While fellow promoted teams SV huttenheim and hohenfeld/RW kitzingen are worried about staying in the league, michael rieger's eleven are in the top half of the table. Six strong victories before the winter break catapulted the players from the marktbreit suburb to sixth place and even within striking distance of the relegation zone. And it is precisely this that the upstart has now actually set its sights on.

The gnodstadters had digested the "business accident" B-class – for the first time in the club's history, TSV played in this league – and returned to the A-class as champions after only one season. There was no doubt about it that the yellow-green. They only had to share the points three times in 21 other victories, and even then michael rieger, who replaced promotion coach claus hoh in the summer, recognized: "the team has substance. I saw the last five games of the past season and knew that we could finish in the top third."

However, the berlin native, who now lives in obernbreit and came to gnodstadt for the first time through his son, who plays soccer himself, knew that this ambitious goal could only be achieved with the appropriate hard work and discipline. "One of my conditions was that we always have at least ten players at practice. Otherwise I would have packed my bags and left," says the ambitious training manager, who has never had to pack his training bag into the car. His proteges have understood. The average participation is around 14 players, and that's something to work on, especially in terms of football, says rieger, who once played in the top flight himself.

However, the newcomer initially only received limited praise for his training approach. Only two victories achieved in the first nine parts. Like its fellow climbers, TSV seemed to have to fight against relegation. "The team needed time to acclimatize to the league and to integrate the new players. At times we played with seven players who had not been part of the team last season. It took a while for that to settle in," explains rieger, who nevertheless saw very good performances from his charges. With the exception of the clear 0:3 against seinsheim/nenzenheim, in which the gnodstadter were simply not on the high, his team was always competitive and showed several times character.

"The morale in the squad Is huge. She believes Always to their strengths"

Michael rieger, coach of TSV gnodstadt

The newcomers were particularly convincing against the top trio. At home against repperndorf, a point almost jumped out after an interim 1:5 deficit. The second bayern kitzingen II knopfte the rieger-elf a deserved draw and table leader vfr bibergau also wobbled precariously. "The morale in the squad is huge. She always believes in her strong. It's just that sometimes they're still too young and therefore too green behind the ears," sums up rieger, who also admits to his own mistakes. He had put players in the wrong positions or set up too offensively, believing his team was already further along in its development. So the promoted team paid a heavy lesson several times.

But the gnodstadter do not love to be distracted and said goodbye with a six-win series into the winter break, to which the coach would have liked to add a seventh success. But the game in repperndorf fell victim to the weather. At the time, riegers was upset, but that has now faded: "that has now been forgotten and is yesterday's snow. Nothing out of the ordinary will happen in the rematch."

Instead, the gnodstadter kickers focus on themselves when it comes to sunday, 10. Marz, against the same repperndorf team again. Because with a win in the post-season match, the promoted team was able to stalk its way to within three points of the relegation zone. "Not having any ambitions would be a poor testimony," rieger says clearly with a view to this one. The coach sees the fight for second place as a challenge that his team will have to face. At the end of the season, the aim is to achieve the best possible result – in gnodstadt's case, a decisive match for promotion.

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Chairman fabian nehr and choir director wolfgang reh looked back on the year 2019: the concert calendar was well stocked and rehearsals were intensified due to the many appearances. Among the highlights of the past few months, u. A. A concert in the monastery church of ebrach, the autumn concert in zapfendorf, and advent singing in the institute church of the congregatio jesu in bamberg.

Choirmaster wolfgang reh, who founded the youth choir 25 years ago, was unanimously nominated honorary choirmaster by all present and presented with a gift. Because without him – as all singers agree – the bamberg district youth choir would not be what it is today: a renowned performance choir of the french sangerbund. 

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Ideal weather prevailed at the 15. Altenschonbach castle hill run. Organizer bernd dornberger, who himself took part in the main run this time, was pleased with the rough number of participants.
The race started with 54 children up to ten years of age, who had to cover a distance of 1.2 kilometers. Quirin schwanfelder from TSV prichsenstadt crossed the finish line first in 3:53 minutes with a new course record. Five seconds later he was followed by tobias losch from FSG wiesentheid, who was able to gain another three seconds against finn korger from scheinfeld.
Much applause was given to josefine mandel from stadelschwarzach, who was only two and a half years old, when she reached the finish line in 12:12 minutes, beaming, waving a flag and wearing sandals.
There was also a new course record in the hobby run. Simon keller from burghaslach completed the 4.2-kilometer course in 14:31 minutes. His lead over the second nico rotsch (LG karlstadt) already amounted to a proud 41 seconds. Third place went to last year’s winner hauke kenzler, who crossed the finish line just behind rotsch. The winner of the children’s race, quirin schwanfelder, who finished in 18th place with a time of 18:26, also put in a strong performance in this race.
The women’s race was won by
geesdorf extreme runner marika heinlein, who then also took part in the main run and finished 91st out of 163 participants there. Place – eighth in the women’s ranking – landed.
A short light rain shower made the course a bit slippery and some runners ended up involuntarily on all fours. Especially in the final bend, some athletes got into trouble, but were able to cross the finish line without any injuries.
Many runners find the schlossberglauf a lot more difficult because the course is not as rhythmic. The leader of the DJK stadelschwarzach women’s soccer team, julia reuther, was pleased with the successful run.
"It ran super. In the difficult passages, in the forest up the hill, I walked in some sections. I had expected a time of over an hour before the race and I am very happy with the result of 54:33." 14-year-old elias zapf from prichsenstadt was the youngest participant in the main race and finished in a good 36th place with a time of 38:47 minutes. Place and loved thereby only two women past itself. A bit slower was klaus hornig from schwarzach, who with his 76 years of age was once again the oldest participant.

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SPD minister president hannelore kraft fights for a stable red-green majority. According to the polls, this seems possible. On saturday, the parties concluded the election campaign. Because of the good 13.2 million eligible voters, the ballot in NRW is also considered a small federal election.

Accordingly, the outcome in berlin is being followed closely with a view to the 2013 federal election year. The election could have repercussions for the black-yellow government of chancellor angela merkel (CDU). Above all, the future of the FDP, which has long been in crisis under its controversial federal chairman, vice chancellor philipp rosler, is in the spotlight.

According to the polls, a five-party parliament of SPD, CDU, greens, FDP and pirate party seems likely. The left’s prospects of making it back into office, on the other hand, look bleak. No party has categorically ruled out certain alliances in the almost two-month NRW election campaign. In the final spurt, the parties wooed voters with celebrities right up to the last minute.

To support FDP top candidate christian lindner, party leader rosler and auben minister guido westerwelle also came to dusseldorf on saturday. Lindner again spoke out in favor of government thrift: "it’s not the state’s revenues that are too low, but the expectations of the state that are too high," he said at the final rally.

On friday evening, the CDU’s top candidate, federal environment minister norbert rottgen, once again linked the NRW election to chancellor angela merkel’s policies. In the presence of the head of government, he said in dusseldorf: "the election sunday also serves to ensure that our chancellor for her national policy, for her european policy (…) gets full support from dusseldorf instead of always only headwind and stick between the legs."

In recent days, rottgen had been warned by his own party not to link a possible election defeat with merkel. Merkel called on listeners in dusseldorf to go to the polls on sunday. "North rhine-westphalia must become stronger," she said. Rottgen left it open until the very end whether he would come to dusseldorf as opposition leader in the event of a defeat.

SPD leader sigmar gabriel highlighted the achievements of minister-president kraft at the finale in bochum. Her election as deputy federal chairwoman in 2009 marked the beginning of the rise of social democracy. Since then, she said, the SPD has celebrated successes in many federal states. "We want to continue this."

