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Table of Contents Newton volleyball Page 2 Newton football Page 3 NCMP swimming Page 5 Newton girls’ cross country Page 6 Newton boys’ cross country Page 7 PCM volleyball Page 8 PCM football Page 9 PCM cross country Page 10 CMB cross country Page 11 CMB football Page 12 CMB volleyball Page 13 Colfax-Mingo football Page 15 Colfax-Mingo cross country Page 16 Colfax-Mingo volleyball Page 17 Lynnville-Sully football Page 18 Lynnville-Sully volleyball Page 19 Lynnville-Sully cross country Page 20

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 Newton High varsity volleyball team are, left to right, front row, Mercedes Samson, Carter Lee, Fran Lucas, Savannah Reicks and Audrey Lucas; middle row, assistant coach Taylor Peska, Emily Fitzgerald, Courtney Jacobsen, Taylor Shipley, Allison Ergenbright, Kaytlin Ahn, manager Kimbra Neal and assistant coach Kristina McNew; back row, assistant coach Michaela Wood, Adrienne Bergman, Steph Hoebelheinrich, Jessie Smith, Ali Bestell, Megan Pressgrove, Morgan Allen and head coach Laura Sherrart.

Cardinals set for solid 2015 season

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Youthful veterans bring a strong core to the volleyball court for Newton High’s Cardinals in 2015.

The Cardinals have six seniors, which is five more than they had on the squad a year ago, and three of those seniors saw extensive varsity playing time as juniors.

“We are still a little young when it comes to varsity experience,” Newton second-year head coach Laura Sherratt said. “However, a lot of the girls put in major time and effort this summer. We saw great things at camp including teamwork and effort.”

Sherratt, who gave birth to her first baby last week, will rely on new varsity assistant coach Taylor Peska, new junior varsity coach Kristina McNew and freshman coach

Michaela Wood. Wood was on Sherratt’s coaching staff last year.

Seniors Fran Lucas, Emily Fitzgerald and Allison Ergenbright lead a squad, which is determined to show it is better than last year’s 7-29 record.

Stephanie Hoebelheinrich, Adrienne Bergman and Jessica Smith are the other seniors on the team.

The Cardinals have a solid junior class led by Megan Pressgrove and Morgan Allen. The two juniors and Lucas received Little Hawkeye Conference honors last year.

Newton had a tough go in the LHC, finishing 0-6.

Also back on the court for Newton are juniors Taylor Shipley, Courtney Jacobsen and Kaytlin Ahn. Sherratt said she looks for junior Mercedes Samson and sophomore Audrey Lucas to provide depth on the varsity team.

Pressgrove, a 5-foot-11 setter and outside hitter, received Little Hawkeye Conference second-team honors. She earned first-team honors as a freshman. Pressgrove finished eighth in the conference with 171 assists. She led Newton with 121 kills. She also had three solo blocks and 16 block assists at the net.

Pressgrove was a 92 percent server, 178-of-194 attempts, and she had 21 ace serves. She was second on the Cardinal team in digs with 126.

Lucas provides stability on the back row for the Cardinals, returning as the team’s libero. The 5-foot-5 senior received LHC honorable mention honors last year. Lucas was the team leader in digs with 186. She served at a 95 percent clip, going 168-of177, and had 17 service aces.

Allen, a 5-foot-11 middle hitter, brings power to the

middle of the net for Newton. She earned conference honorable mention honors.

Allen finished with 51 kills, which was third on the team.

She was 45-of-49 serving (92 percent) and had one ace serve. Allen also led the team in blocks with four solos and 22 assists.

Working in the outside hitter spots are Fitzgerald, Shipley, Jacobsen, Ahn, Hoebelheinrich and Bergman.

Shipley and Hoebelheinrich are setters as well along with Pressgrove.

Ahn recorded 62 kills, which was second on the team a year ago, and had two solo blocks and five assisted blocks at the net. Ahn was credited with 60 digs. She was a 92 percent server and had 19 ace serves.

Shipley racked up 49 kills and had two blocks at the NHS VOLLEYBALL | Page 4

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 Newton High varsity/junior varsity football team are, left to right, front row, Duncan Lee, Jake Bennett, Dalton Nevels, Andrew Weiland, Austin James, Grant Nook, Bryce Tish, Joseph Banfield, Michael McKinney, Parker Schuster, Jwan Roush, Nick Geerlings, Jacob Smith, Cragar Klingensmith, Connor McAdoo, Clay Hansen, Cole Peters, Harley Walker; second row, Reagan Maple, Austin Reynolds, Keith Steinbach, Jordan Norvell, Josh Gulling, Reese Rosenquist, Trenton Brady, Clay Trotter, Brian Bleakney, Luke Montgomery, Skyler Tool, Reed Shepard, Tyler Dawson, Alex Miller, Caden Manning, Caleb Kite, Brady Smith; third row, Joseph Busch, Brian Brimson, Zach Combs, Alex Illingworth, Garrett Sturtz, Luke Winchell, Trevor Ergenbright, Tristin Langmaid, Ryan Constant, Benny Cheng, Blayden Rhone, Jace Lukefahr, Matthew Karsten, Clayton Baltisberger, Grant Fitzgerald, Aren Sorensen, Zacharicah Bayne; fourth row, Logan Theis, Evan Walker, Jaden King, Noah Petersen, Lucas Clayton, De’Andre Roush, Grant Garvis, Josh Miravalles, Logan Wolfe, Cole Cazett, Jerome Harris, Jaron Roush, Charles Bowen, Carson Cazett, Dalton Pauley, Jerome Harris, Landon Hansen; back row, manager Courtney Claussen, offensive line/tight end coach Andy Swedenhjelm, running back coach Brad Kahler, kicking coach Tom Weeks, defensive back coach Collin Reynolds, head coach Ed Ergenbright, defensive back coach Tanner Clute, receivers coach Chase Dickenson, linebacker coach Darren Hurt, defensive line coach Andy Cazett, manager Alexis Fehring.

Cardinals ready to roll with new wave of players

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Next man up.

Newton High’s football team lost key players to graduation, but Cardinal head coach Ed Ergenbright expects returning players to step up. The 2015 Cardinals are in the “next man up” mode.

“There’s no doubt we lost some familiar faces to our program. There were many of those seniors who were three-year starters,” Ergenbright said.

“But, I really like the players we have this year. They’ve been waiting in the wings, and it’s there chance to shine. We will feature what we do have in personnel this season. We have the same type of speed and ability among the players we have on the team.”

Newton stays with the gun-rocket offense. Ergenbright said the Cardinal offense can be easily adapted to personnel changes.

Newton High School 2015 Varsity Football Schedule Aug. 28 — Knoxville, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Marshalltown, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Grinnell, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Benton, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 — Gilbert, 7:30 p.m. (HC) Oct. 2 — Ballard, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 — Pella, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16 — Bondurant-Farrar, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 — Nevada, 7:30 p.m. (Sr. Night) Home games in bold

“We have a new wave of guys and some of the schemes in the gun-rocket offense will change. I really like the passing game out of it, and it allows us to show people different looks. We can add to it to make us more diversified offensively,” Ergenbright said. “It has been good to us so far.”

Newton was in the fray for the Class 3A District 6 championship right to the end a year ago. The Cardinals finished in a three-way tie for second at 4-2. Ballard was the district champion at 5-1.

The Cardinals earned the No. 4 seed out of the district, making the 3A playoffs for the first time since 2012. They narrowly missed the playoffs in 2013.

They claimed a big win over Clear Creek-Amana in the first round of the 2014 playoffs to reach the second round for the first time since 2007.

Newton’s ride was over the next week in a loss to eventual 3A champion and undefeated Pella.

“Our district is as wide open as it has been for awhile. Gilbert and Ballard have good teams coming back while Grinnell, Bondurant-Farrar, Benton and Nevada will be much improved,” Ergenbright said. “The district is balanced, and we’ll be competitive with any team in the district.”

Newton has two strong leaders — senior running back Joseph Banfield and senior defensive back Bryce Tish

— to anchor the Cardinals on both sides of the football. They are joined by the rest of the seniors on the team as captains this season.

Banfield and Tish received district honorable mention honors last year.

Banfield, who is 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds, was Newton’s third-leading rusher with 519 yards on 89 carries, which was 11th best in District 6.

Banfield had seven rushing touchdowns. He led the district in yards per kickoff return at 35.4 and had one kickoff return of 82 yards for a touchdown.

Tish is a three-year starter as free safety for the Cardinals. He ranked 18th in tackles (53.5) in District 6. Tish, who is 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, was third in tackles for the team. He had 41 unassisted tackles, 12.5 assisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a half of quarterback sack.

Tish made two interceptions.

There are some whole-sale changes in the backfield and receiving corps for 2015. Ergenbright said the skill positions such as running back and receiver are still the strength of the team.

“Joe Banfield was having a huge year for us running the ball before he broke his finger in week four, which slowed him down. Joe is our top running back returning and we really like what we see from him,” Ergenbright said.

“Reese Rosenquist and Dalton Nevels are back. Reese got in varsity games last year and showed he is a dangerous ball carrier. He runs hard.

Dalton did a good job in junior varsity games last year, and has made strides with his work in the weight room.”

Rosenquist is a 5-foot-10, 170-pound junior who rushed for 201 yards on 26 carries with four touchdowns last year.

Nevels, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound senior, had three carries for 52 yards.

Providing depth at wingback and tailback are 6-foot, 175-pound senior Jwan Roush and sophomores Jace Lukefahr (5-foot-11, 185) and Tristin Langmaid (5-foot-11, 170), who were the big rushers for a successful freshman team a year ago.

Roush was not out for football last year. Ergenbright said Roush is an exceptional athlete with good speed and leaping ability. He said Roush proved this summer he can catch the football.

Lukefahr is Banfield’s back up at tailback. Langmaid is physical enough as a player to make the step up to varsity level, Ergenbright said.

Finding a new starting quarterback is a factor for the Cardinals this year.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Fran Lucas is one of the top servers for the Cardinal volleyball team.

net. She also was third on the team in set assists with 80. Shipley had 59 digs. She served up seven aces and was a 92 percent server.

Jacobsen had 24 kills, Fitzgerald had 18 kills and Ergenbright had 15 kills.

Hoebelheinrich and Bergman saw limited varsity action. Hoebelheinrich did have one kill and one solo block and Bergman had one set assist.

“We are continuing to implement some of the new defenses and offenses we learned last year. The girls are getting more comfortable with those,” Sherratt said.

“The summer and off-season workouts went extremely well. We had lots of girls putting in good quality time in the gym and weight room.”

Sherratt had the coaching staff of University of Northern Iowa in for a two-day camp over the summer.

She said the girls took a lot of good information and hard work away from that camp.

“We’re looking for a lot of growth from an individual level and team level throughout the season,” Sherratt said. “Nothing but great positive things to come for these girls.”

The Cardinals lost 25-14, 25-10, 25-21 to Little Hawkeye Conference foe Oskaloosa in last year’s Class 4A quarterfinals.

Dallas Center-Grimes and Pella Christian went 5-1 in LHC play last year followed by Norwalk and Pella at 4-2. Oskaloosa had 2-4 conference mark and Grinnell was 1-5.

Sherratt expects the Little Hawkeye Conference to be very competitive again. She also expects her team to breakthrough to claim conference matches this season.

The Cardinals begin conference play at home Sept. 8 against Pella Christian.

Newton opened the 2015 season Tuesday at home in the Newton Invitational.

The Cardinals play in the AdelDeSoto-Minburn tournament Sept.

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Newton High School 2015 Varsity Volleyball Schedule Aug. 25 — Newton Invitational Sept. 3 — ADM tournament, 4 p.m.

Sept. 8 — Pella Christian, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 10 — North Polk triangular, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 — Oskaloosa, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Des Moines Christian tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 — Dallas Center-Grimes, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 26 — Nevada tournament, 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 28 — Roland Story tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 — Grinnell, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 3 — NHS Cardinal Invitational, 8:30 a.m. (Dig Pink) Oct. 13 — Pella, 7:15 p.m. (Sr. Night) Oct. 20 — Norwalk, 7:15 p.m.

Home matches in bold

Newton High School 2015 JV/9th Volleyball Schedule Aug. 27 — Newton 9th tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 1 — BGM 9th tournament, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 8 — Pella Christian, 9th/JV, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 — North Polk triangular, 9th/JV, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Indianola 9th tournament, 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 12 — Marshalltown JV tournament, 9 a.m.

Sept. 15 — Oskaloosa, 9th/JV, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Des Moines East 9th tournament, 9 a.m.

Sept. 21 — PCM JV tournament, 5 p.m.

Sept. 21 — Saydel 9th tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 — Dallas Center-Grimes, JV/9th, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 — Indianola JV tournament, 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 29 — Grinnell JV/9th, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 – BGM JV tournament, 9 a.m.

Oct. 13 — Pella, JV/9th, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 — Des Moines Lincoln 9th tournament, 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 20 — Norwalk, JV/9th, 5:30 p.m.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 NCMP Aquagirls’ swim team are, left to right, front row, seniors Lynae Doland, Sierra Griffith, Dusti Antle, Samantha Hedrick, Emily Hawkins, Hannah Rhoads, Kaelee Knoll, Brianna Fuller, Sydney Jenkins, Amanda Laube and Elizabeth Myers; second row, juniors Hayley Sinclair, Emily Miller, Taylor Tremmel, Willa Colville, Cheyenne Schaeffer, Erin Van Sickle, Sarah Prendergast and Kaitlyn Barnes; third row, sophomores Olivia Hawkins, Morgann Eide, Sarah Urias, Jessica Zahn, Miranda Ervin, Janna Balek, Julia Prime, Alexis Stout, Alexis DeVries, Morgan Altman and Jaclyn Michener; back row, manager Madison Humphrey, freshmen Mariah Petro, Sophie Winton, Ariel James, Alex Inskeep, Harley Neal, Camilla Schlosser, Lindsey Blommers, Alivia Hoffman, Lakin Jenkins and manager Austin Bunker.

NCMP Aquagirls maintain tradition in the pool

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Tradition — an established pattern of thought, action or behavior; the handing down of information; characteristic manner, method or style.

Look it up in the dictionary, you might find NCMP noted as an example of tradition.

N e w t o n / C o l f a x - M i n g o / Pe l l a combined years ago to form the NCMP Aquagirls’ high school swim team under the direction of Newton High’s athletic program. NCMP has girls swimming from those three schools along with Pella Christian and newcomer Prairie City-Monroe in 2015.

NCMP longtime coaches Sarah Patterson and Chris Forsyth welcome all into the fold as do their veteran swimmers. Patterson begins her 23rd year as head coach with Forsyth in her 22nd season as assistant. Kelly Rose is in her second season as the NCMP diving coach.

NCMP has a strong tradition in the swimming pool — the Aquagirls placed 15 individuals on the regional swim meet podium a year go in eight individual events and all three relays; they sent seven swimmers in five events to the 2014 state meet; NCMP has had state qualifiers 22 years in a row under Patterson. The Aquagirls aim for a fourth straight North Central Swimming Conference championship this season.

The 2015 edition of NCMP has its standouts returning. There are four returning state qualifiers in seniors Samantha Hedrick, Sydney Jenkins and Hannah Rhoads and junior Emily Miller. Hedrick was the state runner up in the 100-yard butterfly.

Joining Hedrick, Jenkins and Rhoads as captains this season are seniors Dusti Antle, Lynae Doland, Brianna Fuller, Sierra Griffith, Emily Hawkins, Kaelee Knoll, Amanda Laube and Elizabeth Myers.

“We always have strong leadership, and I believe that is why we are consistently strong in the pool,” Patterson said. “This year’s senior captains have done a great job of leading the team in our early-season training. Each one made an impact at camp, and I feel the team is in good hands.”

Hedrick has the top times for the team in five individual events coming into the season. She earned all-state honors last year. Hedrick is considered one of the top butterfly swimmers in the state following her second-place finish at state last year in NCMP record time of 56.09 seconds.

Jenkins and Knoll lead the team in the 100 backstroke. Rhoads and Griffith are NCMP’s top two breaststroke swimmers. Rhoads is strong in the 200 individual medley.

Meyers and junior Sarah Prendergast have shown top times in the distance race — 500-yard freestyle — for the Aquagirls. Miller is back from the state-qualifying 200 freestyle

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relay, which set a NCMP record at the regional meet a year ago.

Last year, sophomore Morgann Eide was the first diver to represent NCMP at district diving competition since 2011. She finished fifth, making the district podium. She scored 339.25 points in the 11-dive competition.

Eide came within five points of the NCMP diving record for an 11-dive event in the North Central Iowa Conference meet. Her fourth-place finish at conference with 396.85 points helped the Aquagirls record their third straight NCIC championship.

The NCMP record is 401.10 points.

“We have three divers this year.

Along with Morgann are Alivia Hoffman and Sophie Winton, and they are all coming along under the coaching of Kelly Rose,” Patterson said. “Diving should be good for us this year.

“We plan on having strong events across the board with girls swimming where we need them to be competitive.”

The Aquagirls were 9-3 in dual meet action in 2014, and only had one home meet. They set 11 school records a year ago.

“We have a tough schedule, but that is the way we like it. We like to swim the best so we can be at our best,” Patterson said. “We have 37 swimmers and the three divers.”

NCMP began the season at home Tuesday against Linn-Mar, one of the top teams in the state. The Aquagirls host Grinnell and Indianola Sept. 3 at

the Newton YMCA. “We’re striving for a strong dual record in both varsity and junior varsity competition. We always have the goals of breaking school records, qualifying events for state and making the podium at state,” Patterson said.

“Most importantly for all of us involved with the Aquagirls, we always have a close-knit team.”

The 2015 team motto is “Train with courage.”

Patterson said the girls have worked hard in the pool in training and practice sessions. They had a good swim team camp and had fun together.

“We have to work hard, play hard, and train and compete with courage to be successful this season. We have the potential for a great season,” she said.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com NCMP Aquagirls 2015 Swim Team Schedule Aug. 25 — Linn-Mar Sept. 3 — Grinnell, Indianola, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Ames Invitational, 11 a.m.

Sept. 15 — Johnston triangular, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 — Dowling Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 — Valley High Invitational, 1 p.m.

Oct. 1 — Atlantic, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 — Southeast Polk triangular, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 — Boone, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 15 — Southeast Polk Invitational, 5 p.m.

Oct. 24 — NCIC meet, Grinnell College, 11 a.m.

Oct. 29 — Regional diving, TBA Oct. 31 — Regional swim meet, TBA Home meets in bold

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Coen leads Cardinal girls into season of change

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Two big changes await Newton High’s girls in the 2015 cross country season.

But one thing hasn’t changed for the Cardinals — they will still be led by school-record holder Grace Coen.

All girls will run 3.1 miles, or 5,000 meters, in cross country competition just like the boys. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union made the move to have the girls move to 5,000 meters from 4,000 meters in January. It was the first change in distance for Iowa girls high school cross country since 2002.

Newton will compete in Class 3A this season. Coen has been a three-time state

meet qualifier in 4A, earning All-State honors last year for her ninth-place finish at the state meet.

“This is the first season with the new 5K distance.

For our returners, it may take a couple meets to get used to, but our training will get us ready,” said Rachelle Tipton, who is in her third season as NHS girls’ cross country coach.

“Despite having moved down to 3A, we still see meets with 4A competition, which will be a good tool for training.”

Coen goes into her senior season as the two-time Little Hawkeye Conference champion. She reclaimed her conference title last year after losing it her sophomore season. She holds the NHS girls’ record — 14 minutes, 31 sec-

onds — at the 4K distance.

She ran the 4K distance in 14 minutes, 42 seconds at the 4A state meet last year.

The Cardinals finished fourth as a team at the LHC meet. Returning with Coen are juniors Ellie Horn, Michaella Cope and Jordyn Soule and sophomore Tessa Keeton.

Newton has senior Annie Hurt, who competed in the junior varsity races last year.

Newcomers to the NHS team are junior Katherine Thorpe, sophomore Haley Walton and freshmen Abbie Barr, Caelyn Briley, Rachel Rhoads, Teddie Brunsmann and Courtney Ingle.

“We have a great group of girls, who love to have fun but work very hard. There are newcomers who look to make an immediate impact

and run varsity,” Tipton said.

“We have talent on our team, but most importantly we have heart.”

Tipton said her biggest concern is keeping the athletes healthy to run all season. She said there are several who have had some major and minor injuries to overcome during the summer.

“We may make some splashes early, but look to keep improving throughout the season and be at our best at the end,” Tipton said.

The Little Hawkeye Conference is a tough conference for running, but Tipton said the Cardinal girls are fighters. They moved up a place as a team a year ago, and the goal is to do that again, pushing the Cardinals into the top three.

“In years past, we had a

decent idea of where we could go and who we might see for the district meet,” Tipton said. “Moving to 3A, we are going in blind. I know being the ‘top dog’ in the class does not mean working less. Class 3A has great competition and nothing will be handed to us.”

Newton is the largest 3A (enrollment) school going into the season as determined by the state.

The Cardinals head to Ames Thursday for the Gilbert Invitational on the Iowa State cross country course.

