At Maquoketa, Iowa: Craig Johnson found a clutch Bradley Waller on a go-ahead 8-yard fourth-quarter touchdown and Waller kicked three field goals as the Cardinals dodged the Hawks in a non-district opener.
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FORT DODGE — The Maquoketa Cardinals needed near-perfection. They didn’t get it.
Top-ranked Carlisle jumped in front immediately, and Seyerra Dubois’ three-run double in the top of the seventh inning broke open a 5-0 victory over the No. 9 Cardinals in a Class 3A quarterfinal at the state softball tournament Tuesday night at the Rogers Sports Complex.
“They’re the No. 1 team for a reason,” said Maquoketa Coach Sara Nelson. “To beat a team like that, you have to play flawless. We made some mistakes, and we weren’t able to redeem ourselves.”
An error …

Prep golfers hit the course for Iowa High School Athletic Association championship meets today as 35 sectional meets in all three classes across the state.
Decorah senior Andrew Peter will look to defend his individual state title, and help lead the Vikings back to the Class 3A state meet. The Vikings, who placed fourth at state last season, travel to Charles City for a sectional with Clear Lake, Crestwood, Forest City, Hampton-Dumont, Iowa Falls-Alden and New Hampton. The top four individuals and top two teams advance to next week’s district play, joing a Manchest …

CEDAR RAPIDS — This is the time prep tennis coaches are put to the test.
With rosters due Monday for Thursday’s Class 1A and 2A district meets, boys’ tennis coaches are challenged to find their best possible lineup.
It turns out that determining lineups for district competition is more complex than filling out a sheet with names. Coaches implore strategy to try to advance as many athletes to the state meet as well as improving the team’s chances to reach team substate.
Coaches and players have to decide whether to compete in singles …

Marion’s Mike Manderscheid and Solon’s Brad Randall were conference coaches of the year in their respective divisions. Their teams shared the overall Wamac title.
Here are the complete teams:
2009-10 Wamac Boys Basketball

Since there are a smaller number of 3A regionals I will tackle predictions from tonight’s duals. I hate predictions, especially in wrestling, because so many variables effect the outcome. I’ll list the match ups and pick a winner without a score. Winners advance to the State Duals this Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. Here we go….
AT BETTENDORF
Bettendorf vs. Maquoketa – Bettendorf.
AT INDIANOLA
Indianola vs. Ankeny- Indianola
AT IOWA CITY WEST
Iowa City West vs. Keokuk – Iowa City West
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS LEWIS CENTRAL
C.B. Lewis Central vs. Urbandale – Urbandale in …

IOWA CITY — Rebounds are more associated with a different winter sport, but the Iowa City West wrestling team is looking for one.
The Trojans placed a surprising fourth at the traditional state tournament last weekend after having hopes of a championship performance.
West will take its first step of a bounce back in a class 3A regional dual meet tonight against Keokuk at West High School. Competition begins at 7 p.m. Regional dual winners advance to the 3A State Duals tournament Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.
“You never …

MARION — Maybe Morgan Paige will set another scoring record. Maybe she won’t.
If she does, it’s clear it will come in the natural framework of a game.
Paige scored 30 points — 25 in an awe-inducing first half — as Class 3A No. 9 Marion blew past Maquoketa, 62-36, in a Wamac Conference interdivisional girls’ basketball game Friday night at Marion High School.
“I don’t know how to describe it. It was just a good day today,” said Paige, a senior and a University of Wisconsin signee. “I caught a lot of first …

This was going into Monday night’s games. Western Dubuque lost to Solon on Monday night, so keep that in mind.
OVERALL  Team W-L Pvs
—- 1. Linn-Mar 8-1 1
—- 2. C.R. Jefferson 6-1 4
—- 3. C.R. Kennedy 6-2 2
—- 4. Western Dubuque 9-1 8
—- 5. C.R. Washington 4-5 3
—- 6. Iowa City High 5-3 6
—- 7. Washington (Iowa) 7-1 9
—- 8. Solon 8-1 7
—- 9. Maquoketa 7-2 —
—- 10. Marion 7-3 10
—- Class 4A — 1. Linn-Mar (8-1), 2. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (6-1), 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-2), 4. Cedar Rapids Washington …

The top six teams in the rankings have a number of wrestlers on the list. All of them have at least five wrestlers ranked. Defending state champion Ballard still leads the way with Denver-Tripoli and Davenport Assumption close behind. The state tournament could be very interesting depending upon the number of qualifiers each can take to Des Moines.
Top 10 State Tournament Teams (# of ranked wrestlers)
1. Ballard (6)
2. Denver-Tripoli (8)
3. Davenport Assumption (7)
4. Independence (6)
5. Forest City (5)
6. East Marshall (5)
7. Centerville (3)
8. Emmetsburg (4)
9. Dallas Center-Grimes (4)
10. Sgt. Bluff …