Jr. High Football Update

7th Grade
Central Decatur       Win
Pleasantville             Win
Earlham                   Tie
Martensdale             Win
Mount Ayr               Loss

8th Grade
Central Decatur       Tie
Pleasantville             Win
Earlham                   Win
Martensdale             Win
Mount Ayr               Win
             

Middle School Cross Country Update

Boys
Max  Bertrand, 10th Place          13:26.73
Nic Bertrand, 11th Place             13:37.91
Zach Goering, 12th Place            13:38.78
Nick Ellis, 13th Place                  13:40.76
Brennon McCuddin, 31st Place   15:10.51

Girls
Kirsten Schirm, 12th Place          15:08.03
Christina Winslow, 26th Place     17:11.47
Bailey Burton, 30th Place            18:42.77
Elizabeth Smith, 33rd Place         21:17.91
Megan Garrison, 34th Place        21:18.64

Boy's Cross Country Update

Nodaway Valley
Ryan Hart, 26th Place                19:46.77
Bryan Jackson, 42nd Place        20:47.36
Garrett McFarland, 60th Place   21:48.18
Jake McCuddin, 74th Place       22:47.26
Garrett Jones, 85th Place           23:56.76
Josh Hughes, 96th Place            25:28.84
112 Runners Total

Girl's Cross Country Update

Nodaway Valley
Holly McKinney, 9th Place    16:59.05
Megan Ellis, 49th Place         20:02.68
Shelby Spoerl, 77th Place      22:37.35
90 Runners Total

Volleyball Update

September 25, 2012

Vs. Pleasantville

Pleasantville - 1

Interstate 35 - 3

Kills - 32

Assists - 30

Blocks - 5

Aces - 20

Digs - 18

Key Players:

Jenna Sandquist: 20 out of 22 serves with 5 aces 

Rachael Wiggins: 19 out of 22 serves with 8 aces 

Football Update

September 28th, 2012
Vs. Collins-Maxwell/Baxter @ Truro
Collins-Maxwell/Baxter - 42
Interstate 35 - 22
Total Yards - 323
Passing Yards - 80
Rushing  Yards - 242
Key Performers -
Briar Vogel
141 Rush Yards
4 Catches, 45 Yards
13 Tackles
1 Fumble Recovery
2 Kick Off Returns for 67 Yards
1 Punt return for a Touch Down
Ethan Jones
16 Tackles (12 Solos)

Who Fartlek'd?

By Katie Jacobson

No Sibling Rivalry Here.  Only Peace and Running

With the crumbly gravel roads and dry days we've been having, you'd have to be insane to be running around outside, right? Wrong. You just have to be as dedicated as our cross country team.

With the heat causing early outs for our school and forcing many after extracurricular activities to be cancelled, cross country members are really feeling the need for lots and lots of water.

"It's really hard to stay hydrated," said runner Holly McKinney. Another consequence the team has been facing from the meet are having their races shortened. Instead of the girls running 2.5 miles and the boys running 3.1, the girls run only 2 miles and the boys run 2.5. "I would rather just run the whole thing since we're there already. It's just another .5 miles," added McKinney.

When Coach Spoerl was asked about his hopes for this season he said the goal was to get everyone to peak at Districts. "I've been very pleased with the performances and hard work they've put in despite the heat." So far everyone has only been improving with each meet, which probably comes from the major hill work and speed training the runners have been doing every day after school. "Overall we have a very hard working team," stated Spoerl.

This season has shown many obstacles for the cross country team and there is no guarantee that there won’t be more to come. So here’s to a good season for our runners!