News briefs from February 23, 2011 Ida County Courier

The O-A/BC-IG girls basketball team going to the class 2A state tournament includes, front from left,
Erin Rasmussen, Ashley Zobel, Katie Kallin, Morgan VanDerSloot, Kendra Wunschel, Rebecca Grote and Jessie Pauley. Back from left, Mallory Cates, Skye Schmidt, Mariah Cates, Jensen Boger, Lexi Olerich and Mackenzie Teut.
Pat Miller, Steve Brown and Kurt Brown coach the girls.

O-A/BC-IG girls advance to state tournament
The O-A/BC-IG girls qualified for the state basketball tournament by defeating Hull Western Christian 72-59 in the class 2A regional tournament final in Cherokee Monday (see next week’s Courier for details). The win put the Falcons in the state tournament for the second consecutive season. Last year O-A/BC-IG defeated Lawton- Bronson in the first round and lost to Manson-Northwest Webster in the semifinal round. O-A/BC-IG will open state tournament play against I-K-M Manning next Monday, Feb. 28 at 6:45 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The winner will play in the 2A semifinal on Thursday, March 3 at noon. The 2A championship game is set for Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m.

O-A/BC-IG’s Schaefer fourth at state
Only one of the 3 O-A/BC-IG's grapplers who competed in the class 2A state wrestling tournament last week was able to place. Josh Schaefer placed fourth at 140 while O-A-BC-IG’s other two wrestlers did not place.  O-A/BC-IG Josh Schaefer entered the state tournament ranked first in the state in class 2A at 140-pounds. He faced a ranked wrestler in each of his five state tournament matches.

Josh Schaefer (140): Championship first round—won 7-1 over Jed Siegwarth, MFLMRMC (seventh ranked). Championship quarter final— won 12-10 over Tom Mahoney of New Hampton (sixth ranked). Championship semifinals— lost by fall in 6:32 (overtime) to Kyler Risher of Centerville (10th ranked). Championship consolation—won 6-4 over Dylan McLaughlin of Union LC (fifth ranked). Third place match—lost by fall in 4:50 to Cory Chapin of Denver-Tripoli (ninth ranked).  The senior grappler finished his final high school season with a 44-3 record.

Dalton Hemer (135): Championship first round—lost by technical fall (17-0) to Matt White, Albia (ranked first in 2A). First round consolation— won 5-2 over Trey Ryan, Mount Vernon. Second round consolation— lost by fall in 3:48 to Nick Harvey of Nevada. Hemer finished his senior season with a 34-12 record.

Brent Stickrod (152): Championship fi rst round—lost by fall in 1:13 to Adam Drain, Mediapolis (fi fth ranked). First round consolation—won 3-2 over Josh King, Sergeant Bluff- Luton. Second round consolation— lost by fall in 3:22 to Nick Winter, MFL-MRMC (second ranked). Stickrod was 36-8 during his junior season.

O-A/BC-IG boys fall to A-A
The O-A/BC-IG boys lost to Alta-Aurelia 76-68 in a fi rst round district tournament game played in Ida Grove Feb. 14. A-A was able to overcome an 11-point deficit, 47-36, in the third quarter. A-A took its fi rst lead of the game 62-61 with 3:04 to play in the game and was up 64-61 with 1:11 to go in the game. From that point, A-A made 12 of 12 free throws to hang on to the lead. O-A/BC-IG finished the season with a 13-7 record. The string of wins includes victories over three teams that reached the fi nals of their respective district tournaments.

ONRC royalty
 Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center crowned its Valentine royalty Feb. 14. Elvis impersonator Sandy Wulf of Deloit crowned the royalty. This year’s king and queen are Bob Voelschow and Phrona Johnson, both of Odebolt. Resident Margaret McGonigle won the drawing for the Valentine bear and balloon.

O-A/BC-IG wellness committee gets nutrition grant

The O-A/BC-IG wellness committee applied for and received a $500 mini-grant to promote nutrition. During February, selected grades at O-A and BC-IG are taking part in a food sampling event. It is called Taste It Tuesday at BC-IG and Try It Thursday at O-A. The goal of this event is to give the students a chance to try something different and hopefully encourage healthy food choices with their families and peers. Once the item was sampled, the students could vote if they liked or disliked the item. The results of the vote will be compiled and submitted to the Department of Education as part of the grant requirements. As health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke are affecting more and more people, and at younger ages, it is vital to teach our kids the importance of nutrition and physical activity so they can become healthy, active adults, according to school nurse Angie Kastner.

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