Getting in shape!
Florence varsity football player Will Sipple (12) is followed by Jacob Lambert (74) and several other of his Bobcat teammates during a ball-handling and agility drill during practice on Thursday afternoon. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)
Florence head coach Kent Walstrom (center) chats with assistant coach Joe Ferris (right) while players run a variety of drills Thursday. Ferris was honored earlier this year by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association for his 30 years of coaching at Florence, including 10 years as a JV assistant (1986-1995), seven years as a varsity assistant (1996-2002), and eight years as a varsity head coach (2003-2010). He came out of retirement in 2017 to join Walstrom’s staff. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)
Florence players watch as Dawson Balfanz (41) powers through a strength and conditioning drill during Thursday’s practice. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)
Florence varsity football player Will Sipple (12) is followed by Jacob Lambert (74) and several other of his Bobcat teammates during a ball-handling and agility drill during practice on Thursday afternoon. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)
Florence head coach Kent Walstrom (center) chats with assistant coach Joe Ferris (right) while players run a variety of drills Thursday. Ferris was honored earlier this year by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association for his 30 years of coaching at Florence, including 10 years as a JV assistant (1986-1995), seven years as a varsity assistant (1996-2002), and eight years as a varsity head coach (2003-2010). He came out of retirement in 2017 to join Walstrom’s staff. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)
Florence players watch as Dawson Balfanz (41) powers through a strength and conditioning drill during Thursday’s practice. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)
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FLORENCE – Like other high school teams, the Florence varsity football team was able to return to practice this week.
The Bobcats currently have 23 players on the field preparing for the 2022 season, after finishing 2021 at 5-3 overall. Florence is looking to make another strong run, having made the playoffs in four of the five years since switching to eight-man football.
"We're competitive, head coach Kent Walstrom said.
Florence will likely only field a varsity team, but Walstrom added there's enough players "where we could try to scrape up a few scrimmages for the JV."