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The
Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday,
January 17, 2006 | |
Hawks outlast Osky, claim CR Jefferson Invite title |
The past two Saturday's have been an excellent test for the West Delaware Hawk wrestling team.
After taking third in the team race at the Benton Community Tournament (Jan. 7) the Hawks claimed the Cedar Rapids Jefferson Invitational title this past Saturday by six points over a very good Oskaloosa team.
There were teams from Fort Madison to Ft. Dodge in the tournament which had some 36 ranked wrestlers and four ranked teams.
The Hawks placed three wrestlers in the finals and crowned one champion in Zach McCool (130-pounds).
Dustin Jaeger (152) and Nate Lahr (160) were the Hawks other finalists, both wrestled extremely good individuals and lost close matches.
In winning the tournament the Hawks scored 156 points to 150 for Oskaloosa. Waverly-Shell Rock placed third with 149 points.
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The Hawks Zach McCool (top photo) pins his opponent from Bettendorf during the first period, Zach went on to claim the 130-pound championship at CR Jefferson. Dustin Jaeger (bottom photo) won his 100th career match during action at the CR Jefferson Invitational last Saturday where the Hawks claimed the team title. KEN BOESENBERG - Press |
The first two rounds of the tournament went a long way in the end towards the team championship. The Hawks did not lose a first round match and advanced seven wrestlers to the semi-finals with three making it to the finals.
Final team standings
1. West Delaware 156, 2. Oskaloosa 150, 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 149, 4. Fort Madison 141.5, 5. Bettendorf 128, 6. Fort Dodge 124, 7. Clinton 123, 8. Humboldt 112, 9. Davenport West 96.5, 10. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 81.5, 11. Davenport Central 68, 12. Boone 66.5, 13, Marshalltown 54, 14. Dubuque Hempstead 40, 15. Waterloo East 6, 16. Dubuque Wahlert 0.
Championship matches
103: Tommy Mirocha (DC) dec. Alex Gonzales (Clin) 8-2; 112: Matt Boyington (Hum) dec. Max Mayfield (DC) 3-1; 119: Russell Weakley (FM) dec. Mike Mille (WSR) 3-1; 125: Grant Ruge (FD) dec. Kyle Doherty (FM) 8-4; 130: Zach McCool (WD) dec. Tanner Kampen (Hum) 7-2; 135: Derek Moyer (O) dec. Luke Satern (Hum) 4-3; 140: Jacob Groth (Mar) dec. Khyle Cox (WSR) 4-0; 145: Matt Ballweg (WSR) pinned Justin Kinzer (DW) 2:37; 152: Jake Kerr (O) dec. Dustin Jaeger (WD) 4-0; 160: Riley Linder (FD) dec. Nate Lahr (WD) 5-2; 171: Anthony Losasso (Bett) dec. Byron Tate (Clin) 6-5; 189: Gordon Johnson (FM) dec. Jordan Smith (Hum) 11-4; 215: Eric Thompson (WSR) dec. Drew Helt (FM) 6-4; 275: Ben Boothby (Clin) dec. Josh Curry (O) 9-4.
On Thursday night the Hawks traveled to Maquoketa for a WaMaC Conference double dual with the host Cardinals and the Marion Indians.
The Hawks were very impressive in both of the duals as they topped Marion 53-16 and Maquoketa 54-19.
The two wins upped the Hawks WaMaC record to 6-0. They will have a chance to up that mark to 7-0 when they host South Tama this Thursday night at 6:00 p.m.
