West High Drops Dual to Dubuque Wahlert

West High freshman Lily Ernst

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West High fell to Dubuque Wahlert 111-75 on Thursday in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual at the Coralville Recreation Center.

Junior Melanie Housenga won the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:15.08 and freshman Lily Ernst won the 100 butterfly in 1:02.02 West High.

Housenga added a runner-up finish the 500 freestyle and Ernst finished second in the 200 individual medley.

Dubuque Wahlert 111, West High 75
200 Medley relay – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 1:56.4; 2. West High (Mackenzie Voigt, Rachel Ding, Jenny Pigge, Lauren Katz) 2:02.82.
200 Freestyle – 1. Karlie Welbes (DW) 2:00.41; 2. Alleyna Thomas (ICW) 2:04.45; 4. Mae Grahs (ICW) 2:13.98.
200 Individual medley – 1. Melanie Housenga (ICW) 2:15.08; 2. Lily Ernst (ICW) 2:16.96; 5. Abigail Caylor (ICW) 2:33.65.
50 Freestyle – 1. Elly Kalb (DW) 25.75; 2. Elaina Martz (ICW) 26.04; 4. Jennifer Du (ICW) 27.94.
Diving – 1. Brielle Osthoff (DW) 181.15; 4. Austyn Goodale (ICW) 153.2; 5. Allie Schmidt-Morris (ICW) 136.7.
100 Butterfly – 1. Lily Ernst (ICW) 1:02.02; 3. Jenny Pigge (ICW) 1:03.56; 5. Mackenzie Voigt (ICW) 1:13.7.
100 Freestyle – 1. Elly Kalb (DW) 56.63; 3. Elaina Martz (ICW) 57.52; 5. Lauren Katz (ICW) 1:02.39.
500 Freestyle – 1. Karlie Welbes (DW) 5:19.49; 2. Melanie Housenga (ICW) 5:24.9; 4. Alleyna Thomas (ICW) 5:33.19.
200 Freestyle relay – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 1:43.31; 2. West High (Lily Ernst, Elaina Martz, Melanie Housenga, Alleyna Thomas) 1:43.42; 3. West High (Jennifer Du, Lauren Katz, Mae Grahs, Jenny Pigge) 1:50.61.
100 Backstroke – 1. Victoria Michel (DW) 1:00.61; 3. Abigail Caylor (ICW) 1:08.94; 4. Mackenzie Voigt (ICW) 1:13.89; 5. Amber Rose (ICW) 1:15.94.
100 Breaststroke – 1. Alaina Schmidt (DW) 1:12.83; 2. Jennifer Du (ICW) 1:14.2; 3. Rachel Ding (ICW) 1:15.24.
400 Freestyle relay – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 3:46.63; 2. West High (Lily Ernst, Elaina Martz, Melanie Housenga, Alleyna Thomas) 3:49.03; 3. West High (Lauren Katz, Mae Grahs, Jennifer Du, Jenny Pigge) 4:03.52.

Spence Earns Medalist Honors Monday to Secure All-Conference Spot

West High sophomore Kyle Spence

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In sports like basketball and football home court and home field advantage can be a big deal.

West High sophomore Kyle Spence proved on Monday playing at home in golf has its advantages as well.

Spence took advantage of home course advantage to win the individual title at the second Mississippi Valley Conference divisional meet on Monday at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.

Spence shot a six-over 78 on Monday to edge runner-up Brad Karpick of Cedar Rapids Xavier by one stroke.

The 78 by Spence on Monday helped the sophomore finish fifth in the overall conference standings to earn first team all-MVC honors.

Overall standings are made up of the three-round total from the MVC Supermeet and two divisional meets.

West High senior Kyle Jenkins

Karpick won the overall division title with a score of 235 while Linn-Mar juniors Drew Brandel and Ben Greif finished second and third with a 236 and 238 respectively.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Nile Happel finished fourth in the overall standings with a 240, one stroke in front of Spence.

West High had two players finish in the top 15 of the overall standings as senior Kyle Jenkins finished 13th with a three-round total of 255.

Jenkins shot an 81 on Monday at Finkbine to help him earn second team all-conference honors.

Linn-Mar won the team title on Monday with a 331 to wrap up the Valley Division title with a 956.

Xavier finished second with a three-round total of 978 while Dubuque Wahlert was third with a 1,016.

West High shot a 341 on Monday, their best score of the three-round series, to finish fourth with an overall score of 1,036.

Karpick earned Valley Division player of the year honors while Cedar Rapids Jefferson coach Steve Koepke was named coach of the year.

