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Midvale artist creates monument to peace

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:46:28 +0000

[caption id="attachment_11677" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photos by Ed Rood Ron Dinsdale oversees the loading of his 15-ton sculpture “Path of Peace.” The 10-feet-tall limestone sculpture was being moved from his home in Midvale to DMACC’S Urban Campus in Des Moines. Dinsdale was commissioned by Iowa Peacemakers Monument, Inc., to carve the project, which depicts three interwoven doves forever turning to symbolize freedom and rights."][/caption] By Ed Rood Ron Dinsdale is an artist who loves to tell stories. Wow, does he have a tale to tell concerning his latest and greatest artistic creation! [caption id="attachment_11678" align="alignright" width="238" caption="Artist Ron Dinsdale displays the small model he made in preparation for creating the actual “Path of Peace.” He is holding it next to the finished sculpture."][/caption] The 66-year-old semiretired high school art teacher has been busy since last October, carving a 10-feet-tall limestone sculpture in his backyard in Midvale, a tiny unincorporated community a couple of miles north of Huxley on Highway 69. The 15-ton “Path of Peace” original sculpture depicts three interwoven doves of peace. Dinsdale was commissioned by Iowa Peacemakers Monument, Inc., to carve the statue. Following its completion on May 10, it was moved from Midvale to its permanent location at the south edge of the Des Moines Area Community college Urban Campus, Seventh Street and I-235. The projected cost of the entire project is $50,000. Dinsdale looks at the past six months as some of the most challenging in his lifetime. “When I first figured it, I was planning on at least a year. Working with the big saw and the big hammer drill, it went a lot faster. It’s hard work, but luckily I ambidextrous so I can switch from one hand to the other. I’d put my head against a stone and rest for a while and then get going again.” [caption id="attachment_11679" align="alignleft" width="248" caption="The plans Dinsdale drew of the sculpture with the base he prepared at the DMACC Urban Campus. The artist did all the planning and poured the concrete footings and base."][/caption] Although the sculpture commission is a recent happening, the idea behind it came early in Dinsdale’s life. “I got the idea for this sculpture when I was younger. I would be out in the grove on our farm and see these birds soaring, and it was a symbol of peace and tranquility.” It was back in his boyhood years that Dinsdale realized he wanted to be an artist, although some of his instructors had other ideas. “I enjoyed art when I was in junior high and high school, and I kept at it. Teachers suggested I go into math so I could make a living, and I was just two hours from being a math major when I switched and went into art. I have been sculpting for over 40 years.” Besides being a sculptor, Dinsdale works with jewelry, ceramics and pottery. He sells his creations at shows and he also does commissions. He admits it’s kind of hard to sell them as they are often a part of him. For 34 years he supplemented his income by teaching – nine years at Northeast Hamilton and 25 years at Valley High School. He is still in teaching as artist-in-residency, presently in West Des Moines. Which brings us back to “Path of Peace.” [caption id="attachment_11680" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Submitted photo. Artist Ron Dinsdale (center) of Huxley installs his sculpture, “Path of Peace” at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Urban Campus. The 17-foot-tall and 10-ton “Path of Peace” sculpture was set up at the DMACC Urban Campus because the location is near I-235 and Seventh Street and also because DMACC’s Urban Campus has a tremendous diversity of ethnicities, religions, nationalities and ages. Dinsdale says “Path of Peace” represents three doves that are forever turning to symbolize freedom and rights. The sculpture is a gift to all people of Iowa. In addition, there will be a fundraiser to win a classic car and raise proceeds to help pay for the “Path of Peace.” The money raised will also be put toward continuing the effort of creating a mini park along I-235. If you’re interested in helping raise money for the project, please contact Karla Hansen at 515-710-0123 or Chet Guinn at 515-556-8054."][/caption] The huge chunk of limestone from Bedford, Ind., arrived in Midvale by truck last fall and was unloaded by crane in front of his workshop. There he poured a cement platform and erected a temporary enclosure around the project to provide solid footing and protection from the weather. Thanks to a mild winter, he was able to work nearly every day. “Over the months I’ve carved away several tons,” he said. “Every night I would clean up. I’d dump the smaller pieces in the driveway. That’s some of the most expensive gravel ever used on a driveway.” As Dinsdale examined “Path of Peace,” his pride was evident, as was his appraisal: “I want people to move around the piece to take it all in. I left a texture to create a feeling the path of peace is not a smooth path.” He stepped back, then added: “The three doves, forever turning, can symbolize the freedom and rights we cherish.” Although Dinsdale has several other sculpture projects – either completed or in the works – he admits this is by far his biggest endeavor to date. “I’ve worked so hard at it that lots of nights I was still carving it in my sleep.” When the huge crane and the flatbed semi truck rolled into his driveway last Thursday, Dinsdale was ready. Even though he admitted he had not slept much the night before, he couldn’t wait to get his sculpture on the road to Des Moines. The loading went as planned and within a couple of hours, “Path of Peace” was on its final path … to its new home. As the semi started rolling down Hwy. 69, Dinsdale chuckled. “When I first got the stone up I climbed to the top, looked down and thought, what the heck did I get myself into!” Then he hurried to his pickup and left for Des Moines to make sure everything went well there. After all, as he himself puts it, “The path of peace is not always a smooth path.”

