Timberwolf boys shut out Clarke 9-0
Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis teams took on Clarke, a program that always produces competitive squads for both boys and girls, on April 25. The boys were able to shut out host Clarke, 9-0, but the visiting Clarke girls were able to earn an 8-1 victory. “Clarke always competes well,” Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew said. “Jeff Ehrhardt is a legendary veteran coach who is great with strategy. I respect this coach so much. The boys have won all three times over Clarke in my time at Southwest Valley, but it has always been a battle. We felt like we had a shot to pull off an upset on the girls’ side if everything went perfectly for us. But, in the end, Clarke’s girls had just a little too much offensive capability. They played the no-ad scoring deuce points well. We got some of those games, but they got more. An 8-1 score seems dominant, but we had so many close matches. Unfortunately, we only won one of those matches.” Boys Results for the varsity boys (all Southwest Valley wins) are as follow: Singles: 1) Evan Timmerman beat RJ McCoy, 10-0; 2) Owen Paul over JD Sitzman, 11-9; 3) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird over Aydan Dinham, 11-10 (7-1); 4) Logan Westlake beat Nathaniel Rowe, 10-2; 5) Parker Boswell defeated Casey Wade, 10-6; 6) Matthew Means over Bryce Johnson, 10-8. Doubles: 1) Timmerman/Paul over McCoy/Sitzman, 10-2; 2) Goodvin-Kinnaird/ Westlake beat Dinham/Rowe, 10-6; 3) Boswell/Means over Wade/Jonathan Galvez, 10-7. “I was so happy to see Paul get a win at two singles,” McGrew said. “He had to play two outstanding number two players from Glenwood and Maryville and played well despite not getting many games. I knew he had a shot in this one since he lost to McCoy, 9-7, last season, and was playing a player one notch below McCoy from last season. Brent Mullen, my assistant coach, said Paul was down early in the match and made a great comeback. Speaking of down early, Mullen said the biggest comeback came from Means who trailed 6-1 after the first seven games.” McGrew said Mullen felt Timmerman and Westlake used sheer consistency to dominate their matches, while Parker Boswell used great angles to notch his singles win. “Coach Mullen said the most dramatic win was by Slate,” McGrew said. “Coach Mullen said Slate was up and down with his level of play in the twenty games that led to the tie-breaker, but was totally zoned in during the tie-breaker, coming up with an increased level of the play at just the right time.” Mullen said he was happy with the team’s doubles play also. “We want to keep being purposeful with our returns of serve in doubles, and Coach Mullen said he saw progress in this area,” said McGrew, who saw the varsity boys improve to 4-3 in duals. Girls Results for the varsity girls (C = Clarke and SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Maddy McCoy (C) beat Charlee Larsen, 8-6; 2) Ava Hagen (C) over Anjali Kathikar, 8-4; 3) Korynna Olson (C) beat Ryanne Mullen, 8-6; 4) Molly Sickels (C) beat Karissa Richey, 8-5; 5) Maisy McCoy (C) defeated Maddie Bevington, 8-5; 6) Natalia Zimmerman (SWV) beat Marissa Bakley, 8-5. Doubles: 1) Maddy McCoy/Hagen (C) beat Larsen/Mullen, 8-2; 2) Olson/Sickels (C) defeated Kathikar/Bevington, 9-8 (7-3); 3) Maisy McCoy/Bakley (C) over Richey/Zimmerman, 9-8 (9-7). “Two tie-breaker losses in doubles and two 8-6 losses in singles show how close we were,” McGrew said. “Give Clarke credit. They have two seniors and three juniors. Three of them were varsity players last season and two were top JV players, so they have plenty of experience. Clarke went 12-1 last season and moved to 6-1 this year. If you do the math, they have won 90 percent of their last 20 duals. They are tough customers, but we battled them tight, which shows the progress our girls’ program has made.” McGrew said Larsen really put together a great run of four games to erase a 5-2 deficit and take a 6-5 lead in singles. “In the 3-5 game, she made a great closing volley at the net, on a no-ad deuce point, to pull to 4-5,” McGrew said. “She made a nice passing shot, with Maddy McCoy crowding the net, to tie the score at 5-5, and then had some big serves in the next game that gave her the lead. But then give full credit to McCoy in the last three games. I think she had only one unforced error in the last three games.” Zimmerman got the win for Southwest Valley. “Once again, Zimmerman showed her trademark composure and court awareness,” McGrew said. “She moved Bakley around quite a bit and hit the ball past her deep when Bakley got caught in the mid-court area. Natalia really returns well too. She was able to hit a number of second-serve returns right into the baseline corners, including a huge forehand into the corner on a no-ad deuce point that put her up 5-2. Winning that game gave her confidence that she could get to the finish line, so to speak, against a really solid number six player.” McGrew said Richey came up on the short end of multiple deuce games, while Assistant Coach Micayla Taylor said the same was true with Mullen and Bevington in their singles matches. Timberwolves break records at Creston
Southwest Valley boys track and field team took advantage of a pleasant night April 10 at Creston High School to break records. Marshall Knapp set a new school record in the high jump, smashing his record from last season clearing the bar at 6 feet, 6-1/2 inches. That leap set a new school record, set a new PR, earned a first place finish, and qualified him for the Drake relays. "It was a good night," said Marshall. "I set my PR here last year and I just felt good and had lots of confidence jumping here." Gavin Wetzell placed third in the high jump, crossing safely at 5'-8". In the other field events, Theron Mullen earned third in the shot put with a 42'-6" throw. He also placed in the discus throw, measuring 106'-1". Cael Hogan set his PR in the long jump, landing a 16'-10" leap to earn a third place medal. In the running events, the 'Wolves started the night out right with a second place finish in the sprint medley. Cael Hogan, Wyatt Mendenhall, KC Sitzman and Riley Hartman had a season best time of 1:48.52. The 4x800 team, running for the first time this season, crossed the line in 10:07.30. That team consisted of Devin Greenwalt, Evan Fast, Brandon Cox, and Cael Hogan. The shuttle hurdle team of Hartman, Ian Brown, Evan Pearson, and Mendenhall earned a silver medal with their clocking a 1:09.70. KC Sitzman earned a fourth place finish in the 100 meter dash. In the 400 meter dash, Mendenahall ran a season best of 56.33 to earn third place and Greenwalt placed sixth in 59.47. The 4x200 crew (Wetzel, Hartman, Pearson and Hogan) placed third with a time of 1:44.00. Pearson and Brown each earned points for the Timberwolves. Pearson finished third in 18.48 and Brown fifth in 18.76. Sitzman earned a silver medal breaking the barrier in 24.61. Wetzel earned a bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles. Cox placed fifth in the 1600 meter run. “Once again, I was very happy with the effort the boys put in tonight. Many of them were running in events that they had never participated in,” head coach Jerry Hartman said. “Several stepped up and filled in spots when we had scratches. I am looking forward to seeing where we will end up. We will travel to Clarke (Osceola) on Thursday. A couple days of practice will hopefully raise the bar just a bit more.” It was a tougher night for the Southwest Valley Timberwolves as they traveled April 13 to Clarke Osceola. Competing in the larger class, the points were hard to come by. There were some highlights however. The 4x100 relay team of Theron Mullen, Isaac Currin, KC Stizman and Wyatt Mendenhall earned a silver medal, crossing the tape in a season best time of 48.48. Mullen also earned a fifth place medal with his shot put throw of 42-05.00. Earning points for the T-Wolves were Gavin Wetzel in the high jump, clearing 5-04.00 for a sixth place finish. Ian Brown also contributed a point with his sixth place finish in the 110 meter high hurdles. Finishing with season best measurements in the long jump were Isaac Currin (16-07.00) and Evan Fast (16-00.50). Ashton Boswell also set a personal record in the 1600 meter run with a 6:42.50. “We tried out several different combinations just to see what some kids could do,” Hartman said. “There were some surprises and a few disappointments, but it was a good learning experience for the guys. We will look to bounce back next week with competitions at Lenox and then we will put on a great show for the home crowd on Thursday. With a few injuries tonight, we hope the weekend will let us heal up a bit and come back strong next week. SWV sophomore breaks shot record
The Timberwolves girls track team travelled April 13 to Shenandoah for the Fillies Relays ay for their third meet of the week. Competing in a 13-team field, the Timberwolves scored 45 points to finish sixth overall. The night started off with a new school record by Mackenzie Richards (SO) in the shot put. “Mackenzie had a monster throw of 36-3.75 to finish second, while breaking the old record of 35-5 set in 2019,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Mack's best throw this season had been 34-8, so this was a huge night for her. Coach Bissell has been doing a great job with all our throwers, and we are both very proud and excited for Mackenzie.” Continuing on the throws, Sam Davies (JR) threw a new PR in discus of 87-0 to take sixth. Julia Means (SR) had a new PR in shot put of 25-8.25 to take third in JV. Richards also threw JV discus and got sixth. In the jumps, Emma Cooper (JR) posted a season best 16-5 to finish third. “Emma had three of her four jumps over 16 foot tonight, so her consistency this season has been a huge improvement,” Hults said. Ada Lund (FR) finished fourth in high jump at 4-6. In the running events, the Timberwolves were led by Cooper with a first place finish in the 100 meter and a third in the 200 meter. The 4x800 relay with Emily Adams (SR), Carly Green (JR), Kya Newton (JR), and Oakley Benge (FR) placed fifth and the 4x400 relay of Adams, Haidyn Top (JR), Lund, and Green both brought home a fourth place medal. Sierra Pearson (JR) earned a sixth place medal in 100 meter hurdles. Other points came from the shuttle hurdle team in sixth place with Paighton Buffington (SR), Alyssa Randall (JR), Alyssa Pearson (FR), and S. Pearson. Also finishing in sixth place was the 4x100 team of Lund, Hailey Randall (FR), A. Pearson, and Cooper and the distance medley team of Lund, A. Pearson, Green, and Top. The Timberwolves travelled April 11 to the Lenox Co-Ed track meet their second meet in as many days. Running a light schedule after competing April 10 in Creston, the girls ended the night in third place overall with 73 points overall. “I was very impressed with the effort tonight from our girls,” Hults said. “We ran hard last night and I tried to take it easy on the girls and try some new events and new relay combinations tonight. The ladies stepped up and ran hard. We saw some great new PRs and some season bests in the events we do consistently, but I also saw some great effort and positive results in other events that were new combinations tonight.” The Timberwolves started the night off with another set of strong performances in the field events, scoring 30 points. Richards won the shot put for the second night in a row with a season best throw of 34-8.5. Cooper won the long jump with a season best leap of 16-4.5. Davies grabbed second place in the discus with a throw of 84-10. Lund took sixth in high jump and A. Pearson added a sixth in long jump. In the running events, the Timberwolves tried a lot of new things, and some were more successful than others. The 4x200 team found gold with Lund, Hailey Randall, A. Pearson, and Cooper with a 2:01.7. The 4x100 got a second place silver with Maddie McCoy, Kenzie Maeder, Katey Lillie, and Buffington. The shuttle hurdle team of Buffington, Alyssa Randall, A. Pearson, and Sierra Pearson won bronze, as did the 4x400 team of Lillie, Copper, Lund, and Benge. S. Pearson in the 100 meter hurdles and H. Randall in the 400 meter hurdles both earned fourth place. The sprint medley team of Lillie, Maeder, Green and Victoria Fletchall won fifth place. Green gained a sixth in the 400 meter and Buffington added a sixth in the 100 meter hurdles. The Timberwolves girls team put up 70 points to finish fifth overall April 10 in the six-team field in Creston. The girls did have a number of season bests and personal records to show continued improvement on the season. Leading the medalists was Richards with a throw of 34-0 to win the shot put. Cooper brought home three medals on the night with second place finishes in long jump and the 100 meter and a third place in the 200 meter. Lund won the third place medal in high jump. The shuttle hurdle team of Buffington, A. Randall, A. Pearson, and S. Pearson ran a season best time to take third. Creston only gave medals up to third place, but other point scoring events for the Timberwolves included fourth place finishes from the 4x100 team of Lund, H. Randall, A. Pearson, and Cooper with a new season best time; the 4x400 team of S. Pearson, Benge, Adams, and Green; and the 4x800 with Adams, Andraya Dimmler (JR), Top, and Green. The Timberwolves also scored fifth place finishes from S. Davies in discus; the distance medley team of McCoy, Lillie, Adams, and Benge; Top in the 400 meter; the 4x200 team of A. Pearson, A. Randall, Maeder, and Benge; and S. Pearson in the 100 meter hurdles. Gaining points for sixth place finishes were Dimmler in high jump; sprint medley team of McCoy, Maeder, H. Randall, and Benge; H. Randall in the 400 meter; and Newton in the 3000 meter. “Overall, I thought the girls competed very well against the bigger schools that were there,” Hults said. “We were in third place overall for the majority of the meet and the level of competition really had the girls going out and working hard. As of this time, a complete and compiled set of results were not provided by the host school.” The Timberwolves will host their first of two co-ed meets on April 20. Timberwolves break records at Creston
Southwest Valley boys track and field team took advantage of a pleasant night April 10 at Creston High School to break records. Marshall Knapp set a new school record in the high jump, smashing his record from last season clearing the bar at 6 feet, 6-1/2 inches. That leap set a new school record, set a new PR, earned a first place finish, and qualified him for the Drake relays. "It was a good night," said Marshall. "I set my PR here last year and I just felt good and had lots of confidence jumping here." Gavin Wetzell placed third in the high jump, crossing safely at 5'-8". In the other field events, Theron Mullen earned third in the shot put with a 42'-6" throw. He also placed in the discus throw, measuring 106'-1". Cael Hogan set his PR in the long jump, landing a 16'-10" leap to earn a third place medal. In the running events, the 'Wolves started the night out right with a second place finish in the sprint medley. Cael Hogan, Wyatt Mendenhall, KC Sitzman and Riley Hartman had a season best time of 1:48.52. The 4x800 team, running for the first time this season, crossed the line in 10:07.30. That team consisted of Devin Greenwalt, Evan Fast, Brandon Cox, and Cael Hogan. The shuttle hurdle team of Hartman, Ian Brown, Evan Pearson, and Mendenhall earned a silver medal with their clocking a 1:09.70. KC Sitzman earned a fourth place finish in the 100 meter dash. In the 400 meter dash, Mendenahall ran a season best of 56.33 to earn third place and Greenwalt placed sixth in 59.47. The 4x200 crew (Wetzel, Hartman, Pearson and Hogan) placed third with a time of 1:44.00. Pearson and Brown each earned points for the Timberwolves. Pearson finished third in 18.48 and Brown fifth in 18.76. Sitzman earned a silver medal breaking the barrier in 24.61. Wetzel earned a bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles. Cox placed fifth in the 1600 meter run. “Once again, I was very happy with the effort the boys put in tonight. Many of them were running in events that they had never participated in,” head coach Jerry Hartman said. “Several stepped up and filled in spots when we had scratches. I am looking forward to seeing where we will end up. We will travel to Clarke (Osceola) on Thursday. A couple days of practice will hopefully raise the bar just a bit more.” It was a tougher night for the Southwest Valley Timberwolves as they traveled April 13 to Clarke Osceola. Competing in the larger class, the points were hard to come by. There were some highlights however. The 4x100 relay team of Theron Mullen, Isaac Currin, KC Stizman and Wyatt Mendenhall earned a silver medal, crossing the tape in a season best time of 48.48. Mullen also earned a fifth place medal with his shot put throw of 42-05.00. Earning points for the T-Wolves were Gavin Wetzel in the high jump, clearing 5-04.00 for a sixth place finish. Ian Brown also contributed a point with his sixth place finish in the 110 meter high hurdles. Finishing with season best measurements in the long jump were Isaac Currin (16-07.00) and Evan Fast (16-00.50). Ashton Boswell also set a personal record in the 1600 meter run with a 6:42.50. “We tried out several different combinations just to see what some kids could do,” Hartman said. “There were some surprises and a few disappointments, but it was a good learning experience for the guys. We will look to bounce back next week with competitions at Lenox and then we will put on a great show for the home crowd on Thursday. With a few injuries tonight, we hope the weekend will let us heal up a bit and come back strong next week." Girls golf team
bests Red Oak The golfing Timberwolves traveled April 10 to Red Oak where the Southwest Valley girls won the meet 212-236. “The weather was perfect for us,” head coach Cindy Drake said. Sophomore Miaya Fourez was medalist for the evening, with a 50. Maggie Haer was runner-up with a 52. Grace Bain shot a 54, Sidney Crill 69, and Kensie Fast 75. Miaya, Maggie, and Grace all improved their scores from our previous meet, on a course that is over 250 yards longer and hillier. The boys’ team (206) placed second to Red Oak (188). Isaac Currin was runner-up for the meet, shooting a 47. Jack Kretzinger (49), Beau Johnston (53), and Miller Means (57) all shot their best scores of the year. Ethan Bruce shot 58, and Paul Douglas came in with 61. The girls team traveled April 13 to Sidney. “The sunshine and warm temps were lovely on Thursday when the girls played, but the excessive and unrelenting wind presented a strong challenge for the girls,” Drake said. The Timberwolves played well in spite of that, finishing in second place (445) behind the perpetually strong Sidney team (407). In a field of 82 golfers, Haer placed ninth overall with a score of 104. Fourez (107) and Becca Wetzel (111) finished just out of the medals, but still within the top 20. Rounding out the team were Bain (122), Crill (134), and Fast (139). The boys’ meet was played April 11, again with warm temps and sunshine, but much less wind. They finished with a team score of 414. Currin led the Timberwolves with a score of 91. Bruce shot 95, Kretzinger 109, Douglas 119, Johnston 124, and Means 129. The Timberwolves travel April 20 to Creston to face Creston and Shenandoah and on April 24 compete in Osceola. Tiger teams take T-Wolves tennis
Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew knew that Red Oak’s varsity tennis teams had veteran experience and would likely be tough foes for both Timberwolf squads on April 13. Such was the case as the host Tiger boys edged visiting Southwest Valley, 6-3, while the Red Oak girls earned an 8-1 road victory. “Obviously you want to win, but we always give a great effort, which is something I am very proud of as it relates to my players,” McGrew said. “After watching the Red Oak girls, it won’t surprise me if they wind up being the second toughest team on our schedule, although St. Albert is right in that conversation as well after a 6-3 win over Shenandoah. Red Oak’s boys have done really well this year. This is definitely the best team they have had since I have coached at Southwest Valley.” Boys — Scores on the varsity boys’ side (RO = Red Oak; SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Evan Timmerman (SWV) beat Max DeVries, 8-2; 2) Brett Erickson (RO) over Owen Paul, 8-1; 3) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird (SWV) over Joshua LeRette, 8-5; 4) Braden Woods (RO) beat Logan Westlake, 8-3; 5) Jonah Wemhoff (RO) over Parker Boswell, 8-4; 6) Matthew Means (SWV) beat James Gass, 8-4. Doubles: 1) DeVries/Erickson (RO) over Timmerman/Paul, 8-5; 2) Woods/Wemhoff (RO) over Goodvin-Kinnaird/Westlake, 8-6; 3) LeRette/Gass (RO) beat Boswell/Means, 9-8 (7-3). “I am happy for Matthew getting his first win in singles this season,” McGrew said. “He works hard and tries to get better every time he plays, so it is great that he got the victory. My assistant, Brent Mullen, was with the boys and said Slate really worked hard in the last two games of singles to wrap up that match.” McGrew added that coach Mullen said returning serve was up and down with the Timberwolves, at times, having difficulties getting returns away from net people. “We will continue to shore things up in doubles throughout the season, but obviously the scores in doubles indicate we were in every match,” McGrew said. The varsity boys are now 2-1 in duals. Red Oak had one JV player available, Griffin Eubank. Eubank defeated both Southwest Valley competitors. The Tiger defeated Quaid Eddy, 8-5, and Lucas James, 8-2. Girls — Results on the varsity girls’ side (RO = Red Oak; SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Tessa Rolenc (RO) over Charlee Larsen, 8-3; 2) Merced Ramirez (RO) beat Anjali Kathikar, 8-1; 3) Grace Wingfield (RO) beat Ryanne Mullen, 8-4; 4) Kayden Wingfield (RO) over Karissa Richey, 8-6; 5) Danique Dobbe (RO) defeated Maddie Bevington, 8-3; 6) Natalia Zimmerman (SWV) over Josie Rengstorf, 8-5. Doubles: 1) Rolenc/Ramirez (RO) beat Larsen/Mullen, 8-1; 2) G.Wingfield/K. Wingfield (RO) over Bevington/Kathikar, 8-5; 3) Dobbs/Rengstorf (RO) defeated Richey/Zimmerman, 8-2. “Natalia continues to impress me,” McGrew said. “I felt like six singles would be one of our strongest chances. Natalia used great decision making. She made an effort to attack her opponent with balls in the corners of the court when she had good looks to be aggressive. Other times, she just managed her groundstrokes nicely. This was the first time I have personally seen Richey play since her injury against Shenandoah, and she is moving really well. She served extremely well and was actually dominant in serving with the wind as, sadly, was her opponent. Most of the games won at four were by the player with the wind. Richey was at 4-4 when her opponent reeled off three games, two of which were no-ad scoring deuce games. Down 7-4, Karissa won two lopsided games to get to 7-6, including a serve game at love, but then couldn’t make enough headway against the wind. I didn’t see Mullen and Bevington play singles, but assistant coach Micalya Taylor said both were competitive. These two always dig deep.” Another competitive contest in singles was Larsen’s match, which didn’t look promising at first when the Southwest Valley number one got down 4-0. “But, at that point, she played three fantastic games to pull within a game at 4-3. Rolenc didn’t give her a lot of pace to work with, but Charlee just worked the point, getting a lot of balls in play in the winning games and then finally getting a ball she liked to end points in her favor. Several times, she closed out points with an overhead after long rallies. But then Rolenc really became a backboard. Charlee threw the kitchen sink at her, so to speak, with lobs, drops, and depth, but Rolenc handled it all. She even ran down a great Larsen lob and hit a brilliant groundstroke for a winner in the far corner of the baseline. Ramirez had a different style in her win over Anjali. She hit out, big time, on the serve and groundstrokes. Her power was impressive. She made errors, but the winners were by far more, which means you are going to win a lot with that positive ratio.” In doubles, Rolenc and Ramirez showed why they are returning state qualifiers in Class 1A, but Larsen and Mullen had their moments. “Charlee had a few big serves and volleys, and Ryanne started returning serve very well late, and had some big forehands,” McGrew said. “But it is hard to get games off of two very talented doubles players, who put pressure on you shot after shot.” Two doubles really played well for Southwest Valley, noted McGrew. “Bevington had, as per usual for her, some great moments at the net,” McGrew said. “She had a number of powerful volleys and well-placed overheads. Anjali, for the most part, was solid from the baseline. While the pair won a few no-ad games, they lost several key one’s too. It seemed like, in every game, both teams got to at least 30. It was close all the way through. We just came up a little short.” Due to a track commitment from Ivey Lenz, Southwest Valley’s lone JV performer was Layla Konecne. Red Oak brought 12 JV players, and the host Timberwolves wanted every Tiger to be able to play. “I asked Layla if she would be up for mini best two out of three matches in singles to give everyone a match, and she, with small breaks, was up for it, putting her usual enthusiasm and energy into each match,” McGrew said. “I loved her attitude, and she was able to get one victory, which was her first of the season, which she was very excited about.” Konecne’s results (her score first after each listed opponent) are as follow: Hailey Rydberg (0-2), Sianna Klepinger (1-2), Prashna Bell (1-2), Lauren Dean (0-2), Grace Goldapp (2-0); Marissa Williams (1-2). Audubon is next for Southwest Valley’s teams on April 18. The boys host the Wheelers, while the girls travel to Audubon. Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis teams split with the Clarinda Cardinals in action April 11. The boys traveled to Clarinda and moved to 2-0 in duals with an 8-1 victory, while the host Timberwolves lost to the Cardinals, 9-0, to slip to 2-2 in duals. Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis teams were able to earn a sweep over the Creston Panthers April 10. The boys earned an 8-1 season-opening win at Creston, while the girls improved to 2-1 in duals with a 7-2 home victory. Knapp leads T-Wolves
in Stanton Invitational The Timberwolves boys track team finished strong March 30 in the Stanton Invitational track meet at Griswold. Leading the way for the Timberwolves was Marshall Knapp in the high jump, setting a PR at 6'-4" and taking first place. Gavin Wetzel also scored in the high jump, placing eighth with a 5’-4" clear. Colin Jacobs placed fifth in the discus with a toss of 115-2.5. He also placed seventh in the shot put with a toss of 38-6. Theron Mullen placed fourth in the shot put, topping out at 42-7. In the running events, the sprint medley team of Cael Hogan, Wyatt Mendenhall, KC Sitzman, and Riley Hartman finished in a time of 1:54.65 to place sixth. Sitzman placed sixth in the open 100 meter dash, crossing in 12.82 against a strong southerly wind. The distance medley team of Hogan, Wetzel, Hartman, and Ashton Boswell finished seventh with a time of 4:41.93. The 4x200 relay team of Mendenhall, Evan Fast, Hartman, and Sitzman brought home fifth place, finishing in 1:44.26. The 4x100 garnered a third place medal with its 48.52 timing. “Overall, I was very happy with the effort of all of the boys tonight,” head coach Jerry Hartman said. “I was especially pleased with the long distance guys and their effort against a horribly strong wind. Brandon Cox, Ashton Boswell, and Quaid Eddy were challenged to attack the races more and really stepped up to the challenge. They all had significant reductions in their times and I really feel it is the start of some really good things. I think everyone on the team really stepped up their efforts. It was fun to watch them compete and want to check their split times to see how they had done. Most importantly, they want to be better!” Knapp returned to his winning ways from last season on March 28, besting all those in the high jump, clearing 6’-2” in the Bulldog Relays in Bedford. Once others were eliminated, Knapp went for a Drake Relays qualifying jump of 6'-5", barely missing. “Knapp looks to have a very good season and this start really will help with his confidence,” Hartman said. “Also in the high jump, freshman Gavin Wetzel cleared 5'-6" but lost out on placing due to attempts to clear. With a bit more practice with Coach Kiner, I am confident that he will be scoring in several meets.” Jacobs placed third in the discus with a toss of 118-0. In the shot, Mullen took third with a toss of 41-6 and Jacobs was fifth with a 38-9-1/4 throw. “Coach Jennifer Bissell is doing a great job of working on their mechanics and is showing,” Hartman said. In the running events, the sprint medley team of Devin Greenwalt, Ely Rodriguez, Sitzman, and Hartman placed fifth with a time of 1:50.16. Knapp placed fourth in the 100 meter dash with a 12.46. Greenwalt also finished third place in the 400 meter dash, crossing in 58.70. The 4x200 team of Wetzel, Evan Fast, Rodriguez, and Sitzman took fourth in a time of 1:43.31. Wyatt Mendenhall garnered a sixth place finish in the open 200 with a 25.85 clocking. The 4x100 team of Mullen, Hartman, Isaac Currin, and Stizman placed a respectable third with a 50.92 time. In the last race of the night, SWV's 4x400 team placed fifth with a time of 4:00.71. Evan Fast, Evan Pearson, Cale Hogan, and Mendenhall made up that group. “Overall, I was very pleased with the effort of all the guys,” Hartman said. “They have been working hard in practices and have focused on what needed to be done. Now that we have a meet under our belts, we know what we need to work on to improve. I am very excited to see where this team can go if they continue their efforts.” Area wrestlers place
in Midwest Classic Several area wrestlers traveled to Kearney, Neb., April 1-2 to participate in the Midwest Classic National wrestling tournament. The tournament included 1,052 wrestlers from several states including Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, and Iowa. The Southwest Scramblers finished in 40th place out of 237 participating teams. All wrestlers battled through very tough brackets against some of the best competition in the Midwest, assistant coach Derek Maeder. Southwest Valley’s Ady Lundquist placed, Lenox’s Dylan Stein placed second, SWV’s Abby Sparks and Wyatt Shires placed third each, Taelyn Gaunt placed four, Brayden Maeder and Tate Haffner placed seventh each, and Sawyer Wilkinson Placed eighth. SWV’s other wrestlers competing but not placing are Wyatt Wiese, Degan Farewell, Carson Cooper, Brody Sparks, Brody Crozier, and Ian Forsythe. SWV golfers contend
with wind March is going out like a lion this year, and March 30 was no exception. Playing in wind that gusted to 25 mph, the Southwest Valley golf team had its first meet of the year, playing at Anita in a triangular meet versus Essex and CAM. “Due to injury, scheduling conflicts, and etc., we were not able to field full teams,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “That did not stop our players from playing hard in challenging conditions. Spring is a time when most golf swings show a bit of rust. It’s to be expected at this time of year. That did not stop our players. With very few outdoor practice sessions under their belts, they went out and played quite well.” Ethan Bruce represented the Timberwolves with a 49. “Ethan is a dual athlete this year, splitting his practice time between track and golf,” Drake said. “Even so, his swing has very little winter rust on it.” SWV was the only school to field a girls’ team. “Last year’s girls’ team was quite strong, and we have even more girls playing this year,” Drake said. Returning standouts senior Maggie Haer, whose 57 was good for runner-up honors, and sophomore Miaya Fourez (58) led the team. Two freshmen, Sidney Crill (60) and Kensie Fast (74), (playing her first full round of golf) rounded out the team with excellent play from both of them. Upcoming meets are April 6 when SWV hosts Bedford and Fremont Mills and April 10 at Red Oak. SWV girls claim 11th
in Stanton Co-Ed On a warm but windy night in Griswold, the Southwest Valley girls track team scored 48 points to finish seventh overall in the 11 team field March 30 in the Stanton Co-Ed. “We tried some new combinations tonight and didn't run a few events due to girls being gone to a school conference and some injuries, but overall I was very happy with the results and look forward to seeing more improvement from these girls as the season moves forward,” head coach Jason Hults said. Individual medalists for the Timberwolves included freshman Ada Lund with a new personal record in the high jump of 4-10 to finish second place. Sophomore Mackenzie Richards took second in the shot put with a throw of 34-3. Junior Emma Cooper finished third in the long jump with a 15-1.5, and followed that with a third in the 100 meter in a time of 15.05 running into the stiff wind. In the relays, the Timberwolves came away with fifth place medals in three events. The 4x800 team of senior Emily Adams, freshman Oakley Benge, junior Kya Newton, and freshman Hailey Randall ran 13:35.7. The shuttle hurdle relay with senior Paighton Buffington, junior Alyssa Randall, freshman Alyssa Pearson, and junior Sierra Pearson ran 1:22.64. Finally the 4x100 team with Lund, A. Pearson, H. Randall, and Cooper ran a 57.14, “one of the fastest times our girls have posted in the last few years,” Hults said. “Even in the windy conditions we saw some great effort,” Hults said. “The shuttle team and 4x100 both took time off their season best. Sprint medley, distance medley, and 4x200 all ran faster times even though they didn't break into the top 5 to medal. Our throwers had some great new PRs with Sam Davies throwing 31-3.5 in shot for sixth and Mackenzie had a new discus PR. So we are seeing a lot of great things from these girls early in the season. “We were missing five girls, and have not run our full squad yet this season, so I am very excited to see what we can do in the upcoming meets next week at Lenox Co-Ed on Tuesday and Red Oak Girls Invitational on Thursday when we run at full strength,” Hults said. The Timberwolves kicked off their outdoor season March 28 at the Bedford Co-Ed Relays. The girls finished the night in sixth place overall with 41 points. Medalists for the Timberwolves were led by Cooper who tied the meet record in the long jump with a first place jump of 15-10 and a third place finish in the 100 meter with a time of 13.88 seconds. Richards took second in the shot put with a throw of 33-10.5. Lund tied for fourth in the high jump, clearing 4-8. Fifth place medalists for the Timberwolves included Davies in the discus with a throw of 85-5 and sophomore Katey Lillie in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 1:24.53. “The girls were ready to get out and compete after a month of practice, so it was nice to finally have a track meet,” Hults said. “The weather was definitely cold, which is to be expected in late March, but I felt the girls all did a great job of staying motivated and trying their best in the conditions. We have a lot of new girls on our team this year, so there are some big question marks about where they will fit in the best to help the team overall. But I was very excited about what I saw tonight and the potential these girls have this season.” Timberwolves fall
to Stanton Double-digit scoring by three Timberwolves wasn’t enough for Southwest Valley against Stanton in the first round of Class 1A playoffs. Stanton slipped by for a 70-64 win. Roman Keefe set a SWV game record with eight 3-pointers for 26 points total. Alex Morgan had 18 points and nine rebounds. Cael Hogan scored 13. Stanton’s Evan Gettler had 30 points. Hogan scored 17 points while Miller Means added 9 and Wyatt Mendenhall 7 for a 55-48 win Feb. 7 over Fremont-Mills. The Timberwolves fell 78-41 Feb. 6 to Red Oak. Hogan led the team with 14 points while Roman Keefe had 9. Red Oak’s top scorers were Max Devries with 19 points and Brayden Sifford with 11. SWV girls end season
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves ended their season Feb. 11 with a 56-27 loss at I35 Truro. The Timberwolves only trailed 8-7 after the first quarter and played hard all night but struggled on the offensive end throughout the contest while competing well on the defensive end. Ada Lund scored a team high 8 points with four steals to complete a fine freshman season. Lindsay Maurer ended her senior year strong with 7 points in the contest. Maggie Haer finished her fine career with 6 points and six rebounds. Other Timberwolves in the scoring column were Mackenzie Fast with 3, Ryanne Mullen with 2, and Sadie Groszkrueger with 1. Strong defense was added by Rebecca Wetzel. “I am very honored to coach this team this year,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “They are so respectful, they improved and it is a joy to coach them. I appreciate what our four seniors have done and will miss them. Our juniors, Sierra Pearson and Alyssa Randall, are ultimate team players and I look forward to their leadership next year. Our 13 underclassmen have all received valuable experience and made positive contributions. We won seven games and were in so many more. Our future is really bright at Southwest Valley and proud of all the girls.” “I appreciate all the girls hard work and dedication this season. They are very coachable and I really enjoyed this experience,” Coach Kristin Fast said. Fast and Cormack said the look forward to working with the team in the off season when those opportunities come later in the year. “Great job team and let’s keep taking steps forward next season,” Cormack said. “Go Timberwolves!” Pride of Iowa’s Southwest Valley went on the road and defeated Red Oak from the Hawkeye Ten 53-47 in varsity action Feb. 6. Haer poured in 16 points for the Timberwolves with nine rebounds and six steals in a great all-around game. Ada Lund also played well all over the court with 13 points, eight rebounds and seven steals. In all, the Timberwolves had 18 steals in the non-conference contest. Wetzel had nine rebounds and chipped in 5 points for Southwest Valley. Other Timberwolves in the scoring column were Maddie Bevington with 6, Fast with 5, Hailey Randall with 4 as well as a bucket apiece for Alyssa Randall and Lindsay Maurer. Sierra Pearson got two rebounds in her action and Maurer has three straight games where she drew a charge. “We have been in so many close and competitive games. We went 1-2 last week in 12 quarters of basketball and actually outscored our opponents by five,” Cormack said. “It was nice to get a win tonight against an inspired opponent from a larger classification. Proud of how hard our girls compete night after night. I am pleased with our poise down the stretch to get this win.” Coach Fast was also glad to get another win and the improvement the girls show from the start of the season. In junior varsity basketball, the Timberwolves dropped a tight 38-37 game to the Tigers. Natalia Zimmerman had 9 points, Sadie Groszkrueger had 8, Sidney Crill with 7, Hailey Randall with 6, Ashlynn Reser with 4, Ellie Wetzel with 2 and Alyssa Pearson with 1. Both coaches commended the team for playing such a close game. Southwest Valley was no match against an aggressive and hot shooting Fremont-Mills team, losing 67-15 in the regular season finale Feb. 7 at Tabor. Haer scored a team high 9 points in the loss. “We really have been, win or lose, playing good basketball leading into this game,” Cormack said. “We won last night and lost by a point the game before in a well-played game. Credit Fremont-Mills for their intensity in this game and we simply didn’t match it. Fremont-Mills earned this victory. We haven’t looked like this in a long time and fortunately, we have a postseason game to try to turn things around. I believe in our girls and trust we will get their best effort Saturday night against a very good I-35 Roadrunner team.” Coach Fast and Cormack both noted at the end of the season that the team has shown much growth overall, regardless of the result of this individual game. In junior varsity action, the Timberwolves lost to Fremont-Mills 25-12 in a half to end the season with a 7-9 record. Coach Fast was proud of the team’s efforts this season and noted how enjoyable it was to coach this group this season. Coach Cormack thanked Coach Fast for joining the program this year and for her hard work all season, as well as those of the players. Both coaches thanked Junior Varsity parents for all their support of the team this season. Clarinda slips by SWV 42-41
In a competitive and well-played game by both teams, Clarinda from the Hawkeye 10 edged Southwest Valley from the Pride of Iowa 42-41 in non-conference girls basketball action Feb. 3 in Corning. Clarinda led by 14-9 after the first quarter and 37-34 after the third quarter while Southwest Valley held a 24-22 halftime lead. The teams exchanged the lead several times throughout the contest. Maggie Haer led the Timberwolves with 12 points while Ada Lund chipped in 10 with a team high eight steals. Other Timberwolves in the scoring column were Rebecca Wetzel with 6, Ryanne Mullen and Maddie Bevington with 4 apiece, Lindsay Maurer with 3, and Mackenzie Fast with 2. The Timberwolves stole the ball 18 times in the contest. Hailey Randall contributed with three steals and three rebounds in a solid floor game. "Both teams competed hard tonight and this game could have gone either way. Every player who took the floor tonight for us contributed and we just came a point short,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “I am proud of how we played and it just seems like every time we play Clarinda, it is a hard fought contest. We would have rather won but this game will help both teams going into tournament play. If we keep fighting like this, good results will follow." The two teams had a 2-point Clarinda win two years ago, a 1-point Southwest Valley win last year and most recently, a 1-point Clarinda win. Two points separate the two teams in the past 12 quarters of basketball between the two schools. Coaches Cormack and Kristin Fast both were proud of how the Timberwolves worked in this contest. This was the final home contest for the 2022-2023 Timberwolves. In non-conference action Feb. 2 at Corning, the Timberwolves led for three quarters but a strong fourth quarter by Sidney allowed the visiting Cowgirls to win 60-51. Maggie Haer scored 18 and Mackenzie Fast added 15 in scoring on the night for the Timberwolves. Southwest Valley led 20-15 after the first quarter and 37-30 at the half. After three quarters, the Timberwolves continued to lead 45-42 but got cold in the fourth quarter as Sidney pulled away at the end. Lund contributed 6 points while Maurer, Mullen and Randall all put in 3 points. Bevington added 2 points and Wetzel rounded out the scoring with 1. "I'm sorry that we couldn't get the win tonight on Senior Night for our seniors, Maggie Haer, Ryanne Mullen, Rebecca Wetzel and Lindsay Maurer, but one game doesn't define their careers,” Cormack said. “They have been a very solid senior class and have had many special moments in their careers. I am proud of them and look forward to what they can help the team accomplish in the remainder of this season and the postseason.” First-year coach Kristin Fast has appreciated the opportunity to work with the seniors this year and also looks forward to what they can do in the remaining part of the season. All four seniors will be attending college and have been involved in many student groups throughout their career, Cormack said. They have been very successful Timberwolves on and off of the court. Sidney did not have enough players to play a junior varsity game. Leading 23-22 at half, Southwest Valley went on a 23-5 run in the third quarter and ended up defeating the Bedford Bulldogs 52-37 in a road win Jan. 31. Freshman Ada Lund led the Timberwolves with a career high 17 points and five steals in the win. Haer and Fast both added 9 points for the Timberwolves. Other Timberwolves in the scoring column were Bevington with 6, Maurer with 4, Wetzel with 4, and Mullen with 3. Other Timberwolves who contributed with solid floor play were Alyssa Randall, Hailey Randall and Sierra Pearson. "I am very pleased with the intensity and teamwork we played with in this game. This was a solid win on both sides of the ball. We were able to get the pace of this game in our favor and I am very pleased at the turnovers our defensive effort caused. This is a nice way to end league play," Cormack said. Fast said she was happy by the ball movement of the team and joined Cormack in commending the team for solid all around play. Due to low numbers from Bedford, there was no junior varsity game. The Timberwolves JV remains 7-6. Southwest Valley ends Pride of Iowa action with a 5-8 record and is 6-11 on the season. The team has four non-conference games remaining this season before facing I-35 of Truro in post season play on Feb. 11. Tough shotSWV falls in POI play
In Pride of Iowa Conference action, Central Decatur came Jan. 27 to Corning and defeated the Southwest Valley Timberwolves 59-46. The Timberwolves were led in scoring by Maggie Haer ended the night with a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Mackenzie Fast also scored 13. Ada Lund contributed 10 points as the third Timberwolf to reach double figures. The Timberwolves fell behind by 15 in the first half but went on a good run to cut it to 30-27 at halftime. The third quarter was the difference as Central Decatur built up a 16-point lead before the Timberwolves cut it to a 7-point margin in the fourth before finally ending up with the 59-46 final. "This was a really unusual game where we outscored Central Decatur 19-11 in the second and 15-12 in the fourth but then were not competitive in the first and third quarters,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “We had many unforced errors against their press in those two quarters where Central Decatur won the game. When we played the press well in the other two quarters and forced turnovers on them, we looked good. But, in high school basketball, poor passing and decision making will be punished and hopefully, our players grow from this game, learning both from what they did well and what they need to work on." Coach Kristin Fast said that the team improved in free throw shooting this game, making 12 of 16 at the line. Southwest Valley is now 5-11 on the season with a 4-8 conference record. In junior varsity action, Southwest Valley came up just short against Central Decatur in a very competitive contest, 28-26. Hailey Randall led the Timberwolves with 9 points. The Timberwolves had chances to take the lead in the last minutes of the fourth quarter. Both coaches commended the team for never giving up, fighting to the end, playing quality defense and just coming up short on a cold shooting night. The Timberwolves are now 7-6 on the season. Southwest Valley fought hard and built a 15-point lead in the first half but it wasn't enough as Lenox won a tight 54-50 Pride of Iowa Conference game Jan. 24 in Corning. Both teams held fourth quarter leads but it was the Tigers who prevailed in a fifth place POI standings battle. Three Timberwolves scored in double figures with Lund scoring 15, Haer contributing 12, and Fast with 11. Ryanne Mullen and Maddie Bevington rounded out the scoring with 6 apiece. "We haven't been in that position this year where we have held a large double-digit lead on a really quality opponent. We will learn from this,” Cormack said. “When we were aggressive in this game and attacked, good things happened. Many good things happened in this game but it was a really tough loss because we had a team down and let them back into it. Our girls are improving and learning. This is a tough game to learn from but we need to get back to work and do everything we can to play a talented Central Decatur team next. Next time we are in this situation, we need to be better when we have a chance to put a game away." Coach Fast noted how the girls played hard and had many good spurts of basketball in this game. In the JV contest, the Timberwolves played the Tigers in a half of basketball due to low numbers for the Lenox squad. In that half, the Timberwolves won 22-10, improving to 7-5 on the season. Coach Fast appreciated the good passing and teamwork on the team. Coach Cormack noted that the second quarter defense held the Tigers to 2 points, which was a key to the game. This week for the Timberwolves varsity is a trip Jan. 31 to Bedford to conclude Pride of Iowa Conference play on. The Timberwolves won by 6 in the first contest in Villisca. There will be no junior varsity game due to low numbers from Bedford. Timberwolves prep
for district wrestling The Southwest Valley wrestling team wrapped up the regular season and will now shift its focus to preparing the district wrestling tournament Feb. 11 in Oakland. On Jan. 26 the wrestlers hosted Nodaway Valley and Southeast Warren for the last dual meet of the season. The Timberwolves pulled out a 34-32 victory over SE Warren and fell to Nodaway Valley by a score of 48-30 in the nightcap. “We are happy how we wrestled tonight, we went 5-3 in head-to-head matches in both duals tonight, pulling off one dual win on the night. We are a little dinged up and had a couple of starters out of our normal line up this week,” said assistant coach Derek Maeder. The Timberwolves end the season with a 16-12 dual record. On Jan. 28 the wrestlers took eight wrestlers to the 12-team East Mills tournament in Malvern. The Timberwolves finished in seventh place as a team. Logan Magnolia took the team title, followed by Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and Treynor. Junior Brayden Maeder claimed the lone championship for the Timberwolves by pinning Jett Sornson from Treynor in 1:42. Maeder improves his record to 40-4 on the season. Colin Jacobs had another good tournament taking third place by pinning Ashton Kempf of Archbishop Bergan in :19 seconds. Ian Forsythe claimed third when Lenox’s Leo Wardlow forfeited the third place match. Ely Rodriguez took home fourth place, losing to Josh Mace of Archbishop Bergan by fall in the time of 2:51. Sawyer Wilkinson, Gavin Wetzel, Brody Sparks and Ashton Boswell also competed in the tournament but were eliminated from the tournament prior to making the top six. “We only took eight kids to East Mills and four of the eight placed in the top four,” assistant coach Maeder said. “All the boys continue to fight through the entire match, but we gave up a few positions today that costs us a couple of wins on the backside of the brackets. We have to know where we are on the mat and capitalize on our opportunities. We have two weeks of practice before districts. We will keep working on cleaning up issues and make sure we keep up on our conditioning and maintaining our weight. Coach Konence and I like our chances at districts. The boys set a team goal at the beginning of the year to get five individual state qualifiers. So hopefully they can reach that goal.” Wrestler of the Week: The Wrestler of the Week this week goes to freshman Gavin Wetzel. Gavin went 3-3 on the week and continues to work hard and battle at 160 pounds. “Gavin is having himself a good freshman season wrestling at 160 pounds. He hasn’t weighed over 152 pounds all year, but he has stepped up to help the team the second half of the year. Gavin is probably the most physical wrestler we have, he always gives 100 percent effort, whether he is winning or losing. Gavin comes to practice with a good attitude every day and puts in the work to get better. Gavin is mostly wrestling juniors and seniors and is holding his own and battling until the end of the match,” Maeder said. Wetzel takes a 15-15 record into the district tournament. T-Wolves drop two
Despite double digit scoring in each game the Timberwolves basketball team dropped two last week, falling to Central Decatur on Jan. 27 and Lenos on Jan. 24. Southwest Valley’s Cael Hogan and Wyatt Mendenhall led the effort against Central Decatur with 12 points and 10 points respectively. Central Decatur’s Sam Boothe proved unstoppable at the bucket with 21 points. A well-rounded effort by the Timberwolves ended in a 64-49 loss against Lenox. Roman Keefe topped the scoring with 14 points while Miller Means added another 11. Isaac Currin scored 8 points and had four assists. Alex Morgan had 7 points and nine rebounds. Lenox’s Gabe Funk dominated with 30 points while teammate Samson Adams scored 11. This week’s schedule includes Bedford away Jan. 31 and at home with Sidney on Feb. 2 and Clarinda on Feb. 3. Three T-Wolves make podium at John J. Harris
The Timberwolves hosted 28 teams at the 68th Annual John J. Harris Tournament on Jan. 20-21. The team finished in ninth place, only 1.5 points out of being in sixth place, and placed three wrestlers on the podium — Colin Jacobs, Brayden Maeder, and Tate Haffner. Creston won the team title followed by Winterset and Atlantic. Brayden Maeder finished in third place at 113 pounds, Colin Jacobs finished in third at 195 pounds, and Tate Haffner finished in fifth at 182 pounds. Ian Forsythe, Ely Rodriguez, Dillon Inman and Sawyer Wilkinson just missed the podium, falling in the third round of consolation to make the top 6 of the bracket. Freshman Gavin Wetzel competed at 160 pounds and was eliminated in the second round consolation matches. Brody Sparks, Ashton Boswell and Jonathan Weatherly also competed in the tournament. “Overall we had a pretty good tournament,” assistant coach Derek Maeder said. “We had three kids make the podium in a loaded tournament with a lot of 2-A schools. We competed hard all weekend, we made some mistakes that we need to correct, but overall coach [Cody] Konecne and I are very happy. We keep telling these kids to believe in themselves and work hard every day, and the results will come. The last two weeks have shown we are peaking at the right time of the year. We are excited to see them continue to improve over the next few weeks.” The Timberwolf wrestling team traveled Jan. 17 to Van Meter for a quad with Lenox, Mt. Ayr, and Van Meter. The team finished the night with a 3-0 record by defeating Lenox 42-21, Mount Ayr 55-12, and Van Meter 51-18. The Timberwolves improve to 15-11 on the season in dual meets. “We had a great night in Van Meter, we went 3-0 on the night, which has not happened in several years, assistant coach Maeder said. “All the guys did their job, and we’re proud of them all.” Wrestler of the Week: The Wrestler of the Week this week is senior Colin Jacobs. Jacobs went 3-0 at the dual in Van Meter and earned himself third place at the John Harris. “Colin had a great week. 195 pounds is hands down the toughest weight class at every tournament we’ve been to this year and Colin keeps battling match after match. Colin lost his first round match Friday night, came back Saturday morning and rattled off 4 straight pins to take home the bronze medal. Colin showed a lot of guts this weekend and we look forward to more of that from him as we enter the last week of the regular season. Colin holds a 27-16 record on the season,” assistant coach Maeder said. The Timberwolves host Nodaway Valley and Southeast Warren on Jan. 26 and travel to East Mills on Jan. 28. SWV defeats E. Union 55-44
The Timberwolves moved to 6-8 on the season following a 55-44 win over on the road Jan. 19 with East Union. Southwest Valley’s Isaac Currin led the team with 14 points followed by Roman Keefe with 11 and Wyatt Mendenhall with 7. East Union’s Rason Grail scored 19 points and Seth Hudson added 18. The Timberwolves fell 50-45 Jan. 17 at home with Nodaway Valley. Miller Means led the scoring with 13 points. Cael Hogan and Currin had 8 points each. Nodaway Valley’s top scorers were Dawson Nelson with 22 and Boston Devault with 15. The Timberwolves are home this week, hosting Lenox on Jan. 24 and Central Decatur on Jan. 27. Mullen, Randall lead
T-Wolves' win Ryanne Mullen and Hailey Randall each poured in 16 points to lead Southwest Valley to a 69-44 road win Jan. 19 over East Union in Pride of Iowa Conference action in Afton. It was a career high for senior Mullen and the first career double figure scoring game for Randall. Southwest Valley improves to 4-6 in the Pride of Iowa standings and 5-9 overall with the win. East Union trailed by 3 at half and took a 2 point lead early in the third quarter. Southwest Valley's defense took over with the Timberwolves ending the game on a 38-9 second half run. Balanced scoring for the team was a key to the win with nine players scoring. Beyond Mullen and Randall, Mackenzie Fast had her third straight double digit game with 10 for Southwest Valley. Others contributing with points were Ada Lund with 7, Maggie Haer and Maddie Bevington with 6, Lindsay Maurer and Sidney Crill with 3, and Natalia Zimmerman scored the final 2 points for the Timberwolves. Others with solid overall floor play were Sierra Pearson, Alyssa Randall, Alyssa Pearson, Rebecca Wetzel, and Sadie Groszkrueger. "What a second half. I have never been part of a game where my team trailed by 2 in the third quarter and led by 28 in the same half. Our defense came alive and we played with an intensity that was beyond what I could hope for. We really got contributions everywhere on the roster and some who scored few or even no points really helped with great team defense in our big 38-9 run," coach Mike Cormack said. Cormack congratulated Ryanne Mullen for a career high in scoring and Hailey Randall for her first double digit scoring effort on the season. Coach Kristin Fast said she appreciated the defensive intensity down the stretch and the great teamwork on the evening. There was no JV game for Southwest Valley as East Union does not have a JV team this year. The Southwest Valley JV remains 6-5 on the year. Conference leader and state ranked Nodaway Valley came to Corning and delivered a solid 81-37 win Jan. 17 over the Southwest Valley. Mackenzie Fast led the Timberwolves with 10 points as she continues a quality freshmen campaign. Haer added 9 points, Wetzel scored 6 points, Bevington had 4 points, Mullen and Maurer both had 3 points, and Randall rounded out the scoring with 2 for Southwest Valley. "Our girls tried hard but we simply have to tip our hat to the better team,” Carmack said. “Nodaway Valley has a superstar in Lindsey Davis, who is averaging over 25 points per game and she played fantastic in getting 33 tonight. We have been playing good basketball lately and I can't fault our effort here. We just completed a 5 game stretch against all winning teams with a combined record of 54-19 and had many good moments doing so. Hopefully, this stretch will help us the remainder of the season. I do have confidence in the potential of our team this season and beyond as we continue to grow." Coach Fast commended the team for continuing to fight throughout the contest and also sees potential moving forward for the rest of the season. In junior varsity action, the Timberwolves improved to 6-5 on the season with an impressive 46-35 win over Nodaway Valley. This was a reversal of earlier this season when Nodaway Valley topped the Timberwolves. Sidney Crill scored 20 and Hailey Randall poured in 15 in leading the way. Natalia Zimmerman had many nice assists while scoring 5 points. Ashlynn Reser had 4 points and Sadie Groszkrueger completed the scoring with 2 free throws. Playing and contributing to the win for the junior varsity included Alyssa Pearson, Ellie Wetzel, Miaya Fourez, Delaney True and Kaya Owen. "We are very pleased with this win and it was our most complete game of the year on both ends of the court," coach Fast said. Coach Cormack noted that the team really showed improvement from the earlier game in handling the press and running the court. This week both Southwest Valley teams are home game doubleheaders (varsity at 6 p.m., JV to follow) with Pride of Iowa Conference member Lenox on Jan. 24 and fellow league member Central Decatur on Jan. 27 in Corning. Court clashCARIE MORALES/Free Press — Southwest Valley’s Isaac Currin and Alex Morgan fight from the floor while Cael Hogan heads toward the ball Jan. 10 against Mt. Ayr. Hogan had 12 points, five assists, and three steals while Roman Keefe had 10 points in the 58-35 loss. The Timberwolves defeated Wayne 68-41 Jan. 13. Keefe had 18 points and Hogan and Miller Means had 12 each. SWV fell 63-57 Jan. 12 to Stanton. Hogan had 27 points and Keefe had 12. This week the team takes on Nodaway Valley at home Jan. 17 and East Union on the road Jan. 19.
SWV wrestlers prep
for Harris tournament The week of Jan. 9 was a busy one for the Southwest Valley wrestlers, with match-ups Monday, Friday, and Saturday. On Jan. 10, the Timberwolves traveled west to Underwood to wrestle in a quad with Underwood, AHSTW, and West Central Valley. The grapplers ended the night with a 1-2 dual record falling to AHSTW by a score of 54-27 and West Central Valley 54-24. The Timberwolves picked up a 48-30 dual win in over Underwood. On Jan. 12, the wrestlers went east to wrestle in a quad at MSM with East Union and Panorama. The Timberwolves saw similar results, finishing 1-2 on the evening, although the dual scores were much closer. SWV lost to MSM 40-39, fell to Panorama 39-39 on criteria, and finished the night with a win against East Union by the score of 56-17. On Jan. 13-14, the wrestlers participated in the Ron Scott duals at Mt. Ayr. The Timberwolves wrestled four duals on Jan. 13 and four duals on Jan. 14 and ended the weekend with a 6-2 record in a three-way tie for second place. On Jan. 13, the Timberwolves fell to Cameron, Mo., by the score of 51-26, beat Durant 40-36, beat East Union 54-18, and beat Harlan 45-30. On Jan. 14, the wrestlers started the day with a thrilling 36-35 dual win over MSM to revenge a loss from Jan. 13. The wrestlers also defeated Mount Ayr 66-18, Central Decatur 57-18, and fell to Shenandoah 38-27. Cameron went 8-0 and was crowned the dual tournament champions. SWV, Shenandoah, and Harlan all ended in a three-way tie with a 6-2 dual record. Tie breaking criteria awarded Shenandoah second place based on total team points scored during the tournament. “The boys had a great week on the mat. We really tested them with this schedule wrestling 14 matches in one week, and their response was excellent. As the week went on, we wrestled better and really came together as a team,” assistant coach Derek Maeder said. “Prior to the MSM and Shenandoah dual coach Konecne and I went through the results from prior duals and produced a game plan to try to figure out a way to win the duals. The plan worked for MSM, and we came up just short in the Shenandoah dual losing one match we didn’t expect to lose.” On an individual wrestler basis, junior Tate Haffner led the way going 14-0 on the week, Brayden Maeder went 13-1, Bradlee Grantz went 12-1, Ian Forsythe and Sawyer Wilkinson finished the week 11-3. Colin Jacobs, Dillon Inman and Ely Rodriguez finished with a 10-4 record. Freshman Gavin Wetzel made his varsity debut at 160 pounds going 7-7 on the week, while fellow freshman Ashton Boswell and Brody Sparks gained a lot of experience and continue to improve as we head towards the end of the season. “Tate wrestled fantastic all week, including a thrilling 12-10 win over a very solid Harlan wrestler. Tate is having a very good year improving his season record to 29-7,” Maeder said. The Timberwolves had another wrestler join the century win club when junior Brayden Maeder pinned Tyle Babe of Shenandoah in 1:24 to record his 100th high school varsity win. “Brayden had a good week on the mat and was able to reach one of his goals of getting to 100 career wins prior to the JJ Harris tournament. It takes a lot of work and dedication to win 100 matches in high school, and Brayden has put in the work to accomplish 100 wins as a junior,” said assistant coach Derek Maeder. Wrestler of the Week: Picking the wrester of week was once again a very tough decision for coach Konecne and coach Maeder. After looking at the results at the individual level sophomore Ian Forsythe is the wrestler of the week. Forsythe went 11-3 on the week losing to Conor Cassady of MSM twice and a solid Shenandoah wrestler. He improves to 26-11 on the season. “Ian did everything we asked him to do this week. At Mt. Ayr on Saturday, we told Ian he had to find a way to close the gap against Cassady as he was pinned by him the night before, close the gap and that would make the difference in the team score. Ian went out and wrestled a great match only losing by a score of 8-3. That was the difference in winning the dual. Ian is one of the hardest workers in the room, is in the best shape of all the wresters, and is just a great kid to be around,” Maeder said. The Timberwolves head to Van Meter on Jan. 17 for a quad with Van Meter, Lenox, and Mt Ayr. The wrestlers host the John J. Harris tournament on Jan. 20-21. T-Wolves top Falcons 46-37
Mackenzie Fast scored 13 points with four rebounds, three blocks and two steals to help lead the Southwest Valley Timberwolves to a 46-37 win Jan. 13 over the Wayne Falcons in Pride of Iowa action in Corning. Maggie Haer capped off a strong week of basketball with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in another great all-around game for Southwest Valley, head coach Mike Cormack said. The Timberwolves and Falcons were tied for sixth in the conference heading into the matchup. With the win, Southwest Valley is now 4-8 on the season and 3-5 in conference action and moves ahead of Wayne in the standings. Wayne falls to 7-7 overall and 2-6 in conference play. Southwest Valley jumped to an 11-1 lead in the first quarter and never trailed in the contest. Rebecca Wetzel hit three clutch free throws in the final minute and finished with 6 points as well as eight rebounds. Ada Lund scored 8 points, Maddie Bevington added 5 points, and Lindsay Maurer rounded out the scoring with 3 points. Solid contributions to the team victory came from Ryanne Mullen, Sierra Pearson, and Alyssa Randall for the team, as well. "This was a nice victory and a good defensive effort. Wayne was coming off of a 34-point win and we expended a lot of energy in battling Stanton to a tight game last night. Wayne played hard and is a seven-win team so to get this result after playing close games with tough teams (Mount Ayr and Stanton) in the same week is a real positive. Holding this team to 39 points is a tribute to our girls in playing back to back nights," Cormack said. Coach Kristin Fast also noted that this was a great week of progress for the program and looks forward to what the Timberwolves can accomplish the rest of the season. In junior varsity action, the Timberwolves evened their record at 5-5 with a solid 38-24 win over the Falcons JV. Hailey Randall led a balanced Timberwolves attack where nine players scored with her 14 points. Miaya Fourez scored 6 points, Sadie Groszkrueger added 4 more, and Sydney Crill and Natalia Zimmerman both put in 3 points. Scoring 2 points were Kaya Owen, Ashlynn Reser, Alyssa Pearson, and Ellie Wetzel. Delaney True also played, contributing with strong defense and rebounding. "We really bounced back from last night with a quality win tonight. This was truly a team win with so many solid contributions from throughout our Junior Varsity roster," coach Fast said. Coach Cormack saw improvement in rebounding in this game and good team defense as keys to this result. Back to back strong efforts against top area teams are giving Southwest Valley confidence heading into the remainder of the year. The Timberwolves fought back from a 12-point Stanton Viqueen halftime lead to lead 41-40 with six minutes in the fourth quarter and only trailed by 4 with less than three minutes to go but came up just short in a 56-47 contest Jan. 12. Haer led the way with 15 points while Lund added 8. Fast had 7 points and six rebounds. Bevington and Mullen each had 6 points. Wetzel rounded out the scoring with 5 points and six rebounds. Good floor play was added by Maurer and Randall, too. "We just played a team on their home court that has beaten us the past two years by over 40 points and I believe has won something like 54 of their last 60 games and made this a 32-minute game,” Cormack said. “We were down 12 at half and took a fourth quarter lead and fought to the end. I cannot be more proud of our girls for the heart they have shown in back to back games against Mount Ayr and Stanton, fighting against quality teams and improving every night. We will continue to battle every practice and every game as much as we can." In the JV game, Stanton won 35-11. Falling behind 19-5 after the first quarter, Southwest Valley responded Jan. 10 with a 36-28 run the rest of the game but came up just short against powerful Mount Ayr in a home contest in Corning. The Timberwolves lost 47-41 to the 9-2 visitors but put up a powerful fight in the comeback. Trailing by 11 at half, the team was able to cut the lead to 5 at the end of the third quarter before ending up with that final score. Haer and Mullen each scored 13 for Southwest Valley. Fast added 7 points and seven rebounds. Wetzel added 6 points and Lund contributed 2 points, six rebounds and four steals to finish out the scoring. "We are growing as a program and to battle a quality Mount Ayr team to a 6-point loss after trailing as much as 17 early shows great character on our girls. We are in the midst of a very tough stretch of games in our schedule and we need to keep fighting like this,” Cormack said. “While we want to win, we showed great character in competing all night against a team that is currently second in our conference. Lot of respect for Mount Ayr and to play a game like this for our team can only help for the rest of the season." The JV improved to 4-4 on the season with a come from behind 32-28 victory versus Mount Ayr. Randall had 11 points, Crill scored 8, Lund had 5, Reser had 4, and Zimmerman and Groszkrueger both added 2 more for the scoring. "I am really pleased that we never gave up in this game and kept fighting to the end. We really finished this game well," coach Fast said. Coach Cormack noted that beating a team like Mount Ayr twice in one season is a great accomplishment for the junior varsity. Both coaches added all players on the JV contributed to this victory through their hustle, teamwork, rebounding and good overall play. This week’s schedule includes hosting Nodaway Valley on Jan. 17 and a road game Jan. 19 at East Union. Timberwolves go 2-1
at home The Timberwolf wrestling team returned to action on Jan. 3, hosting a quad against Red Oak, St. Albert’s, and Clarinda. The Timberwolves finished with a 2-1 dual record on the evening defeating St. Alberts 48-24 and Clarinda 36-35, and falling to Red Oak by a score of 42-36. The Timberwolves improve to a 4-5 dual record on the season. “We had two of our starters out of our lineup tonight and that was the difference in losing the Red Oak dual,” assistant coach Derek Maeder said. “We had to shuffle a couple of kids around to fill weights tonight, but we were able to find a way to win two out of three duals without being at full strength.” On Jan. 7 the Timberwolf wrestling team traveled to Tri-Center High School for the 18-team wrestling tournament in Neola. “We only took 10 kids on Saturday and seven of them made the top eight in their bracket. We ended in 10th place as a team. We had the opportunity to wrestle a lot of Northwest Iowa schools we don’t normally see plus a couple of Nebraska schools,” Maeder said. Junior Brayden Maeder was the lone finalist and champion for the Timberwolves. Maeder had a technical fall and two pins on the day to win the title. Bradlee Grantz finished in third place, Ian Forsythe got fourth place, Ely Rodriquez and Tate Haffner finished in sixth place, Ashton Boswell finished in seventh place, and Collin Jacobs finished in eighth place. Brody Sparks, Beau Johnston and Sawyer Wilkinson competed but didn’t finish in the top eight in their weight class. “We had some ups and downs throughout the day today,” assistant coach Maeder said. “We had Maeder, Grantz and Forsythe make the semis, but only Brayden made the finals. Bradlee lost to a solid wrestler from Harlan and Ian got beat in overtime against a good Missouri Valley kid. In the finals Maeder gave up the first takedown to a scrappy Treynor kid, but quickly got an escape, takedown and some back points to end the first period up 6-2. In the second period Brayden turned the kid again and got the fall. “On the backside we lost some matches we should have won against kids we’ve already beaten this year. Freshman Ashton Boswell had his best day of the season so far, being down to 120 pounds for the first time this year. Ashton got two wins on the backside to finish in seventh place on the day,” Maeder said. “As a team we must keep improving in the practice room over the next three weeks so we’re ready for the post season.” Wrestler of the Week: The Wrestler of the Week this week goes to Brayden Maeder. Maeder went 6-0 this week including winning the Tri-Center Tournament. Brayden improves to 16-2 on the season. “Brayden had a good week after being back down to 113 pounds for the first time since the opening weekend of the season. He has figured out how to maintain his weight for multiple weigh ins in one week and we look for him to continue to improve on the mat as the season goes on. Brayden and Tate Haffner have stepped up in the room as leaders over the last few weeks as well. If Brayden can stay healthy at 113 pounds, he can have a good season and hopefully make a good run at the state tournament again this year.” said assistant coach Derek Maeder. The wrestlers return to action on Jan. 10 with a trip to Underwood for a quad with Underwood, AHSTW and West Central Valley. On Jan. 12 they travel to Martensdale for a quad with MSM, East Union and Panorama. The Timberwolves are wrestling at the Mt Ayr duals on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13-14. “We are going to have a lot of bus time with week with a potential of 14 matches over the next 4 competition dates. We have to make sure all of our starters are healthy and ready to go all week. It’s going to be a long week, but will be a good test to see how we respond to wresting so many matches in a week,” Maeder said. CAM shooters prove too tough to contain
In a tale of two halves, the Southwest Valley girls gave visiting CAM a battle in the first half but CAM pulled away in the second to win a non-conference game 89-36 Jan. 5 in Corning. Maggie Haer led the Timberwolves with 13 points while Ada Lund added 7. Lindsay Maurer added 6 points while Mackenzie Fast had 5 points and Ryanne Mullen concluded the scoring with 3. Late in the first half, Southwest Valley cut a 10-point CAM lead to 3 points before CAM ended the half on a late 5-0 run to go up 32-24. CAM exploded behind a 35-point night for Eva Steffensen while Kiera Nichols put in 20. "With the break included, we have played very good basketball for almost a month, outscoring our last four opponents by 43 points. We played a very solid first half with this CAM team,” coach Mike Cormack said. “We are trying to build our program to match what teams like CAM who have won for several years have, a level of expectation of success every time that they take the court and a toughness to back that up. The more we play the elite teams of our area, we will continue to learn what it takes to kick it up to another level and play a mentally tough 32 minutes of quality basketball. That's the next step for our team and we will learn from tonight to do just that. Our effort was there but CAM was to their credit extremely aggressive and played with that confidence in that second half." Coach Kristin Fast noted that the team will get back to work for practice and keep working hard every day to try to continue to improve. The Timberwolves will returned to Pride of Iowa conference action Jan. 10 hosting Mount Ayr in a varsity-junior varsity doubleheader in Corning. The Timberwolves fall to 3-6 on the season and 2-4 in conference play. The junior varsity squad played a competitive game with the CAM JV, coming up short 38-32. The game was tied late at 32 and this was a great improvement from an earlier game this season in playing the CAM JV. The Southwest Valley JV is now 3-4 on the season. Hailey Randall led the JV with 14 points while Sidney Crill joined her in double figures with 11. Sadie Groszkrueger added 4 points while Natalia Zimmerman rounded out the scoring with 3. Coach Fast was extremely pleased by the improvement in facing this CAM JV from the first contest and Coach Cormack complemented the team for competing hard in this rematch. Southwest Valley plays one home game a season at the historic Southwest Valley Middle School gym in Villisca. Playing their first girls basketball game after the break in hosting Bedford, the Timberwolves won a competitive 52-46 game Jan. 3. Three Timberwolves led a balanced attack with 11 points of scoring and they were Mullen, Haer and Lund. Maddie Bevington had a strong game off of the bench with 8 points, Mackenzie Fast had 7 points (including two clutch free throws after Bedford cut the score to a 45-44 score), Lindsay Maurer added 3 points and Rebecca Wetzel scored the last Timberwolves point. Wetzel led the team with 9 rebounds on the night. The Timberwolves did not trail in the contest, holding an 8-point lead after one quarter, a 4-point halftime lead, a 7-point lead after 3 and after the Bedford run, closed out the game on a 7-2 finish for the final score. The Timberwolves moved to 3-5 on the season and 2-4 in the Pride of Iowa Conference following the win over Bedford. The team has played a home game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, a home game at their Activity Center in Corning and this annual game in Villisca. They have won all of those home games, were on a two-game winning streak and have won three of their last four games, only dropping a close 5 point loss at Lenox. "We kept our composure at the end and did what we needed to do to win this game. Bedford played hard tonight and I commend our girls for finding a way to come out on top when we really were struggling at times in this game. It was a strong finish to this game and we hope to use that momentum as we continue forward in this season," Cormack said. Coach Kristin Fast noted the poise the team had down the stretch at the free throw line as well as handling the ball with control in the closing moments. There was no junior varsity game as Bedford does not have a JV squad this year. Timberwolves drop two
The Timberwolves returned to the basketball court last week, facing CAM at home Jan. 5 and on the road with Bedford on Jan. 3. Despite double digit scoring by Southwest Valley’s Cael Hogan and Isaac Currin, the Timberwolves fell 60-47 to CAM. Hogan finished the night with 14 points, six steals, and four assists. Currin scored 11 points. Seth Hensley and Chase Jahde led CAM with 20 points and 17 points respectively. Sam Foreman finished with 11. Currin led the Timberwolves Jan.3 with 10 points and four steals in a 47-21 loss to Bedford. Bedford’s Quentin King scored 11 points. SWV is home Jan. 10 with Mount Ayr, on the road Jan. 12 with Stanton, and home again Jan. 13 in varsity/junior varsity action with Wayne. Haer’s double-double
fuels POI win Maggie Haer had a double-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists in leading the Southwest Valley Timberwolves to a 70-44 win Dec. 15 over the Southeast Warren Warhawks in Corning. The Timberwolves led 31-23 at half and exploded with a 39-21 second half to win their home opener and first Pride of Iowa Conference game. Ryanne Mullen and Maddie Bevington both scored 11 points for the Timberwolves. Lindsay Maurer added 7 points, while Sierra Pearson, Rebecca Wetzel, and Ada Lund added 6 apiece. Mackenzie Fast rounded out the scoring with 3 points. “We are making positive steps forward and this was a great team victory. Everyone contributed to this win and what a double-double for Maggie Haer, who was three steals away from a triple. But, every player did terrific,” coach Mike Cormack said. Cormack noted the T-Wolves’ tough opening road schedule and positive attitude throughout that stretch helped prepare the team for this home opener. Coach Kristin Fast said that the team continues to improve and was impressed by their hustle. The team has won two of their last three games, with their only loss coming at the hands at Lenox in a hard fought 5 point loss. Both coaches are excited for the potential growth of this team throughout the season. In a very competitive back and forth game at Lenox, Southwest Valley came up just short Dec. 13 in a Pride of Iowa contest, losing 57-52 on the road. Senior Ryanne Mullen had her first double digit scoring game this season with 13 points. Freshman Ada Lund had her first career varsity double digit scoring effort with 12 and freshman Mackenzie Fast had her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds on the evening for the T-Wolves. “The T-wolves stole the ball 18 times and fought hard on the boards,” Cormack said. “The team held extremely talented Lenox center Sadie Cox to 9 points. It was a great road effort for the improving Timberwolves.” Haer had a great all around floor game and contributed 8 points. Seniors Rebecca Wetzel and Lindsay Wetzel each added 3 points as did sophomore Maddie Bevington to round out the scoring. “We played really well tonight in many facets of the game. Both teams played hard tonight in a quality high school basketball game,” Cormack said. “We followed our nice win at Wells Fargo with a game that truly could have went either way. We are improving every game. Congratulations to Ryanne for her 13, Ada for her first of many double digit scoring games and Mackenzie for a double-double. The whole team played well and we came up just short.” In a one half game of junior varsity, the Timberwolves JV earned a 26-16 victory. Freshman Hailey Randall had a spectacular half with 17 points, making five 3-point shots. Sidney Crill had 4, Miaya Fourez had 3, and Kaya Owen had 2. Also contributing to the victory were Allyssa Pearson, Natalia Zimmerman, Ashlynn Reser, Delaney True, and Sadie Groszkrueger. “I am really proud of our hard work tonight and teamwork. The shots were falling tonight,” Fast said. Next action for the varsity is a home game against conference rival Bedford after the break. Maeder, Grantz win
POI Tournament The Timberwolf wrestling team made the trip east Dec. 16 to Southeast Warren High School to compete in the Pride of Iowa Conference tournament. The Timberwolves took 11 wrestlers to the 10-team tournament and walked away with a third place finish in the team race. Martensdale St. Mary’s won the team title with 187 points, Nodaway Valley came in second with 166.5, and Southwest Valley took third place with 151 points. The Timberwolves got off to a hot start putting five wrestlers into the finals. Brayden Maeder, Ian Forsythe, Bradlee Grantz, Tate Haffner, and Dillon Inman all pinned their way to the finals. “We won five out of seven semifinal matches, and all five of those wins were by fall so that really helped our team score as each fall is an additional 2 team points,” assistant coach Derek Maeder said. In the final round, 120-pound Brayden Maeder got things started off with a fall over Elijah Wheeldon of MSM in 1:08 to claim his second POI conference title. “Brayden didn’t get a lot of mat time, only wrestling 2:08 in his two matches. He’s going into break with a 10-2 record wrestling,” assistant coach Maeder said. Ashton Boswell claimed 5th place at 126 pounds, Brody Sparks did not place at 132 pounds. “Brody and Ashton are working hard and learning as we go. Both are freshman in the varsity lineup and are improving each time they step on the mat,” said Maeder. The next SWV finalist was Ian Forsythe at 145 pounds. Forsythe lost by fall to Conor Cassady of MSM in the time of 4:36. “Cassady is a solid kid that has been wrestling since a young age and Ian wrestled him tough, putting Cassady into a couple of situations he didn’t want to be in. Ian is a great kid that works hard, and his 10-6 record going into break, shows his hard work,” Maeder said. At 152 pounds, Ely Rodriguez claimed third place after falling to Mason Allen from Central Decatur in the semifinals. “Ely beat Allen the first tournament of the year by one point, but Allen flipped the script this time out. We told Ely the team needs him to get third place for the team race, and he did just that, pinning his last two opponents to get the next best thing, third place,” Maeder said. Rodriguez holds a 14-3 record. At 160 pounds, Beau Johnston claimed sixth place. “Beau was sick earlier in the week and started not feeling well on the bus ride over to Liberty Center. He wrestled one match on the day picking up a 10-3 win over a Nodaway Valley wrestler putting him in the top 6 and earning some important team points,” said Maeder. At 170 pounds, Bradlee Grantz recorded a fall in the time of 4:54 to be SWV’s second POI champion of the day. “Bradlee also got off to a slow start missing the first week of the season, but he is on track now taking an 8-1 record into break. When he stays in a good position and takes the match one move at a time, he is tough to beat. He did exactly that Friday night, dominating a stronger MSM wrestler in the finals,” said Maeder. At 182 pounds, Tate Haffner met up with Logan Montgomery of SEW in the finals. Haffner lost by fall in the time of 4:54 seconds. “Tate wrestled well, making his first appearance in the finals of a high school tournament. Tate has improved to 12-5 on the season,” Maeder said. At 195 pounds, Colin Jacobs, the lone senior on the team, claimed third place in his final POI tournament. “Colin had probably the most balanced weight class in the tournament, no easy matches for him tonight. 195 is by far the deepest and toughest weight we’ve seen so far this year,” Maeder said. At 220 pounds, Dillon Inman faced Tate Dierking of SEW in the finals. Inman lost by fall in the time of 3:26 finishing in second place. “Dillon also made the finals for the first time in a HS tournament. They got into an upper body throw position early that kind of set the tone for the match. Dillon will continue to improve and get a rematch with Dierking after Christmas break,” Maeder said. Inman is 10-6 on the season. At 285, Sawyer Wilkinson claimed fifth place. “Sawyer has had a good start to the season and is probably one of the two most improved kids from this point in the season last year. We have to keep working on taking down taller heavyweight opponents to keep improving,” Maeder said. The Timberwolves traveled Dec. 13 to Maryville, Mo., to compete against Maryville, Stanberry, and Penney High School (Hamilton), all Missouri schools. The Timberwolves went 1-2 on the evening beating Stanberry 54-24, losing to Penney 42-27, and losing to Maryville 48-36. Maeder, Forsythe, Rodriguez, Grantz, and Haffner went 3-0 on night. Wrestler of the Week The wrestler of the week for the week of December 12th goes to Tate Haffner. “Tate had a great week. He went 3-0 at the MO dual and went 2-1 at POI. Tate hadn’t made the finals of a high school tournament before and did so by pinning a good wrestler from MSM in the semifinals. In the finals, he was down by 7 points in the third period, so we told him to go neutral and look for something big. Tate attempted throwing the kid twice and nearly put him on back twice before getting caught on his own back. Tate has proved he can battle at 182 pounds, coming up from 152 pounds last year. Tate has also stepped up as a leader in the room on a daily basis. Tate’s hard work this week earned him the honor of being the SWV Timberwolf Wrestler of the Week,” Maeder said. The Timberwolves return to the mat Jan. 3 in Corning with Clarinda, Red Oak, and St. Albert. T-Wolves defeat
Lenox 63-55 Southwest Valley’s Cael Hogan and Roman Keefe each scored in double digits Dec. 13 for a 63-55 win over Lenox on the road. Hogan had 21 points and three assists while Keefe scored 15 points. Isaac Currin had 5 points, three assists, and three steals. Lenox’s Keaton England scored 19 points and Gabe Funk had 11 points. The Timberwolves fell 49-43 Dec. 15 at home with Southeast Warren. Hogan and Keefe led SWV with 11 points each. SEW’s Landon Harvey had 15 points and Jamison Ewing had 12. The Timberwolves return to the court Jan. 3 when they host Bedford at Villisca. They’re home again Jan. 5 with CAM and Jan. 10 with Mount Ayr in Corning. SWV takes fourth at Lenox
The Southwest Valley wrestling team traveled Dec. 10 to Lenox for the Lenox Tiger Invitational. The Timberwolves sent 11 wrestlers to the tournament, battled hard all day, and ended up in fourth place in the team race out of 10 teams. The Timberwolves had eight of the 11 wrestlers make the podium, placing in the top six of their respective weight classes. The Timberwolves were only 5.5 points behind second place West Central Valley, and 3.5 points behind third place Lenox. Nodaway Valley won the team title with 185 points. The Timberwolves sent four wrestlers to the finals. Brayden Maeder finished in second place at 120 pounds losing to Seth Ettleman from Southwest Iowa (Sidney) by the score of 7-5 in OT. Ian Forsythe finished in second place losing by fall at the 5:02 mark to Leo Wardlow of Lenox at 145 pounds. Ely Rodriguez also took the runner-up spot at 152 pounds losing to Bishop Rush of Benton, Mo., by fall in the time of 2:46. The last finalist for SWV was Bradlee Grantz at 170 pounds, also finishing in second place losing to Jordan Martin-England by the score of 8-6. “All four wrestlers competed hard during their finals matches, Maeder and Grantz probably had the two most exciting back and forth matches of the day in their finals matches,” assistant coach Derek Maeder said. “Maeder lost in overtime and Grantz losing in the final seconds of the third period. Maeder was trailing 5-0 in his match early in the second period and was able to throw Ettlemen for a 5 point move to knot the score at 5-5 going into overtime. Grantz and Martin-England had some fantastic scrambles during their match that came down to the final seconds.” Several other wrestlers battled through the backside of their brackets after taking a loss prior to the finals. At 160 pounds, Beau Johnston went 2-2 on the day finishing in fifth place. At 182 pounds, Tate Haffner went 3-1 on the day taking third place in his bracket. Collin Jacobs claimed fourth place at 195 pounds, going 2-2 on the day. Junior Dillon Inman earned a third place finish at 220 pounds, going 4-1 on the day. Ashton Boswell at 126 pounds, Brody Sparks at 132 pounds and Sawyer Wilkinson at 285 pounds all competed but fell short of making the top six at their weight class. “Overall, head coach [Cody] Konecne and I are happy with the results today,” Maeder said. “We were winning the team race by 1 point going into the final round but couldn’t close out a couple of close matches in the finals. The backside wrestlers stepped up by winning three out of four matches, so they did their job. We tell them winning on the backside is just as important as winning on the front side, every team point counts.” The Timberwolves were scheduled to travel Dec. 8 to Audubon for a quad vs Audubon, Griswold, and Oakland Riverside. Mother nature threatened freezing rain, so the meet was cancelled. The week of Dec. 12, the Timberwolf wrestlers head to Maryville on Dec. 13, in a quad with Maryville, Stanberry, and Penney, all Missouri schools. On Dec. 16,, the Timberwolves head to Southeast Warren (Liberty Center) for the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament. “We will see Nodaway Valley and Lenox again at POI,” Maeder said. “Hopefully we can correct some issues this week and challenge for the conference title going into the Christmas Break.” Wrestler of the week: Coach Konecne and assistant coach Maeder had a tough decision to make this week when picking the Wrestler of the Week. “With four wrestlers making the finals, and three more placing in the top six, there were cases to be made for each of them being the wrestler of the week,” Maeder said. “When we looked at the individual matches each wrestler won and how they did it, the decision became a little more clear.” Junior Dillon Inman is the wrestler of the week for the week of Dec. 5. “Dillon showed a lot of guts in Lenox,” Maeder said. “He lost first round to a wrestler from Lenox that he pinned the prior week. After the match I told Dillon, ‘Forget that match, we need you to come all the way back and get third place.’ Dillon responded by rattling off four pins in a row, including pinning the Lenox wrestler that beat him first round to claim third place. It’s not easy wrestling that many matches on the backside in a double elimination tournament, Maeder said. “There aren’t many 220 pounders out there stronger than Dillon Inman, and when he stays in position and uses his strength against you, he is tough to beat,” Maeder said. Valkyries win three
at Riverside The South West Area Team Valkyrie claimed three titles Dec. 9 in the Riverside Girls Wrestling Tournament. Winning their divisions by fall were Maddie McCoy (115B), Grace Britton (170), and Ellen Gerlock (190). Three other S.W.A.T. wrestlers — Quincy Sorensen (115A), Evy Marlin (135), and Mia South (145A) — placed second. Paige Baier placed third at 155B). Lily Johnson (145B) and Rio Johnson (155) placed fourth. McCoy started her division with a win by fall in 1:06 over Kuemper Catholic’s Ally Sommerfield. McCoy drew a bye in her next round then made quick work of Harmony Holt of Denison-Schlewsig by pinning her in 0:24. Britten pinned all three of her opponents: Adrianna Lupian of Denison-Schlewsig in 1:48, Briana Aragon of Denison-Schleswig in 0:52, and Daynia Werner of Ridge View in 2:27. Gerlock also pinned all of her opponents: Ava Lee of Western Iowa in 0:37, Maddison Staab of Sergeant Bluff-Luton in 0:35, and Alexis Meyer of Ridge View in 6:00. Sorensen placed second after winning by technical fall 21-4 over Lexa Nelson of Pekin. Sorensen then fell by fall to Sadie Smith of Kuemper Catholic in 1:03 before returning to pin Emma Baldwin of Shenandoah in 0:55. Marlin won her first two rounds by fall over Mila Kuhns of Creston in 1:30 and Kehlanee Bengston of Aurora in 2:44 before falling to Haley Glade of Earlham in 1:07 in the title match. South won by fall in her first three rounds by defeating Candace Kanjanabout of Sergeant Bluff Luton in 0:27, Zoey Vandevender of Creston in 1:54, and Ariana Arreola of Ridge View in 1:22 before falling to Briana Onnen of Aurora in 2:53. Baier suffered two losses before fighting back to claim third place. Baier fell to Claire Miller of Denison-Schleswig in 0:37 and Mary Bowman of Long Magnolia in 2:16 but pinned Braelyn Wilson of Southwest Iowa in 2:50. L. Johnson lost by fall in her first two rounds, falling to Sophie Wuebker of South Central Calhoun in 1:22 and Jalon Olson of Clarinda in 0:43. She pinned Gabriela Williams of Denison-Schleswig in 2:36 before losing by fall to Aremay Santos of Denison-Schleswig in 1:02. R. Johnson lost by fall to Emily Kesterson in 0:45 before forfeiting to Tymberlee Bentley of Red Oak and Aaliyah Nimaja-Harbeck of Sergeant Bluff-Luton for fourth place. Up for the shotCARIE MORALES/Free Press — Southwest Valley’s Evan Fast goes in for a layup Dec. 6 against Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves fell 64-40. Roman Keefe and Cael Hogan led SWV with 15 and 11 points respectively. SWV defeated Martensdale-St. Marys 44-38 on Dec. 8. Hogan scored 18, Keefe scored 9, and Dustin Shuler scored 8 points for the victory.
T-Wolves win at Wells Fargo
For the second straight year, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls basketball team had the honor of playing at Wells Fargo Arena in high school regular season action Dec. 10. These games are preliminary action to the Iowa Wolves G-League contest being played in the evening. Maggie Haer led a balanced Timberwolves attack with 12 points, seven steals, and seven rebounds in a 44-28 win over Griswold on a rare Saturday morning contest. This was the Timberwolves’ first win after a four game stretch of road games. This neutral site game was a great experience for players on both teams to play in Iowa's greatest basketball arena, head coach Mike Cormack said. The two teams played a relatively even first quarter with Griswold holding a 1 point lead. After that, Southwest Valley went on a 38-11 scoring run to open up the contest, before Griswold scored the last 8 points of the game. “We just have fantastic girls in this program, on and off the court. Seven of our 14 players are playing varsity basketball for the first time and they are learning every day,” Cormack said. “We have played four tough teams on the road to start the season and despite losing those contests, our players have kept their heads up and practiced hard with good spirit. This win was needed to reward their hard work and I am so proud that every player for the rest of their lives can say that they won a high school basketball game at the best basketball arena in Iowa, Wells Fargo.” Coach Kristin Fast said that she was also proud of the effort of the team and great results, particularly on the defensive side of the court. In addition to Haer, eight other players scored for the Timberwolves including Ryanne Mullen with 9, Rebecca Wetzel with 8, Lindsay Maurer and Maddie Bevington with 4 apiece, Sidney Crill and Ada Lund and Mackenzie Fast with 2 each, and 1 point for Natalia Zimmerman. Providing good defense and all around floor play were Sadie Groszkrueger, Sierra Pearson, Alyssa Randall, Alyssa Pearson, and Hailey Randall. There was no junior varsity in this contest but both the Timberwolves varsity and JV will play at Lenox in a Pride of Iowa matchup on Dec. 13. The final varsity game before the break will be the first true Timberwolves home game against Southeast Warren. There will be no JV game that night due to low participation numbers from that school. But that group will have JV only games Dec. 17 at CAM followed two days later with an evening contest with East Mills. Freshman Timberwolf Mackenzie Fast earned her first double digit scoring game with 10 points at powerful Martensdale-St. Marys on Dec. 8 but it wasn't enough in a 68-30 loss. She was joined by Haer and Bevington with 6 points each in Pride of Iowa action. Mullen added 4 while Lund scored 3 and Randall chipped in a free throw. "The scoreboard may not show it but we did show improvement tonight,” Cormack said. “There was better overall play and we just need to convert on more shot opportunities. There is a reason the team we played has won 28 of their last 31 games. They are a quality opponent but we competed tonight and our young team will be better for facing this tough early schedule.” The Timberwolves junior varsity made a strong late run to come up just short, losing 42-39. Early in the fourth, they trailed by 15 and with the other team's top players still in, cut it to that final three point margin with ball in hand. “I am proud that we fought hard, never gave up and gave ourselves a chance to win,” coach Fast said. The Timberwolves hit the road Dec. 6 to take on Nodaway Valley in Greenfield. Nodaway Valley won the contest 70-25. The teams will meet again in Corning later this season. “All credit to Nodaway Valley,” Cormack said. “This season, we have faced a very tall team in Shenandoah, a very solid team in Mount Ayr and a quick, intense pressure fueled Nodaway Valley team. With our young team, this will help us down the road facing the remaining teams on the schedule. Our team is hustling and trying while gaining experience. We will get better as this season continues.” Fast led the team in scoring with 8 points while adding six rebounds in a solid, all-around game. Lund, Wetzel, and Bevington each scored 4 points. Haer finished with 3 points, five rebounds and, two steals and blocks. Mullen rounded out the scoring with 2 points. In JV action, Southwest Valley fell to 1-1 on the young season. Nodaway Valley won 57-27 with Sidney Crill having her first double digit scoring effort on the high school level with 14 points. Randall contributed 7 points while 2 points were scored on the night by Ashlynn Reser, Sadie Groszkrueger, and Fast. Coaches Kristin Fast and Cormack congratulate Crill for her scoring effort. They both look forward to continued growth from the team. “We had some good moments in this game and learned some lessons in this contest,” Fast said. “The girls keep working hard and good results will come again. Timberwolves finish
1-2 in home dual The Southwest Valley Timberwolf wrestling team kicked off the season Dec. 1 hosting East Mills, Shenandoah, and Clarke. The Timberwolves went 1-2 on the evening, losing on criteria to Clarke by the score of 43-42, losing to Shenandoah 40-27, and beating East Mills 48-24. Winners against East Mills by fall were Brody Sparks and Ely Rodriguez. Brayden Maeder, Ashton Boswell, Tate Haffner, Colin Jacobs, Dillon Inman, and Sawyer Wilkinson all won by forfeit. Winners against Shenandoah by fall were Wilkinson, Maeder and Jacobs. Inman won by decision and Rodiquez won by forfeit. Winners against Clarke by fall were Ian Forsythe, Rodriguez, Beau Johnston and Haffner. Maeder, Boswell, and Wilkinson won by forfeit. The Timberwolves traveled Dec. 3 to Nodaway Valley for their first tournament of the year. SWV finished in eighth place out of 14 teams. Place winners were Maeder, 113 pounds, sixth; Boswell, 126, sixth; Forsythe, 145, fourth; Rodriguez, 152, third; Haffner, 182, fourth; Jacobs, 195, fourth; Inman, 220, fourth, Wilkinson, 285, sixth. Wrestler of the Week — Each week head coach Cody Konecne and assistant coach Derek Maeder will select a Wrestler of the Week. The coaches will choose one wrestler each week who not only had a successful week at duals and tournaments, but also worked hard in practice and displayed great sportsmanship. The Wrestler of the Week for Nov. 28 through Dec. 3 is Ely Rodriguez. Rodriguez went 3-0 in the Dec. 1 home dual and took home third place at the Nodaway Valley tournament going 3-1 on the day. His hard work in practice and on the mat during competitions resulted in a 6-1 record so far this season. Rodriguez is a junior at SWV. Southwest Valley falls
to Mount Ayr The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls basketball team lost their non-conference opener 69-42 Dec. 2 at Mount Ayr. The Timberwolves were led by sophomore Maddie Bevington with her first double digits game in her varsity career with 11 points. Maggie Haer added 10 points and seven rebounds. Rounding out the Timberwolves scoring were Ada Lund with 6 points, Mackenzie Fast with 5, Ryanne Mullen with 4, and 2 points apiece for the Randall sisters, Allyssa and Hailey. "We want to win every game but we made huge strides in this game,” head coach Mike Cormack said. ‘Our girls came out of halftime and played a terrific third quarter, cutting their lead and outscoring a good team 18-12 while running the floor well. We are a young team and I look forward to seeing us continue to improve. We have an idea of what we can be moving forward. Proud of our effort tonight and improvement within this game." In the junior varsity game, Southwest Valley won 39-31 to go to 1-0 on the year. Sidney Crill and Ashlynn Reser scored 9 apiece. Hailey Randall got 8 points, Sadie Groszkrueger and Ellie Wetzel added 4, Kenzie Fast had 3, and Natalia Zimmerman scored 2. "This was a nice way to start the season for the JV in a well-rounded game," coach Kristin Fast said. The Timberwolves opened the season with a non-conference loss at Shenandoah on Nov. 29. The Fillies of the Hawkeye 10 Conference defeated the Timberwolves 56-20. Freshman Mackenzie Fast led the team with 6 points. Senior Ryanne Mullen added 5, senior Maggie Haer scored 4 and Lindsay Maurer contributed 3. Freshman Ada Lund rounded out the scoring with 2. "In basketball, you need effort and execution. Our effort was good tonight. Our execution was not,” Cormack said. “Our team has had both in practices and scrimmages. We have seen it. We just have to relax on the court and let our natural ability come forward in future games. When we play our best, I am confident we will show much improvement this season." Coaches Cormack and Fast commended the defensive play of senior Rebecca Wetzel on the evening guarding the talented Shenandoah posts. She was the top rebounder on the night for Southwest Valley with seven. All 14 varsity players played in this game. Junior Sierra Pearson as well as sophomores Maddie Bevington and Sadie Groszkrueger returned to the varsity roster this year and played. Making their varsity debuts for Southwest Valley were Lund, Fast, junior Allyssa Randall, sophomore Natalia Zimmerman, and freshmen Hailey Randall, Alyssa Pearson and Sidney Crill. "The scoreboard won't show it tonight but every player did do one positive thing on the court tonight. Congratulations to so many girls for making their varsity debuts and we look forward to their future growth," Cormack said. This week’s schedule includes Dec. 6 at Nodaway Valley, Dec. 8 at Martensdale-St. Marys, and Dec. 10 at Wells Fargo Arena with Griswold. T-Wolves defeat Shenandoah in opener
Double-digit shooting by Southwest Valley freshman Cael Hogan and junior Roman Keefe helped lead the Timberwolves to a 52-30 victory in their season opener Nov. 29 on the road with Shenandoah. Hogan had 16 points and four steals with Keefe had 15 points and three steals. Junior Miller Means dominated the board with nine rebounds. He also had three steals. Junior Isaac Currin had four assists and five steals. The Mustangs’ Camden Lorimor was their lead scorer with 7 points. SWV fell 58-37 Dec. 2 on the road with Mount Ayr. Keefe led the Timberwolves with 17 points while Hogan had 10 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Jaixen Frost had 27 points for the Raiders and Braydon Pierson had 14. The Timberwolves are on the road again this week, facing Nodaway Valley on Dec. 6, Martensdale-St. Marys on Dec. 8, and Griswold on Dec. 10 at Wells Fargo Arena. Lundquist signs with University of Sioux Falls
DON GROVES/Free Press — Southwest Valley senior Ady Lundquist signs a letter of intent to wrestle at the University of Sioux Falls on Nov. 9 at Southwest Valley High School. With her are SWAT Valkyries head coach Tiffany South, her parents Sarah and Matt Lundquist, and SWV High School principal Anthony Donahoo.
T-Wolves finish cross country on high note
Southwest Valley wrapped up its cross country season when the Timberwolves hosted a 1A state qualifying meet Oct. 20 at Lake Icaria. “With 19 teams in attendance and the chance to run at the state cross country meet on the line, the Timberwolves went out and ran hard,” head coach Jason Hults said. “All eight Timberwolves that ran posted improved course times from the regular season meet a month ago to finish the season on a high note.” In the girls race, Karissa Richey finished in 29:00.5 to finish 55th, improving her time by 2:49. Kya Newton was 56th in 29:59.8, an improvement of 0:57. Victoria Fletchall ran 30:16.6 to finish 58th, an improvement of 2:03. Julia Means finished 63rd in a time of 47:09.2, an improvement of 2:18. “The girls all ran well with the improved times from September's race on the same course, so I am very proud of them for the hard work they have put in since then," Hults said. For the boys, Ashton Boswell ran 22:06.1 to finish 60th, improving his course best time by 1:03. Ethan James ran 23:34.9 to finish 71st, an improvement of 0:56. Matthew Means finished in 24:23.1 in 75th place and an improvement of 2:03. Lucas James ran 30:04.6, an improvement of 2:24, to finish 88th. “All four boys ran very well tonight with the improved times on our home course. They have worked very hard all season and I am very proud of their efforts as well,” Hults said. “The Timberwolves will return all but one runner next season and we are excited to see the continued progress they will make next fall.” Regional run ends
for Timberwolves A tough Missouri Valley volleyball team ended the Timberwolves’ regional run on the road Oct. 24. Southwest Valley fell 25-6, 25-21, 25-11. “We went up against strong Missouri Valley team. They were able to keep us out of systems,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We struggled on our serve receive and were not able to run the offense we normally do. We fought back hard in the second set, falling short and ending our season.” Katey Lillie had three kills and three digs. Charlee Larson had two kills and five digs, Maggie Haer had two kills and four digs, and Tierney Dalton had two kills. Haidyn Top had five digs and Ryanne Mullen had a dig. “We lose some amazing seniors who have put a lot of time, sweat, and heart into our program,” Sparks said. “I would like to thank Maggie Haer, Emily Adams, Lindsay Maurer, Ryanne Mullen, Jayley Schlapia, and Delaney Yates for their contributions to the team over the years.” The Timberwolves advanced in regional play with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 win Oct. 19 over Mount Ayr in Corning. “We started off the night a bit slow as they were able to push the point game and stick with us,” Sparks said. “We struggled in the back row getting our passes in system but were still successful in the front row. I was very proud of the girls at the service line as we served 93 percent as a team. That is something we have been working towards all season. We were able to stay scrappy and take the win in three sets which was another goal of ours.” Larsen had a solid night in the front row leading the team in kills with 13. Mullen had 20 assists to lead the team in the win. Dalton had six kills and two digs, Haer had three kills and four digs, Jayley Schlapia and Lillie had two kills and three digs each, and Top had a kill and 11 digs. SWV advances
with 21-14 victory The Timberwolves will head into round two of state playoffs after defeating Madrid 21-14 on Oct. 21. Southwest Valley’s ground assault tallied 285 yards from rushers Evan Timmerman, Isaac Currin, and Bradlee Grantz. Timmerman had two touchdowns and 206 yards on 27 carries, Currin had 76 yards on 13 carries, and Grantz had a touchdown and four yards on four carries. Timmerman was 1-2 passing, connecting with Marshall Knapp for a two-yard loss. Knapp led the defense with 10 solo tackles and two assists while Colin Jacobs had six solos and three assists and Grantz had five solos and an assist. Robbie Barnes and Ely Rodriguez each had four solos and an assist. Timmerman and Devin Greenwalt had three solos and an assist each. Dylan Stormer had two solos and an assist while Theron Mullen and Roman Keefe had two solos each. Currin had a solo and an assist and Wyatt Mendenhall and Dillon Inman each had a solo. Greenwalt had a fumble recovery and Knapp had an interception. Rodriguez had two kick returns for 42 yards and Currin had a 23-yard return. Timmerman had 129 yards on four kickoffs and Gavin Wetzel had a 33-yard punt. SWV will face AHSTW (9-0) on Oct. 28 in Avoca Fillies stop
Timberwolves 3-1 A slow start Oct. 13 at Shenandoah ended in a 3-1 non-conference loss for Timberwolves volleyball. Southwest Valley fell 14-25, 21-25, 26-24, 21-25 to move to 17-8 on the season. “We started slow allowing them to take the first set. We fought and stayed with them the rest of the night. Taking a win in the third set extending the game to four sets,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We were unable to stop Shenandoah's runs at the service line and that kept us from opportunities to get the lead and take another set. We came back from a deficit in the fourth set to fight to the finish.” Charlee Larsen had a strong night against a big block with nine kills followed by Tierney Dalton and Maggie Haer with eight each. Ryanne Mullen handed out 23 assists. The Timberwolves fared better Oct. 11 against Nodaway Valley in a 3-0 victory at Leon for the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament finals night. SWV took the match 25-20, 25-11, 25-21 to advance in the tournament. “We started the night in the semifinals against Nodaway Valley,” Sparks said. “We were able to start fast and finish with a 3-0 win to move us into the championship game.” Dalton and Haer led the way with 10 and nine kills respectively. “Our team hit well at the net with a positive hitting efficiency,” Sparks said. “Ryanne Mullen dished out a solid 23 assists. Haidyn Top led the way with digs (9). Our serving was strong with multiple ace serves from a wide spread of players. The team ended with nine on the match.” SWV then faced Southeast Warren in the championship match but despite a strong first set ended the night 25-21, 16-25, 22-25, 21-25. “We were able to build off our momentum from our previous win in the semifinals and take the first set,” Sparks said. “We fought hard and came out second in the conference with a 1-3 loss to SEW.” Larsen led the way offensively with 13 kills, followed by Dalton and Haer with nine a piece. “Maggie Haer played well on defense against a very strong SEW hitter and ended the set with 14 digs,” Sparks said. “Ryanne Mullen hit a huge career milestone, surpassing 1,000 career assists during the championship set.” The Timberwolves faced Bedford when they hosted the first round of the POI Tournament on Oct. 10. SWV claimed the win 3-1. “We started the night off strong and confident taking the first two sets 25-15, 25-17 then let Bedford get a little momentum on us in the third set. We came back firing in the fourth set taking the win 26-24,” Sparks said. “We had all around solid stats from every aspect. Our serving percentage was effective and consistent which is something we have been working on, while averaging three aces a set as a team.” Larsen and Katey Lillie had great nights offensively with 17 and 16 kills respectively. “The team as a whole had another positive hitting efficiency on the night. Ryanne Mullen had many options from our hitter as she was able to dish out a solid 44 assists,” Sparks said. “Our defense was huge in the back row with four girls being in double digits for digs. Larsen (15), Maggie Haer (15), Tierney Dalton (14) and Haidyn Top (10).” The Timberwolves continue regional play at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 when they host Mount Ayr (9-14) in Corning. SWV falls to Mount Ayr
The Timberwolves moved to 6-2 on the season following a 33-14 Class A District 7 loss Oct. 14 on the road with Mount Ayr (7-1). Southwest Valley had touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters, scoring on a pass from Evan Timmerman to Marshall Knapp and on a rush by Timmerman. The Raiders managed to block the extra point following Knapp’s touchdown then answered with a touchdown of their own on the Timberwolves’ kickoff. Mount Ayr scored a touchdown in the first three quarters then capped the win with two more in the fourth. The Raiders’ defense stymied SWV’s passing game, holding Timmerman to 1-10. Bradlee Grantz had 91 yards on 12 carries followed by Timmerman with 29 yards on 16 carries, Isaac Currin with 22 yards on eight rushes, and Ely Rodriguez with four yards and five rushes. Knapp led the defense with eight solo tackles and two assists while Rodriguez had five solos and three assists. Currin and Colin Jacobs had four solos and two assists each. Grantz had two solos and two assists as well as a 24-yard interception, Dillon Inman and Robbie Barnes had two solos and an assist, and Devin Greenwalt had two solos. Timmerman had a solo and two assists, Theron Mullen had two assists, and Roman Keefe had an assist. Grantz had 30 yards on two kick returns and Knapp had an 18-yard return. Gavin Wetzel punted five times for 156 yards. The Timberwolves had Oct. 21 to Madrid (6-2) for the first round of state playoffs. SWV runners
gear up for POI The SWV Timberwolves ran on Oct. 3 in Greenfield at the Nodaway Valley Invitational. The boys ran five and posted a team score of 299, finishing 11th in the team standings. The girls ran three runners and did not post a team score. For the boys, junior Ethan James finished 66th and freshman Ashton Boswell finished 67th. Sophomore Matthew Means was 87th, freshman Lucas James was 92nd, and senior Sawyer Hensley was 93rd to round out the boys squad. In the girls race, junior Karissa Richey was 68th. Sophomore Victoria Fletchall finished 69th and senior Julia Means finished 80th. “Karissa, Victoria, and Ethan all ran faster course times tonight than last year,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The rest of the team ran well in the cool conditions.” The Timberwolves are scheduled to compete Oct. 11 in the Pride of Iowa Conference meet in Afton. Results from Nodaway Valley include: Boys — E. James, 66th, 24:15.85; Boswell, 67th, 24:16.05; Means, 87th, 31:24.11; L. James, 92nd, 31:43.27; Hensley, 93rd, 33:25.24 Team (average scores) — Intestate 35 20:06.03, Tri-Center 20:18.07, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 20:38.82, Nodaway Valley 21:27.60, Woodward Granger 21:19.72, Van Meter 21:20.65, Pleasantville 22:01.56, Diagonal 24:59.60, West Central Valley 26:13.27, Bedford 25:43.60, SWV 29:00.89 Girls — Richey, 68th, 30:59.96; Fletchall, 69th, 31:32.47; Means, 80th, 44:16.22 Wins improve
T-Wolf volleyball Wins over Mount Ayr and Martensdale-St. Mary’s helped Southwest Valley improve its record to 15-6 as the Timberwolves enter Pride of Iowa Conference tournament. SWV defeated Mount Ayr 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19 at home Oct. 4 for Senior Night and Pink Out for breast cancer awareness. “This was our last conference game of the season before heading into our conference tournament next week,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We were able to take the win three sets to one. Our passing kept us a little out of system which effected our in system balls and our serving errors gave away too many points. We were able to find some open spots in their defense that we capitalized on to help us in our win.” Charlee Larsen had strong night, leading the team with 14 kills. Tierney Dalton followed with nine and Jayley Schlapia came up strong with seven. Ryanne Mullen added 28 assists. Maggie Haer had another strong night serving with four aces in the win. SWV defeated Martensdale-St. Mary’s 25-17, 25-12, 25-15 on Oct. 3. “I was very pleased as everyone who saw court time had a positive hitting efficiency,” Sparks said. “We still have some work to do at the service line to be aggressive but also consistent. Most of our errors tonight were at the service line while still averaging a little over five aces a set. We had solid nights out of Charlee Larsen (nine kills) and Katey Lillie (seven kills).” Haidyn Top kept running the show out of the back row with 12 digs and Mullen dished out a solid 22 assists on the night. The Timberwolves hosted Bedford Oct. 10 in the first round of POI play. Results were unavailable at press time. SWV defeats
Riverside 49-21 The Timberwolves fought off Riverside’s fourth quarter attack to claim a 49-21 win Oct. 7 on Senior Night. Southwest Valley scored a touchdown in the first quarter and added two more in the second for a 28-7 lead at the half. The Bulldogs answered with touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter but the Timberwolves rounded out their scoring with two more. SWV’s Evan Timmerman threw two touchdown passes, a 52-yard pass to Isaac Currin and a 15-yard pass to Marshall Knapp. Timmerman was 4-5 passing for 113 yards. Devin Greenwalt and Ely Rodriguez each had a 23-yard reception. Rodriguez rushed eight times for two touchdowns on 45 yards. Timmerman finished the night with a touchdown and 80 yards on 24 rushes. Currin had a touchdown and 97 yards on 16 carries. Bradlee Grantz had a touchdown and 49 yards on three carries as well as a 2-point conversion. Gavin Wetzel rushed once for 26 yards. Colin Jacobs and Knapp had big nights for the Timberwolves with Jacobs making six solo tackles and four assists while Knapp had six solos and an assist. Freshman Wyatt Mendenhall had four solos and an assist. Currin, Rodriguez, and Theron Mullen had three solos and an assist each. Colton Pegg and Greenwalt had two solos and an assist each. Robbie Barnes and Dillon Inman had a solo and an assist each. Timmerman had a solo and Dylan Stormer had an assist. For special teams, Grantz had a 45-yard kick return and Knapp had a 41-yard return. Timmerman had eight kickoffs for 207 yards. The Timberwolves (6-1) will face Mount Ayr (6-1) Oct. 14 at Mount Ayr. Timberwolves hang
on to defeat Bulldogs Persistence paid off Sept. 27 for the Timberwolves in a hard-fought match against Bedford after Southwest Valley battled back for the winning set over the Bulldogs. “The games went back and forth as we took the first two sets and dropped the third and fourth,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We fought back from a deficit in the fifth set to take the win on the night.” The Timberwolves claimed the first two sets 25-28, 25-22 but Bedford came back to take the next two 26-24, 25-19. SWV came back ready to win the final set 16-14. “We had trouble at the serving line and staying in system throughout the night. The girls fought hard against a scrappy Bedford team,” Sparks said. “Our offense produced again tonight with great hitting efficiency for the entire team. We have things to fine tune heading into next week.” Tierney Dalton had a strong night once again with 17 kills and hitting .425 on the night despite a small injury. Charlee Larsen and Katey Lillie also had a strong night with 11 and nine kills for the team. Maggie Haer had an outstanding night of defense with 23 digs to lead the team. She also had five kills. “I am also proud to report that Maggie Haer hit a career milestone of 500 career digs! She has moved positions this year as she was the libero the previous two seasons but even with a new role she continues to be a strong part of our defense,” Sparks said. “She needed nine going into tonight's game to make her 500 tonight and went above and beyond that with 23 on the night! I am proud of Maggie's hard work, she is a huge asset to our team.” Jayley Schlapia had five kills while Haidyn Top had 12 digs. The Timberwolves (13-6) travel Oct. 4 to Martensdale-St. Marys (2-12) and are at home Oct. 4 for Senior Night with Mount Ayr (7-11). SWV defeats Earlham 21-0
The Timberwolves scored a second-quarter touchdown then added two more in the third to take out Earlham 21-0 Sept. 30 in Corning. Junior quarterback Evan Timmerman scored all three touchdowns to finish the night with 208 yards on 30 carries. Isaac Currin had 75 yards on 18 rushes followed by Ely Rodriguez with five yards on four carries and Bradlee Grantz with a three-yard rush. Marshall Knapp and Colin Jacobs led the defense with six solo tackles and two assists and four solos and four assists respectively. Timmerman had two solos and four assists, Robbie Barnes had two solos and two assists, Dillon Inman had a solo and two assists, and Devin Greenwalt had a solo, two assists, and a sack. Theron Mullen had three assists, Isaac Currin and Rodriguez had two assists each, and Grantz and Tate Haffner had an assist each. Greenwalt and Barnes also had fumble recoveries while Currin had a three-yard interception. Haffner had 49 yards on two kickoffs and Timmerman had a 30-yard kickoff. Gavin Wetzel punted once for 39 yards. The Timberwolves (5-1) host Riverside (2-4) Oct. 7 for Senior Night and the Pink Out Game for breast cancer awareness. Timberwolf runners
continue to show improvement Southwest Valley’s cross country team travelled Sept. 29 to Shenandoah to run. Competing in one of the biggest meets of the year with 25 schools in attendance, the Timberwolves posted their fastest times of the season. Sophomore Brandon Cox returned from being sick earlier in the week to lead the boys squad for the first time in 21:52.89 to finish in 90th place. Junior Ethan James ran 22:41.20 to finish 100th, 0:58 faster than last year. Sophomore Matthew Means finished 104th in a time of 23:09.20, 4:09 faster than last season. Freshman Lucas James finished 109th in 29:59.55. Junior Kya Newton finished 66th in 27:50.52 to lead the girls squad. Junior Karissa Richey improved her time from last season by 3:30 to finish in 28:54.32 in 72nd place. Sophomore Victoria Fletchall ran 29:01.43 to finish 73rd, an improvement of 2:43 over last season. Senior Julia Means finished in 42:39.86 to take 82nd. “Every year we run some of our best times in Shenandoah. We kind of feel like the course is a little short overall, which explains some of the fast times,” head coach Jason Hults said. “It's always difficult in cross country to compare one course to the next since they are all different. Which is why we really talk to the kids about comparing your times from last season to this season on each course. When the kids can see the improvement in those times on each course, that's when they know all the hard work they put in at practice is paying off.” The Timberwolves began the week Sept. 27 with meet No. 1 in Osceola at the Clarke Invitational. With only six runners available, no team scores were earned by either the girls or boys. Four of the five veteran runners ran new course best times, continuing the improvement they have shown at each meet all season long. In the girls race, Newton led the girls with a 59th place finish, running her season best time of 29:39.96. Richey finished 62nd in 30:24.81, an improvement of 3:09 over last season. Fletchall finished 64th in 30:45.53, an improvement of 6:25 over last year. “The girls continue to run well and show improvement on each course,” Hults said. “We hope to have all five girls healthy and available for the conference meet in a few weeks, and if the girls can continue to improve we will see some good results.” Ethan James improved his time by 2:41 over last season to lead the boys squad with a 69th place finish in a time of 24:01.89. Means finished 82nd in a time of 26:18.26, an improvement of 3:58 over last season. Lucas James finished 97th in a time of 31:32.35. “The boys continue to show great improvement each meet,” Hults said. “We look forward to seeing a couple boys come back next week from illness to fill a full squad and post a team score.” The Timberwolves competed Oct. 3 in Greenfield at the Nodaway Valley Invitational. Results from the invitational were unavailable at press time. SWV competes again Oct. 11 in a Pride of Iowa Conference Championships at Lakeshore Country Club in Afton. Timberwolves ground Falcons 43-0
The Timberwolves’ defense kept Wayne off the board Sept. 23 for a 43-0 victory at home. Southwest Valley quarterback Evan Timmerman completed two of three passes for 75 yards and a touchdown, connecting on a 48-yard pass to Roman Keefe. Wyatt Mendenhall completed a seven-yard pass and had a one-yard rush. Timmerman also added two 2-point conversions and Isaac Currin added one. Timmerman also had 110 yards and three touchdowns on 17 rushes. Ely Rodriguez had 41 yards and a touchdown on five carries while Cael Hogan rushed twice for 79 yards and a touchdown. Currin had 112 yards on 17 carries. Bradlee Grantz gained six yards on two rushes. Marshall Knapp had a 27-yard reception and Colton Pegg had a seven-yard reception. Knapp claimed five solo tackles and an assist while Rodriguez had four solos and three assists and Colton Jacobs had four solos and an assist. Evan Pearson made three solo tackles, Dillon Inman had two solos and two assists, and Robbie Barnes had two solos and an assist, as did Currin. Devin Greenwalt had a solo and two assists while Keefe and Timmerman each had a solo. Theron Mullen had three assists and Gavin Wetzel, Tate Haffner, and Dustin Shuler had assists. Mendenhall had a fumble recovery and Hogan and Grantz each had an interception. Jacobs had a two-yard kick return and Knapp had a 12-yard punt return. Haffner had 211 yards on six kickoffs and Grantz had a 25-yard kickoff. Wetzel punted once for 35 yards. The Timberwolves (4-1) are at home Sept. 30 against Earlham (2-3). Fewer runners
don’t slow SWV Despite having too few runners to field either a boys or girls team, the Timberwolves ran Sept. 22 at ACGC in Guthrie Center. “After not running on Tuesday [Sept. 20] at Creston due to the excessive heat index, we added the ACGC meet to our schedule to ensure we had a competitive race this week,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Injuries and illness caught up to us this week though, and we only were able to field three runners in each of the boys and girls races.” Sophomore Victoria Fletchall led the Timberwolves girls for the first time in her career with a new season best time of 30:05, finishing in 38th place. Junior Karissa Richey was right behind her in 39th place, also with a season best time of 30:23. “This was both girls first run on the ACGC course, as we have not run here since 2019; but both of them have been running very well all year with improved times on every course so far,” Hults said. Rounding out the girls squad was senior Julia Means in 46th place with a time of 37:15.19. Junior Ethan James led the boys in 26:52 with sophomore Matthew Means right on his heels in 26:53 to finish 65th and 66th overall. Freshman Lucas James ran a new career PR of 30:47 to finish 73rd. “Lucas has been making steady progress each meet, and I was happy to see him get a new PR tonight,” Hults said. “Ethan and Matthew ran well in the cool conditions also.” The Timberwolves are back in action with another double meet this week when they head to Clarke in Osceola on Sept. 27 and Shenandoah on Sept. 29. CAM slips by SWV
in tournament The Timberwolves went 3-1 in pool play Sept. 24 to earn a shot at the Southwest Valley Volleyball Tournament title but fell short against CAM, falling 25-19, 22-25, 13-15. “It was a very competitive tournament for all teams involved,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We started pool play taking our first two matches 2-0 against E-EHK and Clarke. We fought through our third match, dropping it to Fremont-Mils 1-2. We were consistent in pool play and posted some strong stats. As a team we are playing well together and have a great connection on offense. In tournament play we opened playing Lenox, for the second time this week, and taking the win to move to the championship game. We played CAM in the championship game and just didn't have enough gas to keep our hardware.” SWV defeated E-EHK 21-14, 21-9 and Clarke 21-12, 21-14 before sliding to Fremont-Mills 21-16, 22-20, 15-12. The team had more than 100 kills in the tournament. Tierney Dalton posted 30 kills on the day followed by Charlee Larsen with 26, Katie Lillie with 24, and Maggie Haer with 16. “Being able to have those numbers from multiple hitters helps our team immensely,” Sparks said. “Ryanne Mullen gave out 85 assists on the day. She consistently puts up amazing numbers game after game. I am pleased with our team stats. We are serving aggressively and our serving/hitting efficiency were positive for the day. I am excited to see where the rest of our season will take us.” The Timberwolves defeated Lenox 25-20, 25-8, 22-25, 30-28 at home in a Pride of Iowa Conference matchup. “We took the win three sets to one,” Sparks said. “It was a great win to take us to 2-0 in the conference. Haidyn Top had a stellar night, going 29-29 from the service line and serving seven aces,” Sparks said. “She also led the team in digs having 12 of the teams 21 digs on the night. I am very impressed with her skill and effort on the court.” Dalton and Haer lead the way in kills with 12 and 10 respectively. “I am very proud in our team as they started the night with high energy in the first and second set,” Sparks said. “They lost momentum in the third set but were able to find it again and finish a very close fourth set to take the win at home.” SWV defeated East Union 25-19, 25-13, 2-0 but fell to Stanton 12-25, 13-25, 0-2 at East Union on Sept. 19. “Our night was led offensively by Tierney Dalton and Charlee Larsen, both with nine kills for the night,” Sparks said. “We got into trouble in serve receive as each team was able to get on a run a couple of times during the night. We are still working on consistency from our hitters and keeping the ball in system. Our serving was effective and consistent tonight, keeping us in the game.” The Timberwolves (12-6) travel Sept. 27 to face Bedford (5-10). T-Wolves run to fifth
at Lake Icaria The Timberwolves hosted their home Cross Country Invitational at Lake Icaria on Sept. 15. With seven teams posting boys scores, the Timberwolves placed fifth in the team standings, their first top five team finish of the season. The girls did not post a team score with only four girls running. Freshman Ashton Boswell led the way for the boys with a new career personal record of 23:09.91 in 32nd place overall. Junior Ethan James ran his best course time, 24:30.17 to finish 46th; an improvement of 2:42 over last year. Sophomore Brandon Cox ran a 24:55.93 on his first attempt at the home meet, good for 54th. Sophomore Matthew Means ran 26:26.01 for 58th place; an improvement of 2:06 from last season. Freshman Lucas James finished in 32:28.35 in 70th place overall. “The boys are running very well this early in the season,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Ethan and Matthew have run two minutes or more faster on each course so far this season. Ashton and Brandon are proving to be great additions to our team. Lucas is showing great improvement from meet to meet and his effort tonight in beating Bedford’s No. 5 runner allowed us to beat them by 2 points in the overall team score. I am really excited to see what the boys can do when the conference meet rolls around if they can keep improving and stay healthy.” Junior Kya Newton ran her best time of the season in 30:56.18 to place 30th overall and lead the girls. Junior Karissa Richey ran 1:14 faster than last season to finish 32nd in 31:49.39. Sophomore Victoria Fletchall placed 34th in 32:19.14, 3:01 faster than last season. Senior Julia Means ran her first race of the season to finish 43rd overall. “Karissa and Victoria are putting up some great times, showing improvement from meet to meet over last year,” Hults said. “Kya ran her best time of the year and looked strong tonight. Julia finished her first race of the year after battling some early season injuries, which is promising. The girls have been working hard and their efforts are showing in their times.” Southwest Valley ran Sept. 12 at the Paul Fish Invitational in Red Oak. The Timberwolves ran a full boys squad and finished sixth in the team race with 181 points. The girls ran four for so did not post a team score. The Timberwolves saw four of their six veteran runners post course best times with one new career personal record. On the boys side, Boswell led the way for the Timberwolves with a 36th place finish. Ethan James placed 45th and improved his time by 1:19 from last season. Cox placed 46th and Means placed 50th with a new career PR of 24:54.14 and an impressive 6:40 improvement on his course time from last season. Rounding out the boys squad was Lucas James in 60th place. Newton led the girls in 29th place. Richey finished 31st, improving her course time by 3:10. “Victoria Fletchall finished 32nd with an awesome 7:03 improvement from her time last year,” Hults said. “The times were very impressive tonight. I was very excited to see the progress from last season, and the improvement our runners are showing already this early in the season. If we can continue to stay healthy, we will see some great things from these young Timberwolves as the season moves on.” The Timberwolves are schedule to compete Sept. 20 at the Creston Invitational. Results from Red Oak include: Boys — Boswell, 36th, 23:38.02; E. James, 45th, 24:10.02; Cox, 46th, 24:22.18; Means, 50th, 24:54.14; L. James, 60th, 31:38.75 Team (average times) — Riverside, 19:38.12; Clarinda, 19:15.05; Shenandoah, 21:17.06; East Mills, 23:17.61; SWV, 25:44.63; Bedford, 27:35.96 Girls — Newton, 29th, 31:04.65; Richey, 31st, 31:35.78; Fletchall, 32nd, 32:05.94 Team (average times) — Clarinda, 22:35.86; Riverside, 25:26.78; Creston, 26:57.53; Shenandoah, 31:08.06; Red Oak, 31:35.61 T-Wolves fight back
to defeat Griswold A strong defense helped Southwest Valley overtake Griswold in five sets Sept. 15 at home in Villisca. After taking the first two sets 25-17, 25-18, the Timberwolves gave up the next two sets 19-25, 19-25 before claiming the win with a 15-7 final set. “We started off the night with great energy and focus leading to a 2-0 set lead,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We lost that energy and allowed them to come back the and take the third and fourth sets. I was pleased with the way we finished the night with the same focus and energy as the first two sets.” Tierney Dalton had 13 kills and Charlee Larsen had 10 but it was their play on the other side of the ball that helped lead to the win. “Our defense helped us to our win,” Sparks said. “Haidyn Top was the leader for defense as she led the team with 18 digs. Tierney Dalton and Charlee Larsen had team high with 13 and 10.” Katey Lillie had seven kills and nine digs while Maggie Haer had six kills and six digs. Ryan Mullen had two kills and nine digs. Jayley Schlapia had a kill. SWV defeated Nodaway Valley 25-17, 25-11, 25-21 in its first Pride of Iowa Conference match Sept. 13 in Greenfield. “We ended the night well taking the win in three straight sets,” Sparks said. “Our serving was huge tonight. Maggie Haer and Charlee Larsen ended the night with five ace serves each.” Dalton had three aces and six kills, Lillie had two aces and five kills, and Mullen had an ace and a kill. “Defensively we were scrappy and were able to get on the floor and keep the ball alive,” Sparks said. “Haidyn Top had a great night for us in the back row with seven digs. Maggie came in behind her with six digs.” Mullen, Lillie, and Larsen each had three digs. “At the net Charlee had a strong night with 11 kills, following her was Tierney Dalton with six and Katey Lillie with five,” Sparks said. “With those hitters Ryanne Mullen was able to spread the ball out and handed out 18 assists on the night.” The Timberwolves (8-4) host Lenox (6-12) Sept. 20 and the Southwest Valley Volleyball Tournament on Sept. 24. Play begins at 9 a.m. for the tournament. T-Wolves shut out
St. Albert 14-0 The Timberwolves climbed to 3-1 on the season following a 14-0 win Sept. 16 on the road with St. Albert. Freshman quarterback Wyatt Mendenhall was 3-4 passing for 14 yards, including a seven-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Currin. Mendenhall also had 14 yards on seven carries and a touchdown. Marshall Knapp had two receptions for seven yards. Ely Rodriguez rushed 15 times for 95 yards while Currin had 80 yards on 20 rushes. Bradlee Grantz added 17 yards on six carries and had a 2-point conversion. Knapp led the defense with five solo tackles and an assist. Colin Jacobs had four solos and three assists. Robbie Barnes had three solos and two assists, Theron Mullen had three solos and an assist, and Colton Pegg had three solos. Devin Greenwalt had two solos and three assists, Rodriguez had two solos and an assist, and Grantz had two solos. Currin had a solo and an assist, Roman Keefe had a solo, and Dillon Inman had an assist. Both Currin and Mullen had fumble recoveries. Keefer had a 31-yard interception and Pegg had a three-yard interception. Currin had a three-yard punt return and Rodriguez had a return. Grantz had 74 yards on three kickoffs while Gavin Wetzel punted three times for 96 yards. The Timberwolves are at home Sept. 23 to host Wayne (0-4). Kickoff is at 7 p.m SWV goes 2-2 in tourney
Southwest Valley picked up two wins Sept. 10 in the Griswold Volleyball Tournament. “We went 2-2 on the day, taking wins against AHSTW and Denison-Schleswig,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We took our losses from ACGC and Exira-EHK.” Two Timberwolves — Tierney Dalton and Ryanne Mullen, were named to the All-Tournament Team. “Tierney Dalton led the way for attacking with 20 on the day, 10 from our match against AHSTW,” Sparks said. “Maggie Haer had an amazing defensive showing as she posted 21 digs on the day. Ryanne Mullen continues her amazing work as the setter giving out 57 assists to our offensive work.” Charlee Lawson had 10 kills in the tournament with 15 digs. Katey Lillie had nine kills and four digs. Jayley Schlapia had six kills and a dig. Haidyn Top had six digs. This week the Timberwolves face Nodaway Valley on the road Sept. 13 and host Griswold at Villisca on Sept. 15. T-Wolf runners
improve times The Timberwolves ran their second meet of the 2022 season Sept. 6 at the Clarinda Invitational. “The weather was beautiful and the competition stiff, as the Timberwolves set out to improve their times from last season,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The boys and girls squads only ran four runners apiece, so no team scores were earned. But four of the six Timberwolves who ran the course last year posted faster times this season.” For the boys squad, junior Ethan James paced the Timberwolves with a 56th place finish, improving his time from last season by 47 seconds and 18 places. First-year runner sophomore Brandon Cox was 60th in his second varsity race. Sophomore Matthew Means showed the biggest improvement of the night for the Timberwolves, finishing 66th overall, moving up 25 spots and 3:37 faster than last season. Rounding out the boys squad was freshman Lucas James in 85th. The girls squad was led by sophomore Olivia Kathikar and junior Kya Newton in 41st and 42nd place overall. Sophomore Victoria Fletchall shaved off 2:35 from her time last year, moving up two spots to finish 51st. Junior Karissa Richey improved her time by 2:27 and also moved up two spots to finish 53rd. “Overall, I am very excited about the results from these first two meets,” Hults said. “Our returning letter winners are running faster times at each meet than they ran last year. And our first-year runners are pushing themselves and being super competitive. It's still very early in the season, but if we can stay healthy and continue to work hard, we will see some great progress from this team as the season moves on.” The Timberwolves are back in action with their first double meet week when they run at Red Oak on Sept. 12 and host their home invitational Sept. 15. Results from Clarinda are: Boys — Ethan James, 56th, 25:15.90; Cox, 60th, 26:00.41; Means, 66th, 26:51.22; Lucas James, 85th, 35:14.17 Girls — Kathikar, 41st, 32:05.27; Newton, 42nd, 32:15.15; Fletchall, 51st, 34:00.43; Richey, 53rd, 34:36.90 AHSTW dashes SWV homecoming hopes
Despite the Timberwolves’ 229 yards rushing AHSTW kept Southwest Valley off the scoreboard for a 28-0 homecoming defeat Sept. 9 in Corning. The Vikings all but shut down the Timberwolves’ passing game, allowing just three of five passes and only 23 yards. SWV freshman Wyatt Mendenhall was 1-3 for 12 yards passing while juniors Isaac Currin completed a seven-yard pass and Evan Timmerman completed a four-yard pass. Bradlee Grantz had two receptions for 11 yards and Marshall Knapp had a 12-yard reception. Currin had 29 rushes for 123 yards followed by Grantz with 52 yards on 13 carries, Timmerman with 30 yards on seven carries, Ely Rodriguez with 14 yards on two rushes, and Mendenhall with 10 yards on four rushes. Defensively, Colin Jacobs had four solo tackles, an assist, and a sack. Knapp had three solos and an assist. Timmerman and Theron Mullen had two solos and an assist each. Devin Greenwalt had a solo for a sack. Robbie Barnes had a solo and a sack and Roman Keefe had a solo. Rodriguez had three assists, Dillon Inman had two assists, and Colton Pegg, Currin, and Tate Haffner had single assists. Currin had 54 yards on three kick returns and a seven-yard punt return. Currin had an 11-yard kick return. Timmerman had a 30-yard kickoff. Currin punted twice for 25 yards. SWV (2-1) takes on St. Albert (1-2) for the Falcons’ homecoming Sept. 16. SWV cross country begins
The Timberwolves kicked off their 2022 cross country season Sept. 1 at the West Central Valley Wildcat Invitational in Redfield. The boys team finished seventh overall, while the girls did not post a team score. “Five Timberwolves posted new course PRs, which is a great way to start the season,” head coach Jason Hults said. The boys squad had three first-year runners and two returning letter winners. Freshman Ashton Boswell led the boys with a 44th place finish in his first varsity race. Junior Ethan James was second for the Timberwolves in 51st and newcomer sophomore Brandon Cox finished 55th in his first race. Rounding out the boys squad was sophomore Matthew Means in 63rd and freshman Lucas James in 74th. The girls had three finishers, all returning letter winners, and all three ran new course personal records to kick off their season. Leading the way for the girls was sophomore Olivia Kathikar with a 14th place medal finish. “Olivia ran 1:45 faster than last season and moved up 25 places,” Hults said. Junior Karissa Richey finished 44th and sophomore Victoria Fletchall finished 49th. “Karissa ran 30 seconds faster (+4 spots) and Victoria 58 seconds faster (+15 spots) from last season,” Hults said. The Timberwolves competed Sept. 6 in Clarinda. Results from WCV include: Boys — Boswell, 44th, 23:10.09; E. James, 51st, 23:49.60; Cox, 55th, 24:01.37; Means, 63rd, 26:12.71; L. James, 74th, 30:50.15 Girls — Kathikar, 14th, 26:03.93; Richey, 44th, 30:26.67; Fletchall, 49th, 31:55.37 SWV stops Central Decatur
Southwest Valley improved its record to 3-1 after defeating Central Decatur 25-11, 25-18, 18-25, 25-16 at home Aug. 30. “We started off the night with great energy. We ended up with the win,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “We struggled a bit at the service line but were solid attacking the ball. Charlee Larsen led the way with 11 kills followed by Tierney Dalton's 7. We have a break the rest of the week to work on skills in practice.” Larsen also ended the night with five aces, five digs, and a block. Maggie Haer had four kills, three aces, and three digs. Katey Lillie had three kills, an ace, a dig, and a block. Jayley Schlapia had three kills. Haidyn Topp had four aces and four digs. Ryanne Mullen had a block. The Timberwolves compete Sept. 10 in the Griswold Volleyball Tournament with Creston, ACGC, AHSTW, Denison-Schleswig, Exira-EHK, and Riverside. Timberwolves blank
Sidney 35-0 Southwest Valley’s defense allowed only 102 total yards in a 35-0 victory Sept. 2 over Sidney in Corning. The Timberwolves claimed 249 yards rushing and 78 passing in the win to move to 2-0 on the season. SWV’s Evan Timmerman rushed 13 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Isaac Currin had a touchdown and 58 yards on 10 carries while Bradlee Grantz had a touchdown and 22 yards on four carries. Wyatt Mendenhall added an eight-yard rush. Timmerman was 5-6 passing including a touchdown pass to Grantz, who finished the night with 54 yards on three receptions. Marshall Knapp pulled in two passes for 24 yards. Colin Jacobs led the Timberwolves’ offense with six solo tackles and four assists. Ely Rodriquez had three solos and four assists followed by Robbie Barns with two solos and three assists. Timmerman and Currin with had solos and two assists each. Dillion Inman had two solos and an assist. Colton Pegg and Roman Keefe had a solo and an assist followed by Evan Pearson with a solo, Theron Mullen with two assists, and Mendenhall, Devin Greenwalt, Beau Johnston, and Owen Paul with an assist each. Timmerman had a 15-yard kickoff return and a punt return with no yards gained. He also had 142 yards on five kickoffs. Knapp had three punt returns for 29 yards. Currin had a 28-yard punt. The Timberwolves host undefeated AHSTW on Sept. 9 for homecoming. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Timberwolves defeat Central Decatur 17-11
The Timberwolves’ Evan Timmerman had 18 carries for two touchdowns and 118 yards rushing in a 17-11 win over Central Decatur Aug. 26 in Corning. Isaac Currin had 78 yards on 14 rushes and Bradlee Grantz had six yards on four carries. Timmerman also scored two 2-point conversions and was 5-10 passing for 41 yards. Grantz had 27 yards on three receptions while Roman Keefe and Marshall Knapp each had a seven-yard reception. Colin Jacobs led the defense with six solo tackles and an assist. Robbie Barnes had three solos and a sack while Dillon Inman and Knapp had three solos each. Ely Rodriguez had two solos and an assist. Currin and Theron Mullen had a solo and an assist each. Grantz, Timmerman, Keefe, and Colton Pegg all had assists. Devin Greenwalt had a fumble recovery and Jacobs had an interception. Currin had a 20-year kick return. Knapp had a 17-yard kick return and a three-yard punt return. Timmerman had 62 yards on two kickoffs and 35 yards and three punts. Currin had a 55-yard punt. The Timberwolves (1-0) travel Sept. 2 to Sidney (1-0). SWV stops Creston 3-1
The Timberwolves volleyball team improved to 2-1 on the season Aug. 29 after defeating Creston 25-16, 20-25, 25-11, 25-15 at home. “The girls started the game off with high energy and focus and we were able to use that to help our momentum,” head coach Lisa Sparks said. “Our passing helped our game by keeping us in system and allowing us to run a solid offense. Charlee [Larsen], Tierney [Dalton], and Katey [Lillie] had great offensive nights leading the team in kills (seven, six, five).” Jayley Schlapia had two kills and Maggie Haer had one. Haer also had seven aces. Dalton had three aces, Ryanne Mullen, Larsen, and Haidyn Top had two each, and Lillie had one. “Our serving was very strong and had a huge impact in our win tonight. Maggie Haer served up seven aces while the team had 17 as a whole,” Sparks said. “Serving that aggressively and still maintaining a 90 percent team serving efficiency is something the girls should be proud of.” The team kicked off the season Aug. 25 by hosting a triangular with Essex and East Mills. Southwest Valley defeated Essex 25-15, 26-24 but fell to East Mills 25-8, 25-15. “Katey Lillie had a good showing in her varsity debut as a sophomore leading the team in kills against Essex (four),” Sparks said. Lillie also had three aces and two blocks on the night. Dalton had three kills, two blocks, and eight digs. Larsen had three kills, two aces, and seven digs. Haer had four kills, two aces, and two digs. Mullen had two kills as did Schlapia who also had one dig. “As a team we serve received well and spread the digs out being aggressive on defense. Our unforced errors did give too many points to our opponents,” Sparks said. “We come back in action tomorrow night Aug. 30 against Central Decatur at home.” Timberwolves cap season against Mt. Ayr
Southwest Valley’s softball season came to a close July 6 in a 13-1 loss to Mt. Ayr in the Class 2A Region 4 quarterfinal. The Timberwolves’ Camry Johnston hit a single and was the only score of the night. Morgan Shuler hit a single and Ada Lund hit a double to score Johnston Fillies take SWV 13-3
The Timberwolves fell 13-3 June 29 to the Fillies at Shenandoah. The Fillies scored 2 in the bottom of the first. Southwest Valley tied the game following runs in the second and top of the third but Shenandoah drove home six in the bottom of the third. The Fillies added another run in the fifth. The Timberwolves scored a run in the top of the sixth but the Fillies added 4 more in the bottom half. Ada Lund was 3-3 with three singles for SWV. Maddie Bevington hit a double. The Timberwolves (14-14) are scheduled to face Mount Ayr (14-9) July 6 in the Class 2A Region 4 Quarterfinal at Mount Ayr. Homer helps lift
SWV over Lenox A walk-off home run by Southwest Valley’s Mackenzie Richards helped give the Timberwolves a 4-3 win June 24 over Lenox in Corning. The Tigers scored their first run in the top of the fourth then added 1 more in both the sixth and seventh inning. SWV had a fourth inning run then followed with 1 more in each of the last three innings for the win. Ada Lund hit two singles. Evy Marlin, Maddie Bevington, Morgan Shuler, and Kenzie Maeder each hit a single. Ryanne Mullen got the win and Haidyn Top got the save in the circle. Camryn Johnston went 5-5 at the plate with two singles, a double, triple and grand slam for an 18-11 win June 23 over Bedford. Mullen, Marlin, and Shuler hit 2 singles. Lund, Top, Maeder and Sadie Groszkrueger hit 1 single each. Bevington hit a double. Mullen got the win and Top had a save in the circle. East Union blanked the Timberwolves 9-0 June 21 in an away game. Marlin went 2-2. Mullen and Richards hit singles. SWV is on the road June 29 with Shenandoah Timberwolves overpower East Union 18-2
The Timberwolves’ bats unloaded June 21 for an 18-2 blowout over East Union on the road. Brendan Knapp was 4-5 with two doubles, 5 RBIs and eight steals. Beau Johnston and Owen Wilkinson had two hits and 3 RBIs. Blake Thomas struck out five for 0 earned runs and no hits. “This was the night we’ve been waiting for,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We have always knew what we are capable of and it showed tonight. Guys were putting the ball in play and helping our pitcher out in the mound. We’re hoping this momentum can continue.” Southwest Valley fell 8-2 June 23 in Bedford against the Bulldogs. Knapp and Thomas both had three hits and an RBI. One of those hits for Thomas was a double. “Blake and Brendan came ready to play. They showed their senior leadership at the plate, and unfortunately it didn’t rub off on the rest of the team,” Longabaugh said. “We are back to the drawing board and need to get our kinks out now, so we can move forward with success.” Lenox slipped by the Timberwolves 3-1 June 24 at home in Corning. Dalton Calkins, Robbie Barnes, and Isaac Currin all had a hit. Thomas pitched 6-2/3 innings and allowed only 1 earned run. “It was a clean game on both sides. We had some solid contact but just hit it right to people. Blake once again stepped on the mound and pitched spectacular. It came down to one or maybe two little things that lost it for us. On a normal night, the way our pitching and fielding showed up, we have a chance.” This week’s schedule includes Clarke at home June 27 and away with Shenandoah on June 29. Timberwolves finish 2-1
at Guthrie Center The Timberwolves softball team finished the June 18 AC/GC Tournament 2-1 at Guthrie City. Southwest Valley overpowered Panorama 12-3, slipped past host AC/GC 6-4, and fell 8-7 to MVAOCOU. Evy Marlin had a single and a double, Sadie Groszkrueger had three singles, and Camryn Johnston and Maddie Bevington had two singles each against MVAOCOU while Ryanne Mullen added a single. Mullen also struck out three. The Timberwolves’ bats opened up against Panorama. Ada Lund hit a triple while Mullen and Mackenzie Maeder each had doubles. Johnston hit two singles. Groszkrueger, Bevington, and Mackenzie Richards all had singles. Maddie Bevington got the win and Haidyn Top with the save in the circle Mullen claimed the win over AC/GC. She also had two singles. Evy Marlin, Top, Morgan Shuler, and Groszkrueger each singled. SWV fell 17-1 June 17 to Mt. Ayr. Mullen scored on a hit by Marlin. Mullen and Lund each singled. Bevington struck out two. SWV scored 6 in the bottom of the seventh June 16 for the walk-off 8-7 win over Nodaway Valley. The inning started with a ground out by Bevington. Shuler singled. Richards reached on an error and Mullen walked. Top hit a single. Marlin was up with bases loaded and hit one to center field to score 2. Johnston hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Marlin for the tying run. Groszkrueger singled and Lund scored for the walk-off win. Mullen got the win in the circle with five strikeouts. The Timberwolves topped Clarinda 7-6 June 25. Mullen got the win and Top claimed the save. Mullen went 2-4 with two singles. Top hit a single and walked twice. Marlin hit two doubles and two singles, going 4-4 on the night. Johnston and Bevington also hit singles. SWV fell 16-4 June 14 against Southeast Warren. Lund went 2-2 at the plate with a single and a double. Groszkrueger, Bevington, and Richards singled. This week’s schedule includes East Union away June 21, AC/GC at home June 22, Bedford away June 23, and Lenox at home June 24. T-Wolves take on Mt. Ayr
The Timberwolves fell 12-2 June 17 to the Raiders in Mt. Ayr. Brendan Knapp, Beau Johnston, and Dalton Calkins all had a hit. Caleb Pearson added an RBI single. “Our guys finally were able to start hitting the ball. Unfortunately, they went right to guys more than theirs did,” Southwest Valley head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We made too many mistakes in the field tonight. Playing a team like Mt Ayr, you can’t give them opportunities to capitalize on mistakes. I was proud of a step in the right direction.” The Timberwolves lost to the Nodaway Valley Wolverines 6-0 on June 16. Brendan Knapp had a hit and so did Blake Thomas. “Our pitching and fielding was consistent,” Longabaugh said. “We need to find it at the plate. If we can do that, things will come together.” SWV fell 10-0 June 15 on the road with Clarinda. The SWV Timberwolves hosted the Southeast Warren Warhawks on June 14 where the Warhawks won 6-4. Dalton Calkins pitched a complete game where he allowed 3 runs. Ethan Bruce had an RBI double and Owen Wilkinson had a 2 RBI double in the bottom of the seventh. “Calkins pitched a great game. He gave us plenty of opportunities, and the defense played solid behind him,” Longabaugh said. “I emphasize that solid defense and pitching can win a game, and that’s what gave us an opportunity against a tough SEW team. I’m beyond proud of what our guys showed tonight and there’s a huge upside for what they did in the field.” The Timberwolves are scheduled to travel June 21 to East Union and June 23 to Bedford then return home June 24 to host Lenox. Timberwolves overpower Essex 30-2
Southwest Valley’s batters opened with an a 11-run first inning then followed with a 14-run second inning in a 30-2 blowout June 9 over Essex in an away game. The Trojans picked up their only 2 runs in the second inning before the Timberwolves capped the game with 5 more runs in the third. Blake Thomas had two hits with a double and 2 RBI. Robbie Barnes had a 3 RBI triple. Roman Keefe pitched two innings with no earned runs and four strikeouts. “Tonight was a boost for our guys,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We were focused in from the onset. Everyone had heads up base running and we had timely hits. We have some momentum built our way, and we hope to keep it going against Lenox.” SWV’s 6-run inning came to a 7-6 loss in extra innings against Lenox in a Pride of Iowa Conference matchup June 10. Thomas pitched 4-2/3 innings, allowing no earned runs and throwing six strikeouts. Caleb Pearson had a RBI double at the plate. Keefe, Barnes, Ethan Bruce, and Owen Wilkinson added hits as well. “We had two solid pitching performances from Blake Thomas and Dalton Calkins,” Longabaugh said. “I’ve said it before, but pitch count is a killer. We had our bats going in the fourth when we scored all 6 of our runs. It’s all about the little things in baseball, and it got the best of us tonight. Our guys are sniffing success and are going to be ready to get back at it next week.” The Timberwolves traveled June 8 to Neola to take on the Tri-Center Trojans, where the Trojans won 17-5. Bruce and Thomas both had a double and an RBI. Calkins and Pearson each had a hit as well. “Our bats were singing tonight, but unfortunately, all of the balls we put in play went right to people,” Longabaugh said. “It’s also great as a coach to look at the stat line and see that we only struck out once. This was the No. 2 team in Class 1A and they showed it with their bats. Our guys clawed back and played a good game to get us moving in the right direction.” The Timberwolves are scheduled to host a POI matchup with Southeast Warren on June 14 before traveling to Clarinda on June 15. SWV is home for Senior Night on June 16 with Nodaway Valley and then finishes the week at Mount Ayr on June 17. SWV makes it
three in a row The Timberwolves claimed three wins in a row, defeating Lenox, Essex, and Tri-Center in a busy week. Southwest Valley topped Lenox 11-6 June 10 on the road. The Timberwolves had 3 runs in the first, 1 in the third, 5 in the fourth, and 2 in the seventh. Camryn Johnston, Evy Marlin, and Ryanne Mullen had two singles each. Sadie Groszkrueger hit a double. Haidyn Top, Morgan Shuler, and Maddie Bevington all had singles. Ryanne Mullen got the win in the circle, striking out three. SWV had a 13-run fifth inning June 9 for a 24-5 victory over Essex. Mullen hit a triple, double and single. Top hit a triple and got the win in the circle with four strikeouts. Marlin hit a single and a double. Ada Lund hit two singles and a double. Shuler hit a single. Camryn Johnston hit a single and a double. Groszkrueger hit two singles. Bevington hit a single. Mackenzie Richards hit a single as well as Kenzie Maeder. The Timberwolves’ Marlin and Groszkrueger went 4-4 at the plate with 3 singles and a double June 8 for a 9-7 win over Tri-Center. Lund hit two singles and Top hit a single. Mullen struck out four. This week’s schedule includes Southeast Warren at home June 14, Clarinda away June 15, Nodaway Valley at home June 16 for Senior Night, Mount Ayr away June 17, and Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community Schools away June 18. SWV wins tourney,
stops Red Oak After winning their own tournament June 4 in Corning, the Timberwolves softball team hammered out an 11-1 victory June 6 at home over Red Oak. Ryanne Mullen got the win in the circle against Red Oak. She also hit a double. Ada Lund hit a single and a double. Evy Marlin, Camryn Johnston, and Mackenzie Richards hit singles. In the June 4 Southwest Valley Tournament, the T-Wolves stopped East Mills 13-2 and blanked CAM 7-0 for the title. Haidyn Top struck out six in Game 1 against East Mills. Marlin went 3-4 with a triple and two doubles. Lund, Morgan Shuler, and Maddie Bevington had one hit each. In Game 2, the win went to Mullen, who also hit a double and a single. Marlin singled twice while Top, Johnston, Shuler, and Richards hit a single and Sadie Groszkrueger hit a double. SWV also claimed a 13-3 win May 31 over Bedford. Mullen claimed another win on the mound while going 4-4 at the plate. Top was 3-4 at bat. Johnston, Bevington, and Marlin went 2-4. Lund went 1-3 while Groszkrueger and Shuler went 1-4. The Timberwolves’ only loss last week came June 2 in a 15-1 finish against Mt. Ayr. Lund scored the only run of the night. Mullen, Groszkrueger, Top, and Richards all hit singles. This week’s schedule includes June 9 at Essex and June 10 at Lenox. SWV edges out Bedford 7-6
The Timberwolves’ Blake Thomas pitched 6-1/3 innings with 2 earned runs and 11 strikeouts for a 7-6 victory May 31 over Bedford in Corning. Dalton Calkins was 2-3 with an RBI. Ethan Bruce was 2-4 with a double and an RBI. “Thomas threw excellent on the mound. We had guys step up to the plate with more confidence and were able to scratch our way through a tough late game rally from Bedford,” head coach Keegan Longabauh said. “If you’re ever going to go to a Bedford or SWV game, these are the ones to go to. Late game rallies, and hard fought games are becoming a theme between these two. It’s big getting our first win under our belt.” SWV had a tougher time June 2 against Mt. Ayr despite scoring 6 runs. The Raiders claimed a 16-6 win in Corning. Owen Wilkinson led the bats with two hits and an RBI. Bruce had a double and RBI as well. “We started off shaky in every aspect of the game for two innings which resulted in being down 8. We settled down and started to put the bat on the ball,” Longabauh said. “Guys showed a lot more confidence at the plate and came to swing the bats. It’s tough to come back on a team like Mt Ayr but we did everything that we could. There’s a lot of good to pull from this game moving forward.” The Timberwolves battled for nine innings June 3 at Wayne before falling 7-6 to the Falcons. Bruce led the bats with three hits and an RBI. Caleb Pearson had two hits and 2 RBI. Wilkinson had two hits. “We were most comfortable at the plate tonight from top to bottom than we have been all season. Guys were making them throw strikes and putting contact on the pitches they wanted,” Longabauh said. “Dalton Calkins stepped into a tough scenario late in the game on the mound and owned it. The leadership and ‘Big Dog’ mentality was incomparable. We’re starting to get the train rolling and hoping it doesn’t stop.” SWV were unable to get the bats rolling in a 12-0 loss June 6 with Red Oak in Villisca. “We weren’t mentally prepared for tonight as players and coaches,” Longabauh said. ‘We’re hoping to get that out of the way so we can play a solid game against a conference opponent tomorrow.” The Timberwolves were set to host Central Decatur on June 7 before road games June 8 with Tri-Center, June 9 with Essex, and June 10 with Lenox. T-Wolves earn
post-season honors KMA announced its end-of-season Conference Golf Awards, and the golfing Timberwolves made an outstanding showing for themselves. All of the varsity players on the girls’ team were honored. Junior Maggie Haer was selected as the Pride of Iowa Conference Girls’ Junior Player of the Year, and was selected to the All POI Conference Team, and to the POI All Junior Team. Haer placed 11th in the POI Conference Tournament, and was in the top seven in all of the scoring categories: sixth in Combined Adjusted Average, sixth in 18 Hole Adjusted Average, fourth in 18 Hole Average, seventh in Nine Hole Adjusted Average, and fifth in Nine Hole Average. Freshman Miaya Fourez was selected as the POI Conference Girls’ Freshman Player of the Year, and was selected to the Pride of Iowa All Freshmen Team. She placed 10th at the POI Conference Tournament, and she led the Pride of Iowa Conference in all of the scoring categories (Combined Average, 18 Hole Adjusted Average, 18 Hole Average, Nine Hole Adjusted Average, and Nine Hole Average) for the entire season. Becca Wetzel was selected for the Pride of Iowa All Junior Team, and Grace Bain was selected for the Pride of Iowa All Freshmen Team. On the boys’ side, seniors Jake Oathoudt and Owen Wilkinson were each selected to the All POI Conference Team and to the POI All Senior Team. Sophomore Isaac Currin was selected to the Pride of Iowa All Sophomore Team. Freshman Jack Kretzinger was selected to the Pride of Iowa All Freshmen Team. “Lastly, I’d like to say what an honor it is to be selected as the Conference Coach of the Year, and I have the team to thank for that,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “ They’re the ones who did all the work, and they’re the ones who make coaching rewarding and fun. Blue Devils edge out Timberwolves
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves traveled May 27 to Martensdale-St. Mary’s where the Blue Devils won 3-2. Owen Wilkinson was 2-3 with an RBI and Robbie Barnes was 2-3 with a double. Dalton Calkins threw a complete game, only allowing 2 earned runs. “Things looked night and day different from the past couple games we played. We played excellent defense and guys were finally able to see the bat hit the ball,” head coach Keagan Longabaugh said. “Playing this kind of ball game against a team like this always feels good. This game was a confidence booster for us and something good to hang our hats on going into the holiday weekend.” The Timberwolves fell 14-2 May 26 against Nodaway Valley in Greenfield. Blake Thomas pitched 2-1/3 innings and threw five strikeouts on the mound. “We are still trying to get our feet under us,” Longabaugh said. “It’s the beginning of the season and we’re trying to get in the groove of baseball. We’re going in the right direction.” SWV opened May 23 with a 5-2 loss at home against Stanton. Thomas led the way on the mound with no earned runs in five innings pitched. He tossed four strikeouts. Owen Wilkinson led the way with the bats with an RBI single. Gavin Wetzel also added a hit in his first career game. “Thomas was phenomenal on the mound. He hit his spots and made them earn it. The pitch count era is a nightmare for small schools like us, and that’s what both squads ran into,” Longabaugh said. “Our bats struggled all game and we finally caught a little life when it was too little too late. This was the first game and we feel we got some rust knocked off, and are looking forward to getting back at it.” The Timberwolves are scheduled to host Mount Ayr on June 2 and face Wayne on the road June 3. SWV softball
opens with win The Timberwolves softball team kicked off the season with 17-0 win May 23 over Stanton. Southwest Valley’s Camryn Johnston and Mackenzie Richards went 2-2. Evy Marlin had two hits. Ryanne Mullen, Ada Lund, and Sadie Groszkrueger all had one hit each. The Timberwolves fell 3-2 May 26 to Nodaway Valley. Marlin had a double and Lund had a single, who also scored 2 runs. Mullen also scored 2 runs. Despite a half dozen singles May 27, Martensdale-St. Mary’s proved too much for SWV in a 14-4 loss for the Timberwolves. Singles came from Johnston, Mullen, Haidyn Top, Groszkrueger, Morgan Shuler, and Maddie Bevington. Top and Groszkrueger scored once and Shuler scored twice. This week’s schedule includes the Timberwolves at home June 1 with West Central Valley and June 2 with Mount Ayr, a road trip June 3 with Wayne, and back home June 4 with CAM, East Mills, and Griswold. Golf season ends
for Timberwolves The Timberwolf golf season came to a close last week as Jake Oathoudt, Hunter Crill, and Maggie Haer each participated in their respective sub-state golf tournaments. “The boys played at Majestic Hills Golf Course in Denison, a very well maintained course that runs to 6,129 very hilly yards, and has the fastest greens in the world,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Well, perhaps not in the world but certainly the fastest greens that we’ve ever played. Seventy-seven golfers from all over the western one-third of Iowa tested their mettle against those sheets of glass that masqueraded as greens. Jake and Hunter both played well, shooting 102 and 105 but it wasn’t quite enough for them to advance to the state tournament. Both of these boys have been an asset to the team this year, and I wish them the very best as they move on to the next stage in their lives.” The girls’ Regional Final Tournament was played at Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita. “The threatened rain never materialized, leaving us with a perfect day for golf,” Drake said. “Maggie’s driver worked well, and she was able to leave herself in good positions for her second shots. Her putter was a little cold, and is what cost her the chance to move on. She finished with a 99, just six strokes away from advancing. Playing at this level of competition was a good learning experience for her. She is a junior this year so she’ll have the opportunity to put that experience to good use next year.” At the Timberwolves’ awards banquet, academic awards went to Isaac Currin, Maggie Haer, and Becca Wetzel, who each received the Pride of Iowa Academic Excellence Award, awarded to juniors and seniors each year. “Congratulations to the girls’ team of Maggie Haer, Becca Wetzel, Grace Bain, and Miaya Fourez, who received the Distinguished Academic Excellence Award given by the Iowa Girls Athletic Union, for having a 3.7 cumulative grade point average,” Drake said. “This is a state-wide award, given to those teams whose cumulative GPA is 3.25 or higher.” Cooper qualifies for state
The Timberwolves girls travelled May 12 to Tabor for the 1A State Qualifying Track Meet. A trip to the state track meet was on the line for the champion in each event, and the next 14 best performances across the state from the 10 district meets. The Timberwolves had one automatic qualifier in the long jump with sophomore Emma Cooper. “Emma advanced to the finals as the 2 seed and on her last attempt jumped a new school record of 16-5.25 to take first place,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Emma has had a great season in the long jump and has made huge progress from the first meet of the year when she jumped 15-1. Emma will compete on Thursday at the state track meet when jumping starts at 10:30 a.m.” With the excitement and adrenaline of the long jump still fresh in her thoughts, Cooper also set a new school record in the 100 meter dash with a third place finish in 13.26. That time also earned her a shot at state in the 100 meter. Freshman Mackenzie Richards set a new personal record in the shot put with a throw of 34-10 to take fifth place. “This is another event that we feel really strongly is on the bubble, and will have to wait to see if it's good enough to get to state,” Hults said. Haidyn Top turned in a pair of third place finishes in the 3000 meter and 1500 meter. “The times were not her best of the season, but could be bubble times good enough to get her a trip to Des Moines as well, we will just have to wait and see,” Hults said. “All the girls put forth some great efforts tonight. Besides the two school records, the girls posted a number of PRs to finish off the season.” Sam Davies had a PR in shot put, Paighton Buffington ran a PR in 100 meter hurdles, and Bailey Weller had a PR in the 100 meter dash. “It was a great effort to end the season from all the girls,” Hults said. “We will know on Saturday if any other events have qualified, since a few meets in Northwest Iowa were postponed due to the weather. Thank you for all the coverage of Southwest Valley sports throughout the season.” Results from the state qualifier include: 100 meter dash — Cooper, third, 13.26; Weller, 19th, 15.28 200 meter dash — Cooper, seventh, 29.11 800 meter run — Kya Newton, 11th, 3:15.26 1500 meter run — Top, third, 6:02.02; Olivia Kathikar, seventh, 6:10.56 3000 meter run — Top, third, 13:41.43 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, 10th, 18.99; Alyssa Randall, 15th, 20.79 400 meter hurdles — Victoria Fletchall, eighth, 1:35.50; Weller, ninth, 1:36.31 4x100 meter relay — Randall, Camryn Johnston, Davies, Buffington, 13th, 1:01.01 4x200 meter relay — Weller, Fletchall, Ivey Lenz, Averyle Butcher, 12th, 2:28.98 4x400 meter relay — Sierra Pearson, Cooper, Karsyn Poston, Christine Andrews, seventh, 4:58.55 800 sprint medley — Johnston, Buffington, Poston, Pearson, 12th, 2:18.70 Distance medley — Johnston, Pearson, Andrews, Kathikar, sixth, 5:17.97 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Randall, Pearson, Newton, Buffington, sixth, 1:24.61 Long jump — Cooper, first, 16-5.25 Shot put — Richards, fifth, 34-10.00; Davies, 10th, 30-00.00 Discus — Davies, 11th, 73-00 The Timberwolves travelled May 9 to Tabor for the Fremont-Mills Last Chance meet to close out their regular season. “In the hottest conditions of the season so far, the girls put forth a tremendous effort, with numerous PRs and season bests to finish off the year as they battled to a fourth place team finish overall,” Hults said. “We talked with the girls about how this was going to be a good meet to get a feel for the track, throwing circles, and long jump runway headed into the district meet on Thursday, which will be held at Tabor as well. The heat really did have an effect early on, especially in the distance races, but the girls still did a great job all night with some great efforts.” Leading the way with a four-medal night was sophomore Emma Cooper. “Emma won the long jump with three solid jumps over 15 feet. She then went out and won the 100 meter with a new PR of 13.51, just off the school record of 13.49,” Hults said. “She followed that with a new PR in the 200 meter, good enough for fourth place, and ran on the third place 4x4 team with Sierra Pearson, Karsyn Poston, and Christine Andrews that posted a season best time.” The Timberwolves saw other medal performances with a second place finish from the 4x800 team of Pearson, Victoria Fletchall, Olivia Kathikar, and Andrews. Haidyn Top placed third in the 3000 meter. Kathikar placed fourth and Top placed fifth in the 1500 meter. Mackenzie Richards placed fourth in shot put with a new personal record. The distance medley team placed fourth with a season best time with Top, Pearson, Andrews, and Kathikar. Karsyn Poston placed fifth in the 400 meter with a season best. “Overall it was a great night for the girls to finish off the regular season and gain some confidence headed into the District meet on Thursday,” Hults said. Results from Tabor include: 100 meter dash — Cooper, first, 13.51; Weller, 20th, 15.96; Butcher, 23rd, 17.77; Lenz, 24th, 18.20 200 meter dash — Cooper, fourth, 28.60; Butcher, 17th, 37.80; Lenz, 18th, 38.40 400 meter dash — Poston, fifth, 1:12.30 800 meter run — Newton, 13th, 3:17.60 1500 meter run — Kathikar, fourth, 6:07.60; Top, fifth, 6:09.60 3000 meter run — Top, third, 13:56.41; Newton, sixth, 16:02.59 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, 10th, 19.20; Randall, 13th, 24.50 400 meter hurdles — Fletchall, eighth, 1:37.10; Weller, ninth, 1:37.40 4x100 meter relay — Means, Johnston, Davies, Buffington, ninth, 1:02.60; Randall, Newton, Lenz, Butcher, 10th, 1:03.30 4x200 meter relay — Weller, Fletchall, Lenz, Butcher, 10th, 2:26.20 4x400 meter relay — Pearson, Cooper, Poston, Andrews, third, 4:52.10 4x800 meter relay — Kathikar, Fletchall, Pearson, Andrews, second, 13:10.40 800 sprint medley — Randall, Poston, Johnston, Pearson, seventh, 2:17.47 Distance medley — Johnston, Pearson, Andrews, Kathikar, fourth, 5:05.00 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Randall, Davies, Newton, Buffington, sixth, 1:43.45 Long jump — Cooper, first, 15-04.50 Shot put — Richards, fourth, 3405.25; Davies, 11th, 29-11.00; Means, 18th, 2409.25; Jaycie Hutchings, 23rd, 16-03.00 Discus — Davies, sixth, 80-08; Means, 12th, 64-02; Hutchings, 21st, 50-01 Haer advances
to Regional Final Southwest Valley’s Maggie Haer finished as the runner-up May 13 at the Girls Regional Round 1 Golf Tournament at the Mt. Ayr Golf and Country Club. By virtue of her runner-up finish, she advances to the Regional Final Tournament, which will be played on May 18 at the Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita. “The course itself was wet and soggy from previous rain, and the day started with more rain, wind, and a threat of thunderstorms,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “The girls played in rain for the first hour and a half, resulting in first round scores higher than usual. Maggie played very well in spite of the conditions, shooting 52 on her first round and 47 on the second. Maggie and a girl from Sidney who had the winning score of 86, were the only two golfers to break 100.” Others playing for SWV were Becca Wetzel (120), Miaya Fourez (126), and Gracelyn Bain (146), giving the Timberwolves a fourth place finish with a team score of 487. “The girls have played competitively this season, improving their scores in nearly every meet,” Drake said. “We are a young team, with two juniors and two freshmen. I look for good things from this team as we look forward to next season M. Knapp earns
trip to state A jump of 6-feet even in the high jump gave Southwest Valley’s Marshall Knapp a shot at a state medal following his May 12 performance in the district track meet at Freemont-Mills. “It was warm and windy but overall I didn't think that the conditions were too bad,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “The wind was probably tougher than the temperature. The start time of the meet was moved up to 3 p.m. due to possible weather and luckily we were able to run through the meet without any weather or weather delays.” Wind wasn’t the only challenge for the Timberwolves. “We have been battling injuries and various illnesses throughout the season and it kind of caught up to us. We were a little banged up in a lot of areas and unfortunately did not have some key contributors with us,” Naugle said. “The guys overall competed hard and I am very proud of how well they did though. We doubled in a couple of events — discus, 400 — and ran well in most relays. We had a handoff issue in the 4x200, which slowed our time down immensely but overall the guys competed hard.” Although M. Knapp placed fourth in the high jump, he had to wait to find out if he would advance to state. “We did not automatically qualify any events tonight but I do feel confident that Marshall has a very good shot at still qualifying in the high jump,” Naugle said. “We do have to unfortunately say goodbye to a couple of seniors in Brendan Knapp and Owen Wilkinson. I want to thank them for their contributions not only this season but in past seasons as well and wish them the best of luck moving forward.” District results include: Discus — Colin Jacobs, fourth, 111-09; Theron Mullen, fifth, 106-05 Shot put — Mullen, eighth, 41-06.5; Jacobs, 34-07 Long jump — Isaac Currin, 14-08.25; Ely Rodriguez, 14-05 High jump — M. Knapp, fourth, 6-00 Sprint medley — M. Knapp, Bradlee Grantz, KC Sitzman, Evan Timmerman, third, 1:45.39 Shuttle hurdle relay — Tate Haffner, Roman Keefe, Devin Greenwalt, Evan Pearson, seventh, 1:12.47 Distance medley — Rodriguez, Currin, Sitzman, Brandon Cox, sixth, 4:17.47 400 meter dash — Greenwalt, sixth, 101.31; Pearson, seventh, 1:01.95 4x200 meter relay — Grantz, Timmerman, Owen Wilkinson, M. Knapp, 1:49.99 110 meter hurdles — Haffner, 19.39 800 meter run — Cox, 2:27.73; Devyn Fasce, 2:35.83 200 meter dash — Beau Johnston, 30.03 400 meter hurdles — Keefe, 1:18.96 4x100 meter relay — Grantz, Sitzman, O. Wilkinson, M. Knapp, fifth, 47.58 4x400 meter relay — Timmerman, Sitzman, Rodriguez, Greenwalt, eighth, 3:57.75 Team — St. Albert 127, Lenox 106, Riverside 74, Fremont-Mills 61, Tri-Center 56.5, Stanton 56, East Mills 46, AHSTW 41, Sidney 39, SWV 35.5, Bedford 34, Essex 28, Heartland Christian 20, Diagonal 8, ISD 7 The Timberwolves competed May 9 in the Last Chance Meet at Fremont-Mills. “We definitely had some ups and downs throughout the meet,” Naugle said. “Our discus throwers Dillon [Inman] and Colin [Jacobs] both set PRs in the event. Isaac Currin did a nice job setting a season best in the long jump. Our sprint medley team and distance medley team ran good races to place third in both.” Marshall Knapp finished strong in an event that typically isn’t his forte. “Marshall Knapp ran the open 100 for the first time this year and ran a very solid time placing fifth. Our 4x200 team had a tough exchange and we had another tough exchange in the 4x100. These guys faced some adversity tonight and hopefully we will be better for it in the long run,” Naugle said. “Overall it was a hot evening but ended up being a great night to compete. The guys competed hard overall and now we have a few days to prepare for the district track meet on Thursday when we travel back to Tabor.” Results from Fremont-Mills include: Discus — Inman, fourth, 123-09; Jacobs, fifth, 115-02; Mullen, 96-04; Dylan Stormer, 81-07 Shot put — Mullen, sixth, 39-03.75; Stormer, 34-10; Sawyer Wilkinson, 30-03.5 Long jump — Currin, 16-09.5 Sprint medley — Currin, Owen. Wilkinson, Ely Rodriguez, KC Sitzman, third, 1:47.44 Shuttle hurdle — Tate Haffner, Evan Pearson, Roman Keefe, Ian Brown, fifth, 1:10.62 100 meter dash — M. Knapp, fifth, 11.85; Currin, 12.99; Devyn Fasce, 13.3; Beau Johnston, 14.68 Distance medley — Sitzman, Pearson, Devin Greenwalt, Brandon Cox, third, 4:18.90 110 meter hurdles — Brown, fourth, 17.9; Haffner, 18.8 800 meter run — Fasce, 2:35.80 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Iman, O. Wilkinson, M. Knapp, fifth, 49.7; Mullen, Jacobs, Stormer, S. Wilkinson, 1:06.90 4x400 meter relay — Sitzman, Greenwalt, Pearson, Cox, 1:05.27 Team — Woodbine 140, Shenandoah 84, Fremont-Mills 70, East Mills 68, Stanton 66, Sidney 61, SWV 33, Heartland Christian 28, Essex 25, ISD 5 Two T-Wolf golfers
advance to district Southwest Valley senior golfers Jake Oathoudt and Hunter Crill both shot a 91 May 11 in the Boys’ Sectional Golf Tournament at Fremont County Country Club to earn a trip to the District Tournament. “Mother Nature continued with her bag of tricks, throwing high temps and high humidity at the golf team as they played in the Sectional Tournament held at the Fremont County Golf Course in Sidney,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “The Timberwolves played well in spite of the weather, advancing two golfers to the next round of sub-state play.” Jake Oathoudt and Crill both improved their scores on the second round of the tournament, in spite of the heat. Jake shot a 49, 42 (91), and Crill shot 46, 45 (91). They were followed by Joey Oathoudt (94), Owen Wilkinson (95), Isaac Currin (109), and Henry Bevington (121). The only underclassman on the tournament team, sophomore Isaac Currin, did not have his A game with him but he fought hard through to the end. “I’m proud of his perseverance, and look for good things from him next year,” Drake said. “We will graduate five varsity seniors this year, and while that leaves us with some mighty big shoes to fill, we have some good talent coming up among the underclassmen,” Drake said. “Sophomores Isaac Currin and Ethan Bruce both played regularly on the varsity team this year, and will be leading contenders for the No. 1 and No. 2 spots next year. We also have current sophomores Tate Haffner, Paul Douglas, and Miller Means, and freshman Jack Kretzinger, all of whom will be contenders for varsity spots.” The District Tournament was held May 16 at Majestic Hills Golf Course in Denison. Results from the tournament were unavailable at press time. Season ends for Timberwolves
tennis teams Lewis Central’s varsity tennis girls ended the season for Southwest Valley by defeating them in the first round of the Class 1A regional team playoffs May 14 at Red Oak, 5-0. Unlike the regular season, team playoff duals end when one team achieves five match wins. Since Lewis Central gained enough wins in singles, doubles was not held. “Lewis Central is an excellent team,” Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew said. “I didn’t see Clarinda or Red Oak play our girls this season, since I was with our boys in those duals, so as far as teams I have witnessed personally, they are the best I have seen all season. I would put them ever so slightly ahead of Clarke, who had an undefeated regular season, just based on how strong they were in singles from three to five. The number one player, like most one’s, was excellent. She had a real strong first serve and got it in a lot. The first five players for the Titans could hit the ball hard and accurately. We tried to do some things to get them out of rhythm. We used drop shots and tried to move the ball from side to side, but Lewis Central is so strong that they got us under pressure a lot. They are a heck of a team.” Scores in singles (LC = Lewis Central; SW = Southwest Valley) are as follow: 1) Lanee Olsen (LC) beat Charlee Larsen, 6-1, 6-1; 2) Oasis Opheim (LC) beat Alana Drake, 6-0, 6-1; 3) Addee Murray (LC) defeated Anjali Kathikar, 6-3, 6-1; 4) Mallory Kjeldgaard (LC) over Ryanne Mullen, 6-2, 6-1; 5) Alexis Opheim (LC) beat Lexi Weston, 6-2, 6-0; 6) Karissa Richey (SWV) led Brooklyn Damgaard, 5-5 (30-15 in game 11) when the match was stopped. “Anjali led 2-1 and 3-2 in her match, but then her girl really got her forehand working,” McGrew said. “The four others in our top five all had wonderful moments too, but just couldn’t match up with the consistency and power of their opponents. That’s not a negative statement about my girls. I think they all played well. Mullen actually told me in a timeout that she felt she played as well as she has all season. Lewis Central was just a tremendous team. I truly feel it was all about the Titans being great. It was nothing we did wrong. Lewis Central had two of the four state qualifiers in the individuals in Atlantic. Olsen was second in singles behind a great Kuemper number one player. The Opheims were second in doubles behind St. Albert.” McGrew said there was a dip at number six for Lewis Central, but even that Titan player was still solid. Yet, because there was a dip, the head coach of the Timberwolves figured that number six would be the closest match in singles. Richey made McGrew look prophetic by battling her Titan opponent all the way before the match was stopped due to the first to five rule in the playoffs. “Richey was keeping up with Damgaard in most every long rally,” McGrew said. “No-ad scoring was used, meaning the next point after deuce wins a game, and Richey, down 5-3, won a long deuce point rally to trim the lead to 5-4. I told her at the 5-4 timeout that the momentum was on her side at that point and to really keep the pressure on. Boy, did she ever. She won the next game at love and got out to a 30-15 lead in the next game. Unfortunately, that is when the match was stopped. If it was a regular season affair, it likely would have been another one of the long matches that Richey has become known for playing this season.” Lewis Central was not done winning after the victory over the Timberwolves. The Titans got revenge for a 5-4 loss to Red Oak earlier in the season. Lewis Central beat the host Tigers, 5-3, in regional semifinal action. This means the Titans will take on undefeated Clarinda on May 17 at 1 p.m. in regional final play at Shenandoah. The winner qualifies for state team play. “That will be a battle of two excellent teams as it should be at this stage of the playoffs,” McGrew said. “Lewis Central played a lot of double duals in the regular season, many against Class 2A schools, so they are a whopping 13-4 on the year now. Clarinda is undefeated at 12-0. It should be a fantastic regional final.” Southwest Valley’s girls earned two dual wins this season over Audubon and Atlantic and hope that they can add to that total next season with five of their top seven players returning. “We know we have a tough schedule, but I love how hard these girls battle,” McGrew said. “Someone has to emerge as our six player next season, but I know my players will give every ounce of effort they have in them when the 2023 season comes around. I am proud of my girls. They work hard and have great character. We all look forward to the potential for more progress next year.” In a strong field, Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis girls produced two victories May 11 in the Class 1A individual regional at Shenandoah. In singles, Anjali Kathikar earned a win in the opening round over Grace Watkins of Chariton, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5). “The format for the individuals was best two of three sets, using no-ad scoring, with only a 10-point super tiebreaker if the players split sets in the first two rounds,” McGrew said. “It was not until the semifinals that the players would play a full third set if needed. That means if you go three sets, like Anjali did, in the opening rounds, the third set is very dramatic.” McGrew said Kathikar raced out quickly, winning the first three games of the match while dropping only a few points. “It was a hot start for Anjali,” McGrew said. “She lost the fourth game, but then won some closer games to wrap up the first set. She and I talked about the fact that the Chariton girl was starting to serve better and hitting her groundstrokes with a little more force. Anjali picked up her game even more too, but the second set was a battle. Five of the games in the second set were no-ad deuce games. Anjali got two of them, including one on an incredible forehand angle passing shot, but the Chariton player squeaked out the second set. Before the super tiebreaker, Anjali and I discussed that the winner of the tiebreaker would be whoever could limit unforced errors and get the ball deep enough during rallies to not get in trouble. She did both things. I was so happy for her, because she lost a super tiebreaker in her first-round match in singles last season. I think she was determined not to let that happen again this year.” Third seeded Paige Gleason ended Kathikar’s day in the quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-0. “Gleason consistently got first serves in, had a powerful forehand, and didn’t make many errors,” McGrew said. “That is a formula for success.” The other Southwest Valley entry in singles, Alana Drake, was defeated by Caitlyn Bruce of Creston, 6-3, 6-0, in the opening round. “It was a solid first set for Alana,” McGrew said. “She served decently and mixed in some drop shots and some more depthy shots to the baseline, but Bruce is tough. She played three singles for Creston this season and Creston’s top four are all very good. Bruce had a hard serve and she got more serves in during the second set. Plus, she really stepped up her backhand power in the second set. It forced Alana into some errors.” In doubles, Charlee Larsen and Ryanne Mullen put together one of their strongest efforts of the season in round one, cruising to a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Ari Trowbridge and Cadence Gough of Shenandoah. “I felt like, talent wise we would win this against Shenandoah’s three and five players,” McGrew said. “But to only give up three games total is really awesome. Shenandoah’s top six are all decent players. Assistant Coach Brent Mullen and I felt like this was a signature win for Charlee and Ryanne. Ryanne had a nice serving day and Charlie was really doing a good job of keeping the Shenandoah pair off balance by mixing up groundstrokes and lobs. Ryanne does such a great job of scrambling around the court. She made some unbelievable gets in a Tuesday doubles practice.” In the quarterfinals, the fourth-seeded pair of Ava Hagen and Maddie McCoy from Clarke edged Mullen and Larsen, 6-3, 7-5. “When you give a seed that good of a battle, you have to be happy,” McGrew said. Unfortunately for Southwest Valley’s other entry in doubles, a seeded team came immediately. Lexi Weston and Karissa Richey drew the second seeds, Alivia Bakely and Chailyn Beydler, in the opening round. The Clarke pair beat Weston and Richey, 6-1, 6-1. “Assistant coach Mullen said Lexi had a good serving day,” McGrew said. “Richey has been solid all season for us. It was a tough draw for the two girls, but they didn’t get upset about it. They had a real positive attitude, which speaks to the character that both players possess.” Sometimes the draws don’t always go as planned and that was part of the story May 9 for the Southwest Valley varsity tennis boys at Class 1A individual districts in Red Oak. In doubles, Gabe Fuller and Evan Timmerman of Southwest Valley cruised to an opening round win over Joshua LeRette and Sabastian Vasquez of Red Oak, 6-0, 6-0 before being defeated by Coby Calvert and Cayden Miller of Ballard, 7-5, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. “We got a seed in doubles, but we also knew that Calvert and Miller were the best unseeded entry in doubles,” McGrew said. “We wanted an opportunity to play Glenwood in the semifinals, and Glenwood made it that far with a very comfortable draw. Our draw was rougher. As it turned out, Ballard is very deserving of their number six team rating in the state in Class 1A. Ballward was the unknown quantity in this district event and as it turned out the whole team was every bit as good as advertised.” Calvert and Miller showed their prowess in beating the Glenwood top team in the semifinals by an even worse score than they beat Fuller and Timmerman. The Ballard pair beat Tyler Harger and Carter Kirsch of Glenwood, 6-1, 6-3. “With that win over Glenwood, Gabe and Evan can now say that they lost to a state qualifier,” McGrew said. “What this Ballard team was able to do in the windy conditions was perfectly execute topspin lobs that landed just inside the baseline or right on the baseline and kicked up, which made it almost impossible to lob back. It set up a lot of overhead net shots for them. We played okay but Ballard outplayed us and Glenwood with brilliant shot making. Hats off to these guys. They deserved it. I am proud of Evan and Gabe. I know they are disappointed. But they put so much energy and passion into their performances every time they step on the court.” The other state qualifier was also from Ballard as Jake Ross and Jayden Cattell beat one of the pre-tourney favorites, Josh Shuster and Eli Shuster of Shenandoah in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-2. “Ballard won the district as a team and they have the depth to beat whoever emerges from the sub-state first round match in the Pella district, so there is no doubt in my mind that they will be heading to state as a team.” McGrew said. The other doubles entry for Southwest Valley was Owen Paul and Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird. Clarke’s RJ McCoy and JD Sitzman beat the Timberwolf pair, 6-2, 6-1. “Aside from Ballard and the two Clarinda entries, I would say that Clarke’s team was the next best unseeded floating team in the draw in doubles,” McGrew said. “There were teams in the draw that Slate and Owen could have beaten, but you can’t control draws and you do the best you can. Slate said the windy conditions were tough to adjust to and I’m sure Owen agreed with him. Ultimately, the difference maker was McCoy. He is one heck of a volleyer.” Draws were not kind to Southwest Valley in singles, either. Andrew Lawrence of Shenandoah beat Logan Westlake, 6-0, 6-0. Max DeVries of Red Oak beat Parker Boswell, 6-0, 6-1. “Lawrence was the second seed in singles and DeVries, Red Oak’s number one player, was one of the better unseeded floaters,” McGrew said. “Lawrence held his seed in the tourney. He lost in three sets to top-seeded Nathan Brown of Clarinda in the final. Both Brown and Lawrence are headed to state.” As of late evening, there was no final report from the Red Oak site on the doubles final between the Ballard teams, but since they are guaranteed the top two spots in doubles, they earned 21 points (12 and 9) for the first and second-place finishes. They also won one round in singles (two points) for a total of 23 points. Glenwood and Shenandoah were the other team qualifiers with 15 and 12 points, respectively. “I felt bad for Clarinda,” McGrew said. “Like us, the draws, aside from Brown, who couldn’t really have a bad draw due to his talent, were not kind to them. Lance Regehr, who was probably the best unseeded player in singles, got third-seed Josh Reynoldson of Clarke in round one and Kale Downey and Sant Dow, probably the second best unseeded team behind the players Gabe and Evan lost to, got Shuster and Shuster in round one. Clarinda had four seniors and beat Glenwood and Shenandoah in duals this season. The other team in doubles for the Cardinals won one round and got three points and Brown got eight points for winning in singles for a total of 11 points. Thus, Clarinda was a close fourth. What it shows is that draws mean everything in the system used for boys.” Like Clarinda, Southwest Valley’s boys had a good dual season. “While we were disappointed in this district event, we can be really proud of a winning 6-4 dual mark,” McGrew said. “I am proud of all six varsity guys as well as my two JV guys, Decaon Ganfield and Matthew Means. They made a lot of progress. We will miss Gabe Fuller badly next season, but we also have reason to be optimistic in 2023 as well. SWV girls lead POI
