Future Articles

All future Children's activities and sports will now appear on this Lucas County Genealogy site:
Chariton High School Children's Activities and Sports

CHS to Play at Principal Park

  The Chariton varsity baseball team will be playing Knoxville on Tuesday, June 10, at 1:00 p.m. at Principal Park in Des Moines, the home of the Iowa Cubs.  This is a fantastic opportunity for Chariton's kids and fans to enjoy a big league experience.

  Purchasing a $5 ticket to this game will also give fans admission into any Iowa Cubs home game in 2014, with the exception of July 3.  These tickets are now on sale at Midwest Heritage Bank in Chariton and the CHS office.  People should act fast as there are only 300 tickets for sale and quite a few have been sold already.

Girls Soccer Team Moves to 5-1 with Win Over Centerville

  Chariton's girls soccer team traveled to Centerville May 16th and upped their record to 5-1 with a 4-1 victory over the Lady Reds.  Chariton got on the scoreboard first when midfielder Starr Covington wisely took a shot from about 30 yards out, which went over the keeper's head and into the net in the 18th minute.

  Chariton took a 2-0 lead into halftime after Kourtney Nichols and Taylor Tuley placed a nice give-n-go along the right side.  Tuley then dropped a pass back to Nichols and the senior forward cleanly drove the ball into the net.

  The Lady Chargers wasted no time extending the lead as just a minute into the second half, midfielder Emily Grismore won the ball and sent a cross in front of the goal where a charging Vicki Slobodyanik met the ball and re-directed it into the net, giving Chariton a 3-0 lead.

  Nichols got her second goal of the night when she received the ball on the right side and dribbled into the middle of the field, driving a low shot into the left corner.  Grismore got her second assist of the night on that goal.  Centerville scored their lone goal due to a communication problem on defense but could get no closer.

Chargers vs Centerville Soccer

2014 Chariton High School Graduates

Russell Area High School Graduates

Congratulations to the following Russell area High School Graduates:

From Wayne Community High School: 

Faith Sibert, will be attending Indian Hills Community College,
Kelly McCurdy, enrolled at AIB
Lorenzo Baker-Martinez will attend Grand View University in Des Moines.

From Chariton Community High School:

Chasen Blue will enroll at Graceland
George Collins is selecting between Indian Hills or DMACC
Madison Feehan will attend Iowa School of Beauty
Dusty Simmons is enrolled at Indian Hills
Stephen McCurdy is enrolled at William Penn University
Alex Reynolds plans include attending Indian Hills

(If any of this is in error or we have omitted anyone we apologize and urge you to contact us and we will print corrections. (e-mail myoak10@gmail.com or call 641-535-2402)

FBLA members attend State Leadership Conference

  Fifteen Chariton High School students attended the 65th annual Iowa Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference.  They joined over 700 students from 26 schools.  FBLA is the largest business career student organization in the world with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business-related fields.

  Members competed in events, attended sessions and participated in electing new state officers.  Students placing in the top five in events for Chariton were 2nd - Colby Brackett, Maddie Kaska, Katey Herr, Digital Design & Promotion.  3rd - Colby Brackett, Katey Herr, Maddie Kaska, Public Service Announcement.  3rd - Emily Seuferer,  Word Processing.  3rd - Zach Fisher,  Who's Who in FBLA.  4th - Emily Seuferer,  Client Service.  4th - Brittany White,  Healthcare Administration.  4th - Megan Reynolds,  Public Speaking II.  5th - Zach Fisher,  Public Speaking II.  5th - Emily Seuferer,  Who's Who in FBLA.  6th - Madison Briggs, Local Chapter Exhibit.  6th - Sam Lerner,  Spreadsheet Applications.  6th - Brittany White,  Word Processing.

  The Chariton Chapter also received second place in Event Sponsorship.  Mrs. Seuferer was recognized for 15 years as an advisor and was named the Iowa FBLA Advisor of the year.

  Members who will be representing Iowa at the National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tenn., June 28 - July 2 from the CHS chapter include Colby Brackett, Katey Herr, Maddie Kaska, Emily Seuferer, Megan Reynolds, Madison Briggs, Starr Covington and Ben Morrett.

  

Bengtson Qualifies for State in 800 at Districts

Chariton Leader, May 15th, 2014

Bill Howes, Assoicate Editor

  The Chariton Charger boys track team had one person qualify for state at the 3A District track meet at Dallas Center Grimes on May 15th.

   Senior Christian Bengtson qualified for state with a second place finish in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:02.28.  As a team, Chariton place eighth overall out of eight teams with 44 points.

  "The boys ran great today considering how horrible the weather conditions were.  I was very pleased with the great effort all year.  We will miss a great group of seniors but I'm very excited with the younger kids and their potential the next couple of years," Chariton Head Coach Josh Snook said.

  Chariton's 4 x 800 team of Cody Evans, Bryce Exline, Aaron Cain and Bengtson ran their best time of the year and placed third overall in 8:41.17.  Hunter Miller had his best throw of the year in the discus and placed fourth overall with a throw of 119'3".  Chase Altenhofen finished ninth with a throw of 104'7".  In the shot put, Jared Wright finished eighth with a throw of 37'8".  Alec Reynolds finished ninth with a throw of 36'8".

  In the 3, 200-meter run, Luke Evans finished fifth with a time of 11:04.99.  In the 110-meter hurdles, Ethan Schreck placed sixth with a time of 17.96.  In the 4 x 100 relay the team of Stephen McCurdy, Zach McElroy, Dustin Hale and Dillon Sanders placed fifth in 48.20.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of McCurdy, McElroy, Sanders and Brett Braida placed fifth in 1:40.37.

