Art with a purpose
By Jamee A. Pierson Jasper County Tribune
Oftentimes amenities needed in cities don’t always add to the aesthetic of the community. Fortunately for Colfax, adding bike racks to downtown not only gives cyclists a place to rest their ride but brings fun sculptures to town, as well.
“Our program had been discussing adding street furniture and other amenities to downtown Colfax for about six years,” Colfax Main Street Director Stuart Patterson said. “A few years ago we added eight memorial benches to the downtown so that there was more seating for people to hang out. We had noticed that kids and adults would use bikes to come downtown, but not have a great place to put them when visiting businesses.”
The idea of adding bike racks was tossed around but didn’t
gain a lot of momentum until RAGBRAI made its way through Colfax. With thousands of cyclists visiting the community it was easy to see they were missing that kind of infrastructure.
According to Patterson, one of Colfax Main Street’s “Transformation Strategies” — overarching strategies for the program based on community input and market data to help achieve goals for the downtown over the next few years — is to “create a vibrant, walkable downtown district through improving the downtown street scape and pedestrian amenities.” The bike rack project is meant to promote the use of alternative and “green” transportation to visit downtown Colfax in an effort to reduce the amount of vehicle traffic moving through town and making it a more pedestrian-friendly business district.
Colfax Main Street adds colorful bike racks throughout the downtown district
Learning, growing, gaining
Serving more kids than ever, the Jasper County Youth Track and Field Club looks to have another successful season in 2025
By Jamee A. Pierson Jasper County Tribune
Three years ago PCM teacher and former track star Bridget Martin had an idea: She wanted to give younger kids the opportunity to learn about track and field before they reached the middle school team.
The idea led to a youth track team for the PCM community and soon expanded the next year to the Jasper County Youth Track and Field Club. Encompassing all kids throughout the county, the club holds practices at PCM High School and Colfax High School throughout April, May and June, and it gives kids the chance to compete in a wide variety of meets across Central Iowa.
“I’m excited to see the program continue to gain momentum in the county,” Martin said. “There are so many fundamentals to track and field, so to get a head start on those will be great to watch as these athletes progress into junior high and
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The Jasper County Youth Track and Field Club is back in its third year looking to help families learn about the sport of track and field in a fun, low-key environment.
high school track and field.”
In her first year, Martin had more than 100 kids show up the first day of practice, about double what she anticipated. Since then, the club has only grown.
Any current first graders through 12th graders can join, with the older kids starting after the completion of their school
MAP QUEST
By Christopher Braunschweig Jasper County Tribune
An ‘Egg-celent’ event
Kids fill up their baskets and bags with goodies during the Colfax Easter Egg Hunt April 19
Jasper County citizen to digitize historic drainage district map of Skunk River before it was channelized
This is the map of the Skunk River before it was channelized, so it’s the very last image of what it looked like before it was channelized,” Otto, of Colfax, said. “…I’ve never seen it unrolled but I think it’s like 10 feet long.
It’s pretty big.”
Supervisor Brandon Tals -
ma pointed to the rolled up map sitting across from Otto
With a huge grin across his face and an old tattered map tucked underneath his arm, Joe Otto was one peg leg and an eye patch away from looking like he was ready to search for buried treasure somewhere in the Seven Seas. For him though the true treasure was the map, but it didn’t lead to a chest of riches. Instead, it was an old drainage district map of Jasper County. Otto requested the board of supervisors lend him the document so that he may digitize it and then turn over the digital file to the county. Afterwards he will give the map back and that will be the end of it. He didn’t even ask for a fee. Well, not this time at least. “It’s kind of like at what point does something become historically valuable?
in the board room. Talsma remarked that it was a “pretty cool map,” and he marveled at its hand-drawn etchings. He said the engineer’s office might have unrolled the map at the least once in recent years.
Otto heard stories from the museum that the drainage district maps used to hang on the walls of the courthouse 40 or 50 years ago. At the time, the channeling of the Skunk River was the biggest infrastructure project Jasper County had ever seen. Otto estimated the channeling was conducted in the MAP | 3
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Joe Otto unrolls a large drainage district map, which he plans to digitize and provide a digital copy to Jasper County at no cost. The map is more than a 100 years old.
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Victorian penny-farthing bicycles serve a bike racks in downtown Colfax adding functional art to the city.
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Story Time at the Colfax Library
Colfax-Mingo gradu-
ate, Ryan Borts, shared the inspiration for his new children’s book, “Brook Looked Up,” and then read it aloud for a special story time in celebration of National Library Week. You can find his book for sale at DogEared Books in Ames, Beaverdale Books or online at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Weekly toddler and preschool story times are held on Thursday mornings at 10:30 in the library meeting room.
Baxter Garden Club met at the Baxter Community Building April 10. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. Eleven members responded to the roll call “the plant in your garden you look forward to seeing bloom.”
Beth Simbro read the minutes for the March meeting. No additions or corrections to the minutes.
Treasurer Janet Dam man presented a journal page showing current balance.
Macy Lisk noted a form needing submitted to the state club. Required scholarship donations are due to State Treasurer by May 1. Beth made a motion to donate $30 to the ISU Horticulture scholarship and the same to the ISU Landscape Design scholarship. Seconded by Laura. Motion passed. Macy needs a check for $75 for her registration fee for the FGCI state meeting in Cedar Rapids. Janet Damman will be making a generous donation to our club of $250 funded by Thrivent, for Tea expenses.
