Midnight Hoops Season Opens At Mount Mercy University
The Midnight Hoops College Summer League returns for a third year at Mount Mercy University with teams from Coe, Mount Mercy, Kirkwood, Upper Iowa and other area schools. Games run Sundays and Thursdays at Henessy Recreation Center. open gym June 1 leads to a June 8 kickoff at 4 p.m. Spectators welcome and officials are state certified.
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Mount Mercy University
Coe
Mount Mercy
Kirkwood
Upper Iowa
Hennessey Recreation Center
Steffensmeier Wins Regional Gymnastics Title
Allyson Steffensmeier of Twisters Gymnastics won the Level 9 balance beam and placed second in the all around while third on bars at the regional meet in Fargo North Dakota. Iowa Level 8 and 9 teams finished second with the Level 10 team third. Twisters' Alexis Peterson was second in Level 8 vault.
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Fargo, N.D
Allyson Steffensmeier
Twisters
Iowa
Alexis Peterson
Iowa Golden Glove Winners Rise From Cedar Rapids Club
Mitchell LeConte Jacquie Cuddeback and Antonio Woods of the Cedar Rapids Boxing Club won Iowa Golden Glove titles. LeConte took the novice 141 pound division by decision over Beau Porter. Cuddeback claimed the women’s 119 open title unopposed and Woods won the open 178 title over Tyrone Powers. Cuddeback and Powers advance to the national tournament in May at Salt.
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Des Moines
ICOR
Paul Holdefer
Richard Glenn
Holdefer
Iowa City
Fort Dodge
Spencer Erb
Glenn
Iowa
Daniel Meger
Iowa State Boxing Club
Rhett Lacey
Martin Schuh
Salt Lake City
Schuh
Muscatine County
Francisco Rico
Steve Green
ICCR
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Mitchell LeConte
Jacquie Cuddeback
Antonio Woods
Cedar Rapids
Buena Vista County Marathon Message Honors Tradition
A reflective account from Team 99 Counties recounts a 27.75 mile run across Buena Vista County Iowa including Storm Lake and Buena Vista University. The piece links the county name to Zachary Taylor and urges self reliance, motivation, and donations to the American Heart Association with a $3,500 raised toward a $25,000 goal.
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Buena Vista County
Buena Vista
Zachary Taylor
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Team 99
Buena Vistas
American Heart Association
Why Fitting Clubs Matters for Consistent Golf
Fitting clubs to height body type swing and club head speed is essential for consistency. Ill matched equipment causes compensations in swing setup or stroke and can push irons left of target. A typical fitting covers shaft length flex grip size lofts heads and putter type. 30 to 45 minutes suffices.
This Week in Eastern Iowa Sports Highlights
A roundup of upcoming events across Eastern Iowa including boys and girls tennis, soccer, track, softball, baseball, and auto racing. Notable items feature Linn-Mar Xavier Xavier Prairie Kennedy Jefferson Marion Washington and regional venues Hawkeye Downs Kernels Musco Twilight and Kennedy Stadium.
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Iowa
Marion
Western Dubuque
Kane County
Kernels
Linn-Mar
Prairie
J.C. West
Xavier
Clear Creek Amana
Kennedy, Jefferson
Washington
Hunters Ridge
UNI
Kingston Stadium
Hawkeye Downs
Xavier Gazette
Kennedy
Jefferson
J.C
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Steffensmeier
C.R
Team
Counties Prix
Daren Schumaker
Dennis Lee
Storm Lake
Buena Vista University
Daren Schumbaker
Steve Charters
City High
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