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TC Sports January 11th

Indians make quick work of Durant in sweep

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative

  CAMANCHE — It was a tough road trip for Durant last Friday as the Wildcats made the trip to Camanche. Both Indian programs are near the top of the River Valley Conference standings, and each has a distinct style of play. The girl’s team is a physical team while the boy’s team likes to make basketball games into a track meet.
  In the girl’s game, Camanche’s perimeter game was firing on all cylinders.
  The Indians made 11 three pointers in the game from four different players. The Indians led 17-9 after the first quarter and 34-23 at halftime. The Indians took control of the basketball game in the third quarter, scoring a season high 30 points in the quarter to extend their lead to 64-30 after three quarters. The win was the fourth straight for Camanche after suffering a loss at West Branch on December 19.
  Marly Bussa and Courtney Schnoor are a devastating 1-2 punch that the Indians throw at teams and they did a lot of damage in the game. Bussa led Camanche in scoring with 22 points including a 5-for-7 night from the three-point line. Schnoor, an Upper Iowa recruit and leading scorer in the RVC North, scored 15 points and had 9 rebounds. The Wildcats held down Lea Lefebure from her scoring average of 7.7 points, but Lefebure made up for it with 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
Aubrey Werthmann scored 14 and Autumn Wolf 12 for the Wildcats. The 1-2 punch for the Wildcats combined to both score in double figures in the same game for the ninth time this season.
Camanche improved to 10-4 while Durant fell to 2-10.
  In the boy’s game, the Wildcats had to battle the leading scoring team in the River Valley North. The Indians average 77.7 points a game, 13 more than the second team in the division,
NE Goose Lake. The Indians average is also the highest in class 2A, ahead of AHSTW, Avoca. Statewide, the Indians are third in scoring in all classes behind Grand View Christian (89.2 ppg) and North Linn (81.3 ppg).
  To their credit, Durant held their own in the first quarter, trailing only two points, 17 to 15 after the first quarter. It was the second quarter that got away from the Wildcats and allowed the Indians to get enough distance to maintain a big lead the rest of the way. Camanche outscored Durant 25-13 in the second quarter to break a close game and take a 42-
28 halftime lead.
  Camanche could not contain senior Luke Whitlock. Whitlock scored 23 points, his first point total over 20 points since scoring a season high 32 against West Liberty. Whitlock has been on a roll, scoring in double digits in the last eight Wildcat games. He is the fifth leading scorer to date in the RVC South with a 15.8-point scoring average. Bryce Lafrenz scored 9 and Leo Callison 7. Dev Patel
scored 26 and Dakota Soenksen 23 to lead Camanche in scoring.
  Durant fell to 4-5 while Camanche improved to 10-1.

Rough trip North for Beavers in Monticello

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative

  MONTICELLO — The first road trip of the new year was not a pleasant one for the Wilton basketball teams’ last Friday as both the Beaver boy’s and girl’s teams lost at Monticello in a RVC cross-division doubleheader. Wilton began the post Christmas break part of their schedule last Tuesday at home when they hosted West Liberty.
The Beaver girls team lost 58-40, snapping a three-game winning streak. The Panthers used a 22-7 second quarter run to turn the game around in the first half. Wilton took a 10-6 lead after the first quarter, but the big Panther run in the second quarter, gave Monticello a 28-17 halftime lead. The two teams played close in the third quarter, but Monticello extended their lead by five points to 45-29 going to the final quarter. Monticello scored over 50 points for the fifth time this season in seven wins.
  Wilton shot 34-percent for the game and made 16 trips to the free throw line, making seven of those attempts. Kortney Drake scored 12 points grabbed 5 rebounds and had 3 assists to lead Wilton in each category.
  Emily Lange scored 7 points and had 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Wilton got 13 points off the bench from Falloyn Grunder (7) and Lexi Maurer (6).
  In the boy’s game, Wilton lost 68-22. Big runs by Monticello in the first half helped secure the win for the Panthers. It was the third straight victory for the Panthers and third over an RVC school. The Panthers also hold wins over Iowa City Regina and West Branch.
  Monticello opened up a 17-5 lead after the first quarter with a 23-6 run in the second quarter to take a 40-11 halftime lead. The Panthers kept the pressure on, outscoring Wilton 12 to 1 in the third quarter to take a 52-12 lead after three quarters.
  Wilton was led in scoring by Jared Townsend and Isaac Hunter who each had 4 points off the bench in the game.
  Jacob Manternach scored 19 and Kyle Sperfslage scored 12 points and turned in a great all around game with 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 rebounds.

