Weather hinders area sports events

The winter storms that went across the state of Iowa this past week wrecked most of the activities scheduled in the area.

Some of the events from Thursday took place as scheduled, but Newton’s basketball games with Albia were postponed.

Newton’s Little Hawkeye Conference basketball games against Norwalk scheduled for Jan. 9 were postponed to Jan. 22.

The Cardinal girls were scheduled to face Des Moines Hoover on Saturday and that game also was postponed. Newton was slated to host PCM on Monday, but that game has been postponed to Thursday. That will be varsity only with a tip off at 6 p.m.

The Newton bowling teams were scheduled to host Clarke on Jan. 9, but that head-to-head matchup was canceled and will not be made up.

The Cardinal bowlers also did not have their matchup with Pella on Saturday as that one was postponed.

The Newton-Colfax-Mingo-Pella boys’ swim team was scheduled to compete in a meet at Fort Dodge on Saturday, but it was canceled and will not be made up.

The Cardinal girls wrestling team did compete on Thursday but Tuesday’s meet at Dallas Center-Grimes and Saturday’s tournament at Pella both were postponed.

PCM’s girls basketball game against Oskaloosa scheduled for Jan. 8 was canceled and will not be made up.

The Mustang basketball teams also were slated to play at Greene County on Friday, but that varsity doubleheader was postponed to Jan. 29.

The PCM wrestling team’s triangular against South Hamilton and Greene County scheduled for Thursday was postponed and the Mustangs’ tournament on Saturday at Perry was canceled and won’t be made up.

The Lynnville-Sully basketball teams’ varsity doubleheader against Belle Plaine scheduled for Friday was postponed to Feb. 1. The girls basketball game against Collins-Maxwell slated for Saturday was canceled.

The Hawk wrestlers did compete Thursday night, but their tournament at Centerville scheduled for Saturday was canceled. The Newton wrestling team also was slated to attend that one.

Colfax-Mingo’s basketball teams were supposed to play Sigourney on Jan. 9, but that doubleheader has been rescheduled for Feb. 1.

The Tigerhawk boys’ varsity game against Tri-County slated for Friday was postponed to Feb. 6.

Colfax-Mingo made a few changes for the upcoming week, too. The Tigerhawks’ home basketball games against West Central Valley scheduled for Monday have been postponed to Feb. 8 and the girls wrestling home meet on Tuesday has been moved up to a 5:30 p.m. start.

Baxter also had events hampered by weather. The Bolts boys’ wrestling team was scheduled to host a dual on Jan. 9, but that was postponed.

The Bolts also did not go to WACO on Saturday as that tournament was postponed. The makeup date of Feb. 3, however, does not work for Baxter as it already has an event scheduled for that day.

The Baxter basketball teams had three games affected by weather last week. The Bolts were scheduled to host Earlham on Jan. 8, but those games were postponed. Their conference games against Colo-NESCO slated for Jan. 9 are being made up on Jan. 19.

Baxter’s varsity doubleheader against Collins-Maxwell slated for Friday was postponed to Jan. 29.