Hawks 53, Marion 16
103: Nathan Vaske (WD) won by fall over Kris Thompson at 1:20; 112: Shawn Flanagann (WD) lost a 9-0 dec. to Kyle Thompson; 119: Jason Lux (WD) won by fall over Cory Mohling at 3:15; 125: Nick Ketchum (WD) won by fall over Adam Spear at 5:10; 130: Zach McCool (WD) won by fall over Alex Conwary at 1:55; 135: Adam Rave (WD) lost a 2-1 dec. to Jow Swanson; 140: Zach Boss (WD) lost an 11-5 dec. to Mike McVeay ; 145: Tyler Manternach (WD) lost by fall to Zach Blazek at 1:04; 152: Dustin Jaeger WD) won by tech fall, 16-0, over Tyler Immerfall; 160: Nate Lahr (WD) won a 5-0 dec. over Tytler Hillsheim; 171: Jamie Vaske (WD) won by fall over Andrew Kelley at 3:26; 189: Tony Marbach (WD) won by fall over Josh Ster at 3:22; 215: Steve Broghammer (WD) won a 2-1 dec. over Kody Bellach; 275: Paul Broghammer (WD) won by fall over Eric D'Hooge at 2:59.
Hawks 54, Maquoketa 19
103: Nathan Vaske (WD) won by fall over Zak Mohr at 1:35; 112: Shawn Flanagann (WD) lost by fall to Casey Stuart at :46; 119: Jason Lux (WD) lost by fall to Daron Fugslang at 3:32; 125: Nick Ketchum (WD) won by fall over Logan Springer at 3:49; 130: Zach McCool (WD) won by fall over Aaron Helser at 1:21; 135: Adam Rave (WD) lost a 13-3 dec. to Billy Kirk; 140: Zach Boss (WD) won by forfeit; 145: Tyler Manternach (WD)won a 10-6 dec. over Andrew Koppe ; 152: Dustin Jaeger WD) won by fall over Josh Breeden at 2:39; 160: Nate Lahr (WD) won by forfeit; 171: Jamie Vaske (WD) won by fall over Johnathan Nelson at 1:18; 189: Tony Marbach (WD) won a 3-0 dec. over Adam Pape; 215: Steve Broghammer (WD) won by fall over Andrew McNamme at 2:54; 275: Paul Broghammer (WD) lost a 4-1 dec. to Dan Duhme.
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The Hawks Ashley Hood scores on a lay-up against Marion. The Hawks came from behind to defeat the Indians last Tuesday night before downing long time rival Vinton in Manchester on Friday night. KEN BOESENBERG - Press |
Two big WaMaC Conference home wins last week has given the West Delaware girls basketball team the lead in the WaMaC Conference East Division.
The Hawks are 7-6 overall and 5-1 in the East Division of the conference.
On Tuesday night the Hawks got off to a slow start against Marion but put together a huge defensive effort over the final two periods to emerge with a hard fought 54-51 win.
Junior Katie Wessels scored nine of her game high 19 points during the first quarter to keep the Hawks in the game.
Jackie Mullis and Jenny Hood each scored seven points for the Hawks. |
Marion led 18-12 at the end of the first quarter.
The Indians outscored the Hawks 12-5 over the first four and a half minutes of the second quarter to take a commanding 30-17 lead.
It was at that point the Hawks found their stride. By the end of the quarter they had cut the Marion lead to just eight points, 34-26.
The Hawks just kept inching closer and finally got to within three points on back-to-back baskets by Katie Wessels as the third quarter came to an end.
The Hawks took their first lead, 47-46, on a driving lay-up by Jenny Hood with 4:26 left in the game.
Marion tied the score at 49-49 with 2:13 left but the Hawks scored the next five points to take a 54-49 lead and hung on for the three-point victory.
Game stats
vs. Marion
Field goals: WD 20-50-40%, M 21-54-39%; free throws: WD 12-19-63%, M 3-12-25%; assists: WD 14 (M. Wessels 2, Hahn 3, Mullis 2, K. Wessels 1, Conrad 1, J. Hood 1, A. Hood 4); rebounds: WD 36 (Heiar 1, M. Wessels 3, Hahn 2, Mullis 5, K. Wessels 11, Conrad 4, J. Hood 5, A. Hood 1, Hutton 4), M 32; steals: WD 13 (Heiar 3, Mullis 2, K. Wessels 5, J. Hood 2, A. Hood 1); turnovers: WD 18, M 18; Scoring: Kathryn Heiar 4, Megan Wessels 3, Samantha Hahn 5, Jackie Mullis 7, Katie Wessels 19, Sam Conrad 3, Jenny Hood 7, Ashley Hood 3, Kadie Hutton 3.
