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WINTER SPORTS PREVIEWC2 • FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 2012 Page Editor: Jared Patterson • GLOBE GAZETTE

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By JEREMY [email protected] CCIITTYY —— The

Charles City girls basket-ball team finished .500both overall (11-11) and inthe Northeast Iowa Con-ference (6-6) last season.

With six returning let-terwinners — several ofwhom played on theComets’ Class 4A statevolleyball championshipteam — back from thatteam, first-year headcoach Danielle (Wubbens)Rippentrop has highexpectations for her team.

“I feel like we have agreat season in front of us,”Rippentrop said. “The girlsput a lot of time in duringthe off-season and havereally developed as playersand as a team.”

Leading Charles Citythis season will be seniorCari Knowlton.

Knowlton averaged 13.1points and 8.9 reboundsper game last season forthe Comets.

She’s joined by fellowseniors Jessie Sindlingerand Kali Lasher as return-ing letterwinners.

Sindlinger averaged 6.2points and 6.6 reboundsper game and also recorded43 assists and 37 blockedshots while Lasher aver-aged 3.7 points per gamefor the Comets.

Meanwhile, Jackie Fos-ter leads the group ofjuniors.

Foster averaged 6.7points and 6.2 reboundsper game while alsorecording 55 assists and 53steals for the Comets.

“I am looking for a lot ofour girls to play a big rolein our team,” Rippentropsaid. “Everyone will bringsomething different.”

The Comets will needcontributions from a num-ber of players in the NEIC,which features two rankedteams in Waverly-ShellRock (4A) and New Hamp-ton (3A).

Meanwhile, three otherNEIC teams besides theComets finished .500 orbetter overall in the seven-team conference.

Cometshave plentyof athletes

By JARED [email protected]

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— The Golden Era of MasonCity girls basketball is upon us.

Before Jadda Buckley and Co. burst on tothe scene, the Mohawks were a team in transi-tion.

There had been good teams and good play-ers, even Division-I players at times, but therehad never been a run of success quite like this.

The goal was always to make the state tour-nament.

The state tournament is almost expectedthis time around for the second-ranked (5A)Mohawks. And that comes from the players.

Buckley, a top-50 player nationally who hassigned with Iowa State, is as modest as theycome.

Her future coach at Iowa State, Bill Fennel-ly, said she could be a 30-point-per-gamescorer. Her average last year was about halfthat.

But stats don’t matter to Buckley. Theynever have. They never will. The same goes forthe rest of the team.

The Mohawks are about one thing this year:Winning the state tournament.

“I’m not going to lie. I’ve thought about it.It’s like, ‘What are you going to do when youget that title?’” Buckley said.

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“I remember they would play 3 on 3 atRoosevelt and they would beat the boys,”Klaahsen said. “That kind of filtered back,and we knew this was going to be a prettygood group.”

They’ve been beating just about anyone intheir path in their high school years, too.

But it’s two early departures at the statetournament that still gnaw at them.

Last year it was a buzzer-beating loss to aWaukee team that shot 93 percent in the sec-ond half that knocked Mason City from thestate tournament in the first round.

“Those last 10 seconds still haunt me,”

senior Morgan Vorba said.“All you can do is learn from it,” Buckley

added.The learning curve isn’t very steep for a

group steeped with experience.On paper, Mason City has a lot to like.• The point guard: Buckley, a 5-foot-8

senior, is widely regarded as one of the bestplayers in the state.

• The shooter: Myah Mellman, a 5-foot-7junior who is a Creighton verbal commit, isthe long-range bomber who can stretch thedefense.

• The toughness: Cortni Rush, a NIACCcommit, is nicknamed “Crush.” It fits her styleof play where she fights for rebounds and candefend the post.

• The defenders: Buckley may be as good ofon-ball defender as there is in the state. Vorbais in the same mold on the Mohawks’ full-court press.

• The role players: Klaahsen thinks thatNicolle Hewett and Allison Scott are two of

the players who will elevate their play this sea-son.

• A freshman scorer: Makenzie Meyer, a 5-9- freshman guard, led the team in scoring inTuesday’s 75-13 win vs. Forest City.

So what don’t the Mohawks have? The easy answer is height.“We can make up for that with effort,”

Buckley said.WWiitthh tthhee iinnccrreeaasseedd eexxppeeccttaattiioonnss comes

more recognition and the potential for mar-quee games.

On Saturday, Mason City will play Kennedy(Minn.) in Hopkins, Minn.

Kennedy is one of the powerhouse big-school programs in Minnesota.

Three days later, the second-rankedMohawks travel to top-ranked (4A) SoutheastPolk.

A team coming off a 21-3 season and its firstconference title wanted to test itself.

“We are going to be challenged in everyway,” Klaahsen said.

That’s by design.Mason City wants to be battle-tested come

tournament time.This group has done things that nobody in

school history has done before.They have the memories from their days

playing for the Hoopsters in elementaryschool.

“It was those 40-1 games,” Buckley joked.And playing unselfish basketball since has

lifted the Mohawks to uncharted territory.“They put in a tremendous amount of time

and buy into the team concept,” Klaahsensaid. “They don’t care about stats. It’s neverbeen about how many points somebodyscores. It’s about winning. They do whateverit takes.”

That’s a mindset that is dispersed through-out a team has some unfinished business.

“I don’t think we sit here and think we haveall this pressure,” Buckley said. “We just playour game like we know we can.”

GOLDENGIRLSGirls basketball in Mason City is in its Golden Era

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JAKE RAJEWSKY • THE GLOBE GAZETTEAbove: Mason City’s Jadda Buckley • Below: Mason City’s Morgan Vorba

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The covers were designed bythe Globe Gazette’s LisaAhrens and photos weretaken by Jake Rajewsky.

FFrroonntt ccoovveerrBottom left: Jadda Buckley.Bottom right: Morgan Vorba.Top left: Myah Mellman. Topright: Cortni Rush.The Mason City girls basket-ball team has qualified forstate two straight years.

BBaacckk ccoovveerrCharles City’s Jesse Ethering-ton hopes to join his dad andgrandpa as a state champ.

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By JEREMY [email protected]

CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE —— With the loss ofonly one player from last season’steam that finished 14-9 overalland 12-6 in the North CentralConference, second-year ClearLake girls basketball coach BartSmith has high expectations forhis team this season.

“I am anticipating our girls to bevery competitive this year,” hesaid. “With everyone returningminus one from our team last year,this year’s team will already havesome team chemistry and experi-ence built in. If we can have amindset on improving every day asa team in our practices and games,then we should be a very toughteam by the end of the year.”

Clear Lake’s only loss was MegMonson, who led the Lions inscoring with a 12.7 per game aver-age, but there’s plenty of talent atSmith’s disposal, led by juniorguard Logan Anderson.

Anderson averaged 9.5 pointsper game last season and is joinedby three players who averaged atleast five points per game last sea-son in junior forward Trudy Peter-son (8.1), senior point guardMegan Loux (7.8) and senior guardKristen Hewett (5.5).

The Lions also return MadiFaber, Kaitlyn Pitzen, Bailey Kibs-gaard, Jenna Peterson and EmilyWillms.

While Clear Lake has strength inreturning numbers, Smith said histeam’s biggest strengths are ath-leticism and guards.

“We have a lot of experiencethere with good shooting, decisionmakers and ball handlers,” Smithsaid. “Athletically, we have for-wards that will be able to run thefloor and get out and defend ouropponent.

“Our best offense will be ourdefense. If we can get steals withour pressure, we will be a toughteam to beat.”

While Smith is hoping to get outand run, he has concerns about histeam’s size and how the Lions will

match up against teams with astrong frontcourt.

“Our weakness is our size,”Smith said. “Our team lacks aninside game. We have a lot of for-wards on the team that run thefloor and finish but our team lacks

a true post. We will struggleagainst teams that have a strongpost presence and height. For us tobe a really dominant team, weneed some of our forwards to gen-erate some points in the paint.”


MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— The Newman Catholic girlsbasketball team has enjoyed a lot of success undercoach Mike Schutt.

The Knights have reached the regional semifinalsin each of the past five seasons and Schutt saidthat’s the goal again this season despite his teambeing very inexperienced.

“We have that goal again,” the coach said. “Wealways try to get as far as we can and I think we havea reasonable chance.”

For the Knights to succeed, they’ll need to replacetheir top four scorers — three of whom were lost tograduation in addition to junior Hannah Fischer,who is out for the year with an injury.

“We lost a lot of scoring and we have a few girlsthat are hurt to begin this year,” Schutt said.“Hopefully when we get girls back we’ll get towhere we want to be. Our focus is on getting bettereach half we play.”

Leading the list of returnees for Newman areseniors Michaela Schilling, Micah Chavez andMegan Quam.

The Knights also have a handful of juniors whilethe rest of the team is made up of sophomores andfreshmen, many of whom Schutt is planning onusing with his deep rotation.

“We’ll be young with a lot of girls adjusting toplaying varsity basketball,” Schutt said. “I like toplay 10 girls and we have some freshmen in the top10. We’ll have to learn to live with their mistakes butwe hope they’re playing at the level we want themto be at in January.”

Jessica Balek, Sam Grant and Shanda Borchardtaccounted for 36.3 points per game for Newmanand Schutt is concerned where his scoring is goingto come from.

“There’s a little bit of worry about where we’ll getour scoring from,” he said. “We hope that we canget points by creating turnovers.”

Schutt said his team’s strength will be quickness,and he’ll need those transition points as the Knightslack height.

“We’re a lot smaller than in the past,” Schuttsaid. “We’ll have good ball handling, we’re quickand we’ll have to shoot well from outside.”

Schutt is hoping that translates into success inwhat he believes is a wide open conference race thisseason.

“The conference is as wide open as it’s been inyears,” Schutt said. “There’s no clear-cut favoritelike the past several years with West Hancock and itwill come down to the team that is able to get themost out of their young kids.”

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Clear Lake’s Madi Faber.

The battle for upper-division spots inNorth Central Conference girls basket-ball should be pretty spirited this winter.

St. Edmond was the class of theleague last season, finishing with a 20-2overall mark.

The Gaels should be strong again, butAlgona, which finished second in con-ference play, returns three starters andeight total letterwinners.

The Bulldogs bring their guard courtback intact with Paige Yi and TangyWiseman set to start.

The tandem averaged nearly 16 points,six assists and five steals per game lastseason.

If Algona can get up and down thecourt efficiently, the Bulldogs shouldmake a strong challenge for the top spot.

Hampton-Dumont also looks poisedto move into the upper echelon of con-ference play.

The Bulldogs return forward Taryn

Barz for her senior season.Barz averaged a double-double at

more than 16 points and 10 rebounds pergame.

Paige Wragge also return after asophomore season that saw her leadHampton-Dumont in rebounding atmore than 11 per game while scoring 5.5per contest.

If Barz and Wragge can take care ofbusiness in the front court and get somehelp from the guard court, Hampton-Dumont could also move up the ladder.

Bishop Garrigan, which finishedfourth in the conference in 2011-12,returns just four letterwinners, but theGolden Bears usually find a way to becompetitive in the end.

Chelsi Lanus, a senior forward, is thetop returning starter, although she willreceive plenty of help from TaylorHovey, Aubrie Mayers and HaleyFroelich.

— David Durbala

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Knights need tofind scoring

Several times over the pastdecade, North Butler has beena tremendous factor in decid-ing the Corn Bowl Conferencegirls basketball title.

This season should not beany different as veteranBearcats coach Kevin Clipper-ton returns a solid nucleus froma 21-2 squad.

The frightening part for therest of the conference is that,despite solid senior leadershipin the form of Nikki Boomgar-den and Andrea Schrage, thebulk of the North Butler rosteris in the form of a strong juniorclass.

Marisa Speedy, KenzieSiemens, Lisa Feldman, EmilyDolan and Channing Wunsch allsaw significant court time in2011-12 and should onlyimprove.

The main challenger for theBearcats the past two seasonshas been West Fork.

While the Warhawks finished12-2 in league play and 18-5overall last year and returnseven letterwinners, West Forkwill be undergoing some transi-tion as Rodney Huber takesover on the sideline.

Huber, a former Venturaprep, will look to take advan-tage of a strong backcourt thatfeatures senior guard MattieSiefken.

Molly Dhondt will have anexpanded role in the frontcourt,but Huber expects West Fork totake advantage of its backcourtspeed.

Central Springs returns fiveletterwinners from a seasonago and looks to get a full sea-son from Taylor Richardson,who missed most of her junioryear due to an injury.

Nicole Young and Lexi Korteshould form a solid back court,especially if Young is not side-lined for any length of time fol-lowing an early wrist injury.

Northwood-Kensett alsoreturns five letterwinners,including Maren Davidson andSavannah Lira.

With a senior-dominatedroster, the Vikings may be

poised to challenge for anupper-division finish.

St. Ansgar may be the sur-prise team of the year.

Randy Ehlke returns for hisfourth season at the helm andwelcomes back 10 letterwin-ners from a season ago.

The Saints depth shouldhelp it be one of the betterdefensive teams in the league.

Nashua-Plainfield won justthree games a year ago, but theHuskies should also beimproved as they return sevenletterwinners, including threestarters.

Miranda Wagner will providethe senior leadership, butdespite their youth, many of theHuskies have quite a bit of var-sity experience.

Riceville won one game a

season ago, but the Wildcatsalso have quite a bit of experi-ence returning.

One sticking point forRiceville will be the availabilityof Grace Harken, who would bethe team’s leading returningscorer at nearly 11 points pergame.

Harken has missed much ofthe preseason due to injury.

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By BLAKE [email protected] LLAAKKEE – One

year removed from a sub-state loss to Waverly-ShellRock, the Clear Lake boysbasketball team is lookingfor another shot at makingthe state basketball tour-nament.

However, it will have todo it without its leadingscorer from last season,Ozzie Adams, who aver-aged 19.2 points per game.

The Lions will look forsomeone else to be thescorer and right now it isunclear who that may be,but it’s not a bad thing.

“I don’t think there’sgoing to be any one personwho’s going to pick up thatslack,” said coach KevinKahler. “We’re probablygoing to play 10 kids on aregular basis, so I think it’sgoing to be a group effort.”

Junior Spencer David-son is the Lions’ leadingreturning scoring. David-son averaged nine points agame last season.

Davidson,along withseniorsBrysonHamiltonand GavinSheakley,give theLions someexperience

to rely on, but it won’t bejust them doing all thework.

One of Clear Lake’sbiggest strengths enteringthe season could be itsdepth in the backcourt.

“We have six guardswho can all score,” saidSheakley.

That will be a big changefor both the Lions andopposing defenses. TheLions have the potential tohave multiple go-to guysin the fourth quarter anddefenses will not be able tokey in on one guy.

“That’s going to behuge,” Sheakley said.“Anybody could take thelast shot or anybody couldmake a play.”

This also adds a lot ofquestion marks for the Lionsas to how the season will go,but fortunately, teams withinthe conference have thesame problems.

“The conference lost alot of senior talent fromlast year,” Kahler said.“Every team got hit hardwith graduation so it’spretty wide open.”

Other keys to the Lions’success this season will betheir team defense andrebounding. Kahler saidboth will need to improve,though, for the Lions tokeep the conference raceclose.

Should everything cometogether, the Lions have agood shot at some post-season success and that’ssomething the Clear Lakeplayers would love to have.

“We’ve been playingpretty good these past fewyears, so we need to keepbuilding off that, keepplaying good all the waythrough and finish strong,”said Hamilton.

By BLAKE [email protected]

BBRRIITTTT – A state qualifier a seasonago, the West Hancock girls basketballteam hopes it has all the pieces inplace to equal that this season.

“I think we have a great group ofgirls. and if they get experience we’llbe fine,” said coach Paul Sonius.

The Eagles return their top twoscorers from last season. Senior KellieSchmit averaged 15 points per gamelast season and senior Anna Mallenhad 14.5 per game. This season,Sonius is hoping for a little more.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if theyboth average around 20 a game,”Sonius said.

Mallen tore her ACL in the summer,but Sonius said her rehab is comingalong and she should be good to goshortly. Once she returns, West Han-cock has everything it needs to pick upwhere it left off.

For the time being, the Eagles arelooking for consistency in a couplefacets of the game.

In their first game of the season onNov. 26, the Eagles struggled a bit ondefense. In the end though, they cameaway with a 64-60 win over EagleGrove.

West Hancock entered the fourth

quarter down 12 points,but came back due toSchmit’s career-high 29points.

No. 7 (2A) West Han-cock lost later in theweek to Northwood-Kensett, 65-55.

Sonius predicts thedefense will come alongas the girls get used toplaying with each otheragain. He also said theteam needs to find someguard play.

“If they can makestrides and we havethings go our way, wewill be successful,”

Sonius said.Many of the players seeing time on

the court this season played behindnine seniors that graduated in May.

Sonius has confidence they will befine in a couple games and with thatwill come better play on defense.

The offense, on the other hand,isn’t a concern.

“We might have to try to outscoreteams until our defense catches up,”Sonius said. “Once it does catch up,this could be a very good team at theend of season.”

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SSeenniioorr The 5-foot-11 forward earned first-team all-Corn Bowl Conference honors while helping theBearcats to the Class 1A state tournament anda 21-2 record. Led the Bearcats to their eighth consecutiveCorn Bowl Conference title while averaging 10.9points per game. Averaged 6.8 rebounds per game and alsorecorded 82 steals, 42 assists and 33 blockedshots.

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SSeenniioorr The 5-foot-7 guard earned all-North CentralConference honors for the Golden Bears. Averaged 14.4 points per game while record-ing 77 3-pointers, which led the state, regard-less of class. Recorded 69 steals, 68 rebounds and 45assists.

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JJuunniioorr The 5-foot-8 point guard was selected to theGlobe Gazette All-Area team for the thirdstraight season. Earned first-team all-CIML Iowa Conferencehonors, connecting on 33 3-point goals whileshooting 42.3 percent and shot 83.1 percentfrom the free-throw line while helping theMohawks to their second straight state tourna-ment appearance in Class 4A. Recorded 117 assists, 79 rebounds and 66steals while averaging 14.6 points per game.

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SSeenniioorr The 5-foot-7 guard earned unanimous first-

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The 5-foot-5 guard was a unanimous first-team all-North Iowa Conference selection,recording 65 3-pointers, which ranked third inClass 2A. Was second in the conference in scoring at17.3 points per game, which ranked 11th in Class2A. Recorded 56 rebounds, 53 assists and 52steals for the Green Devils, who finished theseason with a 19-5 record.

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JJuunniioorr Was a first-team all-North Iowa Conferenceselection for the Eagles. The 5-foot-9 forward had 120 steals, whichranked fourth in Class 2A, while averaging 14.5points per game. Recorded 170 rebounds, 48 assists and wassecond on the team with 40 blocked shots forthe Eagles, who advanced to the state tourna-ment for the second straight season.

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SSeenniioorr The 5-foot-2 point guard was a unanimousfirst-team all-North Iowa Conference selectionfor the Eagles and was selected to the GlobeGazette All-Area team for the second straightseason. Recorded 81 steals, 45 rebounds and 30 3-pointers while averaging 7.2 points and 5.8assists per game. Finished fifth in the state, regardless ofclass, with 151 assists while helping the Eaglesto the state tournament in Class 2A.

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The 5-foot-7 guard was a first-team all-CIMLIowa Conference selection for the Mohawks. Connected on 53 3-pointers for theMohawks, who won their first CIML Iowa Con-

ference title. Averaged 12.5 points per game and alsorecorded 41 assists, 38 rebounds and 25 steals.

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JJuunniioorr The 5-foot-10 forward was a first-team all-CIML Iowa Conference selection for theMohawks. Recorded a team-high 118 rebounds and 13blocked shots, helping the Mohawks to theirsecond straight state tournament appearancein Class 4A. Averaged 11.1 points per game and added 133-pointers, 55 steals and 37 assists.

