EG Beats Jefferson-Scranton in Season Opener, 4-2
East Greene made it a repeat in their head-to-head confrontation with Jefferson-Scranton last night in Jefferson, beating the Rams 4-2, to win their season opener.
It was a repeat of last year's matchup when EG dropped the Rams 11-7, which gives the Hawks bragging rights as the county's best baseball team two years in a row. But it doesn't get much easier for the Hawks, as they take their 1-0 record into tonight's matchup against Grandview Park Baptist in Des Moines. The Defenders went 21-11 last year and advanced to the state tournament. Last year, the Hawks dropped a close 3-1 game to GVP.
The Hawks' home and conference opener is Monday night against Earlham, then they travel to Van Meter on Tuesday and Des Moines Christian on Thursday, taking on two of the four teams that tied for West Central Conference championship last year. J-S (0-1) hosts Woodward-Granger Friday in a JV/varsity doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m.
Scoreboard
West Central Conference teams (non-conference games):
Wednesday
Adair Casey 8, Glidden-Ralston 1
Tuesday
Creston at Guthrie Center, ppd. to May 27
Ogden at Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.
Monday
Van Meter 14, Winterset 4 (5 innings)
Area teams:
Wednesday
Humboldt at Southeast Webster-Grand, ppd.
Norwalk 6, Perry 1
Ogden 9, Prairie Valley 6
EYE ON GJ SAYS: This is a great start for the Hawks and it looks to be another strong year for the West Central Conference, as Van Meter has beaten Class 3A Winterset and now EG downs Jefferson-Scranton, one of the largest 2A schools with an enrollment of 290 (grades 9-11) where the cutoff between 3A and 2A schools is right around 300. East Greene has picked up players from Paton-Churdan this summer in baseball and softball, but its combined enrollment with PC (93 + 33) keeps it in the middle range of Class 1A enrollments at 126. Playing for the Hawks this year from PC are junior Jordan Burrell and sophomore Chris Anderson.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
News
New Ethanol Plant Up and Running
The Louis Dreyfuss Commodities (LDC) Grand Junction ethanol plant went into operation in late April, a full month ahead of schedule. The new $178 million plant will produce 100 million gallons of ethanol and 300,000 tons of distillers grains annually.
The plant, which has been under construction since August 2007, is located 2 1/2 miles north of Grand Junction on Iowa Highway 144 adjacent to the Union Pacific (former CNW and M and St. L) railroad.
LDC Grand Junction officials says they chose Grand Junction for the site because of its location on U.S. Highway 30, its north-south and east-west access via the Union Pacific Railroad, and the abundance of corn grown in the area.
The LDC Grand Junction facility has 60 employees.
The Louis Dreyfuss Commodities (LDC) Grand Junction ethanol plant went into operation in late April, a full month ahead of schedule. The new $178 million plant will produce 100 million gallons of ethanol and 300,000 tons of distillers grains annually.
The plant, which has been under construction since August 2007, is located 2 1/2 miles north of Grand Junction on Iowa Highway 144 adjacent to the Union Pacific (former CNW and M and St. L) railroad.
LDC Grand Junction officials says they chose Grand Junction for the site because of its location on U.S. Highway 30, its north-south and east-west access via the Union Pacific Railroad, and the abundance of corn grown in the area.
The LDC Grand Junction facility has 60 employees.
East Greene
Class of 2009 Graduates May 17
Twenty-three seniors received their diplomas from East Greene High School on Sunday, May 17, and officially became East Greene Alumni.
This year's graduation class members are: Jessica Allen, Cassie Bardole, Ashley Boggs, BradLee Clark, Sonya Cmelik, Monica Dillavou, Chelsie Herrick, Amanda Hussman, Jay Johnson, Megan Johnston, John Kellogg, Jacy Lebeck, Jesse Luther, Brock Lyons, Jeff Moore, Kimber Murphy, Daniel Newton, Katie Priest, Lisa Ritchie, Mallory Roberts, William Ross, Stephanie Royce, Jac Strabley, Ashley Thorpe, Tara Tonsfeldt, and Zach Wessels.
Twenty-three seniors received their diplomas from East Greene High School on Sunday, May 17, and officially became East Greene Alumni.
This year's graduation class members are: Jessica Allen, Cassie Bardole, Ashley Boggs, BradLee Clark, Sonya Cmelik, Monica Dillavou, Chelsie Herrick, Amanda Hussman, Jay Johnson, Megan Johnston, John Kellogg, Jacy Lebeck, Jesse Luther, Brock Lyons, Jeff Moore, Kimber Murphy, Daniel Newton, Katie Priest, Lisa Ritchie, Mallory Roberts, William Ross, Stephanie Royce, Jac Strabley, Ashley Thorpe, Tara Tonsfeldt, and Zach Wessels.
Sports
Hawks Open 2009 Baseball Season Tonight at Jefferson
East Greene takes on Jefferson-Scranton in its season opener tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Jefferson with the JV teams squaring off first with the varsity game to follow.
East Greene is coming off a 15-10 season that saw them battling for the West Central Conference crown up until the final game in a very tight championship race. The Hawks finished as runner-up with a 12-6 conference mark just behind four teams that tied for first at 13-5: Coon Rapids-Bayard, Des Moines Christian, Panorama and Van Meter.
EG beat the Rams last year 11-7 on a grand slam homer in the bottom of the seventh inning on the Hawks' home diamond at Rippey. J-S was playing as a 3A school last year, while East Greene is in 1A.
East Greene was originally scheduled to open the 2009 campaign against Southeast Webster-Grand last night (Tuesday) in Rippey but that game was rained out. The East Greene game is the home opener for J-S, which is a 2A school this year and in its second year in the Heart of Iowa Conference. Last year the Rams finished second in the Heart of Iowa large school division and were 17-13 overall.
East Greene takes on Jefferson-Scranton in its season opener tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Jefferson with the JV teams squaring off first with the varsity game to follow.
East Greene is coming off a 15-10 season that saw them battling for the West Central Conference crown up until the final game in a very tight championship race. The Hawks finished as runner-up with a 12-6 conference mark just behind four teams that tied for first at 13-5: Coon Rapids-Bayard, Des Moines Christian, Panorama and Van Meter.
EG beat the Rams last year 11-7 on a grand slam homer in the bottom of the seventh inning on the Hawks' home diamond at Rippey. J-S was playing as a 3A school last year, while East Greene is in 1A.
East Greene was originally scheduled to open the 2009 campaign against Southeast Webster-Grand last night (Tuesday) in Rippey but that game was rained out. The East Greene game is the home opener for J-S, which is a 2A school this year and in its second year in the Heart of Iowa Conference. Last year the Rams finished second in the Heart of Iowa large school division and were 17-13 overall.
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