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4 Pee Wee Profiles Qwest Team of the Month: Iowa Soccer ODP Iowa Soccer’s Olympic Development team accomplished something that no other Iowa youth soccer team has before them: win a national championship. Turn to page 5 to read this team’s story of success.
8 Prep Connection State Basketball Tournament Recaps Tony Atzeni breaks down all the action from the 2011 boys and girls Iowa High School State Basketball Tournaments. Turn to page 8 to read recaps of this year’s games.
21 Collegiate Corner Big Four Post-Season Review: Perhaps there wasn’t much to cheer about on the men’s side of Big Four college basketball, but there were plenty of highlights on the women’s side. Turn to page 21 to read the breakdown of how all the Big Four teams that made the post-season fared this year.
29 Minor But Major Iowa Barnstormers Gear Up for Another Year The Iowa Barnstormers have started their season competing in the Arena Football League. Jackson Teeling breaks down what to watch for this season as you cheer on the ‘Stormers.
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Iowans Take Over Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball in 2011 Iowans have back in contention next made an impact in year. Dunham played the Missouri Valley his final year for the Conference this Panthers and joins the season. That’s why long list of Iowa natives to we’re proud to feature pass through that great Creighton head coach, program. Greg McDermott, Indiana State head Our firm continues to coach, Greg Lansing expand to new platforms. and several key players Mike Rickord ISC Publisher Our multi-media reach that have helped their across Iowa with TV, respective teams radio, magazines, digital to success in the MVC. Though magazines, web sites, video, live these men may no longer be scoring, Facebook, Twitter, and coaching and playing basketball in e-mail newsletters. Iowa, we’re still happy to call them Iowans and recognize what they’ve The expansion of our coverage been able to accomplish at their of active Iowans “From the Pee respective schools in the MVC. Wees to the Preps to the Pros” and “From the Missouri to the One of the conference’s Mississippi” has propelled our pleasant surprises this year firm to a leader in the state and was first year head coach it’s entirely on the shoulders of Greg Lansing’s Indiana State our incredible staff, clients, and Sycamores. The Sycamores’ 12-6 the hundreds of thousands of conference record kept them in athletes in all 99 counties that we the hunt in the regular season have had the privilege of covering but it was the team’s conference over these 13 years. I want to tournament championship thank each of you who have that finally convinced fans that supported us by listening to our Lansing’s Sycamores were for shows, picking up our magazines, real. It was the Sycamore who watching our TV shows, logging were dancing in March as the lone on to our websites and following MVC representative in the NCAA us on our social platforms. Tournament. Marion, Iowa, native The expansion of our firm will Jordan Printy (Linn-Mar) was a continue this year with additional vital cog in Lansing’s system. digital products, expanded radio network, statewide TV, and After stints at Northern Iowa exciting partnerships that will and Iowa State, Greg McDermott, be announced this spring and a 1983 graduate of Cascade High summer. I have encouraged our School, has made Creighton a audience for years to send us contender in the MVC. In his first great stories from across this year as coach of the Bluejays, state regardless of the sport or he led the team to a record the age. If it relates to an active of 23-15 (10-8 in MVC) and a Iowan participating in a healthy berth in the College Basketball endeavor, we want to recognize Invitational tournament. His son, them. Doug McDermott, a freshman and graduate of Ames High School, In closing, I thank you again for has already made his mark in your support and look forward the conference. He will definitely to many more years of covering become another Missouri Valley the great state of Iowa and the star. incredible residents that inhabit its boundaries. Have a Championship Also on the cover are two Month! God Bless You and God former Iowa prep stars, Seth Bless America! VanDeest (Bettendorf) and Kerwin Dunham (Bondurant-Farrar). VanDeest, or as he’s known in Drake circles, “VanBeast”, continued to improve this season and will look to get the Bulldgos Volume 13 Issue 1
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On Sunday, March 6, Iowa Soccer’s 1994 Boys Olympic Development Program (ODP) team captured the state’s first-ever National Championship of any kind at the youth soccer level by defeating CaliforniaSouth, 4-1. The win comes on the heels of taking down another warm-weather state, Florida, 3-1 in Friday’s semifinal at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, Arizona. To put into perspective the outstanding achievement, the team not only defeated teams that have been training outside during the winter, but also that come from state associations that have among the highest numbers of registered players in all of US Youth Soccer. “For a state the size of Iowa to beat Florida and Cal-South in the National Finals, and win a National tournament that started last summer with state teams from all 55 State Associations is a phenomenal achievement,” said Iowa Soccer Director of Coaching Ian Bradley. Coached by Andrew McKnight of Iowa City, the squad totaled seven goals in two matches, while giving up only two. In the victory against Florida, Gabe Christianson scored the opener at
the 27th minute, with Tyler Chavez following at the 54th to open up a 2-0 lead. Florida scored in the 90th minute, but Iowa responded within seconds when Chavez struck gold a second time. In the Championship, Danton Irelan put Iowa ahead with a tally 26 minutes in. Christianson scored what ended up as the game-winner with 20 minutes to play on a penalty kick. Cal-South struck with 13 minutes to go to pull within 2-1, but Irelan and Quint Wickett shut the door on a comeback with goals in the final five minutes. Patrick Bunting tended goal for Iowa in both matches. McKnight shared his post-game reaction,
“What a special moment at the final whistle, having the opportunity to see the reaction of the players, knowing how badly they wanted to succeed and knowing how hard they had to work to do it. It was very special.”
“For a state the size of Iowa to beat Florida and Cal-South in the National finals, and win a National tournament that started last summer with state teams from all 55 State Associations is a phenomenal achievement.” — Ian Bradley, Iowa Soccer Director of Coaching The Iowa team is no stranger to the National
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Iowa. They represented you all very well in every department.” Iowa ODP teams are formed when players try out and are selected to compete on their age group team that represents the state at
Age group winners from each of the four US Youth Soccer Regions (Regions I, II, III and IV) are determined in summer preceding the National Championships. The ‘94 Boys’ bracket was rounded out by Eastern Pennsylvania, another “large state” association. Team members include Austin Bergstrom (Cedar Rapids), Patrick Bunting (Ankeny), Tyler Chavez (Iowa City), Gabe Christianson (Cedar Rapids), Joshua Dicken (Johnston), Juan Carlos Espinal (Muscatine), Chad Gilmer (Cedar Rapids), Ryan Hall (Tiffin), Danton Irelan (Ottumwa), Cody Jacobson (Johnston), Paris Martins (North Liberty), Austin Reutzel (Swisher), Muengnenshime Sunday (Iowa City), Konnor Tranoris (West Des Moines), Jonah Waldron (Adel), Quint Wickett (Bettendorf). Of the players, McKnight stated, “The players were very aware that they were representing their families, their club coaches and the state of
US Youth Soccer ODP Philosophy To identify players of the highest caliber on a continuing and consistent basis, which will lead to increased success for the US National Teams in the international arena. Objectives of ODP Iowa Soccer’s ODP seeks to establish a process, approved by Iowa Soccer, and not in conflict with Region II, US Youth Soccer, or US Soccer, for identifying and training the outstanding male and female youth soccer players in Iowa and to provide each player the best opportunity to qualify for Iowa Soccer, US Youth Soccer Region II and US Soccer National teams. Goals of ODP To identify a pool of players in each age group from which a US National Team will be selected for international competition. To provide high-level training to benefit and enhance the development of players at all levels. Through the use of carefullyselected licensed coaches, develop a mechanism for the enhancement of ideas and curriculum to improve all levels of coaching.
ODP events. Various additional competitions and training offers those players exposure to the nation’s best coaches, trainers and facilities, as well as opportunities to advance up the ODP ladder. Last July, Bunting, Chavez, Christianson, Dicken, Irelan, Reutzel and Sunday all were selected to the Region II ‘94B ODP pool.
Who is eligible? Any soccer player is eligible for consideration provided that he or she meets the age requirements for the established age group. A player may tryout in a state in which he or she is eligible to be registered. A player may not tryout for ODP in more than one state. Iowa Soccer tryouts are conducted in August each year. For more info, visit: iowasoccer.org/ODP
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2011 Dickinson Iowa High School Indoor Championship Boys High School Indoor Championship CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Listed below are the Iowa high school boy’s results from the 2011 Dickinson Indoor Championships at UNI in Cedar Falls on Tuesday, March 22nd. James Harrington (Cedar Falls) won the 60 meter dash in 7.02 with Kaleb Van Cleave (Des Moines Hoover) finishing second. Van Cleave won the 400 meter dash title in 50.83. Kenny Gilmore (Davenport Central) was the champion in the 200 meter dash in 22.62 with Devin Lemke (Iowa FallsAlden) second. Gilmore won the 2010 Class 4A long jump title and showed he’s ready to defend that title with his victory in the indoor meet. Matt and Kyle Stocker (Cedar Rapids Prairie) finished 1-2 in the 1600 meter run while Eli Horton (Southeast Polk) claimed the 3200 meter run title. Tyler Donels (Southeast Polk) won the 60 meter hurdles title in 8.23 and added the high jump title with a leap of 6-08.00. Listed below are the champions: (Athlete/Class/School/Time) 60 Meter Dash James Harrington, Jr., Cedar Falls – 7.02 200 Meter Dash Kenny Gilmore, Sr., Davenport Central – 22.62 400 Meter Dash Kaleb Van Cleave, Sr., Des Moines Hoover – 50.83 800 Meter Run Coty Thompson, Sr., Mason City – 2:01.72 1600 Meter Run Matt Stocker, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie – 4:24.62
3200 Meter Run Eli Horton, Sr., Southeast Polk – 9:42.63
long jump, shows that her return from a basketball injury is progressing just fine.