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JJuunniioorr Was a first-team all-North Iowa Conferenceselection for the Eagles, who finished with a 25-1 record. The 5-foot-8 forward led the team in scoringwith 391 points for a 15 points per game aver-age. Recorded a team-high 187 rebounds andadded 47 steals and 19 assists for the Eagles,who finished a perfect 14-0 in conference play.

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By JEREMY [email protected] CCIITTYY —— The

Charles City boys basket-ball team was unable tocollect a win in the North-east Iowa Conference lastseason, finishing 0-12 inconference play and 4-18overall.

Three Comets are gonefrom that team, includingthird-team all-state selec-tion Jonathan Blumberg,but five letterwinnersreturn.

“The challenge of thisteam will be to grow game-by-game throughout theentire season,” CharlesCity coach Todd Forsythsaid.

Blumberg led the team,

averaging 20.9 points and9.9 rebounds per game lastseason. He also led theteam with 66 assists and47 steals.

Forsyth is hoping hisfive letterwinners —seniors Jeff Rutherford andTrey Forsyth and sopho-mores Caleb Hageman,Brian Foster and LeviBlaine — can make up forthe production lost tograduation.

That will mean improv-ing on their scoring aver-age as the five returningletterwinners combined toaverage 27.6 points pergame last season, led byHageman’s 11 per gameaverage.

Meanwhile, a deep

group of juniors is expect-ed to round out theComets’ roster.

“(The) two seniors willhave to provide leadership,three sophomores have ayear of experience at thevarsity level and a deter-mined junior class will give(us) a good mix,” Forsythsaid.

As for the conferencerace, Forsyth said Waverly-Shell Rock is once againthe team to beat.

“Waverly-Shell Rockbrings in a solid group andwill be the conferencefavorite,” Forsyth said.“New Hampton has a verytalented group and willchallenge for the top spot.”

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imous first-team all-North Iowa Conferenceselection. Ranked third in the conference in

scoring, tied for fourth in rebounds, sixth inassists and eighth in steals for the NIC cham-pions. Averaged 13.9 points per game and

recorded 134 rebounds, 73 assists and 54steals, leading the Bison to the Class 1A statetournament.

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SSeenniioorr The 5-foot-10 guard was a first-team

all-Corn Bowl Conference selection. Averaged 20 points per game for the

Huskies, which led the conference. Recorded 93 assists, 85 steals and 78

rebounds.

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The 6-foot-5 forward was an all-NorthCentral Conference selection. Averaged 18 points and 9.2 rebounds

per game for the Bulldogs. Recorded 47 3-point goals, 31 assists,

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The 6-foot-9 center, who was selectedto the Globe Gazette All-Area team for thesecond straight season, was a unanimousfirst-team all-Corn Bowl Conference selec-tion. Led the conference in rebounds with

an 11.2 per game average and was second inthe conference in scoring with a 17.7 pergame average while shooting 65.1 percentfrom the field for the Corn Bowl Conferencechampions. Recorded 64 blocked shots, 38

assists and 33 steals for the Warhawks, who

reached a Class 2A substate final.

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all-North Iowa Conference selection. Averaged 15.9 points per game with

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selected to the Globe Gazette All-Area teamfor the second straight season, was a unani-mous first-team all-CIML Iowa Conferenceselection. Led the conference in scoring with a

19.9 points per game average for theMohawks. Recorded 61 rebounds, 37 assists, 20

steals and 45 3-pointers.

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Mason City High’s Kyle Weiss.

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— On most mornings in November andDecember, the sun has yet to rise, but parking in closeproximity to the John Adams swimming pool is some-what scarce.

Mason City boys swimming coach Steve Hugo is allabout improvement in times, and as a former all-stateperformer and a coach who is in his 27th season, Hugoknows about the hard work that it takes.

While his 2012-13 edition of the Mohawks is alreadyputting in the time, Hugo knows that there is a lot ofwork to do.

“It will be the first season since 1965 that there is nota returning state meet qualifier,” Hugo said. “Our focuswill be on improving times in meets and practice.”

Patrick Rowe may be the best bet to make an appear-ance in the state meet this season.

Rowe, a junior who specializes in the backstroke andfreestyle, narrowly missed a spot in last season’s statemeet.

Tony Reisen and Tyler Tweeten, a pair of senior let-terwinners, will figure in the freestyle events, and Reisenwill combine with junior Kyle Weiss to provide a solidcombination in the butterfly.

Forrest Berg and Trevor Brunsvold, both juniors, alsoreturn and should provide depth in the freestyle events.

Depth will not be a strength for the Mohawks, butHugo will still develop some younger names who willcontribute later in the campaign.

-David Durbala

Mohawks look to getswimmers to state

By JEREMY [email protected] CCIITTYY ——

Despite the loss of twostrong bowlers in CodyBrandau and Evan Stalkerto graduation, Mason Cityboys bowling coachStephen Chuck has highexpectations for this year’steam.

“It’s pretty tough losingguys like Cody and Evanbut I feel if we can get a200 average per personthis year we have a realgood chance at making thestate tournament,” Chucksaid.

Chuck’s reasoning isn’ttoo far-fetched as theMohawks return fivebowlers — Colton Payne,Cody Siefken, Colin Hub-bard, Blake Forthmann andScott Radcliff — that have190 or higher averages.

Radcliff leads the groupwith a 225 average, Forth-mann averages between212 and 214 while Payneaverages around 210.

“We have five reallygood bowlers and we’llneed one other guy to stepup into that sixth spot,”Chuck said.

That sixth spot is up forgrabs, but Chuck said he ishoping that junior ShawnEllman will fill that role,especially with Radcliffsidelined for the beginningof the season.

“He averages around 170and he’s been bowling veryconsistent,” the coachsaid. “He seems to bowlbetter under pressure.”

Meanwhile, Payne wasvoted captain by his team-mates.

“He’s very mature andeveryone listens to him,”Chuck said. “He’s a greatbowler and he’ll speak upand help out in the pit.”

While Payne is theundisputed leader for theMason City boys, the samecould be said about Rebec-ca Broermann for the girls.

Broermann, a junior, iscapable of bowling a 400series for MarilynSchachel’s Mohawks.

Behind Broermann inthe varsity lineup areseniors Mariah Payne andBrooke Shoafstall andsophomores Emma Arickx,Morgan Krein and KarissaSchott.

Bowlers hoping toroll toward state

NCC will be tightbattle again

The North Central Confer-ence had three teams win atleast 20 games in boys basket-ball last season, and it is notunreasonable to expect thattype of success again this sea-son.

Iowa Falls-Alden, which fea-tures 6-foot-8 junior CaseySchlatter, is certainly one of thepreseason favorites after a 21-3campaign in 2011-12, but anumber of quality teams will befighting for that top spot.

St. Edmond, which qualifiedfor the Class 2A state tourna-ment last season, returns DavidFlattery to spearhead a poten-tial return to Des Moines.

Bishop Garrigan managed awinning record of 13-11 last sea-son despite playing much of itsschedule against largerschools.

John Burns averaged 16points and eight rebounds agame for the Golden Bears, but

he is the only returning starter.Nathan Krieps should fill one

of the guard slots after averag-ing five points and three assistsin a reserve role.

Adam Hamilton also sawquite a bit of court time for Gar-rigan in 2011-12.

Algona returns four letter-winners, including 6-2 forwardSawyer Frideres.

Frideres will likely be thefocal point of the Bulldogoffense after averaging nearly10 points, four rebounds andtwo assists per game.

The Bulldogs should havesome strength along the frontline with five players on theeroster between 6-3 and 6-5, buttheir success will hinge on thedevelopment of a solid guardcorps.

Hampton-Dumont struggledto a four-win season last year.

Despite four seniors who let-tered last year, the Bulldogs willbe quite young with severalsophomores factoring into therotation.

-David Durbala


MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY – Coming intothe season, the Mason City boysbasketball team has a lot of questionmarks.

The Mohawks lost their top threescorers, Sam Skogen (19.9 ppg), A.J.Rier (12.8 ppg) and Jack Esser (8.6ppg), but Mason City isn’t all thatworried about filling the void.

“We’ll replace (that scoring) justby playing together and doing thelittle things right by making goodpasses and not trying to do anythingthat’s out of our capabilities,” saidsenior captain Jason Kay. “I’d ratherhave our whole starting five score 10points a game than have one guyscore 40.”

Mason City’s leading returningscorer is junior captain Jared Lich-man, who averaged 4.1 points pergame a season ago.

This season, the Mohawks willrely heavily on their perimeter play,with a focus on ball movement toobtain scoring opportunities.

Not boasting much size under-neath the basket, coach AdamCallanan said guard play will be theteam’s strength this season.

“We have a lot of depth at the oneand two positions,” Callanan said.“They’re athletic kids who movereally well.”

Size will be an issue, though, forMason City.

Seniors Kay, listed at 6-foot-3,and J.T. Rottinghaus, 6-foot-4, will

get most of the min-utes for theMohawks down low.

“Jason came offthe bench for us lastyear and really had anice season, butwe’re going to lookto him to step up thisyear,” Callanan said.

Kay and Rotting-haus were namedcaptains for this sea-son and the team islooking to them forsome scoring help tokeep the Mohawkscompetitive.

“Both Jason andJT have embraced

that role, and I think they’re reallylooking forward to stepping up theirgame.”

Mason City will also look tofreshman Wyatt Cooper to give theMohawks some good minutes andanother scoring threat.

Other key players who Callananpointed out were senior guardAndrew Sloan, junior Matt Meyerand sophomore Austin Hemmen,each of whom will be called upon tocontribute.

Meyer scored 35 points in theMohawks’ season-opening win overForest City on Tuesday.

Mason City enters this seasonwith a very young roster, with only ahandful of players with previousvarsity experience. The youth,

Callanan said, will put moreemphasis on protecting the ball inorder for the Mohawks to be suc-cessful.

“It’s going to come down to howwell we take care of the basketball,”Callanan said. “We’re not a talentedenough team where we can turn itover 15-20 times and still beat peo-ple.”

In preparation, the Mohawks havebeen focusing hard on ball move-ment and finding the open guy.

“We’ve talked about trusting thepass and making that extra pass tofind a better shot,” Callanan said.

Over the off-season, Mason Cityworked hard on getting playersaccustomed to each other’s playstyle. As practice got under way,senior co-captain Rottinghaus sawthe team beginning to come togeth-er.

“We’ve looked good in scrim-mages and practices,” Rottinghaussaid. “We’re very hard working anddefense-orientated, and hopefullythat carries over to games.”

The Mohawks finished last sea-son with a record of 6-16, 2-8 inconference.

This season will be just as chal-lenging, but the Mohawks remainconfident success is just around thecorner.

“We have a good group of 11 guysthat are willing to work hard, sharethe basketball, and we have a posi-tive outlook on the season,” Rot-tinghaus said.

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TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Mason City at Southeast Polk

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Ames at Mason City

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Urbandale at Mason City

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Mason City at Fort Dodge

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FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211Waukee at Mason City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55West Fork at Mason City

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77Mason City at Clear Lake

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Mason City at West Des Moines Valley

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Ankeny at Mason City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Cedar Falls at Mason City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Mason City at Des Moines Roosevelt

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188Mason City at Marshalltown

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Mason City at Ames

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Waterloo East at Mason City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Mason City at West Des Moines Dowling

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Fort Dodge at Mason City

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 88Marshalltown at Mason City

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CWL at Clay Central-EverlyFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77

Harris-Lake Park at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144

West Bend-Mallard at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44

North Union at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111

CWL at GTRATTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155

Clay Central-Everly at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188

CWL at Harris-Lake ParkFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255

CWL at West Bend-MallardTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299

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SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11Corn Bowl-North Iowa Conference Challenge atNIACC: Riceville vs. Belmond-Klemme; North Iowa vs.Nashua-Plainfield; St. Ansgar vs. Newman Catholic;Central Springs vs. Lake Mills; Forest City vs. North-wood-Kensett; Osage vs. Rockford; GHV vs. WestFork; West Hancock vs. North Butler

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44North Butler at RockfordRiceville at Central SpringsNashua-Plainfield at West ForkSt. Ansgar at Northwood-Kensett

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Northwood-Kensett at RicevilleWest Fork at North ButlerCentral Springs at St. AnsgarRockford at Nashua-Plainfield

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88North Butler at Hampton-DumontNorthwood-Kensett at Newman CatholicRiceville at OsageLake Mills at Rockford

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111North Butler at Northwood-KensettRiceville at West ForkSt. Ansgar at Rockford

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133GHV at Central Springs

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Clarksville at Nashua-Plainfield

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177Mabel-Canton (Minn.) at RicevilleOsage at Central Springs

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Central Springs at North ButlerRockford at RicevilleNorthwood-Kensett at Nashua-PlainfieldWest Fork at St. Ansgar

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200North Butler at Newman CatholicWest Fork at Aplington-Parkersburg

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211Northwood-Kensett at RockfordNorth Butler at St. AnsgarCentral Springs at West ForkNashua-Plainfield at Riceville

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33West Fork at Newman CatholicRiceville at Janesville

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Nashua-Plainfield at Central Springs

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55West Fork at Mason CityClarksville at RicevilleSt. Ansgar at New Hampton

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88West Fork at Northwood-KensettRiceville at North ButlerCentral Springs at RockfordNashua-Plainfield at St. Ansgar

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Central Springs at Northwood-KensettNorth Butler at Nashua-PlainfieldWest Fork at RockfordSt. Ansgar at Riceville

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Riceville at South WinneshiekNorth Iowa at Central SpringsNewman Catholic at RockfordTripoli at Nashua-PlainfieldCrestwood at St. Ansgar

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Rockford at North ButlerCentral Springs at RicevilleWest Fork at Nashua-PlainfieldNorthwood-Kensett at St. Ansgar

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Northwood-Kensett at CWLCAL at Rockford

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188Riceville at Northwood-KensettNashua-Plainfield at RockfordSt. Ansgar at Central SpringsNorth Butler at West Fork

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Hampton-Dumont at West ForkHudson at Nashua-PlainfieldGHV at Rockford

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Northwood-Kensett at North ButlerRockford at St. AnsgarWest Fork at RicevilleCentral Springs at Nashua-Plainfield

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244North Butler at Osage

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Nashua-Plainfield at Northwood-KensettRiceville at RockfordNorth Butler at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at West Fork

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Rockford at Northwood-KensettWest Fork at Central SpringsRiceville at Nashua-PlainfieldSt. Ansgar at North Butler

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 3311CAL at Northwood-Kensett

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Nashua-Plainfield at St. AnsgarNorthwood-Kensett at West ForkRockford at Central SpringsNorth Butler at Riceville

SSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 22Dunkerton at Nashua-Plainfield

MMoonnddaayy,, FFeebb.. 44Nashua-Plainfield at North Butler

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 55Northwood-Kensett at Central SpringsRockford at West ForkRiceville at St. Ansgar

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FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77CAL at Dunkerton

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1100CWL at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Janesville at CAL

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Don Bosco at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Waterloo Christian at CAL

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200

CAL at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211

CAL at GMGFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44

Meskwaki at CALMMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77

Belmond-Klemme at CALTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88

CAL at Colo-NESCOFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111

CAL at North TamaTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155

Northeast Hamilton at CALTThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177

CAL at RockfordFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188

CAL at TripoliTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222

Clarksville at CALFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255

Dunkerton at CALTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299

CAL at JanesvilleTThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 3311

CAL at Northwood-Kensett

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SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11Charles City at Algona

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Clarion-Goldfield at AlgonaSt. Edmond at Hampton-DumontHumboldt at Bishop GarriganClear Lake at Webster City

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Algona at St. EdmondClear Lake at Hampton-DumontBishop Garrigan at Iowa Falls-Alden

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88North Butler at Hampton-Dumont

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1100Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer at Bishop Garrig-an

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Algona at Eagle GroveHampton-Dumont at Iowa Falls-AldenClarion-Goldfield at Clear LakeWebster City at Bishop Garrigan

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Iowa Falls-Alden at AlgonaBishop Garrigan at Hampton-DumontSt. Edmond at Clear Lake

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Humboldt at AlgonaHampton-Dumont at Eagle GroveClear Lake at Bishop Garrigan

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211Algona at Bishop GarriganClarion-Goldfield at Hampton-DumontEagle Grove at Clear Lake

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Clear Lake at AlgonaHampton-Dumont at Webster CityBishop Garrigan at Clarion-Goldfield

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55CWL at Bishop GarriganForest City at Clear Lake

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77Algona at SpencerMason City at Clear Lake

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Bishop Garrigan at Eagle Grove

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Algona at Webster CityHumboldt at Hampton-DumontClear Lake at Iowa Falls-AldenSt. Edmond at Bishop Garrigan

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Algona at Clarion-GoldfieldHampton-Dumont at St. EdmondBishop Garrigan at HumboldtWebster City at Clear Lake

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188St. Edmond at AlgonaHampton-Dumont at Clear LakeIowa Falls-Alden at Bishop Garrigan

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Hampton-Dumont at West Fork

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Eagle Grove at AlgonaIowa Falls-Alden at Hampton-DumontClear Lake at Clarion-GoldfieldBishop Garrigan at Webster City

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Algona at Iowa Falls-AldenHampton-Dumont at Bishop GarriganClear Lake at St. Edmond

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Bishop Garrigan at GHV

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Algona at HumboldtEagle Grove at Hampton-DumontBishop Garrigan at Clear Lake

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Bishop Garrigan at AlgonaHampton-Dumont at Clarion-GoldfieldClear Lake at Eagle Grove

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 55Algona at Clear LakeWebster City at Hampton-Dumont

TThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77Hampton-Dumont at AlgonaClear Lake at Humboldt

SSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 99Clear Lake at Charles City

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Crestwood at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111

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Charles City at Forest CityTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188

Charles City at Waverly-Shell RockTThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200

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Oelwein at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88

Charles City at New HamptonFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111

Charles City at Union (LaPorte City)TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155

Decorah at Charles CityTThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177

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Charles City at WaukonTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222

Charles City at CrestwoodMMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 2288

Waverly-Shell Rock at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299

Charles City at OelweinFFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11

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BCLUW at Charles CitySSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 99

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SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11Corn Bowl-North Iowa Conference Challenge atNIACC: Riceville vs. Belmond-Klemme; North Iowa vs.Nashua-Plainfield; St. Ansgar vs. Newman Catholic;Central Springs vs. Lake Mills; Forest City vs. North-wood-Kensett; Osage vs. Rockford; GHV vs. WestFork; West Hancock vs. North Butler

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Forest City at Newman CatholicGHV at West HancockLake Mills at North IowaOsage at Belmond-Klemme

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Newman Catholic at Lake MillsWest Hancock at OsageBelmond-Klemme at GHVNorth Iowa at Forest City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88Northwood-Kensett at Newman CatholicClarion-Goldfield at North IowaLake Mills at Rockford

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Newman Catholic at North IowaBelmond-Klemme at West HancockLake Mills at Forest CityOsage at GHV


FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Charles City at Forest City

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177North Union at West HancockOsage at Central Springs

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Osage at Newman CatholicWest Hancock at Lake MillsGHV at North IowaForest City at Belmond-Klemme

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200North Butler at Newman CatholicForest City at CrestwoodWest Hancock at Charles City

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33West Fork at Newman Catholic

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Newman Catholic at Belmond-Klemme

North Iowa at West HancockLake Mills at GHVForest City at Osage

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Forest City at Clear LakeClarion-Goldfield at West Hancock

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77GHV at Forest City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Newman Catholic at West HancockOsage at Lake MillsBelmond-Klemme at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111GHV at Newman CatholicForest City at West HancockLake Mills at Belmond-KlemmeNorth Iowa at Osage

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Newman Catholic at RockfordCentral Springs at North Iowa

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 1144Belmond-Klemme at Osage

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Newman Catholic at Forest CityWest Hancock at GHVNorth Iowa at Lake Mills