MVC Valley Divisional #2 Results at Finkbine Golf Course
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 331; 2. West High 341; 3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 345; 4. Dubuque Wahlert 362; 5. Waterloo West 369; 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 380; 7. Waterloo East 513.
Individual results – 1. Kyle Spence (ICW) 37-41 – 78; 2. Brad Karpick 39-40 – 79; 3. Nile Happel (CRJ) 40-40 – 80; 4. Kyle Jenkins (ICW) 42-39 – 81; 4. Drew Brandel 38-43 – 81; 4. Cole Yearling 38-43 – 81; 7. Ben Greif (LM) 40-42 – 82; 8. Jack Kamentz (DW) 41-43 – 84; 9. Jack Recker (LM) 41-46 – 87; 10. Dan Bailey (CRX) 41-46 – 87

West High (341) – Kyle Spence 37-41 – 78; Kyle Jenkins 42-39 – 81; Ryan Cooper 44-44 – 88; Charlie Code 44-50 – 94; Zach Starman 47-51 – 98; Caleb Crossett 47-53 – 100.

Final MVC Valley Division Results (Super Meet-Divisional #1-Divisional #2)
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 307-318-331 – 956; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 313-320-345 – 978; 3. Dubuque Wahlert 319-335-362 – 1,016; 4. West High 347-348-341 – 1,036; 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 388-360-380 – 1,128; 6. Waterloo West 402-364-369 – 1,135; 7. Waterloo East 514-474-513 – 1,501.
Individual results – 1. Brad Karpick (CRX) 78-78-79 – 235; 2. Drew Brandel (LM) 80-75-81 – 236; 3. Ben Greif (LM) 76-80-82 – 238; 4. Nile Happel (CRJ) 85-75-80 – 240; 5. Kyle Spence (ICW) 82-81-78 – 241; 6. Andrew Wood (LM) 77-80-88 – 245; 7. Jack Kamentz (DW) 78-83-84 – 245; 8. Jack Recker (LM) 74-85-87 – 246; 9. Ryan Keating (CRX) 78-80-90 – 248; 10. Nick Recker (CRX) 80-80-89 – 249; 11. Tyler Breitbach (CRX) 77-83-91 – 251; 12. Cole Yearling (LM) 84-86-81 – 251; 13. Kyle Jenkins (ICW) 88-86-81 – 255; 14. Jon Becker (DW) 78-85-93 – 256; 15. Zach Armstrong (LM) 84-83-95 – 262; 16. Sam Martin (CRX) 84-86-92 – 262; 17. Craig Collins (DW) 83-88-93 – 264; 18. Riley Bohr (DW) 90-82-97 – 269; 19. Sam Ambrosy (DW) 89-85-95 – 269.
*- Finishers 1-7 are 1st team all-conference, 8-12 are 2nd team all-conference, 13-19 are honorable mention all-conference.

Valley Division Athlete of the Year – Brad Karpick, Cedar Rapids Xavier
Valley Division Coach of the Year – Steve Koepke, Cedar Rapids Jefferson

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West High 15th at Rim Rock Farm Classic

West High sophomore Kolby Greiner

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The West High boys cross country team placed 15th at the prestigious Rim Rock Farm Classic in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday.

West High finished with 454 points on its way to an upper half finish in the talented 42-team field in the high school gold division.

The Woodlands College Park won the team title with 96 points followed by St. Thomas Aquinas with 124 points, Blue Springs with 203 and Omaha Creighton Prep with 224.

Kolby Greiner led West High, finishing 16th in a time of 16:24.6 while teammate Ali Ali was 28th in 16:40.2.

Victor Mugeche of Blue Springs won the individual title in 15:37.7.

Rim Rock Farm Classic
Team scores – 1. The Woodlands College Park 96; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 124; 3. Blue Springs 203; 4. Omaha Creighton Prep 224; 5. Rockhurst 285; 6. Liberty 286; 7. Webb City 319; 8. Manhattan 320; 9. Mill Valley 325; 10. Park Hill South 396; 11. Dodge City 419; 12. Shawnee Mission East 421; 13. Fayetteville 424; 14. Lee’s Summit North 441; 15. West High 454; 16. Maize South 496; 17. Garden City 503; 18. Legend 509; 19. Marquette 511; 20. Blue Valley Southwest 520; 21. Omaha Westside 547; 22. Kearney 568; 23. St. James Academy 574; 24. Staley 593; 25. Blue Springs South 631; 26. DeSmet 655; 27. Maize 675; 28. Washburn Rural 703; 29. Wichita East 710; 30. Lawrence Free State 713; 31. Bishop Carroll Catholic 730; 32. Parkway South 740; 33. Blue Valley North 775; 34. Blue Valley 798; 35. Liberty North 811; 36. Pine Creek 869; 37. Norman North 888; 38. Wichita North 941; 39. Bishop McGuinness 1,019; 40. Baldwin 1,083; 41. Francis Howell 1,097; 42. Campus 1,103.

Individual results – 1. Victor Mugeche (Blue Springs) 15:37.7; 2. Milo Greder (Omaha Westside) 15:44.9; 3. Will Cole (St. Thomas Aquinas) 15:48.1; 4. Clayton Adams (Kearney) 15;49; 5. Alessandro Topini (The Woodlands College Park) 15:57.8; 6. John Luder (Rockhurst) 15:59.2; 7. Ryan Eastman (Omaha Creighton Prep) 16:03.1; 8. Bryce Quigley (The Woodlands College Park) 16:04.8; 9. Slagle Jack (Omaha Creighton Prep) 16:06.8; 10. Alex Gill (St. Thomas Aquinas) 16:07.4.

