PODCAST: Coaches Corner 4

Coaches Corner Podcast 4. On this episode:

Durant boy's basketball coach Matt Straube
Durant girl's basketball coach Doug Frett
North Cedar girl's basketball coach Lucas Stanton
Monticello Express Sports Editor Pete Temple  

Link: Coaches Corner 4

River Valley Conference BB Standings - As of Monday, January 26th

Here are the River Valley Conference boys and girls basketball standings as of Monday, January 26th.

Girls:

 

Boys: 

 

Area 2A Teams Are In Region 5 For Postseason

DURANT — Four area girls basketball teams will play their postseason games in class 2A Region 5.  Durant, Wilton, North Cedar and West Branch are among the 12-team bracket that spans the following conferences: River Valley North, River Valley South, SEISC South, Tri-Rivers East.

Wilton will travel to North Cedar on Saturday, February 14 to begin postseason play.  That is one of four first round games in Region 5.  Winners of those games advance to quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 17.  The winner of North Cedar-Wilton will play at Maquoketa Valley.  Should the Knights win, they would play in a Region 5 semifinal at Cascade on Friday, February 20.

In the bottom half of the bracket, Durant and West Branch don’t have to play until the quarterfinals.  The Wildcats will play the winner of Wapello-Danville at home on the 17th while the Bears will play the winner of Columbus Junction-West Burlington Notre Dame at home the same night.  The semifinal winners will meet at Durant on the 20th.

The Region 5 final will be played on Monday, February 23 at North Cedar - Clarence middle school.  All postseason games listed in the above graphic begin at 7:00 p.m.

Records as of Friday, January 30, 2015

Bellevue                                      6-12

Lisbon                                         5-13

North Cedar                                4-12

Wilton                                          2-14

Wapello                                       7-10

Danville                                       7-10

Columbus Junction                     12-4

West Burlington, Notre Dame     15-0

Cascade                                      15-2

Maquoketa Valley                        14-4

Durant                                          12-6

West Branch                                 11-5

Bellevue — Starters: Maci Reeg sr. 2.6; Kenzi Till soph. 5.9; Camryn Reeg fr. 11.6; Rebecca Schroeder fr. 5.9; Ali Bottorff sr. 7.5.

Bench - Brenda Anderson sr. 1.5; Emma Kelchen fr. 4.9.

Lisbon — Starters: Cassidy Moore sr. 3.5; Danielle Heiken sr. 9.3; Chaise Light jr. 4.7; Jean Springsteen sr. 2.4; Cassie Norton jr. 5.2.

Bench - Ally Smith soph. 3.9; Kelsey Simpson jr. 3.3; Rony Wright jr. 1.0.

North Cedar — Starters: Emily Hay soph. 4.8; Jordan Bendixen sr. 8.6; Becca Ahrendsen jr. 2.6; Meranda Thimmes jr. 6.8; Morgan Sander soph. 7.6.

Bench - Darby Hawtrey fr. 2.9; Camryn Bunge jr. 1.3; Maddy Hawtrey jr. 1.3; Tessa Fields fr. 1.8; Beth Curley sr. 0.6.

Wilton — Starters: Kaylee Ford soph. 3.4; Hannah Christensen soph. 6.3; Grace Austin sr. 14.6; Megan Kublik jr. 2.8; Falloyn Grunder soph. 4.8.

Bench - Lexi Maurer fr. 1.9; Bre Harrington sr. 1.1.

Wapello — Starters: Jena Gerot soph. 5.5; Sydney Reid sr. 4.1; Ashley Hahnbaum sr. 6.6; Kristen Keen sr. 10.5; Mattie Smith jr. 7.7.

Bench - Karlee Carey soph. 0.8; Alexis Talbott soph. 0.6.

Danville — Starters: Carlee Kelly sr. 9.1; Alyssa Bauer jr. 4.6; Allison Becker sr. 1.6; Madonna Stuflick soph. 1.9; Kinsey Petersen jr. 11.9.

