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Tue
22
Dec

Central wrestling scores several victories at recent meets

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:12

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

The Central wrestling program made strides this past week, winning match-ups at the Tripoli meet and the Northwood-Kensett tournament. 

Starting with the meet at Tripoli on Dec. 15, the team won two of three match-ups, defeating Central City and Tripoli, while losing to Starmont. Against Central City, the Warriors won 36-18, with 126-pound Nick Deitchler providing the lone wrestling victory with a pin over Central City’s Lexi Henncik in 1:54. The other victories all came via forfeit. The team also suffered two defeats, when Brand Beatty (132 pounds) and Sam Fettkether (160 pounds) both lost via pin. 

Tue
22
Dec

Central boys win one game, then suffer two competitive losses

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:10

Hazen Loan protects down low on defense against Turkey Valley. He finished the game with two steals. (Photos by Bev Hamann)

New addition Abenet Lammers goes for the layup in the loss against South Winneshiek. Lammers came off the bench for a season-high nine points.

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

The Central boys basketball team started last week with an impressive hard-fought win against Central City, 48-45, but unfortunately dropped the next two contests: a close loss against Turkey Valley, 57-47, followed by a lopsided one against South Winneshiek, 77-44. 

Coming off a week where the undersized team practiced rebounding and communication and minimizing turnovers, the Warriors made it all work against Central City. While the team came out a little flat, in the words of Coach Brady Stramer, they turned it on in the second quarter, taking a one-point lead into halftime. 

Tue
22
Dec

MFL MarMac boys fly past Kee

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:09

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

The MFL MarMac boys basketball team defeated Kee 68-57 on Dec. 15, improving its overall record to 2-3.

The biggest quarter of the night was the first, as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 21-8 lead. By halftime, it was 37-23. Kee cut into the advantage in the third quarter, with a 16-12 run, but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.

The Bulldogs out-shot the Hawks by 12 percentage points in the game—48.9 percent versus 36.7 percent. The teams made the same amount of shots, at 22, but MFL MarMac was able to hit that mark in 15 fewer attempts.

Tue
22
Dec

Central girls basketball team loses two of three games

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:07

Hannah Asche tries to dribble around a Turkey Valley defender in the 51-23 loss last Tuesday night. (Photos by Bev Hamann)

Carly Kluesner playing tough defense against Turkey Valley. The sophomore finished with four points, two rebounds and one steal.

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

It was a hard week for the Central girls basketball team, dropping the first two games to cap a three-game losing streak, before getting off the snide with a victory over South Winneshiek Friday night. 

The week started against Central City, where the Warriors lost 48-36, scoring over seven points in only one quarter of the game. Delaney Scherf led the team with 11 points, while Hannah Asche had a nice game with nine points. Haley Frieden contributed eight points, Carly Kluesner had four and Lexi Loan and Madison Sylvester each had two. 

Tue
22
Dec

Bulldog wrestlers win two more duals, take Regina Invite championship

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:04

The Bulldogs were champions of the Regina Invitational in Iowa City on Dec. 19. Pictured (front, left to right) are Holden Mathis, Konnor Barat-Klimesh, Tristen Koehn, Koal Klenk, Bryce Radloff; (back) manager Emily Hendrickson-Troester, coaches Tracy Decker and Mike Meyer, Kashton Mathis, Austin Nickolai, Gabe McGeough, Jacob Trudo, Michael Knickerbocker, Logan Brown, Andrew Heins, coach Chip McGeough, Karter Decker and manager Savannah Schaller. (Photo courtesy of MFL MarMac Wrestling)

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

The MFL MarMac wrestling team continued to roll last week, winning two more duals and taking the top spot at Saturday’s Regina Invitational.

The first dual victory came in a triangular at Denver on Dec. 17, as the Bulldogs edged the host school 42-39. 

