(KMAland) — The 18th week of the 2024-25 sports calendar year is here, and I’ve got some points to make on this Monday.
Here are Seven Points, detailing the last week of KMAland athletics just in case you got a little busy with your last-minute Christmas shopping and missed something.
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Point 1: KMAland Iowa girls basketball conference standings update
Hawkeye Ten: St. Albert (5-0) is flying through the conference schedule and are well on their way to their second consecutive conference championship. Harlan (4-0) could stand in the way of that, but the Saintes do have a non-conference win over them already. Atlantic (2-1) and Lewis Central (2-1) are other contenders just one game back in the loss column. Shenandoah (2-2) took their shot at St. Albert and narrowly missed.
Corner: Stanton (3-0) and East Mills (3-0) lead the charge here with Fremont-Mills (3-1) and Sidney (3-1) both taking losses to one of those teams (FM to East Mills, Sidney to Stanton).
Western Iowa: Treynor (4-0) is going to be a tough egg to crack, and they have been dominant against league foes. Riverside (3-1) has yet to play Treynor while Underwood (2-1) has their only conference loss to the Cardinals.
Pride of Iowa: Mount Ayr (4-0) has a game up on Martensdale-St. Marys (4-1) thanks to the conference win over them in the first half. Lenox (3-1) also has one loss, but they’ve yet to play Mount Ayr and lost to MSTM. There seems to be a clear pecking order with Central Decatur (3-2) the only other team above .500 in the league.
Rolling Valley: Woodbine (4-0) and Coon Rapids-Bayard (3-0) are at the top of the Rolling Valley mountain at the moment. Exira/EHK (2-2), Boyer Valley (2-2) and CAM (2-2) are the only other teams in the conference right now at .500 or better.
Missouri River: Bishop Heelan Catholic (4-0) is at the top of the perch with Sioux City East (4-1) and Sioux City West (3-1) one game back in the loss column. Heelan beat East while East beat West. Abraham Lincoln (2-2) is the only team at .500 or better.
Bluegrass: Ankeny Christian (4-0) and Melcher-Dallas (4-0) were the two preseason favorites, and that’s where they stand right now. Oreint-Macksburg (2-1), Seymour (2-1) and Lamoni (2-1) are all one game back in the loss column with losses to Melcher-Dallas, Murray and Moravia, respectively.
Point 2: KMAland Iowa boys basketball conference standings update
Hawkeye Ten: Glenwood (5-0) has the best undefeated record, but they are joined in that undefeated column by Lewis Central (3-0) and Kuemper Catholic (2-0). I think a betting man would say Kuemper is the favorite at this particular point in time. Clarinda is a salty 4-1 with their only loss to Glenwood, and Harlan and St. Albert are both 2-2.
Corner: Bedford (4-0) is also a heavy favorite here with their 4-0 start and dominant performance within. Sidney (3-1) has their only loss to Bedford while East Mills (2-1) also lost to Bedford for their only defeat. Fremont-Mills is 2-2.
Western Iowa: Treynor (5-0) and Tri-Center (4-0) have yet to meet, but when they do someone is going to get a loss. They are the top two teams, and there is nobody within a game of them in the loss column, harkening back to last year’s league when Underwood and Treynor ruled it. Audubon, Riverside and Underwood are all 2-2.
Pride of Iowa: Mount Ayr (4-0) is on top here, too, with their win over Martensdale-St. Marys (4-1) representing the Blue Devils only loss. Southeast Warren (4-1) has a loss to MSTM that has them one game back in the loss column. Central Decatur (3-2), Lenox (2-2) and Southwest Valley (2-2) are all above or at .500.
Rolling Valley: Again, Coon Rapids-Bayard (4-0) and Woodbine (4-0) are at the top here. Glidden-Ralston (4-1) is a game back in the loss column with their only defeat to Woodbine. Ar-We-Va (2-2) has lost to both CRB and Woodbine.
Missouri River: Sioux City East (5-0) and Abraham Lincoln (4-0) continue to hold down the fort at the top of the MRC standings. Sioux City North (3-1) lost to Heelan while Sergeant Bluff-Luton (2-1) lost to AL for their only conference losses of the year.
Bluegrass: And finally, we have the Bluegrass where Ankeny Christian (4-0) is out to a solid lead. Mormon Trail (3-1) has their only loss to Ankeny Christian while Seymour (3-1) lost to Murray and Murray (3-1) lost to Mormon Trail. Moravia (2-1) took their only loss to Ankeny Christian.
