Travis Kelce getting heckled by a Raiders’ fan on 18.
“I tell Raiders fans all the time, I love them. I love seeing them because I know I’m getting a dub and 200 yards.”
Kylan Smallwood makes it official, signing with the Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska to play basketball next season.
Midland HC Oliver Drake - “I’ve been walking around with a permagrin on my face because we just think he is the total package.”
Huge props to all the high school athletes that talk to us after losing at the state tournament level. I have coaches dodge me after regular season losses. I have a ton of respect for any athlete who steps up & answers Q's after tough losses, especially in the postseason.
Carson High's Kailee Luschar makes it official, signing with Arizona State softball this afternoon.
Luschar with the pen drop once she was done signing her LOI. Story will be out this afternoon and in the weekend edition of the Nevada Appeal.
Creston's Maggie Arnold has been awarded Middle School Cross Country Coach of the Year by the IATC
NV's Darrell Burmeister was selected as a Class 1A At-Large Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Carson High senior Nathan Smothers talks about the Senators rivalry win l, what it means to him and clinching a spot in the postseason after going 2-20 last year.
Some personal news:
Toward the end of August I'll be taking over as the sports director for the Sierra Nevada Media Group and the
@nevadaappeal
in Carson City, Nevada.
There's no way a tweet can suffice for all the gratitude I have toward Creston & the surrounding communities.
An emotional Chance Strough (B/L) discusses his long day, consolation wins and tomorrow’s consolation semis, which will be the senior’s last day on the varsity mat.
#iahswr
So Alli Masters of CD wasn't unanimous, but here's how she ranked in the POI
PPG – 14.7 (3rd)
Assists – 87 (t4th)
Steals – 73 (4th)
Blocks – 54 (2nd)
Rebounds – 132 (11th)
FG % – 49.1 (3rd, min. 100 attempts)
Color me confused.
Douglas High softball is your 2023 Class 5A state champions ... and with plenty of state records to boot
"I was crying on the field. I usually don’t cry but I am just so stoked. It almost doesn't feel real."
Senior Night for Carson High football as the Senators host rival Douglas.
Carson High retires No. 36 tonight in honor of Senator grad Jake Roman, who passed away in January 2020. Jake was the son of head coach Blair Roman.
Chris Smalley makes it official. The Wolf Pack pick up their newest recruit in Smalley as he signs his National Letter of Intent this afternoon at Douglas High.
I'll be taking over as the CNA/OST/ACFP/FO sports editor when Kaleb departs for DeKalb, Ill. next week. I'm thrilled to continue to develop relationships in the area and grow the sports coverage as best as possible. Feel free to say hello if you see me out and about.
My thoughts go out to the Smalley family and Douglas High community after hearing about the passing of Rod Smalley. Getting to know his kids, the 'ultimate father' descriptor makes perfect sense. He was in the stands at every event and especially hard to miss as a former UCLA LB.
Creston/O-M football player Blake Sevier will continue playing football at the collegiate level after signing with Graceland University this afternoon.
Congratulations to our area athletes named as school winners for the Wendy's High School Heisman –
Brielle Baker, Creston
Emma Atwood, Central Decatur
Riley Domina, Clarke
Erin Selzer, Clarke
Caroline McAlexander, Mount Ayr
Bre Klein, Murray
Trevor Luther has officially been hired as the Lenox baseball coach for the upcoming season. Luther took over as the head coach midway through last season with the Tigers.
After nearly quitting soccer, Carson High grad Bella Wakeling turned two impressive seasons at Lake Tahoe Community College into a JUCO all-American honor and an opportunity to continue her career at Long Beach State –
Here’s Jackson Kinsella’s thoughts post match about a little nervousness in the early going and his upcoming opponent, undefeated No. 1 Paul Ryan of Mount Vernon, tomorrow in the quarterfinals.
#iahswr
FINAL - Mount Ayr 3, Beckman Catholic 2 (8)
Sam Stewart pokes a walk-off single through the left side of the infield to send the Raiderettes to the state semifinals against North Linn Wednesday.
Mount Ayr is guaranteed a top four finish here in Fort Dodge
#iahssb
SWCC softball finished fifth in a conference (ICCAC) with four nationally ranked teams and picked up a win against the No. 5 team in the nation this season - just a year removed from not fielding a team. That’s quite the year if you ask me.
Our season may have come to an end today, but the journey doesn’t end here for this program and the hard working players that fought till the end! We have a lot to build off of for the future of
#SpartanSB
. Thank you
#SpartanNation
for all of your support this year! Go Spartans!
From 1996 on, Douglas' Ernie Monfiletto has made an impact on those around him. He retires as a revered football coach and educator –
"Building the relationships with those kids & helping them through the hard times was more important than anything else."
Carson High's David Remer will be headed to Tempe next year after the Class 4A 195-pound state champ signed his LOI yesterday to wrestle at Arizona State next year, per Senator coach Nick Redwine.
BREAKING: Southwestern basketball head coach Todd Lorensen has taken the head coaching job at Buena Vista University. Lorensen confirmed the move via phone call, ending his four years at SWCC. Check CNA's website for information and tomorrow's paper for a full story.
A three-sport athlete who dealt with plenty of hardship through high school – Carson High's Cam Quilling chooses softball, Chandler-Gilbert CC for her next steps –
"We went so far and we all worked so hard. I fell in love with the sport all over again."
