The first order of business for Marcus Paige was obvious.
“Rest for a little bit,” the Linn-Mar sophomore said Saturday after his team’s Class 4A state tournament consolation victory over Sioux City East.
Paige contracted mononucleosis late in the regular season and missed the final game. He sat out Linn-Mar’s first substate game and played noticeably less than 100 percent the rest of the way.
The 6-foot-1 lefty point guard was sure something when he was healthy. He averaged 14 points, shot better than 60 percent from the field most of the season …

There are the divisions for the MVC in 2010-11 and 2011-12:
MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Cedar Rapids Washington
Dubuque Senior
Dubuque Wahlert
Iowa City High
Linn-Mar
Waterloo West
VALLEY DIVISION
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Dubuque Hempstead
Iowa City West
Waterloo East

Here it is. Chris Robertson of Linn-Mar and Bob Fontana of Cedar Rapids Kennedy are the division coaches of the year. Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Jarrod Uthoff and TrayVonn Wright of Waterloo West were players of the year.
Striking how much better the Valley Division was this season than the Mississippi Division. Three MVC are at the state tournament next week, all from the Valley Division.
2009 10.PDF All MVC Hoops

Cedar Rapids Washington (13-8) vs. Iowa City High (10-12) at U.S. Cellular Center, 6:30 p.m.: These teams played in Rivalry Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Center on Jan. 30, with City High winning, 77-63. Their seasons took opposite turns after that. Washington hasn’t lost since, winning seven straight, including a 43-41 substate semifinal victory last Friday night against Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Josh Oglesby hit a long 3-pointer to win the game, and he leads the Warriors in scoring at 16.1 ppg. Point guard Wes Washpun is second at 15.0 … …

MARION — At least Chris Robertson has a good sense of humor about his best player’s malady.
“I almost answered the phone with ‘Still day to day,’” the Linn-Mar boys’ basketball coach laughed Monday afternoon.
Yes, point guard Marcus Paige is “still day to day” and may or may not play tonight when second-ranked Linn-Mar (21-1) and Pleasant Valley (17-7) get together in their Class 4A substate final at the U.S. Cellular Center. Tipoff is approximately 8 p.m., following the Cedar Rapids Washington-Iowa City High substate final, which tips at 6:30.
“Honestly, Marcus …

            2009-2010             
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ALL-CONFERENCE WRESTLING TEAM
VALLEY DIVISION
FIRST TEAM ALL-DIVISION
 

 Weight
 
    Name

Record
Overall

 
School

 
Grade

103
Joel Northrup

32-3

Linn-Mar

9

112
Bryce Lynn

23-4

Dubuque Senior

11

119
Kirk Sallis

18-1

Waterloo East

12

125
Dan Radig

20-19

Linn-Mar

11

130
Demetrious Taylor

20-2

Waterloo East

12

135
Josh Pederson

26-9

Linn-Mar

10

140
Tim Toerner

17-12

Cedar Falls

12

145
Zach Witte

28-3

C.R. Prairie

10

152
Michael Kelly

30-1

Cedar Falls

12

160
K.C. Groomes

19-15

Cedar Falls

11

171
Mark Atwater

24-6

Linn-Mar

10

189
Kyven Gadson

23-0

Waterloo East

12

215
Josh Lambrecht

17-0

C.R. Prairie

12

285
Mac MahmensConner Herman

20-5
25-1

Linn-Mar
C.R. Jefferson

11
11

 
COACH OF THE YEAR     Doug Streicher & Linn-Mar Coaching Staff          
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-DIVISION
 
 

 Weight
 
    Name

Record
Overall

 
School

 
Grade

103
Zach Becicka

27-7

C.R. Prairie

10

112
DeShawn Robertson

22-6

Waterloo East

10

119
Jordan Eicher

16-13

C.R. Washington

10

125
Blake Carson

19-13

C.R. Jefferson

11

130
Jeremy Severin

18-15

Linn-Mar

11

135
Dylan Moenck

12-21

C.R. Jefferson

11

140
Cameron Rathje

20-11

C.R. Prairie

9

145
Dailey JohnsonStephen Settlage

31-5
18-11

Linn-Mar
C.R. Jefferson

12
12

152
Peyton Wagner

24-5

C.R. Prairie

10

160
Austin Gould

8-3

C.R. Prairie

9

171
Alex Steenblock

25-11

C.R. Prairie

 

