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9/24/2015

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BYMIKESTEFFENSTHMEDIA|Posted:Sunday,May31,201512:00am
DYERSVILLE,IowaSustainedexcellence.
It'sacommonthoughtaroundtheDyersvilleBeckman
boyssoccerteam,especiallyafterearningitsfourth
straighttriptotheIowastatetournamentwitha30
victoryoverNo.14BellevueMarquetteinaClass1A
substatefinalonSaturdayatBeckmanHighSchool.
Beckman(150)earnedtheNo.1seedandwillplay
No.8seededDanville(151)onThursdayinDes
Moines.
Bothteamshadplentyofmotivationenteringakey
winorgohomecontest.
Beckman(150)waslookingtoremainundefeated
whileMarquette(114)wasaimingforitsfirsttripto
state.

Blazersbook4thconsecutive
trip
DyersvilleBeckman'sTrentWesthoff(1)
andJayWesselsdumpwateroncoach
MirekLaskowskiaftertheTrailblazers
defeatedBellevueMarquette,30,ina
Class1AsubstatefinalSaturdayin
Dyersville,Iowa.

TheTrailblazerscamefiringoutofthegateswhen
CarterBoekholderslippedbehindMarquette'sdefense
andhadagreatlook,butgoalkeeperJordanRennermadethesave.

Boekholderwasjustgettingstarted,though.With17minutesleftinthefirsthalfhetookagreatfeed
fromEulisesLanda,cutbacktojuketheMarquettedefenseoutofthewayandnettedwhatturnedout
tobethewinninggoal.
"It'sincredible,"Boekholdersaid."Asaseniorcominginyoualwayswanttoputyourbesteffort
forwardforyourteamandbeingabletostepupthatwaytohelpmyteamgettoDesMoinesis
amazing."
Marquette'sdefenseheldstrongfortherestofthefirsthalfandkeptitatight10matchintothe
secondhalf.TheBlazersdominatedpossessionandscoringchancesafterhalftime,launchingnine
shotsongoalwhilenotallowingMarquetteanyafterthebreak.
BillyHoffmanoutjumpedeveryoneonaLandacornerkickandscoredhissixthgoaloftheseasonto
givetheBlazersa20leadjust3:21intothesecondhalf.JustinWolfecleanedupthereboundofa
DillonKeeganshotwith15minutesremainingtoallbutsealthevictoryfortheBlazers.
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MirekLaskowski,whohascoachedtheBlazerstoeachoftheirfivestatetournamentappearances
allinthepastsixyearswasmorethanhappytotaketheicewatershowerafteradvancingtostate
again.
"It'sagreatfeelingtogetwetagain,"Laskowskisaid."It'sreallycoldnow,though."
Marquettefinishedabreakthroughseasonwithan114recordafterfinishingatorbelowthe.500
markthepastfiveseasons.
"Wehadaprettysolidyearallaround,"MarquettecoachAndrewBishopsaid."I'vebeenworking
withtheseguysforfouryears.Alotofthemsincetheywerefreshmenthey'vebeenplayingvarsity
forme.They'vebeenphenomenal."
Marquettehasneveradvancedtostate,whereasBeckmanseniorslikeBoekholderandCarter
Gassmanndon'tknowwhatitfeelslikenottoplayonthatstage,consideringtheyhaveplayedinDes
Moineseachseasonoftheirhighschoolcareers.
"Itfeelsprettygoodtogetback,"Gassmannsaid."Itjustdoesn'tseemrealrightnow."

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