I haven’t seen my mom since January 2020. My dad and my sister came to visit in March of 2020 right as the pandemic hit and left after 36 hours.
I can finally make plans to see them again 🥲. Happy Friday.
Carson High senior hooper, Parsa Hadjighasemi, makes his collegiate decision official. Hadjighasemi is taking his talents to San Francisco State where he will play under a Carson High alum in Vince Inglima.
Take a few minutes today and call your family, friends or whomever and tell them you love them.
It’s clichè, but tomorrow has never been and will never be guaranteed.
That’s all I got. I’m logging off for the rest of the day.
Carson High senior hooper Abby Golik made her college choice official this evening, signing with Linfield College to continue playing basketball.
"I feel extremely grateful. ... I don't even feel old enough to be doing this."
Full story in Wednesday's Nevada Appeal.
Jackson Kinsella will place at 170 pounds after battling back from a decision loss with a win by fall. Kinsella spoke with us after about the win and what it meant to him.
#IAhswr
.
@CarterEckl
of
@nevadaappeal
nabs first place in Sports Spot News Story (Rural) with his story about a high school baseball team whose season was suspended due to coronavirus. Steve Ranson of
@fallonnews
takes second.
@PVTimesSports
places third. (1/4)
CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPS
Douglas takes down Centennial, 6-4, to win the state title. The Tigers cap a historic season with their 25th win in a row and most importantly a state championship
Terence Shelby Jr. of SWCC men’s basketball signed to play with Arizona Christian University this evening. ACU is an NAIA program based out of Phoenix, Ariz. A full story will be in tomorrow’s News Advertiser.
Final - Creston 64, Winterset 38
About as impressive a defensive display as you can ask for all season, let alone in the opener. Creston gives up just six points in the second half.
I am truly grateful for my near 2.5 years here in SW Iowa. Here's my best efforts to summarize what my time here has meant to me and how I found myself in this wonderful part of the world before I depart for Carson City, Nevada –
New
#ESPNDaily
:
“This looks like a federal diagram at a trial of a drug cartel.”
We ask
@edsbs
to explain this map of the Big Ten; what makes him lol the most; “tradition”; ACC sewer people; Red Dead Redemption; Arby’s-trage; relegating Notre Dame
🎧🏈
FINAL - Mount Ayr 5, East Marshall 4
Mount Ayr solidifies it’s best finish in school history, taking home third place in the Class 2A state tournament after an incredible come-from-behind victory.
#iahssb
2018 Carson High grad Isael Lopez (
@LaJoya198
) is headed to Hawaii to continue his collegiate soccer career after winning a conference championship last season –
“The coach from Chaminade sent me a message one day and pretty much the rest is history."
FINAL | Galena 18, Douglas 7
The Galena Grizzlies are your Class 5A Div. III regional champions. They’ll play for a state title next Saturday at Mackay Stadium.
Creston/O-M’s Kylan Smallwood made 1st team offense for Class 3A District 9.
Eli Loudon, Kendall Crawford & Cael Kralik on 2nd team offense. Sam Chapman, Kolby Hulett, Garon Wurster & Rylan Luther made 2nd team defense. Tristan Travis & Andy Weis earned honorable mention.
Connor Jackson ends his night with 300+ rushing yards and four more touchdowns to bring his season total to 14.
Here’s his thoughts on the performance postgame.
In the year since Rod Smalley passed away, his son Chris just wants to continue telling his father's story –
"I kind of started playing for him. I still obviously play for myself, but that whole spring season ... Everything I did, I thought of him."
By my count the Creston girls team automatically qualifies for state in the distance medley, sprint medley, 4x800, shot put and discus (Kelsey Fields), 800 and 1,500 (Brielle Baker).
#iahstrk
Told my mom I thought a 5.0 earthquake was the biggest I’ve ever felt. She responded with, “don’t you remember the San Francisco quake in ‘89?”
Nope, sorry mom, I was born in 1993.
Creston’s Cayla Maitlen will be signing her letter of intent to play volleyball with Southwestern CC on Friday, according to Spartan head coach Casey Quiggle.
Also of note in Creston's School Board meeting minutes from last week, Traci Haley was named as the head volleyball coach for the Panthers for the 2019 season.
Pretty wild to think I spent my fall Friday nights in college watching Joe Burrow torch high school opponents in SE Ohio. Now he’s the Heisman Trophy winner. Congrats, Burreaux.
Carson High alumna, Camryn Quilling, has been named the ACCAC player of the week.
In 26 at-bats this season with Chandler-Gilbert CC, Quilling has homered six times and driven in 22 RBI. She's currently slugging at a 1.462 clip.
FINAL - Creston 56, Red Oak 54
Brielle Baker’s drive in the lane for a basket with 3.2 seconds left wins it. Baker missed the FT, but Red Oak turned the ball over to end it.
#iahsgbb
Carson High’s Bella Kordonowy makes it official, signing to play softball with the University of Nevada.
Kordonowy is the second Senator softball player to sign Div. 1 this offseason. A story will be online later today and in Wednesday’s print edition of the Nevada Appeal.
Here are some CD photos from Friday morning/afternoon. Cauy Spidle winning state in the high jump. Emma Atwood taking second in the HJ and the Cardinal boys' 4x100 qualifying for the finals
Annika Wick and Micah Merriner will continue playing soccer side-by-side as the Carson High teammates have both signed to continue their soccer careers at Lake Tahoe Community College –
"I’m super excited to keep playing with her."