Photos: Gazette Visuals January 2021 Sports Favorites
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Decorah’s Naomi Simon hugs teammates after winning the 145-weight final of the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s girls state tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Dubuque Hempstead’s Dawson Fish (right) works to pin Iowa City West’s Mason Goodale in their 113-pound bout at Iowa City West High on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Hempstead won the dual 42-38. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Waverly-Shell Rock’s Eva Diaz points to the ceiling after pinning Solon’s Maddy Hoyle during their division 3b match at the Anamosa Girls Wrestling Tournament at Anamosa High School in Anamosa, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Iowa’s Spencer Lee wrestles Nebraska’s Liam Cronin in their 125-pound bout at the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling dual with the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Lee won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Iowa’s Jaydin Eierman (left) grapples with Illinois’ Dylan Duncan during the 141-weight bout of their dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Cedar Falls’ Josie Klemke reacts as her leg is bent back as she wrestles West Liberty’s Isabel Morrison during their division 7C match at the Anamosa Girls Wrestling Tournament at Anamosa High School in Anamosa, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Northern Iowa’s Lance Runyon celebrates his win after pinning Oklahoma’s Anthony Mantanona during the 174-weight bout at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Anamosa’s Michaela Scranton reacts fter pinning Western Dubuque’s Mya Lindauer during their division 9A match at the Anamosa Girls Wrestling Tournament at Anamosa High School in Anamosa, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Clayton Ridge’s Samantha Spielbauer celebrates winning over Spencer’s Morgan Griffin in the 160-weight final of the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s girls state tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Cedar Falls’ Carter Fadiga works to pin Fort Madison’s Henry Wiseman during the 106-weight final at the J-Hawk Invitational at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Fadiga won by fall. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Linn-Mar’s Gavin Howk-Erwin wrestles Prairie’s Muhanned Al-Suleiman (bottom) at 285 pounds at a high school wrestling dual with Prairie High School and Linn-Mar in Marion on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Linn-Mar won the dual. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Linn-Mar’s Abass Kemokai (rigth) wrestles Prairie’s Nick Smith (left) in their 152-pound bout at a high school wrestling dual with Prairie High School and Linn-Mar in Marion on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Kemokai won the match. Linn-Mar won the dual. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Linn-Mar wrestlers enter the gym during their high school wrestling dual with Prairie High School in Marion on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Linn-Mar won the dual. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Referees take a break together between sessions at the J-Hawk Invitational at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Mount Pleasant’s Abby Blint stands for the national anthem before the finals of the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s girls state tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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The Iowa City West coaching staff and bench watch a bout against Dubuque Hempstead at Iowa City West High on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Hempstead won the dual 42-38. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Iowa Hawkeyes guard CJ Fredrick (5) is introduced with the starting lineup before their game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Fan cutouts are seen in the seats at an Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball game with the Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Iowa Hawkeyes forward Luka Garza (55) takes a shot as Minnesota Golden Gophers center Liam Robbins (0) tries to block him during the second half of their game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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Iowa Hawkeyes center Sharon Goodman (right) battles for a rebound against Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Kayla Mershon (15) during the first quarter of their Big Ten Conference women’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) throws the ball towards Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20)as she goes out off bounds during the first quarter of their Big Ten Conference women’s basketball game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Cedar Rapids Washington’s Sydney Mitvalsky (10) celebrates a trey off the assist by Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah Stuelke (44) during the fourth quarter of their Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game against the Linn-Mar Lions at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Washington won 36-33. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Linn-Mar’s Pearson Martin (1) celebrates his trey during the fourth quarter of their Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ basketball game against the Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Cedar Rapids Washington’s Traijan Sain (14) dunks during the second quarter of their Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ basketball game at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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Solon’s Jacob Timmons (11) goes to the basket against Mount Vernon’s Keaton Kutcher (22) in their prep basketball game at Solon High School on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) puts up a shot under pressure from Purdue Boilermakers guard Jenelle Grant (22) at an Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball game with the Purdue Boilermakers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kate Martin (20) and Iowa Hawkeyes center Sharon Goodman (40) celebrate as Goodman is fouled by Purdue Boilermakers center Ra Shaya Kyle (24) in the first half at an Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball game with the Purdue Boilermakers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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North Linn’s Austin Hilmer (24) puts some English on the ball after shooting a trey during the third quarter of their Tri-Rivers Conference boys basketball game against the Springville Orioles at North Linn High School in Troy Mills, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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