Larry Peterson

Creston defensive end Jayden Myers (91) chases Knoxville quarterback Roston McCarty last week. Creston's defense faces a challenge this week against the Nevada offense featuring quarterback Connor King (920 passing yards, eight touchdowns) and running back Anthony Eaton (1,044 yards, 17 TDs). (Cheyenne Roche)

Two area teams earned playoff spots after finishing regular-season play with victories Friday night.

Creston is currently in a three-way tie for first place in Class 3A District 6. (IHSAA graphic)

The Tigers and Raiders were victorious in first-round action at home Friday. (A report on Mount Ayr’s 58-50 victory over Earlham will appear in Tuesday’s News Advertiser.)

Mount Ayr running back Dyson Thompson (7) follows the block of teammate Tyler Martin (14) in scoring a two-point conversion after Mount Ayr's first touchdown in a 58-50 victory. Thompson ran for 105 yards and returned a kickoff for an 83-yard touchdown. (Larry Peterson)

Southwest Valley players celebrate an ace serve by Morgan Shuler (left) during Monday's 3-0 regional semifinal win. Shuler had 35 assists as the team's primary setter. (Larry Peterson)

Reese Strunk of Creston runs alongside Harlan's Aspen Bieker up a hill at Lakeside Golf Course during Friday's state cross country meet. Bieker finished 100th in 21:11.7 and Strunk was 102nd in 21:19.5. (Contributed photo by Gary O'Daniels)

The eighth annual Creston Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held Saturday at Creston Eagles Club, 301 E. Montgomery St.

By LARRY PETERSON Four greats of Creston’s wrestling past were honored Saturday night at the eighth annual Creston Wrestling Hall of Fame induction banquet.

Remember what it was like as a little kid, and it was your turn to get on the merry-go-round at the county fair, or some amusement park? You were a little apprehensive maybe at first, if you were young and hadn’t been on many rides yet.