Students Start Classes in Rippey, G.J. Aug. 27
East Greene Community School opened its doors for the 2009-10 school year on Thursday at the elementary in Rippey and the high school-middle school (grades 6-8) in Grand Junction.
EG is going to a trimester academic calendar this year to be in synch with Jefferson-Scranton and Paton-Churdan, as high school students now take their advanced level classes at J-S along with students from P-C. The three schools are also now coordinating their curriculums at the elementary level. The first trimester ends Thursday, Nov. 19. School will dismiss early that day. Thanksgiving vacation is Nov. 25, 26 and 27. The second trimester will end Monday, March 1, 2010.
All three county school districts got things underway for 2009-10 with the County Kickoff Pep Rally on the square in Jefferson on Thursday, Aug. 20. The EG Booster Club hosted a supper followed by the annual pre-season football scrimmage the following night at Karber Field.
The Hawks open the 2009 grid season tonight with a road game in Westside versus the Ar-We-Va Rockets. Game time is 7 p.m. EG’s home opener is Friday, Sept. 4, against Charter Oak-Ute.
The Hawkettes traveled to Burnside last night (Thursday) to take on Southeast Webster-Grand in the season volleyball opener, downing the Eagles in three straight games.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
STATE TOURNEY WRAP-UP
Hawks Fall to Newman in Class 1-A Opener
Newman (Mason City) proved to be too much to handle for East Greene, as the Hawks were eliminated in the opening round of the Class 1A State Tournament 12-1 in 5 innings on Friday, July 24. The game was the opener for the week-long tournament, which ended with championship games in four classes on Saturday, Aug. 1.
EG jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, taking advantage of two Newman errors and a walk from the Knight's little used sophomore pitcher Hunter King. Tyler Cooklin, the first batter up, got things moving when King walked him. Tom Beger's infield bunt was then mishandled by King in the throw to first, allowing Beger to reach first and advancing Cooklin to third.
BradLee Clark then reached first on error by Newman shortstop Kyle McCann, which moved Beger to second and allowed Cooklin to head home, putting the Hawks ahead 1-0. Jesse Luther and Josh Neese both struck out, but the Hawks were still threatening when Wes Onken singled. Clark advanced to second and Beger was headed for home but was nabbed at the plate on a throw from rightfielder Joe Nettleton to catcher Jordan Adams.
Newman then settled down, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first and holding the Hawks in check the rest of the game, as King moved his record to 3-0. Newman scored three runs in the second, four in the third, and four more in the fourth. EG was already up against it with the 10-run rule, and the Hawk's inability to score any more runs in the top half of the fifth ended the game with Newman moving on to the semifinal round to face Alta.
Cooklin took the loss, dropping his record to 7-3. He gave up six runs on four hits, while walking four, hitting one batter and striking out two. He was relieved by Onken after facing one batter in the third. Over two innings of relief, Onken gave up six runs on four hits, walked three, threw one wild pitch, and struck out one. Designated hitter Tory Beger, an 8th grader, got the Hawks' second hit
King gave up one run on two hits, walked two, hit one batter, and struck out six. Mike Bohl pitched the final inning for Newman, retiring the side in order.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: The score may have been a little lopsided but Newman was truly a force to be reckoned with. The Knights moved on to the semifinal round where they dispatched Alta, 4-0. A much anticipated match-up between Newman and Kee (Lansing), the No. 2 seed, did not happen as Kee was upset by Lenox in the semifinal round, 11-3, after Kee had drubbed Tri-County (Thornburgh) 17-1 in 4 innings in the first round. Newman continued its season-long juggernaut with an 11-1 win over Lenox in 5 innings, bringing its third state baseball championship back to Mason City.
Newman (Mason City) proved to be too much to handle for East Greene, as the Hawks were eliminated in the opening round of the Class 1A State Tournament 12-1 in 5 innings on Friday, July 24. The game was the opener for the week-long tournament, which ended with championship games in four classes on Saturday, Aug. 1.
