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2012 spring sports schedules Forest City Boys Track Thursday, April 5 – At Clarion-Goldfield Invitational; April 10 – at Clear Lake Invitational; April 13 – Forest City Indian Invitaional; April 17 – at Charles City Invitational; April 20 – at ArmstrongRingsted Invitational; April 26 – at Drake Relays; April 27 – at Hampton-Dumont Invitational; April 30 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; May 1 – at Algona Invitational meet; May 4 – North Iowa Conference meet at Osage; May 10 – Class 2A District meet, TBA; May 17-18 – State Meet at Drake in Des Moines.

West Hancock Boys Track April 5 – at ClarionGoldfield Invitational; April 12 – at Lake Mills Invitational; April 13 – at Forest City Indian Invitational; April 17 – at Belmond-Klemme Invitational; April 24 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; April 26 – at Drake Relays; April 27 – at Hampton-Dumont Invitational; Apri 30 – at West Hancock Invitational; May 3 – at Algona BishopGarrigan Invitational; May 4 – North Iowa Conference

meet at Osage; May 10 – at 1A District meet. May 17-18 – State meet at Drake Stadium, Des Moines.

Forest City Girls Track April 10 – at ClarionGoldfield Invitational; April 13 – at Algona BishopGarrigan Invitational; April 16 – At Gilbert Invitational; April 20 – at EsthervilleLincoln-Central Invitational; April 24 – at Forest City Indian Invitational; April 27 – at Hampton-Dumont Invitational; April 30 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; May 1 – at Mason City High Invitational; May 7 – North Iowa Conference meet at Osage; May 10 – at Class 2A District meet, TBA; May 1718 –State Meet at Drake Stadium, Des Moines.

West Hancock Girls Track April 10 – at ClarionGoldfield; April 13 – At Algona Bishop-Garrigan Invitational; April 17 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; April 20 – at Lake Mills Invitational; April 24 – at Forest City Indian Relays; April 26 – at Drake Relays, Des Moines; April 27 – at HamptonDumont Invitatinal. April

30 – at West Hancock Invitational, Britt; May 1 – at Mason City High Invitational; May 7 – at North Iowa Conference meet, Osage; May 10 – at Class 1A District meet; May 17-18 – State Meet at Drake Stadium, Des Moines.

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North Iowa Conference meet, Britt; May 8 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; May 11 – Sectional meet; May 18 – District meet, TBA.

Forest City Girls Golf April 9 – at GarnerHayfield, Garner; April 10 – Forest City Boys Golf vs. Lake Mills; April 16 – at April 9 – at GarnerClarion-Goldfield, Hayfield; April 10 – vs. Lake Clarmond; April 17 – vs.

Mills; April 14 – at Spencer; North Iowa; April 19 – at April 16 – at ClarionNorth Iowa, Gruis Course; Goldfield; April 17 – vs.

April 24 – vs. BelmondNorth Iowa; April 19 – at Klemme; April 28 – at North Iowa Invitational, Algona Bishop-Garrigan; Gruis Course; April 21 – At April 30 – vs. Mason City Algona Invitational; April 24 Newman; May 7 – at Osage; – vs. Belmond-Klemme; May 11 – vs. Forest City April 28 – at West Hancock, Invitational.

Britt; April 30 – vs.

West Hancock Girls Golf Newman Catholic; May 3 – at North Iowa, Gruis April 9 – at BelmondCourse; May 5 – at Klemme; April 10 – at Hampton-Dumont.

Mason City Newman; April 13 – vs. Garner-Hayfield; West Hancock Boys Golf April 17 – at Lake Mills; April 9 – at BelmondApril 20 – vs. CorwithKlemme; April 10 – at Wesley-Luverne; April 23 – Mason City Newman; April at Forest City Indian 13 – vs. Garner-Hayfield; Invitational; April 27 – West April 17 – at Lake Mills; Hancock Invitational, Britt; April 20 – vs. Corwith May 7 – at Osage; May 8 – Wesley-Luverne; April 27 – at Garner-Hayfield West Hancock Invitational, Invitational; May 11 – Britt; May 3 – at North Section meet, TBA; May 14 Iowa, Gruis Course; May 5 – – at District meet; May 21 at Hampton-Dumont at Region meet.

Invitational; May 7 – at

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Track team seeks to replace state qualifiers Coach says team very versatile

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS Six of the eight Forest City boys who qualified for last year’s state track and field meet have graduated, and Indian coach Ken Kasper says his 2012 team has some holes to fill.

Photo by Chris Todd But that doesn’t mean he thinks this spring’s team will be The 2012 Forest City High School boys track team. The team was scheduled to open the season with a home meet on March 30. in a rebuilding mode. Especially with 55 athletes out for boys lot of kids who are competing for Gapp also qualified for state during year, so he’s ahead of schedule,” track. spots there and that’s only going to his freshman, sophomore and junior Kasper said. “And Justin and Colton “We probably have more versatility help us get better.” years. Krein enters the season as a already have some good throws under this year than we’ve ever had,” Kasper The Indians lost some talented 400 two-time state qualifier. their belts in the indoor meets we’ve said. “And with our depth, we hope we and 800 runners last year, including The other returning state qualifier had.” can score more points than we did last Aaron Anderson, Aric Moeller and is sophomore Riley Moore, a middle In the long jump, the Indians will year. We want to double place in as Cole Anderson. distance runner. Moore was part of the look to seniors Parker Farland and many events as we can.”

The returning state qualifiers Indians’ 4x800 state-qualifying team Gapp and junior Jon Mathiasen.

Losses to graduation include Myles include hurdler Jon Krein and high last year that also included departed On the track is where the Forest City Scarano, who qualified for state last jumper Jacob Gapp, both seniors this seniors Aaron Anderson, Cole boys will show their versatility, Kasper year in both the 3,200 and 1,600 season.

Anderson and Scarano. said. meters.

Krein took second in the 400 hurGapp will lead the Indians in the “We have guys who can run any“He’ll be tough to replace, as all our dles at the district meet last season. field events, along with senior shot where from the 100 to the 800 and seniors will,” Kasper said. “We’ll need Gapp’s highlight last year was jumping and discus thrower Justin Putney and longer distance runners who can run to find some distance runners who can a school-record and personal best of junior shot thrower Colton anything from the 3200 to the 400,” run those events.