in all scoring categories Southwest Valley’s girls golf team is No. 1 in the Pride of Iowa Conference in all scoring categories. The team, comprised of juniors Maggie Haer and Becca Wetzel, and freshmen Grace Bain and Miaya Fourez, have played exceptionally well this year, head coach Cindy Drake said. As a team, they lead the POI in the following scoring categories: nine hole low (216), nine hole average (235), nine hole adjusted (244), 18 hold low (500) 18 hold average (500), 18 hold adjusted (531), and combined average (249). Individually, in the 18 hole low score category, Miaya Fourez is in first place for 18 hole low (116), Grace Bain is third, and Becca Wetzel is fifth. In nine hole low score category, Maggie Haer is tied for first place (52). “Congratulations, girls!” Drake said. Haer, Currin earn
runner-up honors Southwest Valley’s Isaac Currin shot a 41 to finish as runner-up April 28 when the Timberwolves hosted CAM at Happy Hollow Country Club on April 28. “Tee time was moved up to 3:30 in an effort to beat the incoming weather,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “It was a bit windy, but otherwise a comfortable night for golf, resulting in two personal best scores for the Timberwolves.” CAM did not have enough girls to field a team, so SWV won by default. Team score was 216. The Timberwolves were leg by Maggie Haer, runner-up for the meet, whose score of 48 was a personal best. “Maggie was tied with a CAM player but Maggie lost the card-off,” Drake said. “Maggie was followed by Grace Bain and Becca Wetzel who each scored 55, and Miaya Fourez a 58. Congratulations to this hard working team and who lead the Pride of Iowa in all scoring categories.” The boys’ team was led by Currin, who shot a 41. “He was tied with a CAM player but Isaac’s birdie on the seventh handicap hole was enough to give him runner-up honors,” Drake said. “His 41 was just two strokes out of medalist honors, and was a personal best score.” Sophomore Ethan Bruce and freshman Jack Kretzinger each scored a 45. Hunter Crill shot 47, and Jake Oathoudt 51. The Timberwolf team score was 178, with CAM winning the meet with a 167. The Timberwolves hosted Clarke of Osceola on April 25. “Mother Nature gave us yet another chilly windy day for golf,” Drake said. Clarke won both the boys’ and the girls’ matches. For the boys, Clarke scored 163, and had both the medalist and runner-up with scored of 34 and 39. SWV’s 181 was led by Owen Wilkinson and Currin, both with a 43. Joey Oathoudt had 46, Henry Bevington 49, Bruce 51, and Jake Oathoudt 54. For the girls, SWV shot a 235, and Clarke a 206. The medalist was from Clarke, shooting a 50. Haer’s 52 was tied for runner-up but she lost the card off, thus placing her third. Wetzel shot a 58, Fourez a 60, and Bain a 65. M. Knapp takes high jump at Tiger Relays
A windy evening April 28 in Griswold didn’t stop Southwest Valley’s Marshall Knapp from winning the high jump in the Tiger Relays. M. Knapp won with a leap of 5 feet, 10 inches after posting an even 6-foot jump April 26 at Audubon. His performances this season qualified him for the high jump in the Drake Relays on April 29 in Des Moines but there he couldn’t break the 6-foot mark. “Marshall had some good attempts but did not clear the opening height, which was 6 feet, 1 inch,” head coach Allen Naugle said. M. Knapp wasn’t the only Timberwolf to create excitement at Griswold, though. Theron Mullen notched a personal record in the shot put at 41-08 for seventh place, Evan Timmerman placed second in the 1600 meter run, the 4x100 team of Owen Wilkinson, Bradlee Grantz, M. Knapp, and Brendan Knapp placed third, and the shuttle hurdle team of Tate Haffner, Even Pearson, Devin Greenwalt, and Roman Keefe place eighth. “Overall the guys competed hard and we improved times where we could. We have some guys who are a little banged up and were a little short tonight but overall I thought we did some good things,” Naugle said. “We will continue to work hard to keep improving as we look ahead to next Monday when we travel to Lenox for the POI track championships.” Results from Griswold include: Team — Underwood 180, Riverside 107, Lenox 98.5, Shenandoah 63, Nodaway Valley 58, Missouri Valley 57, AHSTW 35, Fremont-Mills 33, Griswold 28.5, SWV 28, East Mills, 27, Stanton 26 Discus — Mullen, 98-05 Shot put — Mullen, seventh, 41-08; Colin Jacobs, 36-03 Long jump — Evan Pearson, 15-01 High jump — M. Knapp, first, 5-10 Shuttle hurdle — Haffner, Pearson, Greenwalt, Keefe, eighth, 1:12.71 100 meter dash — Wilkinson, 12.71; KC Sitzman, 13.16 400 meter dash — Devyn Fasce, 1:06.81; Alex Morgan, 1:11.02 4x200 meter — Mullen, Pearson, Greenwalt, Sitzman, eighth, 1:47.86 110 meter hurdles — Keefe, 19.33; Haffner, 19.45 800 meter run — Brandon Cox, 2:29.92; Fasce, 2:43.31 200 meter dash — Beau Johnston, 29.72 400 meter hurdles — Keefe, 1:12.17; Haffner, 1:14.04 1600 meter run — Timmerman, second, 5:21.38 4x100 relay — Wilkinson, Grantz, M. Knapp, B. Knapp, third, 46.52 4x400 relay — Sitzman, Pearson, Greenwalt, Cox, 4:08.13 The Timberwolves traveled April 26 to Audubon where they faced plenty of competition. “This meet had a lot of talent on the boys side and it was definitely tough to come by for points. We were a little short-handed with golf and tennis going on and a few injuries but overall the guys competed extremely well,” Naugle said. “Marshall placed third in the high jump with a solid jump. Our 4x100 team and 4x200 team placed fifth in both races improving their season best times. Our shuttle hurdle team ran a nice race to place 8th overall. We had a lot of other events see improved times and overall I thought we made good progress. We will continue to work hard to improve as we get closer to our conference meet and ultimately the district meet.” Results from Audubon include: Team — Clarinda 129, ACGC 128, Underwood 119, Red Oak 66, IKM-Manning 56, Coon Rapids 53, Audubon 50, CAM 49, Ar-We-Va 22, Tri-Center 20, SWV 15, Griswold 10 Exira-EHK 10 Woodward Academy 8, Panorama 6 Discus — Inman, 112-04; Mullen, 81-08 Shot put — Jacobs, 33-09; Mullen, 38.00 Long jump — Ely Rodriguez, 16-01.5; Pearson, 16-01.0 High jump — M. Knapp, 6-00, third Sprint medley — Greenwalt, Keefe, Sitzman, Cox, 1:58.60 Shuttle hurdle — Haffner, Keefe, Greenwalt, Pearson, 1:12.82, eighth 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, 12.46; Grantz, 13.01 Distance medley — Mullen, Pearson, Sitzman, Cox, 4:19.55 400 meter dash — Fasce, 1:07.95; Morgan, 1:09.05 4x200 meter — Grantz, M. Knapp, Rodriguez, B. Knapp, 1:37.75, fifth 110 meter hurdles — Haffner, 19.26; Keefe, 19.85 800 meter run — Cox, 2:36.36; Fasce, 2:57.09 200 meter dash — Sitzman, 25.79; Johnston, 29.81 400 meter hurdles — Greenwalt, 1:07.14; Haffner, 1:11.18 4x100 meter — Grantz, M. Knapp, Rodriguez, B. Knapp, 46.65, fifth SWV girls eye conference, district meets
The Southwest Valley girls track team continued working toward goals for the Pride of Iowa Conference and district meet when they competed April 28 in the Tiger COED Relays in Griswold. The girls had a number of outstanding performance in their final tune-up before the conference meet, and finished the night with 44 points in eighth place, head coach Jason Hults said. “We tried a few different combinations of relays and a few girls ran different events than they normally do to see what kind of times we could post and how that might affect what we want to do on Monday for the POI Conference meet,” Hults said. “Coach Hodapp and I were proud of the effort and the willingness of the girls to try some new events and go out and run hard every race.” Leading the medal winners for SWV was Haidyn Top with a second place finish in the 3000 meter and a fourth place in the 1500 meter. “Haidyn has a great chance in both races at conference and districts in two weeks if she can continue to improve as she has the last two meets,” Hults said. The Timberwolves got another second place finish from Mackenzie Richards in the shot put, her second second-place finish of the week. The highlight of the night for the Timberwolves was Emma Cooper in the long jump. For the third meet in a row, Cooper extended her school record, on two different jumps, with a 16-2.25 jump on her final attempt to take second place. “This puts Emma currently in the top 12 in the state in 1A, and within an inch of Sadie Cox of Lenox going into the conference meet,” Hults said. “It should be an exciting event to watch on Monday.” Rounding out the medal winners was the fifth place sprint medley team of Camryn Johnston, Sierra Pearson, Cooper, and Christine Andrews with a season best time. “The Timberwolves saw a number of other PRs from the girls in numerous events, and did a great job overall,” Hults said. Results for the girls division from the Griswold COED include: Team — Nodaway Valley 129, Shenandoah 115, Underwood 94, Fremont Mills 90, Lenox 80, Griswold 49, East Mills 47, SWV 44, Stanton 42, AHSTW 30 100 meter dash — Bailey Weller, 17th, 16.70; Ivey Lenz, 20th, 18.55 200 meter dash — Averyle Butcher, 17th, 37.70; Lenz, 18th, 38.45 400 meter dash — Butcher, 10th, 1:33.92 800 meter dash — Karsyn Poston, ninth, 3:15.27 100 meter hurdles — Paighton Buffington, 13th, 20.26; Alyssa Randall, 14th, 21.52 1500 meter run — Top, fourth, 5:55.34; Kya Newton, ninth, 6:32.62 3000 meter run — Top, second, 12:54.74; Victoria Fletchall, sixth, 16:16.80 400 meter hurdles — Weller, 10th, 1:35.90; Fletchall, 11th, 1:38.96 Discus — Samantha Davies, seventh, 81-07; Julia Means, 17th, 58-07 Long jump — Cooper, second, 16-02.25 Shot put — Mackenzie Richards, second, 32-08.00; Davies, 11th, 27-05.00 4x100 meter relay — Johnston, Poston, Pearson, Cooper, eighth, 57.97 4x200 meter relay — Johnston, Poston, Pearson, Cooper, eighth, 2:02.60 4x400 meter relay — Weller, Randall, Olivia Kathikar, Andrews, ninth, 5:18.84 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Randall, Davies, Newton, Buffington, sixth, 1:27.22 800 sprint medley — Johnston, Pearson, Cooper, Andrews, fifth, 2:09.49 1600 distance medley — Top, Andrews, Newton, Kathikar, eighth, 5:26.86 The Timberwolves travelled April 26 to Audubon for the Bob Clark Relays. “In a 13-team field filled with some great competition, the girls scored 38 points to finish ninth overall,” Hults said. “We saw quite a few PR's and season bests tonight from the girls, and that's very promising moving toward the conference meet next week.” The Timberwolves brought home medals in three events. Cooper extended her school record in the long jump to 15-9.5 inches with a third place finish, then took second in the 100 meter. Richards set a new PR in the shot put with a second place throw of 33-6. Results from the Bob Clark Relays include: Team — Clarinda 100, Underwood 97.50, Audubon 86, IKM-Manning 86, Panorama 81, Tri-Center 79, CAM 53, ACGCC 50.50, SWV 38, Ar-We-Va 23, Griswold 22, Exira-EHK 12, Coon Rapids 9 100 meter dash — Cooper, second, 14.27 200 meter dash — Butcher, 23rd, 37.39 400 meter dash — Fletchall, 15th, 1:24.33 800 meter run — Andrews, seventh, 2:48.49; Kathikar, ninth, 2:51.46 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, 17th, 20.62; Randall, 18th, 21.80 1500 meter run — Top, seventh, 5:52.99; Newton, 11th, 6:31.45 3000 meter run — Top, sixth, 13:04.56; Fletchall, ninth, 15:42.47 400 meter hurdles — Buffington, 14th, 1:34.18; Weller, 15th, 1:37.65 Discus — Davies, seventh, 79-03; Richards, 15th, 68-09 Long jump — Cooper, third, 15-09.50 Shot put — Richards, second, 33-06.00; Davies, 12th, 25-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Johnston, Poston, Pearson, Cooper, seventh, 57.54 4x200 meter relay — Johnston, Poston, Pearson, Cooper, sixth, 2:03.24 4x800 meter relay — Pearson, Newton, Kathikar, Andrews, seventh, 12:24.19 800 sprint medley — Weller, Randall, Johnston, Poston, 10th, 2:14.86 1600 distance medley — Buffington, Randall, Weller, Newton, 10th, 5:43.80 Clarinda stops
SWV tennis teams Clarinda’s varsity tennis teams have shown their might this season and so the Southwest Valley squads knew they had an incredible challenge on their hands in duals on April 29. In the end, the Cardinals displayed how talented they are in defeating the Southwest Valley girls, 9-0, and the Timberwolf boys, 7-2. “Clarinda’s girls are now 8-0 and the Cardinal boys are 7-2,” Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew said, “They have tons of talent all the way down the lineup. Clarinda has three talented junior girls in the top half of their lineup, while the first four boys are all seniors. That’s a lot of experience. The Clarinda girls are coming off an 8-1 win over Red Oak that surprised some tennis experts, while the boys have only lost to Maryville, 6-3, and a strong Lewis Central team, 5-4. The boys beat Glenwood and Shenandoah in 5-4 nail biters and have beaten Red Oak, Creston, and Harlan 9-0. In the win over Harlan, they won all nine matches by an 8-0 score. All this speaks to the talent that both teams have.” Boys Results on the boys’ side (C = Clarinda; SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Nathan Brown (C) beat Gabe Fuller, 9-8 (7-2); 2) Evan Timmerman (SWV) over Lance Regehr, 8-6; 3) Kale Downey (C) beat Owen Paul, 8-0; 4) Sant Dow (C) over Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird, 8-3; 5) Luke Baker (C) beat Parker Boswell, 8-1; 6) Grant Barr (C) defeated Logan Westlake, 8-6. Doubles: 1) Fuller/Timmerman (SWV) over Brown/Regehr, 9-8 (9-7); 2) Downey/Dow (C) over Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird, 8-0; 3) Baker/Barr (C) beat Boswell/Westlake, 8-0. “When a dual starts at a little after 4:30 p.m. and doesn’t get done until almost 8:30 p.m. it means somewhere along the line there were some competitive matches,” McGrew said. “Saying that the one singles, two singles, and one doubles matches were competitive is probably the understatement of the season. Brown and Fuller were just making one amazing shot after another at one singles, Evan was really moving the ball all over the court to outlast Regher, and one doubles was an absolute classic. Gabe and Evan got down 3-0 in their match in doubles, rallied to 4-3 up, and then it was a roller-coaster affair from that point on. In all of the matches that the top guys played there was such talent on display. The power, the touch, the lobs, and the quality serving were all there. It was an absolute fabulous display of high school tennis talent. I had parents and fans of both teams tell me after the dual was over that they were glad they witnessed these top matches because the quality of play was so high. I don’t get those kind of comments on a regular basis, but it probably was warranted in this dual. Gabe and Brown each played 34 games in a night. Both guys felt it physically afterwards. For that matter, Evan and Regeher each played 31 games and were pretty worn out themselves. Full credit to all four of these guys. All were exhausted at the end because they gave everything they had on the courts. I was glad I was able to witness this tennis.” The only other close match was Westlake’s match in singles. “Logan really came on strong in that match, trimming a 7-4 deficit to 7-6 with two very well played games in which he really got his forehand working,” McGrew said. “He played a close final game too, but came up just a little short. Gabe came so close in singles as well with the tie-breaker loss. In the one doubles match, we had multiple match points by leading 6-2 in the tiebreaker only to see Clarinda come back and lead 7-6 before we won the last three points to win the match with an overhead put away by Evan set up by a forceful groundstroke by Gabe.” Clarinda had little trouble in three, four, and five singles or two and three doubles. “It was a tough night for Owen, Slate, and Parker,” McGrew said. “They all did some good things, but the players they went up against were so tough. The three and four players were so good about getting to the net against Owen and Slate and putting volleys away on a regular basis. Parker’s opponent had an amazing serve and forehand for a five player.” JV Clarinda squeaked out the JV win, 2-1. Deacon Ganfield and Matthew Means of Southwest Valley beat Ben Miller and Eric Baker in doubles, 6-4, but the Cardinals got the better of things in singles as Miller beat Ganfield, 6-4, and Baker beat Means, 6-5. “The JV used no-ad scoring and Matthew’s singles match went to 5-5 and deuce, so it came down to the last point,” McGrew said. “Between the varsity and JV we had so many nail biters.” Girls Clarinda’s undefeated team would have been tough enough for the Timberwolves at full strength. When you add that the Southwest Valley girls were without two varsity performers, Charlee Larsen and Anjali Kathikar, it made the challenge even more enormous. Results (all Clarinda names first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Mayson Hartley beat Alana Drake, 8-0; 2) Taylor Cole over Ryanne Mullen, 8-0; 3) Avery Walter beat Lexi Weston, 8-0; 4) Brooke Brown over Karissa Richey, 8-1; 5) Riley Nothwehr beat Maddie Bevington, 8-0; 6) Emma Stogdill over Jazmin Weston, 8-0. Doubles: 1) Hartley/Cole over Drake/Mullen, 8-1; 2) Walter/Brown beat L.Weston/Richey, 8-1; 3) Nothwehr/Stogdill beat Bevington/Natalia Zimmerman, 8-2. “It is hard to really analyze the dual closely, considering that we were short-handed and had so many kids that had to move up one or more spots in the lineup,” McGrew said. “My assistant, Brent Mullen, who was with the girls at the meet, said he felt like we would have been much more competitive, particularly at the bottom, had our team been intact. I have no doubt that is true. But, hats off to Clarinda. The top four are very experienced for the Cardinals, but they also have been bolstered by Nothwehr, a freshman, at five. I have had people I know from Red Oak leagues say that Nothwehr has put in a lot of off season time against tough competition. This allows Stogdill to move down to six and give the Cardinals incredible depth.” Despite all the Clarinda talent, the Timberwolves displayed some competitiveness in doubles, noted McGrew. “Coach Mullen told me that Alana and Ryanne were involved in a number of competitive deuce games,” McGrew said. “He also said Zimmeman had some strong baseline shots that set up Bevington and allowed her to bring heat at the net.” In JV play, experience also paid dividends for the host Cardinals. Senior Page Barr got by Zimmerman and Ivey Lenz (both ninth graders) in singles. Both scores were 6-0. “Barr was a varsity player last season, but with the addition of Nothwehr, she is Clarinda’s top JV player,” McGrew said. “The Cardinals are not short on talent.” Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis boys prevailed, 6-3, in a home contest with Clarke on April 26 while the girls lost by the same 6-3 score. Boys The varsity boys moved to 4-2 in duals with the win. Results (SWV = Southwest Valley; C = Clarke) are as follow: Singles: 1) John Reynoldson (C) over Gabe Fuller, 8-6; 2) Evan Timmerman (SWV) beat Dominik Itkis, 8-2; 3) R.J. McCoy (C) beat Owen Paul, 9-7; 4) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird (SWV) beat JD Sitzman, 8-2; 5) Parker Boswell (SWV) over Aydan Dinham, 8-2; 6) Logan Westlake (SWV) defeated Cooper Bahls, 8-0. Doubles: 1) Fuller/Timmerman (SWV) beat Reynolds/Itkis, 8-4; 2) Sitzman/McCoy (C) beat Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird, 8-6; 3) Boswell/Westlake (SWV) defeated Dinham/Connor Darby, 8-1. “This was our best dual win of the season,” McGrew said. “Against Red Oak, I challenged our top guys to set the pace. In this one, I challenged the lower half of the lineup to come through, because I knew Clarke was a little stronger at the top than the other three schools we earned victories over. It seemed like the lower half accepted the challenge. Slate played so well in singles. He just seemed like a calm, cool customer on the court. He lobbed well, moved his opponent around the court, and even worked himself to the net when the opportunity presented itself. I remember one point, where he was at the net, and made a half volley at his feet that was placed near his shoe tops. The half volley went into the deep corner of the baseline. It just seemed like Slate had a real vision of what he wanted to accomplish the entire match. Parker is getting more lift over the net with his groundstrokes and is showing more patience by not running through shots. He is really cutting down his unforced errors. Logan just keeps getting better every time I watch him play. His formula is to manage the backhand and try to be aggressive with his forehand. He can also stun opponents with really strong serving when he puts his toss into a nice spot. I am just so proud of where Logan is now in comparison to the first days of practice back in March.” While McGrew said the dual meet was a big one for the lower half, he added that there was still a lot to celebrate among the upper half also. “Gabe’s opponent, Reynoldson, was a real step up in talent,” McGrew said. “Reynoldson has a ton of tools. He can crack the serve and forehand in a big way, but what sets him apart from all of the rest of Gabe’s opponents is how skillful he is at volleying at the net. He got up 3-0 against Gabe, but Gabe raised his level at that point and rallied to lead 6-5. However, Reynoldson, to his credit, found another gear himself and won the last three games. Reynoldson finished third in class 1A district singles last season. Evan really adjusted after his opponent, a foreign-exchange student, won the first game of the match with some real power and strong net play. Evan got balls deeper to the baseline and got the guy moving to negate the power. Evan’s guy was good, but didn’t have Reynoldson’s movement. Once Evan got his opponent moving, he got frustrated, and Evan took firm control of the match.” Paul nearly pulled off a big comeback in his match, said McGrew. “I was impressed with Owen’s opponent, McCoy,” said McGrew. “McCoy had power, was really consistent with his groundstrokes, and had a strong net game. He led 5-2 and 7-4 and then Owen stepped up his aggression a bit and rallied to tie the match at 7 all. McCoy won a comfortable game to go up 8-7 and then a long deuce game to close out the match. I loved Owen’s gutsy effort. McCoy is a real steady player. He is close to Clarke’s two in talent and definitely is stronger than the rest of the Clarke players. He is a quality three guy for this team. Owen’s effort against him was admirable.” Doubles was also strong for the Timberwolves, McGrew said. “Our one team got off to a really strong 4-1 start, got a little off track in the next two games, but then found their mojo the rest of the way with their usual impressive display of aggressiveness and power.” McGrew said. “Several times Gabe delivered some big groundstroke drives that forced weak lobs that Evan turned into impressive overhead put aways. The two match was back and forth all the way. McCoy and Sitzman were impressive at the net, but Owen and Slate had their moments at the net also. Slate also lobbed incredibly well. Owen and Slate kept so many balls in play. Both returned well, but Clarke found ways to dig in and get the returns back. It was one of those fun back and forth matches to watch that saw no team lead by more than a game until Clarke won the match by two games. Parker and Logan got off to a fast 5-0 start and never looked back. They are starting to develop more chemistry with every match they play together.” JV It was a great night for the Southwest Valley JV as well as they earned a 3-0 victory. Deacon Ganfield and Matthew Means teamed together to earn a 6-4 win in doubles over the Clarke pair of Kale Tyler and Cole McCann, 6-4. Ganfield had a conflict and was unable to singles, which meant Means had an opportunity to play Tyler and McCann in singles. Means, the lone ninth grader for the Timberwolves, earned 6-4 wins over both players. “It was, by far, the best I have ever seen Matthew play,” McGrew said. “The thing I have been wanting Matthew to work on is judging ball distance and staying in front of the ball, so he isn’t trying to scramble back for a ball, which makes life really tough for a tennis player. He really is doing that better and he is also playing with more confidence. Just like with any sport, you have to have belief in yourself. Matthew is feeling more comfortable on the tennis court, and that is great to see.” Girls The girls lost 6-3 to a Clarke team that defeated the Timberwolves, 8-1, the first time around. “Congrats to the girls for an improved effort and congrats to my assistant coach, Brent Mullen, for his guidance and positivity,” McGrew said. “I think playing against a tough Shenandoah team the night before got the girls grooved for yet another tough team.” Results (C = Clarke and SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Alivia Bakley (C) over Charlee Larsen, 8-0; 2) Chailyn Beydler (C) beat Alana Drake, 8-1; 3) Maddy McCoy (C) defeated Anjali Kathikar, 8-1; 4) Ryanne Mullen (SWV) defeated Jadie Bowlsby, 8-3; 5) Molly Sickels (C) over Lexi Weston, 9-7; 6) Karissa Richey (SWV) beat Korynna Olson, 9-7. Doubles: 1) Bakley/Beydler (C) beat Drake/Kathikar, 8-0; 2) McCoy/Ava Hagen (C) beat Larsen/Mullen, 8-1; 3) Richey/Maddie Bevington (SWV) over Bowlsby/Sickels, 8-6. “Doubles was played first and Hagen only played doubles,” McGrew said. “Clarke’s coach held Hagen out of singles due to a nagging injury. This forced Clarke to move their seven, six, five, and four players up a spot in singles, which really gave us a chance to sink our teeth into the lower end of the singles. Ryanne and Karissa got wins, and Lexi came very close to a victory. Coach Mullen said Ryanne’s win was impressive, Lexi really battled all the way to the end, and Richey played hard under the pressure of trying to close out her match. I would agree with Coach Mullen on all counts. Winning 8-3 against Clarke’s normal five is still an impressive win for Ryanne. Lexi is looking good after being out medically, and Richey has shown calmness and composure in many of her wins this season.” Clarke’s top half in singles is so strong and thus you can’t really get a picture of where you are when you play such great players, added McGrew. “Coach Mullen said Alana, like always, got involved in a number of deuce games, while Anjali showed some strong shot making at times,” McGrew said. McGrew said Coach Mullen noted that Larsen didn’t feel well. “I am sure that hurt her,” McGrew said. “Add that to the fact that she needs some time to get her bearings back after playing such a great player from Shenandoah, the fourth-place finisher in singles in class 1A in 2021, Le Yuan Sun. Charlee is a fine player in her own right. She had a big win over Audubon’s No. 1 and that will be a big match again come May 3. Audubon had their three player missing in our 7-2 win, so that return dual will be tougher. Charlee’s match and every other match will be critical. I love the effort we put forth in every match.” Speaking of effort, Richey and Bevington worked hard to gain a sweep over Clarke’s three doubles team as the pair also won on April 18. “They play really well together,” McGrew said. “Winning close matches, in this case 8-6, is always clutch. They seem to find ways to win key games when the finish line is near.” Clarke improved to an impressive 7-0 in duals with the win over the Timberwolves, who slipped to 1-6. “Clarke has done so well,” McGrew said. “Their most impressive wins were over Oskaloosa, Ballard, and Creston. The Creston win was 9-0. The other wins were over Albia and Chariton. In fact, Chariton was also a 9-0 win. We may be 1-6, but I feel like we may be one of the better 1-6 teams in the state when you look at who we have lost to such as the two losses to Clarke along with defeats to Shenandoah and Red Oak. We also gave a class 2A team, Thomas Jefferson of Council Bluffs, a great scare in our 5-4 loss in the season opener.” JV The Timberwolves edged Clarke in JV play, 4-2. Most of the matches were in doubles. Olson and Samantha Cowling of Clarke beat the Weston sisters, Lexi and Jazmin, 4-3, but the Weston sisters bounced back with a 4-2 win over Adi Cline and Marissa Bakley, 4-2. Bevington and Jazmin Weston teamed up for two wins as they defeated Maisey White and Kiersten Smith (4-0) and Hannah Russo and Keira McClain (4-1). In singles, Bevington beat Cline, 3-0, while Bakley defeated Jazmin Weston, 3-0. “I am glad Bevington’s healthy again after some concerns with her eyes against Shenandoah,” McGrew said. The boys were set to host Audubon on May 3, while the girls were to visit the Wheelers. The boys are at Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson on May 5. Each team is at Atlantic on May 6 for a triangular with St. Alberts and Atlantic. Weather shortens
Girls Invitational On what started out to be the nicest day of the 2022 track season so far, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted their Girls Invitational with 14 teams from Southwest Iowa in attendance April 21. The meet was called after the 4x200 due to a lightning delay and the possibility of further bad weather, with the host Timberwolves sitting in ninth place with 27 points. “The girls posted some great times and had a number of new season bests and personal records in the shortened meet,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Leading the way was a new school record in the long jump for sophomore Emma Cooper. Emma held the record last season for a few weeks with a jump of 15-3, then lost it to state qualifier Auna Bruce by 0.5 inch at the district qualifier meet. Emma popped a great jump on her third attempt to go 15-6 to set the new school record, which held on for third place. Cooper also medaled with a fifth place finish in the 100 meter dash.” Mackenzie Richards placed fourth in the shot put and Samantha Davies got a sixth place finish in the discus. “The throwers have continued to make a lot of progress, with Sam and Mack both throwing season bests in discus tonight to get our first points of the season in that event,” Hults said. In the 3000 meter, Kya Newton placed sixth. “Kya and Victoria Fletchall, who finished ninth, both ran new season best times,” Hults said. The 4x800 relay team of Olivia Kathikar, Haidyn Top, Sierra Pearson, and Christine Andrews medaled with a fourth place finish. The distance medley relay team of Paighton Buffington, Karsyn Poston, Kathikar, and Andrews placed eighth to round out the point scores for the Timberwolves. The girls will be back on the track at the Audubon COED on April 26. Results from the Timberwolves Girls Invitational include: Team — Nodaway Valley 63, Clarinda 55, Shenandoah 48.50, Lenox 42, I-35 40, Riverside 39, Fremont-Mills 35.50, Red Oak 30, SWV 27, Essex 26, Stanton 18, Griswold 18, Bedford 17, E. Mills 9 100 meter dash — Cooper fifth, 14.07; Camryn Johnston, 18th, 15.30; Ivey Lenz, 36th, 18.79 400 meter dash — Newton, 26th, 1:28.50 3000 meter run — Newton, sixth, 13:45.20; Fletchall, ninth, 15:53.40 Discus — Davies, sixth, 78-09; Mackenzie Richards, 16th, 68-06; Julia Means, 30th, 57-06 Long jump — Cooper, third, 15-06.00 Shot put — Richards, fourth, 32-02.00; Davies, 20th, 25-05.00; Means, 30th, 22-11.00 4x200 meter relay — Johnston, Pearson, Top, Cooper, 10th, 2:01.93; Bailey Weller, Fletchall, Lenz, Averyle Butcher, 17th, 2:28.69 4x800 meter relay — Pearson, Kathikar, Andrews, Top, fourth, 11:47.08 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Alyssa Randall, Newton, Davies, Buffington, 10th, 1:30.56 800 sprint medley relay — Weller, Johnston, Randall, Karsyn Poston, 16th, 2:17.38 1600 distance medley relay — Buffington, Poston, Kathikar, Andrews, eighth, 5:12.09 On another cold and windy night for the 2022 track season, the Timberwolves competed at the Lenox COED on April 18. The girls squad finished eighth overall in the 12-team field. “With our home girls meet coming up on Thursday, we decided to run the girls a bit easier, trying to give them a bit of a rest and have fresher, stronger legs for the home meet,” Hults said. “Along with a few girls who were injured or absent, we didn't fill every event; but still saw some great effort from the girls all night long.” The girls saw medal performances from Cooper in the long jump (second), Richards in the shot put (third), Top in the 1500 meter (third), and Newton in the 3000 meter (fifth). The girls also had a fifth place finish in the shuttle hurdle relay from Randall, Pearson, Davies, and Buffington. Results from Lenox include: 100 meter dash — Cooper, seventh, 15.55; Butcher, 21st, 19.59 200 meter dash — Cooper, seventh, 30.62; Butcher, 20th, 37.15 400 meter dash — Pearson, eighth, 1:16.65 1500 meter run — Top, third, 6:08.12 3000 meter run — Newton, fifth, 14:26.42 100 meter hurdles — Randall, 14th, 22.14 400 meter hurdles — Fletchall, 11th, 1:42.86 4x100 meter relay — Weller, Randall, Johnston, Pearson, ninth, 1:03.26 800 sprint medley — Weller, Randall, Johnston, Poston, ninth, 2:17.41 Distance medley — Cooper, Johnston, Poston, Top, seventh, 5:17.75 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Randall, Pearson, Davies, Buffington, fifth, 1:37.38 Long jump — Cooper, second, 14-10.50 Shot put — Richards, third, 32-05.00; Davies, ninth, 27-11.50 Discus — Davies, eighth, 73-07; Means, 15th, 60-03 Team — Riverside 128, Shenandoah 115, Mount Ayr 95, Lenox 59, Griswold 48, Bedford 35, East Mills 35, SWV 24, SE Warren 21, East Union 19, Orient-Macksburg 4, Diagonal 2 T-Wolves second
in class at Griswold The Southwest Valley boys track team traveled April 21 to Griswold to compete in a two-class competition in the Tiger Relays. “Southwest Valley competed in the smaller class and finished very well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “They finished runner up to Riverside in the team standings and competed very well overall. I was not able to attend due to hosting a girls track meet but my assistant coach Jerry Hartman was there. He says that the guys competed hard and did a great job throughout.” Although posted results from the Tiger Relays do not separate each class, Naugle said the Timberwolves finished strong in their class. “We did a great job in the field events winning three of the four events,” Naugle said. “Our relays ran well and posted solid times. Evan Timmerman and Brendan Knapp both won individual races on the night” [in the smaller class]. Results from Griswold include: Team — Riverside 188, SWV 116, Bedford 103, Griswold 84, Heartland Christian 42, ISD 36 100 meter dash — Brendan Knapp, fourth, 12.27; Owen Wilkinson, sixth, 12.53 200 meter dash — B. Knapp, first, 24.61; Beau Johnston, 21st, 30.61 400 meter dash — Evan Timmerman, first, 56.29 800 meter run — Brandon Cox, sixth, 2:33.73 3200 meter run — Timmerman, fifth, 12:098.15 110 meter hurdles — Devin Greenwalt, fifth, 19.94; Roman Keefe 20.87 1600 meter run — Timmerman, third, 5:28.59 400 meter hurdles — Greenwalt, fifth, 1:09.54; Keefe, 16th, 1:11.37 Discus — Dillon Inman, first, 118-06; Theron Mullen, fifth, 101-06 High jump — Marshall Knapp, first, 6-04.00 Long jump — Ely Rodriguez, 15-08.50; Evan Pearson, 15-02.50 Shot put — Mullen, first, 41-03.50; Colin Jacobs, second, 41-02.50 4x100 meter relay — Bradlee Grantz, M. Knapp, Inman, B. Knapp, sixth, 47.06 4x200 meter relay — Grantz, Wilkinson, Inman, M. Knapp, second, 1:39.67 4x400 meter relay — Rodriguez, KC SItzman, Pearson, Brandon Cox, second, 4:06.63 440 meter shuttle hurdle — Keefe, Greenwalt, Sitzman, Pearson, fourth, 1:16.72 800 sprint medley relay — Grantz, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, Rodriguez, third, 1:49.64 1600 distance medley relay — Mullen, Rodriguez, Sitzman, Cox, fourth, 4:27.03 The Timberwolves competed April 18 in a cold and windy Lenox COED meet. “Overall I thought our guys competed well. We had a few guys out for various reasons and ran into some adversity but I thought that we competed well,” Naugle said. “Marshall [Knapp] won the high jump in tough conditions. Evan Timmerman finally was able to get his first meet in placing fourth in the 3200 and 1600. He also plays tennis so the other meets he was able to compete at so far have all been cancelled. Our shuttle hurdle team did a great job placing third. We had to make a quick change and Isaac Currin, who has not practiced hurdling before, was thrown into the mix. Our 4x200 composed of younger guys ran a nice race to place third as well. Overall it was nice to get a meet in and continue to take steps forward to improve." Results from Lenox include: Discus — Inman, sixth, 102-04; Pearson 89-07 Shot put — Jacobs, fifth, 39-03.25; Mullen, 37-07 Long jump — Rodrigeuz, 15-01; Currin, 14-05 High jump — M. Knapp, first, 6-0 Sprint medley — Wilkinson, Rodriguez, B. Knapp, Sitzman, 1:59.12 3200 meter run — Timmerman, fourth, 11:56.08 Shuttle hurdle — Keefe, Greenwalt, Currin, Pearson, third, 1:17.11 100 meter dash — Mullen, 13.48 Distance medley — Wilkinson, Inman, B. Knapp, Timmernan, fifth, 2:26.45 400 meter dash — Cox, 1:03.47; Alex Morgan, 1:10.84 4x200 meter relay — Rodriguez, Sitzman, Pearson, Wilkinson, third, 1:42.72 110 meter hurdles — Keefe, 19.82; Greenwalt, 20.94 800 meter run — Devyn Fasce, 2:49.60 200 meter dash — Johnston, 30.69 400 meter hurdles — Greenwalt, 1:12.18; Keefe, 1:15.80 1600 meter run — Timmerman, fourth, 5:26.62; Cox, 6:03.19 4x100 meter relay — Wilkinson, Currin, Inman, B. Knapp, fifth, 48.18 Team — Lenox 100, Shenandoah 89, Mount Ayr 83, Riverside 80, Griswold 60, East Mills 38, SWV 37, SE Warren 37, Bedford 31, ACGC 20, Orient-Macksburg 11, Diagonal 2 Timberwolves outshoot Creston, Shenandoah
The Timberwolves hosted Shenandoah and Creston in a triangular meet on April 21. “It was such a lovely day — until it wasn’t,” Southwest Valley head coach Cindy Drake said. “The kids were not quite finished when the lightning moved in and the meet was called.” The boys won the triangular with a score of 188. Creston placed second with a 200, and Shenandoah was third with a 206. The Timberwolves outdid themselves with two sophomores leading the way for the team. Isaac Currin shot 45, and Ethan Bruce 46. They were followed by Joey Oathoudt’s 48, freshman Jack Kretzinger’s 49, and Jake Oathoudt’s 61. On the girls’ side, the Timberwolves’ team score of 216 was good for second place, and put them only 9 strokes behind Shenandoah’s 207. Creston scored 221 to take third. Becca Wetzel led the Timberwolves with a 52, followed by Maggie Haer and Miaya Fourez who each shot a 53, and Grace Bain who shot 58. “The girls have been putting in some hard practice, and the results of that practice certainly showed in their score,” Drake said. “Although we did retain any medals, I am very well pleased with the way both the boys and the girls played. We have not had many opportunities this Spring to be able to practice outside, and if we did practice outside it was in winds of 20-plus mph. It’s quite rewarding to see the teams coming together so well.” The golf team traveled April 19 to Bedford for a triangular meet with Bedford and Lamoni. Neither Bedford nor Lamoni fielded a girls’ team. Wetzel finished third overall, and led the way for the Timberwolves with a 59. Fourez was close behind with a 60. Haer had a 65, and Bain a 70. Lamoni did not field a boys’ team, so the meet was a battle between Bedford and SWV. Bedford won the meet with a 165 to SWV’s 196. Wilkinson finished third overall. “Although his score of 40 was second best of the night, he was tied with a Bedford player who also scored 40,” Drake said. “Owen lost the card off, thus placing him third.” This week’s schedule includes Clarke at home April 25, on the road April 26 to Mount Ayr, and back home with CAM on April 28. Tee off will be at 4 p.m. SWV tennis teams
top Audubon Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis teams were able to sweep the Audubon Wheelers in home and away tilts on April 19. The girls won a home battle, 7-2, while the boys were able to pull off a 9-0 victory in a road contest. Girls The varsity girls picked up their first dual win of the season. Results are as follow (SWV = Southwest Valley; A = Aud: Singles: 1) Charlee Larsen (SWV) over Audrey Jensen, 9-7; 2) Kya Petersen (A) beat Alana Drake, 8-3; 3) Anjali Kathikar (SWV) over Joss Chambers, 8-2; 4) Ryanne Mullen (SWV) over Ava Slater, 8-1; 5) Karissa Richey (SWV) beat Gery Anderson, 8-6; 6) Madeline Bevington (SWV) over Joselynn Moreno, 8-0. Doubles: 1) Jensen/Petersen (A) over Drake/Kathikar, 8-3; 2) Larsen/Mullen (SWV) beat Chambers/Slater, 2-0 (injury default); 3) Richey/Bevington (SWV) over Anderson/Moreno, 8-3. “I am so happy for the varsity girls.” Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew said. “They knocked on the door early in the season in duals with close losses, 5-4 and 6-3, to Thomas Jefferson and Creston. Then they played, in my estimation, a top 10 team in Class 1A in Red Oak and a top 15 team in Class 1A in Clarke. They were on the verge of a dual victory early on and battled so well against two fantastic teams. They work hard all the time, and getting this dual win has to feel good for them.” Larsen got her first win at No. 1 singles and it was in dramatic fashion. “Charlee was up 5-4 midway into the match and then her opponent played two solid games to go up 6-5 and remained ahead by a game against Larsen, 7-6, when Charlee found the extra gear she needed to pull off the win,” McGrew said. “She had to dig deep and really concentrate on finding a way to respond to some low line-drive groundstrokes that her opponent was giving her that were hard to retrieve. I think a big key was that she was able to get more depth to the baseline during rallies so her opponent couldn’t lean into her shots and deliver the line drives as consistently. Charlee had some big serves and really started getting into the groove on her groundstrokes in the last three games. It was a classic nail-biter match, because so many games in the late stages of the match were close until the last game. Charlee only lost one point in that one.” McGrew said Kathikar and Mullen used their forehands so wisely in wins at three and four. “Anjali really pounded some forehands into the corners,” McGrew said. “Mullen’s depth on her groundstrokes has always been a strength of her game in singles.” Richey trailed 3-0 early on at five singles, but showed composure in getting right back into the match with two straight games. She eventually led 5-4 and then the contest went back and forth the rest of the way. “At the 0-3 timeout, Karissa and I just talked about getting back to her strengths,” McGrew said. “She can hit a deep forehand. It is actually a strength she possesses. However, her shots were landing short in the opening games and her opponent was blasting away on them. Karissa just got back to what makes her a solid player and that is hitting forehands close to the baseline.” Bevington was dominant at six singles. “She never let her opponent get her teeth into the match.” McGrew said. “She moved around the court gracefully. With Lexi Weston out with health issues, we needed Madeline to step into varsity action, and she has really handled things so nicely.” Drake’s loss was against a solid two player. “Alana won a deuce game to start the match, and was competitive in all the games, but Petersen’s forehand was really tough,” McGrew said. “Petersen had our number last season too. She won at No. 1 singles and doubles against us twice last season. I give her major credit. She is a strong performer.” In doubles, McGrew was pleased with Drake and Kathikar. “They really came on strong at the end,” said the head coach of the Timberwolves. “From 7-1 down, they got to 7-3 with dominant games. Kathikar was blasting some return of serves and groundstrokes and Alana delivered some really impressive put away volleys. It looked like they might make a major rally when they got up 30 love in the 11th game, but Audubon won the game at deuce. Our girls like no-ad scoring, which means the next point at deuce wins a game. If we had gotten the 11th game and trimmed the lead to 7-4, things could have gotten very interesting.” Richey and Bevington followed up their win over Clarke with another strong performance at three doubles. “Richey is getting a lot of first serves in and Bevington is really giving her strong support at the net,” McGrew said. JV The Wheelers edged Southwest Valley’s JV girls, 3-2, Results (A = Audubon and SWV = Southwest Valley), using the format of first to 6 by 1, are as follow: Doubles: Jazmin Weston/Natalia Zimmerman (SWV) over Rachel Rynearson/Grace Zaiger, 6-4. Singles: Rynearson (A) over Weston, 6-1; Zaiger (A) over Zimmerman, 6-5; Ivey Lenz (SWV) over Ellen Rath, 6-2; Rynearson (A) beat Lenz, 6-0. “Zimmerman versus Zaiger was a heck of a singles match,” McGrew said. “Every game was close and the last game went to deuce, which meant that the final point of the match decided who won. The sportsmanship both girls displayed was great. I wish the result would have gone Natalia’s way, but it was a wonderful match.” Boys McGrew’s assistant Brent Mullen took the boys to Audubon and said the Timberwolves turned in a strong performance in their 9-0 victory. Audubon had only six boys available, so there was no JV action. The varsity Timberwolves improved to 3-1 in duals. Results (all Southwest Valley names first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Gabe Fuller over Eli Deist, 8-0; 2) Evan Timmerman beat Connor Christensen, 8-0; 3) Owen Paul defeated Sawyer McClain, 8-1; 4) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird beat Isaac Jackson, 8-2; 5) Parker Boswell defeated Aiden Griffith, 8-1; 6) Logan Westlake beat Jake Lauritsen, 8-2. Doubles: 1) Fuller/Timmerman over Deist/Christensen, 8-1; 2) Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird over McClain/Jackson, 8-6; 3) Boswell/Westlake defeated Griffith/Lauritsen, 8-1. “Coach Mullen told me that both Fuller and Timmerman showed their usual aggressiveness, which is great to hear,” McGrew said. “Mullen said both made a few errors, but would respond right back with a series of excellent points. Mullen was happy with the consistency of the other players also.” McGrew said Deacon Ganfield deserves praise as well. “Even though Audubon didn’t have any JV players available, I wanted Deacon to make the trip in case we had to sub in for doubles should there be an injury, which thankfully there wasn’t,” McGrew said. “Coach Mullen said Deacon really watched the matches intently and asked him a lot of good questions. I loved that Deacon was willing to soak in knowledge.” Timberwolf team
claims golf win Mother Nature finally decided to cooperate with the Timberwolf golf team as Southwest Valley hosted the Essex Trojans and the Red Oak Tigers on April 11. “Our first three meets had been postponed due to bad weather so this was our first chance to show what we could do,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Temperatures were in the mid-60s, with little to no wind — a perfect afternoon for golf.” Both Timberwolf teams took full advantage of the good weather. Of the four medals awarded at the meet, three of them went to Timberwolf golfers. The Red Oak girls had a team score of 248, with their Brynn Knaus taking medalist honors with her score of 49. The Timberwolves had a team score of 259. Junior Becca Wetzel was the runner-up medalist, taking the lead for the Timberwolves with a 54. Freshman Miaya Fourez, who was playing in her first ever high school golf meet, followed closely with 57. Maggie Haer and Grace Bane completed the team for the girls, scoring 68 and 80, respectively. The boys team won the triangular meet, outscoring Red Oak (214) and Essex (237). “Seniors scored very well,” Drake said. The teams was led by Owen Wilkinson, who was medalist for the meet with a score of 41. Runner-up was Jake Oathoudt, scoring 44. He was followed by seniors Henry Bevington (53) and Joey Oathoudt (54). Sophomores Ethan Bruce shot 55, and Isaac Currin, 61. “This was an excellent first outing for the Timberwolves, especially considering the lack of outdoor practice that we’ve been able to get in,” Drake said. “Not only has the weather caused postponement of our first three meets, it also denied us many days of practicing at the golf course. Indoor practice is a poor substitute for the real thing!” SWV boys top Tigers 8-1
Southwest Valley’s tennis teams completed their third dual meet before the Easter holiday against Red Oak, a school historically known for strong tennis. The Southwest Valley varsity boys hosted the Tigers on April 14 and emerged victorious, 8-1, to improve to 2-1 in duals. The Red Oak varsity girls, state qualifiers in Class 1A a season ago, showed their talents in a 9-0 victory over the Timberwolves. Boys Results in the varsity boys meet are as follow (SWV = Southwest Valley; RO = Red Oak): Singles: 1) Gabe Fuller (SWV) over Max DeVries, 8-1; 2) Evan Timmerman (SWV) neat Brett Erickson, 8-0; 3) Braden Woods (RO) over Owen Paul, 8-1; 4) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird (SWV) defeated Joshua LeRette, 8-3; 5) Parker Boswell (SWV) over Jonah Wemhoff, 9-8 (8-4); 6) Logan Westlake (SWV) beat Nolan Perrien, 8-4. Doubles: 1) Fuller/Timmerman (SWV) defeated DeVries/Erickson, 8-0; 2) Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird (SWV) over Woods/Wemhoff, 8-4; 3) Boswell/Westlake (SWV) beat Perrien/Landon Gigstad, 8-5. The win by the boys over the Tigers had a Top Gun movie feel to it, SWV head coach Steve McGrew said. “Red Oak beat Creston, 7-2 with Creston’s No. 1 guy available, and we beat Creston, 8-1 without Creston’s No. 1 playing,” McGrew said. “Both teams lost to Glenwood and the match scores down the line were pretty similar. I anticipated this would be a closely-contested meet so I challenged my top two boys to set the tone for this dual. In the spirit of Tom Cruise, I wanted to give more of my time to Gabe and Evan, my Top Guns, during Wednesday’s practice, since I hadn’t worked with them much over the last week or so. As a coach, you have to work in time for everyone through the course of the season, but my gut told me it needed to be their day during Wednesday’s practice. We did some singles drilling, played some doubles with Coach Mullen, and then Gabe and I got some singles in. I felt like if those guys were sharp and really nailed down their matches, it would really set the tone for the rest of the guys. We got up early, 2-0, before any of the other singles matches finished and the energy trickled down. Slate, Parker, and Logan all played their best matches to date.” McGrew said all of the winners in singles each drew on their strengths. “Gabe and Evan continued to show their excellent court coverage and their ability to come to the net when appropriate,” McGrew said. “Slate had the slice backhand really working. And when that weapon is working for him, he can really be a handful to deal with. I asked Slate if he thought it was his best career singles effort and she said yes. Parker is working on driving balls to the corners to try to expose the backhand of his opponent. The depth and accuracy for Parker is really improving. Logan is just showing the variety of his game. His service motion may be the best on the team aside from the top two guys. He is getting depth on the forehand as well. Logan’s big improvement in just the last week, though, is his backhand. He struggled with it in the first week of practice and is now real steady with it. He is getting out in front of it and directing it without making many errors. I love his progress.” Paul ran into what McGrew likes to call a power spot. Woods wasn’t far below Red Oak’s top two players and simply wasn’t missing balls. “It was an impressive singles effort for Woods,” McGrew said. “Paul played decently, but Woods was getting deep balls to Owen consistently to minimize his forehand and simply being a backboard. Owen had to risk more. Woods got him out of his comfort zone. Three singles should be Red Oak’s power spot over the course of their season.” Paul kept positive, though, and cruised to an early 6-1 lead with Goodvin-Kinnaird in doubles before Red Oak’s No. 2 team rallied back to within 7-4. Then Paul and Goodvin-Kinnaird wrapped up the match. “I loved Owen’s response in doubles after running into a buzzsaw in singles,” McGrew said. “Parker and Logan are looking to be more aggressive at three doubles and they both had real strong moments at the net.” No. 1 doubles was a thing of beauty, McGrew said. “The Top Guns absolutely kept the heat on their opponents,” he said. “I am not sure who I am going to call Maverick and who gets to be Ice Man for the rest of the season, but Gabe and Evan earned their tennis wings against Red Oak, so to speak. It was a pretty flawless performance.” In junior varsity action, Southwest Valley split singles matches with the Tigers. In the first to six by 1 format, Deacon Ganfield of Southwest Valley beat Gigstad, 6-5, while Gigstad beat Matthew Means, 6-0. “Ganfield has never looked better,” McGrew said. “He moved so well to the ball and really set his feet. His serve looks so much better.” Girls It is no secret that when most teams play the Red Oak girls, they are likely to say, when they are finished, that the Tigers are the best team that they will face. Such was the case for the Timberwolf varsity girls in the 9-0 loss on April 14. Scores (all Red Oak names first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Merced Ramirez beat Charlee Larsen, 8-1; 2) Jessica Lukehart over Alana Drake, 8-1; 3) Tessa Rolenc over Anjali Kathikar, 8-1; 4) Anna Grizzard defeated Ryanne Mullen, 8-1; 5) Grace Wingfield beat Lexi Weston, 8-2; 6) Stephany Ramos defeated Karissa Richey, 8-0. Doubles: 1) Ramirez/Rolenc over Drake/Kathikar, 8-0; 2) Lukehart/Grizzard beat Larsen/Mullen, 8-2; 3) Wingfield/Ramos defeated Weston/Richey, 8-3. “Assistant coach Brent Mullen, who traveled to the meet with the girls, said Red Oak got off to really good starts and that the games Southwest Valley won in singles came in the later stages of the match, which is a positive in the sense that our girls started to make progress against an extremely talented team,” McGrew said. “The crazy part for us is that the team, in our region, that might have the best chance at making a run at Red Oak, is next on our schedule, and that is Clarke on April 18 in a rescheduled dual at home. It is a brutal stretch in the schedule for the girls. The positive is that it might help us raise our level for the remaining contests.” The Southwest Valley JV girls notched another victory, which both coaches felt was their best one yet. The format was first to 6 by 1 with no-ad scoring and a tie-break if necessary. Maddie Bevington and Natalia Zimmernan beat Abigail Johnson and Josie Rengstorf, 7-6 (14-12), Kayden Wingfield and Lindsay Porter, 6-3, and Aedynn Graham and Prashna Bell, 6-3. “Many times the JV doesn’t play tie-breakers as it is hard enough for many varsity players to remember how it all works, but I am glad Maddie and Natalia got the opportunity,” McGrew said. “A tie-breaker is first to seven points by two, so this tie-breaker went, to use a baseball expression, into extra innings. Coach Mullen told me it was exciting to watch. I can imagine it was. With Parker winning one on the varsity boys’ side in singles, it proved to be a great night for tie-breakers for Southwest Valley.” April 19 is the day when both teams will be in action at the same time as the girls will host Audubon, while the boys will travel to Audubon. Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis teams split with Creston on April 11 as the Southwest Valley boys claimed an 8-1 victory, while the girls dropped a well fought 6-3 decision. Ironically, the opposite results took place at the JV level as the Creston boys defeated the Timberwolves, 8-1, while the Southwest Valley girls won 3-0. Boys Results for the varsity boys are as follow (C = Creston and SWV = Southwest Valley): Singles: 1) Gabe Fuller (SWV) over Connor Wiley, 8-3; 2) Evan Timmerman (SWV) beat Braeton Rinner, 8-0; 3) Owen Paul (SWV) over Isaac Shields, 8-1; 4) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird (SWV) over Lucas Rushing, 8-6; 5) Damion Meyer (C) defeated Parker Boswell, 8-1; 6) Logan Westlake (SWV) over Luke McElwain, 8-4. Doubles: 1) Fuller/Timmerman (SWV) beat Wiley/Rinner, 8-1; 2) Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird (SWV) over Shields/Rushing, 8-4; 3) Boswell/Westlake (SWV) beat Meyer/Thayer Rooney, 9-8 (7-3). “Our top two were dominant in singles and doubles, and Owen really took complete control in his three singles match as well,” McGrew said. “Gabe, Evan, and Owen all used the power they possess to dictate play in their wins. All the other matches were pretty closely contested. Even in losing, Parker played a lot of close games, according to my volunteer assistant Andy Timmerman. Slate had a heck of a match with Rushing in singles. I was really impressed with Rushing. He was a super nice kid who was really consistent, getting so many balls back in play. Slate had to really throw everything he had at the guy to outlast him. The match went back and forth in terms of who won games. Finally, Slate won two games in a row to increase a 5-4 lead to a 7-4 lead. But then Rushing rallied back to 7-6 before Slate closed out the match with a strong game that included several well executed slice backhands. Slate’s match was a really great high school match to watch. Both guys were really crediting each other with nice shots, but showing a lot of competitive fight at the same time. I loved the mentality both guys had.” McGrew noted Logan Westlake made his varsity debut for Southwest Valley. It went well for him, according to the head coach of the Timberwolves. “I was really happy with Logan,” McGrew said. “His serving is coming along nicely, which is a big plus at the six spot. Perhaps the biggest positive is how well he is moving around the court. HIs speed to the ball is one thing, but he is really understanding that you have to not only get to the ball, but then set and hit under control. He did it in singles, but it was even more on display in doubles. He really tracked down a lot of balls. Parker had some nice service returns and some touch around the net to complement Logan.” Creston’s JV won comfortably over the Timberwolves. “They earned the 8-1 victory.” McGrew said. “There were a number of Creston players in the top part of the JV that didn’t drop off much from the lower end of the varsity. They were also a nice bunch of guys who were appreciative of the amount of matches played.” Results in the first to 4 by 1 no-ad scoring format (C = Creston and SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Doubles: Rooney/Gavin Millslagle (C) beat Deacon Ganfield/Matthew Means, 4-2; Ben Hill/Millslagle (C) over Ganfield/Means, 4-1; Steven Bell/Chasin Luther (C) over Ganfield/Means, 4-0. Singles: Hill (C) over Ganfield, 4-0; Bell (C) over Means, 4-2; Millslagle (C) beat Ganfield, 4-2; Luther (C) over Means, 4-3; Ganfield (SWV) over Bell, 4-1; Millslagle (C) beat Means, 4-2. “Ganfield worked his forehand nicely in his lone win,” McGrew said. “Means nearly got the win over Luther. The match came down to the very last point since it was deuce in the last game and we played no ad in JV.” Girls Results in varsity girls’ play are as follow (C = Creston and SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follows: Singles: 1) Morgan Driskell (C) beat Charlee Larsen, 8-5; 2) Halle Evans (C) over Alana Drake, 8-3; 3) Jenny Li (C) over Anjali Kathikar, 8-3; 4) Ryanne Mullen (SWV) over Josie Mahan, 8-1; 5) Ava Adamson (C) beat Lexi Weston, 8-3; 6) Karissa Richey (SWV) over Mila Kuhns, 8-1. Doubles: 1) Driskell/Evans (C) over Drake/Kathikar, 8-3; 2) Larsen/Mullen (SWV) over Li/Mahan, 8-2; 3) Adamson/Kuhns (C) beat Weston/Richey, 8-2. “Driskell is a heck of a player,” McGrew said. “She was a state doubles qualifier last season and a steady No. 2 behind state singles qualifier Maddie Frey last year. Driskell gave an outstanding No. 1 girl from Red Oak all she could handle before losing 9-8 in a tie-breaker in Creston’s season opener. My assistant coach, Brent Mullen, who was at the girls’ meet said Charlee was very competitive with multiple deuce games. Brent said there were many deuce games in the matches played by Drake and Kathikar as well.” Coach Mullen said Ryanne Mullen was dominant in an 8-1 win, which McGrew didn’t feel was shocking. “Four is a power spot for us,” McGrew said. “I said it after Thomas Jefferson, and it will be true all season. With FCCLA and FBLA state events combined with indoor practices because of weather, small bouts of sickness, and a few other conflicts, we haven’t had a chance to complete challenges in singles yet much less doubles. Charlee has the lone win among the challenges we have played so far among the top three. I honestly feel she clearly passes the eye test better than anyone else. The result against Driskell also shows that she deserves the one spot as of now. The girls want to complete the challenges among the top three and I hope we can after we have more practice time after April 19 when we have a gap in meets. Eventually, I would like to give Mullen a challenge opportunity as well. Honestly, I think we are so close in talent from two to four. That is why I have been so adamant about four being a power spot.” Richey joins Mullen among the undefeated varsity singles players. “I didn’t see Karissa’s match since I was with the boys this time, but I have seen her in two other events and regularly in practice,” McGrew said. “Her level of consistency has been impressive.” In doubles, McGrew said Coach Mullen noted that Drake and Kathikar really worked together nicely as a pair. Coach Mullen added that Larsen and Ryanne Mullen also played a strong match. Speaking of strong play, Maddie Bevington continued to shine at the JV level. Bevington, who was part of all three JV wins for Southwest Valley in their opener with Thomas Jefferson, cruised in singles with a dominant win over Sophia Short, 6-0. She also combined with Jazmin Weston for a 6-0 win in doubles over Short and Elsa Synacek. Weston also won in singles, 6-3, over Kaylee Harper. “I am happy for those two JV girls,” McGrew said. “The varsity girls were very competitive. Coach Mullen added that Creston had a senior night ceremony during the contest and he credited Creston’s seniors, Driskell, Evans, and Li, who were one, two, and three respectively in singles, with strong performances.” Timberwolves show strengths at Creston
Southwest Valley saw several personal and season bests April 11 in the Panther COED Relay in Creston. “There were only three boys teams who competed tonight but overall our guys competed well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “The conditions were incredible most of the evening and we were able to put together some great times, heights and distances.” Marshall [Knapp] improved his personal best and school record in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 4 inches. “He had a couple of great attempts at 6 feet, 5 inches but just clipped it on his last jump,” Naugle said. Dillon Inman won the discus with a season best throw. Colin Jacobs improved his season best throw in the discus. Brendan Knapp won both the 100 meter and 200 meter dash with season best times. “We competed well in the relays with our shuttle hurdle improving their time drastically and our 4x100 running a nice time getting into the 46s,” Naugle said. “Overall I was very proud of how hard the guys competed and much improvement we showed considering we haven't run in a long time due to cancelled meets.” Results from the Panther COED Relay include: Team — Creston 151, SWV 150, Stanton 110 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, first, 12:18; Bradlee Grantz, third, 12.62; Beau Johnston, sixth, 14.52; Alex Morgan, seventh, 14.57 200 meter dash — B. Knapp, first, 24.47; Grantz, fourth, 25.45; Johnston, 11th, 30.23; Morgan, 14th, 31.94 400 meter dash — M. Knapp, third, 55.55; Devyn Fasce, fifth, 1:09.17 800 meter run — Brandon Cox, fifth, 2:34.55; Fasce, sixth, 2:44.75 110 meter hurdles — Tate Haffner, second, ,18.44; Roman Keefe, fourth, 20,21 400 meter hurdles — Haffner, first, 1:08.56 Discus — Dillon Inman, first, 117-06; Evan Pearson, sixth, 94-08; Theron Mullen, ninth, 87-00; Colin Jacobs, 10th, 83-03; Sawyer Wilkinson, 13th, 65-08 High jump — M. Knapp, first, 6-04.00 Long jump — Ely Rodriguez, third, 15-11.50 Shot put — Jacobs, second, 40-04.00; Mullen, fourth, 39-00.00; Wilkinson, 10th, 27-07.00 4x100 meter relay — Grantz, Mullen, Johnston, B. Knapp, first, 46.90 4x200 meter relay — KC Sitzman, Rodriguez, Pearson, Inman, first, 1:41.26 4x400 meter relay — Rodriguez, Sitzman, Devin Greenwalt, Pearson, second, 4:08.18 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Haffner, Keefe, Greenwalt, first, 1:12.24 800 sprint medley relay — Sitzman, Grantz, B. Knapp, Rodriguez, second, 1:48.16 1600 distance medley relay — Mullen, Keefe, Greenwalt, Cox, second, 4:27.41 SWV sets new PRs
in Fillies Relays The Southwest Valley Timberwolves travelled April 14 to Shenandoah for the Fillies Relays. The Timberwolves saw six new personal records in the windy and cool conditions, and finished the night overall in 10th place in the team standings. Emma Cooper led the medalists for the Timberwolves with a second place finish in the long jump. The distance medley relay with Cooper, Camryn Johnston, Haidyn Top, and Olivia Kathikar finished third. The Timberwolves got fourth place finishes from the shuttle hurdle team of Alyssa Randall, Sierra Pearson, Samantha Davies, and Paighton Buffington and from Top in the 800 meter. Kya Newton brought home a fifth place medal in the 3000 meter. Sixth place medals came from Mackensie Richards in shot put and Cooper in the 200 meter. Results from Shenandoah include: Team — Riverside 128, Shenandoah 101, Fremont-Mills 76, Bedford 48, Red Oak 44, Essex 44, East Mills 44, Sidney 28, SWV 27 100 meter dash — Averyle Butcher, 13th, 17.33; Ivey Lenz, 15th, 18.93 200 meter dash — Cooper, sixth, 30.27; Camryn Johnston, 13th, 32.96 800 meter run — Top, fourth, 2:56.25; Victoria Fletchall, 11th, 3:34.25 100 meter hurdles — Randall, 14th, 21.63 1500 meter run — Newton, 10th, 6:48.45 3000 meter run — Newton, fifth, 14:25.22; Fletchall, eighth, 16:05.68 400 meter hurdles — Pearson, ninth, 1:33.58 Discus — Davies, 11th, 65-08; Julia Means, 14th, 59-04.50 Long jump — Cooper, second, 14-09.25 Shot put — Richards, sixth, 30-06.50; Davies, seventh, 29-07.50 4x100 meter relay — Bailey Weller, Randall, Johnston, Pearson, 10th, 1:01.49 4x200 meter relay — Weller, Pearson, Lenz, Butcher, 10th, 2:22.58 4x400 meter relay — Kathikar, Cooper, Karsyn Poston, Top, sixth, 5:03.82 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Randall, Pearson, Davies, Buffington, fourth, 1:31.92 800 sprint medley relay — Weller, Randall, Johnston, Poston, 10th, 2:16.02 1600 distance medley relay — Cooper, Johnston, Top, Kathikar, third, 5:11.38 The Timberwolves travelled April 11 to Creston for the inaugural Panther COED Invitational. In the eight-team girls division, the Timberwolves competed with a number of larger schools, and held their own in a number of events, finishing the night in seventh place overall with 56 points. Medalists for the Timberwolves included the 4x800 team of Pearson, Kathikar, Andrews, and Top with a new SB time and a third place finish. Top followed that up with a third place medal in the 1500 meter and Cooper brought home third in the long jump. “They only medaled the top three places in relays and individual events, but the girls competed hard all not long,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Six of the seven relays posted season best times, with 17 new season best performances in the open events as well. The weather was beautiful for the first time this season, and the girls took advantage of that and performed well all night.” Results from Creston include: Team — Wayne 167, Atlantic 148, Clarke 101, Martendsale-St. Mary’s 85, Creston 59, Stanton 57, SWV 65, Thomas Jefferson 46 100 meter dash — Butcher, 25th, 17.57; Lenz, 27th, 18.68 200 meter dash — Cooper, fourth, 29.74 400 meter dash — Kathikar, seventh, 1:14.29 800 meter run — Kathikar, fourth, 2:53.25 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, 11th, 20.60 1500 meter run — Top, third, 6:00.27 3000 meter run — Fletchall, seventh, 16:01.63 400 meter hurdles — Andrews, 10th, 1:27:00 Discus — Means, 16th, 61-08; Richards, 17th, 61-04; Davies, 20th, 54-06; Jaycie Hutchings, 24th, 41-07 Long jump — Cooper, third, 15-00.50; Weller, 13th, 10-05.50 Shot put — Richards, fourth, 32-02.50; Davies, ninth, 27-06.50; Means, 21st, 22-00.00; Hutchings, 24th, 15-03.50 4x100 meter relay — Weller, Buffington, Johnston, Cooper, seventh, 59.81 4x200 meter relay — Randall, Hutchings, Lenz, Butcher, eighth, 2:43.87 4x400 meter relay — Kathikar, Pearson, Poston, Andrews, sixth, 5:03.70 4x800 meter relay — Pearson, Kathikar, Andrews, Top, third, 11:55.49 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Randall, Pearson, Davies, Buffington, fifth, 1:27.06 800 sprint medley relay — Weller, Randall, Johnston, Poston, seventh, 2:15.51 1600 distance medley relay — Cooper, Johnston, Andrews, Top, fourth, 5:11.01 The Timberwolves head to the Lenox COED on April 18 before hosting their Girls Invitational on April 21. SWV duo claim Saydel win
On April 9, Southwest Valley’s varsity girls competed in the first ever Saydel Girls Tennis Invitational Tournament. Along with the Timberwolves, host Saydel, Knoxville, and Centerville took part in the inaugural event that featured a regional individual format rather than a dual format, meaning that the coaches for each team had to designate two entries in doubles and two entries in singles. Southwest Valley’s doubles pair of Charlee Larsen and Ryanne Mullen, who were seeded second in the tourney, emerged as the champions. The duo opened with a win, 10-2, over Knoxville’s No. 2 doubles entry of Kate Schneieder and Riley Dailey. In the semifinals, the Timberwolf tandem beat Alyssa Neddermeyer and McKayla Wood, the No. 1 entry for Saydel and the overall 3 seed, 10-5. In the final, Larsen and Mullen defeated the No. 1 Knoxville pair of Jadyn Streigle and Janie Maasdam, 10-3. Streigle and Maasdam were seeded No. 1 overall. “I am really thrilled for Charlee and Ryanne,” SWV head coach Steve McGrew said. “When championship is associated with an accomplishment in sports, it is always a pretty neat thing. Seeding is tough enough come playoff time when most teams, in the geographical area they are assigned, have played each other. Trying to seed a tourney like this early in the season, when only Saydel played Centerville, is tough. Knoxville’s coach mentioned Streigle’s success in regional doubles play in past years and, therefore, it was certainly fair that Streigle and her partner got the one seed. I felt confident that as long as Charlee and Ryanne got a 2 or 3 seed, that would put them in the opposite end of the bracket, they would make it to the championship match and get their chance against the 1 seed. And boy did they take advantage of their opportunity.” McGrew said Larsen and Mullen played decent tennis in the first two matches, but added that the championship match was their best performance of the tournament. “They absolutely stepped up their level of play in the final,” McGrew said. “The biggest improvement was return of serve. Their returns were sharper. They didn’t let their opponents poach at the net too often, because they didn’t float many returns. Their angles, placement wise, were better, their depth was better, and their lobs were deeper. The games were no ad and both girls really stepped up their serving in the latter stages of many games. In two different games, it was really evident. Mullen had two big serves in a row in a 30-30 game. In one other game, Charlee was down 30-40 on her serve, and cranked out an ace and then a service winner on the no-ad deuce point. Add the fact that they really took advantage of attackable volleys when they were at the net. The level of aggression that they showed, while still making very few unforced errors, speaks to the quality of the final match. I think it was the best match they have played together in their two seasons together as a doubles’ team.” While Mullen and Larsen have experience together, the No. 2 entry in doubles for the Timberwolves, Karissa Richey and Madeline Bevington, played in a varsity event together for the first time ever. Bevington, a freshman, filled in for Lexi Weston, who had a conflict. Luck of the draw was not on the side of the Southwest Valley pair. They drew the top-seeded Knoxville team that Larsen and Mullen played in the final in their opening match. The duo’s start was rough, losing the first seven games before rallying a bit in a 10-3 loss. This put the tandem in the consolation bracket. In the first round of consolation, the duo defeated the fourth-seeded team of Gwyn Beltrame and Jaden Tennant of Saydel, 10-4. “I loved the positivity of Bevington and Richey,” McGrew said. “They drew the 1 seed to open the tourney, and didn’t sulk about it. They saw it as a learning experience. Then they learned that the 4 seed was upset in round one, which meant they had to deal with another seed in consolation play. They fed off the fact that they split the last six games with the 1 seed, and felt like it could be a springboard to a win. It was.” In the fifth-place match in doubles, the unseed Knoxville No. 2 team that was upended by Mullen and Larsen in round one edged Bevington and Richey, 10-7. “All the games were close,” McGrew said. “Maddie and Karissa fought back from 8-5 down to 8-7, and then lost a no-ad deuce game that was a huge swing. If they would have won that game, it would have been 8-8 rather than 9-7. It shows how close the two were in pursuit of a victory. I am proud of both girls. This is only Karissa’s second varsity event ever and Maddie’s first. It is a heck of an effort when you reflect on how little varsity experience they had going in.” Proud is also a good word, said McGrew, when it comes to his players in singles, Alana Drake and Anjali Kathikar. While Knoxville split up their top entries in singles and doubles, going with their No. 1 player in singles, and their No. 2 and 3 players in doubles, Saydel and Centerville chose to front load in singles. Both schools played their No. 1 and 2 players in singles. “Singles was tough from the get go,” McGrew said. “Even though Alana and Anjali didn’t record a win, they both had wonderful moments of play. Alana had some nice serving moments, and got aggressive with her strong backhand when she could. Anjali had nice forehand drives in groundstroke rallies. She punished short balls and moved around the court nicely. Both Alana and Anjali gave maximum effort just like all the kids did in doubles. They fight to make every shot. As a coach, that is a wonderful thing to observe.” Kathikar had a real tough opening round draw, losing to second seed Grace Peck of Saydel, 10-6. Peck actually won her semifinal in much easier fashion over third-seeded Laura Tiller of Knoxville, 10-2. Drake lost to fourth seed Jenna Schnell of Saydel, 10-5, in the opening round. In opening round consolation play, Centerville’s No. 1 entry Zoie Sconzic beat Drake, 10-2, while Kathikar lost to Centerville’s No. 2 entry, Olexia Williams, 10-8. “I think Sconzic merited the 4 seed based on how she played. She got as many games off the top seed as anyone did,” McGrew said. “But, it is so hard to seed the kids this early in the season, particularly after the top 2 seeds. The top 2 seeds were the right one’s in each category. Beyond that, there were a lot of players close in talent to each other. Anjali actually rallied from 9-4 down to 9-8 against Williams before losing a close game that ended the match.” The top seed that McGrew referred to was Olivia Maasdam of Knoxville. Maasdam cruised to the title in singles. She started off with wins over Sconzic (10-4) and Schnell (10-3). In the championship match, she beat Peck, 10-4. “It was a heck of a tournament,” McGrew said. “The weather was excellent, which was badly needed since all the coaches expressed the frustration of not being able to get outside regularly as of late. Certainly the title for Charlee and Ryanne in doubles was a special moment.” The Class 1A Southwest Valley varsity tennis girls opened up the season April 4 against a Class 2A opponent and gave their foe all they could handle before coming up just a little short. The host Timberwolves fell 5-4 to the Yellow Jackets of Thomas Jefferson Council Bluffs. Results are as follow (TJ = Thomas Jefferson; SWV = Southwest Valley): Singles: 1) Faith Christensen (TJ) over Larsen, 8-1; 2) Rok Muidinuzoda (TJ) over Drake, 8-6; 3) Kathikar (SWV) over Nehirin Lemus, 8-5; 4) Mullen (SWV) beat Angela Racquel, 8-1; 5) Cara Ronk (TJ) beat Weston, 8-4; 6) Richey (SWV) beat Andrea Morales, 8-1. Doubles: 1) Christensen/Muidinuzoda (TJ) over Drake/Kathikar, 8-0; 2) Larsen/Mullen (SWV) beat Lemus/Ronk, 8-6; 3) Racquel/Morales (TJ) over Richey/Weston, 8-2. “I felt good about our opener,” McGrew said. “Singles went a little better than doubles. Our partners didn’t have as much time to play with each other as they would like. We had players gone due to state academic activities, music, illness, and family situations, all of which are completely understandable and important. In light of those situations it was easier to practice singles. The upside is, with more time, we will get better in doubles when our partners have more time to play together.” Mullen was the most dominant winner in singles. McGrew said he wasn’t completely shocked. “She has been practicing well, and honestly four singles is a power spot for us,” McGrew said. “We haven’t had time to do all the challenges we wanted to get accomplished, since we didn’t always have everyone in practice at the same time, and we were indoors for multiple practices. No matter who winds up at four permanently, it should be a power spot for us. Mullen has been serving so well, and has really been asking a lot of good questions, including how to attack mid-court balls. I love not only her skill set but her mind set.” Kathikar is what McGrew calls his Heinz variety player. “She can throw a lot of different things at you,” said the head coach. “She can drive you a little crazy with some loop groundstrokes for a while, and then drive forehands to the corners. She has some nice tricks up her sleeve. She is really trying to set her feet on all her shots. When she does that well, she can be very dangerous.” Richey, in her varsity debut, played a highly-intelligent match, said McGrew. “Like Anjali, she loops her forehand and, whenever she could hit forehands, she was able to move her girl around the court by hitting those groundies on the sideline areas,” McGrew said. “As much as I liked that, I was even more impressed with how few unforced errors she had on her backhand. She managed the backhand extremely well, even when the ball was hit right into her body. Adding to all the great things was that she won all three deuce games. For never playing varsity singles before, I loved how calm and composed she was.” Drake came dangerously close to winning in singles. ”Alana told me after the match that all but two of the 14 games in her match in singles went to deuce,” McGrew said. “Alana is a warrior. She fights for every shot. She is going to make a player earn points. I love that about her.” Weston was competitive, and even Larsen, who lost by a wider margin, had moments to be pleased. “Charlee won a challenge match handily in an early practice for us, and has just been hitting a lot of balls hard and accurate,” McGrew said. “Eye-test wise, I can see how far she has come. This is a reflection of how much time she put in over the summer with myself, Evan Timmerman, and Andy Timmerman. The reward is she moves to one, which means she plays against the cream of the crop. Faith Christensen is an extremely talented player. She will play others like Faith, but should also play a few that aren’t quite that strong. I told Charlee to keep playing the way she is. She’s got a lot of positives to draw on.” Those positives showed up at two doubles, particularly at 7-6 when Larsen and Mullen hoped to end the match. Mullen had several unreturned serves and Larsen hit a forceful volley at the net to close out the win for the tandem. “Two doubles won the close out game in real style,” McGrew said “Mullen’s serving in singles carried over to her doubles. Larsen’s instincts at net are great.” Three doubles lost a number of deuce games in an 8-2 defeat, including a tough deuce game loss at 1-1. “Game three at two doubles was controversial,” McGrew said. “A member of the TJ team had a clear racquet touch when Lexi and Karissa were up 40-30 in game three. The team has to call it on themselves, which they didn’t. They won the point and then won the deuce point that followed to win the game. That took the wind out of our sails a bit as we would have had an early 2-1 lead. To be fair, though, the four player, Racquel, took charge of the match eventually. TJ did prove to be the better team. They deserved the win. Having said that, both of our girls did some nice things. Richey had several winning service returns and Weston had some nice net put aways.” TJ’s Christensen was the difference maker at one doubles, looking every bit as good as she did at one singles. “When you have a player like Christensen, you are going to get two match wins a lot of times,” McGrew said. “That put the burden on us to win five of the other seven matches. We nearly did it, getting four of the other matches.” Thomas Jefferson won the junior varsity meet, 8-3. Doubles was played first to make sure all players got playing time before varsity play ended. However, many singles matches were able to be played as well. Results (TJ = Thomas Jefferson and SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Doubles: Madeline Bevington/Natalia Zimmerman (SWV) over Hannah Morris/Angelica Rodriquez, 4-3; Anna Rueter/McKenna Sorensen (TJ) over Jazmin Weston/Layla Konence, 4-1; Rylie Tierney/Olivia Van Soelen (TJ) beat Ivey Lenz/Evelyn Rice, 4-0. Singles: Bevington (SWV) over Morris, 4-1; Bevington (SWV) over Rodriquez, 4-0; Rodriquez (TJ) over J.Weston, 4-1; Rueter (TJ) beat Zimmerman, 4-2; Sorensen (TJ) over Zimmerman, 4-2; Sorensen (TJ) beat Konence, 4-2; Tierney (TJ) over Lenz, 4-0; Van Soelen (TJ) over Lenz, 4-0. “I am proud of all the JV girls for their efforts, but special recognition has to go to Bevington,” McGrew said. “As a team, TJ’s JV was stronger, but Bevington showed she was the strongest overall player. One of our players will be gone for a tournament in Saydel on Saturday. Bevington is a clear No. 1 JV player for us. She will get a chance to play varsity at Saydel. This is a nice opportunity for her.” It is back to dual action now for the girls and the boys. A busy week of duals, weather permitting, features Creston on April 11, Clarinda on April 12, and Red Oak on April 14. All the meets for the boys are at home, meaning the girls will be on the road. The following week, the girls will be at home on April 18 against Clarke with April 19 being a doubleheader against Audubon. The girls will host Audubon, while the boys are away T-Wolf girls place third
On a cold, wet evening in Clarinda, the Southwest Timberwolves battled to a third place team finish behind a number of gutsy performances April 4. “The girls medaled in 16 of the 19 events, doubling up in four of them,” SWV head coach Jason Hults said. “Overall it was a great effort by all the girls to go out and perform as well as they did in the rainy and cold weather.” Leading the Timberwolves efforts was sophomore Emma Cooper with four medals from third place finishes in the long jump, 100 meter and 200 meter dashes, as well as anchoring the 4x100 to a fourth place finish with teammates Bailey Weller, Paighton Buffington, and Camryn Johnston. Other top three performances for the Timberwolves came from Mackesie Richards with third in shot put and Haidyn Top with a third in the 3000 meter. The Timberwolves saw their best finish of the night with a second place finish from the 4x800 team of Olivia Kathikar, Sierra Pearson, Victoria Fletchall, and Christine Andrews. Results from the Girls Cardinal Relays are: Team — St. Albert 170, Essex 105, SWV 102, Bedford 100, Lenox 86, Stanton 72 100 meter dash — Cooper, third, 14.59; Johnston, sixth, 14.79 200 meter dash — Cooper, third, 30.22; Johnston, eighth, 32.78 400 meter dash — Andrews, fourth, 1:12.93; Top, fifth, 1:15.09 800 meter run — Andrews, fifth, 3:00.42; Top, seventh, 3:13.64 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, sixth, 21.52; Lindsay Maurer, eighth, 25.37 1500 meter run — Top, sixth, 6:30.22; Kya Newton, seventh, 6:43.20 3000 meter run — Top, third, 13:32.00; Newton, fifth, 14:10.00 400 meter hurdles — Pearson, fourth, 1:35.90; Fletchall, fifth, 1:55.535 Discus — Julia Means, eighth, 55-06; Samantha Davies, 11th, 42-05 Long jump — Cooper, third, 14-10.50; Bailey Weller, 10th, 10-07.50 Shot put — Richards, third, 32-08.50; Davies, seventh, 26-04.00 4x100 meter relay — Weller, Buffington, Johnston, Cooper, fourth, 1:00.65 4x200 meter relay — Newton, Alyssa Randall, Ivey Lenz, Averyle Butcher, sixth, 2:03.32 4x400 meter relay — Kathikar, Fletchall, Karsyn Poston, Andrews, fourth, 5:20.62 4x800 meter relay — Pearson, Kathikar, Fletchall, Andrews, second, 12:30.00 400 shuttle hurdle relay — Randall, Pearson, Maurer, Buffington, fourth, 1:27.56 800 sprint medley relay — Weller, Randall, Johnston, Poston, fifth, 2:20.00 1600 distance medley relay — Maurer, Poston, Pearson, Kathikar, fourth, 5:12.3 Area wrestlers compete
in Midwest Classic Several area wrestlers traveled to Kearney, Neb., to participate in the Midwest Classic National Wrestling Tournament on April 2-3. The tournament included 1,154 wrestlers from several states including Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, and Iowa. The Scramblers finished in 39th place out of 222 participating teams. “All wrestlers battled through very tough brackets against some of the best competition in the Midwest,” coach Derek Maeder said. Individual results are as follow: Ady Lundquist (SWV) second place Kenzie Maeder (SWV) second place Kaden Street (Creston) fourth place Dylan Stein (Lenox) sixth place Sawyer Wilkenson (SWV) sixth place Chase England (Lenox) seventh place Brayden Maeder (SWV) seventh place Ely Rodriguez (SWV) seventh place Trenton Beck (Lenox) DNP Wyatt Wiese (SWV) DNP SWV boys tennis opens with Glenwood
In an early March tilt, host Glenwood defeated the Southwest Valley varsity tennis boys 7-2 March 29. Scores (SWV = Southwest Valley and G = Glenwood) are as follow: Singles: 1) Gabe Fuller (SWV) over Tyler Harger, 8-2; 2) Evan Timmerman (SWV) beat Carter Kirsch, 8-3; 3) Ben Batten (G) beat Owen Paul, 8-3; 4) Brody Taylor (G) over Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird, 8-4; 5) Liam Hays (G) over Parker Boswell, 8-4; 6) Kaydon Anderson (G) over Deacon Ganfield, 8-1. Doubles: 1) Harger/Kirsch (G) over Fuller/Timmerman, 8-5; 2) Batten/Taylor (G) beat Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird, 8-6; 3) Hays/Anderson (G) over Boswell/Ganfield, 8-1. Junior varsity singles: Will Getter (G) over Matthew Means, 6-0. “Glenwood is always solid,” Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew said. “I knew our top guys would fare well. They have really shown their talents in early practices. Both Gabe and Evan played textbook singles. They moved really well around the court. They were planted and ready to hit their groundstrokes and volleys. I expected that from these guys. Slate and Owen, who were constantly battling for the six spot last season, were aware that the three and four spots were going to be much tougher, but they looked as though they were ready for the challenge. Slate started off serving and won game one at love. The power quotient of his opponent, mixed in with some touch, kept Slate a little off balance. Having said that, Slate was also able to worry his opponent at times with slice on his groundstrokes and good location around the court with his volleys and groundies. Owen tracked a lot of tough groundstrokes down. His speed around the court looks better and his increased tempo on the forehand has really allowed him to hit with more pace consistently. Sure, he missed a few aggressive groundstrokes deep, but I am okay with that. At number three, he has to play with more aggression than he did at six singles. His score was a bit deceiving as well. He had a lot of close deuce games.” McGrew thinks Paul and Goodvin-Kinnaird are capable of winning some matches at the higher spots before the season is over. “I’m really proud of both of them,” McGrew said. “I know they put some off season time in. Both look a lot better than last season.” Boswell, Ganfield, and Means played in their first ever high school matches. The entire season will be a learning curve for them, noted the head coach of the Timberwolves. “Parker has a forehand that can do some damage, so that is his big upside,” McGrew said. “I think the key for him will be developing all the other parts of his game. Parker has played some with friends. so he is further along than Deacon and Matthew. Both of those guys are still raw, but they are coachable. not to mention likeable and willing to learn. Honestly, likeability is what is great about the Timberwolf tennis culture. The players, both boys and girls, are really good people and the assistant coaches are supportive also. I always get great effort from everyone in the tennis program. That is gratifying.” McGrew said the effort was clear in doubles also. “Man, we had two games in the middle of the No. 1 match that really seemed to go on forever,” McGrew said. “One was nine or 10 deuces. We didn’t get either game, and it was probably the difference in the match. Harger is a really tough volleyer. Truthfully, if the same schools are in the individual districts again this season, I don’t think it is a stretch to say we may have lost to the one seed. They are that good, and we were close to them. Losing 8-6 at two doubles shows that Slate and Owen played well. Three doubles gave a lot of effort as well. but inexperience was a factor.” The boys are off, meet wise, until Monday, April 11, when they host Creston. “I am glad we got a meet in before Creston,” McGrew said. “We started the Glenwood meet an hour earlier, which allowed us to get it in before any adverse weather took place.” Girls track team
places fourth The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls team kicked off their track season March 29 at the Bedford Co-ed. In a meet that was called after the 4x200 due to the weather, the Timberwolves finished fourth in the team standings. “Our girls are young, with 16 of our 22 girls being freshman or sophomores, so we are looking forward to seeing a lot of growth and progress as the season continues,” head coach Jason Hults said. “But we did see a lot of positives tonight, and have a lot to look forward to as the season progresses.” In the field events, sophomore Emma Cooper took third with a jump of 15-1, putting her right back to where she finished the season last year. Freshman Mackensie Richards started her high school career with a fifth place throw of 32-11.5 in the shot put. All the other girls in the field events also had great jumps and throws for the first meet of the year and the windy conditions,” Hults said. The Timberwolves picked up three second place finishes in the running events with the strength of their distance girls. Sophomore Kya Newton in the 3000 meter, the 4x800 team of Christine Andrews (SR), Olivia Kathikar (FR), Victoria Fletchall (FR) and Haidyn Top (SO); and the distance medley team of Lindsay Maurer (JR), Camryn Johnston (SR), Sierra Pearson (SO), and Top (SO) all brought home silver. “The wind was really blowing and made any race over a 200 difficult, so I have to give our distance runners a lot of credit for dealing with those conditions and posting some great times for the start of the year,” Hults said. Rounding out the points for the Timberwolves were Cooper when she picked up her second medal of the night with a fourth place finish in the 100 meter, and the shuttle hurdle team of Alyssa Randall (SO), Pearson (SO), Maurer (JR), and Samantha Davies (SO) with a fifth place finish. “All in all, it was a good first night for the Timberwolves girls squad, and I was very happy with the effort and the excitement to get the competitive part of our season started from all the girls,” Hults said. Results include: Team — Wayne 112, Fremont-Mills 51, Lenox 48, SWV 38, Griswold 30, CAM 29, Bedford 26, East Union 14, Orient-Macksburg 10, Southeast Warren 6 100 meter dash — Cooper, fourth, 14.38; Ivey Lenz, 25th, 19.00 400 meter dash — Karsyn Poston, eighth, 1:13.10 3000 meter run — Kya Newton, second, 15:22.23 Discus — Samantha Davies, 10th, 76-05; Julia Means 11th, 69-02; Mackenzie Richards, 20th, 46-05.05 High jump — Alyssa Randall, eighth, 4-02.00 Long jump — Cooper, third, 15-01.00 Shot put — Richards, fifth, 31-11.50; Davies, ninth, 27-09.50; Means, 18th, 22-08.00 4x200 meter relay — Randall, Bailey Weller, Lenz, Averyle Butcher, eighth, 2:27.33 4x800 meter relay — Christine Andrews, Olivia Kathikar, Victoria Fletchall, Haidyn Top, second, 12:17.26 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lindsay Maurer, Randall, Sierra Pearson, Paighton Buffington, fifth, 1:33.54 800 sprint medley — Maurer, Buffington, Camryn Johnston, Pearson, ninth, 2:20.46 1600 distance medley — Maurer, Johnston, Pearson, Top, second, 5:19.67 SWV places
fourth at Bedford The Timberwolves won two events and placed fourth as a team March 29 in a shortened co-ed track meet in Bedford. Southwest Valley’s Marshall Knapp won the high jump, Theron Mullen won the shot put, and the 4x200 team of Bradlee Grantz, Marshall Knapp, Dillon Inman, and Brendan Knapp placed first to help the team earn 42 points for fourth place. “Overall we competed very well. We have a very young team with only five senior/juniors and it was the first high school meet for a lot of guys,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We still competed well and placed fourth as a team in a shortened meet. Due to impending weather we only ran through the 4x200 tonight.” Marshall Knapp set a personal best and school record in the high jump tonight with a jump of 6 feet, 3 inches. “We then moved the bar up to 6 feet, 5 inches with hopes of qualifying for Drake and Marshall had some great attempts," Naugle said. "Definitely had the height, just need to clean up the form at that height.” Mullen won the shot put in his first high school meet with a distance of 41-6.75. “He had a few great throws,” Naugle said. “Dillon Inman placed fifth with a solid toss in the discus and Brendan Knapp had a fourth place finish in the 100 with a solid run. We placed well in the distance medley with a young group as well as the shuttle hurdle. We finished the night with a win in the 4x200 with Bradlee Grantz, Marshall Knapp, Dillon Inman and Brendan Knapp running the event.” The shuttle hurdle team of Tate Haffner, Roman Keefe, Evan Pearson, and Ian Brown finished in 1:18.80 for fourth place. “Overall I was happy with how we started and look to keep working hard to improve,” Naugle said. Other results include: Discuss — Inman, fifth, 113-5; Mullen, 92-1; Colin Jacobs, 81-3; Pearson, 77-6 Shot put — Jacobs, 36-5; Dylan Stormer, 28-1; Sawyer Wilkinson, 27-.5 Long jump — Isaac Currin, 16.75; Ely Rodriguez, 13-5.25 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, fourth, 12.56; Owen Wilkinson, 13.4; Devin Greenwalt, 13.52 Distance medley, KC Sitzman, Currin, Rodriguez, Brandon Cos, fifth, 4:28.77 400 meter dash — Alex Morgan, 1:13.68 4x200 — Grantz, M. Knapp, Inman, B. Knapp, first, 1:39.42 Team — Lenox 78, CAM 71, Fremont-Mills 44, SWV 42, Bedford 40, Southeast Warren 33, Wayne 26, East Union 17, Griswold 12, Orient-Macksburg 5, Clarinda JV Lundquist, Maeder earn state wrestling medals
Two Southwest Valley wrestlers earned medals and a third Timberwolf just missed the podium Feb. 27 at the 2022 Iowa AAU Girls State Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Junior Adyson Lundquist placed third at 114 pounds and eighth-grader Kenzie Maeder placed fourth at 145. Freshman Madelyn McCoy competed at 120 pounds. A total of 625 female wrestlers participated in the event. Lundquist and Maeder advanced to the semi-finals of their weight class, but both fell short of an appearance in the state finals, putting them into the consolation rounds. Lundquist bounced back, pinning her way to a third place finish. Maeder won her first consolation match but lost the third place match, finishing the tournament in fourth place. McCoy put in a strong effort but missed the podium by falling to the eventual second and fifth place finishers in her bracket. Maeder claims state wrestling medal
The Timberwolves welcomed home another Iowa High School Athletic Association State Wrestling medalist following the Feb. 17-19 tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Sophomore wrestler Brayden Maeder placed eighth at 113 pounds in the 1A tournament while fellow sophomore state-qualifier Bradlee Grantz faced a tougher time on the mat at 170 pounds. Maeder lost his first match 5-1 against 32-1 senior Cael Judish from Sumner/Fredericksburg. Maeder then went on to pin his next opponent, sophomore Lincoln Wilcoxon from Emmetsburg, in 1:34. That led him to his elimination match against Easton Schlaubaugh of Highland, Riverside. Schlaubaugh placed fifth last year at the state tournament. “Brayden was down 11-2 in the third period. He kept his pace high and never gave up,” Southwest Valley coach Cody Konecne said. “He eventually got a takedown and locked up a near side cradle and put his opponent on his back. He wasn’t able to pin him right away, but he made small adjustments and turned him again and that led to a fall to advance Brayden to the medal round.” Maeder battled to the 3:06 mark in his fourth match before losing by fall. “He was pinned by a very talented Corbin Reisz from Logan/Magnolia to send him to the seventh place match where he lost a 5-3 decision to [Hayden] Helgeson from Lake Mills,” Konecne said. “He had a pretty fantastic run in the tournament to put himself on the podium.” Konecne said Grantz faced a rough draw in the first round. “He was pitted against [Cade] Tenold from Don Bosco, who was a finalist two years ago, champion last year and also won it this year,” Konecne said. “Bradlee came out and gave him a pretty good go in the first period only being down 4-1. He was turned and pinned in the second period, however.” The pin pitted Grantz against Kaden Shirk in his second match. “His elimination came after a 9-4 defeat to Shirk from Wilton. He was only losing 6-4 late in the third period when he tried to release him so he could try to make up the point deficit on his feet,” Konecne said. “He was unable to do so and allowed the final takedown to conclude the final score. Bradlee wrestled tough and gained a lot experience to hopefully return to state next year and make the podium.” State qualifiersCARIE MORALES/Free Press — Two Southwest Valley sophomore wrestlers have qualified for the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament Feb. 17-19 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Brayden Maeder, above, qualified for state after placing second at 113 pounds at district Feb. 12 while Bradlee Grantz, below, placed second at 170. The two are pictured following the Jan. 21-22 John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament in Corning. Two other Timberwolves just missed the state cut. Ian Forsythe place third at 132 at district while Colin Jacobs placed fourth at 195.
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complete season Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls basketball concluded their season with a 73-30 loss Feb. 12 at Kuemper Catholic of Carroll in first round action of the 2A IGHSAU girls basketball playoffs. Norah Lund finished a fine high school career by scoring 8 points to join Ryanne Mullen in leading the team in scoring with that total. Maggie Haer had 6 points and seven rebounds in a nice overall game. Lindsay Maurer added 5 points in her second game back in action from injury. Charlee Larsen rounded out the scoring with a point for the Wolves. Also seeing floor action for Southwest Valley were Haidyn Top, Kayla Mitchell, Rebecca Wetzel, Katey Lillie, Maddie Bevington, and Alana Drake. Kya Newton, Jezzi Wynn, Piper Govig, Morgan Shuler, and Ada Lund assisted with managing duties all season with the team, all assisting the team this week. “I want to thank all 21 players we had go out for basketball this winter and our managers who worked hard to assist them. It was an honor to work with all of them, their families, Coach Hartman and Coach Taylor,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “We thank our seniors for all their contributions on and off the court. For our returning players, we will provide every opportunity to continue to improve in the off season and welcome the chance to do so.” Cormack said it takes many people to support a basketball team and all are appreciated. “Special Timberwolves thanks go out to Beth Waddle for scorekeeping, the pep band, cheer squad, athletic director Allen Naugle, our custodians, trainers, bus drivers, ticket takers, public address announcer Burton Heaton and our school administration for all their support of the team,” he said. And although this season has ended for the Timberwolves, Cormack said the team has grown tremendously since its first game back in November. “This is not how we wanted our season to end but it does not eliminate the many good things our players did. Every player improved and contributed to our team,” said Cormack, who has now served two seasons as head coach. “We did play good basketball down the stretch. We gained valuable experience and bring back all but those three great seniors. There are brighter days ahead and the growth in our players is what I will take away from this season.” The Timberwolves headed into the playoffs after defeating claiming their second home game win in a row. The found themselves in an early deficit but fought back Feb. 7 to defeat Red Oak 52-40. Haer and Lund each tied for the team lead in points with 13 while Maurer came back after missing several weeks with injury with an inspired 10 points to help the cause. Mullen added 6 points while Larsen and Wetzel added 4. Drake, one of the most improved free throw shooters on the team, made two free throws to complete the Timberwolves scoring. “We are playing our best basketball of the year down the stretch,” Cormack said following the game. “I am glad that we could win our last two home games for our seniors. This was not an easy game as we ended the first quarter down double figures. From that point forward, we doubled the score on Red Oak. Credit Red Oak for coming and fighting for this game. I am proud that we fought back. We locked down and built up our intensity. This is good practice for our postseason matchup on Saturday where we will have to keep our composure if things don’t always go our way.” Cormack said he was thrilled by the effort of Maurer, who has kept a positive attitude while missing the majority of games in January and February. The entire team worked hard after the early struggles and found a way to win with Maurer giving the team a boost in her return. Red Oak led the game 17-6 after one quarter and 26-23 after halftime. The Timberwolves picked up the defensive intensity in the second half, holding Red Oak to 15 points while scoring 29. The Timberwolves grabbed a 37-33 lead at the end of the third quarter and closed with a 15-7 fourth quarter for the final margin. This is the third game in the last four where Southwest Valley has scored in the 50s or 60s on offense. The Southwest Valley junior varsity completed their season with a 25-12 loss to Red Oak. “Every Southwest Valley junior varsity player entered the game and they really had a strong second quarter effort. The game was limited to one half as Red Oak is short on numbers and had to play some of their varsity players in this matchup,” Cormack said. “Micayla Taylor was a great help coaching tonight, as she has been all season. The coaches believe this group, with hard offseason work, has potential to improve and will grow as players. They already are terrific student-athletes of character and the basketball talent is coming with them. They were very nice to coach this year.” Diagonal edges out SWV
Southwest Valley’s boys basketball team’s season came to an end Feb. 11 with a 50-45 loss to Diagonal the first round of Class 1A playoffs. The Timberwolves opened with a 17-12 first quarter and held onto their 5-point lead at the half after matching Diagonal 11-11 in the second quarter. The third quarter became a defensive battle with Diagonal outpacing SWV 9-5. The T-Wolves were unable to keep up in the final period, however, with Diagonal finishing 18-12 for the win. Gabe Fuller and Owen Wilkinson scored 11 points each. Diagonal was led by Caleb Hubbard with 15 points. SWV fell 64-47 Feb. 7 to Red Oak at home despite double-digit scoring from Fuller and Sawyer Hensley. Fuller had 20 points and five rebounds while Hensley had 14 points and four rebounds. Red Oak’s Hunter Johnson scored 24 points Mullen, Haer fuel 64-33 win
The Timberwolves’ Ryanne Mullen scored 17 points and Maggie Haer did the same in leading Southwest Valley to a 64-33 win Feb. 1 over Bedford in Corning. Southwest Valley led 29-19 at half and used a 35 point second half to get their first Pride of Iowa Conference win on the season. Seniors Norah Lund, Alana Drake, and Kayla Mitchell were honored before the game with all playing in the contest. It was the first action for Mitchell since early December after working herself back from a knee injury while Lund and Drake both played great floor games for the Timberwolves. “I’m really proud of our three seniors who have worked with three coaches in their four years here in the program,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “Norah, Alana, and Kayla stuck with basketball even with all of that change. Each is a good basketball player and an even better person off of the court. They have bright futures beyond high school.” Charlee Larsen continued a strong sophomore season with 14 points for Southwest Valley. Also contributing in the scoring column were Drake with 6, Rebecca Wetzel with 4, Lund with 3, Maddie Bevington with 2, and Mitchell with 1 to complete the scoring. “We have really had some strong moments in games against top teams in the conference lately and have seen improvement in the girls, even when it doesn’t always show on the scoreboard. This was a complete team victory with contributions from everyone on our squad,” Cormack said. Bedford won the initial contest between the teams 42-33 earlier in January and this was a strong indication in the improvement in the team as the season continues. After a strong Senior Night performance in their last game, Southwest Valley went Feb. 3 to Sidney to face the Cowgirls in nonconference action. The Cowgirls improved to 13-6 with a 48-32 win. Mullen had her second career-high scoring game in her last two games with 18 points to lead the Wolves. Haer had 6 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a strong all-around floor game. Lund and Larsen both finished with 4 points to complete the scoring. “Holding Sidney to below their scoring average in their home gym was a positive tonight,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “We were competitive in this game and had many good individual plays but just couldn’t get that big scoring run we had the last few games. I still am encouraged by the competitive fire I’m seeing in our group.” In a terrific comeback, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves Girls basketball team cut a 15-point Wayne Falcons third quarter lead to 4 with 20 seconds to go, coming up just short in a 61-55 loss Jan. 31 at Corydon. “Maggie Haer had a wonderful game scoring 26 for the Wolves while Norah Lund poured in 18,” Cormack said. “Ryanne Mullen added her third double figures game of the year with 11 to complete the Wolves’ scoring.” Haidyn Top, Alana Drake, Sierra Pearson, Rebecca Wetzel, Maddie Bevington, and Charlee Larsen all saw floor time for SWV and contributed on the boards as well as defense. “Oh my goodness am I proud of our group,” Cormack said. “We were down by 15 points on the road against a good team. We dug deep and made so many good plays down the stretch. We never gave up and are showing progress as a team.” The Timberwolves’ junior varsity played one half of basketball since Wayne only had six players. They ended dropping a close 13-10 game. SWV wrapped up its regular season at home Feb. 7 against Red Oak. Results from that game were unavailable at press time. Post season play for the Timberwolves starts Feb. 12. SWV has been moved up to the 2A playoffs where they will go on the road to face Carroll Kuemper in first round action. The winner of that contest will face Treynor in the next round of the IGHSAU tournament. SWV vs. BedfordTimberwolves test
Central Decatur Central Decatur earned a victory on Senior Night over a scrappy Southwest Valley squad 51-34 in Leon on Jan. 28. The final score was the largest lead of the game in a contest where the Timberwolves led by 3 after the first quarter and trailed 24-20 at half. Norah Lund scored 14 to lead the Timberwolves. Charlee Larsen fought for a team-high nine rebounds and added 3 points. Ryanne Mullen had 7 points, Maggie Haer scored 6, Alana Drake contributed 3 while Rebecca Wetzel made a free throw to round out the scoring. "This was a much closer game than the final score indicates. Each team played hard and well with the Cardinals pulling away at the end,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “I saw growth in my team and every player made a positive contribution when they played. Our depth with players out and foul trouble hurt us late but I couldn't be prouder of the fight in our team against a quality team full of seniors.” The junior varsity played hard and had an early lead but came up short against Central Decatur 31-19. Lenox and Southwest Valley played another hard fought game Jan. 25 in the series, with Lenox coming out on top 54-31 in Pride of Iowa action in Lenox. Both teams fought hard on defense with Sadie Cox earning 21 for the Tigers. Mullen led the Timberwolves with 10 points with her second double figures scoring game in her last three games. Haer was solid all night on both ends of the court with 8 points. Wetzel added 5 points, Larsen had 4 while Lund and Sierra Pearson contributed 2 apiece. "I cannot fault the efforts of the girls tonight at all,” Cormack said. “Every player did something positive tonight. We limited their second leading scorer to 2 points and another player who got 6 points tonight for them got 16 in our first game. We just missed open shots tonight and couldn't compete on the boards with a talented rebounder like Cox. We tried hard and can't ask for more from our players.” This week for Southwest Valley includes a road trip Jan. 31 to Wayne to make up a postponed game. That will be followed by a Senior Night game Feb. 1 against Bedford honoring three great members of the Timberwolves program: Kayla Mitchell, Drake and Lund. Both nights feature varsity games followed by the junior varsity. Lenox slips past SWV 48-47
A second half effort came up just short for the Timberwolves in a 48-47 loss Jan. 25 to Lenox. Trailing 29-16 at the half, Southwest Valley outpaced Lenox 15-11 in the third quarter and 16-8 in the fourth. The Timberwolves’ Roman Keefe hit five treys to lead the team with 17 points. Gabe Fuller and Blake Thomas added 7 each. Keaton England scored 15 points for Lenox. SWV faced a tougher time Jan. 28 in a 72-35 loss to Central Decatur. The Cardinals opened with a 23-10 first quarter and never looked back. Keefe finished the night in double digits again with 17 points while Isaac Currin added 9. Central Decatur’s Trey Hullinger scored 19 points. This week’s schedule includes Wayne on Jan. 31, Bedford on Feb. 1, and Sidney on Feb. 3. Two SWV girls compete
in state wrestling tourney Two Southwest Valley Timberwolves represented their school at the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Girls State Wrestling Tournament in Coralville on Jan. 21-22. Adyson Lundquist is junior who wrestled in the 110 weight class division. Madelyn McCoy is a freshman who wrestled the 120 weight class division. There were 695 wrestlers wrestling for a state title. Lundquist began with a first round bye before warming up with a second round pin of Noemi Vital Bettendorf in 53 seconds. Lundquist had a third round pin of Gracie Wage of Dallas Center Grimes before a fourth round victory over Jada Daly of Davenport, which placed Lundquist in the semifinals against Jaylen Goodale, where she fell to the backside of the bracket with a loss by pin to Goodale. Lundquist then rebounded in the constellation semifinals with Kaitlynn Schuler of Pocahontas to set her up for a rematch with Daly for third place. In the rematch Lundquist made some adjustments over Daly to secure a pin in the first period. Lundquist ended the tournament as a third place finisher. McCoy began her quest in the talent laden 120-pound bracket with a first period pin of Kayla McGee of Mediapolis before next facing fourth place finisher Destiny Krum of East Buchanan in a match in which she fell by fall in 3:29 before rebounding with back to back wins over Kennedy Suhr of Elkader and a highlight 24-second pin against Preslee Dickman, who’s record was 17-5, of West Fork. McCoy’s next match up was against state ranked Krystal Luna-Rosales of Spencer. This match was back and forth matchup in which McCoy had Luna-Rosales on her back where Rosales was saved by the end of the period. Then Rosales used a second period advantage to end McCoy’s tournament with a pin at 2:40. The 2022 IWCOA Girls State Wrestling Tournament is the fourth annual state tournament being held by this association because Iowa was still an unsanctioned sport. The Iowa High School Girls Athletic Association announced Jan. 22 before the finals that Iowa has officially sanctioned girls wrestling for the 2022-2023 wrestling season. Iowa is the 34th state to sanction girls high school wrestling. Women’s wrestling is the fastest growing sport in the United States. ACGC stops SWV
ACGC (Adair-Casey-Guthrie Center) Chargers came to Southwest Valley and played a very solid game Jan. 24 in defeating Southwest Valley 69-31. ACGC improves to 10-7 on the season with a balanced team attack, having 11 players score in the contest. Southwest Valley was led by Maggie Haer with 12 points and Norah Lund with 10. Charlee Larsen scored 4 for the Timberwolves, Alana Drake and Rebecca Wetzel added 2 apiece and Ryanne Mullen added a free throw to complete the scorebook for Southwest Valley. Also playing for Southwest Valley in the contest were Haidyn Top, Katey Lillie, Sierra Pearson and Maddie Bevington. "Coming off a close loss to East Union, we knew the style of game would be completely different in this one,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “ACGC is very quick and very aggressive. We were very close in rebounding but had no answer to their quickness tonight on both ends of the floor. Our girls were trying and I am proud we were still diving on the floor or chasing down players on fast breaks late in the game but they are a difficult matchup for our team. We just have to keep trying every day to get better." In the annual alternate site home game, SWV hosted East Union in Villisca at the middle school Jan. 20 and came up just short in a 50-48 loss to the Eagles. Southwest Valley led by as much as 12 points in the first half and went to half up 26-16. East Union came back to take a brief lead in the fourth quarter and the Timberwolves came back to go up 48-44 with 45 seconds to play only to see a 6-0 run by East Union seal the win. Sophomore Charlee Larsen had a career high 16 points for the Timberwolves and Mullen reached double figures for the first time in her varsity career with 12. Haer and Lund each added 9 points while Wetzel added 2. Others who played were Drake, Top, Lillie, and Kyra Simmons. "We were in a position to win this game, which is a positive step after struggling recently. I am proud that Charlee Larsen had her highest scoring game and Ryanne Mullen got into double figures for the first time in varsity,” Cormack said. “Overall, we did a lot of things right in this game as a team but the little things, like 0-7 at the line and committing too many fouls compared to other games, came back to haunt us. This game probably hurts everyone involved more than any other this year but we give our credit to East Union and have to move on to our next opponent.” Nodaway Valley improved to 12-3 on the season when they defeated the Timberwolves 75-35 Jan .18 in Greenfield. SWV was led by Larsen who reached double figures in scoring for the second time in her career with 10 points. Lund scored 9 points and Mullen had 7. Haer had a great floor game and was effective breaking the press, adding 3 points. Rounding out the scoring were Pearson with 3, Bevington with 2 and Simmons with 1. "Our girls played hard tonight and we simply give our credit to Nodaway Valley, a fine team,” Cormack said. “Maddax DeVault scored 26 for them and often with great defense on her. They have scored 68 or more points nine times this year and will continue to do so in future games. We dressed one senior tonight so our goal is to keep working on getting better as our players get more and more experience to try to get to their level." Coaches Jerry Hartman, Micayla Taylor and Cormack were pleased with the performance of the junior varsity that got its first win of the year. They defeated the Nodaway Valley JV 31-20. Every Timberwolf who was able to come and play scored in a true team victory. Haidyn Top was the leading scorer with 6, Katey Lillie had 5, Sierra Pearson and Kyra Simmons scored 4, and adding a bucket were Maddie Bevington, Alyssa Randall and Delaney True. The Timberwolves led from start to finish. Southwest Valley returned to Pride of Iowa action Jan. 25 at Lenox in a rematch from an earlier game in Corning. The Timberwolves conclude the week Jan. 28 with a game at another Pride of Iowa school, Central Decatur. ACGC overpowers Timberwolves
Two double-digit scorers for Southwest Valley weren’t enough Jan. 24 in a 83-49 loss to ACGC in a home game. The Timberwolves Gabe Fuller scored 14 points while Owen Wilkinson had 10. Brock Littler scored 18 for ACGC. Fuller had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists Jan. 20 in a 64-49 win over East Union. Wilkinson followed with 14 points and Sawyer Hensley added 10. Eats Union’s Seth Hudson scored 19 points. Nodaway Valley posted a 53-42 win Jan. 18 over the Timberwolves. Hensley had 8 points and six assists. Mathew Webber led Nodaway Valley with 21 points. The Timberwolves’ schedule include road games with Lenox on Jan. 25 and Central Decatur on Jan. 28. Stanton stops Timberwolves
The undefeated Stanton Viqueens came to Southwest Valley and delivered a 63-20 victory Jan. 14 over the Timberwolves in non-conference action in Corning. Southwest Valley falls to 2-10 on the season with the loss while Stanton is now 11-0. Maggie Haer led the Timberwolves with 7 points. Ryanne Mullen added 5 while Charlee Larsen scored 3, and 2 points came from Rebecca Wetzel as well as Norah Lund. Sadie Groszkrueger rounded out the scoring with a free throw to add a point to the total. "Credit goes to Stanton who has a solid core of players who complement each other so well. We did a great job in the first quarter limiting their outstanding inside player Jenna Stephens but then Abby Burke steps up to make four three point shots in the quarter,” SWV coach Mike Cormack said. “We limit Burke to 1 point the rest of the way but by guarding the outside closer it opens it up for Stephens to score 17 and Marleigh Johnson to get 16. This is a well-balanced team and there is a reason they are undefeated." The game was the first varsity start for Haidyn Top and Kyra Simmons played many minutes, too. They are sophomores who have played more junior varsity minutes this season, Cormack said. Upperclassmen Ryanne Mullen and Alana Drake contributed with strong play off of the bench, too. Cormack said that all four played hard and will continue to improve throughout the year. Cormack also noted that the starters also gave good effort but just ran into a talented, determined foe. Once again, the players who came at the end of the game were spirited and worked hard in their opportunity. The Timberwolves fell 59-33 Jan. 10 to Mt. Ayr on the road. Lund scored 10 points for the Timberwolves to lead the team in scoring. "We played really hard tonight and really showed improvement on guarding their inside players who hurt us in the first game,” Cormack said. “We just couldn't make shots in the second half and had no answers for their outstanding senior Maddie Stewart who had 29 points. Our effort was there but we just got cold while a star player made her shots." Haer added 8 points, Larsen had 5, Wetzel had 4, and Mullen and Drake chipped in 2 apiece. Lindsay Maurer added 2 points. “Maurer took a great charge in the third quarter but was hurt on the play and had to leave the game,” Cormack said. “The Timberwolves coaches commend Maurer for her hard play all year as she is leading the team on crashes and has had tough luck on such plays this year. The coaches wish her a speedy recovery.” The Timberwolves trailed by 1 point after a quarter and 8 at halftime but struggled offensively in the second half. The Timberwolves were scheduled to play Jan. 14 at Wayne. That game has been postponed due to weather. This week includes the Timberwolves at Nodaway Valley on Jan. 18. Stanton slips past SWV
A back and forth battle against Stanton ended in a 41-40 loss for Southwest Valley at home Jan. 13. The Timberwolves came out with a 22-18 first half but the Vikings’ defense allowed just 2 points from SWV in third quarter. The Timberwolves answered with a 16-11 fourth quarter before the clock ended. Isaac Currin led SWV with 10 points. Joey Oathoudt had 9 points and 11 rebounds and Blake Thomas had 9 points. Nolan Greblin scored 14 points to lead Stanton. SWV fell 41-31 to Mt. Ayr on the road Jan. 10 despite a promising 16-10 first quarter lead. Mt. Ayr stormed back in the third quarter 20-8 en route to the win. Owen Wilkinson scored 10 points for the Timberwolves while Thomas had 5 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Jaixsen Frost has 17 points for Mt Ayr. SWV (5-7) is scheduled to travel Jan. 18 to Nodaway Valley (3-9) and then host East Union (2-10) on Jan. 20. T-Wolves try
to tame Cougars Playing their third road game this week, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves played a talented 8-2 CAM Cougars team to a competitive 61-51 loss Jan. 6 in Anita. The Cougars have lost to two undefeated teams and otherwise averaged nearly 35 point wins in their seven previous victories. CAM led by 1 point after one quarter and held a 9 point halftime lead. The Timberwolves and Cougars battled evenly in the second half with CAM winning that half by a single point. Maggie Haer returned to double figures as the Timberwolves leading scorer for the night with 16 points. Charlee Larsen had her first double figures scoring night as a Timberwolf with 14. Norah Lund added 9, Lindsay Maurer had 8 and Becca Wetzel rounded out the scoring with 4. “What great fight tonight for the Timberwolves. While we always play to win, never quitting against a team like CAM on their court will help our young team continue to improve this year,” said assistant coach Jerry Hartman. Southwest Valley went Jan. 4 to Bedford and lost 42-33 in Pride of Iowa conference action against the Bulldogs. Lund scored 10 to lead the Timberwolves in scoring. Other Timberwolves who scored were Larsen with 8, Maurer and Ryanne Mullen with 3 each, while adding 2 points each were Haer, Haidyn Top, Maddie Bevington, and Alana Drake. The Timberwolves fell behind 20-7 at half and while outscoring Bedford 26-22 in the second half could get no closer in the ballgame than the final score. “Our defense held Bedford to 42 which is an overall good night. We just couldn't get anything done on offense tonight and just weren't making shots. We had a great game the night before and just couldn't follow it up. We will be better the next time we are in this situation,” said coach Mike Cormack. Haer got fouled driving the lane and calmly made two free throws with 4.8 on the clock to lead Southwest Valley to a thrilling 50-49 nonconference win Jan. 3 at Clarinda. Haer led all scorers with 21 points while Lund poured in 17. Mullen had a strong floor game and added 7. Larsen scored 3 and Maurer made a pair of free throws to round out the scoring. Southwest Valley stormed out to a 29-17 halftime lead but Clarinda had a strong third quarter to tie the game. Clarinda got the lead up to 5 points in the fourth quarter but Southwest Valley kept fighting and recovered to win at the end. “Really, really proud of our girls who could have folded and quit after we fell behind in the fourth quarter,” Cormack said. “This was a loud crowd and intense team we played. Win or lose, proud of our team with the spirit we showed but glad we could find a way to come out on top.” Top, Wetzel, and Drake all played well with key rebounds and defense, Cormack said. “Those who did not play were encouraging on the bench and provided great spirit throughout the game,” he said. Southwest Valley, now 2-8 on the season, returned to action Jan. 10 against Mt. Ayr, a team they lost by 9 to earlier this year in Corning. Complete results from that game were unavailable at press time. The Timberwolves host Stanton on Jan. 13 and travel to Wayne on Jan. 14. T-Wolves slip past Bedford
Three Timberwolves scored in double-digits Jan. 4 to help Southwest Valley edge out Bedford 54-50 on the road. SWV’s Blake Thomas had 16 points and seven rebounds, Gabe Fuller had 15 points and six rebounds, and Owen Wilkinson scored 10. Bedford’ Owen Lucas had 12 points. The T-Wolves fell 46-29 Jan. 6 to CAM. Fuller had 8 points and Joey Oathoudt had 12 rebounds. CAM’s Seth Hensley, Colby Rich, and Sam Foreman had 12 points each. Clarinda defeated SWV 48-30 Jan. 3. Wilkinson had 7 points and six rebounds while Oathoudt had eight blocks. Clarinda’s Grant Jobe scored 13 points. This week has the Timberwolves at Mt. Ayr on Jan. 10, at home with Stanton on Jan. 13, and on the road Jan. 14 at Wayne Long shotPhoto by Raymond Harris — Southwest Valley’s Owen Wilkinson throws up a long shot at the buzzer Dec. 14 against Lenox. Wilkinson led the Timberwolves with 20 points Dec. 16 in a 57-44 win over Southeast Warren. Gabe Fuller had 15 points. SWV fell 62-39 to Lenox. Blake Thomas had 14 points and seven rebounds while Wilkinson had 9 points.
Haer’s double-digit scoring not enough for T-Wolves
Maggie Haer returned to double figures in scoring with 15 points but it wasn’t enough as Southwest Valley came up short Dec. 16 at Southeast Warren 65-36. Southeast Warren was led by Josie Hartman with 23 points. SWV falls to 1-6 on the season and remains winless in the Pride of Iowa conference. Southeast Warren improves to 5-3 overall and 1-3 in conference. Others scoring for Southwest Valley were Rebecca Wetzel with 6, Norah Lund with 5, Haidyn Top and Charlee Larsen with 3 each, Kyra Simmons with 2, with Ryanne Mullen and Katey Lillie with 1 apiece. “We credit Southeast Warren for earning this win. Obviously we had higher expectations after battling Lenox well on Tuesday. That being said we have great girls who I know will work hard over the break and I remain confident that the future of this program remains bright,” said coach Mike Cormack. Cormack said it was encouraging to see solid floor play out of Simmons in her first extensive varsity play and the team looks forward to the return to health of Lindsay Maurer, who had to miss the game but played really well against Lenox. The Timberwolves’ junior varsity came up short with a spirited effort losing 37-30. They lost in overtime to Lenox on Dec. 14 as the JV squad continues to show improvement. The undefeated Lenox Tigers came Dec. 14 to Corning to play the Timberwolves and came from behind to win 57-46. Southwest Valley grabbed a 37-36 lead after three quarters but Lenox was able to come out on top at the end. Maurer and Wetzel both scored double figures for the first time this season with 10 apiece for the Timberwolves. Larsen added 8 while Mullen chipped in 7. Lund added six points while Haer had 3 and Alana Drake had 2. “We got back to Timberwolves basketball where we fought hard in this game. It was unfortunate we just went cold in the fourth quarter and couldn’t hit shots down the stretch. We played really well and made Lenox earn this victory. It was good to see contributions throughout the lineup and great to see Lindsay and Rebecca reach double figures for the first time in their varsity careers. We just came up a little short at the end,” Cormack said. T-Wolves hit the mat
SWV falls in Des Moines
Southwest Valley competed Dec. 11 at Wells Fargo Arena, coming up short to undefeated Martensdale St. Mary's 66-21. Carolyn Amfahr and Sophia Shannon led the Blue Devils with 14 each in a balanced attack. Maggie Haer scored 8 and Norah Lund scored 6 to pace the Wolves. Ryanne Mullen had 3 points while Lindsay Maurer and Rebecca Wetzel added a bucket apiece. Southwest Valley falls to 1-4 on the season with a Pride of Iowa record of 0-3. Next action for Southwest Valley is Dec. 14 against undefeated Lenox in Corning. “We want to thank all the Timberwolves fans, cheerleaders, scorekeeper, announcer and dance team for coming to Des Moines to support us,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “It was great for our girls to experience this environment. While we did not play our best game, the girls are trying and it was special for them to play at Wells Fargo. I am glad they could do so.” Maddax DeVault and Lindsey Davis scored 30 and 28 points in leading Nodaway Valley to a 82-39 road win Dec. 7 at Southwest Valley. Norah Lund scored 15, including four 3-pointers for the Timberwolves. Maggie Haer added 9 points, Lindsay Maurer had 6, Charlee Larsen had 4, Ryanne Mullen had 3 and Rebecca Wetzel added 2 to complete the scoring. The Timberwolves had a strong first quarter and established a 4-point lead with 3:38 to go in the first and only trailed 13-12 after one quarter. It was decisive second and fourth quarters that helped the Wolverines to pull away from the Timberwolves. “Our effort continues to be fantastic. Our execution of the game plan was outstanding in the first quarter,” Cormack said. “Every game so far shows us glimpses of what our program is going to be. DeVault and Davis are outstanding players for them who each have state tournament experience. In our locker room, up and down our roster we pointed out how the vast majority of our girls are in their fourth game of major varsity action. We get confidence out of how we played in the first and then will learn the mental focus that is needed over 32 minutes to play a team of this caliber who has that experience.” The Timberwolves Junior Varsity came up short, losing 28-22 to the Wolverines in that contest. T-Wolves top Nodaway Valley
Southwest Valley climbed to 3-1 overall with a 52-39 win Dec. 7 over Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves’ Owen Wilkinson led the team with 16 points and four steals. Sawyer Hensley had 11 points, four assists, and five steals. Gabe fuller has 8 points and four rebounds. Nodaway Valley was led by Avery Philippi with 17 points. SWV fell 52-21 Dec. 11 to Martensdale-St. Marys at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Wilkinson and Blake Thomas had 10 points each while Joey Oathoudt had 8 and Fuller had 7. This week’s schedule includes Lenox on the road Dec. 14 and Southeast Warren in Corning on Dec. 16. Timberwolves fall
to Fillies in opener The Southwest Valley Timberwolves Basketball Team had their home opener Nov. 30 and fought hard in a game against Shenandoah from the Hawkeye Ten Conference. The scrappy Timberwolves fell behind by 14 in the first half and went to halftime down 32-21. An 11-4 third quarter got the Wolves to a 36-32 deficit at the end of the quarter. The Wolves cut it to 3 points on two occasions in the fourth quarter until late free throws and solid play from the Fillies resulted in a 54-46 Shenandoah victory. Southwest Valley falls to 1-1 on the season while Shenandoah improves to 2-1 on the young campaign. Norah Lund poured in 18 points for the Timberwolves while Maggie Haer added 12 for the team. Charlee Larsen, Rebecca Wetzel, and Ryanne Mullen had 4 for the Timberwolves while Kayla Mitchell and Lindsay Maurer each added 2. "While we compete each night to win, I can't be any prouder of our girls. We were down 14 points to a team that had a tremendous size advantage over us and one of the top rebounders in the state. We fought our hearts out and made a contest out of the game, cutting it to 3 points twice in the fourth quarter,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “We give our respect to Shenandoah for their win but feel confident that we can build off of the positive things we did in this game. Many teams would have lost by 30 when they were down against a bigger opponent and again, proud of the fight our players showed in this one.” SWV fell 53-44 Dec. 3 to Pride of Iowa Conference league foe Mount Ayr at home. The Timberwolves were led by Lund and Haer who each continued their success throughout the week with 14 points apiece. The Timberwolves, who trailed by 15 at half and fell behind by 20 in the contest, closed the game with a strong comeback in the end of the third and fourth quarters, with the final result coming up 9 points short. Others who contributed to the Timberwolves cause were Charlee Larsen and Haidyn Top had strong contributions all around the court, scoring 8 and 3 points respectively. Ryanne Mullen and Rebecca Wetzel each added 2 points with a 1-point contribution from Lindsay Maurer. Alana Drake, Kayla Mitchell, and Katey Lillie all saw action for the Wolves. "This week we played three very different styles of teams in Griswold, Shenandoah and Mount Ayr,” Cormack said. “There were good moments in each game and we played hard in all of the games. We are an inexperienced team overall and have shown no quit in games. As the experience comes, I fully expect us to continue to improve and again, commend my girls for never giving up with a strong comeback on their first team unit.” The Timberwolves fall to 1-2 on the young season with an 0-1 record in Pride of Iowa action. The Wolves next host No. 7 ranked Nodaway Valley on Dec. 7 and follow that with a game at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at Wells Fargo Arena. “Please come out and support the Timberwolves and fill the Well with proud Timberwolves fans in Des Moines,” Cormack said Timberwolves defeat Shenandoah
Southwest Valley’s Gabe Fuller had 14 points and three steals while Owen Wilkinson had 13 points and five steals Nov. 30 in a 56-27 blowout over Shenandoah. The Timberwolves’ Sawyer Hensley had 4 points, four assists, and six steals. Camden Lorimor led Shenandoah with 7 points. SWV fell 61-40 Dec. 3 to Mount Ayr. Joey Oathoudt led the T-Wolves with 13 points and eight rebounds. Wilkinson scored 8 points while Hensley had 4 points and six assists. The Raiders were led by Braydon Pierson with 20 points. This week’s schedule includes Nodaway Valley on Dec. 7 at home and Martensdale-St. Marys at 8 p.m. Dec. 11 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. SWV defeats Griswold 58-38
Timberwolves defeat Griswold 52-22
Southwest Valley girls basketball got off to a strong start in winning their season opener 52-22 Nov. 29 at Griswold. Maggie Haer led a balanced Timberwolves attack with 16 points. Norah Lund scored 8, Charlee Larsen added 7, Rebecca Wetzel and Ryanne Mullen both had 6, Lindsay Maurer had 5, and Sadie Groszkrueger and Kayla Mitchell rounded out the scoring with a bucket apiece. Sierra Pearson, Alana Drake, Haidyn Top and Katey Lillie all saw action for the Wolves. “I am very pleased with our teamwork and effort tonight,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “We were unselfish with the basketball. Our defensive and rebounding intensity were terrific. As an undersized club, we have to give that effort to be successful. Just proud of the girls.” The Timberwolves, 1-0 on the season, faced Hawkeye 10 Conference foe Shenandoah on Nov. 30 in Corning. T-Wolves earn
All-District honors Eleven Timberwolves and one of their coaches have been named to the 2021 Class A District 7 All-District team. Brendan Knapp received a unanimous vote for First Team Offense Running Back and Robbie Barnes received a unanimous vote for First Team Offensive Line. Barnes also was a unanimous choice for Second Team Defensive Line. Receiving unanimous votes for First Team Defense were Marshall Knapp for Defensive Back and Cade Myers for Linebacker. Hunter Crill was named to the First Team Defensive Line. Receiving unanimous votes for Second Team Offense were Dalton Calkins for Offensive Line and Evan Timmerman for Kicker. Along with Barnes, receiving unanimous votes for Second Team Defense were Blake Thomas for Defensive Back and Colin Jacobs for Linebacker. Dillon Inman and Isaac Currin received All-District Honorable Mention. Kyle Chafa was named All-District Assistant Coach. Timberwolves blow out Ogden 53-22
Southwest Valley racked up 409 yards rushing and another 77 yards passing to defeat Ogden 53-22 to advance in Class A state playoffs Oct. 22 in Corning. The Timberwolves’ Brendan Knapp was 4-6 passing for two touchdowns on 77 yards and scored two more rushing with 188 yards on 22 carries. He also scored a 2-point conversion. Blake Thomas scored on a 13-yard reception while Marshall Knapp had a touchdown and 64 yards on three receptions. Cade Myers had two touchdowns and 120 yards on 18 carries and three 2-point conversions. Bradlee Grantz had a touchdown and 42 yards on five carries. Isaac Currin rushed nine times for 59 yards and had a 2-point conversion. Defensively, Brendan Knapp had five solo tackles and an assist, Thomas had four solos and an assist, Marshall Knapp had three solos and two assists, and Hunter Crill had three solos and an assist. Evan Timmerman had two solos and three assists, and Currin and Owen Wilkinson had two solos and an assist. Myers had a solo and seven assists while Ely Rodriguez and Dillon Inman had a solo and an assist. Collin Jacobs had three assists, Robbie Barnes had two assists, and Joey Oathoudt, Kale Haffner, and Theron Mullen had assists. Brendan Knapp had 25 yards on two kick returns. Mullen had 94 yards on four kickoffs while Currin had 70 yards on three punts. The Timberwolves (7-2) travel Oct. 29 to Woodbury Central (8-1) for round 2 of Class A state playoffs. Timberwolves fall to ACGC
A 25-15 first set Oct. 25 against ACGC ended in a 3-1 loss for the Timberwolves in Class 2A Region 3 playoffs. The Chargers claimed the next three sets 25-21, 25-12, 25-18 to end Southwest Valley’s volleyball season. “We came out very strong in set 1 with lots of energy and were doing a great job getting touches on [Chloe] Largent and slowing her down. We also dug her up several times and were producing with our offense,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “In the rest of the sets we didn't have near the production we had out of the middle or opposite side as far as offense goes. We were still getting touches and blocks on Chloe, but made some unforced errors on our side of the net and dug several holes in the point differential that we just couldn't overcome.” Haidyn Top was 13-14 serving with five aces and seven digs. Norah Lund was 14-14 with two aces, two kills, and 13 digs. Samantha Larsen was 9-11 with two aces, eight kills, and two digs. Charlee Larsen was 12-14 with two aces and three digs. Ryanne Mullen was 18-18 serving with a kill and eight digs. Maggie Haer was 6-6 with six digs. Aldrich had two kills. Tierney Dalton had a kill. “Overall, I thought we played well, but we didn't exploit their open spots in defense enough. I am proud of the girls for showing grit and they didn't quit at any point during tonight's match,” Wetzel said. “Those four seniors (Norah Lund, Sam Larsen, Karsyn Poston, and Kyli Aldrich) have a lot to be proud of for a great season.” The Timberwolves defeated Panorama 25-13, 25-20, 25-12 Oct. 20 in Class 2A Region 3 Quarterfinal. “I thought we did an exceptional job with our serve tonight, 92 percent as a team with 18 aces. I thought Norah has an all-around good night for us with six kills, 10 digs, 100 percent serve efficiency with five aces,” Wetzel said. “I was also impressed with Tierney's net play. Over the last couple of weeks she has really stepped up her front row game and is aggressive with any balls that are tight on the net or overpassed. She has been doing a great job of moving with the ball along the front line. Haidyn had six ace serves on the night out of 17 attempts. It was a solid team win for us, the girls brought a lot of energy, which we had been missing the last week of the regular season. I know these girls want to keep playing and extend their season as long as possible and that showed tonight.” Mullen was 12-12 serving with two aces, a kill, and three digs. Haer was 11-12 with two aces and six digs. Samantha Larsen was 6-9 with two aces, four kills, and a dig. Charlee Larsen was 7-7 with six kills and six digs. Katey Lillie was 1-1 with an ace. Cross country season
ends for T-Wolves The Timberwolves hosted a 1A state qualifier meet Oct. 21 at Lake Icaria. With 17 schools from across Southwest Iowa in attendance, 10 individuals and two teams in boys and girls races earned a trip to the state meet in Fort Dodge. “The weather was cool and windy, but the course proved to be fast as Central Decatur won the boys with St. Albert second, and the two schools switched places in the girls race,” head coach Jason Hults said. The Timberwolves’ girls team ran a full squad and placed fifth in the team standings, while three boys ran for Southwest Valley. “Running on our home course, nine of the 10 Timberwolves posted personal course bests tonight to finish their season,” Hults said. Leading the girls team was Kya Newton in 28th place while Olivia Kathikar (32nd), Victoria Fletchall (36th), and Sierra Pearson (37th) each ran a course best time. Rounding out the top five for SWV was Karissa Richey (40th). Averyle Butcher (41st) ran a course best and senior Alice Williams (42nd) finished her career for SWV with a new personal record. For the boys, Ethan James (58th) ran a course best time and his second fastest time of the season. Deacon Ganfield (74th) ran a season best time, and Devyn Fasce (76th) ran a course best time. “Our kids ran well all year. They continued to improve and push themselves each week. Most ran new PRs or season best times in the last few meets of the season, which is what we work for, to run our best times at the end of the year,” Hults said. “Our team overall is young, with 12 freshman or sophomore runners, and only two seniors leaving us. Gabe Fuller and Alice Williams were both first-year seniors on the squad, and ran well throughout the year. We will miss them for sure, but look forward to seeing what the rest of the team can do next season.” Results from the state qualifier include: Girls — Newton, 28th, 26:11; Kathikar, 32nd, 26:59; Fletchall, 36th, 29:35; Pearson, 37th, 29:56; Richey, 40th, 31:22; Butcher, 41st, 35:30; Williams, 42nd, 35:58 Boys — James, 58th, 23:20; Ganfield, 74th, 27:35; Fasce, 76th, 35:00 T-Wolves fall to Mount Ayr
A 21-19 halftime lead Oct. 15 over Mount Ayr, ended in a 41-33 loss for the Timberwolves for Senior Night. Both Southwest Valley and the Raiders and scored third quarter touchdowns but Mount Ayr’s 16-6 fourth quarter frustrated the Timberwolves. Brendan Knapp was 4-8 passing for 139 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Owen Wilkinson had a 62-yard reception for a touchdown, Isaac Currin had a 45-yard reception and a touchdown, and Joey Oathoudt had a 12-yard reception and a touchdown. Marshall Knapp had a 20-yard reception. Cade Myers had two touchdowns and 65 yards on 15 carries. He also had a 2-point conversion. Brendan Knapp had 94 yards on 23 rushes. Currin had 10 yards on three carries and Evan Timmerman had seven yards on two carries. Colin Jacobs had three solo tackles and three assists. Brendan Knapp had four solos and an assist. Blake Thomas and Robbie Barnes had three solos and two assists each. Marshall Knapp had three solos and an assist. Currin had two solos and two assists. Myers had a solo and four assists, Hunter Crill had a solo and two assist, and Timmerman had a solo and an assist. Ely Rodriguez, Kale Haffner, and Dillon Inman each had an assist. Brendan Knapp had 80 yards on four kick returns. Theron Mullen had 90 yards on three kickoffs. Currin punted twice for 62 yards. SWV (6-2) hosts Ogden (4-4) on SWV runners end
regular season The Timberwolves finished their regular season Oct. 14 at the Ron Landphair Invitational in Mount Ayr. In a meet filled with talent from both Iowa and Missouri, the Timberwolves girls finished seventh and boys 15th in team standings. “We had a great meet on Tuesday at the POI with lots of the kids getting new PRs, but our legs looked a little tired tonight on only one day rest,” Southwest Valley head coach Jason Hults said. “We ran well, with many of the Timberwolves getting times in their top three or four for the season.” Leading the girls team was Olivia Kathikar (30th) and Kya Newton (42nd). Rounding out the top five for the girls were Sierra Pearson (57th), Victoria Fletchall (60th), and Karissa Richey (61st). “Our top five girls (two freshman and three sophomores) have gained a lot of experience this season while making great progress as runners,” Hults said. “They will form a great nucleus and be leaders for our girls squad over the next few years.” Gabe Fuller (71st) and Zac TenEyck (78th) paced each other for most of the race, with fuller pulling away in the last stretch to the finish. Ethan James (97th), Matthew Means (116th), and Devyn Fasce (124th) rounded out the boys squad. “Gabe was a great addition to the team this season and as a senior we will miss him next year,” Hults said. “But Zach, Ethan, and Matthew as underclassmen will give us a great foundation to start build around for our boys squad in the next few season.” Results from the meet include: Girls — Kathikar, 30th, 24:53.94; Newton, 42nd, 25:59.19; Pearson, 57th, 29:50.69; Fletchall, 60th, 29:54.03; Richey, 61st, 30:00.60; Butcher, 70th, 34:54.87; Williams, 71st, 37:03.08; Means, 73rd, 43:16.69 Team — (Average times) Grandview Christian 24:17.59, Martensdal St. Marys 24:13.65, Mount Ayr 25:12.78, Nodaway Valley 25:41.14, Wayne 25:48.65, Clarke 27:18.91, SWV 28:07.69, CAN 29:27.60 Boys — Fuller, 71st, 21:57.28; TenEyck, 78th, 22:09.89; James, 97th, 23:28.69; Means, 116th, 26:54.08; Fasce, 124th, 30:55.26 Team — Maryville 17:59.59, Nodaway Valley 19:36.11, Ankeny Christian Academy 20:08.12, Wayne 20:26.27, Sidney 21:10.03, Savannah 21:13.97, Lamoni 22:04.37, Martensdale St. Marys 21:23.37, CAM 21:50.57, Diagonal 23:08.16, Central Decatur JV 23:43.45, SWV 25:05.04 SWV travelled Oct. 12 to Leon to compete in the Pride of Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet. Central Decatur swept the team championships for both boys and girls varsity divisions, while the Timberwolves finished sixth in boys and seventh in girls team standings. “Even though the team standings didn't come out as we had hoped, the Timberwolves had a great night with 10 out of 13 runners setting new career PRs,” Hults said. “This was a new course for us, so we didn't really know what to expect as we don't come down to CDs regular season meet. But the kids really felt good after walking it and felt like it was going to be a good course to run. As coaches, we always want to see our kids running their best times near the end of the season and the conference meet is a great time to do that. With only one more regular season meet before state qualifying, the kids are running extremely well right now.” In the girls race, six of the girls had new personal records and the other two were within 9 seconds of setting new PRs. “All the girls ran very well,” Hults said. Leading the girls squad, Kathikar earned All-Conference honors with a 20th place medal finish and a new PR of 23:55. Newton (28th) had a new PR while Pearson (36th) was 1 second off her PR. Fletchall (37th), Richey (38th), Butcher (44th), and Williams (45th) all ran new PRs. Means (46th) was 9 seconds off her PR. “The top four boys ran new PRs and the fifth ran a season best time, so the boys had a great night,” Hults said. Fuller led the boys team with a 27th place finish followed by TenEyck (41st), James (46th), and Means (55th). “Deacon Ganfield battled through a hip injury and showed a lot of heart to finish 57th overall with a season best time,” Hults said. “Without Deacon fighting through that injury, the boys would not have been able to field a team score, so I am really proud of him for competing and not giving up.” The Timberwolves will host a 1A state qualifier Oct. 21 at Lake Icaria. Results from the POI meet include: Girls — Kathikar, 20th, 23:55; Newton, 28th, 25:29; Pearson, 36th, 28:35; Fletchall, 37th, 28:37; Richey, 38th, 28:40; Butcher, 44th, 33:44; Williams, 45th, 36:23; Means, 46th, 38:30 Team — (Average times) Central Decatur 22:26, Martensdale St. Mary’s 23:00, Mount Ayr 23:30, Nodaway Valley 24:00, Wayne 24:27, East Union 31:27, SWV 27:03 Middle school girls — Zoey Mullen, 29th, 14:46; Akina Crawford, 31st, 18:26 Boys — Fuller, 27th, 20:21; TenEyck, 41st, 21:49; James, 46th, 22:35; Ganfield, 57th, 28:22 Middle school boys — Ashton Boswell, fifth, 11:01; Brody Sparks, sixth, 11:04; Lucas James, 23rd, 14:36 Team — Central Decatur 17:35, Nodaway Valley 18:41, Wayne 19:03, SE Warren 19:55, Martensdale St. Marys 20:21, SWV 23:40 Senior NightTimberwolves
defeat Mt. Ayr 3-0 Southwest Valley’s volleyball team picked up a 25-20, 25-15, 25-21 win Oct. 5 on the road at Mt. Ayr. “I am really proud of how the team came out fired up and ready to play. We had a goal in mind to finish as the No. 1 seed on our half of the conference going into the conference tourney and we accomplished that goal tonight,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “I thought the girls really played some great volleyball tonight. We had a pretty strong block up, we passed well in serve receive and had six girls with five or more digs each. They played as one cohesive unit tonight, we were scrappy, we were aggressive with our offense and above 90 percent serving. We are looking forward to getting back in the gym and getting some practice in to work on some things before the POI tourney starts on Monday [Oct. 11]. We are playing really good volleyball right now which is great as we head into our last week of regular season play.” Maggie Haer was 8-8 serving with six aces and eight digs. Norah Lund was 9-9 serving with a kill and 10 digs. Charlee Larsen was 13-14 serving with eight kills and six digs. Samantha Larsen was 9-10 with an ace, seven kills, and seven digs. Ryanne Mullen was 9-10 with an ace, a kill, and eight digs. Haidyn Top was 4-6 serving with six digs. Kyli Aldrich had four kills. Tierney Dalton had four kills. The Timberwolves claimed a 25-13, 25-23, 25-21 Senior Night win Oct. 4 over Martensdale-St. Marys. “We came out in set 1 hitting the ball very efficiently, .333 as a team. I thought we were also aggressive on the serve and had 14 aces as a team tonight,” Wetzel said. “Our passers did a nice job of getting the ball to our setter and Ryanne did a good job of spreading that ball around to all the hitters and making good decisions when MSM was still in transition. Ryanne had 16 digs, Norah had 10, Haidyn had seven, Maggie six, Sam three, and Charlee twp. I thought Norah had a good, all around match. Norah isn't a flashy hitter, but has a very high volleyball IQ and see's the other side of the court very well and can place the ball in the holes. She is a very consistent full rotation player for us, she passes, digs, serves, hits and blocks. She is usually flying all over the back court. I thought it was a nice win for us on senior night and I see us playing well and being more consistent as we are nearing the end of the regular season.” SWV advanced in the Pride of Iowa playoffs Oct. 11 with a 3-0 win over Lenox (complete results unavailable at press time). The Timberwolves were scheduled to face Mt. Ayr again Oct. 12. Timberwolves top Riverside 15-12
Second quarter touchdowns by Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp and a second-half defensive effort gave the Timberwolves a 15-12 victory Oct. 8 over Riverside. The Bulldogs scored two third-quarter touchdowns but the Timberwolves defense stopped Riverside’s point-after attempts. Knapp had 126 yards on 28 carries and was 2-8 for 31 yards passing. Evan Timmerman had 32 yards on eight carries and Cade Myers had a five-yard rush. Owen Wilkinson had a 16-yard reception and Blake Thomas had a 15-yard receptions. Brendan Knapp and Thomas had five solo tackles and an assist each. Colin Jacobs had four solo tackles and four assists while Hunter Crill had four solos and three assists. Isaac Currin had three solos and two assists, Marshall Knapp had two solos, Cade Myers had a solo and five assists, Wilkinson had a solo and two assists, Robbie Barnes and Dillon Inman had a solo and an assist each, and Ely Rodriguez had an assist. Thomas had a 25-yard interception. Timmerman had 123 yards on three kickoffs and 64 yards on two punts. This week the Timberwolves host Mt. Ayr on Oct. 15 for Senior Night. SWV runners
improve times The Timberwolves cross country teams competed Oct. 4 in Greenfield at the Nodaway Valley Invitational. “Running on tired legs from their third meet in seven days, the kids put forth a great effort and ran competitively throughout the night,” head coach Jason Hults said. Both boys and girls teams finished in ninth place overall. For the girls, freshman Olivia Kathikar led the team for the first time this season with a 36th place overall finish and her second best time of the season. Sophomores Kya Newton and Sierra Pearson shaved 1 and 2.5 minutes respectively off their course times from last season to place 45th and 69th. “The rest of the girls did well, with Victoria Fletchall (74th), Karissa Richey (75th), Averyle Butcher (81st) and Alice Williams (84th),” Hults said. In the boys race, senior Gabe Fuller had a late charge, moving up from 27th with about 400 meters to go to finish 22nd overall. Sophomore's Ethan James (61st) and Zach TenEyck (63rd) ran close to each other the entire race and helped push each other to finish with top three personal times for the season. Freshman Matthew Means (81st) was within 11 seconds of his best time of the season. Junior Devyn Fasce (88th) also ran his third best time of the year to round out the boys squad. “The middle school runners also competed, with medalist Ashton Boswell finishing second in the MS boys race,” Hults said. “We will be excited for Ashton and the other eighth-graders to join us next fall.” The Timberwolves used the rest of last week to prepare for the Pride of Iowa conference meet Oct. 12 in Leon. Results from the Nodaway Valley Invitational include: Girls — Kathikar, 36th, 26:25; Newton, 45th, 27:30; Pearson, 69th, 31:33; Fletchall, 74th, 32:51; Richey, 75th, 32:55; Butcher, 81st, 37:41; Williams, 84th, 38.11 Boys — Fuller, 22nd, 21:25; James, 61st, 24:29; TenEyck, 63rd, 24:41; Means, 81st, 27:27; Fasce, 88th, 30:34 Middle school — Boswell, third, 13:24; Brody Sparks, 26th, 14:49; Quaid Eddy, 34th, 15:17; Lucas James, 93rd, 17:49; Zoey Mullen, 104th, 19:15; Justice Cross, 113th, 20:42; Akina Crawford, 123rd, 24:31 Confusion plays role
at Shenandoah race The Timberwolves cross country teams headed Sept. 30 to Shenandoah. In a stacked field full of some of the best runners in Southwest Iowa, and teams representing all four classes, the girls team placed 12th overall and the boys team placed 14th. “The weather forecast had been for rain and thunderstorms, so the hosts decided to change the schedule of events to ensure the best chance for the varsity races to be completed,” head coach Jason Hults said. “This unfortunately led to some confusion in the first race of the night, varsity girls, as the lead cart started out on the middle school course and had to make a change during the race to try to get the correct distance for the runners. This led to some confusion, especially for the runners at the back of the pack who did not know where changes had been made to the course. I honestly don't know the length of the race for the varsity girls, but I do know it caused some confusion, resulting in our girls finishing in an unexpected order.” The girls were led by Kya Newton (54th) and Olivia Kathikar (59th) for the entire race. At the mile mark Karissa Richey, Victoria Fletchall, and Sierra Pearson were battling for the third spot, with Averyle Butcher and Alice Williams rounding out the pack. “But somewhere in mile 2, the girls got mixed up and took a wrong turn,” Hults said. “The trail cart did not know the correct way, so instructed the girls to follow the marked route of the original course. This led to Averyle and Alice moving ahead of the other three due to the course guides instructions.” The final 3-7 finish order for the girls was Butcher (82nd), Fletchall (85th), Williams (86th), Richey (87th) and Pearson (88th). “The course guides got everything figured out for the varsity boys race, and the rest of the night went on as scheduled,” Hults said. Gabe Fuller paced the boys squad with one of his best times of the year, but with the stacked field finished in 69th place overall. Ethan James (88th) and Zach TenEyck (100th) had solid times. Matthew Means (102nd), Deacon Ganfield (104th) and Devyn Fasce (105th) rounded out the squad. Results from Shenandoah include: Girls — Newton, 54th, 26:38.67; Kathikar, 59th, 27:02.73; Butcher, 82nd, 30:56.25; Fletchall, 85th, 31:44.41; Williams, 86th, 31:49.75; Richey, 87th, 32:14.71; Pearson, 88th, 33:30.55 Boys — Fuller, 69th, 21:11.43; James, 88th, 23:39.80; Wieland, 99th, 26:25.09; TenEyck, 100th, 26:25.09; Means, 102nd, 27:10.09; Ganfield, 104th, 30:01.40; Fasce, 105th, 30:01.80 The Timberwolves ran Sept. 28 at the Clarke Invitational in Osceola. The girls varsity team finished in sixth place overall and the boys varsity finished ninth. “The unseasonably high temp's did affect the Timberwolves throughout the night,” Hults said. “We posted some great times last week with 11 runners posting new PRs at Creston; but the heat tonight was a factor, and the kids’ times were overall slower than expected. But looking ahead to Thursday in Shenandoah, we should see some more good times with the cooler temperatures in the forecast. Despite the heat, I did see some great effort from the kids; especially late in the race with passing kids in the last 300 meter and finishing hard all the way through the finish line.” For the girls squad, Andrews finished 27th overall to lead the team. Newton (32nd) and Kathikar (33rd) both had strong finishes only 9 seconds apart. Richey (50th) and Pearson (57th) rounded out the top 5 for the Timberwolves. For the boys squad, Fuller finished 26th overall to lead the boys. TenEyck (61st) and James (62nd) finished strong, and Means (82nd) and Fasce (87th) completed the boys squad. Results from Clarke include: Girls — Andrews, 27th, 27:47; Newton, 32nd, 29:23; Kathikar, 33rd, 29:32; Richey, 50th, 33:34; Pearson, 57th, 36:17; Butcher, 71st, 41:31; Williams, 72nd, 41:43 Boys — Fuller, 26th, 22:17; TenEyck, 61st, 26:13; James, 62nd, 26:45; Means, 82nd, 30:17; Fasce, 87th, 36:16 The Timberwolves competed Oct. 4 in the Wolverines Invitational in Greenfield. Results were unavailable at press time. Timberwolves defeat Bedford 3-0
Southwest Valley’s volleyball team blanked Bedford 25-16, 25-13, 25-23 at home Sept. 28. “I thought we did a nice job of staying aggressive offensively in sets 1 and 2. Our serve received was good and our passers had good ups which allowed us to stay in system more often than not,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “In set 3 I just felt like we were going through the motions and mentally lost focus. We also missed six serves in set 3 which didn't help matters. We kind of played from behind the entire set, but were able to string some points together in the end to win the set. Tonight was a good team win for us and keeps us in the driver's seat going into the POI Tourney. We are nearing the end of the regular season, with only two and a half weeks left and I feel like we are playing well and improving on some aspects of our game that are weak.” Samantha Larsen was 15-17 serving with four aces, eight kills, and four digs. Maggie Haer was 14-16 with two aces and 12 digs. Ryanne Mullen was 11-11 with three aces and four digs. Charlee Larsen was 13-14 with an ace, four kills, and six digs. Haidyn Top was 6-8 serving and had two digs. Norah Lund was 4-5 with an ace, five kills, and 10 digs. Tierney Dalton had six kills and a block. Kyli Aldrich had three kills and two blocks. The Timberwolves faced Martensdale-St. Marys on Oct. 4 and Mount Ayr on Oct. 5. Results from this week’s matches were unavailable at press time. Timberwolves stop Earlham 15-13
Touchdowns in the first and third quarters and a field goal by Southwest Valley’s Evan Timmerman in the fourth gave the Timberwolves a 15-13 win Oct. 1 over Earlham. The win came after Earlham quarterback Darrell Matchem was ejected from the game after claiming a SWV player used a racial slur against him. Both schools investigated the incident and on Oct. 4 SWV superintendent Chris Fenster issued the following statement on the school district’s Facebook page: “The Southwest Valley School District has conducted multiple interviews with people closest to the situation. We did not discover any more evidence to report to Earlham Administration or the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The Southwest Valley District would like everyone to know that we have good, positive students, and this type of behavior is never tolerated. We are a proud school district that will never condone treating people because of race, gender, sexual orientation with anything but respect, dignity, and kindness. We will continue to work with Earlham and investigate any new information that would surface. We are proud of our student-athletes, fans, and communities for allowing the administration to investigate the incident and reach our conclusion.” Timberwolves senior quarterback Brendan Knapp was 7-9 passing for 143 yard and had 50 yards and a touchdown on 16 rushes. Sophomore Bradlee Grantz had 12 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Timmerman rushed seven times for 43 yards followed by Cade Myers with 26 yards on seven rushes and Isaac Currin with a two-yard carry. Blake Thomas had three receptions for 85 yards, Marshall Knapp had two receptions for 50 yards, and Owen Wilkinson had two receptions for eight yards. Defensively, Myers had four solo touchdowns and six assists followed by Colin Jacobs with five solos and three assists, Brendan Knapp with three solos and four assists, Dillon Iman with three solos and two assists, Thomas with two solos and three assists, Marshall Knapp with two solos and two assists, Hunter Crill with a solo and three assists, Timmerman with a solo and two assists, Robbie Barnes with three assists, Currin with a solo and two assists, and Kale Haffner with two assists. Timmerman had 54 yards on two kickoffs and 59 yards on two punts. The Timberwolves (5-1) head to Riverside (5-1) on Oct. 8. Timberwolves finish
home tourney 4-2 The Timberwolves volleyball team capped Southwest Valley’s homecoming week with a 4-2 finish Sept. 25 in the SWV Tournament in Corning. “Overall I was very pleased with our play at our home tourney. Going 4-2 on the day was great,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We played a really tight set 1 with AHSTW and almost won that set. We were playing very scrappy defense and there were quite a few long volleys especially at the end of that first set. It was a strong showing by our team at the end of a long homecoming week!” The Timberwolves defeated Lenox 2-1 and Clarke, Exira-EHK, and Panorama 2-0. SWV’s losses came to CAM 21-17, 21-19, 2-0 and to AHSTW 29-27, 21-10, 2-0. Maggie Haer had seven aces, 28 digs, and a kill in the tournament while Haidyn Top had seven aces and 15 digs. Norah Lund had three aces, eight kills, and 17 digs. Charlee Larsen had five aces, 19 kills, and 14 digs. Ryanne Mullen had two aces, a kill, and 12 digs. Samantha Larsen had three aces, 20 kills, a block, and four digs. Kyli Aldrich had 21 kills and three digs. Tierney Dalton had eight kills, four blocks, and a dig. SWV defeated Lenox 25-20, 25-12, 17-25, 25-11 on the road Sept. 21. “I thought we played a pretty solid match tonight. I felt like we were a little lax in set 3 and quit moving our feet on serve receive and made some untimely offensive errors at the net,” Wetzel said. “Maggie and Norah had a great passing and digging night for us. Norah had 12 digs, and an overall pass rate of 2.19. Maggie had 14 digs and an overall pass rate of 2.26. Ryanne had 32 assists on 96 attempts and was making really good decisions on where to set the ball, especially in transition. Our serve percentage was a little low at 88 percent for the night. In set 1 we were 100 percent and then just faltered in the remaining sets, missing 11 serves. Charlee again had a good night at the net with 12 kills, Kyli and Sam both chipped in nine a piece, and Tierney had six of her own. It was a very balanced night for us offensively.” The Timberwolves take on Bedford on Sept. 28 are at home Oct. 4 with Martensdale for Senior Night. T-Wolf teams place
fifth at Creston Southwest Valley’s boys and girls varsity teams both finished fifth overall in team standings Sept. 21 in the Class B section of the Creston Invitational. “The team ran exceptionally well, with 11 of the 13 runners posting new career PRs,” head coach Jason Hults said. All seven girls who ran posted new career personal records, Hults said. The girls were led by medalist Christine Andrews who finished seventh. “Kya Newton (23rd) and Olivia Kathikar (25th) had amazing performances, running their first sub 26s of their careers,” Hults said. Sierra Pearson (34th) and Karissa Richey (35th) broke the 30-minute mark for their first times. Victoria Fletchall (39th) and Averyl Butcher (43rd) both took over 3 minutes off their previous PRs . “I was so impressed by the girls squad tonight. All seven girls ran very well and I saw some strong competitive running late in the race,” Hults said. “Many of them were passing going up the last hill and in the last 100 meters on the straight away to the finish. I was super proud of that competitiveness and seeing them fight for those spots.” In the boys race, four of the six Timberwolves posted new personal records and another ran his second fastest time of the season. Senior Gabe Fuller continued to lead the boys squad with an 18th place finish and a new PR. Zach TenEyck (40th) and Ethan James (41st) both posted new PRs. Matthew Means (52nd) ran his second fastest time of the season, and Devyn Fasce (53rd) ran a new PR. Deacon Ganfield (54th) battled an injury but finished the race to round out the boys squad. “The boys ran a great race tonight as well. Being a two-class meet, with a lot of 3A schools in the bigger class, there was some great competition that pushed our boys to go out and run hard,” Hults said. “Just like in the girls race, I saw some competitive spirit come out late in the race as the boys battled other runners for position. That will be a positive for both squads as we move on in the season.” This week the Timberwolves face Clarke in Osceola on Sept. 28 and Shenandoah on Sept 30. Results from Creston include: Girls — Andrews, seventh, 23:10.2; Newton, 23rd, 25:45.7; Kathikar, 25th, 25:54.7; Pearson, 34th, 28:34.0; Richey, 35th, 29:01.0; Fletchall, 39th, 31:17.7; Butcher, 43rd, 35:57.3 Team — Earlham 46, Martensdale-St. Marys 53, Nodaway Valley 67, Mount Ayr 87, SWV 99, CAM 133 Boys — Fuller, 18th, 21:00.7; TenEyck, 40th, 23:40.06; James, 41st, 23:45.4; Means, 52nd, 28:05.9; Fasce, 53rd, 29:54.5; Ganfield, 54th, 33:10.0 Team — Earlham 19, Nodaway Valley 48, Martensdale-St. Marys 89, CAM 107, SWV 125 SWV runners finish strong at Lake Icaria
The Timberwolves hosted their home cross country invitational Sept. 16 on a warm and humid afternoon at Lake Icaria with 18 schools in attendance. The varsity girls finished fifth overall while the varsity boys finished seventh in the team standings. “There was definitely some great competition here today, with Winterset winning the girls and Central Decatur winning the boys divisions,” head coach Jason Hults said. “We feel like we have a very challenging course for a meet early in the season as it was only our fourth meet. And coming off another hilly and challenging course at Red Oak, this was going to be a very good indicator of how our kids were progressing.” Running in their second meet of the week for only the first time this season, the Timberwolves used the home course to their advantage. Thirteen Timberwolves posted their second fastest times of the season and one posted a new career personal record. For the girls team, all nine runners posted their second best times of the season and averaged 1:30 faster than their times at Red Oak earlier in the week, Hults said. Leading the girls team were Christine Andrews (22nd), Kya Newton (24th) and Olivia Kathikar (29th), Sierra Pearson (40th), and Karissa Richey (48th). On the boys team, three posted their second fastest times of the season and one posted a new career PR. The top five for the boys were Gabe Fuller (25th), Ryder Petry (PR) (60th), Zach TenEyck (62nd), Ethan James (69th), and Matthew Means (75th). “All the kids are making great strides, and they have been working very hard,” Hults said. “Seeing the times they posted tonight, considering the difficulty of our course and running for the second time this week, I think we are headed in the right direction and will see some great things as the season moves forward. We have some flatter courses coming up in the next few meets, so we should see some great results from the Timberwolves moving forward.” The Timberwolves are in action Sept. 21 this week at Creston. Results from the Timberwolves Invitational include: Girls — Andrews, 22nd, 26:27; Newton, 24th, 27:17; Kathikar, 29th, 28:50; Pearson, 40th, 32:02; Richey, 48th, 33:03; Victoria Fetchall, 51st, 35:20; Averyle Butcher, 53rd, 39:30; Alice Williams, 54th, 40:08; Julia Means, 56th, 42:35 Team — Winterset, first; Central Decatur, second; Martensdale-St. Marys, third; Red Oak, fourth; SWV, fifth MS girls — Zoey Mullen, 22nd, 23:05 Boys — Fuller, 22nd, 21:59; Petry, 39th, 26:01; TenEyck, 40th, 26:14; James, 69th, 27:12; Means, 75th, 28:30; Ganfield, 81st, 31:37; Devyn Fasce, 86th, 42:22 Team — Central Decatur, first; Winterset, second; Red Oak, third, Lamoni, fourth; Sidney, fifth; Martensdale-St. Marys, sixth; SWV, seventh; East Mills, eighth MS boys — Ashton Boswell, 11th, 14:51; Lucas James, 34th, 19:31 SWV defeats East Union 2-0
The Timberwolves defeated East Union 2-0 but fell to Stanton 0-2 Sept. 20 in Corning. Southwest Valley topped East Union 25-18, 25-19. “We played well against East Union. We still need to cut down our unforced errors and stay aggressive with our attacking and serving,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We had three girls with six, five, and five kills, which is great! It allows our setter to spread the ball out and gives us some much needed production out of several hitters instead of just one or two.” Samantha Larsen had six kills and a dig. Charlee Larsen had five kills and seven digs while Tierney Dalton had five kills, a block, and an ace. Katie Lillie had three kills, Norah Lund had two kills, three digs, and an ace, and Maggie Haer had a kill, six digs, and an ace. The Timberwolves fell 26-24, 25-19 to Stanton. “I was pleased with the way we came out against Stanton. We were being aggressive, getting some good blocks and our serving was 96 percent,” Wetzel said. “We kind of struggled on our side of the net during set 2. We started making some unforced errors and tipped too much. We let Stanton go on some serving runs late in the set. I see lots of positives in our play. We have become a lot scrappier as a team and continue to go after the ball, we are improving in our front line blocking and defensively we are staying in position and getting better at reading our opponents hitters.” Kyli Aldrich had five kills and two blocks. Charlee Larsen had four kills, six digs, and an ace. Samantha Larsen had three kills and two blocks. Lund had two kills, seven digs, and an ace. Dalton had two kills and two blocks. Haer had nine digs and an ace, Ryanne Mullen had four digs and ace, and Haidyn Top had six digs. SWV’s schedule this week includes Sept. 21 at Lenox and the SWV Tournament Sept. 25. T-Wolves blank
St. Albert 30-0 Southwest Valley’s defense shut down St. Albert for a 30-0 victory Sept. 17 in Corning. Brendan Knapp led the Timberwolves’ offense with 204 yards and two touchdowns on 15 rushes. Evan Timmerman had 113 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Isaac Currin had a touchdown and 42 yards on nine rushes as well as a 2-point conversion. Bradlee Grantz rushed seven times for 47 yards, Ely Rodriguez had 24 yards on four carries, and Cade Myers had 10 yards on three carries. Brendan Knapp was 1-4 passing with a four-yard pass to Marshall Knapp. Collin Jacobs finished the evening with six solo tackles and two and a half assists followed by B. Knapp with three solos and one and a half assists, Timmerman with two solos and two assists, Robbie Barnes with two solos, an assist, and a sack, Blake Thomas and M. Knapp with two solos each, Cade Myers with a solo and one and half assists, Hunter Crill with a solo and an assist, Rodriguez with a solo, Dillon Inman with two assists, and Joey Oathoudt and Currin with an assist each. M. Knapp also had a 37-yard interception. Timmerman had 120 yards on five kickoffs and 98 yards on four punts SWV fights off
Nodaway Valley The Timberwolves fought off a tough Nodaway Valley volleyball team for a 3-2 win Sept. 13. Southwest Valley opened with 25-17, 25-16 wins in in the first two sets but Nodaway Valley answered with a 25-17 third set. The T-Wolves held on though, coming back for a 27-25 fourth set before sealing the match 15-10 in a fifth set. “That was one heck of a match,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “In the first two sets it felt like we were playing well to 16 points and then once we hit 16 we started to self-destruct and make a lot of unforced errors. In the last three sets of the match we finally started exploiting the holes in their defense and were scoring points.” Ryanne Mullen, Norah Lund, and Charlee Larson were all 100 percent serving with Mullen notching 34 assists, Charlee Larsen with 12 kills, and Lund with eight kills. Tierney Dalton had nine kills, Samantha Larsen had eight, Katey Lillie had two, and Haidyn Top had one. Maggie Haer had 14 digs, Lund had nine, Charlee Larsen had six, Mullen and Top had five each, and Dalton had two. “Our blocking game was 100 percent improved tonight compared to Saturday at the tournament. We had 14 blocks (four solo and 10 assisted) in this match, and I bet we didn't have 14 total blocks in our first 10 matches of the season,” Wetzel said. “We had multiple girls with more than five kills each and that is a huge difference maker. It allows Ryanne to spread the ball out and go across the front line and not have to rely on just one or two hitters. Our serve percent was 94 percent and that was a much needed boost. Tonight was a team win. Everyone contributed in multiple ways and I felt like the girls started to play the way we know they can. They showed a lot of fight and grit to be down 0-2 and come back and beat them the next three sets.” The Timberwolves finished the day 2-4 Sept. 11 in the Griswold Tournament, picking up wins over ACGC and IKM-Manning but falling to AHSTW, Riverside, Griswold, and Denison-Schleswig. “Going to 2-4 on the day was disappointing. I felt like there were at least two other matches we should have won,” Wetzel said. “We have to cut down our unforced errors. Our unforced errors totaled more than our earned points total and that has to be turned around for us to be more successful. We also need more production and execution from our front row hitters and execute our block more successfully. Our serving was only 87 percent on the day and that needs to be at least 90 percent or above if we want to win matches.” Despite the losses, SWV’s Maggie Haer was named to the Griswold Tourney All-Tournament Team. “Maggie finished the tournament with 38 digs, which was 2.92 digs per set, an overall pass rate of 2.10 out of 3 (2.05 on service receive, 2.67 on free balls),” Wetzel said. “Maggie had a stellar day with her back row play! She touched the ball 84 times in serve receive and free ball passing, which means she is getting her hands on a ton of balls. Maggie is a great libero and reads the hitters and where they are taking the attack really well.” The Timberwolves (5-6) travel Sept. 16 to Griswold (9-10). SWV teams see
six medalists Southwest Valley travelled Sept. 13 to Red Oak for the Third Annual Paul Fish Invitational. “The Timberwolves went out and ran hard on the hilly course, posting good times and finishing the night with six medalists overall,” head coach Jason Hults said. The girls varsity team finished fourth in the team standings with two medalists — Christine Andrews finishing 13th and Kya Newton 17th overall. Rounding out the varsity girls were Olivia Kathikar (22nd), Sierra Pearson (26th), and Victoria Fletchall (31st). The Timberwolves tried to run five girls in the junior varsity race to win a team medal, but had to settle for four individual medalists, Hults said. Karissa Richey led the JV girls with a fourth place finish followed by Alice Williams (fifth), Averyle Butcher (sixth), and Julia Means (seventh). “We thought going into the race that we would try to split the squad and run a full varsity and JV team to compete for team scores,” Hults said. “This was a smaller meet in terms of overall runners, but Red Oak does a great job with the number of kids getting medals; and it would give the JV girls a chance to earn a medal for all the hard work they do pushing the varsity girls to be better every day. Unfortunately, one of the girls was not able to finish the race due to illness and we were unable to field the full team score.” For the boys, Gabe Fuller finished 21st overall, just missing out on his first medal of the season while leading the boys team to a seventh place overall team finish. Ethan James finished 35th and continued to show improvement in his sophomore season, improving his course record time by 4 minutes and 11 places from last season. The rest of the varsity boys were Ryder Petry (40th), Matthew Means (42nd), and Deacon Ganfield (43rd). Running in his first meet in the JV boys race, Devyn Fasce finished 31st. “The boys went out and posted some really good times on this course and continue to show a lot of improvement each meet,” Hults said. Results from Red Oak include: Girls — Andrews, 13th, 27:21.44; Newton, 17th, 28:54.72; Kathikar, 22nd, 31:24.10; Sierra Pearson, 26th, 33:09.19; Fletchall, 31st, 39:08.72 Junior varsity girls — Karissa Richey, fourth, 34:45.12; Alice Williams, fifth, 40.38.06; Averyle Butcher, sixth, 40:39.19; Julia Means, seventh, 44:13.94 Boys — Fuller, 21st, 22:12.40; James, 35th, 25:29.52; Ryder Petry, 40th, 29>07.09; Matthew Means, 42nd, 31:34.78; Deacon Ganfield, 43rd, 33:20.15 JV boys — Devyn Fasce, 31st, 40:24.34 The Timberwolves competed in their second meet of the season Sept. 8 in Clarinda. “The team went out hard and ran well, posting a number of solid times on the course,” Hults said. The varsity girls finished sixth overall and the varsity boys seventh. The middle school Timberwolves competed in their first meet of the season, with the boys team finishing fourth, led by eighth-grader Ashton Boswell with a fifth place individual finish. “The high school team has 11 first year runners out of 16, so every meet will post some challenges for the new runners,” Hults said. “The Clarinda course was quite a bit hillier than the course at WCV, so that posed some new challenges for the Timberwolves. But overall we saw many of the runners post similar times to the first meet, so overall I was very pleased with the results.” Leading the Timberwolves girls team were Andrews (28th), Newton (36th), and Kathikar (37th) as the top 3 for the second straight meet. The rest of the varsity squad included Pearson (49th), Fletchall (53rd), Richey (54th), and Layla Konecne (56th). “Kya was the only returning runner for the Timberwolves to set a new personal course record, and Layla set a new career PR time by 1:44,” Hults said. The Timberwolves boys squad finished in the same order 1-5 for the second meet in a row. Fuller led the boys with a 36th place finish followed by James (74th), TenEyck (77th), Petry (80th), and Means (91st). “All five boys were running the course for the first time, and their times were very close to what they ran last week,” Hults said. “Overall, it was a good night and the Timberwolves are continuing to improve each meet. They will run again next week on Monday at Red Oak and then at their home meet on Thursday at Lake Icaria.” Results from Clarinda include: Girls — Andrews, 28th, 27:26.38; Newton, 36th, 28:41.32; Kathikar, 37th, 29:42.96; Pearson, 49th, 34:26.13; ; Fletchall, 53rd, 36:35.97; Richey, 54th, 37:03.75; Williams, 60th, 41:30.33; Butcher, 61st, 42:12.94; Means, 62nd, 42:54.67 MS girls — Zoey Mullen, 25th, 22:10.89 Boys — Fuller, 36th, 21:41.16; James, 74th, 26:01.73; TenEyck, 77th, 26:23.39; Petry, 80th, 26:56.34; Means, 91st, 30:28.00 MS boys — Ashton Boswell, fifth, 13:10.42; Brody Sparks, 20th, 15:12.57; Quaid Eddy, 34th, 17:13.90; Cayden Franson, 35th, 17:14.76; Lucas James, 41st; 19:47.08 The Timberwolves are back in action Sept. 16 when they host their home meet at Lake Icaria. T-Wolves hold off AHSTW
The Timberwolves’ defense stopped two point-after attempts Sept. 10 to defeat AHSTW 14-12. Southwest Valley senior Brendan Knapp rushed for touchdowns in the first and third quarters for 156 yards on 22 carries. He was also 3-6 passing for 21 yards, connecting with Blake Thomas for a 13-yard reception and Owen Wilkinson for an eight-yard reception. Cade Myers had 81 yards on eight carries while Isaac Currin had 51 yards on 13 rushes and Ely Rodriguez rushed four times for 13 yards. AHSTW scored in the second and fourth quarters. Rodriguez and Myers led the T-Wolves’ defense with five and a half tackles each. Rodriguez had four solos and Myers had two. Thomas also had four solos as did Marshall Knapp. Collin Jacobs had two solos in four and a half tackles followed by Brendan Knapp with two solos and two assists, Joey Oathoudt with two solos and an assist, Hunter Crill with two solos and an assist, Dillon Inman with two solos, Kale Haffner with two assists, Currin and Robbie Barnes with a solo and an assist each, Owen Wilkinson with a solo, and Bradlee Grantz and Theron Mullen with an assist each. Mullen also had 55 yards on two kickoffs while Currin had 21 yards on two punt returns. SWV (2-1) hosts St. Albert (0-3) on Sept. 17. SWV blanks Sidney 29-0
The Timberwolves moved to 1-1 on the season with a 29-0 shutout Sept. 3 over Sidney in Corning. Southwest Valley scored a first quarter touchdown, two more in the second, and another in the third quarter. Senior Brendan Knapp had three touchdowns on 16 carries for 185 yards. Senior Blake Thomas scored on a 22-yard reception. Sophomore Evan Timmerman led the defense with six tackles. Complete game statistics were unavailable at press time. The Timberwolves (1-1) are on the road Sept. 10 with AHSTW (1-1). Kickoff is at 7 p.m. T-Wolves kick off
cross country season The Timberwolves cross country teams started their competitive season Sept. 2 at the Wildcat Classic hosted by West Central Valley in Redfield. “After the heat and humidity of last week, the cool and cloudy conditions made it a great night to run and the Timberwolves posted some fast times,” head coach Jason Hults said. Hults said overall both boys and girls teams finished ninth in the team standings, but there were lots of things to be positive about. “We have 11 first-year high school runners on the squad of 16 overall, so Coach [Dan] Ahrens and I were excited to see what the kids would do in their first meet,” Hults said. “Of our five returning runners from last season, only four had competed in this race, so we had a lot of inexperience going in. But all the kids have been working hard this season and we really felt they were ready to get after it. The hard work showed in the results, with all four of the returning runners setting new course records by 2 minutes or more. So we feel we're off to a great start to the season.” For the girls, first-year senior Christine Andrews went out early and was second at the 1 mile mark, eventually medaling in seventh place with a time of 23:15. Sophomore Kya Newton came in 32nd overall in 27:01, over 7 minutes faster than she ran the course last year. Rounding out the top five for the Timberwolves girls were freshman Olivia Kathikar (39th), sophomore Karissa Richey (47th), and sophomore Sierra Pearson (51st). In the boys race, first-year senior Gabe Fuller posted an impressive 21:08 in his first race and finished 31st. Sophomore Ethan James finished 60th in 23:55, over 3 minutes faster than last season. Rounding out the boys top five were sophomore Zach TenEyck (63rd), sophomore Ryder Petry, and freshman Matthew Means. “I’m not sure what place Ryder and Matthew were overall, as the results were cut off when posted online,” Hults said. The Timberwolves competed Sept. 7 in Clarinda. SWV tops Central Decatur
After a tough first set Aug. 31, the Timberwolves defeated Central Decatur 25-25, 25-8, 25-14. “We didn't come out very aggressively against Central Decatur. We started out set 1 kind of sluggish and made quite a few unforced errors,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We did a much better job of being aggressive in sets 2 and 3 along with maintaining control on our side of the net. I was disappointed in our serving tonight, we were 88 percent as a team and we missed a lot of serves deep out of bounds. “Maggie [Haer] continues to be a defensive force for us, having 17 digs and her pass rate was 2.43/3.0 overall, a 2.41 in serve receive and 2.50 on free balls. She is all over the back court for us on defense,” Wetzel said. “Ryanne [Mullen] had 22 assists, four kills was 21/21 for serving. Norah [Lund] had a good night all around for us as well. She was 13/13 in serving, had four kills and four digs. We are continuing to improve in our weak areas and will continue to work on starting out in set 1 more efficiently and not dig a hole to start off the match.” SWV fell 19-25, 20-25, 19-25 Aug. 30 to Creston. “I felt like we played a lot harder tonight than we did last Thursday against Essex and East Mills,” Wetzel said. “We saw some really positive things that we have been working on and need to continue working our serve receive and cutting down our unforced errors.” Haer had another strong performance for the Timberwolves. “Maggie Haer had a stellar night passing the ball. Her pass rate of 2.73 out of 3 was great and efficient, she also led the team with 14 digs tonight as well,” Wetzel said. Charlee Larsen and Delaney Dalton led the way in kills with seven and six respectively. “Both of those sophomores are working hard and learning a lot about the varsity level of play very quickly,” Wetzel said. “Charlee is very smart with the ball and does a nice job of reading our opponents defense and sending it in their holes. I also thought Sam Larsen did a nice job out of the middle using her cut shot to garner five kills. For some reason our team likes to dig themselves into a hole at the beginning or throughout the middle of the match and then we fight hard to get back in it and usually do, but if we can cut down those errors from the start it would give us momentum to push points and pull away.” SWV is on the road Sept. 11 for the Griswold Tournament. The Timberwolves are home Sept. 13 with Nodaway Valley. Timberwolves kick off volleyball season
Southwest Valley got its 2021 volleyball season under way Aug. 26 against Essex and East Mills. The Timberwolves defeated Essex 25-12, 25-22 but fell to East Mills 25-23, 26-28, 11-15. “We came out a little sluggish against Essex,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “You could tell it was our first match of the season. We served aggressively, which we have been pushing in practice. Both Charlee Larsen and Tierney Dalton had four aces apiece. Ryanne Mullen was doing a nice job with setting and spreading the ball out across the front line. She finished the night with 14 assists.” SWV edged out East Mills in the opening set but fell short in the next sets. “We have already learned that we need to improve on how we start sets and do a better job of siding out on the first ball instead of giving teams several points in a row,” Wetzel said. “We dug holes in all three sets with East Mills, especially in set 3 and that was the difference in that set. We did fight back, which was good to see out the girls, but in a race to 15 we ran out of points. I really thought the girls did a nice job of being scrappy and continued to go after balls and get on the floor. We need to continue to improve our serve receive game, staying offensive, and controlling our side of the net.” This week’s schedule includes Creston on Aug. 30 and Central Decatur on Aug. 31 (results unavailable at press time) 24-0Submitted photo — Members of the 1986 undefeated Corning High School baseball team pose for a photo July 22 at a ceremony honoring their 35th anniversary. Members of the 1986 team played a few innings of slow pitch softball against some of the current Southwest Valley baseball players. The 1986 team finished its regular season with a 24-0 record. Front row from left are 1986 team members Marc Curry, Corey Barton, Bill Capaldo, Kurt Wildin, and Paul England. Second row from left are head coach Pat Miller, Jason Hunter, Todd King, Jeff Skelton, Doug Frederick, Marr Miller, and assistant coach Dennis Redel. Back row from left are Chris McCarty, Curt Pearson, Scot Perrin, Kirk Bemis, Rob Wheeler, Mike Davidson, Aaron Grundman, and Ed Davidson.
