Eagles fall in opener at Iowa girls state tournament
Armstrong Ringsted, height and pressure key the 37-32 upset over Midland as the Eagles exit with a 19-5 season. Midland struggled from turnover woes and foul trouble in a low scoring Class 1A opener at Veterans Auditorium.
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Armstrong-Ringsted
Pomeroy-Palmer
Mustangs
3A Emmetsburg
Midland
Jerry Carstens
Highland
Eagles
West Central
Gene Klinge
Blue Devils
Klinge
Lady Knights
Armstrong-Kingsted
Washington
Iowa
Denison
Veterans Auditorium
Vinton-Shellsburg
de Witt Central
Wmt-Am
Keokuk
Demons
Muscatine
Harold Shepherd
Winton
Vikings
Monica Huelman
Five-player switch divides fans at girls state tourney
After a transition from six to five players per side, Manning fans like Tina Hagedorn grew to enjoy the faster game, while Vollstedt and Zegers voiced nostalgia for six players. Manning beat Lynnville Sully 32 29 as Armstong Ringsted promoted to Des Moines with ample fan support and buses.
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Manning
Lynnville-Sully
Blackberry Vollstedt
Carol Hagedorn
Vollstedt
Garnavilles
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Tina Hagedorn
Jazette Sportswrite
Donna Wilslef
Wyoming
Wilslef
Wilsler
Zip
Linda Zegers
Sully
Deidra
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Zegers
Jean Stadtlander
Bulldog Squad
Stadtlander
Armstrong-Ringsted
Des Moines
Armstrong
Executive Inn
Chuck Missman
Cele
Weldon Olafsson named MVC Players of the Year in split divisions
Cedar Rapids Prairie star Scott Weldon and Iowa City West guard Brynjar Olafsson earned Mississippi Valley Conference Players of the Year honors in their divisions. Weldon averaged 17.3 points and 8.4 rebounds, guiding Prairie to a 15-1 Valley Division mark, while Olafsson posted 18.2 points as West won the Mississippi Division.
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MVC
Prairie
Olafsson
Adam Spanich
Cedar Rapids Regis
Chad Hook
Steve Ullrick
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Brett Pedhota
Kennedy
Ullrick
Pechota
Iowa City High
Ben Voss
Denny Thiessen
West
Mississippi
Brynjar Olafsson
Trojans
Barry Buresh
Seth Madole
Thiessen
Bergman
Hawks
Scott Weldon
Justin Ward
Weldon
Justin Wessel
Prairie Regis double header lures top players to Five Seasons
Prairie hosts Regis and Assumption in a Substate double header at the Five Seasons Center. Prairie senior leaders Chad Hook and Scott Weldon near 18 points per game clash with Regis star Brynjar Olafsson and guard Erik Seaton as both teams aim for their sixth straight state berth.
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Prairie, Regis
5 Seasons Center
Pearance
Regis
Assumption
Royals
Knights
Randy Norton
Iowa City
Regina Prep
Adam Spanich
Eric Hauschildt
Spanich
Breitbach
Erik Seaton
Seaton
Adam
Erik
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Amy Herrig
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Jill Seidl
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Cardinals
Delaware Township
Kindegarten
Mary Sjoblom
Sjoblom
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IGHSA
Weldon and
Cedar Rapids Washington
Matt Evans
Valley
Prairie Senior
Matt Woodley
Duffy Conroy
Andy Woodley
Knight
Jeremy Lukvesky
Andy Craig
Dick Breitbach Regis
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Locasponte
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