Mount Vernon girls edge Cascade 65 59 in regional semifinal
Boots Hufford scores 40 as Mount Vernon improves to 22 0 and moves toward a state berth by beating Cascade 65 59 at Linn Mar in a Class 2A regional semifinal. Cascade led early before Hufford’s late surge and Mount Vernon’s free throw finish secured the win.
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Mount Vernon Wrestler Aims for Fourth State Title
Tough cookies Mount Vernon's Greg Randall receives cheers as he pins Kurt Shedenheim of Belle Plaine in Class 2A at Des Moines state wrestling. Randall has 26 consecutive wins seeking a fourth state crown candidate. Cedar Rapids Washington's Brian Brazell pins Marshalltown's Mark Pratt in 4 55 of Class 3A bout.
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Greg Randall
Kurt Shedenheim
Belle Plaine
Des Moines
Randall
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Brian Brazell
Marshalltown
Mark Pratt
Smith pushes Lisbon Lions to recent state wrestling dominance
In Des Moines Brad Smith leads Lisbon to extend their Class 1A title chances as five Lions contend for individual crowns. The coach, celebrating his 28th birthday during finals, emphasizes work ethic and motivates wrestlers while Lisbon eyes a seventh team title in a decade.
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Brad Smith
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Lisbon Lions
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Lisbon
Dan Gable
al Baxter
Dean Happel
Brett Stoneking
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Royce Alger
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Big Ten wrestling reports on radio from Ann Arbor
Iowa radio stations KCJJ and KRNA will provide special coverage of the Big Ten wrestling championships in Ann Arbor Michigan. KCJJ's Paul Marsch starts at 6 30 p.m. tonight with Iowa match coverage and returns Sunday at 11 a m for semifinals and at 6 30 p.m. for finals. Iowa seeks its ninth straight team title.
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Jefferson boys grab 4th in Valley finale
Cedar Rapids Jefferson finished fourth in the Mississippi Valley Conference with a 7 7 record and an 8 10 overall mark after beating Iowa City West 59 41 in the final regular season game. Dave Stevens scored 17 to lead the J Hawks as they used a triangle and two defense to pull away in the second half.
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Cedar Rapids Jefferson
J-Hawks
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Cedar Rapids Washington
Dubuque Wahlert
Glenn Smith
West
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Trojans
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Ackman
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Kennedy wins Valley title with 80 59 victory over Dubuque Senior
Kennedy Cougars clinch the Mississippi Valley Conference title with an 80 to 59 win over Dubuque Senior. Marcus Thomas scores 24 to lead Kennedy as they move to 12-2 in conference play while Senior drops to 4-15 overall.
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Jeff Sparks 13 in Narrow Loss at Iowa City West
Jeff scores 13 on 24 of 45 shooting for 53.3 percent as Randy Miller leads Trojan scoring with 10. Iowa City West players listed include Crowley, Miller, Waite, Fletcher, Haynes, Rokel and others with varied scoring. Team totals show West 58 and C R Jefferson 59 in a close finish.
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Randy Miller
Trojan
Iowa City West
Brian Crowley
Jim Waite
Mickey Fletcher
Cedric Haynes
John Slager
Mickey Kachingwe
David Rokel
Loren Spenser
Shawn Hedlund
Randy Roe
Eric Svendsen
Steve Richardson
Scott Glover
Steve Anderson
C.R. Jefferson
Randy Ackman
Bob Driscoll
Dave Stevens
Rick Brown
Nick Homan
Doug King
Joel Hachey
Dave Edwards
Troy Walker
Tony Poole
Kevin Keeling
Todd Cook
Scott Kibby
Holt
West
Jett
Anamosa holds off Prairie 61 60 in tense road finish
Anamosa Raiders upset Prairie Hawks 61 to 60 as Todd Miller and Mike Beckmann spark a late rally. Conley praised his players for learning to play under pressure after a season of near-misses and a late fourth-quarter rally by Prairie.
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Anamosa
Tom Conley
Raiders
Prairie
Hawks
Mount Vernon
Raider
Todd Miller
Miller
Brian Sissel
Mike Beckmann
Beckmann
Curt Woods
Chuck Gudenhauf
Chris Milke
Jim Johnson
Dave Michels
Woods
Johnson
Conley
Jeff Wessel
Scott Carlson
John Henderson
Tom Daily
Brett Wagner
Mike Glick
Scott Joens
Kent Rigdon
Chuck
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