Rockets Roll Past North Linn in State Opener
Rock Valley earned a 69 to 63 victory over North Linn to reach the state semifinals against Iowa City Regina. Mark Faber led with 19 points, as Kooima added 13 and Van Beek and Hansen 10 each. The Rockets improved to 26-0, while North Linn fell to 18-6.
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Rock Valley
North Linn
Coggon
Iowa City
Regina
Mark Faber
Rockets
Mic Kooima
John van Beek
Roger Hansen
Rock Valley Club
Bob Miller
Lynx
Jim Claussen
Dan Meade
van Beek
Kooima
Bryan Peyton
Ray Noonan
Big Gun
Linn County
Meade
Noonan
Dave Kubik
Five Seniors Bow Out In Finale
Rock Valley Rockets end basketball careers with a big win over Central Webster Burnside. Five seniors star John Van Beek Mic Kooima Jerry Lange Roger Hansen and Jim Claussen. Lange tops scoring through 25 games with 14.2 points per game and 258 rebounds.
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Central
Webster
Burnside
John van Beek
Mic Kooima
Jerry Lange
Roger Hansen
Jim Claussen
Lange
van Beek
Kooima
Hansen
Claussen
Des Moines
Mark Faber
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