Cedar Rapids Prairie made plays down the stretch and knocked off Cedar Rapids Xavier, 74-69, in a fine late regular-season boys basketball game at Xavier.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie made plays down the stretch and knocked off Cedar Rapids Xavier, 74-69, in a fine late regular-season boys basketball game at Xavier.
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Alburnett’s Eaghan Fleshman experienced the death of his father, Michael, in November. He carries a shirt with him that his dad wore to remind him of the lesson he learned from his dad. Fleshman has handled the adversity and is the top-seeded heavyweight in Class 2A state wrestling tournament.
Iowa City West’s Alexander Pierce won a state tournament as a freshman and back-to-back runner-up finishes the last two seasons. He is the No. 2 seed at 126 pounds and will attempt to become a four-time state finalist at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines.
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MV won the Tri-Rivers Conference West Division, its first boys basketball conference title since 2010. Wildcats beat Central City, 61-39, Monday in Class 1A district quarterfinal.
With all eyes in the gym on his mat Saturday afternoon, Miguel scored first in his third-place bout, heading into the final period up 4-1. His opponent added an escape in the third and then went ahead 5-4 with a takedown, before Mendoza got an escape at the last second to tie it and send it to overtime.
Top seeds include Solon in Class 3A and Cedar Rapids Prairie in 4A.
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