Beavers Send Five To State

By Ryan Stonebraker

Sports Editor

  WILTON — The Wilton wrestling team will send five wrestlers to the state tournament this week in Des Moines. Wilton had nine wrestlers going for state bids at last Saturday’s district meet at home. Qualifying for the state meet were Kael Brisker at 106, Cory Anderson at 138, Trey Brisker at 152, Cameron Reddick at 195 and Calib Lilly at 220. The quintet will compete Thursday at the 2018 state wrestling tournament in Des Moines.

  Beaver senior Trey Brisker won the 152-pound weight class and improved to 48-1 overall. Brisker is ranked number one at 152 heading into the state meet. Brisker pinned Durant’s Cameron Ragurrio in the semifinals in 1:00 to advance to the finals. There, he wrestled third-ranked Kaden Kilburg from Lisbon in the finals. In that match, Brisker would win by a 6-2 decision. Brisker led 2-0 after the first period after getting a takedown seven seconds into the match. Brisker would use a 4-1 point run in the second period to take a 6-1 lead. Brisker scored two takedowns in the period. Kilburg scored a point in the final period to set the score at 6-2, which was the final score.

  Four Beavers placed second at their weight class. They were Kael Brisker at 106, Cory Anderson at 138, Cameron Reddick at 195 and Calib Lilly at 220.

  Brisker improved to 37-16. He won an 11-8 decision over Tyler Siemen in the semifinals by lost to Wapello’s Colton Meeker in the finals by a 9-4 decision. Meeker had 34 wins. Brisker advanced to state as the runner-up after not having a wrestleback match.

  Anderson improved to 41-7 and is ranked #8. Anderson pinned Cory Stewart in 1:16 in the semifinals. In the finals, Anderson was upset by a loss by pin in 5:30 by Javis Krieger from New London. Krieger improved to 40-5 with the win. Anderson advanced to state as the runner-up after not having a wrestleback match.

  Reddick improved to 40-10 and is ranked tenth. He won a 6-1 decision over Rowan Udell from Iowa City Regina to reach the finals. There, he faced ninth-ranked Jake Jennett from Lisbon in the finals. There, Jennett won an 8-5 decision to claim the weight class. Reddick fell behind 5-2 after the first period scoring a two-point reversal halfway through the opening period. Reddick scored a takedown in the second period and an escape period in the third period for his five points. Reddick advanced to state as the runner-up after not having a wrestleback match.

  Lilly improved to 25-23 and advanced to state. He was pinned by eighth ranked Logan O’Connor from Lisbon in the semifinals in 3:53. Lilly would pin Grant Tenley from North Cedar in the third-place match in 1:07. Lilly got a wrestleback match after O’Connor won the weight class by pin in the finals. In the wrestleback match, Lilly pinned New London’s Jaxon Allen in 4:47 to earn runner-up and a spot at state.

  A pair of Beavers placed third at their respective weight classes. Eli Faison placed third at 160 and improved to 31-14 with a pin over Dan Burton of Highland in the third place match. Burton had 26 wins. Faison pinned Burton in 0:40. Faison had a takedown and 3-point nearfall run of points in a span of 12 seconds before getting the pin. Faison lost a 9-2 decision to 7th ranked Ryan Schott from Iowa City Regina. Schott lost to 3rd ranked Brennan Swafford from Mediapolis in the finals, nixing a wrestleback chance for Faison.

  John Rife placed third at 195. Rife pinned Tyler Thurston from North Cedar in 4:00 in the semifinals, but lost to third-ranked Hunter Connor from Louisa-Muscatine in the finals. Rife was then in a wrestleback match with Ethan Allie from Belle Plaine. There, he fell by a tight 3-2 decision to place third.

  Three Beavers placed fourth at the district meet and did not win a match. They were Colton Cruse at 113, Reid Johnson at 126 and Coy Baker at 170. Cruse ends the year 30-18, Johnson ends the year 28-10 and Baker ends the year 26-24.

Knights Come Up Empty At Districts
  WILTON — The North Cedar Knight wrestling team sent four wrestlers to the district meet last Saturday in Wilton. They were Tyler Thurston at 182, Grant Tenley at 220 and Chase Gallagher at 285.

  Tyler Thurston improved to 31-13 and ends the season with that record. Thurston lost to John Rife from Wilton by pin in 4:00 in the semifinals. In the third place match, Thurston lost a 5-1 decision to Ethan Allie from Belle Plaine.

  Grant Tenley placed fourth and ends the season with a record of 27-14. He lost by pin to Jaxson Allen from New London in 2:50 in the semifinals. In the third-place match, he was pinned by Calib Lilly from Wilton in 1:07.

  Chase Gallagher placed fourth and ends the season with a record of 29-15. He lost by pin to Gabe Hayes from Louisa-Muscatine in the semifinals. In the third-place match, he was pinned by Jacob Barnhart from West Branch in 3:16.

Tough Day For Durant’s Ragurrio
WILTON — Durant freshman Cameron Ragurrio’s season came to an end Saturday afternoon. He finishes his first varsity season with a record of 28-20 after qualifying for the district meet as a sectional runner-up last week.

  In the semifinals, Ragurrio was pinned by top-ranked class 1A wrestling Trey Brisker from Wilton in 1:00. In the third place match, Ragurrio was pinned by Hunter Aney from Mediapolis in a time of 5:38. Ragurrio finished the day in fourth place.

Beavers Know First Round Opponents
  WILTON — The five Beavers that are advancing to the state tournament now know their first-round opponents.

At 106, Kael Brisker will take on unranked Bryce Shaha from Mt. Ayr. Both wrestlers are freshmen. Brisker is 37-16 and Shaha is 38-2.

At 138, 8th ranked Cory Anderson will face #10 Marvin Hildreth from West Monona-Whiting. Hildreth is a senior and 46-3 on the season.

At 152, top-ranked Trey Brisker will open the state tournament against unranked Michael Baker from Underwood. Brisker is 48-1 while Baker is 23-11 and a junior.

At 195, Cameron Reddick has a tough draw in the first round. Reddick ranked #10 and 40-10 as a senior, will wrestle top-ranked Tanner Sloan from Alburnett who is 44-1.

At 220, Calib Lilly will wrestle Monte Pottebaum from West Lyon. Pottebaum is 32-3 and a senior while Lilly is 25-23 and a junior.

Class 1A District Tournament
Saturday, February 10
At Wilton

Team Scores: 1. Lisbon 150.5, 2. Wilton 92, 3. Wapello 53, 4. New London 48, 5. Louisa-Muscatine 46, 6. Mediapolis 38, 7. Iowa City Regina 36, 8. Belle Plaine 25, 9. Highland 22, 10. Lone Tree 20, 10. WACO 20, 12. West Branch 18, 13. Van Buren 10, 14. Cardinal 8, 15. Durant 0, 15. North Cedar 0.

Wilton Results:

106 - Kael Brisker (37-16) - won an 11-8 dec. over Tyler Siemen (WB) 24-20 in semifinals; lost a 9-4 dec. to Colton Meeker (WAP) 34-8 in finals. No Wrestleback. FINAL PLACE — DISTRICT RUNNER-UP.

113 - Colton Cruse (30-18) - pinned in 0:26 by Aaron Slaughter (LT) 38-8 in semifinals; pinned in 0:31 by Christophe Ewart (WAP) 29-9 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

126 - Reid Johnson (28-10) - lost a 7-0 dec. to Dakota Henry (BP) 37-7 in semifinals; pinned in 3:05 by Mitchell Moore (WAP) 32-14 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

138 - Cory Anderson (41-7) - pinned Cory Stewart (HIGH) in 1:16 in semifinals; pinned in 5:30 by Javis Krieger (New London) 40-5 in finals. No wrestleback. FINAL PLACE — DISTRICT RUNNER-UP.

152 - Trey Brisker (48-1) - pinned Cameron Ragurrio (Durant) 28-20 in semifinals; won a 6-2 dec. over Kaden Kilburg (L) 37-9 in finals. FINAL PLACE — DISTRICT CHAMPION.

160 - Eli Faison (31-14) - lost a 9-2 dec. over Ryan Schott (ICR) 44-2 in semifinals; pinned Dan Burton (HIGH) 26-20 in 3rd place match in 0:40. No Wrestleback. FINAL PLACE — 3rd.

170 - Coy Baker (26-24) - pinned in 1:15 by Bryce Werdeman (L) 45-5 in semifinals; pinned in 1:24 by Tayton Bartholomew (Van Buren) in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

182 - John Rife (35-14) - pinned Tyler Thurston (NC) 31-13 in 4:00 in semifinals; pinned in 0:22 by Hunter Connor (L+M) 40-0 in finals. Lost a 3-2 dec. to Ethan Allie (BP) 39-12 in wrestleback match. FINAL PLACE — 3rd.

195 - Cameron Reddick (40-10) - won a 6-1 dec. over Rowan Udell (ICR) 11-3 in semifinals; lost an 8-5 dec. to Jake Jennett (L) 38-12 in finals. No wrestleback. FINAL PLACE — DISTRICT RUNNER-UP.

220 - Calib Lilly (25-23) - pinned in 3:53 by Logan O’Connor (L) in semifinals; pinned Grant Tenley (NC) in 1:07 in third place match; pinned Jaxon Allen (New London) in 4:47 in wrestleback match. FINAL PLACE — DISTRICT RUNNER-UP.

North Cedar Results:
182 - Tyler Thurston (31-13) - pinned in 4:00 by John Rife (WIL) in semifinals; lost a 5-1 dec. to Ethan Allie (BP) in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

220 - Grant Tenley (27-14) - pinned in 2:50 by Jaxon Allen (New London) in semifinals; pinned in 1:07 by Calib Lilly (WIL) 25-23 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

285 - Chase Gallagher (29-15) - pinned in 4:36 by Gabe Hayes (LM) in semifinals; pinned in 3:16 by Jacob Barnhart (West Branch) 20-18 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

Durant Results:
152 - Cameron Ragurrio (28-20) - pinned in 1:00 by Trey Brisker (WIL) 48-1 in semifinals; pinned in 5:38 by Hunter Aney (MEPO) 25-11 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

Wildcats Put Scare Into Knights In Round One

  CLARENCE — On paper, it was a mismatch. A 1-win team traveling to a 10-win team for the first round of the 2A Regional tournament should have been an easy win for the 10-win team. It was eventually, but the 1-win Durant Wildcats put a scare into the 10-win North Cedar Knights last Saturday in the first round of postseason play. North Cedar needed a 17-5 run in the final quarter to capture the 16-point, 48-32 win.

