Lea's Soccer Match at home last week

 

 

 

Tigers season ends at Linn-Mar Regional

Tipton senior Zoe Stonebraker swims in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Linn-Mar Regional swimming meet on November 7. Stonebraker placed third in the 50-yard freestyle, earning the Tigers top individual finisher at the meet. Stonebraker broke the 26-second mark for the first time this season to place third in a season best time of 25.96. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

  MARION — The Tipton swimming team suffered a heartbreaking end to their ne swimming season on Saturday, November 7. The Tigers went to the meet looking for their third straight year of sending at least one event to the state swimming meet in Marshalltown. The Tigers best chance came in the relay events and two individual events. The Tigers would medal in all three relay events and Zoe Stonebraker and Rhyan Hoefler each would medal in individual events.
 Iowa City West won the Regional meet with a team score of 528 points. Linn-Mar was sec- ond with 433 and Cedar Rapids Washington was third with 278 points. The Trojans won nine of the individual events at the meet.
 The first event of the meet saw the Tigers place 5th in the Medley relay. The Tigers swam to a season best time of 1:58.20 with the team of Avary Calonder, Zoe Stonebraker, Rhyan Hoefler, and Maddie Swick. The Tigers previous best time this season was 2:02.80. The time moved THS to 24th statewide, up from 35th coming into the regional meet. However, the time was not enough to reach the state meet. The Tigers were heart- broken as they missed qualifying for the state meet in the event by 0.01.
 The Tigers best relay finish at the meet came in the 200-yard freestyle relay where they placed fifth in 1:45.55. The team of Avary Calonder, Maddie Swick, Zoe Stonebraker, and Rhyan Hoefler were fast in the pool. Tipton’s time helped them move up from 35th to 18th in the state before statewide best times are known to qualify for the state meet.
 Tipton finished o the regional meet by shattering their season best time in the 400-yard free- style relay and placing 6th to medal in the event. The Tigers swam to a finish of 3:55.93 with Maddie Swick, Avary Calonder, Rhyan Hoefler, and Zoe Stonebraker. At the time, it brought the Tigers from 36th to 25th in the state.
 The Tigers had three swimmers take season best times in individual events. Tipton senior Zoe Stonebraker raced to a third place nish in the 50-freestyle. Stonebraker’s finish was the highest for a THS individual swimmer at the meet. Her time of 25.96 is a season best and her first time under 26 seconds in the event in 2020. Her previous best time was her seed time of 26.63. Tipton senior Maddie Swick placed 7th in the 100-yard butter y in a season best time of 1:02.52. Swick qualified individually last season for the state meet in the event.
 The Tigers claimed a school record at the meet in the 200-yard freestyle. Junior Rhyan Hoe er placed 6th to medal in the event, winning her heat in a time of 2:03.54. That time set a new school record in the event breaking the previous record set in 1998 in 2:04.4. Hoe er’s previous best time this season was 2:09.95.  Also in individual events, Tipton senior Kayley Clark swam to a season best, and career best time in the 500-yard freestyle. Clark finished in a time of 6:13.76. That time shattered her season best time of 6:24.29. The Tigers had two swimmers in the 100-yard freestyle. Bree Lemburg swam to a time of 1:14.85, and Alicia Beranek to a time of 1:09.56. In the 200-yard IM, Meghan Vandergaast placed third in her heat in 2:56.77. That time was a season best. Her previous best was 3:03.43. Two Tigers swimming in the 100-yard breast- stroke. Both turned in their best times. Corrine Vandergaast in 1:36.66, and Kayley Clark in 1:22.74. Vandergaast’s previous best was 1:37.49 while Clark’s was 1:24.59.
 The Tigers will say goodbye to three seniors that will be remembered for a long time. Graduating from this year’s team are Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, and Kayley Clark. The trio left their calling card of hard work, outworking their foes in the pool to reach back-to-back state swimming meets in 2018 and 2019. The Tigers will return junior Rhyan Hoefler, freshman Avary Calonder and a lot of swimmers to build around them next year as THS looks to keep making waves in future seasons.

