Sports

The Highland Athletic boosters met April 5 at the Highland High School.
The Treasurer’s report was given.
Last month’s minutes were approved.
Physical night was a big success. A request for financial support was made for the softball and baseball teams, but it was tabled until the next meeting. Banner additions have arrived and they are in the process of being added.
The Riverside Casino Foundation payment was made along with all submitted expenses.
Scholarship forms have been provided to the school. The winners will be announced at the Athletic Supper and during the School’s Award Night.
The Build-out committeee has set April 19 as the date to get into the new concession area. Items to sell were discussed. Brian Arnold has finished the cupboards in the outside concession stand. The old concession stand will be used for soccer games.
A meeting needs to be scheduled to discuss layout and design for the area to place the bricks from the fundraiser.
All discounted clothing will be on display at home events. About $500 of clothing was sold during the physical night.
A new wrestling room committee was formed. A meeting was held with parents of wrestlers to discuss and tour the new wrestling facilities. The list of items to complete the build out is decreasing. Painting is to be completed by a small group April 5-16.
Doug Ossman will be taking over the golf tournament which will be held at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. Meetings to plan the even should start in May.
Senior night for the soccer team is May 4.
Athletic pass information was distributed to the papers, put up on the website and will be in the Highland monthly newsletter. Positive feedback has been given but it was decided it needs to be promoted more.
Volunteers are needed to work in the concession stand during the spring/summer sports seasons. Winter workers made $2,800.

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The Highland Huskies lost to Pekin on the road Friday, January 29, 60-49. The Huskies got off to a very slow start and couldn’t catch up.

We had no fire or intensity in the first half, and it showed. You can’t play good teams and expect to win the game by walking on the floor.

Highland coach Jody Fink said, “(Pekin) shot over 70 percent from the field in the first half. The shot 50 percent from the three-point line for the game. They made more free throws that we attempted. Plain and simple, the just outplayed us tonight.
“We had no fire or intensity in the first half, and it showed. You can’t play good teams and expect to win the game by walking on the floor.”
The Huskies were behind 8-21 after one quarter and trailed 25-42 at halftime. They cut Pekin’s lead to 14 after three quarters, but it was too little too late.
Kayla Schneider and Chelsea Miller led the team with 11 points each. Anna Sweeting was 4-5 from the field and hit 4-5 at the charity stripe. She also led in rebounds with eight. Mollie Kleopfer led in assists with seven.
The Huskies are 11-5 in the conference, 13-6 overall.
Highland stats: Kayla Schneider 4 2-2 11, 1 3-pointer, 1 rebound, 3 steals, 2 assists; Brittney Gerot 2 1-2 6, 1 3-pointer, 4 rebounds, 3 assists; Mollie Kleopfer 2 2-2 6, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 7 assists; Chelsea Miller 4 1-2 11, 2 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; Morgan Fisher 0 1-2 1; Molly Metz 1 0-0 2; Joshalyn Stout 1 0-0 2, 1 steal; Anna Sweeting 4 4-5 8, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block; Ashley Davis 1 0-0 2, 2 rebounds, 1 block.