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Osage at Charles City

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188Lake Mills at Newman CatholicOsage at West HancockGHV at Belmond-KlemmeForest City at North Iowa

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199GHV at Rockford

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 2211West Bend-Mallard at West Hancock

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222North Iowa at Newman CatholicWest Hancock at Belmond-KlemmeForest City at Lake MillsGHV at Osage


FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Newman Catholic at OsageNorth Iowa at GHVBelmond-Klemme at Forest CityLake Mills at West Hancock

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Bishop Garrigan at GHVGTRA at Lake Mills

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Belmond-Klemme at Newman CatholicWest Hancock at North IowaGHV at Lake MillsOsage at Forest City

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Mason City at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44

Mason City at Southeast PolkFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77

Ames at Mason CityTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111

Urbandale at Mason CityFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144

Mason City at Fort DodgeTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188

Mason City at JohnstonFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211

Waukee at Mason CitySSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55

West Fork at Mason CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88

Mason City at West Des Moines ValleyFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111

Ankeny at Mason CitySSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122

Cedar Falls at Mason CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155

Mason City at Des Moines RooseveltFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188

Mason City at MarshalltownFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255

Mason City at AmesSSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266

Waterloo East at Mason CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299

Mason City at West Des Moines DowlingFFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11

Fort Dodge at Mason CityFFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 88

Marshalltown at Mason CityTTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 1122

Mason City at Clear LakeFFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 1155

Mason City at Des Moines Lincoln

CCOORRNNBBEELLTT CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEFFrriiddaayy,, NNoovv.. 3300

GTRA at CWLTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44

CWL at Clay Central-EverlyFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77

Harris-Lake Park at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144

West Bend-Mallard at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44

North Union at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111

CWL at GTRATTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155

Clay Central-Everly at CWLFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188

CWL at Harris-Lake ParkFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255

CWL at West Bend-MallardTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299

CWL at North Union

CCOORRNN BBOOWWLL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEFFrriiddaayy,, NNoovv.. 3300

GHV at West ForkRiceville at LeRoy-Ostrander (Minn.)West Hancock at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at Osage

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11Nashua-Plainfield at New Hampton

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Nashua-Plainfield at West ForkRiceville at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at Northwood-KensettNorth Butler at Rockford

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77West Fork at North ButlerRockford at Nashua-PlainfieldCentral Springs at St. AnsgarNorthwood-Kensett at Riceville

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88North Butler at Hampton-DumontNorthwood-Kensett at Newman CatholicCharles City at St. AnsgarRiceville at OsageLake Mills at Rockford

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111North Butler at Northwood-KensettRiceville at West ForkNashua-Plainfield at Cedar Falls Valley LutheranSt. Ansgar at Rockford

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133West Fork at New HamptonGHV at Central Springs

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Corn Bowl-North Iowa Conference Challenge atNIACC: Riceville vs. West Hancock; St. Ansgar vs.Lake Mills; Northwood-Kensett vs. Osage; Rockfordvs. Belmond-Klemme; Nashua-Plainfield vs. GHV;Central Springs vs. Newman Catholic; North Butlervs. Forest City; West Fork vs. North Iowa

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177Mabel-Canton (Minn.) at RicevilleOsage at Central Springs

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Central Springs at North ButlerNorthwood-Kensett at Nashua-PlainfieldWest Fork at St. AnsgarRockford at Riceville

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200North Butler at Newman CatholicWest Fork at Aplington-Parkersburg

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211Central Springs at West ForkNorth Butler at St. AnsgarNorthwood-Kensett at RockfordNashua-Plainfield at Riceville

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33West Fork at Newman CatholicRiceville at Janesville

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Nashua-Plainfield at Central SpringsCedar Falls Valley Lutheran at Rockford

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55West Fork at Mason CityClarksville at RicevilleSt. Ansgar at New Hampton

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Riceville at North ButlerWest Fork at Northwood-KensettCentral Springs at RockfordSt. Ansgar at Nashua-Plainfield

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111

Central Springs at Northwood-KensettNorth Butler at Nashua-PlainfieldWest Fork at RockfordSt. Ansgar at Riceville

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Riceville at South WinneshiekCentral Springs at North IowaTripoli at Nashua-PlainfieldCrestwood at St. AnsgarNewman Catholic at Rockford

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Rockford at North ButlerWest Fork at Nashua-PlainfieldCentral Springs at RicevilleNorthwood-Kensett at St. Ansgar

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Clarksville at North ButlerNorthwood-Kensett at CWLCAL at Rockford

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188Riceville at Northwood-KensettSt. Ansgar at Central SpringsNorth Butler at West ForkNashua-Plainfield at Rockford

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Hampton-Dumont at West ForkHudson at Nashua-Plainfield

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Northwood-Kensett at North ButlerCentral Springs at Nashua-PlainfieldWest Fork at RicevilleRockford at St. Ansgar


FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Nashua-Plainfield at Northwood-KensettNorth Butler at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at West ForkRiceville at Rockford

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Rockford at Northwood-KensettRiceville at Nashua-PlainfieldWest Fork at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at North Butler


FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Northwood-Kensett at West ForkNashua-Plainfield at St. AnsgarRockford at Central SpringsNorth Butler at Riceville

SSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 22Dunkerton at Nashua-Plainfield

MMoonnddaayy,, FFeebb.. 44Nashua-Plainfield at North Butler

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 55Northwood-Kensett at Central SpringsRockford at West ForkRiceville at St. Ansgar

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 88Newman Catholic at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at Belmond-KlemmeNorth Iowa at Northwood-Kensett

IIOOWWAA SSTTAARR CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE((NNOORRTTHH DDIIVVIISSIIOONN))

FFrriiddaayy,, NNoovv.. 3300Tripoli at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44CAL at Clarksville

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77CAL at Dunkerton

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1100CWL at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Janesville at CAL

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Don Bosco at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Waterloo Christian at CAL

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200CAL at CWL

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211CAL at GMG

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Meskwaki at CAL

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77Belmond-Klemme at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88CAL at Colo-NESCO

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111CAL at North Tama

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Northeast Hamilton at CAL

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177CAL at Rockford

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188CAL at Tripoli

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Clarksville at CAL

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Dunkerton at CAL

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299CAL at Janesville


NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEFFrriiddaayy,, NNoovv.. 3300

Humboldt at Clear LakeAlgona at Hampton-DumontEagle Grove at Bishop Garrigan

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Clear Lake at Webster CitySt. Edmond at Hampton-DumontHumboldt at Bishop GarriganClarion-Goldfield at Algona

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Clear Lake at Hampton-DumontAlgona at St. EdmondBishop Garrigan at Iowa Falls-Alden

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88North Butler at Hampton-Dumont

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1100Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer at Bishop Garrig-an

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Clarion-Goldfield at Clear LakeAlgona at Eagle GroveHampton-Dumont at Iowa Falls-AldenWebster City at Bishop Garrigan

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144St. Edmond at Clear LakeBishop Garrigan at Hampton-DumontIowa Falls-Alden at Algona

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Clear Lake at Bishop GarriganHampton-Dumont at Eagle GroveHumboldt at Algona

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211Eagle Grove at Clear LakeClarion-Goldfield at Hampton-DumontAlgona at Bishop Garrigan

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Clear Lake at AlgonaHampton-Dumont at Webster CityBishop Garrigan at Clarion-Goldfield

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Forest City at Clear LakeGHV at AlgonaCWL at Bishop Garrigan

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Hampton-Dumont at HumboldtBishop Garrigan at Eagle Grove

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Clear Lake at Iowa Falls-AldenHumboldt at Hampton-DumontAlgona at Webster CitySt. Edmond at Bishop Garrigan

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Webster City at Clear LakeHampton-Dumont at St. EdmondBishop Garrigan at HumboldtAlgona at Clarion-Goldfield

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188Hampton-Dumont at Clear LakeIowa Falls-Alden at Bishop GarriganSt. Edmond at Algona

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Algona at Forest CityHampton-Dumont at West Fork

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Clear Lake at Clarion-GoldfieldIowa Falls-Alden at Hampton-DumontEagle Grove at AlgonaBishop Garrigan at Webster City

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Clear Lake at St. EdmondHampton-Dumont at Bishop GarriganAlgona at Iowa Falls-Alden

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Bishop Garrigan at GHV

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Bishop Garrigan at Clear LakeEagle Grove at Hampton-DumontAlgona at Humboldt

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Clear Lake at Eagle GroveHampton-Dumont at Clarion-GoldfieldBishop Garrigan at Algona

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 55Algona at Clear LakeWebster City at Hampton-DumontClarion-Goldfield at Bishop Garrigan

TThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77Clear Lake at HumboldtHampton-Dumont at Algona

SSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 99Clear Lake at Charles City

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 1122Mason City at Clear LakeWebster City at Algona

NNOORRTTHHEEAASSTT IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEFFrriiddaayy,, NNoovv.. 3300

Charles City at Dike-New HartfordSSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11

Mason City at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44

Charles City at CrestwoodSSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88

Charles City at St. AnsgarTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111

Decorah at Charles CityFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144

Charles City at Forest CityTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188

Waverly-Shell Rock at Charles CityTThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200

West Hancock at Charles CityFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44

Charles City at OelweinTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88

New Hampton at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155

Charles City at DecorahFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188

Waukon at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222

Crestwood at Charles CityFFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255

Charles City at Waverly-Shell RockTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299

Oelwein at Charles CityFFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11

Charles City at New HamptonTThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77

Charles City at GHVSSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 99

Clear Lake at Charles CityTTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 1122

Charles City at Waukon


Forest City at Estherville-Lincoln CentralGHV at West ForkNorth Union at North IowaWest Hancock at Central SpringsSt. Ansgar at Osage

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Forest City at Newman CatholicGHV at West HancockLake Mills at North IowaOsage at Belmond-Klemme

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Newman Catholic at Lake MillsNorth Iowa at Forest CityWest Hancock at OsageBelmond-Klemme at GHV

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88Northwood-Kensett at Newman CatholicClarion-Goldfield at North IowaLake Mills at RockfordRiceville at Osage

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Newman Catholic at North IowaLake Mills at Forest CityBelmond-Klemme at West HancockOsage at GHV


FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Charles City at Forest City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Corn Bowl-North Iowa Conference Challenge atNIACC: Riceville vs. West Hancock; St. Ansgar vs.Lake Mills; Northwood-Kensett vs. Osage; Rockfordvs. Belmond-Klemme; Nashua-Plainfield vs. GHV;Central Springs vs. Newman Catholic; North Butlervs. Forest City; West Fork vs. North Iowa

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177North Union at West HancockOsage at Central Springs

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Osage at Newman CatholicForest City at Belmond-KlemmeWest Hancock at Lake MillsGHV at North Iowa

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200North Butler at Newman CatholicForest City at CrestwoodGlenville-Emmons (Minn.) at Lake MillsWest Hancock at Charles City

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33West Fork at Newman Catholic

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 44Newman Catholic at Belmond-KlemmeForest City at OsageNorth Iowa at West HancockLake Mills at GHV

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Forest City at Clear LakeGHV at AlgonaClarion-Goldfield at West Hancock

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77GHV at Forest City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Newman Catholic at West HancockOsage at Lake MillsBelmond-Klemme at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111GHV at Newman CatholicForest City at West HancockLake Mills at Belmond-KlemmeNorth Iowa at Osage

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Newman Catholic at RockfordCentral Springs at North Iowa

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 1144Belmond-Klemme at Osage

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Newman Catholic at Forest CityNorth Iowa at Lake MillsWest Hancock at GHV

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Osage at Charles City

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188Lake Mills at Newman CatholicForest City at North IowaOsage at West HancockGHV at Belmond-Klemme

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Algona at Forest City

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 2211West Bend-Mallard at West Hancock

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222North Iowa at Newman CatholicForest City at Lake MillsWest Hancock at Belmond-KlemmeGHV at Osage


FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Newman Catholic at OsageBelmond-Klemme at Forest CityNorth Iowa at GHVLake Mills at West Hancock

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Bishop Garrigan at GHVGTRA at Lake Mills

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Belmond-Klemme at Newman CatholicOsage at Forest CityWest Hancock at North IowaGHV at Lake Mills

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11West Hancock at Newman CatholicForest City at GHVLake Mills at OsageNorth Iowa at Belmond-Klemme

MMoonnddaayy,, FFeebb.. 44Newman Catholic at GHVBelmond-Klemme at Lake MillsOsage at North Iowa

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 55Lake Mills at North Union

TThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77West Hancock at Forest CityCharles City at GHV

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 88Newman Catholic at Central SpringsNorth Iowa at Northwood-Kensett

WRESTLINGCCEENNTTRRAALL IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE


Mason City at Keith Young Open in Cedar FallsTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44

Mason City and Forest City at Osage triangularTThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 66

Mason City and West Des Moines Valley at SoutheastPolk triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88Mason City at Cedar Rapids Kennedy tournament

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Mason City at Battle of Waterloo tournament

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Mason City at Battle of Waterloo tournament

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177Johnston at Mason City

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200Mason City and Ankeny at Urbandale triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Mason City at Iowa City West Invitational

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77Ames at Mason City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Mason City at Ankeny tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Clear Lake at Mason City

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Mason City at Fort Dodge

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Mason City at Waverly-Shell Rock tournament

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244Mason City at Marshalltown

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Central Iowa Conference meet at Southeast Polk

CCOORRNN BBOOWWLL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEESSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11

Central Springs, Clarksville, Clear Lake, Forest City,Austin (Minn.), Rockford and GHV at Riceville-St.Ansgar tournament

Nashua-Plainfield at Valley Community (Elgin) Invita-tional

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44North Butler and Sumner-Fredericksburg at NewHampton triangularNashua-Plainfield, Northwood-Kensett and Crest-wood at Turkey Valley quadrangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 66Central Springs and West Fork at Newman Catholictriangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88North Butler at Ogden tournamentRiceville-St. Ansgar, West Fork JV, Dike-New Hart-ford, Gilbert, Mason City JV, South Hamilton andSouth Central Calhoun at Central Springs tournamentRockford, Clarksville, Lake Mills, Edgewood-Coles-burg, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Hudson and Northwood-Kensett at Nashua-Plainfield Invitational

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Aplington-Parkersburg, Hampton-Dumont and Sum-ner-Fredericksburg at Nashua-Plainfield quadrangu-larRockford, North Butler and West Fork at Riceville-St.Ansgar quadrangularForest City and GHV at Central Springs triangularNorthwood-Kensett at Newman Catholic

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Central Springs, Riceville-St. Ansgar and BloomingPrairie (Minn.) at Southland (Minn.) quadrangularWest Fork and Belmond-Klemme at Lake Mills trian-gularRockford, GHV and Newman Catholic at West Han-cock quadrangular

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Nashua-Plainfield at Battle of Waterloo tournament

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Nashua-Plainfield at Battle of Waterloo tournamentNorth Butler at Iowa Falls-Alden tournamentRiceville-St. Ansgar at Dike-New Hartford Invitation-alCentral Springs at West Hancock tournamentRockford, Lake Mills, Southland (Minn.) and Byron(Minn.) at Northwood-Kensett tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Riceville-St. Ansgar and Osage at Crestwood triangu-lar

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200North Butler, Crestwood and Oelwein at Sumner-Fredericksburg qquadrangularNashua-Plainfield and Forest City at Riceville-St.Ansgar triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33Valley Community (Elgin) and Riceville-St. Ansgar atClarksville triangularNorth Butler and Southland (Minn.) at Northwood-KensettNashua-Plainfield and Rockford at Central Springstriangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Rockford and Riceville-St. Ansgar at Forest City Invi-tationalNorth Butler, Nashua-Plainfield, Clarksville, SouthWinneshiek, Sumner-Fredericksburg, Wapsie Valley,Lisbon and Woodbury Central at Denver-Tripoli tour-namentWest Fork and Central Springs at Hampton-Dumonttournament

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Lake Mills and Osage at Central Springs triangularNorth Butler and Nashua-Plainfield at South Win-neshiek triangularRockford, Wapsie Valley and East Buchanan at NorthFayette quadrangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1100North Butler and Newman Catholic at West Fork tri-angularRiceville-St. Ansgar, Northwood-Kensett and Bel-mond-Klemme at West Hancock quadrangularClarksville, Valley Community (Elgin) and Postville atNashua-Plainfield quadrangularRockford and Aplington-Parkersburg at Hudson tri-angular

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Northwood-Kensett and Fillmore Central (Minn.) atSouthland (Minn.) triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Nashua-Plainfield at Hudson InvitationalCentral Springs at South Hardin tournamentRiceville-St. Ansgar at Perry tournamentRockford, Northwood-Kensett, Newman Catholic,Clarksville and Belle Plaine at AGWSR tournamentNorth Butler, West Hancock, Fort Dodge, Humboldtand Emmetsburg at Lake Mills tournament

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Central Springs, West Hancock and Aplington-Park-ersburg at Northwood-Kensett quadrangularRiceville-St. Ansgar and GHV at Lake Mills triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Central Springs at I-35 tournamentForest City, GHV, North Fayette, Waukon, Southland(Minn.) and Crestwood at Riceville-St. Ansgar tourna-mentNorthwood-Kensett at Lake Crystal (Minn.) tourna-mentNashua-Plainfield, Rockford, West Fork, Belmond-Klemme, Clarksville, Lake Mills, South Hardin, Wap-sie Valley and Postville at North Butler tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Jesup, Turkey Valley and Wapsie Valley at North But-ler quadrangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244Central Springs and North Butler at Belmond-Klemme triangularRockford at Valley Community (Elgin) tournament

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Corn Bowl Conference tournament at NIACC followedby Corn Bowl-North Iowa Conference Challenge

NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEESSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11

Algona at Eagle Grove InvitationalHampton-Dumont at Independence InvitationalClear Lake at Riceville-St. Ansgar tournament

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 66Algona and Humboldt at Clarion-Goldfield triangularHampton-Dumont and Eagle Grove at Clear Lake tri-angular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88Algona tournamentHampton-Dumont at Johnston tournamentClear Lake at Webster City duals

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Hampton-Dumont, Sumner-Fredericksburg andAplington-Parkersburg at Nashua-Plainfield quad-rangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Algona at Webster CityHampton-Dumont at HumboldtClarion-Goldfield at Clear Lake

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Clear Lake at Battle of Waterloo tournament

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Clear Lake at Battle of Waterloo tournamentAlgona, Aplington-Parkersburg, Newman Catholic,North Butler, Urbandale, West Marshall, Clarksvilleand West Des Moines Dowling at Iowa Falls-AldentournamentHampton-Dumont at Clarion-Goldfield tournament

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200Algona at St. Edmond

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33Algona and Iowa Falls-Alden at Hampton-Dumont tri-angularClear Lake and Webster City at Humboldt triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Algona and Clear Lake at Forest City tournamentCentral Springs, Hudson, Lake Mills, Northwood-Kensett and West Fork at Hampton-Dumont duals

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88Estherville-Lincoln Central and Okoboji at Algona tri-angularClear Lake and Charles City at Denver-Tripoli triangu-lar

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1100Hampton-Dumont at Clarion-GoldfieldIowa Falls-Alden at Clear Lake

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Algona at Ankeny tournamentClear Lake at Osage duals

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155Algona and West Hancock at Osage triangularClear Lake at Mason City

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Hampton-Dumont and Newman Catholic at ForestCity triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199North Central Conference meet at Webster City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222Algona and Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer atEmmetsburg

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244Clear Lake at AlgonaSt. Edmond at Hampton-Dumont

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Hampton-Dumont at South Central Calhoun tourna-ment

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 2288Spirit Lake at Clear Lake

TTuueessddaayy,, FFeebb.. 55Algona at Storm Lake quadrangular

NNOORRTTHHEEAASSTT IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEESSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11

Charles City at Keith Young Invitational in Cedar FallsFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77