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to Bulldogs The Southwest Valley Timberwolves traveled July 10 to Anita to take on the Bedford Bulldogs for the first round of Class 1A districts. The Bulldogs came out on top 7-6. Owen Wilkinson led the bats with four hits and 4 RBI. Blake Thomas pitched six and one-third innings and allowed 3 runs. “Thomas threw strikes on the mound and gave us a shot with his pitching. Owen Wilkinson came out of the woods tonight with a huge night at the plate with four hits and 4 RBI,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “It was a tough top of the seventh when we went in tied 3-3 and Bedford left the top half up 7-3. The story of our season happened making a rally with 2 outs and no one on. Guys did what they could to get on and we came up just short. This was a great group of young men to have in my first season. We’ll get after it with off-season workouts and be back better next year.” The Timberwolves fell 19-2 July 6 to the Panorama Panthers for SWV’s last game of the regular season. Kade Hutchings led the bats with a 2 RBI single. Brendan Knapp, Gage Barton, Brad Grantz, and Dom Nicolas tagged a hit as well. “This is the No. 3 team in Class 2A. You very well can see these guys playing in Carroll later this month. We did a great job of putting the ball in play,” Longabaugh said. “This is a game where the other team beat us and we didn’t beat ourselves. There’s a lot of positives to take from this game to get ready to districts this weekend.” The Timberwolves end the season with a 6-21 record. T-Wolves down Eagles 18-3
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted the East Union Eagles in the final home game July 2 for the Wolves. The Timberwolves came out on top 18-3. Gage Barton led the bats going 3-3 with 2 RBI. Brendan Knapp and Blake Thomas came out with two hits and two stolen bases apiece. Knapp also tallied 3 RBI. “We finally had our breakout night,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “Thomas pitched an excellent game, and our defense backed him up everywhere. Isaac Currin found his home at shortstop and Knapp found his home at second. This is the game we have been waiting on for weeks. A night where we have solid pitching, defense, and hitting. I’m hoping this momentum can carry us into districts.” The Timberwolves hosted the Shenandoah Mustangs on June 30. The Mustangs came out on top 12-5. Kade Hutchings led the way with the bats with three hits. Currin, Thomas, and Ethan Bruce all chimed in with two hits apiece. “We gave them too many freebies. We had good pitching from starter Owen Wilkinson,” Longabaugh said. “We did a great job of giving ourselves opportunities on the offensive end of it, but we need to clean up some defensive errors.” On June 29 the Timberwolves took on the Lenox Tigers where the Tigers won 5-4. Knapp, Thomas, and Hutchings all led the way with a couple hits apiece. “We had a huge rally that brought us back in the seventh but we fell short,” Longabaugh said. “We need to put together a full seven inning game like we did in the seventh. Our time is coming.” The Timberwolves traveled June 28 to Osceola to take on the Clarke Indians. The Indians came out on top 11-1. Hutchings led the way with the bats going 1-1 with a walk. Knapp, Dom Nicolas, and Thomas chimed in a hit and Thomas had an RBI. “We’re still waiting for that break through game. Our defense was the struggle tonight,” Longabaugh said. “We continue to have mental errors defensively and that’s what kills us off. I’m really hoping we can find it this week to get us prepared for the postseason.” The T-Wolves traveled July 6 to Panora to take on the Panorama Panthers for the final game of the regular season. T-Wolves fall to Warhawks
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves traveled July 25 to Milo to play the Southeast Warren Warhawks where the Warhawks won 12-3. Isaac Currin led the bats with two hits. Brad Grantz, Caleb Pearson, and Blake Thomas all chimed in a hit. “We jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first and couldn’t capitalize,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We had solid pitching, but our bats faded and we had our snowball inning. We’re right on the edge of breaking out to have an all-around solid game. If we can break through and have solid defense, offense, and pitching, we’ll be a dangerous team.” The Timberwolves traveled June 22 to Bedford where the Bulldogs took a 3-1 victory. Currin and Grantz led the hitting with two hits apiece. Owen Wilkinson, Thomas, and Kade Hutchings all had a hit as well. “We had solid pitching from Kade Hutchings and Blake Thomas,” Longabaugh said. “They worked out of a couple real tight situations. We left 16 runners on base. We did everything right to get in solid situations but we couldn’t finish. That’s something we need to clean up soon.” The SWV fell 10-4 June 21 to Nodaway Valley at Greenfield. Pearson led the bats with a couple of hits including a home run. Brendan Knapp, Dom Nicolas, and Gage Barton all had key hits. “We played one of our more clean games in the field tonight,” Longabaugh said. “There were certain momentum killers for us that were tough to bounce back from. It was a close game up until the bottom of the sixth. We did things right and we’re happy with the direction we are moving in.” Close callSWV falls to Cardinals
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves traveled June 18 to Leon to take on the Central Decatur Cardinals in a Pride of Iowa matchup where the Cardinals took the victory 12-7. Caleb Pearson led the way with the bat with three hits and an RBI. Owen Wilkinson and Kade Hutchings chimed in with two hits and both with an RBI. Brendan Knapp had a three-hit night. Blake Thomas and Brad Grantz had two hits as well. “We had solid pitching from Isaac Currin. Our defense lines up best when he takes the mound, and it showed tonight,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We had the bats working and it was a tight game. It sounds like a broken record, but once again the same thing happened to us. One error happens late, then everything snowballs and the opponent takes advantage. Our time is coming for us to play a solid game defensively.” SWV fell 18-9 June 16 to the Clarinda Cardinals. Knapp had two hits with 4 RBI. Gage Barton also had a hit with an RBI. “Our guys did a great job getting on base. We had a big problem bringing guys in,” Longabaugh said. “In the first two innings, we left bases loaded out there stranded. We were up 9-7 going in to the 5th and had our chances. We left a total of 12 base runners stranded. Not being able to execute by bringing those guys in is what hurt us the most. We saw a lot more out of our team tonight than we did last night, so we’re on the right tracks again.” The Raiders topped the Timberwolves 18-0 in a POI matchup at Mt. Ayr. This week’s scheduled includes Nodaway Valley on June 21 and Bedford on June 22, a rematch with Mt. Ayr on June 24 at home, a road game June 25 with Southeast Warren, and Southeast Valley on June 26 at Fort Dodge. T-Wolves drop two
at Carroll The Southwest Valley Timberwolves traveled to Carroll for a four-team tournament on June 12. The Wolves fell short in both games, losing to Carroll 14-1 and Saydel 20-10. Dominic Nicolas had a big day with the bat, going 3-5 with two doubles and 4 RBI. Owen Wilkinson was 2-3 with 2 RBI. “Overall, we played much better than the final scores indicate,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We had to pitch a variety of guys today since pitch counts hurt us during the week. Freshman Roman Keefe came in against a 3A team and pitched excellent. His pitching and our solid defense behind him kept it a closer game for quite a while. Dom Nicolas worked the bat for us today and kept us rolling. We gave up 20 total runs in two innings between the two games. If we can clean that up, we’ll be in tighter games. I’m happy with our efforts in both games. In the end, we played two 3A schools that really know how to play baseball. This tournament was full of teams with good fundamentals and a history of success.” The Timberwolves hosted the Martensdale St Mary’s Blue Devils on June 11. The Timberwolves fell short with a final of 8-4. Nicolas led the way at the plate going 3-4 with an RBI. Kade Hutchings was 2-3 with an RBI. Blake Thomas and Hutchings had solid nights on the mound as well. “Our guys were down, but never out. For some reason, we like to make a run late in games,” Longabaugh said. “Being down 8-1 to a state ranked team, you’d think we were on the verge of getting 10 runned. Our pitching and defense definitely gave us a shot, and we’re very proud that we put up a close game against this solid team.” The Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted the Tri-Center Trojans in Villisca on June 9. The Trojans came out on top 12-2. Thomas and Wilkinson had a hit for the Timberwolves. Thomas had a double. Freshman Isaac Currin got his first start on the mound and pitched well. “We played a solid game defensively and pitching. We threw two freshman at them on the mound,” Longabaugh said. “Tri-Center is going to be one of the best hitting teams we will see all season, and Isaac Currin stepped up to face the music. We were consistently getting guys on base, but left way too many stranded. Leaving too many guys on is what killed us. Everything else was working, but that’s something we have to get better at for the future.” SWV hosted the Griswold Tigers in a non-conference matchup June 8. The Timberwolves came out on top 18-8. Robbie Barnes and Wilkinson led the way at the plate with a hit and a walk each. Barnes had an RBI triple. “We couldn’t throw strikes for the first 3-4 innings, so we struggled,” Longabaugh said. “The bats were pretty quiet those innings as well. We did enough to keep ourselves in the game until we finally found the way we can hit. It was an 8-8 game, then the bats woke up. Guys started to get on base and were solid at base running. We’ve started the week slow, and need to bring it all together from the start against Tri-Center.” The Southwest Valley Timberwolves traveled June 7 to Red Oak to take on the Tigers in a non-conference matchup. The Tigers came out on top 11-1. Brendan Knapp was 1-2 with a HBP and a SB. Kade Hutchings was 1-1 with a double and a BB. Wilkinson and Gage Barton also tallied a hit. “We weren’t as focused as players and coaches coming in to the game,” Longabaugh said. “Red Oak has had a tough stretch to start the season and we knew their bats were hot coming in. Every guy they had swing a bat had a pure swing. Top to bottom in the lineup, this team was putting the ball deep in gaps. It’s a night that brought us back down to reality, and we’re going to bounce back and gather our focus for tomorrow night.” The Timberwolves traveled June 15 to Mt. Ayr for a west side Pride of Iowa matchup Pitch perfectSWV tops Falcons 6-3
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted a Pride of Iowa Conference game June 4 against the Wayne Falcons. The Timberwolves edged out a 6-3 victory. Blake Thomas had a strong performance on the mound and at the plate. Thomas pitched a complete game, allowing 2 earned runs and striking out nine. At the plate he was 1-3 with an RBI and a walk. Caleb Pearson went 3-4 with an RBI, Gage Barton went 2-4 with an RBI and a double to get the Wolves bats rolling. Owen Wilkinson also found his bat with a 2-2 performance with a walk and an RBI. “Wayne had a good pitching performance that our guys struggled with early,” head coach Keegan Longabaugh said. “We were fortunate that Thomas was on at the mound, and our defense was making plays. When you have good pitching and defense, the bats will eventually come. It took us until the fifth inning to figure out the bats as a team. Once bats were singing, everything else came in to play. Our guys finished a game that we had to scrap our way back in to. It was a solid performance to end the week. Our efforts this week got us back to a .500 record and our guys seem hungry for more. We need to regroup and get ready for a tough upcoming week.” The Timberwolves traveled June 3 to Malvern to take on the East Mills Wolverines. The Timberwolves came out on top with a 23-9 victory in six innings. In a hit parade, the top hitters were Thomas going 4-5 with 3 RBI, 4 runs, and two stolen bases and Brendan Knapp 4-6 with 3 RBI, 3 runs, and a stolen base. Pearson, Isaac Currin, and Kade Hutchings all put up a 2-4 night at the plate as well. “We started off hot with the bats but struggled with our defense,” Longabaugh said. “Things really came together later when the bats really started singing in the fifth when we put up 11. We had a great night from everyone at the plate with Thomas, Knapp, and Pearson kept up their hot streaks at the plate. Young Zach TenEyck got a late plate and mound appearance where he did a great job for two innings pitching, then getting a 2 RBI single. I’m very excited with how we bounced back, and we’re getting ready for the next.” SWV hosted the Grandview Christian Thunder in a non-conference battle June 2. The Timberwolves got back on the winning track with an 11-1 victory in five innings. Brendan Knapp led the way on the mound with five innings pitched and no earned runs. Knapp had a big night at the plate as well going 2-3 with three stolen bases. Pearson had a big night at the plate going 2-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Robbie Barnes also had a huge bat going 2-3 with two doubles and 2 RBI. “The guys really had a bounce back night. We were throwing strikes, fielding the ball well, and hitting like we’ve shown we’ve been able to do,” Longabaugh said. “We lost that the last two games, but brought it back tonight. Brendan Knapp did big things offensively and defensively. I was very impressed with our eight hole hitter Robbie Barnes coming out and ripping two doubles. All around as a team, guys were doing things right and got a big confidence boost going into our next two games in a four straight day span.” The Timberwolves hosted conference foe Nodaway Valley on June 1. Wolverines came out on top with a score of 7-3. Hutchings was 1-3 with an RBI, Thomas was 1-3 with an RBI, and Knapp was 1-3 with a stolen base. On the mound, Hutchings led the way with 3 earned runs and four strikeouts in five innings pitched. Thomas came in relief for two innings, allowing 1 earned run and fanning three. “Our pitching and defense were pretty solid for the most part,” Longabaugh said. “We had one inning we self-destructed and committed a three errors. They took advantage and that’s what sprung them to victory. They are a well-coached, fundamentally sound team. It’s tough to beat a team when we hit it to them, and they don’t make any mistakes. They had solid pitching and defense. It’s tough to beat anyone when they are on in those categories. Great thing about baseball, is we get to play tomorrow.” The Timberwolves start this week off with a non-conference game June 7 at Red Oak. Results were unavailable at press time. State trackWilkinson competes
in district golf Southwest Valley was represented in the boys’ District Golf Tournament by junior Owen Wilkinson. The tournament, held on Friday, May 21, was played at Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita. Teams participating were Kingsley-Pierson, Westwood, St. Albert, CAM, Bedford, Wayne, Fremont Mills, and Sidney, as well as individual qualifiers. Competition was fierce at this district meet, with the two individuals who moved on to state bringing in scores of 75 and 80, and the winning teams scoring 326 (St. Albert) and 332 (Sidney). “Owen carded a 100, playing on a day when Mother Nature was uncooperative the entire day, sending wind, rain, sunny skies, heat, humidity, more wind and more rain,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Owen kept his head in spite of the conditions, and although he did not move on to state competition, the tournament experience gives him a broader, more extensive foundation for next season. Regardless of the final outcome, playing in sub-state competition is always a good thing.” Girls Round 1 Tournament Round 1 of the girls’ Regional Golf Tournament was played May 17 at Crestwood Hills Golf course in Anita. Representative SWV were sophomores Becca Wetzel and Maggie Haer, and senior Aubrey Boswell. “It rained the entire first nine holes, resulting in greens that sloshed, and fairways that resembled koi ponds,” Drake said. “The girls persevered, though, and played some very good golf in spite of weather better suited for a duck. Aubrey led the way for the Timberwolves, shooting 115. Maggie came in with 130, and Becca 132. Crestwood Hills is a long course with several significant elevation changes, and is a tough course even in good conditions.” Drake said both Wetzel and Haer gained some valuable experience, which will give them a head start for next season. “As a senior, this tournament concluded Aubrey’s golfing career for SWV,” Drake said. “Aubrey has been a mainstay for the golf team throughout all four years. We’ll miss her leadership but wish her the best of luck as she heads to Illinois in the fall.” With both the boys’ and the girls’ seasons concluded, SWV has a lot to look forward to for next year’s golf season Tennis ends for SWV girls
The Southwest Valley varsity tennis girls concluded the season May 19 by participating in the Class 1A individual regional singles and doubles tourney in Red Oak. Eight teams participated with two entrants each in singles and doubles, meaning there was a field of 16 entries in each category. The top two players in singles and the top two pairs in doubles knew that they would be qualifying for the individual state tournament in early June. Such was not the fate for the Southwest Valley entrants as all of the entries suffered first-round defeats. However, Steve McGrew, head coach of the Timberwolves, said he and his assistants, Brent Mullen and Andy Timmerman, were quite pleased with the effort given by the Southwest Valley players. “They had many great moments of play,” McGrew said. “Our two seniors, Tonna Damewood and Kendi Graham, really had spectacular moments of play, and, quite frankly, were consistently solid throughout their match. All of our contestants played their hearts as well.” Damewood and Graham got the worst luck of all the Timberwolves in terms of the draw as they drew the third-seed pair in doubles, seniors Tessa Grooms and Nellie Grooms of Atlantic. The sister pair defeated Damewood and Graham, 6-2, 6-3. The sisters had a much easier time in their quarterfinal round, winning 6-2, 6-1, over the Clarinda pair of Emma Stogdill and Ellison Lovett. “Tonna and Kendi threw everything they had at these two excellent players,” McGrew said. “Kendi, many times, bothered the sisters with some powerful forehand groundstrokes. Kendi also had a number of service winners. Tonna frustrated the sisters with some lobs over their reach, some defensive plays off low balls that appeared to be winners, and some volley winners. There were a number of close deuce games, some of which went in favor of Kendi and Tonna. It was extremely competitive. I asked Tonna, Kendi, and my assistants if they felt it was the best doubles match of the season for these seniors. All four said yes. I honestly felt like there were a number of teams in the bracket that Kendi and Tonna could have beaten based on their play against the three seed. Neither complained about the draw and were super positive about the challenge. I liked seeing that.” The other doubles pair for Southwest Valley was Charlee Larsen and Ryanne Mullen. After a slow start, the pair nearly rallied to win their first set over the Glenwood duo of Coryl Matheny and Riley Wiese of Glenwood. Ultimately, though, the Ram pair beat Larsen and Mullen, 6-4, 6-1. “It was a good effort for two players who I honestly feel will really be impact players for us in seasons to come,” McGrew said. “Both are excellent athletes who have a big upside in their tennis futures.” In singles, Malena Woodward of Atlantic edged Southwest Valley’s Anjali Kathikar, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8). “Because the tournament was indoors in the YMCA, due to rain, a full third set was not played,” McGrew said. “A super tie-breaker was played as the third set if players split the first two sets. Instead of first to seven by two, it was first to 10 by two. Anjali got down 5-1 in that super tie-break and really fought back. She came so close to pulling off a win. She fought all the way to the end.” Alana Drake also played singles for Southwest Valley. Madeline Becker defeated her in the opening round, 6-0, 6-1. “The 6-0 first set was honestly the closer one,” McGrew said. “Another indoor change was no-ad scoring in which the next point wins at deuce. Alana had four of those go against her in the first set, including two in the first three games. I love how much she has improved from the beginning of the season to the end, particularly in terms of her serving and her backhand.” McGrew said he is already looking ahead to what the future looks like for the girls. “The dual season was tough this year, although we were in so many of the duals,” McGrew said. “Nobody had an easy time against us, which is a real credit to our girls. We are going to really miss Tonna and Kendi, but we have five of the other seven girls back who played both singles and doubles regularly or at least one of the two aspects regularly. All five will do both parts regularly next season. All but one of our JV kids are back, and we are likely to get some newcomers as well, so I feel there is reason for optimism in the next few years.” In the doubles final, Rhenn Rolenc and Merced Ramirez of Red Oak beat the Creston pair of Morgan Driskell and Sam Dunphy, 6-4, 6-1. As of the time of the article being submitted, there were no results known regarding the singles final. No. 1 seed Jessica Sun of Shenandoah and No. 2 seed Maddie Frey of Creston were the two expected finalists. Bruce heads to state
in long jump The Southwest Valley Timberwolves competed May 13 in the 1A District track meet at Mount Ayr with the opportunity to go to state on the line. “Lots of great effort from the girls resulted in a fifth place team finish, tied with Essex, and an automatic state qualifier in Aunalee Bruce in the long jump,” SWV head coach Jason Hults said. The Timberwolves finished 1-2 in the long jump with Bruce setting a new school record on her last attempt of the night with a jump of 15-3.75 to punch her ticket to Des Moines. “Freshman Emma Cooper took second with a jump of 15-2, and we are anxiously waiting to see if that will get her qualified in the at-large field of 14 from across the state,” Hults said. Other top finishes included a third place 4x400 relay with Haidyn Top, Aubrey Boswell, Halle Pearson, and Christine Andrews. The 4x200 relay ran their season best time of 1:59.13 to place fourth with Bruce, Maggie Haer, Pearson, and Cooper. The 4x800 ran their second best time of the season and got fourth with Top, Boswell, Pearson, and Andrews. The distance medley relay team of Haer, Cooper, Top, and Sydney Davies ran their third best time of the season and got fourth. Bruce got a new personal record in the 100 meter with a time of 13.78 and brought home fourth as well. “The girls brought home medals in 13 of the 19 events, and had some great times overall,” Hults said. “We always ask them to go out and do your best; run faster and jump and throw farther than last meet is our mantra, and the girls did. Every event had either a new PR, a new SB relay time, or a top 3 time for the season. So as coaches we could not be prouder of this group of girls. “We will miss our five seniors, and thank them greatly for all they have done for our program,” Hults said. “But we have a lot of young talent that will be exciting to watch over the next few years.” The girls long jump for Class 1A is slotted for 6 p.m. May 20 at the state meet. State track shirts are available and can be ordered through the school. Results from 1A District 7 include: 100 meters — Aunalee Bruce, fourth, 13.78; Triana Gabriel, 14th, 15.44 200 meters — Gabriel, 15th, 34.69; Alyssa Randall, 16th, 34.83 400 meters — Sierra Pearson, 10th, 1:16.69 800 meters — Christine Andrews, sixth, 2:42.48 1500 meters — Kyla Newton, 12th, 6:28.78 3000 meters — Newton, fifth, 14:01.22 100 meter hurdles — Paighton Buffington, 14th, 21.42; Lindsay Maurer, 15th, 21.46 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, eighth, 1:25.47 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Maggie Haer, Emma DeVore, Emma Cooper, seventh, 56.61 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Halle Pearson, Cooper, fourth, 1:59.13 4x400 meter relay — Haidyn Top, Aubrey Boswell, H. Pearson, Andrews, third, 4:44.52 4x800 meter relay — Top, Boswell, H. Pearson, Andrews, fourth, 11:01.21 SMR 100-100-200-400 — DeVore, S. Pearson, Trinity Schroeder, Sydney Davies, eighth, 2:13.49 SMR 200-200-400-800 — Haer, Cooper, Top, Sydney Davies, fourth, 5:00.65 Shot put — Tierney Dalton, 12th, 26-10.75; Samantha Davies, 13th, 24-11.00 Discus — Samantha Davies, sixth, 82-01; Dalton, ninth, 75-00 Long jump — Bruce, first, 15-03.75; Cooper, second, 15-02.00 The SWV Timberwolves travelled May 10 to Tabor for the Last Chance Co-Ed meet hosted by Fremont Mills. “The girls team went out hard and performed well all night, bringing home fifth place overall with 78 points,” Hults said. Leading the way for the Timberwolves was the 4x800 relay team of Top, Boswell, H. Pearson, and Andrews with a first place finish, taking 17 seconds off the school record the week before with a new time of 10:50.67. “We have a strong group of 800 runners who are running very well right now,” Hults said. “Looking ahead to Thursday, the time they ran last night gives them a great opportunity to compete for a chance to go to Des Moines next week.” The distance medley relay team also set a new school record with a time of 4:54.29 and a second place finish. Haer, Cooper, Andrews, and Top took 1 second off the record they set a few weeks ago. The Timberwolves also had second place finishes from Cooper in the long jump, Andrews in the 800 meter, the 4x200 relay with Bruce, Haer, H. Pearson, and Cooper; and the 4x400 relay with Top, Davies, H. Pearson, and Andrews. Other medalists included third place from Bruce in the 100 meter, Davies in the 3000 meter; fourth place finishes from Lindsay Maurer in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4x100 relay with Bruce, Haer, DeVore, and Cooper; and fifth place finishes from Kya Newton in the 3000 meter, Bruce in the long jump, and the shuttle hurdle relay with Buffington, Randall, Schroeder, and Maurer. “Overall, the girls ran very well with a number of PRs and the two new school records,” Hults said. “We are running extremely well as the season is winding down, and the 4x800 has put themselves into position to have a competitive chance to qualify for the state meet. We have to continue to clean up some handoffs in our sprints and go out Thursday and try our best.” Results from Fremont-Mills include: Team — Shenandoah 127, Woodbine 115.50, Fremont Mills 82.50, Essex 80, SWV 78, Sidney 42, East Mills 35, Stanton 25, Heartland Christian 4 100 meter dash — Bruce, third, 13.98; DeVore, 10th, 15.48 200 meter dash — S. Pearson, seventh, 32.72; Randall, 11th, 35.87 400 meter dash — Boswell, sixth, 1:12.79; Sydney Davies, ninth, 1:15.03 800 meter run — Andrews, second, 2:47.37; Boswell, ninth, 3:15.53 100 meter hurdles — Maurer, eighth, 21.22; Buffington, ninth, 21.82 1500 meter run — Newton, seventh, 6:30.34; Boswell, 10th, 6:42.81 3000 meter run — Sydney Davies, third, 13:46.94 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, fourth, 1:28.69 Discus — Samantha Davies, ninth, 80-09; Dalton, 10th, 78-03; Alice Williams, 54.04 High jump — Schroeder, eighth, 4-04.00 Long jump — Cooper, second, 14-05.50; Bruce, fifth,14-04.00 Shot put — Dalton, ninth, 28-02.00; Samantha Davies, 14th, 26-11.50; Julie Means, 16th, 24-04.25 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Devore, Cooper, fourth, 56.82; Buffington, S. Pearson, Maurer, Schroeder, 10th, 1:03.04 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, H. Pearson. Cooper, second, 2:00.21 4x400 meter relay — Top, Sydney Davies, H. Pearson, Andrews, second, 4:49.54 4x800 meter relay — Top, Boswell, H. Pearson, Andrews, first, 10:50.67 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Buffington, Randall, Schroeder, Maurer, fifth, 1:26.53 800 sprint medley relay — S. Pearson, DeVore, Schroeder, Haer, sixth, 2:11.69 1600 distance medley relay — Haer, Cooper, Andrews, Top, second, 4:54.2 B. Knapp qualifies
for state in high jump When it comes to track and field events its best to finish strong. That’s what Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp did May 13 in the high jump in the state qualifying track meet in Mount Ayr. “Overall I was extremely proud of how well our guys competed,” SWV head coach Allen Naugle said. “Marshall Knapp was our lone automatic qualifier this year. He won the high jump with a nice jump of 6 feet, 0 inches. We then pushed the bar up to 6 feet, 3 inches and he had some great attempts. If he is going to get 6 feet, 3 inches I really hope it happens next Friday! “We had a lot of guys who ran hard and competed well,” Naugle said. “Dillon Inman did a great job as a freshman thrower and placed 4th overall with a nice toss of 115 feet. I am very excited to see where he will head over the next few years.” The Timberwolves sprint medley team of Owen Wilkinson, Brock Bowden, B. Knapp, Ely Rodriguez placed fifth. “Our shuttle hurdle was so close to drastically improving our season best time but a fall over the last hurdle put us right about our fastest time of the year,” Naugle said. “Ian Brown, Tate Haffner, Roman Keefe, and Brock Bowden worked so hard this year that they cut over 12 seconds off this year in that event from the first meet we ran!” The 4x200 and 4x100 team of Inman, Marshall Knapp, Wilkinson, and B. Knapp both improved their season best times. “They improved a ton throughout the season and the best part is that they all come back next year,” Naugle said. “I am very excited to see their improvement and where we can be at next year at this time. “Our distance medley team also improved their season best time,” Naugle said. “We really didn't have much for distance runners starting the season but Roman stepped up and decided he could run some 800's for us and did a great job.” Rodriguez also placed eighth in the open 200. “I was very proud of how much Ely improved and how hard he constantly works,” Naugle said. The Timberwolves lose only one senior this year. “We do have one senior that we will have to say good-bye to unless we are able to sneak a relay in later today,” Naugle said. “Brock Bowden did a great job and I really wish he had one more year. He improved a ton in his hurdle events and got faster as the year went along. I was very proud of his progress and for him sticking it out all year.” District results include: 100 meters — Brendan Knapp, sixth, 12.21; Brock Bowden, 12th, 12.59 200 meters — Ely Rodriguez, eighth, 25.59; Isaac Currin, 15th, 27.24 400 meters — Deacon Ganfield, 15th, 1:06.00 110 meter hurdles — Bowden, 11th, 19.34; Tate Haffner, 14th, 21.62 400 meter hurdles — Haffner, 12th, 1:20.75 4x100 meter relay — Dillon Inman, M. Knapp, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fourth, 47.01 4x200 relay — Inman, M. Knapp, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fourth, 1:37.88 SMR 100-100-200-400 — Wilkinson, Bowden, B. Knapp, Rodriguez, fifth, 1:46.68 SMR 200-200-400-800 — Currin, Rodriguez, Evan Pearson, Roman Keefe, seventh, 4:32.37 4x110 shuttle hurdles — Ian Brown, Haffner, Keefe, Bowden, fifth, 1:14.96 Shot put — Ganfield, 16th, 27-06.00 Discus — Inman, fourth, 115.01; Pearson, 10th, 87-01 High jump — M. Knapp, first, 6.-00.00 Long jump — Currin, 11th, 16-05.00 On May 10 the Timberwolves traveled to Tabor to compete in the Last Chance Co-Ed Track meet hosted by Fremont-Mills. “We showed up a little thin with a few guys golfing at a home meet but the guys we did have show up did a great job competing,” Naugle said. “Overall we improved some times and the guys had fun running a few different events last night. Our sprint medley ran a nice time to place fourth. Our shuttle competed well to place fifth. Brendan and Dillon ran nice times in the 100 to place fifth and sixth. Marshall jumped well in the high jump to place fourth. Ely Rodriguez continues to improve and run hard in the 400 events placing in the open 400. Brendan and Marshall both ran the open 200 last night and doubled up in points. Our 4x100 ran a nice time also.” Naugle said despite fewer SWV competitors than usual, Naugle said the Timberwolves finished strong. “Overall I thought our guys did some nice things, competed well and ran hard to finish off the regular season,” Naugle said. “We will now have two practices to prepare and get our events ready for Thursday night's district meet at Mount Ayr. We are excited for the opportunity to compete and look forward to seeing how much we have improved throughout the year.” Results from Fremont-Mills include: Team — Woodbine 162, Shenandoah 101, Stanton 78, Sidney 68, East Mills 53, Fremont Mills 52 SWV 30, Heartland Christian 12, Iowa School for the Deaf 10, Essex 8 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, fifth, 12.45; Inman, sixth, 12.46 200 meter dash — B. Knapp, third, 24.64; M. Knapp, 25.01 400 meter dash — Rodriguez, fifth, 59.80 110 meter hurdles — Bowden, sixth, 19.99 Discus — Inman, seventh, 1010-01.50; Pearson, 14th, 89-00; Boswell, 20th, 66-06 High jump — M. Knapp, fourth, 5-10.00 Long jump — Rodriguez, seventh, 15-09-00 Shot put — Ganfield, 16th, 28-06.00; Boswell, 18th, 25-06.00 4x100 meter relay — Inman, M. Knapp, Rodriguez, B. Knapp, fourth, 47.55 4x200 meter relay — Keefe, Brown, Pearson, Ganfield, eighth, 1:52.80 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Brown, Keefe, Pearson, Bowden, fifth, 1:17.77 800 sprint medley relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Inman, B. Knapp, fourth, 1:45.34 Wilkinson qualifies
for district tourney The Southwest Valley boys golf team played their sectional tournament on May 14 at the Three Lakes Golf Course in Lenox. “The team played saved their best golf of the year, with each of them scoring either their best nine-hole or best 18-hole score of the year,” head coach Cindy Drake said. Owen Wilkinson led the Timberwolves with an 87, followed by Jake Oathoudt 92, Isaac Currin 93, Joey Oathoudt 94, Ethan Bruce 94, and Henry Bevington 108. The teams moving on to district play were Fremont-Mills (339) and Sidney (341). Other teams playing were Essex-Stanton (356), SWV (366) and Lenox (431). Individuals moving on to district play were Phillip Franks of Essex-Stanton, who shot 87, and Owen Wilkinson of SWV, also with 87. “Congratulations, Owen,” Drake said. The Timberwolf golf team hosted East Union and Nodaway Valley in an 18-hole tournament May 10. East Union won the boys meet with a score of 378. SWV was second with 388. Medalist for the boys was Owen Wilkinson with an 88. Runner-up was Gus McNeill of East Union with a 92. “The Timberwolves made an impressive showing for themselves, shooting their best scores of the season,” Drake said. Isaac Currin shot 96, Jake Oathoudt 99, Joey Oathoudt 105, Ethan Bruce 107, and Henry Bevington 112. Neither Nodaway Valley nor Southwest Valley had enough girls to yield team scores. Playing for the Timberwolves were Becca Wetzel and Megan Ramsey. Nodaway Valley also played two girls. East Union had a full team and finished with a team score of 441. Both the medalist and runner-up were from EU, with scores of 103 and 104. “This has been a rebuilding year for the golf team,” Drake said. “Missing a full year of competition in 2020 left a lot of ground to be made up but the kids did not let that stop them. They jumped right in this year, full steam ahead. We had 10 new golfers this year, some of whom had some prior golf experience, and some of whom had never swung a golf club. As a result of their hard work and dedication, every golfer on the team has improved their skills during the season, leaving them with a solid foundation to build upon for 2022.” The girls play Round 1 of their regional golf tournament on May 17 in Anita. Other teams competing are be CAM, Earlham, East Union, Lamoni, Lenox, Mt. Ayr, Nodaway Valley, and Westwood. The district tournament will be played May 21 at Anita. Tee time will be 10 a.m. Red Oak tops Timberwolves 5-0
To say Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis girls had a tough task on May 15 may have been an understatement. Not only did they have to play Red Oak in the first round of Class 1A regional team tennis play, they had to do it at Red Oak. Red Oak was undefeated in duals heading into the encounter. They still are. The Tigers earned a 5-0 win over the Timberwolves. In playoff duals, the meet stops when a team gets to five wins. This is in contrast to the regular season when all nine matches (six singles and three doubles) are still played even after the winner of the meet has been determined. “Red Oak is the team to beat to get to state in our region,” Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew said. “There are some teams that have some individuals at the top that are really good, but from top to bottom, the Tigers are so solid.” McGrew turned the coaching reigns over to assistant coach Brent Mullen due to the boys’ meet at Atlantic, which was a Class 1A preliminary sub state dual. “Coach Mullen told me the girls played hard and were competitive in so many of the games they lost,” McGrew said. Results (RO = Red Oak; SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Rhenn Rolenc (RO) over Tonna Damewood, 6-0, 6-1; 2) Brooklyn Johnson (RO) beat Kendi Graham, 6-0, 6-3; 3) Tessa Rolenc (RO) beat Alana Drake, 6-0, 6-0; 4) Anna Grizzard (RO) over Anjali Kathikar, 6-0, 6-1; 5) Charlee Larsen (SWV) led Jessica Lukehart, 7-6 (7-4) before the match was stopped per rule of the playoffs — the meet is stopped when a team gets five wins; 6) Merced Ramirez (RO) beat Lexi Weston, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Not held. “Coach Mullen said Charlee, understandably, was disappointed that she could not finish her match,” McGrew said. “She and Anjali Kathikar practiced until 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is so solid all the way down to the four spot, and while they are also very good at five and six, there is obviously going to be somewhat of a dip. We are pretty close all the way down the lineup, and don’t dip much at all even at five and six, so Charlee has been doing well all season. It is too bad she couldn’t finish her match after the mammoth practice she had the night before, but the five-win rule in the playoffs is understandable. The teams that win have more playoff contests to play and sometimes you have a narrow window to get the duals completed, particularly if inclement weather creeps into the picture.” McGrew said it will be really interesting to see what the Tigers do in the regional Class 1A singles and doubles tourney that they host on Wednesday. Along with Red Oak, Southwest Valley and six other squads will be part of the all-day event. “I have this sneaking feeling that Red Oak will go doubles with their top two teams,” McGrew said. “Shenandoah and Creston have some strong individuals who will likely go singles. It should be an intriguing tournament. Ultimately, you don’t know what the schools will do until the day of the event.” Wednesday’s event will start at 9 a.m., weather permitting, following a seeding meeting, done by the coaches, at 8 a.m. The top two players in singles and top two pairs in doubles qualify for the state individual tourney. What was suspected to be a thriller of a dual meet in tennis was, as the expression goes, “as advertised” at Atlantic. Atlantic’s varsity boys edged visiting Southwest Valley 5-4 in a Class 1A sub-state preliminary dual that was full of momentum swings and quality play, said McGrew, who had predicted that the margin of victory would likely be just one match. Such was the case. “Certainly, we are sad we lost, but this was one heck of a high school dual meet,” McGrew said. “Play was at a high level, there was great support from family and friends for the players, and things were civil, meaning that there was a high degree of sportsmanship among the players and fans. This was a refreshing feeling compared to the tense atmosphere at district play. I couldn’t ask for anything more, effort wise, from my kids. In the end, Atlantic found a way to edge us. For that, they deserve a lot of credit. Congrats to the Trojans. When you think about the fact that a 10 a.m. dual lasted until around 2:10 p.m. with no-ad scoring, which means you can’t have extended deuce games, it shows how much of a grueling hard-fought dual it was.” Results are as follow (A = Atlantic; SWV = Southwest Valley): Singles: 1) Grant Sturm (A) over Kade Hutchings, 6-3, 6-2; 2) Ethan Sturm (A) beat Gabe Fuller, 6-1, 6-1; 3) Adam Timmerman (SWV) beat Bodie Johnson, 6-3, 6-1; 4) Evan Timmerman (SWV) over Dayton Templeton, 6-3, 6-2; 5) Dominic Nicolas (SWV) over Bryan York, 7-6 (7-0), 1-6, 7-5; 6) Hunter Weppler (A) beat Owen Paul, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4. Doubles: 1) G.Sturm/E. Sturm (A) defeated Hutchings/Fuller, 6-3, 6-2; 2) A. Timmerman/E. Timmerman (SWV) beat Johnson/Templeton, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5); 3) York/Weppler (A) over Nicolas/Paul, 6-4, 6-4. “Adam’s win over Bodie Johnson was huge,” McGrew said. “Johnson had 10-0 wins in duals this season over quality players from Clarinda and St. Alberts. He also had big wins over Lewis Central, Harlan, Glenwood, and Creston. Johnson has a heck of a singles resume. I knew Adam was an excellent three also, and I felt he could beat Johnson, but to beat Bodie by the margin Adam did was a great effort. Evan’s player also had a 10-0 win over Clarinda and a few other wins. So Evan came up big for us also. Bigger yet, may have been the two doubles win. Johnson and Templeton had 11 wins on the season, and were considered the best non-seeded doubles team at the district meet. Evan and Adam really came out strong in the doubles match, Atlantic responded in set two, but in the end, the Timmermans wrapped it up in straight sets with a tie-breaker victory in the second set, which reflected the kind of consistency they have shown all year. Evan’s put away volley at 6-5 in the tie-breaker sealed the win.” While Nicolas didn’t win as many overall games in singles as his opponent did at number five, he shined in the big moments, noted McGrew. “Down 6-5, he won a no-ad deuce point to get to a tie-breaker in set one, and then shined in the tie-breaker with a few big serves and forehands,” McGrew said. “After a tough second set, he trailed 5-2 in the third set, and then really buckled down. He cut down on errors, got early leads in the ensuing games, and reeled off five games in a row for the win.” Paul had a grinder also. “What a roller-coaster match,” McGrew said. “Owen completely turned the match around in the second set with some really steady play, but then York got his game back and squeaked out a close one. There were so many ups and downs for each player, but both played so hard. Owen gave all he had. I can’t be prouder of Owen’s effort.” McGrew said Nicolas and Paul’s straight set loss at three doubles was highly contested. “There were many deuce games and good shot making by all four players,” McGrew said. McGrew said he has certainly been proud of all the big wins that Hutchings and Fuller have given the Timberwolves this season. “Unfortunately, they ran into a buzz saw in this meet,” McGrew said. “That buzz saw, of course, was the Sturm brothers. Those two are the real deal. They move unbelievably well on the court. They are so fluid and graceful. Honestly, Kade and Gabe had their moments of brilliance. Both produced a lot of good shots. But it was just too much of a chore to match the consistency of the Strums.” Southwest Valley finishes the dual season at 9-2. Atlantic moves on to a sub-state final against host Pella on May 22. The winner of that match advances to the state quarterfinals, which will also be played in Pella on that same day. Shenandoah could be the opponent should they win their sub-state final contest. “It was a great season for the boys,” McGrew said. “I would like to extend a thanks to the family members and friends of the team that came out to support us in this high-quality dual.” Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis girls concluded the regular season on May 13 with a road trip that featured a Class 2A opponent. The Class 2A foe was the Yellow Jackets of Thomas Jefferson Council Bluffs. The hosts defeated the Timberwolves, 6-3, in what was a microcosm of the season for Southwest Valley. “It was a result similar to what we have had all season,” McGrew said. “We weren’t quite able to pull out enough match wins to win the dual, but we didn’t get overwhelmed. Such was the case all season. We were very competitive and did positive things. I think that is something you can honestly look at as very rewarding. With the possible exception of Red Oak, in which we lost 9-0, we had our teeth into every meet, so to speak. Red Oak went undefeated in the regular season in duals, so it took a team of that kind of quality to do something special against us.” Results (TJ = Thomas Jefferson Council Bluffs; SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Chloe Alley (TJ) over Tonna Damewood, 8-2; 2) Faith Christensen (TJ) beat Kendi Graham, 8-2; 3) Aaliyah Neve (TJ) over Alana Drake, 8-0; 4) Anjali Kathikar (SWV) beat Audrey VanSoelen, 9-8 (7-3); 5) Charlee Larsen (SWV) defeated Rukshana Muidinoza, 9-7; 6) Nikira Lemus (TJ) beat Lexi Weston, 8-3. Doubles: 1) Christensen/Neve (TJ) beat Damewood/Graham, 8-1; 2) Alley/VanSoelen (TJ) beat Drake/Kathikar, 8-4; 3) Larsen/Ryanne Mullen (SWV) beat Muidonoza/Cara Ronk, 8-3. “I continue to be so pleased with the grit and effort all the girls put forth in every meet,” McGrew said. “Kathikar got her first singles win, and played the best I have seen her play all season. She started out so strong, going up 5-1, and had game points in the next two games, but ultimately dropped them. This turn of events gave her opponent a momentum boost and she eventually moved ahead of Anjail, 6-5. Anjali and I talked at the next timeout about how well she was playing, and that there was no reason she still couldn’t pull out the win. She stayed determined, and both players kept battling in long games before it fittingly went to a tie-break at 8-8. Anjali lost the first point in the tie-break after her opponent hit a big forehand that she couldn’t deal with, but it didn’t faze her. Instead, she responded with some real determined play. She had a service winner, and then won a long rally to go up 2-1. She extended the lead to 5-1, lost the next two points, and then really came up big in the final two points of the tie-break. She became a backboard in the last two points, fending off a few big hits by her opponent in each of the points before ultimately winning both points on solidly hit passing shots when her opponent attempted to come to the net.. One was right up the line, and the match winner was a perfect cross-court pass. I am so happy for Anjali. She is such a wonderful kid and plays with a lot of determination. She had to miss a few meets and has been working hard in practice to re-groove her game. This win was a reward for that work.” Larsen once again showed that she has a flair for the dramatics, rallying from 6-7 down to win her singles match. “She has found a way to win from behind before, and we discussed this at the 6-7 timeout,” McGrew said. “She agreed that knowing that you have come back in the past helps you believe you can do it again. She drew on that experience and notched another singles win.” Larsen and Mullen also notched another win at three doubles. McGrew said the 8-3 victory didn’t shock him. “We have seen a lot of teams that dip a little bit at three doubles,” McGrew said. “This is where our depth at the bottom has kicked in. Three doubles has been a power spot for us all season.” McGrew said that all the lost matches were competitive. “There were a lot of games lost at deuce,” McGrew said. “Drake’s match at three singles, despite being 8-0, was competitive. The first game had at least five deuces or more, and most of the first seven games had a lot of deuces. Number one, two, and six singles had numerous close games. Drake and Kathikar’s doubles match went back and forth. It was a matter of a one-game deficit all the way until the 4-5 mark when the Yellow Jacket pair finally pulled away. Drake and Kathikar are rediscovering their chemistry again. This was their best match since their close loss to Clarinda earlier in the season. I was happy with the serving abilities of Weston, Graham, and Damewood.” There was one junior varsity singles match played. Thomas Jefferson’s Sydney Masick beat Mullen, 7-6 (7-5). The Southwest Valley varsity tennis boys earned two semifinal berths at the Class 1A individual boys district tennis event May 12 at Red Oak but ultimately came up just short of earning spots at the individual state tourney to be held at the end of the month in Waterloo. The top two entries in singles and doubles advanced to state, and the Timberwolves got a third-place finish in doubles from Adam Timmerman and Evan Timmerman. Kade Hutchings finished fourth in singles. The other entries were Gabe Fuller, who was a quarterfinalist in singles, and the doubles team of Dom Nicolas and Owen Paul who dropped their opening-round match. The Timmermans, seeded fourth, defeated Quentin Slater and Dylan Gray of Shenandoah, 6-1, 6-2, in their opening match. Next, they beat Ben Batten and Carter Kirsch of Glenwood, 6-2, 6-0. Then, in the semifinal match, for the right to go to state, the top seeds, Grant Sturm and Ethan Sturm of Atlantic, beat the Timmermans, 6-2, 6-2. In the third-place match, the Timmermans earned a default over Teagan Matheny and Tyler Harger of Glenwood, the third seeds. “The Glenwood coach, who I really feel is a class act, personally let me know that one of his guys cramped up at the end of their semifinal loss,” McGrew said. “I felt bad for those guys. On a more positive note, it was an excellent tournament for Adam and Evan. The Sturm brothers beat each of their first two opponents, 6-0, 6-0. I had a chance to visit with the Sturms right after their win in the final against Shenandoah, and they had good things to say about Adam and Evan. They said the two battled them as well as anyone throughout the whole day.” In the final in doubles, the top-seeded Sturms beat the second-seeded Shenandoah pair of Reed Finnegan and Josh Schuster by the same score as they defeated the Timmermans, 6-2, 6-2. “It was a solid day for the Timmermans,” McGrew said. “Ultimately, the Sturms proved to be too good with their net play and pin-point passing shots. But Adam and Evan played quite well.” In singles, Hutchings, the top seed, beat Tyler Strunk of Red Oak, 6-1, 6-0, in his opening match. He then beat Lance Regehr of Clarinda, 6-4, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, fourth-seeded Andrew Lawrence of Shenandoah beat Hutchings, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5. “Kade showed a ton of guts in the match,” McGrew said. “He was dealing with some frustrations with numerous line calls and bounced back from 4-1 down in the second set to take the match to three sets. He then experienced some cramps in the third set, and, after a medical timeout, bounced back from a 5-2 deficit to tie the set up at 5-5. He had another tough call at 30 all in the 11th game, but kept fighting down 5-6. However, Lawrence made a couple of big shots in the last two points to prevail. I know Kade was disappointed, but I couldn’t be prouder of how he dealt with a lot of adversity in the match.” McGrew said he was not going to jeopardize the physical well being of Hutchings in the third-place match. Josh Reynoldson of Clarke was given a default. Fuller won his opener in singles over Creston’s James Kunz, 6-2, 6-2, but then lost to third-seeded Nathan Brown of Clarinda, 6-4, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. “In my way of thinking, Gabe lost to the player who should have been the second seed,” McGrew said. “His tennis resume, so to speak, of results this season merited a two seed. He proved it in the semifinals when he beat second seed Reynoldson, 6-0, 6-4. Gabe played well. Brown just had one of those great days. He was playing like a backboard. Everything seemed to be going in, and getting to Brown’s backhand was a chore. He is such a big guy with big reach that he planted himself in the left corner of the baseline and hit tons of forehands, not only against Gabe, but the other players as well. Gabe got the most games against him up until the singles final, and wore him down a bit at the end, but Brown played a really great game at 5-4 in the second set to wrap up the match in straight sets.” In the singles final, Lawrence beat Brown. Nicolas and Paul lost to Atlantic’s Bodie Johnson and Dayton Templeton in their doubles opener, 6-0, 6-0. “It was a tough draw,” McGrew said. “Aside from getting the second or third seed in the bottom half of the draw, the draw couldn’t have been worse. Johnson and Templeton were the best non-seeded entry in the draw.” There were some lingering questions as the Southwest Valley tennis teams took on Audubon on May 10. Would the boys put in a strong performance to get prepared for their district event on May 12? Would the girls improve on their previous 6-3 loss to the Wheelers with their full line-up back? The answers to both questions were yes. The host boys rolled easily to a 6-0 win, losing only one game in six matches. The visiting girls suffered a loss, but the result was closer this time as they were edged 5-4. The boys wrapped up their regular season with a 9-1 dual mark. Results (all wins by Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings over Tyler Rugaard, 8-0; 2) Gabe Fuller over Eli Deist, 8-0; 3) Adam Timmerman beat Connor Christensen, 8-0; 4) Evan Timmerman defeated Jake Lauritsen, 8-0. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller beat Rugaard/Deist, 8-1; 2) A.Timmernan/E. Timmerman defeated Christensen/Lauritsen, 8-0. In an exhibition match, Owen Paul of SWV beat Lauritsen, 3-0. “Every boy did some good things,” McGrew said. “We needed our top four boys to play to prep them for districts. I wish there would have been time to get both Dom Nicolas and Owen Paul an exhibition match, but there wasn’t. But Dom will be ready. He got some warm up time in before the matches and was watching and absorbing the play. Gabe and Kade were ball striking well throughout most of their matches. It was so great to have Adam back from sickness. He had a fantastic practice the previous Friday and is 100 percent now. His consistent play is his trademark. Evan served well and really hit some shots in small windows in passing net players off returns of serves and groundstrokes. His accuracy of shot, which was pretty good already, looked excellent in this meet.” Results on the girls side were as follow (A = Audubon; SWV = Southwest Valley): Singles: 1) Kya Petersen (A) over Tonna Damewood, 8-1; 2) Aleah Hermansen (A) beat Kendi Graham, 8-1; 3) Alana Drake (SWV) over Rachel Heuss, 8-3; 4) Jill Denny (A) beat Anjali Kathikar, 8-1; 5) Charlee Larsen (SWV) beat Sophia Sebetka, 8-2; 6) Lexi Weston (SWV) over Kennedy Rohe, 8-4. Doubles: 1) Petersen/Hermansen (A) beat Graham/Damewood, 8-1; 2) Heuss/Sebetka (A) defeated Drake/Kathikar, 8-2; 3) Larsen/Ryanne Mullen (SWV) over Denny/Rohe, 8-0. In JV singles, Mullen beat Joss Chambers, 8-4. “I knew we would be closer against Audubon with our full lineup,” McGrew said. “Audubon just came off a 6-3 win over Clarinda, so we competed really well against a team that is on a bit of a roll. I am so pleased for Alana Drake, getting her first singles win of the season. She came to the boys meet with Thomas Jefferson the previous Thursday and told me that she felt she could break through and win her match in singles after coming so close in an 8-6 loss last time. Alana, like everyone on this team, puts so much hustle and effort into practice sessions. She has improved a lot all season, but particularly over the last few weeks. Her singles result shows it. I am so proud of how all the girls compete so hard against very good teams.” With the regular season over for the boys and winding down for the girls, McGrew wanted to give his hard-working assistants the credit they deserve. “Brent Mullen, who splits home and away meet duties with me, and Andy Timmerman, a volunteer assistant, are both class acts and do such a solid job,” McGrew said. “It is nice to have such quality assistants who I can bounce ideas off. All three of us care about these kids so much and the assistants help create a family atmosphere on both squads. I can’t thank them enough.” Timberwolves host
15-team meet The Timberwolves hosted 15 teams May 6 for its boys Southwest Valley Invitational. “Overall our guys competed well and were able to improve times throughout the night,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Our sprint medley, shuttle hurdle, 4x200 and 4x100 all improved their season best times. Brendan [Knapp] improved his personal best time in the open 100 to place sixth overall in a tough field. Ely [Rodriguez] ran a great open 400 and placed sixth overall. “It was a great night for a meet and overall I was very happy with how well we improved and competed,” Naugle said. “We will look to tweak and fix a few things next Monday when we travel to Tabor to compete in one more meet before the district meet next Thursday.” Results from the SWV meet include: Team — CAM 127, Central Decatur 83.50, Lenox 79, East Union 75, Nodaway Valley 54, Interstate 35 48, Bedford 45, AHSTW 44, Mount Ayr 42, Sidney 34, Stanton 34, SWV 33, East Mills 30.50, Griswold 3 100 meter dash — Brendan Knapp, sixth, 11.84; Owen Wilkinson, 19th, 12.60; Parker Boswell, 37th, 15.58 200 meter dash — Isaac Currin, 18th, 26.90; Deacon Ganfield, 24th, 28.30; Roman Keefe, 29th, 30.90 400 meter dash — Ely Rodriguez, sixth, 58.05 110 meter hurdles — Brock Bowden, 13th, 18.66; Tate Haffner, 14th, 18.94 400 meter hurdles — Haffner, 10th, 1:15.59 Discus — Evan Pearson, 12th, 87-06; Dillon Inman, 25th, 69-06; Parker Boswell, 26th, 68-01 High jump — Marshall Knapp, second, 5-10.00 Long jump — Currin, 10th, 16-01.75; Rodriguez, 13th, 15-06.75 Shot put — Ganfield, 27th, 27-02.25; Boswell, 33rd, 24-08.00 4x100 meter relay — Inman, M. Knapp, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fourth, 47.36; Rodriguez, Bowden, Currin, Pearson, 11th, 50.18 4x200 meter relay — Inman, ,M. Knapp, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, third, 1:38.39 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Ian Brown, Haffner, Keefe, Bowden, eighth, 1:14.76 800 sprint medley relay — Wilkinson, Bowden, Inman, B. Knapp, third, 1:44.80 1600 distance medley relay — Currin, Pearson, Ganfield, Keefe, eighth, 4:36.66 The SWV boys track team traveled May 3 to Leon (Central Decatur) to participate in the POI Conference Track Championships. “Overall I thought our guys competed extremely well,” Naugle said. “We had two POI Conference Champions with Marshall Knapp winning the high jump with a personal best jump of 6 feet, 2 inches and Dillon Inman winning the discus with a personal best throw of 120 feet, 2 inches. We had multiple relays run their best times of the year — sprint medley, shuttle, d-med and 4x400 — and were able to place top five in four relays events. “We finished eighth overall but we scored in over half of the events we filled,” Naugle said. “I am very proud of how hard our guys competed last night and look forward to continuing to work on improving our times and distances over the next week and a half.” Results from the Championships include: Team — Central Decatur 150, Mount Ayr 147, Lenox 88, East Union 75, MSTM 65, Bedford 59, Nodaway Valley 52, SWV 45, Southeast Warren 34, Wayne 6 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, fifth, 11.99; Wilkinson, 11th, 12.56 200 meter dash — Currin, 15th, 27.21 400 meter dash — Haffner, 14th, 1:08.75 110 meter hurdles — Bowden, eighth, 19.30 400 meter hurdles — Bowden, ninth, 1:01.22; Haffner, 11th, 1:15.77 Discus — Inman, first, 120-02; Pearson, 14th, 77-10 High jump — M. Knapp, first, 6-02.00 Long jump — Currin, ninth, 16-03.75; Rodriguez, 12th, 14-08.25 Shot put — Boswell, 17th, 25-00.50 4x100 meter relay — Inman, M. Knapp, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fifth, 48.02 4x200 meter relay — B. Knapp, M. Knapp, Wilkinson, Inman, fifth, 1:40.82 4x400 meter relay — Rodriguez, Pearson, Ganfield, Brown, seventh, 4:14.19 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Brown, Haffner, Keefe, Bowden, fourth, 1:15.86 800 sprint medley relay — Wilkinson, Bowden, Inman, B. Knapp, fifth, 1:44.98 1600 distance medley relay — Rodriguez, Currin, Pearson, Keefe, eighth, 4:36.88 SWV girls earn medals
The Timberwolves girls track team travelled May 6 to Mount Ayr for the Raiderette Relays. Competing in the nine-team Class A division, the Timberwolves finished seventh overall with 25 points. Leading the medal performances for the Timberwolves was the 4x800 team with Christine Andrews, Sydney Davies, Halle Pearson, and Haidyn Top, which continued to improve, resetting their school record for the third time this season with a third place finish in a time of 11:07.67. The Timberwolves brought home fourth place medals from Aunalee Bruce in the 100 meter, Emma Cooper in the long jump, the shuttle hurdle team of Paighton Buffington, Trinity Schroeder, Alyssa Randall, and Kyra Simmons, and the 4x200 meter relay with Bruce, Schroeder, Emma DeVore, and Cooper. Rounding out the point scoring events for the Timberwolves was the 4x100 relay with Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, and Cooper with a fifth place finish and the 4x400 relay with Pearson, Davies, Top, and Andrews in sixth place. “Looking ahead to districts on Thursday, we have a pretty good idea which events we will be competitive running, so we will use Monday's Fremont-Mills meet as a last tune-up for those relays,” head coach Jason Hults said. “We took the opportunity last night to try a few girls in events they may not have done in a few weeks and different combinations in relays just to see what options we have. But overall it was a good night and lots of girls ran new PRs.” Results from Mount Ayr include: Team — Wayne 140.50, Mount Ayr 138.50, Nodaway Valley 97, Central Decatur 71, East Union 43, Griswold 34, SWV 25, East Mills 20, Sidney 19 100 meter dash — Bruce, fourth, 14.06; Cooper, seventh, 14.17; Triana Gabriel, 18th, 15.90 200 meter dash — Sierra Pearson, 12th, 32.45; Gabriel, 23rd, 35.67 1500 meter run — Kya Newton, eighth, 6:29.28 100 meter hurdles — Kyra Simmons, 13th, 20.69; Paighton Buffington, 14th, 21.65 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, Emma DeVore, Cooper, fifth, 56.25 4x100.25 meter relay — Alice Williams, Samantha Davies, Julia Means, Tierney Dalton, second, 1:08.30 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Trinity Schroeder, DeVore, Cooper, fourth, 2:00.91; Halle Pearson, Sydney Davies, Haidyn Top, Andrews, fifth, 2:04.16 4x400 meter relay — H. Pearson, Sydney Davies, Top, Andrews, sixth, 4:42.23 4x800 meter relay — H. Pearson, Sydney Davies, Top, Andrews, third, 11:07.67 800 sprint medley relay — Buffington, Simmons, DeVore, Sierra Pearson, 11th, 2:24.92 Distance medley — S. Pearson, Alyssa Randall, DeVore, Newton, ninth, 5:34.60 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Buffington, Schroeder, Randall, Simmons, fourth, 1:25.00 Long jump — Cooper, fourth, 14-05.50; Bruce, 10th, 13-04.00 Shot put — Samantha Davies, 14th, 26-03.50; Dalton, 16th, 26-02.00; Means, 19th, 24-04.00; Williams, 24th, 18-02.00 Discus — Samantha Davies, 13th, 73-02; Dalton, 14th, 71-06; Means, 25th, 52-07; Williams, 26th, 52-01 The Pride of Iowa Conference Championships for track and field were hosted May 3 by Central Decatur in Leon. The Timberwolves finished the day seventh in the overall team standings with 33 points. Individual medalists for the girls included senior Bruce in the 100 meter dash with a fifth place finish. Freshman Haidyn Top took fifth in the 800 meter and freshman Emma Cooper was sixth in the long jump. The Timberwolves only relay medal came with their highest place finish on the night when the 4x800 team lowered its own school record by another 4 seconds and finished fourth overall. The girls on that 4x800 were Halle Pearson (SR), Aubrey Boswell (SR), Top (FR), and Christine Andrews (JR). The girls scored additional points with sixth place finishes in the distance medley relay with Maggie Haer, Cooper, Top, and Andrews; the 4x400 relay with Top, Sydney Davies, Pearson, and Andrews; and the 4x200 relay with Bruce, Haer, Emma DeVore, and Cooper. Seventh place finishes included Pearson in the 400 meter, and the 4x100 team of Bruce, Haer, DeVore, and Cooper. Eighth place finishes included the sprint medley team of Bruce, Sierra Pearson, DeVore, and Haer; Samantha Davies in discus; Trinity Schroeder in high jump; and Sydney Davies in the 3000 meter. “It was a tough night with some great competition from our conference,” Hults said. “There are a lot of outstanding athletes in the POI and that pushed our girls to do their best in every event. We had five seniors running in their last conference meet, so overall we are young and gained a lot of experience that will help us move forward into the last few meets of the season.” Pride of Iowa results include: Team — Wayne 165.50, Mount Ayr 140.50, Nodaway Valley 105, Central Decatur 82, Lenox 69, Martensdale-St. Marys 64, SWV 33, East Union 31, Bedford 31, Southeast Warren 9 100 meter dash — Bruce, fifth, 13.82; Gabriel, 13th, 15.46 200 meter dash — Schroeder, 13th, 31.86; Randall, 16th, 33.96 400 meter dash — H. Pearson, seventh, 1:12.97; S. Pearson, 10th, 1:16.72 800 meter run — Top, fifth, 2:48.55; Aubrey Boswell, 10th, 2:58.82 100 meter hurdles — Simmons, 15th, 20.71; Buffington, 13th, 20.31 1500 meter run — Newton, 13th, 6:41.04; Megan Ramsey, 14th, 7:29.47 3000 meter run — Sydney Davies, eighth, 13:54.38; Newton, ninth, 14:11.98 400 meter hurdles — Lindsay Maurer, 10th, 1:27.20 Discus — Samantha Davies, eighth, 77-01; Williams, 16th, 51-02 High jump — Schroeder, eighth, 4-04.00 Long jump — Cooper, sixth, 15-00.00 Shot put — Samantha Davies, ninth, 26-02.75; Means, 16th, 22-03.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Maggie Haer, DeVore, Cooper, seventh, 56.69 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, DeVore, Cooper, sixth, 2:04.10 4x400 meter relay — Top, Sydney Davies, H. Pearson, Andrews, sixth, 4:49.68 4x800 meter relay — H. Pearson, Boswell, Top, Andrews, fourth, 11:12.22 800 sprint medley relay — Bruce, S. Pearson, DeVore, Haer, eighth, 2:13.50 1600 distance medley relay — Haer, Cooper, Top, Andrews, sixth, 5:04.50 Boys tennis team tops Council Bluffs 9-0
Southwest Valley's varsity boys tennis team hosted Class 2A opponent Thomas Jefferson Council Bluffs on May 6. The Timberwolves were aware of two things. One was that the meet would be good preparation for Cass 1A district play the following week. Second, with an ill Adam Timmerman, the squad knew it was an opportunity to see how the lower half of the lineup could handle moving up a spot in singles and how two freshmen, Owen Paul and Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird, could handle playing varsity doubles together for the first time. In educational terms, the Timberwolves turned in a good report card as they earned a 9-0 victory. "We anticipated in Wednesday's practice that Adam would likely miss the meet, and we got a chance to practice with newly-formulated teams at two and three doubles," said Southwest Valley Head Coach Steve McGrew. "It helped to get a practice day in before this meet." Results (all Southwest Valley players listed first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings over Ryan Smith, 8-1; 2) Gabe Fuller defeated Jaiden Belt, 8-0; 3) Evan Timmerman beat Derek Runions, 8-1; 4) Dominic Nicolas over James Collins, 8-0; 5) Owen Paul over Gavin Belt, 8-2; 6) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird defeated Caleb Hunt, 8-1. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller beat J. Belt/Runions, 8-1; 2) Timmerman/Nicolas defeated Smith/G. Belt, 8-1; 3) Paul/Goodvin-Kinnaird over Collins/Hunt, 8-4. "Everyone in singles looked pretty solid," McGrew said. "We stagger singles court time between the boys and girls and the boys had the stagger on Wednesday. It helped. They were sharp and ready to go. If I had to pick one guy to discuss, I would say it would be Dom this time. His first-serve percentage was the best I've seen whenever I have been with the boys in meets. He had very few groundstroke errors, and made smart decisions as to when to hit power shots and when to use the spin he likes to use at times. He simply played really clean tennis." In doubles, only one usual team, Fuller and Hutchings, played together. They handled business comfortably, but so did the new pairing of Evan Timmerman and Nicolas at two doubles. "Sides wise, I knew they would be fine since Evan likes the ad side and Dom likes the deuce side, but they hadn't played together all season, so I didn't know how well things would go in match play." McGrew said. "As it turned out, things went very well. They got off to a fast start and kept cruising." Also new was the three doubles pair of ninth graders Paul and Goodvin-Kinnaird. "They got a chance to practice together on Wednesday also, and, while it helped, they still looked like they weren't quite in sync at the beginning of their match," McGrew said. "But after three games, things really started clicking. After trailing 2-1, they really started hitting returns of serve better and covering court better as a tandem. I really liked Slate's work at the net over the course of the match, and Owen's well-placed groundstrokes at important times in longer rallies." Paul won an exhibition singles match over Lane Starmer, 4-0. McGrew praised the Jackets of Thomas Jefferson for their character. "The team had very cordial kids," McGrew said. "Their friendliness and sense of sportsmanship was evident. That is a reflection of their coach, who was very gracious to us as well. I was really impressed with the coach of the Jackets, and am happy to see that they have a bright future ahead. The number one, three, and four players are ninth graders. The five and six players are sophomores. Two years down the road, they are definitely going to make strides." The Timberwolves improved to 8-1 heading into a home match with Audubon on Monday. "We hope to have Adam back for that one and Class 1A district play on Wednesday, May 12," McGrew said. In meets with Audubon in which Southwest Valley's varsity tennis teams had players missing, the Timberwolves continued to step up and give maximum effort, according to their head coach. McGrew said Adam Timmerman was gone on the boys side, but the boys didn't miss a beat in a 6-0 road victory on May 4 while the girls, who were missing Anjali Kathikar for a second straight meet, were right in the thick of things before dropping a 6-3 decision. "We continue to play hard," McGrew said. "That is all you can ask." Results on the boys side (all Southwest Valley victories) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings over Tyler Ruggard, 8-0; 2) Gabe Fuller beat Eli Deist, 8-0; 3) Evan Timmerman beat Connor Christensen, 8-1; 4) Dom Nicolas over Jake Lauritsen, 8-0. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller beat Ruggard/Deist, 8-2; 2) Nicolas/Owen Paul defeated Christensen/Lauritsen, 8-0. "The boys remained undefeated in Iowa," McGrew said, referring to the fact that the Timberwolves improved to 7-1 heading into a home match on Thursday, May 6 with Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson with the only loss being a 5-4 decision to powerhouse Maryville Missouri. McGrew said Evan Timmerman and Nicolas had a chance to move up a spot and responded in the absence of Adam Timmerman. "I knew they would do well," McGrew said. "They have been looking good in practice. "It was nice to see Dom and Owen get a chance to play at a higher doubles spot as well. Kade and Gabe continued what has been a phenomenal season for them. Thomas Jefferson will be a real good match for us. Hopefully Adam is back for that one. Thomas Jefferson doesn't fall down too much at the bottom spots and every team has decent players at the top, so it will be a test for us." Results on the girls side (SWV = Southwest Valley; A = Audubon) are as follow: Singles; 1) Kya Petersen (A) over Tonna Damewood, 8-5; 2) Aleah Hermansen (A) beat Kendi Graham, 8-4; 3) Rachel Heuss (A) beat Alana Drake, 8-6; 4) Charlee Larsen (SWV) over Jill Denny, 8-1; 5) Sophia Sebetka (A) defeated Lexi Weston, 8-3; 6) Ryanne Mullen (SWV) over Kennedy Rohe, 8-3. Doubles: 1) Petersen/Hermansen (A) over Damewood/Graham, 9-7; 2) Larsen/Mullen (SWV) over Heuss/Sebetka, 8-3; 3) Denny/Rohe (A) beat Drake/Weston, 8-5. "With Anjali out of the lineup, we knew it would be a challenge to play a competitive Audubon team that had some momentum coming off a close 5-4 loss to Harlan," McGrew said. "Anjali had a good practice on Monday, but was unable to play. We responded. Charlie moved up to four and won in dominant fashion. Tonna, Kendi, and Alana all had decent efforts in singles. Westin started slow, but looked good at the end of her match. Mullen also started slow, trailing 3-0, and told me at a timeout that she was off her game. But I knew she had the athleticism and smarts to self-diagnose her concerns. I simply told her relax, see the ball, widen her margins on groundstrokes, and use her athleticism. She also did a good job of just getting into rallies and then finding the right time to hit an attacking shot. She has a lot of presence of mind on the court, which I think she draws from her softball experience. Along with the win at number two doubles from Charlee and Ryanne, we got an outstanding effort from Tonna and Kendi at one doubles. They served well and looked better with their groundstrokes in doubles than they have all season. They really fought for a lot of hard-earned points. Drake and Weston have only played together twice in doubles, but they were right in their match also. A couple of lost deuce games hurt their chances, but they kept fighting all the way to the end." In JV action, Audubon defeated the Timberwolves, 5-1. Karissa Richey got the lone win for the Timberwolves with a 4-1 win in singles over Joss Chambers. Chambers and Ava Slater defeated Richey and Carlita McCoy as well as Jazmin Weston and Hannah Baker in doubles by scores of 4-0 and 4-2. Chambers beat Baker in singles, 4-1, while Slater beat Weston in singles, 4-1. SWV golfers compete
in Lenox, POI The Southwest Valley boys golf team traveled May 3 to Lenox to play in a triangular meet with Lenox and Fremont Mills. FM won the meet with 170, followed by SWV at 208, and Lenox at 213. Ethan Bruce led the Timberwolves with a 46, his best score of the year. Joey Oathoudt shot 50, Jake Oathoudt 53, Henry Bevington 59, and Vicente Butcher, playing his first ever varsity match, a 63. On May 4, the boys played in the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament. All 10 schools in the POI were represented. SWV finished with a team score of 420, with Bedford winning the tournament at 366. Isaac Currin shot a 99, his best of the year, which placed him 15th overall. Other scores for the Timberwolves were Ethan Bruce 104, Jake Oathoudt 106, Joey Oathoudt 111, Owen Wilkinson 111, and Henry Bevington 121. SWV boys win 7-2
Southwest Valley’s varsity teams hosted a double dual under a great weather day for tennis April 29 with St. Alberts of Council Bluffs. After the contests were over, Steve McGrew, head coach of the Timberwolves, felt like the weather wasn’t the only thing to feel good about. He said he continues to see positive things after the boys won 7-2 and the girls were defeated 8-1. “The boys know St. Albert’s tradition and I thought they came out ready for the challenge,” McGrew said. “We were aided by the fact that only five of their seven boys were available due to injury and illness, which gave us two forfeit wins, but we still knew we had to win three more matches and everyone came out with energy because St. Albert’s has talented players. We had one player missing on the girls side, Anjali Kathikar, who plays four singles and two doubles. We had to move girls up spots in the lineup and they stepped up and played the best I have seen them play in duals against a team that beat Shenandoah, 5-4. I think the girls played much better than the previous dual against Clarke even though we had one less match win.” Results on the boys side (SWV = Southwest Valley; SA= St. Albert’s) are as follow: Singles: 1) Jeff Miller (SA) over Kade Hutchings, 6-3; 2) Gabe Fuller (SWV) over Carter White, 6-4; 3) Adam Timmerman (SWV) beat Cole Pekny, 7-5; 4) Evan Timmerman (SWV) over Reese Pekny, 6-1; 5) Dominic Nicolas (SWV) defeated Owen Galus, 6-0; 6) Owen Paul (SWV) won by forfeit. Doubles: 1) Miller/White (SA) over Hutchings/Fuller, 6-0; 2) A.Timmerman/E. Timmerman (SWV) beat C.Pekny/R. Pekny, 6-0; 3) Nicolas/Paul (SWV) won by forfeit. “I coached for over two decades at Waverly-Shell Rock and Charles City before beginning my first season at Southwest Valley and have been really fortunate to see some highly-entertaining matches. Gabe’s singles match was in that same vein,” McGrew said. “I told Gabe that he was like a carpenter or the Mr. Fix It Man. He absolutely used every tool he had in his tool box to get the job done. He had some hard line-drive passes, some angle approaches to get to the net and put the ball away. He brought out the lob at the right times and won big points with some timely serves. Up 5-4 with the score tied at deuce, using no-ad scoring, he won the match on a stretch up the line forehand pass, with his opponent at the net, that was a thing of beauty. I told Gabe after the match that I was so impressed with the win. His shot selection over the entire match was absolutely outstanding.” McGrew said that Fuller’s win may have been the highlight of the dual, but the team’s depth compared to St. Albert was certainly a big story also. “Adam had a clutch win against a solid player, Evan kept the pressure on his guy from the get go, and Dom used his power and athleticism to win in dominant fashion,” McGrew said. “Hutchings was up 3-2 in singles, but then Miller, who finished fifth in the state in class 1A in singles in 2019, stepped up his serving game a lot and eliminated errors that cost him in the first few games. Miller’s groundstrokes really sharpened up. You could tell he is a player with a lot of experience. He beat a really strong player from powerhouse Denison-Schleswig. His resume of wins is quite impressive.” In an exhibition match (not counted as part of the team score), Paul won over Galus, 6-0. Results on the girls side (SWV = Southwest Valley and SA = St. Alberts) are as follow: Singles: 1) Landry Miller (SA) over Tonna Damewood, 6-1; 2) Allison Narmi (SA) beat Kendi Graham, 6-1; 3) Alexis Narmi (SA) beat Alana Drake, 6-2; 4) Anna Schewe (SA) over Charlee Larsen, 7-5; 5) Lily Barnes (SA) beat Lexi Weston. 6-2; 6) Ryanne Mullen (SWV) defeated Brianna Kiley, 6-3. Doubles: 1) Miller/Allison Narmi (SA) beat Damewood/Graham, 6-3; 2) Alexis Narmi/Schewe (SA) beat Larsen/Mullen, 6-1; 3) Barnes/Kiley (SA) defeated Drake/Weston, 6-2. “Mullen had a little more power than the six singles girl for St. Albert’s, and used placement off the second serve return and good side-to-side groundstrokes to prevail,” McGrew said. “I also liked her composure. She was so calm and focused in her varsity singles debut. I thought Graham and Damewood played their best doubles match of the season. They were up 3-2 early and were competitive in the remaining four games they dropped. Charlee had to step up to the four spot, with Anjali gone, and got down 5-1, but reeled off four games to tie the score at 5-5 before Schewe responded with two games in a row. Schewe really hit some big forehands to close out the match. Drake and Weston really had some great moments, particularly in singles. Considering that they hadn’t played together this season, they did a pretty decent job in doubles too. Honestly, Damewood looked good in singles as well against a highly-touted player in Miller. Tonna said five of the seven games went to deuce. Tonna only got one, which speaks to Miller’s ability to win clutch points, but also Tonna’s ability to do some good things. It would have been interesting to see what the final dual score would have been with Anjali in the lineup, but I was proud of how the girls responded in her absence.” McGrew said the two forfeit wins on the boys side did speed up the process a little bit in terms of putting matches on court. It allowed both singles and doubles to be played using six-game sets and still get done by 7:30 p.m. in available light. “The meet went really smoothly in terms of scheduling,” said McGrew. “That was a great thing, and the level of tennis I saw was also great. Both the boys and girls can hopefully build off this effort.” The Southwest Valley varsity tennis teams took on two Clarke teams April 27 that they knew they had to be sharp against based on their traditions. The varsity boys knew that even though Clarke has struggled in the win column this season, they would put up a challenge, while the girls knew they had their hands full against a team that had not lost a meet since a season-opening loss to a powerful Norwalk squad. In the end, however, the teams favored to win were able to pick up victories. The Southwest Valley boys earned an 8-1 win at home while the girls lost a 7-2 road contest to the Lady Indians. “Clarke is well coached,” McGrew said. “I am told that Jeff Erhardt, Clarke’s head coach, is a bit of a legendary figure who has established a heck of tradition with the Indian boys and girls. I was with the girls at the Clarke meet, and I saw a sign showing league titles and state qualifiers on the boys side. I also know when I coached in Charles City that Clarke had a few girls state qualifiers in the late 2000s as well as in the early part of the next decade. You know when you play Clarke, you will be in for some battles.” Results on the boys side are as follow (SWV = Southwest Valley and C = Clarke): Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings (SWV) over John Reynoldson, 10-2; 2) Gabe Fuller (SWV) beat Chris Carson, 10-1; 3) Adam Timmerman (SWV) beat McCormick Evink, 10-0; 4) Evan Timmerman (SWV) beat Clayton Abbas, 10-0; 5) Dom Nicolas (SWV) over Andrew Johnson, 10-0; 6) RJ McCoy (C) beat Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird, 10-2. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller (SWV) beat Reynoldson/Carson, 10-6; 2) A. Timmerman/E. Timmerman (SWV) over Evink/Abbas, 10-0; 3) Nicolas/Owen Paul (SWV) beat Johnson/McCoy, 10-6. “My assistant coach, Brent Mullen said we got off to a slow start at number one doubles and then really came on strong after that,” McGrew said. “Brent also mentioned that Kade needed a few games to figure out his opponent and then pulled away. Brent also said there was a dip after the one and two spots and that the Timmermans were able to win in dominant fashion in both singles and doubles. Coach Mullen also said Dom cruised and that Fuller got strong in the end in singles.” Along with Evan Timmerman, Paul and Goodvin-Kinnaird are all ninth graders. “Evan came in with more tennis experience, but I have to give the other two guys credit,” said McGrew. “They are still raw, but work real hard and are getting better. They enjoy playing each other and pushing each other.” In JV singles, J.D. Sitzman of Clarke edged Paul, 6-4. Results on the girls side are as follow (C = Clarke and SWV = Southwest Valley): Singles: 1) Alivia Bakely (C) over Tonna Damewood, 8-1; 2) Chailyn Beydler (C) beat Kendi Graham, 8-1; 3) Ava Hagan (C) over Alana Drake, 8-1; 4) Madisyn McCoy (C) beat Anjali Kathikar, 8-1; 5) Charlee Larsen (SWV) defeated Jadie Bowlsby, 8-4; 6) Molly Sickels (C) over Lexi Weston, 8-5. Doubles: 1) Bakely/Beydler (C) beat Damewood/Graham, 8-3; 2) Hagen/McCoy (C) defeated Drake/Kathikar, 8-1; 3) Larsen/Ryanne Mullen (SWV) defeated Bowlsby/Sickels, 8-4. “Larsen was down 4-3 in singles and then rattled off five straight games for her victory in singles,” McGrew said. “She maintained her great intensity which always serves her well, but also relaxed in the sense that she stopped rushing shots. We struggled a bit in singles at the top spots. The girls hadn’t played a meet since April 15 and the girls in the top half of our lineup had to get reacclimated to the kind of groundstroke power that you have to deal with in meets. We are looking more solid in doubles. Graham and Damewood were up 3-2 early on against an excellent one doubles team and even though they dropped the last six games, they were competitive in them. Drake and Kathikar’s 8-1 loss was deceptive. Many of those games were deuce games or one’s in which they got to 30 points.” Larsen and Mullen won again. Just like Larsen in singles, the only loss the No. 3 pair had suffered heading into the Clarke contest was against powerhouse Red Oak. “The two just seem to enjoy each other and have different strengths that make them a great pair,” McGrew said. “They really complement each other.” Weston lost a close match in singles. McGrew said he was pleased with her effort. “She was down 6-3 and played two excellent games to pull with 6-5,” said McGrew. “Then Sickels turned it up a notch. However, Lexi is a scrapper. She tries all kinds of tactics to see if she can turn the tide and really likes to analyze the game. I enjoy timeout conversations with her.” In JV action, Mullen lost a pair of 4-1 matches in singles to Samantha Cowling and Karynna Olson. “Doubles was played first, so I think Mullen was a little tired, particularly in the first match against a fresh opponent,” McGrew said. “Sometimes after a big win, like she had in doubles, you need some time to bounce back. She is stronger in doubles, but I see progress in her singles game also." T-Wolf golfers
slip to Clarke The Southwest Valley golf team played back-to-back meets the week of April 26-30. “On Monday, [April 26], we traveled to Clarke of Osceola, for a dual meet,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “We didn’t have enough girls for a team score but Aubrey Boswell and Becca Wetzel did a fine job of representing SWV, scoring a 59 and 63 respectively. This was the first time we’d seen the Osceola course, which was extremely hilly with water in play on nearly every hole.” The boys’ team did not play as well as they had hoped, scoring a 208 to Clarke’s 169. “Clarke has a very strong team, giving us an opportunity to learn by playing alongside more skilled players,” Drake said. For SWV, Owen Wilkinson led the way with 49. Joey Oathoudt had 51, Isaac Currin 52, Ethan Bruce 56, Jake Oathoudt 59, and Henry Bevington 66. Both the medalist and the runner-up were from the Clarke team, with scores of 37 and 41, respectively. “On Tuesday, [April 27], we hosted a triangular meet with Mt. Ayr and Essex, and had a total of 40 golfers in competition,” Drake said. “All three teams are to be commended for their pace of play, as we finished in right at 2.5 hours.” Again, the girls did not have a team score. Wetzel was low score for SWV with a 55, with Boswell and Maggie Haer right on her heels, scoring a 56 and 57 respectively. The medalist was from Essex, with a 45, and runner-up from Mt. Ayr with a 51. Mt. Ayr and Essex tied as teams, each scoring 218. The tie breaker went in Essex’s favor. Essex also took top honors for the boys, with a team score of 202. SWV placed second with 205, followed by Mt. Ayr with 239. Medalist was SWV’s Wilkinson with a 48. Runner-up was Nash English of Essex with a 49. Currin shot 51, Bruce 52, Jake Oathoudt 54, Joey Oathoudt 47, and Bevington 62. “Both the girls’ and the boys’ teams are improving their play in each meet,” Drake said. “They’ve been working on special skills during practice and it’s producing results on the scorecards. “During our practice time on Friday, April 23, the golfers worked on two service projects at Happy Hollow Country Club,” Drake said. “They did landscaping work on a memorial being placed on hole No. 5, and also stained the wood on the new bridge between holes No. 1 and 2.” This week includes a full schedule with golf May 3 at Lenox, May 4 with the boys in the Pride Of Iowa Conference meet in Greenfield, May 5 with the girls in their Pride of Iowa Conference meet at the Shady Oaks Golf Course in Ackworth (tee time is 9 a.m.), and May 5 with the girls hosting Griswold at Happy Hollow County Club in Corning (tee time is 4 p.m.). On may 7, the golf team will help with the junior high track meet. SWV boys show
strengths at Griswold The Timberwolves boys track team made a strong showing April 29 in the Griswold Tigers Co-Ed Meet. “Overall I was very pleased with how well we competed,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Marshall [Knapp] had a nice night in the high jump placing second. Isaac Currin jumped well in the long jump to place seventh. Our shuttle hurdle team cut almost 2 seconds off their season best to place fifth Brendan Knapp placed sixth in the 100 in a very tough field of runners. Our 4x100 cut over half a second on their season best time to place fifth.” The Timberwolves’ 4x200 had a poor first exchange, which resulted in a disqualification, otherwise they would have placed as well, Naugle said. Brock Bowden ran a personal best in the 110 hurdles to place fifth as well. “Overall it was a little windy at the beginning of the meet but it was a beautiful night for a track meet,” Naugle said. “The guys keep improving, although we need to continue to improve our hand-offs to continue to cut times and they keep working hard to improve.” Results from the Griswold Tigers Co-Ed Meet include: Team — Underwood 165, Shenandoah 106, Lenox 80, Riverside 76, Nodaway Valley 72, Missouri Valley 66, Stanton 52, East Mills 40, AHSTW 38, SWV 27, Fremont Mills 17 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, sixth, 11.95; Owen Wilkinson, 11th 12.402 200 meter dash — Ely Rodriguez, ninth, 26.14; Isaac Currin, 13th 26.79 400 meter dash — Tate Haffner, 17th, 1:08.66 800 meter run — Roman Keefe, 18th, 2:41.26 110 meter hurdles — Brock Bowden, fifth, 18.45; Ian Brown, 12th, 20.42 Discus — Dillon Inman, ninth 105-11; Evan Pearson, 14th, 86-08 High jump — Marshall Knapp, second, 5-10.00 Long jump — Currin, seventh, 17-02.50; Rodriguez, 10th, 16-02.00 Shot put — Deacon Ganfield, 21st, 28-03.00; Parker Boswell, 23rd, 24-06.50 4x100 meter relay — Inman, M. Knapp, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fifth, 47.4 4x400 meter relay — Rodriguez, Keefe, Haffner, Ganfield, 11th, 4:38.27 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Brown Haffner, Keefe, Bowden, fifth, 1:16.06 800 sprint medley relay — Inman, Bowden, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, seventh, 1:46.68 1600 distance medley relay — Currin, Rodriguez, Pearson, Ganfield, 10th, 4:58.96 The boys competed April 27 in the Bob Clark Relays at Audubon. “There was some very good competition and some very good track athletes competing,” Naugle said. “Even though we were a little short-handed with three of our guys golfing I thought that overall we ran and competed well. Marshall [Knapp] was our lone point scorer placing second in the high jump in a strong field. We placed seventh in three relays and just missed placing but improved our season times in the sprint medley and the shuttle hurdle team. We ran very well in the 4x200 and 4x100. Brendan was shooting to get under 12.0 seconds in the 100 this season and was able to achieve that. We had a few guys PR in the shot and discus as well.” Results from the Bob Clark Relays include: Team — Underwood 123, Clarinda 119, CAM 85, ACGC 81, IKM-Manning 64, Audubon 54, Coon Rapids 31, Tri-Center 17, SWV 8, AR-WE_VA 6, AHSTW 1 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, ninth, 11.95; Boswell, 26th, 15.56 200 meter dash — Pearson, 23rd, 28.79; Keefe, 24th, 29.25 400 meter dash — Ganfield, 22nd, 1:07.90; Keefe, 23rd, 1:07.94 110 meter hurdles — Brown, 13th, 20.46; Bowden, 14th, 22.09 Discus — Inman, ninth, 108-06; Pearson, 14th, 89-02 High jump — M. Knapp, second, 6-01.00 Long jump — Rodriguez, 17th, 16-03.50; Pearson 20th, 15-04.50 Shot put — Ganfield, 22nd, 26-11.00; Boswell, 234td, 26-06.00 4x100 meter relay — B. Knapp, Bowden, Rodriguez, Inman, eighth, 48.56 4x200 meter relay — B. Knapp, Inman, Rodriguez, M. Knapp, seventh, 1:39.91 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Bowden, Keefe, Pearson, Brown, seventh, 1:18.75 800 sprint medley relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Inman, B. Knapp, seventh, 1:45.91 SWV girls break
school records The Southwest Valley girls track team travelled April 29 to the Griswold Tiger CO-ED meet. Competing in the 10 team field, the Timberwolves finished sixth overall with 48 points. “The tough competition helped the girls to two new school records, one additional season best relay time, and 15 individual PRs,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Overall, what a great night for these young ladies. We are a young team with 17 first year competitors, and every night they go out and work hard to improve. Yes, we wanted to score more points and bring home a few more medals, but at the end of the day, the results show progress and hard work pays off. I am extremely proud of them every night.” Starting off the night, freshman Emma Cooper took third place and set the new school record on her last attempt in the long jump, with a leap of 15-3, breaking the old record from 2018 of 15-0.75. Cooper followed that up with another school record by leading off the distance medley relay with Maggie Haer, Haidyn Top, and Christine Andrews with a time of 4:55.58, breaking the record from 2019, and taking fourth place. Other medalists for the girls included the 4x800 relay in third place with Aubrey Boswell, Andrews, Top, and Halle Pearson. Aunalee Bruce set a new personal record of 13.86 in the 100 meter and got fourth place. The shuttle hurdle team of Paighton Buffington, Alyssa Randall, Kyra Simmons, and Lindsay Maurer were fourth; the 4x400 team of Boswell, H. Pearson, Top, and Andrews ran a season best time to bring home fourth; and the 4x200 of Bruce, Maggie Haer, Emma DeVore, and Emma Cooper also placed fourth. The Timberwolves added points with sixth place finishes from Sydney Davies in the 3000 meter; the 4x100 team of Bruce, Haer, DeVore, and Cooper; seventh place finishes from the sprint medley relay of Simmons, Trinity Schroeder, DeVore, and Sierra Pearson, and Boswell in the 800 meter; and an eighth place finish from H. Pearson in the 800 meter. Results from Griswold include: Team — Underwood 144.50, AHSTW 117, Nodaway Valley 114, Shenandoah 103, Lenox 71, SWV 48, Griswold 41, Fremont Mills 40.50, Stanton 38, East Mills 20 100 meter dash — Bruce, fourth, 13.86; Triana Gabriel, 16th, 16.14 200 meter dash — Sierra Pearson, 13th, 31.73; Gabriel, 18th, 35.60 400 meter dash — Sydney Davies, ninth, 1:15.74; Alyssa Randall, 10th, 1:16.58 800 meter run — Aubrey Boswell, seventh, 2:56.72; Halle Pearson, eighth, 2:57..52 100 meter hurdles — Kyra Simmons, 14th, 20.26; Paighton Buffington, 15th 20.59 1500 meter run — Kya Newton, 10th, 6:32.90; Megan Ramsey, 11th, 7:01.26 3000 meter run — Sydney Davies, sixth, 13:58.71; Newton, 10th, 14:46.09 400 meter hurdles — Lindsay Maurer, 10th, 1:27.94 Discus — Samantha Davies, ninth, 76-03; Tierney Dalton, 13th, 65-05 Long jump — Emma Cooper, third, 15-03.00; Bruce, ninth, 13-10.00 Shot put — Dalton, 11th, 26-10.50; Julia Means, 13th, 24-05.05 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, DeVore, Cooper, sixth, 56.52 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, DeVore, Cooper, fourth, 2:04.91 4x400 meter relay — Boswell, H. Pearson, Top, Christine Andrews, fourth, 4:41.40 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Andrews, Top, H. Pearson, third, 11:38.97 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Buffington, Randall, Simmons, Mauer, fourth, 1:25.14 800 sprint medley relay — Simmons, Trinity Schroeder, DeVore, S. Pearson, seventh, 2:17.0 1600 distance medley relay — Cooper, Haer, Top, Andrews, fourth, 4:55.58 The Timberwolves travelled April 27 to Audubon to compete in the Bob Clark Relays. In the girls division, the Timberwolves medaled in five events and placed 12th overall with 7 points. “We saw some great competition tonight from a number of schools that we haven't seen all year, but that's good because it pushes our girls to get better,” Hults said. Medalist for the Timberwolves included fifth place finishes from Newton in the 3000 meter and the 4x800 relay with Andrews, Top, Sydney Davies, and H. Pearson. Sixth place medalists included Top in the 1500 meter; the distance medley relay with Bruce, Cooper, Top, and Andrews; and the 4x100 relay of Bruce, Simmons. DeVore, and Cooper. Results from Audubon include: Team — Underwood 100, Audubon 84, Panorama 72, Clarinda 71, ACGC 61, Tri-Center 54, IKM-Manning 45, AR-WW-VA 37, CAM 33, Griswold 14, Grandview Christian 11, SWV 7, Exira-EHK 3 100 meter dash — Schroeder, 12th, 14.77; Gabriel 22nd, 15.56 200 meter dash — Schroeder, 18th, 32.22; Gabriel, 22nd, 35.28 400 meter dash — H. Pearson, 11th, 1:14.05 800 meter run — Sydney Davies, 15th, 3:01.81; Ramsey, 18th, 3:42.91 100 meter hurdles — Simmons, 20th, 2025; Buffington, 23rd, 21.85 1500 meter run — Top, sixth, 6:02.40; Newton, 11th, 6:38.62 3000 meter run — Newton, fifth, 14:09.73; Ramsey, ninth, 16:53.80 400 meter hurdle — Maurer, 13th, 1:29.23 Discus — Samantha Davies, 11th, 85-02 Long jump — Cooper, eighth, 14-06.5; Bruce, ninth, 14-03.50 Shot put — Dalton, 17th, 26-04.044; Means, 20th, 22-09.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, Cooper, sixth, 57.53 4x200 meter relay — Schroeder, Randall, DeVore, S. Pearson, 11th, 2:11.73 4x400 meter relay — S. Pearson, Sydney Davies, Cooper, H. Pearson, eighth, 5:07.00 4x800 meter relay — Andrews, Top, Sydney Davies, H. Pearson, fifth, 11:30.02 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Buffington, Simmons, Randall, Maurer, seventh, 1:27.16 800 sprint medley relay — Buffington, S. Pearson, DeVore, Maurer, 14th, 2:24.63 1600 distance medley relay — Bruce, Cooper, Top, Andrews, sixth, 5:00.97 T-Wolves take fourth
in Invitational The Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted their Girls Invitational on April 22. With 12 teams in attendance, the Timberwolves placed fourth overall with a number of outstanding performances on the night. The top highlight of the night was the 4x800 team of Aubrey Boswell, Christine Andrews, Haidyn Top, and Halle Pearson who set a new school record in 11:16.3 and finished third. That time also moved them into 24th overall in the state in Class 1A for that event, and currently the top time for schools assigned to our state qualifying meet. “With hard work over the next three weeks, they stand a great chance to qualify for the state track meet,” head coach Jason Hults said. The 4x400 of H. Pearson, Top, Maggie Haer, and Andrews finished the night with a first place medal. “In a great competitive race, Andrews anchored and brought the team from third to first with a gutsy leg,” Hults said. New season best times earned second place finishes from the 4x200 relay of Bruce, Emma DeVore, Haer, and Emma Cooper and the shuttle hurdle of Buffington, Kyra Simmons, Randall, and Maurer. A season best time for the 4x100 of Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, and Cooper earned a third place medal. “Our relays are really improving here in the middle of the season,” Hults said. “Looking ahead to state qualifying we are in a good position with three weeks to go. If we can keep improving our times and keep cleaning up our handoffs, we will have a few relays that have a chance to earn a spot at state.” Medalists in the individual events included Cooper third and Bruce fifth in the long jump. Sydney Davies took fifth and Kya Newton sixth in the 3000 meter. Top was third in the 400 meter and Bruce was third in the 100 meter. “We also recognized our five senior girls who have meant a lot to our program,” Hults said. “This year especially, their experience and leadership has been so important to help our underclassman throughout the season. So I want to thank our seniors, Aubrey, Aunalee, Sydney, Triana, and Halle, for everything they have done and will continue to do this year.” Results from the Timberwolves Girls Invitational include: Team — Shenandoah 129, Clarinda 113, Lenox 75, SWV 73, Red Oak 70, Essex 67, East Mills 51, Griswold 43, Nodaway Valley 37, Bedford 36, Stanton 34, Interstate 35 2 100 meter dash — Bruce, third, 14.13; Haer, 15th, 15.49 200 meter dash — DeVore, 13th, 31.71; Trinity Schroeder, 17th, 32.47; Triana Gabriel, 25th, 35.46 400 meter dash — Top, third, 1:08.62; H. Pearson, seventh, 1:13.20 800 meter run — Sydney Davies, 12th, 3:03.42; Sierra Pearson, 20th, 3:41.65 100 meter hurdles — Simmons, 12th, 20.51; Paighton Buffington, 13th, 20.82 1500 meter run — Newton, 13th, 6:43.41; Megan Ramsey, 15th, 7:13.29 3000 meter run — Sydney Davies, fifth, 13:42.03; Newton, sixth, 14:00.18; Ramsey, 11th, 16:07.45 400 meter hurdles — Lindsay Maurer, ninth, 1:28.06; Buffington, 11th, 1:29.66 Discus — Tierney Dalton, 21st, 59-09; Alice Williams, 25th, 50-07; Julie Means, 27th, 48-00 Long jump — Cooper, third, 14-04.00; Bruce, fifth, 13-10.50 Shot put — Means, 17th, 23-05.00; Dalton, 19th, 23-03.00; Samantha Davies, 23rd, 21-06.00; Williams, 27th, 19-04.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, Cooper, third, 56.11 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, DeVore, Haer, Cooper, second, 2:00.08 100 meter hurdles — SWV, second, 1:24.26 4x400 meter relay — H. Pearson, Top, Haer, Andrews, first, 4:41.56 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Andrews, Top, H. Pearson, third, 11:16.30 800 sprint medley relay — DeVore, Mauer, Cooper, Haer, seventh, 2:08.95 1600 distance medley relay — Gabriel, Schroeder, S. Pearson, Boswell, seventh, 5:21.85 This week’s schedule includes the Audubon Co-Ed on April 27. SWV places third
at Griswold Southwest Valley’s boys track team placed third April 22 in the Class A section at Griswold. “I stayed in Corning to run our home girls track meet so assistant coach Jerry Hartman took the boys,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We tried out a lot of different things last night to try to score as many points as we could. This was the first time this year we were placed in the smaller school division so we wanted to give our guys a chance to score some points, get some medals and have some fun. After talking with Coach Hartman and looking at the results I am very proud of the guys and how they competed.” Naugle said the Timberwolves scored 94 points, the most so far this season. “This was Dillon Inman's first meet of the year due to transfer eligibility with his first meet he had a huge throw in the discus. I am very excited to see where he can take this event! He also was a big contributor in a few relays,” Naugle said. “Owen [Wilkinson] and Brendan [Knapp] ran a nice race in the 100 to go second and third. Isaac [Currin] had a personal best in the long jump to place third. Our 4x200 team ran their season best shaving 3 seconds off. I believe this team can and will keep cutting time. Our 4x100 team ran a nice race. Our distance medley, which we don't run often, shaved about 20 seconds off their season best to place third. Brock Bowden and Tate Haffner ran a nice race in the 110 hurdles to place third and fourth.” Naugle said the best part of the night were the results are from those who stepped in races they have never run. “Roman Keefe ran his first ever 800 and placed fourth. Tate Haffner ran his first ever 1600 and placed fifth,” Naugle said. “Personally I think that the best part was Parker Boswell. Parker threw a personal best in the discus, as an unscored JV participant, and a personal best in the shot put. He also stepped up and ran his first race of the year. We had some sore legs and injuries near the end of the race so Coach Hartman made some changes to our 4x400 and Parker stepped up and filled a spot. By doing so we got some points and placed fourth in the event. Roman Keefe and Ely Rodriguez also stepped up to fill spots on that relay. “We are continuing to improve day by day with a young group. It is a fun group to work with and it sounds like they had a lot of fun last night,” Naugle said. “We compete again next Tuesday when we travel to Audubon to compete in a co-ed relay. We will be a little shorthanded as we have three guys golfing that night but we will focus on what we can do and improve the times we can.” Results from Griswold include: Team — Riverside 202, Bedford 136, SWV 94, Heartland Christian 49, Iowa School for the Deaf 32, Griswold 19 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, second, 12.46; Wilkinson, fourth, 12.81 200 meter dash — Ely Rodriquez, sixth, 26.92; Isaac Currin, 10th, 27.57 400 meter dash — Evan Pearson, sixth, 1:05.27 800 meter run — Roman Keef, fourth, 2:42.59 110 meter hurdles — Brock Bowden, third, 19:09; Tate Haffner, fourth, 21.21 1600 meter run — Haffner, fifth, 6:25.38 400 meter hurdles — Ian Brown, fourth, 1:15.75 Discus — Inman, second, 111-08; Pearson, sixth, 80-10 High jump — Marshall Knapp, second, 5-08.00 Long jump — Currin, third, 17-06.25; Rodriguez, eighth, 14-06.50 Shot put — Deacon Ganfield, sixth, 27-05.05; Parker Boswell, seventh, 26-06.25 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Currin, Inman, second, 48.31 4x200 meter relay — B. Knapp, Wilkinson, Inman, M. Knapp, first, 1:39.22 4x400 meter relay — B. Kapp, M. Knapp, Pearson, Wilkinson, fourth, 4:43.07 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Brown, Haffner, Keefe, Bowden, second, 1:18.65 1600 distance medley relay — Rodriguez, Currin, Brown, Ganfield, third, 4:49.9 Timberwolves golfers compete at Shenandoah
The Southwest Valley golf team traveled April 22 to Shenandoah for a triangular meet with Shenandoah and Creston. Becca Wetzel was the lone golfer on the girls’ team. Playing on the front 9, she carded a 61. “She had hoped to better her score from last Thursday when the girls played in Shenandoah’s Invitational Tournament,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “While that did not happen, Thursday’s round gave her valuable insight into how a golf course can play differently from day to day depending on weather, the strength and direction of the wind, and how recently the greens have been mown.” For the boys, Creston won the triangular with a 176, followed by Shenandoah at 191, and SWV at 231. Joey Oathoudt was low score for SWV with a 47, followed by Ethan Bruce’s 51 and Jake Oathoudt’s 58. Rounding out the team was Henry Bevington with a 75. “The junior varsity players were offered the opportunity to experience playing on a long course with bunkers and large greens,” Drake said. “On Friday, April 23, we’ll use our practice time to help with spring clean-up at Happy Hollow Country Club,” Drake said. The schedule includes at Osceola on April 26, at home April 27 with Mt. Ayr and Essex, and at Lenox on May 3. Tee time is 4 p.m. for all of these meets Maryville edges
out SWV 5-4 A strong Maryville, Mo., squad handed the Southwest Valley varsity boys their first tennis loss of the season in a home contest April 20. However, the 5-4 defeat to the Missouri school was not anything that has Steve McGrew, head coach of the Timberwolves, concerned. “This was a great team, and we played solid tennis against them,” McGrew said. “I have to give Maryville praise for the talent they have all the way through their lineup. This was the best team we have faced in terms of depth as it relates to the second half of their order in singles. Four through six were excellent players. Four was a backboard at the baseline, five could hit with pace and consistency, and six could slice, keep the ball deep, and come to the net effectively. Glenwood was a close second, but this team has the most depth of all the squads we have faced.” Results (M=Maryville; SWV = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings (SWV) over Mitchell Myers, 6-3; 2) Gabe Fuller (SWV) beat Matthew Goodrigde, 6-0; 3) Adam Timmerman (SWV) defeated Carson Kempf, 6-1; 4) Kason Teale (M) beat Evan Timmerman, 6-2; 5) James DiStefano (M) beat Dom Nicolas, 6-1; 6) Justin Staples (M) defeated Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird, 6-0. Doubles: 1) Myers/Kempf (M) beat Hutchings/Fuller, 7-6 (7-1); 2) A. Timmerman/ E. Timmerman (SWV) beat Goodridge/DiStefano, 6-4; 3) Teale/Staples (M) beat Nicolas/Owen Paul, 6-1. “Myers was a great player and Kade took a few games to process his game, but after the first three games, he really kept Myers pinned to the baseline much more and made some big passing shots when Myers got to the net, and the passing shots had to be precise, because Myers is a heck of a player at the net,” McGrew said. “Gabe really made his player work in singles, tracking down a lot of balls. Adam keeps using the formula that works for him in singles and that is moving players around with great placement.” In doubles, the Timmermans won a huge eighth game to tie the match at 4-4 and “really locked down their play in the last two games,” McGrew said. “They served, returned serve, and volleyed great in those final games.” Fuller and Hutchings gave everything they had in doubles in their tie-break loss. “We played no-ad scoring where the deuce point wins the game and they won the deuce game that they had to have when they were down 5-6 overall,” McGrew said. “But then Maryville played an incredibly awesome tie-break and you have to give them praise for that. Kade and Gabe didn’t play badly and there were some long points, but Maryville just kept making some incredible shots. Myers is so tough and Kempf is definitely better in doubles compared to singles. Kempf made some strong volleys in the match, and upped his serve game in the tie-break.” McGrew said Maryville was a great team with a very classy coach, kind players, and gracious fans who had good things to say about the Timberwolves as well. “I appreciate how well both teams got along and treated each other,” McGrew said. “We were sad to lose, but we lost to a talented squad with lots of character.” Playing only a regular set was a decision both teams felt good about in order to end the meet in 40-degree weather by 6:30 p.m. “Everyone felt it was a good move,” McGrew said. In JV action, Jaxson Staples of Maryville defeated Paul in singles, 6-2. Golf teams compete
in 18-hole tourneys The golfing Timberwolves played 18-hole tournaments in Shenandoah last week, the boys on April 13 and the girls on April. For the boys, the schools are divided into two divisions: large school (six schools) and small school (seven schools). Fremont-Mills won the small school division, scoring a 373. “SWV boys came in with 387, playing on a course that runs nearly a thousand yards longer than what they’re used to,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “In spite of that length distance, all four scoring cards came in under 100.” Owen Wilkinson led the T-Wolves with a 94, barely squeaking out Joey Oathoudt’s 95. Jake Oathoudt and Isaac Currin were right behind, both carding 99s. Ethan Bruce and Tate Hafner, both freshmen playing in their first 18-hole tournament, scored 102 and 120, respectively. “The weather was quite chilly with a north wind on Tuesday, necessitating layers of clothing that did nothing to help a free flowing golf swing,” Drake said. The girls played on April 15, with 13 schools, large and small, competing in one group against one another. The winning team was Shenandoah with a 383. In golf, there can be a maximum of six players on a team, with the four lowest scores counting towards the team score. “On Thursday, we had only four players — just enough to get a team score, but putting extra pressure on the girls,” Drake said. “They played well, with three of the four of them playing in their first 18-hole tournament.” Senior Aubrey Boswell let the way with 110 followed by sophomores Becca Wetzel 115, Maggie Haer 125, and Lindsey Maurer 150, giving a team score of 500. The Timberwolves traveled to April 12 to Red Oak. The girls, playing on the front nine, posted a team score of 283, not quite enough to beat the Tigers’ 273, but still a strong showing. Wetzel’s 60 took runner-up honors, and was close on the heels of the medalist’s 56. Boswell followed with 63, Haer 68, Maurer 92, and Megan Ramsey 104. The boys’ team, on the back nine, won their meet 225 to Red Oak’s 230. Currin, playing in his first meet of the year, was medalist with 47. Bruce shot 57, Jake Oathoudt 59, Joey Oathoudt 62, and Henry Bevington a 75. “Both Timberwolf teams showed improvement over their prior meet,” Drake said. “We need more practice in the area of course management but that’s something that comes with experience. We have four meets this week which will give us ample opportunity to polish those skills.” T-Wolves take sixth in Goos
Southwest Valley’s boys track team placed sixth as a team in the large class April 15 in the Clarke High School Goos Invitational in Osceola. “We competed well and did some really nice things,” head coach Allen Naugle said. Marshall Knapp won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches. “He was the last jumper so we moved the bar up to 6 feet, 2 inches to continue to work on improving his best height,” Naugle said. “He had three great attempts but was unable to clear 6-2 last night but is very close to doing so.” Naugle said he continues to see improvement in his relay teams. “Our shuttle and 4x200 both improved their season best times. Brendan Knapp ran a great open 100 as well to place third. Our two discus throwers, Parker Boswell and Evan Pearson, did not score but both improved their personal bests last night,” Naugle said. “The guys keep working hard and improving each meet. We will continue to work on the fixable things as we continue to improve our times and distances.” Results from the Goos Invitational include: Team — Central Decatur 125, I-35 113, Clarke 110, Albia 97, Nodaway Valley 68, SWV 34, Chariton 30, Wayne 7 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, third, 12.16; Evan Pearson, 10th, 13.76 200 meter dash — Pearson, 11th, 28.03; Roman Keefe, 15th, 30.19 110 meter hurdles — Ian Brown, ninth, 20.47; Tate Haffner, 10th, 22.02 Discus — Pearson, eighth, 80-02; Parker Boswell, 12th, 63-10 High jump — M. Knapp, first, 5-08.00 Long jump — Isaac Currin, seventh, 15-09.50; Brock Bowden, eighth, 15-08.75; Ely Rodriguez, ninth, 15-04.044 Shot put — Boswell, 15th, 23-00.00 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Owen Wilkinson, Currin, B. Knapp, fourth, 49.42 4x200 meter relay — B. Knapp, Wilkinson, Bowden, M. Knapp, third, 1:42.72 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Brown, Haffner, Keefe, Bowden, fourth, 1:19.93 800 sprint medley relay — Rodriguez, Currin, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fourth, 1:47.24 The team competed April 12 in Shenandoah where the Timberwolves improved their season best times in all four relays they competed in. “Brendan and Owen both improved their open 100 time. Evan Pearson had a personal best in the long jump. Marshall Knapp jumped 6 feet to place fifth in a very good field of high jumpers,” Naugle said. “It was a great night to compete and the guys continue to work hard and improve. We will keep working hard on our hand-offs, block starts and the little things to help improve our times so that we are competing at our highest level by the end of the season.” Results from Shenandoah include: Team — Glenwood 214, Clarinda 160, Shenandoah 122, Red Oak 87, East Mills 46, Sidney 35, SWV 29, Essex 16 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, ninth, 12.07; Wilkinson, 13th, 12.59 200 meter dash — B. Knapp, sixth, 24.62 400 meter dash — Pearson, 10th, 1:04.86; Ganfield, 13th, 1:08.44 110 meter hurdles — Haffner, seventh, 22.17; Keefe, eighth, 24.04 Discus — Pearson, 15th, 68-10; Boswell, 16th, 63-07 High jump — M. Knapp, fifth, 6-00.00 Long jump — Rodriguez, seventh, 15-11.50; Pearson, eighth, 15-06.24 Shot put — Ganfield, 14th, 27-03.25; Boswell, 15th, 22-09.25 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, sixth, 48.21 4x200 meter relay — Wilkinson, Bowden, Rodriguez, M. Knapp, fourth, 1:44.30 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Bowden, Haffner, Keefe, Brown, fifth, 1:21.42 800 sprint medley relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fifth, 1:46.18 SWV girls shine
at Shenandoah The Timberwolves girls track team travelled April 15 to Shenandoah for the Fillies Relays. In a meet dominated by Shenandoah and Riverside, the Timberwolves struggled to find points and finished eighth in the 10-team standings. “But the tough competition brought out the best in the girls, with four new season best relay times and 11 individual PRs,” head coach Jason Hults said. Medal winners for the Timberwolves included second place finishes from Kya Newton in the 3000 meter and the 4x200 relay of Aunalee Bruce, Emma DeVore, Christine Andrews, and Emma Cooper. The 4x800 team continued to get closer to the school record with a third place finish with Sydney Davies, Andrews, Haidyn Top, and Halle Pearson. Fourth place finishes came from Bruce in the long jump, Top in the 1500 meter, the shuttle hurdle relay team of Paighton Buffington, Krya Simmons, Alyssa Randall, and Trinity Schroeder; and the 4x100 relay with Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, and Cooper. The 4x400 relay finished up the medal performances with a fifth place from H. Pearson, Davies, Sierra Pearson, and Andrews. “It was really a great night for the girls. We saw a lot of new PRs and some great times from our relays,” Hults said. “The throwers had a great night with four new PRs from three girls, even though the competition was tough and they didn't place, they are improving and getting better every week. We ran a new combination in the 4x200 and went out strong with the second place, so that's a relay we look at as the season moves forward. The 4x8 girls took another five seconds off their time and brings them within 14 seconds of the school record which is definitely doable for those girls. So it was a great night overall.” Results from Shenandoah include: Team — Shenandoah 124, Riverside 121, Red Oak 80, Essex 56, Fremont Mills 49, Stanton 45, Bedford 43, SWV 41, Sidney 18, East Mills 12 100 meter dash — Bruce, seventh, 13.97; Cooper ninth, 14.31 200 meter dash — Maggie Haer, 18th, 36.11; Lindsay Maurer, 17th, 35.33 400 meter dash — Haidyn Top, seventh, 1:09.31 800 meter run — Halle Pearson, eighth, 2:53.24 100 meter hurdles — Kyra Simmons, 10th 20.47; Paighton Buffington, 11th, 20.83 1500 meter run — Top, fourth, 6:03.81; Kya Newton, ninth, 6:41.87 3000 meter run — Newton, second, 14:04.74; Megan Ramsey, ninth, 16:33.34 Discus — Tierney Dalton, 11th, 71-08; Samantha Davies, 12th, 69-00.50 Long jump — Bruce, fourth, 14-01.50; Cooper, seventh, 13-07.00 Shot put — Dalton, eighth, 29-01.75; Julia Means, 15th, 23-06.06 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, Emma DeVore, Cooper, fourth, 57.17 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, DeVore, Christine Andrews, Cooper, second, 2:02.25 4x400 meter relay — Pearson, Maurer, Haer, Andrews, fifth, 5:00.39 4x800 meter relay — Sydney Davies, Andrews, Top, Pearson, third, 11:32.12 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Buffington, Simmons, Alyssa Randall, Trinity Schroeder, fourth, 1:26.19 800 sprint medley relay — Buffington, Simmons, DeVore, H. Pearson, ninth, 2:14.72 1600 meter distance relay — DeVore, Triana Gabriel, Sierra Pearson, Sydney Davies, sixth, 5:26.48 The girls competed April 13 in Class 2A of the Griswold Tiger Relays. “The Timberwolves ran not only into a stiff wind on the cold night, but some great competition from across Southwest Iowa,” Hults said. The Timberwolves ended the night in seventh place in the team standings. Medalists on the night included three relays and three individual events. The 4x800 and the 4x400 relays with Boswell, H. Pearson, Top, and Andrews finished third in both races. The shuttle hurdle team brought home a fourth place medal with Buffington, Simmons, Randall, and Schroeder. Individually, Schroeder tied for fifth in the high jump, Sydney Davies was fifth in the 1500 meter, and Cooper was fifth in the long jump. “The girls had some tough competition to run against which pushed them to five new PRs and one relay with a new SB time,” Hults said. “So even though the team finish was not what we wanted, we can take away the progress and build on that going forward into the middle of the season. We're still trying out new relay combinations and trying some girls in different open events to find those best times as we look to our home meet next week and the conference meet in a few weeks.” Results from Griswold include: Team — Underwood 153, AHSTW 124, Riverside 111, Red Oak 69, Kuemper 68, Sidney 31, SWV 25.50 100 meter dash — Bruce, seventh, 14.31; Cooper, 10th, 14.57 200 meter dash — Cooper, sixth, 30.74; Bruce, ninth, 31.48 400 meter dash — Andrews, sixth, 1:10.00 800 meter run — Boswell, eighth, 3:05.50 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, ninth, 21.12; Simmons, 10th, 21.75 1500 meter run — Sydney Davies, fifth, 6:27.96; Newton, sixth, 6:38.74 3000 meter run — Newton, seventh, 14:34.48; Ramsey, eighth, 17:09.58 400 meter hurdles — Andrews, sixth, 1:23.16; Schroeder, seventh, 1:28.16 Discus — Dalton, eighth, 69-00; Samantha Davies, 10th, 52-08.50; Alice Williams, 12th, 45-11.50 High jump — Schroeder, fifth, 4-00.00 Long jump — Cooper, fifth, 13-10.50; Bruce, seventh, 13-03.50 Shot put — Dalton, eighth, 25-05.00; Means, ninth, 24-03.03; Williams, 14th, 19-00.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, Cooper, sixth, 58.33 4x200 meter relay — Gabriel, Randall, S. Pearson, DeVore, seventh, 2:18.90 4x400 meter relay — H. Pearson, Boswell, Top, Andrews, third, 4:53.83 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Andrews, Top, H. Pearson, third, 11:59.18 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Buffington, Simmons, Randall, Schroeder, fourth, 1:26.69 800 sprint medley relay — Buffington, Simmons, DeVore, H. Pearson, sixth, 2:15.96 Boys tennis wins 9-0
The Southwest Valley tennis teams took on their third opponent in four days when they clashed April 15 with Red Oak. The boys earned a 9-0 road victory, while the girls lost 9-0 to a traditional powerhouse that came into the meet undefeated. The Southwest Valley boys, just like the Red Oak girls, came into their meet undefeated. The Timberwolves stayed that way with the win over the Tigers. Results (all Southwest Valley players listed first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings over Max DeVries, 8-0; 2) Gabe Fuller defeated Joshua LaRette, 8-0; 3) Adam Timmerman beat Tyler Strunk, 8-1; 4) Evan Timmerman over Corbin Wolfe, 8-3; 5) Dom Nicolas beat Jonah Wemhoff, 8-1; 6) Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird defeated Nate Ernst, 8-2. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller defeated DeVries/Tyler Beeson, 8-1; 2) Adam Timmerman/Evan Timmerman defeated LaRette/Strunk, 8-0; 3) Nicolas/Owen Paul over Wolfe/Wemhoff, 8-5. “Kade keeps showing great movement and shot selection in both of his matches,” said head coach Steve McGrew. “I really liked how Gabe transitioned from defense to offense in his match in singles. The Timmermans were really showing off their return of serve abilities in doubles. Dom is crushing his forehands in both singles and doubles. He's got some real zip on his shots and while he made some errors in this meet, he made a lot more great shots. We don't do stat lines in high school tennis, but his winner to unforced ratio on the forehand side had to be off the charts in his favor in this meet. Owen is looking steadier, which is great to see, and what a varsity debut for Slate.” Paul won the lone JV match, defeating Xavier Ross in singles, 6-2. McGrew said the Red Oak boys have a bright future. “Five of the players are seniors, but three of them, DeVries, LaRette, and Beeson, are only ninth graders,” said McGrew. “Kade and I were talking about the fact that they all have tons of potential. Beeson is the usual number three player in singles, but had a golf conflict and just played doubles. Having your three top singles player back for three more years gives the Tigers reason to be very optimistic in years to come.” The Red Oak girls came into the meet with a 6-3 win over Creston and a 5-4 victory over class 2A squad Kuemper Catholic to go along with a 9-0 sweep over Audubon. “This is a team that could easily get to the state team tournament in Class 1A,” McGrew said. “It is a place this program is very familiar with as they have been there many times.” Scores (all Red Oak players listed first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Rhenn Rolenc over Tonna Damewood, 8-2; 2) Tessa Rolenc over Kendi Graham, 8-1; 3) Jessica Lukehart beat Alana Drake, 8-1; 4) Brooklyn Johnson over Anjali Kathikar, 8-4; 5) Anna Grizzard beat Charlee Larsen, 8-2; 6) Merced Ramirez defeated Lexi Weston, 8-1. Doubles: 1) R. Rolenc/Ramirez defeated Damewood/Graham, 8-1; 2) T. Rolenc/Lukehart over Drake/Kathikar, 8-4; 3) Johnson/Grizzard beat Larsen/Ryanne Mullen, 8-4. “My assistant coach, Brent Mullen, said Drake and Kathikar were down 7-2 and really looked good in the final three games of their match,” McGrew said. “I saw real improvement from that pair against Clarinda, so it shows that it was no fluke, They are really beginning to gel with each other.” In JV action, coach Mullen said that Red Oak was a cut above the other squads the Timberwolves have played, which was evident in the 10-0 win by the Tigers. “That didn't surprise me,” said McGrew. “With the varsity being so strong, and their history of success being so well known, it is not unusual for their JV to also be strong.” Results (all Red Oak players listed first) are as follow: Singles: 1) Madison Bruce over Mullen, 4-0; Lexy Fridolph beat Karissa Richey, 4-2; Abigail Johnson beat Carlita McCoy, 4-2; Taylor Bennett over Hannah Baker, 4-1; Aedynn Graham over Jazmin Weston, 4-0. Doubles: Fridolph/Grace Wingfield beat Richey/McCoy, 4-1; Johnson/Josie Rengstorf over Richey/McCoy, 4-1; Wingfield/Prashana Bell over Richey/McCoy, 4-3; Bruce/Kayden Wingfield over Baker/Weston, 4-0; Graham/Bennett beat Baker/Weston, 4-1. Progress is what a coach wants to see evidence of progress was apparent as the Southwest Valley varsity teams took on Clarinda on April 13. McGrew said it was apparent in an 8-1 win achieved by the boys at Clarinda. He also said it was true in a 7-2 home loss to the Cardinal girls. McGrew said the boys knew they had to respect the results that Clarinda had put forth heading into their encounter. The Cardinals beat Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 5-4, and only lost to Glenwood and Shenandoah by 5-4 scores. “My advice to the team and assistant coach Brent Mullen as they headed off to Clarinda was to be ready for a challenge as we knew that since we only beat Glenwood, 5-4, we would face a team that wouldn't be easy to deal with,” McGrew said. “Progress is being ready in the moment against a solid team and Mullen shared with me that the guys really came out ready to play.” Results (SWV = Southwest Valley; C = Clarinda) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings (SWV) over Nathan Brown, 10-7; 2) Gabe Fuller (SWV) over Lance Regehr, 10-3; 3) Adam Timmermam (SWV) over Kale Downey, 10-3; 4) Evan Timmerman (SWV) over Cyrus Lawrence, 10-1; 5) Dom Nicolas (SWV) over Connor Pullen, 10-0; 6) Lance Baker (C) beat Owen Paul. 10-0. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller (SWV) beat Brown/Regehr, 10-7; 2) A. Timmerman/ E. Timmerman (SWV) beat Downey/Baker, 10-8; 3) Nicolas/Paul (SWV) over Lawrence/Pullen, 10-3. “Progress is building off previous big efforts. so I was thrilled to see Dom followed up on his tie-breaker singles win against Creston in such an impressive 10-0 fashion,” McGrew said. “It was great to see three doubles grab a win and certainly it was pleasing to see our first four guys keep rolling along. This a quality win over a team that has put together some decent results.” In JV action, Clarinda's Sant Dow defeated Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird, 10-3. McGrew continues to see progress and great desire from the girls as well. Results (SWV= Southwest Valley; C = Clarinda) are as follow: Singles: 1) Mayson Hartley (C) beat Tonna Damewood, 8-1; 2) Taylor Cole (C) over Kendi Graham, 8-1; 3) Brooke Brown (C) over Alana Drake, 8-1; 4) Paige Barr (C) beat Anjali Kathikar, 8-5; 5) Charlee Larsen (SWV) defeated Emma Stogdill, 8-6; 6) Ellison Lovett (C) over Lexi Weston, 8-2. Doubles: 1) Hartley/Cole (C) beat Damewood/Graham, 8-1; 2) Brown/Barr (C) defeated Drake/Kathikar, 9-7; 3) Larsen/Ryanne Mullen (SWV) defeated Lovett/ Taylor Wagoner, 9-7. “I am proud of all these girls because they are playing some really strong squads and they keep battling,” McGrew said. “I was so impressed with the improvement I saw in the doubles pair of Drake and Kathikar. They played far better than anything I have seen in previous matches or practices. That truly is progress. Clarinda was throwing up a lot of lobs against them and Alana and Anjail really responded to the tactics. Alana made some great overheads and volleys and Anali was tracking down all kinds of balls on the baseline.” McGrew said Drake and Kathikar weren't the only ones that caught his eye. All of the Timberwolves did good things. “Charlie Larsen was down 6-5 in singles and I said to her in a timeout that it is winning time now Charlee,” McGrew said. “It may have been a comment to relax her, but honestly it has been true so far. Charlee is kind of like a good magician. She seems to conjure up some of her best tennis when the spotlight is on in the late stages of her performance. She and Mullen also seem to be able come up with late-stage heroics in doubles too. They were down 6-3 and then dug deep and made real progress with their serving, volleys, and groundstrokes to win six of the last seven games.” McGrew added that it is really important not to overshadow Damewood and Graham despite 8-1 scores in singles and doubles. “I see some great things from them, particularly in doubles where I saw some solid returning and use of lobs,” McGrew said. “In fact. they started off their match in doubles with a couple of clean winners off passing shots. The problem is that they have to play so close to perfection against some really outstanding top players that opponents have. Hartley and Cole are examples. They delivered tremendous heat off their groundstrokes to go with really strong volleying. It is hard to stay with a team like that when you have to be close to flawless for such an extended period of time. I told Tonna and Kendi how proud I am off them to keep battling players of such quality. They never stop scrapping. Lexi Weston keeps fighting also. She got down 6-0 early in singles, battled back to 6-2 and played some close games the rest of the way.” The JV also fought hard and was able to claim another victory, winning 7-2. Results (SWV = Southwest Valley; C = Clarinda) are as follow: Singles: Mullen (SWV) over Waggoner, 4-3; Chanda Sunderman (C) beat Karissa Richey, 4-2; Carlita McCoy (SWV) beat Kami Beal, 4-2; Hannah Baker (SWV) beat Giorgia Masciovecchio, 2-1; Jazmin Weston (SWV) beat Beal, 2-1. Doubles: Richey/McCoy (SWV) beat Masciovecchio/Sunderman, 4-1; Weston/Baker (SWV) over Sunderman/Beal, 4-0; Richey/McCoy (SWV) beat Masciovecchio/Beal, 4-3; Masciovecchio/Beal (C) beat Weston/Baker, 4-1. “I am so happy the JV girls are getting matches at home, because we will travel with less kids,” McGrew said. “In the 4-3 win that Richey and McCoy had, the last game went to deuce and since we play no-ad scoring at home, the match came down to one final point. They were so excited to pull off the win by winning that last point. I love that the JV girls are having so much fun.” The first doubleheader of the season for the Southwest Valley varsity tennis teams took place April 12 with the girls hosting Creston and the boys traveling to Panther country. The boys prevailed, 7-2, while the girls were defeated by the same 7-2 score. Varsity boys results are as follow (SWV = Southwest Valley; C = Creston): Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings (SWV) over James Kuntz, 10-5; 2) Gabe Fuller (SWV) over Jeremy Rutz, 10-7; 3) Adam Timmerman (SWV) beat Daniel Merritt, 10-1; 4) Evan Timmerman (SWV) over Avery Fuller, 10-4; 5) Dominic Nicolas (SWV) beat Nate Wells, 11-10 (7-5); 6) Foster McCutchon (C) beat Owen Paul, 10-2. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller (SWV) beat Kunz/Merritt, 10-5; 2) A. Timmerman/E. Timmerman (SWV) over Rutz/Wells, 10-3; 3) Fuller/McCutchon (C) defeated Nicolas/Paul, 10-1. “The thriller of the night was Dom's win in a tie-breaker,” McGrew said. “Creston wanted to play regular scoring and many of the games involved multiple deuces. Dom went up 9-6, but Wells rallied to 9-9. After the two split the next two games, Dom got down 2-0 in the tie-breaker, but then really played solid to squeak out the win. The match lasted an hour and a half. The Timmermans controlled their matches in singles and doubles from the start. Fuller really finished strong in singles. It was back and forth until Gabe separated himself from his opponent with a string of games at the end. Kade picked up right where he left off after his win against Glenwood. He is hitting clean, penetrating groundstrokes and picking good times to approach the net. Paul started off slow in singles and trailed 6-1, but then played better in the final five games. He only got one of them, but the games were competitive.” McGrew said he liked the progress in doubles also. “Kade and Gabe turned in another strong performance and the Timmerman brothers are starting to look more cohesive,” he said. In JV action, Slate Goodvin-Kinnaird split two matches in singles, beating Isaac Shields, 6-4, and losing to Connor Wiley, 6-1. Results on the girls side (SWV = Southwest Valley and C = Creston).are as follow: Singles: 1) Maddie Frey (C) over Tonna Damewood, 8-0; 2) Morgan Driskell (C) beat Kendi Graham, 8-3; 3) Karly Calvin (C) over Alana Drake, 8-2; 4) Sara Dunphy (C) beat Anjali Kathikar, 8-6; 5) Charlee Larsen (SWV) defeated Jess Ubben, 9-7; 6) Halle Evans (C) beat Lexi Weston, 8-2. Doubles: 1) Driskell/Dunphy (C) beat Damewood/Graham. 8-3; 2) Frey/Calvin (C) beat Drake/Kathikar, 8-0; 3) Larsen/Ryanne Mullen (SWV) defeated Ebben/Evans, 9-7. “I have heard great things about Frey and my assistant coach, Brent Mullen, said she is an excellent player,” McGrew said. “Mullen said in addition to the two wins, many of the other matches were competitive and included some close no-ad deuce games. We liked to play no-ad matches at home in which the next point after deuce wins the game.” There was a lot of JV action on the girls side and Southwest Valley squeaked out a 7-5 win. Mullen won in singles, 4-1. Karissa Richey split two matches in singles (2-0. 1-2). Carlita McCoy won her lone match in singles (2-0) and Hannah Baker won her only singles match (2-1). In doubles, Richey/McCoy won two matches in doubles (4-2 and 2-0) and dropped one (1-2), while Baker paired up with Jazmin Weston four times, winning 2-1, while being edged in three other battles (1-2 twice and 1-3) T-Wolves take
Rams in opener Southwest Valley’s varsity tennis boys had a mission in mind when they hosted the Glenwood Rams on April 9 in their season opener. After a 9-0 loss in 2018 and a 5-4 defeat in 2019, the mission was to take the next step and secure a victory. Mission accomplished as the Timberwolves edged the Rams, 5-4. “What an exciting season opener,” said Southwest Valley head coach Steve McGrew. “I am happy for the guys. They have been working so hard in practice and it showed in this meet. The season is early and they have to keep pushing forward, but this is a great start against a quality program that finished fourth in the state in class 1A in 2018. The Glenwood kids were nothing but class acts, on and off the court, when they arrived and I told the head coach he can be really proud of his kids. He expressed those same sentiments toward us. You love to see that kind of sportsmanship and character in high school sports.” Results (SWV = Southwest Valley; G = Glenwood) are as follow: Singles: 1) Kade Hutchings (SWV) over Teagan Matheny, 8-1; 2) Gabe Fuller (SWV) beat Logen Clark, 8-1; 3) Adam Timmerman (SWV) over Tyler Harger, 8-2; 4) Evan Timmerman (SWV) beat Trice Buchanan, 8-1; 5) Ben Batten (G) over Dominic Nicolas, 8-4; 6) Brody Taylor (G) beat Owen Paul, 8-3. Doubles: 1) Hutchings/Fuller (SWV) over Matheny/Clark, 8-2; 2) Harger/Buchanan (G) beat Timmerman/Timmerman, 8-5; 3) Batten/Taylor (G) defeated Nicolas/Paul, 8-5. “There were a lot of positives in singles.” McGrew said. “I really liked the footwork and movement I saw from Hutchings. He was in position to make quality shots in long rallies and when his opponent came to the net. His passing shots were precise and he made a point, after getting passed on his first approach to the net, to really come in to the net on the right approaches. Fuller has a lot of variety and used lobs, touch shots, and some power shots at the right times. The Timmerman boys both used strong side to side groundstrokes in their victories in singles. Placement is such a valuable quality in singles.” McGrew said he could also draw positives from the results put forth by Nicolas and Paul in singles. “Nicolas was down 5-1 and really kept fighting,” McGrew said. “He rallied to within one game at 5-4 and then lost a couple close deuce games. Dom’s a scrapper. I love that about him. Paul began to put more balls in play in the last four or five games. I saw improvement at the end of his match, which is encouraging for the future. Owen needs to increase his groundstroke speed and understand positioning on the court a little better, but there is potential in his game. Plus, he is a good-hearted kid that is willing to listen. You have to love that as a coach.” McGrew said doubles will be an area where the Timberwolves will make more strides as the season progresses. “I made a decision on the Monday before the meet to put the Timmerman boys and Owen and Dom together in doubles after originally thinking the two freshman, Evan and Owen, would play together. I could see both pairs beginning to gel together more near the end of their matches, so I know we will improve down the road in doubles. Give a lot of credit to the Glenwood No. 2 to team as well. Volley wise, both players were really solid.” Fuller and Hutchings got the win at No. 1 doubles that the Timberwolves needed to secure the team victory. “Gabe and Kade were red hot at the start and led 6-0, but Glenwood’s No. 1 pair responded,” McGrew said. “They started being a little more aggressive at the net and trimmed the lead to 6-2 and played Gabe and Kade tough in the final two games as well. I respect Glenwood a lot. It was a fantastic season-opening meet for us against a solid team that came off a 5-4 win over Clarinda in their opener.” Southwest Valley’s girls’ tennis team started off the season with a home opener April 6 against a solid Clarke squad. Clarke’s top four proved to be strong enough to guide the Lady Indians past Southwest Valley, 6-3. Despite the loss, McGrew said he couldn’t be prouder of the Timberwolves. “The girls have an excellent attitude and scrapped the entire night,” McGrew said. “Ultimately, Clarke’s first four players proved to be tough. Their top four really took advantage of strong serving and forced errors with solid groundstrokes. We struggled most with returning first serves, and we will work on that in future practices. However, we did some good things also. We were in many rallies and we lobbed well when Clarke put us on the defensive in the top portion of the singles and doubles matches.” Results (C = Clarke; SW = Southwest Valley) are as follow: Singles: 1) Alivia Bakley (C) over Tonna Damewood, 8-3; 2) Chailyn Beydler (C) over Kendi Graham, 8-5; 3) Ava Hansen (C) over Alana Drake, 8-2; 4) Madisyn McCoy (C) beat Anjali Kathikar, 8-2; 5) Charlee Larsen (SW) beat Ryleigh Luce, 8-6; 6) Lexi Weston (SW) over Jadie Bowlsby, 8-1. Doubles: 1) Bakley/Beydler (C) over Damewood/Graham, 8-2; 2) Hansen/McCoy (C) over Drake/Kathikar, 8-0; 3) Larsen/Ryanne Mullen (SW) over Luce/Bowlsby, 8-6. “What a debut for Larsen,” McGrew said. “She is a freshman who played her first varsity matches ever and won them. That is pretty exciting. Charlee’s strength is consistency. She gets a lot of balls in play and has some power and placement ability. Weston was so composed at six singles. She got ahead 3-0 early and never let up. She was so calm and steady. However, I was proud of the whole team. We battled well on groundstrokes, but do need to work on dealing with short balls that land below the net and make sure we get underneath those shots. We also need to work on placing the ball away from people more. Graham had a solid night. She was competitive in singles and she and Damewood had good chemistry in doubles. I liked the hustle and effort Drake and Kathikar showed. Clarke didn’t fall off at three or four singles or two doubles. Those spots will be strong for them all season.” McGrew said Mullen had a good night as well. “She was dominant in her JV singles match and served and returned well in varsity doubles,” said the head coach. The JV tied Clarke, 5-5. Results (some matches were first to four by one and some were first to two by one) are as follows: Singles: Mullen (SW) over Molly Sickels, 4-0; Samantha Cowling (C) over Karissa Richey, 2-0; Carlita McCoy (SW) over Korynna Olson, 2-1; Alicia Glenn (C) over Jazmin Weston, 2-0; Jessica Guerrero (C) over Hannah Baker, 2-1; Audrey Pontier (C) over Baker, 2-0. Doubles: Sickels/Cowling (C) over Richey/McCoy, 4-1; Richey/McCoy (SW) over Olson/Guerrero, 4-0; Weston/Baker (SW) over Glenn/Pontier, 4-2; Weston/Baker (SW) over Maisey White/Hannah Russo, 4-3. “I am so happy that Clarke brought a bus and we could get all the JV players some matches,” McGrew said. “The total program is important. Getting everyone a chance to play is a wonderful thing.” M. Knapp takes
second in high jump The Timberwolves’ Marshall Knapp showed a strong performance April 9 in the high jump, placing second with a personal best jump of 6 feet, 1 inch while the 4x200 team of Owen Wilkinson, Brock Bowden, Isaac Currin, and Brendan Knapp ran a season best. “It was originally a 2 Class meet with a JV but due to some teams not being able to attend it became a 1 Class meet,” Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle said. “I was extremely proud of how our guys went up and competed with some much larger schools. We improved some times, put in some great effort, and continued to improve overall.” “Marshall Knapp had a great night in the high jump … ,” Naugle said. “He was extremely close to clearing 6 feet, 2 inches on a couple of his attempts so we are very excited about his progress.” Naugle said SWV’s relay teams continue to show improvement in times and hand-offs. “We have a very young team so the more experience we get the smoother we become,” he said. “Our 4x200 team ran their season best last night to place sixth in a loaded field. “I was very happy with the attitude our boys brought knowing we were competing against a lot of larger schools,” Naugle said. “It will continue to help us in the long run.” Results from the relays include: Team — Lewis Central 172, Clarinda 147, Glenwood 145, Red Oak 63, Shenandoah 61, CB Abraham Lincoln 32, Council Bluffs 30, St. Albert 28, Creston 27, Bedford 19, SWV 13 100 meter dash — Brendan Knapp, 16th, 12.94; Owen Wilkinson, 18th, 13.01 200 meter dash — Roman Keefe, 44th, 32.16 110 meter hurdles — Keefe, 16th, 23.23; Tate Haffner, 17th, 23.65 400 meter hurdles — Marshall Knapp, 15th, 1:10.73 Discus — Evan Pearson, 47th, 65-06; Parker Boswell, 52nd, 62-08 High jump — Marshall Knapp, second, 6-01.00 Long jump — Isaac Currin, 24th, 14-10.25; Ely Rodriguez, 25th, 13-09.00 Shot put — Deacon Ganfield, 50th, 26-07.50; Boswell, 56th, 22-08.00 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Wilkinson, Currin, B. Knapp, 11th, 49.34 4x200 meter relay — Wilkinson, Brock Bowden, Currin, B. Knapp, seventh, 1:43.61 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Ian Brown, Keefe, Haffner, Bowden, ninth, 1:24.10 800 sprint medley relay — Currin, Rodriguez, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, 11th, 1:48.73 1600 distance medley relay — Rodriguez, Pearson, Ganfield, Brown, 10th, 5:11.02 The SWV boys track team traveled April 6 to Afton to compete. “Overall we did very well improving on a lot of times and distances,” Naugle said. “Marshall Knapp was injured in his first race, at our first meet and he was able to give it a go tonight. He started off his season with a great jump and won the high jump. He almost cleared 6 feet on his second attempt so we are looking forward to continuing to improve in that event.” The sprint medley, 4x100, and 4x200 teams all improved their season best times. “We were shorthanded again with a few guys going to a golf meet last night but the guys really ran hard and improved their relays times,” Naugle said. “Marshall ran a great open 400 time to start his year off but his leg was a little sore afterward so we scratched him from the 400 hurdles. I am very anxious to see what he can do in that event so hopefully he can keep getting healthier and back to 100 percent. “Overall I thought our guys competed hard and did a great job,” Naugle said. “We will continue to focus on taking it one meet at a time and improving our times so that we are at our peak by the end of the season.” Results from the Mustang relays include: Team — Glenwood 214, Clarinda 160, Shenandoah 122, Red Oak 87, East Mills 46, Sidney 35, SWV 29, Essex 16 100 meter dash — B. Knapp, ninth, 12.07; Wilkinson, 13th, 12:59 200 meter dash — B. Knapp, sixth, 24.62 400 meter dash — Pearson, 10th, 1:04.86; Ganfield, 13th, 1:08.44 110 meter hurdles — Haffner, seventh, 22.17; Keefe, eighth, 24.04 Discus — Pearson, 15th, 68-10; Boswell, 16th, 63-07 High jump — M. Knapp, fifth, 6-00.00 Long jump — Rodriguez, seventh, 15-11.50; Pearson, eighth, 15-06.25 Shot put — Ganfield, 14th, 27-03.25; Boswell, 15th, 22-09.25 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, sixth, 48.21 4x200 meter relay — Wilkinson, Bowden, Rodriguez, M. Knapp, fourth, 1:44.30 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Bowden, Haffner, Keefer, Brown, fifth, 1:21.42 800 sprint medley relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Wilkinson, B. Knapp, fifth, 1:46.18 This week’s schedule includes Shenandoah on April 12 and Clarke on April 15. SWV girls place third
at Red Oak The Southwest Valley girls track team travelled April 9 to Red Oak for the Girls Invitational. With high expectations and hopes of a third straight championship at the Red Oak meet, the Timberwolves ran into some stiff competition from Audubon and Essex, and settled for a third place team finish. “Overall, the girls ran very well and we continue to see progress with improved times and effort in every event,” SWV head coach Jason Hults said. “Yes, we were hoping to ‘threepeat’ this meet, especially our seniors who had never lost this meet. But we can look at the positives and build on those two relays with season best times, 11 new PRs, and a third place team finish that is our best this season, are all great things to build on and move forward looking at the next meets coming up.” Top finishers for the Timberwolves included the 4x800 champions of Aubrey Boswell, Halle Pearson, Christine Andrews and Haidyn Top. “These four girls ran an awesome race, taking a full minute off their overall time this year and bringing them even closer to breaking the school record in that event,” Hults said. The Timberwolves had three second place finishes coming from Sydney Davies in the 3000 meter; the shuttle hurdle relay of Paighton Buffington, Kyra Simmons, Alyssa Randall, and Trinity Schroeder; and the 4x100 team of Aunulee Bruce, Simmons, Emma DeVore, and Emma Cooper. The Timberwolves also had five third place finishes from Kya Newton in the 3000 meter; the sprint medley of Buffington, Simmons, DeVore, and Haidyn Top; Bruce in the 100 meter; Christine Andrews in the 400 meter; and the 4x400 team of Top, Davies, Boswell, and Andrews. Results from the Red Oak Invitational include: Team — Audubon 183, Essex 102, SWV 85, Lenox 73, Bedford 64, Sidney 63 100 meter dash — Aunalee Bruce, third, 14.16; Emma Cooper, seventh, 14.47 200 meter dash — Cooper, eighth, 30.07; Bruce, ninth, 30.69 400 meter dash — Christine Andrews, third, 1:10.06; Halle Pearson, fifth, 1:11.76 800 meter dash — Haidyn Top, sixth, 2:51.40; Megan Ramsey, ninth, 3:30.85 100 meter hurdles — Kyra Simmons, seventh, 21.77; Paighton Buffington, eighth, 22.06 1500 meter run — H. Pearson, fourth, 6:11.02; Kya Newton, sixth, 6:38.84 3000 meter run — Sydney Davies, second, 13:44.90; Newton, third, 14:10.78 400 meter hurdles — Andrews, fourth, 1:22.01; Trinity Schroeder, fifth, 1:27.04 Discus — Tierney Dalton, eighth, 61-11.50; Samantha Davies, 10th, 58-11.50 Long jump — Cooper, fourth, 14-03.25; Bruce, eighth, 12-07.25 Shot put — Dalton, eighth, 25-00.00; Julia Means, 22-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, Emma DeVore, Cooper, second, 57.99 4x200 meter relay — Triana Gabriel, Alyssa Randall, S. Pearson, DeVore, sixth, 2:17.52 4x400 meter relay — Top, Sydney Davies, Boswell, Andrews, third, 5:10.87 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Andrews. H. Pearson, Top, first, 11:38.56 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Buffington, Simmons, Randall, Schroeder, second, 1:27.81 800 sprint medley relay — Buffington, Simmons, DeVore, Top, third, 2:14.12 1600 distance medley really — DeVore, S. Pearson, Sydney Davies, Boswell, fifth, 5:27.18 The Timberwolves competed April 6 in the Cardinal Girls Relays. Competing in the six-team Class A Division, the Timberwolves finished in fourth place with a season high 99 points, 4 points behind Lenox and St. Alberts who tied for second with 103 points. “We saw some great performances from the girls tonight,” Hults said. “We tried out some new relay combinations and put some girls in new events to see how they could do, and were very happy with the results. It’s still early in the season, being only the third meet on our schedule, but the girls keep improving and the hard work they have put in so far is showing. With 13 individual new PRs and two relays running season best times, we're seeing a lot of progress from this young team and the future looks promising for these girls. We were able to double up in five events, saw our first points of the season in shot and discus, and scored in 17 of the 19 events overall, so it was a great night for the girls.” Top three finishes for the Timberwolves included a 1-2 sweep in the 100 meter from Bruce with a new PR of 13.88 and Cooper with a new PR of 14.04. In the 400 meter, the Timberwolves went 2-3 with Andrews and Top. Andrews followed that up with a third place finish in the 400 meter hurdles and anchored the 4x400 team with Top, Sydney Davies, and Halle Pearson to a third place finish. The 4x100 team of Bruce, Simmons, DeVore, and Cooper finished second in a season best time of 57.2. and the shuttle hurdle team of Simmons, Gabriel, Randall, and Schroeder also placed second. Running the 3000 meter for the first time in her career, Halle Pearson finished third. Results from the Clarinda Girls Relays include: Team — Shenandoah 142, St. Albert 103, Lenox 103, SWV 99, Bedford 71, Essex 54 100 meter dash — Bruce, first, 13.88; Cooper, second, 14.04 200 meter dash — Bruce, fourth, 29.41; Cooper, fifth, 29.42 400 meter dash — Andrews, second, 1:09.74; Top, third, 1:10.81 800 meter run — Top, fourth, 2:59.82; Sydney Davies, fifth, 3:01.74 100 meter hurdles — Simmons, sixth, 21.17 1500 meter run — Newton, eighth, 6:36.87 3000 meter run — H. Pearson, 13:26.52 400 meter hurdles — Andrews, third, 1:23.13; Schroeder, fourth, 1:26.47 Discus — Dalton, sixth, 71-05 Long jump — Cooper, fourth, 14-06.50; Bruce, seventh, 13-04.25 Shot put — Dalton, fifth, 26-06.00; Means, eighth, 23-03.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, Devore, Cooper, second, 57.20 4x200 meter relay — Randall, Gabriel, S. Pearson, DeVore, fifth, 2:17.88 4x400 meter relay — Top, Sydney Davies, H. Pearson, Andrews, third, 4:45.32 4x800 meter relay — Newton, Sydney Davies, S. Pearson, Ramsey, fourth, 13:18.33 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Simmons, Gabriel, Randall, Schroeder, second, 1:36.00 800 sprint medley relay — S. Pearson, Simmons, DeVore, Top, fifth, 2:13.49 1600 distance medley relay — Randall, Gabriel, Schroeder, Ramsey, sixth, 6:15.94 SWV boys earn top spots
The golfing Timberwolves traveled April 6 to Afton to play against the East Union Eagles in their second meet of the year. “The team has spent two days in practice concentrating on chipping and putting, and their hard work paid off for them,” SWV head coach Cindy Drake said. The boys team improved its score by 15 strokes over its first meet, shooting a 202 to East Union’s 211. Joey Oathoudt was medalist with 46, and Owen Wilkinson, playing in his first high-school golf meet, was runner-up with 49. Jake Oathoudt was close behind with 51, Ethan Bruce 56, Tate Haffner 57, Treyton Top 70, Vicente Butcher 71, and Kaleb Dodge 72. The girls team also improved its team score, playing on a golf course filled with difficult lies. “Their team score of 260 was not enough to beat East Union’s 245, but each of the girls improved their individual scores over our previous meet,” Drake said. Medalist for the girls was Abby Harper of EU, with a 54. Runner-up was Timberwolf Maggie Haer with a 60. Aubrey Boswell and Becca Wetzel both carded a 62, and Lindsey Maurer a 76. The Timberwolves’ next meets are April 8 at home against Bedford (tee time 4 p.m.), and April 12 at Red Oak (tee time 4:30 p.m.). SWV girls track team finishes strong
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls track team ran in the Stanton Co-Ed meet hosted April 1 by Griswold. The young Timberwolves team ran against some strong competition in the nine-team field to finish in fourth place overall with 74 points, 2 points behind the host team Stanton. The Timberwolves improved greatly from their first meet earlier in the week. The girls medaled in 14 total events, all seven relays and seven individual events. The top three performances on the night included the first champion of the season in Aunalee Bruce with a jump of 14 feet, 8.5 inches in the long jump. Two relay teams posted second place finishes: the 4x800 team of Aubrey Boswell, Christine Andrews, Sierra Pearson, and Halle Pearson and the distance medley team of Paighton Buffington, Emma DeVore, Boswell, and Haiden Top. Three relays took third place finishes: the sprint medley with Bruce, DeVore, Emma Cooper, and Top; the 4x100 with Bruce, Kyra Simmons, DeVore, and Cooper; and the 4x400 team of Top, S. Pearson, H. Pearson, and Andrews. Also placing third were Sydney Davies in the 3000 meter and Andrews in the 400 meter hurdles. “Overall it was very good night for the girls,” head coach Jason Hults said. “We same some gutsy performances in the relays with third and fourth leg girls fighting for positions and gaining spots late in the races for those top finishes. Auna winning the long jump will really help boost her confidence in that event as the season progresses. We saw a lot of improvement overall in all the events, and I feel we are off to a great start for the season.” Results from the Stanton Co-ed meet include: Team — Shenandoah 139, ACGC 135, Stanton 76, SWV 74, East Mills 64, Essex 37, Griswold 32, Sidney 21, Heartland Christian 4 100 meter dash — Emma Cooper, fourth, 15.42; Aunalee Bruce, 10th, 17.38 200 meter dash — Triana Gabriel, ninth, 35.54; Alyssa Randall, 10th, 36.50 400 meter dash — Halle Pearson, fifth, 1:12.08; Cooper, sixth, 1:13.50 800 meter run — Halle Pearson, fifth, 2:51.78; Sydney Davies, eighth, 3:07.95 100 meter hurdles — Kyra Simmons, 12th 21.71; Paighton Buffington, 14th, 22.12 1500 meter run — Aubrey Boswell, fifth, 6:44.15; Kya Newton, sixth, 6:44.32 3000 meter run — Sydney Davies, third, 13:36.66; Newton, seventh, 14:12.70 400 meter hurdles — Christine Andrews, third, 1:22.87; Trinity Schroeder, seventh, 1:32.09 Discus — Samantha Davies, 13th, 65-07; Tierney Dalton, 14th, 65-02 Long jump — Bruce, first, 14-08.50 Shot put — Julia Means, 14th, 23-03.00; Dalton, 15th, 22-06.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Simmons, Emma DeVore, Cooper, third, 59.50 4x200 meter relay — DeVore, Randall, Gabriel, Sierra Pearson, fifth, 2:16.51 4x400 meter relay — Haidyn Top, S. Pearson, Schroeder, Andrews, third, 5:00.59 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Andrews, S. Pearson, H. Pearson, second, 12:28.37 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Buffington, Simmons, Randall, Schroeder, fourth, 1:28.66 800 sprint medley relay — Bruce, DeVore, Cooper, Top, third, 2:07.52 1600 distance medley relay — Buffington, DeVore, Boswell, Top, second, 5:13.30 The Timberwolves made their first appearance of the season March 29 at the Bedford Co-Ed meet. The girl team was young and hungry with 14 of 21 runners competing in their first high school meet, resulting in a fourth place team finish. “We have 11 freshman, two sophomores, and a junior who were competing in their first track meets of their high school career, so nerves were running high; but Coach Hodapp and I saw some great effort and a lot of potential to build on from the new girls, and the experience of the five seniors helped tremendously,” Hults said. Top finishers for the Timberwolves were Haidyn Top (ninth) with a second place finish in the 400 meter and a third place in the 800 meter. Top also anchored the 4x800 with Boswell (12th), H. Pearson (12th), and Newton (ninth) to a second place finish. Bruce (12th) finished third and Cooper (ninth) fifth in the 100 meter. Schroeder (ninth) and Andrews (11th) finished third and fourth respectively in the 400 meter. H. Pearson took fifth in the 400 meter and Davies (12th) sixth in the 800 meter. Bruce also finished sixth in the long jump. The shuttle hurdle relay team finished third with Buffington (10th), Randall (ninth), Schroeder, and Simmons (ninth). The 4x400 team of Boswell, Davies, Andrews, and H. Pearson finished third. The 4x200 team with Randall, Gabriel (12), Devore (ninth), and S. Pearson (ninth) finished fourth. The 4x100 team with Bruce, DeVore, Simmons, and Cooper finished fifth. Both medley relay teams finished sixth for the Timberwolves with Bruce, DeVore, Cooper, and Andrews in the sprint medley and Simmons, Schroeder, S. Pearson, and Boswell in the distance medley. Results from Bedford include: Team — Wayne 171, CAM 94, Lenox 66, SWV 64, Griswold 63, East Union 60, Bedford 39, O-M 12 100 meter dash — Bruce, third, 14.14; Cooper, fifth, 14.67; Gabriel, 13th, 16.12 200 meter dash — Cooper, eighth, 32.02; DeVore, 10th, 32.56 400 meter dash — Top, second, 1:10.41; H. Pearson, fifth, 1:11.72 800 meter run — Top, third, 2:56.93; Davies, sixth, 2:58.31 100 meter hurdles — Buffington, ninth, 22.59; Simmons, 10th, 22.79 1500 meter run — Newton, eighth, 6:43.79; Megan Ramsey, 13th, 7:26.63 400 meter hurdles — Schroeder, third, 1:25.21; Andrews, fourth, 1:26.39 Discus — Dalton, ninth, 75-03; Davies, 16th, 52-07; Means, 19th, 47-00; Alice Williams, 21st, 38-03 High jump — Randall, seventh, 4.02.00 Long jump — Bruce, sixth, 13-10.25 Shot put — Dalton, 10th, 25-01.00; Means, 14th, 23-08.00; Davies, 18th, 20-11.00; Williams, 19-01.25 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, DeVore, Simmons, Cooper, fifth, 58.67 4x200 meter relay — Randall, Gabriel, DeVore, S. Pearson, fourth, 2:17.84 4x400 meter relay — Boswell, Davies, Andrews, H. Pearson, third, 5:01.62 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, H. Pearson, Newton, Top, second 12:29.19 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Buffington, Randall, Schroeder, Simmons, third, 1:29.91 800 sprint medley relay — Bruce, DeVore, Cooper, Andrews, sixth, 2:15.43 1600 distance medley relay — Simmons, Schroeder, S. Pearson, Boswell, sixth, 5:30.94 The Timberwolves are in action this week on April 6 in Clarinda and April 8 in Red Oak. Timberwolves tee off
for first meet The golfing Timberwolves played their first meet of the year on April 1 in Anita against CAM and Bedford. “Due to unavoidable circumstances, the girls’ team was without our No. 1 and No. 2 players,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “The remaining four girls were all playing in their very first high school golf meet.” Sophomores Maggie Haer and Becca Wetzel led the way with a 62 and 63, followed by sophomore Lindsey Mauer 79, and freshman Megan Ramsey 87. CAM had both the medalist and runner-up, and won the meet with a 225 vs. SWV 291. Bedford did not have enough players to yield a team score. The boys team was led by junior Joey Oathoudt and freshman Ethan Bruce, each scoring a 51. Junior Jake Oathoudt had a 57, junior Henry Bevington a 58, freshman Tate Haffner a 71, and senior Treyton Top a 73. CAM won the meet with a 184, Bedford 206, and SWV 217. “Due to uncooperative weather this spring, our outdoor practice has been quite limited,” Drake said. “In spite of that, I’m well pleased with the way the teams played. It was a good opening effort, one in which the kids could pinpoint the areas where they need more practice.” Southwest Valley’s meets this week are April 6 in Afton and April 8 at Happy Hollow Country Club in Corning against Bedford. Tee time for both meets is 4 p.m. Timberwolves take
to track and field On an extremely cold night in Griswold the Southwest Valley Timeberwolf boys track team competed April 1 at the Stanton Co-Ed Relays hosted by Griswold. “Overall we improved a lot of times and distances from our previous meet earlier in the week,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We just ran into some very good competition. ACGC has a very good track team along with Shenandoah.” ACGC dominated the relays with a team score of 185 while second place Shenandoah had 106 points. “Overall I was very happy with how we competed and improved,” Naugle said. “We are still a very young and inexperienced team with only three non-freshman competing last night. We will continue to focus on improving each and every meet. I am very confident that with the talent we have that we will be a much improved team by the end of the season.” Results from the relays include: Team — ACGC 185, Shenandoah 106, Lewis Central 93, East Mills 39, Sidney 35, Tri-Center 33, Stanton girls 31, West Harrison 27, CAM 20, AHSTW 13, Essex 4, SWV 2 100 meter dash — Brendan Knapp, ninth, 12.95; Owen Wilkinson, 16th, 13.49 200 meter dash — Wilkinson, 13th, 27.18; Evan Pearson, 18th, 28.71 400 meter dash — Wilkinson, 12th, 1:02.04; Deacon Ganfield, 15th, 1:08.17 110 meter hurdles — Roman Keefe, 14th, 22.95 400 meter hurdles — Ian Brown, 13th, 1:17.21 Discus — Parker Boswell, 21st, 62-11 Long jump — Ely Rodriguez, 11th, 16-08.25; Isaac Currin, 14th, 15-09.00 Shot put — Ganfield, 19th, 26-06.50; Parker Boswell, 22nd, 23-05.00 4x100 meter relay — Rodriguez, Brock Bowden, Currin, Brendan Knapp, eighth, 50.51 4x200 meter relay — Rodriguez, Currin, Bowden, Knapp, seventh, 1:46.92 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Bowden, Keefe, Pearson, Brown, fifth, 1:22.50 800 sprint medley relay — Rodriguez, Bowden, Currin, Knapp, seventh, 1:48.94 SWV competed March 29 in the Bedford Bulldogs Co-Ed Invitational. “We ran into some adversity early with one of our sprinters staying home sick and then again with one of our competitors getting hurt in the first relay but our guys responded as well as we could,” Naugle said. “Overall I thought our guys competed hard and did a good job for their first meet of the year. We are young team and at times it showed last night. It was a great night to get out running besides the extremely strong wind gusts. We are happy to get some times put in and some distances on the mark. Now we have a base to improve on for the rest of the season.” Results from the invitational include: Team — CAM 155, Lenox 118, East Union 108, Bedford 76, O-M 34, Wayne 22, SWV 20, Griswold 13 100 meter dash — Wilkinson, fifth, 12.57; B. Knapp, seventh, 12.95 200 meter dash — Pearson, 14th, 29.48; Keefe, 18th, 30.61; Tate Haffner, 21st, 32.19 400 meter dash — Ganfield, ninth, 1:05.93 110 meter hurdles — Brown, eighth, 20.36; Keefe, ninth, 22.79 400 meter hurdles — Brown, fourth, 1:14.07 Discus — Pearson, 13th, 71-11; Boswell, 20th, 47-11 Long jump — Bowden, seventh, 15-00.25; Currin, ninth, 14-09.00; Pearson, 14th, 13-07.50 Shot put — Ganfield, 15th, 26-08.50; Boswell, 19th, 22-02.00 4x100 meter relay — Wilkinson, Currin, Bowden, B. Knapp, fifth, 49.96 4x200 meter relay — Wilkinson, Currin, Marshall Knapp, B. Knapp, third, 1:45.04 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Keefe, Brown, Haffner, Bowden, fourth, 1:22.02 800 sprint medley relay — Wilkinson, Currin, M. Knapp, B. Knapp, fifth, 1:51.37 This week the Timberwolves compete April 6 at East Union and April 9 at Clarinda. Lundquist claims
state title Southwest Valley sophomore Ady Lundquist finished 4-0 Feb. 28 at the AAU Girls State Championship at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to claim the 106-pound weight class title. Lundquist, who placed second in the Jan. 22-23 in the Iowa Amateur Athletic Union Girls State Wrestling Tournament in Coralville, dominated her opponents at AAU, pinning three of her four opponents. Lundquist began by pinning Vivian Bauer of Chariton in 0:55. Next up, Lundquist she pinned Danielle Kron of Ridge View in 1:50. Lundquist faced Hannah Davis of Council Bluffs in her next round. Lundquist picked up 2 points on a reversal in the second period and 2 more on another reversal in the third for the 4-0 victory. In the title match, Lundquist pinned Emmersen Thomas of West Branch in 1:42. SWV’s Madeline McCoy finished the day 2-2 and fell just short of the podium. Myers place fourth at state
Southwest Valley senior wrestler Tallen Myers placed fourth for the second straight season in the Iowa High School Athletic Association 1A Championship Feb. 18-20 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Myers, who competed at 220 pounds, also notched his 100th win Feb. 18 in state quarterfinals. “What a fun year we had at the state tournament this year,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “The hopes and aspirations were very high. And the emotions of every match were on edge the whole time. Tallen gave it a run like none other.” Myers pinned West Monona junior Megaeska Kalskett in 5:21 in the first round and then claimed a 7-2 decision over East Buchanan senior Luke Recker. Myers then lost a close 1-0 decision to Hinton senior Derek Anderson but came back by pinning South Winneshiek senior Damon Meyer in 5:35. The win moved Myers into the third place match where he lost a 3-2 decision to senior West Hancock’s Cole Kelly. “He came up just short in the semifinals. That could have defined him. But he gathered himself, went out and won his next match, and gave himself a chance for third,” Konecne said. “That match also came up short, but it also didn’t define him. He did everything right in this tournament. He did more than enough to give himself a chance to be in the finals. Sometimes it just doesn’t end the way you want it to. But how you handle yourself in the face of adversity might just speak louder volumes than how you react to winning. I’m going to miss Tallen and Kaden [Jacobs] a great deal. They were so much fun to be around. And one day, I hope they decide to come around and give back to others. It’s always a great day to be a Timberwolf!” Myers qualifies
for state tourney Southwest Valley senior Tallen Myers captured the 220-pound class title Feb. 13 district wrestling tournament in Underwood. The win earns him a trip to the Iowa High School Athletic Association 1A Championship Feb. 18-20 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Three other Timberwolf wrestlers — Brayden Maeder, Colin Jacobs, and Kaden Jacobs — fell short despite hard-fought matches at district. “Chances and opportunities were there for the taking,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “We had a champion in Tallen Myers. He wrestled great today but we fell short in wrestle-backs in two weight classes.” Konecne said Maeder “gave it a great run in the hardest 106 district in the state. [He] fell a little short, but gained a world of experience." Jacobs competed in a “very tough district at 195.” Konecne said. “He never gave up shooting his shot, but ultimately came up short in both matches,” Konecne said. “And Kaden Jacobs ran the mill today. [He] wrestled an absolute hammer in the first round [and] showed up ready, even though he fell short. [He] avenged a sectional loss in the consolation round to move into wrestle-backs. Then he took that match deep into the wee moments only to suffer a last second takedown to fall just short, although I still think he had that kid pinned in the first.” Konecne said despite the losses the Timberwolves never gave up. “We didn’t lay down for anyone today. We fought like champions today. And we can’t hang our heads from the results of today,” he said. “Today made me proud to continually state that it is a great day to be a Timberwolf! Onward!” Myers (16-1) faces West Monona junior Megaeksa Kalskett (39-9) in the first round of the 1A state tournament Feb. 18. T-Wolves unable
to stop Lenox After posting a solid 14-point win over Southeast Warren to conclude the regular season Feb. 9, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves varsity girls basketball team fought hard but lost 58-45 Feb. 11 to the Lenox Tigers. The post season loss concludes the T-Wolves season and the careers of six seniors: Hailey Mendenhall, Halle Pearson, Marah Larsen, Makayla Houck, Tonna Damewood and Joslynn Moore. Trailing 27-20 at halftime, the T-Wolves had their smallest halftime deficit against Lenox this season. The T-Wolves fell behind by 15 on the road in the second half but clawed back into the game on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 7 in the fourth quarter. Lenox drained some late free throws to earn a hard fought win over a never say quit Wolves team. Norah Lund and Marah Larsen paced the Timberwolves with 12 points each. Maggie Haer added 9 points, Makayla Houck contributed 5, Hailey Mendenhall chipped in 4, and Halle Pearson rounded out the scoring with 3. Tonna Damewood and Joslynn Moore both played hard on the court in their time, too. “Coach [Jerry] Hartman and I are so proud of our team,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “They played their hearts out and never quit in this game. A talented Lenox team had to earn their win and our team showed much character to cut this lead in the fourth quarter like they did. We are sad to lose our seniors and thank them for their contributions this year. We are excited for our younger players and think they have a bright future, too. Thank you Southwest Valley players, families and fans for all you did this year.” Other Varsity members who were on the Varsity roster at Lenox and contributed throughout the year were Charlee Larsen, Kayla Mitchell, Rebecca Wetzel, Lindsay Maurer, Alana Drake. and Ryanne Mullen. Cormack and Hartman said they are very pleased by each of these players and believe they, along with the players who exclusively played junior varsity, provide a strong foundation for future success in the program. The coaches thanked Beth Waddle for her extensive volunteer work with keeping the scorebook this year. They also thanked the Timberwolves band, livestream crew, cheerleaders, parent volunteers, school administration, and school custodial crew for all their support this year. “We look forward to coming back strong next season and remaining, One Pack, All In! Go Wolves!,” Cormack said. Ending the regular season in style, the Timberwolves defeated a strong Southeast Warren team 48-34 to conclude Pride of Iowa and regular season play for the season Feb. 9. The Timberwolves led from start to finish, leading by 13 at halftime. The win snapped a three-game winning streak by the 12-7 Warhawks and sent the Timberwolves into postseason play with some positive momentum. Southwest Valley was led by sophomore Maggie Haer who had 16 points on the night. “Norah Lund has a really solid game and scored 11 points,” Cormack said. “Hailey Mendenhall had her second double figure game in her career and did it on back to back nights, putting in 10 for the T-Wolves.” Halle Pearson added 5, Marah Larsen chipped in 4, and Makayla Houck made a bucket to round out the scoring. Tonna Damewood led the team with seven rebounds while Lindsay Maurer provided relief to the team with hustling play off the bench. Southwest Valley improved to 4-16 on the regular season and 4-9 in conference. "We are proud to end the season on a high note and put it together on both ends of the floor,” Cormack said. “We have recently had very good offensive nights and struggled on defense while doing the reverse on other nights. Tonight we put it all together. This is a quality 12-win team that has won games by margins as large as 48 points this year. We held them to 34. Just a really nice team victory that had contributions from throughout the team.” SWV falls to Lenox
Double-digit scoring by two of Southwest Valley’s four seniors — Tucker TePoel, Blaine Venteicher, Blake Venteicher, and Gage Barton — the Timberwolves were unable to stop Lenox in a Feb. 15 74-62 loss. Senior Tucker TePoel led the team with 17 points and 14 rebounds while fellow senior Blaine Venteicher scored 12. Junior Gabe Fuller had 14 points. The Timberwolves notched a 34-30 halftime lead but Lenox held SWV to only 10 third quarter points to move ahead 51-40 before finishing with a 23-18 fourth quarter. The T-Wolves claimed a 54-46 win Feb. 9 over Southeast Warren. TePoel had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the win while Blaine Venteicher had 11 points and five assists and Blake Venteicher had 8 points. SEW’s Austin Clendenend had 15 points. Four Timberwolves advance to district
Four Southwest Valley wrestlers will compete in the Feb. 13 district wrestling tournament in Underwood after earning spots in the Feb. 6 regional duals in Corning. “Brayden Maeder and Tallen Myers were your winners today and Kaden and Colin Jacobs got second,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “The other four guys went out and had pretty good days of their own. We aren’t done yet, we have merely just begun. What a great day to be a Timberwolf!” Maeder finished the day 2-0 while Myers was also undefeated at 1-0 for first place. Kaden Jacobs and Colin Jacobs both finished 1-1 for second place. Robbie Barnes also finished 1-1 for third place, just shy of district qualification. Ely Rodriguez placed fourth after going 1-2 and Tate Haffner placed fifth by finishing 1-1. Evan Timmerman was 0-2 Timberwolves fall short against Red Oak
After building a 7 point lead in the second quarter, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves couldn't keep the momentum going, falling short 66-52 in non-conference action Feb. 8 in Red Oak. Marah Larsen scored a team high 13 points to lead the Timberwolves in scoring. Hailey Mendenhall had a career high 12 points by sinking four 3-point shots in the game. Mendenhall is the sixth Timberwolf to reach double figures in scoring this season and was her first in her career. Halle Pearson scored 8 points, Maggie Haer had 7, while Norah Lund and Makayla Houck rounded out the scoring at 6 apiece. Tonna Damewood rebounded and defended with good effort in her time on the floor. "We played much better offensively tonight and want to build on that,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “Really proud that Hailey Mendenhall became our sixth varsity player this year to reach double figures in scoring. Our girls have had many solid individual achievements this season and we will keep fighting for team success.” The Timberwolves turn around and face Southeast Warren to conclude the regular season in Pride of Iowa play. District play takes the T-Wolves to Lenox on Feb. 11 for postseason play. In junior varsity action, the Timberwolves concluded their season with a 32-23 loss to Red Oak and snap a three game winning streak. Due to weather and other schools’ inability to field a JV squad, the team had an 11 day layoff between games. Charlee Larsen and Ryanne Mullen led the T-Wolves with 6 points each. Other T-Wolves scoring included Rebecca Wetzel with 4, Alyssa Randall with 3, and 2 points for both Kayla Mitchell and Lindsay Maurer. Other Timberwolves who played were Anjali Kathikar, Haidyn Top, Joslynn Moore, Sierra Pearson, Delaney Yates, Kyra Simmons, and Alana Drake. "I loved every minute of coaching this group and the improvement this team made was terrific. Their future is bright," JV coach Jerry Hartman said. Both Hartman and Cormack praised senior Joslynn Moore for coming out for basketball after several years off and being a positive role model for the younger members of the team. They wish her the best moving forward. The coaches also thanked the parents for their help throughout the season and the players for their very positive attitudes this season. “Great things lie ahead for these Wolves in future years,” they said. On a snowy Saturday in Villisca, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted Lenox in an afternoon girls basketball game Feb. 6. The visiting Tigers were able to prevail 47-25 in Pride of Iowa Conference play. Larsen led the Timberwolves with 9 points. Scoring for the team were Houck with 5 points, Haer with 4, Mendenhall with 3 and scoring 2 points each were Halle Pearson and Wetzel. Other Timberwolves who played were Lund, Charlee Larsen, Mitchell, Maurer, Moore, Damewood, Drake and Mullen. This is the roster the team will bring to the game on Feb. 11. "We played a solid game defensively in this contest, holding a talented Lenox team in the 40s,” Cormack said. “We just were cold everywhere shooting tonight, both from the field and at the line. I was pleased with our effort but to get the job done later this week, we have to make our foul shots and open opportunities.” Bedford was able to come from behind to defeat the Southwest Valley Timberwolves 55-51 Feb. 2 in Pride of Iowa Conference play in Bedford. Haer had a season high 19 points in the game and was joined in double figures by Halle Pearson with 13 and Lund with 12. Larsen contributed 5 points and Damewood rounded out the scoring with 2. “Maggie Haer had a fantastic night with her scoring and great overall play,” Cormack said. “Norah and Halle both got into double figures and we had contributions from many players. Bedford got hot in the second half from the field and we came up just short. We'll keep fighting in our remaining schedule and tournament play.” SWV stops Bedford
Southwest Valley’s Tucker TePoel had 15 points and 16 rebounds while Blake Venteicher kicked in 10 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 44-41 win Feb. 2 over Bedford. Gabe Fuller had 6 points and six rebounds and Blake Thomas also had 6 points. Bedford’s Owen Lucas scored 12. The Timberwolves fell 53-48 Feb. 6 to Lenox despite double digit scoring by TePoel, Blaine Venteicher, and Owen Wilkinson. TePoel had 12 points and 15 rebounds, Blaine Venteicher had 11 points and four steals, and Wilkinson had 10 points. Keaton England, Jamason Adams, and Walton Cook scored 11 points each for Lenox. Red Oak’s Max Devries’ 21 points Feb. 8 made it tough for the T-Wolves in a 70-37 loss. TePoel scored 11 pts while Blaine Venteicher and Gabe Fuller had 7 points each. Central Decatur
edges out SWV Despite a double-double by Southwest Valley senior Tucker TePoel, the Timberwolves fell 65-62 to Central Decatur Jan. 29 on Senior Night. “On Senior Night all five seniors contributed in a closely contested game,” head coach Kyle Bashor said. “We fell short against a good team but the seniors have a lot to be proud of.” TePoel ended the evening with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Blaine Venteicher also finished in double digits with 15 points and three steals. Gage Barton had 6 points and six rebounds and Aiden Toogood had 6 points. “Blaine Venteicher played a great defensive game,” Bashor said. Central Decatur’s Trey Hullinger scored 24 points. This week’s schedule includes a road game Feb. 2 with Bedford and the Timberwolves hosting Sidney on Feb. 4 and Lenox on Feb. 6. T-Wolves fall to ACGC
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves went Jan. 30 to Adair to make up a recently postponed game with ACGC. The Timberwolves lost 55-42 in non-conference play to fall to 3-13 on the season. They remain 3-7 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Maggie Haer led the T-Wolves in scoring with 11 points. Marah Larsen nearly had a double-double with 10 rebounds and 9 points. Halle Pearson had 7 points and six steals. Norah Lund and Hailey Mendenhall each had 5 points. Makayla Houck scored 3 points and Rebecca Wetzel made a late bucket to round out the scoring at 2. Head coach Mike Cormack said all Timberwolves did get into the game, including Tonna Damewood with some improved ball handling and rebounds. Others to play included Alana Drake, Kayla Mitchell, Ryanne Mullen, Kayla Mitchell, Charlee Larsen and Lindsey Maurer. “ACGC dominated the first and third quarters of this game,” Cormack said. “We did the same in the second quarter and we held a slight edge in the fourth. We are having good stretches of play in our recent games but need to be more consistent as a team to be successful overall.” Coming off an eight-day delay due to inclement weather, Southwest Valley varsity had a solid first half of action, building a 26-19 halftime lead but couldn't sustain the momentum in the second half, falling to conference foe Central Decatur 55-48 Jan. 29 on Senior Night. The Timberwolves Varsity falls to 3-12 on the season and 3-7 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Lund and Houck each scored 14 points in impressive fashion to lead the Timberwolves in scoring. Halle Pearson contributed 9 points, Haer added 6, Mendenhall hit a 3-point shot, and Larsen rounded out the scoring with 2. Damewood, Maurer, and Wetzel also saw playing time in the game for the Timberwolves. “Our seniors played an outstanding first half on Senior Night with contributions from all of those players, as well as our underclassmen,” Cormack said. “We had a good team on the ropes at halftime and weren't able to keep it going in the second half. We must, and believe will, learn how to win a game like this the next time we are in this situation.” Cormack thanked all of the parents for their support and sacrifice throughout the season on behalf of the players on the team after the Senior Night game. In junior varsity play, the Timberwolves won their third game in a row in dramatic fashion, 44-40 in overtime over Central Decatur. The game was tied at 36-36 after regulation but the team outscored the Cardinals 8-4 to keep their winning streak going. Eleven Timberwolves scored in the JV contest. Ryanne Mullen scored 11 points to lead the team. Kyra Simmons, Haidyn Top, and Charlee Larsen all had 5 points in the contest. Maurer scored 4 points while Sierra Pearson and Delaney Yates each made 3 points. Adding 2 points were Alyssa Randall, Wetzel, Kayla Mitchell, and Alana Drake. Anjali Kathikar had solid floor play on both ends of the court, as well. The Timberwolves’ JV, now 5-7 on the season, have two games remaining with their next game against Sidney on Feb. 4. T-Wolf wrestlers
win three duals The Southwest Valley wrestling had a good night Jan. 28 at Southeast Warren, winning all three of its duals and posting several individual wins. “It was nice to go out and finish our dual season on a high note,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “We finished with a dual record of 10-15. We fell short of a goal of winning over half our duals, but we improved greatly over the last two seasons. And we hope to finish our individual season with the same momentum. It’s a great day to be a Timberwolf!” The Timberwolves defeated Nodaway Valley 54-12, Wayne of Corydon 54-18, and Southeast Warren 54-30. Individual results are Brayden Maeder 3-0, Ady Lundquist 3-0, Camryn Johnston 3-0, Tate Haffner 2-1, Ely Rodriguez 1-2, Evan Timmerman 3-0, Deacon Ganfield 0-3, Bradlee Grantz 3-0, Kaden Jacobs 3-0, Colin Jacobs 3-0, Dillon Inman 0-1, and Tallen Myers 3-0. Results from the Jan. 30 tournament at East Mills were unavailable at press time. Sectionals are scheduled for Feb. 6 Lundquist takes second
at state tourney Southwest Valley’s Camryn Johnston and Adyson Lundquist competed Jan. 22-23 in the Iowa Amateur Athletic Union Girls State Wrestling Tournament in Coralville, with Lundquist bringing home a second place medal. Lundquist came into the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the 64-person bracket. She placed fifth last year as a freshman and had a giant target on her back. She let none of those factors get in her way of making it to the finals. Lundquist had a bye to get into the round of 32. After that, she earned a first round pin in the round of 16 and a first round pin in the round of eight to come in strong to the quarterfinals. Lundquist showed her dominance again in the quarterfinals by winning 12-0. She advanced to a familiar opponent, Jaylynn Goodale, in the semifinals. Lundquist got up early with an advantage of 8-0 before committing a technical error that had her on her back and fighting to not get pinned but escaped to a score of 8-5. After collecting herself and finishing strong, Lundquist went on to finish the match 12-7, earning a way to the finals where she was ultimately pinned in the first period by the No. 1 seed. Johnston entered tournament having only won one match in girls competition. She took to her 64-person bracket with an open attitude that anything was possible but lost her first round match. On the consolation side, Johnston had a bye in the first round. She was then pitted against the only local girl, Jaycee Fitzgerald, who she had seen previous to the tournament. She defeated Fitzgerald with hopes to keep her advancement alive but Those hopes were thwarted in the next round. Johnston finished her tournament with a 1-2 record. She said she will look to her off-season program to grow and develop in order to try and reach the podium next year 66th Annual John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament SWV girls claim road win
The Southwest Valley girls basketball team earned its first road victory of the season, defeating the East Union Eagles 51-37 in Pride of Iowa action Jan. 21 in Afton. The Timberwolves built a 21-point lead in the contest and played a complete game on both ends of the floor. Marah Larsen was one of four Timberwolves in double figures on the night for the Timberwolves, who improve to 3-6 in the Pride of Iowa Conference and 3-11 on the season. Ten points were scored by Norah Lund, Makayla Houck, and Maggie Haer. Halle Pearson and Hailey Mendenhall each had 3 points for the T-Wolves while Lindsay Maurer completed the scoring with a bucket. “Tonna Damewood and Pearson both received a tough defensive assignment and rose to the occasion,” head coach Mike Cormack said. It was the first basketball action of the season for two Timberwolves, junior Kayla Mitchell and sophomore Ryanne Mullen, who have both worked hard to return to health this year, Cormack said. "We played a very solid game tonight with good team defense, taking care of the ball and good team play on offense,” he said. “We are pleased with this team win.” In junior varsity play, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves won their second game of the week, winning 28-24 to improve to 4-6 on the year. The Timberwolves trailed by 3 heading into the final quarter but a 12-5 run at the end captured the victory. Rebecca Wetzel led the T-Wolves scoring with 10 points. Haidyn Top scored 5 points, Delaney Yates and Ryanne Mullen added 4, Charlee Larsen had 3, and Kyra Simmons had 2 points to round out the scoring. Joslynn Moore, Maurer, Sierra Pearson, Alyssa Randall, Anjali Kathikar, Alana Drake. and Mitchell all contributed to the win with solid floor play. Coming off a win against Wayne, the Timberwolves faced Class 2A fourth-rated and undefeated Nodaway Valley on Jan. 19 in Corning. Nodaway Valley prevailed 79-42 in a fast-paced game. Larsen led the Timberwolves with 11 points and Houck also reached double figures with 10. Haer contributed 8 points, Halle Pearson scored 6, Mendenhall hit a 3-pointer for her points, while Damewood and Lund each scored 2. The Timberwolves scored 19 more points than the first time they faced Nodaway Valley. "Nodaway Valley has a tremendous opportunity to be a state tournament team,” Cormack said. “They have beaten teams in a similar manner throughout the year. While we are not happy with the score, we did improve in many areas compared to the first time we played this team. This game will help us against the rest of our teams on the schedule.” In JV action, the Timberwolves improved to 3-6 on the season with an exciting 34-33 win over the Nodaway Valley JV. The Timberwolves trailed 19-11 at halftime but outscored their opponents 23-14 in the second half. Leading the way for the Timberwolves JV in scoring was Larsen with 11 points. Top had 6 points while Maurer, Wetzel, and Simmons had 4 points each. Randall hit a 3-pointer and Drake added 2 points to complete the scoring. Coach Jerry Hartman noted the contributions of Sierra Pearson, Joslynn Moore, Delaney Yates, and Anjali Kathikar with their hustle and overall good floor play in the win. SWV edges out East Union
Double-digit shooting and a strong night on the boards gave Southwest Valley a 69-68 win Jan. 21 over East Union. Tucker TePoel led the shooters with 12 points and eight rebounds while Blake Venteicher scored 13 points and Gabe Fuller had eight points and 10 rebounds. East Union’s Cale Eklund led his team with 18 points. The Timberwolves fell 72-49 Jan. 19 to Nodaway Valley. Fuller had 12 points as did TePoel who also had eight rebounds. Nodaway Valley’s Boston Devault had 20 points. SWV suffered a 82-34 loss Jan. 18 against MTSM. TePoel had 14 points while Fuller finished with 8. Carson Elbert scored 28 points for MTSM. Timberwolves finish strong in Griswold Tournament
Five Southwest Valley wrestlers went undefeated Jan. 16 in the Griswold Tournament and another suffered just one loss to help give the Timberwolves a third place finish. Collin Jacobs, Camryn Johnston, Ady Lundquist, Brayden Maeder, and Tallen Myers were named all-tournament champions while Kaden Jacobs finished the day 4-1. “We had a pretty good day at Griswold today,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “We went 3-2 in our duals and had five all-tournament champions. We had one come just short. Lots of long matches that we needed heading into the last stretch of the year. I was a great day to be a Timberwolf!” Maeder and Myers finished 5-0, Johnston and Colin Jacobs finished 4-0, Lundquist finished 3-0, and Kaden Jacobs finished 4-1. Evan Timmerman ended the tournament 3-2. Tate Haffner, Ely Rodriquez, Deacon Ganfield, and Robbie Barnes all finished 2-3. As a team, the Timberwolves defeated Griswold 60-12, Nodaway Valley 42-36, and Tri-Center 51-21. SWV fell 58-24 to Bedford/Lenox and 44-33 to St. Albert. The Timberwolves’ boys will compete again Jan. 22-23 in the 66th Annual John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament in Corning while Johnston and Lundquist will compete in the Iowa Amateur Athletic Union Girls State Wrestling Tournament in Coralville. T-Wolves upset
Wayne 37-33 The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls basketball team pulled off a huge 37-33 win over the Wayne Falcons in varsity basketball action Jan. 16 in Corning. The Timberwolves held one of the top Pride of Iowa Conference scoring teams to their lowest point total on the season. The Timberwolves, who trailed at halftime 16-13, cut the lead to one at the end of the third quarter and used a 13-8 fourth quarter to pull out the win. The Timberwolves, now 2-10 on the season and 2-5 in conference play, had a balanced scoring attack with Maggie Haer and Norah Lund each leading the way with 9 points. Makayla Houck added 8, Halle Pearson chipped in 6, Marah Larsen had 4, and Alana Drake contributed a key free throw at the end of the third quarter to complete the scoring. “Tonna Damewood was a key player in providing steady defense all night long against Emily Jones, one of the top scorers in the conference,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “Joining Damewood with strong defensive play in the stifling 33 point defensive effort that did not score but helped greatly on the court were Joslynn Moore, Hailey Mendenhall, Rebecca Wetzel, and Lindsay Maurer.” The Wayne Falcons fall to 10-4 on the season and 4-4 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. “This was a total team victory. We had contributions all over the place in this game and particularly on the defensive end,” Cormack said. “While attention should be given to our scorers, who all had fine defensive nights, our players who were in the game and did not score contributed big time with rebounds, taking care of the basketball and strong defensive play. It says something about the character of our players to bounce back after two tough games and beat an outstanding, high scoring team like Wayne in the manner that they did. All credit to our girls for competing at a high level today.” Cormack thanked assistant coach Jerry Hartman for his help throughout the night in helping to achieve this upset win. The Timberwolves went to Stanton on a wintry Jan. 14 to play at Corner Conference leading Viqueens. Stanton led from start to finish in defeating the Timberwolves 54-22. The Timberwolves were paced by Marah Larsen with 7 points and eight rebounds. Makayla Houck added 4 points. Maggie Haer and Lindsay Wetzel each had 3 points while Halle Pearson and Rebecca Wetzel both had 2. “Alana Drake scored her first varsity point with a free throw late in the game, which brought a nice cheer from the crowd and teammates for the hard working junior,” Cormack said. It was also the first varsity game where sisters Charlee and Marah Larsen shared the floor at the same time. “Charlee is a promising freshman while Marah is a senior co-captain along with Pearson,” Cormack said. Other Timberwolves who played in the contest were Norah Lund, Hailey Mendenhall, Tonna Damewood, and Joslynn Moore. “Stanton played very well tonight and we credit them for the win,” Cormack said. “It was encouraging to see some nice moments at the end of the contest from some of our players who haven’t played as much this year. We look forward to what these younger players can do in the future.” SWV lost 58-28 on the road Jan. 12 at Mount Ayr. Haer led the T-Wolves with 7 points. Marah Larsen added 6 points, Lund had 5, and Houck did the same, as well as adding five rebounds. Lindsay Maurer, Mendenhall, and Damewood added 2 points to round out the scoring. “The girls played hard and I am proud of their effort. We did break a quality press much better than the first time we faced them and competed better on the boards,” Cormack said. “We simply were cold in shooting and the scoreboard indicated that. This is a very good team we faced and I am confident we will shoot the ball better in future games.” Traveling to Malvern, Iowa, the Southwest Valley girls JV basketball team won their second game of the season by defeating the East Mills Wolverines 28-20 in non-conference action on Jan. 11. Sophomore Rebecca Wetzel led the team in scoring with 12 points. Freshman Kyra Simmons also scored in double figures by adding 10 of her own. Sophomore Lindsay Maurer chipped in 3 points as did freshman Charlee Larsen. Others who played and contributed to the win were Haidyn Top, Joslynn Moore, Sierra Pearson, Alyssa Randall, Delaney Yates, Anjali Kathikar, and Alana Drake. “We are pleased for this group to get their first road win of the season and for some of our freshmen, their first high school basketball road victory,” said Coach Jerry Hartman. Hartman said he is proud of the JV and how they bring a positive attitude every day to practice and the games that they play. The Timberwolves are back in action with two conference games this week. They host conference leading undefeated Nodaway Valley on Jan. 19 in a varsity/junior varsity doubleheader. Then they go on the road to face East Union in varsity only action Jan. 21 SWV defeats Wayne 53-33
Southwest Valley’s Gabe Fuller and Tucker TePoel scored a total of 35 points Jan. 16 for a 52-33 win over Wayne. Fuller ended the night with 18 points and three steals while TePoel had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and four steals. Blaine Venteicher had 3 points, five rebounds, and four steals. Royce Synder scored 12 points for Wayne. The Timberwolves fell 62-33 Jan. 12 to Mount Ayr. Blake Thomas led SWV with 10 points and seven rebounds. Mount Ayr’s Jaixen Frost had 17 points. The Timberwolves are scheduled to make up a Dec. 11 road game with Martensdale-St. Mary’s on Jan. 18 and are set to host Nodaway Valley on Jan. 19 before taking to the road again Jan. 21 at East Union. State boundTimberwolves take Bedford 39-37
Southwest Valley’s Blaine Venteicher scored 16 points and had seven steals to lead the Timberwolves to a 39-37 victory Jan. 5 over Bedford. Gabe Fuller added 9 points while Tucker TePoel and Blake Thomas had 5 points and seven rebounds each. “It was a close game with good defense from both sides,” head coach Kyle Bashor said. :Blaine Venteicher came up with four big 3-pointers in second half.” Owen Lucas led the Bedford shooters with 10 points. The Timberwolves fell 78-34 Jan. 4 to Clarinda. Blaine Venteicher had 12 points while Owen Wilkinson and Blake Venteicher scored 6 points each. Clarinda’s Tadyn Brown led his team with 15 point. This week’s schedule includes road games Jan. 12 with Mount Ayr and Jan. 14 with Stanton before the Timberwolves return home Jan. 15 to host Wayne. SWV is on the road again Jan. 18 with Martensdale-St. Mary’s. SWV girls post first win
Despite trailing by 12 points in the first half and playing in the second of back to back nights, the Southwest Valley girls basketball team roared back to capture their first win of the season Jan. 5, defeating the Bedford Bulldogs 55-52. With relentless pressure defense, the game swung in favor of the T-Wolves who came back to capture their first Pride of Iowa Conference win. Despite trailing by a 33-27 halftime score, the T-Wolves outscored Bedford 28-19 in the second half for the win. Maggie Haer and Marah Larsen led a balanced attack with 12 points each. Norah Lund added 9 points while Makayla Houck and Halle Pearson both tallied 8. Hailey Mendenhall rounded out the scoring with 6. “Tonna Damewood blocked a shot and made a key rebound down the stretch to help with the victory, too,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “Lindsay Maurer contributed on defense when called upon in the win, too. "Our girls have come up just short many times this year. To be down 12 points in the first half, it showed great character for them to fight back for this victory,” Cormack said. “They do what they are supposed to do on a daily basis and while the scoreboard finally agreed tonight, they have been winners to me well before this final result." The Timberwolves’ junior varsity played a hard fought game against the Bedford. They came up short 34-26. Coaches Jerry Hartman and Cormack said they were pleased by how hard the team played, noting just a few shots here and there in the game that could have dropped was the difference against a quality Bedford junior varsity team. Haidyn Top, Rebecca Wetzel, and Maurer each scored 6 points each to lead the squad. Alyssa Randall and Charlee Larsen both added 4 to complete the scoring. “Everyone on the team played and contributed with their floor play,” Cormack said. Other players playing JV were Joslynn Moore, Sierra Pearson, Delaney Yates, Kyra Simmons, Anjali Kathikar, and Alana Drake. The Southwest Valley Timberwolves battled the 2A Clarinda Cardinals from the Hawkeye Ten Conference in non-conference action Jan. 4 in Villisca. After leading by one at halftime and trailing by the same at the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves came up short 47-42 in a competitive ball game that had several lead changes throughout. Makayla Houck had a career-high 17 points for the Timberwolves, including three makes from the 3-point line. “Maggie Haer played a solid all-around game and contributed 11 points to join Houck in double figures,” Cormack said. “Other scoring came from Hailey Mendenhall who added 5 points and caused a key turnover with solid defense.” Marah Larsen led the team with seven rebounds and added 3 points. Norah Lund with 4 points and Halle Pearson with 2 rounded out the scoring. "First, it was great to see a fine individual game for one of our seniors, Makayla Houck with 17 points,” Cormack said. “We now have four players with double figure scoring in games this year with her joining Marah Larsen, Maggie Haer and Norah Lund in doing so. Our players played well as a group tonight as did Clarinda. The game came down to a few shots and a few free throws at the end. Both teams played well enough to win and we came up just short." The Clarinda Cardinals JV team defeated the Southwest Valley squad 29-22. Charlee Larsen scored 6 points to lead the Timberwolves JV in scoring. Lindsay Maurer and Rebecca Wetzel each had 5 points. Delaney Yates and Haidyn Top both contributed 3 points to finish up the Timberwolves’ scoring. “The Wolves started slow but came on throughout the game to make a contest of it,” Cormack said. The Timberwolves are now 1-8 on the season and 1-4 in conference. Their next action was set for Jan. 12 on the road at Mount Ayr day. Cormack said there is a tough stretch of games coming up for the T-Wolves but that the team is improving every day and looking forward to showing improvement against top area teams. SWV falls 45-38 to Lenox
Southwest Valley came up short in a 45-38 loss Dec. 15 to Lenox in Pride of Iowa action in Lenox. Marah Larsen had a season high 15 points for the Timberwolves in the contest. SWV fell behind by 11 early in the second quarter but did mount a comeback, cutting the lead to 3 at the end of the third quarter and twice to that same margin in the fourth quarter. Lenox was able to hold on for the 7 point victory. Maggie Haer scored 8 points, Makayla Houck had a season high seven 7 points while Norah Lund and Halle Pearson scored 3. Tonna Damewood rounded out the scoring with 2 points. "We dug ourselves a hole in the first half and I did challenge our players at halftime,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “To their credit, we bounced back with a solid second half and it was good to see us respond with a nice run of good play to get us back in the game.” The Timberwolves fall to 0-4 in the conference and 0-7 on the season. Dec. 17 games with conference foe Southeast Warren at Corning were postponed. The Timberwolves are scheduled to return to the court on Jan. 4 when they host Clarinda. Lenox tops T-Wolves 54-49
Despite three shooters scoring in double digits Dec. 15, the Timberwolves fell 54-49 to Lenox. Tucker TePoel led Southwest Valley with 17 points followed by Blaine Venteicher with 12, Blake Venteicher with 10, Gabe Fuller and Blake Thomas with 4 each, and Joey Oathoudt and Gage Barton with 1 each. Keaton England was the top scorer for Lenox with 27 points. Dec. 17 games with conference foe Southeast Warren at Corning were postponed. The Timberwolves are scheduled to return to the court on Jan. 4 when they host Clarinda Hitting the matTimberwolves
drop two games Southwest Valley posted losses in its last two outings, dropping games Dec. 14 to CAM and Dec. 8 to Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves fell 63-42 to CAM at home. Blaine Venteicher ended the night with 14 points and four steals while Gabe Fuller had 8 points and two steals. CAM’s Cade Ticknor had 17 points and Conner McFee had 16. SWV fell 70-46 to Nodaway Valley. Blaine Venteicher had 16 points followed by Blake Venteicher with 10 points and Tucker TePoel with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Nodaway Valley’s Boston Devault was his team’s top scorer with 17 points. The Timberwolves are scheduled to travel Dec. 15 to Lenox and to host Southeast Warren on Dec. 17. A Dec. 11 game with Martensdale-St. Marys has been rescheduled for Jan. 18. Cougars stop Timberwolves 64-45
The undefeated CAM Cougars of the Rolling Valley Conference came Dec. 14 to Corning and defeated the Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls basketball team 65-45 in a hard fought game. CAM, coming off 56, 30 and 27 point wins, had to earn it against a scrappy Timberwolves squad. The Cougars led 30-17 at half and at the end of the third, the Cougars cut it to a single digit lead at 37-28 before the Cougars pulled away in the fourth for the final score. Norah Lund continued a string of double figure games with 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Eight other Timberwolves scored including Maggie Haer with 8, Marah Larsen with 7, Rebecca Wetzel with 6, Hailey Mendenhall with 5, and 2 points each from Halle Pearson, Makayla Houck, Charlee Larsen, and Lindsay Maurer. Tonna Damewood contributed with four rebounds, two steals, and a block. Houck had a season high six rebounds in a solid all-around game. "We have been playing an incredibly tough stretch of basketball games against quality opponents,” head coach Mike Cormack said. “Those teams are 25-9 on the season. The team we faced tonight is as good as any we have played. Our girls competed all night long and made CAM earn it. We cut this lead to 9 and then we saw a team with stars with state tournament experience show that down the stretch. We are improving and our girls showed great fight in this game with some areas we need to continue to work on to beat teams of this caliber." The junior varsity lost 49-37 to CAM to fall to 1-4 on the season. Coaches Cormack and Jerry Hartman were pleased by a strong fourth quarter from the team and positive attitudes throughout the roster. Lindsay Maurer and Charlee Larsen both scored 11 points for the T-Wolves. Haidyn Top added 8, Delaney Yates had 3 points while Joslynn Moore and Rebecca Wetzel contributed 2. Other players who made solid contributions were Sierra Pearson, Alyssa Randall, Anjali Kathikar, Kyra Simmons, and Alana Drake. Southwest Valley went on the road to play a talented Martensdale-St. Mary's on Dec. 11 and came up short 64-52. After leading 10-8 in the first quarter and trailing 26-21 at half, a cold shooting third quarter put the T-Wolves down by 14 going into the fourth. Despite winning the fourth quarter 20-18, the T-Wolves fell to 0-3 in the Pride of Iowa Conference and 0-5 on the season. There were positives in this contest with three Timberwolves scoring in double figures for the first time this season. Norah Lund poured in 16 points with Marah Larsen adding 12 and Maggie Haer 10. Halle Pearson almost made it four with 8 points and a solid all-around game. Makayla Houck had 3 points, Tonna Damewood added 2 and Lindsay Mauer had 1. Hailey Mendenhall had a good floor game in her minutes, too. "This was a competitive game against a good team on the road,” Cormack said. “We scored more points than at any point in the season and could have added many more with some missed opportunities at the hoop. This game could have went either way but we had one scoring drought that hurt us in the third. We play to win but each player had good minutes on the floor and this was a step forward for where we want to get as a team." The Southwest Valley Timberwolves lost a road contest 66-23 Dec. 8 at Nodaway Valley. The undefeated Nodaway Valley squad came out firing from the start and scored the first 15 points of the contest on the way to a strong performance. Norah Lund led the Timberwolves in scoring for a second straight game with 8 points. Marah Larsen scored 5, Hailey Mendenhall had 4, Maggie Haer 3, Rebecca Wetzel 2, and Joslynn Moore 1. "Nodaway Valley is a quality team that is one of the best in the area. We are disappointed in the result but understand this will make us a better team to face great competition. We will bounce back," Cormack said. The Timberwolves remain at 0-3 in Rolling Hills Conference play and are now 0-6 on the season overall. Their next action is Dec. 15 in a Varsity only contest at Lenox. Both the junior varsity and varsity will conclude pre-Christmas break play Dec. 17 by hosting Southeast Warren. T-Wolves fall to Mount Ayr
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls basketball team fell in varsity action Dec. 4 to Pride of Iowa Conference rival Mount Ayr 55-35 on Friday night. In the home contest, the Timberwolves were not able to get on track and suffered their largest loss of the season. Norah Lund had a season high 15 points in the contest, cracking double figures for the first time this season, in leading the Timberwolves in scoring. Lund was helped by Maggie Haer, who had her third straight game with double figure scoring with 10 points, including shooting 2-2 from the 3-point line. Senior co-captains Halle Pearson and Marah Larsen rounded out the scoring for the Timberwolves by adding 5 points each. Larsen had seven rebounds to lead the team in rebounding for the third straight game. "We continue to believe strongly in this team as coaches,” head coach Mike Cormack said “These are outstanding girls who have better days ahead. Tonight, we struggled in turning the ball over and we just haven't seen that in practices or games to this point. Hats off to Mount Ayr for playing a solid game and we will do everything we can to give them a better one when we face them later in the season." The Southwest Valley Timberwolves are now 0-3 overall and 0-1 in conference. Conference play continues Dec. 8 at Nodaway Valley with a varsity only contest and Dec. 11 at Martensdale-St. Mary's in a junior varsity-varsity doubleheader. After leading at halftime, the Timberwolves junior varsity girls dropped a close game against Mount Ayr 37-32. The Timberwolves are 1-2 on the season. Haidyn Top was the leading scorer with 10 points with strong rebounding games from Alana Drake and Rebecca Wetzel. Coaches Jerry Hartman and Cormack said they were pleased how hard the team worked and that there were positive contributions from all players on the squad. Playing back to back nights, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves fought hard but dropped a close 55-49 contest Dec. 1 at Shenandoah. The Timberwolves led by 1 entering the fourth 37-36 but the team lost two starters to fouls early in the quarter and the Fillies were able to pull away at the end. Haer led the T-wolves in scoring with 13 points. Marah Larsen nearly had a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Pearson and Lund contributed 7 points. Hailey Mendenhall played a solid all around floor game and put in 6 points. Makayla Houck got 4 points and Tonna Damewood rounded out the scoring with 2. "I am extremely proud of the fight our girls showed tonight,” Cormack said. “Our pressure was effective at causing turnovers and every player made positive contributions on the court. We have lost two close games and I believe we will continue to get better as this season moves forward.” Timberwolves junior varsity dropped a 46-18 contest to a hot shooting Fillies JV squad to fall to 1-1 on the year. SWV defeats
Shenandoah 60-56 The Timberwolves’ Tucker TePoel, Gabe Fuller, and Blake Venteicher scored 14 points each for a 60-56 victory Dec. 1 over Shenandoah. TePoel also had 15 rebounds while Blane Venteicher had 9 points, nine rebounds, and five steals. “Southwest Valley did a great job staying aggressive on offense while being locked in and working hard on the defensive side,” head coach Kyle Bashor said. Shenandoah’s top scorers were Braden Knight with 21 points and Nolan Mount with 11. The Timberwolves fell 64-44 Dec. 4 at home with Mount Ayr. Owen Wilkinson led the scoring for SWV with 12 points followed by Blake Venteicher with 9 points with three first half 3-pointers, Blaine Venteicher with 8 points, and TePoel with 8 points and 10 rebounds. “Southwest Valley was able to shoot well in the first half but wasn’t able to overcome the turnovers Mount Ayr was able to create,” Bashor said. This week the Timberwolves are on the road Dec. 8 at Nodaway Valley and Dec. 11 at Martensdale-St. Marys. Timberwolves
claim big win The Timberwolves kicked off the 2020-2021 basketball season by dominating Griswold 81-37 Nov. 30 in Corning. “Southwest Valley did a great job pushing the ball and getting transition points with point guard Blaine Venteicher leading the breaks,” SWV head coach Kyle Bashor said. “Tucker TePoel did a great job on the boards and inside scoring. Gabe Fuller was able to attack the basket to pitch in 13 points.” Venteicher finished the night with 25 points and five steals and TePoel had 18 points and 20 rebounds. Griswold’s Kam Brownlee led the Tigers with 15 points including four 3-pointers in the second half. Adam Houser added 11. The Timberwolves travel Dec. 1 to Shenandoah and will host Mount Ary on Dec. 4. SWV girls fall in opener
The Southwest Valley girls basketball team dropped their opener in non-conference action Nov. 30. In a home loss to Griswold, the Timberwolves lost 45-41 in a hard fought game in Corning. Maggie Haer led the Timberwolves with 14 points with Halle Pearson adding 7, Marah Larsen scoring 6, Makayla Houck and Tonna Damewood contributing 5 apiece, and Norah Lund rounding out the scoring with 4. Larsen was the leading rebounder with 11 and the Timberwolves’ pressure defense forced 15 steals on the night. The Timberwolves opened up a 7 point first half lead and led by 3 points at halftime. Then, they fell behind by 10 points in the fourth quarter. After mounting a furious comeback to cut the lead to one point, 42-41, Griswold closed the game out at the free throw line and won by the final 45-41 margin. "Our girls fought hard and played with heart in the closing minutes, cutting the game to a one possession game after trailing by double digits,” SWV head coach Mike Cormack said. “I am proud of their effort. We simply ran into two long scoring droughts that hurt us. We have shot much better at practice and I believe we will improve in that area in games throughout the year. Sometimes, the ball just doesn't want to fall into the bucket and we had one of those nights.” The Timberwolves (0-1) continue with a non-conference game at Shenandoah on Dec. 1 and start their Pride of Iowa Conference games Dec. 4 at home against Red Oak. In the junior varsity game, a well-balanced T-Wolves attack defeated Griswold 36-29. The junior varsity Timberwolves are now 1-0 on the season. ‘One Pack, All In’
for SWV girls basketball Girls basketball is off and running at Southwest Valley High School for the 2020-2021 season. New head coach Mike Cormack and assistant coach Jerry Hartman are working with a talented group of student-athletes to prepare for the upcoming season. Eighteen players are out for the season and have been practicing since the opening date of practice on Nov. 9. “Coach Hartman and I are really pleased with the players we are working with,” Cormack said. “The attitude of the girls has just been fantastic and they are working hard on a daily basis to be the best that they can be. They are very coachable and it is our job to do our best to support them. Truly, one through eighteen, these are wonderful young student-athletes to work with and we look forward to seeing what they can accomplish this year.” Seniors Halle Pearson and Marah Larsen were selected by their teammates as co-captains for the upcoming season. Six seniors are on the roster, including Tonna Damewood, Makayla Houck, Joslynn Moore, Hailey Mendenhall, and the two captains. Along with the six seniors, other Varsity members this season are Lindsay Maurer, Alana Drake, Norah Lund, Maggie Haer, Charlee Larsen, and Rebecca Wetzel. Coach Hartman will work extensively with the junior varsity, who are Haidyn Top, Anjali Kathikar, Delaney Yates, Alyssa Randall, Kyra Simmons, and Sierra Pearson. Some varsity players will also play junior varsity as the season continues for additional playing time. Currently helping as a manager is Ryanne Mullen, who hopes to return to action later in the season. Other managers include Abbi Petersen and Kayla Mitchell. “Our managers and players alike are all part of our Timberwolves ‘One Pack, All In’ team and every one of them is important to our program,” Cormack said. He said he is fortunate to have supportive parents and considers it an honor to serve as a head coach. His belief is that the team will positively reflect on the school district and the residents within the district. “One Pack, All In” is the motto of this hard working, tight knit team. “We are just so fortunate to have great families and players in our Timberwolves basketball family,” Cormack said. “I am glad to work with a supportive administration and am very excited to see what this team can do now, as well in future years.” The Timberwolves were scheduled to participate in a Nov. 19 jamboree in Red Oak but that was cancelled by them due to concerns there with COVID-19. The Timberwolves will play at home in their opener on Nov. 30 with a varsity/JV doubleheader against Griswold. T-Wolves cap
cross country season The Southwest Valley Timberwolves cross country team finished their season with a strong performance Oct. 22 at the state qualifying meet in Mount Ayr. “The team ran competitively and each runner worked hard throughout the race to try to earn a coveted spot at the State meet,” head coach Jason Hults said. “At the end of the day, the Timberwolves did not qualify any runners, but capped off a great season filled with improvement and gutsy performances all season long.” The girls team finished with 110 points, tied with Wayne, but lost the tie breaker to finish fifth overall, which is an excellent finish at the state qualifying meet with almost 20 schools present. “The senior girls went out and ran their last race of their high school career with heart and guts, and passed multiple runners in the last 400 meters of the race to earn those points,” Hults said. Aubrey Boswell led the Timberwolves, as she has the majority of the season, with a 20th place overall finish. Halle Pearson finished 25th, Sydney Davies 29th, and Sydney Westlake 31st. “These four senior girls have been the nucleus of our squad, and they will be missed tremendously next season,” Hults said. Rounding out the girls squad was freshman Sierra Pearson in 44th place with a gutsy last 200 meter to catch and pass another runner and create the tie with Wayne. For the boys, senior Blake Venteicher finished 45th, his best finish at a SQM of his career. Coming off a new personal record last week, Venteicher was hoping to push his limits again and finish with another new PR, but it was not to be and finished with one of his top five times of the season. Freshman Ethan James (68th) and Deacon Ganfield (76th) earned some valuable experience in their first state qualifier that will help them progress as runners next season, Hults said. Throughout the season, the Timberwolves had 11 medal finishes. The girls placed fourth at the conference meet, a strong improvement from seventh place last year. “Six of the 10 runners set new PRs at least once this season, and most of them were late in the season when we wanted to be running our best,” Hults said. “Overall it was a great season for the #RunninTwolves, and Coach [Dan] Ahrends and I could not have been prouder of the effort and teamwork we saw from these student athletes all season long. The five seniors will be missed next year, but we wish them the best of luck and know they will be successful in everything they do in the future.” Timberwolves
fall to Warhawks Southwest Valley’s volleyball season came to an end Oct. 26 when the Timberwolves fell 25-14, 25-10, 25-14 to Southeast Warren. “We really struggled at the start of each set tonight. Our serve receive numbers weren't great and we were making Isabelle [Inman] run all over the court and that hampered our offense to stay in system,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We only had two hitters with a positive hitting efficiency so we struggled offensively to find the lines and attack the ball in bounds. Tonight was tough because you want to end your season playing the best volleyball and we just didn't do that tonight. I am proud of the girls and the season they had. A lot of people counted us out at the beginning of the season because we lost a large senior class and these girls proved them wrong. With COVID and facing adversity with that throughout the year, we are blessed we were able to play all season long and not have to cancel or postpone any matches. We were fortunate to be able to play the entire season.” Norah Lund was 12-12 serving with two aces, a kill, and two digs. Samantha Larsen was 8-9 with an ace, two kills, and two digs. Inman was 4-5 with a kill and four digs. Tonna Damewood was 4-5 with a kill and two digs. Marah Larsen was 4-4 with three kills. Ryanne Mullen was 3-4. Kyli Aldrich had seven kills. The Timberwolves will lose four seniors. “The four seniors we have — Tonna Damewood, Isabelle Inman, Marah Larsen and Brooklyn Sonntag, manager — will be missed next season,” Wetzel said. “They have put is so much time and commitment to the sport of volleyball since they were in junior high. That dedication and willingness to get better and do things in the off-season and during the summer is what makes SWV volleyball successful from year to year. They are great students, great athletes and showed a lot of leadership to our underclassmen throughout the entire season.” SWV advanced Oct. 21 in Class 1A Region 5 playoffs with a 20-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-21 win over Lenox. “The girls really came out ready to play and battle tonight at Lenox. Sam Larsen had a great night hitting, with 10 kills, a .226 kill efficiency, and went on a heck of a service run (11-0) and was 100 percent on 29-29 serves,” Wetzel said. “Marah chipped in 11 kills, one solo block, four assisted blocks, only missed one serve, and had 11 digs. Isabelle put the ball right where our hitters needed it and had 33 assists on the night, with 14 digs, and was 100 percent serving as well. Maggie had 13 digs and did a stellar job in coverage. Ryanne and Norah were also critical for us in the back row on serve receive and defense as well! Norah also had eight kills. It was a total team effort for this win tonight. Tonna had one kill and only missed one serve on 19 attempts. I thought we did so well hitting the ball in the holes of the Lenox defense and really cut down our unforced errors. We played hard, stayed aggressive, minimized our unforced errors and stayed in-system a majority of the match. I am proud of the girls for taking it to Lenox after having lost to them twice before.” The Timberwolves defeated Murray 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 17-25, 16-14 Oct. 19 in the first round of playoffs. “It seemed like we were hesitating all night and not going after the ball 100 percent, 100 percent of the time. We made some critical unforced errors, and then we would make three, four, five in a row and let Murray back in the set,” Wetzel said. “We really worked hard for every point and we will need to step up our serve receive game before Wednesday's match against Lenox. We had two freshmen come in to the match and be productive and do what we needed them to do — Charlee Larsen came in off the bench and served 100 percent for us and Tiereny Dalton went in and played outside hitter in a couple of different sets and was productive as well. I was proud of the girls for continuing to fight for each and every point throughout the whole match and get the win. Regardless of how ugly the match may have been, if you win your season stays alive and you keep playing.” SWV defeats Council Bluffs
The Timberwolves posted a 25-17, 25-15 win Oct. 15 over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in Corning. “We had some nice service runs in the match against TJ,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “All of our hitters had at least two kills in this match which is good because it means we are able to move the ball around to all of our hitters and get good production out of them.” Marah Larsen was 18-18 serving with three aces, two kills, and three digs. Norah Lund was 9-9 with three kills and 10 digs. Tonna Damewood was 6-6 with four kills and two digs. Samantha Larsen was 6-7 with four kills and two digs. Ryanne Mullen was 5-6 with four digs. Isabelle Inman was 3-3 with two kills and six digs. Kyli Aldrich had two kills. Maggie Haer had four digs. Tierney Dalton had a dig. Southwest Valley had a tougher time Oct. 15 against Shenandoah, falling 25-19, 27-25 to the Fillies. “I felt like we came out and played not to lose and ended up losing. It felt like we were just going through the motions and not playing sound volleyball like we know how to play,” Wetzel said. “We struggled to cover our hitters and our hitters struggled to find the floor. I think we really could have won that match, but we just didn't play to win.” Samantha Larsen was 11-11 serving with two aces, two kills, and two digs. Lund was 9-9 with two aces, two kills, and three digs. Marah Larsen was 8-8 with an ace, two kills, and two digs. Damewood was 7-7 with four kills. Mullen was 5-6 with a dig. Inman was 4-4 with three kills and five digs. Aldrich had a kill. The Timberwolves slugged it out with Nodaway Valley for a 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23 loss Oct. 13 in the Pride of Iowa semifinals for fourth place. “The girls came out with so much energy, fire and drive against NV. NV was the No. 1 seed on our side and we played extremely well,” Wetzel said. “It was a well-played match and I was proud of the girls for their fight, determination and game play. We just fell a little short on a few key plays towards the end of each set. They worked hard, never quit and showed a lot a grit against a good NV team. It wasn't the outcome the girls had wanted, but I felt like we played hard and we played well. Achieving fourth place out of 10 teams in the conference is nothing to hang your head about! The girls should be proud of their conference play and finishing fourth place.” Lund was 20-20 serving with three aces, four kills, and 17 digs. Samantha Larsen was 24-25 with six aces, five kills, and three digs. Damewood was 15-17 with two aces, six kills, and three digs. Inman was 12-12 with an ace, three kills, and eight digs. Marah Larsen was 8-9 with seven kills and nine digs. Aldrich was 6-8 with six kills. Dalton was 3-3 with seven digs. SWV fell 25-18, 25-21, 25-21 Oct. 13 to Lenox in POI consolation play. “We had a huge breakdown mentally against Lenox. We did not come out fired up or ready to play like we did against NV in the first match of the night,” Wetzel said. “We weren't communicating or playing with any energy. That match against Lenox is probably the worst we have played all season. The girls have to increase their mental toughness and learn how to let previous matches stay in the past and move forward with who you are playing in the moment. I was disappointed in the way we played against Lenox. especially after a great match with NV.” Samantha Larsen was 13-13 serving with three aces, three kills, and two digs. Lund was also 13-13 with an ace, three kills, and 11 digs. Damewood was 11-13 with an ace, a kill, and three digs. Marah Larsen was 9-10 with three kills and seven digs. Inman was 6-6 with a dig. Dalton was 5-6 with five digs. The Timberwolves begin play off this week, facing Murray on Oct. 19 and Lenox again on Oct. 21. Wolves defeat SWV 34-20
After trailing 27-0 at halftime, the Timberwolves scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and another in the fourth but still fell short in a 34-20 loss Oct. 17 to IKM-Manning. Brendan Knapp scored twice with 114 yards on 14 carries and Hunter Crill added a touchdown with 42 yards on seven rushes. Blaine Venteicher rushed six times for 54 yards and Cade Myers had nine yards on three carries. Kade Hutchings was 2-2 on point-after attempts. Knapp was 4-10 passing for 34 yards. Myers had 17 yards on two receptions while Venteicher had a 10-yard reception and Tucker TePoel had a seven-yard reception. Statistics for the defense were unavailable at press time. SWV girls place fourth
at Mount Ayr The Timberwolves cross country teams travelled Oct. 15 to Mount Ayr for the Ron Landphair Invitational. “Coming off a successful night at the Pride of Iowa meet Oct. 13 and running in their last regular season meet of the year, the Timberwolves were excited and ready to go,” head coach Jason Hults said. In a meet full of teams that the Timberwolves will see Oct. 22 back in Mount Ayr for the state qualifying meet, the Southwest Valley girls placed fourth in the team standings behind medal performances from Aubrey Boswell in 17th and Halle Pearson in 19th place. Sydney Davies finished 25th, Sidney Westlake 40th, and Sierra Pearson 56th to help the girls post that fourth place team finish out of eight teams. On the boys side, Blake Venteicher finished 57th with his third best time of the season. Ethan James finished 98th with his second best time of the season, and Deacon Ganfield set a new personal record for the second straight meet to finish 101st overall. “Working on one day rest after posting new PRs and SBs at the conference meet, all the kids did a great job tonight,” Hults said. “This is one of the largest meets we run at each season, with 23 schools participating and some great competition from Southwest Iowa and Missouri. It’s also a great meet for us to look at some of the schools we will see at the state qualifier next Thursday, and gives our kids an idea of what to expect next week. Overall, the kids have had a great season, and are running at or near their best times as the season is winding down, which is exactly where we want them to be.” The Timberwolves will be back in Mount Ayr on Oct. 22 for a chance to earn a spot at the state cross country meet. The girls race will start at 4 p.m. followed by the boys race. Results from the Ron Landphair Invitational include: Girls — Boswell, 17th, 23:44.17; Halle Pearson, 19th, 23:55.26; Davies, 25th, 24:40.05; Westlake, 40th, 26:29.49; Sierra Pearson, 56th, 30:33.39 Team (average times) — Mount Ayr 23:33.32, Twin Cedars 23:39.78, CAM 25:02.03, SWV 25:54.46, Wayne 25:53.92, Central Decatur 27:01.20, Grandview Christian 26:19.74, East Union 27:10.18 Boys — Venteicher, 57th, 21:38.06; James 98th, 25:31.76; Ganfield, 101st, 27:08.74 Team — Maryville 18:08.98, Nodaway Valley 18:36.70, Grandview Christian 19:34.41, Southeast Warren 19:37.50, Wayne 20:16.22, Ankeny Christian Academy 20:36.25, CAM 20:40.00, Central Decatur 20:44.90, Clarke 21:28.36, Orient-Macksburg 21:35.03, East Union 22:02.91, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 25:09.49 Bedford hosted the Pride of Iowa Cross Country Championship on Oct. 13 at Lake of Three Fires. “It was a beautiful afternoon to run in a beautiful setting, and the Timberwolves took full advantage by posting four new PRs, three more season bests, and a second best career performance,” Hults said. The girls team finished fourth in the team standings with three medalists. Senior Aubrey Boswell set a new PR to lead the Timberwolves girls with a 12th place medal. Seniors Sydney Davies and Halle Pearson ran season best times with 15th and 16th place medals also. Rounding out the girls team were senior Sydney Westlake with a SB time in 29th place and freshman Sierra Pearson in 39th place with her second best career time. “The girls ran very well tonight. After a fifth place team finish with one medalist last season, it was a great effort by Aubrey, Sydney and Halle to go out and medal tonight and lead the girls to fourth overall,” Hults said. “The four senior girls ran their best times of the year, with Aubrey getting a new PR and Sierra ran her second best time of her career as a freshman. As the season is winding down, it’s really great to see the girls running their best times.” The boys squad saw all three Timberwolves posting personal records. Senior Blake Venteicher finished 30th and took 4 seconds off his previous best time. Freshman Ethan James finished 53rd and set a new PR by over 1:30. Freshman Deacon Ganfield shaved 39 seconds off his PR and finished in 56th place. “All three boys are running their best times as we move into the last regular season meet on Thursday and then state qualifying next week,” Hults said. “Coach [Dan] Ahrens and I have been telling the kids all season our team goal was to see them run their best times at the conference meet. When seven of the eight runners ran either personal bests or season bests, I think we can agree that they hit that goal. On Thursday, we will travel to Mount Ayr to finish out the regular season on a course our kids enjoy and have a lot of experience on, so we will aim to finish the season with fast times and then prepare for the state qualifying meet next week.” Results from the POI Championships include: Girls — Boswell, 12th, 23:31.02; Davies, 15th, 23:36.96; Halle Pearson, 16th, 23:54.73; Westlake, 29th, 26:36.26; Sierra Pearson, 39th, 30:47.81 Team — Nodaway Valley 22:52.51, Mount Ayr 23:13.46, Central Decatur 25:39.36, SWV 25:39.36, East Union 26:38.77 Boys — Venteicher, 30th, 21:05.86; James, 53rd, 25:12.19; Ganfield, 56th, 27:51.59 Team — Central Decatur 17:47.69, Nodaway Valley 18:04.47, Southeast Warren 19:06.67, Wayne 19:46.08, Bedford 21:50.12, East Union 22:20.66 Middle school girls — Ashlyn Reser, 10th, 15:16.80; Hailey Randall, 17th, 16:03.83; Olivia Kathikar, 19th, 16:15.80; Tegan Hoyt, 29th, 18:11.12; Zoey Mullen, 35th, 21:40.45; Mariah Sparks, 38th, 22:27.88; Natalie True, 39th, 22:28.33 Team — Martensdale-St. Mary’s 14:35.63, Central Decatur 15:34.52, Mount Ayr 16:43.90, Nodaway Valley 16:32.61, SWV 17:29.60 Middle school boys — Ashton Boswell, third, 13:46.74; Matthew Means, 13th, 17:27.25; JP Jones, 15th, 17:50.01; Lucas James, 17th, 18:01.49 Team — Martensdale-St .Mary’s 16:43.01 SWV tops Central Decatur