EG jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, taking advantage of two Newman errors and a walk from the Knight's little used sophomore pitcher Hunter King. Tyler Cooklin, the first batter up, got things moving when King walked him. Tom Beger's infield bunt was then mishandled by King in the throw to first, allowing Beger to reach first and advancing Cooklin to third.
BradLee Clark then reached first on error by Newman shortstop Kyle McCann, which moved Beger to second and allowed Cooklin to head home, putting the Hawks ahead 1-0. Jesse Luther and Josh Neese both struck out, but the Hawks were still threatening when Wes Onken singled. Clark advanced to second and Beger was headed for home but was nabbed at the plate on a throw from rightfielder Joe Nettleton to catcher Jordan Adams.
Newman then settled down, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first and holding the Hawks in check the rest of the game, as King moved his record to 3-0. Newman scored three runs in the second, four in the third, and four more in the fourth. EG was already up against it with the 10-run rule, and the Hawk's inability to score any more runs in the top half of the fifth ended the game with Newman moving on to the semifinal round to face Alta.
Cooklin took the loss, dropping his record to 7-3. He gave up six runs on four hits, while walking four, hitting one batter and striking out two. He was relieved by Onken after facing one batter in the third. Over two innings of relief, Onken gave up six runs on four hits, walked three, threw one wild pitch, and struck out one. Designated hitter Tory Beger, an 8th grader, got the Hawks' second hit
King gave up one run on two hits, walked two, hit one batter, and struck out six. Mike Bohl pitched the final inning for Newman, retiring the side in order.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: The score may have been a little lopsided but Newman was truly a force to be reckoned with. The Knights moved on to the semifinal round where they dispatched Alta, 4-0. A much anticipated match-up between Newman and Kee (Lansing), the No. 2 seed, did not happen as Kee was upset by Lenox in the semifinal round, 11-3, after Kee had drubbed Tri-County (Thornburgh) 17-1 in 4 innings in the first round. Newman continued its season-long juggernaut with an 11-1 win over Lenox in 5 innings, bringing its third state baseball championship back to Mason City.
Friday, July 24, 2009
STATE BB TOURNEY
EG Takes On Mason City Newman
East Greene is seeded eighth among eight teams in the Class 1A State Baseball Tournament and will face top-seeded Newman (Mason City) is the opening game of the four-class tournament at 6 p.m. tonight at Principal Park in Des Moines.
Newman finished the season ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1-A at 30-1 and rolled through the district and substate outscoring opponents 59-3 to moves its season mark to 34-1. EG however put together its longest win streak of the season to go from the seventh-place team in the West Central Conference to a state tournament qualifier.
Interestingly, EG began sectional tournament play at 10-14 and by beating last year’s state tournament qualifier Grandview Park Baptist, 2-1, in the substate game, the Hawks not only evened their season record at 14-14, but they qualified for the state tournament, coming out the winner of a substate with some impressive teams, most notably Earlham, Van Meter, Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Iowa Christian Academy.
East Greene is making its first appearance in the state tournament along with Adair-Casey, Alta and Tri-County (Thornburgh). Calamus-Wheatland from eastern Iowa played in the 1955 tournament as Calamus, losing in the championship game.
Newman is making its 12th appearance at state. The Knights have qualified three out of the last four years. Newman won it all in 2002 and 1998 and finished as runner-up in 2004 and 1967, the first year it advanced to state.
Newman’s only loss this season was to cross-town rival Mason City, a 4-A school. The Knights have victories over nearby Clear Lake (twice), Webster City and Forest City--all 3A schools. Newman won the North Iowa Conference with a perfect 14-0 record. Other schools in the North Iowa are Belmond-Klemme, Lake Mills, Garner-Hayfield, North Iowa (Buffalo Center), Osage, West Hancock (Britt) and Forest City. Newman and North Iowa are 1A schools and other than 3A Forest City, the other league teams are all 2A.
Newman also has a 2-1 win over Don Bosco (Gilbertville), winner of the Iowa Star Conference and the No. 3 ranked team in Class 1A. The Dons were eliminated by Northern University High (Cedar Falls) 5-2 in the opening round of the district in Traer. NUH went into the game ranked No. 6. Kee of Lansing, ranked No. 4 in the state, sidelined NUH 7-2 in the substate final at Oelwein.
