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FINAL/OT 

Southern Cal                                    28

Mason City, Newman Catholic        27

Southern Cal was only able to muster 204 total yards of offense compared to Newman Catholic’s 321, yet they were able to will themselves to a 28-27 OT victory and claim the 2009 Class A championship.

Quarterback Greg Meyer completed four of seven passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.  Running back Austin Blair also found the endzone for the Mustangs. He recorded 35 yards on 10 carries.

Kirby Vogel led the Mustang defense with 8 tackles.

TJ Rushing, High School Playbook

Girls 4A

TEAMS

Champion: Dowling Catholic, WDM

INDIVIDUALS

Champion: Katie Flood, Dowling Catholic

2nd: Ashlie Decker, Dowling Catholic

4th: Maddie Hubbell, DM Roosevelt

8th: Mary Kenney, WDM Valley

Boys 4A

INDIVIDUALS

3rd: Andrew Barrett, DM Roosevelt

4th: Kevin Lewis, Ottumwa

6th: Ryne Murphy, Ankeny

9th: Cole Decker, Dowling Catholic

Girls 3A

INDIVIDUALS

4th: Sarah Burnell, Grinnell

8th: Erin Sawyers, Winterset

9th: Steph Markey, Nevada

Boys 3A

TEAMS

Champion: Pella

Runner-Up: Boone

3rd: Algona

INDIVIDUALS

Champion: Brogan Austin, Boone

4th: Ryan McMahon, Algona

5th: Chad Rutledge, Algona

6th: Zach Buchheit, Pella

7th: Evan Selsor, Winterset

Girls 2A

*No central Iowa teams/individuals placed

Boys 2A

INDIVIDUALS

Champion: Garret Ehlers, OA-BCIG

6th: Zach Thompson, Eagle Grove

Girls 1A

TEAMS

Champion: Nodaway Valley

3rd: Panorama

INDIVIDUALS

4th: Erin Reedy, Bishop Garrigan

6th: Susan Herr, Nodaway Valley

7th: Tiffany Shepherd, Corning

8th: Haddie Vawter, BCLUW

Boys 1A

TEAMS

Runner-Up: BCLUW

INDIVIDUALS

Runner-Up: Dane McDonald, BCLUW

3rd: Parker Drake, AGWSR

4th: Taylor Huseman, Manson-NW Webster

10th: Levi Storjohann, BCLUW

The field is set for the 2009 State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge on Saturday.  The following video features highlights from the District/Regional Meet in Marshalltown on Monday that decided athletes and teams to participate.

Here are the central Iowa qualifying athletes and teams from each district/region.  Individuals finishing in the top 10 and teams finishing in the top 3 all qualify for the state meet.