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F.C. boys track team has some gaps in sprints, distance events Lovick says team strong FC TRACK: FROM P.2 Kasper said.

The Indians will have some gaps to fill with their sprinters, Kasper said. Both Cole Anderson and Montgomery held those positions last year.

“We’ll probably have to rely on some younger kids in the sprints,”

Kasper said. “But several kids are stepping up to fill those spots.”

In the middle distances, the Indians have many prospects, but will be anchored by veterans like Krein, Riley Moore, Jake Thompson, Westerberg and Mathiasen.

The distance events are another area where

the Indians have some holes. But sophomore Chad Ullmann will be counted on heavily in both the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters.

“He’s really stepped up into the distance events,” Kasper said.

Ullmann emerged as the top runner this fall on the Indian boys cross country team.

Kasper says another asset his team has shown thus far has been leadership.

“We have some veterans and some younger kids who are taking on those roles,” he said.

West Hancock expects strengths in individual events WH TRACK: FROM P.3 in the open 800 meters with a second place finish.

Eckels got bumped out of the state meet by some complex qualifying rules.

“We would have had more kids qualify for state if they had just taken the top 12 kids in each class,” Sanger said.

“That’s what they’ve decided to do this year.”

Other sprinters for the

Eagles will be Devin Richter, Ben Kreitlow and Seth Goepel.

“We think we’ll have a pretty good lineup there,” Sanger said.

“Seth and Devin are relatively new to the program.”

The Eagles should also be set in the middle distances, with the exception of the 4x800 relay, Sanger said.

Some of the runners projected for the 400 and 800 events include

Eckels, Drew Redenius, and possibly Joey DeHart.

In the distance events, Sanger said, senior Zach Paulus is new to the program but shows promise “He’s been running well so far, and he’s really working hard at it,” Sanger said. “DeHart will also compete in the distance events.”

The Eagles finished third in the North Iowa Conference meet last

season and fourth at districts. Sanger would like to improve both finishes this spring.

“It looks like Osage will be the team to beat in the conference,” Sanger said.

“Forest City finished just ahead of us last year and we’d like to reverse that this year. North Iowa could also have some strong athletes in individual events.”

F.C. girls hope for regional qualifiers FC GIRLS TRACK: FROM P.4 Jackson added that several freshmen could see varsity time in 2012.

They include Morgan Kingston, Rachel Koch, Maddie Buffington and Amanda Wilson.

Koch will be a factor in the sprints and the 400 meter run while Emma Sougstad could also help in the sprints and sprint relays. Wilson will also help out in the sprints, Jackson said.

If the Indians are lacking at any events it might be some of the field events, including the long jump and high jump.

“We’ll probably have to

go with some of our younger athletes in those events,” Jackson said. “It will be fill by committee, at least early in the season.”

In the 1,500 and 3,200 meter events, Jackson said senior Victoria Sopko and Autumn Busta will provide solid entrants.

“We’re looking for good things from this team,” Jackson said. “We want to place well at the conference meet, then qualify as many athletes as we can at regions for state.”

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Forest City golfer Joey Dakken golfs in a meet last season.

FC GOLF: FROM P.6 one shot at a time. We don’t want one bad shot or one bad hole to hurt the rest of the round.”

Last season, Mason City Newman and Lake Mills were the top teams in the North Iowa Conference. That should be the case again this year.

“Newman always has some good golfers coming up and Lake Mills has some talented girls

Indians last season. “I’m glad that Joey has already decided where he’ll play next year,” Lovik said. “I think that will take some pressure off him and he’ll just be able to relax and enjoy the game.”

O’Rourke was the Indians No. 2 scorer in most meets last season.

Lovik said he has plenty of potential.

“He hits the ball a long way off the tee,” Lovik said. “And over

“I THINK WE JUST WANT TO GET BETTER WITH EVERY PRACTICE AND EVERY MEET.” — MALLORY LOVIK coming back,” he said.

Things are a little different with the Forest City High boys team, which returns three varsity starters.

Lost to graduation, coach Mallory Lovik said, were seniors Dan Rust, Jacob Tweeten and Zach Lundgren. Lovik said Rust was her No. 3 golfer last year while Tweeten and Lundgren were her No. 5 and 6 players, respectively.

Last season, the Indian boys qualified for the state golf tournament as a team.

“The guys had a great season last spring,” Lovik said. “They pretty much surpassed all my expectations, but they were a dedicated and hard-working group all season.”

The varsity returnees are senior Joey Dakken, and juniors Thomas O’Rourke and Adam Busta.

Dakken was the number one golfer for the

the offseason and so far this season I’ve been impressed with how hard he’s been working on his short game.

“If he can ever get all part of his game together, he’s capable of putting up some very low scores.”

Busta was the Indians’ No. 4 player most of last season. Lovik also likes his game.

“He’s a very quiet leader for us,” she said.

“And he has a solid mental approach to his game.”

While Lovik says she has high expectations for the group coming back, she doesn’t set any specific goals.

“I think we just want to get better with every practice and every meet,” she said. “And we set our goals on a daily basis. If you do that, then the rest of your goals should take care of themselves.”

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Numbers increase for West Hancock boys track Sanger says team shows promise for the season

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS The West Hancock boys track team had a rough district meet last season and is hoping to rebound with a better post-season this year.

The Eagles sent just two individuals and three events to the Class 1A State meet. They were Pat Smith in the discus, and Aric Siegrist in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs.

Smith was eighth at state last year and is looking for a return trip to state while Siegrist graduated last spring and is running track and cross country for North Iowa Area Community College.

“Our numbers were down a little last year but they’re up this spring,” said Eagle boys track and field coach Bob Sanger. “And we’ve got some new kids out and, so far, they’ve shown some promise.”

Last season, Sanger had some trouble filling out his relay rosters but that shouldn’t be the case this year.

“The only question mark there is our 4x800 relay,” Sanger said. “We still need to find some kids who can compete in that event.”