Point 3: 20-point scorers in KMAland girls basketball
These are from the last week and were reported to KMA Sports:
34: Taryn Ottemann, Johnson-Brock (vs. Tri County)
32: Izzy Eisbach, Nodaway Valley (vs. Southeast Warren)
31: Lynnae Green, Shenandoah (vs. Creston); Anna Stangl, IKM-Manning (vs. Underwood)
30: Taryn Ottemann, Johnson-Brock (vs. Diller-Odell)
29: Izzy Eisbach, Nodaway Valley (vs. Wayne); Addison Wadle, Melcher-Dallas (vs. Seymour)
28: Lauren Benedict, Lourdes Central Catholic (vs. East Mills); Maggie Osburn, Mound City (vs. East Atchison)
27: Oliwia Ferdyn, Sterling (vs. East Butler); Brooke Larsen, Lewis Central (vs. Atlantic)
26: Caroline Simmons, Bedford (vs. Hamburg); Hailey Randall, Southwest Valley (vs. Southeast Warren); Tieler Hull, Underwood (vs. IKM-Manning); Lizzie Schlueter, East Atchison (vs. Platte Valley); Ava Graham, Nodaway Valley (vs. Union Star); Lillian Bowen, Humboldt-TRS (vs. Freeman)
25: Paige Hanson, Nodaway Valley (vs. South Holt); Cadence Shiflett, Diagonal (vs. Twin Cedars); Elsa Tiefenthaler, Kuemper Catholic (vs. Atlantic); Jaelyn Marienau, LeMars (vs. Abraham Lincoln); Melina Snoozy, Bishop Heelan Catholic (vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton); Jayden Meyer, Syracuse (vs. Nebraska City)
24: Avery Santo, Falls City Sacred Heart (vs. Bishop LeBlond);
23: Brooke Larsen, Lewis Central (vs. Bellevue East); Ellison Johnson, Red Oak (vs. Harlan); Kiki Demke, Sioux City East (vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton); Lizzie Schlueter, East Atchison (vs. Fremont-Mills); Maddie Richter, CAM (vs. Boyer Valley); Emma Boswell, Orient-Macksburg (vs. Diagonal); Addison Wadle, Melcher-Dallas (vs. Mormon Trail)
22: Aubrey Schweiso, Harlan (vs. Red Oak); Nora Konz, Treynor (vs. IKM-Manning); Jessica Lillig, Southeast Warren (vs. Southwest Valley); Taylor Henson, Lamoni (vs. Murray); Savanna Marriott, Nodaway Valley (vs. South Holt); Taylor Henson, Lamoni (vs. Moravia & Orient-Macksburg); Izzie Moore, Wayne (vs. Seymour)
21: Kadley Bailey, Creston (vs. Green City & Shenandoah); Brylin Armfield, King City (vs. Grundy County); Grace Albertsen, Harlan (vs. Red Oak); Maggie McChesney, Glenwood (vs. Creston); Addison Wadle, Melcher-Dallas (vs. Orient-Macksburg); Elsa Tiefenthaler, Kuemper Catholic (vs. Spencer); Kalyn Scamman, Shenandoah (vs. Creston); Ella Scott, Savannah (vs. East Buchanan); Harley Lubben, Johnson County Central (vs. Palmyra)
20: Kadley Bailey, Creston (vs. Glenwood); Charlie Pryor, Woodbine (vs. Ar-We-Va); Audrie Meyerkorth, Rock Port (vs. Stewartsville/Osborn); Ella Swanson, Auburn (vs. Freeman); Kenzley Bruck & Grace Albertsen, Harlan (vs. Glenwood); Cadence Shiflett, Diagonal (vs. Orient-Macksburg); Maleeah Bliley, Platte Valley (vs. East Atchison); Audrie Meyerkorth, Rock Port (vs. South Holt); Kayden Schnack, Riverside (vs. Stanton)
Point 4: 20-point scorers in KMAland boys basketball
These are from the last week and were reported to KMA Sports:
42: Owen Anderson, Mormon Trail (vs. Melcher-Dallas)
38: Chase Jahde, CAM (vs. Paton-Churdan); Jackson Ruggles, Mount Ayr (vs. Southwest Valley)
34: Braedon Godfread, Sidney (vs. Griswold); Nash Dykes, Central Decatur (vs. East Union)
33: Ayden Gibson, Glenwood (vs. Harlan)
32: Alec Lovely, Treynor (vs. Lincoln Pius X)
29: Sawyer Forney, Fremont-Mills (vs. Essex)