The polls put the SPD at 37 to 38 percent and the CDU well behind at 30 to 31 percent. The greens have 11 percent, the pirates 8 percent and the FDP 6 percent. Left-wing party misses out on return to state parliament with 3 percent. This gave red-green a clear majority.

Shortly before the election, accusations of alleged "thank-you orders" to a communications agency caused a stir for the red-green government. The rejected the reproaches.

The north rhine-westphalia election could indicate whether a two-party coalition beyond the grand coalition still has a chance. If the SPD and the greens do not win a majority, a traffic light coalition with the FDP would also be conceivable. However, lindner has repeatedly voiced his opposition to this, primarily because of the differences with the greens in budgetary policy. Even a rough coalition is not excluded. This is what the FDP is counting on if it is not enough for red-green.

For the pirates with their top candidate joachim paul, entry into the fourth state parliament after berlin, saarland and schleswig-holstein seems almost certain. The greens hope for a similar result as in 2010 (12.1 percent) – and that they will again be able to provide the deputy head of government in the person of school minister sylvia lohrmann.

1085 candidates compete for at least 181 seats in NRW state parliament. 17 parties are running on state lists.

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It is the cleanest mountain of the so-called seven summits and the highest in the southern hemisphere. 6959 meters measures the aconcagua. A piece of cake for dettelbach adventurer and mountaineer peter schoderlein. With his 74 years he was once again the oldest expedition participant. He has already set himself the next goal. This fall he wants to climb five volcanoes in mexico.
On 26. December 2011 the dettelbach extreme mountain climber arrived at frankfurt airport with 13 other mountaineers to set off together to argentina for aconcagua. The name is derived from the quechua word acko-cauak ("stone watchman"). In 1985, an indian tomb from pre-columbian times was found in the southeast flank at 5300 meters. The "stone guard could have been already climbed to rough heights before the arrival of the spaniards.
Climbed for the first time in 1897 by saas feer mountaineer mathies zurbriggen, aconcagua is still today a rough target for ambitious mountaineers. "Aconcagua is not a volcano, as it is often mistakenly believed", explains, says schoderlein. "But a wide substructure of marine sediments, covered by volcanic andesite, which forms part of its summit." It is also one of the cleanest mountains in the world.

Need comes in sack

"Rangers are very careful to observe the laws", tells schoderlein. "No other mountain is as clean as aconcagua." A misdemeanor, such as leaving your urine in an unauthorized place, is punishable by 500 US dollars, as is leaving any trash behind. In the high camps are used for the excrement so-called "shit-bags" which have to be transported back down to the valley. It is possible, however, to use a "shit-porter" for this purpose to engage, which the group then promptly made use of.
Well strengthened, the climbers began a three-day trek through the scenic, high-western vacas valley. After about three hours the group reached the camp de lena at 2850 meters high. The next day we continued along the river to casa de piedra (3200 meters). Again and again the climbers had to cross streams and rivers, like the rio de las vacas. They changed their trekking boots for tewa sandals and waded through the ice cold water.
The pack was transported by mules to the base camp plaza argentina (4200 meters). "The camp is widely spread, the campsites are occupied by different agencies", reports schoderlein. There are internet cafes, local staff works in the cakes, the tents are sturdily built. "So spacious that the entire team was seated at a rough table." Several bottles of red wine from mendoza were served with the delicious three-course meal. "You will not experience such hospitality in any other base camp", tells schoderlein.

