Washington earns 50th consecutive district swimming title
Washington's boys swim team secured its 50th straight district championship at Mercer Aquatic Center with 327 points, beating Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Sophomore Jared Thorson led the day with a butterfly win and helped two winning relays, while West stars Mark McGlaughlin Keen and Matt Anderson captured multiple titles. Coaches and swimmers toasted a historic feat as they eye state meet honors next week.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Warrior
Mercer Aquatic Center
Iowa City West
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Chris Cruise
Cruise
Jared
Thorson
Warriors
Marshalltown
Mark McGlaughlin
Aidan Keen
McGlaughlin
Keen
Matt Anderson
State
West
Chandler Heisler
Mount Vernon dominates 2A sectional titles at Clear Creek Amana
Mount Vernon captured the team title with 242 points at the Clear Creek Amana sectional, crowning six champions led by James Wenzel at 126 pounds who defeated Carter Carew 7-4. Other Mount Vernon titleists included Kyle Jilovec, Noah Dahlstrom, Cody Ruden, Trey Ryan, and Mitchell Jilovec, with 11 wrestlers advancing to the district.
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Tiffin
James Wenzel
Mount Vernon
Wenzel
Clear Creek Amana
Carter Carew
Jilovec
Garrett Blythe
Dahlstrom
Williamsburg
Vic Malloy
Cody Ruden
Trey Ryan
Mitchell Jilovec
Ryan
Solon
Aaron Schultz
Corbin Blythe
Schultz
Charlie Engelbrecht
Blythe
Josh Cannon
Raiders
South Tama
Erik Lux
Daniel Abresch
Trojans
Lance Evans
Evans
Connor Murphy
Jaret Probasco
Sourcemedia.net
Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Kolton Smith
Water trails program raises standards for Iowa paddlers
Cedar Rapids residents heard how Iowa's water trails effort grew from basic signs in 2005 to a 33 project network spanning 1500 miles. John Wenck and Nate Hoogeveen described new guidelines on accesses parking signs and interpretive materials to reduce erosion and boost community engagement across landowners and authorities. These changes aim to curb littering heavy river traffic etiquette issues and property respect while expanding stewardship of natural resources.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Nature Center
Department of Natural Resources
John Wenck
Wenck
Nate Hoogeveen
DNR
RoughRiders end seven game skid with 5-2 win over Youngstown
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders halt a seven game skid with a 5-2 victory over Youngstown at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena before 2311 fans. Five Riders scored as Jack Rowe Dylan Steman Andrew Poturalski and Davey Middleton found the net. Chris Birdsall stopped 23 shots for his fourth win.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Youngstown
Mark Carlson
Jack Rowe
Dylan Steman
Andrew Poturalski
Davey Middleton
Steve Michalek
Chris Birdsall
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Tommy Davis
Judd Peterson
Phil Textlaff
Travis Winter
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