GB: Monticello 58, Wilton 40
Friday, January 6
At Monticello
1 2 3 4 Final
Wilton 10 7 12 11 40
Monticello 6 22 17 13 58
WILTON (40): Kaylee Ford (g) 2-7 0-0 4, Kortney Drake (g) 4-7 4-9 12, Hannah Christensen (f) 2-4 0-0 4, Emily Lange (f) 3-9 1-2 7, Aubrey Putman (f) 0-6 0-1 0, Falloyn
Grunder 3-8 0-0 7, Lexi Maurer 2-5 2-2 6, Taylor Goldermann 0-0 0-2 0, Linsey Ford 0-0 0-0 0, Kali Milder 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 16-46 7-16 40.
MONTICELLO (58): N/A.
Wilton Statistics Only:
3-Pt. FG: Wilton 1-6 (Grunder 1-5, Putman 0-1). Rebounds: Wilton 24 (Drake 5, Lange 5, Christensen 4, Putman 3, Grunder 3, Maurer 2, K. Ford 1, Milder 1). Assists: Wilton 12 (Drake 3, Lange 3, Putman 2, K. Ford 1, Grunder 1, Christensen 1, Milder 1). Steals: Wilton 3 (Lange 2, Christensen 1). Blocked Shots: Wilton 5 (Putman 3, Drake 2). Total Fouls: Wilton 15. Fouled Out: Wilton none.

BB: Monticello 68, Wilton 22
Friday, January 6
At Monticello
1 2 3 4 Final
Wilton 5 6 1 10 22
Monticello 17 23 12 16 68
WILTON (22): Jacob Shepherd (g) 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Paustian (f) 1-5 0-0 2, Cole Rabedeaux (g) 0-1 0-0 0, Kaleb Timmsen (g) 1-4 0-0 2, Jake Fratzke (g) 1-3 0-0 3, Jake Said 0-1 0-0 0, Chase Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Isaac Hunter 2-2 0-0 4, Ashton Stoelk 1-4 1-2 3, Evan Reifert 0-4 2-4 2, Brady Barrett 1-2 0-0 2, Jared Townsend 1-4 2-3 4. Totals: 8-31 5-9 22.
MONTICELLO (68): Avery Martensen (g) 2-5 2-2 6, Jacob Manternach 8-14 2-2 19, Taylor Manternach (g) 1-4 0-0 2, Alex Nealson (f) 4-10 0-4 8, Kyle Sperfslage (f) 3-6 3-4 12, Austin Coohey 1-2 0-0 2, Josh White 1-1 2-4 4, T.J. Nelson 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Breashears 2-4 0-0 4, Andrew Tjaden 1-2 3-4 5, Ryan Manternach 2-3 1-1 5, Connor Franzenburg 0-1 0-0 0, Kegan Arduser 0-1 0-0 0, Wesley Henderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 25-57 14-23 68.
3-Pt. FG: Wilton 1-9 (Fratzke 1-3, Paustian 0-4, Stoelk 0-1, Barrett 0-1), Monticello 4-10 (Sperfslage 3-4, J. Manternach 1-3, Martensen 0-1, Coohey 0-1). Rebounds: Wilton 16 (Townsend 5, Paustian 3, Reifert 3, Fratzke 2, Miller 1, Hunter 1, Timmsen 1), Monticello 37 (Nealson 7, Tjaden 5). Assists: Wilton 8 (Fratzke 3, Townsend 1, Reifert 1, Timmsen 1, Hunter 1, Shepherd 1), Monticello 16 (Sperflage 4, Nealson 3). Steals: Wilton
5 (Townsend 2, Reifert 1, Rabedeaux 1, Paustian 1), Monticello 13 (Sperfslage 4, Nealson 3, J. Manternach 3). Blocked Shots: Wilton none. Monticello 2 (Nealson 2). Total Fouls: Wilton 14, Monticello 12. Fouled Out: Wilton Reifert, Monticello none.

Around the RVC: Wilton gets big home win to start 2017

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative

  WILTON — The Wilton Beavers picked up a big home victory over West Liberty to start 2017 last Tuesday. The Beavers outscored the Comets 23-10 in the first half and 28-7 in the second half to take a 51-17, River Valley Conference game. The Beavers beat the Comets 57-19 in their season opener on the road, back in November.
  Emily Lange scored 15 points and had 7 rebounds and 6 steals while Kortney Drake scored 11 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and had 3 steals and 3 assists.
  In the boy’s game, Wilton lost by one-point, 52-51 after a last second shot to win the game missed. The Beavers led 16-12 after the first quarter but trailed 28-26 at halftime. The Beavers outscored West Liberty 13-7 in the third quarter, but the Comets rallied in the final quarter to pull out the win.
Seth Feldman led West Liberty with 16 points while Matt Paustian and Jake Fratzke each had 12 points to lead Wilton in scoring.

