Looking back on the beginning of their story, memories of sadness fill the book. But before the 2011 school year began, Found was killed in a moped accident. Caroline Found Played by Danika Yarosh The bubbly high schooler and pulse of the 2011 Iowa City West volleyball team, Found died in a moped accident just a few weeks before the season. and health teacher and former head volleyball coach, has signed with LD Entertainment to start the production of a movie based on her own novel, 'West on Nine,' which tells the story of the volleyball team's journey. Hoeft said. Without their leader and star player, the team struggled mightily early in the season before rallying around the memory of their fallen teammate, ultimately triumphing unexpectedly and winning the state title again in 2011 just like Line said they would. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. The movie opened nationwide about three weeks later. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Hell, yeah!, Jeff Linder Iowa High School Volleyball Nov. 1, 2021 8:56 pm442d ago, Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2021 3:09 pm383d ago, Jeff Linder Iowa High School Volleyball Jun. (LogOut/ Autopsies revealed that John Kennedy, his wife and sister-in-law died instantly when their plane plunged into the water off Marthas Vineyard but the cause of the crash may remain a mystery for months. (The Gazette) IOWA CITY On Aug. 11, 2011, tragedy struck the West High community when Caroline Found died in a moped crash.. Her obituary also states that, in addition to her widely-known skills on the volleyball court, "Caroline had a bounty of amazing gifts, chief of which was her ability to make others smile. Carolines father, Ernie Found, asked what Caroline would have thought. Sanders spent eight seasons as a Trojan volleyball assistant coach and was on staff when West surged to the 2011 title. Caroline will be deeply missed by her parents, Ernie and Ellyn, her brother Gregg and sister Catharine, her grandparents Ernest Sr. and Eleanor Found and her aunts, uncles and cousins: Mark, Trish, Jason and Callie Slocum; Mary, Tom, Mike and Steven Rittle; Joe, Emily and Ben Slocum; Bob, Mary, Jimmy, William and Molly Slocum, Matt and Melissa Slocum Caldwell; KC and Barry Wright; Susan, Cedric, Calvin and Lillian Alexander; Aileen, Steve, Maryellyn, Luke and Smith Musselman; Marilyn Found; Grace, Mark, Rachel and Anna Hedges; Sarah, Jason and Ella Horan, Emily and Joshua Workman. Besides the upcoming release of Hoeft's book, Kathy Bresnahan, P.E. I think that's been her experience.". 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Caroline's death affected everyone in the community so deeply because of the shining and compassionate person she was. "Embrace each other because when you have the power of a group, we are so much stronger than we are as individuals," says Bresnahan. according to Iowa City West volleyball coach Kathy Bresnahan. In 2011 after her death West Head Coach Kathy Bresnahan and the team went on to win the state championship in honor of Caroline, that led to the movie The Miracle Season. Qualities that aren't often illustrated in female athletes," says a proud Bresnahan, as she reflects on the film's depiction of her squad. Caroline Kangogo's body underwent autopsy on July 27, 2021. Despite their different outlooks, Bresnahan said the team is supportive of anything that helps share Ellyn and Caroline's stories. Add newsletters@thegazette.comto your contacts. But before Neil Diamond's song was piped into area gymnasiums, and before the mantra Live Like Line was coined at Iowa City West, there was Caroline Found, the. There are good days and bad days, good moments and bad moments, Bresnahan said. Arganbright told the Press-Citizen that there will be grief counselors available at West High School. That would've been disrespectful to Caroline even to consider the notion of not having a season," Bresnahan says. Police say that Found was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and that the collision killed her on impact. 