All-Star basketball event is Wednesday at Kirkwood

CEDAR RAPIDS - University of Northern Iowa signees Luke McDonnell and Spencer Haldeman highlight this year's Eastern Iowa All-Star Game prep basketball double-header.

The girl-boy event is Wednesday evening at Kirkwood Commmunity College's Johnson Hall, with the girls' game tipping at 6 p.m. and the boys' at approximately 7:30. It is $8 for admission.

KCRG-9.2 will televise both games live.

The 6-foot-10 McDonnell averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds this season for Dubuque Senior. The 6-foot-2 Haldeman of Western Dubuque averaged a Class 4A-best 24.3 points per game.

Others participating in the game are Waverly-Shell Rock's Jake Velky, Dubuque Hempstead's Robert Duax, Charles City's Caleb Hagman, Clayton Ridge's Colin Connelly, Marion's Craig Engle, Dubuque Wahlert's Josh Carter, Waterloo West's Lincoln Conrey, Monticello's Jarrett Easton, West Central's Ethan Steinbronn, Davenport North's Nassir Shabazz, Solon's Emilio Villagrana, Williamsburg's Adam Klein, Fort Madison's Miles Wentzien, Keokuk's Jonny Dahl, Iowa City West's David DiLeo, Davenport Assumption's Roman Youngblut and Williamsburg's Josh Koeppel.

The girls' game also features a UNI recruit in Iowa City West's Mikaela Morgan. Others participating are Springville's Sarah Matus, Marion's Amanda Sahm, Dyersville Beckman's Blair Klostermann, Dubuque Senior's Emma Noel, Western Dubuque's Rose Simon-Ressler, Ed-Co's Kari Fitzpatrick, Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Steph Botkin, Dubuque Hempstead's Jessica Brown, Cedar Falls' Adrienne Boettger, Iowa City West's Danielle Craig, Burlington Notre Dame's Taylor Hickey, Mount Vernon's Allison Platte, Muscatine's Annabel Graettinger, English Valley's Rylee Voss, Van Buren's Kaitlyn Johnson, North Mahaska's Julia Groeneboom, Clear Creek-Amana's Hanna Stokes and Mediapolis' Andrea Larson.

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