Aplington-Parkersburg Players Begin Practice with Thoughts of Coach Thomas

by Jeff Fisher
Iowa High School Football Huddle
Hopes are always high on the first day of the season, however, the first day of practice in Parkersburg Monday didn't have the usual air of excitement. The Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons took to the practice field without their leader...head coach Ed Thomas, who was allegedly murdered by a former player at the end of June.



ESPN has just announced that it will broadcast the Falcons season-opener against Dike-New Hartford on August 28.

To read about the first day of practice in the tiny town, click here to read a story from USA Today. Click here for the Des Moines Register story. I think the best written piece on the tragedy was the cover story in Sports Illustrated at the beginning of July. Click here to read that moving story.