Bench - Grace Grothe fr. 2.5; Alexis Hite soph. 1.4; Andi Langer jr. 1.8; Lauren Finke fr. 1.3.

Columbus Junction — Starters: Laura Mincks jr. 5.3; Bailey Stroud soph. 6.7; Claire Hamilton sr. 2.5; Kelsey Pretz sr. 19.7; Kortney Orr jr. 2.3.

Bench - Shania Boyd soph. 5.7; Kelli Rousch jr. 0.7; Sarah Todd jr. 2.3.

West Burlington Notre Dame — Starters: Kori Mesecher sr. 9.2; Johanna Myers soph. 8.7; Courtney Coffin sr. 11.4; Riley Killbride jr. 15.4; Taylor Hickey sr. 19.3.

Bench - Alyssa Schwartz sr. 5.4; DeeDee Gilbert sr. 3.5; Gabrielle Koelker jr. 8.1; Courtney Abolt sr. 3.7.

West Branch — Starters: Allyson Simpson jr. 10.8; Maddy Russell sr. 7.4; Trystin Luneckas jr. 6.5; Haley Mullinix soph. 6.9; Haley Poula jr. 6.9.

Bench - Paige Miller soph. 4.1; Jenae Murry jr. 3.9; Kara Fountain jr. 0.8; Morgan Stoolman sr. 1.2.

Durant — Starters: Janey Botkins jr. 10.2; Jaclyn Ralfs sr. 3.4; Shannon Telsrow jr. 10.4; Aubrey Werthmann soph. 5.0; Courtney Ralfs sr. 10.5.

Bench - Miranda Cox Jr. 2.4; Hannah Ralfs sr. 2.6; Peyton Miedema sr. 2.8.

Maquoketa Valley — Starters: Erin Digmann Jr. 9.8; Megan Mensen jr. 8.4; Brianna Mensen soph. 13.2; Annie Fjelstul sr. 4.4; Abby Jay sr. 4.9.

Bench - Morgan Manternach sr. 3.7; Caitlin Gibbs jr. 2.7; Kristi Goedken jr. 2.4.

Cascade — Starters: Lynsey Dolphin jr. 6.2; Bailey Holmes sr. 9.1; Riley Takes soph. 3.9; Claire Malony sr. 5.9; Carolyn Trumm sr. 10.6.

Bench - Lisa Tucker soph. 3.7; Abbie Ruggeberg fr. 2.8; Anna Hunt soph. 1.8.

PODCAST: Tiger Cast 4

This week's Tiger Cast is out!  On this week are:

Tipton BB coach Matt Fouch
Tipton GB coach Chad Rezac
Tipton WR coach Matt Nerem

Later today or early tomorrow, I will have another coaches corner out as well.  It's getting to the end of the season, don't wait, go out and see and support the local athetes.


Link: PODCAST: Tiger Cast 4

Tiger Postseason Begins In Mt. Vernon

The Tipton girls basketball team starts postseason play on Saturday, February 14 at Mt. Vernon.

TIPTON — The class 3A postseason will begin Saturday, February 14 for the Tipton girls basketball team.  The Tigers will hit the road to play at Mt. Vernon in a class 3A quarterfinal at Mt. Vernon in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.  The winner of that game will play at Mt. Vernon on Wednesday, February 18 against the winner of another quarterfinal game between NE Goose Lake and Camanche.

The semifinals of Region 4 will be Wednesday, February 18 at Center Point and Mt. Vernon with the Region 4 Final at Cedar Rapids Prairie on Saturday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Records as of Thursday, January 29, 2015

Center Point-Urbana            13-4

Anamosa                              2-14       

Monticello                            13-6

West Liberty                         8-11

Mt. Vernon                            9-7

Tipton                                   1-14

NE Goose Lake                    9-7

Camanche                           10-7

CPU — Starters: Allison Wooldridge fr. 11.5; Payton Hasleiet jr. 5.5; Olivia Brecht fr. 7.2; Arika Wooldridge jr. 16.5; LaMia Sisk fr. 3.8.

