Warriors sink J-Hawks as Oglesby sparks 25 points
Washington led 34 33 before Oglesby caught fire with a half court 3 and two transitions, giving the Warriors a 10 point edge. He finished with seven 3s in a 25 point night while Wes Washpun assisted. Jefferson struggled against the diamond and one defense holding Jarrod Athoff to 24 points.
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Washington girls push past Jefferson on hall of fame night
Cedar Rapids Washington, ranked 4A ninth, used a fast pressing style to wear down short-handed Jefferson 69 to 47. Center Tia Dawson scored 20 with 13 rebounds as Washington pulled away in the second half. Jefferson shot 32 percent and struggled against the tempo.
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French leads Kennedy to 81 56 win over Xavier
Christian French scored 20 points to top Cedar Rapids Xavier 81-56 in MVC boys basketball. Kennedy teammates Fontana 12 Manning 10 and Christensen 10 joined in the win while Xavier’s Sayre 13 and Valentine 10 led their scoring. Linn-Mar beat Prairie 71 47 as Bohannon 15 Paige 12 Stokes 10 paced Linn-Mar. Regina 64 West Liberty 44 on Senior Night with 11 players scoring led by Lynch 12 and Amelon and Firkins nine each.
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Linn-Mar routs Hawks with balanced double figures
Linn-Mar dominated Cedar Rapids Prairie 70-32 as Kia Stokes led with 16 points, Kayla Klopfenstein and Morgan Terpstra added 11 each. Mackenzie Blaha led Prairie with 10 points. Virginia Johnson had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Iowa City High in a 61 55 win over Iowa City West.
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Washington adds 10 to hall of fame in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Washington inducted ten new members into its athletics hall of fame during a basketball doubleheader with Cedar Rapids Jefferson. New honorees include Bob Bleakley 1958 multiple sports Tom Proctor 1968 swimming Geoff Mykleby 1971 swimming David Facion 1977 track Pat Dale 1981 football baseball Ronnie Hendred 1982 track Mark McDermott 1990 swimming Shannon Oster 2003 cross country track plus golf coach Norm Byers and wrestling announcer Bob Payne.
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Marion Indians win third straight Wamac West title in girls basketball
The Marion Indians defeated Vinton-Shellsburg 57 47 to clinch their third consecutive Wamac West championship. Kristin Kramer provided 15 points off the bench as Morgan Paige was held to 16. Brittany Fish added 15 and Vinton-Shellsburg’s Kelsey Beatty scored 15.
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Northern Iowa Women Rally Past Salukis 71 62
UNI outscored Southern Illinois 15 6 in the final six minutes to win 71 62 at SIU Arena. Jacqui Kaln scored 18, Lizzie Boeck 11, Kim Wyczyszynski 10. Erin Brocka added 12 rebounds and four steals as UNI improves to 9 12 and 5 5 MVC. The Salukis led late before K K Armstrong hit key free throws to secure the margin and UNI closed with six straight free throws. UNI plays Evansville Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Hawks Top Bulls Behind Smith Triple-Double
Josh Smith notches a triple double with 14 rebounds and 10 assists as the Atlanta Hawks pull away late to beat the Chicago Bulls 91-81. Smith and Joe Johnson each score 18 points, Mike Bibby adds a clutch 3 with 2:13 left to seal the win.
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