Kee (38-6) is seeded second in the tournament and faces seventh-seed Tri-County (19-6) in the second half a doubleheader tomorrow night at Principal Park. In the opener tomorrow night at 6 p.m., third-seeded Lenox (21-3) takes on sixth-seeded Calamus-Wheatland (18-9).
The EG-Newman game tonight is followed by an 8 p.m. match-up between Adair-Casey, seeded fifth, and fourth-seed Alta (30-3). Adair-Casey, a member of the Rolling Hills Conference, is 20-5, and advanced to state by winning the substate at Coon Rapids. The Bombers knocked out perennial West Central baseball power Coon Rapids-Bayard in the semifinal round of the district, also held on Crusaders’ home field in Coon Rapids.
First round winners advance to the semifinal games starting at noon and 2 p.m. next Thursday (July 30) at Principal Park with the winners of those games meeting for the 1A State Championship on Saturday (August 1) at noon at Principal.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: Well, Newman certainly brings some lofty credentials with them as they head down from Mason City. But the Hawks have been playing a “new season” since the districts got underway on July 14. And EG is a central Iowa team playing in its backyard. EG goes in and out of Des Moines year-round playing baseball and basketball at Iowa Christian at AIB on Fleur Drive, Des Moines Christian in Urbandale, Ankeny Christian in Ankeny and Grandview Park Baptist on the east side of Des Moines. So a quick drive back to DM and over to the stadium, could be regarded as just another game. And in years’ past some EG teams have had regular season games at the Principal.
Each team is playing on the same turf within the same seven-inning framework. And if the Hawks stayed focused on the matters at hand, anything came happen. EG is the upstart here so the pressure is really on the hands-down favorite, Newman, and its veteran-laden team. EG is lead by two sophomore pitchers, Tyler Cooklin and Wes Onken. Leading hitter is senior BradLee Clark. Conference rival Van Meter rolled into the state tournament in 2003 relatively unknown as Martensdale-St. Mary’s, the top-ranked team in the state, was the favorite and northwest Iowa power Granville (Spalding) was in the field. Yet the Bulldogs emerged the champion. So, anything can happen.
EG is central Iowa’s representative in 1A, having bested such Des Moines area teams at Madrid in the district in Ames and Grandview Park Baptist in the substate in Ankeny. Hopefully the home folks in Des Moines will get behind the East Greeners! Other central Iowa/Des Moines area teams qualifying for state are Gilbert and I-35 (Truro) in 2A, Boone and Norwalk in 3A, and Dowling (West Des Moines) and Johnston in 4A. Go Hawks!
East Greene is seeded eighth among eight teams in the Class 1A State Baseball Tournament and will face top-seeded Newman (Mason City) is the opening game of the four-class tournament at 6 p.m. tonight at Principal Park in Des Moines.
Newman finished the season ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1-A at 30-1 and rolled through the district and substate outscoring opponents 59-3 to moves its season mark to 34-1. EG however put together its longest win streak of the season to go from the seventh-place team in the West Central Conference to a state tournament qualifier.
Interestingly, EG began sectional tournament play at 10-14 and by beating last year’s state tournament qualifier Grandview Park Baptist, 2-1, in the substate game, the Hawks not only evened their season record at 14-14, but they qualified for the state tournament, coming out the winner of a substate with some impressive teams, most notably Earlham, Van Meter, Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Iowa Christian Academy.
East Greene is making its first appearance in the state tournament along with Adair-Casey, Alta and Tri-County (Thornburgh). Calamus-Wheatland from eastern Iowa played in the 1955 tournament as Calamus, losing in the championship game.
Newman is making its 12th appearance at state. The Knights have qualified three out of the last four years. Newman won it all in 2002 and 1998 and finished as runner-up in 2004 and 1967, the first year it advanced to state.