Logan Brown (220), Konnor Barat-Klimesh (113), Andrew Heins (126), Kashton Mathis (145) and Austin Nickolai (182) all secured big falls for MFL MarMac, while Gabe McGeough (170) and Jacob Trudo (285) added to the total with wins via forfeit.

Tue
22
Dec

Irene A. Henry Riley

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:02

Irene A. Henry Riley, 84, of McGregor, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, Wis. She was born Sept. 4, 1936, to Raymond and Agnes (Adney) Henry in McGregor. Irene graduated from Mar-Mac High School.

Irene was united in marriage to Gene Riley on June 1, 1957, at The Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua. They eventually bought Irene’s childhood home, where she still lived, to raise their three children and later two grandchildren. Throughout the years, Irene worked at the McGregor Hospital for Dr. Pfeiffer, Bickel Insurance, Prairie Federal Savings and Loan and Anchor Savings Bank. She enjoyed knitting, reading and spending time at the McGregor Public Library.

Tue
15
Dec

Garden View residents reflect on childhood Christmas memories

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 13:36

A group of residents from Garden View Place in Monona shared some childhood Christmas memories during a recent Zoom interview. Pictured (left to right) are Masa Bunting, Ruth White, Shirley Seitz, Donna Thompson, Marilyn Lamker, LaVonne Benzing and Marilyn Hemesath. Not pictured is Mary Lou Thompson. (Submitted photo)

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

Lovingly decorated trees, hearty meals with family, church services and programs, playing in the snow—What are considered traditional staples in today’s Christmas celebrations aren’t so different from how people enjoyed the festive season decades ago.

“We always had a tree,” said Marilyn Hemesath, who was among a group of residents from Garden View Place in Monona that shared some childhood Christmas memories during a recent Zoom interview. 

“It was a lighted tree of course,” she reminisced, “with those bubble lights. I just loved to sit by that tree and smell it.”

Tue
15
Dec

Central’s support of girls wrestling leads the way in northeast Iowa

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 13:35

Maria Medberry (top) is one of three girls on Central’s high school wrestling team. The school has been promoting and slowly building female inclusion in the sport. (Photo by Bev Hamann)

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

There’s an old adage that says “girls can do anything boys can do,” and at Central, they are leading the way in bringing that to fruition. Since last year, the school has been promoting and slowly building a girls wrestling team, something both head coach Joe Koehn and activities director Aaron Reinhart have been strongly behind. 

While Central doesn’t have an official girls program, the overall program, which is predominantly male, features several female athletes who compete alongside the boys. 

Tue
15
Dec

With potential budget cuts looming, community voices support for Wetlands Centre

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 13:33

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

Over 20 community members voiced support for the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre at the Dec. 8 Marquette City Council meeting, as potential budget cuts threaten facility operations and the hours of director Alicia Mullarkey.

At last month’s meeting, city clerk Bonnie Basemann revealed the city of Marquette is looking at cost saving measures in anticipation of a revenue loss of just over $110,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes a 50 percent drop in hotel/motel tax revenue, the main funding source for culture and recreation, including the Wetlands Centre.

Tue
15
Dec

Window decorations brighten holiday season for care center residents

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 13:31

For residents at McGregor’s Great River Care Center and Turner Pointe Assisted Living (GRCC), the holiday season has gotten a littler brighter—literally. Over the past few weeks, community members came together to decorate residents’ windows. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

“I wanted something with lights,” Great River Care Center Activity Director Debbie Johnson said of the window decorating effort, “so that, when residents saw them, it would be like a light in the darkness. It would light up the residents’ lives and remind them that they’re loved.”

By Audrey Posten, Times-Register

For residents at McGregor’s Great River Care Center and Turner Pointe Assisted Living (GRCC), the holiday season has gotten a littler brighter—literally. Over the past few weeks, groups of people—including residents’ families, several businesses, both hospices that serve the facility, daycare and school representatives and other community members—came together to decorate residents’ windows.

The end result is a festive mixture of colorful, twinkling lights, Christmas trees, snowmen, wreathes and red bows around most of the building’s exterior.

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