Packer Seniors Profiled in Austin Daily Herald

14 Mar

Today’s Austin Daily Herald has a great profile on the Packer seniors – Ryan Larson, Goliath Oboyo, Nate Schwab, Zach Vierkandt – and the road they’ve taken to playing in the Section 1AAA championship game on Friday.

Here’s a sampler:

While they’ve clicked throughout the season for the No. 5 ranked Packers (22-5 overall), who are playing for Austin’s first state tournament berth in 30 years against New Prague this Friday, some of them weren’t even on the basketball radar in Austin a few years ago.

The biggest thing to know is that Goliath Oboyo, Nate Schwab, Zach Vierkandt and Ryan Larson combined for about five minutes of varsity playing time before this season and now they’re all playing key roles on Austin’s best team in 30 years.

Read the whole story.

Follow the Packers on Twitter, and find the Fast Break Club on Facebook.

Be sure to get to Rochester Friday night for the championship game against New Prague. If you need a ride, we have bus transportation available.

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Pack the Fan Buses!

12 Mar

The Packer Fast Break Club (Like us on Facebook) is sponsoring and subsidizing the cost for fan buses to Friday night’s Section 1AAA Final against New Prague.

The school buses will leave from Austin High School at 6 p.m. and will return after the game. The cost is only…

$1 for students

or

$5 for adults!

To reserve your spot, click the appropriate link below and print, complete and sign the form and return it to the Austin High School Activities Office with payment by noon on Thursday, March 15.

STUDENT FAN BUS PERMISSION FORM

ADULT FAN BUS RESERVATION FORM

Update: The first adult bus will be a coach bus instead of a school bus, so get to the AHS Activities Office and sign up early if you want to be sure to get on the coach bus.

Game tickets may be purchased separately at the Mayo Civic Center when you arrive. Game time is 8 p.m.

There also is a big concert at the Mayo Civic Center Friday night. There is plenty of parking and it is free, but parents and fans should be notified that they may have to walk a few blocks from the lots. The ramp across the street from the Civic Center may be full.

Packer fans have fueled an undefeated home record this year. Now it’s time to build that enthusiasm to an even greater scale at Mayo Civic Center to earn a trip to State!

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Packers Overwhelm Winona

10 Mar

Playing their last home game of the season before a capacity crowd at Packer Gym, the Austin boys raced to a 22-0 lead over Winona in the first few minutes of their Section 1AAA semifinal game en route to a 78-46 win Saturday night.

The Packers used pressure defense and crisp passing the fueled a balanced scoring attack, with seven players tallying six or more points. Joe Aase led in scoring with 24 points, while Tom Aase added 10, Goliath Oboyo 8, a trio (Nathan Schwab, Zach Vierkandt and Zach Wessels) with 7 each, Collin Weisert 6, Bret Lukes 4, Jake Kempen 3 and Ryan Larson 2.

Here are the video highlights:

Be sure to join the Fast Break Club group on Facebook, and watch for information about fan buses we’ll be arranging for the Section 1AAA Finals in Rochester at 8 p.m. Friday, March 16.

 

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The Sixth Man

9 Mar

The fan support for the Austin Packers has been huge this year, with the biggest and loudest crowd yet for Austin’s Big Nine-clinching win over Owatonna a week ago today. When the final buzzer sounded, the students stormed the court (you might want to expand to full screen on this one):

The home crowd for Wednesday night’s opening-round win over Faribault was great too, with the gym almost full despite the light turnout of Falcon fans.

Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. the Packers continue their tournament march with their last home game of the season as they host the #5 seed, Winona, with a trip to the Section 1AAA finals on the line.

See the preview articles in the Austin Daily Herald and Winona Daily News.

The Packers are 12-0 at home for the year, and will be looking to stay perfect. The Winhawks will be bringing a crowd, so it’s important for the Sixth Man to show up early and loud.

Join the Packer Fast Break Club on Facebook and invite others to attend the game, too!

Go Packers!

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Packers smother Faribault

8 Mar

The Austin boys used swarming defense and solid offensive execution to take care of Faribault on Wednesday with a final score of 60-17.

The Packers raced to a 20-4 lead and stretched it to 45-8 at halftime. The starters sat out the second half, but the Packers still outscored the Falcons 15-9, with the last 9 minutes played in running time because of the 40-point margin.

Joe Aase led the Packers with 16 points, while Zach Wessels added 14, Collin Weisert 7, Bret Lukes 5, Goliath Oboyo and Curtis Oberbroeckling 4, Tom Aase 3 and Ryan Larson, Nathan Schwab, Ajuda Nywesh and Ryan Synoground 2 each.

Here are the highlights:

The Packers host Winona on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the semifinals of Section 1AAA, with the winner going on to Mayo Civic Center to play for a trip to the State Tournament.

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