Beckman Maquoketa Valley a classic district final
Beckman High School seeks a return to the state tournament as top ranked Beckman (20-3) faces No 7 Maquoketa Valley (22-1) in a Class 2A district final at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Correy warns past postseasons have favored the winner, while Maquoketa Valley relies on Jonathon Thomas and Warren Randall to push for an upset.
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Western
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Ryan Hittennil
Maquoketa Upsets Marion 60 56 In District Showdown
In Marion district action Maquoketa 11 10 pulled a 60 56 upset over Marion 13 9 as guard Adam Hepker sparked a first half burst with 21 of his team’s first 26 points. Marion balanced attack featured Quince Springer, Jamie Bolsinger and Curt Hansen but the Indians couldn’t close strong. Hepker finished with 27 points as Daniel Brewster added 12 in the late stretch for Maquoketa, who have won six straight after an 10 start.
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Marion
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Hepker
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Indians
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Springer
Wartburg Favored At DII Wrestling Nationals
Wartburg, ranked No 1 for much of the season with 10 qualifiers, enters the NCAA Division II Championships as the odds-on favorite. The meet runs Friday and Saturday in Ada Ohio with Wartburg two top wrestlers Heath Ropp at 125 pounds and LeRoy Gardner leading the title push. The Iowa Conference shows Loras Upper Iowa Luther Buena Vista Coe and Simpson in the Top 25.
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College wrestling rankings highlight top heavyweights and wrestlers
The standings feature four other second ranked wrestlers including Bart Mehlert at 149 Kevin Bratland at 157 Sonny Alvarez at 184 Alain Dyoumessi at 197 and upper Iowa is led by Ralph Acosta at 183 Brett Meyers at 187 with Paul Cleary a favorite at 184 Luther’s Garrett Kurth sits third at 149 Coe’s Gary Franck is sixth at 174 and Chris Harrison enters at No 6 after third at the Iowa Conference Championships.
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Postville
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Luther
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Gary Franck
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids players sweep valley basketball honors
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Kristin Jennings and Praine's Sara Cain earned player of the year honors in the Mississippi Valley Conference divisions. Xavier's Tom Lilly and Kennedy's Dennis Roloff won coach of the year awards as first teams and other area players earned recognition across Iowa City High Jefferson Linn Mars Kelev Hitten Miller and Prairie's Cain also made top squads.
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Prairie
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Lions bench shines in Linn-Mar loss to Kennedy
Junior Clark Anderson led Linn-Mar with 12 points while senior Scott Heslinga and reserves Mike Harris Deric Mickens Ben Bannon and Travis Nelson sparked the run. Harris grabbed nine rebounds and Nelson added two blocks as Kennedy closed the season with a 1012 defeat sealing the careers of Lamaak and Gehris.
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Austin Palm
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Lmn-Mar
Western Dubuque tops Cedar Rapids Xavier in district clash
W. Dubuque High School defeated Cedar Rapids Xavier 118 to 58 as Willenbring scored 23 points to spark a second half surge and Ryan Brown added 17. The game featured a 128 halftime lead before Western Dubuque pulled away in the fourth quarter.
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Western Dubuque
Cedar Rapids Navier
Epworth
Wilenbring
Bobcats
Willentring
Ryan Brown
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