Little Hawks open with 48-6 rout of Dubuque Senior

Through one week of the regular season, at least, the new-look Iowa City High Little Hawks bear a striking resemblance to their championship predecessors. With just eight of 22 starters back from the team that won the Class 4A state title last fall, City High is a team of intrigue in 2010. These Little Hawks passed their first test with flying colors, demolishing Dubuque Senior, 48-6, last night at Dalzell Field. On a team with many unknowns, one certainty for the Little ...

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Lineups key to district play

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 ...

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Class 2A boys tennis district assignments

The Class 2A district assignments were released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. They begin May 13. The top two in each districts, in both singles and doubles, advance to the state meets May 28 and 29 in Waterloo (Class 1A) and Cedar Rapids' Veterans Memorial Tennis Complex (2A). Cedar Rapids Jefferson hosts a district with Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Cedar Rapids Washington, Cedar Rapids Xavier and Marshalltown. Iowa City High also hosts a district with Iowa City West, ...

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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-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.

MVC Valley Division wrestling honors

            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 ...

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MVC All-Academic honors for wrestling

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  

West wins seventh straight MVC crown

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 ...

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Mississippi Valley Conference Standings

2009-10 MVC VARSITY WRESTLING STANDINGS Thru January 26   Mississippi Division                                                                                                                                  MVC              Overall                                       Iowa City West                                   5-0                 24-1                                     Waterloo West                                    4-1                   8-8                                     Dubuque Hempstead                          3-1                   8-11                                     Cedar Rapids Kennedy                      3-2                   6-3                                     Iowa City High                                   1-4                   7-12                                     Dubuque Wahlert                                1-5                   4-12                                     Cedar Rapids Xavier                          0-5                   2-17      Valley Division                                                                                                                                                             *Cedar Rapids Prairie                           6-0                 16-2                                         Linn-Mar                                             4-2                 15-9                                     Cedar Falls                                          3-3                   7-12                                     Cedar Rapids Washington                  3-3                   4-8                                     Waterloo East                                     2-4                   3-13                                     Cedar Rapids Jefferson                      1-3                   5-4                                     Dubuque Senior                                  1-4                   1-5  * - Prairie has clinched at ...

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4A girls basketball bracketology, Jan. 8

Two weeks remain before the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union releases its regional basketball pairings. Here's our mock bracket. Region 1 Sioux City East at Sioux City West Sioux City North, bye Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Lewis Central, bye Region 2 Fort Dodge at Mason City Ames, bye Des Moines North at Johnston Ankeny, bye Region 3 Des Moines Hoover vs. Urbandale West Des Moines Dowling, bye West Des Moines Valley at Des Moines Roosevelt Waukee, bye Region 4 Southeast Polk at Des Moines Lincoln Des Moines East, bye Oskaloosa at Indianola Ottumwa, bye Region 5 Marshalltown at ...

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