Iowa City West Duo Shines At State Meet  

 MARSHALLTOWN — The meet champs at the Linn-Mar Regional meet, Iowa City West Trojans, had a pair of stars and they came out in force at the state swimming meet on Saturday, November 14. Aurora Roghair and Scarlet Mar- tin are the two swimmers. Martin set two individual state records and Roghair set one and both were part of a record setting 400-yard freestyle relay. The duo helped the Trojans to a runner-up nish in the team race at state with 277.5 points. The Ames Little Cyclones won the state title with 303 points. The runner-up team at the Linn-Mar Regional, the Linn-Mar Lions, placed eighth at state with 83 points.
 Martin, a junior who has committed to swim at the University of Florida out of the Southeastern Conference, was named the most outstanding swimmer at the state meet. She broke the 100- yard butter y and 100-yard backstroke state re- cords in 53.01 and 54.14. Aurora Roghair, who signed with Stanford University out of the Pac- 12, and set the state record in the 500-yard free- style in a time of 4:45.78.
 The Trojans 400-yard freestyle relay team of Martin, Jade Roghair, Olivia Taeger and Aurora Roghair broke the state record in the event in a time of 3:23.73.
 

Linn-Mar Regional Swimming Meet
Saturday, November 7
Marion, IA
Team Scores: 1. Iowa City West 528, 2. Linn-Mar 433, 3. Cedar Rapids Washington 278, 4. Iowa City, City High 261, 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 201, 6. Williamsburg 150, 7. Tipton 147, 8. Keokuk 83.

Individual Event Results (Top-3 and THS Re- sults):
200-medley relay: 1. Iowa City West (Wilkins,

Hajek, Hochstetler, Taeger) 1:49.89, 2. Linn-Mar (Wagner, Kimmel, Geelan, Haars) 1:50.39, 3. Iowa City, City High (Berry-Stoelzle, Yahashiri, Stalk eet, Loria) 1:53.24, 5. Tipton (Avary Calo- nder, Zoe Stonebraker, Maddie Swick, Rhyan Hoe er) 1:58.20.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Aurora Roghair (ICW) 1:49.49, 2. Jade Roghair (ICW) 1:55.34, 3. Lauren Williams (CRJ) 1:56.59, 7. Rhyan Hoe er (TIP) 2:03.54.

200-yard IM: 1. Hayley Kimmel (LM) 2:08.64, 2. Makala Hajek (ICW) 2:10.84, 3. Olivia Tager (ICW) 2:13.17, 15. Megan Vandergaast (TIP) 2:56.77. 50-yard freestyle: 1. Ella Hochstetler (ICW) 24.34, 2. Rika Yahashiri (ICH) 24.72, 3. Zoe Stonebraker (TIP) 25.96.

100-yard butter y: 1. Scarlet Martin (ICW) 54.11, 2. Heidi Stalk eet (ICH) 58.33, 3. Ella Hochstetler (ICW) 58.81, 6. Maddie Swick (TIP) 1:02.52. 100-yard freestyle: 1. Olivia Taeger (ICW) 53.59, 2. Lauren Williams (CRJ) 53.88, 3. Lucy Haars (LM) 54.55, 20. Alicia Beranek (TIP) 1:09.56, 22. Bree Lemburg (TIP) 1:14.85.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Aurora Roghair (ICW) 4:54.35, 2. Heidi Stalk eet (ICH) 5:05.27, 3. Jade Roghair (ICW) 5:10.01, 10. Kayley Clark (TIP) 6:13.76.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Iowa City West (Hochstetler, Roghair, Roghair, Martin) 1:36.89, 2. LInn-Mar (Kimmel, Haars, Wagner, Haars) 1:39.32, 3. Cedar Rapids Washington (Sorg, Pfab, Lenzer, Thompson) 1:44.19, 5. Tipton (Mad- die Swick, Avary Calonder, Rhyan Hoe er, Zoe Stonebraker) 1:45.65.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Scarlet Martin (ICW) 55.85, 2. Carlee Wilkins (ICW) 58.68, 3. Sydney Jones (CRW) 59.79, 6. Avary Calonder (TIP) 1:05.91.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Hayley Kimmel (LM) 1:05.55, 2. Rika Yahashiri (ICH) 1:10.68, 3. Abby Jones (CRW) 1:11.28, 15. Kayley Clark (TIP) 1:22.79, 19. Corrine Vandergaast (TIP) 1:36.66. 400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Iowa City West (Roghair, Taeger, Roghair, Martin) 3:30.84, 2. Iowa City, City High (Stalk eet, Loria, Seaton, Yahashi- ri) 3:45.16, 3. Linn-Mar (Haars, Geelan, Bren- nom, Haars) 3:46.91, 6. Tipton (Maddie Swick, Avary Calonder, Rhyan Hoe er, Zoe Stonebraker) 3:49.05.

