State-qualifying track and field meets are Thursday, with 24 advancing in each event to next week’s state meet in Des Moines. Here are eight area teams that bear close watch.
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State-qualifying track and field meets are Thursday, with 24 advancing in each event to next week’s state meet in Des Moines. Here are eight area teams that bear close watch.
Nelson Brands is an accomplished wrestler, winning three state titles and All-American honors in high school and college. He also trained under Hall of Fame coaches. Brands will bring those experiences to his new role as Iowa City Regina boys’ head wrestling coach.
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Iowa City West freshman Ainsley Wilson carded five total birdies and shot 3-under 66 to win medalist honors at the MVC Mississippi Division golf meet Monday at Bunker Hill Golf Course in Dubuque. Xavier won the team title.
Iowa City West senior took last year off to refocus and is back leading the Trojans as they head into regional singles and doubles tournament on Monday at home
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Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp fired 1-under 71 to claim medalist honors at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet on Monday at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls. Host Cedar Falls won a tiebreaker over Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Xavier for the team title.
Assignments for district singles and doubles tournament were released on Friday by Iowa High School Athletic Association
Byron Butler and Sonja Bruxvoort take over as boys and girls swim coaches at Iowa City West next season
Iowa City High, Iowa City Liberty and Iowa City West compete annually in the Clash for the Club. The winning team takes home a traveling trophy. For the first time since its inception five years ago, West won the event.
Iowa City West announced Monday that Jason Kern will be the school’s new head boys’ basketball coach, pending school-board approval. Kern has been head coach at nearby West Branch since 2018.
See photos as Iowa City’s City, West, and Liberty took on high wind and each other at Brown Deer Golf Course.
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The Hawkeyes will host the nationally televised pregame show ahead of their home matchup against No. 6 Oregon.
The Cyclones (5-4, 2-4) collected three takeaways against the Sun Devils — one interception and two fumble recoveries — but still lost, 24-19, before a rain-sodden crowd of 60,899 at Jack Trice Stadium.
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