Hello Band Families,
      The annual Grinnell Band Booster BBQ Fundraising Dinner will be Friday, Sept. 13, from 5 - 7 pm!
     This event is held outside TT Cranny field before the Tiger Varsity Football Game vs. Oskaloosa. Each dinner includes a pork or vegetarian BBQ sandwich, chips, beans, choice of dessert and a bottled water for $10. Sandwiches are also available for $6. To Go dinners are an option, or enjoy your meal at the picnic tables provided. Proceeds from the event go directly back to the Grinnell Band program. This is our largest fundraiser of the year and there are three ways band families can get involved:
      We are seeking donations and volunteers! Check out the BBQ Fundraiser Sign Up to see how you can help out.
    Tell your friends, family, co-workers and help us spread the word. Attached is a social media post we welcome you to share.
      Join us Sept. 13 at the BBQ Fundraising Dinner
      The role of the Band Boosters is to support the Grinnell band program from 5th-12th grades. One way we do that is through financial support, from yearly honor band entry fees to the purchase of marching band uniforms as needed. We maintain a fund to assist band students with financial need. In addition, we are able to provide logistical support by fitting band uniforms and coordinating concessions for Large Group Music and Solo/Ensemble contests, as well as other activities.
     Grinnell Band Boosters are always welcoming new volunteers. The Band Booster Board is made up of a parent representative from each grade level. We are currently in need of 5th, 6th and 11th grade representatives. We meet monthly during the school year for about an hour. For more information on the Grinnell Band Boosters, please send an email to [email protected].
      Thank you for your continued support of music education.
Sincerely,
Grinnell Band Boosters

By J.O. Parker
 
         Music from the 50s and 60s filled the airwaves and antique cars lined the yard at the Doug and Roberta See farm south of Grinnell on Labor Day afternoon.
        An estimated 200 friends, family and former car club members came to enjoy good food, good music and to fellowship, reminisce, reconnect and remember.
        The event was held in honor of the See’s late son, Doug See Jr., 49, who passed away on June 3, 2023 from a torn aorta and their late son-in-law, Dwayne Kriegel, who passed away five years ago from a wasp sting while delivering mail in Grinnell.
         The music was provided by Dylan and Zach Zmed of the Nashville area and Richie Lee of Des Moines, all friends of the See’s.
        The Zmed brothers duo travel the United States and Canada performing the Everly Brothers Experience and appreciated the See’s, who they became friends with some years ago, inviting them to perform at their Iowa farm.
        “We met the Zmed Brothers in Shenandoah, home of the original Everly Brothers, and have visited them in Nashville,” said Roberta, who was glad they were there.
       Doug and Roberta are also good friends of Richie Lee, who gave a performance of music by Elvis, Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens.
        Lee typically performs with his band, the Fabulous 50’s, but for this event he was there as a solo act.
        “I enjoyed performing,” Lee said after the show.
       “We love history,” said Dylan of the Zmed duo’s music. “The fact that we are brothers, we love to celebrate brothers in music, thus the Everly Brothers. Our favorite thing is getting to sing harmony.”
        The brother duo has been singing together since 2009.
       “We discovered the Everly Brothers Music in 2015 and started performing the Everly Brothers Experience that year,” noted Dylan.
      The duo performs about 60 – 70 shows a year and has performed all over Iowa including the opera houses in What Cheer and Brooklyn, and in every state outside of Alaska and Hawaii and in all of the Canadian provinces.
         Roberta said she and Doug have held car club events and get-togethers at their farm in past years, but this one was special to them. It was their last one.
         “We had good food, old cars and old people,” Roberta said with a chuckle. “Lots of people came to help us celebrate and remember.”
        Also in attendance were members of the former MotorIoway Car Club, a once celebrated cross-state auto tour held in Iowa and neighboring states, who the Sees helped spearhead.
         “Some of our school friends and car club members came, too” said Roberta.
        The Sees helped found the Happy Days Car Show (not connected with the Grinnell Car Show) held in late August in Grinnell for 25 years.
        “The Central Iowa Classic Cruisers hosted the show at Central Park every year,” said Roberta.
        “It was a really nice day and a good turnout,” said Leon and Pat Rowell of Montezuma, who brought their 36 Chevrolet to the event. “There were lots of nice cars and a lot of people we haven’t seen in a while.”
        “A beautiful day,” said Mary Purdum of Montezuma, who was at the event with her husband, Mack. The couple brought their customized car to the event.
        Ron Hauser, a now retired Grinnell veterinarian, and his wife, Joyce, also came to the event.
      “It was fun,” said Ron. “It was great to see Richie Lee. We first saw him when he was 16-years-old and performing at the Cattle Congress in Waterloo sometime in the early 1990s.”
       “It was a wonderful event in honor of Doug and Roberta’s son,” said neighbors Lance and Deb Longman, who have lived just down the road for 23 years. “We used to visit the Candyland Station in Grinnell when Roberta was owner. It’s good to remember and reminisce with friends.”
      “I just love that my grandparents were able to host this event,” said Ashley Diedrick of Humboldt, who was there with her family. “It was good to see people I grew up with and have known all my life.”
     The See’s daughters, Tammy Kriegel of Grinnell and Shelly Manly of Okoboji, were also at the event. Both agreed that it was a great day.
     “We are so grateful that our parents are healthy and were able to do this,” the sisters said. “It was fun to have the old cars out for one last time and watch these performers, who we have followed for years.”
      “We’ve had several parties out here and this will be the last one,” said Roberta as cars and people left for the day. “It was a very nice turnout and we are thankful for all those who came to help us remember our loved ones and to celebrate.”