Steve Boyd retires after 28 years at Ballard

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:41:38 +0000

By Kim Harms [caption id="attachment_11686" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo by Kim Harms Steve Boyd stands by the kiln in his art class at Ballard Middle School. Boyd is retiring this spring after 28 years of teaching art in the Ballard School District."][/caption] Though he occasionally teaches a science class, Steve Boyd, who started out as a zoology major at ISU, has always loved art. And that love led him to a career of teaching the subject. He began teaching at Boone Valley in Renwick, but he has spent the last 28 years in the Ballard Community School District. Before the construction of the new high school building, Boyd taught art at the junior high and high school levels, but chose to stay with the younger age group when the schools divided. He teaches a wide variety of artistic mediums, and though he doesn’t have a favorite, he said he probably works with clay the most. He said it’s fun to see the kids who are really interested in art. “The middle-school kids always seem to have a passion for art. They just love to play with the colors and mess around with stuff,” he said. And one of his favorite things about being an art teacher is that he gets to “mess around with stuff” too. “Being in art, we can participate in our subject so much more than other teachers,” he said. “We can do what we teach.” And he plans to keep “doing” art even in retirement, starting with a wood-fired workshop in Herbster, Wis. Boyd has spent a portion of the last several summers at the workshop, and plans to return this year with one of his children. The two-week outing combines two of Boyd’s passions: the outdoors and art. The workshop involves primitive camping and pottery-making. In addition to continuing to use his artistic talents in retirement, Boyd also plans to tackle some household chores; to spend some time kayaking, biking and going on weekend backpacking trips and just doing some relaxing. “I will be able to do what I want when I want. I can just sit and read all day if I want to.” Boyd belongs to a large family of teachers, his wife included. Connie teaches fifth grade at North Polk, and Boyd’s brother, two sisters and two out of the three spouses are all educators. The Boyds also have two grown sons, Brandt, who lives in Des Moines, and Tim, who is a junior at ISU and plays football for the Des Moines Blaze. Though Boyd looks forward to retirement, he said he will miss working at Ballard. “I look forward to coming to school. I’m not retiring because I don’t like it anymore. It’s just time.” He enjoys both his students and his co-workers. “I’ve really enjoyed the faculty, the staff members and the administration. The last few years have been super,” he said. His co-workers will miss him as well. Ballard High School Principal John Ronca has worked with Boyd for 22 years, including some years of coaching football together early on. He said he has always appreciated Boyd’s insights and passion for the students, and he will be missed. “He was always calm and reflective as a person and an educator. He was kind and welcoming to everybody that he encountered, (and) he loved to watch students succeed and take pride in their work,” he said.

Donate now to help fight hunger in Story County

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:40:26 +0000

United Way of Story County’s LIVE UNITED food drive goes through May 24 The time is now for residents of Story County to help feed the hungry by donating to - Continue reading...

What were the dreams of 1957?? I forgot!

