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CLARENCE – The North Cedar wrestling team dropped three duals before the holiday break, falling to Tipton, Bellevue and West …
IOWA CITY — They didn’t play a lot of games early, so you didn’t really know much about them. But …
IOWA CITY — Iowa City Regina’s Ryan Schott could not have scripted the day much better. The Regals senior had …
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Tipton Tigers tried to extend their first stay at the state volleyball tournament. They just ran …
CEDAR RAPIDS — Capsules for the Class 3A qualifiers at the Iowa high school state volleyball tournament, which runs Tuesday …
FORT DODGE — For sisters Marie Hostetler and Anna Hostetler of Mid-Prairie, the finish has almost become secondary to running …
Amy Calonder said she had seen ‘glimpses’ of her team’s potential this season. ‘I don’t think anybody really had seen …
Before Friday night, Iowa City West’s most recent trip to the UNI-Dome was a loss in the Class 4A state …
A periodic look at where former Gazette-area athletes are now: Iowa colleges – Coe senior Mickey Hansche of Iowa City …
MARSHALLTOWN — In addition to her regulation set of clubs, various tees and golf balls, Sarah Nacos also packs an …
Iowa colleges – Central football players Mitchell Boerm of Traer (North Tama), Corbin Blythe of Williamsburg, Brett Boddicker of Center …
CLARENCE – Here are some more photos from North Cedar junior Saleena Jones from recent wrestling competitions.
Iowa colleges – Shelby Hembera of Cedar Rapids (Cedar Valley Christian) is a sophomore on the Emmaus Bible College (Dubuque) …
CLARENCE — North Cedar’s slow start was no surprise. Neither was its response. ‘I’m not quite sure why, but that …
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