Macy would like members to sign up for watering planters. There is also a sign
HOWARD ST. CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) Pastor Josh Burns 101 N. Locust St., Colfax Cell - 515-779-3148
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Fellowship;10:30 a.m. Worship, in person or online via YouTube
MONDAY - Pastor Josh day off
TUESDAY - 9:30 a.m. Coffee Time; 2:30 p.m. Chair Yoga
WEDNESDAY - 3:30 p.m. After school elementary youth; 6:15 ChiRho and CYF youth supper; 7:30 p.m. Youth Group
THIRD SUNDAY - 8 p.m. Elders meeting, Board meeting after church; Collect for Food Pantry
FOURTH SUNDAY - Potluck Dinner
FIFTH SUNDAY - Potluck Breakfast
FIRST MONDAY - WIC appointments
FOURTH & FIFTH TUESDAY - 3 p.m. Table of Grace
IRA UNITED CHURCH
Pastors Doug Cupples and Phil Butler
SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Church service;
Free Spring Wildflower Photography Walk
Join photographer Mike Cox for a guided photo walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Stroll the 1/2-mile Oak Savanna trail and discover spring ephemerals. These are the first wildflowers that bloom in the oak savanna. Discover how to take stunning photos as you enjoy the spring weather. Take in the beauty of wildflowers and wildlife. Any type of camera is fine for this program, including cell phone cameras.
The program will start at the Oak Savanna Trailhead. This trail
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up for our District meeting in Knoxville. A fee of $18 is due at this time.
Jasper Community Foundation Grant applications must be done online and are due by the end of April. Macy reported the small black planters are $130 for the top and $210 for the base. We don’t know if a planter at north end of Main street needs repaired or what trees may be needed for the city. Trees run from $200 to $300 and best prices are Earl May with a year guarantee. Barb would like to see black metal benches downtown in the future. Barb made a motion to apply for a grant, seconded by Betty Damman. Motion passed pending info and if Deb K. can fill out the application. Planters will be planted Saturday, May 9. Members should meet at city hall at 9 a.m. The flowers will be available for pickup at the Flower Court the end of April. Approximate cost for planters is $210 for regular planters. Beth does not know cost for veterans. One check will be needed but two receipts will be requested for expenses.
The dates for Earth Day and Arbor Day were mentioned. Members were asked to take a photo if planting a tree this spring. There was discussion regarding school kids picking up trash or doing a project for Earth Day.
Barb will have the garage sale at her home on Main Street again this year. The date is usually about June 7, but this is not confirmed. Barb already has donations from several people stored in her garage. Members are reminded to split out plants and collect items for the sale. We have an offer to sell birdhouses for a community member with the club getting a portion of the sales.
Macy attended the District President’s meeting April 7 in Indianola. She handed out an informational sheet of the meeting. Discussion was held regarding a donation to Greenfield for tree replacement after their storm devastation. Beth made a motion, seconded by Peggy to donate $50 for the tree fund. Members need to sign up for the breakfast items for district meeting,
Church Schedules
10:30 a.m. Sunday school Communion first Sunday METZ COMMUNITY CHURCH 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton Pastor David Rex 641-521-4354
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:10 a.m. Worship
Last Saturday of month - 8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Colfax Minister, Pastor Cody Dyer Church Office 674-4165
SUNDAY, April 27 - 9 a.m. Fellowship; 9:15 a.m. Bible Education Classes; 10:25 a.m. Message by Pastor Cody Dyer; 11:30 a.m. Potluck Dinner; 12:45 p.m. Business Meeting; 5 p.m. “The Well” Youth Group
TUESDAY, April 29 - 3:30 p.m. Women’s Prayer and Coffee
WEDNESDAY, April 30 - 9 a.m. Busy Bee Quilters and Fresh Encounter Prayer
SATURDAY, May 3 - 7:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast/Bible Study; 9 a.m. Women’s Ministry
The church schedule is brought to you by Coburn FUNERAL HOMES Colfax-Prairie City-Monroe 515-674-3155 www.coburnfuneralhomes.com
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
Newton, Iowa
SATURDAY - 4 p.m. Mass
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Mass
COLFAX FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
S. Locust & W. Division St. Office - 674-3782
Rev. Phil Dicks pastor
SUNDAY - 10:30 a.m. Family Worship; Sunday School
HOPE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
126 E. Howard Rev. Paul Avery, pastor Church: 674-3700 hopeassemblyofgod@yahoo.com
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. Worship
WEDNESDAY - 7 p.m. Evening Service
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
302 E. Howard St., Colfax Fr. Marty Goetz
515-674-3711
SUNDAY - 11 a.m. Mass
MINGO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Phil Dicks
515-689-4926
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship service (Sunday school not meeting at this time)
ASHTON CHAPEL
is a ½-mile loop with a gravel surface. The trail has several gradual inclines. The parking lot has a restroom. We recommend wearing pants and sturdy walking shoes. Bring a refillable water bottle and insect repellent as well.
bring plants starts to donate and pay fee tonight for attending.
Peggy has prices for five new yard of the month signs. Five for $97.89. Cindy has other vendor options and will check into costs before ordering.
Peggy handed out sheets with items needed for the tables for the Tea. Water and tea pitchers and dessert plates are needed also. Cindy reported Jill from Flower Court suggests getting small mouth quart fruit jars for vases and she will provide flowers for guests to make bouquets at tables. Members agreed this will be a good option, but will get confirmation from Jill. At least four carts are needed to transport plates. Members will set their tables on Friday at 9 a.m. April 25. We need to prepare the morning of the tea at 11 a.m. Adjourn at 8:30 p.m. with Beth serving snacks. Birthdays are Cindy, April 28. The next meeting is Saturday, May 17. Meet at 9 a.m. to carpool to Bentley Ridge Garden Center.