28: Justin Miller, Platte Valley (vs. Union Star); Aiden Knechtenhofer, Savannah (vs. Macon); Kal Chamberlain, Sioux City North (vs. South Sioux City); Tyler Baatz, Tri-Center (vs. Logan-Magnolia)
27: Kobe Klaassen, Harlan (vs. Red Oak); Jonathan Bergmeier, Glidden-Ralston (vs. Boyer Valley); Kal Chamberlain, Sioux City North (vs. LeMars); Lane Larabee, Nodaway Valley (vs. South Holt); Landon Fulton, Weeping Water (vs. Nebraska Lutheran); AJ Harder, Tri-Center (vs. Audubon)
26: Luke Sternberg, AHSTW (vs. Missouri Valley); Gavyn Jellison, Seymour (vs. Moulton-Udell)
25: Ethan Hill, Treynor (vs. IKM-Manning); Josh Mogensen, Sioux City North (vs. South Sioux City); Gavin McLaren, Atlantic (vs. Kuemper); Garrett Luett, Underwood (vs. St. Albert)
24: Colt Spencer, St. Albert (vs. Shenandoah); Ayden Gibson, Glenwood (vs. Creston); Ben Ramsey, IKM-Manning (vs. Treynor); Keifer Adams, Falls City (vs. Palmyra); Tyler Baatz, Tri-Center (vs. Audubon); Trevon Keely, Paton-Churdan (vs. Colo-Nesco); Isaiah Sholes, Essex (vs. Fremont-Mills)
23: Jake Hoyt, Creston (vs. Glenwood); Wes Vana, Logan-Magnolia (vs. Riverside); Phoenix Hartman, Paton-Churdan (vs. CAM); Declan DeJong, Moravia (vs. North Mahaska); Wes Swanson, Johnson County Central (vs. Louisville); Lucas Dirks, Southeast Warren (vs. Nodaway Valley); Miles Poynter, Maryville (vs. Odessa)
22: Brody Wennihan, East Atchison (vs. Fremont-Mills); Kobe Klaassen, Harlan (vs. Glenwood); Alec Lovely, Treynor (vs. Missouri Valley); Trevon Keely, Paton-Churdan (vs. West Harrison); Brady Dingus, Heartland Christian (vs. Whiting); Cole Medsker, South Holt (vs. Rock Port); Alex Cruz, Johnson County Central (vs. Palmyra)
21: Tucker Klamm, Platte Valley (vs. North Platte); Reese Montgomery, Red Oak (vs. Harlan); Jack Meyerkorth, Rock Port (vs. Stewartsville/Osborn); Malachi Gray, Heartland Christian (vs. Essex); Jase Ostblom, Louisville (vs. JCC); Ryan Clair, Kuemper Catholic (vs. Atlantic); Brody Henderson & Peyton Amdor, Riverside (vs. AHSTW); Brody Johnson, Melcher-Dallas (vs. Mormon Trail); Colby McQueen, Stanberry (vs. King City); Cooper Westerhold, Ashland-Greenwood (vs. Plattsmouth)
20: Etienne Higgins, Abraham Lincoln (vs. Omaha Central); Landon Wiederholt, Platte Valley (vs. North Platte); Cal Peterman, Bedford (vs. Hamburg); Peyton Amdor, Riverside (vs. Logan-Magnolia); Carter Gruver, Woodbine (vs. Ar-We-Va); Jax Pryor, Woodbine (vs. Ar-We-Va); Landon Carlson, King City (vs. St. Joseph Christian); AJ Harder, Tri-Center (vs. Logan-Magnolia); Trey Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys (vs. Lenox); Blake Boyd, Central Decatur (vs. East Union); Bilal Yusuf & Jang Ruei, Sioux City East (vs. Thomas Jefferson); Junior Gatkuoth, Thomas Jefferson (vs. Sioux City East); Aidan Schmidt, Elmwood-Murdock (vs. Falls City); Brady Schnitzer, Lourdes Central Catholic (vs. Pawnee City); Isaiah Sholes, Essex (vs. Murray)
Point 5: The KMAland boys wrestling champs in the past week
Here’s a look at those that won tournament championships in KMAland boys wrestling in the past week, sorted by weight:
106: Erik Prado, Johnson County Central (JCC); Brock Goebel, Syracuse (Logan View), Avery Vacek, Underwood (WIC); Justin Norman, East Union (POI)
113: Zander Manz, Lewis Central (Fort Dodge); Crosby Yoder, Logan-Magnolia (WIC); Jensen Dyer, Martensdale-St. Marys (POI)
120: Spencer Fink, Harlan (Glenwood); Ryan Fletcher, Underwood (WIC); Ty Strode, Nodaway Valley (POI)
126: Jesse Jens, Harlan (Glenwood); Deacon Finn, Plattsmouh (126); Davis Bramman, Riverside (WIC); Brock Shaha, Mount Ayr (POI)
