Thursday, April 27, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
COLUMN: From the Cheap Seats: Tipton Sends To Off To New Opportunities
By Ryan Stonebraker
It doesn’t get any easier the longer I am here at the newspaper. Growing up and getting older is never easy anyway and I am always adjusting to something it seems. One of the things that we all go through is losses along the way. Whether we move to a new town, have a loved one pass away or see friends move away. Last week, the Tipton school district learned that two pillars since I have been here at the paper will be moving on. Tipton middle school principal Sue O’Donnell and head football coach and teacher Josh Bahr will leave the district after the school year for great opportunities.
Both have meant a lot to the district over the years. O’Donnell as an administrator and what some may not know, a successful swimming coach of the Tigers swim team some years back where she routinely helped lead our kids to state swimming meets in Marshalltown. Bahr, as the leader of the Tigers football team. A builder of young men and programs as well as a respected teacher at the high school.
Since I have been here at the end of the summer 2005 season, here are the number of football coaches at each school I cover. All four schools have had a playoff run since I have been here. North Cedar - 6, Durant - 4, Wilton - 2 and Tipton 2, but soon 3.
Bahr will become the K-12 principal and athletic director at West Central (Maynard) High School in Northeast Iowa and O’Donnell will be a principal at one of the schools in Muscatine. Both outstanding opportunities for two driven individuals that love kids and love to build and develop.
Spring is not my favorite season. As nature blooms and warmer weather hits, I brace for changes in the area coaching line up each year. Ok, I get pretty excited for the start of the Major League Baseball season, I’ll give you that. I apologize to those who enjoy spring with both feet jumping into the new season, but I don’t join you. And, I’m not a fan of mowing my yard.
I work crazy hours, but hours I can control for the most part. I work for an awesome boss that expects excellence, yet gives me the freedom to make that look how I want it to, not from an office in the far away safety of corporate headquarters. Our family is well known here, but a lot of my friends and some of my closest friends are coaches at the four schools I cover. When they leave, I lose a ‘friend’ just like many of you do or if your kid loses a teacher. Often, in season coaches see me and I them regularly, but with a new season, I have new friends to catch up and I’ll catch up with the previous season coaches the next year and so on.
Over the years I have picked up my share of cliches. My wife will attest to it as I see the famous eye rolls when I repeat one. There is a bit of truth to them though, and not a blanket statement that you here in the athletic world. Here it is. Don’t be sad that it is ending, be happy that it happened. I am a collector. As a kid, the go to was sports cards, specifically baseball cards. As an adult with two kids, it is experiences. As a adult it is collecting things like coaching youth sports, sharing a favorite show and collecting smiles instead of material possessions. My go to after family is friendships.
I don’t have a corner on the cliche market and this very well may be one, but I will claim it as mine. I have a saying in recent years that I repeat to my close friends. Here it is. Enjoy it while you have it, because you never know how long it will last. Whatever ever ‘it’ means to you, enjoy it. A friendship, a physical item, a relationship, a job, whatever. Nothing lasts forever, and that is fine. People come, people go, things come into your life, things go. There are many seasons that make up one's life. I think that we all have enjoyed O’Donnell’s and Bahr’s time in Tipton and deep down we are happy for them and what opportunities they have.
So, on behalf of the Tipton community as a whole, the Tipton athletic community, and as a friend, I wish both Bahr and O’Donnell the best and good luck with your new paths.
Part of my spring involves white knuckle rides into the pre-summer weeks is keeping tabs on school board agendas and meeting minutes seeing if my friends are leaving. I think that I will retire that and look at minutes and be excited for their opportunities instead. Good luck, go get ‘em guys.
Bahr Takes Job In NE Iowa
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| Tipton football coach Josh Bahr, shakes the hand of Williamsburg coach Kurt Ritchie after the Tigers loss in the playoffs a few years ago. Bahr recently resigned his position at Tipton to take the k-12 principal job at West Central-Maynard in Northeast Iowa. Photo by Darren Miller. |
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative
TIPTON — For the past eight football seasons at Tipton, Josh Bahr has led the Tigers onto the field. This fall, there will be a new man leading the black and gold onto the field. Last week, Bahr tendered his resignation, pending school board approval, to accept a job in Northeast Iowa at West Central (Maynard) High School. Bahr has been at Tipton since 2003, minus a short stint at North Scott.
“Last winter I began a leadership program at Drake and was surrounded by outstanding and impactful educational leaders. I was inspired and changed. So, I began pursuing opportunities to move into administration,” he said.
“I found one. This job checks a lot of boxes for my family,” said Bahr.
Bahr has meant so much to the Tipton community over the years. Bahr said that leaving Tipton was not the plan when he came back in the late 2000’s.
