Irene-Wakonda Eagles: Season Forecast

<p>The Eagles from Irene-Wakonda play in Region 5B. The high school is in Irene, which is about 50 minutes south and a bit west of Sioux Falls. The Eagles are hoping for a good year and it looks like they have some nice players. Read below for the coach’s comments, info on Eagle ballers, and Irene-Wakonda’s schedule.</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach <em><strong>Stephen Lee</strong></em> talks about the strengths of the Eagles</span>:</h4> <p>"<em>Strengths for our team will be our effort. Night in and night out we always want to play as hard as we can for as long as we can. My guys do a good job of competing every day. Just being another year older for some of these guys will help them tremendously, we didn’t lose a single player so good things could potentially happen for us this year.</em>" </p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach <em><strong>Lee</strong></em> comments on the excitement of the coming season</span>:</h4> <p>"<em>I am excited to see where we are at as a team and how well we will perform this year. We have the potential to be a good team but need to do all the little things right each night we play. We need to have a good attitude and give tremendous effort each night for us to be successful.</em>"</p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Top Players</strong></span></h3> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812204" first="Conner" last="Libby"] (2022) |5-11 G|</strong></p> <p>He has been a very solid player for the Eagles over the past four years. Conner is a good shooter that has the potential to go off for big points on any given night. </p> <p><strong>Mason Johnson (2022) |5-10 G|</strong></p> <p>He came on strong for the Eagles last season. Mason excels at attacking the rim and finishing. Johnson is also a legitimate threat when spotting up from beyond the arc.</p> <p><strong>Miles Pollman (2023) |6-3 F| </strong></p> <p>He is a versatile player with a skilled inside/out game. Miles has a soft touch around the rim and he can hit outside jumpers. Pollman has the potential to be a double-double guy for the Eagles.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1327069" first="Dashel" last="Spurrell"] (2023) |5-9 G| </strong></p> <p>He is the best all-around player for the Eagles. Dashel is a very hard worker on both ends of the floor. Spurrell is an exciting player. He plays very fast, slashes to the hoop, and can drill triples. Get this kid on your watchlist!</p> <p><strong>Garrett Libby (2023) |5-11 F| </strong></p> <p>He is a strong and hardworking player for the Eagles. Garrett spots up and spaces the floor. He is a shooter, that is for sure. </p> <p><strong>Christian Anderson (2022) |6-0 G|</strong></p> <p>He has been dealing with the injury bug but will look to come back strong for the Eagles this year and play some quality minutes. </p> <p><strong>Jacob Learing (2022) |6-4 C| </strong></p> <p>Last year was his first season playing hoops. Jacob got some quality burn last year, expect him to get even more clock in 2021-2022. </p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Up and Coming Players</strong></span></h3> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1327057" first="Jake" last="Hahn-Hernandez"] (2024) |6-9 F| </strong></p> <p>He is a long and athletic player with a ton of potential. His length and swift movement will make him tough on the glass and on defense. On offense, Jake has a nice inside/out game.</p> <p><strong>Jens Hansen (2025) |5-6 G| </strong></p> <p>He is an intelligent player on both offense and defense. Hansen has a nice shooting stroke as well. Jens has the potential to be a serious high school shooter in near future. </p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Newcomer</strong></span></h3> <p><strong>Dawson Johnke (2022) |5-8 G|</strong></p> <p>This is his first year playing hoops. Dawson is a scrappy defender that will look to get some playing time this season.</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach <em><strong>Stephen Lee</strong></em> comments on Team Goals</span>:</h4> <p>"<em>Team goals this year are to have a winning season; it’s been a rough couple of years, but things are looking like they are going in the right direction.</em>" </p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>EAGLE SCHEDULE</strong></span></h3> <p>December 11th (home) vs.<strong> Ponca</strong> (NE)</p> <p>December 14th @ <strong>Wagner</strong></p> <p>December 17th @ <strong>Viborg-Hurley<br /> </strong></p> <p>December 28th @ <strong>Elk Point-Jefferson</strong></p> <p>December 30th @ <strong>Hanson</strong></p> <p>January 4th (home) vs. <strong>Freeman</strong></p> <p>January 7th (home) vs. <strong>Gayville-Volin</strong></p> <p>January 13th @ <strong>Centerville</strong></p> <p>January 18th @ <strong>Scotland</strong></p> <p>January 20th (home) vs. <strong>Alcester-Hudson</strong></p> <p>January 25th (home) vs. <strong>Parker</strong></p> <p>January 27th (home) <strong>Freeman Academy/Marion</strong></p> <p>February 1st @ <strong>Howard</strong></p> <p>February 5th @ <strong>Menno</strong></p> <p>February 7th (home) vs. <strong>Canton</strong></p> <p>February 8th @ <strong>Wynot</strong> (NE)</p> <p>February 11th @ <strong>Vermillion </strong></p> <p>February 15th (home) <strong>Bridgewater-Emery</strong></p> <p>February 17th @ <strong>Canistota</strong></p> <p>February 21 @ <strong>Bon Homme</strong></p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1327044" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/eagleee-1-crop-1125x739-1636776167-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></p>