Rivalry fuels two area teams to state hoops
Cascade High School and Western Dubuque High School advance to the Iowa state basketball tournaments in Des Moines. Cascade, the No.6 seed in 2A, faces Cedar Falls Northern University High, while Western Dubuque, 24-0, meets Webster City in 3A. Grinnell and other area teams also reach the 32-team field.
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Veterans Auditorium
Dubuque County
Western Dubuque
Webster City
Iowa City
Regina
Grinnell
Iowa City High
al Marshall
Cougars
Big Bend
Bellevue
West Delaware
Regina coach Close guides Regals to state tourney
Regina hires former college coach Gary Close and elevates him to lead the Regals who earned a 16 9 state tournament berth. Close credits mentor Gary Davis and emphasizes high school players’ development over ego and publicity. The Regals face Pomeroy Palmer at 10 30 a m in Class 1A state action.
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Iowa City
Regina
Davis
Iowa
Runnin’ Regals
East Lansing
Mich
Bloomington
Ind
Champaign
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Durant
Wilton
Wellman
Jeff Wallace
Wallace
Pomeroy-Palmer
Regals
Iowa Hawkeye
Gary
Iowa high school finals at Veterans Auditorium
Dates run Monday through Saturday at the Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines. Single session admissions cost 6 dollars for all day Monday to Thursday, with Friday afternoon general admission. Friday night and Saturday night are reserved seating finals also at 6 dollars. Tickets available at the Veterans Auditorium foyer, call 515-323-5444. Classes listed: 4A Iowa City West, 3A Davenport Assumption, 2A Fort Dodge.
Directions to Veterans Auditorium and Gazette coverage plan
Take I 380 south then I 80 west then I 235 west exit on Third Street south two blocks to Veterans Auditorium. The Gazette will provide daily stories and photo coverage of Gazette area teams plus updates on GazettesOnline.com. Radio coverage includes Cedar Rapids WMT AM 600 and Cityline reports. TV KFXA TV.
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Gazette
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Pomeroy Palmer Eyes Sixth State Basketball Title
Pomeroy Palmer led by Nick Ford and Nick Loots comes in 23 0 with top offense 72.3 ppg and 23 point margins over 23 opponents. Bellevue Marquette and Lynnville Sully are strong contenders as the Gazette graphic shows Pomeroy Palmer facing Iowa City Regina in the quarterfinals with the field dominated by high seeds.
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Pomeroy Palmer
Brian Heide
Knights
Nick Ford
Nick Loots
Pomeroy-Palmer
Bellevue Marquette
Mohawks
Jared Kohlenberg
Tom Sieverding
4A Boys State Tournament Schedule
Iowa City High 19 4 faces Pleasant Valley 20 3 on Wednesday at 3 30 p m. Waterloo East 20 1 meets on Friday at 1 45 p m. The schedule lists two games with matchups and times.
Urbandale Eyes 4A State Title With McKinney Leaders
Urbandale 72 S C East 52 and 57 54 Iowa City High culprits lead team to semifinals where Urbandale 57 Iowa City High 50 and Dubuque Wahlert 72 Waterloo East 69 in semis. Jeff Dahn cites late surge to crown Urbandale champion 73 65.
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Urbandale
S.C. East
Iowa City High
Pleasant Valley
Waterloo East
Indianola
Dubuque Wahlert
Mason City
Iowa City
High
Western Dubuque Eyes State Run With Kelchen and Kampman
Western Dubuque leads the 3A outlook with 6-foot-7 star Andy Kelchen averaging 18.1 points and 10.8 rebounds as the Bobcats seek a first state tournament trip at Veterans Auditorium. Forest City standout Rob Kampman, headed to Wichita State, adds a major matchup in the title picture.
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Western Dubuque
Andy Kelchen
Bobcats
Jeff Frick
Harlan
Mitch Osborn
Loth
Osborn
Elk
Ham-Kimbaliton
Pomeroy Palmer
Forest City
Rob Kampman
Kampman
Wichita State
2A Boys State Tournament Schedule Matchups
Eagle Grove 21 3 faces PCM Monroe 21 4 and Western Christian 22 3 at Hall at 2 p.m. on the 2A boys state tournament schedule.
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Monroe
Eagle Grove
Class 2A: Outlook and Picks at State Tournament
Hull Western Christian returns as high seed with 22 3 record and 77.2 ppg offense led by Tony Reitsma while ranking last in defense at 59.1 ppg. Ackley AGWSR tops seeds with 23 2 record and Adam Viet 21.0 ppg, Cascade eyeing an upset with 40.8 ppg defense. Eagle Grove makes first state appearance amid strong wrestling and track history.
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Western Christian
Tony Reitsma
Indians
Ackley Agwsr
Adam Viet
Eagle Grove
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Outlook & Picks
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Creighton
J-Hawks
Josh
Mississippi Valley Conference
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Jeff Homer
Homer
University of Iowa
Sioux City Heelan
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AGWSR
Ackley
Maple Valley
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NIH
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