The Eagles will be led in most meets by their weight men. And Smith isn’t the only shot and disc thrower the Eagles have back.

Junior Chris Schleuger will throw the shot and is trying out the discus this spring, while Colbie Harms will throw both.

“We expect all three guys to score a lot of points

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The 2012 West Hancock boys track team. The team was scheduled to open the season on March 30 in Forest City. for us,” Sanger said. “And all three will have a shot at state this season. Both Chris and Colbie were close last year.”

Senior Jake Patterson will return and perform in the hurdle and shuttle hurdle relays as well as the high jump.

Senior sprinter Zach Schleuger hopes to wrap up a prolific sports career at West Hancock.

“Zach is another athlete who has a chance for state,” Sanger said. “He’ll compete in the 100 and 200 dashes and the sprint relays. He could also be one of our shuttle hurdle runners.”

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Sanger added that Ruter will also compete in the sprints and sprint relays.

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Forest City girls track team contender for title Coach: Conference title within reach for this year’s team

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Miller is the lone senior on this year’s girls team.

“Some of the younger golfers are really doing well right now,” Miller said. “They’re all showing up to practice every day and putting a lot of work in.”

Timmerman talked about his two top upperclassmen.

“Melissa is probably more reserved than Jon and not quite as vocal,” Timmerman said. “But both do a great job of taking on leadership roles.”

Burgardt is just a junior this year and says a few members of this year’s Eagle boys team are just beginners.

“I’m just trying to help the younger guys correct basic things like the swing,” he said.

“They’ve all come a long way just since the start of practice two and a half weeks ago.”

Last season, Burgardt was an all-North Iowa Conference golfer and made the section meet.

This year, he wants to get one step further.”

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“I really want to get down to state this year,” he said. “The strongpoint of my game is probably my irons but I could still use some work on my putting.”

“Jon is pretty long and accurate off the tee, and he’s got a pretty good iron and chipping game,” Timmerman said.

“Last year, he left some good rounds out on the course because he missed some birdie and par putts and didn’t score as high as he could have. But he’s been working hard at it.”

Timmerman said Miller is very long off the tee and is an excellent putter.

“And her short game is good but she’s just got to be more consistent in hitting greens in regulation,” the coach said.

“Both Jon and Melissa are going to have strong seasons, and our younger golfers are lucky they have them to look up to.”

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“Those three runners will also be strong in the open 800,” Jackson said. “It gives us depth in that event and we have high hopes for all those runners.”

Also qualifying for state last year was the shuttle hurdle relay team. That team returns intact and includes Molly Lewison, Jessica Tweeten, Jessica Kingston and Busta.

Jessica Kingston also qualified for state in the 400 meters, taking second place at districts with a time of 1 minute, 7.72 seconds.

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS BRITT - Jon Burgardt and Melissa Miller might not be totally familiar leading their respective West Hancock golf teams this spring, but they are doing it nevertheless.

Both were the top golfers on last year’s teams, and each are surrounded this year by younger teammates.

“We have a lot of inexperience this season,” said West Hancock girls and boys golf coach Jim Timmerman.

Thursday afternoon, Miller was golfing with a sophomore teammate, Cassie Jackson.

“Cassie has really improved her game from last year,” Miller said.

“Basically, I just try to instill some of our younger golfers with the confidence they’ll need to get better.

“And I let them know that I’m there if they want any pointers on driving or chipping and putting, for instance,” she said.

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Indians in the field events.

“They’ll be a solid 1-2 punch for us in the shot and discus,” Jackson said. “We look forward to them scoring a lot of points for us this year.”

Last season, Chapin took second at districts in the discus with a toss of 111-feet-80inches and added a third place in the shot put with a toss of 35-5.

That got the Indians off to a good start at districts and it continued with the 4x800 relay taking third place and qualifying for state.

Members of that team were Liz Olson, Madeline Aberg, Bethany Hall and Carter Anderson.

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Left, Melissa Miller and bottom photo, Jon Burgardt, will be two veterans among younger players on the West Hancock golf teams this season.

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS FOREST CITY — Forest City High girls track and field coach Scott Jackson says his team can challenge for a North Iowa Conference title this season, despite heavy losses to graduation last spring.

“West Hancock will probably be the favorite in our conference,” Jackson said. “But we expect to be right in that mix to finish in the top half of the conference if not higher.”

The Indians return eight athletes who qualified for the Class 2A State Meet last year.

“We have a good solid corps returning,” Jackson said. “Even though we don’t have a lot of seniors, the seniors that will return will be good leaders for this team. They’ve already shown that.”

The Indians this year will be led by senior hurdler/400-meter dash runner Amanda Busta. Last season, Busta emerged as one of the top junior hurdlers in Class 2A after placing at state in that event.

Busta also qualified for state in the 400 hurdles and was a member of the Indians’ state-qualifying 4x400 and shuttle hurdle relay teams.

“Amanda just goes out all the time, whether it’s a fundamental drill in practice or a meet,” Jackson said. “She leads by the example she sets and is a great role model for some of our younger girls.”

Another senior Maranda Chapin, qualified for state last year in both the shot put and the discus.

Her and fellow senior Haley Church will anchor the

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“For some reason, Jacob jumps his best when the weather isn’t good,� Kasper said. “I think he’s able to maintain his focus while the other jumpers get psyched out by possibly slipping on their jumps.� “When it’s time for File photo by Chris Todd Jacob to jump, no matter Jacob Gapp competes in the high jump and long jump for Forest City track. Gapp has qualiwhat the weather is, he figures it’s his turn to pro- fied for the state meet in the high jump for three straight years. duce.�’ Gapp remembers state Wartburg Indoor meet two weeks ago. his sophomore year. “Long jumping is different, but I want to keep “It was really wet, and we jumped about 3 p.m. in increasing my distances as the season goes on,� he the afternoon,� he said. said. “I really want to help the team by scoring as “It had been raining on and off all day, but just many points as I can.� before I started the competition, it started to rain “There’s no reason Jacob can’t be a good long really hard. jumper as well,� Kasper said. “We look forward to “I’m really not sure why I jump better when the see how that progresses this year.� weather’s bad. I just don’t worry that much about Kasper also thinks Gapp has a future in high slipping, where the other jumpers might.� jumping in college.

