Please join fellow preps writers Jeff Dahn, K.J. Pilcher and me during a live chat at noon today.
We had a great turnout last Monday, which was very encouraging.

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MFL MarMac claimed the top prize in the Upper Iowa Conference again Saturday in front of its home crowd in Monona.
The Bulldogs won their fifth straight conference tournament crown, winning by 78.5 points over runner-up North Fayette. It’s the sixth conference title in the last seven seasons. MFL had eight finalists and a conference record seven champions.
Josh Hundt (135), Taylor Reicks (140), Drew Mueller (145), Class 2A second-ranked Andrew Rodas (160), Brendan Gilbert (215) and Charles Knipf (285) all won titles. Cameron Bronson (119) was second for the …

MFL MarMac claimed the top prize in the Upper Iowa Conference again Saturday in front of its home crowd in Monona.
The Bulldogs won their fifth straight conference tournament crown, winning by 78.5 points over runner-up North Fayette. It’s the sixth conference title in the last seven seasons. MFL had eight finalists and a conference record seven champions.
Josh Hundt (135), Taylor Reicks (140), Drew Mueller (145), Class 2A second-ranked Andrew Rodas (160), Brendan Gilbert (215) and Charles Knipf (285) all won titles. Cameron Bronson (119) was second for the 10th-ranked Bulldogs, …

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Maybe I’m a big jerk, but one of my pet peeves is when someone utters the phrase, “Can’t believe it’s already February” or some other time of year. Really? You can’t? As far as I know, February follows January and is the same time  every year. Like I said, I’m a jerk and it’s likely someone on Saturday will hear me say, “I can’t believe it’s already sectional weekend and we’re a week and a half from state.” Did I say I’m a hypocrite on top of being a …

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Here is a report submitted by Aaron Conway:

Notes:
103: Evens avenges loss to McEnany 10-5.
119: Gotto avenges two losses to Light of Mt. Vernon 13-5 in finals.
125: Russell and Weisinger tied at 4 in third. Russell hits a go-behind for the 6-4 win.
130: Vaske looked tough. Won his fourth title.
140: Controversial calls in regulation and OT give Yonkovic a close OT victory over Zacharakis-Jutz.
1. Independence 234, 2.  West Delaware 205, 3. Mount Vernon 166, 4.       Western Dubuque 159, 5. DeWitt Central 121.5, 6. Maquoketa 114, 7. Benton 109, 8. Williamsburg 102, 9. Marion 100, 10.  Solon …

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This report was submitted by Adam Hoefer:
The crowd in Delhi was sparse early, but grew in both numbers and emotion throughout the day.  In the last match of the day, North Linn appeared to be close to a takedown on the edge, referee called it out of bounds and there was a big reaction from the North Linn crowd.  Later in the match, East Buchanan was on top and it appeared that back points were very close, but the referee called it a roll through and there was a big …

By Jeff Dahn

K.J. Pilcher and Jeff Linder will join me Monday for our fourth live chat about the winter prep sports scene. Please join the conversation at noon (or maybe even a little before noon) at www.iowaprepsports.com. The more the merrier.
One topic might be the latest boys’ basketball area Super 10. I’ve struggled with the top-four all season. Linn-Mar, Kennedy, Solon and Union all have state championship-caliber teams.
Here’s the most recent Super 10, with last week’s ranking to the right:
1.       Linn-Mar                                              14-1       1
2.       C.R. Kennedy                                     14-0       2
3.       Solon                                                    16-0       …

The calendar has been turned to February, and two weeks remain in the girls’ basketball regular season. Precious few games remain before the postseason begins. A few league championships are secure. A few still hang in the balance. Here’s a primer on the stretch run:
MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION: It’s still a five-team free-for-all, but the inside track will belong to the winner of Thursday’s game between Cedar Rapids Kennedy (14-3, 10-3) and Cedar Rapids Xavier (11-6, 8-4), to be played at Xavier. All three of Kennedy’s remaining games are on the …

Weekly Prep Sports Chat #4

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DES MOINES, Iowa -
The Iowa
Sports Connection has released their latest Iowa high school girl’s
basketball rankings through games of Saturday, January 31st, 2009. 
Listed below, the Iowa…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection