Mount Vernon wins Chad Gates Invitational boys meet
Jordan Cullen won the high jump 6-0 and the 400 in 50.7 as Mount Vernon captured the Chad Gates Invitational championship at West Branch. The day also featured Cedar Rapids Kennedy players and CRANDIC golf results with Linn-Mar dethroning Cedar Rapids Washington.
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Mount Vernon
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West Branch
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Waterloo East
Cedar Rapids Prairie
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Crandic
Jones Park
Tomash
Linn-Mar
Amanda Stahl
Mid-Prairie
Jackie Yoder
Clear Creek Amana
Kalona
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Warriors
Lions
Iowa City High
Steve Kahler
Back to Defend Seven return as Drake Relays begin
Seven individual champions plan title defenses at the Drake Relays next week. Robert Thompson leads Des Moines East in boys 100 and anchors Scarlets in 400 and 800 relays while Gregg Offerman eyes a third straight boys 400 hurdles title. Other champions include Nick Kucher and Ben Evans defending in 110 hurdles and long jump respectively. Jenna Caffrey returns from a meet record in girls 100 hurdles with Ashley Miller and Sarah Wickman also contending in the girls events.
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Robert Thompson
Des Moines East
Scarlets
Charles City
Gregg Offerman
Nick Kucher
Kingsley-Pierson
Ben Evans
Iowa City High
Jenna Caffrey
Burlington
Ashley Miller
Tipton
Sarah Wickman
Iowa City West
Coach Brown Battles Pancreatic Cancer With Regals Support
Regina High School awaits radiation and chemotherapy for coach Kevin Brown who has led the Regals in boys cross country and track for 17 and 15 years respectively. Players honor him with purple bracelets and a Livestrong tribute as teammates rally behind their longtime mentor who announced plans to continue coaching while undergoing treatment. Brown, a former senior activity therapist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, faces a 30 session radiation plan and weekly chemotherapy over five weeks after a 22 year school record celebration in Tipton.
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University of Iowa
Regina
Regals
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Tipton
Swope
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Coach
Jeff Wallace
Ben Roberts
the Gazette
Iowa City
Bob Brown
Michael Sinkey
Washington Warriors open season with 7 2 win over Wahlert
Cedar Rapids Washington boys tennis begins season with a strong 7 2 victory over Dubuque Wahlert last year 1A state champ. Senior trio Olson Cervanec Johnson plus sophomore ODonnell headline a deep lineup as changes at No 1 see ODonnell briefly beat Olson before Olson returns. Eells notes veteran depth and aims for state glory with five seniors in final season as key conference showdowns loom.
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Warriors
Dubuque Wahlert
Washington
Mike Olson
Michael Cervanec
Ben Johnson
Aaron Hoffman
Joel Rhame
Barney O’donnell
Olson
O’donnell
Eells
Ceryanec
Iowa City West
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Trojans
Kennedy
Mike.weiler
Gazettecommunications.com
Amber Uhlenhake rises as South Winneshiek track standout
Spotlight on Amber Uhlenhake 17 of South Winneshiek High School. The senior holds a 3,000m best of 10 48 11 and stars on distance medley relay and 3 200 relay squads. She is valedictorian with a 3 99 GPA and earned Wartburg College scholarship while aiming to be Class 2A state 3 000 champion.
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South Winneshiek High School
Robert and
Teresa Uhlenhake
Uhlenhake
Iowa
Amber
South Winneshiek
Kevin Kearney
Scott Conway
Kearney
Conway
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