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Article: PREPS EDITOR; Despite changes, Slinger same

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October 21, 2006
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Consider all the changes Slinger boys soccer coach Michael Martinich has experienced the last couple of seasons.

Last year, he gave up an assistant's job at West Bend East to take over as Slinger's head coach. His 2005 Owls started 1-6, but then they found themselves. Slinger went on to go 20-7-2 and despite the fact that the Owls never even cracked the state rankings won the Division 2 state championship.

This year, eight of Slinger's top 11 players returned. Simple. Just reload, right?

Not exactly.

First off, Slinger's enrollment grew large enough that the Owls were bumped up to Division 1 status this season. Instead of battling the Delavan-Dariens and the Monona Groves in the ...

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