60 Meter Hurdles Tyler Donels, Jr., Southeast Polk – 8.23
Listed below are the champions: (Athlete/Class/School/Time)
4x200 Relays Cedar Falls – 1:32.44 4x400 Relays Des Moines Hoover – 3:29.84
60 Meter Dash Erin Hawkins, Jr., Des Moines Roosevelt - 7.83 200 Meter Dash Agnes Sayeh, So., Des Moines North - 26.23
4x800 Relays Mason City – 8:16.39
400 Meter Dash Agynes Sayeh, So., Des Moines North - 1:00.36
High Jump Tyler Donels, Jr., Southeast Polk – 6-08.00
800 Meter Run Shelby Houlihad, Sr., Sioux City East - 2:13.20
Long Jump Kenny Gilmore, Sr., Davenport Central – 23-06.75
1500 Meter Run Shelby Houlihan, Sr., Sioux City East – 4:34.92
Shot Put Colt Feltes, Sr., Maquoketa Valley (Dehli) – 54-01.75
3000 Meter Run Alana Enabnit, Sr., Clear Lake – 10:16.72
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60 Meter Hurdles Alex Gochenhour, Sr., Logan-Magnolia – 9:24
Listed below are the Iowa high school girls results from the 2011 Dickinson Indoor Championships at UNI in Cedar Falls on Tuesday, March 22nd. A couple of young sprinters made their early season mark as Erin Hawkins (Des Moines Roosevelt) and Agnes Sayeh (Des Moines North) finished 1-2 in the 60 meter dash and 200 meter dash. Hawkins won the 60 and Sayeh to 200. Sayeh also added the 400 meter dash title. Shelby Houlihan (Sioux City East) is one of the premier distance runners back this season and with wins in the 800 and 1500 meter runs, shows she is in early season form. Alex Gochenhour is a multi-tlanted athlete and with wins in the 60 hurdles and second place finish in the
4x200 Relays Iowa City West – 1:48.04 (McKennan Cronbaugh, Rebecca Tanner, Courtney Dauber, Shahana Williams) 4x400 Relays Sioux City East – 4:08.69 (Lexie Strom, Cassie Geopfert, Reyna Mikulicz, Shelby Houlihan) 4x800 Relays Iowa City West – 9:41.84 (Ally Disterhoft, Pombie Silverman, Ashley Knudson, Molly Leveille) High Jump Khanishah Williams, Sr., Burlington – 5-07.00 Long Jump Ashlee Downs, Jr., West Des Moines Valley – 17-06.25 Shot Put Kayla Hemann, Sr., St. Ansgar – 42-08.50
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Prep Connection 2011 High School Boys Basketball Championships Review Tony Atzeni Radio Account Manager and Tim Weideman Editor #1 Linn-Mar (Marion) 56, #2 Des Moines Hoover 42 Linn-Mar trailed trailed early but once they grabbed the lead, 5-4 in the opening quarter they never looked back, beating Des Moines Hoover, 56-42 to claim the Class 4A state boys basketball title. Des Moines Hoover jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead but Linn-Mar would score 14 unanswered points to lead, 14-4 with 2:22 remaining in the quarter. The Lions would lead 14-7 at the quarter break. The second quarter was played evenly as Linn-Mar would lead 21-14 with 4:54 left in the half and 28-21 at the break. Marcus Paige led the Lions with 16 first half points. Matt Bohannon would add 10. Kourtlin Jackson led the Huskies attack with 8 points. The Huskies were able to cut the deficit to 30-25 with 5:27 left in the third quarter but that woul be as close as they would get due to the duo of Paige and Bohannon who combined for 48 points and free throw shooting, where the Lions were 16 for 19 and the Huskies only 5 for 16. The Huskies completed a 23-3 season, led by Onterier Brown with 14 points. Jackson finished with 11 while Reggie White grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Linn-Mar completed a perfect 26-0 season. #1 Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) 62, #3 Waverly-Shell Rock 60 Bishop Heelan claimed their 3rd straight Class 3A boys basketball title, defeating Waverly-Shell Rock, 62-60, handing the GoHawks their only loss of the season. Bishop Heelan behind 12 first half point from Wesley Staten lead at the halftime break, 32-22. Staten was 4 for 10 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free throw line and grabbed five rebounds. The Go-Hawks received scoring from eight of the nine players that played in the opening half. Alex Malloy hit two quick baskets to begin the third quarter as the Crusaders would build their lead to 42-31 with 3:20 left in the quarter but behind Connor Coleman cut the deficit to 4236 with 1:59 left. The quarter would end with Bishop Heelan on top, 48-38. The Go-Hawks closed the gap to 48-43 to begin the final quarter and the five point margin seemed to hold for most of
the quarter, with Bishop Heelan holding leads of 59-52 with 1:22 left when Waverly-Shell Rock would finally cut it to a one possesion game with 1:08 left in the game, 59-56. Both teams failed to take advantage of free throws down the stretch until Alex Malloy hit both of his opportunites with :09 left in the game giving the Crusaders a 62-58 lead. Waverly-Shell Rock ends their season with a 26-1 record and was led by Connor Coleman with 19 points. Bishop Heelan completed a 25-2 state championship season and was led by all-tournament team captain Wesley Staten with 21 points. Alex Malloy would add 17, 11 in the second half. #2 West Fork 60, #1 Western Christian (Hull) 56 Seth Tuttle sank two clutch free throws with 0:22 left in overtime that ended up sealing the game for West Fork. Those two shots, and another free throw added by Tuttle with seven seconds left put the game out of top-ranked Western Christian’s reach, 60-56. Tuttle’s clutch play completed No. 2 West Fork’s perfect season, as it finished 27-0. Tuttle finished with a double-double, scoring a team-high 27 points and hauling in a game-high 12 rebounds. West Fork was in control for most of the game but Western Christian kept coming back, thanks mostly to Tyler Wolterstoff, who recorded a game-high 34 points for the Wolfpack. No other Western Christian player reached doublefigures. JD Boer was Western Christian’s next-highest scorer with six points. In the end, there just wasn’t enough help for Wolterstorff. Wolterstorff sent the game into overtime with a layup that rolled in with 3.4 seconds left in the game. A 70-foot shot from West Fork’s Tyler Larson bounced off the front of the rim as time expired in the final quarter. West Fork played keep away for nearly the first 2:00 of overtime. Western Christian did not touch the ball until 2:18 remaining. The Wolfpack had a couple chances at turning the tables in overtime. One instance occurred when Western Christian’s
Dustin Douma intercepted a tipped in-bounds pass and took a quick shot that bounced off the rim with 0:25 seconds to go in the game. The shot would have tied the game. Western Christian shot 51.4 percent from the field and West Fork shot only 40.4 percent. The Warhawks simply came through and made their shots when called upon. Tyler Larson was 3-of-5 from the 3-point line and finished with 11 points for West Fork. Payton Plagge also tallied 11 points for the champions. #4 St. Mary’s (Storm Lake) 74, #1 Danville 59 Kennedy Drey scored 19 of his 35 points in the second half to propel No. 4 St. Mary’s (Storm Lake) to a 74-59 upset over No. 1 Danville and the Class 1A Championship. Drey was too much for the Bears to handle as they could not match his inside presence. The loss was the first of the season for Danville. The Panthers out-scored Danville, 46-30, in the second half after holding a slim 32-29 lead at halftime. St. Mary’s took advantage of colder shooting by Danville in the second half. Danville shot 42.9 percent in the first half compared to St. Mary’s 37 percent. In the second half, however, it was a different story. Danville only made 30.8 percent of its shots and finished the game shooting 36.2 percent. St. Mary’s improved its 37 percent shooting in the first half to a hot 55 percent in the second half. St. Mary’s also capitalized on Danville foul trouble. Michael Soukup had seven points early in the third before he had to exit the game after picking up his fourth foul. St. Mary’s held just a 32-31 lead when Soukup exited the game. Soukup was held to just 13 points. Steven Soukup led Danville with 29 points. He just missed notching a double-double with nine rebounds. Connor Hogberg recorded nine points for Danville. Luke Lenhart contributed 13 points for St. Mary’s and Bobby Ivey added 10 points.
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#1 DSM East 52, #6 Iowa City West 40 No. 1 Des Moines East lived up to its ranking and topped off a perfect season by winning the Class 4A state championship. Markisha Wright scored 16 points and East pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat third-ranked Iowa City West 52-40. West trailed only 29-27 heading into the fourth quarter, but East started the final period with a 12-0 run to go up 41-27 and that was too much for the young Women of Troy to overcome. They did get the lead down to 43-36 on Mckenzie Piper’s 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining. But East made nine of 10 free throws down the stretch to stay in control, to the delight of its large, vocal following. It’s the second state championship for East, which finished 26-0, and it was a long time coming. The Scarlets won the 1979 six-player championship behind Lorri Bauman, who went on to star at Drake and is in the IGHSAU Hall of Fame. Sharnae Lamar added 14 points for East, Shronda Butts scored 11 and grabbed 10 rebounds and Nijay Gaines added eight points. Lamar came up big with 12 points in the fourth quarter. Wright was voted captain of the all-tournament team and was the four-class tourney’s overall most valuable player. She complemented her scoring with eight rebounds and four of her team’s nine steals. Sophomore Ally Disterhoft led West with 12 points. Piper finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. West finished 23-3. #4 Davenport Assumption 50, #6 Mount Vernon 39 Davenport Assumption relied on scrappy play and free throw shooting to overcome Mount Vernon’s height and win the Class 3A state championship. Melissa Youngblut scored 13 points and the fourth-ranked Knights made 16 of 20 free throws in beating No. 2 Mount Vernon 50-39. It’s the second title in four years for the Knights, who were the 2A champions in 2008. Kate Fennelly and Danielle Moore each scored 10 points for Assumption, which finished 25-2. Fennelly hit two 3-pointers in
the first quarter, the second just before the buzzer, to help the Knights build a 16-6 lead. They got the lead up to 18-6 before Mount Vernon, last year’s 2A champion, reeled off 13 straight points to get back in it. But the Mustangs led only once, at 19-18, and Assumption never trailed after Jasmine Binion hit a jump shot for a 22-20 lead late in the first half. Assumption led 26-22 at the half and was up 38-32 after Youngblut’s 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Mount Vernon drew to 38-36 on Liz Skotowski’s layup with 5:20 remaining, but Moore, a sophomore, converted a three-point play off a drive to the basket to make it 41-36. The Knights then knocked down nine of 10 free throws in the final 2:35 to protect their lead. Taylor Dicus, the 2A all-tournament captain last year, led Mount Vernon with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Teammate Amanda Platte grabbed 16 rebounds and scored seven points. Mount Vernon finished 24-2. #1 OA-BCIG 46, Estherville-Lincoln Central 35 OA-BCIG beat one of the state’s top defensive teams with some solid defense of its own and won the Class 2A state championship. Jessie Pauley and Morgan VanDerSloot scored 11 points each and the top-ranked Falcons held Estherville-Lincoln Central in check throughout in completing an unbeaten season with a 46-35 victory. OA-BCIG scored the final 11 points of the first quarter to take a 13-8 lead and remained ahead the rest of the way to finish 26-0. Unranked Estherville-Lincoln Central, which starts four sophomores and a junior, twice got to within two points in the fourth quarter, the last time at 32-30 on Casey Sievert’s baseline jumper. But VanDerSloot sank two free throws, Schmidt scored from the baseline and Pauley banked in a 5-footer to make it 38-30 with 2:41 left. The Falcons then made eight of nine free throws to secure their title. Alyssa Johnson led Estherville-Lincoln Central with 10 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks. Emily Kirchner also
scored 10 and grabbed nine rebounds. Pauley, who scored 33 points and went 7-for-7 from 3-point range in a semifinal win over Monticello, shot just 3-for-14 in this one but contributed in other ways. She grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked three shots, handed out two assists and made two steals. #1 Martensdale-St. Mary’s 40, #3 Ar-We-Va 23 Mackenzie Morrison’s triple-double and some lockdown defense sent Martensdale-St. Marys to the Class 1A state championship. Morrison scored 14 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked a tournament-record 10 shots in leading the topranked Blue Devils to a 40-23 victory over No. 2 Ar-We-Va for the school’s first state title. The 10 blocks break the 1A tournament record of nine set by Stacey Schutjer of WCLT in 2008. Morrison, a 6-foot-4 senior who’ll play at William & Mary next season, also set a record with 25 blocks in the tournament. The old 1A mark was 18 by Lynnville-Sully’s Jessica Nikkel in 1997. In her three tournament games, Morrison totaled 48 points and 32 rebounds and was voted captain of the alltournament team. Morgan Halverson added 13 points for Martensdale-St. Marys, Brittney Kubik scored six and Sam Norris had four points, six steals and five assists. Martensdale-St. Marys held Ar-We-Va to just two field goals in taking a 22-5 halftime lead. The Blue Devils then scored five of the first six points in the second half to go up 27-6 and led by as many as 22 late. Melissa Greve led Ar-We-Va with eight points, Katyln Ertz scored five and Dani Kock grabbed 10 rebounds to go with four points. It was the 13th time Martensdale-St. Marys held an opponent below 30 points this season. The Blue Devils finish with a 26-2 record, losing to Class 2A finalist OA-BCIG and 4A semifinalist Southeast Polk. The runner-up finish is the best ever for Ar-We-Va, which finished 24-3. The Rockets were third in the 1991 six-player tournament.