8887 W. 122nd St. N., Mingo Pastors: Larry Craig & Mark Eddy
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. Worship
BETHANY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter 641-227-3402
Pastor Chris Hayward
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday School (Sunday after Labor Day to second Sunday in May); 10 a.m. Sunday Worship. First Sunday communion. All are welcome. baxterbethanyucc. org
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
BAXTER Mike Mclintock, Pastor
SUNDAY - 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Awanas
WEDNESDAYS - 1st & 3rd - 6:30 p.m. Mens Bible Study 2nd & 4th - 6:30 p.m. Men’s and Womens Bible Study
THURSDAYS 10 a.m. - Womens Bible Study
BAXTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
218 S. Main, Baxter Pastor Ben Spera Church: 641-227-3382
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
WEDNESDAY - 6 p.m. Bible Study
THIRD THURSDAY of month6:30 p.m. Theology on Tap at Bea’s Place on Main Street Check us out on Facebook and baxtercongregational.com
CORNERSTONE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 1000 E. 12th St., Newton Rev. Josh Farver, pastor Phone 641-792-4650
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m. Worship
WEDNESDAY - 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study; Youth Group
HERITAGE WORD OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 102 Second St. NW, Mitchellville Pastor Dave Adams 515-967-3330
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Bible classes; 10 a.m. Worship service; 6 p.m. Evening service WEDNESDAY - 7 p.m. Evening activities
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF HOPE Capitol II Theatre in Newton SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Livestream Worship Service
MITCHELLVILLE CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES OF CHRIST 210 Third St. NW, Mitchellville Text/Voicemail 515-519-0206 SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Coffee Time; 10:30 a.m. Worship Time, in person or via YouTube Live at 1040 am WEDNESDAY - 5:30pm W.O.W Youth Group with supper provided Visit mitchellvillechristianchurch.org and follow us on Facebook
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Those attending a recent story time at the Colfax Public Library were treated to a reading by Ryan Borts, sharing his new children’s book, “Brook Looked Up.”
Something for everyone at Easter egg hunt
had racks that looked like bikes giving Patterson the idea for Colfax’s racks.
friendly business district.
“We also hope it communicates to visitors and potential future residents that our community cares about healthy and green activities like cycling,” Patterson said.
Through fundraising efforts such as a social media drive and Colfax Bingo, Colfax Main Street raised more than $1,125. Along with a $4,000 grant from the Jasper Community Foundation, they now had what they needed to make the project a reality.
Patterson received inspiration for the design of the bike racks during a visit to Story City. They
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“We chose a bike rack design that would also double as sculptural public art,” Patterson said. “The racks are in the shape of Victorian penny-farthing bicycles and are in bright primary colors. They were made by a company in Cherokee. It was great to use an Iowa made product.”
Currently, seven bike racks are installed throughout downtown with two additional racks to be added in the future. Patterson took time to study where the racks would be most useful in the area and strategically placed them in places best for users.
“We tried to get the racks near business clus-
want to seek out these old drainage district maps? Well, in addition to his interests as a historian, he was curious after speaking with a man in Reasnor who is
ters or areas where people visit where we thought they’d be useful,” Patterson aid. “We also had to work with the width of the sidewalk. There were some areas where we wanted to put a rack, but couldn’t because the sidewalk wasn’t wide enough. The good news is that our downtown isn’t too big, so you’re not too far from a rack!”
Each rack is made to have two bikes lean against either side. They also have areas to lock the bikes in if riders so choose.
“We hope amenities like bike racks make our downtown more user-friendly and welcoming,” Patterson said. “They add a lot of vibrant color and art to our downtown, too.”
doing some work on oxbow restoration with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. What did it used to look like? Where can
Protect Your Baby’s Health
track season. To start, there is a registration fee of $60, which includes a team shirt, uniform and entry fee into three track meets: the Knoxville Little Panthers Relays May 3, IRUN Meet May 11 in Indianola and Pella Track Club/Jasper County Track Youth Track and Field Meet June 13 in Pella.
The coaches suggest running shoes for practice but not basketball shoes, slip-on shoes or sandals. Racing spikes are not mandatory but can be used during competitions.
The kids need to bring a water bottle to each practice marked with their name. The practices are not mandatory and the coaches do not need to be informed if a child will not be in attendance.
“We are trying to provide opportunities for parents to know more and be able to take the reigns a little bit. We are going to help when we can but we
I find that out? These were questions the man asked Otto, and he knew just where to look — so long as it still existed.
Otto contacted the auditor’s office and found out, yes, it does exists.
“It doesn’t take me much to take it to Des Moines and find a digitization company with a scanner to do it,” Otto
can’t commit to going to meets every weekend, all summer,” Martin said. “I wanted to take the approach of being pretty low-key.”
The coaches have a list of meets available but they will not be in attendance at all of them. Kids can attend whichever ones and however many they would like. The coaches will give information on how to sign up and also which meets they will be attending to parents and guardians.
Through the process, the coaches just hope to meet their mission of providing a positive environment for student athletes to gain track and field experience, build self-confidence, make new friends and develop a lifelong enjoyment of the sport.
“I think a big thing for me is to see the future of track and field be successful,” Martin said. “It is exciting to send sixth graders into seventh grade knowing a little bit about track if they chose to be a part of the club.”
For more information, visit the Jasper County Youth Track and Field Club Facebook page.
said. “I would do it all for free. I mean if this is something you’re wanting, like if you see value in this down the line for other things, maybe we can talk about money down the road for other things.”