  In the distance medley relay, the team of Sanders, McElroy, Cain and Cody Evans placed fifth in 4:04.67.  In the shuttle hurdle relay the team of Schreck, Hale, McCurdy and Austin Cline placed sixth in 1:11.34.  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Braida, Exline, Nate Hoeger and Cain finished seventh in 3:55.27.

  In the 200-meter dash, Braida finished ninth in 25.17.  Exline finished 10th in 25.34.  In the 100-meter dash, Hoeger finished 11th and Cody Stevenson finished 14th.

  In the 1,600-meter run, Luke Evans finished ninth in 5:29.43.  Jonah Thatcher finished 14th in 5:42.65.  In the 400-meter hurdles, Cline finished 11th in 1:15.58.

  In the long jump, Sanders finished 12th with a jump of 15'5".  Hale finished 13th with a jump of 15'4".

  Dallas Center Grimes won the boys team standings with 131 points.  Knoxville was second with 102.  ADM Adel was third with 96.  Carlisle was fourth with 86 and Bondurant-Farrar was fifth with 82.  Perry was sixth with 79 and Saydel was seventh with 69.

Fuhs Qualifies for State with Second Place Finish in Discus at Districts

Chariton Leader, May 20, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton High School Girls Track team had one girl qualify for state at the 3A District meet at Dallas Center Grimes high School on May 15th.  Senior Emma Fuhs qualified in the discus by finishing second overall with a throw of 98'8".  The Chariton girls placed sixth overall out of eight teams with 55 points.
"I'm so proud of the work Emma had put in the last four years and that it was able to pay off at her last district track meet," Chariton Girls Track Coach Trish Rodgers said.
  Freshman Carlie Schaeffer placed third overall in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:13.27.  Emily Seuferer placed third overall in the shot put with a throw of 33'7¼".  Saydee Terrell placed fourth with a throw of 33'4".  In the discus, Carley Arnold finished 10th with a throw of 61'.
  Chariton's shuttle hurdle relay team of Maria Blong (18.56), Terrell (18.09), Tori Bauer (20.23) and Schaeffer (17.14) placed fourth in 1:14.  The 4 x 100 relay team of Jessica Wiederholt (14.06), Laurin Zern (14.56), Bauer (14.61) and Danielle Donahue (13.83) placed fifth in 58.12.
  In the 3,000-meter relay, Allison Summerfield placed fifth in 13:03.39.  The 4 x 800 relay team of Seuferer (3:26.93), Ryley Heffron (3:22.20), Mackenzie Curran (3:10.65) and Micaela Folkerts (3:31.14) placed sixth in 13.32.07.
  The sprint medley relay team of Wiederholt (14.4), Terrell (14.73), Sophia DeMaria (30.26) and Heffron (1:20.20) placed sixth in 2:20.20.  The 4 x 200 relay team of Wiederholt, Terrell, Zern and DeMaria finished seventh in 2:04.33.  The 4 x 400 relay team of Seuferer (1:12.68), Folkerts (1:21.6), Arnold (1:20.71) and Heffron (1:28.91) finished seventh in 5:24.33.
  The distance medley relay team of Zern (33.24), Sarah Fuhs (35.41), Heffron (1:18.18) and Curran (3:06.26) finished seventh in 5:32.82.  In the long jump Wiederholt finished seventh with a jump of 13'10".  Schaeffer finished eighth with a jump of 13'6.5".
  In the 100-meter hurdles, Schaeffer finished seventh in 17.47.  Blong finished 10th in 19.06.  In the 100-meter dash, Donahue finished ninth in 14.64.  In the 200-meter dash, Mackinzie Thomas-Clark finished 10th in 31.68.  Donahue finished 13th in 32.76.  In the 400-meter dash, Folkerts finished 11th in 1:18.46.  Kami Nichols finished 13th in 1:20.04.  In the 1,500-meter run, Summerfield finished ninth in 6:16.33.
   Dallas Center Grimes won the girls team standings with 173 points.  ADM Adel was second with 166.  Carlisle was third with 114.  Bondurant-Farrar was fourth with 71 and Knoxville was fifth with 61.  Saydel was seventh with 48.  Perry was eighth with 34.

Charger Boy Golfers SCC Meet

Ryan Jones Places Third at SCC Tournament

  Chariton sophmore Ryan Jones earned all conference honors with a third-place finish in singles play at the SCC Tournament in Knoxville.  The top three finishers in singles and doubles make all-conference.  Jones was the only sophomore to make all-conference.

  After receiving first round bye, Jones beat Noah Belt of Albia in the quarterfinals, 10-6.  He lost to Centerville senior Michael Starcevich in the semifinals, 10-4.  "It was a great game with long rallies.  Michael is one of the best athletes of any sport in the SCC," Chariton Head Coach Mark Felderman said.

 
Jones won the consolation match when Davis County's Coty Good withdrew from the tournament.  "Ryan has improved so much.  Last year he picked up a racquet for the first time and played JV most of the season.  This year he's All-SCC, that's pretty good.  Ryan works really hard in the off season and he really pays attention to instructions.  He is very coachable.  e will be a conference champion," Coach Felderman said.

  Only seven freshmen entered the SCC Tournament, five of which were from Chariton.  The other tournament singles player from Chariton, Lucas Hoeger, was defeated in the first round by Clarke senior Holden Heweitt, 10-1.  In doubles play, the team of Nathan Kalsem and Andrew VanDenTop lost to the team of Brady Sweet and Spencer Varner of Centerville, 10-5.  The team of Michael Lawrence and Caleb Schrodt lost to the team of Stone Sample and Bryce Vineyard of Davis County, 10-2.

  "It has been a tough season for the team this year, both won-loss wise and weather wise.  They did however gain varsity experience that will pay off down the road.  I know several are planning to attend tennis camps this summer.  It has been a delight to step in to help and coach these young men this spring.  Being a small squad, we worked with the girls quite a bit too.  Coach Chelsy Arnold is building a good team for the future.  It was a lot of fun to work with her and her team as well," Coach Felderman said.

