Sports

PANTHER PROFILE

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:00am

     Name: Alyssa Foust

     Age: 18

     Parents: Curt & Renee Foust

     Sport in which you participate: Track and field

     Season goals: PR on my 200s.

     I like this sport because: I like the competition, spending time with my friends, and meeting new people.

     What is something the average person doesn't know about your sport? How much technique we actually have to have.

Mid-Prairie, CVC top MHS

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:59am

     Monticello showed some signs of improving, but suffered a pair of losses in girls soccer last week.

     The Panthers began the week by playing host to Mid-Prairie April 17, and lost by a score of 4-0.

     “Even though we lost 4-0, I thought Cassie (Gillmore) played well in goal,” Monticello coach Bruce Feuling said. “Our defense in the second half was much better than in the first half, as we limited their shots on goal to only eight.”

Uppena reaches Drake

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:56am

Girls track

     Libertie Uppena set a school record and earned a spot in the Drake Relays during Midland’s April 18 meet at Durant.

     Uppena competed in the shot put, and threw a record 41-foot-0.

     “This is a great accomplishment for Libertie,” Midland coach Ryan Luensman said. “After placing second in the state last year, making it to Drake this year was a goal Libertie wanted to achieve.

     “Libertie works hard at the fundamentals of throwing, and it is really starting to show with more consistent big throws.”

COLUMN: What will Tiger's legacy be?

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:55am

     Somewhere I read this week that Tiger Woods underwent his fourth back surgery. Estimated time away from the game after this surgery has been said to be about six months. Woods had fusion surgery to create space in his lower back.

     Woods is a 14-time major winner. Now the biggest question for him is, will he ever play another major? Since his first back surgery in 2014 he has started just 19 events. He has completed just nine of them.

Panthers overcome Camanche

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:54am

     Monticello scored a 20-stroke victory in its only girls golf meet of last week, beating Camanche 209 to 229 Monday, April 17 at the Monticello Golf Club.

     “Overall I was pleased with the results,” Monticello coach Joe Steen said. “I saw a lot of positive things for us to work on as well some improvements we need to make.”

     Lauren Ries was meet medalist by eight strokes, shooting a 44. Lilly Lambert finished in second place with a 52. Courtney Campbell shot a 56, Marissa McNally carded a 57, Lydia Franzenburg had a 58, and Olivia Goodyear scored 70.

Sheehy earns spot at Drake Relays

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:51am

Girls track

     Senior Ali Sheehy’s throw of 127-foot-0 in discus competition at the West Delaware Invitational April 20 was enough to qualify her for the Drake Relays, representing Maquoketa Valley.

     “Ali has worked really hard to get where she is now, and puts in a great deal of time on technique,” Maquoketa Valley coach Creig Dunlap said. “Over the past three seasons, Ali has not had the attention she deserves, even after she qualified for the state meet as a junior.”

Winning season is celebrated

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:50am

     Monticello’s 14-9 season, which included an 11-6 mark in the River Valley Conference, was celebrated during the Panther girls basketball team’s annual awards event Friday, April 21 in the Monticello High School Commons.

     Panther coach Donnie Kremer praised the team’s effort during the season.

     “These girls fought each and every day,” he said. “We had a lot of injuries early on, but we battled through it.”

Webster City meet draws Moser athletes

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:45am

     Moser School of Dance and Gymnastics competed and placed well in the USTA Power Tumbling meet held in Webster City on April 2nd, 2017. There were 21 clubs attending with over 420 athletes competing throughout the day. Area gymnasts who placed well are as follows:

SPORTS BRIEFS

Published by admin on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:44am

James to be

Inducted into

North Scott

Hall of Fame

     Dr. Brian James of Monticello Family Dentistry and Stone Creek Dental will be inducted into the North Scott High School Athletic Hall of Fame Wednesday, May 3 during a ceremony at the Eldridge, Iowa school.

Twice more; Panthers capture two meet titles in three days

Published by admin on Wed, 04/19/2017 - 8:13am

     Two big meets, two wins.

     The Monticello High School girls track and field team continued its success in Eastern Iowa meets this season, scoring victories in the Anamosa and Tipton meets April 11 and 13, respectively.

     The win at Anamosa was particularly dominant; the Panthers totaled 160 points while winning six events and taking second in four others. Anamosa was the runner-up, with 116.

     “Our focus was like any other night; compete to the best of your ability and be better today than you were yesterday,” Monticello coach Darren Reade said.

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