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The Kuemper Catholic Knights won the District Tennis Tournament at Denison on Wednesday. The Knights racked up 23 points to advance to the Sub-State they will host on May 19th.
In singles play St. Albert’s Reed Miller was the champion with a finals win over Tanner Finken of Kuemper Catholic 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Both will move on to State in Waterloo.
In doubles action Keumper Catholic’s Cam Pille and Justin Schroeder won the title with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Denison-Schleswig’s Jaden Heiden and Sean Moran. Both duos will head to State as well.
Denison-Schleswig scored 17 points on the day and will now host St. Albert in a Preliminary Sub-State match on Saturday. The Falcons scored 13 points to finish 3rd on Wednesday.
Girls Soccer
Atlantic 3, AHSTW 2 (Completion of game stopped by lightning)
Lewis Central 10, Denison-Schleswig 0
Girls Tennis
Shenandoah 7, Denison-Schleswig 2
Girls Golf
Missouri River Conference Tournament:
Medalist: Kirsten Stykes, Sioux City East, 83.
Runner-Up: Madyson Frichter, Abraham Lincoln, 83
The Atlantic boys tennis team took the title at the Class 1A District Tennis Tournament they hosted on Wednesday. The Trojans notched 21 points on the day to run away from the pack. Creston was 2nd with 14 points and Clarinda was 3rd with 13 points.
The Atlantic doubles team of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott earned a return trip to the State Tournament with a runner-up finish Wednesday. The duo placed 8th at state a year ago. Atlantic’s Nile Petersen also qualified for State in singles play with a District Championship. He earned his way to the final and then was awarded the title after his opponent forfeited the final match due to cramping issues.
Atlantic will move on to Sub-State play as a team on May 19th at Kuemper Catholic. Creston will host Clarinda in a Preliminary Sub-State match this Saturday to determine which of them will join Atlantic in Carroll.
Full match results can be found here: Boys_Districts_2018
The Atlantic High School and Atlantic Activities Department announced on Wednesday evening that Jeff Ebling will be the next Head Boys Basketball Coach, pending board approval.
Ebling comes to Atlantic from Norwalk where he has been an assistant coach for the past three years. His other coaching stops included 1 year as an assistant at Greene High School, 7 years in Ottumwa as an assistant, 2 years as head coach at Fairfield, and 4 years as an assistant at Des Moines Roosevelt. He has been a part of three state tournament teams including last season with Norwalk.
Ebling is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a bachelors degree in elementary and middle level education. He also obtained a masters degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine. He has been teaching at the middle school level for the past 16 years. Mr. Ebling will teach social studies at Atlantic Middle School starting in the fall of 2018.
Jeff and his wife Erin plan to move to Atlantic as soon as possible. Erin Ebling will be teaching English/Language Arts at Atlantic Middle School next fall.
The school stated “Coach Ebling’s experiences and background will be a great asset to the Trojan basketball program. He is looking forward to meeting with the players and working with them and the basketball staff in the near future.”
Ebling takes over for Alan Jenkins who recently announced he is leaving to become the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Southeast Polk High School.
Atlantic’s Nile Petersen has qualified for the Class 1A State Tennis Tournament. Petersen picked up a semi-final win in Atlantic over JD Hitt of Clarinda 6-2, 6-0. Creston’s Dustin Merritt then forfeited the final due to cramping, making Petersen the District champion. Meritt advanced to the final with a 3-set win over Atlantic’s Kalob Flory in the semis. Merritt defeated Flory 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to earn a state berth.
Petersen will compete in the Class 1A State Tournament in Waterloo on May 25th and 26th. His teammates Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott had already qualified for state in doubles play earlier in the day.
Atlantic clinched the District Title as a team as well and will head to Sub-State competition on May 19th at Kuemper Catholic. That Sub-State site will include winning teams from the Atlantic and Denison District sites.
District Tennis is being contested for boys teams around the state today and one the Class 1A District sites was in Atlantic. For the third straight season the Doubles team of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott are heading to state. The Trojan duo came in second in District action today. They fell to the team of Joel Ibanez and Adam Konfrst of Glenwood in the finals 6-1, 6-2. Both doubles teams will head to the Class 1A State Singles and Doubles Tournament at Byrnes Park in Waterloo on May 25th and 26th.
The team of Podhajsky/McDermott finished 8th at last year’s Class 1A State Tournament.
The top two doubles teams and individuals from District play at all 8 sites today will advance to the State Tournament in both classes.
The top scoring team at each District site will advance to Sub-State play on May 19th. The 2nd and 3rd place teams will play a preliminary sub-state match this Saturday to determine the other sub-state qualifier. The second place team will host the preliminary sub-state match.
See other story for Western Iowa Conference Meets.
Girls
East Union 202, Martensdale-St. Marys 254
Harlan 202, Shenandoah 215 Red Oak 235
Tri-Center 197, Logan-Magnolia 227
Boys
East Union 185, Martensdale-St. Marys 200
Harlan 165, Shenandoah 199, Red Oak 209
Logan-Magnolia 168, Tri-Center 169
Treynor 171, IKM-Manning 175
Girls
Atlantic 6, Southwest Valley 3 18GirlsSWVALLEY
Boone 10, Creston 1
Denison-Schleswig 6, Kuemper Catholic 3
Glenwood 9, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
St. Albert 5, Clarinda 4
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Odorizzi pitched five strong innings and Eduardo Escobar had a two-run home run as the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. It was a season-high fifth straight victory for the Twins and capped a two-game series sweep. Minnesota has won 14 of its last 17 games against National League teams. St. Louis’ Carlos Martinez saw his stretch of six straight starts allowing one or fewer runs end.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Bundy set a dubious modern-day record, yielding four home runs and leaving without getting an out, part of a 10-run first inning that propelled the Kansas City Royals past the hapless Baltimore Orioles 15-7. Bundy was lifted after allowing five hits and two walks to the only seven batters he faced. Baltimore has lost seven straight and 19 of 22.
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have taken a 10-run, first-inning lead over the Baltimore Orioles after hitting four homers before making an out. The brunt of the Royals’ outburst came against right-hander Dylan Bundy, who yielded seven runs without retiring a single batter. Kansas City’s four homers tied a club record for most in an inning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs were awarded tight end Alex Ellis off waivers from the New Orleans Saints and released defensive tackle Stefan Charles as part of a series of roster moves. Kansas City also waived backup running back Akeem Hunt with a failed physical designation.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State baseball coach Brad Hill will step down after this season as the school’s winningest coach, ending a tenure that includes four NCAA regional appearances and a Super Regional berth. Wildcats athletic director Gene Taylor announced Hill’s decision in a statement.
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