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Hawkeye Wrestling Club’s Olympic silver medalist announced Monday that he will wrestle Japan World champion Masanosuke Ono in Flowrestling Feb. 26 at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Iowa men dominate, UNI men and Iowa women win NWCA National Duals and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Cedar Falls remained atop Class 4A in the second Iowa High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball rankings of the season. Huxley Ballard (3A), Western Christian (2A) and Bellevue Marquette (1A) stay at No. 1 in their respective classes, as well.
Here are The Gazette’s second 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Here is The Gazette’s first 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The Battle of Waterloo didn’t disappoint and Alburnett left with a runner-up finish to Class 3A power southeast Polk. Iowa State competed at the Collegiate Duals. Cornell, Luther impressed at the Gator Boots Duals in Tennessee and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Xavier Saints visited Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors in a boy’s basketball game
The Saints defeated the Warriors in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ basketball team lost for the first time this season when Waterloo West beat it in overtime Tuesday night. There was no hangover from that loss Friday night, as the Saints beat up Cedar Rapids Washington.
Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ basketball coach Tom Lilly has worn a Grinch tie for games just prior to the Christmas break for the last decade or so. Grinch, make that Lilly, picked up his 630th career victory Friday night when his Class 4A ninth-ranked Saints beat up Cedar Rapids Washington, 61-36.
Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel registers 20 points and 15 rebounds, and does a more-than-adequate job defending the post in the Saints’ 50-33 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Union Community’s Jace Hedeman has subscribed to a new free and fun approach after his drerams of four state titles were dashed last season. He was dominant Saturday, winning the 132-pound title of the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational
The Gazette’s 2024 all-area volleyball team: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester repeats as player of the year; Mustangs Coach Maggie Willems is coach of the year.
Girls’ basketball: Keanna Worley posts 17 points, six rebounds, seven assists and four steals, and Cedar Rapids Prairie very nearly put all five starters into double figures in a 65-51 win at Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Regional singles and doubles are first step to state tournaments in October
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
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