Jefferson High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Blood, Sturtz top all-Metro bowling

Rylee Blood of Prairie and Hunter Sturtz of Jefferson have been honored as the Athletes of the Year on the all-Metro bowling teams, as selected by the Metro coaches.

Prairie girls claimed three of seven spots on the all-Metro first team with Blood, Ashley Sundstrom and Sabrina Keiper. Shania Christensen of Washington, Bre Smith of Marion, Mekena Diercks of Linn-Mar and Jamie Milota of Kennedy also made the first team.

Alex Diercks of Linn-Mar, James Jambois of Kennedy, Matt Galloro of Prairie, Jarrett Steward of Marion, Jacob Fulton of Xavier and Charlie Hart of Xavier joined Sturtz on the all-Metro first team for boys.

Don Willfong of Prairie was named the girls Coach of the Year and Mat Fowler of Jefferson was named the boys Coach of the Year.

Second Team Girls

Kaitlyn Earley (Prairie), Alexis Tschantz (Linn-Mar), Jade Klinefelter (Prairie), Alexis Smith (Marion), Megan Kitzmiller (Jefferson), Tanya Zaugg (Xavier).

Second Team Boys

Chase Donner (Jefferson), Nathan Williams (Linn-Mar), Ryan Wyant (Linn-Mar), Bert Goodwin (Kennedy), Shawn Wille (Prairie), Dakota Timmerman (Marion).

Honorable Mention Girls

Jefferson - Allie Schirmer, Hailey Kimble
Kennedy - Alyssa Wiedemeier, Abbie Haller
Linn-Mar - Abbie Smith, Brittni Krause
Marion - Aleann Romo, Alicia Steepleton
Prairie - Mikayla Hite, Ashley Grady
Washington - Ella Wake, Lucy Forster
Xavier - Cheyanne Crane, Ella Schrader

Honorable Mention Boys

Jefferson - Riley Walton, John Gardner
Kennedy - Max Hiatt, Nick Green
Linn-Mar - Jacob Wheaton, Alex Barnett
Marion - Dylan Nash, Nate Meister
Prairie - Lucas Galloro, Brendan Poock
Washington - Donovan Trimble, John Taylor
Xavier - Jackson Schuster, Michael Buenzow

IC West stops Jefferson girls

IOWA CITY – The Jefferson girls basketball team’s season came to an end with a 61-51 loss to 13th-ranked Iowa City West in a Class 5A regional semifinal Saturday at West High.

The Women of Troy jumped to a 14-7 lead in the first quarter and maintained the lead the rest of the way.

Kennedy Dighton led the J-Hawks (9-13) with 14 points and 18 rebounds. Emily Oler added 12 points.

Iowa City West (15-7) will face No. 7 Waukee (16-5) in a regional final at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Waukee.

JEFFERSON (51): Kitterman 1 2-2 4, Guy 1 3-4 6, Donner 1 0-0 3, Wise 1 2-2 4, Melton 0 0-0 0, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Kuba 1 0-0 3, Thurmond 0 0-0 0, Erica Oler 2 1-3 5, Dighton 5 2-2 14, Emily Oler 5 2-5 12, Obrian 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-18 51.

IOWA CITY WEST (61): Morgan 2 6-8 11, Zacharias 3 0-1 7, Nock 0 0-0 0, Faulkner 0 0-0 0, Fay 1 0-0 3, Saunders 2 5-6 9, McGrane 0 0-0 0, Huinker 1 2-2 4, Cook 4 1-2 9, Harder 1 1-2 3, Koch 4 6-7 14, Morgan 0 0-0 0, Beckner 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 22-30 61.

Halftime – Iowa City West 33, Jefferson 24. 3-point goals – Jefferson 5 (Dighton 2, Guy, Donner, Kuba), Iowa City West 3 (Morgan, Zacharias, Fay).

J-Hawks beaten by Waterloo East

The Jefferson boys basketball team ended the regular season with an 80-67 loss to Waterloo East in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Thursday at Jefferson.

The Trojans (11-11) jumped to a 23-5 lead in the first quarter.

Dennis McKinney scored 20 points for the J-Hawks (9-13). Royshawn Webb scored 14 points and Adam Van Oort added 13 points.

Isaiah Wade scored 28 points for Waterloo East.

WATERLOO EAST (80): A.Clark 2 2-4 7, Gaffeney 2 3-3 7, J.Clark 5 0-0 11, Reed 0 0-0 0, Nickelson 7 2-4 17, Muhammad 0 0-0 0, Holmes 0 0-0 0, Sanders 0 0-0 0, Berninobis 1 0-0 2, Phillips 1 2-2 4, Matlock 2 0-0 4, Wade 11 6-12 28, Garrey 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 31 15-25 80.

JEFFERSON (67): Webb 4 6-8 14, Wiederin 0 2-2 2, Green 0 2-7 2, Kramer 1 2-2 5, Brown 1 0-0 2, McCauley 1 0-0 2, Van Oort 5 1-2 13, Szabo 0 0-0 0, McKinney 7 6-7 20, Burnett 1 0-0 2, Larson 0 0-0 0, Hulsing 1 0-0 3, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 19-28 67.

Halftime – Waterloo East 47, Jefferson 26. 3-point goals – Waterloo East 3 (A.Clark, J.Clark, Nickelson), Jefferson 4 (Van Oort 2, Kramer, Hulsing).

17 Metro wrestlers win state openers

DES MOINES - Seventeen wrestlers from Metro schools won their opening-round matches at the Class 3A state tournament Thursday in Des Moines and advanced to the quarterfinals on Friday.