Gapp has also started to do some long jumping “I see his success continuing to the next level,� this season, and he had some success with that in Kasper said. “Jacob has good raw talent as a high the indoor season. jumper and he can combine that with good focus He said he had a jump of 18-8 at the Iowa State and a very strong work ethic.�

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS All the pieces to the puzzle are there in 2012 for the West Hancock girls track and field team.

Now, coach Mark Sanger just has to put those puzzle pieces in the right places. “We have a lot of girls returning and several of our state meet relays return intact from last year,� Sanger said. “But The West Hancock High School girls track team has depth this season. until we have a few meets, we won’t know who goes Iowa Conference meet. The Eagles girls as we can for the state meet and where.� took second place to a senior-laden placing well in the state team stand“There’s always competition Forest City team. ings is also one of our goals.� between different kids as to who runs “Our first concern right now is getThe returning state meet-qualifying what. Our athletes have to earn their ting ready for our meets during the individuals for West Hancock are spots and nothing is a given at this regular season,� Sanger said.

Kamille Kronemann in the 1,500 point.� “But we really want to win the meters and Maribel Zamago in the Last season, the Eagles qualified North Iowa meet this year, and it’s not open 800 meter run. five relay events and two individual an easy thing to do,� he said. “That’s Kronemann finished 12th at state events to the Class 1A State Meet. one of our top goals, as is winning the last year in the 1500 meters with a But one of the unaccomplished region meet like we did last year. time of 5 minutes, 13.73 seconds. goals last season was at the North “We also want to qualify as many Zamago was 18th at state in the 800

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS FOREST CITY — Jacob Gapp stands just 5-feet10 inches.

But the Forest City senior can high jump a lot higher than that.

He had a leap of 6-feet-7 inches as a junior last year and that tied the school record. “When you’re on the runway, and the bar’s set at 6-6 or 6-7, that looks really high,� he said last week. “But you just have to put that out of your mind and concentrate on what you need to do and your technique.�

Gapp has qualified for the Class 3A state meet each of his freshman, sophomore and junior years.

He has specific goals for his senior season. “I want to make Drake Relays this year, because it will be my first time there,� he said. “And I want to jump at least 6-8 so I can hold the school record alone. After that, I want to qualify for the state meet and place well there in May.�

During his first year as a freshman, Gapp showed promise by leaping a best height of six feet. His sophomore year, he increased that to 6-3.

Then there was the 6-7 leap last year, which occurred at the North Iowa Conference meet. “The weather wasn’t that good, but that particular day, my steps and my timing just happened to be really on,� he said.

According to Forest City boys track coach Ken Kasper, Gapp has a unique way of jumping. “First of all, he’s able to jump very high with a good vertical leap,� Kasper said. “Second, he’s able to hang up in the air for longer than most jumpers.�

At state his sophomore year, Gapp jumped 6-6 to claim third place in Class 3A. That particular day, the high jump runway had to be stripped of water by a squeegee several times because of a hard rain.

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F.C. girls golf to rebuild; boys team returns top players

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS The Forest City boys and girls golf teams are looking for strong seasons again this spring, according to the two coaches.

The girls team, coached by Tom Pauley, will be in a bit of a rebuilding mode.

The team lost four seniors through graduation last spring and return just one varsity starter in junior Bailey

Sheimo.

“We’re looking for some girls to step it up and contribute at the varsity level,” Pauley said. “It’s still early in the season, so we still have a lot of work to do. We think we have some kids who can eventually contribute.”

Pauley said Sheimo had an up and down last year but is capable of leading this year’s team with some low scores.

“We’re looking for more consisten-

cy from Bailey this year, just in terms of round to round,” he said. “She has a good game and a good swing and now she just needs to go out there and work hard at it.”

Pauley said Sheimo hits the ball straight for the most part.

“That’s one of the assets of her game,” Pauley said. “She can work a little more on her short game.”

Pauley said the team’s goal this season is just to keep getting better as

individuals and as a team.

“We’ll probably take our lumps early in the season,” he said. “It’s probably going to be a learning process, especially early.

“It will be a challenge to keep their minds positive when things aren’t going well. But that’s also something else we’ll try to learn.

“We want to stay positive and play SEE FC GOLF, P.10

“WE WANT TO BE PLAYING OUR BEST GOLF AT THE END OF THE SEASON.” — JIM TIMMERMAN nine holes while Wood’s scoring average was 73.

Jackson’s nine-hole average was 77, Hernandez 79 and Schrader 88.

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The Eagles will also have some newcomers on the team. They include freshman Michaela Andreasen, sophomore Alissa Lauderback and sophomore Marilou Zamago.

Timmerman hopes for a high finish in the conference but the Eagle girls will get plenty of competition from Forest City, Mason City Newman and Garner-Hayfield.

“They should all field strong teams,” Timmerman said.

The Eagle boys team finished 6-17 last year and fifth at the North Iowa Conference meet and fourth at sectionals.

The varsity returnees are junior Jon Burgardt, who averaged 44 for nine holes, and Mason Muth, who averaged 49.

Newcomers to the team this year include Tristen Eden, Adam Kline and Caleb Blocker.

Timmerman said the goal of both the boys and girls teams is to “continue to improve as the season

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progresses. We want to be playing our best golf at the end of the season.”

“Members of both teams need to continue to work on weaknesses during practice and make those strengths,” he said.

“We need to become more consistent at making good swings at the ball and that will result in better shots and better putting.”

Timmerman added that Mason City Newman, Forest City and Osage should all field tough teams in the conference.

“Garner-Hayfield and Lake Mills will be in the mix as well,” he said.

The outstanding individual on the boys side appears to be North Iowa’s Eric Krull, last year’s conference champion.

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS The West Hancock girls and boys golf teams return some promising players from last year’s teams, and coach Jim Timmerman says he’s excited about the season.

The girls team finished with a 4-6 record last season and took seventh at the North Iowa Conference meet and fourth at a Class 1A District meet.

Varsity returnees are senior Melissa Miller, Alyssa Wood, Cassi Jackson, Samantha Hernandez and Kate Schrader.