Column: Scarbrough's Take: On Milestones, Marshall and My Mother, Hilda Ferne

 

 

By Lyn Scarbrough

Lindy's Sports

 As far as sports go, this weekend wasn’t much, and much of that was bad.

 Fifteen scheduled college football games weren’t played. Some were postponed, others cancelled altogether. That included six games involving teams ranked in the Top 25. The coronavirus nightmare is having an impact on how conference championships, postseason bowl games and College Football Playoff selections will be handled.

 As I’m writing this column on Sunday afternoon, the final round of The Masters, “a tradition unlike any other,” is being played. For sure, this chapter of the legendary golf tournament is “unlike any other,” postponed from its usual April timeframe, played for the first time ever in November.

 But for me, this is still a memorable weekend.

 Today is the birthday of my late mother, Hilda Ferne Hyche Scarbrough.

 This year, 2020, has been one that most of us would like to forget for many reasons.

 Not so, 1920. A century ago. It was the year that my mother was born.

 My mother was a sports fan, kept up with it and understood it. She didn’t have much choice.

 The youngest of eight children, she was the only girl. Some of her brothers, who ranged from 20 to six years older than her, played football for the local high school several miles up the road, the Hueytown Golden Gophers. The brothers were probably overprotective back during the days of the Depression. She was “Sis” to them.

 Then, she married my dad, Ray Scarbrough. He had graduated from Gadsden High School in 1932, where he was student body president and an all-state football player. He played football for Wally Butts at Georgia Military College, then for Shug Jordan and Jack Meagher at Auburn in the mid-1930s.

 So, in order to survive, she had to know and love sports.

 After serving in the Navy during World War II, my parents moved to western Jefferson County, Ala., where they built a two-bedroom house in Rock Creek in the early 1950s. They lived what most would consider a simple life with a few passions – God, family, friends, community … and sports.

 They passed all of those along to me, including the love of sports. Only a few things stopped me from being a great athlete … size, speed and talent. But, I learned that I could still have a passion for it and have a career that involved it. For all of those things, I’ll always be grateful to my parents.

 There were a few things that even people who knew my mother really well for a long time didn’t know.

 Her birth name wasn’t Hilda Ferne. The names were misspelled on her birth certificate and that wasn’t corrected until my parents married on April Fool’s Day, about seven months before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

 She was a clogger, but never in public. She had clogging shoes and would only click her heels and toes on the hardwood floors in the hallway inside the house. I only saw her do it once.

 But there were some things that people did know about Hilda Ferne.

 She was talented, especially with music. She was the first pianist at her home church, Union Hill Baptist, when it was founded in the back of my grandfather’s store in the early 1930s. After moving back to Rock Creek, she was at the Union Hill keyboard every week for several more decades until age caught up with her. She loved hymns and Southern Gospel.

 She could also play the ukulele and the harmonica. Not long before her death, suffering through Alzheimer’s when she didn’t know who anybody was, she could still play a mean harmonica, not missing a note of the last song she could remember, “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, I’ll Be There.”