Savage and Koehn Place Third, Earn All-Conference at SCC Tournament

Chariton Leader, May 20, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls tennis team did outstanding at the South Central Conference Tournament in Knoxville on May 13th.  Chariton's doubles team of Sheena Savage and Aspen Koehn placed third overall and earned all-conference honors.

  Savage and Koehn, both juniors, were the fourth-seeded team and received an opening round bye,.  In round two they beat Centerville's team of Amoury Glosser and Elizabeth Hargrave, 10-5.  In round four they lost to Clarke's team of Tracy Morgan and Cassidy Bier, 10-4.  In the next round they bounced back to beat Clarke's team of Macy Snell and Sydnee Redman, 10-8.

  Chariton's second doubles team of sophomore Haley Reece and senior Coutney Shounkwiler lost to Centerville's team of Kierstan /Brahman, 10-5.

  Chariton had two players competing in single's play.  Junior, Justin Hamilton lost to junior, Allyson Haselhausen of Albia, 10-3.  Sophomore Alexis Mullins lost to junior, Sydney Lankel of Centerville, 10-4.

"This was a great experience to see all of our conference in one place.  It was a great learning environment for the players as well as me the coach," Chariton Head Coach Chelsy Arnold said.

Benjamin Morrett Honored for Outstanding Academic Achievement

  Benjamin Morrett, a senior at Chariton High School, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov Kim Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the Eleventh Annual Governor's Scholar Recognition. Morrett is the son of Dan and Ronda Morrett of Chariton.

  Each high school was invited to select their senior or students with the highest academic ranking, based on grade point average for their first seven semesters.  Students selected for the award also had the opportunity to recognize their favorite/most influential teacher and will receive a photo plaque of their meeting with Governor Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds.

  Ninety-nine percent of those recognized also participate in extra-curricular school activities, with over 80 percent participating in at least one interscholastic report.  More than 60 percent of the group plan to continue their education in Iowa.

8th Boys Win Shot Put, Sprint Medley Relay at SCC Middle School Meet

Chariton Leader, May 20, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  Despite having limited numbers, the Chariton eighth grade boys track team did very well at the South Central Conference middle school meet at Chariton recently.  The Chargers won titles in the shot put and sprint medley relay and finished second in the high jump and long jump.  As a team Chariton placed sixth overall with 44 points.

  "The eighth grade team only ended up with seven boys competing at the SCC meet.  I was happy  to see them place in several events," CMS eight grade boys coach Corie Gwin said.

  Hunter Neer won the shot put title with a throw of 39'1.5".  In the 800-sprint medley relay the team of Tyler Anderson, Dylan Stites, Neer and Tommy Sommers placed first in 1:59.60.  In the high jump, Sommers placed second overall with a jump of 5'3".  In the long jump, Sommers placed second with a jump of 15'10".  Anderson finished 13th with a jump of 11'.5".

  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Tyler Anderson, Will Exline, Stites and Sommers placed fourth in 1:18.99.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of Stites, Tyler Anderson, Neer and Exline placed fifth in 2:01.77.

  In the 100-meter dash, Gideon Plank placed sixth in 15.17.  Plank finished seventh in the 200-meter hurdles in 35.11.  Neer placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 89'11".

  In the 800-meter run, Exline finished seventh in 2:44,.94.  Will Anderson finished ninth in 2:57.37.  In the 1,600-meter run, Will Anderson finished ninth in 6:31.29.  In the 100-meter hurdles, Plank finished 10th in 20.21.

7th Grade Boys Has Number of High Finishes at SCC Meet

Chariton Leader, May 20, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Blong Wins Long Jump, 7th Shuttle Hurdle Relay Team First at SCC Meet

Charger 4 x 100 and Distnace Medley Teams Place Second

  The Chariton seventh grade boys had a number of high finishes at the South Central Conference middle school meet in Chariton May 9th.  Nathan Blong won the long jump and finished second in the 100-meter dash.  The Chariton shuttle hurdle relay team placed first and the 4 x 100 relay and distance medley relay teams both placed second.  As a team Chariton placed fifth overall with 75 points.  Albia won the meet with 129 points.

  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was second with 121.  Clarke was third with 101 and Davis County was fourth with 76.  Centerville was sixth with 47.

  Blong won the long jump with a jump of 16'2".  Adrian Hill tied for 12th with a jump of 13' even.  Luke Lahart was 17th with a jump of 12' even.  Blong placed second in the 100-meter dash in 13.44.  Jamison Owens placed 10th in 17.31.

  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Hill, Brodey Johnson, Brady Hamilton and Jackson Fisher placed first overall in 1:18.79.  In the 4 x 100 relay the team of Braydon Simms, Johnson, Hamilton and Blong placed second in 55.94.  The 4 x 100 B team of Braden Miller, Chance Anderson, Tanner Nance and Micah Thatcher placed sixth in 1:06.56.

  In the distance medley relay, the team of Grant Goering, Hunter Cobb, Ben Lahart and Peyton Lane placed second in 4:50.52.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of Simms, Cobb, Lane and Hamilton placed third in 2:01.94.  The 4 x 100 B team of Sawyer Cline, Anderson, Thatcher and Miller placed sixth in 2:18.84.  In the sprint medley relay, the team of Simms, Hill, Cobb and Goering placed third in 2:10.59.

  Miller placed third overall in the shot put with a throw of 29'7.5".  Goering was eighth with a thow of 24'8".  Thatcher was 12th with a throw of 21'11".  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Hill, Cline, Ben Lahart and Luke Lahart placed fourth in 5:03.63.