Newman’s only loss this season was to cross-town rival Mason City, a 4-A school. The Knights have victories over nearby Clear Lake (twice), Webster City and Forest City--all 3A schools. Newman won the North Iowa Conference with a perfect 14-0 record. Other schools in the North Iowa are Belmond-Klemme, Lake Mills, Garner-Hayfield, North Iowa (Buffalo Center), Osage, West Hancock (Britt) and Forest City. Newman and North Iowa are 1A schools and other than 3A Forest City, the other league teams are all 2A.
Newman also has a 2-1 win over Don Bosco (Gilbertville), winner of the Iowa Star Conference and the No. 3 ranked team in Class 1A. The Dons were eliminated by Northern University High (Cedar Falls) 5-2 in the opening round of the district in Traer. NUH went into the game ranked No. 6. Kee of Lansing, ranked No. 4 in the state, sidelined NUH 7-2 in the substate final at Oelwein.
Kee (38-6) is seeded second in the tournament and faces seventh-seed Tri-County (19-6) in the second half a doubleheader tomorrow night at Principal Park. In the opener tomorrow night at 6 p.m., third-seeded Lenox (21-3) takes on sixth-seeded Calamus-Wheatland (18-9).
The EG-Newman game tonight is followed by an 8 p.m. match-up between Adair-Casey, seeded fifth, and fourth-seed Alta (30-3). Adair-Casey, a member of the Rolling Hills Conference, is 20-5, and advanced to state by winning the substate at Coon Rapids. The Bombers knocked out perennial West Central baseball power Coon Rapids-Bayard in the semifinal round of the district, also held on Crusaders’ home field in Coon Rapids.
First round winners advance to the semifinal games starting at noon and 2 p.m. next Thursday (July 30) at Principal Park with the winners of those games meeting for the 1A State Championship on Saturday (August 1) at noon at Principal.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: Well, Newman certainly brings some lofty credentials with them as they head down from Mason City. But the Hawks have been playing a “new season” since the districts got underway on July 14. And EG is a central Iowa team playing in its backyard. EG goes in and out of Des Moines year-round playing baseball and basketball at Iowa Christian at AIB on Fleur Drive, Des Moines Christian in Urbandale, Ankeny Christian in Ankeny and Grandview Park Baptist on the east side of Des Moines. So a quick drive back to DM and over to the stadium, could be regarded as just another game. And in years’ past some EG teams have had regular season games at the Principal.
Each team is playing on the same turf within the same seven-inning framework. And if the Hawks stayed focused on the matters at hand, anything came happen. EG is the upstart here so the pressure is really on the hands-down favorite, Newman, and its veteran-laden team. EG is lead by two sophomore pitchers, Tyler Cooklin and Wes Onken. Leading hitter is senior BradLee Clark. Conference rival Van Meter rolled into the state tournament in 2003 relatively unknown as Martensdale-St. Mary’s, the top-ranked team in the state, was the favorite and northwest Iowa power Granville (Spalding) was in the field. Yet the Bulldogs emerged the champion. So, anything can happen.
EG is central Iowa’s representative in 1A, having bested such Des Moines area teams at Madrid in the district in Ames and Grandview Park Baptist in the substate in Ankeny. Hopefully the home folks in Des Moines will get behind the East Greeners! Other central Iowa/Des Moines area teams qualifying for state are Gilbert and I-35 (Truro) in 2A, Boone and Norwalk in 3A, and Dowling (West Des Moines) and Johnston in 4A. Go Hawks!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
ON TO STATE!!
EG Beats Grandview Park Baptist, 3-2
East Greene downed Grandview Park Baptist 3-2 in the substate championship in Ankeny tonight to secure its first-ever state baseball tournament berth.
The Hawks are one of eight teams to qualify for the Class 1A State Tournament which gets underway Friday at 6 p.m. at Principal Park in Des Moines. Seedings and pairings will be announced Wednesday after the completion of three substate finals around the state that were postponed tonight due to rain.
Other winners tonight in substate finals were Adair-Casey, Lenox, Alta and Kee (Lansing). Adair-Casey, a Rolling Hills Conference member, beat AHST (Avoca) 6-4, in Coon Rapids to advance to state.