Last season, Miller’s scoring average was 51 for

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The Forest City High School boys golf team.

F.C. girls golf to rebuild; boys team returns top players

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS The Forest City boys and girls golf teams are looking for strong seasons again this spring, according to the two coaches.

The girls team, coached by Tom Pauley, will be in a bit of a rebuilding mode.

The team lost four seniors through graduation last spring and return just one varsity starter in junior Bailey

Sheimo.

“We’re looking for some girls to step it up and contribute at the varsity level,” Pauley said. “It’s still early in the season, so we still have a lot of work to do. We think we have some kids who can eventually contribute.”

Pauley said Sheimo had an up and down last year but is capable of leading this year’s team with some low scores.

“We’re looking for more consisten-

cy from Bailey this year, just in terms of round to round,” he said. “She has a good game and a good swing and now she just needs to go out there and work hard at it.”

Pauley said Sheimo hits the ball straight for the most part.

“That’s one of the assets of her game,” Pauley said. “She can work a little more on her short game.”

Pauley said the team’s goal this season is just to keep getting better as

individuals and as a team.

“We’ll probably take our lumps early in the season,” he said. “It’s probably going to be a learning process, especially early.

“It will be a challenge to keep their minds positive when things aren’t going well. But that’s also something else we’ll try to learn.

“We want to stay positive and play SEE FC GOLF, P.10

“WE WANT TO BE PLAYING OUR BEST GOLF AT THE END OF THE SEASON.” — JIM TIMMERMAN nine holes while Wood’s scoring average was 73.

Jackson’s nine-hole average was 77, Hernandez 79 and Schrader 88.

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The Eagles will also have some newcomers on the team. They include freshman Michaela Andreasen, sophomore Alissa Lauderback and sophomore Marilou Zamago.

Timmerman hopes for a high finish in the conference but the Eagle girls will get plenty of competition from Forest City, Mason City Newman and Garner-Hayfield.

“They should all field strong teams,” Timmerman said.

The Eagle boys team finished 6-17 last year and fifth at the North Iowa Conference meet and fourth at sectionals.

The varsity returnees are junior Jon Burgardt, who averaged 44 for nine holes, and Mason Muth, who averaged 49.

Newcomers to the team this year include Tristen Eden, Adam Kline and Caleb Blocker.

Timmerman said the goal of both the boys and girls teams is to “continue to improve as the season

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progresses. We want to be playing our best golf at the end of the season.”

“Members of both teams need to continue to work on weaknesses during practice and make those strengths,” he said.

“We need to become more consistent at making good swings at the ball and that will result in better shots and better putting.”

Timmerman added that Mason City Newman, Forest City and Osage should all field tough teams in the conference.

“Garner-Hayfield and Lake Mills will be in the mix as well,” he said.

The outstanding individual on the boys side appears to be North Iowa’s Eric Krull, last year’s conference champion.

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS The West Hancock girls and boys golf teams return some promising players from last year’s teams, and coach Jim Timmerman says he’s excited about the season.

The girls team finished with a 4-6 record last season and took seventh at the North Iowa Conference meet and fourth at a Class 1A District meet.

Varsity returnees are senior Melissa Miller, Alyssa Wood, Cassi Jackson, Samantha Hernandez and Kate Schrader.

Last season, Miller’s scoring average was 51 for

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“For some reason, Jacob jumps his best when the weather isn’t good,� Kasper said. “I think he’s able to maintain his focus while the other jumpers get psyched out by possibly slipping on their jumps.� “When it’s time for File photo by Chris Todd Jacob to jump, no matter Jacob Gapp competes in the high jump and long jump for Forest City track. Gapp has qualiwhat the weather is, he figures it’s his turn to pro- fied for the state meet in the high jump for three straight years. duce.�’ Gapp remembers state Wartburg Indoor meet two weeks ago. his sophomore year. “Long jumping is different, but I want to keep “It was really wet, and we jumped about 3 p.m. in increasing my distances as the season goes on,� he the afternoon,� he said. said. “I really want to help the team by scoring as “It had been raining on and off all day, but just many points as I can.� before I started the competition, it started to rain “There’s no reason Jacob can’t be a good long really hard. jumper as well,� Kasper said. “We look forward to “I’m really not sure why I jump better when the see how that progresses this year.� weather’s bad. I just don’t worry that much about Kasper also thinks Gapp has a future in high slipping, where the other jumpers might.� jumping in college.

Gapp has also started to do some long jumping “I see his success continuing to the next level,� this season, and he had some success with that in Kasper said. “Jacob has good raw talent as a high the indoor season. jumper and he can combine that with good focus He said he had a jump of 18-8 at the Iowa State and a very strong work ethic.�

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS All the pieces to the puzzle are there in 2012 for the West Hancock girls track and field team.

Now, coach Mark Sanger just has to put those puzzle pieces in the right places. “We have a lot of girls returning and several of our state meet relays return intact from last year,� Sanger said. “But The West Hancock High School girls track team has depth this season. until we have a few meets, we won’t know who goes Iowa Conference meet. The Eagles girls as we can for the state meet and where.� took second place to a senior-laden placing well in the state team stand“There’s always competition Forest City team. ings is also one of our goals.� between different kids as to who runs “Our first concern right now is getThe returning state meet-qualifying what. Our athletes have to earn their ting ready for our meets during the individuals for West Hancock are spots and nothing is a given at this regular season,� Sanger said.

Kamille Kronemann in the 1,500 point.� “But we really want to win the meters and Maribel Zamago in the Last season, the Eagles qualified North Iowa meet this year, and it’s not open 800 meter run. five relay events and two individual an easy thing to do,� he said. “That’s Kronemann finished 12th at state events to the Class 1A State Meet. one of our top goals, as is winning the last year in the 1500 meters with a But one of the unaccomplished region meet like we did last year. time of 5 minutes, 13.73 seconds. goals last season was at the North “We also want to qualify as many Zamago was 18th at state in the 800

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS FOREST CITY — Jacob Gapp stands just 5-feet10 inches.

But the Forest City senior can high jump a lot higher than that.

