Olajuwon earns second straight NBA Defensive Player award
Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon secures his DPOY honor as Houston trails Phoenix 1-0 in the Western Conference semifinals. He edged David Robinson by one vote, with Dikembe Mutombo close third, amid playoff pressure and his defense driven mindset.
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City High dominates 3A district track at Kingston Stadium
City High blazed to four relay wins and top finishes to claim 89 points and first at Kingston Stadium in a 12-team Class 3A district meet. Prairie star Becky Rigel led Prairie with wins in 400 and strong 800 anchor, while Jefferson, Washington, and Maquoketa also posted key wins and fast times.
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Indian Hills wins Region XI softball title over Kirkwood
Indian Hills defeated Kirkwood twice in the Region XI tournament final to claim the championship and advance to the national tournament in Hutchinson Kansas. Kirkwood, finishing 27 26, blanked Waldorf 6 0 to reach the final after a 4 3 loss in game one.
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Fermin delivers walkoff ninth to beat White Sox 4 2
In Kansas City a rough game featured Fermin homering off Jose DeLeon to lift the White Sox 4 2? No. The summary notes Fermin's ninth inning homer giving Chicago a 4 2 win over the White Sox with Risley getting the decision. Chicago starter Wilson Alvarrez? allows six hits in eight.
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Signed Letters of Intent Highlight Area Athletes
Drew Dillon of Center Point Urbana signs to play baseball at Iowa State and Kari Kron of Washington Iowa will play basketball at Cal State Fullerton. Dillon posted a 1.88 ERA with 126 strikeouts and two 19 strikeout games while Kron averaged 16.5 points and 10 rebounds for Washington in 1993 94. Vanessa Onofre sits in third after day one at the National Golf Coaches Association event in Des Moines. Bruce Hukee resigns as Marshalltown High School boys basketball coach after five seasons to become assistant principal.
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Iowa Conference sends four teams to regionals
Four Iowa Conference softball teams earned NCAA Division III regional bids. Simpson hosts in Indianola as top seed facing UW River Falls with Central and Illinois Wesleyan set to play next, Coe vs Buena Vista, Wartburg vs St Benedict. double elimination format runs Friday to Sunday in Storm Lake.
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Marion High School replaces girls coach Sloan
Marion School Board accepted the resignation of Dick Sloan after two seasons as girls coach at Marion High School. Sloan also led 10 seasons as boys coach at Marion and four as Coe College women's coach, compiling a 116-81 boys record and earning Metro Coach of the Year in 1976-77.
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