Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Eagles lose hearbreaker in region final

MASON CITY - Kirkwood and Iowa Central battled back and fourth in the finals of the NJCAA Region XI-A Tournament on Saturday at NIACC, with the Tritons pulling out the win in five games.

Iowa Central took the region title with a 25-21, 15-25, 25-21, 15-25, 18-16 victory, ending the season for the Eagles.

Kirkwood (33-9) was led by Megan Allmandinger with 18 kills. Heather Poula added 12 and Becca Bell had 10. Bell also finished with five blocks.

Halle Lueck had 51 set assists and 19 digs. Marisa Stark also finished with 19 digs. Nicole Snyder had 18, Kensley Heater 14 and Poula had 11.

Eagles roll over weakened Kishwaukee

The Kishwaukee Community College women's basketball team showed up at Kirkwood with only five players Friday night. Then one player fouled out.

Then another.

By the time the mismatch was over, Kishwaukee had only three players on the floor and the third-ranked Kirkwood Eagles had a 109-26 victory.

Kirsten Larson led Kirkwood (3-0) with 19 points.

The Eagles expect a much harder time against State Fair (Mo.) on Saturday at 3 p.m.

KISHWAUKEE (26): Thompson 1 1-2 3, Bookers 4 4-5 13, Belle 1 2-6 4, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Barber 1 0-2 2. Totals 9 7-15 26.

KIRKWOOD (129): Sneed 3 0-3 8, Miles 4 0-0 10, Downs 2 1-2 6, Isaac 1 2-2 5, Silva 3 0-0 8, Oberman 4 0-0 11, Sudduth 1 0-0 3, Polite 1 1-2 3, Larson 7
0-0 19, Hutchins 1 1-2 3, Martensen 0 0-0 0, Bockholt 1 1-2 3, Kallenberger 5 0-2 10, Clark 3 3-4 10, Wood 4 2-4 10. Totals 40 11-23 109.

Halftime - Kirkwood 56, Kishwaukee 9. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 18 (Larson 5, Oberman 3, Sneed 2, Miles 2, Silva 2, Downs 1, Isaac 1, Clark 1,
Sudduth 1), Kishwaukee 1 (Booker 1). Fouled out - Bell, Barber.

Kirkwood dumps John Wood, 84-63

QUINCY, Ill. - Joe Tagarelli filled up the boxscore Wednesday night as the Kirkwood Eagles dumped John Wood, 84-63, in a junior college basketball game in Quincy, Ill.

Tagarelli finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks as the Eagles raised their record to 3-0 for the young season.

Jordan Ashton made three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for Kirkwood. Ajay Lawton also hit three triples and provided 13 points.

Matt Lassen and Hunter Rhodes made a pair of 3-pointers and contributed 12 points apiece.

Kirkwood shot well from behind the 3-point line, nailing 10 of 18. The Eagles led at halftime, 36-27.

John Wood (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season.

KIRKWOOD (84): Singleton 2 2-3 6, Lawton 5 0-0 13, Lassen 5 0-0 12, Rhodes 3 4-4 12, Weeks 0 2-2 2, Olson 0 0-0 0, Ashton 5 2-2 15, Martin 1 0-0 2, Ukah 3 0-0 6, Tagarelli 6 4-5 16. Totals 30 14-16 84.

Halftime - Kirkwood 36, John Wood 27. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 10 (Lawton 3, Ashton 3, Lassen 2, Rhodes 2). Fouled out - Lassen.

Eagles spike NIACC in regional opener

The Kirkwood Eagles swept NIACC, 25-16, 25-13, 25-13, in the opening round of the regional volleyball tournament at Kirkwood Wednesday night.

The ninth-ranked Eagles (33-8) advanced to the next round Saturday.

Halle Lueck collected 26 assists and nine digs for Kirkwood. Megan Allmandinger had nine kills. Erin Wenzel provided seven kills and five blocks. Heather Poula had seven digs and six kills.

Becca Bell had seven kills, Marissa Stark 13 digs, Nicole Snyder nine digs and Payton Hilton seven blocks.