Charles City at CrestwoodSSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88

Charles City at Cedar Rapids Kennedy tournamentTThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133

Waukon and New Hampton at Charles City triangularFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144

Charles City at Battle of Waterloo tournamentSSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155

Charles City at Battle of Waterloo tournamentFFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211

Charles City and Oelwein at Decorah triangularSSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55

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NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE •• bbooyyss bbaasskkeettbbaallll WEST FORK WARHAWKS • Corn Bowl basketball

NORTH IOWA BISON • NIC basketball

Charles City at Forest City tournamentTTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88

Charles City and Clear Lake at Denver-Tripoli triangu-lar

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1100Fort Dodge at Charles City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Charles City at Hudson tournament

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Charles City and Crestwood at Waverly-Shell Rock tri-angular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Osage at Charles City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266Northeast Iowa Conference meet at Crestwood

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Osage at Independence tournamentLake Mills at Blue Earth (Minn.) tournamentForest City and GHV at Riceville-St. Ansgar tourna-mentWest Hancock at Okoboji tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44Forest City and Mason City at Osage triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 66Central Springs and West Fork at Newman CatholicLake Mills and Maple River (Minn.) at Blue Earth(Minn.) triangularBelmond-Klemme at Forest City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88Newman Catholic at CMB (Baxter) tournamentOsage at South Winneshiek tournamentLake Mills at Nashua-Plainfield tournamentWest Hancock and Forest City at Algona tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111Northwood-Kensett at Newman CatholicOsage at Don BoscoForest City and GHV at Central Springs triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1133Newman Catholic, GHV and Rockford at West Han-cock quadrangularBelmond-Klemme and West Fork at Lake Mills trian-gularGHV

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1144Osage at Battle of Waterloo tournament

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1155Osage at Battle of Waterloo tournamentNewman Catholic at Iowa Falls-Alden tournamentLake Mills at Northwood-Kensett dualsAGWSR, Central Springs, GTRA, Sumner-Fredericks-burg and Okoboji at West Hancock InvitationalGHV at Clarion-Goldfield tournamentForest City at North Polk tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1188Osage and Riceville-St. Ansgar at Crestwood triangu-larLake Mills and Eagle Grove at West Hancock triangu-larForest City and Nashua-Plainfield at Riceville-St.Ansgar triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200Osage and Turkey Valley at New Hampton triangularWebster City at Forest City

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33Lake Mills and Newman Catholic at Belmond-Klemme triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55Newman Catholic at BCLUW tournamentOsage at Winterset tournamentLake Mills at Hampton-Dumont dualsGHV tournamentWest Hancock at St. Edmond tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 88GHV and St. Edmond at Newman Catholic triangularOsage and Lake Mills at Central Springs triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1100Newman Catholic and North Butler at West Fork tri-angularBelmond-Klemme and West Hancock at Riceville-St.Ansgar triangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1122Newman Catholic at AGWSR tournamentOsage dualsWest Hancock, Emmetsburg, Humboldt, North Butlerand Fort Dodge at Lake Mills dualsForest City at Estherville-Lincoln Central tournamentGHV tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 1155West Hancock and Algona at Osage triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Newman Catholic and Hampton-Dumont at ForestCity triangularGHV and Riceville-St. Ansgar at Lake Mills triangularWest Hancock, Central Springs and Aplington-Park-ersburg at Northwood-Kensett quadrangular

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199Newman Catholic at I-35 tournamentOsage at Charles CityLake Mills at North Butler tournamentGHV at Riceville-St. Ansgar tournament

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2222GTRA and Manson-NW Webster at GHV triangular

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244Lake Mills at Forest City

SSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 2266North Iowa Conference tournament at NIACC fol-lowed by Corn Bowl-North Iowa Conference Chal-lenge

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299West Hancock, Manson-NW Webster and SouthHamilton at Southeast Webster-Grand quadrangular

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Mason City at Ames InvitationalTThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 66

Mason City at Southeast PolkSSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecc.. 88

Mason City at Cedar Falls InvitationalTTuueessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1111

Spencer at Mason CityTThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2200

Johnston at Mason CityTThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 33

Ames at Mason CitySSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 55

Mason City at Austin (Minn.) InvitationalTThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1100

Mason City at Fort DodgeMMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 1144

Mason City at MarshalltownSSaattuurrddaayy,, JJaann.. 1199

Central Iowa Conference meet at Johnston

BOYS BOWLINGCCEENNTTRRAALL IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

((NNOORRTTHHEERRNN DDIIVVIISSIIOONN))MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1100

Mason City and West Des Moines Dowling at South-east Polk

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177Waukee at Mason City

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77Mason City and Ankeny at Urbandale

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 1144Mason City at Fort Dodge

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Mason City at Des Moines North

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244Johnston at Mason City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Mason City at Marshalltown

TThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77Central Iowa Conference meet in Des Moines

MMoonnddaayy,, FFeebb.. 1111West Des Moines Dowling at Mason City


Forest City at Waverly-Shell RockNorth Iowa at AGWSR

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Forest City at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211AGWSR at Forest CityWaverly-Shell Rock at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Denver at Forest CityNorth Iowa at Waterloo Columbus

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188North Iowa and Tripoli at Forest City

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Forest City at AGWSRDenver at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Forest City at Waterloo ColumbusNorth Iowa and Oelwein at AGWSR

GIRLS BOWLINGCCEENNTTRRAALL IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

((NNOORRTTHHEERRNN DDIIVVIISSIIOONN))MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1100

Mason City and West Des Moines Dowling at South-east Polk

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 1177Waukee at Mason City

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 77Mason City and Ankeny at Urbandale

MMoonnddaayy,, JJaann.. 1144Mason City at Fort Dodge

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 1177Mason City at Des Moines North

TThhuurrssddaayy,, JJaann.. 2244Johnston at Mason City

TTuueessddaayy,, JJaann.. 2299Mason City at Marshalltown

TThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77Central Iowa Conference meet in Des Moines

MMoonnddaayy,, FFeebb.. 1111West Des Moines Dowling at Mason City


Forest City at Waverly-Shell RockNorth Iowa at AGWSR

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 77Forest City at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 2211AGWSR at Forest CityWaverly-Shell Rock at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1111Denver at Forest CityNorth Iowa at Waterloo Columbus

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 1188North Iowa and Tripoli at Forest City

FFrriiddaayy,, JJaann.. 2255Forest City at AGWSRDenver at North Iowa

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 11Forest City at Waterloo ColumbusNorth Iowa and Oelwein at AGWSR

SCHEDULESFrom C6

Back4RedemptionBy BLAKE SCHULTZ

[email protected]–It was a heart-

breaking season a year ago for theWest Fork boys basketball team.Ranked in the top 10 in Class 2A forall of the season, the team hadanother state tournament berthwithin its reach only to fall secondsshort in the substate final againstRoland-Story.

This season, the Warhawks areout to avenge that loss and get backto the place where they won thestate title two season ago.

“We’re pretty optimistic aboutthis year,” said coach Frank Sch-noes. “The kids that are back fromlast year are using (that loss) asgood motivation. They all thoughtthey should have gone (to state).”

Warhawk fans will see a familiarface on the bench this season. Sch-noes took over as head coach inreplacement of Jordan Nelson. Sch-noes, who was inducted into theIowa High School Athletic Associa-

tion hall of fame in2008, coached atSCMT until 2004.

Schnoes inherits avery good West Forkteam that finished22-2 a year ago. Withthat also comes oneof the State’s top

players in senior Payton Plagge.Plagge was the centerpiece of the

Warhawks a season ago averaging17.7 and 11.1 rebounds per game.

“He’s a great inside presence anda tough matchup,” Schnoes said.“We will count on him to do a lot ofscoring.”

Plagge, who signed to play bas-ketball next season at St. CloudState, has 956 career points, 644rebounds, 131 assists, 120 blocksand 98 steals.

Aside from Plagge, the Warhawkswill look to a number of other play-ers to keep the West Fork confer-ence win streak of 56 games intact.

Schnoes pointed tojunior forward SamAmsbaugh to get a lotof touches insidewith defenses focus-ing on Plagge.

Junior guardSpencer Halloran isanother play Schnoes

pointed out to carry some of theload for the Warhawks.

Halloran averaged 7.4 points pergame a season ago.

Others Schnoes is counting oninclude: seniors Kyle Parcher andRyan Smit, junior Hunter Myersand sophomore Evan Sprung, whoSchnoes says is being groomed asPlagge’s replacement.

West Fork has high hopes of win-ning its fifth straight CornbowlConference title since becoming aschool in 2009, but above all, mak-ing the trip back to Wells FargoArena in Des Moines.


West Fork’s Payton Plagge (25) takes a shot in the substate final game last season.

West Fork was seconds away from state a season ago

PPllaaggggee HHaalllloorraann


BBUUFFFFAALLOO CCEENNTTEERR —— With allfive starters returning from a statetournament team last season, theNorth Iowa boys basketball team ishoping for an encore performancethis season.

The Bison, who finished 23-3overall and 13-1 in the North IowaConference, will have the target ontheir backs this season.

“What I said to the guys is we have21 games where everyone is going tobe gunning for us,” fourth-year headcoach Chad Hinders said. “We knowthe expectations are there, we knowthat the community thinks weshould win the conference and getback to state with everybody backbut I keep reminding the guys thatwe have to take things one game at atime and that it’s not a sprint, it’s amarathon.”

The Bison had three players aver-age in double figures last season, ledby Troy Kettwick, who averaged 13.9points per game.

Kory Hobbs (11.7) and Eric Krull(11.5) also averaged in double figuresscoring.

However, Hinders said he hasconfidence in all five players he hason the court to put the ball in thebasket.

“We have a team where our oppo-nents can’t focus on one or two peo-

ple,” Hinders said. “It’s nice that wedon’t have a team where it’s all on afew players’ shoulders. We have trustin other people.”

That list includes Mark Milbrandt,Tate Corporon, Jordan Anderson,Derek Yegge, Frank Campos andDylan Voortmann in addition to Ket-twick, Hobbs and Krull.

And with a majority of the teamback, Hinders likes his team’s depth,which will be tested early with play-ers nursing injuries.

“I like the depth that we have,” thecoach said. “We have confidence andwe haven’t changed very much.

“Everybody is on the same pageand both offensively and defensivelywe know what works and what does-

n’t work. We know they’ll be somegames where we have to tweak somethings.”

That’s to be expected in a ruggedNIC, where nothing is guaranteed.

Last season, the Bison had nineconference games decided by 10points or less and Hinders expectsmore of the same this season in abalanced NIC.

“Any given night we know thatthere’s teams in our conference thatcan knock any team off,” Hinderssaid. “I’m worried about all of them.Top to bottom, the conference iswide open.

“We were pretty lucky last year inclose games and we still need to workon managing the game better.”

North Iowa Bison ready for moreFive starters returnfrom Class 1A statetournament team

The North Central Con-ference had three teamswin at least 20 games inboys basketball last sea-son, and it is not unrea-sonable to expect that typeof success again this sea-son.

Iowa Falls-Alden, whichfeatures 6-foot-8 juniorCasey Schlatter, is certain-ly one of the preseasonfavorites after a 21-3 cam-paign in 2011-12, but anumber of quality teamswill be fighting for that topspot.

St. Edmond, whichqualified for the Class 2Astate tournament last sea-son, returns David Flatteryto spearhead a potentialreturn to Des Moines.

Bishop Garrigan man-aged a winning record of13-11 last season despiteplaying much of its sched-ule against larger schools.

John Burns averaged 16points and eight reboundsa game for the GoldenBears, but he is the onlyreturning starter.

Nathan Krieps should

fill one of the guard slotsafter averaging five pointsand three assists in areserve role.

Adam Hamilton alsosaw quite a bit of courttime for Garrigan in 2011-12.

Algona returns four let-terwinners, including 6-2forward Sawyer Frideres.

Frideres will likely bethe focal point of the Bull-dog offense after averagingnearly 10 points, fourrebounds and two assistsper game.

The Bulldogs shouldhave some strength alongthe front line with fiveplayers on thee rosterbetween 6-3 and 6-5, buttheir success will hinge onthe development of a solidguard corps.

Hampton-Dumontstruggled to a four-winseason last year.

Despite four seniors wholettered last year, the Bull-dogs will be quite youngwith several sophomoresfactoring into the rotation.

-David Durbala

Cadets team to beat inNorth Central Conference


North Iowa’ Mark Milbrandt (45) goes up for a shot as Kory Hobbs (41) lookson during a game last season.

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NEWMAN CATHOLIC KNIGHTS • boys basketball


MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY – The NewmanCatholic boys basketball team comesinto the 2012-13 season with highhopes.

The Knights, who finished 13-10 aseason ago, return their top twoscorers along with a wealth of expe-rience.

“I’m excited about the upcomingseason,” said coach Randy Fischels.“We have some talented kids return-ing and it helps to have that experi-ence back.”

Seniors AJ Kehm and Casey Hallled the Knights in scoring last seasonaveraging 12.3 and 11.5 points pergame respectively. This season, Fis-chels believes both will play a hugerole in the team’s success.

“Casey’s a pretty good perimeterplayer,” Fischels said. “He also cantake the ball to the basket and get tothe free throw line.”

Kehm provides the Knights with apresence underneath the basket. Heled the Knights last season making114 field goals, most of which camewithin five feet of the basket. LikeHall, Kehm’s ability to draw fouls willbe important.

Getting to the line more is some-thing Fischels is emphasizing thisyear. He believes if the team can do

that, the team will beon its way to a suc-cessful season in theNorth Iowa Confer-ence.

Depth across thelineup is another thingFischels is excitedabout. With thatdepth, the Knightswould love to be ableto wear teams down.

“We have five goodperimeter players andfive post players,” Fis-chels said. “Unlessother teams havedepth like we have, weshould be able to (wear

them down).”The NIC won’t be easy this season

with teams like North Iowa and For-rest City, but the Knights look to beright in the mix.

“The NIC will be a very competi-tive, very good league,” Fischels said.“But any given night, anybody couldbeat anybody.”

As the season progresses and theKnights start hitting their stride, theycould be a tough team to beat.

“It’s going to be a fun team and I’mlooking forward to seeing how weimprove throughout the year,” Fis-chels said.

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OFF AND RUNNINGKnights could be tough in the North Iowa Conf.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

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CCEENNTTRRAALL IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE((NNOORRTTHHEERRNN DDIIVVIISSIIOONN))

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY MMOOHHAAWWKKSSCCooaacchh:: Curt Klaahsen begins his sixth year as

coach of the Mohawks.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Mason City finished 21-3 overall

and 9-1 in the CIML Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Jadda Buckley, sr., PG;

Myah Mellman, jr., W; Cortni Rush, sr., P; MorganVorba, sr., W.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Nicolle Hewett, sr.,PG; Lexy Pederson, jr., P; Allison Scott, jr., W; MolliKoehler, sr., W; Tricia Notermann, jr., W; McKennaWhitehill, so., PG.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “Our seniors have compiled athree-year high school record of 53-1, a great testa-ment to the hard work and dedication of the seniorsand all of our players and the assistant coaches. Wehave an excellent group of freshmen as well wholewill continue to extend the tradition we have built.We look forward to another exciting winter of bas-ketball in Mohawk gym!”

CCOORRNN BBOOWWLL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEECCEENNTTRRAALL SSPPRRIINNGGSS PPAANNTTHHEERRSS

CCooaacchh:: Bob Axdahl begins his sixth year as coach ofthe Panthers.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Central Springs finished 8-15 over-all and 7-7 in the Corn Bowl Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Nicole Young, sr., G; Dako-ta Stensrud, sr., P; Taylor Richardson, sr., W; LexiKorte, jr., Kendall Moorehead, jr., W.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We believe, as long as we stayhealthy, that we will be much deeper than we werelast year. We have a fairly quick team, and also, someof our younger and more inexperienced players giveus some size that we have lacked in the past. Wehope we have developed some of our offensive skillsso we won’t struggle as much as we did last year toscore points.”

NNAASSHHUUAA--PPLLAAIINNFFIIEELLDD HHUUSSKKIIEESSCCooaacchh:: Chaya Feldman begins her fifth year as

coach of the Huskies.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Nashua-Plainfield finished 3-20

overall and 3-11 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Miranda Wagner, sr., F;

Jamie Baldwin, jr., P; Kennedy Haut, jr., G; SarahMcMichael, so., G; Kayla Dietz, so., P; Jordan Scribn-er, jr., G.

OOtthheerr eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Hannah Holthaus.CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “Even though we only have one

senior, the juniors and sophomores we have playingvarsity have had 1-2 years of varsity experience. Soeven though we seem young, these girls are notrookies to the varsity scene.”

NNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD--KKEENNSSEETTTT VVIIKKIINNGGSSCCooaacchh:: Daryl Love begins his 11th year as coach of

the Vikings.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Northwood-Kensett finished 11-11

overall and 7-7 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Maren Davidson, sr., G;

Savannah Lira, sr., F; Brooke Burnes, sr., G; MaryBjorklund, sr., G; Taylor Christiansen, sr., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Taryn VanRyswyk,jr., G; Kayla Branstad, jr., F; Shelby Low, fr., G; HattieDavidson, fr., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “(We) should be a quicker,more athletic team than last year, but have toreplace Northwood-Kensett’s second-leading scorerin Britney Low. We expect great leadership fromseniors Maren Davidson and Savannah Lira, who willbe key in blending new talent with the upper class-men as the season moves along.”

RRIICCEEVVIILLLLEE WWIILLDDCCAATTSSCCooaacchh:: Barb Gesell returns as coach of the Wild-

cats.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Riceville finished 1-21 overall and 1-

13 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Jordie Bauer, sr.; Kallie

Green, sr.; Grace Harken, sr.; Lauren Jensen, sr.;Madalyn Klobassa, sr.; Morgan Miller, sr.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Emily Rickerl, jr.;Taylor Uthe, so.; Ashley Uthe, so.; McKayla Heczko,so.; Dakota Dohlman, so.

SSTT.. AANNSSGGAARR SSAAIINNTTSSCCooaacchh:: Randy Ehlke begins his fourth year as coach

of the Saints.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: St. Ansgar finished 5-17 overall and

5-9 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Lindy Mayer, Kendra

Nerad, Olivia Bisbee, Autumn Brigham, Paige Salz,Emily Ehlke, Natalie Halfman, Caylin Ahlf, Mel Gerbig,Noelle Hulshizer.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are going to be a youngteam, but look to finish in the top half of the confer-

ence. Our defense should be improved over lastyear’s and that will help us to be more competitive ingames.”

WWEESSTT FFOORRKK WWAARRHHAAWWKKSSCCooaacchh:: Rodney Huber begins his first year as coach

of the Warhawks.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: West Fork finished 18-5 overall and

12-2 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Macy Sturges, sr., F/G;

Taylor Logan, jr., G; Courtney Larson, so., G; MattieSiefken, sr., G; Sydney Staudt, sr., F; Molly Dhondt,sr., F/C; Sydney Shreckengost, so., G/F; MadisonShreckengost, so., G/F.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are not big, but we havetremendous team speed. We plan to play aggressive-ly and pick up the tempo, which I think will play toour strengths. The challenge will be for the girls toadjust to new coaching and adjust to their roles with-in the system of play. I am excited to be a part ofWarhawk Nation!”

NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEAALLGGOONNAA BBUULLLLDDOOGGSS

CCooaacchh:: Michael Ford begins his second year ascoach of the Bulldogs.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Algona finished 14-8 overall and 13-5 in the North Central Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Paige Yi, sr.; HeatherZiesman, sr., Nicole Kenne, sr., Rachel Teague, sr.,Tangy Wiseman, jr., Abby Strohman, jr., Lacey Seely,jr., Reba Zeller, jr.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Ali Grein, jr., Court-ney Groen, jr., Julie Grether, jr., Anna Zeller, jr.,Michaela Heesch, jr., Sierra Wegener, sr.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “These girls are very competi-tive and have worked very hard both this summerand in their fall sports. If we can understand ourroles, play with passion each night, and put the teamfirst, this team could be very successful by the sea-son’s end. I am looking forward to a fun and spiritedgroup who will be fun for the fans to watch on thecourt.”

