Sports

Panthers win Midland tourney

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 10:19am

   Not only did the Monticello High School volleyball team win the Midland Tournament Sept. 7 in Wyoming, it did so in dominating fashion.

   The Panthers (1-0, 10-3) swept six straight matches on Saturday, winning each of them in two sets and not allowing more than 14 points in a single set.

   The highlight was beating Cascade in the championship match, 21-14, 21-14, thus avenging a loss to the Cougars in the 2023 Midland tourney.

Mustangs, Blazers hand early-season losses to Panthers

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 10:06am

   A defense that has kept the team in the game for as long as possible and an offense that has yet to break out; those two factors have characterized the play of the Monticello High School football team in the first two games of the 2024 season.

   The results have been a pair of non-district losses: 44-6 to Mount Vernon Aug. 30 at Dean Nelson Field, and 21-0 to Dyersville Beckman Sept. 6 in Dyersville.

CR Prairie, Iowa City meets open Panther season

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 10:03am

   Early-season cross country meets are often about answering a team’s questions about where its runners fit in and what their potential might be.

   In the two meets that opened Monticello’s cross country season, the Panthers had some of those questions answered and others not.

   Monticello opened with the Cedar Rapids Prairie Invitational Aug. 31, followed by the Bob Brown Invitational Sept. 5 at the Kickers Soccer Park in Iowa City.

Eagles match win total from '23

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 10:02am

Volleyball

   Midland hosted its annual volleyball tournament Sept. 7 in Wyoming, and split four matches, going 2-1 in pool play before losing a quarterfinal match.

   The wins gave Midland (3-5) three for the season, matching the total number of wins the Eagles earned all of last season.

   “I think a lot of that has to do with the experience of our starters and the level of play they’re used to competing at during the off-season,” Midland coach Gennifer Schroeder said.

Performance dance team

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 10:01am

JV divides first two games

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 10:00am

   Monticello’s junior varsity football team won one of its first two games of the season over the past two weeks.

   The Panthers (1-1) opened the season with a 35-7 home victory over Mount Vernon Aug. 30 at Dean Nelson Field.

   Quarterback Jasper Tobiason completed six of 11 passes for 113 yards and one touchdown, on a 24-yard toss to Tate Smith. Luke Welter had a 15-yard completion.

Contest winners: Overfoell, Riley

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 9:59am

   Janet Oberfoell of Monticello was the Week One winner, and Kris Riley of Monticello was the Week Two champion in the Express Football Contest.

   In Week One, Oberfoell was one of three entries to miss just one game out of the 14. Her tie-breaker score of 47 edged Nick Strittmatter of Monticello (54, actual was 50) for the first place prize of $15. Strittmatter won $5.

COLUMN: Clearing some things up

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 9:57am

   I wanted to offer this note of clarification, which I probably should have done a week ago.

   You may have noticed that in the Sept. 4 sports section of the Express, there was no mention of Monticello’s football game against Mount Vernon, nor of the cross country meet at Cedar Rapids Prairie, nor of the Panther volleyball team’s matches in the Cascade Invitational.

   That’s because we had to send our pages to the printer on Friday afternoon, Sept. 6, due to Labor Day weekend – before any of those events took place.

COLUMN: Super Harvest Moon and Central Park moon programs

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 9:56am

   Did you know that this month’s full moon will be a “Super Harvest Moon” with a partial lunar eclipse occurring?

   Full moons are one of the most impressive sights in the night sky. Over time they have inspired poets, lovers, and artists. People have used the moon’s movement to help keep track of passing months and years and to help schedule hunting, fishing, planting, and harvesting activities for thousands of years.

   Full moons are frequently found in novels, stories, and nursery rhymes. They inspire and captivate all of us!

Two monarch tagging events remain

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 9:54am

   Bring your family to volunteer as you become citizen scientists for a day.  Attend one or all of the remaining monarch tagging events at Central Park from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and 18.

   Check in at the Central Park Nature Center Lower Level to receive instructions and loaner tagging equipment before hitting the trails to search for, net and tag live monarch butterflies.

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