132: Carter Schorsch, Lewis Central (Fort Dodge); Drew Anderson, Riverside (WIC); Keyin Steeve, Nodaway Valley (POI)
138: Aiden Smith, Atlantic (Roland-Story); Caylor Schrick, Savannah (Toganoxie); Logan Topp, Johnson County Central (JCC); Brant Freeberg, Tri-Center (WIC); Max Pollock, Wayne (POI)
144: Ben Walsh, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Roland-Story); Lucas Bose, Underwood (WIC); Tully Wood, Wayne (POI)
150: Ayden McRoberts, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Roland-Story); Trenton Byers, Abraham Lincoln (Pella); Degan Pasley, Savannah (Toganoxie); Jaxon Gordon, Riverside (WIC); Austin Henderson, Wayne (POI)
157: Robert Gilkerson, Falls City (Auburn); Luke Harms, Weeping Water (JCC); Corbin Reisz, Logan-Magnolia (WIC); Dylan Stein, Lenox (POI); Cy Petersen, Syracuse (Platteview)
165: Bo Koedam, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Roland-Story); Jett Rose, Riverside (WIC), Ian Forsythe, Southwest Valley (POI)
175: Zayvion Ellington, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Roland-Story); Kayden Baxter, AHSTW (WIC); Terrian Islas, East Union (POI)
190: Hayden Heun, Underwood (WIC); JJ Martin-England, Lenox (POI)
215: Mason Koehler, Glenwood (Glenwood); Joseph Monge, Lewis Central (Fort Dodge); Carson Edney, Logan-Magnolia (WIC); Ashton Honnold, Nodaway Valley (POI)
285: Drake Buthe, Glenwood (Glenwood); Henry Lund, AHSTW (WIC); Trent Warner, Nodaway Valley (POI)
Point 6: The KMAland girls wrestling champs in the past week
Here’s a look at those that won tournament championships in KMAland girls wrestling in the past week, sorted by weight:
100: Alicia Hernandez, Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine (Shenandoah); Jazz Christensen, SWAT (POI); Hadley Mazzulla, Auburn (Auburn); Jocelyn Prado, JCC (JCC & Fairbury); Brooklyn DeRocher, LeMars (Fort Dodge); Jersey Hilgenberg, Riverside (WIC); Quynn Foster, East Union (Knoxville)
105: Emma Miller, Treynor (Shenandoah & WIC); Khloe Parker, East Union (POI); Alejandra Reyes, JCC (JCC & Fairbury)
110: Kambry Gordon, Clarinda (Shenandoah); Nadia South, SWAT (POI); Aleah Thomas, Auburn (Auburn); Haylee Trew, JCC (JCC); Jordyn Boswell, Treynor (WIC)
115: Maddie McCoy, Clarinda (Shenandoah), Destiny Fry, SWAT (POI); Bettie Chambers, Palmyra (JCC & Wahoo & Fairbury); Hailey Harvey, Riverside (WIC)
120: Audrina Johansen, Glenwood (Shenandoah); Avaeh Smith, Lewis Central (Basehor-Linwood); Emma Hill, Central Decatur (POI); Dylan Drummond, East Atchison (JCC); Macy Rasmussen, Audubon (WIC); Maddie McCoy, Claridna (Saydel)
125: Emerson Gregg, Lewis Central (Basehor-Linwood); Molly Allen, Riverside (ADM & WIC); Kacy LaMasters, Southwest Valley (POI); Sadie Smith, Kuemper Catholic (Fort Dodge); Rylee Stracke, Nebraska City (Fairbury)
130: Emersen Gunzenhauser, Wayne (POI); Addie Henry, Auburn (Auburn), Jordan Buffum, Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine (WIC)
135: Kylar Downey, Clarinda (Shenandoah); Ellexis Stephens, Harlan (Shenandoah); Lillian Tafaya, SWAT (POI); Tayla Jones, Auburn (Auburn); Lea Gute, Missouri Valley (WIC)
140: Lily Weinreich, Clarinda (Shenandoah & Saydel); Adalynn Dredge, Mount Ayr (POI); Mia Gerdes, Auburn (Auburn); Teagan Carritt, Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine (WIC)