For now, Otto thinks it is “just a cool map” that should be preserved.
“Right now I’m just
an interested citizen,” he said.
Supervisors had no problem with Otto borrowing the district map, which has by and large outlived its original purpose but more so now exists as a historic record. At the meeting, Otto took a quick peek of the map. He was surprised it wasn’t made with blueprint paper, which is considerably more delicate.
“It’s definitely more than paper,” Otto said, feeling the edges of the map. “There’s like threads in it and stuff … But basically the engineer at the time was named Willard Byers. I think he was from Monroe. He just walked river in the winter time. He had his notes, went back to his drafting table and drew the map.” Otto realized it was the first he had ever been able to see the map in person.
“This is kind of a treat for me!” he said. “…At the end of the day, it’s an old map, it’s got an interesting image on it.”
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Colfax-Mingo
Colfax-Mingo golfers split with rival Hawks in SICL triangular
COLFAX — Colfax-Mingo’s boys golf team put its first five golfers in the top six and Lily Brenner led the Tigerhawk girls in first place, but the two teams split a South Iowa Cedar League matchup with Lynnville-Sully on April 17.
Cason Fitch and Brenner both shot 44s to win meet medalist honors in their respective matchups.
The C-M boys shot 188 and cruised past the Hawks, who carded a 220.
Des Moines Lincoln joined C-M and L-S for a girls triangular and the Railsplitters shot 209 in first place.
Lynnville-Sully (224) got a trio of career-best scores and downed short-handed Colfax-Mingo (236) for second.
Fitch’s 44 led the boys’ matchup, but Jadyn Patten (47), Shane Hostetter (48) and Jace Lewis (49) finished second, third and fifth, respectively, as the final counting scorers.
Luke Padgett (50) and Gavin Sydnes (54) had non-counting scores in sixth and eighth, respectively.
Lynnville-Sully was led by Carson Maston, who finished fourth with a 49. Des Moines Lincoln grabbed spots 2-3-4 after Brenner’s career-best 44. Maggie Brooks was the runner-up medalist with a 45.
Lynnville-Sully got a career-best 55 from Penelope Robinson, a career-best 56 from Brooke Hardeman and a 56 from Jakeira Hay to lead the way.
The Tigerhawks’ roster went only four deep on April 17 as Lily Webster, Lillie Jones, Chloe Clements, Cadence Linn and Laila Kwaskiewicz did not play. Some were at soccer. Others were at the track and field meet.
Faith Allen (58), Dakota Allen (65) and Emily Dyer (69) had the other
The other scoring golfers were Jones (66), Linn (67) and Faith Allen (68). Clements (73) and Kwaskiewicz (84) posted non-counting scores.
It was a career-best score for Linn and Kwaskiewicz made her prep debut.
North Mahaska’s Aly Steil was the meet medalist with a 45. Her teammate, Jocelyn Pinkerton, and BGM’s Averee Krebill carded 52s.
Fitch, Padgett and Patten all led the C-M boys with 46s. It was a career best for both Padgett and Patten.
The other counting score came from Hostetter (53) and Sydnes (59) and Lewis (62) turned in non-counting scores.
BGM’s Robby Tometich and North Mahaska’s Jaxon VanDerVeer both shot 41 as the top two finishers.
Improved Tigerhawks place fifth at Woodward-Granger WOODWARD — The last time Colfax-Mingo’s boys had a player average better than 90 was 2019.
Baxter golfers finish third at ISC triangular
CONRAD — Charlie Maher set a new school record and tied for second overall during an Iowa Star Conference road triangular on April 17.
The Bolts finished third as a team at Oakwood Golf Course. Host BCLUW won the meet with a 164 and North Tama (188) edged Baxter (189) by one stroke for second. Maher carded a career-best and school-record 40 to lead the Bolts, while Stadan Vansice (48), Colten Damman (48) and Hudson Bethards (53) had the other counting scores.
Treyton Travis (54) and Masyn Titus (60) turned in non-counting scores.
BCLUW’s Adam Frank won medalist honors with a 38. His teammate, Nate Bishop, tied Maher for second and North Tama’s Maddox Rausch shot 42 in fourth.
There also was a girls ISC triangular at South Hardin Recreation Center in Union on April 17, but Baxter’s results were unavailable at press time.
BCLUW won the meet with a 194. North Tama was second with a 210 and Baxter finished third with a 232.
Koehler wins medalist in Baxter girls win at Iowa Falls
IOWA FALLS — Karlee Koehler earned medalist honors and the Baxter girls golf team edged Iowa Falls-Alden during a road triangular on April 15.
The Bolts shot 240 to win the meet at the par 36 Meadow Hills Golf Course. The host Cadets shot 245 in second and Colo-NESCO did not have enough golfers for a team score.
Koehler’s 49 led the way for Baxter, while Hannah Huffaker (60), Caydence Sulzle (65) and Ashlee Herr (66) had the other counting scores. Luci Kucera (69) turned in a non-counting score.
Iowa Falls-Alden’s Montana Theis was the runner-up medalist with a 52. The Royals placed their three golfers in the first seven positions but four are needed for a team score.
counting scores.
Tigerhawks finish third in SICL triangular COLFAX — Brenner finished in the top five during Colfax-Mingo’s home triangular on April 14.
But the Tigerhawks were third in both the girls and boys competition against North Mahaska and BGM at Colfax Country Club.
North Mahaska won the girls meet with a 224, while BGM finished second with a 229 and Colfax-Mingo was third with a 257.
On the boys’ side, BGM (171) edged North Mahaska (175) to win, while Colfax-Mingo shot a 191 in third. Brenner led the C-M girls with a 56. That was good enough for fifth.