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Prep Connection Strong Defense Equals Success in Hockey Tony Atzeni Radio Account Manager The Midwest High School Hockey League season is over and they have crowned the Des Moines Oak Leafs as the regular season champions and Quad City Blues the tournament champions. One of the old sayings that I truly believe in when it comes to sports championships is that “defense wins championships” and when you look at the teams with success this season, it was their goal tending and defense that helped pave the way in a very balanced and highly contested 2010-2011 season. We always hear about the goal scorers and the assist leaders throughout the season and the goal tenders get a ton of credit but without the defenseman in front giving up their bodies and enforcing their part of the zone are really underappreciated by many and like offensive linemen in football, not given enough credit for their efforts and the reason many of those who receive the glory do so. This season the cream of the crop is John Watson (Des Moines Capitals); Alex Duling (Omaha); Dylan Schade (Des Moines Oak Leafs) and Xavier Pendleton (Quad Cities), all named to the Midwest High School Hockey League 1st team on defense and a member of
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Presented by: Lynn M. Lindaman, MD, P.L.C. the all-star team. Watson is a senior at Iowa’s Premier Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Des Moines Roosevelt High School and not only tournament with a hat trick in was a large figure on the ice at 6’3” and nearly 200 the championship game, leading pounds, but finished fifth in the league in scoring with the Blues to their first-ever 21 goals and 29 assists this season. The four year Midwest High School Hockey starter had scored 18 goals and dished out 30 assists League title. Pendleton was twelfth in the league in the previous three seasons. scoring during the regular season with 26 goals and Schade is a senior at West Des Moines Valley and 18 assists but in the tournament had six goals and an was instrumental in the Oak Leafs claiming the regular assist. Pendleton was named the Tournament MVP. season title and helping Jake Rosenbaum between the Also named to the all-star team this season from pipes with his league-leading seven shutouts and fourth Iowa high schools are Zachary Wolff (Waterloo), a best goals against average and save percentage. two-time all-star, a senior from Cedar Rapids Jefferson The Oak Leafs led the league in fewest goals allowed High School; J.T. Bortscheller (Dubuque), a junior from with 46 and in a regular season where eight points Dubuque Hempstead High School; A.J. Hruebtz (Mason separated the league’s top six teams. City), a senior from Mason City High School; Ryan Duling, a junior from Millard West High School in Schmitt (Quad Cities), a junior from Bettendorf High Omaha helped the Lancers to a 17-15-0 season based School and Nathan Brown (Des Moines Oak Leafs), a solely on defense. Omaha scored only 86 goals as a senior from Des Moines Hoover High School. team but allowed just 78. Others named to the all-star teams from those Pendleton is a junior from Rock Island, Illinois and outside of Iowa are Ryan Frost (Kansas City Stars); was dominate in Ames at the varsity championship Zach Duncan (Sioux Falls) and Mitchell Vos (Sioux Falls).
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Amanda Platte High School: Mount Vernon Class: 2011 GPA: 3.98 Sport: Volleyball, Basketball and Track Quick Facts: Favorite Food: Ice Cream Role Model: Oprah Winfrey Favorite Movie: The Day After Tomorrow
Favorite Athlete: Dwyane Wade
Athletic Honors: Volleyball: 2010 3A State Champion (All Tournament Team,) 2009 2A State Champion (All Tournament Team,) 2008 3A State Runner Up, 2007 3A State Runner Up, IGCA All District 3A, IGCA All State 3A, WAMAC 1st Team All Conference, IGCA Academic All State, IGCA Senior All Star Team Basketball: 2011 3A State Runner Up, 2010 2A State Champion, IGCA All District 3A. IGCA All State 3A, WAMAC 1st Team All Conference (Unanimous,) IGCA Academic All State, IBCA Academic All State, IGCA Senior 3A Select All Star Team Track: 2010 3A State Champions (Discus 5th Place,) 2009 3A State Champions (Discus)
Academic Honors: Gold Member Honor Society, Honor Roll, IBCA Academic All -State, IGCA Basketball Academic All-State, IGCA Volleyball Academic All-State Community Service/Involvement: Volunteering at youth volleyball and basketball camps. Participated in fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness, Volunteers at Seeds of Faith Lutheran Church. How the Community Views Amanda: An outstanding athlete in multiple sports. She is perceived as a hard worker who sets and accomplishes high goals. She excels in the classroom and is an active member of her church and community. Amanda’s talents, plus her warm friendly smile, make her a wonderful addition to the Mount Vernon community. Plans after High School: Attend Drake University while majoring in Accounting and Actuarial Science Overcoming Adversity: “ I’ve been very fortunate to have been coached by some of the best coaches in the state and play with very talented teammates that have pushed me to a new level. I haven’t faced adversity because of the great community I’ve grown up in and the opportunities I’ve received.”
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Prep Connection Pendleton Leads Quad Citites Blues to First MHSHL Title Maggie Sutton Staff Writer For six of the last seven years the Midwest High School Hockey title has gone to a team from Des Moines. That changed this year with the Quad Cities Blues winning their first MHSHL title, 4-0 over the Des Moines Capitals. The Blues combined for 10 victories the last two seasons but turned it around this year with their second place regular season finish and saved their best hockey for last. Led by Xavier Pendleton, a junior defenseman, who had six goals and one assist in the tournament on his way to becoming the tournament MVP. The Blues swept the season series with the Capitals, winning three during the regular season and the championship game. Both teams started out skating aggressively as well as physically, giving the boards and their shoulders a workout. The first goal of the game belonged to Liam Otto with the assist to Daniel Rowley and Cooper Odegard of the Blues at 6:50. giving the Blues a 1-0 lead. Later in the period, John Watson of the Capitals picked up a penalty at 12:12 for boarding, and Charlie Hart had a high sticking penalty at 13:20, but the Blues were unable to take advantage of the power play. The period ended with the Blues on top, 1-0. Capitals’ goalie Cameron Brookes had 10 saves to the Blues’ Mike Brown’s 6 after the first period. The Blues added to their lead as Xavier Pendleton had the second goal of the game at 5:33 assisted by
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Jason Hoehn giving Quad Cities a 2-0 advantage. The third penalty for the Capitals occurred at 12:33, with Trevor Seibert for hooking. Again, the Blues were unable to take advantage of the power play. The Capitals were much more aggressive this period, throwing several Blues players into the boards but never were able to cut into the deficit as the period ended with the Blues leading, 2-0. Brown was 9 for 9 on save opportunities with Brookes saving 10 shots on goal. The third period was full of penalties. The first of the period was at 2:20 for Pendleton of the Blues for slashing. After serving his two minutes, Pendleton came out to score, assisted by Joseph Dare at 4:43 and it was 3-0 Blues. Taylor Smith of the Capitals received a penalty at 5:23 of the period, followed by a penalty by Nick Copeland of the Blues for at 6:18. Capitals Seibert got his second penalty of the game for interference at 8:52. Fifteen seconds into the power play Pendleton posted the hat trick and the Blues skated off the ice with a 4-0 victory and the tournament championship. Brookes posted 26 saves out of 30 attempts, while Brown saved all 21 attempts on goal.
