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2014 Fall Sports Preview Winning Deck of Cards

Previews of teams from Newton, Colfax-Mingo, Prairie City-Monroe, Lynnville-Sully, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter

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Table of Contents Newton boys’ golf Newton football Newton volleyball NCMP swimming Newton girls’ cross country Newton boys’ cross country Colfax-Mingo volleyball Colfax-Mingo football Colfax-Mingo cross country PCM football PCM volleyball PCM cross country CMB cross country CMB football CMB volleyball Lynnville-Sully football Lynnville-Sully volleyball Lynnville-Sully cross country

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Cardinal golfers in the swing of things

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor Tyler Thongvanh is determined to make his senior season for Newton High golf his best. Thongvanh

had an up and down junior season, playing on the Cardinal varsity and junior varsity.

Thongvanh said he is working hard to play consistently as a senior.

“I’m going to try to keep my

varsity spot the whole year and score for the team consistently,” Thongvanh said.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Newton High boys’ golf team are (left to right), front row, Chaz Ridenour, Jacob Knoll, Hunter Hartgrave, Michael Hodnett, Shaiden Simmons; middle row, Trey Vanderlaan, Spencer Elbert, Nate Vanzee, Sam Supino, Nick VerSteeg, Logan Heisdorffer, Rhandyn Oldfield; back row, head coach Pat Riley, Tyler Thongvanh, Austin Reynolds, Jordan Henning, Devin Shores, Payton Thomas, Derek Damman, assistant coach Scott Enyart.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Newton High varsity and junior varsity football team are (left to right) first row, Dylan Birkenholtz, Mason Bowes, Alex Bartels, Brett Wolf, Justin RuizPittman, Michael Barr, Nick Easley, Tyler Wood, J.T. Thongvanh, Deonne Harris, Patrick Murphy, Collin Jacobsen, Tristan Peters, Jeff Stanton, Jordan Travis, Wes Streeter; second row, Duncan Lee, Nick Geerlings, Cragar Klingensmith, Jake Bennett, Dalton Nevels, Andrew Weiland, Rylan Weeks, Austin James, Jacob Smith, Parker Schuster, Michael McKinney, Connor Mc Adoo, Grant Nook, Clay Hansen; back row, Cole Peters, Bryce Tish, Joe Banfield, Reese Rosenquist, Peyton Patterson, Josh Gulling, Caden Manning, Reagan Maple, Brady Smith, Alex Miller, Logan Zaabel, Brian Bleakney, Trenton Brady, Jordan Norvell, Aren Sorensen.

Offensive firepower key to Newton football success

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor Offensively, Newton High’s Cardinals are loaded with firepower in the second year of operating out of the gun-rocket offense. The Cardinals return all their skill personnel on the offensive side of the football for the 2014 season.

“We are building on what we did last year. We’re fine tuning the offense to fit our personnel,” said Ed Ergenbright, Cardinal head coach. “This offense is versatile enough to allow us to change it on how we need to attack defenses.”

The Cardinals lost some outstanding players on both sides of the football to graduation. Ergenbright said the question marks along the offensive and defensive line are being worked out during practices as the Cardinals prepare for the season opener.

Newton High School Varsity Football 2014 Schedule Aug. 29 — Knoxville, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Marshalltown, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Grinnell, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Benton, Van Horne, 7:30 p.m.

(HC) Sept. 26 — Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Ballard, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 — Pella, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 — Bondurant-Farrar, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 24 — Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

Home games in bold.

Newton begins the season Friday at home when Knoxville comes to H.A. Lynn Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

The Cardinals are in a different Iowa Class 3A district this season.

“That’s exciting. We’re going to see some new teams and renew a couple of former rivalries with non-district games this season. The guys have been working hard in the weight room, during offseason conditioning, our camp and now in practices,” Ergenbright said.

Newton finished 4-5 a year ago in Class 3A District 4. The Cardinals are now in Class 3A District 6 with Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Benton Community of Van Horne, Gilbert, Grinnell and Nevada.

Knoxville, Marshalltown and Pella are Newton’s non-district games this year.

“We like our schedule starting with Knoxville. It is great to be able to renew the rivalries with Marshalltown, which is in the second week of the season, and with Pella. The Pella game is at home later in the season,” Ergenbright said.

Ergenbright said the biggest concern going into the season is the lack of experience on the defensive side.

He said the Cardinals have some good competitions going on in practices for spots to find the top 11 players for the defense.

“We have a great group of seniors.

Most of them have a lot of varsity ex-

perience and some have started for us for three years now. How your seniors go is how the team goes. This a fun group to be around and they are great leaders,” Ergenbright said.

Making the offense go will be three-year starting quarterback Tyler

Wood. The 6’, 185-pound senior is a dual threat quarterback. Wood has his top passing target back in 6’, 200-pound senior split end Nick Easley.

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Youth powers Cardinal volleyball in 2014

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor Youth is a strength and a concern for Newton High’s 2014 volleyball team. There will be growing pains for the players and new head coach Laura Rowen.

“Most of the girls on the varsity, I had for two years as junior varsity players. We’re making the transition together, which is helpful for everyone involved,” Rowen said. “All the kids have responded well. We had a lot of very positive things coming out of camp.”

That positive push continued into preseason practices for the Cardinals.

Rowen takes over as head coach after serving two years as the NHS junior varsity coach. Rowen’s junior varsity teams compiled a 21-32 record over those two seasons.

“We are a young, up and coming team,” Rowen said.

“These girls are very hard workers willing to put in the extra effort doing the little things to make Rowen each other better.”

Newton had a record-setting season a year ago, going 26-13 overall.

The Cardinals went 6-1 to win the school’s first Little Hawkeye Conference championship in volleyball under retired head coach Kim Florke.

But the 2014 squad has big shoes to fill since Newton graduated all but one full-time starter. The Cardinals only have two players back with any varsity experience.

“The conference will be tough.

We will have to be that scrappy team that never dies. Every win will be a hard-fought win,” Rowen said. “We will play some tough non-conference teams. It will really test the girls and their perseverance.”

Rowen, who played volleyball at Newton High School Varsity Volleyball 2014 Schedule Aug. 26 — Newton Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Adel DeSoto Minburn tournament, 4 p.m.

Sept. 9 — Pella Christian, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 16 — Southeast Polk, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Des Moines Christian tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 23 — Dallas Center-Grimes, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 27 — Nevada tournament, 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 30 — Grinnell, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 4 — NHS Cardinal Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 7 — Oskaloosa, 7:15 p.m. (Pink Out) Oct. 14 — Pella, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 18 — Johnston tournament, 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 21 — Norwalk, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 27 — Class 4A regional, TBA Oct. 30 — Class 4A regional, TBA Nov. 4 — Class 4A regional, TBA Home matches in bold.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Newton High varsity volleyball team are (left to right) front row, Bailey Davis, Ryanne Rausch, Fran Lucas, Elise Axtell, Kaytlin Ahn; second row, manager Kimbra Neal, Emily Fitzgerald, Allison Ergenbright, Alyssa Bartels, Taylor Shipley, Courtney Jacobsen; back row, head coach Laura Rowen, assistant coach Shareah Sharp, Megan Pressgrove, Morgan Allen, Adrienne Bergman, Sydney Hemann. Not pictured: Stephanie Hoebelheinrich.

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This is her second head coaching position. Rowen was head coach at Columbus-Waterloo after graduating from UNI. Her coaching record for varsity is 21-14.

Newton opened the season at home Tuesday with a home invitational tournament.

Sophomore Megan Pressgrove made an impact for the Cardinals as a setter and outside hitter a year ago.

Pressgrove was a unanimous firstteam All-Little Hawkeye Conference selection.

Pressgrove, who stands 5-feet, 11 inches, led the team with 492 set assists, finishing fourth in the conference. Pressgrove also put down 110 kills — third on the team — and made three solo blocks and 28 block assists at the net.

On a team that led the Little Hawkeye Conference in service aces, Pressgrove used her jump serve to go 205-of-245 at the service line, 83.7 percent, and had 38 aces. She was third on the team and ninth in the conference service aces. She had 109 digs.

“Megan will be doing a little bit of everything for us. She’s very athletic.

Megan is very good along the net whether it is when she’s setting the ball, going up to pound it or with her tips,” Rowen said.

The other player with limited varsity experience is sophomore Kaytlin Ahn, a 5-9 outside hitter. Rowen said Ahn was an offensive leader for

the junior varsity a year ago. She did have four solo blocks and two assisted blocks and 12 kills playing along the front row on varsity last year.

The lone senior on the squad is 5’10” setter Sydney Hemann. Juniors Allison Ergenbright (5’10”), Alyssa Bartels (5’9”) and Fran Lucas (5’6”) and sophomore Morgan Allen (5’10”) are expected to contribute.

“Sydney knows the game. She was the setter for the junior varsity last year,” Rowen said. “Fran is our defensive specialist. She will play libero.

She knows where she needs to be on the back row for us.”

Ergenbright and Allen are middle blockers/hitters. Rowen said the Cardinal middles do a good job of ball placement as hitters. Bartels has come into the season stronger and can hit the ball well from the outside hitter position.

“We’re young. The girls have improved from last year and we’re making strides every day in practice,” Rowen said.

Look for sophomore Bailey Davis working in the middle spots along the front row for the Cardinals. Rowen said the team has several setters working well, but she hasn’t decided which offense they’ll operate with on the court.

“I still have a week of practice to make that decision,” Rowen said earlier this week. “Defensively, I made some changes and the girls have made the adjustments. We don’t have a lot of height and power this season, but

these girls will fight for every point on the court.”

Other members of the Cardinal varsity/junior varsity squad are juniors Elise Axtell, Emily Fitzgerald, Stephanie Hoebelheinrich and Adrianne Bergman, and sophomores Ryanne Rausch, Taylor Shipley and Courtney Jacobsen.

Rowen’s coaching staff consists of Shareah Sharp, Mallory Sturtz, Michaela Wood and Jennifer Mouchka.

“Fundamentals and defense are going to be huge for us. It’s about the basics. If you can’t pass the ball, you can’t do anything,” Rowen said. “We’re not very tall and programs go through years like that. There are short volleyball programs out there that are very successful.

“You identify your strengths and focus on those. We should be pretty sound defensively this season.”

Oct. 4 is the Cardinal Invitational.

Newton will hold a Pink Out Night on Oct. 7 when the Cardinals play Oskaloosa at NHS. The volleyball players will be selling pink T-shirts as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness.

“We want our students and other fans to come out in full force at every home match. We want a lot of noise in the gym, especially for the Pink Out Night. We want to see a sea of pink,” Rowen said.

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Aquagirls: The Power of All of Us

NCMP has stacked pool for 2014; diving is back

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor Two years straight they had to compete without diving points at meets. No longer.

Newton/Colfax-Mingo/ Pella’s Aquagirls will be competing for diving points in 2014.

NCMP goes after its third consecutive North Central Iowa Conference championship. The Aquagirls won seven of 11 swimming events at the conference meet. If they can pull off a third straight title, it will come in their home pool.

NCMP will host the NCIC meet Oct. 25 at the Newton YMCA. The diving portion of the conference meet will be held at Grinnell College.

“We’re excited to have diving back. We also have all of our state qualifiers except one returning to the pool, and we have numbers. We have 43 out this season, which includes 13 freshmen. That’s the biggest

Bob Hawkins photo Members of the 2014 Newton/Colfax-Mingo/Pella swim team are (from left to right), front row, Abby Jolivette, Olivia Maharry, Sara Martin, Anna Barr, Shelbey Cochran, Hannah Scotton, Kira Hanson, McKenna Heisdorffer, Ashley Jefferson, Rachel Prendergast; second row, Lakeisha Kurtz, Emily Hawkins, Samantha Hedrick, Brianna Fuller, Hannah Rhoads, Kaelee Knoll, Dusti Antle, Sydney Jenkins, Sierra Griffith; third row, Madison Humphry (manager), Jorja McDermott, Kaitlyn Barnes, Elizabeth Myers, Erin VanSickle, Katherine Thorpe, Taylor Tremmel, Willa Colville, Emily Miller, Sarah Prendergast, Chelsie Trotter, Lynae Doland, Austin Bunker (manager); back row, Jaclyn Michener, Morgann Eide, Olivia Hawkins, Isabella Leach, Morgan Altman, Julia Prime, Janna Balek, Hannah Boecker, Sarah Urias, Jessica Zahn, Alexis Stout, Maddy Webb, Alexis DeVries.

incoming freshman class we’ve had in 10 years,” said NCMP veteran head coach Sarah Patterson.

Patterson, who is in her 22 season at the helm of the NCMP swim team, and her

NCMP Aquagirls 2014 Swim Team Schedule Aug. 26 — Linn-Marr, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Indianola, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Des Moines Roosevelt, Dowling Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 — Ames Invitational, 11 a.m.

Sept. 16 — Southeast Polk, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 — Marshalltown Invitational, 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 — West Des Moines Valley Invitational, 1 p.m.

Sept. 30 — Ankeny Centennial, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 7 — Marshalltown, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 — Boone, 6 p.m.

Oct. 16 — Southeast Polk, 5 p.m.

Oct. 25 — NCIC Conference meet, Newton YMCA, 11 a.m.

Oct. 30 — Regional diving, TBA Nov. 1 — Regional swimming, TBA Nov. 8 — State meet, Marshalltown, Noon Home meets in bold.

longtime assistant coach Chris Forsyth are in their 20th year coaching the team together.

Joining them this season will be Kelly Rose of Grinnell, who will be coaching the Aquagirls’ divers.

Six of the seven swimmers qualifying in three relay races and two individual races in the Iowa state swim meet in 2013 lead the Aquagirls.

NCMP is bringing the heat in the pool after last season when it set eight school records.

State qualifiers back are seniors Hannah Scotton, Rachel Prendergast and Sara Martin and juniors Samantha Hedrick, Sydney Jenkins and Hannah Rhoads.

Scotton and Hedrick earned state meet med-

als — fourth and sixth — in the 100-yard butterfly. Scotton has the school record in the 100 butterfly.

“Hannah Scotton looks ready to come back and get after it.

Samantha turned in the top high school time in the state in the 100 fly this summer in the long course. Both girls competed this summer as did Rachel and Hannah Rhoads,” Patterson said.

Scotton, Jenkins Rhoads and Hedrick set a school record — 1 minute, 51.29 seconds — in winning a regional championship in the 200-yard medley relay. Scotton and Hedrick were first and second in the 100 butterfly. Prendergast placed fifth in the regional 100 freestyle race.

Martin, Hedrick and Scotton are back off the state qualifying 200 freestyle relay team while Prendergast, Jenkins and Hedrick were on the 400 freestyle relay team that went to state. Jenkins was the first NCMP swimmer under Patterson to qualify for state in the 100yard backstroke.

“We have a great team chemistry already.

We have brand new people who’ve never done competitive swimming, and they are making so much improvement. We have tremendous group of seniors providing great leadership. Everyone is buying in to our motto this year ‘The Power of All of Us,’” Paterson said.

Along with Scotton,

Prendergast and Martin, the other seniors on the team are Shelbey Cochran, Kira Hanson, McKenna Heisdorffer, Abby Jolivette, Olivia Maharry, Ashley Jefferson and Anna Barr.

Barr, sophomore Chelsea Trotter and freshman Morgann Eide are NCMP’s divers this season. Patterson said she knew Kelly Rose and asked her if she would consider coaching diving for NCMP. “We worked out a deal and we’re excited about having the three divers. We still can’t have diving events at our home meets because the (Newton) Y doesn’t have a competition board,” NCMP See Page 20

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Football: Versatility a plus for the Cardinals on both sides of the ball Continued from Page 3 They became NHS’s prolific passing-game duo a year ago, setting school records on the field and earning Class 3A All-District 4 first-team football honors.

Wood established himself as Newton’s career leader in passing yardage, pass attempts, pass completions and touchdown passes. Wood threw 13 touchdown passes, including four touchdown passes against Adel-DeSotoMinburn, a school record.

Wood was 71- of-134 (53 percent) for 1,063 yards last season. He threw seven interceptions. Wood is atop the Newton career lists in touchdown passes thrown (21) in passing yardage (2,364), pass attempts (323), and pass completions (176). Wood was Newton’s second-leading rusher for the 2013 season, gaining 504 yards on 129 carries. He scored five rushing touchdowns.

Easley emerged quickly as the top receiver for the Cardinals in 2013. Easley snatched nine touchdown receptions last season, a new NHS single-season record.

Easley caught 34 passes for 517 yards. He led the team in scoring with 54 points.

Easley’s 517 yards puts him fourth on the Newton career receiving yards list and he is eighth on career points scored with 86 points.

“Tyler has stepped into a good leadership role and he makes good decisions with the football. He and Nick have worked this summer to keep that good timing,” Ergenbright said.