BBIISSHHOOPP GGAARRRRIIGGAANN GGOOLLDDEENN BBEEAARRSSCCooaacchh:: Brandon Schwab begins his second year as

coach of the Golden Bears.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Bishop Garrigan finished 14-11

overall and 10-8 in the North Central Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Chelsi Lanus, sr., F;

Aubrie Meyers, sr., G; Haley Froehlich, sr., G; TaylorHovey, jr., F.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Kristin Condoleon,jr., PG; Emily Merlow, so., G; Kara Eischen, jr., C;Sophie Behr, sr., G; Nicole Behr, jr., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have good athleticism anddepth and should take big strides as the season pro-gresses.”

CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE LLIIOONNSSCCooaacchh:: Bart Smith begins his second year as coach

of the Lions.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Clear Lake finished 14-9 overall

and 12-6 in the North Central Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Megan Loux, sr., PG; Kris-

ten Hewett, sr., SG; Kaitlyn Pitzen, sr., P; Madi Faber,jr., G; Logan Anderson; jr., G; Trudy Peterson, jr., F.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Bailey Kibsgaard,jr., F/P; Jenna Peterson, sr., P; Emily Williams, sr., F/P.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “I am anticipating our girls tobe very competitive this year. With everyone return-ing, minus one from our team last year, this year’steam will already have some team chemistry andexperience built in. If we can have a mindset inimproving everyday as a team in our practices andgames, then we should be a very tough team to beatby the end of the year.”

NNOORRTTHHEEAASSTT IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEECCHHAARRLLEESS CCIITTYY CCOOMMEETTSS

CCooaacchh:: Danielle Rippentrop begins her first year ascoach of the Comets.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Charles City finished 11-11 overalland 6-6 in the Northeast Iowa Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Cari Knowlton, sr., P; KaliLasher, sr., G; Jessie Sindlinger, sr., F; Jackie Foster,jr., G; Mara Forsyth, jr., G; Megan Joerger, jr., F.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “I feel like we have a great sea-son in front of us. The girls put a lot of time in duringthe offseason and have really developed as playersand as a team.”

NNOORRTTHH IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEFFOORREESSTT CCIITTYY IINNDDIIAANNSS

CCooaacchh:: Dusty Meyn begins his fourth year as coachof the Indians.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Forest City finished 10-12 overalland 9-5 in the North Iowa Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Kenzie Baker, sr., P; Jessi-ca Kingston, sr., G; Kelsey McQuown, sr., P.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Rachel Koch,Autumn Busta, Sarri Happel.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “The one thing I love about thisteam is their learning curve. This year’s team is bas-ketball smart and is retaining information very well.We may struggle early on, but look for us to get bet-ter with every game.”

GGHHVV CCAARRDDIINNAALLSSCCooaacchh:: Matt Erpelding begins his first year as

coach of the Cardinals.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Garner-Hayfield finished 14-8 over-

all and 8-6 in the North Iowa Conference. Venturafinished 11-11 overall and 7-5 in the Cornbelt Confer-ence

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Hannah Hutcheson, sr., G;Maddie Tusha, jr., G/F; Bri Bier, jr., G; Shelby Ray-hons, jr., F; Courtney Younge, jr., G; Morgan Ames, jr.,F; Olivia Hackbarth, jr., F; Alix Huse, Sr., F; EmilySpilman, so., G; Sydney Younge, so., F/C.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “It will take time for me to geta feel for what direction to head with this team as Ineed to see what type of players I have and whattheir strengths are. It will also take some time forthe girls to get used to me and my coaching style andsystem. Once we reached that point, I think weshould be able to be very competitive.”

LLAAKKEE MMIILLLLSS BBUULLLLDDOOGGSSCCooaacchh:: Beth Van Roekel begins her third year as

coach of the Bulldogs.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Lake Mills finished 5-17 overall and

2-12 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Megan Johnson, sr., F;

Carlie Christianson, sr., G; Kelci Larson, sr., SF; BrookGroe, sr., F; Randi Dilly, sr., G; Sarah Orban, jr., G;Makenzie Thorson, jr., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Stephanie Dugger;Ema Anderson; Mary Evans.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We hope to turn thingsaround this year and use our experience from lastyear to compete at a high level. Last yea we strug-gled, losing both close games and others that werenot so close. I think we have learned a lot from thatexperience and hope to show what we can really do.”

NNEEWWMMAANN CCAATTHHOOLLIICC KKNNIIGGHHTTSSCCooaacchh:: Mike Schutt begins his seventh year as

coach of the Knights.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Newman Catholic finished 14-10

overall and 8-6 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Michaela Schilling, sr., G;

Micah Chavez, sr., G; Megan Quinn, sr., G; AshleyWeinschenk, jr., C; Carlie Echeknrod, jr., G; HannahFischer, jr., F; Haley Williams, jr., G; Shay Curley, so.,G; Tove Conway, so., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Katie Reuter, so., C;Betsy Ball, so., G; Kennidy Kemna, fr., G; ElizabethHenrich, fr., G; Holly Bock, fr., F.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We will be inexperienced, likemost of our conference, and we will be small. Oursuccess will depend on who steps up and fills thevoid left by graduation and injury.”

OOSSAAGGEE GGRREEEENN DDEEVVIILLSSCCooaacchh:: Chad Erickson begins his 11th year as coach

of the Green Devils.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Osage finished 19-5 overall and 11-3

in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Whitney Wagner, sr., PG;

Anna Riley, sr., W; Jadee Walsh, jr., P; Liz Shaw, jr.,W/PG.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Cassidy Mohl, jr. P;Kloe Chisholm, sr., W; Mary Huffman, sr., P; KelseyOtt, jr., P; Jessie Gast, jr., W; Angela Chambers, jr., W;Brenda, Avila, jr., P; Jamie Jacobs, so., W/PG; ZoeyThompson, so., W/PG.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are very young and inex-perienced except for a handful of kids. I like ourquickness and athleticism, but or success will dependon how quickly our young kids adapt to varsity levelcompetition. The NIC should be a wide open race andwe hope to be competitive in the conference.”

WWEESSTT HHAANNCCOOCCKK EEAAGGLLEESSCCooaacchh:: Paul Sonius begins his sixth year as coach

of the Eagles.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: West Hancock finished 25-1 overall

and 14-0 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Anna Mallen, sr., G/F; Kel-

lie Schmit, sr., F; Melissa Loeschen, sr., G/F; JessicaGray, sr., G; Caitlin Wilson, sr., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Haley Hiscocks, sr.,G; Abby Paca, sr., F; Bailey Eisenman, so., G; WhitneyBurgardt, so., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We hope to continue our win-ning ways in conference and make it to state again.The return of our top two scorers from last seasonwith a strong group of seniors who have been bitingat the bit to get their turn on varsity should give us agreat opportunity to do that.”

CCEENNTTRRAALL IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE((NNOORRTTHHEERRNN DDIIVVIISSIIOONN))

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY MMOOHHAAWWKKSSCCooaacchh:: Adam Callanan begins his third year as coach

of the Mohawks.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Mason City finished 6-16 overall and

2-8 in the CIML Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Jared Lichman, jr., G; JT

Rottinghaus, sr., F; Jason Kay, sr., F.OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Matt Meyer, jr., G;

Austin Hemmen, so., G; Wyatt Cooper, fr., F; MattDanielson, jr., G; Bradley Petersen, jr., G; AndrewSloan, sr., G; Alex Bales, sr., G; Thad Rozen, sr., F; Bran-den Dahle, sr., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “With four starters and 44points per game graduating with last year’s seniorclass, the 2012-13 season will be a rebuilding year forthe Mohawk basketball program.”

CCOORRNNBBEELLTT CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEECCWWLL PPAANNTTHHEERRSS

CCooaacchh:: Mel Haler begins his first year as coach of thePanthers.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: CWL finished 0-17 overall and 0-12 inthe Cornbelt Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Josh Hilbert, sr., C; DerekStuder, sr., G; Randy Cram, sr., F; Andy Hauswirth, sr.,F; Johnny Studer, sr., F; Jared Haler, jr., F; Esden Car-roll, so., G; John Genrich, so., F.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Stefan Chambers;Sam Ludwig; Alex McGregor; Casey McGregor.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “I would like us to be a moresound and fundamental team and not turn the ballover. I want the kids to play hard and use screens toget in scoring position and to win a few games.”


CCooaacchh:: Phil Perry returns as coach of the Panthers.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Central Springs finished 9-13 overall

and 7-7 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Charlie Weiner, sr., PF; Matt

Logeman, sr., PG; Chris Wood, sr., SF; Thomas Patter-son, jr., C.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Andrew Bjerke, so.;Will Bird, so.; Brandon Hebel, so.; Eric Mathre, sr.; JaceWhitehurst, sr.

NNAASSHHUUAA--PPLLAAIINNFFIIEELLDD HHUUSSKKIIEESSCCooaacchh:: Justin Eiffler begins his second year as coach

of the Huskies.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Nashua-Plainfield finished 12-10

overall and 11-3 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Tyler Laube, sr., G; Matt

Sharp, sr., F; Drew Dietz, sr., C; Tyler Franzen, sr., F;Kyle Franzen, sr., C; Seth Harrington, jr., SG.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “With everything that we areputting into our program this year, we are very excitedto see the changes unfold. I do think we can competewith our conference as well as our nonconferenceschedule.”

NNOORRTTHH BBUUTTLLEERR BBEEAARRCCAATTSSCCooaacchh:: Dave Brown begins his third year as coach of

the Bearcats.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: North Butler finished 11-10 overall

and 8-6 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Ty Miller, sr., G; Dylan Edek-

er, sr., G; Rob Rottler, sr., F; Layton Nordmeyer, sr., F;Riley Christensen, sr., C; Shaylon Lahr, jr., F; BrandonHeuer, so., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have a good group ofreturning lettermen and seniors with a lot of valuableexperience. The seniors will provide good leadershipand set good examples for the underclassmen on andoff the court. We have many goals for this season, andto achieve the goals the kids will need to improveevery time they step on the court, although not all ofour goals will be measured by just wins and losses.”

NNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD--KKEENNSSEETTTT VVIIKKIINNGGSSCCooaacchh:: Marty Cotter begins his seventh year as

coach of the Vikings.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Northwood-Kensett finished 3-20

overall and 1-13 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Brady Cotter, sr., G; Garrett

Olson, sr., G; Brent Hagen, sr., F; Mike Burrow, sr., G;Brandon Brockman, jr., F.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Josh Einertson, fr.;Mason Olson, fr.; Joey Read, sr., Justin Read, so.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We had a very good summerand return most of last year’s scoring. We should havegood depth.”

RRIICCEEVVIILLLLEE WWIILLDDCCAATTSSCCooaacchh:: Bart Brincks returns as coach of the Wildcats.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Riceville finished 6-17 overall and 3-

11 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Justin Anderlik, sr.; Cole

Beran, jr.; Chris Gansen, sr.; Emilio Gomez; so.OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Logan Shedenhelm,

jr.; Ryan Shedenhelm, jr.; Colton Reddel, jr.; JoshKrukow, jr.; Stone Adams, jr.; Tyler Howe, jr.; Sam Back,sr.; Gage Winfield, sr.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We will look to be more aggres-sive on defense this year. We will be more athletic andit should show on the defensive end of the court. Wewill use some full-court pressure when we have theright group of players on the floor.”

RROOCCKKFFOORRDD WWAARRRRIIOORRSSCCooaacchh:: Andy Klemesrud begins his second year as

coach of the Warriors.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Rockford finished 5-15 overall and 4-10 in the Corn Bowl Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Jacob Green, sr., F; ConnorKuhlemeier, sr., G; Ryan Turner, jr., G; Nate Engels, jr.,G; John Jones, jr. G/F.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “The kids work hard and like toplay basketball. We need a few newcomers to con-tribute and see leadership develop in our experiencedplayers in order to have a great season.”

SSTT.. AANNSSGGAARR SSAAIINNTTSSCCooaacchh:: Jason Squier begins his first year as coach of

the Saints.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: St. Ansgar finished 8-13 overall and

8-6 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Taylor Wagner, sr., G; Kyle

Hanson, jr., PG; Travis Charlson, sr., F; Codie Gordon,sr., G; Riley Steinberg, sr., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We will be inexperienced withreturning varsity playing time. Our team has a goodcore of players returning this year.”

WWEESSTT FFOORRKK WWAARRHHAAWWKKSSCCooaacchh:: Frank Schnoes begins his first year as coach

of the Warhawks.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: West Fork finished 22-2 overall and

14-0 in the Corn Bowl Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Payton Plagge, sr., C;

Spencer Halloran, jr., G; Aidan Sullivan, sr., G; SamAmsbaugh, jr., F; Hunter Myers, jr., G; Kyle Parcher, sr.,G; Ryan Smit, sr., G; Tanner Tuttle, jr., F.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Jeff Hafermann, sr.,C/F; Zane Ruger, sr., F; Evan Sprung, so., C; CollinSchoning, jr., F/C.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have a lot of game experi-ence, good team depth and a strong front line. We willneed to eliminate turnovers and be consistent outsideshooters. We should be a contender along with NorthButler for the conference championship.”

NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEAALLGGOONNAA BBUULLLLDDOOGGSS

CCooaacchh:: Noel McLaughlin begins his eighth year ascoach of the Bulldogs.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Algona finished 10-12 overall and 7-11 in the North Central Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Sawyer Frideres, sr., F; ColeNielsen, sr., C; Luke Arrowood, sr., G; Justin Raymond,jr., PG.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Clay Collison, sr., F;Michael VanOosbree, sr., F; Brandon Benschoter, sr., C;Ethan Poeppe, jr.; Trevor Loeschen, so.; Luke TerHark,so.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have good size on the inte-rior this year. We will be a good rebounding team. Wewill need inexperienced players to step up and take onthe role of a scorer.”

BBIISSHHOOPP GGAARRRRIIGGAANN GGOOLLDDEENN BBEEAARRSSCCooaacchh:: Roger Froehlich begins his 10th year as coach

of the Golden Bears.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Bishop Garrigan finished 13-11 over-

all and 9-9 in the North Central Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: John Burns, sr., F; Nathan

Krieps, jr., G; Adam Hamilton, sr., F.OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Chris Loss, jr.; Bray-

ton Loss, jr.; Michael Berke, jr.; David Klein, jr.CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE LLIIOONNSS

CCooaacchh:: Kevin Kahler returns as coach of the Lions.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Clear Lake finished 12-11 overall and

10-8 in the North Central Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Bryson Hamilton, sr., F;

Gavin Sheakley, sr., G; Luke Schiller, sr., G; Jack Abbas,jr., G; Spencer Davidson, jr., G; Pete Swenson, jr., F.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Chase Lester, jr., G;Sam Heck, sr., F; Paul Raner, sr., F; Davis Dieken, jr., F;Tre Strowder, sr., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We’ll be competitive. Our suc-cess is going to come down to how well we play as ateam, defense and rebounding. We have some prettygood kids. It’s going to be a matter of finding the rightcombination.”

HHAAMMPPTTOONN--DDUUMMOONNTT BBUULLLLDDOOGGSSCCooaacchh:: Heath Walton begins his eighth year as coach

of the Bulldogs.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Hampton-Dumont finished 5-17 over-

all and 4-14 in the North Central Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Josh Deibler, sr.; Andre

Fristo, sr.; Chris Huling, sr.; Drew Heuberger, sr.; LeviPratt, jr.; Kyle Kent, jr.; Cole Miller, so.; Parker Clay-pool, so.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are going to be very youngbut I think we will be athletic and able to grow intothis role of NCC basketball. There is a very goodchance that we are going to play a lot of kids to findout who is able to fit our team’s needs.”


CCooaacchh:: Todd Forsyth begins his 24th year as coach ofthe Comets.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Charles City finished 4-18 overall and0-12 in the Northeast Iowa Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Jeff Rutherford, sr.; TreyForsyth, sr.; Caleb Hageman, so.; Brian Foster, so.; LeviBlaine, so.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Tyler LaBarge, jr.;Levi Miller, jr.; Sayvonne Jordan, jr.; Tony Hemann, jr.;Thomas Nairn, jr.; Gabe Fortunato, jr.; Nathan Kleve,jr.; Sam Lynch, jr.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are hopeful for a competi-

tive team as the season progresses.”

NNOORRTTHH IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEEBBEELLMMOONNDD--KKLLEEMMMMEE BBRROONNCCOOSS

CCooaacchh:: Jerry Lane begins his 22nd year as coach ofthe Broncos.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Belmond-Klemme finished 11-12overall and 5-9 in the North Iowa Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Kody Smith, sr., C; NathanHildebrand, sr., F; Colin Lane, jr., G; Elijah Kinseth, jr.,F; Caleb Torkelson, jr., F; Court Christianson, so., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Logan Erickson, jr., G;Derek Nash, jr., C.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have the second-most expe-rience returning in the conference. We should be verycompetitive.”

FFOORREESSTT CCIITTYY IINNDDIIAANNSSCCooaacchh:: Dan Rosacker begins his 12th year as coach

of the Indians.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Forest City finished 17-6 overall and

11-3 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Matt Snyder, sr., P; Jonny

Mathiasen, sr., G; Colton Westerberg, sr., F; NathanFriederich, sr., F; Erich Erdman, so., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Ethan Erdman, so., G;Tate Thompson, sr., F; Jordan True, so., F; IsaiahLoeschen, so. C.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We should be an athletic teamwith experience. We’ll have to replace some very goodseniors that graduated last year. We hope to be com-petitive in a very balanced NIC this year.”

GGHHVV CCAARRDDIINNAALLSSCCooaacchh:: Joe Albertson begins his seventh year as

coach of the Cardinals.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrddss:: Garner-Hayfield finished 14-8 over-

all and 11-3 in the North Iowa Conference while Ventu-ra finished 7-15 overall and 5-7 in the Cornbelt Confer-ence.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Austin Kropp, sr. C; ZachBuseman, sr., C; Heath Hutcheson, sr., G; Alex Van Ger-pen, sr., G; Zach Ryerson, sr., C; Sam Trelor, sr., G;Braden Meints, jr., G; Spencer Shaw, jr. G; Joel Toppin,jr., G; Jake Wolf, sr., C.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Josh Theobald, jr.;Jimmy Ermer, jr.; Logan Ryerson, so.

LLAAKKEE MMIILLLLSS BBUULLLLDDOOGGSSCCooaacchh:: Kyle Menke begins his 14th year as coach of

the Bulldogs.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Lake Mills finished 5-18 overall and 1-

13 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Paul Pins, jr., PG; Hunter

Kingland, jr., G; Josh Peters, so., G; Nathan Banwart,sr., G; Brandon Hermanson, sr., F; Codi Thompson, sr.,F; Taylor Throne, jr., F.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are returning our top sixscorers from last year. Our key to success will be howwell we take care of the ball and if we can become abalanced team on offense. The NIC returns severaloutstanding players and will be a deep, competitiveleague once again.”

NNEEWWMMAANN CCAATTHHOOLLIICC KKNNIIGGHHTTSSCCooaacchh:: Randy Fischels begins his 12th year as coach

of the Knights, last coaching the team during the2000-01 season.

22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: Newman Catholic finished 13-10overall and 6-8 in the North Iowa Conference.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: AJ Kehm, sr., P; BaiLee Gat-ton, sr. P; Casey Hall, sr., G; Kane Louscher, sr., P; JoshClancy, sr., P; Chase Ott, sr., G; Will Determan, sr., G;Jack Fitzgerald, jr., G; Peter Lapointe, jr., P/G; KadenWadle, so., G; Joey Verstegen, so., G.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “I am excited about the upcom-ing season. We have some talented kids returning. Ilike to think we can be in the mix in the conference.There are a lot of good teams this year and it shouldbe competitive every night out in the NIC.”

