Sports Calendar: February 17
It's another busy day on the sports calendar. Here's a look at the events going on around the area.
The only non-basketball item on the calendar will be state qualifying bowling. The Red Oak bowling teams will be in action in Class 1A as they return to the Thunderbowl on 1900 Madison Avenue in Council Bluffs.
Red Oak will be in the District 5 qualifying meet along with Lenox, Mount Ayr, Shenandoah and St. Albert.
The meet will start at 12:30 p.m.
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1A- Region 8
The quarterfinals kick off Tuesday night as both Essex and Stanton will be in action.
Essex (17-5) will be home as they host Nishnabotna (13-5) at 7 p.m. at the Allen Stuart Gymnasium.
This will be the third meeting between the two teams this season. Nishnabotna won the first meeting 47-42 on Dec. 5. Essex won the second meeting 39-31 Feb. 10.
The Trojanettes enter the quarterfinal with a seven-game winning streak. They easily defeated South Page 46-18 in the first round last Thursday. Nishnabotna meanwhile held off East Mills 48-44.
Essex will be led by Jescenia Mosley, who continues her strong run in the latter portion of the season. Mosley is averaging 11.8 points per game this season. She had 13 points last week against Nishnabotna.
Stanton (11-9) will be on the road as they take on Adair-Casey (18-4) in Adair at 7:30 p.m.
Stanton held off a late rally by Lenox to get a 51-46 first round win. Adair-Casey had a first round bye.
The Viqueens will be led by Chelsea Weis, who averaged 8 points per game. Adair-Casey's top scorer is Madie Sorensen, who averages 13.1 points per game.
The other quarterfinal games feature Orient-Macksburg against Ankeny Christian, which will also be played in Adair, starting at 6 p.m. The winners of Orient-Mackburg/Ankeny Christian and Stanton/Adair-Casey will face off Friday night in Adair.
Fremont-Mills meanwhile will be home as they take on Sidney in Tabor at 7 p.m. The winners of Fremont-Mills/Sidney and Essex/Nishnabotna will face off Friday at 7 p.m. in Tabor.
2A- Region 8
Southwest Valley will also be in action as they try to keep their season going Tuesday night when they travel to Leon for a quarterfinal game against Central Decatur. The game starts at 7 p.m.
Southwest Valley held off Earlham Saturday night to get a 52-50 win in the opening round. Central Decatur had the first round bye.
The two teams faced off Feb. 6 with Central Decatur winning 82-48.
The Timberwolves will be led by Marie Palmer, who is averaging 13.6 points per game.
Central Decatur meanwhile has four players with double-digit points, including senior Lydia Martin, who is averaging 14.6 points per game.
The other quarterfinal games feature Underwood at IKM-Manning, Tri-Center at Treynor and Nodaway Valley at Interstate-35.