By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative
Tiger Girl’s Team Could Challenge In RVC Race
TIPTON — The Tipton girl’s golf team will return four of their starting six golfers from a team that were unbeaten in River Valley Conference dual meets and placed 5th at the RVC Meet a year ago. The Tigers will be led by senior Kailee Meyer, a two-time all-conference selection the past two seasons. Meyer also advanced as an individual to the second round of the postseason. Meyer will be joined by Brittany Huinker and seniors Rylee Conrad and Mara Jauron.
The Tigers will look for others to step up to fill out the remaining spots in the line up. Out this year in addition to the quartet already mentioned are juniors McKenzie Himes and Tori Peach, sophomores Mackenzie Griffin and Kaleigh Thompson and freshmen Addy Duwe, Haylee Ham and Madeline Waltz.
The Tigers have home meets on April 3, 17 and 24. The Tigers home invitational will be held on May 5 at the Tipton Golf and Country Club. The conference meet is on May 10 at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.
Knights Face Interesting 2017 Season
LOWDEN — The North Cedar Knight girl’s golf team will have an interesting season for returning coach Lori Dittmer. In Dittmer’s first season, senior Emily Hay qualified for the state meet after earning medalist honors at the Oskaloosa district meet. The Knights placed 11th as a team at the RVC meet.
Emily Hay will be back for the Knights. Also back from that team are Lydia Esbaum, Macey McAtee and Madison Cornelius from their regular line-up.
Gone from last year are Blake Sander and Taylor Tenley. Also out for golf this year are Christina Foister and Emma Boleyn.
North Cedar opens the season hosting three RVC teams in their first four meets. The Knights hosted Camanche on April 3 and host NE Goose Lake Monday, April 10 and Bellevue on April 24.
Durant Has Four Returners
DURANT — The Durant girl’s golf team returns four players from last year’s team. The 2016 Durant Wildcats took a step back from a Sectional Championship team in 2015 after they lost several players to graduation last year. The Wildcats say goodbye to their lone senior in their regular line up, Maddison Niefeldt.
Leading the way this season will be seniors Paige McKee and Kenzie Paper and juniors Susan Graces and Sierra Gregoire.
The Wildcats placed 10th at the River Valley Conference meet last season and did not qualify for a regional meet out of sectionals. Nietfeldt and McKee scored under 100 at the conference meet with scores of 95 and 97. All four returning regulars for the Wildcats scored 115 or under at the River Valley Conference meet last year.
Also on the Wildcat roster this season are Ellie Olson, Aubrin Dittmer and Gabby Nicola. Durant is coached by Denise Ahrens. The Wildcats have home meets on Monday, April 10 and Monday, May 1. The Wildcats will host an eight team invitational on Friday, April 28.
Beaver Trio Hope To Lead Wilton Back To Districts
WILTON — The Wilton Beavers turned in another good golf season under coach Jamie Meyer. Last season, the Beavers placed 4th at the River Valley Conference meet and won the Jesup Sectional. The Beavers said goodbye to 2016 seniors Nicole Anderson, Alexis Grage, Sam Green and Amber Snyder. Snyder, Green and Grage were in the regular line up.
Back to lead the way are three players from last year in Alyssa Anderson, Tess Kerkhof and Eleney Owens.
Anderson earned all-conference honors after placing 6th individually at the River Valley Conference meet last year with a score of 86 for the 18-hole meet. Anderson followed that up with a medalist score of 93 at the Jesup sectional meet a week later. The Beavers team won the sectional meet in Jesup. Kerkhof was second on the Beavers team that day with a score of 105 and Owens carded a score of 113. All six scoring players shot 114 or below.
Others out for the Beavers this season are Anna McQuillen, Riley Hammann, Taylor Garvin, Savannah Shilling, Alexis Bartell, Tatum Oveson, Annabel Grings and Katelyn Boeding.
Wilton began the season, hosting two RVC matches. One with Tipton and one with Durant. The Beavers will host Iowa City Regina on Monday, May 1. Wilton will play on their home course in the Durant invitational on April 28.