He had a leap of 6-feet-7 inches as a junior last year and that tied the school record. “When you’re on the runway, and the bar’s set at 6-6 or 6-7, that looks really high,� he said last week. “But you just have to put that out of your mind and concentrate on what you need to do and your technique.�

Gapp has qualified for the Class 3A state meet each of his freshman, sophomore and junior years.

He has specific goals for his senior season. “I want to make Drake Relays this year, because it will be my first time there,� he said. “And I want to jump at least 6-8 so I can hold the school record alone. After that, I want to qualify for the state meet and place well there in May.�

During his first year as a freshman, Gapp showed promise by leaping a best height of six feet. His sophomore year, he increased that to 6-3.

Then there was the 6-7 leap last year, which occurred at the North Iowa Conference meet. “The weather wasn’t that good, but that particular day, my steps and my timing just happened to be really on,� he said.

According to Forest City boys track coach Ken Kasper, Gapp has a unique way of jumping. “First of all, he’s able to jump very high with a good vertical leap,� Kasper said. “Second, he’s able to hang up in the air for longer than most jumpers.�

At state his sophomore year, Gapp jumped 6-6 to claim third place in Class 3A. That particular day, the high jump runway had to be stripped of water by a squeegee several times because of a hard rain.

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Miller is the lone senior on this year’s girls team.

“Some of the younger golfers are really doing well right now,” Miller said. “They’re all showing up to practice every day and putting a lot of work in.”

Timmerman talked about his two top upperclassmen.

“Melissa is probably more reserved than Jon and not quite as vocal,” Timmerman said. “But both do a great job of taking on leadership roles.”

Burgardt is just a junior this year and says a few members of this year’s Eagle boys team are just beginners.

“I’m just trying to help the younger guys correct basic things like the swing,” he said.

“They’ve all come a long way just since the start of practice two and a half weeks ago.”

Last season, Burgardt was an all-North Iowa Conference golfer and made the section meet.

This year, he wants to get one step further.”

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“I really want to get down to state this year,” he said. “The strongpoint of my game is probably my irons but I could still use some work on my putting.”

“Jon is pretty long and accurate off the tee, and he’s got a pretty good iron and chipping game,” Timmerman said.

“Last year, he left some good rounds out on the course because he missed some birdie and par putts and didn’t score as high as he could have. But he’s been working hard at it.”

Timmerman said Miller is very long off the tee and is an excellent putter.

“And her short game is good but she’s just got to be more consistent in hitting greens in regulation,” the coach said.

“Both Jon and Melissa are going to have strong seasons, and our younger golfers are lucky they have them to look up to.”

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“Those three runners will also be strong in the open 800,” Jackson said. “It gives us depth in that event and we have high hopes for all those runners.”

Also qualifying for state last year was the shuttle hurdle relay team. That team returns intact and includes Molly Lewison, Jessica Tweeten, Jessica Kingston and Busta.

Jessica Kingston also qualified for state in the 400 meters, taking second place at districts with a time of 1 minute, 7.72 seconds.

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS BRITT - Jon Burgardt and Melissa Miller might not be totally familiar leading their respective West Hancock golf teams this spring, but they are doing it nevertheless.

Both were the top golfers on last year’s teams, and each are surrounded this year by younger teammates.

“We have a lot of inexperience this season,” said West Hancock girls and boys golf coach Jim Timmerman.

Thursday afternoon, Miller was golfing with a sophomore teammate, Cassie Jackson.

“Cassie has really improved her game from last year,” Miller said.

“Basically, I just try to instill some of our younger golfers with the confidence they’ll need to get better.

“And I let them know that I’m there if they want any pointers on driving or chipping and putting, for instance,” she said.

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“They’ll be a solid 1-2 punch for us in the shot and discus,” Jackson said. “We look forward to them scoring a lot of points for us this year.”

Last season, Chapin took second at districts in the discus with a toss of 111-feet-80inches and added a third place in the shot put with a toss of 35-5.

That got the Indians off to a good start at districts and it continued with the 4x800 relay taking third place and qualifying for state.

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BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS FOREST CITY — Forest City High girls track and field coach Scott Jackson says his team can challenge for a North Iowa Conference title this season, despite heavy losses to graduation last spring.

“West Hancock will probably be the favorite in our conference,” Jackson said. “But we expect to be right in that mix to finish in the top half of the conference if not higher.”

The Indians return eight athletes who qualified for the Class 2A State Meet last year.

“We have a good solid corps returning,” Jackson said. “Even though we don’t have a lot of seniors, the seniors that will return will be good leaders for this team. They’ve already shown that.”

The Indians this year will be led by senior hurdler/400-meter dash runner Amanda Busta. Last season, Busta emerged as one of the top junior hurdlers in Class 2A after placing at state in that event.

Busta also qualified for state in the 400 hurdles and was a member of the Indians’ state-qualifying 4x400 and shuttle hurdle relay teams.

“Amanda just goes out all the time, whether it’s a fundamental drill in practice or a meet,” Jackson said. “She leads by the example she sets and is a great role model for some of our younger girls.”

Another senior Maranda Chapin, qualified for state last year in both the shot put and the discus.

Her and fellow senior Haley Church will anchor the

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F.C. boys track team has some gaps in sprints, distance events Lovick says team strong FC TRACK: FROM P.2 Kasper said.

The Indians will have some gaps to fill with their sprinters, Kasper said. Both Cole Anderson and Montgomery held those positions last year.

“We’ll probably have to rely on some younger kids in the sprints,”

Kasper said. “But several kids are stepping up to fill those spots.”

In the middle distances, the Indians have many prospects, but will be anchored by veterans like Krein, Riley Moore, Jake Thompson, Westerberg and Mathiasen.

The distance events are another area where

the Indians have some holes. But sophomore Chad Ullmann will be counted on heavily in both the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters.

“He’s really stepped up into the distance events,” Kasper said.

Ullmann emerged as the top runner this fall on the Indian boys cross country team.

Kasper says another asset his team has shown thus far has been leadership.

“We have some veterans and some younger kids who are taking on those roles,” he said.

West Hancock expects strengths in individual events WH TRACK: FROM P.3 in the open 800 meters with a second place finish.