It took the Tigerhawks one 18-hole meet to get under 90 this season and a trio of golfers led C-M during a sixteam tournament hosted by Woodward-Granger on April 15.
Fitch (87), Patten (87) and Padgett (89) all posted career-best scores, but the Tigerhawks finished fifth with a 366 at Woodward Golf Club. It was Patten’s 18-hole prep debut and Padgett’s only 18hole meet last season produced a score of 129.
The final counting score came from Hostetter (103) and Sydnes (105) and Lewis (110) had non-counting scores. It was the 18-hole varsity debuts for Sydnes and Lewis.
Woodward-Granger’s Landon Chambers was the meet medalist with a 77 and his teammate, Casey Foster, carded a 78.
Vansice leads Baxter boys at Iowa-Falls-Alden IOWA FALLS — Vansice led the Baxter boys during a road triangular on April 15.
But the Bolts didn’t have enough to down host Iowa Falls-Alden at Highland Golf Club. Baxter shot 207 and was well clear of Colo-NESCO (241), but the Cadets won the meet with a 176.
Vansice led the Bolts with a 47, while Travis carded a career-best 51. Bethards (53) and Maher (56) posted the other counting scores, while Damman turned in a non-counting 63.
Kale Kalous led Iowa Falls-Alden and earned medalist honors with a 34. Karsen Kalous was the runner-up medalist with a 44.
C-M soccer stays unbeaten after busy week on pitch
By Troy Hyde Sports Editor
When Payton Carkhuff is not playing soccer on the pitch, she might be seen shooting hoops on the hardwood.
Those two sports meshed together on April 19 when Carkhuff was tasked with a oneon-one defensive assignment against Colfax-Mingo’s Meadow Lane, who entered the Newton Cardinal Invitational with 19 goals in six matches this spring.
Carkhuff slowed Lane down enough to force a draw against the Tigerhawks and the Newton girls soccer team blasted Benton Community in the third and final match of the three-team Round Robin tournament at H.A. Lynn Stadium.
“She was tough. She’s a good player, but I forced her to her weak side and we did enough to slow her down,” Carkhuff said about the tough assignment.
“It was the first time I’ve had to do that. I wasn’t as tired as I thought I’d be, but I felt it more
in the second game.”
Carkhuff is an offensive player for the Cardinals, but without Alex Garvis in the lineup for the first time in her career, Newton head girls soccer coach Susan Altemeier and her staff decided putting an athletic basketball player on a prolific scorer was the best option, and it worked for most of the 60-minute match.
Lane scored the Tigerhawks’ only goal of the match on a penalty kick in the 58th minute to force the tie and eventual draw.
Colfax-Mingo stayed unbeaten for the season after its 7-1 win over Benton in the second match of the tournament.
“Newton was solid today, and they took one of their best offensive players and marked Meadow the entire game,” Colfax-Mingo head girls soccer coach Zach Tomas said. “Us coaches have to find a way to get her more involved in that situation.”
Newton downed the Bobcats, 9-0, in the finale and Sophia
Coady led the way with a pair of hat tricks in each half.
The Cardinals (4-4-1) jumped out to an early lead against the Tigerhawks after Coady started her big day with a goal in the 22nd minute. She tapped in the ball after C-M keeper Emmalyn
Buchman batted the ball in the air on the Cardinals’ initial shot attempt.
Colfax-Mingo out-shot Newton 11-8 and had a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal. But it took the visitors nearly the entire match to score a goal.
Lane’s penalty kick with 2:35 to play in the match was set up by a Newton hand ball inside the box.
Altemeier said the decision to put more of an offensive player on Lane came down to having the ability to stay strong on the defensive end of the pitch.
“Without Garvis in there, we had to go a different direction,” Altemeier said. “Normally, we’d pull a defender in there to man mark, but we couldn’t sacrifice, in the event that (Carkhuff) got beat, not having another defensive player back there.
“(Carkhuff) plays basketball and is athletic. We told her it’s just like basketball. We didn’t want (Lane) to have free space. And it got into (Lane’s) head. She shut her down.” Buchman made four saves for Colfax-Mingo (6-0-2), while Newton’s Addy Cibula stopped five Tigerhawk shots on goal. Cibula now ranks third in Class 2A with 75 saves.
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Colfax-Mingo sophomore Macie Porter (36) shoots the ball up the field against Newton in the Cardinals’ home tournament on April 19.
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Brenner chips onto the No. 2 green at Colfax Country Club during a home triangular on April 17.
Brenner earned medalist honors with a career-best 44.
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Colfax-Mingo junior Cason Fitch earned meet medalist with a 44 during a home matchup with Lynnville-Sully on April 17. The Tigerhawks put five golfers in the top six and downed the Hawks by 32 strokes.
Bolts sweep Dave Robinson Relays
Baxter boys win at home, C-M finishes fourth
Jasper County Tribune
NEVADA — Matt Richardson won a pair of distance races, the Bolts doubled up in five individual events and the Baxter boys track and field team won another team title at the Dave Robinson Relays on April 17.
The Bolts scored 151 points at the top of the standings. Colfax-Mingo, which claimed four wins, placed third with 103 points.
Lynnville-Sully (133) finished between the Bolts and Tigerhawks for second and the rest of the nine-team field included Collins-Maxwell (89), Colo-NESCO (82), BGM (72), GMG (45), Coon Rapids-Bayard (40) and Meskwaki Settlement School (15).
