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May 11, 2006 |
Looking at the much bigger picture
By
Daryl Schepanski - Sports Editor |
MANCHESTER — It’s been the philosophy of Anamosa girls golf coach Trent Jeffrey all season long. Take each and every golf meet and use it as a learning tool for later tournaments.
Monday, May 8, Jeffrey used that exact same philosophy as his Raider girls golf team took part in the Tri-Rivers Conference tournament at the Manchester Country Club.
“We used this tournament as a learning experience for the biggest meet of the season coming up Monday right back on this course,” said Jeffrey after his club fired a 422 team score and placed third in the league at the soggy 18-hole tournament.
“We wanted to golf well and we knew we had a real good chance at winning the conference title, but we also wanted to use this experience to get to know the golf course a little bit better and hopefully keep our season alive after regionals Monday.”
East Buchanan and Cascade tied for the Tri-Rivers Conference tournament championship after each team made their way through the challenging 18-hole course with team cards of 413 each. Using the fifth-player tie-breaker, the Buccaneers came away with the title.
“We were disappointed and happy after watching the scores come in,” said Jeffrey. “We were happy to get out and play on the same course we’ll be playing our 3A regional tournament on. Basically, we used this meet as a practice round and if we happened to also come away with the league title, that would have just been icing on the cake. |
Club length
Anamosa senior Kailey Strother gets set to tee off at Manchester Country Club’s par-3 No. 10 hole during Tri-Rivers Conference golf action Monday, May 8. Strother recorded a par on the hole helping the Raiders to a third-place league showing firing a 422 team score. (Journal-Eureka photo by Daryl Schepanski) |
Unfortunately, we didn’t play our best golf and a couple other teams did and that was the disappointing part.”
Anamosa had defeated Cascade last month at the Fawn Creek Country Club but had not seen East Buchanan on the course until the conference meet.
“Those are a couple of pretty good teams,” said Jeffrey. “But we really felt this was a tournament we could have and should have won if we were shooting the same kind of scores we had shot all season long. It just didn’t happen for us at this meet, but don’t count these girls out yet. They aren’t done and I know they’ll bounce back and use this experience on this course to their advantage at regionals.”
The Raiders had a pair of all-conference golfers after Emily Davis and Kailey Strother were both tabbed second-team performers.
“Emily shot a very consistent round and led us on the day,” said Jeffrey. “Kailey came back strong after a very rough first nine holes.”
Davis led the Anamosa girls with a round of 104 (52-52) while Strother, who struggled through a round of 59 in her opening nine holes, battled back to shoot the third-lowest nine-hole round in the entire tournament with a back-nine card of 46 to finish with an 18-hole score of 105.
“The conditions made the course a little tougher, but everyone had the same conditions to golf in and we just didn’t adjust as well as East Buchanan and Cascade,” said Jeffrey. “I was very happy to see the way most of the girls responded with their second-round scores. There is no quit in this group of girls. They take pride in their golf and really wanted to bring a championship home to Anamosa.”
Erin Ridgeway turned in a solid score of 106 (54-52) while Paige Goetz tallied the final counting score for the Raider girls adding a 107 (56-51).
Jordan Bickford (51-57) and Anne Daily (55-58) also made their way through the Manchester Country Club course with cards of 108 and 113, respectively.
“We count a 104, 105, 106 and 107,” said Jeffrey. “Like we have done all year long, consistent scoring from a very balanced team with talented golfers.”
Cascade’s Brittney Bofelli claimed the Tri-Rivers Conference individual title firing an 89 (44-45) that bested the field by a whopping five strokes. Teammate Alyssa Neiers was runner-up with a 94 (48-46) while Ed-Co’s Tiffany Kruse finished third in the league with a 95 (52-43). Central City’s Kate Fountain (52-46) carded a 98 and earned first-team all-conference honors with East Buchanan’s Allyssa Bergfeld (49-50) and Kayla Kehrli (51-49) who tallied rounds of 99 and 100, respectively.