Class 4A-Boys

Marshalltown Meet

TEAMS

3. Southeast Polk

INDIVIDUALS

2. Eli Horton, Southeast Polk

4. Tyler O'Connor, Southeast Polk

5. Colten McDermott, Newton

7. Paul Hibbing, Ames

Indianola Meet

TEAMS

1. Dowling Catholic, WDM

2. Indianola

3. Valley, WDM

INDIVIDUALS

1. Kevin Lewis, Ottumwa

2. Conor Wells, Des Moines Roosevelt

3. Andrew Barrett, Des Moines Roosevelt

4. Cole Decker, Dowling Catholic

5. Larry Lipscomb, Johnston

6. Mitch Wink, Waukee

7. Johnathan Hutchinson, Valley

8. Chad Gutschenritter, Waukee

9. Zachary Wiemers, Valley

10. Kelly Bickham, Indianola

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln Meet

TEAMS

1. Urbandale

2. Ankeny

3. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll

INDIVIDUALS

1. Ryne Murphy, Ankeny

2. Dan Jensen, Urbandale

3. Drew Prescott, Urbandale

4. Mason Walters, Urbandale

6. Ryan Kloberdanz, Ankeny

7. Michael Greteman, Kuemper Catholic

9. Charlie Patterson, Ankeny

Class 3A-Boys

Knoxville Meet

TEAMS

1. Pella

2. Grinnell

3. Knoxville

INDIVIDUALS

1. Zach Buchheit, Pella

2. Nathan Buchheit, Pella

3. Chris Gallo, Grinnell

4. Jamie VanderVeer, Knoxville

5. Zach Wittenberg, Pella

6. Jon Klein, Pella

7. Julian Gallo, Grinnell

8. Zach Ahrenholtz, Ballard

9. Regan Baker, Grinnell

10. Nathan Carr, Grinnell

Perry Meet

TEAMS

1. Boone

3. Dallas Center-Grimes

INDIVIDUALS

1. Evan Selsor, Winterset

2. Brogan Austin, Boone

6. Nick Yaeger, Boone

7. Kit Anderson, Norwalk

8. Bryce Phillips, Boone

9. Travis Newman, Saydel

10. Andrew Thiel, Boone

Spencer Meet

TEAMS

1. Algona

INDIVIDUALS

1. Ryan McMahon, Algona

2. Chad Rutledge, Algona

4. Alex Kenne, Algona

9. Alex Lamp, Webster City

Class 2A-Boys

Eagle Grove Meet

TEAMS

3. Roland Story, Story City

INDIVIDUALS

2. Zach Thompson, Eagle Grove

4. Jake Lamkey, Gilbert

6. Nick Olthoff, Humboldt

9. Christian Selby, Roland Story

Nodaway Valley Meet

TEAMS

1. East Marshall, LeGrand

2. Pella Christian

3. Albia

INDIVIDUALS

1. Jake Potter, PCM

2. Skyler Giddings, Pella Christian

3. Devin Veenstra, Pella Christian

4. Matthew Harmeyer, North Polk

6. Josh Meyer, Pella Christian

7. Lance Steward, East Marshall

8. Koelton, Reed, PCM

9. Kaleb Catron, PCM

10. Jacob Dahm, Pella Christian

Class 1A-Boys

Galva-Holstein Meet

TEAMS

1. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge

3. Laurens-Marathon

INDIVIDUALS

1. Taylor Huseman, Manson-NW Webster

3. Nate Kolacia, St. Edmond

4. Chad Kischer, Laurens-Marathon

Marshalltown Meet

TEAMS

1. BCLUW, Conrad

2. South Hamilton, Jewell

INDIVIDUALS

2. Dane McDonald, BCLUW

4. Bryan Koerselman, Pleasantville

5. Andy Sneller, Lynnville-Sully

6. Tyler Sunkle, BCLUW

7. Tommy Kuhl, BCLUW

8. Sean Dulaney, Colo-Nesco

9. Grant Vander Linden, Belmond-Klemme

10. Cooper Rodman, Grandview Park Baptist

Nodaway Valley Meet

INDIVIDUALS

2. Tym Wood, Fremont-Mills

4. Michael Kaufman, Orient-Macksburg

7. Joe Christensen, Audubon

10. Manny Salazar, Fremont-Mills

Starmont Meet

INDIVIDUALS

1. Parker Drake, AGWSR

10. Isaac Montes, AGWSR

Class 4A-Girls

Marshalltown Meet

TEAMS

1. Ames

INDIVIDUALS

1. Courtney Martin, Ames

2. Lydia Martin, Marshalltown

3. Ellen Hansen, Ames

4. Krista Thompson, Fort Dodge

5. Annie Block, Ames

7. Bryanna Behning, Ames

8. Tara Jackson, Fort Dodge

9. Kelly Cole, Southeast Polk

Indianola Meet

TEAMS

1. Dowling Catholic, WDM

2. Valley, WDM

3. Waukee

INDIVIDUALS

1. Katie Flood, Dowling Catholic

2. Ashlie Decker, Dowling Catholic

3. Madie Hubbell, Des Moines Roosevelt

4. Mary Kenney, Valley

5. Nicole Criner, Valley

6. Kate Maxey, Valley

7. Heather Tobias, Dowling Catholic

8. Diane Hubbell, Dowling Catholic

9. Tanelle Berard, Dowling Catholic

10. Lydia Saggau, Valley

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln Meet

TEAMS

1. Urbandale

2. Ankeny

INDVIDUALS

2. Sammi Bruett, Urbandale

3. Taylor Lang, Ankeny

4. Haley Beard, Urbandale

6. Serena Goetzl, Urbandale

7. Alex Nissen-Pickard, Ankeny

10. Gabi Wilson, Urbandale

Class 3A-Girls

Knoxville Meet

TEAMS

1. Pella

3. Ballard

INDIVIDUALS

1. Sarah Burnell, Grinnell

2. Sara Dickinson, Oskaloosa

5. Victoria Kleven, Pella

7. Jessie Wheeler, Ballard

10. Alissa VanKlootwyk, Knoxville

Perry Meet

TEAMS

3. Boone

INDIVIDUALS

2. Stephanie Markey, Nevada

3. Erin Sawyers, Winterset

4. Nicole Miller, Boone

5. Megan Patava, Norwalk

7. Emily Wignall, Preston

9. Natasha Swanson, Boone

Class 2A-Girls

Eagle Grove Meet

TEAMS

2. Humboldt

INDIVIDUALS

3. Katie Fevold, Humboldt

4. Kallie Kollmorgen, Humboldt

8. Paige Hock, Humboldt

Greenfield Meet

TEAMS

1. North Polk

3. Albia

INDIVIDUALS

1. Kenzie Cast, IKM-Manning