On Friday night the Hawks hosted Vinton Shellsburg and handed the Vikings a 29-point, 72-43 loss.
West Delaware raced out to a 25-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and increased that lead to 39-21 by half time.
A big third quarter put the game out of reach as all 12 players that got in the game broke into the scoring column.
Game stats
vs. Vinton
Field goals: WD 26-45-58%, V 17-44-39%; free throws: WD 15-26-58%, V 6-7-86%; assists: WD 22 (HAhn 4, Mullis 2, Heiserman 6, K. Wessels 1, Conrad 3, J. Hood 3, A. Hood 2, Allison 1); rebounds: WD 25 (Heiar 1, M. Wessels 3, Hahn 1, Mullis 3, Heiserman 3, K. Wessels 3, Conrad 4, J. Hood 2, A. Hood 2, Lechtenberg 3); steals: WD 11 (Heiar 2, M. Wessels 1, Hahn 3, Mullis 1, K. Wessels 2, A. Hood 2); scoring: Kathryn Heiar 5, Megan Wessels 13, Samantha Hahn 4, Jackie Mullis 5, Katlyn Heiserman 2, Katie Wessels 17, Sam Conrad 4, Jenny Hood 5, Ashley Hood 8, Emily Heffernen 2, Ashlee Allison 2, Angie Lechtenberg 5. |
The West Delaware boys team started the week with an impressive 68-60 overtime win over a very strong Decorah Viking team in Manchester.
For most of the game the Hawks fought an uphill battle. They trailed 18-12 at the end of the first quarter and 33-26 on a three-point basket by Decorah at the buzzer.
The Hawks had three players score in double figures, led by sophomore BJ Hermsen with 26 points. Brett Manternach tallied 18 and Eric Crawford tossed in 11.
Hermsen also pulled down 12 rebounds while Crawford handed out a team high 8 assists.
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Three Hawks, left to right, Tony Brown, Brett Manternach and Phil Keppler contest a shot by a Decorah player during the Hawks huge 68-60 overtime win over the Vikings in Manchester last Monday night. KEN BOESENBERG - Press |
By the end of the third quarter the Hawks faced a 12-point deficit, 47-35.
The Hawks were still down by 10 points with 6:06 left in the game when they went on a 10-0 run to knot the score at 51-51.
West Delaware got its first lead of the game when Eric Crawford nailed a long three-pointer to make the score 56-55.
Decorah managed to tie the score on a last second shot to end regulation, 59-59.
In the overtime Decorah scored the first point but never scored again as the Hawks ran off nine unanswered points to pick up the important win.
Game stats
vs. Decorah
Field goals: WD 29-66-43.9%; free throws: WD 8-14-57.1%; assists: WD 24 (Boom 2, Brown 3, Hermsen 2, E. Crawford 8, Cole 5, C. Crawford 2, Manternach 2); steals: WD 8 (Boom 2, Hermsen 2, E. Crawford 2, Manternach 2); blocked shots: WD 8 (Hermsen 1, Manternach 7); rebounds: WD 36 (Boom 4, Brown 3, Hermsen 12, Cole 3, Keppler 2, C. Crawford 1, Manternach 11); turnovers: WD 11; scoring: Tony Brown 6, BJ Hermsen 26, Eric Crawford 11, Austin Cole 2, Phil Keppler 2, Chris Crawford 3, Brett Manternach 18.
Following their big win over Decorah on Monday night the Hawks had to travel to Marion on Tuesday night for a tough WaMaC contest.
The Hawks never found their legs after expending so much energy the night before as they fell to the Indians by a score of 60-43.
The Hawks trailed 15-9 at the end of the first quarter and 32-20 at the half.
