Articles Archive for 29 November 2009
Boys Basketball, Linn-Mar »
MARION — Chris Robertson isn’t fully down with calling Linn-Mar “Basketball High.”
“I think the football team proved that we’ve got more going on in athletics,” the Lions head boys’ basketball coach said.
Linn-Mar had a turnaround football season that ended with a Mississippi Valley Conference divisional championship and playoff berth. Cross country and volleyball also were strong in the fall.
But this is winter, and everyone knows what that means: Linn-Mar basketball. It’s the annual Metro jamboree tonight, then the start of the regular season this weekend.
The Lions graduated Zach Bohannon (Air …
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CLASS 1A
Keota
—- Went 21-2 last season and returns top two scorers Cody Uphold and Joe Saresky and four of top five. Top four rebounders also are back. Should be a handful for South Iowa Cedar League foes … again.
Central City
—- We’ll add perennial power Iowa Mennonite to this list, too. But let’s talk about the Wildcats, who went 18-6 a season ago and return three of their top four scorers (John Rochford, Jeffrey Stevens and Mason Nielsen), as well as their top two rebounders.
CLASS 2A
Dyersville Beckman
—- The Blazers are usually …
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CLASS 4A
—- Tayler Bontrager (Iowa City West): Senior guard helped Cinderella team to state tournament last season, averaging 15.4 points per game.
—- Jarrod Uthoff (Cedar Rapids Jefferson): Junior center made big splash when promoted to varsity part way through last season, averaging 15 points and 7.6 rebounds in 11 games.
—- Marcus Paige (Linn-Mar): Smooth beyond his years as freshman point guard who helped his team to runner-up finish at state tourney last season.
—- Josh Oglesby (Cedar Rapids Washington): Junior shooter is being recruited by several D-I college programs. Will not …
Girls Basketball »
Bettendorf bounces J-Hawk girls, 35-31-
Megan Hayes scored 14 points and Bettendorf defeated Cedar Rapids Jefferson last night in a non-conference girls’ basketball game, 35-31, in Cedar Rapids.
Britteny Steffeny scored 10 points to pace Jefferson.
LINN-MAR 80, MUSCATINE 25 —
Kiah Stokes poured in 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Class 4A third-ranked Linn-Mar to the victory at home.
DJ Norman added 15 points, and Kayla Klopfenstein 11.
Linn-Mar (1-0) led 50-11 at halftime.
IOWA CITY WEST 87, NORTH SCOTT 36 —
Kristin Fomon scored 16 points and led five players in double figures as Iowa …