Tomorrow night’s substate games are Newman (Mason City) at Garrigan (Algona), Notre Dame (Burlington) vs. Tri-County (Thornburgh) in Fairfield, and Calamus-Wheatland vs. New London in Lisbon.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: This is the first trip to state for East Greene of Grand Junction, but not the first trip for Grand Junction, as the Bluejays were the State Fall Baseball Champions in 1939. This flock (of Hawks) is clearly flying high with the spirit of that '39 team which will mark the 70th anniversary of that championship this fall. The 1939 Bluejays played their baseball games on what was then the recently built Dutton Memorial Park field which is now the home of the East Greene Hawkettes softball team on the East Greene campus in the heart of Grand Junction. The historic Dutton Memorial Park grandstand is at the corner of Kelly and 14th Streets. The Hawks’ home baseball park in Rippey also has a deep history as it was the longtime home of the Rippey Merchants and Rippey Demons semipro teams and the Rippey High Bulldogs, and site of the Iowa State Summer High School Baseball Championship in 1953, 1959 and 1960 and the state high school Fall Baseball Championship in 1962. Go Hawks!
East Greene downed Grandview Park Baptist 3-2 in the substate championship in Ankeny tonight to secure its first-ever state baseball tournament berth.
The Hawks are one of eight teams to qualify for the Class 1A State Tournament which gets underway Friday at 6 p.m. at Principal Park in Des Moines. Seedings and pairings will be announced Wednesday after the completion of three substate finals around the state that were postponed tonight due to rain.
Other winners tonight in substate finals were Adair-Casey, Lenox, Alta and Kee (Lansing). Adair-Casey, a Rolling Hills Conference member, beat AHST (Avoca) 6-4, in Coon Rapids to advance to state.
Tomorrow night’s substate games are Newman (Mason City) at Garrigan (Algona), Notre Dame (Burlington) vs. Tri-County (Thornburgh) in Fairfield, and Calamus-Wheatland vs. New London in Lisbon.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: This is the first trip to state for East Greene of Grand Junction, but not the first trip for Grand Junction, as the Bluejays were the State Fall Baseball Champions in 1939. This flock (of Hawks) is clearly flying high with the spirit of that '39 team which will mark the 70th anniversary of that championship this fall. The 1939 Bluejays played their baseball games on what was then the recently built Dutton Memorial Park field which is now the home of the East Greene Hawkettes softball team on the East Greene campus in the heart of Grand Junction. The historic Dutton Memorial Park grandstand is at the corner of Kelly and 14th Streets. The Hawks’ home baseball park in Rippey also has a deep history as it was the longtime home of the Rippey Merchants and Rippey Demons semipro teams and the Rippey High Bulldogs, and site of the Iowa State Summer High School Baseball Championship in 1953, 1959 and 1960 and the state high school Fall Baseball Championship in 1962. Go Hawks!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Hawks Advance to Ankeny!
EG Wins District Championship
East Greene beat GMG of Garwin 6-1 in the district championship at Ames tonight.
The Hawks now head to Ankeny on Tuesday to take on Grandview Park Baptist of Des Moines in the Substate 6 Championship. The winner qualifies for the 1A State Baseball Tournament at Principal Park (formerly Sec Taylor Stadium) in Des Moines. Game time Tuesday is 7 p.m.
EG moves on with a 13-14 mark while GMG's season ends at 12-15.
Grandview Park Baptist beat Martensdale-St. Mary's on MStM's home field in St. Mary's tonight, 11-3. The Defenders, 12-11, are members of the Heart of Iowa-Small Conference, where they finished in fourth place at 7-9. Martensdale-St. Mary's ends its season at 25-11.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: East Greene is the lone team remaining from the West Central Conference in post-season play, as co-champ Panorama fell to Bondurant-Farrar 11-1 in six innings in a 2A district championship game in Adel. Woodward-Granger, another area 2A school, ended its season in a 5-3 loss to East Sac in the district hosted by Kuemper in Carroll. Adair-Casey won the 1A district at Coon Rapids, downing Walnut 9-1. The Bombers take on the winner of the AHST (Avoca) vs. Odebolt-Arthur game being played in Dunlap in the Substate 8 Championship on Tuesday, also in Coon Rapids.
