Growth of Eastern Iowa USSSA youth baseball league swells to 164 teams
The Positive Sports Training league known as the Eastern Iowa USSSA has expanded from 50 to 164 teams in eight years. John Taylor, the league president, credits broad participation and high school feeder systems, with divisions Double-A and Single-A to balance play. Teams vary from 20 to 50 games, many requiring their own fields for 2008 entry.
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Lazette
Iowa
John Taylor
Taylor
Linn County
Johnson County
Iowa County
Jones County
Cedar County
Wilton
Manchester
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Positive Sports Training League
C.A.B.A
USSSA
Poker power and misread check costs Doyle Brunson
In a five handed pot at blinds 3000 6000 300, Doyle Brunson raises with J ten offsuit and bets into Tony Guoga who holds 9 eight offsuit. Guoga calls then turns and river give Guoga a victory after Brunson checks the flop and river all in for about 120000. Guoga explains the key bluff and board read that led to the win.
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Brunson
Action
Tony Guoga
Guoga
Doyle
Gymnastics State Meet crowns CRAG Level 7 champs
Cedar Rapids Association of Gymnastics swept seven wins each by Todd Beyer and Brandon Ophoff to claim the Level 7 team title at the Iowa Field House. CRAG also won Level 5, with Beyer Ophoff sweeping floor, pommel, rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar and all-around. Jordan Breffle led CRAG with runner-up finishes in multiple events.
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Iowa City
Todd Beyer
Brandon Ophoff
Cedar Rapids
Josh Warder
William Kann
Will Meffered
Timothy
Des Moines
Kelly Krei
Iowa Basketball Coaches Association
Hoover High School
Iowa Elite
MacKenzie Westscott
Williamsburg
Katelin Oney
Washington
Kaitlin Armstrong
Woodpecker video reclassified as pileated not ivory billed
Martin Collinson of Aberdeen University reanalyzed the 2004 Arkansas swamp woodpecker video and concluded it shows a pileated woodpecker. He notes a wing flap rate and black trailing wing edges lacking white edges seen on ivory billed woodpeckers.
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Martin Collinson
Aberdeen University
Scotland
Arkansas
Collinson
Living the Scientific Life
BBC
Calendar of youth sports tournaments across Iowa states events
A dense listing of baseball, basketball and softball tournaments across Iowa towns from April to May. Includes event names such as C R Reds, Harley Steel Memorial, Water loo Craft Cochran Classic, and Mid America Swing into Spring with dates, age groups, locations and contact numbers.
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C.R. Reds Classical
Easterniowasports.com
C.R. Reds
Iowa City
USSSA
Harley Steel
Vinton
Mid-America
Dubuque
Aricasportsgroup.com
Marion
Third Base
Cedar Rapids
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Aol
Gazette
Wienbroom
Chicago Tribune
CRAG
Ibca Select
Neigum
Granquist
Brandon Neigum
Chandal Granquist
Linn-Mar
Otter Creek Sportsman Club
Lions
Maquoketa
Eldridge
Nays
Preston
the Dome
Iowa State Capitol
Iowagames
MVS
Kirkwood
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