Cascade’s Erin Walsh led the all-conference second-team with a round of 101 (52-49) followed by Davis and Strother. Monticello’s Keeley Hogan (53-52) and Kate Strittmatter (52-53) added cards of 105 each while Ed-Co’s Brittany Vorwald rounded out the Tri-Rivers second-team carding a 105 (51-54).
The Raider girls topped Ed-Co (426), Monticello (435), Starmont (468), Central City (492), North Linn (495), Center Point-Urbana (507), Springville (513), Alburnett (537) and Maquoketa Valley (557) at the annual conference tournament. |
 Olin soars to seventh at Big East track meet
By
Daryl Schepanski - Sports Editor |
GOOSE LAKE — No one in the 12-team Big East Conference could possibly deny that when it comes to jumping, and jumping high, the best in the league resides in Olin.
Lion junior Justin Smith and sophomore Kalli Hansen swept the high jump honors at the annual Big East Conference track meet hosted by Northeast High School Thursday, May 4, with Smith getting the school in the championship mode flying to a title in Goose Lake.
“Justin has been jumping well all season long and just keeps getting better and better,” said Olin boys track coach Rich Ginn after watching his star high jumper clear 6-feet to claim the league crown.
“We actually scored 16 points in the high jump event along with Dan Inglis also helping out with a third-place finish.”
Inglis, who has also been a consistent point-scorer for the Lions in the high jump event all spring long, added a 5’ 8’’ leap to score for Olin.
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Clear sailing
Olin’s Justin Smith, with his star spangled shoes, set off fireworks at the Big East Conference track meet in Goose Lake Thursday, May 4, soaring 6-feet to win the high jump event. (Journal-Eureka photo by Daryl Schepanski) |
“Overall this was a good meet for us,” said Ginn after his Lion boys tallied 26 points overall and wound up seventh in the 11-team league get together. “I’m pleased with that position team-wise in the conference. We beat four teams even with some personnel losses.”
Olin finished ahead of North Cedar (21 points), Clinton Prince of Peace (9), Midland (2) and Calamus-Wheatland (0).
Preston/East Central claimed the Big East Conference boys team title tallying 132 points overall to top runner-up Bellevue (122) by 11 points. Lisbon was third (66) while Camanche finished fourth scoring 63 points. Andrew placed fifth with a 50-point total while the host Rebels were sixth (36).
Justin Rix, Mason Smith, Brock Rouse and Justin Lowinski ran the 4x200 team to a fourth-place finish in a season-best time of 1:37.31 while Rouse added a fifth-place finish in the 200 meter dash after crossing the finish line in 24.30.
Lowinski, Rix, Mason Smith and Rouse combined to run the 4x100 team to a 46.68 clocking which was good enough for fifth in the league while Joel Ahrendsen, Rix, Inglis and Lowinski combined to post a time of 3:51.29 in the 4x400 race to also take fifth in the conference.
“We had one dead stop hand-off in the 4x200 and still had a season-best time,” said Ginn. “In the 4x100 we had some of our weakest hand-offs we’ve seen all season and it cost us at least one place in the standings but it still placed too. We’re back here again for districts Saturday and I think we’ve got a pretty good feel for the track.” |
Kelly claims conference crown
By
Daryl Schepanski - Sports Editor |
MONTICELLO — It’s getting to the point now when Anamosa star high jumper Colten Kelly doesn’t set a record, that’s breaking news.
Well, ho-hum, ho-hum as the sophomore sky walker continues to shine setting a new Tri-Rivers Conference high jump record flying an amazing 6’ 7’’ to win the event in Monticello Thursday, May 4, easily soaring past the league field.
Kelly’s closest competitor, Ed-Co’s Ryan Putz, jumped 6’ 0’’ for second-place.
“We’ve known for a little while now Colten is a pretty special high jumper,” said Anamosa boys track coach Wes Wilson after his team placed fourth in the River Division of the Tri-Rivers Conference scoring 54.5 points. “All he did was cement his status with his performance here. I’m not sure how long that old record of 6’6’’ had stood, but I have a feeling Colten’s 6’ 7’’ jump might stand for a while. Or at least until he breaks it next season.”
