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Small Town Football Wisconsin
by Alyssa Schukar
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In Wisconsin, the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah football team has enjoyed a new found popularity since converting its 11 man team to 8 man. This resort town school joined a statewide trend toward this style of play, which allows small schools, many of which are shrinking due to rural population decline, to compete with each other on a level playing ground. The community behind the school, small thought it may be, has wholeheartedly embraced the new style of play. "The student section is phenomenal," head coach Barry Feldman said. "Our players feel it. They hear it, and they see it. And it makes them play even harder."
In Wisconsin, the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah football team has enjoyed a new-found popularity since converting its 11- man team to 8-man.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah senior wide receiver and defensive back Logan Knepfel, at left, and senior Meghan Clemens prepare to take part in the Homecoming parade as part of the Homecoming Court before the Resorters' homecoming game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah won 55-12 and finished the season undefeated.
From left, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah players Trevor Rebedew, Jared Shaw, Owen Kalbacken and Dyllan Konen prepare for their game against Maranatha Baptist during the national anthem in Watertown, Wisc., on Friday, Sept. 4, 2014. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah won 43-12 and finished the season undefeated.
As a train passes, the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah cheerleaders warm up the crowd before the Resorters' game against Maranatha Baptist in Watertown, Wisc., on Friday, Sept. 4, 2014. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah won 43-12 and finished the season undefeated.
From left, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah seniors and captains Trevor Rebedew, Hunter Schoenborn, Brock Bonebrake Elliot Van Oss walk to center field before the Resorters' game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah won 55-12 and finished the season undefeated.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah football team.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah senior wide receiver Gunnr Johnson prepares for the Resorters' game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah sophomore running back Jared Shaw encourages senior quarterback Elliot Van Oss on the head as they prepares for the Resorters' game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Elkhart Lake- Glenbeulah won 55-12 and finished the season undefeated. Also pictured are lineman Andrew Muller, at left, and running back Trevor Rebedew.
Olivia Salm shares a secret with her boyfriend Mitchel Jensen during the homecoming dance, which took place in the school's cafeteria on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah students and band members, from left, Sydney Shovan, Eliza Meyers and Riley Winter prepare for their halftime performance during the first half of the Resorters' game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. As is tradition, students covered the town with toilet paper leading up to the big game. Elkhart Lake- Glenbeulah won 55-12 and finished the season undefeated.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah sophomore running back Dyllan Konen has trouble focusing on U.S. History just hours before the Resorters' homecoming game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah won 55- 12 and finished the season undefeated.
From left, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah students Dean Schamberger, Anthony Klahn, Jacob Starnicty, Lauren Boos and Sofia Henschel play with the pep band as they make their way along Elkhart Lake's main drag during the Homecoming parade before the Resorters' homecoming game against Valley Christian on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Elkhart Lake- Glenbeulah won 55-12 and finished the season undefeated.
The Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah football team has enjoyed a new-found popularity since converting its 11-man team to 8-man.
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