  In the 200 meter dash, Blong placed fifth in 28.16.  Nance was 13th in 35.99.  In the 400-meter dash, Luke Lahart was seventh in 1:20.65.  In the 800-meter run, Lane finished in 2:252.88.  In the 100-meter hurdles, Fisher placed sixth in 19.35.  Ben Lahart placed fifth in the 1,600-meter run in 6:17.06.  Goering finished seventh in 6:23.05.

  Johnson placed fifth in the 200-meter hurdles in 32.61.  Fisher placed sixth in 33.13.  In the discus, Cline finished eighth with a throw of 68' even.  Anderson was ninth with a throw of 65'2".  Fisher placed sixth in the high jump with a jump of 4'4".

"I am really proud of the boys.  They have worked very hard this season to keep improving their times and technique," Chariton 7th boys Head Coach Dina Lewin said.

8th Girls Host Lil Charger Relays Track Meet

Herald-Patriot, May 15, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  A number of high finishes highlighted the day for the Chariton eighth grade girls at the Lil Charger Relays at Chariton recently.  Luci Swarthout won the 200-meter hurdles and placed second in the 100 and 200-meter dashes.  Chariton's shuttle hurdle relay team of Ivy Swarthout, Tressa Shore, Pahri Boyce and Autumn Gwinn placed second overall in 1:22.01.

  It was a tough field of competition with bigger schools competing.  Chariton placed sixth out of seven teams with 82 points.  Grinnell was first with 142 points and Knoxville was second with 113.  Norwalk was third with 98.  Indianola was fourth with 83.5 and Creston was fifth with 82.5.  Clarke was seventh with 73.

  Swarthout won the 200-meter hurdles in 30.71.  Jacklynn Johnson was ninth in 38.51.  In the 100 meters, Swarthout placed second in 13.74.  Natalie Baird was 11th in 15.57.  Sara Sainey finished 25th in 17.76.  Aerial Giesken finished 26th in 18.37.

  In the 200-meter dash, Swarthout placed second in 28.96.  Aubrie Richards was 10th in 31.49.  Swainey was 24th in 38.81.  Giesken was 26th in 41.62.  In the 4 x 800 relay, the team of Johnson, Taytum Bacus, Ali Godensoph and Megan Schultz placed second in 11:59.76.

  In the high jump, Swarthout tied for fourth with a jump of 4'6".  In the sprint medley relay team of Abbie Peterson, Boyce, Ashley Pfrimmer and Schultz placed third in 2:17.61.  In the distance medley relay, the team of Peterson, Ivy Swarthout, Schultz and Bacus placed third in 5:28.37.

  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of Peterson, Trinity Kemper, Natalie Baird and Allie Smith placed fourth in 2:09.67. In the 4 x 100 relay, the team of Peterson, Kemper, Baird and Smith placed sixth in 1:04.07.  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Pfrimmer, Johnson, Aubrie Richards and Goldensoph placed sixth in 5:13.23.

  In the 1,600-meter run, Johnson was fifth in 6:31.22.  In the 800-meter run, Bacus placed seventh in 3:01.13.  Kemper finished 11th in 3:12.98.  Taheton Decker was 14th in 3:14.98.  Goldensoph was 19th in 3:21.87.  in the 100-meter hurdles, Shore placed seventh in 18.98.  Boyce was 11th in 21.78.

  In the discus, Gwinn placed eighth with a throw of 56'4".  Smith was 19th with a throw of 43'1".  Kemper was 29th with a throw of 42'2".  In the long jump, Shore finished 12th with a jump of 12'1.5".  Johnson was 16th with a jump of 11'2".  Boyce was 17th with a jump of 11'even.  In the shot put, Sara Swainey was 10th with a throw of 20'9".  Decker was 11th with a throw of 20'4".

  In the 400-meter dash, Pfrimmer placed sixth in 1:13.67.  Richards was eighth in 1:14.7.

Daric Laing is Runner-Up Against Davis County

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton boys golf team took on Davis County in a dual meet at Chariton on May 8th.  Both the Chariton varsity and JV teams beat the mustangs on a windy night.

  The Chariton varsity beat the Davis County varsity, 174-187.  Davis County's Logan Faler was the medalist with a 39.  Daric Laing earned runner-up honors with 41.

Sean Sullenger and Adam Kaska each shot a 44 and TJ Hockenson shot a 45.  Sawyer Dow and Trevor Mark each shot a 51.

---------------------------------------------

  In JV action, Chariton beat Davis County, 204-228.  Carver Dow shot a 48.

  Caden Steinhausen shot a 50 and Riley Walters shot a 52.  Levi Gwinn shot a 54 and Coleton Pace shot a 56.  Conner Altenhofen shot a 61 and Drew Spinler shot a 68.

  "It was a windy night but I thought we played pretty well.  We had quite a few guys shoot their lowest scores.  I'm proud of the way the guys have improved this year," Chariton Head Coach Ben Schooley said.

Charger Boys Tennis Team Falls To Saydel at Home

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

 The Chariton boys tennis team faced another stellar opponent when they played Saydel at Chariton on May 8th.  Ryan Jones almost knocked off Saydel's #1 singles player in the #1 singles match.  Chariton's #1 doubles team of Jones and Lucas Hoeger was also in a competitive match before losing.  The chargers fell to the Eagles, 9-9.

  In the #1 singles match, Jones was in a battle with senior Hunter White before losing 9-7.  In the #2 singles match, Nathan Kalsem lost to Jacob Phillipsen, 8-1.  In the #3 match, Andrew VanDenTop lost to Joe Smith, 8-1.  At #4 Hoeger lost to Evan Andrews, 8-0.  In the #5 match, Michael Lawrence fell to Andrew Smith, 8-0.  In the #6 match, Caleb Schrodt lost to Max Kays

er, 8-0.