  The game could not have started any better for Durant. The Wildcats raced out to a 14-3 lead before North Cedar made a field goal. The Wildcats led 8-0 three minutes into the game after two Kamryn Meyer left-handed lay-ups, a Hannah Happ basket in transition and an Amanda Wiese hoop. Later, another Happ bucket and a shot by Lauren Ralfs set the score at 12-1. North Cedar also was cold from the three-point line, missing their first six attempts to go with a 0-9 start from the floor. North Cedar scored their first basket on a Grace Proesch hoop with 1:05 left to play in the quarter.

  The second quarter was a near flip in fortunes as North Cedar outscored the Wildcats 18 to 5 to take a halftime lead of four points, 23-19. Darby Hawtrey and Lexi Crist combined to score 14 of the Knights 18 points in the quarter. Hawtrey started a 9-0 Knight run with a bucket 20 seconds into the quarter and later made one of two free throws to tie the game at 14 with 4:46 left before halftime.

  Kylie Kay got a basket to go with 4:40 left before halftime to break the tie and end the Knights 9-0 run. Later, Lexi Crist scored eight points on three straight possessions, two three-pointers and a bucket at the first half buzzer to send the Knights to halftime up 23-19.

  Each team scored eight points in the third quarter, as North Cedar led by a slim four-point, 31-27 lead after three quarters. North Cedar would pull away from the Wildcats though with a 17-5 fourth-quarter run to go from up four heading to the fourth to winning by 16 by games end.

  Durant made 15 field goals in the game but was only 2-for-9 from the free throw line. Kamryn Meyer led Durant in scoring with 10 points and rebounds with 18, recording a double-double. Kylie Kay and Amanda Wiese each had 6 points. Durant got all 32 points from their starting five players. Hannah Happ and Lauren Ralfs each scored five points. Happ led in assists with 4 while Meyer had a team-high 4 steals.

  North Cedar made 14 shots from the field, but made 26 trips to the free throw line, making 15 of those tries. The Knights also made five three-pointers in the game.

  North Cedar got 31 of their points out of their starting five players. Lexi Crist led North Cedar in scoring with a game-high 17 points and 7 rebounds off the bench. She was 6-for-16 from the field including making all five of the Knights three-point attempts. Tessa Fields also reached double figures in the game, scoring 10 points. Darby Hawtrey scored 9 points and had 7 rebounds. Fields had 5 assists and Nicole Sander had 7 steals to lead North Cedar.

  Durant ends the 2017-18 season with a record of 1-21. The Wildcats will say goodbye to seniors Amanda Wiese (4.2 ppg, 121 rebounds), Kaitlyn Wiese (0.1 ppg), Lauren Ralfs (5.1 ppg 86 rebounds), Brittany Kahl (0.1 ppg) and Emily Seligman (7 made 3’s, 1.9 ppg, 27 rebounds).

  The Knights evened their record to the .500-mark at 11 wins and 11 losses. The Knights will play #13 Bellevue at Bellevue Tuesday night, February 12. The Comets beat North Cedar by eight points in Bellevue in mid-December and by only three points last month in Clarence, 38-35. The Comets are led by three players scoring in double figures in Camryn Reeg (12.7 ppg), Giana Michels (12.0 ppg) and Emma Kelchen (10.9 ppg).

  The Knights rebounded well against the Comets in both games. Lexi Crist scored 16 against the Comets in the first game and Darby Hawtrey averaged 10 points and 13.5 rebounds in both games against Bellevue.

North Cedar 48, Durant 32
Class 2A Regional
At Clarence
1 2 3 4 Final
Durant 14 5 8 5 32
North Cedar 5 18 8 17 48

DURANT (32): Hannah Happ (g) 2-6 1-2 5, Kamryn Meyer (f) 5-10 0-5 10, Kylie Kay (g) 3-9 0-0 6, Amanda Wiese (f) 3-6 0-0 6, Lauren Ralfs (f) 2-8 1-2 5, Kira Schult 0-0 0-0 0, Claire Paulsen 0-1 0-0 0, Annie Taylor 0-2 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Wiese 0-0 0-0 0, Brittany Kahl 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Seligman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 15-46 2-9 32.

NORTH CEDAR (48): Tessa Fields (g) 2-6 6-10 10, Grace Proesch (g) 2-5 4-4 8, Darby Hawtrey (f) 3-7 3-5 9, Nicole Sander (g) 1-11 0-2 2, Leah Crock (f) 0-6 2-4 2, Lexi Crist 6-16 0-1 17, Kayla Syring 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Sander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-52 15-26 48.

3-Pt. FG: Durant 0-4 (Seligman 0-2, Happ 0-1, Paulsen 0-1), NC 5-21 (Crist 5-13, N. Sander 0-7, Hawtrey 0-1). Rebounds: Durant 32 (Meyer 18, A. Wiese 5, Ralfs 3, Happ 2, Schult 2, Kay 2), NC 32 (Hawtrey 7, Crist 7, N. Sander 6, Crock 6, Fields 3, Proesch 1, Syring 1, K. Sander 1). Assists: Durant 8 (Happ 4, Meyer 2, Kay 1, Ralfs 1), NC 14 (Fields 5, Crock 3, N. Sander 3, Proesch 2, Hawtrey 1). Steals: Durant 7 (Meyer 4, Happ 1, Ralfs 1, Seligman 1), NC 17 (N. Sander 7, Proesch 4, Fields 3, Crist 1, Hawtrey 1, Crock 1). Blocked Shots: Durant 7 (Meyer 5, Schult 1, Taylor 1), NC 5 (Crist 3, Hawtrey 1, N. Sander 1). Total Fouls: Durant 16, NC 11. Fouled Out: Durant none. NC none.

Beavers Bow Out Of Regional Duals With Lisbon Loss

  LISBON — The Wilton wrestling team took one step towards Des Moines and the state dual meet, but saw their team chances at state ended with a loss to top-ranked Lisbon. The Beavers beat Pekin in the semifinals 60-18 and lost to the Lions 54-21.

  Against Pekin, Wilton won 11 of the matches against the Panthers. The Beavers won seven contested matches and won three matches by forfeit. Winning by pin were Trey Sulzberger, Coy Baker, Cameron Reddick, Calib Lilly, and John Rife. Eli Faison won by a decision and Trey Brisker won by a major decision. Kael Brisker won by tech fall.

  Against the Lions, Wilton won four matches, three by pin and another by decision. Trey Brisker, Cory Anderson, and Kael Brisker each won by pin. Calib Lilly got the other Wilton win by decision.

Wilton 60, Pekin 18
106: Kael Brisker (W) over Tyler Gillum (P) (TF 24-6 3:12) 113: Colton Cruse (W) won by fft., 120: Dalton Snider (W) won by fft., 126: Reid Johnson (W) won by fft., 132: Trey Sulzberger (W) over Zach Hammes (P) (Fall 5:18), 138: Drake Harbison (P) over Cory Anderson (W) (Fall 5:53), 145: Hunter Conger (P) over Brady Murphy (W) (Fall 1:18), 152: Trey Brisker (W) over Keaton Baayen (P) (MD 13-4), 160: Eli Faison (W) over Kaden Baker (P) (Dec 8-2), 170: Coy Baker (W) over Jordan Hixson (P) (Fall 4:35), 182: John Rife (W) over Skyler Juhl (P) (Fall 1:56), 195: Cameron Reddick (W) over Mason Juhl (P) (Fall 1:25), 220: Calib Lilly (W) over Kaden Pollock (P) (Fall 1:04), 285: Ethan Cooksey (P) over Austin Pleggenkuhle (W) (Fall 1:32).

Lisbon 54, Wilton 21
152: Trey Brisker (W) over Truman Krob (L) (Fall 0:49), 160: Kaden Kilburg (L) over Eli Faison (W) (Dec 7-2), 170: Bryce Werderman (L) over Coy Baker (W) (Fall 1:09), 182: Cole Clark (L) over John Rife (W) (Dec 5-2), 195: Jake Jennett (L) over Cameron Reddick (W) (Fall 3:57), 220: Logan O`Connor (L) won by fft., 285: Calib Lilly (W) over Brant Baltes (L) (Dec 3-0), 106: Kael Brisker (W) over Riley Dolan (L) (Fall 4:51), 113: Gage McCoy (L) over Colton Cruse (W) (Fall 1:32), 120: Cael Happel (L) over Dalton Snider (W) (Fall 0:37), 126: Cobe Siebrecht (L) over Reid Johnson (W) (Fall 2:32), 132: Ryne Mohrfeld (L) over Trey Sulzberger (W) (Fall 1:51), 138: Cory Anderson (W) over Clay McCoy (L) (Fall 4:48), 145: Cooper Siebrecht (L) over Brady Murphy (W) (Fall 1:03).

Tigers Can’t Catch State Ranked Regals

  TIPTON — Tipton said goodbye one last time to their five seniors on Tuesday, February 6 in their regular season finale against Iowa City regular-season however, the state ranked Regals used big runs in the second and third quarters to take command of the ball game in a 73-35 win. The victory helped the Regals sweep the season series with the Tigers.

  Tipton hung tough in the first quarter, trailing by eleven after the first quarter. The Tigers fell behind 43-18 at halftime and Regina put the game away in the third quarter after using a 24-8 run to put the game out of reach. Tipton did outscored the Regals 9 to 6 in the final quarter.
  

  Four Regals reached double figures in the game with Greyson Dumont scoring a season high 19 while Mary Crompton scored 18, Alex Wiese 13 and Kennedy Wallace 12. Amanda Smith led Tipton scorers with 12.

  Tipton seniors Zoe Comstock, Tiffany Schott, Zoe Rezac, Samantha DeMoss and Allie Ryan all started and played in the last home game. Tipton will enter postseason play with a 6-14 overall record.

GB: Iowa City Regina 73, Tipton 35
Tuesday, February 6
At Tipton
1 2 3 4 Final
Regina 17 26 24 6 73
Tipton 6 12 8 9 35

IC REGINA (73): Mary Crompton (g) 7-14 0-0 18, Lauren Gaarde (g) 0-2 0-2 0, Greyson Dumont (g) 6-8 5-8 19, Kennedy Wallace (g) 4-7 0-0 12, Alex Wiese (f) 5-6 3-3 13, Alexa Lehman 1-2 0-0 2, Annie Gahan 0-1 0-0 0, Claire Gaarde 0-1 0-0 0, Madeline Hamilton 0-2 0-0 0, Elly Gahan 3-4 0-0 6, Katie Dunn 0-1 3-4 3. Totals: 26-48 11-17 73.