Listed below are the tournament results from the Midwest High School Hockey League Varsity Tournament in Ames. MHSHL Championship Sunday, February 26th Quad Cities 4, Des Moines Capitals 0 Consolation 3rd Place Des MoinesOak Leafs 4, Waterloo 2 5th Place Consolation Championship Sioux Falls 3, Mason City 1 MHSHL Semifinals Saturday, February 25th Quad Cities 3, Waterloo 2 Des Moines Capitals 1, Des Moines Oak Leafs 0 Overtime Consolation Semifinals Sioux Falls 3, Cedar Rapids 1 Mason City 4, Kansas City Stars 1 Quarterfinals Friday, February 25th Des Moines Capitals 3, Kansas City Stars 1 Waterloo 2, Sioux Falls 0 Quad Cities 5, Cedar Rapids 2 Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, Mason City 0 2011 Varsity MHSHL Championship Tournament February 25-27 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena 2011 MHSHL Jr. Varsity Year-End Tournament March 4-6 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena 2011 MHSHL East-West All-Star Game Saturday, March 5 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena
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Prep Connection Des Moines Oak Leafs Make Strong Run in National Tourney Tony Atzeni Radio Accounts Manager The Des Moines Oak Leafs made an historic run in the 2011 National High School Hockey Championships this season after winning the Midwest High School Hockey League regular season championship. Here’s a breakdown of each Oak Leafs game from beginning to end. Oak Leafs 6, Brookwood 3 The 2011 High School National Hockey Championships is underway in Bensenville, Illinois and the Midwest High School Hockey League is being represented by their regular season league champions, the Des Moines Oak Leafs. The Oak Leafs opened up the tournament on Wednesday morning in pool play when they faced Brookwood, Georgia in Pool C1 action, defeating Brookwood, 6-3. The Oak Leafs jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the opening quarter, with two goals coming from 1st team all-star defenseman Dylan Shade. Corbin Belling led the MHSHL in scoring during the season added a goal and an assist in the period. The two teams traded punches the remainder of the game with each scoring a goal in the second period and two goals each in the third period. Curtis Olson scored the second period goal, assisted by Josh Simon. Joe Edwards scored the first of the third period goals assisted by Belling and Shade and Tyler France scored the final goal assisted by Shade once again. Also in the pool are Huron All-Stars (South Dakota) and Monroe (Wisconsin) and in their opening game meeting it was Monroe who prevailed, 3-2. The Oak Leafs will meet Monroe on Thursday afternoon at 3. Huron faces Brookwood Thursday morning at 9. Oak Leafs 9, Monroe 2 The Des Moines Oak Leafs continued their dominance in pool play at the 2011 High School National Hockey Championships with a 9-2 thrashing of Monroe (Wisconsin). The Oak Leafs and Monroe were tied at 1-1 until the 1:36 mark of the opening period when Corbin Belling gave the Midwest High School Hockey League regular season
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champions the lead, 2-1. The Oak Leafs would go on to score four unanswered goals to extend the lead to 5-1 after the second period of action. Monroe would score at 15:16 of the third period to cut the deficit to 5-2 before the Oak Leafs would score the final four goals of the game. Belling was accountable for 2 goals and 2 assists and while Dylan Shade once again came up big from the defensive side of the ice with three goals. Shade has scored five goals in the first two games of the tournament. Shade scored 15 goals during the regular season. Joe Edwards also had a goal and assisted on two others. The Des Moines Oak Leafs are now 2-0 in Pool C1 play and next meet Huron (South Dakota) Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Huron is 0-2 in pool play after falling to Brookwood (Georgia), 4-3 in overtime on Thursday morning. If the Oak Leafs wins Pool C1 they will advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday morning at 7 a.m. against the winner of Pool A-2. New Tier (Ill.) leads Pool A-2 with a 2-0 record and has outscored their first two opponents, 21-4. The Oak Leafs has outscored their opponents, 15-5. Oak Leafs 3, Huron All-Stars 1 A hat trick from forward Connor Wegner led the Des Moines Oak Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Huron All-Stars (South Dakota) this afternoon in the final game of pool play in the 2011 High School National Hockey Championships. With the win, Des Moines advances to the quarterfinal round. The Oak Leafs were 3-0 in Pool C1 play and will face Pool A2 leader New Trier (Illinois) at 7:30 Saturday morning. The Midwest High School Hockey League champions were the first to score in the contest, with Wegner recording his first goal at the 8:43 mark in the first period during a powerpaly situation for Des Moines. Oak Leafs defenseman Dylan Schade, who has tallied five goals throughout the championship tournament, recorded the assist.
Wegner scored again on even strength with 4:35 left in the second period to make the score 2-0. Tyler France had the assist. Huron would get on the scoreboard in the third period by taking advantage of a powerplay. Max Axtman recorded the goal with 6:36 to play. Wegner answered immediately off an assist from Curtis Olson with 6:06 remaining in the game. The Oak Leafs have outscored their opponents 18-6. Before its final contest Friday night, New Trier outscored its oppponents 21-4 and were 2-0 in pool play. New Trier played Arlington (New York) Friday night. Results haven’t been reported. Oak Leafs 1, New Trier 7 The Des Moines Oak Leafs run at the National High School Hockey Championships came to an end in the quarterfinal round when they were defeated by New Tier (Ill.), 7-1. The Oak Leafs won Pool C1 play with a 3-0 record and outscored their opponents 18-6 in the process but the quarterfinal round meeting with New Tier was a different story from the very beginning as New Tier jumped out to a 5-0 first period lead and never looked back. Corbin Belling scored the lone goal for the Oak Leafs in the second period. New Tier won Poll A2 and had outscored their opponents, 33-8 coming into the meeting with the Oak Leafs and have advanced to the championship game where they will face Southlake (Texas) Sunday morning at 9. Dylan Shade led Des Moines with 5 goals and 3 assists in the tournament while the MHSHL leading scorer Corbin Belling added 4 goals and 4 assists. Joe Edwards and Brandon Vogl each added 3 assists and Connor Wegner scored three goals, on his hat trick in game three in pool play. The Des Moines Oak Leafs qualified for the national tournament by virtue of winning the Midwest High School Hockey League regular season championship.
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Class 4A Runner Up Iowa City West
Class 2A State Champions Odebolt-Arthur/Battle CreekIda Grove
Class 1A State Champions Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Class 4A 1st Team All State
Class 2A 1st Team All-State
Class 3A 1st Team All-State
Class 1A 1st Team All-State
G - Shronda Butts, Senior, Des Moines East G - Brittni Donaldson, Senior, Sioux City North G - Caitlin Ingle, Sophomore, Southeast Polk F - Virginia Johnson, Senior, Iowa City High F - Kiah Stokes, Senior, Linn-Mar (Marion) C - Markisha Wright, Senior, Des Moines East
G - Lindsay Smith, Senior, Central Clinton (DeWitt) G - Ashton Yossi, Senior, Dallas Center-Grimes G - Laura TerHark, Senior, Algona F - Taylor Greenfield, Senior, Ballard (Huxley) F - Taylor Dicus, Senior, Mount Vernon C - Jen Keitel, Senior, Central Clinton (DeWitt)
G - Karen Hutson, Senior, Logan-Magnolia G - Jessie Pauley Junior, Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove G - Brooke Stahlberg, Junior, Monticello F - Ashton Moody, Senior, Hinton C - Maddie Oliver, Senor, Roland-Story C - Megan Pieters, Senior, AGWSR (Ackley)
G - Kadie Subbert, Senior, Stanton G - Kalli Richardson, Senior, Northeast Hamilton (Blairsburg) G - Melissa Greve, Senior, Ar-We-Va (Westside) F - Kailey Kladivo, Junior, North Tama (Traer) F - Megan Gilbert, Junior, Tripoli C - Mackenzie Morrison, Senior, Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Class 4A 1st Team All-State
G - Marcus Paige, Junior, Linn-Mar (Marion) G - Wes Washpun, Senior, Cedar Rapids Washington F - Matt Bohannan, Senior, Linn-Mar (Marion) F - Josh Ogelsby, Senior, Cedar Rapids Washington F - Jarrod Uthoff, Senior, Cedar Rapids Jefferson C - Adam Woodbury, Junior, Sioux City East
Class 3A 1st Team All-State
G - Casey Kasperbauer, Junior, Carroll G - Scott Hahn, Senior, Mount Pleasant G - Wesley Staten, Junior, Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) F - J.T. Vonderhaar, Senior, Davenport Assumption F - Alex Malloy, Senior, Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) C - Jake Logan, Senior, Norwalk
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Class 2A 1st Team All-State
G - Trey Sathoff, Junior, Pekin G - Nick Clark, Junior, St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) G - Jordan Hay, Junior, North Cedar (Stanwood) F - Scott Bruxvoort, Junior, PCM-Monroe F - Tyler Wolterstorff, Senior, Western Christian (Hull) C - Seth Tuttle, Senior, West Fork
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G - Kyle Denning, Senior, NUH-Cedar Falls G - Tim Olejniczak, Senior, Ankeny Christian Academy G - Reed Mells, Senior, Grandview Park Baptist (Des Moines) F - Brandon Eley, Senior, Colo-Nesco F - Steven Soukup, Sophomore, Danville C - Dustin Clark, Senior, Guthrie Center
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Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) Boys Basketball: The Crusaders claimed their third-straight Class 3A boys state championship, defeating Waverly-Shell Rock, 62-60, and handing the GoHawks their only loss of the season. Sarah Ryan (Sr., Mount Vernon): Ryan was awarded the 2011 E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship Award, which is worth $15,000 over four years to assist the recipient as she attends the Iowa college or university of her choice. Harlan Community: A lot of news has come out of Harlan lately. Girls’ basketball head coach Merle Olberding and wrestling coaches Jeff and Tim Weatherman announced their resignations. Olberding wants to focus on his job as athletic director and the Weathermans believe it’s time to have someone else step in. Football coach, Curt Bladt, will be inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations’ Hall of Fame.
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Waukee Boys Basketball: Head coach Matt Woodley took the head coaching job at Truman State, an NCAA Division II school. Jordan Cress (Sr., Olin): Cress was last year’s Class 1A Boys High Jump champion with a leap of 6’7’’ and he’s already topped that with a 6’8’’ jump at this year’s Dickinson Indoor Championship. The jump was good for second place.
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Khanishah Williams (Sr., Burlington): Williams, the girls Class 4A state champion in high jump proved she’s still one of the best this year, winning the Dickinson Iowa High School Indoor Championship with a jump of 5’7”.
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Prep Connection Linn-Mar’s Kiah Stokes Sets Eyes on Next Level Tim Weideman Editor Kiah Stokes wants to win a national championship. She’s Kiah made all the right moves to put herself in a position where that’s a possibility. The Linn-Mar girls basketball standout will compete for NCAA powerhouse University of Connecticut next year. Stokes didn’t even realize right away that she had the potential to be on a perennial contender such as UConn. “It was definitely exciting but nerve-racking at the same time because I didn’t really know what I was looking for in a college and I didn’t know what they were looking for in a player,” says Stokes. “I’m happy to get the opportunity.” Stokes has taken care of business on her end of assuring herself a chance to be a part of a national title team at UConn. Stokes was recently named the Gatorade Iowa Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second year in a row. The award is given to Iowa’s best girls basketball player. This season, the 6-foot-3 center averaged 25 points, 14.9 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game and shot 72.1 percent from the floor for the Lions. Stokes helped lead the Lions to the Class 4A semifinals where a young but talented Iowa City West squad defeated them. Next fall, Stokes will get another go at a championship, this time on the national level. Stokes says that
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the opportunity to compete for a title at a national level means a lot. “I can only imagine because last year (2009-’10 season) we won the state championship and that’s just in our state,” says Stokes. “So I can only imagine what it would be like to be the best team in the whole country, which I would love to do. I love playing and I love competing.” Stokes added that she found a great fit in UConn because the program’s goals and attitude mirror her own. “They like to compete too, so I think I will fit in well,” says Stokes. “It would just be amazing to win a national championship. To call yourself the best in the whole country, I mean, I think that’s amazing.”