145: Liz Young, Treynor (Shenandoah & WIC); Mahri Manz, Lewis Central (Basehor-Linwood); Bailey Lillard, SWAT (POI); Lucia Campbell, Auburn (Auburn); Cheyenne Dike, East Union (145)
155: Lilly Barber, SWAT (POI); Ryley Marcum, Missouri Valley (WIC); Olivia Garrean, Plattsmouth (Wahoo)
170: Nancy Bowman, Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine (Shenandoah & WIC); Stella Beattie, SWAT (POI); Makayla Vasser, Nebraska City (Fairbury)
190: Mary Bowman, Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine (Shenandoah & WIC); Ellen Gerlock, SWAT (POI); Makayla Vasser, Nebraska City (Platteview); Gretchen Paschal, Auburn (Auburn)
235: Haley Armstrong, Atlantic (ADM); Megan Gerlock, SWAT (POI); Evelyn Bryan-Aldrich, Palmyra (JCC & Wahoo & Fairbury); Jocelyn Buffum, Missouri Valley (WIC)
Extra Point: Top bowling scores of the week
Here’s a look at the top individual bowling scores of the week:
Girls
Dakota Wise, Clarinda (470 vs. Red Oak)
Rylee Pulliam, Clarinda (424 vs. Red Oak)
Asha Goodman, St. Albert (387 vs. Carroll)
Dakota Wise, Clarinda (386 vs. Shenandoah)
Emerson Scoles, Abraham Lincoln (382 vs. Sioux City East)
Natalie Vanderloo, LeMars (381 vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Gabby Derry, Clarinda (380 vs. Shenandoah)
Ellie O’Donovan, St. Albert (375 vs. Carroll)
Peyton Athen, Shenandoah (372 vs. Clarinda)
Lizzy Baucom, Red Oak (350 vs. Clarinda)
Katie Salvo, St. Albert (347 vs. Carroll)
Makana Noble, Abraham Lincoln (vs. Sioux City East)
Rylee Pulliam, Clarinda (336 vs. Shenandoah)
Maddy Jarrard, LeMars (335 vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Kendra Keith, LeMars (331 vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Bailey Gill, LeMars (329 vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Adysen Wyant, Sioux City East (321 at City Meet)
Jenna Fisher, LeMars (318 vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Lana Johnson, Red Oak (317 vs. Clarinda)
Ashton Randeris, Denison-Schleswig (316 vs. Harlan)
Cailyn Meyers, Clarinda (306 vs. Red Oak)
Grace Collins, Denison-Schleswig (304 vs. Harlan)
Sara Chartier, Clarinda (302 vs. Red Oak)
Jaylan Gray, Shenandoah (302 vs. Clarinda)
Haley Lutz, Denison-Schleswig (302 vs. Harlan)
Adysen Wyant, Sioux City East (302 vs. Abraham Lincoln)
Taylor Davis, Shenandoah (301 vs. Clarinda)
Boys
Carter Schwiesow, Abraham Lincoln (486 vs. Sioux City East)
Dom Pauly, St. Albert (462 vs. Kuemper & Carroll)
Jacob Boswell, St. Albert (452 vs. Kuemper & Carroll)
Dalton Athen, Shenandoah (448 vs. Clarinda)
Josh Shamblen, Abraham Lincoln (448 vs. Sioux City East)
Brayden Wyant, Sioux City East (440 at City Meet)
Kadyn Riibe, Red Oak (437 vs. Clarinda)
Gunner Steiner, Shenandoah (429 vs. Clarinda)
Brayden Wyant, Sioux City East (429 vs. Abraham Lincoln)
Ethan Frazee, Sioux City West (427 at City Meet)
Caiden Heitritter, LeMars (427 vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton)
Sam Larimer, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (423 vs. LeMars)
Cody Doeskin, Sioux City East (420 vs. Abraham Lincoln)
Ethan Pirie, Abraham Lincoln (409 vs. Sioux City East)
Zayden Zuehlke, St. Albert (407 vs. Kuemper & Carroll)
Brandon Cox, Red Oak (403 vs. Clarinda)
Jericho Gatch, Sioux City East (400 at City Meet)
Before I roll off into the ether, let me all wish the readers, the viewers and all of the peeps in KMAland a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays. Goodbye and God Bless.
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