Southwest Valley kicked off the first round of the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament with a 3-0 victory Oct. 12 over Central Decatur. The Timberwolves won 25-18, 25-21, 25-21 thanks in part to a strong defense. “I thought Maggie [Haer] and Norah [Lund] really played really well defensively. They both were all over that back row digging up balls,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Norah had 12 digs and Maggie had 11. Maggie's overall pass rate was 2.23/3 and Norah's was 2.35/3. We finally have our two starters back so it was good to see things going well and they kind of just picked up where they left off. They had missed quite a few matches (eight) and practices so I was a little nervous on how ready they would be to jump right back in. All of our hitters each had a handful of kills, including Isabelle [Inman] with five of her own, so it was good for Isabelle to be able to spread the ball around to all of our hitters.” Inman was 17-17 serving with three aces and Norah Lund was 20-20 with four aces, four kills, and 12 digs. Tonna Damewood was 9-9 with an ace, three kills, and a dig. Ryanne Mullen was 10-10 with seven digs. Marah Larsen was 8-10 with an ace, seven kills, and four digs. Samantha Larsen was 2-4 with four kills and a dig. Kyli Aldrich was 1-2 with five kills and a dig. “We look forward to heading to the semi-finals for the POI tourney tomorrow night,” Wetzel said. The Timberwolves defeated Mount Ayr 25-19, 25-10, 25-14 Oct. 6 for SWV’s Pink Out game. “We had a good serving night with 94 percent. Kyli was aggressive at the net and playing middle, which is not her usual position, and had 12 kills on 24 attempts which is .333 hitting efficiency,” Wetzel said. “Tierney Dalton, a freshman, has also stepped up to starting middle and playing full rotation while we have a couple of girls still in quarantine and has done an outstanding job. She had three kills, two solo blocks, and two assisted blocks. It was a good win for us against a conference opponent and the girls solidified a third place seed on our half of the conference going into the conference tourney on Monday [Oct. 12].” Mullen was 16-17 serving with five digs. Damewood was 14-14 with an ace, two kills, and a dig. Lund was 10-10 with an ace, four kills, and a dig. Inman was 4-4 with an ace, three kills, and two digs Timberwolves see season best, personal record
The Southwest Timberwolves ran Oct. 5 in Greenfield at the Nodaway Valley Invitational with a season best from senior Sydney Davies and a personal record from Ethan James. “Running in their third meet in seven days, the Timberwolves posted some very good times, including a season best and a new PR,” head coach Jason Hults said. In the girls race, which had numerous ranked runners including the No. 1 ranked runner in 1A, senior Sydney Davies ran a season best time of 24:08.69 to medal in 19th place. Seniors Aubrey Boswell in 24th and Halle Pearson in 36th finished with times in their top three efforts for the season. Freshman Kya Newton and senior Sydney Westlake finished 64th and 67th to round out the top five and help the Timberwolves finish eighth in the 11 team field. Freshman Sierra Pearson (83rd) and sophomore Julia Means (89th) completed the girls varsity squad for the night. In the boys race, which also had a number of ranked runners, senior Blake Venteicher finished 40th. Freshman Ethan James posted a new personal record in 25:54.92 and finished 87th. Freshman Deacon James finished 100th. “All the kids ran well tonight, especially taking into account the schedule we've had over the last week with meets at Clarke and Shenandoah,” Hults said “The PR from Ethan tonight and the season best form Sydney really should be confidence boosters moving into the last two weeks of the regular season. We have the rest of the week to prepare for the POI Conference meet next Tuesday [Oct. 13] in Bedford, and then finish the regular season at Mount Ayr on Thursday [Oct. 15].” Results from the Nodaway Valley Invitational include: Girls — Davies, 19th, 24:08.69; Boswell, 24th, 24:44.38; Halle Pearson, 36th, 25:25.92; Newton, 64th, 28:28.01; Westlake, 67th, 28:46.35; Sierra Pearson, 83rd, 33:53.24; Means, 89th, 42:05.055 Team — Panorama, 22:53.07 (average times); Van Meter, 23:06.83; Nodaway Valley, 24:31.00; Mount Ayr, 24:57.83; Tri-Center CAD, 25:08.67; Pleasantville, 25:26.36; AHSTW, 26:38.50; SWV, 26:1867; West Central Valley, 26:18.67; East Union, 29:37.77; Woodward Granger, 28:24.69 Boys — Venteicher, 40th, 22:11.56; James, 87th, 25:54.25; Ganfield, 100th, 28:54.57 Team — Nodaway Valley, 18:57.65; Tri-Center, 20:08.78; Interstate 35, 20:41.53; Southeast Warren, 20:27.96; Van Meter, 21:13.19; West Central Valley, 22:21.37; Pleasantville, 22:23.09; East Union, 23:18.56; Orient-Macksburg, 23:13.80; Woodward Granger, 22:58.99 Middle school girls — Tegan Hoyt, 25th, 15:43.07; Olivia Kathikar, 50th, 17:51.14; Zoey Mullen, 62nd, 19:02.42; Hailey Randall, 63rd, 19:12.36; Mariah Sparks, 69th, 21:00.34; Natalie True, 72nd, 22:58.36 Team — Matensdale-St. Mary’s, 14:46.45; Earlham, 14:49.70; Van Meter, 15:22.98; Woodward Granger, 15:43.69; Pleasantville, 16:04.05; AHSTW, 16:22.10; Tri-Center, 16:39.66; Mount Ayr, 16:43.75; SWV, 18:33.87 Middle school boys — Ashton Boswell, ninth, 13:50.00; Matthew Means, 47th, 17:06.97; Quaid Eddy, 49th, 17:28.90; JP Jones, 589th, 18:37.04; Lucas James, 61st, 20:34.31 Team — Pleasantville, 13:53.68; Earlham, 14:07.71; Van Meter, 14:49.75; Tri-Center, 16:52.36; Woodward Granger, 17:33.13; SWV, 17:31.45; Martensdale-St. Mary’s, 19:16.71 Bulldogs blank Timberwolves
Despite outrushing Riverside 171 yards to 136 yards, Southwest Valley come up scoreless in a 15-0 loss Oct. 9 to Bulldogs. The Riverside defense shut down the Timberwolves’ passing game, allowing quarterback Brendan Knapp just one of nine pass attempts for an eight-yard reception by Tucker TePoel. Brendan Knapp led SWV’s rushing, gaining 112 yards on 28 carries. Hunter Crill rushed 12 times for 61 yards and Cade Myers had a one-yard carry. Blaine Venteicher was thrown for a three-yard loss in his two rushing attempts. The Timberwolves’ Tallen Myers led the defense with five solo tackles and three assists. Dayton Cobb had two solos and two assists. Crill and TePoel combined for a sack. TePoel had a solo and two assists while Crill had an assist. Blake Thomas had two solos and an assist, Cade Myers and Robbie Barnes had a solo and two assists each followed by Brendan Knapp, Kaden Jacobs, and Venteicher with a solo and two assists each, Evan Timmerman, Brock Bowden, and Marshall Knapp with a solo each, and Crill and Adam Timmerman with an assist each. Joey Oathoudt had a 25-yard kickoff and TePoel had 192 yards on five punts. The Timberwolves (6-2) host IKM-Manning (2-5) Oct. 16. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Inman hits career
assists milestone Southwest Valley’s Isabelle Inman helped lead the Timberwolves to a 3-0 win Sept. 29 over Bedford while at the same time finishing the night with 1,510 career assists. “That is pretty amazing number for only three years of varsity setting,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. The team also had a strong night serving at 97 percent in the 25-21, 26-24, 25-13 victory. “Norah [Lund] and Maggie [Haer] led the way on defense with 15 and eight digs,” Wetzel said. “Tierney [Dalton] has stepped up and played with no fear on varsity as a freshman. She had an overall pass rate of 2.38/3, four kills and was 5-5 serving. I was proud of the team tonight for going out and battling each and every point. Everyone contributed in some way to the win tonight.” Inman had 17 assists, two kills, a block, five digs, and was 9-10 serving. Lund was 15-15 serving with five kills and 15 digs. Ryanne Mullen was 18-18 serving with an ace and seven digs. Tonna Damewood was 12-12 with three kills and five digs. Dalton was 5-5 with four kills and six digs. Kyli Aldrich was 13-14 with three aces, seven kills, and a dig. SWV defeated Martensdale-St. Mary’s 25-16, 25-13, 25-19 Oct. 5. “I was pleased with the way the girls played tonight,” Wetzel said. “At the start of set 3 I felt like we let up a little bit and weren't moving our feet on our passing game or being aggressive with our offense, but the girls were able to adjust and get some momentum in that third set and take care of the sweep. Maggie did a great job on the night with 13 digs, a serve receive pass rating of 2.43/3 and a 2.5/3 on free ball passes for an overall total of 2.44. Maggie has been strong for us all season with her passing and defense and is an integral part of our success as a team.” Inman was 11-11 serving with five kills, 17 assists, and three digs. Lund was 23-23 with three aces, four kills, and six digs. “Isabelle had some key kills for us tonight in the setter position as well. Isabelle is so good this year dealing with passes that are pushing her tight on the net and nearly overpassed! She jumps high and uses her left hand to her advantage, she had five kills,” Wetzel said. “Isabelle and Norah were perfect from the service line and we were 95 percent as a team; which is where we have wanted that to be at all season! It was a good, long road trip win for us on a Monday night.” Damewood was 14-15 with an ace, three kills, and a dig. Mullen was 10-11 with four aces and six digs. Dalton was 6-7 with three aces, six kills, and four digs. Aldrich was 6-7 with three kills and a dig. The Timberwolves host Mount Ayr for their Pink Out Game on Oct. 6 Timberwolves
defeat Sidney The Timberwolves allowed just two touchdowns Oct. 2 in a 51-14 victory over Sidney. Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp had two touchdowns and 155 yards on 17 rushes. He was also 3-4 passing for 67 yards and three touchdowns, connecting with Tucker TePoel for two touchdowns and 47 yards and Brock Bowden for a 20-yard touchdown. Blaine Venteicher had 47 yards on three carries followed by Hunter Crill with 18 yards on four rushes, Cade Myers with 15 yards on five rushes, Dayton Cobb with 13 yards on five rushes, and Blake Thomas and Isaac Currin with one-yard rushing each. Myers led the defense with six solo tackles, three assists, and three sacks. Owen Wilkinson had three solos and an assist followed by Tallen Myers with two solos and two assists, and Venteicher, Kade Hutchings, and Dalton Calkins with two solos each. Thomas and Robbie Barnes had a solo and an assist each, TePoel, Brendan Knapp, and Kaden Jacobs with a solo and an assist each, Currin with a solo, and Evan Timmerman, Ely Rodriguez, Joey Oathoudt, Hunter Crill, Bradlee Grantz, Colin Jacobs, and Marshall Knapp with an assist each. Timmerman picked up a 50-yard interception, Brendan Knapp had a 21-yard interception, and Venteicher had an interception. Venteicher had a 33-yard kick return. Timmerman punted twice for 26 yards. Hutchings had 178 yards on six kickoffs. TePoel punted three times for 65 yards. The Timberwolves (6-1) travel Oct. 9 to Riverside (5-1) Cross country
girls place 11th The Southwest Valley Timberwolves cross country teams travelled Oct. 1 to Shenandoah. Facing off against 18 of the best schools from all four classes in Southwest Iowa, the Timberwolves finished 11th in the girls team standings, as one of only two Class 1A schools to field a team score. Seniors Aubrey Boswell, with a career course best time of 23:01.37 (31st), and Halle Pearson (35th) paced the Timberwolves girls team, followed by senior Sydney Davies (52nd), freshman Kya Newton (65th), senior Sydney Westlake (75th), and freshman Sierra Pearson (83rd). “The girls ran very well overall against some great competition,” head coach Jason Hults said. “There were only seven other Class 1A girls in front of Aubrey and Halle tonight, so even though they were in the middle of the pack overall, I still feel that they and the team as a whole ran very well.” In the boys race, senior Blake Venteicher also ran a career course best time of 21:13.82 to finish 85th overall. Freshmen Ethan James (103rd) and Deacon Ganfield (105th) gained some valuable experience racing against the competition tonight. “Our seniors have been having a great season so far, and it showed again tonight as Aubrey and Blake had their best times of their careers on the Shenandoah course and Halle was only a few seconds off from her best time on this course as well,” Hults said. “The freshmen continue to get better every week, and ran very well tonight with some of their best times of the season. This is really the toughest part of our season, with three meets in seven days, so it was good to see the kids go out tonight and run some strong times.” Results from Shenandoah include: Girls — Boswell, 31st, 23:01.37; Halle Pearson, 35th, 23:21.20; Davies, 52nd, 24:31.39; Newton, 65th, 25:35.37; Westlake, 75th, 27:21.64; Sierra Pearson, 83rd, 29:48.28 Team (average times) — Glenwood 20:31.92, Treynor 22:30.53, Clarinda 22:36.01, Shenandoah 23:00.97, CB Abraham Lincoln 23:18.65r, CBTJ 23:16.25, Underwood 23:22.24, Red Oak 23:34.23, Lewis Central 23:37.01, Audubon 24:43.72, SWV 24:46.18 Boys — Venteicher, 85th, 21:13.82; James, 103rd, 24:44.09; Ganfield, 105th, 27:04.69 Team (average times)— Lewis Central 17:17.89, Glenwood 17:42.34, CBJT 17:47.14, Clarinda 18:18.11, Shenandoah 18:32.31, Underwood 18:37.67, St. Albert 18:57.16, Treynor 18:54.49, Red Oak 19:09.59, Abraham Lincoln 19:16.82, Riverside 19:34.98, Tarkio 21:18.27, East Mills 20:53.50 Middle school girls — Hailey Randall, 22nd, 14:27.83; Olivia Kathikar, 29th, 14:55.95; Tegan Hoyt, 44th, 16:40.64; Zoey Mullen, 45th, 16:47.64; Mariah Sparks, 55th, 19:28.48; Natalie True, 59th, 20:02.54 Team — Glenwood 12:54.35, LCMS 13:55.09, Treynor 14:58.79, SWV 16:28.11, Shenandoah 18:08.55 Middle school boys — Ashton Boswell, 15th, 12:41.45; Matthew Means, 51st, 14:48.35; JP Jones, 56th, 15:20.34; Quaid Eddy, 58th, 15:39.17; Lucas James 72nd, 16:50.60 Team — Glenwood 11:12.15, LCMS 12:26.50, Shenandoah 13:27.09, Red Oak 15:01.98, Treynor 14:50.37, SWV 15:03.99 The Timberwolves cross country team traveled Sept. 29 to East Lake Park in Osceola to compete in the 2020 Clarke Invitational. In a field filled with some of the best runners in southern Iowa, the Timberwolves continued to show improvement and posted some impressive times. In the girls race, Boswell earned her third medal of the season with a 20th place finish, running 24:37, over 3:30 minutes faster than last year. Davies (28th) and Halle Pearson (33rd) also both ran times between two and three minutes faster than last season. Westlake (52nd), Newton (54th), and Sierra Pearson (63rd) rounded out the girls fifth place overall team finish. “All the girls are really pushing themselves every meet and posting these great times when compared to last season,” Hults said. “They continue to go out and work hard and have been pushing each other and it's showing in the progress and the times we are seeing at the meets.” Venteicher continued to lead the boys squad with a 49th place overall finish in 22:43. “Blake did not run in Clarke last season, but ran almost a minute faster than his sophomore season,” Hults said. James (84th) and Ganfield (89th) continue to improve and ran their second best times of the season. “For the boys, Blake has consistently been one to two minutes faster at each meet this season and his experience and guidance has helped the freshman boys continue to get better each meet,” Hults said. Results from the Clarke Invitational include: Girls — Boswell, 20th, 24:37; Davies, 28th, 25:29; Halle Pearson, 33rd, 25:59; Westlake, 52nd, 29:22; Sierra Pearson, 63rd, 33:06 Team — Davis County 29, Van Meter 29, Central Decatur 82, Mount Ayr 100, SWV 126 Boys — Venteicher, 49th, 22:43; James, 84th, 27:11; Ganfield, 89th, 28:57 Team — Davis County 38, Central Decatur 46, Interstate 35 114, Southeast Warren 116, Van Meter 126, Wayne 142, Clarke 155, Moravia 233 The Timberwolves were back in action for their third race in the seven days on Oct. 5 when they traveled to Nodaway Valley in Greenfield. Results from the meet will appear in the Oct. 15 Free Press. SWV edges out
Tri-Center 19-14 The Timberwolves moved to 5-1 on the season by edging out Tri-Center 19-14 Sept. 25 on the road. SWV junior Brendan Knapp rushed for two touchdowns and completed a pass to sophomore Marshall Knapp for another touchdown. Brendan Knapp was 13-26 passing for 197 yards and two interceptions. He rushed 26 times for 71 yards. Marshall Knapp had 55 yards on two carries. Blaine Venteicher was 1-1 for 68 yards passing. He also had a 33-yard reception and eight yards on four carries. Tucker TePoel had seven receptions for 162 yards. Blake Thomas had 11 yards on three receptions while Cade Myers had a four-yard reception and nine yards on two rushes. Hunter Crill gained 17 yards on five carries. Defensively, Tallen Myers led the Timberwolves with five solo tackles and four assists. Venteicher had four solos and an assist while Myers had three solos and three assists. Dayton Cobb had four solos followed by Marshall Knapp with three solos and an assist, Brendan Knapp TePoel with two solos each, Robbie Barns and Colin Jacobs with a solo and an assist each, Crill and Kaden Jacobs with two assists each, Thomas with a solo, and Bradlee Grantz with an assist. Jacobs had a fumble recovery while Brendan Knapp had an interception. Even Timmerman had 80 yards on three kickoffs and Kade Hutchings had a 30-yard kickoff. TePoel had 214 yards on seven punts. SWV is set to host Sidney (0-5) Oct. 2. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. T-Wolves go 4-1
in SWV Tournament The Timberwolves completed a successful tournament at Sept. 26, finishing 4-1 against Exira-EHK, Wayne, and Clarke in the Southwest Valley Tournament. “I was super proud of the girls today for their resilience, endurance, leadership, and ability to make the best out of the situation we were in,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “To go 4-1 on the day was awesome.” SWV’s only loss came to Exira-EHK 6-21 in the first set before the Timberwolves followed with 21-15, 15-9 wins — and this after the loss of three starters Sept. 25 due to COVID-19. “We found out Friday that two of our varsity starters and an additional varsity player had to go into quarantine for 14 days and that was after we had already had Friday's practice, so we didn't even have time to run through a practice to replace those two starters,” Wetzel said. “Our first set out against E/EHK was not pretty, but I think we were just playing flat, with little energy and unsure mentally how things were going to go. But after that first set, the girls really got after it and found their groove and did a great job with the change in lineup and players on the floor.” Freshman Tierney Dalton along with sophomores Jayley Schlapia and Ryanne Mullen came off the bench to fill the gaps. “Tierney and Jayley stepped up and played well and were up to the challenge. Jayley sprained her ankle in the first match, so Ryanne stepped up and played a full rotation and did a great job,” Wetzel said. “She is not tall, by any means, but played that front row big and aggressive. I also think my veteran varsity starters did a nice job of stepping up and showing leadership on the floor to help those that were new in the lineup feel comfortable. We weren't too sure how things would play out since we didn't have the opportunity to prepare for not having two starters and a third varsity member and the girls played well.” Dalton finished the day 12-17 serving with an ace, 15 kills, three blocks, an assist, and nine digs while Mullen was 12-33 with two aces, two kills, an assist, and 11 digs. Schlapia was 2-5 with an ace and assist before being sidelined. Kyli Aldrich was 12-49 with seven aces, 21 kills, three blocks, and three digs. Norah Lund was 12-37 with three aces, 16 kills, two assists, and 24 digs. Tonna Damewood was 12-37 with two aces, eight kills, two assist, and seven digs. Maggie Haer had 15 digs. The Timberwolves fell 2-3 Sept. 22 against Lenox. “Our struggles with serving and unforced errors continue to make us work twice as hard in a match. We had too many unforced errors to win the match and our serving was just a mere 86 percent,” Wetzel said. “When you are playing a team that is evenly matched with your team, we have to have less unforced errors. Isabelle [Inman] was strong tonight with setting and running our offense. Her and Marah [Larsen] connected for 18 kills. Isabelle finished the night with 26 assists on 123 setting attempts. We need our hitters to step up and be more efficient and allow Isabelle the ability to spread the ball out across the front line. Maggie was good on defense with 13 digs, a serve receive pass rate of 2.07-3 and a free ball pass rate of 2.89-3.” Lund had 10 digs and five kills while Damewood had 10 digs and three kills and Aldrich had four digs and three kills. Mullen had seven digs, Dalton had four digs, and Samantha Larsen had two kills and two digs. SWV finished 1-1 Sept. 21 in a triangular with East Union and Stanton. The Timberwolves defeated East Union 25-10, 21-25, 15-11. “We came out and played well in the first set against East Union and really didn't have too many issues or unforced errors,” Wetzel said. “We came out in set 2 and missed two serves right away and shanked two passes on serve receive and had already dug a 4-point deficit. We just didn't play well in set 2, we weren't moving on our feet on defense and we were constantly pushing Isabelle tight on the net. Glad we were able to put it together in set 3 for the win.” Marah Larsen had eight kills, four digs, and a block. Lund and Iman had three kills and two digs each. Aldrich had two kills. Mullen and Haer had three digs and Samantha Larsen had two digs. SWV fell 25-21, 25-14 to Stanton. “We played with them point for point in the first set. We seemed energized, we were moving our feet and eliminating unforced errors on our side of the net,” Wetzel said. “We have to continue to improve our defensive game and be able to stay down, be at base and not transition into defense early. Norah Lund did a nice job in both sets leaving her feet and going after the ball. She kept many balls in play for us.” Lund had seven digs and two kills and Haer had six digs. Marah Larsen had three kills and two digs while Aldrich had three kills, a dig, and a block. Inman had a kill and two digs, Mullen had three digs, Samantha Larsen had two digs and a block, and Damewood had dig. This week the Timberwolves (8-10) travel to Bedford (7-10) Sept. 29. Two Timberwolves
medal at Creston Southwest Valley senior cross country runners Aubrey Boswell and Halle Pearson medaled Sept. 22 in Class B and the Creston Invitational. Boswell led the team with 16th place medal overall, finishing 1:25 faster and moving up seven places from last year’s race with a time of 24:33.9. Pearson finished 24th overall with run 0:23 seconds faster and three spots better than last year’s race with a time of 25:55.9. Senior Sydney Davies (30th, 27:24.1), freshman Kya Newton (34th, 27:57.0) with a new personal record, and senior Sydney Westlake (37th, 29:14.1) rounded out the team scoring for the Timberwolves. Freshman Sierra Pearson finished 41st with a time of 32:33.2. The team finished sixth with 127 points, 8 points behind fifth place East Union. In the boys race, senior Blake Venteicher finished with a 33rd place overall finish, seven spots and 1:09 better than last year with his time of 21:57.3. Freshman Ethan James (57th, 27:14.1) and Deacon Ganfield (62nd, 29:01.3) continued to gain experience for the boys squad and continue to improve. “Coming off some great performances last week at our home meet, the kids had high expectations coming into the race tonight. Aubrey, Halle, and Blake all ran well with times (faster) and placings (better) than last year at Creston, and Kya posted a new PR and continues to run stronger every time out,” head coach Jason Hults said. “A couple of the kids are battling some injuries, which showed in their times; but continue to work hard and have really good attitudes about their results. Coach [Dan} Ahrens and I have seen a lot of growth this season so far, and look forward to more great things as the season continues.” This week the Timberwolves are in action Sept. 29 at East Lake Park in Osceola and again Oct. 1 at Shenandoah. Timberwolf runners
post PRs at home The Timberwolves hosted 20 schools Sept. 17 at Lake Icaria for their invitational cross country meet. “On a beautiful day with excellent running conditions, the Timberwolves ran very well against some excellent competition en route to posting two new personal records and four more season best times,” head coach Jason Hults said. The girls squad finished fifth in the team race with 125 points, 15 points ahead of conference rival East Union. Leading the way for the Timberwolves was senior Aubrey Boswell with a season best time of 24:40 in 19th place. Senior classmates Halle Pearson (24th), Sydney Davies (27th), and Sydney Westlake (35th) who also ran a season best time and freshman Kya Newton (39th) with a personal record of 28:49 rounded out the team score for the Timberwolves. Sophomore Julia Means also ran a season best time, finishing 51st. For the boys, senior Blake Venteicher ran a season best time of 21:31 and finished 37th overall. Freshman Ethan James (62nd) ran a new personal record and freshman Deacon Ganfield finished 65th. “Overall, the team bounced back and ran very well after running a tough course at Red Oak on Monday,” Hults said. “This is the first time this season where we ran two meets in the same week, and to come out and post those SBs and new PRs was pretty awesome considering the difficulty of our home course. I really think that will boost the confidence of our team as we move forward and look down the road to the conference and state qualifying meets.” Results include: Girls — Boswell, 19th, 24:40.4; Pearson, 24th, 25:20.2; Davies, 27th, 25:56.1; Westlake, 35th, 27:45.4; Newton, 39th, 28:49.9; Means, 51st, 40:27.6 Team — Winterset 32, Creston 51, Central Decatur 84, Red Oak 103, SWV 125, East Union 140 Boys — Venteicher, 38th, 21:31.4; James, 63rd, 26:54.4; Ganfield, 66th, 28:25.8 Team — Winterset 45, Central Decatur 57, Red Oak 87, West Nodaway 87, Riverside 100, East Mills 164, East Union 178, Essex 209 Junior high girls — Ashlynn Reser, seventh, 15:45.2; Hailey Randall, 11th, 16:29.5; Olivia Kathikar, 13th, 17:14.2; Zoey Mullen, 20th, 21:12.3; Tegan Hoyt, 21st, 21:21.8; Mariah Sparks, 22nd, 21:32.8; Natalie True, 25th, 23:07.4 Junior high boys — Ashton Boswell, fifth, 14:05.4; Matthew Means, 22nd, 17:17.6; Quaid Eddy, 30th, 18:26.3; Cayden Franson, 31st, 19:02.3; Lucas James, 37th, 19:22.3; JP Jones, 41st, 20:51.6 Team — Creston 55, Shenandoah 58, CRB 86, Red Oak 92, MSM 92, SWV 104 The Timberwolves travelled Sept. 14 to Red Oak for the Second Annual Paul Fish Invitational. The girls team finished in fourth place overall, led by senior Aubrey Boswell with an 11th place medal. Seniors Sydney Davis (23rd) and Halle Pearson (24th) finished 2 seconds apart, pushing each other during the last half mile of the race to each move up a few positions. Freshman Kya Newton (30th) and senior Sydney Westlake (31st) rounded out the top five for the Timberwolves. On the boys side, senior Blake Venteicher finished 39th while freshman Ethan James finished 46th. “Overall, it was a good night to run against some great competition,” Hults said. “Red Oak is a tough course with lots of rolling hills. Our times were a little off from where we wanted to be after the first 2 meets, but the kids have great attitudes and will keep working hard as we prepare for our home meet on Thursday at Lake Icaria.” Results include: Girls — Boswell, 11th, 26:40.68; Davies, 23rd, 28:12.56; Pearson, 24th, 28:14.11; Newton, 30th, 30:37.84; Westlake, 31st, 32:34.34; Means, 34th, 43:01.18 Team — Shenandoah 38, Clarinda 42, Red Oak 51, SWV 92 Boys — Venteicher, 39th, 25:11.50; James, 46th, 29:17.49 Team — Shenandoah 45, Clarinda 46, Red Oak 73, Riverside 93, CAM 112, East Mills 142 Junior high girls — Reser, ninth, 17:08.28; Randall Hailey, 17th, 19:08.58; Kathikar, 20th, 19:47.93; Mullen, 35th, 24:49.28; Sparks, 37th, 24:54.28; True, 43rd, 27:55.28 Team — Clarinda 36, Harlan 42, Fremont Mills 67, SWV 74 Junior high boys — Boswell, fourth, 15:15.87; Means, 19th, 20:35.56; Quaid, 30th, 22:45.80; Jones 32nd, 24:36.55; Franson, 33rd, 24:46.37; James 34th, 24:51.81 Team — Shenandoah 35, Red Oak 44, Harlan 60, SWV 74 This week the Timberwolves run Sept. 22 in Creston. Timberwolves
fall to St. Albert Despite 157 yards passing and 134 yards rushing Sept. 18, the Timberwolves scored just a single touchdown in a 31-7 loss to St. Albert. Southwest Valley’s Blaine Venteicher scored on a pass from Brendan Knapp. Venteicher had 41 yards on three receptions while Knapp was 8-20 passing for 92 yards. Venteicher was 1-1 with a 65-yard pass. Tucker TePoel had 100 yards on three receptions followed by Cade Myers with 11 yards on two receptions and Brock Bowden with a five-yard reception. Brendan Knapp had 83 yards on 21 carries. Hunter Crill had 28 yards on nine rushes. Cade Myers had 15 yards on three rushes, Venteicher had six yards on four carries, and Bradlee Grantz had a two-yard rush. Tallen Myers led the defense with seven solo tackles and two assists. Cade Myers, Brendan Knapp, and Marshall Knapp had three solos and an assist each. Kaden Jacobs had a sack, two solos, and an assist. Dayton Cobb had two solo and an assist while TePoel had two solos. Crill had a solo and an assist and Gage Barton had two assists. Jacobs and Marshall Knapp each recovered fumbles. On special teams, Evan Timmerman had 25 yards on two kickoffs and TePoel had 126 yards on five punts. The Timberwolves (4-1) travel Sept. 25 to Tri-Center (2-2). Timberwolves fall 1-3
to Nodaway Valley The Timberwolves fell 1-3 Sept. 15 to Nodaway Valley. After dropping the first two sets 13-25 and 17-25, Southwest Valley won 25-16 before falling 14-25 in the last set. “Kyli Aldrich had a really good night for us. She had 12 kills off of 22 attempts, with a .409 hitting efficiency. She was being very productive for us tonight,” head coach Lindsay Wetzell said. “Isabelle [Inman] had 28 assists on the night and worked her tail off. Our passing wasn't the greatest tonight and she was having to run all over the court. Isabelle is good at knowing who the hot hand is in each set and getting them the ball as much as she can, she is also a very smart setter and knows to move the ball around in transition. Our serving was good tonight at 93 percent. Our struggles seem to be getting stuck in a serve receive set and letting teams string a run of points together on us and our unforced errors are still high. We will continue to work in practice on those struggles and improve our overall game play.” Samantha Larsen was 11-13 serving with two aces, four kills, two assists, a block, and a dig. Marah Larsen was 9-9 with two aces, six kills, and eight digs. Tonna Damewood was 8-10 with an ace, five kills, and four digs. Ryanne Mullen was 13-14 with an ace and two digs. Norah Lund was 15-15 with three kills and 13 digs. Inman was 7-7 with 12 digs and two blocks. Maggie Haer had seven digs. This week the Timberwolves face East Union and Stanton on Sept. 21 (results unavailable at press time), Lenox on Sept. 22, and AHSTW on Sept. 26. Ground game
pays off for SWV The Timberwolves rushed for 338 yards and four touchdowns Sept. 11 for a 28-14 homecoming victory over AHSTW. Brendan Knapp had 140 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries while Hunter Crill had two touchdowns and 67 yards on 12 carries and Bradlee Grantz had a touchdown and 26 yards on two carries. Cade Myers rushed nine times for 77 yards and Blaine Venteicher rushed seven times for 28 yards. Brendan Knapp was 0-2 passing. Brendan Knapp and Tucker TePoel led the defense with five solo tackles and an assist each. Dayton Cobb had three solos followed by Tallen Myers with two solos and an assist, Myers and Venteicher with two solos each, and Adam Timmerman with a solo and an assist. Owen Wilkinson, Kale Haffner, Kaden Jacobs, and Marshall Knapp each had a single solo tackle. Isaac Currin and Collin Jacobs each had an assist. Evan Timmerman had 161 yards on five kickoffs and TePoel had 126 yards on four punts. Southwest Valley (4-0) takes on St. Albert (1-2) on the road Sept. 18 T-Wolves compete
in Griswold tourney Southwest Valley’s volleyball team faced a tough lineup Sept. 12 in pool play in the Griswold Tourney, winning just one set (23-21, 16-21, 11-15) against Riverside. SWV also fell to ACGC, Denison-Schlewsig, and Heartland Christian. “Even though some of the match scores don't look great, I did feel like we were playing well overall. We were playing good defense, getting touches on blocks and not giving up on balls. We struggled off and on all day with getting our serves on and with unforced errors on our own side of the net,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Overall, I was pleased with how we played, we were most definitely in the stronger pool based on scores from Pool A, but that gives us good data on what we are still struggling with and what we need to focus our practices on.” The Timberwolves’ assist leader, senior Isabelle Inman, earned honors in the tourney. “Isabelle Inman had a great day and was named to the Griswold All-Tournament Team,” Wetzel said. Inman was 94.7 percent serving with three aces, six kills, 36 assists, and 11 digs. Kyli Aldrich was 95 percent serving with five aces, five kills, two assists, and four digs. Norah Lund was 96.8 percent serving with two aces, five kills, and nine digs. Samantha Larsen was 87 percent serving with two aces, nine kills, three assists, and 11 digs while Marah Larsen was 63.2 percent serving with four aces, 20 kills, three blocks, an assist, and 11 digs. Tierney Dalton was 100 percent serving with an ace. Tonna Damewood was 75 percent serving with an ace, eight kills, and three digs. Ryanne Mullen was 63.6 percent serving with an ace, a kill, and two digs. Maggie Haer had 12 digs and Lindsay Maurer had one dig. SWV hosted Maryville for a 3-0 loss (25-13, 25-19, 25-8) Sept. 8. “We made too many unforced errors on our side of the net to really get anything going. We had some bright spots on defensive and with our blocking game, but then we would shoot ourselves in the foot with unforced errors and poor serve receive,” Wetzel said. “If we can just control our side of the net and cut down those unforced errors we will be in better shape. We will continue working on our defense, serve receive and being more aggressive at the service line.” Mullen was 7-7 serving with an ace and three digs. Inman was 5-6 with an ace, 15 assists, a kill, and a dig. Lund was also 5-6 with a kill, and four digs. Samantha Larsen was 9-11 with an ace, and a kill. Marah Larsen was 5-7 with 10 kills, an assist, and five digs. Damewood was 4-5 with three digs. Aldrich had two kills and two blocks while Haer had three digs. This week the Timberwolves travel Sept. 15 to Nodaway Valley. SWV runners post PRs, season best
In cold, windy, and rainy conditions, the Southwest Valley Timberwolves cross country teams posted two new personal records and another season best Sept. 8 at the Clarinda Co-Ed Meet. The girls team finished sixth overall behind top 30 performances from Sydney Davies (26th) and Aubrey Boswell (28th). Freshman Kya Newton (43rd overall, fourth on team) and Sierra Pearson (45th overall, sixth on team) both ran new personal records. Senior Blake Venteicher was the lone runner for the Timberwolves boys squad, cutting over a minute off his time from the week before for a new season best en route to a 38th place finish. “Blake is running extremely well this early in the season, already running times comparable to the late season races from last year. He's off to a great start and will have a lot of success this year,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The girls team is making progress and looking better each week. The conditions tonight were not favorable, but all the kids went out and ran well. I was really impressed with the freshman girls, Kya and Sierra, running their second varsity races and each setting new PRs by three to four minutes. The girls team is running well, and has a great chance to repeat next week with a team medal at the Red Oak meet on Monday [Sept. 14].” Results from the Clarinda Co-Ed Meet include: Girls — Daviess, 26th, 25:22.82; Boswell, 28th, 25:33.26; Halle Pearson, 35th, 26:39.17; Newton, 43rd, 29:22.95; Sydney Westlake, 44th, 29:44.59; Sierra Pearson, 45th, 30:21.76; Julia Means, 50th, 41:16.98 Boys — Venteicher, 38th, 21:54.16 SWV cross country girls take seventh
The Timberwolves cross country teams kicked off their 2020 season Sept. 3 in Redfield at the West Central Valley Invitational. Led by four experienced seniors, the Timberwolves girls team finished seventh overall in the 10-team field. Sydney Davies (SR) was the lone medalist for the Timberwolves with a 15th place finish. “Seniors Halle Pearson and Aubrey Boswell also had great nights to kick off their seasons with 20th and 21st places finishes respectively,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Senior Sydney Westlake fought through some nagging injuries to finish 42nd overall. Rounding out the girls squad was Seirra Pearson (freshman 62nd), Kya Newton (freshman 63rd), and Julia Means (sophomore 70th).” The boys only had two runners for the meet. “Blake Venteicher kicked off his senior season with an impressive time of 22:59, good for 52nd place,” Hults said. Freshman Ethan James finished his debut varsity race with an 89th place finish. “Overall, the kids ran great for the first meet of the season. They've been putting in some great work at practice the last few weeks and it showed,” Hults said. “We saw some strong competitive running, especially at the end of the race; with Halle moving up two places to break the top 20 in the last 150 meters and Sydney Davies moving into the medals. Blake, Sydney D., Halle, and Aubrey all ran from one to three minutes faster than their times last season at this meet, so that is really encouraging and will motivate them to continue to improve as the season progresses.” The Timberwolves are in action Sept. 8 at Clarinda. SWV downs
Central Decatur 3-0 The Timberwolves defeated Central Decatur 25-7, 25-11, 25-23 Sept. 1 for Senior Night. “I thought we came out ready to play tonight. Our energy level was much higher,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We were really focusing on our energy level, minimizing our unforced errors and improving out serving from last night's match against Creston.” Strong defense, particularly from Maggie Haer and Norah Lund, was key to Southwest Valley’s win. “Maggie and Norah were all over the back row on defense with nine and eight digs respectively,” Wetzel said. “Maggie averaged 2.14/3 on serve receive and Norah averaged 2.60/3. Isabelle [Inman] was doing a great job moving the ball around to our hitters and even getting some swings in of her own when our passing pushed her tight on the net. Isabelle has great court awareness. It was a nice home win on Senior Night for our three senior players, Tonna [Damewood], Isabelle and Marah [Larsen] and our senior manager Brooklyn [Sonntag].” Samantha Larsen was 22-24 serving with four aces, three kills, and a dig. Lund was 16-16 with two aces and two kills. Marah Larsen was 10-10 with three aces, seven kills, and two blocks. Ryanne Mullen was 12-14 with three aces and a dig. Damewood was 5-5 with an ace, three kills, and a dig. Inman was 4-5 with two kills and four digs. Kyli Aldrich had five kills and a dig. The Timberwolves host Maryville on Sept. 8 and will compete in the Griswold Tournament on Sept. 12. Timberwolves hammer
Red Oak 46-7 Southwest Valley moved to 3-0 Sept. 4 following a 46-7 road victory over Red Oak. Brendan Knapp had scored three touchdowns on the ground and threw another to Tucker TePoel. Blaine Venteicher and Isaac Currin also rushed for touchdowns. Branden Knapp had 98 yards rushing on nine carries and 40 yards rushing on five of eight attempts. Venteicher had 97 yards rushing on 13 carries and five yards passing on one of two attempts. Hunter Crill rushed five times for 28 yards. Bradlee Grantz had 21 yards on four carries. Currin had 17 yards on three carries. Marshall Knapp had a six-yard rush and Dayton Cobb had a four-yard rush. Ventiecher had a 30-yard reception. TePoel had two receptions for seven yards. Brock Bowden had a five-yard reception and Cade Myers had a three-yard reception. Defensively, Tallen Myers had four solo tackles, two assists, and sack. TePoel had three solo tackles, two assists, and two sacks. Caden Jacobs had two solos, and assist, and a sack. Cade Myers had a solo, four assists, and a sack. Robbie Barnes had a solo, four assists, and a sack. Kale Haffner had a solo, two assists, and two sacks. Hunter Crill had a solo, two assists, and two sacks. Brendan Knapp had a solo and an assist. Venteicher and Owen Wilkinson had a solo and two assists each. Joey Oathoudt, Brock Bowden, and Adam Timmerman each had a solo. Marshall Knapp and Evan Timmerman had two assists each while Grantz, Gage Barton, and Currin had one assist each. Ventiecher also had a 26-yard interception. Homecoming is Sept. 11 with the Timberwolves hosting AHSTW at 7 p.m. SWV claims 14-7
Senior Night victory Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp rushed for a touchdown and Cade Myers scored on an interception Aug. 28 to give the Timberwolves a 14-7 Senior Night victory over the Cardinal Comets. Knapp ended the night with 66 yards on 16 carries and was 7-15 passing for 56 yards. Isaac Currin gained 34 yards on 10 rushes, Dayton Cobb had 24 yards on six carries, Cade Myers had 20 yards on five rushes, Blaine Venteicher had six yards on two carries, and Evan Timmerman had a four-yard rush. Tucker TePoel was the leading receiver for the Timberwolves with four receptions for 40 yards. Cade Myers had a nine-yard reception, Brock Bowden had a four-yard reception, and Owen Wilkinson had a three-yard reception. TePoel led the defense with three solo tackles, five assists, and four sacks. Tallen Myers had three solos and four assists. Gage Barton had two solos and four assists followed by Brendan Knapp with two solos and three assists, Wilkinson with two solos and two assists, Robbie Barnes with a solo, three assists, and a sack, Marshall Knapp with a solo and two assists, Kaden Jacobs with two assists and a sack, and Dayton Cobb, Venteicher, Bradlee Grantz, and Kale Haffner with an assist each. Barnes and Jacobs each had a fumble recovery. Timmerman had 75 yards on two kickoffs. The Timberwolves (2-0) are scheduled to travel Sept. 4 to Red Oak (0-1) SWV goes 1-3
against Creston The Timberwolves moved to 1-2 on the season after falling 1-3 Aug. 31 to Creston. The Panthers won the first two sets 25-15, 25-28 before Southwest Valley held on for a 29-27 win in the third set and falling 25-21 in the fourth set. “I thought we played well in sets 3 and 4, we started playing with more energy and hustle. Sets 1 and 2 were just complacent and not a whole lot of energy. Right now we are making too many unforced errors on our own side,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Serving is definitely something that needs improved. I am seeing good things out of the girls, but we are still adjusting to playing with different faces than a season ago and are still working on team chemistry and understanding each other's habits on the court.” Tonna Damewood was 16-16 serving with an ace and a kill. Marah Larsen was 15-18 with three aces, three kills, five digs, and a block. Samantha Larsen was 12-14 with two aces, four kills, five digs, and two blocks. Norah Lund was 7-8 with three kills and six digs. Ryanne Mullen was 9-14 with an ace, a kill, and five digs. Isabelle Inman was 11-12 with a kill, a block, and five digs. Kyli Aldrich had three kills and a block. Maggie Haer had a kill and six digs. SWV defeated Essex 25-13, 25-17 Aug. 27. Samantha Larsen was 14-14 serving with six aces, a kill, and a dig. Lund was 12-13 with four aces, four kills, and a dig. Mullen was 6-8 with an ace and three digs. Inman was 7-7 with two kills and six digs. Tierney Dalton was 2-2 with an ace and two digs. Damewood was 2-2 and Marah Larsen was 2-2 with five kills. The Timberwolves fell 25-11, 25-19 Aug. 27 to East Mills. Samantha Larsen was 5-7 serving with an ace, three kills, two blocks, and a dig. Marah Larsen was 6-6 with a kill and a dig. Lund was 6-7 with a kill and eight digs. Damewood was 5-5 with three kills and a dig. Mullen was 4-4 with an ace and three digs. Inman was 1-2 with a kill, a block, and a dig. The Timberwolves are home Sept. 1 with Central Decatur and Sept. 8 with Maryville. Timberwolves open
season with 22-15 win The Timberwolves kicked off the 2020 football season with a 22-15 win Aug. 21 over Nodaway Valley. Southwest Valley quarterback Brendan Knapp was 5-10 passing for 76 yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions. Freshman Isaac Currin had 51 yards and a touchdown on two receptions. Owen Wilkinson had a 15-yard reception while Tucker TePoel had a 6-yard reception and Brock Bowden had a 4-yard reception. Knapp was the Timberwolves leading rusher, gaining a 158 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Cade Myers rushed for a one-yard touchdown. Freshmen Bradlee Grantz had 29 yards on five carries and Harley Crill had 13 yards on six carries. Defensively, TePoel had five solo tackles and an assist, Brendan Knapp had four solos and two assists, Kaden Jacobs had four solos and two assists, Tallen Myers had three solos and four assists, Dayton Cobb and Marshall Knapp had three solos and an assist each, and Cade Myers had a solo and two assists. Gage Barton, Robbie Barnes, and Grantz had a solo and an assist each, Collin Jacobs had a solo, and Wilkinson, Currin, Ely Rodriguez, and Hunter Crill had an assist each. On special teams, Marshall Knapp had a 15-yard kick return and Wilkinson had a three-yard return. Adam Timmerman had 35 yards on two kickoffs and TePoel had a 35-yard punt. The Timberwolves are set to host the Cardinal Comets for Senior Night on Aug. 28. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Road winSWV finishes 5-6
in eight innings The Timberwolves dropped a 6-5 game in eight innings July 6 against Stanton. “Overall the Timberwolves had strong pitching performances from Tyler Pearson, Brendan Pearson, and Owen Wilkinson that kept us close and competitive with a really good Stanton team,” head coach Josh Lucken said. The Timberwolves were paced offensively by Tyler Pearson (2-4 with 2 RBI) and Brendan Pearson (1-3 2B, 2 RBI). “This was one of our best defensive games all year and we competed and never gave in no matter how much adversity hit,” Lucken said. “We feel we can come out again tomorrow and put up a similar effort against Panorama.” Southwest Valley fell 16-6 June 30 against Lenox. The Timberwolves led 4-2 heading into the fifth inning before giving up two consecutive 7 run innings to lose the lead. Brendan Knapp (2-2 with 2 SB) and Gage Barton (2-3 2 RBI) led the team. “Overall this brings our record to 1-10,” Lucken said. “Our lack of experience at the varsity level has put us in some very difficult situations but we believe we are still improving and preparing for district play and believe we can make a run in our district with our talent.” SWV fell 17-2 in four innings June 29 against Martensdale-St. Marys. “The Blue Devils were extremely stout offensively and when we give a very good team walks and errors they take advantage,” Lucken said. “Overall from day one of games until now we have been improving every single day and looked much more rested on Monday than the previous week. We hope to pick up a few wins before district play to build some confidence in our players.” The Timberwolves lost to the Southeast Valley Jaguars 12-2 June 27 at Patterson field. “We are still pleased with our efforts but have just been fatigued from the nine games in 13 days,” Lucken said. “We are playing the heart of our schedule towards the beginning of the season but we have looked better every game we have played.” Kade Hutchings went 2-3 with a double to lead the offense. SWV begins Class 1A District 13 playoffs July 11 when the Timberwolves host Bedford at 7 p.m. Stanton will face East Union prior to the game in Corning. The winners will face off in the next round at 7 p.m. July 14 in Corning. SWV’s girls taken on Lamoni at 7 p.m. July 13 in Class 1A Region 3 playoffs at Foreman City Park in Lamoni. Bedford edges
out SWV 13-11 The Southwest Valley Timberwolves fell 13-11 June 23 to Bedford. “We were leading 9-2 late in the game and could not finish the job,” head coach Josh Lucken said. “We did battle back once they took the lead 10-9 and managed to tie the game on an RBI single from Matt Johnston to force extra innings. In extra innings we did manage to get runners on and put ourselves in a spot to tie the game and could not get the one key base hit that we needed. We still think that we have been competitive with most teams we have faced so far and have to continue to improve and get better throughout the season.” The Timberwolves lost a hard-fought game June 25 to Mount Ayr 5-2. “After the first inning Brenden Pearson turned in a fantastic complete game performance,” Lucken said. “To only lose by a few runs to a team that 10 runned us last week is tremendous improvement. We are not happy that we lost but the strides we have been making are putting us in a chance to compete and win games. Overall, we are now trying to perfect the little things taking our team to the next level and turning those losses into wins.” The Timberwolves hosted the Southeast Warren Warhawks on June 26. After playing three competitive games last week against tough competition, the team lost 13-0 on their home field in five innings. Kade Hutchings started for the Timberwolves and was relieved by Brendon Knapp, Blake Thomas, and Dominic Nicolas. The T-Wolves fall to 1-7 on the season and were scheduled to end last week’s play June 27 on the road at historic Patterson Field in Fort Dodge in non-conference action against competition from Northwest Iowa. “We are playing as many games as possible to get game experience for our team. We have had a positive week overall but this game did not meet the expectations of our program,” Lucken said. SWV defeats Nodaway Valley
The Timberwolves finished 1-3 in their last four outings, picking up a win over Nodaway Valley but dropping games to Mount Ayr, Clarinda, and Central Decatur. Southwest Valley beat Nodaway Valley 12-9 June 22. “The offense exploded for 12 runs tonight behind Blake Thomas (3-4 3 RBIs) and Kade Hutchings (3-3 1 RBI),” head coach Josh Lucken said. “With various other players contributing as well. We are very excited about we performed offensively and hopefully jumpstart our offense moving forward for the rest of the week.” The Timberwolves took an 8-1 loss June 19 against Central Decatur. “Even though we gave up 8 runs only a couple of those were earned. We felt that we had a strong pitching performance from Brendan Pearson,” Lucken said. “Tyler Pearson chipped in two hits and a walk, reaching base every time. We still feel like we have been competitive just that we have continually hurt ourselves and need to improve defensively.” SWV fell 12-2 June 17 to Clarinda. “We had a better offensive night but could not get the hits to drive runners in. We left 10 men on base tonight and could not convert with runners in scoring position,” Lucken said. “Dalton Calkins had a good 2-1/3 innings of relief. We are going to build on the positives from this game and put the rest behind us.” The Timberwolves suffered an 11-1 loss June 16 against Mount Ayr. “The score does not tell the entire story, we were down 2-1 going into the sixth inning,” Lucken said. “We fell apart a little bit in the sixth and had some few hits that were snuck by our fielders. We had a fantastic pitching performance by Kade Hutchings tonight and put us in a great spot to win. We have felt both times out we have put ourselves in a position to win the game.” SWV is scheduled to host Bedford on June 23 and Southeast Warren on June 26. The eighth- and ninth-grade Timberwolves are on tap to host Clarinda at 11 a.m. July 1 SWV opens with 18-17 win over Stanton
Southwest Valley’s softball team defeated Stanton in a heavy-hitting season opener June 15. Isabelle Inman picked up the win for the Timberwolves with eight strikeouts and four walks. She also was 3-4 at the plate with 3 RBI. Kayley Myers was 2-2 with three walks, 3 RBI, 4 runs and two steals. Norah Lund was 4-4 with 5 runs and six steals. Kyli Aldrich was 2-3 with 3 RBI. Jordyn Figgins also had 3 RBI and was 2-4 at bat. Maggie Haer was 1-4 with an RBI. Camryn Johnston was 1-4 with 2 runs. Abbie Petersen went 2-4 while Anna Inman was 1-4. Both the boys and the girls are scheduled to host Mt. Ayr on June 16. The boys will travel June 17 to Clarinda. The Timberwolves are scheduled to host Central Decatur on June 19, Nodaway Valley on June 22, and Bedford on June 23 for both softball and baseball SWV falls in opener
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves fell June 15 to Bedford 7-2 in their first baseball game of the season. “We really made some strides defensively throughout the game and played much better as the game went on,” SWV coach Josh Lucken said. “We felt we competed well our first time out. We still need to clean up a few minor details but overall we are feeling confident that we can compete on high level this season.” Both the boys and the girls are scheduled to host Mt. Ayr on June 16. The boys will travel June 17 to Clarinda. The Timberwolves are scheduled to host Central Decatur on June 19, Nodaway Valley on June 22, and Bedford on June 23 for both softball and baseball Timberwolves end season
The Timberwolves’ basketball season came to an end Feb. 20 in an 80-46 loss to Martensdale-St. Marys. MSTM outscored Southwest Valley 54-24 in the first half. The Timberwolves’ Blaine Venteicher scored 13 points while Adam Harris, Trevor Abraham, and Garrett Marn scored 7 points each. Isaac Gavin has 24 for MSTM. Complete stats from the game were unavailable at press time. Timberwolf basketballSchafer scores
1,000th career point Southwest Valley senior Jentry Schafer hit a milestone Feb. 6 only a few high school basketball players hit. Schafer scored her 1,000th career point. While the game didn’t end as the Timberwolves had hoped — Sidney won 47-35 — Schafer finished with 8 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks, two steals, and a night to remember. SWV got off to a slow start, scoring just 2 to Sidney’s 11 in the first quarter. The Timberwolves outpaced Sidney 16-15 in the second then went 8-11 in the third to trail just 40-35 in the fourth before Sidney pulled away. “Maggie Haer had 10 points and three steals while holding a lethal Maddy Duncan to only 2 points in the second half until the final free throws of the game,” head coach Michael Webb said. Rylee Jacobs finished with 5 points, three steals and two assists while Marah Larsen had 5 points and four rebounds and Abbie Wetzel had 5 points, two rebounds, and two assists. Norah Lund added 2 points, two rebounds, and three steals. SWV suffered a 44-41 loss Feb. 4 against Bedford. The Timberwolves opened with a 21-11 first half and finished the third up 33-25 before Bedford finished with a 19-8 fourth quarter. Schafer had 18 points and 12 rebounds followed by Wetzel had 7 points and four rebounds, Lund with 7 points and three rebounds, Jacobs with 6 points and a rebound, Marah Larsen with 2 points and four rebounds, and Maggie Haer with 1 point and three rebounds. SWV fell 72-31 Feb. 10 to Red Oak. Complete stats were unavailable at press time. The Timberwolves take on East Mills on Feb. 13 in regional play. Three SWV wrestlers qualify for district
Adyson Lundquist, Kaden Jacobs, and Tallen Myers will represent the Timberwolves in district wrestling after qualifying Feb. 8 in sectionals. Jacobs won his weight class while Lundquist and Myers placed second. Kolton Schutt, Dalton Calkins, and Anthony Daffer placed third, Marshall Knapp and Mathew Johnston placed fourth, and Steve Rodriguez placed fifth. “What a day. A day full of big wins and some big losses,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “Some were the last of a career, some were just there to use as motivation for later. Also, we would like to thank Raymond Harris, Mathew Johnston and Kolton Schutt as they leave us this year as seniors. Good luck in all your future endeavors.” SWV falls to Red Oak
The Timberwolves fell 72-47 Feb. 10 to Red Oak. Southwest Valley’s Tucker TePoel scored 11 points. Ryan Johnson had 20 for Red Oak. Complete stats were unavailable at press time. Despite three shooters in double digits Feb. 6, the Timberwolves suffered a 63-59 loss to Sidney. Blaine Venteicher had 15 points and five rebounds, Adam Harris had 13 points and a rebound, and TePoel had 12 points and 15 rebounds. Tyler Hoover had 8 points and five rebounds, Gabe Fuller had 6 points, Brendan Pearson had 3 points and two rebounds, and Trevor Abraham had 2 points and three rebounds. SWV fell 62-36 Feb. 4 at home Bedford. Harris had 10 points and four rebounds followed by Venteicher with 8 points and two rebounds, Abraham and Fuller with 5 points and four rebounds each, Garrett Marn with 3 points and three rebounds, Hoover and Brendan Pearson with 2 points and two rebounds each, and Tyler Pearson with a point and a rebound. District play begins Feb. 17. Timberwolf takedownsTimberwolves
defeat Lenox Fueled by double-digit scoring from Garrett Marn, Tucker TePoel, and Gabe Fuller, the Timberwolves claimed a 58-32 win Jan. 28 against Lenox. Marn finished the night with 19 points, TePoel had 16, and Fuller scored 10. Also scoring for Southwest Valley were Tyler Pearson with 5, Brendan Pearson and Adam Harris with 3 each, and Tyler Hoover with 2. Rex Hoffman had 11 points and Colton Vieux had 10 for Lenox. The Timberwolves fell 70-45 to ACGC Jan. 27. SWV trailed 13-10 following the first quarter but ACGC pulled away with a 23-11 second quarter and a 19-14 third. TePoel led SWV with 14 points followed by Blaine Venteicher with 11, Marn with 7, Harris and Hoover with 6 each, and Gabe Fuller with 1. Quynton Younker had 17 points for ACGC. Wayne slipped by the Timberwolves 36-34 Jan. 30. TePoel had 16 points, Marn had 6, Harris had 5, Tyler Pearson had 3, and Hoover and Fuller had 2 each. Zayden Mitchell had 13 points for Wayne. TePoel scored 10 points Jan. 31 in a 63-46 loss to Central Decatur. Harris finished with 8 followed by Trevor Abraham with 7, and Hoover with 5. Venteicher, Brendan Pearson, and Tyler Pearson had 3 points each while Fuller and Joey Oathoudt had 2 each. Central Decatur’s Cole Pedersen had 22 points. SWV wraps up regular play at home Feb. 4 with Bedford, on the road Feb. 6 with Sidney, and home again Feb. 10 with Red Oak. SWV girls stop
Lenox, Wayne The Lady Timberwolves finished 2-2 last week, picking wins over Lenox and Wayne but falling to ACGC and Central Decatur. Southwest Valley began the week with a 57-49 loss Jan. 27 to ACGC. The Timberwolves started strong, claiming a 14-8 first quarter to end the half up 25-21 but ACGC came back with a 20-9 third quarter and 16-15 fourth. Maggie Haer led the Timberwolves with 15 points followed by Jentry Schafer with 12, MaKayla Houck with 6, Norah Lund with 5, Marah Larsen and Abbie Wetzel with 4 each and Rylee Jacobs with 3. SWV stopped Lenox 50-46 Jan. 28. The Timberwolves finished the first half up 23-20. Lenox outscored SWV 13-12 in the third but the Timberwolves held on with a 15-13 finish. Schafer was the top scorer with 18 followed by Lund with 10, Houck and Jacobs with 6 each, Jillian Simmons and Halle Pearson with 4 each and Jordyn Figgins with 2. The Timberwolves easily handled Wayne with three double-digit shooters — Schafer, Wetzel and Haer — for a 67-44 win Jan. 30. Schafer had 15 while Haer and Wetzel had 10 each. Lund finished with 8 points followed by Houck with 6, Simmons with 5, Pearson and Allison Marshall with 4 each, Jacobs with 3, and Figgins with 2. SWV ended the week with a 45-22 loss Jan. 31 to Central Decatur. Schafer was the Timberwolves’ top scorer with 10 points followed by Simmons with 3, Lund, Jacobs, Houck, and Tonna Damewood with 2 each, and Larsen with 1. SWV has just three regular games on the schedule — Bedford at home Feb. 4, at Sidney on Feb. 6, and home again Feb. 10 with Red Oak Lundquist takes
fifth at state Southwest Valley’s Ady Lundquist placed fifth in the Iowa High School Girls Wrestling Championship Jan. 24-25 at Waverly-Shell Rock High School. While Lundquist was wrestling in Waverly, her fellow Timberwolves faced tough competition at home in the 65th John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament in Corning where Tallen Myers finished as runner-up in his weight class. “What a great weekend for wrestling,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “Adyson Lundquist went to the girls state tournament in Waverly and fought back through many matches to get fifth. Fantastic job Ady.” Myers went 3-0 with a hard fought victory in his semifinal match to make it to the finals. “He fought hard against an opponent that has beaten him once this year and again today,” Konecne said. “He'll get the chance to see him again Thursday at home. He finished runner-up. Great job Tallen.” While Myers was the only Timberwolf to reach the podium in the John J. Harris, Konecne said his team put forth a strong effort. “All the guys fought hard this weekend, but came up on the losing end in most matches. But nobody threw in the towel and gave up. Everyone got better and we will start making our push for post season. That is the real goal,” Konecne said. “And we all gave Jim Christiansen one last standing ovation as he came back to work his 35th and final John J. Harris Invitational.” Konecne said the tournament, which included 22 teams, went smoothly. “A special thank you needs to go out to all the hard work the Southwest Valley staff and countless volunteers did to put together such a well-ran and special tournament,” he said. “You all need a standing ovation of your own. It's a great day to be a Timberwolf.” SWV stops E. Union
The Timberwolves’ Adam Harris scored 25 points and Tucker TePoel had 12 points and 15 rebounds for a 64-54 win Jan. 23 over East Union. After trailing 17-9 in the first quarter, Southwest Valley bounced back with an 18-8 second quarter to enter the second half with a slim 27-25 lead. The Timberwolves finished out the game with a 20-16 third quarter and a 17-13 fourth. Other SWV scorers were Gabe Fuller with 9 points and four rebounds, Garrett Marn with 7 points and eight rebounds, Blaine Venteicher with 7 points and three rebounds, Tyler Hoover with 3 points and two rebounds, and Tyler Pearson with 1 and two rebounds. East Union’s Kaden Kirkland had 13 points. The Timberwolves fell 60-25 Jan. 21 to Nodaway Valley. After keeping pace in the first half to trail just 17-14, SWV was unable to contain Nodaway Valley in 25-7, 18-4 second half. Marn had 6 points and four rebounds followed by TePoel with 4 points and nine rebounds, Fuller with 4 points, Pearson and Blaine Venteicher with 3 points and six rebounds each, Harris with 3 points and three rebounds, and Trevor Abraham with 2 points and two rebounds. The Timberwolves are in action Jan. 27 at home with ACGC, Jan. 28 at Lenox, Jan. 30 at Wayne, Jan. 31 at Central Decatur, and Feb. 4 at home with Bedford. Timberwolves
defeat E. Union 67-37 Four Southwest Valley shooters scored in double digits Jan. 23 for a 67-37 win over East Union. The Timberwolves Jentry Schafer led the team with 19 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Marah Larsen also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds while Rylee Jacobs had 11 points and five rebounds and MaKayla Houk had 10 points and three rebounds. SWV jumped to a 23-13 first quarter lead and all but shut down East Union in a 21-5 second quarter. Other Timberwolf scorers include Norah Lund with 6 points and a rebound, Abbie Wetzel with 3 points and seven rebounds, Maggie Haer with 3 points and two rebounds, and Jillian Simmons with 2 points and two rebounds. SWV fell 67-29 Jan. 21 to Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves struggled to score despite 13 points from Schafer. Larsen had 7 points, Larsen had 7, Haer had 3, and Lund, Jacobs, and Houck had 2 each. The Timberwolves upcoming games include Jan. 27 at home with ACGC, Jan. 28 at Lenox, Jan. 30 at Wayne, Jan. 31 at Central Decatur, and Feb. 4 at home with Bedford. Schafer signs with Indian Hills
DON GROVES/Free Press — Southwest Valley senior Jentry Schafer signs a letter of intent Jan. 15 to play volleyball at Indian Hills Community College. With her are her parents, Shyla Schafer and Jordan Walter, and Indian Hills head volleyball coach Lyndsey Michel, left, and assistant coach Carly Wehling.
SWV falls to Stanton, Mt. Ayr
The Timberwolves dropped their last two games, falling to Stanton and Mt. Ayr. Despite 12 points from Blaine Venteicher 11 from Tyler Pearson, and 9 from Adam Harris, Southwest Valley suffered a 68-49 loss Jan. 16 to Stanton. Stanton opened with a 19-6 first quarter to control the game. Led by Carter Johnson with 14 points, Stanton would follow 16-13, 21-16, 12-14 in the final three quarters. Helping out the Timberwolves were Tucker TePoel with 6 points, Trevor Abraham with 4, Blake Venteicher with 3, and Tyler Hoover and Garrett Marn with 2 each. Mt. Ayr pressured SWV Jan. 14 to stop the Timberwolves in a 67-31 game. Garrett Marn led the team with 13 points followed by TePoel with 6, Tyler Pearson with 4, and Blaine Venteicher, Adam Harris, Gabe Fuller, and Gage Barton with 2 each. Jaixen Frost was the leading scorer for Mt. Ayr with 17 points. The Timberwolves are scheduled to travel Jan. 21 to Nodaway Valley and then host East Union on Jan. 23. SWV vs. Mt. Ayr
CARIE MORALES/Free Press — Southwest Valley’s Marah Larsen reaches for a loose ball Jan. 14 against Mt. Ayr as teammates Jillian Simmons, Jentry Schafer, Halle Pearson, and Kayley Myers look to help. The Timberwolves fell 64-37 to Mt. Ayr and 48-34 Jan. 16 to Stanton. Complete statistics were unavailable at press time.
SWV wrestlers go 1-2
The Timberwolves went 1-2 in dual action Jan. 14 at Avoca, losing 45-33 to West Central Valley, winning 48-18 against Audubon and losing 57-18 to AHSTW. “We are getting closer to where we want to be as a team and achieving some of our goals,” SWV head coach Cody Konecne said. “But there is still work to be done. So tomorrow, we get back to work.” This week’s schedule includes Van Meter and Mt. Ayr at Van Meter on Jan. 18 and the John J. Harris Tournament Jan. 24-25. Myers places third
Tallen Myers was the Timberwolves’ lone medalist Jan. 11 in the Rollin Dyer Wrestling Invitational at Atlantic. “This is a rough one, and it got even tougher with some of the teams they added this year,” head coach Cody Konecne said. “Tallen Myers was our only medalist today taking third. Kaden Jacobs was our only other competing place winner by fighting back and getting seventh. We may have finished last today but we learned what it feels like to be in a high caliber tournament. And the more we learn, the more we grow. I was proud of how we fought, even if we didn’t’ win as many as we would have hoped. Bring on tomorrow. We’re getting better every day.” Southwest Valley finished 1-2 Jan. 7 in duals at Red Oak. “We lost our first two duals against Red Oak and Clarinda, then came from behind to snag the last dual against St. Albert by 1 point,” Konecne said. “We were out-manned most of the night by sheer numbers, but we refused to stop fighting. We sent several matches the full six minutes and scored some key wins along the way. We aren't where we can potentially be yet, but we are miles ahead of where we were last year. And our drive to the finish line will be ever vigilant. Nobody is going to give us anything. We have to earn everything we get. And that is what we intend to do.” The Timberwolves have a full schedule this week, traveling Jan. 14 to AHSTW, Jan. 16 to Panorama, and Jan. 18 to Griswold. On Jan. 21, SWV heads to Van Meter then hosts the John J. Harris Tournament on Jan. 24-25. SWV takes Bedford 51-31
The Lady Timberwolves defeated Bedford 51-31 Jan. 7 in an away game. Tied 8-all in the first quarter, Southwest Valley outpaced the Bulldogs 13-6 in the second quarter and 20-6 in the third. Bedford answered with an 11-8 fourth quarter. Kayley Myers was the top scorer for the Timberwolves, picking up 10 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Abbie Wetzel had 9 points. Marah Larsen had 8 points and nine rebounds. Jentry Schafer had 5 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal. Rylee Jacobs had 4 points, two rebounds, two assist, and three steals. Tonna Damewood had 1 point and a rebound. SWV hosts Mt. Ayr on Jan. 14 and Stanton on Jan. 16. The Timberwolves take on Wayne on Jan. 17 on the road. Timberwolves
fall to Bedford Southwest Valley suffered a 71-43 loss Jan. 7 to Bedford on the road. Tucker TePoel led the Timberwolves with 10 points and six rebounds. Adam Harris had 8 points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals while Tyler Hoover had 8 points and two assists. Trevor Abraham had 6 points, two steals, a rebound, and an assist. Sean McCormick had 4 points, three rebounds, and an assist. Blaine Venteicher had 3 points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal while Blake Venteicher had 3 points, a rebound, and a steal. Tyler Pearson added a free throw and an assist. SWV hosts Mt. Ayr on Jan. 14 and Stanton on Jan. 16. The Timberwolves take on Wayne on Jan. 17 on the road. SWV defeats Warhawks
Southwest Valley’s Jentry Schafer and Rylee Jacobs scored 19 points each for a 69-50 win Jan. 3. over Southeast Warren. The Timberwolves’ starters scored 57 points. After edging out a 13-12 first quarter lead, SWV went on a 22-12 second quarter run to surge to a 35-24 halftime lead. “We got off to a slow start in the first quarter. We were having miss communications within our defense. We switched to man defense to start the second quarter,” head coach Michael Webb said. “It was nice to see our girls able adjust to our changes during the game.” Schafer also had 11 rebounds, five blocks, four steals and was 8-19 in shot attempts while Jacobs had three rebounds and three steals. She was 2-3 in 3-point attempts and was 7-11 in total shot attempts. Maggie Haer had 7 points, five assist, three steals, and three rebounds. Kayley Myers had 7 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Marah Larsen had 5 points, six rebounds, two blocks, and three steals. Marah Larsen had 5 points, Abbie Wetzel had 4, and Jillian Simmons, Norah Lund, Halle Pearson, and Allison Marshall had 2 each. The Timberwolves defeated Clarinda 56-31 Jan. 6. Stats from the game were unavailable at press time. SWV faced Bedford on Jan 7. The Timberwolves are home again Jan. 14 with Mount Ayr. Timberwolves
take SE Warren The Timberwolves returned from Christmas break for a 59-45 win Jan. 3. over Southeast Warren. Tucker TePoel led Southwest Valley with 16 points followed by Adam Harris with 15, Blaine Venteicher with 12, Tyler Hoover with 8, Trevor Abraham with 6, and Garrett Marn with 4. On the boards it was TePoel, Abraham and Marn with five rebounds each, Harris with four, Hoover and Brendan Pearson with three each, and Tyler Pearson with one. For Southeast Warren, Cade Nelson scored 13 and Mason Merfeld had 11 points. The Timberwolves fell 73-33 Jan. 6 against Clarinda. Venteicher and Harris had 8 points each and Hoover had 6. Kory Rogers had 13 for Clarinda. Complete stats were unavailable at press time. SWV traveled Jan. 7 to Bedford. The Timberwolves are home next week with Mount Ayr on Jan. 14. SWV defeats Lenox 64-54
Four Timberwolves scored in double digits Dec. 17 for a 64-54 win over Lenox at home. Blaine Venteicher finished with 18 points and four rebounds and Tucker TePoel had 14 points and nine rebounds while Garrett Marn and Tyler Hoover ended the night with double-doubles — 15 points and 11 rebounds for Marn and 10 points and 10 rebounds for Hoover. SWV opened with a 13-12 first quarter but by the half Lenox had claimed a 31-30 lead. The Timberwolves returned to contain Tigers, outpacing Lenox 11-6 in the third and 23-17 in the fourth. Adam Harris added 4 points and five rebounds while Blake Venteicher claimed 3 points and two rebounds. Colton Vieux and Chase Johnston had 16 each for Lenox. SWV fell 54-36 against CAM Dec. 16. The Timberwolves took a 7-4 first quarter lead to end the half tied 18 all. CAM answered with a 22-9 third quarter run that proved too much for SWV to overcome. Harris led the scoring for the Timberwolves with 10 points and a rebound followed by TePoel with 7 points and nine rebounds, Hoover with 7 points and three rebounds, Blaine Venteicher with 6 points and two rebounds, Marn with 2 points and four rebounds, Trevor Abraham with 2 points and two rebounds, and Tyler Pearson with 2 points. Gabe Fuller had three rebounds. SWV returns to the court Jan. 3 at Southeast Warren. T-Wolves dominate
Lenox for 63-31 win Southwest Valley’s Abbie Wetzel and Jentry Schafer scored 11 points each while Norah Lund scored 10 in a 63-31 victory Dec. 17 at home over Lenox. The Timberwolves jumped to a 13-8 first quarter lead to end the half up 30-17. SWV finished the game 20-6 in the third and 13-8 in the fourth. Schafer controlled the boards with 10 rebounds while Marah Larsen had eight and 2 points. Jillian Simmons finished with 6 points and three rebounds, as did Kayley Myers. Rylee Jacobs also had 6 points. Hailey Mendenhall and MaKayla Houck had 3 points and three rebounds each while Jordyn Figgins had 3 points. Halle Pearson had three rebounds and Allison Marshall had two. SWV fell 69-64 Dec. 16 to CAM despite double-digit scoring from Maggie Haer, Larsen, Schafer, and Jacobs. CAM claimed an 18-11 first quarter lead that left the Timberwolves trailing 36-30 at the half. SWV struggled again in the third, scoring only 10 points to CAM’s 19 before surging for a 24-14 fourth quarter finish. Schafer had 17 points and seven rebounds followed by Haer with 16 points and two rebounds, Larsen with 11 points and eight rebounds, Jacobs with 10 points, Simmons with 3 points and a rebounds, Lund with 3 points, and Myers with 2 points and 2 rebounds. The Timberwolves are back in play Jan. 3 at Southeast Warren Lenox TournamentT-Wolves fall to MTSM
The Timberwolves fell at home to Martensdale-St. Marys and Nodaway Valley at home last week. Southwest Valley suffered a 59-35 loss to MTSM on Dec. 13. The Timberwolves started strong, outpacing MTSM 17-13 in the first quarter but the Blue Devils stepped up their defense, holding SWV to just 8 points in the next two periods while scoring 35 of their own. Marah Larsen finished with 10 points, four rebounds, four steals and a block. Abbie Wetzel had 6 points, two rebounds and an assist. Maggie Haer had 5 points, four rebounds and three assists while Jentry Schafer had 5 points, five rebounds, two steals and a block. Kayley Myers had 4 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Rylee Jacobs had 3 points and a rebound while Halle Pearson had 2 points, a rebound and a steal. The Timberwolves fell 62-40 Dec. 10 to Nodaway Valley. The Wolverines dominated the first half, outscoring SWV 33-13. Second half adjustments helped the Timberwolves go 27-29. Schafer led the scoring with 12 points. She also had five blocks, three rebounds, two assists and a steal. Haer had 9 points with four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Jacobs had 8 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal. Myers had 6 points, five rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks. Marah Larsen had 3 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. MaKayla Houck had 2 points and a rebound. This week the Timberwolves are scheduled to travel Dec. 16 to face CAM and host Lenox on Dec. 17. SWV drops two at home
The Timberwolves suffered losses to Martensdale-St. Marys and Nodaway Valley at home in last week’s competition. Southwest Valley fell 68-37 Dec. 13 to Martensdale-St. Marys. The Timberwolves trailed 17-11 at the end of the first quarter and 41-20 at the half. SWV’s Adam Harris and Trevor Abraham led the T-Wolves with 8 points each. Harris also had four rebounds and three assists while Abraham had two rebounds. Garrett Marn finished the night with 7 points, three rebounds, and a steal. Blaine Venteicher had 5 points, two rebounds, and two assist. Tucker TePoel had 4 points, six rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Tyler Hoover added 3 points with three rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. Hogan Franey had 17 points for the Blue Devils. The Timberwolves suffered a similar fate Dec. 10 in an 87-34 loss to Nodaway Valley despite double digit scoring from Harris and TePoel. Nodaway Valley claimed a 26-14 first quarter lead, making it 59-21 by the half. Harris scored 17 points with two rebounds, two assists, and a steal while TePoel finished with 10 points and five rebounds. Marn scored 6 points and Tyler Pearson added a free throw. Hohertz Clay had 32 points for Nodaway Valley. This week the Timberwolves are scheduled to travel Dec. 16 to face CAM and host Lenox on Dec. 17. SWV holds off Fillies
The Timberwolves held off a fourth-quarter attack by Shenandoah for a 47-42 win Dec. 3 at home. Southwest Valley claimed a 24-17 halftime lead but the Fillies outscored the Timberwolves 25-23 in the second half for a tight finish. “We learned a lot here. We had some high and lows in this game, but we were able to finish out the last few minutes of the game with stellar defense to hold on to the victory,” head coach Michael Webb said. “We had a steady lead the until the fourth quarter. Shenandoah started pressing and we felt it, and Shenandoah worked their way into great position to take the game from us. It was great to see all the stress Shenandoah put on us, we were still able to find a way to win.” Rylee Jacobs and Marah Larsen both scored double digits with 15 and 10 respectively. Jentry Schafer had three steals and two blocks. “Kayley Myers 4 for 4 on free throws, two of them to ice the game,” Webb said. Myers finished with 6 points as did Maggie Haer. Norah Lund and Abbie Wetzel had 4 each and Jillian Simmons added 2. SWV fell 59-44 Dec. 6 to Mt. Ayr in a Pride of Iowa Conference contest. “This was our early test in the season to see if we belong as potential contenders in the Pride of Iowa Conference,” Webb said. “We may not have won but I believe we show we are for real.” The Timberwolves trailed just 33-28 at the half but defense became a major factor in third quarter for both teams. Mt. Ayr outpaced SWV 7-5 in the third then closed with a 19-12 fourth quarter run. “My Ayr played a good game, they are well coached, they get after it, and don't make many mistakes. With that said, I believe we could and can beat them tonight. We had many turnovers that lead to Sam Stewart taking advantage of in transition,” Webb said. “We have gotten better and will continue to get better ball control as the season goes on. Kayley Myers was also in foul trouble very early tonight, she played less than half of what she normally would. If we take care of the ball and Kayley wasn't in foul trouble I believe we could have shocked Mt Ayr. Unfortunately it didn't happen, but I'm excited to play them again.” Jacobs led the scoring for the Timberwolves with 16 on 10 shots and two assists. Schafer finished with 8 points, 13 rebounds, seven blocks, three assists, and two steals. Haer had 7 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Simmons had 6 points and two rebounds. Myers had 5 points and five rebounds. Wetzel had 2 points and three rebounds. “We are hard to score against in the half court. Our defense is exactly where we want it to be, we move, rotate, contest every shot, and don't allow much offensive rebounds,” Webb said. “Offensively we score efficiently, seven 3s tonight, with 13 offensive rebounds.” The Timberwolves are home Dec. 10 with Nodaway Valley and again Dec. 13 with Martensdale. They take on CAM on the road Dec. 16 and then host Lenox on Dec. 17. SWV falls to Mt. Ayr
The Timberwolves fell 75-42 Dec. 6 on the road with Mt. Ayr. Mt. Ayr ran up a 29-17 first half lead to control the game. Adam Harris led Southwest Valley with 11 points followed by Blaine Venteicher with 10, Garrett Marn with 9, Tucker TePoel with 6, Trevor Abraham with 4, and Tyler Hoover with 2. Payton Weehler scored 22 for Mt. Ayr and Dawson Frost had 20. SWV suffered a 70-53 loss Dec. 3 at home with Shenandoah despite double digit scoring by Venteicher and TePoel. The Timberwolves trailed just 14-11 at the end of the first but the Mustangs opened up in the second for a 39-23 lead at the half. Venteicher finished with 15 points and seven rebounds while TePoel had 13 points and six rebounds. Marn had 7 points and four rebounds, Tyler Pearson had 6 points and a rebound, Abraham had 4 points and two rebounds, Harris had 3 points and two rebounds, Brendan Pearson had 3 points, Tyler Hoover had a point and three rebounds, and Gabe Fuller had a point and a rebound. Anthony Stogdill had 16 points for Shenandoah. The Timberwolves take on Nodaway Valley at home Dec. 10 and Martensdale on Dec. 13. SWV travels Dec. 16 to face CAM then host Lenox on Dec. 17. SWV opens with win
SWV girls defeat Griswold
The Lady Timberwolves opened their season with a 64-28 win Dec. 2 in a road game with Griswold. “We played well as a team tonight, getting 12 players minutes,” coach Michael Webb said. “We had three scorers in double digits, Rylee Jacobs (17), Kayley Myers (15), and Maggie Haer (13).” Also scoring for Southwest Valley were Marah Larsen with 6, Abbie Wetzel with 4, Norah Lund 3, and Jillian Simmons, Halle Pearson, and MaKayla Houck with 2 each. The Timberwolves host Shenandoah on Dec. 3, travel Dec. 6 to Mt. Ayr, then are home again Dec. 10 with Nodaway Valley. SWV volleyball ends
record-breaking season After winning 25 matches and breaking school records, the Timberwolves’ volleyball season came to a close Oct. 31 in a 0-3 loss to East Mills in regional playoffs. Southwest Valley fell 25-21, 25-22, 25-15 at East Mills. “We really just struggled with our serve receive pass tonight and that really hampered our offensive efforts. We started off every set a little slow and dug some holes that we had to dig out of pointwise,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “I thought the girls really showed a lot of fight and keep playing point for point and had some big runs to get back in each set. It is really tough to get in any type of offensive rhythm when our passes aren’t where we need them.” Norah Lund was 15-16 serving with four aces, three kills, and eight digs. Isabelle Inman was 11-12 with three aces, three digs, and 19 assists. Jentry Schafer was 8-9 with three aces, seven kills, four digs, and three blocks. Kayley Myers was 9-11 with five kills, six digs, and a block. Delaney Dalton was 6-7 with three kills, seven digs, and a block. Olivia Jacobs was 3-4 with seven digs. Marah Larsen had two kills and two digs. Despite the loss, the Timberwolves capped a successful season. With the leadership of seniors Delaney Dalton, Olivia Jacobs, Kayley Myers, Jentry Schafer, and Allison Marshall, this year’s team can boast several accomplishments. “The five graduating seniors are leaving quite a legacy for Southwest Valley volleyball,” Wetzel said. “They have accomplished so much this season to be proud of, a 25-6 record, which breaks the previous school record in 2013 of 21 wins in a season, went undefeated on the west half of the POI Conference, POI Conference Tourney champions, Iz [Inman] and Jentry’s broken school records and being state-ranked through many weeks of the regular season. Those five seniors and all of our players put in a lot of work and time in the offseason to get where we were this season and that is what it takes to be a good, competitive volleyball team. I am proud of our entire team for a great season! They have a lot of be proud of and can walk away from this season with their heads held high.” Timberwolves volleyball advances
The Timberwolves notched another win Oct. 28 in front of a home crowd to advance in regional volleyball playoffs. Southwest Valley defeated Stanton 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16. “Tonight's win was a total team effort, not just from the seven girls who play, but also from our bench kids and our student body! They were all fired up and came out ready to yell and scream and get the win,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Our students were up cheering and yelling during all four sets and that really helps the girls get fired up!” The Timberwolves put on a strong performance at the net, staying on attack throughout the match. “All of our hitters (Jentry Schafer, Kayley Myers, Norah Lund, Marah Larsen, and Delaney Dalton) had multiple kills and as a team, our hitting efficiency was .212. Anytime all of our hitters are hitting with a positive hitting efficiency, we usually win,” Wetzel said. “I thought we were doing a nice job digging the ball tonight and keeping the ball alive if it was going to land in. Delaney led the way with 14 digs, Norah 11, Kayley nine, Jentry eight, Marah six, Olivia [Jacobs] seven, and Isabelle [Inman] five. We have some things that we still need to clean up and refine before Thursday's match against East Mills, but I think the girls are focused, intense and will be ready to play. Our mentality is 1 point at a time and staying focused on the moment.” Dalton was 17-18 serving with three aces and three kills. Lund was 16-17 with two aces and four kills. Myers was 17-18 with an ace and 14 kills while Inman was 13-14 with an ace and a kill. Schafer was 15-17 with eight kills and Jacobs was 9-9. Larsen had 10 kills. SWV defeated Murray 25-22, 25-12, 25-19 in regional play Oct. 22. “We definitely didn't play our best volleyball tonight. I felt like our hitters weren't aggressive in set 1 and it took us a while to get going,” Wetzel said. “We also missed five serves in the first set, which is uncharacteristic of our team. We will need to pick up our play in the next round for sure if we want to keep winning. Set 2 we pretty much took control of the match because we were serving the ball inbounds and our hitters were more aggressive. Kayley had a nice run at the beginning of set 2 from the service line. I felt like in set 3 we just weren't being aggressive and we weren't getting to our defensive spots.” Dalton was 15-16 serving with four aces, four kills, and five digs. Lund was 15-16 with three aces, three kills, and seven digs. Jacobs was 7-8 with two aces and four digs and Inman was 6-7 with two aces and a dig. Myers was 13-15 with an ace, nine kills, and three digs. Schafer was 9-11 with an ace, 13 kills, and six digs. Larsen had two kills. Regional playoffs continue Oct. 31 for the Timberwolves at East Mills High School. Timberwolves round out cross country season
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves cross country team ran Oct. 24 in Mount Ayr at the 1A State Qualifier. Twenty-eight schools from around Southwest Iowa competed for a chance to run again next week at the state meet. “The kids ran well, and finished the season on a high note with four new PRs and three other SB times,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The girls team finished the day in 11th, while the boys team finished in 18th.” Aubrey Boswell (50th) and Halle Pearson (52nd) led the girls time. Sydney Westlake (62nd), Abbie Wetzel (97th), Bella Johnson (101st), and Anjali Kathikar (105th) rounded out the girls runners. “Aubrey, Abbie, and Bella all ran season best times, and Anjali set a new PR,” Hults said. “Halle was only 4 seconds off her season best, and Sydney was within 25 seconds of her PR, so the girls ran extremely well and finished the season running at or near their best times.” For the boys, Adam Harris (63rd) and Blake Venteicher (78th) led the team by both setting new personal records to finish the season. Garrett Marn (118th), Firuz Kholov (119th), and Raymond Harris (124th) ran well, each posting their second or third best times of the season. Sean McCormick (128th) posted a new PR, and Jay Khositanon (141st) ran his fourth best time of the season. “The boys team overall improved so much this season and really ran well at the end of the year,” Hults said. “All seven of the boys who ran set new PRs, some of them multiple times, in the last four meets of the year. “Coach [Dan] Ahrens and I were extremely proud of the effort of all the #RunninTwolves this season. Over the course of the year, the Timberwolves had 15 medalists and one team medalist finish, the first team medal since the 2015 season,” Hults said. “Twelve of the 20 runners set new PRs at least once throughout the season. Every meet and every practice the kids ran hard and rose to the expectations we set for them.” The Timberwolves will lose eight cross country runners to graduation. “We will miss our eight seniors greatly. Four-year runners Abbie Wetzel, Bella Johnson, Sean McCormick, and Trent Newton have had a huge impact on our program and will be greatly missed. Three-year runner Raymond Harris also was instrumental in the success the program had this year,” Hults said. “Newcomers Adam Harris, Garrett Marn, and Firuz Kholov were great additions this season and we wish we had them longer. We wish them all the best of luck in all their future endeavors.” Results of the State Qualifier include: Girls — Boswell, 50th, 24:23.41; Pearson, 52nd, 24:44.79; Westlake, 62nd, 25:35.17; Wetzel, 97th, 28:47.18; Johnson, 101st, 30:01.77; Kathikar, 105st, 33:28.71 Team — AHSTW 55, Van Meter 56, Nodaway Valley 70, Earlham 71, Mount Ayr 152, IKM-Manning 196, Audubon 221, Martensdale-St. Marys 236, CAM 262, Wayne 264, SWV 278, Exira-EHK 280, Sidney 317 Boys — Adam Harris, 63rd, 20:15.13; Venteicher, 78th, 21:09.25; Marn, 118th, 23:13.89; Kholov, 119th, 23:16.31; Raymond Harris, 124th, 23:27.96; McCormick, 128th, 23:54.40; Khositanon, 141st, 25:51.57 Team — Nodaway Valley 43, Earlham 61, Ogden 96, IKM-Manning 158, Riverside 175, Mount Ayr 200, Van Meter 201, Bedford 240, Sidney 259, Interstate 35 287, Ankeny Christian Academy 290, Wayne 294, Martensdale-St. Marys 364, East Union 380, East Mills 396, CAM 398, Orient-Macksburg 418, SWV 443, Essex 57 Timberwolves claim
POI championship The Timberwolves volleyball team met one of its season goals Oct. 15 when it defeated Lenox and Nodaway Valley to take the Pride of Iowa Conference title. “I am so very proud and happy for the girls. They have worked so hard from the first summer team camp we attended,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “This has been a goal of a lot of SWV volleyball teams and for this group of girls to finally get it done, it means so much.” The Timberwolves fought off a tight 27-25 first set against Nodaway Valley to take the next two 25-22, 25-14. “I think winning that first set that was so back and forth was crucial to our success, It is always kind of a relief when you are able to take that first set from an opponent, and especially one that is so back and forth,” Wetzel said. “Volleyball is such a game of momentum swings and I felt like we took care of our side of the net to make those momentum swings go in our favor. We were able to spread the ball out to more hitters and had all five hitters registering more than one kill each. I thought we were being scrappy and doing a little better job of reading NV’s hitters and anticipating where their attacks were going. All seven players had at least two or more digs, which I think helped us win that match. Olivia [Jacobs] did a great job of staying down and reading [Lexi] Shike and picking up her dumps in transition or on second contact. Liv had 11 digs and an overall pass rate of 2.22/3.” Norah Lund was 16-16 serving with an ace, two kills, and six digs. Delaney Dalton was 15-16 serving with two aces, nine kills, and nine digs. Isabelle Inman was 10-11 with an ace and nine digs. Jacobs was 9-9 with an ace. Kayley Myers was 11-15 with an ace, 10 kills, and 13 digs. Jentry Schafer was 8-8 with 16 kills and four digs. “Winning the Pride of Iowa Conference Championship was a team win! It took everyone to get it done, including our kids who support, cheer and push themselves and starters during practice every day,” Wetzel said. “We would not be the team we are without all of Southwest Valley volleyball personnel! These girls push each other every day to get better and continue working hard.” The Timberwolves defeated Lenox 25-19, 26-24, 25-20 to advance to the title matchup. “Kayley and Jentry were the workhorses at the net for us in the first match of the evening against Lenox. Both of them had 15 kills,” Wetzel said. “Jentry had a solo block and Kayley had two assisted blocks. Delaney also had four kills. We seemed to struggle in the second set, especially with our passing. We just couldn't get in a rhythm and stay in system. Once a we were able to clean up our passing our rhythm came back and we were able to stay in system and get some hits to go down. Lenox pushed us and gave us a run for our money especially in set 2. I was really impressed with my girls’ defense and scrappiness. Olivia had three digs, Jentry had 10, Marah [Larsen] had three, Norah had five, Kayley had 17, Delaney had 10, and Isabelle had 12 so everyone who played in the match had multiple digs.” SWV had mixed success Oct. 17 against Council Bluffs Jefferson and Shenandoah. The Timberwolves defeated Jefferson 2-1 but fell 0-2 to Shenandoah. “Unfortunately we played some of our worst volleyball of the season. We weren't excited, we weren't communicating and our energy level was low,” Wetzel said. “We struggled with our passing and getting a good ball up to our setter. We were able to serve 97 percent against TJ which was great. Against Shenandoah, we just couldn't get any offense going. We were tipping and giving them way too many free balls. I think the hitting stats tell the story of how that match went. Hopefully, we will learn from these last two regular season matches and continue to work hard and continue to make our team goals a reality.” Dalton was 18-18 with an ace and 16 digs against Jefferson. Inman was 13-13 with 22 assists. Schafer was 11-11 with eight kills and eight digs. Jacobs and Myers were 7-7 each with nine digs from Myers and five digs from Jacobs. Lund was 5-8 with an ace, three kills, and 14 digs. Larsen had two kills. Against Shenandoah, Myers was 11-12 serving with four kills and two digs. Jacobs was 9-9 with an ace and two digs while Lund was 9-9 with two kills and three digs. Dalton was 4-5 with two kills and seven digs, Inman was 4-4 with a kill, and Schafer was 4-4 with two kills and five digs. Larsen had four kills. The first round of regionals begins this week. SWV is at home Oct. 22 with Murray. SWV runners eye state
The Southwest Timberwolves ran their last regular season cross country meet of the year Oct. 17 in Mt. Ayr at the Ron Landphair Invitational. “A traditional strong meet with lots of great competition saw the Timberwolves girls place sixth in the final team standings, while the boys placed 15th,” head coach Jason Hults said. Leading the girls team was the trio of juniors Aubrey Boswell (30th), Halle Pearson (31st), and Sydney Westlake (33rd) coming in a total of 21 seconds apart. Seniors Abbie Wetzel (61st) and Bella Johnson (62nd) finished within three seconds of each other. “The pack mentality of running together and pushing each other during the race has helped all season as the girls continue to hit new season best times and push each other closer to new PRs,” Hults said. The freshman duo of Anjali Kathikar (70th) and Julia Means (75th) both set new personal records to close out their first high school season. For the boys, Adam Harris (46th) was the top finisher for the Timberwolves followed by Blake Venteicher (66th). Senior Raymond Harris (89th) finished the race with his third straight meet with a new PR. “Raymond has really come on here at the end of the season with three straight meets of new PR's, which is pushing the other boys to compete that much harder,” Hults said. The Timberwolves competed Oct. 24 in the state qualifying meet. Results from the meet were unavailable at press time. Results from the Ron Landphair Invitational include: Girls — Boswell, 30th, 25:01.59; Pearson, 31st, 25:05.16; Westlake, 33rd, 25:22.75; Wetzel, 61st, 30:00.62; Johnston, 62nd, 30:03.94; Kathikar, 70th, 33:58.01; Means, 75th, 37:53.26 Team — Nodaway Valley 27, Maryville 53, Mt. Ayr 811, East Union 122, Central Decatur 125, SWV 140, Martensdale-St. Marys 144 Boys — Adam Harris, 46th, 20:53.30; Venteicher, 66th, 21:48.41; Raymond Harris, 89th, 23:22.80; Firuz Kholov, 96th, 23:57.80; Garrett Marn, 101st, 24:20.92; Sean McCormick, 105th, 24:43.30; Jay Khositanon, 115th, 27:06.81; Trent Newton, 116th, 28:08.09; Brayden Avila, 117th, 28:50.64 Team — Maryville 52, Nodaway Valley 58, Savannah 118, Mt. Ayr 143, Bedford 156, Sidney 201, Southeast Warren 201, Ankeny Christian Academy 210, Clarke 214, Central Decatur 221, Wayne 234, Martensdale-St. Marys 256, East Union 267, Orient-Macksburg 209, SWV 366 Wayne hosted the Pride of Iowa Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 15 in Corydon. “The Timberwolves hit the course on a windy night, with high expectations; posting three new PRs and five other SB times,” Hults said. The girls team finished the night in fifth place overall, while the boys placed ninth. “The girls team rose to the occasion, with five of the six girls runners posting season best times, one of which was a new PR for freshman runner Julia Means, who placed 10th in the JV girls race,” Hults said. The lone medalist for the varsity Timberwolves was Halle Pearson with a 19th place finish. “Aubrey Boswell (22nd) and Sydney Davies (23rd) were within 40 seconds of Halle, continuing the pack running that has served the girls team well all season,” Hults said. Sydney Westlake (30th) and Bella Johnson (44th) rounded out the girls squad. “We were missing two varsity runners in Abbie Wetzel and Anjali Kathikar due to illness, but the other girls ran great races and are running their best times of the year at the end of the season, which is when we want them to,” Hults said. For the boys, the varsity squad posted two new PRs from Blake Venteicher (35th) and Raymond Harris (53rd). “Adam Harris (26th ) continues to lead the boys squad, while Firuz Kholov (49th) and Jay Khositanon (61st) rounded out the varsity runners for the night,” Hults said. “Due to a clerical error which I missed, Garrett Marn was declared a JV runner on the evening, finishing seventh in the boys JV race." Sean McCormick (JV10), Brayden Avila (JV11) Trent Newton (JV13) and Dawson Gray (JV14) rounded out the JV boys runners. “Overall the course was fast and I was pleased with the effort on a cold and windy night,” Hults said. “With one regular season meet left at Mt. Ayr, then state qualifying next week, the Timberwolves are peaking at the right time and we should see more PRs and SBs as we close out our season.” Results from the POI meet include: Girls Varsity — Pearson, 19th, 24:30; Boswell, 22nd, 24:40; Davies, 23rd, 25:08; Westlake, 30th, 26:27; Johnson, 44nd, 30:37 Junior varsity — Means, 10th, 39:20 Team — Nodaway Valley 24, Mt. Ayr 80, Central Decatur 83, Martensdale-St. Marys 122, SWV 124, East Union 127, Wayne 127 Boys Varsity — Adam Harris, 26th, 20:34; Venteicher, 35th,21:33; Kholov, 49th, 23:22; Raymond Harris, 53rd, 23:40; Khositanon, 61st, 27:13 Junior varsity — Marn, seventh, 23:59; McCormick, 10th, 26:18; Avila, 11th, 27:37; Newton, 13th, 29:12; Gray, 14th, 34:51 Team — Nodaway Valley 27, Central Decatur 74, Mt. Ayr 102, Bedford 114, Southeast Warren, 119, Wayne 143, Martensdale-St. Marys 171, East Union 174, SWV 220 AHSTW slips by SWV
Despite a 12-10 lead Oct. 18, the Timberwolves were unable to stop AHSTW in a 25-12 road loss. Southwest Valley scored its first touchdown with a 70-yard pass to Blaine Venteicher from Brendan Knapp to put the Timberwolves up 6-3. Knapp added another touchdown in the second half on a one-yard rush for a 12-10 lead. The Vikings, however, returned with a touchdown of their own for a 17-12 lead and added one more on an interception return. Knapp completed 3 of 8 passes, all of them to Venteicher, for 104 yards. Hunter Crill had 77 yards on 10 carries and Knapp had 44 yards on 10. Venteicher rushed five times for 14 yards while Tyler Pearson had two rushes for four yards. Defensively, Mat Johnston and Tallen Myers had five solo tackles and three assists each while Tyler Pearson had five solos and an assist. Tucker Tepoel had four solos and two assist, Trevor Abraham had four solos, Brendan Pearson had three solos and five assists, Knapp had two solos and two assists, Venteicher and Cade Myers had two solos and an assist each, Crill had a solo and three assists, and Gage Barton had a solo and an assist. Knapp and Myers had an interception each, with Knapp adding an 18-yard return and Myers gaining six yards. Myers also had a fumble recovery. Pearson had a 63-yard kickoff return. The Timberwolves (3-5) host Riverside (1-7) Oct. 25 for Parents Night. Top seed SWV
defeats Mt. Ayr The Timberwolves made it two in a row against Mt. Ayr, defeating the Raiderettes 3-0 Oct. 8 to secure the No. 1 seed in the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament and then beating them again 3-0 Oct. 14 in the first round of POI playoffs. “I thought we came out and did a nice job pushing tempo tonight,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said following the Oct. 14 victory. Southwest Valley won 25-19, 25-15, 25-17 in front of a home crowd Oct. 14. “We need to continue to clean up some passing and defensive issues,” Wetzel said. “Isabelle [Inman] did a great job of picking up seven digs on the night. Jentry [Schafer] had a good night at the net with 14 kills, two solo blocks, and two assisted blocks. Delaney [Dalton] had another stellar night serving and passing. She was 22/23 with four aces, a serve receive pass rating of 2.20/3, a free ball pass rating of 3/3. Kayley [Myers] was aggressive with serving with five aces on the night." Olivia Jacobs was 4-4 serving with five digs, Marah Larsen had five kills and three digs, and Norah Lund was 11-12 with two kills and eight digs. The Timberwolves defeated Mt. Ayr 25-17, 25-16, 25-16 on the road Oct. 8. “Beating Mt. Ayr tonight solidified our undefeated season on the west half of our conference going 4-0,” Wetzel said following the win. I was proud of the girls for being ready to play and taking care of the ball on our side of the net against Mt. Ayr. We had some high hitting efficiencies, Delaney was at .571, Jentry at .357, Norah at .308 ,and Kayley at .167. I also thought we did a pretty good job of getting our block up and getting touches on Mt. Ayr's attacks. Olivia led the way in digs with seven.” Dalton was 17-18 serving with five aces, four kills, six digs, and a block. Schafer was 14-15 with two aces, 14 kills, three digs, and three blocks. Lund was 15-17 with two aces, five kills, and seven digs. Myers was 7-9 with two aces, six kills, four digs, and three blocks. Jacobs was 9-10, Inman was 5-5 with nine digs, a kill, and two blocks, and Larsen had two kills and a dig. “The girls' goal since August has been to be POI Champions and they have worked hard to take steps to achieve that goal,” Wetzel said. “We have been close three times and they really want to get it done this year. SWV continues Oct. 15 at Afton. Results will appear in next week’s Free Press. SWV falls to Earlham
The Timberwolves completed only one touchdown Oct. 11 in a 42-6 loss in an away game with Earlham. Southwest Valley scored on a two-yard rush by Brendan Knapp. Brendan Knapp rushed 12 times for 64 yards and was 5-10 passing for 78 yards. Hunter Crill had 12 yards on three rushes and Blaine Venteicher had 10 yards on three carries. Cade Myers gained 68 yards on four receptions. Gage Barton added a 10-yard reception. Defensively Tallen Myers had four solo tackles and eight assists while Brendan Pearson had three solos and eight assists. Both of them had tackles for a loss. Crill had two solos, one of them a sack, and an assist. Trevor Abraham had four solos and three assists followed by Kolton Schutt with three solos and four assists, Tucker Tepoel with two solos and two assists, and Brendan Knapp with a solo and two assists. Venticher, Robbie Barnes, Dalton Calkins, Kaden Jacobs, Marshall Knapp, and Myers had a solo each. Mat Johnston and Adam Timmerman each had an assist. Jacobs also had a fumble recovery. The Timberwolves (3-4) face AHSTW (4-3) on the road Oct. 18 SWV runners see
PRs, season bests The Southwest Valley Timberwolves cross country teams headed Oct. 7 to Greenfield to run in the Nodaway Valley Invitational. “Due to weather cancellations last week and other meets that had been cancelled for Monday, the field was very competitive with 20 schools in attendance,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The course was flat and fast at the Adair County Fairgrounds, resulting in six new PRs for the Timberwolves and another seven new season bests.” Hults said the girls team was running small with injuries and illness, reducing the team to five runners. “All five of the varsity girls runners ran their best times of the season, with one new PR from freshman Anjali Kathikar,” Hults said. Halle Pearson set the pace for the girls squad with a 49th place finish. Sydney Westlake, Abbie Wetzel, and Bella Johnson rounded out the varsity girls team. The girls placed 13th overall. “For the boys, five new PRs and three other season bests were run last night,” Hults said. Adam Harris led the boys with a 77th place overall finish. Blake Venteicher (PR), Firuz Kholov (PR), Garrett Marn (PR), and Sean McCormick (SB) rounded out the top 5 spots for the Timberwolves. Other Timberwolves who ran well on the boys squad included Daniel Mattox (PR), Jay Khositanon (PR), Trent Newton (SB) and Brayden Avila (SB). The boys finished 16th in the team standings. This week the Timberwolves are at their POI Championships hosted Oct. 15 by Wayne and then finish their regular season Oct. 17 at Mount Ayr. Results from the Nodaway Valley Invitational include: Girls — Halle Pearson, 49th, 24:36.89; Sydney Westlake, 89th, 27:05.92; Abbie Wetzel, 108th, 29:44.45; Bella Johnson, 111th, 30:23.99; Anjali Kathikar, 121st, 34:28.59 Team — AHSTW 82, Van Meter 85, Earlham 89, Panorama 90, Adair-Casey 92, Nodaway Valley 108, Madrid 175, Mt. Ayr 189, East Union 286, West Central Valley 299, Martensdale-St. Marys 305, Woodward Granger 318, SWV 351 Boys — Adam Harris, 77th, 21:28.31; Blake Venteicher, 92nd, 22:08.51; Firuz Kholov, 102nd, 22:41.11; Garrett Marn, 108th, 22:58.86; Sean McCormick, 127th, 24:46.47; Daniel Maddox, 129th, 24:56.25; Jay Khositanon, 137th, 25:36.83; Raymond Harris, 151st, 26:34.50; Trent Newton, 156rh, 26:55.44; Brayden Avila, 159th, 27:41.54 Team — Earlham, 51, Nodaway Valley 57, Madrid 66, Adair-Casey 111, Van Meter 178, Woodward Granger 200, Mt. Ayr 214, Bedford 255, Southeast Warren 266, Interstate 35 270, Panorama 304, East Union 331, West Central Valley 331, Orient-Macksburg 367, Martensdale-St. Marys 369, SWV 411 Middle school — Mariah Sparks, 10th, 13:13.64; Paul Douglas, 12th, 13;18.34; Ian Forsythe, 15th, 13:27.89; Ethan James, 79th, 15:15.17; Ashlynn Reser, 90th, 15:36.42; Colten Pegg, 96th, 15:42.75; Sadi Magnuson, 117th, 16:24.29; Maddie McCoy, 129th, 16:42.63; JP Jones, 144th, 17:17.37; Matthew Means, 163rd, 18:46.83; Tegan Hoyt, 173rd, 19:50.82; Olivia Kathikar, 178th, 20:08.01; Sophia Johnson, 180th, 20:22.68; Natalie True, 186th, 21:48.33 SWV defeats MSM
The Timberwolves defeated Martensdale-St. Marys 25-12, 25-16, 25-14 at home Oct. 7 “We did a nice job coming out on a Monday being ready to play. We were able to stay in system most of the match because we were serving aggressively and MSM was giving us a lot of free balls because they were out of system,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “It was good to see us stay focused and aggressive when playing a team that wasn't attacking the ball often.” Kayley Myers was 17-19 serving with five aces, nine kills, six digs, and an assist. Delany Dalton was 11-13 with two aces, two kills, two digs, and four assists. Norah Lund was 10-11 with two aces, five kills, and a dig. Jentry Schafer was 8-9 with an ace, nine kills, and two digs. Isabelle Inman was 8-8 serving with 23 assists and four digs. Olivia Jacobs was also 8-8 with two digs. Tonna Damewood was 2-2 with a dig while Allison Marshall was also 2-2. Samantha Larsen was 1-1. Marah Larsen had five kills. “I thought Marah and Norah both had a good night at the net, both had five kills each and hitting .231 and .200 hitting efficiency respectively,” Wetzel said. “Delaney had a good night passing, passing a 2.83 (out of three) on serve receive and 2.75 (out of three) on free balls.” The Timberwolves stopped Bedford 25-19, 25-19, 25-15 Oct. 1 for Senior Night in a record-breaking night. “Isabelle Inman surpassed 1,000 career assists tonight, which is awesome! She has only been setting at the varsity level for her sophomore and junior season, so to obtain over 1,000 career assists as a junior is a huge accomplishment. Isabelle is a tireless worker and is always wanting to be better for her team,” Wetzel said. “Jentry Schafer also broke the school record tonight for total blocks in a season. The record was 61 and tonight she ended the night with 63, beating the previous record of 61.” Myers led the team in serving, going 18-20 with three aces. “Kayley had a good night with five kills, six digs, one block and three ace serves,” Wetzel said. Lund was 12-13 with an ace, three kills, and four digs. Dalton was 10-11 with an ace, six kills, and seven digs. Schafer was 10-10 with two aces, 14 kills, and three digs. Inman was 8-10 with two aces and four digs. Jacobs was 5-6 with an ace and a dig. Marshall was 2-2 with an ace and a dig. Larsen had three kills and a dig. “One of the girls' goals is to be POI champs this year and beating Bedford will put us one step closer to having that No. 1 seed for the tourney,” Wetzel said. SWV traveled to Mount Ayr on Oct. 8. Results were unavailable at press time. SWV teams place 5th, 10th
The Timberwolves cross country teams not only raced against other runners Oct. 1 in the Clarke Invitational, they also raced the weather. “The meet schedule was modified due to the weather in the area, and the Clarke staff did a great job of watching the weather and hurrying the meet along to get it in before the storms hit the area,” head coach Jason Hults said. The Southwest Valley girls team finished fifth overall with 124 team points, losing a tie-breaker to Pride of Iowa rival Central Decatur. The Timberwolves demonstrated some pack running, led by the trio of Aubrey Boswell (26th), Sydney Davies (27th), and Halle Pearson (28th) who finished within 9 seconds of each other. Sydney Westlake (45th) and Abbie Wetzel (59th) rounded out the top five for the girls team. On the boys side, the Timberwolves finished 10th in the 11-team field. Adam Harris (29th) continues to lead the boys team as the No. 1 runner. Garrett Marn (69th), Firuz Kholov (88th), Raymond Harris (96th), and Brayden Avila (97th) rounded out the boys top five. “The course was challenging with lots of hills, similar to our home meet course and the times were comparable to what we ran at home,” Hults said. “The kids ran well overall and were competitive during the race, challenging for spots. As a mid-season race (sixth meet out of 11), I felt it was a good challenge for our kids.” The Timberwolves’ schedule includes Nodaway Valley on Oct. 7 and the POI at Wayne. Girls Team — Davis County 25, Van Meter 49, Mount Ayr 86, Central Decatur 124, SWV 124, Wayne 160, Martensdale-St. Marys 164 Aubrey Boswell, 18th, 28:08; Sydney Davies, 19th, 28:09; Halle Pearson, 20th, 28:17; Sydney Westlake, 31st, 30:39; Abbie Wetzel, 36th, 21:12; Bella Johnson, 44th, 41:24; Anjali Kathikar, 45th, 44:35 Boys Team — Davis County 64, Van Meter 75, Mount Ayr 106, Central Decatur 108, Southeast Warren 123, Clarke 156, Wayne 173, Interstate 35 183, Martensdale-St. Marys 205, SWV 280, Moravia 283 Adam Harris, 24th, 22:47; Garrett Marn, 53rd, 26:15; Firuz Kholov, 64th, 28:32; Raymond Harris, 69th, 29:39; Brayden Avila, 70th, 29:41; Jay Khositanon, 73rd, 31:28; Daniel Maddox, 75th, 31:37; Sean McCormick, 75th, 32:22; Trent Newton, 75th, 34:12 Timberwolves fall
28-7 to St. Albert The Timberwolves’ lone touchdown Oct. 4 wasn’t enough in a 28-7 loss at home with St. Albert. Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp rushed for the touchdown, gaining 68 yards on 17 carries. Hunter Cill rushed 14 times for 50 yards and Blaine Venteicher had 27 yards on 10 runs. Kade Hutchings added the extra point. Knapp was 11-22 passing for 131 yards. Venteicher had six receptions for 93 yards, Blake Thomas had four receptions for 30 yards, and Kolton Schutt had an eight-yard reception. Tallen Myers had five solo tackles and 10 assists followed by Schutt with four solos and an assist, Tyler Pearson with three solos and eight assists, Pearson with three solos and an assist, Thomas with two solo tackles, Trevor Abraham with a solo and two assists, Crill with a solo and an assist, Kaden Jacobs with a solo, Mat Johnston with four assists, Cade Myers with three assists, Knapp with two assists, and Venteicher and Jacob Roberts with an assist each. Hutchings had a 40-yard kickoff. The Timberwolves (3-3) travel Oct. 11 to Earlham (6-1). Timberwolves take tournament title
The Timberwolves won every match they played Sept. 28 to claim title to their own Southwest Valley Tournament. “I was very proud of the girls for coming into today ready to play! They were ready to play first thing in the morning and were just as up and playing hard in the last match of the day,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. SWV defeated Exira-EHK, AHSTW, and Audubon 2-0 in each match in Pool A play then beat Southeast Warren 2-0 and AHSTW 2-1 for the championship. “I thought we played pretty efficiently throughout the whole day and had a handle on our unforced errors. All of our hitters finished the day in positive hitting efficiency which is something else we have been working on,” Wetzel said. “Isabelle [Inman] had a tremendous day setting with 208 attempts, 72 assists, and only three errors. She also had six kills on the day with her dump on second contact.” Jentry Schafer had 35 kills, Kayley Myers 25, Marah Larsen nine, Delaney Dalton six, and Norah Lund 13. “Having all our hitters contributing multiple kills throughout the day will allow us to move the ball around and keep our opponents guessing where we are going with the ball,” Wetzel said. “We also had multiple kids with multiple digs and that is great to see because it means we are all going after the ball and have more than just one or two kids who can dig and play defense.” Schafer and Inman led the way in digs with 19 each, Lund and Myers had 15 each, Dalton had 14, Olivia Jacobs 10, Larsen two, and Allison Marshall one. “I also felt like we had a good block game going today,” Wetzel said. “We were getting quite a few blocks and a lot of touches on the ball.” Schafer had six blocks and seven assisted blocks, Larsen had three assisted blocks, Myers had an assisted block, Dalton had two blocks and four assisted blocks, and Inman had one assisted block. “We are continuing to work hard in practice and refine our weaknesses and continue getting better as we are fast approaching the end of the season,” Wetzel said. “We want to be playing our best ball at the end of the year going into post-season play.” The Timberwolves defeated Lenox 3-0 on the road Sept. 24. “What a difference a day makes. The girls came out ready to play tonight,” Wetzel said. “We were talking, moving, and serving aggressively. We have been working on cutting down our unforced error and we only had one in Set 1 and two in set 2. Set 3 we had 10, which is more than we want per set. I felt like we just started making some silly errors when our passing was off target.” Dalton was 8-8 serving with seven digs, two kills, and two assists. “Delaney really did a great job covering our hitters tonight and picking up some key digs off of Lenox's block,” Wetzel said. “Norah Lund had a big night at the service line going 24/24 with six aces and averaged 7 points per set from the service line. Marah Larsen also stepped up tonight and had 6 kills on 21 attempts with no errors.” Jacobs was 10-10 with an ace and three digs. Schafer was 10-11 with two aces, 13 kills, and three digs. Myers was 10-12 with an ace, nine kills and three digs. Inman was 7-7 with four digs, and a kill. “It was a great overall team win tonight with all of our hitters hitting in positive efficiency,” Wetzel said. SWV defeated Stanton 2-1 Sept. 23 but fell 1-2 to East Union. “Had we played EU like we had played Stanton we would have won both matches. We started off flat, complacent and non-energetic in the first match against EU,” Wetzel said. “We keep putting ourselves in difficult situations by not coming out ready to play. A little communication and fire go a long way, and until we decide to start playing from 0-0 in Set 1; we will continue to learn the lessons the hard way. We did a better job coming out ready to go against Stanton and communicated well. We were starting to get back to playing like SWV can play.” SWV runners trim times
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves continued to post improved times Sept. 24 at the Creston Invitational. Competing in the smaller school class, the Timberwolves finished the night with six medalist, six new personal records and a number of season best times, head coach Jason Hults said. The girls varsity finished sixth overall and the boys eighth in team standings. “I was very happy to see the times coming down with the six new PR's and the other kids that ran season best times,” Hults said. “As we are at the midpoint of our season, it's good to see those times starting to improve. We need to continue to push ourselves as we look toward the conference and state qualifying meets in October.” Varsity girls medalists for the Timberwolves included Sydney Davies (18th) and Aubrey Boswell (23rd) who both ran season best times. Adam Harris (23rd) medaled in the boys varsity race. Junior varsity medalists included Brayden Avila (8th) and Trent Newton (ninth) for boys and Julia Means (15th) for girls. The Timberwolves will run again Oct. 1 at the Clarke Invitation in Osceola and Oct. 3 in Shenandoah. Results from the Creston Invitational include: Girls — Sydney Davies, 18th, 25:48.6; Aubrey Boswell, 23rd, 25:58.8; Halle Pearson, 27th, 26:18.9; Sydney Westlake, 36th, 27:50.2; Abbie Wetzel, 51st, 31:29.4; Bella Johnson 53rd, 32:35.5; Anjali Kathikar, 59th, 38:05.5; Julia Means, 60th, 43:53.3 Team — Nodaway Valley 35, Earlham 36, Mt. Ayr 71, CAM-Anita 119, East Union 123, SWV 126 Boys — Adam Harris, 23rd, 21:09.0; Blake Venteicher, 40th, 23:06.4; Raymond Harris, 50th, 24:22.9; Garrett Marn, 51st, 24:26.6; Firuz Kholov, 57th, 25:205.; Daniel Mattox, 68th, 27:27.0; Jay Khoistanon, 71st, 29:14.4; Brayden Avila, 74th, 29:53.5; Trent Newton, 75th, 30.48.4 Team — Earlham 26, Nodaway Valley 32, Bedford 97, Mt. Ayr 130, CAM-Anita 142, East Union 156, Orient-Macksburg 164, SWV 169, Essex 255 Timberwolves top Nodaway Valley
The Timberwolves’ defense allowed just one touchdown Sept. 27 in a 22-8 over Nodaway Valley. Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp had two touchdowns including a 52-yard run and Blaine Venteicher scored on a 45-yard kickoff return. Knapp had 119 yards on 19 rushing attempts while Venteicher had 43 yards on 13 carries and a 2-point conversion. Hunter Crill had 21 carries for 98 yards. Tyler Pearson had a one-yard rush. Knapp was 8-15 passing for 67 yards and an interception. Venteicher had 34 yards on five receptions and Blake Thomas had 33 yards on three receptions. Kade Hutchings was 2-3 in point-after attempts. Tallen Myers led the defense with six solo tackles and six assists while Brendan Pearson had four solos. Thomas had two solos and three tackles followed by Mat Johnston with two solos and two assists, Crill with two solos, an assist, and a fumble recovery, Tyler Pearson with a solo and two assists, Cade Myers with a solo and two assists, Kaden Jacobs with three assists, Tucker Tepoel with two assists, and Trevor Abraham and Knapp with single solos each. Knapp also had 36 yards on two interception returns. Hutchings had 100 yards on three kickoffs while Tepoel had 100 yards on three punts. The Timberwolves (3-2) host St. Albert (1-4) Oct. 4. Homecoming heartbreakSWV fights back
to take Nodaway Valley The Timberwolves came back Sept. 17 after starting 2-0 to win the next three sets and defeat Nodaway Valley. “I thought we started off great with our first home match of the year, and then we hit 20 points and just started playing flat and making too many unforced errors and NV took the set 25-23. Set 2 was just flat out awful for us,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We couldn't keep our passes off the net which meant we made Iz [Inman] work twice as hard and couldn't run an offense. We were trying to get the ball to Jentry [Schafer]as much as we could because she was putting the ball away almost every time.” Nodaway Valley took the second set 25-13 but the Timberwolves responded 25-20, 25-23, 15-8 in the final three sets. “Kayley [Myers} stepped up in set 3-5 and really got her hitting going and had some great digs and hustle plays. Olivia [Jacobs] also settled down after sets 1 and 2 and really hustled on defense and kept some balls alive that were hitting the floor in sets 1 and 2,” Wetzel said. “I am proud of the girls for being resilient and fighting back after going down 0-2. If we can continue to cut down our unforced errors, get all of our hitters contributing and hitting a positive efficiency we will be that much better.” Myers was 22-22 serving with two aces, five kills, nine digs, and six blocks. Schafer was 15-15 with two aces, five kills, seven digs, and six blocks. Norah Lund was 18-18 with an ace, two kills, six digs, and three blocks. Inman was 16-18 with an ace, two kills, and 15 digs. Delaney Dalton was 12-14 with an ace, four kills, six digs, and two blocks. Jacobs was 11-13 with 15 digs. Marah Larsen had four kills, four digs, and two blocks. This week includes Stanton and East Union on Sept. 23 at home, away with Lenox on Sept. 24, and at home Sept. 28 for the Southwest Valley Tournament. Game time for the tourney is 9 a.m. SWV stops
West Central Valley The Timberwolves gave up just one touchdown Sept. 13 in a 48-6 win over West Central Valley. Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp had two touchdowns and 154 yards on eight rushes while Hunter Crill has two touchdowns and 72 yards on eight rushes. Tyler Pearson had a touchdown and 48 yards on five runs and Owen Wilkinson added an 18-yard touchdown run. Blaine Venteicher had six carries for 102 yards followed by Cade Myers with 31 yards on five rushes, Trevor Abraham with an 11-yard carry, Marshall Knapp with 10 yards on three runs, Dayton Cobb with a seven-yard carry, Kade Hutchings with a five-yard run, and Sawyer Hensley with a four-yard run. Brendan Knapp was 1-2 for only 36 yards passing but his single completion turned into a 38-yard touchdown by Venteicher. Brendan Knapp had three solo tackles followed by Mat Johnson with two solos and six assists, Tyler Pearson with two solos and five assists, Tallen Myers and Marshall Knapp with two solos each, Cade Myers with a solo and seven assists, Gage Barton and Tucker Tepoel with a solo and two assists each, Owen Wilkinson with a solo and an assist, and Trevor Abraham with a solo. Adam Timmerman, Jacob Roberts, and Kaden Jacobs had three assists each, Colin Jacobs and Kolton Schutt had two assists each, and Dayton Cobb, Hunter Crill, and Steve Rodriguez had one assist each. Kade Hutchings was 6-7 on PAT kicks and had 153 yards on four kickoffs while Gabe Fuller had 145 yards on four kickoffs. Blake Thomas had 77 yards on three punt returns. The Timberwolves (2-1) will host Clarinda (3-0) Sept. 20 for homecoming. The homecoming parade will take place at 2 p.m. and Southwest Valley Athletic Booster will begin serving a tailgate meal at 6 p.m. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Cross country teams
place sixth, 10th The Timberwolves ran Sept. 10 in Clarinda in a meet filled with talented runners from three states and multiple classes. The varsity girls finished in sixth place in the team standings, led by juniors Sydney Davies (24th) and Aubrey Boswell (32nd). The varsity boys picked up a top 10 team finish for the first time this season, finishing 10th out of the 13 teams. “Led by senior Adam Harris (48th) and Blake Venteicher (72nd), the boys team continues to improve,” head coach Jason Hults said. “I was very pleased with the effort of some of our newcomers and first year runners. Adam Harris is off to a great start in his first year of running cross country,” he said. “Garret Marn and Firuz Kholov, in their first race of their careers, did an awesome job as the No. 3 and No. 4 boys tonight. On the girls side, freshman Anjali Kathikar placed 13th in the JV standings and ribboned, so that will help her build some confidence as the season goes on.” The Timberwolves faced Red Oak on Sept. 16 and will host a meet at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Lake Icaria. Results from Clarinda include: Girls Davies, 24th, 27:53.78; Boswell, 32nd, 28:36.65; Halle Pearson, 34th, 28:56.02; Sydney Westlake, 38th, 30:05.68; Bella Johnson, 63rd, 35:02.58; Abbie Wetzel, 64th, 35:03.21; Kathikar, 70th, 39:45.28 Team — Atlantic 1:55:46.42, Shenandoah 2:11:10.86, Clarinda 2:15:40.06, Nebraska City 2:18:26.80, Red Oak 2:21:01.51, SWV 2:30:34.72 Boys Adam Harris, 48th, 22:34.59; Venteicher, 72nd, 24:33.99; Marn, 85th, 25:41.14; Kholov, 98th, 27:30.00; Raymond Harris, 99th, 27:32.46; Daniel Maddox, 116th, 30:01.92; Brayden Avila, 117th, 30:06.55; Trent Newton, 125th, 34:18.20; Jay Khositanon, 126th, 35:05.24 Team — Atlantic 1:36:57.51, Red Oak 1:39:43.59, Nebraska City 1:42:28.56, Clarinda 1:44:41.66, Shenandoah 1:45:29.91, Bedford 1:50:19.24, Sidney 1:49:25.33, Northwest Nodaway 1:58:09.72, Clarinda Academy 2:06:10.53, SWV 2:07:52.19, East Atchison 2:09:34.33, Fremont Mills 2:24:20.23, Essex 2:50:15.83 SWV finishes strong
in tourney The Timberwolves finished 5-1 Sept. 14 in the Griswold Tournament, defeating host Griswold, ACGC, Exira-EHK, Denison-Schleswig, and IKM-Manning. Southwest Valley’s only loss was against Riverside in three tight sets, 21-19, 19-21, 9-15. “Other than our slow, flat start for the first match of the day I was really proud of the girls for their resilience and ability to pick up their level of play for a long day. We started playing our first match at 9 a.m. and finished our last match just before 7 p.m. We got better and better as the day went on and that was a great thing to see,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Jentry [Schafer] and Kayley [Meyers] were both named to the All-Tournament Team. Although we didn't win the tourney because of tie break criteria, we did beat the team who won in two straight sets. All of the girls did a tremendous job throughout the day, even our players on the bench helped cheer on the team and keep the excitement high throughout the day; which is something we have been talking about since the beginning of the season.” Meyers ended the day with four aces, 27 kills, and 21 digs while Schafer had three aces, 41 kills, four blocks, and 19 digs. Norah Lund had six aces, 11 kills, and 21 digs. Isabelle Inman had six aces, two kills, and 17 digs. Delany Dalton had five aces, 14 kills, four blocks, and 22 digs. Olivia Jacobs had five aces and 12 digs. The Timberwolves fell 3-1 Sept. 12 to Creston in a close 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 23-25 match. “I thought we played some great volleyball against Creston in sets 3 and 4. We have to find a way to come out of the gate stronger against teams. We tend to start out slow, lethargic and no enthusiasm. If we can come out of the gate like we end matches, we will be a much better team,” Wetzel said. “Jentry had a stellar night at the net with 15 kills and .400 hitting efficiency. She also had one block and five assisted blocks. Delaney only missed one serve on 21 attempts and can hit any zone I give her. Delaney also had an overall pass rating of 2.52 out of 3 and led the team with 12 digs.” Meyers was 16-16 serving with two aces, eight kills, and three digs. Olivia Jacobs was 14-15 with two aces and five digs. Norah Lund was 13-15 with two aces, five kills, and six digs. Inman was 8-9 with six digs. Marah Larsen was 1-1 with six kills and three blocks. The Timberwolves also took a 2-3 loss Sept. 10 with Maryville in 14-25, 25-17, 13-25, 25-20, 11-15 sets. “Overall I thought we played a pretty solid match. We had some high highs and some low lows — sets 1 and 3 were lows, we just couldn't get into any type of rhythm,” Wetzel said. “We have to focus on getting better at playing more consistent throughout each set instead of having those great set and bad sets. Maryville is a very good team with some impressive defensive plays. We also have to continue to cut down our unforced errors, 44 of those in a 5-set match is too high. I thought our block game was improved against Maryville. We were getting quite a few touches — two solo blocks and 12 assisted. I think in the end playing those tougher teams who are bigger than us will only help us get better and point out our weaknesses and skills that still need improving.” Dalton was 22-22 serving with an ace, two kills and three digs. Inman was 11-13 with three aces, two kills, and three digs. Lund was 16-17 with two kills, and three digs. Myers was 14-16 with eight kills, and 11 digs. Schafer was 11-11 with 13 kills and five digs. Larsen was 2-3 with four kills and a dig. Jacobs was 2-5 with nine digs. This week’s schedule includes Nodaway Valley at home Sept. 17. Timberwolves cross country gets under way
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves opened their 2019 cross country season Sept. 5 in Redfield at the WCV Classic. “With 14 schools in attendance on a hot and humid day, the girls team posted a fourth place finish behind top 25 finishes from juniors Sydney Davies (23rd) and Aubrey Boswell (24th),” head coach Jason Hults said. The boys team finished 11th in team standings with senior Adam Harris finishing 23rd in his first race of his career. “Overall I was pleased with the effort from all the kids on a hot day with an unfamiliar course. I was very excited to see four of our girls finish in the top 30, within a minute of each other,” Hults said. “The boys had two runners post new PR's, senior Raymond Harris and sophomore Daniel Mattox It was a good first meet and we are looking forward to running next week in Clarinda.” Results include: Girls — Sydney Davies, 23rd, 27:10.36; Aubrey Boswell, 24th, 27:32.64; Sydney Westlake, 28th, 27:52.66; Halle Pearson, 29th, 27:52.94; Abbie Wetzel, 56th, 31:44.49; Bella Johnson, 59th, 32:31.22 Team — Nodaway Valley 1:59.38.30, Panorama 1:57:16.52; Green County 2:13:51.85; SWV 2:22:13.09; CAM 2:26:50.58; Exira-EHK 2:25:26.50; Martensdale-St. Marys 2:35:05.62; Kuemper Catholic 2:43:22.94; Saydel 2:56:01.90 Boys — Adam Harris, 23rd, 20:39.91; Blake Venteicher, 62nd, 24:11.90; Raymond Harris, 78th, 25:52.09; Daniel Maddox, 84th, 26:53.80; Brayden Avila, 97th, 32:03.99; Trent Newton, 98th, 32:09.85 Team — Nodaway Valley 1:31:39.42, Kuemper Catholic 1:36:29.29, Saydel 1:40:21.11, Greene County 1:42:00.74, Interstate 35 1:48.36.35, Ankeny Christian Academy 1:50:28.85, Panorama 1:52:26.05, West Central Valley 1:56:48.26, Martensdale-St. Marys 1:56:13.77, CAM 1:56:06.82, SWV 2:09:41.69 Southwest Valley takes
Central Decatur 3-0 Southwest Valley defeated Central Decatur 25-14, 25-20, 25-14 Sept. 3 to move to 3-0 on the season. “I was happy with the girls for coming out and taking care of CD in three straight sets,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Kayley [Myers] had a good night with six kills, two blocks, and four digs. Delaney Dalton led the team in digs with seven, two kills and was 10-11 in serving with one ace. Isabelle [Inman] did a nice job running our offense with 18 assists. Overall I was pleased with the win. We need to continue to work on serving and our serve receive game.” Jentry Schafer was 14-15 serving with two aces, eight kills, three digs, and three blocks. Oliva Jacobs was 7-8 serving with two aces and three digs. Norah Lund was 8-10 with two aces, three kills, two digs, and a block. Allison Marshall was 1-1 serving with a dig. Tonna Damewood had a kill. The Timberwolves travel Sept. 12 to Creston and Sept. 14 to Griswold before hosting Nodaway Valley on Sept. 17. Timberwolves fall
to Central Decatur Southwest Valley took a 42-22 loss Sept. 6 on the road with Central Decatur. Brendan Knapp had 112 yards with 60-yard touchdown on 21 rushing attempts while going 5-10 passing for 48 yards and a four-yard touchdown pass to Blake Thomas, who had 39 yards on four receptions. Tyler Pearson had 16 yards on six rushes, including a two-yard touchdown. Blaine Venteicher had 68 yards on six carries and a six-yard pass. Hunter Crill rushed twice for 19 yards, Kolton Schutt had a nine-yard carry, and Cade Myer picked up three yards on two rushes. Crill and Brendan Knapp each had 2-point conversions. Myers also had a nine-yard reception while Marshall Knapp had a six-yard reception. Mat Johnston had four solo tackles and five assists followed by Tucker Tepoel with three solos and four assists, Tyler Pearson and Tallen Myers with three solos and two assists each, Thomas with three solos, an assist, and a 20-yard interception return, Schutt with three solos, Brendan Knapp with two solos and two assists, Myers with two solos and an assist, Trevor Abraham with a solo and four assists, Crill with a solo and two assists, Brock Bowden and Adam Timmerman with two solos each, Brendan Pearson with eight assists, and Kaden Jacobs, Dalton Cobb, Jacob Roberts, and Blaine Venteicher with an assist each. The Timberwolves (1-1) travel Sept. 13 to West Central Valley (0-2). Timberwolves
take Red Oak 18-6 The Timberwolves allowed just one touchdown Aug. 30 for an 18-6 win in their season opener with Red Oak. Southwest Valley’s Brendan Knapp rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Tyler Pearson had 50 yards and 10 carries, Kolton Schutt had eight yards on two rushes, Mat Johnston and Blaine Venteicher had five yards on three carries each, and Hunter Crill completed a three-yard rush. Knapp was 4-7 for 46 yards passing. Blake Thomas had two receptions for 21 yards, Gage Barton had a 15-yard reception, and Marshall Knapp had a 10-yard reception. Defensively, Tallen Myers had eight solo tackles and 11 assists, Kaden Jacobs had four solos and six assists, and Trevor Abraham had four solos. Crill had three solos and an assist, Brendan Pearson had three solos, Robbie Barnes had two solos, Tucker Tepoel had a solo and four assists, Tyler Pearson had a solo and three assists, Johnston had a solo and two assists, Thomas and Schutt had a solo each, and Jacob Roberts had three assists. Thomas had a 13-yard interception and Myers had a fumble recovery. On special teams, Kade Hutchings had 154 yards on four kickoffs and Tepoel had 134 yards on three punts. Knapp had 45 yards on two kickoff returns and Thomas had 67 yards on two punt returns. The Timberwolves (1-0) travel Sept. 6 to Central Decatur (0-2). SWV takes E. Mills, Essex
Southwest Valley kicked off volleyball season Aug. 29 with wins over East Mills and Essex. The Timberwolves rebounded from a 11-25 first set against East Mills to finish 26-24, 15-13 for a 2-1 win. “Set 1 was not a good set for us. We were flat, not communicating, we weren't getting excited and we just weren't ourselves,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “I don't know if it was first match jitters, but we didn't play well in any aspect in set 1. We re-grouped for set 2 and came out and played a much stronger set. I thought we did an excellent job of running a quick tempo offense when our passing was good and our serving was 98 percent. Beating East Mills, who is ranked No. 8 in Class 1A, was impressive. I think it showed my girls that they are a good team and they can beat anyone if we are ready to play and playing well. We will continue to work on our serve receive game, defense and blocking to get better in those areas.” Kayley Myers was 11-11 serving seven kills and five digs. Norah Lund was 10-10 with an ace, two kills, and four digs. Delany Dalton was 8-8 with two aces, a kill, and two blocks. Isabelle Inman was 9-10 with an ace, a kill, eight digs, and a block, Marah Larsen was 6-6 with an ace and two kills. Jentry Schafer was 6-6 with nine kills, seven digs, and six blocks. Olivia Jacobs had three digs. SWV continued with strong serving in a 25-9, 25-13 win over Essex. “The girls did a nice job of continuing to play our level of volleyball instead of playing our opponents level. The match against Essex allowed us to fine tune some of our hitting connections and make aggressive serves,” Wetzel said. “We were able in set 2 to give some of our bench kids a chance to play in the set and see what they could do.” Schafer was 8-9 serving with an ace, five kills, four digs, and a block. Myers was 8-8 with four kills, a dig, and a block. Inman was 7-8 with three aces and two digs. Jacobs was 7-7 with two aces, a kill, and two digs. Dalton was 6-6 with an ace and a dig. Norah Lund was 4-4 with a kill and two digs. Tonna Damewod was 3-3 with an ace and a kill. Allison Marshall was 2-2 with three kills and a block. Marah Larsen was 1-2 with two kills. The Timberwolves are scheduled to take on Central Decatur on the road Sept. 3. SWV falls
to Bedford in districts The Timberwolves picked up only three hits in a 6-0 loss July 13 to Bedford in round 1 of district playoffs at Lamoni. Aiden Gaule started for Southwest Valley and allowed eight hits and 3 earned runs. Teagan Lundquist finished the game allowing only one hit in 1-2/3 innings. “In the end it was Bedford's Brennan Sefrit that decided this game,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “Sefrit allowed just three hits, four walks and struck out 10 Timberwolves on the way to a 6-0 win to advance Bedford to the second round of districts.” SWV fell 6-3 July 9 to Mt. Ayr. Dustin Lund pitched three innings and was followed up by Brendan Pearson for the Timberwolves in what was a tight game. Mt. Ayr scored a first inning run and picked up 2 more in the third to lead a Timberwolves team that was able to get runners on base but was unable to bring them home. "We couldn't get the timely base hit tonight, even in situations where we had two or three outs to make it happen,” Gaule said. “We did manage 1 in the fourth and another 2 in the fifth to make it 6-3 Mt Ayr, but the story of the night was all of our stranded baserunners.” Brendan Knapp, Scotty Adcock, and Brendan Pearson each scored a run in the game. SWV saw another 6-3 loss July 8 to Stanton. A few walks and an error gave Stanton a 3-0 lead in the first but the Timberwolves came back to tie it up 3-3 heading into the second. Stanton added 2 in the fourth and another in the fifth for the win. "After scoring 3 in the first the Timberwolves fell into a rut of stranding baserunners the rest of the way,” Gaule sad. “Dustin Lund started on the mound and got us through the first inning. Aiden Gaule followed up pitching five innings and it was Brendan Knapp that finished this one for us.” Southeast Warren blanked the Timberwolves 14-0 July 3. “Tyler Pearson took to the mound and quickly realized he'd have very little help from the defense on this night,” Gaule said. "Tyler pitched to contact just as I asked him to do, but errors let this game with one of the state’s best 1A teams slip away quickly. SEW happens to have one of high school baseballs best hitters in Colby Page. Tyler and I had discussed how to cautiously deal with him in various situations. One highlight for us was that after seeing Colby Page rip about six foul balls at Dustin Lund over at third base in an epic at bat. Tyler stuck the kid out! Not many pitchers have done that this year.” Offensively the Timberwolves had two innings with the bases loaded but stranded them all. Brendan Pearson had two of SWV’s five hits for the night. Despite allowing just two hits July 2, Nodaway Valley slipped past the Timberwolves 1-0. “Southwest Valley vs. Nodaway Valley had never looked so good. This was as clean and efficient game by two teams I can recall,” Gaule said. Nodaway Valley's Colby Harris threw just 69 pitches, allowed seven hits and one walk, and was backed by near flawless defense to ensure all Timberwolves baserunners ended up stranded. Not to be outdone!, Southwest Valley's Aiden Gaule threw only 52 pitches on the night, allowed two hits, had five strikeouts and gave up the only run of the game in the first inning. “Aiden was also backed up by near flawless defense,” Gaule said. "This game, as with all of our matchups with Nodaway Valley, was an incredible game to see!" Pearson and Lund each had two hits in the game. Audubon's Skyler Schultes allowed only three hits and had six strikeouts July 1 to hand the Timberwolves a 4-0 loss. Lund threw 5-2/3 innings, allowed 3 runs on five hits and struck out 8. He was relieved by Teagan Lundquist for 2/3 inning with Kade Hutchings finishing the game. SWV overpowered East Union 11-1 June 28 at home. Aiden Gaule threw only 51 pitches in five innings, allowed three hits, struck out six and was backed up by an strong defensive effort to the win. “Brendan Knapp and Tyler Pearson both recorded four outs on defense and a few of those were robbed base hits,” Gaule said. “Pitchers just love that." Offensively Tyler Pearson had two singles, Lundquist had a double, and Adcock drove in 2 runs. Blake Thomas and Knapp stole three bases apiece. Lenox slipped past SWV 7-6 June 27 in Corning. Pearson started on the mound for the Timberwolves and ran into trouble in the first two innings when a few walks followed by defensive errors led to Lenox claiming a 4-0 lead. “We threw Dustin Lund the rest of the way and we battled back to tie this one up 6-6 in the sixth inning,” Gaule said. “In the top of the seventh Lenox got the go ahead run and we just couldn't answer that.” Evan Davis had three hits to lead the Timberwolves’ offense while Knapp finished with a triple, a single, a stolen base and an RBI. “In this game we stranded enough base runners to win this thing twice over,” Gaule said. The Timberwolves came back from a 2-0 first inning deficit to post a 13-3 win July 26 over Shenandoah. Mound duties were shared by starting pitcher Lundquist (2 innings), Aiden Gaule (2-2/3) and Lund throwing three pitches in the fifth to record the last out. “We had big conference games ahead of us that week so we desperately needed to keep our pitchers under 40 pitches each,” Gaule said. “They did a great job of being efficient on the mound and our defense was very, very good! We had huge defensive plays by Tyler Pearson, Brendan Knapp and others to keep Shenandoah in check all night.” Offensively the Timberwolves had 15 hits led by Lundquist’s four-hit night. Lund, Gaule, and Tyler Pearson had two hits each but even with all the hitting the Timberwolves still stranded 11 base runners. "OK, looking back this is where our tough luck with stranded runners began,” Coach Gaule said. “Hidden deep within the stats of a great offensive performance and a big win was this sad truth — we were actually having trouble getting that timely hit.” On July 24 the Timberwolves traveled to Bedford to finish one inning to complete a game that got rained out July 18. Pearson got the start on the mound for the Timberwolves and was followed up by Knapp, Hutchings, and Lundquist. “We led this game heading into the fifth 3-2, but in that inning the Bulldogs capitalized on a couple walks followed up by a few hits to take a lead 5-3 as the drizzle started to pick up,” Gaule said. “Thankfully the game was allowed to continued and we were able to tie this one up in the sixth inning. In the bottom of the seventh we managed to get the bases loaded with one out before the game was suspended due to rain. “One week later we traveled back to finish this one,” Gaule said “The game was reset right where we had left off, with bases loaded, Blake Thomas at the plate and behind in the count. Blake had been sweating this at bat for an entire week and I told him that I just need the ball put in play here. Well he delivered and we went on to score 5 runs in the seventh to win this game 10-6.” Lund had a huge triple in win while Lundquist and Pearson each had two stolen bases. Pearson, Thomas, and Adcock all scored twice. Stanton stops SWV
Despite scoring 6 runs July 8, Southwest Valley fell 8-6 to Stanton in regional playoffs in Corning. “We started out great,” head coach Tara Miller said. “They got 1 run in the first but we ended up getting 2, 3 in the second, and 1 in the third. Isabelle Inman had a great night at the plate, two singles and a double. Hailey Thomas was finally able to get a couple of hits and scored twice. Unfortunately after the third inning we hit a wall and just started hitting at people again instead of getting the gaps. Defensively we played pretty well except for the third inning when we allowed them to get 6 runs on just two hits.” The Timberwolves dropped another close game July 2 against Nodaway Valley. “We ended up losing 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh,” Miller said. “They got ahead of us 4-0 and we ended up getting 3 of ours in the fifth inning and tied it up in the sixth. They ended up getting a double with two outs in the seventh and were able to get the runner across. We all hit the ball much better tonight but Jordyn Figgins had a great night getting four hits. Defensively we played really good, not having any errors. Once again, Isabelle Inman pitched a good game.” Close games were just part of the heartache for SWV this season. Rescheduled games and missing players took their toll on the Timberwolves. “This season was a struggle. We had multiple games at different times that we had five girls gone. A lot of the under classman stepped up and had to play both games each night for us and did a great job,” Miller said. “Isabelle Inman stepped up and did a great job pitching for us while Kayley Myers was gone. I feel we could have won more games had the weather cooperated better at the start of the season. We had a nonconference games that we would have competed very well in. Through the struggle I am very proud of how these girls kept the heads up through it.” Hutchings hurlsEast Union slips by SWV
A 2-run homer by Isabelle Inman and hits by fellow Timberwolves weren’t enough for Southwest Valley in a 12-9 loss June 28 to East Union. “I feel like we played much better this game. They got ahead but we never got our heads down,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Isabelle Inman had a 2-run homerun in the second that really got everyone up and going. After that everyone had a hit and got on base. Unfortunately they had one inning where they scored a couple more that we just couldn't get back. We had multiple chance in the bottom of the seventh with two runners on but just couldn't quite get it done. Our catcher also got taken out of the game with a big blow at home plate and Maggie Haer stepped in and did a really good job.” Hits came June 26 from Maggie Haer, Norah Lund, and Camryn Johnston in a 12-2 loss to Shenandoah. “They came out hitting the ball pretty good in the first couple of innings and we just couldn't get an out,” Miller said. “Norah Lund, Camryn Johnston, and Maggie Haer each had good hits getting doubles.” The Timberwolves suffered losses July 1 to Lenox in a make-up game and Clarinda in a regularly scheduled game. SWV fell 11-0 to Lenox in Corning. “We started pretty good holding them to just a couple of runs but they had a good inning and it just got away from us,” Miller said. “We had some great hits but it went how the whole season has gone, hitting right to people.” That evening the Timberwolves fell 10-0 to Clarinda at Villisca. “We played close with them until the sixth inning and it got too far for us to catch up,” Miller said. “They hit some good hits early and we held them for three innings with no runs. Unfortunately we could it flip that to the offensive side and get our bats going. Isabelle Inman did a great job pitching both games for us today, especially tonight.” July 2 and July 3 SWV is scheduled to play Nodaway Valley and Southeast Warren on the road. The Timberwolves begin regional playoffs July 8 when they host Stanton at 7 p.m. at Kenworthy Softball Field in Corning. On the moundSWV falls to Bedford
Southwest Valley’s softball team took at 14-2 loss June 18 against Bedford. “They came out and got quite a few runs in the first inning and we just never came back from it,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Ryanne Mullen had a great double tonight. Offensively we are still struggling, seems to be the main problem this year. Defensively we played ok but we had quite a few walks and a couple of hit batters that didn't help the struggle any.” This week’s schedule includes Lenox at home June 25, Senior Night with Shenandoah on June 26, and East Union at home June 28. SWV tops
Central Decatur 7-3 A 6-0 first inning anchored by a 3-run homer from Scotty Adcock helped give the Timberwolves a 7-3 win June 14 over Central Decatur at Leon. “Brendan Pearson pitched to contact all night going 6-2/3 innings for the Timberwolves and was backed up by some very nice defensive plays along the way,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “The rest of the game was very business-like as we pitched very well and played good defense to keep CD from capitalizing on a few bases loaded situations throughout this game. Brendan Pearson reached the pitch limit in the seventh and to his dismay I had to let Aiden [Gaule] take it the rest of the way. So Brendan gets sent out to left field and within six pitches Brendan makes an outstanding play out there to end the game. That could not have worked out better!” Southwest Valley battled back to pull off an 11-10 win June 13 at home with Nodaway Valley. “This was a wild game,” Gaule said. “Nodaway Valley led 2-1 after three innings. In the fourth the Timberwolves exploded for 4 runs and led 5-2 going clear up to the sixth. That's when things got wild. Nodaway Valley walked, hit, stole and took advantage of miscues to add 5 on the board in the top of the sixth to lead 7-5.” The Timberwolves added 1 of their own in the sixth to make it 7-6 going into the seventh but in the top of the inning Nodaway Valley added 3 more runs for a 10-6 lead. “In the bottom the seven seventh? It’d be easier to just say what didn't happen,” Gaule said. “The Timberwolves' Thomas and Gaule pulled off a squeeze play and with a variety of heads up base running and a couple base hits scored 5 to win 11-10. I feel for all baseball fans that may have missed this one! It was exciting.” Brendan Knapp, Dustin Lund and Teagan Lundquist all pitched in that game. Knapp got the start in the game and Lundquist got the win. SWV fell 14-9 June 12 to Clarinda at home. Tyler Pearson threw six solid innings and the Timberwolves’ defense made some plays to keep the game competitive 8-6 game through six innings. “Evan Davis and Tristan Cline each took to the mound in the seventh to try to get us out of this one, but the combo of a few walks, some Clarinda hits and Timberwolves’ errors here and there really sealed our fate,” Gaule said. “Offensively we ran bases well.” Tyler Pearson, Teagan Lundquist, Brendan Knapp and Kade Hutchings each had two stolen bases. Blake Thomas hit two singles and Dustin Lund had a double. The Timberwolves fell 6-3 June 11 at home with Mount Ayr. Mt. Ayr’s Isaac Grose pitched a full seven innings and kept the Timberwolves off balance most of the night. Aiden Gaule threw 4-1/3 innings for the Timberwolves while Tyler Pearson and Knapp each worked the mound against the Raiders. Offensively Tyler Pearson hit two singles and Evan Davis had a single and a double for the Timberwolves. SWV travels June 18 to Bedford, June 20 to Mount Ayr, and June 21 to Southeast Warren. SWV girls drop two
Southwest Valley’s softball team lost two games at home last week, one to Mount Ayr and another to Nodaway Valley. Mount Ayr put together a 9-run inning to defeat the Timberwolves 12-0 June 11. “We actually played a pretty good game except for one inning, they were able to get some great hits and got 9 runs on us,” coach Tara Miller said. “Offensively we had some good hits but just weren't able to put it together again.” SWV picked up more hits June 13 in an 8-5 loss to Nodaway Valley. “We played an all-around good game tonight,” Miller said. “Every girl got at least a hit, a couple of the girls had great hits. It was great to see the girls finally get hits, Nodaway Valley just made some great plays on our balls that we hit.” This week takes the Timberwolves to Bedford on June 18, Mount Ayr on June 20, and Southeast Warren on June 21. SWV will also compete June 22 in a tournament at Fremont Mills. SWV defeats Stanton 10-6
Southwest Valley’s softball team posted a 10-6 win June 10 over Stanton. “We played a lot better last night, finally getting our bats going,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Kayley Myers ended up with a great night with a home run and two singles. Lexie Haer and Isabelle Inman both had great nights, each having three hits. Defensively we played better, we had just a couple of errors that got us, but overall it was a good night.” The Timberwolves fell 9-1 June 7 to Martensdale-St. Marys at home. “They had a couple innings that they scored on us but we played pretty good defense,” Miller said. “Offensively we got our bats going but just weren't able to get people across the plate when we needed to.” SWV took a 5-1 loss June 4 at home with Griswold. “They got ahead of us in the first inning and we just couldn't come back from it,” Miller said. “After the first two innings, our defense picked it up some but offensively we just weren't able to get going once again.” This week the Timberwolves are home June 11 with Mt. Ayr and June 13 with Nodaway Valley. SWV travels to Central Decatur on June 14 and then to Griswold for a tournament June 15. “Things are slowly coming together,” Miller said. “Maybe this week of mostly away games will help us put everything together, get us on the board first and find a way to protect the lead.” MSM slips past Timberwolves
A back and forth game ended in a 4-3 loss June 7 to Martensdale-St. Marys for the Timberwolves. MSM picked up a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth but SWV’s offense came alive, scoring 3 runs on four singles to take a 3-2 lead. MSM picked up 2 more in the fifth for a 4-3 lead. The Timberwolves had a runner on in the bottom of the seventh but couldn’t score the run. Dustin Lund allowed 2 earned runs in 6-2/3 innings of work for the Timberwolves. Aiden Gaule closed out the seventh inning for the Timberwolves. “Dustin continues to improve on the mound,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “He registered four three-up, three-down innings tonight and that’s quite an accomplishment against a very solid MSM team.” Coach Gaule said Scotty Adcock gunned down two MSM baserunners attempting to steal in the third inning to breathe life into the Timberwolves. “Very exciting game tonight,” he said. “I’m pleased with our progress, but ready to see the Timberwolves do the little things needed to convert our close exciting games into victories.” SWV blasted Griswold 14-3 June 4. Aiden Gaule started on the mound, striking out four in two innings. Lund followed up with eight strikeouts in four innings and Brendan Knapp came in for two strikeouts in the seventh. The Timberwolves picked up a 14-3 win Tuesday night against the Griswold Tigers. On the mound for the Timberwolves Aiden Gaule started things out and in 2 innings of work struck out 4 Tigers. Dustin Lund followed that up with 8 Ks in 4 innings, and Brendan Knapp finished things off pitching the 7th and striking out 2 Tigers. “This was not a very clean game for us defensively as we made some uncharacteristic fielding mistakes early on that led to 3 Griswold’s runs,” Gaule said. Lund had two doubles, scored 3 runs, and stole two bases. Tyler Pearson went 3-4, scored 3 runs, and had a stolen base. Teagan Lundquist was 3-4 with 5 RBIs. SWV hosts Mt. Ayr on June 11, Clarinda on June 12, and Nodaway Valley on June 13 before heading June 14 to Central Decatur. Timberwolves take
Wayne, Lenox Southwest Valley went 2-1 last week, posting wins over Wayne and Lenox but falling to Bedford. The Timberwolves came away with a 4-1 victory May 31 at home with Wayne. Dustin Lund went 3-4 and scored twice while Gage Barton and Brendan Knapp each crossed the plate once. “It was our pitching that really shined again tonight,” head Coach Stoney Gaule said. “Tyler Pearson took us through 2 and 2/3 innings and Dustin Lund came in to finish things up. Dustin went 4 and 2/3 innings, recorded six strikeouts and allowed only one hit.” The Timberwolves unloaded May 24 in a 14-3 win on the road with Lenox, with eight batters recording multiple hits. Brendan Knapp and Evan Davis both went 3-4. Aiden Gaule drove in 2 runs with a well-hit double in the third inning. “Not to be outdone, Scotty Adcock hit a 3-run homer soon after and the Timberwolves never looked back,” Coach Gaule said. Blake Thomas scored 3 runs on the night and Lundquist, Knapp, and Gage Barton all scored twice. On the mound, Lund pitched five innings and as planned and Pearson came in to wrap up the win. “Dustin allowed just one earned run over five innings and recorded eight strikeouts,” Coach Gaule said. “Before tonight I’d been questioning just where Dustin was in his recovery from a football season shoulder injury. His performance at Lenox cleared that up for me.” The Timberwolves managed just 1 run in what turned out to be a pitchers’ duel May 23 in a 3-1 loss to Bedford. Lund pitched one inning before Aiden Gaule took the mound. “Bedford’s Bennan Sefrit kept us off balance all night, he only gave up 1 run on two hits,” Coach Gaule said. “Aiden Gaule had a great night on the mound for the Timberwolves, recording eight strikeouts over six innings and allowing 3 hits all coming in the seventh inning. Each team put up a run in the first and then pitching really took over the game. In the end Bedford found a way to score and take the win.” Southwest Valley hosts Griswold on June 4 and Martensdale-St. Marys on June 7. Although rain has been a challenge, Coach Gaule said he’s been pleased with the Timberwolves’ start to the season. “Our first week of baseball was highlighted by an exciting nine-inning game with Creston in which we sent six different guys to the mound, a hard fought game with Bedford that wasn’t decided ‘til the seventh, a big win at Lenox and very good pitching,” he said. “I was pleased with each guy we sent out to the mound. It’s clear that our time spent in the gym this spring was time well spent. If we continue to pitch this way some very good things will happen.” SWV girls fall
14-1 to Wayne The Lady Timberwolves suffered a 14-1 loss May 31 to Wayne at home. “I thought we had a good chance against these guys, we had them close at 4-1 until the third inning,” head Coach Tara Miler said. “They scored 5 in that inning and mentally we just never came out of it and they ended up getting 5 more in the fifth inning. They did have some good hits but we had quite a few mental errors that cost us. Once again we got runners on but just never got them moved the way we need to be doing.” This week’s schedule includes two homes games — Griswold on June 4 and Martensdale-St. Marys on June 7. T-Wolves come up
short in extra inning Creston outscored the Timberwolves 2-1 in the eighth inning May 22 to top Southwest Valley 5-4. “With two Pride of Iowa Conference games looming for us on Thursday and Friday, we had to preserve pitchers,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “In all we sent six guys to the mound including Teagan Lundquist, Aiden Gaule, Brendan Knapp, Tyler Pearson, Dustin Lund, and Kade Hutchings. Each of them pitched well last night and I'm encouraged to see how deep we are in that department.” Lundquist went 3-4 and scored twice. Both Scotty Adcock and Aiden Gaule doubled in the contest. “The Panthers made an outstanding defensive play in the bottom of the seventh to throw out Teagan Lundquist at the plate as he attempted to seal the win for the Timberwolves,” Gaule said. The Timberwolves are schedule to host two Wayne on May 31. The May 28 home game with Nodaway Valley has been rescheduled for June 13. Junior varsity begins at 5:30 p.m. with varsity beginning at 7:30 p.m SWV softball suffers losses
Southwest Valley’s softball team went 0-3 last week beginning with a 16-1 loss May 22 at home with Creston. “Our first two innings were pretty good, they only scored 6, so we were still in it,” head coach Tara Miller said. “The third inning just got away from us. They were hitting gaps and we had some throwing errors that cost us. Offensively we got girls on base but never got them across the plate.” Despite improved hitting, the Timberwolves suffered a 7-5 loss May 23 at home with Bedford. “Offensively we played much better,” Miller said. “Kayley Myers and Lexie Haer each had a good night hitting. Kayley had two hits that ended up scoring 2 runs for us. Lexie had three singles. Defensively we played a pretty great game with no errors. They had some good timely hits that got them the lead and we couldn't come back.” SWV rallied in the seventh with a 2-run double by Haer on May 24 against Lenox but couldn’t quite come up with the win in a 3-2 loss on the road. “Defensively we played a pretty good game. We did have some errors but not many ended up costing us,” Miller said. “They got 2 runs early in the game and we held them until the bottom of the seventh. Offensively we struggled until the seventh inning. T.J. Stoaks had quite a few strikeouts on us, which didn't help either. We finally got our bats going in the seventh inning, getting two girls on before Lexie Haer came up and had a double that scored our 2 runs.” The Timberwolves host Wayne on May 31 and host a tournament June 1 with CAM, East Mills, and Griswold. The May 28 game with Nodaway Valley has been reschedule for June 13. Junior varsity games begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by varsity at 7:30 p.m. The tournament begins at 10 a.m. SWV girls close out
golf season The Southwest Valley girls finished their golf season May 13 at Crestwood Hills in Anita, where they played in Round 1 Sub-State play. “It was a perfect day for golf, with sunshine and temps in the low 70s,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Anita’s course is long, with a deep ditch and a pond that both require precise distance control on the tee-shot. All three girls were able to navigate those areas with good results.” Aubrey Boswell led the way for the Timberwolves, scoring a 116. Sydney Westlake shot a 123, and Abbie Wetzel a 126. All three will be returning letter winners who will be a strong core for our girls’ team for next season. “We had 12 meets this season, and out of those 12, the Timberwolves brought home a total of seven medals,” Drake said. “Abbie was medalist against the Hawkeye 8 Red Oak Tigers, was runner-up at the Mt. Ayr, Lenox, and Griswold meets, and had a very solid 10th place finish at the Shenandoah Invitational Tournament. Aubrey Boswell was runner-up at the Lenox meet, and finished in 11th place at the Pride of Iowa Championship.” Three T-Wolves
head to state Three Southwest Valley athletes qualified in field events May 10 at Griswold to earn spots in the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Track Meet. Hunter Poston, Jacob Webb, and Tallen Myers will compete May 16-18 at Drake University in Des Moines. “It was a rough week of weather to get prepared but the boys did a great job staying focused and doing what needed to be done to get ready,” head coach Cameron Kiner said. “The charge was once again led by the field events and headed by the throws. Both shot putters Hunter Poston (senior) and Jacob Webb (senior) qualified for the state meet. Tallen Myers (So) qualified for state in the discus. These three stepped up and did what they have done all year and it’s paid off for them.” Kiner said Christian McCuen set a personal record in the high jump at Griswold but just missed qualifying for state. “I’m so proud of how the boys have competed all year. Every single one of them made measurable improvements throughout the year,” Kiner said. “It’s exciting to see them get better each week and see them score more points all the time. All these young guys that will be back for the next couple years will continue to get better and I’m sure that in the upcoming years there will be many more running at Drake Stadium.” T-Wolf girls finish district just shy of state
Despite setting several personal records as well as a new school record, the Timberwolf girls track team was unable to qualify in any events for the state track meet following district competition May 10 at Griswold. “The girls had three individual finishers who were on the bubble for state qualifiers,” head coach Jason Hults said. In high jump, junior Bella Johnson finished third with a jump of 4 feet, 10 inches. “There were eight qualifiers at that height, but all finished first or second in their districts,” Hults said. In discus, Marah Larsen finished fourth with a throw of 104 feet, 2 inches. Hults said the last qualifier got in with a throw of 105 feet, 7 inches. In the 400 meter, freshman Karsyn Poston broke her own school record with a fourth place finish in a time of 1:05.99. The last qualifier posted a time of 1:05.95, Hults said. The sprint medley relay team of Aunalee Bruce, Lexie Haer, Kayley Myers, and Karsyn Poston posted a new school record but were disqualified for a bad handoff. “The same four girls went out and finished fourth in the 4x100 relay with a season best time of 56.4,” Hults said. “The 4x800 relay also posted a season best time with Kaylee Jacobs, Sydney Davies, Mazzy Hummel, and Halle Pearson finishing sixth.” Other medalists for the Timberwolves included Bruce in the 100 meter (sixth), Haer in discus (eighth), Pearson (sixth) and K. Jacobs (eighth) in the 800 meter, and the 4x400 relay team of Morgan Shuey, Aubrey Boswell, Hailey Thomas, and Pearson finishing seventh. “The girls had a great season overall. With a repeat team championship in Red Oak, three second place team finishes, and five new school records, the girls continued to improve as the season progressed,” Hults said. “I am very proud of them and the effort they showed all season. We will miss our five seniors next year, but the ladies will continue to get better in the off season, and we will see great things from them on the track.” SWV boys end golf season
Southwest Valley’s boys golf team closed out it season May 10 with the Iowa High School Athletic Association Sectional Golf Tournament at Leon Golf and Country Club. The Timberwolves’ Connor Shipley scored 121, Jake Oathoudt 137, and Henry Bevington 185. Seth Sheriff of Wayne was the top scorer with 88 while Michael Evertsen of Central Decatur shot an 89. The boys and the girls competed May 6 in the Pride of Iowa Conference Championship at The Preserve at Lake Rathbun. Aubrey Boswell led the girls with a 116 followed by Abby Wetzel with 129 and Sydney Westlake with 130. Kristin Schaff of Central Decatur had low score with 79 while Quinn Eslinger of East Union had 99. For the boys, Shipley shot a 124 and Bevington shot a 161. Brennan Sefrit of Bedford and Jared Middlebrook tied with 86. Audubon edges
out SWV girls The Lady Timberwolves picked up three wins in singles and another in doubles but came up just short in a 5-4 loss May 9 to Audubon. Winners for Southwest Valley were Jentry Schafer at No.1 singles, Kaitlyn Richey at No. 2 singles, Rylee Jacobs at No. 3 singles and Katie Hoerman/Makayla Houck at No. 2 doubles. “They were just too strong for us at the bottom of the lineup for us to get the fifth point we needed,” head coach Pete Nett said. ”The cold weather affected a lot of the kids on both sides.” The boys competed May 10 in district tennis in Atlantic. In doubles, Gabe Fuller/Adam Timmerman lost to fourth-place finisher Garret Rolenc/Jake Echternoch of Red Oak 6-0, 6-0 and Evan Davis/Dayton Cobb lost to state qualifier Brady Williams/Alex Best of Clarinda 6-3, 6-0. In singles, Kade Hutchings lost to fourth-place finisher Kory Rodgers of Clarinda 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2. Adam Harris defeated Calvin Little of Glenwood 6-2, 6-1 but lost to state qualifier Grant Sturm of Atlantic 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. “To start with, the draw didn’t do us any favors. Both of the doubles teams drew into seeded teams in the first round, and both of our singles players drew quality unseeded opponents,” Nett said. “I honestly thought with a decent draw that we had a chance to score enough points to play team tennis Saturday, but that hope went away quickly. “Kade played really well, and had 4 match points, including 2 in the second set tie-break, but he just couldn’t pull it out. Adam played great in his first match against Glenwood’s No. 1 player, and started very strong in his second round match. He had a 5-3 lead in the second set, and had 4 match points in that game, and just couldn’t cash one of them in. He led 4-1 in the third, and had a couple of game points, and then it just got away,” Nett said. “It was an absolutely brutal way to end the season, but I’m going to remember all of the improvement a lot of our kids made throughout the year and the stellar work that some of them put in in the off season.” SWV boys show
strengths at home The Southwest Valley boys track team was fortunate enough to compete at home twice last week with Timberwolf Invitational on May 2 and Pride of Iowa Championship on April 29. “I think the home field advantage really showed Thursday night as the Timberwolves had a great showing,” head coach Cameron Kiner said. “The field events proved once again to be our strong suit. Two big personal records from both senior Hunter Poston and sophomore Tallen Myers gave them the first and second place spots respectively in the discus. Poston also threw a PR in the shot put to place fourth. Senior Jacob Webb placed third in shot. “Junior Christian McCuen placed third in high jump but it was his best day of jumping all year,” Kiner said. “It’s exciting to see these guys competing so well and at such a high level this late in the season.” The distance medley relay team of sophomore Blaine Venteicher, freshmen Brenden Knapp and Blake Thomas, and sophomore Kaden Jacobs posted a 3 second PR for third place and continue to improve. The 4x400 meter relay team (Knapp, Thomas, sophomore Gage Barton, and freshman Gabe Fuller) also posted a 4 second season PR for fourth place. Knapp ran his first 800 of the year to come away with fifth place. Results from the invitational include: Team — Mt. Ayr 118, CAM 91, Nodaway Valley 91, Wayne 71, Central Decatur 61, SWV 51, East Union 39, Bedford 36, Lenox 23 100 meter dash — Steve Rodriguez, 12th, 13.22; Brenden Pearson, 13th, 13.42; Brock Bowden, 18th, 13.71; Brayden Avila, 26th, 15.33 200 meter dash — Blaine Venteicher, 12th, 26.04; Rodriguez, 17th, 27.21; Zach Bounds, 23rd, 31.59 400 meter dash — Gage Barton, seventh, 1:01.76 800 meter run — Brenden Knapp, fifth, 2:21.90 110 meter hurdles — Christian McCuen, eighth, 18.43; Gabe Fuller, 12th, 19.27 3200 meter run — Blake Venteicher, sixth, 12:59.26 400 meter hurdles — McCuen, fifth, 1:06.08; Avila, 13th, 1:12.74 Discus — Hunter Poston, first, 145-06; Tallen Myers, second, 137-02; Jacob Webb, ninth, 104-00.50; Jaden Webb, 19th, 70-10 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-08.00 Long jump — Brock Bowden, 11th, 14-01.75; Rodriguez, 13th, 13-06.25 Shot put — Webb, third, 46-02.00; Poston, fourth, 45-06.00; Jaden Webb, 21st, 27-01.50 4x100 meter relay — Blaine Venteicher, Bowden, Cade Myers, Blake Thomas, fifth, 50.56 4x200 meter relay — Bowden, Pearson Jacob Webb, Myers, 1:49.43 4x400 meter relay — Knapp, Gabe Fuller, Barton, Thomas, fourth, 3:54.83 1600 distance medley relay — Blaine Venteicher, Knapp, Thomas, Kaden Jacobs, third, 4:07.48 The Timberwolves hosted the POI Conference Championship April 29 to finish seventh overall. “I was incredibly happy with how we competed all day long,” Kiner said. “We were second after the first eight events because our field events were very strong. We came away with two gold medals, one silver, and two bronze in the field events.” Poston and Myers locked up first and second place respectively in the discus again while Webb and Poston finished first and third in the shot put. McCuen placed third in the high jump. “Our field events have been great all year and continue to be successful,” Kiner said. “As districts approach I am glad that we are continuing to get better and are competing hard. “After the field events we had to fight and claw for every point in the running events and our guys did just that,” Kiner said. “As a meet over all this was our best meet for times. The most impressive of which was the distance medley relay. A team of Blaine Venteicher, Brenden Knapp, Blake Thomas, and Kaden Jacobs posted a season best time that was 5 seconds faster than the previous best as well as a third place finish. This was more than just a pleasant surprise, they ran better than I imagined they could have. These young guys are learning what it’s like to compete at a high level and they keep pushing each other trying to get better with big goals in mind.” Results from the POI include: Team — Mt. Ayr 209, Central Decatur 90, Wayne 72, Nodaway Valley 70, Bedford 65, MSTM 64, SWV 59, Southeast Warren 54, Lenox 28, East Union 27 100 meter dash — Steve Rodriguez, ninth, 13.11 200 meter dash — Rodriguez, 12th, 27.78; Zach Bounds, 17th, 31.34 400 meter dash — Gage Barton, seventh, 1:00.59 800 meter run — Kaden Jacobs, 13th, 2:31.14 110 meter hurdles — Gabe Fuller, ninth, 18.53 1600 meter run — Brayden Avila,16th, 7:20.74 3200 meter run — Blake Venteicher, 11th, 13:11.18 400 meter hurdles — Christian McCuen, third, 1:03.38; Fuller, 11th, 1:08.24 Discus — Poston, first, 136-03 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-08.00 Long jump — Brock Bowden, 11th, 14-08.25; Rodriguez, 13th, 13-05.00 Shot put — Webb, first, 46-01.00; Poston, third, 43-11.50 4x200 meter relay — Bowden, Brenden Pearson, Rodriguez, Cade Myers, 10th, 1:54.38 4x400 meter relay — Brenden Knapp, McCuen, Barton, Blake Thomas, seventh, 3:59.47 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Avila, Fuller, McCuen, Blake Venteicher, eighth, 1:15.68 800 meter sprint medley — Blaine Venteicher, Myers, Knapp, Thomas, seventh, 1:47.43 1600 distance medley relay — Blaine Venteicher, Knapp, Thomas, Jacobs, third, 4:10.90 The Fremont Mills Invitational set for May 6 was postponed to May 7. State qualifying district competition is scheduled to take place May 7 at Griswold. SWV girls place
fourth at Mt. Ayr With three gold medal performances, the Timberwolves posted 87 points to tie for fourth place May 3 in the Raiderette Relays in Mt. Ayr. Freshman Kyli Aldrich won her second shot put event of the week with a throw of 32 feet, 7 inches. Freshman Karsyn Poston won her first individual gold of her high school career with a 1:07.88 in the 400 meter. The Timberwolves had their first relay gold of the season from the sprint medley team of Kayley Myers, Norah Lund, Lexie Haer, and Poston. “This was our first meet of the year where the girls won three events, so I believe that will boost their confidence going into districts next week,” head coach Jason Hults said. Other medalists for the Timberwolves included Bella Johnson in high jump, tying her school record jump of 5 feet and finishing third. Haer finished third in discus and Delaney Dalton was third in shot put. Fourth place medalists included Aunalee Bruce in the 100 meter; Marah Larsen in discus and 400 meter hurdles; Sydney Davies in the 1500 meter; the 4x800 team of Kaylee Jacobs, Davies, Mazzy Hummel, and Halle Pearson; the 4x200 team of Myers, Haer, Lund, and Pearson; and the 4x100 team of Bruce, Lund, Haer, and Myers. Hults said results from the Mt. Ayr meet were not posted online. The Timberwolves placed fifth April 29 when they hosted the Pride of Iowa Conference Championships Hults said the fifth place finish in the team standings met a season goal of a top five finish after being ninth in 2018 and 11th in 2017 the last two seasons in the Championships. SWV had one conference champion in freshman shot putter Kyli Aldrich. “Kyli has been throwing very well as the season has progressed,” Hults said. “She set the school record a few weeks ago and has a good chance of going to state if she can throw well at the district meet. Coach Longabaugh and I are very excited to see how Kyli improves throughout her high school career.” The Timberwolves had nine personal records and two season best relay times throughout the meet. One of those PRs was Marah Larsen in the discus with a throw of 105-7 for second place. Bruce PR’d in both the 100 meter with a fifth place medal and the 200 meter with seventh. Sydney Davies PR’d in the 1500 meter to earn a fifth place medal. Aubrey Boswell had a PR in the 3000 meter, finishing seventh. Other medalists for the girls team included Haer in discus (fourth), Johnson in high jump (fourth place tie), Poston in 400 meter (fourth), and Hummel in 3000 meter (sixth). Team medalists include the 4x400 relay team (fourth) of Poston, Hummel, Boswell, and Halle Pearson, the 4x100 relay (fifth) of Bruce, Norah Lund, Haer, and Kayley Myers, and the 4x800 relay (fifth) of Kaylee Jacobs, Davies, Morgan Shuey, and Pearson. Results include: Team — Nodaway Valley 131, Mt. Ayr 114, Central Decatur 110.5, Wayne 79, SWV 65.5, Bedford 65, Lenox 58, MSTM 54, East Union 39, Southeast Warren 25 100 meter dash — Bruce, fifth, 13.89; Joslynn Moore, 17th, 16.39 200 meter dash — Bruce, seventh, 29.43 400 meter dash — Karsyn Poston, fourth, 1:08.65; Autumn Welch, 15th, 1:24.23 800 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, ninth, 2:55.13; Halle Pearson, 13th, 2:59.41 100 meter hurdles — Emily Lauer, 14th, 21.06 1500 meter run — Sydney Davies, fifth, 6:02.95; Hailey Thomas, 13th, 6:57.67 3000 meter run — Hummel, sixth, 14:04.91; Aubrey Boswell, seventh, 14:20.63 400 meter hurdles — Marah Larsen, 10th, 1:23.91 Discus — Marah Larsen, second, 105.07; Lexie Haer, fourth, 98-00 High jump — Bella Johnson, fourth, 4-08.00 Long jump — Johnston, 14th, 12-09.00; Bruce, 11-09.00 Shot put — Kyli Aldrich, first, 32-02.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Norah Lund, Haer, Kayley Myers, fifth, 56.84 4x200 meter relay — Myers, Haer, Lund, Pearson, seventh, 2:06.20 4x400 meter relay — Poston, Hummel, Boswell, Pearson, fourth, 4:44.31 4x800 meter relay — Davies, Jacobs, Morgan Shuey, Pearson, fifth, 12:00.81 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Aspen Lundquist, Lauer, Samantha Larsen, Myers, seventh, 1:21.64 800 sprint medley — Myers, Lund, Haer, Poston, eighth, 2:06.73 1600 distance medley — Lund, Samantha Larsen, Jacobs, Thomas, 10th, 5:40.21 The Timberwolves are scheduled to compete in districts May 9 in Griswold to try to earn a trip to Des Moines for the state track meet. Timberwolf girls
finish strong at Lenox The golfing Timberwolves traveled to Lenox on April 29. “Our girls had a stellar night,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Although we did not have enough to field a full team, the three that played, though, finished No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 over all.” The medalist was from Lenox, with a score of 47. The Timberwolves’ Abbie Wetzel , with a 53, was runner-up for the meet. Sydney Westlake, who shot her best score of the season, was right on her heels with a 55, and Maddi Ballard shot a 59. “The boys’ team was also short on players, so no team score for them either,” Drake said. “They played against Fremont-Mills, Lenox, and a very strong team from Shenandoah.” Shenandoah won the meet with a 176, followed by Lenox with 245, and Fremont-Mills 247. Connor Shipley led the SWV boys with a 60, followed by Jake Oathoudt’s 71, and Henry Bevington’s 72. “Our next meet will be the POI Championship,” Drake said. “Originally scheduled for April 30, poor weather caused it to be rescheduled until May 6. Our meet with Nodaway Valley and East Union, which had been scheduled for May 6, has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.” SWV defeats
Thomas Jefferson 5-4 Although the Timberwolves’ April 30 tennis matches were rained out and will not be rescheduled, the boys team posted a 5-4 win May 2 over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. Winners for Southwest Valley were Adam Harris at No. 1 singles, Kade Hutchings at No. 2 singles, Dayton Cobb at No. 5 singles, Gabe Fuller at No. 6 singles, and Harris/Hutchings at No. 1 doubles. “I felt bad that we lost the Audubon match and it couldn't get rescheduled. It is usually good competition when we play them,” coach Pete Nett said. “We had some nice wins against TJ. Adam and Kade both continue to do very well at the top of the lineup. They will both play singles at district this coming Wednesday, and if they can get a couple wins and we can get a doubles victory, we could score enough points to finish in the top three and qualify for post-season team tennis, which would be a great step moving forward for next year.” This week’s schedule includes a dual with Atlantic (girls home, boys there) May 7, boys in district play at Atlantic on May 8, a girls dual with Audubon at home May 9, and girls regional team tennis dual May 11 at Red Oak vs. Creston. Wetzel claims runner up
at Mt. Ayr Southwest Valley’s Abbie Wetzel shot a 49 April 23 to earn runner-up honors at the girls’ golf meet at Mt. Ayr. “Congratulations to Abbie Wetzel,” head coach Cindy Drake said. Kaitlyn Dolecheck of Mt. Ayr, who shot a 46, won the meet. For the T-Wolves, Aubrey Boswell had a 61, Maddie Ballard a 62, and Sydney Westlake a 70. “The girls were able to field a full team, and although their team score of 242 was not enough to overtake the larger Mt. Ayr team (205), I was very pleased with the way the girls played,” Drake said. “They did not allow themselves to be intimidated by the bigger team. Each of them played very well, keeping their scores in their normal ranges on a course that is longer and more difficult than their home course. “ The boys fielded a full team April 23 for only the second time this season. Senior Scott Adcock led the way for the Timberwolves, carding a 48. Close on his heels was senior Connor Shipley with a 50. Freshman Jake Oathoudt and junior Sean McCormick both shot a 59, followed by freshman Kaleb Dodge (69) and freshman Henry Bevington (80). The Mt. Ayr boys won the meet with a 169, and took home both the medalist and runner-up honors, with two 41s. “We will play again on Monday, April 29, in Lenox, and on Tuesday, April 30, at the POI Conference meet, to be played at the Honey Creek Resort in Moravia,” Drake said. “Additionally, the girls will play on Wednesday, May 1, in an 18-hole tournament in Sidney, and on Thursday, May 2, they’ll play a nine-hole meet in Griswold.” Timberwolves post
PRs at Mt. Ayr The Timberwolves posted several season personal records in track events April 23 at Mt. Ayr. “Overall it was the best meet of the year so far when it came to times ran,” head coach Cameron Kiner said. Kiner said Southwest Valley posted seven season personal records as a team. Two of the biggest PR’s of the night came in the distance medley (Blaine Venteicher, Brenden Knapp, Blake Thomas, and Kaden Jacobs) and 4x400 relay team (Knapp, Thomas, Gage Barton, and Christian McCuen) with a season best time by more than 5 seconds with a score of 3:56.72. “The only two seniors, Jacob Webb and Hunter Poston, continue to excel in the throws, going third and fourth in shot,” Kiner said. “Poston and Tallen Myers went first and second in discus. This continued success is a result of the dedication from our throws coach Keegan Longabaugh.” Kiner said he’s pleased with the team’s success and improvement. “These young guys continue to improve and always surprise me with how much better they are getting,” he said. “As always I’m excited to see where these guys can go.” The team also competed April 25 in the Griswold Coed Meet. Results from Griswold include: Team — Underwood 161, Fremont Hills 85, Nodaway Valley 80, Missouri Valley 78, Griswold 68, AHSTW 60, Stanton 57, East Mills 45, Lenox 39, SWV 34, Iowa School for the Deaf 7, Heartland Christian 3 100 meter dash — Gage Barton, 16th, 12.99; Kaden Jacobs, 20th, 13.44 200 meter dash — Steve Rodriguez, 12th, 27.45 400 meter dash — Barton, ninth, 1:04.12 110 meter hurdles — Gabe Fuller, 11th, 20.01; Brayden Avila, 13th, 22.17 1600 meter run — Blake Venteicher, 11th, 5:45.99 3200 meter run — Blake Venteicher, eighth, 12:59.46 400 meter hurdles — Fuller, eighth, 1:09.07 Discus — Tallen Meyers, second, 127-11.50; Hunter Poston, sixth, 119-06.50 High jump — Christian McCuen, first, 5-08.00 Long jump — Brock Bowden, 10th, 14-06.50; Avila, 11th, 13-03.50 Shot put — Jacob Webb, fourth, 44-08.50; Poston, fifth, 43-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Blake Thomas, Cade Myers, Brenden Knapp, Bowden, seventh, 50.523 800 sprint medley relay — Knapp, Myers, Blaine Venteicher, Jacobs, ninth, 1:52.7 SWV girls continue
record-setting season The Lady Timberwolves placed sixth overall April 25 in the Griswold Tiger Coed Meet. Head coach Jason Hults said windy conditions had an effect on all the participants but Southwest Valley was still able to post 10 personal records and a new season best 4x400 relay time. “We were trying some new relay combinations to see if they could beat some school records and letting a few girls run or jump in different events tonight,” Hults said. “We also were battling a few injuries and illnesses that changed our lineups tonight. Unfortunately the wind didn’t cooperate as we saw some slower times than usually, but the girls handled it well mentally and still had good attitudes. We have a few meets left before districts to set those records that I believe we can get, but now we have to focus on the conference meet next week.” Top finishers for the Timberwolves included Bella Johnson, who finished second in the high jump and third in the 100 meter; the 4x100 team of Aunalee Bruce, Norah Lund, Lexie Haer, and Kayley Myers for second place; Marah Larsen, who finished third in discus; Kyli Aldrich, who finished third in shot put; and the sprint medley team of Haer, Lund, Myers, and Karsyn Poston, who also finished third. Other medalists included Bruce with a PR in the long jump of 14-7.5 to take fourth and the 4x200 relay of Haer, Myers, Samantha Larsen, and Halle Pearson, which also finished fourth. The Timberwolves got fifth place medals from Haer in discus; the 4x800 team of Morgan Shuey, Sydney Davies, Mazzy Hummel, and Pearson; and the 4x400 team running a season best time with Poston, Hummel, Lund, and Pearson. Results from Grisowld include: Team — Underwood 140, Nodaway Valley 96, Fremont Mills 86, Lenox 85, Shenandoah 85, SWV 77, Griswold 72, Stanton 40, East Mills 23, Heartland Christian 15 100 meter dash — Bruce, third, 14.01; Joslynn Moore, 13th, 16.36 200 meter dash — Samantha Larsen, seventh, 31.41; Triana Gabriel, 18th, 38.40 800 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, seventh, 2:58.20 100 meter hurdles — Aspen Lundquist, 11th, 18.64; Emily Lauer, 16th 21.36 3000 meter run — Aubrey Boswell, sixth, 14:28.44 400 meter hurdles — Marah Larsen, seventh, 1:24.35 Discus — Larsen, third, 102-01.50; Lexie Haer, fifth, 94-00.50 High jump — Bella Johnson, second, 4-08.00 Long jump — Bruce, fourth, 14-07.50; Lauer, eighth, 12-07.00 Shot put — Aldrich, third, 32-01.00; Delaney Dalton, sixth, 29-08.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Lund, Haer, Kayley Myers, second, 57.01 4x200 meter relay — Haer, Myers, Samantha Larsen, Halle Pearson, fourth, 2:05.91 4x400 meter relay — Karsyn Poston, Sydney Davies, Norah Lund, Pearson, fifth, 4:45.14 4x800 meter relay — Morgan Shuey, Davies, Mazzy Hummel, Pearson, fifth, 12:26.57 800 sprint medley relay — Haer, Lund, Myers, Poston, third, 2:08.64 1600 meter distance medley relay — Lauer, Marah Larsen, Autumn Welch, Jacobs, seventh, 6:06.80 The Timberwolves set two new school records and a season high team score in their second place finish April 23 at the Fremont Mills Invitational. Haer broke her own school discus record with a throw of 107 feet, 3 inches to finish third and Poston set the new school record in the 400 meter with a time of 1:07.31 for third place. The team also set a new season high score of 117 points on its way to a second place team finish behind host Fremont Mills. “I am really happy for Lexie and Karsyn that they set those new records last night, which brings our total of new records to four for the season,” Hults said. “With four regular season meets remaining and then districts, I am confident that our girls will continue to rewrite the record book. But our focus needs to be on the POI Conference meet next week and meeting one of our season goals of a top three team finish.” Results include: Team — Fremont Mills 136, SWV 117, Sidney 102, Glenwood 59, East Mills 47, Stanton 37, Essex 26, Heartland Christian 23, Clarinda Academy 12 100 meter dash — Bruce, fourth, 14.06; Moore, 17th, 16.24 200 meter dash — Bruce, first, 29.72; Triana Gabriel, 13th, 39.99 SWV tennis teams
defeat Shenandoah Southwest Valley’s girls and boys tennis teams claimed 5-4 wins April 22 over Shenandoah. Winners for the girls were Jentry Schafer at No. 1 singles, Kaitlyn Richey at No. 2 singles, Rylee Jacobs at No. 3 singles, Tonna Damewood at No. 4 singles, and Schafer/Jacobs at No. 1 doubles. Winners for the boys were Adam Harris at No. 1 singles, Kade Hutchings at No. 2 singles, Gabe Fuller at No. 6, singles Harris/Hutchings at No. 1 doubles, and Dominic Nicolas/Evan Fleharty at No. 3 doubles. The girls fell 6-3 April 23 to Clarke. Winners were Jacobs at No. 3 singles, Damewood at No. 4 singles and Chloey Means at No. 6 singles. “The girls were much more competitive this week,” coach Pete Nett said. “We were tied 3-3 with Clarke after singles, and I can't remember the last time that happened. The No. 3 doubles match with Chloey and Kendi Graham went to a tie-break which we ended up losing 12-10, but like I told the girls after the match, you learn something from being in tight matches like that that you can carry forward.” The boys finished 5-4 against Clarke. Winners were Evan Davis at No. 3 singles, Adam Timmerman at No. 4, Dayton Cobb at No. 5, and Cobb/ Fleharty at No. 3 doubles. SWV had wins from Nicholas at No. 6 singles and Fleharty/Cobb at No. 3 doubles in a 7-2 match April 25 at St. Albert’s. “The boys had a couple of close meets that could have gone either way to start the week,” Nett said. “I can't remember a year when we have played so many 5-4 duals. St. Albert's was a little too strong for us Thursday. Adam and Kade had a nice comeback at 1 dubs from 2-6 to 5-6, but they just couldn't get over the hump.” This week has the girls in Audubon on April 30 and the boys at home against Audubon on April 30 and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson on May 2. T-Wolves team sets
new school record The Timberwolves posted nine personal records and five season bests as well as a new school record April 18 in when the Southwest Valley girls hosted their Timberwolves Invitational, their third meet of the week. The distance medley team of Norah Lund, Lexie Haer, Karsyn Poston, and Halle Pearson set a new school record in a time of 4:57.99 to finish fifth. With 14 teams in attendance, the Shenandoah girls won the meet, and the Timberwolves finished sixth overall. “It was the last night to run a qualifying time for the Drake Relays next week, and the level of competition was exceptional, with many area athletes having personal records and season bests,” head coach Jason Hults said. The Timberwolves continue to do well in the field events, with seven medalists. Bella Johnson was the lone gold medal for the Timberwolves in the high jump with a jump of 4 feet, 10 inches. Aspen Lundquist took third in high jump, Kyli Aldrich placed third in shot put, and Johnson finished in a three-way tie for third in long jump. Haer took fourth and Marah Larsen fifth in discus, and Delaney Dalton was sixth in shot put. Other medalists for the Timberwolves included the 4x200 (third) and 4x100 (fourth) team of Aunalee Bruce, Lund, Haer, and Kayley Myers. Bruce ran a SB in the 100 meter at 13.97 to finish sixth. The 4x800 team of Mazzy Hummel, Sydney Davies, Aubrey Boswell, and Kaylee Jacobs and the 4x400 team of Poston, Samantha Larsen, Myers, and Pearson both ran SBs and finished fifth. Results include: Team — Shenandoah 103, Nodaway Valley 73, Interstate 35 66, Red Oak 59, Griswold 53, SWV 52, Clarinda 48, Bedford 30, Stanton 26, Clarinda Academy 26, Essex 20, Lenox 18, South Page 13, East Mills 4 100 meter dash — Bruce, sixth, 13.97; Triana Gabriel, 20th, 16.19; Joslynn Moore, 22nd, 16.32 200 meter dash — Bruce, seventh, 29.57; Samantha Larsen, 15th, 31.09 400 meter dash — Sydney Davis, ninth, 1:12.89; Kaylee Jacobs, 20th, 1:21.03 800 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, 10th, 2:55.78; Halle Pearson, 12th, 2:59.67; Olivia Jacobs, 15th, 3:08.73 100 meter hurdles — Bella Johnson, ninth, 18.71; Emily Lauer, 17th, 20.56 1500 meter run — Sydney Davies, eighth, 6:17.30; Aubrey Boswell, 11th, 6:34.09 3000 meter run — Hailey Thomas, eighth, 14:31.66; Morgan Shuey, ninth, 14:31.75 Discus — Lexie Haer, fourth, 92-03; Marah Larsen, fifth, 89-00; Karsyn Poston, 10th, 81-07 High jump — Johnson, first, 4-10.00; Aspen Lundquist, third, 4-6.00 Long jump — Johnson, third, 13-11.75 Shot put — Kyli Aldrich, third, 31-11.00; Delaney Dalton, sixth, 29-11.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Norah Lund, Haer, Kayley Myers, fourth, 57.69; Hummel, Kaylee Jacobs, Hailey Thomas, Shuey, 15th, 1:08.84 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Lund, Haer, Myers, third, 2:03.02 4x400 meter relay — Poston, Larsen, Myers, Halle Pearson, fifth, 4:52.29 4x800 meter relay — Hummel, Davies, Boswell, Kaylee Jacobs, fifth, 11:51.61 800 meter sprint medley — Johnson, Lund, Samantha Larsen, Poston, fifth, 2:06.79; Moore, Lundquist, Marah Larsen, Olivia Jacobs, 10th, 2:13.72 1600 distance medley — Lund, Haer, Poston, Pearson, fifth, 4:57.99 The Timberwolves competed April 16 for their second night in a row at the Fillie Relays in Shenandoah. Behind a new school record from Aldrich, five other PRs and five new season bests, the Timberwolves placed second with a new season high 116 points behind Shenandoah's 155. “Aldrich finished third in the shot put, but launched an impressive throw of 35 feet, 3.5 inches to set the new school record, improving her personal best throw by 2 feet, 1.5 inches,” Hults said. “That throw places Kyli tied in Class 1A at 17th in the state.” Other PRs came from Johnson in the long jump at 14 feet, 6 inches (first place), Poston in the 400 meter at 1:09..44 (second place), Kayley Myers in long jump at 13 feet, 6 inches (third place), Hummel with a fifth place finish in the 400 meter hurdles in her first attempt at them this season, and Davies in the 1500 meter. The Timberwolves also had season best performances from Bruce in the 100 meters (sixth), Myers in the 400 meter hurdles (second), Johnson in 100 meter hurdles (fourth), Haer in discus (fourth), and the shuttle hurdle relay team (third). Other top finishes for the girls included Johnson in the high jump (first), Lundquist in high jump (second), the distance medley relay (second), and the 4x4 and 4x8 relays with third place finishes. “Coach Longabaugh (throws coach) and I were very excited for Kyli, and as a freshman she has a lot of potential for continued improvement and success,” Hults said. “Having back to back meets at this point in the season provided a good opportunity to measure the fitness of our team. I was very impressed with the overall performance of the girls tonight with the PRs and SBs that we saw. I was also impressed with the attitude of the girls tonight. Some of them had not so good performances on Monday night but bounced back and had PRs tonight. So that was good to see as well.” Results include: Team — Shenandoah 155, SWV 116, Bedford 67, Missouri Valley 54, West Harrison 41, Red Oak 34, Riverside 33, Clarinda Academy 28, Stanton, 21, East Mills 20, South Page 1 100 meter dash — Bruce, sixth, 14.14; Moore, 19th 16.95 200 meter dash — Bruce, third, 30.29; Samantha Larsen, 15th, 32.30 400 meter dash — Poston, second, 1:09.44; Pearson, fourth, 1:12.87 800 meter run — Pearson, fourth, 3:01.59; Olivia Jacobs, seventh, 3:15.62 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, fourth, 18.73; Lundquist, seventh, 19.68 1500 meter run — Davies, eighth, 6:44.75; Kaylee Jacobs, ninth, 6:51.29 3000 meter run — Hailey Thomas, fourth, 15:09.57; Shuey, fifth, 15:10.09 400 meter hurdles — Kayley Myers, second, 1:19.44; Hummel, fifth, 1:32.23 Discus — Haer, fourth, 101-06; Marah Larsen, ninth, 79-02 High jump — Johnson, first, 4-08.00; Lundquist, second, 4-04.00 Long jump — Johnson, first, 14-06.00; Myers, third, 13-06.00 Shot put — Aldrich, third, 35-03.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Lund, Haer, Myers, fifth, 56.82 4x200 meter relay — Marah Larsen, Samantha Larsen, Lund, Haer, sixth, 2:09.90 4x400 meter relay — Poston, Boswell, Shuey, Hummel, third, 5:03.19 4x800 meter relay — Hummel, Davies, Boswell, Pearson, third, 12:36.75 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lundquist, Johnson, Samantha Larsen, Myers, third, 1:19.02 800 sprint medley relay — Bruce, Lund, Haer, Poston, seventh 2:08.15 1600 distance medley relay — Samantha Larsen, Lund, Olivia Jacobs, Kaylee Jacobs, second, 5:22.99 The Timberwolves will be in action next week in Fremont-Mills and at Griswold. 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fourth at Lenox Southwest Valley’s boys track team placed fourth with 60 points April 15 in the Lenox Tiger Co-Ed Meet. Jacob Webb placed first in the shot put, Hunter Poston placed second in the shot and first in the discus, and Tallen Myers placed third in the discus. “Our throwers have continued to impress,” head coach Cameron Kiner said. “We also ran our best distance med time of the year with a second place finish. Owen Wilkinson ran a PR in the 400 meter hurdles and came away with a sixth place finish. I was happy with the effort we put in and It showed in the amount of medals we walked away with.” Results include: Team — Clarinda 131, Griswold 117, Bedford 101, SWV 60, Murray 58, Lenox 52, East Mills 36, Stanton 21, O-M 9, Diagonal 1 100 meter dash — Blaine Venteicher, sixth, 12.45; Brenden Pearson, 10th, 13.12; Jaden Webb, 20th 18.91 200 meter dash — Brock Bowden, 12th, 28.29 800 meter run — Kaden Jacobs, seventh, 2:41.06 1600 meter run — Blake Venteicher, 10th, 6:04.44 3200 meter run — Blake Venteicher, fifth, 13:31.39 400 meter hurdles — Brayden Avila, 13th, 1:19.86 Discus — Poston, first, 122-04; Myers, third, 119.10 High jump — Christian McCuen, second, 5-06.00 Long jump — Bowden, ninth, 15-02.50 Shot put — Jacob Webb, first, 46-09.50; Poston, second, 45-00.00 4x100 meter relay — Blaine Venteicher, Pearson, Cade Myers, Webb, seventh, 50.59 4x200 meter relay — Bowden, Myers, Steve Rodriquez, Pearson, seventh, 1:52.14 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Brenden Knapp, Gage Barton, Blake Thomas, fourth, 4:01.62 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Avila, Owen Wilkinson, McCuen, Blake Venteicher, fifth, 1:23.08 1600 distance medley relay — Blaine Venteicher, Myers, Thomas, Jacobs, second, 4:16.89 This week’s schedule includes Mount Ayr on April 23 and the Griswold Invitational on April 25. Timberwolves tennis finds wins in singles, doubles
Southwest Valley’s boys tennis players picked up wins in singles and doubles against Maryville and Audubon last week while the girls claimed a win in singles and another in doubles against St. Alberts. Winners April 15 with Maryville were Adam Harris at No. 1 singles and Kade Hutchings at No. 2 singles. Maryville won the match 7-2. Winners April 16 with Audubon were Evan Davis at No. 3 singles, Adam Timmerman at No. 4 singles, Dayton Cobb at No. 6 singles and Davis/Timmerman at No. 2 doubles. Audubon took the win 5-4. “We had a couple of really nice wins at the top in Maryville from Adam Harris and Kade, but they were simply too deep at the bottom of the lineup for us,” head coach Pete Nett said. “The Audubon match could have gone either way; we get them again in two weeks, so we’ll see how we do then.” For the girls, Makayla Houck won at No. 6 singles and Chloey Means/Katie Hoerman won at No. 3 doubles April 16 with St. Albert’s, which won the match 7-2. “I was glad the girls got a match this week,” Nett said. “Audubon couldn’t play Tuesday because a lot of their girls were at another school activity, but our AD [athletic director] Alan Naugle thought outside the box and did the reschedule of the St. Albert’s match from last week on separate days for the boys and girls. Our girls are improving, but with the schedule they play, it’s always going to be tough competition for them.” This week the teams face Shenandoah on April 22 and Clarke on April 23. The boys travel April 25 to St. Albert’s. T-Wolves tee off
in triangular The Timberwolves traveled April 18 to Creston to play in a triangular meet versus Shenandoah and Creston. “The wind was quite brisk, making the temp feel much colder than the thermometer indicated,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Abbie Wetzel, who continues to be a strong leader for the girls, led the T-Wolves with a 48.” Wetzel was followed by Maddi Ballard, 57, and Sydney Westlake, 58. Creston won the meet with a score of 160, with Shenandoah taking second place with their 194. Scotty Adcock had low score for the boys, shooting a 45. Anthony Bynum was not far behind with a 49. Sean McCormick had 53, Connor Shipley 54, Jake Oathoudt 56, and Henry Bevington 62. Creston won the meet with a team score of 151, followed by Shenandoah with 166 and SWV with a 201. “The senior boys — Scotty Adcock, Connor Shipley, and Anthony Bynum — are the core of the boys’ team, and they will leave some mighty big shoes to fill when they graduate,” Drake said. “They have each other’s backs, and when one of them has an off day, the other two step up to the plate and come through with better scores. Jake Oathoudt, a newcomer to golf, has made a strong showing for himself and I look for him to help fill the hole left by the seniors. Sean McCormick is another who has made a significant improvement this year.” The Fillies Invitational Tournament, which had been postponed due to inclement weather on the original date, was played April 16 in Shenandoah. “Postponing turned out to be a great idea as the weather on Tuesday was a perfect day for golf,” Drake said. Wetzel played in the overall No. 1 group, paired with girls from the large school division. “She was a good fit for that group,” Drake said. “Although she had a couple of holes where she had trouble, she did an outstanding job of playing at their level. It was a good learning experience for her to play with more experienced players. “Maddi Ballard, senior, playing for the final time in this beloved tournament, shot a 122, a 12 stroke improvement over last year,” Drake said. “Her game is markedly improved this year and when she graduates she will leave a big hole in the team.” Drake said Westlake has been working hard in practice to improve her putting. “Her goal for herself was to avoid any three-putts, and with the exception of one hole, was able to meet her goal,” Drake said. “For her to meet her goal on a course that has greens much larger than ours is quite an accomplishment, and will give her increased confidence for the rest of the season.” There was no team score for SWV at the meet as the Timberwolves were not able to field a full team. “We will play again on Monday, April 29, at Lenox, and Tuesday at the POI Conference Meet, hosted by Wayne Community, and played at Honey Creek Golf Course at Moravia,” Drake said. “Tee time in Lenox will be 4, and at Moravia, 9." SWV places third
in Lady Tiger Relays The Southwest Timberwolves girls track team finished third April 9 in the Class 2A division in the Lady Tiger Relays at Griswold. The Timberwolves finished with 84 points behind Underwood (150) and AHSTW (145). “The ladies put together a total of 14 season best or personal best performances tonight,” head coach Jason Hults said. “We knew coming in that the competition would be tough with some great runners from each of the schools in 2A. Every time we hit the track, I always ask the girls to run faster or jump or throw farther than the last time, and I was very proud of them for the number of PRs and SBs that they had tonight.” The field events continue to be a strength for the Timberwolves. Bella Johnson had the only first place finish of the night, tying her season best in high jump at 4 feet, 10 inches. Aspen Lundquist tied for second in the high jump at 4 feet, 4 inches. “Kyli Aldrich threw a new PR in the shot put at 33 feet, 2.5 inches, which was good for fourth place, and only 7 inches from the school record,” Hults said. Lexie Haer (third place at 101 feet, 1.5 inches) and Marah Larsen (fourth place at 97 feet, 10 inches) each had season best throws in the discus. Johnson also got fifth in the long jump at 13 feet, 6.75 inches. Aunalee Bruce had season best times in both the 100 meter (third place) and 200 meter (fourth place). Johnson and Lundquist both ran season bests in the 100 meter hurdles, with Johnson finishing sixth. Morgan Shuey had a season best in the 3000 meter to finish third. Three relay teams also ran season bests, the shuttle hurdle, the 4x100, and the 4x200. The Timberwolves are scheduled to run April 15 in the Lenox COED (results unavailable at press time) and then are at home April 18 for their own Timberwolves Invitational. Results from the Lady Tiger Relays include: Team — Underwood 150, AHSTW 145, SWV 84, Kuemper Catholic 77, Sidney 58, Red Oak 57 100 meter dash — Bruce, third, 14.25; Johnston, seventh, 15 200 meter dash — Bruce, fourth, 30.10; Haer, eighth, 30.93 400 meter dash — Karsyn Poston, sixth, 1:10.49; Halle Pearson, ninth, 1:14.12 800 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 2:50.67; Olivia Jacobs, eighth, 3:06.42 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, sixth, 18.93; Lundquist, seventh, 19.26 1500 meter run — Hailey Thomas, sixth, 6:36.29 300 meter run — Shuey, third, 15:01.26; Kaylee Jacobs, fourth, 15:14.41 400 meter hurdles — Kayley Myers, fifth, 1:22.30; Pearson, seventh, 1:28.89 Discus — Haer, third, 101-01.5; Marah Larsen, fourth, 97-10 High jump — Johnson, first, 4-10.00; Lundquist, second, 4.04.00 Long jump — Johnson, fifth, 13-06.75; Myers, seventh, 13-02.75 Shot put — Aldrich, fourth, 33-02.50; Marah Larsen, seventh, 26-06.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Norah Lund, Haer, Myers, fourth, 57.09 4x200 meter relay — Marah Larsen, Samantha Larsen, Lund, Haer, fourth, 2:05.66 4x400 meter relay — Poston, Aubrey Boswell, Shuey, Hummel, fifth, 4:57.55 4x800 meter relay — Hummel, Sydney Davies, Boswell, Pearson, third, 12:21.74 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Lundquist, Emily Lauer, Samantha Larsen, Myers, third, 1:23.29 800 meter sprint medley relay — Bruce, Lund, Samantha Larsen, Poston, fifth, 2:09.25 1600 meter distance medley relay — Josylnn Moore, Lauer, Davies, Olivia Jacobs, sixth, 5:39.08 SWV golf teams
host Red Oak On April 8, the Timberwolves hosted Red Oak’s 12 girls and nine boys for a nine-hole dual meet. “It was a perfect afternoon for golf, with temps in the upper 70s,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “It was a bit breezy but the T-Wolves, who have been practicing in the wind recently, were up to the task.” Red Oak, who fielded a full girls’ team, scored a 219. With six girls on their team, they got to drop their two low scores. The Timberwolves, however, with only four girls on the team, did not get to drop any scores. “All four of our girls played their best golf of the year, yielding a team score of 233,” Drake said. “We were definitely the underdog, with only four girls compared to their six, but our girls hung in there and did not let the bigger school intimidate them." Abbie Wetzel was medalist for the meet, scoring a 46. Runner-up was Kate Carlson of Red Oak, who shot a 49. Rounding out the Timberwolves were Aubrey Boswell who shot 55, Maddi Ballard 62, and Sydney Westlake 70. The boys were not able to field a full team, so the meet went to Red Oak with its team score of 189. Medalist was Cole Magill of Red Oak, with a 43, followed by Mason Perkins, also of Red Oak, with a 44. Seam McCormick led the Timberwolves with a 56, followed by Jake Oathoudt, playing in his first ever golf meet, with a 65, and freshman Henry Bevington who carded a 75. “The Timberwolves have been exceedingly dedicated in their practice time this week, and it certainly shows in their scores,” Drake said. “It was a great day to be a Timberwolf!” This week puts the girls on the road April 16 in Shenandoah and both teams in Creston on April 18. Boys tennis team
takes Creston Southwest Valley’s boys tennis team claimed a 5-4 win April 8 over Creston at home. Winners for the Timberwolves were Adam Harris at No. 1 singles, Kade Hutchings at No. 2 singles, Adam Timmerman at No. 4 singles, Harris/Hutchings at No. 1 doubles and Timmerman/Evan Davis at No. 2 doubles. SWV fell 8-1 April 9 at home with Clarinda. Harris claimed sole win at No. 1 singles. Red Oak topped the Timberwolves 7-2 April 11. Winners for SWV were Harris at No. 1 singles and Dominic Nicolas/Dayton Cobb at No. 3 doubles “It was great for the boys to get a team win Monday,” coach Pete Nett said. “It came down to the last match, but we were able to pull it out. Adam Harris had a big week with three wins at No. 1. He has really turned into a fine player.” The Lady Timberwolves fell 9-0 April 8 to Creston and 7-2 April 9 to Clarinda. Winners for SWV were Jentry Schafer at No. 1 singles and Kaitlyn Richey at No. 2 singles. Kendi Graham claimed a win at No. 6 singles in SWV’s 8-1 loss April 11 to Red Oak. “We had some nice individual wins this week — Kendi Graham got her first varsity win in the Red Oak match, and Kaitlyn and Jentry both played very well against Clarinda,” Nett said. “I’d like to see us being a little more competitive in doubles, but that’s something we can work on in practice this week.” This week’s schedule includes boys matches April 15 at Maryville and April 16 at Audubon, and a girls match April 16 at home with St. Albert Catholic CAM tops SWV girls
Southwest Valley girls' score of 260 was not enough to outlast a very strong CAM team (211) April 5 at Happy Hollow Country Club. Abbie Wetzel was low score for the Timberwolves with a 57. She was followed by Maddie Ballard with a 62, Aubrey Boswell with a 64, and Sydney Westlake with a 77. The SWV boys did not field a full team, so meet honors went to CAM who scored a 194. Connor Shipley, who again today had a personal best, shot a 45 to take runner-up honors. Scotty Adcock shot a 51, and Henry Bevington a 77. The golfing Timberwolves came out strong April 4 against a tough Bulldog team. Both the medalist and the runner-up were from Bedford. Monte Wehrkamp and Brennan Sefrit tied with a 45. Wehrkamp broke the tie on the first handicap hole, giving him medalist honors. “SWV did not field a full team, so there was no team score but that did not keep the Timberwolves from playing some very good golf,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Connor Shipley’s game has improved significantly this year which resulted in a personal best score of 48. Scotty Adcock shot a 53. Scotty plays a reliable game, meet after meet, and can always be counted on for a solid score. Freshman Henry Bevington continued his fine play, scoring a 73. He has bettered his score each time he has played. These three make a strong core for the team.” The Timberwolves hosted East Union and Sidney on April 2. “Mother Nature was in a good mood Tuesday afternoon, bringing us sunny skies and just a bit of wind,” Drake said. East Union won the meet, scoring 225. The Timberwolves were not far behind with a 253, and Sidney, with a team comprised of young golfers, came in at 284. Quinn Eslinger of East Union shot 51 for medalist honors, followed closely by Anna Collins, also of East Union, with a 54. Abbie Wetzel led the Timberwolves with a 55, just one stroke out of the medals. Aubrey Boswell followed with a 61, Maddie Ballard 63, and Sydney Westlake a 74. The boys were led by Scotty Adcock, shooting a 45 to take runner-up honors. Connor Shipley came in with 61, and freshman Henry Bevington a 75. “Henry has made good progress since the first of the season, and it shows in his results,” Drake said. The boys did not field a full team, so meet honors went to East Union, with a team score of 222. Medalist for the boys’ meet was Matt McGuire of East Union, who shot a 39. “The golf team members are busy with many extra-curricular activities, making it hard sometimes to get in a solid round of practice,” Drake said. “Several of them have been putting in their own time to make up for missed practices, and it is making a difference in their scores.” Glenwood edges SWV 5-4
Following an early lead in doubles April 5 against Glenwood, the Timberwolves’ boys tennis team fell 5-4 on the road. Winners for SWV were Kade Hutchings at No. 2 singles, Dayton Cobb at No. 4 singles, Gabe Fuller at No. 6 singles and Adam Harris/ Kade Hutchings at No. 1 doubles. “It was a very even dual the whole time. We were ahead early in the other two doubles matches; we even had two match points in the No. 2 doubles match, but we just couldn’t get the last one,” head coach Pete Nett said. “All in all, for a first meet, we did a nice enough job competing throughout. Dayton Cobb had a nice win against a very good player in singles after losing a heart-breaker in doubles.” The girls team fell 7-2 April 5 to Clarke. Winners for SWV were Rylee Jacobs at No. 3 singles and Makayla Houck at No. 6 singles. “The girls had a tough go right off the bat with a match against a team that has three returning state qualifiers,” Nett said. “We were very competitive for this early in the season against a program that we’ve struggled against the last couple of years, losing 6-8 and 7-9 in two of the doubles matches. We look forward to staying competitive as the year goes on.” This week the teams face Creston on April 8, Clarinda on April 9, Red Oak on April 11, and St. Albert Catholic on April 12. Timberwolves track
places fifth, sixth Southwest Valley’s boys track team set several personal records April 5 at Clarinda and April 8 at Shenandoah. The Timberwolves scored 36 points for fifth at Clarinda. “I was thrilled with the outcome. We placed higher in almost every event than what I was expecting,” head coach Cameron Kiner said. “I couldn't have been happier with the effort and heart that my team showed. They improved so much from the first meet it was almost hard to recognize them. Every relay ran a season PR. Our boys are finally starting to get in shape and learn how to run these races. I'm so happy that they are learning how to so early in the season so we can continue to improve speed as we push toward the end of the season.” After the short turn around the Timberwolves were back at it again April 8 for a sixth place finish with 67 points at Shenandoah. “We nearly doubled our point total from the meet before, which really shows how big of a team effort it was on Monday,” Kiner said. Senior Hunter Poston threw a season PR in discus for a first place finish. The 4x4 team posted a season PR at 4:00.06 (freshman Brenden Knapp, junior Christian McCuen, and freshmen Blake Thomas and Gage Barton). “I love seeing how much these guys have improved and how quickly it has happened,” Kiner said. “This is a very young team with only three upperclassman that is improving at an increasing rate. I am so excited to see where we can go this year.” The SWV boys started their outdoor season April 2 at East Union High school with an eighth place finish. “I was very happy with how the guys ran on a cold night for our first meet. They competed hard and ran better than I was expecting with how little we have been able to be outside and how challenging the weather has been,” Kiner said. Senior Jacob Webb launched a season PR in the shot put that placed him second. Junior Christian McCuen placed third in the high jump. “I was very happy with our shuttle hurdle (freshmen Gabe Fuller and Owen Wilkinson, sophomore Tallen Myers, and McCuen) considering none of them had ever hurdled before. I was also happy with all of our relays, posting better times than expected,” Kiner said. I look forward to the rest of the season with this young team and to continue to see improvements.” Upcoming meets include Clarke/Osceola on April 11 and Lenox on April 15. Both meets are away. SWV girls take
first in Red Oak The Southwest Valley girls track team successfully defended its team championship at the Lady Tiger Relays in Red Oak on April 4, scoring 133 points for first place. “This was definitively a team victory,” head coach Jason Hults said. Behind senior Lexie Haer with the lone gold medal for the Timberwolves in the discus, the team went on to score points in 18 of the 19 events, with two places in eight different events. All 20 girls that competed for the Timberwolves earned a medal and contributed to the team championship. “I cannot be prouder of these girls after their effort last night. One of our team goals at the start of the season was to repeat as the team champs in Red Oak, and to accomplish that with every girl who competed contributing to that outcome was amazing,” Hults said. “Yes, there are plenty of things that we can improve, because it’s still early in the season and we will and need to continue to get better, but the team culture of our program took a huge step in the right direction with last night performance.” The Timberwolves got second place from Hailey Thomas in the 3000 meter, the 4x800 relay team of Mazzy Hummel, Sydney Davies, Aubrey Boswell, and Halle Pearson; and the sprint medley relay team of Aunalee Bruce, Lexie Haer, Norah Lund, and Karsyn Poston. The team also got five third place finishes: the 4x400 team of Poston, Boswell, Samantha Larsen, and Hummel; Bella Johnson in high jump and the 100 meter hurdles; Davies in the 1500 meter; and Kayley Myers in the 400 meter hurdles. Results include: Team — SWV 113, Sidney 96, Griswold 90, Bedford 85, Lenox 75, Stanton 34, Glenwood 33, Essex 27, Clarinda Academy 25 100 meter dash — Bruce, seventh, 14.17; Johnson, 12th, 14.84 200 meter dash — Bruce, sixth, 30.61; Norah Lund, 10th, 31.90 400 meter dash — Karsyn Poston, fourth, 1:10.07; Halle Pearson, sixth, 1:12.61 800 meter run — Hummel, fourth, 2:51.60; Olivia Jacobs, eighth, 3:12.42 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, third, 18.99; Aspen Lundquist, sixth, 20.00 1500 meter hurdles — Davies, third, 6:46.62; Hailey Thomas, fourth, 6:50.99 3000 meter run — Thomas, second, 14:43.76; Kaylee Jacobs, fourth, 15:00.35 400 meter hurdles — Myers, third, 1:20.22; Pearson, seventh, 2:26.47 Discus — Haer, first, 98-06; Marah Larsen, fifth, 90-10 High jump — Johnson, third, 4-8.00; Lundquist, fourth, 4-4.00 Long jump — Johnson, fourth, 12-11.75; Myers, sixth, 12-4.50 Shot put — Delaney Dalton, fourth, 30-4.00; Kyli Aldrich, fifth, 29-3.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Lund, Haer, and Myers, fourth, 57.57 4x200 meter relay — Marah Larsen, Samantha Larsen, Lund, and Haer, sixth, 2:06.75 4x400 meter relay — Karsyn Poston, Aubrey Boswell, Samantha Larsen, and Hummel, third, 5:02.28 4x800 meter relay — Hummel, Davies, Boswell, and Pearson, second, 12:13.01 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Aspen Lundquist, Emily Lauer, Samantha Larsen, and Myers, fourth, 1:26.94 800 sprint medley relay — Bruce, Haer, Lund, and Poston, second, 2:07.73 1600 distance medley relay — Marah Larsen, Lauer, Davies, and Jacob, fourth, 5:35.09 The Timberwolves started their outdoor season April 2 on the track at the Clarinda Lady Cardinal Relays. “The ladies put forth some great early season times and field event performances to finish in second place overall with 99 points behind Treynor’s 108 points,” Hults said. “The second place finish overall was a surprise and really will boost the ladies’ confidence as we move forward. I have high expectations for the team this year, and I think the performance last night will show the ladies that those expectations are justified. “Lexie Haer won the discus with a throw of 98 feet, which is a great throw for the first meet of the year,” Hults said. Bella Johnson cleared 4-10 in high jump (second place) and followed up with a PR in the long jump at 14 feet, 4 inches for third. Kyli Aldrich threw 30 feet, 11.5 inches in shot for third place and a PR. The 4x800 relay team of Hummel, Davies, Morgan Shuey, and Pearson finished second for the best relay performance of the night. The Timberwolves hit the track again this week with meets in Griswold on April 9 and AC/GC on April 11. Timberwolves
return to golf The golfing Timberwolves hosted the Clarinda Cardinals for a dual meet March 28 at Happy Hollow Country Club in Corning. “Although Mother Nature has not given us a lot of days on which we were able to practice, she did hold off the rain long enough to get the meet in,” head coach Cindy Drake said. Neither the SWV girls’ nor boys’ teams were able to field a full team, so the Cardinals won the match. “The Timberwolves put up a good effort, though, in spite of our lack of outdoor practice,” Drake said. Leading the T-Wolves were Abbie Wetzel (54) for the girls and Scotty Adcock (52) for the boys. “Both have put in some dedicated practice during the short hours we’ve had available,” Drake said. “I was also pleased with the play of Sydney Westlake, in her second year of golfing. Her swing has improved, and she’s hitting it further than last year. She’s going to be a solid player this year. “Another solid player is Henry Bevington, a freshman in his first year of gold,” Drake said. “His 62 was the low score of all JV players, making a very solid showing for the first meet of his career.” This week the Timberwolves host East Union on April 2 at Happy Hollow Country Club. The boys golf April 4 at Bedford and both girls and boys are back at home April 5 with CAM. Timberwolves compete
in ISU indoor meet Nine Southwest Valley Timberwolves attended the March 18 Iowa State University Girls High School Indoor Meet in Ames. “The junior and senior girls put forth some great early season efforts against some of the best runners in the state,” head coach Jason Hults said. “I was really pleased with the times and jumps that the girls had yesterday, and it was a great team bonding day for our upperclassman as we get ready for the outdoor season to start next week.” Bella Johnson improved her season best to 4 feet, 8 inches in the high jump, finishing in a tie for 14th place. “This jump put her on pace with where she was last year,” Hults said. “She also had a photo finish in her heat of the 60 meter hurdles, taking second with a time of 11.1 seconds, which was good for her first hurdle race of the year. Emily Lauer improved her 60 meter hurdle time for the season by 0.3 seconds and continues to improve in the long jump.” Hults said Kayley Myers also competed in the long jumped and joined Lexie Haer to run their first 60 meter dash races of the year, and then ran with Johnson and Lauer on the sprint medley relay. “Mazzy Hummel took a run at the school record in the 800 meter, and was on pace to break it with 300 meter to go before a cramp slowed her down in the last 100,” Hults said. “She still finished in 44th place out of the 101 runner field with a very good time of 2:51 for this early in the season. “Morgan Shuey, Kaylee Jacobs, Olivia Jacobs, and Hailey Thomas ran the 4x800, each posting solid times in their legs which will improve as the season progresses,” Hults said. “The meet was running behind schedule, and the Timberwolves scratched their last 3 events, the 1500, 4x400, and 4x100 so that the girls could get home and still be functional for the next two days of school before spring break starts.” The Timberwolves are gearing up for the start of the outdoor season with the first meet March 29 in Bedford SWV boys face
back-to-back meets The Southwest Valley boys started their season with a half squad attack March 15 at Central College. “This was a very large meet that sparked great competition facing mostly 4A and 3A schools,” head coach Cameron Kiner said. “Seniors Hunter Poston and Jacob Webb both threw well in the shot put, each posting marks close to their personal best. Junior Christian McCuen also placed a great mark in high jump. The 4x2 was a pleasant surprise when the boys came out and placed second in their heat of all 4A competition. The 4x2 was made up of Webb, Blaine Venteicher (sophomore), Tallen Myers (sophomore), and Cade Myers (freshman).” The Timberwolves followed up March 16 at an indoor meet in Maryville, Mo. “After a long day Friday in Pella, our boys were right back at it on Saturday at Northwest Missouri State, this time, with the full squad,” Kiner said. “I saw a lot of potential especially from our young guys. Freshman Gabe Fuller had a great showing in the 60 meter hurdles. Blake Venteicher ran well in both the 1600 and 3200. “I was very pleased with all our guys for going out and competing hard even those who had to go back to back days,” Kiner said. “It’s has been a rough track season with the weather we have had but it didn’t seem to faze the guys much and I was happy with the results we had. There is still a lot of room for improvement and I am confident that as the weather continues to get better so will we.” Results from the March 16 meet are: 4x200 meter relay — SWV A, 19th, 1:47.55; SWV B, 28th, 1:54.77 3200 meter run — Blake Venteicher, 19th, 13:27.69 60 meter hurdles — Christian McCuen, 18th, 10.27; Gabe Fuller, 22nd, 10.68 60 meter dash — Blaine Venteicher, 54th, 8.05; Brenden Pearson, 78th, 8.42; Cade Myers, 79th, 8.43; Owen Wilkerson, 82nd, 8.49; Steve Rodriguez, 86th, 8.63; Zach Bounds, 96th, 9.28 400 meter dash — Brendan Knapp, 17th, 59.74; Blake Thomas, 41st, 1:03.67; Zach Bounds, 67th, 1:14.25 1600 meter run — Blake Venteicher, 41st, 6:22.57 800 meter run — Kaden Jacobs, 36th, 2:21.89; Blake Thomas, 49th, 2:31.61; Gage Barton, 55th, 2:35.51; Braydon Avila, 66th 2:48.93 4x400 meter relay — SWV, 18th, 4:10.58 Shot put — Jacob Webb, third, 45-03.30; Hunter Poston, fourth, 45-01.00; Tallen Myers, 33rd, 33-00.50 Long jump — Brock Bowden, 35th, 14-10.00; Steve Rodriguez, 42nd, 13-00.00 High jump — Christian McCuen, ninth, 8.00 The Timberwolves are scheduled to compete March 19 at Iowa State University and March 29 at Bedford. Timberwolves track
takes off at NWMSU The Southwest Valley Timberwolf girls started their 2019 track season March 16 at the Northwest Missouri State University High School Indoor Meet in Maryville. “After a month of being stuck inside running stairs and hallways, it was a lot of fun to see the kids run in the beautiful new Hughes Fieldhouse at NWMSU,” head coach Jason Hults said. “There were some great teams from Southwest Iowa and Missouri and the competition was outstanding.” Some top 15 performances for the Timberwolves included a 10th place finish in the 4x400 relay for Halle Pearson, Lexie Haer, Olivia Jacobs, and Karysn Poston. Poston also finished 13th in a field of 51 in the 400 meter. Mazzy Hummel finished 13th and Sydney Davies 15th in the 1600 meter. The 4x200 relay team of Aspen Lundquist, Norah Lund, Lexie Haer, and Kayley Myers placed 15th. In the field events, Kyli Aldrich finished 12th and Delaney Dalton 14th in shot put. Bella Johnson was seventh in high jump, then followed up with a 13th place finish in long jump. The Timberwolves will ran a partial squad with juniors and senior headed March 18 at the Iowa State University Indoor Classic. Results from the Classic were unavailable at press time. Results from the March 16 meet are: 4x200 meter relay — SWV A, 15th, 2:06.03; SWV B, 25th, 2:20.01 3200 meter run — Morgan Shuey, 10th, 15:59.63; Hailey Thomas, 12th 16:30.69 60 meter hurdles — Aspen Lundquist, 18th, 11.47; Kayley Myers, 31st, 12.26; Emily Lauer, 40th 13.18; Samantha Larsen, 41st, 13.95 60 meter dash — Norah Lund, 34th, 9.39; Triana Gabriel, 48th, 10.07; Joslynn Moore, 49th, 10.07; Alana Drake, 65th, 11.00 400 meter dash — Karsyn Poston, 13th, 1:10.86; Halle Pearson, 19th, 1:13.17; Aubrey Boswell, 26th, 1:15.68 1600 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, 13th, 6:57.32; Sydney Davies, 15th, 7:20.11 800 meter run — Hummel, 18th, 2:47.70; Olivia Jacobs, 40th, 3:09.03; Davies, 41st, 3:09.23; Boswell, 44th, 3:18.15; Jacobs, 49th, 3:29.54 4x400 meter relay — SWV, 10th, 4:56.75 Shot put — Kyli Aldrich, 12th, 30-01.00; Delany Dalton, 14th, 29-10.00; Marah Larsen, 25th, 26-04.50; Alana Drake, 47th, 19-10.00 Long jump — Bella Johnson, 13th, 13-11.25; Kalyley Myers, 27th, 12-02.75; Emily Lauer, 30th, 11-09.25 High jump — Bella Johnson, seventh, 6.00; Aspen Lundquist, 19th, 3.00 SWV competes March 22 at Central College and March 29 at Bedford. youth basketballSubmitted photo — The Corning Youth Club recently finished the junior kindergarten through second grade basketball season. Players practiced four Saturdays in February to work on fundamental basketball skills. Front row from left are Colton Bohanan, Keelo Ahrens, Gunner Gray, Porter Bissell, Avery Amdor, Jace Fastenau, Rulon Jones, Ian Bagley, Bria Templeton, and Abigail Tye. Second row from left are Piper Lillie, Addison Pegg, Brinkley Venteicher, Isabel Zimmerman, October Edwards, Ellie Amdor, Brody Truman, Brayden Wood, and Gabriel James. Back row from left are Addison Morgan, Hoyt Mendenhall, Elin Hogan, Saige Jones, Erica Mendenhall, Declan O'Riley, Jayden Dennis, Griffin Wetzel, Hudson Bissell, and Logan Herring. Not pictured are Addison Shuler, Payton Shuler, Maddox Bohn, Mason Greenwalt, Curan Eddy. Coaches volunteering their time included: Ashley Pegg, Ashley Templeton, Sara Gray, Clint O'Riley, Nathan Truman, Wendy and Dan Ahrens, and Lindsey Hogan.
