J-Hawk Kellen Sweeney tabbed for national prep classic
Cedar Rapids Jefferson shortstop Kellen Sweeney will play in the seventh Aflac All American High School Baseball Classic in San Diego. The event showcases top juniors. 62 alumni became first round MLB draftees, including three No. 1 picks. Sweeney’s brother Ryan is with Oakland. The game is Aug 16 at PETCO Park and will be on FSN Iowa.
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Kellen Sweeney
San Diego
West Delaware
B.J. Hermsen
Minnesota Twins
Sweeney
Ryan
Oakland Athletics
Petco Park
Padres
FSN
Iowa
Cornell’s Szczepanik earns NGCA DIII Scholar-Athlete honor
Mount Vernon Cornell sophomore Brittany Szczepanik named to the National Golf Coaches Association Division III All-American Scholar Team. She graduates this spring with English major and chemistry minor and earns academic All-America for the third year. Luther golfers Krisa Solie and Tess Spindler also honored.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Brittany Szczepanik
National Golf Coaches Association
Szczepanik
Luther
Krisa Solie
Tess Spindler
Pistons Add Gordon and Villanueva On Free Agency Day
Detroit Pistons secure two veterans on first day of free agency. Ben Gordon agrees in principle to a five year deal worth more than $50 million. Charlie Villanueva signs for at least $35 million over five years.
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Detroit Pistons
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Charlie Villanueva
Pistons
Associated Press
Gordon
Villanueva
Blackhawks Sign Marian Hossa To 12-Year Contract
Chicago signs Marian Hossa away from Detroit to a 12-year deal worth 62.8 million dollars. Hossa, a four time All Star and 11 year NHL veteran, has played for the Stanley Cup runners up in two of the last three seasons.
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Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Marian Hossa
Detroit Red Wings
Hossa
Blackhawks
Cole returns to form as Prime Time League star rises
The 6 foot 7 forward shows full recovery from injury worries. He averages near 23 points and 10 rebounds in Prime Time League and dropped 32 points in a recent game against Northern Iowa. Teammates note his confidence and strength returning. He credits patience and training for his renewed form.
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Chris Street
Street
Matt Gatens
Gatens
Coe
Northern Iowa
Jordan Eglseder
Eglseder
Iowa Hawkeyes
Devon Archie
Jordan Egiseder
Northern
Iowa
North Liberty Recreation Center
Badlands Course Tees Off With Wild and Woolly Holes
A guide to the Badlands golf course describes the downhill tee shots and hazards on holes four through six. The terrain features ponds, woods, a wire fence, and a challenging sloped green with no easy bailout. The writer notes the course record membership and invites contact for more details.
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Iowa City
Finkbine
Quality Inn & Suites Highlander Conference Center
N. Dodge St
Dan Gable
Terry Brands
Kirk Ferentz
Hawkeyesports.com
Badlands
Badlands Golf Report: Tough No. 10 Dominates Round
Marc Morehouse recalls a grueling day at Cedar Valley’s Badlands course. No. 10 proved brutal with a 440 yard par 4, a drop off tee, and a right-leaning green guarded by a bunker. An 87 score included two birdies amid heat and humidity in the rugged landscape.
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Marc Morehouse
the Gazette
Cedar Valley
Tipton
Airport National
Belle Plaine Country Club
Badlands
Illinois prep guard commits to Hawkeyes
Prep guard Ben Brust chose Iowa over Northwestern Stanford and Butler to join Iowa’s 2010 class. The Mundelein High School senior averaged 28 points as a junior, says he healed from a leg injury, and cites the Big Ten competition and Iowa City as key reasons. Brust is a friend of Iowa guard Cully Payne and helped seal his decision with a Carver-Hawkeye Arena workout.
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Scott Dochterman
Gazette
Iowa City
Ben Brust
Iowa
Northwestern
Stanford
Butler
Brust
Mundelein High School
Cully Payne
Chicago
Carver-Hawkeye
Sioux Falls
S.D
Roosevelt
Cody Larson
Sioux City Heelan
Zach McCabe
Roy Marble Jr
Roy Marble
Fifth Season 8K favorite Ihle Helledy returns home
Ihle Helledy, retired since 2001, returns to Cedar Rapids for the Fifth Season 8K. She holds the 1997 course record of 25 55 and aims for a masters win rather than chasing prize money. Now a wife and mother, she seeks fit performance with a content life stage.
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Ihle- Helledy
Cedar Rapids
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