Rodgers earns IGCA player of year in volleyball top honor
Iowa City High star Brynja Rodgers named state player of the year by the IGCA as her team edges toward perfection. Teammate Katie Kennedy joins on Elite 4A first team with Signe Mueller, while Wessels Bys and Williams headline 3A selections. Rodgers averages 9.52 assists per game as the Little Hawks go 44-1, winning 25 straight en route to the 4A final.
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Brynja Rodgers
Iowa Girls Coaches Association
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Iowa City High
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Katie Wessels
West Delaware
Angela Bys
Marion
Little Hawks
Cedar Falls
Brynja
Pitcher
Kennedy
Winterset
Bys
Katlyn Heiserman
Kayla Banworth
Dubuque
Dubuque Wahlert Was the 3A Player of the Year. Lea Hartigan
Treynor
Cassie Pratt
Fort Madison Holy Trinity
Kayla Banwarth
Late drive carries Aggies past Longhorns in Austin
Texas A&M defeats Texas 12 to 7 in Austin to end a six-game skid in the rivalry. Stephen McGee endured heavy hits, scoring the decisive 8-yard TD with 2:32 left as A&M rushes for 244 yards against Texas top defense. Colt McCoy left with an injury after a hard tackle and Texas fears for his condition.
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Stephen McGee
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Texas A&m Aggies
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Aggie
Kirk Elder
Colt McCoy
McCoy
College Football Drive Sets Up Hard-Fought Finish
Texas thrashed at opening border as McGee powered in a 14 yard run before his TD. McCoy connected 5 for 5 on the drive reaching the nine. Aggies stop Melton on fourth and one as Mark Dodge makes the tackle. Nebraska bowls over Colorado 37 14 as Zac Taylor ties school mark with 43 career TD passes and 2 789 season yards. LSU holds off Arkansas 31 21 to derail title bids while Oregon State nips Oregon 30 28 with late Serna field goal.
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Aggie
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Terrence Nunn
Brandon Jackson
Tommie Frazier
Cornhuskers
Memorial Stadium
Barry Turner
Marlon Lucky
Tierre Green
Featherweight boxing champ Willie Pep dies
Willie Pep, a hall of fame featherweight and among the era's best, died at 84 in Connecticut. Born Guglielmo Papaleo, he turned pro in 1940, held the world title after beating Chalky Wright in 1942, and compiled a 230-11-1 record with 65 knockouts across a 26 year career. He was IBHOF inductee in 1990 and ranked fifth among 20th century fighters by AP in 1999.
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International Boxing Hall of Fame
Associated Press
Glenn Feldman
Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame
Guglielmo Papaleo
Middletown
Con
Sammy Angott
Pep
Miami fires Larry Coker as Hurricanes coach
Miami ousts head coach Larry Coker after a 6 6 regular season and four straight losses. Coker, 59 15 career record with two national title game appearances, says he plans to coach in a bowl if invited. Athletics Director Paul Dee cites program direction and disappointments as factors. Possible replacements include Barry Alvarez Greg Schiano and Steve Kragthorpe.
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Fla
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Miami
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Boston College
Paul Dee
Dee
Wisconsin
Barry Alvarez
Donna Shalala
Rutgers
Greg Schiano
Tulsa
Steve Kragthorpe
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