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tackles for loss and a sack in the football game, while Harden had two sacks and two tackles for loss. Schott also had two tackles for loss. Wilton had two touchdowns called back in the first half otherwise the game could have been much worse. We have some things to clean up. We knew that we would have to defend the run and I was concerned with that coming in. Tipton moved the ball early on the ground and we made some good, smart adjustments and that helped us a lot, said Wilton coach Lance Pedersen. Pedersen said that one question mark was answered in the game with the emergence of wideout Kaleb Schmidt. The challenge for us was two years ago how would we replace Brandon Van Zandt. Then this year, how would we replace Seth Kaufmann? Kaleb Schmidt is Tipton Volleyball From Page 11. Tigers had a solid game one win, 25-16, but escaped in game two, 26-24 to win the match. The match was a total team effort. Five players had a kill, four had an assist, seven had at least one dig and Tipton used six different servers in the match. Tipton moved to the upper gym after playing their first two matches in the high school gym and kept up their winning ways. Greeted with air conditioning, the Tigers didnt cool off their play as they won game one 25-20 and game two 25-18. Kofron had a team high 7 kills and 7 assists in the match. Sami Pruess had 7 assists while Ashley Smith had 12 of the Tigers 38 digs in the match. Michelle OHaver served 15-for16 in the match with an ace serve. The Tigers had five blocks in the match. Tipton went to three games in their match win over state ranked Lisbon. Tipton lost game one 25-23, but won game two 27 to 25 after a spirited comeback to force a third game. There, the Tigers won convincingly, 15-8 to claim the match and the 4-0 night. Sophomore Michelle OHaver played a solid match in the front row, recording 8 kills and a team high and season high to date by a Tipton player, 6 blocks. She also was 7-for-7 serving and had 4 digs. Four players North Cedar VB From Page 11. the seeded match to Clinton to start the season 0-4. Clinton had match wins at Davenport North and at home over Cascade prior to the weekend matches at the tournament. The RiverQueens were 21-10 last season. Seven seniors off that squad were in the lineup last Saturday. Center Point-Urbana was 24-10 last season and had five seniors back and DeWitt returned seven seniors from last year. North Cedar played Clinton tough in the first match of the day, falling 21-16 and 21-14. North Cedar took DeWitt to three games, but lost a tough third game 19 to 17. Against CPU, North Cedar fell 21-19 and 21-16. The second match-up with Clinton also was a loss for the Knights, this time by a score of 21-13 and 21-5. Allison Jensen had a team high 19 kills in the four matches. She also had 8 digs. Allison Jewell had 8 kills. Kate Pruess had a team high 19 digs. Natalie Dewell had 35 assists and Taylor Kress had 9 digs. The Knights are off until this Thursday, when they will host Monticello in their River Valley Conference opener. The Panthers will be playing their first match of the season that night and have four seniors and two juniors on their 13-person roster. After that match, Monticellos schedule picks up with four matches Saturday at the Midland Tournament.
Clinton 21 21 NC 16 14 Kills (14): Allison Jensen 5, Allison Jewell 4, Stephanie Jones 2, Taylor Brown 1, Aubrey Cady 1, Katie Galloway 1. Assists (14): Emily Flockhart 6, Natalie Dewell 6, Aubrey Cady 1, Kate Pruess 1. Digs (6): Allison Jensen 3, Kate Pruess 2, Taylor Kress 1. Blocks (8): Stephanie Jones 4, Taylor Brown 2, Allison Jensen 1, Allison Jewell 1. Serves (28): Taylor Kress 9, Emily Flockhart 8, Kate Pruess 4, Natalie Dewell 3, Allison Jewell 2, Allison Jensen 1, Stephanie Jones 1. NC 20 21 17 DW 22 14 19 Kills (18): Allison Jensen 9, Allison Jewell 5, Taylor Brown 3, Aubrey Cady 1. Assists (22): Natalie Dewell 15, Emily Flockhart 5, Aubrey Cady 1, Stephanie Jones 1. Digs (11): Allison Jensen 4, Taylor Kress 3, Kate Pruess 3, Emily Flockhart 1. Blocks (10): Allison Jensen 3, Allison Jewell 2, Taylor Brown 2, Lakaya Lyon 2, Stephanie Jones 1. Serves (56): Natalie Dewell 14, Taylor Kress 12, Emily Flockhart 11, Kate Pruess 7, Stephanie Jones 5, Allison Jewell 4, Allison Jensen 3.