Bench — Dydney Boevers fr. 4.0; Raegan Dufoe fr. 2.1.

Anamosa — Starters: Hannah Houska fr. 6.8; Madyson Koob soph. 4.5; Sydney Volkenant fr. 9.1; Karli Oltmanss sr. 9.3; Tawny Menster sr. 4.4.

Bench — Meagan Norton jr. 3.1; Sophia Wilt fr. 2.6.

Monticello — Starters: Taylor McDonald fr. 7.4; Allison Ries jr. 11.2; Traci Plummer jr. 5.7; Sonya McCormick jr. 5.2; Shay Stephe soph. 5.3.

Bench — Ellen Schlarmann jr. 5.2; Mandi Miles sr. 4.9.

West Liberty — Starters: Tatum Koenig fr. 14.8; Kayla Kaalberg sr. 3.0; Hailey Daufeldt jr. 11.7; Audra Bridenstien jr. 9.0; Brianna Morales fr. 2.6.

Bench — Haddie Anderson 6.6; Cassie Simon 3.9.

Mt. Vernon — Starters: Haley Corkin soph. 3.9; Jacque Murray jr. 10.6; Libby Ryan soph. 8.2; Allison Platte sr. 12.8; Annie See jr. 3.8.

Bench — Kaitlyn Volesky soph. 16.3**; Kristen Elliott fr. 2.5.

**- Has missed recent games.

Tipton — Starters: Sami Pruess Jr. 0.1; Bailey Kepford sr. 4.1; Alyssa Crock jr. 1.1; Ellie Siech sr. 3.9; Caitlin Himes jr. 7.2

Bench — Zoe Rezac fr. 3.1; Kailee Meyer soph. 3.7; McKenna O’Leary soph. 1.7.

NE Goose Lake — Starters: Aleenah Marcucci jr. 15.1; Ashley Kruse sr. 7.9; Courtney Stoll sr. 0.9; Alyssa Roth jr. 8.8; Brenna Seeser soph. 7.4.

Bench — Allison Oberman jr. 3.2; Madlyn Kaczinski soph. 2.8; Kelsey Carder jr. 2.9; Shauna McAleer soph. 2.6.

Camanche — Starters: Jordan Nissen sr. 10.9; Marly Bussa fr. 12.3; Maddie Parker sr. 9.3; Alex Nielsen fr. 5.1; Courtney Schnoor Soph. 3.9.

Bench — Lea Lefebure fr. 3.7; Bailey Mensinger jr. 1.1; Erin Dunn sr. 1.2.

TC Sports January 28th Front Page

The Front Page of the Tipton Conservative Sports Section - Wednesday, January 28.

Hockey 101: Publications

Let's Play Hockey, left, and The Hockey News, right, have been enjoyed by many over the year's to keep up with the sport of hockey.  I have picked up a few copies of LPH and have this week's THN.

I read a lot of things, mainly books and over the years I have read quite a few.  Naturally, I found a few Hockey books, of which I am working through.  They are: Open Net by George Plimpton, and Home Game: Hockey and Life in Canada By Ken Dryden.

Besides those, I have come into possession of two hockey publications that I have found interesting and have enjoyed reading.  First, I have picked up several copies of “Let’s Play Hockey” a newspaper covering the sport, at Cedar Rapids Roughriders games.  Second, I picked up a copy of The Hockey News, one of the seven special issues put out.  Those are pictured in the photo here, though the LPH newspaper is dates back to late last fall.

Here is some basic information about those publications:

The Hockey News

Frequency — Weekly

Total Circulation — 100,058

First Issue — 1947

Based In — Toronto Ontario

The Hockey News is published 34 times a year.  They have several special issues:

1. Season Opener
2. People of Power and Influence
3. Future Watch
4. Draft Preview
5. Season In Review
6. The Best of Everything in Hockey
7. Yearbook

The magazine is available through print subscription and also has a website - www.thehockeynews.com.  THN covers primarily the National Hockey League (NHL), thought there are some sections that cover minor league, junior and international hockey.

