Baseball awards
Carly Kinning, Sub Editor
August 16, 2013
The varsity boys' baseball team ended its season on top, by winning the 4A state title. This was the second title in the past five years. The boys finished the season 29-12. MVP of state tournament: senior, Joe Hawks. MVP of state championship game: Michael Kinning. CIC All-Conference First team- INF...
Boys’ soccer defeats Mason City 18-0
Sarah Ross, Feature Editor
May 3, 2013
The high school varsity boys' soccer team defeated Mason City 18-0 on April 30. Although girls' soccer has a mercy rule which allows officials to end the game at half time or after when a team is up by 10, boys' soccer does not follow this rule. "It was not a good feeling, we didn't feel good scoring...
Girls soccer brings in a win against Urbandale
Zoe Wilson, Staff Writer
May 2, 2013
The girls' varsity soccer team beat the Urbandale 6-0. The team played Friday, April 26 at home. Freshman Rachel Roshek scored in the first four minutes of the game, with an assist from junior Ellie Wallace. Four goals were scored in the first half by Roshek, senior Megan Faley, senior Lexi Willie,...
Athletes run to honor Boston Marathon victims
Anne Rogers, Sports Editor
April 26, 2013
Sophomore Haley Daughhtee finishes her last lap for the Boston Marathon victims along with every athlete participating in the Ames track meet on April 16. "There were so many people running the lap for Boston at once, all eight lanes were full and we covered almost 50 meters of the track at one time,”...
Girls’ high school soccer kicks off their season
Sarah Ross, Feature Editor
April 5, 2013
The girls' high school soccer team won 1-0 against Southeast Polk on April 2. Assistant coach Alicia Rollison said, "You could tell it was our first game and that we didn't have a lot of time before that to really work out different kinks with all the players in the lineup." Junior Paige Elming...
Boys try out for soccer
Courtney Mithelman, Staff Writer
March 25, 2013
The boys' soccer tryouts for the spring season were held the week of March 11. Players scrimmaged for the coaches, who observed them as they played. "The four coaches discuss good things that they see out of the players and areas that the players need to improve," Varsity Assistant Coach Dustin Mead...