No.3 Eagles stroll by Lewis & Clark

WEST BURLINGTON - Kirsten Larson led a balanced attack with 12 points Saturday as the third-ranked Kirkwood Eagles bounced Lewis & Clark, 89-43, at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

Madison Wood scored 11 points and Caitlin Smith had 10 for the Eagles (2-0).

KIRKWOOD (89): Sneed 0 5-8 5, Miles 0 2-2 2, Downs 1 3-4 5, Isaac 2 2-3 6, Silva 2 0-0 4, Oberman 0 0-0 0, Sudduth 5 0-0 10, Polite 2 1-2 6, Larson 4 2-2 12, Hutchins 3 1-2 9, Martensen 4 1-3 9, Bockholt 1 0-0 3, Kallenberger 0 1-3 1, Clark  3 0-0 6, Wood 5 1-2 11. Totals 32 19-31 89.

LEWIS & CLARK (43): Robinson 2 0-0 5, Woods 0 3-7 3, Bitter 2 0-0 4, Davis 0 1-2 1, Coonrod 1 2-4 2, Kovacev 0 0-1 0, Pisano 6 5-6 18, Meyer 1 0-1 3, Jones 0 1-4 1, Malveaux 1 2-5 4. Totals 13 14-30 43.

Halftime - Kirkwood 49, Lewis & Clark 19. 3 point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Larson 2, Hutchins 2, Polite 1, Bockholt 1), Lewis & Clark - 3 (Robinson 1, Pisano 1, Meyer 1).

Kirkwood men pound St. John's Academy

WEST BURLINGTON - The Kirkwood Eagles overwhelmed St. John's Academy in the second half Saturday afternoon and strolled to an 88-59 victory at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

Hunter Rhodes, Jordan Ashton and Kareem Martin Jr. led Kirkwood (2-0) in scoring.

The Eagles led 30-25 at halftime, but they outscored St. John's 58-24 in the second stanza.

Individual and team statistics were not available Saturday due to a computer problem at the Southeastern Community College gym.

No.1 Iowa Western clips Kirkwood

BOONE - The Kirkwood Eagles lost to Iowa Western, 25-20, 26-24, 14-25, 25-17, Friday in a showdown between two of the top junior college volleyball programs in the country.

Iowa Western is ranked No. 1 in NJCAA Divison I and Kirkwood is ranked No. 9 in NJCAA Division II.

Erin Wenzel led the Eagles with 15 kills. Heather Poula collected 14 kills and 12 digs. Halle Lueck had 39 assists and 15 digs. Megan Allmandinger had 13 kills, Nicole Snyder 16 digs and Becca Bell six blocks.

Kirkwood (32-8) salvaged a split at the tournament in Boone with a 25-18, 25-12, 25-19 sweep of Marshalltown.

Bell provided 11 kills and four blocks. Wenzel and Poula had eight kills. Lueck dished out 32 more assists. Marisa Stark had 14 digs and Snyder 13 digs.

Kirkwood and DMACC both finished with 9-1 records in the ICCAC conference this season to tie for first place. Kirkwood won the head-to-head matchup.

Polite nets 20 as No.3 KCC women roll

WEST BURLINGTON - Tyra Polite has several new tattoos on her arms this season with some colorful stars, the word "blessed" and a tribute to her mother.

She also has a new role with the Kirkwood women's basketball team as one of the go-to players on offense.

Polite scored 20 points Friday and hit a pair of 3-pointers as the third-ranked Eagles topped Danville Community College, 71-47, at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

Polite, a 5-foot-9 guard from Upper Darby, Pa., had several tattoos last year, but she's added a few more and has them up and down both of her lanky arms now.

"I think I'm done for this year," she said with a smile after showing off her artwork.

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Iowa Central clips Kirkwood, 3-2

Iowa Central grabbed a 2-0 lead and dropped the next two before taking the final game to down Kirkwood, 25-20, 27-25, 20-25, 17-25, 15-11 Wednesday night at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood (31-7-1) was led on offense by Erin Wenzel with 18 kills while Heather Poula added 16. Halle Lueck chipped in with 51 assists.

Nicole Snyder led the defense with 25 digs and Kensley Heater added 21.