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:37:49 +0000

By Ed Rood How’d that old Statler Brothers’ song go? “The Class of ‘57 Had Its Dreams.” Hey, they had plenty of dreams and I should know, I happen to - Continue reading...

Endowments provide UWay with money for the future

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:36:28 +0000

By Lynn Scarlett Dan Saftig spoke at the United Way of Story County (UWSC) Endowment Celebration on Monday, April 9, to help celebrate the success of the Endowment. Mr. Saftig - Continue reading...

New budget leaves the state with strong fiscal health

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:35:16 +0000

End of Session The Iowa legislature finished its business this past Wednesday, May 5, and adjourned for the year. We had a number of large issues that were negotiated right - Continue reading...

Trail etiquette is necessary with Iowa’s varied trail users

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:34:30 +0000

By Steve Lekwa Trail Etiquette Central Iowans can enjoy a variety of trail experiences within an hour’s drive. They include urban systems in places like Des Moines with many miles - Continue reading...

The Bookworm Sez/‘In One Person’ demands time and attention from the reader

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:33:34 +0000

“In One Person” by John Irving c.2012, Simon & Schuster $28.00 / $34.95 Canada 429 pages When you look back over your life, you notice things that make you say, - Continue reading...

Comet teams combine to make state in 14 events

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:19 +0000

NP boys advance in nine, girls five By Joe Randleman [caption id="attachment_11658" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Harjes"][/caption] STORY CITY – Things were clicking for the North Polk track teams at the Class 2A state qualifying meet in Story City May 10. The Comet boys qualified for state in nine events and the girls moved on to Des Moines in five. In the boys’ competition North Polk won five events, took second in one and third in two others. The Comets racked up 104 points to claim the team championship at Story City, beating Des Moines Christian by eight points for the title. “The guys were awesome,” North Polk head coach Bill Capaldo said. “I could not be more pleased with their effort. We have a first-ever six-meet win streak in school history, including a conference title, and now a (state qualifying) title.” The Comet boys automatically qualified for state with a top-two finish in six events at the state qualifying meet. The 4 X 800-meter, shuttle hurdle and distance medley relays automatically advanced for North Polk, as did two individuals. In the 4 X 800 the North Polk’s team of Nate Reising, Reed Smith, Ryley Sandberg and Seth Harjes ran a time of eight minutes, 18.44 seconds to edge Jefferson-Scranton/Paton Churdan by 1.89 seconds for the victory. Sam Pickard, Austin Williams, Clay Cory and Jorden Nathan gave North Polk the win in the shuttle hurdle as their season-best time of 1:00.19 easily topped the runner-up effort of 1:01.40 by Des Moines Christian. North Polk also earned the gold in the distance medley. Kyle Stillmunkes, Pickard, Cory and Harjes teamed to run a 3:41.68, just beating Gilbert’s 3:41.89 by an eyelash for first. Harjes added a pair of individual victories as well. He won both the open 400 and 800 events. In the 400 Harjes ran a :50.66 to just beat Des Moines Christian’s Caleb Fisher’s :50.94 showing for first. The 800 saw Harjes run a 2:04.90 to hold off the 2:05.25 by Gilbert’s Wes Greder for