Factor in the return of all four wingback/tailbacks for the Cardinals, Newton has the capability of putting up strong numbers offensively and winning games. Seniors Deonne Harris (6’4”, 175), J.T. Thongvanh (5’10”, 185) and Tristan Peters (5’9”, 175) and junior Joseph Banfield (6’2”, 185) shared the running

back duties last year.

Harris was Newton’s top rusher, receiving honorable mention from district coaches. Harris led the team in rushing with 603 yards on 77 carries, and he scored six touchdowns. He scored 42 points, which included three two-point conversions — one by rush and two receiving.

Thongvanh rushed for 398 yards on 70 carries with two touchdowns, plus caught two touchdown passes. Peters had 174 yards on 44 carries while Banfield gained 173 yards on 44 carries. Banfield scored four touchdowns.

“All of those guys got a lot of playing time for us last year. We’re relying on them to continue to run hard with the ball and make the tough yardage for us,” Ergenbright said.

“Junior Dalton Nevels and sophomore Reese Rosenquist have worked extremely hard and proven they can play varsity football. They’ll be in the backfield mix for us.”

Staying on the offensive side, there’s a battle going on for the starting center spot between 5’10”, 205-pound junior Jacob Smith and 6’1”, 215-pound sophomore Caden Manning. Ergenbright said both are guys who can do the job snapping the ball.

Seniors Patrick Murphy (6’0”, 185) and Alex Bartels (6’1”, 215) are returning offensive linemen and are slotted at the guard spots. Bartels moved from tackle to guard this year. Senior Mason Bowes (6’3”, 285) is back at left tackle and 6’1”, 205-pound junior Wes Streeter has worked to step in at right tackle.

Jordan Travis is a thirdyear starter as tight end. The senior is 6’5”, 205 pounds and has the ability to go out wide as a receiver in the Cardinals’ spread offense set. Peters is another versatile player who can go out in the receiver position for the Cardinals.

Easley had been the top kicker and punter for the

Cardinals as a sophomore but a preseason ankle injury put him out of the kicking game last year. Ergenbright said Easley will again handle the placekicking, kickoff and punting duties for Newton this season. “Nick is a weapon in the kicking game for us,” Ergenbright said.

Travis the the lone returning starter along the defensive line for Newton. Travis had 20 solo tackles and 14 assisted tackles from his defensive end spot a year ago. He recorded four quarterback sacks and six tackles for loss.

“We feel like we have some seniors, who have been waiting for their turn, and some young kids, who will step up and give us a solid defense when it all shakes out,” Ergenbright said.

“We have six or seven guys battling for the other three defensive line spots right now.”

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Coen leads veteran NHS girls’ cross country team

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor Pack up.

Newton High girls’ cross country coach Rachelle Tipton tells the Cardinal runners that every day.

Tipton is in her second year guiding the Newton girls cross country team. She stresses running as a pack during meets to place as a team.

“Our goal is to make improvements off of last season and see growth through this season,” Tipton said. “If we can pack up and hit our time goals, placing will take care of itself.”

Newton opens the 2014 season Thursday at the Gilbert Invitational, which is held at the Iowa State University cross country course

in Ames. The Cardinal girls number 10 for the season.

“Despite being a small team, we are heavy on veterans who know what needs to be done,” Tipton said.

Grace Coen, a junior, is Newton’s top runner. She holds the NHS girls’ record at the 4K distance in 14 minutes, 31 seconds, which she set last year. That was the fourth fastest time in the state in 2013. Coen is a two-time state meet qualifier, taking 27th in Class 4A last year.

Coen has earned All-Little Hawkeye Conference honors two years in a row. She was the LHC cross country champion as a freshman and finished second last season. The Cardinals finished fifth as a team in the conference meet

in 2013.

“Our goal is to place higher than last year.

The LHC is very competitive in running, but we are more than capable of running with them. I’d like to see multiple all-conference honors this year,” Tipton said.

Joining Coen are three seniors, who have been instrumental in the NHS girls’ program. Hailey Coy is fifth on the NHS all-time 4K list. Coy and Anna Barr are team captains for the second year in a row. Autumn Hunt is the other returning senior on the squad.

“We have a strong group of seniors. They have been leaders from the moment they joined the team,” Tipton said.

“It is a great group of girls and it will be hard to see them go.”

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Newton High girls’ cross country team are (left to right) front row, Tessa Keeton, Hailey Coy, Autumn Hunt, Anna Barr, Marisa Modlin; back row, Annie Hurt, Jordyn Soule, Ellie Horn, Michaella Cope, Grace Coen.

Newton also has a trio of sophomores — Michaella Cope, Ellie Horn and Jordyn Soule — returning to the running course. The other three runners on the team are senior Marisa Modlin, junior Annie Hurt and freshman Tessa Keeton.

“We do not have enough girls this year to score and place our junior varsity team, but whoever runs on it will represent us well,” Tipton said.

Newton hosts the Cardinal Invitational on Sept. 23 at Westwood

Golf Course. Coen is the two-time defending champion on Newton’s home course. The Cardinals took sixth in the meet last year.

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Core group paces Cardinal boys’ cross country team

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Newton High boys’ cross country team are (left to right), front row, Mikey Bradley, Ross Hull, Jack Callaghan, Chad Nolin; middle row, Blake Robson, Noah Sander, Chase Dykstra, Zach Theis, Justin Fischer, Tyler Dafflitto; back row, head coach Tom Bartello, Jacob Thomas, Jarom Wiliams, Justin Simms, Harrison McCarey, assistant coach John Bartello.

Newton High’s boys return five runners for the 2014 cross country season. The Cardinals placed fourth in the 2013 Little Hawkeye Conference meet. They are preparing to finish higher at the 2014 conference meet.

“We have a good core group of returning runners. Many took advantage of the summer running program,” said second-year head coach Tom Bartello.

“Our goal is a top three finish at the conference meet.”

To do that, the Cardinals are looking to seniors Jacob Thomas and Justin Simms to lead the way. Thomas earned All-LHC honors finishing

fifth in the conference meet. Thomas turned in a personal-best time of 16 minutes, 57 seconds in that race, which landed him at the No. 9 spot on the NHS all-time 5K list.

Junior Chase Dykstra was the third Cardinal runner to finish the conference race a year ago. Also back are junior Zach Theis and sophomore Justin Fischer.

Newton opens the 2014 season Thursday at the Gilbert Invitational on the Iowa State University cross country course in Ames. The Cardinals host the Cardinal Invitational on Sept. 23 at Westwood Golf Course.

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Golf: Cardinal Invitational is Sept. 4 at Westwood Golf Course Continued from Page 2 Thongvanh and Devin Shores are the two seniors on a squad of 18 for NHS in 2014. Shores, juniors Derek Damman and Jordan Henning and sophomore Austin Reynolds bring Class 4A district golf tournament experience to the course for the Cardinals.

Junior Payton Thomas, sophomores Hunter Hartgrave, Trey Vanderlaan and Paul Maharry are in the mix for spots on the varsity and the top three spots on the junior varsity.

“Devin, Derek and Austin scored a lot for us last year. They are the core of our team,” said Pat Riley, Newton head coach. “Right now, we’re sorting out the lineup for the varsity. Tyler, Payton, Jordan and Hunter, who moved back to Newton this year, are in the mix for the 4-5-6 spots on the varsity.”

Newton has two 18-hole tournaments in the season log book, playing the past two Mondays. The Cardinals play at Fort Dodge on Sept. 2, then host the Cardinal Invitational at Westwood Golf Course on Sept. 4.

Riley said competition for those final three varsity spots and the top juNewton High School Boys Varsity Golf 2014 Schedule Aug. 18 — Indianola Aug. 25 — Mason City Sept. 2 — Fort Dodge, 10 a.m.

Sept. 4 — Newton Invitational, Noon Sept. 9 — Ottumwa, 1 p.m.

Sept. 10 — Ankeny, 9 a.m.

Sept. 15 — Ames, Noon Sept. 19 — Marshalltown, 10 a.m.

Sept. 22 — West Des Moines Valley, 10 a.m.

Sept. 23 — Southeast Polk, 9 a.m.

Oct. 6 — Class 4A District, Des Moines Roosevelt, 10 a.m.

Oct. 10-11 — Class 4A State Tournament Home meet in bold.

nior varsity spots is strong on the team.

He said the Cardinals are not as deep as they were a year ago “but we’ll be equally as good.”

Shores comes back as the No. 1 golfer for the Cardinals — a spot he has had the past two seasons. Shores and Reynolds each shot an 85 at the 4A district tournament last year.

“Devin is good at all phases of the game. He attacks the holes from the fairways. He is a good putter, so his short game is good,” Riley said. “He has the height and strenghth to hit the ball a long way off the tee. We’re expecting a very strong and competitive season from Devin.”

