Riders draft defense focus to boost Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders coach Mark Carlson targets defense heavy strength in the USHL May draft. He adds four defensemen and seven players to the 25 man roster while noting goals against and penalty minutes must drop to improve playoff chances. Carlson emphasizes skating and puck moving.
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Chris Snavely
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Soo Indians
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Jimmy Howard
Ogdensburg
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Bobby Goepfert
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Howard
Michael Pasley
Buffalo
Adam Olsen
Alexandria
Cedar Rapids
Gilmore chooses Hawks
Iowa City High star Jeff Gilmore will play for the Iowa Hawkeyes after choosing to stay close to home. He had previously signed with Iowa State and weighed options with Iowa and Northern Iowa before accepting Iowa’s offer.
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Iowa State
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Iowa baseball prospect eyes college path amid draft
Iowa City High shortstop and relief pitcher Gilmore, from the top-ranked Little Hawks, discusses the June 5-7 MLB draft window and his expectation to go to college. He may play infield or catcher, aiming for early playing time, after a .526 season with seven homers and 40 RBIs.
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Rudomovic
Valley
City High
Szlendakova Places Fifth at NCAA Outdoor Heptathlon
In Eugene Oregon Iowa State junior Barbara Szlendakova finished fifth in the women's heptathlon scoring 5556 points. Austra Skulyte of Kansas State won with 5857 points. Szlendakova tied for seventh in the high jump and placed third in the long jump, while Gina Curtis aided ISU with a fifth place jump and Jeremy Allen placed tenth in the shot put.
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Iowa
Jeremy Allen
City High Earns 3rd in State Soccer Tourney
City High defeats Sioux City North 1-0 in a double overtime shootout to claim third place at the Muscatine Soccer Complex after a semifinal loss to West Des Moines Valley. Senior Chris Murray commented on the tough day, while Valley captain Aziz Haffar praised composure and execution.
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Des Moines Valley
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Muscatine
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Columbus ends Decorah bid in state tennis final
DES MOINES Bettendorf and Decorah long reigns in girls team tennis end. Bettendorf loses 5 4 to West Des Moines Valley in a dramatic Class 2A title match. Decorah falls short in its bid to win a fourth straight Class 2A crown.
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State Girls Team Tennis Finals Highlight Varied Results
Waterloo Columbus wins 1A title 5-1 over Decorah fails to drop a doubles showdown. Tara Humker edges Lindsay Winninger in a three set No.1 singles victory for Columbus. In 2A Valley clinches title with Glynn Leavenworth doubles win 7-1 in a tiebreak after 6-2 7-6. Columbus secures eighth state crown overall.
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Brands inducted into Hall of Fame in Stillwater
Former Iowa NCAA champion Tom Brands was among six inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater Oklahoma. The class includes twin brother Terry Brands a 1993 world champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist, plus Kurt Angle Paul Wellstone Kenny Monday Alan Rice and Rick Tucci with noted Olympic and world achievements acrossGreco Roman and freestyle wrestling.
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Alan Rice
Rick Tucci
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Clarion University
Atlanta
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