Indianola Wrestling Competes at State Dual Tournament Today

The Indianola boys wrestling team makes their second consecutive trip to the Xtream Arena in Coralville for the class 3A State Dual tournament today. The Storm dominated Iowa City High in the qualification round, and earned the #3 seed in the matchup today, going against powerhouse Bettendorf. The Indians fell to Bettendorf in the semifinals last year 31-30 en route to a fourth place finish, and will try to over the #2 ranked team according to IAWrestle. The Indians feature nine individually ranked wrestlers and are ranked #3 in the dual rankings. All three duals today will be broadcast live on 94.3 KNIA, with Andrew Swadner on the call. Pre-match coverage begins at 10:35, with the first match starting at 10:45.

DCG Sweeps Indianola Basketball in Home Doubleheader

The Indianola basketball teams were swept by Dallas Center-Grimes Friday night at home, the girls falling 56-32 and the boys 64-55 on senior night as heard live on 94.3 KNIA. The Indians girls came out strong, earning an 11-9 lead after the first quarter, but went ice cold from the field in the second as the Mustangs outscored them 12-3 to lead 21-14 at halftime. The Mustangs began to fill up the scoreboard in the third, going on a big run to get the lead to double digits and never looked back leading 39-25 after the third.
Indians head coach Jeff Janssen said he saw a lot of improvement from the first matchup with DCG including limiting their turnovers, but were unable to make shots early and that wore them down throughout the rest of the game. Madi Grover led the Indians with 17 points.

The Indians boys traded buckets early with the Mustangs until DCG hit multiple three’s to pull away leading 19-12 at the end of the first quarter and that would be as close as Indianola got it the rest of the way, with the lead hovering between 13 and 9 points the entire ballgame. DCG led 39-28 at halftime, and 50-39 at the end of the third. Indianola got within nine points in the fourth quarter to seemingly grab momentum, only for the Mustangs to go on a 5-0 run to put the game out of reach. Easton McGraw scored 18 points, while Bryant Ritchie scored 12.

The girls are now 6-13 overall and 5-5 in conference, while the boys are 4-12 and 4-6, and both teams will travel to Pella on Tuesday.

Indianola Boys Swimming Looks for State Qualification Today

The Indianola boys swimming team travels to Ames today for their state qualifying meet. The #31 Indianola squad will have to go up against a crowded meet including highly ranked #5 WDM Valley, #13 Ames, #12 Boone, #19 Marshalltown, and #23 Newton all sporting quality events. Ethan Russell currently has the 33rd fastest time in the 50Y Freestyle to lead the Indians, who have been on the rise as of late. Action starts at Ames High School at noon.