Thongvanh has worked on his game all summer, Riley said.

“Tyler and Devin give us good leadership as seniors. They both work hard in practices,” Riley said. “Tyler hits the ball consistently. He has put in a lot of time to make himself a better golfer going into this season.”

Riley pointed to Dammon as a good example of how hard work pays off.

Dammon’s improvement throughout last season put him in the top three for the Cardinals this season, Riley said.

“When Derek is on, he can shoot in the 70s. He loves golf. He played a lot of golf this summer and his is starting to tap his capablities as a golfer,” Riley said.

Reynolds has matured since his freshman season. Riley said Reynolds has grown and become stronger, which is allowing him to hit the ball further.

“Austin is a student of the game. He has a great swing. He plays a lot of golf in the off-season,” Riley said. “We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do this year.”

Thomas found the game of golf two years ago and Riley is expecting him to contribute consistently this season.

“Payton shows so much improvement coming into the season, and he has room to improve even more. He is hitting the ball well off the tee and putting pretty well. Then we have Jordan, who likes the sport and has the potential to shoot well for us. He hits the ball well.”

Hartgrave played for Newton a year ago on the junior varsity, then moved to Cedar Rapids. He is back now and has the potential to battle for a varsity spot.

Riley said the Cardinals are in a tough Class 4A district tournament with Ames, Ankeny, Ankeny Centennial, Des Moines Hoover, Des Moines North, Des Moines Roosevelt, Fort Dodge, Indianola, Johnston, Marshalltown, Mason City, Urbandale and West Des Moines Valley. The district tournament is Oct. 6, hosted by Des Moines Roosevelt at Waverland Golf Course in Des Moines.

“We’ll have to play super well to get out of districts, and we can do it,” Riley said. Riley is assisted by Scott Enyart.

Other returning sophomores for Newton are Spencer Elbert, Sam Supino, Nick VerSteeg and Logan Heisdorffer. Riley said all gained some experience last year on the junior varsity, but still have a ways to go on their game.

Freshmen on the team are Jacob Knoll, Rhandyn Olfield, Shaiden Simmons, Nathan Vanzee and Michael Hodnett. Riley said the freshmen are works in progress as they learn the game, especially the short game, and will get experience in junior varsity meets.

Contact Sports Editor Jocelyn Sheets at (641) 792-3121 Ext. 6535 or jsheets@ newtondailynews.com.

Cardinals: Defensive spots up for grabs Continued from Page 6 Streeter and Murphy are working as defensive ends while Bowes, and sophomores Alex Miller (5’8”, 210), Riley Nine (6’0”, 215) and Caleb Kite (6’2”, 230) are defensive tackles.

Ergenbright said it was important to develop depth along the line to help find a good rotation of players.

The linebacking corps has Banfield, junior Duncan Lee, senior Michael Barr, who is returner on defense, senior Brett Wolf, who saw some varsity playing time last year and sophomores Payton Patterson and Brady Smith. Ergenbright said the group is working hard and the coaches are looking to sort them out to find “our best three linebackers.”

Senior Jeff Stanton and sophomore Bryce Tish are back at the cornerback positions.

Easley, Wood and Peters rotate through the two safety spots.

“We’re working to develop depth in all positions. We had a great camp with our seniors helping coach the younger kids in how to do things right. That was great to see,” Ergenbright said.

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Tigerhawks aiming for improvement with new head coach

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer COLFAX — A poor serve resulted in a sprint across the gym. One by one, Colfax-Mingo volleyball players took their turn serving at the end of practice on Aug. 19, creating an opportunity to catch their breath or improve their stamina.

“We have to run a lot more,” Colfax-Mingo senior Sara Lahart said when asked about the team’s new head coach, Michelle Grant. “She’s really loud and she pushes you and she never stops pushing you. She never gives up on you. It helps.”

Colfax-Mingo’s volleyball team enters the upcoming season with Grant trying to change the course of the program.

The first-year varsity head coach spent the past few seasons as the junior high volleyball coach, making her familiar with the current freshmen and sophomores. That familiarity is something she hopes will accelerate the team’s improvement.

The Tigerhawks return six lettermen from last year’s squad. Four of those players are now seniors, including Dakota Brodka, whose 54 kills were third most for Colfax-Mingo last season and are the most of any returner this season.

Colfax-Mingo is a young program, consisting of only six upperclassmen and the rest freshmen and sophomores.

“Fundamentally, they look good. Fundamentally, I think they’re getting confident. I think they can see themselves improving in the drills everyday,” Grant said. “They’ve been down for so many years that I’m not sure they’ve set that expectation in themselves.

That’s what we’re kind of working on.”

Colfax-Mingo has finished in the bottom third of the Heart of Iowa Conference each of the last three years while totaling 12 wins.

“I would say that the challenge now is teaching them how to win and teaching them how to come out on top because we haven’t for a long time,” Grant said.

Ben Schuff/Daily News Colfax-Mingo’s Brooke Nicholson drops to the gym floor for a ball during a team practice earlier this month. The Tigerhawks have a new head coach this season in former junior high volleyball head coach, Michelle Grant.

Player and team development are top priorities for the first-year head coach in 2014. Playing more cohesively as a team was something Lahart mentioned also as a path toward improving.

The Tigerhawks, 5-24 a year ago, aren’t relying on win-loss columns as their only determining factor of success.

“We’re just looking to improve day-to-day within ourselves,” Grant said, “and hoping that turns into Ws at the end.”

Contact Staff Writer Ben Schuff at (641) 792-3121 ext.

6536 or at bschuff@newtondailynews.com.

Colfax-Mingo High School Varsity Volleyball 2014 Schedule Aug. 28 — Madrid vs Colo-Nesco, Madrid 5 p.m.

Sept. 11 — South Hamilton 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 — Twin Cedars Invitational 9 a.m.

Sept. 20 — Guthrie Center Invitational 9 a.m.

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Sept. 25 — Greene County 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 — North Polk 7:30 p.m.

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Colfax-Mingo heading into season with ‘no excuses’

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer COLFAX — Jeff Lietz’s sunsoaked, white shirt displayed five simple words. Surrounded by the outline of a football, two phrases emblazoned on the shirt gave insight to Colfax-Mingo’s recent past and present.

“Tigerhawks football camp” appeared in one-word, horizontal lines down the middle, a not-too-distant memory on the third day of official practices. To the side were two more words the Tigerhawks are embracing for the upcoming season.

“No excuses.”

Following an injury-filled 2013 that saw Colfax-Mingo win its first two games before losing seven straight to end its season, the Tigerhawks enter the upcoming schedule with a strong ownership of necessary improvements.

“One of our mantras this year is no excuses. We just weren’t a very good football team,” Lietz said. “You can blame a little bit on the transition, but (the players) worked their tails off last year.

“I don’t want to throw anything back on the system or anything like that. We just need to do a better job.

We need to do a better job as coaches and getting the boys ready and move forward.”

The Tigerhawks struggled throughout much of last year. Allowing less than 41 points only once and averaging roughly 10 points per game made for a challenging first

season with Lietz as head coach.

With year one in the rearview mirror, Lietz sees reason for optimism this fall. Colfax-Mingo returns 16 starters — eight on each side of the ball — after many sophomores and juniors received extensive playing time in 2013.

The Tigerhawks are hoping to get a full season out of junior quarterback Jared Myers, who had his 2012 season cut short because of a collarbone injury and suffered a seasonending knee injury in the fifth game of his sophomore season.

While the team is looking at a revamped offensive line, the Tigerhawks return many of their skillposition players on offense as well as their four leading tacklers from last year.

Colfax-Mingo also switched classes from 1A to A, putting the school in a class “more our size,” Lietz said.

To prepare for the season, Colfax-Mingo coaches and 15 players attended a team camp at Simpson College in late July. It was the first time the team attended a team camp in recent years.

Several players also went to individual camps at Grand View, Iowa, Iowa State and other area colleges over the summer.

“We have no reason to not be successful,” Lietz said. “That means me as a coach, no excuses; it’s not the officials, it’s not the game field, it’s not where we’re going ... It’s not that (players are) undersized or inexperienced.

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Ben Schuff/Daily News Colfax-Mingo’s Jacob Lietz and Jacob Buehrer compete in a drill during the third day of team practices on Aug 13. The Tigerhawks open the season against Pleasantville on Aug. 29.

es, and filters downhill. It’s not just them, it’s me and the other coaches, and we’re all on board. It means a lot of different things. It can mean anything from a parent down to a player.”