SWV falls
to Nodaway Valley Southwest Valley ended its season Feb. 13 in a 53-42 loss to Nodaway Valley in the second round of regional playoffs. “Right from the opening tip this game was a battle defensively and offensively. It was definitely a game of momentum waves,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Nodaway Valley started out with the momentum in the first and we gained it back in the second. We both battled back and forth through the third but unfortunately for us we lost the momentum in the fourth.” The Timberwolves trailed 16-8 at the end of the first quarter but answered with a 16-9 second quarter to end the half down just 25-24. Nodaway Valley inched ahead with 10-9 third but finished with a 18-9 fourth quarter run. “The girls battled hard and gave tremendous effort the entire game. We really struggled offensively though,” Naugle said. “We had plenty of open shots but just couldn’t get them to drop tonight. Nodaway Valley did a great job speeding us up with their pressure defense and we just didn’t settle in enough to make enough shots to grab the lead for good.” Jentry Schafer ended the night with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Kayley Myers finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Morgan Shuey had 7 points and six rebounds, Lexie Haer had 5 points and four rebounds, Mazzy Hummel had 5 points, Marah Larsen had 2 points and four rebounds, and Rylee Jacobs had a point and a rebound. “Unfortunately we have to say good-bye to a great senior class. Morgan Shuey, Lexie Haer and Mazzy Hummel did an amazing job the past four years. All of them put in the time and effort to help improve the girls program every year,” Naugle said. “Karlee Fisher was also a senior but was struck with a leg injury at the beginning of practice back in November. We will definitely miss these girls. Their contributions, hard work and effort will be tough to replace.” Season ends
CARIE MORALES/Free Press — Southwest Valley High School seniors Jacob Webb, left, Dustin Lund, Hunter Poston, and junior Christian McCuen face Lenox in a January game. The Timberwolves finished their season with a 71-31 loss to Martensdale-St. Mary’s in district playoffs Feb. 14. “We hate to see the season end but wish all our seniors the best — Dustin Lund, Jacob Webb, Hunter Poston, and Scotty Adcock,” head coach Andrew Focht said. Lund, McCuen, and Adcock led the team with 6 points each.
SWV girls advance
in district play The Timberwolves knocked off Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center with a hard-fought 40-38 win Feb. 9 in Corning to advance in district playoffs. “We knew coming in it would be a battle,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We had lost to ACGC 71-65 just a couple of weeks ago. Tonight was a much different game in that offensively both teams struggled and defensively both teams played much better tonight.” Southwest Valley came on strong in the first quarter, running up an 11-4 lead, but the Chargers defense held the Timberwolves to just 4 second quarter points to leave SWV with just a 15-11 halftime lead. “We really struggled to get our offense going and really couldn’t get into the flow. We did play great on the defensive end though,” Naugle said. “Our intensity was good and the girls anticipated well. We rebounded well for most of the game but definitely allowed more offensive rebounds than we would like. The girls hit a lot of big shots down the stretch and made enough plays offensively to get the win.” The second half turned into more of an offensive battle for both teams, with ACGC coming out on top 14-12 in the third and matching the Timberwolves point-for-point at 13 each in the fourth. “ACGC was a scrappy team that really battled hard. I was extremely proud of our girls though and how they handled the pressure of playing in a close game throughout. In the end all that matters is that we got the win and our season will continue,” Naugle said. “We look forward to moving on and playing again when we travel to Greenfield to play another tough opponent in Nodaway Valley this coming Tuesday [Feb. 12].” Morgan Shuey led the scoring with 13 points and four rebounds. Jentry Schafer had 6 points and nine rebounds. Kayley Myers had 5 points and six rebounds while Abbie Wetzel had 5 points and a rebound. Lexie Haer finished with 4 points and three rebounds and Mazzy Hummel had 4 points. Timberwolves place
in sectional wrestling Seven Southwest Valley wrestlers placed Feb. 2 in the Iowa High School Athletic Association 1A Sectional 14 Tournament at Riverside in Oakland to give the Timberwolves a fifth place team finish. Tallen Myers placed first at 220, Teagan Lundquist placed second at 138, Bryson Rhamy and Dalton Calkins placed third at 195 and 285 respectively, Mathew Johnston and Kale Haffner placed fifth at 152 and 182 respectively, and Steve Rodriguez placed sixth at 160. “Tallen Myers made it through by getting a pin in the semifinals and a pin in the finals,” SWV head coach Cody Konecne said. Myers won the 220 pound weight class, pinning his opponent in 5:19. He started with bye in the first round then won by fall in 1:43 in the semifinals. Lundquist drew a bye in the first round won by technical fall, lost by fall in 2:39, then won by technical fall for second. “Teagan Lundquist made it through by tech falling his kid in the semi-finals, getting pinned by the No. 2 wrestler in the state, then tech falling his opponent in the wrestle-back.” Konecne said. “Bryson Rhamy got a pin in his quarterfinal match but lost a 1 point decision 5-6. He pinned his opponent in the consolation for third, but he did not receive a wrestle-back. Dalton Calkins (285) won by fall in his semifinal match, but fell by an 0-8 score in the finals, and fell in the wrestle-back 2-8. He finished third.” Johnston lost by fall in 5:40 in the first round, drew a bye in the next round, then won by fall in 1:58 for fifth. Haffner, too, lost by fall in 2:00 in the first round in, drew a bye in the next round, then won by fall in 2:35 for fifth. Steve Rodriguez lost by fall in 0:53 in the first round then won by fall in 1:07 in the consolation semifinals. He placed sixth after losing by fall in 0:58 in the fifth round match. “I was proud of how everyone came out and never quit pushing. They left everything they had out on the mat,” Konecne said. “Unfortunately there were just a few match-ups we couldn't overcome. But we will be well prepared for our district matches in Underwood this Saturday [Feb. 9]." Venteicher’s last second shots fuel T-Wolves
Southwest Valley’s Blaine Venteicher has given Timberwolf fans plenty of excitement with timely last-minute shots in SWV’s last couple of games. Venteicher hit a 3 with two seconds left on the clock for a Feb. 2 win over Wayne and hit another jump shot with 15 seconds left to tie a Feb. 4 game in a 54-51 loss to Red Oak. “It was a tough loss tonight for the SWV boys,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Blaine Venteicher hit a baseline jump shot to time the game with 15 seconds left. Red Oak wouldn’t be denied. Cole Carlson hit a game-winning 3 with two seconds left on the clock. We played the best game all season tonight and hit some big shots down the stretch.” Jacob Webb finished with 15 points to lead the T-Wolves. Dustin Lund had 12 points followed by Venteicher and Christian McCuen with 8 each, Hunter Poston with 4, and Garret Marn and Adam Harris with 2 each. Just two nights earlier, Venteicher gave the Timberwolves a 48-45 win over Wayne with a buzzer-beating 3. “Blaine was the leading scorer with 15 points, Dustin Lund had 10 points, and Hunter Poston had 9 rebounds in the win,” Focht said. “It was great to get a win for the seniors in their last home game. Tonight we could see the wear of three games in three nights but they found a way to win.” SWV fell 74-39 Feb. 1 to Chariton on the road despite McCuen finishing the night with 21 points. Jacob Webb chipped in 9 points followed by Tyler Hoover, Gage Barton, Venteicher, and Harris with 2 each, and Poston with a free throw. The Timberwolves fell 81-41 Jan. 31 to Bedford. “Bedford did a good job a keeping the pressure on us and pushed the tempo the whole game,” Focht said. “We couldn't adjust to the fast pace and had a lot of turnovers in the ball game.” Webb led the scoring with 13 points while Poston pulled down 10 rebounds. Lund and Venteicher had 7 each, Harris had 4, and Poston, Hoover, McCuen, Brendan Pearson, Marn, and Poston had 2 each. The Timberwolves begin district playoffs Feb. 14 at Martensdale-St. Mary’s. Red Oak stops SWV
A 23-7 first quarter run by Red Oak proved to be more than the Timberwolves could overcome in a 63-43 non-conference loss Feb. 4. “We got off to a slow start offensively tonight. I felt that we didn’t make too many mistakes and controlled the ball fairly well. We just really struggled to get the ball in basket in the first half. Give a lot of credit to Red Oak though,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Their defensive pressure was very good all game and they played with a lot of intensity.” After trailing 34-16 at the half, Southwest Valley claimed a 19-12 third quarter. “We were able to make a few adjustments at half though and came out in the third quarter playing a lot better on offense. We were able to close the gap to within 11 with a shot to get back to single digits. It kind of felt that we just ran out of gas though and Red Oak was able to extend the lead back in the fourth quarter,” Naugle said. “I thought the girls battled hard and played well. This game was a great measuring stick for us. We will continue to work on what we need to fix and work to get prepared for districts. We play again when we host ACGC on Saturday [Feb. 9] in the first round of district play.” Jentry Schafer led the Timberwolves with 12 points followed by Mazzy Hummel with 9, Morgan Shuey with 8, Lexie Haer with 6, Rylie Jacobs and Abbie Wetzel with 3 each, and Kayley Myers with 2. SWV picked up a 66-50 Pride of Iowa Conference win Feb. 2 over Wayne. “We started off and played well on offense. I felt that we settled too much for outside shots in the first half but fortunately we shot fairly well from 3 so we kept our offensive flow going well. We were able to get out and run more in the second half. We were also able to work the ball inside better and take advantage of some inside shots,” Naugle said. “Defensively I thought we played well but definitely looked like a team that was playing their third game in three days. The girls battled, though, and gave tremendous effort to constantly make plays to put themselves in a position to win their third game in row. It was a tough three-game stretch but the girls played well and worked hard to win all three.” Schafer and Shuey had 15 points each while Myers had 10, Haer had 9, Hummel and Wetzel had 6 each, and Jacobs had 5. After ending the first half tied 18-18 the Timberwolves answered with a strong third quarter to post a 54-44 win Feb. 1 over Chariton. “Throughout the entire game this was a physical match-up. We start off a little slow on the offensive end but we played tough defense throughout. We forced a lot of turnovers and got out and ran well tonight to help out our offense,” Naugle said. “It was a back and forth contest throughout the first half. We came out and played really well in the third. We hit some shots and continued to play great defense. We continued to play well into the fourth and got up to a 20 point lead. We let them get a few points back at the end of the game. Overall our effort was outstanding and I was very proud of how hard the girls worked considering they played last night.” Shuey scored 12 followed by Schafer with 11, Jacobs with 10, Myers with 9, Hummel with 5, Haer and Jordyn Figgins with 3 each, and Wetzel with 1. SWV cruised to a 59-33 win Jan. 31 over Bedford. “We got off to a great start. Our defense played very well. We created some turnovers, forced them into contested shots and did a great job getting defensive rebounds. We ran our offense well throughout the night,” Naugle said. “I thought our girls made good decisions and really limited our turnovers tonight. Bedford is a very improved team. I was very proud and of how well our girls played tonight.” Schafer led the scoring with 14 followed by Marah Larsen with 10, Haer with 9, Shuey and Hummel with 6 each, Wetzel with 5, Myers with 4, Jillian Simmons with 3, and Jacobs with 2. High-scoring second
fuels T-Wolves win Led by Dustin Lund’s 22 points, the Timberwolves downed Lenox 55-47 Jan. 18. Southwest Valley had a slow first half, scoring just 5 in the first quarter and 10 in the second for a first half tie at 15 all but came back with a 40-32 second half for the win. The Timberwolves also beat the Tigers on the boards, pulling in 33 rebounds to Lenox’s 26. Christian McCuen had 11 of those rebounds and 12 points while Hunter Poston had nine rebounds and 3 points. “We had a lead late in the game but we needed to learn how to finish out a close game,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “This game will give us some great teaching points going forward since we haven't had many close games this year.” Blaine Venteicher had 5 points and a rebound while Tyler Hoover scored 5. Jacob Webb had 4 points and four rebounds, and Garret Marn had 4 points and three rebounds. The Timberwolves fell 74-39 Jan. 25 to Central Decatur after the Cardinals opened with a 34-16 first half. SWV scored 13 in the third to Central Decatur’s 24 and went 10-16 in the fourth. “Central Decatur started off fast in the first quarter,” Focht said. “We made a couple of runs but couldn't get any momentum.” Webb led the scoring with 13 points. McCuen finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Lund had 7 points followed by Poston with 3 points and five rebounds, and Tyler Pearson, Venteicher, and Marn with 2 each. This week’s schedule has the Timberwolves at Bedford on Jan. 31, at Chariton on Feb. 1, and at home Feb. 2 with Wayne. SWV is on the road again Feb. 4 at Red Oak. SWV defeats Lenox 43-31
Following just a 13-12 halftime lead, Southwest Valley took control of Lenox with a 13-4 third quarter run on its way to a 43-31 Pride of Iowa win at home Jan. 28. “We started off flat and really struggled to get the ball to drop in the first half. Our defense played very well throughout the game. We rebounded well and defended well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We started out in the third quarter hitting some big shots and built a lead. Give credit to Lenox because they kept battling and never let us extend that lead. Overall I was proud of the girl’s effort. Monday games can be tough but the girls battled throughout and pulled out a big conference win.” Morgan Shuey led the Timberwolves with 15 points and four rebounds. Kayley Myers had 7 points and three rebounds. Lexie Haer had 6 points and five rebounds while Marah Larsen had 6 points and four rebounds. Mazzy Hummel had 5 points and rebound, and Jentry Schafer had 4 points and four rebounds. After a 16-14 first quarter lead Jan. 24 against Central Decatur, SWV fell 64-44 in a conference matchup. “We got off to a great start in the first quarter. We hit some good shots and our defense played very well. We continued to play very well for about the first 4 minutes in the second quarter before Central Decatur made a huge run,” Naugle said. The Cardinals ended halftime up 39-23 at the half following a 25-7 second quarter. The Timberwolves returned to form in the third quarter, scoring 13 to Central Decatur’s 18, but were unable to come up with the win. “We made a few mistakes against their press and they hit some big 3s to go on a run that we didn’t recover from. The girls played hard in the second half and did a much better job controlling the ball and making good decisions but those last 4 minutes in the second half were tough to come back from,” Naugle said. “I was very pleased with how well we played considering we haven’t been able to practice or play since Monday [Jan. 21] due to cancelled school days. The girls played hard and battled well against a very good team.” Shuey led the team with 18 points and three rebounds. Rylee Jacobs had 7 points. Myers had 5 points and three rebounds. Schafer had 4 points and seven rebounds while Haer had 4 points and six rebounds. Hummel had 3 points and three rebounds, Larsen had 2 points and a rebound, and Jillian Simmons had 1 point. A Jan. 29 game with at Bedford has been rescheduled for Jan. 31. The Timberwolves travel to Chariton on Feb. 1 then host Wayne on Feb. 2. Timberwolves
top E. Union 62-51 With four shooters in double digits, Southwest Valley claimed a 62-51 win Jan. 17 over East Union. Jacob Webb scored 15, Christian McCuen had 14, Dustin Lund had 13, and Blaine Venteicher had 10. “Balanced scoring tonight,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “It was a back and forth game but we were able to make shots down the stretch.” East Union pulled ahead 14-10 in the first quarter but the Timberwolves answered with a 21-15 second quarter to pull ahead 31-29 at the half. The game remained tight in the third, with SWV outscoring East Union 12-11 before finishing with a 19-11 fourth. The Timberwolves had a tougher time Jan. 21 in a 79-54 loss to AC/GC. AC/GC posted a 15-10 first quarter then powered away with a 22-10 second quarter. “We started off really slow and flat we never really overcame it,” Focht said. “Jacob Webb was the leading score tonight with 19.” McCuen had 11 points followed by Garret Marn with 6, Venteicher and Lund with 5 each, Hunter Poston and Brendan Pearson with 3 each, and Tyler Hoover with 2. SWV fell 57-39 Jan. 15 to Nodaway Valley. “We played well tonight but couldn’t make enough shots for the upset. We did have a lot of positive things to take from tonight, like we have 16 steals which was a season high,” Focht said. “Christian McCuen led the scoring with 16 points and six rebounds. Hunter Poston had 12 rebounds.” Also scoring were Webb with 9, Venteicher with 5, Lund with 4, Marn with 3, and Poston with 2. This week’s schedule includes two home games — Lenox on Jan. 22 and Central Decatur on Jan. 25. Southwest Valley
finishes 2-1 The Timberwolves finished 2-1 in their last three games, posting conference wins over East Union and Nodaway Valley but dropping a non-conference game with Adair Casey/Guthrie Center. Southwest Valley’s loss came Jan. 21 in a close 71-65 fight with AC/GC. “We started off the game very flat and allowed them to take a big lead in the first half of the first quarter. We did start to work our way back into the game closed the gap in the first quarter,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We started to play much better in the second and went into halftime with a 1 point lead.” Up 30-29 at the half, the Timberwolves swapped leads throughout the third before ending it tied 44 all heading into the final period. “AC/GC ended up taking a lead in the fourth and then hit their free throws down the stretch to win the game,” Naugle said. “Throughout the game we battled and the girls really fought to win the game. Offensively we played well even though we would like to take care of the ball a little better. At times we struggled on defense though and in the end that was what cost us the game. We will look to continue to improve our defensive intensity and take the lesson learned to win the close games later in the season. We play again on Tuesday [Jan. 22] when we host conference opponent Lenox.” Morgan Shuey finished the night with 26 points followed by Kayley Myers with 13, Lexie Haer with 11, Marah Larsen and Jentry Schafer with 6 each, and Rylee Jacobs with 3. SWV opened up with a 39-14 first half Jan. 17 to top East Union 69-30 on the road. “We got off to a great start. Our defense played very aggressive in the first half and we were able to create some turnovers,” Naugle said. “We also did a great job getting defensive rebounds and holding East Union to 1 shot possessions. Offensively we did a nice job making smart decisions and limiting our turnovers. We ran our offense very well and were able to take advantage inside. It was another solid conference win for us.” Schafer had a 21-point finish while Myers finished with 11 and Haer with 10. Also scoring were Shuey and Jacobs with 5 each, Larsen and Jillian Simmons with 4 each, and Jordyn Figgins and Allison Marshall with 2 each. The Timberwolves had another strong start Jan. 15 in a 60-52 win over Nodaway Valley. “We got off to a great start to the game. We were hitting our shots, running our offense and playing very good defense,” Naugle said. “We then went a little flat but the girls really battled and continued to hold onto the lead throughout the rest of the game. We had a lot of girls step up in big moments when we needed them. Nodaway Valley did a great job battling back into the game but we were able to hit big shots or make big stops when we needed them most. I was very proud of how hard the girls played and even more proud how many stepped up to score or play great defense to help secure the win.” Myers finished with 19 points followed by Haer with 10, Larsen with 8, Mazzy Hummel with 7, Simmons and Shuey with 5 each, Schafer with 4, and Jacobs with 2. Timberwolves dominate Christian 73-38
Southwest Valley’s Jentry Schafer, Marah Larsen, and Morgan Shuey scored in double digits Jan. 14 in a 73-38 win over Grand View Christian in a non-conference match up. “Our defense played very well all night and we did a very good job rebounding. We had a few moments whßere we did not close out fast enough and gave them open looks outside but overall the girls played very well on the defensive side,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Offensively we attacked their defense very well and created a lot of easy shots. We struggled with turnovers more than we would like but were able to make a lot of plays offensively. This was a good win for us and allowed us to work on a few things before we play a tough Nodaway Valley team tomorrow night [Jan. 15].” Schafer scored 24 points followed by Larsen with 16, Shuey with 11, Lexie Haer with 6, Mazzy Hummel with 5, Abbie Wetzel with 4, Rylee Jacobs with 3, and Allison Marshall and Kayley Myers with 2 each. SWV claimed a 55-27 win Jan. 10 over Stanton in another non-conference game. “We got off to a good start and were able to carry it throughout the entire game. I thought our defense played very well and showed a lot of improvement. We did a good job getting defensive rebounds and held Stanton to a lot of 1-shot possessions,” Naugle said. “Offensively we missed some easy baskets throughout the game but we did a really good running our offense. We had good movement and made a lot of good decisions. We shot really well from outside, especially Lexie Haer.” Haer was 3-3 in 3-pointers for 11 points. Schafer had 15, Shuey had 8, Jacobs had 7, Larsen and Myers had 4 each, Hummel had 3, Wetzel had 2, and Jillian Simmons had 1. Despite a strong start and double digit scoring by Schafer, Shuey, and Myers, the Timberwolves fell 72-62 Jan. 8 in a Pride of Iowa game against Mt. Ayr. “We got off to a good start and played very well in the first half. We built a solid lead in the second quarter but gave up some open 3s to allow Mt. Ayr to finish the half,” Naugle said. “We played well in the second half but turned the ball over a few times that lead to points and went cold from outside. Mt. Ayr is a very good team and well coached. Overall I thought that we played right with them and put ourselves in a position to win the game. Unfortunately we just couldn’t hit the big shots down the stretch and Mt. Ayr shot well from the free throw line to finish the game.” Schafer had 24 points, Shuey had 14, Myers had 10, Haer had 5, and Wetzel, Jacobs, and Hummel had 3 each. Clarinda tops SWV
Southwest Valley fell 73-44 Jan. 14 to Clarinda. “Jacob Webb and Tyler Hoover led the T-Wolves in scoring tonight. We need to put a complete game together. We play really hard but need to find a way to get over the hump,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Clarinda shot the ball well from 3 tonight and that made a big difference in the ballgame.” Webb and Hoover had 8 points each followed by Dustin Lund with 7, Adam Harris, Garrett Marn, and Hunter Poston with 6 each, and Blaine Venteicher with 3. Despite double-digit scoring by Hoover, Webb, and Christian McCuen, the Timberwolves were unable to stop Stanton’s Drake Johnson in an 83-47 loss Jan. 10. Johnson scored 32 points for the Vikings. “Tyler Hoover led the team in scoring with 12 points. Jacob Webb and Christian McCuen finished with 10 points each,” Focht said. “Stanton is a very, very good team. They play with such a fast tempo we struggled to adjust. Congratulations to Drake Johnson for setting the school record for scoring.” Also scoring were Lund with 8, Venteicher with 3, and Marn and Poston with 2 each. SWV fell 73-45 Jan. 8 to Mt. Ayr. “Tough loss tonight,” Focht said. “We had a great first half against Mt. Ayr. We are starting to see our potential. We have to continue to improve. Dustin Lund leads the team in scoring with 11 points Jacob Webb finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds. I like the fire we played with in the first half.” McCuen had 8 points, Poston had 6, Venteicher had 5, and Gage Barton and Harris had 2 each. The Timberwolves are on the road Jan. 15 and Jan. 17 with Nodaway Valley and East Union. Timberwolves compete
in Rollin Dyer Invitational Southwest Valley competed against 13 other schools Jan. 5 in the Rollin Dyer Invitational in Atlantic. Results are: Teagan Lundquist drew a bye in the championship round at 138 pounds, lost a 1-0 decision in the quarterfinals, then forfeited in consolation rounds two and three. Brendan Knapp drew a bye in the championship round at 145, lost by fall in 2:45 in the quarterfinals, lost 15-0 by technical fall in 2:41 in consolation round two, drew a bye in consolation round three, then lost by fall in 1:02 in the seventh place match. Steve Rodriguez lost by fall in the championship round at 152, drew a bye in consolation round one, and lost by fall in 0:27 in consolation round two. Mathew Johnston lost a 5-4 decision in the championship round at 160, drew byes in consolation rounds one and two, won by fall in 2:59 in consolation round three, then lost by fall in 3:39 in the seventh place match. Kale Haffner won by fall in 3:39 in the championship round at 182, lost by fall in 0:10 in the quarterfinals, lost by fall in 0:59 in consolation round two, and lost by fall in 1:11 in consolation round three. Bryson Rhamy drew a bye in the championship round at 220, won by fall in 3:14 in the quarterfinals, lost by fall in 4:14 in the semifinals, lost a 6-0 decision in consolation round three, and forfeited in the fifth place match. Treyton Top lost by fall in 1:39 in the championship round at 285, drew byes in consolation rounds one and two, and lost by fall in 0:00 in consolation round three. The Timberwolves meets this week Jan. 8 at Audubon, Jan. 10 at Maternsdale-St. Mary’s, and Jan. 12 at Griswold. Lundquist, Knapp
finish strong Southwest Valley’s Teagan Lundquist and Brendan Knapp posted wins Dec. 20 against St. Albert, Clarinda, and Red Oak. The two, along with Trent Newton, Tallen Meyers, and Steve Rodriguez picked up wins to defeat St. Albert 30-24. Newton won by fall in 0:42 at 220; Meyers won by forfeit at 285; Knapp won by fall in 5:02 at 138; Lundquist won by fall in 1:55 at 145; and Rodriguez won by forfeit at 152. Lundquist won with a 11-3 major decision at 138 against Red Oak and Knapp won by fall in 3:31 at 145. Red Oak defeated the Timberwolves 60-10. Against Clarinda, Knapp won by forfeit at 138 and Lundquist won by forfeit at 145. Clarinda came out on top 60-12. Lundquist placed first Dec. 15 in the Pride of Iowa Championship in Lenox while Bryson Rhamy placed third. Lundquist received a bye in championship round 1 at 138, won by fall in 4:38 in the quarterfinals, won by fall in 4:50 in the semifinals, and won first place by technical fall 17-1 in 4:58. Rhamy won by fall in 0:57 in championship round 1 at 220, won by fall in 0:27 in the quarterfinals, lost a 4-0 decision in the semifinals, won a 4-3 decision in the consolation semifinals, and won 6-4 for third place. Other results were: Owen Wilkinson received a bye in round 1 at 126, lost by fall in 3:01 in the quarterfinals, received a bye in consolation round 2, and lost by fall in 5:07 in consolation round 3. Rodriguez received a bye in championship round 1 at 160, lost by fall in 1:38 in the quarterfinals, received a bye in consolation round 2, and lost by fall in 1:33 in consolation round 3. Kale Haffner received a bye in championship round 1 at 182, lost by fall in 0:52 in the quarterfinals, received a bye in consolation round 2, won by fall in 2:52 in consolation round 3, won by fall in 1:15 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 1:09 in the third place match. Treyton top received a bye in the championship round at 285, lost by fall in 2:16 in the quarterfinals, received a bye in consolation round 2, and lost by fall in 1:22 in consolation round 3. The Timberwolves compete again Jan. 5 in the Atlantic Tournament. First half hurts T-Wolves
Southwest Valley’s slow opening Dec. 18 ended in a 59-42 loss to Bedford. By halftime, the Timberwolves trailed 36-16. “The Bulldogs got out to a fast start opening a 10 to 0 lead in the first few minutes. The first half we didn't play aggressively at all and had some costly turnovers,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “The second half we settled down and got some better shots. We are continuing to improve and are looking forward to Christmas break.” Blaine Venteicher was the high scorer for the Timberwolves with 11 points followed by Christian McCuen with 8, Tyler Hoover with 7, and Dustin Lund, Tyler Pearson, Garret Marn, and Adam Harris with 4 each. SWV is back in action Jan. 8 at Mt. Ayr. SWV edges out Bedford
Southwest Valley out lasted Bedford for a 54-59 win Dec. 18 in Pride of Iowa play. The Timberwolves fought to break away, going into the half leading just 26-24. “We had a cold night shooting all night and struggled to hit open shots. We were able to battle through some adversity tonight and found a way to win the game,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Bedford is a much improved team and they shot the ball very well all night, especially from 3. We did a nice job getting defensive rebounds and kept our turnovers down in the second half.” Jentry Schafer posted 27 points and 12 rebounds while Morgan Shuey finished with 7 points and 12 rebounds. Mazzy Hummel had 7 points and three rebounds, Lexie Haer had 5 points and three rebounds, Rylee Jacobs had 5 points and a rebound, and Marah Larsen had 3 points and three rebounds. “Jentry had a big nice offensively and getting big rebounds for us. Morgan hit some big shots down the stretch and had a huge night getting defensive rebounds, breaking the press and making big plays,” Naugle said. “Mazzy hit some huge free throws down the stretch to help us secure the win. We will continue to work to improve but we are definitely happy with where we are at heading into our midseason break. We will continue to put the work in and show up ready to go for the second half of our season.” SWV faces Mt. Ayr Jan. 8 on the road. Timberwolves
top SEW 54-26 Southwest Valley’s Dustin Lund scored 20 points while Jacob Webb had 13 and Christian McCuen 11 to lead the Timberwolves to a 54-26 win Dec. 14 over Southeast Warren. “Great win tonight for the SWV Boys game. We got off to a slow start offensively in the first half but were able to score in the third quarter to extend our lead,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “That puts our record at 3-5 our next ballgame is in Corning on Tuesday [Dec. 18] against Bedford.” Once the scoring began, SWV attacked with a 10-4 first quarter and a 13-3 second quarter. In the second half, the Timberwolves powered ahead with 23-5 third en route to the win. Other scorers included Blaine Venteicher with 4, and Adam Harris and Tyler Pearson with 3 each. Venteicher scored a career-high 22 points Dec. 11 to lead SWV to a 54-36 win over Lenox. “We finished better around the rim tonight,” Focht said. “Blaine hit some big 3s early in the game to open up a double-digit lead in the first quarter. Lenox fought back in the third quarter to make it a 6-point game. We made some shots down the stretch and pull out a victory.” The Timberwolves posted a 15-4 first quarter but Lenox came back 10-8 in the second and 19-16 in the third before the SWV defense shut down Lenox for a 15-3 fourth. Webb finished with 10 points followed by Lund with 9, McCuen with 8, Brendan Pearson and Harris with 2 each, and Tyler Hoover with a free throw. SWV defeats SEW 50-31
Southwest Valley’s Jentry Schafer and Morgan Shuey scored 13 points each and Kayley Myers had 11 for a 50-31 win Dec. 14 over Southeast Warren. Tied 10-10 at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves went a 20-7 second quarter run for a 30-17 halftime lead. “It was a strange game in which it seemed like the momentum shifted a few times throughout and neither team really shot the ball very well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to get some big points in the lane and hit a few 3s when we needed them to help extend the lead. Both teams played very good defense but we were able to get some good ball movement at times and get some easy baskets inside.” SEW outpaced the Timberwolves 14-12 in the third but SWV capped the game 8-0 in the final period. “We improved some on our turnovers but are still looking to continue to make great decisions throughout the entire game. We shot well again from outside but we will continue to work on our consistency on the offensive end,” Naugle said. “I definitely thought that defense showed a lot of improvement as we continue to work on that end of the floor. We play next when we host Bedford at home on Tuesday [Dec. 18].” Others scoring for the Timberwolves were Abbie Wetzel with 6, Lexi Haer with 3, and Mazzy Hummel and Jordyn Figgins with 2 each. Shuey was 5-5 from the 3-point mark and Rylee Jacobs was 4-5 Dec. 11 in a 56-42 win over Lenox. SWV outpaced Lenox 27-13 in the first half before allowing Lenox an 18-10 third quarter. “We got off to a good start tonight and played tough defense throughout the first half. We really struggled offensively throughout the second and third quarters though. We made too many mistakes and turned the ball over way more than we are used to,” Naugle said. “We also did not defend the 3-point line as well in the third quarter and allowed Lenox to get some open looks and they came back in the third to close the gap. We did however make some big shots down the stretch to build the lead back and pull away at the end. We shot very well from 3 tonight with Rylee and Morgan hitting their open shots. Overall I thought we played very well but need to continue to put an emphasis on getting defensive rebounds and protecting the ball.” Shuey finished with 23 points followed by Jacobs with 12, Hummel with 10, Schafer with 6, Haer with 3, and Myers with 2. The Timberwolves are now 5-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play. Timberwolf wrestlers
top Griswold Southwest Valley’s wrestling team claimed a 27-12 win Dec. 6 over Griswold but fell 63-17 to Riverside and 19-18 to Audubon in a meet at Griswold. Picking up wins against Griswold were Bryson Rhamy at 220 by fall in 3:36; Treyton Top at 285 by fall in 2:42; Brendan Knapp at 138 with a 7-4 decision; Teagan Lundquist at 145 by forfeit; and Steve Rodriguez at 160 by forfeit. Winning against Riverside were Lundquist at 138 by technical fall 22-6 in 4:41; Rodriguez at 160 by fall in 1:29; and Rhamy at 220 by forfeit. Claiming wins against Audubon were Lundquist at 138 by fall in 4:53; Rodriguez at 160 by forfeit; and Treyton Top at 285 by forfeit. The Timberwolves face Clarke, East Mills, and Shenandoah on Nov. 29 at Mt. Ayr. SWV fell 42-22 to Clarke. Winners include Lundquist at 138 by 15-6 major decision; Mathew Johnston at 138 at by fall in 0:42; Rhamy at 220 by fall in 2:32; and Treyton Top at 285 by fall in 1:00. Shenandoah defeated the Timberwolves 42-30. Winners were Owen Wilkinson at 126 by forfeit; Lundquist at 138 by fall in 2:25; Johnston at 170 by fall in 1:39; Rhamy at 220 by forfeit; and Top at 285 by forfeit. The Timberwolves fell 36-27 to East Mills. Winners include Top at 285 by fall in 1:06; Wilkinson at 126 by forfeit; Lundquist at 138 with a 6-2 decision; Kale Haffner at 182 by forfeit; and Rhamy at 220 by fall in 3:16. SWV competes Dec. 15 in the Pride of Iowa Tournament in Lenox and hosts a quad meet at 5p.m. Dec. 20 with Red Oak, St Alberts, and Clarinda. MSM slips by SWV
After trailing by 10 at halftime, the Timberwolves gave Southwest Valley fans reason to cheer by fighting back for a 2-point fourth-quarter lead in a 51-46 heartbreaker Dec. 7 with Martensdale-St. Mary’s in conference play. MSM outpaced the Timberwolves 15-12 in the first quarter and 18-11 in the second. “We were off to a very slow start in the first half,” coach Allen Naugle said. “We really struggled to get into a flow on offense and Martensdale hit some big shots early to put us behind by 10 going into half.” SWV came back in the third with 13-9 quarter. “We came out of half and played a much better second half. We pushed back and tied the game in the fourth quarter. We went up by 2 with a 1:30 to go but were unable to hold on. Martensdale hit a big shot to pull ahead and then hit their free throws down the stretch,” Naugle said. “I was really proud of how hard the girls worked to come back and get back into the game. This group of girls really plays hard and never gives up. We just didn’t make enough plays on offense to get ahead and keep the lead. We have played some tough conference games to start the season and playing these types of games will definitely help us throughout the season. We play again when we travel to Lenox this upcoming Tuesday (Dec. 11).” Jentry Schafer and Kayley Myers finished in double digits with 15 and 14 points respectively. Lexi Haer scored 5 followed by Rylee Jacobs and Abbie Wetzel with 3 each and Jillian Simmons, Marah Larsen, and Morgan Shuey with 2 each. Despite early foul trouble Dec. 6, SWV defeated Clarinda 60-26 in non-conference play in Villisca. “We got off to a very slow start. We got into some foul trouble early and really struggled to get into a flow. We played good defense but we were committing too many fouls,” Naugle said. “We allowed Clarinda to score 11 of their 15 1st half points from the free throw line. The second half we were able to adjust much better and finally started to get into a flow offensively. We started to run our offense better and our transition offense finally started to make some plays. Overall we played solid defense throughout the game. We just need to constantly work on our spacing on offense and make our open shots throughout the entire game.” Myers led the scoring with 13 followed by Schafer with 11, Shuey with 8, Haer and Allison Marshall with 5 each, Larsen and Jordyn Figgins with 4 each, and Jacobs and Wetzel with 3 each. Tied 14-14 in the first quarter, the Timberwolves fell 68-60 Dec. 4 to Nodaway Valley. “It was a close, tough game throughout. We got off to a good start in the first quarter but Nodaway Valley hit some big 3s to stay right with us,” Naugle said. “We then went on a cold streak during the second quarter which allowed them to get out a head. Nodaway Valley is a great defensive team and it is tough to make-up ground once you fall behind. The girls really fought and kept within striking distance but we just couldn’t get over the hump to tie the game up and pull out the lead. Give credit to Nodaway for hitting some big 3s down the stretch to hold on to the lead.” Schafer scored 27 points and Hummel finished with 11. Jacobs, Shuey, and Haer had 5 each. Larsen scored 4. Timberwolves fall to MSM
Southwest Valley’s slow first half led to a 64-29 loss Dec. 7 on the road with Martensdale-St. Mary’s. The Timberwolves trailed 32-16 at halftime. Dustin Lund and Christian McCuen finished with 8 points each. Blaine Venteicher finished with 7 points. Jacob Webb had 4 and Tyler Hoover had 2. Despite 22 points by Webb and 10 by McCuen, SWV fell 87-49 Dec. 6 to Clarinda. Lund had 8 points followed by Adam Harris with 4, Tyler Pearson with 3, and Hoover with 2. The Timberwolves fell 75-25 Dec. 4 to Nodaway Valley. “Another tough loss,” coach Andrew Fochts said. “Early turnovers by the Timberwolves gave Nodaway Valley easy opportunities to score.” Lund and McCuen had 8 points each. Webb scored 6, Venteicher had 3 and Harris had 2. SWV faces Lenox on the road Dec. 11 then returns home Dec. 14 to take on Southeast Warren. Timberwolves open
season with win Southwest Valley kicked off basketball season with a 54-19 win Nov. 26 over Griswold. The Timberwolves launched a 23-4 first half followed by a 31-16 second. “It was a great win for our young team tonight,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Christian McCuen led the way with 18 points followed by Jacob Webb with 17. Both finished with a double-double. Dustin Lund chipped in 13 points.” McCuen finished with 21 rebounds while Webb had 10. Lund ended with five rebounds. Tyler Hoover had 3 points and a rebound, Brendan Pearson had 1 points and a rebound, and Tyler Pearson had a free throw and two rebounds. SWV struggled Nov. 27 in a 73-45 loss to Shenandoah. The Mustangs controlled a 42-24 first half. McCuen had another double-double, scoring 17 points and pulling in 11 rebounds. Lund had 11 points and two rebounds. Webb had 7 points and three rebounds followed by Adam Harris with 5 points and four rebounds, Blaine Venteicher with 2 points and two rebounds, Tyler Pearson with 2 points and Hoover with a point. The Timberwolves closed the week with a 73-18 loss to Mt. Ayr. “It was a rough game of the Timberwolf boys team,” Focht said. “We played really well for the first few minutes of the game. Mt Ayr went on a 27-0 run. We struggled to make shots early and they shot really well.” McCuen had 6 points and three rebounds followed by Lund with 4 points, Tyler Pearson with 2 points and four rebounds, Harris with 2 points and two rebounds, Hoover with 2 points and a rebound, and Webb with 2 points. SWV hosts Nodaway Valley on Dec. 4 in Corning, Clarinda on Dec. 6 in Villisca, and takes on Martensdale-St. Mary’s on the road Dec. 7 SWV girls go 2-1
The Lady Timberwolves finished 2-1 in their first three games of the season, picking up wins over Griswold and Mt. Ayr. Southwest Valley posted a 63-31 win Nov. 26 in its season opener with Griswold. “We were able to get off to a great start and then carry it on throughout the game. I thought that we did a great job of finding the open girl throughout the game,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Our passing was really good inside the 3-point line and we had some great ball movement. We did commit more turnovers that we would have liked but we shot the ball well and had a really a good game offensively.” The Timberwolves finished with three shooters in double digits — Jentry Schafer with 22 points, Morgan Shuey with 13, and Mazzy Hummel with 10. Other scorers include Rylee Jacobs with 6, Marah Larsen and Kayley Myers with 4 each, and Abbie Wetzel and Jordyn Figgins with 2 each. “Defensively I thought that we did a nice job playing aggressive and doing our jobs throughout the game,” Naugle said. “With us not having school today due to weather I was a little nervous how we would come out but the girls played very focus.” A tough first half Nov. 27 led to a 58-41 loss to Shenandoah on the road. “We got off to a slow start and struggled to get any offense going early. I thought overall our defense played very well throughout the night,” Naugle said. “Our offense was unable to get any rhythm going and put ourselves into some tough situations. Hats off to Shenandoah for playing tough defense against us and forcing us into turning the ball over more than we would have wanted.” SWV finished the first quarter down 13-6 to end the half trailing 33-19. The Timberwolves went 11-12, 11-13 in the final two quarters. “We played well at times and finished with a much better second half but our slow first half was just too much to overcome in the end,” Naugle said. Schafer scored 16 points followed by Lexi Haer with 11, Shuey with 7, Larsen with 4, Figgins with 2, and Wetzel with 1. The Timberwolves regrouped Nov. 29, fighting off two overtimes to take down Mt. Ayr 61-55. “Tonight was definitely one of the most intense and wild games I have been a part of as a coach. It was a very physical match-up between two teams that were pretty evenly matched,” Naugle said. “The effort and intensity from both sides made for an amazing game with a lot of turns of momentum throughout the game.” Mt. Ayr took a 17-12 first quarter lead to finish the half up 28-23. Both teams when 9-9 in the third quarter before SWV tied the game 42-42 with a 10-5 fourth quarter. “We got off to a slow start offensively and struggled with Mt. Ayr’s offensive transition in the 1st half. We hit a few 3-pointers to help keep us in the game but we knew that we didn’t want to rely on that in the second half. We were really able to play tough defense in the second half and definitely improved our transition defense,” Naugle said. “We came into the game knowing that we wanted to force Mt. Ayr into a half-court game and we were able to do that more consistently in the second half. We really struggled from the free throw line which is something that was uncharacteristic of this team. I feel that we are a much better free throw shooting team than what we showed tonight but I was extremely proud of how the girls kept battling throughout.” Shuey and Larsen scored 16 each, Myers had 11, and Haer had 10. Hummel and Jacobs scored 3 each and Schafer had 2. “Morgan, Lexie and Kayley have a lot of varsity experience and have played in games similar to this one. Marah had to step up and play big minutes when Jentry fouled out early in the fourth. She had a tough night at the line but made some big shot when we needed her to, play great defense and got a ton of rebounds which is what we needed down the stretch,” Naugle said. “I am really proud of the grit the girls showed to never give up even when we found ourselves playing from behind most of the game. We play again on Tuesday (Dec. 4) when we host Nodaway Valley which will be another tough conference game.” Shuey signs with Salve Regina University
CARIE MORALES/Free Press — Southwest Valley High School senior Morgan Shuey signs a letter of intent Nov. 26 to play basketball with Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., with parents Karen Shuey, left, and Dr. Scott Shuey. Salve is a Division III university with an enrollment of 3,100 students and its mascot is the Seahawks. Salve is a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference, which is made up of schools from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island. Salve has been recruiting Shuey as a shooting and point guard since her sophomore year. At Salve, Shuey plans to study biology and minor in Spanish.
All Conference volleybal
DON GROVES/Free Press — Morgan Shuey, left, Jentry Schafer, Isabelle Inman, and Alaina Currin recently received All Conference volleyball honors. Shuey, a senior, received Honorable Mention. She finished the season with 137 kills, 25 aces, eight assists, 225 digs, and nine blocks. Schafer, a senior, was a unanimous selection for First Team hitter. She finished with 270 kills, seven assists, 32 digs, and 52 blocks. Inman, a sophomore, was a unanimous selection First Team setter. She finished with 617 assists, six kills, 12 aces, 130 digs, and 26 blocks. Currin, a senior, was named First Team defensive specialist. She finished with seven kills, 11 aces, six assists, an 253 digs.
Class A, District 9 honors
Submitted photo — Southwest Valley’s Hunter Poston, left, Teagan Lundquist, Jacob Webb, Scotty Adcock, Connor Shipley and Dustin Lund recently received Class A, District 9 honors. Poston, a senior, was an Honorable Mention offensive line selection. Lundquist, a senior, was a Second Team defensive back selection. Webb, a senior, was Class A, District 9 Defensive Player of the Year, a First Team defensive line and First Team offensive line selection, and a Second Team punter selection. Adcock, a senior, was an Honorable Mention selection offensive line. Shipley, a senior, was a First Team offensive line selection. Lund, a senior, was a First Team defensive back selection and a Second Team quarterback selection.
Hummel signs with SWCC
DON GROVES/Free Press — Southwest Valley senior Mazzy Hummel signs a letter of intent to run cross country and track next year for the Spartans of Southwestern Community College on Nov. 1 in Corning. Seated beside her is SWCC head cross country and track coach Trey Bruton. Standing from left are her parents, Hilary Parker and T.J. Hummel, and SWV head cross country coach Jason Hults.
Cross country
teams end season The Southwest Valley Timberwolves cross country teams competed Oct. 18 in the 1A District meet hosted by ACGC for a chance to run at the state meet. The top three teams and 15 individuals advanced from the 28 school field. “The Timberwolves had not run in a competition race since Sept. 27 in Shenandoah due to the rainy weather this season, which included the loss of the POI Conference meet last week,” head coach Jason Hults said. Despite the challenges weather brought to the cross country season, Hults said the Timberwolves took on the challenges to continue to stay focused. “Our kids have had a great attitude and work ethic all season, and even though it was frustrating to keep having meets cancelled and postponed, I felt we had some very good practices leading up to tonight's race. We really felt confident going in that we could run some great times and be competitive in the team results in the girls race, and the boys could go out and post some good times as well,” Hults said. “Unfortunately, some injuries that had been nagging at a few runners were evident tonight, and the lack of competition over the last three weeks showed as the kids race legs were not there. We were running very well at the end of September but losing three meets between then and now really showed.” The girls finished 14th overall with an average team time of 28:38.92. Halle Pearson led the team with a 45 place finish. Aubrey Boswell (62nd), Mazzy Hummel (78th), Sydney Westlake (83rd), and Kaylee Jacobs (87th) rounded out the top five with Sydney Davies (105th) and Bella Johnson (108) finishing out the Timberwolves squad. “As seniors, Mazzy and Kaylee have been great leaders for our team, and I really appreciate the mentoring they have provided to the younger girls this season,” Hults said. “They will be missed next year and not easily replaced. But I think we will be very competitive next season with two juniors and four sophomores coming back next fall.” The boys only fielded four runners so did not have enough for a team score. Blake Venteicher led the boys team as he has the majority of the season with a 119th place finish. Sean McCormick (139th), Trent Newton (141st), and Brayden Avila (142nd) rounded out the boys squad. “All four boys will be back next season, and the boys team will continue to improve with the addition of some new runners we expect to see next fall,” Hults said. “Coach [Dan] Ahrens and I would like to thank all the fans and family members who have supported the Runnin’ T-Wolves throughout the season.” Final times are: Girls — Pearson, 45th, 25:05.46; Boswell, 62nd, 26:05.45; Hummel, 78th, 26:57.90; Westlake, 83rd, 27:27.43; Jacobs, 87th, 27:38.35; Davis, 105th, 28:55.22; Johnson, 108th 29:20.49 Boys — Venteicher, 119th, 24:13.16; McCormick, 139th, 28:50.03; Newton, 141st, 33:23.55; Avila, 142nd, 33:23.82 SWV falls
to Nodaway Valley The Timberwolves volleyball team finished its season with a 3-2 match Oct. 16 at home with Nodaway Valley. After falling 19-25 in the first set, Southwest Valley came back 25-21, 25-19 in the next two but finished 19-25, 11-5 in the final two sets. “I feel like we weren't ready to go in set 1. We were making too many unforced errors and weren't communicating on defense,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. Jentry Schafer had 17 kills and two blocks and Kayley Myers had 12 three blocks. Myers also 13-13 serving. “Jentry and Kayley really kept us in it with their hitting and blocking,” Wetzel said. “Kayley was doing a great job getting touches on blocks and getting some stuff blocks. Jentry was being smart on offense and placing her attack in the open court. The girls fought hard all the way to the end and never gave up, NV was just the better team tonight. It is tough for the kids to have a mediocre match at this point in the season, because no team wants their season to end and NV came ready to play.” Lexie Haer was 25-26 serving with four aces, 10 digs and nine kills. Alaina Currin was 19-19 with an ace and 15 digs. Isabelle Inman was 15-15 with eight digs and a block. Delaney Dalton was 14-14 with two aces, 10 digs, two kills and two blocks. Morgan Shuey was 11-12 with an ace, 17 digs, eight kills and two blocks. “It is tough to say goodbye to the four seniors, Hailey Thomas, Lexie Haer, Alaina Currin, and Morgan Shuey,” Wetzel said. “These four have put tons of time and effort into the sport of volleyball and not just during the season, but in the off-season as well. All four of those seniors were great team leaders, hard workers, and passionate about the game of volleyball. Those will be tough shoes to fill next season.” Timberwolves take
second in POI After claiming a 25-16 win the first set of Pride of Iowa Conference play Oct. 9 and a tough 29-31 fourth set, the Timberwolves finished second after falling 3-1 to Southeast Warren. “I am so proud of my girls tonight for never giving up,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Sets 2 and 3 did not go well for us and we made some adjustments in set 4 and the girls really pushed points and fought hard to build a lead in that fourth set. Then when it was tied up at 25 all it was just back and forth until match point. These kids have nothing to hang their heads about, getting second place in the POI Conference is not an easy feat! I know they really wanted that championship, and as coaches we wanted that for them as well, but they played some good volleyball and fought all the way to the end.” Delaney Dalton was 16-16 serving with four digs, two blocks, and two kills. Kayley Myers was 15-16 with an ace, eight kills, seven digs, and four blocks. Alaina Currin was 14-16 with an ace, 10 digs, and a kill. Lexie Haer was 11-13 with an ace, 12 digs, and a kill. Isabell Inman was 10-13 with 34 assists, 12 digs, and a kill. Morgan Shuey was 8-10 with 14 digs and five kills. Jentry Schafer had 16 kills, a dig, and two blocks. Southwest Valley defeated Nodaway Valley 25-18, 25-9, 25-9. “After a chaotic start to the evening, with tornado warnings happening while we were on the bus headed to Mt. Ayr and then having to go to the storm shelter just as soon as we arrived in Mt. Ayr, begin warming up and then back to the storm shelter, I thought we did a nice job of coming out ready to go against NV,” Wetzel said. “We really settled in after that first set and we were being aggressive on offense and doing a nice job of mixing up our attacks.” Shuey was 17-18 serving with two aces, nine digs, and four kills while Myers was 14-14 with two aces and six kills. Inman was 13-13 with an ace and 18 assists, Haer was 10-10 with ace, 11 digs, and seven kills, Dalton was 8-8 with an ace, five digs, and four assists, and Thomas Hailey was 4-4 with an ace, a kill, and a dig. Currin was 5-6 serving with eight digs and Schafer had 10 kills. The Timberwolves fell 0-2 to Shenandoah and 1-2 to Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. “We did not come out ready to play tonight. We were flat, we had no energy, we weren't communicating and we just were not ready to play,” Wetzel said. “We gave CB TJ their first 8 points on our own unforced errors. We did start to pick things up in the later stage of that first set and even came away with the win.” This week has the Timberwolves hosting Nodaway Valley on Oct. 16. Timberwolves
fall to AHSTW Southwest Valley suffered a 32-13 loss Oct. 12 to AHSTW at home for Senior Night. The Vikings shut down the Timberwolves’ passing game, holding freshman quarterback Brendan Knapp to a single seven-yard pass to Cade Meyers. Knapp had a 124 yards and a touchdown on 15 rushes while Jacob Webb scored on a 54-yard interception return. Dustin Lund had 17 yards on five carries, Aiden Gaule had a four-yard carry, and Myers and Matt Johnson each had a one-yard rush. Defensively, Webb had five solo tackles and four assists, Gaule had four solos and nine assists, Teagan Lundquist had three solos and four assists, Evan Davis had three solos and three assists, Knapp had three solos and two assists, Blaine Venteicher had two solos and three assists, Hunter Crill and Tyler Pearson had two solos and two assists each, Brendan Pearson had a solo and seven assists, Bryson Rhamy and Christian McCuen each had a solo tackle, Conner Shipley had four assists, Tucker TePoel had two assists, and Dalton Calkins and Dustin Lund each had an assist. Lundquist was 1-1 in extra-point attempts and had 101 yards on three kickoffs. Webb punted three times for 125 yards. Knapp had 28 yards on two kickoff returns. The Timberwolves (5-3) travel Oct. 19 to Oakland to take on Riverside (3-5). SWV defeats Mt. Ayr 3-2
Southwest Valley’s volleyball team battled back after being down 2-1 Oct. 2 against Mt. Ayr to win 3-2. “Wow! What a match that was,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “I thought we did a nice job of coming out in set 1 and playing really well. We stayed aggressive with our offense and serving. In set 2 and 3 we just seemed to be playing really tight and didn't do a good job picking up Mt. Ayr’s dumps. It just felt like we were tense.” The Timberwolves opened with a 25-22 win but Mt. Ayr won 25-19, 25-22 in the next two sets. SWV came back to even the match with 25-22 win then put it away 15-9 in the fifth set. “The kids fought back in set 4, we were down 5 points at one point during that set and never gave up. We played each point with focus and fire and that really helped the momentum swing in our favor,” Wetzel said. “These kids really want to meet their goal of being POI champs. They have worked hard all season and I think losing to SEW last year in the semi-finals left a sour taste in all their mouths and it has been a good motivator for us each time we have a conference match. We wanted to be in control of our own fate.” Wetzel said it was the Timberwolves’ team effort that helped them come from behind for the win. “Isabelle [Inman] did a nice job of spreading the ball out (56 assists in 183 attempts), Jentry [Schafer] had 20 kills, Lexie [Haer] had 17, Kayley [Myers] had 12, Morgan [Shuey] had 11 and Delaney [Dalton] had three,” Wetzel said. “I thought Kayley and Delaney did a great job in sets 4 and 5 with getting their block together and penetrating over the net to get some key blocks, after letting a lot of balls drop in front of them off the block in sets 2 and 3. I felt like we were being scrappy in sets 4 and 5 and that makes a huge difference. We were digging a lot balls. Alaina [Currin] had 20, Lexie had 22, Morgan had 18 and Delaney had 10. I am proud and happy for the girls for going unbeaten on the west side of a competitive POI conference. We look forward to playing on Monday night (Oct. 8) at home for the first round of the tourney.” SWV vs. EarlhamCross country runners
post personal bests Southwest Valley cross country runners continued to show improvement Sept. 27 in Shenandoah, with many of them finishing with personal best times. “The meet was full of competition with some of the top runners in Southwest Iowa represented in the 20 plus schools present,” head coach Jason Hults said. “I told our kids this is a fast course, and places didn’t matter; but that everyone on the team could go out and run a season best tonight if they ran hard. That’s what they did, with 14 of our 16 runners finishing the night with season bests or personal bests.” The girls team finished 11th out of 13 schools fielding team scores. Sydney Davies led the Timberwolves with a personal best of 22:31, finishing 50th. “The second through sixth runners for the varsity girls finished within 1:26 of Sydney, with each running a season best time,” Hults said. “This was a great team running performance as the girls prepare for the conference meet in 12 days. Running in such a tight grouping really helps the team score overall, and as we look ahead and prepare for the POI conference meet, it will be crucial. The girls have been getting better every week, and I think they are starting to gain some confidence and believe they have a real shot at the conference title. Our senior girls Mazzy [Hummel] and Kaylee [Jacobs] were freshman on the team that won the conference meet in 2015 and would love to end their high school careers with another one.” The boys team finished 15th overall. Blake Venteicher continues to lead the team, finishing with a personal best of 21:58 to place 106th. “All seven boys ran season bests tonight and showed a lot of improvement,” Hults said. The Timberwolves competed Sept. 25 in the Clarke Invitational in Osceola. “The weather was brisk and windy, but the Timberwolves put out some great effort and posted some good times on the hilly course,” Hults said. “The girls team ended up third in the nine-team field, ahead of six POI Conference opponents, which was a promising result with the POI Conference meet two weeks away. The boys team finished 11th, and ran times at or near season best performances.” Sydney Davies finished eighth for the girls, the first Timberwolf of the season to break into the top 10. Halle Pearson finished 20th and earned her first medal of the season. Aubrey Boswell finished 21st, with Hummel 33rd and Sydney Westlake 34th rounding out the top five for the girls. “I really felt the girls did a great job of running together and pushing each other,” Hults said. “At the 1 mile mark all of the five varsity girls were running in a pack within 8 second of each other, with Sydney about 20 seconds in front of them. At the finish we still had two packs of two girls come in together. That really helps the overall team score and the team standings. Our goal at the beginning of the year was to win the girls POI conference title, and that pack running mentality is going to help accomplish that.” Venteicher and Daniel Kinyon continue to lead the boys team as the season progresses. Raymond Harris, Brayden Avila, and Trent Newton finished third through fifth for the boys team. Results are: Varsity girls — Davies, eighth, 23:48.09; Pearson, 20th, 25:31.81; Boswell, 21st, 25:31.81; Hummel, 33rd, 26:12.10; Westlake, 34th, 26:13.92; Jacobs, 37th, 26:55.54 Junior varsity girls — Abbie Wetzel, 12th, 30:35.10; Triana Gabriel, 21st, 41:04.66 Varsity boys — Venteicher, 53rd, 23:18.98; Kinyon, 62nd, 24:14.01; Harris, 72nd, 26:17.69; Avila, 76th, 27:13.60; Sean McCormick, 77th, 27:48.42; Trent Newton, 78th, 27:57.05; Daniel Matlox, 79th, 28:33.12 The Timberwolves are set to run Oct. 1 this week in Greenfield at the Nodoway Valley Invitational. Timberwolves
take Bedford 3-0 The Timberwolves volleyball team held on to a close first set to stop Bedford 25-23, 25-19, 25-14 on the road Sept. 25. “Jentry [Schafer] had another solid night at the net with 16 kills and Kayley [Myers] had five kills. Kayley also had six aces on the night,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Alaina [Currin] led the team with 10 digs, was 9-10 for serving, had a 1.8 overall pass rating.” Delaney Dalton had an ace, eight digs and a block, Isabell Inman had an ace and five digs, and Morgan Shuey had an ace and four digs. “Although we did not play our best volleyball we were able to stay pretty solid on offense and win the match,” Wetzel said. “We struggled a bit with our serve receive and overall pass rate, which made it hard for Isabelle to run down those balls and put up a good ball for our hitters. We are happy to be 3-0 on the west half of the conference and it will be a competitive match on Tuesday night [Oct. 1] against Mt. Ayr, who is also 3-0 on the west half of the conference) for the No. 1 seed for the POI tourney.” Timberwolves
suffer first loss Southwest Valley suffered its first loss of the season Sept. 28, falling 50-13 to St. Albert Catholic Schools in Council Bluffs. St. Albert held the Timberwolves to just five yards passing and 77 yards rushing while amassing 238 yards rushing and 65 yards passing. Blaine Venteicher rushed twice for 16 yards and two touchdowns for SWV and Teagan Lundquist tacked on an extra point. Dustin Lund connected with Aiden Gaule twice on 10 attempts. Gaule had 32 yards on 11 carries. Brendan Knapp had 32 yards on four rushes and Matt Johnson had a one-yard carry. Defensively, Evan Davis had four solo tackles, Jacob Webb and Brendan Pearson had three solos and two assists each, and Scotty Adcock had three solos and an assist. Gaule had two solos and three assists, Lundquist had two solos and two assists, and Tyler Pearson had two solos and an assist. Tucker TePoel, and Cade Myers had a solo and two assists each, Lund and Caden Jacobs had a solo and an assist each, Gage Barton had a solo, and Knapp, Venteicher, and Connor Shipley each had an assist. Lundquist was 2-1 in point-after attempts and had 125 yards on three kickoffs. Webb had 176 yards on five punts. Knapp had 107 yards on six kickoff returns and a 16-yard punt return. The Timberwolves (5-1) are home Oct. 7 with Earlham (2-4). Timberwolves claim homecoming win
Southwest Valley moved to 5-0 with a 28-6 homecoming win Sept. 21 over Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves’ Aiden Gaule had 105 yards and two touchdowns on 15 rushes. Dustin Lund had 148 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries and was 4-8 passing for 19 yards. Matt Johnston had a touchdown on a five-yard rush. Blaine Venteicher had 37 yards on four rushes. Teagan Lundquist had 10 yards on four carries and 19 yards on four receptions. Jacob Webb had four solo tackles, two assists and a sack. Scotty Adcock had three solos, four assists, and two sacks. Lund had three solos, two assists, and an interception. Tyler Pearson had two solos and five assists, Lundquist had two solos and four assists, Hunter Poston had two solos and three assists, and Gaule had two solos and two assists. Evan Davis had a solo, three assists, a sack, and a 17-yard interception return. Tucker TePoel had a solo and two assists, Brendan Knapp had a solo, an assist, and a 19-yard interception return, Connor Shipley had a solo, Blake Thomas had two assists, and Kaden Jacobs had an assist. Venteicher had a three-yard interception return. Lundquist was 2-2 in point-after attempts and had 181 yards on four kickoffs. He also had a 30-yard kickoff return and 17 yards on two punt returns. Kade Hutchings had a 35-yard kickoff return. Webb had a 34-yard punt return and Lund had a 31-yard punt return. Thomas had an eight-yard kickoff return. SWV (5-0) heads to Council Bluffs on Sept. 28 to take on St. Albert (2-3). The Timberwolves are home again Oct. 5 with Earlham (2-3). SWV takes third
in home tourney The Timberwolves defeated Lenox twice as well as Exira-Elkhorn-Kimbalton and Audubon for third place Sept. 22 in the Southwest Valley Tournament. “Overall it was a good day for us, going 4-1 and getting third place in our own tournament,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “I wish we could have played a little better against AHSTW, but we were just making too many unforced errors in that match to get the win. With it being our homecoming week and two other matches earlier in the week it was a good showing for us overall.” The Timberwolves defeated Lenox 21-161-16 and 23-21, 15-21, 15-6, Audubon 16-21, 24-22, 15-5, and E-EHK 21-16, 21-13 but fell 11-21, 17-21 to AHSTW. Lexie Haer was 93.6 percent serving with six aces and 23 kills. Kayley Myers was 88.7 percent with six aces and 12 kills. Alaina Currin was 93.5 percent serving with two aces and a kill. Morgan Shuey was 96.8 percent with three aces and 25 kills. Delaney Dalton was 88.9 percent with an ace and four kills. SWV stopped Lenox 25-15, 25-11, 25-19 Sept. 18 at Villisca. “Tonight was a great team effort for us. We played well, stuck to our game plan and played consistent,” Wetzel said. “It was good to see us come back ready to play after the five-set match last night against Stanton. It is our homecoming week so getting a conference win was big. We are able to push points and allow all our bench kids some time in the match.” Haer was 15-16 serving with four aces and seven kills. Myers was 19-20 with two aces and three kills. Isabelle Inman was 8-10 with two aces and a kill. Currin was 11-11 with a kill. Dalton was 7-7 with an ace and two kills. Shuey was 4-4 with eight kills, Norah Lund was 3-3 with three assists, and Allison Marshall was 2-2. The Timberwolves held on for a five-set 21-25, 25-16, 26-24, 16-25, 15-12 win Sept. 17 against Stanton. “I thought we played well tonight. We were having some issues picking up the dump to the middle of the court and that is something we need to improve upon,” Wetzel said. “Our defense is set up to be able to cover tips, but we were having some miscommunication. Alaina did a great job on defense for us, 14 digs, 100 percent serving percentage, and an overall 2.41 pass rating. Our block was on fire last night, we had 58 block attempts, 13 of those blocks were ace blocks. Our front line was doing a great job getting the double block up and closed. Our serving percentage was outstanding at 98 percent, which makes a huge difference in the match. We have been stressing the importance of serving all season long and now it is paying off. Isabelle was able to spread the ball out on offense and we had three kids with 10-plus kills on the night, Jentry with 15, Kayley with 11, Morgan with 10, Lexie with eight, and Alaina and Delaney with one each. It was definitely a hard fought battle and it was great to come away with the win. We will continue to stress our unforced errors and cutting them down to a more manageable number.” This week puts SWV at Bedford on Sept. 25. The Timberwolves are back home Oct. 2 with Mount Ayr. SWV runners
compete in Creston Southwest Valley’s boys and girls cross country teams competed Sept. 18 in Class B of the two class meets in Creston. “After some early afternoon rain, the temperatures cooled down and were great for the runners, resulting in some good times,” head coach Jason Hults said. The girls finished fifth out of seven teams but only 12 points separated third from fifth place in the team race. “The girls race was very close and competitive. If each of our girls would have moved up one more spot, the final team results could have been easily been very different,” Hults said. “I was very pleased with the competitive effort and finish from the girls in the last 500 meters of the race. Where we need to improve is in the middle of the race and that will be one of the things we focus on in the next few weeks as we prepare for the conference meet coming up in October.” Sydney Davies led the team with an 18th place finish. Seniors Mazzy Hummel and Kaylee Jacobs finished 24th and 25th, just 30 and 36 seconds behind Davies. Aubrey Boswell and Sydney Westlake rounded out the top five for the girls. “Sydney continues to have a great rookie season for the Timberwolves,” Hults said. “The boys team was led by Blake Venteicher with one of his best times of the year.” Daniel Kinyon was second for the boys, followed by Trent Newton, Sean McCormick, and freshman Daniel Mattox with his first top five finish for the team. “The boys ran some PRs and season bests tonight, so they continue to improve as the season moves on,” Hults said. The Timberwolves are scheduled to compete Sept. 25 in the Clarke cross country meet in Osceola and Sept. 27 in Shenandoah. SWV hosts home meet
Southwest Valley hosted its home cross country meet Sept. 13 in Corning. Sixteen schools competed across the middle school and high school boys and girls races. “The weather was great and the crowds and support for all the athletes was amazing,” head coach Jason Hults said. Despite the weather and the crowds, the event experienced at least one issue. “During the girls high school race, there was an incident where an unknown number of competitors were misdirected during the race, resulting in some competitors running approximately 0.2 - 0.3 miles shorter than the full 5K race,” Hults said. “This was an unfortunate mistake, and did have an impact on the final results, both individual and team standings. It was not intentional or the fault of any of the girls who were competing in the race. We appreciated the understanding and sportsmanship shown by all the coaches and athletes and will do our best to ensure that it does not happen in future years.” As for the results from the girls race, the Timberwolves finished third out of seven teams, led once again by Sydney Davies with a 14th place finish to medal. Halle Pearson finished 16th with her best race of the year. “Mazzy Hummel (28th), Aubrey Boswell (31st), and Sydney Westlake (36th) ran with the pack mentality that we want, pushing and challenging each other throughout the race. Finishing close together like that will be important later in the season, especially at the POI conference meet,” Hults said. “Abbie Wetzel continues to improve, and finished 10th in the JV race to earn a medal.” In the boys race, the Timberwolves placed ninth in the team standings. Led by senior Daniel Kinyon (60th) and sophomore Blake Venteicher (65th), Hults said the boys times continue to improve. The junior trio of Trent Newton, Sean McCormick, and Raymond Harris rounded out the top five for the boys team. Results are: Varsity high school girls — Davies, 22:42, 14th; Pearson, 22:53, 16th; Hummel, 23:49, 28th; Boswell, 24:09, 31st; Westlake, 25:14, 36th; Kaylee Jacobs, 27:59, 48th; Bella Johnson, 30:03 JV high school girls — Abbie Wetzel, 10th, 32:04; Trianna Gabriel, 38:02, 24th; Jade Schultz, 40:39, 275h Junior high girls — Kya Newton, 17:38, 31st; Charlee Larsen, 17:40, 33rd; Hayden Top, 17:50, 35th; Becca Wetzel, 20:17, 60th; Megan Ramsey, 20:52, 64th; Julia Means, 24:18, 78th Varsity high school boys — Kinyon, 24:31, 60th; Venteicher, 25:38, 65th; Newton, 26:03, 67th; McCormick, 27:00, 70th; Raymond Harris, 28:23, 71st; Brayden Avila, 28:51, 73rd Junior high boys — Paul Douglas, 15:33, 19th; Ethan James, 16:33, 32nd; Logan McCuen, 19:48, 49th; Tyler True, 23:26, 52nd; Dakota O’Briant, 24:31, 54th The Timberwolves cross country teams ran Sept. 11 in Avoca at the AHSTW Co-Ed meet. “After missing two meets in the last 11 days due to rainy weather, it was good to get out and run our kids in competition conditions again,” Hults said. “The course was a bit hilly and windy, but the temp was great and the kids did well overall.” In the girls race, Hults said the competition was stiff with a strong 3A team from Atlantic winning the meet over the current No. 1 state ranked team in 1A from Logan Magnolia. But the Timberwolves placed five runners in the top 47 to finish fifth overall in the team race out of eight girls teams. Davies led the girls team for the second straight meet with a 21st place finish. Hummel finished in 29th, with a strong performance in her first finish of the year following an early season injury. Pearson (34th), Boswell (46th), and Jacobs (47th) rounded out the top five for the Timberwolves. “I thought all the girls ran well, with some strong finishes at the end of the race,” Hults said. “I am very excited to see how the season progresses for the girls team.” Venteicher led the boys team, improving his best time by 20 seconds in only his second high school race. Kinyon finished as the second Timberwolf to cross the finish line. Newton, Harris, and McCormick finished out the top five for the boys team. The boys team finished ninth overall. “The boys times are improving, and the team score and place will get better as the season progresses as long as they keep working hard and improving,” Hults said. Results are: Girls — Davies, 24:18, 21st; Hummel, 25:18, 29th; Pearson, 25:28, 34th; Boswell, 26:42, 46th; Jacobs, 26:59, 47th; Wetzel 31:36, 53rd; Johnson, 31:36, 54th; Shultz, 41:48 Boys — Venteicher, 24:20, 92nd; Kinyon, 24:49, 95th; Newton, 28:07, 103rd; Harris, 29:07, 106th; McCormick, 29:46, 109th; Avila, 29:46, 29:46; Daniel Maddox, 32:12, 112th The Timberwolves run Sept. 18 in Creston this week. Comeback moves Timberwolves to 4-0
The Timberwolves showed their determination again Sept. 14 against Clarinda, coming from behind as the clock wound down for a 20-16 win to climb to 4-0 heading into homecoming week. "I thought the boys continued to grow as a team. We had to fight through a big momentum shift in the second half and re-take the lead with a minute left,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “I’m very proud that the boys could handle that pressure. We'll continue focusing on going 1-0 each week." Dustin Lund capped the night with three touchdowns on 70 yards rushing and was 6-12 passing for 48 yards. Blaine Venteicher had 74 yards on two carries while Aiden Gaule had 68 yards on 14 rushes. Tegan Lundquist gained 17 yards on four carries and Matt Johnson added another yard. Lundquist caught three passes for 19 yards. He was also 2-3 on point-after attempts. Christian McCuen had 16 yards on two receptions and Venteicher pulled in a 13-yard pass. Jacob Webb had five solo tackles, three assists, and a sack. Hunter Poston had five solos, an assist, and a sack. Tucker TePoel had two solo sacks. Evan Davis had three solo tackles and four assists and Gaule had three solos. Brendan Pearson had two solos and five assists while Scotty Adcock, Brendan Knapp and Lundquist had two solos and to assists each. Tyler Pearson had a solo and five assists while Lund and Cade Myers had a solo and an assist each. Venteicher had five assists and Connor Shipley had an assist. Lundquist had 128 yards on three kickoffs. Webb punted twice for 90 yards. Lundquist also had a 16 yard kickoff return and Knapp had a 10-yard kickoff return. Southwest Valley hosts Nodaway Valley on Sept. 21 for homecoming. SWV goes 2-0 in volleyball
The Timberwolves posted volleyball wins over Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Nodaway Valley in recent matches. Southwest Valley defeated Martensdale-St. Mary’s 25-18, 25-14, 25-18 Sept. 13. “I thought we came out and played well. Our serving was good at 91 percent with 10 aces in the match; Kayley Myers had five of those aces,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. Jentry Schafer finished with 16 kills on 25 attempts. “Jentry was being smart with the ball and mixing up her attacks and hit a whopping .520 and only had three errors on the night,” Wetzel said. “Morgan Shuey also had six kills on 14 attempts with only two errors. She also had six digs and a pass rating of 2.29/3.” Lexie Haer was 18-19 serving with two aces, six kills, and six digs. Alaina Currin was 9-9 serving with six digs. Isabelle Inman was 6-8 with an ace, three digs, and 27 assists, Delaney Dalton was 3-3 serving with three kills and four digs. Norah Lund was 2-2 serving with two assists and a dig. “It was a great team effort and we were able to get some kids in off the bench and get some varsity experience,” Wetzel said. The Timberwolves stopped Nodaway Valley 25-15, 25-13, 25-20 Sept. 11. “I thought we stayed pretty focused and consistent through all three sets tonight, which has been a focusing point for us since the beginning of our season,” Wetzel said. “I am proud of the girls for coming out and pushing themselves to improve upon their focus and consistency through the first three sets of a match.” “Jentry had another big night for us at the net. She had 13 kills and one assisted block,” Wetzel said. “Jentry was really using her court sense tonight and putting the ball in the open areas on the floor and was also doing well with tips. Delaney Dalton had a good defensive and pass night for us. Delaney isn't a real flashy and explosive player, but she is so good on defense and passing. She had eight digs, her pass rating was 2.32/3, serve receive rate of 2.28/3 and was 11-12 with serving with one ace. Lexie was right up there with 10 kills as well, and was 100 percent serving. As a team our serving percentage was 95 percent and that made a huge difference in our success.” Myers was 17-17 serving with six kills and three digs. Inman was 12-12 with 29 assists and five digs. Currin was 10-11 with 10 digs and an assist. Shuey was 9-11 with an ace, two kills, and 10 digs. This week SWV travels Sept. 17 to Stanton, hosts Lenox on Sept. 18, and is home again Sept. 22 for homecoming weekend. Timberwolves
go 2-2 at Griswold The Timberwolves volleyball team posted wins Sept. 8 over Heartland Christian and Griswold but fell to Adair Casey Guthrie Center and Denison-Schleswig in the Griswold Tournament. “Overall it wasn't a bad weekend for us at the Griswold Tourney. I think in our first match of the day vs ACGC we just kind of gave that one away,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We really rolled in the first set and then just lost focus and consistency and ended up losing sets 2 and 3. We did come back in set 3, being down 10-14, but ended up losing 16-18. We will continue to work on our weaknesses and struggles and get better each time we play.” Southwest Valley went 21-14, 21-23, 16-18 with ACGC. Kayley Myers was 13-13 serving with two kills and nine digs. Alaina Curry was 12-12 serving with an ace and 14 digs. Delaney Dalton was 7-7 with an ace, six kills, and nine digs. Morgan Shuey was 8-9 with an ace, three kills, and 11 digs. Lexie Haer was 9-10 with three kills and 19 digs. Isabell Inman was 6-7 with four digs. The Timberwolves fell 19-21, 10-21 to Denison-Schleswig. Myers was 5-5 serving with two kills. Currin was 4-4 with eight digs, Dalton was 4-4 with four kills and four digs, and Shuey was 4-4 with five kills and six digs. Inman was 5-5 with three digs and Haer was 5-7 with a kill and 12 digs. SWV defeated Heartland Christian 21-8, 21-11. Myers was 13-13 serving with three aces, three kills, and two digs. Olivia Jacobs was 7-7 with three aces and two digs. Inman was 7-8 with two aces and a dig. Currin was 6-6 with an ace and six digs. Shuey was 4-4 with an ace and seven digs. Haer was 3-3 with five kills and a dig. The Timberwolves also went 2-0 with Griswold, winning 21-10, 21-14. Haer was 11-11 serving with four aces, four kills and five digs. Myers was 13-13 with an ace, two kills and four digs. Inman was 8-8 with an ace and two digs. Dalton was 3-3 with an ace, two digs and a kill. Shuey was 2-2 with four kills and 10 digs. Jacobs was 1-2 with an ace and a dig. Currin was 1-2 with three digs. SWV fell 18-25, 18-25, 25-18, 14-25 to Creston on Sept. 6. “We really struggled again tonight with our unforced errors, as well as, getting transitioned to defense quickly. Creston was running a quicker tempo offense and we struggled to get transitioned in time,” Wetzel said. “We also need to cut down on our hitting errors and begin to learn individually what they can do with the ball when the set isn't where they like it. We have to become smarter on the offensive side. I thought the girls battled all night and never gave up, it just wasn't our night.” Dalton was 15-16 serving with two aces, Myers was 17-19 with an ace, Shuey was 10-11 with an ace, Haer was 10-10 with an ace, and Currin was 9-11. The Timberwolves fell 2-3 Sept. 4 at home with Maryville. “Jentry [Schafer] had a really nice night at the net. She had 11 kills and a .259 hitting percentage. She also had 3 solo blocks and 3 assisted blocks,” Wetzel said. “We once again struggled with unforced errors and I was not pleased with our serving. We serve in practice every day, multiple time in a day and we need to be more consistent. I think serving is a mental aspect of the game and we need to be more focused when we serve. We had the lead in set 5, 10-5 and then we let Sundell serve all the way to 12-11.” SWV fell in the first set 23-23 but came back 26-24, 25-12 in the next two. Maryville, however, picked up the final two 18-25, 11-15. “It seems like we like to ride the roller coaster from set to set and we need to step off and play more consistently from set to set,” Wetzel said “I was proud of the girls for their set 2 comeback. We were down 11-21 and came back to win 26-24. We didn't play well in set 2, but a little fight can go a long way. Now, we just need to be able to close out a close 5 set match. Alaina had a good night on defense with 14 digs and served 89 percent.” SWV travels Sept. 11 to Nodaway Valley, Sept. 13 to Martensdale-St. Mary’s, and Sept. 17 to Stanton before hosting Lenox on Sept. 18. Timberwolves defeat
West Central Valley The Timberwolves moved to 3-0 on the season Sept. 7 with a 20-18 win over West Central Valley. “I was very pleased with the effort of the entire team. Some big time plays were made by younger guys being thrown into the fire,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “They responded very well to the adversity throughout the game and came out on top. This is a group of high motor kids that aren't going to quit. They'll need to continue that all season long.” Southwest Valley relied largely on its ground game, gaining 208 yards rushing. Dustin Lund led the way with 108 yards and a touchdown followed by Aiden Gaule with 90 yards, Blaine Venteicher with eight yards and a touchdown, and Matt Johnson with four yards. Teagan Lundquist scored on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Lund and scored a 2-point conversion. While the Wildcats had 194 rushing yards, it was their passing game kept the Timberwolves defense busy. WCV’s Cole Arnburg pulled in three touchdown passes for 157 yards receiving. Jacob Webb had two solos sacks, four solo tackles, and four assists. Hunter Poston had a solo sack, two solo tackles, and eight assists. Tucker TePoel had a solo sack, a solo tackle, and two assists while Evan Davis had a solo sack, a solo tackle, and an assist. Brendan Pearson had four solo tackles and eight assists, Tallen Myers had four solos and five assists, Tyler Pearson had three solos and four assists, Gaule had three solos and two assists, Lundquist had three solos, Shipley had a solo and four assists, Johnson and Brendan Knapp had three assists each, and Scotty Adcock had an assist. Lundquist was 2-3 in point-after kicks and had 167 yards on four kickoffs. Webb had 97 yards on three punts. Lundquist had a 54-yard kickoff return and 95 yards on three punt returns. Knapp had 30 yards on two kickoff returns. The Timberwolves (3-0) travel Sept. 14 to Clarinda (1-2). SWV will host Nodaway Valley (0-3) Sept. 21 for homecoming. Timberwolves stop
Central Decatur The Timberwolves made it two in a row Aug. 31, taking out Central Decatur 25-14 at home. “I thought the defense came up extremely big, especially at the beginning of the game where I thought our offense started a bit slow. Once we started to figure things out I thought our offensive line did a really good job of playing physical and opening lanes for Aiden Gaule,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “Some younger guys like Tucker TePoel and Blaine Venteicher came up with key turnovers while Teagan Lundquist again made a big-time play for a 50-yard touchdown pass to seal it.” Lundquist ended the night with 76 yards on three receptions and a touchdown. Dustin Lund was 5-9 passing for a touchdown and 86 yards, hitting Matt Johnson once for six yards and Christian McCuen once for four yards. Aiden Gaule led in rushing with 77 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Lund had a touchdown and 29 yards on 12 rushes. Tyler Pearson rushed twice for 14 yards and Blaine Venteicher gained a yard on two attempts. Tallen Myers led the defense with six solo tackles and 11 assists. Hunter Poston had four solos, five assists, a solo sack, and to sack assists. Jacob Webb had two solos, seven assists, a solo sack, and a sack assist. Brendan Knapp had three solos and six assists, Lundquist had two solos and three assists, and Lund had two solos and an interception. Tyler Pearson had a solo and three assists, Evan Davis had a solo and two assists, and Scotty Adcock had a solo, an assist, and a sack assist. Brendan Pearson had six assists and an interception, Blaine Venteicher had four assists, Tucker TePoel had three assists and a 60-yard interception return, and Kaden Jacobs had three assists. On special teams, Lundquist hit one of three extra-point attempts and had 201 yards on four kickoffs. Webb had 239 yards on six punts. Knapp had a 35-yard kickoff return and Lundquist had a 20-yard kickoff return. Southwest Valley (2-0) hosts West Central Valley (0-2) on Sept. 7. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Davies, Kinyon lead SWV cross country teams
The Timberwolves cross country teams started their season off Aug. 30 at the West Central Valley meet near Menlo. “The temperature was great for running, but it was windy and parts of the course had the runners headed right into it,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The girls team finished sixth overall in a tight team race where only 18 points separated the second through sixth place teams.” Sophomore newcomer Sydney Davies led the girls team with a 16th place (23:29.70) finish overall, just one place out of the medals in her first varsity race ever. Sophomore classmates Halle Pearson (24:49.90) and Aubrey Boswell (24:54.11) finished in the top 30 and Sydney Westlake (26:28.35) in the top 40. Senior Kaylee Jacobs (26:42.18) finished out the top five for the girls. The boys finished the team race in 11th place, led by senior Daniel Kinyon (22:52.37). Another sophomore newcomer running in his first varsity race was Blake Venteicher, coming in as the second Timberwolf (24:33.91). Juniors Sean McCormick (26:00.92), Raymond Harris (26:10.76), and Trent Newton (27:24.00) finished out the boys top five runners for the night. Daniel Maddox finished in 29:00.72 and Brayden Avila in 29:09.17. The Timberwolves are scheduled to run again Sept. 4 at Clarinda and Sept. 10 at Red Oak. SWV picks up
volleyball wins The Timberwolves posted wins over Central Decatur and Essex but fell to East Mills in their first three volleyball matches. Southwest Valley started Aug. 28 with a 3-2 win at home with Central Decatur. “I think it was obvious that tonight was our first match,” head coach Lindsey Wetzel said. “I felt like we had a lot of first match jitters and mistakes that were uncharacteristic of our team and how our practices have been going. We had a lot of unforced errors and net calls on our blocks.” The Timberwolves won 25-17, 17-25, 23-25, 25-10. “We had three kids with more than 10 kills on the night which is great and allows our setter to go to different hitters. I also thought our serve percentage could have been better,” Wetzel said. “However, the girls did a great job of never giving up and kept on plugging away and trying to clean up our game on our side of the net. In set 5 the girls really battled back after being down 1-6 and then winning the set 15-9. Isabelle Inman, our sophomore setter, who is stepping in for the injured Hailey Thomas, did a great job for her first varsity match. She had 105 setting attempts with 46 assists. We will continue to work on our struggles in practice and improve our game.” Lexie Haer had 15 kills, four aces, and 13 digs. Morgan Shuey had 14 kills, three aces, and nine digs. Jentry Schafer had 13 kills, two blocks, and two digs. Kayley Myers had five kills, two digs, and a block. Delaney Dalton had five kills, four digs, and three assists. SWV defeated Essex 25-19, 25-16 Aug. 30. “We played pretty mediocre against Essex.” Wetzel said. “We didn't serve well and we committed too many unforced errors. We did improve our play from set 1 to set 2 and were able to get in some subs in set 2.” Haer was 13-14 serving with three aces, nine kills, and three digs. Olivia Jacobs was 9-11 serving with an ace and four digs. Alaina Currin was 6-6 serving with an ace and four digs. Myers was 6-8 serving with six kills, a dig, and a block. The Timberwolves only loss came Aug. 30 to East Mills, 18-25, 18-25. “We played better against East Mills and were moving a lot better on defense. We struggled to get a block up on Alex Knop,” Wetzel said. “We still made too many unforced errors and that takes its toll. We will continue to work on cutting down our unforced errors and improve our offensive game.” Haer was 6-6 serving with three kills and four digs. Currin was 5-7 serving with six digs. Inman was 5-5 serving with five digs and 12 assists. “Olivia Jacobs and Marah Larsen both came off the bench for an injured player and did a nice job,” Wetzel said. “Olivia had two digs and a pass rating of 2.12. Marah had two kills on five attempts and one assisted block.” SWV hosts Creston on Aug. 6 and travel Aug. 8 to Griswold. Timberwolves
stop Red Oak Southwest Valley posted its first football win of the season Aug. 24 by taking down Red Oak 24-21. A field goal from 32 yards out by Teagan Lundquist and a strong fourth-quarter defense helped the Timberwolves hold off the Tigers. Senior quarterback Dustin Lund was 8-15 passing for 112 yards and a touchdown, connecting with Blain Venteicher on a 28-yard pass. Venteicher had 65 yards on three receptions followed by Lundquist with 21 yards on two receptions, Christian McCuen with a 16-yard reception, and Matt Johnston and Tallen Myers with a five-yard reception each. Lund also had 91 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Aiden Gaule rushed 19 times for 61 yards. Venteicher had 27 yards on five carries and Johnston had a four-yard carry. Defensively, Meyers had seven solo tackles and 10 assists, Gaule had three tackles and two assists, Lundquist had two tackles and an assist, Tucker TePoel had two solo tackles, Scotty Adcock had a solo tackles and six assists, Kaden Jacobs and Brendan Pearson had a solo tackle and four assists each, Johnston had a solo and an assist, Garrett Marn and Venteicher had a solo tackle each, Jacob Webb had four assists, Hunter Poston had three assists, and Evan Davis had an assist. On special teams, Lundquist was 3-3 on point-after attempts, had 232 yards on five kickoffs, had 88 yards on two kickoff returns, and had a two-yard punt return. Webb had 141 yards on four punts and a seven-yard kickoff return. The Timberwolves (1-0) host Central Decatur (0-1) on Aug. 31. Harris/Kwirant place
second in Summer Iowa Games Adam Harris and Avery Kwirant traveled July 21 to Ames to compete in tennis in the Summer Iowa Games. The two placed second in doubles for their age bracket. Harris is the son of Donna Edwards of Corning. Kwirant is the son of Linda and Justin Kwirant, formally of Corning, who recently moved to Oregon. The mission of the Iowa Games is to provide sports and recreation opportunities for all Iowans through Olympic-style festivals, events and programs. The Iowa Games offers statewide sports competition for Iowa’s athletes. The Iowa Games was first introduced to the state in 1987 when the Summer Iowa Games was held in Ames. Today, more than 13,000 athletes participate in 60-plus sports at the Olympic-style sports festival during July. Timberwolf softball
season ends A 12-0 loss July 2 to Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton put an end to the Timberwolves’ softball season. “We had some good hits but once again never got lucky enough to get on base. Defensively we played good the first inning allowing only 2 runs,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Unfortunately the second and third inning got away from us. In the 2nd they were able to get some base hits to score 5 runs on us and in the third they got 5 more on some costly errors.” Southwest Valley finished it regular season June 29 with a 13-0 loss to Wayne at home. “We were having a great game holding them to just 2 runs going into the fourth and then things kind of just fell apart for us. They ended up scoring 11 runs on five errors,” Miller said. “Jordyn Figgins and Lexie Haer each had singles and Kennedy Moore got on with a walk but we just were never able to move them around.” The Timberwolves picked up 5 runs June 28 against East Union but still came up short 12-5. “We came out great, getting 4 of our 5 runs in the first two innings but they ended up getting multiple runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings and we just couldn't bounce back from it,” Miller said. “Kayley Myers had a good night offensively, having home run and scoring twice.” On June 27, SWV finished a game cut short June 21 with Lenox but fell 10-0. “We hit the ball decently against Stoaks but never got the chance to get girls on,” Miller said. “Jordyn Figgins and Norah Lund were the only two girls to get on base with singles.” The Timberwolves also fell 10-0 June 27 to Shenandoah. “We had a couple of great hits but just weren't able to get anyone on base again,” Miller said. “Payton Thomas and Isabelle Inman were the only girls to get on base.” SWV took a 13-3 loss June 26 to Nodaway Valley in Greenfield. “We came out aggressive in the first inning, getting 2 runs, and then just stalled offensively,” Miller said. “We held them pretty good defensively until the third inning when they were able to score 7 runs on us and we never came back from that. “Our JV girls lost a close game 4-5,” she said. Timberwolves hold
on to stop Wayne Southwest Valley stopped seventh inning effort June 29 by Wayne to finish with a 6-5 win at home. “Wayne came out and rattled us in the first inning, putting 3 runs on the board,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “We settled down and did a great job of fighting our way back into this one.” The Timberwolves scored a run in the first inning, 2 in the third, and 2 more in the fourth for a 5-3 lead after five innings. “The sixth inning was an exciting one. Wayne put a couple runners on, scored one, and were planning to do more damage,” Gaule said. “We attempted to throw out a guy at second as he was stealing and that ball ended up in center field. Merik Gaule fielded it and made a perfect throw over to Dustin at third to put an aggressive base runner out. That was a very big play for the Timberwolves and it was followed by a hard hit ground ball that Teagan Lundquist made a spectacular play on deep hit behind second base to take us to the bottom of the sixth with 5-4 lead.” The Timberwolves answered in the bottom of the sixth, adding 1 run and making the score 6-4. “Wayne made things interesting in the seventh, putting up a run and threatening much more before Tyler Pearson struck out the last batter of the night,” Gaule said. “Dustin Lund started the game for us and went five innings. He pitched very well and gave up 3 runs on four hits and had nine Ks.” Pearson came in to finish the job, giving up 2 runs on three hits in the final two innings. Lund and Evan Davis had 2 RBI each and Merik Gaule had 1 RBI. “The key for us tonight was our sacrifice bunts,” Gaule said. “We had five of them and each were critical in putting runners into scoring position. Kade Hutchings had two, and Brendan Knapp, Merik Gaule and Scotty Adcock each had one sacrifice in this game.” The Timberwolves claimed a 7-1 win June 28 at home against East Union. “Cole Swenson pitched very well all seven innings of this game,” Gaule said. “He allowed 1 one run on three hits and had 2 Ks. Cole did a great job of pitching to contact and our defense played outstanding the entire game.” At the plate Lund went 3-4, scored a run, had an RBI and stole two bases on the night. Aaron Armstrong had an RBI, scored a run, and stole two bases. Scotty Adcock had 2 RBI. SWV fell 4-3 June 26 on the road with Nodaway Valley. Nodaway Valley took a 2 run lead in the bottom of the third inning. “The Timberwolves were slow to get the bats going and it wasn't until the top of the sixth that we tied the game up 2-2,” Gaule said. “We held the Wolverines scoreless in the sixth and added a run in the top of the seventh to take the lead in hard fought game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh the Wolverines were able to get guys on and it was a hard line drive up the middle that gave the Wolverines the win in this one.” Lund pitched three innings, allowing a hit, striking out five, and giving up 2 runs. Pearson went 3-2/3 innings. He allowed four hits, had seven strikeouts, and gave up 2 runs. At the plate, Lundquist went 2-3, stole a base, and scored a run. Pearson and Merik Gaule had 1 RBI each. The Timberwolves will get another shot at Nodaway Valley on July 10 in Greenfield for the first round of district play. “We've played the Wolverines twice this year and both games were very exciting games,” Gaule said. “I expect a similar contest on the 10th.” Timberwolves
win Tabor tourney Southwest Valley’s softball team defeated Fremont Mills and East Union on June 23 to win the Tabor Tournament. The Timberwolves wasted no in their first game of the tourney, stopping Fremont Mills 12-0 in three innings. “We scored 5 in the second and 7 in the third,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Lexie Haer had a good game getting both a single and a double. She also had two stolen bases. We were able to get everyone on base, which was great to see. The second inning we really got some good energy going to help defensively.” SWV’s game against East Union proved to be a bit more challenging but the Timberwolves came up with a 9-7 win. “It was a close game until the fifth inning. At the start it was 3-2 and they got 5 runs on some errors and good hitting,” Miller said. “We came back in the bottom and got 6 runs back. Kayley Myers had a good game with a single and double and scoring twice. Isabelle Inman also had a double and scored twice. Lexie Haer had another good game hitting with a double and two singles.” Miller said the girls’ perseverance paid off in the end. “It was great to see the girls come back after getting down. It seems like that has been a struggle for us this year,” she said. “They were able to carry the momentum from Game 1 into the second game. Overall it was a great day for us, the girls seems to be more relaxed and hit the ball great, which gave us the two wins to be the champions of the tournament.” On June 22, the Timberwolves fell 11-1 against Southeast Warren at home. “Alaina Currin scored our only run in the first inning. It seemed like we couldn't really catch a break hitting at all,” Miller said. “We had some great hits, just right to people unfortunately. They score all of their runs in the first two innings. We had a couple of costly errors but it also seemed like they were hitting gaps when they had runners on, which didn't help.” Defense takes SEW game to extra inning
The Timberwolves carried their June 22 game with Southeast Warren all the way into the bottom of the eighth before falling 3-1 at home. “Cole Swenson had his best pitching performance of the year and the Timberwolves played very good defense to make this a thrilling game,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. Southeast Warren put up a run in the first inning and the Timberwolves’ Dustin Lund drove in Teagan Lundquist in the fourth to tie things up 1-1. The game was a defensive battle and in the bottom of the seventh Aiden Gaule reached first base. Brendan Knapp drove a ball deep into right center. “I could see Aiden was really moving and decided this was our shot at winning the game,” Coach Gaule said. “Southwest Warren made a perfect play. The ball, the catcher, and Gaule arrived at home all at once. No one was left standing and SEW got the out that that saved the game for them." Still tied at the end of seven, the Timberwolves switch pitchers in the extra inning. “In the top of the eighth we had Cole nearing his pitch count limit and after one batter we made the switch to Jadon Bohn,” Gaule said “Jadon came in with a man on base and a SEW team that was really putting the ball in play. SEW added a single to move a runner to third. The next single sent that guy heading home and a great Lund to Adcock play stopped him from scoring the go ahead run.” SEW finally scored on a solid base hit up the middle and the Timberwolves couldn’t answer in the bottom of the eighth. Rain cut short a June 21 game at Lenox. “The Tigers had a 2-0 lead and a couple runners on base in the third inning, then the clouds cut loose and ended the night,” Gaule said. “We will resume that game next Wednesday at 1 p.m.” SWV girls defeat
Stanton 15-5 Southwest Valley came back following a 4-run deficit for a 15-5 win June 11 over Stanton at Villisca. Stanton opened with 4 runs in the first but the Timberwolves settled into their game, allowing just 1 more run in the second inning. “We had a big second inning, getting 9 runs,” head coach Tara Miller said. “We also got 4 in the third and finished with 2 in the fourth. Lexie Haer had a great night, getting on base three times with a single, a walk, and a triple, scoring each time. She also had four stolen bases. Isabelle Inman also had a great night, getting on base three times with a single, walk, and a triple, also scoring each time. We had multiple girls score once or twice. Defensively we played great, having only two errors which occurred in the first inning.” The junior varsity did not get the opportunity to play tonight due to weather. The week didn’t go as well for the Timberwolves after that, though. SWV fell 10-0 to Bedford at home June 12. “We started great defensively but it just got away from us,” Miller said. “Offensively we didn't do very well. We left three girls on in the third inning when we had a little momentum but just couldn't finish. “Our JV girls played a great game, winning 7-0 in a two-inning game,” Miller said. The Timberwolves suffered another 10-0 loss June 14 to Central Decatur. “They came out and got 5 on us in the first inning and we just could never bounce back from it,” Miller said. “In the second inning we left bases loaded, which hurt us some. We also had some very close plays that didn't go our way either.” The JV fell 16-0. On June 15, SWV fell 12-0 in four innings to Pleasantville. “We had a good game going into the fourth inning with a 6-0 game but they ended up scoring 6,” Miller said. “We just had a bad defensive night with nine errors. They had some good hits also. We had an opportunity to get a couple of players across home but was never able to get it done. Our JV girls lost 13-1 also.” The Timberwolves dropped two games June 16 in a tournament in Griswold. “Our first game was against Griswold and we lost 22-0. We came out real sluggish allowing them to get 14 runs in the first inning and never was able to get anything going offensively,” Miller said. “Our second game was against Exira-Elk Horn Kimbalton and we lost 12-1. We played better defensively this game but they hit some gaps on us. We struggled offensively, only getting three girls on base. “It was a long week for us and we had some opportunities in each game to get some runs across but things just never went our way,” Miller said. “We had some good hits but weren’t quite able to get base hits out of them.” This week’s schedule includes Mount Ayr at home June 19, at Lenox on June 21, at home June 22 with Southeast Warren, and at Fremont Mills for a June 23 tournament. SWV fights back
to stop Bedford 7-6 After trailing 3-0 in the first inning, Southwest Valley battled back for a 7-6 win June 12 at home with Bedford. Teagan Lundquist was the starting pitcher for the Timberwolves and quickly ran into trouble. Bedford put up 3 runs in the first inning. “Teagan's arm just wasn't up to the task Tuesday night so we put Dustin Lund on the mound and he went 6-1/2 innings for us,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “Dustin gave up three hits, had four Ks and allowed no earned runs in the game. The combination of solid pitching and sound defense kept us in the game all night.” The Timberwolves tied the game in the fourth inning after Scotty Adcock provided a 2-run double. Bedford came back in the top of the fifth and added 2 runs to retake the lead. “A very nice Lundquist to Aiden Gaule double play really kept this game from getting away from us,” Gaule said. “In the bottom of the fifth we manufactured 2 runs to tie the game up and added the go ahead run in the sixth. In the top of the seventh with Bedford threatening once again Aiden made a good catch for an out and threw over to Jadon Bohn at third to send Bedford's base runner back to the bench.” At the plate Tyler Pearson had three singles and 2 RBI and scored a run. Adcock had a double and 2 RBI. “This was another hard fought game that really shows how far we've come,” Gaule said. “Getting down early and trailing most of the game, the guys showed some mental toughness, kept playing ball and took that win away from Bedford.” The Timberwolves took a 14-2 loss June 13 at Clarinda. “Evan Davis and Dalton Caulkins pitched in this one,” Gaule said. “Clarinda hit the gaps all night long while we struggled at the plate.” The Timberwolves hosted Central Decatur and endured a self-inflicted 11-3 loss. Swenson went 4-1/3 innings and Jadon Bohn finished the game on the mound. “I've always felt that if you give a team a free ride to first base, at some point in that game, that walk or hit batter will somehow result in a run scored,” Gaule said. “This game went a long way toward proving my theory correct. In the first four innings we gave a number of free rides to first base. Somehow after four we only trailed 2-0. Well in the fifth inning it was time for us to pay up. CD put up 3 runs and threatened more. “On the other side of things we did come to life and put up 3 runs in the fifth inning making it a 5-3 game,” Gaule said. “Aiden, Cole and Scotty all crossed the plate that inning. That was it, there were no more highlight for us, as CD put up 6 more runs to our none.” SWV fell again June 15, this time 15-5 on the road with Pleasantville. “The score doesn't show it, but this was a good game for us offensively. As a result of our missed signs and missed opportunities to move runners against Central Decatur, we — I — went to Pleasantville on a mission,” Gaule said. “We — I — set out to put as many bunts fare and well placed as possible. That is exactly what my guys did. For the first 2-1/2 innings we bunted the ball. Everyone bunted the ball. We spotted them six or seven outs as Pleasantville had very little trouble fielding them clean. I'm sure it looked silly to all in attendance, but once I was satisfied with our efforts we went to work. In the third inning we manufactured a run applying our newly practiced skills and in the fifth we put up 4 more runs. The odd comments from the Pleasantville dugout were gone and we no longer appeared so silly to those in attendance.” Aiden Gaule started on the mound followed by Mathew Johnston, Gage Barton. and Brendan Knapp. “These guys all did a great job of making Pleasantville hit the ball and we gave up only four walks in the entire game,” Gaule said. I was very happy with our pitching tonight. I threw three young pitchers into the fire, some of which were seeing their first varsity action and they all performed very well. I've been asking our pitchers to weather the storm and each of them did that tonight as defensively this was not our best performance.” This week the Timberwolves host Mount Ayr on June 19, travel June 21 to Lenox, then return home June 22 with Southeast Warren. Timberwolves
slide by East Union The Timberwolves held off East Union for a 4-3 win June 7 in Afton. “Cole Swenson had a great night. He pitched seven innings and had nine Ks, four walks, and allowed 3 runs,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “Teagan Lundquist was on the mound in the eighth and did a great job keeping the Eagles from scoring. “East Union played us very tough and Joshua Hardy's sound pitching kept us off balance all night,” Gaule said. At the plate, Dustin Lund went 3-4 and Jadon Bohn was 2-3. “Evan Davis put the ball in play right when we needed it the most, driving in our go-ahead run,” Gaule said. Southwest Valley fell 11-3 June 4 to Red Oak at home. Aiden Gaule, Jadon Bohn, and Brendan Knapp took turns on the mound. “Red Oak played good defense and hit the ball very well,” Gaule said. The Timberwolves posted another 1-run win June 5 at home with Nodaway Valley. SWV won 7-6 in eight innings. Lund started the game on the mound for the Timberwolves. “We led 5-0 after three innings and things were looking pretty good for us,” Gaule said. “Nodaway Valley added a run in the fourth and then in the fifth inning they got serious about scoring and took the lead 6-5.” The Timberwolves tapped Tyler Pearson to try and slow the Wolverines down. “Pearson had a very strong Timberwolves defense and did just that,” Gaule said. “Aiden Gaule made a statement type of play in the gap at second late in the game that let everyone know we were playing to win. In addition, Dustin Lund and Teagan Lundquist each made some great plays to help put a lid on the Wolverines.” Pearson went 3-4 for a double and 2 RBI. Knapp had a double and scored a run. Lundquist went 2-4 and finished the game with a walk-off single. “This was a very exciting game to be a part of and I'm proud of the way the boys went back to work after the Wolverines took the lead from us,” Gaule said. SWV stops Wolverines
Southwest Valley scattered runs throughout the night June 5 to defeat Nodaway Valley 7-6. “We came out aggressive tonight and got a 3-0 lead in the first inning,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Then we got 2 more in the third, 1 in the fifth, and got the last in the bottom of the seventh.” The Timberwolves held the Wolverines scoreless until the fourth inning when Nodaway Valley picked up 2. The Wolverines scored 2 more in the sixth and in the seventh innings. “Offensively Payton Thomas had a great night getting on base all four times she was at the plate and scored 3, one of which was the winning run in the seventh,” Miller said. “Lexie Haer had a good night also, getting on base all three times she was at the plate. She had a double and a single. “Defensively we played much better with only three error,” Miller said. “They were just able to get some good hits when they needed them. Kayley Myers pitched a great game for us tonight with six strikeouts and only one walk. “Our JV girls played a good game but ended up losing 4-3,” Miller said. The Timberwolves fell 12-0 June 4 to Red Oak. “They came out hitting the ball very well and we had some costly errors that would have helped us get out of the inning a couple of times,” Miller said. “Our JV girls ended up losing 12-2.” Timberwolves defeats Clarinda 21-5
Southwest Valley’s softball team scored 11 runs in the second inning May 25 to take out Clarinda 21-5 on the road. “Overall it was a very good night for us. Offensively we scored 11 in the second inning which allowed me to get my bench players in,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Everybody played very well and to say one player stood out would be very hard. Each player scored at least once in the game. Alaina Currin had a very good night scoring four times. Payton Thomas had 6 RIB. Defensively we played very good, only having a total of three errors. Kayley Myers did an outstanding job pitching with six strikeouts.” The junior varsity finished with a 14-9 win. The Timberwolves suffered a 10-4 loss May 31 to Lenox despite an early lead. “We came out strong, getting a 3-0 lead on some defensive errors then we just kind of stalled,” Miller said. “Defensively we played great with only one error. The score doesn't show it but I was very pleased with how we played tonight. We came out aggressive but just couldn't quite hold the lead. They chipped away at it and got the lead and we just never quite came back from it.” The JV girls fell 15-7. “They also played a good game,” Miller said. “They had the bats going good but gave up some costly plays on defense.” SWV fell 12-0 in three inning June 1 to Interstate 35 at Truro. “They came out hitting the ball very well in the first inning, scoring 7 runs,” Miller said. “We held them to no runs in the second but then they scored 5 in the third. We had some good hits offensively but never got anybody on base to move around.” The JV girls lost a close game 3-1. “They played very well, just needed to get the bats going sooner to get some runs in,” Miller said. The June 2 home tournament was cancelled because of rain. This week’s schedule includes Red Oak at home June 4, Nodaway Valley at home June 5, SWV at East Union on June 7, and SWV at Martensday-St. Mary’s on June 8. I-35 takes SWV 4-1
Despite trailing just 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Timberwolves fell 4-1 June 1 on the road with Interstate 35. “Cole Swenson pitched very well for the Timberwolves and was backed up by our best defensive effort of the year,” head coach Stoney Gaule said. “This was a very tight and well-played game by both teams. It was 2-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning and even with I-35 adding 2 runs in the sixth we were very much in that game till the end. We took away a good sense of what we're capable of Friday night as I-35 is a very tough team” Offensively, Merik Gaule was 2-3 on the night and scored Southwest Valley’s only run. Scotty Adcock had a double and an RBI. SWV fell 11-3 May 31 at home with Lenox. Dustin Lund was the starting pitcher for the Timberwolves. “The Tigers put us on our heels from their first at bat and we just couldn't recover,” Gaule said. “Lenox is an extremely aggressive team. If you let them on base they'll move runners and apply constant pressure on a defense. After the game we talked about some of the seemingly little things Lenox does that keeps us off balance.” Gaule said even though the game didn’t end as the team had hoped, it gave the players greater insight. “While the loss is tough to take, it was good for my players to see up close and first-hand the kind of baseball we are striving to play here at SWV,” he said. Offensively. Lund was 3-3 with a triple, two singles and 2 runs. Timberwolves shut out Bedford 10-0
The Timberwolves picked up a 10-0 win May 24 in a road game with Bedford. Dustin Lund allowed only three hits and struck out eight in a six inning shutout “The Timberwolf outfield trio of Merik Gaule, Tyler Pearson, and Evan Davis played solid defense and Tyler Pearson’s diving catch early in the game really set the tone for the night,” Southwest Valley head coach Stoney Gaule said. At the plate, Aiden Gaule picked up 3 RBI with a hard hit double down the left field line. Teagan Lundquist had a triple, an RBI and scored 3 runs. Cole Swenson had a hit and scored 3 runs in the Timberwolves victory. The Timberwolves fell 9-1 May 22 when they hosted CAM. “CAM put on a hitting clinic followed up by excellent base running,” Gaule said. “The Timberwolves did show signs of improvement making some outstanding defensive plays throughout the game, most notable being an outstanding defensive play at first base by Jadon Bohn.” At the plate the Timberwolves had very limited success against strong CAM pitching. “We put the ball in play and CAM efficiently recorded outs,” Gaule said. This week the Timberwolves are at Mt. Ayr on May 29, at home with Lenox on May 31, and at Truro with Interstate 25 on June 1. Bedford edges
out SWV 10-7 Southwest Valley fell 10-7 to Bedford in softball May 24. “We played good the first 3 innings and then it got away from us some,” head coach Tara Miller said. “We had a great third inning to get us the lead by moving runners around on some good hits. In the fourth inning we had some costly errors that we never bounced back from. We went into the seventh down 10-3 and got a good rally going that just ended to soon. It was good to see them come back some, just wish we could have had a little more. “Our JV girls had a good game but lost 4-1,” Miller said. The Timberwolves claimed a 12-11 win May 22 at home with CAM. Kayley Myers was the winning pitcher. “Lexie Haer had a good night batting as she had both a single and double,” Miller said. “Norah Lund also had a good night as she got on base four times and scored each time. Defensively we played good, just gave up some hits at bad times. We had a good lead and let them get back in the game some but the girls did a great job of keeping the lead.” The junior varsity made a strong showing but fell 8-7. SWV opened the season May 21 with 13-1 loss to Creston in four and one third innings. “Defensively we played pretty good, they unfortunately got some good timely hits on us,” Miller said. “Offensively we struggled a little. We got some runners on early but never got them moved around. Alaina Currin had a nice hit to give us our run. Kayley Myers was the pitcher and did a good job. “Our JV girls loss 14-9. They played very good,” Miller said. “They got the bats going a little late but it was a very good sign though.” The girls are on the road May 29 at Mt. Ayr, at home May 31 with Lenox, and away again June 1 with Interstate 35. Kwirant wins district
golf tournament Southwest Valley’s Avery Kwirant earned medalist honors to win the Class 1A district golf tournament May 18 at the Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita. More than 70 boys competed in the tournament. “Avery shot a 74 for the day, tying with a player for CAM who also shot a 74. Avery’s win on the resulting play-off hole gave him medalist honors,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Although the team itself did not advance, the boys played very well, finishing fourth and only 9 strokes away from advancing to state.” Cole Swenson shot an 81, Brock Bowden an 87, Scotty Adcock a 94, Anthony Bynum a 110, and Connor Shipley a 113. “The golf team has been very successful this year. With Avery and Cole graduating this year, we are left with some big shoes to fill. Their mentoring and leadership of the underclassmen has been a strong legacy for the team, and leaves us with a good core group as we look forward to next season,” Drake said. “Congratulations and best wishes to Avery and Cole as they move forward to the next window of life.” The state golf tournament will be played May 24-25 at the Westwood Golf Course in Newton. Tee times are 10:30 a.m. May 24 and 8 a.m. May 25. Team results from the district tournament include Exira/EHK, first, 326; IKM Manning, second, 327; CAM, third, 335; SWV, fourth, 336; North Mahaska, fifth, 342; Tri-Center, sixth, 344; Bedford, seventh, 349; Moravia, eighth, 350; St. Alberts, ninth, 362; Martensdale-St. Mary’s, 10th, 380. Whitcher signs with Iowa Western
Girls claim doubles win
Southwest Valley’s Rylee Jacobs and Jentry Schafer claimed a first round win May 16 in girls regional tennis playoffs at Shenandoah. The pair won 6-3, 6-0 before falling 6-0, 6-0 to an eventual state qualifier in the second round. “The day went pretty much as expected, given the seeding meeting,” head coach Pete Nett said. “All the seeds advanced in both singles and doubles. Rylee and Jentry had a nice first round win but their first year tennis experience was no match for the more experienced players they met in the quarterfinals. All in all, I wasn't displeased with how we played.” Tonna Damewood and Makayla McMann lost in the first round 6-0, 6-0. In singles, Danielle Wetzel lost in the first round 6-2, 6-1 and Kaitlyn Richey lost in the first round 6-0, 6-2. The SWV athletic awards banquet was also held last week. Boys tennis letter winners were Jadon Bohn, Adam Harris, Avery Kwirant, Moritz Schlimbach, Evan Davis, Garret Thibodeaux, Evan Fleharty, Christoffer Ulrich, Dominic Nicolas, Dayton Cobb, Blake Venteicher, and Kade Hutchings. Participation awards were given to Raymond Harris, Drake O'Briant, Augustus Cooper, Tristan Cline, and Caleb Schwaub. Girls letter winners were Danielle Wetzel, Kaitlyn Richey, Katie Hoerman, Jentry Schafer, Rylee Jacobs, McKayla McMann, Tonna Damewood, and Makayla Houck. Participation awards were given to Lillie Oglesbee, Robyn Steeve, Kendi Graham, Chloey Means, and Brooklyn Sonntag. Four qualify for state
Addison Bull, Chance Cobb, Grant Mauer, and Aaron Armstrong won the 4x100 meter relay and Bull won the long jump May 10 in the district track meet in Tabor to automatically qualify for state. “Overall the guys did a great job and I was very proud of how hard they competed,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We finished in a close third as a team, just narrowly missing second place. We did have a couple of automatic qualifiers for state and few more events that we feel very good about qualifying which we will know for sure late today.” Bull set a personal best and improved his school record in the long jump at 21 feet, 1 inch to win the event and automatically qualify for state. “He has been improving all year and he picked a great night to set a personal best,” Naugle said. “Our 4x100 team of Addison, Chance, Grant, and Aaron also improved their school record time and won the event in a very close finish with St. Albert. We had a couple of hand-offs where we ran up on each other. I think that nerves might have played a part but if we can clean up those hand-offs I am very excited about what they can do at state next week.” Jacob Webb set a personal record in the shot put and set a school record at 47 feet, 4 inches to place third. “I feel very comfortable that his throw should be good enough to qualify,” Naugle said. “His school record throw actually beat our throws coach, Keegan Longabaugh’s, school record in the event. Our shuttle hurdle team of Addison, Brett [Schafroth], Aaron and Grant ran a season best time to place second. I feel confident that their time should qualify for state as well. Our 4x200 team of Addison, Chance, Grant, and Aaron also ran a season best and was very close to the school record that three of them help set last year at districts placed second. Their time will be one of the top times in 1A and should qualify as well.” The Timberwolves’ sprint medley team of Aiden Gaule, Cobb, Armstrong, and Maurer ran a season best time of 1:40.12 to place third. “They have an outside shot to qualify. Christian [McCuen] matched his personal best in the high jump to place third and give himself an outside shot to qualify,” Naugle said. “Hunter [Poston] threw a personal best in the shot put to also give himself an outside shot. Tallen [Myers] threw a personal best in the discus to give himself an outside shot. “Overall we had a lot of personal records and school records occur last night. A lot of our kids showed up and competed well when they needed to. I was very proud of all the guys. I was especially proud of the guys who ran hard in events that they might have known where going to be their last for the season. The effort was great all night as it has been all season,” Naugle said. “We look forward to moving on to state next week and hopefully we can qualify a lot of extra events as we will find out later today.” Other results include: Team — St. Albert 183, Clarinda Academy 75, SWV 72, Riverside 69, Fremont Mills 62, Griswold 60, East Mills 46, Sidney 43, Stanton 40, Bedford 31, Lenox 23, Essex 20, Iowa School of the Deaf 1 100 meter dash — Taylor Kuhn, seventh, 12.34; Brendan Pearson, 23rd, 13.75 200 meter dash — Kuhn, eighth, 26.06; Pearson, 18th, 28.08 400 meter dash —McCuen, sixth, 1:00.71; Brayden Avila, 22nd, 1:14.40 800 meter run — Kaden Jacobs, 10th, 2:28.43; Avila, 22nd, 3:09.84 110 meter hurdles — Brett Schafroth, 11th, 20.53 4x100 meter relay — Addison Bull, Chance Cobb, Grant Maurer, Aaron Armstrong, first, 45.13 4x200 meter relay — Bull, Cobb, Maurer, Armstrong, second, 1:33.91 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Tallen Myers, Kaden Jacobs, Moritz Schlimbach, ninth, 4:09.42 Distance medley — Jacob Webb, Schlimbach, Myers, Jacobs, sixth, 4:21.20 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-10.00 Long jump — Kuhn, 10th, 17-01.50 Discus — Tallen Myers, fifth, 131-05 Shot put — Jacob Webb, third, 47-04.00; Hunter Poston, fourth, 44-07.75 4x110 meter shuttle hurdle — Bull, Brett Schafroth, Aaron Armstrong, Grant Maurer, second, 1:02.72 800 sprint medley — Aiden Gaule, Chance Cobb, Armstrong, Maurer, third, 1:40.12 SWV finished third May 7 at the Fremont Mills Last Chance Meet in Tabor. “We were a few points back but had some opportunities to score more but just didn't work in our favor,” Naugle said. “We got off to a great start with the field events. Addison had a great final jump to tie for first but received second based on next best jump. Christian had a solid jump in the high jump to win the event in a small field. Hunter had a solid throw in the discus to win the event. Tallen had a personal best to place second. Jacob had a great throw in the shot to win and Hunter had a solid throw to place third. “We did well in the individual running events with Grant and Chance placing second and fourth in the 100,” Naugle said. “Moritz ran a solid time in the 200 to place sixth. Christian ran a nice race to place fifth in the 400.” SWV’s relay teams as finished strong. “Our sprint medley team ran well to place fifth. Our 4x200 ran a solid time to win the event,” Naugle said. “Our 4x100 team improved their best time of the season and their school record to win the event. Our 4x400 ran a solid time to place third.” Results include: Team — Fremont Mills 119, Sidney 98, SWV 96, Est Mills 87, Stanton 73, Essex 56, Heartland Christian 17, South Page 11 100 meter dash — Maurer, second, 11.86; Cobb, fourth, 11.97; Gaule, seventh, 12.79; Andy Seals, 20th, 14.96 200 meter dash — Schlimbach, sixth, 25.50; Pearson, 12th 28.01 400 meter dash — McCuen, fifth, 1:00.07; Avila, 10th, 1:14.67 1600 meter run — Avila, sixth, 7:27.65 Discus — Poston, first, 129-00; Myers, second 126-09; Webb, eighth, 106.01; Seals, ninth, 98-06 High jump — McCuen, first, 5-06.00 Long jump — Bull, second, 20-02.00; McCuen, ninth, 15-11.50 Shot put — Webb, first, 45-04.25; Poston, third, 42-04.50 4x100 meter relay — Bull, Cobb, Maurer, Armstrong, first, 45.18 4x200 meter relay — Bull, Cobb, Maurer, Armstrong, first, 1:36.39 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Myers, Jacobs, Schlimbach, third, 4:08.58 800 sprint medley — Schafroth, Pearson, Schlimbach, Jacobs, fifth, 1:52.21 SWV girls place
second in district meet The Southwest Valley girls brought home second place in the team standings at the district meet May 10 in Tabor without an automatic state qualifier. “I am very proud of the hard work the girls put in all season and the team effort it took last night,” head coach Jason Hults said. “A number of PRs, season bests, and one new school record were set last night. As a coach, I can't ask for more than an athletes best performance, regardless of the final place they get, and I felt like the girls gave us that last night in many events.” While the Timberwolves had no automatic state qualifier, the girls may get a shot at state in couple events. “Our best chances are in the high jump, where Bella Johnson took second place last night at 4 feet, 8 inches and Lexie Haer in the discus, who set a new school record of 105 feet, 10 inches and placed third,” Hults said. “Both girls have an outside chance, depending on the results of other districts.” The relay combination of Aunulee Bruce, Lexie Haer, Kayley Myers, and Miah Hummel ran a season best in the 4x100 at 55.69 for fourth place. “They also ran the 4x200 and placed third with a 2:00.05, their second fastest time all season, and a season best 2:05.16 in the sprint medley to finish third,” Hults said. “We had hoped going into the meet that any of those three relays might have a chance to go to state, but it is not likely.” Marah Larsen had a personal record in the discus of 98 feet, 3 inches for fourth place. Delaney Dalton took fifth in shot put with a throw of 32 feet, 5.25 inches. Mazzy Hummel placed third and Halle Pearson took fourth in the 800 meter. Aubrey Boswell finished fifth in the 400 meter. The 4x800 team of Mazzy Hummel, Olivia Jacobs, Aubrey Boswell, and Halle Pearson took fourth. Kaylee Jacobs and Morgan Shuey finished seventh and eighth in the 3000 meter and Marah Larsen finished eighth in the 400 meter hurdles to round out the medalist for the girls. Other results include: Team — Fremont Mills 125, SWV 69, St. Albert 66, Bedford 64, East Mills 64, Sidney 64, Riverside 63, Griswold 55, Stanton 47, Essex 34, Heartland Christian 30, Lenox 28, South Page 16, Clarinda Academy 4 200 meter dash — Josylnn Moore, 20th, 36.08 800 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, third, 2:52.39; Pearson, fourth, 2:53.56 1500 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, 10th, 6:20.89; Morgan Shuey, 12th, 6:40.91 3000 meter run — Jacobs, seventh, 14:28.62; Shuey, eighth, 14:45.61 100 meter hurdles —Johnson, eighth, 19.18; Desirae Archer, 17th, 21.90 400 meter hurdles — Larsen, eighth, 1:24.24; Emily Lauer, 12th, 1:31.42 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Aspen Lundquist, Archer, Lauer, Johnson, fifth, 1:20.66 4x800 meter relay — Mazzy Hummel, Olivia Jacobs, Aubrey Boswell, Pearson, fourth, 11:56.26 800 sprint medley — Bruce, Haer, Miah Hummel, Myers, third, 2:05.16 Discus — Lexie Haer, third, 105.10; Larsen, fourth, 98-03 Shot put — Larsen, 10th, 29-00.25 Distance medley — Larsen, Moore, Isabell Inman, Olivia Jacobs, ninth, 5:42.44 The Timberwolves placed second May 7 in the Fremont Mills Last Chance Invitational. Results are: Team — Fremont Mills 135, SWV 91, Sidney 84, East Mills 77, Essex 58, Stanton 57, Griswold 50, Heartland Christian 27, South Page 6 100 meter dash — Bruce, fifth, 14.04 200 meter dash — Moore, 13th, 34.76; Oakley Goodvin, 14th, 36.01 400 meter dash — Boswell, fourth, 1:12.02; Lundquist, ninth, 1:20.66 800 meter run — Pearson, second, 2:50.76; Mazzy Hummel, third, 2:55.71 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, ninth, 19.60 1500 meter run — Jacobs, third, 6:15.65; Shuey, fourth, 6:33.48 3000 meter run — Jacobs, third, 14:20.77; Shuey, fifth, 15:03.58 400 meter hurdles — Lauer, eighth, 1:29.02 Discus — Haer, third, 96-00; Inman, fifth, 86-04; Dalton, eighth, 73-08 High jump — Myers, 4-06.00; Miah Hummel, sixth, 4-04.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, eighth, 13-09.25; Myers, ninth, 13-05.50 Shot put — Larsen, fifth, 31-08.00; Dalton, seventh, 30-00.00; Inman, ninth, 27-07.75 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Myers, Miah Hummel, second, 56.24 4x200 meter relay — Boswell, Inman, Mazzy Hummel, Pearson, third, 4:48.96 4x800 meter relay — Mazzy Hummel, Jacobs, Boswell, Pearson, second, 11:41.22 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lundquist, Archer, Lauer, Johnson, second, 1:20.81 800 sprint medley — Bruce, Haer, Miah Hummel, Myers, third, 2:07.91 1600 distance medley — Larsen, Moore, Inman, Jacobs, fifth, 5:30.66 Timberwolves compete
in Nodaway Valley Invitational May 7 saw the Timberwolf golfers in action at Greenfield in the Nodaway Valley Invitational Tournament. The nine-team tournament was played as a modified version of a Ryder Cup. Each town was divided into three two-man teams, with one team playing stroke play, one playing better ball, and one playing best shot. Individually, Southwest Valley’s Cole Swenson was runner-up with a score of 89. The girls played 18 holes of stroke play. Abbie Wetzel was runner-up with a 117. Maddie Ballard finished at 127, and Sydney Westlake a 139. “The weather was nearly perfect, and the golf course was in very good condition,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “The kids had a great time playing a modified format for their final meet of the year.” The tournament trail began last week, with the boys playing in their sectional tournament May 11 at the Lamoni Golf and Country Club. The girls played the first round of their regional tournament May 14 at the Anita Golf Course. Results from the tournaments were unavailable at press time. Bohn claims district win
Southwest Valley’s Jadon Bohn claimed a 6-2, 6-0 win in the first round of district tennis before falling 6-4, 6-2 in the second round May 9 in Atlantic. Blake Venteicher lost in the first round 6-7 (9-11), 6-2, 6-3. In doubles, Moritz Schlimbach and Avery Kwirant lost in the first round 6-0, 6-0 while Garret Thibodeaux and Evan Davis lost in the first round 6-2, 6-2. “It was great that Jadon won a match at district his senior year. He was right in it the whole way in his quarterfinal match, before the other kid caught fire and won the last five games in a row,” head coach Pete Nett said. “Blake played for almost two hours before he finally lost, but he has improved so much since the start of the season.” The girls team fell 6-3 to Atlantic on May 8. Winners for SWV were Makayla Houck at No. 5 singles, Chloey Means at No. 6 singles, and Means and Makayla McMann at No. 3 doubles. “Most of our lineup was playing up a few spots because we had kids gone to another school activity,” Nett said. “The good thing was it gave some of the young kids a chance to get a taste of varsity competition. Jentry Schafer and Rylee Jacobs played a real close match at No. 1 doubles that went right down to the end. I was very pleased with how the girls competed.” The boys also fell 6-3 to Atlantic. Winners were Jadon Bohn at No. 1 singles, Adam Harris at No. 2 singles and Kade Hutchings at No. 6 singles. “We had a couple nice wins at the top of the lineup, but the Atlantic kids were too polished for the kids we had playing doubles,” Nett said. “Kade had a nice win at No. 6 and looks to be improving a bunch at the end of the season.” Golf teams finish
strong on the road The Southwest Valley golf teams were on the road April 26, with the boys playing at Bedford in a quadrangular, and the girls playing at Lenox in a triangular meet. “Both teams faced tough competition, and both teams played some pretty darned good golf,” head coach Cindy Drake said. At Lenox, the girls (226) faced Southwest Iowa (201) and Lenox (230). “SWI girls are a strong team and we were just not quite able to get the better of them,” Drake said. Abbie Wetzel and Maddie Ballard tied for third place, both shooting a 51, which was a personal record for Maddi.” Rounding out the team were Aubrey Boswell with a 59 and Sydney Westlake with a 65. The boys’ quad meet consisted of Bedford (171), SWV (192), SWI (197), and Lenox (229). Cole Swenson was medalist, shooting a 37. He was followed by Avery Kwirant with 46, Brock Bowden with 50, Scotty Adcock with a 59, and Connor Shipley with 63. The JV scores were Gage Barton 63 and Sean McCormack 72. “The kids have been seeing the results of their concentrated practice, and have continued to work hard in practice, putting in extra time in the areas of their game that need it the most,” Drake said. The Timberwolf golf team hosted the Mt. Ayr Raiders on April 24 at Happy Hollow Country Club. “It was a great night for the Timberwolves, with five golfers shooting personal records,” Drake said. The boys came away with a win over the Raiders, 185 to 193. Cole Swenson shot a 39 to take medalist honors, and Avery Kwirant the runner-up with a 43. Helping the team score were Anthony Bynum (48), and Connor Shipley (55), who were followed by Scotty Adcock with 57 and Brock Bowden with 60. On the boys’ JV team, Gage Barton’s 54 and Sean McCormack’s 57 were personal records. “The girls’ team did not have a quorum so we had no team score. The three that did play all shot personal records,” Drake said. “Abbie Wetzel, shooting a 48, tied for medalist honors. Although she was carded out on the second handicap hole to come away with the runner-up medal, she did an excellent job with both her driver and her irons.” Maddie Ballard and Sydney Westlake each had a personal record, shooting a 57 and a 63. “The kids have been keeping track of their statistics throughout the year, and this week in practice they concentrated on their weaker areas,” Drake said. “Their improved scored certainly reflected their diligence. Every single golfer played very well in this meet. Those that did not have a personal record were within a shot or two of their PRs. All in all, we came away with three medals and five personal records. It was a great day to be a Timberwolf.” Schafer, Jacobs
claim doubles win Southwest Valley’s Jentry Schafer and Rylee Jacobs posted a win April 23 at No. 2 doubles against Shenandoah in Corning. The Timberwolves fell 8-1. The girls fell 9-0 April 24 to Clarke in Osceola. “While it doesn't really show up on the scoreboard, the girls played very well this week. Rylee and Jentry had a great win in a match that came down to the wire,” head coach Pete Nett said. “A lot of the other first year kids are improving a bunch, but like I told the girls, Shen finished in the top four in state team tennis last year and Clarke has three returning state qualifiers, so it looked like a rough week from the start.” The boys team posted a 5-4 win April 23 over Shenandoah. Winners were Jadon Bohn at No. 2 singles, Avery Kwirant at No. 3 singles, Evan Davis at No. 4 singles, Jadon Bohn/Adam Harris at No. 1 doubles and Avery Kwirant/Moritz Schlimbach at No. 2 doubles. The Timberwolves fell 6-3 April 24 to Clarke. Winners for SWV were Adam Harris at No. 2 singles, Blake Venteiceher at No. 5 singles and Dominic Nicholas/Kade Hutchings at No. 3 doubles. “It was great to pull out the win against Shenandoah, especially since we won two tie-breaks and another two matches 8-6,” Nett said. “Some of our younger players showed a lot of resiliency in their matches against Clarke. Blake in singles and Kade and Dominic in doubles had to fight back from behind and in both cases, they won the last three games of the match to win 9-7. I was especially happy since they had been on the opposite end of close matches earlier in the season.” This week's schedule has Audubon on May 1 and a makeup meet with Creston on May 3. SWV takes on busy week
Southwest Valley’s girls track team rounded out a busy week with a fifth place finish April 26 in the Tigers Co-Ed Meet at Griswold. "This was the girls' third meet in four days this week, so we took the opportunity to rest some legs in preparation for the conference meet coming up on Monday,” head coach Jason Hults said. “The girls ran very well overall in the windy conditions and finished in fifth place in the 10 team field. “We tried to run a couple relay combinations that we thought could break school records, but the windy conditions did not cooperate. The 4x400 relay team of Kayley Myers, Halle Pearson, Lexie Haer, and Mazzy Hummel ran a season best time of 4:48.9, good enough for third but off the pace for the school record they were shooting for of 4:35.5,” Hults said. “Even with the windy conditions, three girls had PRs this evening. Marah Larsen in the discus with a throw of 81 feet, 8.5 inches, Emily Lauer in the 100 meter hurdles at 20.28, and Kaylee Jacobs in the 800 meter at 3:10.32.” Results include: Team — Underwood, 152, Shenandoah 126, Nodaway Valley 113, Fremont Mills, 106, SWV 57, Stanton 39, Lenox 38, Griswold 36, Heartland Christian 31, East Mills 28 100 meter dash — Oakley Goodvin, 16th, 15.92 200 meter dash — Aunulee Bruce, sixth, 30.11; Haer, seventh, 31.08 400 meter dash — Myers, third, 1:10.88 800 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, ninth, 3:10.32; Olivia Jacobs, 10th, 3:17.16 100 meter hurdles — Aspen Lundquist, 11th, 19.44; Lauer, 14th, 20.28 1500 meter run — Morgan Shuey, sixth, 6:37.66 400 meter hurdles — Marah Larsen, 10th, 1:30.66 Discus — Haer, fourth, 95-10; Larsen, seventh, 81-08.50 High jump — Bella Johnson, fifth, 4-08.00; Lundquist, sixth, 4-04.00 Long jump — Myers, fifth, 13-05.50; Bruce, 10th, 11-01.25 Shot put — Delaney Dalton, fifth, 31-02.00; Larsen, ninth, 29-00.00 4x100 meter relay — Joslynn Moore, Emily Lauer, Isabelle Inman, and Desirae Archer, ninth, 1:02.79 4x200 meter relay — Moore, Goodvin, Jade Shultz, and Isabelle Inman, seventh, 2:22.19 4x400 meter relay — Myers, Haer, Pearson, and Mazzy Hummel, third, 4:48.93 4x800 meter relay — Shuey, Kaylee Jacobs, Olivia Jacobs, and Johnson, fifth, 13:18.83 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lundquist, Lauer, Archer, and Schultz, sixth, 1:24.76 800 sprint medley — More, Schultz, Larsen, and Isabell Inman, eighth, 2;15.98 1600 distance medley — Bruce, Haer, Pearson, and Mazzy Hummel, fourth, 5:25.90 SWV ran April 24 at Fremont-Mills in Tabor. “The weather started out nice but quickly turned windy and rainy as the night went on. The girls put together some gutsy performances, running at or near their best times of the year, which was great considering the conditions,” Hults said. “Overall, the team finished in a solid second place with 110 points, 30 points ahead of third.” Highlights of the meet included a new school record in the long jump for senior Miah Hummel with a third place jump of 15 feet, 3/4 inch. “Miah has extended the long jump record the last three times she has jumped in Tabor,” Hults said. “We compete there two more times this season, so we will look forward to another chance to extend the long jump record.” Another highlight was in the 4x200 m relay. “The team of Aunulee Bruce, Marah Larsen, Lexie Haer, and Kayley Myers brought home the Timberwolves’ only first place of the night in a great race against Stanton which came down to a photo finish,” Hults said. Kaylee Jacobs ran a season best in the 3000 meter to finish second. Kayley Myers ran a season best in the 400 meter hurdles to finish third. Marah Larsen threw a PR in the shot put to finish sixth. Lexie Haer also finished sixth with a PR in the 200 meter. Results include: Team — Fremont Mills 162, SWV 110, East Mills 80, Sidney 80, Essex 66, Stanton 63, Heartland Christian 15, South Page 5 100 meter dash — Aunulee Bruce, fifth, 14.43 200 meter dash — Lexie Haer, sixth, 30.18; Bruce, 12th, 31.88 400 meter dash — Mazzy Hummel, seventh, 1:13.60; Pearson, eighth, 1:15.66 800 meter run — Pearson, second, 2:53.34; Kaylee Jacobs, eighth, 3:15.26 100 meter hurdles — Aspen Lundquist, 10th, 20.79; Emily Lauer, 13th, 21.13 1500 meter hurdle — Mazzy Hummel, second, 6:22.72; Morgan Shuey, fifth, 6:36.84 3000 meter run — Jacobs, second, 14:09.74; Shuey, fourth, 15:03.04 400 meter hurdles — Myers, third, 1:15.58 Discus — Haer, third, 87-00; Delaney Dalton, fourth, 78-02; Anna Inman, seventh 66-06 High jump — Bella Johnson, second, 4-06.00; Lundquist, fourth, 4-04.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, third, 15-00.75; Myers, fifth, 13-09.25; Isabelle Inman, 11th, 12-00.75 Shot put — Dalton, third, 32-09.75; Marah Larsen, sixth, 29-00.00; Anna Inman, 10th, 25-05.25 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Myers, and Miah Hummel, third, 56.40 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Myers, and Miah Hummel, first, 2:03.06 4x400 meter relay — Aubrey Boswell, Pearson, Joslynn Moore, and Mazzy Hummel, third, 5:10.63 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Olivia Jacobs, Pearson, and Mazzy Hummel, third, 12:24.96 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lundquist, Desirae Archer, Jade Schultz, and Lauer, fifth, 1:24.66 800 sprint medley — Moore, Schultz, Oakley Goodvin, and Isabelle Inman, sixth, 2:24.13 1600 distance medley — Larsen, Isabelle Inman, Boswell, and Jacobs, fourth, 5:37.80 SWV competed April 23 ran at Winterset to finish seventh overall, scoring 15 points on the night. Lexie Haer medaled in the discus with a third place throw of 88 feet, 5 inches. Haer, Anaulee Bruce, Kayley Myers, and Miah Hummel medaled in the 4x200 with a fourth place finish in a season best time of 2:00.43. The four followed that up with a fifth place finish in the 4x100. Delaney Dalton added a fifth place finish in the shot put and Mazzy Hummel added a sixth place finish in the 400 meter hurdles to round out scoring for the Timberwolves. Results include: Team — Carlisle 178, Norwalk 139, Des Moines Lincoln 113, Earlham 63, Winterset 59, Interstate 35 20, SWV 15 100 meter dash —Pearson, ninth, 14.92; Moore, 13th, 16.23 100 meter hurdle — Lundquist, 13th 19.67; Schultz, 14th, 22.31 400 meter hurdles — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 1:29.89 Discus — Haer, third, 88-05; Larsen, 10th, 79-03; Dalton, 12th, 75-00; Kayley Myers, 18th, 59-02 Shot put — Dalton, fifth, 30-08.75; Larsen, 11th, 26-05.50; Anna Inman, 21st, 22-05.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Myers, and Miah Hummel, fifth, 56.59 4x200 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Myers, and Miah Hummel, fourth, 1:56.25 800 sprint medley — Shuey, Lundquist, Olivia Jacobs, and Kaylee Jacobs, seventh, 2:24.87 Timberwolves place
third at Griswold Southwest Valley’s boys track team placed third April 26 in the Tiger Coed Relays in Griswold. “It was a very windy night that posed some problems in certain events but overall I thought our guys did a great job competing to finish third overall,” head coach Allen Naugle said. Addison Bull improved his school record in the long jump to win the event, Naugle said. “Christian [McCuen] had a solid jump in the high jump to place third,” he said. “Hunter [Poston] and Jacob [Webb] had solid throws in the shot put to place second and third. Tallen [Myers] and Hunter battled the wind to place fourth and eighth in the discus.” The 800 meter sprint medley team of Taylor Kuhn, Chance Cobb, Aaron Armstrong, and Grant Mauer and the 400 meter shuttle hurdle team of Bull, Brett Schafroth, Armstrong, and Mauer won their events. “Chance ran a great 100 to place fourth. Our distance medley team ran a great race to place sixth,” Naugle said. “Our 4x200 placed third with a solid run. Addison ran a solid 200 to win the event for his third gold of the evening. Our 4x400 team ran a solid race to finish the evening to place sixth in the event. “Overall I thought we competed well and ran well,” Naugle said. “We now look to get healthy legs in the next few days and look forward to competing in he POI Conference meet next Monday at Bedford.” Results include: Team — Missouri Valley 162, Underwood 123, SWV 95, Nodaway Valley 86, Fremont Hills 77, Griswold 68, East Mills 41, Stanton 36, Lenox 31, Iowa School for the Deaf 4 100 meter dash — Chance Cobb, fourth, 11.87 200 meter dash — Addison Bull, first, 24.03 400 meter dash — Christian McCuen, ninth, 1:00.50 110 meter hurdles — Grant Maurer, second, 16.32 1600 meter run — Kaden Jacobs, 11th, 5:42.41; Brayden Aivila, 13th, 6:46.21 Discus — Tallen Myers, fourth, 114-04; Hunter Poston, eighth, 107.04 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-06.00 Long jump — Bull, first, 20-07.00; Taylor Kuhn, sixth, 18-01.75 Shot put — Poston, second, 42-00.00; Jacob Webb, third, 41-03.00 4x200 meter relay — McCuen, Myers, Brendan Pearson, and Moritz Schlimbach, sixth, 4:12.63 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Bull, Brett Schafroth, Aaron Armstrong, and Mauer, first, 1:04.01 800 meter sprint medley — Kuhn, Cobb, Armstrong, and Maurer, first, 1:45.03 1600 distance medley — Pearson, Schlimbach, Myers, and Jacobs, sixth, 4:26.50 The Timberwolves competed April 24 in the Raider Relays at Mt. Ayr. “We went a little shorthanded due to illness, injuries and other obligations but the guys we had competing did a great job,” Naugle said. “We competed in the large class section against some very good competition and overall I was very happy with how we competed.” In field events, Poston won the discus with a distance of 131-09. “Tallen had a nice throw as well to place fifth. Jacob would have placed sixth but we could only score two in each event,” Naugle said. “Jacob threw a personal best in the shot put to win the event. Hunter also threw a season best in the shot put to place second.” SWV’s shuttle hurdle team placed third overall. “Aaron filled in and ran a solid leg for his first hurdle event of the year,” Naugle said. “Addison ran a great 100 against some very good sprinters to place third. Aaron placed fifth in the 100 running a great race.” “Our 4X200 team ran a solid time to place third in a tough event. Chance was able to place sixth in a tough 200 event,” Naugle said. “Grant ran a solid time in the 400 hurdles winning the heat but losing barely to another runner in a different heat to finish second overall. Our 4x100 team tonight ran well against some very good 4x100 teams to place sixth in the event.” Results include: Team — Earlham 107, Mt. Ayr 80, Central Decatur 72, Pleasantville 70, Nodaway Valley 68, SWV 60, Interstate 35 41, Clarinda 38, Clarinda Academy 32, Wayne 21 High jump — Christian McCuen, eighth, 5-04.00 Discus — Hunter Poston, first, 131-09; Tallen Myers, fifth, 110-01; Jacob Webb, sixth, 108-01; Andy Seals, 96-07 Shot put — Webb, first, 45-09.50; Poston, second, 43-06.00; Myers, 19th, 34-00.50; Seals, 25th, 32-10.50 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Addison Bull, Brett Schafroth, Chance Cobb, and Grant Maurer, third, 1:05.86 100 meter dash — Bull, third, 11.84; Cobb, seventh, 12.34 1600 sprint medley — Webb, Brendan Pearson, Myers, and McCuen, ninth, 4:17.75 400 meter dash — Brayden Avila, 20th, 1:17.30 4x200 meter relay — Bull, Taylor Kuhn, Maurer, and Aaron Armstrong, third, 1:36.14 800 meter run — Kaden Jacobs, 18th, 2:30.30 200 meter dash — Cobb, sixth, 24.70; Pearson, 16th, 26.94 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, second, 59.86 1600 meter run — Avila, 18th, 6:48.80 4x100 meter relay — Bull, Kuhn, Webb, and Armstrong, sixth, 46.42 Boys tennis team
defeats Audubon Southwest Valley’s boys tennis team claimed a 5-4 win over Audubon at home April 17. Winners for SWV were Evan Davis at No. 3 singles, Avery Kuirant at No. 5 singles, Evan Fleharty at No. 6 singles, Davis/Garret Thibodeaux at No. 2 doubles and Moritz Schlimbach/Cade Hutchings at No. 3 doubles. “It was great for the boys to get the win against Audubon,” head coach Pete Nett said. “Our depth at the bottom of the lineup helped us out again. Our younger first year kids are figuring a lot of stuff out, and it shows up in their wins and also the close varsity matches they are playing now that they didn’t at the beginning of the year.” The Timberwolves had less success in other matches last week. SWV fell 9-0 to Maryville on April 16 and 8-1 to Council Bluffs St. Albert’s on April 20. Blake Venteicher was the Timberwolves’ solo winner at No. 6 singles. The girls team fell 6-3 to Audubon. Winners for were Kaitlyn Richie at No. 2 singles, Jentry Schafer at No. 4 singles, and Katie Hoerman/Makayla McMann at No. 3 doubles. “While it would have been nice to have gotten the team win at Audubon, we squeezed about as much as we could out of the meet, winning three of the four close matches,” Nett said. “Kaitlyn really hit a lot of solid groundstrokes under pretty windy conditions to finally win her match at the end. Katie and Makayla had a nice comeback in the last match. We play Audubon again in two weeks, so it will be a good barometer of where we stand as the season progresses.” The girls fell 9-0 to St. Alberts. Scheduled matches this week for both the boys and the girls are Shenandoah on April 23 and Clarke on April 24. SWV takes 4th at home
Southwest Valley finished fourth in the 14-team field April 19 in the Timberwolves Relays. “The girls posted a number of PRs and season bests against some stiff competition,” head coach Jason Hults said. Highlights for the Timberwolves included a second place finish for the 4x100 team of Aunalee Bruce, Lexie Haer, Kayley Myers, and Miah Hummel with a season best 56.17. Haer also finished second in the discus with a throw of 91 feet, 8.5 inches. Bruce finished third in the 100 meter and ran a season best in the 200 meter at 29.89 to finish fourth. Aubrey Boswell ran a personal record in the 400 meter at 1:10.15, good for fifth place. Halle Pearson ran a PR in the 800 meter at 2:51.63, good for sixth place. “A number of other girls ran PR and season bests in relays and field events but did not place,” Hults said. “The level of competition was great tonight, and the girls continue to improve, running harder and faster, and jumping and throwing better each meet.” The Timberwolves have three meets this week: At Winterset on April 23, at Fremont-Mills on April 24, and at Griswold Coed on April 26. Results from the Timberwolves Relays include: Team — Shenandoah 137, Red Oak 65, Nodaway Valley 64, SWV 48, Clarinda 47, Bedford 44, Interstate 35 38, Griswold 35, East Mills 34, Stanton 31, South Page 14, Lenox 12, Essex 12, Clarinda Academy 8 100 meter dash —Bruce, third, 14.45; Miah Hummel, sixth 14.60; Joslynn Moore, 26th, 16.24 200 meter dash — Bruce, fourth, 29.89; Miah Hummel, ninth, 30.60 400 meter dash — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 1:11.58; Aubrey Boswell, fifth, 1:10.15 800 meter run — Pearson, sixth, 2:51.63 100 meter hurdles — Bella Johnson, eighth, 18.57; Aspen Lundquist, 12th, 19.25 1500 meter run — Morgan Shuey, 17th, 6:43.77; Kaylee Jacobs, 19th, 6:46.25 3000 meter run — Jacobs, sixth, 14:15.38; Shuey, seventh, 14:19.97 400 meter hurdles — Kayley Myers, seventh, 1:20.93; Marah Larsen, 10th, 1:25.00 Discus — Haer, second, 91-08.50; Larsen, sixth, 78-11.50; Delany Dalton, ninth, 75-09 High jump — Bella Johnson, fifth, 4-08.00; Lundquist, sixth, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, fourth, 13-04.75; Jacobs, 10th, 12-00.25; Isabelle Inman, 11th, 11-07.00 Shot put — Dalton, fourth, 30-10.50; Larsen, eighth, 28-03.00; Inman, 16th, 25-05.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Myers, and Miah Hummel, second, 56.17; Jade Schultz, Lundquist, Emily Lauer, and Oakley Goodvin, 15ht, 1:01.95 4x200 meter relay — Moore, Schultz, Lauer, and Goodvin, 11th, 2:16.26 4x400 meter relay — Boswell, Pearson, Haer, and Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 4:53.36; Moore, Inman, Lauer, and Schultz, 10th, 5:48.25 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Olivia Jacobs, Pearson, and Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 11:47.97 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lundquist, Lauer, Desirae Archer, and Johnson, sixth, 1:22.10 Sprint medley relay — Bruce, Johnson, Haer, and Myers, sevenths, 2:05.20 Distance medley relay — Larsen, Inman, Pearson, and Jacobs, 10th, 5:15.74 Four golfers set
personal bests at Red Oak Two girls team members and two boys team member set personal bests April 20 when the Timberwolves’ golf teams traveled to Red Oak. “Mother Nature was kind enough to allow us to finally have our meet with Red Oak,” head coach Cindy Drake said. The Red Oak girls scored a 242 to SWV’s 267. Abbie Wetzel was runner-up for the day, shooting a 55. “Playing on a course that is one of the most difficult they’ll see all season, all four Timberwolves played their best golf of the year,” Drake said. The two freshmen, Aubrey Boswell (72) and Sydney Westlake (75), had personal best scores, with Maddie Ballard (65) and Wetzel within a stroke or so of shooting a personal record. For the boys, Avery Kwirant was medalist with a 42. Cole Swenson had a 50, missing the runner-up spot by one stroke. They were followed by Scotty Adcock with a 61, Connor Shipley with a 70, and Brock Bowden with a 73. For the JV team, Sean McCormack shot a 62, and Gage Barton a 63, both of which were personal records. The Tigers took team honors, 207 to 226. “It was an excellent day for Timberwolf golf,” Drake said. “Four personal records were set, paired with excellent play by all golfers.” On April 19, the golfing Timberwolves went up against Hawkeye 10 teams. The girls hosted Creston in a dual meet, while the boys were on the road to Pine Valley Golf Course to play in a triangular meet against Creston and Shenandoah. “Mother Nature was in a good mood, giving us very pleasant weather conditions which allowed us to shoot some of our best scores of the season,” Drake said. At Pine Valley, Kwirant’s 35 and Swensons’s 38 were good for medalist and runner-up honors. They were followed by Bowden with a 50, Adcock a 52, and Shipley a 53. Barton, also shooting a 53, had his best score of the year. “The Creston girls brought a strong team which provided some exceedingly stiff competition, Drake said. “Although we were outplayed by Panthers, it was an excellent opportunity for our golfers to test their mettle against stronger players.” Wetzel led the Timberwolves with a 51, followed by Ballard’s 63 and Westlake’s 75. Team scores were: Boys — Creston 167, SWV 175, Shenandoah 175. Girls — Creston 182, SWV no team score. “We will play again on Tuesday, April 24, when we will host the Mt. Ayr Raiders, and on Thursday, April 26, at Bedford,” Drake said. Timberwolves win
five events for third Southwest Valley’s track team finished strong April 19 in the Tiger Relays in Griswold. “We competed in the smaller school class,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Overall it was a great night for a track meet and the guys really competed well. We ended up winning five events and finished third as a team.” Christian McCuen won the high jump and Addison Bull won the long jump. “Our field events did very well again for us to start the meet. Christian matched his personal best to win the high jump. Addison also matched his personal best to win the long jump,” Naugle said. “Aiden [Gaule] set a personal best in the long jump to place fourth. Unfortunately Aiden hurt his leg on his best jump and was unable to compete in any running events the rest of the night. Hunter [Poston] set a new personal best in the discus to place second overall. Tallen [Myers] also continues to improve his personal best placing fifth in the discus. Hunter and Jacob [Webb] both threw well enough in the shot to place third and fifth.” In individual track events, SWV picked up a second place, a third place, and two sixth places. “Aaron [Armstrong] ran a nice race in the open 100 to place second. Taylor [Kuhn] placed sixth in the same event,” Naugle said. “Christian ran a season best time in the open 400 to place sixth in the event. Taylor ran a great race in the 200 to place third. Brayden did not place in the 1600 but he did run a personal best cutting over 20 seconds off his 1600 time.” Grant Mauer, Chance Cobb, Gaule, and Armstrong added wins in the 4x100 and 4x200. “Our relays ran very well also tonight. Our 4x100 team continues to improve their time. They ended up running a 45.40 tonight which puts them right on the edge of qualifying for the Drake Relays. Hopefully, with a little bit of luck, we will qualify. We will know more tomorrow,” Naugle said. “Our sprint medley ran hard and competed well to place fourth. Our shuttle hurdle team continues to improve their season best time to win the event. Our distance medley team competed well and finished fourth. Our 4x200 team ran a very nice time to win the event. Our 4x400 team ran a great race to place fifth. “Overall I was very pleased with how the guys competed and how hard they ran. It was another great step forward as we continue to work on improving our times,” Naugle said. “We compete next when we travel to Mt. Ayr next Tuesday [April 24].” Results include: Team — Griswold 139, Audubon 107, SWV 98, Fremont Mills 86, Riverside 62, Tri-Center 50, Bedford 32 100 meter dash — Armstrong, second, 12.08; Kuhn, sixth, 12.44 200 meter dash — Kuhn, third, 25.20 400 meter dash — McCuen, sixth, 59.52; Brayden Avila, 14th, 1:15.26 1600 meter run — Avila, 11th, 6:41.24 Discus —Poston, second, 133-01.50; Myers, fifth, 118-06.50 High jump — McCuen, first, 5-10.00 Long jump —Bull, first 20-02.00; Gaule, fourth, 18-02.50 Shot put — Poston, third, 41-06.50; Jacob Webb, fifth, 40-06.50 4x100 meter relay —Mauer, Cobb, Gaule, and Armstrong, first, 45.40 4x200 meter relay — Mauer, Cobb, Gaule, and Armstrong first, 1:36.46 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Myers, Mortiz Schlimback, and Kaden Jacobs, fifth, 4:05.10 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Bull, Brett Schafroth, Cobb, and Mauer, first, 1:03.63 800 sprint medley relay — Kuhn, Brendan Pearson, Schlimbach, and Jacobs, fourth, 1:51.71 1600 distance medley relay — Schlimbach, Pearson, Myers, and Jacobs, fourth 4:23.16 SWV finished third April 17 in the Interstate 35 Invitational after the Timberwolves’ April 16 meet in Lenox was cancelled. “This was a very competitive meet with some very good teams. We were able to do a very good job competing with those teams and finished with a third place finish in the team standings,” Naugle said. “It was a chilly night with a strong head wind down the home stretch but we put some good times down and the guys gave great effort and competed well.” SWV had two second place finishes, a third, and a fourth in field events. “Christian had a nice jump in the high jump to place third overall,” Naugle said. “Addison had a solid long jump into the wind to place second. Hunter did a great job in both the shot and discus to place second and fourth.” Mauer fought through the wind to win the 110 meter hurdles and finish third in the 400 hurdles. “We had some great relay races tonight as well. Our shuttle ran a solid time to place third. Our 4x200 ran a great race to place second overall. Our 4x100 ran against some very good competition to place fourth,” Naugle said. “Overall I was very happy with how the guys competed and the effort they gave tonight. We are constantly improving and a continuing to score big points in our field events, sprints, hurdles and relay events.” Results include: Team — Gilbert, 153, Humboldt, 100, SWV 60, Mount Ayr 49, Central Springs, 38, DSM North 35, Adair/Guthrie Center 33, Central Decatur, 31, Clarke 21, Nodaway Valley 19, I-35 18, Audubon 10, Lenox 9 100 meter dash — Armstrong, seventh 12.21; Pearson, 21st, 13.40 200 meter dash ‚ Kuhn, 12th, 25.79; Pearson, 24th, 27.76; Jacobs, 32nd, 30.89 400 meter dash — Avila, 24th, 1:14.22 800 meter run — Avila, 32nd, 3:04.23 110 meter hurdles — Mauer, first, 17.07 400 meter hurdles — Mauer, third, 59.40 Discus — Poston, fourth, 128-04; Webb, 18th, 105-10; Andy Seals, 28th, 95-01 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-08.00 Long jump — Bull, second, 19-06.00; Gaule, 15th, 16-01.00 Shot put — Poston, second, 41-08.50 4x100 meter relay — Bull, Cobb, Gaule, and Armstrong, fourth, 45.94 4x200 meter relay — Bull, Cobb, Gaule, and Armstrong, second, 1:37.27 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Bull, Schafroth, Cobb, Maurer, third, 1:04.94 800 sprint medley relay — Kuhn, Cobb, Maurer, Myers, eighth, 1:47.13 1600 sprint medley relay — Webb, Kuhn, McCuen, Jacobs, ninth, 4:23.03 SWV boys defeat Red Oak
The Southwest Valley boys tennis team posted a 5-4 win April 12 over Red Oak. Winners for the Timberwolves were Adam Harris at No. 2 singles, Garret Thibodeaux at No. 4 singles, Avery Kwirant at No. 5 singles, Evan Fleharty at No. 6 singles, and Kwirant/Fleharty at No. .3 doubles. “It was great for the boys to get a team win against Red Oak. Our depth at the bottom of the line-up with returning players showed up against a lot of their first year players,” head coach Pete Nett said. “The last doubles match came down to the final games. We even fought off a match point in the 8-9 game, but we were fortunate enough to prevail 11-9.” The girls fell 8-1 to Red Oak with MaKayla McMann winning at No. 6 singles. The girls also fell 8-1 April 10 to Clarinda at home. Rylee Jacobs and Jentry Schafer won No. 2 doubles. “A lot of the first year girls are figuring out what they have to do to be competitive. Sometimes the quality of the competition is simply too great, but our kids are anxious to get better, so they can be more competitive as a team later in the year,” Nett said. “It's great to see first year players like Rylee, Gentry and Makayla get a win so early in the year to build confidence moving forward.” The boys fell 8-1 to Clarinda at Clarinda. Winners were Jadon Bohn and Adam Harris at No. doubles. This week SWV plays Audubon on April 17 and St. Albert's on April 10. SWV places fifth at Osceola
The Timberwolves track team placed fifth April 12 in in the Neil Goos Invitational in Osceola. “We competed in the large class and we competed extremely well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We finished in fifth as a team but were in second for most of the meet. We just weren’t deep enough to score enough points down the stretch to hold on to that position.” Southwest Valley saw a first place finish by Hunter Poston in the discus to start the field events. “Hunter threw another personal best in the discus to win the event. Tallen [Myers] threw another personal best in the discus as well but was not able to place,” Naugle said. “Jacob [Webb] and Hunter both placed in a tough shot put field. Hunter [Poston] threw a season best. Christian [McCuen] scored in the high jump with a sixth place finish. Addison [Bull] had another great long jump and was able to place second in the event.” Grant Maurer ran a season best in the 110 meter hurdles to place third. “We did well in the open running events and scored some good points,” Naugle said. “Aaron [Armstrong] and Taylor [Kuhn] both placed in the open 100 running great times. Taylor ran a personal best in the 200 but was not able to score in a fast event.” SWV’s sprint medley team placed first while the 4x100 and 4x200 teams placed second. “Our relays ran extremely well and did a great job. We really wanted to focus on them this meet and try to cut some time,” Naugle said. “Our sprint medley ran a great race to place first. Our shuttle continues to cut time and placed second in the event. Our 4x200 is starting to get into shape and continues to cut time to place second. Our 4x100 ran a great time and had great hand-offs to place second. “Overall, I was extremely happy and proud of how the competed and the effort they gave,” Naugle said. “We are looking forward to continuing to improve and know we can continue to improve on our times and distances.” The Timberwolves tied for second April 10 in the Mustang Relays in Shenandoah. “It ended up being a great night to have a track meet,” Naugle said. “Overall the guys competed really well and improved in a lot of events. We finished tied for second with Shenandoah in the team race which was definitely a highlight of the night.” Webb placed second in the shot put with a personal best and Poston finished third. “Hunter had another personal best in the discus to place second and Tallen also had a personal best to place eighth,” Naugle said. “Addison had a nice jump in the long jump to win the event and Aiden [Gaule] helped with a sixth place finish. Christian had a solid night in the high jump to place second as well.” SWV had a strong showing in individual running events as well. “Aaron and Taylor both placed in the 100,” Naugle said. “Grant placed first in the 110 hurdles and Brett [Schafroth] placed seventh in the event. Taylor ran a solid 200 to place sixth. Grant ran a season best in the 400 hurdles to place second.” Relay teams, too, contributed to the second place finish for the Timberwolves. “Our relays ran every well tonight as well,” Naugle said. “Our shuttle hurdle team won the event with another solid time. Our distance medley team ran a season best to place fifth. The 4x200 team ran their season best to win the event and our 4x100 team placed third. “Overall it was a great meet for us. The guys worked hard and really competed well all night,” Naugle said. “We showed some good progress and look forward to continue to cut times and improve.” SWV girls switch up relays
The Timberwolves girls track team tried out some different relay configurations and run some different events April 12 at the Lady Charger Relays hosted by AC/GC. The relays played host to some of the top competitors in both Class A and 2A in numerous events. Southwest Valley finished ninth out of 12 teams with 21 points. “I have told the girls from the beginning of the season that every meet we go to is in preparation for the conference and district meets,” head coach Jason Hults said. “So, we tried to go out and run some different races tonight than what we have in the first few meets, just to see if anything surprising happens and we find a hidden event that someone is good at and could do well in the conference meet at. Sometimes it pays off and sometimes not. What we learned at this meet is that we pretty much have everybody where they should be in our normal races.” Highlights of the night included medal finishes (top five) from Lexie Haer, third in discus with a new season best of 97-10 and the 4x200 relay team of Miah Hummel, Kayley Myers, Aunalee Bruce, and Lexie Haer who also medaled in fifth place. Season best performances came in the 3000 meter by Morgan Shuey and the 800 meter by Mazzy Hummel, which was good for eighth place. Other results include: 100 meter dash — Bella Johnson, 16th, 15.44; Jade Schultz, 25th, 16.68 200 meter dash — Bruce, 12th, 30.68; Kayley Myers, 13th, 30.89; Haer, 19th, 31.68 800 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, eighth, 2:53.18; Olivia Jacobs, 18th, 3:13.16 100 meter hurdles — Aspen Lundquist, 12th, 2042; Marah Larson, 21st, 26.92 1500 meter run — Shuey, 14th, 6:39.56 3000 meter run — Shuey, ninth, 14:26.83 400 meter hurdles — Larson, 11th, 1:32.37; Delaney Dalton, 13th, 1:58.03 Discus — Larson, ninth, 77-06 High jump — Johnson, sixth, 4-08.00; Lundquist, eighth, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, ninth, 12-10.00; Myers, 13th, 11-8.50 Shot put — Dalton, seventh, 30-07.00; Larson, 15th, 27-02.00 4x200 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Myers, Bruce, and Haer, fifth, 2:02.96; Josylnn Moore, Emily Lauer, Schultz, and Oakley Goodvin, 18th, 2:22.53 4x800 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Miah Hummel, and Myers, ninth, 12:55.72 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Lundquist, Lauer, Desirae Archer, and Johnson, sixth, 1:22.33 800 sprint medley — Moore, Halle Pearson, Schultz, and Mazzy Hummel, 11th, 2:16.90 1600 distance medley — Lauer, Goodvin, Pearson, and Jacobs, 10th, 5:34.50 The Timberwolves competed April 10 in Class AA at the Griswold Girls Tiger Relays. “Competing in the large school class, we took the opportunity to try some different relay combinations and have some of the girls try different events than in the previous meets to see what we could do,” Hults said. “Overall, we finished fifth in the six team class.” Highlights for the Timberwolves included season best performances from Kaylee Jacobs in the 3000 meter at 14:34.41, which was good for sixth place, and the 4x200 relay of Larsen, Bruce, Myers, and Haer with a 2:02.27 for fourth place. “Bella Johnson at 4 feet, 8 inches for third place and Aspen Lundquist at 4 feet, 6 inches for fourth place put together another nice performance in the high jump,” Hults said. The pair followed it up by going fifth and sixth in the 100 meter hurdles, and with the help of Emily Lauer and Desirae Archer posted a third place finish in the shuttle hurdle relay, the best relay finish of the night for the Timberwolves. “Kayley Myers long jumped for the first time this season, finishing fourth with a jump of 13 feet, 3 inches,” Hults said. “Lexie Haer finished third in discus with a throw of 93 feet, 1inch to round out medalist performances for the Timberwolves.” Wetzel claims