Tucker Vondracek also had a sensational league showing jumping a personal-best 19’ 10’’ in the long jump soaring to second in the Tri-Rivers.
“You could see this coming from Tucker,” said Wilson. “He had some big jumps early in the season and then has struggled just a bit recently, but really came through for us here and hopefully can get off another big jump at our next big regional meet in Marion next week.”
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Making the cut
Anamosa junior Nate Vaughn runs in the 3200 meter race at the Tri-Rivers Conference meet in Monticello Thursday, May 4. Vaughn placed third in the event with a time of 10:25. (Photo courtesy Pete Temple of the Monticello Express) |
Prepared for landing
Raider sophomore Tucker Vondracek prepares for a soft sand landing after flying 19’ 10’’’ to place second in the long jump at the Tri-Rivers Conference meet in Monticello. (Photo courtesy Pete Temple of the Monticello Express) |
Nate Vaughn was another Raider who had a strong Tri-Rivers showing placing third in the 3200 meter race finishing with a time of 10:25 and his 4:49.48 clocking in the 1600 meter run also scored third-place points for the team.
Vaughn also added a fifth-place finish for the Anamosa boys in the 800 meter run crossing the finish line with a time of 2:06.68.
“I couldn’t ask a whole lot more out of Nate than what he delivered at conference,” said Wilson. “Running those three tough races and placing in each and every one with some pretty solid times too says a lot about the talent he has to burn.”
Steve Siver scored fourth-place points for the Raiders after his 53.95 effort in the 400 meter dash.
Josh English unleashed a personal-best 134’ 4’’ toss in the discus to secure fourth in the league while Aaron Beadle also scored after his personal-best 131’ 5’’ toss was fifth.
Beadle added a third-place showing in the shot put coming through with a solid 43’ 8 1/2’’ effort in the event. |
“We had some relays that didn’t fare to badly either,” said Wilson as his 4x800 and and 4x100 teams place at the conference meet. “Improvement is what we want to see and improvement is what we’ve been getting for the most part.”
Brady Vaughn, Mitch Kelly, Dan Bierbrodt and Justin Cook ran the 4x800 team to a fourth-place finish in 8:55.29 while the 4x100 team of Kyle Kilburg, Siver, Jason Breon and Vondracek were sixth in 47.28.
Breon also scored points for the Raiders in the high jump clearing 5’ 8’’ to seal sixth in the league while Brady Vaughn was sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:11.45.
Monticello claimed the Tri-Rivers boys title scoring 104.5 points while North Linn claimed the Valley Division crown with an 84-point total.
Center Point-Urbana was second in the River Division (93 points) while Starmont (60), Anamosa (54.5), Maquoketa Valley (33) and Cascade (13) rounded out the River Division team scoring.
Ed-Co (30), Alburnett (28), East Buchanan (24), Central City (4) and Springville (0) rounded out the Valley Division team race.
Anamosa traveled to Marion Tuesday, May 2, and against some stiff competition, scored 18 points.
Kelly set a meet record in the high jump soaring 6’ 6’’ to claim the title while Nate Vaughn crossed the finish line fourth in the 3200 and 800 meter races posting times of 10:18.82 and 2:06.77, respectively. The 3200 meter clocking is a personal-best for Vaughn.
“It’s good to face this kind of competition getting us ready for regionals,” said Wilson. “And I think it helped us for the conference meet too. We’ve got some kids with a shot at making it to state and we’re looking into what their best chances are.”
Benton Community claimed the meet team title scoring 74 points to edge North Linn’s 73-point total. The Raider boys topped Western Dubuque (17), Independence (12), Alburnett (10) and Vinton-Shellsburg (1).
The Raider fr/so boys headed to Tipton Monday, May 1, with Breon leading all Anamosa competitors with his championship in the high jump setting a personal-record after clearing the bar set at 6’ 0’’.