The third quarter nine-point deficit left Marion with a 21-point lead heading into the final eight minutes of action.
Game stats
vs. Marion
Field goals: WD 15-41-36.6%;free throws: WD 11-15-73.3%; assists: WD 17 (Boom 3, Brown 2, E. Crawford 4, Cole 3, Keppler 1, C. Crawford 2, Manternach 1, Hardin 1); steals: WD 4 (Hermsen 32, C. Crawford 1, Manternach 1); blocked shots: WD 7 (Hermsen 5, Manternach 2); rebounds: WD 22 (Boom 1, Brown 2, Hermsen 5, E. Crawford 1, Blosinger 1, Manternach 4). |
Maquoketa Valley boys top CPU, EB |
Maquoketa Valley guard Brett Huber gets off a jump shot over the outstretched arms of an East Buchanan defender last Friday night in Delhi. KEN BOESENBERG - Press |
The Maquoketa Valley Wildcat boys got off to a fast start, 20-9 at the end of the first quarter, to defeat Center Point Urbana, 58-47, last Tuesday night.
Brett Huber canned four of five three-point shots and led the Cats in scoring with 21 points. Donny Nordmann was the only other Wildcat to score in double figures with 12 points.
The Cats took a 29-18 lead at the half. The two teams played an even second half, each scoring 29 points.
“We were really pleased with the heart our kids showed. We were able to win on a night when we weren't as sharp offensively as we wanted to be. |
We have been stressing how important the first four minutes of each half is and our kids came out strong in the first quarter. We knew the Pointers would not go away because of hard they play. Our kids stepped to the line late in the game and hit some big free throws,” commented Coach Scott Kregel.
Game stats
vs. CPU
Field goals: MV 17-46-37%, CPU 19-52-36.5%; free throws: MV 18-25-72%, CPU 7-15-46.7%; assists: MV 11 (Roling 1, Dircks 4, Huber 4, Lechtenberg 1, Jay 1); steals: MV 7 (Roling 2, Dircks 1, Lechtenberg 1, Wolf 1, Deutmeyer 1, Jay 1); blocked shots: MV 2 (Nordmann 2); rebounds: MV 32 (Roling 9, Nordmann 7, Dircks 2, Huber 3, Lechtenberg 7, Wolf 1, Deutmeyer 1, Jay 2), CPU 30; turnovers: MV 17, CPU 18; scoring: Philip Roling 5, Donny Nordmann 12, Jeremy Dircks 7, Brett Huber 21, Casey Lechtenberg 6, Zach Deutmeyer 4, Aaron Jay 3.
On Friday night the Cats hosted the East Buchanan Bucs in a key Tri-Rivers Conference contest.
Again it was a fast start for the Cats as they jumped out to an early 10-2 lead and 15-8 at the end of the first quarter. They would maintain that lead throughout most of the game as they posted a 61-52 victory over the Bucs.
Donny Nordmann and Casey Lechtenberg led the Cats in scoring against he Bucs with 16 and 12 points respectively.
East Buchanan cut the Cat lead to three points, 19-16 late in the second quarter before Jeremy Dircks and Brian Wolf scored just before half time to give the Cats a 23-16 lead at the break.
Maquoketa Valley upped their lead to 14 points on an Aaron Jay basket with 2:30 left in the third quarter. East Buchanan scored the final five points of the quarter to cut the Wildcat lead to nine points, 38-29 heading into the fourth period.
The Cats scored eight quick points to open the final period and were never seriously threatened after that run.
The Cats made 11 free throws during the games final two minutes to secure the 61-52 win.
“Our players showed great poise and composure in this game. We knew a big key for us would be to attack their pressure intelligently. Our seniors showed great leadership and our bench play was just outstanding. We have had two great crowds since Christmas Break, and it provided us with a big lift again tonight,” commented Coach Kregel.