personal best On April 12, Southwest Valleys girls golf team traveled to Shenandoah to participate in the Shenandoah Fillies’ Invitational Tournament. Eighty girls made up the field of 12 teams, with both large and small schools competing in one pool. “For the first time this season, the weather cooperated to the point that the golfers could shed their winter parkas and gloves, and instead wear lighter weight jackets, allowing them to more freely swing their clubs,” head coach Cindy Drake said. Sophomore Abbie Wetzel used this to her advantage, scoring a 105 which put her only two strokes out of the medals, and tied for 15th place. “Last year’s match in this tournament gave her the insight she needed to be prepared for the extra 700-plus yards of distance that this course presents,” Drake said. “She went out and attacked the course, resulting in a personal best score, including one birdie and four pars." Drake said both Maddie Ballard (134) and Aubrey Boswell (129), playing the course for the first time, did a nice job. “The experience of dealing with this much longer course will give them a leg up for the rest of the season,” she said. “While we did not have a team score due to illness of our fourth player, this tournament was a good learning experience for the three that participated.” The Timberwolves’ meet April 13 at East Union, originally scheduled for April 3, was cancelled for the second time, again due to inclement weather. “Our next scheduled meet will be Thursday, April 19, when the girls will host Creston at Happy Hollow Country Club, and the boys will play in Creston at Crestmoor Golf Club,” Drake said. The boys’ varsity golf team competed on April 10 in the Shenandoah Invitational Tournament, where they competed against five other schools in the Small School Division. “The weather was the best we’ve encountered this season, yet the brisk wind presented challenges on the higher elevations of the course,” Drake said. It was a tight race in the Small School Division, with the top three teams — Bedford (373), Southwest Iowa (376), and Southwest Valley (386) — finishing within 13 strokes of one another. Senior Avery Kwirant led the way for the Timberwolves, scoring an 86, followed by Cole Swenson’s 89. “Freshman Brock Bowden, playing in his first 18-hole tournament, had an excellent round, carding a 97,” Drake said. Anthony Bynum shot 114, Scotty Adcock, playing with an injured thumb, a 118, and Connor Shipley a 127. There were two divisions in this tournament, the Large School Division and the Small School Division. For team honors, the schools competed only within their own division. For individual honors, however, each golfer competed against the entire field, including both large schools and small schools. “Of special note is Avery’s score of 86, which earned him a medal as the 15th player overall,” Drake said. SWV girls win
Lady Tigers Relay The Lady Timberwolves finished strong April 5 in the Class A Lady Tigers Relays at Red Oak, taking first and finishing well ahead of second place Sidney. “The Timberwolves put together an amazing team effort to win the meet with 143 points, 48 points ahead of second place Sidney who scored 95,” head coach Jason Hults said. Southwest Valley won three events: freshman Aunalee Bruce placed first in the 100 meter dash, sophomore Bella Johnson placed first in the high jump, and junior Lexie Haer placed first in discus. The Timberwolves followed that up with second place finishes in five events and third place in eight events. “We told the girls all week during practice that we could go out and win the meet if we ran hard and put forth the effort,” Hults said. “Before we got off the bus, I told the girls everybody medals tonight with top 5 finishes. They took that to heart and medaled in 18 of the 19 events, and we got double points in six of the open events. Our field events for the second straight meet got us off to a great start, where our girls went first and second in both high jump and discus, second and fifth in shot put and fifth in long jump.” Results include: 100 meter dash — Bruce, first, 13.68; Miah Hummel, third, 13.95 200 meter dash — Bruce, third, 29.75; Lexie Haer, seventh, 30:94 400 meter dash — Kayley Myers, third, 1:09.81; Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 1:11.80 800 meter run — Halle Pearson, fourth, 2:57.82; Kaylee Jacobs, ninth, 3:21.87 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, third, 18.43; Aspen Lundquist, 10th, 20;94 1500 meter run — Morgan Shuey, fifth, 6:35.83 3000 meter run — Shuey, third, 14:27.79; Jacobs, fifth, 14:57.45 400 meter hurdles — Myers, fourth, 1:19.46; Johnson, seventh, 1:26.37 Discus — Haer, first, 91-00; Delany Dalton, second, 81-00; Marah Larson, fifth, 73-11; Isabell Inman, sixth, 73-02 High jump — Johnson, first, 4-06.00; Lundquist, second, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, fifth, 13-00.00 Shot put — Dalton, second, 30-00.00; Larson, fifth, 27-02.00; Inman, 11th, 21-01.00 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Miah Hummel, Myers, second, 57.08 4x200 meter relay — Oakley Goodvin, Jade Schultz, Joslynn Moore, Emily Lauer, sixth, 2:16.20 4x400 meter relay — Aubrey Boswell, Pearson, Haer, Mazzy Hummel, second, 4:48.64 4x800 meter relay — Boswell, Olivia Jacobs, Pearson Mazzy Hummel, third, 12:52.87 400 meter shuttle hurdles — Johnson, Desirae Archer, Lauer, Lundquist, third, 1:21.77 800 sprint medley relay — Bruce, Pearson, Myers, Miah Hummel, third, 2:11.33 1600 distance medley relay — Larson, Inman, Boswell, Jacobs, fourth, 5:29.18 Bull sets new school record at Glenwood
Southwest Valley’s Addison Bull had a personal best and set a new school record in the long jump April 5 at the Glenwood Ram Relays. Bull had a jump of 20-02.50 for fifth place. “This was a meet that we decided to get into after having our track meet on Tuesday cancelled,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We decided to go try to run up against some of the best competition that we could. We were the smallest school there along with St. Albert and there were some great track athletes competing at this meet.” Despite facing tough competition, the Timberwolves finished in the top 10 in eight other events. “Our highlights in the field events were Jacob Webb placing in the shot put in a loaded field. Some of the best throwers in the state were at this meet and Jacob was able to get a solid throw to place eighth,” Naugle said. “Christian [McCuen] had a nice jump in the high jump to place eighth as well.” The 400 meter shuttle hurdle team of Bull, Brett Schafroth, Chance Cobb, and Grant Maurer finished in 1:04.81 for fourth place. “Our sprint medley ran a very nice race to win their heat but just missed placing in the top 8 with a ninth place time,” Naugle said. “Aaron [Armstrong] ran a strong race in the open 100 to just miss placing in the top 8 as well with a ninth place finish. Our 4x200 also ran a nice race, even though we have a few rough hand-offs, to just miss placing in the top 8 as well. Grant ran a solid race to place in sixth in the 110 hurdles. The 4x100 team improved their time to place seventh in the event.” The Timberwolves placed 12th with 16 team points to finish ahead of Red Oak, Clarinda, and Creston. “Overall, we knew coming in that we were going to be battling teams that were larger than us and hopefully would push us to faster times,” Naugle said. “The guys battled hard all night and did a great job competing with some great teams. It was a great meet to use as a measuring stick for the rest of our season. We will continue to work and look to improve as we move forward.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Aaron Armstrong, ninth, 11.74; Aiden Gaule, 17th, 12.13 200 meter dash — Bull, 15th, 25.18; Brendan Pearson, 24th, 27.70 400 meter dash — Kaden Jacobs, 22nd, 1:04.52; Brayden Avila, 29th, 1:12.16 110 meter hurdles — Grant Maurer, sixth, 16.71; Brett Schafroth, 15th, 17.89 1600 meter run — Avila, 27th, 7:09.04 Discus — Tallen Myers, 19th, 105.01; Andy Seals, 27th, 96-00; Jacob Webb, 37th, 85-02 Long jump — Gaule, 20th, 16-08.50 Shot put — Webb, eighth, 43-01.00; Hunter Poston, 13th, 40-04.25; Myers, 33rd, 33-08.00; Seals, 38th, 31-05.00 4x100 meter relay — Taylor Kuhn, Chance Cobb, Gaule, Armstrong, seventh, 46.35 4x200 meter relay — Kuhn, Cobb, Gaule, Armstrong, ninth, 1:39.82 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Myers, Jacobs, Pearson, 13th, 4:22.67 800 sprint medley relay — Kuhn, Cobb, Armstrong, Maurer, ninth, 1:43.19 1600 distance medley relay — Webb, Pearson, Myers, McCuen, 13th 4:24.84 Swenson, Wetzel
lead SWV golf teams The Southwest Valley golf team hosted the Bedford Bulldogs on April 5. Bedford took the team honors with a 186 vs. SWV’s 192. Cole Swenson led the way for the Timberwolves. His 43 was good for runner-up honors, just one stroke behind the medalist Jett Beemer of Bedford, who shot a 42. Right on Swenson’s heels was Avery Kwirant with a 44. The team score was also helped by Scotty Adcock with a 50, and freshman Brock Bowden with a 55. Rounding out the varsity team were Connor Shipley with 57 and Anthony Bynum with 64. Bedford did not field a girls’ team so the SWV girls competed among themselves for scoring honors. Abbie Wetzel shot 57 for medalist honors, with Maddie Ballard’s 61 good for runner-up. “Nearly everyone improved their score when compared to the Clarinda meet of last week,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Their experiences as Clarinda gave them good insight into the holes in their games, and they worked hard in practice to improve those areas in preparation for the Bedford meet.” Uncooperative weather caused the meet with East Union, originally scheduled for April 3, to be rescheduled for April 13. “The meet with CAM, scheduled for April 6, and the boys’ tournament at CAM, scheduled for April 7, have both been cancelled. They will not be rescheduled,” Drake said. “Our next meet, then, will be Monday, April 9, when the Timberwolves will travel to Red Oak to test their skills against the Tigers.” Timberwolves
take to tennis court The Timberwolves tennis team competed in its first match of the season April 5 at home Glenwood. Glenwood won the match 9-0. Jadon Bohn lost 8-0 at No. 1 singles. Adam Harris lost 8-0 at No. 2. Evan Davis lost 8-4 at No. 3. Garret Thibodeaux lost 8-1 at No. 4. Moritz Schlimbach lost 8-2 at No. 5. Evan Fleharty lost 8-3 at No. 6. Bohn/Harris lost 8-0 at No. 1 doubles. Davis/Thibodeaux lost 8-2 at No. 2. Schlimbach/Fleharty lost 8-2 at No. 3. "While the final score doesn't show it, for our first match, with as many first-year players as we have, I thought we played very well,” head coach Pete Nett said. “Jadon was the only one with any real varsity experience last year, and he and Adam both competed extremely well against some very accomplished players.” Competing in junior varsity doubles matches were Caleb Schwab/Tristan Cline, Blake Venteicher/Dayton Cobb, and Dominic Nicholas/Cade Hutchings. In the JV matches, Dayton and Blake had a great comeback from a huge early deficit before falling in the end,” Nett said. “Playing a monster program like Glenwood right out of the chute is tough, but I thought our kids overall did a nice job considering their experience level." The match with Clarke scheduled for April 6 was postponed due to weather and is rescheduled for April 13. Cool temps don’t
stop SWV golfers The Southwest Valley golf team played in its first meet of the year March 29 against the Clarinda Cardinals at the Clarinda Country Club. “Wind chills in the mid to low 30s made for a chilly evening but the golfers all put their heads down and went to work,” head coach Cindy Drake said. The boys were victorious over the Cardinals, 190 to 194. Senior Avery Kwirant was medalist, shooting a 40, followed by Cole Swenson’s 44. Also helping the team score were Scotty Adcock’s 48 and freshman Brock Bowden’s 58. Connor Shipley had a personal best 59, followed by Gage Barton with a 77. “For the first time in several years, we have enough girls on the team to post a team score,” Drake said. “With one junior, one sophomore, and two freshmen, the girls’ team is young. Although their team score of 276 was not good enough for the win, I am very pleased with the way they played.” Abbie Wetzel led the team with a 56, followed by Maddie Ballard’s 71. “Playing in their first varsity golf meet, on a course that is much longer and harder than their home course, freshmen Aubrey Boswell (72) and Sydney Westlake (77) showed lots of spirit and determination,” Drake said. The next meet is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 8 with Bedford at Happy Hollow Country Club in Corning. Timberwolves win nine events at Bedford
Southwest Valley’s boys track team finished second March 28 in an outdoor meet at Bedford. The Timberwolves finished first in nine events to earn 161 points. Griswold placed first with 173. Aaron Armstong and Aiden Gaule placed first and second respectively with times of 11.54 and 11. 95 in the 100 meter dash. Grant Maurer won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.39 and the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.10. Christian McCuen placed first in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8 inches while Armstrong won the long jump with a distance of 17-07.00. Jacob Webb won the shot put with a distance of 44-05.50. SWV dominated the relay events, winning the 4x100, 4x200, and 110 hurdles. Addison Bull, Chance Cobb, Gaule, and Armstrong finished the 4x100 in 46.09. Gaule, Cobb, Taylor Kuhn, and Armstrong posted a 1:39.75 time in the 4x200. Bull, Brett Schafroth, Cobb, and Maurer finished the 110 hurdles in 1:05.62. Other results include: 200 meter dash — Kuhn, third 25.63; Brendan Pearson, seventh, 27.43 400 meter dash — McCuen, second, 59.90; Pearson, fifth, 1:06.58 800 meter run — Brayden Avila, ninth, 3:08.03 110 meter hurdles — Schafroth, fifth, 19.45 3200 meter run — Avila, third, 14:24.41 Discus — Andy Seals, fifth, 99-09; Tallen Myers, sixth, 95-09; Jacob Webb, eighth, 93-11; Hunter Poston, 10th, 82-01 High jump — Bull, second, 5-06.00 Shot put — Poston, third, 38-05.05; Myers, eighth, 34-09.50; Andy Seals, ninth, 33-10.00 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Myers, Kaden Jacobs, and Moritz Schlimbach, second, 4:02.38 800 sprint medley — Kuhn, Pearson, Schlimbach, and Jacobs, third, 1:51.20 1600 distance medley — Webb, Schlimbach, Myers, and Jacobs, second, 4:20.38 SWV girls place
second at Bedford The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls track team placed second March 28 in its first outdoor meet of the season. The Timberwolves scored 152 points behind first place Mount Ayr’s 190 points. The Timberwolves placed in every event, which was one of the team’s goals for the evening. The girls scored two places in eight of the 12 open events and took second in five of the seven relays. “Overall it was an outstanding effort by all the girls and a great start to the season,” head coach Jason Hults said. Some key highlights for the Timberwolves were: Delaney Dalton set a new school record in the shot put with a throw of 33 feet, 9 inches to place second. Lexie Haer won the discus with a throw of 93-02 while Dalton finished second with a throw of 85-02. Bella Johnson tied the school record in high jump at 4-10 for second and Aspen Lundquist jumped 4-08 to bring home third. Other results include: 100 meter dash — Aunlee Bruce, third, 14.11; Miah Hummel, fourth, 14.12 200 meter dash — Bella Johnson, sixth, 31.40; Oakley Goodvin, 11th, 32.98 400 meter dash — Mazzy Hummel, third, 1:10.10; Aubrey Boswell, fourth, 1:13.09 800 meter run — Olivia Jacobs, third, 3:04.24; Kaylee Jacobs, sixth, 3:21.22 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, third, 18.49; Emily Lauer, eighth, 21.80 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fourth, 6:15.97; Morgan Shuey, sixth, 6:44.15 3000 meter run — Jacobs, second, 14:39.88 400 meter hurdles — Kayley Myers, third, 1:24.18; Halle Pearson, fourth, 1:26.88 Discus — Anna Inman, sixth, 74-08; Marah Larson, eighth, 72-10; Isabelle Inman, 10th, 71-02 Long jump — Miah Hummel, second, 13-01.50; Bruce, ninth, 11-06.00 Shot put — Marah Larson, eighth, 27-00.00; Anna Inman, ninth, 26-11.50; Isabelle Inman, 12th, 21-04.50 4x100 meter relay — Bruce, Haer, Miah Hummel, Myers, second, 56.56 4x200 meter relay — Larson, Goodvin, Isabell Inman, Aspen Lundquist, sixth, 2:13.23 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, Myers, Lauer, Lundquist, second, 1:24.00 4x400 meter relay — Hailey Thomas, Boswell, Haer, Pearson, second, 4:55.89 4x800 meter relay — SWV, second, 12:11.12 800 sprint medley — Bruce, Haer, Miah Hummel, Kalyey Myers, second, 2:07.26 1600 distance medley — Thomas, Lauer, Shuey, Pearson, fourth, 5:18.51 Timberwolves finish
strong at Lamoni The Timberwolves started strong the March 24 Jenner Indoor Invitational at Graceland University in Lamoni with three personal bests in field events. “We got off to a great start with the field events and then continued with some great performances in the running events,” head coach Allen Naugle said. Christian McCuen had a personal best in the high jump to place second in the event. “Addison [Bull] also placed in the high jump with a decent jump,” Naugle said. Aaron Armstrong had a personal best in the long jump to place third. Aiden Gaule had a personal best in the long jump to place sixth and Taylor Kuhn jumped for the first time ever to place seventh. “Hunter [Poston] had a few solid throws to start off his season to win the shot put,” Naugle said. “Tallen [Myers] had a great start to his high school career with a seventh place finish in the shot put.” Armstrong and Bull placed second and third in the 55 meter dash. “Addison went into finals with the second fastest time and Aaron with the third,” Naugle said. “Aaron was able to just clip Addison to place second overall. “Aaron had a great open 200 time to start the season to place second overall,” Naugle said. “Grant [Maurer] ran well to place sixth. Graceland has a very tight indoor 200 track and can be tough to run fast 200 times but I thought the guys ran well.” Brayden Avila had a strong mile run to place seventh overall. “I personally think that he ran an extra lap but still ran a competitive race to start his high school career,” Naugle said. “We put together a solid distance medley relay with a couple of freshmen and a couple of first time track runners to place third.” Brett Schafroth ran a solid race in the 55 meter hurdles to place third in the event. McCuen had a solid open 400 race to place eighth. “We had a lot of fun with the 4x200 event,” Naugle said. “We knew coming in that with the tight track, the way it is run a lot like a 4x400 event with the second, third and fourth runners running in the first lane that we were not going to run a great time so we put together two relays that could compete against each other. Both relays ran hard and competed well to place third and fourth overall. Our 4x400 team ran hard and finished off the meet well placing fourth in the event. “Overall it was a great tune up meet for us to get some rust off and get ready for our first outdoor meet next Tuesday [March 27] at Bedford,” Naugle said. “We look to hopefully add a few more guys and get to full strength and start to improve meet by meet. It was definitely a great way to start off the season.” Girls track team
competes at Graceland The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls team competed March 23 at the 2018 Jenner Invite at Graceland University in Lamoni. The team finished 11th out of 13 teams competing, with 22 points to finish off their indoor season. “The girls put forth some very good times for this early in the year, with some gutsy come from behind finishes that showed the girls are ready to be competitive as we move to our outdoor season starting in Bedford on Tuesday [March 27],” head coach Jason Hults said. “Coach Templeton and I saw some impressive running, especially from our freshman and sophomores and that really makes us excited for rest of the season.” Top finishers for the Timberwolves were: 4x400 — Lexie Haer, Halle Pearson, Hailey Thomas, Kayley Myers, third place, 4:52.89. 400 meter — Mazzy Hummel, fifth place, 1:12.81. Distance medley A — Lexie Haer, Hailey Thomas, Kayley Myers, Mazzy Hummel, sixth place, 5:15.84. Distance medley B — Aunalee Bruce, Isabelle Inman, Aubrey Boswell, Halle Pearson, seventh place, 5:17.38. 55 meter dash — Bruce, seventh place, 8.26. High jump — Bella Johnson, seventh place, 4' 6". Shot put —Delaney Dalton, seventh place, 30' 11". 4x800 — Kaylee Jacobs, Aubrey Boswell, Olivia Jacobs, Morgan Shuey, eighth place, 12:38.54. POI selectionsSWV girls compete
at Pella, Ames Six members of the Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls track team traveled March 17 to Pella to compete in the Central College High School girls indoor meet. The highlight of the meet was junior Mazzy Hummel in the 400 meter. Hummel finished 14th out of 54 with a time of 1:11.07. Hummel competed in three other events: 60 meter dash, 4x200, and 4x400. Sophomore Bella Johnson jumped 4 feet, 6 inches in the high jump, finishing in a tie for 18th in the 42 jumper field. Johnson also ran in both the 4x200 and 4x400. Senior Miah Hummel jumped 12-11.0 in the long jump. Sophomores Jade Schultz and Emily Lauer rounded out the relays. Schultz also ran the 60 meter dash while Lauer also ran the 60 meter hurdles. Sophomore Anna Inman competed in her first high school meet in the 60 meter dash and the shot put, where she finished with a throw of 25-11.0. SWV kicked off its season March 12 at the Iowa State University Indoor Classic in Ames. The Timberwolves were represented by eight team members, competing in seven events. Senior Miah Hummel lead the team, competing in three events: the long jump, the 60 meter dash with fellow senior Oakley Goodvin, and the sprint medley relay with junior Lexie Haer and sophomores Bella Johnson and Kayley Myers. Haer and Myers also completed in the shot put. “Johnson provided the highlight off the meet for the Timberwolves with a jump of 4-8.0 in the high jump, which is a great start for season,” head coach Jason Hults said. Mazzy Hummel and sophomore Olivia Jacobs competed in the 800 meter, while Lauer rounded out the Timberwolves competitors in the 60 meter hurdles. The Timberwolves girls will next compete March 23 in Lamoni at the Graceland College indoor meet. Their outdoor season opener is set for March 27 at Bedford. Timberwolves begin
track season Southwest Valley’s boys track team kicked off the season March 13 with an indoor meet in Ames. The Timberwolves top finisher was Addison Bull in the long jump with a seventh place finish with a distance of 19 feet, 2 inches. “We only brought six kids to compete in various events,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Addison Bull had a nice start to his year clearing 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump. He jumped high enough to go much higher but we need to put more time in to improve form. He then had a great start to the season in the long jump to place in the top 10.” Aiden Gaule placed 55th in the long jump with a distance of 16-0.5. “Aiden is out for track for the first time since junior high so it was nice to see him get his feet wet in the long jump,” Naugle said. Brett Schafroth finished the 60 meter hurdles in 9.99 for 55th place. “Brett ran a nice race in the high hurdles,” Naugle said. “He ran a much slower time last year at the same meet so it was nice to see him regain some form from his sophomore year.” Aaron Armstrong and Taylor Kuhn competed in the 60 meter dash with Armstrong placing 59th in 7.71 and Kuhn 107th in 8.0. “Aaron ran a nice time in the 60 meter dash with a lot of 4A and 3A kids running faster times,” Naugle said. “Taylor is out for track for the first time and ran a nice time in the 60 for his first race. He is excited to keep racing and keep improving.” Andy Seals placed 77th in shot put with a distance of 32-11. “Andy had a solid 1st meet in the shot,” Naugle said. “Overall, I was happy with how we started out and the guys seemed to their evening competing and getting away from practice for a night. We will compete again when we bring the majority of our team to an indoor meet at Graceland on Saturday, March 24.” Timberwolves fall to Bedford in district play
Despite a strong first quarter, Southwest Valley found itself overpowered Feb. 20 in a 54-45 loss to Bedford to end the Timberwolves’ Class 1A District 13 run. SWV jumped to a 14-9 first quarter but Bedford fired back with a 17-10 second quarter run to take a 26-24 halftime lead. The Timberwolves stayed in play with a 14-11 third but Bedford tightened its defense in the fourth to out run SWV 17-7. Leading the scoring was Jace Petersen with 13 points and two rebounds. Trenton Drake had 10 points and nine rebounds. Grant Mauer had 6 points and three rebounds while Jess Bohn had 6 points and two rebounds. Chance TePoel had 5 points and four rebounds and Jadon Bohn had 5 points and three rebounds. Bull signs with Peru StateMARK SAYLOR/Free Press - Addison Bull signed a national letter of intent Feb. 13 to play football at Peru State College in Peru, Neb., at Southwest Valley High School in Corning. Bull is shown here with his mother Tracy Spurrier and, standing from left, assistant SWV football coach Andy Timmerman, Peru State assistant football coach Lou Varley, and SWV head football coach Anthony Dunahoo. Peru State is a member of NAIA Division I and the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
T-Wolves advance
in district The Timberwolves posted a 66-43 win Feb. 15 over Diagonal to advance in district playoffs. Southwest Valley was slated to face Bedford at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at Red Oak. The Timberwolves started strong against Diagonal, running up an 18-3 first quarter to finish the half ahead 34-13. A 21-14 third quarter put SWV up 55-27 heading into the final quarter. Trenton Drake had 17 points and six rebounds. Jadon Bohn had 12 points and six rebounds while Jace Petersen had 12 points and five rebounds. Grant Mauer had 11 points and six rebounds. Dustin Lund had 5 points, Scotty Adcock had 4 points and a rebound, Jesse Bohn had 3 points and two rebounds, and Chance TePoel had 2 points and 14 rebounds. Mt. Ayr closes season
for SWV girls A 21-16 run in the fourth quarter Feb. 16 by Mt. Ayr brought an end to the Lady Timberwolves’ district hopes in a 57-48 loss. “I thought that we played the first half almost exactly how we wanted to play it. We were playing very good defense, getting defensive rebounds and slowing down their offense,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to slow down their transition and did not allow them to get out and run much on us. Offensively we were battling but we struggled the entire game hitting open shots, especially from 3. Even with our offense struggling to score at times we went into halftime with a tie score and we were able to keep the score down.” Southwest Valley took a 13-9 first quarter lead, was tied 20-all at the half, and trailed just 36-32 at the end of the third. “The second half had both teams play much better on offense but I thought that we really struggled to be consistent due to turnovers in costly situations. We were able to keep it close though and entered the fourth only down 4,” Naugle said. “We really started to make some plays on offense but we were unable to get big stops. Give Mt. Ayr credit because they had some girls hit some huge shots down the stretch to really give them the momentum. I am extremely proud of how hard the girls played this game and how they battled. We were in the game all the way to the end but just didn’t hit enough shots down the stretch to pull out the win. This has been a great group of girls to coach all season. I was extremely proud how they started to play down the stretch. They are a competitive group and it was a great run winning a couple of big districts games with a shot to win a third.” Jentry Schafer had 17 points and six rebounds, Kayley Myers had 11 points and three rebounds, Morgan Shuey had 11 points and a rebound, Lexie Haer had 7 points and eight rebounds, and Miah Hummel had 2 points and three rebounds. The Timberwolves advanced in the district playoffs with a 44-36 win Feb. 13 over Nodaway Valley. “We got out and played a great first half. I thought offensively we did a nice job getting good ball movement, limiting our turnovers against Nodaway Valley’s great defense and did a nice job getting the ball inside to our posts,” Naugle said. “Defensively though we played outstanding in the first half. We did a great job forcing contested outside shots, limiting their drives and did a nice job getting defensive rebounds. We went into halftime with a nice lead and were looking to try to extend in the third.” SWV posted a 12-7 first quarter to enter halftime up 27-11 but Nodaway Valley came back in the third for a 14-2 run. “Nodaway Valley did a great job in the third quarter of making it very difficult for us to get the ball inside and we made some mistakes that we didn’t make in the first half. We also went a little cold shooting and struggled against their pressure defense,” Naugle said. “Nodaway Valley did a great job battling back but we finally got things going again in the fourth. I was extremely proud of our girls and how they handled the adversity of the third quarter. They kept their composure and really started to make great plays in the fourth to keep the pressure on Nodaway Valley. We did not shoot near what we would like from the free throw line this game but we were able to make enough to keep the lead throughout the fourth quarter. It is always tough to go to another team’s home court and win, especially considering how we played there just a week ago.” Schafer had 15 points and six rebounds followed by Haer with 7 points and three rebounds, Myers with 6 points and three rebounds, Payton Thomas with 6 points and two rebounds, Shuey with 6 points and a rebound, Miah Hummel with 2 points and two rebounds, and Abbie Wetzel with 2 points. The Timberwolves end the season with a 13-11 overall record. “We have to say goodbye to two seniors. Miah Hummel and Payton Thomas were part of the first freshmen class when I first became the girls’ basketball coach here at Southwest Valley,” Naugle said. “They have both played a huge part in creating a positive and competitive basketball culture here. They have helped laid the foundation for future years of great basketball for Southwest Valley and they will both be missed.” SWV girls post district win
The Lady Timberwolves held off Clarinda 52-48 Feb. 10 in their first district match-up of the season. Tied 8-8 at the end of the first quarter, Southwest Valley pulled away 18-13 in the second quarter to take a 26-21 halftime lead. “We got off to a very slow start in the first quarter. We made a lot of mental errors on offense but our defense played very well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “In the second quarter we were able to get things going offensively. We were able to get good spacing, attacked the rim better and we just seemed to get into a better flow.” Clarinda outscored the Timberwolves 10-9 in the third but the scoring for both teams picked up in the fourth with both teams scoring 17 points each. “The third quarter was much like the first quarter for both teams. The defense played well for both teams and really put the offenses in tough situations,” Naugle said. “The fourth quarter was very active and intense. We started to hit some shots and really make some good plays on offense. But every time we started to get a lead and start to pull away Clarinda did a great job hitting a big shot or two. Clarinda did a great job battling us the entire game and always seemed to have an answer when we started to get things going offensively.” SWV saw three shooters finishing in double digits — Jentry Schafer with 15 points and five rebounds, Kayley Myers with 12 points and four rebounds, and Morgan Shuey with 10 points and three rebounds. Hailey Thomas had 7 points, Lexie Haer had 5 points and seven rebounds, and Payton Thomas had three points and two rebounds. Miah Hummel had four rebounds. “I was extremely proud of the way our girls battled throughout though. We did a nice job of getting to the free throw line and making free throws all night but especially down the stretch,” Naugle said. “We are definitely happy to get the win and now we will focus on our next game on Tuesday night [Feb. 13] when we travel to Greenfield to take on a very good Nodaway Valley team.” The Timberwolves faced Nodaway Valley on the road Feb. 6 in Pride of Iowa Conference play, falling 58-39. The teams kept an even 12-12 first quarter but Nodaway Valley ran up a 20-11 second quarter for a 32-23 halftime lead. “We played well in the first quarter and through the first 6 minutes of the second. We then had a tough last 2 minutes in which Nodaway Valley went on a run to finish out the half,” Naugle said. “We played well in the third but just couldn’t close the gap in the fourth. Nodaway Valley is a great defensive team and they made it tough on us to score points. They also made some shots on offense that put us in tough situations.” SWV had just faced Red Oak in a 71-51 loss the night before in a non-conference game, which likely played a role in the Nodaway Valley game. “I thought that the second game in two nights that we looked a little fatigued at times and just couldn’t keep up,” Naugle said. “The girls battled hard all night but we really struggled to make big shots to swing the momentum back to our favor.” Schafer and Myers scored 12 points each. Haer had 9 points, Miah Hummel had 4 points while Mazzy Hummel and Shuey hit a free throw each. The Timberwolves are now 12-10 overall. Timberwolves defeat Nodaway Valley
Southwest Valley’s Chance TePoel and Grant Mauer had double-doubles and Jadon Bohn scored in double digits Feb. 6 for a 52-46 win over Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves ran up a 16-8 first quarter lead to end the half ahead 26-21. SWV finished the third with a 35-33 lead then capped the game with a 17-13 fourth. Jadon Bohn had 14 points and six rebounds, TePoel had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Mauer had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Trenton Drake had 6 points and 10 rebounds, Jace Petersen had 5 points and six rebounds, and Dustin Lund had 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves take on Diagonal at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in district play at Nodaway Valley. T-Wolves advance
to district Four Timberwolf wrestlers qualified for the district tournament following their wins Feb. 3 in the Iowa High School Athletic Association 1A Sectional 10 Tournament in Corning. Teagan Lundquist placed first at 126 pounds while Dylan Dalton placed second at 160, Merik Gaule placed second at 170, and Tallen Myers placed second at 220 to advance to the district tournament. Lundquist drew a bye in the quarterfinal match then won by fall in 0:28 in the semifinal and won by fall in 0:59 in the first place match. Dalton also drew a bye in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 0:36 in the semifinal, lost by fall in 1:38 in the first place match, and won by rule in the second place match. Gaule won by fall in 0:48 in the quarterfinal, won a 2-0 decision in the semifinal, lost by fall in 3:32 in the first place match, and won by rule in the second place match. Myers drew a bye in the quarterfinal, won a 6-4 decision in the semifinal, lost by fall in 3:00 in the first place match, and won by rule in the second place match. Dominic Nicolas just missed qualifying with his third place finish at 132 pounds. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 4:16 in the semifinal, drew a bye in the third place match, and lost by rule in the second place match. Logan Calkins also just missed qualifying at 145 pounds. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost in sudden victory in the semifinal, won by fall in 3:33 in the third place match, and lost by fall in 2:39 in the second place match. Brayden Avila placed fourth at 106. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 1:27 in the semifinal, and lost by technical fall in 4:28 in the third place match. Trey Dixon placed fourth at 113. He won by fall in 2:33 in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 3:20 in the semifinal, and lost by fall in 0:39 in the third place match. Kyle Casagrande placed fourth at 138. He won by fall in 5:36 in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 1:02 in the semifinal, and lost by tech fall in 5:10 in the third place match. Mathew Johnson placed fourth at 152. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 1:46 in the semifinal, and lost by fall in 5:36 in the third place match. Andy Seals placed fourth at 285. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost a 5-1 decision in the semifinal, and lost by fall in 5:58 in the third place match. Kade Hutchings placed sixth at 120. He lost by fall in 1:19 in the quarterfinal, drew a bye in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 1:27 in the fifth place match. Trent Newton placed fourth at 182. He lost by fall in 0:43 in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 2:36 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 0:56 in the fifth place match. The District Tournament will take place Feb. 10 at Oakdale Riverside High School. Shuey surpasses
1,000 career points Southwest Valley’s Morgan Shuey scored 13 points Feb. 5 against Red Oak in a non-conference game. Although it wasn’t enough for a win in the 71-51 loss for the Timberwolves, it was enough to push Shuey across the 1,000 career points line. “Morgan was able to pass the 1,000 career points mark tonight,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “It is a great accomplishment and we are very proud of her to be able to accomplish at home.” Shuey hit a free throw to mark the milestone. As for the game, SWV was down 21-9 at the end of the first quarter but fared better in the second quarter, finishing 14-16 against Red Oak. “We knew going in that we were going to have to play our best game to keep up with a great Red Oak team. We got off to a very slow start and really struggled to stop them defensively,” Naugle said. “We were able to finally put a good quarter together in the second but were unable to close the gap. We came out in the third and struggled to make some shots but the girls kept battling the whole game. We were able to get back on track and finished the game with a strong fourth quarter. We really focused on trying to take away a few of their starters and Red Oak did a great job getting a few other girls to step up and hit shots.” Jentry Schafer ended the night with 14 points and eight rebounds. Kayley Myers had 9 points and five rebounds. Rylee Jacobs had 6 points, Miah Hummel had 4 points, Payton Thomas had 3 points and two rebounds, and Lexie Haer had 2 points and five rebounds. “I was very happy with how hard our girls played and thought we battled hard the entire night against a great team,” Naugle said. “We will focus on what we can improve moving forward. We travel to Nodaway Valley tomorrow night [Feb. 6] to finish up our regular season against in a tough conference match-up.” SWV defeated Wayne 57-44 Feb. 2 in conference play in Corydon. “Offensively we played well all evening. We were able to get good looks throughout the game,” Naugle said. “We struggled at times to consistently make baskets though and Wayne did a nice job making shots to stay within striking distance throughout most of the game. We made enough plays on defense to hold them throughout the game but Wayne did a nice job hitting some shots to keep it close throughout.” The Timberwolves claimed a 29-24 first half and a 28-20 second half. “The second half we did a better job getting defensive rebounds though and I thought our defensive intensity was much better in the second half,” Naugle said. “It is always tough to travel two hours on a bus and play a conference opponent. I was very pleased with how the girls battled and picked up a big conference win. We play again on Monday when we host a very talented Red Oak team in a non-conference match-up.” Shuey led the scoring with 19 points and a rebound while Myers had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Schafer had 8 points and four rebounds followed by Haer with 6 points and six rebounds, Thomas with 4 points and two rebounds, and Miah Hummel with 2 points and two rebounds. SWV defeated East Union 70-41 Jan. 30 in another conference match-up. “We got off to a great start offensively and we were able to sustain our offense throughout the entire game. Our defense struggled to during the first half to recognize shooters and East Union did a great job hitting open shots throughout the game,” Naugle said. “We were able to tighten up our defense and attack the defensive glass much better in the second half. I thought that our focus on offense was great. We had great ball-movement and we moved without the ball very all night. We shot well but still need to improve our consistency from the free throw line.” Shuey had 19 points and a rebound while Myers finished with 15 points and eight rebounds and Schafer had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Haer had 8 points and four rebounds while Miah Hummel had 8 points and three rebounds. Jacobs had 4 points and Karlee Fisher had 3. Timberwolves claim OT win
Southwest Valley was able to hold off Red Oak in overtime Feb. 5 for a 70-68 win. “It was a back and forth game in Corning tonight,” head coach Andrew Focht said. The Timberwolves trailed 18-15 at the end of the first but tied the game at 29 all at the half. SWV pulled ahead in the third with a 20-14 run but at the end of regulation play it was 63-63. The Timberwolves finished 7-5 in OT for the win. Trenton Drake posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jace Petersen had 15 points and five rebounds while Chance TePoel had 14 points and six rebounds. Jesse Bohn had 8 points and six rebounds followed by Jadon Bohn with 5 points and three rebounds, Jacob Webb with 4 points and three rebounds, and Grant Mauer with 4 points and a rebound. SWV dominated East Union in a 76-26 Senior Night win Jan. 30. Jesse Bohn, Dustin Lund, Trenton Drake, and Jadon Bohn all scored in double digits. “We played really well on both ends of the floor,” Focht said. “The best game we have shot from the field. A great team win for these seniors on Senior Night.” The Timberwolves opened with a 23-2 first quarter and allowed just 7 second quarter points for a 44-9 halftime lead. Jesse Bohn led the scoring with 15 points and two rebounds. Lund had 14 points and two rebounds. Drake had 13 points and five rebounds while Jadon Bohn had 13 points and two rebounds. TePoel had 5 points and seven rebounds, Petersen had 5 points and two rebounds, and Aaron Armstrong had 5 points. Austin Laythe had 3 points and a rebound followed by Camren Solari with 3 points, Maurer with 2 points and seven rebounds, and Hunter Poston with a free throw and seven rebounds. SWV got off to a slow start Feb. 2 in a 71-60 loss to Wayne. The Timberwolves trailed 16-9 at the end of the first quarter. They came back with a 17-12 second quarter to trail 28-26 at the half but Wayne dominated the second half scoring, going 23-16 in the third and 20-18 in the fourth. Petersen and Drake scored 12 points each while Mauer had 11. TePoel had 9, Jesse Bohn had 8, Jadon Bohn had 6, and Jacob Webb had 2. Timberwolves win
East Mills Invitational The Timberwolves finished strong Jan. 27 in the East Mills Invitational, scoring 172.5 team points for first place. Southwest Valley had two first place wrestlers, two second place wrestlers, four third place wrestlers, and three fourth place wrestlers. Teagan Lundquist placed first at 126 for 24 team points and Logan Calkins placed first at 145 for 26 points. Lundquist drew a bye in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 3:16 in the semifinal, and won by fall in 5:00 in the first place match. Calkins won by fall in 2:28 in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 1:12 in the semifinal, and won by fall in 4:39 in the first place match. Trey Dixon finished second at 113 for 18 points. He had a bye in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 1:39 in the semifinal, and lost by technical fall in 2:31 in the first place match. Merik Gaule placed second at 170 for 17 team points. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, won an 11-1 major decision in the semifinal then lost a 3-2 decision in the first place match. Brayden Avila placed third at 106 for 9 team points. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 5:02 in the semifinal, and drew byes in the consolation semifinal and third place match. Mathew Johnson placed third at 152 for 13.50 team points. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by all in 3:16 in the semifinal, won by fall in 5:00 in the consolation semifinal, and won by tech fall in 2:26 in the third place match. Dylan Dalton placed third at 160 with 18.00 team points. He won by fall in 1:08 in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 1:29 in the semifinal, won by fall in 0:48 in the consolation semifinal, and won by fall in 0:30 in the third place match. Tallen Myers placed third at 195 for 18 team points. He won by fall in 1:04 in the quarterfinal, lost a 10-6 decision in the semifinal, won by fall in 1:04 in the consolation semifinal, and won by fall in 2:39 in the third place match. Kade Hutchings placed fourth at 120 for 11 team points. He lost by fall in 0:53 in the quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 1, won by fall in 0:57 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 1:01 in the third place match. Kyle Casagrande placed fourth at 138 for 11 team points. He lost by fall in 3:32 in the quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 1, won by medical forfeit in the consolation semifinal, and lost an 8-2 decision in the third place match. Trent Newton placed fourth at 182 for 7 points. He drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 5:23 in the semifinal, drew a bye in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 1:05 in the third place match. Team scores were SWV 172.5, Woodbine 142.5, Archbishop Bergan 140, Glenwood 130, Treynor 110, Maple Valley 106, East Mills 90, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 87, and Sidney 83.5. The Timberwolves defeated Nodaway Valley 42-20 but fell to Southeast Warren 48-30 Jan. 25. Wins over Nodaway Valley came from Gaule by fall in 0:27 at 182, Newton by forfeit at 195, Andy Seals by fall in 1:49 at 285, Dixon by forfeit at 113, Hutchings by forfeit at 120, Dominic Nicolas by forfeit at 126, and Calkins by fall in 2:38 at 145. Wins over Southeast Warren came from Calkins by fall in 2:00 at 145, Myers by forfeit at 195, Seals by forfeit at 285, Hutchings by forfeit at 120, and Nicolas by forfeit at 126. The Timberwolves will host the district meet at noon Feb. 3 with Bedford/Lenox, Clarinda, Clarinda Academy, East Union, Griswold, Mount Ayr, and Nodaway Valley. Timberwolves top
Lenox 51-40 Southwest Valley’s Trenton Drake scored 22 points Jan. 23 to help lead the Timberwolves to a 51-40 victory over Lenox. SWV jumped to a 15-6 first quarter lead to end the half up 22-13. Grant Mauer finished the night with 9 points and six rebounds followed by Chance TePoel with 6 points and 10 rebounds, Jace Petersen with 6 points and eight rebounds, Jesse Bohn with 6 points and a rebound, and Jadon Bohn with 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves had a hard time Jan. 25 keeping up with Stanton in an 82-50 loss. SWV trailed 16-13 at the end of the first quarter but by halftime Stanton was up 33-21. “Stanton out played us tonight,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “They are a good team and we really struggled to score on offense and get stops on defense. We have to use this to get better going forward.” Jesse Bohn had 11 points and four rebound, Drake had 10 points and six rebounds, TePoel had 9 points and four rebounds, Mauer had 8 points and five rebounds, Dustin Lund had 6 points and two rebounds, Jacob Webb had 4 points and three rebounds, and Jadon Bohn had 2 points and two rebounds. SWV dropped a 64-54 game Jan. 26 to Martensdale-St. Mary’s. The Timberwolves were down 37-20 at the half and battled back with 15-10 third quarter and a 19-17 fourth. Maurer had 14 points and five rebounds, TePoel had 13 points and nine rebounds, Drake had 9 points and three rebounds, Petersen had 8 points and five rebounds, Jadon Bohn had 8 points and four rebounds, and Webb had 2 points and two rebounds. The Timberwolves travel to Wayne on Feb. 2 and host Red Oak on Feb. 5. SWV girls defeat
Stanton 47-30 Kayley Myers scored 19 points and Jentry Schafer posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds Jan. 25 to lift the Timberwolves to a 47-30 win over Stanton in non-conference play in Villisca. Southwest Valley had a tough time matching up in the first quarter, allowing Stanton a 13-7 lead heading into the second quarter but the Timberwolves came back to post a 20-17 halftime lead. “We got off to a very slow start tonight and struggled to make shots in the first quarter. We were running our offense well and getting good shots but were just unable to get them to drop for a while,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Our defense played well in the first but we gave up a few baskets because we did not get defensive rebounds and in transition. After the first quarter we really settled down on offense and started to get the shots we were missing to drop.” The Timberwolves hit their stride in the second half, running up a 12-2 third quarter to finish with a 15-11 fourth. “The big difference was our defense in the second and third quarter. We were really able to tighten up, play the passing lanes and did a great job getting defensive rebounds,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with our defensive intensity all night but the energy kept increasing on defense as the game went on.” Morgan Shuey finished with 6 points and three rebounds while Lexie Haer had 6 points and five rebounds, Miah Hummel had 4 points and a rebound, and Jordyn Figgins had a point and a rebound. Despite a 31-27 lead Jan. 26, SWV fell 61-53 to Martensdale-St. Mary’s in a Pride of Iowa Conference game. “We got off to a great start and played extremely well in the first and second quarter. Our offense was clicking and we were making a lot of good decisions and making shots,” Naugle said. “We were struggling to get back in transition and gave up some easy baskets. We also gave up a few baskets off of offensive rebounds throughout the game and put ourselves in some tough situations.” But the game turned around the second half, particularly in the third quarter when Martensdale-St. Mary’s outscored the Timberwolves 14-6. “We had a really rough third quarter which put us in a tough spot for the entire fourth quarter. We kept battling back but in the end Martensdale hit some big 3s down the stretch and we just couldn’t keep our offensive momentum going,” Naugle said. “The effort was outstanding all night and the girls played their best basketball they have played in a few games. We just didn’t make enough plays in the second half to keep the lead and close out the game. We host East Union next Tuesday in another home conference match-up.” Shuey led the scoring with 17 points followed by Schafer with 15 points and nine rebounds, Haer with 7 points and three rebounds, Miah Hummel with 6 points and two rebounds, Myers with 5 points and two rebounds, and Payton Thomas with 3 points and three rebounds. The Timberwolves, now 9-8 overall and 7-6 in conference, travel Feb. 2 to Wayne. Timberwolves place in John H. Harris Invitational
Southwest Valley’s Teagan Lundquist placed second, Dylan Dalton placed third, and Logan Calkins placed sixth in the John J. Harris Invitational Jan. 19-20 in Corning. Lundquist drew a bye in the first round of 126-pound competition then won by technical fall in 3:28 over Griswold’s John Seyler. Lundquist claimed another tech fall in the quarterfinal over Riverside Oakdale’s Ethan Becker in 2:33 and again in the semifinal over Panorama’s Danny Nordquist in 6:00. Lundquist lost a 7-3 decision to Atlantic’s Kole Hansen in the first place match. Lundquist finished with 22.50 team points. Dalton earned 19.00 team points at 160 pounds. He drew a bye in the first round then won by fall over Chariton’s Tanner Nance in 0:26. Dalton won 13-2 by major decision over Creston-Orient Macksburg’s Kolby Thomas in the quarterfinal. Dalton lost by fall in 2:26 to Wayne’s Hunter Cobb in the semifinal but won by fall in 5:24 over Tri-Center Neola’s Jeremy Miller in the consolation round and won a 9-5 decision over Central Decatur’s Luke Jones for third place. Calkins earned 12.50 team points at 145. He drew a bye in the first round then won by fall in 3:02 over Chariton’s Adrian Hill. Calkins lost an 11-3 major decision in the quarterfinal to Winterset’s Blake Ryerson. Calkins came back to win by technical fall in 3:52 over Panorama’s Emry Colby consolation round 2 and by fall in 1:56 over Wayne’s Stetson Baker in consolation round 3. In consolation round 4, Calkins lost by fall in 5:54 to Tri-Center Neola’s Bryson Freeberg. Calkins lost by fall in 2:52 to Winterset’s Blake Ryerson in the fifth place match. Merik Gaule earned 6.00 team points at 170. He received a bye in the first round then lost by fall in the second round in 1:55 to Atlantic’s Cale Roller. Gaule won by injury default in consolation round 1 in 1:31 over Chariton’s Logan Demichelis and won by fall in 1:00 in consolation round 2 over Bedford/Lenox’s Aaron Schmitz. Gaule lost by fall in 1:15 in consolation round 3 to Red Oak’s Carter Maynes. Tallen Myers earned 4.00 team points at 195. He drew a bye in the first round then won by fall in 1:13 over Clarke’s Samuel Zaragoza-Rosales. Myers lost by fall in 5:07 in the quarter final to Missouri Valley’s Trevor Whited and lost by fall in 3:28 in consolation round 2 to Clarinda Academy’s Terrance Frisby. Mathew Johnston earned 3.00 team points at 152. He drew a bye in the first round, lost by fall in 3:07 to Wayne’s Hunter Clark in the second round then won by fall in 0:43 over Clarinda Academy’s Mike Lyons in consolation round 1. Johnston lost by fall in 0:45 to Panorama’s Kaleb Stogdill in consolation round 2. Team scores from the invitational are Missouri Valley 230.5, Creston-Orient Macksburg 165, Atlantic 163.5, Panorama 151, Bedford/Lenox 132.5, Winterset 104.5, Mt. Ayr 85, Shenandoah 85, Red Oak 84, Chariton 68, SWV 67, Wayne 65.6, Tri-Center Neola 63.5, Clarinda 57.7, Central Decatur, 47. 5, Adair Casey/Guthrie Center 33, Nodaway Valley 21.5, Riverside Oakland 18, Clarinda Academy 15, Griswold 14, Clarke 11, Southwest Iowa 6, and East Mills 4. The Timberwolves defeated Mt. Ayr 37-30 but fell to Van Meter/Earlham 66-9 on Jan. 16. Against Mt. Ayr, wins came from Gaule with a 13-0 major decision at 170, Myers by forfeit at 195, Bryson Rhamy by forfeit at 220, Dominic Nicolas by fall in 2:36 at 126, Kyle Casagrande with a 3-2 decision at 132, Kolton Schutt by forfeit at 138, and Calkins by forfeit at 145. Wins against Van Meter/Earlham came from Rhamy with a 5-3 decision at 220 and Calkins by fall in 1:23 at 145. This week SWV travels Jan. 25 to Nodaway Valley and Jan. 27 to Malvern for the East Mills Tournament. Timberwolves take
SE Warren 65-46 Southwest Valley’s Chance TePoel had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds and Jace Petersen scored 18 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to a 65-46 win Jan. 18 over Southeast Warren. SWV held the Warhawks to just 6 first quarter points en route to a 34-24 halftime lead. Trenton Drake had 9 points and seven rebounds while Grant Mauer had 9 points and four rebounds. Chance Cobb had 5 points followed by Jacob Webb with 4 points and a rebound, Jesse Bohn with 3 points and three rebounds, Scotty Adcock with 2 points and two rebounds, and Jadon Bohn with 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves fell 66-60 Jan. 16 to Bedford in a close game. “It was a hard fought game tonight. We really played good defense keeping their two top scorers in check for most of the game,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Chance TePoel and Trenton Drake did a great job on the boards, pulling down 18 and 14 rebounds respectively. Grant Maurer and Trenton Drake lead the way in scoring. Overall all we struggled shooting for the game just a little over 35 percent from the field.” Drake had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds while Mauer had 16 points and four rebounds. Cobb had 8 points and a rebound, TePoel had 7 points and 18 rebounds, Petersen had 5 points and five rebounds, Jadon Bohn had 5 points and a rebound, and Jesse Bohn had 3 points. SWV hosts Stanton on Jan. 22 in Villisca, travels to Lenox on Jan. 23, and is in Corning on Jan. 26 with Martensdale-St. Marys. SWV girls defeat
Bedford 64-32 The Lady Timberwolves dominated Bedford on the road Jan. 16, capping the night with a 64-32 victory. Southwest Valley started out strong, posting a 19-9 first quarter and a 17-8 second quarter for a 36-17 halftime lead. “We got off to a nice start and really were able to continue it through the game. We were able to get the ball into our posts throughout the game and make plays through them,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We struggled at times controlling the ball and making good passes but overall made enough plays to get a nice lead and keep it throughout the game. I thought that we did a great job getting defensive rebounds throughout the game and limiting Bedford’s second chance opportunities. We did a nice job on offense getting everyone involved and at times had excellent ball movement.” Jentry Schafer finished the game with a double-double, scoring 18 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Kayley Myers had 15 points and seven rebounds. Morgan Shuey had 11 points. Lexie Haer had 6 points and nine rebounds followed by Miah Hummel with 4 points and four rebounds, Hailey Thomas with 4 points and two rebounds, Payton Thomas with 2 points and four rebounds, Rylee Jacobs with 2 points and two rebounds, and Karlee Fisher with a point and two rebounds. The Timberwolves dropped a 57-44 game Jan. 18 to Southeast Warren. “I thought that we came out flat tonight and we really struggled to get through the adversity to get anything going on offense,” Naugle said. “We battled hard throughout the game and were only down 1 going into half. We didn’t shoot well the entire night but we were making enough plays to stay in the game.” The Warhawks steadily pulled away in the second half, posting a 16-10 third quarter and a 17-11 fourth. “In the second half Southeast Warren hit some big shots from outside and in the end we just couldn’t keep up. Give credit to Southeast Warren for sticking to their game plan and making plays on offense,” Naugle said. “Defensively we made plays and we did a good job getting rebounds. We just really struggled offensively. We will continue to work to improve our consistency, especially on offense and will look to improve in the upcoming weeks. The effort was there all night. We just needed to find a way to score points and get stops which we were unable to do in the second half. We play again on Monday [Jan. 22] when we host Stanton in Villisca in a non-conference match-up.” Haer led the scoring for SWV with 11 points and nine rebounds, followed by Myers with 8 points and nine rebounds, Miah Hummel with 7 points and two rebounds, Shuey with 7 points and a rebound, Payton Thomas with 5 points and two rebounds, Schafer with 4 points and nine rebounds, and Hailey Thomas with 2 points and two rebounds. The Timberwolves are now 7-7 overall and 6-5 in Pride of Iowa Conference play. Southwest Valley
wins Griswold Duals The Timberwolves went 5-0 Jan. 13 to win the Griswold Duals. Southwest Valley defeated East Mills 69-6, Nodaway Valley 66-9, Tri-Center 54-21, Exira/EHK 69-6, and Griswold 57-15. Posting wins against East Mills were Kolton Schutt at 138 by fall in 0:59, Logan Calkins at 145 by forfeit, Mathew Johnson at 152 by fall in 1:29, Dylan Dalton at 160 by fall in 1:37, Merik Gaule at 170 by fall in 0:49, Tallen Myers at 195 by fall in 1:28, Bryson Rhamy at 220 by fall in 1:41, Trey Dixon at 113 by forfeit, Kade Hutchings at 120 by forfeit, Teagan Lundquist at 126 by forfeit, and Dominic Nicolas at 132 with a 15-8 decision. Claiming wins against Nodaway Valley were Johnson at 152 by forfeit, Dalton at 160 by fall in 4:00, Gaule at 170 by fall in 0:57, Trenton Newton at 182 by forfeit, Myers at 195 by forfeit, Andy Seals at 285 by forfeit, Dixon at 113 by fall in 3:26, Hutchings at 120 by forfeit, Nicolas at 126 by forfeit, Lundquist at 132 by fall in 3:20, and Calkins at 145 by forfeit. Posting wins against Tri-Center were Gaule at 170 by forfeit, Newton at 182 by fall in 1:20, Myers are 195 by fall in 0:20, Rhamy at 220 by fall in 4:00, Seals at 285 by fall in 1:42, Dixon at 120 by fall in 1:24, Lundquist at 126 by forfeit, Nicolas at 132 by forfeit, and Dalton at 160 by fall in 1:23. Wins over Exira/EHK came from Calkins at 142 by forfeit, Johnston at 152 by fall in 1:56, Dalton at 160 with a 5-1 decision, Gaule at 170 by forfeit, Newton at 182 by forfeit, Myers at 195 by forfeit, Rhamy at 220 by forfeit, Seals at 285 by forfeit, Dixon at 113 by fall in 1:10, Hutchings at 120 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by forfeit, and Nicolas at 132 by fall in 2:39. Winning against Griswold were Dalton at 160 by forfeit, Gaule at 170 by fall in 1:24, Myers at 195 by forfeit, Rhamy at 220 by fall in 3:31, Seals at 285 by forfeit, Dixon at 113 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by technical fall in 5:17, Nicolas at 132 by forfeit, Schutt at 138 by fall in 2:48, and Calkins at 145 with a 14-1 major decision. The Timberwolves finished 2-1 Jan. 9 against AHSTW, Audubon, and West Central Valley. SWV defeated AHSTW 42-38. Wins came from Seals at 285 by forfeit, Brayden Avila at 106 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by fall in 3:22, Calkins at 145 by fall in 5:55, Johnston at 152 by fall in 4:36, Dalton at 160 by forfeit, and Gaule at 170 by forfeit. The Timberwolves defeated Audubon 56-16. Winning were Myers at 195 with a 6-3 decision, Seals at 285 by forfeit, Avila at 106 by forfeit, Dixon at 113 by forfeit, Dayton Cobb at 120 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by technical fall in 2:06, Nicolas at 132 by forfeit, Johnston at 152 by forfeit and Newton at 182 by forfeit. SWV fell 48-33 to West Central Valley. Posting wins were Dixon at 113 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by forfeit, Kyle Casagrande at 138 with a 7-6 decision, Calkins at 145 by fall in 0:54, Dalton at 160 by fall in 0:35, and Gaule at 170 by fall in 3:36. The Timberwolves compete Jan. 16 in a triangular in Van Meter and Jan. 19-20 in the John J. Harris Tournament. Timberwolves go 0-2
The Timberwolves finished 0-2 last week, falling to Central Decatur and Mt. Ayr. Southwest Valley fell 80-57 Jan. 12 to Central Decatur. The Timberwolves had a tough time getting on the board in the first half, trailing 43-24 at the break. SWV had a better second half, going 33-37 against Central Decatur, but was unable to overcome its first half deficit. Trenton Drake had 17 points and eight rebounds. Jesse Bohn finished 11 points. Jace Petersen had 8 points and three rebounds, Chance Cobb had 6 points and a rebound, Dustin Lund had 5 points and a rebound, Grant Mauer had 4 points and three rebounds, Jacob Webb had 2 points and five rebounds, and Chance TePoel had 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves found themselves struggling again in the first half Jan. 9 against Mt. Ayr in a 74-63 loss. SWV trailed 31-22 at halftime. “Mt. Ayr’s defensive pressure really made us struggle taking good shots and making good decisions,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “We handled it better in the second half and cut the lead down to 9 with about three minutes left but couldn’t get any closer.” SWV outscored Mt. Ayr 16-14 in third quarter and 25-19 in the fourth. TePoel had 14 points and 11 rebounds while Mauer also had 14 with a rebound. Cobb had 13 points and four rebounds. Trenton Drake had 8 points and five rebounds, Jadon Bohn had 6 points, Petersen had 5 points and three rebounds, and Jesse Bohn had 3 points and a rebound. This week puts the Timberwolves at Bedford on Jan. 16 and at home Jan. 18 with Southeast Warren. SWV girls drop two
The Lady Timberwolves struggled in their last two outings, dropping games to Central Decatur and Mt. Ayr. Southwest Valley suffered a 68-21 Pride of Iowa Conference defeat Jan. 12 to Central Decatur in Leon. “We came out very flat and got off to an extremely slow start. Central Decatur is a great team and they put a lot of pressure on us,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We also missed a lot of open looks and struggled to make plays on offense.” The Timberwolves suffered from the outset, finishing the first quarter down 27-6 at trailing 43-9 at the half. SWV had a better second half but still struggled to hit much needed baskets. “We played hard on defense but really struggled to get defensive rebounds, which led to a lot of second and third chances for Central Decatur. We were never able to get into a flow offensively and once we got behind we just couldn’t get anything going to make any sort of a comeback,” Naugle said. “Give Central Decatur credit because they are a very good team but we expected to play better, especially on offense. We will regroup, work hard at practice and move on when we travel to Bedford next Tuesday [Jan. 16] for another conference match-up.” Lexie Haer led the scoring with 7 points and three rebounds. Kayley Myers had 3 points and four rebounds while Mazzy Hummel scored 3. Jentry Schafer had 2 points and four rebounds, Morgan Shuey had 2 points and 2 rebounds, and Rylee Jacobs and Payton Thomas had 2 points and a rebound each. SWV fared better Jan. 9 against Mt. Ayr in another conference game but still came up short 71-65. The Timberwolves opened strong, building at 16-8 first quarter lead but Mt. Ayr fought back in the second quarter to pull within 3 points at 28-25. “We started out the game playing very well. We did a nice job defensively and we were hitting shots when we needed them. We did a nice job getting defensive rebounds throughout and really controlled the game through the first three quarters,” Naugle said. All that changed in the fourth, though, when Mt. Ayr came out on top 26-15 for the win. “The fourth quarter got away from us though. We struggled with turnovers in the fourth, which led to a lot of easy chances for Mt. Ayr. They had two girls really step up and score for them and they hit their free throws down the stretch,” Naugle said. “The girls played hard and really worked to win. We just fell a little short. We will continue to work on taking care of the ball better and getting key defensive stops down the stretch so that we can pull out these close games against very good teams.” Shuey finished the night with 22 points and three rebounds followed by Schafer with 18 points and eight rebounds and Thomas with 11 points and three rebounds. Myers had 6 points and five rebounds, Haer had 4 points and eight rebounds, and Hailey Thomas had 4 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves, not 6-6 overall and 5-4 in conference play, are at home Jan. 18 against Southeast Warren. SWV wrestlers place
in Dyer Invitational Six Southwest Valley wrestlers placed in the Jan. 6 Rollin Dyer Invitational in Atlantic. Tegaun Lundquist and Dylan Dalton placed second, Logan Calkins and Tallen Myers placed fourth, Andy Seals placed fifth, and Merik Gaule placed eighth. Lundquist earned 23.50 team points in the 126 class. He won by fall in 5:27 in the first round, won by technical fall in 5:32 in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 5:59 in the semifinal, and lost a 14-6 decision in the first place match. Dalton earned 22 team points at 160. He drew a bye in the first round, won by fall in 1:14 in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 5:55 in the semifinal, and lost by fall in 3:26 in the first place match. Calkins earned 16.50 team points at 145. He won a 12-4 major decision in the first round, won by technical fall in 3:32 in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 4:54 in the semifinal, won by fall in 3:54 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 2:42 in the third place match. Myers earned 14 team points at 195. He drew a bye in the first round, lost by fall in 1:08 in the quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 2, won by fall in 1:26 in consolation round 3, won by fall in 2:29 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 1:30 in the third place match. Seals earned 7 team points at 285 pounds. He drew a bye in the first round, lost in a 3-1 sudden victory in the quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 2, won an 8-5 decision in consolation round 3, lost by fall in 2:28 in the consolation round, and won a 5-3 decision in the fifth place match. Gaule scored 2 team points at 170. He drew a bye in the first round, lost a 5-4 decision in the quarterfinal, won a 6-2 decision in consolation round 2, lost by fall in 0:43 in consolation round 3, and lost a 9-7 decision in the seventh place match. The Timberwolves hosted AHSTW, Audubon, and West Central Valley for Parents Night Jan. 9 and travel to East Union on Jan. 11. On Jan. 13, SWV heads to Griswold. Nodaway Valley
edges out SWV Another double-double — this time by Southwest Valley’s Chance TePoel — wasn’t enough for the Timberwolves in a 80-78 loss Jan. 5 to Nodaway Valley. Down 22-18 in the first quarter, SWV came back with a 23-14 second quarter to come out on top 41-36 at the half. “It was a tough, close loss again,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Free throws down the stretch hurt us. We shot 52 percent from line. We did a good job attacking the basket in the first half and shot 22 free throws. In the second half we tried to force things back into the post.” TePeol finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Trenton Drake and Grant Maurer led the way with 21 points each. Chance Cobb finished with 17 points. Jace Petersen added 4 and Jadon Bohn had 3. “It’s a tough week next week,” Focht said. The Timberwolves face Mt. Ayr, Stanton on Jan. 11 in Villisca and Central Decatur away Jan. 12. Nodaway Valley tops Timberwolves
Despite double-digit shooting by three Lady Timberwolves, Southwest Valley fell 59-53 Jan. 5 to Nodaway Valley. “Tonight we hosted a very good Nodaway Valley team in a tough conference game,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “It was a back and forth game throughout which proved to be a good battle between two good teams. Nodaway Valley’s pressure defense really gave us problems throughout. We struggled at times to make good decisions because of the pressure that we were getting.” SWV trailed 29-22 at the half and was down 43-34 at the end of the third. The Timberwolves came out with a 19-16 fourth quarter. Naugle said early defensive pressure from the Wolverines challenged SWV’s shooting. “They really focused on trying to take Morgan [Shuey] out of the game and did a nice job double teaming her every time she got the ball. We did a nice job having other girls step up though,” Naugle said. “Jentry [Schafer] played a solid game and Lexie [Haer] had a really nice first half before getting into foul trouble in the second half. We did a great job getting offensive boards in the first half but really struggled to get second and third chances in the second half. In the end we did not shoot as well as we wanted and missed a lot of easy baskets. We also struggled from the free throw line shooting 59 percent. Our turnovers where what we really struggled with throughout the game. Give credit to Nodaway Valley’s defense but we definitely need to improve our decision making as the season progresses.” Schafer led the team with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Haer finished with 13 points and four rebounds. Kayley Myers had 10 points and seven rebounds. Shuey finished with 4 points and two rebounds, Hailey Thomas had 4 points and a rebound, and Payton Thomas had 3 points and two rebounds. The Timberwolves, now 6-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play, are set to travel to Mt. Ayr on Jan. 9, host Stanton on Jan. 11, and take to the road again Jan. 12 to face Central Decatur. SWV wrestling team goes 2-2
The Timberwolves wrestling team went 2-2 Dec. 21, picking up wins over Clarinda and St. Albert but falling to Red Oak and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. Southwest Valley defeated Clarinda 39-36. Posting wins were Logan Calkins at 145 by fall in 1:07, Mathew Johnston at 152 by fall in 0:54, Merik Gaule at 170 with a 3-0 decision, Tallen Myers at 195 by forfeit, Dayton Cobb at 113 by forfeit, Kade Hutchings at 126 by forfeit, and Teagan Lundquist at 132 by fall in 1:17. The Timberwolves defeated St. Albert 72-12. Winners were Johnston at 152 by forfeit, Dylan Dalton at 160 by fall in 3:55, Merik Gaule at 170 by fall in 1:42, Trent Newton at 182 by forfeit, Myers at 195 by fall in 1:16, Andy Seals at 285 by forfeit, Brayden Avila at 106 by forfeit, Dayton Cobb at 113 by forfeit, Hutchings at 120 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by forfeit, Dominic Nicolas at 132 by forfeit, and Calkins at 145 by fall in 3:37. SWV fell 46-36 to Red Oak. Posting wins were Seals at 285 by fall in 0:23, Cobb at 113 by forfeit, Lundquist at 126 by fall in 3:36, Kolton Schutt at 138 by forfeit, Calkins at 145 by fall in 0:37, and Dalton at 160 by fall in 0:45. The Timberwolves fell 42-33 to Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. winning were Dalton at 160 by fall in 1:00, Newton at 182 with a 9-7 decision, Myers at 195 by fall in 3:11, Lundquist at 126 by fall in 5:06, Calkins at 145 by fall in 1:38, and Johnston at 152 by fall in 2:22. SWV competes again Jan. 6 in the Atlantic Tournament. The Timberwolves are home Jan. 9 for Parents’ Night. SWV girls dominate Bedford
Southwest Valley moved to 5-1 in the Pride of Iowa Conference and 6-3 overall with a 65-33 win Dec. 19 over Bedford. “Tonight we hosted Bedford in a conference game, which is our last before break. We came out and really played well tonight,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We ran our offense well and were able to get a lot of good looks. We struggled at the free throw line but we will continue to work and improve there. Defensively we got into a foul trouble early but were able to correct our mistakes and turn up our defensive pressure.” The Timberwolves claimed a 30-14 halftime lead before opening up a 25-13 third capped by a 10-6 fourth. Morgan Shuey had 27 points, two assists, and a rebound. Jentry Schafer had 11 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Kayley Myers had 9 points, eight rebounds, and an assist. Lexie Haer had 6 points, nine rebounds, and six assists while Hailey Thomas had 6 points, a rebound, and an assist. Payton Thomas had 3 points, five assists, and two rebounds and Miah Hummel had 3 points, two assists, and a rebound. “I was very happy with how hard the girls played and the progress we have made so far,” Naugle said. “We do not play again until Jan. 5 when we host Nodaway Valley.” Timberwolves edge out Bedford 87-85
Southwest Valley held off a fourth-quarter run by Bedford to claim an 87-85 victory Dec. 19. The Timberwolves built a 56-43 halftime lead and sat atop a 78-59 lead heading into the fourth but the Bulldogs came back to challenge SWV with a 26-19 final period. “A huge win for us tonight. Bedford is one of the teams playing some of the best basketball in our area,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “We played hard the entire game. They made a comeback late to make it very interesting.” The Timberwolves starting five — Chance TePoel, Chance Cobb, Grant Maurer, Jace Petersen, and Trenton Drake — all scored in double figures. “Chance TePoel had another double double,” Focht said. “Chance Cobb, Grant Maurer, and Jace Petersen made big shots down the stretch. Trenton Drake and Chance TePoel had great games around the bucket. We have to build on this win and work hard over Christmas break to get back to work after the New Year.” TePoel finished the night with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Cobb had 24 points and nine assists. Drake scored 15 with seven rebounds. Petersen had 14 points, four assists, and three rebounds while Mauer had 14 points, four rebounds, and three assists. SWV returns Jan. 5 when it hosts Nodaway Valley. Timberwolves take third
in POI tournament Southwest Valley’s Teagan Lundquist won the 126-pound class Dec. 16 in the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament at Truro to lead the Timberwolves to third place. SWV finished with 123 team points. Interstate 35 placed first with 238.5 and Martensdale-St. Mary’s placed second with 123. Lundquist won by fall in 2:14 in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 3:54 in the semifinal, and won a 12-3 major decision for first place and 25 team points. Bryson Rhamy placed second at 280, drawing a bye in the quarterfinal and winning by fall in 4:00 in the semifinal before dropping a 16-2 major decision in the first place match for 18 team points. Dylan Dalton finished third with 12 team points at 160 pounds. Dalton drew a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by technical fall in 4:00 in the semifinal, won by all in 3:38 in the consolation semifinal, and won a 7-0 decision in the third place match. Logan Calkins placed fourth at 152 pounds as did Andy Seals at 285. Calkins won by fall in 0:48 in the quarterfinal, lost a 11-1 major decision in the semifinal, won by fall in 0:59 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 2:14 in the third place match for 14 team points. Seals won by injury defeat in 4:19 in the first round, won by fall in 4:33 in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 2:58 in the semifinal, won by fall in 2:58 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 0:57 in the third place match for 18 team points. Dominic Nicolas, Merik Gaule, and Tallen Myers all placed fifth. Nicolas received a bye in the quarterfinal in the quarterfinal at 132 pounds, lost by fall in 1:54 in the semifinal, lost by fall in 1:33 in the consolation semifinal, and drew a bye in the fifth place match for 5 team points. Gaule drew a bye in the quarterfinal at 170, lost a 12-4 major decision in the semifinal, lost a 5-1 decision in the consolation semifinal, and won by fall in 0:23 in the fifth place match for 7 team points. Myers won by fall in 2:52 at 195 pounds in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 2:52 in the semifinal, lost by fall in 1:34 in the consolation semifinal, and won by fall in 3:39 in the fifth place match for 11 team points. Brayden Avila, Kade Hutchings, and Trent Newton placed sixth in their weight classes. Avila drew a bye in the first round at 106, lost by fall in 0:15 in the quarterfinal, drew byes in consolation rounds 2 and 3, lost by fall in 0:35 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 4:59 in the fifth place match for 3 team points. Hutchings lost by fall in 0:57 in the 120 pound quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 1, lost by fall in 0:32 in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 1:50 in the fifth place match for 3 team points. Newton lost by fall in 0:41 in the 182 quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 1, lost by fall in 0:18 in the consolation semifinal, and last by fall in 1:21 in the fifth place match for 3 team points. Kolton Schutt scored 4 team points at 138 pounds. He won by fall in 0:59 in round 1, lost by fall in 1:59 in the quarterfinal, drew a bye in consolation round 2, and lost by fall in 0:13 in consolation round 3. The Timberwolves defeated Pleasantville 42-31 but fell 63-16 to I-35 on Dec. 14. Posting wins again Pleasantville were Avila by forfeit at 106, Hutchings by forfeit at 120, Nicolas by forfeit at 126, Lundquist by forfeit at 132, Calkins by fall in 0:52 at 152, Dalton by forfeit at 160, and Gaule by fall in 0:29 at 170. Posting wins against I-35 were Avila by forfeit at 106, Lundquist with 9-1 major decision at 132, and Rhamy by fall in 4:49 at 220. The Timberwolves face Clarinda, Red Oak and St. Albert on Dec. 21. Timberwolves fall to I-35, Mt. Ayr
Southwest Valley suffered two close losses last week, falling to Interstate 35 and Mt. Ayr. The Timberwolves’ most recent loss cam Dec. 15 in a 76-71 game with I-35. SWV eked out a 17-16 first quarter lead before heading into the second half tied 31-all. Everything changed in the third quarter, though, when I-35 pulled away with a 58-54 lead. “Another tough loss,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “This game came down to foul shots. We didn’t shoot well from the line with 44 percent. They didn't shoot it well from the line either but they went to the line 45 times.” Chance Cobb led the scoring with 22 points followed by Jace Petersen with 14. Grant Maurer with 11 and Trenton Drake with 10. Also scoring were Chance TePoel with 7, Jadon Bohn with 3, and Jacob Webb and Jesse Bohn with 2 each. The Timberwolves fell 67-61 Dec. 12 to Mt. Ayr after trailing just 16-13 in the first quarter. “A tough loss in Corning tonight. After a close first quarter Mt. Ayr scored 23 in the second to open a large lead going into half,” Focht said. “SWV was down by 20 at one point. They cut it to 4 with about two minutes left but couldn't quite pull it off.” The Timberwolves outscored Mt. Ayr 16-11 in the third and 22-17 in the fourth. “We fought back in the second half just couldn't get the job done,” Focht said. “Chance TePoel had a double double again tonight (13 points and 18 rebounds), Jace with 13. Grant and Chance [Cobb] each had 12.” Trenton Drake added 9 points and Jesse Bohn had 2. SWV girls stop I-35
The Timberwolves moved to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in conference play with a 67-33 win Dec. 15 over Interstate 35 at Truro. “We got off a slow start defensively. We were getting good open looks on offense but our defensive intensity was down to start the game and we allowed some easy scoring opportunities for I-35,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “The second quarter we came out and really started to play with more intensity on defense and our offense really started to click. We were able to get a lot of good looks inside and shot well inside.” Southwest Valley had a 13-8 first quarter and followed with a 19-6 second quarter for a 32-14 halftime lead. In the second half, the Timberwolves outscored I-35 35-19. Jentry Schafer and Kayley Myers had 16 points each with Schafer adding nine rebounds and Myers pulling down five. Lexie Haer had 12 points and 12 rebounds while Morgan Shuey had 12 points and four rebounds. Hailey Thomas had 5 points and four rebounds followed by Rylee Jacobs and Payton Thomas with 2 points each, and Miah Hummel and Mazzy Hummel with a free throw and a rebound each. The team was 18-38 at the free throw line for 64.3 percent. “We shot well from the free throw line tonight after getting a lot of opportunities,” Naugle said. “I was happy with how well we spread the ball around and had a balanced scoring effort. It is always tough to travel to the east side of our conference and come away with wins. I was very happy with how the girls played.” SWV suffered a 75-63 loss Dec. 12 against Mt. Ayr after inching out a 40-38 halftime lead. “Tonight we hosted a very tough Mt. Ayr team. We came out and played our best basketball up to this point on the offensive end in the first quarter,” Naugle said. “We were attacking the basket and making good decisions. We were shooting well, had good spacing and good movement. Defensively we were struggling to get stops though and then we struggled to get defensive rebounds.” The game changed in the third quarter, though, when Mt. Ayr outscored the Timberwolves 16-10. “We went into the half with a 2-point lead but we really cooled off in the second half. We went through a stretch in the third quarter where we just couldn’t get any shots to drop,” Naugle said. “The fourth quarter we really struggled to get into a rhythm. We turned the ball over in key moments and missed a lot of open shots. The effort and energy was great all game. As the game went along though I felt our focus slipped and we just couldn’t finish the game the way we wanted to. I saw a lot of improvement but we definitely need to focus on playing four quarters.” Shuey led the scoring with 20 points and two rebounds followed by Schafer with 18 points and five rebounds. Myers had 8 points and five rebounds, Miah Hummel had 5 points and five rebounds, Hailey Thomas had 5 points, Haer had 4 points and six rebounds, and Payton Thomas had 3 points and five rebounds. “We are continuing to improve and we will look to play well again on Tuesday night when we play host to conference rival Bedford,” Naugle said. Timberwolves dominate Lenox 74-34
Southwest Valley’s Trenton Drake led the Timberwolves with 22 points while Grant Mauer and Scotty Adcock had 10 each in a 74-34 win Dec. 4 over Lenox. “We played really hard tonight and got another good conference win at home,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Trenton lead the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds. He had a double double at halftime with a dunk. Overall we are starting to shoot the ball better.” SWV all but shut out Lenox with a 23-2 first quarter en route to a 55-14 halftime lead. Also scoring for the Timberwolves were Aaron Armstrong with 7 points and two rebounds, Jace Petersen with 6 points, Jacob Webb with 5 points and four rebounds, Chance TePoel with 4 points and two rebounds, Dustin Lund with 3 points and three rebounds, Jesse Bohn with 3 points and two rebounds, Jason Bohn with 2 points and four rebounds, and Hunter Poston with 2 points. The Timberwolves had a tougher time Dec. 7 against Clarinda in a 70-64 loss. SWV found itself struggling to catch up after trailing 36-26 at the half. “It was a tough loss tonight. We struggled to find a flow on offense,” Focht said. “Clarinda shot the ball well from 3. We need to increase our defensive intensity and more ball movement on offense. Lots of learning opportunities from tonight’s game.” Petersen finished with 23 points and six rebounds. Drake had 12 points and four rebounds. Mauer had 9 points and two rebounds. Jason Bohn had six points, TePoel had 5 points and nine rebounds, Jadon Bohn had 3 points and three rebounds, and Addison Bull and Webb had 3 points and two rebounds each. SWV struggled again Dec. 8 in a 59-40 loss to Pleasantville. The Timberwolves trailed by 15-8 in the first quarter and went 14-12 in the second quarter for a 27-22 half but Pleasantville controlled the second half 12-11, 20-7. Drake had 12 points and five rebounds followed by Mauer and Adcock with 6 points and two rebounds each, Petersen with 5 points, TePoel with 4 points and five rebounds, Lund with 4 points, and Jesse Bohn with 3 points and three rebounds. SWV hosts Mt. Ayr on Dec. 12 and travels to Interstate 35 on Dec. 15. SWV girls 3-0 in conference play
Southwest Valley girls gained two conference wins to remain undefeated in conference play but dropped a non-conference game last week to move to 4-3 overall. The Timberwolves battled back from an 18-14 half-time deficit to defeat Pleasantville 49-47 Dec. 8. “We got off to another very slow start. We were getting a lot of good looks against their zone defense but we were struggling to make baskets,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “In the second quarter we started to get some baskets to drop but our defensive intensity really turned up.” Pleasantville outscored SWV 11-4 in the first quarter but the Timberwolves went 10-7 in the second. The third quarter ended in a 12-12 run by both teams before SWV fired up a 23-17 fourth. “The second half was very even but we were able to get some big baskets during the stretch to pull out the win. I thought that the effort and intensity was great the whole game,” Naugle said. “We really didn’t shoot the ball well from anywhere all night. I think that we might have been a little fatigued from a tough loss the previous night but the girls showed a lot of grit to make enough plays during the stretch to pull off a big win against a very good opponent. We play again next Tuesday (Dec. 12) when we play host to Mt. Ayr.” Jentry Schafer had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the win while Morgan Shuey had 17 with two rebounds. Payton Thomas had 6 points and two rebounds, Lexie Haer had 5 points and six rebounds, Kayley Myers had 2 points and five rebounds, and Hailey Thomas had 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves dropped a 55-47 loss Dec. 7 to Clarinda. Again SWV found itself trailing in the first quarter, this time 12-5, before making up for it with an 18-6 second quarter to pull ahead 23-18 at the half. “We got off to a very slow start. We had trouble getting shots to fall all night but we started to get some to drop during the second and third quarters. We really struggled controlling the ball though. We turned the ball over throughout the game and really tried to force too many passes when our players either were not open or did not make a great pass,” Naugle said. “Our defense played well tonight but we gave up too many offensive rebounds to allow easy baskets and second chance opportunities. We were able to get the ball inside to our posts and were able to run our offense well through them. We just couldn’t get any outside shots to drop consistently and we did not shoot well from the free throw line.” Clarinda outscored SWV 16-12 in third and controlled the fourth 21-12. “At one point we had started to pull away but we turned the ball over too much and let Clarinda back into the game. Give Clarinda credit though because they fought back over and over and played their best basketball in the fourth quarter,” Naugle said. “We really need to focus on controlling the ball better and not allowing ourselves to turn the ball over in key situations.” Schafer had 19 points followed by Shuey with 9, Myers with 7, Haer with 5, Payton Thomas with 3, and Hailey Thomas and Miah Hummel with 2 each. SWV claimed a 67-38 conference win Dec. 4 over Lenox. After leading just 12-10 in the first, the Timberwolves moved ahead to a 34-18 halftime lead. “We got off to a slow start and really struggled defensively. We were getting good looks but struggling to come away with points in the first quarter. We were able to get things going in the second quarter defensively which really impacted our offense. I thought we did a great job getting a lot of open looks and really started to shoot well after the first quarter,” Naugle said. “We did a great job getting rebounds and limiting Lenox’s 2nd chance opportunities. I was very pleased with how well we passed running our half-court offense but we still have a lot of work to do not turning the ball over in transition. I was very happy with how we really focused on running our offense through posts which opened up a lot of open looks from the outside. Overall it was a great game and we really showed good improvement.” Shuey had a strong night, soaring to 30 points including five 3-pointers. Schafer finished with 12 points followed by Myers with 8. Hailey Thomas, Haer, and Hummel had 4 each, while Payton Thomas had 3 and Karlee Fisher had 2. Two Timberwolves place first at Lenox
Southwest Valley’s Teagan Lundquist and Dylon Dalton placed first Dec. 9 in their weight classes in the Lenox Invitational. Lundquist pinned all three of his opponents in the 126-pound division, winning in 1:25 in the quarterfinal, 1:38 in the semifinal and 3:33 in the first place match to score 26 team points Dalton drew a bye in 160-pound quarterfinal then won by fall in 1:57 in the semifinal and in 1:07 in the first place match to score 24 team points. Merik Gaule and Logan Calkins placed third. Gaule won by fall in 1:37 in the 170 quarterfinal, lost by fall in 3:52 in the semifinal but came back to win by fall in 1:08 in the consolation semifinal and in 0:39 in third place match to score 18 team points. Calkins drew a bye in the 152 quarterfinal, lost a 12-3 major decision in the semifinal then won by fall in 1:25 in the consolation semifinal and in 3:11 in the third place match for 14 team points. Bryson Rhamy and Andy Seals finished fourth in their classes. Rhamy won a 4-2 decision in the 220 quarterfinal before dropping a 6-4 decision in the semifinal. He won by fall in 1:19 in the consolation semifinal but lost a 3-1 decision in the third place match for 12 team points. Seals won by fall in 1:38 in the 285 quarterfinal but lost by fall in 2:47 in the semifinal. He won a 3-1 decision in the consolation semifinal but fell in 3:11 in the third place match for 12 team points. Brayden Avila and Kolton Schutt placed sixth. Avila drew a bye in the 106 quarterfinal, lost by fall in 3:25 in the semifinal, lost a 12-4 major decision in the consolation semifinal, and lost by fall in 3:46 in the fifth place match for 3 team points. Schutt won by fall in 3:20 in the 138 quarterfinal, lost by fall in 2:38 in the semifinal, lost a 6-3 decision in the consolation semifinal, and lost a 19-8 major decision in the fifth place match for 7 team points. Kade Hutchings lost his two matches by fall in 1:40 and 3:37 at 120 pounds as did Trent Newton in 0:48 and 2:53 at 182. The Timberwolves went 2-0 Dec. 7, defeating Griswold 57-12 and Clarinda Academy 40-27 in Clarinda. Posting wins against Griswold were Lundquist by fall in 3:13 at 132, Gaule in a 5-2 decision at 170, and Tallen Myers by fall in 1:03 at 195. Dominic Nicolas (138), Schutt (145), Calkins (152), Dalton (160), Trent Newton (182), Rhamy (220), and Avila (106) won by forfeit. Calkins won by fall in 1:20 at 152, Gaule won by fall in 0:20 at 170, and Myers won a 12-4 major decision at 195 against Clarinda Academy. Lundquist (132), Nicolas (138), Avila (106), and Hutchings (120), won by forfeit. Southwest Valley will host Interstate 35 and Pleasantville on Dec. 14 and will compete Dec. 16 in the Pride of Iowa Championship at I-35. Timberwolves defeat Clarke, East Mills
Southwest Valley’s wrestling team went 2-2 Nov. 30 at home, posting wins over Clarke and East Mills but falling to Mount Ayr and Shenandoah. The Timberwolves defeated Clarke 40-36. Picking up wins were Teagan Lundquist with a 13-0 major decision at 132 pounds, Logan Calkins by forfeit at 152, Dylan Dalton by fall in 0:49 at 160, Merik Gaule 10-8 at 182, Tallen Myers by fall in 0:36 at 195, Bryson Rhamy by fall in 1:59 at 220, Andy Seals by forfeit at 285, and Brayden Avila 11-8 at 106. SWV defeated East Mills 66-12. Wins went to Dayton Cobb by forfeit at 120, Kade Hutchings by forfeit at 126, Lundquist by fall in 2:31 at 132, Dominic Nicolas by forfeit at 138, Kolton Schutt by forfeit at 145, Calkins by forfeit at 152, Gaule by fall in 4:52 at 170, Myers by forfeit at 195, Rhamy by fall in 2:02 at 220, Seals by forfeit at 285, and Avila by forfeit at 106. The Timberwolves fell 42-41 to Mount Ayr. Winning were Lundquist by 16-0 technical fall in 2:27 at 132, Schutt by forfeit at 145, Calkins by forfeit at 152, Gaule by fall in 1:14 at 170, Trent Newton by forfeit at 182, Myers by fall in 0:34 at 195, and Rhamy by forfeit at 220. SWV fell 54-30 to Shenandoah. Winning were Lundquist by forfeit at 132, Nicolas by forfeit at 138, Calkins by fall in 1:32 at 152, Dalton by forfeit at 160, and Hutchings by forfeit at 126. Eight SWV junior varsity wrestlers placed Dec. 2 in the Winterset JV Tournament. Avila placed second with 14.00 team points. He won his first round by fall in 0:15 and his second round by fall in 3:56 before being defeated by fall in 5:52 in the third round. Hutchings placed third with 9.00 team points. He lost by fall in 3:18 and 0:49 in his first two rounds but one by fall in 1:21 in the third round. Dayton Cobb placed four with 4.00 team points. He lost by fall 0:30, 4:51, and 0:59 in his three rounds. Nicolas placed third with 9.00 team points. He won by fall in 3:49 in his first round by lost by technical fall 17-1 and by fall in 3:34 in his next two rounds. Schutt placed fourth with 4.00 team points. He lost by fall 3:32 and 4:45 in his first two rounds then was narrowly defeated 5-4 in the third round. Mathew Johnston placed third with 9.00 team points. He lost by fall 2:21 and 2:13 in his first two rounds then won by fall in 5:07 in the third round. Newton also placed third with 9.00 team points. He lost by fall 2:41 and 1:17 in his first two rounds then won by fall in 1:30 in the third round. Myers placed second with 14.00 team points. He won by fall 1:18 and 1:37 in his first two rounds before losing by fall in 5:08 in the third round. Timberwolves start off 3-0
Southwest Valley is off to a strong start on the basketball court, picking up wins over East Union, Griswold, and Shenandoah. The Timberwolves’ most recent win came Dec. 1 with a 60-50 road victory over East Union. “It was a tough win tonight,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “East Union made a bunch of 3s to keep pressure on us. We had more turnovers than we would like to see. We still have a lot of work to do but it is always nice to go on the road in our conference and get a win.” Jace Petersen, Trenton Drake, Chance Cobb, and Grant Mauer all ended the night with double digit shooting. Cobb and Mauer had 14 points each, Petersen had 13, and Drake had 12. Jadon Bohn had 3 points while Chance TePoel and Addison Bull had 2 each. SWV stopped Shenandoah 67-51 Nov. 28 at home. Cobb lead the team with 15 points followed by Petersen and Drake with 13 each, TePoel with 10, Mauer with 7, Bull with 6, and Bohn with 3. The Timberwolves dominated Griswold 58-31 Nov. 27 in their season opener. “We played very aggressive, which lead to a lot of fouls for us,” Focht said. “There are things we need to work on for sure. We never got into the flow of the game.” Cobb and Mauer had 10 points each. Petersen and Bull had 7 each. Bohn and Dustin Lund had 6 each. Drake had 5 points. Hunter Poston had 3 points and TePoel and Jacob Webb had 2 points each. This week SWV hosts Lenox on Dec. 5 and Pleasantville on Dec. 8 and heads to Clarinda on Dec. 7. SWV moves to 2-1
with conference win The Lady Timberwolves claimed a 54-25 win Dec. over East Union in their first conference win. “We got off to a slow start but really started to turn it on in the second quarter and then had a great third quarter,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “I thought that we had a great defensive game throughout. We were able to put a lot of pressure on the ball and create turnovers. We were also able to do a much better job getting defensive rebounds throughout the game.” Southwest Valley was up 7-4 at the end of the first but ran ahead 19-6 in the second for a 26-10 lead at the half. In the third, the Timberwolves scored 23-4. “Offensively it took us a quarter to start getting shots to drop. We were moving the ball well and getting good looks but couldn’t get shots to fall until later in the game,” Naugle said. “We had great contributions from everyone on the team and I was very happy with how spread out our scoring was tonight. I thought our energy and effort were very good tonight. It is great to get that first conference win. We are looking to continue to improve as we host Lenox next Tuesday night for another conference match-up.” Morgan Shuey scored 12 points followed by Kayley Myers with 10, Lexie Haer with 9, Hailey Thomas with 8, Jentry Schafer with 7, Payton Thomas with 6, and Miah Hummel with 2. SWV fell 59-24 to Shenandoah on Nov. 28 at home. “We came out very flat and really struggled to get any offense going. Shenandoah came out firing and played intense basketball the entire game. Shenandoah’s pressure defense was very good and we couldn’t find an answer. Shenandoah is a very good team with a great player and we just struggled to keep up,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with the effort the entire game. The girls played hard and eventually started to get some offense going in the second half but we had already dug ourselves to deep to make any sort of comeback. Going forward we definitely need to improve our defensive rebounding, work to limit our turnovers and work on our offensive sets. I was very impressed with how well we shot at the free throw line though.” Shuey had 11 points, Schafer had 6, Hummel had 3, and Hailey Thomas and Rylee Jacobs had 2 each. The Timberwolves started the season Nov. 27 with a 49-37 win over Griswold. SWV jumped to a 30-19 halftime lead but Griswold answered back in third quarter to tie the game at 35 all. “We came out and played very well. We shot well from outside, created some turnovers and made good offensive decisions,” Naugle said. “We really stalled on offense in the third quarter and Griswold did a great job fighting back into the game. We gathered ourselves and really played a great fourth quarter though to pull away from a scrappy Griswold team. We struggled at times to get rebounds and allowed them to control the boards throughout the game. We did however do a great job running our offense, played tough defense and created a lot of turnovers. We shot well for our first game from 3 and from the free throw line even though we would like to get more attempts at the line. We had some great individual performances and we were more balanced scoring than we have been in years past. I was very pleased with the effort and the focus from the girls tonight.” Myers led the scoring with 16 points followed by Hailey Thomas and Shuey with 9 each, and Schafer, Hummel, and Haer with 5 each. Timberwolves’ season comes to an end
A scoreless first half proved to be too tough to overcome for the Timberwolves in their 34-14 loss Oct. 27 to Gehlen Catholic in the first round of Class A playoffs in Corning. Southwest Valley seemed unable to stop the Jays’ rushing game. Gehlen scored a first quarter touchdown and two more in the second to take a 21-0 halftime lead. Southwest Valley scored its first touchdown in the third on a Chance Cobb rush but only after Gehlen had added another of its own. The Timberwolves trailed 28-7 at the end of the third. SWV added another touchdown in the fourth, this time on a 50-yard pass from Cobb to Addison Bull. “I told the boys after the game, you left this program better than you found it, which is the one of the best things I could ask for,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “When they got there they were 1-8, when they left, they can hang their hats on a nine win season. They consistently showed heart, battled through adversity, and let their character guide them. They’re some of the toughest kids I’ve ever been around. I'll forever be grateful for what they've given this community, which is the chance to believe. Very proud.” Cobb was 6-14 passing for 164 yards and a touchdown. He rushed three times for 129 yards and a touchdown. Bull had four receptions and a touchdown for 99 yards. Trenton Drake had a 52-yard reception and Grant Maurer had a 13-yard reception. Jace Peterson rushed five times for 18 yards and Aiden Gaule added a one-yard carry. Bull was 2-2 on extra point attempts and had 106 yards on two kickoffs and 101 yards on three punts. Matt Johnson had a 12-yard kickoff return and Taylor Kuhn had a six-yard return. Aaron Armstrong had a fumble recovery. Defensive statistics were unavailable at press time. SWV blanks Riverside 65-0
The Timberwolves had plenty to celebrate Oct. 20. Southwest Valley celebrated Senior Night with a 65-0 win over Riverside in front of a hometown crowd to move to 9-0 on the season and into the first round of Class A playoffs. “I was very pleased with our effort going into the last game of the season. The offense, defense, and special teams all came ready to play and didn't let up,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “We’ll follow our process and look to be 1-0 this week.” The Timberwolves capitalized on a ground attack that netted 361 yards and six touchdowns. Chance Cobb had 133 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Jace Peterson rushed three times for two touchdowns on 68 yards. Aiden Gaule scored two touchdowns and gained 41 yards on seven runs. Dustin Lund had two touchdowns and 28 yards on four rushes. Aaron Armstrong rushed four times for 20 yards and a touchdown. Adam Harris had 35 yards on four rushes, Kolton Schutt had 27 yards on five rushes, Moritz Schlimbach had a five-yard rush and Andy Seals had a four-yard rush. Cobb was 5-6 passing for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Grant Mauer had a touchdown and 73 yards on two receptions, Addison Bull had 31 yards and a touchdown on two receptions, and Peterson had an eight-yard reception. Bull was 6-6 in extra points and 1-1 with a 19-yard field goal while Schlimbach was 2-3 in extra points. The Timberwolves defense held the Bulldogs to just 108 yards passing and 50 yards rushing. Brett Schafroth finished the night with 10 tackles. Taylor Kuhn and Logan Calkins had seven tackles each. Dylan Dalton had six tackles. Bull had five tackles and an interception while Jacob Webb had five tackles. Peterson and Tallan Myers had four tackles each. Hunter Poston and Chance TePoel had three tackles and a sack each while Cobb, Teagan Lundquist and Andy Seals had three tackles each. Maurer had two tackles and an interception for a touchdown. Armstrong, Connor Shipley, Merik Gaule, Scotty Adcock, Trenton Drake, and Evan Davis had two tackles each. Lund, Kaden Jacobs, Brendan Pearson, Bryson Rhamy, and Aiden Gaule had one tackle each. SWV is home again Oc. 27 in the first round of Class A playoffs. The team will take on Gehlen Catholic (7-2) at 7 p.m. A community pep rally will take place at 4 p.m. at the Corning Opera House. Regional play ends for SWV
Southwest Valley’s Class 2A Region 4 regional volleyball playoffs came to an end Oct. 23 with a 0-3 loss to Sidney. The Timberwolves came in ready to play, taking an 11-5 lead in the first set before Sidney came back for a 25-17 win. “The girls did a nice job of coming out in set 1 and just going after it,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We had Sidney down 11-5 early on in the set and then we had some serve receive miscues and some hitting errors all in a row and Sidney went on a 10 point service run to get them right back in the set.” The loss in set 1 seemed to have thrown off SWV’s attack in set 2. Sidney came out on top 25-10. “In set 2 we just couldn't get anything going offensively and struggled with ball control,” Wetzel said. The Timberwolves realized it was do or die in set 3, battling throughout before falling 25-22. “Set 3 was back and forth and we were playing well, staying offensive, getting some key blocks and controlling our pass game well,” Wetzel said. “That third set was close back and forth and could have went either way at the end.” Wetzel said her team put forth a strong effort in regional play. “Sidney is ranked No. 6 in Class 2A in the state, and I felt like for the most part we held our own and competed well,” she said. “I would have liked to see our offensive game picked up a little as we didn't have the kills or hitting efficiency that we are used to, however, I thought our defense did a great job and were digging up their attacks.” Alaina Currin was 10-10 serving with an ace and seven digs. Kennedy Moore was 7-7 serving with two aces. Lexie Haer was 5-5 serving with nine digs and two kills. Jentry Schafer was 7-8 serving with an ace and four kills. Hailey Thomas was 6-7 serving with an ace and 10 digs. Delaney Dalton was 6-8 serving with an ace, five digs and three kills. Abby Fleharty had a kill and a dig. MaKayla McMann had six digs. The Timberwolves advanced in the playoffs with a 3-1 win Oct. 17 over Nodaway Valley. SWV picked up 25-13, 25-14 wins in the first two sets before Nodaway Valley came back 25-23 in the third. The Timberwolves finished up with a 25-17 set 4. “The girls did a nice job of coming out in the first two sets fired up and ready to go. We really jumped on them, passed well, stayed in-system offensively and moved the ball around,” Wetzel said. Jentry, Abby, Lexie, Delaney and Kayley had high kill efficiencies. Anytime we can have that many hitters in positive kill efficiency numbers we are doing well. I can't quite put my finger on why we couldn't close out the match in the third set, but we just kind of played flat and made some unforced errors when we needed to side out.” Haer was 18-18 serving with four aces, 14 digs, nine kills and a block. Kayley Myers was 17-18 serving with two aces, six kills, and two digs. Currin was 19-20 serving with an ace, 11 digs and a kill. Dalton was 13-15 with an ace, seven kills and three digs. Thomas was 8-8 serving with four kills and four digs. Moore was 6-6 serving with an ace and a dig. Fleharty was 4-4 serving with seven kills, two digs and a block. Schafer was 5-8 serving with 19 kills and a dig. McMann had two digs and a kill. SWV closes the season with a 19-10 overall record and third place trophy in the Pride of Iowa Tournament. “I am proud of the girls and the season they have had. I think the POI is a great, tough conference with lots of competition every night you play and we also played some tough teams at the end of our regular season play and that always helps going in to regional time,” Wetzel said. “We finished the season 19-10, finishing third in the POI. That is a great season with lots of success. We say goodbye to three seniors, Abby Fleharty, MaKayla McMann and Kennedy Moore.” Cross country season wraps up for T-Wolves
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves finished their season Oct. 19 at the district meet in Mt. Ayr. The girls finished with a score 259 and a team time of 2:07.27 while the boys finished with a 525 and a team time of 2:10.59. “Members of both teams ran hard, taking advantage of their opportunity to compete on a large stage,” head coach Josh Sussman said. “Both coach [Jason] Hults and I look forward to watching improve next year.” Individual times and score for the Lady Timberwolves were Maslyn Hummel, 24:34.05, 37; Aubrey Boswell, 24:45.00, 42; Halle Pearson, 25:04.00, 46; Kaylee Jacobs, 25:32.00, 55; Abbie Wetzel, 27:49.00, 79; Bella Johnson, 28:47.00, 87; and Miah Hummel, 29:11.67, 92. Individual times and scores for the Timberwolves were Trent Newton, 22:12.00, 90; Camren Solari, 23:54.00, 106; Sean McCormick, 24:39.00, 108; Phillip Currin, 20:17.74, 110; and Brayden Avila, 31:02.00, 111. SWV moves to 8-0
The Timberwolves ran away with a 56-6 win Oct. 13 over Southeast Warren at Liberty Center to move to 8-0 on the season. Southwest Valley’s defense allowed a 79-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter before holding SEW to just 87 yards passing and 15 yards rushing in the rest of the game. “We preached all week about not having a let down game coming off of St. Alberts,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “I thought the boys did a great job of working through some mistakes in the first quarter and being fundamentally sound the rest of the game. We’ll look to go 1-0 this last week and finish the season the right way.” Chance Cobb was 1-2 passing with a 10-yard pass to Grant Mauer while Dustin Lund was 1-1 passing with a 15-yard touchdown to Jace Peterson. Cobb rushed three times for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Peterson rushed four times for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Aaron Armstrong had 68 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Lund had a touchdown and 63 yards on six rushes. Chance TePoel had a 15-yard touchdown run while Adam Harris had 15 yards on three carries. Moritz Schlimbach had a seven-yard rush, Aiden Gaule had six yards on two carries, and Matt Johnson had six yards on three carries. Brett Schafroth had 12 tackles followed by Taylor Kuhn with eight, and Teagun Lundquist, Logan Calkins, and Merik Gaule with five each. Hunter Poston had four tackles and two sacks while Maurer had four tackles. Jacob Webb, Matt Johnston, and Armstrong had three tackles each. Dylan Dalton and Connor Shipley had two tackles and a sack each while Addison Bull had two tackles and an interception. Christian McCuen and Cobb had two tackles each. Peterson had an interception while Evan Davis, Chance TePoel, Tallan Myers, Scotty Adcock and Tucker TePoel had one tackle each. The Timberwolves complete the regular season at home Oct. 20 with Riverside Oakland (2-6). Kick off is at 7 p.m. SWV takes 3rd
in POI tourney Southwest Valley posted a third place finish Oct. 10 in the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament in Leon. The Timberwolves battled back to defeat Central Decatur 27-25, 25-13. “Beating Central Decatur for second time this season was great,” head coach Lindsey Wetzel said. “After not playing well in the first match of the night against Southeast Warren, it was great to see the girls come back, fight and work hard for the win against CD. I would say we still weren't playing up to our potential, but we did enough to get the win and finish third place in the POI Conference tourney. I am proud of the girls for a great tourney run, of course, we would have liked to be in that championship match, but we just didn't play well enough against SEW to make that happen.” Delaney Dalton was 14-14 serving with three aces, five digs and kill. Abby Fleharty was 7-7 serving with two aces, six kills and an assist while Lexie Haer was 7-7 serving with five digs and four kills. Makayla McMann was 6-7 serving with an ace and three digs. Jentry Schafer was 5-7 serving with five kills and a dig. Hailey Thomas was 4-4 serving with two digs and a kill. Alaina Currin was 4-5 serving with an ace and two digs. The Timberwolves fell 18-25, 14-25 to Southeast Warren. “We played well through the first three quarters of set 1 and then SEW went on a 6 point service run and we just couldn't recover. Set 2 we didn't start off any better going down by 5 points to start the match,” Wetzel said. “We really struggled with serve receive and getting our passes above the 10 foot line. We showed signs of life at times, but had dug such a deep hole that we couldn't get out of it. Our match against SEW was by far not our best volleyball.” Currin was 9-9 serving with three aces, six digs and a kill. Hailey was 3-3 serving with four kills and three digs. Dalton was 4-5 serving with six digs and five kills while Schafer was 4-5 with five kills and a dig. Kayley Myers was 6-8 serving with two digs. Haer was 2-3 serving with four digs and four kills. The Timberwolves dropped two matches at home Oct. 12, an 11-25, 16-25 loss to Shenandoah and a 25-19, 16-25, 13-15 loss to Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. Thomas was 5-5 serving with an ace and a dig against Shenandoah. McMann and Moore with both 3-3 serving. Haer was 3-4 serving with an ace, three kills and a dig. Currin was 2-3 serving with three digs while Fleharty was 2-3 serving with a kill. Schafer was 1-2 serving with four kills, Myers was 1-2 serving, and Dalton was 1-3 serving with two kills and two digs. Against Thomas Jefferson, Dalton was 10-10 serving with three aces, six digs and three kills. Myers was 14-15 serving with an ace, two kills and two digs. Haer was 7-7 serving with an ace, 13 digs and five kills while Schafer was also 7-7 serving with an ace, 11 kills and four digs. Currin was 7-8 serving with an ace and eight digs. Thomas was 6-7 serving with four digs and a kill. Fleharty was 1-1 serving with three kills. SWV began regional play Oct. 17 against Nodaway Valley in Corning. Cross country teams compete in championship
Southwest Valley’s cross country teams competed Oct. 12 in the Pride of Iowa Conference championship in Mt. Ayr. The girls team finished in the top five while the boys finished in the top 10. “Runners on both the boys and girls teams competed hard and ran some of their best times of the season,” head coach Josh Sussman said. Mazzy Hummel and Trent Newton finished first for the Timberwolves while Aubrey Boswell and Camren Solari finished within a few seconds of Hummel and Newton. “Although we did not finish as well we would have liked, everyone ran very hard and saw their times improve significantly,” Sussman said. “Bella Johnson ran her best time of the season while Kaylee Jacobs and Halle Pearson finished with some of their best times of their careers. As a team, the Lady T-Wolves ran as a pack and made a concerted effort to finish in the best place possible.” Sussman said the boys team also put forth a strong effort. “The boys team also ran hard and competed with a sense of urgency. I was proud to watch each runner compete aggressively and try their hardest,” he said. “We look forward to having the opportunity to run even faster at the district meet next week, which is (Oct. 19) at Mt. Ayr again. As a young team, we all look forward to putting in a lot work over the off season and improving next year.” Timberwolves stop St. Albert
Southwest Valley remains undefeated following an 8-7 win Oct. 6 over St. Albert in Council Bluffs. After trailing 7-0 from the first quarter on, the Timberwolves scored with just over six seconds on the clock when Chance Cobb scored from the 1-yard line and followed up with the 2-point conversion for the win. “It was probably the biggest win of my coaching career,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “We understood the magnitude as a team, knew we needed to stay patient the entire game, and in those final moments every single person on our sideline believed we would score. I’m so proud of these boys for buying in and believing in each other.” Stopping then undefeated St. Albert moves the Timberwolves a step closer to a shot at the Class A District 7 title. SWV, now 7-0 overall, now sets it sight on 4-3 Southeast Warren on Oct. 13 in another road game. “We know our work is not over though, we need to be 1-0 from here on out,” Donahoo said. Cobb had 59 yards on 15 rushes and was 5-15 passing for 58 yards. Jace Peterson gained 98 yards on 21 rushes. Aiden Gaule rushed twice for nine yards and Aaron Armstrong had three yards on two carries. Grant Maurer had 29 yards on three receptions. Tallen Myers had a 16-yard reception and Addison Bull had a 13-yard reception. Defensively, Brett Schafroth had 14 tackles. Logan Calkins had seven tackles and a sack. Maurer and Taylor Kuhn had six tackles each. Hunter Poston had five tackles and a sack. Myers had four tackles and a sack and Merik Gaule had four tackles. Jacob Webb had three tackles and a sack. Armstrong had two tackles and an interception while Bull and Cobb had two tackles each. Peterson and Chance TePoel had one tackle each. SWV takes two in POI Tournament
The Timberwolves went 2-0 Oct. 9 in its first two matches of the Pride of Iowa Tournament in Corning. Southwest Volley defeated Lenox 25-18, 28-26 and Martensdale-St. Marys 25-10, 25-14. “I think we came out in the match against Lenox a little flat,” head coach Lindsey Wetzel said. “We were kind of just going through the motions and hoping that was going to be enough. When we settled down a bit and decided we had to earn it, we started playing well. Kudos to Lenox, they came to play and were scrappy all night long.” Hailey Thomas was 9-9 serving with an ace, three kills and a dig. Lexi Haer was 7-7 serving with an ace, seven digs, six kills, a dig and a block. Alaina Currin was 9-10 serving with seven digs while Jentry Schafer was 9-10 serving with seven kills and a dig. Delaney Dalton was 8-9 serving with an ace, four kills and four digs. Kayley Myers was 6-7 serving with an ace, a kill and two digs. Abby Fleharty had a kill, a dig and a block. The Timberwolves stepped up their serving against MSM with Currin, Haer, Myers, and Schafer all serving 100 percent. “We did a nice job of serving in the match against MSM at 96 percent, out of 47 serves only two misses,” Wetzel said. “We also cut down on our unforced errors, which is something we have been working on. Our pass rating was a little on the low side for my liking at a 1.58 out of three, but we took care of the ball and stayed in system for most of the match.” Currin was 11-11 serving with three aces and four digs. Schafer was 9-9 serving with three aces, four kills and two digs. Myers was 5-5 serving with two aces, two kills, two digs and a block. Haer was also 5-5 serving with four kills and two digs. Dalton was 12-13 serving with three aces, two kills and two digs. Thomas was 3-4 serving with three digs. Fleharty had four kills and a block. Makayla McMann had two digs. The Timberwolves held on for a 25-12, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20 win Oct. 3 over Bedford. “We definitely did not play our best volleyball, but found a way to get the win,” Wetzel said. “We were getting lots of kills in set 1, served 92 percent and kept our unforced errors down to six. However, we struggled in set 2 and really just went through the motions and traded points the whole match until the end. We must focus on being consistent and keeping the momentum from one set to the next. We need to play with purpose and play every point with 110 percent.” Thomas was 14-15 serving with an ace and six kills. “Hailey had a stellar night with 29 assists on 88 attempts, served 93 percent with only one error and also had eight digs,” Wetzel said. “Hailey was running all over the court and not giving up on the second contact ball and always trying to make it positive and get our hitters good swings.” Haer was 16-16 with an ace, 11 kills, 10 digs and a block. Dalton was 11-11 serving with two aces, four kills and six digs. Myers was 16-19 serving with four aces, three kills, two digs and two blocks. Schafer was 15-16 serving with four aces, 12 kills, a dig and two blocks. Currin was 13-14 serving with two aces and four digs. Kennedy Moore was 3-4 serving with an ace and a dig. Fleharty was 1-1 serving with five kills, a dig and three blocks. McMann had three digs. Olivia Jacobs had a dig. The junior varsity fell 21-18, 19-21, 13-15 to Bedford. Jillian Simmons had nine digs and four kills. Isabelle Inman and Jacobs had six digs and a kill each. Myers had four digs and eight kills. Aspen Lundquist had four digs. Marah Larsen had two digs and three kills. Tonna Damewood had six kills. The freshmen defeated Bedford 21-2, 22-20. Lundquist had six digs. Simmons had four digs and two kills. Inman had two digs. Damewood had a dig and six kills. Larsen had a dig and two kills and Makayla Houck had two kills. The Timberwolves continued POI play Oct. 10 against Southeast Warren and will be at home Oct. 12 with Shenandoah and Thomas Jefferson. Timberwolves move to 6-0
Southwest Valley continued its winning ways Sept. 29, overpowering Nodaway Valley on the ground for a 49-7 victory. The Timberwolves scored 21 first quarter points and another 14 in the second for a 35-0 lead at the half. SWV added single touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters. Nodaway Valley’s solo touchdown came in the final period. “I thought we played a much cleaner game than the week before,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “We limited our mistakes, took care of the ball, and played fundamental football. That will be key moving forward against St. Albert.” Aaron Armstrong ran the ball 13 times for 152 yards and a touchdown on a 29-yard interception return. Jace Petersen gained 98 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Aiden Gaule rushed seven times for 60 yards and a touchdown. Chance Cobb had 49 yards and two touchdowns on six rushes. Cobb also tacked on two 2-point conversions. Dustin Lund rushed five times for 33 yards. Addison Bull was 5-6 on point-after attempts and had 360 yards on seven kickoffs. Brett Shafroth had two solo tackles and 11 assists. Taylor Kuhn had two solos and four assists. Gaule had two solos and three assists. Bull had two solos and two assists. Teagan Lundquist had two solos and an assist, as did Chance TePoel who also had a solo sack. Lund had two solo tackles. Armstrong had a solo and four assists. Logan Calkins had a solo and three assists, as did Andy Seals who also had one tackle for a loss. Dylan Dalton and Tallen Myers each had a solo and an assist. Hunter Poston had six assists, Grant Maurer ad Trenton Drake had five assists each, Scotty Adcock had three assists, Evan Davis had an assist, and Petersen and Matt Johnson each had an assist. The Timberwolves travel Oct. 6 to Council Bluff to take on St. Albert, which is also 6-0. SWV stops East Union
Southwest Valley added another win to is record Sept. 26, defeating East Union 3-1 in an away match. The Timberwolves attacked in the first set, posting a 25-11 win. “The girls did a great job of coming ready to play in set 1,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We were doing a nice job of staying in system and attacking the ball.” SWV saw its only loss in the match in set 2 when East Union came back for a 25-13 win. Despite East Union’s attempts, SWV fought through a close set 3 for a 29-27 win. “We were a little unfocused to start set 2 and just really struggled to stay in system and stay aggressive at the net,” Wetzel said. “I am really proud of the girls for withstanding the back and forth pressure in set 3. From 21 on it went back and forth until set point at 29.” Set 4 found the Timberwolves down early on but the team battled back for a 27-25 victory. “Again in set 4 we struggled to get things going offensively and were tipping and not hitting the ball as aggressively,” Wetzel said. “We went down 0-7 right away in the fourth set, and later on it was 16-21, so to come back and push point for point and winning 27-25 was a huge confidence booster for the girls. Knowing that they could be down a considerable amount of points and to keep working and pushing forward and win the set definitely helps our level of confidence. It was a team win tonight.” Dalton Delany was 26-27 serving with six aces, seven kills, four digs, and a block. Kayley Myers was 16-17 serving with three aces, four kills, three blocks and a dig. Alaina Currin was 11-11 serving with an ace and 11 digs. Lexie Haer was 11-12 serving with an ace, nine kills and 17 digs. Abby Fleharty was 13-15 serving with two kills and two blocks. Hailey Thomas was 5-7 serving with eight digs. Jentry Schafer was 3-3 serving with 13 kills, three blocks and a dig. SWV hosts Bedford on Oct. 3 then heads into the Pride of Iowa Tournament on Oct. 9. SWV runners overcome weather
After a drenching morning rain, the clouds dissipated and the sun began to shine, making it a seasonably warm afternoon with high winds whipping through the Greenfield Golf Course for the Timberwolves’ cross country meet Oct. 2 with Nodaway Valley. “The boys and girls Southwest Valley cross country teams ran hard in the face of less than perfect running conditions,” head coach Josh Sussman said. “Mazzy Hummel finished first for the lady T-Wolves while Camren Solari and Trent Newton crossed the finish together as the first two boys for Southwest Valley. Both teams look forward to a week of light-moderate training before the POI Championships next week.” The girls teams continued their pack running with five runners finishing within 2 minutes of each other. “I hope to see the girls’ times drop significantly next week while remaining in a tight pack. If everyone is healthy, I feel like we have the opportunity to run our best times of the season when it matters most,” Sussman said. “Many of our girls have improved tremendously during the season, and I hope they turn in their best times of the year during the next two weeks. “The boy's team competed hard and did a better job of running as a more condensed pack as well,” Sussman said. “Sean McCormick and Kade Hutchings finished within 40 seconds of each while Camren and Trent finished together. Our top five runners are currently underclassmen with much room to improve. As our boys’ team gains experience and matures, I think they have the ability to be competitive in many races.” The SWV teams competed Sept. 28 in the Shenandoah Invitational. “Everyone ran exceptionally well and recorded the fastest times of the season by a 2 to 6 minutes,” Sussman said. “Mazzy ran a season best 23:00 while Camren ran a personal best 20:40. The T-Wolves competed extremely hard and put forth considerable effort against strong competition. I enjoyed watching the excitement of each runner as they crossed the finish line knowing they ran a great personal time. Members of both teams exceeded their expectations for the meet, which is a great thing to see.” Sussman said the girls team continues to prepare for the POI Championship by training and racing with an increasing sense of urgency. “The pack running of our top five girls is getting better and better each race, which will come in handy during the championship portion of the season,” he said. Jade Shultz ran her best time ever by shattering previous best time by almost 6 minutes. “Jade recorded a time of 29:39, a time she was extremely proud to see on the clock at the finish line,” Sussman said. “Senior Oakley Goodvin also ran a season best by finishing in 31:20. Aubrey Boswell, Halle Pearson, and Sydney Westlake all ran well for the girls varsity team, running the quickest times of their career. First-time varsity runner Abbie Wetzel ran a solid time of 26:16 and broke her previous best time by almost two minutes. Kaylee Jacobs and Bella Johnson also ran well for the T-wolves this evening.” Sussman said the boys squad also showed improvement at Shenandoah. “Camren paced the T-wolves with a PR of 20:40. Kade enjoyed a successful week of cross country running his best times of the season this week,” he said. “Kade is part of the freshman boys class that shows potential for much faster times." Sean McCormick shattered his personal record with a time of 22:35. “Last year Sean ran some races in 36 minutes, meaning he has improved by almost 15 minutes from last year. That is pretty unbelievable,” Sussman said. “Brayden Avial also improved by a solid margin and ran his most competitive race yet.” The Timberwolves faced a cool, dreary meet Sept. 26 at Clarke High School. “Mazzy and Camren finished first for the girl and boys teams,” Sussman said. “Mazzy ran her best time of the year by cracking 25:30 and Camren competed in his first race of the season, finishing in a time of 22:28. As indicated by their times and places, both teams competed very hard and represented the school well.” The SWV girls team finished sixth overall and missed cracking the top five by only 10 points. “The girls began the race in a tight four person pack. Five Lady T-Wolves crossed the one mile marker in the top 30 within 15 seconds of each other,” Sussman said. “I was very pleased to see the girls run hard and push each other as a pack. Bella Johnson and Kaylee Jacobs, two returning varsity runners, stepped up in a huge way for the T-Wolves. Bella does not always recognize or trust in her ability as a runner or athlete, but I think she is starting to hit her stride. Kaylee turned in one of her best times of the season as well finishing in 26:44. Freshman Aubrey Boswell, Halle Pearson, and Sydney Westlake continue to impress as a freshman trio. Aubrey finished 10 seconds behind Mazzy in 25:27.” Running in his first race of the year, Solari lead the boys team with a time of 22:28. “Naturally athletic and strong, Camren possesses all the characteristics of a talented cross country runner. Keeping Camren convinced of his ability and motivated to improve will be crucial in his development, but I have no doubt of his potential to run great times,” Sussman said. “Kade and Brayden ran very well for the T-Wolves, finishing in 23:55 and 27:50. Kade had his best finish of the year and Brayden ran one his best times of the year. Sean continues to improve with a time of 25:00.” SWV runners will spend the week preparing for the Pride of Iowa Championship on Oct. 10 at Nodaway Valley. SWV claims 21-0
homecoming victory The Timberwolves made it a night of celebration for homecoming Sept. 22 with a 21-0 win over Martensdale-St. Marys but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Southwest Valley had to overcome a couple of offensive miscues in the first quarter before moving to a 6-0 lead at the half. “We made things a bit harder than they needed to be in the first half with two fumbles on our first two drives,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “I thought we did a much better job concentrating the second half with the emotions of homecoming. We'll work on all of our miscues this week and be ready to go against Nodaway Valley.” Chance Cobb rushed for 112 yards on 11 runs for two touchdowns. Aaron Armstrong had 48 yards on eight attempts with a touchdown. Aiden Gaule rushed eight times for 84 yards. Jace Peterson had 11 yards on five carries. Addison Bull had 12 yards on two rushes. Cobb was 5-8 passing for 75 yards. Bull had 64 yards on four receptions and Grant Maurer had an 11-yard reception. Bull was also 1-2 in point after attempts. Brett Schafroth led the Timberwolves’ offensive effort with 16 tackles. Armstrong had nine tackles. Logan Calkins had seven tackles and Maurer had seven tackles and an interception. Jason Webb had five tackles. Bull had three tackles and an interception while Chance TePoel, Taylor Kuhn, and Merik Gaule added three tackles each. Hunter Poston, Tallan Myers, and Cobb had two tackles each. Peterson and Andy Seals had a tackle each. SWV is home again Sept. 29 with Nodaway Valley. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Timberwolves take
third in SWV tourney The Timberwolves went 4-1 Sept. 23 to place third in the Southwest Valley Tournament in Corning. “This weekend's tournament went fairly well for us. We finished third,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “After a long week of matches on Monday and Tuesday and with it being our homecoming week there was a lot going on, so I was happy with a third place finish. We took care of business in pool play going 3-0 and then lost a close one to Atlantic in the semi-finals and beat E/EHK for the third place match.” Jentry Schafer was 94.4 percent serving with four aces, 17 kills, five digs, and four blocks in the tournament. Lexie Haer was 93.5 percent serving with two aces, 27 kills and 19 digs. Alaina Currin was 92.3 percent serving with an ace, two kills and 19 digs. Delaney Dalton was 91.3 percent serving with three aces, seven kills and nine digs. Kayley Myers was 91.2 percent serving with five aces, six kills and a dig. Hailey Thomas was 85.2 percent serving with six aces, two kills, and 11 digs. Olivia Jacobs was 77.8 percent serving with an ace and two digs. SWV also picked up a 3-1 win Sept. 19 over Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves fell 25-23 in the first set but came back 25-20, 25-6, 26-24. “Tonight was a good win for us,” Wetzel said. “We struggled with serving again and didn't reach that 90 percent mark until set 4. It was good for my girls to be able to come back in set 4, being down several points on NV's match point. We need to continue focusing on serving, reducing unforced errors and staying consistent from set to set.” Myers was 13-13 serving with four aces, five kills and three blocks. Thomas was 16-17 serving with three aces, 12 digs and a block. Dalton was 19-20 serving with three aces, six kills and three digs. Abby Fleharty was 21-23 serving with three aces, six kills, four digs and a block. Kennedy Moore was 7-9 serving with an ace and a dig. Currin was 7-9 serving with an ace, a kill and 15 digs. Schafer was 3-3 serving with 13 kills and two blocks. Haer was 3-5 serving with seven kills, five digs and a block. Makayla McMann had three digs. The junior varsity fell 21-9, 21-19 to Nodaway Valley. Jillian Simmons was 3-6 serving with two digs. Emily Lauer was 2-4 serving with a kill. Marah Larsen was 1-3 serving with a kill and a block. Myers was 1-5 serving with four kills and three digs. Olivia Jacobs had three digs and a kill. Aspen Lunquist had a block and Isabelle Inman had a dig. The freshmen went 21-19, 15-21 against Nodaway Valley. Simmons was 2-6 serving with four kills. Larsen was 1-9 serving with a dig and a kill. Inman and Allison Marshall each had three digs. Lauer had two kills. The Timberwolves take on East Union in an away match Sept. 26 and are at home Oct. 3 with Bedford. SWV runners improve times
The Southwest Valley High School cross country teams traveled Sept. 19 to Southwest Iowa Community College to compete in the Creston Invitational. Once again, Mazzy Hummel and Trent Newton paced the Timberwolves with two of their strongest races of the season. “Mazzy earned her first medal of the season, finishing 15th overall in the small school division, while Trent came in 23rd overall in team scoring,” head coach Josh Sussman said. “The Lady Timberwolves put together their best performance of the season by finishing in fifth place out of eight teams. Only 13 points separated second and fifth place, meaning the T-Wolves have the ability to compete in large invitationals. The girls ran as hard as they could, but remained in a relatively close pack, which is essential to scoring well in a cross county meet.” Halle Pearson earned her first medal of her high school career, finishing in 17th overall in team scoring. Aubrey Boswell ran well for the T-Wolves, finishing third for the girls varsity squad. “I was very proud of the way Kaylee Jacobs and Bella Johnson competed for the Timberwolves,” Sussman said. “Kaylee ran her best time of the season and cracked the 27:00 minute mark for only second or third time of her career. Bella showed up and put forth incredible effort. She is a talented athlete capable of doing great things in cross country and track and field. Jade Shultz continues to plug away and improve as a first time runner. She also earned her first medal as one of the top JV runners. Jade is a pleasure to coach, always showing up eager to get a workout in and improve from her previous race.” The boys team showed improvements in their race in Creston. Kade Hutchings finished second for the Timberwolves in a time of 25:00. “Kade is a first-time runner who is capable of making tremendous improvements. A full season of training and competing will serve Kade well as he continues his cross country career,” Sussman said. “Raymond Harris improved greatly from his first race last week and witnessed a great drop his team. I also think Raymond will see significant improvements if he puts in work and remains patient.” Drake O’Briant competed in his first high school race and recorded a time of 29:24. “While not blistering fast, his time is a great starting point in his journey as a runner,” Sussman said. “I am excited to coach Drake because of his positive, carefree attitude, an attribute critical to success of all cross country runners.” SWV has three more away meets — Clarke on Sept. 26, Shenandoah on Sept. 28, and Nodaway Valley on Oct. 2 — before the Oct. 10 Pride of Iowa Championships at Nodaway Valley. Sussman has high hopes for the Championships. “I am excited to watch the Timberwolves continue to improve. I think the girls have a great shot to compete at the POI Championships,” he said. “Our young squad of runners are improving, which is all I can ask for as a coach. I want to see everyone push each other in practice and remain committed to improving as a team and individuals.” Timberwolves shut out Griswold 48-0
Southwest Valley dominated Griswold on Sept. 15, racking up 257 yards rushing and 196 yards passing for a 48-0 win. “I thought we played well at the point of attack on both sides of the ball. To be able to shut any team out is a huge success, and then to have the night we had throwing makes me know we can be successful passing and throwing the ball,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “We'll look to have a great week in preparation of homecoming.” Chance Cobb was 4-9 passing with three touchdowns, connecting with Grant Maurer twice for 119 yards and two touchdowns and Addison Bull twice for 77 yards and a touchdown. Maurer also had a 69-yard touchdown return on a fumble and Bull was also 6-7 in extra point attempts. Aiden Gaule rushed five times for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Aaron Armstrong rushed 11 times for 72 yards. Cobb rushed three times for 48 yards and a touchdown. Logan Calkins led the defense with 18 tackles and a fumble recovery. Taylor Kuhn had 16 tackles. Brett Schafroth had 11 tackles. Chance TePoel had a strong night defensively with seven tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. Maurer, Bull, and Hunter Poston had six tackles each. Armstrong, Jacob Webb, Jace Peterson, and Dustin Lund had five tackles each while Tallan Myers had four. Cobb and Teagan Lundquist had three tackles each. Merik Gaule, Aiden Gaule, Andy Seals, Trenton Drake, and Evan Davis had two tackles each. Scotty Adcock and Bryson Rhamy had one tackle each. The Timberwolves will face Martensdale-St. Mary’s for homecoming Sept. 22. The Southwest Valley Sports Boosters will begin serving their tailgate meal at 5:30 p.m. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. T-wolves finish strong in home meet
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves hosted their annual cross country meet Sept. 14 at the Happy Hollow Country Club in Corning. Varsity runners Mazzy Hummel and Trent Newton finished in the top 40 for the Timberwolves. “Boys and girl's teams from surrounding areas brought their most talented athletes to compete in a grueling test of wills. The elements slowed runners who faced high temperatures coupled with intense humidity,” head coach Josh Sussman said. Timberwolves with Newton clocking his fastest time of his school career with an impressive 22:11. Freshmen Halle Pearson turned in a personal record as well with a time of 26:00. “After battling a slightly strained hamstring and congestion, Halle returned healthy and better conditioned, which resulted in an impressive performance,” Sussman said. Junior Kaylee Jacobs ran her best time of the year as well, finishing with a time of 27:17. Aubrey Boswell finished third for the T-wolves while Bella Johnson, Miah Hummel, and Sydney Westlake rounded out the top seven. Along with Newton’s strong performance, Kade Hutchings ran well for the T-Wolves, finishing second on the team in a time of 25:17. Sam Hummel finished third on the team while Sean McCormick finished fourth with another drastic reduction in time from last year. “Chris Ulrich, our foreign exchange student from Denmark, ran in his second high school race ever and finished in fifth for the T-Wolves,” Sussman said. “Although not where we want to be yet in regards to times, I think it is important to recognize the youth of our team. More than half of the boys and girls are only sophomores, which means we have two to three more seasons to continue improving. As the season progresses, the temperatures drop, and our runners gain better strength and endurance, I truly believe we will see impressive, drastic improvements.” The team competed Sept. 11 in Red Oak with Mazzy Hummel and Newton again leading Southwest Valley. “The Red Oak course, located at the country club, is incredibly challenging with a nothing but rolling steep hills for 3.1 miles. The heat and humidity also added to the obstacles facing all the runners during the races,” Sussman said. “Despite the conditions, everyone from Southwest Valley ran extremely hard and preformed well. Mazzy and Trent paced the girls and boys teams with times of 25:38 and 23:16. I really enjoyed watching members of the boys and girls teams cheer each other on during difficult races.” Boswell, Miah Hummel, Westlake, Abbie Wetzel, Johnson and Jade Shultz finished with strong times. “Abbie ran her first high school cross country race ever and appears poised to improve as the season progresses. Aubrey continues to impress as a freshmen, finishing in second for the T-Wolves while battling the high school course for the first time in her career,” Sussman said. “Miah stepped up for the T-Wolves as well, running one of the best times of her high school career. Kaylee, Sydney, and Jade, returning after battling colds, ran hard and competed on a tough course.” The boys team entered the race light in numbers with only four boys competing because of illness and injury. “Trent ran well as our No. 1 runner. First time cross-country runner Ray Harris ran well for the T-Wolves as he felt out what a 3.1 miles race feels like,” Sussman said. “Sean McCormick continued his improvements from last season as well. The team must give Phil Currin credit for running the entire race after throwing up his lunch 30 minutes before warming up. While given the choice to sit out, Phil decided to run and complete the race. I give him credit.” SWV volleyball wins three
Southwest’s volleyball team picked up three more wins in three nights of play. The Timberwolves defeated Stanton, Martensdale-St. Mary’s, and Lenox to improve their record to 8-5. SWV’s most recent win came Sept. 18 with a hard-fought 3-2 match against Stanton. “Lexie Haer was on fire in set 1 with her hitting. She was lighting it up,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Her timing was spot on and her arm swing was fast and she snapped hard.” Haer had 15 kills, six digs, and a block and was 9-11 serving. The Timberwolves came out on top 25-16 in the first set but fell 24-26, 18-25 in the next two. SWV came back 25-20, 16-14 in the final two. “We again struggled with serving off and on all evening. We were 87 percent for the match and I would like it to be above 90 percent and closer to 95 percent,” Wetzel said. Alaina Currin had 11 digs and was 16-17 serving. “Alaina was running all over the back line digging up balls and helping others with in-out calls and helping our defense not take balls that were out. She was a 2.41 out of three and had 29 attempts on serve receive and free ball passing,” Wetzel said. “Delaney Dalton deserves a shout out. She plays full rotation for us and is a valuable asset in the front row as well as with her digging. She is good at reading where the hitter is taking the ball and can dig it up. Her pass rating was 2.12, she had nine kills, 90 percent serving with three aces and had seven digs.” Jentry Schafer had 13 kills, two blocks and a dig and was 5-7 serving. Kayley Myers was 17-20 serving with four blocks, four digs, two assists and a kill. Hailey Thomas was 13-15 serving with 12 digs and three kills. Abby Fleharty was 11-12 serving with four kills, two digs, an assist and a block. Makayla McMann was 3-4 serving with two digs. Kennedy Moore was 2-2 serving. “The girls never gave up and I think going five sets and coming out with a win was a big confidence booster for them,” Wetzel said. The Timberwolves claimed a 3-0 win Sept. 14 over Martensdale-St. Mary’s. “I was pleased with how the girls came out ready to play tonight,” Wetzel said. “Our serving percentage wasn't where I expect it to be. I would like for it to stay above 90 percent.” SWV’s serving was 86 percent against MSM. “Jentry had another solid night on the net with 14 kills and two blocks,” Wetzel said. “Kayley is really improving on the opposite side with four kills tonight and two blocks. Kayley is doing a great job setting the block on our opponents outside hitters and getting lots of touches and slowing their attacks down.” Thomas was 11-11 serving with two digs and a block. Dalton was 19-21 serving with four kills and four digs. Haer was 11-12 serving with four kills and four digs. Currin was 8-9 serving with two assists and a dig. Moore was 4-4 serving. Fleharty was 2-4 serving with four kills. “MSM was giving us quite a few free balls, which allowed us to run a quicker tempo offense with our middles and outsides,” Wetzel said. “Hailey did a nice job of executing those quick tempo sets, she finished the night with 24 assists.” SWV stopped Lenox 25-17, 25-17, 24-26, 25-13 Sept. 12. “Tonight's win was a good win for us. Lenox is a scrappy team and then hustle after the ball at all costs,” Wetzel said. “We were rolling pretty well in sets 1 and 2 and had to fight to get back in the match in set 3. We were attacking the ball the hardest in the third set, but were making unforced errors on our side of the net and not being smart with the ball. We need to continue to improve our block game. We are getting a lot of touches, but we aren't pressing over the net to keep the ball on our opponent’s side. We can also improve our defensive play off those touches. I am happy about the way the girls came back and took care of business in set 4.” Haer was 100 percent serving at 18-18 with 14 kills and eight digs. Currin was 96 percent serving at 24-25 with a kill and 13 digs. Dalton was 15-16 serving with 11 digs and a kill. Fleharty was 11-12 serving with eight kills, three digs and two blocks. Myers was 15-17 serving with five kills and two digs. Thomas was 6-7 serving with five kills and two digs. Schafer was 1-3 serving with 11 kills. Timberwolves stop Earlham 38-15
Southwest Valley wasted no time Sept. 8 taking down Earlham in its second home game of the season. The Timberwolves scored on their first possession to claim a 38-15 victory. “To be able to avenge two losses from last year in back to back weeks is definitely something I'm proud of,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “It shows me the boys have learned, and are continuing to learn. We need to keep our focus on being 1-0 each week.” SWV would score again in the first quarter before finishing the half up 28-6. The Timberwolves added touchdowns again in third and the fourth. Chance Cobb gained 177 yards rushing for a touchdown, Aaron Armstrong rushed 15 times for 114 yards and three touchdowns, and Aiden Gaule added 112 yards on 15 rushes. Cobb was also 3-8 for 38 yards passing and touchdown on a 15-yard pass to Addison Bull. Bull was also 5-5 in extra points. Trenton Drake had a 15-yard reception and Aiden Gaule had an eight-yard reception. Defensively, Brett Schafroth finished the night with 14 tackles. Armstrong had 10 tackles. Chance TePoel had eight tackles and two sacks while Grant Maurer also had eight tackles. Taylor Kuhn and Logan Calkins had six tackles each. Jacob Webb had five tackles and a sack while Jace Peterson also had five tackles. Tallan Myers had four tackles, and Cobb and Merik Gaule had three tackles each. Teagan Lundquist, Dustin Lund, Bryson Rhamy, and Trenton Drake had two tackles each while Andy Seals and Scotty Adcock each had a tackle. The Timberwolves (3-0) take to the road Sept. 15 to face Griswold (1-2). Timberwolves narrowly miss championship
Heading into the Sept. 9 Griswold Tournament the Timberwolves knew they would have to remain focused throughout each match if they hoped to get a shot at the championship. That focus came through, beginning with 2-0 wins over Griswold, Riverside, and ACGC. The next challenge became IKM-Manning. Southwest Valley seemed to be off its game, falling 21-14, 21-12 to IKM in its first match. But the focus returned in the Timberwolves’ fight for the championship with IKM. SWV fought a tough 22-20 first set before falling 21-11 in the second set. “I am really proud of the girls for today’s play in the Griswold Tournament. The girls came out ready to play from the start,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We didn’t play as well in our first match against IKM-M. We struggled again with serve receive which affected our ability to stay in system offensively. When we played them again for the championship game we played point for point in the first set. Congrats to Hailey Thomas, Alaina Currin, and Jentry Schafer for making the All Tournament Team.” The Timberwolves capped the tournament with a 21-10, 21-19 win over Heartland Christian. Thomas was 30-31 serving in the tourney with 78 assists, 22 digs, four kills, and a block. Currin was 33-33 serving with 24 digs. Schafer had 34 kills, two digs, two blocks, and was 1-1 serving. SWV saw another heated competition Sept. 7 against Creston. The Timberwolves fell 22-25, 25-22, 11-25, 26-28. “I was really proud of my girls tonight,” Wetzel said. “They really improved areas of the game that we needed to work on after Tuesday’s match. We got down in the match tonight and the girls showed a lot of heart, fight and determination to get back in the match, especially in sets 2 and 4. We did a better job on serve receive and passing tonight and also cut down our unforced errors. The girls proved tonight that they can be down a considerable amount of points and fight to get back in the match and pull out a win.” Delaney Dalton was 23-24 serving with nine digs and four kills. Currin was 14-16 serving with 10 digs and a kill. Lexie Haer was 10-10 serving with 12 digs, four kills and a block. Schafer was also 10-10 serving with 14 kills, three blocks and a dig. Thomas was 9-11 serving with 20 assists, two kills, a dig and a block. Makayla McMann was 8-9 serving with three digs. Kayley Myers had five digs, three blocks and a kill and Abby Fleharty had two blocks and a kill. Serving was a weak point in the Timberwolves’ 1-3 loss Sept. 5 against Mt. Ayr. “We missed so many serves you would think we never practice serving. We definitely need to improve our individual focus when serving in practice and execute during a game,” Wetzel said. “We also had 60 unforced errors, which means we gave Mt. Ayr 60 points they didn’t earn. It is hard to win a set, let alone a match when we have that many unforced errors. When we stayed in system and used Jentry she had some hard, fast kills. We need to be more disciplined in our defense and passing game, as well as serving. We will continue to improve those struggles and work hard to get better with each practice and each match.” Schafer was 9-11 serving with 19 kills, two digs and two blocks. Thomas was also 9-11 with four kills and three digs. Currin was 12-14 serving with three kills and a dig. McMann was 12-15 serving with five digs. Dalton was 10-12 serving with four kills, three digs, two assists and a block. Haer was 6-7 with seven kills and three digs. Myers was 1-3 with three kills, a dig and a block. Fleharty had four kills. The Timberwolves travel Sept. 12 to Lenox then host Martensdale-St. Mary’s on Sept. 14. Hummel, Newton lead cross country
Southwest Valley’s Mazzy Hummel and Trenton Newton paced the Timberwolves’ cross country teams with respective times of 25:30 and 22:20 Sept. 5 at Clarinda. "The temperature dropped to a chilly 65 degrees, and it truly started to feel like cross country season in Southwest Iowa,” head coach Josh Sussman said. “Battling allergies, colds, and a variety of other minor ailments, runners on the girls and boy's teams ran extremely hard against very competitive teams in the tri-state area. I still feel like we have the capacity to drastically improve as people return to full strength and gain more experience and confidence in their abilities.” Aubrey Boswell, a freshmen runner, finished second for the Timberwolves, running her race in 25:35. “Aubrey improved by nearly 20 seconds in her second varsity race,” Sussman said. “Halle Pearson, also a freshmen, improved as well, taking several seconds off her time from the first race of the year. Sydney Westlake, running despite having remnants of a cold, finished fourth for the Lady T-wolves. All three young ladies continue to impress with their hard work during practice and competitive spirit. Under the leadership of juniors Mazzy and Kaylee Jacobs, I think the girls can compete for a top three finish in the POI championship later this season.” Chis Ulrich, an exchange student from Denmark, competed in his first cross country race. “He ran well and enjoyed the energy and excitement of a high school sporting event,” Sussman said. “Chris is going to improve immensely during the season.” Sam Hummel finished second on the boys team, finishing in 24:45. “Sean McCormick, however, is the story of the season for the Timberwolves. He continues to show ridiculous improvements from last year, running nearly 10 minutes faster, which is pretty much an unheard of reduction in time,” Sussman said. “All and all, I was pleased with how we competed and look forward to getting better each day and having fun with a group of good kids from the Southwest Valley Community.” The Timberwolves compete Sept. 11 at Red Oak then host a meet of their own at 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Happy Hollow County Club in Corning. Timberwolves defeat Mt. Ayr 14-6
Southwest Valley held onto a 7-0 first quarter lead to down Mt. Ayr 14-6 Aug. 4. Mt. Ayr scored in the second quarter to make it a 7-6 game into the fourth when the Timberwolves pulled away. “We had the best week of practice since I've been here. I think leading up to a big game like this that was what set the tone,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “Our physicality on both sides of the ball was evident from start to end. Great to get out of the non-district 2-0.” Chance Cobb was 7-14 passing for 157 yards with two touchdowns, both to Grant Maurer who had 35 yards on two receptions. Addison Bull had 120 yards on four receptions and Jace Peterson had a two-yard reception. Aaron Armstrong had 83 yards on 15 rushes, Aiden Gaule had 27 yards on eight rushes, Cobb had 24 yards on eight rushes, and Peterson had four yards on three rushes. Bull was 2-2 on extra points. Brett Schafroth had 14 tackles while Armstrong and Cobb had 13 each. Maurer had seven tackles and broke up a pass. Chance TePoel had seven tackles and a sack. Taylor Kuhn had six tackles, Jacob Webb had five tackles and a sack, and Peterson had five tackles. Hunter Poston had four tackles while Logan Calkins had four tackles and an interception. Teagan Lundquist had three tackles, Merik Gaule had two tackles, and Tallan Myers, Aiden Gaule, Bryson Rhamy, and Evan Davis had one tackle each. The Timberwolves will host Earlham on Sept. 8. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. SWV volleyball defeats Central Decatur
The Timberwolves kicked off their volleyball season Aug. 29 with a 4-1 win over Central Decatur on the road. Southwest Valley won 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 25-19. “I think we did an OK job against Central Decatur tonight. This was our first match of the season so not everything went as well as I would have liked, but we were able to get the win despite our struggles,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We really struggled with serving most of the night, especially in set 2. That really hurt the momentum swing and once we were down a few points and would climb back up, we would miss a serve. We will continue to work on our passing and serve receive to improve that pass rating.” Sophomore Kayley Myers was 16-17 serving and had three digs and a block. “Kayley had a nice night at the net with seven kills,” Wetzel said. “Lexie [Haer] also had seven kills and Abby [Fleharty] had five kills. Alaina [Currin] and Lexie led the way with five digs apiece. Hailey had 25 assists on the night. It was good to get our first match under our belts so we can go back to work tomorrow at practice and keep working on the skills we struggled with tonight.” The Timberwolves didn’t fare as well in their second match of the season, falling 1-3 to East Mills on Aug. 31. SWV lost 21-15, 18-25, 25-18, 20-25. “We really struggled defensively and on serve receive. Our pass rating was low and on defense we seemed to be stuck in the mud and slow to react,” Wetzel said. “Although we served over 90 percent, it seemed that when we made service errors it was when we were down points.” Currin was 19-19 serving while Delaney Dalton was 17-18. “Alaina had a solid 18 digs on the night,” Wetzel said. “Hailey [Thomas] had 31 assists. Delaney stepped up her front row game tonight and had seven kills. Jentry [Schafer] led the team with 10 kills and Lexie added seven. I thought we did a great job of getting lots of touches on the block and slowing their hitters down, but defensively we were slow to react.” The Timberwolves take on Mount Ayr on Sept. 5 and Creston on Sept. 7 then play Sept. 9 in the Griswold Tournament. Timberwolves blank Red Oak 42-0
Southwest Valley kicked off its football season with a 42-0 shutout Aug. 25 over Red Oak at home. “I was very happy with our week one performance,” head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “It started with out offensive and defensive line. I thought they were controlling the line of scrimmage and allowing our running game to succeed as well as freeing up our linebackers to make plays.” The Timberwolves picked up three first quarter touchdowns and added another in the second for a 28-0 lead at halftime. SWV tacked on another touchdown in the third and finished with one more in the fourth. Chance Cobb was 4-6 for 106 yards passing and a touchdown. He also rushed six times for 52 yards. Aaron Armstrong had 68 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Aiden Gaule rushed five times for 22 yards and a touchdown. Jace Peterson had two yards and a touchdown on three carries. Peterson also had a 61-yard touchdown reception. Adam Harris had 10 yards on five rushes. Trenton Drake had a 20-yard reception, Grant Maurer had a 14-yard reception and Chance Tepoel had an 11-yard reception. Addison Bull was 6-6 in extra points. Defensively, Peterson made seven tackles. Logan Calkins and Tallan Myers had six tackles and a sack each while Tepoel and Armstrong each made six tackles. Maurer had five tackles and broke up a pass while Taylor Kuhn, Brett Schafroth, and Andy Seals had five tackles and a sack each. Jacob Webb made four tackles. Dustin Lund had three tackles and broke up a pass. Teagan Lundquist, Matt Johnson, and Harris made three tackles each. Bull had two interceptions including one for a touchdown. Merik Gaule, Aiden Gaule, Scotty Adcock, Evan Davis and Kaden Jacobs all made two touchdowns each while Trenton Drake, Hunter Poston, Bryson Rhamy, and Anthony Bynum finished the night with one tackle each. SWV is on the road Sept. 1. “We’ll look to shore up some of the missed opportunities and get ready for Mt. Ayr,” Donahoo said. SWV cross country season begins
The Southwest Valley High School cross country team traveled Aug. 24 to Guthrie Center for the Timberwolves’ first meet of the season. “All members of the boys and girls team ran very hard on a challenging course known for an incredibly steep hill,” head coach Josh Sussman said. Maslyn Hummel and Trent Newton led the way for the Timberwolves. Sidney Westlake, Aubrey Boswell, and Halle Pearson, three freshman girls running in their first high school race, competed and performed at a high level. “I was very impressed with their times and cannot wait to see them develop as they become stronger and more confident,” Sussman said. “Returning runners Bella Johnson and Kaylee Jacobs also had nice races as well.” Seniors Miah Hummel and Oakley Goodvin ran two of the best times of their careers with Goodvin beating her time from last year on the same course by 2 minutes and Hummel running an impressive 27:38. “I was also very proud of first-time runner Jade Shults who maintained a steady pace and completed the entire race on a difficult course,” Sussman said. The boys team featured three freshmen — Sammy Hummel, Cade Hutchings, and Brayden Avila — who ran in their first high school cross country race. “All three boys ran well. Sammy finished in second place on the team during the race,” Sussman said. “Sean McCormick turned in the most impressive race of his career. He beat his previous P.R by almost four minutes. I was very proud to see Sean improve by such a large margin.” “We next to Clarinda on Sept. 5, which gives our team a solid week of training,” Sussman said. Youngsters compete in 4-H SESS event
The 4-H Safety Education and Shooting Sports event was held Aug. 19 in Corning. Results include: Archery junior own equipment Jack Kretzinger. Archery intermediate own equipment Molly Bagby. Archery senior own equipment Mario Houser (East Pott). Archery junior club equipment Kiara Meek (East Pott). Archery intermediate club equipment Jaden Luth (East Pott). Air rifle junior club equipment Jack Kretzinger. Air rifle intermediate club equipment Jaden Luth (East Pott). Air rifle senior club equipment Tristan Cline. Air rifle intermediate own equipment Molly Bagby. Shotgun intermediate Vincente Butcher. Shotgun senior Devin Meek (East Pott). Other participating from Adams County were Paul Douglas and Kaleb Dodge. Pride of Iowa pickCARIE MORALES/Free Press — Pride of Iowa Conference coaches named Southwest Valley High School’s Danica Sunderman a Second Team selection for the 2016-2017 season. Sunderman’s record includes three home runs, 19 runs batted in and a .338 batting average. The Timberwolves finished the season at 9-14.
Big FishCARIE MORALES/Free Press — Bobbers Down Marina owner Jeff Russell, left, poses with Big Fish Contest winners Andy Jennings, Jason Boswell and Lake Icaria park ranger Dan Carl on Aug. 4 at the lake. Jennings had the biggest catfish at 23.91 pounds, biggest walleye at 7.57 pounds, and biggest crappie at 1.27 pounds. Boswell had biggest bass at 5.43 pounds.
SWV softball ends season
The Timberwolves finished their softball season July 3 after falling 13-7 in the first round of the regional tournament. “They came out hitting pretty good, getting on the board in the first inning with 3 runs,” head coach Tara Miller said. “The girls started to settle in and we got 4 runs in the third inning. Danica Sunderman had a great hit down the left field line. She ended up hitting it foul by about 6 feet, which would have given her a grand slam. She came back with a hit to centerfield that gave us 3 of our runs. We stalled after that until the seventh inning when Lexie Haer had a 3 run home run. Defensively we played good up until the sixth inning, it kind of got away from us.” Southwest Valley ended the season with a 9-14 record. “It was a great season, with lots of improvements,” Miller said. “We are going to lose some great players in Shelby Nelson, Kiara Roberts, and Danica Sunderman.” SWV softball takes East Union
A 2-run homer and a double by Danica Sunderman and another double by Lexie Haer helped give the Timberwolves a 14-6 win June 29 over East Union. “Shelby Nelson also had a good night, getting on base five times and scoring three times,” coach Tara Miller said. “Defensively we played much better. They got a couple of hits off of Kayley Myers but we played much better.” Southwest Valley wasn’t as fortunate June 27 in a 9-0 loss to Nodaway Valley. “It wasn't a good game for us. We were out of it defensively, having nine errors,” Miller said. “We never seemed to get our bats going. We only had four runners on. Hailey Thomas got on twice off a walk and a single.” The Timberwolves took another 9-0 loss June 30, this time to Wayne. “We didn't really play that bad,” Miller said. “They hit us some, which made it hard to get out of a couple of innings. We made some good contact off their pitcher but just couldn't get many girls on base.” Sunderman’s homer not enough against Lenox
Despite an early lead and a home run by Danica Sunderman, the Timberwolves fell 9-6 June 22 against Lenox. “We started of getting 2 runs in the third inning and they came back and got 2 in the fourth,” head coach Tara Miller said. Lenox came back with 5 in the fifth and 2 more in the sixth for a 9-2 lead. “We came back with 2 in the sixth on Lexie Haer double and a Danica Sunderman home run so it was 9-4 going into the seventh,” Miller said. We scored 2 right away in the seventh and ended the game with the bases loaded. Unfortunately there were some calls in the last inning that didn't quite go our way, which didn't help. Overall the girls played much better tonight.” Southwest Valley fell 8-3 June 23 to Southeast Warren. “It was another game that we couldn't get the bats going,” Miller said. Haer scored twice. “Defensively we dug ourselves in a hole a little late in the game for us to have enough time to get back into it,” Miller said. “It was a tough week overall.” This week the Timberwolves host Nodaway Valley on June 27 and Shenandoah on June 28. SWV is on the road June 29 at East Union and June 30 at Wayne. Regional play begins July 3. SWV softball goes 2-2
Southwest Valley’s softball team finished last week with two wins and two losses. The Timberwolves started with a 13-11 win June 12 against Stanton. “Defensively we struggled a little bit, kind of let them get back in the game in the fourth inning, than we cleaned up our play after that,” head coach Tara Miller said.” Offensively we had a good night, everyone got on base. Lexier Haer had a good night with four singles. Kylie McBride also had four singles and a triple.” SWV claimed its second win June 13 in a 13-8 game with Bedford. “We game out strong getting 4 runs in the top of the first then gave up 8 in the bottom of the second,” Miller said. “The girls started to played great defensive after that, they only allowed a couple of more base runners after that. Offensively, they came back great.” The Timberwolves scored 3 in the fourth and 6 in the fifth to regain the lead and take the win. “Shelby Nelson had a good night, getting on base four times and scoring 3 times,” Miller said. “Danica Sunderman and Hailey Thomas both had doubles. All around everyone did a great night offensively, at least getting on base once.” SWV didn’t finish the week as strong, though, falling 11-1 to Central Decatur on June 15. “They got off to a great start and we just got off to a slow start,” Miller said. The Timberwolves took a 6-1 loss June 16 against Pleasantville. “We played with them pretty good, we just got our bats going a little too late,” Miller said. Jentry Schafer had a triple early in the game. “Kennedy Moore had a good hit and got to third on an error, in which Alaina Currin hit her in for our single run,” Miller said. “Defensively we played pretty good. They ended up only scoring in two innings.” SWV girls add two wins
The Timberwolves softball team went 2-2 last week, picking up wins over East Union and Nodaway Valley. Southwest Valley began the week with a win June 6 over Nodaway Valley in Greenfield. “It was a very good game in which we came away with the win 3-2,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Both teams scored 2 runs in the third inning and it was a defensive battle after that until we scored in the top of the seventh and held them in the bottom. Defensively we played an error free game, which is great to see.” Kiara Roberts scored 2 runs on a double and Lexie Haer doubled for the winning run. “Multiple girls got on base with good hits, which has been a struggle for us,” Miller said “It was definitely a great start to the week.” The Timberwolves claimed their second win June 8 at home in a 10-2 game over East Union. “Lexie Haer got her first home run of the season tonight,” Miller said. “Hailey Thomas also had a good night getting three singles in five at bats. Defensively we played much better tonight, which is good to see.” SWV fell 10-1 June 7 in Red Oak. “We never quite got our bats going tonight,” Miller said. Hailey Thomas and Jordyn Figgins both had doubles in the game. “Defensively it wasn't one of our better games, we had a couple of innings get away from us that they scored the majority of their runs in,” Miller said. The Timberwolves finished the week with a 6-0 loss to Martensdale-St. Mary’s. “Defensively we played pretty decent, they got 5 of their runs in the first two innings and then we settled in pretty good,” Miller said. “Offensively we struggled quite a bit, only getting two runners on the whole night.” SWV has another full schedule this week, playing road games June 12 at Stanton, June 13 at Bedford, June 15 at Central Decatur, and June 17 at Griswold. The Timberwolves are home June 16 with Pleasantville. MARK SAYLOR/Free Press — Southwest Valley’s returning baseball lettermen are, from left, Aiden Gaule, Joey Kernen, Jace Petersen, and Teagan Lundquist. The Timberwolves suffered losses last week to Martensdale-St. Mary’s, East Union, and Nodaway Valley. Gaule had two hits and Dustin Lund had one June 1 in a 10-0 loss to Lenox. This week SWV plays away games June 13 with Bedford and June 15 with Central Decatur. The Timberwolves are home June 14 with Clarinda and June 16 with Pleasantville.