189
Riley Welsh

19-14

C.R. Jefferson

11

215
Cody Hirsch

17-12

Cedar Falls

11

285
 

 

 

 

 
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-DIVISION
 

 Weight
 
    Name

Record
Overall

 
School

 
Grade

103
 

 

 

 

112
Jayden Flege

23-12

C.R. Prairie

9

119
Dehrik Bevins

13-14

Linn-Mar

10

125
 

 

 

 

130
Casey Becker

13-11

C.R. Prairie

9

135
Sam Dagit

11-18

Cedar Falls

11

140
Jeremy Helgeson

19-13

Waterloo East

11

145
 

 

 

 

152
John Conner

22-15

Linn-Mar

10

160
Kyle …

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONFERENCE WRESTLING ACADEMIC HONORS
 MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
 

SCHOOL
NAME
NAME

 
Cedar Falls
 
Michael Kelley
 
Tim Toerner

 
C.R. Prairie
Derek Dozier
Jordan Netolicky

 
Dubuque Hempstead
 
Brian Ensign
 
Brock Haas

 
Dubuque Wahlert
 
Ben Berning
 
Jon Kane

 
Iowa City City
Isaac Thompson
Alex Sullivan

 
Iowa City West
 
Nick Moore
 
Griffin Weihe

 
Linn-Mar
Michael Green
Dailey Johnson

 
 
VALLEY DIVISION

 
C.R. Jefferson
 
Zac Builta
 
Stephen Settlage

 
C.R. Kennedy
 
Drew Johnson
 
Chas Mollenhauer

 
C.R. Washington
 
Zach Pilcher
 
Justin Cole

 
C.R. Xavier
 
Josh McDonald
 
Jason Milke

 
Dubuque Senior
 
TJ Weidemann
 
Enoch Warnke

 
Waterloo East
 
Jeremy Helgeson
 
Kendrick Veasley

 
Waterloo West
 
Ian Brauer
 

Bob Fontana let out a slight chuckle when asked if he found his basketball team again Tuesday night.
“I will say this,” the Cedar Rapids Kennedy coach said after his team upset Cedar Falls, 49-46. “I’m very proud of these kids the way they bounced back tonight.”
As well he should be. The Cougars recovered from an ugly 27-25 loss last Friday night to Cedar Rapids Jefferson with a comeback victory against the ninth-ranked team in Class 4A.
Kennedy (10-5) rallied from an 11-point second-quarter deficit with its usual tough defense and an …

Here it is. Once again, where are right, and where are we wrong?
CLASS 4A Record Pts Prv
1. Ames (11) 15-0 110 1
2. Linn-Mar 14-1 99 2
3. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 13-1 78 4
4. Des Moines Hoover 14-1 70 5
5. Southeast Polk 12-2 59 3
6. Sioux City East 14-2 58 7
7. Bettendorf 12-3 42 9
8. Johnston 12-2 39 8
9. Clinton 12-3 18 6
(tie) Cedar Falls 11-2 18 10
Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs Jefferson 8. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2. Waukee 1.
CLASS 3A Record Pts Prv
1. Norwalk (7) 15-0 …

DUBUQUE — Iowa City West Coach Mark Reiland said it was one of those days. A satisfactory effort, but nothing spectacular from his Trojans.
Other Mississippi Valley Conference teams may beg to differ and would likely exchange outcomes any day.
West crowned five champions, tallying 244½ points, to win its seventh straight MVC tournament title Saturday at Dubuque Senior. The Trojans finished a massive 89 points ahead of runner-up Linn-Mar.
The approach is the same every year, according to West senior Nick Moore.
“It’s come in and score as many points as possible,” Moore …