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Photos: February Favorite Sports Photos of the Month
Mar. 3, 2020 9:51 am
State wrestling dominates The Gazette visuals staff's favorite sports photos for February.
Iowa City City High's Caleb Coons dives off the block at the start of the 200-yard medley relay at the boys' state swimming meet at the University of Iowa Campus and Recreation Center in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Iowa City West won the state meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Brandon O'Brien (right) wrestles Iowa City West's Grant O'Dell during their 106-weight bout in Class 3A quarterfinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. O'Brien won by an 8-3 decision. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Just a nice frame showing the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Normally, it's you don't have both outcomes of a sports contest in the same photo. West Delaware's Wyatt Voelker celebrates his win over Davenport Assumption's Aiden Morgan during their class 2A 195 lbs. semifinal match at the 2020 IHSAA State Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Kendra Nerad of Cedar Rapids dives for the ball after attempting a goal against Jonathan Stichter of Coralville and Grace Assan of Iowa City during a broomball game at Beat the Bitter at Penn Meadows Park in North Liberty on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Warm weather caused poor ice conditions for the earlier planned curling competition, but broomball, which has similarities with hockey and soccer, is best played on rougher ice. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Nile Franz bowls during the Class 3A prep bowling state qualifier at Lancer Lanes in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Cooper Callahan dives off the block for the 500-yard freestyle at the boys' state swimming meet at the University of Iowa Campus and Recreation Center in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Iowa City West won the state meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Keegan Scheeler (right) wrestles PCM-Monroe's Landon Fenton during their 132-weight bout in Class 2A quarterfinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Independence wrestlers hoist Cole Davis into the air after a takedown with 2 seconds left against Charles City's Elliott Sinnwell in the air in their 170-pound bout at the Class 2A regional dual final at Independence High School on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Independence won 31-29 with a 4-2 win by 170-pound Cole Davis in the final bout. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Valley's Benjamin Smith celebrates his win over Don Bosco's Cade Tenold in their 160-pound Class 1A championship match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Smith won by tiebreaker, 2-1. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Cedar's Tyler Thurston celebrates beating Belle Plaine's Ethan Allie 2-1 in a third overtime of their 220-weight bout in Class 1A semifinals of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
I had an earlier frame that was a little sharper but the moment wasn't as good. Sometimes, you have to go with the good moment. Lisbon's Marshall Hauck reacts after pinning of Don Bosco's Cael Frost during their class 1A 152 lbs. championship match at the 2020 IHSAA State Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Regina's Rowan Udell works to try and pin HLV's Caden Fontinel during their 195-weight bout in Class 1A round one of the 2020 IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Ashton Stoner-DeGroot (right) pins Fort Dodge's Levi Egli (left) in their Class 3A 195-pound semifinal match at the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Stoner-DeGroot won by sudden victory fall in 6 minutes, 46 seconds. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa's Michael Kemerer crosses himself following his win over Oklahoma State's Joe Smith after their 174 lbs. match of their Big 12 vs. Big Ten college wrestling dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Kemerer won 12-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Joe Wieskamp (10) drops to the court after a drunk with 11 seconds remaining in their game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Garza has been putting in amazing performances this season. Nice that he acknowledged his teammates after a big dunk. Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) points to the Hawkeyes bench after dunking during the second half of their Big Ten Conference men's basketball game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iowa won 77-68. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A rare occurrence when you get a smiling Fran during a game. Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery laughs after Penn State Nittany Lions players tries to illegally inbound the ball during the second half of their Big Ten Conference men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iowa won 77-68. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
This was taken less than two minutes after the photo of smiling Fran. Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery reacts on the sideline during the second half of their Big Ten Conference men's basketball game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iowa won 77-68. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kathleen Doyle (22) points to Iowa Hawkeyes forward Monika Czinano (25) as they celebrate a basket in the first half at an Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Monika Czinano (25) loses control of the ball under pressure from Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Nicea Eliely (5) in the first half at an Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Cedar Valley Christian's Levi Telecky (13) drives against Iowa Valley's Peyton Loffer (15) in the first half of their boys' Classs 1A district basketball game at Iowa Valley in Marengo on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Marion's Will Henricksen (23) guards Beckman's Jack Gehling (35) as he looks to pass in the first half at a high school boys' basketball game with Beckman Catholic at Marion High School on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
That's what I call playing close defense. Love the outstretched arms and the looks on their faces. I think their foreheads are touching. Center Point-Urbana's Bryn Hadsall (left) sticks to Western Dubuque's Jenna Fiedler during the third quarter of their 4A regional semifinal game at Center Point-Urbana High School in Center Point, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cascade's Nicole McDermott (0, front) and Jordan Simon (10, center) celebrate as students storm the court and the team raises their state qualifier banner up after winning their Class 2A regional final game at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
I had another frame where Ellie was turned more towards the camera. I chose this one because of the better reactions of her teammates over the other frame. Dike-New Hartford's Morgan Weber (center) helps Dike-New Hartford's Ellie Foster (left) with the state qualifier banner as a cape as they celebrate their 3A regional championship win over the Monticello Panthers at Center Point-Urbana High School in Center Point, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Dike-New Hartford won 54-38. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Whenever someone asks me who I'm rooting for, I always say that I don't have a favorite. I just want a good game with plenty of action to photograph. Monticello put up a good fight but the #1 seeded Wolverines were tough. Unfortunately, there is a losing team. It's my job to tell the story of the game through photographs. Monticello's Tori McDonald reacts in the closing moments of the fourth quarter of their 3A regional championship game against the Dike-New Hartford Wolverines at Center Point-Urbana High School in Center Point, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Dike-New Hartford won 54-38. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana head coach Mike Halac walks onto the court to console a disappointed Cooper Reaves (32) after he misses shooting the final shot of their Class 3A substate quarterfinal game at Center Point-Urbana High School in Center Point on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Center Point-Urbana won the game 59-29. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Classic Chassis' Cathy Jones (right) puts up a shot over Manor Care Cuties' Katie Oconnell during their Granny Basketball League preseason jamboree game at Trinity Lutheran School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. The league has more than 450 players on 40 teams in nine states: Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. One of the newest teams for the 2020 season is the Grant Wood Gothics of Monticello, Iowa. The league is open to women 50 and over, provides an avenue for charitable giving, recognizes mature women and helps to preserve the history of six-on-six basketball. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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