'We appreciate Bill's effort to chronicle our amazing journey in the fall of 2011. (LogOut/ You dont see pilots limping around an airport, said Cecile Hatfield, president of the American Lawyer-Pilots Association. She was found dead on February 15 In other developments at today's inquest - Flack's friends called. "The first thing I did was fly into Iowa City, Iowa, and met Ernie Found," McNamara said in an interview with Metro. He received a phone call around 2 a.m. Friday from Bresnahan. Ellyn, who had been suffering from pancreatic cancer since April, was 55. Ernie lost both his daughter, Caroline,and wife, Ellyn, in a span of two weeks. An inquest into Caroline Flack's death heard on Wednesday how the former 'Love Island' host was found hanged at her home in east London. ", Jeff Linder Iowa High School Volleyball Nov. 1, 2021 8:56 pm442d ago, Jeff Linder Iowa High School Volleyball Aug. 13, 2021 1:45 pm522d ago, Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2021 3:09 pm383d ago, Savannah Blake Jan. 18, 2023 12:27 am6h ago, High School Basketball Jan. 17, 2023 10:13 pm8h ago, Government & Politics Jan. 17, 2023 7:50 pm11h ago, John Otterbeck Guest Columnists Jan. 17, 2023 11:04 am19h ago, Guest Columnists Jan. 16, 2023 6:00 am4d ago. She taught me to love a little harder, laugh a little more, and not to fret the small stuff,' said Ally Disterhoft, a friend and former teammate. You will begin to receive our Daily Sports updates. At only 55 years old, Carolines mother lost her battle with pancreatic cancer shortly after her daughters death. 'She could almost make light of something despite of how serious it might be at the moment in order to make everybody feel better.'. 'The hardest thing to tell Bill was how much my heart was broken. Author/sportswriter/broadcaster Frank Deford is in town to record interviews for a segment on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. That could provide investigators with valuable information about the final instrument readings and the condition of landing gear at the time of the crash. "The Miracle Season," which arrives in theaters on Friday, is a refreshing deviation from the norm. Dargan Southard covers preps, recruiting, Iowa and UNI athletics for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, The Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Edit Search New Search Filters (1) To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. Line, whose legacy is honored in the film, was known to be a fearless and magnetic leader. 'I don't go to funerals unless I absolutely feel pressed to go,' he said. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. Caroline Slocum Found, beloved daughter, sister and friend, died Thursday, August 11th at age 17. (10-6-21) Last night Iowa City West High School retired the #9 uniform of Caroline Found. Fliehler was one of Carolines best friends and fellow senior on the West volleyball team. At the end of the day, the real women who inspired The Miracle Season started the process with one goal: to tell their story in their own voice. Found is the subject of the recently released girls volleyball film 'The Miracle Season' and the story-line features her just before her accident to a season ending Iowa state volleyball Championship for her teammates at Iowa West. 15, 2021 2:15 pm581d ago, Jeff Linder Iowa High School Volleyball Dec. 2, 2022 9:44 am46d ago, Iowa High School Volleyball Nov. 23, 2022 9:43 am55d ago, Iowa High School Volleyball Nov. 15, 2022 6:21 pm63d ago, Savannah Blake Jan. 18, 2023 12:27 am8h ago, High School Basketball Jan. 17, 2023 10:13 pm11h ago, AP Iowa State Basketball Jan. 17, 2023 11:06 pm10h ago, High School Basketball Jan. 17, 2023 9:31 pm11h ago, Iowa Basketball Jan. 17, 2023 3:07 pm18h ago. With the help of Coach. McNamara also spoke with Found about the need for more positive on screen role models for young girls, something Found connected with. We've received your submission. Found was set to be a senior at West High School. By the end of the year, we'll be better.'. His wife. West High Principal Jerry Arganbright called the death of Found, who was to have been a senior this year, a tragic loss for our school and even more for her family.. "McNamara is a positive and encouraging friend who keeps a happy set," Hunt says. She attended Weber Elementary, Northwest Junior High, and Iowa City West High, where she was to be a senior this year. The book will not be released until the movie is finished in late 2016. Writing this book has made Hoeft think about his responsibilities as the author. "Simply, Caroline has inspired me to be a better person. It has been 10 years since she passed away in a moped accident during the beginning of her Senior season. I had to step away from writing the story for two months. 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Caroline was driving down Mormon Trek Boulevard on her way home from a church event when she lost control of her moped, hit a tree and died instantly. I couldn't even sit down at the computer anymore.'