The Highland girls’ basketball team defeated WACO on the road 47-29 Tuesday, January 26.
The win came despite a lackluster performance from the girls. Highland coach Jody Fink said, “It just looked as if we didn’t want to be here. We had no fire or communication throughout the game. We never shoot well at WACO, and tonight was no different.”
Although the Huskies hit two of two from three-point range, from two-point range, only 12 of 32 shots connected. The girls were just over 50 percent from the free throw line, hitting 17 of 32 attempts.
Highland led 11-7 after one quarter, and the halftime score was 29-13, Highland. WACO outscored the Huskies in the third quarter, 10-7, but Highland outscored WACO in the final quarter 11-6.
Anna Sweeting was the only Highland player to score in double figures with 14 points. She also led in rebounds with 14 for a double-double game. Molly Metz and Brittney Gerot each scored nine points. Mollie Kleopfer led in assists with six and in steals with four.
Coach Fink said, “We need to finish around the basket and that would help our free throw percentage. We took better care of the ball but lacked intensity.
“We were more patient tonight, but we need to figure out when to be patient and when to attack.”
The Huskies are 11-4 in conference play, 13-5 overall.
Highland stats: Kayla Schneider 1 0-2 2, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assists, 1 block; Brittney Gerot 1 6-9 9, 1 3-pointer, 5 rebounds, 1 assist; Mollie Kleopfer 2 2-2 6, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 6 assists; Chelsea Miller 2 0-0 5, 1 3-pointer, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block; Morgan Fisher 1 0-0 2, 3 rebounds, 1 steal; Molly Metz 3 3-4 9, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 assist; Kate Hawkins 1 rebound, 1 steal; Abby Hanson 1 rebound; Anna Sweeting 4 6-15 14, 14 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist, 1 block; Ashley Davis 1 rebound.

The Lone Tree wrestlers participated in the South East Iowa Super Conference wrestling tournament Saturday, January 30, at Louisa-Muscatine.
Dillon Buline (125) placed second, falling to Jake Kadel of New London-WMU.
Austin Ronan (135) placed second, falling to Brad Goehring of Van Buren.
At 215, Harry Miller placed sixth, falling to Jacob Arthur of West Burlington.
Jacob Sexton (285) placed sixth.
Team scores: 1) Columbus Junction 211.5, 2) Louisa-Muscatine 184, 3) New London-WMU 165, 4) Pekin 146, 5) Wapello 90, 6) West Burlington 86, 7) Highland 78.5, Mediapolis 78, 9) Lone Tree 47, 10) Van Buren 36, 11) WACO 28, 12) Cardinal 15.

Highland wrestlers had a tough day at the East Buchanan duals Saturday, January 23. Jesse Hahn (119) and Zach Frank (125) went undefeated for the day.
Coach Clint Jones said, “Hahn really pressured his opponents all day, as he earned us bonus points in all of his matches. He wrestled with some pain, however, he’s a tough kid, and was able to block out that distraction and focus on his objective. He earned three pins and a technical fall. And he showed his toughness last weekend as well at Hudson.
“Frank started the day with a solid workmanlike fashion earning a 7-3 match. In his second match against Sumner-Fredericksburg, he earned two takedowns in the first period to take a 4-1 lead. However, in the second period, Zach moved a lot, but was caught rolling around the mat too much, and by the end of the second period, trailed 6-8. After an escape, Zach hit a nice takedown forcing his opponent to his back. Zach polished things up his next three matches, as he learned he has to keep in basic positioning and not always try to force the action.
“Brett Walsh came out with really good intensity this day, but a few technical positions prevented him from winning a match or two more. In his second match, he yielded an early takedown but quickly escaped and went back to work on his feet. He took his opponent down and turned him to his back, unfortunately Brett couldn’t secure the fall. His opponent reversed Brett and turned him to his back. In his last match, he had a lot of vigor and went out there with some real zest, and earned the fall within a minute.”
BENTON COMMUNITY 60, HIGHLAND 15
103 - Mitch Knock (B) won by forfeit.
112 - Double forfeit.
119 - Jesse Hahn (H) pinned Tyler Long 1:28.
125 - Zach Frank (H) dec. Chase Knock 7-3.
130 - Justin Shinkle (B) pinned Brett Walsh 1:30.
135 - Caleb Kenn (B) won by forfeit.
140 - Justin Lapata (B) pinned Adam Montgomery 2:36.
145 - Trey Brenneman (H) won by forfeit.
152 - Chase Skinezkon (B) won by forfeit.
160 - Jeff Toney (B) won by forfeit.
171 - John Becker (B) won by forfeit.
189 - Devon Labell (B) pinned Ty Sexton 1:56.
215 - Tony Huber (B) won by forfeit.
Hwt. - Alex Wallace (B) won by forfeit.

SUMNER-FREDRICKSBURG 57, HIGHLAND 16
103 - Double forfeit.
112 - Brady Meyer (S) won by forfeit.
119 - Jesse Hahn (H) tech fall Devon Rausch 18-3.
125 - Zach Frank (H) pinned Benton Ganske 4:40.
130 - Luke Folber (S) pinned Brett Walsh 1:28.
135 - Rod Barnes (S) won by forfeit.
140 - Adam Montgomery (H) tech fall Corey Addison 18-2.
145 - Marcus Yanksy (S) won by forfeit.
152 - Brady Tine (S) pinned Trey Brennaman 2:54.
160 - Austin Fitzpatrick (S) won by forfeit.
171 - Alex Curr (S) won by forfeit.
189 - Cal Oberbrockling (S) dec. Ty Sexton 6-4.
215 - Kyle Diemer (S) won by forfeit.
Hwt. - Hunter Pagel (S) won by forfeit.

JESUP 66, HIGHLAND 18
103 - Ryan Hall (J) won by forfeit.
112 - Bo Westfall (J) won by forfeit.
119 - Jesse Hahn (H) pinned Hunter Miller 5:55
125 - Zach Frank (H) pinned Ryan Boyes 2:31
130 - Jacob Zuch (J) pinned Brett Walsh 2:25
135 - Alex Duwald (J) won by forfeit.
140 - Adam Montgomery (H) pinned Taylor Stuffey 1:18
145 - Larry Garb J pin Trey Brenneman 3:36.
152 - Colin Webber (J) won by forfeit.
160 - Jeffrey Connor (J) won by forfeit.
171 - Austin Even (J) won by forfeit.
189 - Nick Kite (J) pinned Ty Sexton 3:41.
215 - Daniel Dietrich (J) won by forfeit.
Hwt. - Philip Schmid (J) won by forfeit.

EAST BUCHANAN 72, HIGHLAND 12
103 - Cody Payton (E) won by forfeit.
112 - James Hackord (E) won by forfeit.
119 - Jesse Hahn (H) pinned Brixdon Mulford 1:07.
125 - Zach Frank (H) pinned Colton Stoddard 1:29.
130 - Mitch McGraw (E) pinned Brett Walsh 1:57.
135 - Travis Johnson (E) won by forfeit.
140 - Mitch Cherry (E) pinned Adam Montgomery 2:19.
145 - Justin Hoffman (E) pinned Trey Brenneman 0.54.
152 - Tim Moroney (E) won by forfeit.
160 - Taylor Connoly (E) won by forfeit.
171 - Andy Slatery (E) won by forfeit.
189 - Will Bird (E) pinned Ty Sexton 0.11
215 - Harson Burrige (E) won by forfeit.
Hwt. - Luke Bird (E) won by forfeit.

TURKEY VALLEY 48, HIGHLAND 28
103 - Austin Vrzak (T) won by forfeit.
112 - Austin Clemish (T) won by forfeit.
119 - Jesse Hahn (H) won by forfeit.
125 - Zach Frank (H) maj. Dec. John Hagemann 12-3.
130 - Brett Walsh (H) pinned Darrel Sawyer 0:59.
135 - Braden Vrzak (T) won by forfeit.
140 - Mark Wrichs (T) pinned Adam Montgomery 5:40.
145 - Tom Merich (T) won by forfeit.
152 - Trey Brenneman (H) won by forfeit.
160 - Mike Sloan (T) won by forfeit.
171 - Dylan Keenan (T) won by forfeit.
189 - Ty Sexton (H) won by forfeit.
215 - Brian Schmitz (T) won by forfeit.
Hwt. - Kyle Schneider (H) won by forfeit.

In its second win in two weeks, the Highland Huskies football team shut out New London 28-0 Friday, October 16, at Riverside.
In the first quarter, Skyler Houseal scored on a one-yard run. Riley Kleopfer connected with Dakoda Flory for a two-point conversion, and the Huskies led 8-0.
In the second quarter, Flory scored twice on Kleopfer passes - one a 39-yard play and the other a nine-yard play. The two-point conversion attempts were no good.
There was no score in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Flory scored again, this time on a five-yard pass from Kleopfer. Houseal ran for two points for the final 28-0 score.
The Huskies had one turnover, and WMU had six, two fumbles lost, and four interceptions. Highland had 280 yards offense, 151 passing. Winfield had 226 total yards, 170 rushing.
Highland stats: Rushing: Dakoda Flory 8/16 yards; Cody Boyd 6/30 yards; Riley Kleopfer 5/12 yards; Trey Brenneman 3/15 yards; William Greiner 7/30 yards; Skyler Houseal 10/27 yards, 1 TD. Passing: Kleopfer 21-10-1, 3 TDs, 151 yards. Receiving: Flory 9/144 yards; Tyler Brenneman 1/7 yards. Kick offs: Boyd 3/98 yards. Punt returns: Flory 1/7 yards. Tackles: Flory 4 solo, 4 assisted, 1 interception/12 yards; Logan Serum 1 solo, 2 assisted, 1 tackle for loss; Jesse Kleopfer 3 assisted, 2 interceptions; Boyd 1 solo, 1 assisted, 1 tackle for loss; Blake Ossman 2 solo, 4 assisted, 2 tackles for loss; Trey Brenneman 1 assisted; Jesse Hahn 1 solo; Greiner 3 assisted; Dylan Reed 4 solo, 3 assisted; Ryan Schneider 3 solo, 4 assisted, 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery; Austin Arnold 3 solo, 3 assisted, 3 tackles for loss, 1 interception/6 yards; Houseal 3 solo, 3 assisted, 3 tackles for loss; Troy Gant 2 assisted; Tyler Brenneman 1 assisted.

The North Tama football team came to Lone Tree Friday, October 2, and won 41-0. North Tama scored 14 in the first, 13 in the second, and 14 in the third. There was no score in the fourth quarter.
The Lions had 90 total yards of offense, about evenly divided between rushing and passing. North Tama had 469 total offensive yards, all but 21 on the ground.
Lone Tree stats: Rushing: Quinn Rayner 6/-8 yards, Austin Ronan 22/59 yards; Jackie Moore 1/1 yard; Levi Reitzler 4/-8 yards; Jordan Quigley 1/2 yards. Passing: Rayner 6-13-2/41 yards. Receiving: Ronan 1/0 yards; Bryan Forbes 3/21 yards; Reitzler 3/23 yards. Kick returns: Moore 1/4 yards, Harry Miller 1/6 yards, Lucas Sieverding 1/0 yards; Reitzler 1/17 yards. Kick offs: Ezrah Menzer 1/45 yards. Punts: Lucas Zeman 5/188 yards. Tackles: Colin Gibson 1 solo, 2 assisted; B. Forbes 1 solo, 1 assisted, 1 interception; Rayner 1 assisted; Ronan 4 solo, 1 assisted; Moore 1 solo Reitzler 9 solo, 1 assisted, 1 interception; Quigley 2 solo, 1 assisted; Miller 3 solo, 7 assisted; Ian Menzer 1 solo, 3 assisted; Zak Loving 1 assisted; Tyler Reynolds 3 solo, 1 assisted; Jacob Sexton 2 solo, 1 assisted; Logan Forbes 2 solo, 1 assisted, 1 tackle for loss; Spencer Stumpf 1 assisted.

By Mary Zielinski
Regardless of the outcome, the three Highland students who wrestled on the USA team in Australia this month knew they were winners just in being selected for the 21st annual Down Under Sport Tournament, Coming back with the gold made it just that much better.
Cousins Todd (Toddy) Hahn, Jesse Hahn and Jake Walton were part of the team that competed in Queesland in the event held by the International Sports Specialists, Inc. (ISSI) against Australians who were determined to take back the championship.
But, “We beat them,” said Toddy.
He added that it was all freestyle. There also was Sumo style wrestling on the beach, a competition which they also won.
“I think they were surprised,” said Todd Hahn Senior who was their as team coach, noting that the competition had some top national wrestlers who had scored wins in European competition as well. Even more, the Australian team was a packed one that ruled a \wrestler (who had pinned the national champion and placed third overall as not good enough.”

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For full game details and statistics see the July 2 edition of The Current.
June 22, LT softball team defeated Highland, (8-6).
June 22, LT baseball team swept WACO in a double header, (22-0) and (10-5).
June 24, LT baseball team split a double header with Columbus, (2-3) and (14-3).
June 25, LT softball team lost to Winfield-Mt. Union (4-6).
June 26, LT softball team lost (0-12) to New London in three innings.
June 27, LT softball team split at Winfield-Mt. Union (19-0) in five innings, and (4-7).

For full game details and statistics see the July 2 edition of The Current.
June 22, Highland baseball team lost twice to Pekin, (1-3) and (15-22).
June 22, Highland softball team lost to Lone Tree (6-8).
June 24, Highland softball split with Louisa-Muscatine (3-2) and (3-5).
June 24, Highland baseball team defeated Burlington-Notre Dame on the road (10-2).
June 25, Highland softball team defeated Wapello, (9-1).
June 26, Highland softball team shut out Winfield-Mt. Union, (15-0) in six innings.
June 26, Highland baseball team defeated Mediapolis in two games (6-4) and (13-9).

The Highland coed soccer team won its first game ever April 21, 4-2, in a shootout after two scoreless overtimes.
The score was 2-2 at the end of regulation. There was no score in two overtimes. In the shootout, Highland goalie Zach Miller stopped one and Danville missed one. The fifth shot was not taken.

The Highland girls’ track and field team placed third in the Mid-Prairie track meet April 21 at Wellman.
In the field events, Anna Sweeting finished in fifth place in the discus with a throw of 83′ 1″. Katie Seaton had a throw of 52′ 5″.
Lexy Rozmus placed second in the shot put with a throw of 32′ 10″. Sweeting had a throw of 29′ 2.25″ in the shot put for third place.
Mekenzie Bean-Scarff placed sixth in the long jump with a jump of 13′ 3.5″. Heather had a jump of 13′ 1″.
In the relay events, Brittany Gerot (:29.12), Kayla Schneider (:27.43), Brittany Stewart (:27.43), and Mollie Kleopfer placed first in the 4 x 200 with a time of 1:50.49.
The team of Kleopfer (:13.74), Rozmus (:13.61), Gerot (:28.43), and Stewart (1:05.46) was first in 2:01.18.
Cole (:29.92), Renee Megchelsen (:28.98), Cheyenne Flory (1:11.90), and Alison Sojka (2:47.94) finished in second place with a time of 4:58.74.
Schneider, (1:08.82), Flory (1:09.60), Sojka (1:08.11), and Kleopfer (1:07.34) placed second in 4:33.87.
Highland had a third place finish in the 4 x 100 with Cole (:14.77), Sweeting (:14.16), Megchelsen (:14.07), and Rozmus (:13.26), finishing in :56.26.
In the 100 meter dash, Stewart finished in :13.99 for fourth place. Gerot finished in :14.32.
Molly Bohannon finished the 100 meter hurdles in :21.65. She placed fourth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:28.18.
In the 200 meter dash, Kleopfer finished first in :28.11. Schneider placed fourth in :28.92.
In the 800 meter run, Flory placed second in 2:44.35. Tiffany Cole finished the race in 3:10.85.
In the 1500 meter run, Cole placed fourth with a time of 6:33.47.