Central City Clinches Share Of Tri Rivers Title In Comeback
Central City Wildcats beat Springville 48 43 to share the Tri Rivers Conference crown despite key suspensions. Coach John Stevens lauded his team’s grit after a 13 1 league mark. Mike Whitson led with 18 points against Springville and 22 in the Maquoketa Valley win while Steve Zeller was held to four points in the second half.
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Central City
John Stevens
Wildcats
Springville
Maquoketa Valley
North Linn
Alburnett
John
John Parmenter
Jeff Kintzle
Steve Becker
Orioles
Chris Akers
Steve Zeller
Zeller
Mike Whitson
Jefferson topples Kennedy in wresting dual tilt
Jefferson High School downed Cedar Rapids Kennedy 35 18 as Kennedy rested four regulars and a weight cut. Justin Reinert won at 105 for Jefferson and Mark Potter edged Diekmann 7 6 at 132 as Jefferson improves to 6 3 and eyes a Mississippi Valley Conference title shot at Iowa City West.
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Jefferson
J-Hawks
Iowa City West
Justin Reinert
J-Hawk
Tim Fowler
Reinert
Kennedy
Jim Bast
Mark Potter
Jeff Diekmann
Diekmann
Steve Deaver
Jeff Schlemmer
Chris Visek
Terry Koms
Chris Chiccerly
Mike McEmeel
Deon Miller
Russ Daw
Joan Meiheim
Tony Chichelly
Jett Bredeson
Bob Schultz
Dave Rossey
Bill Irwin
Mike Johnson
John Vrbicek
Scott Staton
Mark Taylor
Joe Hill
John Salzbrenner
Metro girls gym meet brings seven high schools together
Seven Metro high schools including Cedar Rapids Washington Kennedy Jefferson Regis Linn-Mar and Marion compete in a Saturday girls gymnastics meet hosted by Marion at Vernon Middle School. Introductions start 8:55 a.m. with events floor balance beam uneven bars at 9 a.m. Vaulting and tumbling at 11:15 a.m. Each team fields four per event and one girl per school vies for all around. Five gymnasts score per event. Washington sits ninth in state but Marion’s coach notes strong teams beyond the ranking.
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Metro
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Kennedy, Jefferson
Regis and Linn-Mar
Marion
Vernon Middle School
Fifth Ave
Jan Thornton
Ninth Grade Mat Battle Saturday at Harding Junior High
The annual city ninth grade wrestling tournament will be held Saturday at 8 a.m. at Harding Junior High School. Ninety grade wrestlers from the city’s six junior high schools compete in an elimination format and about 120 youngsters are expected.
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Harding Junior High
Dowling Leads Iowa 3A Wrestling Ratings After Urbandale Duel
West Des Moines Dowling rises to No. 1 in Class 3A after dominating the Urbandale meet with 164 point margin. Humboldt tops 2A, Don Bosco remains 1A, while Bettendorf stays No. 2 and Fort Dodge falls to 3 after a 25-24 loss to Waterloo West. Top wrestlers include Jeff Carter 98, Rick DeBartolo 105, Matt Egeland 112 for Dowling. Newcomer Marion enters top 10 replacing Ames. Final ratings due next week before sectional tournaments.
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West Des Moines
Dowling
Associated Press
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Osage
Gilbertville
Don Bosco
Urbandale
Marshalltown
Maroons
Jeff Carter
Rick DeBartolo
Matt Egeland
Bettendorf
Fort Dodge
Waterloo West
Clinton
Bulldogs
Charles City
West
Cresco
Crestwood
Iowa City West
Marion
Ames
Iowa Falls
Emmetsburg
Mount Vernon
Jackson Junction
Turkey Valley
Norwalk
Sigourney
Winterset
Glenwood
Algona
Eagle Grove
Grundy Center
Lisbon
Morning Sun
Iowa School For the Deaf
Bondurant-Farrar
Alleman North Polk
Packwood Pekin
Riverside Highland
Britt
Mason City Newman
Pekin
Ackley- Geneva
Waterloo Courier
Mas Globe Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cresco Crestwood
Iowa
City West
Humboldt Emmetsburg
Mount Vernon Jackson Junction
Algona Lass IA
Don Bosco Lisbon Morning Suntown School
Deat Bondurant-Farrar
Riverside Highland Britt
Mason City
Newman
Washington girls win MVC title in first five years
Washington's girls basketball team defeated Iowa City High 62-47 to claim the Mississippi Valley Conference title, extending their win streak to 13 and moving to 8-1 in league play. Joellen Gonder led with 28 points, while City High stars were held to 47 total. Washington hosts Linn-Mar next, then Dubuque Wahlert and Waterloo Columbus to finish the season.
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Guttenberg
Midland of
Wyoming
Garnaville
Upper Mississippi
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa City High
Warriors
MVC
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Dubuque Wahlert
City High Washington
Paul James
Karen Collentine
Annette McAfee
Karen Meyer
City High
Lisa Nicola
Shelly Smith
Dawn Stutzman
Jefferson
J-Hawks
Linn-Mar
Waterloo Columbus
Overman leads Jeff girls past Kennedy in close rivalry win
Jefferson 50 Kennedy 44 as Sue Overman scores 19 points on 9 of 13 shooting including a late three point play. Tina Steffen adds key baskets as Jeff improves to 14-3 overall and 6-3 in the Valley while Kennedy slips to 7-10.
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Sue Overman
Jefferson
Kennedy
Cougar
Overman
Tina Steffen
Jeff
Larry Niemeyer
J-Hawk
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Harold Wilkinson
Dee Ann Davidson
Sheila Hughes
Susan Seda
Mari Sather
Gina Thorne
Steffen
J-Hawks
Cougars
Holly Crocker
Northeast Siders
Crocker
Sandy Munson
Wilkinson
Jett
Tracy Langhurst
Kathy Craig
Deb Krahling
Julie Jackson
Halt
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Pam Printy
Lowe City High
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