TIPTON (35): Zoe Rezac (g) 0-2 0-0 0, Samantha DeMoss (g) 4-8 0-0 8, Tiffany Schott (g) 0-0 0-0 0, Allie Ryan (f) 0-2 0-0 0, Zoe Comstock (f) 2-2 0-0 4, Alex Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Hailey Stewart 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Hermsen 2-6 0-0 4, Amanda Smith 5-10 2-2 12, Kamryn Chapman 2-2 0-1 4, Lake Hermiston 1-2 0-0 2, Jamie Kofron 2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 16-34 3-5 25.




Tipton Statistics Only:



3-Pt. FG: 0-2 (Hermsen 0-2). Rebounds: 15 (Smith 8, Rezac 2, Hermsen 1, Hermiston 1, Ryan 1, Comstock 1, Kofron 1). Assists: 9 (Hermsen 4, DeMoss 2, Rezac 2, Hermiston 1). Steals: 9 (Hermsen 4, Rezac 2, DeMoss 2, Hermiston 1). Blocked Shots: 1 (Hermsen 1). Total Fouls: 13. Fouled Out: none.

Tigers Survive and Advance To Regional Semifinals

By Ryan Stonebraker

Sports Editor


  WELLMAN — Not too many folks gave the Tipton girls basketball team a chance to win a game in the postseason, let alone a road game against a conference opponent that they have lost to twice before. However, that is what happened. The Tigers survived and advanced to the Class 3A Regional semifinal game Wednesday in Davenport against 7th ranked Davenport Assumption after a 57-55 victory at Mid-Prairie last Saturday. The win was the second year in a row that Tipton has begun the postseason with a road win. The Tigers won at Alburnett last season before losing at Iowa City Regina in the next round. The Tigers sit two games from the Class 3A state tournament, but that is far away. Up next is Assumption, a team with just 13 wins, but one that is in the larger school MAC conference. The winner will play the winner of Camanche-Central Lee on Saturday at Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf.

  “We did a good job of controlling what we can do and not getting into doing things that we can’t do. I think we handled this game and different pressures well tonight,” said Tipton girls basketball coach Chad Rezac.

  “We executed our game plan and had a warrior like an attitude. We could have gone into this game and thought ‘oh we lost twice before, do we have it in us to win’. But we didn’t fall for that. We played hard, played smart and played together and that was what won it for us,” said Rezac.

  Tipton led 8-7 after the first quarter and started the second quarter on a 7-3 run to take a 15-10 lead. The Tigers led 27 to 23 at halftime. The Golden Hawks erased the Tigers four-point lead with a 15-11 third-quarter run to tie the score at 38 after three quarters. In the final quarter, Tipton outscored Mid-Prairie 19-17 to secure the win.

  Tipton set the tone of the ball game early, matching Mid-Prairie scores with scores of their own. The Golden Hawks star Addie Rath scored the game's first points on a three-point play chance for a 3-0 lead. Amanda Smith scored the Tigers first points with 6:00 left in the first to put the score at 3-2 Golden Hawks. Smith’s second bucket of the game pulled Tipton within 5-4 with 3:15 left in the quarter. Kamryn Chapman played off the bench in the game and scored 14 in the game on 5-for-7 shooting. She also collected four free throws. She scored her first points with 1:30 left in the quarter to give Tipton their first lead of the game. After the Golden Hawks took an 8-7 lead, THS answered. Emily Hermsen came up with one of her team-high three steals and took it the length of the court for a lay-up and an 8-7 Tipton lead. That would be the score after the first quarter.

  In the second, a Smith hoop gave Tipton a 10-9 lead early. With the score tied at 10-10, Tipton scored the next five points to take their biggest lead of the first half to that point, at 15-10. Zoe Rezac drilled a three-pointer and Hermsen got her second bucket to go after slicing through the Mid-Prairie defense for the points.

  Later in the quarter, Tipton used an 8-1 run to take their biggest lead of the first half, seven points at 25-18. Two baskets and two free throws by Amanda Smith were part of her 12 first-half points along with buckets by Chapman and Hermsen accounted for the points. The Tigers would go to the halftime break up 27-23.

  The Tigers held the lead in the third quarter until the 4-minute mark when Mid-Prairie took a 34-33 lead. Tipton grabbed the lead back and led by three 37-34 with two minutes left in the quarter before the score was again tied, this time at 38, going to the final quarter.

  The score was tied at 42 with 6:00 left in the game when the Tigers took control, going on a 7-0 run to equal their biggest lead of the game at 7 points, 49-42. Hermsen and Chapman had hoops, Chapman had a free throw and Samantha DeMoss scored her only two points of the game with two free throws in the run. The Tigers held a two-point lead at the three, two and one-minute marks of the fourth quarter and settled in for a two-point, 57-55 victory.

  Tipton nearly shot 50-percent for the game, making 20-of-46 shots from the field. The Tigers got to the free throw line 25 times and made 16 attempts, nearly making more free throws than the Golden Hawks attempted (20). Three Tigers reached double figures in the game, led by Amanda Smith with 27 points and 13 rebounds. Smith was 10-for-16 from the field and missed only one of her eight free throw attempts. Chapman finished with 14 and Emily Hermsen scored 11 points and added a team-high 8 assists and 3 steals.

  Mid-Prairie was led in scoring by Addie Rath and Shae Becker with 15 points and 11 rebounds each. Both fouled out in the fourth quarter. Anna Vilovchik added 8 points including two made three-pointers.

  Rath recently became just the fourth Golden Hawk player in program history to top 1,000 points. The others are school leader Jessica Larsen (1,190), Emily Hershberger (1,156) and Sarah Larsen (1,060). Rath also recently signed to play basketball at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

  The Tigers will travel to Davenport Wednesday to play 7th ranked Davenport Assumption. The Knights will enter the game 14-8 and their record is deceiving. The Knights collected ten of their 14 wins, sweeping MAC conference foes - Muscatine, Burlington, Clinton, Davenport Central, and Davenport West - who have a combined record of 23 wins against 80 losses. The Knights are led by guards Carlye Brown and Bailey Brown. Carlye averages 12.6 points and Bailey averages 11.2 points. Both have made over 40 three-pointers and shoot over 73-percent from the free throw line. Hannah Wislander is the leading rebounder with 132.

  “Survive and advance is where we are. We have to give ourselves a chance Wednesday. You have to play the game. I tell the kids all the time, you have to play the game,” said Rezac.

  Tipton last played Davenport Assumption in the 2006-07 season when they lost 59-44 in a Regional Semifinal. That postseason Tipton beat Wilton 57-32 in Wilton in the first round and won at Iowa City Regina 57-52 in the regional quarterfinal round. Against the Knights, Tipton was led by then-senior Ashley Miller with 17 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. Mattea Meixner scored 9, Alicia Goetz 7 and Nicole Royer 5. The loss ended two straight state tournament runs that ended in Des Moines and set up the Tigers state run in the 2008-09 season.

Class 3A Regional Quarterfinal
Saturday, February 10
At Wellman
1 2 3 4 Final
Tipton 8 19 11 19 57
Mid-Prairie 7 16 15 17 55

TIPTON (57): Zoe Rezac (g) 1-3 0-0 3, Samantha DeMoss (g) 0-2 2-3 2, Emily Hermsen (g) 4-11 3-7 11, Amanda Smith (f) 10-16 7-8 27, Jamie Kofron (f) 0-5 0-0 0, Tiffany Schott 0-1 0-0 0, Kamryn Chapman 5-7 4-7 14, Laken Hermiston 0-0 0-0 0, Allie Ryan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 20-46 16-25 57.

MID-PRAIRIE (55): Anna Vilovchik (g) 3-6 0-1 8, Kessa Jones (g) 0-0 0-0 0, Addie Rath (f) 5-10 4-6 15, Shae Becker (f) 5-10 5-9 15, Delaney Smith (f) 1-3 0-0 3, Caitlyn Riggan 2-4 0-2 5, Myah Lugar 1-1 0-0 3, Phelen Hostetler 2-3 2-2 6, Jaselyn Robertson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-37 11-20 55.

3-Pt. FG: Tipton 1-7 (Rezac 1-3, Hermsen 0-3, Smith 0-1), MP 6-13 (Vilovchik 2-5, Riggan 1-3, Rath 1-1, Lugar 1-1, Smith 1-3). Rebounds: Tipton 24 (Smith 13, Rezac 3, DeMoss 3, Chapman 3, Hermsen 1, Kofron 1), MP 29 (Becker 11, Rath 11). Assists: Tipton 14 (Hermsen 8, Kofron 2, Rezac 1, Smith 1, Chapman 1, Ryan 1), MP 9 (Vilovchik 2, Riggan 2, Rath 2, Becker 2). Steals: Tipton 9 (Hermsen 3, Smith 3, Rezac 2, Chapman 1), Tipton 9 (Vilovchik 3). Blocked Shots: Tipton 1 (Hermsen 1), MP 1 (Vilovchik 1). Total Fouls: Tipton 18, MP 22. Fouled Out: Tipton none. MP Rath, Becker.

Crowley Is State Bound As District Champ

By Ryan Stonebraker

Sports Editor

THS junior goes to state as Sectional and District Champ

  SOLON — State bound. That is the message that Tipton junior John Crowley sent out Saturday afternoon after coming out of the class 2A DeWitt district meet as the champion of the 126-pound weight class. Crowley won both matches on the day to earn his first state tournament trip. The 2018 individual state tournament begins this Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. for class 2A. Crowley will wrestle there, in a first-round match against Mitchell Joines from Sioux City Heelan.

  At the tournament in Solon, there were 23 ranked wrestlers. Solon came out of the district meet with five state qualifiers with both Dubuque Wahlert and Dyersville-Beckman next with four. Solon won the team race with 106 points. Dyersville-Beckman placed second with 73.5 points and Dubuque Wahlert was third with 70. Tipton scored 18.5 points, all from Crowley.

  Crowley had the top seed at the weight class. Other seeds were Morgan Rowley from Anamosa, 2nd; Aidan Dall from Solon, 3rd; and Keegan Scheeler from CPU, 4th. Rowley and Crowley were sectional champs and Dall and Scheeler were sectional runners-up.

  In the first district semifinal, Crowley won an 18-1 tech fall in 5:19 over Keegan Scheeler from Center Point-Urbana. Scheeler had a record of 23-12. Crowley scored two takedowns and a 3-point near fall in the first period, giving up only an escape point while taking a 7-1 lead after the first period. Crowley added his third takedown of the match with 1:04 left in the second period and, extended his lead to 12-1 with 45 seconds left in the match with his second 3-point near fall. Crowley used a 6-0 run in the final period to claim the tech fall. Crowley scored the points on two, 3-point near falls. In the match, Crowley had four 3-point near falls and three takedowns to amass 18 points.

