State Wrestling Day 2

wrestling gearDes Moines Iowa — Day two of the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament opened with the Class 1A and 3A quarterfinals followed by the 1A and 3A second round of consolations. The morning session ran from 9:00 till 1:00pm. Area wrestlers in Class 2A were on the mat for the afternoon session from 2:30 till 5:45. The afternoon session included the 2A quarterfinals the Class 1A semi finals and the third round of consolations followed by the 2A second round consolations.

 

Area wrestlers competing in 1A Friday

106 William Kooi of West Lyon lost by fall in 1:44 in the consolations and is out of the tournament

113 Justin Severson of West Lyon lost by fall in 1:26 in the consolations and is out of the tournament

145 Dylan Schuck of Sibley-Ocheyedan won 4-2 in the quarterfinals. He lost in the semis by fall in 5:55 and will be in the consolation semi finals Saturday

160 Garrett Sayler of Sibley-Ocheyedan lost 8-4 in quarterfinals. In the consolations he dropped a 3-0 decision and is out of the tournament

170 Trent Kruger of Sibley-Ocheyedan lost 12-4 in the quarterfinals. In the consolations he won 10-8 and followed that with 13-9 win and will be in the consolation semi finals Saturday

195 Skylar Bonestroo of Western Christian lost in the quarterfinals by fall in 2:46. In the consolations he won 5-2 and then dropped a 5-3 decision and will wrestle for 7th place Saturday

220 Matt Naig of Sibley-Ocheyedan won by fall in 3:17 in the quarterfinals and then dropped a 3-2 decision in the semi finals of the championship bracket. He will be in the consolation semis Saturday

 

Area wrestlers competing in 2A Friday

132 Austin Rozeboom of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley won by fall in 3:15 in the quarterfinals then lost in the championship semifinals 10-0. He will be in the consolation semis Saturday

138 Connor Ascherl of MOC-Floyd Valley lost by fall in :29 in the quarterfinals then lost in the consolations 7-0 and is out of the tournament

220 Ko Kieft of Sioux Center won 1-0 in the quarterfinals then lost in the championship semis 8-3. He won his first consolation match 9-0 and then lost 3-2. He will wrestle for 7th place on Saturday

285 Elijah Van`t Hof of Sioux Center won by fall in the quarterfinals in 4:27. In the championship semis he dropped a 5-3 decision and will be in the consolation semis on Saturday


Orabs Outlast Wildcats in OT

Sheldon Orabs 2Hull, Iowa — The West Lyon Wildcats and Sheldon Orabs went head to head in a Boys Class 2A District 2 semifinal Thursday night in Hull. The contest went to Sheldon in an overtime thriller 58-53.

The opening quarter was lead by the Orabs the whole way, who jumped out to a 12-4 lead by the quarter’s end. By the midway point, Sheldon would push the score to 24-10. After three quarters of play, West Lyon would cut the Orab lead to five. Heading into the final quarter, it was 36-31 Orabs. The Wildcats would tie it up at 44’s with less than 2 minutes to go. Kyle Boerhave would answer quickly to give the Orabs a slim two point lead. Isaac Heyer would hit 2 free throws to tie the game at 46-46 with less than a minute to go. With neither team able to hit the game winning shot in regulation and the contest went into overtime. In the extra period, Sheldon would hit key free throws in the last minute to put the game out of range and come away on top 58-53.

Sheldon had 3 players in double figures. Devon Johnson had a team high 12 points, along with Jaden Kleinhesselink and Kyle Boerhave adding 11 points each. West Lyon received a game high 15 points from Jaden Snyder, and 10 points from Isaac Heyer.

Sheldon improves to 11-11 on the season. West Lyon ends the year at 10-13.

Sheldon moves onto the Class 2A District 2 final against Western Christian Tuesday night at 7:00 pm. The game will be played at the West Lyon Gym.


Miedema Leads Wolfpack Rout of Okoboji

Western Christian 2Hull, Iowa – The Western Christian Wolfpack took on the Pioneers of Okoboji Thursday night in Hull in the 2nd Class 2A District 2 semifinal of the night. Western Christian rolled to a 86-33 victory

Western would jump out to a quick lead and by the end of the first quarter it was 29-13 Wolfpack. By halftime Western had run the score to 52-18. Taylor Miedema, at the midway point, had hit 7 three pointers on his way to 23 first half points. The 2nd half featured more of the same and after three quarters of play it was 73-25. At the final buzzer, Western to went onto win 86-33

The Wolfpack had 12 players in the score book. They were lead by Taylor Miedema with a game high 28, and Josh Van Lingen added 11 points of his own. Okoboji was lead by Bryce Peter with 8 points.