“Jason has been placing at most varsity meets we go to and this time he got to compete against kids his own age and he showed what he can do,” said Wilson. “He’s got a very bright future in the high jump.”
Vondracek added a third-place leap in the long jump flying 18’ 3 1/2’’ while Josh English also scored field event points with his 125’ toss in the discus which was good enough for fifth in the event.
Vondracek, Breon, Nathan Kaufman and Brady Vaughn ran the 4x200 team to a fourth-place finish in 1:42.94 while the same group ran the 4x100 to a sixth-place finish after posting a time of 49.76.
Beadle also had a solid meet for the Raiders placing sixth in the 800 meter run, after posting a time of 2:27.94 as well as the 1600 meter run tallying a time of 5:20.12. |
Olin’s Hansen best in the Big East
By
Daryl Schepanski - Sports Editor |
GOOSE LAKE — Pushed to the brink in the Big East Conference high jump event Thursday, May 4, in Goose Lake, Olin’s Kalli Hansen responded with her best.
And it was that 5’ 2’’ jump, equalling a career-best in the event, that helped the Lion star sophomore win the Big East Conference high jump title.
“There are some pretty good jumpers in this league,” said Lion girls track coach Doug Frett. “There aren’t a lot of them, but there are some pretty good ones and Kalli proved once again she’s the best of the bunch.”
Hansen’s effort led the Olin girls at the annual Big East Conference meet scoring 19 points to place 10th in the 10-team team race. |
Natural talent
Olin’s Kalli Hansen clears 5’ 1’’ to easily win the high jump event at the Big East Conference meet in Goose Lake Thursday, May 4. Hansen went on to clear 5’ 2’’ setting a personal-best mark with the jump. (Journal-Eureka photo by Daryl Schepanski) |
“Hopefully this meet will get some of the confidence rolling because we’re right back here in a few days for the district meet and a shot at state.”
Olin’s 4x100 team of Danielle Frederick, Christina Greene, Hansen and Paige Peterka turned in the next-best performance finishing fourth with a season-best time of 56.85 while the Lion shuttle hurdle team of Liz Groth, Greene, Frederick and Peterka were sixth after a 1:19.27 clocking.
Frederick placed for the Olin girls in the 400 and 800 meter races after she crossed the finish line with clockings of 1:06.31 and 2:40.42, respectively. Lindsay Stigen added a fifth-place performance in the shot put after a personal-best 31’ 6’’ effort.
Camanche claimed the Big East girls’ team title scoring a whopping 127 points while runner-up Bellevue tallied 84 points. Northeast (66 points), Andrew (62), North Cedar (61), Preston/East Central (56), Calamus-Wheatland (46.5), Clinton Prince of Peace (43) and Midland (20.5) rounded out the field at the league get together.
Andrew’s Tara Kilburg was named MVP while Camanche’s Brenda Metzger was named Coach of the Year.
The Olin girls ran in Durant Monday, May 1, where they scored 24 points led by Hansen’s title-winning effort in the high jump.
Hansen flew 5’ 1’’ to win the event.
Frederick ran fourth in the 400 meter dash (1:07.21) and fifth in the 200 meter dash (29.32) while Peterka came through with an 18.06 clocking in the 100 meter hurdles which was good enough for fifth.
Groth, Greene, Frederick and Peterka ran the shuttle hurdle to a fourth-place showing in 1:19.10 while the 4x100 team of Frederick, Groth, Peterka and Laura Husmann were sixth with a time of 58.66.
Stigen scored sixth-place points in the shot put after her 28’ 7’’ effort.
Camanche won the meet scoring 184 points. |
Anamosa hosts girls soccer tourney
By
Daryl Schepanski - Sports Editor |
ANAMOSA — It was a soccer-fest Anamosa-style Saturday, May 6, as the Raider girls hosted their first-ever tournament as Center Point-Urbana, Independence and Central DeWitt all came to town for the round-robin style classic.
