Beckman Triumphs in 2A Baseball Final Behind Ungs
Beckman pitcher Matt Ungs tossed a three hit shutout to lead the Trailblazers to a 4 0 victory over West Branch and a third state title. The senior class, led by Tony Kruse, seals Beckman’s 2000 crown as 2A champions with a 31 9 season record. West Branch finishes 27 10 after a surprise run to the final.
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Stout
Beckman
Ungs
Trailblazers
Marshalltown High School
Tony Kruse
Blazer
Blazers
West Branch
Luke Helle
Welaotey
Hill Jr
Helle
Dyersville
Ben Hogan
Chris Robertson
Marshalltown
Iowa basketball tickets and family costs rise in Iowa City survey
The Gazette finds family of four spends an average 119 at Cedar Rapids Iowa City sports events with Iowa men’s basketball at 193 driven by 90 jerseys. Demand for tickets is high with few singles available as Coach Aldford’s recruiting boosts exhibition and non conference game interest.
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Marc Morehouse
Iowa
Nike
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Sports Illustrated
Steve Alford
Rick Klatt
Poe
Gazette Hawkeye Challenge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Klatt
Rowe's rise puts Iowa high school softball on notice
Amy Rowe of Alburnett carries a 0.00 ERA over 142 innings with a 20-1 record and 228 strikeouts as she aims to lead her team back to the state tournament. Coach Kevin Johnson praises her riseball and three-pitch command, noting the pitcher's heat and precision.
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Marv
Porter
Alburnett
Rowe
Iowa
Muscatine
Independence
Keota
Kevin Johnson
Johnson
Amy
Mary
Woods Opens Two-Stroke Cedar Rapids Lead at Gardner Park
Jeff Woods fired a bogey-free four under 68 at Gardner Park to grab a two-stroke advantage in the Cedar Rapids Men's City Amateur after round two. The 32-year-old said he never before broke 70 at Gardner as he hit 16 greens in regulation with birdies at 2 14 16 and 18, the lone sub-70 score Saturday. The event concludes today at Ellis Park.
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Woods
Gardner
Turn shoots 69 in opening round at City Am at Twin Pines
Local golfer Turn fired a 69 in Friday’s first round of the City Am at Twin Pines Golf Club. He noted he has not played much golf in the last few years while aiming to climb the leaderboard.
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Iowa
Klatt
Twin Pines
Clark II and Howell III contend at Deere Run amid pro debuts
Rookie Michael Clark II and Charles Howell III chase the Deere Championship as Kirk Triplett leads after three rounds at the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run. Clark shot 63 to reach 15 under, Howell 67 to 13 under, while veterans Morland IV and Horgan III linger in 52nd and 68th. Clark jokes about Imodium to calm nerves as Howell recalls NCAA title form.
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Iliis
Ill
Vatican City
David Morland IV
P.H. Horgan III
Michael Clark II
Charles Howell III
Deere
TPC
Deere Run
Clark
Kirk Triplett
Howell
Oklahoma State
Thurston Howell III
Silvis, Jr
Triplett
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Jenk
By Chad Leistikow
Matt Ungs
Beckman West Branch
OWA
Cedar Rapids Roughriders
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids Kennels
Gazette
Era
Wazette Sportswire
Lburnett
Amy Rowe
Linder
By Mike Koolbeck
Jeff Woods
Clark II
Gilligan’s Island
CBS
Imodium
Georgia Tech
David Duval
Mike Elias
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