Richardson won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs to lead the Bolts and Richardson and Max Handorf placed 1-2 in the 1,600 and 3-4 in the 400. Carter Smith was the discus winner with a throw of 128 feet, 4 inches. He also was third in the shot put with a toss of 42-6 3/4.
Eli Dee won the long jump and matched a career best with a leap of 199, Handorf (10:16.51) won the 3,200 and Richardson ran to a victory in the 800 with a career-best 2:05.56.
Richardson (4:40.09) and Handorf (4:41.69) were 1-2 in the 1,600, Maddux Tuhn posted a career-best time of 2:15.84 to place fifth in the 800 and Lincoln Betterton was second in the 200 and 110 high hurdles.
Betterton (23.99) and Derek Rominger (career-best 26.63) placed 2-6 in the 200, Richardson (53.6) and Handorf (55.67) posted career-best times to go 3-4 in the 400 and Betterton’s second-place time in the 110 highs was 16.86.
Logan Rainsbarger finished fourth in the 100 in a career-best 12.27 and James Esqueda (career-best 5-4) and Dee (5-4) were 4-6 in the high jump.
The Bolts won the sprint medley relay in a season-best 1:39.83 with Coy Mergen, Dee, Rainsbarger and Richardson.
They also placed third in the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 relays.
The 4x100 relay team featured Betterton, Dee, Mergen and Rainsbarger and they finished in a season-best 46.66.
Esqueda, Cody Travis, Tuhn and Handorf finished the 4x400 in a season-best 3:47.37 and the 4x800 team of Hayden Burdess, Aiden Chugg, Rominger and Austin England placed third in a season-best 10:41.94.
Chase Trotter and Xavier Woods were part of three wins for the Tigerhawks. Trotter won the 200 in 23.98, Woods posted a leap of 6-0 to win the high jump and Trotter, Wyatt Thornton, Izaiah Lewis and Woods won the 4x400 relay in a season-best 3:40.76.
The final win for Colfax-Mingo came in the 4x800 relay. The quartet of Mario Rodriguez, Nathan Endersbe, Joseph Grimm and Willie Fitzgerald posted a winning time of 9:54.5. Trotter claimed C-M’s lone second-place finish as he grabbed the silver medal in the long jump with a career-best leap of 19-5.
Sullivan Wilkins posted career-best times in the 400 and 1,600. He was third in the 1,600 in 5:00.6 and placed sixth in the 400 in 58.63.
Wilkins (11:06.37) also took fourth in the 3,200, Isaiah Baucom (37-7 1/2) placed fifth in the shot put, Tony Buenrostro (12.43) was fifth in the 100 and Woods (1:03.34) finished sixth in the 400 hurdles.
Colfax-Mingo also placed third in the 4x200 with Woods, Thornton, Buenrostro and Trotter. The foursome finished the race in a season-best 1:37.43.
Bolts claim team title at home meet BAXTER — A big night on the oval by Richardson and Handorf and a pair of top-two finishes by Smith catapulted the Baxter boys to the meet championship at the annual Baxter Bolt Coed Invitational on April 14.
The Bolts registered five wins and 13 top-three finishes and scored 125.5 points at the top of the standings on a cold and windy spring night.
South Hardin (104) also cleared 100 points in second and the rest of the top five included West Marshall (84), Colfax-Mingo (67) and Colo-NESCO
Russell, Hosbond lead area girls at Baxter coed
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NEVADA — The Baxter girls track and field team won just three events on April 17 during the Dave Robinson Relays.
But the Bolts piled up 17 top-three finishes and claimed their first meet championship since 2021 after scoring 164.5 points at Nevada High School.
Colfax-Mingo was held out of the win column but finished second and third three times each. The Tigerhawks scored 101 points in fourth.
“It was a total team effort,” Baxter head girls track and field coach Josh Russell said. “We scored in all 19 events. I’m just so proud and happy for the girls and their performances. They competed hard all night long and stepped up every time they were challenged.”
Collins-Maxwell (127) edged Lynnville-Sully (120) for second in the nineteam field. Coon Rapids-Bayard (85.5), BGM (39), GMG (28), host Colo-NESCO (28) and Meskwaki Settlement School (18) finalized the field.
Camryn Russell claimed all three Baxter wins. She won the 100-meter hurdles in 17.18 seconds, grabbed a win in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 1 inch and set a new school record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1 minute, 9.67 seconds.
The 400 hurdles time ranks 10th in Class 1A.
“Camryn beat the Bear girl from Meskwaki who qualified for the state meet last year,” Coach Russell said.
The Bolts doubled up in the 100, 200, 400, 100 hurdles and the 400 hurdles. They also went 2-3 in the 100, 200 and 400 and placed 1-2 in the 100 hurdles.
Sydnee Hibbs (13.94) edged Russell (13.97) for second in the 100, Avery Wonders (28.56) and Hibbs (29.29) finished 2-3 in the 200 and Wonders (1:04.4) and Kendall Brummel (1:08.28) both set career-best times in going 2-3 in the 400.
Grace Anderegg was just behind Russell in the 100 hurdles. She finished second in a career-best 17.79. and Brummel was third in the 400 hurdles in 1:15.52.
Callie Cross registered career-best throws in both the shot put and discus and placed in both for the first time in her career. She was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 30-9 1/4 and placed fifth in the discus with a heave of 72-3. Wonders (4-10) finished third in the high jump and Gwen Tichy posted a career-best time 2:51.11 and placed fifth in the 800.
Makayla True was top four in both the 1,500 and 3,000. She finished third in the 1,500 in a career-best 5:33.49 and took fourth in the 3,000 in a career-best 12:00.03.