first. Nathan gave North Polk a runner-up effort in the 110 high hurdles. Nathan crossed the finish line in :16.01 to edge the third-place time of :16.06 by Panorama’s Cody Stepanek. Prairie Valley’s Nick Carlson won the 110 highs in :15.67. North Polk also earned three other state spots based on performance. The final eight qualifiers in each state event are chosen by the best remaining times/distances of the non-automatic qualifiers. Thad Subra just missed qualifying automatically in both the 3,200 and 1,600 events, but he easily ran fast enough in each event to qualify on time. In the 3,200 Subra ran a 10:5.82 to trail only the 10:09.12 and 10:09.39 times by Gilbert’s Mason Powers and Thomas Pollard. Prairie Valley’s Jakob Lantz came in fourth over 17 seconds behind Subra. Subra ran a 4:44.32 in the 1,600 to finish less than a second behind Pollard’s runner-up time of 4:43.84. Powers won in 4:42.36 and Roland-Story’s Spencer Dedic was fourth in 4:48.64. Stillmunkes competed in a loaded boys’ long jump field at the state qualifying meet. His jump of 20 feet, 2.5 inches was only good enough for fifth at Story City, but it was enough to advance him to state. Roland-Story’s Alex Johnson won the boys’ high jump with a jump of 21-6.5. “We have 15 kids including alternates going to the state meet,” Capaldo said. “That’s the most ever (at North Polk) in one year for the boys.” The North Polk girls took seventh out of 12 teams at the state qualifying meet with 63 points. Gilbert easily won the girls’ team title with 140 points and Roland-Story was second with 89. Despite not finishing high in the team standings, the state qualifying meet couldn’t have gone much better for the Comet girls. They automatically qualified in four events – the shuttle hurdle, 4 X 800, 4 X 400 and 100 hurdles – and later added the 4 X 100 based on time. “It was a fun night,” North Polk head girls’ coach Scott Huether said. “I am just so proud of all the girls.” The shuttle hurdle provided the biggest highlight for the Comet girls. North Polk won the race in a competitive battle with season-long nemesis Gilbert and Bondurant-Farrar. The Comet team of Alex Quick, Miranda Schouten, Erin Rampton and Sybbie Sears ran a 1:07.52 – beating their previous best time by one full second – to edge the 1:07.62 by Gilbert and 1:07.80 by Bondurant-Farrar. “I think I was the most nervous when the shuttle hurdle was about to start,” Huether said. “These girls came so close last year and have worked so hard. It was a great moment for them when they crossed the finish line first.” Huether said the 4 X 800 team set the tone for the night with their runner-up performance. Samantha Sinclair, Hannah Hoskins, Brandi Rose and Sears teamed up to run a 10:00.06, coming in only behind the 9:57.34 by Gilbert. In the 4 X 400 Quick, Hoskins, Rose and Sears clocked in at 4:11.62 to add another silver medal for the Comets. Gilbert won in 4:07.77 and Des Moines Christian took third in 4:14.29. The Comet 4 X 100 team of Taylor Putney, Lilly Lomica, Hoskins and Schouten had to wait an extra day to find out its fate. Those four runners ran a :52.64 to place third at the state qualifying meet and it turned out to be fast enough to earn them a trip to Des Moines this week. “They had the fourth-fastest time going in, so they knew it was an outside shot for them at making state,” Huether said. “I told them to do your best and you never know. So their run their best time of the year, which put them into to state.” Sears ended up making it to state in four events as she also qualified individually in the 100 hurdles. She used a great kick over the final hurdles to run a :16.25, just edging the :16.39 and :16.50 by South Hamilton’s Shannon Hoyle and Eagle Grove’s Lexie Miller for second behind the :16.02 by Gilbert’s Madison Spear. “Sybbie has done a great job hurdling this season,” Huether said. “I think she was in fourth with about two hurdles left in the 100 hurdles and she finished second. It was an amazing thing to watch.” The state qualifying meet starts today and runs through Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The 2A and 3A competition is set to begin today at 9 a.m. Final team scores Girls: 1. Gilbert 140 points, 2. Roland-Story 89, 3. JSPC 78, 4. Eagle Grove 78, 5. Des Moines Christian 76, 6. Panorama 65, 7. North Polk 63, 8. Prairie Valley 53, 9. South Hamilton 44, 10. West Central Valley 22, 11. Ogden 14, 12. Bondurant-Farrar 13. Boys: 1. North Polk 104, 2. Des Moines Christian 96, 3. Gilbert 91, 4. Roland-Story 76, 5. South Hamilton 66, 6. (tie) JSPC, Woodward Academy 64, 8. Panorama 45, 9. Prairie Valley 34, 10. Ogden 25, 11. Eagle Grove 24, 12. West Central 13. Individual results – North Polk Girls Shot put – 13. Makayla Burt, 28-3.5; 19. Rebecca Sieve, 26-1.5 Discus – 7. Burt, 94-2; 15. Sieve, 81-3 Long jump – 6. Miranda Schouten, 15-8.5; 9. Alex Quick, 14-9.25 3,000-meter run – 7. Maria Claussen, 12:16.40 4 X 800-meter relay – 2. North Polk (Samantha Sinclair, Hannah Hoskins, Brandi Rose, Sybbie Sears), 10:00.06 Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. North Polk (Quick, Schouten, Erin Rampton, Sears), 1:07.52 100-meter dash – 14. Veronica Greene, :15.14; 18. Jackie Moeckly, :15.86 Distance medley relay – 6. North Polk (Taylor Putney, Rose, Sinclair, Melanie Leach), 4:41.50 400-meter dash – 4. Rebecca Reinertson, 1:05.17; 9. Megan Murphy, 1:06.33 4 X 200-meter relay – 4. North Polk (Lilly Lomica, Hoskins, Quick, Schouten), 1:51.06 100-meter hurdles – 2. Sears, :16.25; 13. Rampton, :17.99 800-meter run – 10. Madeline Miller, 2:41.69; 12. Vanessa Erickson, 2:47.12 200-meter dash – 8. Reinertson, :29.16; 9. Tessa Subra, :29.46 Sprint medley relay – 7. North Polk (Putney, Lomica, Leach, Sinclair), 1:59.85 400-meter hurdles – 9. Rampton, 1:16.75 1,500-meter run – 13. Reilly Franzen, 5:55.59 4 X 100-meter relay – 3. North Polk (Putney, Lomica, Hoskins, Schouten), :52.64 4 X 400-meter relay – 2. North Polk (Quick, Hoskins, Rose, Sears), 4:11.62. Boys Shot put – 17. Jon Lackore, 37-0; 19. Jacob Torsky, 35-10.5 Discus – 5. Brandon Cory, 127-5; 17. Lackore, 90-9 High jump – 8. Josh Stall, 5-8; 9. Russell Greene, 5-8 Long jump – 5. Kyle Stillmunkes, 20-2.5 4 X 800-meter relay – 1. North Polk (Nate Reising, Reed Smith, Ryley Sandberg, Seth Harjes), 8:18.44 3,200-meter run – 3. Thad Subra, 10:15.82; 9. Paul Robidoux, 11:11.04 Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. North Polk (Sam Pickard, Austin Williams, Clay Cory, Jorden Nathan), 1:00.19 100-meter dash – 15. Travis Letze, :12.82; 19. Austin Cordes, :13.11 400-meter dash – 1. Harjes, :50.66; 4. Cory, :52.81 4 X 200-meter relay – 5. North Polk (Stillmunkes, Jacob Hadaway, Nick Kibby, Pickard), 1:34.68 110-meter high hurdles – 2. Nathan, :16.01; 7. Williams, :17.11 1,600-meter run – 3. Subra, 4:44.32; 7. Sandberg, 4:54.70 200-meter dash – 13. Letze, :25.00; 14. Hadaway, :25.04 Distance medley relay – 1. North Polk (Stillmunkes, Pickard, Cory, Harjes), 3:41.68 400-meter low hurdles – 5. Nathan, :58.04; 12. Adam Medick, 1:01.61 800-meter run – 1. Harjes, 2:04.90 4 X 100-meter relay – 6. North Polk (Nathan, Hadaway, Kibby, Pickard), :46.85 4 X 400-meter relay – 4. North Polk (Kibby, Stillmunkes, Smith, Cory), 3:31.60.

