Ames and Mt Vernon Lead AP Weekly High School Poll
Ames and Mt Vernon hold top spots in the Associated Press high school basketball poll. Ames, unbeaten in the Big Eight, rose to seventh with a 29 58 win over Solon and an 80 80 draw with West Branch. Cedar Rapids Kennedy remains second after a weekend split, Des Moines Hoover drops to 16th, Decorah falls to 15th, and Mt. Vernon advances to seventh after decisive wins over Solon and West Branch.
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Majors Brings Southern Charm to Pitt Recruiting Push
Pitt coach Majors, 37, uses his fast talking, Southern charm to recruit 30 to 18 players for next season. He oversees a large staff, faces scholarship limits, and vows to sell Pitt while rebuilding from a 1-10 finish under Carl DePasqua.
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Wash Kennedy Tie for JV Top in Tight Match
A chaotic recap shows Wash and Kennedy tied at the JV top after a hard fought, low scoring game. Individual leaders include Randy Lindo from Wash and Rick Dunly from Kennedy, with limited details on final scores or other stats.
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Iowa Hawks Face Sloppy Finale In Tight Big Ten Contest
Iowa led late but Kilgore sparked a Spartan push as rebound battles raged. Robinson scored 22 with 7 boards for the Spartans while Williams drew an offensive foul and Ganakas battled under the rim.
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Yarbage
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Vatidty
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Robinson
Vidal
Kyumert
Nielsen Saur Win Scholarships At Town Awards
Nine Tow a sophomores received scholarship cups at halftime of the Towa City versus Michigan State basketball game. Awards honor the student with the highest scholastic average among sophomores in each sport, presented by Dr. Jack Moyers.
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Bobby Eiliott
Tawa City
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Gall
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Bill Mason
Oak Park
Aymna
First Lutheran Edges Steele in Narrow Basketball Thriller
First Lutheran defeated Steele 83 82 in a tense game. Other local scores include Beaver Shooters 56 58 Studs, and Bud Drothe team posting to a 37 point tally in a chaotic wrap of the league standings.
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Hawks Rally Fades as Time Runs Short in Close Loss
The Hawks squander a late lead and fall behind 74-72 after a critical miscue and missed chances. Kevin Kunmer sinks free throws to push the score while Rick Williams and Robinson make key plays, but the late sequence allows the opponent to seize the final margin.
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Ames Rout Defeats Ranked Manoh Gily in Weekend Upset
Ames achieved a decisive victory over a highly ranked opponent this weekend boosting their status in the state AA standings. Mason City debuted at 64 while Stina Key starred for the Big Eight conference. Kennedy’s Muscatine clash and shifts in the top ten reshaped the AA class rankings with Mt. Vernon leading, Treynor close behind, and several teams fluctuating in the top ten.
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Yuley
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Cedar
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Creston
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Muscatine
West Des Moines Valley
Des Moines Lincoln
Mason Gliy
Marshalltown
Keaten Spenvee
Des Moines Hoover
Mt. Vernon
Treynor
Iowa City Athletes Post Strong Fall GPA Averages
Iowa City area athletes posted high fall semester GPAs with 3.0 or better marks. Football led with 18 scholars on the honor roll, followed by 14 in gymnastics and substantial tallies across other sports, highlighting overall academic excellence at local programs.
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Radeke lifts Belle Plaine in district opener over Urbana
Jo Radeke scored 28 points including a 15 second game winner to lift Belle Plaine to a 50-48 win over Urbana in the Benton County girls basketball tournament opener. Pogey Hicks had 22 for Urbana as Deep River-Millersburg beat Shellsburg with Sharon Connor scoring 32. Shelly Holmes added 28 for Shellsburg.
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Andrew Girls Win In Loop Tourney
Andrew girls basketball team defeated Miles 84-09 in the Great Rivers conference tournament on Monday. Andrew will next play Sabula on Wednesday. In boys action Miles beat Bellevue 50 to 42 and Eastern Dubuque beat Andrew 54 to 42, with Miles boys meeting Sabula Wednesday.
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St Pat's Draw in Parish Wrestling Meet
St Pats and Stotuna tied 28 to 48 in a parish league wrestling meet. Falls were recorded by Matt Woodward SUP at 87 Jeff Kramer SLP at 93 Teery Kain StL at 100 and Dave Houser StL at nel vyweight.
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Buffs Topple No 8 Missouri in OT Thriller
Colorado erased a four point deficit in overtime to beat eighth ranked Missouri 81 79 in a Big Eight clash. Lee Haven and Scott Wed yan fueled the rally with key scores while Steve Blind tied game at 72 72 with 148 left in regulation.
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Delaby Balhorn Claim Collins Bowling Titles
Delaby captures the all events crown securing 2141 total while Balhorn earns 2113 in the Collins Radio 17th annual bowling tournament at Marion Bowl. Bathart leads singles with 83 to top Jim McClure, Grothy Durkin and Marilyn Hannon win doubles, Langbraneh leads team standings.
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Linn-Mar Gymnasts Beat Prairie In Tight Meet
Linn-Mar won the girls gymnastic meet at Prairie with a score of 1.47945 to 1. Prairie rivals tied by individual winners including Lorinden Tina Thompson and Becky Novotny for Linn-Mar while Robin Glass and Jodi Lefebvre earned Prairie event titles.
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