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had 10 or more digs as the Tigers totalled 64 for the match. Ashley Smith had a team high 23 followed by Jill Kofron 14, Megan Martin 11 and Alyssa Crock 10 Tipton had 15 team blocks. Bailey Kepford had 3 while Maggie Bormann, Kalyn Howe and Kofron each had two. The Lions were 24-12 last season and lost only four seniors off of last years roster. Tipton will travel to Durant Thursday before playing at the Mt. Vernon Tournament this Saturday.
Lisbon Volleyball Tournament Best-of-3 matches Tipton Results Only: Match 1: Tipton 2, Alburnett 0 Kills (26): Jill Kofron 7, Alyssa Crock 6, Maggie Bormann 4, Bailey Kepford 4, Michelle OHaver 3, Kalyn Howe 1, Megan Martin 1. Assists (24): Jill Kofron 12, Sami Pruess 10, Bailey Kepford 2. Digs (40): Ashley Smith 14, Jill Kofron 13, Megan Martin 6, Alyssa Crock 3, Michelle OHaver 2, Maggie Bormann 1, Sami Pruess 1. Blocks (4): Michelle OHaver 2, Alyssa Crock 2. Serving (44-of-49): Jill Kofron 14-14, Megan Martin 11-12, Sami Pruess 5-7, Ashley Smith 4-6, Michelle OHaver 6-6, Alyssa Crock 4-4. Ace Serves (7): Megan Martin 3, Ashley Smith 2, Jill Kofron 1, Alyssa Crock 1. Match 2: Tipton 2, East Buchanan 0 Kills (18): Jill Kofron 6, Michelle OHaver 5, Alyssa Crock 3, Bailey Kepford 2, Maggie Bormann 1, Ashley Smith 1. Assists (16): Jill Kofron 10, Sami Pruess 4, Bailey Kepford 1, Ashley Smith 1. Digs (33): Jill Kofron 10, Alyssa Crock 9, Michelle OHaver 4, Ashley Smith 4, Kalyn Howe

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3, Sami Pruess 2, Maggie Bormann 1. Blocks (1): Michelle OHaver 1. Serving (43-for-50): Michelle OHaver 15-16, Jill Kofron 7-8, Sami Pruess 7-8, Alyssa Crock 4-6, Megan Martin 5-7, Ashley Smith 5-5. Ace Serves (5): Michelle OHaver 2, Jill Kofron 1, Megan Martin 1, Sami Pruess 1). Match 3: Tipton 2, Central City 0 Kills (19): Jill Kofron 7, Kalyn Howe 3, Michelle OHaver 3, Alyssa Crock 2, Bailey Kepford 2, Ashley Smith 1, Maggie Bormann 1. Assists (16): Jill Kofron 7, Sami Pruess 7, Bailey Kepford 2. Digs (38): Ashley Smith 12, Jill Kofron 8, Michelle OHaver 5, Alyssa Crock 4, Megan Martin 3, Maggie Bormann 2, Sami Pruess 2, Bailey Kepford 1, Kalyn Howe 1. Blocks (5): Michelle OHaver 2, Alyssa Crock 1, Kalyn Howe 1, Bailey Kepford 1. Serving (43-for-49): Michelle OHaver 15-16, Ashley Smith 8-9, Alyssa Crock 6-6, Megan Martin 5-6, Sami Pruess 5-5, Jill Kofron 4-7. Ace Serves (6): Ashley Smith 2, Sami Pruess 2, Michelle OHaver 1, Jill Kofron 1. Match 4: Tipton 2, Lisbon 1 Kills (26): Jill Kofron 9, Michelle OHaver 8, Kalyn Howe 3, Alyssa Crock 2, Ashley Smith 2, Maggie Bormann 1, Bailey Kepford 1. Assists (24): Jill Kofron 14, Sami Pruess 10. Digs (64): Ashley Smith 23, Jill Kofron 14, Megan Martin 11, Alyssa Crock 10, Michelle OHaver 4, Sami Pruess 1, Kalyn Howe 1. Blocks (15): Michelle OHaver 6, Bailey Kepford 3, Maggie Bormann 2, Kalyn Howe 2, Jill Kofron 2. Serving (62-for-65): Jill Kofron 21-21, Sami Pruess 12-12, Megan Martin 10-12, Alyssa Crock 8-8, Michelle OHaver 7-7, Ashley Smith 4-5. Ace Serves (5): Jill Kofron 3, Megan Martin 1, Sami Pruess 1.