The Prairie Hawks finished with a 5-3 record in the first round with Conrad Braswell (106), Marcus England (113), Sam Uthoff (132), Morgan Hood (152) and Taylor Mehmen (195) all advancing. Tyler Pasker (220) lost in the first round, but bounced back in a consolation match and stayed alive in the tournament. Trenten Wennermark (126) and Alex Heisdorffer (285) dropped both of their matches for the Hawks and were eliminated.

Prairie is tied for third place in the team standings with 19.5 points with Johnston and West Des Moines Valley. Fort Dodge leads the Class 3A standings with 31 points, with Southeast Polk second at 28.

The Kennedy Cougars had an impressive day in the opening round with Nolan Hromidko (126), Logen Rodriguez (152), Ben Sarasin (160), Garrett Kubovec (170) and Dalles Jacobus (220) all prevailing in the Round of 16. Kennedy is tied for ninth in the team standings with 14 points after going 5-for-5 in their openers.

The Jefferson J-Hawks went 2-2 in the opening round with Joseph Sibomana (113) and Kyle Briggs (152) advancing. Brenden Baker (120) and Nick Dreckman (182) lost in the first round, but won in their wrestle-back to stay alive. The J-Hawks are in 17th place in the standings.

The Xavier Saints went 2-1 in the opening round with Clint Lembeck (138) and Josh Gerke (145) collecting pins. Keegan Schultschik (120) lost in the first round, but won his wrestle-back. The Saints are in 21st place.

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Kelley tops all-Metro swim team

Washington junior Cameron Kelley, who won the 200 freestyle and set a state record in the 500 freestyle at Saturday’s boys state swimming meet, earned the All-Metro Athlete of the Year Award in boys swimming, it was announced Tuesday.

Kelley won the 200 freestyle in 1 minute, 39.50 seconds in Marshalltown and set the state record of 4:39.96 while winning the 500 freestyle.

Coach of the Year honors were shared by Chris Cruise of Washington and Ryan York of Jefferson and their staffs.

Six other Washington swimmers earned first-team honors, including seniors Nick Saulnier, Mitchell Anderson and Matt Jackson, sophomores Kaleb Donelsand George Durin and freshman Jeremy Throndson.

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Van Oort helps J-Hawks sink Hempstead

DUBUQUE – Adam Van Oort scored 18 points to lead the Jefferson boys basketball team in a 52-45 win over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Hempstead.

The J-Hawks led 36-27 at the start of the fourth quarter and held on down the stretch.

Valentino Green added 11 points for Jefferson (9-12, 5-10).

Lucas Duax scored 17 points for Hempstead (8-12, 4-11).

JEFFERSON (52): Webb 0 4-4 4, Green 4 3-5 11, Kramer 1 1-2 4, Brown 2 1-2 5, McCauley 1 0-0 2, Van Oort 7 2-2 18, Szabo 0 0-0 0, McKinney 4 0 0-0 8. Totals 19 11-15 52.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (45): Williams 0 0-0 0, L.Duax 7 0-1 17, C.Duax 5 2-5 12, McDonough 1 1-2 4, Crowder 3 1-5 7, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Sindberg 1 1-1 3, Cooksley 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-14 45.

Halftime – Jefferson 25, Dubuque Hempstead 16. 3-point goals – Jefferson 3 (Van Oort 2, Kramer), Dubuque Hempstead 4 (L.Duax 3, McDonough).

Baker leads Metro parade to state

Brenden Baker might cut his shoulder-length blond hair after the state wrestling tournament next week, but he's got bigger concerns right now than trimming his flowing locks.

Baker is wrestling with a broken finger and a sore back, so getting a haircut can wait. And he's certainly not going to cut it before the state tournament, because that might be bad luck.

"No, we're going to leave it alone," the Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior said Saturday after winning the 120-pound title at the Class 3A district meet at Jefferson. "I've lasted this long. It's been almost a year."

Baker had fairly short hair last year, but his last haircut was about 362 days ago.

"It was actually the day before we left for state last year. So on Wednesday it will be a full year," he said.

He kind of likes his hairstyle - "It's different" - so he's not sure if he'll visit a barbershop or stylist in the near future.

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Linn-Mar girls edge Jefferson

Abbie Smith shot a 186 game and a 358 series as the Linn-Mar girls bowling team edged Jefferson, 2,488 pins to 2,464, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Megan Kitzmiller rolled a 205 game and a 404 series for the J-Hawks.

JEFFERSON: Megan Kitzmiller 199-205=404, Allie Schirmer 149-178=327, Hailey Kimble 156-165=321, Maddie Kisling 115-197=312, Madison Rasmussen 152-155=307.

LINN-MAR: Abbie Smith 172-186=358, Mekena Diercks 166-171=337, Katie Routhe 160-166=326, Brittni Krause 156-158=314, Hannah Bates 153-156=309, Alexis Tschantz 128-181=309.

Jefferson: 1,671-793=2,464.

Linn-Mar: 1,644-844=2,488.

Wheaton leads Lions by J-Hawks

Jacob Wheaton rolled a 257 game and a 468 series as the Linn-Mar boys bowling team handed Jefferson its first loss of the season, 3,143 pins to 3,097, in a tight Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Hunter Sturtz had a 243 game and a 469 series for the J-Hawks.

JEFFERSON: Hunter Sturtz 226-243=469, Riley Watson 205-247=452, Chaise Donner 227-225=452, Tanner Bennett 206-172=378, Patrick Slagenweit 191-150=341, John Gardner 150-172=322.

LINN-MAR: Jacob Wheaton 211-257=468, Ryan Wyant 204-232=436, Alex Barnett 202-207=409, Nate Williams 225-181=406, Alex Johnson 213-184=397, Alex Diercks 206-185=391.

Jefferson: 2,092+1,005=3,097.

Linn-Mar: 2,116+1,027=3,143.