Iowa’s high profile recruits With Harrison Barnes, and now Marcus Paige, attending North Carolina, Iowa has started to surprise the nation with how many high-quality athletes can be found in the state. After this year, the amount of highprofile girls basketball recruits from Iowa schools could have schools turning here for student-athletes. Stokes is No. 42 on ESPN’s Top 100 girls basketball recruits list. She’s not the only Iowan that appears on the list. Harlan’s Taylor Greenfield is the highest Iowan on the list at No. 31. She has committed to play at Stanford, another top women’s basketball program in the nation. Viriginia Johnson of Iowa City High, who has committed to Iowa, is No. 62 on the list. Not on the
list but committed to a strong program is Markisha Wright of Des Moines East, who will attend Notre Dame. It’s clear that Iowa has a wealth of high school talent and programs from around the country have taken notice. Stokes is excited about what that means for future Iowa recruiting classes. “I think people will just stop saying, ‘Oh, they’re from Iowa,’ and more like, ‘Oh, they’re from Iowa!” Developing talent Like every recruit, Stokes chose UConn because it was the best fit for her. She says the coaches and the probability of developing her talent are important to her. “I really love all the coaches,” Stokes says. “I think (head coach Gino Auriemma) is a great coach. He knows what he’s doing and I love his supporting cast. All the assistant coaches are great and I get along with them really well, so I think that was one of the main things.” Plus, the Huskies’ coaches know what they’re doing when it comes to developing players’ talents. “They know how to develop post players, which is a big thing because I want to play basketball as long as I can,” says Stokes. “I know that with the help of the coaches, they could help me reach my full potential.” As one of the top programs in the country, Stokes is right on the money in believing the UConn coaching staff will help her become a great basketball player—in college and perhaps afterward. Like Harrison Barnes, Iowans will want to follow Kiah Stokes’ collegiate career.
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Records Fall in AIB Women’s Basketball Season Amy Tagliareni AIB Athletics Department Coordinator The AIB women’s basketball team finished the 2010-11 campaign 16-14 overall, compiling the first winning season since the college reinstated the program in 2007. The Eagles, led by sophomore forward Caitlin Hagarty and sophomore guard McKinsey Nessa, won seven of their last nine and the final three games of the season to top the .500 mark. Hall of Fame Head Coach Jerry Kindhart guided the Eagles to a program-best 8-4 home mark that included victories over NAIA opponents Waldorf College, Peru State College and Dakota State College. Kindhart is now 27-32 in two seasons with the Eagles. “I was proud of our team for finishing with a winning record in our first year in the NAIA,” said Kindhart. “But as always in sports, there were things we could have done better and we will continue to step up our performance and build a program that can compete with the best teams in the NAIA.” Both Hagarty and Nessa finished the season averaging in double-figures with 15.5 and 14.1 points per game, respectively. Hagarty scored a school-record 465 points, topping the previous record of 374 set by Courtney Kingery in 2009-10. Nessa also topped the previous record, scoring 408 points for the Eagles this season. Hagarty scored in double-figures 24 times, including seven games with 20+ points and two runs of seven-consecutive double-digit games. Nessa had 20 double-figure games, including 13 straight, along with seven 20+ point efforts. AIB finished the season averaging 69.6 points, topping opponents by 6.2 points per game. The Eagles scored a total of 2,087 points, topping the previous season-best of 1,746 points set last season. With a total of 1,266 rebounds, the team topped the previous record (1,147 set in 2009-10) by 119 boards.
Right now, we are a good shooting team and we will continue to work on shot selection, which is the key to being a great shooting team,” noted Kindhart. Hagarty led AIB in total rebounds with 208 while sophomore forward Aimee Brown led the Eagles with 8.3 boards per game. Hagarty had six double-digit rebounding efforts while Brown led the team with 10. Hagarty also led AIB with 139 steals, topping her own single-season record of 82 set last season. Also having an impact this season was newcomer, sophomore Ashley Larson, who collected a single-season record 147 assists, three shy of the career record of 150 currently held by Kara Lowe. Larson had a season-high 13 assists against Manhattan Christian College and collected nine assists on five occasions this season. She finished Caitlin Hagarty McKinsey Nessa the 2010-11 campaign with 6.1 points and 4.7 assists per game. blocks per game. Helping the Eagles top the .500 mark was “Everyone on the roster contributed in some way to sophomore guard India Shivers, who scored in double the success we had during the season,” commented figures the final three games of the season, including a Kindhart. “The kids never gave up, overcoming injuries season-high 14 points in the final game against Grace and sickness throughout the season to finish two games University. Shivers finished the year averaging 7.6 points over .500. and 18.4 minutes per game. AIB will play a complete Midwest Collegiate Conference Freshman guard Megan Howard was a spark off schedule next season, facing teams such as Waldorf, the bench this season, averaging 7.3 points per game Clarke, Iowa Wesleyan and cross-town opponent Grand and scoring in double-figures eight times. She shot 38.6 View, among others. The Eagles, who will be eligible for percent on the season, including a 14-of-27 (.519) perforthe postseason next year, open the 2011-12 campaign mance at the Faith Baptist Tournament. at Graceland University, Nov. 2. The first home game of Freshman forward Stephanie Markey set a single-seathe season is Nov. 5 against College of St. Mary and the son record with 53 blocks, topping the previous record first conference match-up is Dec. 3 at home against Iowa of 36 set by Kristen Barker during the 2007-08 season. Wesleyan. Markey finished the season averaging 7.1 points and 1.8
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Collegiate Corner Big Four Post-Season Basketball Review Tim Weideman Editor
It’s hard to find much to say about Iowa’s Big Four college basketball teams this year. It was a disappointing year for some teams and others simply met expectations—even if those expectations weren’t very high in the first place. The Iowa, Iowa State and Drake men did not compete in post-season play. The Hawkeyes and Bulldogs realized they both have more growing to do while the Cyclones surprised but weren’t quite there yet this year. Drake was the only school from the Big Four to not send a women’s team to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs had a very young team this season and the inexperience showed at times. But the Northern Iowa, Iowa and Iowa State women were active this post-season. Northern Iowa was the only men’s team to play in the post-season. Women’s basketball review Northern Iowa rolled through the regular season and finished with a 26-6 overall record, a 17-1 Missouri Valley Conference record, the MVC regular season title and the MVC Tournament championship. UNI earned a 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where the Panthers squared off against fourth-seeded Michigan State, the Big Ten regular season champion. The Panthers almost worked some mid-major magic in a close battle with the Spartans. Unfortunately, the Panthers fell, 69-66. Jacqui Kalin (Sioux City, Iowa) scored 21 points to lead the Panthers in the game. The junior was a key ingredient to UNI’s success this season. She led the team with 15.3 points per game, 103 assists and an amazing 91 percent free throw shooting percentage. Another leader for the Panthers was senior Lizzie Boeck. She was second with 13.2 points per game and led the team with 7.2 rebounds per game. Kalin and Boeck were named first team all-conference. Senior Erin Brocka was named to the all-defensive team. The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team entered the regular season with high expectations, picked to finish second in the Big Ten. After a few ups and downs, the Hawkeyes won five in a row to end the regular season but were knocked out of the
Big Ten Tournament immediately by fellow Big Ten contender, Ohio State. The Hawkeyes drew a tough contest in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament when they learned it would face off against 11-th seeded Gonzaga as the sixth seed. It was expected to be a fast-paced game and it didn’t disappoint, however, Courtney Vandersloot and the Bulldogs were too much to handle. Vandersloot’s 34 points led Gonzaga to a 96-88 victory. Iowa finished with a 22-9 overall record, 10-6 Big Ten record and an RPI ranking of 19. Iowa returns a strong group next year but loses seniors Kachine Alexander and Kelsey Cermak. Alexander, a first team all-Big Ten selection and an AP honorable mention all-American, was a Iowa’s second-leading scorer with 14.2 points per game. Alexander led the Hawkeyes with 9.5 rebounds per game. Sophomore Jaime Printy (Marion, Iowa) was named second team all-Big Ten by the coaches and third team by the media. Printy was Iowa’s leading scorere, averaging 16.8 points per game. She was also named an honorable mention AP all-American. Junior Kamille Wahlin was named honorable mention all-Big Ten. The Cyclones’ competed in a very tough Big 12 Conference this season, finishing 22-11 overall and 9-7 in conference action. Like the Hawkeyes, the Cyclones were in and out of the polls all season because of the tough schedule. The strong schedule paid off in the end, as did a good run in the conference tournament (defeated Nebraska, lost to Kansas State), and the Cyclones were selected to compete in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed against No. 10 Marist. Marist, which entered the game on a 26-game win streak, did not play like an underdog. A 25-4 run in the first half helped the Red Foxes to a 74-63 victory over the Cyclones. The loss was Iowa State’s first in the first round of the NCAA Tournament since 2005 and broke a four-game, first-round win streak (2007-10) for the Cyclones. Iowa State will miss senior Kelsey Bolte (Ida Grove, Iowa),
who led the team with 16.9 points per game and was third on the squad with 5.2 boards per game. Bolte was named first team all-Big 12 and an AP honorable mention all-American. A strong corps will return next year for the Cyclones. Sophomores Anna Prinns (9.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and Chelsea Poppens (8.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg) will look to lead the Cyclones, along with freshman Hallie Christofferson (9.3, 5.1 rpg). Poppens and Christofferson took home Big 12 honors. Poppens was named to the Big 12 all-defensive team and Christofferson was named to the Big 12 all-newcomer team. Men’s Basketball Review The only big Four men’s team to play in post-season action, the Northern Iowa Panthers, entered the season with high expectations after the team’s historic run in the NCAA Tournament last year. But the team required many players to take on new leadership roles. The driving force behind UNI’s early success this season was senior Lucas O’Rear. He helped the Panthers appear to be in contention for another surprising run in the postseason. But luck was not on O’Rear or UNI’s side. During an eight-game win streak for the Panthers, O’Rear suffered a fractured ankle and would not return the rest of the season. UNI’s defensive and rebounding presence was not the same without him. O’Rear was named to the MVC all-defensive team. Northern Iowa finished the regular season with a 20-14 record and a 10-8 mark in conference play. Despite missing O’Rear and losing six of their last seven games, the Panthers were able to pick up an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. After breezing past Rider, 84-50, UNI was unable to get past Southern Methodis University in the CIT quarterfinals, as the Mustangs defeated the Panthers, 57-50. UNI was led by senior Kwadzo Ahelegbe, who was named first team all-MVC and to the all-defensive team. He led UNI in scoring with 14.1 points per game. Anthony James was named captain of the MVC’s MostImproved Team and received a nod as honorable mention all-conference. He averaged 12.4 points per game.