NNOORRTTHH IIOOWWAA BBIISSOONNCCooaacchh:: Chad Hinders begins his fourth year as coach

of the Bison.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: North Iowa finished 23-3 overall and

13-1 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Troy Kettwick, sr., G; Eric

Krull, sr., G; Mark Milbrandt, sr., C; Jordan Anderson,sr., G; Kory Hobbs, sr., C; Frank Campos, sr., C; TateCorporon, jr., C; Derek Yegge, jr., G; Dylan Voortmann,jr., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Lucas O’Connor, jr.;Josh Hofbauer, jr.; Daniel Miller, jr.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have experience with nineplayers returning, including all five starters. I feel wehave a good base to build on from last year’s experi-ences of our senior and junior classes. We have start-ed the season focusing on fundamentals and preppingfor the physical and mental challenges each team onour schedule will present.”

WWEESSTT HHAANNCCOOCCKK EEAAGGLLEESSCCooaacchh:: Brian Peterson begins his ninth year as coach

of the Eagles.22001111--1122 rreeccoorrdd:: West Hancock finished 9-15 overall

and 3-11 in the North Iowa Conference.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Josiah Eckels, sr., F; Jon

Burgardt, sr., F; Devin Richter, sr., G; Jacob Hejlik, jr.,C; Cole Weiland, jr., C; Jordan Savoy, so. G; TrevorNalan, so., G.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Tim Smidt, jr.; Con-nor Sonius, fr.; Nate Paulus, fr.; Nelson Barraca, fr.;Ricky Ibarra, fr.

CCEENNTTRRAALL IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE ((NNOORRTTHHEERRNN DDIIVVIISSIIOONN))MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY MMOOHHAAWWKKSS

CCooaacchh:: Dusty Rhodes begins his 10th year as coach of the Mohawks.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Mohawks were 21-8 in dual meets, district champi-

ons and placed seventh at the state tournament, qualifying 10 individuals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Kaz Onoo, jr., 113; Matt Tornquist, sr., 126; Will Siglin,

jr., 138; Andrew Bartel, jr., 160; Stone Sturges, jr., 152; Will Slaven, sr., 195; TomSchiffer, jr., 220.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Quinn Slaven, fr.; Mac Spotts, fr.; Jacob Carlson,fr.; Jacob Strait, jr.; Billy O’Neill, so.; Blake DeVary, so.; Christian O’Banion, jr.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “This has been a hard-working group so far. They seem towant to listen and get better. I am excited about watching this group progressthrough the season.”


CCooaacchh:: Jay McDonough begins his sixth year as coach of the Panthers.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Panthers were 14-6 in dual meets, third at the Corn

Bowl Conference tournament and Kyle White placed second at the state tourna-ment.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Coleman Waters, so., 106; JD Sliger, jr., 113; EthanBlanchard, jr., 120; Jake Bergan, sr., 120 or 126; Kyle White, sr., 126; Levi Nettleton,so., 138; Kegen Fingalsen, so., 145; Hunter Veech, jr., 152; Izak Pedersen, jr., 160;Cam Moorehead, jr., 160 or 170; Tommy Dalton, jr., 285.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Dylan Mueller, fr., 132; Kellen Kessler, sr., 160.CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We lost one wrestler from last season. We have a solid

core of wrestlers back. We brought in a few good freshmen that will have animmediate impact.”

NNAASSHHUUAA--PPLLAAIINNFFIIEELLDD HHUUSSKKIIEESSCCooaacchh:: Al Frost begins his 23rd year as coach of the Huskies.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Huskies were 24-4 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Jacob Eick, so., 113; Shane Usher, jr., 126; Jesse Ben-

dickson, sr., 132; Jake Greer, sr., 138; Cody Marks, sr., 145; Dakota Hurd, sr., 195;Ramsey Bark, jr., 220; Zach Woodman, sr., 285; Isaac Masters, jr., 106; MatthewSchilling, so., 138; Jesse Hurd, sr., 138; Reece Reams, so., 152; Noah Roach, jr., 145;Jacob Glaser, jr., 152; Brandon Marks, so., 160; Zade McCall, so., 170; Tyler Larson,so., 182; Bryce Bilharz, so., 195.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are going to have a very young team this year. We haveonly eight returning starters and three of those had losing records. Even thoughwe have a lot of youth, we should have an opportunity for our 11th straight con-ference title.”

NNOORRTTHH BBUUTTLLEERR BBEEAARRCCAATTSSCCooaacchh:: Gordy Smith begins his 27th year as coach of the Bearcats.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Bearcats finished 10-14 in duals while Cody Nelson

was a state qualifier.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Brady Janssen, sr.; Riley Kock, sr.; Cody Swingen, sr.;

Trent Merfeld, jr.; Cody Nelson, jr.; Connor Tindall, jr.; Dylan Dietz, so.; JakeGoodrich, so.; Alan Peters, so.; Skyler Popham, so.; Caleb Wedeking, so.

NNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD--KKEENNSSEETTTT VVIIKKIINNGGSSCCooaacchh:: Erik Butler begins his second year as coach of the Vikings.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Vikings were 1-21 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Coleby Bratrud, so.; Jason Tiedemann, so.; Cameron

Batton, sr.; Hunter Gerken, sr.; Mitchell Athey, jr.; Charles Smith, so.; DylanBuechele, jr.; Casey Dahlby, so.; Trey Srigley, so.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are looking to improve from last season. This is onlythe second year on our own. We return the entire team from last season and adda few freshmen. Added experience and a deeper roster should be a big help thisyear. We should pick up a few more dual wins and push some individuals deeperinto the postseason.”

RRIICCEEVVIILLLLEE--SSTT.. AANNSSGGAARR OOUUTTLLAAWWSSCCooaacchheess:: Kirby Moses begins his 36th year while Che’ Oulman begins his sixth

year as coach of the Outlaws.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Outlaws were 21-9 in duals and return Skyler Hul-

shizer, who placed eighth at the 2012 state tournament.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Adam Haynes, jr., 120; Brandon Klaes, jr., 126; Jacob

Back, so., 132; Kaid Bruce, jr., 138; Matt Levan, jr., 145; Landon Johnson, jr., 145;Clint Eastman, so., 160; Kyle Hulshizer, sr., 170; Sterling Adams, jr., 182; DerrickHeimer, jr., 195; Skyler Hulshizer, sr., 220; Jacob Pierce, jr., 285; Garrett Byrnes, jr.,285; Connor Eustice, sr., 285; Justin Birchem, so., 126.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Sawyer Hulshizer, fr., 285; Greg Bishop, fr., 285;Ethan Mayer, fr., 120; Jack Koster, fr., 113; Sterling Islen, fr., 135; Cutter Bruce, fr.,125; Luke Harken, fr., 170; Dalton Reddel, fr.; Dalton Gillen; fr.; Max Larsen, fr., 125;Braden Tetzner, fr., 195; Logan Mayer, fr., 130.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “The Outlaws will be strong in the upper weights. We mayhave trouble filling the lower weights.”

RROOCCKKFFOORRDD WWAARRRRIIOORRSSCCooaacchh:: Justin Heimer begins his second year as coach of the Warriors.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: Rugby Sliger was a district qualifier while Cole Staudt

and Wyatt Portis were both third at sectionals.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Cole Staudt; Rugby Sliger; Wyatt Portis.CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We will be a fairly young team this year without a lot of

experience. We’re looking to begin building.”

NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEECCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE LLIIOONNSS

CCooaacchh:: Gary Weber begins his 31st year as coach of the Lions.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Lions were 7-13 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Ryan Schmalen, so., 106; Brennan Doebel, so., 113;

Carson Farmer, sr., 138; Blake Kelso, jr., 132; Aaron Boeshart, sr., 145; John Glynn,sr., 152; Connor Nosbisch, jr., 182; Brice Wilcke, sr., 170; Noah Holt, jr., 195; MitchelJordon, jr., 285; T.J. Hauser, so., 138.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Andres Gonzalez; Ryan Faught; Mia Colon.HHAAMMPPTTOONN--DDUUMMOONNTT BBUULLLLDDOOGGSS

CCooaacchh:: Nick Bretz begins his fourth year as coach of the Bulldogs.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Bulldogs were 8-16 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Taylor Behn, sr., 132; Josh Bauer, sr., 170 or 182;

Spencer Tidman, sr., 182 or 195; Grant Lehman, jr., 160; Jarred Robinson, jr., 160or 170; Israel Rodriguez, jr., 145 or 152; Alex Gonzalez, so., 138 or 145; TrevorGrefe, so., 113 or 120; Max Lehmann, so., 126; Kendrick Suntken, so., 195 or 220.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Bailey Miller; Carter Barkema; Spencer Wilken-son.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “My only worry is that we seem to be bunched at weightclasses and top heavy in terms of roster. If we can spread our kids across theweight spectrum, we’ll be fine, but I might have as many as 10 wrestlers between160-195.”


CCooaacchh:: David Williams begins his 18th year as coach of the Comets.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Comets were sectional champs, district champs and

advanced to the state duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Johnny Etherington, so., 113 or 120; Jake Niichel, so.,

120 or 126; Wyatt Forsyth, jr., 132; Jacob Page, jr., 132; Austin Hoeft, sr., 132; AdamStaudt, sr., 138; Alex Mitchell, jr., 145; Jesse Etherington, sr., 152; Cole Hoeft, sr.,152 or 160; Zach Mitchell, sr., 170; Luke Johnson, sr., 195; Devon Winterink, sr.,220; Dalton Hamm, sr., 285.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Zach Milks, jr., 160 or 170; Taylor Cole, jr., 170 or182; Nate Manning, jr., 106 or 113; Austin Staudt, fr., 106 or 113; Max Forsyth, fr.,106 or 113.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We look to continue the success we had last year as mostwrestlers return.”

NNOORRTTHH IIOOWWAA CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEELLAAKKEE MMIILLLLSS BBUULLLLDDOOGGSS

CCooaacchh:: Alex Brandenburg begins his fifth year as coach of the Bulldogs.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Bulldogs were 24-6 in duals, Noah Irons qualified for

the state tournament while Andy Dahle and Jon Erickson were district qualifiers.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Scott Wogen, so., 113; Lincoln Boehmer, jr., 120; Curran

McLaughlin, sr., 120; Brady Schmidt, so., 132; Andy Dahle, sr., 138; Noah Irons, jr.,145; Pete Hagenson, jr., 152; Jonah Ringham, jr., 152; Jon Erickson, sr., 160;Andrew Olsen, so., 170; Ben Irons, sr., 182; Andy Nicholson, jr., 195; Tanner Fjel-stad, sr., 220; Tyler Mary, jr., 285.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We have a lot of experience back, especially through themiddle. We don’t have many bodies at the top and bottom weights.”

OOSSAAGGEE GGRREEEENN DDEEVVIILLSSCCooaacchh:: Brent Jenning begins his 17th year as coach of the Green Devils.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Green Devils won three tournaments, had 10 NIC

champions and were 26-4 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Chris Hanke, jr., 106; Brady Jennings, so., 113; Thatcher

Goodale, so., 120; Doug Perrin, jr., 126; Christian Fox, jr., 132; Colin Barker, sr., 138;Ryan Blake, jr., 145; Dillon Johnson, jr., 152; Bret Jeffries, sr., 220; Dan Church, sr.,285.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “We are looking forward to another good year. We will needto be able to fill in weights at the top that last year’s seniors have vacated. Wewill also need to be able to fill in at the bottom weights with incoming freshmen.We will have some dogfights in our room with guys just trying to find a spot.”

WWEESSTT HHAANNCCOOCCKK EEAAGGLLEESSCCooaacchh:: Mark Sanger begins his second year as coach of the Eagles.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Eagles were 9-19 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Nathan Aitchison, sr., 195; Gunnar Clark, sr., 182; Ryder

Clark, sr., 170 or 182; Chris Schleuger, sr., 285; Kevin Tlach, sr., 220; Drew Rede-nius, jr., 160 or 170; Hunter Hiscocks, jr., 120; Logan Brown, so., 113; Klayton Lam-oreux, so., 138.

NNEEWWMMAANN KKNNIIGGHHTTSSCCooaacchh:: Mark Bertsch begins his 29th season as head coach.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: The Knights were 11-9 in duals.RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Tristin Caulder, soph; Reed Rognes, jr.;, Ben Gribben,

jr.;, Brenden Weber, soph.;, Michael Tan, jr.;,Seth Hestness, sr.;, Sal Haroutunian,sr.; and John Waters, sr.

WRESTLING

BOYS SWIMMINGMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY MMOOHHAAWWKKSS

CCooaacchh:: Steve Hugo begins his 27th year as coach of the Mohawks.22001111--1122 aacchhiieevveemmeennttss:: Mason City was 1-8 in duals, sixth in the conference,

sixth at the district meet and had one state qualifier.

RReettuurrnniinngg lleetttteerrwwiinnnneerrss:: Forrest Berg, jr.; Trevor Brunsvold, jr.; Tony Reisen, sr.;Patrick Rowe, jr.; Tyler Tweeten, sr.; Kyle Weiss, jr.

OOtthheerrss eexxppeecctteedd ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee:: Kenyon Brown, jr.; Colton Segerstrom, sr.; EthanSegerstrom, so.; Nick Voortmann.

CCooaacchh’’ss ccoommmmeennttss:: “Our focus will be on improving times in meets and prac-tice. Daily hard work on fitness and technique in swimming, starts and turns.”


Newman’s BaiLee Gatton grabs arebound last season.


MASON CITY HIGH • wrestlingWRESTLING RANKINGSCCLLAASSSS 11AA

TThhee PPrreeddiiccaammeenntt’’ss PPrreesseeaassoonn SSttaattee TToouurrnnaammeennttTTeeaamm RRaannkkiinnggss

1. Alburnett (5)2. Emmetsburg (5)3. Eddyville-Blakesburg (5)4. Underwood (4)5. Maquoketa Valley (5)6. Don Bosco (3)7. Clarion-Goldfield (5)8. West Hancock (4)9. Tri-Center (Neola) (3)10. Woodbury Central (5)

IInnddiivviidduuaall RRaannkkiinnggss110066

1. Taylor Curtis (Sr.) Underwood2. Megan Black (Sr.) Eddyville Blakesburg3. Chase Exline (Sr.) Durant4. Evan Ulven (Jr.) Clarion Goldfield5. Zach Fowler (Jr.) Alburnett6. Colby Munson (Jr.) Ogden7. Jimmy Abell (So.) Colfax Mingo8. Madison Gravel (So.) Midland Wyoming9. Jordan Schmitz (Jr.) Don Bosco10. Sheldon Ealy (So.) English Valleys

1111331. Hunter Washburn (So.) Alburnett2. Zach Ulven (Jr.) Westwood Sloan3. Isiah Brandt (So.) Sumner Fredericksburg4. Aaron Bartenhagen (Sr.) Durant5. Keegan Witbeck (Sr.) Louisa-Muscatine6. Kaden McClintock (Jr.) Ft Dodge St Edmond7. Shawn Heaning (Jr.) Ogden8. Christian Hilgenberg (Jr.) Coon Rapids Bayard9. Riley Klein (Jr.) Underwood10. Jonathan Hardy (So.) SE Warren

1122001. Kyler Kiner (Jr.) Ogden2. Carter Happel (Fr.) Lisbon3. JD Rader (So.) South Hamilton4. Gable Verschoor (So.) Woodbury Central5. Brady Ruden (Jr.) Wilton6. Blake Meyer (So.) Sumner Fredericksburg7. Nathan Shank (Sr.) Iowa City Regina8. Jake Hunnerdose (So.) SE Warren9. Dylan Gibson (Jr.) Martensdale-St Marys10. Brad Kerkhoff (So.) Audubon

1122661. Andrew Foutch (Sr.) Underwood2. Sawyer Amling (So.) Edgewood Colesburg3. Travis Cole (Jr.) Highland Riverside4. Jared Eischeid (Jr.) Carroll Kuemper5. Collin Kolars (Sr.) BGM Brooklyn6. Kyle Pegorick (Sr.) Midland Wyoming7. Jeren Glosser (So.) Eddyville Blakesburg8. Lane Nichols (So.) Woodbury Central9. Colby McIntire (So.) Central Lyon10. Hunter Hutchison (Sr.) Lisbon

1133221. Dylan Rhoads (Sr.) Don Bosco2. Blake Marolf (So.) Eddyville Blakesburg3. Ty Gibson (Jr.) Graettinger Terril4. Trey Busick (Sr.) Pleasantville5. Logan Mays (So.) Wilton6. Austin Stogdill (Fr.) Maquoketa Valley7. Joel Haberman (So.) Clarion-Goldfield8. Derek Bailey (Sr.) Maple Valley A-O9. Ridge Meeker (Jr.) Logan Magnolia10. John Hageman (Sr.) Turkey Valley

1133881. Payton Rice (Jr.) Manson NW Webster2. Kyle Blocker (Sr.) West Marshall3. Brady Meyer (Sr.) Sumner-Fredericksburg4. Colton Martin (Sr.) Alburnett5. Jason Crosby (Sr.) Eddyville-Blakesburg6. Bryce Jacobs (Sr.) Clarksville7. Logan Loftus (Sr.) Iowa Valley Marengo8. Andy Dahle (Sr.) Lake Mills9. Joshua Parker (Sr.) SE Warren10. Daniel Dirks (Sr.) Akron Westfield

1144551. Cody Marks (Sr.) Nashua Plainfield2. Ryan Joint (Sr.) West Central Valley3. Colton Stoddard (Sr.) East Buchanan4. Carter Funke (Sr.) Maquoketa Valley5. Darrian Irlbeck (Sr.) Tri-Center Neola6. Noah Irons (Jr.) Lake Mills7. Cody Kingery (So.) Underwood8. Jake Mize (Sr.) Woodbury Central9. Keenan Bock (Sr.) Coon Rapids Bayard10. Matt Oddland (Sr.) Clarion Goldfield

1155221. Loren Williams (Sr.) Tri Center-Neola2. Tyler Foubert (Jr.) Tri-County-Montezuma3. Grant Henderson (Sr.) Alburnett4. Brady Bailey (Sr.) Emmetsburg5. Teddie Harvey (Sr.) Ft Dodge St Edmond6. John Pint (Sr.) North Linn7. Logan Moore (Jr.) West Monona Onawa8. Shane Swank (Sr.) Mount Ayr9. Tanner Arnold (Sr.) West Marshall10. Cody Nelson (Jr.) North Butler

1166001. Jake Hogan (Jr.) Don Bosco2. Dylan Windfield (Jr.) Alburnett3. Drake Harmon (Sr.) Manson NW Webster4. Caden Doll (Jr.) Lynnville Sully5. Josh Matusik (Sr.) Woodbine6. Cole Cook (Sr.) Tipton7. Kallan Schmelzer (Jr.) Corning8. Dillion Ciavarelli (So.) Clarksville9. Dale Hilleman (So.) West Marshall10. Brett Walsh (Sr.) Highland Riverside

1177001. Brendan Schott (Sr.) North Linn2. Jacob Meehan (Sr.) MMC3. Nick Schany (Sr.) Emmetsburg4. Luke Huber (Jr.) Hudson5. Ryder Clark (Sr.) West Hancock6. Jake Haberman (Sr.) Clarion-Goldfield7. Austin Laabs (So.) Guthrie Center8. Dalton Wheeler (Sr.) Louisa-Muscatine9. Dylan Albright (Sr.) Colfax-Mingo10. David Olson (Sr.) Pocahontas Area