“The plan was to be here for the long run. This was a brutally tough decision for me and my family. Tipton is a special place with special people and we love it here, but it’s time to chase this opportunity. It’s a good fit for us,” said Bahr.
Bahr ends his coaching tenure with a record of 29 wins and 46 losses. He took over in the 2009 season when another longtime Tiger coach, Mike Wehde, stepped down. The two are the only two head football coaches in the past 13 years at Tipton.
Bahr’s early teams were marked with steady improvement and didn’t use the excuse of some of the smallest classes in recent memory going through, during a 4-23 stretch from 2009-11. What is easy to see now looking back, was that Bahr and his staff were building a program. From the 2012 season until this past season, Tipton had 25 wins and three playoff appearences in five seasons. The Tigers beat North Cedar four of the five seasons, scoring over 40 points in each win, including a 77-18 drubbing in 2013 and a 54-13 win last fall.
Bahr said that he is really proud of keeping his staff together for the most part during his eight year run. Coaches Kyle Reeve, Cole Goodenow and Rich Fisher have been with him all eight years and share in the program’s development and growth over the years.
“The coaches and players have made this transition the toughest. They have meant a lot to me. I look back at 2009 and all of us were in new positions. I was a first time head coach and the others were first time coaches in their roles. We forged a bond that got stronger with each passing year,” he said. Bahr also said that former coaches Henry Harden, Jeff Ormsby, Ben Slife and others also were a big part of the program
“I don’t want to leave anyone out, but it’s been a lot of fun coaching with these guys and coaching at teaching at Tipton,” said Bahr.
Bahr will be the K-12 principal and athletic director at West Central Maynard. Bahr will still be involved in athletics, taking on AD duties with his new job.
“That piece of me I don’t have to put fully away and that is exciting,” he said.
Bahr said he is also excited to be a part of a district where he gets to be involved at all levels K-12. He will be going to a school district that is class 1A and A in athletics and with that, a school district that has challenges that he is excited to face. Bahr is returning to his home area, having graduated from Sumner-Fredericksburg High School, which is 20 minutes down the road from Maynard.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Knights 3rd At Golden Hawk Relays
WELLMAN — The North Cedar Knights boy’s track and field team placed third at the 7-team, Mid-Prairie Relays. The Knights were one of three teams to score over 100 points at the meet, totaling 113 points. Mid-Prairie won their home meet with 152 points and Lisbon was second with 138 points.
Greg Hansen won the only event for North Cedar, winning the 100-meter dash in 11.44. Bryce Bemer was second in the same event with a time of 11.45. Bemer was also second in the 200-meter dash in 23.46.
In field events, North Cedar had three top-5 finishers with Owen Meyer 4th in the high jump, Aaron Woodward 4th in the shot put and Hansen 5th in the long jump.
In Individual events, Treat Spahr had a pair of runner-up finishes in the individual hurdle events. Spahr was second in the 110-meter high hurdles in 17.79 and second in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.44.Seamus Raney had third place finishes in the 400-meter dash and the 800-meter run.
North Cedar’s best relay finish was its 4X200-meter relay that finished runner-up with the team of Jacob Jensen, Bryce Bemer, Miles McCullough and Greg Hansen in 44.93.
The Knights run twice this week, at Solon Tuesday and at Monticello Thursday.
Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk Relays
Thursday, April 13
Wellman, IA
Team Scores: 1. Mid-Prairie 152, 2. Lisbon 138, 3. North Cedar 113, 4. Montezuma 74, 5. HLV 49, 6. Springville 37, 7. Highland 20.
Field Event Results:
Discus: 1. Levi Duwa (MP) 141-0, 13. Byron Boleyn (NC) 95-01, 17. Tyler Thurston (NC) 79-09.5.
High Jump: 1. Marshall Teets (MP) 6-0, 4. Owen Meyer (NC) 5-6.
Long Jump: 1. Brett Givens (L) 19-10, 5. Greg Hansen (NC) 18-07, 6. Keon McCullough (NC) 17-06.
Shot Put: 1. Levi Duwa (MP) 57-09.5, 4. Aaron Woodward (NC) 46-0, 7. Caden Wendt (NC) 40-10, 12. Brady Lehrman (NC) 37-02.5.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash: 1. Greg Hansen (NC) 11.44, 2. Bryce Bemer (NC) 11.45.
200-meter dash: 1. Jordan Bender (M) 23.17, 2. Bryce Bemer (NC) 23.46, 3. Greg Hansen (NC) 23.85.
400-meter dash: 1. Cary Scheafer (MP) 52.12, 3. Seamus Raney (NC) 54.58, 5. Jacob Jensen (NC) 56.44.
