Rickels runs at state meet

Cross country

     Midland freshman Trenton Rickels gained some valuable experience by competing in the State Class 1A Boys Cross Country Meet Oct. 27 in Fort Dodge.

     Rickels finished 90^th overall with a time of 16 minutes, 26.0 seconds.

     “For being on the big stage, I thought he did fine,” Midland coach Jon Eganhouse said. “Trenton did say it felt strange to have the sidelines of the trail packed with spectators most of the way around.

     “Looking to next year, we still have a young team. We will be bringing up at least one middle schooler that will hopefully give us a (complete) team. Milo Smith will be coming up next year, and I believe he can be as fast as Trenton.”

Football

     Iowa Valley of Marengo broke open a close football game by outscoring the Midland Eagles 70-22 over the middle two quarters, and scored a 92-46 victory in an Eight-player first round game Oct. 26 in Marengo.

     The teams were tied 16-16 after the first quarter, but the Tigers opened a 48-32 lead by halftime, and outscored the Eagles 38-6 in the third quarter.

     Midland was led by quarterback Britan Martens, who completed 12 of 25 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns. Jensen Dodge caught six passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns, two from Martens and one from Alex Smith. Wilson Buckwalter caught three passes for 75 yards, Carter Mohr had five catches for 44 yards, and Peyton Rupp had three catches for 40 yards.

     Defensively, Griffin Gravel had 18 tackles, Carsen Rupp had seven, while Trevor Gudenkauf and Brett Schoenherr had five apiece. Dodge made an interception.

     Midland finished the season with a 9-2 record and tied for the Eight-player, District 3 championship with a 6-1 record.