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BOLD football team targets improvement after 2025 losing season

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 1, 2026, 10:37 PM

Last updated Sep 1, 2026

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Summary

The BOLD football team enters the 2026 season looking to rebound after finishing 2-7 last year. The program endured its first losing record since 2006, breaking a four-year streak that saw the Warriors average 8.5 wins per season. Head coach Derek Flann returns for his 18th season with a career record of 122-52 to lead the squad. The roster features eight returning starters, including senior Gabe Bergstrom, who recorded 56 tackles and 386 rushing yards in 2025. Junior quarterback Colton Baumgartner also returns to the lineup after an injury-shortened 2025 campaign where he threw for 464 yards. The team must fill vacancies left by the departure of three-year and four-year starters including Emmitt Flann, Owen Baumgartner, and Hayden Edwards.

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•BOLD finished the 2025 season with a 2-7 record.
•Derek Flann returns as head coach with a 122-52 career record.
•Senior Gabe Bergstrom anchors the team with over 100 career tackles.
•Quarterback Colton Baumgartner returns for his junior season.

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10:37 PMYahoo Sports — Football: BOLD Warriors believe they will turn things around

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Sep. 1—OLIVIA — The 2025 season was rough for the BOLD football team. The Warriors went 2-7 for their first losing season since 2006. It came in stark contrast to the last four seasons where BOLD averaged 8.5 wins. The goal for 2026 is for the Warriors to return to their winning ways. Derek Flann returns for BOLD. He sports a career record of 122-52 over 17 seasons as a head coach. Flann's ...
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