The Hockey News was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Will Cote and is the most recognizable hockey publication in North America.

Let’s Play Hockey

Frequency — Weekly

Circulation — N/A.

First Issue — 1972

Based In — Minneapolis, Minnesota

Let’s Play Hockey was started in 1972 by the then rink-side announcer of the Minnesota North Stars NHL team, Bob Utecht.  He wanted to create a publication that would help spread the news on the every growing popularity of Hockey.  He named the newspaper after the famous words “LET’S PLAY HOCKEY” which he used before the opening faceoffs at the then stadium for the North Stars in Bloomington, MN.

The newspaper provides in-depth, comprehensive coverage of all levels of hockey.  The paper is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota the unofficial epicenter for the sport.  The newspaper is distributed throughout Minnesota, mainly at Hockey Shops around the state.

Website: www.letsplayhockey.com

PODCAST: Tiger Cast 3

This week has been crazy for me.  I have been sick and have spent most of the week in catch up mode.  I was able to get this podcast finished this afternoon.  It is the third 'Tiger Cast' podcast and the 6th podcast this winter season.  On this episode are:

Tipton Cross-Country coach Eric Walsh
Tipton Wrestling coach Matt Nerem
Tipton Boy's Basketball coach Matt Fouch
Tipton Girl's Basketball coach Chad Rezac
Monticello Express Sports Editor Pete Temple
DeWitt Observer Sports Editor Ross Eberhart

PODCAST: Tiger Cast 3

TV Options for Cubs Fans

I came across this link from the Ivy Envy folks about the viewing options for the Chicago Cubs this spring and summer.  It looks like it will have an impact on viewing Cubs games in our area. 
I called WQAD this week and they are working to get some of the ABC games on one of their digital channels. The past three seasons, they have shown some Cubs, but mainly White Sox games, that are on the WCIU station in Chicago.


Ivy Envy: How to view Cubs Games This Summer

TC Sports January 21st - Page 1 - Sports

The paper is out this week.  Here is page 1 of the 4-page sports section.  Thanks for reading!

PODCAST: Coaches Corner Podcast Features Area Coaches

This week's Coaches Corner Podcast features four area coaches and two media members.  In this episode:

North Cedar Boy's basketball coach Scott Jackson
North Cedar Girl's basketball coach Lucas Stanton
Durant Boy's basketball coach Matt Straube
Durant Girl's basketball coach Doug Frett
Monticello Express Sports Editor Pete Temple
De Witt Observer Sports Editor Ross Eberhart

Podcast: Coaches Corner  

Class 2A Boy's Basketball District Assignments Announced

BOONE — The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the 2015 district assignments for the upcoming postseason tournament.
In class 2A District 8, two Tipton Conservative teams are there in Tipton and North Cedar.  In class 2A District 9, three Tipton Conservative teams are there in West Branch, Durant and Wilton.
Class 2A District Final games will be Tuesday, February 24 with class 2A substate games to be played on Saturday, February 28.  Winners of the substate round advance to the 2015 State tournament, March 9-14 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Area Teams and Substate/District Assignments
Substate #4 — Substate game at Dubuque Senior, Saturday, February 28

District 7: District Final Game at West Delaware, Tuesday, February 24
Alburnett, Anamosa, Dyersville-Beckman, Clayton Ridge, MFL Mar-Mac, Monticello

District 8: District Final Game at Maquoketa, Tuesday, February 24
Bellevue, Camanche, Cascade, North Cedar, NE Goose Lake, Tipton

Substate #5 — Substate game at Muscatine, Saturday, February 28

District 9: District Final Game at Solon, Tuesday, February 24
Durant, Louisa-Muscatine, Iowa City Regina, West Branch, West Liberty, Wilton

District 10: District Final Game at Mt. Pleasant, Tuesday, February 24
Central Lee, Columbus Junction, Highland, Mediapolis, West Burlington Notre Dame, Wapello

PODCAST: Tiger Cast 2

The second episode of 'Tiger Cast' is up and ready to be listened to.  This week, I caught up with all three varsity coaches:

Matt Fouch - Tipton boy's basketball Coach
Chad Rezac - Tipton girl's basketball Coach
Matt Nerem - Tipton wrestling Coach

Thanks for listening, let's get started.....