The second-year head coach expressed some uncertainty about his squad’s schedule of new opponents, but also excitement as Colfax-Mingo works towards improving this season.

“Certainly, we have to go out and play the game, but I think familiarity with the system, the off-season work, the experience we have coming back,” Lietz said, “you add up all the things that didn’t go right for us,

Colfax-Mingo High School Varsity Football 2014 Schedule Aug. 29 — Pleasantville 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Clarke, Osceloa 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Lynnville-Sully 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Belle Plaine 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 — North Mahaska 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Montezuma 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 — Iowa Valley 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 — BGM, Brooklyn 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs GMG, Garwin 7 p.m.

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Experience, youth define Tigerhawk girls, boys cross country teams

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer

from the qualifying meet and the Tigerhawks came in fourth.

Tomas had each runner fill out a goal sheet prior to the beginning of this season and he said every girl listed qualifying for state as a team as a top priority.

“I know (qualifying for state) is in their mind,” the head coach said. “I haven’t really heard them discuss it too much all together, but I think they see the possibility is there.”

This year’s girls team is composed of a variety

COLFAX — Experience may be the biggest difference between Zach Tomas’ boys and girls cross country teams at Colfax-Mingo.

One squad is loaded with seniors while the other is in its second year of simply being able to score as a team during Tomas’ tenure.

A year ago, the girls team finished one spot shy of qualifying for the state meet; the top three teams advance to state

of backgrounds with five seniors, two potentially impactful newcomers and one past individual state qualifier.

The youngest member of the team, sophomore Dakota Hostetter, is back after running individually at state last season and placing 13th.

Kennedi Hostetter and Ivy Moore proved to be the team’s other top two runners last year and the two seniors will now create a strong trio with their sophomore teammate that Tomas believes will lead the Tigerhawks

throughout much of this season.

Sara Lahart and Cassie Craig bring back more experience as they enter their third year running for Tomas’ squad while senior Bailey Pease and junior McKinzie Tjaden are running cross country for the first time.

Both Pease and Tjaden have experienced success as members of the Tigerhawks track team, causing Tomas to describe the pair as “our wild cards this year. They’re new to the program and they may be what it takes to

get us over the hump.”

The boys squad finds itself in a much different position. Six of the eight runners are underclassmen and both seniors, Cameron Lantry and Ryan McLain, ran for the first time as juniors. Tomas expects both Lantry and McLain to be among the team’s top performers, as well as freshman Jonathan Jacobs.

Tomas mentioned the boys squad finishing 10th or better at the state qualifying meet in October as a gauge of improvement. The group placed 12th out of 17 teams last year.

“We kind of gear up for that meet. That’s kind of the meet that’s our measuring stick for us. Every school there is comparable in size,” he said.

Ben Schuff/Daily News Colfax-Mingo cross country runners Ivy Moore and Cameron Lantry lead a group of Tigerhawks during a practice by the high school on Aug. 18.

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Last season was the first time in Tomas’ four years as head coach there were enough boys out to score as a team. Although high placements at meets may be difficult to achieve for an inexperienced squad, Tomas is hoping to build off last year’s foundation.

“Last year was the first time I had a full boys team, but it was a lot of upperclassmen, so we had a lot of senior leadership,” he said. “This year, we’re a very young team.

I expect that inexperience is going to show for the first few meets and then as we get going and kids get more confidence, I think some good things can happen for the boys.”

Contact Staff Writer Ben Schuff at (641) 792-3121 ext. 6536 or at bschuff@ newtondailynews.com.

Colfax-Mingo High School Varsity Cross Country 2014 Schedule Sept. 9 — Pekin - Lake Keomah 5 p.m.

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Mustangs replacing top offensive, defensive playmakers

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer MONROE — As Prairie CityMonroe navigates its way through fall camp and pre-season practices, the team’s avenues toward success might not necesarily take them down a path for finding replacements for two of last season’s top playmakers.

To some degree, success may be found in simply having fun.

“I think our main focus has just been making sure that we’re excited to play all the time,” PCM head coach Greg Bonnett said on Aug. 11 before the team’s first official practice. “I think that this group of seniors, they’ve always kind of been a close-knit group from the time they were freshmen and they’ve always been really gung-ho about football.

“I’m just convinced that when you’re having a lot of fun, the wins and the losses are going to take care of themselves for the better.”

PCM enters the upcoming season with a blend of new faces and returners as the Mustangs aim for their first winning season in three years.

Blake McWilliams, the team’s leading rusher and tackler last season, and Zach Uhlenhopp, who led Class 2ADistrict 6 with seven interceptions, are gone, but the team also has key players back at important positions.

Among those is quarterback Logan Gilman. Now a junior, Gilman has a full year’s worth of starting experience to rely upon, and with that comes increased expectations.

“I think he’s kind of embraced his role as being the quarterback and is

putting this team on his shoulders a little bit more now as a junior as opposed to being a young sophomore,” PCM’s fourth-year head coach said. “I think he’s really stepped up in terms of not only his own technique but getting people around him to follow his lead as well.

“He’s got a good arm, he can run a little and he’s really, really smart. He’s got all the tools it takes and I think he’s having a lot of fun this year with it.”

Gilman will have senior Ricky Reeve back in the passing attack this season.

Reeve is the only returning receiver who caught a pass in 2013.

Seniors Connor Warrick, who’s transitioning from guard to center, and Joe DeReus will lead the offensive line as the unit looks for new guards and a tackle. Bonnett said compeitition at the position has been strong over the summer and in fall camp.

The Mustang defense will have its fair share of new faces as PCM’s top four tacklers from last season all graduated.

“I feel like our defensive line will be a real strength to our team this year,” Bonnett said. “I think we have a number of guys who can play there and a number of guys that can rotate in when those guys get tired.”

All-conference linebacker Luke Pendroy and Ronnie Marshall figure to play prominate roles and should receive help from a group of juniors Bonnett is excited about, including Logan Litrell, Austin Sneller, Davis Herndon and Reid Jenkins.

“For us to improve, I think the younger guys that have not started be-

Ben Schuff/Daily News Luke Griner eyes in the football for a catch during the team’s preseason camp earlier this month. Prairie City-Monroe begins its season at home against Pella Christian on Aug. 29.

fore and are now in starting roles are going to have to step up right away,” Bonnett said. “They can’t have too much of a time where they’re transitioning from JV ball to varsity ball. They need to step up very, very soon, as opposed to later and I really believe these guys will.”

Contact Staff Writer Ben Schuff at (641) 792-3121 ext. 6536 or at bschuff@newtondailynews.com.

Prairie City-Monroe High School Varsity Football 2014 Schedule Aug. 29 — Pella Christian 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Central Decatur, Leon 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Centerville 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Davis County, Bloomfield 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — West Marshall 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 — Clarke, Osceola 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 — Albia 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 24 — North Polk 7:30 p.m.

Home games in bold.

Club volleyball experience leading PCM into new season

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer MONROE — Losing seven seniors to graduation might lead one to believe a team lacks experience.

That’s not necessarily the case for the Prarie City-Monroe volleyball team.

Mollie Keitges enters her second season as the Mustangs head coach try-

ing not only to add marks in the win column but also creating an envirnoment in which girls want to play volleyball.

Succeeding at the latter could go a long ways toward achieveing the former.

Keitges led a program last year that didn’t have a single player on a club volleyball squad. “Our girls just hadn’t

played a ton of volleyball,” she said.

“They just played August through October and that was it.”

This year, there are 10 such players.

“They’ve already got more volleyball under their belt and more experience and you can certainly tell,” Keitges said.

While one season of club volleyball won’t cure all that ails a team coming off a 5-24 season, Keitges veiws the ex-

perience as a good start.

Sophomore Katie VandeWall found club volleyball beneficial not only because of the additional reps that stem from more playing time, but also for building chemistry with her Mustang teamamtes.

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Volleyball: PCM hoping additional court time with club teams brings success Continued from Page 12 “Me and my setter, Jayci (Vos), we played club volleyball together and that just helped us know each other bet-

ter,” VandeWall said, referring to their movements during a match. “I know a couple other girls, upcoming freshmen did, and I can see improvement in them also, so it’s just really good to

Ben Schuff/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe volleyball players practice in the high school gym on Aug. 11.

(play club volleyball).”

VandeWall was one of several players PCM’s head coach mentioned when discussing the talent the Mustangs return for the upcoming season.

Senior Courtney VanHouweling, who had the most kills (101) and aces (16) of any returning player from last year’s team, was another and figures to be a key component of any success PCM may have this fall.