by Ryan Stonebraker 

    TAMA - The BGM Bear football team moved to 2-0 on the season with a dominant 86-6 win at Meskwaki Settlement in non-district action last Friday. The win was the first time this season that the Bears have topped the 80-point scoring mark.  BGM will return home Friday to host Twin Cedars.
      The Bears took control of the game in the first quarter, putting up 39 points in taking a 39-0 lead after the first quarter.  The Bears led 61-0 at halftime and outscored the Warriors 25-6 in the second half.
      “We got our nerves out in week one and that was good,” said BGM coach Jerod Burns.
     “We showed some improvements from our week 1 game.  I thought our offensive line played well and won every snap,” said Burns.
     The Bears took the opening kick-off back for a touchdown as Tate Martin rambled 77 yards down the far sideline for the score and the 6-0 BGM lead.  On the first Warrior possession, they fumbled and Landon Cooling recovered.  Two plays later Bear quarterback Beau Burns connected with Nathan Findlay for a 14-yard scoring pass to extend the Bears lead to 12-0 in the first minute of the game.
     The Bears would add four more touchdowns in the opening quarter and a safety to get their lead of 39-0 after the first quarter.  Burns had two more touchdown passes of to Landon Hassett for 17 yards and another to Findlay for 60 yards.  Burns also scored on touchdown runs of 1 and 23 yards in the quarter.
     In the second quarter, the Bears offense kept humming along with three more touchdowns and another safety to take a 61-0 halftime lead. Burns tossed his third touchdown of the first half with a 20-yard pass to Dakota Heishman 20 seconds into the quarter.  Later, with 5:40 left before halftime, Burns found Tucker Wright for a 29-yard touchdown pass. Burns would rush for his third score of the game, this one from 56 yards out with 1:04 left in the half.
     With a running clock activated in the second half, Meskwaki Settlement scored their only points of the game with 5:40 left in the half on a short touchdown run. BGM would then score 25 unanswered points to end the game over the final quarter and 5:40. Landon Hassett had a 33-yard run and caught a 17-yard pass from Robby Tometich in the second half.  BGM would add touchdown runs from York and Tometich to end the scoring in the game.
       “We got out of there without injury to any player and that was very good.  The junior varsity guys got a lot of time and that was good since our game with Iowa Valley earlier in the week was canceled due to hear.  They played most of the second half,” said Burns.
       The Bears racked up 499 yards of total offense in the game with 227 passing and 272 rushing yards.  Beau Burns passed for 210 yards with five touchdown passes on 8-for-8 completions and rushed for 137 yards on six carries with three touchdowns. Robby Tometich saw action in the second half and had his first varsity touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown.  Brock York and Landon Hassett also each scored a rushing touchdown.  Four different Bear receivers had at least one touchdown pass. Dakota Heishman and Nathan Findlay each had a pair of scoring catches.
       Defensively, BGM was led by Landon Cooling with six tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two fumble recoveries.  Rylan Toussaint and Brooks Davis each had fumble recoveries in the game.  Ashten Kallnay also had 1.5 sacks in the game.
     The Bears will return home this week to play Twin Cedars.  The Sabers are 0-2 with a 60-0 loss to Colo-Nesco in week one and a 62-12 loss in week 2 to Lamoni.  BGM is 3-0 over Twin Cedars including an 85-0 win last year.
     Offensively, the Sabers have used two quarterbacks, both seniors.  Dallas Smith has the most stats with 87 passing yards on 17-for-31 attempts with 1 TD and 4 INT’s.  Smith also leads Twin Cedars in rushing with 112 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown in two games. Three other rushers have at least 10 rushing attempts this year.  Four Saber receivers have caught passes led by Braxton Davis with eight receptions.  Defensively, junior Gavin Clark is the top tackler with 16.5 while freshman Slater Thomas is next with 10 tackles.

