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Today's Sports

  • Dreams of Des Moines

    The 2012 track season will continue on for many area competitors as they prepare for the state meet this weekend in Des Moines.

    Topham wins four district titles

    For Rebekah Topham, her amazing freshman season will continue for at least another week. Topham, Griswold’s top distance runner, qualified for the state meet by winning four district titles at the Corning District meet Thursday evening.

    “It feels great, just to qualify in four events for state,” Topham said afterwards.

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  • Esaias signs with Iowa State

    RED OAK — Red Oak High School state champion Seth Esaias will continue his wrestling career when he takes to the mats at Iowa State University, next season.

    Esaias signed his letter of intent to compete for the Cyclones in wrestling, last Wednesday, at Red Oak High School.

    “I’ve been interested in Iowa State and Iowa,” Esaias said. “Just coming from Iowa, you’ve always got to root for the home states.”

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  • Red Oak gets shutouts over...

    RED OAK—The Red Oak girls tennis team picked up easy wins to open up tennis regionals Saturday at Red Oak High School.

    Red Oak picked up 5-0 wins over St. Albert and then Harlan.

    “Today we had some fine play going on there,” Red Oak Head Tennis Coach Dan Martinez said. “We’ve really come a long way.”

    The Tigers had their first win against St. Albert. Kate Walker, Paige Vannausdle, Grace Blomstedt and Erica Sherman all picked up the early wins for the Tigers.

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  • Walker, Nelson and White going...

    RED OAK — For the second straight season, the Red Oak boys tennis team will be sending a singles player and a doubles team to the state tennis tournament.

    Pete Walker and Jordan Nelson and Craig White will be the competitors for Red Oak at the state meet after placing in the top two at the district meet in Red Oak Thursday.

    “We don’t have to wait to get a gift from that one,” Red Oak Tennis Coach Dan Martinez said about Nelson and White getting in.

    Both Nelson and White made it to the state tournament last year as alternates.

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  • Tigers finish boys golf season...

    RED OAK — The Red Oak boys’ golf team had several meets during the last week to wrap up their 2012 regular season.

    Red Oak competed at the 3A sectional meet in Atlantic Friday, however, neither the team nor any golfers qualified for districts.

    They finished with a team score of 392, putting them in eighth out of eight teams competing.

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  • Red Oak track teams take eighth...

    ATLANTIC — The Red Oak girls track and field team finished eighth out of eight teams competing at the 3A district meet in Atlantic Thursday.

    Red Oak was unable to get any athletes to qualify for the state meet.
    The Tigers finished with a team score of 20 points as Harlan won the district title.

    Maddy Mann placed fifth in the 100-meter dash as she ran a time of 14 seconds flat. Nikki Graber was sixth in the 200-meter dash, running a time of 29.61 seconds.

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  • Focht leads the way for Stanton...

    DES MOINES — The Stanton Vikings boys track and field team has qualified for the state meet in Des Moines in four events.

    Greg Focht has qualified to compete in two of those meets individually. Focht will compete in the 1A boys 100 and 200-meter dashes.

    The senior will compete in the second of three preliminary heats, along with district winner East Mills runner Nick Pittmon, scheduled in the 100-meter dash. The 100-meter dash prelims will take place Thursday at 4:35 p.m.

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  • Red Oak girls golf has two...

    CARROLL — The Red Oak girls golf team had two golfers compete at the Hawkeye Ten meet at the Carroll Country Club, last Monday.

    Both Ellen Fellers and Julie Sunberg competed for the Tigers as Red Oak the team, along with Creston, didn’t register a score.

    “We only took two individuals because several of our golfers are playing more at a JV level,” Red Oak golf coach John Gambs said. “So they’re not ready for a varsity-level tournament.”

    Fellers shot a 116, while Sunberg finished with a 134.

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  • Two selected to RO Hall of Fame

    RED OAK — The Red Oak  School District has selected two recipients for the Red Oak Sports Hall of Fame.

    Todd Tidgren and Tracy Elliott are the new inductees for Red Oak’s Hall of Fame.

    Tidgren is a former basketball player for Red Oak as he was able to get the Tigers basketball team to the state tournament, as well as substate.

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  • Outside Iowa: Hunting absolutely...

    This weekly column is dedicated to the pursuit of Iowa’s outdoors and the rural communities that open their doors to those who live that passion. 

    I think we’d all agree that the outdoors is a lifestyle and fully exemplifies our heritage, and especially historically across the state of Iowa.  These outdoor pursuits are the lifeblood to many of the small businesses and organizations that call rural Iowa their home.

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