Bragg to transfer from Kansas after disappointing season
National notes cover Carlton Bragg Jr leaving Kansas after a troubled sophomore year. He averaged 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds, was suspended twice, and did not play in the Elite Eight loss to Oregon. Also cited are Adrian Peterson visiting the Saints next week with other suitors, Montee Ball’s confession of heavy drinking, and Rio 2016 Olympics debt woes as creditors accept settlements at 30 percent.
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Liberty High near first athletic director hire in North Liberty
Liberty High prepares for its 2017 18 opening with staff hires progressing toward 60 plus, including 121 applicants for assistant principal and five finalists for athletics director. Jeff Kelley named softball coach for 2018. football waits until 2018. Seniors and juniors may choose Liberty or West with 395 expected in 10–12 the first year.
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Bean delivers in overtime as Xavier topples West 2 1
Xavier earns a 2 1 overtime win over Iowa City West as Thomas Bean scores the decisive goal with 1 24 left in the second OT. Bean also had Xavier's first on a first period penalty as Xavier's defense led by keeper Owen McCarron stalled the Trojans.
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Pleasant Creek Lake restoration near completion in Linn County
The Pleasant Creek Lake restoration is 99 percent complete with cosmetic work and refilling remaining. Since mid January the 410 acre lake has risen four feet after lowering fifteen feet, with eleven feet still needed to reach normal pool. Improvements include 55,000 tons of rock shoreline stabilization, 40,000 cubic yards of lake bed material moved for depth diversity, new ADA accessible fishing piers, repaired jetties, extended ramps, underwater rock structures, and four pea gravel spawning areas funded by 2.4 million dollars from multiple sources.
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