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Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow has made a habit of wrestling his best late in the season. He rolled to his third Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet title and helped the Lions claim their third MVC tournament team title in the last four seasons.
Prep volleyball: Jessica Hauptmann hired as volleyball coach at Iowa City Liberty. As Jessica Gehrke, she was the 2010 Gazette Female Athlete of the Year at Iowa City West and is an Iowa High School Hall of Famer in volleyball and track.
Girls’ basketball notes: With the aunt-niece duo of Coach Stephanie Dacey and senior Carly Rich leading the way, Williamsburg is on the brink of the Wamac Conference West Division championship.
Here are The Gazette’s fifth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Girls’ wrestling: Taylor Cavanh and Evelyn Eggleston are leaders and won MVC gold on same day
Here are The Gazette’s fourth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten: Wins on back-to-back nights over Maquoketa and Cedar Falls boost Iowa City Liberty to No. 3.
Girls’ basketball: Janessa Mosley’s lone basket comes with 4 seconds left, and that sends Iowa City Liberty past Maquoketa, 49-48.
Girls’ basketball notes: Jaime Brandt is back on the sideline, and Iowa City Liberty is better than ever. Natalie Ramsey is among the top scorers in Class 5A, and the Bolts are 7-2.
Iowa City West rolled to a win at Saturday’s ServPro Crossover Challenge, while Iowa City Liberty and Dubuque Senior lost.
The Liberty Lightning take on the Bettendorf Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 2025
Pairings were set Thursday for the 14-team, 7-game crossover event, which will be held January 4th at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse. Matchups include Cedar Falls and West Des Moines Valley, Dubuque Senior and Waukee Northwest, and Cedar Rapids Kennedy versus Johnston.
Girls’ basketball notes: Heading into Friday’s Liberty-City High showdown, the three Iowa City public-school teams are 11-4, and Regina has the look of a Class 2A state-championship contender.
Mount Vernon quarterback Kellen Haverback passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one, helping Class 3A top-ranked Mount Vernon defeat No. 9 Benton Community, 30-14, in a high school football game Friday night at Armstrong Field of Martha Parsons Activity Complex. The Mustangs recorded their fourth straight victory over the Bobcats.
Roundup of Week 2 results of Gazette-area schools
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