Report to the camp doctor

From here on there were twelve days for further acclimatization, setting up the high camps, reaching the summit and descending to plaza de mulas (4370 m) on the west side of the mountain. Beforehand, however, each summit aspirant had to report to the doctor stationed at the camp: blood pressure, pulse and oxygen levels had to be measured, and the same had to be done again after light physical exertion.
The next day the expedition leader distributed immense quantities of high camp food, stoves, gas cartridges, pots and high camp tents for setting up the high camps. First we went up morainic slopes, past glacier remnants to camp I. Because of the strong wind, the participants refrained from pitching the tents. They stowed the material in sacks and deposited it behind rough boulders. After a short rest and a quick descent in pathless rubble and sand, the base camp was reached again in the afternoon.
After a day of rest, another ascent to camp I was planned, and the following day to camp II at 5500 meters, in order to set up a depot there. Due to the persistent storms on the mountain, however, a reserve day had to be sacrificed and another rest day at base camp had to be sat out. Then finally the group could dare the summit ascent. In the meantime, the sun had melted the snow in camp I. The tents were completely immersed in water. "In teamwork the move to the dry was done quickly", tells the dettelbacher. "The wet things could still dry in the afternoon sun." At night another storm came up and shook the tents violently. Even in the morning the wind does not die down. "You could see the snow flags on the mountain ridge."
Around 12 o'clock the time was running out. The team set off for camp II despite the storm. "Against the wind, two steps forward and one step back, the stage goal was reached after a good four hours, remembers the 74-year-old.
But it was not easy to set up the tents in the stormy weather. "Four men held the tents in place until they were sufficiently secured." The provisions bag deposited days ago on a rock block had to be freed from a thick layer of snow and ice with the help of an ice axe.
But the climbers did not have time to rest – they immediately started to melt snow in order to compensate for the lack of flux. "The storm didn't let up that night either and filled the awning and the boots parked there with drifting snow", tells schoderlein. Finally, with sunrise, the wind dies down. In the late morning the group started towards camp III at 5980 meters.
Abundant hydration is obligatory in these high altitudes. The preparation of a liter of tea takes here but good half an hour. "So one is busy until the night's rest." At 3 o'clock it was time to get ready for the ascent to the summit.
The tent was steamed up inside with rime. Not the only problem: the two of us had to get fully dressed in the cramped expedition tent, pack our backpacks, put on the climbing harness, struggle into the cold expedition boots and strap on crampons. "At an altitude of almost 6,000 meters, it's tough and exhausting," he recalls, says schoderlein.
Finally, around 5 o'clock, all started together in a starry night. The wind loved. After two hours the ruined camp independencia was reached at 6400 meters. The first rays of sunlight broke through the damming. "Nevertheless it was very cold", the mountaineer remembers. The consequences were painful: one participant had already turned back because of frostbite on his hands. Another participant was too exhausted and turned back here. With her, another climber descended, because he too could no longer trace his fingers from the cold. The paso del viento was still to come. Here, strong wind and extreme cold were to be expected. Participant ralf dujmovits advised already at the pre-meeting: "wear everything you have with you here."
Over the long ascending traverse gran acero it went up to a rough cave at 6690 meters. Here the summit is already within reach. Schoderlein had also frozen quite a few fingers at this point in time. So he had to give up another ascent. He preferred to wait for the others to return from the summit with another participant who was having increasing problems with the altitude.
Steep 200 meters of altitude still had to be overcome. They were rewarded with a breathtaking view of the 3000 meter high south face and a panoramic view of the surrounding funf and six thousand meter peaks. The descent via the normal route of the aconcagua led first to the summit exit camp "cholera" back. At the canaleta, schoderlein welcomed the returnees with a cola that he had brought with him all the way here.
1000 meters of descent were still to come. All went immediately on the way. At the same time, as the descent progressed, the sick man began to feel better. In the meantime it started to snow. At about 17 o'clock was reached the departure camp. "After a short period of rest, all were well again", reports the dettelbacher.
The crossing of the mountain was successful. At the plaza de mulas camp, the evening was marked by a summit celebration, with plenty of red wine and champagne flowing. After a last night in the tent we went 35 kilometers in one train back to punte del inca and penitentes and later by plane to frankfurt. Schoderlein has the best memories of the tour in south america, which he is happy to share in a multivision show.

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