New divisions for the MVC

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

All-Metro boys’ basketball team

As voted by coaches.

All-Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ hoops team

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.

Witte produces for Prairie

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Zach Witte had a disappointing end to his individual season. The 2009 Class 3A 135-pound state finalist didn’t advance out of district, placing behind 145-pound state champion Cody Caldwell of Waverly-Shell Rock and runner-up Gustavo Martinez of Marshalltown. He was anxious to compete again. “It kind of (stunk) not to get down there,” Witte said about not reaching traditional state. “Things don’t work your way every time.” Witte (32-4) rebounded with a fall over Waverly-Shell Rock’s Blake Seehusen in a ...

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Prairie pins down state berth, beats No. 4 North Scott

Cedar Rapids Prairie will return to the State Duals tournament. The ninth-ranked Hawks captured a 32-29 victory over No. 4 North Scott in a Class 3A regional dual at Eldridge. “We wrestled pretty well,” Prairie Coach Blake Williams said. “It was one of the best efforts all year.” The teams each won seven matches, but the Hawks received pins from state finalist Josh Lambrecht at 215, Casey Becker (130) and Peyton Wagner at 152. Becker and Wagner were key. Becker came out on ...

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Class 3A Regional Duals

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 ...

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West hosts Keokuk in regional duals

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 ...

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A Westside Story

DES MOINES — Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Josh Lambrecht and Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Conner Herman have traveled similar paths, and that’s just not the road from Southwest Cedar Rapids to downtown Des Moines. Herman and Lambrecht suffered disappointing district losses last year that postponed their state tournament debuts. Both used them as motivation and find themselves at the same destination. Lambrecht and Herman each earned quarterfinal wins last night in the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 3A state wrestling tournament at Wells ...

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Linder’s vote: All-Metro girls basketball

It's the coaches that pick the All-Metro sports teams, including girls' basketball. Here's the way I would select the teams, based on eight first-teamers and eight second-teamers:   FIRST TEAM COLLEEN BOUCHARD, sr., Xavier ... 11.4 ppg, .419 3FG%, 3.0 spg TIA DAWSON, jr., Washington ... 15.8 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 4.0 bpg KRISTEN HAHN, sr., Kennedy ... 6.6 ppg, 4.4 spg, 66-36 ast-to-TO ratio ALEX JACOBSON, sr., Jefferson ... 12.7 ppg, 4.0 apg, 3.6 spg KAYLA KLOPFENSTEIN, sr., Linn-Mar ... 12.2 ppg, 2.2 apg, .381 3FG% MORGAN PAIGE, sr., ...

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IWCOA Final Class 3A dual team rankings

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association has released its final installment of the Class 3A dual team rankings. Class 3A 1. Iowa City West (28-1) 2. Waverly-Shell Rock (18-2) 3. Bettendorf (12-2) 4. North Scott (19-1) 5. West Des Moines Valley (18-0) 6. Indianola (20-3) 7. Southeast Polk (20-4) 8. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (24-8) 9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (18-2) 10. Urbandale (13-5) 11. Sioux City East (22-1) 12. Mason City (15-6) 13. Western Dubuque (26-5) 14. Ankeny (17-6) 15. Atlantic (18-0)