Maehl Faces Elite Field at West Junior Olympics in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Prairie junior Jenni Maehl competed at the West Junior Olympics in Iowa City facing 754 swimmers from 22 states. She swam a best 2:10.05 in the 200 IM time trials, 0.70 faster than her state title but 0.06 off the Irvine California cut for Long Course qualification. Maehl trains with CRAA teammates Kim Brekke Jami Strauss Erin Carew and others as coach Scott Bonine notes the level shift and the self driven focus needed to reach top results.
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Calif
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Cedar Rapids Aquatics Association
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Kim Brekke
Kennedy
Washington
Jami Strauss
Danielle Workman
Erin Carew
Brekke
Bonine
Arizona
LSC
Sun Belt
Strauss
Bonnie
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Small crowds greet Cubs and White Sox spring games
In Mesa at HoHoKam Park and across Arizona and Florida attendance for spring exhibitions runs around half capacity. Cubs and White Sox draws lag behind last season’s highs with Ed Smith Stadium Sarasota drawing only 890 fans of a 7,500 seat venue for a White Sox opener versus Texas.
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HoHokam Park
Chicago Cubs
Arizona
Florida
Ed Smith
Sarasota
Fla
Texas
White Sox
Skinner to quit coaching job at Palmer after 21 years
Alden Skinner, superintendent of both Palmer and Pomeroy districts, announced he will resign as Palmer boys basketball coach after a 21 year career. He cited not having enough time to devote to coaching since the districts merged last September.
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Alden Skinner
Skinner
Midwest tennis coach Micki Schillig finds stay-at-home impact
Micki Schillig leads Iowa women in a season where in-state players are improving but top locals still leave. She notes Midwest gains from indoor facilities as Iowa weather forces play indoors. Her unlikely tenure began after a coaching pivot during Iowa's 1986 Holiday Bowl visit and now spans over three years with continued commitment.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Iowa
San Diego
Linda Hackett
Hawkeyes
Iowa City
Suchan Wins 6-10 High Jump at Dickinson Relays
Tim Suchan of Cedar Rapids Kennedy cleared 6-10 to win the Class A high jump, tying the meet record as he limped slightly after the event due to a pulled hamstring. The Dickinson Relays at the UNI Dome featured 32 large schools with multiple area champions and strong showings from Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Kennedy in various events.
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Tim Suchan
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Suchan
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Ames
Uni-Dome
Cascade
Andy Kauder
Baylor Goode
C.R. Prairie
Todd He
Linn- Mar’s
Mick Mulherin
Mulherin
Kauder
Zandra Hayes
Mni Dome
Hayes
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Tangella McCall
Grinnell
Jackie Juhl
Cougars
Rhonda Gardemann
Michel Nixon
Shelley Sheetz
Amber Atkins
Cedar Rapids Reds Fall to Charleston Wheeler in Exhibition
In Plant City Florida the Cedar Rapids Reds lost 7 to 5 to the Charleston Wheelers in an exhibition game. Scott Bryant went 2 for 3 and Lovell Cudjo added two hits as Cedar Rapids committed six errors. Cedar Rapids opens the Midwest League season at Waterloo this Friday and hosts a home opener a week later.
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Charleston Wheelers
Cincinnati Reds
Scott Bryant
Cedar Rapids
Lovell Cudjo
Waterloo
Reds
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City Center Days Inn
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