“This has been something that has been in the works for quite a while and I’m glad we could finally pull it off this year,” said Anamosa girls soccer coach Jim Conklin.
“We and the rest of Anamosa saw some talented soccer teams right here on our own field. It was a great day too and that just added to what I thought was a perfect day.”
Anamosa (1-6-2) posted a pair of ties while being handed one defeat on the day.
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Covering the field
Anamosa (l-r) sophomore Alison Yanda, junior Rachel Georgie and junior Brittney May chase down the ball during the Raiders’ 5-5 tie hosting Center Point-Urbana in opening round action from the first-ever Anamosa girls soccer tournament Saturday, May 6. (Journal-Eureka photo by Daryl Schepanski) |
“We started bright and early in the morning at 8 a.m. and played a pretty exciting match to get things going,” said Conklin as his Raider girls battled Center Point-Urbana to a thrilling 5-5 tie.
“I was very happy with the way our offense and defense played, especially with it being so early in the morning.”
Bryn Gerber got the goal scoring started ripping a shot past the Pointer keeper giving the Raiders a 1-0 lead four minutes into the contest.
After CP-U answered to knot the score, Neva Nachtrieb gave the hosts a halftime advantage scoring with just five minutes remaining in the first half.
The Pointers wasted very little time getting their offense going in the second half scoring just four minutes in but the score didn’t stay tied at 2-2 for long when Nachtrieb found the back of the CP-U net yet again two minutes later.
The visitors scored a pair of goals taking a 4-3 lead before Gerber answered scoring for the hosts with seven minutes remaining in the contest to tie the score at 4-4.
CP-U again took the lead when the ball trickled into the Raider goal off an Anamosa player, but Gerber’s heroics knotted the score with just a little over a minute remaining.
“It was back and forth and back and forth the whole second half,” said Conklin. “I guess considering all the players we were without for this tournament, we fared about as well as I hoped we would. We played well.”
Gerber ended the contest with a hat-trick while Nachtrieb added two more. |
Jump starting the offense
Raider senior Shawna Dolan fires the ball up the field starting another offensive attack for the Anamosa girls soccer team hosting Center Point-Urbana Saturday, May 6. The hosts went 0-1-2 on the day and took third in the four-team tournament. (Journal-Eureka photo by Daryl Schepanski) |
Rachelle Bahl tended the Anamosa goal and made 13 saves.
“This was our game,” said Conklin. “We had our chances but just couldn’t slow down their offense in the second half.”
After a four-hour break, the Raiders took the field again against powerful No. 3 ranked Independence and were handed a 7-0 defeat.
“The first half was a little rough to say the least,” said Conklin. “Independence is such a physical team and I tried to let the girls know what was coming, but even that didn’t prepare them for what they saw.”
The Mustangs led 4-0 at the half scoring almost at will early on ripping shots into the Raider net at the five, six and seven minute marks of the first half.
“They’ve got so many athletes on that team,” said Conklin. “We had a hard time matching up.”
Gerber led the hosts with four shots at the Independence net while Kandis Bieber and Bethany Kula added one each.
Bahl made eight saves over the game’s first 30 minutes tending the Anamosa net while Cassie Beadle made five more saves as the Raiders’ keeper in the second half.
The final match of the day saw a spirited battle with Central DeWitt end in a 2-2 tie.
The Raiders led 1-0 at the half thanks to a Katie VonMuenster goal 12 minutes into the contest but the Sabers answered in the second half with a pair of goals at the 20 and 28-minute marks.
Gerber again saved Anamosa scoring with 1:12 remaining to tie the score off a VonMuenster assist.
Gerber ripped five shots at the Saber net to lead the Raider offense while Nachtrieb and VonMuenster added two more each.
Bahl made 11 saves.
“This was a very emotional game,” said Conklin. “Physically and mentally, both teams really went at it.”
The Mustangs won the round-robin tourney going 3-0 on the day while CP-U was second with a 1-1-1 mark. The Raiders were third posting a 0-1-2 record while the Sabers rounded out the tournament with an 0-2-1 mark. |
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