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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2002
Page
20
Luke Recker confronted his Iowa career as the Hawkeyes head into their final regular-season home game at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Iowa enters with a five game losing streak, preparing to host Michigan with a 6:05 p.m. tip on ESPN.
Senior guard Becker laments a disappointing Iowa year and dimming pro prospects. Coach Alford questions leadership while Becker pushes for a late surge and pre-draft workouts to salvage his NBA chance. Evans avoids comments on future as team fights to finish strong.
Postville (23-1) meets two time defending state champion Preston (22-1) in a Class 1A regional final at Dubuque Wahlert after beating West Central. Coach Jim Bossom says Preston will run a five guard offense and Postville must defend outside shooters while attacking inside with Anne Straate and Danielle Heins. West Delaware, Crestwood, Edgewood-Colesburg and other area teams also vie for state spots in district matchups.
West Delaware 15 8 unranked faces Crestwood 18 5 ranked 13th at West Union 7 p.m. Crestwood’s Traci Ollendieck 21.8 ppg and Michelle Smith 13 ppg pace the Cadets while Angie Wessels and Amy Klostermann lead the Hawks. West Delaware seeks first state berth after upsetting top five foes.
At Oelwein 7 p.m. Ed-Co 20-4 ranked 17th meets 22-3 Hudson ranked 7th in Class 2A regional final. Ed-Co seeks first state trip after winning 15 of 16, led by Ashley Dugan 16.2 ppg and 9+ rpg, with Lindsay Bissell at 11.1 ppg. Hudson from North Iowa Cedar League East includes Union Denver Jesup.
Mount Pleasant hosts a regional final as top ranked Mid Prairie, 24-0 and led by Northern Iowa recruit Sara Weirather, faces Central Lee, 19-5, in a game built around balanced scoring from all five starters. Central Lee aims to return to a regional final and chase an upset.
Postville, ranked seventh with a 23-1 record, faces fifth-ranked Preston (22-1) at Dubuque Wahlert for a 7 p.m. Class 1A Region 6 game. Preston seeks a third straight state title as its 79-1 run over three seasons highlights prep notes, while Postville relies on Anne Straate and Danielle Heins to counter Steph Nieland and Preston’s perimeter game. The Pirates dominated West Central 67-35 in regional semis, riding a 121-point margin across three postseason wins.
Iowa City Regina, 22 3, ranked 6th, faces Aquinas, 23 2, ranked ninth, at Mount Pleasant 6 30 p m. Regina beat HSV 61 46 in a tied halftime game with Moriah Link scoring 16 and Alissa Brandt leading the duo of double figure scorers Homewood and Donahue. Aquinas seeks first state trip after a 61 49 win over English Valleys and splits with Keokuk Cardinal Stritch.
Cedar Falls defeats Xavier 48 46 as Mark Larsen pours in a game high 27 points and Matt Stykhuis adds 21 to steer the Tigers to victory detouring a Xavier rally at Cedar Falls.
In Cedar Falls, Cedar Falls high school claimed a 76-74 win as they surged 11 straight in the fourth to take the lead. Xavier’s Ryan Sweeney led with 23 points, including four threes, while Matt Brusha added 18 points and 11 rebounds. Northeast edged Tipton 41-39 in Clinton for a 2A District 9 semifinal, Brian Peters scoring 16 for Northeast and Travis Person 14 for Tipton.
Fourth-seeded Mount Mercy shot 55 percent in the first half to build a 45-30 lead and held on to defeat Mount St. Clare 70-56 in the Midwest Classic Conference women's tournament. Meredith Austin and Brandy Schmit each had 16 points, with Abbie Stepanek adding 11 and Tracie Kahlbrenner 10. Mount Mercy advances to face St. Ambrose in Davenport on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Michigan State improved its NCAA tournament hopes by defeating Minnesota 74 to 55 at East Lansing. Adam Ballinger scored 20 points with nine rebounds while Chris Hill added 15 as the Spartans moved to 16 10 in Big Ten play. Ballinger noted the need to keep winning to avoid leaving things to chance.
Michigan State and Minnesota each face three remaining games as they chase Big Ten goals. Izzo says the Spartans control their fate after wins over ranked foes, while Monson seeks three wins to halt a slide. Dusty Rychart and Kerwin Fleming led Minnesota with 13 points each.
Lindsey Meder Angie Welle and Lindsey Wilson earned first team Verizon Academic All American District VII honors for Iowa. Kara Opp and Jayme Anderson were second team selections. ESPN Classic airings highlight key 1990s NCAA and AFL events featuring Fred Hoiberg Kurt Warner and Rob Houghtlin. Meredith Austin Abbie Stepanek honor shown for Mount Mercy and the Midwest Classic. Jim Costello named Big Ten track athlete of the week after a weight throw record at UNI-Dome Open.
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