800-meter run: 1. Jake Jennett (L) 2:07.39, 3. Seamus Raney (NC) 2:23.71, 7. Robert Kelly-Anderson (NC) 2:33.30, 13. Tyler Maschmann (NC) 2:49.88.
110-meter high hurdles: 1. Vance Bushong (M) 16.66, 2. Treat Spahr (NC) 17.79, 3. Dragon Cinkovich (NC) 18.53.
1,600-meter run: 1. Thatcher Krob (L) 4:44.54, 9. Devon Willis (NC) 5:46.79, 12. Robert Kelly-Anderson (NC) 6:03.74.
3,200-meter run: 1. Floyd Evans (MP) 10:14.50, 9. Devon Willis (NC) 12:38.11, 10. Tyler Maschmann (NC) 12:50.91.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Peyton Miller (MP) 56.20, 2. Treat Spahr (NC) 1:00.44, 13. Dragon Cinkovich (NC) 1:08.82.
Relay Event Results:
4X100-meter relay: 1. Lisbon 44.49, 2. North Cedar (Jacob Jensen, Bryce Bemer, Miles McCullough, Greg Hansen) 44.93.
4X200-meter relay: 1. Montezuma 1:35.20, 4. North Cedar (Ethan Sahr, Zac Kaurrman, Keon McCullough, Miles McCullough) 1:44.38.
4X400-meter relay: 1. Lisbon 3:30.63, 3. North Cedar (Seamus Raney, Ethan Sahr, Keon McCullough, Jacob Jensen) 3:55.77.
4X800-meter relay: 1. Lisbon 8:25.84, 4. North Cedar (Seamus Raney, Robert-Kelly Anderson, Bryon Boleyn, Carter Johnson) 9:38.57.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1. North Cedar (Treat Spahr, Miles McCullough, Dragon Cinkovich, Zac Kauffman) 1:06.62.
Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Lisbon 1:35.88, 5. North Cedar (Ethan Sahr, Zac Kauffman, Bryce Bemer, Jacob Jensen) 1:43.92.
Distance Medley Relay: 1. Lisbon 3:38.68, 5. North Cedar (Miles McCullough, Zac Kauffman, Keon McCullough, Carter Johnson) 4:08.85.
Three First Finishes For Knights At DeWitt
DEWITT — Led by three first place finishes, the North Cedar boy’s track team placed second at the 8-team DeWitt Saber Relays last Tuesday. The Knights nearly won the meet, finishing 8.5 points behind meet winner Cascade. The Cougars scored 120.5 points to the Knights 112 points. NE Goose Lake was third with 111 and Bellevue was fourth with 104 points as the four River Valley Conference North schools were the only ones to top the 100-point mark at the meet.
North Cedar senior Bryce Bemer was part of two of the three North Cedar wins. Bemer won the 100-meter dash in 11.89 and ran the second leg of the Knights winning 4X100-meter relay team. That team of Jacob Jensen, Bemer, Miles McCullough and Greg Hansen won in 45.42. Seamus Raney claimed the other North Cedar win with win in the 800-meter run in 2:06.19.
Four other events were runners-up at the meet. Aaron Woodward was second in the shot put, Treat Spahr was second in the 110-meter hurdles and Greg Hansen was second in the 200-meter dash. The Knights 4X800-meter relay team of Raney, Carter Johnson, Byron Boleyn and Cory Cox were also second in a time of 9:09.05.
DeWitt Saber Relays
Tuesday, April 11
DeWitt, IA
Team Scores: 1. Cascade 120.5, 2. North Cedar 112, 3. NE Goose Lake 111, 4. Bellevue 104, 5. Calamus-Wheatland 79, 6. Easton Valley 27, 7. Bellevue Marquette 22.5, 8. Midland 10.
Field Event Results:
Shot Put: 2. Aaron Woodward 44-9.5, 5. Caden Wendt 40-5.
Discus: 5. Byron Boleyn 118-06.
Individual Events:
Sprint Medley Relay: 4. North Cedar (Tanner Hayzlett, Zac Kauffman, Bryce Bemer, Jacob Jensen) 1:44.70.
4X800-meter Relay: 2. North Cedar (Seamus Raney, Carter Johnson, Byron Boleyn, Cory Cox) 9:09.05.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 3. North Cedar (Treat Spahr, Miles McCullough, Dragon Cinkovich, Ethan Sahr) 1:07.56
100-meter dash: 1. Bryce Bemer (NC) 11.89, 2. Greg Hansen (NC) 11.99.
Distance Medley Relay: 5. North Cedar (Tanner Hayzlett, Zac Kauffman, Ethan Sahr, Carter Johnson) 4:11.40.
400-meter dash: 4. Seamus Raney 54.88, 6. Jacob Jensen 56.58.
