Jefferson High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Niemeyer Field dedication May 28th

Ceremonies to dedicate the Jefferson softball field and rename it in honor of legendary coach Larry Niemeyer will be held May 28. The  ceremony will be held at approximately 7:15 p.m., between the Jefferson-Waterloo West games. The special program will include comments by Cedar Rapids Community School District Superintendent Dr. Dave Benson, the presentation of a naming plaque, and the unveiling of the Larry Niemeyer Field sign by Niemeyer and his family.

Superintendent Benson approved the request by the Jefferson High School Booster Club and administration to name the field in honor of Niemeyer last fall noting, “Mr. Niemeyer’s 53-year career in education, including numerous coaching recognitions, is worthy of such a significant recognition.”

Niemeyer led Jefferson High School to 19 state softball tournaments and three state championships. His total of 2,089 softball victories stands as the most by any high school coach in the nation. “This illustrious and legendary career deserves recognition,” reads the Jefferson Booster Club request.

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Jones, Jenks make golden runs at state

DES MOINES - Timauntay Jones and Stephanie Jenks turned in special performances at the state track meet Saturday.

Jones gave Cedar Rapids Jefferson its first gold medal in 30 years when he captured the Class 4A 800 meter run in a personal best 1 minute, 52.75 seconds.

Jenks, the precocious ninth grader from Linn-Mar, finished one of the most successful years for a freshman in state history when she added the 1500 meter title to her growing list of  accomplishments.

Metro athletes finished with eight gold medals at the state meet along with a long list of silver and bronze medals.

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Jeff girls smash state record in 4x200

DES MOINES - Maliya Rattliffe, Lucy Schneekloth, Jasmine Blue and Rachel "Bronco" Broghammer have been chasing the Jefferson school record in the 4x200 relay all spring.

They finally got it Friday and quite a bit more.

The Jefferson quartet shattered the all-time state record in the 4x200 when they blazed to victory in 1 minute, 40.94 seconds at the Class 4A state meet at Drake Stadium.

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Horman promoted to co-head coach at Jeff

Brandon Horman has been named co-head coach of the boys basketball team at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. He will assist Coach Stu Ordman at the varsity and sub-varsity levels.

Horman has been the head sophomore boys basketball coach the past two seasons. He has been a coach in the program for five years.

Chad Tompkins, the varsity assistant coach last season, will take over as sophomore coach.

Metro teams loaded for state track meet

First Drake, now state.

That could be the motto for Metro athletes this week as they eagerly prepare for the state track meet in Des Moines.

Metro athletes won six gold medals at the Drake Relays, where they competed against the top performers from all around the state regardless of school population.

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Warriors top J-Hawks in fierce winds

Trying to play tennis Saturday morning at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center was like hitting a ping-pong ball in a wind tunnel.

Under gale-force conditions, the Washington boys breezed by Jefferson 5-0 in a preliminary substate team match and moved on to play again next Saturday.

The Warriors will play Linn-Mar in a substate semifinal next Saturday at Kennedy. The winner of that match will face the winner between Cedar Falls and Clinton on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy for the right to advance to the state team tournament.

Gusty winds on the hill-top courts Saturday blew the ball about like a badminton birdie. Serves sailed into the backcourt, high lobs flew away and drop shots bounced every which direction.

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Jones smashes 800 records for J-Hawks

DUBUQUE - Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Timauntay Jones shattered a pair of ancient records in the 800-meter run Monday when he was timed in 1 minute, 53.36 seconds at the MVC Mississippi Division meet in Dubuque.

Jones broke the Jefferson school record of 1:55.4 that was set by Ralf Trimble in 1959. He also broke the Mississippi Valley Conference mark of 1:53.6 that was established by Mark Steffen of Davenport West in 1968.

Jones, who has signed to run at the University of Northern Iowa, was named the Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year for his exploits.

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Estelle, J-Hawks set records at Mississippi girls meet

IOWA CITY - Kennedy's Marissa Estelle set a record in the 100 meter hurdles Monday night and helped lead the Cougars to a second-place finish in the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division girls track meet at Iowa City West.

Estelle ran the hurdles in 15.32 seconds, breaking the former mark of 15.41 set a year ago by Cedar Rapids Washington's Brooke Foreman.

Jefferson set the only other record at the meet, shattering the shuttle hurdle relay mark by 1.71 seconds. The old mark was set last year by Dubuque Senior.

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Rodenkirk breathes life into J-Hawks

Kyle Rodenkirk takes the helm at Jefferson as head coach at his alma mater. He replaces Mike Kuba, who has moved over to the softball program as an assistant coach at Jefferson.

Rodenkirk inherits a team that finished 15-21 in 2012 and graduated many of its top performers.

Gone is Chance Tiedke, who led the team with 53 hits, 34 RBIs and a .445 average. Also lost to graduation are Jordan Dee and Dylan Jellison, who were critical pieces to the J-Hawk offense.

Colten Jourdan, Austin Goodell, Dee and Tiedke combined for 26 starts on the mound, resulting in 11 of their 15 wins.

Despite the losses, Rodenkirk is fervent about the chances for his 2013 J-Hawks.

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