  In the #1 doubles match, the team of Kalsem/VanDenTop lost to the team of White/Phillipsen, 10-0.  in the #2 doubles match, the team of Jones/Hoeger won five games before losing to the team of Smith/Smith, 10-5.  In the #3 doubles match, the team of Lawrence/Schrodt lost to the team of Kayser/Isaac Matheny, 10-1.

Dale Leads Girl Golfers at Moravia

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2014

Bill Howes ,Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls golf team competed at the Moravia Invitational at the Preserve at Lake Rathbun May 8th.

  Chariton had just two golfers competing and didn't register a team score.  Tiffany Dale led Chariton with a 106.  Jenny Roach shot a 126.

  Hannah Gordon of Pleasantville was the medalist with an 88.  Cassidy Van Ween of PCM was the runner-up with an 89.

  Pleasantville won the team standings with a 378 score.  Central Decatur was second with 495.  Albia was third with 424.  Davis County was fourth with 437 and PCM was fifth with 438.  Clarke was seventh with 483 and Moravia was eighth with 553.

Boys Soccer Loses to Albia

  The Chariton boys soccer team fell at home to Albia, 3-0 on May 8th.  The Blue Demons started out quickly  with two goals in the first four minutes and led 3-0 at halftime.

  Chariton started the second half with the wind when the referee stopped the game because of lightning.  The teams waited for 30 minutes but were unable to restart the game because there was still lightning in the area.  The game was called in the 45th minute with Albia still leading 3-0.

  "We didn't come ready to play tonight.  When you play a good team like Albia, you have to be ready.  They have been ranked in the top 10 for most of the year.  We did correct things and started to play much better, but after feing behind by two goals we were unable to get things going," Chariton Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.

  

Carlie Schaeffer Wins 400-Meter Hurdles at Davis County

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

CHS Shuttle Hurdle Relay Team Second at SCC Meet

  A first place finish in the 400-meter hurdles and second place finishes in the shot put and shuttle hurdle relay were the main highlights for the Chariton Lady Charger track team at the South Central Conference meet at Davis County on May 8th.  As a team Chariton placed fifth out of six teams with 66 points.

 Carlie Schaeffer won the 400-meter hurdles in 1:11.88.  Maria Blong was third in 1:14.43.  Emily Seuferer placed second in the shot put with a throw of 33'2".  Saydee Terrell placed fifth with a throw of 31'9".  In the shuttle hurdle relay the team of Blong (17.96), Terrell (18.65), Tori Bauer (18.9) and Schaeffer (17.87) placed second in 1:13.16.

  In the discus, Emma Fuhs placed third with a throw of 98'10".  Carley Arnold didn't place with a throw of 84'3".  In the high jump, Sophia DeMaria had a jump of 4'4" and didn't place.  In the long jump, Schaeffer didn't place with a jump of 13'2¾".  Jessica Wiederholt had a jump of 13' even.

  In the 4 x 800 relay, the team of Seuferer (3:07.04), Ryley Heffron (3:23.34), Alexa Rich (3:19.87) and Micaela Folkerts (3:27.91) placed fourth in 13:18.4.  In the 100-meter dash, Danielle Donahue placed fourth in 14.28.  Mackinzie Thomas-Clark placed fifth in 14.45.  In the 3,000 meter run, Allison Summerfield placed fifth in 13:04.39.  In the 100-meter hurdles, Blong placed fourth in 17.29 and Schaeffer placed sixth in 17.51.

  In the 4 x 200 relay the team of Wiederholt (29.42), Laurin Zern (31.7), Terrell (30.73) and Sophia DeMaria (29.4) placed fourth in 2:01.48.  in the sprint medley relay, the team of Wiederhot (14.03), Terrell (14.12), DeMaria (30.98) and Heffron (1:12.5) placed fifth in 2:11.65.  In the 4 x 100 relay, the team of Wiederholt (14.42), Zern (14.3), Katelyn Thorne (16.24) and Blong (13.84) placed sixth in 58.9.

  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Seuferer (1:12.6), DeMaria (1:15.7), Folkerts (1:25.5) and Heffron (1:18.35) placed sixth in 5:11.6.  In the distance medley relay, the team of  Zern (31.85), Sarah Fuhs (33.9), Heffron (1:17.85) and Mackenzie Curran (3:03.02) placed sixth in 5:26.7.

  In the 1,500-meter run Summerfield placed fifth in 6:12.81.  In the 800, Rich didn't place in 3:10.56.  In the 200-meter dash, Thomas-Clark didn't place in 32.21.

  Davis County won the girls SCC team standings with 171 points.  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was second with 144.  Albia was third with 71 and Clarke was fourth with 69.  Centerville was sixth with 59.

  

Bengtson Wins Second Straight 800-meter Title at SCC Meet

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2004
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  Christian Bengtson won his second straight 800-meter title at the South Central Conference track meet at Davis county on May 8th.  Bengtson won the 800 with a season best time of 2:01.775.  As a team Chariton placed sixth out of six teams with 47 points.

  The 4 x 800 relay team of Cody Evans, Aaron Cain, Zach McElroy and Bengtson ran their best time of the year and finished third overall in 8:42.13.  Ethan Schreck recorded his best time of t he year in the 110-meter hurdles and finished fourth overall in 17.355.  Jared Wright finished seventh in the shot put with a season best throw of 40'3".

  In the distance medley relay, the team of Dillon Sanders, McElroy, Cain and Cody Evans placed third in 3:56.65.  In the 4 x 100 relay, the team of Stephen McCurdy, McElroy, Austin Ritenour and Dustin Hale placed third in 47.95.  In the shuttle hurdle relay the team of Schreck, Hale, McCurdy and Austin Cline placed fourth in 1:09.11.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of McCurdy, McElroy, Ritenour and Brett Braida placed fourth in 1:38.77.

