Knoxville Boys Golf Edges By Van Meter
The Knoxville Boys Golf Squad snuck by Van Meter on Tuesday night 156-158. Evan Smith led the Panthers with a 38 while Kail Arkema and Carson Uitermarkt scored 39s, Beau Leisure carded a 40 and Noah Keefer and Brady Roozeboom scored 43s. Coach Barry Smith tells KNIA/KRLS Sports he has scheduled a few out of the box meets this year, just to get the guys used to playing a different course and more 18 hole meets.
Smith: “This gives us an opportunity to go to Atlantic and Dennison in the mix. We’re really mixing it up this year to give the boys a look at the grind of 18 hole tournaments and a look at different courses.”
That Denison meet will be this Saturday at Majestic Hills Golf Course.
Knoxville Girls Tennis Beats Chariton, Boys Fall To The Chargers
The Knoxville Tennis Squads had completely opposite results against Chariton on Tuesday night as the girls swept the Chargers 9-0 while the boys lost 9-0. The girls were led in singles with wins from Janie Maasdam, Kate Schneider, Natalie Collins, Iselynn Prevo, Mackenzie Karr, and Maddy Wells. The Panthers also swept the doubles matches. For the boys the Panthers closest match was at #2 singles as Henry Picard and Eli Bumgardner fell 8-5. The Panthers are back on the courts Thursday against Davis County.
Knoxville Track Squads Show Well In Ottumwa
It was a very good night at the Don Newell Relays in Ottumwa on Tuesday. The boys placed 3rd and came away with four 1st place finishes including T.J. DeJong in the long jump, Kaiden Smith in the high jump, the 4×400 and 800 meter relays. Coach Eric Kellar told KNIA/KRLS Sports he wanted to see what his relays looked like but was still pleased overall with the individual events. On the girls side, the Panthers had three gold medals including Melanie Sullivan in the 400 as well as Ciara Heffron in the discus and Ashlyn Finarty in the shot put.
Panther Girls Soccer Defeats Fairfield
The Knoxville Girls Soccer Squad put together another win as the Panthers beat Fairfield 2-1 on Tuesday. Goals from Payton Horn and Charlye Willis were enough to keep the Trojans at bay while Ella Breazeale was able to come up with six saves. Knoxville is now 4-4 on the season and will be off until Monday when Knoxville travels to Chariton.
Melanie Sullivan photo from Ryan Northcote