BOONE — South Tama County’s Kaden Timm finished as district runner-up in the singles tournament in Boone on Wednesday to qualify for the Class 1A state singles/doubles tournament on May 21-22 in Waterloo. Timm is the first South Tama boys state tennis qualifier since 2010.

Timm entered Wednesday’s tournament with the third seed and defeated Alex Wood of Saydel, 6-1, 6-0, in the first round. After dropping the first set of his quarterfinal match with Wes Van Pelt of Boone, he rallied to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory to advance to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Timm won another three-set marathon with Rowan Steele of Nevada, claiming a tiebreaker to claim the first set and outlasting a comeback by Steele to clinch his spot at the state tournament.

Timm took on top-seeded Tate Neymeyer of Aplington-Parkersburg in the finals, with rain moving play indoors in Ames. Neymeyer led 4-1 before Timm retired from the match due to extreme dehydration.

Grundy’s Laube wins district tennis title

WATERLOO — Grundy Center’s Tanner Laube triumphed as singles champion at a Class 1A district boys tennis tournament at Byrnes Park Tennis Center in Waterloo on Wednesday to advance to the state tournament.

It will be Laube’s second-consecutive appearance at state after qualifying last year in doubles with Jaren Lauver. The 1A state singles tournament is May 21-22 at Byrnes Park Tennis Center in Waterloo.

Laube received a first-round bye as the second-seeded player in the bracket and defeated Carter Zollar of South Hardin, 6-0, 6-0, in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Laube grinded out a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory over Cal Martineau of Dubuque Wahlert to officially qualify for the state meet.

The Grundy Center senior kept it rolling in the finals, knocking off top-seeded Parker Stroh of Waterloo Columbus, 6-4, 6-4, to claim the district title.

Comets, G-R’s Utter advance to district golf

NASHUA — The BCLUW boys’ golf team accounted for the three lowest rounds on its way to the team title at Wednesday’s Class 1A Sectional 10 meet at Nashua Town and Country Club.

The Comets advanced as a team with their winning 337 total, finishing 21 strokes ahead of runner-up Don Bosco (358). Gladbrook-Reinbeck finished fourth with a 368 and North Tama was last out of seven teams with a 408.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s Brayden Utter joins the BCLUW contingent in advancing to districts after finishing in sixth place individually with a round of 88. Utter was one of the top two individual finishers not on a qualifying team, thus earning advancement.

BCLUW’s march into the next round was led by Mason Martin and Bodie Butler, who both shot rounds of 81 for the low score of the meet. Zaden Eggers was third with an 85, while Nate Bishop was ninth at 90. Beau Towne added a 92 and Chance Cordes shot 103 for the Comets.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s scoring rounds came from Utter (88), Michael Boyd (92), Anthony Knaack (93) and Austen Mathern (95).

North Tama’s effort was led by Tyler Popelka with a 92. Case Monat (101), Michael Harmsen (107), and Max Monat and Kayvin Morris (108) scored for the Redhawks.

STC’s Kopsa one spot back of district berth

SHELLSBURG — A fifth-score tiebreaker for second place meant the difference between qualifying for districts or ending the season at sectionals for South Tama senior Kaden Kopsa. Unfortunately for Kopsa, the latter happened at Wednesday’s Class 3A Section 4 meet at Wildcat Golf Course.

Gilbert edged out Independence for the second qualifying team spot after both teams tied with a 311, thanks to a fifth-score 83. Had Independence qualified for districts, Dawson Fuelling’s third-place round of 73 would not have occupied an individual qualifier spot.

Instead, Kopsa’s fourth-place finish with a 4-over-par round of 74 was one too many.

Daniel Wiese tied for seventh place with a 76, Kyan McBride carded an 81 and Kyle Heck had an 84 for the Trojans’ contributing rounds.