We saw the conclusion of a perfect season, two good games under the lights and a group of kids that saw their hard work pay off with a great ending to the year. And the Chiefs swept all four…
Success never happens by accident and nothing good happens overnight–as the community gets ready to cheer on Arrowhead for what they hope is another deep playoff run, it’s important to note how the success of the varsity starts early, and begins with the foundation laid by participation with the Lake Country Chiefs.
The persistence paid off for the 6th Grade Blue team of the Lake Country Chiefs. This was a group of kids that had played better than their record and deserved a better fate than what football’s bottom line had delivered them all year. But they kept coming and working and even on a day against East Troy where “here we go again” would have been the easy thing to say, the 6th Grade Blue used a big 26-point explosion in the third quarter and got their first win of the year by a 32-12 count.
Every team at any level that enjoys a special season has at least one big test that pushes them to their limit and demands everything they had. The Lake Country Chiefs 6th Grade White team is having just such a season and faced just such a test against Brookfield Central on Saturday. The Chiefs’ prevailed 22-14 in hard-fought and well-played football game that was a credit to everyone on both sides who played and coached in it.
There was a lot of persistence, stick-to-it-ive-ness and competitive heart at all levels of play. And perhaps nowhere was more heartening to watch unfold, than what took place with the 6th Grade Red team, who fought their way to a well-earned 14-8 win over the Pewaukee Pirates.
Player safety is a topic that’s at the forefront of discussion in the football world today, from the highest level down to the grass roots. The Lake Country Chiefs are no exception, with a solid system of protocols in place. And just as important, that system is built on a foundation of professionalism and communication.
It felt like summer was back in session on Saturday afternoon as the weather heated up. The play of the Lake Country Chiefs coincided, as the 8th & 6th Grade White teams kept undefeated seasons going, and the 7th Grade White team won a wild game to extend their record 3-1.
When you watch the Lake Country Chiefs 8th Grade Red football team play, it doesn’t take long for Chandler Pulvermacher. The lanky running back sweeps around the edges at great speed, cuts back with a smoothness not often seen from a back at this level and is a nightmare to defend. Play him straight up and get run over. Overpursue and watch him cut back into a wide-open terrain.
The Lake Country Chiefs’ 8th Grade Red team got the day started at 9 AM with a 38-6 thrashing of Tosa East that came about in the way a coach always likes to see—through complete control of the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.
The youth football rivalry between the Lake Country Chiefs and nearby Oconomowoc renewed on Saturday afternoon with four successive games, covering 5th thru 8th grade, beginning at 2:30 PM and going right up to when the Wisconsin Badgers were kicking off for a late night at Arizona State. The Chiefs played well in all four games, won three and displayed some of football’s finer values in the process…
What it’s like to take a group of roughly twenty-five grade-school kids and prepare them to operate as a cohesive football team on Saturday? As you can imagine it takes a lot of dedication, it takes a lot of patience and it requires a certain amount of creativity in the process.
The Lake Country Chiefs 7th Grade Red team was near the bitter end of a hard-fought battle with Brookfield Central. A well-played game was scoreless with just a minute and a half left. The Chiefs had the ball inside the Brookfield ten-yard line, but faced a 4th-and-5 from the seven-yard line.