BOYS TRACK
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
You couldn’t ask for a stronger lineup heading to the State Boys Track and Field Meet than what the Monticello Panthers will ship to Des Moines this week.
Monticello dominated the Class 2A district meet, held Thursday, May 9 at Dean Nelson Field, coming away with 17 overall entries in 11 events headed to State, to go along with a team championship.
In six events, the Panthers are sending two qualifiers. Also in six events, Monticello heads to the State with the top-seeded time or distance.
“Our momentum since Drake just keeps going,” Monticello head coach
GIRLS TRACK
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Sometimes, the wait is worth it.
Monticello came out of the Class 2A regional meet Thursday, May 9 in Monticello knowing it had qualified three entries to State.
The Panthers had to wait until Friday to compete in the discus event, because a series of rainstorms and one long delay left it too
GIRLS GOLF
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Monticello rode an 85 by Hannah Thompson and four scores in double digits to a victory in the Class 3A First Round Regional Girls Golf Tournament Monday, May 13 at Lincoln Valley Golf Course in State Center, Iowa.
The win advances Monticello to the Regional Final, to be held Monday, May 20 at Edgewater Golf Course in Oelwein.
MAY 15 OFF THE MARK COLUMN — MARK SPENSLEY, CO-PUBLISHER
Is no sporting event sacred anymore where gentlemanly traits are as pure as the sport itself? The verbal shellacking has found its way to golf this past week when Sergio Garcia accused Tiger Woods of distracting him while he was in the middle of his backswing by selecting his next club which drew a small outburst by his gallery.
Oh no Sergio, what next? Will the croaking frogs that have made golf ponds their sanctuaries be responsible for
BOYS GOLF
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Monticello bounced back from a slow start to have an outstanding back nine, lifting the Panther boys golf team to a second place finish in sectional play and advancing them to Friday’s district competition with a chance to qualify for State.
The Panthers collected scores of 39, 39, 39 and 40 on the back nine
GIRLS GOLF
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Hannah Thompson shot 41-41-82 to finish second overall, leading the Monticello girls golf team to the Tri-Rivers Conference championship at the conference tournament Monday, May 6 at Pin Oak Pub & Links in Manchester.
The Panthers won the meet by nine strokes over Cascade, 374 to 383. North-Linn was third with 396.
It
BOYS GOLF
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Monticello had lost to Starmont, East Buchanan and Cascade this season. The Panthers had hopes of avenging all three losses in the Tri-Rivers Conference Boys Golf Tournament April 29 at Pin Oak in Manchester.
They avenged two of them.
Zane Schlee of Starmont shot a 71 to win by 10 strikes, and the
GIRLS TRACK
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Monticello scored points in 13 events, and worked to position itself for the big meets ahead, during the Panthers’ home girls track and field meet Tuesday, April 30.
The Panthers wound up third in the nine-team field, missing second place by one point. Solon won the meet convincingly with 197 points, Anamosa scored 73 and Monticello totaled 72.
MAY 8 HOME STRETCH COLUMN — PETE TEMPLE, SPORTS EDITOR
The month of May. It’s both a blessing and a curse.
If you’re a sports fan, you could argue that there truly is no greater month. The Major League Baseball season is in full swing (pardon the pun), and the NBA and NHL playoffs are intensifying.
It’s a situation in which it’s easy to miss a game here or there if you aren’t paying full attention. I call myself a full-fledged
BOYS TRACK
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
Monticello wanted to see how well it could do against the best track and field athletes in the State of Iowa.
The answer was a resounding: “very well.”
With eight total entries in seven events, the Panthers emerged from the Drake Relays with a school record, a discus finalist, and a host of other
GIRLS GOLF
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
GIRLS GOLF
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor
APRIL 17 HOME STRETCH COLUMN — PETE TEMPLE, SPORTS EDITOR
I love vindication stories.
When Adam Scott nailed
APRIL 17 OFF THE MARK COLUMN — MARK SPENSLEY, CO-PUBLISHER
When I was fourteen I could hit a driver pretty good. Long and straight most
GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW
By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor