Two of them this week
Zarren EgesdalMarch 3, 2021Last Updated: March 3, 2021 photo credit - (Thompson left) Forest City High School and (Leber Right) Zach Raulie
This week we have two MBT and KIOW Prep of the Weeks.
Brandon Leber is a senior at Forest City School High School. Leber scored 15 points and collected two blocks, two steals, three assists, seven rebounds in a loss to Aplington-Parkersburg. He also shot 81% from the field, helping Forest City to nearly upset the #1 team in the district final.
Chiara Thompson is a junior at Forest City High School. She finished fourth at the Iowa High School Girls’ State Bowling Championships last week; Thompson’s fourth-place finish is the highest by a male or female bowler ever at state. To score the fourth-place finish, she rolled a career-high series 429.
The Lake Mills boys team continued its dominant start to the season with a 73-25 victory over North Union on Monday night.Â
The Bulldogs took a 42-19 halftime lead, and then outscored the Warriors, 22-2, in the third to put the game into blowout territory. Lake Mills allowed the Warriors to score just six points in the second half, as North Union fell to 0-8 on the season.Â
With the win, Lake Mills improved its perfect record to 8-0. The Bulldogs next game will be on Jan. 5 against North Iowa.Â
Boys Basketball
Grundy Center 73, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 55:Â The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys basketball team fell to 1-6 on the season with a 73-55 loss to Grundy Center on Monday night.