4X200-meter relay: 4. North Cedar (Tanner Hayzlett, Zac Kauffman, Tyler Thurston, Miles McCullough) 1:44.60.
110-meter high hurdles: 2. Treat Spahr 17.20.
800-meter run: 1. Seamus Raney 2:06.19, 6. Carter Johnson 2:11.80.
200-meter dash: 2. Greg Hansen 23.72, 3. Bryce Bemer 23.77.
400-meter hurdles: 3. Devon Willis 5:32.64, 6. Miles McCullough 1:03.89.
1,600-meter run: 6. Devon Willis 5:32.64.
4X100-meter relay: 1. North Cedar (Jacob Jensen, Bryce Bemer, Miles McCullough, Greg Hansen) 45.42.
4X400-meter relay: 5. North Cedar (Seamus Raney, Treat Spahr, Tyler Alexander, Jacob Jensen) 3:53.73.
Area Teams Compete At Tigerette Relays
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| Tipton's Katie Binns clears a hurle in her leg of the shuttle hurdle relay at the Tigerette Relays. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. |
TIPTON — Three Conservative area girl’s track and field teams competed at the annual Tigerette Relays in Tipton last week. Tipton, North Cedar and Durant were on hand for the meet that saw 14 teams vie for the team title. Of the 14 teams, eight were from the River Valley Conference. Monticello won the meet with a team score of 101 while Mt. Vernon was second with 91 points and Mount Pleasant was third with 59 points.
North Cedar scored 56 points and placed 5th while Tipton placed 8th with 36 team points.
North Cedar won three events at the meet, the 4X400 relay, 4X200 relay and the high jump.
The Knights 4X200-meter relay team of Tessa Fields, Martha Jesuit, Cassie Cox and Grace Proesch won the event in 1:49.99. The Knights 4X400-meter relay team of Proesch, Fields, Cox and Sadie Brown won the event in a time of 9:52.42 Darby Hawtrey gave the Knights their third event win by winning the high jump with a best jump of 5-0. The Knights only had one relay that they were in finish below third place.
North Cedar had three top-10 finishers in the individual events. Carly Montz placed 6th in the 3,000-meter run in 12:15.45. Hawtrey was 9th in the 110-meter hurdles and Katie Thompson was 9th in the 400-meter dash.
Tipton was led by sophomore junior Jamie Kofron who won the shot put. Kofron won the event with a best throw of 41-7.5.
Tipton had three top-5 finishers in individual events at the meet. Kenzie Mente placed 3rd in the 3,000-meter run in 11:40.94. Tiffany Schott was 4th in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:14.18. Amanda Smith placed 5th in the 800-meter run in 2:37.81.
Tipton’s best relay finishes came from 5th place finishes in the shuttle hurdle and distance medley relay events. The Tigers shuttle hurdle relay team placed 5th with the team of Blake Ehler, Brittney Ford, Samanthan DeMoss and Tiffany Schott finished in 1:14.44. The Tigers also placed 5th in the distance medley relay with the team of Emily Hermsen, Karlee Kamberling, Sommer Daniel and Amanda Smith in 4:44.64.
Wildcats Score 22 Points
Durant placed 12th at the meet with 22 team points. The Wildcats did not win an event at the meet.
Durant’s best field event finish came from Autumn Wolf in the long jump. Wolf placed third with a best jump of 15-10.25. Amorae Myers also placed in the top-5 with a 4th place finish in the 100-meter dash in a time of 13.85.
The Wildcats top relay finish came from its 4X800-meter relay squad. The team of Madison Howe, Tori Novinski, Heidi Wolf and Ellie Berry finished in the time of 11:19.42 for a 5th place finish.
Tigerette Relays
Tipton, IA
Thursday, April 14
Team Results: 1. Monticello 101, 2. Mt. Vernon 91, 3. Mount Pleasant 59, 4. Mid-Prairie 58, 5. North Cedar 56, 6. Clear Creek-Amana 39, 7. Springville 38, 8. Tipton 36, 9. Camanche 28, 10. NE Goose Lake 24, 11. Easton Valley 23, 12. Durant 22, 13. Lisbon 10, 14. West Liberty 4.
Field Event Results:
Discus: 1. Courtney Schnoor (CAM) 119-01, 2. Jamie Kofron (T) 117-04, 5. Nicole Sander (NC) 104-08, 8. Callie Meyer (NC) 98-06, 17. Kelly Alexander (D) 86-07, 21. Bryanna Simmermaker (T) 84-03, 27. Brittany Kahl (D) 60-06.
High Jump: 1. Darby Hawtrey (NC) 5-0, 4. Lexi Crist (NC) 4-8.
