ADM VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

ADM VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

By MALLORY DAVIS

Thursday, August 30th, ADM hosted West Central Valley, Perry, I-35, and Newton in their home tournament.  The tournament proved that, while ADM lost some senior power, the 2012 volleyball team cannot be counted out.  ADM won every match and showed that they might surprise people this year.  

Junior Maddie Powers summed up the night, “We have a lot of things we did well tonight, but we are going to get stronger and more efficient as the season goes on.”  

The next home volleyball game is September 11th playing Boone, but they have another home tournament September 8th. Make sure you come out and support our ADM volleyball team!

ADM FOOTBALL AT GLENWOOD

ADM FOOTBALL AT GLENWOOD

By COLE BOSWELL

The ADM Tigers played their third game of the season at Glenwood High School.  It was the closest game the Tigers played so far against a very talented Glenwood team but pull off the 21-14 victory.

After the win senior running back and safety Jordan Grove stated, “There’s always room for improvement.”  Looking forward on the season, Grove says that “even with three ranked teams on the schedule, I believe we can go undefeated.”

Games stats included Jordan Grove gaining 308 rushing yards with three touchdowns.  Blake Heiman led the team with 37 receiving yards.  Sam Plagman had the most tackles with fourteen, and Dylan Nelson had twelve.

Next Friday the Tigers travel to a tough ranked team, Creston on September 14^th.  Grove says, “We’re going to have to have a great week of practice this week and just play as a team on Friday night” in order to come out victorious. 

ADM FOOTBALL VS. WINTERSET

ADM FOOTBALL VS. WINTERSET

By COLE BOSWELL

The Tigers played their second game of the season and home opener under the Friday Night NEW lights.  The field was brilliant and so were the Tigers as they trounced the Winterset Huskies 48-14.  Though moments in the first quarter seemed a little shaky, once the team got into its game, the players were practically unstoppable.

Quarterback senior Kyle Herrick, who was putting the finishing touches on his varsity debut, “felt a lot more comfortable and learned from my mistakes in the previous game.”  When things got rough we “did a really good job of believing we could battle back.” 

Games stats included Jordan Grove gaining 208 yards, Kyle Herrick passing 314 yards, and Zach Ostendorf and Ethan Eckhoff each making five tackles.

The Tigers travel to Glenwood September 7^th for their first district game.  Herrick believes that the road trip “will actually help us because it will improve our focus and give us more time to prepare for the game.”

ADM FOOTBALL AT DC-G

ADM FOOTBALL AT DC-G

By COLE BOSWELL

The ADM Tigers opened the 2012 season with an away game on August 24^th.  Facing rivals, the DC-G Mustangs, always makes for an exciting night, and this was no exception.

The Tigers controlled the game from the beginning.  According to senior lineman Ethan Eckhoff, “We came out and set the tone early and kept them out of the game.” 

In the first game Jordan Grove ran for 273 yards, scoring five touchdowns.  Kyle Herrick completed 106 yards in passing, and Sam Plagman had eleven tackles.

The next game is against the Winterset Huskies at home.  Eckhoff states that “it will be fun to play in front of the home crowd and have the student section cheering us on.”

ADM Cross Country at Boone

by LAUREN ABBAS

Monday, October 10th was the Raccoon River Conference cross country meet at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone.

For girls’ team, DC-G won the Conference with all seven runners finishing in the top 10. Ballard came in second, and ADM was third overall. Regan Engleman placed 3^rd individually with a 15:03, Danielle James got 14^th with a 15:56, and Natalie Harada was 17^th with a 16:04.

For the boys, Boone won the Conference with ADM finishing last. The Tiger boys were led by Cade Kiddoo, who had a time of 18:24. Scott Clabough followed with a 18:32 and Dakota Glenn with a 19:46.

Districts will be held at Atlantic on October 20^th.

ADM Volleyball vs. DC-G

By Kelsey Merschman

The rivalry between ADM and DC-G has always been heated, but the October 4th game wasn’t just for glory. The teams were fighting for Breast Cancer Awareness again this year and pink outfits and activities were everywhere.

To start out the night, volunteer ADM students served a baked potato bar to those who donated to the cause. The cafeteria was decked out in pink to go along with the theme and passers by donated to money bins as well. A silent auction allowed people to bid for Breast Cancer Awareness goody baskets and volleyballs signed by the participating teams.

Before the national anthem, each member of the teams said which cancer victims they were playing in honor of. It became evident that cancer had affected everyone in the gym in some way.

Many people agree that the match was one of ADM’s best battles to date. The girls put up a strong offense to crush the Fillies. The Filly’s back row defensive specialists were no match for the hitters on the home side.

The first match was 25-18 in favor of the Tigers. It was then that the Fillies knew they would have to battle. After the second game was won by ADM, DC-G fought back to win the third game by two.

The Tigers’ team this year has never been one to crumble under pressure. They proved their motivation to win by conquering the Fillies 25-23. A kill by ADM’s starting outside hitter Torrie Hook finished the match.

Record stats were taken during the intense match. ADM’s defensive specialist Maddie Powers had 25 digs. Allison Gottschalk led the offense with 14 kills. Megan Ticknor led from the line with 21 serves.

The Dig Pink game was a huge success at the ADM home gym this year. A big thank you goes out to Mrs. Gottschalk who put together the event.

ADM Football vs. Boone

by KINSER HASELHUHN

The number eight ranked ADM football team kicked off their 2011 season on the road against Boone High School on August 26th.

The freshman team started off the season with a big win over Boone by winning 28-7. The junior varsity gridders also won their first game against Boone Monday. The final score was 40-14.

The varsity team demolished Boone’s varsity team. The final score was 49-13. Quarterback Gavin Glenn passed for three touchdowns and completed 11 of 17 pass attempts. Glenn also rushed for 165 yards in five rushes.

All teams had great performances all around and will be pushing forward in the weeks to come.