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October 16, 2013

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Tigers Fall To 11th Ranked Bears

WEST BRANCH The 11th ranked team in class 2A got the best of the Tipton Tigers on Thursday, October 10 when the West Branch Bears hosted the Tigers in a RVC South regular season finale. There, the Tigers were swept by scores of 25-14, 25-16 and 25-22. Jill Kofron had 10 kills and Michele OHaver 9 to lead the Tiger offense. Kofron and Sami Pruess each had 9 assists in the match. Kofron, Megan Martin and Michele OHaver each had 10 digs in the match. Tipton served 45-for-49 in the match, led by Alyssa Crock who was 10-for-10 with an ace serve. Tipton snapped a four-match losing streak, their longest of the year, with a four-set match win at home Tuesday, October 8 on senior night. The Tigers beat the Beavers 3-1 and honored their only senior, Jill Kofron. Tipton lost set one 25-20 before winning the next three, including 25-11 in set three to claim the match three sets to one. Kofron ended the night with 12 kills, 15 digs, 28 assists and served 20-for-24 with 5 ace serves. Michele OHaver had a season best 22 kills in the match. Sami Pruess had 16 assists and OHaver and Maggie Bormann tied for the team lead in blocks with two each. Karlie Broders had 18 kills to lead Wilton while Katie Owens had 8. Grace Austin had 31 assists and Michelle Peterson had 29 digs to lead Wilton.
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Tipton Freshman Hannah Cummins sprints to the wall to establish a personal best in the 100 Free Thursday at Davenport Central. It was the second of her three personal best efforts in the meet. Photo by Jeff McKinney.

Sammy Reynolds sprints to finish with a lifetime best in the 50 Free at Davenport Central Thursday. By the end of the evening, the Tipton sophomore had established three new personal best times. Photo by Jeff McKinney.

Tipton Statistics: Kills (25): Jill Kofron 10, Michele OHaver 9, Alyssa Crock 4, Kalyn Howe 1, Megan Martin 1. Assists (23): Jill Kofron 9, Sami Pruess 9, Bailey Kepford 1, Kalyn Howe 1, Alyssa Crock 1. Digs (57): Jill Kofron 10, Megan Martin 10, Michele OHaver 10, Ashley Smith 8, Sami Pruess 7, Alyssa Crock 5, Kalyn Howe 3, Maggie Bormann 2, Bailey Kepford 2. Serving (45-for-49): Alyssa Crock 10-for-10, Ashley Smith 9-for-10, Megan Martin 8-for-9, Jill Kofron 6-for-7, Michele OHaver 6-for-7, Sami Pruess 6-for-6. Ace Serves (4): Ashley Smith 1, Michele OHaver 1, Megan Martin 1, Alyssa Crock 1. Tipton Wilton 20 25 28 26 25 11 27 25

Bailey Kepford sends the ball over the net during Tiptons match with Wilton. Tipton split two RVC matches last week. Photo by Darren Miller.
tin 9, Karlie Broders 7, Regan Scarboro 5, Megan Drumm 5, Jenna Brammeier 4, Katie Owens 4, Carli Fix 2, Olivia Reifert 2. Tipton Statistics: Kills (49): Michele OHaver 22, Jill Kofron 12, Bailey Kepford 6, Alyssa Crock 4, Maggie Bormann 2, Kalyn Howe 2, Ashley Smith 1. Assists (49): Jill Kofron 28, Sami Pruess 16, Bailey Kepford 3, Maggie Bormann 1, Ashley Smith 1. Digs (83): Ashley Smith 22, Jill Kofron 15, Megan Martin 10, Alyssa Crock 9, Sami Pruess 4, Bailey Kepford 4, Kalyn Howe 3, Kailee Meyer 3. Blocks (4): Michele OHaver 2, Maggie Bormann 2. Serving (82-for-96): Jill Kofron 20-for-24, Megan Martin 15-for-17, Ashley Smith 13for-14, Michele OHaver 11-for-14, Sami Pruess 10-for-12, Alyssa Crock 10-for-12, Kailee Meyer 3-for-3. Ace Serves (9): Jill Kofron 5, Michele OHaver 2, Ashley Smith 2.