Long Jump: 1. Rylee Menster (SPRING) 16-08.50, 3. Autumn Wolf (D) 15-10.25, 9. Amorae Myers (D) 14-0.5, 10. Kassidie Galloway (NC) 13-04.5, 13. Andrea Wachendorf (NC) 13-01.5, 14. Karlee Kamberling (T) 13-0.50, 16. Sara Webb (T) 12-04.
Shot Put: 1. Jamie Kofron (T) 41-07.5, 2. Courtney Schnoor (CAM) 39-03, 3. Nicole Sander (NC) 36-05.75, 11. Leah Crock (NC) 31-08.50, 17. Kelly Alexander (D) 29-02, 20. Emily Seligman (D) 28-11.25, 21. Bryanna Simmermaker (T) 28-09.75.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash: 1. Annie Rhomberg (MV) 13.14, 4. Amorae Myers (D) 13.85, 5. Hunter Humphrey (T) 13.95, 15. Katie Jilovic (NC) 15.79, 17. Haley Schmuecker (T) 16.24, 20. Kaitlyn Wiese (D) 17.68.
200-meter dash: 1. Rylee Menster (SPING) 27.60, 15. Morgan Mital (D) 31.52, 16. Kerrigan Johnson (D) 31.84, 18. Fiona Raney (NC) 33.75, 19. Amy Schroeder (NC) 33.89, 20. Emma Pratt (T) 35.37, 23. Isbell Garcia (T) 42.08.
400-meter dash: 1. Taylor Murray (Mt.P) 1:02.82, 9. Katie Thompson (NC) 1:10.18, 14. Allyson Heinrich (D) 1:26.34.
800-meter run: 1. Corinne Gadient (MONTI) 2:19.99, 5. Amanda Smith (T) 2:37.81, 8. Sadie Brown (NC) 2:44.84, 11. Heidi Wolf (D) 2:51.46, 12. Tori Novinski (D) 2:53.00, 13. Erica Shumaker (T) 2:53.67.
110-meter high hurdles: 1. Catherine Yeoman (MV) 16.57, 9. Darby Hawtrey (NC) 18.13, 8. Brenna Moeller (D) 18.10, 11. Samantha DeMoss (T) 18.40, 14. Blake Ehler (T) 18.67, 15. Andrea Wachendorf (NC) 18.68.
1,500-meter run: 1. Anna Hostetler (MP) 4:46.91, 7. Kenzie Mente (T) 5:29.49, 9. Ellie Berry (D) 5;42.69, 10. Carly Montz (NC) 5:45.80, 14. Madison Howe (D) 6:05.73, 15. Madison Conrad (T) 6:13.47.
3,000-meter run: 1. Anna Hostetler (MP) 10:24.69, 3. Kenzie Mete (T) 11:40.94, 6. Carly Montz (NC) 12:15.45.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Autumn Wolf (D) 1:10.97, 4. Tiffany Schott (T) 1:14.18, 8. Breanna Moeller (D) 1:19.84, 9. Kamryn Chapman (T) 1:20.28.
Relay Events:
4X100-meter relay: 1. Mt. Vernon 51.72, 3. North Cedar (Brittyn Wilhau, Darby Hawtrey, Kiarra Musser, Lexi Crist) 53.13, 7. Durant (Amorae Myers, Autumn Wolf, Kelly Alexander, Breanna Moeller) 55.44, 12. Tipton (Sara Webb, Jamie Kofron, Bryanna Simmermaker, Hunter Humphrey) 58.33.
4X200-meter relay: 1. North Cedar (Tessa Fields, Martha Jesuit, Cassie Cox, Grace Proesch) 1:49.99, 12. Durant (Chelsea Alderman, Britany Kahl, Madison Willkomm, Haley Wolf) 2:12.89, 13. Tipton (Brittney Ford, Ashlyn Curry, Emma Pratt, Ballie Butterbrodt) 2:18.76.
4X400-meter relay: 1. North Cedar (Martha Jesuit, Cassie Cox, Tessa Fields, Grace Proesch) 4:04.04, 8. Tipton (Emily Hermsen, Tiffany Schott, Karlee Kamberling, Amanda Smith) 4:33.13, 12. Durant (Heidi Wolf, Tori Novinski, Ellie Berry, Madison Howe) 4:55.91.
4X800-meter relay: 1. Monticello 9:35.58, 3. North Cedar (Grace Proesch, Tessa Fields, Cassie Cox, Sadie Brown) 9:52.42, 5. Durant (Madison Howe, Tori Novinski, Heidi Wolf, Ellie Berry) 11:19.42, 7. Tipton (Zoe Rezac, Grace Nichols, Madison Conrad, Erica Shumaker) 12:09.22.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1. Mt. Vernon 1:07.12, 5. Tipton (Blake Ehler, Brittney Ford, Samantha DeMoss, Tiffany Schott) 1:14.44.
Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Springville 1:58.37, 6. North Cedar (Brittyn Wilhau, Kiarra Musser, Martha Jesuit, Katie Thompson) 2:02.20, 10. Tipton (Hunter Humphrey, Sara Webb, Emily Hermsen, Sommer Daniel) 2:03.96, 13. Durant Haley Wolf, Morgan Mital, Breanna Moeller, Kerrigan Johnson) 2:11.38.
Distance Medley Relay: 1. Monticello 4:32.53, 5. Tipton (Emily Hermsen, Karlee Kamberling, Sommer Daniel, Amanda Smith) 4:44.64, 11. Durant (Haley Wolf, Morgan Mital, Kerrigan Johnson, Aubrey Doercher) 5:59.50.
Beavers Second In Team Standings At West Branch
WEST BRANCH — The Wilton Beaver girl’s track team were runners-up at a meet in West Branch last Thursday. There, the Beavers scored 128 points behind meet winner West Branch who scored 144 team points. The two River Valley Conference schools were far out in front of the other teams there, as Lone Tree finished third with 79 points, 49 points in back of the Beavers.
Individually, two Beavers won multiple events. Kortney Drake won three events while Kaylee Ford won two events. Drake won the long jump with a best jump of 15-07.5, the 200-meter dash in 27.50 and the 400-meter dash in 1:02.35. Ford won the 1,500-meter run in 5:55.58 and the 3,000-meter run in 12:25.31.
Wilton did well in the relay events with six top-5 relay team finishes. The Beavers placed third in four relay events, the 4X400-, 4X800, the sprint medley and the distance medley relay events.
Chad Gates Invitational
West Branch
Thursday, April 13th
Girl’s Team Scores: 1. West Branch 144, 2. Wilton 128, 3. Lone Tree 79, 4. Alburnett 66, 5. Calamus-Wheatland 49.50, 6. Wapello 44.50.
Winners and Wilton Results Only
Field Event Results:
Discus: 1. Kaycee Kane (LT) 86-03, 3. Karrissa Storjohann (WIL) 85-04, 6. Hallie Speed (WIL) 73-01, 7. Kayla Hildreth (WIL) 72-06.
High Jump: 1. Mikayla Prusha (WB) 4-8, 3. Emily Lange (WIL) 4-4.
Long Jump: 1. Kortney Drake (WIL) 15-07.50, 6. McKinnley Pittman (WIL) 13-07, 8. Emily Fausel (WIL) 11-08.
Shot Put: 1. McKenzie Heise (WB) 33-06, 3. Hallie Speed (WIL) 29-06, 6. Karrissa Storjohann (WIL) 28-05, 16. Kayla Hildreth (WIL) 21-05.5.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash: 1. Haley Mullinix (WB) 14.82, 4. McKinnley Pittman (WIL) 15.05.
200-meter dash: 1. Kortney Drake (WIL) 27.50, 2. Tatum Koenig (WB) 27.67, 13. Emily Fausel (WIL) 32.27, 16. Brooke Doehrmann (WIL) 37.22.
400-meter dash: 1. Kortney Drake (WIL) 1:02.35, 6. Lindsey Randolph (WIL) 1:18.37, 9. Brooke Doehrmann (WIL) 1:26.96.
800-meter dash: 1. Sydney Alt (LT) 2:52.90, 3. Becca Ball (WIL) 3:07.88, 4. Kirsten Jurgersen (WIL) 3:17.08.
100-meter hurdles: 1. Jaylen Votroubek (WB) 16.86, 4. Linsey Ford (WIL) 18.37.
1,500-meter run: 1. Kaylee Ford (WIL) 5:55.58.
3,000-meter run: 1. Kaylee Ford (WIL) 12:25.31.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Karlie Schult (WIL) 1:27.76.
Relay Event Results:
4X100-meter relay: 1. Alburnett 53.25, 5. Wilton (McKinnley Pittman, Linsey Ford, Lexi Maurer, Emily Lange) 56.61.
4X200-meter relay: 1. Alburnett 1:54.43, 5. Wilton (Lexi Maurer, Emily Lange, Karlie Schult, Abby Brown) 2:09.0.
4X400-meter relay: 1. West Branch 4:24.90, 3. Wilton (Lindsey Randolph, Emily Fausel, Michaela Breed, Abby Brown) 5:14.57.
4X800-meter relay: 1. Lone Tree 11:39.76, 3. Wilton (Abby Brown, Lindsey Randolph, Michaela Breed, Kirsten Jurgersen) 12:40.97.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1. West Branch 1:12.66.
Sprint Medley Relay: 1. West Branch 1:59.07, 3. Wilton (McKinnley Pittman, Lexi Maurer, Linsey Ford, Kortney Drake) 2:00.80.
