Stange's Journey to the End Zone
On Friday, October 2, the Bears hosted Sebeka. They set the stage for a special moment as senior Taylor Stange, No. 78, scored his first varsity touchdown.
Both sides celebrated as Stange made his way down the field, flanked by teammates and the opposition, and strolled into the end zone.
“It was fun to celebrate Taylor,” said Coach Jared Hoemberg. “He’s been so committed to our program throughout the years. He’s in the stat book now. It shows you what is really important in life.”
Stange’s mother, Lisa, explained: It all started with three things: a question, a hand raise, and a postcard.
When Taylor was younger, I never gave it any thought that he could someday be on a football team. In the spring of 2021, Varsity Football Coach Jared Hoemberg came to the sixth grade classroom to talk about the football program. He asked if anyone was interested in playing football. Taylor raised his hand! A couple of weeks later, Taylor received a postcard from Coach Hoemberg. The coach wrote that he was happy to hear that Taylor wanted to play football in the fall. I was surprised to read this, and I asked Coach Hoemberg what the postcard was about. He told me about Taylor raising his hand, wanting to play football. While speaking with the coach, he said we can make this happen; we’ll figure it out...
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