In addition to overall co-players of the year Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Preston Ries of Monticello, The Gazette’s 2023 all-area football team is led by offensive player of the year Grant Glausser of Western Dubuque and defensive player of the year Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg. Curt Ritchie of Williamsburg is the area coach of the year.
There have been holiday races, backyard football games and living room scraps. Mikey Ryan honed his competitive edge at home as the youngest of nine athletically gifted siblings. The returning state medalist claimed the 150-pound title at the Mount Vernon Invitational on Saturday. The Mustangs won the team title.
Linn-Mar’s boys’ basketball team has won its first three games this season, all on the road and by four points or less. That includes Friday night’s come-from-behind 62-59 win at Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Xavier 25-22 in an Iowa high school girls’ basketball game at Xavier High School.
Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Prairie sprints away with a 23-2 third quarter, handles Cedar Rapids Washington, 59-31.
Jackson Hird learned a cowcatcher move in middle school. He relies on it when he needs a big maneuver. It came in handy for a pin in Mount Vernon’s 43-26 Wamac Conference dual victory over Clear Creek Amana.
Girls’ basketball notes: Wamac teams have fashioned a 7-1 record against the MVC.
Maquoketa Valley’s boys’ basketball team lost its best player to graduation and is still trying to find its identitiy as a team. But the Wildcats picked up a monster early season win Tuesday night when it knocked off Alburnett.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast starts out west, where Iowa State won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Then we move east to break down Iowa’s win over Penn. Hall of fame coach Dick Briggs shares his thoughts on the NIL era before moving into the high school segment, where we look back at last week’s big tournaments.
Iowa City High senior Kendra Schwarting gave reason for the buzz inside May City Bowl in Cedar Rapids on Dec. 1 as she became the first to throw a 300 in this year’s Iowa high school girls’ bowling season.
Solon, Clear Creek Amana and North Linn maintain the top three spots in this week’s girls basketball Super Ten. Mount Vernon climbs a spot to No. 4, and Western Dubuque and Marion are newcomers for this season.
For the first time, states had the opportunity to choose the number of weight classes for competition. Iowa remained with 14 weights that include new division in the middle to upper weights.
Backup post Brynley Rasmussen was more than capable in her minutes in the paint, registering 12 points to help lead Class 3A fifth-ranked Mount Vernon past No. 2 Benton Community, 53-45, in a Wamac Conference cross-divisional game Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School.
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