They will host the annual NHS Cardinal Invitational Sept. 22 at Westwood Golf Course.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 Newton High girls’ cross country team are, left to right, front row, Ellie Horn, Katherine Thorpe, Annie Hurt, Grace Coen, Michaella Cope, Jordyn Soule; back row, coach Rachelle Tipton, Courtney Ingle, Rachel Rhoads, Tessa Keeton, Haley Walton, Teddie Brunsmann, Abbie Barr, Caelyn Briley.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 Newton High boys’ cross country team are, left to right, front row, Ross Hull, Jack Callaghan and Adam Hunter; back row, coach Steve Weeks, Blake Robson, Noah Sander and Zach Theis. Not pictured: Dylan Main.

Weeks guides small, talented NHS boys’ team

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News New head coach Steve Weeks has six returning runners on a seven-man squad for the 2015 Newton High boys’ cross country program. Weeks has coached the Newton middle school cross country team the past two years.

“For such small numbers, we have great talent on the team. Our

goals will be to finish in the top half of teams in every race we compete in, and be competitive and finish in the top half of our conference meet,” Weeks said.

Weeks, a Newton High 2004 graduate, ran for the Cardinal cross country and track teams for four years. He is a 2008 graduate of the University of Iowa.

Returning for the Cardinals are senior Zach Theis, junior

Newton High School 2015 Girls and Boys Cross Country Schedule Aug. 27 — Gilbert Invitational, Iowa State course, 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 8 — Grinnell Invitational, 5 p.m.

Sept. 10 — Johnston Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 — Oskaloosa Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 — Newton Invitational, 4:15 p.m., Westwood Golf Course Sept. 24 — Indianola Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 — Knoxville Invitational, 5 p.m.

Oct. 5 — Norwalk Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 — Fort Dodge Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 — Little Hawkeye Conference meet, Grinnell, 4 p.m.

Oct. 22 — Regional meet, TBA Home meet in bold

Noah Sander and sophomores Jack Callaghan, Blake Robson, Dylan Main and Ross Hull. They are joined by freshman Adam Hunter.

Newton will be competing in Class 3A for cross country this year, moving down from 4A. Callaghan is the top runner returning as he was 31st at the Little Hawkeye Conference meet and 50th at the 4A district meet in 18 minutes, 44 seconds for the 5K race.

Main ran 37th at the LHC meet and 58th at districts.

Theis finished 60th in the conference meet and 39th at the district meet.

Sander, Hull and Robson ran strong for the junior varsity a year ago. Hunter was one of the top runners for the middle

school team last year.

“This year, our strength will be our work ethic,” Weeks said.

“Every runner is needed, and if their efforts are lacking then we as a whole team will feel it.

“We have had some great practices with improvements already seen. Our greatest concern is that with such small numbers, a bad race or injury can really hurt our score in a competition. It will be our focus to run smart and stay healthy.”

Newton heads to Ames on Thursday for the Gilbert Invitational on the Iowa State cross country course. It hosts the annual NHS Cardinal Invitational Sept. 22.

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one brings something different to the table in the quarterback spot.

Schuster and Maple were junior varsity quarterbacks last year, and Schuster was the backup varsity quarterback. Sturtz guided the offense for the freshman team.

“We feel comfortable with anyone of them as the varsity quarterback,” Ergenbright said.

Tish and senior Jake Bennett have seen most of their playing time on the defensive side of the football. This season they will be leading the receiving corps. Senior Andrew Weiland put in the work over the summer to prove he can play tight end, moving from offensive tackle.

Two others are working at the tight end spot in junior Josh Gulling and sophomore Ryan Constant.

Seniors Duncan Lee and Jacob Smith are anchors along the line. Lee returns as a 5-foot-11, 205-pound guard while Smith, 5-foot10 and 200 pounds, steps into the starting center job.

Sophomore Caden Manning (6-foot-2, 265) moves from center to tackle while junior Caleb Kite (6-foot1, 215) is the other tackle.

Alex Miller (5-foot-9, 220) has being working a guard.

Other players expected to provide depth at the offensive and defensive line spots are juniors Lucas Montgomery and Trenton Brady and sophomores Benny Cheng, Landon Hansen and Evan Walker.

Look for Miller, Manning, Hansen, Gulling and Constant along the defensive line. Ergenbright said it would be defensive line by committee as players rotate in to keep

fresh people up front.

Lee and Rosenquist lead the Cardinals linebackers.

Lee has established himself as one of the better defensive players in the district as a middle linebacker.

He had 25 solo tackles, 11 assisted tackles, three quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries last year.

Rosenquist is a strong outside linebacker, racking up 25 solo tackles, 13 assisted tackles, one quarterback sack, a fumble recovery and an interception.

Junior Brady Smith, Lukefahr and Maple are expected to work as middle linebackers. Bennett moves from defensive back to outside linebacker along with senior Clay Hansen and Banfield.

“It is comforting to know you have a two-year starter in Bryce Tish returning in the defensive backfield to calling the coverages and getting us lined up right,” Ergenbright said.

Working in secondary spots will be seniors Cole Peters, Roush, Michael McKinney, junior Keith Steinbach and sophomores Trevor Ergenbright, Matt Karsten, Grayson Graham and Zach Combs.

Newton has a void to fill in the kicking game.

Combs and Gulling will be handling the placekicking duties while Sturtz and Rosenquist are vying for the punter spot.

Ergenbright said he was pleased four players — Jacob Smith, Walker, Kite and Landon Hansen — have proven to be candidates for the NHS long snapper.

Newton opens the season Friday at Knoxville.

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8 Fall Sports Preview 2015

Mustang netters seek improvement in Ehn’s first season

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Prairie City-Monroe firstyear volleyball coach Krystal Ehn’s message to Mustang parents and players was clear.

She wants her team to be positive and upbeat during her efforts to rebuild a program that went 9-25 last year.

Ehn, who comes to PCM after serving as an assistant coach at Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, will have a handful of returners to keep things positive. But the Mustangs’ season overall may come down to how fast the newcomers adjust to varsity competition.

“It’s going pretty well so far,” Ehn said. “I have a lot of kids returning and some lower level

girls who are ready to move up. I think we’re going to have a pretty competitive team.”

The returners are senior Ashley Van Gorp, juniors Katie Vande Wall and Kayla Jennings and sophomore Regan Olson. That foursome will try to take a step forward after the Mustangs lost Courtney VanHouweling, Mackenzie Clarke and Emma Williams to graduation and junior Jayci Vos to the cross country team.

Van Gorp was second to VanHouweling with 139 kills last year. She also was third in aces with 18 and third in digs with 274.

Vande Wall was third on last year’s squad with 99 kills and she led the team with 26 blocks.

Jennings had 51 kills, was second to Vos in as-

sists with 134 and second in blocks with 14.

Olson is the only other returner to have more than 10 kills last season.

She had 49 during her freshman campaign.

“Several of the girls have done summer camps and individual camps and their skills have really improved,” Ehn said. “They are showing a lot of growth from last year, according to people who saw them play. They want to work hard and they like having the ball in their hands at practice.”

Van Gorp, Jennings and Vande Wall will be three of the team’s four captains. Senior Karina VanDyke is the other captain.

“They are keeping the girls motivated, they MUSTANGS | Page 9

Troy Hyde/Daily News Members of the 2015 Prairie City-Monroe varsity volleyball team include, left to right, front row, Kendal Earley and Olivia Lippman; middle row, Ashley Van Gorp, Katie Vande Wall, Payton Pool, Avery Stock and Kinsey Phipps; back row, Bailey Broderson, Kayla Jennings, Kaylee Townsend, Karina Van Dyke, Maddie Samson and Regan Olson. Not pictured: Tatum Nearmyer and Mackenzie Messick.

Fall Sports Preview 2015 9

Mustang football gets jump on competition at team camp

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Prairie City-Monroe football coach Greg Bonnett had the chance to see how some of his varsity players looked in pads a few weeks before official practice began when the Mustangs took part in the Simpson College team camp.

And what the veteran coach discovered during the weekend scrimmages was that his Mustangs should still be able to throw the ball all over the field.

PCM will pair the top ranked quarterback in Class 2A with the No. 4 wide receiver in the passing game and three returning starters on the offensive line and a few other newcomers expected to make significant improvements should help the Mustang offense be one of the best in District 7.

“It was nice to see how we played with the pads on, and we got a chance to see who are going to be some of our physical players,” said Bonnett about the team camp. “I feel like we got a bit of a jump at the start of the season that maybe we didn’t get in my previous years here.”

Gilman returns at quarterback and he comes into the season as iowapreps. com’s top 2A signal caller after throwing for 2,518 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior. His top target will be Iowa Preps’ fourth-ranked wideout Luke Greiner.

Last year’s offense lost 1,000-yard rusher Ronnie Marshall and two of the top receivers Ricky Reeve and Trey Lindsay, but Bonnett expects the offense to return to form with wide receiver replacements Noah Clark, Reid Jenkins and Chase Kuecker.

“We found out that we can still throw the ball well,” Bonnett said.

“Gilman played really well that week (at Simpson).”

Replacing Marshall might be tougher, but PCM will go with a running back-by-committee that includes Logan Littrell, Ryan Kohlhof, Tyler Dredge and Clay Cooper.

Littrell is the top returner but only rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns a year ago.

A positive with the running game will be the return of three linemen — Leevi Telfer, Ethan Thomas and James Snoddgrass, who all started every game as sophomores.

That trio will be paired with seniors Gunnar Davis and Tyler Foster.

Mustangs Continued from Page 8 are encouraging and they are making sure practice is moving along at a good clip,” Ehn said of the captains.

“If someone is struggling, they jump in with encouragement and they help out with what needs to be done.”

Ehn expects Van Gorp and Vande Wall to play all the way around. Joining the duo at the front of the net will be VanDyke, Mackenzie Messick and Maddie Samson. Jennings is the returning setter who will battle Tatum Nearmyer for the position in camp.

Ehn said the Mustangs will start in a 5-1 formation but could play a 6-2 if both players progress well during the preseason practices and through the first couple of tournaments.

“We’ll see what works best for the team. We’ll give them both a shot and see what happens,” Ehn said of the

Troy Hyde/Daily News Members of the 2015 Prairie City-Monroe varsity football team are, left to right, front row, Noah Anderson, Ryan Kohlhof, Austin Sneller, Tyler Dredge, Reid Jenkins, Clay Cooper and Nathan Trausch; second row, Chase Kuecker, Tyler Foster, Sheldon Speers, Ethan Thomas, Elija Spurfslage and Bryson Rogers; third row, Wes Cummings, Chase Wilkie, Gunnar Davis, Logan Gilman, Jarron Trausch and Colten Warrick; fourth row, Isaac Telfer, Cole Dustin, Michael Fagg, Skyler Moore, Reece Broderson and Ben Block; back row, Logan Littrell, James Snoddgrass, Luke Greiner, Noah Clark, Clayton Welch and Leevi Telfer. Not pictured: Davis Herndon.