Bears Down Wildcats In Durant
  DURANT — A jumbled mess. That was what the RVC South standings looked like last week prior to the start of the second half of the season. Four teams, Durant, West Branch, Tipton and Iowa City Regina all were within striking distance of each other with many important games last week. One of those games was in Durant where West Branch traveled to Durant in search of their second win in a row. There, they got it, beating Durant 71-58 to get their fourth road RVC South victory in five tries. The Bears improved to 6-4 with the win, while Durant fell to .500 (4-4).
  The Bears shot 55-percent from the floor in the game and made more free throws (15) than Durant attempted (11). Those two factors were enough to help the Bears get the big win. Cooper Kablea had a big game. Kabela came into the basketball game the leading scorer in the RVC South and in all of class 2A for points scored. He is second in all classes in points scored. After a slow start that saw him have just two points in the first quarter, Kabela scored 7 or more points in each of the remaining three quarters. He had 18 of his game high 27 points in the second half including going a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Beau Cornwell added 18 points, 11 in the second half, to the Bears offensive efforts. Those two were part of four Bears that scored in double figures. Ben Thompson scored 12 and Tanner Lukavsky 10.
  West Branch clung to a two-point, 15-13 lead after the first quarter. The Bears extended their lead to eight at halftime, 31-23. Each team’s offense scored 19 points in the third quarter. West Branch took a 10-point lead with seven minutes left in the quarter and led by as many as 12 points before settling for an 8-point lead heading to the final quarter. The Bears took a double digit lead - 57-47 - with 6:00 left to play and would not trail the rest of the game by fewer than 10 points.
  Eight Wildcats scored in the game. Luke Whitlock scored 15 and Mason Compton 11 to lead Durant in scoring. Jake Conley came off the bench to score 9 points.
  In the girl’s game, West Branch played a consistent game to get a 58-37 win. The Bears beat the Wildcats 53-44 in late November. The Bears win was there second in three games. West Branch improved to 7-4 with the win. The Bears led after each quarter in the basketball game and scored 11 or more points in each quarter. The 58 points is the third highest point total in a game this season for West Branch. The previous two were also against RVC South schools in road wins - 65 at West Liberty and 59 at Wilton.
  West Branch led 18-10 after the first quarter and though the Wildcats closed the scoring gap in the second quarter (11-8), West Branch held an 11-point lead at halftime.
  The Bears only outscored the Wildcats 13-11 in the third quarter, however they would carry a 42-29 lead into the final quarter. There, the Bears doubled up the Wildcats, outscoring Durant 16-8 in the final quarter.
  West Branch’s guard court gave the Wildcats problems all night. Junior Tatum Koenig led West Branch in scoring with 22 points while senior Haley Mullinix had 16 points. The two combined for 9 steals, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Abbey
Fryauf had a 10 rebound game and Abby Knoop scored 8 points and pulled down five rebounds.
Durant was led by Aubrey Werthmann who scored 16 points, 11 of those came in the second half. Autumn Wolf scored 9 points and grabbed 6 rebounds and Hannah Happ turned in an 8-point, 6-steal game off the bench.

Knights Comeback Falls Short
CAMANCHE — The North Cedar Knights almost pulled off their biggest conference win of the season last Tuesday when they traveled to Camanche.
The Knights had to rally from down five at halftime and nine after three quarters. The Knights outscored the Indians 16 to 9 in the final quarter, but came up two points short of tying the game, falling 50-47 on the road.
  The Indians have played close games against fellow RVC North schools, beating Monticello
by two, Cascade by four and NE Goose Lake by five before
the scare from the Knights. North Cedar fell to the Indians at home 68-54 in their season opener on November 22.
  North Cedar was led by starters Leah Crock and Tessa Fields with 14 and 13 points. Crock grabbed 8 rebounds and Fields had 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals. Kourtney Bendixen scored 6 points and pulled down 4 rebounds off the bench.
  North Cedar trailed 15-12 after the first quarter and 23-18 at halftime. Camanche outscored
the Knights 18 to 13 in the third quarter. Marly Bussa led three Indians in double figures with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 steals. Camanche had 16 steals, 12 assists and 39 rebounds in the game. North Cedar had 12 steals, 15 assists and 32 rebounds in the game.

