CHOOLand SPORTS
Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Norwalk Warriors
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Seven
NHS Activities
By Al Lammers, Athletic Director
Warrior Fans: To catch you up from our last news
at the end of May, congratulations to the Boys Tennis
Team as they captured a 3rd place finish at the State
Team Tennis Tournament held indoors due to
weather. The Warriors lost their semi-final match to
Pella but rebounded for a solid 5—0 win over LeMars
in the state consolation match. Great job out of the
Warrior Tennis Team! The Warrior Girls Soccer
Team looked to advance to their third consecutive
state tournament in their regional sub-state matchup
with Pella only to see a 2-0 lead at the half erased by
two second half goals by the Dutch and then a goal
in the first overtime to lose in heartbreaking fashion
32 to their Conference rivals. Believe it or not, we
are in the final week of the softball season before
regional play begins, and we are in the final two
Weeks of the regular baseball season before district
play begins July 19.
Baseball: With onlytwo weeks left before the start
of district play, the Warriors will complete their Little
Hawkeye Conference schedule with a makeup game
at Newton with the rest of thegames these final two
weeks outside of the conference. Currently the
Warriors have an overall record of 10-14 and are
currently in 6th place in the Little Hawkeye
Conference standings with a record of 8-9.
Softball: The Warriors will end their regular
season with a pair of varsity conference
doubleheaders at Indianola and at Newton before
finishing the season with a single conference game
at home against DCG. It will be senior night as we
.will honor our two lone seniors, Tessa Palmer and
Briley Sodegren on their last regular home game of ‘
the year. Norwalk will then turn their attention to
the post-season as they received a first round bye in
regional play as the #2 seed in the bracket. Norwalk
will host the winner of staloosa and Knoxville. The
winner will then advance to the regional sub-state
game. Norwalk is currently 18—11 on the year in the
regular season and are 2nd in the Little Hawkeye
Conference standings with an 11-4 mark.
Additional Athletic / Activities News:
Congratulations to the following boys and girls soccer
players who were selected for All-Conference Honors
this past soccer season.
Girls 1st Team: Gianna Bellizzi '(Sr.) MF, Rachel
Gavin (Jr) MF, & Lily Kallenbach (Sr) GK
Girls 2nd Team: Jojo Bice (Fr) MF & Jana Eltjes (Sr)
DEF
Girls Honorable Mention: Taryn Rodman (Jr) & Abbie
Davitt (Jr)
Boys 1st Team: Mason Lucas (Jr) FWD, Ben Topliff
(So) MF, & Joe Brown (So) DEF
Boys 2nd Team: Cole Tunender (So) MF, Spencer
Taylor (Fr) DEF, &-Kegan Trebilcock (Fr) GK .
Boys Honorable Mention: Carter Schmidt (Sr) Jack
Houk (Jr)
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES
~News From Our College Students~
' The following local students graduated from Drake
University at the ,end of the spring 2019 semester:
Kaylee Olson, Bachelor of Science, HealthSci:
Clinical & Applied, of Cumming; and McKenzie
Coons, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Alexis
Dahlhauser, J uris Doctor, Law; Jenna Manatrey-
Lancaster, Doctor of Pharmacy; Andrew Nordyke,
Juris Doctor, Law; Stephanie 'Roman, Bachelor of
Arts, Biochem/Molecular Biology; and Shelby
Starace, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass
Communication, Public Relations, all of Norwalk.
Follow a Summer Routine for
Back-to—School Success
Written by Dawn Dunnegan and Laura Sternweis
Although it may feel like summer has just begun, it is not too soon for
families
to begin preparing their children to head back to school. Following a
routine
during the summer can lead to back-to-school success, says Dawn Dunnegan, a
human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and
Outreach.
“Following a routine or schedule during the summer and throughout the
year
can reduce anxiety and frustration for all children,” said Dunnegan, who
specializes in family life issues.
“The Brain Balance Achievement Centers suggests that this is particularly
true for children with neurobehavioral disorders such as ADHD, Learning
Disorders, Autism or Asperger’s. These children often long for the
routine and
predictability that the school year offers. However, this can be the case
for many ,
children who feel uncertain about what will happen next and what is the
expectation for today,” Dunnegan said.
Dunnegan offers the following tips for setting a summer routine for
children.
Keep a reasonable bedtime. “We all feel better when we are well rested
and
have had a good night’s sleep. This is even more so for our children.
Sleep is
important for overall health and wellbeing,” Dunnegan said.
Encourage academics with summer camps, library programs, school or
community programs, or download-able sheets and projects found online. Iowa
State University Extension and Outreach offers many youth enrichment summer
activities; check with your county extension office.
“Academic activities help children retain skills they learned during the
previous
school year and keeps them in the routine of learning over the summer,”
Dunnegan said.
Continue to limit screen time and encourage outdoor play and activity.
Research
shows that outdoor play can increase creativity and problem—solving
skills and
can reduce childhood obesity rates. Physical activity can increase
children’s
attention span and reduce aggression. In addition, spending time outdoors
helps
children feel connected to their environment.
Families can find downloadable schedules online to help develop and
implement a successful summer plan. Science of Parenting from ISU Extension
and Outreach provides trustworthy research on popular parenting topics,
Dunnegan said. ‘
Research shows that schedules, routines and limits aren’t just for young
school-
age children. Setting limits, providing structure and enforcing rules is
important
when parenting teens as well, Dunnegan added.
“Keeping a schedule can also help reduce behavior issues, which will
reduce
the amount of discipline we need to use and contribute to more pleasant
family
times. This will help us all'when returning to the school schedule and
routines
in August,” Dunnegan said.
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Register for
the Norwalk
Athletic
Booster Club
Golf Outing
It’s that time of year
again! Registration
continues for the 12th
annual Norwalk Athletic
Booster Club Golf
Outing. This year’s
outing will take place on
August 24th at Warrior
Run Golf Course. Tee
times are filling up
quickly in both’the 7 am.
and 1:00 pm. tee times.
We will haVe awesome
prizes again this year, so
get registered early!
A printable copy of this
form is located at our
website at the link below.
http://www.ieaguelineup.’
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=39&url=norwalk ath
leticboosterclub&sid
=103670218, or you can
register by contacting
Ashlee Knickerbocker at
aknickerbocker @kw.com
or by phone at 515—249-
5560.
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