Bettendorf Eyes Year of the Bulldog Double Crown
Bettendorf Bulldogs ride 23-1 record into 4A state basketball semifinals at Veterans Auditorium after football title last November. Seniors Ivory Fick Bitter, all-staters, anchor a leadership core with coach Kevin Skillett guiding a resilient squad. Victory over Cedar Falls 67-41 in 4A quarterfinals fuels belief in back-to-back state appearances.
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IMS and Manning Reach Semifinals in Iowa High School Tournament
Iowa Mennonite School improved to 27-0 with a 70-40 quarterfinal win over Lynnville Sully, while Manning raced past Rockwell City Lytton 62-54. Sophomore Luke Putthoff led Manning with 23 points, and IMS received 12 from Bradley Hershberger off the bench as Thomas Davis and Garrett Yoder added 11 apiece. Senior Brian Fogleman posted 19 and 14 in Manning’s bid as other titles loom.
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Lions repels Ankeny with lockdown defense and rebounding
Linn-Mar beat Ankeny 55 40 in a game defined by a 45 17 rebounding edge and aggressive man to man defense. Bohannon led Linn-Mar with 14 points, while Kuempel added 12 and Zandel eight offensive boards helped seal the win.
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Tournament Scores and Semis for Iowa Class 1A-4A
MCC Floyd Valley 48 Webster City 45 in Class 3A quarterfinals. Bettendorf 67 Cedar Falls 41 and Sioux City East 66 Dowling 54 in Class 4A quarters. Linn-Mar 70 Ankeny 44 and Iowa City West 67 Des Moines East 46 in Class 4A quarters. Semifinals set: Bettendorf vs Sioux City East 1 45 p.m. and Linn-Mar vs Iowa City West 3 30 p.m. on KFXA with Saturday finals slated for Class 3A and 4A championships.
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West tops East in state semifinal battle led by Ruess
West bench spark boosts the Trojans to a 49 39 fourth quarter lead as Ruess nets 12 and Heflin adds 14 off the bench. East shows fight but West seals with 12 made free throws. Scarlets reach state play for seventh time under Bergman.
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