East Greene beat GMG of Garwin 6-1 in the district championship at Ames tonight.
The Hawks now head to Ankeny on Tuesday to take on Grandview Park Baptist of Des Moines in the Substate 6 Championship. The winner qualifies for the 1A State Baseball Tournament at Principal Park (formerly Sec Taylor Stadium) in Des Moines. Game time Tuesday is 7 p.m.
EG moves on with a 13-14 mark while GMG's season ends at 12-15.
Grandview Park Baptist beat Martensdale-St. Mary's on MStM's home field in St. Mary's tonight, 11-3. The Defenders, 12-11, are members of the Heart of Iowa-Small Conference, where they finished in fourth place at 7-9. Martensdale-St. Mary's ends its season at 25-11.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: East Greene is the lone team remaining from the West Central Conference in post-season play, as co-champ Panorama fell to Bondurant-Farrar 11-1 in six innings in a 2A district championship game in Adel. Woodward-Granger, another area 2A school, ended its season in a 5-3 loss to East Sac in the district hosted by Kuemper in Carroll. Adair-Casey won the 1A district at Coon Rapids, downing Walnut 9-1. The Bombers take on the winner of the AHST (Avoca) vs. Odebolt-Arthur game being played in Dunlap in the Substate 8 Championship on Tuesday, also in Coon Rapids.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
EG TO DISTRICT FINALS
Hawks Get By Madrid, 7-5
The third time proved to the charm for East Greene as they beat Madrid 7-5 in Rippey tonight in the semifinal round of District 12. The Hawks had previously dropped two West Central Conference contests to the Tigers this season, including a 5-3 loss in their season finale last Friday in Madrid.
The win upped the Hawks’ record to 12-14. Madrid ends the season at 13-13.
EG moves on to the district championship game against GMG of Garwin on Saturday in Ames. Game time is 7 p.m.
GMG (12-14) advanced with a semifinal win over Northeast Hamilton, 8-4, tonight in Ackley, after dispatching Colo-Nesco, 4-0, in the first round on Tuesday.
GMG finished in a tie for fifth place in the 9-team Iowa Star Conference, just ahead of Northeast Hamilton at 8-8. NEH finished the season at 15-11 overall.
The winner in Ames advances to the substate championship game Monday night in Ankeny versus the winner of the Martensdale-St. Mary’s vs. Grandview Park Baptist game in St. Mary’s.
The third time proved to the charm for East Greene as they beat Madrid 7-5 in Rippey tonight in the semifinal round of District 12. The Hawks had previously dropped two West Central Conference contests to the Tigers this season, including a 5-3 loss in their season finale last Friday in Madrid.
The win upped the Hawks’ record to 12-14. Madrid ends the season at 13-13.
EG moves on to the district championship game against GMG of Garwin on Saturday in Ames. Game time is 7 p.m.
GMG (12-14) advanced with a semifinal win over Northeast Hamilton, 8-4, tonight in Ackley, after dispatching Colo-Nesco, 4-0, in the first round on Tuesday.
GMG finished in a tie for fifth place in the 9-team Iowa Star Conference, just ahead of Northeast Hamilton at 8-8. NEH finished the season at 15-11 overall.
The winner in Ames advances to the substate championship game Monday night in Ankeny versus the winner of the Martensdale-St. Mary’s vs. Grandview Park Baptist game in St. Mary’s.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
EG BEATS SWG!
Down Eagles 8-2 in Tourney Opener
East Greene opened tourney action on its home field tonight (Tuesday) with an 8-2 win over Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside). With the win, EG advances on to Thursday night’s semifinal round game against Madrid, a 7-1 winner over Glidden-Ralston. Game time at Walt Anderson Field is 7 p.m. The winner on Thursday advances to the district championship game in Ames on Saturday.