Knight Boys Struggle To Keep Up With Indians
  CAMANCHE — The North Cedar Knights had a tough task last Tuesday when they traveled to Camanche to take on one of the state’s highest scoring teams. The Indians are in the top-5 for the most points scored in a game for the entire state. Last Tuesday the Indians beat the Knights 82-50 and in doing so, topped the 70-point mark in their seventh game in ten contests this year. The Indians have been marching through the River Valley Conference North division this year with a 4-1 record and have won RVC North games by an average of 23 points.
  Against the Knights, Camanche raced to a 23-11 lead after the first quarter and built on that lead the rest of the game. North Cedar played their best basketball in the second and fourth quarters where the Indians only outscored them by six points in each quarter.
  Carter Johnson had a team high 14 points and Owen Meyer scored 13 for North Cedar.
Dev Patel led three Indian starters in double figures with 21 points.

NO INCREASE IN IOWA FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS FOR 2017; RENEWAL PROCESS BEGINS JAN. 3

UI Department of Athletics accepting season ticket applications

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- With an attractive home football schedule that includes five opponents who participated in 2016 postseason bowls, the University of Iowa athletics department announced today that season tickets for the 2017 campaign will remain the same as in 2016. General public season tickets for the seven home games will be $405, with faculty/staff season tickets remaining at $335. UI student season tickets are $150, and include all seven home games.

Iowa is launching the season ticket renewal process via email Jan. 3. Season ticket renewal forms will be available online at hawkeyesports.com/tickets beginning Jan. 3. Paper applications will be mailed to individuals Feb. 1.

The renewal deadline for public and faculty/staff season tickets is March 31, 2017. Season ticket holders earn ticketing priority over the general public for single game, special events, and postseason contests, in addition to saving nearly $75 over the total cost of single game prices.

All renewal and new season ticket holders will be provided an opportunity to upgrade and/or select their seating locations based on availability, and will receive selection dates and times in early April. This process will be based on priority point totals and I-Club annual gift membership levels, and will conclude in early May.

I-Club contributions, which fulfill regular and postseason seating and parking requirements, can be made at jointheiclub.com. I-Club gifts made by March 31 will be included in priority points for the 2017 season ticket selection/upgrade process. I-Club contributions -- which provide Hawkeye student-athletes the tools they need to succeed at the highest levels -- must be made by May 31 to ensure proper mailing of season tickets and parking passes. I-Club renewal forms will be emailed in mid-February.

The Hawkeyes posted an 8-4 regular season mark in 2016, winning their final three Big Ten Conference games and winning three of four rivalry trophy games. Iowa placed second in the Big Ten’s West Division after winning the division title in 2015. The Hawkeyes close the season Jan. 2 in the 2017 Outback Bowl, the 10th January bowl game under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

“We are very appreciative for the continued support of our season ticket holders and excited to keep the season ticket price the same as last year,” said Gary Barta, UI director of athletics. “The atmosphere inside and outside Kinnick Stadium is the best in the country and we will continue to work hard to provide a wonderful fan experience.

“We have an attractive home schedule this fall and anticipate a great game day atmosphere for all seven home contests.”

Fans who are not currently season ticket holders and interested in purchasing season tickets will have the opportunity to go online and select seats beginning Jan. 9. The available seats are based on open seats from the previous year.

North end zone season ticket holders will not be impacted for the 2017 football season. The 2017 north end zone season ticket holders -- and any other customer displaced by the renovation project -- will be assigned a time and date for the spring of 2018 to choose their seats before all other season ticket holders. They will have their choice of new north end zone seats or any available main stand seats that were not sold as a season ticket location for 2017. The patron will be required to contribute the required per-seat gift, if applicable, for the respective seats they choose. No new season tickets will be sold in the north end zone for the 2017 season. More information about the Kinnick Edge project, including premium seating options, can be found at www.KinnickEdge.org.

Iowa’s seven-game home schedule includes five Big Ten Conference games. Iowa’s Big Ten home opponents include defending Big Ten champion Penn State (Sept. 23), and College Football Playoff participant Ohio State (Nov. 4). The Hawkeyes host Illinois for Homecoming (Oct. 7), Floyd of Rosedale rival Minnesota (Oct. 28), and Purdue (Nov. 18).

Nonconference home opponents include the season-opening contest against Wyoming (Sept. 2) and a Sept. 16 date with North Texas, two teams that played in bowl games following the 2016 season. Start times and television information are not yet available.

Additional ticket options, including single-game tickets, and group packages, will be available at a later date. Fans may call 1-800-IA-HAWKS or email tickets@hawkeyesports.com for additional ticket information.