  In the second semi-final, Anamosa’s Morgan Rowley won an 8-4 decision over Aidan Dall of Solon. Rowley, ranked 7th at his weight class with a record of 46-5, pinned Dall at the WaMac conference meet last month in the quarterfinals at 126, in 5:07. His win set up a showdown with Crowley for the 126-pound title.

  In the finals, Crowley beat Rowley 15-3 by major decision and saw his points, when scored, come in bunches. Crowley wasted little time in getting a lead, outscoring Rowley 7-1 in the opening period. A takedown and 3-point near fall in a span of 12 seconds set the tone of the match and the score at 5-0 Crowley. Rowley would escape to score a single point to set the score at 5-1, but Crowley responded with a takedown with 29 seconds left in the period to take a 7-1 lead.

  Rowley started on top in the second period and got Crowley in a bad spot, scoring a 2-point near fall on the Tiger junior to get the match to 7-3. Crowley worked out of the jam to score an escape point three seconds later at 1:19 left in the second period to set the score at 8-3. Crowley then turned the tables on Rowley, being the aggressor himself, and scored his own takedown and two-point near fall for five points in a span of four seconds to take a 12-3 lead to the final period.

  In the final period, Crowley scored three more points on an escape and a late takedown with 25 seconds left, to set the final at 15-3.

  The rest of the bracket played out with Aidan Dall pinning Scheeler from CPU in 2:21 in the third-place match. Dall however, was denied a wrestleback chance as he lost to Rowley earlier in the day in the second semifinals.

  The 2018 traditional state tournament begins Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines and runs through Saturday. The class 2A schedule is as follows: Thursday, February 15 - 9:00 a.m.-noon (1st round and 1st round consolations); Friday, February 16 - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (2A quarterfinals and 2nd round consolations) and 2:30-5:30 p.m. (2A semifinals and 3rd round consolations); Saturday, February 17 - 10:00 a.m.-2:15 p.m. (2A consolation semifinals and finals) and 6:00 p.m. - Finals for all classes.

Crowley Will Face Mitchell Joines
  DES MOINES — Tipton junior John Crowley will wrestle Mitchell Joines from Sioux City Heelan in the first round. Joines, a freshman, comes to state with a record of 38-12 and the runner-up at his weight class in class 2A district 8. He advanced to state by pinning his district semifinal opponent in 5:40 and placing second after a 5-0 decision loss to Isaac Bryan from Sergeant-Bluff Luton in the finals of the 126-pound weight class. Bryan had a record of 40-13 and also was a freshman. The two met the week before in the sectional meet with Bryan winning that match as well.

  At the sectional meet, Joines had to wrestle back to earn a trip to the district meet. He reached the finals where he lost to Bryan by a 4-0 decision. He won by a 19-8 major decision in a wrestleback match.

  The winner of the match will face the winner of top-ranked Eric Fraught from Clear Lake (48-0) and 6th ranked Hunter Pfantz from West Marshall (39-6). Also in Crowley’s half of the 126 brackets on the lower pod is 3rd ranked Philip Ihde from Decorah and #4 Jalen Schropp from Williamsburg.

Class 2A District Meet
Saturday, February 10
At Solon
Team Scores: 1. Solon 106, 2. Dyersville-Beckman 73.5, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 70, 4. Mt. Vernon 58, 5. Camanche 54.5, 6. Monticello 50, 7. DeWitt 48, 8. CPU 45, 9. Anamosa 22, 10. Maquoketa 20, 11. Tipton 18.5, 12. Northeast 8.

Individual State qualifiers by School:
Solon 5, Dyersville-Beckman 4, Dubuque Wahlert 4, Mount Vernon 3, Monticello 3, CPU 3, Camanche 2, DeWitt 2, Anamosa 1, Tipton 1.

Individual Weight Class Results:
Tipton Results:
126-pound Weight Class: Seeds — 1. John Crowley (Tipton) 41-7; 2. Morgan Rowley (Anamosa) 46-5; 3. Aidan Dall (Solon) 33-17; 4. Keegan Scheeler (CPU) 23-12.

126-Pound Weight Class Results: Semifinal 1 - John Crowley (Tipton) won an 18-1 tech fall (5:19) over Keegan Scheeler (CPU). Semifinal 1 - Morgan Rowley (Anamosa) won an 8-4 dec. over Aidan Dall (Solon). 126-pound FINAL — John Crowley (Tipton) won a 15-3 major decision over Morgan Rowley (Anamosa). 3rd place match — Aidan Dall (Solon) pinned Keegan Scheeler (CPU) in 2:21. There was NO Wrestleback.

Championship Match Results:
106 - Keaton Zeimet (DW) won an 8-1 dec. over Cole Whitehead (CPU) 7-0; 113 - Kain Luensman (MONTI) pinned Ryan Clark (MV) in 1:03; 120 - Zeb Gnida (S) won a 6-4 OT dec. over Caleb Fuessley (CPU); 126 - John Crowley (Tipton) won a 15-3 major decision over Morgan Rowley (Anamosa); 132 - Chase Luensman (MONTI) won a 4-2 dec. over Grant Hoeger (DW); 138 - Adam Hansen (CPU) pinned Andy Brokaw (S) in 1:33; 145 - Jake Recker (Beckman) won a 6-2 dec. over Eric Campie (CAM); 152 - Baylor Crigger (CAM) pinned Zack Bevans (S) in 2:55; 160 - Josh Ramirez (Dub. Wah) pinned Luke Hageman (Beckman) in 3:36; 170 - Kolton Bartow (Dub. Wah) won a 4-3 dec. over Paul Ryan (MV); 182 - Mike Hoyle (S) won a 4-3 dec. over Owen Grover (Beckman); 195 - Nick Smith (DW) pinned Camron Woodley (MV) in 3:19; 220 - Boone McDermott (Dub. Wah) pinned Lake Stahlberg (MONTI) in 2:16; 285 - Tyler Linderbaum (S) won a 4-1 dec. over Blake Bradley (Dub. Wah).

3rd Place Match Results:
106 - Ben Vogel (CAM) pinned Alaina Sunlin (MONTI) in 2:33; 113 - Robert Howard (DW) pinned Mason Recker (Beckman); 120 - Jack Streicher (MV) pinned Nick Hageman (Beckman) in 4:13; 126 - Aidan Dall (Solon) pinned Keegan Scheeler (CPU) in 2:21; 132 - Cade Everson (CAM) pinned Christian Haight (S) in 1:39; 138 - Mitchell Engelbart (Anamosa) pinned Remington Overstake (NE) in 5:15; 145 - Caleb Ebert (S) pinned Andrew Johnson (Dub. Wah) in 1:47; 152 - Abraham MIchel (Maquoketa) pinned Nathan Keating (Anamosa) in 5:37; 160 - Wyatt Schmidt (NE) won a 5-1 dec. over Seamus Poynton (S); 170 - Evan Wulfekuhle (Beckman) won a 9-7 dec. over Jax Flynn (S); 182 - Coy Martin (MV) won a 17-10 dec. over Zach Kemp (Dub. Wah); 195 - Austin Koopman (Beckman) won by fft.; 220 - Zach Wegmann (S) pinned Kolby Snodgrass (CAM) in 1:27; 285 - Taven Rich (Maquoketa) pinned Preston Shultz (MV).

Wrestleback Match Results:
113 - Ryan Clark (MV) won a 7-3 dec. over Robert Howard (DW); 145 - Eric Campie (CAM) won a 13-5 major decision over Caleb Ebert (Beckman); 195 - Camron Woodley (MV) pinned Austin Koopman (Beckman); 220 - Lake Stahlberg (MONTI) won an 11-4 dec. over Zach Wegmann (S); 285 - Blake Bradley (Dub. Wah) pinned Taven Rich (Maquoketa) in 3:34.

Wilton wins Mediapolis Sectional, Advances 10 To District Meet

  MEDIAPOLIS — The Wilton wrestling team had a fine day at the Mediapolis sectional meet last Saturday. There, the Beavers won the sectional to advance to Tuesday’s Regional duals in Lisbon, and the Beavers had ten individual wrestlers qualify for Saturday’s district meet. That meet will be in Wilton Saturday where the top-2 at each weight class will advance to the traditional state tournament the following week in Des Moines.

  Qualifying for the district meet are Kael Brisker (106), Colton Cruse (113), Reid Johnson (126), Cory Anderson (138), Trey Brisker (152), Eli Faison (160), Coy Baker (170), John Rife (182), Cameron Reddick (195) and Calib Lilly (220). Of those, three are ranked in the 1A rankings with Anderson #8, Brisker #1 and Reddick #10 at their respective weight classes.

  Wilton had three sectional champions at the meet. They were Reid Johnson at 126, Trey Brisker at 152 and Cameron Reddick at 195. Johnson was back in the lineup after missing time due to being sick. He did not wrestle at the RVC meet on January 27. Seven Beavers placed as runners-up. They were Kael Brisker, Cruse, Anderson, Faison, Baker, Reife and Lilly. Baker and Rife had to wrestle-back for a true second-place finish.

  In the team race, Wilton scored 237 points and was the only team in the 8-team sectional to score over 200 points. New London was second with 143 points and Louisa-Muscatine was third with 124 points. Mediapolis also scored over 100 points with 116 to finish fourth.

  Trey Sulzberger placed third at 132 but didn’t get a wrestleback chance. Other Wilton finishers were Hunter Stoll (120) and Dylan Leinen (285) fourth and Brady Murphy 5th at 145.

Beavers Will Travel To Lisbon For Regional Duals
  MEDIAPOLIS — The Wilton Beavers will travel to Lisbon Tuesday night to compete in a Class 1A regional dual meet. There, four teams will vie for a spot in the 2018 state dual meet. The Beavers qualified for the Regional duals after winning the Mediapolis sectional meet last Saturday. New London also qualified after finishing second in the team standings.

  #11 Wilton will face #25 Pekin in one semifinal while #2 Lisbon will face unranked New London in the other semifinal. The winners of the semifinals meet with the winner advancing to the state dual tournament.

  Two other River Valley Conference schools also are in Regional duals Tuesday. Cascade is #35 and will wrestle #33 Sigourney-Keota in a semifinal at Don Bosco. West Liberty is #7 and will wrestle #43 Columbus Junction in a semifinal at Solon. The Spartans are #8 and could set up a two-team, top-10 matchup in the finals.

Mediapolis Sectional Wrestling Meet
Saturday, February 3
At Mediapolis
Team Scores: 1. Wilton 237, 2. New London 143, 3. Louisa-Muscatine 124, 4. Mediapolis 116, 5, Van Buren 97, 5. Wapello 97, 7. WACO 81, 8. Cardinal (Eldon) 41.

