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Red Oak Girls Tennis Rolls In Hawk 10 Tourney

(Shenandoah) Red Oak continued their great girls tennis season by sweeping all four divisions at the Hawkeye 10 tournament Monday in Shenandoah. Red Oak’s freshman Emily Pierson won the #1 singles competition in straight sets over Harlan’s Abby Svendsen, while senior Emily Gutschenritter won the #2 title over Harlan’s Jana Wolken. The Tigers combo of sophomore Kaely Piller and freshman Rachel Pierson defeated Holly Brus /Kristi Esser of Denison 6-2, 6-1 in #1 doubles, while Ellen Johnson and Brittany Walker won the #2 doubles competition to sweep the meet. This comes after Red Oak won their first two matches of the regional team tennis tournament over the weekend against Glenwood and Corning. The Tigers also took home the team title over great, big-school competition May 3rd at the Des Moines Lincoln Tournament. Red Oak will meet Clarinda in the next round of regional team tennis tournament.

Carroll, Denison Advance in Girls 3A Golf District; Shenandoah Falls Just Short

(Atlantic) Shenandoah-Essex had three golfers place in the top 11, including meet medalist Alex Curry at the girls golf district Monday held at Nishna Hills golf club in Atlantic, but didn't quite have enough from their fourth score in order to advance to the regional tournament. Carroll took the crown with a very good 381 in windy conditions, while Dension edged Atlantic in a tie-breaker to advance to regionals, as both fired 416's. Shenandoah-Essex finished 4th with a 421. The Fillies Alex Curry was the individual medalist with an 86 and teammate Emily Wenstrand finished 3rd with a 90. Both will advance to regionals as individuals. But Shenandoah's bid to get back to state as a team, where they finished 3rd a year ago, falls short.

 Rock Port Boys Golf in 4th after Day 1 at State

(Bolivar) The Rock Port boys golf team is in great position to battle for a medal at the Missouri Class 1 State Championship halfway through the 36-hole event at the Silo Ridge Country Club in Bolivar. But, it appears the race for the gold may be out of reach. Rock Port shot 356 on day one to put them in 4th position. Defending Class 1 state champion Tipton leads the event, after they fired a 327, which is 23 shots clear of 2nd place Greenwood (350) Lee's Summit Christian is 3rd (353). The Blue Jays were led by Adam Allitz, who shot an 83, which ties him for 15th overall in the tourney. D.J. Schallenberger (88) Seth Showalter (92) and Jason Maguire rounded out the scoring for Rock Port. J.D. Nash of Newburg leads the tourney after a 1 over par 73.

Other KMAland individual scores:

Clarinda Girls Take District Title

(Clarinda) It was a windy day on Monday at the Clarinda Country Club for girls class 2A district golf but it didn’t stop the Hawkeye 10 champion Clarinda Cardinals from defending their home course and moving onto regionals next Monday in Carroll. Clarinda fired a 397 while second place Tri-Center shot a 471. Tri-Center will also advance to regionals. St. Albert came in third with a 484.

Winning individual medallist honors was Clarinda’s freshman Jennifer Geer. Geer shot an 86 on the day and beat second place Val LeMaster of St. Albert by 12 strokes. Clarinda’s Amanda Garner placed third shooting a 99.

 Atlantic AD Bob Sweeney Retires

(Atlantic) KMA Sports has learned that long-time Atlantic Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Bob Sweeney has retired. Atlantic Superintendent Dr. Wendy Prigge tells KMA Sports Sweeney informed Atlantic building staff earlier today. Sweeney was hired as Athletic Director and Assistant Principal in 1995. Prior to that he coached and taught for 18 years. Sweeney's retirement will be effective June 30, 2008.

Tony Freeman to Iowa State???    READ HERE!

Lickliter dodges questions about Freeman
     
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Iowa coach Todd Lickliter won't talk
about guard Tony Freeman's decision to transfer.
    
Speaking yesterday to reporters, Lickliter dodged numerous
questions about Freeman, saying he wouldn't discuss private
conversations he had with the player.
    
It was the first time Lickliter has taken questions about
Freeman since he announced his intentions to play elsewhere.
Freeman was the team's leading scorer last season.
    
Freeman had told reporters he was led to believe he wasn't
compatible with Lickliter's system. Freeman says the announcement
that Jarryd Cole and Cyrus Tate were named captains for next season
was the final straw.
    
Lickliter says he isn't comfortable trying to critique or
analyze Freeman's comments.

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Red Oak Girls Tennis Sweeps Opening Rounds

(Red Oak) The Red Oak girls tennis squad had no trouble in their two opening matches on Saturday. Red Oak cruised in their first match against Glenwood 5-0. Later in the day, they dispatched of Corning 5-0 to move on to the next round on Saturday the 17th. They will face the Clarinda Cardinals who survived a great match with Shenandoah, winning 5-4. The Harlan vs. St. Albert and Audubon vs. Atlantic matches were postponed due to the Saturday rain. They will play Tuesday at 3:00.

Class 2A State Track Notes

Clarinda Notes

The Iowa high school state track meet begins on Thursday in Des Moines and KMA sports will have it covered. All sorts of local athletes will be in competition including a healthy crop of Clarinda Cardinal boys.

The list includes:

* Fletcher Sunderman in the 200 meter dash.

* Dustin Sump in the 400 meter dash.

* Pete Westerkamp in the 110 meter hurdles.

* Cameron Tally in the 400 meter hurdles.

* 4X200 Meter Relay (Justin Walker, Pete Westerkamp, Fletcher Sunderman, Bryant Hummel).

* Justin Walker in the long jump.

* Cy Williams in the discus.

* Shuttle hurdle relay (Fletcher Sunderman, Cameron Tally, Bryant Hummel, Pete Westerkamp.)