3. Dawn Gildersleeve, North Polk

4. Delaney Jensen, Pleasantville

5. Michaela Martin, Pella Christian

6. Stephanie Clemens, North Polk

8. Kim Van Zee, Pella Christian

9. Jessica Freeman, Albia

Class 1A-Girls

Galva-Holstein Meet

TEAMS

1. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge

3. Prairie Valley

INDIVIDUALS

1. Erin Reedy, Algona Bishop Garrigan

3. Theresa Doyle, St. Edmond

4. Emily Hogan, St. Edmond

5. Emily Hindt, St. Edmond

Marshalltown Meet

TEAMS

2. BCLUW

INDIVIDUALS

1. Haddie Vawter, BCLUW

4. Shelby Daily, Colo-Nesco

6. Kate Sams, BCLUW

7. Mariah Terlouw, Lynnville-Sully

Greenfield Meet

TEAMS

2. Nodaway Valley

3. Panorama

INDIVIDUALS

2. Tiffany Shephard, Corning

7. Susan Herr, Nodaway Valley

8. Emily Geneser, Earlham

10. Emily Arganbright, Panorama

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Bruce Reimers

Humboldt High School: 1979

Current Humboldt assistant football coach Bruce Reimers was recruited by Texas Tech, Utah, Iowa, Iowa State Oklahoma and a host of other Big Eight schools while playing at Humboldt in the late-70’s. But his decision to spend his four year college career at Iowa State, was made easy by the love he has always had for his home state.

“I stayed here to play for the same reason I came back to Iowa,” Reimers said. “I’ve been around the country with football, and Iowa’s home. I know my neighbors here, it’s just home.”

Jim Williams was the offensive line coach for the Cyclones at the time Reimers was recruited, and he said Williams was the one who sold him on Iowa State.

Reimers was an All-State linebacker at Humboldt, and also played offensive line for the Wildcats. Williams though, recruited him as a linebacker and defensive end. An injury and eventual surgery his freshman season prompted the Cyclones coaching staff to move Reimers to offensive line where, coincidentally, he would play for Williams, the man who originally recruited him.

“In high school we didn’t have many kids come out, so I was blessed to be able to play linebacker and offensive line,” Reimers said. “So the move to offensive line in college wasn’t much of a problem.”

Amazingly and fortunately for Reimers he grew three inches in college, launching from 6 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 7 inches.

“I guess I just never stopped growing, and my frame was big enough to hold the 275 pounds I needed to be able to play offensive line. It was a pretty easy transition,” Reimers said.

Those three inches proved to be a very valuable few inches for Reimers. At 6-feet-7 he was ideal size if he wanted to continue his career in the N.F.L. after his moderate success with the Cyclones.

Reimers had almost given up on his dream of being drafted to the N.F.L. when his phone finally rang, and it was a team not too far from home.

“I knew my chances were slim coming from Iowa State and having three-to-four knee surgeries in college,” Reimers said. “That night of the draft, I had pretty much given up on the idea of being drafted, and than the phone rang and it was the Cincinnati Bengals.”

He ended up having a successful training camp and was signed on to play with the Bengals. He played his first season in the N.F.L. for a whopping $60,000. That's pretty miniscule when you consider that today the average N.F.L. offensive lineman makes almost $1.3 million per year, that according to sportsillustrated.com.

During an eight year stretch with the Bengals, in which Reimers played regularly, he shared the sidelines with many great talents. For starters, he played right next to arguably the greatest offensive lineman of all time, Anthony Munoz. He also played with current Sunday Night Football commentator Chris Collinsworth and legendary quarterback Boomer Esiason. All of which Reimers played with in what is widely regarded as one of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time, Super Bowl 23.

The Benglas lost that game due in large part to a late fourth quarter scoring drive by San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Joe Montana.

“If you’ve ever watched any football than you know better than I do not to give Joe Montana too many chances,” Reimers said. “We lost 20-16 after John Taylor made the now legendary catch with less than a minute remaining in the game. But you know it was a great experience, I got to be in the spotlight, it was the game of the year, and it was great. It hurt like heck for a couple days but the sun came up the next morning and I lived through it.”

In 1991 Reiners was traded from Cincinnati to Tampa to spend his final two seasons with the Buccaneers where it warm warmer but little team-success was achieved.

He and everyone else knew what his next move would be.