Gustafson Earns 2nd Straight B1G Honor Roll Plaudit

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- For the second straight week, University of Iowa sophomore Megan Gustafson has been named to the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Honor Roll, the conference office announced Monday. It is the fourth weekly honor of Gustafson’s career and her third of the season.

Gustafson averaged 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in a pair of Big Ten Conference games against Illinois and Nebraska last week. She led all scorers with 21 points, shooting 7-of-12 (.583) from the field at Illinois. Gustafson pulled down 13 boards (6 offensive) to register her eighth double-double of the season. She also dished out three assists and went 7-for-8 from the free throw line against the Illini.

The Port Wing, Wisconsin, native had another stellar performance against Nebraska. She recorded a team-high 22 points and a team-leading nine rebounds to lead Iowa to its first Big Ten victory of the season. She shot an impressive .750 from the field (9-for-12) and added two blocks and a pair of steals.

On the season, Gustafson is averaging 17.3 points and 10.3 rebounds. She’s shooting .675 (110-of-163) from the field -- a mark that leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally. Gustafson also ranks sixth in the NCAA in rebounds (155) and seventh in double-doubles (8) and field goals made (110).

Gustafson earned Big Ten Player of the Week accolades on Nov. 14 before being named to the Honor Roll on Dec. 26. She garnered Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 22, 2016.

IOWA’S AKRUM WADLEY TO PLAY SENIOR SEASON

 IOWA CITY — University of Iowa running back Akrum Wadley will remain with the Hawkeye football program for his senior season in 2017.  Wadley and Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed that a final decision has been made on Thursday.

“It is positive news to know that Akrum has made the decision to be with our program for his senior season,” said Ferentz.  “Akrum has displayed growth and maturity during his career, and had an outstanding season in 2016.  We look forward to Akrum being a key member of our team in 2017.”

“It was the right decision for me and my family,” said Wadley.  “I met with my parents and we laid out the pros and cons, and came to the decision that it would be best for me to stay at Iowa for my senior year.  The main three reasons are to earn my degree, to have another year to prepare physically, and to not end my collegiate career on a bad note; we have some unfinished business.

“I would like to thank coach Ferentz.  We had good conversations and he let me know that he would be there either way, he would have my back.  I also want to express my appreciation for all the support from my teammates, and the great and loyal Iowa fans.”

Wadley (5-foot-11, 191 pounds) is a native of Newark, New Jersey.  He led the Hawkeyes in rushing in 2016 with 168 attempts for 1,081 yards and 10 touchdowns.  He ranked second in receiving with 36 receptions for 315 yards and three touchdowns.

Wadley rushed for over 100 yards in six games, leading the offense with 115 rushing and 21 receiving yards in the 2017 Outback Bowl.  He teamed with senior LeShun Daniels, Jr., to become the only two Hawkeyes two surpass 1,000 rushing yards in the same season.

Wadley has 1,763 career rushing yards to rank 18th in career rushing, and he ranks 20th in career scoring with 120 points.  He also has 43 career receptions for 408 yards to total 2,171 career all-purpose yards.  Only three Hawkeyes have rushed for over 1,000 yards in more than one season (Sedrick Shaw, Fred Russell, Ladell Betts).

The Hawkeyes open the 2017 season Sept. 2, hosting Wyoming in Kinnick Stadium.

Peter Jok Candidate for Senior CLASS Award

Hawkeye senior leads Big Ten in scoring

LINCOLN, Neb. -- University of Iowa senior Peter Jok is one of 30 NCAA men’s basketball student-athletes selected as candidates today for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. 

Jok leads the Big Ten in scoring (22.1 ppg) and free throw accuracy (.920). He ranks 22nd in career scoring at Iowa with 1,204 points. Jok and his teammates have assisted each spring in the Iowa Day of Caring and is on pace to graduate this spring.

The list will be narrowed to 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.

The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four this spring. For more information on each of the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.

Tigers win home dual meet, collect 7th dual win

Tipton’s Brenden Leeper goes in for a double leg shot during one of his three matches last Thursday. The Tigers will host another dual meet Thursday evening at 6 p.m. Photo by Darren Miller. 

