Despite a number of players getting late starts to the season because they played on a football team that won a state championship, Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ basketball team is off to a hot 4-0 start after Friday night’s 63-50 win over Linn-Mar.
Linn-Mar’s girls’ basketball team held Cedar Rapids Xavier to four points in the third quarter to build a double-digit lead it used to pick up a 57-45 win Friday night. Linn-Mar is ranked 15th in Class 5A, Xavier No. 1 in 4A.
Girls’ basketball: Meena Tate leads pivotal fourth-quarter surge in Iowa City West’s 42-40 win over Iowa City Liberty.
Felicity Taylor was a pioneer in girls’ wrestling as a prep at South Winneshiek. She continued her career at McKendree before transferring to become University of Iowa’s first women’s wrestling team. Now, she will represent Team USA at the UWW World Cup this weekend in Coralville.
Mount Vernon has been successful to open the boys’ wrestling season. The Mustangs have sandwiched a tournament title between two dual meet victories to begin the year. Mount Vernon topped Clear Creek Amana, 45-28, Thursday night at home.
Mount Vernon senior Claire Gaffney remembered the influence former Mustang girls’ wrestlers had on her. She’s filling that role for new Mustangs wrestlers.
Dyersville Beckman senior Padraig Gallagher was displeased with a “mere” 14-point effort Monday night against North Linn. The 6-foot-5 Northwest Missouri State recruit followed with 30 points the next night in a win and is one of the top players in the area.
Girls’ basketball notes: Alburnett races away in the 4th quarter, earns first win over Maquoketa Valley in nearly 16 years.
Takeaways from Iowa’s Cy-Hawk win over Iowa State on this week’s Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa.
Alburnett Coach Clayton Rush has liked what he’s seen in the first week of the boys’ wrestling season. In a challenging week of competition that included two Class 3A teams in an opening triangular and a 31-team, two-day tournament, the Pirates have shown why this season was met with high expectations.
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Dec. 7): Iowa City West, Cedar Rapids Xavier, North Linn remain 1-2-3; Decorah jumps into the top 5; Solon and Cascade make their first appearance of the season.
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