Tipton Boy’s Have Many New Faces This Year
TIPTON — The Tipton boy’s golf team has a roster of 24 kids, but most of them are new faces. Tipton has 12 freshmen and seven sophomores on their roster. The Tigers finished second at the conference meet last year, one stroke behind RVC Champ Monticello. A week later, the Tigers topped the Panthers to win the sectional title. Tipton’s season ended at a 2A district meet at Iowa City.
Gone from last season out of the regular line-up are Riley Ford, Mark Becker, Adam Hermsen and Dylan Binns. Returning for the Tigers are regulars from last year, Zach Ford and Keith Penningroth. The Tigers will have a lot of options to fill out their line-up with one of their biggest rosters in some time.
Juniors out are Trevor Brennan, Hunter McCullough and Jake MacDonald.
Sophomores out are Luke Becker, Brady Beranek, Isaac Brennan, Skyler Harroun, Jacob Tischuk and Steve Wethington.
Freshmen out are Lucas Barnum, Joey Butler, Colin Chambliss, Elliott Cummins, Landan Hill, Kael Jauron, Jesse Lieser, Eli Lindsey, Austin Mente, Kaleb Mesick, Brendan Nantz and Alex Reynolds.
Tipton hosted Wilton to begin the season and will host Durant on May 1. Tipton’s annual Invitational will be on Thursday, April 13.
Knights Hope To Make Noise This Year
LOWDEN — Seeing opportunity to move up in the RVC standings this season, the North Cedar Knight boy’s golf team should have a good season. North Cedar will have four of their regulars back this year to try to make a run in the River Valley Conference. They are Nick Dewell, Tanner Mullan, Cory Cox and Pavin Esbaum.
North Cedar placed 7th at the River Valley Conference and 4th at the sectional meet in Monticello.
Others out for North Cedar are Braden Wink, Parker Jones, Brice Sahr, Cameron King and Ethan Hill.
North Cedar will host three home meets this season. The first is on Monday, April 10 against NE Goose Lake. The next one is Thursday, April 20 against Cascade and the final one is Monday, May 1 against Monticello.
Durant welcomes Straub As Coach
DURANT — The Durant boy’s golf program will have a new coach this spring and it will be Casey Strub. Strub is the head wrestling coach and will add the golf coaching duties. Strub will inherit four returners from last year in Luke Whitlock, Leo Callison, Drake Jehle and Cole Mediema.
The Wildcats placed 7th at the district meet after placing third at the River Valley Conference meet. Gone from last year are Lake Koenig who was the individual RVC champ and Will Bentley.
Others out for the Wildcats are Jake Nietfeldt, Jarrett Clasen, Logan Callison, Lucas Callison, Drew DeLong and Luke Welsh. Durant will host West Branch on April 10 and their own Invitational on Friday, April 28.
Beavers Could Challenge For RVC’s Top Spot
WILTON — The Wilton Beaver boy’s golf team will have one of the most experienced teams returning with six golfers from their regular line-up returning. Back are Jake Fratzke, Nolan Leaton, Tyler Hartman, Jared Townsend, Brayton Wade and Brock Hartley from the regular line-up.
The Beavers placed 4th at the River Valley Conference meet last year, three strokes from third, eight from second place and nine from the RVC title. The Beavers also placed 4th at the sectional meet in Iowa City, 10 strokes from the runner-up spot.
Others out this season for the Beavers are Nolan Moench, Brent Herrold, Collin McCrabb, Colton Berggren, Hunter Hartung, Zach Channon, Derek McQuillen, Hunter Shepherd and Braeden Vandervoort.
Wilton will host back-to-back RVC matches on April 21 against West Branch and April 24 against Mid-Prairie. Wilton also will host West Liberty on May 8. The Beavers will play on their home course in an Invitational hosted by Durant in mid-April.
Tipton Boy’s Golf Schedule:
March 2017
3/27 - Wilton.
