Linn-Mar routs Clinton 69 28 in Class 4A substate
Linn-Mar jumps to a 16-2 lead and defeats Clinton 69-28 in a quarterfinal as Jason Bohannon tops with 23 points and nine rebounds. The win sets up a Friday showdown with Kennedy, in a Metro game billed as the season’s top clash. Bohannon mourns final home game, while Elgin shines with a career-high scoring streak.
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Coleman nets 25 as Prairie tops Muscatine in substate
Josiah Coleman scored 25 points to lift Cedar Rapids Prairie to a 67-57 win over Muscatine in a Class 4A boys substate quarterfinal. Malcolm Moore added 12 points and six rebounds for the Hawks who made 21 of 28 free throws. Prairie moves on to face Iowa City West in a substate semifinal.
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Augustine leads Illinois to tight win to stay in Big Ten race
Illinois star James Augustine posted 16 points 10 rebounds and a career high seven assists as No 10 Illinois beat Minnesota 71 65 at Williams Arena to remain within a half game of OSU in the Big Ten lead Dee Brown added 14 points Rich McBride 12 while Minnesota’s Vincent Grier 19 Moe Hargrow 17 led the Golden Gophers in their final home game.
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Boston College Clinches ACC Bye Bid With Duke in Sight
Jared Dudley scored 22 to help Boston College clinch a bye for the ACC tournament. The Eagles could improve their seeding with a regular-season finale win over Virginia Tech as Duke looms in the conference championship. Trent Strickland had 15 for Wake Forest in the loss.
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Cedar Rapids area sports and events notes
Tickets go on sale for Cedar Rapids xa vier first round game at the girls state basketball tournament. Saints face Spirit Lake March 7 in Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena with sales Thursday Friday and Monday 7 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the school activities office. Prairie girls play March 8 against Johnston with tickets available this afternoon at the school store. Linn Mar tickets on sale Monday and Tuesday 9 a m to 3 p m at the athletics office for March 8 vs Des Moines Roosevelt. State dual wrestling tickets $7 per session at the Cedar Rapids Prairie school store 8 a m to 4 p m all week. Hall of Fame ceremony follows at 2 p m Saturday after alumni women s basketball at Hennessey Recreation Center. Alumni weekend starts Friday. In Rochester Minnesota Iowa Central wins junior college wrestling title with three champions Eric Hoffman 125 Matt Collum 157 Jon Jones 197 and others finish top eight. Ellsworth led by Shamar Haynes 125 places ninth with three all Americans. In Iowa City Hawkeye Hoops Huddle noon to 1 30 p m Friday at Jillians in Indianapolis before Big Ten women s tournament start. Hawkeyes vs Michigan State 2 30 Friday EST. extra events possible if Iowa advances. Cedar Rapids Mount Mercy Hall of Fame induction for Paula Ketchum and Kim Riesberg Roberts Saturday. Ketchum all America 1995 96 MCC Player of the Year. Roberts four time MCC all American.
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Blackwell Named Mustang Volleyball Coach
Cedar Rapids Rick Blackwell, previously Xavier volleyball coach and Kennedy wrestling coach, is hired as Mount Mercy volleyball coach. The former Gis Middle School principal led the Saints to their first state tournament in 2004, replacing Paul McDonte who resigned in December.
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Horse show at Kirkwood this weekend
Cedar Rapids hosts the Spring Break Reinin, an American Quarter Horse Association approved special event, Friday and Saturday at Kirkwood Community College. The show targets reining enthusiasts. For more information call (713) 387-8189.
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