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Panthers gain from two meets

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 9:04am

   The Monticello High School bowling teams benefitted in a couple of ways from meets on back-to-back nights last week.

   The Panther boys earned a victory in a boys-only meet at Bellevue’s Horizon Lanes Jan. 13.

   And both teams gained from having faced a strong Vinton-Shellsburg program in a home event Jan. 14, despite losing both ends of it.

Panthers 'settle down,' break away from Rebels

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 9:02am

   With 4:08 remaining in the second quarter of Monticello’s Jan. 14 home game against Northeast, the score was tied 15-15, and Panther girls basketball coach Donnie Kremer called a timeout.

   From that moment until the end of the game, the Panthers outscored Northeast 41-12, on the way to a 56-27 win.

   “Settle down and just play ball. That was all that was said,” Kremer recalled about the timeout.

Rebels heat up, defeat Panthers

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 9:00am

   Northeast’s red-hot shooting from three-point range resulted in an 18-8 first quarter lead, and the Rebels stayed ahead the rest of the way, scoring a 67-58 boys basketball win over the Monticello Panthers Jan. 14 in Monticello.

   The loss was the first of the season for Monticello, and created a three-team logjam at the top of the River Valley Conference North Division. Monticello, Northeast and Cascade all sat at 5-1 in the division following Tuesday’s action.

Victory over Bellevue is highlight of Tipton quad

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:58am

   A win within its division, and two losses outside of it, made up the results for the Monticello wrestling team in a quadrangular meet Jan. 16 at Tipton.

   The win, 62-15 over Bellevue, lifted the Panthers’ River Valley Conference North Division record to 4-1. As of Thursday’s meet, Monticello is 9-5 overall in duals.

   The Panthers lost to Wilton 78-6, and to Tipton 47-35. Both opponents are RVC South Division teams.

East Buchanan overcomes both Midland teams

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:57am

Boys basketball

   East Buchanan outscored Midland 34-18 in the first half, and went on to post a 63-46 win over the Eagles Jan. 14 in Wyoming.

   Despite the loss, the Eagles (0-6, 0-12) had three double-digit scorers: Alexander Eldred with 15 points, Masyn Brodersen with 12, and Corbin Eganhouse added 11.

   The team had multiple rebounders, led by Brodersen with seven, Cole Snyder and Eldred with six apiece, Grady Sauer and Eganhouse with five apiece. Eldred led the team in assists with four and in steals with three.

 

Seventh-grade boys basketball

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:56am

Eighth-grade boys basketball

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:55am

SPORTS BRIEFS 1-22-25

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:54am

 

Monti girls shine in pair of meets

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:52am

   Monticello’s members of the Anamosa girls wrestling team had strong showings at two meets last week.

   At Anamosa’s home quadrangular meet Jan. 13, the Blue Raiders swept all three opponents, winning 60-18 over Cascade, 54-18 over Durant and 66-0 over Maquoketa.

   There were numerous forfeits throughout the evening, although Izzy Taylor did score a win by fall in the Maquoketa match. Meghan Besler went 3-0 with three forfeits, and Lydia Ahlrichs was 2-1 with two forfeits.

JV Panthers gain four wins

Published by admin on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 8:52am

   Monticello’s junior varsity had four wins and a loss in recent boys basketball action.

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