Class 1A District 6 Iowa City Regina Wilton West Branch Sigourney-Keota Eddyville-Blkburg Wapello Cardinal

District 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

PF 42 39 28 34 27 22 13

PA 14 15 20 7 21 12 14

Tiptons Austin Howe turns upfield after catching a pass in the second quarter of the Tigers 39-15 loss to Wilton Friday night. Photo by Darren Miller.
Tipton-Wilton FB From Page 11. play, a 74-yard bomb to Kaleb Schmidt on a 1st and 20 from their own 10-yard line. Tyler Hetzler tossed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Todd Carter giving Wilton a 27-0 lead at halftime. Tipton had two possessions in the third quarter, both ended early. In the Tigers first possession after halftime, Wiltons Tyler Hetzler picked off an Alex Wiley pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown, putting Wilton ahead 33-0. The Tigers went three and out on the ensuing possession and didnt get the ball back until the fourth quarter, trailing 33-0. Wilton subbed in their reserves, some of whom were junior varsity players, to start the final quarter and Tipton took advantage of it. It started with Blake Huston intercepting Javin Drake. Tipton started the drive at their own 13 and 11 plays later watched Chandler Harden rumble 62 yards for Tiptons first touchdown. After an Askil Haagensen PAT the score stood at 33-7 with 6:35 left in the game. Tipton kept the momentum, forcing the Beavers into a three and out. After a Wilton punt, Tipton took over at their own 35. On the first play of the drive, Harden again found a seam and ran 65 yards for the Tigers second touchdown. Harden ran in the two-point try, putting the score at 33-15. Wilton, having seen enough of the Tigers scoring, put together a scoring drive of their own, a 6-play, 50yard drive that ended on a 31-yard touchdown run by Logan Mays to put the score at 39-15. Tipton had 330 yards of total offense with 293 yards rushing and 37 yards passing. Tipton senior running back Chandler Harden rushed for 249 yards and two touchdowns, both coming in the fourth quarter. Taylor Axberg rushed for 57 yards on 11 carries. Alex Wiley passed for 27 yards on 3-of-7 pass attempts. Blake Huston, Austin Howe and Taylor Axberg all caught one pass in the game. Defensively, Tipton was led in tackles by Kaleb Schott and Harden, each with five. Jordan Challis had three

