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Apparently, that’s the nickname for Gene Klinge in Waukon.
“He’s everything to us,” said Carissa Berger. “We just want to impress him and please him. We don’t want to disappoint him.
“People up here call him Basketball Jesus.”
If so, his current band of disciples are spreading plenty of good news. The Indians are 11-0.
More on Klinge (Gene Almighty?) and the Indians in Friday’s Preps Extra.

By Jeff Dahn
The Gazette
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Matt Haas feels like he’s put a little bit of the “rivalry” in Rivalry Saturday.
Haas is the head boys’ basketball coach at Highland Community High School in Riverside and the director for Saturday’s St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Rivalry Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Center.
This is the second year for the boys’ event, and Haas has put together a six-game classic that kicks off at noon with a match up between old Big East Conference rivals North Cedar and Lisbon.
“This year it’s a quality event,” …

By K.J. Pilcher
The Gazette
kj.pilcher@gazettecommunications.com

It’s a safe bet that Taylor Reicks appreciates his 2006 state wrestling medal more today than when he was a freshman.
The MFL MarMac senior hasn’t been able to finish a season in Des Moines since then, but Reicks hopes to bracket his prep career with a final medal — preferably gold.
“I know from experience now that qualifying and placing doesn’t take you back,’ Reicks said. “I have to work just as hard as everyone else. I plan on working harder so I make sure I get there …

103 — 1. Jack Hathaway (Iowa City West, fr.), 2. Greg Keating (Linn-Mar, sr.), 3. Tyler Shulista (Alburnett, fr.), 4. Kolbi Kohl (Lisbon, fr.), 5. Zakk Buch (Belle Plaine, Jr.).
112 — 1. Chris Halblom (Alburnett, so.), 2. Kalen Greiner (Sigourney-Keota, so.), 3. Jon Skarda (Iowa City West, jr.), 4. Aaron Davenport (South Tama, sr.), 5. Lincoln Monroe (Valley Community, fr.)
119 — 1. Luke Kremer (C.R. Kennedy, fr.), 2. Chris Taylor (Lisbon, sr.), 3. Zeb Light (Mount Vernon, sr.), 4. Jimmy Gotto (Western Dubuque, jr.), 5. Tyler Endres (Independence, Jr.)
125 — …

During some of the wrestling duals I’ve attended I’ve seen coaches and teams have a wrestler at a weight class, but forfeit the weight. There are instances where I don’t understand or agree with it.
First for the times I agree. If a kid is hurt, risks injury or the team has a chance to win by shuffling the lineup around, then I understand the move. It makes sense and is a good strategy.
The biggest reason I disagree with these moves is when it’s done when they don’t think a kid is ready against …

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DES MOINES, Iowa – Listed below are the leaders in free throw shooting and steals in Iowa high school girl’s basketball through games played on Saturday, January 10th and reported by coaches into…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection