Justin Putz
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A few times a year I will have a player say “I can’t train on game day, coach” All-State pitcher
@mhupke2001
was able to attend speed training at 7:30 am and pitch a complete game in the regional final to qualify for state.
#championshipmentality
#alwaysgettingbetter
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Eason’s first time hearing yesterday. Such a special experience. We can’t wait to get his Baha in. Hopefully he will be able to hear the suggestions from the stands later this season.
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I am excited to announce
@austinpink2
will assume an elevated role with
@IndeeFootball
Coach Pink will serve as associate head coach in addition to OC and Indee strength roles. Im excited to continue to see his impact on our program, school, and community.
#LetsBeGreat
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When you realize you have to change your whole practice plan because conditioning just doubled.
#homecoming
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With the umpire shortage I’ve seen some great photos of young umpires. I wanted to recognize another group. We have 2 school administrators taking the afternoon off to help umpire softball. New Union HS supt.
@JohnHoward1996
and Indee AP
@dewhup5
.
#servantleadership
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Nothing like roasting a player after practice to end Rhino Thursday competitions after they were talking smack all during your lunch duty about locking you down on a fade.
#stillgotit
@sawyer_wendling
thanks to
@JJHinde
for filming it.
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Congrats to
@HupkeKorver
on signing with National Champion
@nwc_fb
. They are getting a great player and person. 3-time all-state player and 2-time captain for us. Some programs love measurables and others value football players and intangibles.
@IndeeFootball
#GoBeGreat
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Indee wins set 3 and qualifies for the 4A State Tournament. What an effort by the girls tonight.
#mustangnation
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Last day with students in my 13th year in education. Been a couple interesting years in there and a lot has been said negative about the profession. I still find it to be a great profession. Schools have great kids who need great people working with them as much now as ever.
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Grades for the last night’s homecoming “festivities”:
Execution - C-
Attire- B
Commitment - A
Get away vehicle awareness - F
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Really proud of our team and coaches tonight. Qualified for the round of 16 and were pod champions. Great to see the growth in these guys each week. This staff has done a great job this year. Also shout out to my wife.
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Congrats to
@MarcusLBeatty1
on winning the WMT athlete is the week for his performance last Friday. His interview will air on their morning show tomorrow.
@IndeeFootball
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Tonight
@IndeeSchools
participated in
#lightupIA
. This was in support of our students and community, particularly the class of 2020. Great turnout and we miss everyone. Stay safe. Thanks to Blake Hayward for the drone shots.
@IOWAHSADA
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The trophy stays with
@IndeeFootball
as they win the “Battle of 150” 34-0. Great job of handling the conditions.
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I’m excited to announce that
@JJHinde
has been promoted to Lower Level Head Coach in our program. He will be in charge of the freshman and JV teams. I cannot think of a guy who genuinely wants our program to succeed more than him. Passionate for our kids, community, and school.
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Congrats to
@MarcusLBeatty1
on signing with Iowa Western Baseball. They are getting a good one.
@ActivitiesIndee
@indeebaseball
@IndeeFootball
#GoBeGreat
#clutchup
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Congrats to Jack. A well deserved award.
Congratulations to Independence Athletic Director, Jack Goedken, on being named the 2023-24 Northeast District Middle School Athletic Director of the Year!
@JackGoedken
@ActivitiesIndee
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Congrats to
@MitchJohnson23
on setting the
@IndeeFootball
school record for TD passes in a career with 51 now. A old school real ball player and even looks the part.
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Eason turns 2 weeks old today. Been a fast whirlwind. Started at Allen, a detour to Iowa City and then back home. Glad to have him in our crew.
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I know Im lucky when Audrey is willing to work concessions at a regional softball game on our 6th wedding anniversary.
#AD
’swife
#mustangnation
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Congrats to
@lschmitt928
he was awarded a scholarship by the National Football Foundation. To earn this honor one must excel on the field, in the classroom, and be a leader in the community. A true definition of
#championsarealwayschampions
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Congrats to
@indeebaseball
on qualifying for state baseball. Relentless group who played a challenging schedule and battled injury all year. They won close games, defeated great programs, and were up for the challenge each and every night. Tough group of kids and coaches
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Congrats to
@kschmitt_24
on signing his letter of intent with Mount Mercy to continue his baseball career. 4 sport athlete, 2 sport all-stater, leader in our schools mentor program, grinder in the weight room, and excellent in the classroom. Can’t wait to follow his career there.
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With an absolute 💣 in the 6th
@23Mlouvar
becomes the school record holder for HRs in a career. Congrats. She is one of the hardest workers in the weight room we have had. Shows up and works every day. Don’t even think about borrowing her rack in the morning.
@IndeeStrength
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Good to have a couple 2023
@indeebaseball
alumni officiating their first ever
@IHSAA
baseball game.
@MitchJohnson23
@keegan78656199
struggled getting dressed but look good in stripes.