. As was the case at all home matches, Diamonds hit song Sweet Caroline is piped over the loudspeakers postmatch. But the tale of the real Caroline Found from The Miracle Season is somehow even more amazing than the film. She was not wearing a helmet. Ernie Found was the most help to Hoeft while he was writing the book, but finding trust and retelling events was not always easy. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Sanders was promoted to head coach of the Trojans in May 2017. After a week of practicing in near silence (Found had been in charge of the music), the boom box is turned back on. "She told me the team was going to be better than they were last year," Reiland said. "We came to the conclusion there is no women's sports inspiration movies out there, and we need one, and this world needs one," Found told the local television station KCRG-TV9 at the film's Iowa City premiere. West finished 37-7 and swept Ankeny in the championship match. For each of us, there are little triggers that really bring out the emotion. More than seven years after the accident, Founds impact still resonates today. 'There were so many things that happened along the way that made it seem like God called me to write this book. But before Neil Diamonds song was piped into area gymnasiums, and before the mantra Live Like Line was coined at Iowa City West, there was Caroline Found, the Trojans fun-loving volleyball setter. ", Found was also an inspiration to her peers, showing wisdom beyond her years. Caroline Found, here setting the ball against Iowa City High last year, was killed in a moped accident Thursday night. She was a mischievous student who once ordered pizza while serving detention for a minor infraction. (The Gazette), Caroline Found sets the ball in a 2010 match at Iowa City. February 2018: Bresnahans book, The Miracle Season, is set for launch. An Iowa City teen was killed Thursday evening after she lost control of her moped on Mormon Trek Boulevard and crashed into a tree, police said. Mekies was a senior on the 2011 team and one of Carolines closest friends. The bubbly high schooler and pulseof the 2011 Iowa City West volleyball team, Found died in a moped accident just a few weeks before the season started. Based on the story of Caroline Found and the Iowa City West High School volleyball team she led before her untimely death right before the team's 2011 season began. But the radar data that helped locate the wreckage is also fueling speculation from aviation experts that pilot error was the most likely cause of the crash. She racked up 671 career wins in nearly 30 years of coaching. Ellyn and Ernie, Caroline's father, are two of the most loving, genuine people I have ever met in my life. "What I do is I listen to a lot of the events, a lot of what happened, and learn who they were. But at the end there was an uplift to it. As Hunt highlights, "not enough movies do that.". March 18, 2018: Englert Theater is Iowa City is nearly full for a hometown screening of The Miracle Season, the movie based on Founds life and death, and Wests unlikely march to a state volleyball championship that followed. There's power in sisterhood. She was a gregarious girl who made friends even of opposing players everywhere she went.". ", Feb. 2, 2012: Bresnahan is named national coach of the year by prepvolleyball.com. Overcoming grief in a such a time happens to many of usthis true story gives us hope for the futureeven 10 years later. Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the accident. The pulse of our team, Coach Kathy Bresnahan called Found in an emotional interview with The Gazette the next morning. Caroline "Line" Found is the star volleyball player on the Iowa City West High School volleyball team and well-loved by members of the community. Autopsy findings show that Caroline Kangogo died of a single bullet that went through her brain. The regional final was at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, a neutral site. You will begin to receive our weekly Prep Sports updates. Edit your search or learn more. ", An ESPN profile of Found by Walter Villa sheds more light on the type of outgoing and fun-loving person Found was, stating that she "was a compassionate classmate who wouldnt let a shy kid eat lunch alone. "What I remember the most about Caroline was her smile her smile and her laugh," Caroline's father Ernie Found said, according to The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, IA. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's not a big flop. 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