Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

No.7 Kirkwood women roll by Spartans

The seventh-ranked Kirkwood Eagles scored the first 18 points of the game Saturday and cruised to a 76-32 victory over Southwestern Community College in a women's basketball game at Johnson Hall.

Kirsten Larson popped in four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Eagles in the first 5 minutes and 15 seconds of the ballgame against the overmatched visitors from Creston.

Kirkwood bolted to a 28-2 lead before Southwestern made its first field goal with 7:23 left in the first half. Southwestern made only two baskets in the first half (2 of 23) and trailed 43-11 at intermission.

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Kirkwood men hold off Ellsworth

Jordan Ashton scored 22 points and grabbed eight reboundsas Kirkwood edged Ellsworth, 72-69, in a junior college men's basketball game Wednesday night a Johnson Hall.

Matt Lassen added 14 points, Kareem Martin, Jr. 14 and Joe Tagarelli 11 for the Eagles (21-5, 7-2).

Kalehl Brown led Ellsworth (14-14, 4-5) with 16 points and seven rebounds.

ELLSWORTH (69): Dep 3 2-2 11,McFadden 3 2-4 8, Jones 4 3-3 12, Kalund Brown 1 2-2 4, Kalehl Brown 6 2-2 16, Fuller 1 2-2 5, D. Brown 0 0-0 0, Deng 4 2-2 13, Scott 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 15-17 69.

KIRKWOOD (72): Singleton 2 0-0 4, Ukah 2 0-0 4, Lasen 5 0-2 14, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Ashton 9 0-0 22, Lawton 1 1-2 4, Olson 0 0-0 0, Martin, Jr. 5 1-2 13, Tagarelli 4 3-4 11. Totals: 28 5-10 72.

Halftime: Kirkwood 40, Ellsworth 35. 3-point goals: Ellsworth 10 (Dep 3, Jones, Kalehl Brown 2, Fuller, Deng 3). Kirkwood 11 (Lassen 4, Ashton 4, Lawton, Martin, Jr. 2)

Balanced Eagles handle Ellsworth

Anna Martensen scored 13 points as Kirkwood was able to rotate many players off the bench in a 68-33 rout of Ellsworth on Wednesday night at Johnson Hall.

No Eagle played more than 21 minutes. Cassidy Clark and Peyton Bockholt each sccored nine for Kirkwood (22-5, 10-1). Clark also finished with nine rebounds.

Chantelle Rumph led the visitors with 10 points. Ellsworth is 6-20, 2-9.

ELLSWORTH (33): Greenfield 0 0-0 0, Thigpen 2 1-2 5, Lehman 1 2-2 5, Gates 0 1-4 1, Lewis 2 0-0 6, Rumph 2 6-18 10, Wickland 0 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 1 0-0 3, Birkenholz 1 0-0 3, Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 10-16 33.

KIRKWOOD (68): Silva 1 0-0 3, Larson 2 0-0 5, Hutchins 1 0-0 2, Martensen 6 1-2 13, Clark 4 1-3 9, Sneed 0 1-2 1, Miles 2 0-0 5, Downs 2 0-0 4, Isaac 2 2-2 8, Oberman 1 0-0 3, Sudduth 1 0-0 2, Bockhold 3 3-5 9, Kallenberger 0 0-0 0, Wood 2 0-0 4. Totals: 27 8-14 68.

Halftime: Kirkwood 43, Ellsworth 19. 3-point goals: Ellsworth 5 (Lewis 2, Lehman, Weatherspoon, Birkenholz). Kirkwood 6 (Silva, Larson, Miles, Isaac 2, Oberman).

Martin leads KCC men to 20th win

ESTHERVILLE - Kareem Martin Jr. scored a career-high 21 points Saturday as 11th-ranked Kirkwood stomped Iowa Lakes, 103-77, in a junior college men's basketball game in Estherville.

Kirkwood raised its records to 20-5 overall and 6-2 in the ICCAC Division II conference.

Jordan Ashton and Hunter Rhodes contributed 14 points for Kirkwood. Matt Lassen scored 11 points and Ajay Lawton had 10. Joe Tagarelli grabbed seven rebounds and Rhodes had five assists.

Iowa Lakes fell to 12-13 overall and 1-8 in the league.

KIRKWOOD (103): Singleton 2 4-4 8, Lawton 2 6-6 10, Richards 1 2-2 4, Lassen 3 2-2 11, Rhodes 4 4-4 14, Olson 1 4-4 7, Ashton 4 3-5 14, Martin 8 1-1 21, Ukah 4 0-0 8, Tagarelli 2 2-4 6. Totals 31 28-32 103.

Halftime - Kirkwood 55, Iowa Lakes 28. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 13 (Martin 4, Lassen 3, Ashton 3, Rhodes 2, Olson 1).

Kirkwood women move back into 1st

ESTHERVILLE - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team defeated Iowa Lakes, 62-43, Saturday and moved into sole possession of first place in the ICCAC Division II conference standings.

