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Mc Carthy recalls meeting Shriner Kids
Recent Greene County High School graduate Maddie Mc Carthy was a cheerleader at the July 20 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game inside the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Her six days in Cedar Falls culminated with the North beating the South team 49-28, but in a week filled with memorable moments, perhaps meeting with some of the kids the Shriners help through their hospitals and clinics was at the top of the list.
Kain Killmer Prepares for Future
Recent Perry graduate, Kain Killmer, is preparing for his future outside of Perry. The multisport athlete is getting ready to take off for UW-Platteville, where he will wrestle. He just wrapped up his high school career when baseball ended earlier this month. He participated in football, wrestling, and baseball while at Perry. “Now that baseball is over I’ve been able to really focus on lifting hard and not worrying about fatiguing for games or anything like that. I’ve been good to go and getting plenty of mat time.” He’s excited to make the move and to get to work. His future coaches are already keeping him busy. “We text back and forth and will call each other. They’ve been sending me these great workout plans kind of telling me what I should expect and what I need to look forward to.” The UW-Platteville season begins on November 4th. Killmer hopes to make it into some of the varsity meets as a freshman.
Accolades Continue to Come in for Karagyn Whelchel
Perry softball star, Karagyn Whelchel, continues to be recognized for her tremendous sophomore season. Whelchel was recently named to the All District team in 4A Northwest. She was one of twelve girls who had her name on this list. Perry softball as a team had a 10-19 campaign. Despite 19 losses, Whelchel did her part hitting .454 and reaching base at a .490 clip. The second basemen drove in 17 RBI’s. Her coach Tina Lutterman had this to say about her lead off hitter. “Karagyn is a true competitor. She finds ways to compete and keeps her teams involved in the game and she’s not going to go down without giving her all.” One of the most impressive stats is the amount of times she struck out. The Jayette had just 5 K’s in 97 at bats. She added a team high 23 runs scored and 44 hits. The future looks bright for the Perry standout as she still has another two years ahead of her.
Bluejay Defense Struggled for Most of the Season
The Perry baseball team struggled for most of the season making the routine play. The Bluejays finished the year at 11-18. The defense committed 72 errors in the 29 games. That was an average of 2.5 errors a game. Helping your pitchers and making the plays you should is a key at all levels of baseball. Let’s look inside the numbers. Perry pitchers allowed 195 runs on the season and 123 of those were earned. That means 37 percent of the runs that came across the plate last year were unearned. Despite the errors, the Bluejays had their most win since 2016. Perry will look to shore up the defense and continue the momentum of the 11 win campaign for next season.
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