  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Cody Moore, Cain, Sanders and Braida placed fifth in 3:52.49.  In the 400-meter dash, Sanders placed fifth in 54.374.  In the 200-meter dash, Braida placed sixth in 24.39.

  Places weren't available for the following results.  In the long jump, Dillon Sanders had a jump of 16'6" and Dustin Hale had a jump of 15'6".  In the shot put, Alec Reynolds had a throw of 37'3".  In the discus, Hunter Miller had a throw of 116'8".  Chase Altenhofen had a throw of 108'5".

  In the 3,200 Joe Gookin finished in 12:42.  In the 100-meter dash, Nate Hoeger finished in 12.6 seconds.  Cody Stevenson finished in 13.5 seconds.  In the 1,600-meter run, Jonah Thatcher finished in 5:45.  In the 400-meter hurdles, Austin Cline finished in 1:10.  In the 800-meter run, Bryce Exline finished in 2:15.  Chariton didn't have a participant in the high jump.

  Albia won the SCC boys team standings with 187 points.  Davis County was second with 128.  Centerville was third with 84 and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was fourth with 53.  Clarke was fifth with 49.

Dale Leads Lady Charger Golfers at SCC Meet

Herald-Patriot, May 15, 2014

  The Chariton Lady Charger golf team competed at the girls South Central Conference meet at Harvest Point Golf Course in Oskaloosa.  Eddyville was the host for the meet.  Chariton had three golfers playing and didn't register a team score for the meet.  Tiffany Dale just missed making all conference with a score of 100.
  Elena Popkov shot a 126.  Morgan Cochran shot a 136.  "I'm proud of how the girls performed today.  It was the first 18-hole meet for Elena and Morgan and Tiffany just missed out on all-conference.  It was a great experience for these freshmen as we move forward,"  Chariton Head Coach J.J. Stout said.
  Albia's Lexi Van Polen was the medalist with an 88.  Emily Scala of Albia was the runner-up with a 91.
  Albia won the meet with a 366 score.  Centerville was second with 390.
  Davis County was third with 427 and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was fourth with 452..  Clarke was fifth with 456.

Charger Boys win Big Time at Late Season Get Together

Herald-Patriot, May 15, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Charger Boys Win 4 x 800, Distance Medley Relay and 3,200 at Late Season Get Together

  

  The Chariton boys track team had a banner day with three champions and four runner-ups at the Late Season Get Together at Chariton on May 6th.  The Chargers won titles in the 4 x 800, distance medley relay and the 3,200 and 110-meter hurdles.  As a team, Chariton place third out of five teams with 103 points.

  Luke Evans won the 3,200 with a time of 11:11.96.  Joe Gookin ran his best time of the year and finished second overall in 12:16.43.  The Chargers 4 x 800 team of Cody Evans, Aaron Cain, Zach McElroy and Christian Bengtson finished first in 8:45.95.  The Charger distance medley relay team of Dillon Sanders, McElroy, Cain and Bengtson finished first in 3:55.34.  

  Along with being on the champion 4 x 800 team, Bengtson also finished second in the 800 and 1,600.  He finished second in the 800 with a season best time of 2:02.91 and second in the 1,600 in 4:55.  Ethan Schreck finished second overall in the 110-meter hurdles with a season best time of 17.33.

  Bryce Exline placed fifth in the 800 with a season best time of 2:16.98.  Luke Evans placed eighth in the 1,600 meter run in 5:11.62.  jonah Thatcher placed 11th in the 1,600 in 5:45.39.

  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of Cody Moore, Cain, Sanders and Nate Hoeger placed third in 3:57.06.  In the discus, Hunter Miller placed third overall with a throw of 109' even.  Chase Altenhofen placed fourth with a throw of 108'1".

  In the 200-meter dash, Brett Braida placed fourth overall in 24.37.  Nate Hoeger placed ninth in 26.28.  In the 400, Exline placed fifth in 56.52.  Cody Moore placed seventh in 58.54.  In the 100-meter dash, Dillon Sanders placed sixth in 12.01.  Cody Stevenson was 11th in 14.38.  Jacob Larrington was 12th in 14.60.

  In the long jump, Sanders placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 18' 5¾".  Dustin Hale finished 13th with a jump of 16'¼".

  In the shot put, Jared Wright placed fifth overall with a personal best throw of 38'6".  Alec Reynolds was seventh with a throw of 36'10".  Trevin Nance was 13th witha throw of 24'9½".  In the discus, Hunter Miller placed third with a throw of 109' even.  Chase Altenhofen placed fourth with a throw of 108'1".  Reynolds was ninth with a throw of 84'9".

  In the 4 x 100 relay, the team of Stephen McCurdy, Hale, Austin Ritenour and Braida placed fifth in 48.29.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of McCurdy, McElroy, Ritenour and Braida placed fifth in 1:39.62.  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Schreck, Hale, McCurdy and Cline placed fourth in 1:10.85.  In the 400-meter hurdles, Cline placed fourth with a season-best time of 1:08.83.