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative

  TIPTON — The Tipton Tiger wrestling team has not wrestled at home since early last December when they hosted their own tournament. Last Thursday, Tipton welcomed Midland, Mid-Prairie and Northeast Goose Lake to town for a quadangular wrestling meet.
Tipton won their seventh dual in a 33-30 victory over Midland. Levi Mohr, Lucas Barnum, Kaleb Mesick, Austin Lenz and Ben Emrich all got forfeit wins in the dual. The dual was ultimately won with a sudden victory match win
by John Crowley at 132 over Griffen Gravel, 7-5.
  Tipton did not do well against RVC South foe Mid-Prairie in a 60-24 dual loss. The Golden Hawks won ten of the 14 matches in the dual including the first seven matches. The dual started at the 152-pound weight class. Tipton trailed 42-0 before getting their first points. Tipton’s only points came in four straight matches on a 24-point run. Kaleb Mesick pinned Levi Stults in 1:19 after getting an early take- down. Austin Lenz followed with a pin of his own in 1:36 over Dallas Miller at 113. Lenz led 8-3 after getting four take- downs in the first minute and a half of the match. Ben Emrich picked up a forfeit win at 120. 

  The Tipton run of points ended with a pin by John Crowley at 126 in 1:28.
Tipton lost 47-36 to Northeast Goose Lake.
  The dual was one of runs. The Rebels took leads of 18-0 and 30-6. Tipton’s only points came from a forfeit win by Zach Jones at 195.
  Tipton went on a 30-0 run to take a 36-30 lead with three matches remaining. Tipton got forfeit wins from Brendan Nantz (106), Austin Lenz (113) and Ben Emrich (113). John Crowley pinned Logan Dodd in 1:32. Crowley led 10-4 on five takedowns in 90 seconds before getting the win at 126. Chance Koch also won by pin over Nate Bailey at 132. Koch led 5-3 before getting the pin in 1:53.
  The Rebels won the last three matches, two by pin and another by technical fall.
The Tigers will host their second straight dual meet this Thursday, when Bellevue and Iowa City Regina come to town.

Thursday, January 5
At Tipton
Tipton 33, Midland 30
145: Levi Mohr (T) won by fft., 152: Lucas Barnum (T) won by fft., 160: Landon Hunter (M) over Isak Skeie (T) (Fall 0:53), 170: OPEN, 182: Jalen Huston (M) over Nick Paul (T) (Fall 1:43), 195: Brett Schoenherr (M) over Zach Jones (T) (Fall 3:13), 220: OPEN, 285: Ty’Rique Turman (M) won by fft., 106: Kaleb Mesick (T) won by fft., 113: Austin Lenz (T) won by
fft., 120: OPEN, 126: Ben Emrich (T) won by fft., 132: John Crowley (T) over Griffen Gravel (M) (SV-1 7-5), 138: Kasper Heiken (M) over Brenden Leeper (T) (Fall 4:43).

Mid-Prairie 60, Tipton 24
152: Brent Foster (MP) over Lucas Barnum (T) (Fall 4:39), 160: Isaac Boucher (MP) over Isak Skeie (T) (Fall 2:14), 170: Ethan Danner (MP) won by fft., 182: Cory Allen (MP) over Nick Paul (T) (Fall 4:29), 195: Visouth Peterschmidt (MP) over Zach Jones (T) (Fall 0:42), 220: Jason Tew (MP) won by fft., 285: Tristan Novy (MP) won by fft., 106: Kaleb Mesick (T) over Levi Stultz (MP) (Fall 1:19), 113: Austin Lenz (T) over Dallas Miller (MP) (Fall 1:36), 120: Ben Emrich (T) won by fft., 126: John Crowley (T) over Timothy Grepl (MP) (Fall 1:28), 132: Duncan McCain (MP) over Chance Koch (T) (Fall 2:23), 138: David Murray (MP) over Brenden Leeper (T) (Fall 1:25), 145: Miles Burrows (MP) over Levi Mohr T) (Fall 1:44).

Northeast Community 47, Tipton 36

160: Travis Mickelson (NE) over Isak Skeie (T) (Fall 0:42), 170: Blake Claussen (NE) won by fft., 182: Tristen daniels (NE) over Nick Paul (T) (Fall 0:26), 195: Zach Jones (T) won by fft., 220: Korbin Hoffmann (NE) won by fft., 285: Grant Williams (NE) won by fft., 106: Brendan Nantz (T) won by fft., 113: Austin Lenz (T) won by fft., 120: Ben Emrich (T) won by fft., 126: John Crowley (T) over Logan Dodd (NE) (Fall 1:32), 132: Chance Koch (T) over Nate Bailey (NE) (Fall 1:53), 138: Jacob Mickelson (NE) over Brenden Leeper (T) (Fall 1:44), 145: Aaron Schoon (NE) over Levi Mohr (T) (Fall 4:16), 152: Wyatt Schmidt (NE) over Lucas Barnum (T) (TF 17-1 4:00). 