Game stats
vs. East Buchanan
Field goals: MV 19-48-39.6%, EB 19-51-37.3%; free throws: MV 19-31-61.3%, EB 11-23-47.8%; assists: MV 13 (Nordmann 2, Dircks 3, Huber 3, Wolf 1, Jay 4); steals: MV 12 (Roling 2, Nordmann 2, Dircks 3, Huber 1, Lechtenberg 2, Jay 2); blocked shots: MV 2 (Nordmann 1, Lechtenberg 1); rebounds: MV 33 (Roling 4, Nordmann 13, Dircks 3, Huber 1, Lechtenberg 4, Wolf 4, Deutmeyer 2, Jay 2), EB 31; turnovers: MV 14, EB 19; scoring: Philip Roling 3, Donny Nordmann 16, Dircks 6, Huber 6, Lechtenberg 12, Wolf 8, Deutmeyer 1, Jay 6. |
Viking girls top EB, Anamosa |
The Ed-Co Viking girls picked up a pair of big Tri-Rivers Conference wins last week by defeating East Buchanan 61-41 on Tuesday night and and Anamosa 60-40 on Friday night.
The Vikings got off to a bit of a slow start against the Bucs as they trailed 10-9 at the end of the first quarter. However, they owned the second and third quarters by a total score of 34-11 to cruise to the 20-point victory.
Three players scored in double figures led by Mindy Meyer with 16 points. Tiffany Kruse tossed in 11 while Tiffany Dugan scored 10.
The Vikings held a 42-26 rebounding advantage.
“I was very pleased with this game as I felt it was our most complete game of the season. We did a great job on defense and on the boards against a very talented East Buchanan squad,” commented Coach Roger Wright.
Game stats
vs. East Buchanan
Field goals: EC 22-55-40%, EB 16-57-28.1%; free throws: EC 15-23-65.2%, EB 4-10-40%; assists: EC 6 (Kruse 2, Dugan 1, Sullivan 2, Hauser 1); steals: EC 8 (Kruse 2, Sampson 1, Sullivan 2, Meyer 3); rebounds: EC 42 (Elsbury 2, Meyers 2, Kruse 2, Sampson 1, Dugan 2, Sullivan 2, Lincoln 6, Lueken 12, Hunt 2, Meyer 11), EB 26; turnovers: EC 15, EB 14; scoring: Tiffany Kruse 11, Tiffany Dugan 10, Tracy Sullivan 7, Jackie Lincoln 9, Nikki Lueken 5, Lora Hunt 3, Mindy Meyer 16.
On Thursday night the Vikings traveled to Anamosa where they defeated the Raiders 60-40.
The Vikings jumped out to a 14-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and were up by 12 points, 28-16 by intermission.
Tiffany Dugan was the Vikings leading scorer with 18 points, followed by Mindy Meyer with 14.
Meyer also added 14 rebounds while Nikki Lueken grabbed 10 boards.
The Viking defense held the Raiders to just 25% shooting from the floor.
“This was a good win for us on the road. I was extremely pleased with the way we rebounded the ball as we held a 26 board margin. I was also pleased with the way we started both halves, especially the second half,” commented Coach Wright.
Game stats
vs. Anamosa
Field goals: EC 25-67-37.3%, A 13-51-25.4%; free throws: EC 8-10-80%, A 14-24-58.3%; assists: EC 10 (Elsbury 1, Hauser 1, Kruse 4, Sullivan 3, Lincoln 1); steals: EC 12 (Hauser 1, Kruse 4, Dugan 3, Sullivan 1, Lueken 1, Meyer 2); rebounds: EC 45 (Hauser 1, Kruse 3, Sampson 1, Dugan 6, Sullivan 3, Lincoln 6, Lueken 10, Hunt 1, Meyer 14); turnovers: EC 19, A 22; scoring: Nicole Kintzle 2, Sara Elsbury 2, Tiffany Kruse 2, Tiffany Dugan 18, Tracy Sullivan 7, Jackie Lincoln 6, Nikki Lueken 7, Lora Hunt 2, Mindy Meyer 14. |
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