West Branch Goes 1-1 at RVC Triangular

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West Branch split a pair of River Valley Conference duals on Thursday in West Branch.
The Bears defeated Northeast 36-34 and fell to Camanche 57-15.

Cale Donovan and Nick Madsen each picked up a pair of wins for West Branch.

Camanche 57, West Branch 15
106 – Tyler Siemen (WB) dec. Ben Vogel 8-5
113 – Nick Campie (CAM) won by forfeit
120 – Jason Huling (CAM) won by forfeit
126 – Nathin Malcom (CAM) dec. Dalton Depoorter 7-2
132 – Eric Campie (CAM) pinned John Hatfield :32
138 – Nate Thoms (CAM) pinned Zach Wright 1:34
145 – Baylor Crigger (CAM) pinned Jacob Graves 1:53
152 – Dawson Sally (CAM) pinned John Yates (WB) :36
160 – Jimmy Zhang (CAM) won by forfeit
170 – Cale Donovan (WB) pinned Noah Everson 3:17
182 – Jack Damgaard (CAM won by forfeit
195 – Kolby Snodgrass (CAM) won by forfeit
220 – Nick Madsen (WB) pinned Carter Shaw :49
285 – Double forfeit

West Branch 36, Northeast 34
106 – Barrett Walsh (WB) won by forfeit
113 – Tyler Siemen (WB) won by forfeit
120 – Double forfeit
126 – Dalton Depoorter (WB) won by forfeit
132 – John Hatfield (WB) pinned Nate Bailey 4:44
138 – Seth Edens (NE) maj. dec. Zach Wright 12-3
145 – Jacob Graves (WB) dec. Carsen Mangelson 11-5
152 – Wyatt Schmidt (NE) pinned John Yates 2:51
160 – Travis Mickelson (NE) won by forfeit
170 – Cale Donovan (WB) dec. Tristen Daniels 8-3
182 – Blake Claussen (NE) won by forfeit
195 – Nick Madsen (WB) won by forfeit
220 – Korbin Hoffman (NE) won by forfeit
285 – Grant Williams (NE) won by forfeit

Kabela, Cornwell Pace West Branch in Loss at No. 9 Cascade

West Branch senior Cooper Kabela

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The duo of Beau Cornwell and Cooper Kabela did its usual damage on Tuesday but it wasn’t quite enough for West Branch to pull off an upset.

Cornwell and Kabela combined for 38 points but West Branch fell to Class 2A ninth-ranked Cascade 45-41 in a River Valley Conference cross-divisional matchup in Cascade.

Kabela had a game-high 25 points and Cornwell added 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists to pace West Branch.

Freshman Tanner Lukavsky had three points and nine rebounds as West Branch shot just 29 percent from the floor.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for West Branch and dropped the Bears to 4-2 on the season and 3-2 in RVC play.

Cascade improved to 5-0 on the season and 5-0 in conference play.

West Branch    8 12 13 8 – 41
Cascade          13 10 13 9 – 45

West Branch (41) – Cooper Kabela 25, Beau Cornwell 13, Tanner Lukavsky 3.

West Branch Begins Challenging Stretch With Loss at No. 12 Cascade

West Branch senior Haley Mullinnix

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The toughest stretch of the season for the West Branch girls basketball team started on Tuesday with a tough loss.

In its first of three consecutive games against ranked opponents, West Branch fell to Class 2A No. 12 Cascade 51-42 in a River Valley Conference cross-divisional contest in Cascade.

West Branch had a three-game winning streak snapped with the loss and dropped to 5-2 on the season and 4-2 in RVC play.

Cascade improved to 6-0 and took over sole possession of first in the RVC North Division at 6-0.

Haley Mullinnix led West Branch with 17 points and had four assists and two steals.

Tatum Koenig added 11 points, four steals and two assists for West Branch while Paige Miller had three steals.

Abby Knoop grabbed eight rebounds for West Branch while travels to 2A top-ranked Regina on Friday and hosts No. 11 Camanche on Monday.

West Branch Downs Alburnett in Non-Conference Tilt

West Branch senior Paige Miller

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West Branch stepped out of conference for the first time on Saturday afternoon against Alburnett.

It didn’t slow the Bears.

West Branch won its third straight game to improve to 5-1 on the season with a 56-48 win over Alburnett (3-2).

Tatum Koenig had 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead West Branch.

Paige Miller added 14 points and three assists while Haley Mullinnix had 11 points and four steals.

Sophomore Abbey Fryauf had five points and 12 rebounds in the win while senior Abby Knoop chipped in with five points and seven rebounds.

West Branch     14 8 18 16 – 56
Alburnett           8  8 14 18 – 48

Cornwell Pours in 26 as West Branch Wins Third Straight

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Cooper Kabela had a quiet game on Saturday. Quiet for Kabela standards that is.

Kabela had 13 points and 11 rebounds but got plenty of help from his teammates in a 66-41 non-conference win at Alburnett (1-3) on Saturday.

Beau Cornwell had a game-high 26 points and grabbed four steals as West Branch improved to 4-1 with its third straight win.

Ben Thompson had eight points and Brett Schiele had seven for West High which built a 42-18 halftime lead.

Freshman Tanner Lukavsky had five points, nine rebounds and three assists in the win.

West Branch  15 27 9 15 – 66
Alburnett        8  10 5 18 – 41

West Branch (66) – Beau Cornwell 26, Cooper Kabela 13, Ben Thompson 8, Brett Schiele 7, Tanner Lukavsky 5, Jack Dragovich 4, Ted Bridges 3.

Three Bears Place Third at Tri County Tournament

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West Branch had three wrestlers earn third place finishes at the Tri County wrestling tournament on Saturday in Thornburg.

Tyler Siemen, Cale Donovan and Nick Madsen all earned third place finishes for West Branch as the Bears placed seventh with 60 points.

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont won the team title with 199 points followed by Iowa Valley with 149 and English Valleys with 111.

Siemen went 1-1 on Saturday, placing third at 106 pounds to improve to 8-3 on the season.

Donovan finished third at 170 pounds going 2-1 on Saturday to push his season record to 12-2 while Madsen placed third at 195 pounds.

Zach Wright placed fifth at 138 pounds while Jacob Graves was fifth at 152.

Tri-County Wrestling Tournament
Team scores – 1. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 199; 2. Iowa Valley 149; 3. English Valleys 111; 4. Columbus 101; 5. North Mahaska 98; 6. Iowa City West JV 72.5; 7. West Branch 60; 7. HLV 60; 9. WACO 55.5; 10. Cardinal 54; 11. Van Buren 44; 12. Lone Tree 34; 13. Tri-County 22.

Championship matches; Area Placewinners
106 – 1. Jarod Kadel (COL) dec. Alan Angle (EBF) 9-2; 3. Tyler Siemen (WB).
113 – 1. Tyler Landgrebe (EBF) pinned Seth Thompson (EV) 1:06.
120 – 1. Sage Walker (EBF) pinned Zack Madoerin (LT) 1:07.
126 – 1. Cooper Andreassen (EV) dec. Armando Quiroz (COL) 7-5.
132 – 1. Ben Smith (IV) dec. Jarrett Stodghill (NM) 6-2; 6. Dalton Depoorter (WB).
138 – 1. Alex Hanna (EBF) dec. Caleb Stoltz (VB) 4-1; 5. Zach Wright (WB).
145 – 1. Dakota Boyer (EBF) pinned Kade Chance (CAR) 1:28.
152 – 1. Zachary Axmear (EV) pinned Joey Boyer (EBF) 1:32; 5. Jacob Graves (WB).
160 – 1. Jacob Krakow (IV) pinned Will Hoeft (ICW) 3:39.
170 – 1. Tucker Morrison (COL) dec. Kenneth Kriegel (HLV) 8-5; 3. Cale Donovan (WB).
182 – 1. Garet Sims (IV) pinned Austin Angle (EBF) 3:13.
195 – 1. Clay Harper (TC) dec. Jayson Krakow (IV) 3-1; 3. Nick Madsen (WB).
220 – 1. Braden Tyrrel (NM) pinned Parker Wieck (IV) :28
285 – 1. Cody Crawford (WAC) pinned Nate Daniels (ICW) 5:21

Koenig Leads West Branch Past West Liberty

West Branch junior Tatum Koenig

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Tatum Koenig poured in 33 points to lead West Branch to a 65-32 win over West Liberty in a River Valley Conference south division contest on Thursday in West Liberty.

Koenig added eight steals and six rebounds as West Branch improved to 4-1 on the season and 4-1 in RVC play.

Paige Miller added 11 points, five steals and three assists while Haley Mullinnix had nine points, five assists and five steals for the Bears.

West Branch  18 15 20 12 – 65
West Liberty  10  5  3   14 – 32