Wilton Individual Results:
106 - Kael Brisker (34-15) - had bye in quarterfinals; won a 12-4 major decision over Jorda Riherd (MEPO) 21-22 in semifinals; lost a 9-2 decision to Colton Meeker (WAP) in finals; 2nd Place Match - won by rule - Criteria over Riherd (MEPO) 21-22. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
113 - Colton Cruse (29-15) - had bye in quarterfinals; won a 9-6 decision over Marcos Moedano (LM) 21-20 in semifinals; pinned in 0:23 by Christophe Ewart (WAP) in finals; 2nd Place Match - won by rule - Criteria over Moedano (LM) 21-20. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
120 - Hunter Stoll (17-21) - pinned Colter Ingrham (MEPO) 10-20 in quarterfinals; pinned in 3:07 by Daniel Meeker (WAP) 39-3 in semifinals; pinned in 1:24 by Adam Smith (VB) 17-17 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.
126 - Reid Johnson (27-7) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned Scott Christofferson (New London) 9-11 in 4:39 in semifinals; pinned Jaden Williams (WACO) 35-10 in finals. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL CHAMPION.
132 - Trey Sulzberger (23-15) - had bye in quarterfinals; lost a 9-0 major decision to Reese Thornburg (MEPO) 31-20 in semifinals; pinned Robert Frazer (WACO) 25-22 in 3:22 in 3rd place match; 2nd Place Match - lost by rule - Criteria over Thornburg (31-20). FINAL PLACE — 3rd.
138 - Cory Anderson (39-5) - had bye in quarterfinals; won an 18-3 tech fall (3:42) over Max McCulley (LM) 20-13 in semifinals; pinned by Javis Krieger (New London) 37-5 in finals; 2nd Place Match - won by rule - Criteria over McCulley (LM) 20-13. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
145 - Brady Murphy (15-18) - pinned in 1:38 by Currey Jacobs-Miller (New London) 14-13 in quarterfinals; had bye in consolation round; had bye in fifth place match. FINAL PLACE — 5th.
152 - Trey Brisker (44-1) - had bye in first round; won by tech 15-0 tech fall (3:13) over Gabe Carter (New London) 29-16 in semifinals; pinned Hunter Aney (MEPO) 24-10 in 4:51 in finals. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL CHAMPION.
160 - Eli Faison (29-12) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned Aidan Franklin (VB) 24-22 in 0:29 in semifinals; pinned in 2:43 by Brennan Swafford (47-2) in finals; 2nd Place Match - won by rule - Criteria over Franklin (VB). FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
170 - Coy Baker (25-21) - had a bye in the quarterfinals; pinned Chancey Miller (WACO) 9-29 in 0:30 in the semifinals; pinned in 3:20 by Tayton Bartholomew (VB) 31-15 in finals; pinned Gavin Holmes (New London) 27-15 in 2nd place match. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
182 - John Rife (33-11) - had a bye in the quarterfinals; won a 9-1 major decision over Darin Hill (New London) 12-13 in semifinals; pinned in 0:16 by Hunter Connor (LM) 38-0 in finals; pinned Jason Sammons (WACO) 29-22 in 2nd place match. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
195 - Cameron Reddick (40-8) had a bye in the quarterfinals; pinned Connor Helling (VB) 0-2 in 3:05 in the semifinals; pinned Cameron Raines (New London) 20-15 in 4:51 in the finals. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL CHAMPION.
220 - Calib Lilly (21-22) - had a bye in the quarterfinals; had a bye in the semifinals; lost a 3-1 decision to Jaxson Allen (New London) 26-14 in Finals; 2nd Place Match - had bye - took second since there were only two in the weight class. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.
285 - Dylan Leinen (7-16) - Won by fall over Brody Butterbaugh (New London) 3-1 in Fall 2:49; pinned by Cody Crawford (WACO) 41-2 in semifinals in 1:40; pinned in 0:55 by Brennan Breuer (MEPO) 37-9 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

Tigers Struggles Continue With Two More Losses

By Ryan Stonebraker

Sports Editor

  TIPTON — Tipton rolled out the welcome mat for Wilton and Monticello last week, but their guests were not kind, beating the hometown Tigers in each game. Wilton beat Tipton 60-40 last Tuesday and Monticello came away with a 53-31 win last Friday. The losses set the Tigers record at 6-13 heading to the final week. Tipton will host state-ranked Iowa City Regina Tuesday before traveling to Columbus Junction Thursday for a makeup game. The Tigers and Wildcats were to play this past Monday, February 5, but snowy weather forced the cancellation of events in Eastern Iowa. The Tigers will enter this week on a three-game losing streak after winning at Durant on January 23.

  Against Wilton, Tipton saw a close game after one quarter gets away. The Tigers trailed by just two points, 15-13 after the first quarter. Even though the Beavers outscored Tipton 12-8 in the second quarter, the Beaver lead was six points, 27-21 at halftime. In the second half, Wilton outscored the Tigers 33 to 19 including a big 18-9 run in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

  Kamryn Chapman led Tipton in scoring after making her first varsity start. She scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Emily Hermsen scored 9 points while Amanda Smith scored 8 points and had a team-high 16 rebounds to go with 4 assists and 3 steals. Tipton made 14 field goals and was 9-for-16 from the free throw line. Tipton had 39 rebounds in the game. The Tigers lost to the Beavers 54-39 back on December 15 in Wilton.

  The Beavers were led by juniors Kortney Drake and Emily Lange. Each scored 21 points. Lange on 9-for-17 shooting and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. She recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds. Drake shot 7-for-11 and made 7-of-9 free throw attempts. She had 5 steals, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds. Tipton’s defense held Aubrey Putman to just one point and 4 rebounds. Putman came into the game averaging 12.6 points and was the Beavers leading rebounder. Wilton shot nearly 50-percent from the field in the game and made 13-of-19 free throws. The Beavers had 23 rebounds.

  Friday, Tipton fell 53-31 to Monticello. The Panthers are ranked in Class 3A in the latest Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union poll. The Panthers led by only three, 13-10 after the first quarter, but a 13-4 second-quarter run gave Monticello a 26-14 halftime lead. The Panthers extended their lead by five after three quarters, 37-20 and outscored the Tigers 16-11 in the final quarter.

  Three Panthers reached double figures in the win. Taylor McDonald scored 19, Lauren Ries 16 and Maddie Fellinger 10 for Monticello. Jordan Kuper chipped in 6 points and 12 rebounds.

  Samantha DeMoss led Tipton in scoring with 10 points on 5-for-11 shooting. Emily Hermsen and Allie Ryan each scored 6 points.

  The Tigers will begin Class 3A postseason play Saturday at Mid-Prairie. The game will be at 7:00 p.m. in Wellman. The winner of that game will play at Davenport Assumption next week in a class 3A Regional Semifinal.

GB: Monticello 53, Tipton 31
Friday, February 2
At Tipton
1 2 3 4 Final
Monticello 13 13 11 16 53
Tipton 10 4 6 11 31

MONTICELLO (53): Taylor McDonald (g) 7-18 1-2 19, Maddie Fellinger (g) 3-4 2-3 10, Lauren Ries (g) 5-20 6-8 16, Maddie Lambert (f) 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Kuper (f) 3-8 0-0 6, Tori McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Sydney Hansen 0-0 0-0 0, Savannah Kremer 0-0 0-0 0, Meredith Melchert 0-1 0-1 0, Lydia Franzenburg 0-0 0-0 0, Emmi Sampson 0-0 0-0 0, Carly Hayen 1-2 0-0 2, Marissa Recker 0-1 0-0 0, Gabrielle Steiner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-55 9-15 53.

TIPTON (31): Zoe Rezac (g) 1-2 0-0 3, Samantha DeMoss (g) 5-11 0-0 10, Emily Hermsen (g) 1-6 2-2 4, Amanda Smith (f) 1-9 3-4 6, Kamryn Chapman (f) 0-2 0-0 0, Alex Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Hailey Stewart 0-0 0-0 0, Tiffany Schott 0-1 0-0 0, Laken Hermiston 1-5 0-0 2, Allie Ryan 3-4 0-0 6, Zoe Comstock 0-0 0-0 0, Jamie Kofron 0-6 0-0 0. Totals: 12-46 5-6 31.

3-Pt. FG: Monticello 6-23 (McDonald 4-7, Fellinger 2-3, Ries 0-12, Kuper 0-1), Tipton 2-7 (Rezac 1-2, Smith 1-2, Hermsen 0-2, DeMoss 0-1). Rebounds: Monticello 31 (Kuper 12), Tipton 37 (Smith 9, Kofron 7). Assists: Monticello 12 (McDonald 5), Tipton 9 (Hermsen 3). Steals: Monticello 15 (McDonald 10), Tipton 2 (Hermiston 1, Smith 1). Blocked Shots: Monticello 2 (Ries 2), Tipton 2 (Hermsen 1, Hoffman 1). Total Fouls: Monticello 10, Tipton 14. Fouled Out: Monticello none. Tipton none.

GB: Wilton 60, Tipton 40
Tuesday, January 30
At Tipton
1 2 3 4 Final
Wilton 15 12 18 15 60
Tipton 13 8 9 10 40

WILTON (60): Kortney Drake (g) 7-11 7-9 21, Lexi Maurer (g) 3-5 1-2 8, Emily Lange (f) 9-17 3-4 21, Aubrey Putman (f) 0-3 1-2 1, Linsey Ford (g) 0-4 1-2 1, Kali Milder 3-7 0-0 8, Taylor Goldermann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-47 13-19 60.

TIPTON (40): Zoe Rezac (g) 0-1 0-0 0, Emily Hermsen (g) 3-11 0-0 9, Amanda Smith (f) 3-11 3-4 8, Kamryn Chapman (f) 4-12 4-6 12, Jamie Kofron (f) 2-8 1-2 5, Samantha DeMoss 2-6 0-0 4, Tiffany Schott 0-0 0-0 0, Laken Hermiston 0-2 0-0 0, Allie Ryan 0-0 2-4 2. Totals: 14-51 9-16 40.

3-Pt. FG: Wilton 3-10 (Milder 2-4, Maurer 1-1, Lange 0-2, Ford 0-2, Drake 0-1), Tipton 3-8 (Hermsen 3-5, Rezac 0-1, DeMoss 0-1, Smith 0-1). Rebounds: Wilton 23 ( Lange 11, Maurer 4, Putman 4, Drake 3, Ford 1), Tipton 39 (Smith 16, Chapman 7, Kofron 7, DeMoss 3, Rezac 2, Hermsen 1, Schott 1, Hermiston 1, Ryan 1). Assists: Wilton 13 (Drake 4, Putman 4, Milder 2, Maurer 2, Lange 1), Tipton 10 (Smith 4, Kofron 2, Hermiston 1, Champman 1, DeMoss 1, Rezac 1). Steals: Wilton 15 (Drake 5, Ford 3, Maurer 3, Milder 2, Lange 1, Putman 1), Tipton 11 (Smith 3, Hermsen 2, DeMoss 1, Rezac 1, Schott 1, Chapman 1, Ryan 1, Kofron 1). Blocked Shots: Wilton 5 (Lange 3, Putman 2), Tipton 1 (Chapman 1). Total Fouls: Wilton 16, Tipton 14. Fouled Out: Wilton none. Tipton none.