The Bolts also were second in the 4x800 and sprint medley relays and finished third in the 4x400 and shuttle hurdle relays.
Piper Redman, Tichy, Zoey Gliem and Kamdyn Krampe finished second in the 4x800 in 11:55.33 and Alyvia Burdess, Rossi Swihart, Hibbs and Tichy placed second in the sprint medley relay in 2:08.22.
Burdess, Tichy, Redman and Wonders took third in the 4x400 in 4:42.97 and the shuttle hurdle relay team of Brummel, Swihart, Krampe and Anderegg was third in a season-best 1:16.55.
“We opened up a few people in individual events and they ran further than we’ve asked them to run so far,” Coach Russell said.
“We asked girls to step up in relays that were new to them, too.”
The Tigerhawks placed second in a pair of field events. Trinity Smith (15-5) was second in the long jump and Grace Hunsberger (5-0) took second in the high jump.
Colfax-Mingo doubled up in the shot put, discus and long jump. Lexie Aller (30-0 1/2) and Emma Cook (30-5 1/4) were 3-5 in the shot put and Lily Arndt (85-0) and Britney Keeney (81-8) finished 3-4 in the discus.
Krissy Snow joined Smith in the top six of the long jump as she placed sixth with a leap of 12-11. Smith collected fourth in the 400 hurdles in 1:17.44, Ashlynn Hosbond (12:11.04) was fifth in the 3,000 and Jessa Purdie (18.72) took fifth in the 100 hurdles.
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From left: Baxter sophomore Max Handorf, Colfax-Mingo junior Sullivan Wilkins and Baxter senior Matt Richardson compete in the 3,200-meter run at the Baxter Bolt Coed Invitational on April 14. Richardson won the race, Handorf finished second and Wilkins was fifth.
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Colfax-Mingo freshman Chase Trotter competes in the high jump at the Baxter Bolts Coed Invitational on April 14. Trotter helped the Tigerhawks win the 4x200-meter relay and placed second in the 200.
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Baxter junior Camryn Russell won the long jump at the Bolts’ home meet on April 14 and took first place in the 100-meter hurdles to lead her team to a fourth-place team finish.
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Colfax-Mingo freshman Ashlynn Hosbond, left, and Baxter senior Zoey Gliem com-
during the Bolts’ home meet on April 14.
Hosbond (5:34.02) and Laila Kwaskiewicz (career-best 6:09.87) were 4-6 in the 1,500, Purdie registered a career-best 30.87 in the 200 and placed sixth and Mallory Sipma finished sixth in the 800 in 2:52.18.
The Tigerhawks were second in the distance medley relay. The team of Purdie, Karmylia Snyder, Smith and Hosbond hit the finish line in a season-best 4:52.43.
C-M’s 4x200 relay team of Snow, Katelyn Steenhoek, Aubrey VanderSchoor and Snyder took third in 2:05.36.
Bolts place fourth, Tigerhawks sixth in Baxter’s home meet BAXTER — Camryn Russell won two individual events, the Bolts’ shuttle hurdle relay team posted a season-best winning time and the Baxter girls finished fourth the Baxter Bolt Coed Invitational on April 14. The Bolts’ first home meet of the season was shortened due to weather. They did not have the 4x100 or 4x400 relays and a strong wind prevented most athletes from posting season-best times.
Baxter scored 88.5 points in fourth and Colfax-Mingo finished sixth with 72 points. South Hardin won the meet championship with 122 and Ankeny Christian (102.5) edged West Marshall (101) in
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second. BCLUW (86.5) was fifth and the rest of the 10-team field included Saydel (30), Colo-NESCO (15), Southeast Warren (12) and BGM (9.5).
“Last night was about battling the weather and competing for places more than the times that were ran,” Coach Russell said. “Knowing that, we had quite a few girls who out-performed their seeds. A lot of our girls are starting to see what it takes to be competitive, and the performances they want to get will be there as long as the practice efforts continue. Overall, it was a good night competing against some good, quality teams.”
Hosbond registered the Tigerhawks’ lone win, but Col-
Both teams were missing at least one key player from its roster.
Garvis injured her knee in the Cardinals’ win over Albia on April 17 and could be out a significant amount of time.
Lily Webster, a starting forward, was absent for the Tigerhawks due to a wrestling event. She also missed the team’s road win over Fort Dodge on April 17.
Colfax-Mingo trailed 1-0 against Benton, too.
The Bobcats (1-5) scored in the 3rd minute before Victoria Woods tied the match with a goal off a nifty crosser from Lane.
It was only the sixth goal Colfax-Mingo has allowed in eight matches this season.
“We are not always perfect,” said veteran defender Lilyan Hadsall, who had one assist against Benton. “We own the mistakes as a team and just move on. We win as a team and lose as a team and we keep after it no matter what the score is.”
It stayed 1-1 through the first half, and Baxter’s Ashlyn Finch gave the Tigerhawks a lead in the 38th minute.
That goal came directly off a corner kick from Woods.
Woods, who left the Newton match with 13:50 to play due to an injury, had two goals in the win and
now has five goals this spring.
fax-Mingo registered five topthree finishes. Russell opened her night with a win in the long jump. She won the event with a leap of 16-1 1/2. Russell also won the 100 hurdles in 18.54 seconds.
The winning shuttle hurdle relay team featured Wonders, Krampe, Brummel and Anderegg and they won the race in 1:17.73.
Wonders was part of both of Baxter’s runner-up finishes. She was second in the high jump with a leap of 4-6.
The 4x200 relay team of Burdess, True, Wonders and Hibbs placed second in 2:02.28.
