A doubles team from Pella has reached the semifinals of the State 1A Boys’ High School Tennis tournament in Waterloo.  The second seeded team of Caleb Briggs and Jack Briggs won both of their matches Tuesday (5/24) to reach the semis, where they will face a team from Boone on Wednesday.  Also in 1A doubles, Pella’s team of Cameron Rowe and Cashen Thompson won in the first round, but lost in the second and then beat a team from Fairfield in the consolation round and will play a team from Waverly-Shell Rock Wednesday.  In Class 1A singles, Calvin Jaworski of Grinnell and Joshua Roozeboom of Pella lost their first round matches, while Pella Christian’s Alejo Marcon won in the first round, but lost in the second.  Jaworski won his first consolation match, then lost his second.  Roozeboom won his first consolation match, then lost to Macron in the consolation round.  Macron plays Nathan Brown of Clarinda in the consolation round Wednesday (5/25).

Meanwhile, in the Class 2A singles tournament in Cedar Rapids…Toby Schmidt of Ottumwa won his first round match, then lost in the quarterfinals.  Schmidt then lost his first match in the consolation round.

At the State Class 3A boys’ golf tournament in Ames, Pella finished in fourth place, Knoxville tied for fifth place, and Newton was eighth.  Individually, Pella’s Will Simpson finished second at five over par after a 73 Tuesday.  Evan Smith of Knoxville tied for fourth at ten over.  Newton’s Ethan Walker was 18^th after shooting 86.  Oskaloosa’s Johnathon Terpstra shot 88 Tuesday and finished at 36 over par–tied for 37^th place.

Meanwhile, in Class 2A State golf, Grant Van Veen of PCM shot 91 Tuesday and finished in 58^th place.