Timberwolves win SWV Invitational
The Timberwolves went 2-0 June 3, defeating East Mills and Griswold, to take the title in the Southwest Valley Invitational Tournament. SWV made quick work of East Mills in the opening game, taking a 13-0 win in just two and a half innings. “All in all it was a good game, everyone scored at least once, if not twice,” head coach Tara Miller said. “Offensively it was spread out pretty equally between all the girls.” Kiara Roberts was the winning pitcher. She pitched 2 innings and had four strikeouts against seven batters. Kayley Myers came in the third inning in relief and had three strikeouts against five batters. The Timberwolves defeated Griswold 9-4 in six innings in the championship game. “Danica Sunderman got her first home run of the year, along with a double and a single,” Miller said. “Kennedy Moore had a good game offensively also, getting a single each time in her three at bats. Offensively we did a much better job at moving runners when they got on base than we have a couple of the previous games.” Roberts was the winning pitcher, allowing only six hits with one strikeout. “Our tournament was a good end to the week,” Miller said. “We struggled a little this week so to win our home tournament was a great way to end the week and head into the next week since we have four games in a row.” SWV had a tougher time at home June 2 with Interstate 35. The Timberwolves fell 12-0. “We played good defensive for the most part,” Miller said. “We had six errors tonight, which hurt us some. Offensively we never really got the bats going. We got a couple girls on off walks but never got them across.” The Timberwolves fell 3-0 June 1 to Lenox in a road game. “T.J. Stoaks pitched a good game tonight and we just couldn't ever get the bats going against her,” Miller said. “We only had three girls get on base all night and never got them moved around. Defensively we played a pretty good game and only had two errors.” SWV fell 10-3 May 30 to Mount Ayr at home. “We had some good innings and some bad defensively,” Miller said. “Catcher Hailey Thomas caught two girls stealing tonight. We struggled offensively, we had multiply innings where we had girls on base and just couldn't get any across home. Danica Sunderman and Kennedy Moore each had a couple of hits tonight.” SWV softball team claims wins
Southwest Valley’s softball team posted wins over Bedford and Clarinda in recent play. The Timberwolves topped Bedford 14-8 May 25 in Villisca. “Lexie Haer had a good night, getting three hits and scoring 3 times,” head coach Tara Miller said. Danica Sunderman also had two hits. Payton Thomas, Kennedy Moore, and Alaina Currin each had 2 RBI. Kiara Roberts was the winning pitcher with a strikeout and only one walk. “It was nice to see the girls hit the ball some last night,” Miller said. “We struggled with that on Monday against Creston (SWV fell 9-2 May 22 to Creston). Defensively we played great, there were a couple of plays that got away from us but overall it was a good night.” The Timberwolves hammered out an 11-1 win in six innings May 26 at home with Clarinda. “Kylie McBride had a great night hitting with two homes runs that scored 3 runs for us,” Miller said. “Shelby Nelson also had a good night with a couple of hits that scored 2 runs.” Roberts got the win with two strikeouts and just one walk. Southwest Valley’s baseball team fell 10-0 in five innings May 26 to Woodward-Granger and 6-1 May 22 to Creston. Timberwolves compete
at state track meet Southwest Valley’s four state track qualifiers — Wyatt McAlpin, Chance Cobb, Grant Maurer, and Aaron Armstrong — competed over the weekend in the 2017 Iowa State Track and Field Championship at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. “The guys competed very hard against some very good competition,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “The conditions were not the greatest to run but the guys really gave everything they had.” The Timberwolves’ 4x200 meter relay team of McAlpin, Cobb, Maurer, and Armstrong placed 13th in the preliminaries with a time of 1:33.66. The same four placed 22nd in the 4x100 meter relay preliminaries with a time of 46.46. Mauer placed 20th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 59.23. “The 4x200 team ran a great time to finish in the top 15. The 4x100 ran well but also ran against some very good teams. Grant ran a solid race in the 400 hurdles,” Naugle said. “I am very proud of how much these guys were able to accomplish this year.” McAlpin ends his high school career but Mauer, Armstrong, and Cobb will return next year for another shot at state. “Getting to state was the goal and they accomplished that. It was definitely a great experience,” Naugle said. “We will greatly miss Wyatt next year but hopefully this experience will help the returning guys get back to the blue oval and compete even better next year.” SWV duo win first round tennis
Southwest Valley’s Jacy Schafer and Brittney Westlake claimed a win in the first round of regional tennis May 18 at Red Oak before falling in the quarterfinals. Schafer and Westlake defeated Perla Hernandez and Mercedes Nissan of Red Oak in the first round 6-4, 6-1. In the quarterfinals, Westlake/Schafer lost to Gilbert/Atkins of Shenandoah 6-1, 6-0 Katie Hoerman and Danielle Wetzel lost to Maekale Fine and Delany Glassgow of Clarinda 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of doubles. In singles, Lillie Oglesbee lost in the first round to Haley Panbreck of Red Oak 6-0, 6-0. Kaitlyn Richey lost to eventual singles champion Sarah Wood of Shenandoah in the first round 6-0, 6-0. “Our two singles players drew into a match where they were simply outmatched, but you’ll have that with a blind draw with all the kids in one bracket,” head coach Pete Nett said. “Jacy and Brittney had a nice victory in the first round, and were pretty competitive early in the second match, but a few breaks didn’t go our way and the momentum kind of steamrolled after that. All in all, with only seven girls out total, I thought they had a fairly good season.” Tennis awards were given away as part of the athletic banquet May 16. Girls letter winners were Westlake, Schafer, Hoerman, Wetzel, Richey Oglesbee and Robyn Steeve. Boys letter winners were Nic Frede, Dalton Davis, Bryce Newton, John Kinser, Quinton Scott, Aiden Gaule, Scott Palmer, Jadon Bohn, Jesse Bohn, Adam Harris, Guillermo Mena and Alidivar Sodatsairov. Participation certificates for the boys were Garret Thibodeaux, Cody Grace, Evan Davis, Tristan Cline, Evan Fleharty, Raymond Harris, Drake O’Briant and Ryan Maeder. Timberwolves to compete at state
Southwest Valley’s Grant Maurer will compete as an individual and in the 4x200 meter and 4x100 meter relay teams with Wyatt McAlpin, Chance Cobb and Aaron Armstrong on May 18-20 in the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines. “We have three events competing on Friday,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “The 4x200 roughly at 10:20 a.m., Grant in the 400 hurdles at roughly 11:20 a.m., and the 4x100 roughly at 12:40 p.m." McAlpin, Cobb, Mauer, and Armstrong placed first in the relay May 11 in the Class 1A District 6 Meet in Tabor to qualify. “The highlight of the night for us was our one automatic qualifier,” Naugle said of the May 11 meet. “We qualified in the 4x200 by running their best time of the year. It is a school record and also one of the fastest times in 1A this year. Wyatt, Chance, Grant, and Aaron ran a great race to win by over 2 seconds. I was very proud of them and look forward to seeing if they can run even faster at state, which they all seem to think that they can.” Mauer also set a school record in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.11. “Grant placed second in the 400 hurdles with a personal best time,” Naugle said. Another school record came from the 4x100 team of Armstrong, Cobb, Maurer, and McAlpin. “Our 4x100 team placed third with a season best time (45.62 school record),” Naugle said. The sprint medley team of Cobb, Maurer, Armstrong, and McAlpin placed third with a time of 1:39.63. Armstrong placed third in the 100 with a time of 12:23. Hunter Poston placed fifth in the shot put with a personal best (42-09.00). “Christian [McCuen} placed fourth in the high jump with a good jump (5-06.00). He was consistently getting 5-6 all year and for a freshman I am excited to see how much he can improve next year,” Naugle said. “Jacob Webb placed eighth in the discus with a solid throw (113-08) to end the season. Evan Skelton placed in the top eight in the 400 running a great race (57.09). Connor [Haggerty] finished out his senior season running a solid time in the 3200 (12:01.31) to place in the top eight (fifth) as well. Our 4x800 team, distance medley team and 4x400 team all placed in the top eight to score points.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Armstrong, third, 12.23; Brett Schafroth, 15th, 13.22 200 meter dash — Evan Skelton, 12th, 26.00; Joey Kernen, 17th, 27.16 800 meter run — Phillip Currin, 17th, 2:49.18 1600 meter run — Connor Haggerty, ninth, 5:38.51; Daniel Kinyon, 13th, 5:54.75 110 meter hurdles — Schafroth, 10th, 20.09 4x400 meter relay — SWV, eighth, 4:10.53 Distance medley — SWV, seventh, 4:17.26 Long jump — Andy Seals, 17th, 11-00.75; Hayden Bayles, 18th, 10-05.25 Discus —Hunter Poston, 11th, 104-09 Team — St. Albert 159, Fremont-Mills 98, Riverside 97, Sidney 85, East Mills 62, SWV 57, Stanton 46, Lenox 39, Bedford 35, Essex 27, Heartland Christian 22, Clarinda Academy 1 The Timberwolves competed May 8 in the Fremont-Mills Last Chance Meet in Tabor. “It was by far the hottest meet we have been to all year and the wind was really strong through the first of the meet but started to really die down by the end,” Naugle said. “The guys really competed well and ran hard all night.” Cobb, McAlpin, Armstrong, and Maurer made up the sprint medley, 4x100 and 4x200 teams. “They were able to run very nice races to win all three, Naugle said. “They ran their best time of the year in the 4x100 and also ran close to their best times in the 800 medley and 4x200.” Jacob Webb threw a personal best in the shot put to place third overall. Poston was able to place fourth in the event. Webb also placed fourth in the discus. Joey Kernen ran a personal best in the 200 to place sixth. “Our distance medley team placed third and ran their best time of the year, Naugle said. “Overall I was very pleased with how the meet went.” Other results include: Team — Fremont-Mills 143, Sidney 128, East Mills 92, SWV 75, Stanton 56, Essex 42, Heartland Christian 33, South Page 2 100 meter dash — Schafroth, fourth, 12.62; Seals, 14th, 15.29 200 meter dash — Kernen, sixth, 25.86; Trent Newton 12th, 29.12 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, sixth, 2:27.80; Currin, 12th, 2:56.18 1600 meter run — Haggerty, sixth, 5:48.71; Daniel Kinyon, ninth, 6:07.93 3200 meter run — Haggerty, third, 12:23.38 400 meter hurdles — Skelton, fourth, 1:03.18 Discus — Webb, fourth, 108-08; Poston, seventh, 106-00 High jump — McCuen, fourth, 5-06.00 Shot put — Webb, third, 43-03.00; Poston, fourth, 40-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Armstrong, Cobb, Maurer, and McAlpin, first, 46.06 4x200 meter relay — Cobb, Maurer, McAlpin, and Armstrong, first, 1:35.93 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, fourth, 10:35.42 800 sprint medley — Cobb, Maurer, Armstong, and McAlpin, first, 1:40.58 1600 distance medley — Kernen, Webb, Skelton, and McCuen, third, 4:10.91 SWV girls set records
The Southwest Valley girls finished fifth out of 13 teams at the District 6 Class 1A track meet May 11 in Fremont Mills. The Timberwolves set two new school records, posted four season best relay times, and had two individual season bests or personal records on the night. Miah Hummel set a new school record in the long jump at 14 feet, 7.5 inches, bringing home fourth place. Danica Sunderman set the new school record in the discus with a fourth place throw of 103 feet, 11 inches. Lexie Haer had a season best discus throw of 97-3, good enough for sixth place. Delaney Dalton had a personal record of 33-6 in the shot put, placing fifth. The 4x100 team (Miah Hummel, Shelby Nelson, Lexie Haer, and Kayley Myers) and shuttle hurdle relay team (Dezirae Archer, Morgan Jones, Payton Thomas, and Bella Johnson) each placed third. The 4x800 team (Diana Burggren, Hailey Thomas, Mazzy Hummel, and Fuller) placed fourth and the sprint medley team (Miah Hummel, Nelson, Haer, and Myers) placed fifth. “All four relay teams ran season best times,” head coach Jason Hults said. All we can ask of our athletes is to put out their best efforts and performances at the end of the season. The girls did that tonight, and I am very proud of them.” Results include: 100 meter dash — Amy Lamgo, 21st, 20.93 200 meter dash — Oakley Goodvin, 11th, 31.76 800 meter run — Elizabeth Fuller, third, 2:44.22 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 5:52.80 3000 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, fifth, 13:57.79 100 meter hurdles — Bella Johnson, seventh, 18.79; Dezirae Archer, ninth, 19.03 400 meter hurdles — Kayley Myers, third, 1:15.96 4x100 shuttle hurdle — SWV, third, 1:17.25 4x100 meter relay — SWV, third, 55.39 4x200 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Hailey Thomas, Haer, and Myers, eighth, 2:01.61 4x400 meter relay — Olivia Jacobs, Johnson, Emily Lauer, and Jillian Simmons, sixth, 5:13.78 4x800 meter relay — SWV, fourth, 11:18.27 800 sprint medley — SWV, fifth, 2:03.79 Long jump — Miah Hummel, fourth, 14-07.50 Discus — Danica Sunderman, fourth, 103-11; Lexie Haer, sixth, 97-03 Shot put — Delany Dalton, fifth, 33-06.00; Sunderman, sixth, 33-01.50 Team — Fremont-Mills 118, Bedford 99, Sidney 83, East Mills 78, SWV 70.50, Essex 68, St. Albert 65.50, Riverside 51, Stanton 38, Lenox 22, Heartland Christian 21, South Page 7, Clarinda Academy 3 In the May 8 Fremont-Mills Last Chance Relays, the last meet before districts, SWV scored 94 points to finish third overall. “It was the first meet all season where the girls scored points in every event, bringing home medals (top 5) in 16 of 19 events,” Hults said. “The highlight of the evening was the setting of three new school records.” Miah Hummel started the new records off with a jump of 14-6.5 in the long jump, which earned her sixth place. Sunderman followed by setting a new discus record with a throw of 99-5 for third place. The distance medley team of Miah Hummel, Haer, Myers, and Fuller finished off the record setting performances with a second place finish in a time of 4:58.83. “I am very proud of all these girls and their new school records,” Hults said. “For two seniors, Sunderman and Fuller, I am very happy for them to be a part of that in their final regular season meet as Timberwolves. And it shows the underclassman how hard work and dedication can pay off. Congratulations ladies.” Other key performances of the evening included Jacobs’ second place finish in the 3000 meter and Mazzy Hummel taking third in the 3000 meter and fourth in the 1500 meter. Myers finished third in the 400 meter hurdles and Johnson finished fifth. Johnson also finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles and second in the high jump. Sunderman followed up her record setting discus throw with a fourth place finish in the 400 meter. Haer also placed fifth in the discus. “The girls brought home medals in all seven relays for the first time all season — the sprint medley, distance medley and 4x100 teams finished second. The shuttle hurdle, 4x800, and 4x400 teams placed fourth. The 4x200 team placed fifth,” Hults said. “All in all, it was a great night for these young ladies, and great way to end the regular season.” SWV tennis girls win three
Southwest Valley picked up three wins May 9 in girls tennis with Atlantic in Corning. Atlantic came out on top 6-3. Winners for SWV were Brittney Westlake at No. 1 singles, Kaitlyn Richey at No. 5 singles and Westlake/Jacy Schafer at No. 1 doubles. “It was a very competitive match up and down the whole lineup,” coach Pete Nett said. “The win at #1 dubs for Brittney and Jacy should hopefully give them a boost of confidence heading into the regionals next Thursday.” The boys fell 9-0 to Atlantic on the road May 9. The Timberwolves’ Dalton Davis and John Kinser came out on top May 11 in the first round of district tennis at Red Oak. The duo defeated Jake Echternacht/Carlos Guerra of Red Oak 6-1, 6-3 in the first round. In the quarterfinals, Davis/Kinser lost to William Otto/Johnathon Echaveste of Clarke 6-1, 6-2. Quinton Scott/Aiden Gaule lost in the first round to Dustin Merritt/Tristan Davidson of Creston 6-1, 6-2. In singles, Nic Frede lost in the first round to Reed Miller of Council Bluffs St. Albert 6-0, 6-2. Bryce Newton lost in the first round to No. 4 seed Weston Rolenc of Red Oak 6-1, 6-1. “We actually played very well in the Atlantic match with nothing to show on the scoreboard. They are one of the premier programs in Southwest Iowa,” Nett said. “As for districts, well, we didn’t draw very well, especially in singles. In a blind draw of all players, having both of your players have to play No. 1 players from their own schools is just bad luck. It was great to see Dalton and John get a win. They played very solid the whole day.” T-wolves take third in Relays
Southwest Valley’s boys track team showed its strength May 4 at home in the Timberwolf Relays to place third as a team. “I thought that our guys ran hard and competed very well in front of our home crowd,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We really pushed the limit and ran the guys hard on Tuesday night at our conference meet so we picked a few events to focus on and worked hard to improve times in our events.” The Timberwolves won two events, placed second in four events, and finished third in two. “Our sprint medley team of Evan Skelton, Chance Cobb, Aaron Armstrong, and Wyatt McAlpin ran their fastest time of the year to win the event. Aaron also ran his fastest time of the year in the open 100 to win the event,” Naugle said. “Our 4x100 team ran a nice race to finish second in the event, just missing finishing first. Grant ran a solid race to place second in the 110 hurdles. Brett Schafroth finished third in the event.” SWV’s 4x800 team of Jacob Kinyon, Trent Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Phillip Currin ran its best time of the season to place fifth. “We also had some great points come from the field events tonight. Christian [McCuen] had a solid jump in the high jump to place tied for third. Hunter Poston placed second in the discus with a personal best and placed third in the shot with a solid throw,” Naugle said. “Jacob Webb placed second in the shot with a personal best and then placed seventh in the discus. Overall I was very happy with how our guys competed tonight and was very pleased with the times they ran. We travel next to Tabor on Monday to compete in a last-chance meet before districts where we will look to clean up hand-offs/exchanges and improve some times before districts.” Results include: Team — Nodaway Valley 119, Griswold 98.5, SWV 78.5, Sidney 68, CAM 64.5, Lenox 58, Central Decatur 47.5, Stanton 47.5, Essex 37.5, East Union 37, Interstate 35 36, Bedford 33, Clarinda Academy 7 100 meter dash — Aaron Armstrong, first 11.67; Joey Kernen, 12th, 12.69; Andy Seals, 29th, 15.01 200 meter dash — Kernen, 11th, 26.06; Jacob Webb, 15th, 26.99 400 meter dash — Christian McCuen, 12th, 59.83 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, eighth, 2:25.09; Phillip Currin, 17th, 2:45.57 110 meter hurdles — Grant Maurer, second, 16.56; Brett Schafroth, third, 18.83 1600 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 20th, 5:54.40; Connor Haggerty, 15th, 5:34.91 3200 meter run — Haggerty, seventh, 11:38.95 Discus — Hunter Poston, second, 120-03; Webb, seventh, 111-00; Hayden Bayles, 13th, 101-01.50 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-06.00 Shot put — Webb, second, 41-07.50; Poston, third, 39-11.50; Schafroth, 10th, 37-10.50 4x100 meter relay — Armstrong, Chance Cobb, Maurer, and Wyatt McAlpin, second, 46.57; Poston, Andy Seals, James Lamgo, and Bayles, 16th, 59.06 4x400 meter relay — Evan Skelton, McCuen, Jacob Kinyon, and Trent Newton, 10th, 4:11.52 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, fifth, 10:12.70 800 sprint medley — Skelton, Cobb, Armstrong, and McAlpin, first, 1:39.03 The Timberwolves placed fifth May 2 in a Pride of Iowa Conference meet at East Union. “Our 4x100 and 4x200 teams of Grant Maurer, Aaron Armstrong, Wyatt McAlpin, and Chance Cobb won both events running great times,” Naugle said. “Aaron ran a solid time in the open 100 to place second in the event. Christian had a nice jump in the high jump to place second as well. Grant ran a great time, a personal best, in the 400 hurdles to place second, just .08 behind first. Our shuttle hurdle team ran a nice time to place third in the event. Aaron had a solid jump in the long jump to place fourth.” Webb placed fifth in the shot put and sixth in the discus while Poston had a personal best for sixth in the shot put. “Overall it was a very good meet for us. The guys ran very well and competed,” Naugle said. “We were looking to finish in the top half as a team and we were able to do that. We were looking to win the 4x100 and the 4x200 and the guys went out and ran great races to win both.” Results include: Discus — Webb, sixth, 110-05; Bayles, 103-03 Shot put — Webb, fifth, 40-11.50; Poston, sixth 40-9.50 3200 meter run — Haggerty, eighth, 11:48.52 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, eighth, 10:30.08 Shuttle hurdle — Cobb, Schafroth, Skelton, and Maurer, third, 1:06.58 100 meter dash — Armstrong, second, 11:53; Kernen, 12:54 Distance medley — Webb, Kernen, Skelton, and McCuen, eighth, 4:13.82 400 meter dash — Newton, 1:08.84 4x200 meter relay — McAlpin, Cobb, Maurer, and Armstrong, first, 1:35.61 Long jump — Armstrong, fourth, 18-8.75 High jump — McCuen, second, 5-6 100 meter hurdles — Schafroth, 18.69 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, 2:23.77; Currin, 2:45.31 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, second, 57.37 1600 meter run — Haggerty, 5:43.51; Daniel Kinyon, 5:54.69 4x100 meter relay — Armstrong, Cobb, Maurer, and McAlpin, first, 46.27 4x400 meter relay — Skelton, McCuen, Jacob Kinyon, and Newton, 4:10.21 Team — Pleasantville 143, Mount Ayr 115, Nodaway Valley 102, Central Decatur 78, SWV 67, Interstate 35 60, Lenox 43, Wayne 37, Bedford 35, Southeast Warren 24, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 23, East Union 14 Fuller sets new school record
Southwest Valley senior Elizabeth Fuller set a new school record May 4 when she won the 800 meter run in Class A competition in the Raiderette Relays in Mount Ayr. Fuller finished in 2:40.68. “I am very happy for Elizabeth, that all her hard work paid off with a new school record,” head coach Jason Hults said. “It’s great to have a senior leader that is such a good role model for the younger girls on the team.” The Timberwolves finished sixth out of eight teams overall. Danica Sunderman placed third in discus and fifth in shot put. Lexie Haer was fourth in discus. Delaney Dalton placed sixth in shot put. Bella Johnson tied for fifth in high jump. “The field events continue to be a high point for the girls this season,” Hults said. In track events, Kaylee Jacobs placed third in the 3000 meter while Mazzy Hummel and Dalton went fifth and sixth in the 400 meter hurdles. The 4x800 and distance medley relays brought home medals with fourth place finishes. The 4x200 team finished fifth while the shuttle hurdle and 4x100 teams finished sixth. “Overall, there were some great efforts and really good times from girls running events they don't normally run,” Hults said. Results include: Team — Mount Ayr 165, Wayne 111, Sidney 82, Nodaway Valley 71, Central Decatur 69, SWV 45.50, Lenox 23.50, Interstate 35 18 High jump — Bella Johnson, fifth, 4-04.00 Discus — Danica Sunderman, third, 93-02; Lexie Haer, fourth, 89-05 Shot put — Sunderman, fifth, 31-05.00; Delaney Dalton, sixth, 30-02.50; Shelby Nelson, 18th, 25-01.00; Amy Lamgo, 26th, 19-03.50 800 sprint medley — Nelson, Sunderman, Hailey Thomas, and Olivia Jacobs, eighth, 2:15.24 3000 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, third, 14:39.57 4x800 meter relay — Haer, Nelson, Kaylee Myers, and Miah Hummel, fourth, 11:49.76 Shuttle hurdle — Sunderman, Thomas, Diana Berggren, and Myers, seventh, 1:31.00 100 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, 11th, 15.42; Mazzy Hummel, 14th, 15.52; Makayla Kirsch, 25th, 17.01; Amy Lamgo, 31st, 20.59 1600 sprint medley — Emily Lauer, Oakley Goodvin, Jacobs, and Mazzy Hummel, fourth, 5:16.68 4x200 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Johnson, Haer, and Myers, fifth, 2:02.22 100 meter hurdles — Morgan Jones, 15th, 20.05 800 meter run — Fuller, first, 2:40.68; Kirsch, 11th, 3:23.46 200 meter dash — Berggren, 11th, 32.39; Jacobs, 17th, 34.47; Lamgo, 25th, 46.20 400 meter hurdles — Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 1:31.32; Dalton, sixth, 1:43.00 4x100 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Haer, Thomas, and Johnson, sixth, 57.74; Jones, Jillian Simmons, Goodvin, and Emily Lauer, 11th, 1:01.42 4x400 meter relay — Jacobs, Simmons, Mazzy Hummel, and Dalton, ninth, 5:14.43 The SWV Girls finished 11th May 2 at the Pride of Iowa Conference meet at East Union. “Mt. Ayr dominated the meet on the girls side, and the rest of the conference battled it out with some stiff competition throughout the night,” Hults said. “We knew going in that it would be tough to score points in the individual events, so we focused on our relays, since five of our relays are very close to setting school records.” Hults said the 4x800 team and the 4x100 team showed improvement at the meet. “Handoffs were an issue tonight, and that slowed us down in a few relays, resulting in times that were anywhere from 1 to 3 seconds slower than season bests,” he said. “Two relays did run their season best times tonight. The 4x800 with Hailey Thomas, Jillian Simmons, Mazzy Hummel, and Elizabeth Fuller shaved off 6 seconds to run an 11:24.45, which was good for fifth place. The 4x100 team of Miah Hummel, Shelby Nelson, Lexie Haer, and Kayley Myers also ran a season best with 56.26.” Dalton threw a personal best in the shot put with a distance of 32 feet, 3 inches to place fourth. Sunderman took sixth in shot put, Haer was sixth in the discus, Johnson was sixth in high jump, and Mazzy Hummel was sixth in the 1500 meter run. The shuttle hurdle relay team also placed sixth. “The Timberwolves will run at Fremont Mills on Monday in the coed meet as a final tune up for districts on Thursday,” Hults said. POI results include: 100 meter dash — Kirsch, 22nd, 17.02 200 meter dash — Johnson, 14th, 32.17; Goodvin, 15th, 32.33 800 meter run — Simmons, 13th, 2:58.33; Berggren, 18th, 3:17.46 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 5:50.08 3000 meter run — Jacobs, ninth, 14:16.94 100 meter hurdles — Desirae Archer, 13th, 18.54; Jones, 14th, 18.57 400 meter hurdles — Myers, seventh, 1:18.05 4x100 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Nelson, Myers, and Haer, seventh, 56.02 4x200 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Johnson, Myers, and Haer, seventh, 2:00.29 4x400 meter relay — Fuller, Nelson, Thomas, and Miah Hummel, eighth, 4:46.10 4x800 meter relay — Thomas, Simmons, Mazzy Hummel, and Fuller, fifth, 11:24.12 800 sprint medley — Miah Hummel, Nelson, Haer, and Myers, sixth, 2:06.67 1600 sprint medley — Lauer, Goodvin, Jacobs, and Berggren, 10th, 5:17.61 4x100 shuttle hurdles — Archer, Jones, Lauer, and Johnson, sixth, 1:19.27 Shot put — Dalton, fourth, 32-03.00; Sunderman, sixth, 32-00.25 Discus — Haer, sixth, 91-03; Sunderman, seventh, 89-04 High jump — Johnson, sixth, 4-08.00 SWV golfers improve scores
The Timberwolf golfers hosted the Class 3A Clarinda Cardinals on Thursday, May 4, at Happy Hollow Country Club. “Both Kiara Roberts, with a 46, and Scotty Adcock, with a 54, had their best rounds of the season,” coach Cindy Drake said. “Kiara, just 4 strokes shy of medalist honors, was runner-up. She and Scotty have both worked hard in practice, and their scores this week have reflected that.” Teams scores for the boys were SWV 208, Clarinda 153. “Connor Shipley has also seen improvement in his play,” Drake said. “Although two holes gave him trouble Thursday afternoon, he kept his head and played well for the balance of his round, coming in with a 63.” Other scores from the night were Abbie Wetzel 58, Maddi Ballard 68, Avery Kwirant 46, Cole Swenson 53, and Jerad Shires 55. Roberts and Cole Swenson earned medals May 2 in Pride of Iowa Conference meets. The girls played in Leon while the boys in Lenox. “No one was surprised by the tough competition at both locations but the T-wolves proved worthy to the task, with both Kiara Roberts and Cole Swenson bringing home medals,” Drake said. “Kiara shot a 114, which gave her 12th place. Abbie Wetzel followed with a 128, and Maddi Ballard a 144.” Cole led the boys’ team with an 87, giving him eighth place. Scotty Adcock shot a 105, Jerad Shires a 111, Connor Shipley a 114, and Anthony Bynum a 119. As a team, the Timberwolves finished in eighth place. Team scores for boys were East Union 354, Wayne 355, Mount Ayr 357, Bedford 368, Central Decatur 373, MSM 387, Pleasantville 405, SWV 417 and Southeast Warren 434. Team scores for girls were Mount Ayr 399, Central Decatur 451, Lenox 499, Pleasantville 506, East Union 508, Interstate 35 514, Nodaway Valley 525 and Wayne 535. Boys tennis defeats Audubon
Southwest Valley’s boys tennis team claimed a 6-3 victory May 2 over Audubon in the team’s final home meet of the season. Wins came from Quinton Scott at No. 3 singles, Jadon Bohn at No. 4 singles, Aiden Gaule at No. 5 singles, Alidovar Sodatsairov at No. 6 singles, Scott Palmer and Jesse Bohn at No. 2 doubles, and Adam Harris and Guillermo Mena at No. 3 doubles. “Since it was the last home meet for the boys, I played 12 different kids in the 12 spots in singles and doubles,” head coach Pete Nett said. “It was great for Ali and Guillermo to each get a varsity win, as well as some of the other first year kids getting a varsity match, too.” Kaitlyn Richey at No. 4 singles picked up the only win for the girls against Audubon in their 8-1 meet. “With illnesses and other school conflicts, we only took four girls up there for the dual, so we were giving up 3 points from the start,” Nett said. “At the same time, the final score is really deceiving; we basically lost every close match there was, a couple of 7-9’s and a couple 6-8’s. I thought we were very competitive, but just didn’t pull through at the end.” Girls track takes sixth at Griswold
The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls competed April 27 at Griswold, finishing in sixth place overall in the nine-team field. “Three relay teams (4x800, 4x200, and 4x100) posted season best times, which is very promising headed into the POI Conference meet,” head coach Jason Hults said. Bella Johnson tied for second in the high jump at 4 feet, 8 inches. Third place finishers included Mazzy Hummel in the 1500 meter, Kayley Myers in the 400 meter hurdles, and Danica Sunderman in the shot put. Lexie Haer placed fourth in the discus and Kaylee Jacobs was fourth in the 3000 meter. The 4x200 relay team of Johnson, Miah Hummel, Kayley Myers, and Haer finished third as the top relay finish for the night. Results include: 100 meter dash — Jentry Schafer, 13th, 16.11; Makayla Kirsch, 15th, 17.00 200 meter dash — Oakley Goodvin, 13th, 32.66; Emily Lauer, 16th, 34.01 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, seventh, 1:11.70 800 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, ninth, 3:14.66 100 meter hurdles — Desirae Archer, seventh, 19.09; Morgan Jones, ninth, 19.76 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, third, 5:48.66 3000 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, fourth, 14:04.81 400 meter hurdles — Kayley Myers, third, 1:16.56 Discus — Haer, fourth, 93-10; Sunderman, sixth, 88-05 High jump — Johnson, second, 4-08.00 Shot put — Sunderman, third, 31-01.00; Delaney Dalton, seventh, 29-07.25 4x100 meter relay — Shelby Nelson, Miah Hummel, Myers, and Haer, fifth, 5648 4x200 meter relay — Johnson, Miah Hummel, Myers, and Haer, third, 1:59.96 4x400 meter relay — Olivia Jacobs, Nelson, Hailey Thomas, and Elizabeth Fuller, fourth, 4:47.16 4x800 meter relay — Diana Berggren, Hailey Thomas, Mazzy Hummel, and Fuller, fourth, 11:30.40 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Archer, Jones, Lauer, and Johnson, sixth, 1:18.77 800 sprint medley — Nelson, Miah Hummel, Haer, and Myers, fifth, 2:05.18 1600 distance medley — Johnson, Goodvin, Jacobs, and Berggren, sixth, 5:25.38 The Southwest Valley girls traveled April 24 to Winterset to run in the Huskette Invitational. “The Timberwolves placed seventh overall against some very tough Des Moines area schools,” Hults said. “The wind was also a factor early in the meet, resulting in some slower times for the Southwest Valley ladies.” Mazzy Hummel was the lone medalist for the Timberwolves, with a third place finish in the 3000 meter. Results include: Team — Carlisle 161, Norwalk 151, Winterset 104, Des Moines Lincoln 90, Earlham 37, I-35 24, SWV 22 100 meter dash — Sunderman, 10th, 16.58; Makayla Kirsch, 14th, 18.05 400 meter dash — Fuller, seventh, 1:12.82; Jacobs, ninth, 1:14.68 800 meter run — Jillian Simmons, 12th, 3:09.39 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, 13th, 19.67; Jones, 14th, 19.79 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 6:11.48; Jacobs, 11th, 7:05.19 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, third, 14:00.18; Jacobs, sixth, 14:50.78 400 meter hurdles — Myers, sixth, 1:15.65 Discus — Haer, sixth, 91-05.50; Sunderman, eighth, 85-03 High jump — Johnson, sixth, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, 10th, 13-07.00; Johnson, 16th, 12-06.00 Shot put — Sunderman, fifth, 31-00.00; Delaney Dalton, sixth, 29-01.00; Amy Lamgo, 24th, 18-04.50 4x100 meter relay — SWV, seventh, 1:00.97 4x200 meter relay — SWV, sixth, 2:04.19 4x400 meter relay — SWV, sixth, 4:47.24 4x800 meter relay — SWV, sixth, 12:50.72 400 meter shuttle hurdle — SWV, sixth, 1:19.28 800 sprint medley — SWV, fifth, 2:09.77 1600 distance medley — SWV, sixth, 5:26.19 Tennis teams face Clarke, Shenandoah
Southwest Valley’s boys tennis team suffered a narrow loss April 24 at home with Shenandoah. The Timberwolves fell 5-4. “The boys certainly had their chances against Shenandoah,” head coach Pete Nett said. “We lost a tie-break and two other matches that were tied near the end.” Winners for were John Kinser at No. 4 singles, Quinton Scott at No. 5 singles, Kinser/Dalton Davis at No. 2 doubles, and Aiden Gaule/Jadon Bohn at No. 3 doubles. The girls fell 8-1 at Shenandoah with Brittney Westlake/Jacy Schafer winning No. 1 doubles. On April 25, the girls fell 9-0 to Clarke while Kinser won for the boys at No. 4 singles. “The Clarke match is a good measuring stick for us as we get closer to the end of the season since we play them at the start of the season too,” Nett said. “Despite the scores, I was pleased with how both the boys and the girls competed for the most part against one of the premier programs in the area — both the Clark boys and girls are one of the favorites to be team state qualifiers this year.” This week’s schedule includes Audubon on May 2. On May 9 the Timberwolves will face Atlantic. The boys will compete in districts May 11 while the girls will face regionals May 13. McCuen wins high jump
The SWV Boys track team participated April 25 in the Raider Relays in Mount Ayr. The T-wolves finished in seventh place in the large school division with 26 team points with the Earlham boys finishing in first with 166 team points. “The guys ran extremely hard and competed well he whole night,” head coach Allen Naugle said. Christian McCuen brought home his first gold medal of the season in winning the high jump. The shuttle hurdle relay team also cut more than a second off its season’s best time. “Aaron Armstrong placed fourth in the 100 meter dash in a very competitive and fast heat,” Naugle said. “Grant [Mauer] had a good race in the 400 meter hurdles and placed sixth overall.” The 4x200 meter relay team also ran its best time of the year to bring home the silver. “We know we will be cut a second or two off that time so we were very happy with how hard the guys ran,” Naugle said. “The meet had some great talent and the competition was very good in preparing the T-wolves on what to focus on before the conference meet Monday and district competition in a few weeks.” Results include: High jump —McCuen, first, 5-6 Discus — Jacob Webb, 12th, 108-6; Hunter Poston, 14th, 104-4 Shot put — Poston, seventh, 39-10 1/4 1600 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 11th, 5:33.21 3200 meter run — Haggerty, 10th, 11:50.85 Shuttle hurdle relay — Chance Cobb, Brett Schafroth, Evan Skelton, and Mauer, fifth, 1:06.48 110 meter hurdles —Schafroth, 12th, 19.13 400 meter hurdles —Mauer, sixth, 59.81 100 meter dash — Armstrong, fourth, 11.99 200 meter dash — Jacob Webb, 18th, 27.63 400 meter dash — Christian McCuen, 15th, 1:01.20 800 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 20th, 2:41.36 4x100 meter relay —Skelton, Cobb, Joey Kernen, and Armstrong, seventh, 48.25 4x200 meter relay — Skelton, Cobb, Mauer, and Armstrong, second, 1:36.08 4x400 meter relay —McCuen, Jacob Kinyon, Trent Newton, and Phillip Currin, 12th, 4:26.75 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, eighth, 10:25.99 The SWV team competed April 27 in the Tiger Co-Ed Relays in Griswold. “Overall we had a very good night,” Naugle said. “We had a lot of good times, places and throws. The guys really worked hard and competed well.” Cobb ran a solid time of 24.21 in the 200 to place first in the event. The shuttle hurdle team cut some time off its season best time to place second. The 4x100 team ran a solid race to place second. “Grant ran a solid time to place second in the 110 hurdles. Aaron did well in the long jump and 100 to place third and fourth,” Naugle said. “Christian competed well in the high jump to place third. Jacob Webb threw a personal best in the discus to place fourth and then threw a nice throw in the shot to place third. Overall I was very happy with the effort tonight. The guys competed well against some good competition.” Results include: Discus — Webb, fourth, 124; Hayden Bayles, seventh, 100-2.5; Poston, 106-3.5; Andy Seals, 94-11.5 Shot put — Webb, third, 40-4.5; Poston, fourth, 39-8; Bayles, 34-7; Schafroth, 40-1.5; Seals, 29-6 3200 meter run — Haggerty, sixth, 11:58.71 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, 10:31.15 Shuttle hurdle — Cobb, Schafroth, Skelton, and Mauer, second, 1:06.47 100 meter dash — Armstrong, fourth, 12.01; Kernen, 12.85 Distance medley — Webb, Kernen, Skelton, and McCuen, fifth, 4:14.65 Long jump — Armstrong, third, 18-7 High jump — McCuen, third, 5-6 4x200 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, 1:57.94 100 meter hurdles — Mauer, second, 16.35; Schafroth, sixth, 18.76 800 meter run — Haggerty, 2:35.80; Newton, 2:38.53 200 meter dash — Cobb, first, 24.21; Kernen, 26.51 1600 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, 5:30.92; Daniel Kinyon, 6:03.65 4x100 meter relay — Armstrong, Cobb, Mauer, and Skelton, second, 47.34 Team — Missouri Valley 137, Fremont Mills 116, Griswold 107, Nodaway Valley 102, Underwood 88, SWV 80, East Mills 53, Stanton 37, Heartland Christian 7 T-wolf golfers take on Raiders
The Southwest Valley golfers took to the links April 25 in Mount Ayr to take on the Raiders. The cool afternoon and rather calm conditions made conditions were nearly perfect for the golfers, coach Cindy Drake said. She said the Timberwolves knew the competition was going to be fierce. Drake said the girls faced a strong team. Kiara Roberts tied for third place, shooting a 55, followed by Abbie Wetzel’s 60 and Maddie Ballard’s 68. In the boys action Cole Swenson got runner up medalist honors with a 44 followed by Jerad Shires with a 58, Connor Shipley with a 63 and Sean McCormick with a 78. “The Mount Ayr course is considerably longer than we are used to playing,” Drake said. ‘The T-wolves took it in stride and played competitively against the home team. The teams were able to pinpoint areas where we could be stronger. Those areas will be the focus of practices for future competition.” State championship teams to be honored
On May 4, Southwest Valley boys track will host our annual Timber Relays. Field events start at 4:30 p.m. with running events slated to begin at 4:45. “One unique event happening at the meet will be an awards presentation by KMA,” SWV athletics director Jason Wetzel said. “This year they are honoring several teams from around the area in their KMA Sports Hall of Fame. We will honor the state championship teams from Villisca (1966 and 1967), as well as the state championship teams from Corning (1976, 1977, and 1978). We would like to invite all members of those teams to join us in Corning at the track the evening of May 4.” The presentation will take place on the front straightaway following the 4x200 meter relay. SWV girls earn medals
The Southwest Valley girls track team demonstrated its skills April 20 to a home audience in the Timberwolves Invitational. “Shenandoah ran away with the meet for first place overall, but the competition was very good between the next five teams,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Only 11 points separated second place Griswold and the sixth place host team of Southwest Valley.” Medalists for the Timberwolves include Danica Sunderman in second and Lexie Haer in third in the discus. Bella Johnston placed second in the high jump while Kaylee Jacobs continues to improve in the 3000 meter with a fourth place finish. Kayley Myers placed fourth in the 400 meter hurdles to round out the individual event medalists. The Timberwolves also had three relays with fourth place medal performances: The sprint medley and 4x100 relay teams of Shelby Nelson, Miah Hummel, Lexie Haer, and Kayley Myers, and the 4x800 relay with Elizabeth Fuller, Olivia Jacobs, Jillian Simmons, and Mazzy Hummel. “The girls continue to run hard every night and our times are improving,” Hults said. “The wind played role tonight in slowing down some of the events, but we still managed to see some season bests and [personal records] for some of the girls and relays.” Results include: Team — Shenandoah 164, Griswold 61, Red Oak 58, Clarinda 52, Nodaway Valley 51, SWV 50, Essex 46, Bedford 35, I-35 31, Stanton 25, East Mills 4, Lenox 1 100 meter dash — Kayley Myers, seventh, 14.23; Jentry Schafer, 22nd, 16.11; Makayla Kirsch, 27th, 16.57 200 meter dash — Bella Johnson, 12th, 30.69; Oakley Goodvin, 20th, 32.69 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, eighth, 1:12.71 800 meter run — Jillian Simmons, 10th, 2:59.46; Diana Berggren, 12th, 3:08.49 100 meter hurdles — Johnson, sixth, 18.51; Morgan Jones, 11th, 19.43 1500 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, 13th, 6:42.39 3000 meter run — Jacobs, fourth, 13:33.58 400 meter hurdles — Myers, fourth, 1:16.36 Discus — Danica Sunderman, second, 90-10; Lexie Haer, third, 90-05; Jentry Schafer, 15th, 77-04 High jump — Johnson, second, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, seventh 12-10.75 Shot put — Sunderman, fifth, 30-07.50; Delaney Dalton, ninth, 28-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Shelby Nelson, Hummel, Myers and Haer, fourth, 56.65; Makayla Kirsch, Schafer, Morgan Jones and Emily Lauer, 18th, 1:01.93 4x200 meter relay — Desirae Archer, Goodvin, Payton Thomas and Lauer, 10th, 2:14.03 4x400 meter relay — Fuller, Nelson, Hummel, and Haer, fifth, 4:44.07 4x800 meter relay — Mazzy Hummel, Jillian Simmons, Olivia Jacobs, and Fuller, fourth, 11:55.26 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Archer, Jones, Thomas, and Johnson, fifth, 1:20.35 800 sprint medley relay — Nelson, Miah Hummel, Haer, and Myers, fourth, 2:03.82 1600 distance medley relay — Lauer, Goodvin, Jacobs, and Berggren, sixth, 5:20.90 The Southwest Valley girls traveled April 17 to Lenox to participate in the Tigers Coed meet. “The girls put together some great efforts, scoring 90 points to finish in second place overall,” Hults said. “With eight season best or personal record performances overall, the girls placed in 18 of the 19 events.” Lexie Haer and Danica Sunderman went first and second in the discus, while Sunderman and Delaney Dalton went second and fourth in the shot put. Bella Johnson finished second in the high jump, while Miah Hummel finished fourth in the long jump. “The Timberwolves continue to start the meet off with great performances in the field events,” Hults said. “The 4x800 relay team of Elizabeth Fuller, Olivia Jacobs, Hailey Thomas, and Jillian Simmons finished second, the best relay finish for the girls on the night. Kayley Myers continues to improve her 400 meter hurdles, finishing third. The 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams also finished third.” Results include: Team — Mt. Ayr 171, SWV 90, East Union 85, Bedford 69, Stanton 46, Lenox 40, Murray 37, Diagonal 36, Orient 6 100 meter dash — Kayley Myers, sixth, 14.66; Jentry Schafer, 17th, 15.77; Makayla Kirsch, 22nd, 16.42 200 meter dash — Miah Hummel, fifth, 29.81; Oakley Goodvin, 12th, 32.23 400 meter dash — Myers, fifth, 1:09.93; Elizabeth Fuller, sixth, 1:11.49 800 meter run — Diana Berggren, eighth, 3:04.04; Jillian Simmons, ninth, 3:05.72 100 meter hurdles — Bella Johnson, sixth, 18.61; Morgan Jones, 11th, 19.16 1500 meter run — Kaylee Jacobs, sixth, 6:16.13 3000 meter run — Jacobs, sixth, 14:00.38 400 meter hurdles — Myers, third, 1:16.99; Morgan Jones, eighth, 1:26.13 Discus — Lexie Haer, first, 92-01; Danica Sunderman, second, 88-05; Schafer, seventh, 79-10.50 High jump — Johnson, second, 4-06.00 Long jump — Hummel, fourth, 13-09.25; Johnson, eighth, 13-00.25 Shot put — Sunderman, second, 31-07.00; Delaney Dalton, fourth, 29-11.50; Amy Lamgo, 22nd, 20-01.00 4x100 meter relay — Shelby Nelson, Payton Thomas, Lexie Haer, and Hummel, third, 57.29 4x200 meter relay — Emily Lauer, Hailey Thomas, Desirae Archer, and Nelson, sixth, 2:07.60 4x400 meter relay — Elizabeth Fuller, Hailey Thomas, Olivia Jacobs, and Haer, third, 4:50.38 4x800 meter relay — Hailey Thomas, Jillian Simmons, Jacobs, and Fuller, second, 11:47.84 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Archer, Morgan Jones, Payton Thomas, and Johnson, fourth, 1:18.08 800 sprint medley relay — Nelson, Hummel, Haer, and Myer, fourth, 2:05.45 1600 distance medley relay — Lauer, Goodvin, Jacobs, and Berggren, fourth, 5:16.70 SWV boys tennis picks up two wins
Southwest Valley’s boys tennis team posted wins over Audubon and St. Albert last week. The Timberwolves blanked Audubon 9-0 April 18 in an away meet. Winners were Nic Frede at No. 1 singles, Dalton Davis at No. 2 singles, Bryce Newton at No. 3 singles, John Kinser at No. 4 singles, Bryce Newton at No. 5 singles, Jadon Bohn at No. 6 singles, Frede/Davis at No. 1 doubles, Newton/Kinser at No. 2 doubles, and Scott Palmer/Aiden Gaule at No. 3 doubles. SWV edged out St. Albert 5-4 April 21 in Council Bluffs. Winners were Davis at No. 2 singles, Kinser at No. 3 singles, Quinton Scott at No. 4 singles, Bohn at No. 6 singles and Scott/Gaule at No. 3 doubles. Scott picked up the Timberwolves’ only win April 17 in an 8-1 loss to Maryville. “The boys got a couple of nice wins this week. We had a new match this year with Maryville to start out the week and we competed pretty well. We played very well against Audubon and then we eked one out at the end against St. Albert’s,” head coach Petet Nett said. “John Kinser had a nice comeback to win his singles match and Aiden Gaule and Quinton Scott played very solid in the last doubles match that gave us the win.” The girls team slipped 5-4 to Audubon on April 18 at home. Winners were Brittney Westlake at No. 1 singles, Kaitlyn Richey at No. 5 singles, Lillie Oglesbee at No. 6 singles and Westlake/Jacy Schafer at No. 1 singles. SWV went 9-0 April 21 at home with St. Albert. “It was great to get a couple of wins at the bottom of the singles lineup against Audubon. Kaitlyn and Lillie have really improved as the year has gone on. We certainly had our chances to win the meet,” Nett said.” We lost a tiebreak, and two matches that were tied right at the end. It will give us some motivation for when we play them again in a couple of weeks.” T-wolves claim second in Lenox
Southwest Valley’s boys track team scored in each event April 17 in a co-ed meet in Lenox to take second place. The Timberwolves finished with 124 points, right behind first place Griswold with 186. “We came into the meet knowing that it was a smaller meet with only seven guys’ teams competing so we really wanted to find ways to score as many points as possible,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to score points in every event tonight.” SWV won two events, finished second in six events, and finished third in five events. “Grant Maurer had a great night for us, winning the 110 hurdles and the 400 hurdles, running personal bests in both. He was also part of a second place sprint medley team and a third place shuttle hurdle team that had two guys who normally don't run hurdles for us,” Naugle said. “Aaron Armstrong had a great night finishing second in the 100 and 200. He was part of a second place 4x100 team and had a decent jump in the long jump to place sixth. “Christian McCuen had a nice night placing second in the high jump, running in the shuttle hurdle for the first time ever and anchoring a third place distance medley. Connor [Haggerty] ran a nice race to place third in the 3200 and sixth in the 1600. Wyatt [McAlpin] ran a nice race in the open 400 to place second, and anchored the sprint medley team and 4x100 team,” Naugle said. “Our 4x800 team ran their best time of the year to place third. Overall I was very happy with our team effort tonight. We had a lot of great performances from everyone on the team and it was great to see everyone really work hard to compete.” Results include: Team — Griswold 186, SWV 124, Lenox 89, Stanton 88, Murray 59, Orient 20, Diagonal 5 100 meter dash — Armstrong, second, 11.78; Chance Cobb, fifth, 12.07; Hunter Poston, 14th, 13.40; Andy Seals, 22nd, 15.22 200 meter dash — Armstrong, second, 24.05; Cobb, fifth, 24.70; Joey Kernen, ninth, 26.73 400 meter dash — McAlpin, second, 56.23 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, fourth, 2:25.32 110 meter hurdles — Maurer, first, 16.68; Brett Schafroth, fourth, 18.63 1600 meter run — Haggerty, sixth, 5:33.75; Daniel Kinyon, eighth, 6;00.95 3200 meter run — Haggerty, third, 11:48.12 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, first, 58.69 Discus — Jacob Webb, fifth, 102-11; Hayden Bayles, sixth, 102-09.25; James Lamgo, eighth, 99-07.50; Poston, 13th, 84-07.50 High jump — McCuen, second, 5-08.00 Long jump — Armstrong, sixth, 18-00.75 Shot put — Poston, third, 39-01.00; Schafroth and Webb, fourth, 38-08.00; Andy Seals, 13th, 31-05.00 4x100 meter relay — SWV, second, 47.44 4x200 meter relay — SWV, sixth, 1:56.23 4x400 meter relay — SWV, fourth, 4:27.16 4x800 meter relay — SWV, third, 10:12.01 400 meter shuttle hurdle — SWV, third, 1:12.25 800 sprint medley — SWV, second, 1:42.01 1600 distance medley — SWV, third, 4:21.26 The Timberwolves placed sixth April 20 in the Tiger Relays in Griswold. “We competed in Class AA with some very good teams. It was also a extremely windy evening and got colder throughout the night,” Naugle said. “It didn't make for the best running conditions but the guys ran extremely hard and competed well all evening.” Webb threw a personal best in the shot put to place second overall, and Maurer ran a personal best in the 110 meter hurdles to place fourth against some tough competition. “Our sprint medley team ran a nice time in tough conditions to place second overall. Connor ran a nice race to place fourth in the 3200,” Naugle said. “Aaron ran a good race in the 100 to place third and Chance placed third in the open 200 as well. Our 4x100 team ran a nice race to place second overall. I was very happy with how hard the guys competed all night. We definitely have some hand-offs we can improve and are always looking to improve times. It was a tough night to improve times but the guys showed a lot of heart in all of their races.” Results include: Team — Treynor 153, Clarinda 110, Underwood 84, Shenandoah 74, LoMa 55, SWV 53, Tri-Center 52 100 meter dash — Armstrong, third, 11.60; Schafroth, 12th, 12.90 200 meter dash —Cobb, third, 24.10; Kernen, 10th, 26.80 800 meter run — Haggerty, 10th, 2:36.80 110 meter hurdles — Maurer, fourth, 16.00; Schafroth, ninth, 19.10 1600 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 12th, 6:03.00 3200 meter run — Haggerty, fourth, 11:49.60 Discus —Bayles, 11th, 94-06.50; Poston, 12th, 88-00.75 High jump —McCuen, third, 5-06.00 Shot put —Webb, second, 41-02.75; Poston, ninth, 36-11.75 4x100 meter relay — Armstrong, Cobb, Maurer, and Evan Skelton, second, 48.30 4x400 meter relay — McCuen, Jacob Kinyon, Trent Newton, and Phillip Currin, seventh, 4:31.90 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, sixth, 10:54.00 800 sprint medley relay — Cobb, Skelton, Armstrong, and Maurer, second, 1:44.30 1600 distance medley relay — Webb, Kernen, Skelton, and McCuen, fifth, 4:28.50 SWV golfers improve scores
Playing in some brisk northwest wind April 20, the Timberwolves took to the links. The boys hosted Creston and Shenandoah at Happy Hollow Country Club, while the girls took on the Creston panthers at Pine Valley Golf Course. “Although no medals were brought home, the T-Wolves all played well, despite the wind,” head coach Cindy Drake said. At the home meet, Avery Kwirant’s 37 tied for runner-up honors with the tiebreaker going to the Creston player. Cole Swenson shot a 50, Anthony Bynum a 55, Jerad Shires a 62, and Sean McCormick, for the second time this season, shot a personal best 66. Over at Pine Valley, senior Kiara Roberts had her best golf of the season, shooting a 49. Abbie Wetzel tied her season best 54, and Maddi Ballard shot a 67. “The Timberwolves have been practicing hard and their hard work shows,” Drake said. The Timberwolves traveled April 13 to Shenandoah to participate in the Fillies Invitational Golf Tournament. Roberts’ 97 tied for 16th place, missing a medal by only a few strokes. “Her round did not start out the way she wanted, but being a senior with several years of tournament experience, she kept her wits about her and played very well from there on in,” Drake said. “For freshman Abbie Wetzel, this tournament, where there is always strong competition, was her first 18-hole tournament. She came in with a 125, a good showing on Shenandoah’s lengthy course.” This week takes the Southwest Valley teams to Mt. Ayr on April 25. SWV girls defeat Creston 8-1
Southwest Valley had five singles winners and three doubles winners April 10 to claim an 8-1 win over Creston on the road. Winners for the Timberwolves were Brittney Westlake at No. 1 singles, Jacy Schafer at No. 2 singles, Danielle Wetzel at No. 3 singles, Katie Hoerman at No. 4 singles, Kaitlyn Richey at No. 5 singles, Westlake/Schafer at No. 1 doubles, Wetzel/Hoerman at No. 2 doubles, and Richey/Lillie Oglesbee at No. 3 doubles. SWV didn’t fare as well April 11 against Clarinda and April 13 with Red Oak. The Timberwolves fell 9-0 in both meets. “It was great for the girls to get a team win against Creston,” head coach Pete Nett said. “It was a very windy night, but our girls really fought through the adversity, and we ended up winning a couple of close matches right at the end. We were kind of out matched in the other two meets, but I was really impressed with how Brittney and Jacy competed at No. 1 doubles vs. Red Oak against the returning district champions." The boys fell 5-4 to Creston with wins coming from John Kinser at No. 4 singles, Quinton Scott at No. 5 singles, Jadon Bohn at No. 6 singles, and Kinser/Aiden Gaule at No. 3 doubles. SWV downed Clarinda 8-1 April 11. Winners were Nic Frede at No. 1 singles, Dalton Davis at No. 2 singles, Bryce Newton at No. 3 singles, Kinser at No. 4 singles, Scott at No. 5 singles, Jadon Bohn at No. 6 singles, Frede/Davis at No. 1 doubles, and Kinser/ Scott Palmer at No. 3 doubles. On April 13, Gaule picked SWV’s only win against Red Oak at No. 6 singles. “We had a nice win against Clarinda. Nic had a convincing win at 1 and Dalton and Bryce won close matches and 2 and 3 and that gave us a lot of confidence for the rest of the night,” Nett said. “The Creston match showed our depth as we got all of our wins at the bottom of the lineup. We really have had and will continue to have good internal competition for those last spots. We were hoping for a better showing against Red Oak, but the close matches went their way; we lost 8-6 at No. 1 and No. 2 singles and at No. 1 doubles. All in all, it was a decent week for us even though we could have won a few more matches. We'll look to be even more competitive next week." SWV boys golf takes
fourth at Shenandoah The Timberwolf golfers traveled April 11 to Shenandoah as one of 13 teams to play in the Mustang Invitational Tournament. “A team score of 443 gave us a fourth place finish in the Small School Division,” head coach Cindy Drake said. Cole Swenson was primed to break 90 on Shenandoah’s lengthy course, until a bit of trouble on the final green of the day gave him a 91, the T-wolves’ low score of the day. Scotty Adcock followed with a 101, Anthony Bynum a 121, and Connor Shipley a 130. “Although the boys did not play quite as well as they would have liked, especially considering how well they had played the day before, I was quite pleased with how they handled themselves and the tenacity with which they finished their rounds,” Drake said. “They did an excellent job representing Southwest Valley. The Timberwolf nation can be proud of them.” SWV track faces tough teams at Osceola
SWV placed claimed one championship and four second place finished April 13 in the Neil Goos Invitational in Osceola. “We had a few guys battling sore muscles so we tried to focus on certain events and try out a few new things,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We ended up competing in the large class and finished seventh overall out of eight teams competing in our class." The 4x100 team of Aaron Armstrong, Chance Cobb, Grant Maurer, and Wyatt McAlpin won the event, running a season best 46.16. “Those four guys are very good sprinters but we have struggled getting consistent hand-offs so it was great to see three great hand-offs in that event tonight to run a great time,” Naugle said. “Aaron Armstrong set a personal record in the long jump with a great jump of 19 feet, 8 inches,” Naugle said. “He had some difficulty with his steps tonight scratching the first three jumps but was able to get a great jump on his final attempt to place second overall.” The sprint medley team of Armstrong, Cobb, McAlpin, and Mauer also placed second overall, finishing in the low 1:42s. “Christian McCuen competed well in the high jump to tie for second place with a jump of 5 feet, 4 inches,” Naugle said. “Grant ran a nice race in the 110 hurdles to place second in the event. Evan Skelton ran two great races in the 100 and 400 to place fifth in both. Jacob Webb placed sixth in the shot put with nice solid throw of 38 feet, 10 inches.” The 4x400 team of Skelton, McCuen, Trenton Newton, and Jacob Kinyon placed sixth with a time of 4:06.18. “We have only ran a 4x400 a couple of times this year but the guys we put in tonight ran our season best time and were able place sixth overall in the event,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with how hard the guys ran tonight. They really came in with a great attitude and the weather finally cooperated so we could run some good times.” Other results include: Discus — Hayden Bayles, 98-2.5; Hunter Poston, 89-6.5 Shot put — Jacob Webb, 38-10; Poston, 38-1.25 3200 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 11:52.26 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Phillip Currin, 10:30.50 100 meter dash — Skelton, 12.44; Joey Kernen, 12.95 400 meter dash — Skelton, 57.46; McCuen, 59.95 110 meter hurdles — Brett Schafroth, 19.17 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, 2:24.30; Currin, 2:55.67 200 meter dash — Kernen, 27.22; Webb, 27.83 1600 meter run — Haggerty, 5:33.86; Daniel Kinyon, 6:03.86 Team — Knoxville 123.33, Van Meter 109.33, Chariton 96.33, Nodaway Valley 81, Clarke 70, I-35 50, SWV 46, Albia 12 The Timberwolves team placed sixth April 10 in the Mustang Relays in Shenandoah. “What started out when we got there as a decent night quickly turned windy and cold,” Naugle said. “Despite the conditions the guys ran hard and really did a good job.” SWV had a second place finish, a third place, three fourth place finishes, two fifth places, and a sixth, seventh, and eighth place finish. “Christian [McCuen] had a great jump to finish third in the high jump (5-8). Jacob Webb had his personal best in the shot to finish fourth,” Naugle said. “Our relay teams competed well, finishing in fourth in the shuttle, second in the 4x200 and fourth in the distance medley. Connor ran a great race in the 3200 to place fifth. Overall I thought that we did some nice things and competed hard. We still have to improve our hand-offs in certain events and continue to work hard to cut times.” Other results include: Discus — Bayles, 104-2; Poston, 98-3; James Lamgo, 100-4; Andy Seals, 89-11 Shot put — Webb, fourth, 41-1.75; Poston, sixth, 38-7.5; Bayles, 35-1; Brett Schafroth, 34-7 Sprint medley — Webb, Schafroth, Kernen, and Skelton, eighth, 1:50.09 3200 meter run — Haggerty, fifth, 11:40.38 4x800 meter relay — Jacob Kinyon, Newton, Daniel Kinyon, and Currin, seventh, 10:30.01 100 meter dash — McAlpin, fifth, 12.05; Poston, 12.99; Seals, 14.66; Lamgo, 15.44 Distance medley — Webb, Kernen, Skelton, and McCuen, fourth, 4:20.93 Long jump — Armstrong, fifth, 19-1.5; Cobb, 17-3.5 4x200 — Armstrong, Cobb, Maurer, and McAlpin, second, 1:39.28 110 meter hurdles — Schafroth, 19.28 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, 2:29.34; Newton, 2:37.44; Currin, 2:49.87 200 meter dash — Skelton, seventh, 25.4; Kernen, 26.69 1600 meter run — Haggerty, 5:40.56; Daniel Kinyon, 6:02.10 Team — Glenwood 200, Shenandoah 120, Fremont Mills 88, Clarinda 84, Sidney 75, SWV 48.5, East Mills 44, Red Oak 40.5, Essex 17, Clarinda Academy 15 SWV girls place second
Without a single event champion, the Southwest Valley girls track team finished second April 11 in the Griswold Girls Tiger Relays. The Timberwolves put together second place finishes in six events and a third place finishes in four events including a 2-3 finish in the discus by Lexie Haer and Jentry Schafer. A season best in shuttle hurdle was good for second and a season best in the 4x200 meter relay was good for third. “Kayley Myers continues to improve in the 400 meter hurdles, running a personal record of 1:15.22 for second place,” head coach Jason Hults said. “Jillian Simmons ran an outstanding anchor leg in the distance medley to bring the team from fifth to third place then ran another strong 800 meter to take third place in the open.” The girls scored fourth or better in 16 of 19 events. “We doubled up in three events, which always helps the team score. We continue to shuffle some of our relays around to find those best combinations of times, which can make our hand offs a little sloppy,” Hults said. “This was our fourth meet of the season and I still have not had every girl on our team run in the same meet, with four girls absent tonight, so to go out and get a second place team finish is very promising as we continue to move forward.” Results include: Team — Underwood 212, SWV 105, Red Oak 94, AHST Walnut 71, Kuemper Catholic 69 100 meter dash — Haer, fourth, 14.87 200 meter dash — Desirae Archer, eighth, 33.97; Oakley Goodvin, ninth, 34.05 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, fourth, 1:11.58 800 meter run — Simmons, third, 3:06.13 100 meter hurdles — Bella Johnson, fourth, 19.49; Morgan Jones, fifth, 20.35 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, second, 5:58.74 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fourth, 13:22.83 400 meter hurdles — Myers, second, 1:15.22 Discus — Haer, second, 88-05; Jentry Schafer, third, 85-00 High jump — Johnson, fourth, 4-04.00 Long jump — Johnson, fifth, 13-02.25 Shot put — Danica Sunderman, second, 32-06.50; Delany Dalton, sixth, 28-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Shelby Nelson, Payton Thomas, Jentry Schafer, and Hailey Thomas, fifth, 1:00.22 4x200 meter relay — Miah Hummel, Nelson, Myers, and Haer, third, 2:02.39 4x400 meter relay — Fuller, Nelson, Olivia Jacobs, and Hailey Thomas, fourth, 5:04.98 4x800 meter relay — Jacobs, Miah Hummel, Simmons, and Fuller, second, 12:26.38 400 meter shuttle hurdle — Archer, Morgan Jones, Payton Thomas, and Johnson, second 1:18.13 800 sprint medley relay — Miah Hummel, Nelson, Haer, and Myers, fourth, 2:04.75 1600 distance medley relay — Makayla Kirsch, Goodvin, Jacobs, and Hailey Thomas, third, 5:22.56 The Timberwolves finished ninth in a 12-team field April 13 in the Lady Chargers Invitational at Guthrie Center. Kaylee Jacobs placed fourth in the 3000 meter with a time of 14:32.81 and Haer finished fourth in the discus with a season best throw of 95.0. Myers placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles and seventh in the 400 meter with a time of 1:08.85. Sunderman placed sixth in shot put with a throw of 31-8.5. Johnson placed seventh in the high jump at 4- 7. The 4x800 and sprint medley relay team (Hailey Thomas, Simmons, Mazzy Hummel, and Fuller) placed sixth while the 4x200 (Emily Lauer, Hailey Thomas, Miah Hummel, and Haer), 4x400 (Fuller, Hailey Thomas, Jacobs, and Haer), and distance medley relay teams (Lauer, Goodvin, Jacobs, and Diana Berggren placed seventh. SWV wins dual with Red Oak
The Southwest Valley golf team won its April 10 dual meet with Red Oak at Happy Hollow Country Club in Corning. “Although the weather had been nice earlier in the day, it turned windy and cold by tee-off time,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “The wind was no match for the golfing Timberwolves, though, who played some of their best golf of the season.” Three boys — Anthony Bynum, Connor Shipley, and Sean McCormick — all had their best scores of the season with 49, 56, and 67 respectively. Of the four medals awarded for the meet, three of them went to SWV. For the girls, Abbie Wetzel was medalist, and Kiara Roberts was runner-up. For the boys, Avery Kwirant and Cole Swenson, each shooting 46, tied for runner-up honors, with the tiebreaker going to Kwirant. “They have all been working very hard in practice to improve their skills and it’s starting to pay off in big ways,” Drake said. The Timberwolves placed seventh April 8 in the Dale Erickson Memorial Tournament, a 10-team boys varsity tournament in Anita. “There is always tough competition at this tournament, and 2017 was no exception,” Drake said. Avery Kwirant, with an 89, was low score for the Timberwolves. Cole Swenson shot an even 100, Jerad Shires a 106. Scotty Adcock came in with a 118, and Connor Shipley shot a 129. “This year’s team score of 413, which was good for seventh place, was an improvement over our 2016 placement,” Drake said. “Timberwolf golf is definitely on the move.” The Timberwolves hosted CAM on April 7. “Although CAM edged us out for team score (179/200), the Timberwolves scored two of the four medals that were awarded,” Drake said. “Congratulations to junior Avery Kwirant, with a 42, tied for medalist honors. The tiebreaker, though, went in favor of the CAM player. Congratulations also go to freshman Abbie Wetzel, who shot a 54 to tie for medalist, and who won the tie-breaker.” Other T-wolves playing that afternoon were Swenson, who shot a 47, sophomore Scotty Adcock with a 55, senior Jerad Shires with a 56, and Shipley with a 59. “Freshman Sean McCormick had one of his better scores of the year with a 66,” Drake said. “Senior Kiara Roberts and sophomore Maddi Ballard both shot 61s.” The boys faced Bedford and the girls faced Southwest Iowa on April 6. “Kiara Roberts tied for medalist honors with a 59, her best score of the year,” Drake said. “Unfortunately, the tie-breaker, which had to go to three holes, gave the edge to the Southwest Iowa player.” Wetzel and Ballard rounded out the girls’ team for SWV, with a 72 and 73 respectively. For the boys, Swenson once again took runner-up honors with a 44. Medalist honors went to a Bedford player, who all shot 60. Also playing for the SWV boys were Shipley and McCormick with a 65 and 89 respectively. SWV’s first meet of the year took place April 3 with East Union, Southwest Valley, Martinsdale-St. Marys, and the girls team from Nodaway Valley. “Conditions were very wet and challenging, as was to be expected with the recent rains. We knew going in that we would be facing some tough conditions but the kids came through it all with tenacity and toughness,” Drake said. “Congratulations to junior Cole Swenson who was runner-up, scoring a 45 on a course that played much longer than its card yardage. He was nudged out of the medalist position by an East Union player who shot a 44 on his home course.” Sophomore Anthony Bynum came in with a 55, Shires 59, Adcock 60, Shipley 65, and McCormick a 77 in his very first golf meet ever. Roberts placed sixth with a 66, Wetzel tied for seventh place with a 70, and Ballard had a 75. SWV tennis teams open season
Southwest Valley’s tennis teams got to test their skills for the first time April 6, with the girls facing Clarke at home and the boys taking on Glenwood on the road. The girls fell 9-0 to Clarke. “We didn’t do too bad for a first match. Brittney Westlake at No. 1 and Jacy Schafer at No. 2 both had the lead later in the match before losing,” head coach Pete Nett said. “Being competitive at the top of the lineup early in the season sets a nice tone and gives some confidence not just to them but to the girls lower in the lineup, too.” For the boys, Quinton Scott won at No. 5 singles and the and at No. 3 doubles with Jadon Bohn. Glenwood won 7-2 overall. The boys also went 7-2 April 7 at Clarke. Bohn posted a win at No. 6 singles and Scott Palmer/Scott claimed a win at No. 3 doubles. “The boys had it tough with a couple of the best teams we’ll face all year right out of the chute,” Nett said. “We were more competitive at the bottom of the lineup in both meets: John Kinser at No. 4 had a couple of matches that could have gone either way. Jadon Bohn is getting his first extended taste of varsity action, and he’s competing well. Our depth will be our strong suit all season long. We hope to get into the win column next week.” T-wolf girls take sixth at Red Oak
Southwest Valley’s girls track team placed sixth overall in the 2A class April 6 in the Lady Tiger Relays at Red Oak to finish ahead of Clarinda. “The girls continued to improve their times in numerous races, even though the level of competition was stiff,” head coach Jason Hults said. Highlights of the evening included Jentry Schafer placing sixth in the discus with a throw of 88 feet, 2 inches. Bella Johnson competed in the long jump for the first time this season, finishing fourth with a jump of 13-2.5 and tied for fifth place in the high jump at 4-6. Johnson anchored the shuttle hurdle relay team, along with Morgan Jones, Emily Lauer, and Dezirea Archer, which finished third, the best finish of the night for the Timberwolves. Johnson and Jones also ran the 100 meter hurdles, finishing fifth and sixth. Mazzy Hummel ran the 3000 and 1500 meter, finishing sixth in both races. Danica Sunderman finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 31-9. The 4x800 team of Kaylee Jacobs, Diana Berggren, Jillian Simmons, and Elizabeth Fuller finished fourth. The distance medley (Oakley Goodvin, Archer, Shelby Nelson, and Berggren), 4x200 (Lauer, Jentry Schafer, Goodvin, and Arcehr), and 4x100 relay teams (Lauer, Miah Hummel, Nelson, and Lexie Haer) each finished sixth, and the 4x400 team (Fuller, Miah Hummel, Jillian Simmons, and Haer) finished fifth to round out the track meet. On Tuesday, The SWV Timberwolves girls track team traveled April 4 to Clarinda to compete in the Lady Cardinal Relays. “A one-class meet with 19 schools in attendance, points and places were hard to come by,” Hults said. “I knew going into the meet that we would not be super competitive, so I wanted to try some different events and combinations in relays to get times and see what might work in a smaller meet. Overall, I was pleased with effort and we had many performances that were improvements from the last meet.” The Timberwolves managed to score 2.37 points to finish 15th overall. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Archer, Jones, Payton Thomas, and Johnson placed sixth. “Kayley Myers continued to improve her 400 meter hurdle times with a personal record of 1:16.14, also good enough for sixth place and the only medal of the night,” Hults said. Johnson was awarded 0.37 points in a seven-way tie for sixth place in the high jump with a jump of 4-6. T-wolves post personal bests
Southwest Valley’s boys track team saw personal bests in a variety of events April 10 in the Cardinal Relays in Clarinda. Conner Haggerty, Chance Cobb, and Grant Mauer all recorded personal bests while individuals and teams showed improvement. “We finished sixth overall going up against some very good track teams,” head coach Allen Naugle said. The Timberwolves sprint medley team of Evan Skelton, Mauer, Cobb, and Wyatt McAlplin finished fourth overall and improved its time by a few hundredths of a second. “Connor ran his personal best in the 3200 to place fourth overall. Hunter had a nice throw in the shot put to place sixth,” Naugle said. Mauer, Cobb, Skelton, and Brett Schafroth finished strong in the 400 meter shuttle hurdle. “Our shuttle hurdle placed fifth even though we are still trying to improve our last five hurdles,” Naugle said. “Chance had a great night running a personal best in the 100 to place fourth and ran a nice 200 to place fifth against some very good 200 runners. Wyatt ran a nice time in the 400 to place third.” Mauer ran a personal best in the 110 hurdles to place third while Christian McCuen also performed well almost winning the high jump. “I was very happy with how hard the guys ran and competed tonight. We are still really trying to figure out which races and events are going to help us score the most points in an evening and the guys really worked hard,” Naugle said. “We had a lot of events that improved times or improved on their throws that might not have scored points tonight.” Despite illness, the Timberwolves competed April 3 in the Jerome Howe Relays in Treynor. “We had a couple of guys get sick and were unable to travel or compete, which meant we needed to rearrange our order and scratch a few events,” Naugle said. “The competition was very good and there were a lot of teams with some very good runners. I thought our guys ran hard and competed hard all night though.” McCuen had another strong showing in the high jump, placing fourth overall. “Our 4x200 team ran their best time of the year so far and placed third. Our 4x100 ran a decent time, which was able to place them sixth,” Naugle said. “The 4x800 team ran their best time of the year so far and Connor ran another nice 3200 race just missing finishing in the top 8.” SWV competes with Clarke/Osceola on April 13 and takes part in a co-ed event April 17 in Griswold. SWV girls claim third at Bedford
The Southwest Valley girls track team came home in third place in its first outdoor track meet of the season March 31 in the Bulldogs Invitational at Bedford. “The girls had some very good times in relays and performances in the field events, placing in 15 of 19 events,” coach Jason Hults said. “The team finished third in overall team points; only 10 points behind the champions Mount Ayr.” The Timberwolves posted three first place finishes and three second place finishes as well as five fifth place finishes. “We had three champions: Jentry Schafer in the discus with a throw of 96 feet, 10 inches, Danica Sunderman in the shot put with a throw of 33 feet, 6.5 inches, and Kayley Myers in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:18.04,” Hults said. “We also had three second place performances with Lexie Haer in the discus (92-3), Bella Johnson in the high jump (4-10), and the shuttle hurdle relay with Myers, Johnson, Emily Lauer, and Payton Thomas (1:22.87).” Miah Hummel placed third in the long jump with a 13-06.7 finish. “I was very happy with how our field events performed. We placed third or better in all four events and scored 42 points, which put into a great position to compete for the team title,” Hults said. “All of our relays scored points, and the hand offs looked pretty good overall.” Other results include: Team — Mount Ayr 108, Bedford 102, SWV 98, Clarinda 83, Southeast Warren, 62, Nodaway Valley 50, CAM 49, Lenox 26 100 meter dash — Shelby Nelson, seventh 14.54 200 meter dash — Nelson, eighth, 31.16; Schafer, 14th, 33.51 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, seventh, 1:10.77; Miah Hummel, 10th, 1:11.85 800 meter run — Jillian Simmons, seventh, 2:57.28 100 meter hurdles — Thomas, sixth, 19.72; Emily Lauer, 11th, 20.83 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 5:53.32 Discus — Sunderman, 12th, 79-01 Shot put — Robyn Steeve, 19th, 21-06.50; Amy Lamgo, 21st, 18-00.75 4x400 meter relay — Fuller, Hailey Thomas, Diana Berggren and Lexie Haer, third, 4:52.76 4x800 meter relay — Berggren, Fuller, Simmons and Thomas, third, 11:49.47 800 sprint medley — Nelson, Miah Hummel, Haer and Kayley Myers, third, 2:06.26 1600 distance medley — Thomas, Oakley Goodvin, Johnson and Berggren, fifth, 5:41.29 Timberwolves place third in Bulldog Relays
Southwest Valley’s boys track team picked up four first place finishes and four second place finishes to place third March 31 in the Bulldog Relays in Bedford. “We ended up finishing 10 points behind CAM to finish third overall as a team,” coach Allen Naugle said. “We had some great events and overall the kids ran hard throughout the night.” Grant Maurer and Chance Cobb won individual track events. The two also helped the sprint medley team that included Aaron Armstrong and Wyatt McAlpin and the shuttle hurdles team that included Armstrong and Brett Schafroth capture first. The sprint medley team finished in 1:41.90 and the shuttle hurdle team finished in 1:07.68. “Our 800 medley team ran a nice time to start the year to finish first. Our shuttle hurdle team also ran a nice time to start the year to finish first,” Naugle said. “Grant ran a nice race to win the 110 high hurdles. Chance ran a great race to win the open 200.” Armstrong placed second in the long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 6 inches; McAlpin placed second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 54.14; Maurer placed second in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.61; and Christian McCuen placed second in the high jump with jump of 5 feet, 8 inches. “Christian had a personal best in the high jump,” Naugle said. “Aaron has a couple of nice jumps in the long jump to finish second. Jacob Webb had a personal best in the shot put to finish fourth (39-6.5) to round out our field events.” The 4x100 team of Armstrong, Cobb, Evan Skelton and McAlpin claimed third (47.5). The 4x800 team of Jacob Kinyon, Trent Newton, Phillip Currin and Daniel Kinyon also placed fourth (10:39.1), as did the distance medley team of Webb, Joey Kernen, Skelton and McCuen (4:17.20). “Our 4x800 and distance medley both ran nice races and competed hard to finish fourth in both,” Naugle said. “Our 4x100 ran a nice race to finish third as well.” Connor Haggerty finished fifth in two track evens while Jacob Kinyon placed fifth in the 800. “Connor ran two personal bests in the 3200 (11:43.42) and 1600 (5:44.88) to finish fifth in both. Jacob Kinyon ran a nice race in the 800 (2:29.99) to finish fifth,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with how hard the kids ran and how well they competed tonight. We definitely improved on some times from our indoor meets and we put together some good times for our first races of the year,” Naugle said. “We definitely need to continue to work on finishing races. Especially in the hurdle events but I was very happy with our performance tonight.” Other results include: Team — Griswold 162, CAM 113, SWV 103, Southeast Warren 62, Lenox 61, Clarinda 40, Bedford 39 Discus — Hunter Poston, 81-01; James Lamgo, 90-11; Webb, 91-11; Hayden Bayles 92-08; Andy Seals 93-07 Shot put — Poston, 38-2.75; Schafroth, 36-10.25; Bayles, 36-6 3200 meter — Haggerty, 11:43.42 100 meter dash — Kernen, 12.61; Andy Seals, 14.93 110 meter hurdles — Schafroth, fourth, 19.44 800 meter run — Currin, 2:50.13 200 meter dash — Kernen, 26.22 1600 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 6:20.35 4x400 — Skelton, McCuen, Trent Newton and Jacob Kinyon, sixth, 4:20.21 Lamgo signs with Central College
Timberwolves finish strong at Lamoni
Southwest Valley saw two second place finishes March 25 in the Jenner Indoor Invitational at Graceland University in Lamoni. Grant Maurer finished second in the 55 meter hurdles and Christian McCuen placed second in the high jump. “Overall I thought that our guys competed very well. There was some very good competition at this meet and I was very pleased with how the guys did,” Timberwolves coach Allen Naugle said. “Grant ran the high hurdles for the first time this year and ran two very good races to finish second. Christian high jumped for the first time in a high school meet and had a great jump to get over 5 feet, 6 inches to finish second place.” Aaron Armstrong finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 19 feet, 1.75 inches. Chance Cobb placed 10th with a distance of 18 feet, 5.75 inches. Cobb and Armstrong also helped the 4x200 team that included Maurer and Wyatt McAlpin place fourth with a time of 1:42.76. Armstrong, Cobb and McAlpin placed seventh through ninth respectively in the 55 meter dash. In the 200 meter dash, McAlpin placed fifth, Armstrong placed 10th and Maurer placed 11th. “We had three guys qualify for finals in the 55 meter dash and all three ran very well,” Naugle said. “Wyatt, Aaron, Grant and Chance all ran great open 200 races. It is tough to run a fast open 200 at Graceland considering it is a 200 meter track and has some tough corners. Aaron and Chance both long jumped for the very first time ever and both had great jumps. Jacob Webb and Hunter Poston both threw the shot for the first time and both had great throws for their first meet.” The Timberwolves placed seventh at a team with 32.75 points. “Overall I was very happy with how our guys competed and it was a great way to get some guys some experience going into our first outdoor meet next Friday when we travel to Bedford,” Naugle said. Other results include: Shot put — Webb, seventh, 38-6.50; Poston, ninth, 38-1; Brett Schafroth, 11th, 37-7; Hayden Bayles, 15th, 36-3; James Lamgo, 22nd, 34-0; Andy Seals, 28th, 31-11 High jump — Maurer, ninth, 5-2 55 meter hurdles — Schafroth, 12th, 9.77 55 meter dash — Armstrong, seventh, 7.09; McAlpin, eighth, 7.11; Cobb, ninth, 7.16; Jacob Webb, 53rd, 7.72; Joey Kernen, 55th, 7.74 200 meter dash — McAlpin, fifth, 24.52; Armstrong, 10th, 24.98; Maurer, 11th, 24.99; Cobb, 26th, 25.84; Kernen, 54th, 27.93; McCuen, 57th, 28.46 4x800 — Jacob Kinyon, Phillip Currin, Trent Newton, and Connor Haggerty, 14th, 11.01.00 800 meter run — Newton, 24th, 2:49.60; Currin, 28th, 2:53.66 Distance medley — Kernen, Webb, McCuen, and Kinyon, 13th, 4:42.67 SWV girls compete at Graceland
The Southwest Valley girls placed second in the high jump, seventh in two team events and eight in the shot put March 25 in the Graceland University Jenner Invitational in Lamoni. “Freshman Bella Johnson continues to improve in the high jump, finishing in a five-way tie for second place with a jump of 4 feet, 10 inches,” Timberwolves coach Jason Hults said. The 4x200 team of Johnson, junior Miah Hummel, freshman Kayley Myers and sophomore Lexie Haier placed seventh in a field of 19 teams with a time of 2:05.07. The distance medley team of Myers, junior Payton Thomas, Johnson, and sophomore Mazzy Hummel also placed seventh out of 16 teams with a time of 5:17.79. Senior Danica Sunderman placed eighth in a large field of shot putters with a season best of 31-4. “All the girls ran well on the 200 meter track, and will look to improve their times as the outdoor season kicks off on Friday, March 31, in Bedford,” Hults said. “A few girls were disappointed in their times, but I continue to remind them that our focus is on the conference meet and the district qualifying meet in May. Everything we do up to that point is in preparation for those meets, and the times we run now are helping us know where to focus our efforts in practice to continue to get better.” Other results include: Long jump — Hummel, 17th, 13-1.75 55 meter hurdles — Payton Thomas, 28th, 10.97; Dezirae Archer, 33rd, 11.14; Emily Lauer, 40th, 11.5 55 meter dash — Hummel, 16th, 8.32; Nichap Doungtatip, 42nd, 8.83; Sunderman, 53rd, 9.04; Suzy Hensley, 67th, 9.5; Amy Lamgo, 76th, 11.7 200 meter dash — Myers, 15th, 30.37; Haier, 20th, 31.2; Hailey Thomas, 46th, 33.14 1500 meter run — Hummel, 10th, 6:06.06; Jillian Simmons, 15ht, 6:21.88 400 meter dash — Hailey Thomas, 12th, 1:13.05 4x200 relay (B) — Hensley, Lauer, Archer and Sunderman, 16th, 2:17.50 800 meter run — Simmons, 10th, 3:00.16 SWV track gets under way
Seven Timberwolf track team members got their first taste of competition March 14 at the Iowa State Invitational in Ames. “Overall I thought that the guys competed and did well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Brett [Schafroth] and Andy [Seals] threw well in the shot and put together a solid starting point for the season. Addison [Bull] competed in his first high school track meet and did well in the high jump but really had a great jump in the long jump. Especially considering we haven't had much of an opportunity to practice the long jump considering the weather.” Schafroth had a distance of 36-2 in shot put for 70th and Seals best was 30-1.5 for 86th. Bull placed 13th in the long jump with a distance of 18-11.5 and placed 44th in the high jump at 5-02. In the 60 meter hurdles, Schafroth finished in 10.71 for 87th. Evan Skelton ran an 8.12 60 meter dash for 120th and Joey Kernen finished in 8.41 for 136th. Connor Haggerty placed 86th in the 3200 meter run with an 11:59.03 finish. Wyatt McAlpin placed 47th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 54.87 and Skelton finished in 59.44 for 101st. “Brett ran well over the first couple of hurdles but hit the third which threw off his steps and slowed his time. Wyatt ran a nice opening 400 for the season. Evan and Joey both ran well for their first meet of the year. Connor ran extremely well and posted his personal best time in the 3200,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with how the seven guys I brought did. It definitely gives us an idea on where we are in certain events and what we can continue to work on before our next meet. We will bring the whole team and compete next at the Jenner Invitational in a couple of weeks at Graceland.” SWV girls compete at Ames, Pella
The Timberwolves girls track team got the season under way with competition in Ames and Pella last week. Seven seniors and juniors from the Southwest Valley girls track team traveled March 13 to Ames for the Iowa State University Girls Indoor Meet. Miah Hummel jumped 12 feet, 0.5 inches in the long jump in her first attempt of the year. Miah and Shelby Nelson competed in the 60 meter dash, running 9.13 and 9.24 respectively. Dezirae Archer and Payton Thomas ran their first hurdle races of the year in the 60 meter hurdles. “Both girls’ form looked good for this early in the season, with Dezirae posting a 12.03 and Payton a 12.07,” coach Jason Hults said. “Both girls will be regulars in the shuttle hurdle relay.” He said senior Elizabeth Fuller posted a 2:55.36 in the 800 meter and will look to improve that time as the year goes on. “Danica Sunderman threw 30 feet, 7 inches in the shot put, a respectable distance for the first meet of the year,” Hults said. “Shelby, Danica, Miah, and Oakley Goodvin ran the sprint medley relay as well. Some poor hand offs resulted in a slow time, but that's why we run at the indoor meets to see what needs to be fixed. Overall I was impressed with the efforts and the girls all worked hard and had a great attitude. It was a good way to start the season.” Eight girls competed March 18 in Pella at the Central College Girls Indoor Meet. Freshmen Bella Johnson, Emily Lauer and Jillian Simmons as well as sophomore Amy Lamgo got their first taste of varsity action, while Fuller, juniors Goodvin and Miah Hummel, and sophomore Mazzy Hummel got a chance to see where their times were at this early stage of the season. “In the field events, Johnson recorded an impressive 4 feet, 8 inches high jump to start the season, finishing in a three-way tie for 8th place,” Hults said. Miah Hummel improved on her long jump performance from the ISU indoor with a jump of 13 feet, 6 inches. Lamgo competed in the shot put in her first track meet, throwing 17 feet, 4 inches. “Miah Hummel and Lamgo both ran the 60 meter dash, while Emily Lauer ran the 60 meter hurdles. The times were good for early in the season,” Hults said. “Fuller ran her first 400 meter of the year with a 1:13, which puts her ahead of where she was last year at the same time. Goodvin and Lauer ran the 200 meter, posting times that we can work on and improve as the season progresses. Mazzy Hummel ran the 800 meter with a time of 2:54. The 800 meter is a shorter distance for Mazzy who will be our 3,000 and 1,500 girl this season, but may see some relay work with the 800 as the season progresses.” The Timberwolves also ran three relays, competing in the 4x200, 4x400, and 4x800. “All the split times were decent and hand-offs looked good for an early season meet,” Hults said. “Overall, I was pleased to see the competitiveness of our runners in the relays as they fought for better position in each race. The Timberwolves next outing is the Graceland Coed Indoor Meet on the 25th in Lamoni.” Timberwolves advance in district
Southwest Valley claimed a 46-39 win Feb. 16 over Sidney in its first game of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 1 District 14 Tournament at Stanton. After trailing 10-8 at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves battled back to take a 24-17 lead. Sidney challenged SWV in the third quarter, though, cutting the Timberwolves’ lead to just 3 points at 35-32. SWV’s defense stepped up in the fourth to hold Sidney to just 7. Chance Cobb scored 18 points in the win followed by Grant Mauer with 10 points and five rebounds. Scott Palmer had 8 points and three rebounds. Wyatt McAlpin had 5 points and five rebounds. Jadon Bohn had 2 points and a rebound, Dustin Lund had 2 rebounds, Trenton Drake had a free throw and six rebounds, and Jace Petersen had a rebound. The Timberwolves faced Stanton in the semifinals Feb. 21 at Fremont Mills in Tabor. A win will put SWV in the championship Feb. 23 against either Lenox or Fremont Mills. SWV girls basketball season ends
The Timberwolves wrapped up their basketball season Feb. 14 in their second game of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 2A Region 3 Tournament in a 72-54 loss to Mt. Ayr. Southwest Valley had a difficult time finding its offense in the first quarter to trail 20-7 heading into the second quarter. “We came out and played a rough first quarter. We seemed to be a little tense and we were really struggling on offense,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were missing open shots and having trouble scoring points. After the first quarter we settled down and really started to pick up momentum. At some point during the second quarter we really started to put things together. We started to hit shots, force turnovers and played much better defensively.” That momentum translated into a 17-17 second quarter that still left the Timberwolves down 37-24. SWV changed the game in the third quarter, though, outpacing Mt. Ayr 18-11 to move to within 5 heading into the final period. “We came out and really made a great run in the second half. We cut the lead to single digits in the third quarter and came as close as 3 points in the fourth quarter,” Naugle said. “The final five minutes of the game though we went cold shooting the ball and Mt. Ayr did a great job running their offense and getting baskets. I was extremely proud of how hard the girls fought tonight. After a very rough first quarter they could have let down but they showed a ton of fight tonight. They fought back and gave Mt. Ayr all they could handle. We just didn’t have enough offensively in the fourth quarter to get over the hump and grab a lead.” Morgan Shuey finished with 18 points and four rebounds. Jentry Schafer had 12 points and two rebounds. Danica Sunderman had 8 points and a rebound while Hailey Thomas had 8 points and four steals. Katie Taylor scored 3 points and had two rebounds, Shelby Nelson had 3 points and Lexy Haer had 3 points and five rebounds. “We finish our season with a 11-12 overall record,” Naugle said. “We have three seniors that we sadly have to say goodbye to. Danica, Katie and Shelby did a great job all year providing the leadership that a young team needed and always seemed to step up and make plays when we needed them the most. They will be very difficult to replace.” Timberwolves win last three games
Southwest Valley has gone 3-1 in its last four games as it heads into district playoffs. The Timberwolves’ most recent win came Feb. 10 during Parents Night in a makeup game with Lenox. SWV claimed a 64-41 victory. The Timberwolves came out on top 30-22 in the first half then put out a 20-8 third quarter run on the way to the win. Grant Maurer lead the way with 19 points while Trenton Drake and Chance Cobb added 14 each. Scott Palmer had 8 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists on the night. SWV 53, East Union 43 A strong first half gave Southwest Valley a 53-43 win Feb. 7 over East Union. The Timberwolves went 13-9, 18-12 in the first two quarters before going 6-6, 16-16 in the second half. Maurer finished with 15 points and three rebounds while Palmer had 14 points and five rebounds. Cobb scored 9 points and had five rebounds. Jace Petersen stepped in with 5 points and three rebounds. Wyatt McAlpin had 4 points while Drake and Jadon Bohn scored 3 each. SWV 80, Red Oak 40 Five Timberwolves scored in double digits Feb. 6 for an 80-40 win over Red Oak. Drake scored 17 points, Cobb scored 13, and Palmer, McAlpin and Petersen scored 11 each. Cobb also had 14 rebounds and Palmer had 10. Red Oak challenged SWV in the first quarter, leaving the Timberwolves up by 1 at 17-16. SWV’s defense came out stronger in the second quarter, holding Red Oak to just 7. Also scoring for the Timberwolves were Maurer with 8, Dustin Lund with 4, Bohn with 3 and Hunter Poston with 2. CD outlasts Southwest Valley By Trevor Maeder The Central Decatur Cardinals bested the Southwest Valley Timberwolves 66-50 on Feb. 3 in Leon. The Cardinals led 18-15 after the first quarter. Central Decatur held a 33-31 lead with just seconds remaining in the first half, but Cobb sank a 8-foot jumper at the buzzer to tie the game at 33. The Cardinals managed to hold Southwest Valley’s offense to just 6 points in the third quarter, taking a 46-39 lead into the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves found themselves in foul trouble during the second half, with three players having at least four fouls. Cobb and McAlpin eventually fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter. Carter Boothe capped the game for Central Decatur by knocking down seven free throws in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice and give them the 66-50. Leading the Timberwolves in scoring were Cobb (13), Drake (12) and Palmer (10). Southwest Valley begins the first round of district play Feb. 16 in Sidney. Game time is 6:30 p.m. SWV claims district win
Southwest Valley passed its first test in district playoffs Feb. 11, posting a 59-42 win over ACGC in a home game. “We knew coming into the game that they were much better than their record and they played us tough throughout the game,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “It was a very physical game that resulted in a lot of fouls for both teams. I was very pleased and happy at how well all our girls stepped up when they were needed and made plays throughout.” The Timberwolves edged out ACGC 13-9 in the first quarter on the way to a 29-20 halftime lead. “The first half was a little rough and our offense struggled to get any flow,” Naugle said. “We were playing good defense and battling on the defensive boards but were struggling to capitalize on any turnovers we created.” SWV’s defense really kicked during the third quarter when the Timberwolves outpaced ACGC 16-6. “We changed presses in the second half and that seemed to help us get out and running even more. We were able to take advantage of turnovers and our transition offense really started to get going,” Naugle said. “Both teams continued to struggle with fouls in the second half. We got to line 37 times but only made 21, which will be something we focus on as we head into our next game with Mt. Ayr.” Morgan Shuey capped the night with 25 points and four rebounds. Danica Sunderman had 8 points and six rebounds. Miah Hummel had 7 points and a rebound. Hailey Thomas had 5 points and two rebounds. Lexy Haer had 4 points and five rebounds while Jentry Schafer had 4 points and four rebounds. Katie Taylor had 3 points and two rebounds, Shelby Nelson had 2 points and four rebounds, and Payton Thomas had a free throw and three rebounds. “I was very happy with our effort tonight. The girls really picked it up when we needed to and they got the win to continue their season,” Naugle said. “We travel to Mt. Ayr on Tuesday [Feb. 14] to play a very talented Mt. Ayr team.” SWV 66, E. Union 24 The Timberwolves rounded out Pride of Iowa play with a 66-24 win Feb. 7 over East Union. After trailing 14-10 in the first quarter, SWV held East Union to just 4 second quarter points to take a 28-18 halftime lead. “We got off to a slow start offensively and gave up some easy offensive rebounds in the first quarter. After a slow first quarter we started to put it together offensively and really started to tighten up on defense,” Naugle said. “We started to get better position and get defensive rebounds from the second quarter on. Our defense led to a lot of good offensive possessions and we were able to start scoring points.” The Timberwolves dominated the second half, going 38-6 for an easy victory. Schafer finished with 15 points and eight rebounds while Shuey and Sunderman had 11 points and four rebounds each. Taylor had 9 points and two rebounds. Thomas had 7 points and four rebounds. Hummel had 5 points and two rebounds. Haer had 3 points and four rebounds while Nelson had 3 points and a rebound. Thomas had 2 points and three rebounds. “I was very happy with how hard the girls played tonight. They really came out and wanted to end the regular season on a good note with a win,” Naugle said. “We did a nice job moving the ball around and looking to get the best shot possible tonight. We finish with a 10-6 record in the conference and fifth overall in a very tough and competitive conference.” SWV is now 11-11 overall. SWV sending two to district wrestling
The Timberwolves’ Teagan Lundquist and Bryce Newton will continue their quest for a state wrestling title after qualifying Feb. 4 in the Class 1A Sectional 13 Tournament at Guthrie Center. Lundquist placed first in the 126-pound class and Newton placed second at 220. “We wrestled some very solid teams at sectional competition and we were only able to fill 10 weights due to illness and injury,” Southwest Valley head coach Jason Wetzel said. “Teagan looked very dominant in his two matches. Bryce also wrestled well, but lost in the finals. He had his opponent nearly pinned twice but couldn't secure the pin. If they wrestle again, I'd like to think Bryce could win the match.” Lundquist opened with a bye then went on to pin Ben Ehlers of AHSTW in 5:13 in the semifinal. In the first place match, Lundquist made quick work of Gabe Rowley of AC-GC, pinning him in 1:20. Newton also started with a bye then quickly pinned Brady Howard of Panorama in 1:17 in the semifinal. Newton lost by fall in 2:28 to Cade Suhr of AC-GC in the first place match but won the second place match by rule over Brady Howard of Panorama. Southwest Valley’s Trey Dixon (106) and Logan Calkins (152) narrowly missed district qualification with third place finishes. Dixon began with a bye then fell in a 176 decision to Joel Sampson of AHSTW. Dixon had another by in the third place match but found himself facing Sampson again for second. Sampson won by rule. Calkins opened with a bye then fell in a 5-3 decision to Cole Sackett of West Central Valley. Calkins pinned Korbin Martin of AHSTW in 2:57 in the third place match but faced Sackett again in the second place match. Sackett won by rule. Dylan Dalton placed fourth at 145. Dalton pinned Brody Erlandson of Nodaway Valley in 1:10 in the quarterfinal but lost by fall in 3:11 to Joe Becerra of AHSTW in the semifinal. In the third place match, Dalton lost by fall in 1:42 to Kaleb Stogdill of Panorama. Lyndon Bright placed fourth at 182. Bright opened with a quick pin over Ben Kingery of AC-GC in 1:26. In the semifinal, Erik Jorgensen of AHSTW defeated Bright by technical fall. Bright was eliminated in the third place match by fall in 1:00 to Trevor Carey of Panorama. Bryson Rhamy also placed fourth at 195. He posted a 7-3 decision over Jack Carroll of Exira in the quarterfinal. Rhamy fell in a 4-0 decision against Jory Christensen of Nodaway Valley in the semifinal and lost by fall in 0:45 to Carsen Schneller of West Central Valley in the third place match. Kolton Schutt placed fifth at 113. Schutt suffered a 10-7 loss to Levi Klenda of Exira, drew a bye in the consolation semifinal and in the fifth place match. Andy Seals placed fifth at 285. Seals fell to Brady Canada of AHSTW in a 2-1 decision then had byes in the consolation semifinal and the fifth place match. Trent Newton placed sixth at 160. Newton lost by fall in the quarterfinal to Gunner Powell of West Central Valley in 5:20. Newton drew a bye in the consolation semifinal then lost by fall to Seth Butler of Griswold in 0:21 in the fifth place match. Districts will take place Feb. 11 at Underwood. Competition begins at noon. McAlpin signs with MorningsideCHRISTY GROVES/Free Press — Wyatt McAlpin, front row center, signs his national letter of intent with Morningside College on Feb. 3 at the Southwest Valley High School in Corning. Seated with him are Morningside College head track coach Dave Nash, left, and Morningside College assistant track coach Vaughn Tackman. Standing from left are McAlpin’s stepfather Matt Smith, mother Christine McAlpin, Southwest Valley track coach Allen Naugle, father Cory McAlpin and step-mother Marla McAlpin.
Timberwolves hammer Red Oak
After opening with narrow 17-16 first quarter lead, Southwest Valley’s defense opened up in the second quarter to decimate Red Oak 80-40 on the road Feb. 6. The Timberwolves had five shooters in double digits to help lead the team in a 17-7 second quarter, a 22-6 third quarter and a 24-11 fourth quarter. Trenton Drake came up with 17 points and six rebounds while Chance Cobb had 13 points and six rebounds. Scott Palmer had 11 points and eight rebounds, Wyatt McAlpin had 11 points and three rebounds, and Jace Petersen shot 3-3 in 3-pointers for 11 points and two rebounds. Grant Mauer finished the night with 8 points and three rebounds. Dustin Lund scored 4 points, Jadon Bohn had a 3-pointer, and Hunter Poston finished with 2 points and a rebound. Chance Tepoel also added a rebound. SWV finished its regular season Feb. 7 at home with East Union. Parents Night will take place Feb. 10 when the Timberwolves host Lenox. SWV will face Sidney at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Stanton in district playoffs. Red Oak slips past SWV
A sluggish first quarter by the Timberwolves gave Red Oak an early lead that the Tigers used to their advantage Feb. 6 in a 48-40 loss for Southwest Valley. “We got off to a slow start in the first half on offense,” Timberwolves head coach Allen Naugle said. “Red Oak did a nice job on defense. They forced some turnovers and were able to score some points off of those turnovers. We also had difficulty at times in the first half getting defensive rebounds and defending the post.” SWV trailed 31-16 at halftime but was able to go 9-5 in the third quarter and 15-12 in the fourth in the non-conference game. “The girls kept battling though and we played a much better second half. Our defense started to defend the post better and we were able to start getting defensive rebounds to limit their second and third chance opportunities,” Naugle said. “Our offense in the first half was a little stale at times and we weren’t getting the motion that we would like to get. We started to run our offense much better in the second half and started to get the spacing that we wanted. I was very pleased with how hard the girls played and their effort. They worked extremely hard to fight back in this game. At one point late in the fourth quarter we were down by 4 but we just couldn’t get enough stops and make enough plays on offense to grab the lead. Red Oak is a very good team and I was very happy with how our girls played tonight.” Morgan Shuey and Danica Sunderman finished in double digits with 16 and 10 points respectively. Both also had four rebounds. Jentry Schafer finished with 6 points and four rebounds. Lexy Haer had 4 points and eight rebounds. Payton Thomas scored 2 points and had three rebounds. Hailey Thomas and Shelby Nelson had 1 point each. Katie Taylor had four rebounds while Miah Hummel had one. Central Decatur 92, SWV 27 The Timberwolves fell 92-37 Feb. 3 against the state’s third ranked team, Central Decatur. Despite scoring in double digits in both the first and second quarter, SWV had a tough time matching up against the Cardinals. By halftime, the Timberwolves trailed 61-27. “They definitely played like one of the best teams in the state,” Naugle said. “We came out in the first quarter and I thought we played very well. We did well against their press and we really tried to match their intensity and aggressiveness. We just couldn’t keep that pace going and keep up. They had a huge first and second quarter and then extended the lead in the third. I felt that when they pulled their press at the end of the first quarter we lost some of the aggressiveness on offense.” Not facing Central Decatur’s press in the second half, SWV scored only 10 points and had only 18 rebounds total. “Throughout the game we really struggled to rebound and we missed a lot of open shots. They are a great team and forced us into some tough situations throughout the game,” Naugle said. “I thought the girls played hard and gave great effort throughout the game. Morgan had a great game offensively but they really focused her in the second half and then we started to struggle to get our offense going. We try to use this experience as a learning experience and continue to improve.” Shuey scored 19 points and had three rebounds. Haer had 5 points and four rebounds. Schafer had 4 points and four rebounds. Taylor had 3 points while Thomas and Nelson had 2 points and a rebound each. Sunderman had six rebounds. SWV 51, Lenox 28 The Timberwolves picked up their ninth conference win Jan. 31 with a 51-28 victory over Lenox. After building a 20-11 lead in the first half, Southwest Valley opened up with a 25-4 run in the third quarter before backing off in a 6-13 fourth. “We got off to a slow start offensively but we played great team defense the entire game. We were able to do well getting defensive rebounds and forcing turnovers the entire game,” Naugle said. “We had a great third quarter offensively. We started to get some shots to drop and shot much better at the free throw line in the second half. We had much better ball movement in the second half and that helped lead to open shots.” Shuey led the team in scoring with 21 points and four rebounds. Sunderman had 9 points and seven rebounds. Thomas had 8 points and a rebound. Haer had 6 points and five rebounds. Hummel had 4 points and three rebounds while Schafer had 3 points and three rebounds. Taylor had four rebounds and Nelson had three. With district play fast approaching, Naugle said now is the time to focus on continued improvement. “We definitely need to continue to work on improving our decision making so that we are able to limit our turnovers,” he said. “We also need to constantly work on shooting at a higher percentage. The overall effort tonight was great and I thought that girls did a great job getting the win to get back to .500 overall and improve our conference record.” The Timberwolves are now 9-11 overall and 9-6 in conference play. SWV wrapped up its regular season Feb. 7 in a home game with East Union. Regionals begin Feb. 11 in Corning against AC-GC. Timberwolves take East Mills Invitational
Southwest Valley came out strong Jan. 28 in the East Mills Invitational Tournament, finishing with 187 points for a team win. The Timberwolves’ Teagan Lundquist and Merik Gaule led the way, placing first at 126 and 170 pounds respectively. Lundquist won by fall in 2:09 in the quarterfinal, won by tech fall in 3:25 in the semifinal and finished with a 6-0 decision for the title. Gaule wasted little time in his first two matches, winning by fall in 0:28 in the quarterfinal and in 0:43 in the semifinal before taking the first place match with a 5-1 decision. Trey Dixon, Dylan Dalton, Logan Calkins, Lyndon Bright, Bryson Rhamy and Bryce Newton all placed second in their weight classes. Dixon opened with a bye at 106, won by fall in 2:37 in the semifinal then lost by fall in 1:29 in the first place match. Dalton won by fall in 1:31 at 145 and won by fall again in the semifinal in 1:00 before being pinned in 2:42 in the title match. Calkins drew a bye at 152, won by major decision 22-8 in the semifinal then lost by fall in 3:13 in the first place match. At 182, Bright drew a bye in the quarterfinal, won by fall in 2:39 in the semifinal and then lost by fall in 0:45 in the final match. Rhamy drew a bye at 195, won by fall in 2:45 in the semifinal then fell in a 9-1 major decision in the first place match. Newton received a bye at 220, won by fall in 3:21 in the semifinal then fell in a hard-fought sudden victory in the first place match. Zane Hollingsworth placed third at 132 pounds. He won by fall in 1:03 in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 1:27 in the semifinal, won by fall in 0:25 in the consolation semifinal, then won by technical fall in 4:35 in the third place match. Kolton Schutt placed fourth at 113. He received a bye in the quarterfinal, lost by fall in 1:38 in the semifinal, drew a bye in the consolation semifinal then lost by fall in 1:11 in the third place match. Trent Newton and Andy Seals placed sixth at 160 and 285 respectively. Team scores were SWV 187, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 137, Sidney 135, Woodbine 117.5, East Mills 105, Treynor 102, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 92, and Archbishop Bergan 73.5. SWV defeated Nodaway Valley 54-6 but fell to Southeast Warren 50-24 on Jan. 26. Claiming wins over Nodaway Valley were Dalton with an 11-5 decision at 145, Calkins with a 4-0 decision at 152, Gaule by fall in 0:19 at 170 and Bright by fall in 0:53 at 182. Bryce Newton, Seals, Dixon Schutt, Hollingsworth and Trent Newton won by forfeit. Bryce Newton won by fall in 4:42 at 220 against Southeast Warren, Dixon won by fall in 0:48 at 106, Bright won by fall in 1:24 at 182 and Schutt won by forfeit. The Timberwolves head into sectionals Feb. 4 in Guthrie Center. The district tournament is set for Feb. 11 at Underwood High School. SWV falls to Nodaway Valley
By Trevor Maeder The Nodaway Valley Wolverines took advantage of a sluggish fourth quarter by the Southwest Valley Timberwolves to pick up the 59-55 in Corning on Jan. 24. The Timberwolves started things out on a high note, leading 16-9 after one quarter. Southwest Valley kept the momentum rolling in the second quarter, extending their lead to 10 and taking a 34-24 lead into halftime. The Timberwolves stayed consistent in the third frame holding onto a 51-42 lead going into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter ended up being a sluggish one for the Timberwolves, only scoring 4 points in the quarter as Nodaway Valley reeled back into the game, taking a 2-point lead with around four minutes to go. Nodaway Valley clung onto a 58-55 lead late in the game. The Wolverines missed seven consecutive free throws, but Southwest Valley failed to turn any of those into points. Spencer Lamb sealed the game for Nodaway Valley with his free throw to give them a 59-55 lead in the final seconds. Chance Cobb led Southwest Valley in scoring with 15. Trenton Drake and Scott Palmer also reached double digits with 11 and 10 respectively to go along with 9 from Grant Maurer and 8 from Wyatt McAlpin. Road Runners stop Southwest Valley The Interstate 35 Road Runners picked up the 60-55 victory over the Southwest Valley Timberwolves in exciting action in Truro on Jan. 27. Both teams were dead even after one quarter. Locked at 13 apiece, Southwest Valley found its rhythm in the second quarter and took a 32-28 lead into halftime. I-35 rallied back in the third, outscoring the T-Wolves to take a 41-40 lead into the fourth quarter. The Road Runners hit their stride in the fourth quarter, halting any Southwest Valley run en route to securing the 60-55 home win. Southwest Valley had three scorers finish the night with double digits: Cobb (12), McAlpin (11) and Drake (10). Palmer and Maurer also chipped in 8 and 7 points respectively. SWV fall to Nodaway Valley, I-35
Southwest Valley found itself up against two strong competitors last week, Nodaway Valley and Interstate 35. Unfortunately for the Timberwolves, they had a hard time matching up and dropped two games. SWV fell 55-26 to Nodaway Valley on Jan. 24. Trailing just 8-5 in the first quarter, the Wolverines went on a 21-9 second quarter run to race ahead 29-14 at the half. “We came out and played a very good first quarter. We struggled at times to get shots to go in but we were playing great defense,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We then started to really struggle to get defensive rebounds in the second quarter, which lead to easy baskets for them. We really struggled to get anything going offensively. I give credit to Nodaway Valley for playing great defense. We also really struggled to make open shots. Just an off night on offense. I thought that we played good team defense throughout the game but struggled at times to get the defensive rebound get more one-and-outs. The effort was great all night but we just had an off night in terms of execution.” Morgan Shuey scored 10 points and had four rebounds. Jentry Schafer had 6 points and five rebounds. Danica Sunderman had 5 points and four rebounds while Katie Taylor had 5 points and three rebounds. Lexy Haer had six rebounds, Miah Hummel had four rebounds, Payton Thomas had three rebounds and Shelby Nelson had a rebound. I-35 defeated SWV 68-40 on Jan. 27 on the strength of one of the state’s top players — Gracey Griglione. “We ran into one of the best players we will see all year,” Naugle said. “Gracey Griglione scored 32 points and we just were not able to find an answer to stop her.” The Timberwolves trailed 38-17 at halftime and were never able to overcome their deficit despite a 14-13 third quarter. “I thought that we played very good team defense all night. We did a solid job on offense although we definitely could have shot the ball at a better percentage. We did a solid job getting rebounds at both ends,” Naugle said. “We shot well from the free throw line although we would have like to get the line more. Every time we started to make a push to close the gap though Griglione found a way to score and create for her teammates. We knew coming into the game that she was going to be difficult to slow down and definitely had a great game.” Shuey scored 17 points and had five rebounds. Haer had 8 points and six rebounds. Sunderman had 7 points and three rebounds. Taylor had 3 points and seven rebounds while Schafer had 3 points and six rebounds. Nelson had 2 points and three rebounds. Hummel had five rebounds, Hailey Thomas had three rebounds, and Karlee Fisher and Thomas had a rebound each. “This was the second game in a row that we played a solid first quarter and then let the game get out of our control in the second. We will definitely have to work on playing a great second quarter and first half moving forward,” Naugle said. “I thought Morgan did a great job tonight finding ways to score. Lexy had a great game for us off the bench and provided some much needed points. The girls gave great effort and really worked hard to find ways to try to keep the game close. We will regroup and look to continue to improve as we host Lenox next Tuesday night in another Pride of Iowa contest.” The Timberwolves are now 8-9 overall and 8-5 in conference play. SWV places 4th, 6th in John J. Harris
Two Timberwolf wrestlers placed in the 62nd John J. Harris Invitational Wrestling Tournament held Jan. 20-21 in Corning. Southwest Valley’s Teagan Lundquist claimed fourth in the 126-pound class and Bryce Newton placed sixth at 220 pounds. Lundquist began with a 9-1 win over Hunter Clark of Wayne in the first round. He followed with a 4-0 win in the quarterfinal against Cade Vicker of Creston-Orient Macksburg. Lundquist lost by fall in 3:38 in the semifinal to Michael Millage of New Hampton. Lundquist claimed an 8-4 victory over Dalton Rose of Clarinda Academy in the consolation semifinal before losing by fall in 3:21 in the third place match to Chase McLaren of Atlantic. Newton drew a bye in his first round but fell in a 16-6 decision to Trace Carson of Central Decatur. Newton pinned his next two opponents, defeating Jacob Hummel of East Mills in 3:09 and Brady Howard of Panorama in 3:13. In the consolation semifinal, Newton fell in a 7-1 decision to Noah Hopp of New Hampton before losing by fall in 3:56 to Cade Suhr of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center in the fifth place match. Dylan Dalton suffered a loss by fall in 2:49 in his first round at 145. He came back with 16-5 decision over Cole Brown in the first round consolation before being eliminated by fall in 1:29 in second round consolation. Other Southwest Valley team members competing were Trey Dixon (106), Kolton Schutt (113), Zane Hollingsworth (132), Trent Newton (160), Merik Gaule (170), Lyndon Bright (182), Bryson Rhamy (195), and James Lamgo (285). The Timberwolves fell 62-18 Jan. 17 to Van Meter. Picking up wins by forfeit for SWV were Gaule at 170, Rhamy at 195 and Lundquist at 126. SWV defeated Clarinda Academy, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, Griswold and East Mills to win the Griswold Duals on Jan. 14. The Timberwolves beat Clarinda Academy 58-12. Wins came from Calkins at 160 with a 20-6 major decision, Gaule at 170 by fall in 107, Bryce Newton at 220 by fall in 2:54, Lamgo at 285 by fall in 1:46, Hollingsworth at 138 by fall in 2:00 and Dalton at 145 by fall in 0:25. Forfeit wins went to Bright at 182, Rhamy at 195, and Schutt at 113. SWV defeated Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 51-18. Gaule won by fall in 4:45 at 170 and Rhamy won with an 8-3 decision at 195. Winning by forfeit were Schutt at 120, Lundquist at 126, Hollingsworth at 132, Dalton at 145, Calkins at 152, Bright at 182 and Bryce Newton at 220. SWV beat Griswold 60-6. Hollingsworth won with a 10-7 decision at 138, Dalton won by fall in 0:34 at 145, Calkins won by fall in 1:48 at 160, Rhamy won by fall in 0:14 at 195, Bryce Newton won by fall in 0:14 at 195, and Lundquist with an 8-2 decision at 132. Winning by forfeit were Gaule at 170, Bright at 182, Lamgo at 285, Dixon at 106 and Schutt at 113. The Timberwolves defeated East Mills 54-17. Wins came from Gaule by fall in 0:54 at 170, Bryce Newton by fall in 0:31 at 220 and Lundquist by fall in 5:20 at 126. Winning by forfeit were Dalton at 145, Rhamy at 195, Lamgo at 285, Dixon at 106, Schutt at 113 and Hollingsworth at 132. This week the Timberwolves are at home Jan. 26 with Southeast Warren and Nodaway Valley and in the East Mills Tournament on Jan. 28. SWV victorious over Bedford
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves found themselves in another close game Jan. 17 when they hailed victorious over Bedford 53-45 in Villisca. The Timberwolves controlled the first quarter taking an 11-5 lead. The Timberwolves held onto their lead in the second quarter to take a 23-18 lead into halftime. Southwest Valley led 36-29 after three quarters and found themselves In foul trouble during the fourth quarter when starters Trenton Drake and Chance Cobb fouled out of the game. Relying on clutch shots from senior Wyatt McAlpin down the stretch, The Timberwolves were able to hold on to 53-45 victory avenging a crushing defeat to Bedford earlier in the year on a buzzer beater. “It’s always a good game against Bedford, they’re a well-coached team” said Southwest Valley head coach Andrew Focht. The Timberwolves were led in scoring by McAlpin who finished the night with 18 points. “We thought Wyatt could have a good night if we took advantage of some of the matchups and that’s what we did” said Focht. Scott Palmer also finished the night with double digit scoring with 12. The Timberwolves suffered a 61-55 in hard-fought game Jan. 19 with Martensdale-St. Marys. After trailing 30-26 at halftime, SWV battled back to take a 46-45 lead at the end of the third. McAlpin had 25 points and six rebounds on the night. Cobb had 10 points and two rebounds. Grant Mauer kicked in 7 points and two rebounds. Jace Petersen had 5 points and two rebounds. Drake and Palmer rounded out the scoring with 4 points each. The Timberwolves are scheduled to play Nodaway Valley at home Jan. 24 and Interstate 35 in an away game Jan. 27. SWV holds off Blue Devils
The Timberwolves battled back in the final minutes of its Jan. 19 home game with Martensdale-St. Marys for an exciting 43-42 Pride of Iowa win. “The final quarter was close the entire way. At one point with less than 2 minutes to go we were down by 3,” Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle said. “Jentry [Schafer] once again hit two clutch free throws. We were able to get a huge defense stop. We then had a great offensive set and Danica [Sunderman] hit a jumper on the baseline with about 30 seconds to go putting us up by 1. We were then able to get a another huge defensive stop. I called a timeout with about 10 seconds to go. We were able to get the ball into Katie [Taylor] and she was immediately fouled. After missing the first free throw both teams were in scramble mode. Martensdale had a clean shot but fortunately missed the shot and we were able to get the rebound and run the last few seconds off.” The Timberwolves ended the first half up 27-23 but by the end of the third the Blue Devils trailed just 35-34. “It was a close game throughout. Both teams had chances to pull away throughout the game but it seemed like whenever one team would get some momentum the other team would come back and cut the lead,” Naugle said. “I thought that we played a really good first half. We did a great job in the half-court with our offense and our defense. The third quarter we really struggled at times to get some offense going. We were able to make enough plays to keep the game close.” Schafer scored 12 points and had seven rebounds in the win, while Morgan Shuey had 12 points and four rebounds. Sunderman finished the night with 8 points and seven rebounds. Hailey Thomas had four points and four rebounds. Payton Thomas scored 3 points, Miah Hummel had 2 points and three rebounds, and Taylor had 2 points and four steals. “It was a great effort by all the girls,” Naugle said. “I am really proud how far these girls have come and the effort that they show every game.” SWV claimed another POI win Jan. 17 when the Timberwolves dominated Bedford 56-18 in Villisca. SWV opened strong, going up 16-1 in the first quarter and adding 17 more in the second quarter for a 33-12 halftime lead. “I was a little worried about how we come out and play since we did not have practice yesterday due to ice and since we were playing in Villisca instead of Corning,” Naugle said following the game. “The girls came out and played great right from the start. We really wanted to focus on playing great defense throughout the game and we did just that. We were able to play tough defense and that led into good offensive sets for us. Our offense really went smooth throughout the game. This was definitely one of the better games that we have played. We did well getting one-and-outs on defense, did well getting defensive rebounds and we played solid offense.” The Timberwolves’ defense showed its strengths greatest in the second half. SWV held Bedford scoreless in the third and allowed only 6 in the final period. Shuey scored a team high 20 with seven rebounds. Sunderman scored 13 with nine rebounds and Schafer had 13 with seven rebounds. Taylor had 3 with four rebounds, Payton Thomas had 3 with a rebound, Hailey Thomas had 2 points and two rebounds, and Hummel had 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves are set to face Nodaway Valley at home Jan. 24 and will face Interstate 35 on the road Jan. 27. SWV is 8-3 in conference play and 8-7 overall. SWV downs Pleasantville in OT
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves knocked off the Pleasantville Trojans 73-69 on Friday night in Corning. It was an excitement filled game that needed overtime to decide a winner. The Timberwolves climbed out to 14-11 after the first quarter but the Trojans rallied back in the second quarter to take a 29-23 lead into the half. Southwest Valley outscored Pleasantville 22-17 in the third quarter to trim the lead 46-45 going into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter saw the two teams score a combined 37 points. When the buzzer sounded at the end of regulation the game was tied at 64 sending the game into overtime. The Timberwolves took advantage of Pleasantville foul trouble in overtime. Sinking clutch free throws down the stretch enabled the Timberwolves to pick off the 73-69 victory. Chance Cobb led the team in scoring with 23 points. Cobb shot 7 for 14 (50 percent) on the night. Wyatt McAlpin chipped in 17 to go along with 15 from junior Jace Petersen and 7 from Trenton Drake. With the win, Southwest Valley is now 7-6 on the season. The Stanton Vikings hailed victorious over the Southwest Valley Timberwolves 62-54 in Stanton on Jan. 12. The Vikings led 11-8 after one quarter and took a 32-19 lead into the locker room at halftime. Both teams scored 16 points in the third quarter allowing Stanton to take a 48-35 lead into the final frame. The Timberwolves would draw close in the fourth quarter but were unable to catch the Vikings as Stanton held on the 62-54. The Vikings had great a night offensively with three players accruing double digits. Sophomore Drake Johnson led the team with 22 while Dylan Rocha and Easton Blunt also contributed 14 points for the Vikings. Southwest Valley was led in scoring by Scott Palmer who finished the night with 15 points. Grant Mauer also achieved double digit scoring with 10 points. Cobb and Drake scored 9 points for Southwest Valley in the losing effort. SWV fell 51-45 Jan. 20 to East Union. Mauer finished in double digits with 19 points and five rebounds. Palmer scored 8 points with seven rebounds. Petersen had 6 points and two rebounds. McAlpin had 4 points. Finishing with 2 points each were Drake, Cobb, Jadon Bohn and Chance Tepoel. SWV takes Pleasantville 60-57
Finding its shooters stalled in the third quarter, Southwest Valley came back in the final period to slide past Pleasantville 60-57 at home Jan. 13. “We were down 6 with about 3:30 to go when the girls were able to create a few turnovers, get a few key offensive rebounds, get to the free throw line and capitalize,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to get a 1-point lead with 1:30 to go. We were able to work the ball around and forced them to commit the foul with about 30 seconds to go. Jentry [Schafer] made two huge free throws to put us up 3 and then we were able to play great defense with Katie [Taylor] getting a steal in the final seconds to seal the game.” The Timberwolves opened with a 23-15 first quarter to enter the half up 37-30 but things fell apart in third quarter with Pleasantville up 47-45 entering the fourth. “We got off to a really hot start to the game and had our offense really clicking. We then started to cool off some in the second half but the girls were still playing hard and making plays,” Naugle said. “We came out of halftime flat and really struggled to get stops defensively. We really struggled at times during the third quarter and the first part of the fourth quarter getting defensive rebounds in big spots.” Schafer capped the night with a double double — 17 points and 14 rebounds. Taylor had six rebounds, five steals and 3 points. Morgan Shuey had 16 points and six rebounds. Danica Sunderman had 12 points and seven rebounds. Hailey Thomas scored 7 points with four rebounds. Miah Hummel finished with 5 points and five rebounds. Shelby Nelson had four rebounds and a steal while Payton Thomas had a rebound and an assist. “I was very pleased with how hard the girls worked. This was their third game this week and we kind of hit a wall in the second and third quarters,” Naugle said “They were able to fight through it and made the plays to win the game. Pleasantville showed up ready to win and played a great game. We were just able to make a few more plays during the final stretch of the game to get the victory.” The Timberwolves suffered a 43-33 loss Jan. 12 to Stanton in an away game. “We got off to a very slow start and we were never able to close the gap. Stanton did a great job defensively against us and we did not do a great job shooting throughout the night,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with how hard the girls played and the effort. We showed a lot of fight throughout the game and really fought to keep the game close.” After closing a 26-18 first half, SWV as able to slow Stanton’s scoring in the second half. “We had chances in the second half but were unable to get hot offensively. I thought that after a tough first quarter we really played a great game defensively,” Naugle said. “We did a nice job getting defensive rebounds throughout the game as well. We just need to find more ways to score when we are struggling to shoot from outside.” Shuey finished with 18 points and four rebounds. Schafer had 4 points and six rebounds. Taylor had 3 points and six rebounds, Hummel had 3 points and four rebounds, and Thomas had 3 points and two rebounds. Nelson had 2 points and two rebounds. The Timberwolves claimed a 56-36 win Jan. 10 in a road game with East Union. After trailing 26-19 at the half, SWV took off with a 22-10 third quarter. “We started off the game very flat and really struggled to get shots to drop. We had open looks but did not shoot well for the entire first half,” Naugle said. “Our defense played well but we also struggled to get defensive rebounds, which led to a lot of East Union’s baskets in the second quarter. I thought our hustle and focus was good the entire game but the intensity definitely went up in the second half. We started to hit some shots, create more turnovers and did a much better job getting defensive rebounds in the second half. I was very happy with how hard the girls played and how they fought to get the lead. They showed a lot of fight throughout the game.” Hummel scored 14 points and had seven rebounds. Schafer had 13 points and nine rebounds. Shuey had 10 points and seven rebounds. Taylor had 8 points and five rebounds. Sunderman had 6 points and three rebounds. Thomas had 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves are now 6-7 overall and 6-3 in conference play. SWV has two games at home this week, the first on Jan. 17 with Bedford and the second with Martensdale-St. Mary’s on Jan. 19. SWV goes 2-1 Jan. 12
The Timberwolf wrestling teams picked up wins Jan. 12 against East Union and Martensdale-St. Mary’s at home. SWV defeated East Union 52-29. Posting wins were Bryce Newton by fall in 1:50 at 220, Trey Dixon by fall in 3:38 at 106, Teagan Lundquist with 10-1 decision at 126, Logan Calkins by fall in 3:38 at 152 and Lyndon Bright by fall in 104 at 182. Winning by forfeit were James Lamgo at 285, Kolton Schutt at 120, Zane Hollingsworth at 132 and Trent Newton at 160. The Timberwolves also took down Martensdale-St Mary’s 45-30 Jan. 12. Wins came from Bryson Rhamy by fall in 1:58 at 195, Bryce Newton by fall in 0:10 at 220, Dixon by fall lin 0:45 at 106 and Lundquist with a 7-0 decision at 126. Winning by forfeit were Dylan Dalton at 145, Calkins at 153, Newton at 160 and Merik Gaule at 170. Panorama claimed a 56-24 win Jan. 12 over the Timberwolves. Bryce Newton won by fall in 1:27 at 220. Dixon won by forfeit at 106 as did Kolton Schutt at 113 and Lundquist at 126. The Timberwolves fell to West Central Valley and AHSTW on Jan. 10 at AHSTW. West Central defeated SWV 48-3 Posting wins for the Timberwolves were Calkins by fall in 1:47 at 152, Gaule with a 4-1 decision at 170, Newton by fall in 1:45 at 220, and Lundquist by fall in 147 at 126. Winning by forfeit were Dixon at 106 and Hollingsworth at 132. AHSTW won 50-21 against SWV. Wins went to Calkins with a 5-2 decision at 152, Newton by fall in 1:08 at 220, and Lundquist by fall in 5:12 at 126. Lamgo won by forfeit at 285. The Timberwolves traveled Jan. 17 to take on Mt. Ayr and Van Meter. On Jan. 20-21 SWV will host the 62nd annual John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament. Timberwolf wrestlers back on the mat
Southwest Valley placed seventh Jan. 7 in the Rollin Dyer Invitational with two second place finishers, a third place finisher, two fourth place finishers, two sixth place finishers, three seventh place finishers and an eighth place finisher. Lyndon Bright and Bryce Newton claimed second at 182 and 220 pounds respectively. Bright drew a bye then won by fall in 6:00 in the quarterfinal and in 3:36 in the semifinal before being defeated by a 10-4 technical fall in the first place match. Newton opened with a bye then won by fall in 0:43 in the quarterfinal and in 2:45 in the semifinal before being defeated by fall in 1:18 in the first place match. Logan Calkins took third at 152. He started with a bye then won by fall in 2:23 in the quarterfinal but was pinned in 2:39 in the semifinal. Calkins came back in the consolation with a win by fall in 2:43 to pin his third place opponent in 3:56. Bryson Rhamy placed fourth at 195. He opened with a bye, was defeated in 1:11 in the quarterfinal and drew another bye in round two of the consolation. Rhamy won with a 5-1 decision in the third round and with a 7-5 decision in the consolation semifinal before being defeated by fall in 1:34 in the third place match. Andy Seals finished fourth at 285. He started his class with a bye then fell in a 6-0 decision in the quarterfinal. Seals drew two more byes then won with a 4-0 decision in the consolation semifinal before being defeated by fall in 4:33 in the third place match. Dylan Dalton claimed sixth place at 145. After starting with a bye, Dalton fell in 3:16 in the quarterfinal, received another bye then won by fall in 1:26 in round three of consolation. Dalton fell in 3:00 in consolation semifinal and in a 10-7 decision in the fifth place match. Merik Gaule finished sixth at 170. He too began with a bye before being defeated in a 3-0 decision and drawing another bye. Gaule won with an 8-5 decision in round three of consolation, fell in 0:45 in the semifinal and in a 3-2 decision in the fifth place match. Trey Dixon placed seventh at 106. He opened with a bye then fell in a 7-5 decision followed by another bye. Dixon was pinned in 3:57 in the third round of consolation but came back in the seventh place round to win by fall in 2:49. Kolton Schutt took seventh at 113. He began with a bye, lost by fall in 1:48, received another bye then fell in a 12-2 decision in round three of consolation to finish with a bye in the seventh place round. Evan Skelton took seventh at 160. He too started with a bye, was defeated by fall in 4:27, drew another bye then fell by injury in round three of consolation. Skelton received a bye in the seventh place match. Zane Hollingsworth placed fourth at 132. He began with a bye then was defeated by fall in 2:46 before drawing another bye. Hollingsworth fell in 0:38 in the third round of consolation and in 3:44 in the seventh place match. Southwest Valley went 1-2 Jan. 3 with St. Albert, Clarinda and Red Oak at St. Albert. The Timberwolves defeated St. Albert 54-16. Dalton won by fall in 0:52 at 145. Calkins won by fall in 0:13 at 152. Skelton won by fall in 1:14 at 160. Gaule won by fall in 2:13 at 170. Newton won by fall in 0:56 at 220. Seals won by fall in 3:22 at 285. Clarinda came out on top 40-33 against SWV. Calkins won with a 7-2 decision at 152. Skelton won by fall in 2:00 at 160. Bright won by fall in 1:27 at 182. Newton won by fall in 1:52 at 220. Schutt won by fall in 0:52 at 113. Red Oak defeated the Timberwolves 53-21. Skelton won with a 4-0 decision at 160. Newton won by fall in 1:34 at 220. Seals won by fall in 3:02 at 285. The Timberwolves will be at home Jan. 12 with Martensdale, East Union and Panorama. They’ll compete Jan. 14 in the Griswold Duals. Timberwolves dominate Wayne
Southwest Valley’s Trenton Drake, Chance Cobb, Scott Palmer, Grant Mauer and Wyatt McAlpin scored Jan. 6 in double digits to help the Timberwolves dominate Wayne for a 78-42 win. SWV ran away with an 18-4 first quarter and a 20-12 second for a 38-16 halftime lead. The Timberwolves maintained their momentum in the second half, outpacing Wayne 26-15 in the third and 14-11 in the fourth. Drake led SWV’s scoring with 16 points and seven rebounds. Cobb had 15 points and two assists. Palmer finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Mauer had 12 points and four rebounds. McAlpin finished with 10 points and a rebound. Jadon Bohn stepped in for the Timberwolves with 6 points and a rebound. Dustin Lund added 4 points with a rebound. Chance Tepoel had 2 points and two rebounds. SWV has a full schedule this week beginning with a road game Jan. 10 with East Union and another Jan. 12 with Stanton. The Timberwolves are home Jan. 13 with Pleasantville. SWV downs Wayne 62-52
Three Southwest Valley players — Jentry Schafer, Danica Sunderman and Morgan Shuey — scored in double digits Jan. 6 for a 62-52 win over Wayne. Schafer and Sunderman had 18 points each while Shuey ended the night with 17 points. “We got off to a great start and played a great first half,” SWV head coach Allen Naugle said. “We had great ball movement, shot well, ran the floor well and made good decisions. Our defensive pressure was great throughout the game and we were able to force turnovers throughout the game. We struggle at times with defensive rebounds and stopping dribble penetration but overall our defense played very well.” The Timberwolves took an 18-15 first quarter lead to finish the half up 38-28. Wayne came back to outscore SWV 13-9 in the third but the Timberwolves finished strong with a 14-11 final period. “At times in the second half our offense stalled and made too many turnovers but we were able to make plays when we needed them to conserve the lead and win the game,” Naugle said. “I was very pleased with the effort and how we played coming out of a long break. We play next when we travel to Afton to play East Union next Tuesday.” Miah Hummel finished with 7 points and a rebound. Katie Taylor had 2 points and five assists. Shuey had 10 rebounds, Sunderman had nine and Schafer had eight. The win moves the Timberwolves to 4-6 overall and 4-3 in conference play. Mt. Ayr picks up first win over SWV
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves experienced defeat Dec. 20, falling to the Mount Ayr Raiders 57-45 in Corning to give Mt. Ayr it first win of the 2016 campaign. Southwest Valley led 13-9 after one quarter and took a 23-19 lead into halftime, but clutch shooting by the Raiders allowed them to take a 37-35 lead into the fourth quarter. Mount Ayr continued to knock down key shots and take advantage of missed opportunities by Southwest Valley offense to secure the 57-45 victory over the Timberwolves. Southwest Valley had two scorers achieve double digits, with 16 coming from Scott Palmer and 13 from Wyatt McAlpin. The Timberwolves also received 8 points from Grant Maurer, 4 points from Chance Cobb and 2 points apiece from Trenton Drake and Jace Petersen. The Timberwolves are now 5-4 on the season. They take the court again Jan. 6 with Wayne in Corning. SWV falls to Mt. Ayr
An 11-9 first quarter lead evaporated Dec. 20 in a Timberwolf 65-39 loss to Mt. Ayr. The Lady Raiders outscored Southwest Valley 24-13 to dominate the remainder of the game. “We got off to a great start. We were able to play right with them,” SWV head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to limit our turnovers in the first half and played solid defense. We were just unable to stay consistent throughout the entire game. At times we had turnovers that cost us points and opportunities to score.” The Timberwolves had 12 defensive rebounds and in steals on the night but couldn’t stop Mt. Ayr senior Kelcie Shields, who scored 28 points in the game. “We played very well on the defensive end but had no answer for Kelcie Shields. They were able to get the ball into her and she played a great game. We hung with them throughout the game but were unable to make enough plays on the offensive end to keep it close in the fourth quarter,” Naugle said. “I was very happy with the effort and the improvement the girls showed tonight. We play next after Christmas break when we host Wayne on Friday, Jan. 6.” Morgan Shuey had 16 points and two rebounds for the Timberwolves. Payton Thomas scored 9 points. Danica Sunderman had 6 points and two rebounds. Jentry Schafer had 2 points and eight rebounds. Hailey Thomas, Katie Taylor and Miah Hummel had 2 points and a rebound each. Shelby Nelson added two rebounds and Mazzy Hummel had a rebound. Timberwolves win big over SE Warren
Southwest Valley’s Chance Cobb scored 21 points, Scott Palmer and Wyatt McAlpin scored 14 each, and Trenton Drake scored 11 in an 82-40 blowout Dec. 15 in a road game with Southeast Warren. After finishing the first quarter down 15-14, the Timberwolves went on a 30-11 second quarter run to take a 45-25 lead at the half. SWV continued in the second half with a 21-5 third and a 17-9 fourth quarter. Cobb was 5-8 from 3-point territory and added two rebounds. Drake had eight rebounds while Palmer had seven McAlpin had six. Hunter Poston had 6 points and two rebounds. Jesse Bohn finished the night with 5 points, Grant Mauer had 3 and a rebound, Jace Petersen had 2 and seven rebounds, and Addison Bull scored 2 with two rebounds. Lenox 52, SWV 49 Lenox slipped past the Timberwolves 52-49 Dec. 13 in an away game. SWV was outpaced 15-10 in the first quarter to end half trailing 28-21. The Timberwolves outscored Lenox 28-24 in the second half but couldn’t come up with the momentum needed for a win. Cobb had 15 points and seven rebounds. Palmer had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. McAlpin scored 9 and had five boards while Drake had 8 and four rebounds. Petersen scored 4 points and had two rebounds. Mauer had 3 and three rebounds. The Timberwolves faced Mt. Ayr on Dec. 20. They’ll be back on the court following Christmas break Jan. 6 when they host Wayne. Eight Timberwolves place in POI
Southwest Valley had a second place wrestler, two third place wrestlers, two fourth place wrestlers and three fifth place wrestlers in the Dec. 17 Pride of Iowa Tournament at East Union. Logan Calkins placed second; Trey Dixon and Bryce Newton third; Lyndon Bright and Bryson Rhamy placed fourth; and Kolton Schutt, Dylan Dalton, and Merik Gaule placed fifth. Wrestling at 160, Calkins received byes in his first two matches before defeating Mason Woosley of Interstate 35 with an 8-2 decision. Calkins fell in 0:52 to Sanden Cheers of East Union in the first place match. Dixon also started with a bye at 106 but pinned Drew Kelso of Southeast Warren in 1:19 in the quarterfinal. Dixon lost by technical fall in the semifinal and drew a bye in the consolation semifinal. Dixon claimed third with a 9-3 decision over Cole Wimber of East Union. Newton started the 220 class with a bye then pinned Spencer Buban of Wayne in 0:42. Newton lost by fall in 1:44 in the semifinal but battled back in the consolation match by pinning Riley Riedel of Bedford/Lenox in 0:55. In the third place match, Newton pinned Kessler Thomas of East Union in 1:56. Bright opened with a bye at 182 then claimed a sudden victory over Brenden Christensen of Bedford/Lenox in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, Bright lost by fall in 0:45 to Logan Schumacher of Martensdale St. Mary’s but remained in the tournament by pinning Logan Smith of Wayne in 0:37. Bright eventually fell in 13-7 decision to Bryce Vanderlunen of Southeast Warren in the third place match. At 195, Rhamy too began with a bye before pinning Cody Sleep of Bedford/Lenox in 2:29. Rhamy fell in 4-2 decision to Connor Runyon of Wayne in the semifinal. In the consolation match, Rhamy claimed a 7-2 decision over Brock Thompson of I-35 but lost by fall in 1:15 to Beau Boswell of East Union in the third place match. Schutt opened with a bye at 113 but fell in an 11-7 decision to Talon Riedel of Bedford/Lenox in the quarterfinal. Schutt received two more byes then lost by fall to Levi Parrot of East Union in 0:53 in the consolation semifinal. Schutt had a bye in the fifth place match. Dalton started the 145 class with a bye then fell to Luke Jones of Central Decatur in a 4-2 decision. Dalton drew a bye in the second round consolation then pinned Jeremy Daye of Bedford/Lenox in 2:49 in round three. Dalton fell in 1:18 to Colby Page of Southeast Warren in the consolation semifinal but pinned Brady Langloss of Wayne in 1:49 for fifth place. Gaule started with a bye at 170 but lost in an 8-6 decision to Drew Kirkpatrick of I-35 in the quarterfinal. Gaule advanced consolation semifinal after drawing two byes then lost by fall in 0:50 to Cal Daughton of Mt. Ayr. Gaule won by fall over Ben Saunders of Wayne in 2:17 for fifth. At 138, Taylor Kuhn drew two byes but fell to Brayden Egli of I-35 in 1:20 and Elliot Ness of Central Decatur in 3:09. Hayden Bayles also received two byes at 285 but fell to Lane Ripperger of East Union in 1:05 and Kyler Christensen of Bedford/Lenox in 5:04. Pleasant Valley edged out the Timberwolves 43-42 Dec. 15. SWV won with opens at 106, 113, 120, 145, 152 and 160. Bright pinned Daniel Kenyon of Pleasant Valley in 2:00 at 182. I-35 claimed a 55-21 win over SWV on Dec. 15. The Timberwolves won by forfeit at 106 and 220. Gaule claimed an 8-4 decision at 170 over Drew Kirkpatrick. Rhamy defeated Brock Thompson by fall in 1:51 at 195. SWV girls earn two more wins
Southwest Valley improved its record last week, moving to 3-5 overall and 3-2 in Pride of Iowa play with wins over Lenox and Southeast Warren. The Timberwolves claimed a 54-32 win Dec. 13 in an away game with Lenox. After finishing the first quarter with a slim 13-11 lead, SWV took off in the second to end the half up 30-19. “We started off a little slow and made a few mistakes but eventually started to put things together in the second quarter,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “At times our half-court offense struggled to make good decisions and that will be something that we need to work on.” Morgan Shuey had a strong night, finishing with 22 points. Danica Sunderman had 7 points and six rebounds. Jentry Schafer had 6 points and five rebounds while Hailey Thomas had 6 points and three rebounds. Katie Taylor scored 5 points and had a rebound. Miah Hummel had 4 points and six rebounds, Shelby Nelson had 2 points and five rebounds and Payton Thomas had 2 points and two rebounds. “Overall the effort was outstanding and our defense was very good. We were able to create a lot of turnovers and were able to get good shots in the lane,” Naugle said. “We shot well from the free throw line all night. We also did a better job rebounding but that will still be something that we have to concentrate on and improve. I was very pleased with how the girls played and we will continue to work hard to improve.” Shuey, Sunderman and Schafer all scored in double digits Dec. 15 for a 44-32 win over Southeast Warren. Shuey had 12 points and four rebounds, and Sunderman and Schafer had 10 points and eight rebounds each. Payton Thomas had 4 points and two rebounds, Taylor had 3 points and six rebounds, Hailey Thomas had 3 points and a rebound, and Hummel had 2 points and three rebounds. SWV has one game scheduled before Christmas break, at home Dec. 20 with Mt. Ayr. The Timberwolves begin the New Year on Jan. 6 at home with Wayne. Five Timberwolves place
at Lenox Invitational Southwest Valley’s Teagan Lundquist and Logan Calkins claimed second in their weight divisions Dec. 10 in the Lenox Invitational while Evan Skelton and Bryson Rhamy placed fifth and Merik Gaule placed sixth. Lundquist drew a bye in his first round of 126-pound competition. He defeated Jaren Van Meter of South Harrison by fall in 1:26 in the quarterfinal. Lundquist claimed a 7-2 win over Dalton Rose of Clarinda Academy in the semifinal. In the first place match, Lundquist lost 11-1 to Brady Kyner of Southeast Warren. Calkins also drew a bye at 152 pounds before pinning David Topete of Clarinda Academy in 1:29 in the quarterfinal. Calkins claimed another win by fall in the semifinal, this time 1:45 over Christian Hernandez of Southwest Iowa. Alec Henderson of Southeast Warren defeated Calkins by fall in 5:12 in the first place match. Skelton had a bye at 160 in the first round then went on to quickly pin Dalton Erickson of Southwest Iowa in 0:57 in the quarterfinal. Skelton lost by fall in 1:33 in the semifinal and in 3:18 in the consolation match before coming back to pin Trevor Flettre of Nodaway Valley in 1:00 for fifth place. Rhamy started the 195 class with a bye to follow with a win by fall in 1:02 over Devon Holmes-Salk of Clarinda Academy in the quarterfinal. Rhamy fell 7-2 in the semifinal and 5-0 in the consolation match but pinned Mark Zahnd of Maryville in 2:46 to claim fifth place. Gaule opened the 170 competition with a bye but lost by fall in 3:09 in the quarterfinal. Gaule drew another bye in the consolation round and defeated Parker Manning of Nodaway Valley by fall in 2:24 to remain in the bracket. In the consolation semifinal, Gaule lost by all in 2:24 and ended competition in the fifth place match to lose by fall in 4:47 to Dustin Andreasen of Audubon. The Timberwolves claimed a 53-12 win Dec. 8 over Griswold at home. Recording SWV wins were Lundquist at 126 by 16-0 technical fall in 1:53; Calkins at 152 by fall in 2:42; Gaule at 170 by fall in 1:06; and Rhamy at 220 by fall in 0:06. The Timberwolves won by forfeit at 132, 145, 160, 182 and 285. The Timberwolves dominated Clarinda Academy the same evening with a 54-18 win. Taylor Kuhn won by fall 0:39 at 138. Dylan Dalton won by fall in 1:30 at 145. Calkins won by fall in 1:51 at 152. Skelton won by fall in 2:43 at 160. Gaule won by fall in 0:26 at 170. Lyndon Bright won by fall in 2:20 at 182. Rhamy won by fall in 0:44 at 195. Bryce Newton won by fall in 1:08 at 285. The Timberwolves compete Dec. 15 at Truro and Dec. 17 in the Pride of Iowa Tournament at Afton. Nodaway Valley misses
late free throws, falls to SWV By Travis Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves won a thriller Dec. 9, holding on to defeat the Nodaway Valley Wolverines in 63-62 in Greenfield to give the Timberwolves the first win over the Wolverines in school history. Nodaway Valley led 22-16 at the end of the first quarter and took a 35-28 lead into halftime. The Timberwolves went a run of their own in the third quarter, sending the game into the fourth tied up at 48. Southwest Valley was able to get just enough offense to cling onto a 62-60 lead with less than 10 seconds to play in the ballgame when junior Jace Petersen was sent to the line for two free throw attempts. Petersen made one and missed, giving Nodaway Valley the ball back down 3. Nodaway Valley’s Spencer Thompson missed a three at the buzzer but was fouled in the process of shooting, giving him three free throw attempts with no time on the clock and a chance to tie the game. Thompson made the first two, but missed the third, allowing Southwest Valley to hold on for the 63-62 win. The Timberwolves were led by senior Wyatt McAlpin who garnered 15 points and was 7-12 shooting on the night. Southwest Valley also received 14 points from Chance Cobb and 13 from Trenton Drake in the winning effort. The Timberwolves are now 4-2 on the season. SWV 59, Clarinda 48 The Southwest Valley Timberwolves hailed victorious Dec. 8, picking up the 59-48 win over Clarinda in Corning. SWV led 19-11 after one and extended that lead to 30-19 going into halftime. The Timberwolves came out and fired on all cylinders, leading by as many as 21 points and holding onto 43-27 lead going into the final frame. The Cardinals mounted a small rally in the fourth quarter after Southwest Valley opened up a 19-point lead, cutting down to as little as 8, but the Timberwolf offense was just too much for Clarinda as Southwest Valley walked away with the 59-48 victory. The win was a turnaround for the Timberwolves who avenged a heartbreaking loss to Bedford on Dec. 6. “We came out clicking really well and focused in the first half and were very happy,” coach Andrew Focht said after the game. Southwest Valley ended the night with four scorers in double digits. Drake led the way with 14 points. Scott Palmer, Grant Maurer and Cobb also eclipsed double digits amassing 13, 12 and 11 points respectively. Bedford 63, SWV 61 The Southwest Valley Timberwolves suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Bedford Bulldogs on Dec. 6 when Bedford senior Joel King drained a buzzer beating jumper to give Bedford a 63-61 win over the Timberwolves in Bedford. The contest was back and forth throughout the entire four quarters. Bedford took a 13-12 lead into the second quarter and outscored Southwest Valley 18-11 in the second frame to take a 31-23 lead into halftime. Southwest Valley chipped one point off of Bedford’s lead to make it 48-41 heading into the final frame. The Timberwolves surged a comeback of their own and had the game tied at 61 apiece with the ball, but the Timberwolves were unable to convert and gave Bedford the final shot opening the door for a King buzzer beater. Southwest Valley had three scorers over double digits. Cobb led the way with 19 points, followed by Palmer with 13. McAlpin also contributed 11 points. SWV girls claim first victory
Southwest Valley picked up its first win of the season Dec. 6 in a 59-37 victory on the road with Bedford in a Pride of Iowa game. Following a tight 11-10 first quarter, the Timberwolves opened up in the third to go 20-5 for a 31-15 lead at the half. “We got off to a bit of a slow start but really were able to get things going during the second and third quarters,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We did our best job of the season rebounding. Our posts did a nice job around the lane all night. We were able to shoot the ball well from the free throw line and not too bad from the field. We did not shoot as well as we would have liked from 3 but we were able to get into the lane consistently throughout the night to score points. We haven’t beaten Bedford in a while and it was nice to go to their place and get the win.” Jentry Schafer had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Morgan Shuey led the shooting with 19 points and had three rebounds. Danica Sunderman scored 12 and had seven boards. Miah Hummel had 4 points and seven rebounds. Payton Thomas, Katie Taylor and Shelby Nelson scored 3 each with five, four and three rebounds respectively. Hailey Thomas contributed a free throw and two rebounds. The Timberwolves suffered a hard-fought 59-55 loss Dec. 8 at home with Clarinda. “It was a back and forth game throughout,” Naugle said. Tied 11 all at the end of the first, SWV moved ahead with a 25-23 halftime lead. “We did a lot of things really well and a lot of things we struggled at. We played with a good intensity and effort throughout,” Naugle said. “We were able to force a lot of turnovers and capitalized on a lot of them. We got out and ran very well throughout. We did a good job rebounding throughout the night as well.” Clarinda managed to inch away in the second half, though, taking advantage of the Timberwolves’ ball handling mistakes. “The big reason that we lost tonight though was due to turnovers. We really struggled to keep control of the basketball and make good decisions throughout the game,” Naugle said. “We really struggled recognizing good passing situations and turned the ball over too much. We limited our opportunities to score points. We also had difficulty at times getting back in transition defense. We allowed way too many points by not getting back quickly enough.” Shuey had another strong night shooting, scoring 26 points including three treys. Sunderman had 8 points with two 3s while Payton Thomas had 8 with a 3-pointer. Taylor had 4 points and four rebounds and Schafer had 4 points and an offensive rebound. Hummel had 3 points and five rebounds while Nelson had 2 points and a rebound. SWV’s shooting took a downturn Dec. 9 in a 42-17 loss to Nodaway Valley at Greenfield. After going 6-12 in the first quarter, the Timberwolves were shut out completely in the second. “We came out and played a good first quarter. We then had a very tough second quarter and Nodaway Valley was able to pull away for good during that quarter,” Naugle said. “We really struggled to shoot well. We missed a lot of open shots and shot poorly as a team from the free throw line. Give credit to Nodaway Valley for playing tough defense on us and taking us out of our game. We just really struggled to find ways to score the entire game.” Although struggling offensively, SWV’s defense showed up strong, particularly in the second half when the Timberwolves held Nodaway Valley to just 14 points. “Defensively we did a great job the entire game. We really worked hard all night to stop their posts from scoring and I thought we did very well,” Naugle said. “We struggled again at times on the defensive boards and their posts got the majority of their points off of second and third chance opportunities. We will have to regroup after a couple of rough games, keep working on improving and come out next week ready to play. We travel to Lenox next Tuesday to play another Pride of Iowa game.” Shuey and Sunderman had 6 points each, Schafer and Nelson had 2 each, and Hummel finished with 1. The Timberwolves are now 1-5 overall. Following the Dec. 13 game with Lenox, SWV will be away Dec. 15 at Liberty Center and home again Dec. 20 with Mt. Ayr before the Christmas break. SWV falls short against Shenandoah
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves suffered their first loss of the season Nov. 29, falling to Shenandoah in heartbreaking fashion 58-56 in Shenandoah. Southwest Valley led 26-25 going into the locker room, but the Mustangs would regain the lead in the third quarter to head into the final frame leading 43-42. The game remained close in the fourth quarter, but the Mustangs had just enough to hold onto the 58-56 win. “We had a chance to win the game, but down the stretch we just couldn’t capitalize on free throws,” Southwest Valley head coach Andrew Focht said. The team, coming off of a 17-steal performance in a win Nov. 28 over Griswold, picked up right where they left off, grabbing 16 steals from the Shenandoah offense. Wyatt McAlpin led SWV scorers with 17 points. Scott Palmer and Chance Cobb also contributed scoring efforts with 13 and 8 respectively. Grant Maurer and Jace Petersen added 6 points each. Southwest Valley is now 1-1 on the season. SWV wrestling team claims wins
The Timberwolf wresting team posted wins Dec. 1 over Shenandoah, Mt. Ayr, Clarke and East Mills at East Mills. Southwest Valley defeated host East Mills 63-12. SWV’s Bryson Rhamy claimed a quick win at 220 pounds by pinning East Mill’s Ben Formhals in 0:09. Teagan Lindquist also won by fall at 126 in 1:03 as did Lyndon Bright at 182 in 1:02. Evan Skelton won at 160 with a 10-4 decision. The Timberwolves picked up wins by forfeit at 113 (Kolton Schutt), 132 (Zane Hollingsworth), 138 (Taylor Kuhn), 145 (Dylan Dalton) 170 (Merik Gaule), 285 (Bryce Newton) and 106 (Trey Dixon). Logan Calkins lost by fall in 3:53 and Southwest Valley gave up an open spot at 195. SWV took down Mt. Ayr 54-30. Wins by fall went to Dalton at 145 in 0:45, Gaule at 170 in 3:39 and Lindquist at 126 in 3:56. The Timberwolves won open classes at 106 (Dixon), 113 (Schutt), 138 (Kuhn), 160 (Skelton), 195 (Bright) and 220 (Bryson Rhamy). Mt. Ayr’s Josh Cox defeated Newton by fall in 1:46 at 285; Turk Darrah pinned Hollingsworth in 1:53 at 132; and Marcus Daughton pinned Calkins in 3:33 at 152. Mt. Ayr also won by forfeit at 120 and 180. The Timberwolves also won against Clarke, this time 57-24. Winning by fall were Lindquist at 126 in 1:49, Kuhn at 138 in 1:24, Gaule at 170 in 0:35 and Bright at 182 in 2:37. Calkins won 6-5 at 152. Forfeit wins for SWV came at 220 (Rhamy), 285, (Newton), 106 (Dixon), 145 (Dalton) and 160 (Skelton). Clarke’s Carter Wilken defeated Schutt by fall in 1:22 at 113 and Colby Wilken defeated Hollingsworth by fall in 4:42 at 132. The junior varsity Timberwolves finished strong Dec. 13 in their first tournament of the season at Winterset. Dixon and Hollingsworth placed first and Schutt and Hayden Bayles placed third in their divisions. “The wrestlers all competed and much was learned in the first tournament for many of these boys,” head coach Jason Wetzel said. Dixon pinned Logan Major of Indianola in 3:27 and Max Waltz of Southeast Polk in 1:36. Hollingsworth defeated James Howard of Indianola with a 14-9 decision and Zack Nuzum of Winterset by injury. Schutt opened with a loss by pin to Dez Hummel of Carlisle in 2:33 followed by another loss by fall in 0:33 to Brendan Nielsen of Valley. Schutt finished by pinning Brandon Quezada of Southeast Polk in 5:17. Bayles also went 1-2, losing by pin to Aaron Martinez of Southeast Polk in 3:30. Bayles battled back to pin Lucas Henkelman of Carlisle in 0:57 before beginning pinned by Romello Gray of Carlisle in 2:14. SWV’s James Lamgo finished 0-3 and Trent Newton finished 0-2. Shenandoah stops
Timberwolves 63-35 Southwest Valley found itself challenged Nov. 29 against high-ranking 3A Shenandoah in a 63-35 road loss. “They were a very good basketball team but even though the score might not reflect it I thought that we played much better basketball tonight than we did the previous night. We lowered our turnovers and played with more urgency throughout the night,” SWV head coach Allen Naugle said. “We did a better job putting a body on someone and box-out even though we gave up a huge height advantage against a very tall and athletic Shenandoah team. We didn’t get to the line as much as I would have liked but we went more and shot a high percentage.” Shenandoah built a 14-6 first quarter lead but stretched it to 34-15 by the half. “We went through a stretch during the second quarter were we really struggled to get the ball in the basket and they were able to pull away from what was a competitive game,” Naugle said. “We definitely need to become more consistent with our shooting percentage moving forward so that we can put points on the board and allow us to get into our press. We are looking to continue to improve the quality of basketball we play every night and tonight we did that.” Morgan Shuey had 17 points and three rebounds on the night. Jentry Schafer had 5 points and four rebounds. Danica Sunderman finished 4 points and four rebounds while Hailey Thomas had 4 points and two rebounds. Miah Hummel had 2 points and three rebounds, Katie Taylor had 2 points and a rebound, Payton Thomas had 1 point and two rebounds, and Shelby Nelson had three rebounds. SWV faced Bedford on the road Dec. 6 and will be home Dec. 8 against Clarinda. Timberwolves post 66-27 win
Southwest Valley ran past Griswold 66-27 Nov. 28 in the Timberwolves’ first home game of the season. SWV gained a 16-7 first quarter and a 20-6 second for a 36-13 lead at the half. Griswold managed to score in double digits in the third quarter with 10 but still finished behind the Timberwolves’ 16 points. Scott Palmer and Grant Maurer each had 14 points and six rebounds. Wyatt McAlpin finished with 10 points and five rebounds. Chance Cobb scored 9 with two rebounds. Trenton Drake had 8 points and three rebounds. Jesse Bohn scored 6 with two rebounds while Jace Petersen had 2 points and two rebounds, Jadon Bohn added 2 and Hunter Poston scored 1 with two rebounds. The Timberwolves traveled Nov. 29 to Shenandoah. They’re on the road Dec. 2 with Mt. Ayr and Dec. 6 with Bedford before returning home Dec. 8 to face Clarinda. SWV falls 52-42 to Griswold
Despite a narrow 9-8 first quarter lead, Southwest Valley fell 52-42 Nov. 28 at home with Griswold. Timberwolf turnovers proved costly, particularly in the second and third quarters when Griswold outscored SWV 18-9 and 14-9. “We did a lot of really good things and we struggled in a few big areas. We committed way too many turnovers that really cost us throughout the game. We also really struggled to get defensive rebounds and limit Griswold’s ability to get second and third chances,” SWV head coach Allen Naugle said. “We committed way too many fouls throughout the game and Griswold capitalized on the free throw line.” The Timberwolves made a 15-12 fourth quarter run but were unable to break their early deficit. “We did a great job creating turnovers and getting steals but were not able to capitalize on most of them. Our defense was solid throughout the game. We just put ourselves in tough situations with fouls and our turnovers,” Naugle said. “I thought that we shot the ball fairly well throughout the game but did not get enough quality shots. We definitely need to focus on committing fewer turnovers, fouls and getting more aggressive on the defensive boards.” Morgan Shuey led the SWV shooting with 15 points and two rebounds. Danica Sunderman scored 9 with two rebounds. Miah Hummel had 4 points and five rebounds, Jentry Schafer had 4 points and four rebounds, Payton Thomas had 4 points and two rebounds, and Shelby Nelson had 4 points and a rebound. Katie Taylor scored 2 points with five rebounds and Hailey Thomas had two rebounds. “We will look to improve and clean up our game tomorrow night [Nov. 29] when we travel to Shenandoah to face a very good team,” Naugle said. SWV also travels Dec. 2 to Mt. Ayr and Dec. 6 to Bedford. The Timberwolves will host Clarinda on Dec. 8. Timberwolves finish with 36-7 win
Although the Timberwolves added another win Oct. 21 against Riverside, it’s St. Albert and Earlham representing the Class A District 7 not Southwest Valley in the state playoffs. SWV finishes the season 6-3 overall and 5-2 in district play following its 36-7 win over Riverside. “I couldn't be more proud of how the guys finished the year. We ended what we started in June. Everyone on our team put five months of hard work in and they saw what they could accomplish with that extra bit of effort and making sure to put character first in everything we did,” Timberwolves head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “We sent our seniors out the right way, but we aren't satisfied until we reach the playoffs. We'll come back next year with high expectations." SWV allowed the Bulldogs just one touchdown while taking a 13-7 first quarter lead. The Timberwolves added another in the second for a 20-7 lead at the half. Quarterback Chance Cobb was 3-7 passing for 52 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed 10 times for 69 yards. Jace Peterson had 123 yards and a touchdown on six runs. Aiden Gaule had 53 yards on four carries. Jerad Shires had 40 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Preston Fleharty had 35 yards and a touchdown on four rushes. Addison Bull had two carries for 25 yards. Hunter Poston had a 30-yard reception for a touchdown. Grant Maurer had an 11-yard touchdown reception and Bull had an 11-yard reception. Defensively, Aaron Armstrong had eight tackles and an interception. Shires had six tackles. Scott Palmer had five tackles and three sacks while Peterson, Maurer and Gaule had five tackles each. Evan Skelton and Tyler Means had four tackles and a sack each and Jacob Webb had four tackles. Logan Calkins and Colby Cooper had three tackles each. Hunter Poston had two tackles and two sacks, Cobb had two tackles and James Lamgo had a tackle. On special teams, Ali Sodatsairov was 1-1 in extra points and 1-1 for an 11-yard field goal. Volleyball comes
to an end for SWV Southwest Valley wrapped up its volleyball season Oct. 18 in a regional match with Griswold. The Timberwolves fell 1-3 in the Class 2A Region 5 match in Corning. “I felt like the girls played really tense and nervous tonight, which is a little uncharacteristic of a team going into the post-season,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “I think that the girls wanted to win so badly that they were overthinking every aspect of the game.” The Timberwolves took control in the first set but ultimately fell 21-25. “We jumped out to a nice lead in set 1 with some aggressive serving from Katie [Taylor] and then we made some unforced errors and hitting errors to keep Griswold in the set,” Wetzel said. “We did struggle with serve receive, credit to Griswold, they did a nice job mixing up their serving and keeping our kids on our toes. They definitely aced us more than I liked. Our setters did a nice job of spreading the ball out and getting multiple hitters involved.” SWV fell 24-26 in a tight second set and claimed a 25-18 win in set 3 but couldn’t come back in the fourth to fall 23-25. “We just didn't play our best volleyball tonight and unfortunately it just didn't go our way,” Wetzel said. Taylor was 19-22 serving with five aces and five digs. Morgan Shuey was 16-17 with two aces and seven kills. Danica Sunderman was 15-15 with an ace, seven kills and a block. Kiara Roberts was 12-12 with an ace, 16 digs, three kills and an assist. Hailey Thomas was 10-11 with 15 assists and a dig. Alaina Currin was 13-16 serving with 12 assists and five digs. Jentry Schafer had six kills and a block. Abby Fleharty had five kills, four blocks and two assists. Jacy Schafer had four kills and three blocks. “We have four seniors to say goodbye to — Danica Sunderman, Katie Taylor, Kiara Roberts, and Jacy Schafer, all of whom were starters and played a significant amount of time,” Wetzel said. “I appreciate all the time these seniors have put in over their four years of high school and they will be missed. This was definitely an unselfish team who cared more about each other than themselves.” Cross country teams
fall short in state bid The Timberwolves ended its cross country season Oct. 20 in district competition at Panorama High School. “Both teams ran well tonight at the Class 1 District Meet in Panorama,” Southwest Valley head coach Josh Sussman said. Mazzy Hummel and Elizabeth Fuller were SWV’s top two finished in girls competition, placing 35h and 39th respectively. “Mazzy Hummel and Elizabeth Fuller ran well, finishing with times of 23:18 and 23:30,” Sussman said. “Freshman Bella Johnson ran a strong time of 26:02 [88th].” The top two boys finishers were Connor Haggerty at 54th and Dalton Davis at 56th. “Connor Haggerty led the way for SWV, finishing with a time of 20:01,” Sussman said. “Dalton Davis and Lyndon Bright were close behind with times of 20:15 [56th] and 20:29 [63rd]. Dalton Davis showed tremendous improvement over the course of year, improving significantly.” Other results from the district meet include: Girls Kaylee Jacobs, 107th, 27:10.60 Chloe Keefe, 110th, 27:20.69 Miah Hummel, 116th, 28:11.66 Oakley Goodvin, 129th, 30:38.04 Boys Jacob Kinyon, 83rd, 21:21.73 Daniel Kinyon, 95th, 21:47.72 Guerillmo Mena, 99th, 22:11.25 Wyatt McAlpin, 115th, 23:21.15 Timberwolves take down Warhawks
A 14-0 first quarter lead ended in a 40-25 win for Southwest Valley at home Oct. 14 against Southeast Warren. With 248 yards rushing and 30 yards passing, the Timberwolves allowed only 155 rushing yards and disrupted the Warhawks’ passing game to maintain control. “It was a very exciting game. We controlled the line of scrimmage but we sort of let them hang around longer than I’d like,” SWV head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “We made big plays at the end that helped put them away in the fourth quarter and it makes me proud to know our boys continue to respond the right way in those kinds of situations. We’ll look to end our season against Riverside on a great note and see where we align for the playoffs.” Chance Cobb was 2-7 for 30 yards passing for a touchdown and an interception. He had 121 yards and two touchdowns on 14 rushes. Jerad Shires rushed seven times for 53 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Gaule had eight carries for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Jace Peterson gained 24 yards on five rushes for a touchdown. Grant Maurer had a 19-yard touchdown reception and Addison Bull had an 11-yard reception. Bull was also 4-5 for extra points. For the defense, Scott Palmer had 14 tackles and five sacks. Brett Schafroth had 13 tackles, a pass deflection and an interception and Maurer had 13 tackles. Logan Calkins had 12 tackles. Hunter Poston had eight tackles and two sacks. Jace Peterson had seven tackles and an interception, Colby Cooper had seven tackles and two pass deflections, and Tyler Means and Aaron Armstrong had seven tackles each. Evan Skelton had five tackles. Jacob Webb had three tackles and a sack and Joey Kernen had three tackles. James Lamgo had two tackles and a sack, and Cobb had a single tackle. SWV takes 2nd in POI Tournament
Southwest Valley’s volleyball team got its hoped for shot at the Pride of Iowa championship but came up short against Mt. Ayr. Instead the Timberwolves claimed second in the 12-25, 11-25, 20-25 title match Oct. 11. “I would say we played pretty flat against Mt. Ayr; probably played a bit scared. We struggled with serve receive in all three sets, and the result of that struggle, made our setters run all over the place and the hitters not getting the ball where they want it. We were out of system quite a bit in all three sets,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Morgan [Shuey] and Abby [Fleharty] were the only two girls with a positive hitting efficiency and to win against a strong team like Mt. Ayr we needed more production out of all of our front row attackers. I am proud of the girls, they set the goal of POI champs back in August and we made it to the finals match and it wasn't easy. We didn't play our best volleyball against Mt. Ayr, but second place in a 12-team conference is something to be proud of!” Shuey had seven kills, seven digs, and an assist and was 9-11 serving with an ace while Fleharty had a kill. Katie Taylor was 8-10 with two aces and seven digs. Alaina Currin was 8-8 with seven assists and four digs. Kiara Roberts was 6-6 with five digs and two kills. Hailey Thomas was 5-5 with eight assists and a dig. Danica Sunderman was 2-5 with six kills, four digs and two blocks. Jacy Schafer had two blocks and an assist and Jentry Schafer had a kill. The Timberwolves had to battle back against Central Decatur to make it to the championship. SWV was able to pull off the win 25-20, 15-25, 15-4. “We dug ourselves quite a big hole in set 1 and once we took a timeout and adjusted our block we were blocking balls and making CD tip the ball a lot and giving us a chance to be offensive and attack the ball,” Wetzel said. “Danica had 11 kills and a hitting efficiency of .360, was 100 percent serving and four digs. Morgan had six kills, Jacy had five and Jentry had four. Kiara had 11 digs and Katie had nine digs. We did a good job of reacting and playing the ball off of touches and keeping it alive at all costs. In set 2 we couldn't seem to keep the block pressed on their side of the net and we struggled with tip coverage. It was a good win for us and moved us into the finals of the POI Tourney.” SWV started strong Oct. 13 against Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson but had trouble finishing in a 1-2 loss. “We started off the first set really well, we were staying in system and attacking the ball,” Wetzel said. “Then in sets 2 and 3 we just had some major focus and consistency issues. We definitely were not playing with any fight or fire.” The Timberwolves went 25-15, 17-25, 4-15. Roberts was 14-14 serving with an ace, 11 digs and a kill. Sunderman was 8-9 with two aces, three kills, three digs, two blocks and an assist. Taylor was 7-7 with two aces and three digs while Currin was also 7-7 with seven digs and four assists. Thomas was 3-3 with two digs and an assist. Shuey was 6-7 with six digs and three kills. Fleharty had a block, an assist and a dig. Jentry Schafer had a block and a kill. Jacy Schafer had a kill. SWV also went 1-2 Oct. 13 against Shenandoah in a 25-21, 20-25, 12-15 match. “Again, just like our match with CB TJ, we came out and started off set 1 well, we were getting lots of touches on the block and slowing down Shenandoah's attack,” Wetzel said. “Then in sets 2 and 3 we just couldn't get the ball passed up off of serve receive to stay in system and stay aggressive. There were some bright spots in each set, but staying consistent was an issue. Our defense was also trying to guess where they were going to hit instead of going to our set defense and we got burned quite a few times on because of it. The two matches tonight are going to be a tough lesson for the girls. They need to understand that no matter who you are playing, you need to come out with the same fire, focus and intensity that they have against teams in our conference. They have to be willing to put it all out there every time they step on the court.” Currin was 13-14 serving with an ace, 11 assists and two digs. Taylor was 12-14 with two digs. Shuey was 8-9 with three aces, 10 digs, five kills and a block. Roberts was 7-7 with six digs. Sunderman was 7-8 with five kills, two digs and a block. Thomas was 5-6 with an ace, seven assists and five digs. Jacy Schafer had five kills, Fleharty had three kills and Jentry Schafer had a kill, an assist and a dig. Regional play was scheduled for Oct. 18 in Corning against Griswold. SWV takes on St. Albert
After picking up three wins a row the Timberwolves found themselves matching up with a high-ranking Class A team Oct. 7 — undefeated St. Albert. While Southwest Valley was unable to score in the 33-0 game, Timberwolves coach Anthony Donahoo sees plenty of positives. “I can't say enough how proud I am of the boys. That was the best team in the state we just played and I thought our boys put out a great product,” Donahoo said. “I think we left some plays out on the field, which makes it exciting to know that when we get a chance to play them again we can improve. I thought our defense had the best game of the season. Offensively we moved the ball up and down the field but couldn't finish within the 20, which against great teams is the hardest thing to do. We'll keep working and look to finish the year strong and give ourselves a shot at the playoffs." Chance Cobb was 9-18 passing for 63 yards and had 58 yards on 11 rushes. Jace Peterson had 40 yards on five receptions and 51 yards on three carries. Jerad Shires rushed seven times for 40 yards and had a nine-yard reception. Grant Maurer had a 16-yard rush and a five-yard reception. Colby Cooper had a six-yard reception. Addison Bull had a three-yard reception and a one-yard rush. Logan Calkins led the defense with 10 tackles followed by Aaron Armstrong with nine, and Joey Kernen and Brett Schafroth with seven each. Scott Palmer had six tackles, and Aiden Gaule and Grant Maurer had five each. Jacob Webb, Peterson, Tyler Means and Hunter Poston had three tackles each. Colby Cooper and Evan Skelton had two tackles each while Bull, James Lamgo and Hayden Bayles had a tackle each. The Timberwolves will host Southeast Warren on Oct. 14 for Parents Night. SWV gains POI wins
Southwest Valley picked up a couple of Pride of Iowa wins Oct. 10 at home. The Timberwolves defeated Lenox 25-18, 27-25 and Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 25-21, 25-17. “Tonight was the third time we played Lenox this season. Our first match was pretty early in the year and then the second time was at our home tourney in September,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Lenox is much improved from the first two times we faced them. We were able to stay aggressive on our attack, which put Lenox out of system quite a bit of the time and allowed us to get some free balls.” Alaina Currin had eight assists, Hailey Thomas had seven assists and Abby Fleharty had two. “Hailey and Alaina did a nice job of spreading out the ball, giving multiple attackers multiple opportunities,” Wetzel said. “Morgan [Shuey] had six kills, Danica [Sunderman] had four kills, Jentry [Schafer] had two kills, Abby and Jacy [Schafer] each had two kills and Kiara [Roberts] had one kill. We were right at 90 percent for serving, which I would like to be higher. It always seems that when you miss serves during the match they are at critical moments. We were down 18-21 in that second set and came back with 3 straight points to tie it up at 21 all, and then it was literally back and forth trading points and sideouts until we were finally able to get to 26 points and we had an ace block for match point. The girls did a great job of never giving up and continually trying to stay focused and in system and win the set. It shows me that the girls really want to win and they have the ability to fight back when they are behind.” Roberts was 7-7 serving against Southeast Warren with six digs and a kill. Thomas was 4-4 serving with six assists, three digs and two kills. Shuey had three kills, 13 digs, an assist and a block. Jacy Schafer had three kills and Jentry Schafer had two kills and a dig. Currin had seven assists, an ace and two digs. Taylor had three digs and Fleharty had a kill. “The girls were focused and ready to play tonight. We didn't have school today for in-service and that can be a little unnerving when you aren't in the same daily routine that you are used to,” Wetzel said. “We jumped out to a nice lead to start the match. Danica did a nice job at the net with six kills and a block, serving 88 percent. Kiara Roberts and Hailey Thomas were 100 percent serving during this first match of the night.” SWV defeated Bedford 25-10, 25-18, 25-13 Oct. 4 on the road. “I am very proud of the girls for staying focused and taking care of business tonight against Bedford. We finished second in the West Division in the Pride of Iowa conference and that is something to celebrate,” Wetzel said. “However, the girls are focused and are not satisfied with just that. They want to be playing on Tuesday night in the POI semis, make it to the finals and ultimately win the POI championship. We were able to spread the ball around again tonight and get multiple hitters involved in the offense. Katie did a nice job serving 23/24 with six aces. We were also able to get some of our reserve players in set 3 and getting them involved in the match.” Sunderman was 12-15 serving with four aces. Currin was 11-11 with an ace, Shuey was 10-10 with an ace and Roberts was 8-9 with an ace. SWV competed Oct. 11 in the POI semifinals. “We are looking forward to being in the POI semi finals tonight and having another shot at Central Decatur, who we lost to the first match of the season,” Wetzel said Oct. 11. “Ultimately, the kids want another shot at Mt. Ayr in the finals.” Timberwolves stop Nodaway Valley 59-22
The Timberwolves gained 395 rushing yards and 75 passing Sept. 30 for a 59-22 win over Nodaway Valley. “I told the boys all week long to up their intensity in practice for the last half of the season and they did,” Southwest Valley head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “I was very happy with how we were able to move the ball on offense.” SWV started with a 16-6 first quarter lead and continued to build on it. By the end of the third the Timberwolves were up 45-12. Chance Cobb was 3-5 passing for 75 yards and a touchdown. He also had 154 yards on 14 carries for three touchdowns. Aiden Gaule gained 144 yards on 15 rushes for a touchdown. Jerad Shires rushed four times for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jace Peterson scored two touchdowns with 40 yards on eight carries. Addison Bull had five yards on two rushes. Grant Maurer had a 40-yard touchdown reception. Bull had 35 yards on two receptions. Bull was also 7-8 on extra-point attempts. Maurer had six tackles and an interception while Scott Palmer, Evan Skelton and Brett Schafroth had six tackles each. Gaule had five tackles and Colby Cooper had four. Peterson, Logan Calkins, Hunter Poston and James Lamgo had three tackles each. Tyler Means, Joey Kernen and Caleb Solari had two each. Bull, Jacob Webb and Hayden Bayles added solo tackles. The win moves the Timberwolves to 4-2 as they prepare to take on St. Albert at home Oct. 7. “I think we’ve scored 160-plus points in the last three games so the offense is clicking. Defensively we are getting amazing pressure on the quarterback and forcing turnovers,” Donahoo said. “St. Albert is going to give us the best test we’ve had and will showcase where we stand. We will push for more intensity in practice!” SWV goes 3-1 over E. Union
The Timberwolves let East Union know they were going to make their final home match their own by claiming a 3-1 win Sept. 27. “Tonight's match was Parents Night and Teal Out Night. We were supporting community members who are battling cancer or are cancer survivors, more specifically we honored Lisa Konecne, our high school FCS teacher who is currently battling ovarian cancer and Kelly Taylor, dad to senior Katie Taylor, who is battling colon cancer,” Southwest Valley head coach Lindsay Wetzel said about the win. “We wanted them to know that we are playing each match for them and that they are not fighting alone.” East Union claimed a 25-22 win in the first set but after that SWV finished on top 25-20, 25-18, 25-20. “All four sets with East Union were just back and forth with each team having little spurts of going on runs. I think as each set moved along we were able to be more offensive and continue to attack the ball and keep EU out of system,” Wetzel said. “We also had some great hustle plays where we kept the ball alive and those were big momentum shifts, as well as some key blocks at critical points of the match. Alaina [Currin] and Hailey [Thomas] did a nice job of spreading the ball around and allowed all six of our hitters to get four or more kills for the match. It was a good win for us and the girls are keeping their goals in the forefront of their mind and we are controlling our game so we can achieve those goals.” Currin was 19-20 serving with an ace, 19 assists and three digs. Thomas was 11-11 with 14 assists and a kill. Katie Taylor was 19021 serving with two aces and 13 digs. Danica Sunderman was 17-20 with two aces, 10 digs, eight kills, and four blocks. Morgan Shuey was 13-13 with an ace, 13 digs, and 10 kills. Kiara Roberts was 10-11 serving with 10 digs and four kills. Jacy Schafer had seven kills and a block. Jentry Schafer had five kills, two blocks and an assist. Abby Fleharty had four kills, an assist and a block. On Oct. 4, the Timberwolves took on Bedford. The junior varsity is scheduled to compete at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 in Lenox. The first round of the Pride of Iowa Tournament begins Oct. 10. JACKI BARDOLE/Free Press — Southwest Valley’s Mazzy Hummel and Elizabeth Fuller both earned medals by finishing 13th and 14th respectively Oct. 3 in cross country at Nodaway Valley. Kaylee Jacobs, Diana Bergren, and Bella Johnson rounded out the top five for the girls. Connor Haggerty finished first for the boys teams in a time of 20:23. Tyler Hoover, a freshman, ran his best time of the year with 22:44. “We are looking forward to a great week of practice and the opportunity to run fast times over the course of the next couple weeks,” SWV coach Josh Sussman said. On Sept. 29 at Shenandoah, SWV seniors Jacob Kinyon and Wyatt McAlpin placed 86th in 20:16.36 and 94th in 20:44.59 respectively. They are pictured here from during an earlier cross country meet.
SWV claims homecoming win
The Timberwolves gave the community one more thing to celebrate during homecoming — a 49-26 win Sept. 16 over Griswold. “Winning on homecoming is always special,” Southwest Valley head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “The guys put the work in throughout the week and it paid off. We had great execution on the offensive side of the ball and created pressure with our defensive front. We'll be back at it Monday morning for Martensdale-St. Mary.” SWV scored twice in the first quarter to take a 14-6 lead. The Timberwolves added two more touchdowns in the second for a 28-14 halftime lead and another two in third. Chance Cobb was 8-11 passing for 215 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 10 times for 88 yards. Jerad Shires had 99 yards on nine carries with two touchdowns. He also had two receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. Jace Peterson rushed four times for 138 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Gaule had 35 yards on five carries and Dustin Lund had seven yards on two carries. Grant Maurer had 61 yards and a touchdown on two receptions. Addison Bull had three receptions for 51 yards and 7-7 in extra points. Joey Kernen had a 19-yard reception. Scott Palmer had 12 tackles. Maurer had 11 tackles, a pass deflections and an interception. Peterson also had 11 tackles. Kernen and Brett Schafroth had nine tackles each. Evan Skelton, Tyler Means, Hunter Poston and Logan Calkins had seven tackles each while Aaron Armstrong and Colby Cooper had six tackles each. Jerad Shires had four tackles while Bull, Scotty Adcock, Merik Gaule, James Lamgo, Dustin Lund and Connor Shipley had one tackle each. This week takes the Timberwolves to Martensdale-St. Mary on Sept. 23. SWV challenges Stanton
After falling 26-24 in Set 1 Sept. 19 against Stanton, Southwest Valley powered back 25-20, 25-19 in its next two before Stanton claimed the win 25-17, 15-13 in the final two sets. “Tonight's match against Stanton was quite a match! It was back and forth in every set,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “The girls played well tonight, probably the best I have seen them play. We came out of the gate nicely and built quite a lead in Set 1, but had some untimely unforced errors that allowed Stanton to get back into the match.” Kiara Roberts was 24-25 serving with five aces, eight digs, seven kills and an assist. “Kiara Roberts had a really stellar all around night! She was doing an excellent job attacking and putting the ball in the open spots on Stanton's side,” Wetzel said. “She mixed up her attacking spots and tips. Kiara did an excellent job of seeing the court and having great attacking awareness tonight.” “Danica [Sunderman] also had another great night. She led the team will kills — 14, had six blocks, was 11-11 serving, had five digs, and had a 2.0 pass rating out of 3.0. Hailey [Thomas] and Alaina [Currin] took care of the setting duties and had 23 and nine assists. Morgan [Shuey] had six kills, Jentry [Schafer] had five kills, Abby [Fleharty] had four kills and Jacy [Schafer] had four kills as well, so we were really able to spread out our offense tonight and keep their defense guessing where the ball was going. We have been talking a lot about staying focused through each set and the match as a whole, and cutting down our unforced errors. We had two unforced errors to end Set 5, so that is kind of heartbreaking, however, the girls played hard and we played well. It was an intense match and I am proud of the girls' all around effort!” The Timberwolves stopped Lenox 25-10, 27-25, 25-20 Sept. 13 at home. “We came out of the gate well. We stayed in system and attacked the ball well,” Wetzel said. “The girls came back in Set 2, as Lenox led most of that set. We stuck with our game plan and it paid off.” Sunderman was 7-8 serving with eight digs and three blocks. “Danica again led the way in kills with eight, Jentry Schafer had five and that was really big for us with her playing on the opposite side,” Wetzel said. “Morgan had four kills and Abby also had four kills so our setters, Alaina and Hailey, did a nice job of spreading the ball out. Hailey had 13 assists and Alaina had 10 assists. Katie led the way on defense with 13 digs. Overall, I am happy with the way the girls played and glad to get a conference win.” SWV faced Nodaway Valley on Sept. 20 and will host the Southwest Valley Tournament on Sept. 24. Play begins at 9 a.m. SWV runners place 11th, 13th
Southwest Valley’s varsity runners Masilyn Hummel and Lyndon Bright finished 11th and 13th respectively at the Sept. 15 Southwest Valley Cross Country Meet at Happy Hollow Country Club. Hummel finished in 24.06 while Bright finished in 20.04. Kaden Jacob claimed second for the junior high boys with his 13.1 finish. Aubrey Boswell placed eighth with a time of 15.06 for junior high girls. Other results from the meet include: Varsity girls — Elizabeth Fuller, 18th, 25.15; Bella Johnson, 27th, 26.39; Kaylee Jacobs, 30th, 26.56; Diana Bergren, 43rd, 28.32; Chloe Keefe, 57th, 20.39 JV girls — Oakley Goodwin, 20th, 33.56 Varsity boys — Connor Haggerty, 19th, 20.21; Jacob Kinyon, 36th, 22.34; Daniel Kinyon, 42nd, 22.45; Guerillmo Mena, 45th, 23.0; Phillip Currin, 57th, 24.36; Wyatt McAlpin, 61st, 28.0 JV boys — James Switzer, 12th, 22.19; Trent Newton, 24th, 23.49; Chris Fannon, 26th, 24.4; Tyler Hoover, 27th, 25.03; Calder Rasco, 28th, 25.07; Layne Ettleman, 30th, 25.16; Dane Moyer, 32nd, 26.38; Sean McCormick, 38th, 29.12; Kelvin Huntley, 40th, 39.49 Junior high girls — Halle Pearson, 15th, 16.14; Sydney Westlake, 23rd, 17.27; Danna Shires, 38th, 19.32; Joslynn Moore, 40th, 19.49 Junior high boys — Blaine Venteicher, fourth, 13.45; Tallen Myers, seventh, 14.02; Gabe Fuller, 14th, 14.41; Blake Venteicher, 17th, 14.55; Dominic Nicolas, 25th, 15.47; Joey Oathoudt, 34th, 16.3; Brayden Avila, 41st, 17.09; Dayton Cobb, 56th, 19.44 This week’s meet was Sept. 20 at Creston. SWV runners medal at Red Oak
The Southwest Valley cross country team finished strong Sept. 12 at the Red Oak Invitational at the Red Oak Country Club. “Both the boy and girls teams ran well at a challenging course,” head coach Joshua Sussman said. Four Southwest Valley runners earned medals as top 20 finishers. Connor Haggerty placed 15th and Lyndon Bright placed 20th for the boys team and Maslyn Hummel placed 18th and Elizabeth Fuller placed 20th. “It was an all-around great night for both teams,” Sussman said. SWV cross country runners place 22nd, 34th Southwest Valley’s Masilyn Hummel placed 22nd and Connor Haggerty 34th in their Sept. 6 meet at Clarinda. Hummel finished in 24:01 and Haggerty finished in 19:56. “The Southwest Valley Cross Country team ran well at the Clarinda Invitational last night,” Sussman said. Rounding out the Timberwolves’ top five runners in boys were Dalton Davis, 40th, 20:39; Lyndon Bright, 55th, 21:57; Daniel Kinyon, 64th, 23:06; and Phillip Currin, 65th, 23:07. For the girls Elizabeth Fuller placed 41st with 26:37; Kaylee Jacobs, 60th, 29:17; Diana Bergren, 61st, 29:30; and Chloe Keefe, 71st, 32:17. This week SWV is at home Sept. 15 at Happy Hollow Country Club. Competition begins at 5 p.m. SWV unable to stop Earlham
Fourth-quarter attempts by Southwest Valley against Earlham fell short Sept. 9 in a 32-14 loss. The final score doesn’t accurately represent the game, though. Trailing 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves came back in the second quarter to trail just 20-14 throughout much of the game. “It was a very physical game. It was a touchdown game all but three minutes of the fourth quarter,” SWV head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “Credit to Earlham who put nine guys in the box to stop the run and made life difficult on offense. Our boys kept fighting through it all and worked their tails off. We’ve got homecoming this week so we’ll get back to work Monday.” Chance Cobb was 4-13 for 99 yards passing and a touchdown to Grant Maurer, who had 80 yards on three receptions. Cobb also had 79 yards rushing. Jerad Shires had eight yards and a touchdown on five rushes. Aiden Gaule had 26 yards on seven carries. Addison Bull had a 21-yard reception and was 2-2 in extra point attempts. Defensively, Maurer had 17 tackles while Scott Palmer had 14 and a sack. James Lamgo had 10 tackles and a sack while Hunter Poston had 10 tackles. Jace Peterson and Joey Kernen had nine tackles each followed by Logan Calkins and Bull with seven each; Shires and Tyler Means with six each; Aaron Armstrong and Brett Schafroth with five each; Merik Gaule with three; Hayden Bayles, Colby Cooper and Evan Skelton with two each; and Chance TePoel with one tackle. Southwest Valley will host Griswold on Sept. 16 for homecoming. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Two named to Griswold tourney team
Two Southwest Valley volleyball players earned All Tournament honors following the Sept. 10 Griswold Invitational. Danica Sunderman and Morgan Shuey were named to the team. “Danica and Morgan are leaders on the team and are always striving to make their individual and team game better,” SWV head coach Lindsey Wetzel said. The Timberwolves started the tournament with 0-2 losses to IKM-Manning and Red Oak before taking Riverside 21-10, 21-15. “I am not sure what happened in the first match against IKM,” Wetzel said. “We were not talking, not moving our feet and not doing much of anything with any purpose.” Sunderman had three kills and a block against IKM. Shuey had a kill and three digs. Jentry Schafer had a kill and a block while Abby Fleharty and Kiara Roberts had a kill each. Katie Taylor had four assists and two digs. “In set 2 against Red Oak, we were leading that set most of the time, and then they set [Sierra] Athen for the last few string of points and she killed the ball to get them back in it and to take the set,” Wetzel said. Sunderman had three kills. Shuey had two kills, six digs and an assist. Jacy Schafer had a kill and a block while Fleharty had a kill. Alaina Currin had four assists. Hailey Thomas had two assists and three digs. Roberts had five digs, Jentry Schafer had a dig and a block, and Shelby Nelson had a dig. “Our last match of the day against Riverside was a whole lot better volleyball for us,” Wetzel said. “We were getting good passes, setting the ball well to our hitters and getting the kills needed to win the match. It was a good way to end the day, but we have to learn to be ready and focused when we are playing at tournaments.” Sunderman had five kills and a block. Shuey had three kills and two digs. Jacy Schafer had two kills and a block. Roberts had a kill and 11 digs while Jentry Schafer had a kill and a block. Thomas had nine assists, Currin had two assists and Fleharty had an assist. Taylor had eight digs. SWV defeated Martensdale-St. Mary’s 25-14, 25-12, 25-14 Sept. 8 on the road. “I thought the girls played really well tonight. We have shown a lot of improvement over our last two matches,” Wetzel said. “Our serving percentage tonight was a little lower than I would like it to be — 86 percent. We need to get that number up above 90 percent and stay a little more consistent with our serving. “Danica Sunderman had a great night at the net with 10 kills on 22 attempts. Hailey and Alaina split the setting duties with 12 and eight assists. Hailey also had five ace serves in the match,” Wetzel said. “Jacy also had a good night at the net with 5 kills on 11 attempts and had 2 ace blocks. The girls are really starting to come together and their team chemistry is improving. I am seeing more and more leadership and excitement from the girls, which is awesome. I definitely think our team will get better and better with each match that we play. I am proud of my girls for stepping up their game and continuing to work hard and improve on their game every day.” SWV fell Sept. 6 25-19, 25-18, 27-25 in a hard fought match against Mt. Ayr. “I was really happy with how the girls played tonight. We changed up our lineup from a 5-1 to a 6-2 and we seemed to play really well with it,” Wetzel said. “All of the kids were showing more leadership, hustle, and teamwork. We are starting to figure out what the best rotation is for the personnel hat we have. I am proud of how the girls played tonight. Mt. Ayr is a very solid team, they are fundamentally sound and Kelcie Shields is a great middle hitter. She hits hard and hits the cut shots to the sidelines.” Sunderman had five kills, eight digs and two blocks. Shuey had four kills and five digs while Jacy Schafer had four kills and two blocks. Jentry Schafer had three kills, two assists and a block. Roberts had two kills and 13 digs, Fleharty had two kills and an assist, and Thomas had a kill, eight assists and a dig. Taylor had seven digs and Currin had six assists and a dig. This week’s schedule includes Lenox at Corning on Sept. 13. I-35 slips past SWV JV
A couple of first half touchdowns gave the junior varsity Timberwolves high hopes Sept. 12 against Interstate 35 but a rough third quarter ended in a 22-18 win for the Roadrunners. “We got off to a solid start by scoring on a 65-yard pass to Aiden Gaule,” coach Allen Naugle said. “The 2-point conversion attempt failed. We then were able to get a huge stop near the goal on defense but struggled to move the ball and on third down I-35 stopped us for a safety.” The scores remained 6-2 until the end of the first half when SWV’s Dustin Lund connected with Gaule for a second touchdown at the end of the first half. “We then came out and had a terrible third quarter,” Naugle said. “We struggled at every aspect in the third. We turned the ball over, had way too many penalties and allowed I-35 to get easy touchdowns.” Heading into the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves found themselves down 22-12 but continued battling. “I was very proud with how our guys never quit and worked to get back in the game. The defense wouldn't allow another point the rest of the game,” Naugle said. “The offense struggled but after a blocked punt we were able to get another score. Dustin Lund ran in a one-yard touchdown that was set up previously by a 25-yard pass to Chance TePoel.” SWV tried an onside kick with less than a minute on the clock but was unable to recover and I-35 ran out the clock for a 22-18 win. “We definitely have a lot of work to do but I was very happy with the fight the kids showed at the end,” Naugle said. “Our passing game was very good all game and our defense was great for three quarters. We just have to learn how to be more consistent in all aspects of the game.” Panorama 14, SWV 6 A fourth quarter attempt by the junior varsity Timberwolves fell short in a 14-6 loss Sept. 6 in an away game with Panorama. “We got off to a great start marching the football down to their 10-yard line before fumbling the ball and turning it over,” Naugle said. “Two plays later their running back ran a sweep for 90 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. We were able to block the extra point kick. Our defense stepped up the rest of the game while our offense had moments moving the ball.” The Timberwolves biggest moment came when Evan Skelton scored a touchdown with a 20-yard run to tie the game. The 2-point attempt fell short. “We were tied up 6-6 at half and it stayed that way until the fourth quarter,” Naugle said. “Panorama was able to score on the same play, with the same running back, with a little less than 2 minutes to go in game. We were unable to move the ball to tie it back up. They guys played hard all night and did a great job. We had a few too many mental mistakes on offense and our defense played great with the exception of two plays.” The JV team plays again Sept. 19 at home against Mt. Ayr. Mt. Ayr slips past SWV
Tied 7-7 following the first quarter and riding a 17-14 lead in the second and third, Southwest Valley found its defense hoping to stop Mt. Ayr at home Sept. 2. Unfortunately for the Timberwolves, though, the Raiders were able to get past SWV in the final quarter 27-17. “It was a hard fought game. Definitely we took a huge step forward as a team. No doubt we wanted, and expected, to come out with a win but the bigger picture saw us take strides forward as a team,” SWV head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “Mt. Ayr is coming back from the dome and has huge aspirations, to know we were within 7 minutes of winning that game is only going to fuel the fire for the kids to work harder.” Quarterback Chance Cobb was 6-20 for 107 yards passing and two touchdowns. He had 76 yards on 14 carries. Grant Maurer had 34 yards on two receptions and touchdown. Addison Bull had a 21-yard touchdown reception. Jace Peterson had 52 yards on three receptions. Jared Shires had nine Rushes for 35 yards. Aiden Gaule rushed seven times for 34 yards. Bull was 2-2 in extra point attempts and 1-2 in field goals. Logan Calkins finished the night with 16 tackles. Maurer had 11 tackles and a fumble recovery while Shires had 11 tackles. Scott Palmer had 10 tackles and two sacks. Aaron Armstrong had nine tackles. Peterson and Tyler Means had six tackles each followed by Merik Gaule with five tackles, Hayden Bayless and Colby Cooper with three tackles each, and Evan Skelton, Hunter Poston, Bull, Joey Kernen and Aiden Gaule with one tackle each. The Timberwolves, now 1-1, take on Earlham (0-2) Sept. 9 in an away game. SWV goes 1-3 in volleyball opener
Southwest Valley kicked off its 2016 volleyball season with a 1-3 finish against Central Decatur in Leon. The Timberwolves claimed a 26-24 win the second set but Central Decatur won 25-17, 25-14 and 25-18. “We struggled offensively tonight because we struggled with serve receive and passing,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We didn't move our feet and passed outside of our hips.” Morgan Shuey was 11-11 serving for the Timberwolves. “Morgan Shuey had a good night leading the team with eight kills, 100 percent serving and led the team with 10 digs,” Wetzel said. “It was good to get our first match out of the way. It gives us lots to look at and gives us more match specific skills to work on. Hailey Thomas also had a good night with the setting duties. She had 20 assists with only four errors.” Danica Sunderman had six kills, five digs and four blocks while going 10-12 serving. Kiara Roberts had eight digs and 15-17 serving. Jacy Schafer had five kills and two blocks. Jentry Schafer had four kills. Katie Taylor had three digs and 15-16 serving. SWV fell 25-16, 25-14, 25-20 Sept. 1 against East Mills. Sunderman had six kills and a block while serving 5-7. Shuey was 7-7 with three kills. Taylor was 13-15 with a dig. Roberts had three kills and two digs while going 7-8. Thomas was 5-6 with 16 assists. Jentry Schafer had five kills and a block. Jacy Schafer was 1-1 with two kills. Alaina Currin was 2-2 with two assists. Abby Fleharty had one kill. The Timberwolves faced Mount Ayr on the road Sept. 6. They’ll take on Martinsdale-St. Mary’s in an away game Sept. 8 and will compete Sept. 10 in the Griswold Invitational Tournament. Timberwolves open with 32-28 win
Southwest Valley kicked off the 2016 football season Aug. 26 with a 32-28 victory over Red Oak on the road. Ending the first quarter tied 7-7, the Timberwolves moved ahead 20-13 for the half. Red Oak made sure SWV earned the win in the second half, though, with the Timberwolves benefiting from a fumble by the Tigers in the fourth and finishing with a strong defense. “I’m very proud of the way boys battled tonight,” SWV head coach Anthony Donahoo said. “These kids kept battling back and responding to the adversity after each Red Oak score. They had us on the ropes in the second half and we battled together. “ Chance Cobb was 17-25 passing for 185 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed 15 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Jared Shires had 15 rushes for 110 yards and two touchdowns while Aiden Gaule had nine rushes for 30 yards. Addison Bull was the top receiver with 115 yards on seven catches. He was also 2-3 on extra points. Grant Maurer had two receptions for 26 yards, Aaron Armstrong had a 17-yard reception and Jace Peterson had a two-yard reception. Peterson finished with six tackles and two pass deflections. Scott Palmer had six tackles. Logan Calkins had five tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery. Maurer had five tackles and an interception. Armstrong and Hayden Bayless had four tackles each. Shires, Evan Skelton and Tyler Means each had three tackles. Colby Cooper, Hunter Poston, Bull and Joey Kernen had two tackles each. Aiden Gaule and James Lamgo claimed solo tackles. “I’ve told them since June that if they all bought in together things like this would happen,” Donahoo said about the win. “Credit to Red Oak for having a stingy defense that was hard to run on. Our boys kept hammering with an all around effort from the offense and defense.” SWV holds its first home game Sept. 2 against Mt. Ayr. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Junior varsity The junior varsity Timberwolves claimed a 16-0 win Aug. 29 against St. Albert at Villisca in a game called at halftime because of lighting. “Both teams had a difficult time moving the ball throughout the first quarter but then we started to get things going in the second,” coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to start the scoring by forcing St. Albert into a safety to go up 2-0. We were then able to recover our second fumble on the night off of a punt to get great field position. Dustin Lund was able to punch it in for a touchdown to bring the score to 8-0." The 2-point conversion was no good. Late in the quarter, Lund hit Taylor Kuhn with a 45-yard touchdown pass. Adam Harris scored on the 2 point to make the score 16-0. Harris was able to get an interception a couple of plays later to end the half. Aiden Gaule also had an interception. “Our defense played great all night and the kids really played hard,” Naugle said. “I was very pleased with how the game went for our first of the year. We are looking to continue to improve and get ready for our next JV game.” The junior varsity plays again at 6 p.m. Sept. 6 a Panorama. Cross county team begins season
Southwest Valley’s boys and girls competed Aug. 25 in their first meet of the season at Guthrie Center. Masilyn Hummel finished 15th with a time of 24:48 for the girls and Lyndon Bright finished 20th in 20:20. “Both teams ran well and many of the boys and girls runners improved upon their time from last year,” coach Josh Sussman said. Other results include: Boys Connor Haggerty, 21st, 20:23 Dalton Davis, 36th, 21:47 Wyatt McAlpin, 68th, 23:56 Jacob Kinyon, 70th, 24:06 Phillip Currin, 76th, 24:37 Daniel Kinyon, 78th, 24:45 Trent Newton, 80th, 25:04 Guillermo Mena, 86th, 25:20 Chris Fannon, 95th, 26:44 Sean McCormick, 101st 30.15 Girls Elizabeth Fuller, 18th, 24:58 Kaylee Jacobs, 41st, 26:45 Diana Bergren, 55th, 28:07 Chloe Keefe, 74th, 33:35 Miah Hummel, 75th, 33:36 Oakley Goodwin, 84th, 38:14 The next meet is set for 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Clarinda. Blazin’ Babes dominate Powder Puff
By Jacki Bardole Free Press Heavy rains forced the annual Y-teens Powder Puff football game to be rescheduled from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22. The Blazin’ Babes comprised of juniors and sophomores didn’t let the rain delay dampen their spirits. Junior Hailey Thomas took the team to an early lead with a first quarter touchdown, followed by a pick-six from sophomore Morgan Shuey. The senior-freshman team, Royal Blue’s Clues, had several good runs and a few trips close to the end zone but just couldn’t quite overcome the speed of the Babes’ defense. Katie Taylor made a solid run for the touch down in the second, but was called back for a penalty. The squad was unable to repeat the success before the end of the half. Halftime brought the presentation of the Powder Puff royalty. Representing the freshman class was Raymond Harris, the sophomore vote was Gus Cooper, Trey Erickson represented the juniors and the senior Powder Puff king candidates were Preston Fleharty, Joey Kernen, Wyatt McAlpin and Tyler Means. Means walked away with the crown. The second half was more of the same with the Babes dominating on offense and mounting a tough defense. The final score was 21-0. One change from years past, since Powder Puff was intended to be directly before the Gatorade Scrimmage, instead of having football players as coaches, the squads were lead by a team of faculty and parents. The Royal Blue’s Clues were led by Josh Sussman and dads David Fuller and Nick Keefe. Liz Timmerman and dads Dean McMann and Corey Moore coached the Blazin’ Babes to their victory. AHSTW downs SWV in regionals
Missing three players, Southwest Valley found itself falling 9-5 to AHSTW July 5 in Round 1 of regional softball play. “Kiara Roberts pitched a good game. She ended up with a couple of strikeouts,” head coach Tara Miller said. “We got runners on base early but just didn't get them across the plate when we needed them to. Ashtyn Grossnickle had a good night getting on base three times and scoring twice. Kennedy Moore also got on base three times, scoring twice. We played pretty good given the fact three of our players were gone, so the ones who got to play stepped up pretty good.” Despite a double by Danica Sunderman and Shelby Nelson getting on base twice and advancing on a stolen base, the Timberwolves fell 18-0 in three innings June 28 to Greenfield. Kylie McBride was the pitcher. “They got ahead early on us and we could never recover it seemed like,” Miller said. “They just kept hitting gaps so it was hard to get the outs. The JV lost 15-5.” Sunderman and Grossnickle both had doubles in a 13-2 loss June 29 to Shenandoah. Kiara Roberts was the pitcher. “Kylie McBride had a stolen base,” Miller said. “We got people on base but never got them across home. We played good defensively the last couple of innings.” The JV fell 12-7. A strong Timberwolf rally fell just short June 30 in a 6-5 loss to East Union at home. “This was a good game for us. We got some runs on the board after trailing most of the game 6-1,” Miller said. “Our defense was great. Our outfielders we getting to fly balls and our infielders we stopping balls. Offensively we did a great job. Ashtyn Grossnickle got on base four times, scoring 3 times. Danica Sunderman got on and scored twice. Kylie McBride also got on three times. Unfortunately we ended the game with the bases loaded.” Kylie McBride was the pitcher. The JV fell 13-5. SWV suffered a 10-4 loss July 1 at home with Wayne. Roberts was the pitcher. “We played pretty good this game,” Miller said. “They got out early on us but the girls didn't give up. Ashtyn had three singles and a stolen base. Shelby Nelson got on and had a stolen base. Danica Sunderman had a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh.” The JV fell 6-0. Timberwolf softball sees tough week
Southwest Valley’s softball team found itself going 0-4 last week beginning with a doubleheader loss June 21 to Mount Ayr at home. Kiara Roberts took a 12-0 loss in three innings in Game 1. In Game 2, Kylie McBride took an 11-0 loss in five innings. Despite a 2-run homer by Danica Sunderman in the first inning June 23 against Lenox, the Timberwolves fell 12-6 on the road. Ashtyn Grossnickle had a triple and a stolen base in the game, and Kennedy Moore had a couple of singles and a stolen base. “We had multiple hits but just couldn't get runners in to score after we lost our lead,” head coach Tara Miller said. “The JV ended in a tie 8-8.” McBride was the losing pitcher for the varsity. On June 24 at home, SWV suffered a 13-1 loss in four innings to Southeast Warren. Roberts took the loss for the Timberwolves. “We scored our only run in the first inning and just never quite got the bats going again,” Miller said. “It seemed like we could get a hit but the girls would get out trying to go for the extra base.” The Timberwolves are set to host East Union on June 30 and Wayne on July 1. Regional play begins July 5. SWV splits doubleheader
Southwest Valley went 1-1 June 14 in a softball doubleheader with Bedford in Villisca. Kiara Roberts took a 16-13 win for the Timberwolves in Game 1, giving up nine hits and 10 earned runs with two strikeouts and two walks on 40 at bats. “Danica Sunderman had a home run along with a single and stolen base,” coach Tara Miller said. “She got on base four times.” Ashytn Grossnickle and Payton Thomas also got on base four times. Thomas had two singles and three stolen bases. Kylie McBride had two singles. Alaina Currin and Hailey Thomas each had a hit. Roberts had a hit and a stolen base. Shelby Nelson had a stolen base. “We lost the second game 10-8,” Miller said. “Kylie McBride pitched six innings allowing 10 runs, three hits, 4 earned runs, seven strikeouts, and three walks on 31 at bats.” Roberts came in for McBride and had three strikeouts and a walk on four at bats. Sunderman had a double and a single. “Most of the girls got on base on walks,” Miller said. “Overall Tuesday we played pretty well. We got the bats going pretty good and kept it up in the first game. We started off good in the second game and just couldn't keep the momentum in our favor.” SWV 1, Central Decatur 9 The Timberwolves fell 9-1 to Central Decatur at home June 16. McBride pitched seven innings allowing 9 runs, eight hits, 7 earned runs, six strikeouts and three walks on 35 at bats. At the plate, McBride had a double while Hailey Thomas, Sunderman, and Grossnickle all had singles. The junior varsity fell 13-6. “Once again, we were hitting the bats but when we needed them we couldn't get a base hit,” Miller said. “Defensively we played better, only having three fielding errors.” SWV 0, Pleasantville 12 The Timberwolves suffered a 12-0 loss June 17 in a road game with Pleasantville. Roberts pitched four innings with 13 hits, 11 earned runs and a strikeout on 26 at bats. Grossnickle hat a triple. “We ran into some injury issues this game, which made it hard to move people around to what they are used to playing,” Miller said. “When we moved people they did a good job. It’s just hard to come back out of it when you are already behind and then the girls get down because players get injured.” The JV lost 9-4. Griswold Tournament SWV suffered two losses in the Griswold Tournament beginning with a 11-3 game against the host team. Roberts pitched six innings allowing 11 runs on 13 hits, 6 earned runs, eight strikeouts, and a walk on 35 at bats. McBride had three singles and a stolen base. Hailey Thomas had two singles, Alaina Currin had a single and a stolen base. Grossnickle and Maddi Ballard each had a single and Nelson had a stolen base. “We started good this game but once they got the lead it seemed we just couldn't get a base hit to get anything started for us,” Miller said. The Timberwolves fell 10-8 to Fremont-Mills in a highly contested Game 2. McBride pitched seven innings allowing 10 runs on six hits, 4 earned runs, four strikeouts and four walks on 40 at bats. Roberts had a double and a stolen base while Kennedy Moore had a double. Currin and Hailey Thomas each had two singles. Nelson had a single and a stolen base, and Kendra Top had a single. “Unfortunately in this game we had a lead but just couldn't keep it,” Miller said. “We had some mental mistakes that ended up costing us and than we just never got the lead back to help us out.” SWV is scheduled to play June 23 in Lenox and Southeast Warren on June 24 at home. SWV stops Stanton 13-11
Southwest Valley claimed a 13-11 win in a heavy hitting game June 13 in Corning. “Kiara Roberts pitched seven innings, allowing 11 runs on 10 hits, four strike outs, one walk, eight earned runs on 39 at bats,” coach Tara Miller said. Danica Sunderman had a 2 run home run and a stolen base. Kylie McBride had a double and a single and three stolen bases. Alaina Currin had two hits along with two stolen bases. Shelby Nelson had a hit and two stolen bases. Payton Thomas had a hit. Hailey Thomas and Ashtyn Grossnickle each had a stolen base. The junior varsity fell 7-6 to Stanton. The Timberwolves suffered a 13-1 loss June 10 to Martensdale-St. Mary’s in a road game. Roberts pitched three innings, allowing 13 runs on 12 hits and 12 earned runs on 23 at bats. “Shelby Nelson and Hailey Thomas were the only ones to get on and each had a stolen base,” Miller said. The JV lost 9-1. East Union claimed a 12-2 win over SWV in an away game June 9. Roberts pitched five innings, allowing 12 runs on 12 hits with three strike outs, two walks, and an earned run on 30 at bats. “Danica Sunderman had a double and a single,” Miller said. “Shelby Nelson and Kennedy Moore each had a stolen base.” The JV Timberwolves posted a 16-2 win over East Union. SWV won 6-3 June 8 against Red Oak in Corning. “Kiara Roberts pitched, allowing 3 runs, one hit, two strike outs, one walk, and one earned run on 33 at bats,” Miller said. Sunderman had a 2 run home run in the fourth inning and a double in the first. McBride, Payton Thomas, and Moore all had doubles. Hailey Thomas had two singles and Moore had one. Nelson had two stolen bases and Hailey Thomas had one. “Our JV lost 10-5,” Miller said. SWV fell 11-3 June 7 to Nodaway Valley. Roberts allowed 16 hits, 11 runs, 9 earned runs, four strikeouts, and three walks on 44 at bats. “Offensively, Danica Sunderman had a 3 run home run in the first inning,” Miller said. “Shelby Nelson had three stolen bases. Kiara Roberts had a stolen base. Hailey Thomas also had a double.” The JV fell 12-2. This week’s games include Bedford at Villisca on June 14, Central Decatur at Corning on June 16, Pleasantville away June 17 and Griswold away June 18. T-wolves see heartbreak at district meet
The Timberwolves’ hopes for a shot a state track medal ended in disappointment May 12 in the 2A District Track Meet in Treynor. With the 4x110 meter shuttle hurdle team of Grant Mauer, Brett Schafroth, Chance Cobb and Tony Klocke, Klocke came down over a hurdle and injured his knee, knocking him and the shuttle hurdle team out of competition. “We had high hopes for our shuttle hurdle team. We knew coming in that the top two teams were very fast so we were shooting for a fast time to qualify,” coach Allen Naugle said. “Underwood's first runner had tragedy strike first and went down. All of the sudden we were in second and looking to qualify. Then tragedy struck us. Tony was cruising and then over the fifth or sixth hurdle hyper-extended his knee coming down over a hurdle and went down. My heart definitely went out to the Underwood runner who had a great chance to qualify in four events and then my heart goes out for our guys. In less than a minute I watched the wind go out of our sails. Our guys did their best and I am extremely proud of how hard they competed the rest of the night.” Schafroth finished fourth at 16.56 in the 110 meter hurdles, an event Klocke had dominated all season, and the 4x200 meter relay team of Ricky Almaguer, Cobb, Maurer and Wyatt McAlpin took fourth with a time of 1:35.94. “Tony was unable to run again but our 4x200 and distance medley still had a shot to qualify,” Naugle said. “Our 4x200 ran extremely well and improved their school record time. It was a great race but in the end was 2 seconds off from qualifying. Brett Schafroth ran a personal best in the 110 hurdles, ran a great race and placed fourth.” The distance medley team of Almaguer, Cobb, Maurer and McAlpin took fifth with a 3:53.51 finish. “Our distance medley team ran their hearts out and gave everything they had, also improving their school record time,” Naugle said. “It would also be a little off from qualifying for state. It was definitely not how we pictured our season coming to an end but I am extremely proud of everything these guys accomplished this year. They improved and set nine school records this year. They improved their times throughout the season and I am very happy with their effort throughout the year.” Almaguer took fourth in the long jump with a distance of 19-02.75, a personal best. “Ricky improved his school record in the long jump by half an inch and was able to place fourth overall,” Naugle said. “Our 4x800 team ran a nice time and Jacob Kinyon ran his personal best 800 time. “Sadly we have to say good-bye to two seniors. Tony will end up being one of the best hurdlers that I ever coach. He worked hard, finished seventh at state last year, qualified for Drake, only lost two races this year including Drake and had a fantastic year,” Naugle said. “Ricky came out for the first time since his freshman year and helped us in our relays and did a great job in the long jump. I wish them both the best as they graduate and move on to bigger and better opportunities.” Other district results include: 100 meter dash — Joey Kernen, 19th, 13.14; Jacob Webb, 21st, 13.45 200 meter dash — Kernen, 17th, 26.83; Webb, 19th, 27.49 400 meter dash — Evan Skelton, 11th, 57.91; Dustin Lund, 17th, 1:01.04 800 meter run — Phillip Currin, 13th, 2:21.89; Hunter Poston, 15th, 2:24.92 400 meter hurdles — Schafroth, 11th, 1:04.52 4x100 meter relay — Skelton, Kernen, Webb and Tony Klocke, 11th, 50:38 4x400 meter relay — Maurer, McAlpin, Almaguer and Cobb, 10th, 4:03.24 4x800 meter relay — Currin, Poston, Lund and Jacob Kinyon, ninth, 9:59.24 Team — Shenandoah 95, Hinton 88, Treynor 88, Clarinda 74, West Central 62, Missouri Valley 60, Underwood 56, Kuemper Catholic 52, Panorama 42, AHSTW 39, Red Oak 26, SWV 19 SWV girls miss state cut off
While Southwest Valley girls track team claimed a fourth place finish and fifth place finishes May 12 in the 2A District Track Meet in Treynor, the girls fell just shy of qualifying for the state track meet. The 4x800 meter relay of Payton Thomas, Mazzy Hummel, Diana Berggren and Elizabeth Fuller ran an 11:10.03 for fourth. Kaylea Wiechman, Beth Herzberg and Morgan Shuey placed fifth in individual events. Wiechman finished the 100 meter dash in 13.70 for fifth; Herzberg claimed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.67; and Shuey placed fifth in the high jump with a height of 4-10.00. The 4x400 meter relay team of Renee Williams, Fuller, Hailey Thomas and Herzberg placed fifth with time of 4:39.63, as did the 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle team of Dezirae Archer, Payton Thomas, Morgan Jones and Herzberg with a 1:14.26 finish. Other district results include: 100 meter dash — Emily Campbell, 20th, 16.21 200 meter dash — Wiechman, ninth, 29.20; Williams, 14th, 30.60 400 meter dash — Emily Campbell, 16th, 1:17.81; Kaylee Jacobs, 17th, 1:26.61 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 5:35.48 100 meter hurdles — Beth Herzberg, eighth, 17.58; Payton Thomas, 13th, 19.62 4x100 meter relay — Wiechman, Miah Hummel, Katie Taylor and Kaitlyn Schad, 10th, 55.32 4x200 meter relay — Wiechman, Taylor, Williams and Schad, sixth, 1:56.89 800 sprint medley — Williams, Miah Hummel, Oakley Goodvin and Shuey, 11th, 2:12.92 Long jump — Miah Hummel, seventh, 14-02.00 Shot put — Danica Sunderman, seventh, 31-10.00 Team — Panorama 113, Treynor 113, Underwood 103, Shenandoah 91, West Central 70, Clarinda 58, Hinton 39, Red Oak 36, SWV 36, Missouri Valley 27, AHSTW 26, Kuemper Catholic 25 SWV boys end tennis season
While Southwest Valley saw none of its boys tennis team members advance beyond district play May 12, the Timberwolves’ season is one to go down in the high school history book. The boys’ 9-0 win May 10 over Atlantic gave the team a winning season. “Our 6-5 record for the year is the first winning record for team girls or boys in Southwest Valley tennis history,” coach Pete Nett said. Winners in singles for the boys against Atlantic were Dalton Davis, Nic Frede, John Kinser, Quinton Scott, Bryce Newton and Dee Jay Maeder. Doubles winners were Davis/Frede, Scott Palmer/Trevor Holbrook and Jadon Bohn/Aiden Gaule. Junior varsity doubles winners were Aaron Armstrong/Garrett Thibodeaux and Dee Jay Maeder/Ryan Maeder. “Atlantic’s line-up was a little watered down because their conference tournament got rained out and was going on the same day as our dual, but we still played well, especially some of our younger kids who got their chance to play,” Nett said. Unfortunately, the Timberwolves’ success didn’t happen again May 12 in district competition in Shenandoah. Kinser lost in round 1 to Dustin Merritt of Creston 6-2, 6-3; Scott lost in round 1 to state qualifier Ryan Kucera of Creston 6-0,6-0; Frede/Davis lost in round 1 to state qualifiers Alex Chekel/Sam Laurentsen of Glenwood 6-3, 6-0; and Palmer/Holbrook lost in round 1 to Tristan Davidson/ Sam Eagen of Creston 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. “To say we got a horrible draw would be an understatement. Creston and Glenwood finished 1-2 in the tournament, and that’s all we played all day. But that’s the nature of a draw,” Nett said. “Nic and Dalton played really well in the first set, and Scott [Palmer] and Trevor had a nice comeback to win the second set before they just ran out of steam. All in all, the boys had a pretty good season, especially with their winning record, so we’re not going to let what happened Thursday diminish all that good work they did all year.” For the girls, Ashtyn Grossnickle claimed SWV’s only win in No. 3 singles against Atlantic. “It was by far the warmest day of the year that we played in so far,” Nett said. “Some of our girls just weren’t ready for playing under those kinds of conditions.” Girls regional tennis is set for May 19 at Red Oak. SWV shoots 457 in sectional
Southwest Valley’s Cole Swenson, Jerad Shires, and Bryson Rhamy each shot a 109, with freshman Connor Shipley shooting a 130, giving SWV a team score of 457 May 13 in the boys’ Sectional Golf Tournament in Pleasantville. “The weather, which was sunny and warm for the first round, turned very wet at lunch,” coach Cindy Drake said. “After two lightning delays, the boys finished the day in the rain.” SWV girls’ team placed sixth in the First Round District Golf Tournament May 16 in Treynor. Taylor Damewood shot a 114, Kiara Roberts a 125, and freshmen Alaina Currin and Maddi Ballard shot 159 and 172, respectively. “A steady rain fell the entire day but the girls were troopers, playing well enough for a sixth place 570,” Drake said. Nodaway Valley hosted the Southwest Valley golf team May 9. The SWV girls scored 267 as a team. Damewood was the medalist, shooting a 58. Roberts was not far behind with a 66. Ballard and Currin shot a 74 and 69, respectively. “Nodaway Valley did not have enough girls to constitute a team score,” Drake said. The Nodaway Valley boys won the dual, shooting a 167 to SWV's 215. Swenson and Cody McMann both shot a 48, followed closely by freshman Anthony Bynum's 56. Shires had a 63, Shipley a 67, and Mike McCormick, in his final match as a Timberwolf, shot a 73. SWV takes second in Bulldog Relays
The Timberwolves won five events May 6 in the Bulldog Relays in Bedford to give Southwest Valley second place. Placing first were Tony Klocke in the 100 meter hurdles; Ricky Almaguer in the 400 meter hurdles; Brett Schafroth in the shot put; Chance Cobb, Klocke, Grant Maurer and Wyatt McAlpin in the 4x100 meter relay; and Maurer, Schafroth, Cobb and Klocke in the 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay. “This is our third meet in a week so we like to have a little fun having guys do events that they normally don't do and we try not to overwork the guys since they have run a lot of races already this week,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We had a lot of fun tonight and we were able to finish the meet tied for second.” The shuttle hurdle team finished with a time of 1:04.26, more than 10 seconds ahead of the second place team. “We tried to get our normal shuttle team to improve their time and they ran a nice race but were so far ahead early in the race we kind of settled and coasted a little bit,” Naugle said. “Tony ran a nice time winning the 100 hurdles. It is hand time so it will officially be a little over 15 but he looked strong over the hurdles again. Brett [Schafroth] was able to run a solid time finishing second overall. Ricky Almaguer ran the 400 hurdles for the first time ever and ran an impressive time to win the event allowing us to sweep the hurdle events for the second time this season.” Klocke finished the 110 hurdles in 14.91 while Schafroth’s time was 17.71. Almaguer’s finished in 1:02.85 in the 400 hurdles. “Our 4x100 team ran a season best to win the event as well,” Naugle said. “Brett was able to almost beat his season best to win the shot put. Wyatt has never high jumped before except for Wednesday at practice but was able to clear 5 feet, 6 inches and place second in the event. He also ran the open 100 for the first time and placed third. Overall it was a fun event for the guys and a way to relax before a very intense week.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Wyatt McAlpin, third, 12.08; Evan Skelton, seventh, 12.56 200 meter dash — Skelton, fifth, 26.21; Jacob Webb, eighth, 28.31 400 meter dash — Ricky Almaguer, third, 56.37; Dustin Lund, eighth, 1:03.15 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, fourth, 2:36.05; Daniel Kinyon, seventh, 2:44.66 3200 meter run — Connor Haggerty, fourth, 12:34.64 Discus — Dalton Davis, sixth, 99-10; Hayden Bayles, eighth, 96-07 High jump — McAlpin, second, 5-06.00; Chance Cobb, fifth, 5-00.00 Long jump — Grant Maurer, fifth, 16-02.00; Skelton, sixth, 15-08.50 Shot put — Schafroth, first, 40-07.00; Bayles, fifth, 35-08.00 4x100 meter relay — Cobb, Klocke, Maurer and McAlpin, first, 47.78 4x100 meter weight person relay — Cody Grace, Davis, Bayles and Andy Seals, third, 58.99 4x200 meter relay — Jacob Webb, Joey Kernen, Maurer and Phillip Currin, third, 1:46.71 1600 sprint medley relay — Kernen, Davis, Hunter Poston and Currin, third, 4:25.21 Team — Lenox 135, Clarinda Academy 108, Southwest Valley 108, Clarinda 101, Bedford 20, Orient-Macksburg 22 Timberwolf Track Relays Corning hosted the Timberwolf Track Relays on May 5 with SWV finishing third. “I was extremely proud of how well ran throughout the entire meet,” Naugle said. Results include: 100 meter dash — Jacob Webb, 20th, 13.25; Kernen, 17th, 13.16; Cody Grace, 23rd, 13.54 200 meter dash — McAlpin, second 23.90; Grace, 22nd, 28.04 400 meter dash — Skelton, fifth, 57.31; Lund, 15th, 1:01.53 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, 15th, 2:36.47; Lund, eighth, 2:26.49 110 meter hurdles — Klocke, first, 15.02; Schafroth, third, 16.96 1600 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 10th, 5:52.07; Daniel Kinyon, 11th, 5:58.74 3200 meter run — Haggerty, sixth, 12:29.71 400 meter hurdles — Schafroth, eighth, 1:05.84 Discus — Bayles, 10th, 101-09; Davis, 12th, 100-01; Seals, 30th, 70-11 High jump — Maurer, fourth, 5-06.00; Lund, seventh, 5-04.00 Long jump — Almaguer, third, 18-07.50; Skelton, 18th, 15-09.00 Shot put — Schafroth, sixth, 37-01.00; Bayles, ninth, 35-09.25; Davis, 21st, 31-05.00; Seals, 35th, 25-03.50 4x100 meter relay — Webb, Kernen, Skelton and Klocke, fifth, 49.01 4x200 meter relay — Almaguer, Cobb, Maurer and McAlpin, first, 1:36.01 4x400 meter relay — Maurer, McAlpin, Almaguer and Cobb, second, 3:37.39 4x800 meter relay — Currin, Poston, Jacob Kinyon and Daniel Kinyon, seventh 9:49.04 440 shuttle hurdle relay — Maurer, Schafroth, Cobb and Klocke, first, 1:01.64 1600 distance medley — Webb, Kernen, Poston and Currin, seventh, 4:16.22 Team — Griswold 98, Nishnabotna 72, SWV 68, Sidney 65, Lenox 51, Central Decatur 48, Stanton 44, Clarinda Academy 35, CAM 26, East Union 23, Interstate 35 18, Bedford 6, Essex 4 POI Conference SWV placed fifth May 2 in the Pride of Iowa Conference meet in Wayne. Results include: 100 meter dash — Cobb, ninth, 12.24; Almaguer, 10th, 12.29 200 meter dash — Kernen, 17th, 26.88 400 meter dash — McAlpin, third, 53.32; Grace, 20th, 1:06.12 800 meter run — Currin, ninth, 2:21.56; Poston, 13th, 2:33.62 100 meter hurdles — Klocke, first, 15.28; Maurer, fourth, 17.07 1600 meter run — Haggerty, 17th, 5;49.76; Jacob Kinyon, 18th, 5:56.85 3200 meter run — Haggerty, 12th, 12:32.24; Daniel Kinyon, 13th, 13:55.01 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, first, 59.51; Schafroth, 13th, 1:07.05 Discus — Bayles, sixth, 106.02; Davis, 10th, 97-11 Long jump — Almaguer, fifth, 18-11.25 Shot put — Schafroth, fifth, 38-11.50; Bayles, sixth, 37-02.50 4x100 meter relay — Skelton, Klocke, Webb and Kernen, seventh, 49.66 4x200 meter relay — Skelton, Kernen, Webb and Lund, ninth, 1:48.27 4x400 meter relay — Maurer, McAlpin, Almaguer and Cobb, third, 3:42.77 4x800 meter relay — Currin, Lund, Poston and Jacob Kinyon, ninth, 10:07.90 1600 distance medley relay — Cobb, Klocke, Almaguer and McAlpin, third, 3:54.40 Team — Mount Ayr 149, Pleasantville 97, Nodaway Valley 56, Lenox 50, SWV 48, Central Decatur 46, Southeast Warren 42, I-35 22, Bedford 20, Wayne 15, East Union 9, MSTM 4 Herzberg wins 400 hurdles in POI
Southwest Valley’s Beth Herzberg won the 400 meter hurdles May 2 in the Pride of Iowa Conference track meet in Wayne. Herzberg finished with a time of 1:11.09. “Beth had an awesome night and put together several excellent performances,” head coach Mat Beu said. “Along with her 400 meter title she ran an outstanding anchor leg in our 4x400.” The 4x400 relay team of Renee Williams, Elizabeth Fuller, Hailey Thomas and Herzberg placed fourth with a time of 4:35.49. “Danica Sunderman had a great throw in the shot to pick up the silver medal [with a distance of 32-09.00],” Beu said. “She has been a great asset to our team and continues to improve each night.” The 4x800 meter relay team of Thomas, Morgan Shuey, Diana Berggren and Fuller finished in 11:18.49. “Our 4x800 team battled well and picked up a third place finish,” Beu said. “The kids improved as a team from last year's finish and continue to grow with their experience.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechman, sixth, 14.09; Emily Campbell, 20th, 16.29 200 meter dash — Wiechman, ninth, 29.59; Renee Williams, 11th, 29.88 400 meter dash — Caitlyn Richy, 11th, 1:16.65; Kaylee Jacobs, 16th, 1:25.38 800 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, 12th 2:55.66; Chloe Keefe, 17th, 3:10.06 100 meter hurdles — Herzberg, sixth, 18.15; Payton Thomas, 12th, 19.62 1500 meter run — Kendra Top, 11th, 6:11.18 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fifth, 12:43.99; Top, seventh, 13:35.10 Discus — Shelby Nelson, 16th, 70-07 High jump — Morgan Shuey, seventh, 4-08.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, sixth, 14-02.00; Diana Berggren, 14th, 12-11.00 Shot put — Molly Oglesbee, 17th, 23-05.50 4x100 meter relay — Wiechman, Miah Hummel, Katie Taylor and Kaitlyn Schad, seventh, 57.13 4x200 meter relay — Wiechman, Williams, Taylor and Schad, seventh, 2:00.40 400 meter shuttle hurdles — Dezirae Archer, Thomas, Morgan Jones and Herzberg, fifth, 1:15.96 800 sprint medley relay — Williams, Miah Hummel, Oakley Goodvin and Shuey, ninth, 2:12.10 1600 distance medley relay — Schad, Goodvin, Fuller and Mazzy Hummel, seventh, 4:59.13 Team — Mount Ayr 111, Nodaway Valley 101.5, Wayne 87, Bedford 66, SE Warren 39.5, SWV 35, Pleasantville 32, Interstate 35 31, MSTM 26, East Union 22, Central Decatur 20, Lenox 18 Damewood takes fifth, Rhamy 10th in POI
Southwest Valley’s Taylor Damewood finished fifth and Bryson Rhamy took 10th in May 3 Pride of Iowa Conference Tournaments. Corning hosted the boys’ POI tournament. “Competition was very tight among the boys,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Congratulations to Bryson Rhamy whose 10th place 86 was a mere 8 strokes out of first place.” Cole Swenson finished with a 98, Cody McMann a 104, and freshman Anthony Bynum a 107. Bedford hosted the girls’ POI Conference Tournament on May 3. “Congratulations to Taylor Damewood who shot a 105, finishing fifth,” Drake said. Kiara Roberts shot a 128 while freshmen Alaina Currin and Maddi Ballard shot 146 and 150, respectively. The SWV golf team hosted the Lenox Tigers on May 2. “Congratulations to medalist Cole Swenson who led everyone with a 42,” Drake said. Jeff Walton shot a 57 with McMann's 58 close behind. Freshman Connor shot a 69. “Congratulations to medalist Taylor Damewood who shot a 49,” Drake said. Roberts followed with a 57, Ballard a 72, and Currin a 76. SWV tennis teams take Audubon
Southwest Valley’s boys and girls tennis team recorded wins May 3 against Audubon. The boys posted a 5-1 win and girls had a 5-4 win. Winners for the Timberwolves were John Kinser at No. 1 singles, Quiton Scott at No. 3 singles, DJ Maeder at No. 4 singles, Nic Frede/Dalton Davis at No. 1 doubles and Scott Palmer/Trevor Holbrook at No. 2 doubles. “John had a nice comeback to win his match at No. 1,” head coach Pete Nett said. “We played solid up and down the line-up to raise out team record to 5-5 for the year.” Winners for the girls were Ashtyn Grossnickle at No. 3 singles, Jacy Shafer at No. 4 singles, Danielle Wetzel at No. 5 singles, Brittany Westlake/Grossnickle at No. 1 doubles and Sydney Dimmler/Shafer at No. 2 doubles “It was tied at 3-3 after singles, but we managed to get two wins in doubles to win the meet,” Nett said. “It was a really nice win for us at No. 1 doubles, especially because we had lost to Audubon at No. 1 doubles fairly convincingly earlier in the year.” The girls record goes to 2-7 for the year. The girls finished 0-9 April 26 against Clarke and went 1-8 April 25 against Shenandoah. “The only winner was Jacy Shafer in singles,” Nett said. Kinser gained a win in singles in the Timberwolves’ 1-8 finish against Clark. The boys went 7-2 against Shenandoah. “Winners in singles were Dalton Davis, Nic Frede, John Kinser, Bryce Newton, Trevor Holbrook and Scott Palmer,” Nett said. “Doubles winners were Palmer/Holbrook.” Timberwolves show improvement
The Timberwolves track team made a strong showing April 28 in the Griswold Co-Ed Track Meet with personal bests and improved times in several events. “I had to leave halfway through to take Tony [Klocke] to Des Moines for the Drake Relays but our entire team was able to compete well throughout the night,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Brett Schafroth had a season best in the shot put, placing third in the event. Our shuttle hurdle team ran their season best and continues to cut time off. Tony won the 110 hurdles again against some good competition. He ran his personal best and re-set the school record running a 14.75. Our relays put together solid times but did an even better job competing. Ricky [Almaguer] had a nice night placing fourth in the long jump, 100 and 200. Overall it was a good night even though it started to get really cold.” Results include: 100 meter dash — Ricky Almaguer, fourth 12.18; Eva Skelton, ninth, 12.74 200 meter dash — Almaguer, fourth, 24.57; Chance Cobb, fifth, 24.61 400 meter dash — Wyatt McAlpin, third, 54.18; Grant Maurer, fifth, 56.05 800 meter run — McAlpin, fourth, 2:14.13; Jacob Kinyon, 13th, 2:41.67 110 meter hurdles — Klocke, first, 14.75; Brett Schafroth, fourth, 17.35 1600 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 11th, 6:06.81; Connor Haggerty, 12th, 6:07.88 3200 meter run — Phillip Currin, sixth, 12:22.46; Haggerty, eighth, 12:36.36 Discus — Dalton Davis, seventh, 100-06; Hayden Bayles, 10th, 91-07 Long jump — Almaguer, fourth, 18-08.50 Shot put — Schafroth, third, 40-10.00; Bayles, eighth, 34-09.50 4x100 meter relay — Almaguer, Joey Kernen, Jacob Webb and Dustin Lund, fifth, 50.35 4x200 meter relay — Kernen, Webb, Hunter Poston and Lund, sixth, 1:48.21 4x800 meter relay — Poston, Lund, Jacob Kinyon and Daniel Kinyon, fifth, 10:23.17 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Schafroth, Maurer, Cobb and Klocke, second, 1:02.33 1600 distance medley relay — Kernen, Webb, Skelton and Currin, fifth, 4:23.97 Team — Underwood 133, Missouri Valley 97, Griswold 86, Nodaway Valley 78, Southwest Valley 62, East Mills 55, Stanton Vikings 44 Drake Relays Klocke competed April 29 in the Drake Relays where he finished 14th overall in the 110 meter hurdles. “Tony ran at 8:16 this morning and even though it was rather cold it was still a nice morning to run. There was very little wind and the times throughout the morning showed that the kids were ready to run,” Naugle said. “Tony got off a slower start than he did last night [at Griswold] but got it going over the last eight hurdles. He ran a great time, 14.98, and finished 14th overall. He improved his seeding and placed in the half. I am very proud of how well he ran and everything he has accomplished so far this year. There were only two faster class 2A runners today so we definitely have high hopes for Tony over the last few weeks of the season.” Raider Relays The Timberwolves competed April 26 in a weather-shortened Raider Relays in Mt. Ayr. “We competed in the Class A group, large school. We were able to compete through the 110 hurdles before the meet was called for lightening,” Naugle said. “We ran extremely well through the first have of the meet. I added Wyatt [McAlpin] to our 4x800 for tonight and they ran their best time of the year and finished fourth.” The shuttle hurdle team of Schafroth, Maurer, Cobb and Klocke took second with a time of 1:03.24. “Our shuttle hurdle was able to run their best time of the season. They still have a lot of time that they can cut from their time. It was a nice race to finish second,” Naugle said. “Our 4x200 ran their best time of the year and finished first. We were able to put together some good hand-offs and ran a great time. Tony ran a great race in the 110 hurdles again. He won the event and ran a solid 15.02. Overall I was very happy with how well we competed and how well ran tonight even though the meet was shortened.” Other results include: Discus — Hayden Bayles, 101; Andy Seals, 69.1 Shot put — Bayles, 35-05; Brett Schafroth, 35-9 3200 meter run — Haggerty, 12:34.6; Jacob Kinyon, 13:07.83 4x800 meter relay — McAlpin, Currin, Poston and Lund, fourth, 9:27.02 100 meter dash — Almaguer, 12.06; Kernen, 13.8 400 meter dash — Skelton, 58.57; Webb, 1:04.33 4x200 meter relay — Almaguer, Cobb, Maurer and McAlpin, first, 1:37.96 110 meter hurdles — Klocke, first, 15.02; Schafroth, 18.23 Long jump — Almaguer, third, 18-6 High jump — Maurer, 5-4, fifth; Lund, 5-2, sixth Junior varsity 100 — Cody Grace, 13.4 Wiechman wins 100 meter dash
Kaylea Wiechman came home with a gold and silver while Morgan Shuey, Danica Sunderman and the 4x800 meter relay team Hailey Thomas, Mazzy Hummel, Diana Berggren and Elizabeth Fuller all placed second Aug. 28 at Griswold Co-Ed Meet. Wiechman finished the 100 meter dash in 13.79 for first and the 200 meter dash in 29.35 for second. Shuey claimed second in the high jump with a jump of 4-10.00 and Sunderman took second in the shot put with 33-07.00. Thomas, Hummel, Berggren and Fuller ran the 4x800 in 11:25.82. Other results include: 100 meter dash — Kaitlyn Schad, fourth 14.31 200 meter dash — Renee Williams, third 29.36 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, fifth, 1:10.71 800 meter run — Chloe Keefe, 11th, 3:14.97; Caitlyn Richey, 14th, 3:26.71 100 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, third, 17.68; Payton Thomas, eighth, 18.80 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fourth, 5:29.48; Kendra Top, eighth, 6:25.57 3000 meter run — Top, seventh, 13:47.44 400 meter hurdles — Herzberg, fourth, 1:12.87 Discus — Danica Sunderman, sixth, 87-03; Shelby Nelson, 10th, 72-04 Long jump — Miah Hummel, sixth, 14-05.75; Diana Berggren, eighth, 13-04.75 Shot put — Molly Oglesbee, 13th, 22-06.50 4x100 meter relay — Wiechman, Miah Hummel, Katie Taylor and Schad, fifth, 1:00.04 4x200 meter relay — Wiechman, Williams, Taylor and Schad, third, 1:59.78 4x400 meter relay — Williams, Fuller, Hailey Thomas and Herzberg, third, 4:35.71 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Dezirae Archer, Payton Thomas, Morgan Jones and Herzberg, fifth, 1:16.39 800 sprint medley relay — Williams, Miah Hummel, Oakley Goodvin and Shuey, fifth, 2:10.35 1600 distance medley relay — Nelson, Goodvin, Richey and Kaylee Jacobs, eighth, 5:40.05 Team — Shenandoah 135, Nodaway Valley 102, Southwest Valley 88, Griswold 77, Fremont Mills 60, Underwood 56, Stanton Vikings 50, Lenox 19 Klocke sets personal best
Southwest Valley’s Tony Klocke continues to improve in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing April 19 in his best time yet at the Lewis Central Co-Ed Invitational in Council Bluffs. “Tonight Tony Klocke and myself traveled to Council Bluffs so that Tony could compete in the Lewis Central Co-Ed Invitational. We had our meet cancelled last night and we wanted Tony to get a few more chances to improve his 110 hurdle time in hopes to qualify for the Drake Relays,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Tony competed at Lewis Central against some very good hurdlers. He went out and ran his best race of the year. He was a little slow off the blocks but he was the fastest hurdler over the last seven hurdles. He ended up running his personal best time of 15.01. He finished second overall. He lost to a hurdler from Sioux City North who ran a 15.00. It was an extremely close finish between those two.” Naugle said Klocke’s 15.01 time should qualify him for competition at Drake Stadium. “Thursday night is the cutoff and we will know for sure Saturday afternoon,” Naugle said. “I was extremely proud of how well Tony ran tonight. He was a little nervous going into the race but was able to gain some confidence beating a lot of other good hurdlers and almost winning the race.” Klocke claimed a win in the 110 hurdles April 21 in Griswold with 15.06 finish. Dalton Davis finished fourth in the shot put, as did the shuttle hurdle team of Grant Maurer, Chance Cobb, Ricky Almaguer and Klocke. Results include: Discus — Hayden Bayles, 107’ 02”; Davis, 101’ 08” Shot put — Bayles, 39’ 9.75”, fourth; Davis, 30’ 7.50” 3200 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 12:56.67 4x800 meter relay — Phillip Currin, Hunter Poston, Jacob Kinyon and Daniel Kinyon, 10:22.29, sixth Shuttle hurdle — Maurer, Cobb, Almaguer and Tony Klocke, 1:06.02, fourth 100 meter dash — Almaguer, 11.99, sixth; Cobb, 12.43 400 meter dash — Wyatt McAlpin, 54.36, third; Cody Grace, 1:01.67 4x200 meter relay — Evan Skelton, Joey Kernen, Jacob Webb and Dustin Lund, 1:48.27, fifth 110 meter hurdles — Maurer, 17.25, fifth Long jump — Almaguer, 18; 3.75”, sixth High jump — Lund, 5’ 4”, fifth 1600 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 6:07.86; Jacob Kinyon, 6:21.96 200 meter dash — McAlpin, 24.16, fifth; Grace, 28.65 Distance medley — Webb, Kernen, Skelton and Currin, 4:18.52, sixth 800 meter run — Lund, 2:29.32; Hunter Poston, 2:30.45 4x100 meter relay — Skelton, Webb, Kernen and Klocke, 51.06, fifth Team — Shenandoah 133.5, Clarinda 102, St. Albert 101, Logan Magnolia 98, Treynor 70, Southwest Valley 37.5, Tri-Center 16 SWV girls take third in two events
Two Southwest Valley girls finished third April 25 in the Lady Husky Relays in Winterset. Mazzy Hummel placed third in the 1500 meter run with a time of 5:44.19 and Elizabeth Herzberg took third in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:12.34. “We had a warm night for competition,” head coach Mat Beu said. “The kids went up against some great competition last night. We made some improvements in a few races and continue to grow from our experience. Renee Williams ran some outstanding relay legs for us last night. I thought she gave us an outstanding effort. Mazzy Hummel ran an excellent 1500 meter race and passed two runners on the final lap to bring home a bronze medal. Mazzy is an outstanding freshman distance runner.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechnam, 13.92, seventh 200 meter dash — Wiechnam, 29.74, ninth; Morgan Jones, 32.71, 14th 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, 1:10.95, ninth; Emily Campbell, 1:22.92, 14th 800 meter run — Chloe Keefe, 3:22.53, 15th; Caitlyn Richy, 3:24.67, 16th; Kaylee Jacobs, 3:37.49, 17th 100 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, 18.01, ninth; Payton Thomas, 19.82, 13th 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, 5:44.19, third; Kendra Top, 6:20.32, 12th 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, 12:44.23, fifth; Top, 14:03.05, ninth Discus — Danica Sunderman, 86-00, eighth; Shelby Nelson, 58-10, 21st High jump — Morgan Shuey, 4-04.00, seventh Long jump — Diana Berggren, 13-09.00, sixth; Miah Hummel, 13-07.00, eighth Shot put — Sunderman, 30-03.50, fifth; Molly Oglesbee, 22-11.00, 20th 4x100 meter relay — Wiechnam, Miah Hummel, Katie Taylor, Kaitlyn Schad, 56.75, eighth 4x200 meter relay — Wiechnam, Taylor, Renee Williams, Schad, 1:58.03, fifth 4x400 meter relay — Williams, Herzberg, Thomas and Elizabeth Fuller, 4:40.95, seventh 4x800 meter relay — Thomas, Shuey, Berggren and Fuller, 11:31.38, fourth 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Dezirae Archer, Thomas, Morgan Jones and Herzberg, 1:16.77, sixth 800 sprint medley relay — Williams, Miah Hummel, Oakley Goodvin and Shuey, 2:14.03, seventh 1600 distance medley relay — Archer, Thomas, Richy and Jacobs, 5:40.59, eighth Team — Carlisle 138, Norwalk 105, Winterset 93, Des Moines Lincoln 89, Earlham 72, West Central Valley 59, Southwest Valley 24, I-35 8 Timberwolf Girls Invitational The SWV team competed April 21 in the Timberwolf Girls Invitational. Results include: 100 meter dash — Kaitly Schad, 14.00, eighth; Emily Campbell, 15.96, 23rd 200 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechnam, 28.34, third; Renee Williams, 28.84, fifth; Morgan Jones, 31.98, 18th; Campbell, 33.77, 23rd 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, 1:10.50, sixth; Campbell, 1:19.33, 17th 800 meter run — Hailey Thomas, 2:51.22, seventh; Mazzy Hummel, 3:09.37, 14th; Chloe Keefe, 3:20.42, 17th; Kaylee Jacobs, 3:23.62, 19th 100 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, 17.72, second; Payton Thomas, 19.05, 13th; Jones, 19.09, 14th 1500 meter run — Caitlyn Richy, 6:53.66, 12th 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, 13:08.78, sixth, Kendra Top, 13:46.45, ninth 400 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, 1:11.39, first Discus — Danica Sunderman, 98-05, first; Shelby Nelson, 68-08, 14th High jump — Morgan Shuey, 4-08.00, second Long jump — Miah Hummel, 13-10.00, seventh; Diana Berggren, 12-09.25, 10th Shot put — Sunderman, 31-07.50, second; Molly Oglesbee, 22-01.75, 17th 4x100 meter relay — Wiechnam, Miah Hummel, Katie Taylor, Kaitlyn Schad, 55.33, fourth; Dezirae Archer, Nelson, Thomas and Oakley Goodvin, 58.56, ninth 4x200 meter relay — Wiechnam, Taylor, Williams and Schad, 1:58.71, third; Miah Hummel, Shuey, Nelson and Goodvin, 2:07.04, ninth 4x400 meter relay — Williams, Herzberg, Thomas and Fuller, 4:39.29, fifth 4x800 meter relay — Thomas, Shuey, Berggren and Fuller, 11:23.35, second 800 sprint medley relay — Williams, Miah Hummel, Goodvin and Shuey, 2:12.98, seventh 1600 distance medley relay — Archer, Thomas, Richy and Jacobs, 5:30.55, ninth Team — Shenandoah 119, Bedford 81, Nodaway Valley 77, Southwest Valley 76, Griswold 61, Clarinda 59, East Mills 27, I-35 24, Stanton 22, Lenox 19, Red Oak 16, Clarinda Academy 5, South Page 2, Nishnabotna 1 SWV tennis teams defeat Audubon
Both the Southwest Valley’s boys team and girls team claimed wins April 19 against Audubon. The boys won 8-1 at home and the girls won 5-4 in Audubon. Winners for SWV were Dalton Davis at No. 1 singles, Nic Frede at No. 2 singles, Bryce Newton at No. 3 singles, John Kinser at No.4 singles, Quinton Scott at No. 5 singles and Trevor Holbrook/ Scott Palmer at No. 1 doubles. SWV also received two forfeits at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles since Audubon only had five players available for the match. The Timberwolves also claimed a 5-4 win April 22 at home against Council Bluffs St. Albert’s. Winners for SWV were Kinser at No. 3 singles, Holbrook at No. 4 singles, Palmer at No. 5 singles, Scott at No. 6 singles and Kinser/Scott at No. 3 doubles. “It was great for the boys to go 2-0 for the week,” head coach Pete Nett said. “Audubon was a little short-handed, but all of our kids played well. The win against St. Albert’s really showed how deep the boys are as a team, as we got all of our wins at the bottom of the line-up. There’s been a lot of good internal competition for some of the varsity spots, and a few of the first year underclassmen are figuring things out they can do to be more competitive.” Winning for the girls against Audubon were Brittany Westlake at No. 1 singles, Ashtyn Grossnickle at No. 3 singles, Danielle Wetzel at No. 4 singles, Jacy Shafer at No. 5 singles and Grossnickle/Shafer at No. 2 doubles. The girls fell 9-0 April 22 to St. Albert’s in Council Bluffs. “I was so excited for the girls to get a team win. Brittany played a really smart match to come from behind to get a key win at No. 1, and we played very solid in singles up and down the lineup,” Nett said. “All three of the freshmen — Katie Hoerman, Danika Drake, and Bailey Hensley — got some good competition and were close to winning in their doubles matches, which was their best showing on the scoreboard so far this year.” SWV takes Clarinda 5-4
The Southwest Valley boys tennis team picked up a 5-4 win over Clarinda on the road April 12. Timberwolf winners included John Kinser at No. 4 singles, Quinton Scott at No. 5 singles, Trevor Holbrook at No. 6 singles, Dalton Davis and Nic Frede at No. 1 doubles, and Kinser/Holbrook at No. 3 doubles. Scott Palmer and Bryce Newton picked up a win in No. 2 doubles and Kinser/Holbrook won No. 3 doubles April 11 in Creston. Creston won 7-2. Red Oak edges out SWV 5-4 April 14 in Red Oak. Winners for SWV were Frede at No. 2 singles, Kinser at No. 4 singles, Holbrook at No. 6 singles, and Frede/Davis at No. 1 doubles. “All in all, the boys had a decent week,” head coach Pete Nett said. “It was nice to get the team win against Clarinda, especially playing some close doubles matches to get there. Dalton and Nic are starting to figure some things out at No. 1 and look to keep getting better there as the year progresses. Trevor Holbrook and John Kinser came up with a couple of good wins, too. We are getting to a point where we go out on the court expecting to do well instead of just hoping we can play well. This bunch is really looking forward to next week’s matches and getting better the rest of the season.” The girls team picked a doubles win April 11 at home with Creston and a singles win April 12 at home with Clarinda. Jacy Shafer and Ashtyn Grossnickle defeated Creston at No. 2 doubles and Shafer won No. 5 singles against Clarinda. Creston and Clarinda both claimed 8-1 team wins while Red Oak blanked SWV 9-0 April 14. “We play some of our tougher opponents the first couple of weeks, but we have had some spots where we are looking to be more competitive,” Nett said. “For a first year player, junior Jacy Shafer is figuring out when to be more aggressive to look to try to win points by coming forward, and she was part of a couple of wins. Sydney Dimmler and Brittany Westlake had a chance for a huge win against Red Oak at No. 1 doubles — they had a 7-5 lead — but lost the last four games. They don't have a lot of experience closing out matches like that, but they really played well that night.” The boys are at home this week with Audubon and St. Albert while the girls face the same two on the road April 19 and April 22. SWV golf teams compete at Shenandoah
The Southwest Valley boys played their second 18-hole tournament of the year as they participated April 12 in the Shenandoah Mustang Invitational Tournament. “Cole Swenson’s group included older players from larger schools. Swenson gave them a good match, and led the way for the Timberwolves, shooting a season best 98,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Freshman Bryson Rhamy, not far behind with a 107, also played very well. Jerad Shires followed with a 114, Cody McMann a 125, Jeff Walton a 129. I was especially pleased with Connor Shipley’s play. Shipley, a freshman who is new to golf, scored 136.” The SWV girls competed April 14 at Shenandoah. “The weather was perfect for our first 18-hole tournament of the year. Larger schools were included in the tournament so we were up against some tough competition,” Drake said. “Kiara Roberts shot a 116 on a very long course, and was very close to being in the medals,” Drake said. “Alaina Currin and Maddi Ballard, playing in their first ever 18-hole tournament, came in with scores of 137 and 150, respectively.” The boys team returns to Shenandoah on April 21 while the girls compete in Creston. SWV is at home April 26 with Martensdale St. Mary’s and Mt. Ayr. SWV girls place second
Southwest Valley’s girls track team placed first in six events and finished second as a team April 12 in the Tiger Relays at Griswold. "The Timberwolves came up 4 points short of champion Underwood to claim second place,” head coach Mat Beu said. “Our girls scored in 18 out of 19 events for an outstanding team effort. Kaylea Wiechman led the team by sweeping the 100 and 200. She also ran on both the gold medal 4x200 team and the third-place 4x100 team.” Running the 4x200 with Wiechman were Katie Taylor, Renee Williams and Kaitlyn Schad for a 1:59.21 finish. Elizabeth Herzberg set a personal record and broke a school record for her win in the 400 meter hurdles with a 1:11.68 finish. The 4x400 meter relay team of Renee Williams, Elizabeth Herzberg, Hailey Thomas and Elizabeth Fuller took first with a time of 4:37.83. Morgan Shuey also brought home a gold medal in the high jump with a height of 4-08.00. “Morgan continues to improve her technique and looks better every meet,” Beu said. “The kids stepped up and fought for each other tonight. I was extremely proud of their effort. I think the ceiling is high for this team and I look forward to seeing how we progress throughout the year.” Other results include: 100 meter dash —Wiechman, first, 14.62; Kaitlyn Schad, fifth, 15.24 200 meter dash — Wiechman, first, 30.03; Schad, second, 30.45 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, third, 1:09.79; Morgan Jones, 10th, 1:27.84 800 meter run — Hailey Thomas, fourth, 2:53.15; Chloe Keefe, 10th, 3:20.73 100 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, fourth, 18.83 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, fourth, 5:49.60; Caitlyn Richy, seventh, 6:52.91 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, third, 12:49.55; Kendra Top, fourth, 13:21.42 Discus — Danica Sunderman, third, 88-03 Long jump — Dianna Berggren, fourth, 13-09.25; Miah Hummel, eighth, 12-11.25 Shot put — Sunderman, third, 29-01.75; Molly Oglesbee, eighth, 24-00.00 4x100 meter relay — Wiechman, Miah Hummel, Katie Taylor and Schad, third, 56.08 4x800 meter relay — Thomas, Morgan Shuey, Berggren and Fuller, second, 11:30.44 800 sprint medley relay — Williams, Miah Hummel, Oakley Goodvin and Shuey, third, 2:10.26 1600 distance medley relay —Dezirae Archer, Goodvin, Richy and Kaylee Jacobs, sixth, 5:46.50 Team — Underwood 128, Southwest Valley 134, Kuemper Catholic, 88, Riverside 78, Red Oak 61, AHST Walnut 56 Tigerette Relays SWV also competed April 14 in the Tigerette Relays at Guthrie Center. Results include: 100 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechman, 10th, 14.22; Kaitlyn Schad, 15th, 14.83; Emily Campbell, 28th, 16.12 200 meter dash — Wiechman, 14th, 29.99; Schad, 16th, 30.42; Emily Campbell, 30th 34.71 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, 12th, 1:12.50; Campbell, 18th, 1:17.71 800 meter run — Berggren, 13th, 2:56.35; Kaylee Jacobs, 23rd, 3:18.93; Richy, 24th, 3:25.95 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 5:40.68; Kendra Top, 14th, 6:14.28 100 meter hurdles — Herzberg, seventh, 17.91; Payton Thomas, 15th, 19.06; Archer, 16th, 19.25; Morgan Jones, 19th, 19.69 400 meter hurdles — Herzberg, fourth, 1:12.26 4x100 meter relay — Wiechman, Miah Hummel, Taylor and Schad, fifth, 55.33; Archer, Shelby Nelson, Thomas and Oakley, 12th, 59.21 4x200 meter relay — (no name for first runner), Taylor, Williams and Schad, sixth, 1:59.73 4x400 meter relay — Williams, Herzberg, Thomas and Fuller, fifth, 4:41.46 4x800 meter relay — Thomas, Shuey, Berggren and Fuller, sixth, 11:35.65; Mazzy Hummel, Top, Jacobs and Richy, 10th, 12:29.64 800 sprint medley — Williams, Miah Hummel, Goodvin and Shuey, 10th, 2:09.87 Distance medley — Archer, Goodvin, Richy and Jacobs, 13th, 5:43.08 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Archer, Thomas, Jones and Herzberg, fourth, 1:17.35 High jump — Shuey, third, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, seventh, 13-10.00; Berggren, 19th, 12-02.00 Shot put — Sunderman, seventh, 31-05.25 Discus — Sunderman, eighth, 85-02; Shelby Nelson, 19th, 63-04 Team — Panorama 127, PCM 115, Guthrie Center 102, West Central Valley 68.50, Earlham 60, Des Moines Christian 57.50, SWV 40, Audubon 38, Paton-Churdan 29, Exira-EHK 26, CAM 18, Interstate 35 Truro 16, Lenox 16, Glidden-Ralston 15, Adair-Casey 10 Timberwolves win three events in Osceola
Southwest Valley’s Tony Klocke, Grant Maurer and the Timberwolves’ 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay team posted wins April 14 in the Neil Goos Invitational in Osceola. Klocke won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.60, Maurer won the 400 meter hurdles with a 1:01.19 finish and the relay team finished in 1:04.60. “We competed in the Class A group. Overall the guys did a great job. We were able to sweep the hurdle events,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Tony won the 110 hurdles again and ran a nice time. He didn't run a clean race but still ran well to win the event. Grant ran his best 400 hurdle race to win the event as well. Our shuttle hurdle team keeps improving their time and won a close race. We were down by about two hurdles when Tony got up but he was able to catch Central Decatur and Van Meter to pull out the win. Wyatt ran a nice 200 race and a personal best to finish second. Connor ran a solid 3200 race to place fifth. “Our 4x800 team keeps improving their time and cut a lot of time off to finish under 10 minutes for the first time this year and placed sixth,” Naugle said. “Our distance medley team ran a great race as well placing fourth. We had a lot of guys cut time tonight and really showed a lot of improvement. We need to continue to work on our hand-offs and improve some technique but I am really proud of the improvement the guys showed tonight.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Evan Skelton, seventh, 12.89; Cody Grace, 13th, 13.99 200 meter dash — Wyatt McAlpin, second, 24.25; Chance Cobb, 11th, 25.81 400 meter dash — McAlpin, seventh, 56.21 800 meter run — McAlpin, fifth, 2:18.85 110 meter hurdles — Maurer, sixth, 18.27 3200 meter run — Connor Haggerty, fifth, 12:24.02 Long jump — Ricky Almaguer, fifth, 19-01.25 4x200 meter relay — SWV, seventh, 1:47.97 4x800 meter relay — SWV, sixth, 9:57.30 1600 distance medley relay — SWV, fourth, 4:12.67 Team — Clarke 100, Chariton 98, Van Meter 85, Interstate 35 78, Knoxville 57, Central Decatur 55, Southwest Valley 50, Albia 34 SWV sees runner up
April 11 at Red Oak Southwest Valley’s Kiara Roberts shot a 54 April 11 to take the runner-up medal during a golf meet at Red Oak. Freshman Maddi Ballard had a 73, and Alaina Currin an 80. For the boys, Jerad Shires led the Timberwolves with a 54, followed closely by Cole Swenson's 55 and Cody McMann's 56. Bryson Rhamy had a 64, and Anthony Bynum an 83. For the JV team, Connor Shipley shot a 68, and Mike McCormick an 84. Red Oak won the dual, 183 to SWV's 226. On April 9, the boys’ varsity team went to CAM to play in the Dale Erickson Memorial Tournament, and 18-hole event. “Their team score of 434 was good for seventh place,” head coach Cindy Drake said. “Illness and other commitments made us a couple of players short of a full team.” Rhamy and Cole Swenson were neck and neck with a 103 and 104 respectively, McMann with a 110, and Shires a 117. On April 8, the SWV golf team traveled to Anita for a triangular meet with CAM and Glidden Ralston. “In very cold and windy conditions, the boys had a team score of 221,” Drake said. Swenson had a 48, McMann had 57, Shires and Rhamy both had 58s, and Bynum had a 69. For the junior varsity team, McCormick shot a season best 72. On the girls’ side, Roberts had a 63, Currin a 70, and Ballard a 73. SWV hosted the Bedford Bulldogs and the girls of the SWI Warriors on April 7. Bedford prevailed, 199 to 207. “The golfers, proving that Iowans are made of hardy stock, stuck it out through some pretty unfriendly weather, with temps in the low 40s and very brisk northwest wind in the mid-20s,” Drake said. “Freshman Maddi Ballard, shooting a 57, had an excellent round, missing the runner-up spot by only two strokes.” Not far behind was Roberts with a 61. Currin rounded out the JV girls. “For the boys, Cody McMann came out strong with a 49, improving his prior score by an impressive six strokes,” Drake said. “Freshman Anthony Bynum was hot on his heels with a 51, followed by Cole Swenson (52), Bryson Rhamy (55), Jerad Shires (59), and Jeff Walton (61).” Shipley and McCormick carried the JV banner for the Timberwolves. SWV hosted the East Union Eagles on April 5. Roberts was runner up for the girls, shooting a 56. “Our JV girls, Alaina Currin and Maddi Ballard, had a good showing for their first ever home meet,” Drake said. “East Union won the boys’ meet with a 187,” Drake said. “Our 203, however, was a good start for us.“ Swenson led the way with a 47, with Shires right behind with 48, Rhamy with 53, and Walton with 55. McMann and Shipley rounded out the boys’ team. “The JV boys, Kyle Casagrande, Anthony Bynum, and Mike McCormick, also had strong starts,” Drake said. Both the boys and girls are at Shenandoah this week, with the boys golfing April 12 and the girls golfing April 14. SWV tennis teams kick off season
Southwest Valley’s tennis team started play last week against Clarke on April 5 and Glenwood on April 7. Glenwood came out on top 9-0 against the boys in Corning. “Dalton Davis played a real strong match at No. 1 singles. He really played well against a strong player,” head coach Pete Nett said. “John Kinser and Trevor Holbrook were in a dogfight at No. 3 doubles. They had three break points in the 7-7 game, and didn’t convert any of them, and ended up losing 9-7. I was pleased with the way we competed against a really strong team.” The girls saw their first action against Clarke with Clarke coming out on top 9-0. “For our first meet, we didn’t exactly have an easy opponent. For half of our line-up, it was their first tennis match ever,” Nett said. “Sydney Dimmler did a very nice job competing at No. 2 singles, and she and Ashtyn Grossnickle did a nice job at No. 1 doubles. They look to set a nice tone for the rest of the girls as the season progresses.” Nett said the boys played strong but still finished with Clarke claiming a 9-0 win. “We were competitive in over half of the matches, but couldn’t pull out any victories. With it being our first meet and them having played already, I thought we fought well, especially in the doubles matches,” Nett said. “All in all, for the week, we did not play bad at all, but we have nothing to show for it in the score book. I knew our schedule didn’t do us any favors to start the year. We look forward to getting some match wins next week.” The Timberwolves are on the road this week, facing Clarinda on April 12 and Red Oak on April 14. Timberwolves improve times
Southwest Valley’s boys track team continued to improve its times in track events April 11 at the Mustang Relays in Shenandoah. “Overall I was very happy with how well we competed tonight,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Even though we didn't score a lot of points we improved our times in most of our events tonight and guys really went out and competed well.” Tony Klocke claimed another win in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.04. “He stuttered a little before the first hurdle, which threw off his rhythm through the first few hurdles but he regained his steps and was able to win the race,” Naugle said. “Our shuttle hurdle team improved their time again. Tony and Grant [Maurer] ran very good times. Chance [Cobb] and Ricky [Almaguer] are still learning but are really showing a lot of improvement. Our distance medley team ran a nice time tonight. We tried to put together a competitive distance medley team and they really ran well. Overall I thought that we did well. We are still a young team but the guys are working hard and the improvement will really start to show soon.” Other results include: 100 meter dash — Jacob Webb, 24th, 12.50; Joey Kernen, 27th, 12.67 200 meter dash — Kernen, 20th, 26.61; Webb, 22nd, 27.04 400 meter dash — Evan Skelton, 11th, 57.96; Cody Grace, 21st, 1:09.62 800 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 19th, 2:40.41; Jacob Kinyon, 20th, 2:49.13 1600 meter run — Phillip Currin, 15th, 5:40.79; Daniel Kinyon, 20th, 5:57.54 3200 meter run — Haggerty 13th, 12:14.27; J. Kinyon, 14th, 12:51.13 Discus — Hayden Bayles, 14th, 99-05; Andy Seals, 27th, 49-03 High jump — Almaguer, 10th, 18-02.50 Shot put — Bayles, 16th, 35-03.00; Seals, 25th, 24-04.50 4x100 meter relay — Webb, Klocke, Kernen and Skelton, 10th, 50.04 4x400 meter relay — Skelton, Dustin Lund, Currin and Hunter Poston, 11th, 4:10.23 4x800 meter relay — Currin, Lund, Poston and D. Kinyon, eighth, 10:07.82 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Maurer, Cobb, Almaguer and Klocke, fourth, 1:06.55 1600 distance medley relay — Almaguer, Cobb, Maurer and McAlpin, second, 3:57.61 Team — Shenandoah 140.50, Glenwood 137, Clarinda 90, Nishnabotna 51, Griswold 48.50, Lenox 39, Knights 36, Bedford 32, Sidney 31.50, East Mills, 29.50, Southwest Valley 24, Red Oak 17, Essex 14, Clarinda Academy 12 Cardinal Relays SWV battled a cold evening April 8 in the Cardinal Relays in Clarinda. “We competed in the Class 2A section. The night started off well even though there was a extremely strong wind that made it tough to run good times. By the end of the meet it was definitely one of the coldest meets I have been to in a long time, “Naugle said. “Our guys went out, ran hard and competed well throughout the night. Tony won the 110 hurdles running a solid time considering he was running straight into the wind. Dustin Lund high jumped for the first time of the year and placed fifth. Phillip Currin ran the 3200 for the first time of the year and placed fifth as well. Wyatt and Ricky both ran very good 400 times placing fifth and sixth in the event. Grant Maurer ran a nice time in the 400 hurdles and we had a couple of relays place as well. We ran the shuttle for the first time of the year and put together a nice time considering we had two guys running it for the first ever. Overall I was happy with how our guys competed in tough conditions.” Results include: 100 meter dash — Cobb, ninth, 13.20 200 meter dash — McAlpin, seventh, 24.76; Cobb, 12th, 25.84 400 meter dash — McAlpin, fifth, 55.81; Almaguer, sixth, 57.73 800 meter run — McAlpin, eighth, 2:26.63; J. Kinyon, 12th, 2:46.83 110 meter hurdles — Klocke, first, 15.96; Maurer, ninth, 18.98 3200 meter run — Currin, fifth, 12:50.61 400 meter hurdles — Maurer, sixth, 1:02.78 Discus — Dalton Davis, 12th, 87-02 High jump — Lund, fifth, 5-04.00; Maurer, seventh, 5-02.00 Long jump — Almaguer, fourth, 17-06.50 Shot put — Bayles, eighth, 35-03.00; Davis, 13th, 27-11.00 4x100 meter relay — Almaguer, Klocke, Kernen and Cobb, fourth, 48.95 4x200 meter relay — Kernen, Lund, Skelton and Webb, sixth, 1:48.27 4x400 meter relay — Skelton, Lund, Hunter Poston and Webb, sixth, 4:17.71 4x800 meter relay — Haggerty, Poston, J. Kinyon and D. Kinyon, seventh, 11:09.09 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay — Cobb, Maurer, Almaguer and Klocke, third, 1:08.53 1600 distance medley relay — Kernen, Webb, Poston and Currin, seventh, 4:47.56 Team — Shenandoah 143, Mount Ayr 88, Clarinda 84.50, Underwood 83, St. Albert 69, Griswold 57, SWV 33.50 SWV finishes strong in Tigerette Relays
Southwest Valley’s girls track team showed its strengths in both track and field events April 7 in the Tigerette Relays at Red Oak. “The girls finished in fifth place in the AA performance with a balanced performance in all areas of the meet,” head coach Mat Beu said. “I was happy with the way our team competed despite the cold and windy conditions.” The girls picked up three third place finishes and four fourth place finishes. “Kaylea Wiechman had a great meet finishing fourth in both the 100 and 200 and running outstanding legs on our sprint relays. Beth Herzberg had a fine performance in the 400 meter hurdles,” Beu said. “I was really pleased that our long jumpers Miah Hummel and Diana Berggren picked up 10 team points on a tough night. Our sprint relays are a few good exchanges away from being outstanding and that is something we will continue to work on in practice.” Results include: 100 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechnam, fourth 13.41; Kaitlyn Schad, seventh 13.56 200 meter dash — Wiechnam, fourth, 28.25 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, 1:11.70, fifth; Emily Campbell, 12th, 1:23.49 800 meter run — Diana Berggren, eighth, 2:59.44; Caitlyn Richy 11th, 3:21.76; Kaylee Jacobs, 12th, 3:23.45 100 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, sixth, 18.36; Dezirae Archer, ninth, 19.05; Payton Thomas, 10th, 19.09 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 5:51.21; Kendra Top, 11th, 6:34.18 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, sixth, 13:05.16; Top, seventh 13:31.60 400 meter hurdles — Herzberg, third, 1:14.86 Discus — Danica Sunderman, sixth, 90-04 High jump — Morgan Shuey, third, 4-06.00 Long jump — Miah Hummel, third, 13-10.00; Berggren, fourth, 13-08.00 Shot put — Sunderman, sixth, 30-00.00; Molly Oglesbee, 12th, 22-03.00 4x100 meter relay — Archer, Shelby Nelson, Thomas and Oakley Goodvin, eighth, 1:00.98 4x200 meter relay — Wiechman, Katie Taylor, Renee Williams and Kaitlyn Schad, fourth, 2:00.88; Miah Hummel, Shuey, Nelson and Goodvin, fifth, 2:06.64 4x400 meter relay — Williams, Herzberg, Hailey Thomas and Fuller, seventh, 4:48.39 4x800 meter relay — Thomas, Shuey, Berggren and Fuller, sixth, 12:06.86 800 sprint medley relay — Williams, Miah Hummel, Goodvin and Shuey, seventh, 2:24.91 1600 distance medley relay — Archer, Thomas, Caitlyn Richy and Kaylee Jacobs, seventh, 5:45.68 Team — Glenwood 177, Creston 148, Shenandoah 88, Clarinda 55, SWV 46, St. Albert 42, Red Oak 30 Lady Cardinal Relays The SWV team placed fifth again April 5 in the Lady Cardinal Relays in Clarinda. Results include: 100 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechnam, third, 13.82; Kaitlyn Schad, seventh 14.14 400 meter dash — Elizabeth Fuller, third, 1:08.70; Hailey Thomas, eighth, 1:13.42 3000 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, eighth, 13:22.78; Kendra Top, ninth, 14:04.45 High jump — Morgan Shuey, third, 4-10.00 Long jump — Diana Berggren, 11th, 13-01.50; Miah Hummel, 12th, 13-00.00 Shot put — Molly Oglesbee, 14th, 22-02.00 4x200 meter relay — Wiechnam, Kaite Taylor, Renee Williams and Kaitlyn Schad, 1:58.67 4x800 meter relay — Hailey Thomas, Morgan Shuey, Berggren and Elizabeth Fuller, third, 11:49.48 1600 distance medley relay — Dezirae Archer, Payton Thomas, Caitlyn Richy and Kaylee Jacobs, 12th, 5:37.87 Team — Treynor 51, Sidney 48 , Bedford, 44, Essex, 43, SWV 32, Stanton 26, East Mills, 25, Griswold 20, St. Albert 20, Lenox 11, Riverside 9, Clarinda Academy 4, Nishnabotna 4, South Page, 2 SWV boys finish strong in Howe Relays
Southwest Valley’s boys track team returned home with a first place, a fourth place, two seventh place finishes and an eighth place finish April 4 in the Jerome Howe Relays. “Overall I was very happy with how well the guys competed tonight,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “There were 18 teams competing tonight and there was some very good competition. It was definitely a good meet for us to start our season.” Tony Klocke won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.07. Grant Maurer finished in 17.62. “Tony went out and ran a great race in the 110 hurdles,” Naugle said. “We wanted him to get out to a fast start and for him to run a 15.07 on his first 110 race of year is great.” Wyatt McAlpin placed fourth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.1. Chance Cobb finished in 1:00.69. “Wyatt ran a great 400 time to start his outdoor season and continues to improve his 800 time,” Naugle said. Ricky Almaguer took seventh in the long jump with a distance of 19 feet, 2.25 inches. Almaguer, Klocke, Maurer and Joey Kernen placed seventh in the 4x100. Maurer was eighth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.73. “Ricky had a great jump in the long jump to place seventh. Our relay teams competed well even though we had some younger guys running in those events tonight. We had a lot of improved times compared to our indoor meets and I was very happy with the effort tonight,” Naugle said. “We travel to Clarinda this Friday and are looking to get a few more guys back competing, fill a few more events and continue to improve.” Other results include: Discus — Hayden Bayles, 94-5; Dalton Davis 97-9 Shot put — Bayles, 32-10 3200 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 12.38.85 4x800 — Phillip Currin, Hunter Poston, Daniel Kinyon and Jacob Kinyon, 10:29.91 100 meter dash — Almaguer, 12.13; Cobb, 12.32 4x200 — Almaguer, Kernen, Jacob Webb and Poston, 1:46.66 1600 meter run — Haggerty, 6:00.52; Jacob Kinyon, 6:20.00 200 meter dash — Cobb, 24.3; Webb, 26.8 Distance medley — Klocke, Kernen, Poston and Currin, 4:30.45 800 meter run — McAlpin, 2:16.43; Daniel Kinyon, 2:44.99 Damewood signs with SWCC
JACKI BARDOLE/Free Press — Southwest Valley senior Taylor Damewood signs with Southwestern Community College to play volleyball next year. Damewood, accompanied by her parents Brian and Carla as well as high school coach Lindsey Wetzel and SWCC athletic director Todd Lorensen, made the agreement official March 28.
