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5-23 Grinnell Tennis


Tigers senior Will Hamilton talks about going to the state tournament beginning Friday in Waterloo   

5-23 Baseball/Softball Scores


Baseball
North Mahaska 7, Iowa Valley 2   
BGM 10, Lynnville Sully 4   
Montezuma 15, Keota 3 (6)   
PCM 5, Des Moines Christian 3
Sigourney 11, HLV 1
Tri County 8, Belle Plaine 7
Vinton Shellsburg 14-16, East Marshall 2-2

Softball
Montezuma 16, Keota 4 (4)   
Lynnville Sully 12, BGM 0 (4)
Don Bosco 21, GMG 0
North Mahaska 5, Iowa Valley 2
Tri County 9, Iowa Valley 8
Vinton Shellsburg 10, South Tama 0

5-22 Lynnville Sully Coaches Corner


Hawks softball Head Coach Stacy Alberts    

5-21 BGM Coaches Corner


Bears Girls Track Head Coach Shane Wilson wraps up the season   

5-21 Baseball and Softball Results


Games from Monday
Baseball
Albia @ Grinnell rained out, will play on Tuesday night, Head Coach Chris Coffman with a preview   
BGM 12, Belle Plaine 2 (6)  
North Mahaska 6, Lynnville Sully 0   
Union 9, Montezuma 8   
Tri County 9, Keota 4
Iowa City West 11, Benton 1 (5)
Pella Christian 12, Pleasantville 2
Iowa Valley 15, HLV 6
Williamsburg 10, Fairfield 0 (6)
South Tama v. North Tama suspended

Softball
East Marshall 16, Grinnell 1
Lynnville Sully 1, North Mahaska 0
HLV 11, Iowa Valley 1
Sigourney 5, English Valleys 2
Belle Plaine 14, BGM 7

5-21 1A Girls Golf


English Valleys Head Coach Jeff Kingland called in this report from Clarksville.  HLV advanced to state as a team. 

Lynnville Sully finished 4th in their regional final at Corning but the Hawks advanced Macy Lanser (93, T3) and Haley Hood (95, T5) to the state tournament in Marshalltown.

5-20 3A & 4A Girls Golf


The Grinnell Tigers qualify for the 4A State Tournament in Ames.  Head Coach Lynn Mawe with the results from Westwood Golf Club in Newton

In 3A, South Tama's Paige Van Dyk won the regional in Oelwin, shooting a 74 and advances to the state tournament.  Williamsburg's team won the regional @ Columbus Junction and advances to the state tournament in Ames.

5-20 Belle Plaine Coaches Corner


Lady Plainsmen Girls Track Head Coach Julie Mantz  

5-20 South Tama Coaches Corner


Trojans Boys Track Head Coach George Kuhter   

Softball Previews


Benton  Head Coach Ali Galbraith   
Belle Plaine Head Coach Cathy Cronbaugh   
BGM Head Coach Monica Radcliffe
East Marshall Head Coach Jary Hosky   
English Valleys Head Coach Mike Gerard    
Grinnell Head Coach Jill Hulsing    
HLV Head Coach Carla Cheney   
Iowa Valley Head Coach Mindy Davis
Lynnville Sully Head Coach Stacy Alberts   
Montezuma Assistant Coach Craig Ahrendt    
North Mahaska Head Coach Chris Sampson    
South Tama Head Coach Chelsea Ahrends    
Tri County Head Coach Chad Little    
Williamsburg Head Coach Wendy Green   

State Track Interviews


Here are all the interviews from 2013 State Track and Field Meet at Drake Stadium that aired on 1410 KGRN

Day Three
Beau Freeborn, North Mahaska won the 800    
Belle Plaine's winning 4x100 girls relay    
South Tama's winning 4x100 boys relay   
Christa Follette of Grinnell 1500   
Paige Miller of East Marshall, 1500    
Allison Hewett of English Valleys, 1500    
Trey Squiers, Belle Plaine, 1500   
Trent Wanders, North Mahaska, 1500    
Kyle Stephenson, South Tama, 200 meters   
Meliek Meyer, Lynnville Sully, 200 meters   
Katie Maschmann, Montezuma, 200 meters      
Emily Toennis, Belle Plaine, 200 meters    
Shealynn Miller, BGM, 100 hurdles     
Meliek Meyer, Lynnville Sully, 100 meters     
Katie Maschmann, Montezuma, 100 meters    
Lynnville Sully Boys Shuttle Hurdle    
HLV Boys Shuttle Hurdle     
Tyler Steele, Benton, 800    
Christa Follette, Grinnell, 800    
Madison Weekly, Benton, 800    
Victoria Pothast, West Marshall, 800     
Belle Plaine's girls sprint medley wins    
BGM's girls sprint medley relay    

