The Football Season Comes to an End

Clay Langan throws a touchdown pass to Alex Hemmersbach.

Isaac Schauf hands the ball off to Ben Schaitel.

Isaac Schauf makes a good run against Wausau East.

The Spartan Football Team ended with a less than desirable finish to their 2010 season.

"We didn't work as a team, everyone played for themselves, half of the team tried 100% while the rest didn't care," said Tom Tourdot, talking about this year's football team. Tourdot, a senior captain who played center on offense and mostly defensive end on defense this year for the football team. The Spartans wrapped up their season with a 0-9 overall record.


Even though the players wished they would have done better, the team showed some signs of improvement. Tourdot says, "If everyone stayed positive when we were losing we might have caught up or at least scored in the majority of the games."

Ryan Kauffman, corner back, punter and receiver for the team was asked what he would have changed about the season, he stated, "Winning more games, or even winning at all."

There were numerous injuries during the season that were possibly key factors in some for the losses. Tourdot goes on saying, "There was some injury faking, I don't see why, if you don't want to play then don't."

One thing was certain, throughout the whole season, the crowd was very supportive and cheered their hearts out. "It meant a lot that we still had this much support and pride even when we were not successful," said Tourdot.

"Looking through the stands, we would see the teenage girls with the 'floss' jerseys on, this was another big pump up for us," said Tourdot. The fans were always cheering them on, replacing the cheerleaders, no matter what the score was.

"Senior night was the most memorable game because it was our last game ever," said Kauffman, in reflection. Even though the Spartans suffered a hard loss, this will be a game the seniors will never forget.

Tourdot and Kaufman both agreed on a way to improve the team for next year, "More players need to do summer training to get in shape, become stronger and succeed." The summer training for the boys includes many different weight training techniques, including speed training.

The Sparta Spartans will always support their boys of fall.