Ballard boys, girls send 4 X 200 teams to state

wynne — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:26:39 +0000

[caption id="attachment_11654" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Ballard’s Nate Jensen placed third in the discus at the Class 3A state qualifying meet in Nevada May 10. Jensen just missed qualifying for state automatically, but he did qualify on performance with a throw of 152 feet, two inches. Jensen also qualified automatically in the shot put with a throw of 47-1."][/caption] Jensen makes it in two events for Bomber boys By Joe Randleman NEVADA – The Ballard track teams combined to qualify for state in four events at the Class 3A state qualifying meet in Nevada May 10. The Bomber boys had one individual make it to state in two events, and both the boys’ and girls’ 4 X 200-meter relay teams moved on to Des Moines with strong times at Nevada. Nate Jensen qualified in both the shot put and discus for the second straight year and Luke Godwin, Adam Luke, Jacob Bernholtz and Jack Carney formed the qualifying 4 X 200 team for the Bomber boys. “I’m happy for the three seniors (Godwin, Luke and Carney) to make it (in the 4 X 200) and for Nate to qualify for the second year in a row,” Ballard head boys’ track coach Al Christian said. “It was a great night other than the DQ in the distance medley.” Jensen automatically qualified for state in the shot put with a second-place throw of 47 feet, one inch. His effort was two feet better than the third-place throw by Pella’s Cody DeKryuff and behind only the 53-0.5 by Webster City’s Nick Erritt. “I’ve won most of my meets in the shot, so I knew had a pretty good shot of making it to state,” Jensen said. “Unlike the discus, you’re pretty consistent in the shot.” In the discus Jensen had the top throw in the preliminary round with a 152-2. But he was unable to top that in the finals, and Humboldt’s Jayson Edge and Nevada’s Jordan Sanders topped him with tosses of 157-10 and 155-4. “It’s probably the most competitive meet I’ve been in besides state last year,” Jensen said. “I felt like I threw well, but Sanders stepped up and (Edge) threw well.” But despite coming up third, Jensen easily made the cut for the eight non-automatic qualifier throws to reach state. “It’s sweet,” Jensen said. “This time I won’t be so nervous at state since I’ve been there.” The Bomber 4 X 200 team clocked in at one minute, 32.67 seconds to come within a fraction of a second of automatically qualifying. Bondurant-Farrar clocked in at 1:32.63 to take second and Pella won in 1:31.15. But in the end losing out to Bondurant-Farrar only forced Godwin, Luke, Bernholtz and Carney to postpone their celebration for a day as they easily made it back to state based on time. “The 4 X 200 knew they needed perfect handoffs and we got them,” Christian said. “They cut over one second off their (best) time.” Ballard had a shot at reaching state in the distance medley as well. But the Bomber team of Carney, Luke, Donell Crawford and Michael Wuestenberg was disqualified. The Bombers placed fourth in both the shuttle hurdle and 4 X 400 relays and Caleb Schafbuch and Michael Wulfekuhle tied for fourth in the high jump after they both cleared 5-8. [caption id="attachment_11655" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ballard’s Shelbi Weeks (left) takes the baton from Ellie Godwin during the first exchange of the girls’ 4 X 200-meter relay at the 3A state qualifying meet in Nevada May 10. Ballard placed second in one minute, 49.67 seconds to automatically qualify for state."][/caption] The Ballard girls sent their 4 X 200 relay team to state for the second year in a row. Ellie Godwin, Grace Hall and Shelbi Weeks all returned with state experience from last year and freshman Sydney Fisher provided the final piece to get the Bombers back to state. “Two years in a row,” Weeks said. “You can’t really beat that.” With Godwin running the lead leg, Weeks and Hall taking the