West High (454) – 16. Kolby Greiner 16:24.6; 28. Ali Ali 16:40.2; 65. Andrew Murley 17:04.2; 168. Kyle Sulwer 18:01.8; 177. Logan Stuart 18:05.7; 179. Nathan Abramhoff 18:06.7; 204. Derek Nugent 18:16.5.

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West High Drops Dual to Cedar Rapids Kennedy

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West High fell to Cedar Rapids Kennedy 109-77 in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual on Tuesday in Cedar Rapids.

Alleyna Thomas won the 200 freestyle for West High while Melanie Housenga added an individual title in the 200 individual medley.

Housenga and Thomas were both part of West High’s winning 200 freestyle relay team.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 109, West High 77
200 Medley Relay – 1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1:56.92; 2. West High (Mackenzie Voigt, Rachel Ding, Jenny Pigge, Izabel Houselog) 2:06.39
200 Freestyle – 1. Alleyna Thomas (ICW) 2:01.93; 4. Mae Grahs (ICW) 2:14.87; 5. Abigail Caylor (ICW) 2:19.84.
200 Individual Medley – 1. Melanie Housenga (ICW) 2:18.90; 3. Jennifer Du (ICW) 2:30.54.
50 Freestyle – 1. Darby Manternach (CRK) 26.10; 2. Elaina Martz (ICW) 26.25; 3. Lily Ernst (ICW) 26.56; 5. Izabel Houselog (ICW) 28.37
Diving – 1. Jayden Lovell (CRK) 249.95; 3. Austyn Goodale (ICW) 154.10; 4. Jena Shaver (ICW) 149.95; 5. Allie Schmidt-Morris (ICW) 138.50.
100 Butterfly – 1. Mackinzee Macho (CRK) 1:01.33; 3. Lily Ernst (ICW) 1:02.75; 4. Jenny Pigge (ICW) 1:07.28.
100 Freestyle – 1. Maddie Bagby (CRK) 55.29; 2. Alleyna Thomas (ICW) 57.28; 4. Elaina Martz (ICW) 58.84; 5. Mae Grahs (ICW) 1:02.36.
500 Freestyle – 1. Kassidy Lovig (CRK) 5:23.58; 2. Melanie Housenga (ICW) 5:24.10; 3. Amber Rose (ICW) 6:19.60.
200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Iowa City West (Lily Ernst, Elaina Martz, Alleyna Thomas, Melanie Housenga) 1:43.81.
100 Backstroke – 1. Jess Williams (CRK) 59.88; 3. Jennifer Du (ICW) 1:10.30; 4. Abigail Caylor (ICW) 1:12.88.
100 Breaststroke – 1. Mackinzee Macho (CRK) 1:14.34; 3. Rachel Ding (ICW) 1:17.64; 5. Megan Arps (ICW) 1:20.39
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (Sarah Gannon, Maddie Bagby, Maddie Gannon, Jess Williams) 3:48.75; 2. West High (Lily Ernst, Elaina Martz, Alleyna Thomas, Melanie Housenga) 5:50.58; 3. West High (Mae Grahs, Mackenzie Voigt, Jenny Pigge, Jennifer Du) 4:09.53

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West High senior Kyle Jenkins

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West High shot a 348 on Monday to place fourth at the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Divisional meet at St. Andrews Golf Course in Cedar Rapids.

Senior Kyle Jenkins fired an 81 on Monday to lead West High which improved its score from the MVC supermeet in August by one stroke.

Linn-Mar won the team title on Monday with a 318 to increase its lead in the overall Mississippi Division race.

Monday’s meet was the first divisional meet of the season and is the second of three meets used by the conference to determine divisional champions and all-conference honors.

The MVC supermeet in August was the first event used and the second Mississippi Divisional meet will be held Sept. 26 at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.

Sophomores Kyle Spence and Ryan Cooper each shot an 86 on Monday as West High finished 13 strokes behind third place Dubuque Wahlert.

Linn-Mar edged host Cedar Rapids Xavier by two strokes on Monday and now holds an eight-stroke lead over the Saints entering the final divisional meet.

West High is in fourth place after two events.

MVC Mississippi Divisional #1
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 318; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 320; 3. Dubuque Wahlert 335; 4. West High 348; 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 360; 6. Waterloo West 364; 7. Waterloo East 474.

West High (348) – Kyle Jenkins 81, Kyle Spence 86, Ryan Cooper 86, Zach Starman 95, Charlie Code 98, Caleb Crossett 102.

MVC Two-round totals
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 625; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 633; 3. Dubuque Wahlert 654; 4. West High 695; 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 748; 6. Waterloo West 766; 7. Waterloo East 988.

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