Hodge wins MVC Valley boys title at Noelridge Park
Linn-Mar’s Andy Hodge takes the boys cross country crown at the MVC Valley Division meet with a 16 38 effort, six seconds ahead of Tom Hein of Wahlert. Katie Prusha leads Benton Community to the Wamac girls title with a 12 10 winning time. Hayley Fry of Linn-Mar earns two wins at MVC swimming, tying for 50 free at 25 93 and helping a relay to victory in 1 43 02.
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Andy Hodge
Linn-Mar
Noelridge Park
Hodge
Dubuque Wahlert
Tom Hein
Katie Prusha
Benton
Hayley Fry
MVC
Fry
Cedar Rapids Washington
Erin Bell
Liz Jobe
Megan Burkman
Meghan Oglesby
Metro advances to MVC volleyball championship bracket
Metro dominates to reach the MVC volleyball title bracket while Cedar Rapids Kennedy exits in the quarterfinals after a loss. Dubuque Wahlert completes a string of consecutive MVC volleyball titles and the Golden Eagles remain undefeated in MVC play. Jeni Frudden set a new MVC Valley cross country record at Noelridge Park, shaving 14 seconds from her previous best. Olin football’s skid ends as the Lions crush Springville 63 to 20, amassing 585 yards.
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Metro
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Cougars
Olin
Lions
Springville
Oster Sees Tough Iowa City Rivalry Limit Gold
Cedar Rapids Washington junior Shannon Oster acknowledges tough state cross country rivals from Iowa City West and City High but says she is OK with not finishing first. Oster ran 11:43 at the MVC Valley Division race to place fourth behind Frudden, Fassbinder, and Adam, while praising the season’s competitive field and looking toward college distance racing.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Shannon Oster
Oster
Iowa City
City High
Michelle Lilienthal
Frudden
West
Robby Adam
City
Funk
Frodden
Football Friday Five To Watch In Iowa High School Games
Iowa City High with 7-0 record visits C R Prairie while Little Hawks aim to extend shutout streak. Oelwein 6-1 seeks win at New Hampton to boost playoff chances. Wapsie Valley 6-1 hosts North Linn with a chance to clinch the 14-5 crown. East Buchanan 7-0 travels to Lisbon as hosts aim to stay undefeated. North Tama 6-1 at Gladbrook Reinbeck 7-0 with 14-3 title on the line.
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Huskies
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North Linn
Warriors
Troy Mills
East Buchanan
Lisbon
Buccaneers
District volleyball and cross country postseason details
District volleyball continues today with 1A semifinals Wednesday. 2A starts Thursday and 3A begins next Monday. Cross country districts run Thursday with top qualifiers advancing to the state meet on Oct 27 at Fort Dodge, with 3A at Noelridge Park Cedar Rapids and 2A at Monticello Norwalk Webster City Williamsburg, 1A Arlington Ottumwa Tipton sites.
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Noelridge Park
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City High
Iowa City West
Muscatine
Cedar Falls
Monticello
Norwalk
Webster City
Williamsburg
Arlington
Ottumwa
Tipton
Underclassmen Lead 2001 al Metro Boys Golf First Team
Dillon Boenish and Dan Holterhaus led Cedar Rapids Kennedy to a state runner up as juniors on the first team. Todd Larson and Marc Gladson of Linn-Mar joined as juniors and freshman respectively. Bennet Hammerberg of Washington and Ryan Flugum of Prairie, both juniors, complete the lineup.
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al-Metro
Dillon Boenish
Dan Holterhaus
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Todd Larson
Marc Gladson
Linn-Mar
Bennet Hammerberg
Washington
Ryan Flugum
Prairie
West Delaware Hawks forgo kneepads on dive rule
Quotable Megan Nieman of West Delaware says a proper dive should not involve knee impact as the Hawks choose not to wear kneepads. The remark underscores the team stance on protective gear.
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West Delaware
Megan Nieman
Hawks
Maquoketa Volleyball Star Ali Rorah Faces Double Teams
Ali Rorah an 18 year old senior at Maquoketa from Delmar leads her volleyball team with over 300 kills this season while posting a 40 percent kill efficiency and nearly five kills per game. She battles double and triple teams yet remains a key contributor as she targets college play in business and marketing.
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Maquoketa
Delmar
Dennis
Connie
Ali
Peters
Monticello
Wildcats
Rich
Michael Jordan
St. Ambrose
Drake
Coe
Wartburg
New Xavier girls swim coach oozes late-blooming leadership
18 year old Randy Hrvol, a 2001 Cedar Rapids Washington graduate, becomes Xavier High School girls swim coach after working with YMCA youth teams. He inherits 11 swimmers and a tight schedule with practices at Kennedy High and the Central YMCA. Seniors Beth Cerrato and Jill Louis mentor younger swimmers as Hrvol aims to build continuity and improve times. The Saints placed 13th at the MVC super meet, scoring 22 points.
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Xavier
Hrvol
Mike Winker
Winker
YMCA
Hrool
Saints
Hrvel
Kennedy High School
Central Ymca
Washington
Beth Cerrato
Jill Louis
Cedar Rapids
Randy Hrvol
Kirkwood Community College
Washington High
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