Tiger Cast - Episode 2

Front Page: TC Sports - Wednesday, January 14th

The front page of the Tipton Conservative Sports Page for Wednesday, January 14th.  Check it out, or pick up a copy today!

River Valley Conference Standings as of Monday, January 12th

Here are the River Valley Conference boy's and girl's basketball standings as of Monday, January 12th.

Boy's Basketball:

 

Girl's Basketball:

 

United For A Cure Fundraiser To Be January 16th At Tipton

TIPTON — Come join us! The Tiger Basketball teams will be hosting a United for a Cure event on Friday, January 16th.  The Tigers will be hosting the Iowa City Regina Regals for a 4 game event starting at 3:45.  The Tigers would like to ask for your help in our fundraising efforts.  Last year we were able to raise close to $3500 for the American Cancer Society which was donated to the Hope Lodge in Iowa City. We would like to ask for any help you may be able to provide.
1.  We will hold a silent raffle again this year.  Like the past couple of years we are looking at a basket auction.  Baskets can be prepared and donated by individuals, groups, teams, grandparents, etc.  Involve your friends that may not have kids playing basketball yet.  WE are all in the Tiger Family.  (Please note, this raffle will be taking place on school grounds therefore the baskets cannot contain alcohol, however imagination is fun and encouraged).

2. We will be having a chili cook off!!!  You think your chili is the best?  Bring it the night of,
ready to serve in a crockpot and we’ll see who’s got the best chili in town!!  Please sign up with Jen Johnson jen.johnson@tipton.k12.ia.us if you plan to enter the contest and for more details!

3. T-shirts will be sold.  T-shirt order forms will be available the week of Jan. 5th in the elementary, middle and high school offices.

4.  We will be raffling off a mini iPad and a pair of wireless, Bluetooth headphones valued at $250!

5. Most importantly, spread the word and come out and support your favorite local team!

Please contact Chad Rezac or Jen Johnson chad.rezac@tipton.k12.ia.us or jen.johnson@tipton.k12.ia.us with any questions or concerns.

If you choose to put a basket together or provide a donated item for the raffle or silent auction you may drop them off at the high school office or middle school office anytime prior to the basketball game on Friday, Jan. 16th C/O Chad Rezac.

Thanks for your help with this great cause!

Coach Chad Rezac
Coach Matt Fouch
Coach Cole Goodenow
Coach Nate Anderson
Coach Gene Schroeder
Coach Travis Person
Jen Johnson - Student Council Advisor

United For A Cure T-Shirt Order
TIPTON — If you would like to order a “United for the Cure” t-shirt, you can use the link on the Tipton School District website - http://www.tipton.k12.ia.us.
In the ‘Check This Out’ box you will see the message below.
‘Click here to order a “United for the Cure” t-shirt.  This link will take you to the T&M website to order.
Thank you for supporting this community service event!  Please call the high school office at 563-886-6027 with any questions you may have.

Current River Valley Conference Basketball Standings

RVC Boy's Basketball Standings as of Monday, January 5th, 2015  — ABOVE
RVC Girl's Basketball Standings as of Monday, January 5th, 2015 — BELOW

PODCAST: Media Cast

This week, I bring back a podcast that I started last school year, talking to media members from the River Valley Conference North division.  Since one of the school's I cover, North Cedar, is in the RVC North and the rest in the South, it is fun to keep up on the happenings in the other division.
This week, I talk to:

Pete Temple - Sports Editor - Monticello Express
Ross Eberhart - Sports Editor - DeWitt Observer

I hope you enjoy this week's Coaches Corner Podcast!


Coaches Corner Podcast - Media Cast