Swarthout Wins 100, 200, 200-meter Hurdles, 8th Girls Shuttle Hurdle Team First at SCC Meet

Herald-Patriot, May 15, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton eighth grade girls did a fabulous job winning a host of events at the SCC meet at Chariton May 6th.  Luci Swarthout won the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 200-meter hurdles and she finished second in the high jump.
  The Chariton shuttle hurdle relay team of Ivy Swarthout, Tressa Shore, Pahri Boyce and Autumn Gwinn also placed first overall in 1:20.61.  As a team, Chariton placed third overall with 95 points.
  Swarthout won the 100 in a time of 13.77.  She won the 200 in a time of 29.12.  Shore placed fifth in the 200 in 30.12.  Swarthout won the 200-meter hurdles in 30.94.  Trinity Kemper placed eighth in 40.84.  Swarthout placed second in the high jump with a jump of 4'6".  Johnson placed second in the 1,500-meter run in 6:15.  Taheton Decker placed sixth in 6:41.
  The Chariton spring medley relay team of Abbie Peterson, Natalie Baird, Aubrie Richards and Ashley Pfrimmer placed second in 2:13.33.  The distance medley relay team of Shore, Richards, Megan Schultz and Taytum Bacus placed second in 5:18.13.  The 4 x 800 relay team of Johnson, Bacus, Ali Goldensoph and Schultz placed third in 12:10.61.
  The 4 x 100 relay team of Baird, Peterson, Boyce and Allie Smith placed fourth in 1:03.05.  The 4 x 100 relay team of Kemper, Sara Sainey, Taheton Decker and Gwinn placed sixth in 1:06.90.  In the 4 x 400 relay the team of Pfrimmer, Goldensoph, Richards and Ivy Swarthout placed fifth in 5:07.50.  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of Peterson, Richards, Smith and Ivy Swarthout placed seventh in 2:11.28.
  In the 800 meter run, Bacus placed fourth in 3:01.74.  Goldensoph was 11th in 3:10.90 and Johnson was 12th in 3:14.68.  Decker was 16th in 3:18.22.  In the 100-meter hurdles, Boyce placed fifth in 19.21.  Gwinn finished eighth in 21.77.  Schultz placed fifth in the 400-meter dash in 1:12.41.  Kemper was eighth in 1:18.97.  Baird was ninth in the 100-meter dash in 15.19.
  In the discus, Gwinn finished 10th with a throw of 56'9".  Kemper was 13th with a throw of 48'2".  Smith was 15th with a throw of 44'5".  In the high jump, Goldensoph finished eight with a jump of 4'2".
  In the long jump, Boyce finished 12th with a jump of 11'3".  Johnson was 13th with a jump of 11'½".  in the shot put, Sara Sainey placed 11th with a throw of 19'6.5".  Decker was 12th with a throw of 18'11.5".
  "What an excellent meet.  A great group of kids, excellent volunteers to help out and a super night to run makes for an excellent meet.  I feel the girls had a performance they can be proud of.  All that I ask for as a coach is to give your best in the classroom, the community and when you are performing and that's what these young ladies did all season.  I'm so proud of them!" Chariton Head Coach Tom Anderson said.

Lady Charger Track Team Wins at Late Season Get Together Meet

Herald-Patriot May 8, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Lady Charger Track Team Wins Five Events, Places Second Overall at 

Late Season Get Together Meet

  The Chariton girls track team had a banner day at the "Late Season Get Together" at Chariton on Tuesday, May 6th.  The meet was held due to the number of meets that have been cancelled this season.  Chariton had a whopping five first place finishes in the shot put, discus, 3,000 meter run, shuttle hurdle relay and the 400-meter hurdles.  As a team, Chariton finished second out of four teams with 170 points.

  Ottumwa won the meet with 192 points.  Interstate 35 was third with 166 and Martensdale St. Mary's was fourth with 98.

  Emily Seuferer won the shot put with a throw of 33'11".  Saydee Terrell finished second with a throw of 33'½".  Brittany White finished eighth with a throw of 24'8".  Emma Fuhs finished first in the discus with a throw of 96'5".  Carley Arnold finished seventh with a throw of  78'.  Seuferer finished eighth with a throw of 72'9".

  Allison Summerfield won the 3,000 meter run with a time of 13:34.74.  In the shuttle hurdle relay, the team of Maria Blong (17.99),  Terrell (18.35), Tori Bauer (18.84) and Carlie Schaeffer (17.49) placed first in 1:12.99.  Chariton claimed the top two places in the 400 meter hurdles as well as Schaeffer placed first in 1:11.51 and Blong placed second in 1:16.18.

  In the sprint medley relay, the team of Jessica Wiederholt (14.73), Terrell (17.13), Sophia DeMaria (29.93) and Ryley Heffron (1:10.15) placed second in  2:11.15.  In the 4 x 800 relay, the team of Seufferer (3:08.15), Heffron (3:19.23), Alexa Rich (3:21.46) and Micaela Folkerts (3:27.41) placed third in 13:16.24).  In the distance medley relay, the team of Sarah Fuhs (36.43), Laurin Zern (29.13), Heffron (1:14.67) and Mackenzie Curran (3:02.80) placed fourth in 5:22.19.

  In the 4 x 200 relay, the team of Wiederholt (30:43), Terrell (30.50), Sarah Fuhs (34.48) and DeMaria (32.62) placed fourth in 2:98.29.  In the 4 x 100 relay, the team of Wiedersholt (14.26), Sarah Fuhs (15.29), Bauer (15.05) and Blong (13.05) placed fourth in 58:43  In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of DeMaria (1:14.71), Seuferer (1:11.31), Arnold (1:17.51) and Heffron (1:23.52) placed fourth in 5:02.12. 

  In the 1,500 meter run, Summerfield placed third in 6:07.15.  Curran placed fifth in 6:19.48.  In the 100 meter hurdles Schaeffer placed third in 17.26.  Blong placed fourth in 17:45.  In the 100-meter dash, Mackenzie Thomas Clark placed fourth in 14.67.  Danielle Donahue placed fifth in 14.76.  Michelle Sargent finished in 16.82.  Vada Abrahamson finished in 23.03.

  In the 400 meter dash, Micaela Folkerts placed third in 1:14.80.  Kami Nichols placed fifth in 1:20.66.  In the 200 meter dash, Donahue placed sixth in 31.63.  Zena placed seventh in 32.03.  In the 800 meter run, Curran placed fifth in 2:55.67.