Distance Medley Relay: 1. Alburnett 5:12.07, 3. Wilton (Karlie Schult, Emily Fausel, Kayla Hildreth, Becca Ball) 5:26.55.
Wildcats Third At Chad Gates Invitational
WEST BRANCH — The Durant boy’s track team placed third at the Chad Gates Invitational last week in West Branch. The Wildcats finished behind meet champ West Branch and runner-up North Linn. The Bears scored 167 points and the Lynx 111 points. Wilton placed 5th with a team score of 39.
Durant seniors Joey Tobin and Gavin Blake each had two runner-up finishes to lead Durant. Tobin was second in the 3,200-meter run in 10:56.58 and in the 1,600-meter run in 5:08.20. Blake placed second in the long jump with a best jump of 20-07 and second in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.09.
Durant’s best relay finish came from their 4X200-meter relay team of Josh Hein, Adam Wiese, Isaiah Overton and Jeremy Carnes in a time of 2:00.12.
Evan Reifert won the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.04 to give the Beavers one event win. Wilton had two runner-up finishes. Javin Drake was second in the discus with a throw of 114-01 and the Beavers 4X100-meter relay team of Cody Navarro, Brian Stillman, Chase Miller and Evan Reifert were second in a time of 47.85.
Chad Gates Boy’s Track Invitational
April 12
At West Branch
Team Scores: 1. West Branch 167, 2. North Linn 115, 3. Durant 86, 4. Calamus-Wheatland 79, 5. Wilton 39, 6. Alburnett 38.
Field Event Results:
High Jump: 1. Cole Moeller (CW) 6-6; 4. Josh Hein (D) 5-4.
Long Jump: 1. Cooper Koenig (WB) 22-04; 2. Gavin Blake (D) 20-07.
Discus: 1. Devin Koester (CW) 114-11; 2. Javin Drake (W) 114-01; 3. Drew Larion (D) 113-06; 4. Cale Frett (D) 104-10; 11. Jacob Creamer (W) 75-04; 12. Isiah Werthmann (D) 73-02.
Shot Put: 1. Dawson Frett (D) 42-10.75; 6. Nathaniel DeVore (W) 34-05.5; 7. Christian Lund (D) 32-08.75; 9. Austin Pleggenkuhl (W) 31-04.5; 10. Tanner Hoon (D) 30-10.50.
Individual Event Results:
4X800-meter relay: 1. North LInn 8:54.04; 5. Wilton 10:58.71.
3,200-meter run: 1. Russell Martin (WB) 10:51.24; 2. Joey Tobin (D) 10:56.58; 3. Nathan Prunchak (D) 11:07.70.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1. West Branch 59.87.
100-meter dash: 1. Evan Reifert (W) 12.04; 2. Gavin Blake (D) 12.09; 3. Cody Navarro (W) 12.11; 13. Gage Finke (D) 14.27.
400-meter dash: 1. Logan Novak (NL) 53.71; 5. Cory Anderson (W) 59.49; 11. Anthony Mundt (D) 1:08.06; 13. Nathaniel Fagner (W) 1:15.87.
4X200-meter relay: 1. West Branch 1:36.58; 3. Durant (Josh Hein, Adam Wiese, Isaiah Overton, Jeremy Carnes) 2:00.12.
110-meter high hurdles: 1. Hunter Wargo (WB) 14.94.
1,600-meter run: 1. Ben Martin (WB) 5:00.34; 2. Joey Tobin (D) 5:08.20; 3. Nathan Prunchak (D) 5:11.78; 6. Tony Friederichs (D) 5:26.0; 11. Noah Brown (W) 5:37.56; 12. Will Ball (W) 5:38.02; 16. Isaac Hunter (W) 5:55.64.
200-meter dash: 1. Cooper Koenig (WB) 22.64; 5. Isaiah Overton (D) 26.18; 7. Garrett Bohnsack (W) 27.07; 11. Dawson Frett (D) 28.04; 15. Zach Badtram (D) 29.56.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Ryan Miller (NL) 58.78.
Distance Medley Relay: 1. North Linn 3:52.71; 5. Durant (Isiah Werthmann, Adam Wiese, Jeremy Carnes, Joey Tobin) 4:17.95.
800-meter run: 1. Russell Martin (WB) 2:07.18; 11. Anthony Mundt (D) 2:40.27; 12. Nathaniel Fagner (W) 2:49.51.
4X100-meter relay: 1. West Branch 44.39; 2. Wilton (Cody Navarro, Brian Stillman, Chase Miller, Evan Reifert) 47.85; 4. Durant (Josh Hein, Adam Wiese, Isiah Overton, Gavin Blake) 51.53.
