CEDAR FALLS— It was late February of 2006 and Moza Fay had just finished fourth at the NCAA West Regional in Wyoming and closed a sensational red-shirt freshman campaign for the Panthers.

He wasn’t the least bit happy though.

“Last season was tough,” said the former Anamosa High School standout as he wrestled all over the University of Northern Iowa roster finishing at 174-pounds. “I didn’t have a set weight to wrestle at and that hurt me as I got into the regional. This year, 157-pounds was all mine and that has made things much easier on me and I feel like I’m wrestling about as well as I ever have right now.”

It would be hard to argue with the results Fay’s produced after the Panther sophomore claimed an NCAA West Regional 157-pound championship and automatic berth into the NCAA National Championships March 15-17 in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

TROY  MILLS— A season that saw the Anamosa boys basketball team turn in an 8-8 record in their final run as members of the Tri-Rivers Conference in 2006-2007, landed the Raiders three all-conference selections as chosen by league coaches recently.

Anamosa’s Colten Kelly, along with teammates Tony Lueken and Adam Andreesen were all selected as all-Tri Rivers picks with Kelly being a unanimous first-team pick with Lueken and Andreesen being named honorable mention selections in the River Division.

Kelly was absolutely amazing during his mind-boggling junior campaign leading the entire Tri-Rivers Conference in scoring ripping the nets to the tune of 19.1 points per game in league play while also finishing third in field goal percentage (53.4) and free throw percentage (81.5).

TROY MILLS— Rebounding back to among the Tri-Rivers Conference’s tougher teams in 2006-2007, the Anamosa girls basketball team posted a break-even 8-8 league record this past winter, but more than that, reasserted themselves as a tough foe all season long under third-year coach Jack Leighty.

Led by an accurate shooting attack offensively, Anamosa shot a league-best 49.4-percent from the floor this past season and for their efforts, had four players named to all-Tri Rivers teams named by league coaches recently.

Raider senior Traci Dirks along with sophomores Paige Goetz and Maisie Timp and freshman Kayla Sanborn were all selected as among the best in the Tri-Rivers in 2006-2007.

Dirks was named a River Division first-team pick while Goetz was named to the second-team. Timp and Sanborn were honorable mention selections.

Dirks had a sensational senior season for the Raiders and was second in the Tri-Rivers with her 54.4 field goal percentage trailing only Springville’s Katie Eiben (54.6). Starmont’s Sonni Daisy also shot 54.4-percent from the field.

Dirks was also among league leaders with her 10.0 points per game average (15th) and was eight in the league ripping down 7.7 rebounds a night.

Goetz was 10th in the league scoring 10.5 points a night in Tri-Rivers action while Sanborn was eighth in the league drilling 49-percent of her field goals overall.

Joining Dirks on the River Division first-team are: Lana Otting, jr. (Cascade); Ashley Arlen, jr. (Cascade); Megan McLaughlin, jr. (Monticello) and Jodi Gibbs, so. (Maq. Valley).

Arlen, Otting and McLaughlin were unanimous picks to the first-team.

Joining Goetz on the second-team are: Amber Ralston, jr. (Monticello); Chanda Goedken, so. (Cascade); Emily Warren, sr. (CP-U) and Catelyn Dirks, sr. (Monticello).

Earning honorable mention status with Sanborn and Timp are: Lauren Callahan, jr. (Cascade); Amber Meyer, fr. (Cascade); Kolby Mason, jr. (CP-U); Sarah Williams, sr. (CP-U); Blake Funke, so. (Maq. Valley); Mellissa Wegemann, sr. (Maq. Valley); Terri Dirks, jr. (Monticello); Katie Helgens, jr. (Monticello); Karina Berinobis, so. (Starmont) and Sonni Daisy, sr. (Starmont).

The WaMaC will host Benton Community, Center Point-Urbana, Independence, Marion, Vinton-Shellsburg and Waterloo Columbus in the west division while Western Dubuque, West Delaware, Maquoketa, Dyersville Beckman, Central DeWitt and the Raiders will comprise the east division of the league.

Each sign required two students to work together to create the new signage in the gym. The students spent 12 class periods drawing and painting their signs. The most important element in this class project was the students create signs that matched and had a high degree of craftsmanship. For their efforts, the class enjoyed pizza and pop provided by the Boosters Wednesday, February 21. The Boosters also provided the materials to paint the signs. Class members and the signs they painted were: Samantha Appleby and Kirsten DeRosia (Anamosa); Gavin Eilers and Marshal Dusheck (Independence); Kenneth Beadle and Caitlin Weers (West Delaware); Aubrie Brokel and Ashly Nickels (Marion); Kelly Clark and Natasha Kennebeck (Western Dubuque); Nick Conley and Adam Hinrichsen (Central DeWitt); Travis Henson and Ezekial Hermanstorfer (Benton Community); Haley Ketelsen, Ariel Schrader and Kendra McElmeel (Maquoketa); Stuart Miller and Ricky Ulferts (Vinton-Shellsburg); Tyler Parmenter and Zach Twatchman (Center Point-Urbana); Dylan Thomas and Justin Tjaden (Dyersville Beckman) and Steven Siver (Waterloo Columbus).

The new WaMaC signs will be installed in the gym during spring break with the old Tri-Rivers Conference signs being presented to each school’s athletic director to hang in their respective schools. (Journal-Eureka photo by Daryl Schepanski)