“When I was done playing football, everyone knew I would be coming home,” Reimers said. “So my family and I packed up and came to Iowa, it’s always been home and will always be home.”

Reimers has been home now since 1992, and currently owns his own trucking business hauling grain. He has also been a volunteer assistant coach with the Humboldt Wildcats for a good chunk of that time. Reimers thoroughly enjoys being on the teaching side of the game.

“It’s the love of the game and the love of being around that age of kids,” Reimers said. “I never really thought that I’d like the coaching part you never know.” Reimers said. “One minute you want to pull your hair out and the next minute you want to hug them like they’re yours. I’ve had more fun than I could have ever have dreamt.”

TJ Rushing, High School Playbook

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The 2009 football season has seen the CIML Iowa Conference standings turned upside down.  Marshalltown, Fort Dodge, and Waukee sit atop the conference as we head into the final weeks of the regular season.

The Marshalltown Bobcats sit in first place in the Iowa Conference with a 7-0 record after defeating the Ames High Little Cyclones Friday night 60-35.  The Bobcats quarterback, Chanse Creekmur had a HUGE game, throwing for 388 yards and 5 TD’s and rushing for 75 yards and another score.  Creekmur connected with five different receivers on the night as he completed 17-34 passes. 

For his efforts on the gridiron, Chanse Creekmur is this week’s KCCI’s Iowa Beef “Athlete Of The Week.”

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? TIM CARVER

Urbandale High School: 1992

September 30, 2009

Tim Carver’s life has come full circle.

The 1992 Urbandale graduate is now an assistant principal there and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

"We’ve got great people here and it’s a great community, I appreciate everything it has to offer,” Carver said.

As a senior in 1992 Carver had enough success on the field as a linebacker to earn him Elite All-State honors. And he was apart of a dynamic team.

“On that team were guys like Ross Verba, who played in the N.F.L. for a number of years and Casey Blake, who plays for the L.A. Dodgers,” Carver said. "So I built some good connections from that team.”

Although he was good enough to be selected to the elite team, his college prospects were limited.

“Out of high school I played linebacker at about 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, so I didn’t have a lot of schools knocking at my door wanting me to come play for them,” Carver said.

He did send tapes to the likes of Iowa and Notre Dame, as well as a host of smaller schools. And as it turned out, Division 1AA’s Eastern Illinois was the only school to offer him a football scholarship.

Carver accepted and immediately excelled. He started every game but one throughout his career. And the “undersized” linebacker became the all-time leader in tackles at Eastern Illinois, and is second all-time in what was the Gateway Conference and now the Missouri Valley Conference. 

Carver was recently inducted into the Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame and is currently a nominee for the Missouri Valley Conference Silver Anniversary Team. Needless to say, he was great success as a college football player.

“I was fortunate,” Carver said. "I was kind of undersized to play middle linebacker, but I had some real good coach’s and played behind some real good defensive lines. And the way our defense worked is that it channeled a lot of balls to me and I just had to make the plays.” And the plays were made more often than not.

As a junior Carver was a third team All-America selection, and as a senior he was First-Team All- America. Which than begs the question; could this undersized linebacker play in the NFL?

“I think I could’ve gone to a combine or something like that, I didn’t,” Carver said. “I realized that wasn’t where my future really lied. I did have an opportunity to go to Europe and play, but I passed on that, and decided to get into my career that I’m in now, education.”

Carver received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois in speech communication with a teaching certification in 1996. And then his Master of Education from Iowa State in 2002. Most recently he received his Education Specialist Degree from Drake in 2009.

He began teaching right after graduating from Eastern Illinois when he was substituting at Urbandale and shortly after got a full-time teaching gig at Winterset where he stayed for two years. He was then fortunate enough to be invited back to Urbandale to teach, where he was a teacher and coach for four years before becoming an administrator in 2002.

Currently Carver is an assistant principal in Urbandale where he resides with his wife and two kids of seven and four. And it seems he couldn’t be happier with where he’s at.

“Urbandale’s a unique community, it’s a large school but with a small town feel. And I’m just happy to have had a tremendous experience growing up here and a lot of those people I’ve grown up with have stayed in the community or have come back to the community,” Carver said. “It’s a neat opportunity to help my kids to be a part of the kind of experience that I had and my nieces and nephews as well.”

TJ Rushing, High School Playbook

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Aplington-Parkersburg took a small step forward last Friday night with their defeat of Dike New-Hartford without Ed Thomas on the sideline for the first time in 34 years.  The Falcons defeated DN-H easily on NATIONAL TELEVISION (ESPN) 30-14. 

With all eyes on the Falcons ball club last Friday night they honored their former coach the best they could, by playing football and winning.

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