Keitges also tabbed Ashley Van Gorp as a potential “breaktout player,” noting the sophomore has “improved a ton” after playing club volleyball this Prairie City-Monroe High School Varsity Volleyball 2014 Schedule Aug. 26 — DC-G invitational 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 30 — Bondurant-Farrar tournament 9 a.m.

Sept. 2 — Carlisle 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 11 — North Polk 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 — South Hamilton 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Gilbert 7 p.m.

Sept. 23 — Greene County 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 — Nevada invitational 8:30 a.m.

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

Oct. 2 — Nevada 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 7 — Saydel 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 — Pella 9 a.m.

Oct. 14 — Colfax-Mingo 7 p.m.

Oct. 16 — Roland-Story 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 — Fairfield tournament 9 a.m.

Home matches in bold.

past winter.

The second-year head coach used the words “learning” and “building” frequently when talking about her first year with the Mustangs. Keitges explained it took some time for the players to get used to the intensity level with which their new head coach was looking for.

“Last year was definitely a building year and I think we all learned from different things,” VandeWall said.

“Last year, it was bad at the time, but now that I look back at it, I think it was a good thing for our team to learn from everything.”

The Mustangs were swept in straight sets in 20 of their 25 losses last season. Success in 2014 would include limiting such occurrances.

“I really hope that we can compete every time we step on the floor, that we can be competitive and play hard,” Keitges said. “I’d like to see us in the top tier of the conference. Definitely win some more games; that would be a lot more fun for everybody.”

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Numbers on the rise for Prairie City-Monroe Cross Country

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer MONROE — Interest in cross country is growing exponentially at Prairie CityMonroe High School.

When Eric Karr took over as head coach of the program three years ago, he inherited only five runners from grades seven through 12.

“There wasn’t even, I mean, you couldn’t even call it a program,” Karr said. “It was just a couple kids that went out and ran together basically is all it was.”

Fast forward to this summer when Karr had 57 runners appear at workouts and it’s clear the third-year head coach has his program on the upswing.

The Mustangs return a total of 12 high school runners to this year’s boys and girls teams and have 24 high school runners total, equaling the amount the program had last year between high school and middle school participants.

Among those is Rachel Stafford, who last fall became the school’s first female runner to qualify for state in 16 years. Also back for the girls team is lone senior Rachel Peter, an all-conference selection a

year ago who figures to lead the team this season along with Stafford.

Karr expects three freshmen — Baylee Smith, Amaya Hartson and Ellie Steenhoek — to compete in varsity meets after the trio “proved to be great runners in middle school,” he said.

A group of juniors could round out the Mustangs’ starting lineup when they begin their season in Ames on Aug 28. Karr mentioned Kiara Kapplemann, Morgan Novak, Mallory Bell and sophomore Isabella George as possibilities, adding “a few have shown great potential and put in a lot of hard work over the summer.”

The boys team could end up being led by a freshman. Karr is excited about Blaise Winegardner, who the head coach believes has “a real chance” at qualifying for state based on times Winegardner posted in middle school competitions and 5K road races.

Junior Trent Howard and sophomores Mark Bruxvoort and Chris Ellens are all back for PCM after earning varsity letters in 2013.

Ben Schuff/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe runners Rachel Stafford and Rachel Peter jog down Monroe Street in Monroe during a practice earlier this month.

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Ben Schuff/Daily News The 2014 Collins-Maxwell/Baxter High School boys and girls cross country teams begin the season Aug. 28 at the Iowa State cross country course. Runners are (front row, L-R): Winter Brown, Heather Jessen, Anna Jones, Brady Ross, Carter Fricke, Austin Galbraith, (middle row, L-R) Veronica Condon, Courtney Clapper, Callie Haupert, Chasity Moody, Stephanie Twohey, Sara Rogers, Chantel Maxwell, (back row, L-R) Eric Hall Flooden, Drake Caple, Brock Johnston, Mark Deutsch, Colin Thomson, Calvin Jones, Jacob Hallett, Lucas Anderson, Evan Bianchi, Curtis Jones, Max Van Maanen.

Deep Raider cross country teams preparing for season

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer BAXTER — Jerry Meinerts has never had this much depth.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s eighthyear head coach has a plethora of returners in 2014, including his top seven boys runners from last season and six of his top seven girls from a year ago.

“I definitely think that having the numbers like that, they’ll push each other and make each other better because they know their spot is not set in stone and if they’re not running well, somebody is going to step in and take their spot,” Meinerts said. “Definitely, I think the number of kids we have out will help the program.”

Back for the boys team is senior Mark Deutsch, who placed 85th at the state meet last fall.

Deutsch is one of four seniors — Colin Thomson, Drake Caple and Jacob Hallett are all expected contributors as well — on a squad that

features potentially impactful underclassmen. Meinerts listed freshmen Max Van Maanen and Carter Fricke as two runners he believes will compete for varsity spots. Meinerts also mentioned sophomore Evan Bianchi, who is a first-time cross country runner and posted the third-fastest twomile time of any team member during the first week of practice.

“We haven’t been that way in the past,” Meinerts said of the depth on the boys team, noting as many as 10 runners could compete for the seven starting varsity spots. “We’re pretty set in our top four or five, but then we’ll be kind of fighting for those next two spots. It’s kind of exciting. We haven’t really had that in the past.”

The girls team finds itself in a similar situation and has multiple runners with state-meet experience.

Senior Chantel Maxwell and juniors Chasity Moody and Stephanie Twohey were all running in 2012 when the Raiders qualified for the state meet as a team.

CMB is hoping for a big season from sophomore Heather Jessen, who placed 13th at regionals as a freshman. The top 10 finishers advance to state.

“For being a freshman, that was pretty good,” Meinerts said. “We look for her to do some really good things this year and hopefully lead us.”

The girls’ roster is mostly filled with sophomores or juniors; the team has two seniors and one freshman.

Meinerts expects sophomore Anna Jones and Moody to run with Jessen Colins-Maxwell/Baxter High School Varsity Cross Country 2014 Schedule Aug. 28 — ISU Cross Country Course 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 6 — Pella 11 a.m.

Sept. 11 — Greene County 5 p.m.

Sept. 15 — Ballard 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 23 — West Marshall 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 29 — Hickory Grove Park 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 — South Hardin 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 9 — South Hamilton (Jewell Golf and Country Club) 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 13 — conference meet at ISU 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 — districts TBD Nov. 1 — state TBD

PCM: Mustangs have biggest squads in recent seasons Continued from Page 14 “Their experience from previous seasons will be vital in getting the boys program where I think it can be,” Karr said.

As is the case on the girls side, the boys team could feature multiple freshmen. Caleb Peter and Brad

McClellan are in the mix for the final starting spots, as are sophomores Chase Kuecker and Braden Phifer.

Given the team’s youth and departure of its top runner from last season, Karr pointed to confidence as a key factor for the upcoming season.

“My only concern is getting this team to a competitive level at meets,”

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he said. “It’s something that I know they can do, I just have to get them to believe in themselves.

“I do know that PCM cross country is on the rise and teams will have to start taking note of us very soon.”

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for the top position and sophomore Winter Brown, Twohey and Maxwell to compete for the fourth spot in the lineup.

“I think from top to bottom, we have a lot of experience,” Meinerts said. “I really think our top six is pretty solid and then we’ll have some battles for that seventh and final varsity spot.

While practice officialy began on Aug. 11, Meinerts said several of his runners logged many miles over the summer and some runners are considerably ahead of where they were before the start of last season.

“I know our guys and our girls, we had quite a few running pretty much every day or every other day to get ready for the season and just looking at the two-mile times, they’ve improved a lot,” he said. “I’m excited to see how we end up here at the end of the season.”

Contact Staff Writer Ben Schuff at (641) 792-3121 ext. 6536 or at bschuff@newtondailynews.com.

Prairie City-Monroe High School Varsity Cross Country 2014 Schedule Aug. 28 — ISU Cross Country Course 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 6 — Pella (Central College course) 11 a.m.

Sept. 11 — Johnston TBD Sept. 15 — Ballard TBD Sept. 18 — Lynneville-Sully (Diamond Trail Golf Course) 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 home meet (Gateway Golf Course) 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 — Knoxville TBD Oct. 6 — Norwalk TBD Oct. 13 — conference meet at ISU 430 p.m.

Oct. 23 — districts TBD Nov. 1 — state TBD Home meets in bold.

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CMB switching defenses in ‘14

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer BAXTER — Rob Luther hopes a new-look defense produces new results for the Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter Raiders.

CMB enters the upcoming season coming off back-to-back losing years. The Raiders averaged one touchdown more per game than their opponents last year (35.8 to 28.5), but wound up 4-5.