 She was an educator, working first as a substitute teacher, then as a school registrar from the late 1950s through the 1980s. She understood the importance of education, stressing the importance of students taking responsibility, serving as a mentor to many over the years. There are probably some reading this column who are among those that were positively impacted by her example.

 Some honored her, through cards or letters, others with gifts at Christmas, some with calls when she retired. A few others were more unique, none more so that the one bestowed by my longtime friend Steve Price.

 His was a 1955 green and white, four-door Chevy Bel-Air, his pride and joy … that he named Hilda Ferne. My mother knew about that, saw the car when it came to Rock Creek. But, I’m not sure that she ever understood the significance of that namesake or realized how much she was appreciated and respected by friends, her church, her family or the young people with whom she had contact.

 There are a lot of people that share this same appreciation for their parents, for being raised and influenced this same way. We are immeasurably grateful to them and to God.

 It also wasn’t lost on me that this weekend marked another milestone.

 On the weekend of my mother’s 50th birthday, the Marshall Thundering Herd football team played East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. The Pirates won that game, 17-14, but few will remember anything about the game itself. No football fan alive then will ever forget what happened afterward.

 Near Ceredo, a small town along the Ohio River in Wayne County, West Virginia, the Southern Airways DC-9 aircraft returning the Marshall team from the game crashed into a hillside approach to the Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 on board.

 Victims included head coach Rick Tolley, five members of the coaching staff, athletic director Charles Kautz, team trainer Jim Schroer, Sports Information Director Gene Morehouse, 25 boosters, five crew members and 37 members of the football team. It is considered the greatest tragedy in American sports history.

 The movie, We Are Marshall, the story of the crash and its aftermath, including the resurrection of the football program, is one of the best sports stories ever told on screen. If you’ve never seen it, hopefully you will.

 That Marshall team and the crash were remembered this weekend in Huntington, W.Va., where the undefeated, No. 15 Thundering Herd defeated C-USA rival Middle Tennessee.

 This weekend, with my mother’s birthday and the Marshall tragedy, was a reminder of lives well lived and lives cut short. Celebration and sadness. Milestones and memories.

 It’s been a decade since my mother passed away and today is 100 years since she was born.

 Happy 100th birthday, Mother. Thanks for your love, for the love of friends and family, the love of church and music, the love of sports and the love of life.

No one could have ever wanted any more.

Lindy's Sports columnist Lyn Scarbrough is a contributor to this blog.  He lives deep in SEC country and offers his take on the College Football landscape.

COVID-19: Football Finals Update

 

 BOONE, IA — The Iowa High School Athletic Association’s football championship games will be played as scheduled with spectator restrictions following an updated proclamation from Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday evening.
The six championship games will be played on Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Attendance is limited to two spectators per participating athlete.
Game times for the finals are set for 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. each day. The IHSAA played last week’s 12 semifinal games with face covering requirements and spectator restrictions at the UNI-Dome due to the continued spread of COVID-19.
Following discussions with IHSAA partners at the University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa Department of Education, and Iowa state government, updated protocols and information for the championship round are below.

SPECTATOR RESTRICTIONS
Per the proclamation’s details on high school-sponsored sporting and extracurricular events (Section Six, Part D), attendance will be limited to two spectators per participating student-athlete. Spectators may only be present for the championship game their student-athlete is participating in. The spectator limitation currently applies to all high school-sponsored events, indoor or outdoor.
Only one side of the UNI-Dome will be utilized with the restricted capacity. A map on entrances and seating will be shared as it becomes available. Spectators will use separate entrances with “home” entering the NW corner and “away” entering the SW corner. Fanbases will be separated and seating pods will be in groups of two and spaced for social distancing.
At this time, supporting participants do not get two additional spectators. These supporting participants include but are not limited to: Coaches, managers, trainers, statisticians, video operators, game officials, and cheerleaders.
Social distancing and face coverings will continue to be required of spectators at the UNI-Dome. All spectators over the age of two are required to wear masks or face coverings for all gatherings in Iowa as of the Nov. 16 proclamation update.

