[12 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
Western Christian too much for Solon

DES MOINES — Ladies and gentlemen, here’s your overwhelming favorite for the Class 2A state basketball championship in 2011. If it’s fair to look a year ahead.
The Western Christian Wolfpack pocketed their sixth title last night, preventing Solon from a 2A repeat with a 58-45 victory at Wells Fargo Arena.
The almost overwhelming thing about this WC team is that there was one senior of any significance. Of course, point guard Bryce Groeneweg was the all-tournament captain, so he’ll be missed.
But everyone else is back, and that includes a lot of …

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[13 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Linn-Mar tops S.C. East for third place in 4A

DES MOINES — Instead of dwelling on what could have been, the Linn-Mar Lions chose to think about what could be Saturday afternoon. Metro basketball fans should be doing the same thing. Linn-Mar beat Sioux City East, 62-57, in the Class ...

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[12 Mar 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Free throws hurt Linn-Mar in semifinal loss

DES MOINES — The Linn-Mar Lions lived by the line and died by the line. All in two days. “We just didn’t convert,” summed up Coach Chris Robertson said after his team had its 22-game win streak snapped by Southeast Polk, ...

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[12 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]

DES MOINES — Greg McDermott has his own stuff to worry about. His Iowa State Cyclones just had another frustrating year. Center Craig Brackins announced Friday he’s entering the NBA draft, and forward Marquis Gilstrap’s attempt at an extra season in ...

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[12 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

Sportswriter Jeff Linder will provide live coverage of tonight's Class 3A state championship game between Solon (25-2) and Hull Western Christian (24-3). Tipoff is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. Follow the live coverage below.

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[12 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

Sportswriter Jeff Linder will provide live coverage of today's Class 4A semifinal basketball game between Linn-Mar (23-1) and Southeast Polk (20-3). The game begins at 3:15 p.m.

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[12 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]

Spring sports have produced athletes, who have participated in more than one sport during the season. We've seen athletes in the past play soccer and golf, and some have played track and golf. Do you know of any athletes planning on ...

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[12 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Gatorade showers some attention on Stokes

Linn-Mar junior Kiah Stokes has been selected as the 2010 Gatorade Iowa Girls' Basketball Player of the Year. The 6-foot-3 post led Linn-Mar to a 26-0 record and the Class 4A state championship. She averaged 19.5 points, 12.8 rebounds and 5.1 ...

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[11 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

DES MOINES — Maybe this will turn out to be another Willis Reed deal. For those of you not initiated with the legendary NBA tale, Reed spurred the New York Knicks to victory in Game 7 of the 1970 finals despite ...

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[11 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

DES MOINES — Their top six players from last season graduated. So did 90 percent of their scoring. But these are the Solon Spartans, and all they do in most sports is win, baby. “There were a lot of doubters who thought ...

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