April 2017
4/3 - at Iowa City Regina; 4/7 - at Solon Invitational; 4/10 - Mid-Prairie; 4/13 - Home Invitational; 4/17 - at West Liberty; 4/18 - at Durant; 4/24 - at West Branch; 4/25 - at West Liberty.
May 2017
5/1 - Durant; 5/3 - at Monticello; 5/9 - River Valley Conference Meet - Saddleback Golf Course (Solon); 5/18 - District Meet at Monticello.
Tipton Girl’s Golf Schedule:
March 2017
3/27 - at Wilton.
April 2017
4/3 - Iowa City Regina and West Liberty; 4/10 - At Mid-Prairie; 4/17 - West Liberty; 4/18 - At Lisbon; 4/20 - At Mid-Prairie; 4/24 - West Branch; 4/28 - At Durant.
May 2017
5/1 - At Durant; 5/5 - Home Invitational; 5/10 - River Valley Conference Meet - Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.
North Cedar Boy’s Golf Schedule:
April 2017
4/3 - at Camanche; 4/10 - NE Goose Lake; 4/13 - At Tipton Invitational; 4/17 - At Clinton Invite; 4/18 - At Durant Invitational; 4/20 - Cascade; 4/24 - At Bellevue; 4/25 - At West Liberty Invitational.
May 2017
5/2 - At Mid-Prairie; 5/3 - At Monticello; 5/9 - River Valley Conference Meet - Saddleback Golf Course (Solon); 5/18 - District Meet.
North Cedar Girl’s Golf Schedule:
April 2017
4/3 - Camanche; 4/10 - NE Goose Lake; 4/18 - At Cascade; 4/24 - Bellevue; 4/25 - At Lisbon; 4/28 - At Durant.
May 2017
5/1 - At Monticello; 5/5 - At Tipton; 5/8 - At Camanche; 5/9 - River Valley Conference Meet - Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.
Durant Boy’s Golf Schedule:
April 2017
4/3 - Wilton; 4/7 - At Solon Invitational; 4/10 - At West Branch; 4/13 - At Tipton Invitational; 4/18 - Home Invitational; 4/21 - Iowa City Regina; 4/24 - West Liberty; 4/25 - At West Liberty Invitational.
May 2017
5/1 - At Tipton; 5/2 - At Mid-Prairie Invitational; 5/8 - Mid-Prairie; 5/9 - River Valley Conference Meet - Saddleback Ridge Golf Course (Solon); 5/18 - District Meet.
Durant Girl’s Golf Schedule:
April 2017
4/3 - At Wilton; 4/10 - West Branch; 4/11 - At Davenport Duck Creek Course; 4/18 - At Iowa City Regina; 4/24 - At West Liberty; 4/25 - At DeWitt Invitational; 4/28 - Home Invitational.
May 2017
5/1 - Tipton; 5/5 - At Tipton Invitational; 5/8 - At Mid-Prairie; 5/10 - River Valley Conference Meet - Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.
Wilton Boy’s Golf Schedule:
April 2017
4/3 - At Durant; 4/7 - At Solon Invitational; 4/13 - At Tipton Invitational; 4/18 - Home Invitational; 4/21 - West Branch; 4/24 - Mid-Prairie; 4/25 - At West Liberty Invitational.
May 2017
5/1 - At Iowa City Regina; 5/2 - At Mid-Prairie; 5/8 - West Liberty; 5/9 - River Valley Conference Meet - Saddleback Ridge Golf Course (Solon); 5/18 - District Meet.
Wilton Girl’s Golf Schedule:
April 2017
4/3 - Durant; 4/18 - At West Branch; 4/20 - At Mid-Prairie Invitational; 4/20 - At Mid-Prairie; 4/24 - At Mid-Prairie; 4/28- Home Invitational.
May 2017
5/1 - Iowa City Regina; 5/3 - At Mid-Prairie (Blue Top Ridge Course - Riverside); 5/5 - At Tipton Invitational; 5/8 - At West Liberty; 5/10 - River Valley Conference meet - Muscatine Municipal Course.
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