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Collegiate Corner Hawks Finish 3rd at NCAAs
Reader ISU’s 50th Champ
Traci Wagner University of Iowa Sports Information
Thomas Kroeschell Iowa State Athletic Communications
The University of Iowa wrestling team placed third and crowned five All-Americans at the 2011 NCAA Championships Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Hawkeyes scored 86.5 points to finish behind champion Penn State (107.5) and runner-up Cornell (93.5). The three-day tournament attendance total of 104,260 set a new NCAA Division I record.
Top-seeded and undefeated Jon Reader became the 50th Iowa State wrestler to win an NCAA individual title Saturday, dominating Stanford’s seventh-seeded Nick Amuchastegui, 10-3 in the 174-pound national title match in the Wells Fargo Arena. Reader finished the season 39-0 and ended his career with a record of 124-23. He is now a three-time All-American, earning seventh-place honors in 2008 and fourth-place honors in 2009.
Hawkeye sophomore Matt McDonough, who was competing in his second-straight 125-pound NCAA final, lost a 7-1 decision to top-seeded and undefeated Anthony Robles to open the final session. Robles took a 7-0 firstperiod lead on a takedown and five nearfall points. McDonough chose neutral to start the second period, but was unable to score. Robles chose down to start the third period, and was warned twice for stalling, resulting in a point for McDonough. The Iowa sophomore ended the season with a 27-2 record, tallying a 64-3 mark in his two-year Hawkeye career. “You have to be more aware; know what you’re getting yourself into,” said McDonough. “Go out there to scrap. You can’t come out in the first two minutes and feel things out when you’re in that stage and take something away from every experience. You have to take something away from this. As much as it stings, you still have to take something away from it.” Iowa finished the 2010-11 season with five All-Americans and two Big Ten Champions. Iowa earned its fourth straight Big Ten regular season title with a perfect 8-0 conference record and extended its unbeaten dual winning streak to 77 by posting a 15-0-1 overall dual mark. The Hawkeyes’ perfect 8-0 home record marked the program’s 19th undefeated season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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“It’s great when you get on top of the podium,” Reader said. “This year I spent a lot of time with coach (Kevin) Jackson and the Paulsons (Trent and Travis). They sharpened my skills. You live a lifestyle in this sport, and I have two great training partners, members of World Teams. I look to coach Jackson, coach (Eric) Voelker and coach (Yero) Washington and these guys made the difference. I am blessed to have them in my corner. Iowa State finished in 20th place with 31.5 points. Penn State won the NCAA team crown with 107.5 points. Reader slid past Amuchastegui and worked up off of a low single to get a takedown in the first period. He then sat back for a quick two count to take a 4-0 lead halfway through the first period. Reader then used the same sit back move for another two to take a commanding 6-0 lead. Amuchastegui earned a late escape to make it 6-1 heading into the second period. Reader escaped halfway through the second period to push his lead to six points. Amuchastegui chose bottom to start the third and escaped after 15 seconds. Reader fended off an Amuchastegui takedown attempt and spun around for a takedown of his own to push the score to 9-2. Amuchastegui scored a late escape, but had no chance, as Reader’s riding time advantage made the final score 10-3.
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Collegiate Corner Franklin Wins Second Title; Broghammer Named Rookie of the Year Howie Thompson Upper Iowa University Sports Information Director Trevor Franklin ended his outstanding sophomore season with a 27-2 record after a 3-0 win over Alex Meger (#6 NCAA). Franklin becomes the 11th Upper Iowa wrestler to win a National Championship; three Peacocks have won a pair of titles. He is the third NCAA Division II Champion; joining Ryan Phillips, the current Peacock assistant coach, who won the title at 197 pounds in 2007 here at Kearney, and Travis Eggers, who won the title at 165 pounds last year in Omaha and also helps to coach the Peacocks this year. “I’ve been dreaming about being a National Champion since I joined the sport… probably before high school,” said an elated Franklin. “I’m pretty pumped up; I can’t even describe how I feel right now. This is just awesome.” Franklin scored the first points of the match with 33 seconds remaining in the first period thanks to a takedown on the edge of the mat. Neither wrestler scored in the second period, but after choosing the down position in the third, Franklin moved out to a 3-0 lead with an escape. Franklin held off all of Meger’s attempts to rally in the final minute to claim the 3-0 decision. “We knew that Trevor was capable of this level of success after his great freshman season two years ago and we couldn’t be more excited to see him reach his goal,” said Head Coach Heath Grimm. “I am very proud of this year’s group of National Qualifiers. All seven young men have contributed to a great tournament for the Peacock wrestling program.” Franklin won his four matches at the Championships
thanks to three decisions and a fall. In the first round, Franklin defeated Russell Weakley of UNC Pembroke by decision 5-2, Ben Sergent of Findlay by decision 5-2, John McDonald of Newberry by fall (6:59) and Alex Meger of Augustana by decision 3-0. Following the match, the Peacocks remained in fourth place and had a six point lead over Western State and Newberry. Newberry’s loss in the 133 pound final means that Western State is the only team that can catch Upper Iowa. The Mountaineers have two wrestlers in the finals later tonight. Peacocks Finish Fourth at NCAA Championship The Peacock wrestling team claimed team hardware for the second straight year at the NCAA Division II Championships. Upper Iowa, led by National Champion Trevor Franklin, earned five All-American honors and also got wins from their other two National Qualifiers. The fourth place finish marks the second NCAA Team Trophy that an Upper Iowa athletics program has claimed since their jump up to NCAA Division II. Prior to last season, the last time the UIU wrestling program lofted an NCAA Team Trophy was following the 2002 NCAA Division III Championships when the Peacocks earned National Runner Up honors. Last year, the team tied with Nebraska-Kearney for third place led by National Champion Travis Eggers and three other All-Americans including Tyler Mumbulo (2nd place), Kyle Pedretti (3rd place) and Mitch Norton (3rd place).
Upper Iowa’s 2011 National Qualifier Results 125 Trevor Franklin (4-0, National Champion) 133 Kyle Pedretti (2-3, Sixth Place) 157 Winston Robbins (1-2) 174 Mark Mueller (4-2, Fifth Place) 184 Mitch Schultz (3-3, Sixth Place) 197 Carl Broghammer (5-1, Third Place) 285 Zach Rosol (1-2) Broghammer Named Conference Rookie of the Year Carl Broghammer has been named the Rookie of the Year in the Northern Sun Conference after completing his first varsity season with the Peacock wrestling program. The Manchester, Iowa native capped off a solid first season with a third place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Kearney, Nebraska two weeks ago. Broghammer, 30-11 on the season, lost his first match at the NCAA Championships, but battled back to place third after winning five straight matches. Three of his wins at the championships came by decision, while one was by major decision and one by medical forfeit. The 197-pounder became the first freshman All-American within the Upper Iowa wrestling program since 1969. Five Upper Iowa wrestlers have earned NSIC All-Conference honors including one first team spot. Trevor Franklin, the 125 pound National Champion earned first team honors after his dominant 27-2 sophomore season. Broghammer, Kyle Pedretti (133), Mark Mueller (174) and Mitch Schultz (184) all earned second team recognition after earning AllAmerican status at the 2011 NCAA Championships.
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Collegiate Corner Wartburg Wrestlers Claim Eighth NCAA D-III Title Mark Adkins Warburg Sports Information Director
With two matches remaining in the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships, Coach Jim Miller and the Knights were looking for a way to put an exclamation point on the program’s eighth national title. They got it in the form of two individual national titles from junior 197-pounder Byron Tate of Clinton and senior heavyweight John Helgerson of West Union. “It was awesome to get the team title wrapped up early, but those two wins for Byron and John were sort of icing on the cake,” he said. “I am so happy for those two. I think I jumped 10 feet when John won, too. “This entire team got up here and earned this championship,” he added. “I’m very proud of these guys.” Tate’s second national title was paved with a flurry of second period takedowns to defeat Jared Massey of Augsburg 9-4. Helgerson took his first trip to the top of the awards stand with a thrilling 3-1 win over Elmhurst’s Mark Corsello. He caught Corsello’s legs towards the edge of the mat and scored the winning points with three seconds left. “It just feels unbelievable right now,” Helgerson said. “I can’t even put it into words how this feels for me and for the entire team. We’ve been battling back and forth the past few years with Augsburg, and we knew coming into this weekend it was going
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to be a battle. That was one of our biggest goals this year was to get the title back in Waverly. We knew, as a team headed into the final session tonight, we had a pretty good hold on it all. On the individual side of things, to cap off my career with a national title feels absolutely amazing.” “I am honored to be a part of the Wartburg wrestling program,” Tate said. “We took it one match at a time this year. First, I wanted to give my entire effort to win a team title, and then focus on my individual title here at La Crosse. I feel like I have accomplished a lot this season.” Junior 174-pounder Bradley Banks of Stockbridge, Ga., who hoped to join Helgerson and Tate on the top of the podium, ended as a national runner-up. Wartburg ended the meet with 117 points, besting the field by 28.5 points.
NOTES – Wartburg’s seven individual All-Americans (senior 125-pounder Mark Kist of Eagle Grove – third; sophomore 133-pounder Tommy Mirocha of Davenport – fourth; senior 149-pounder Jacob Groth of Marshalltown – sixth; senior 157-pounder Carrington Banks of Stockbridge, Ga., fourth; Bradley Banks second; Tate and Helgerson national champions), crowned at the end of Friday’s session, continued a string of 16 years of five-or-more such honors. … The Knights’ two individual champions marked the eighth consecutive championship in which the Orange and Black have had at least one. … Helgerson ended his Wartburg career on a 21-match win streak, while Tate’s roll now stands at 50 wins in his last 51 matches.