Post Season Begins Saturday for Area Girls Basketball teams

  TIPTON — The Tipton girls basketball team will open the 2018 postseason on the road, and in a new class. After playing in class 2A for many years, the Tigers will enter postseason play in Class 3A, Region 5. Teams in the Region are Davenport Assumption, Northeast, Mid-Prairie, Camanche, West Liberty, Central Lee, and Davis County.

  The Tigers are on the top half of the eight-team region and will travel to Wellman on Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. Class 3A quarterfinal. The winner of that game will play the winner of Assumption-Northeast on Wednesday, February 14 in a Region 5 semifinal. The winner of that game will play in the Region 5 final at Pleasant Valley on Saturday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m.

  The Tigers have lost both games against the Golden Hawks this season, but have played Mid-Prairie close at times. The Tigers lost at Wellman 56-52 to begin the season and lost 62-49 at home in early January.

  The Golden Hawks have struggled as of late winning only two of their last nine games. Addie Rath leads Mid-Prairie with a 17.0-point scoring average and also is the Golden Hawks top rebounder and steal leader.

Beavers Wait For First Round Opponent
  WILTON — The Wilton Beaver girls basketball team will have three extra days off while waiting for their first-round opponent for the start of the 2018 postseason. Wilton will open on Tuesday, February 13 at home in a Class 2A Region 5 quarterfinal. Their opponent will be the winner of this Saturday’s first-round game between West Branch and Louisa-Muscatine at West Branch. The Beavers have beaten the Bears twice and won at Louisa-Muscatine. Wilton beat West Branch 76-74 at West Branch in November and 77-42 at home in early January. Wilton owns a 79-50 non-conference road win at Louisa-Muscatine.

  The winner of the regional quarterfinal likely will play state-ranked Iowa City Regina. The Regals also open on February 13 against the winner of the first round game between Columbus Junction and Wapello. That Region 5 semifinal would be in Iowa City. The Region 5 Final will be played at Riverside Teams on the bottom half of the bracket are Mediapolis, Sigourney, Danville, Cardinal, Van Buren, and West Burlington. The winner of the Region 5 Final will advance to the state tournament.

THS Boys Basketball Team Begins Postseason At Home Monday
  TIPTON — The Tipton Tiger boys basketball team doesn’t have far to go for their postseason opener on Monday, February 12. The Tigers will begin Class 2A District 9 play at home on Monday in a first-round game against Wilton. The game will be the first of two as Durant will play Louisa-Muscatine at 6:30 with the Tigers-Beavers match up to follow. The winner will play three days later, Thursday, February 15 at Camanche against Northeast in the second game of two. The home Indians play the winner of Durant-Louisa-Muscatine at 6:30 the same night. The winners of the two semifinals at Camanche will play in a district final on Tuesday, February 20 at DeWitt.

  Camanche and Northeast have the best records in the district and are the top two seeds in the district. Northeast is 16-5 while Camanche is 14-6. The Tigers lost to both teams this year in the regular season. The Rebels top scorers are senior Luke Empen (16.5 ppg), Dawson Stoll (13.2 ppg) and Braeden Hoyer (12.0 ppg). The Indians leading scorers are Cameron Soenksen (17.0 ppg) and Dev Patel (14.5 ppg)

Tigers Stop Brauns, Regals Get Past Tigers

  TIPTON — The Tipton basketball team held D1 recruit Even Brauns to under double digits, but it was Iowa City Regina who came out on top in the ballgame, 70-55. Brauns averaged 10.5 points a game and is 6-feet, 8-inches. Tipton held him to five points in the game on 1-of-2 shooting. Brauns made all three free throws. He has been getting recruiting attention from several midwest D1 programs.

  The Tigers fell behind 17-8 after the first quarter. The Tigers offense nearly doubled their output in the second quarter with 15 points, but still trailed 36-23 at halftime. The Regals outscored Tipton 20 to 7 in the third quarter. Tipton outscored the Regals in the final quarter 25 to 14.

  Jocoa Kerschen led three Regal starters in double figures with 17 points. Logan Hoffman led Tipton with 18.

BB: Iowa City Regina 70, Tipton 55
Tuesday, February 6
At Tipton
1 2 3 4 Final
IC Regina 17 19 20 14 70
Tipton 8 15 7 25 55

REGINA (70): Zach Seaman (g) 2-3 1-2 5, Masen Miller (g) 5-8 1-1 13, Jocoa Kerschen (g) 5-7 4-4 17, Jake Phillips (f) 3-8 3-3 10, Even Brauns (f) 1-2 3-3 5, Michael Conlon 0-0 0-0 0, Bryce Barnett 0-1 1-2 1, Jacob Sueppel 1-3 0-0 3, Brady Wallace 0-1 1-2 1, Ryne Schooley 0-2 1-2 1, Ashton Cook 0-2 0-0 0, Alex Moore 1-1 0-0 3, Nick Wagner 0-0 1-2 1, Steve Sehl 0-1 0-0 0, Blake Berns 3-4 2-2 8, Jacob Clark 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 22-44 18-23 70.

TIPTON (55): Logan Hoffman (f) 7-18 1-1 18, Bryce Deerberg (g) 0-0 0-0 0, Quinten Mesick (g) 0-0 0-0 0, Blaise Thumma (g) 1-2 0-0 2, Keith Penningroth (f) 3-3 0-0 7, Trent Pelzer 0-2 0-0 0, Frank Bierman 0-4 0-0 0, Andrew Stewart 3-8 0-0 6, Luke Becker 4-6 2-2 13, Connor Hermiston 0-1 0-0 0, Jacob Tischuk 3-5 1-2 7, Blake Wilkins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 22-51 4-5 55.

3-Pt. FG: ICR 8-18 (Kerschen 3-4, Miller 2-3, Sueppel 1-3, Moore 1-1, Seaman 0-1, Barnett 0-1, Wallace 0-1, Schooley 0-1, Cook 0-1), Tipton 7-18 (Hoffman 3-5, Becker 3-5, Penningroth 1-1, Stewart 0-3, Pelzer 0-1, Tischuk 0-1, Blake Wilkins 0-1, Thumma 0-1). Rebounds: ICR 25 (Miller 5, Brauns 5), Tipton 20 (Bierman 6, Becker 3, Hoffman 2, Stewart 2, Tischuk 2, Pelzer 1, Deerberg 1, Wilkins 1, Mesick 1, Penningroth 1). Assists: ICR 15 (4 with 2 each), Tipton 4 (Deerberg 2, Hoffman 1, Stewart 1). Steals: ICR 6 (Kerschen 2, Cook 2), Tipton 6 (Deerberg 2, Becker 1, Tischuk 1, Thumma 1, Hoffman 1). Blocked Shots: ICR 8 (Brauns 6), Tipton 1 (Bierman 1). Total Fouls: ICR 14, Tipton 16. Foulded Out: none. Tipton none.

Three Knights Advance To Districts

  LISBON — The North Cedar Knights had six compete at the Lisbon sectional meet last Saturday. Three will advance to this week’s Wilton district meet. The trio of Tyler Thurston, Grant Tenley and Chase Gallagher all advance to this week’s district. Thurston and Gallagher were sectional champs at 182 and 285 while Tenley was the runner-up at 220.

  In the team race, Lisbon won the meet with 256.6 points, the only team over 200 points in the eight-team sectional. Lisbon had ten wrestlers win their weight class. Highland placed second with 141 points and Iowa City Regina was third with 116 points. The Huskies were second and will join Lisbon at Tuesday’s Regional dual meet. North Cedar nearly topped 100 points, scoring 98 points to place fourth.

  Thurston improved to 31-11 with two wins. He had a bye in the quarterfinals and pinned Cole Clark from Lisbon who had 28 wins, in 5:27 in the semifinals. In the finals, Thurston upset the top seed in the bracket, Ethan Allie from Belle Plaine with a pin in 3:24 to capture the weight class. Allie was the South Iowa Cedar League Champion at the 182-pound weight class.

  Tenley is 27-12 heading to districts. There were only two guys in the 220-pound weight class. Tenley had byes in the quarterfinals and semifinals and in the finals, was pinned by Logan O’Connor in 1:09. O’Connor is ranked #8.

  Gallagher was the top seed at 285 at the meet. He improved to 29-13 with two wins. He had a bye in the quarterfinals and pinned Trey Shalla from Lone Tree in 1:02 in the semifinals. In the finals, he pinned Jacob Barnhart from West Branch in 5:21 to win the weight class.

  Brody Hawtrey and Devon Willis each placed third at 138 and 145 respectively. Hawtrey ends his season with a record of 17-12 after battling injuries this season. Hawtrey had a bye in the quarterfinals and won an 11-6 decision over Regina’s Theo Kolie in the semifinals. Hawtrey lost in the finals and had one more chance to advance. In the second place match, Hawtrey lost a 6-4 overtime decision to Clay McCoy from Lisbon. Hawtrey led 4-2 late in the third period of the match, but a late reversal by McCoy sent the match to overtime. There, McCoy captured the win with a takedown with 48 seconds left.

  Willis was pinned in the semifinals and worked his way back, winning a 10-3 decision over Jacob Graves in the third-place match. He would finish third as Willis lot out on a wrestle back match due to criteria of facing and losing to Highland’s Brady Hahn.

  Miller had two matches after having a bye in the quarterfinals. He was pinned in 1:08 by Highland’s Cullen Klebe in the 3rd place match after being pinned in the semifinals, sending him to the consolation round.

Class 1A Sectional Meet
At Lisbon
Saturday, February 3
Team Scores: 1. Lisbon 256.5; 2. Highland 141; 3. Iowa City Regina 116; 4. North Cedar 98; 5. Lone Tree 82; 6. West Branch 70.5; 7. Belle Plaine 61; 8. Durant 32.

Individual Results:
North Cedar Results:

126 - Chase Miller (11-25) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned in 0:44 by Cobe Siebrecht (L) 44-1 in semifinals; pinned in 1:08 by Cullen Klebe (HIGH) 23-19 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE - 4th.