Eckels got bumped out of the state meet by some complex qualifying rules.

“We would have had more kids qualify for state if they had just taken the top 12 kids in each class,” Sanger said.

“That’s what they’ve decided to do this year.”

Other sprinters for the

Eagles will be Devin Richter, Ben Kreitlow and Seth Goepel.

“We think we’ll have a pretty good lineup there,” Sanger said.

“Seth and Devin are relatively new to the program.”

The Eagles should also be set in the middle distances, with the exception of the 4x800 relay, Sanger said.

Some of the runners projected for the 400 and 800 events include

Eckels, Drew Redenius, and possibly Joey DeHart.

In the distance events, Sanger said, senior Zach Paulus is new to the program but shows promise “He’s been running well so far, and he’s really working hard at it,” Sanger said. “DeHart will also compete in the distance events.”

The Eagles finished third in the North Iowa Conference meet last

season and fourth at districts. Sanger would like to improve both finishes this spring.

“It looks like Osage will be the team to beat in the conference,” Sanger said.

“Forest City finished just ahead of us last year and we’d like to reverse that this year. North Iowa could also have some strong athletes in individual events.”

F.C. girls hope for regional qualifiers FC GIRLS TRACK: FROM P.4 Jackson added that several freshmen could see varsity time in 2012.

They include Morgan Kingston, Rachel Koch, Maddie Buffington and Amanda Wilson.

Koch will be a factor in the sprints and the 400 meter run while Emma Sougstad could also help in the sprints and sprint relays. Wilson will also help out in the sprints, Jackson said.

If the Indians are lacking at any events it might be some of the field events, including the long jump and high jump.

“We’ll probably have to

go with some of our younger athletes in those events,” Jackson said. “It will be fill by committee, at least early in the season.”

In the 1,500 and 3,200 meter events, Jackson said senior Victoria Sopko and Autumn Busta will provide solid entrants.

“We’re looking for good things from this team,” Jackson said. “We want to place well at the conference meet, then qualify as many athletes as we can at regions for state.”

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Forest City golfer Joey Dakken golfs in a meet last season.

FC GOLF: FROM P.6 one shot at a time. We don’t want one bad shot or one bad hole to hurt the rest of the round.”

Last season, Mason City Newman and Lake Mills were the top teams in the North Iowa Conference. That should be the case again this year.

“Newman always has some good golfers coming up and Lake Mills has some talented girls

Indians last season. “I’m glad that Joey has already decided where he’ll play next year,” Lovik said. “I think that will take some pressure off him and he’ll just be able to relax and enjoy the game.”

O’Rourke was the Indians No. 2 scorer in most meets last season.

Lovik said he has plenty of potential.

“He hits the ball a long way off the tee,” Lovik said. “And over

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Things are a little different with the Forest City High boys team, which returns three varsity starters.

Lost to graduation, coach Mallory Lovik said, were seniors Dan Rust, Jacob Tweeten and Zach Lundgren. Lovik said Rust was her No. 3 golfer last year while Tweeten and Lundgren were her No. 5 and 6 players, respectively.

Last season, the Indian boys qualified for the state golf tournament as a team.

“The guys had a great season last spring,” Lovik said. “They pretty much surpassed all my expectations, but they were a dedicated and hard-working group all season.”

The varsity returnees are senior Joey Dakken, and juniors Thomas O’Rourke and Adam Busta.

Dakken was the number one golfer for the

the offseason and so far this season I’ve been impressed with how hard he’s been working on his short game.

“If he can ever get all part of his game together, he’s capable of putting up some very low scores.”

Busta was the Indians’ No. 4 player most of last season. Lovik also likes his game.

“He’s a very quiet leader for us,” she said.

“And he has a solid mental approach to his game.”

While Lovik says she has high expectations for the group coming back, she doesn’t set any specific goals.

“I think we just want to get better with every practice and every meet,” she said. “And we set our goals on a daily basis. If you do that, then the rest of your goals should take care of themselves.”

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Numbers increase for West Hancock boys track Sanger says team shows promise for the season

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS The West Hancock boys track team had a rough district meet last season and is hoping to rebound with a better post-season this year.

The Eagles sent just two individuals and three events to the Class 1A State meet. They were Pat Smith in the discus, and Aric Siegrist in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs.

Smith was eighth at state last year and is looking for a return trip to state while Siegrist graduated last spring and is running track and cross country for North Iowa Area Community College.

“Our numbers were down a little last year but they’re up this spring,” said Eagle boys track and field coach Bob Sanger. “And we’ve got some new kids out and, so far, they’ve shown some promise.”

Last season, Sanger had some trouble filling out his relay rosters but that shouldn’t be the case this year.

“The only question mark there is our 4x800 relay,” Sanger said. “We still need to find some kids who can compete in that event.”

The Eagles will be led in most meets by their weight men. And Smith isn’t the only shot and disc thrower the Eagles have back.

Junior Chris Schleuger will throw the shot and is trying out the discus this spring, while Colbie Harms will throw both.

“We expect all three guys to score a lot of points

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The 2012 West Hancock boys track team. The team was scheduled to open the season on March 30 in Forest City. for us,” Sanger said. “And all three will have a shot at state this season. Both Chris and Colbie were close last year.”

Senior Jake Patterson will return and perform in the hurdle and shuttle hurdle relays as well as the high jump.

Senior sprinter Zach Schleuger hopes to wrap up a prolific sports career at West Hancock.

“Zach is another athlete who has a chance for state,” Sanger said. “He’ll compete in the 100 and 200 dashes and the sprint relays. He could also be one of our shuttle hurdle runners.”

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That event should be a strong one for the Eagles, Sanger said. Returning from the team that was third at districts last year are Ben Ruter, Patterson and Zach Schleuger. Also returning to run the hurdles is Jacob Hejlik.

Sanger added that Ruter will also compete in the sprints and sprint relays.

Another veteran returning is junior Josiah Eckels, who finished just out of the money for state last year

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Track team seeks to replace state qualifiers Coach says team very versatile

BY CHRIS TODD 2012 SPRING SPORTS Six of the eight Forest City boys who qualified for last year’s state track and field meet have graduated, and Indian coach Ken Kasper says his 2012 team has some holes to fill.