The Mustangs have the ability to throw the ball all over the field, but the coaching staff won’t be afraid to run it if opposing defenses spread them out.

And if the offense stalls, junior Chase Wilkie gives the Mustangs a weapon in the kicking game. The returning all-stater was 36-of-39 in PATs and 3-of-5 in field goals last year.

While Gilman and the offense receive most of the attention, Bonnett was impressed with his defense at the team camp, too.

PCM will continue to use multiple sets with multiple fronts and will rely on their returners to lead the way.

Three of those starters include Telfer, Snoddgrass and Thomas on the defensive line.

Davis Herndon has missed some of camp because of military basic training obligations, but PCM will count on their returning all-district linebacker to make plays in the middle.

Linebackers Littrell, Sneller and Jenkins are all back after starting last year, and Clark is expected to make an impact as a linebacker, too.

Jenkins’ 41 solo tackles is the most of any other returner. Herndon and

Littrell both had 36 solos, and Sneller had 32.

The only returning starter in the secondary is Dredge, but PCM will have solid depth as Kohlhof, Sheldon Speers, Colten Warrick and Noah Anderson are all battling for snaps.

Nathan Trausch is expected to be the other defensive end when the Mustangs use a four-man front.

District 7 teams will most likely be chasing Albia for the league title.

The Blue Demons return several allstaters, including tailback Carter Isley, whose 2,327 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns led all of 2A in 2014.

“Albia is the favorite because of Isley alone,” Bonnett said. “But I don’t think you can ever rule out North Polk or CMB. They’ll be well coached, and I know they have some talent back, too.”

The Mustangs went 4-5 a year ago but made the playoffs as the No. 4 seed out of the district. If they want to improve on that record in 2015, they’ll need another big season from Gilman, who led the team to an average of 32 points per game last year.

“I think it’s good for them,” Bonnett said of Gilman and Greiner’s preseason accolades. “I honestly do

believe Logan is the No. 1 quarterback in 2A and I think Greiner is at least the No. 4 wide receiver. They are two talented players who are going to make a lot of plays for us.”

The defense also will need to improve. PCM allowed 30 points per game and opponents scored at least 42 points against them during the threegame losing skid that ended the year.

The Mustangs, who open the season at Pella Christian on Friday, scored at least 28 points seven times but went 4-3 in those games, including a 45-31 loss to Williamsburg in the postseason opener.

competition between Jennings and Nearmyer. “We’ll run two setters at the first couple of tourneys and decide then how we are going to use them.”

Ehn expects newcomer Kendal Earley to take over the libero position.

And Olivia Lippman is likely going to see a lot of court time in the back row. Both Earley and Lippman played sparingly last year with Earley finishing with 22 digs.

The Mustangs got some extra court time with each other during the Central team camp. PCM won three of its four matches on the second day of pool play and Ehn came away impressed with how her squad plays together.

“This group compliments each other well and they are working well together right now,” Ehn said. “There is no drama. I have pretty high expectations for them.”

The rest of PCM’s varsity squad will for sure include Payton Pool,

Kaylee Townsend, Kinsey Phipps and Avery Stock.

The Mustangs, who will be the seventh smallest school in Class 3A, and the rest of the Heart of Iowa Conference will be gunning for Nevada this season.

The Cubs return their top five hitters from a squad that went 9-0 in HOIC play, 38-10 overall and reached the semifinals of the 3A state tournament.

Ehn expects Roland-Story, North Polk and Gilbert to be strong, too.

“It’ll be a tough conference. I think we are all ready to go and are all hopeful of having good years,” said Ehn, who began her tenure with PCM at the Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational this past Tuesday. “I think (Nevada) will get challenged a lot more than people think. The other teams will be gunning for them.”

The Mustangs will play in the BGM Tournament on Thursday and

travel to the Bondurant-Farrar Tournament on Saturday.

PCM only plays three matches at home. The first one is against Ehn’s former school, CMB, but isn’t until Sept. 29.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com Prairie City-Monroe High School Varsity Football 2015 Schedule Aug. 28 — Pella Christian, 7 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Central Decatur, Leon, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Centerville, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Davis County, Bloomfield, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 2 — West Marshall, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 — Clarke, Osceola, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 — Albia, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 — North Polk, 7:30 p.m.

Home games in bold.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com Prairie City-Monroe High School Varsity Volleyball 2015 Schedule Aug. 25 — DC-G Invitational Aug. 27 — BGM Tournament, 5:30 p.m.

Aug. 29 — Bondurant-Farrar Tournament, 8 a.m.

Sept. 8 — Saydel, 5 p.m.

Sept. 15 — South Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Gilbert, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 — Greene County (Saydel), 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 — Nevada Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 29 — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, 7 p.m.

Oct. 6 — Saydel, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 — Nevada, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 — Pella tournament, 9 a.m.

Oct. 15 — Roland-Story, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 — Fairfield tournament, 9 a.m.

Home matches in bold.

10 Fall Sports Preview 2015

Karr continues to build PCM cross country program into winner

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — It had been about 15 years since the Prairie City-Monroe girls’ cross country team had a state qualifier when Eric Karr was in his second season as head coach in 2013.

But after turning a program that had seven runners at the junior high and high school levels when he arrived three years ago, Karr and his coaching staff worked with 52 runners at both levels last season and the Mustangs have sent runners in back-toback seasons to the state meet in Fort Dodge.

Now, in year four, Karr expects both PCM squads to be more competitive than they were in year three.

“I have pretty realistic expectations,” Karr said. “I think the girls, as people, are awesome. All I ask is that we give great effort and continue to get better as the year goes, but I think we’ll be more competitive than last year.

“The effort out of my top five boys has been great, too. I think that team will be way better than last year.”

The Mustang girls welcome back junior Rachel Stafford, who became PCM’s first female state qualifier in 15 years when she advanced as a freshman.

Stafford will look to make it three years in a row for the program after graduated senior Rachel Peter got through last season.

“She is just so athletic,” Karr said.

“And I think if I made her run 20 miles, she would figure out a way to compete.”

The boys’ squad also returns its top

Troy Hyde/Daily News The 2015 Prairie City-Monroe boys’ and girls’ cross country teams include, left to right, front row, Trenton Howard, Andres Vargas, Max Van Gorp and Noah Henkenius; second row, Kiara Kappelmann, Baylee Smith, Morgan Novak, Mallory Downey and Payton Schut; third row, Mark Bruxvoort, Chris Ellens, Jayci Vos, Rachel Stafford, Morgan Uhlenhopp and Sara Dudley; back row, Blake Lee, Caleb Peter and Bradley McClellan.

Not pictured: Braden Phifer, Jonathan Heath, Megan Townley and Mallory Bell.

runner as junior Chris Ellens returns after running in the top two positions last season.

“He was our MVP last year,” Karr said. “He’s a hard worker and a strong competitor.”

Peter graduated last year, but Karr got a pleasant surprise when junior Jayci Vos decided to make the switch from volleyball to cross country.

Karr expects Vos to immediately move into the top two positions when she figures out the strategies that come with the sport.

“She expressed an interest in running this summer and actually attended one of our workouts during a day when she didn’t have a softball game,” Karr said.

“There’s no doubt I feel like her joining the team is a gift. We’re happy

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Stafford and Vos are middle distance runners and sprinters on the PCM track team.

And Karr admits he doesn’t know if he has a true distance runner on this year’s team. But that’s OK with him.

Runners who are expected to make a push at the final five varsity spots include sophomore Baylee Smith, senior Kiara Kappleman, freshman Payton Schut, senior Morgan Novak and freshman Morgan Uhlenhopp.

Smith was the No. 3 runner last season behind Peter and Stafford.

“There is definitely more depth this year, and I think we can be a better team even though Rachel graduated,” Karr said.

The girls’ roster also includes senior Mallory Bell, junior Mallory Downey

and freshmen Megan Townley and Sara Dudley.

According to Karr, Ellens has the best chance to send a male runner to state for the second consecutive season.

“He was in the 20s last year at the state qualifier and because they are now taking 15 to state, he has a realistic shot to advance,” Karr said.

Senior Trent Howard has been No. 2 during the preseason, and Karr expects junior Mark Bruxvoort and sophomore Brady North to be the No. 3 and No. 4.

But the final three positions are still up in the air with sophomores Caleb Peter, Blake Lee and Noah Henkenius as the front runners right now.

The rest of the boys’ roster includes senior Andres Vargas, juniors Braden Phifer and Max Van Gorp and sophomores Jonathan Heath and Bradley McClellan.

The teams will open the season Thursday in the Gilbert Invitational at the Iowa State cross country course.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com Prairie City-Monroe High School Varsity Cross Country 2015 Schedule Aug. 27 — ISU Cross Country Course, 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Pella (Central College course) 11 a.m.

Sept. 10 — Johnston, 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 14 — Saydel, 5 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Lynnville-Sully (Diamond Trail) 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 — Monroe (Gateway) 4 p.m.

Sept. 29 — Knoxville, 5 p.m.

Oct. 5 — Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 — HOIC meet at ISU, 430 p.m.

Oct. 15 — Saydel, 5 p.m.

Oct. 22 — Districts, TBD Oct. 31 — State, TBD Home meets in bold.

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Raider runners have expectations of another state appearance

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News BAXTER — The depth of the girls’ cross country team at CollinsMaxwell/Baxter has ninth-year-coach Jerry Meinerts excited to begin a new season.

Last year, the gap between Meinerts’ top runners — Heather Jessen and Winter Brown — to the final varsity runner was wide. In 2015, that gap is expected to be much tighter and with some injury luck and positive improvement throughout the season, the Raiders feel like they have the depth to return to the state cross country meet at the end of October.

Jessen and Brown return as the top runners from last year’s squad. The difference this year, Meinerts feels, is other teammates should be much closer to them in the final standings.

“The girls are a lot deeper this year,” said Meinerts, whose Raider squad went to the state meet four years ago.

“We have lots of girls in practice that have been right with Heather and Winter.”

The squad includes four seniors, four juniors and three freshmen. Chasity Moody and Stephanie Twohey are two seniors who ran on CMB’s most recent state meet squad. Elizabeth Jones and Courtney Clapper are the two other seniors.

Jessen and Brown headline the junior class that also includes Anna Jones and Veronica Condon. The three freshmen are Brenna Thomson, Shasta Moody and Lauren Ratliff.

