Iowa high school rankings by class serve as leaders
The latest league poll lists top teams in each class with win loss records: Class 4A-1 Iowa City High 12-0 lead, 2 C R Washington 10-0, 3 Linn-Mar 6-5, 4 C R Kennedy 5-6, 5 C R Jefferson 4-5. Class 3A-1 Union 11-0 leads, 2 Washington 6-1, 3 C R Xavier 8-4, 4 Independence 6-1, 5 Western Dubuque 9-1. Class 2A-1 Maquoketa Valley 7-0 tops, 2 Solon 11-0, 3 North Cedar 9-1, 4 Dyersville Beckman 6-2, 5 Midland 8-1. Class 1A-1 HLV 12-0 leads, 2 Lone Tree 10-1, 3 Alburnett 8-1, 4 Lansing Kee 8-3, 5 West Central 6-3.
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Iowa City High
C.R. Washington
Linn-Mar
C.R. Kennedy
C.R. Jefferson
Union
Washington
C.R. Xavier
Independence
Western Dubuque
Maquoketa Valley
Solon
North Cedar
Dyersville Beckman
Midland
HLV
Lone Tree
Alburnett
Lansing Kee
West Central
Cedar Rapids Washir
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Belle Plaine star nets 100th win in win over undefeated foe
Kevin Kurovski of Belle Plaine earned his 100th career victory with a win against Bart Little of Tri-County on January 3. Micky Roseberry of Alburnett poured in 25 points with six assists six rebounds and four steals in a 59-55 win over Stormont. Team notes include MFL MarMac Casey Hoffert with 20 points eight rebounds six steals and five assists in a 73-47 win over Elkader Central. Lansing Kee’s Mark Becker scored 23 in a 59-56 win over Clayton Ridge. HSV’s Adam Pirks had 31 in a 69-63 win over Montezuma.
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Belle Plaine
Kevin Kurovski
Bart Little
Tri-County
Alburnett
Micky Roseberry
Stormont
MFL
MarMac
Casey Hoffert
Elkader Central
Bulldogs
Lansing Kee
Mark Becker
Clayton Ridge
Adam Pirks
HSV
Montezuma
Sophomore Brooks McKowen Leads Lakers? Sharpshooter Sets 38.1 PPG
Wapsie Valley star Brooks McKowen scored 12 three pointers in a 96 92 overtime loss to Jesup Tuesday night. The performance lifts his scoring average to 38.1 points per game.
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Lae
Wapsie Valley
Brooks McKowen
Warriors
Jesup
McKowen
Tonight's Iowa high school boys basketball schedule
Several marquee intraleague games highlight the night action. Iowa City High faces Iowa City West in a key MVC clash while top ranked Little Hawks chase another win. Western Dubuque travels to Anamosa in a Big Bend title race showdown. plus many regional matchups including C R Kennedy at C R Jefferson and Decorah at New Hampton.
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Iowa City High
Iowa City West
Little Hawks
MVC
Oelwein
Charles City
Iowa
Western
C.R. Xavier
Waterloo West
Saints
Weekend high school wrestling tournaments draw fans
Local fans choose between Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Marion hosting their annual tournaments this Saturday. Jefferson hosts the J Hawk Invitational at 10 30 with Iowa City West Dubuque Hempstead Waterloo East and West among others. Marion hosts the Indian Invitational at 10 with Cedar Rapids Xavier and North Linn among others.
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Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Marion
Jefferson
Iowa City West
Dubuque Hempstead
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
Waverly Shell Rock
West Delaware
Ammong
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Alburnett
North Linn
Williamsburg
Wilton
Gazette Area
Solon
Cascade
Hudson
Eldora
Gladbrook
Maquoketa
Arlington
Sumner
Ackley
Stormont
Cedar Rapids
Carroll Kuemper
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Marshalltown
Kellie Schutte Earns Navy Scholastic All American
Kellie Schutte of MFL MarMac is named to the U S Navy Scholastic All American football team. He led the Bulldogs last season with 517 rushing yards at 5.2 per carry and added two punt return touchdowns plus 135 receiving yards.
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Kellie Schutte
MFL
MarMac
U.S. Navy
Schutte
Bulldogs
Little Hawks Rally Past Jefferson 55 47
Iowa City High’s Nick Pirotte comments on the team’s improving but reluctant return as the Little Hawks rallied to beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson 55 to 47 on Tuesday.
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Iowa City High
Nick Pirotte
Hawks
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Wildcats ride 37 game regular season win streak
Maquoketa Valley has not lost a regular season game in two years since January 1999. Coach Tom Pestka notes a close miss at the buzzer in the 1999 setback to North Linn and cites a 37 game regular season win streak and 28 straight Tri Rivers wins as the Wildcats’ current mark. Molly Digman Amy Helle and Stacey Melchert pace the scoring with Digman averaging 16.0 points per game and 13.3 rebounds while Melchert adds 14.8 PPG.
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Wildcats
Jesup
Pestka
Molly Digman
Amy Helle
Stacey Melchert
Digman
Melchert
Western Dubuque
HSV hosts Lynnville Sully in bid to widen SICL lead
HSV enters with a perfect 12-0 league mark aiming to distance itself from Lynnville-Sully, the four-time SICL champion, as Maquoketa's Ali Rorah nears school career scoring and rebounding records. Rorah, a 6-foot junior, sits at 473 rebounds and needs under 100 points to break LeAnn Bowman’s top scorer mark of 866.
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Bixler
South Iowa
Maquoketa
Ali Rorah
Cardinals
Anamosa
Rorah
LeAnn Bowman
Bowman
Stimmel Makes Switch to Distance Freestyle Star
Iowa City swimmer Scott Stimmel shifts from sprint to distance events this season and emerges as one of the area's best in both the 200 and 500 meter freestyle. Coach Bogdan Deac praises his work ethic as Stimmel adapts to the five 100 meter segments of the 500.
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Uazette Sportswr
Iowa City
Scott Stimmel
Summel
Deac
Suimmer
City West High swim program aims to boost performance
Deac introduced a new practice schedule this season as the City High and West High combined team trains morning and after school. Summel cites improving times with goals of sub five minutes in the 500 and sub 1 50 in the 200 while Iowa City lacks its own pool, forcing extra effort to compete with top state programs.
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Helm
City High
West High
Deac
Summer
Iowa City
Summel
Jeff Landherr
Linn-Mar
Dyersville wrestler Brian Milbert Aims for State Return
Brian Milbert a 17 year old senior at Beckman already holds a 9 0 wrestling mark this season. He won the Maquoketa Valley Invitational title pinning Jay Murray in 32 seconds and captured gold at the Dan Guilford Memorial Tournament. Milbert seeks another state trip this year and plans more takedowns and better footwork while continuing leadership on the mat. Coach Jim Derr notes his growth into 189 pounds with speed strength and hustle and expects him to lead next year. Milbert also volunteers with Little Blazers and enjoys hunting water skiing and math class goals include returning to state and placing high.
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Brian Milbert
Dyersville
Beckman
Brad
Carla
Brian
Maquoketa
Jim Derr
Derr
Starmont
Little Blazers
Will Clark
Drew Careq
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Knights
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