1188221. Andrew Wellick (Sr.) Emmetsburg2. Jake Lewis (Sr.) CB St Albert3. Dalton Ciavarelli (Sr.) Clarksville4. Dillon Pigsley (Jr.) Eddyville Blakesburg5. Gunnar Clark (Sr.) West Hancock6. Ryan Leonard (Sr.) Midland Wyoming7. Terry Mooty (Sr.) Dike New Hartford8. Jesse Svoboda (Sr.) Audubon9. Ben Wellman (Jr.) Tri-Center Neola10. Luke Kramer (Sr.) Maquoketa Valley

1199551. Cade Jones (Sr.) West Branch2. Ryan Parmely (So.) Maquoketa Valley3. Austin McCartan (Sr.) Emmetsburg4. John Waters (Sr.) Newman Catholic5. Adam Hawkins (Jr.) BGM Brooklyn6. Matt Streit (Sr.) Prairie Valley7. Tyler Hoffman (Sr.) East Buchanan8. Chet Willer (Sr.) Akron-Westfield9. Clay Meinders (So.) AGWSR10. Trey Sander (Jr.) EHK-Exira

2222001. Mitch Gambrill (Jr.) Clarion-Goldfield2. Logan Melby (Sr.) Logan Magnolia3. Michael Davidson (Sr.) Ridge View4. Daniel Gaffey (Sr.) Iowa City Regina5. Vinnie Harvey (Jr.) Ft Dodge St Edmond6. Logan Paulsen (So.) Woodbury Central7. Kevin Tlach (Sr.) West Hancock8. Tayler Wegner (Sr.) Emmetsburg9. Jeremy Watson (Jr.) Pochahontas Area10. Luke Kuennen (Jr.) Turkey Valley

2288551. Brandon McCracken (Sr.) Aplington Parkersburg2. Chris Schleugler (Sr.) West Hancock3. Dillon Suhr (Sr.) Guthrie Center4. Tyler Yonkovic (Jr.) Maquoketa Valley5. Luke Bird (Sr.) East Buchanan6. David Howell (Jr.) East Mills7. Dalton Lape (Jr.) North Fayette8. Cody Van Dee (Sr.) Iowa Valley9. Landan Paulsen (So.) Woodbury Central10. Joe Ricker (So.) Mt Ayr

CCLLAASSSS 22AA TThhee PPrreeddiiccaammeenntt’’ss PPrreesseeaassoonn SSttaattee TToouurrnnaammeenntt

TTeeaamm RRaannkkiinnggss1. West Delaware (7)2. Davenport Assumption (7)3. Mediapolis (7)4. Creston — OM (3)5. LaPorte City Union (3)6. Spencer (6)7. Albia (4)8. Denver-Tripoli (3)9. Spirit Lake Park (3)10. Charles City (4)


1. Patrick Woods (Jr.) West Delaware2. Brock Rathbun (Fr.) Center Point Urbana3. Brandon Mayer (So.) Cresco4. Coleman Waters (So.) Central Springs5. Ryan Schmalen (So.) Clear Lake6. Keaton Sherwood (So.) Benton Community7. Shea Swafford (Fr.) Mediapolis8. Tristan Johnson (Fr.) Osage9. Nic Rounds (Fr.) Missouri Valley10. Darien Collins (Fr.) Davenport Assumption

1111331. Mason Miller (Jr.) Winterset2. Zach Less (Jr.) West Delaware3. Brendon Gould (Jr.) Davenport Assumption4. Johnny Etherington (So.) Charles City5. Fletcher Green (Jr.) Washingon6. Colton Milosevich (Jr.) Woodward Granger7. Trevor Streuli (Jr.) Spencer8. Chris Hanke (Jr.) Osage9. JD Sliger (So.) Central Springs10. Dillion Cox (Jr.) Atlantic

1122001. Doug Miner (Sr.) Spirit Lake Park2. Shadow Leshen (Jr.) Albia3. Leighton Gaul (Sr.) New Hampton4. Darrian Schwenke (Jr.) Atlantic5. Brady Jennings (So.) Osage6. Blake Luna (Jr.) Clarinda7. Hunter Slifka (Jr.) Cresco8. Broghan Kelly (Jr.) Harlan9. Bailey Hawn (Sr.) Spencer10. Eliot Henderson (Jr.) West Liberty

1122661. Max Thomsen (So.) Union2. Andres Gonzalez (Jr.) Clear Lake3. Charlie Jones (Sr.) Waterloo Colombus4. Tony Devriese (Sr.) Davenport Assumption5. Kyle White (Sr.) Central Springs6. John Christopherson (Sr.) Spencer7. Oscar Ramirez (Jr.) Estherville8. Chase Goodman (Sr.) South Central Calhoun9. James Stittsworth (Sr.) Knoxville10. Caleb Studebaker (Sr.) Independence

1133221. Colton McCrystal (Sr.) Sgt Bluff Luton2. Kyle Springer (Sr.) Davenport Assumption3. Cole Erickson (So.) Mediapolis4. Douglas Perrin (Jr.) Osage5. Mitchell Broer (Jr.) Ballard6. Ryan Krugler (Sr.) ADM Adel7. Connor Soenksen (Sr.) Northeast Gooselake8. Tad Chapin (Jr.) Denver-Tripoli9. Logan Peed (So.) South Central Calhoun10. Kellan O’Shea (Jr.) Decorah

1133881. Jake Marlin (Sr.) Creston-OM2. Drew Foster (Jr.) Mediapolis3. Levi Gilmore (Jr.) Spencer4. Eric Clarke (Jr.) Davenport Assumption5. Zach Skopec (Jr.) Spirit Lake Park6. Allen Perry (Sr.) Bondurant Farrar7. Seth Stetzel (Jr.) Perry8. Dillon Hansen (Sr.) Ballard9. Brett Marcum (Sr.) Missouri Valley10. Steven Garcia (Jr.) Sgt Bluff Luton

1144551. Brandon Sorensen (Sr.) Denver-Tripoli2. Logan Thomsen (Sr.) Union3. Zach Muller (Sr.) West Delaware4. Drew Buster (Jr.) Mediapolis5. Chase Straw (So.) Independence6. Dalton Folkerts (Jr.) Albia7. Payton Kauzlarich (Jr.) Williamsburg8. Patrick Rooney (Sr.) Bondurant Farrar9. Alex Mitchell (Jr.) Charles City10. Brody Beck (Jr.) Grinnell

1155221. Nick Georgean (Sr.) Davenport Assumption2. Jesse Etherington (Sr.) Charles City3. Jake Voss (Jr.) West Delaware4. Griffin Osing (Jr.) Albia5. Dylon Van’t Hof (Jr.) Sioux Center6. Jake Sherman (Jr.) Saydel7. Blake Lingenfelter (Sr.) Nevada8. Jackson Van Kirk (Sr.) Perry9. Hunter Berkenpas (Sr.) BHRV10. Logan McQuillan (Sr.) Monticello

1166001. Tanner Schaefer (Sr.) Spencer2. Trey Ryan (Jr.) Mount Vernon3. Brett Leshen (Jr.) Albia4. Trevor Frain (Jr.) Creston-OM5. Blake Beckman (Sr.) Mediapolis6. Sawyer Anderson (Sr.) New Hampton7. Aaron Shulista (Sr.) Solon8. Tyler Chatterton (Jr.) Knoxville9. Sam Plagman (Sr.) ADM Adel10. Colin Barker (Sr.) Osage

1177001. Erik Lux (Sr.) South Tama2. Adam Drain (Jr.) Mediapolis3. Chase Shedenhelm (Sr.) Denver-Tripoli4. Cash Wilcke (So.) BCIG-OA5. Seth Davisson (Sr.) Fairfield6. Rick Maris (Sr.) Spirit Lake Park7. Aaron Crossett (Sr.) Knoxville8. Kyle Fank (Jr.) Independence9. Blaine Johnson (Sr.) Spencer10. Josh Bauer (Sr.) Hampton Dumont

1188221. Jacyn Goebel (Sr.) West Delaware2. Dallas Rozeboom (Sr.) BHRV3. Steven Holloway (So.) Mediapolis4. Jordan Grove (Sr.) ADM Adel5. Matt Williamson (Sr.) Atlantic6. Colton Spaur (Sr.) Knoxville7. Jay Reisetter (Sr.) East Marshall8. Ethan Jones (Sr.) Interstate 35, Truro9. Austin Lukes (Sr.) New Hampton10. Cole Bonde (Sr.) Bedford-Lenox

1199551. Keaton Hulett (Sr.) Creston-OM2. Riley Denny (Sr.) Centerville3. Reed Dreyer (Jr.) Humboldt4. Lance Evans (Jr.) Solon5. Kirby Kendrick (Sr.) Dyersville Beckman6. Alex Macki (Sr.) Ballard7. Luke Johnson (Sr.) Charles City8. Ty Koldenhoven (Sr.) BHRV9. Tyler Stork (Sr.) Atlantic10. Cole Dickey (Sr.) Northeast Gooselake

2222001. Adam Reth (Sr.) West Delaware2. Corbin Blythe (Sr.) Williamsburg3. Andy Hovden (Sr.) Decorah4. Tyler Dolieslager (Sr.) BHRV5. Skyler Hulshizer (Sr.) Riceville-St Ansgar6. Blake Glenn (Sr.) Winterset7. Jacob Minert (Sr.) Fairfield8. Tyler Nyugen (Sr.) Sgt Bluff Luton9. Dylan Nelson (Sr.) ADM Adel10. Hunter Girling (Sr.) Bondurant Farrar

2288551. Dean Broghammer (Sr.) West Delaware2. Josh Clark (Sr.) Union3. Chad Pohlmeier (Sr.) Bondurant Farrar4. Sean Easler (Sr.) Davenport Assumption5. Dillon Blythe (Sr.) Williamsburg6. Nate Judge (Sr.) East Marshall7. Tommy Dalton (Sr.) Central Springs8. Juan Martinez (Sr.) West Liberty9. Aron King (Jr.) South Central Calhoun10. Ben Burnett (Sr.) Carlisle

CCLLAASSSS 33AA TThhee PPrreeddiiccaammeenntt’’ss PPrreesseeaassoonn SSttaattee TToouurrnnaammeenntt

TTeeaamm RRaannkkiinnggss1. SE Polk (12)2. Linn-Mar (8)3. Bettendorf (5)4. Waverly-Shell Rock (7)5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (7)6. Iowa City West (4)7. Pleasant Valley (6)8. North Scott (5)9. Dowling Catholic (6)10. Burlington (3)


1. Tanner Rohweder (So) Dowling Catholic2. Chase Lynn (Jr) Dubuque Senior3. Nolan Hellickson (So) SE Polk4. Jacob Schwarm (So) Bettendorf5. Henry Pohlmeyer (So) Johnston6. Brenden Baker (Fr) CR Jefferson7. Jack Koethe (Fr) WDM Valley8. Sam Uthoff (Fr) CR Prairie9. Noah Ajram (Fr) LinnMar10. Erik Birnbaum (So) Ft. Dodge

1111331. Matt Wempen (So) LinnMar2. Kaz Onoo (Jr) Mason City3. Bryce Meyer (Jr) Ft Madison4. Trevor Murano (Jr) Dallas Center-Grimes5. Clayton Eicher (Sr) WDM Valley6. Jonah Eide (Sr) Dowling Catholic7. Jordan Peterson (Sr) CB Abe Lincoln8. Alex Lemus (Sr) Iowa City High9. Gunner Jorgenson (Fr) SE Polk10. Logen Rodriquez (Fr) CR Kennedy

1122001. Alijah Jeffery (Jr) LinnMar2. Travis Willers (Jr) Pleasant Valley3. John Gioffredi (Jr) Indianola4. Jake Koethe (Jr) WDM Valley5. Hunter Genco (Jr) Clinton6. Jake Kristensen (Jr) DM Roosevelt7. Danny Kelly (So) Cedar Falls8. Austin Anderson (Sr) Ankeny9. Chase Seaney (So) Ft Madison10. Aaron Meyer (So) SE Polk

1122661. Fredy Stroker (So) Bettendorf2. Chris Walters (Jr) Iowa City West3. Josh Wenger (So) CR Prairie4. Damon Griffin (Jr) LinnMar5. Joe McGinnis (Jr) Indianola6. Jonathon Eide (Sr) Dowling Catholic7. Jonathan Paulson (Sr) Urbandale8. Austin Hosch (Jr) Western Dubuque9. Justin Reiher (Jr) Waverly-Shell Rock10. Michael Moncivais (Jr) CR Jefferson

1133221. Logan Ryan (Jr) Bettendorf2. Colby Knight (Sr) Urbandale3. Bryce Steiert (So) Waverly-Shell Rock4. Christian Dunn (Sr) Ft Madison5. Briar Dittmer (So) SE Polk6. Brandon Knudson (Jr) SC West7. Nathan Twito (Sr) Ames8. Chris Grow (Sr) Waukee9. JD Ruzicka (Sr) CR Kennedy10. Christian Foote (Fr) Pleasant Valley

1133881. Kegan Wakefield (Sr) Iowa City West2. Dylan Buchheit (Sr) SE Polk3. Randy McPhee (Sr) Pleasant Valley

4. Andrew Steiert (Sr) Waverly-Shell Rock5. Trey Blaha (Jr) CR Prairie6. Jacob Woodard (So) Bettendorf7. Matt Taylor (Sr) Dallas Center-Grimes8. Clayton Hocker (Jr) Ft Madison9. Karsten VanVelsor (Sr) Ottumwa 10. Jason Wallace (So) CB Thomas Jefferson

1144551. Alex Hernandez (Sr) Bettendorf2. Joel Northrup (Sr) LinnMar3. Alex Caldwell (Jr) Clinton4. Colin Strickland (Sr) SE Polk5. Austin Boyd (Sr) Burlington6. Dylan Gansen (Jr) Western Dubuque7. Matt Victor (Sr) Indianola8. Charles Weaver (Sr) CB Thomas Jefferson9. Harrison Farrell (Sr) Dowling Catholic10. Corey Abernathy ((Jr) Waverly Shell-Rock

1155221. Ross Lembeck (Jr) LinnMar2. Spencer Derifield (Jr) Waverly-Shell Rock3. Dawson Nemmers (Sr) Western Dubuque4. Dustin Caldwell (Jr) Clinton5. Skyler St. John (Jr) CR Prairie6. Stone Sturges (Jr) Mason City7. Mason Kerr (So) SE Polk8. Kelly May (So) CR Jefferson9. Garrett Nitch (Sr) Boone10. Sam Schade (Sr) Johnston

1166001. Tim Miklus (Sr) SE Polk2. Dalton Witte (Jr) Burlington3. Bret McKinney (Sr) North Scott4. Morgan Hall (Sr) Western Dubuque5. Andrew Bartel (Jr) Mason City6. Grant Rosenboom (Sr) Pleasant Valley7. Gage Martin (Sr) SC North8. Ethan Ruby (Jr) Lewis Central9. Mitchell Otto (So) SC East10. Ian Begg (Sr) Ankeny

1177001. Dylan Blackford (Sr) SE Polk2. Bradey Letney (Jr) Pleasant Valley3. Cameron Rathje (Sr) CR Prairie4. Nick Hagedorn (Sr) Cedar Falls5. Duke Egli (Sr) Ft. Dodge6. Dustin Fuller (Sr) SC North7. Mitch Bowman (Jr) North Scott8. Connor Larson (Jr) Webster City9. Matt Collins (Sr) Dowling Catholic10. Drake Swedlund (Sr) SC East

1188221. Matt Seabold (Sr) Burlington2. Dylan Fielder (Jr) Webster City3. Justin Kreiter (Sr) North Scott4. Austin Gould (Sr) CR Prairie5. Justin Dilks (Jr) Mt Pleasant6. Andrew Holladay (So) LinnMar7. Hunter Hoffman (Sr) Glenwood8. Reed Flood (Sr) Dowling Catholic9. John Ware (So) Ankeny10. Andrew Landgrebe (Jr) Oskaloosa

1199551. Mickey Pelfrey (Sr) Iowa City West

2. Dane Jones (Sr) Oskaloosa3. Adam Walther (Sr) Waverly-Shell Rock4. Marcus Harrington (Jr) Waterloo West5. Colton Aplara (Sr) Mt Pleasant6. Austin Lear (Sr) Lewis Central7. Colin Kreiter (So) North Scott8. Luke Sargent (Sr) SE Polk9. Wil Simpson (Sr) Ankeny10. Riley Prescott (Jr) Ft. Dodge

222200

1. Bryce Fisher (Sr) SE Polk2. Kaleb Staack (Jr) Waverly-Shell Rock3. Justin Green (Sr) LinnMar4. Joel Lanning (Sr) Ankeny5. Jacob Dilks (Sr) Mt. Pleasant6. Tom Schiffer (Jr) Mason City7. Devin Allbee (Jr) Pleasant Valley8. Justin Klinkel (Sr) Ames9. Zach Goodall (Sr) CR Kennedy10. Gannon Gremmel (So) Dubuque Hempstead

228855

1. Jake Scanlan (Jr) SE Polk2. Zach Renshaw (Sr) Lewis Central3. Andrew Netolicky (Sr) CR Prairie4. Cegan Long (Sr) North Scott5. Shaquille Wells (Sr) Urbandale6. Colin Foerstner (Sr) Iowa City West7. Ryan Maas (Jr) Iowa City High8. Alex Goss (Sr) Keokuk9. Jacob Oldaker (Sr) Clinton10. Jordan Bywater (Jr) CB Abe Lincoln

ONPOINTBy JARED PATTERSON

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MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— It wasduring middle schoolwhen Kaz Onoo first

developed the urge to become astate champion.

Then, it was mainly about win-ning an AAU title.

He accomplished that feat hiseighth-grade year.

Now, two trips to state in hisback pocket, it’s about winning amore prestigious title for theMason City High junior.

“I just want to go out everymatch, fight hard and give it all Igot,” Onoo said.

A qualifier his freshman yearand fourth-place finisher lastseason at 106 pounds, Onoo is setto bump up a weight for the firsttime in his prep career.

He finished sixth at the presea-son national tournament in CedarFalls and is ranked second in thepreseason poll at 113.

He’s the highest-rankedwrestler for a Mohawk team thatreturns three state qualifiers.

“To be real honest, I can’timagine a much better 13-pounder than Kaz,” Mason Citycoach Dusty Rhodes said. “Hedoes everything he can to get bet-ter in season and outside of sea-son. He seeks out resources to getbetter.”

Onoo is behind Linn-Mar’sMatt Wempen, the Class 3A 113-

poundchamp lastseason, inthe rank-ings.

DuringOnoo’s runat state aseason ago,he was a scoring machine usingthe tilt and was improved on hisfeet. If there was one aspect hestruggled at it was from the bot-tom position.

Rhodes said that’s not an issueanymore.

“From what I’ve seen, I don’tsee that as being an issue,” Rhodessaid.

Onoo, 41-9 a season ago, is oneof the headliners for a Mason Cityteam that finished 21-8 in duals.

It’s a pair of juniors — AndyBartel and Stone Sturges — whomay be poised to take the biggestleap.

Bartel was a state qualifier at132 last season while Sturges tookthird at districts.

Bartel, whose older brother,Jared, won the state title at 189pounds, looks like a different kidphysically.

He added 30 pounds of muscleand will wrestle at 160, where he’sranked fifth in the preseason.

“I can tell a difference,” Bartelsaid. “You can just tell the differ-ence from cutting weight andnot.”

Sturgesstarts theyearrankedsixth at152.Rhodesdoesn’tthink he’ll

finish the year in that slot.“I don’t think there is a ceiling

for Stone,” Rhodes said. “You arenot going to find a much betterathlete at 152 in the state of Iowathan him. If he can figure out away to put it all together there isno ceiling for him.”

What’s been evident early inpractice is just how close Barteland Sturges are on the mat.

“It’s amazing how hard they arepushing each other,” Rhodes said.“There are times we just have tosplit them up to share the wealth.”

Tom Schiffer, a junior, was astate qualifier at 220 pounds andis ranked sixth while Will Slaven,a senior, was a place away fromqualifying at 195.