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Collegiate Corner Northwestern College Wins Second-Straight NAIA Championship Tim Weideman Editor Northwestern College capped off a 35-1 season and repeated as NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship in the best way possible Tuesday Night. The No. 2 Red Raiders defeated top-ranked Davenport (Mich.), 88-83. Davenport was the only team to beat Northwestern during the regular season. The Panthers topped the Raiders, 89-80, in Grand Rapids, Mich. earlier this season. “I just think that Davenport’s an outstanding team and it’s a tough spot for them to be in because there’s a little more pressure on them having won that game, coming in undefeated,” Northwestern head coach Earl Woudstra said after the game. “It’s got to be incredibly difficult.” The Red Raiders faced some extra adversity in the championship game. Starters Kendra De Jong and Mel Babcock did not play because of injuries they suffered against GPAC foe Morningside in the semifinal matchup Monday night.. Senior guard Becca Hurley knew the team would be ready for the game even without the two starters. “We are a very deep team,” Hurley said. “We’ve relied on each other all year. No matter who’s on the court, you just play with who’s out there. We trust each other all the way down to the last person.” Northwestern got an all-around effort from the team, helping fill De Jong’s and Babcock’s shoes. Senior Allison Hulst and freshman Samantha Kleinsasser filled in for the injured starters. Kleinsasser played a valuable 19 minutes for the Red Raiders, while Hulst contributed 17 points for Northwestern. Frehsman Mackenzie Small came off the bench for the Raiders and scored 10 points in her 27 minutes of play. Kami Kuhlman scored 21 points for the Raiders. “It was a total team effort today, just rebounding, defending and fighting,” Hurley said. Hurley definitely didn’t show any worry on the court.
The veteran recorded a double-double with game-highs of 32 points and 14 rebounds. She also had seven assists. Hurley came up big from both the free throw line and the 3-point line. She was 9-of-10 shooting the freebies and sank five of her 11 three-point attempts. Small ended a 13-4 Davenport run with a pair of free throws to bring the score to 69-63. That’s when Hurley came through with back-to-back three-point shots that tied the game at 69 with 8:15 to play. It was the Raiders’ first lead since earlier in the half. “We’re never going to think that the game’s over until the buzzer sounds, so we just kept fighting back,” Hurley said. The Raiders finally took the lead with two free throws from Hurley at the 3:59 mark, 77-75. Davenport was not done, though. Kallie Benike answered with a three-pointer of her own to put the Panthers back up, 78-77, with 3:08 to go. Benike led the Panthers with 22 points and nine rebounds. The Panthers also recieved 16 points from Kristi Boehm, 14 points off the bench from Abby Neff and 11 pooints from Riana Hensley. After some more back-and-forth action, Northwestern freshman Alli Dunkelberger scrambled for control of the ball with a Davenport defender and forced a jump ball with 1:39 to play. Davenport was still up, 80-79. Small then came through for Northwestern with a basket that gave the Raiders an 81-80 lead with 1:18 to play. Hurley made 7-of-8 free throws from that point on to assure a Raider victory. She took home the tournament’s Most Valuable Player award and was also named the NAIA Player of the Year. Both teams shot the ball well. Northwestern held a slight advantage, shooting 44.4 percent to Davenport’s
41.4 percent. The Raiders also out-rebounded the Panthers, 46-36. Northwestern out-scored Davenport, 12-2, in second chance points. The championship game drew an attendance of 4,982 at the Tyson Events Center. Most of the fans were Northwestern supporters. “We just had incredible fan support,” Woudstra said. “There was a time when our fans just really got behind our kids and that really gave us the energy to finish the game.” “It’s just a tribute to the great kids that have been able to play basketball at Northwestern,” Woudstra. “We are just really blessed to have quality kids. Woudstra is not only proud of how the Raiders performed all season but also how they’ve carried themselves throughout the success. “Winning is awesome but it’s the kind of character you see in the kids that’s the most important,” Woudstra said.
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Common Overuse Injuries for Runners Timothy M. Holcomb, DPM and R.D. Lee Evans, DPM Des Moines OrthoPaedic Surgeons As the snow melts from the Iowa sidewalks, hundreds of athletes dig their shoes from their cold winter closets. While pounding the pavement can bring both personal and team successes, it can also bring multiple overuse injuries. Roughly 50% of runners experience injury yearly and 25% are injured at any one time. Unfortunately, sustaining an injury while running leaves the athlete 1.5 times more likely to succum to injury in the future. Running injuries commonly involve the lower extremity. The most common injuries being: tibial stress injury or shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and stress fractures. Prevention Prevention is paramount although difficult to achieve. It is important to start slowly and increase training intensity or volume 10% per week at most. It is important to adequatly rehabilitate previous injuries with successful strengthening of the surrounding muscles to help prevent injury in the future. Also, any biomechanical abnormalities or errors should be adressed and corrected. Because prevention is not always possible, quick recognition and treatment will often allow swift recovery and minimize time away from sport. Tibial Stress Injury or Shin Splints The most common overuse running injury affecting up to 65% of runners is tibial stress injury. Runners will suffer from pain on the inside of the tibia bone, the large bone of the shin. Constant impact of running exacerbates the pain and is also thought to be the main cause. The origin of pain however is often multifactorial that can be attributed to biomechanical factors as well as foot type. A foot type where the arch collapses when weight bearing is more likely to suffer a tibial stress injury. Inflexibility in the calf muscles has also been implicated, as well as inflammation in the muscles that attach to the tibia bone. Initial treatment consists of reducing inflammation with rest, ice, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, or physical therapy. Reducing volume and intensity of exercise and slowly increasing as pain subsides may be advised. Prevention of recurrence is often achieved with a fitted orthotic device or simple heel walking before and/or after working out. Heel walking may help to strengthen the muscles on the frontal aspect of the shin. Persistent pain may indicate more advanced injury like a stress
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fracture or compartment syndrome. Achilles Tendonitis The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body connecting the calf muscles to the heel bone. The calf muscles are most active as the foot pushes off in running or jumping; therefore, excess jumping exercises may put strain on this tendon. Inflammation and pain may then ensue. Most pain is felt at the back of the heel bone as the tendon attaches at this location. Pain is also commonly felt approximately 2cm above this area where blood supply to the tendon is limited. Lack of blood flow to this area causes prolonged healing time. Treatment may consist of reducing inflammation with rest, ice, compression, or non-steroidal antiinflammatory medications. A decrease in exercises involving a vigorous push off may also help reduce symptoms. A small pad under the heel may help to reduce tension on the tendon and decrease inflammation. Rehabilitation and prevention of further injury may be obtained by eccentric muscle contraction excercises. These are performed by standing on the toes of the injured foot on a stair with the heel hanging behind the stair. The heel is then slowly lowered below the stair level to achieve a stretch. The other foot assists in moving the foot back into the starting position. Plantar Fasciitis Plantar fasciitis affects 2 million Americans per year. The plantar fascia is a thick ligament stretching from the bottom of the heel to the ball of the foot that helps to support the arch of the foot. Plantar fasciitis is a build up of inflammation in the fascia usually just in front of the heel bone. Pain is most common upon the first steps after long periods of non weight bearing. Plantar fasciitis often occurs in people who stand for long periods of time, although athletes are also susceptible. Foot type often plays a role in the cause of plantar fasciitis. Athletes with a low arch are at risk for plantar fasciitis as each step will put excess strain on this ligament. Athletes with a high arch that easily lowers with weight bearing are also at risk. Treatment again consists of controlling inflammation at the forefront. Rest is often required as the blood supply to the ligament is again decreased causing prolonged healing time. Ice and anti-inflammatory medications are also recommended.
Stretching the calf muscles also helps to reduce the strain on the plantar fascia as well as helps to prevent future recurrence. Support for the plantar fascia through arch support orthotics may also help to prevent recurrence. Stress Fracture A stress fracture is a type of incomplete bone fracture, also known as hairline fractures. These occur in up to 6% of athletes. It is caused by repeated stress on the weight bearing bones, often the long bones of the foot and lower leg. Runners will often have severe pain as they begin their workout that will ease slightly during the workout and progress back to severe pain toward the end of a workout. Diagnosis is made with x-rays, although often more advanced bone imaging is required. Healing will be delayed with persistent stress to the bones; therefore, immobilization is necessary. A cast or walking boot may be applied for up to 12 weeks for adequate healing. After which activities may be gradually resumed. Summary The above has been a description of the more common running related injuries. There are certainly numerous running related conditions and it is important to properly warm-up and prepare prior to any sports activity. Proper preparation is the most basic and important aspect in preventing injury. Dr. Lee Evans practices at Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons and offers clinic at both DMOS – East and DMOS – West. Timothy M. Holcomb, DPM is a first year surgical resident at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and has been training at DMOS with Dr. Evans. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Evans please phone 515-224-5224.