“This is a pretty deep team,” Meinerts said. “If we can get six or seven girls up there with Winter and

Troy Hyde/Daily News Members of the 2015 Collins-Maxwell/Baxter boys’ and girls’ cross country teams are (left to right) front row, Chasity Moody, Stephanie Twohey, Courtney Clapper and Shasta Moody; middle row, Anna Jones, Heather Jessen, Veronica Condon, Brenna Thomson and Carter Fricke; back row, Josh Duntz, Austin Galbraith, McCade Gowdy, Noah Rhoades, Maxwell Van Maanen, Brady Ross, Ian Thomson and Eric Wagner. Not pictured: Lauren Ratliff, Winter Brown, Elizabeth Jones, Curtis Jones and Addison Swaab.

Heather, we’ll be in pretty good shape.

I don’t think any of those girls will go out and dominate a race individually, but together as a pack, we can win some meets. We’ll try to get top three at most of our meets and hopefully we’re top three at regionals. That’s what they wrote down as a goal.”

A top-three finish at the state qualifier on Oct. 22 would push the Raiders into the state meet in Fort Dodge on Oct. 31. The top 15 individuals also advance, which is five more than in recent years. The girls’ distance also changes from a 4K to a 5K, which is the same distance the boys run.

“When the news came out, there was that initial shock. But now that the season has started, there hasn’t been much talk about it,” Meinerts said. “It’s not a whole lot different.

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Not much has changed for me. We’ve bumped them up a little bit, but you don’t want to overtrain them.”

The CMB boys roster does not feature a single senior. The lineup, instead, includes juniors Curtis Jones and Brady Ross, sophomores Carter Fricke, Austin Galbraith, Noah Rhoades and Max Van Maanen and freshmen Josh Bruntz, McCade Gowdy, Addison Swaab, Ian Thomson and Eric Wagner.

Meinerts lost two state qualifiers — Mark Deutsch and Colin Thomson — to graduation and two other would-be returners open enrolled to other school districts. That leaves Fricke and Van Maanen as the only two runners back from last year’s varsity squad.

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and Fricke was six or seven a year ago.

This season, Meinerts expects them to be at the top along with Ian Thomson, who is Colin Thomson’s younger brother and Brenna Thomson’s twin.

“Both of those guys are well ahead of where they were last year when they ran on varsity as freshmen,” Meinerts said of Van Maanen and Fricke. “The put in a lot of miles this summer and appear to be in much better shape.

“I think Ian Thomson will be right up there with those other two guys.

He ran well as an eighth-grader and training with those two will make him better every day.”

Getting better every day is the message Meinerts is trying to send to his boys team this fall. He doesn’t expect super fast times early on, but hopes they get better with every meet.

“After the top three, it’s an open competition for the rest of the spots,” Meinerts said. “They’ll learn a lot more about where they stand as we go.

All we can ask is that we keep improving each meet.”

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com Colins-Maxwell/Baxter High School Varsity Cross Country 2015 Schedule Aug. 27 — ISU Cross Country Course, 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Pella, 11 a.m.

Sept. 10 — Spring Lake State Park, 5 p.m.

Sept. 14 — Saydel, 5 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Lynnville-Sully, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 — West Marshall, 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 28 — Hickory Grove Park (Nevada), 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — South Hardin, 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 12 — HOIC meet at ISU, 4 p.m.

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12 Fall Sports Preview 2015

CMB football looks for encore after historic year

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News BAXTER — The 2014 football season for the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter Raiders was the best year in program history.

No other CMB team went a complete regular season without a loss.

Now, the question is, what will the Raiders do for an encore?

“Every year, you don’t think you can replace guys. It’s going to be hard to replace the guys we lost, but hopefully you have guys who put in a lot of meaningful minutes that step up to be the guy and you hope you have younger guys who are ready to take on roles and get on the field,” said CMB coach Rob Luther, who begins his 19th season at his alma mater. “We have a decent nucleus back and definitely have guys who tasted a pretty successful season last year.”

The Raiders, who went 10-1 overall last year, lost all-state wideout and Division I player Bryce Kemp, two all-state linemen in Patrick Girard and Clayton Weltha and all-state kicker Joey Nissen, along with several other talented seniors, but returners like all-stater Brady Stover, Hunter McWhirter, Blake Coughenour and Charles Robertson hope to prove last year’s historical season wasn’t a fluke.

McWhirter comes into the season as the No. 3 ranked quarterback in Class 2A, according to iowapreps. com. He threw for 1,716 yards and 18 total touchdowns as a sophomore.

Senior Nate Bishop and sophomore Braydon Aker will battle McWhirter for the starting job in camp.

“I am not opposed to playing more than one guy, but we’ll let it play out,” Luther said. “They are all three great kids, and I hope they all try to compete and try to get on the field somewhere. It’s good to have options.”

McWhirter lost Kemp but will get to throw to Stover for one more year if he wins the job. Stover had a teamhigh 63 catches, 902 yards and eight touchdowns last year and earned firstteam all-state honors as a defensive back after collecting 10 interceptions.

Stover, the Iowa Preps’ No. 1 ranked 2A wideout, will be used several different ways on offense, includ-

Troy Hyde/Daily News The 2015 Collins-Maxwell/Baxter football team includes, left to right, front row, Frank Sposeto, Travis Lindemoen, Micah Bundy, Austin Good, Andrew Esqueda, Caleb Fullerton, Trent Coughenour, Tate Ewing and Ben Gunderson; second row, Michael Hartgers, Zach Schafer, Nick Leonard, Jusson Roush, Koby Barber, Skyler Boothroyd, Bailey Holgate, Blake Coughenour and Archer McFadden; third row, Coaches Mark Schultheis, Ryan Travis, Jason Vos, Max Seeman, head coach Rob Luther, Wes Stover, Cody Cochran, Zach Hasselbrink and Jason Aker; fourth row, Tyler Titus, Brevin Johnston, Kyle Flora, Colton Stewart, John Newton, Cody Galbraith, Marcus Mitchell and Brock Staudt; fifth row, Victor Genovese, Dalton Birchmier, Jack Cheville, Creighton Caple, Adam Smith, Toren Schultheis, Caleb Van Zante and Brock Burton; sixth row, Dylan Stepp, Lane Howes, Braydon Aker, Nate Bishop, Tristan Scarbourough, Zac DeBruyn, Jason Hillgren and Brad Ritter; back row, Hunter McWhirter, Tucker Maxwell, Brady Kemp, Joseph Bienfang, Brady Stover, Hunter Gunderson, Jacob Accord and Will Clapper. Not pictured: Charles Robertson, Logan Mitchell and Dylan Williams.

ing at quarterback, running back and receiver while also returning kicks and punts.

While Stover is the No. 1 option, finding him a compliment is something being worked out in preseason practices. Hunter Gunderson returns after hauling in 16 passes last year and Brad Ritter and Brady Kemp also are expected to be formidable options in the passing game.

Coughenour ran for 847 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore. He’ll need to be even better in 2015, but Luther compared his junior tailback with one of the best in CMB history.

“He was pretty good last year, but we need him to have a big season,” Luther said. “He wants it, and I think he’s an all-state running back. You might end up saying he’s the best tailback at CMB since Joe Langenberg.

“Joe’s the best running back I have ever coached, and Blake has the po-

tential to be better. We have to block for him and put him in good situations, but he’s explosive.”

The blocking part won’t be easy after losing three starters to graduation. But Archer McFadden and Jason Hillgren are back after starting every game last year.

A group of five players are battling for the final three starting spots. That list includes Toren Schultheis, Will Clapper, Adam Smith, Joseph Bienfang, Jacob Accord and Caleb Van Zante.

The Raiders averaged 35 points per game in starting 10-0 last season, but the change the coaches made on defense may have been the biggest factor in producing the historical season.

CMB switched to a 3-5-3 defense and held opponents to a little more than 15 points per tilt. The Raiders surrendered 14 points or fewer six times.

Returning from that unit in 2015 will be Stover, Robertson, Tucker Maxwell and Gunderson but CMB also lost four of the top five tacklers.

Robertson had 40 solo tackles and two sacks a year ago. He’ll headline the linebackers along with Coughenour and Gunderson.

“We feel like we have lots of guys back on offense that can put up points, RAIDERS | Page 13 Collins-Maxwell/Baxter High School 2015 Varsity Football Schedule Aug. 28 — West Marshall, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Roland-Story (Maxwell), 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Davis County (Baxter), 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 — PCM, Monroe, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 2 — Clarke, Osceloa (Maxwell), 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 — Albia (Baxter), 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16 — North Polk, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 — Centerville, 7:30 p.m.

Home games in bold.

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CMB netters ready to take big step forward

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MAXWELL — There is a quiet confidence in CollinsMaxwell/Baxter volleyball coach Scott Ranck’s voice this preseason.

For the first time in his five years at the helm of the Raider program, he has four players with at least three years of varsity experience and a plethora of depth that will give him plenty of options to throw at the best team’s in the Heart of Iowa Conference.

Bridget Hurley and Payge Jurgens return for their senior seasons after leading the Raiders in kills as juniors, Kathleen Baldwin is back as the fulltime setter and Toni Spencer and Sailor Hinegardner give the Raiders plenty of quickness along the back row.

Ranck is unsure how the season is going to shake out, but the now veteran CMB coach could have his best team in five years as head coach.

“We have more depth this year than in the past. That is one of the strengths of this year’s team,” Ranck said. “It’s a good problem to have. It’s exciting. There will be some decisions to make. If something doesn’t work out or if someone gets injured, we have more options this year.

“We have a lot of things that are starting to line up in our favor right now.”

Troy Hyde/Daily News Members of the 2015 Collins-Maxwell/Baxter varsity volleyball team include, left to right, front row, Toni Spencer, Payge Jurgens, Bridget Hurley and Sailor Hinegardner; back row, Bekah Pearson, Jordynn Wesselink, Mikayla Eslinger, Brianda Bane and Kathleen Baldwin.

Jurgens led the squad with 135 kills and 30 blocks last year.

Hurley wasn’t too far behind with 117 kills but she also was second in digs with 216 and third in aces with 17.

“They both have a sense of urgency because it’s their senior years,” Ranck said. “Payge has been very consistent and Bridget is exploding off her jumps. Her passing has improved, too.”

Hurley begins her fourth year on varsity, and Jurgens starts her third full season of varsity action. They’ll get some help at the net from sophomore Brianda Bane, junior Mikayla Eslinger, junior Bekah Pearson and freshman Jordynn Wesselink.

That group will try to make up for the losses Collins-Maxwell/Baxter High School of graduated seVarsity Volleyball 2015 Schedule niors Abbey ApAug. 31 — Saydel (Baxter), 6:30 p.m. pelgate (76 kills, Sept. 1 — Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

216 digs), Alex Sept. 8 — Greene County (Maxwell), 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 — Perry Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Hlavacek (40 Sept. 14 — Madrid, 6:30 p.m. kills, 42 aces) and Sept. 15 — Nevada, 6:30 p.m.