​        Members of the Poweshiek County 4-H Junior Master Gardeners won numerous awards at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Pictured are, from left, front row: Thea Larsson (Poweshiek County Extension Summer Intern), Hanna McCue, Seeger McCue, Jacob Klein and Max Stareet. Middle row: Valorie Larsson (County Youth Coordinator), Betsy Cranston (Club Leader), Carleigh Klein, Cora Schalmo, Grace Schalmo and Slane McCue. Back row: William Schalmo and Rosie Leisure. Submitted photo.

          The results are in and Poweshiek County 4-H’ers did well at the Iowa State Fair. 
      The Junior Master Gardeners, led by Betsy Cranston, celebrated an outstanding year at the 2024 Iowa State Fair, showcasing the hard work and dedication of all those involved. The club, consisting of 10 youth, had seven members old enough to participate at the fair. The 4-H Horticulture show takes place on the first Saturday of the Iowa State Fair, this year landing on Aug. 10. With more than 100 entries exhibited, they earned an impressive 15 grand champion or first-place ribbons, 17 reserve champion or second-place ribbons, and 13 third-place awards. With 18 counties represented and 611 entries in total, the competition was strong. 
       Poweshiek County emerged victorious, winning 1st place overall as a county. Among the top 10 youth exhibitors were William Schalmo, who placed 7th, Grace Schalmo placing 9th, and Slane McCue, who placed 10th. Special honors went to Slane McCue as Champion Herb Exhibitor, Seeger McCue with Champion First Year Exhibitor’s Class Vegetable Platter, and William Schalmo as Reserve Champion Vegetable Container Display. Additionally, the seven youth participants achieved Champion and Reserve Champion placings for their County Vegetable Platters. Receiving purples with the County Vegetable Platters were Grace and William Schalmo, Hanna, Seeger, and Slane McCue, Rosie Leasure, and Carleigh Klein.
        In the Horticulture Garden Crops: Green Beans, Rosie Leasure had 2nd purple, Carleigh Klein and Seeger McCue had blues. With Purple Snap Beans, Hanna McCue had 1st purple and Seeger McCue had blue.  With Yellow Wax Beans, William Schalmo had red.  Grace Schalmo 1st blue and William Schalmo 2nd blue with Beets. Slane McCue had a 2nd blue ribbon and Rosie Leasure had a 3rd red for Round Cabbage.  With Red Cabbage, William Schalmo had a 1st purple and a red, Grace Schalmo 2nd blue, Carleigh Klein 3rdblue, and Seeger McCue had a blue. William also had the 1st place purple Swiss Chard. Showing Jumbo Cabbage, William Schalmo had the 1st purple, Hanna McCue had 2nd blue, and Grace Schalmo had a blue.
       Showing Cucumbers for Slicing William Schalmo received a 2nd blue. Cucumbers, Dill, Rosie Leasure had the 2nd place purple, Carleigh Klein had 3rd blue, and Grace Schalmo had a blue. William Schalmo received red with his Eggplant and 3rd blue with a Small Watermelon. Grace Schalmo had the 2nd place purple with a Small Watermelon. Slane McCue received red with Garlic.  
      Showing Onions, receiving blues were Hanna McCue (2), Carleigh Klein (2), Slane McCue, Rosie Leasure, Grace Schalmo, William Schalmo, receiving reds were Rosie Leasure and Hanna McCue (2). 
    Showing Red Potatoes receiving blue was Rosie Leasure. Receiving reds were Seeger McCue, Grace Schalmo, William Schalmo (2). With White Potatoes William Schalmo received a blue and Hanna McCue, Slane McCue, Grace Schalmo, and Carleigh Klein received reds. Showing Yellow/Gold Potatoes receiving blue were Grace Schalmo, Rosie Leasure, Carleigh Klein and receiving a red was Hanna McCue. With Jumbo Potatoes Slane McCue had the 1st place purple and William Schalmo had the 2nd purple.
      Grace Schalmo received a blue for her Summer Squash. William Schalmo had a 3rd place blue and Grace Schalmo a red for Winter Acorn Type Squash. Receiving blues for Winter Any Other Variety Squash were Grace Schalmo (2) and William Schalmo. For their Any Other Kind of Vegetable, Slane McCue, Hanna McCue, and Rosie Leasure received blues and Slane McCue also received a red.