Western improves to 20-2 on the season. Okoboji ends the season at 6-17.

Western moves to the Boys Class 2A District 2 Final Tuesday night at 7:00 pm against the Sheldon Orabs with the game assigned to the West Lyon High School Gym. We’ll bring you the broadcast on KIWA FM 105.3 and stream from the website at www.kiwaradio.com. Pregame begins at 6:45 with opening tip at 7:00.


State Wrestling Tournament Day 1

wrestling matDes Moines — Day one of the Iowa State Individual wrestling tournament opened with the first round of Class 1A wrestling followed by the first round of consolations. The opening session runs from 9:00 till noon. Class 2A wrestlers from the area will compete in the first round followed by the first round of consolations in the evening session from 6:00 till 9:00.

 

Area Class 1A wrestlers who qualified for State

106 William Kooi of West Lyon-Inwood lost by fall in :27. He won his next match by fall in 2:20 and will be in the second round of consolations Friday morning.

113 Justin Severson of West Lyon-Inwood lost a 5-2 decision. He won his next match by major decision 14-4 and will be in the second round of the consolations Friday morning

138 Pedro Rodriguez of Sibley-Ocheyedan lost by fall in 5:04. He was decisioned 4-2 in his next match and is out of the competition

145 Dylan Schuck of Sibley-Ocheyedan won by fall in :49. In the quarterfinals Friday morning

152 Kyle Green of Sibley-Ocheyedan lost 8-2. He lost by fall in his next match and is out of the competition

160 Garrett Sayler of Sibley-Ocheyedan won by fall in :53. In the quarterfinals Friday morning

170 Trent Kruger of Sibley-Ocheyedan won by major decision 11-3. In quarterfinals Friday morning

182 Hunter Dejong of Sibley-Ocheyedan lost a 3-0 decision. He was decisioned 5-3 in his next match and is out of the competition

195 Skylar Bonestroo of Western Christian-Hull won 4-3. In quarterfinals Friday morning

220 Matt Naig of Sibley-Ocheyedan won by fall in :45. In quarterfinals Friday morning

285 Beau Kellenberger of West Lyon-Inwood lost 3-2. He lost by fall in his next match and is out of the competition

 

Class 2A wrestlers who qualified for State

106 Cesar Sandoval of MOC-Floyd Valley lost by fall in 1:02. He lost his next match by an 8-0 major decision and out of the competition.

126 Tyler Rupp of MOC-Floyd Valley lost a 6-4 decision. Lost consolation round 5-4 decision and is out of the competition.

132 Austin Rozeboom of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley won by fall in 2:47, advances to quarterfinals Friday afternoon

138 Connor Ascherl of MOC-Floyd Valley won by 6-2 decision, advances to quarterfinals Friday afternoon

145 Alex Hash of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley lost 6-4 decision, and was decisioned 13-7 and is out of the competition.

170 Luke Jenness of Sheldon/South O`Brien decisioned 5-1, and lost 4-1 decision and is out of the competition

195 Noah Minnick of MOC-Floyd Valley lost by fall in :46, and fell in 1:15 and out of the competition.

220 Ko Kieft of Sioux Center won by a 1-0 decision advancing to the quarterfinals Friday afternoon

285 Elijah Van’t Hof of Sioux Center won by 3-2 Tiebreaker decision to advance to the quarterfinals Friday afternoon


Weekly DNR Fishing Report

Iowa DNRSpirit Lake, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. For more information contact the Spirit Lake fish Hatchery at 712-336-1840.

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Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake)

Ice thickness varies from about 10-15 inches. With the upcoming warmer temperatures, use caution near shoreline and inflows where weak ice conditions and open water areas may be present. Black Crappie – Slow: Crappie fishing has been slow, most caught are small. Walleye – Fair: Anglers have picked up a few walleye in the dredge cuts towards the east end of the lake using minnows and jigs. Others have had some success fishing the South Cove Park area, the inlet, and Chautauqua Point area using minnows and jigs. Yellow Perch – Fair: Some perch have been picked up near the inlet. The bite is hit or miss.