Maddy Poage (61 Sept. 17 — Roland-Story (Baxter), 6:30 p.m. digs, 19 aces, 48 Sept. 28 — Van Meter (Maxwell), 7:30 p.m. kills).

Sept. 29 — Prairie City-Monroe, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Madrid tournament, 8 a.m.

Pearson begins Oct. 8 — Gilbert (Baxter), 6:30 p.m. her third varsity Oct. 10 — BCLUW Invitational, 8:30 a.m. season.

Oct. 13 — North Polk, 6:30 p.m.

Ranck expects Oct. 15 — South Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.

Wesselink to Home matches in bold make a major im-

pact in her first season. Bane and Eslinger give CMB an athletic presence at the net, but Eslinger is working through an ankle injury.

“We can play her about anywhere,” Ranck said of Wesselink. “She’ll be very good.

She played some AAU and had a really strong summer.

She opened some eyes at our Simpson College team camp.

She’ll be one of the newcomers that really jumps out.

“And I don’t think Brianda knows how athletic she is.

She went way above the net in practice the other day. I couldn’t believe it.”

Baldwin took over as the full-time setter midway through the season and she finished with a team-high 184 assists and had 68 digs.

“She takes control out there.

She gets everyone going. Her enthusiasm is something the team feeds off of,” Ranck said.

“We kind of took off last year when we put her at setter.

Hopefully that trend continues.”

Spencer and Hinegardner will take over for the graduated MacKenzie Schmitz, who served as the libero after Baldwin was moved to setter.

Spencer is in third year as a varsity player and was third in digs last year with 176.

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“They are both so good and so quick,” Ranck said of Spencer and Hinegardner. “I might switch them back and forth. I think we are going to be very quick on the back row.”

After claiming a winning record in 2013, the Raiders fell back to 10-13 last year, but that might have had more to do with the tough competition they faced in the HOIC. And things won’t get any easier in 2015.

Nevada brings back its top five hitters from a team that finished 9-0 in the conference, 38-10 overall and reached the semifinals of the 3A state tournament.

“They are the hands down favorite,” said Ranck of Nevada. “Who is No. 2? I have no idea. There are some other good teams coming back, too.

Some of the good teams from last year lost players to graduation and lost coaches. I think it’s up for grabs. It’s anybody’s ball game for second.”

One change this year will be that CMB will be in 3A when the postseason rolls around.

The Raiders also are the third smallest 3A school.

But it also was the second straight season that an assistant coach left the program in the offseason as Krystal Ehn took over the Prairie CityMonroe volleyball program.

Ranck is hoping for a faster start than last season.

“We can’t wait to get going this year. You want to peak at the end of the year, but you want to get off to a good start, too,” Ranck said. “We have talked a lot about that.”

CMB’s varsity plays five home games between Maxwell and Baxter.

The season opener is at Baxter against Saydel on Monday. The Raiders head to Lynnville-Sully on Tuesday.

but the bigger concern is on defense. We have more holes to fill on that side of the ball.”

Ritter will fill a hole at defensive end, Maxwell returns at safety and McFadden returns to the defensive line.

Luther said Hillgren will either be the other defensive end or one of the five linebackers.

McWhirter. Kemp, Aker and Zach Schafer are all battling for time at linebacker, while the other corner opposite of Stover has yet to be decided.

Nissen was a weapon CMB had last year but won’t in 2015.

The first-team allstate kicker will likely be replaced by Creighton Caple or Stover, who also will punt for the third straight year.

Albia is the favorite to win District 7 in 2015.

The Blue Demons return several all-staters, including tailback Carter Isley, whose 2,327 yards and 33 touchdowns led all of 2A in 2014.

“After Albia, then everyone else has a chance,” Luther said. “PCM, North Polk and us are probably next. It’ll be Albia and then everyone else for 2-3-4 and hopefully we can find a way to get in.”

The Raiders open the season at West Marshall at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

They’ll have four home games — two in Baxter against Davis County and Albia and two in Maxwell against RolandStory and Clarke.

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Loaded Tigerhawks will lean on large senior class

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News The last time there was this much excitement about a Colfax-Mingo football team was probably the last time the Tigerhawks hosted a home playoff game.

That was 2003.

But with 13 seniors and a plethora of returning impact players from a squad that went 6-4 last year, ColfaxMingo has the depth up front, and the ability in the skill positions to end the home playoff game drought.

Jared Myers returns as one of the top quarterbacks in Class A, Blake Summy will be one of the top receivers in the class and Jacob Lietz was an all-state linebacker last year who is garnering collegiate interest from FCS schools.

Couple that with a deep wide receiving core, an allstate caliber defensive end and a trio of linebackers who led the team in tackles last year and the Tigerhawks are primed for a run at the District 7 title.

“The excitement from the team after last year is huge, and the community is excited, too,” Colfax-Mingo coach Jeff Lietz said. “The students are pumped about it, and there is a lot of expectations. I think that’s a good thing. We have a great group of seniors.”

The large senior class is led by Jacob Lietz, Myers and Summy, who all garnered allstate honors as juniors.

Myers is back and he comes into the season as the No. 2 ranked quarterback in Class A, according to iowapreps. com. He threw for a Class Ahigh 2,506 yards last year and also was second in touchdown passes with 22. Myers led the team in rushing with 678 yards and six scores.

“Being his coach, and coaching for him for all these years, he is my quarterback, and I wouldn’t take anyone else over him,” Coach Lietz said. “I think he’s the best, abColfax-Mingo High School Varsity Football 2015 Schedule Aug. 28 — Pleasantville, 7 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Clarke, Osceloa, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Belle Plaine, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 — North Mahaska, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 — Montezuma, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 — Iowa Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 — BGM, Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 — GMG, Garwin, 7 p.m.

Home games in bold.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Members of the 2015 Colfax-Mingo football team are, left to right, front row, Sean Borts, Garrett Chapman, Kyle Breen, Jared Myers, Blake Summy, Jacob Lietz, Gabe Simpson and Colin Lourens; second row, Ben Mead, Michael Deal, Alan Wheeler, Jacob Buehrer, Lane Dunblazer, Nicholas Deal and Jimmy Camp; third row, Hunter Bisom, Jake Dunsbergen, Trent Jones, Adam Teed, Wyatt Owens, Colton Lourens and Nick Barnes; fourth row, Clayton Fuller, Montana Jarrett, Alex Lewis, Reegan Van Dyke, Jarrod Nichols and Ahren Teed; fifth row, Nick Bean, Marshall Maple, Kaleb Konrad, Garrett McGill, Holister Koenig, Zarek Hill, manager Taylor Shepley and manager Cassidy Booher; back row, Coaches John Borts, Matt Barkalow, head coach Jeff Lietz, Clint Prudenz, Brian Summy and Justin Fisher. Not pictured: Coach Conner Jones.

solutely, but that’ll give him something to push for.”

Lietz, Summy, Colin Lourens and Gabe Simpson all give Myers outstanding threats in the passing game.

Lietz was the team’s leading receiver last year when he went down with an injury.

Summy, who begins the year as the third ranked wideout in Class A, finished with the fourth most receptions in Class A with 47 and was third in yards with 716.

Jacob Buehrer returns at tailback, while four starters from the offensive line — twins Michael Deal and Nicholas Deal, Sean Borts and Kyle Breen — are back.

Wyatt Owens, Jake Dunsbergen and maybe even Alan Wheeler are all in the mix to start at the other guard spot.

But Colfax-Mingo has something this year that it normally doesn’t have and that’s depth up front on both sides of the ball.

Michael Deal starts the year ranked as the ninth best linemen in Class A. For the most part, the top players on offense will play both ways. Colfax-Mingo lost three solid players from

last year’s defense in Jimmy Abell, Brady DeJoode and Clayton Brown, but Myers (101 tackles) and Jacob Lietz (100 tackles) are both back at linebacker along with Buehrer (68 tackles) and Wheeler (86 tackles and five sacks) at defensive end. Summy is back at corner, and he led Class A with five interceptions last year.

Jacob Lietz is ranked second at linebacker in Class A to start the season.

“We are bringing back a lot of starters there too,” Coach Lietz said of the defense. “When you bring back your ww top linebackers and an all-state caliber defensive end and cornerback, you’re a step ahead of the game.”

Wheeler comes into the season as the sixth ranked defensive linemen in Class A, but his coach doesn’t think there’s a lot of kids who will be able to block him.

“He’s a non-traditional guy. He has a motor that won’t quit, and when he goes 100 percent, I don’t feel like there are a lot of guys who can block him,” Coach Lietz said.

“He gets after it. He’s that kid that everyone loves to coach.”

The defense’s base set will again be a 3-5-3.

The other starter at defensive end is expected to be Lourens and Jimmy Camp will be the nose tackle.

The other linebackers behind Lietz, Myers and Buehrer could be Breen, Colton Lourens and/or Lane Dunblazer.

Simpson will be on the opposite side of Summy and sophomore Jarrod Nichols is the favorite to start at safety.

The preseason accolades the Tigerhawks are picking up are great, but Coach Lietz knows it can be a doubleedged sword.

“It’s a good thing and a bad thing. The guys that are getting the accolades are taking it with a grain of salt. They are more for the we than the me,” he said. “Those accolades aren’t anything unless the team is successful.

“The accolades also show how hard they have worked over the years so that’s a good thing, too.”

At 7-0, Montezuma won the District 7 title last year.

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ended up as the four seed and matched up with eventual semifinalist Mount Ayr in the opening round of the playoffs.

Coach Lietz thinks those same four teams will be in the mix in 2015, but he also likes Lynnville-Sully.

“Top to bottom, it’s a tough district, but that’s a good thing,” he said. “We’d love to host a playoff game and see where we can take it.”

Four of the six running backs in the district who tallied more than 1,000 yards last year are gone, but BGM’s Colton Massengale (1,725) and Lynnville-Sully’s Sage Ehresman (1,047) are back.

And three of the top four returning leading tacklers in the district — Myers, Lietz and Wheeler — all wear the Tigerhawk uniform.

Colfax-Mingo may also have the biggest advantage with Lynnville-Sully, Montezuma and BGM all traveling to Colfax.

Colfax-Mingo opens the season at home against Pleasantville at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Hostetter, Warner return to lead Colfax-Mingo harriers

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — As a sophomore, Dakota Hostetter was the youngest runner on a senior-dominated state meet qualifying cross country team.

This season, just one year later, Hostetter returns as the elder as the Colfax-Mingo girls’ cross country team looks to rebuild after losing most of its 2014 roster to graduation.