      Carleigh Klein had a 1st and 3rd purple with her Sweet Bell Peppers, William Schalmo had the 1st and 3rd purple with his Sweet Peppers, and Grace Schalmo a blue. Seeger McCue got a purple for Jalapeno Peppers, Hanna McCue, Grace Schalmo (2), William Schalmo, and Rosie Leasure had blues. William Schalmo had a purple with Hot Green Chili Peppers and Slane McCue had 2 reds with Hot Green Serrano Peppers. 
      Showing Tomatillo Husk On was Rosie Leasure with 1st place purple and Slane McCue with 2nd purple. Cherry Type Tomato Small Red had Carleigh Klein with a 3rd place purple, blues for Grace Schalmo and William Schalmo, and a white for Grace Schalmo. In Red Slicing Tomato was Carleigh Klein with a red. Grace Schalmo received a blue for Cherry Type Tomato Large Red. Showing Cherry Type Tomato Any Other Color, Carleigh Klein received 1st place purple and Slane McCue 3rd purple, Carleigh Klein, Grace Schalmo, and William Schalmo received purples, and Rosie Leasure (2), Slane McCue (2), Seeger McCue, and Hanna McCue received blues.  In Cocktail Type Red Tomato William Schalmo had a blue. 
       William Schalmo had the 2nd place purple for Vegetable Container Display, Grace Schalmo had a blue and a red. In the Vegetables of the Same Color Platter, William Schalmo had 1st and 3rd place purples, Grace Schalmo had a 2nd place purple and a blue, and Hanna McCue had a blue.
        In the Horticulture Herbs, Slane McCue received 1st place purple and 2nd blue for Chives, Seeger McCue received 3rd blue, and Hanna McCue received red. With Dill, Slane McCue received 2nd place blue. Showing Mint, Grace Schalmo received 3rd place blue, Hanna and Slane McCue received blues, Hanne McCue and William Schalmo (2) had red, and Seeger McCue had a white. With Sage, Hanna McCue had 1stplace purple, Slane McCue had 2nd purple and 3rd blue, Grace Schalmo had blue, and William Schalmo had two reds. Hanna McCue and Slane McCue received blues for Any Other Individual Herb.
       In this year’s Communications events with Educational Presentations, Gracie Kaufman received a Seal of Excellence (Goats 101), Weston Duke received a Seal of Merit (Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat Breed), Seeger McCue received a Seal of Merit (Fencing), Lucy Turley received a Seal of Merit (Audience Etiquette), and Hanna McCue (Barn Quilts) and Slane McCue received Certificates of Recognition. Hanna McCue had a Working Exhibit and received a Seal of Merit. Receiving Participation ribbons for their Share the Fun performances were William Schalmo, Weston Duke, and Grace Schalmo. 
      Cameyon James exhibit in Veterinary Science received a blue ribbon. Gracie Kaufman’s poster in Veterinary Science also received a blue.
       In Photography Breah Lowry had a photo Considered for the Professional Photographers of Iowa Award. She also had two photos getting blue ribbons.  Peyton Tindle received a blue in photography as did Morgan Hay and Alyssa Latcham.  Grace Schalmo and William Schalmo received red ribbons.  
       In Visual Arts: Original Art, Matthew Turley, and Maggie Manatt were given reds. Gracie Kaufman, Slane McCue, Clara Erickson, Gabriel Bahrenfuse and Sheldyn Goodrich received blues. In the Design, Process, or Technique Exploration of Visual Arts, Morgan Hay and Olivia Beyer received blues.
       In Family Consumer Science: Constructed/Sewn Garments and Accessories, Olivia Beyer received a blue. With Other Ideas/Educational Exhibits, William Manatt’s poster, “How to Tie a Tie” was blue.
      Food & Nutrition: Prepared Product, Grace Burnett made Blue Cookie Monster Cookies that received a blue. Maggie Manatt’s “Multi-grain seed no-knead bread” received a blue. Food & Nutrition Educational Display’s Isabella and Maci Tesdall had blues and Slane McCue a red.
        Clara Erickson received a blue for her refinished toddler-size wooden chair in Home Improvement.
     Maggie Manatt made an oven mitt in Sewing and Needle Arts that received a blue. Grace Schalmo crocheted a dark purple cardigan that received a blue and Clara Erickson also received a blue for her Star Pattern Baby Quilt. 
       In the Citizenship and Civic Engagement division of Personal Development Lucy Turley entered a poster on Audience Etiquette which received a blue.
