A NEW PASTIME: Lancers to add baseball, softball

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June 27, 2017 - 12:00 AM

This is the third installment of a six-part series of columns that will look ahead to the upcoming high school sports year for our six area schools.
– June 21 — SCC Titans
– June 24 — Yates Center Wildcats
– Today — Crest Lancers

Crest fans will have a pair of new sports to cheer their Lancers on in this next year.
While Roland Weir and Travis Hermreck will lead the Lancer baseball program in its return to the diamond, Casey Cook and Bailey Lee will oversee the Lancer softball program.
Both programs will provide some intrigue and mystery to the 2017-18 athletic season. Away from the ball diamonds, expectations are high for Crest with a strong group of returners across the other sports.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Before Hermreck joins Weir to coach baseball, he will take his familiar spot in front of the Lancer’s basketball bench.
The exciting thing for Hermreck and Lancer fans is that the players will be very familiar. As opposed to last year, when the Lancers had to replace nearly every point scored from the previous year, this year’s team will only lose one player — graduated starting guard Nate Berry.
The Lancers seem poised to make a leap back up the Three River League standings and challenge for a state berth once again this year and a major reason for the is junior guard Hayden Hermreck.
The 6-foot-4 coach’s son led the Lancers with 17.6 points per game last season and his long frame combined with his 3-point marksmanship make him a matchup nightmare for most 1A squads.
The Lancers will have four seniors with a year of heavy experience under their belts to support Hermreck.
Austin Hendrix returns at the point guard spot after leading the team in assists last year.
Nick Vaughn will likely take the other guard spot after serving as the team’s sixth man for much of last year. Despite more limited minutes, Vaughn still led the team in steals last year.
The frontcourt will once again feature Caleb Stephens and Hayden Seabolt. Both big men specialized in doing the dirty work for the Lancers this past year with  over 250 rebounds between them.
Developing depth will be key for the Lancers but with Hermreck and a veteran supporting cast, expectations in Colony should be high.

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