Tigers end tough week against RVC North leaders

Tipton point guard Emily Hermsen (23) finds room to get a shot off from close range in the Tigers loss at 2A #11 Cascade last Friday. The Tigers found open spots in the Cougars zone hard to come by all night. Tipton lost twice last week to two state ranked teams. The Tigers will play at Mid-Prairie Tuesday and host West Liberty Friday. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. 

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative

  CASCADE — The Tipton Tiger basketball teams’ traveled to Cascade last Friday to play the Cougars in an River Valley Conference cross-divi- sion match-up. There, each Tipton team faced a ranked Cascade team. The Tigers came away empty in both games as they were looking for a big upset win. The Tiger boy’s fell 49-36 to the 6th ranked team in 2A. The Tiger girl’s fell to the 11th ranked Cascade girl’s team, 59-30.
  In the boy’s game, the Tigers were in the game most of the night, but a 14-7 second quarter run was enough to put distance between themselves and Cascade in a 13-point loss. The loss was the second in a row for the Tigers.
  Tipton made only 15 field goals in the game. Logan Hoffman scored 15 points and had 5 rebounds. Frank Bierman came off the bench to score 6 points and grab a team high 11 rebounds.
  The Cougars played only six players in the game and three scored in double digits. Johnny Supple scored 16 points and had 5 rebounds while Haris Hoffman scored 12 points
and had 7 rebounds. Brock Simon scored 10 points and had 4 steals, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.
  Cascade led 11-10 after the first quarter. Cascade used a 14-7 run in the second quarter to take an 8-point, 25-17 halftime lead. The Tigers trailed by three points, 13-10 with six minutes left in the half and trimmed the Cougar lead to six, 19- 13 after the Cougars lead swelled to nine points (19-10).

  Tipton and Cascade battled in the third quarter with the Tigers scoring six points to Cascade’s seven. Tipton trailed 32-23 after three quarters. Both offenses came alive in the final quarter. Cascade outscored Tipton 16-13 in the final quarter, pulling away from an eight-point lead (39-31) with two minutes left in the game.
  In the girl’s game, Tipton struggled to score points in the first half against the Cougars zone defense. Tipton was outscored 16-4 in the first quarter and were held scoreless for the first six minutes of the open- ing quarter. The Tigers trailed 11-0 before scoring points to put the score at 14-2. The Cougars used a 19-5 run in the second quarter to take a commanding 35-9 halftime lead.
  Tipton played better in the second half. The Tigers were only outscored by three points in the second half, 24-21.
  Jamie Kofron led Tipton in scoring with 8 points and tied Amanda Smith for the team high in rebounds with 6. Emily Hermsen scored 7, Samantha DeMoss 5 and Kailee Meyer and Amanda Smith with 4 points each. 

Knights win for second time in three games

North Cedar’s Carter Johnson brings the ball up the floor as Du- rant’s Josh Hein, left, tries for the steal during the Knights game with the Wildcats last month. Johnson had 10 points and was one of three Knights in double figures in their 10-point, 63-53 win at Mid-Prairie last Friday. It was the second win in three games for North Cedar. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. 

