Below are breakdowns of 10 of the top games this week, but we want to hear from you. Vote in our poll for the game you think has the chance to be the best. LINN-MAR at CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY Time & place: ...

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Williamsburg coach Curt Ritchie and Marion coach Tony Perkins sit down with Jeff Johnson for the weekly coaches chat. Part 1 - How special is the first Friday night? Part 2 - How hard is it to move up a class in ...

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The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2010 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A Record Pts Prv 1. West Des Moines ...

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The deadline for nominations for 2010 Gazette Athletes of the Year is Thursday. E-mail resumes to jeff.linder@gazcomm.com. Only seniors are eligible. Finalists will be announced Aug. 1; the winners will be announced Aug. 8. Here’s a list of those ...

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ANKENY – Kimmy Askelson has raise the bar to new heights for future Cedar Rapids Xavier girls golfers. The Saints junior became the school’s first girls golfer to qualify for the state tournament and then added to that accomplishment. Askelson ...

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Not many expected the East Buchanan boys’ golf team to play in the season’s final meet. Heck, even East Buchanan coach Scott Zhiss wasn’t sure his golfers would advance, but they did and that’s all that mattered. The Bucs won a district team ...

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IOWA CITY — Jessica Gehrke loves the sand. She treasures the beaches around Miami, her new home. And before she departed for a two-sport career at Florida International University, a journey that begins when the FIU volleyball season opens this month, she ...

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The athletes who finished second through fifth in the voting: KARLY COCHRANE School: Mount Vernon High School High school highlights: Key member of talented troop of girls who won state championships in volleyball, basketball and track in 2009-10 school year. Competed in four ...

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1-3-1 Clarifies when a point is scored and when a rally has been completed. Rationale: Clarifies when a point is scored and when a rally has been completed. 2-1 New 8 Defines the specific zone for libero replacements and its physical location ...

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