JORDAN TAAPKEN is making the most of his chance to play on the Mountain Cats football team after waiting three years due to a medical condition. The Cats are undefeated. (Chuck Bandel/Mineral Independent)
October 22, 2019
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October 22, 2019 10:59 a.m.
Taapken's recovery after three years buoys Mountain Cats' perfect season
Already big for his age and possessing a love for football, Jordan Taapken was playing hard in preparation for the upcoming season three years ago. He could see from playing with the Alberton Junior High team a year earlier that the team had a promising future.