TICKET REFUNDS
All championship game tickets previously purchased online by spectators from participating schools will be refunded by UNItix. Refunds will be automated and returned on to the credit card or account used.

ATTENDANCE VOUCHERS
The IHSAA is working with administrators from participating schools to handle ticketing and payment for two spectators per participant for each game. Tickets will be $12.50 each or $25 for two spectators of a rostered and in-uniform varsity football player. These vouchers will be required for entry at the UNI-Dome. Parking is free at designated lots around the UNI-Dome. Spectators will not be allowed back in once they leave the UNI-Dome.

AWARDS & PERFORMANCES CANCELED
Performances, award presentations, and halftime ceremonies have been canceled due to the spectator restrictions. This includes: Football Hall of Fame, Officials Hall of Fame, participating team pep bands, and Iowa Cheerleading Coaches Association’s Honor Squad.

MEDIA CREDENTIALING
Media members are permitted at the event. Media members must preregister to attend through the IHSAA (newspaper, TV, etc.) or acquire radio credentials through IHSSN (audio broadcast) for each game of the event. Available seating is limited due to social distance requirements in the press box.

IOWA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS NETWORK
Fans outside the UNI-Dome can watch the finals through the Iowa High School Sports Network. Each game is available through a free livestream, the free IHSSN app, and a selection of broadcast television networks.

Shumaker caps senior season with All-State honors

 

Tipton senior Caleb Shumaker placed rst in the Class 2A race to earn the status of 2A champion at the state meet last month. Shumaker was named to the Elite All-State list, and the 2A All-State list last week. Photo by Darren Miller.

FORT DODGE - Tipton senior Caleb Shumaker picked up postseason All-State honors last week as the Iowa Track and Field Coaches Association released their 2020 All-State list for Class 2A. Shumaker, the 2020 2A individual champion, helped lead the Tigers to a runner-up finish last month at the state meet in Fort Dodge. Shumaker collected his third top-10 individual state n- ish that day, winning the Class 2A race in a time of 16:13.
 Shumaker was honored on the boy’s Elite All- State team as well as the Class 2A All-State team. The Tigers placed second as a team, ending a three-year run where they won two state titles and captured this year’s runner-up finish. The Tigers were ranked in the Top-10 of Class 2A all season and finished ranked No. 2 in the final IT- FCA rankings.
 Tipton’s Ty Nichols was also honored with All- State honors. Nichols was selected to the Class 2A team after nishing 15th at state.

Boy’s Elite All-State
Nate Muller (ADM) Sr. 15:28; Jaysen Bouwers (Sioux City North) Sr. 15:31; Ryan Winger (Dubuque Hempstead) Sr. 15:45; Quinton Orr (Humboldt) Sr. 15:48; Brady Griebel (Bellevue) Sr. 15:52; Jackson Heidesch (Dowling) Soph. 15:53; Will Lohr (Sioux City North) Jr. 16:00; Aidan Ramsey (Dallas Center Grimes) Jr. 16:05; Eli Larson (Center Point-Urbana) Jr. 16:05; An- drew Bickford (CR Prairie) Sr. 16:06; Ford Wash- burn (Iowa City, City High) Soph. 16:11; Brady Hogan (Decorah) Sr. 16:12; Caleb Shumaker (Tipton) Sr. 16:13; Anthony Moran (Urbandale) Sr. 16:14; Connor Kilgore (Dubuque Senior) Sr. 16:14.

Class 2A All-State Team
Caleb Shumaker (Tipton) Sr. 16:13; Ty Carr (Danville-New London) Jr. 16:50; Alexander Ju- lian (Danville-New London) Jr. 16:50.6; Carson Houg (Des Moines Christian) Jr. 16:58; Aaron Fynaardt (Des Moines Christian) Soph. 16:59; Tage Hulstein (Western Christian) Jr. 17:00; Kenny Cronin (Davis County) Sr. 17:07; Carson Shively (Davis County) Jr. 17:10; William Gillis (Central Decatur) Jr. 17:18; Kenny Day (GCGR) Sr. 17:19; Dylan Darsidan (Camanche) Sr. 17:21; Harrison Garber (Williamsburg) Jr. 17:21; De- ven Henry (West Sioux) Sr. 17:22; Joey Hovinga (Forest City) Jr. 17:23; Ty Nichols (Tipton) Soph. 17:25.