“We knew we had to make a change because we’re sitting on our second or third year where we scored a lot of points but have given up a lot of points,” Luther said. “We kind of had to go back to the drawing board as a staff and say, what do we believe in, what can we do, and personnel-wise, what fits our kids?”

The CMB defense will employ a 3-5-3 scheme this fall, which Luther hopes will produce more aggressive play from the unit.

The Raiders gave up more than 40 points per game in five losses last season compared to only an average of 13.5 in their four wins.

“We’ve really struggled there the last couple of years,” said Luther, who is beginning his 18th season as head coach of the Raiders. “We’ve put in a little bit more of a hybrid defense, bringing a lot of pressure from different places. We have a lot more skill-type defensive kids, so instead of putting everybody right there in the box, we’re spreading it out defensively.”

Senior Clayton Weltha is likely to lead the defense after a strong junior season. CMB’s middle linebacker totaled a team-leading 85 tackels last year, good for third most in Class 2A-District 6.

Joining Weltha in the linebacking corps is senior Bryce Kemp, who figures to also play a prominint role on the offense. Kemp gave a verbal commitment to Eastern Michigan at the end of July and will try to build on an already solid career that has seen him compile 1,462 yards receiving and 22 touchdowns.

The Raiders have a few question marks elsewhere on offense. After solid quarterback play from Cody Schmitz and then Zach Samson the past few seasons, CMB is looking for a new signal caller this fall. Luther mentioned Nate Bishop and Hunter McWhirter as two guys getting time at the position in fall camp.

Three-year starter Patrick Girard anchors an offensive line with two other seniors — Weltha and center Andrew Lindamoen.

“We’ve got a great bunch of seniors here. Clayton Weltha and Patrick Girard are great leaders,” Kemp said. “We’ve got a bunch of great, young kids who are focusing and listening to us and wanting to get better.”

The Raiders’ schedule features four home games

Ben Schuff/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter running back Blake Coughenour runs with the ball after receiving a handoff on a sweep play during one of the final days of the team’s fall camp. CMB begins the season at home against West Marshall on Aug. 29

during district play and three long road trips to Albia, Clarke, Osceola and Davis County, Bloomfield — all over a hour away.

“Our league is going to be pretty tough this year,” Luther said. “Albia is loaded again and we bring North Polk into the mix and Centerville that we don’t know much about. It’ll be a pretty competitive district that we’re excited about. Hopefully we can hold our own and be in the mix.”

Contact Staff Writer Ben Schuff at (641) 792-3121 ext.

6536 or at bschuff@newtondailynews.com.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter High School 2014 Varsity Football Schedule Aug. 29 — West Marshall 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Roland-Story 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Davis County, Bloomfield 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Nevada 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 — PCM, Monroe 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Clarke, Osceloa 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 — Albia 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 — North Polk 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 24 — Centerville 7:30 p.m.

Home games in bold.

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Former underclassmen now in major roles for Raiders

By Ben Schuff Daily News Sports Writer

Ben Schuff/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter sophomore Kathleen Baldwin prepares for a set in practice on Aug. 12. CMB begins play against Lynneville-Sully on Sept. 2.

If experience pays off as much as Scott Ranck hopes it will, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s volleyball team could reach levels of success unseen by the school in recent years.

The Raiders return several significant contributors from a team last season that finished with the program’s first winning record in Ranck’s three years as head coach.

Now entering his fourth season, Ranck wants to see the improvements continue.

“The team has several returning who have played significant roles as underclassmen,” he said. “Now we are looking for those players to play major roles, and for the team to gel as a unit and gain the skills, confidence and consistency needed to compete night in and night out.

“When you’re young, you’re out there playing hard and it’s just going so fast. Several of these girls have a lot of experience and hopefully we … can rely on past situations and say, ‘OK, what do we need to do this year?’ So I’m kind of excited about that part of it.”

Six Raiders return with varsity letters and multiple players have two or more years of experience at the varsity level. Seniors Abbey Appelgate and Mackenzie Schmitz are beginning their fourth year of varsity volleyball while Bridget Hurley and Alex Hlavacek are starting their third seasons. Junior Payge Jurgens lettered last year as a sophomore and Bekah Pearson, who was the team’s libero as a freshman, will be in the mix again as a sophomore, perhaps as an outside hitter.

Finding consistency could determine how much success the Raiders have in 2014.

“It just all has to do with our passing,” Ranck said. “Sometimes, they’re still young and they’re still watching the ball a lot [and] by the time we’ve reacted to the play, it’s too late.

“There were times last year where we’d let teams get runs on us — five, six, seven, eight points in a row

— and by then the game was pretty much over. We’ve talked a lot this summer about limiting that. That’s what we’re going to work on hard and hopefully get that down.”

The Raiders’ record has steadily improved each year under Ranck. After winning only two matches in 2011, CMB won eight matches in 2012 and 12 last season.

Ranck expects strong compeition again this year in a challenging Heart of Iowa Conference that produced a state tournament qualifier in Nevada last year.

“Most teams in the conference return a vast majority of players off last year’s teams,” the fourth-year head coach said. “ Nevada will continue to be strong, and teams like Gilbert, South Hamilton, RolandStory and North Polk all return key players, while Greene County is going to surprise some teams with the group of seniors they have.

“If we can become consistent in passing the ball and draw on our experience, we believe we can fare well in our conference and make a run in the tournament.”

Contact Staff Writer Ben Schuff at (641) 792-3121 ext.

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Collins-Maxwell/Baxter High School Varsity Volleyball 2014 Schedule Sept 2 — Lynnville-Sully 7 p.m.

Sept 4 — Saydel 6:45 p.m.

Septh 9 — Greene County 7 p.m.

Sept 11 — Invitational 4:30 p.m.

Sept 15 — Madrid 7:30 p.m.

Sept 16 — Nevada 6:30 p.m.

Sept 23 — Colfax-Mingo 7:30 p.m.

Sept 25 — Roland-Story 6:30 p.m.

Sept 29 — Van Meter 7:30 p.m.

Sept 30 — Prairie City-Monroe 7 p.m.

Oct 4 — Madrid tournament TBD Oct 9 at Gilbert, — Colfax-Mingo, Gilbert 5 p.m.

Oct 14 — North Polk 7 p.m.

Oct 16 — South Hamilton 7 p.m.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Lynnville-Sully football team are (left to right), front row, Josh Dunsbergen, Holden Jansen, Garrett Cordes, Jesse Van Wyk, Cayden Johnson, Sage Zylstra, Carson Dunsbergen, Cody Gibbs, Elijah Collins, Drake Ehresman, Corbin James; second row, Caden Dunsbergen, Ryan Hofer, Dylan Roozeboom, Jeremy Johnson, Colten Arment, Bryson Barnett, Isaac Collins, Trevor Squires, Jordan Redding; third row, Kemper Lukehart, Tyler Van Zante, Quentin Thompson, Ross Van Wyk, Kobe Fisk, Dillon Van Manen, Jackson Hardin, Jayson Hardin, David Bastuck, Aaron Johnson, Aaron Van De Krol; back row, Tristan Van Wyk, Sage Ehresman, Baker Zegers, Noah Zylstra, Blake Wehrle, Cole Nickell, Noah Engle, Kyle Van Dyke, Shannon Dunsbergen.

Lynnville-Sully reloads for 2014 football season

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son said as the Hawks prepare for the 2014 football season.

Lynnville-Sully had a strong run into the second round of the Iowa Class A playoffs in 2013. The Hawks graduated 13 seniors off that team.

Parkinson and the 2014 Hawks just move forward.

“We might be a little young this season with only four seniors projected to play. With that being said, our junior and senior returning players have been very dedicated to the weight room and have greatly improved from last season,” Parkinson said. “Our concerns may also lead to our strengths.”

Returning to the football field for the Hawks are seniors Noah Zylstra, Blake Wehrle, Baker Zegers and Cole Nickell, juniors Sage Ehresman, Noah Engle, Kyle Van Dyke and Ross Van Wyk and sophomore Caden Dunsbergen. The Hawks are looking to juniors Kobe Fisk, Dillon Van Manen, Jayson Hardin and Jackson Hardin Lynnville-Sully Football 2014 Varsity Schedule Aug. 29 — Van Buren, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 — Pella Christian, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 — Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 — Montezuma, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 — Iowa Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 — BGM, 7 p.m. (HC) Oct. 10 — GMG, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 — North Mahaska, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 — Belle Plaine, 7 p.m.