        Tristan Graff made a black cow silhouette planter and William Schalmo made a puzzle box, both received blues for their woodworking projects. 
      Andrew Arkema, Rylie Smith and Zane Iverson received blues in Beef Showmanship. Brooke Conover received a purple. Rylie Smith showed the, purple, Champion Bred and Owned Charolais Heifer, and Res. Champion Charolais Breeding Beef. Zane Iverson exhibited a Maintainer breeding beef and received a purple. Shay Rodgers had the Champion Chianina Market Beef, purple, and Reserve Grand Champion steer. Brooke Conover had purple with the Champion Maine-Anjou Market Beef and received a blue with her crossbred steer. Rhylee Rodgers Crossbred steer was purple, Division 2 Reserve Champion and 4th Overall. Gavin Fisk crossbred steer was blue. Andrew Arkema’s market heifer was purple. 
         Lindsey Henry showed the Grand Champion Ayrshire Senior and received a purple. Her Guernsey fall heifer received a purple and her Holstein Spring heifer a red. Her Holstein Yearling Heifer went purple and Holstein Four Year Old Cow blue. 
         Morgan Hay was red with her dog in Senior Handling and Emma Weeks got blue in dog Obedience. Both girls got purple in Intermediate Dog Rally.  
        Showing Breeding Meat Goats under 1 year, Dayton Mortvedt received a 1st purple and was Division ll Champion and Grand Champion Doe. Rylie Smith had a 1st purple, Division lll Third Honorable Mention and 3rd purple. She also received a blue in Intermediate Showmanship. Alayna Huff had a blue with her doe over 1 year. In the Market Goat Wether classes Macey Heishman had a purple, Tyler Conover a blue, Brock Mortvedt had a 1st purple and Division lV Champion, Reserve Grand Champion. Dayton Mortvedt had Division V Fourth Honorable Mention and a 1st purple. 
       Cameyon James showed his Bantams in Breeding Chickens. He received a 1st purple and Reserve Bantam Single Comb Clean Legged bird, a 2nd and two 3rd place purples and another purple, a 1st and two 3rdplace blue as well as two other blues. 
      Showing Rabbits, Jase Aldridge had 2 blues in showmanship with posters. Cameyon James had a 2ndpurple with his Jr. Fancy Doe, and a 2nd blue. His Junior Fancy buck was 3rd blue, his Sr. Doe was 1st blue, Best of Variety and 2nd blue. 
          In the Dorset lamb class Alyssa Bos received a blue. Carleigh Klein received a blue with her white face commercial ewe, Alyssa Bos, Alyssa Latcham received blues with their black face commercial ewes. Kaylia Fuchs was 1st purple, Division 1 Black Face Ewe Champion, and had a purple with her black face market lamb. Abby Bos had a blue with a speckled face market lamb. Alyssa Latcham showed a black face market lamb receiving blue. Dayton Mortvedt had three 1st purple with black face market lambs and a 2nd purple. Brock Mortvedt had a 3rd purple. Anna Slagle had a 2nd purple and a blue with black face market lamb. In Junior Showmanship Abby Bos, Alyssa Bos, and Carleigh Klein received blue. Kaylia Fuchs received Purple and 8thHonorable Mention in Intermediate Showmanship. 
        Showing swine was Cameyon James with a blue for his Duroc, and a blue with a Poland China, he also received a blue in Other Breeds. Charly Fenner got blue with a Yorkshire. She received two blues with her commercial gilts. Anthony Wolfe received a 1st purple with a commercial gilt. Also receiving blues with commercial gilts were Kinze Lacaeyse, Ilee Lacaeyse, and Maggie Dayton (2). Showing Chester Whites were Aden Wolfe, purple and Anna Slagle 2nd purple Res. Champion Chester White Market Hog. Abby Bos had a blue with a Duroc Market pig. Anthony Wolfe a blue with his Yorkshire and purple with his Other Breed Market Swine. Showing Crossbred Market Gilts, Abby Bos, Aden Wolfe, Charly Fenner, Leyton Lacaeyse, and Brayson Latcham received blues. Anna Slagle had a 2nd purple. Showing Crossbred Market Barrows, Aden Wolfe and Rylee Rodgers had 2nd purples and each had another purple. Shay Rodgers had a blue and 1stpurple. Kinze Lacaeyse had a purple. Leyton Lacaeyse, Cameyon James and Brayson Latcham had blues. Anthony Wolfe had a 2nd purple and was Reserve Champion Junior Showman. Abby Bos had a blue in Junior Showmanship. Aden Wolfe was 3rd purple in Sr. Showmanship and Kinze Lacaeyse received a blue. 

by Ryan Stonebraker      

​     GARWIN - The GMG Wolverines broke up BGM’s unblemished record on Thursday, Aug. 29 in Garwin.  There, the Bears fell 3-0 in a sweep to GMG. The loss set the Bears record at 2-1 while GMG won in their first match of the year.  BGM played the Wolverines closely in the first match before losing 25-23, but couldn’t break through with a win.  The Bears would drop the second set 25-21 and by the same score in the third set.  The win was the fourth straight for GMG after BGM’s last win in the 2022 season. The last 14 meetings have seen each team winning seven matches.
      The Bears served 62-for-67 in the match and had four ace serves.  Emersyn Minnaert led going 12-for-15.  The Bears had 78 digs as a team.  Shaye Strong led with 34 while Mya Beck and Minnaert had 18 and 13. The Bears had 22 kills in the match.  Ryanne VanDee and Ana Coleman each had five kills to lead BGM.
 
GMG 3, BGM 0
Thursday, Aug. 29
At Garwin
 
BGM    23        21        21                                
GMG   25        25        25
 
BGM Statistics: 
Attacks (85-for-102 22 kills): Ana Coleman 25-for-25 5 kills, Mya Beck 18-for-24 4 kills, Emersyn Minnaert 16-for-24 4 kills, Ryanne Van Dee 14-for-15 5 kills, Kylie Arment 6-for-7 3 kills, Aiden Corona 3-for-4 0 kills, Shaye Strong 3-for-3 1 kill.
 
Assists (23): Kylie Arment 14, Shaye Strong 3, Mya Beck 1, Emersyn Minnaert 1.  Digs (78): Shaye Strong 34, Mya Beck 18, Emersyn Minnaert 13, Kylie Arment 6,  Mia Sunkle 3, Ryanne Van Dee 2, Aiden Corona 2.  Serving (62-for-67 4 aces): Emersyn Minnaert 12-for-15, Kylie Arment 13-for-14 3 aces, Aiden Corona 13-for-13 1 ace, Mya Beck 9-for-9, Shaye Strong 8-for-8, Ryanne VanDeee 7-for-8.

by Ryan Stonebraker       

​       BROOKLYN - The BGM volleyball team began the year 2-0 with a pair of wins at home last Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Bears beat Colo-Nesco and Cedar Valley Christian to begin the year 2-0.  The Bears hosted three teams at the event in Cedar Valley Christian, Colo-Nesco, and fellow SICL Foe Lynnville-Sully.  The Bears beat Cedar Valley Christian 3-1 and beat Colo-Nesco 3-0.  Lynnville-Sully beat Colo-Nesco 3-0 and Cedar Valley Christian 3-0 in the other two matches of the event.
      The Bears did not have a scheduled match for this week.  The next match for the Bears is scheduled for Sept. 9 at home. That is followed by another home match against East Marshall on Sept. 12. The Bears will travel to Green Mountain Garwin on Sept. 14 for an all-day tournament. Teams at the event are Belle Plaine, Collins-Maxwell, Dunkerton, GMG, Lynnville-Sully, Meskwaki Settlement, Montezuma, South Tama, and Waterloo Christian.
      The Bears earned their first sweep of the year with a 3-0 win over Colo-Nesco.  The Bears won the three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-18, and 25-14. The Royals were 7-19 last season and graduated six players from that team. The Royals came into the match with six seniors on their team.
     The Bears had 23 kills off of 68 attacks in the match. Mya Beck and Emersyn Minnaert led with six kills each and Ryanne VanDee added five kills. Kylie Arment started as a setter and had 18 assists.  The Bear's defense had 56 digs in the match led by Shaye Strong and Minnaert with 18 and 11. BGM served 68-for-74 in the match with eight aces.  Strong led, serving 22-for-25 with 3 ace serves.
      BGM went to four sets in their second match before beating Cedar Valley Christian, 3-1. The Bears won the first set 25-10, but the Huskies tied the match at 1-1 with a second set 25-22 win.  BGM would take a 2-1 match lead with a 25-13 third set win and take claim of the match after winning the fourth set 25-15.
     The Bears were less efficient in their kill percentage in the match, but were able to collect 23 kills as a team with seven different Bears having at least one kill.  Kylie Arment led with six kills while Emersyn Minnaert and Ana Coleman each had four kills. Arment also had 18 assists while Shaye Strong had 21 digs to lead the Bears. BGM served 83-for-94 with 18 aces.  Strong led, going 21-for-23 with eight aces.

BGM 3, Cedar Valley Christian 1
Tuesday, Aug. 27
At Brooklyn

CVC    10        25        13        15
BGM    25        22        25        25        

BGM Statistics: 
      Attacks (64-for-85 23 kills): Mya Beck 14-for-25 3 kills, Ryanne Van Dee 14-for-17 3 kills, Emersyn Minnaert 11-for-15 4 kills, Ana Coleman 8-for-10 4 kills, Kylie Arment 10-for-10 6 kills, Aiden Corona 4-for-5 2 kills, Shaye Strong 2-for-2 1 kill, Hayden Bockenstedt 0-for-1.
     Assists (23): Kylie Arment 18, Shaye Strong 4, Mia Sunkle 1.  Digs (60): Shaye Strong 21, Mya Beck 11, Kylie Arment 8, Ryanne Van Dee 7, Mia Sunkle 5, Emersyn Minnaert 5, Ana Coleman 1, Aiden Corona 1, Hayden Bockenstedt 1.  Serving (83-for-94 18 aces): Shaye Strong 21-for-23 8 aces, Emersyn Minnaert 15-for 17 2 aces, Ryanne VanDee 16-for-16 1 ace, Kylie Arment 10-for-14 3 aces, Mya Beck 11-for-12 2 aces, Aiden Corona 8-for-10 2 aces.

BGM 3, Colo-Nesco 0
Tuesday, Aug. 27
At Brooklyn

CN       12        18        14
BGM    25        25        25

BGM Statistics: 
Attacks: (58-for-68 23 kills): Mya Beck 16-for-18 6 kills, Emersyn Minnaert 13-for-17 6 kills, Ryanne Van Dee 15-for-16 5 kills, Ana Coleman 7-for-9 3 kills, Aiden Corona 5-for-5 1 kill, Kylie Arment 1-for-1 1 kill, Shaye Strong 1-for-1 1 kill, Hayden Bockenstedt 0-for-1.
Assists (23): Kylie Arment 18, Shaye Strong 4, Ana Coleman 1.  Blocks (2): Ryanne Van Dee 1, Aiden Corona 1.  Digs (56): Shaye Strong 18, Emersyn Minnaert 11, Mya Beck 8, Kylie Arment 5, Ryanne Van Dee 4, Mia Sunkle 4, Ana Coleman 3, Hayden Bockenstedt 2, Aiden Corona 1.  Serving (68-for-74 8 aces): Shaye Strong 22-for-25 3 aces, Emersyn Minnaert 12-for-13 3 aces, Kylie Arment 12-for-12, Mya Beck 9-for-10 2 aces, Ryanne VanDee 6-for-7, Aiden Corona 5-for-5, Hayden Bockenstedt 2-for-2.