-------------------------------------------------------

In the JV 4 x 200 relay, the team of Donahue (33.71), Katelyn Thorne (31.74), Sargent (36.64) and Arnold (33.76) finished in 2:15.71).  In the JV 4 x 100 relay, the team of Donahue (15.87), Zern (14.18), Nikki VanDeLune (18.68) and Thorne (13.51) finished in 1:12.24).

In the high jump, DeMaria placed fifth with a jump of 4'6".  Sargent placed sixth with a jump of 4'4".  In the long jump Schaeffer placed sixth with a jump of 14' even.  Wiederholt placed seventh with a jump of 13'9½".

Lady Charger Tennis Team Falls at Creston

Chariton Leader, May 13, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton Lady Charger tennis team battled hard before falling to a very good Creston team, 9-0, at Creston May 6th.  Chariton won five games in singles play and three in doubles play in the match.

  "Creston was a really tough team, they beat Clarke last week.  Both teams exhibited great sportsmanship throughout the night," Chariton Head Coach Chelsy Arnold said.

  In the #1 varsity singles match, Sheena Savage lost to Audrey Fyock, 8-1.  In the #2 match, Aspen Koehn fell to Jenna Taylor, 8-1.  At #3 Courtney Shounkwiler lost to Alli Thomsen, 8-1.  At #4 Justine Hamilton fell to Ashley Harris, 8-0.  In the #5 math, Alexis Mullins lost to Angela Sorenson, 8-0.  In the #6 match, Hale Reece won two games before falling to Caitlin McIlravy, 8-2.

  In doubles action, the #1 team of Savage/Koehn fell to the team of Fyock/Taylor, 8-3.  In the #2 match, the team of Shounkwiler/Goril Michaelsen lost to the team of Thomse/Harris, 8-0.  In the #3 match, the team of Hamilton/Mullins lost to the team of Sorenson/McIlravy, 8-0

-------------------------------------------------------

JV Team has first loss

  The JV team had their first loss of the year against Creston losing 3-2.  There were six JV doubles matches played.

  In the #1 doubles match, the team of Rachelle Crabb/Blaire Bingham lost to the team of Sydney Dunphy/Gracie Russell, 6-0.  In the #2 match, the team of Victoria Zinchenko/Nataliya Zinchenko lost a tight match to the team of Ann Waigand/Cassandra Anderson, 6-4.

  In the #3 match, the team of Roni Bauer/Madison Baker lost to the team of Mattie Wheeler/Morgan Shawler, 6-2.  Chariton got a win in the #4 match where the team of Kasey Lahart/Bingham beat the team of Leah Stow/Macy Evans, 6-3.  In the #5 match, the team of Haley Reece/Rachelle Crabb shut out the team of Allison Norton/Erin Hanson, 6-0.

Boys Soccer Team Falls at Centerville

  The Chariton varsity boys soccer team lost at Centerville, 2-1, in a hard fought game, May 6th.  

Centerville scored a nice cross in the 16th minute of the game.  The Chargers had a defensive breakdown that left a Centerville player wide open to head the nice cross past Timofey Timofeyev in the goal.  This goal seemed like it was going to be the only goal of the game.

  Chariton kept getting decent opportunities but seemed unable to crack the Centerville defense.  This was a very frustrating game for the Chargers.  They really had more opportunities than Centerville but didn't put them in the net.

  The Chargers turned up the pressure in the second half but were still unable to find the back of the net.  Centerville added a goal on a corner kick in the 72nd minute of the game to go up, 2-0.

But within a minute Asa St. Lawrence took the ball through the left side of the Centerville defense and hit a great shot with his left foot to bring the Chargers back to within one goal.  The Chargers then began pressing to tie the game.  But Centerville's defense was too strong and they held on for the win.

Charger Boys Give Good Effort in Loss to Powerful Creston at Home

Herald-Patriot, May 8, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton boys tennis team faced another powerful team when it played Creston at home on May 6th.  

  "We are improving, but we're obviously not there yet.  I thought Lucas Hoeger and Michael Lawrence really played well.  A lot of their games went to deuce," Chariton Head Coach Mark Felderman said.

  In the #1 match, Ryan Jones lost to Garret Taylor, 10-1.  At #2 Nathan Kalsem lost to Chantz Davidson, 10-3.  In the #3 match, Andrew VanDenTop lost to Ryan Kucera, 10-1.  At #4 Lucas Hoeger lost to Tyler Waddingham, 10-2.  At #5 Lawrence lost to Triston Davidson, 10-0.  At #6 Caleb Schrodt lost to Seth Maitlen, 10-1.

  In doubles action, the #1 team of Jones/Kalsem lost to the team of Taylor/Chantz Davidson, 8-4.  In the #2 match, the team of VanDenTop/Hoeger lost to the team of Kucera/Waddingham, 8-0.  In the #3 match, the team of Lawrence/Schrodt lost to the team of Triston Davidson/Maitlen, 8-0.

Coach Ben Schooley Named 3A Basketball Coach of the Year

  Chariton Head Varsity boys basketball coach Ben Schooley was named as a Class 3A Coach of the Year by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA).  A few of these awards are given out per class and they are voted on by a panel of coaches in the state.
  The past season Coach Schooley guided the Chargers to their first boys state basketball appearance since 1972.  They lost to eventual Class 3A champion Dubuque Wahlert in the opening round.  The Chargers also won their first outright South Central Conference title since 1999.  The Chargers won 18 games in a row this past season and finished 9-1 in the conference and 21-4 overall.
  This past season was Coach Schooley's third as varsity coach.  He and his wife, Tara, have two children including son Kane, 2, and daughter, Kinsley, 1.  Tara owns and runs the Dance X-Pressions dance studio in Chariton.  Ben teaches in the Chariton school district and is also the head CHS boys golf coach.