Melcher-Dallas Boys Track Will Be Shorthanded kniakrls.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kniakrls.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Saints, last time they competed, finished fourth in the Bluegrass Conference Tournament behind Lamoni, Ankeny Christian and Murray. After the hiatus, Coach Jon Suntken tells KNIA Sports that it is going to be hard to get a read on the team this season.
“Getting back into race mentality and race shape, whatever that may look like. Form in the hurdles in the shot, disc, long jump, high jump, it is going to take some time for us to get back.”
Suntken also says that he expects the Krpan Twins, Steven and Ryan, to be the leader of the 13-player lineup the Saints will put forth.
Ogden used a 16-2 spurt in the 3
rd quarter to go up 6 and slowly worked the lead to 15 in the 4
th as they top a Wolves team that fought hard all night. Ogden shot lights out in the 1
st quarter, building leads of 13-2 and 19-7 with 5-3’s in the 1
st quarter. IKM-Manning went man-to-man in the 2
nd quarter and took Ogden out of their rhythm on offense. The wolves took advantage of that, getting 3’s from Connor Keller, Kyler Rasmussen and Drew Doyel. IKM-Manning spurt started late in the 1
st quarter as they trailed 19-12 after the 1
st quarter. They outscored the Bulldogs 16-4 in the 2
The wait is finally over. Twin Cedars basketball is back in business.
The Sabers, after missing two weeks following a positive COVID-19 test, will be back in action today as they head to Ankeny Christian for a Bluegrass Conference double header. The Saber girls will go up against a winless Eagles team while the TC boys face an ACA squad that is currently undefeated in league play.
Boys Head Coach Blake McWilliams says that the hardest thing to do after getting back to practice was getting his players back into game shape.
“It’s good to get back in the gym. It’s good to get some shots up. Try to get them back in shape a little bit. Two weeks off can really take a toll on you, especially when you’re in the middle of a season. Our conditioning had been pretty good, and then taking two weeks off, you almost have to start getting it going again. So that’s how we’ve attacked it so far.”