138 - Brody Hawtrey (17-12) - had bye in quarterfinals; won an 11-6 decision over Theo Kolie (ICR) 14-21 in semifinals; lost an 11-1 major decision to Cory Stewart (HIGH) 31-8 in finals; lost a 6-4 decision to Clay McCoy (L) 5-3 in second place match. FINAL PLACE — 3rd.

145 - Devon Willis (28-8) - had a bye in quarterfinals; pinned in 1:57 by Brady Hahn (HIGH) 32-11 in semifinals; won a 10-3 decision over Jacob Graves (WB) in 3rd place match; 2nd Place Match - lost by rule - Criteria over Hahn (HIGH) 32-11. FINAL PLACE — 3rd.

182 - Tyler Thurston (31-11) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned Cole Clark (L) 29-19 in 5:27 in semifinals; pinned Ethan Allie (BP) 37-11 in 3:24 in finals. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL CHAMPION.

220 - Grant Tenley (27-12) - had bye in quarterfinals; had bye in semifinals; pinned in 1:09 by Logan O’Connor (L) 39-9 in finals. 2nd Place Match - won by rule - bye. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.

285 - Chase Gallagher (29-13) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned Trey Shalla (LT) 27-20 in 1:02 in the semifinals; pinned Jacob Barnhart (WB) 19-16 in 5:21 in finals. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL CHAMPION.

Wildcats Send One To Districts
  LISBON — The Durant Wildcats will have one wrestler advance to this week’s district meet in Wilton. Cameron Ragurrio was the sectional runner-up at the 152-pound weight class and will advance to the district meet. Durant had two wrestlers compete at the sectional meet. Senior Mason Bird was the other Wildcat in action. He placed third and saw his season end with a 33-12 record.

  Ragurrio improved to 28-18 and will take that record and a sectional runner-up finish to this week’s district meet. Ragurrio had a bye in the quarterfinals and pinned Lone Tree’s Will Hotz (22-17) in 1:25 to advance to the finals. There, Ragurrio was pinned by 3rd ranked Kaden Kilburg from Lisbon in 35 seconds. Ragurrio did not have to wrestle again as he held criteria over 3rd place winner, Hotz.

  Bird had a bye in the quarterfinal to reach the semifinals. There, Bird faced Jacob Barnhart from West Branch. Bird lost to Barnhart at the RVC meet, placing fourth. In a close match, Bird trailed 2-1 after two periods. In the final period, Barnhart used a 6-0 run with an escape, takedown, and 3-point near fall to capture an 8-1 decision win. Bird fought back in the third-place match, pinning Trey Shalla from Lone Tree in 1:05 to capture third. He did not get a wrestleback after Barnhardt lost in the finals and held criteria in a wrestleback chance.


Durant Results:
152 - Cameron Ragurrio (28-18) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned Will Hotz (LT) 22-17 in 1:25 in semifinals; pinned in 0:35 by Kaden Kilburg (L) 34-8 in finals. 2nd Place Match - won by rule - Criteria over Hotz (LT). FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP.



285 - Mason Bird (33-12) - had bye in quarterfinal round; lost an 8-1 decision to Jacob Barnhart (WB) 19-16 in semifinals; pinned Trey Shalla (LT) in 1:02 in third place match. 2nd Place Match - lost by rule - Criteria over Barnhart (19-16). FINAL PLACE — 3rd.

Tough Day For Tigers At Solon Sectional, Crowley To Districts

By Ryan Stonebraker

Sports Editor

  SOLON — It was a tough first year for the Tigers at Class 2A sectional meet. The Tigers, who have been in class 1A for many years, made the jump to Class 2A this season and traveled to Solon for a 2A sectional meet. There, the Tigers placed fifth out of six teams and sent one wrestler on to this week’s district meet in DeWitt. Tipton’s John Crowley won the 126-pound weight class and will represent the Tigers this week at the DeWitt district meet.

  In the team race, Tipton scored 108.5 points, one of five teams to score over 100 points. Solon won the meet with a team score of 243.5 points. Mt. Vernon was second with 199.5 points. DeWitt was third with 160.5 points.

  Tipton had one champion and two wrestlers place third. John Crowley was the top seed at 126. He improved to 39-7 with two wins and captured a trip to this week’s district meet in DeWitt. Crowley had a bye in the quarterfinals and pinned Connor Bilden from Mount Vernon in the semifinals. Crowley stuck at takedown with 1:46 left in the match and captured the pin in 33 seconds. In the finals, he dominated Solon’s Aidan Dall, winning a 15-0 tech fall in 4:56. Dall had 30 wins. Crowley led 2-0 after the first period but opened up the match with 13 points in the final two periods. In the second, he scored six points on an escape, takedown and 3-point near fall to take an 8-0 lead to the final period. In the final period, he had a takedown, a 2-point near fall and a 3-point near fall.

  Placing third was Austin Lenz at 106 and Brenden Leeper at 138. Lenz saw his season end with a record of 41-8. Lenz had a bye in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. There, he was upset by Ben Vogel from Camanche (27-17) by pin in 5:07. Lenz led 4-1 after the first period after getting two takedowns. That score stood until Vogel scored a takedown with 1:32 left in the match to set the score at 4-3. Shortly after the takedown, Vogel recorded the pin to win the match in 5:07. Lenz tried to work his way back to a wrestleback chance with a pin over Jaruthat Dervo from Mt. Vernon in 3:01 in the third-place match. Lenz however, could only watch as Ben Vogel was pinned in 0:36 in the finals by top seed Keaton Zeimet from DeWitt who is ranked third. Vogel’s win over Lenz was the difference as he placed second and held criteria over Lenz to advance.

  Leeper also placed third at 138 and finishes his season 14-17. Leeper was pinned in the semifinals and had to work back through the consolation side. He pinned Jason Hulin from Camanche in 1:32 in the third-place match and got a chance at a wrestleback match. In the second place match, Leeper lost an 8-1 decision to Remington Overstake from Northeast to finish third.

  A trio of Tigers placed fourth at the sectional meet. Placing fourth was Brandon Hines at 132, Dylan Mente at 170 and Jessie Lieser at 285.

  Hines ends the season 13-20. He won a 9-2 quarterfinal decision over Collin Courtney from DeWitt. Hines led 2-0 after the first period after a late takedown. Hines extended his lead to 8-0 after the second period after collecting an escape, takedown and 3-point near fall in the period. In the semifinals, Hines lost by pin to Solon’s Christian Height, the top seed in the bracket. Hines would lose by decision in the third-place match to finish fourth.

  Mente ends the season with a record of 25-25 and placed fourth at 170. Mente pinned Logan Waltz from Camanche in 1:17 in the quarterfinals at 170. In the semifinals, he was pinned by Mount Vernon wrestler Paul Ryan. Mente tried to work his way back through the consolation round but was pinned by Northeast’s Tristan Daniels in the third-place match.

  At 285, Jessie Lieser finishes the season 13-26. He pinned Cameron Lee from DeWitt in 5:24 in the quarterfinals in 5:24. In the semifinal’s, Lieser was pinned by Solon’s Tyler Linderbaum in 1:31. Linderbaum was the top seed in the bracket and is ranked number three and is undefeated. Lieser tried to work his way back in the consolation round, but lost in the third-place match to finish fourth.

  Three Tigers placed fifth. All three lost in the first round, but due to low numbers in their bracket, wrestled only once at the sectional meet. Placing fifth were Kaleb Mesick at 113, Levi Mohr at 160 and Nick Paul at 182. Paul ends the season with a record of 13-21, Mesick at 16-13 and Mohr at 14-24.

  Two Tipton wrestlers placed sixth and did not win a match. Chance Koch placed sixth at 14 and ended his season with a record of 13-31 and Lucas Barnum placed 6th at 152 and ended his season with a record of 12-22.

Class 2A Sectional Meet
At Solon
Saturday, February 3
Team Scores: 1. Solon 243.5; 2. Mt. Vernon 199.5; 3. DeWitt 160.5; 4. Camanche 152.0; 5. Tipton 108.5; 6. Northeast 101.

Individual Results:
106 - Austin Lenz (41-8) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned in 5:07 by Ben Vogel (CAM) 27-17 in quarterfinals; pinned Jaruthat Dervo (MV) 16-14 in 3:01 in the 3rd place match. 2nd Place Match - lost by rule - Criteria over Vogel (CAM) 27-17. FINAL PLACE — 3rd.
113 - Kaleb Mesick (16-13) - pinned in 0:23 by Zack Woeckener (CAM) 21-10 in quarterfinals; had bye in consolation round; had bye in fifth place match. FINAL PLACE — 5th.
126 - John Crowley (39-7) - had bye in quarterfinal round; pinned Connor Bilden (MV) 7-12 in 0:33 in semifinals; won a 15-0 tech fall (4:56) over Aidan Dall (Solon) 30-16 in finals. FINAL PLACE — SECTIONAL CHAMPION.
132 - Brandon Hines (13-20) - won a 9-2 decision over Collin Courtney (DW) 8-28 in quarterfinals; pinned in 2:47 by Christian Height (S) 35-15 in semifinals; lost an 8-5 decision to Garret Akers (MV) 14-20 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.
138 - Brenden Leeper (14-17) - had bye in quarterfinals; pinned in 1:15 by Andy Brokaw (S) 29-19 in semifinals; pinned Jason Hulin (CAM) 12-18 in 1:32 in 3rd place match; lost an 8-1 dec. to Remington Overstake (NE) 28-14 in 2nd place match. FINAL PLACE — 3rd.
145 - Chance Koch (13-31) - lost an 18-3 tech fall (5:26) to Carsen Mangelsen (NE) 28-17 in quarterfinals; had bye in consolation round; pinned in 0:34 by Sawyer Mercado (DW) in 5th place match. FINAL PLACE — 6th.
152 - Lucas Barnum (12-22) - lost an 18-1 tech fall (4:00) to Max Cousins (DW) in quarterfinals; had bye in consolation round; pinned in 2:40 by Andrew Louwagie (MV) 20-24 in 5th place match. FINAL PLACE - 6th.
160 - Levi Mohr (14-24) - pinned in 5:35 by Max Shady (MV) 3-4 in quarterfinals; had bye in consolation round; had bye in 5th place match. FINAL PLACE — 5th.
170 - Dylan Mente (25-25) - pinned Logan Waltz (CAM) 19-19 in quarterfinals; pinned in 1:17 by Paul Ryan (MV) 34-6 in semifinals; pinned in 2:39 by Tristen Daniels (NE) 25-10 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.
182 - Nick Paul (13-21) - pinned in 1:02 by Cole Cahill (DW) 13-12 in quarterfinals; had bye in consolation round; had bye in fifth place match. FINAL PLACE — 5th.
285 - Jesse Lieser (13-26) - pinned Cameron Lee (DW) in 5:24 in quarterfinals; pinned in 1:31 by Tyler Linderbaum (S) 30-0 in semifinals; pinned in 3:21 by Grant Williams (NE) 28-16 in 3rd place match. FINAL PLACE — 4th.