Clear Lake

Shelters must be removed from all state-owned lands and waters by February 20. Clear Lake has around 16-18 inches of ice but the warm weather coming this weekend will make water run down the access on the little lake and melt ice quickly. There is a little bit of current flowing into the little lake from Ventura Marsh, so be aware of possible thin ice on the south side of the little lake. This week and beyond will likely be great for portable or open ice fishing. Yellow Bass – Good: Move often if not catching fish; fish 8-12 feet of water on the little lake and move until you find schools. The flats in 8-10 feet of water out from the Lynne Lorenzen have been good. Farmers Beach in 8-10 feet of water has been good and Baptist camp has been decent. Walleye – Good: Anglers have had good success on structure on the east end of the lake this week (East aerator, Hy-Vee Reef, Fisherman’s Reef, Gilmore Reef). An occasional walleye is being caught near the aerator or west to Baptist camp. Use jigging spoons, small lipless cranks, or 1/8 oz. jigs with minnows. Crappie – Good: Oxygen levels have been a little lower in the 15 and deeper water so anglers might want to target shallower flats. Yellow Perch – Fair: Occasional larger perch (9.5-10 inches) have been caught on the little lake. Channel Catfish – Good: No reports, but catfish activity picks up during late ice conditions. Use light jigs tipped with a small piece of cut bait or three to four spikes or wax worms. Farmers beach and the island have been good in the past.

Big Spirit Lake

Ice conditions: 16-18 inches of ice but thickness varied. Use caution while on the ice. Yellow Perch – Fair: Anglers are catching some nice perch off of Bakers point and north of marble beach in 20 feet of water. Small blue and silver spoons work well. Gold tear drops tipped with maggots or wax worms has been producing for less aggressive fish.

Center Lake

Ice conditions: 15-16 inches of ice but conditions varied. The aeration system is in use. Use caution while on the ice. Black Crappie – Fair: 9-10 inch crappies have been caught suspended in 17 feet of water. Evenings are the best bite. Try small light spoons tipped with minnow heads or wax worms.

East Okoboji Lake

Ice condition: 15-17 inches of ice but thickness varied. Use caution while on the ice. Yellow Bass – Fair: Some nice yellow bass have been caught on the north end of the lake off of Peppermint point and south of the hatchery. Bright tungsten jigs tipped with wax worms work well. Yellow Perch – Fair: Anglers are picking up some nice perch on the drop of Gingles point. Pilkie type lures tipped with maggots work well.

Minnewashta Lake

Ice conditions: 15-17 inches of ice. Use caution while on the ice. Yellow Bass – Slow: A few yellow bass have been picked up off Christys point in 10-12 feet of water. Try small tungsten jigs tipped with wax worms or maggots.

Silver Lake (Dickinson)

Ice conditions: 14-16 inches of ice but thickness varied. Use extreme caution during ice activities. The aeration system is in use. Walleye – Slow: A few 14-17 inch walleyes have been caught in the west bay and on the east side of the island.

West Okoboji Lake

Ice conditions: 14-16 inches of ice but thickness varied. Use caution while on the ice. Bluegill – Good: 8-12 feet of water on the north shoreline in Millers bay has been producing some nice bluegills. The north end of Haywards bay has also been producing some nice bluegills. Gold tear drops tipped with wax worms work well. Yellow Perch – Fair: Anglers are finding some nice perch on the north hump in Millers bay. Mornings are the best bite. The saddle in Emerson bay has also been producing some nice perch.


Warriors Advance to Region 1 Final

Sioux Center, Iowa — #6 Sioux Center and MOC-Floyd Valley battled in Sioux Center in a Girls Class 3A Region 1 semifinal Wednesday night. Sioux Center came out the winners 63-45.

The Warriors would end the first quarter of play with a 14-11 edge over the Lady Dutch. By halftime, MOC-Floyd Valley would inch closer to Sioux Center, getting to within one point several times in the quarter, but the Warriors advantage was a 30-24 lead at the midway point. Sioux Center opened the second half with a 9-0 run, and by the end of the third, the Warriors would push the score to 50-33.  Sioux Center would go onto win it 63-45.

The Warriors had three players in double figures. Jordyn Van Maanen would put in a game high 16 points, Jessica Harald had 15 points, and Lexi Toering would add a dozen of her own. The Lady Dutch were lead by Destiny Einerwold with 12 points, and Breanne Schuiteman added 10.

Sioux Center improves to 19-4 on the season. MOC-Floyd Valley ends the year at 14-9.

#6 Sioux Center will play # 8 Spirit Lake in Sheldon Saturday night for the Class 3A Region 1 crown and a trip to the State Tournament. Spirit Lake advanced with a 50-48 home win over Algona in the other semifinal. It will be a rematch of last years Region Final.

We’ll bring you the coverage on KIWA FM 105.3 with pregame at 6:45 for the 7pm opening tip.