middle two and Fisher anchoring the Ballard girls ran a 1:49.67 to outrun Mount Vernon/Lisbon’s 1:50.08 for second and an automatic qualifying spot. “We just wanted to go out and run hard,” Weeks said. “We new we’d be close to Mount Vernon so we wanted to run a good race and have good handoffs all the way through and we did.” Now the Bomber girls want to make their mark at state. “The school record is 1:48,” Ballard head girls’ coach Scott Barth said. “With proper weather conditions that is very attainable at state.” Pella won the girls’ 4 X 200 at Nevada in 1:47.46. Ballard almost sent its 4 X 100 team to state as well. The Bomber team of Ellyn Carson, Godwin Hall and Fisher ran a :53.20 to come in third right behind Mount Vernon/Lisbon’s :53.03, which was the slowest qualifying time. Godwin and Hall also came close to qualifying on performance in the open 100 and discus respectively. Godwin’s fourth place time of :28.04 was less than one one-hundredth of a second from moving her on to state as Norwalk’s Sam Feller earned the final qualifying spot after also running a :28.04. Hall’s fifth-place throw of 110 feet was better than two automatic qualifying throws. The 2A and 3A portion of the state meet will begin at 9 a.m. today and Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Every class will begin competition at 9 a.m. Saturday. Final team scores Girls: 1. Pella 208.5 points, 2. Mount Vernon/Lisbon 152, 3. Iowa Falls-Alden 86.5, 4. Webster City 76, 5. Humboldt 74, 6. (tie) Nevada, Ballard 49, 8. Clear Lake 39. Boys: 1. Pella 190, 2. Webster City 129, 3. Iowa Falls-Alden 95, 4. Nevada 65, 5. Ballard 59, 6. Humboldt 58, 7. Clear Lake 54, 8. Bondurant-Farrar 48. Individual results – Ballard Girls Shot put – 15. Ellen Huxford, 22-4.25; 16. Shelby Drummond, 21-10.5 Discus – 5. Grace Hall, 110-0; 15. Huxford, 63-11.5 Long jump – 8. Ashley Hockey, 13-11.25 3,000-meter run – 9. Alyssa Black Bear, 13:44.78 4 X 800-meter relay – 4. Ballard (Alexis Scharfenkamp, Rachel Bruns, Jenna Graves, Keilyn Wargo), 11:14.68 100-meter dash – 4. Sydney Fisher, :13.86 400-meter dash – 10. Val Charter, 1:08.52; 14. Emma Hartman, 1:13.26 4 X 200-meter relay – 2. Ballard (Ellie Godwin, Shelbi Weeks, Hall, Fisher), 1:49.67 100-meter hurdles – 14. Bruns, :20.01; 15. Hannah Longnecker, :21.44 800-meter run – 5. Scharfenkamp, 2:35.16 200-meter dash – 4. Godwin, :28.04; 5. Fisher, :28.39 400-meter low hurdles – 10. Bruns, 1:22.68; 15. Longnecker, 1:43.00 Sprint medley relay – 4. Ballard (Charter, Ellyn Carson, Godwin, Weeks), 2:02.16 1,500-meter run – 12. Graves, 5:57.52; 15. Black Bear, 6:13.10 4 X 100-meter relay – 3. Ballard (Carson, Godwin, Hall, Fisher), :53.20 4 X 400-meter relay – 7. Ballard (Scharfenkamp, Wargo, Charter, Weeks), 4:41.02. Boys Shot put – 2. Nate Jensen, 47-1; 11. Mason Mann, 40-9.25 Discus – 3. Jensen, 152-2; 14. Cole Wilson, 110-2.5 High jump – 4. (tie) Michael Wulfekuhle, Caleb Schafbuch, 5-8 Long jump – 5. Schafbuch, 18-10.25; 11. Quinton Erickson, 15-11.25 4 X 800-meter relay – 8. Ballard (Peter DeTar, Noah Wheeler, Matthew Poots, Michael Wuestenberg), 9:05.63 3,200-meter run – 6. Luke Kohut-Jackson, 11:01.75 Shuttle hurdle relay – 4. Ballard (Brennan Manfull, Wulfekuhle, Mason Edwards, Schafbuch), 1:03.84 100-meter dash – 8. Jack Carney, :12.24; 10. Jacob Bernholtz, :12.35 400-meter dash – 9. Isaiah Johnson, :55.98; 14. Erickson, 1:00.15 4 X 200-meter relay – 3. Ballard (Luke Godwin, Adam Luke, Bernholtz, Carney), 1:32.67 110-meter high hurdles – 5. Schafbuch, :16.69; 15. Edwards, :19.29 1,600-meter run – 6. Wheeler, 5:03.28; 9. Derek Wright, 5:13.44 200-meter dash – 9. Tyson Pritchard, :24.80; 10. Bernholtz, :24.85 400-meter low hurdles – 8. Zach Palmer, 1:03.00; 13. Edwards, 1:08.47 800-meter run – 11. DeTar, 2:14.76; 14. Wright, 2:17.83 4 X 100-meter relay – 6. Ballard (Wulfekuhle, Kevin Jack, Pritchard, Godwin), :45.82 4 X 400-meter relay – 4. Ballard (Donell Crawford, Luke, Bernholtz, Carney), 3:38.64.