CVC CONFERENCE MEET
At Tipton
Teams — 1. West Branch 146 1/2, 2. Iowa City Regina 141, 3. North Cedar 102, 4. Wilton 85 1/2, 5. Tipton 77, 6. Mid-Prairie 62, 7. West Liberty 58, 8. Durant 49.
 Shot put — Kristen Gaffey (ICR), 37-7; Discus — Taylor Feldman (WL), 119-1; High jump — Natalie Massey (NC), 5-2; Long jump — Chelsey Robertson (WB), 15-10.
3,000 — Nicole Kleinmeyer (ICR), 10:55.68; 3,200 relay — Tipton, 10:07.42; Shuttle hurdle relay — West Branch, 1:13.16; 100 — Molly Pilcher (NC), 12.24; Distance medley relay — North …

METRO/IOWA CITY
AT C.R. XAVIER
C.R. XAVIER 9, WATERLOO WEST 0
Singles — Cassandra Shalhoub def. Anela Baclvac, 10-1; Elizabeth Hoffmann def. Kirsten Manning, 10-0; Betsy Barry def. Emina Haldovic, 10-0; Lisa Cowden def. Sarah Shirley, 10-1; Kali O’Brien def. Kelsey Anderson, 10-3; Laura Birky def. Ashlyn Christensen, 10-8.
Doubles — Shalhoub/Hoffmann def. Baclvac/Christensen, 10-3; Cowden/Barry def. Manning/Anderson, 10-7; O’Brien/Birky def. Shirley/Sadie Voigt, 10-1.
 
AT C.R. PRAIRIE
Dubuque Hempstead 9, C.R. Prairie 0
Singles — Jennifer Shwartz (DH) def. Caroline Rainey, 10-1; Sara Oberhoffer (DH) def. Riley Banes, 10-5; McKenna Metcalf (DH) def. April McKeever, 10-2; …

C.R. Jefferson 12, Waterloo West 2
C.R. Kennedy 2, C.R. Prairie 0
C.R. Xavier 3, Dubuque Senior 0
C.R. Washington 4, Linn-Mar 3
Center Point-Urbana 2, Dyersville Beckman 1
Cono Christian 7, Washington (Iowa) 0
Marion 3, Western Dubuque 0
 
AT LINN-MAR
C.R. Washington 4*, Linn-Mar 3
Goals — CRW: Anne Brenneman, Ashley Piper, Tori Carson. L-M: Kristen Thom, Shaleigh Werkman, Madisen Garman. Assists — CRW: Sarah Boniface; L-M: Brinkly Werkman 2, Garman.
* — Own goal scored
 
AT EPWORTH
Marion 3, Western Dubuque 0
Goals — M: Ashley Kupka 2, Courtney Rogers. Assists — M: Kupka, Jasmine Grindeland, Brittany Fish.
 
AT JEFFERSON
C.R. Jefferson …

UPPER IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Fayette
(Big Rock G.C., par 72)
Teams — 1. Sumner-Fredricksburg 386, 2. Valley Community 418, 3. (tie) South Winneshiek and Elkader Central 438, 5. Turkey Valley 439, 6. Clayton Ridge 452, 7. MFL Mar-Mac 454, 8. Postville 460, 9. West Central 463, 10. North Fayette 517.
Individuals — 1. *Kaitlin Heller (S-F), 92; 2. Tina Converse (P), 92; 3. Kara Larson (S-F), 94; 4. Beth Schick (S-F), 99; 5. Sara Kriener (TV), 100; 6. (tie)  Megan Bockenstedt (CR) and Alyssa Buhr (S-F), 101; 8. (tie) Shalee Hanson (V) and …

C.R. Kennedy 8, C.R. Jefferson 1
Singles — Joey White (K) def. Justin Simmons, 6-0, 6-1; Jeff Damisch (K) def. Dalton Stevens, 7-5, 6-0; Ivan Liao (K) def. Dayton Stevens, 6-2, 6-3; Riley Glabraith (K) def. Josh Chung, 6-2, 6-1; Nick Dudak (K) def. Joby Frey, 7-5, 6-2; Dan Wasta (K) def. Andrew Meyer, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles — White/Damisch (K) def. Simmons/Dayton Stevens, 7-6(7-2), 6-2; Liao/Dudak (K) def. Frey/Meyer, 6-1, 6-2; Chung/Andrew Miller (J) def. Wasta/Drew Erickson, 6-4, 5-7, 10-7.
 
AT WATERLOO
Xavier 7, Waterloo East 2
Singles — Jimmy Deignan (CRX) def. Joe Wu, …

AREA
C.R. Xavier 3, Dubuque Senior 1
Iowa City Regina 2, Solon 1
Marion 1, Anamosa 0 (SO)
Washington 6, Linn-Mar 0
 
AT LOWER KINGSTON
C.R. Washington 6, Linn-Mar 0
Goals — CRW: Ross Sullivan 3, Josh Jenson 2, Joe Eken; Assists — CRW: Shay Gutman 4, Jacob Johnson, Sheldon Bazzell, Eken
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AT SOLON
Iowa City Regina 2, Solon 1
Goals — ICR: Johnny Rummelhart, Teddy Larew; S: Marshall Koehn; Assists — ICR: Marcus Kloos; S: Jake Fahrenkrug.
 
AT DUBUQUE SENIOR
C.R. Xavier 3, Dubuque Senior 1
Goals — CRX: Charlie Bales, Chad Gilmore, Alex Chacker, DS: Matt Fields; Assists — CRX: Bales, …

SICL CONFERENCE MEET
AT Lynnville
(Diamond Trial G.C. Par 72)
1. HLV 300, 2. Belle Plaine 302, 3. Lynnville-Sully 316, 4. North Mahaska 323, 5. (tie) Keota and BGM 330, 7. English Valleys 357, 8. Iowa Valley 359, 9. Montezuma 383, 10. Sigourney 384, 11. Tri-County 396.
Individuals — 1. Jake Barnes (HLV), 71, 2. Paul Greider (BP), 72, 3. Bryce Kuesel (HLV), 74, 4. Ben Novak (BP), 75, 5. (tie) Tom Trettin (LS) and Tyler Bracy (BGM) 76.
 
CVC CONFERENCE MEET
AT Solon
(Lake McBride G.C. Par 72)
1. Mid-Prairie 327, 2. West Branch 331, 3. I.C. …

One of the aspects that elevated Dan Gable and Tom Brands to Icon status is the fact they were Iowans. Their college and Olympic accomplishments meant just a little bit more because they grew up within the state’s borders.
No one’s resume is as stacked as Cael Sanderson’s, highlighted by his 159-0 record and four national titles for the Cyclones. With his International success, Sanderson just didn’t share the same status. I believe that’s hurt him with in-state recruiting, even though he was able to nab the likes of Tyler Clark …

Nominations for the 2009 Gazette Athletes of the Year are now open.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Jade Grimm has been selected as the 2009 Gatorade Iowa girls’ soccer player of the year.
A 5-foot-7 senior forward, Grimm recorded 13 goals and seven assists through her first eight games. The Cougars are undefeated and ranked No. 1 in Class 2A.
The two-time MVC player of the year is Kennedy’s all-time scoring leader with 104 goals and 71 assists. She has a 4.2 grade point average.
She has signed a national letter of intent to play at the University of Iowa.
“(Grimm) has been consistently the best (girls’) player …