Coaches of the Year hailed from Decorah Mid Prairie and West Liberty
Dennis Olejniczak of Decorah Don Showalter of Mid Prairie and Greg Guinn of West Liberty were named National High School Coaches Association coaches of the year. Olejniczak guided Decorah to three state baseball titles in 1970 1990 and 1991. Showalter who has coached at Lone Tree and Elkader Central owns five state teams and a 521 265 career record. Guinn of West Liberty posts a 1469 390 coaching mark over 40 years in girls golf.
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West Liberty
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Vikings
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Lone Tree
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West Lib
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Hermsen Debuts with Six Perfect Innings in No-Hitter
In Sarasota, Florida, 19 year old B J Hermsen of the Minnesota Twins Gulf Coast League pitched six perfect innings in his professional debut helping the GCL Twins no hit the GCL Orioles. Hermsen retired 18 batters, fanning three, after being a sixth round pick in 2008 with a 650000 bonus and spring training that year.
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B.J. Hermsen
Hermsen
Minnesota Twins
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Twins
Notable Iowa sports figures who died young
Jeff Linder recounts the deaths of Nile Kinnick Ed Thomas and Jack Trice among a list of prominent Iowans who died prematurely. Bill Quinby reflects on the sadness of these losses noting Kinnick and Thomas as emblematic figures in Iowa athletics history.
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Jeff Linder
Gazette
Bill Quinby
Nile Kinnick
Tait Cummins
Quinby
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
Rosenfels braces for Favre talk as Vikings ride uncertainty
Minnesota quarterback Sage Rosenfels, preparing for the season after a trade from Houston, says he cannot control Favre rumors. He remains focused on competing with Tarvaris Jackson for the Vikings starting job while coaches addressed rumors briefly.
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the Gazette
Minnesota Vikings
Sage Rosenfels
Tim Dwight
Iowa City
Rosenfels
Brett Favre
Scott Dochterman
Gazette
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Minnesota
Houston
Tarvaris Jackson
Vikings
Tarvaris
Maquoketa
Iowa State
Christensen brothers square off as Kennedy plays Washington
In Cedar Rapids two baseball programs meet as rivals Kennedy and Washington face off in a 5 PM doubleheader. Sophomore Austin Christensen and senior Chad Christensen play for Kennedy and Washington respectively, marking a likely final sibling matchup unless state tournament pairings force another meeting.
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Jeff Johnson
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Austin
Christensen
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Cougars
Cedar Rapids Washington
Chad
Washington
Kennedy
Outdoor Volunteers Clean Up Cedar River
Dozens of volunteers from Project AWARE joined Living Lands and Waters for a Cedar River cleanup below the roller dam. Mo McDonald of Seattle said the work is part of outdoor activity and environmental care. Chad Pregracke and crews used four long cleanup boats to haul trash gathered by AWARE volunteers along the Cedar River banks.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Project Aware
Cedar River
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Seattle
McDonald
AWARE
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Living Lands
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