In other area Class 1A and 2A games:
CRB 6, Ar-We-Va 3
Adair-Casey 6, Exira 0
Van Meter 5, Earlham 4 (8 innings)
Martensdale-St. Mary’s 5, Iowa Christian 2
Panorama 16, WCV 1
Bondurant Farrar 11, DMC 1 (5 innings)
Woodward-Granger 1, Ogden 0
EYE ON GJ SAYS: The Hawks win over the Eagles breaks their five-year streak of opening round district tourney losses. Last year the Hawks went to CRB and took on the conference co-champs, losing 5-2. Two years ago, EG was hosting the tourney at Rippey but lost to Pomeroy-Palmer 8-6 in 8 innings in the first round. In the three previous years, EG dropped opening round games to GR in 2006, CRB in 2005, and Southern Cal in 2004. EG is usually placed in the same district as CRB and usually the games are played on the Crusaders’ home diamond in Coon Rapids. And each of the last five years, CRB has advanced to the district title game. CRB won the district in 2007, then took the substate crown and advanced on to the state tournament, where they made it to the semifinal round. CRB also won the district in 2005, but lost in the substate game to Walnut, repeating the same scenario from 2004, when they made it to substate, but were knocked out by West Harrison of Mondamin.
EG was the last team to keep CRB out of the district finals. EG beat Ar-We-Va in the first round 4-2 in 2003, then downed the Crusaders 8-4 on their home diamond in the semifinal round. EG took on Adair-Casey in the championship game in Coon Rapids, but lost to the Bombers, 4-2. AC lost to West Harrison 8-7 in the substate game, the first of two straight trips to state for West Harrison. WC foe Van Meter won the 1A state championship that season.
EG and CRB are in different districts--and substates--this year. CRB hosts all three rounds of district play and the substate game too. The Crusaders face Adair-Casey in Thursday’s semifinal round. The winner will play either Walnut or Elk Horn-Kimballton in the district final Saturday in Coon Rapids.
East Greene opened tourney action on its home field tonight (Tuesday) with an 8-2 win over Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside). With the win, EG advances on to Thursday night’s semifinal round game against Madrid, a 7-1 winner over Glidden-Ralston. Game time at Walt Anderson Field is 7 p.m. The winner on Thursday advances to the district championship game in Ames on Saturday.
In other area Class 1A and 2A games:
CRB 6, Ar-We-Va 3
Adair-Casey 6, Exira 0
Van Meter 5, Earlham 4 (8 innings)
Martensdale-St. Mary’s 5, Iowa Christian 2
Panorama 16, WCV 1
Bondurant Farrar 11, DMC 1 (5 innings)
Woodward-Granger 1, Ogden 0
EYE ON GJ SAYS: The Hawks win over the Eagles breaks their five-year streak of opening round district tourney losses. Last year the Hawks went to CRB and took on the conference co-champs, losing 5-2. Two years ago, EG was hosting the tourney at Rippey but lost to Pomeroy-Palmer 8-6 in 8 innings in the first round. In the three previous years, EG dropped opening round games to GR in 2006, CRB in 2005, and Southern Cal in 2004. EG is usually placed in the same district as CRB and usually the games are played on the Crusaders’ home diamond in Coon Rapids. And each of the last five years, CRB has advanced to the district title game. CRB won the district in 2007, then took the substate crown and advanced on to the state tournament, where they made it to the semifinal round. CRB also won the district in 2005, but lost in the substate game to Walnut, repeating the same scenario from 2004, when they made it to substate, but were knocked out by West Harrison of Mondamin.
EG was the last team to keep CRB out of the district finals. EG beat Ar-We-Va in the first round 4-2 in 2003, then downed the Crusaders 8-4 on their home diamond in the semifinal round. EG took on Adair-Casey in the championship game in Coon Rapids, but lost to the Bombers, 4-2. AC lost to West Harrison 8-7 in the substate game, the first of two straight trips to state for West Harrison. WC foe Van Meter won the 1A state championship that season.
EG and CRB are in different districts--and substates--this year. CRB hosts all three rounds of district play and the substate game too. The Crusaders face Adair-Casey in Thursday’s semifinal round. The winner will play either Walnut or Elk Horn-Kimballton in the district final Saturday in Coon Rapids.
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