The good news for fifth-year coach Zach Tomas is the returner he does have in uniform in 2015 has been to two straight state meets as an individual qualifier.

Colfax-Mingo High School Varsity Cross Country 2015 Schedule Sept. 3 — Pekin - Wildwood Park, 5 p.m.

Sept. 10 — Johnston, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 — Saydel, 5 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Lynnville-Sully - Diamond Trail, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 — Prairie City-Monroe, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 — Nevada - Hickory Grove Park, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 — North Polk, 5 p.m.

Oct. 8 — Montezuma, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 15 — SICL meet at Sigourney, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 22 — State Qualifier, TBA Oct. 31 — State Meet at Fort Dodge, TBA

And Hostetter will look to return to Fort Dodge a third time this fall.

“I don’t think the move to three miles will hurt her,” Tomas said. “She probably won’t like the extra half mile, but I think it will be to her advantage.

She’s a consistent runner and I think she’ll relish in more of a leadership role this season.”

Hostetter is the only Tigerhawk on the girls’ team to have any high school running experience. And she’ll be sharing her time with the volleyball program and is playing fall soccer right now, too.

Morgan McKinney is a sophomore who did not run last year, and the rest of the roster is comprised of three freshmen — Ilia Hostetter, Payton Rhone and Colleen Craig.

Tomas also may have the services of Kylie Wellington, a freshman who has not yet joined the team after running in eighth grade last season.

Either way, Hostetter will be asked to carry the load until the youngsters get experience under their belts.

“Ilia had a great middle school career and should transition nicely to the varsity squad,” Tomas said. Payton

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Troy Hyde/Daily News The 2015 Colfax-Mingo cross country team includes, left to right, front row, KC Huffman, Will Dunsbergen, Cameron Warner, Nic Duffy and Jake Frier; back row, Peyton Rhone, Dakota Hostetter and Morgan McKinney. Not pictured: Ilia Hostetter and Colleen Craig.

has a wonderful attitude and she has yet to scratch the surface on what she can accomplish.

“Colleen has had a very successful career so far. If she gets some confidence in running three miles, she will do some amazing things.”

Tomas said the boys team has the chance to be the best in his time as head coach.

The Tigerhawks return three juniors in Cameron Warner, Will Dunsbergen and KC Huffman and sophomore Jacob Frier and freshman Nic Duffy gives the squad a five-man roster.

Warner is back as the No. 1 runner after just missing out on state last year.

This will be his first full year on varsity, and with a full year of training and now 15 state qualifying spots up for grabs, Tomas feels Warner should have a strong shot at the state meet.

Dunsbergen is the boys captain and someone who Tomas feels can have a breakout year. Huffman had a breakout season last year and logged a lot of miles over the summer.

Frier, according to Tomas, ran several 5K runs this summer and is already three or four minutes faster than he was at any point as a freshman.

Duffy is a runner who Tomas feels can be one of the team’s best by season’s end after he gets more experience with the 5K distance.

“This is a fun group of boys to coach, and I think we could have a breakout season as a team,” Tomas said. “We could have a different order at every meet.”

Dakota Hostetter placed 13th at state during her freshman season and was 22nd overall as a sophomore.

The Tigerhawk girls placed 15th at the state meet last year but lost seniors Kennedi Hostetter, Ivy Moore, Bailey Pease, Sara Lahart and Cassie Craig to graduation.

McKinzie Tjaden, who will be a senior in 2015, also is not participating because of health reasons.

The Tigerhawks open the season at Pekin’s Wildwood Park on Sept. 3 and run at Johnston on Sept. 10.

Colfax-Mingo competes in its first South Iowa Cedar League meet at Sigourney on Oct. 15. The Tigerhawks previously competed in the larger Heart of Iowa Conference.

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Tigerhawks welcome new challenges in South Iowa Cedar League

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — When Colfax-Mingo’s volleyball team went to the Central College team camp, head coach Michelle Grant got a good look at what things may look like in the South Iowa Cedar League this season.

And the second-year coach is anxious to start a new era in a conference much more suited for the Class 1A Tigerhawks.

“I hope it helps as far as confidence goes. We would play so well last year and still lose. It’s frustrating and hard to stay confident under those circumstances,” said Grant about playing in the much larger Heart of Iowa Conference.

“Just watching the games at the Central team camp, I can tell the speed of the game for who we are going to play is going to help. We are also young, so this is what we need.

We can’t be playing North Polk and Nevada’s seniors with a bunch of freshmen and sophomores.”

There will be a few returners helping Colfax-Mingo break into a new league, but for the most part, the Tigerhawks will welcome several newcomers to the varsity lineup.

Sophomore Ries Wilson led the Tigerhawks with 155 kills, 44 aces and 19 aces last year. She’s back in 2015.

Junior Dakota Hostetter was second in kills with 61 and second in blocks with 16. She also returns.

So does junior Aranda Woods and sophomore Megan Earles, who had 25 kills and 207 assists, respectively, last year.

But the Tigerhawks lost Allison Teed (55 kills), Sara Lahart (305 digs), Olivia Maggard (24 aces) and Dakota Brodka (19 kills) to graduation and several other players with remaining eligibility decided not to be a part of this year’s squad or transferred to another school.

That’s a big reason why Grant will have to rely on several freshmen and sophomores in the 2015 season.

But practices have gone much smoother in Grant’s second season.

She doesn’t have to spend extra time on teaching her style of play.

“It’s always easier after year one,” Grant said. “I actually asked a few of

Troy Hyde/Daily News Members of the 2015 Colfax-Mingo varsity volleyball team include, left to right, front row, Colbee Cunningham, Taylor Carlson, Samantha Jeter, Hannah Johnson and Shaylee Shedenhelm; middle row, Courtney Burdess, Morgan McKinney, Megan Earles, Mackensie Brown and Chelsea Russell; back row, Ries Wilson, Ashley Lafferty, Dakota Hostetter, Hailey Wamsher and McKeely Tjaden. Not pictured: Aranda Woods, Delaney Underwood, Braedynn Rawlins and Mollie Greve.

the players on the first day of practice if they remembered how to start this shindig and they said yes.

Last year, the warmup was our whole practice because we had to walk through the basics and were teaching the fundamentals.”

Leading the way at hitter this year will be Wilson, Hostetter and Woods. Earles will be the starting setter again.

Wilson has made marked improvement from her freshman year.

But a knee injury may slow her early in the season.

“Ries has made huge strides. I came into an open gym and thanked her high jump coach for improving her leaping ability. She was very impressive,” Grant said. “She has some knee issues right now, so we’ll see how that goes.”

Hostetter will be on the cross country team again, so Grant is unsure when she will have her and when she will not. But when she’s on the court, she’ll provide the Tigerhawks with a second hitting option behind Wilson.

Grant called Woods one of her “wild cards” this season.

Aside from the team-high 207 assists, Earles also had 138 digs, which ranked fourth on the team a year ago.

“Megan won’t get enough recognition for what she does, but she is very good at what she does,” Grant said.

Earles may not be the only setter for the Tigerhawks though. Grant has been impressed with sophomore Hailey Wamsher, enough to potentially allow her to switch the team from a 5-1 to a 6-2.

“We couldn’t do that last year, but Hailey is making me seriously consider it this year,” Grant said. “She has been very impressive as a setter so far.”

The rest of the varsity will feature a handful of freshmen. That list includes Colbee Cunningham, Mackensie Brown, Chelsea Russell, Delaney Underwood and Shaylee Shedenhelm.

Cunningham is probably the only one of that group who has a chance to play all the way around, according to Grant.

And Shedenhelm just recently joined the team, but Grant knows she is someone who can help the program.

“I know she’s good, but I have never seen her play anything but softball,” Grant said. “She was the MVP of her eighth-grade volleyball team so I know she can play.

“Once Colbee got going at the Central team camp, she was unstoppable. I was really impressed.

She scored like 10 straight points with her serve at one point.”

Another wild card for Grant could be sophomore McKeely Tjaden.

Tjaden has the chance to be a solid net player for the Tigerhawks, but Grant

said she continues to have issues with her shoulder.

If Tjaden can stay healthy, and provide the Tigerhawks with solid play at the net, Grant may use Woods as the libero. If not, Colfax-Mingo will likely go without the back-row specialist.

The Tigerhawks may need a few matches under their belt to find out what lineups work best for Grant.

“Our first varsity matches are a tournament at Twin Cedars,” Grant said. “I can see us having about five different rotations and using them all to see what we look like with each of them.”

The Tigerhawks, who went 5-24 last year, were the only 1A school remaining in the HOIC when they decided to move to the SICL. In their new league, eight of the 10 schools are 1A and Colfax-Mingo is the fourth largest school behind North Mahaska (2A), BGM (2A) and Sigourney (1A).

Keota won the league at 10-0 last year, while Iowa Valley went 9-1 and Lynnville-Sully and Sigourney each finished 7-3.

Grant doesn’t have specific expectations for the Tigerhawks in her second season, but she is hoping to get closer to .500 and getting to doubledigit victories would be an “unbelievably successful season.”

The season-opening tournament at Twin Cedars isn’t until Sept. 12.

The Tigerhawks will have five home matches, beginning with Belle Plaine on Sept. 14.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com Colfax-Mingo High School Varsity Volleyball 2015 Schedule Sept. 12 — Twin Cedars Invitational, 9 a.m.

Sept. 14 — Belle Plaine, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 — Iowa Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Sigourney, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Guthrie Center Invitational, 9 a.m.

Sept. 21 — Montezuma, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 — English Valleys, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 — BGM, Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 1 — Lynnville-Sully, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Madrid Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 5 — Tri County, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 — HLV, Victor, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 — North Mahaska, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 15 — Keota, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 — Woodward-Granger Invitational, 9 a.m.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 Lynnville-Sully High football team are, left to right, front row, Jayson Hardin, Jack Hardin, Kobe Fisk, Sage Ehresman, Shannon Dunsbergen, Kyle Van Dyke and Noah Engle; second row, John Trettin, Trevor Squires, Colten Arment, Ryan Hofer, Caden Dunsbergen, Quentin Thompson, Dylan Roozeboom, Tanner Maddison, Bryson Barnett, Isaac Collins, Tyler Van Zante and Sage Zylstra; third row, Aaron VanDeKrol, Cayden Johnson, Tyson Vander Linden, Gage Vander Leest, Carson Dunsbergen, Evan Squires, Drake Ehresman, Elijah Collins, Ty Breeden, Dane Fuchs and Eyon Moore; back row, Abram Collins, Corey McCoy, Garrett Cordes, Jesse Van Wyk, Cody Gibbs, Rylan James, Garret Cross, Grant Wehrle, Caleb Barnett, Mason Dunsbergen, Nate Stock and Kemper Lukehart. Not pictured: Ross Van Wyk.