Friday August 30 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 27, Pleasantville 21 (OT) (ND) Regina, Iowa City 42, West Liberty 14 (ND) Sigourney/Keota 34, Central Lee, Donnellson 7 (ND) Van Buren, Keosauqua 14, Cardinal, Eldon 13 (ND) Wapello 22, Winfield-Mt. Union 12 (ND) West Branch 28, Lisbon 20 (ND) Wilton 39, Tipton 15 (ND) Friday September 6 Louisa-Muscatine at Wilton Sigourney-Keota at Pekin Durant at West Branch Eddyville-Blakesburg at Lynnville-Sully Columbus Junction at Wapello Cardinal (Eldon) at Danville Iowa City Regina at Solon our man. He runs good routes and has a lot of ability, he said. Kaleb Schmidt caught five passes for 132 yards. Wilton had 351 yards of total offense with 190 rushing and 161 passing yards in the football game. Koy Snider rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Logan Mays rushed for 64 yards on 13 carries and had a touchdown. Tyler Hetzler passed for 161 yards on 9-of-16 completions with two touchdowns and no interceptions.. Defensively, Zach Keppy and Kaleb Schmidt each had nine tackles in the game. Evan Reifert had two sacks and A.J. Koch and Dakota Dusenberry each had one sack in the game. Tipton travels to Northeast Goose Lake Friday to play the Rebels. Northeast lost to North Cedar 28-0 last Friday and are also looking for their first win in 2013. Wilton will play their home opener, hosting 10th ranked (class 2A) Louisa-Muscatine. The Falcons were 46-14 winners at Durant last Friday. The game will feature two state ranked teams. Wilton is ranked 8th in class 1A while Louisa-Muscatine enters the game ranked 10th in class 2A by the Iowa Associated Press Writers.

North Cedars Natalie Dewell (9) sets one of her 35 assists Saturday at the Maquoketa Volleyball Tournament. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.
CPU 21 21 NC 19 16 Kills (14): Allison Jensen 7, Aubrey Cady 3, Allison Jewell 2, Taylor Brown 1, Lakaya Lyon 1. Assists (16): Natalie Dewell 10, Emily Flockhart 6. Digs (24): Kate Pruess 13, Taylor Kress 4, Lakaya Lyon 3, Allison Jensen 3, Natalie Dewell 1. Blocks (2): Stephanie Jones 1, Aubrey Cady 1. Serving (37): Emily Flockhart 11, Kate Pruess 7, Natalie Dewell 6, Taylor Kress 5, Allison Jewell 4, Allison Jensen 3, Stephanie Jones 1. 2nd Clinton Meeting Clinton 21 21 NC 13 15 Kills (16): Allison Jensen 7, Taylor Brown 3, Aubrey Cady 3, Allison Jewell 2, Stephanie Jones 1. Assists (15): Natalie Dewell 10, Emily Flockhart 4, Aubrey Cady 1. Digs (8): Kate Pruess 3, Taylor Kress 2, Allison Jensen 1, Natalie Dewell 1, Aubrey Cady 1. Blocks (2): Kate Pruess 1, Allison Jewell 1. Serving (29): Kate Pruess 7, Taylor Kress 6, Allison Jewell 6, Emily Flockhart 4, Natalie Dewell 3, Allison Jensen 2, Stephanie Jones 1.