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative

WELLMAN — The North Cedar Knight boy’s basketball team won their second game in three tries after winning by 10 points, 63-53 last Friday. The Knights improved to 3-6 and won their first road game in six road games so far this season.
The Knights fell behind 14-9 after one quarter, but played the Golden Hawks nearly even in the second quarter 16-15 to go to halftime down 30-24. North Cedar came alive in the second half. North Cedar used a 19-9 run in the third quarter to take a 43-39 lead into the final quarter. North Cedar extended their lead to 10 by the end of the game, after outscoring Mid-Prairie 20 to 14 in the final quarter.
North Cedar had a good shooting night, going 23-for-46 from the field to end the game shooting 50-percent. The Knights also shot 50-percent from the three-point line (4-for-8) and the Knights got to the free throw line 22 times, making 13 of those attempts.
Four North Cedar players scored in double figures. Logan Minar led North Cedar scorers with 17 points. Mason Minar scored
16, Jacob Jensen 15 and Carter Johnson 10. Mason Minar had 5 steals and 2 assists and Carter Johnson had 3 assists and 3 steals. The Golden Hawks lost to the Knights a night after beating Me- diapolis by 30 points, 59-29. Caleb Statler had 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead Mid-Praire.
Golden Hawks Consistency Too Much For Knights
WELLMAN — The North Cedar girl’s basketball team fell victim of a consistent Mid-Prairie girl’s basketball team last week in a 50-29 loss Friday. The Golden Hawks scored 11 or more points in each of the four quarters while holding the Knights to less than 10 points a quarter in the ball game.
Mid-Prairie jumped out to a 15-4 lead after the first quarter and North Cedar could not claw back into the game. Mid-Prairie led 26-12 at halftime and 38-21 after three quarters.
Leah Crock had another big game scoring a career high 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to record her first double-double. Mid-Prairie shutdown the Knights starting guards, holding Tessa Fields, Grace Proesch and Lexi Crist to 4 points combined in the game and 2-of-17 shooting.
Ireland Hostetler lead six Golden Hawk scorers with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
GB: Mid-Prairie 50, North Cedar 29 Friday, January 6
At Wellman
1 2 3 4 Final NorthCedar 4 8 9 8 29 Mid-Prairie 15 11 12 12 50
NORTH CEDAR (29): Tessa Fields (g) 0-4 0-0 0, Lexi Crist (g) 2-9 0-0 4, Grace Proesch (f) 0-4 0-0 0, Darby Hawtrey (f) 1-2 0-2 2, Leah Crock (f) 8-12 2-5 18, Kourtney Bendixen 1-4 0-0 2, Nicole Sander 1-8 1-4 3, Lakaya Lyon 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 13-45 3-11 29.
MID-PRAIRIE (50): Anna Vilochik (g) 2-4 1-4 6, Addie Rath (g) 3-10 2-2 8, Shae Becker (g) 4-9 1-4 9, Ali Butters (f) 1-7 5-6 7, Ireland Hostetler (f) 7-15 3-4 17, Kessa Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Caitlyn Riggan 1-3 1-2 3, Makensie Rich 0-0 0-0 0, Abby Frantz 0-0 0-0 0, Lanie Bowlin 0-0 0-0 0, Delaney Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 18-50 13-22 50.
3-Pt. FG: NC 0-7 (Crist 0-3 Sander 0-3, Lyon 0-1), MP 1-9 (Vilovchik 1-1, Butters 0-3, Smith 0-2, Riggan 0-2, Rath 0-1). Rebounds: NC 29 (Crock 10, Hawtrey 6, Crist 4, Proesch 4, Fields 2, Sander 1), MP 35 (Hostetler 12, Becker 7, Rath 5). Assists: NC 5 (Hawtrey 2, Bendixen 1, Crist 1, Fields 1), MP 14 (Rath 6). Steals: NC 7 (Hawtrey 3, Fields 3, Proesch 1), MP 18 (But- ters 6, Becker 4, Rath 4). Blocked Shots: NC 4 (Crock 4), MP 1 (Bowlin 1). Total Fouls: NC 16, MP 17. Fouled Out: NC none. MP none.
BB: North Cedar 63, Mid-Prairie 53 Friday, January 6
At Wellman
1 2 3 4 Final North Cedar 9 15 19 20 63 Mid-Prairie 14 16 9 14 53
NORTH CEDAR (63): Jacob Jensen (g) 7-11 0-0 15, Mason Minar (g) 6-11 3-4 16, Asron Woodward (f) 1-2 1-2 3, Carter Johnson (g) 2-8 4-5 10, Owen Meyer (f) 0-1 0-0 0, Brice Sahr 0-1 2-2 2, Logan Minar 7-12 3-9 17. Totals: 23-46 13-22 63.
MID-PRAIRIE (53): Carter Reinier (g) 4-11 0-0 9, Brad Tornow (g) 5-13 1-1 11, Derek Rich (g) 2-9 0-0 4, Tom Buters (f) 1-6 1-2 3, Caleb Statler (f) 8-13 3-3 19, Cary Schaefer 2-4 1-2 5, Ryan Slaubaugh 0-0 2-2 2, Dominic Pickard 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Slaubaugh 0-2 0-0 0, Kyle Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-59 8-10 53.
3-Pt. FG: NC 4-8 (Johnson 2-3, M. Minar 1-3, Jensen 1-1, Sahr 0-1), MP 1-8 (Reinier 1-5, Tornow 0-1, Schaefer 0-1, Rich 0-1). Rebounds: NC 16 (M. Minar 4, Johnson 3, Woodward 3, Jensen 2, Meyer 2, L. Minar 2), MP 34 (Statler 9, Rich 8). Assists: NC 10 (Johnson 3, Jensen 2, M. Minar 2, Woodward 2, Sahr 1), MP 10 (Tornow 3). Steals: NC 13 (M. Minar 5, John- son 3, Jensen 2, Woodward 2, Sahr 1), MP 14 (Reinier 4). Blocked Shots: NC 5 (L. Minar 2, M. Minar 2, Meyer 1), MP 3 (Statler 2). Total Fouls: North Cedar 9, MP 20. Fouled Out: North Cedar none. MP none.