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Linn-Mar’s boys’ basketball team won its fourth straight game Tuesday night, beating Iowa City High, 73-58. The Lions have won four consecutive games, coinciding with the return of injured guard Jackson Severson.
The boys’ basketball game between Iowa City High and Fairfield on Monday night at Fairfield was ended with two minutes remaining after an on-court incident involving a Little Hawks player and Fairfield player. Tuesday, City High alleged a “racially charged” comment had been made by an official toward City High head coach Brennan Swayzer, who is Black and who had been ejected.
The Hawkeyes had an interesting weekend. Plus, Coe and Upper Iowa picked up impressive wins, Brad Smith got his 700th dual victory and the IHSAA released regional dual pairings.
Cedar Rapids Prairie hosted the Prairie Title Tournament featuring Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ wrestling teams on Saturday.
Photos from the 2023 Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ swimming Super Meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center.
Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association dual rankings will help determine regional dual sites and pairings over the next two weeks. The latest rankings were released. High school and college action highlighted the weekend.
Photos from the 2023 Solon Girls’ Wrestling Invitational on Monday.
Iowa City High and Iowa City West played girls’ and boys’ basketball Sunday afternoon, the first hoops games ever at Xtream Arena. City High’s boys’ one a dramatic affair, while West won the girls’ game comfortably.
Iowa City West beat Iowa City High 58-43 in a girls’ basketball game Sunday at Xtream Arena.
Iowa City High beat Iowa City West 64-63 in a boys’ basketball game Sunday at Xtream Arena.
No. 4 Linn-Mar beat No. 9 Iowa City High in a boys’ wrestling dual at Linn-Mar, 49-21.
Iowa City High’s Kael Kurtz and Linn-Mar’s Brayden Parke added another chapter to a competitive rivalry between the two ranked Class 3A wrestlers. City High’s top-ranked Gabe Arnold edged the Lions’ No. 2 Tate Naaktgeboren in a battle between nationally-ranked seniors. Linn-Mar dominated the rest of the dual for a 49-21 victory.
A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6-foot-9 Iowa City High freshman Samuel Mbingazo already is getting interest from college programs.
Cedar Rapids Washington’s Warrior Invitational continues to be one of the top regular-season golf meets, boasting some of the state’s top teams and individuals on unique and challenging courses.
Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis started five games as a red-shirt freshman for the University of Minnesota in 2022 and then the entire 2023 season. But the Gophers brought in a touted quarterback from the transfer portal that offseason, and Kaliakmanis ended up moving on to Rutgers, where he has become one of the best QBs in the Big Ten Conference.
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