CEDAR RAPIDS — When Waverly-Shell Rock Coach Rick Caldwell speaks his wrestlers listen.
He won’t be mistaken for Charles Schwab, but his advice before the final round of J-Hawk Invitational paid dividends.
Waverly-Shell Rock blitzed the field late, winning all eight matches of the final round to capture the team title Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. The Go-Hawks tallied 213 ½ points with seven champions, pulling away from the field after starting the finals in third place behind Fort Dodge and West Delaware.
West Delaware was second with 198 ½ and Fort Dodge …

Off the subject: I’ve gone to Ames each of the last two Saturdays for kids’ activities. One thing I’ve learned: U.S. Highway 30 between Cedar Rapids and Tama drives like a county road.
It needs serious work. Like, yesterday.
Anyway, this list includes about a dozen scores not published in today’s paper.
Belle Plaine 50, Keota 32
Bellevue 46, East Dubuque (Ill.) 43
Bellevue Marquette 54, Galena (Ill.) 22
Camanche 43, Clinton 39
Charles City 51, Forst City 49
Decorah 63, Cedar Rapids Xavier 51
Dubuque Senior 56, Platteville (Wis.) 27
Iowa City West 55, Davenport North 45
Lancaster (Wis.) 39, Cascade …

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Here some assorted results reported to The Gazette. If you have any questions about semifinals or other bouts, submit a comment or email me at kj.pilcher@gazcomm.com. Until we get a way to scan in brackets we receive, we’ll do it this way. 
J-HAWK INVITATIONAL
At C.R. Jefferson
Teams — 1. Waverly-Shell Rock 213.5, 2. West Delaware 198.5, 3. Fort Dodge 183.5, 4. Waterloo East 112.5, 5. Fort Madison 100, 6. C.R. Jefferson 98, 7. Marshalltown 97.5, 8. Benton Community 94.5, 9. Humboldt 60, 10. Dubuque Hempstead 51, 11. Boone 49.5, 12. …

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Off the subject: I’ve gone to Ames each of the last two Saturdays for kids’ activities. One thing I’ve learned: U.S. Highway 30 between Cedar Rapids and Tama drives like a county road.
It needs serious work. Like, yesterday.
Anyway, this list includes about a dozen scores not published in today’s paper.
Belle Plaine 50, Keota 32
Bellevue 46, East Dubuque (Ill.) 43
Bellevue Marquette 54, Galena (Ill.) 22
Camanche 43, Clinton 39
Charles City 51, Forst City 49
Decorah 63, Cedar Rapids Xavier 51
Dubuque Senior 56, Platteville (Wis.) 27
Iowa City West 55, Davenport North 45
Lancaster (Wis.) …

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

CEDAR RAPIDS — When Waverly-Shell Rock Coach Rick Caldwell speaks, his wrestlers listen. He won’t be mistaken for Charles Schwab, but his advice before the final round of J-Hawk Invitational paid dividends.
Waverly-Shell Rock blitzed the field by winning all eight final-round matches to capture the team title Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. The Go-Hawks scored 213 1/2 points with seven champions, pulling away after starting the finals behind Fort Dodge and West Delaware.
West Delaware was second with 198 1/2, Fort Dodge third at 183 1/2. Waverly scored …

By Jeff Dahn
The Gazette
jeff.dahn@gazettecommunications.com

North Cedar swamp Lisbon behind fast start
CEDAR RAPIDS — The North Cedar Knights got St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Rivalry Saturday off to a fast-paced start Saturday afternoon.
The Class 2A ninth-ranked Knights hustled to a quick 15-2 lead, were up by 25 points at halftime and whipped Lisbon, 73-53, in Rivalry Saturday’s opener at the U.S. Cellular Center.
North Cedar (11-0) got 15 points from Andy Weiland, 13 points and four assists from Jacob Edleman and 10 points and 10 rebounds from 6-foot-5 freshman Jordan Hay. Edleman was 5 …

By Jeff Johnson
The Gazette
jeff.johnson@gazettecommunications.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — By all accounts, including last night’s, Mount Vernon has a pretty good boys’ basketball team.
Yet the Mustangs have been beaten decidedly twice this season by Highway 1 nemesis Solon, including 64-46 as part of Rivalry Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Center. Guess that tells you all you need to know about how powerful these Solon kids truly are.
“They’re just very, very good,” said Mount Vernon Coach Ed Timm. “They’re very deep, they’ve got a good inside-outside game. I thought we did the things we needed …

By Jeff Dahn
The Gazette
jeff.dahn@gazettecommunications.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn-Mar is taking care of business early, preferring to leave nothing to chance.
The Lions enjoyed first-quarter leads of 18 points and seven points in each of their last two wins heading into last night’s St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Rivalry Saturday game against Mississippi Valley Conference counterpart Cedar Rapids Xavier.
This time they bolted to a 23-8 first quarter lead and never relented on their way to an impressive 74-51 victory over the Saints at the U.S. Cellular Center. Linn-Mar (10-1, 6-0 MVC) has won three …

By Jeff Dahn
The Gazette
jeff.dahn@gazettecommunications.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Marion Indians are capable of lighting up a scoreboard by land or by air. If sea were an option, they would probably do it from there, too.
The Indians ran the floor with the greatest of ease, were deadly from behind the 3-point arc and outran Independence, 70-51, in a St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Rivalry Saturday Wamac Conference game last night at the U.S. Cellular Center.
A lot of teams come into the USCC and struggle shooting the ball against an unfamiliar background. But Marion …

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DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released their regional pairings for the Iowa high school girl’s basketball postseason.  Every year I enjoy looking at the pairings and give…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection