/span>\u00a0 Junior season (2nd season).\u00a0 IHSHL 6th<\/sup> leading scorer 21.16.20.36.
\nLeads metros with team leading assists.\u00a0 HM All-State team\u00a0 All-Star team <\/span>Chicago Showcase team Insert Player information
\nhere. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name<\/strong> here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert \u00a0Player information here.\u00a0 Insert Player information here.
\nInsert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Corey Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brant Mozak\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Cowles<\/strong><\/b><\/span>
\nMetros1999-01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1995-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1997-99\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1996-2000\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros 1998-01
\n <\/span><\/p>\n


\nAfter a two rebuilding seasons and a disappointing fourth-place finish, the Metros are back with a vengeance; again dominating the IHSHL winning
\ntwo of the last three varsity championship games. The junior varsity would also grab honors, winning just their second ever State Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Brian Swanson <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Insert Player here\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-2001\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19xx-20xx<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>Insert Brian Swanson<\/strong> here. Junior season. V 22.4.4.8.\u00a0 Team Captain.\u00a0 IHSHL All-Star team. IHSHL All-State Team. Chicago
\nShowcase selection for Team Midwest. Metros Dustin White Award. IHSHL Championship Runner-up. Insert Player
\ninformation here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Player Name<\/strong> here. Insert Player information here. IHSHL Championship Runner-up. Insert Player information
\nhere. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Porter<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insert Player here\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1998-2000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 19xx-20xx\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Insert Chris Porter<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 22.8.15.23. Top four Metros Varsity scorer. Metros Most Improved Player award.
\nIHSHL Championship Runner-up. IHSHL Academic Achievement Award. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Plays only a pair of seasons (freshman & sophomore)
\nin Sioux City. USHL-Lincoln. College-North Dakota. NHL-Blues. Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nLocal SYHA and Metro player Chris Porter<\/strong> becomes the first Sioux City player to play in the National Hockey League. After a season
\nplaying for the Lincoln Stars and four more for the University of North Dakota, Chris would join the rank of professionals playing six seasons
\nfor the for the St. Louis Blues and two for the Minnesota Wild. He is currently playing in the AHL for the Providence Bruins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corey Mozak\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insert Player here<\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 1999-2001\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Metros 19xx-20xx\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0
\n<\/span>Insert Corey Mozak<\/strong> here. Freshman season. V 22.4.11.15. JV 22.17.21.38. Metros leading JV scorer. Metros Rookie of the Year
\nAward. Metros JV Most Valuable Player Award. IHSHL top three scorer. IHSHL Championship Runner-up. \u00a0Corey plays
\ntwo season (freshman & sophomore) in Sioux City. AAA-Pikes Peak Miners. AWHL- Great Falls. NAHL-Fargo & Helena.
\nCollege-UW-Stout. Insert information here. <\/span><\/span>Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Casey Mills <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ricky Nearman\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nMetros 1998-2002\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Metros 19xx-20xx\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Insert Casey Mills<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 22.1.2.3.\u00a0 JV 22.2.13.15. Top three Metros JV scorer. Metros JV Most Valuable
\nPlyer Award. IHSHL Championship Runner-up. IHSHL Academic Achievement Award<\/span><\/span>. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Ricky Nearman<\/strong> here. V 22.8.15.23.\u00a0 Top three Metros varsity scorer. Metros Most Inprover Player award. IHSHL All-Star team. IHSHL Championship
\nRunner-up. IHSHL Academic Achievement Award.<\/span> Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aaron Limoges<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Andy Vogt\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nMetros 0999-2003\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Metros 1999-2002
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Insert Aaron Limoges<\/strong> here. V 14.0.0.0.\u00a0 JV 22.0.1.1. IHSHL Championship Runner-up. <\/span><\/span>IHSHL President’s Senior Academic Award.
\n<\/span>Insert Player information here. Insert Player information here. . Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insert Andy Vogt<\/strong> here. Sophomore season. V 8.2.0.2.\u00a0 JV 15.3.2.5. \u00a0IHSHL Championship Runner-up. Insert information here.
\nInsert Player information here. Insert Player information here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seniors<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Ortman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Robbie Lessard<\/b><\/span>
\nMetros 1996-2000
\n2000 Chicago Showcase \/ April 12th-16th
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nTeam Tri-State would start out with a opening round victory over Team Southwest. Game two saw Team Northeast as the challenger
\nand the three-staters made short work of them with a 7-4 win. Game three resulted resulted in a loss to the favored team from
\nAlaska 7-1. The Consolation game pitted the two second seeds from the pool C but Team Tri-State would fall short 5-4. Metros
\nRobbie Lessard\u00a0<\/b>would record three goals and a pair of assists in the tournament. Other Metro scorers were\u00a0Brian Swanson<\/b>\u00a0and
\nBrandon Lake<\/b>\u00a0with a pair of assists and\u00a0Ben Deck<\/b>\u00a0with a goal and an assist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL All-Star Game<\/b><\/span>
\n2-West All-Stars vs. East All-Stars-6<\/span>
\n<\/b>March 4th \/ North Iowa Ice Arena \/ Mason City, IA
\nThe West All-Stars would struggle against the stronger east division players in the meeting of the league’s best players.
\nRyan Dohrmann, Brian Swanson, Robbie Lessard, Ben Deck<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Ricky Nearman<\/b>\u00a0were the Metros on-ice representatives and
\nFor the second consecutive season, Head Coach\u00a0Walt Johnson<\/b>\u00a0is selected as the west division’s All-Star coach. Landon Blatchford is
\nalso selected to help coach the All-Star team.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL Awards and Honors<\/span>
\n\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robby Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ricky Nearman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walt Johnson\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i><\/span>\u00a0<\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-Star Team Selections<\/span>
\n<\/b>Ryan Dohrmann\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Deck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ricky Nearman
\nAll-Star Game West Coach: Walt Johnson
\nIowa High School Hockey League All-State Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Deck*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Dohrmann*
\n* Honorable Mention
\n1999 Chicago Showcase Team Tri-State Sioux City Players<\/span>
\n<\/b>Brian Swanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon Lake\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robbie Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Deck<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\n<\/span>March 10th-12th \/ IBP Ice Center Sioux City, IA
\nThe Metros enter the tournament with a rare opportunity; a chance to win the State Title three times in a row. The regular season
\nfinds the Metros mired in the middle of the pack finishing the season tied for second in the west and fifth among the twelve teams.
\nTwo season ending losses to the Gladiators knocked the Metros out of first place in the west and forcing a tie with the
\nGladiators for second place. The east is uncharacteristically strong this season with Des Moines winning the league
\nchampionship with Mason City and Waterloo close behind as the league’s top point getters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/strong>the IHSHL’s longest game played took place during this 2000 State Tournament. In the Battle of Omaha<\/em> the
\nGladiators would secure the fifth place spot over the Jr. Lancers when Mike Markey would grab the game-winner with
\njust a minute and thirty-nine seconds remaining in the 4th overtime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game<\/span>
\n5-Metros vs. Mason City-2<\/span><\/b>
\nMarch 10th, 2000
\nSioux City gets one of the east’s top teams in the Mason City Mohawks. The teams met twice and the Mohawks defeated
\nthe Metros both times. An unlikely scoring source would surface during the first game;\u00a0Andy Hockenson,<\/b>\u00a0who scored just
\na single goal all season, would explode for three of the four Metros goals. His natural hat trick was briefly interrupted by
\na fourth Metro goals by\u00a0Brian Swanson<\/b>. The Mohawks would grab a goals in the first and second periods narrowing
\nthe lead to two. However, goaltender\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann\u00a0<\/b>was perfect in the third stopping all eight shots on goal
\nand a\u00a0Ben Deck<\/b>\u00a0tally put the game out of reach of the Mohawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Final Game<\/span>
\n9-Metros vs. Dubuque Devils-8 OT<\/span><\/b>
\nMarch 11th, 2000
\nOffering up one of two first round upsets, the Dubuque Devils are jacked-up after thoroughly beating the west’s best team,
\nthe Omaha Gladiators. Sioux City would jump all over the Mohawks scoring three goals by\u00a0Ricky Nearman, Chris Porter
\n<\/b>and\u00a0Ben Deck<\/b>\u00a0in the first period. Despite four more second period\u00a0 tallies from\u00a0Brant Mozak & Robbie Lessard<\/b>\u00a0and
\nsecond goals from\u00a0Nearman<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Deck<\/b>. However, the Devils would not go away as they to forced three red-lighters
\nof their own, but still behind by four goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The teams would exchange goals at the beginning of the third period on a\u00a0Brandon Lake<\/b>\u00a0red-lighter. With a comfortable
\nfour goal lead, the Metros seemed to take take their foot off the gas but the Devils didn’t. With just eleven minutes remaining
\nin the game, they explode for four unanswered goals; tieing the game, capturing the momentum and sending it to overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

The extra period saw both teams battle back and forth for nearly seven and a half minutes, until\u00a0Cory Mozak<\/b>\u00a0would end the
\ngame on a\u00a0Chris Porter<\/b>\u00a0assist. Leaving Coach Walt Johnson with no fingernails and the Metros with a chance to do what no
\nIHSHL team has ever done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Championship Game<\/span>
\n0-Metros vs. Des Moines Capitols-3<\/span><\/b>
\nMarch 12th, 2000
\nThe Metros road to a three-pete<\/em> would have to go through the regular season champions and tournament favorites from Des Moines. The
\nMetros faced the Caps twice this season; winning one and losing one. Sioux City had also hoped to put the disastrous third period
\nmelt-down the day before behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the game started it was the Caps with the zing in their step; launching seventeen shots on goal and jumping out to a two goal lead.<\/span>
\nDespite another Capitols goal in the second, the Metros would appear to pick-up the pace outshooting the\u00a0visitors with nine shots on<\/span>
\ngoal. The third period was scoreless, the Metros could muster just five failed shots on goal and were fruitless on two power plays<\/span>
\nincluding a brief 5-3 opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"\"March 3rd-5th \/ North Iowa Ice Arena Mason City, IA
\nThe Metros finish the season forth in the west and ties for fifth overall. The Defending champions have an up hill battle
\nahead of them. The weekend’s first opponent is the Des Moines Capitols. The Metros leave their offence on the bus and
\nare easily dispatched by the Caps. It doesn’t get any better for the last season’s state champs;\u00a0Casey Mills<\/b>\u00a0scores the
\nonly goal in this beating by the Oak Leafs. The final game sees some of the missing Metros offence;\u00a0Cory Mozak,
\nAlex Lyle<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0James Davies<\/b>\u00a0all scored regulation goals with\u00a0Jesse Cowels\u00a0<\/b>grabbing the sudden death winner
\nwith just a minute and twenty seconds gone.\u00a0Travis Shoemaker<\/b>\u00a0would turn aside seventeen Warriors shots.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semi-Final Game\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seventh Place Game<\/span>
\n0-Metros vs. DM Capitols-3\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01-Metros vs. DM Oak Leafs-6\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4-Metros vs. Waterloo Warriors-3<\/b>
\nMarch 7th, 2003\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 8th, 2003\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 9th, 2003<\/span><\/p>\n

IHSHL President’s Senior Academic Award<\/span>
\n<\/b>Presented by the League President to seniors graduating with a 3.5 or better GPA
\nAaron Limoges\u00a0\u00a0 Jon Soole\u00a0\u00a0 James Roat<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0IHSHL Academic Achievement Awards<\/span>
\n<\/b>Presented to players with a 3.0 GPA or better<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Axelson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Cowels\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Gill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon Lake\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robby Lessard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Limoges
\nCasey Mills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ricky Nearman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ross Patrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Porter\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City Metros Cheerleaders:<\/span>
\n<\/b>Alicia Baier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christina Goeden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laura Goeden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jennifer Lee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carol Reeves\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the End of the Third decade (1990-2000) of Sioux City Jr. Musketeers\/Metros High School Hockey<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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98-<\/b><\/span>99 Between the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b>Both\u00a0Jake Hinderman<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann<\/b>\u00a0returns this season a year older and a year more experienced and ready to
\ndefend their IHSHL Championship. Also joining the Metros goalies corps are sophomores\u00a0Ross Patrick<\/b>,\u00a0Chris McCline
\n<\/b>and\u00a0Marie Witchey.\u00a0<\/b>Jake will carry the mail again this season posting a winning 13-4 record but the young goalies all
\nseeing some varsity action; Ryan would go 2-1, Chris and Ross both would go 3-0.\u00a0 The Metros finish the season with a 15-5
\nrecord, a tie for the second spot with the Kansas City Jets. Thee games later the Metros and the Jets would get the chance
\nto break the tie in the IHSHL championship game. It is the Metros who come out in tope in a 3-2 victory giving the Metros
\nanother second championship in a row.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Junior Varsity would also have success this season with a reliable rotation. All four of the underclassmen<\/span>
\nwould see time and post winning records;\u00a0Ross<\/b>\u00a0Patrick\u00a0<\/b>\u00a08-2,\u00a0Ryan Dohrmann\u00a0<\/b>&\u00a0Marie Witchey<\/b>\u00a05-0 and
\nChris McCline<\/b>\u00a02-1. The Metros would meet up with the Jets again a week later in the JV Championship game and<\/span>
\ncome out victorious beating the Jets 2-1<\/span><\/p>\n

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