Neustrom Selected as Perfect Game's Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa junior outfielder Robert Neustrom was tabbed as Perfect Game's Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, it was announced Thursday in PG's Big Ten preview.

Neustrom and junior college transfer Brady Schanuel were named to the Big Ten preseason all-conference team.   As a team, the Hawkeyes were picked to finish third in 2018 behind Indiana and Nebraska. 

Neustrom, a Sioux City, Iowa, native started all 61 games as a sophomore, hitting .319 with nine home runs, 16 doubles, 55 RBIs, and 41 runs scored.  He ranked in the top 10 in five offensive categories.   Perfect Game also lists Neustrom as the 58th-best prospect nationally in the junior class.

Schanuel, a right-handed pitcher from Swansea, Illinois, was a two-time All-American at Parkland College.  Last season, Schanuel went 10-1 with a 2.13 ERA, fanning 13 over 80 1/3 innings.  Schanuel has been selected twice in the MLB Draft during his career -- in the 36th round in 2015 by Oakland and the 20th round in 2016 by Philadelphia.

The Hawkeyes begin official team practice Friday. Iowa opens the 2018 season Feb. 16, traveling to Kissimmee, Florida, for the Diamond 9 Sunshine State Classic Series, where it will face Toledo in the regular-season opener.

Waterloo’s Cadillac Lanes to Host 2018 State Bowling Meet.

     Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo will serve as the host site of the 2018 State Bowling Meet February 19-21. The move to Waterloo comes after Des Moines’ Plaza Lanes, home of the State Bowling Meet since girls bowling was sanctioned by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union in 2007,  was destroyed by aDecember 18 fire. 

     “We are pleased that the proprietors at Cadillac Lanes have made their facility available for the State Bowling Meet,” said IGHSAU Executive Director Jean Berger. “Cadillac Lanes’ size will allow the co-ed meet to continue with no changes in the format from previous tournaments while accommodating all of the fans. We appreciate the help that the Bowling Proprietors’ of Iowa provided as we searched for a new site to host this tournament.”

    Cadillac Lanes, located at 650 LaPorte Road in Waterloo, is a 36-lane facility. The space and number of lanes will allow the boys and girls team to bowl simultaneously.

     The State Bowling Meet is a three-day event that begins with the Class 1A Tournament taking place onMonday, February 19. Class 2A will bowl Tuesday, February 20 and the Class 3A State Meet will take place Wednesday, February 21. Start time for all three meets is 10:00 a.m.

     The move to Waterloo is currently for one year.  The State Bowling Meet plans to return to Des Moines’ Plaza Lanes when it is rebuilt.

SPENCER LEE NAMED NCAA WRESTLER OF THE WEEK

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- One day after earning weekly Big Ten Conference honors, University of Iowa freshman Spencer Lee has been named NCAA Wrestler of the Week.

The NCAA Wrestler of the Week is determined by a fan vote at @NCAAWrestling. 
 
Lee, ranked No. 3 in the country at 125 pounds, upset top-rated Nathan Tomasello, 3-2, last week at Ohio State.
 
Lee is 9-1 overall, 3-0 since removing his redshirt, and has three wins over top-10 opponents.
 
The NCAA and Big Ten Conference weekly honors are the first of Lee's career. He is the third Hawkeye to earn Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors this season. Michael Kemererwon the award Nov. 28, and Alex Marinelli won the award on Dec. 12.
 
The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes return to the mat Saturday at 5 p.m. (CT), hosting No. 7 Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are available at hawkeyesports.com, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or in person at the UI Athletics Ticket Office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Knights Getting Closer to Double Digit Wins

CLARENCE - The North Cedar girls basketball team inched closer to a double digit victory total after winning their ninth game last Saturday over Lisbon at home, 63-22.  It was the third home win in their last four games, going back two weeks.  The win equals their win total from last year’s 9-14 season.  North Cedar will look to win ten games for the first time since the 2013-14 season.  Seniors on that team were Emily Flockhart, Cortlyn Kasik, Alison Malaby, Lexis Wagner, Allison Jensen and Steph Jones.

Saturday, North Cedar led by 17 at halftime 29-12 and busted the game open with a 22-8 run in the

third quarter.  North Cedar outscored Lisbon by ten points in the final quarter.  Three Knights scored

in double figures with Leah Crock scoring 11 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.  Darby Hawtrey and

Lexi Crist each had 10 points  Crist came close to a triple double, adding 8 assists and 7 rebounds.

The Knights victory with the Lions ended a three-game week where they went 1-2 in three games

to improve to 9-10 overall.

West Branch Gets Away From Knights In Middle Quarters

WEST BRANCH — North Cedar lost their second game in a row at West Branch last Tuesday.  

The Bears led by five after the first quarter, 19-14, but outscored the Knights 34 to 14 in the second

and third quarters to take a 25-point lead into the final quarter.

Lexi Crist scored 12 points to lead North Cedar.  The Knights had only 19 rebounds and shot

50-percent from the free throw line.  North Cedar’s record against the RVC South slipped to 3-3

with a home game with West Liberty Friday.

Knights nearly knock off state ranked Panthers

CLARENCE — The North Cedar girls basketball team put a scare into the 9th ranked team in class

3A last Tuesday at home.  There, Monticello needed a 20-point fourth quarter to overcome a

seven-point, 45-38 lead by the Knights after the third quarter.  North Cedar led by six points,

16-10 after the first quarter and held a four-point, 28-24 halftime lead.  The Knights extended their l

ead to seven by the fourth quarter.  Monticello won their fifth game in a row.  The Panthers beat

North Cedar 48-29 at home back on December 8.

Darby Hawtrey scored 23 points on 8-for-18 shooting and 7-for-10 shooting from the free throw line.  

North Cedar had 29 rebounds, 16 assists and 10 steals in the game.

GB: Monticello 58, North Cedar 57

At Clarence

Tuesday, January 23

1 2 3 4 Final

Monticello 10 14 14 20 58

North Cedar 16 12 17 12 57

MONTICELLO (58): Taylor McDonald (g) 6 1-1 12, Maddie Fellinger (g) 5 5-5 13, Lauren Ries (g) 8 0-0 14, Maddie

Lambert (f) 0 1-2 1, Jordan Kuper 2 6-10 10, Caitlyn Cruse 0 0-0 0, Sydney Hansen 1 0-0 2, Carly

Hayen 3 0-3 6, Gabrielle Steiner 0 0-0 0.  Totals: 25 13-21 58.

NORTH CEDAR (57): Tessa Fields (g) 4-12 2-3 10, Lexi Crist (g) 3-9 0-0 7, Grace Proesch (g) 1-2 2-2 4,

Darby Hawtrey (f) 8-18 7-10 23, Leah Crock (f) 2-4 0-0 4, Nicole Sander 3-6 0-0 9.  

Totals: 21-51 11-15 57.

North Cedar Statistics:

3-Pt. FG: 4-10 (Sander 3-5, Crist 1-4, Hawtrey 0-1).  Rebounds: 29 (Crock 9, Fields 7, Hawtrey 5,

Sander 3, Crist 3, Proesch 2).  Assists: 16 (Fields 5, Crist 3, Proesch 3, Sander 3, Hawtrey 1, Crock 1).

 Steals: 10 (Fields 4, Proesch 3, Sander 2, Crist 1).  Blocked Shots: NC 1 (Hawtrey 1).  Total Fouls: 7.

 Fouled Out: none.

GB: West Branch 62, North Cedar 41

At West Branch

Friday, January 26

1 2 3 4 Final

North Cedar 14 6 8 13 41

West Branch 19 22 12 9 62

NORTH CEDAR (41): Tessa Fields (g) 4-10 0-0 8, Lexi Crist (g) 4-7 2-4 12, Grace Proesch (g) 1-3 0-0 2, Darby Hawtrey (f)

2-13 0-0 4, Leah Crock (f) 2-5 2-2 6, Nicole Sander 3-4 1-4 9, Kayla Syring 0-0 0-0 0, Jenna Syring 0-0

0-0 0.  Totals: 16-42 5-10 41.

WEST BRANCH (62): N/A.

North Cedar Statistics: 3-Pt. FG: 4-8 (Sander 2-3, Crist 2-4, Hawtrey 0-1).  Rebounds: 19 (Crock 6, Hawtrey 5, Sander 4,

Fields 2, Crist 1, K. Syring 1).  Assists: 9 (Fields 5, Crist 1, Proesch 1, Sander 1, Crock 1).  Blocked

Shots: 5 (Crock 3, Hawtrey 2, Sander 1, Fields 1).  Total Fouls: 7.  Fouled Out: none.

GB: North Cedar 63, Lisbon 22

Saturday, January 27

At Clarence

1 2 3 4 Final

Lisbon 6 6 8 2 22

North Cedar 14 15 22 12 63

LISBON (22): Skylar Sadler (g) 1-6 0-2 3, McKenna Nelson (g) 1-7 0-0 2, Sam Schrantz (g) 0-4 2-2 2, Bethany

Richardson (f) 1-11 2-3 4, Hannah Neymeyer (f) 2-12 1-2 5, Emma Howard 0-3 0-0 0, Kate Kitterman

0-2 0-0 0, Ava Richardson 2-12 2-2 6, Emily Schultz 0-0 0-0 0.  Totals: 7-57 7-11 22.

NORTH CEDAR (63): Tessa Fields (g) 4-6 0-0 8, Lexi Crist (g) 3-12 0-1 8, Grace Proesch (g) 5-12 0-3 10, Darby

Hawtrey (f) 4-8 2-4 10, Leah Crock (f) 5-10 1-2 11, Nicole Sander 1-9 1-2 4, Kayla Syring 3-5 1-2 7,

Kayla Sander 1-2 0-0 3, Jenna Syring 0-2 0-0 0.  Totlas: 27-67 5-14 63.

North Cedar Statistics:

3-Pt. FG: 4-12 (Crist 2-6, N. Sander 1-5, K. Sander 1-1).  Rebounds: 50 (Proesch 8, Crock 8,

N. Sander 8, Crist 7, Fields 6, K. Sander 4, Hawtrey 4).  Assists: 15 (Crist 8, Fields 2, N. Sander 2,

Crock 1).  Steals: 6 (Proesch 2, Hawtrey 1, N. Sander 1, Crock 1).  Blocked Shots: 9 (Crock 5,

N. Sander 2, Crist 2).  Total Fouls: 9.  Fouled Out: none.