Fans Jacob Buchanan, left, and Dawn Buchanan, right, from Grundy Center, and Tina Lafrenz, center, of Parkersburg, arrived as early as 3:30 pm for the 7:00 pm Aplington-Parkersburg Falcon's first home game of the season against West Marshall at Parkersburg, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
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Alex McDaniel (6), of the Aplington-Parkersburg football team waits to be addressed by head coach Ed Thomas before their first home game in Parkersburg, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
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Robert Janssen and the Aplington-Parkersburg football team warm up out on the field before their first home game against West Marshall Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Parkersburg, Iowa.
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Current NFL player Aaron Kampman, a former Falcon, addresses the Aplington-Parkersburg team pre-game Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Parkersburg, Iowa .
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West Marshall's Drake Ferch, left, attempts to take down Aplington Parkersburg's Alex Hornbuckle in the teams first home game at Parkersburg, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
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Fans cheer as Aplington Parkersburg play their first home game since the May 25 tornado ravaged their community, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
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Aplington-Parkersburg head coach Ed Thomas speaks words of thankfulness and encouragement after the teams first home game in Parkersburg, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
©Dawn J. Sagert/The Waterloo CourierThis was an eventful game! It was covered by national media because it was the Falcon's first home game since the community was ravaged by a tornado on May 25, 2008. It rained/drizzled off and on (seemed mostly on), our wireless connection was not working right, AND I got my first football injury. I got my camera/lens smacked into my mouth by a West Marshall player as the play ran into the sidelines. It seems that when it gets too close to focus--I better move. Imagine that! Guess I won't need to think about a collagen injection for a while. ;-)
