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Prep wrestling roundup
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen

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There were five wrestling matches that took place before Thursday night’s dual meet between City High and West High that were billed as exhibitions.
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen

By K.J. PilcherThe Gazette
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Jason McCormick is well versed in playing through pain, enduring his fair share of injuries throughout his prep career.
Jefferson’s multisport standout has had a different experience this winter from injury-plagued baseball, football and wrestling seasons the last few years. The senior is enjoying his healthiest season yet and hopes to become the school’s first state champion since 1998.
“I’m feeling good (and) stronger every day,” McCormick said. “You have all your little aches and pains, but other than that I feel good. I’m getting good …

By Jeff LinderThe Gazette
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Life goes on.
A knee injury to all-state guard Missy Miller will change the look of the Tipton High School girls’ basketball team, but the Tigers are determined not to let it destroy a promising season.
“We’ve already talked about it,” said first-year head coach Chad Rezac. “Yes, we’ll miss Missy a lot, and we’ll have to have some other girls expand their roles. But as far as our goals are concerned, nothing changes.”
Miller, a senior who was averaging 22.7 points, tore the ACL in her left knee Saturday …

By Jeff JohnsonThe Gazette
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MARION – He’s all of 5-foot-5 but he’s the team’s heavyweight. He’d never wrestled varsity before this season but has a 12-4 record.
The ultimate underdog, Austin Teel picked up a big pin of the much taller, much heavier Mac Mahmens to help Cedar Rapids Prairie to a 41-24 dual win over Linn-Mar last night at the Lions gym.
It’s guys like Tiny Terrific Teel who have the Hawks rather unexpectedly 11-2 in duals, 4-0 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.
“It was hard to tell going into the year because …

By K.J. Pilcher
The Gazette
kj.pilcher@gazettecommunications.com
IOWA CITY — Iowa City West’s brutal schedule has had the Trojans facing some of the state’s and nation’s best wrestling teams. The only thing that might be more brutal is having is having to wrestle the battle-tested Trojans.
They taught that to their crosstown rival last night. Second-ranked West pounded Iowa City High, 63-12, in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual at West.
The City High dual is sandwiched between the nationally touted The Clash duals tournament and Saturday’s Lepic Duals with some of the best from Iowa and …

Marion wins on road in Wamac

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DES MOINES, Iowa – Listed below are the latest Iowa high school boy’s basketball leaders
in rebounding and assists reported by QUIKStats.com.  The statistics
are provided by information from Iowa high…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection