Area tennis semifinals feature Kock and Rock eyeing titles
Iowa high school tennis crown action centers on senior Kock and Cedar Rapids Jefferson star Rock as they reach the 2A semifinals. Kock defeated Janet Toe 6-0 6-0 and Maggie Shin 6-0 6-0 to reach semis, while Rock faces Lauren Masengard after a three-set win over Clinton’s Leslie Hahn. semi start 10 am with finals after.
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Johnston
Waterloo West
Janet Toe
Iowa City West
Maggie Shin
Warrior
Kathryn Zylstra
Lauren Masengard
Pleasant Valley
Clinton
Leslie Hahn
Rock
Lions reach state tournament with late goal
Linn-Mar senior Abi Roberts scored in the 70th minute to lift the fourth-ranked Lions to a 2-1 regional final win over No. 13 Iowa City West at Linn-Mar Stadium. Roberts advances to 21 goals this season, and Linn-Mar secures a 16-3 record and a 3A state quarterfinal against West Des Moines Valley in Des Moines.
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Abi Roberts
Iowa City West
Linn-Mar High School
Marion
Savannah Blake
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Lions
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Linn-Mar Stadium
Hannah Clark
Clark
MacKenzie Cejka
Cejka
Tessa Casebolt
West
Serene Hamzeh
Des Moines
Casebolt
Regional roundup for Iowa high school girls soccer playoffs
The 2024 state tournament brackets are set after regional finals. Linn-Mar rides a 71 game MVC win streak with a Thursday victory over Iowa City West. Iowa City Liberty earns its first state trip, Cedar Rapids Xavier reaches state for the 19th time, and the Saints end Marion’s bid to return to state in Des Moines.
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Downie
Des Moines
Iowa City
Liberty
Lightning
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Saints
Marion
Wolves
Nathan Ford
Girls State Soccer Class 3A quarterfinal pairings listed
The schedule shows 3A quarterfinal matchups with seedings and times for Tuesday. Top seeds Waukee Northwest, Linn-Mar, Pleasant Valley, Ankeny, and Waverly-Shell Rock battle No. 8 Ankeny Centennial, No. 5 West Des Moines Valley, No. 7 Bettendorf, No. 6 Waukee, and No. 12 North Scott. 1A games include Davenport Assumption, Nevada, Denver, Sioux City Heelan, with each pairing and start times noted.
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Waukee Northwest
Ankeny Centennial
Linn-Mar
West Des Moines Valley
Pleasant Valley
Bettendorf
Ankeny
Waukee
Waverly-Shell Rock
North Scott
Davenport Assumption
Dike-New Hartford
Nevada
Hudson
Denver
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Sioux City Heelan
Treynor
Rupp and Pettersen shine as Pleasant Valley wins golf title
Rupp birdied early and rode back-to-back gains to three under through seven as she chased a historic eighth state crown. Pettersen, battling juvenile arthritis, broke par in both rounds with four birdies Thursday. Pleasant Valley claimed the team title at 627, seven strokes clear of Waukee Northwest and Cedar Rapids Washington.
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Rupp
Midwest
Pettersen
Pleasant Valley
Waukee Northwest
Cedar Rapids Washington
Northwest
Jane Petersen
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Mya Messenger
Shaylin Munson
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