Veteran players fuel resurgence in Hawk football

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News A strong finish to the 2014 season had Lynnville-Sully High’s Hawks on the verge of qualifying for the Class A playoffs again. They did their part in winning their final District 7 game, but they lost the tiebreaker.

“Our kids went out the right way. We couldn’t worry about how things went for other teams. It was about finishing the right way no matter what,” Hawk head coach Mike Parkinson said after the final game last year.

Parkinson — who had announced earlier this year he was leaving Lynnville-Sully then reversed that decision — Lynnville-Sully Football 2015 Varsity Schedule Aug. 28 — Van Buren, 7 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Pella Christian, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Montezuma, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 — Iowa Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 — BGM, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 — GMG, 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 — North Mahaska, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23 — Belle Plaine, 7 p.m.

Home games in bold

guides a Hawk team returning 17 lettermen — 10 were starters a year ago — into the 2015 football season. Parkinson’s teams have gone 26-17 in his four-year stretch as head coach.

The Hawks lost their first four games of the 2014 season but kept moving forward to finish 4-5.

“We finished the season on a three-game winning streak, which should help us start strong and build throughout the year,” Parkinson said.

“This team needs to learn how to start fast and finish strong.

If we can do that, this could be a very talented team.”

Five seniors, who were starters and received alldistrict honors, return to the gridiron for the Hawks. They have their starting quarterback and leading running back in Kobe Fisk and Sage Ehresman. Kyle Van Dyke was an offensive lineman and Ross Van Wyk earned all-district honors on the defensive side of the ball. Noah Engle was the district’s MVP kicker.

Jay Hardin, Jack Hardin and Shannon Dunsbergen,

all seniors, and junior Trevor Squires are back on the offensive and defensive line for Lynnville-Sully. Juniors Caden Dunsbergen and Quentin Thompson give the Hawks solid veteran wide receivers and defensive backs.

Ehresman was a first-team running back, leading Lynnville-Sully in rushing with 1,047 yards on 127 carries for an 8.2 yards per carry average. He was sixth on the district rushing list and fourth in rushing touchdowns with 14.

Ehresman scored 110 points, which included four two-point conversions. He had two receptions for 51 yards and one touchdown.

On defense, Ehresman was second on the team in tackles with 63 solo stops and eight assisted tackles. He had 12 tackles for loss and one quarterback sack.

Fisk starts at quarterback for the Hawks for the second year in a row. Fisk completed 29of-73 attempts for 309 yards, throwing one touchdown and seven interceptions. He had 54 yards on 46 carries and scored two touchdowns on

the ground.

Fisk earned honorable mention all-district honors as a defensive back. He had two interceptions for the Hawks.

He also had 17 unassisted tackles and 3.5 assisted tackles.

Engle, who was a receiver on offense and a linebacker on defense last year, handled the punting and kicking duties for Lynnville-Sully.

He kicked three field goals and went 8-of-13 on pointafter-touchdown kicks. On 26 kickoffs, Engle had 1,093 yards and three touchbacks.

He punted 23 times for 708 yards, averaging 31 yards a punt.

Offensively, Engle caught seven passes for 117 yards.

Caden Dunsbergen caught 21 passes for 120 yards and rushed for 287 yards and three touchdowns.

Van Dyke earned secondteam honors as an offensive lineman for Lynnville-Sully.

Van Dyke racked up 18 unassisted tackles and nine assisted tackles for the Hawk defense, plus had nine tackles for loss and two quarterback

sacks.

Van Wyk was second-team all-district at defensive end with 14 solo tackles, one assisted tackle, five tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks.

Van Wyk also rushed for 275 yards on 73 carries for one touchdown and scored 16 points.

Other returners are juniors Dylan Roozeboom, Ryan Hofer, Colten Arment, Tyler Van Zante and Bryson Barnett and sophomore Sage Zylstra. Junior Isaac Collins provides depth on the line for Lynnville-Sully. Sophomores Carson Dunsbergen and Jesse Van Wyk will see action at receiver and tight end, respectively.

“Our season is off to a great start,” Parkinson said. “Our first day of pads went very well. We are excited about our team players and some of our new players this year.”

The Hawks open the season Friday at Van Buren.

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Hawk volleyball undergoes rebuild for 2015 and beyond

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Lynnville-Sully High’s volleyball team is rebuilding after losing several key players to graduation. That doesn’t mean the Hawks will not be competitive on the volleyball court in 2015.

“We’re rebuilding the team with our current seniors and juniors and bring up sophomores to fill the void,” Fifth-year head coach Heather James said. “It will take some work to bring a new team together with our different age groups, but with time, we hope they can work together to build this year for an even stronger program next year.”

The Hawks will be

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News

Members of the 2015 Lynnville-Sully High School volleyball team are, left to right, front row, Julie Holm, Allison Renaud, Makenzy Rozendaal, Kristen Van Der Wilt, Brenna Lanser, Olivia Ritter, Bella Bogaard; middle row, Isabell Smith, Sierra Suiter, Skyler Young, Jataya Meyer, McKinley Conover, Camryn Russell, Taylor Maasdam, Daphne, Hackert, Madison Johnson, Emily Van Gorp; back row, Courtney Gannaway, Andrea Bogaard, Kaylee Maasdam, Shaleah Van Wyk, Kayla Van Dyke, Carson Fisk, MaKayla Rozendaal, Shiloh Cunningham, Aylee Jansen, Madeline Mintle. Not pictured: Shelby Foster, Mariah Vos, Jelissa Rozendaal.

young with just two seniors in outside hitter Shelby Foster and defensive specialist Kristen Van Der Wilt. James said the two seniors are

Lynnville-Sully Volleyball 2015 Varsity Schedule Sept. 1 — CMB, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 3 — BGM, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 — Keota, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 —Twin Cedars tournament, 10 a.m.

Sept. 14 — Tri-County, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Montezuma, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 — North Mahaska tournament, 9 a.m.

Sept. 21 — North Mahaska, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 — Belle Plaine, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 1 — Colfax-Mingo, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Melcher-Dallas tournament, 9 a.m.

Oct. 5 — HLV, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 — Sigourney, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 — Iowa Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 15 — English Valleys, 5:30 p.m.

Home matches in bold

positive leaders for the team.

Junior outside hitter Brenna Lanser and junior setter Jelissa Rozendaal round out the returning letter winners.

The four provide the Hawks with a solid core to build around. Juniors Makenzy Rozendaal, Allison Renaud and Olivia Ritter and sophomore Skyler Young are expected to make the transition to varsity action.

Lanser tied for first on the team in kills last year with 141. She also had two block assists at the net. Lanser was

Lynnville-Sully cross country runners push hard for strong 2015 season

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

runners back from a year ago. Senior Canyon Kuhlmann, a two-time state qualifier, and junior Lucas Jones are 641-792-5660 Nine runners return for LynnvilletheSt.only on the Lynnville121 W. 3rd N., runners Newton Sully High’s cross country program Sully boys’ team at this time. for 2015. Unfortunately, the splitwww.acuiowa.org of “Maybe when school begins, we personnel is not even for the Hawk can recruit several others to come out boys and girls.

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credited with 91 digs.

She was an 84 percent server with 12 service aces.

Foster put down 20 kills and had one solo block and five assisted

blocks at the net. She had 34 digs. Van Der Wilt came up with 166 digs working the back row a year ago. Jelissa Rozendaal was credited with 112 set assists,

which was second on the team, and had 77 digs.

Van Der Wilt and Foster were 97 percent servers for the team a year ago. Van Der Wilt went 142-of-147 at the service line with 14 aces while Foster was 30of-31 on serves. Jelissa Rozendaal was 62-of-66 serving for 94 percent and had 10 ace serves.

The Hawks were 13-10 overall last year.

They were 7-3 in South Iowa Cedar League action, tying for third with Sigourney.

L y n n v i l l e - S u l l y ’s young team plays its first three matches at home this season, starting Tuesday against Collins-Maxwell/Baxter.

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Runners Continued from Page 19 so we have a squad for a team score in meets,” Lynnville-Sully coach Darin Arkema said.

Arkema heads into his 13th year as head coach at Lynnville-Sully.

Seven runners are back on the course for the girls.

They have a challenge ahead of them — a longer distance to run in 2015.

All girls will run 3.1 miles, or 5,000 meters, in cross country competition just like the boys.

“The change to the 5K distance may take a little getting used to, but I don’t see it as a big obstacle. I expect the girls to have a strong season, and be ready to contend for a third conference championship,” Arkema said.

Lynnville-Sully’s girls are two-time defending South Iowa Cedar League champions. They have allconference runners back in senior Kasiah Ehresman and junior Haley James.

Also returning are senior Shelby Foster and juniors Alexis Hardenbrook and Kristine Jaennette.

Sophomores Haley

Lynnville-Sully Boys and Girls 2015 Cross Country Schedule Sept. 1 — Williamsburg Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Pella Invitational, Central College, 11 a.m.

Sept. 8 — Grinnell Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 — Saydel, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 — Lynnville-Sully Invitational, Lynnville, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 — PCM Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 — Knoxville Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 — Montezuma Inviitational, 5 p.m.

Oct. 15 — SICL Conference meet, Sigourney, 4:30 p.m.

Home meet in bold

Breeden and Rebecca Morningstar round out the returning cast for the Hawk girls. They have two first-year runners in senior Marissa Vos, who was a state track qualifier in the 3,000 meters in the spring, and sophomore Hailey Scandridge.

“Our conference is always tough, and it got tougher with the addition of Colfax-Mingo this season.

Colfax-Mingo qualified for the state cross country meet as a team last year,” Arkema said.

The Hawk girls came up short of qualifying for the Class 1A state meet as a team for the second year in a row in 2014. That is a goal for the Hawks this season.

Kuhlmann has led the Hawk boys the past two seasons, earning All-SICL honors and qualifying for the state meet both years. He was second at the conference meet last

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2015 Lynnville-Sully High cross country teams are, left to right, front row, Lucas Jones and Canyon Kuhlmann; back row, Haley Breeden, Rebecca Morningstar, Kristine Jaennette, Alexis Hardenbrook, Marissa Vos, Kasiah Ehresman and Haley James. Not pictured: Shelby Foster and Hailey Scandridge.

year and Jones placed 16th. Kuhlmann was 10th at the district meet and placed 51st in the 1A state meet.

“Canyon is looking to finish his wonderful career with an individual conference championship. He’s

been runner-up the past two years. A return to the state meet would make him the first boy from Lynnville-Sully to earn more than two state appearances,” Arkema said.

“He has put the work in during the summer and is

certainly the leader of our program.”

The Hawks begin the season Tuesday in the Williamsburg Invitational.

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