Three Wins, Personal Bests Highlight Central Meet

By Jeff McKinney DAVENPORTWhile announcing the line ups before last Thursdays dual meet, Davenport Centrals pool was referred to as the most historic venue in the Quad Cities. That euphemistic reference for the subterranean, four-lane relic drew a chuckle from the swimmers, coaches and spectators alike, and was one or the few highlights of the meet for Tipton. By the end of the night the Tigers managed three wins and multiple personal-best swims, but only two seconds and four thirds en route to a 54-30 loss that ended the teams string dual meet wins. Junior Ellie Siech claimed two of those first-place finishes. Her first was a PB 27.35 in the 50 Free, followed by her season-best 1:23.45 effort in the 100 Breaststroke. Tipton senior Rebecca Darling, competing in the 100 Back for the first time in two years, won the event with a PB 1:21.40 effort for the Tigers third individual win. Tiptons Kara Gravert, Hannah Cummins, Kayla Phelps and Mady Siech teamed to finish the meet with a win in the 400 Free Relay. Gravert and Mady also earned their teams two second-place finishes. The personal best charge for the Tigers was lead by Hannah Cummins, Cindy Meyer and Sammy Reynolds who all had three each. Tipton traveled to Cedar Rapids Saturday to compete in the Warrior JV Invitational, a meet featuring junior varsity squads from the largest programs in Eastern Iowa. The Tigers doubled their point total from last year and took 9th in the 11-team field. The Tigers then capped a tiring stretch of three road meets in five days by traveling to Williamsburg Monday night for a four-meet invitational. The story and results from Williamsburg will appear in next weeks paper.
Results Tipton at Davenport Central Team Scoring Varsity Davenport Central 54 Tipton 30 200-yard medley relay 1, Dav. Central, Meredith Cox, Emily Delleman, Maddie Seutter, Emmy Marker, 2:05.36. 2, Dav. Central, Phoenix Cummings, Abbi Ivanic, Ariel Kopel, Erika Moeller, 2:16.44. 3, Tipton, Kara Gravert, Mady Siech, Rebecca Darling, Ellie Siech, 2:21.86. 4, Tipton, Hannah Cummins, Cindy Meyer, Kayla Phelps, Kyleigh Geguzis, 2:43.45. 200-yard freestyle 1, Cox, Dav Central, 2:09.67. 2, Grace Voelliger, Dav Central, 2:18.91. 3, Darling, Tipton, 2:35.50. 200-yard IM 1, Delleman, Dav Central, 2:30.12. 2, Seutter, Dav Central, 2:35.21. 3, Hannah Cummins, Tipton, 3:15.14. 4, Meyer, Tipton, 3:26.51. 50-yard freestyle 1, Ellie Siech, Tipton, 27.35. 2, Marker, Dav Central, 27.41. Ivanic, Dav Central, 28.29. 4, Sammy Reynolds, Tipton, 35.48. 100-yard butterfly 1, Sarah Huber, Dav Central, 1:27.59. 2, Mady Siech, Tipton, 1:29.96. Seutter, Dav Central, DQ. 100-yard freestyle 1, Moeller, Dav Central, 1:02.47. 2, Cummings, Dav Central, 1:04.01. 3, Phelps, Tipton, 1:12.39. 4, Hannah Cummins, Tipton, 1:14.03. 500-yard freestyle 1, Kopel, Dav Central, 6:42.51. 2, Kayla Goodenough, Dav Central, 7:40.55. 3, Meyer, Tipton, 8:18.23. 4, Reynolds, Tipton, 8:41.75. 200-yard freestyle relay 1, Dav Central, Cox, Marker, Moeller, Shelby Thede, 1:51.98. 2, Dav Central, Ivanic, Seutter, Cummings, Delleman, 1:56.46. 3, Tipton, Mady Siech, Gravert, Darling, Ellie Siech, 2:01.10. 4, Tipton, Phelps, Mandy Nantz, Reynolds, Meyer, 2:29.20. 100-yard backstroke 1, Darling, Tipton, 1:21.44. 2, Gravert, Tipton, 1:27.94. 100-yard breaststroke 1, Ellie Siech, Tipton, 1:23.45. 400-yard freestyle relay 1, Tipton, Gravert, Hannah Cummins, Phelps, Mady Siech, 4:57.54.

Wilton Statistics: Kills (39): Karlie Broders 18, Katie Owens 8, Grace Austin 5, Carli Fix 4, Olivia Reifert 3, Michelle Peterson 1. Assists (32): Grace Austin 31, Jenna Brammeier 1. Digs (82): Michelle Peterson 29, Gaby Keith 15, Grace Aus

Tiptons Kalyn Howe, right, taps the ball over as two Wilton players go for the block. Tiptons Maggie Bormann (7) gets ready to get in position for the possible returned block. Photo by Darren Miller.

Sophomore Cindy Meyer pulls through the breaststroke leg of the 200 Individual Medley Thursday in Davenport Centrals historic venue on the way to setting the first of her three personal bests in meet. Photo by Jeff McKinney.