Home games in bold.

and sophomores Dylan Roozeboom, Colten Arment, Trevor Squires and Bryson Barnett to step in to contribute this season.

Ehresman established himself as the starting quarterback for the Hawks after the fifth game of the 2013 season. He completed 25 of 51 passes for 309 yards, throwing four touchdown passes and four interceptions. Ehresman also rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns.

Joining Ehresman in the backfield will be Dunsbergen, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns a year ago, Zegers and Van Wyk. Parkinson said these four players will give the Hawks a solid running game.

Zylstra and Wehrle return to anchor the offensive line. The two seniors are also expected to lead the defense as returning starters as a linebaker and defensive lineman, respectively. Ehresman, Dunsbergen and Zegers return to defensive spots.

Engle will handle the kicking and punting duties again this season for the Hawks. He was 25 of 32 on point-after-touchdown attempts last year. Engle had a 35-yard average as a punter.

Lynnville-Sully opens the season Friday at home against Van Buren. The Hawks play in a competitive Class A District 7.

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Hawk volleyball players working for right court combo

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor

Courtesy photo/Lynnville-Sully school Members of the 2014 Lynnville-Sully varsity volleyball team are (left to right), front row, Riley Rockwell, Katy Sevcik, Kristen Van Der Wilt; back row, Shelby Foster, Taylor Vander Leest, Marissa Vos, Lysandra James, Brenna Lanser, Jelissa Rozendaal.

SULLY — Finding the right combination of athletes to produce on the volleyball court is important for Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks in 2014. The Hawks have four returning lettermen on their squad of 28 this season.

“We have some good athletes. It will just be finding what position they can be most effective in,” said Heather James, who is in her fourth year as Lynnville-Sully head coach. “We finished seventh in the conference last year and plan to finish better than that this year.”

Lynnville-Sully was 10-15 overall in 2013. The Hawks compete in the South Iowa Cedar League.

Senior middle hitters Lysandra James and Taylor Vander Leest are the leaders at the net for the Hawks.

James delivered 89 kills, eight solo blocks and seven assisted blocks at the net a year ago. Vander Leest racked up 38 kills.

Junior Kristen Van Der Wilt is an outside and middle hitter, who had 37 kills last year. She was a 98.5 percent

served with 10 ace serves plus came up with 39 digs defensively.

Vander Leest racked up 36 ace serves while serving at 92 percent.

James was an 82 percent server with 29 aces. Vander Leest was second on the team with 195 digs.

The other returner is sophomore Brenna Lanser as an outside/middle hitter. Lanser had seven kills in limited varsity work.

“We have four seniors this season and they are showing great leadership,” James said. “They bring a positive outlook to practices. That should carry right over into our matches.”

The other two seniors on the squad are setter Riley Rockwell and backrow specialist Katy Sevcik. Junior Shelby Foster is a right side hitter and junior Marissa Vos is another middle hitter.

Another setter for the team is sophomore Jelissa Rozendaal.

“We have so many new faces to the team with freshmen and some exchange students playing,” James said.

Lynnville-Sully opens the season Sept. 2 at Collins-Maxwell/Baxter.

Contact Sports Editor Jocelyn Sheets at (641) 792-3121 Ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com.

Hawk cross country teams are poised for strong run

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s 2013 season ended at the Iowa state cross country meet at Fort Dodge. The Hawk girls went as a team and finished fifth in Class 1A. The Hawk boys were represented

by Canyon Kuhlmann.

“I’d like to think our teams will be competi-

See Page 20 for Lynnville-Sully volleyball, cross country schedules

tive at our conference meet. Even with key pieces gone from the girls’ team, the girls we have back are ready to make a run at showing they are a top team,” said Darin Arkema, Lynnville-Sully head coach.

Lynnville-Sully’s girls won the South Iowa Cedar League championship a year ago. Seniors Cori Rice and Madison Rasmusson and junior Kasiah Ehresman lead the Hawk girls into the 2014 season.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the 2014 Lynnville-Sully cross country teams are (left to right), front row, Jared Bassett, Kristy Sevcik, Alexis Hardenbrook, Kristine Jaennette, Kasiah Ehresman, Haley James, Shelby Foster, head coach Darin Arkema; back row, Jake Brand, Kordell Mueller, Nic Lirio, Lucas Smith, Lucas Jones, Connor Fraker, Canyon Kuhlmann, Brett Maasdam. Not pictured: Cori Rice, Madison Rasmusson.

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NCMP Continued from Page 5 Patterson said. “We only have one home meet plus the conference meet, which will work out well for our divers. They’ll get to compete in all the away meets.”

Diving is a single event at meet and diving points can make or break a meet, Patterson said. In dual meets, each diver makes six dives, which are individually scored according to degree of difficulty. The diver with the best average score wins the event. In tournaments, divers make 11 dives.

NCMP opened the 2014 season at Linn-Mar Tuesday. The lone home meet is Sept. 11 against Des Moines Roosevelt and West Des Monies Dowling Catholic.

Contact Sports Editor Jocelyn Sheets at (641) 7923121 Ext. 6535 or jsheets@ newtondailynews.com.

Cross country: Newton boys have young team Continued from Page 7 “We’re a young team with a lot of new faces,” Bartello said. “We have many new runners competing for the first time at the high school level, so it will take some time to get used to the next level of competition.”

Seniors Nick McVey, Harrison McCarey and Jarom Williams are on the team and sophomore Noah Sander. The rest of the team is comprised of freshman runners. They are Mikey Bradley, Chad Nolin, Jack Callaghan, Dylan Main, Blake Robson and Tyler Dafflitto.

“This will be a bit of a growing year with so many young and new runners,” Bartello said. “Class 4A is a very competitive division. We have high hopes to compete similar to last

year in most meets, finishing near the top in smaller meets and remaining competitive in our larger meets.”

Contact Sports Editor Jocelyn Sheets at (641) 7923121 Ext. 6535 or jsheets@ newtondailynews.com.

Newton High School Cross Country 2014 Schedule Aug. 28 — Gilbert, 5 p.m.

Sept. 2 — Southeast Polk, 5 p.m.

Sept. 6 — Pella, Central College, 11 a.m.

Sept. 9 — Grinnell, 5 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Johnston, 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 16 — Oskaloosa, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 23 — Newton Invitational, 5 p.m., Westwood Golf Course Sept. 30 — Knoxville, 5 p.m.

Oct. 6 — Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 — Fort Dodge, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 13 — Little Hawkeye Conference meet, Dallas Center-Grimes, 5 p.m.

Oct. 23 — Class 4A District/Regional, TBA Nov. 1 — State Meet, Fort Dodge Home meet in bold.

Hawks: L-S harriers set to run Continued from Page 19 Kuhlmann returns as a junior for the Hawk boys. He is joined by seniors Jake Brand, Connor Fraker and Nic Lirio and sophomore Lucas Jones.

“We return a nice core group with lots of experience and ability for both teams,” Arkema said.

“Our depth isn’t as strong as last year, but I’m confident both the boys and girls will be competitive at all of our meets.”

Lynnville-Sully Volleyball 2014 Varsity Schedule Sept. 2 — CMB, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 4 — Sigourney, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 11 — Keota, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 — Twin Cedars Invitational, 10 a.m.

Sept. 15 — Tri-County, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 18 — Montezuma, 6 p.m.

Sept. 20 — North Mahaska Invitational, 10 a.m.

Sept. 22 — North Mahaska, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 23 — English Valleys, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 — BGM, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 — Pella Christian tournament, 9 a.m.

Sept. 29 — Belle Plaine, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 — Melcher-Dallas Invitational, 9 a.m.

Oct. 6 — HLV, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 13 — Iowa Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Home matches in bold.

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Senior Kristy Sevcik, junior Shelby Foster and sophomores Haley James and Kristine Jaennette are expected to step up and contribute for the girls. The boys are looking for strong seasons from seniors Kordell Mueller and Lucas Smith and freshmen Brett Maasdam and Jared Bassett.

Lynnville-Sully kicks off the 2014 season Sept. 2 at Iowa Mennonite.

Contact Sports Editor Jocelyn Sheets at (641) 792-3121 Ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com.

Lynnville-Sully Boys and Girls Varsity Cross Country 2014 Schedule Sept. 2 — Iowa Mennonite Invitational, 5 p.m.

Sept. 6 — Pella Invitational, Central College, 11 a.m.

Sept. 9 — Grinnell Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 18 — Lynnville-Sully Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 — PCM Invitational,4:30 p.m.

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

Oct. 9 — Montezuma Invitational, 5 p.m.

Oct. 16 — SICL Conference meet, Montezuma, 4:30 p.m.

Home meet in bold.