Kirkwood raised its records to 21-5 overall and 9-1 in the league. The Eagles had been tied for first place with NIACC, but NIACC lost to Iowa Central Saturday and fell into second place at 8-2.

Anna Martensen led Kirkwood with 12 points. Kirsten Larson snared six rebounds and Aliyah Isaac had four assists.

The Eagles led 39-14 at halftime.

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Former Linn-Mar pitchers sink Kirkwood

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Linn-Mar High School graduates Austin Stroschein and Justin Wyant were the winning pitchers Friday as Johnson County Community College swept Kirkwood, 7-2 and 4-1, in a doubleheader in Overland Park, Kan.

Stroschein tossed a complete game in the 7-2 victory. He allowed two runs on seven hits, with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Wyant pitched five innings in the second game. He allowed one run on two hits, with seven strikeouts and three walks.

Brandon Brittain had a triple and two hits for Kirkwood in the opener. Randy Perez had two doubles for Kirkwood in the second game as the Eagles began the season with a pair of setbacks.

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No. 7 Kirkwood women get 20th win

KEOKUK - Tyra Polite led a balanced attack with 14 points and six assists Wednesday night as No. 7 Kirkwood defeated Southeastern Community College, 65-57, in an ICCAC conference game in Keokuk.

Kirkwood raised its records to 20-5 overall and 8-1 in the league, tied with NIACC for first place.

Anna Martensen scored 12 points for the Eagles. Cassidy Clark contributed nine points and seven rebounds. Ariel Sneed and Taylor Silva had eight points apiece.

Champale Grays scored 21 points for Southeastern (18-7, 5-3).

KIRKWOOD (65): Sneed 4 0-0 8, Miles 1 0-0 2, Downs 1 0-0 2, Isaac 3 1-1 7, Silva 3 1-4 8, Sudduth 0 0-0 0, Polite 4 5-6 14, Larson 1 0-0 3, Hutchins 0 0-0 0, Martensen 6 0-0 12, Bockholt 0 0-0 0, Clark 4 1-2 9, Wood 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 8-13 65.

SOUTHEASTERN (57): Nicholas 1 0-3 2, Grays 8 5-6 21, Conner 2 0-0 4, Barnes 1 0-0 3, Soy 3 2-2 11, Nikitina 4 0-0 12, Thompson 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 7-11 57.

Halftime - Kirkwood 30, Southeastern 25. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 3 (Silva 1, Polite 1, Larson 1), Southeastern 8 (Nikitina 4, Soy 3, Barnes 1).

Eagles easily dispatch Grand View JV

Jordan Ashton had 18 points in just 21 minutes of playing time as Kirkwood rolled to a 71-55 win Wednesday night over the Grand View JV at Johnson Hall.

The No. 11 Eagles (19-5), rolled to a 42-18 lead at halftime, allowing Coach Bryan Petersen to substitute freely in the second half.

Nobody for Kirkwood played more than 21 minutes. Nick Richards scored 11 points off the bench for Kirkwood.

Grand View JV (9-10) was led by Darius Vaughn and Tyler Springer with 13 points apiece.

GRAND VIEW JV (55): Vaugn 5 0-0 13, Evers 4 2-2 12, Williams 2 2-2 7, Santos 1 0-0 2, Springer 6 1-2 13, Thedford 1 0-0 3, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Denholm 1 0-0 1, Bonewitz 1 0-0 2, Putnam 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21 6-8 55

KIRKWOOD (71): Singleton 2 0-0 4, Tagarell 3 1-2 7, Lassen 1 1-2 4, Rhodes 2 0-0 5, Ashton 6 2-2 18, Lawton 3 0-0 6, Richards 4 3-3 11, Bartlett 0 0-0 0, Weeks 1 0-0 2, Olson 1 3-4 5, Cowser 1 0-0 3, Ukah 2 0-0 4, Hyberg 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 10-13 71.

Halftime - Kirkwood 42, Grand View JV 18. 3-point goals: Grand View JV 7 (Vaughn 3, Evers 2, Williams, Thedford). Kirkwood 7 (Lassen, Rhodes, Ashton 4, Cowser).

Kirkwood baseball headed for chilly weekend

It was 66 degrees in Kansas City this past weekend, but those balmy temperatures will be a distant memory by the time the Kirkwood Community College baseball team gets there this week to begin the season.

The Eagles are scheduled to play a four-game series against Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City area this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The forecast for Friday is for 47 degrees, but the high temperature on Saturday is supposed to be 30 and the high on Sunday is ticketed for 37.

Kirkwood plans to leave Cedar Rapids on Thursday and play as many games as possible. Coach Todd Rima and the Eagles feel they have practiced inside long enough.

"We're excited," Rima said Monday. "You can tell it's game week. We had practice last night and the energy was there. I think we're at the point where we need to play. Put them on the field and let them go."

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