Maquoketa Valley eyes state berth in tough district
Maquoketa Valley, 19-1 under coach Tom Pestka, faces North Linn in a Class 2A first-round at district play. Senior trio Amy Helle Molly Digman and Stacey Melchert aim for 1,000 career points while Solon North Cedar and North Fayette loom in a balanced field. HSV English Valleys AlbUrnett East Buchanan also compete as regional action begins.
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Wildcats
Maquoketa Valley
North Linn
Amy Helle
Molly Digman
Stacey Melchert
Pestka
Solon
North Cedar
Spartans
Mid- Prairie
Ed Hansen
Sarah Larsen
Iowa
Jamie Cavey
Knights
Anamosa
Stanwood
Mike Bixler
State
North
Cougars rout Xavier 71 48 in MVC showdown
Cedar Rapids Kennedy shot 11 of 14 in the first quarter to race to a nine point lead and cruised past Cedar Rapids Xavier 71 48 in Mississippi Valley Conference action at Thillen Gym. Kennedy improves to 9 8 overall 5 7 in MVC while Xavier drops to 7 12 and 3 11.
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Jeff Dahn
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Xavier
Thillen Gymnasium
Cougars
MVC
Kennedy Cougars Fall Short In Cedar Falls Clash
Kennedy High School basketball lost 62 57 to Cedar Falls as the Cougars struggled with consistency after a hot first quarter. Drew Wold led Kennedy with 20 points on 9 of 11 shooting including a late first quarter three quarter court heave.
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Cedar Falls
Kennedy
Bob Fontana
Cougars
Drew Wold
Chris Gehris
Matt Keel
Gehris
USHL Announces 2001 02 Schedule and Divisions
The United States Hockey League sets a 13 team two division format for 2001 02. West Division adds Topeka and Tulsa with Lincoln Omaha Sioux City Sioux Falls and Tri City. East Division includes Cedar Rapids Chicago Des Moines Green Bay Rochester and Waterloo. A 60 game schedule includes 30 home 30 away plus one home game versus Team USA. West foes play six division games and four non division games while East plays two extra games against a divisional opponent based on travel. Iowa Wesleyan College Gym to close after 79 years. teams move to Howe Student Activity Center next season with intramurals and athletics practices remaining.
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Grand Forks
Nld
United States Hockey League
Topeka
Tulsa
Des Moines
Lincoln
Omaha
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Tri- City
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Green Bay
Rochester
Waterloo
Team USA
Ann Arbor
USH Hockey
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa Wesleyan
Howe
IWC
Wieck seals West victory with late free throws
Justin Wieck of West hit two free throws with 7.3 seconds left to seal a win. Ebert wore No 23 after forgetting his uniform and scored 25 points as the team battled to find a flow. Jefferson starters Jones Doon and Dollmeyer sat due to team rule violations.
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Jefferson
Quintin Jones
Cody Doonan
Greg Dollmeyer
Ordman
J-Hawks
Belle Plaine Qualifies for State Duals With Regional Win
Belle Plaine Plainsmen advance to the state dual tournament in Cedar Rapids by defeating Colfax-Mingo 52 to 18 at home. Blake Jacobi opened with a quick fall at 119 pounds, followed by Dustin Hinschberger’s 21-5 technical fall, with multiple other falls and a major decision securing the win for the Plainsmen.
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Belle Plaine Plainsmen
Cedar Rapids
Colfax-Mingo
Belle Plaine
Blake Jacobi
Chris Giles
Dustin Hinschberger
Jeff Edgar
Garrett Kozik
Ross Blanchard
Kevin Kurovski
The
Plainsmen
Robbie Vilek
Jesse Drahos
Nick Gallagher
J-Hawks Fall to Waverly Shell Rock in Free Throw Battle
Waverly Shell Rock edged Cedar Rapids Jefferson 62 57 as hosts capitalized on 21 of 31 free throws. Tami Schulte scored 18 and Ashli Spicer 14 for Jefferson while Leslie Tiedtke added 11 points.
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Waverly
Tami Schulte
Ashli Spicer
Cedar Rapids Jeffersons
Waverly-Shell Rock
Leslie Tiedtke
Go-Hawks Rally Stuns Jefferson Girls Hoops
Tarah Mulder scored 17 points to lead Go-Hawks as Waverly Shell Rock surged in the final minutes from the free throw line to seize a victory after trailing most of the game.
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Jefferson
J-Hawks
Waverly Shell Rock
Tarah Mulder
Go-Hawks
Prairie Tops Knights In Non Conference Hoops Clash
Brett Cain led Cedar Rapids Prairie with 16 points as the sixth ranked team beat Davenport Assumption 67 60 Tuesday night. Matt Calef scored 13 for Prairie which improved to 15 2. Devon Waite contributed in the victory.
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Brett Cain
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Hawks
Davenport Assumption
Prairie
Matt Calef
Devon Waite
Urbana
North Linn
Chad Vogt
Andy Bishop
Stormin’ Pointers
Center Point
Gabe Maas
Bellevue Marquette
Lisbon
Jared Kohlenberg
Tom Sieverding
Mohawks
Lions
Chris Porter
Kyle Taylor
Maquoreta Valley
Springville
Cory DeShaw
Dan Aries
Wildacts
DeShaw
Aries
Tony Harris
Nick Merrit
Tigers topple Washington as Dreyer nets 20 and rebounds
Cedar Falls beat Washington 48 45 with Jordan Dreyer scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Matt Ward added 12 for Cedar Falls while Dallas Hodges led Washington with 11.
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Cedar Falls
C. R. Washington
Jordan Dreyer
Tigers
Washington
Matt Ward
Dallas Hodges
Warriors
David Kummer
Illinois Rally Beats Wisconsin On Griffin Late Inbounds
In Champaign Marcus Griffin scored on an inbounds pass from Sean Harrington with 0.8 seconds left to lift No. 4 Illinois over No. 19 Wisconsin 68-67. Frank Williams added 22 points and sealed the win with a second half surge. Kirk Penney led Wisconsin with 18 points.
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Champaign
Ill
Marcus Griffin
Sean Harrington
Illinois
Wisconsin
Frank Williams
Big Ten
Kirk Penney
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Turkey Valley
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Josh Weber
Andy Frost
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Luke Schmit
Chip Youngblut
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