Photo by Chris Todd But that doesn’t mean he thinks this spring’s team will be The 2012 Forest City High School boys track team. The team was scheduled to open the season with a home meet on March 30. in a rebuilding mode. Especially with 55 athletes out for boys lot of kids who are competing for Gapp also qualified for state during year, so he’s ahead of schedule,” track. spots there and that’s only going to his freshman, sophomore and junior Kasper said. “And Justin and Colton “We probably have more versatility help us get better.” years. Krein enters the season as a already have some good throws under this year than we’ve ever had,” Kasper The Indians lost some talented 400 two-time state qualifier. their belts in the indoor meets we’ve said. “And with our depth, we hope we and 800 runners last year, including The other returning state qualifier had.” can score more points than we did last Aaron Anderson, Aric Moeller and is sophomore Riley Moore, a middle In the long jump, the Indians will year. We want to double place in as Cole Anderson. distance runner. Moore was part of the look to seniors Parker Farland and many events as we can.”

The returning state qualifiers Indians’ 4x800 state-qualifying team Gapp and junior Jon Mathiasen.

Losses to graduation include Myles include hurdler Jon Krein and high last year that also included departed On the track is where the Forest City Scarano, who qualified for state last jumper Jacob Gapp, both seniors this seniors Aaron Anderson, Cole boys will show their versatility, Kasper year in both the 3,200 and 1,600 season.

Anderson and Scarano. said. meters.

Krein took second in the 400 hurGapp will lead the Indians in the “We have guys who can run any“He’ll be tough to replace, as all our dles at the district meet last season. field events, along with senior shot where from the 100 to the 800 and seniors will,” Kasper said. “We’ll need Gapp’s highlight last year was jumping and discus thrower Justin Putney and longer distance runners who can run to find some distance runners who can a school-record and personal best of junior shot thrower Colton anything from the 3200 to the 400,” run those events.

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2012 spring sports schedules Forest City Boys Track Thursday, April 5 – At Clarion-Goldfield Invitational; April 10 – at Clear Lake Invitational; April 13 – Forest City Indian Invitaional; April 17 – at Charles City Invitational; April 20 – at ArmstrongRingsted Invitational; April 26 – at Drake Relays; April 27 – at Hampton-Dumont Invitational; April 30 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; May 1 – at Algona Invitational meet; May 4 – North Iowa Conference meet at Osage; May 10 – Class 2A District meet, TBA; May 17-18 – State Meet at Drake in Des Moines.

West Hancock Boys Track April 5 – at ClarionGoldfield Invitational; April 12 – at Lake Mills Invitational; April 13 – at Forest City Indian Invitational; April 17 – at Belmond-Klemme Invitational; April 24 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; April 26 – at Drake Relays; April 27 – at Hampton-Dumont Invitational; Apri 30 – at West Hancock Invitational; May 3 – at Algona BishopGarrigan Invitational; May 4 – North Iowa Conference

meet at Osage; May 10 – at 1A District meet. May 17-18 – State meet at Drake Stadium, Des Moines.

Forest City Girls Track April 10 – at ClarionGoldfield Invitational; April 13 – at Algona BishopGarrigan Invitational; April 16 – At Gilbert Invitational; April 20 – at EsthervilleLincoln-Central Invitational; April 24 – at Forest City Indian Invitational; April 27 – at Hampton-Dumont Invitational; April 30 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; May 1 – at Mason City High Invitational; May 7 – North Iowa Conference meet at Osage; May 10 – at Class 2A District meet, TBA; May 1718 –State Meet at Drake Stadium, Des Moines.

West Hancock Girls Track April 10 – at ClarionGoldfield; April 13 – At Algona Bishop-Garrigan Invitational; April 17 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; April 20 – at Lake Mills Invitational; April 24 – at Forest City Indian Relays; April 26 – at Drake Relays, Des Moines; April 27 – at HamptonDumont Invitatinal. April

30 – at West Hancock Invitational, Britt; May 1 – at Mason City High Invitational; May 7 – at North Iowa Conference meet, Osage; May 10 – at Class 1A District meet; May 17-18 – State Meet at Drake Stadium, Des Moines.

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North Iowa Conference meet, Britt; May 8 – at Garner-Hayfield Invitational; May 11 – Sectional meet; May 18 – District meet, TBA.

Forest City Girls Golf April 9 – at GarnerHayfield, Garner; April 10 – Forest City Boys Golf vs. Lake Mills; April 16 – at April 9 – at GarnerClarion-Goldfield, Hayfield; April 10 – vs. Lake Clarmond; April 17 – vs.

Mills; April 14 – at Spencer; North Iowa; April 19 – at April 16 – at ClarionNorth Iowa, Gruis Course; Goldfield; April 17 – vs.

April 24 – vs. BelmondNorth Iowa; April 19 – at Klemme; April 28 – at North Iowa Invitational, Algona Bishop-Garrigan; Gruis Course; April 21 – At April 30 – vs. Mason City Algona Invitational; April 24 Newman; May 7 – at Osage; – vs. Belmond-Klemme; May 11 – vs. Forest City April 28 – at West Hancock, Invitational.

Britt; April 30 – vs.

West Hancock Girls Golf Newman Catholic; May 3 – at North Iowa, Gruis April 9 – at BelmondCourse; May 5 – at Klemme; April 10 – at Hampton-Dumont.

Mason City Newman; April 13 – vs. Garner-Hayfield; West Hancock Boys Golf April 17 – at Lake Mills; April 9 – at BelmondApril 20 – vs. CorwithKlemme; April 10 – at Wesley-Luverne; April 23 – Mason City Newman; April at Forest City Indian 13 – vs. Garner-Hayfield; Invitational; April 27 – West April 17 – at Lake Mills; Hancock Invitational, Britt; April 20 – vs. Corwith May 7 – at Osage; May 8 – Wesley-Luverne; April 27 – at Garner-Hayfield West Hancock Invitational, Invitational; May 11 – Britt; May 3 – at North Section meet, TBA; May 14 Iowa, Gruis Course; May 5 – – at District meet; May 21 at Hampton-Dumont at Region meet.

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