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Dubuque Hempstead recorded five pins and avoided bonus points in the final bout for a 36-34 victory over No. 7 Linn-Mar. The Mustangs earned their third state duals berth and first since 2018.
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Dubuque Hempstead recorded five pins and avoided bonus points in the final bout for a 36-34 victory over No. 7 Linn-Mar. The Mustangs earned their third state duals berth and first since 2018.
Boys’ wrestling regional duals: Mount Vernon wins the last five bouts, including a pivotal 195, and tops Davenport Assumption, 42-21, to advance to state.
There’s a reason Cedar Rapids Kennedy is the top-ranked boys’ basketball team in Class 4A. The Cougars have a pair of all-state guards, some size, some athleticism, a deep bench ... and Jace Scott on Tuesday night. He scored 10 big points in an 89-46 win over No. 7 Waterloo West.
Dubuque Hempstead beat Linn-Mar 36-34 in a Class 3A regional duals final Tuesday night.
Girls’ basketball: The IGHSAU released regional pairings for Class 3A, Class 2A and Class 1A.
Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Washington 59-43 in a girls’ basketball game on Monday night.
Girls’ wrestling hit the postseason. There were conference tournament results. Iowa State and UNI turned Oklahoma programs away with just one dual win. Here is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Lisbon finds itself in an uncommon and unique situation. Seventh-ranked Lisbon will host No. 24 Pleasantville in a regional dual semifinal Tuesday night at Lisbon. The winner advances to face No. 5 Wapsie Valley in the final immediately following with a state duals berth on the line.
Girls’ basketball: Mike Sconsa will step back as Cascade coach; he will receive a kidney transplant on Valentine’s Day.
There was a bit of an upheaval at the top in Class 2A this week in the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s official boys’ basketball rankings. Western Christian moved up from to the top spot after losses by previous No. 1 Central Lyon and No. 2 Aplington-Parkersburg. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Bondurant-Farrar and Grand View Christian remained atop their respective classes.
West Delaware sophomore Brent Yonkovic moved up a weight and claimed the 160-pound title, helping the Hawks win their sixth straight Wamac Conference team title.
Photos from the Wamac Conference high school boys’ wrestling tournament at Independence on Saturday.
Linn-Mar crowned a tournament high four champions and advanced six to the inaugural IGHSAU state wrestling tournament Feb. 2-3 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