#needmoreumps
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I couldn’t imagine walking into school with a terrible excuse for why I wasn’t in the weight room and having to look in the window and watch all my teammates working hard.
#walkofshame
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Congrats to
@23Mlouvar
on signing with St.Thomas. Easily one of the hardest working athletes in our school. Owns rack 10 in early bird weights. Can’t wait to watch her
#GoBeGreat
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Congrats to
@BradyMcDonald_1
on signing his letter of intent with UNI Football. Really excited to follow his future. Such an asset to our program and school the last 4 years.
#GoBeGreat
.
@IndeeFootball
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A really tough hard nosed win last night for
@IndeeFootball
. Proud of how they played on the road in an important game. Nothing better than getting to celebrate a win with a group of guys who gave everything they had.
#mustangnation
@Tristan71Cordes
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First Day of School 2024
Year-16
Teacher- was one
Favorite subject-football & social studies
Favorite color- grey (matches my hair)
What I want to be when I get older- a scratch golfer
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Congrats to
@bbeatty02
on signing with Mount Mercy VB today. Great to see our athletes move on to the next level.
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Good luck to Koby Beatty today in the 2021 Iowa Shrine Bowl. Parade at 9:30 and game at 4:00.
@IndeeFootball
. It has been a great week so far.
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A lot of fun tonight. I’m so proud of
@IndeeFootball
and our guys. Great to bounce back and see them play with heart.
#mustangnation
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Congrats to
@teegan_mcenany
on signing to continue his baseball career with Simpson College. They are getting a great student athlete.
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Congrats to
@kschmitt_24
on winning the
@IOWAHSADA
NE region scholarship. A great representative for this award.
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While having extra time I have been going through older images and videos. I wanted to share a few of my favorites from this last year. The first one was celebrating a big win over a rival with a group of guys that earned it. Thanks to
@ReutherDylan
for the video. Great moment.
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Congrats to
@LMCSD_Falcons
on their state softball title. So excited for their players, coaches, and community. Great kids who have invested in their passion. Proud and lucky to have spent 5 years there.
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One of my favorite Indee traditions is senior students hanging future plans on their locker the last couple weeks before graduation. Really helps see all they have and will accomplish.
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Indee Girls Tennis wins the first Wamac Tennis Championship in school history. Congrats ladies
#mustangnation
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JT and I are live on the call for the L3 baseball game on the JT Sports Net located on the Indee Schools webpage. Follow JT for all home lower level broadcasts
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Congrats to Madison Larson and Mackenzie Hupke on signing letters if intent today. Drake and Winona State are getting some great student athletes.
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I hope our football guys can execute the game plan a little bit better this Friday than their attempt to TP tonight.
#gooddefense
#homecoming
#mustangnation
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We had our long postponed football “banquet” last night. Thanks to our assistant coaches for all they did for the kids & program this year. Getting through the season required more than normal coaching duties. They were easily the strongest coaching staff I have ever worked with.
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3 straight pins.
@MarcusLBeatty1
with a head lock and pin to clinch the dual.
@IndeeWrestling
is going to the state final tonight. Will be an all
@WaMaC_Conf
final as they take on West Delaware.
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Congrats to Blake Bartz on signing his LOI with Waldorf Football. Excited to see him continue his career.
@IndeeFootball
@WUWarriorFB
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Congrats to
@MarcusLBeatty1
@HupkeKorver
@MitchJohnson23
and
@kschmitt_24
on their all-state selections. Record setting year and well deserved.
@IndeeFootball
#takethestairs
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What a game.
@MitchJohnson23
goes oppo for a walk-off home run.
@indeebaseball
defeats Beckman 7-6. That is Mitch’s 8th home run since last Monday.
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Great moment for a couple seniors Caden Larson and Marcus Beatty. Come from behind 3rd period pins to send indee to the state final. Good to see a couple seniors fight all match.
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Great homecoming win for our guys. Played with impressive intelligence and toughness. Big game next week.
#mustangnation
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Proud of our guys tonight. Toughness and heart were there all night. Need to clean things up and continue to grow
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Good win tonight for the Mustangs. A lot to improve on and the journey continues next week. However, the Battle of 150 trophy stays with
@IndeeFootball
for another year.
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Fun win for
@indeebaseball
. They defeat a good Ballard team 3-2 with a walk-off pinch hit single by Drew Beatty. They advance to play Xavier Wednesday night.
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Here is Indee senior
@Janson45225096
call of our last second regional dual victory last night. It gets electric at the 3:29:00 mark. One student chases dream of sending our team to state and the other chases his dream of broadcasting a big dual
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Congrats to Reaghan Ressler on winning the Indee home cross invite. Great day to run. Both teams competed well and thanks to the volunteers.
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Huge win for
@indeebaseball
as they defeat Wahlert 1-0 in 9 innings.
@HupkeKorver
with a two out walk off extra base hit.
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Indee Girls Basketball defeats West Delaware 46-42. Congrats to
@bryce11pierce
on his first career win.
#mustangnation
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Congrats to Cyrus Butters and Zach Snyder on signing with the Iowa Western and Wartburg football programs. It is great to see their hard work pay off. Always a plus to be able to bring out my Wartburg Orange
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Congrats to the Wamac All-Conference VB Selections:
1st Team- Reese Martin, Elle Greiner, Brooke Beatty
2nd Team- Grace Bohlken, Lexi Hearn. Wamac Recognition- Hanna Johnson, Shanna Kleve. Wamac West Player of the Year- Reese Martin.
@ActivitiesIndee
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Currently the leading rusher in class 3A. Well deserved.
@IndeeFootball
Thanks for the game day invite! Excited for the experience.
@CoachK_Bell
@TylerBarnesIOWA
@HawkeyeFootball
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I have seen a lot of things over a decade of coaching but tonight was a first. Our guys had singlet night at the “County Fair”. Loved the work ethic, leadership, and passion this group showed. Expecting big things from these guys this year
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Independence Baseball is looking for a dynamic leader to be the new head coach of the program. We have great facilities, kids, and community support. Please contact AD- Justin Putz (jputz
@indeek12
.org) if interested.
@ActivitiesIndee
@iabaseball1
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It has been long time since I have been this proud and impressed with the effort of a team. The
@IndeeVolleyball
volleyball team played with toughness and heart tonight. A lot to celebrate and be proud of with this team. Thank you to the seniors for 4 great years to the program.
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Another one of my favorite memories from this past year. Watching our guys win the schools first ever district title and capping off a 9-0 regular season while celebrating senior night.
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Great win for our guys tonight. So many outstanding performances. Really excited about the effort and potential of this group.
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One of my favorite new
@IndeeFootball
traditions is the defensive position group photos during picture day. I love the pride coaches/players take in their position groups.
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Congratulations to Hunter Crawford and Matthew Doyle on becoming the 74th and 75th state place winners in
@IndeeWrestling
history. Great accomplishment for both of them
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Indee volleyball beats Marion 3-1 and advances to the regional final at CPU Monday night.
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Indee defeats Marion 7-5 to punch their ticket to State. Great effort by both teams.
#mustangnation
#justgettingstarted
@jtlinder
@ighsauscores
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Indee softball is going back to state. The Mustangs score 3 in the 6th and win 4-2.
#mustangnation
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Congrats to Independence all-stater Reese Martin on signing with Upper Iowa VB this afternoon.
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Congrats to the Falcons. A lot of kids, parents, and coaches had a lot of passion years ago and put in a lot of time and work to make it happen.
Final: Louisa-Muscatine 3, East Marshall 0. Falcons are headed to state for the first time in program history.
#iahssb
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In light of the tough news today
@IndeeSchools
will be joining others to
#lightupIA
tonight at 8:00 pm by turning on the lights of our athletic fields in support of our students and communities. They will be on for 20 minutes particularly for the class of 2020.
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O’Brien and Weber win and are state champs and
@IndeeWrestling
will bring him a third place finish and trophy in the traditional tournament.
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Congrats to
@JakeSidles
on signing with Iowa Western Track and Field. Discus, shot, and a great kid.
#GoBeGreat
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Great 3 days of camp for
@IndeeFootball
. Our guys got better each practice and were able to practice against some of the best programs in the state. We are excited for practice on August 1. Thanks to
@CUI_Football
for hosting a great camp.
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Really proud of our guys tonight. Huge district win on the road. Didn’t play perfect and made some mistakes but battled and found a way. Held a good team to under 80 yard of offense. Young guys keep getting better.
@IndeeFootball
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Indee Softball defeats Don Bosco in their season opener 5-0. Mackenzie Hupke throws a 1 hitter.
#mustangnation
@jtlinder
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Cole Davis with a take down in the final ten seconds of regulation to send
@IndeeWrestling
to State Duals. Indee defeats Charles City 31-29.
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Big game tonight.
@indeebaseball
travels to Xavier to play for a trip to the state tournament for the first time since
@austinpink2
pitched them there in 2010. Game starts at 7:00.
#letsgobegreat
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What an amazing experience this week being a part of the Shrine Bowl. A great cause and we couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids. A special group of coaches to work with this week as well. Congrats to Coach James on ending his coaching career on top. North got it done.
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Congrats to Indee softball on winning the Wamac West championship.
#justgettingstarted
#mustangnation
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Thank you to these three seniors and for their 5 years in the Indee Softball Program. It has been fun to watch them grow and play.
#seniorday
#mustangnation
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Indee boys basketball defeat Beckman 54-53 in OT. Great ball game and a great crowd. The boys go for win number 15 tomorrow night.
#mustangnation
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Congrats to Kaden Howard on signing to continue his golf career at Buena Vista.
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@IndeeFootball
comes up with a big road playoff win at Benton Community. I’m really proud of our team. The team played tough and physical. First ever trip to the quarterfinals. So happy for our players. They have invested a lot.
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