Schiffer will start the season atheavyweight but will work hisway down to 220.

Mason City finished seventh inClass 3A last season and pro-duced five placewinners.

“We have one of the toughestprograms in the state,” Onoo said.“If everyone works as hard as theycan we can definitely contend.”

Onoo has his eyes on a state title

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Mason City’s Kaz Onoo (right) wres-tles at the state meet last season.

For wrestling updates all season, log on toglobegazette.com or follow Jared Pattersonon Twitter @jaredmpatterson


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MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Fighting injury early in his highschool career, John Waters felt like the one thingthat really suffered was his technique.

It’s fair to say the Newman Catholic senior hasmade strides in that department.

A fifth-place finisher a year ago in Class 1A at 195pounds, Waters, ranked fifth, is the guy for New-man Catholic this year.

In a room with only 14 wrestlers, coach MarkBertsch is conceding competing for wins in someinstances.

Instead, it’s about making progress withwrestlers who are aiming to place high at state, likein Waters’ case, or simple improvement for thosewho are novices to the sport.

“First of all, we are not a dual meet team,”Bertsch said. “We are not worried about the begin-ning of the season.”

It’s all about progress.In Waters’ case it’s about expanding a gas tank

that he feels can elevate him to the next level andcan vault him into state-title contention.

“I just know I have to go all three periods,” hesaid. “You have to give it your all. I was satisfied(with last year) but you can’t get comfortable.”

Waters said he’s comfortable in a wrestling roomwhere practice partners are sparse.

“What we lack in numbers we don’t lack in peo-ple going their hardest,” he said. “Whether it’s guysin their first year or guys like me, you are alwaysteaching yourself.”

Bertsch has plenty of teaching to do.Waters is the lone returning state qualifier.Reed Rognes has been knocking on the door (he

took third the last two years at districts), butbeyond that it is an inexperienced group. Seth Hes-tness is the only other Knight who qualified for dis-tricts.

“If I was only sticking around for winning I’d begone,” Bertsch said. “When I’m done nobody isgoing to pull out a record book and ask you howgood a record you had. It’s about making the kidswe have in the room better.”

CLEAR LAKE LIONS • wrestling


CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE —— Andres Gon-zalez has a mini weightroom set up in his bedroom,

fit with dumb bells, a large mirrorand posters.

It’s a constant reminder of whatit takes to get to the top.

Gonzalez is no stranger to com-peting for state titles.

At Mason City High his first twoyears, he finished fourth and third.

Now at Clear Lake, he admitsit’s state title or bust.

“That’s all I want to do is winstate my next two years,” he said.“There should be nothing less.”

For Clear Lake coach GaryWeber, it’s evident Gonzalez hasthe tools to do that.

“He’s as good as any statechamp we’ve had in the room,”Weber said.

That’s lofty praise from some-one who coached two-time statechamp Joe Colon, now a nationaltitle contender at Northern Iowa.

Clear Lake was a 7-13 team aseason ago. It was the first losingrecord in 20 years.

Having Gonzalez, a bonus-point machine in most duals, issure to help that.

Clear Lake doesn’t have areturning state qualifier on its ros-ter.

But when you throw in Gonza-lez, 41-2 a year ago, you have a126-pounder who is expecting notonly to make it to state but becomethe Lions’ first state champ sinceJacob Colon in 2011.

Gonzalez admits it’s still a bit

odd wrestling for Weber, a coachwho is known for his eccentricpersonality.

“I didn’t know what to thinkabout him when I was younger,”Gonzalez said. “I didn’t not likehim, but he was the Clear Lakecoach. Everybody wanted to beathim ... You know how he is.”

But in the room, the two haveearned each other’s respect.

“I didn’t realize he was quite sostrong,” Weber said. “And he’s sotechnical and he has the workethic.”

Weber wants that to trickledown throughout a lineup thatwas very inexperienced a seasonago.

“We have to compete harder,”

Weber said. “When they get onthe mat they have to get a littlenastier.”

Ryan Schmalen (106) and BriceWilcke (170) were the winningestwrestlers on the Clear Lake rostera season ago. Each won 24 match-es. Schmalen was a third-placefinisher at districts.

“We have a lot of kids who havepotential and can make it to state,”Wilcke said. “It’s up to them howhard they work in the room.”

That’s something that Gonzalezknows is the key.

“It’s all mental,” he said.“Everybody knows that if youaren’t pushing yourself that youare holding yourself back.”


Newman’s John Waters (left) is ranked fifth at 195pounds in Class 1A.

Running WatersSenior John Waters coming off

5th-place finish for Newman

BackonTrack?With Andres Gonzalez in the fold,Clear Lake looks to trend upward


Andres Gonzalez, wrestling for Mason City last year, is ranked No. 2 in Class2A at 126 pounds.

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CORN BOWL CONFERENCE • wrestling


MMAANNLLYY —— There have been nights where theclock hits midnight and Kyle White still can’t sleep.

The remedy for that is to get up and go for a runaround town.

For White, a year after wrestling for a state title,it’s about replicating that feat.

“He’s driven. He’s so driven,” Central Springscoach Jay McDonough said.

The drive to Wells Fargo Arena has some newturns for the Panthers this season.

Central Springs moved from Class 1A to 2A.Where the Panthers are strong, so are teams in

their sectional like Osage and Clear Lake.Then you throw in Charles City once districts roll

around and just getting bodies to state will be a talltask.

“That’s a big-time challenge now,” McDonoughsaid.

For White, the challenge will begin at sectionals.He starts the year ranked fifth at 126 pounds, a few

spots behind Clear Lake’s Andres Gonzalez, who willbe in the same sectional.

In all, the Panthers have four ranked wrestlers —Coleman Waters (No. 4 at 106), JD Sliger (No. 9 at113) and Tommy Dalton (No. 7 at 285).

Of the four, only White, who reeled off threestraight wins at state before losing to Albunett’sTyler Shulista in the finals, qualified for state.

“When Andrew (Nodtvedt) won it, that rubbed offon Kyle,” McDonough said. “As Kyle went throughhis run I think that was rubbing off on the others.”

The Panthers, who placed third at the Corn BowlConference meet and 14-6 in duals, are still chasingNashua-Plainfield for conference supremacy.

The Huskies, last season’s Class 1A state dualchamps, lost three state finalists and return just one

qualifier in Cody Marks, the top-ranked 145-pounder in Class 1A.

Marks broke his hand during the state dual tour-nament last season and didn’t wrestle in the tradi-tional state tournament.

“We only have eight returning starters and threeof those had losing records,” N-P coach Al Frostsaid. “This year’s team will be a big wait and see.”

Maybe in the state race that will be true, but N-Pis still the team to beat as it aims for its 11th straightCorn Bowl title.

“They are just too deep,” McDonough said.

White on a mission• Central Springssenior ready foranother run


On the information sheet Osage wrestling coachBrent Jennings filled out there is a section thatasks what a team is looking for in its upcomingseason.

The answer by Jennings was short and to thepoint.

“State titles,” it read.And that’s where the focus lies for an Osage

wrestling team loaded in the lower weights andcoming off a 26-4 season.

Osage returns North Iowa Conference champi-ons at each weight from 106 to 138.

They return a pair of state place winners —Brady Jennings and Doug Perrin each finishedsixth a season ago — and with a host of returneesdown low and some impact freshmen in the mix,competition for spots in the lineup has been fierce.

“We will have some dogfights in our room withguys just trying to find a spot,” Jennings said.

Perhaps the lone question is how Osage will fillin weights toward the top.

But the question about who is the favorite in theNIC begins and ends with Osage until someoneknocks the Green Devils off.

Chris Hanke, Jennings, Thatcher Goodale, Per-rin, Christian Fox and Colin Barker all return asconference champs. So does Bret Jeffries in theupper weights.

“Our numbers are great,” Jennings said. “I justwish we could spread our kids out a little more inorder to create more opportunities for kids.”

West Hancock has the horses at the top with theClark boys (Ryder and Gunner) to go along withNate Aitchison, Kevin Tlach and Chris Schleuger,who starts the year ranked second at heavyweightin Class 1A.

Then you thrown in a Lake Mills team that fin-ished last season 24-6, led by Alex Brandenburg,who has done an excellent job with the program inhis five seasons and you have some depth in theconference.

The dual record was great, but Brandenburgwants more success at the state level this season.

“The standard needs to be set higher this year interms of district qualifiers, state qualifiers, andstate place-winners,” he said.

Osage the teamto beat again


Central Springs’ Kyle White (right) wrestles in the statetournament last season.


Clear Lake’s Brice Wilcke(left) wrestles last season.


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FAMILYAFFAIRBy JARED PATTERSON

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CCHHAARRLLEESS CCIITTYY —— Jesse Ether-ington has watched the VHStape of his dad, Jason, win his

state wrestling title back in 1983 forAlgona High.

The bracket from his dad’s state-tournament run still sits in the fami-ly’s basement.

Jesse, now a senior at Charles City,has heard the stories.

Jesse knows all about how hisgrandpa, also named Jason and also astate wrestling champ, (1960, Algona)was doing the color commentary onthe radio for his dad’s title match in’83.

“It’s pretty sweet watching him wina state title,” Jesse said.

Wrestlng is more than just a sportto the Etheringtons.

Sure, it’s two generations of statechamps, but it goes beyond that.

The Etherington clan has four kidsin high school at Charles City — onein every grade.

Jesse, a two-time placewinner, isthe eldest of the group.

Johnny, a state qualifier as a fresh-man, is sandwiched between a pair ofsisters — Sydney and Shae.

“They say their sport in the winteris wrestling,” Jesse said of his sisters.

CChhaarrlleess CCiittyy wwrreessttlliinngg ccooaacchh DDaavveeWWiilllliiaammss is beginning his 18th year intown.

It was about the same time he tookover he found out that Jason Ether-ington and his wife moved to CharlesCity.

The relationship between Williamsand Etherington dates back to collegewhere Williams got to know the for-mer state champ through a teammate.

“I knew there’d be some wrestlers,”Williams said.

He was right.

JJeessssee ssppeenntt mmoosstt ooff llaasstt sseeaassoonnranked No.1 in Class 2A at 145pounds.

He burst on to the scene as a fresh-man and took fourth at state before heshockingly missed out on state as asophomore.

“My sophomore year the pressuregot to me,” he admits. “I had to thinkthrough a lot of stuff after that year.”

Not much bothered him last sea-son.

He was on cruise control at thestate tournament entering his semifi-nal match against Denver-Tripoli’sCory Chapin, an unorthadox wrestler,to put it mildly.

Etherington was leading 5-3 in thethird period. A trip to ChampionshipSaturday was within his grasp.

His brother, Johnny, was knockedout of the tournament a day earlierand was watching from the stands.

“I was like, ‘Oh, he’s got this,’”Johnny thought after his brotherscored a takedown.

Then everything changed.Chapin, his funky style on full dis-

play, caught Etherington and record-ed a third-period fall, ending Jesse’sstate-championship bid in stunningfashion.

Jesse laid on the mat and justlooked at the Wells Fargo Arena ceil-ing.

“He came and consoled me after Ilost, so I tried to find him,” Johnnysaid. “I knew I wouldn’t be able to domuch.”

Jesse wrestled back the next morn-ing to place third after he earned apair of decisions the morning afterthat Friday night loss.

Jesse went back and studied thefilm soon after.

At first, it was complete disbelief as

he watched it.Then it turned into a study session.The past was the past. The focus

turned to the future and his seniorseason.

“I had to look at it to see what I didwrong,” Jesse said. “You learn fromyour failures. I had to learn from lasyera.”

JJeessssee hhaass aallwwaayyss bbeeeenn ddeevvootteedd ttoowwrreessttlliinngg, but he feels the urgencythis time around.

He was the quarterback of theCharles City football team his junioryear.

He didn’t play this season. Instead,he focused on improving on the mat.

“In all aspects he’s gotten better,”Williams said.

Part of his improvement is trustingthe voices around him, even the oneshe has blocked out from time to timein the past.

The one voice that has alwaysearned his attention is that of hisgrandpa, who doesn’t miss a matchhis grandsons wrestle in.

He admits he needs to listen to hisdad more.

“My dad knows a lot,” Jesse said.Jesse has gotten wiser over the

years despite dealing with heartacheof the cruelest kind.

The Etheringtons bleed wrestling.For Jesse, this is it.Sure, he’ll likely wrestle in college,

but his senior season is what it’sabout now.

He’s settled in at 152 pounds wherehe’s ranked second in the preseasonrankings in Class 2A.

No matter what happens, he has afamily of wrestlers and wrestling fansbehind him.

“When we lose big matches, likestate, my sisters probably bawledmore than I did,” Jesse said.

Sweat. Blood. Tears. And everything in between

FFOOUURR--TTIIMMEE IIOOWWAA SSTTAATTEE CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSS ((2211))Bob Steenlage, Britt ............................................ 1959-62Jeff Kerber, Emmetsburg .................................... 1976-79Scott Morningstar, Lisbon ................................... 1977-80Joe Gibbons, W’loo, Col; Ames .......................... 1978-81Greg Randall, Mount Vernon .............................. 1979-82Mark Schwab, Osage .......................................... 1982-85Dan Knight, Clinton ............................................. 1984-87Shane Light, Lisbon ............................................ 1987-90Jeff McGinness, Iowa City, City ........................... 1990-93Jason Keenan, Ogden ........................................ 1992-95Eric Juergens, Maquoketa .................................. 1993-96Jesse Sundell, Ogden .....................................1998-2001Mack Reiter, Don Bosco, Gilbvlle ....................... 2000-03C.J. Ettelson, Hudson.......................................... 2000-03Daniel LeClere, North Linn, Troy Mills................ 2002-05Jay Borschel, Linn-Mar, Marion ...........................2002-05T.J. Sebolt, Centerville ........................................ 2003-06Bart Reiter, Don Bosco Catholic, Gilbertville..... 2006-09Nick Moore, Iowa City West ................................ 2007-10John Meeks, Des Moines Roosevelt .................. 2009-12Cory Clark, Southeast Polk ................................ 2009-12

TTHHRREEEE--TTIIMMEE IIOOWWAA SSTTAATTEE CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSS ((7788))**Willis Standley, Boone ...................................... 1922-24**Lyle Wilson, Boone ........................................... 1923-25Ken Ruggles, Ames............................................. 1928-30Donald Maland, Cresco ...................................... 1932-34Paul Bell, Clarion ................................................ 1936-38Gerald Leeman, Osage ...................................... 1939-41Jimmie Stoyanoff, Waterloo, West...................... 1940-42Dick Hauser, Waterloo, West.............................. 1944-46Ed Nelson, Eagle Grove ..................................... 1947-49Ed Kline, Mason City ........................................... 1951-53Ron Gray, Eagle Grove ............................. 1952-53 & 55Tom Huff, Waterloo, West ................................... 1957-59Mel Wieland, CR, Jefferson ................................ 1960-62Tom Peckham, Crestwood, Cresco .................... 1960-62Paul Stinson, Waterloo, East .............................. 1963-65Dan Gable, Waterloo, West ............................... 1964-66Kim Rhoades, Cedar Falls ................................. 1965-67Keith Abens, Humboldt........................................ 1967-69John Hagen, Britt ................................................ 1969-71Dave Musselman, Humboldt............................... 1970-72Dave Morgan, Eagle Grove ............................... 1972-74Paul Martin, Algona ............................................. 1972-74Brent Hagen, Britt ..................................... 1972, 73 & 75Mark Stevenson, Britt .......................................... 1973-75Jim Gibbons, Ames.............................................. 1975-77Rich Stillman, Emmetsburg ................................. 1975-77Jim Lord, Lisbon .................................................. 1976-78Barry Davis, Prairie, Cedar Rapids.................... 1978-80Clark Yoder, Sigourney ....................................... 1978-80Royce Alger, Lisbon ............................................ 1981-83Mark Sindlinger, Charles City ............................. 1981-83Tim Krieger, Mason City ..................................... 1982-84Dean Happel, Lisbon .......................................... 1982-84Jason Kelber, West Marshall .............................. 1984-86Bart Chelsvig, Webster City ............................... 1985-87Kent Streicher, Starmont, Strwb Pt. ........... 1986-87 & 89Stacey Rice, Storm Lake ........................... 1986 & 88-89Eric Ehlen, Belle Plaine ...................................... 1988-90Jeff Theiler, Dowling Catholic, WDM .................. 1988-90Brian Moretz, North Central, Manly .................... 1989-91Ike Light, Lisbon .................................................. 1990-92Cory Christensen, Winterset .............................. 1991-93Lee Fullhart, Decorah......................................... 1992-94Wil Kelly, Wahlert, Dubuque ............................... 1993-95David Kjeldgaard, Lewis Central ........................ 1994-96Josh Budke, Cedar Falls .................................... 1995-97Jimmy Rodgers, Riverside, Oakland .................. 1995-97Cliff Moore, Dubuque, Hempstead ........................ 1997-99Drew Kelly, Charles City ..................................... 1997-99Jeff Harrison, Westwood, Sloan .................... 1998-2000Trey Clark, Union, LaPorte City ............ 1997,98 & 2000Trent Goodale, Osage ................................... 1999-2001Cole Pape, Maquoketa ......................... 1998, 99 & 2001Josh Watts, Assumption, Davenport ........ 98 & 2000, 01Travis Paulson, Lewis Central ............... 1999 & 2001,02Johnny Galloway, Jr, Iowa City,City .................... 2000-02Brandon Mason, Lewis Central ................ 2001, 02 & 04Ryan Morningstar, Lisbon .................................. 2003-05Kyle Anson, Iowa City, City ....................... 2002 & 04, 05Mark Kist, Eagle Grove ....................................... 2004-06Derek Moyer, Oskaloosa .......................... 2003, 04 & 06Jimmy Waters, Lewis Central.............................. 2005-07Andrew Long, Creston/Orient-Macksburg ........ 2006-08Matt McDonough, Linn-Mar, Marion .................. 2006-08Cole Welter, Don Bosco, Gilbertville .......... 2007, 09, 10Derric Thomas, Newman Catholic, Mason City . 2008-10Jake Ballweg, Waverly-Shell Rock ..................... 2008-10Christopher Halblom, Alburnett .......................... 2009-11Austin Blythe, Williamsburg ................................ 2009-11Tanner Weatherman, Ballard ............................. 2009-11Cody Caldwell, Waverly-Shell Rock ................... 2009-11Cody Krumwiede, Waverly-Shell Rock............... 2009-11Jordan Bremer, Woodbury Central, Moville ...... 2010-12Dylan Peters, Denver-Tripoli .............................. 2010-12Tyler Shulista, Alburnett ..................................... 2010-12Robert Walker, Martensdale-St. Marys .............. 2010-12Jake Marlin, Creston/O-M# ................................ 2010-12Brandon Sorensen, Denver-Tripoli# .................. 2010-12**Competed in Pre-IHSAA State Meets# will be seniors in 2012

JAKE RAJEWSKY • THE GLOBE GAZETTECharles City’s Johnny (left) and Jesse Etherington.

The Hampton-Dumont wrestling teamfinished well below .500 a season ago, butit was close losses, mainly because of for-feits, that give fourth-year coach NickBretz optimism.

“Things are looking good,” Bretz said.“We’ve kept most of the kids from a veryyoung team that competed a year ago.”

Josh Bauer is ranked 10th in the presea-son rankings for the Bulldogs at 170pounds.

H-D has 11 returning letterwinners.Parody was the name of the game in the

race to win the North Central Conferencea season ago.

Algona, Webster City and Clarion-Goldfield each finished 7-1.

For the Bulldogs, they return JakeAdams, a state qualifier at 126 pounds,who went 33-11.

Clarion-Goldfield is ranked seventh inClass 1A by The Predicament and has fiveranked wrestlers.

Webster City is a Class 3A school forwrestling this season.

NCC race looksto be wide open

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