Three games into the season and teams are still trying to find their identity.
The Warriors cleared some things up for their coach with a strong run game, getting two touchdowns apiece from running back Andre Dawson and quarterback Shay Gutman, and stout defense to handle Cedar Rapids Prairie, 28-7, in a Mississippi Valley Conference battle Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
“I felt they made a nice statement,” Washington Coach Tony Lombardi said. “It’s a pretty good showing and this is a pretty good football team.”
The Warriors (2-1) used every down, scoring …

Linn-Mar is 3-0 with its latest victory, which also showed what kind of gaudy numbers the Lions’ offense is capable of producing.
Linn-Mar rolled up an amazing 626 yards of offense in a 62-6 shellacking of Dubuque Senior last night at Dalzell Field. Jer Garman had 100 yards rushing by his third carry and finished the night with 226 yards, all in the first half. Garman rushed for three touchdowns.
Quarterback Will Roth, whose night’s work also ended at halftime, threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns. His 13-yard laser beam to …

His team had just won the girls’ championship in decisive fashion, but Tom Mittman didn’t have time to talk.
“Sorry, but I need to pay attention to this next race,” he said.
It certainly wasn’t a rude gesture. These days, Mittman has two sources of immense pride — his team, and his son.
For the second consecutive year, Iowa City High swept the team titles at the 20-team Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday at Noelridge Park.
Neither race was close. The girls scored 40 points and defeated runner-up Iowa City West by …

GIRLS TEAMS
1. Iowa City High 40, 2. Iowa City West 69, 3. Linn-Mar 115, 4. Pleasant Valley 133, 5. C.R. Washington 162, 6. Ames 182, 7. Dubuque Wahlert 207, 8. Bettendorf 208, 9. C.R. Xavier 240, 10. C.R. Kennedy 249, 11. C.R. Prairie 253, 12. Davenport Central 378, 13. North Scott 382, 14. Marion 407, 15. Davenport West 417, 16. Muscatine 432, 17. C.R. Jefferson 469.
GIRLS INDIVIDUALS
1. Carolyn Newhouse (LM), 14:41; 2. Brooklynn Kascel (LM), 14:45; 3. Maddy Becker (CRW), 14:46; 4. Rebecca Rethwisch (ICH), 14:53; 5. Brett Guerra (ICW), …

CEDAR RAPIDS — His team had just won the girls’ championship in decisive fashion, but Tom Mittman didn’t have time to talk.
“Sorry, but I need to pay attention to this next race,” he said.
It certainly wasn’t a rude gesture. These days, Mittman has two sources of immense pride — his team, and his son.
For the second consecutive year, Iowa City High swept the team titles at the 20-team Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday at Noelridge Park.
Neither race was close. The girls scored 40 points and defeated runner-up Iowa …

Blaze Smith didn’t exactly learn about his record performance in record time.
He heard about it four days after the fact. From a reporter.
Smith, the quarterback at Clear Creek Amana, established an all-time Iowa best with 43 completions in the Clippers’ 40-28 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg last Friday.
“Really?” Smith said. “That’s kind of cool. I try to stay away from the stats and keep a level head.”
Even for a level head, these are mind-bending numbers: 43 completions in 54 attempts for 430 yards and three touchdowns, plus 121 yards rushing and three …

C.R. PRAIRIE vs. C.R. WASHINGTON

Time & place: 7:15, Kingston Stadium
Radio: WMT-AM (600), KGYM-AM (1600)
Records: Prairie 2-0, Washington 1-1.
Notable: After convincing victories over Waterloo East and Dubuque Senior, the level of competition goes up drastically for Prairie. No. 7 Washington is coming off a humbling 65-21 loss at City High in a game in which the Little Hawks accumulated 617 yards of offense (368 rushing, 249 passing). The Hawks have allowed just 167 yards of offense in two games.

LINN-MAR at DUBUQUE SENIOR

Time & place: 7:15, Dalzell Field, Dubuque
Records: Linn-Mar 2-0, Senior …

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Mark Becker

It’s now up to a district court judge to determine whether Mark Becker is competent to stand trial for the murder of former Aplington-Parkersburg head football coach Ed Thomas. A hearing was held this morning in Mason City, with two experts making vastly different statements about Becker’s mental state.
Fort Dodge psychologist Dan Rogers performed a mental evaluation of Becker at the request of Becker’s lawyer. Rogers met with Becker twice and according to Rogers Becker showed the classic symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia.
“He has the delusions. He has …

The Iowa State wrestling program is hosting what they called an “Open Mat” available to the public before the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game Saturday. The free event will begin at 8 a.m. and be held in the practice room at the Lied Recreation Center.
According to an article from the school, the workout will “consist of current Iowa State student-athletes working out in preparation for the upcoming 2009-10 season.”
For those wrestling fans interested in tailgating, the Cyclone Wrestling Club will also be hosting a  party before the game just northeast of …

AMES – Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson will host a coaches clinic for high school wrestling coaches. The Kevin Jackson Championship Wrestling Coaches Clinic will be held Saturday, Oct. from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Iowa State’s wrestling room at the Lied Recreation Center.

Jackson is in his first season as the Cyclones head coach, replacing Cael Sanderson who became the head coach at Penn State University. Jackson owns an Olympic gold and two World titles. He was a four-time All-American at Lousiana State University and Iowa State, …