THS’s Wallick named Class 2A All-State

THS senior Kallie Wallick was named to the Class 2A All-State cross-country team last week. It’s the second All-State honors she has received in her career. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.

 FORT DODGE - Tipton senior Kallie Wallick was named to the Class 2A All-State team recently after a high finish at the state meet last month. Wallick helped lead the Tigers to a runner-up n- ish in the Class 2A field at state, the first team state trophy for THS in over a decade. The Tigers placed second behind fellow River Valley Conference South foe Mid-Prairie and ahead of Top-10 ranked Williamsburg. The Tigers finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nal regular season ITFCA 2A rankings.
 Wallick placed 14th at state as a sophomore to earn All-State honors and with last week’s announcement became a two-time all-stater. In 2018, she placed 14th in 20:04. This year, she placed in the top-20 in 20:31 to earn the honors.

Class 2A Girls All-State

Danielle Hostetler (Mid-Prairie) Fr. 19:08; Addison Par- rott (Danville-New London) Sr. 19:31; Jaden Yoder (Mid- Prairie) Jr. 19:38; Amber Homan (Denver) Soph. 19:46; Amanda Treptow (Jesup) Jr. 19:47; Ruth Jennings (Wil- liamsburg) Jr. 19:54; Mitzy Evans (Mid-Prairie) Jr. 19:56; Clare Wright (Jesup) Fr. 20:03; Maria Kruse (Beckman) Fr. 20:20; Sydney Yoder (Mid-Prairie) Jr. 20:02; Kyrstin Agnitsch (Cherokee) Jr. 20:03; Mayson Hartley (Clar- inda) Soph. 20:14; Taylor Kvale (Dike-New Hartford) Jr. 20:26; Georgia Paulson (Underwood) Fr. 20:27; Kallie Wallick (Tipton) Sr. 20:31.

Walsh Named 2A Coach of the year in Class 2A

  FORT DODGE — Tipton cross-country coach Eric Walsh was named the 2020 Class 2A state coach of the year for Iowa High School Girl’s teams. Walsh helped lead the Tigers to a Class 2A runner-up finish at the 2020 state cross- country meet. The Tigers were ranked much of the season and nished ranked third in the final regular season 2A rankings. The Tigers were led by senior Kallie Wallick and have a solid founda- tion of returning runners for next year. Walsh was also named an at-large Class 2A coach of the year. Walsh helped the Tigers to a runner-up finish on the boy’s side this year. The Tigers have nished rst in 2018 and 2019 and also were second in 2020.

Class 2A Cross-Country Coach Of The Year:
2A Girls - State Coach Of The Year - Eric Walsh - Tipton
At Large Coaches of The Year - Mark Hostetler - Mid-Prairie; Nick Nordheim - Williamsburg; Nick Green - Jesup; Charlie Gru- man - Starmont; Sandy Sabelke - Denver.

2A Boys - State Coach Of The Year - Lucas Gurley - Danville- New London
At Large Coaches of The Year - Eric Walsh - Tipton; Andrew Hamer - Des Moines Christian; Dalton Lems - Western Christian; Josh Husted - Davis County; Reece Tedford - Central Decatur. 

 

Tipton head cross-country coach Eric Walsh, left, and assistant coach Jill Engels, right, show off the hardware that THS earned at the 2020 state cross-country meet this year. Both Tiger teams were runners-up in Class 2A. Walsh was named the Class 2A girls coach of the year and an at-large coach of the year for the boys last week by the Iowa Track and Field Coaches Association. Contributed Photo.