Wilton Starts Off the Week With High Finishes At Columbus

COLUMBUS JCT The Wilton boys and girls cross-country teams had two high finishes to start off the week at the Columbus Junction Mike Jay Cross-Country Invitational last Monday. The Beavers placed 3rd in the girls race and 4th in the boys race. The Wilton boys scored 120 team ponts. Adam McNamara placed 5th overall to pace the boys team. McNamara finished in a time of 17:40. Three others gave Wilton four, top-30 finishers at the meet. Hunter Anthony placed 23rd in 19:28, Jon Hennessee placed 28th in 19:54 and Jeffrey Carson placed 29th in 19:58. Other Wilton finishes came from Zac Ford, 35th in 20:42, Will Ball, 28th in 20:56 and Lucas Hammann, 45th in 22:13. Wilton scored 65 team points in the girls race. Wilton had two girls place in the top-5 at the meet. Senior Caitlin Bisbey placed 2nd in 17:47 while Kaylee Ford placed 4th in a time of 18:10. Three others placed in the top-30. They were Gabi Watkins 22nd in 21:03, Jessi Kokjohn 26th in 21:12 and Alex Reifert 27th in 21:14. Other Wilton finishers were Lexi Bartell 31st in 21:40 and Naomi Wallace 33rd in 21:57. Highland won the boys meet with a team score of 47 to win the boys race while Mediapolis was second with 65 team points and LouisaMuscatine was 3rd with 69 points. Mediapolis won the girls race with a team score of 41 team points. Louisa-Muscatine was the meet runner-up with 48 team points. Wildcats Run At Competitive Marquette Meet BELLEVUE The 12th ranked Durant girls cross-country team and the Wildcat boys team traveled to Bellevue last Monday to run against highly ranked teams at the Bellevue Maquette crosscountry meet. There, the Wildcat girls placed 2nd while the Wildcat boys placed 5th. On the girls side, the Wildcats scored 51 team points at the meet. Northeast Goose Lake, 3rd in class 2A, won the meet with a team score of 37 team points. Alyssa Williams placed 2nd in a time of 16:06 and Cheyanne Heinrich placed 4th in 16:32 to give the Wildcats two high place winners. Durant had a strong pack of runners that placed 14-16 to help support the team score. Madison Howe placed 14th, Janey Botkins 15th and Sam Fusco 16th. On the boys side, Durant scored 138 team points at the meet. Bellevue, ranked 11th in 1A, won the meet with a team score of 41 team points. Northeast Goose Lake was second with 49 team points and Bellevue Marquette was third with 77 team points. Two Wildcats placed in the top-20 placewinners led by Joseph Tobin who finished in 8th place in a time of 18:12. Sam Madsen placed 18th in 18:51 as the other Wildcat with a top finish. Other Wildcat finishers were Nate Prunchak 25th in 20:36, Tony Friederichs 37th in 22:02 and Michael Arp 40th in 25:52.

Mullen and Ohrt Tie For Top Spot

TIPTON Two entries tied for the top spot in week 7 of the football contest. There were four entries this week with only three incorrect guesses. Those entries were Dennis McAtee of Oxford Junction, Jan Carstens of Wilton, Gary Mullen of Tipton and Judy Ohrt of Tipton. So, to find a first and second place winner, the tiebreaking score from the Wilton-Iowa City Regina football game was used. The Regals beat Wilton 45 to 27 for a combined tiebreaking score of 72. Tiebreaking picks were McAtee 46, Carstens 42, Mullen 63 and Ohrt 63. Thus, Mullen and Ohrt were the Cheap Seats From Page 11. two play this week in Eddyville which should determined the 3rd and 4th position as this will be the Rockets last district game. So the winner will be the 3-seed and the loser the 4-seed. First RVC Championship This Week The first River Valley Conference

winners of this weeks contest. They will spilt the entire winnings this week. The Conservative would like to thank the players of this years contest.
Week 7 Results: 13 of 16: Dennis McAtee Oxford Junction; Jan Carstens Wilton; Gary Mullen Tipton; Judy Ohrt Tipton; 12 of 16: Steve Kuehn DeWitt; Thomas Hamilton Olin; 11 of 16: Troy Harmel Walcott; Brian Eichelberger Clarence; Jerry Coss Wilton; Kyle Miller Tipton; Betty Jedlicka Tipton; Paul Frederiksen Tipton; Wes Miller Clarence; Todd Miller Tipton; Alice Daufeldt Tipton; 10 of 16: Chad Jedlicka West Branch; Chris Lange North Liberty; Matt Hills West Branch. 9 of 16: Lanny Carstens Wilton; Paul Hurd Wilton; Sandy Corbett Tipton; Casey Mente Tipton; Sandy Agne Tipton; Bob Burke Tipton; Mary Lange Tipton; Gary Jedlicka Tipton; Wally Reidel Tipton; 8 of 16: Dave McCrea Tipton; 7 of 16: Bruce Flory Marion; Cuba Flory Tipton.

championship will be handed out this week as the conference will hold the first conference crosscountry meet Thursday afternoon. The meet will take place at Clinton. With many highly ranked teams for the boys and girls teams at the meet, the meet will be a likely preview of the state cross-country meet. That same night, the first RVC

conference volleyball tournament will be played. Its not a traditional tournament with a bracket, just cross-over play from the two divisions, but it may open the door to something different in the future. The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, October 17 - JV/V Matches: Monticello at Tipton; Northeast Goose Lake at Durant; North Cedar at West Branch; Cascade at West Liberty; Camanche at Iowa City Regina Bellevue; Mid-Prairie at Wilton.