Beavers Make Comeback, Win First Match Of 2013

and game three 25-21 before winning game four 2519 and taking the deciding game five, 15-13. Karlie Broders had a team high 18 kills to go with 5 digs and a 9-for-9 serving night. Wilton as a team had 43 kills in the match. Grace Austin had 40 assists, 7 kills, 10 digs and served 18-for-20 in the match. Michelle Peterson had 20 digs and was one of four players with at least 10 in the match. Katie Owens had 16 and Gaby Keith 13 digs. The Beavers play twice this week. Wilton travels to the Wapello Tournament Tuesday night, September 3 and travels to Iowa City Regina on Thursday, September 5 in their River Valley Conference opener. Kelsi Sieren had a team high 8 kills to go with 13 digs and a perfect 20-for-20 serving night for Keota. Madison Sheetz had 7 kills, a team high 18 digs. Abby Schulte had 15 assists. Sieren, a senior, is back after leading the team in kills and blocks last season. Sheetz is one of four juniors back and was second on the team in kills and blocks last season. Sophomore Abby Schulte entered the game as the teams new setter and had 62 assists which was in the top-5 in class 1A as of Sunday, September 1.
Wilton Statistics: Kills (43): Karlie Broders 18, Grace Austin 7, Olivia Reifert 5, Carli Fix 5, Katie Owens 5, Jenna Brammier 3. Assists (43): Grace Austin 40, Jenna Brammier 3. Digs (68): Michelle Peterson 20, Katie Owens 16, Gaby Keith 13, Grace Austin 10, Karlie Broders 5, Jenna Brammier 2, Carli Fix 2. Blocks (9): Michelle Peterson 4, Carli Fix 2, Jenna Brammier 1, Karlie Broders 1, Katie Owens 1. Serving (80-for-91): Grace Austin 18-20, Gaby Keith 16-19, Michelle Peterson 14-15, Katie Owens 12-15, Megan Drumm 11-13, Karlie Broders 9-9. Ace Serves (8): Grace Austin 4, Katie Owens 2, Megan Drumm 1, Gaby Keith 1. Keota Statistics: Kills (23): Kelsi Sieren 8, Madison Sheetz 7, Maggie Baker 5, Brooke Sieren 2, Abby Schulte 1. Assists (19): Abby Schulte 15, Maggie Baker 2, Madison Sheetz 1, Brooke Sieren 1. Digs (56): Madison Sheetz 18, Kelsi Sieren 13, Brooke Sieren 9, Callie Greiner 5, Abby Schulte 2. Blocks (N/A). Serving (84-for92): Kelsi Sieren 20-20, Brooke Sieren 18-20, Abby Schulte 1415, Callie Greiner 12-13, Maggie Baker 13-13, Madison Schulte 7-11. Ace Serves (7): Kelsi Sieren 3, Brooke Sieren 3, Callie Greiner 1.

Tiptons Blake Huston (17) catches a pass near the Wilton sideline as Beaver defensive back Tyler Hetzler (15) closes in for a tackle attempt. The Tigers trailed 33-0 going into the final quarter before scoring 15 points in the final quarter. Wilton won 39-15.Photo by Darren Miller.

Changes To Jr. High Games This Year

TIPTON Parents and fans alike will want to take note of a change in junior high football games. The new conference that Tipton is in, The River Valley Conference, will charge an admission for Jr. High Football games this fall. This is a change as there was no admission charge for Jr. High Cedar Valley Conference games. Ticket prices will be $3 for adults and $1 for students. Activity passes will be honored for home football games. Home jr. high volleyball matches also will have the same admission until 5 p.m., then varsity admissions o $5 for adults and $4 for students will be taken. Week 1 Football Contest Winners: 13 of 16: Elmer Flory Tipton (67); Bob Burke Tipton (57). 12 of 16: Sandy Corbett Tipton; Carol Fields Tipton; Matt Hills West Branch; Sandy Agne Tipton. 11 of 16: Wes Miller Clarence; Paul Hurd Wilton; Shirley Kepford Tipton; Lanny Carstens Wilton; Bruce Flory Marion; Gary Jedlicka Tipton. 10 of 16: Jerry Coss Wilton; Wally Reidel Tipton; Troy Harmel Walcott; Brian Eichelberger Clarence. 9 of 16: Paulette Meier Tipton; Jan Carstens Wilton; Paul Frederiksen Tipton; Thomas Hamilton Olin; Rod Ferris Walcott. 8 of 16: V. Bud Martens, Rock Falls, IL; Alice Daufeldt Tipton; Dennis McAtee Oxford Jct.; Scott Kepford Tipton.

Wilton senior Carli Fix gets ready to send a kill attempt over the net last week in the Beavers match with Keota. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. WILTON The Wilton Beaver volleyball team were comeback kids last Thursday in their 2013 opener at home. There, the Beavers came back from being down two games to one to take a close match three games to two over South Iowa Cedar League foe Keota. Keota entered the match with a 2-1 record and three matches already played. The Eagles had wins over Lone Tree in their opener ,and over SICL foe Belle Plaine. Their loss was to Highland with all three matches coming in a home round-robin tournament earlier last week. Belle Plaine was ranked #8 in class 1A at the time of their win over the Plainsmen. Keota finished 4-6 in SICL last season and 11-12 overall. Wilton won game one 25-15, lost game two 25-17