Manchester Press

1 day ago | manchesterpress.com | Kegan Arduser

At a pair of meets last week, the West Delaware girls’ track and field team came away with a pair of second-place finishes as a team. More importantly, it was the final night to qualify for this year’s Drake Relays. The Hawks will be well-represented in Des Moines, as Avery Schmitz, Natalie Mensen, Sofia Schulte and Anna O’Rear will compete in the 4x400-meter relay, Norah Peyton, Josie McMahon, Lauren LeClere and Schmitz in the shuttle hurdle relay and LeClere in the high jump. kAmx?

1 day ago | manchesterpress.com | Kegan Arduser

In a pair of home dual meets for the Edgewood-Colesburg girls’ golf team, the Vikings picked up a narrow 233-236 win over Alburnett, April 14, before falling to Starmont, 236-239, April 15. In the win over the Pirates, Lauren Kirby was medalist with a 54. McKenna Hoefer shot 56 to earn runner-up and a 60 from Chloe Everett and 63 from Abbie Schilling rounded out the Vikings’ counting scores. Claire Hemann and Izzy Lange both shot 66, but were not counted.

1 day ago | manchesterpress.com | Kegan Arduser

After a huge first half for Grinnell, April 15, the West Delaware girls’ soccer team held its own against Tigers, before falling 9-0, at Brown Field in Manchester. Grinnell lit up the scoreboard in the opening half, putting up seven goals to lead 7-0 at the break. The Hawk defense tightened up in the last 40 minutes, only allowing two more goals. kAmvC:??6== D6?:@C %2J=@C $>:E9 =65 E96 %:86CD H:E9 D:I 8@2=D @? `a D9@ED @? 8@2=] u@C E96 w2H<D[ z2E6=J?

1 day ago | manchesterpress.com | Kegan Arduser

Nearing the halfway point of the track and field season, the Edgewood-Colesburg boys’ team is hitting its stride. At the MFL MarMac Co-Ed, April 17, the Vikings took the top spot with 102 points and 14 finishes in the top eight. “We have had a challenging schedule early in the season, so hopefully coming away with a team title at the MFL Co-Ed on Thursday boosts the confidence of the boys.

1 day ago | manchesterpress.com | Kegan Arduser

In a WaMaC Conference cross-division matchup, April 15, at Brown Field in Manchester, Grinnell took down the West Delaware boys’ soccer team 10-0. It was a huge first half for the Tigers, as they put up nine goals to build a commanding lead. One more goal in the second half ended things, as the Tigers improved to 3-1-1 on the season. kAmvC:??6== 7C6D9>2? z:??:4< w@=56? =65 E96 H2J H:E9 E9C66 8@2=D] u@C E96 w2H<D[ #96EE #@??6?36C8 925 EH@ D9@ED @? 8@2=[ zJ=6C (@@E6?[ z6682? r2C?:4=6 2?5 qC256?