4X400-meter relay: 1. West Branch 3:40.10; 4. Durant (Jeremy Carnes, Tony Frederichs, Nathan Prunchak, Joey Tobin) 3:57.14.
COLUMN: From the Cheap Seats - Upper Iowa Throwers
Two Former Area Throwers At Upper Iowa
It wasn’t that long that Tipton’s Caitlin Himes and Durant’s Brinn Grunder competed for conference and state titles in the shot put and discus rings. Last year in fact. Both 2016 graduates are members of the Upper Iowa University women’s track and field team as freshmen. Both, have been throwing for the Peacocks.
Grunder has set and broken her own shot put record in the outdoor season. Grunder set the school record in the first Upper Iowa outdoor meet and broke her own record this past week at the Tulsa Dulas in Oklahoma. Grunder set a new record of 42-feet, 9.5-inches. Grunder had set the school record in the Peacocks first outdoor meet of the season which was good for fourth at the Upper Iowa Dingles/Brueggen Open in Fayette.
Grunder is the daughter of Tracy and Brian Grunder and is a Gerontology and Psychology major.
HImes, threw 141.11 in the discus at the Peacocks latest meet, at the NSIC/MIAA conference showdown in Maryville, Missouri. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association is a three-day track extravaganza. Himes is the daughter of Thomas Himes and Rachel Lewis and is an athletic training major.
Sportscast Media Announces Summer Schedule
Three of the four Conservative coverage area and five of the 13 River Valley Conference schools will have regular summer sports games broadcast over the internet. Sportscast Media out of Mediapolis recently announced the schedule for summer baseball and softball for Durant, North Cedar and Wilton teams. Below are listed games that will be broadcast over the internet at the web addresses listed after each school. Postseason assignments will be made later, and games past the first round will be determined at a later date.
Start Times Listed for Games. Broadcast begins with pregame 15 minutes prior to time:
Durant: Wildcat Cast - www.thewildcatcast.com
Basbeall — Monday, June 5 - Home VDH with West Liberty 5:30, Tuesday, June 13 - Away VDH with Wapello 5:30, Monday, June 19 - Home game with Camanche 7:30, Tuesday, June 27 - Home VDH with Keokuk 5:30, Wednesday, July 5 - home game with Mediapolis 7:30, Saturday, July 8 - Baseball Districts TBD.
Softball — Tuesday, May 23 - Home game with Keokuk 7:00, Thursday, May 25 - Home VDH with West Branch 5:30, Thursday, June 1 - Away game with Cascade 7:30, Thursday, June 8 - Home game with North Cedar 7:00, Monday, June 12 - Home VDH with Wilton 5:30, Monday, June 26 - Home VDH with Iowa City Regina 5:30, Wednesday, June 28 - Away game with Wapello 7:00, Monday, July 3 - Softball Regionals TBD.
North Cedar: Knight Cast - www.theknightcast.net
Baseball — Monday, May 22 - Home VDH with NE Goose Lake 5:30, Monday, June 19 - Home game with Wilton 7:00, Thursday, June 22 - Home game with Tipton 7:00, Thursday, June 29 - Home VDH with Cascade 5:30, Saturday, July 1 - Home game with Midland 5:00, Monday, July 3 - Home game with Calamus-Wheatland 7:00, Saturday, July 8 - Baseball Districts.
Softball — Tuesday, May 30 - Home Game with Mid-Prairie - 7:00, Thursday, July 1 - Away game at West Branch 7:00, Tuesday, June 6 - Away game at Iowa City Regina 7:00, Thursday, June 8 - Away game at Durant 7:00, Thursday, June 15 - Away game at West Liberty 7:00, Monday, July 3 - Softball Regionals TBD.
Wilton: Beaver Cast - www.thebeavercast.com
Baseball — Monday, May 22 - Home VDH with West Branch 5:30; Thursday, May 25 - Home VDH with Tipton 5:30; Tuesday, June 6 - Home VDH with Davenport Central; Wednesday, June 14 - Home game with Mt. Vernon 7:00, Monday, June 19 - Away game with North Cedar 7:00, Thursday, June 22 - Home game with Cascade 7:00, Thursday, July 6 - Home game with Fairfield 7:30, Saturday July 8 - Baseball Districts, TBD.
Softball — Tuesday, May 23 - Home game with Williamsburg 7:00, Friday, May 26 - home game with Keokuk 7:00, Friday, June 2 - Home game with Ft. Madison 7:00, Monday, June 5 - Home VDH with Iowa City Regina 5:30, Monday, June 12 - Home VDH with Durant 5:30, Thursday, June 29 - Away VDH with West Liberty 5:30, Monday, July 3 - Softball Regionals, TBD.
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