Day Two
Grinnell's Boys 4x400 relay    
Grinnell's Girls 4x100 relay     
Lorren Stahl, Williamsburg    
South Tama's Boys 4x200    
Sierra Schultz, Grinnell, 400 hurdles     
Benton's Girls Distance Medley Relay   
Derrick Hurt, Newton, 2nd in the shot put    
Lynnville Sully 4x400 Boys relay    
Coleton Thompkins, Montezuma, long jump    
Montezuma Girls 4x200 relay    
Lynnville Sully 4x200 Boys relay    
Cole Lahndorf, HLV, 400 hurdles     
Marrisa Ward, Iowa Valley, 400 hurdles     
North Mahaska Girls Distance Medley Relay    

Day One
Grinnell's Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay    
Joe Nowasell, Grinnell, 400    
Malia Durr, Grinnell, Day One recap    
Connor Hainer, Colfax Mingo, winner in long jump     
Grinnell's 4x800 Girls relay sets a school record, finishes 3rd    
East Marshall Girls 4x800     
Brianna Dellamuth, Williamsburg   
Mason Doty, Grinnell, 3200   
HLV Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay on the Extra Point    
Kayleen Beck, BGM on the Extra Point    
Jawny Thompson, BGM on the Extra Point     
Dakota Hills, Newton    
Jacob Walker, Lynnville Sully, 400   
Beau Freeborn, North Mahaska, 400    
Emily Teonnis, Belle Plaine, 400     
Julie Long, Belle Plaine, 400    
Jolissa Kriegel, BGM, 400     
Iowa Valley 4x800 Girls Relay   
Geert Boelen, BGM 3200     
Orie Brown, Belle Plaine, 3200     
Alexa Vander Leest, Lynnville Sully, 3000    

5-20 Medals at State Track Meet


Here is a list of medals won (top 8 or better) for local high schools at 2013 State Track & Field Meet.

Day One -- State Track Recap


There were some ups and downs at the first day of 2013 State Track Meet.

Baseball Previews


Grinnell High Baseball Head Coach Chris Coffman
South Tama Baseball Head Coach Seth Koch
Belle Plaine Baseball Head Coach Shawn Welsh
BGM Baseball Head Coach Jerrod Burns
Lynnville Sully Baseball Head Coach Nick Harder
HLV Baseball Head Coach Josh Smith
Benton Baseball Head Coach Derrick Anderson
Williamsburg Baseball Head Coach Ben Grier
Montezuma Baseball Head Coach Tyler Lown
North Mahaska Baseball Head Coach Kevin Kelderman  
East Marshall Baseball Head Coach Justin Frost   

5-15 Wednesday's Coaches Corners


Lynnville Sully Boys Track Head Coach Mike Parkinson   
Benton Girls Track Head Coach Marty Thomae   

5-14 English Valleys Coaches Corner


Bears Baseball Head Coach Matt Snakenberg   

5-14 Iowa Valley Coaches Corner


Tigers Baseball Head Coach John Bowlin previews the season  

5-14 BGM Coaches Corner


Bears Girls Track Head Coach Shane Wilson

5-13 Belle Plaine Coaches Corner


Lady Plainsmen Girls Track Head Coach Julie Mantz

5-13 South Tama Coaches Corner


Trojans Boys Track Head Coach George Kuhter

5-13 Tri County Coaches Corner


Trojans Baseball Head Coach Scott Edmondson previews the season

5-10 North Mahaska Coaches Corner


Warhawks Boys Track Head Coach Steve Ehret  

5-10 3A State Qualifying Track @ Grinnell


Tigers Freshman Malia Durr qualifies in the 200 & 400 
Tigers Senior Joe Nowasell qualifies in the 400  
South Tama Junior Samantha Holtz qualifies in the discus  

Grinnell Girls Track Head Coach John Dayton  
Grinnell Boys Track Head Coach Paul Wagner  

11-20 TAYLOR SETS NCAA RECORD WITH 138 POINTS IN ONE GAME


Sophomore Jack Taylor broke the record for most points scored in a single game in NCAA history, leading Grinnell College to a 179-104 win over Faith Baptist.  Taylor set NCAA D3 records for most field goals in a game (52), most field goal attempts (108), most three pointers (27) and most three point attempts (71).  Taylor, a transfer from Wisconsin LaCrosse and hails from Black River Falls, WI talked with KGRN Sports Director Chris Varney after the game  

Post Game comments from Head Coach Dave Arseneault Sr. 
Post Game comments from Associate Head Coach Dave Arseneault Jr.