As far as the Clarinda girls are concerned, Laura Steinaur will be one busy girl. Steinaur qualified fourth in the 100 meter dash. She will also participate in the 100 meter dash, the long jump and the high jump. Shala Davidison qualifed in the shot put as well for Clarinda.

Red Oak Notes

One lady Tiger will be competing at the meet and that’s Alex Schenk 400-meter hurdles.

For the Tiger boys, one group of four will be competing in both the 4X200 and the 4X400 relays consisting of Josh Kasubick, Joey Norris, Dylan Hambright and Andy Leinen.

Leinen will also be participating in the 400-meter dash for the Tigers.

Shenandoah Notes

Shenandoah senior John Sturm headlines the list of Mustangs heading to Des Moines. Sturm qualified individually in three events including the 800-meter run, the mile and the 2-mile. Sturm will also anchor the Shenandoah Distance Medley Relay. Joining him will be William Gibilisco, Billy Burgduff and Brad Swank.

The Fillies will be represented by the shuttle-hurdle relay squad consisting of Kayla Adamson, Sabrina Bergan, Ashley McGinnis and Maria Walraven.

Other 2A Girls Notes:

* St. Albert’s Audrey Weidman is ranked first in the 800-meter run and 4^th in the 400-meter dash. St. Albert’s Abby Schlater is ranked first in the 1500-meter run and 7^th in the 3000. Joining Schlater in the 1500 and 3000 will be Riverside’s Amanda Vorthmann and Tri-Center’s Ashley Corrin.

* Riverside’s Shea Anderson is ranked first in the 100-meter hurdles.

* In the high jump, St. Albert’s Marissa Moran is ranked 4^th but is only an inch off of top ranked Hannah Willms of Dike-New Hartford.

* In the long jump, Riverside’s Stephanie Bentley is ranked 2^nd.

Other 2A Boys Notes:

* In the 100-meter dash, the Clarinda Academy will have two participants in Demilo Martin and Doug Winters.

* Tri-Center’s Cod Bahrke qualified for state in both the shot and the discus.

SW Iowa Track: A Busy Saturday

For All Boys State Track Qualifiers CLICK HERE!

(Neola) It was a busy day for KMAland schools on Saturday as 1A and 2A district track meets were held around the area. For complete team results click HERE!.

Boys Class 2A Notes from Neola

-          Shenandoah’s John Sturm had a big day winning both the mile and the two mile. Sturm also placed second in the 800 meter run.

-          The Clarinda Academy continued to dominate in sprint races. The Eagles placed first and second in the 100 meter dash with Doug Winters leading the way. Demilo Martin placed second in the 100 but went onto win the 200 meter dash.

-          Tri-Center’s Cody Bahrke was the day’s standout as far as field events were concerned. Bahrke went onto win both the shot put and the discus throws.

Girls Class 2A Notes from Neola

-          As far as distance races were concerned, CB St. Albert’s Abby Schlater had a huge day. She won both the 2-mile and the mile over Riverside’s Amanda Vorthmann who finished second in both events.

-          Clarinda sophomore Laura Steinauer continued her great season placing in the top three in four different events. Steinaur won the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.84. She then went on to place second in the 200 meter dash and third in both the long jump and high jump.

-          Riverside dominated the hurdle events. In the 100 meter hurdles. Shea Anderson and Savannah Smith finished first and second. Riverside also won the shuttle-hurdle relay.

Left: Clarinda's Laura Steinaur in basketball

Boys Golf: KMAland Teams Move on

3A Results

It was a solid Friday for KMAland boys golf teams as sectionals took place all around southwest Iowa. It all began with the class 3A tournament that took place in Atlantic. The Trojans took the crown shooting a 313, but Shenandoah and Red Oak were right there with a 324 and 325 respectively moving all three teams onto districts that will take place at the Carroll Country Club in Carroll.

Individual winner @ Atlantic: Justin Livingston of Winterset, 73

Runner Up – Erik Robinson of Red Oak, 73

3^rd Place – Zach Christianson of Atlantic, 74

4^th Place – Alec Guttenfelder of Atlantic, 77

2A Results

The Clarinda boy’s golf team is moving onto districts as well. The Cardinals played sectionals at Tri-Center, Neola on Friday and took the crown shooting a 333 overall. Logan-Magnolia came in second shooting a 345.

Individual Winner @ Neola: Nico Nyberg of Logan-Magnolia, 77

Runner Up – Jacob Muller of Clarinda, 78

3^rd Place – Kyle Auffert Clarinda, 80

4^th Place – Paul Johnson, CB St. Albert 82, Dylan Rasmussen of Sidney, Mitch Bracker of Underwood and Ben Monroe of Sidney

1A Results

Treynor and AHST are moving onto districts in class 1A. Those two teams played at Griswold on Friday to take the top two spots with Treynor shooting a 335. Griswold shot a 339.

Individual Winner @ Griswold: Nathan Zimmerman of Treynor, 78

2^nd Place – Chris Steinbeck of Griswold, 77

3^rd Place – Danny Patee of AHST, 77

4^th Place – Jacob Anderson of Treynor and Kyle Lindenmeyer of Bedford, 81

Friday at Lamoni, Mt. Ayr qualified for districts placing third as a team.

All three area teams will participate at districts hosted by CAM.

Trojans Take District Championship – Williams Still Perfect

 
In doubles play, Taylor Peterson and Chris Van Cleave of Atlantic came away with the top crown. In second place was Tyler Rhamy and Bobby Key of Corning.

For District Tennis Results Click Here!

Baseball Pairings Released

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the 2008 baseball district and substate pairings today. The season doesn't officially begin until May 19th. Click here to view the pairings.

Bannister Dominant VS O's

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KMA Royals Bus Trip