Brummel and Hibbs registered the Bolts’ two third-place finishes. Brummel was third in the 400 hurdles in 1:17.22 and Hibbs (14.59) and Russell (14.71) went 3-4 in the 100.
Hibbs (32.26) and Krampe (32.51) also were 5-6 in the 200 and True placed fifth in the 3,000 with a time of 13:13.6 and was sixth in the 800 in 2:53.
Hosbond’s win for Colfax-Mingo came in the 1,500. She won the race in 5:34.99. Hosbond also placed third in the 3,000 in 11:54.52.
Smith was the runner-up in the 400 hurdles. She posted a time of 1:16.23 and finished third in the long jump with a leap of 14-6.
Cook (30-4) and Aller (289) finished 3-5 in the shot put, Hunsberger (4-6) was fourth in the high jump and Purdie (19.61) took sixth in the 100 hurdles.
“It was open most of the game,” Woods said about the crossing pass to the backside of the net. “As soon as Meadow dribbles to the corner, it opens up and I knew where I had to go.
“You just have to be in the right spot because Meadow will make the right decision for us. If she doesn’t have a good opportunity to shoot, she’s good at that crossing pass.”
Lane tallied a hat trick in the second half.
She scored in the 31st minute, 47th minute and 50th minute to put the Tigerhawks in front 6-1 and Finch added her second goal of the match and season in the 55th minute to close out the win. Lane also dished out three assists.
Lane is up to 23 goals this season, which ranks tied for the most in the state. She also has a teambest six assists.
Buchman made two saves against the Bobcats and now has 13 saves this spring.
“Benton was a good bounce back for us,” Tomas said. “We got the momentum back and did a lot of good things.”
Colfax-Mingo trailed 1-0 in both games on April 19 and also fell behind 1-0 in the win over Van Meter.
The Tigerhawks scored eight goals in the second half of their 10-0 win over Albia and put in three second-half goals in a 4-0 win over Williamsburg earlier this season, too.
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Ankeny Christian Academy (52), BCLUW (48), Saydel (42.5), BGM (37.5) and Southeast Warren (37.5) finalized the 10-team field.
Smith won the discus with a career-best toss of 148-6. He also was the runner-up in the shot put with a career-best 44-9.
Richardson was part of four wins to lead the Bolts on the track. He won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 and anchored the distance medley relay to a win.
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Max Handorf was in the same four events and took second in both the 800 and 3,200 and was third in the 1,600. Richardson won the 800 in a 2:07.19. Handorf was the runner-up in a career-best 2:08.88. They also went 1-2 in the 3,200 with Richardson winning in 10:11.02 and Handorf taking second in 10:13.35. Richardson won the 1,600 in 4:44.53 and Handorf was third in 4:49.31. The coed meet ended after the 1,600 due to weather. There was not a 4x100 or 4x400 relay. The Bolts’ final win came in the distance medley relay. The foursome of Betterton, Rainsbarger, Handorf and Richard-
on both goals today,” Tomas said. “We also have to clean up some of that, and they can be big momentum swings.
“We don’t talk about wanting to be down early. But they seem to play OK when they are down. That’s a testament to the girls not letting it impact them from that point on.”
Colfax-Mingo 2, Grinnell 2 COLFAX — Colfax-Mingo remained unbeaten, but the Tigerhawks earned a draw against Grinnell on April 14. Lane and Woods each scored one goal and Buchman made two saves, but Colfax-Mingo couldn’t hold a halftime lead during a 2-2 tie.
Grinnell (2-3-2) scored both of its goals in the second half. Katelyn Sieck scored both goals for the Tigers and Maryn Sherman had nine saves.
Colfax-Mingo had a 16-6 advantage in shots and a 7-2 surplus in shots on goal.
Colfax-Mingo 1, Fort Dodge 0 FORT DODGE — Bianca Lane’s first-half goal from 30 yards out held up during the Tigerhawks’ 1-0 win over Fort Dodge on April 17.
Colfax-Mingo stayed unbeaten on Bianca Lane’s third goal of the season.
The Tigerhawks posted their fourth shutout and are outscoring opponents 39-6 this spring. Fort Dodge (0-3) has been outscored 120.
son won the race in 3:53.45. Colfax-Mingo’s lone win came in the 4x200 relay. The group of Woods, Thornton, Buenrostro and Trotter finished first in 1:38.83. Woods also was second in the high jump with a season-best leap of 6-0. Trotter finished second in the 200 with a time of 25.6 seconds. Baxter’s shuttle hurdle relay team placed second in 1:11.37. That foursome was Betterton, Esqueda, Dee and Rainsbarger. Dee competed in both the long jump and high jump and set career-best marks in both. He was third in the long jump with a leap of 19-9 and took fourth in the high jump with a mark of 5-8. Tuhn made his debut in the 400 and placed third in 57.45 and Betterton (17.37) and Rainsbarger (17.43) finished 3-4 in the 110 high hurdles. Dee and Rainsbarger went head-to-head in the 200 and were separated by .5 seconds. Dee was fifth in a career-best 26.57 and Rainsbarger finished sixth in 26.62.
Wilkins gave the Tigerhawks points in three events. He was fourth in the 1,600 in 5:08.37, placed fifth in the 3,200 in 10:52.7 and ended up sixth in the 400 in 58.71. Thornton was fourth in the 400 hurdles in 1:00.92 and placed fifth in the 110 highs in 18.4. Woods registered a fifthplace finish in the 400 hurdles in 1:01.26.
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the Dave Robinson Relays on April 17.
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Snyder compete in a relay during the Bolts’ home meet on April 14.