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Minor But Major Kernels and LumberKings Represented on Opening Day Andrew Pantine Cedar Rapids Kernels; Dave Lezotte Clinton LumberKings 17 Former Kernels Make Angels’ 2011 Opening Day Roster Seventeen former Cedar Rapids Kernels will be in an Angels’ uniform when 2011 season begins Thursday afternoon in Kansas City. Angels General Manager, Tony Reagins, made the announcement today (March 30) after the team completed it’s Spring Training schedule with a 5-1 win over the LA Dodgers on Tuesday. The former Kernels are: pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Mike Kohn, Ervin Santana, Rich Thompson and Jordan Walden; catchers Hank Conger, Jeff Mathis and Bobby Wilson; infielders Erick Aybar, Alberto Callaspo, Howie Kendrick, Mark Trumbo and Brandon Wood; and outfielders Peter Bourjos and Chris Pettit. Two former Kernels, RHP Bobby Cassevah and INF Freddy Sandoval, will begin the 2011 season on the 15-day disabled list. The 2011 Cedar Rapids Kernels will break minor league Spring Training on Monday, April 4th and will arrive in Cedar Rapids later that day. The annual ‘Meet the Kernels Night’ is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5th starting at 5:00 pm. The event is FREE to the public, as food and beverage will be available for purchase. The 2011 Kernels will mingle with the fans from 5:15 until 7:00 pm, followed by a short program at 7:15 to introduce the team and a workout under the lights starting at 7:30 pm. The event will be held rain or shine. The Kernels open the 2011 MWL season on the road at Peoria on Thursday, April 7th and kick off the
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2011 home season on Monday, April 11th vs. Wisconsin. Tickets are available by calling the Kernels Ticket Office at (319) 896-7560 from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday and from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, or order tickets on-line at www.kernels.com. Former Clinton LumberKings Lueke, Wilhelmsen Make Mariners’ Opening Day Roster Two former Clinton LumberKings are set to make their Major League debuts with today’s announcement of the Seattle Mariners’ Opening Day roster. Righthander Josh Lueke (’07-’08) and righthander Tom Wilhelmsen (’10) have won bullpen spots and will be in uniform as the Mariners take on the Oakland Athletics on Friday, April 1st at Oakland Coliseum. Firstbaseman Justin Smoak (’08), who spent time on the Mariners’ roster last season, has also made the club. Lueke, acquired from the Texas Rangers in a blockbuster trade for left-hander Cliff Lee last July, went 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA and two saves in 12 appearances for triple-A Tacoma last season. He spent his entire spring on Seattle’s Cactus League roster, going 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in nine relief outings. Texas’s 17th round pick in 2007 out of Northern Kentucky University, Lueke pitched in 28 games for the LumberKings over the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He was a combined 1-4 with a 3.18 ERA and eight saves. The 27-year-old Wilhelmsen arrived in Clinton last August and went 6-1 with a 2.23 ERA in seven games, six starts for the LumberKings, twice capturing Midwest League Pitcher of the Week honors. The seventh-round pick of the Milwau-
kee Brewers in 2002 and a 2003 MWL All-Star with Beloit, Wilhelmsen stepped away from affiliated baseball for six seasons before signing with the Mariners on February 26, 2010. The Tucson, AZ native went 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 11.0 innings spanning nine relief appearances for Seattle this spring. Wilhelmsen makes the improbable jump to the Majors straight from Clinton, having never pitched an inning in high-A, double-A or triple-A. Smoak, a component of the Lee deal along with Lueke, hit .271 with seven home runs and drove in 25 runs at triple-A Tacoma last season. A first-round pick of the Rangers in 2008 out of the University of South Carolina, Smoak made his professional debut with Clinton in August of that season, hitting .304 with three homers and six RBI in 14 games. He made his Major League debut with Texas last year and also appeared with the Mariners, hitting .318 with 13 homers and 48 RBI in 100 games combined. Smoak hit .245 with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI in 19 games this spring. Once Lueke and Wilhelmsen make their official debuts, a total of 226 former Clinton players will have played in a Major League game dating back to the team’s inception in 1937. The Clinton LumberKings begin the 2011 season on Thursday, April 7 as they host the Burlington Bees at Alliant Energy Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM. For season tickets, group outings, merchandise and more, call the LumberKings at 563-242-0727 or visit www. lumberkings.com.
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Minor But Major Iowa Barnstormers Gear Up for Another Year Jackson Teeling Staff Writer
Spring is here and it is once again time for Iowa Barnstormers Football. The Barnstormers are getting ready for their second season in the new Arena Football League that started play last spring. The new Arena League was created with combination of teams from the AFL and AF2. Many wondered how the Barnstormers would fare moving from AF2 football to AFL Football, having to compete with teams in much bigger markets. The Barnstormers finished last season with a 7-9 record. It was an up and down season, but the Barnstormers showed they have what it takes to play in the AFL. They played their best football on the road last year finishing the year with a 5-3 road record. This season they will look to improve their play at Wells Fargo Arena. The Barnstormers are looking to build off the positives that came out of last season, and are looking to make a playoff run this spring. Training Camp began on February 20 and the season’s roster was released. They return 12 players from last year’s team. The biggest off-season move was acquiring former Iowa standout and All American Brad Banks. Banks was one of the most electrifying players to ever play for the Hawks. He was known for his ability to create big plays with his legs out of the pocket. Banks was a Heisman runner up to Carson Palmer in 2002. Banks had
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to battle for the starting job with AFL veteran B.J. Hall from Troy University, and Banks won the starting job after proving himself in the spring. Banks will have no shortage of receivers to throw to. The Barnstormers return a foursome of receivers last year that combined for 64 touchdowns in 2010. They are lead by former Iowa State star Todd Blythe, they also return last year’s leading receiver Jesse Schmidt, Errick McCown and Tommy Ellingworth. There should be no shortage of scoring for the 2011 Barnstormers. On Defense the Barnstormers are lead by former All Big 12 defensive linemen Brent Curvey who returns from last year’s team. Curvey will be the leader of a defense that will look a lot different than last year’s team. There will be a lot of completion for the rest of the starting defensive spots. The Barnstormers have brought in a lot of new talent on the defensive side of the ball. The Barnstormers put a big investment in there scouting operations this off season. They had scouts at over a dozen NFL training camps. A large majority of the players on the training camp roster were found with those efforts. The Barnstormers are hoping that the increase in talent will result in more wins on the field this season. The Barnstormers competed in a preseason game on March 3rd in Moline Illinois against the Milwaukee Mustangs. It was a good day for the Barnstormers coming away with a 47-17 victory.
The Barnstormers were lead on touchdown drives by all three quarterbacks. Brad Banks, the fan favorite, had a solid game leading touchdown drives on three of his possessions. The defense played very well, coming up with numerous stops throughout the game. The regular season for the Barnstormers began Saturday March 19, on the road against the Pittsburgh Power. The home opener is on Friday March 25th when the Barnstormers host the Spokane Shock. The Shock are the defending Arena Bowl Champions. Season tickets remain on sale for as low as $117 per seat, while individual game tickets can be purchased for any regular season game at the Wells Fargo Arena Box office or by calling the Barnstormers at 515-633-2255. Things are looking up for the Barnstormers this season and there should be a lot of good football to catch down at Wells Fargo Arena. Make sure you come out and support the Barnstormers in what is shaping up to be a great season. Can’t get enough Barnstormers action? Make sure you make it down to OverTime Neighborhood Hub Sports & Grub in Urbandale located at 4810 86th Street, the home of the Barnstormer Weekly radio show. The show will air live from Overtime each Tuesday night from 6:00pm – 7:00pm on AM1700 THE CHAMP. Each show will feature a recap of the previous game and a preview of upcoming matchups. There will also be player and coach interviews all season long. You can also catch all of the Barnstormer Action on AM1700 the Champ.
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Minor But Major USHL Alumni Dominate NCAA Tournament Brian Werger USHL Once again, when it comes t o the NCAA Division I men’s hockey t ournament, the USHL is on the power play. The world’s premiere junior league has a dominant presence in this year’s t op college hockey event. Among the 16 t eams competing in the NCAA t ournament are 133 player s who once skat ed in the USHL, representing almost a third of all player s who will t ake the ice this weekend as the t ournament opens in four U.S. cities (Bridgepor t, Connecticut; St. Louis, Missouri; Manches t er, New Hampshire; and the Resch Cent er in Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the 2010 Clark Cup Champion Green Bay Gambler s). “We t alk a lot about how bright the career path is for a USHL player,” said USHL Commissioner Skip Prince, “But even we’re a bit over whelmed by how many of our guys will be competing in the NCAA t ournament this year. It’s a t es t ament t o their hard work, t o how competitive and high the level of hockey has become in Division I play – and t o some of the mos t dedicat ed owner s, organizations, and institutions in the game, who work daily t o fulfill the American development model’s mission of getting these player s t o this weekend and beyond. As the t op provider of that sys t em, with player s on all 16 t eams, all of us in the USHL have a reason t o cheer this weekend.” Nearly 60 USHL alumni playing in this weekend’s fir st two championship rounds were skating for their USHL t eams jus t las t season. Ever y t eam in the League (other than the expansion Dubuque Fighting Saints and Muskegon Lumberjacks, who commenced play this year) has former player s competing in the t ournament. The Indiana Ice lead the way with 26 alumni spread across nine schools in the field, while the Waterloo Black Hawks (22), Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (21), and Des Moines Buccaneers
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(21) all have over 20 alumni seeking a national championship. Wat erloo and Des Moines each have former player s on 13 dif ferent schools in the 16t eam field. Top-seeded Yale Univer sity has t en USHL alumni on its rost er; second-ranked Univer sity of Nor th Dakot a has 13. The Univer sity of Nebraska-Omaha (No. 12 seed) carries 20 USHL alumni on its rost er, the most of any t eam in the t ournament – and in fact, the most in college hockey. Eleventh-seeded Notre Dame features 18 USHL alumni, the most in their conference (CCHA) – t en of whom are freshmen. The USHL’s impact on this year’s t ournament goes beyond the playing rost er s t o behind the bench. West ern Michigan Univer sity, which has the third most USHL alumni in the t ourney with 17, is led by fir st-year head coach Jef f Blashill, who spent the last two seasons in the USHL with the Indiana Ice. Four other schools have head coaches who once led USHL t eams: Dean Blais (Univer sity of NebraskaOmaha/Fargo Force), Frank Serrat ore (U.S.Air Force Academy/Austin Mavericks-Rochest er Must angsOmaha Lancer s), Dave Hakstol (University of Nor th Dakota/Sioux City Musketeers), and Scott Owens (Colorado College/Madison Capitols-Des Moines Buccaneers).
USHL Alumni in the NCAA Tournament Univer sity of Nebraska-Omaha – 20 Univer sity of Notre Dame – 18 West ern Michigan Univer sity – 17 Miami Univer sity – 16 Univer sity of New Hampshire – 15 Colorado College – 14 Univer sity of Minnesot a-Duluth – 14 Univer sity of Michigan – 13 Univer sity of Nor th Dakot a – 13 Univer sity of Denver – 12 Bost on College – 10 Yale Univer sity – 10 Air Force Academy – 9 RPI – 6 Merrimack College – 3 Union College – 3 Alumni in the NCAA Tournament by USHL t eam Indiana Ice – 26 Waterloo Black Hawks – 22 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders – 21 Des Moines Buccaneers – 21 Tri-City St orm – 19 Chicago St eel – 16 Green Bay Gambler s – 16 Sioux Falls St ampede – 16 Lincoln St ar s – 13 Omaha Lancer s – 13 Sioux City Musketeers – 13 Team USA – 12 Fargo Force – 7 Youngst own Phant oms – 1 *Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets – 10 *Danville Wings – 2 *Teams no longer in the USHL Not e: Player s who played for multiple USHL t eams are count ed in each t eam t ot al above.
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