Klocke wins hurdles at Graceland
Southwest Valley High School’s Tony Klocke claimed a win March 26 in the 55 meter hurdles at Graceland University in Lamoni. Klocke posted a time of 8.48. “Tony Klocke ran a couple of nice hurdle races to take home the gold in the 55 hurdles,” SWV coach Allen Naugle said. “He got his feet switched up over the first hurdle in the finals so he wasn't able to break 8 seconds like we were shooting for but once his feet were correct he looked great over the hurdles.” The Timberwolves’ 4x200 meter relay team claimed second place with a 1:43.48 finish. “Our 4x200 team of Ricky Almaguer, Joey Kernen and Wyatt McAlpin and Tony Klocke went out a ran a nice indoor time,” Naugle said. “It is tough to run 200 on that track because the corners are extremely tight, especially since three of our guys are over 6 feet tall. But they ran a great race and competed well to finish second.” Almaguer placed fifth in the long jump at 18-10.25. He and McAlpin also competed in the 200 meter dash. “Ricky had a great jump in the long jump for us and he just missed making the finals for the 55 meter dash,” Naugle said. “Ricky and Wyatt both ran nice open 200 times to open the year. I was really proud and happy with how well the guys competed and hard they worked,” Naugle said. “They definitely got us off to a nice start this season. We compete in our first outdoor track meet on Monday, April 4, at Treynor.” Other results include: Boys 200 meter dash — Ricky Almaguer, 12th, 25.78; Wyatt McAlpin, 13th, 25.89 4x800 meter relay — Southwest Valley, eighth, 10:44.21 1600 meter run — Daniel Kinyon, 17th, 6:16.51 800 meter run — McAlpin, 10th, 2:21.20; Jacob Kinyon, 18th, 2:46.71 Distance medley — Southwest Valley, seventh, 4:37.42 Long jump — Almaguer, fifth, 18-01.25 Shot put — Andy Seals, 17th, 29-04.00 Team — Shenandoah 164, St. Joseph Central 82, Nishnabotna 81, West Central Valley 62, Nodaway Valley 55, Clarke 41, Southwest Valley 25, Iowa Christian Academy 11, South Harrison 6, Murray 5, Winston 5, Lamoni 2 Girls 55 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechman, seventh, 8.14 200 meter dash — Wiechman, seventh, 29.60; Reneee Williams, 15ht, 30.47 1500 meter run — Mazzy Hummel, eighth, 6:17.05; Kaylee Jacobs, 12th, 7:06.98 400 meter dash — Diana Berggren, 11th, 1:10.49 800 meter run — Jacobs, 13th, 3:24.31 Distance medley — Southwest Valley, fifth, 5:19.91 4x400 meter relay — Southwest Valley, fifth, 5:01.41 Team — St. Joseph Central 115.5, Shenandoah 86.5, Creston 63, West Central Valley 57, Des Moines Lincoln 55, Clarke 55, Nodaway Valley 43, Murray 16, Southwest Valley 13, LizLyle 11, Interstate 35 Truro 10, Winston 8, Iowa Christian Academy 3 SWV also competed March 15 at the Ames Indoor Track Meet. Results include: 60 meter dash — Chance Cobb, 111th, 7.90; Tony Klocke, 117th, 7.96 400 meter dash — Wyatt McAlpin, 51st, 55.40; Grant Mauer, 74th, 56.67 3200 meter run — Connor Haggerty, 82nd, 13:03.75 60 meter hurdles — Klocke, eighth, 8.68; Brett Schafroth, 40th, 9.41 Shot put — Schafroth, 76th, 35-03.00; Hayden Bayles, 89th, 33-05.00 SWV boys’ seasons ends
with loss to Van Meter By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley boys basketball season came to an end Feb. 15 with a 79-42 loss to Van Meter at Panorama High School. Van Meter jumped out to a quick 28-7 lead after just one quarter. In the second quarter Van Meter outscored the Timberwolves 22-10 to take a 50-17 halftime lead. Van Meter would pick up in the third quarter right where they left off, leading 65-32 after three. Van Meter would cruise in the fourth quarter to a 79-42 victory extending their season. “They did a great job jumping out to an early lead, but we didn’t quit, and that says a lot about the future of our program,” Southwest Valley boys head basketball coach Andrew Focht said. Chance Cobb had 20 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal. Scott Palmer had 6 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal. Bryan Pearson scored 4 points with three rebounds and two steals. Colby Cooper, Tony Klocke, Wyatt McAlpin and Trenton Drake scored 2 points each. The Timberwolves lose three seniors in Tony Klocke, Ryan Allison and Bryan Pearson. SWV girls fall to I-35 in district play
Despite a stronger rematch against Interstate 35 Feb. 16 in district play, Southwest Valley ended its season with a 57-40 loss and a final overall record of 8-14. “We played this same team a couple weeks ago and lost 42-21. We were able to do a much better job offensively tonight,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We shot the ball better from the field and were able to run our offense much better. I-35 has three great basketball players and we did a nice job holding them to 34 points combined. The rest of their team did a much better job making open shots compared to the first time we played them.” I-35 edged out a 19-11 first quarter but powered away in the second to end the half up 31-14. The Timberwolves showed a stronger second half, matching I-35 26-26. “We did struggle at times to get defensive rebounds and limit their second chances. We also had more turnovers than we would have liked,” Naugle said. “We shot much better tonight but still struggled from the 3 and we did not get to the free throw line enough. The girls gave great effort throughout the game and never gave up. They definitely played hard the entire game and fought till the end. I was very proud of their effort, how hard they played and the improvement that they showed from the first time we played I-35.” Katie Taylor finished the night with 12 points and a steal. Danica Sunderman had 8 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal. Miah Hummel and Shanna Saunders had 6 points each with Hummel adding three rebounds and two assists and Saunders finishing with two rebounds and a steal. Kaitlyn Schad scored 4 points with three assists, a rebound and a steal. Katie Taylor had 2 points, four steals and three assists, and Payton Thomas had 2 points and two rebounds. Elizabeth Herzberg had two rebounds and an assist and Sydney Damewood had a rebound and a steal. “I am very proud of how much improvement these girls showed throughout the entire season,” Naugle said. “They did a great job of working hard every day and it definitely showed.” Timberwolves run past E. Union 85-72
Four Timberwolves had a double-digit night Feb. 9 for an 85-72 win over East Union. “It was a good road win for our team,” head coach Andrew Focht said. The Eagles took a 34-18 first quarter leader but by the half Southwest Valley had pulled ahead 40-39. “East Union started off really well. They couldn't miss,” Focht said. “EU jumped out to a 16-6 lead early in the first.” The Timberwolves came on strong in the third, going 19-9 for a 59-48 lead. “Chance Cobb had 21 points at half to lead the rally back and never gave up the lead after the half. Chance ended with 43 points a career high. Wyatt McAlpin, Grant Maurer, and Scott Palmer all ended with double figures as well. Both teams shot a high percentage from the field for the game.” McAlpin scored 12 points with two rebounds and an assist, Maurer had 12 points, three steals, a rebound, and assist, and Palmer had 10 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Cobb also finished with four rebounds, three steals, and two assists. Trenton Drake, Bryan Pearson, Tony Klocke, and Addison Bull scored 2 points each. SWV 48, Red Oak 50 Southwest Valley fell 50-48 to Red Oak in a heartbreaker Feb. 8. The Timberwolves trailed 25-21 at the half and edged out a 37-36 lead by the end of the third. Cobb finished with 18 points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal. McAlpin had 11 points, two rebounds, and a steal. Maurer had 7 points, two rebounds, and a steal. Palmer scored 5 points and had 10 rebounds. Pearson had 2 points and two rebounds. SWV girls claim district win
The Lady Timberwolves began district playoffs with a convincing 82-22 win Feb. 13 over Clarinda Academy. “We wanted to go out and look to continue to improve. The girls came out ready play. They were focused, had good energy and played very well,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to control the game from the opening tip. We were able to force a lot of turnovers throughout the game and capitalize on those turnovers. We were able to get out in transition and score a lot of easy baskets.” Southwest Valley ran away with a 50-12 first half and held Clarinda Academy to just 2 points in the third quarter. “Our defense played very well and we rebounded well the entire game. We were able to get our whole team a lot of minutes and it was really nice to see some of our bench players get good minutes and score points,” Naugle said. “We definitely wanted to try to get some momentum going and the girls played very well. The win brings our overall record to 8-13.” Morgan Shuey scored 27 points and had seven steals, four assists, and four rebounds. Miah Hummel had 15 points, eight rebounds, four steals, and two assist. Katie Taylor had 10 points, seven steals, four assists, and four rebounds. Elizabeth Herzberg had 9 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Jacy Schafer scored 8 points with three rebounds. Kaitlyn Schad had 5 points and three steals. Syndey Damewood had 4 points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Danica Sunderman had 2 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Shanna Saunders had 2 points and two rebounds. SWV 57, Red Oak 65 Southwest Valley fell 65-57 Feb. 8 to Red Oak in a non-conference game. “We got off to a good start in the game but then hit a dry streak for about 7 minutes that lasted about four minutes for the end of the first and the first three minutes of the second quarter,” Naugle said. “We put ourselves in a tough situation. I was very proud of how hard the girls played and how they fought back. We had a great third quarter that was able to bring us back into the game. The fourth quarter was back and forth throughout until they were able to get an offensive rebound, make the shot, get fouled and make the free throw two times in a row.” Shuey had 20 points, four assists, and four steals. Taylor had 8 points, five steals, two assists, and two rebounds. Sunderman had 7 points, four rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Schad had 5 points, four steals, and a rebound. Herzberg had 5 points and an assist. Damewood had 4 points, two rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Hummel had 4 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Payton Thomas finished with 4 points and a steal. “We travel to Interstate 35 on Tuesday to take on a very good team,” Naugle said. SWV wrestlers compete in sectionals
Southwest Valley High School wrestlers had three third place finishers, four fourth place finishers, two fifth place finishers, and two sixth place finishers Feb. 6 in the Iowa High School Athletic Association 1A Section 2 Wrestling Tournament at Southeast Warren. Finishing third were Teagan Lundquist, Logan Calkins, and Bryce Newton. Fourth place finishers were Kyle Casagrande, Taylor Kuhn, Merik Gaule, and John Kinser. Placing fifth were Philip Currin and Brett Scharftoh. Sixth place went to Chris Fannon and Bryson Rhamy. Individual results for the Timberwolves include: 106 — Chris Fannon (17-13) placed sixth and scored 4.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Genaro Gutierrez (Interstate 35) 12-23 won by fall over Fannon (Fall 0:29) Cons. Semi — Chris Fannon (Southwest Valley) 17-13 received a bye Place Match — Chase Ditzler (East Union) 3-4 won by fall over Fannon (Fall 4:32) 113 — Teagan Lundquist (22-4) placed third and scored 16.00 team points. Quarterfinal —Lundquist won by fall over Tucker Darrah (Mount Ayr) 20-14 (Fall 1:22) Semifinal — Nathan Phillips (Interstate 35) 33-11 won by decision over Lundquist (Dec 7-0) Third Place Match —Lundquist won by fall over Cole Haines (Twin Cedars) 29-13 (Fall 5:55) Second Place Match — Nathan Phillips (Interstate 35) 33-11 won by rule over Lundquist (RULE) 120 — Kyle Casagrande (9-11) placed fourth and scored 9.00 team points. Quarterfinal —Casagrande received a bye Semifinal — Brayden Egli (Interstate 35) 26-8 won by fall over Casagrande (Fall 0:39) Third Place Match — Casey Clark (Moravia) 21-28 won by fall over Casagrande (Fall 2:28) 126 — Philip Currin (11-19) placed fifth and scored 8.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Stetson Baker (Wayne) 28-9 won by fall over Currin (Fall 2:32) Cons. Semi —Currin received a bye Fifth Place Match —Currin won by fall over Zane Powell (Mount Ayr) 8-19 (Fall 4:55) 132 — Taylor Kuhn (14-17) placed fourth and scored 11.00 team points. Quarterfinal —Kuhn won by fall over Tanner Desplanque (Twin Cedars) 2-6 (Fall 0:56) Semifinal — Ethan Eliott (Interstate 35) 30-14 won by fall over Kuhn (Fall 1:48) Third Place Match — Colby Page (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) 18-18 won by fall over Kuhn (Fall 1:06) 145 — Logan Calkins (16-21) placed third and scored 16.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Calkins won by fall over Josh Sundberg (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) 21-27 (Fall 0:50) Semifinal — Dallas Price (Moravia) 28-13 won by fall over Calkins (Fall 0:29) Third Place Match —Calkins won by fall over David Williams (Twin Cedars) 30-25 (Fall 2:00) Second Place Match — Dallas Price (Moravia) 28-13 won by rule over Calkins (RULE) 152 — Evan Skelton (13-19) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Mason Woosely (Interstate 35) 20-20 won by fall over Skelton (Fall 3:59) Cons. Semi — Dakota Pinegar (Twin Cedars) 28-21 won by fall over Skelton (Fall 1:20) 160 — Brett Scharftoh (6-18) placed fifth and scored 10.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Sanden Cheers (East Union) 37-17 won by fall over Scharftoh (Fall 1:05) Cons. Semi —Scharftoh won by fall over Trevor Pinegar (Twin Cedars) 7-35 (Fall 1:32) Fifth Place Match —Scharftoh won by fall over Aaron Casey (Wayne) 8-18 (Fall 1:05) 170 — Merik Gaule (11-23) placed fourth and scored 11.00 team points. Quarterfinal —Gaule won by fall over Cole Ballanger (Moravia) 17-22 (Fall 1:50) Semifinal — Cal Daughton (Mount Ayr) 47-8 won by fall over Gaule (Fall 0:34) Third Place Match — Nathan Jimenez (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) 21-14 won by fall over Gaule (Fall 2:48) 182 — Bryson Rhamy (11-23) placed sixth and scored 4.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Justin Wehling (Mount Ayr) 44-12 won by major decision over Rhamy (MD 17-8) Cons. Semi —Rhamy received a bye Fifth Place Match — Alex Hommer (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) 31-18 won by decision over Rhamy (Dec 8-3) 195 — John Kinser (7-30) placed fourth and scored 11.00 team points. Quarterfinal —Kinser won by fall over Logan Smith (Wayne) 12-19 (Fall 4:55) Semifinal — Mike Ward (East Union) 43-4 won by fall over Kinser (Fall 0:52) Third Place Match — Brock Kyner (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) 13-15 won by fall over Kinser (Fall 1:02) 220 — Andrew Seals (7-23) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Quarterfinal — Kessler Tomas (East Union) 45-7 won by fall over Seals (Fall 1:01) Cons. Semi — Elijah Williams (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) 25-21 won by fall over Seals (Fall 1:38) 285 — Bryce Newton (22-20) placed third and scored 14.00 team points. Quarterfinal —Newton received a bye Semifinal — Josh Cox (Mount Ayr) 31-16 won by decision over Newton (Dec 5-2) Third Place Match —Newton won by fall over Cole Stewart (Interstate 35) 13-19 (Fall 3:27) Second Place Match — Lane Ripperger (East Union) 31-9 won by decision over Newton (Dec 4-1) Lady Timberwolves defeat Lenox 64-32
Southwest Valley’s girls basketball team started last week with a strong 64-32 win Feb. 1 against Lenox in Pride of Iowa Conference play. The Timberwolves opened with a 30-6 first quarter to end the half up 46-15. “We were able to start out the game fast and had an amazing first quarter,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to create a lot of turnovers and scored a lot of easy baskets off of those turnovers. We were also able to get out in transition and scored a lot of lay-ups as the result. You always worry how focused and intense your team will come out for a Monday game and we definitely came out focused and ready to play. Our energy level then leveled off for the rest of the game. We were still able to play great defense but started to force things on offense. We definitely need to continue to work on protecting the ball and not forcing passes in our half-court offense. We had too many fouls throughout the game as well but a lot of that was the result of how aggressive the girls were playing.” Morgan Shuey led the team in scoring with 21 points, seven steals, three rebounds, and two assists while Miah Hummel dominated the boards with 11 rebounds, 15 points, two assists and a steal. Danica Sunderman also finished in double digits with 10 points, four rebounds, and two steals. Katie Taylor had 5 points, five rebounds, and five steals. Sydney Damewood had4 points, three rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Kaitlyn Schad had 2 points, four assists, four steals, and three rebounds. Elizabeth Herzberg had 2 points, two steals, a rebound, and an assist. Payton Thomas finished with 2 points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Shelby Nelson had 2 points and an assist, and Shanna Saunders had free throw and a rebound. The Timberwolves fell 55-39 to Bedford on Feb. 4 in another Pride of Iowa game. “Earlier in the season we allowed Bedford’s press to dictate the game,” Naugle said. “Tonight we were able to do a much better job handling their press and not allowing our turnovers to hurt us as much as they did the first game. Both teams battled foul trouble throughout the game. We were able to keep fighting throughout the game, and made enough plays to stay in the game throughout.” SWV trailed 25-14 at the half but just couldn’t get past Bedford’s lead. “We went into halftime down 11 and I felt as though if we could just get hot on offense we had a good shot to compete for the win,” Naugle said. “Our defense played great throughout the game, we did a nice job rebounding and did a great job forcing turnovers. The girls did everything that I asked of them but we just couldn’t get the shots to drop at a consistent rate. We were getting open looks but struggled to make big shots. Every time we would fight back and be right there but unable to get over the hump. Bedford is an extremely talented team and tonight the girls gave them everything they had. We just weren’t able to get enough shots to drop to get the win.” Shuey had15 points, five steals, two rebounds, and two assists. Hummel finished with 9 points, four rebounds, and three steals. Schad had 6 points, and four rebounds while Taylor had 6 points, four steals, three rebounds, and an assist. Damewood scored 2 points, with two rebounds, and a steal and Sunderman had a point, nine rebounds, and a steal. SWV finished the week with a 78-53 loss Feb. 5 to Central Decatur. “We came out and played well the entire night. We did a lot of good things offensively. We did a nice job creating turnovers and we did a better job controlling our turnovers,” Naugle said. “Central Decatur, however, came out on fire and we just couldn’t keep up. They scored 57 in the first half on extremely impressive shooting, transition offense and creating a few turnovers with their press. We played hard the entire game and tried to fight to keep up but were unable to. We were able to slow them down some in the second half when they pulled their press off but we were already behind by too much to make a solid comeback.” Shuey had 11 points, three rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Sunderman finished with 10 points, three rebounds, and an assist. Damewood had 7 points, four rebounds, three steals, and an assist while Hummel had 7 points, two rebounds, a steal, and an assist. Shelby Nelson scored 6 points with a rebound. Schad had 5 points, a rebound, an assist, and a steal. Herzberg had 4 points and three rebounds. Saunders had 3 points and five rebounds. T-Wolves face tough time on court
The Southwest Valley boys basketball team found itself struggling last week, suffering three losses. The Timberwolves’ most recent game, Feb. 5, ended 65-29 at the hands of Central Decatur. The Cardinals ran away with a 26-11 first half with a defense that all but shut down SWV’s shooters. Trenton Drake finished the night with 5 points and a rebound. Wyatt McAlpin had 4 points, five rebounds and a steal while Chance Cobb had 4 points, a rebounds and a steal. Grant Maurer scored 3 points with three steals, two rebounds and an assist. Jerad Shires and Ryan Allison finished with 3 points and a steal each while Addison Bull scored 3. Scott Palmer had 2 points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist, and Bryan Pearson had 2 points and a rebound. The Timberwolves fared better Feb. 4 with McAlpin and Cobb finishing in double digits in a 68-50 loss to Bedford. Cobb had 11 points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist while McAlpin had 11 points and four rebounds. Palmer finished with 9 points, six rebounds, two steals and an assist. Maurer had 7 points, a rebound and a steal. Bull had5 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Joey Kernen finished with 3 points and four rebounds, Tony Klocke had 2 points, five rebounds, and two steals, and Pearson had 2 points, two rebounds, and a steal. Despite double-digit scoring by Drake, Palmer, Cobb, and McAlpin against Lenox on Feb. 1, SWV fell 81-60. Lenox pulled ahead with a 23-10 first quarter but the Timberwolves came back in the second quarter to trail just 38-30 at the half. Drake had 15 points, eight rebounds, and a steal; Palmer had 15 points, 10 rebounds, a steal, and an assist; Cobb had13 points, two rebounds and two assists; and McAlpin had10 points, three rebounds and an assist. Maurer finished with 7 points, three rebounds, and two steals. Timberwolves control second half for win
The Timberwolves came back from an 18-8 first quarter deficit Jan. 30 to post a 64-40 win over Clarinda. Southwest Valley trailed 31-21 at the half but amped up the defense to outscore the Cardinals 18-3 in the third and 25-6 in the fourth. Chance Cobb led the scoring with 24 points, six steals, three rebounds and three assists. Wyatt McAlpin had 11 points, two rebounds and an assist. Scott Palmer scored 7 points with eight rebounds and three assists while Colby Cooper had 7 points with two steals and two rebounds. Bryan Pearson had 4 points, three rebounds and two steals while Grant Maurer had 4 points, a steal and an assist. Joey Kernen had six rebounds, two steals and a free throw. I-35 75, SWV 53 Despite scoring in double digits by Cobb, Palmer and Trenton Drake Jan. 29 the Timberwolves fell 73-53 to Interstate 35. I-35 ran up a 23-14 first quarter lead but SWV’s second quarter defense held the Roadrunners to just 10 points to leave the Timberwolves down 33-28 at halftime. I-35 claimed a 19-15 third quarter before running away with a 21-10 fourth. Cobb had 12 points, three rebounds and two assists. Palmer had 11 points, eight rebounds, an assist and a steal. Drake had 10 points and six rebounds. McAlpin scored 8 points with eight rebounds a steal. Maurer had 5 points, two steals, a rebound and an assist. Pearson scored 4 points with two rebounds. Addison Bull had a free throw, Kernen had two rebounds and Ryan Allison had a rebound. Nodaway Valley 81, SWV 42 Southwest Valley found itself outpaced against Nodaway Valley in an 81-42 loss Jan. 26. Nodaway Valley dominated the first half, stopping the Timberwolves 55-22. McAlpin had 9 points, four rebounds and a steal. Cobb had 6 points, two rebounds and a steal while Allison scored 6 points. Maurer scored 5 points. Cooper had 4 points and three rebounds. Bull had 3 points and an assist, and Jerad Shires had 3 points and a rebound. Drake had 2 points, six rebounds and a steal, Tony Klocke had 2 points, five rebounds and a steal, and Kernen had 2 points, four rebounds and a steal. Palmer had three rebounds and Pearson had two rebounds. This week’s schedule includes Bedford on Feb. 4 and Central Decatur on Feb. 5. Timberwolves fall 51-43 to Clarinda
After going head to head in the first quarter against Clarinda, Southwest Valley had trouble finding the basket in the second quarter in a 51-43 loss Jan. 30 in non-conference play. The Timberwolves led 11-10 at the end of the first but found themselves trailing 28-19 following an 18-8 second quarter. “We fought and battled throughout the night but were unable to overcome a rough second quarter,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We did a lot of things well tonight but we had another off night shooting. Our free throw percentage was great but we struggled from the field and from 3. We did a decent job rebounding and did a nice job playing defense. We were able to get a lot of open looks throughout the night but were unable to make shots and take advantage of those looks. We need to continue to improve our shooting efficiency. I was very pleased with how hard the girls worked and the effort they gave tonight especially after a physical game last night versus I-35.” Morgan Shuey finished the night with 26 points, a rebound and steal. Danica Sunderman had 7 points with eight rebounds while Miah Hummel had 7 points and five rebounds. Katie Taylor had 2 points, four rebounds and four steals. Payton Thomas had a free throw and a rebound. Elizabeth Herzberg had four rebounds and four steals while Kaitlyn Schad had a rebound and a steal. I-35 42, SWV 20 A physical Interstate 35 frustrated the Timberwolves’ offense in a 42-20 loss Jan. 29. “We wanted to try to slow the game down some, play great defense and try to work for good shots,” Naugle said. “We accomplished all of those goals. We just had a lot of difficulty putting the ball in the hoop tonight. We didn’t get a ton of open looks throughout the night because of their tough defense. When we did get open looks we struggled to make shots.” Southwest Valley found its scoring stalled at 4 first half points but had better success with a 16-point second half. “Defensively the girls fought, battled and did everything I asked of them,” Naugle said. “We were out-sized by their two posts and even though they did the majority of their scoring we did a nice job defending both of them. We were able to hold their second leading scorer to zero points on the evening and we did a nice job getting position and getting defensive rebounds. We just struggled at times to run our offense, protect the ball and score points. I am very proud of the effort the girls gave tonight and how hard they fought throughout the night. We just need to constantly improve our offense and keep finding ways to score.” Herzberg lead the team on the boards with six defensive rebounds and an offensive rebound while Sunderman had two offensive and two defensive rebounds. Shuey had 8 points, two rebounds and a steal. Taylor had 3 points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist. Hummel had 2 points and two rebounds, Schad had 2 points and a rebound, Sydney Damewood had 2 points and a steal, and Shanna Saunders had 2 points and an assist. Nodaway Valley 60, SWV 21 A slow start against a tough Nodaway Valley team Jan. 26 ended in a 60-21 loss for the Timberwolves. “We came out slow, made too many mistakes and shot poorly,” Naugle said. “Nodaway Valley played very well and controlled the game from the opening tip. They put a lot of pressure on us and we were not able to make plays. I thought our girls worked hard the entire game. There were times in the first quarter where we had the opportunities to make shots and possibly change the outcome of the game but we were unable to capitalize on open looks.” Sunderman had 6 points, six rebounds and two steals while Hummel had 6 points, four rebounds and a steal. Schad had 4 points, a rebound and a steal. Shuey had 2 points, two steals and a rebound and Saunders had 2 points and a rebound. Herzberg had five rebounds and a steal, Thomas had three rebounds and a steal, and Shelby Nelson had two rebounds. Timberwolves post win against Nodaway Valley
The Timberwolves wrestling team claimed a 34-30 win Jan. 28 against Nodaway Valley at home. Southwest Valley saw individual wins from Zane Hollingworth who won by fall at 126 pounds and Merik Gaule won with an a major decision at 170 pounds. Other results against Nodaway Valley, Collins-Maxwell-Baxter, and Southeast Warren are: Southwest Valley (SWV) 34.00 Nodaway Valley (NOVA) 30.00 182: Double forfeit 195: John Kinser (SWV) over (NOVA) (Forfeit) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over (NOVA) (Forfeit) 285: Andrew Seals (SWV) over (NOVA) (Forfeit) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (NOVA) (Forfeit) 113: Double forfeit 120: Double forfeit 126: Zane Hollingworth (SWV) over Ryan Hull (NOVA) (Fall 0:42) 132: Ben Freese (NOVA) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 1:53) 138: Dylan Cornelison (NOVA) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 145: Parker Manning (NOVA) over Dylan Dalton (SWV) (Fall 3:05) 152: Josh Allsup (NOVA) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 1:06) 160: Trevor Flettre (NOVA) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 170: Merik Gaule (SWV) over Colton Newbury (NOVA) (MD 8-0) Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (CMB) 52.00 Southwest Valley (SWV) 12.00 170: Evan Bianchi (CMB) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Fall 1:15) 182: Logan Mitchell (CMB) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 195: Charles Roberston (CMB) over John Kinser (SWV) (Fall 1:06) 220: Dylan Williams (CMB) over Bryce Newton (SWV) (Fall 2:28) 285: Archer McFadden (CMB) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (CMB) (Forfeit) 113: Double forfeit 120: Double forfeit 126: Philip Currin (SWV) over Tate Ewing (CMB) (Fall 5:29) 132: Caleb Fullerton (CMB) over Zane Hollingworth (SWV) (Fall 1:10) 138: Lincoln Brown (CMB) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 145: Ethan Cozad (CMB) over Dylan Dalton (SWV) (MD 10-2) 152: Austin Good (CMB) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:22) 160: Double forfeit Southeast Warren (SOWA) 63.00 Southwest Valley (SWV) 12.00 160: Tj Dierking (SOWA) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 170: Nathen Jimenez (SOWA) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Fall 5:09) 182: Brock Kyner (SOWA) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 195: Alex Hommer (SOWA) over John Kinser (SWV) (Fall 1:46) 220: Elijah Williams (SOWA) over Bryce Newton (SWV) (Dec 7-6) 285: Andrew Seals (SWV) over (SOWA) (Forfeit) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (SOWA) (Forfeit) 113: Double Forfeit 120: Brady Kyner (SOWA) over (SWV) (Forfeit) 126: Kaleb Bauer (SOWA) over Zane Hollingworth (SWV) (Fall 3:27) 132: Colby Page (SOWA) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 1:05) 138: Drake Sharp (SOWA) over Dylan Dalton (SWV) (Fall 3:17) 145: Josh Sundberg (SOWA) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:42) 152: Dalton Lovell (SOWA) over (SWV) (Forfeit) Lundquist takes 5th in John J. Harris
Southwest Valley freshman Teagan Lundquist earned a fifth-place finish in the John J. Harris Invitational Jan. 22-23 in Corning. “We had five guys make it to day two of the tournament and four of the five were one match away from placing,” head coach Jason Wetzel said. “Teagan Lundquist wrestled well in a tough 113-pound weight class. He lost 2-7 in the quarterfinals to the fifth ranked kid in the state. It is nice to see a freshman perform well in a big tournament.” Lundquist drew a bye in the first round then fell 7-2 to Taten Blumi, who placed third. Lundquist defeated Zachary Fees with a 13-1 major decision and John Seylor by fall in 2:32 before being eliminated in a 16-7 major decision to Jacob Goodson. Lundquist came back to finish fifth with a 10-1 major decision over Syler Haase. At 132, Taylor Kuhn drew two byes before falling in 1:15 to Austin Gutknecht. Kuhn came back to defeat Hunter Clark by fall in 1:17 but fell in 4:32 to Tanner Mauk. Logan Calkins fell to Cam Rasing in 1:02 at 145 pounds then defeated Clay Selberg in an 8-5 decision before being eliminated by Chance Masters with a 10-0 major decision. Andy Seals drew two byes at 220 but fell to Tom Reif in 1:25. Seals drew a bye in the first round of the wrestle-back bracket but fell to Trevin Nance in 1:07. Bryce Newton drew a bye in the first round at 285 but fell in 1:34 to John McConkey in the next round. Newton pinned Jacob Stenzel in 1:00 but fell in 3:42 to Seth Jimmerson. Kyle Cassagrande fell to Jared Hensley in 0:57 and to Zach Harms in 3:27 at 120 pounds. Phillip Currin lost by technical fall to Trevor Martin and by fall to Harley Martin in 3:32 at 126 pounds. Dylan Dalton fell to Duke Kyle in 0:50 and to Dylan Cornelison in 2:37 at 138 pounds. Brett Schafroth fell to Hunter Russell in 0:42 and to Kyle Owens in 3:00 at 160 pounds. Bryson Rhamy lost by technical fall to Zac Stork and to Justin Wehling in a 9-1 major decision at 182 pounds. Wehling placed fifth. Four Timberwolves saw frustrating early ends to the tournament, suffering first round defeats only to see those who won later fall in defeat. Wrestling just one match were Chris Fannon who fell to Blaine Beeler in 0:48 at 106; Evan Skelton who fell 1:26 to third-place finisher Ryan Gorman at 152; Merik Gaule who fell to Teddy Daggett in 3:12 at 170; and John Kinser who fell to Logan Kelly in 0:53 at 195. SWV falls in double overtime
The Southwest Valley girls showed their toughness Jan. 22 in a heartbreaking double overtime 71-61 loss to Martensdale-St. Mary’s in Pride of Iowa competition. “From the very start it was very physical,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “It was back and forth throughout the game. The largest lead of the game was never more than 7 points and both teams led throughout the game. We played a very efficient first half and did very well even though we went into half down 2. We played solid defense, moved the ball on offense and shot 75 percent from the free throw line.” The Timberwolves opened with a 13-11 first quarter and ended the half down 25-23. Southwest Valley began the second half ready to compete. “The second half started out fast, intense and stayed that way until the end,” Naugle said. “Free throws and missed opportunities were the story of the game.” It was still a 1-point game heading into the fourth quarter with SWV down 37-36. The Timberwolves evened the game 56-56 at the end of regulation play to end the first overtime tied at 61-all before Martensdale-St. Mary’s managed a 10-0 second overtime. “The fourth quarter we made big free throws when we needed them but we did not shoot a good percentage the entire second half or the overtimes. We had opportunities throughout the fourth quarter and first overtime to end the game with a win but were unable to make plays,” Naugle said. “I was extremely proud of how hard our girls played throughout the game. They fought and scrapped throughout. They did a great job of never giving up and always making a big play when we needed one. Obviously we would have liked to come away with the win but this was a great learning experience for us. Hopefully the next time we are in a close game and a position like this we will be able to make the plays to pull out the win.” Morgan Shuey finished the night with 21 points, two steals, a rebound and an assist while Danica Sunderman had 16 points, five rebounds and a steal. Miah Hummel had 9 points, five rebounds, five assists and a steal. Elizabeth Herzberg had 7 points, five rebounds and two steals. Katie Taylor had 5 points, two rebounds and an assist. Payton Thomas had 2 points, five rebounds and an assist while Shelby Nelson had 1 point and a steal. “We travel next to Nodaway Valley on Tuesday for another tough conference game,” Naugle said. “The loss brings our conference record to 5-5 and overall record to 5-7.” Timberwolves stop Martensdale-St. Mary’s
Following a tight first half, the Timberwolves fought back in the second half for a 70-59 win Jan. 22 over Martensdale-St. Mary’s. Southwest Valley seemed to struggle to find the basket early on, trailing 9-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Timberwolves improved their shooting in the second quarter with 19 points but their defense couldn’t contain Martensdale-St. Mary’s, which had 17 second-quarter points to finish the half up 26-25. SWV jumped ahead 50-37 with a 25-11 third quarter run. Chance Cobb led the scoring with 22 points, three assists and a steal. Scott Palmer also finished in double digits with 17 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and a steal, as did Wyatt McAlpin with 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals. Grant Maurer had 8 points, four rebounds and two steals. Tony Klocke finished with 3 points, four rebounds and an assist, Joey Kernen had 2 points, four rebounds and three steals, and Addison Bull had 2 points, an assist and a steal. The Timberwolves were set to take on Nodaway Valley in a road game Jan. 26. SWV will host I-35 on Jan. 29. SWV girls pick up two wins
Uncertain start turned into a 52-48 win Jan. 15 over Pleasantville in Pride of Iowa Conference play. Scoring just 4 first quarter points, the Timberwolves powered back to head into the half down by 8. “We got off to a very slow start and Pleasantville came out and played very tough,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to keep the game close throughout the first half despite not playing as well as we would have liked. We were able to keep the game close by playing tough defense throughout the game and getting baskets at key moments.” Still trailing by 10 heading into the fourth, SWV continued to chisel away at Pleasantville’s lead. “In the four quarter our girls turned up the focus and intensity. We started to get some big shots to fall and closed to gap to within 1 with three minutes to go,” Naugle said. “We got down again but Morgan [Shuey] hit a huge 3 in the corner with a little over a minute to go to put us back to within 1. We were able to force a couple of huge turnovers in the last minute to help us get over the hump and get the lead for the first time in the game with 15 seconds left. Miah [Hummel] had a great drive, made the basket, got fouled and made the free throw to put us up by 2. We then forced another turnover, Morgan got fouled and made both of her free throws to put us up 4 for the win.” Shuey finished the night with 24 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists. Hummel had 10 points, five rebounds, four steals and an assist. Danica Sunderman had 5 points, eight rebounds, an assist and a steal. Katie Taylor had 5 points, a steal and an assist. Elizabeth Herzberg and Payton Thomas had 2 points and two rebounds each while Kaitlyn Schad and Sydney Damewood scored 2 each. “I was extremely proud of the effort and mental toughness the girls showed to get the comeback victory,” Naugle said. “Things weren’t going our way the entire night until the fourth quarter. The girls were able to make plays in big situations and earned their fifth conference win of the year. We are now 5-6 overall and 5-4 in the conference.” SWV 68, E. Union 30 The Timberwolves came out shooting Jan. 12 for a 68-30 blowout over East Union in another Pride of Iowa game. “We came out and played very good defense and created a lot of turnovers throughout the game,” Naugle said. “We were able to capitalize on those turnovers throughout the game. We were also able to get out in transition for some easy baskets also. We shot well from the free throw line and shot decent from the 3. We did a great job attacking the glass and getting offensive rebounds. I thought we did a nice job with our ball movement throughout and were able to get a lot of good, open looks at the hoop.” Shuey, Hummel, Schad and Sunderman all finished in double digits. Shuey had 23 points, five assists, four steals and a rebound. Hummel had 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Schad had 11 points, six steals, two rebounds and two assists. Sunderman had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Jacy Schafer finished with 4 points and two rebounds while Shelby Nelson had 2 points, three steals, a rebound and an assist. Herzberg had four rebounds and two assists, Shanna Saunders had three rebounds, Thomas had two rebounds, and Damewood had a rebound and an assist. “We need to continue to protect the ball but did a much better job tonight,” Naugle said. “We also need to continue to improve our defensive rebounding. We were able to limit East Union to a lot of one and done possessions. I was very pleased with the effort, intensity and focus throughout the game. We are continuing to improve as we learn how to play team basketball on offense and defense.” E. Union slips by Timberwolves
A final seconds shot fell short for Southwest Valley in a 58-56 loss Jan. 12 against East Union. The Timberwolves out paced East Union in the first half for a 35-28 lead but the Eagles came back in the third with a 19-10 run to take a 47-45 lead. “We had another shot at the end of the ball game to push it to overtime,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “With 7.7 seconds left we pushed the ball down the court and had numbers so we didn’t use our timeout. We just didn’t get the best shot. The last two games have been excellent teaching points so we can prepare for the future games.” Grant Maurer and Trenton Drake had 14 points each while Wyatt McAlpin and Chance Cobb finished with 10 each. Drake also had 11 rebounds and Maurer had three rebounds, two steals and an assist, as did McAlpin. Cobb had three assists, two steals and two rebounds. Scott Palmer had 3 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. Bryan Pearson had 3 points, a rebound and an assist. Tony Klocke had 2 points and six rebounds. Pleasantville 69, SWV 45 Early foul trouble hurt the Timberwolves in a 69-45 loss Jan. 15 against Pleasantville. SWV opened up to an 11-5 lead to start the game in a back and forth first half that ended with the Timberwolves trailing 31-28. “Chance Cobb and Scott Palmer sat out most of the second quarter with three fouls,” Focht said. “In the second half free throws really hurt us we were 10-26 from the free throw line in the game. Pleasantville also changed to a 1-3-1 zone in the second half and we were unable to get enough ball movement to get high percentage shots.” McAlpin led the team with 14 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Drake had 10 rebounds, 7 points and a steal. Palmer had 11 points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal. Maurer had 6 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists. Cobb had 5 points, two steals and a rebound. Klocke had 2 points, five rebounds and a steal. Pearson had two rebounds while Addison Bull and Joe Kernen had a rebound each. SWV wrestlers perform well in busy week
Southwest Valley’s wrestling squad finished a busy week with seven wins including a second place team finish, an undefeated individual in one tournament and several others with 4-1 finishes as the Timberwolves prepare for the John J. Harris Tournament. “The team has been wrestling well this past week. We have wrestled 11 duals in five days. We came away with a record of 7-4, bringing our current dual team record to 12-8,” head coach Jason Wetzel said. “We placed second as a team in the Griswold Duals. We only took 14 guys to this tournament, but we were able to fill all 14 weight classes. In that tournament Teagan Lundquist was undefeated and made the All-Tournament team. We also had several wrestlers go 4-1 for the day including Kyle Casagrande, Dylan Dalton and Bryce Newton.” Along with the Griswold Duals, SWV also competed Jan. 14 at Martinsdale-St. Mary’s where the Timberwolves claimed wins over East Union and Martinsdale-St. Mary’s. “Upcoming this week will be our only home triangular with Mt. Ayr and Van Meter then we host the John J. Harris Tournament on Friday and Saturday,” Wetzel said. “As always this will be a tough tournament to compete in, but I look for a few guys to place as they have been wrestling well as of late. We will continue to work hard in the practice room and improve the sills we need to be successful.” Results from Griswold and Martinsdale-St. Mary’s include: Jan. 16 Griswold Duals SWV 52.00, Griswold 27.00 113: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over John Seylor (GRIS) (Fall 3:14) 120: Kyle Casagrande (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 126: Philip Currin (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 132: Shawn Swain (GRIS) over Taylor Kuhn (SWV) (Fall 3:15) 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) over Jesse Carlton (GRIS) (Fall 0:41) 145: Logan Calkins (SWV) over Chance Mace (GRIS) (MD 9-0) 152: Jacob Dickinson (GRIS) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:55) 160: Alex Dollen (GRIS) over Evan Skelton (SWV) (Fall 3:20) 170: Merik Gaule (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 182: Bryson Rhamy (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 195: John Kinser (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 285: Nick Freund (GRIS) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 1:50) 106: Emery Ruggels (GRIS) over Chris Fannon (SWV) (Dec. 4-3) SWV 54.00, East Mills 30.00 120: Kyle Casagrande (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 126: Philip Currin (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 132: Ben Christensen (EAMI) over Taylor Kuhn (SWV) (Fall 3:50) 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) over Nolan Hansen (EAMI) (Fall 0:17) 145: Luke Stortenbecker (EAMI) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (Fall 2:48) 152: Josh Hopkins (EAMI) over Evan Skelton (SWV) (Fall 1:26) 160: Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 170: Merik Gaule (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 182: Bryson Rhamy (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 195: John Kinser (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 220: Nick Perkins (EAMI) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 0:24) 285: Anthony Ossman (EAMI) over (SWV) (For.) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) 113: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (EAMI) (For.) SWV 60.00, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 21.00 132: Taylor Kuhn (SWV) over Stephen Malloy (EEHK) (Fall 0:36) 138: Mason Rasmussen (EEHK) over Dylan Dalton (SWV) (Fall 3:24) 145: Logan Calkins (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 152: Cole Bruns (EEHK) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:19) 160: Evan Skelton (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 170: Seth Bradford (EEHK) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Dec. 7-3) 182: Bryson Rhamy (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 195: Lane Ring (EEHK) over John Kinser (SWV) (Fall 3:07) 220: Andrew Seals (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 285: Bryce Newton (SWV) over Cody Kommes (EEHK) (Fall 0:33) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 113: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 120: Kyle Casagrande (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) 126: Philip Currin (SWV) over (EEHK) (For.) Treynor 48.00, SWV 28.00 106: Tommy Duysen (TREY) over Chris Fannon (SWV) (Fall 0:31) 113: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (TREY) (For.) 120: Chase Haas (TREY) over Kyle Casagrande (SWV) (Fall 1:52) 126: Tarentino Vacanti (TREY) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Dec. 6-0) 132: Taylor Kuhn (SWV) over (TREY) (For.) 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) over (TREY) (For.) 145: Alex Larsen (TREY) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (Dec. 6-5) 152: Evan Skelton (SWV) over Jett Keller (TREY) (MD 14-6) 160: Michael Deitchler (TREY) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:27) 170: Sam Gregory (TREY) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Fall 3:19) 182: Steven Gregory (TREY) over Bryson Rhamy (SWV) (Fall 2:05) 195: John Kinser (SWV) over Jayedon Thiel (TREY) (Fall 1:31) 220: Anthony Christensen (TREY) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 0:31) 285: Brennon Mauer (TREY) over Bryce Newton (SWV) (Fall 1:19) SWV 54.00, Tri-Center 28.00 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (TRCE) (For.) 113: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (TRCE) (For.) 120: Kyle Casagrande (SWV) over (TRCE) (For.) 126: Trevor Nelson (TRCE) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 0:54) 132: Taylor Kuhn (SWV) over Jeremy miller (TRCE) (Fall 4:30) 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) over (TRCE) (For.) 145: Tyler Paulson (TRCE) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (MD 14-4) 152: Antoine Gress (TRCE) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:22) 160: Evan Skelton (SWV) over Kyle King (TRCE) (Fall 4:14) 170: Merik Gaule (SWV) over (TRCE) (For.) 182: Dillon Manhart (TRCE) over Bryson Rhamy (SWV) (Fall 0:20) 195: Wes Kramer (TRCE) over John Kinser (SWV) (Fall 3:10) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over Hunter Stange (TRCE) (Fall 1:01) 285: Andrew Seals (SWV) over Emmett White (TRCE) (Fall 2:35) Jan. 14 at Martinsdale-St. Mary’s Panorama 48.00, SWV 27.00 152: Tyler Van Houten (PANO) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (Fall 3:57) 160: Gunnar Grunsted (PANO) over Evan Skelton (SWV) (Fall 1:23) 170: Brett Scharftoh (SWV) over (PANO) (For.) 182: Dalton Holmes (PANO) over (SWV) (For.) 195: Trevor Carey (PANO) over John Kinser (SWV) (Fall 1:28) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over Brady Howard (PANO) (Fall 0:41) 285: Dan Jensen (PANO) over (SWV) (For.) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (PANO) (For.) 113: Double Forfeit 120: George Appleseth (PANO) over Kyle Casagrande (SWV) (Fall 0:49) 126: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (PANO) (For.) 132: Danny Nordquist (PANO) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 2:39) 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) over Kaleb Stogdill (PANO) (SV-1 13-11) 145: Jonas Roessner (PANO) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:27) SWV 40.00, East Union 32.00 145: Logan Calkins (SWV) over (EAUN) (For.) 152: Evan Skelton (SWV) over Jacob Walter (EAUN) (MD 18-5) 160: Sanden Cheers (EAUN) over Brett Scharftoh (SWV) (Fall 1:19) 170: Clayton Miller (EAUN) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Dec. 9-8) 182: Beau Boswell (EAUN) over (SWV) (For.) 195: Mike Ward (EAUN) over John Kinser (SWV) (Fall 1:25) 220: Kessler Tomas (EAUN) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 1:09) 285: Bryce Newton (SWV) over Lane Ripperger (EAUN) (Fall 5:56) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over (EAUN) (For.) 113: Double Forfeit 120: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over Levi Parrott (EAUN) (Fall 3:29) 126: Kyle Casagrande (SWV) over (EAUN) (For.) 132: Matthew Wittstock (EAUN) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 1:53) 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) over Dalton Wagner (EAUN) (Fall 1:43) (EAUN 170 Unsportsmanlike conduct -1.00) SWV 42.00, Martensdale-St. Mary's 29.00 138: Dylan Dalton (SWV) received a bye 145: Logan Calkins (SWV) over Nick Devore (MSM) (Fall 1:50) 152: Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) over (MSM) (For.) 160: Evan Skelton (SWV) over (MSM) (For.) 170: Logan Schumacher (MSM) over Brett Scharftoh (SWV) (Fall 1:02) 182: Lane Gehringer (MSM) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Fall 3:24) 195: John Kinser (SWV) over (MSM) (For.) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over Dillon Strange (MSM) (Fall 1:08) 285: Ben Anctil (MSM) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 2:46) 106: Chris Fannon (SWV) over Logan Major (MSM) (Dec. 10-3) 113: Double Forfeit 120: Josh Tibbits (MSM) over Kyle Casagrande (SWV) (TF 19-3 2:20) 126: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over Vincent Girardi (MSM) (Dec. 6-4) 132: Chandler Craig (MSM) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 3:01) Timberwolves down Mt. Ayr 76-67
Southwest Valley held off Mt. Ayr for a 76-67 win Jan. 5 on the road. “Tony Klocke had his first game back and played really well. He gave us a physical rebounder and that really eliminated a lot of second chance points that hurt us the first time we played Mt. Ayr,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “This was a team win with four guys in double figures and a fifth 1 point away.” Grant Maurer had 19 points and two steals, Trenton Drake had 14 points, six rebounds and two assists, Chance Cobb had 13 points, three steals, two assists and rebound, and Wyatt McAlpin had 11 points, six rebounds and an assist. Klocke had 9 points, 14 rebounds and a steal. Scott Palmer had 3 points, five rebounds and a steal. The Timberwolves fell 59-55 Jan. 8 on the road with Wayne. Southwest Valley trailed just 20-19 at the end of the first quarter but Wayne powered away in the second. “We didn’t do a good job in the first half keeping them off the offensive glass and that really was the difference in the game,” Focht said. “We had a chance to tie or go ahead with 13 seconds in the game down 2. After a time out we didn’t get a clean shot off and then they sealed the game with two more free throws." The Timberwolves again had four double-digit shooters — McAlpin with 18, Palmer with 13, Cobb with 12 and Drake with 10. SWV hosted East Union on Jan. 12 and will host Bedford at Villisca on Jan. 19. SWV girls stop Wayne 60-40
Southwest Valley dominated Wayne 60-40 in a Jan. 8 away game in Pride of Iowa Conference competition. “We were able to get off to a fast start and we were able to carry that momentum throughout the entire game. Our focus, intensity and effort were outstanding all night,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to create a lot of turnovers with our press and defense. We were able to capitalize on a lot of those turnovers and we were able to get a lot of easy baskets through our transition offense.” Morgan Shuey finished the night with 17 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists. Miah Hummel scored 12 points with two rebounds. Danica Sunderman had 7 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals. Katie Taylor scored 7 points with five steals, two assists and a rebound. Elizabeth Herzberg had five points, two steals and two rebounds. Shanna Saunders had 4 points and six rebounds, Shelby Nelson had 4 points, a rebound and a steal, and Payton Thomas scored 4 points. Sydney Damewood had four steals and an assist. The Timberwolves allowed just 14 first half points against Wayne to enter halftime up 36-14. “We played very tough defense throughout the game and were able to limit their leading scorer to 4 points on the night,” Naugle said. “We need to continue on limiting our turnovers and taking care of the ball every possession but we did a nice job the entire game of taking advantage of open shots and easy baskets. Our offense did a great job of passing, moving without the basketball, attacking the basket and getting the ball to the open player. As we move forward we need to also do a better job of getting defensive rebounds but we did a great job tonight of being aggressive on offensive rebounds.” SWV found itself struggling Jan. 5 in a 74-37 loss to Mt. Ayr despite a promising start. “We got off to a great start in the first quarter. We were able to score and were playing great defense,” Naugle said. “However, in the second quarter we let things get away from us and they pulled away for good. We were never able to pull back within striking distance the rest of the game. Their height and size was a real problem for us the majority of the game and we were never able to solve it.” Shuey hit double digits with 13 points, a rebound and an assist. Hummel had 8 points with a rebound and a steal. Herzberg had 5 points and four rebounds. Taylor had 4 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Sunderman had 3 points, three rebounds and an assist while Saunders had 3 points and a rebound. Thomas had five rebounds and a free throw. Jacy Schafer had a rebound. “We did a nice job shooting from the free throw line tonight, shot a good percentage from 3, handled their press well the entire game and did a better job of rebounding,” Naugle said. “We just couldn’t consistently stop their size and height from controlling the lane. We had to put so much focus on the lane that we left outside shooters open throughout the game and they made a high percentage of those shots. The girls played a better game against Mt. Ayr tonight than back in December but we just make enough plays to get a shot to win the game.” Southwest Valley is at home Jan. 12 and on Jan. 19. “We play host next Tuesday to East Union and look to continue to improve as we continue to play conference opponents,” Naugle said. T-Wolves place third, eighth in invitational
Southwest Valley’s Bryce Newton placed third with 17 team points and Bryson Rhamy placed eighth with 5 points Jan. 9 in the Gary Christensen Invitational at Winterset. At 285, Newton (10-10) recorded three wins by fall defeating Tamer Delati of Waukee in 3:25, Cody Ott of Clarinda in 1:33 and Cole Mullenbach of Osage in 5:32. Newton’s only loss came in the quarterfinal in a 10-3 decision against Nick Mitchell of Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. At 182, Rhamy (6-13) defeated Leo Tauke of Adel with a 10-2 decision and Charles Woodcock of Winsterset with a 9-5 decision. The Timberwolves wrestling squad recorded a 51-11 win Jan. 10 over St. Albert but fell 69-9 to Clarinda on the road. Individual results include: Southwest Valley vs. St. Albert 152: Evan Skelton (SOVA) over Tony Lincoln (STAL) (Fall 1:44) 160: Brett Scharftoh (SOVA) over Christian Baker (STAL) (Fall 4:53) 170: Double Forfeit 182: Eli Finn (STAL) over Bryson Rhamy (SOVA) (TF 16-1 5:07) 195: Isaiah Moore (STAL) over John Kinser (SOVA) (Fall 5:13) 220: Bryce Newton (SOVA) over (STAL) (For.) 285: Andrew Seals (SOVA) over (STAL) (For.) 106: Chris Fannon (SOVA) over (STAL) (For.) 113: Double Forfeit 120: Double Forfeit 126: Zane Hollingworth (SOVA) over Jeremy Zuehlke (STAL) (Fall 1:32) 132: Taylor Kuhn (SOVA) over Charlie Doll (STAL) (Fall 0:25) 138: Dylan Dalton (SOVA) over Greg Crawley (STAL) (Fall 0:44) 145: Logan Calkins (SOVA) over Jackson Dunning (STAL) (Dec 5-4) Clarinda vs. Southwest Valley 145: Kollyn Buch (CLAR) over Logan Calkins (SOVA) (Dec 8-2) 152: Evan Skelton (SOVA) over Jace Morgenstern (CLAR) (Dec 9-4) 160: Garret Thibodeaux (SOVA) over (CLAR) (For.) 170: Zachary Carlson (CLAR) over (SOVA) (For.) 182: JJ Clark (CLAR) over Bryce Newton (SOVA) (Fall 1:56) 195: Cody McClarnon (CLAR) over John Kinser (SOVA) (Fall 5:14) 220: Chance Strough (CLAR) over Bryce Newton (SOVA) (Fall 2:14) 285: Cody Ott (CLAR) over Andrew Seals (SOVA) (Fall 1:09) 106: Tyler Holloran (CLAR) over Chris Fannon (SOVA) (Fall 2:44) 113: Jesse Espinosa (CLAR) over (SOVA) (For.) 120: Brodee Means (CLAR) over (SOVA) (For.) 126: Noah Donahue (CLAR) over (SOVA) (For.) 132: Austin Gutknecht (CLAR) over Taylor Kuhn (SOVA) (Fall 2:58) 138: Dakota Foster (CLAR) over Dylan Dalton (SOVA) (Fall 5:05) The Timberwolves are on the road Jan. 12, Jan. 14 and Jan. 16 before hosting Parents’ Night on Jan. 19 with Van Meter and Mt. Ayr and John J. Harris Tournament on Jan. 22-23. Six T-wolves place in POI
Six Southwest Valley wrestlers placed Dec. 19 in the Pride of Iowa conference tournament in Corning. “The SWV wrestling team had a much better weekend at the Pride of Iowa conference tournament as compared to last weekend at Lenox,” head coach Jason Wetzel said. “Although not indicated in team scoring, each individual continues to improve.” Taylor Kuhn at 132 led the team with a third place finish. “Taylor came into the tournament unseeded and continues to wrestler on fire,” Wetzel said. “Logan Calkins finished fourth in a solid 145 pound bracket. Also placing fourth was first year wrestler Chris Fannon (106). It is good to see Chris starting to have some success on the mat.” Placing fifth for the T-Wolves were John Kinser (195) and Bryce Newton (220). Rounding out the placings were Spencer Calkins (160) and Merik Gaule (170) both placing sixth. Team scores included Interstate 35 226.5, Pleasantville 172.0, Bedford/Lenox 149.0, East Union 133.0, Mt Ayr 116.0, Central Decatur 102.0, Wayne 100.0, Southeast Warren 99.5, Martensdale St. Marys 78.5, Nodaway Valley 63.0 and Southwest Valley 63.0. Southwest Valley faced Pleasantville and Interstate 35 Dec. 17 in Pleasantville. Results include: Pleasantville 46.00, SWV 17.00 152: Sawyer Phillips (PLEA) over Evan Skelton (SWV) (Fall 1:14) 160: Cael Lester (PLEA) over Spencer Calkins (SWV) (Fall 2:37) 170: Austin Flesher (PLEA) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Fall 1:44) 182: Evan Mann (PLEA) over Brett Scharftoh (SWV) (Fall 2:44) 195: Travis Daggett (PLEA) over John Kinser (SWV) (MD 10-2) 220: Chaz Clark (PLEA) over Bryce Newton (SWV) (Fall 2:26) 285: Will Anthony (PLEA) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 1:03) 106: Double Forfeit 113: Double Forfeit 120: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (PLEA) (For.) 126: Zane Hollingworth (SWV) over Devon Flesher (PLEA) (TF 18-3 5:40) 132: Taylor Kuhn (SWV) over (PLEA) (For.) 138: Double Forfeit 145: Hunter Drake (PLEA) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (Fall 2:52) Interstate 35 72.00, SWV 6.00 160: Sal Arzani (IN35) over Spencer Calkins (SWV) (Fall 0:21) 170: Drew Kirkpatrick (IN35) over Merik Gaule (SWV) (Dec 5-4) 182: Dante Arzani (IN35) over Bryson Rhamy (SWV) (Fall 1:22) 195: John Kinser (SWV) over Andrew Petersen (IN35) (Fall 1:14) 220: Delaney Harper (IN35) over Bryce Newton (SWV) (Fall 3:38) 285: Cole Stewart (IN35) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 1:10) 106: Genaro Gutierrez (IN35) over (SWV) (For.) 113: Nathan Phillips (IN35) over Teagan Lundquist (SWV) (Fall 4:46) 120: Casey Baker (IN35) over (SWV) (For.) 126: Zac Willey (IN35) over Zane Hollingworth (SWV) (Fall 1:44) 132: Ethan Eliott (IN35) over Taylor Kuhn (SWV) (Fall 2:43) 138: Austin Pontier (IN35) over (SWV) (For.) 145: Jacob Steinlage (IN35) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (Dec 9-3) 152: Mason Woosley (IN35) over Evan Skelton (SWV) (Fall 1:31) The Timberwolves return Jan. 5 on the road at St. Albert with Clarinda and Red Oak. T-Wolves defeat SE Warren
Southwest Valley’s dominating first half ended in a 76-66 win over Southeast Warren at home Dec. 18. “This game was a great win going in to Christmas break,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “This will help keep everyone hungry and motivated for the grind of games after the break.” The Timberwolves ran up a 44-28 first half, thanks in large part two three double-digit shooters. “Scott Palmer had a great game with 15 points and 22 rebounds,” Focht said. “Trenton Drake lead with 18 points. Bryan Pearson gave us a great spark off the bench with 14 points.” Chance Cobb finished with 9 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals. Wyatt McAlpin had 8 points five assists, three rebounds and two steals. Addison Bull also had 8 points with three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Grant Maurer had 2 points, three rebounds, three steals and an assist. Jerad Shires had a point, five rebounds and an assist and Joey Kernen had a point, three rebounds and a steal. Lenox 63, SWV 46 The Timberwolves fell 63-46 to Lenox at home Dec. 15. After a 15-8 first quarter, SWV trailed 31-25 at the half. Cobb finished the night with 13 points followed by Drake, Maurer and Palmer with 10 each. McAlpin had 2 points and Byran Pearson added a free throw. Following the Christmas break, the Timberwolves will face Mount Ayr on the road Jan. 5. SWV girls make it two in a row
The Lady Timberwolves showed their strength on the home court last week, taking down Southeast Warren 46-31 on Dec. 18 and Lenox 50-37 on Dec. 15. “Our girls came out focused and worked very hard throughout,” head coach Allen Naugle said about the Dec. 18 Pride of Iowa Conference game against Southeast Warren. “We had more patience running our offense and it directly resulted in us shooting our highest percentage of the year so far. Our field goal percentage has been a major concern for us so far this season and the girls took a very positive step forward. Defensively we played a nice game limiting them to contested shots and creating a lot of turnovers. Our press allowed us to control the tempo and pace of the game.” Southwest Valley took control in the first quarter with a 16-9 lead to finish the half up 22-17. The Timberwolves defense held Southeast Warren to 7 in the third while moving to a 39-24 lead heading into the final period. Danica Sunderman had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Morgan Shuey finished the evening with 15 points, two rebounds and a steal. Miah Hummel had 8 points and two rebounds. Katie Taylor had 4 points with seven steals and five rebounds. Kaitlyn Schad had 2 points, two steals and an assist. Sydney Damewood had a free throw and two rebounds. Payton Thomas had two steals, an assist and a rebound, Shelby Nelson had an assist and a steal, and Jacy Schafer had a rebound. “This was a great conference win for us,” Naugle said. “We wanted to go into break with a win and the girls did just that. We still have a lot of things to work on over break but we have won two in a row and hopefully we are gaining some confidence.” SWV 50, Lenox 37 SWV’s consistent scoring turned into a 50-37 conference win Dec. 15 over Lenox. “We came out and played much better basketball than we have been. We did a much better job of getting the ball into the lane and getting easy baskets,” Naugle said. “We also were able to create a lot of turnovers and were able to capitalize on those turnovers. We did a nice job defensively and had good focus throughout. We still need to work on improving our shooting percentage, defensive rebounding and making more easy baskets but it was nice seeing the girls work hard and get their first win.” The Timberwolves outpaced Lenox 23-15 in the first half and 27-22 in the second half. Sunderman scored 12 points with six rebounds, three steals and an assist. Taylor had 9 points, six steals, four rebounds and an assist. Shuey had 8 points, three steals and a rebound while Hummel had 8 points, three steals and three rebounds. Elizabeth Herzberg had 3 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Schad had 4 points, two rebounds, three steals and an assist. Thomas and Schafer had 2 points and two rebounds each. Southwest Valley plays next Jan. 5 in Mount Ayr. SWV wrestlers move to 4-1
Southwest Valley’s varsity wrestling team placed 13th in the Dec. 12 Lenox Tournament but defeated both Griswold and Clarinda Academy in a dual meet Dec. 10 at Griswold High School. “We have had a great year in regards to our dual events,” head coach Jason Wetzel said. “We have a current record of 4-1 losing one dual by only 4 points. We will be able to fill all 14 weight classes once the wrestlers are able to get to their wrestling weights.” Wetzel said the Lenox Tournament found the Timberwolves struggling. “Our highest place winner was Taylor Kuhn (138) who placed fifth. Merik Gaule (170) and Andy Seals (285) placed sixth,” he said. “I think we have some guys who are wrestling up a weight and are not wrestling their true weight. If these wrestlers decide to go down a weight, that will help them to be successful on the mat. We have a lot of work to do before we host the Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament this Saturday.” The Timberwolves claimed a 52-24 win Dec. 10 over Clarinda Academy. Results include: 152: Logan Calkins (SWV) over Brian Kuhn (CLAC) (Fall 4:14) 160: Spencer Calkins (SWV) over Tyler Honig (CLAC) (MD 15-5) 170: Merik Gaule (SWV) over Davod John (CLAC) (Fall 0:28) 182: Terry Flowers (CLAC) over Brett Scharfoth (SWV) (Fall 4:29) 195: Bryson Rhamy (SWV) over Tyrone Watkins (CLAC) (Fall 1:16) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over Dylan Cavin (CLAC) (Fall 1:41) 285: Andrew Seals (SWV) over (CLAC) (For.) 106: Double Forfeit 113: Kyle Casagrande (SWV) over (CLAC) (For.) 120: Adrian Ruelas (CLAC) over (SWV) (For.) 126: Azariah Conley (CLAC) over Zane Hollingworth (SWV) (Fall 1:08) 132: Philip Currin (SWV) over Anthony Williams (CLAC) (Fall 2:40) 138: Taylor Kuhn (SWV) over Isaiahez Macias (CLAC) (Fall 0:27) 145: Nathan McDonald (CLAC) over (SWV) (Forfeit) Junior varsity Clarinda Academy 6.00, SWV 0.00 152: T.J. Hankes (CLAC) over Garret Thibodeaux (SWV) (Fall 0:13) Southwest Valley defeated Griswold 42-36 Dec. 11. Results include: 160: Alex Dollen (GRIS) over Spencer Calkins (SWV) (Fall 0:39) 170: Merik Gaule (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 182: Brett Scharftoh (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 195: John Kinser (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 220: Bryce Newton (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 285: Nick Freund (GRIS) over Andrew Seals (SWV) (Fall 1:47) 106: Emery Ruggels (GRIS) over (SWV) (For.) 113: John Seylor (GRIS) over Kyle Casagrande (SWV) (Inj. [time]) 120: Teagan Lundquist (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 126: Zane Hollingworth (SWV) over (GRIS) (For.) 132: Shawn Swain (GRIS) over Philip Currin (SWV) (Fall 0:48) 138: Taylor Kuhn (SWV) over Jesse Carlton (GRIS) (Fall 1:39) 145: Double Forfeit 152: Jacob Dickinson (GRIS) over Logan Calkins (SWV) (Fall 3:23) Junior varsity SWV 6.00, Griswold 0.00 160: Evan Skelton (SWV) over Jacob Dorsher (GRIS) (Fall 1:19) Timberwolves fight back to top Griswold
Southwest Valley remained calm and collected to take a 75-70 win over Griswold in the final minutes of a highly contested game on the road Dec. 12. “It was a real back and forth game. Trenton Drake had a great game tonight he really worked hard in the post to get baskets when we really needed them,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Joey Kernen hit a baseline jumper with about 26.5 seconds left to take the lead. Then Chance Cobb made 3-4 free throws to close out the ball game. Griswold really shot the ball well from 3 at times.” Drake ended the night with 24 points, seven rebounds and a steal. Grant Maurer had 14 points, six rebounds, three steals and an assist. Cobb had 12 points, three rebounds, seven assists, and a steal. Wyatt McAlpin had 11 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two assists. Bryan Pearson had 7 points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist. Kernen had five points, five steals and two rebounds. NWV 75, SWV 47 SWV found itself challenged at home Dec. 11 against Nodaway Valley in a 75-47 loss. “Nodaway Valley’s press really gave SWV fits early in the ball game that allowed them to open up a lead and cruise,” Focht said. “Nathan Venteicher hit four 3s in the first half that really helped NV stay ahead. They started on a 16-2 run. We just seemed flat and lack of focus tonight and their press caused it.” Southwest Valley was down 20 at the half but made a run early in the third to cut the lead down to 11. “NV responded with a run of their own to push it back to 20 right away,” Focht said. The Timberwolves had three shooters in double digits — Cobb and Maurer with 11 each and Drake with 10. Drake also had five rebounds, Cobb had a rebound and a steal, and Maurer had three steals, a rebound and an assist. Pearson had 5 points and two rebounds. Kernen had 4 points, three rebounds and a steal, and Colby Cooper had 4 points, five steals and five rebounds. Dalton Davis added two points and a steal. The Timberwolves hosted Lenox on Dec. 15 and are at home Dec. 18 with Southeast Warren before returning Jan. 5 on the road with Mount SWV defense not enough
Southwest Valley showed improved defense Dec. 11 against a talented Nodaway Valley at home but shots against the much taller team proved to be a challenge in the 56-29 loss for the Timberwolves. “Even though the score might not show it we did very well tonight and probably played our best of game of the year up to this point,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “Nodaway Valley is a good team with four very good players. They have a lot of height and shoot very well. We were able to handle their press very well throughout the night. We were able to protect the ball better than we have all season. We made better decisions and ran our press break much better tonight. We did well rebounding but we knew that their height would cause us problems and it did lead to easy put-back baskets.” Nodaway Valley posted a 20-9 first quarter but SWV was able to hold the scoring to just 10 in second quarter and just 13 points third quarter and fourth quarter. “We played solid defense all night. We did have trouble again getting our shots to drop again but we were able to get good looks and open shots,” Naugle said. “We just need to keep moving the ball, crisp passes and keep shooting good shots. The effort the girls gave was great again tonight.” Morgan Shuey shot double digits with 10 points and had three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Danica Sunderman scored 9 points with three rebounds. Katie Taylor had 5 points, four steals, three rebounds and two assists. Elizabeth Herzberg had 3 points, five rebounds and two steals. Payton Thomas had 2 points, four rebounds and an assist. The Timberwolves’ Dec. 8 away game against Bedford ended in a 67-26 loss to the Bulldogs. “They definitely showed why they are one of the best teams in our area,” Naugle said. “They immediately put pressure on us and forced us into very tough situations. When we were able to beat their press we had great difficulty making our shots. Bedford is a veteran group with a lot of talent.” SWV found itself struggling against the press early in the first quarter, managing just 14 first-half points to the Bulldogs’ 52. “We had a lot of trouble with turnovers tonight. Bedford did a great job getting us into difficult situations and we were unable to handle that pressure,” Naugle said. “We did a nice job rebounding and a decent job with our half-court defense. We just gave them too many easy baskets against their press and did not do a great job getting back on defense, which led to a lot of easy transition baskets. We have some work to do handling pressure and on the offensive end. The girls gave tremendous effort throughout the game and we did a nice job in the second half when Bedford pulled their press but we need to continue to improve against other team’s pressure.” Shuey scored 11 points with two rebounds, two steals and an assist. Herzberg had 6 points and a steal. Shelby Nelson had 2 points with two assists and a steal while Sunderman had 2 points and five rebounds, and Sydney Damewood and Miah Hummel had 2 points and two rebounds each. Kaitlyn Schad added a free throw, three rebounds, two assists and a steal. The Timberwolves have home games Dec. 15 with Lenox and Dec. 18 with Southeast Warren. SWV starts back on the road Jan. 5 at Mount Ayr. T-Wolves battle Mount Ayr
Trailing 31-18 Dec. 4 at home against Mount Ayr, the Timberwolves amped up the second half to outscore Mount Ayr 42-37 before falling 68-60. “Mount Ayr opened the game with an early lead 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. SWV got in early foul trouble and three starters sat on the bench most of the second quarter,” SWV head coach Andrew Focht said. Southwest Valley found its second wind following halftime to outpace Mount Ayr 20-15 in the third quarter. “In second half the Timberwolves were able to claw their way back to only be down 4,” Focht said. “After a few turnovers by SWV, Mount Ayr was able to make free throws late in the game to extend it back to 10. The final was 68-60 but I was proud of the boys they fought the entire game. We have a lot of items to clean up as we go forward but when we are playing well we are fun to watch. Our post defense really hurt us tonight against Mount Ayr. We will improve we are a young team and still have a lot of learning and growing to do. The future is still very bright.” Wyatt McAlpin and Scott Palmer ended the night with 13 points each while Jace Peterson had 12. Bryan Pearson finished with 8 points followed by Chance Cobb with 6, and Grant Maurer and Joey Kernen with 4 each. Shenandoah 80, SWV 57 The Timberwolves found themselves unable to contain Shenandoah shooters in an 80-57 loss Dec. 1 at home despite trailing just 32-29 at the half. “Tonight’s game was really entertaining. Early in the game the two teams keep trading baskets. It was a 3-point game at the half,” Focht said. The game changed early in third quarter, though, when the Mustangs bumped the lead to 38-29. “Shenandoah started the third quarter on a 6-0 run. SWV could never get a run going to get back in the game,” Focht said. “Makonn Anderson and Jake Cerven had really nice games for Shenandoah with 29 and 25 points respectively. SWV didn’t have an answer on defense to slow these two down. At SWV we really have a young team with not many seeing varsity minutes last year. They played hard the entire game but foul trouble on both sides slowed the game down. It was the first game and everyone is antsy to play hard and early in the year fouls are just a part of learning. Chance Cobb lead the way with 15 points and Palmer lead the team with 14 rebounds.” Maurer scored 10 points and had a rebound. McAlpin had 8 points and six rebounds while Trenton Drake had 8 points and three rebounds. Palmer also had 7 points. Pearson had 3 points and three rebounds, Peterson had 2 points and a rebound, Jackson Stoll had 2 points, Colby Cooper had a point and a rebound, Dalton Davis had a point and Jerad Shires had a rebound. The Timberwolves are at home again Dec. 11 with Nodaway Valley and Dec. 15 with Lenox. SWV girls off to tough start
Second half adjustments for the Southwest Valley girls weren’t quite enough to overcome a tough first half in a 69-34 loss to Mount Ayr at home Dec. 4. “Tonight we hosted a very talented Mount Ayr basketball team. We got off to a slow start and had a lot of trouble early beating their press and getting baskets to drop,” SWV head coach Allen Naugle said. “We had a lot of trouble matching up to their size and were outrebounded the entire game.” The Timberwolves found themselves trailing 37-13 at the end of the half but put together a 17-20 third quarter to trim Mount Ayr’s lead. “The girls did settle down and played much better in the second half of the game. We started to shoot the ball better, run the offense and get open looks,” Naugle said. “We just put ourselves in a very tough situation in the first half. The girls gave great effort the entire night and we had a lot of good things happen. We just need to keep working on protecting the ball, running our offense/press break, rebound with more intensity and tighten up the defense.” Morgan Shuey had 11 points and a rebound in the effort. Kaitlyn Schad finished with 9 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Miah Hummel had 7 points, three rebounds and an assist. Danica Sundreman had 3 points and two rebounds. Katie Taylor and Payton Thomas had 2 points and rebound each. Elizabeth Herzberg had three rebounds, two steals and an assist. Jacy Schafer had two rebounds. Shenandoah 60, SWV 32 Shenandoah capitalized on turnover opportunities to take a 60-32 win over Southwest Valley Dec. 1 in Corning. “Tonight we started our season against a very good Shenandoah team. We turned the ball over throughout the game and gave Shenandoah a lot of opportunities to get scoring runs that were tough to overcome. Shenandoah did a nice job of forcing us to make mistakes and really attacked the offensive and defensive glass,” Naugle said. “At times we did a great job of running our offense and getting open shots. It took us a quarter to settle in and really start to get comfortable running our offense though. We are a young team and at times it showed. Other times we flashed how good we can be. We forced Shenandoah to turn the ball over enough to win the game. We just have to learn how to capitalize on another team’s mistakes. The girls played hard throughout and our half-court defense was very good throughout the game. We have some learning to do and need to protect the ball but I was very pleased with the effort tonight.” Sunderman had 12 points, shooting 3-7 from 3-point range. Schad scored 6 points while Shuey finished with 5 points and four rebounds. Taylor had 3 points, four steals and two assists, Thomas 1-1 for a 3-pointer, and had 2 points and five rebounds. SWV traveled to Bedford on Dec. 8 to face another tough Pride of Iowa Team. The Timberwolves are at home Dec. 11 with Nodaway Valley and Dec. 15 with Lenox. “We are looking to keep improving and continue to work hard,” Naugle said. Class 1A All District football teams named
Three Timberwolf football players were selected to Second Team All District 8 Class 1A Football Team and three others received honorable mention. “Congratulations to Tony Klocke (DL), Jace Petersen (DB) and Chance Cobb (UTL) on being named to the Second Team All District 8 Class 1A Football Team,” Southwest Valley athletic director Mathew Beu said. Scott Palmer, Brett Schafroth, and Merik Gaule were selected for honorable mention. SWV ends volleyball season
By Don Groves Free Press Southwest Valley’s volleyball team saw the end of its season Oct. 27 in regional play at Treynor. Treynor, which has lost just eight matches this season, stopped the Timberwolves 25-8, 25-11, 25-12. “I think we came out and played a little scared to start the match,” Southwest Valley head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Treynor is a very tall and fundamentally sound volleyball team. They had superb ball control. We really struggled with serve receive tonight and at times could not get any type of offense going. The girls did a nice job of trying to fix our serve receive issues and kept battling back and never giving up. When we were in system and running an offense we were getting kills and forcing Treynor to play out of system, but with our serve receive so inconsistent those in system plays were few and far between. It was not our best night on the court, but the girls kept battling back until the very end.” Danica Sunderman had six kills, two digs and a block. Jacy Schafer had a kill and an ace. Morgan Shuey had two kills and a dig. Kiara Roberts had a kill and an ace. Katie Taylor had seven digs and an ace. Shelby Nelson had five digs, Hailey Thomas had two digs and Taylor Damewood had a dig. Southwest Valley is on track to have nearly the entire squad next year, with seven returning as seniors. “We lose one senior from the squad, Taylor Damewood,” Wetzel said. “She is a four-year letter winner and has put a tremendous amount of time and commitment into our volleyball program. She was a captain on the squad and was a leader that the underclassmen looked up to and trusted.” SWV sees fourth-quarter disappointment
By Don Groves Free Press A 6-6 tie gave the Timberwolves high hopes Oct. 23 against Interstate 35 but a fourth-quarter penalty by Southwest Valley gave I-35 the momentum it needed to give SWV a 29-6 loss. “The Wolves were tied in the game at I-35 until the fourth quarter when the Wolves punted and were called for illegal formation which forced them to re-kick and I-35 returned it for 40 plus yards and scored shortly after,” Southwest Valley head coach Bob Casagrande said. “The Wolves fought until the end of the game showing a lot of character.” The Timbewolves, who had 53 yards passing and 128 yards rushing, scored on a 14-yard pass from Chance Cobb to Tony Klocke. Cobb completed two other passes, a 34-yard pass to Aiden Gaule and a five-yard pass to Jace Petersen. Cobb had 65 yards rushing on 14 carries. Jerad Shires rushed 11 times for 31 yards. Petersen had 18 yards on two rushes and Gaule had 14 yards on five rushes. Klocke finished the night with eight solo tackles and three assists. Brett Schafroth had six solos and five assists, Scott Palmer had six solos and four assists, and Cobb and Evan Skelton had six solos and two assists each. Logan Calkins had five solos and four assists while Shires had five solos and two assists. Petersen and Joey Kernen had four solos and two assists each while Colby Cooper and Drake Trenton had three solos and two assists each. Hunter Poston had two solos and two assists, Hayden Bayles had two solos, and Tyler Means had a solo and three assists. On special teams, Bryson Rhamy had a 28-yard kickoff and Cobb had an 11-yard kickoff. Caleb Solari had 59 yards on two punts. Gaule had 39 yards on two kickoff returns, Tegan Lundquist had a 16-yard kickoff return, Shires had a 14-yard return and Solari had a two-yard return. “The season was a disappointment as far as wins and losses but the staff feels like the team made great progress this season playing many of the teams a lot closer than one year previous,” Casagrande said. “The Wolves will lose two key seniors Tony Klocke and Cody McMann but this team will be one of the best in the district next season as this young team is able to mature. The staff is very proud of the progress the team made this season.” SWV claims 3-0 win
By Don Groves Free Press The Timberwolves claimed a 3-0 win Oct. 20 over Clarinda Academy. Southwest Valley won 25-11, 25-5, 25-12. “The girls did a nice job of coming out and sticking to the game plan,” Southwest Valley head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We were able to build big leads and mix up our lineups. Everyone was able to get in the match, except Erin Fleharty who is just coming back from an ankle injury. We still have some unforced errors we need to clean up before the next round, but the girls did a nice job of taking care of business and moving on to the next round.” Kiara Roberts had 11 aces, three digs and a kill. Danica Sunderman had nine kills, five aces, two blocks and an assist. Taylor Damewood had four kills, three aces, two digs and 11 assists. Morgan Shuey had six aces, three digs, a kill and a block. Jacy Schafer had four kills and an assist. Alaina Currin had two digs, an ace and an assist. Katie Taylor had two digs and an ace. Hailey Thomas had four assists and a kill. Regional competition was held Oct. 27 at Treynor. SWV cross country teams end season
By Don Groves Free Press While Southwest Valley’s cross country teams had no qualifiers for state competition, the Timberwolves finished the season on a high note Oct. 22 in the state qualifying meet in Treynor. “We ran well at districts and many of our runners ran a season best time,” Southwest Valley head coach Sandy Winter said. “The girls finished better than they did last season and have really improved not only individually but also in running as a team.” The Southwest Valley girls finished seventh as a team with a time of 1:58:50.97 and an average time of 23:46.20. Panorama claimed first with a time of 1:49:32.98 for an average time of 21:54.60. Individual times include Mazzy Hummel, 34th, 22:58.68; Elizabeth Fuller, 35th, 22:58.84; Elizabeth Herzberg, 37th, 23:16.28; Diana Berggren, 57th, 24:22.36; Kendra Topp, 75th, 25:14.81; Kaylee Jacobs, 82nd, 25:29.18; and Renee Williams, 91st, 25:53.75. The Southwest Valley boys finished as a team at 18th with a team time of 1:50:19.36 and an average time of 22:03.88. Nodaway Valley was first with a time of 1:24:47.77 and an average time of 16:57.56. Individual times were Daniel Kinyon, 123rd, 22:59.44; Trevor Holbrook, 124th, 23:02.07; Wyatt McAlpin, 126th, 23:08.48; Phillip Currin, 127th, 23:08.52; and Jacob Kinyon, 128th, 23:08.85. “This season was one a wonderful surprises,” Winter said. “In August when we first started practice several runners had not run throughout the summer so we altered our training schedule to try to give them a base and improve their performance. This worked because of the members of our team who worked hard. I am very proud of this team and the season they have had!” Lady Timberwolves win POI meet
By Don Groves Free Press Southwest Valley’s girls cross country team showed its strength Oct. 13 at the Pride of Iowa Conference meet at Happy Hollow Country Club. The Timberwolves placed first as a team. “We had a great night. Our girls won the Pride of Iowa Conference meet,” SWV head coach Sandy Winter said. “I am very proud of them and how they raced tonight, however, the pride I have runs throughout the entire team as everyone plays a part in our team from the runners to the managers and the coaches. Great job tonight, Timberwolves!” The girls’ times were Mazzy Hummel, ninth, 23:39; Elizabeth Fuller, 10th, 23:41; Kendra Top, 15th, 24:35; Diana Berggren, 22nd, 25:30; Kaylee Jacobs, 31st, 26:45; Renee Williams, 32nd, 26:48; and Payton Thomas, 37th, 27.27. The first place individual was Destiny Scar of Nodaway Valley with a time of 20:03. The boys team placed sixth. Times were Connor Haggerty, 25th, 19:35; Phillip Currin, 33rd, 20:19; Wyatt McAlpin, 47th, 21:20; Jacob Kinyon, 54th, 22:05; Trevor Holbrook, 56th, 22:09; Dalton Davis, 60th, 22:28; and Daniel Kinyon, 64th, 23:07. Nodaway Valley placed first with six of the top 10 finishers. Shane Breheny of Nodaway Valley was the first place individual with a time of 17:05. Junior varsity results were: Girls — Elizabeth Herzberg, first, 25:13; Oakley Goodvin, second, 27:51; Miah Hummel, third, 28:07; Brittany Schad, fourth, 29:36; and Kaitlyn Richey, fifth, 29:45. Boys — Collin Williams, 16th, 23:20; and Mike McCormick, 23rd, 25:01. Ron Landphair Invitational The Timberwolves competed Oct. 15 in the Ron Landphair Invitational at Mount Ayr. “We ran very well tonight considering it was another quick turn around for a meet,” Winter said. “We continue to improve each race which is an outstanding event at this point in the season.” Results include: Girls — Hummel, 18th, 23:26 Fuller, 24th, 23:56; Top, 28th, 24:19; Herzberg, 30th, 24:35; Jacobs, 40th, 25:23; and Williams, 59th, 27:34. JV girls — Goodvin, second, 25:57; Hummel, fourth, 26:31; and Richey, sixth, 28:30. Boys — Haggerty 29th, 19:46.24; Currin, 53rd, 20:58.07; Jacob Kinyon, 67th, 21:57.00; Davis 74th, 22:31.00; McAlpin 80th, 23:02.00; Holbrook, 81st, 21:18.00; Daniel Kinyon, 82nd, 23:27.04. JV boys — McCormick, eighth, 21:27; and Austin Pellegrini, 28th, 25:30. Nodaway Valley Cross Country Invitational On Oct. 5, Hummel placed 13th in the Nodaway Valley Cross Country Invitational with a time of 24:49.06. Scar of Nodaway Valley placed first again with a time of 21:14.45. Haggerty placed 33rd for the Timberwolves with a time of 20:27.46 and again Breheny took first with a 17:35.15 finish. Other results include: Girls — Top, 17th, 25:14.90; Fuller, 21st, 25:56.20; Berggren, 30th, 26:45.64; Williams, 46th, 28:20.68; Jacobs, 52nd, 28:45.40; Thomas, 56th, 29:14.22; Goodvin, 57th, 29:26.69; and Richey, 63rd, 30:30.01. Boys — Pellegrini, 45th, 21:29.17; Currin, 46th, 21:30.30; McAlpin, 70th, 22:45.58; Jacob Kinyon, 84th, 23:27.96; Davis, 89th, 24:01.10; Daniel Kinyon, 93rd, 24:21.73; Williams, 95th, 24:44.60; Holbrook, 99th, 25:08.72; and McCormick, 114th, 28:18.22. The district cross country meet will be held Oct. 22 at Treynor. SWV falls at home
Despite 244 yards rushing, 99 yards passing, two touchdowns and the return of quarterback Chance Cobb, the Timberwolves fell 33-14 Oct. 16 during Parents’ Night at home with Des Moines Christian. Jace Petersen rushed from four yards and Cobb completed a four-yard pass to Addison Bull for touchdowns. Cobb was 6-9 passing, hitting Tony Klocke twice for 59 yards, Joey Kernan twice for 33 yards, Bull with a four-yard touchdown and Petersen with a three-yard pass. Cobb rushed 12 times for 107 yards. Jerad Shires had 17 carries for 101 yards. Petersen had 21 yards on eight rushes. Aiden Gaule had four rushes for 13 yards. Klocke notched a two-yard rush. Kernan and Klocke had seven solo tackles and three assists each. Brett Schafroth had six solos and two assists. Petersen had six solos and an assist. Cobb had four solos and three assists, Logan Calkins and Scott Palmer had four solos and two assists each, and Tyler Means had four solos and an assist. Colby Cooper, Trenton Drake and Jacob Webb had three solos and an assist each. Hunter Poston had two solos and two assists, Merick Gaule and Caleb Solari had two solos each, and Hayden Bayles had a solo and two assists. On special teams, Bull had three kickoffs for 105 yards while Solari had four punts for 105 yards. Petersen had 96 yards on three kickoff returns, Cobb had 47 yards on two returns and Shires had a 25-yard kickoff return. Southwest Valley is on the road Oct. 23 against Interstate 35. Timberwolves volleyball defeat Wayne in POI
The Timberwolves claimed a 2-1 victory over Wayne Oct. 12 in the Pride of Iowa Tournament but fell 0-2 to Mount Ayr. Southwest Valley won its first set 25-18 against Wayne then fell 25-22 before taking the third 15-9. Danica Sunderman had 10 kills, four digs, four aces, an assist and a block. Jacy Schafer had seven kills, an assist and a block. Morgan Shuey had five kills and eight digs. Taylor Damewood had four kills, four digs and an ace. Kiara Roberts had two kills, three digs and an ace. Taylor Katie had six digs and four aces. The Timberwolves fell 25-15, 25-2 to Mount Ayr. Sunderman had four kills three digs and four blocks. Schafer had a kill. Shuey and Alaina Currin had two digs each. Roberts and Shelby Nelson each had a dig. SWV fell 3-1 Oct. 15 to Thomas Jefferson at Council Bluffs. Sunderman had 11 kills, eight digs and two aces. Schafer had four kills two blocks and an assist. Roberts had three kills and six digs. Shuey had two kills, nine digs and seven aces. Damewood had three aces. The Timberwolves also fell to Shenandoah at Council Bluffs. Shuey had four kills, 11 digs and three aces. Sunderman had four kills, three digs a block and an ace. Schafer had four kills and a block. Roberts had two kills, two digs, an assist and an ace. Damewood had a kill, 16 assists, eight digs and an ace. Van Meter stops Southwest Valley
By Don Groves Free Press The Timberwolves had a hard time matching up with Van Meter in an away game Oct. 9. Southwest Valley fell 61-0. “I am glad to be past that game and look forward to the last two games of the season,” Southwest Valley head coach Bob Casagrande said. “Van Meter was just a much better football team than us but our kids did some good things that we can build from and be competitive this week against Des Moines Christian.” With quarterback duties falling largely to freshman Dustin Lund, the Timberwolves finished the night with 79 total yards. Lund was 7-11 passing for 29 yards, hitting Tony Klocke three times for 18 yards, Joey Kemen three times for eight yards, and Jered Shires with a three-yard pass. Petersen also had 18 yards rushing on three carries. Lund had five rushes for 14 yards. Aiden Gaule had 11 yards on nine carries. Shires had eight yards on six rushes. Klocke had eight solo tackles and four assists while Brett Schafroth had eight solos and three assists. Petersen had seven solos and three assists followed by Hunter Poston with six solos and two assists, Shires and Scott Palmer with five solos and three assists each, Colby Cooper with four solos and three assists, Trenton Drake with four solos and two assists, Logan Calkins with three solos and three assists, Caleb Solari with three solos and two assists, Merik Gaule with three solos and an assist, Hadyen Bayles with two solos and two assists, Tyler Means with two solos, Jacob Webb with a solo and an assist, and Preston Fleharty with an assist. Addison Bull had a 17-yard kickoff. Solari had 171 yards on seven punts. Petersen had 159 yards on six kickoff returns, Shires had 50 yards on two kickoff returns and Aiden Gaule had a 13-yard kickoff return. The Timberwolves are home Oct. 16 with Des Moines Christian for Parents’ Night. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. SWV volleyball picks up 2-1 win
By Don Groves Free Press After dropping their first set 25-22, the Timberwolves battled back to take the next two 25-20 and 15-8 for a 2-1 win Oct. 8 over Mt. Ayr. “I felt like the girls were really determined to play well and beat Mt. Ayr,” Southwest Valley head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Mt Ayr is a good team, they had beat us previously and they went 5-0 during conference play.” Danica Sunderman had nine kills, three blocks, three digs and an assist while Jacy Schafer had four kills. Katie Taylor had seven digs, Shelby Nelson had three digs and Morgan Shuey had six digs and three kills. Molly Oglesbee had a kill and dig, and Kiara Roberts had a kill and two digs. Taylor Damewood had two kills and a dig. “Danica was doing a great job on the net. She was getting lots of touches on Kelcie Shields and slowing down her attack and had some stuff blocks on her as well,” Wetzel said. “Jacy was attacking well from the opposite side and Katie, Shelby and Morgan were playing tough defense and digging up lots of balls. Molly and Kiara also did a nice job attacking the ball and putting it somewhere smart. Taylor picked up the setting duties and did a good job making ball two positive and giving our hitters something to swing at even when our passing was poor. It was definitely a team win and I think this will bring up the girls’ confidence level.” The Timberwolves’ second match of the evening against Clarinda wasn’t quite as successful. SWV fell 25-21 and 25-15. “In set one we really hung right in there and exchanged points back and forth with Clarinda,” Wetzel said. “We went on a couple of serving runs. At the end of the set we made some unforced errors that we couldn't recover from; it was too late in the set.” Sunderman had eight kills, three digs and four blocks. Shuey had six digs and a kill. Damewood had five digs while Nelson had four. Schafer had two blocks, Roberts had a kill and a dig, and Taylor had three digs. On Oct. 6, the Timberwolves won their first set 25-23 but dropped the next three 25-15, 26-24 and 25-12. “The girls did a great job of coming out in set one and taking it right to Bedford,” Wetzel said. “We served well, in fact 100 percent for set one. We fell a little flat in set two and dug a hole we couldn't climb out of. Set three was the set we should have won, but let some late unforced errors hamper us. This team has the ability to win matches, but they need to gain some confidence in themselves and bring their level of game play to the next level.” Sunderman had 11 kills, two digs and two blocks. Shuey had seven digs and four kills. Nelson and Roberts had five digs each while Alaina Currin had four digs. Oglesbee had four kills, Schafer had three kills and two blocks, Taylor had four digs, and Damewood had two digs and a kill. SWV competes this week in the POI Tournament and on Oct. 15 in Council Bluffs. Lady Timberwolves take second
By Don Groves Free Press The Southwest Valley girls cross country team finished strong in Nodaway Valley Cross County Invitational Oct. 5 at Greenfield. The Timberwolves finished second with a team time of 2:11.06.48 and an average time of 26:13.30. “We had a great night on the cross country course last night,” Southwest Valley head coach Sandy Winter said. “Our girls team finished in second with a great team performance and our boys made significant improvement in their team scoring.” Creston finished first in girls team with a time of 2:01.07.01. Mazzy Hummel finished 13th with a time of 24:49.06. Kendra Top was 17th with a time of 25:14.90. Elizabeth Fuller was 21st with a 25:56.20 finish. Diana Berggren was 30th with a time of 26:45.64. Destiny Scar of Nodaway Valley was first with 21:14.45. Connor Haggerty was 33rd for the Timberwolves with a time of 20:27.46 for the boys. Austin Pellegrini was 45th with a 21:29.17 finish. Phillip Currin was right behind at 46th with a time of 21:30.30. Shane Breheny of Nodaway Valley was first with a time of 17:35.15. Other results include: Girls Renee Williams, 46th, 28.20.68; Kaylee Jacobs, 52nd, 28.45.40; Payton Thomas, 56th, 29:14.22; Oakley Goodvin, 57th, 29:26.69; and Kaitlyn Richey, 63rd, 30.30.01. Boys Wyatt McAlpin, 70th, 22:45.58; Jacob Kinyon, 84th, 23:27.96; Dalton Davis, 89th, 24:01.10; Daniel Kinyon, 93rd,24:21.73; Collin Williams, 95th, 24:44.60; Trevor Holbrook, 99th, 25:08.72; and Mike McCormick, 114th, 28:18.22. Middle school 3200 meter — Trent Newton, 19th, 14:39.87; Sam Hummel, 42nd, 16:05.19; Sidney Westlake, 64th, 16:59.52; Sean McCormick, 65th, 17:03.93; Drake Obrient, 76th, 18:00.57; Riley Fleharty, 82nd, 18:10.76; Hailey Mendenhall, 90th, 18:54.62; and Joslynn Moore, 106th, 22:25.08. The Timberwolves competed Oct. 13 in the POI Championships at Happy Hollow Country Club in Corning. They’ll travel to Mt. Ayr on Oct. 15. Timberwolves put forth strong effort
By Don Groves Free Press Despite 273 yards rushing and two touchdowns, the Timberwolves found themselves coming up short in a 28-12 home game with Central Decatur. “We had a couple of chances to take the lead once when we fumbled on the 2 trying to score and once when we took over after a turnover on about the 40 and we mishandled the pitch and gave the ball back,” Southwest Valley head coach Bob Casagrande said. “The players never gave up. They fought hard and had great spirit throughout the game. The coaches are very proud of their effort.” Chance Cobb completed an eight-yard touchdown pass to Tony Klocke and rushed from seven yards out for a touchdown. Cobb was 3-5 passing for 24 yards. Jace Petersen was the Timberwolves’ other successful receiver with two catches for 16 yards. Aiden Gaule led the team in rushing with 93 yards on 17 carries. Cobb had 85 yards on 12 rushes. Jerad Shires rushed 60 yards on 12 carries. Petersen gained 39 yards on 12 rushes and had two interceptions. Klocke had three carries for 13 yards and Addison Bull had a 13-yard rush. Brett Schafroth had a strong night defensively with 10 solo tackles and three assists as well as a fumble recovery. Petersen had eight solos, Merik Gaule had seven solos and three assists, and Cobb had seven solos and two assists. Klocke had six solos and two assists followed by Scott Palmer with five solos and two assists, Shires with four solos and an assist, Tyler Means with four solos, Hunter Poston with three solos and two assists, Caleb Solari and Trenton Drake with two solos each, and Colby Cooper and Aiden Gaule with single solos. Bull had three kickoffs for 74 yards. Shires punted five times for 157 yards. Aiden Gaule had 32 yards on three kickoff returns, Cobb had a 16-yard return and Petersen had a 10-yard kickoff return and a 14-yard punt return. The Timberwolves are on the road Oct. 9 with Van Meter. SWV runners improve times
By Don Groves Free Press Southwest Valley cross country runners met the challenge issued by their coaches at the Oct. 1 Shenandoah Cross County Invitational. Many Timberwolf runners improved their times beyond what was challenged. “We ran exceptionally well considering it was our second race in three days,” SWV head coach Sandy Winter said. “We — coaches — challenged the team to run 30 seconds faster than Tuesday's race and most of the team finished in faster times than the challenge. What a great groups of runners.” Kendra Top led the SWV varsity girls for 39th with a time of 23:05.43. First place went to Tiffany Williams of Atlantic with a time of 19:38.36. Connor Haggerty finished 53rd with a time of 19:19.47 for the varsity boys. First place went to Brenden O’Brien of Lewis Central with a time of 16:41.17. Other results include: Varsity girls —Mazzy Hummel, 51st, 23:31.86; Elizabeth Fuller, 61st, 24:07.48; Diana Berggren, 69th, 25:06.11; Kaylee Jacobs, 78th, 26:19.33; and Renee Williams, 80th, 26:39.97. Varsity boys — Wyatt McAlpin, 69th, 20:38.92; Phillip Currin, 70th, 20:40.60; Jacob Kinyon, 85th, 22:10.47; and Trevor Holbrook, 86th, 23:15.50. Junior varsity girls — Payton Thomas, 44th, 27:19.05; Oakley Goodvin, 48th, 27:40.95; and Kaitlyn Richey, 55th, 28:39.98. Junior varsity boys — Collin Williams, 104th, 22:48.10; Daniel Kinyon, 111th, 23:26.53; Austin Pellegrini, 112th, 23:27.02; Mike McCormick, 128th, 25:35.02; and Alex Synacek, 133rd, 27:38.08. Middle school girls — Sidney Westlake, 21st, 16:17.80; Riley Fleharty, 31st, 16:57.14; Hailey Mendenhall, 32nd, 16:58.17; and Joslynn Moore, 43rd, 19:38.91. Middle school boys — Trent Newton, 21st, 13:23.39; Sam Hummel, 37th, 15:00.61; Sean McCormick, 50th, 15:58.74; and Drake O’Brient, 52nd, 16:02.23. SWV had four medalists at the Sept. 29 meet at Clarke. “We had a great evening,” Winter said. “We had three girls medal and the whole varsity team finished in the top 40. On the boys side Connor Haggerty continues to run strong and led finishing in 24th place.” Kendra Top placed seventh with a time of 24:00.22, Mazzy Hummel placed 15th with a time of 24:55.16, Elizabeth Fuller placed 18th with a time of 25:33.16 and Diana Berggren placed 28th with a time of 26:40.25. The team placed third with a total time of 2:09:29.70. Renee Williams was 41st with a 28:19.76 finish and Kaylee Jacobs was 45th with a time of 28:31.36. For the boys, Haggerty had a time of 20:01.57 followed by Phillip Currin at 46th with a 21:22.13 finish and Wyatt McAlpin at 50th with a time of 22:02.42. Austin Pellegrini claimed first in junior varsity boys followed by Daniel Kinyon at 14th and Mike McCormick at 25th. Oakley Goodvin placed third for the junior varsity girls followed Brittany Schad at sixth and Caitlin Richey at eighth. SWV drops 3-1 match
By Don Groves Free Press Opening with a 25-23 win in its first set Sept. 29, Southwest Valley had high hopes in its road match with East Union. The Timberwolves fell 26-24 in their hard fought second set but 25-16 losses in their final two sets rounded out the evening. “We were rolling in set one and things were going well and we were fired up,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “In the next three sets we just kind of played flat, with little emotion and made too many unforced errors. Thirty-six unforced errors is a lot of points to give to your opponent and still win the match. The majority of our unforced errors comes from serving and hitting errors. Tonight's match was a winnable match, but we have to be more consistent from set to set and have intensity throughout the whole match.” Despite the 3-1 loss Wetzel said she saw some strong individual performances. “Jacy Schafer did a nice job for us at the net tonight. She had 12 kills, three assists, one solo block and two assisted blocks. She was aggressive and hit the open spots on the floor,” Wetzel said. “Danica [Sunderman] also was a force at the net, as always, with 14 kills, two solo blocks, an assisted block and 10/11 on serving. Katie [Taylor] had 12 digs on the night.” Taylor Damewood had 11 digs and a kill. Morgan Shuey had seven digs and two kills. Shelby Nelson had six digs. Kiara Roberts had two digs, four kills and a block. Molly Oglesbee had three kills and a dig. SWV was at home Oct. 6 with Bedford. The Timberwolves faced Mt. Ayr on the road Oct. 8. SWV falls to Woodward-Granger 26-12
By Don Groves The Timberwolves has their chances Sept. 25 against Woodward-Granger but turnovers and penalties left Southwest Valley returning home with a 26-12 loss. “The loss to Woodward-Granger was very disappointing to the staff and players for SWV,” T-Wolves head coach Bob Casagrande said. “The Wolves had several chances to win but either lost the ball, had it called back because of a penalty or just had missed assignments. The staff said we cannot continue to have one or two players each play not do their job. Football takes 11 guys doing what they are supposed to do each and every play.” One of the Timberwolves’ biggest challenge was stopping Woodward-Granger’s Tanner Vermaas, who had 222 yards on 43 rushes. SWV had 119 yards rushing and 172 yards passing. Chance Cobb was 6-15 passing for 136 yards while Jerad Shires was 1-1 for 36 yards. Tony Klocke had a 63-yard reception for a touchdown. Grant Maurer had a 42-yard reception, Addison Bull had 45 yards on two receptions and Joey Kernen had 22 yards on three receptions. Aiden Gaule had 47 yards on seven rushes. Cobb had eight carries for 34 yards and a touchdown. Shires rushed eight times for 24 yards. Bull had 14 yards on four rushes. Defensively, Klocke had 11 tackles and three assists. Maurer and Merik Gaule each had seven solos and two assists each while Shires had seven solos and an assist. Colby Cooper had five solos and two assists, Brett Schafroth had five solos and an assist, Cobb had four solos and two assists, Scott Palmer had four solos and an assist, Jace Petersen had three solos, and Caleb Solari and Trenton Drake had two solo tackles each. For special teams, Bull had 96 yards on three kickoffs and Shires had 162 on six punts. Aiden Gaule had 40 yards on two kickoff returns, Petersen had 39 yards on two kickoff returns and Bull had an eight-yard kickoff return. Southwest Valley returns home Oct. 2 against Central Decatur. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Timberwolves claim second in SWV Tournament
By Don Groves The Lady Timberwolves defeated CAM, Exira-EHK and Essex to finish second Sept. 26 in the Southwest Valley Volleyball Tournament in Corning. “I am proud of the girls for playing hard all day, coming away first place in our pool and ultimately placing second in our home tournament,” SWV head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “Our serving for the entire day was much improved and we were playing scrappy and not giving up on any balls.” The T-Wolves beat CAM 21-8, 21-12; Exira-EHK 21-7, 20-22, 15-4; and Essex 22-20, 21-19. SWV’s only loss in the tournament was against Nodaway Valley in a 21-12, 21-17 finish. Taylor Damewood finished play with 11 aces, two kills, 48 assists and eight digs. Danica Sunderman had seven aces, 28 kills, six blocks, two assists and eight digs. Morgan Shuey had nine aces, nine kills and nine digs. Katie Taylor had six aces and nine digs. Kiara Roberts had six aces, three kills and eight digs. Jacy Schafer had 10 kills. Molly Oglesbee had six kills and a dig. The Timberwolves faced Afton on the road Sept. 29. SWV is home again Oct. 16 with Bedford. SWV falls to No. 4 Underwood
By Don Groves Top-ranked Underwood proved too tough for the Timberwolves in a 55-0 homecoming loss Sept. 18 for Southwest Valley. SWV had just 70 yards rushing and 19 yards passing against the No. 4 Eagles. “The SWV football team is happy to be past the stretch of games playing three rated teams in a row,” SWV head coach Bob Casagrande said. “The Wolves took on Underwood for homecoming and found them to be a very good and fast team. They had more team speed than any team we’ve played. We looked at open places to run the ball that would close before we could get there.” Chance Cobb was 4-8 passing for 19 yards, connecting with Jace Petersen twice for six yards, and Grant Maurer with an eight-yard pass and Addison Bull with a five-yard pass. Cobb rushed 10 times for 42 yards. Aiden Gaule had 21 yards on eight carries. Petersen had nine yards on three runs. Aaron Armstrong completed a one-yard rush. Tony Klocke had eight solo tackles and three assists while Merik Gaule had eight solos and an assist. Cobb had seven solos and three assists. Maurer had six solos and two assists. Brett Schafroth had four solos and four assists followed by Colby Cooper and Evan Skelton with four solos and two assists each, Scott Palmer with three solos and an assist, Petersen and James Lamgo with three solos each, Bull with two solos, and Hunter Poston with a solo and an assist. SWV is on the road Sept. 25 with Woodward/Granger. “The Wolves are looking forward to playing the rest of their district games starting with Woodward/Granger who has the same record as SWV,” Casagrande said. “This should be a good contest for us to know where we stand against the remaining teams.” SWV volleyball goes 2-3 against Lenox
By Don Groves Trailing 2-0 after two sets, the Timberwolves fought back to go 25-18 and 25-23 before falling 2-3 Sept. in an away match with Lenox. “I am proud of the girls for digging deep and fighting back after going down two sets to none,” Southwest Valley head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. “We need to continue to work on a disciplined defense and get to where we are supposed to be every time, not just some of the time. The girls will continue to work hard in practice and fix our mistakes. We will continue to improve our game and be more successful.” Danica Sunderman had 11 kills, four digs and five blocks. Jacy Schafer had eight kills and a block. Morgan Shuey had seven kills and 17 digs. Taylor Damewood had three kills, five digs and two blocks. Molly Oglesbee had three kills. Kiara Roberts had two kills and five digs. SWV had a tougher night Sept. 21 at home with Stanton despite ending a close first set in a 28-26 loss. The Timberwolves finished the next 25-11, 25-15 for an 0-3 evening. “Until we can serve in the 90 to 95 percent range we aren't going to win many matches,” Wetzel said. “We were digging well and getting a nice block up, but then we would shoot ourselves in the foot by missing serves.” Sunderman had seven kills and three digs. Oglesbee had five kills and a dig while Schafer had five kills and a block. Shuey had four kills and eight digs. Roberts had three kills, a dig and a block. Damewood had a kill and three digs. SWV faced Nodaway Valley at Villisca on Sept. 22. The Timberwolves will host the Southwest Valley Tournament on Sept. 26. Play begins at 9 a.m. SWV runners finish strong
By Don Groves Southwest Valley’s Mazzy Hummel ran a 22.3 at home Sept. 17 to take 11th in cross country competition. Elizabeth Fuller finished 17th with a time of 23.04 and Kendra Top finished 20th in 23.22. “We had a great night,” SWV head coach Sandy Winter said. “The girls team is continuing to improve each race and the top three runners, Mazzy Hummel, Elizabeth Fuller, and Kendra Top, are leading the way. They all finished in the top 20 with Diana Berggren close behind finishing 24th. We ran without Elizabeth Herzberg and Payton Thomas who were out for the week with injuries.” Berrgren finished in 24.07 while Renee Williams came in 43rd with a time of 27.26. First place went to Claire Campbell of Shenandoah with a time of 20.05. Connor Haggerty finished 18th for the Wolverines with a time of 16.47. “On the boys side Connor Haggerty continues his racing success placing in the top 20 at 18th,” Winter said. “Phillip Currin isn’t too far behind and runs stronger each week. The rest of the boys team is improving at a stead rate so October may be their month.” Currin was 20th with a 19.26 finish. Wyatt McAlpin ran a 20.18 for 33rd. Jacob Kinyon was 37th with 20.41. Dalton Davis was 42nd with 21.12. Trevor Holbrook was 50th with 22.06. Tim Brink of Riverside was first with 16.23. Sidney Westlake finished in 16.04 for 16th in junior high girls competition. Trent Newton ran a 13.18 for sixth for the junior high boys followed by Sam Hummel with 14.28 for 17th, Drake Obrient with 16.45 for 30th and Sean McCormick with 17.14 for 38th. Junior high competition was scheduled for Sept. 22 in Creston with the high school running Sept. 29 at Clarke. Panorama stops Timberwolves
A quick start by Panorama ended in a 35-0 loss for Southwest Valley in a Sept. 11 away game. “The Panthers got out to a quick lead set up by a 45-yard pass to their senior standout Gabe Richey,” SWV head coach Bob Casagrande said. Timberwolves quarterback Chance Cobb faced a tough time passing, hitting Jace Petersen just once for a 33-yard pass. Cobb had 89 yards on seven rushes. Aiden Gaule had 16 yards on five carries while Brett Schafroth had 16 yards on eight carries. Addison Bull had a five-yard rush and Joey Kemen had a three-yard rush. “The T-Wolves fought hard and showed a lot of character to hold the Panthers scoreless in the second half,” Casagrande said. “The coaching staff is in agreement that the Wolves have had let downs for one fourth of play in all of our games. We need to play a full 28 minutes if we are going to compete with Underwood who moves up to the seventh ranked team in the state at 1A. Cobb finished with 11 solo tackles and two assists. Schafroth had 10 solos and two assists. Grant Maurer had nine solos and three assists followed by Tony Klocke with nine solos and two assists, Hunter Poston with seven solos and an assist, Scott Palmer with six solos and an assist, Evan Skelton with four solos and two assists, Merik Gaule with three solos, and Colby Cooper, Cody McMann, Tyler Means and Petersen with two solos each. “The Wolves are young and fell they will continue to improve as the season progresses,” Casagrande said. The Timberwolves host Underwood for homecoming Sept. 18. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. SWV runners finish in top 10
By Kelsey Steinbach Last week Timberwolf cross country runners traveled to Clarinda to compete in their second meet of the season. “I was very pleased with the results,” head coach Sandy Winter said. “Despite the fact we did not have an individual medal winner on the varsity both teams placed in the top 10.” The varsity girls placed fifth overall with freshman Mazzy Hummel leading the team followed by senior Kendra Top and junior Elizabeth Fuller. The varsity boys also had a successful night, coming in 10th. Juniors Connor Haggerty, Phillip Currin, and Wyatt McAlpin led the team. The pack continues to improve and it showed through the results of the Sept. 14 Red Oak meet. The varsity girls placed fifth overall with an individual medal winner, freshman Mazzy Hummel. Senior Kendra Top and junior Elizabeth Fuller followed Hummel yet again. The boys varsity finished seventh overall and also had an individual medal winner, junior Connor Haggerty who finished 18th followed by juniors Phillip Currin and Wyatt McAlpin. The junior varsity boys were lead by Collin Williams and JV girls by Miah Hummel. “This is going to be a tough week because on Thursday we will host a meet so it is a quick turn around to compete twice in four days,” Winter said. “We had a few not running at Red Oak with injuries but hopefully they will be able to compete at our home meet.” SWV volleyball takes MSM at home
The Timberwolves went 3-2 Sept. 10 to defeat Martensdale-St. Mary’s at home. Danica Sunderman had 17 kills, seven digs, two blocks and three aces. Morgan Shuey had seven kills, seven digs and three aces. Taylor Damewood had three kills, seven digs, a block and seven aces. Jacy Schafer had six kills, a dig and a block. Molly Oglesbee had three kills. Kiara Roberts had two kills, five digs and two aces. In the Sept. 12 Shenandoah Tournament Southwest Valley defeated Essex 2-0 in one matchup but came out 0-2 the second time. Sunderman had four kills, a dig and block in the win. Schafer had three kills and a block. Shuey had two kills, four digs and an ace. Roberts had two kills three digs and a block. Oglesbee had two kills. Damewood had a kills and three digs. The Timberwolves also fell to Stanton, Bedford and Creston in the tournament. SWV travels to Lenox on Sept. 15 before returning home Sept. 21 for Stanton. Timberwolves off to 1-1 start
Southwest Valley has posted a win and a loss two weeks into the 2015 football season. The Timberwolves claimed a 15-0 win Aug. 28 in a road game against Clarinda Academy but fell 35-23 to Bedford at home Sept. 4. SWV’s Chance Cobb rushed five times for 15 yards and two touchdowns against Clarinda Academy. Cobb was also 1-4 passing for 13 yards, connecting with Tony Klocke. Klocke scored an extra 2 points and Justice Myers kicked an extra point. Defensively, Klocke had 13 solo tackles and two assists. Tyler Means had 11 solos and two assists. Logan Calkins had nine solos and three assists. Cobb had eight solos and two assists. Scott Palmer had seven solos and an assist followed by Merik Gaule with six solos and two assists, Hayden Bayles with five solos and an assist, Brett Schafroth with four solos and two assists, Taylor Kuhn with four solo tackles, Jerad Shires with two solos and two assists, Evan Skelton with two solos and an assist, and Hunter Poston with a single tackle. Cobb completed two touchdown passes Sept. 4 against Bedford. Addison Bull and Jace Petersen were the receivers. Cobb also scored on a 76-yard run, rushing 15 times for 182 yards overall. Petersen had four receptions for 105 yards and had 17 yards rushing. Bull had 70 yards on four receptions. Klocke had a nine-yard reception and Joey Kernen picked up four yards on two receptions. Schafroth rushed five times for 11 yards and Gaule had three carries for nine yards. Klocke led the defense with 10 tackles and four assists. Schafroth had seven solos and two assists. Palmer had five solos and two assists. Means, Calkins and Colby Cooper had four solo tackles each while Bull and Gaule had three solos each, and Bayles and Skelton had two solos each. Southwest Valley is on the road this week with Panorama. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Sept. 11. SWV volleyball opens with 3-1 win
Southwest Valley finished 3-1 to take down Central Decatur in its first volleyball match of the season Sept. 1. “For our first match of the season I was pleased with some aspects of our game and our weaknesses were definitely exposed so we know what we need to be focusing on during practice,” head coach Lindsay Wetzel said. The Timberwolves finished the night with 25 kills, 25 assists and 26 digs. “Danica [Sunderman] had a great night at the net with 17 kills, one block, six digs, 88 percent serving with three aces. She was our go to player for the night,” Wetzel said. “Taylor [Damewood] also did a tremendous job setting as our passing wasn't always in system. Taylor had 24 assists, five digs, and 82 percent serving with one ace.” Morgan Shuey had six kills, five digs and three aces. Molly Oglesbee had three aces, a dig and a kill. “It was a good team win for us over CD,” Wetzel said. “There were some huge momentum shifts in the match and we were able to dig out and fight when the momentum wasn't on our side of the net.” The Timberwolves had a tougher time Sept. 3 in the second match of the season with East Mills. SWV fell 0-3. “We really struggled in Set 1 with our serve receive and passing. which put us out of system for most of the set. We must do a better job at the start of matches to be ready to play,” Wetzel said. “Set 2 was our set to win, but we had a critical communication error that swung the momentum to EM and we could not recover from that mistake late in the set. The girls continue to play hard and didn't give up. We will keep improving and continue to fix mistakes and work skills during practice.” Sunderman had 11 kills, five digs, an assist and an ace. Damewood had 19 assists, three digs, an ace and a kill. Kiara Roberts had three kills, six digs and an ace. Shuey had five digs and three kills. Oglesbee had two kills, an ace and a dig. Jacy Schafer had a kill. Southwest Valley is at home this week, hosting Mt. Ayr on Sept. 8 and Martensdale-St. Mary’s on Sept. 10. The Timberwolves travel to Shenandoah on Sept. 12 for the Fillie Invitational Tournament. Cross country teams compete in opener
The Southwest Valley cross country teams competed Aug. 27 at Guthrie Center. The girls finished fifth of nine as a team and the boys placed eighth in a field of 10 teams. Junior Elizabeth Fuller had the top finish for the girls with a time of 25:14.61, earning 23rd place overall. Mazzy Hummel followed in second for the team and 25th overall with a time of 25:22.13. On the boys side, junior Connor Haggerty led the team as the 23rd finisher with a time of 20:04.51. Sophomore Phillip Currin earned second place for SWV with a 21:34.76 time for 39th place. “It was a great night for a race. Even though we did not have an individual medal winner we ran well,” coach Sandy Winter said. “Team effort was fantastic!” The teams travel to Clarinda on Sept. 8 for the next meet. SWV will host a home meet Sept. 15 at Happy Hollow Country Club. SWV girls end district play in Game 2
Following a big 12-2 win over Audubon in the first round of district play Southwest Valley saw its season end July 8 in a 10-0 loss to Nodaway Valley. The Timberwolves found themselves trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the second July 7 against Audubon but answered with 4 runs to take a 4-1 lead. SWV would score 4 more in the third and 4 in the fifth for the win. Senior Kim Hults was 4-4 with two doubles, 3 RBI, 2 runs and a stolen base. Danica Sunderman had a double for an RBI, a run and a stolen base. Senior Janelle Gibler was 1-2 for an RBI. Freshman pitcher Kyle McBride took the win in only five innings with five strikeouts, six hits, one walk and no earned runs. Round 2 didn’t end as well for the Timberwolves, with Nodaway Valley shutting out SWV July 8. “The game got away in the second when we gave up 7 runs, only 2 earned, four hits and four errors in the inning,” head coach Jim Obermeier said. “We could only get three hits of our own over the five-inning game. We are going to have to improve in many areas next year to be more competitive than we were this year. In the POI we have to develop more powerful pitching, make more contact with our bats, and do a better job in the field.” Kiara Roberts took the loss with 3 earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts in one and two-third innings. McBride pitched two and two-third innings with 1 earned run and a strikeout. SWV loses four seniors this year. “We are going to miss our four seniors, Allie and Lexi Bronner, Kim Hults, and Janelle Gibler,” Obermeier said. Timberwolves fall to West Central Valley
Southwest Valley suffered a 6-3 district loss July 11 to West Central Valley at Stuart. West Central got on the board with 2 runs in the bottom of the first but the Timberwolves answered with 3 in the top of the second. Unfortunately that would be the end of Southwest Valley’s scoring. “We didn't really hit their starting pitcher as well as we needed to,” Timberwolves head coach Pete Nett said. “The 3-run second, highlighted by Ryan Carlson's double to the fence, was nice, but outside of that, we didn't get that many great swings against their first guy. When they brought in the [Bryce] Kearns kid, who is signed to pitch at Iowa Central next year, he was really tough.” Along with Carlson, Joey Kernan had a single and run scored, Bryan Pearson had a run scored and Lane Peterson had an RBI. Colten Drake took the loss for the Timberwolves, allowing three hits and 2 earned runs while walking one and striking out three in two innings. Nick Frederick pitched four innings for two hits, 2 earned runs, six walks and three strikeouts. “I thought our pitchers competed reasonable well; most of their hits were bloops barely over the infield,” Nett said “I wasn't displeased with how we played in the field as a whole; we only had two errors on the night. We simply didn't hit the ball well enough to win.” SWV posts wins at Afton
The Timberwolves claimed two big-hitting wins in a doubleheader July 2 against East Union in Afton. Southwest Valley opened with an 8-0 shutout thanks to Nick Frederick’s performance on the mound. Frederick gave up only two hits and struck out 14 for the win. The Timberwolves scatted single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings before opening up a 5-run barrage in the sixth. Cody McCann doubled, Bryan Pearson had two singles for 3 RBI and Ryan Carlson had two singles for 2 RBI. “We did a good job of putting the ball in play all evening, and working the count, so we could get a good pitch to hit,” head coach Pete Nett said. “All in all, it was one of our better offensive performances of the year.” SWV’s bats in Game 1 were nothing compared to Game 2, though. The Timberwolves battled back for a 21-11 win after trailing 7-5 at the end of the fourth. Colten Drake homered for 2 RBI. Chance Cobb had two singles and a double for 4 RBI. Ryan Allison had a single and a double for 4 RBI. Carlson, Lane Peterson and Hunter Pontius had two singles and 2 RBI each. Trenton Drake singled for an RBI. “Nick Frederick was really sharp on the mound, with a two-hit shutout in the first game,” Nett said. “He threw one inning of relief and got the win in the second game when we put up an 8-spot in the sixth inning.” SWV wasn’t as fortunate at home, though. The Timberwolves fell 10-2 July 1 to Shenandoah. Trailing 5-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth, SWV managed 2 runs before giving up 5 more in the seventh. Frederick had two singles and a run scored. Colten Drake singled and scored a run. Joey Kernan had a single and an RBI. Allison had an RBI. Jace Peterson pitched six innings with four hits, 3 earned runs, seven walks and three strikeouts. Clint Mullen pitched one inning for three hits, 3 earned runs and three walks. “For a freshman getting his first start on the mound, Jace Peterson did a nice job, keeping us in the ball game,” Nett said. “Their pitcher did a nice job of keeping us off balance with his off speed pitches.” The Timberwolves suffered a 10-4 loss at home June 30 with Nodaway Valley. SWV had a run in the third and the fourth and 2 more in the fifth but was unable overcome Nodaway Valley’s 5 runs in the fifth. Kernan had a double and 2 RBI. Colten Drake doubled for an RBI. Pontius had a single and an RBI. Peterson hit two singles. “From a hitting standpoint point, it was a very even game,” Nett said. “I thought we put the ball in play really well against a pretty tough pitcher. Our walks and hit by pitches and errors really made the difference in the game; seven of their 10 runners that scored got there because we put them there. It's hard to win a lot of high school games against quality competition when you are giving away that many extra chances.” Peterson pitched three and a half innings to take the loss on four hits, 6 earned runs, four walks and a strikeout. Allison finished with three and two thirds innings for a hit, 2 earned runs, two walks and a strikeout. Road games tough for SWV girls
Southwest Valley girls had a tough time at bat July 3 at Wayne, falling 11-0. Lexi Bronner notched a double and Danica Sunderman added a single. Kiara Roberts took the loss, pitching three and third inning for four hits, 1 earned run, four walks and two strikeouts. Kyle McBride pitched an inning and a third for four hits and 4 earned runs. The Timberwolves dropped two more in a doubleheader July 2 against East Union. SWV fell 6-0 in the first game. Ashtyn Grossnickle and Shelby Nelson each singled. McBride threw five innings, giving up three hits and three earned runs with two walks and a strikeout. Game 2 went better for the Timberwolves. SWV built a 4-0 lead but East Union answered with a 5-run fifth to inch out the win. “Big innings killed us again in both games,” head coach Jim Obermeier said. “A 6 run fourth in Game 1 for all their runs and a 5 run fifth in Game 2. We haven't figured out how to move on past the last mistake and it begins to snowball into more.” Sunderman homered and singled for 3 RBI. Lexi Bronner was 2-3 for an RBI and two stolen bases. Grossnickle was 2-3 with three stolen bases and a run scored. Kim Hults and Roberts were each 1-2 for a run scored. McBride was 1-3. Roberts took the loss in four and two-thirds innings with six hits, 1 earned run, two walks and three strikeouts. SWV falls to SE Warren
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves fell victim to a 6-3 defeat June 26 at the hands of the Southeast Warren Eagles in Southeast Warren. The Eagles scored 2 runs in the bottom of the third, bringing the score to 2-0. The Timberwolves would add 3 runs in the top of the sixth to take a 3-2 lead, but would allow Southeast Warren to score 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth, bringing the score to 6-3 where it would stay, allowing Southeast Warren to secure the win. “We clawed our way back from an early deficit,” Southwest Valley head coach Pete Nett said. “We had the bases loaded in the fifth and didn't score, but then we did the same and took the lead in the sixth. A couple of tough errors in the bottom of the 6th hurt our chances.” On the mound for Southwest Valley was the tandem of Nick Frederick and Colten Drake. Frederick allowed two hits and 1 earned run while striking out six batters in five innings of work. Drake gave up one hit and struck out two in one inning. Hunter Pontius brought home a single and an RBI. Both Frederick and Chance Cobb garnered singles and runs scored. SWV girls suffer losses
The Timberwolves softball team had a tough time on the road and at home last week, dropping games to Mount Ayr and Lenox. Southwest Valley began the week with an 11-1 loss June 23 in an away game with Mounty Ayr. “Mt Ayr’s big innings were a 3 run third and a 5 run fourth,” Southwest Valley head coach Jim Obermeier said. “In the third, they led off with a triple, double and three singles and safe on a fielder’s choice before recording our first out of the inning.” Kylie McBride was the game starting pitcher giving up nine hits and 9 runs, 7 earned, and two walks while striking out two. The Timberwolves offense was led by Kim Hults’ two hits, one a double, and Janelle Gibler’s two hits including a solo home run in the fifth. SWV saw a 10-2 loss July 25 at home with Lenox. “We have a tendency to have one bad inning every game,” Obermeier said. “Against Lenox it was the first. We gave up 6 runs four hits and five errors. After the first we competed defensively. Our offense, however, didn’t pick up the slack as we could only get five hits while striking out 10 times in the game.” Hults was 1-2 with a run and a walk. Kiara Roberts took the loss, pitching five innings with six hits, 4 earned runs and a walk. McBride pitched two innings for 2 runs, a hit and a strikeout. SWV falls 7-2 to Bedford
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley boys’ baseball team fell victim to a 7-2 defeat by The Bedford Bulldogs on June 16 in Bedford. Bedford scored 5 runs in the second inning. Southwest Valley and Bedford would both tack on runs in the fourth inning to bring the score to 6-1. Both teams would add an additional run in the sixth inning and that’s where the score would stay with Bedford emerging victorious 7-2. "One inning really did us in tonight. We walked a couple guys and hit a couple guys, and then they got a big hit and put up a 5-spot and that turned out to be the difference in the game,” head coach Pete Nett said. The Timberwolf bats were steady with Ryan Carlson accounting for a single and a double. Nick Frederick amassed two singles and scored 2 runs. Ryan Allison accumulated a single and 2 RBI, Hunter Pontius a single, and Clint Mullen a double. Chance Cobb and Lane Peterson led the T-Wolves pitching attack. Cobb gave up 5 earned runs and one hit in one and one third innings pitched. Petersen gave up 1 earned run and seven hits through four and two thirds innings. Girls split doubleheader with Bedford
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley girls softball squad took part in a double header contest with The Bedford Lady Bulldogs. Each team was victorious in one of the games on June 16 in Bedford. The first game started out with Bedford knocking in 1 run in the first inning to make the game 1-0. In the second inning, Southwest Valley knocked in 2 runs along with Bedford’s 1 run to tie the game at 2. Bedford added 2 more runs in the fourth to make it 4-2. Southwest Valley was aided by an 8 run sixth inning to make the score 10-4. Bedford would add on 4 additional runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but could not complete the comeback, allowing Southwest Valley to secure the 10-8 victory. Danica Sunderman led the Southwest Valley hitting attack with two hits and 1 RBI. Kiara Roberts got the win on the mound. Roberts gave up eight hits and 5 earned runs through six and one-third innings. In game No. 2, Southwest Valley jumped out to 3-0 lead in the first inning. They would add 3 more runs in the second to go along with Bedford’s 1 run making the score 6-1 after two innings. The Bulldog bats would be unleashed in the third inning. Driving in 4 runs to trim the lead to 6-5. Bedford would then drive in 5 more runs in the fifth inning and hold on from there to secure the victory by a score of 10-6. “We hit the ball well enough and got on base well enough to win two ball games, but our defense limited us to only one win,” head coach Jim Obermeier said. Lexi Bronner led the Southwest Valley batting attack with two hits, including a triple. Bronner also scored 1 run and 2 RBI. Kylie McBride was on the mound for The Lady Timberwolves. McBride gave up two earned runs and six hits through innings. SWV goes 1-1 at Bedford
Southwest Valley lost its first game but won its second June 13 in the Bedford Tournament. With runs scattered across six innings, Orient Macksburg stopped the Timberwolves 13-1. “We ran into a couple of outs on the bases early and that hurt our scoring chances,” Southwest Valley head coach Pete Nett said. “Lane [Peterson] really didn’t do that bad of a job on the mound but we didn’t hit their pitcher nearly as well as we should have.” The Timberwolves’ lone run came in the sixth on a hit by Ryan Allison. Nick Frederick added two singles and Chance Cobb had a single, a double and a run scored. Peterson pitched five innings for 7 earned runs, seven hits and strikeout. Trenton Drake gave up 6 earned runs and two hits and walked six. SWV had a better showing against Essex, claiming an 18-3 victory in four innings. “We did a good job putting the ball in play up and down the lineup,” Nett said. “It was nice to get a win after losing several in a row and hopefully we can build some momentum going into next week.” Bryan Pearson had a single, a double and 2 RBI as did Joey Kernan. Clint Mullen singled twice for 2 RBI. Trenton Drake hit a double for an RBI. Ryan Allison and Frederick each singled for an RBI. Colton Drake hit two singles and Spencer Bull had an RBI. Frederick took the win, pitching two innings for four strikeouts and two walks. Pearson pitched two innings for two hits and three walks. The Southwest Valley Timberwolves fell victim to a 14-4 defeat June 9 at hands of Nodaway Valley in Greenfield. The T-Wolves came out swinging early and held on to a 4-0 going into the bottom of the sixth inning. Nodaway Valley would rally home ten runs in the sixth en route a 14-4 Wolverine victory. “It went downhill pretty fast,” Nett said about his team’s 4-0 lead. Colten Drake pitched four innings for SWV giving up four hits, three earned runs, walking five and striking out five. Nick Frederick pitched one inning, allowing four hits, four runs, walking three and striking out two. Clint Mullen gave up three earned runs and walked four batters in less than an inning pitched. Frederick was credited with the loss Drake led the Southwest Valley bats with a single, a double and a RBI. Bryan Pearson had a single and an RBI. Frederick and Trevor Holbrook both hit a single and earned a run scored. SWV claims win on road
Southwest Valley claimed a road win last week but fell to Martensdale-St. Marys at home. The Timberwolves topped Nodaway Valley 4-3 in an away game June 9. Danica Sunderman drove home two runs on a single and Lexi Bronner singled for an RBI to give SWV a 4-0 lead in the top of third inning. The Timberwolves were able to hold off a 3-run rally by Nodaway Valley in the bottom of the seventh. Ashtyn Grossnickle was 2-3 with two stolen bases and a run. Janelle Gibler was 1-2 and Shelby Nelson was 1-3. Kylie McBride was the winning pitcher with 2 earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts. SWV fell 16-0 at home June 12 against Martensdale-St. Marys. “The first third of the season has been disappointing with the weather and the number of wins,” SWV head coach Jim Obermeier said. “We have been inconsistent defensively and have had relatively quiet bats “Our 2-5 record include wins against CAM and Nodaway Valley,” Obermeier said. “Leading the Timberwolves offensively have been junior Ashtyn Grossnickle and sophomore Danica Sunderman. Kylie McBride has thrown the most innings at pitcher and has shared some of those duties with Kiara Roberts. Both throw a lot of strikes but at times our defense has let them down.” McBride was the losing pitcher with 4 earned runs, two walks and a strikeout in three innings. Kiara Roberts pitched two innings for 3 earned runs, two strikeouts and a walk. “We look forward to a busy week this week with Bedford doubleheader Tuesday, Stanton Wednesday, Central Decatur Thursday, Pleasantville Friday for Parents’ Night, and two games at Griswold on Saturday,” Obermeier said. SWV wins over Mt. Ayr in thrilling fashion
By Trevor Maeder The Southwest Valley Timberwolves picked up their second win of the season in thrilling fashion with a 2-1 victory over Mt. Ayr on June 2 at Timberwolf Field in Corning. Mt. Ayr came into the seventh and final inning holding a 1-0 lead. Twice the Timberwolves were down to their final strike. Lane Peterson fought back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk and Ryan Allison would gather up a single. Recent graduate Nick Frederick then hit a walk off opposite field single on an 0-2 count to give The Timberwolves the 2-1 victory, their second of the season. Bryan Pearson led the pitching brigade for Southwest Valley and struck out 17 batters, giving up two hits and 1 earned run, while walking seven batters “Bryan was phenomenal on the mound for us,” head coach Pete Nett said. “He kept them off balance with his off speed pitch and really did a nice job pounding the strike zone.” With the win Southwest Valley improved to 2-2 on the season. T-Wolves fall 6-2 in duel with I-35 The Southwest Valley Timberwolves fell victim to a 6-2 defeat June 5 at the hand of Interstate 35 at Timberwolf Field in Corning. Southwest Valley took a 2-0 in the bottom of the first, but would give up 3 runs in the top of the fourth followed by 3 more runs in the top of fifth. SWV could do little after that as I-35 would collect the 6-2 victory. “We got a couple runs early, and had a chance for more, but couldn't get it done,” Nett said. Lane Peterson led the SWV offense with two singles while scoring 1 run. Ryan Carlson had a double and 2 RBI, Joey Kernen also hit a double on the night. On the mound for the Timberwolves was Frederick, who through seven innings struck out 10, gave up 3 earned runs, eight hits and walked seven batters. “He worked his way out of some tough situations and kept us in the game with his composure all night long despite some tough situations when we threw the ball away in the field a couple of times,” Nett said. Frederick now holds a record of 1-2 on the mound this season. Southwest Valley falls to 2-4 on the season. Their season continues its full swing next week with home games against East Union and Martensdale-St. Marys along with away stands against Nodaway Valley, Clarke and Orient-Macksburg. Southwest Valley top CAM 9-2
Southwest Valley freshman Kylie McBride was 3-4 at bat with a double, a run and an RBI in a 9-2 win June 6 over CAM at home. CAM took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but Southwest added a run in the bottom of the third before breaking loose with 5 more in the fourth to stretch a 6-2 lead. Sophomore Danica Sunderman was 2-3 with a run and an RBI. Senior Kim Hults had a double with 2 runs, two stolen bases and a walk. Junior Ashtyn Grossnickle was 1-3 with a run, an RBI, a stolen base and a walk. Senior Lexi Bronner was 1-4 with 2 RBI. Senior Janelle Gibbler was 1-2 with a walk. McBride was the winning pitcher with three hits, 2 runs, two walks and four strikeouts. I-35 blanks SWV A June 5 home game against Interstate 35 ended in a 12-0 disappointment for Southwest Valley. Senior Allie Bronner got the only hit for the Timberwolves. Kiara Roberts took the loss, giving up 7 earned runs and eight hits in five innings. Lenox edges out SWV A 3-1 lead evaporated for Southwest Valley after Lenox scored 3 in the bottom of the fifth for a 4-3 loss June 4 for the Timberwolves at Lenox. Grossnickle doubled with a run and a stolen base while Lexi Bronner singled for an RBI. Hults scored 2 runs. McBride was the losing pitcher, giving 2 earned runs of five hits. She walked one and struck out one. SWV unleashes bats against Mt. Ayr Southwest Valley’s 7 runs on 11 hits still wasn’t enough June 2 in a 10-7 loss at home with Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr had 4 runs in the fourth and 4 more in the sixth for a 9-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth. The Timberwolves answered with 4 of their own but Mount Ayr added another in the 10th. Southwest Valley was only able to make to come up with a single run in the final inning. Grossnickle was 3-5 with a double, 3 runs, three stolen bases and an RBI. Sunderman was 3-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base. Hults singled with 2 runs, a stolen base and a walk. Shelby Nelson singled and had a run. Gibler singled for an RBI. McBride had a single and Roberts scored a run. McBride gave up seven hits and five earned runs. She had seven strikeouts and three walks. Southwest Valley is on the road June 9 against Nodaway Valley and June 10 with Red Oak. The Timberwolves return home June 11 with East Union and June 12 with Martensdale-St. Marys. SW Valley posts win in tourney
Southwest Valley went 1-1 June 5 in the I-35 Tournament at Truro, picking up a 6-5 win over East Union in Game 2. The Timberwolves opened with a 14-4 loss to Wayne in the first game of the tourney. Wayne took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Southwest Valley came back in the top of the fourth with 4 runs but Wayne answered with 6 in the fourth, 3 in the fifth and 4 more in the sixth. Ryan Allison had a single, a run scored and 2 RBI. Lane Peterson singled for an RBI. Bryan Pearson had a single and a run scored. Pearson singled to drive home 2 runs and Cody McMann had an RBI in the bottom of the sixth for a 6-5 win over East Union in Game 2. Chance Cobb hit a single and a double for 2 RBI and Ryan Carlson singled for an RBI. Cobb pitched three innings, giving up two hits, 3 earned runs and eight walks and striking out one. Nick Frederick finished up with five strikeouts, a hit and two walks. "It was nice to get our first win in the second game, and even better to come from behind to get it,” Southwest Valley Coach Pete Nette said. “Bryan Pearson had a big 2-RBI hit to tie the game, and Cody McMann had a great full-count at bat when he put the ball in play and drove in the go-ahead run. Nick Frederick did a great job on the mound in relief to get the win. On the day, our pitchers still walked too many guys, but I was pleased with how we competed at the plate and with how we fielded the ball in the second game." The Timberwolves fell 12-1 May 29 to Woodward-Granger at Granger. Frederick singled and scored a run, Pearson singled for an RBI, and Carlson and Allison finished with singles. Frederick pitched two innings with two strikeouts while giving up six hits, 5 earned runs and three walks. Peterson finished the game with a strikeout, three hits, 3 earned runs and four walks. "It was very much a first game for us,” Nett said. “We had some difficulties catching the ball in the field, and that problem usually snowballs into other things for us. We had some nice plate appearances, and strung together some hits, but we still didn't get to their pitcher like we could have." Klocke earns state medal
Southwest Valley junior Tony Klocke became the first Iowa High School Athletic Association State Track meet medalist in Southwest Valley school history with his seventh place finish in the Class 2A 110-meter hurdles at The Iowa State Track Meet. “Tony was able to qualify for state in the top eight,” coach Allen Naugle said. “He was then able to run extremely well and make it to the finals. He ran into a strong wind in the finals but was able to move up a spot after qualifying eighth for finals and finished seventh overall in the state.” Klocke began his journey on the historic “blue oval” on May 22 by finishing eighth in his preliminary race with a time 15.10 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Klockes’ eighth place finish meant he was the last qualifier for the final race May 23. Klocke would participate in the finals and come home from Des Moines with a seventh place medal courtesy of a time of 15.53. Klocke finished the track season with 10 first place medals in the 110-meter hurdles, which included taking home the first place medal at the state qualifier meet May 14 at Treynor. Klocke, who will be a senior next year at Southwest Valley, will be one of only three 110 meter hurdles medalist who will return to school next season along with state champion Jacob Smith from Burlington-Notre Dame, and eighth place finisher Hunter Wargo of West Branch. “Tony did a great job all year,” Naugle said. “He finished first in the 110 hurdles in almost every track meet that he attended. Tony had come a long way with hard work and determination. I am extremely proud of his accomplishments and am very excited to see his improvement next year as he tries to improve on his seventh place finish.” Klockes’ season best in the 110-meter hurdles was a time of 15.10. Klocke qualifies for state
in 110 hurdles Southwest Valley’s Tony Klocke will compete May 22 in 110 meter hurdles in the Class 2A State Track and Field Championship at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Klocke placed first with a time of 15.10 May 15 in the district event at Treynor High School. “Tony Klocke is the only one who qualified,” Southwest Valley boys track coach Allen Naugle said. “We had some other close events that we missed out by hundredths and tenths of seconds but Tony is the only one. He qualified with the fourth fastest time in 2A. He will run Friday morning at 9:40. If he runs in the top eight he will qualify for finals. Finals are on Saturday at 12:45 p.m.” Wyatt McAlpin placed third in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:06.97. Scott Vanderhoof was fourth in the high jump with a jump of 5-10.00. “We went up against some very tough competition throughout the night and finished 10th overall as a team,” Naugle said about the district meet. “I was very happy with our effort and how hard we ran. Our shuttle hurdle team ran a great time and finished fifth overall. Trevor ran a nice time to finished fifth overall in the 400 hurdles. Scott jumped well in the high jump to finish fourth. Wyatt ran a great race to finish third and just miss a automatic qualifying bid. I was very pleased with how well we competed throughout the night and the improvement on times in a wide variety of events.” For the girls, Kaylea Wiechman placed fourth in the 200 meter dash with a 28.55 finish. “The girls posted many season best times and earned medals in seven events,” coach Mat Beu said. “We had several PR performances and our kids finished their season with a great deal of momentum to build on for the future. This has been a really fun group of girls to work with. They have maintained a positive attitude and worked hard to improve as track athletes.” Other district results include: Girls 100 meter dash — Kaylea Wiechman, sixth, 13.78; Miah Hummel, eighth, 14.35 200 meter dash — Renee Williams, eighth, 29.73 400 meter dash — Emily Campbell, 15th, 1:16.41 100 meter hurdles — Payton Thomas, 14th, 19.35; Dezirae Archer, 19.83 400 meter hurdles — Elizabeth Herzberg, 11th, 1:15.23 4x100 meter relay — Wiechman, Shanna Saunders, Williams and Hummel, seventh, 55.41 4x200 meter relay — Wiechman, Elizabeth Fuller, Williams and Oakley Goodvin, seventh, 2:00.89 4x400 meter relay — Goodvin, Williams, Fuller and Kelsey Means, ninth, 4:45.96 4x800 meter relay — Means, Diana Berggren, Kendra Top and Fuller, sixth, 11:27.29 800 sprint medley — Wiechman, Hummel, Goodvin and Means, seventh, 2:03.77 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Dezirae Archer, Saunders, Thomas and Herzberg, fifth, 1:16.87 Shot put — Saunders, 12th, 25-02.50 Discus — Saunders, 10th, 79-08 Boys 100 meter dash — Grant Maurer, 13th, 12.72; Merik Gaule, 18th, 13.17 200 meter dash — Gaule, 16th, 26.26; Brett Schafroth, 20th, 27.61 400 meter dash — Evan Skelton, 19th, 59.44; Tyler Bissell, 20th, 1:02.65 800 meter run — Jacob Kinyon, 16th, 2:36.02 400 meter hurdles — Trevor Sorenson, fifth, 57.95; Maurer, 12th, 1:02.56 4x100 meter relay — Garrett Seals, Klocke, Bissell and Chance Cobb, seventh, 49.62 4x400 meter relay — Sorenson, Bissell, Vanderhoof and Lane Peterson, 10th, 3:59.53 4x800 meter relay — McAlpin, Bryon Pearson, Phillip Currin and Peterson, seventh, 9:06.10 Distance medley — Cobb, Garrett Seals, Pearson and Peterson, eighth, 4:09.19 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle — Sorenson, Vanderhoof, Schafroth and Klocke, fifth, 1:01.51 Long jump — Skelton, 15th, 14-06.00 Shot put — Clint Mullen, 12th, 34.09.00; Hayden Bayles, 18th, 30-08.00 Discus — Mullen, 14th, 98-07; Bayles, 15th, 95-07 |
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4x800 team captures gold at Clarke
The Southwest Valley Lady Timberwolves took home a sixth place team finish at the Clarke Invitational April 30 in Osceola. “We competed well in select events and were able to post a few PR and season best performances,” Coach Mat Beu said. The highlight of the night was the gold medal performance of the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Kelsey Means, Kendra Top, Dianna Berggren and Elizabeth Fuller with a time of 11:28.13. “I was proud of our 4x800 relay team tonight. When we put our best performances all together I think we are going to be tough in that event,” Beu said. “Elizabeth Fuller ran a monster anchor leg and brought us back from 75 meters to win the race.” The 4x400 meter team of Means, Fuller, Oakley Goodvin and Beth Herzberg garnered a silver medal finish with a time of 4:39.34. Herzberg also brought home silver in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:16.23. “Beth has been improving all season long and is quickly closing in on her season goals, Coach Beu said. “ I am really happy with where she is at with her training.” The girls track season carries on next week with Southwest Valley team traveling May 4 to the Pride of Iowa Championship Meet at Nodaway Valley followed by a meet May 8 at Mount Ayr. Results 100-Meter Dash: Kaylea Weichman, fifth (13.66) 200-Meter Dash: Emily Campbell, fifth (30.20) 800-Meter Run: Kendra Top, fifth (2:57.97); Dianna Berggren, sixth (3:02.75) 1500-Meter Run: Kendra Top, fifth (6:06.30) 400-Meter Hurdles: Elizabeth Herzberg, second (1:16.23) Discus: Shanna Saunders, fifth (86’08”) Long Jump: Renee Williams, sixth (12’09”) 4x100: Kaylea Weichman, Shanna Saunders, Renee Williams, Mia Hummell, fourth (55.37) 4x200: Kaylea Weichman, Elizabeth Fuller, Renee Williams, Oakley Goodvin, fifth (1:59.99) 4x400: Oakley Goodvin, Elizabeth Herzberg, Elizabeth Fuller, Kelsey Means, second (4:39.34) 4x800: Kelsey Means, Kendra Top, Dianna Berggren, Elizabeth Fuller, first (11:28.13) Shuttle Hurdle: Dezirae Archer, Shanna Saunders, Payton Thomas, Elizabeth Herzberg, fourth (1:20.12) Sprint Medley: Kaylea Weichman, Mia Hummell, Oakley Goodvin, Kelsey Means, third (2:04.42) |
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Boys finish 3rd at Griswold, prepare for conference
The Southwest Valley boys track team placed fifth April 28 at the Raider Relays in Mount Ayr.
The Timberwolves secured two gold medals with Scott Vanderhoof claiming the high jump with a jump of 5’10” and Tony Klocke in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.90.
Trevor Sorensen collected a second place medal in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.70. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Sorensen, Klocke, Brett Schafroth and Colten Drake also picked up a silver medal with a time of 1:03.42.
“I was very pleased with the effort and happy about the way that we finished,” Coach Allen Naugle said.
The Timberwolf boys were able to muster up a third place team finish at the Griswold Tiger co-ed Relays on April 30 in Griswold.
“Overall we finished 3rd as a team and ran very well all evening,” Coach Naugle said. “We ran our fastest 4x800 of the year and then turned around and ran our fastest shuttle hurdle of all time.”
Tony Klocke picked up a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.76. Colten Drake finished third in the same race with a time of 16.10, his best of the year.
Drake collected a first place finish in the shot put with a throw of 43-10.50. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Drake, Klocke, Trevor Sorensen and Scott Vanderhoof earned a second place finish, with a time of 1:01.30. Wyatt McAlpin took second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:07.16.
The T-wolves will continue their season with a busy week, competing in the Pride of Iowa Conference meet May 4 at Nodaway Valley, followed by a home meet May 7 in Corning and an invitational meet May 8 at Bedford.
Results
Mt. Ayr
Discus: Colten Drake, fourth (121’ 6”)
Shot Put: Colten Drake, third (43’ 8.75”)
High Jump: Scott Vanderhoof, first (5’ 10”)
4x800: Wyatt McAlpin, Bryan Pearson, Phillip Currin, Lane Petersen, sixth (9:19.09)
Shuttle Hurdle: Trevor Sorensen, Colten Drake, Brett Schafroth, Tony Klocke, second (1:03.42)
4x200: Chance Cobb, Wyatt McAlpin, Trevor Sorensen, Scott Vanderhoof, fifth (1:40.27)
110-Meter Hurdles: Tony Klocke, first (15.9); Brett Schafroth, sixth (17.18)
400-Meter Hurdles: Trevor Sorensen, second (58.7)
800-Meter Run: Wyatt McALpin, fourth (2:10.34)
Griswold
Discus: Colten Drake, fourth (124’ 01”); Clint Mullen, fifth (113’ 4”)
Shot Put: Colten Drake, first (43’ 10.5”)
High Jump: Scott Vanderhoof, second (6’)
3200-Meter Run: Connor Haggerty, fifth (12:35.91)
4x800: Wyatt McAlpin, Bryan Pearson, Phillip Currin, Lane Petersen, third (9:02.41)
Shuttle Hurdle: Colten Drake, Trevor Sorensen, Scott Vanderhoof, Tony Klocke, second (1:01.30)
400-Meter Dash: Trevor Sorensen, third (56.04)
4x200: Garrett Seals, Chance Cobb, Tyler Bissell, Scott Vanderhoof, second (1:41.16)
110-Meter Hurdles: Tony Klocke, first (15.76); Colten Drake, 3rd (16.1)
1600-Meter Run: Lane Petersen, fifth (5:16.37)
200-Meter Dash: Garrett Seals, fifth (25.72)
400-Meter Hurdles: Trevor Sorensen, third (58.16)
Distance Medley: Tyler Bissell, Brett Schafroth, Bryan Pearson, Phillip Currin, fourth (4:20.56)
800-Meter Run: Wyatt McAlpin, second (2:07.16)
4x100: Garrett Seals, Tony Klocke, Tyler Bissell, Scott Vanderhoof, third (49.56)
4x400: Evan Skelton, Chance Cobb, Brett Schrafroth, Grant Mauer, third (3:57.80)
The Southwest Valley boys track team placed fifth April 28 at the Raider Relays in Mount Ayr.
The Timberwolves secured two gold medals with Scott Vanderhoof claiming the high jump with a jump of 5’10” and Tony Klocke in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.90.
Trevor Sorensen collected a second place medal in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.70. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Sorensen, Klocke, Brett Schafroth and Colten Drake also picked up a silver medal with a time of 1:03.42.
“I was very pleased with the effort and happy about the way that we finished,” Coach Allen Naugle said.
The Timberwolf boys were able to muster up a third place team finish at the Griswold Tiger co-ed Relays on April 30 in Griswold.
“Overall we finished 3rd as a team and ran very well all evening,” Coach Naugle said. “We ran our fastest 4x800 of the year and then turned around and ran our fastest shuttle hurdle of all time.”
Tony Klocke picked up a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.76. Colten Drake finished third in the same race with a time of 16.10, his best of the year.
Drake collected a first place finish in the shot put with a throw of 43-10.50. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Drake, Klocke, Trevor Sorensen and Scott Vanderhoof earned a second place finish, with a time of 1:01.30. Wyatt McAlpin took second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:07.16.
The T-wolves will continue their season with a busy week, competing in the Pride of Iowa Conference meet May 4 at Nodaway Valley, followed by a home meet May 7 in Corning and an invitational meet May 8 at Bedford.
Results
Mt. Ayr
Discus: Colten Drake, fourth (121’ 6”)
Shot Put: Colten Drake, third (43’ 8.75”)
High Jump: Scott Vanderhoof, first (5’ 10”)
4x800: Wyatt McAlpin, Bryan Pearson, Phillip Currin, Lane Petersen, sixth (9:19.09)
Shuttle Hurdle: Trevor Sorensen, Colten Drake, Brett Schafroth, Tony Klocke, second (1:03.42)
4x200: Chance Cobb, Wyatt McAlpin, Trevor Sorensen, Scott Vanderhoof, fifth (1:40.27)
110-Meter Hurdles: Tony Klocke, first (15.9); Brett Schafroth, sixth (17.18)
400-Meter Hurdles: Trevor Sorensen, second (58.7)
800-Meter Run: Wyatt McALpin, fourth (2:10.34)
Griswold
Discus: Colten Drake, fourth (124’ 01”); Clint Mullen, fifth (113’ 4”)
Shot Put: Colten Drake, first (43’ 10.5”)
High Jump: Scott Vanderhoof, second (6’)
3200-Meter Run: Connor Haggerty, fifth (12:35.91)
4x800: Wyatt McAlpin, Bryan Pearson, Phillip Currin, Lane Petersen, third (9:02.41)
Shuttle Hurdle: Colten Drake, Trevor Sorensen, Scott Vanderhoof, Tony Klocke, second (1:01.30)
400-Meter Dash: Trevor Sorensen, third (56.04)
4x200: Garrett Seals, Chance Cobb, Tyler Bissell, Scott Vanderhoof, second (1:41.16)
110-Meter Hurdles: Tony Klocke, first (15.76); Colten Drake, 3rd (16.1)
1600-Meter Run: Lane Petersen, fifth (5:16.37)
200-Meter Dash: Garrett Seals, fifth (25.72)
400-Meter Hurdles: Trevor Sorensen, third (58.16)
Distance Medley: Tyler Bissell, Brett Schafroth, Bryan Pearson, Phillip Currin, fourth (4:20.56)
800-Meter Run: Wyatt McAlpin, second (2:07.16)
4x100: Garrett Seals, Tony Klocke, Tyler Bissell, Scott Vanderhoof, third (49.56)
4x400: Evan Skelton, Chance Cobb, Brett Schrafroth, Grant Mauer, third (3:57.80)
SWV tennis falls to Shenandoah, Clarke
By Trevor Maeder
The Southwest Valley tennis teams continued to struggle this week, though the boys team did manage to pull out a victory against Shenandoah at home.
Girls
Shenandoah 9 SWV 0
Clarke 9 SWV 0
“Both of our teams we played this week were far more experienced that we were,” SWV coach Pete Nett said. “I was happy with how we competed, especially in doubles, but we just couldn’t pull out any victories.”
Boys
SWV 5 Shenandoah 4
Winners were Dalton Davis at No. 3 singles, Bryce Newton at No. 5 singles, Quinten Scott at No. 6 singles, Davis and Trevor Holbrook at No. 1 doubles and Newton/Scott at No. 3 doubles.
Clarke 8 SWV 1
Winner for SWV was Johnathan Kinser at No. 4 singles.
“It was nice to see the boys get a team win; they were close in both matches last week,” Coach Nett said. “The bottom of the lineup came through for us, but that’s how team wins usually happen when we play the schedule that we do.”
By Trevor Maeder
The Southwest Valley tennis teams continued to struggle this week, though the boys team did manage to pull out a victory against Shenandoah at home.
Girls
Shenandoah 9 SWV 0
Clarke 9 SWV 0
“Both of our teams we played this week were far more experienced that we were,” SWV coach Pete Nett said. “I was happy with how we competed, especially in doubles, but we just couldn’t pull out any victories.”
Boys
SWV 5 Shenandoah 4
Winners were Dalton Davis at No. 3 singles, Bryce Newton at No. 5 singles, Quinten Scott at No. 6 singles, Davis and Trevor Holbrook at No. 1 doubles and Newton/Scott at No. 3 doubles.
Clarke 8 SWV 1
Winner for SWV was Johnathan Kinser at No. 4 singles.
“It was nice to see the boys get a team win; they were close in both matches last week,” Coach Nett said. “The bottom of the lineup came through for us, but that’s how team wins usually happen when we play the schedule that we do.”