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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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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 run record to 19-5

26 Feb

In a quick turnaround game after their Big Nine-clinching win over Rochester John Marshal Friday, the Packers traveled to Caledonia Saturday for a non-conference game against the Warriors. The Packers led most of the game (although they trailed 26-23 at halftime), but it was close all the way. The final score was 55-50, as the Packers ran their winning streak to six in anticipation of their regular-season finale against Owatonna.

Goliath Oboyo had a career-high 16 points to pace the Packers, while Tom Aase had 14, Zach Wessels 11, Nate Schwab 6 and Joe Aase 6 and  Zach Vierkandt 2.

Here are the highlights:

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Packers defeat Winona 60-40

22 Feb

The Austin Packers went on the road to Winona Tuesday night and came away with a 60-40 win.

The victory, combined with Owatonna’s 63-60 loss to Rochester John Marshall, puts the Packers alone at the top of the Big 9 conference standings with two games remaining:

Tom Aase tied his career high with 21 poins, while Zach Wessels added 13, Goliath Oboyo 8, Joe Aase 6, Zach Vierkandt 5, Nathan Scwhab 4 and Bret Lukes 3.

Here’s the Austin Daily Herald recap. And the video…

The Packers play John Marshall Friday night at home, with a chance to claim at least a share of the conference title by beating the Rockets. It’s also Senior Night for the Packers.

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