The Pekin boys? and girls? track teams competed Friday at the Bulldog-Panther Track and Field Classic in Pella. This indoor track meet kicked off the season for the Panthers. BOYS RESULTS4x8001. Davis Co. 8:57.02. Bondurant-Farrar 9:01.943. CMB 9:134. Pekin 9:23.8(Austin Fariss, Cade Millikin, Cole Reighard, Ryan Millikin)5. Ottumwa 9:24.216. Albia 9:28.64 Shuttle Relay1. Ottumwa 26.992. Albia ...
The Parade of Champions recognized the state champions from the past athletic year Friday in Des Moines. In the middle of the crowd in grey is the Pekin cross-country team, which won the Class 1A state title in 2013.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Northwestern coach Chris Collins isn?t a fan of clichés, but when it?s true, that?s a different story.?We played maybe our best game of the year,? he said after Thursday night?s 67-62 victory over No. 6 seed Iowa. ?Certainly for us, it?s a special win. We kind of had to reinvent ourselves here.?Tre Demps had 20 points, including four 3-pointers and Drew Crawford added 15 points and six ...
Fairfield High School bowlers Cody Craff and Sara Trent earned the highest average scores for the boys? and girls? bowling teams for the 2013-14 season. Craff?s average was 187 and Trent?s average was 156.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ? Kansas coach Bill Self was chatting this week with someone who brought up the possibility that some unfortunate team with a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament might have to play its second game against Oklahoma State, which was once considered a Final Four contender.?I said, ?Just think if that happens in your conference tournament,?? Self responded.After winning their 10th straight ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ? The wife of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says she ?definitely? believes her husband is innocent despite being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys and that the victims? financial gain was at play.Dottie Sandusky said in an interview broadcast Wednesday on NBC?s ?Today? show that ?there was nothing that went on because I was here? in the couple?s small home ...
INDEPENDENCE (AP) ? Bullying from some players? parents and other critics of the program have driven two girls basketball coaches away from their coaching jobs at district schools in the northeast Iowa city of Independence.Assistant coach Rob Ratchford said Monday that he and head varsity coach Rod Conrad had endured too many menacing or irate phone calls.Ratchford said he knows that criticism comes with ...
Katherine Mueller (left) and Wyatt Stark both won the Most Improved Award at the Fairfield High School bowling team banquet. Both bowlers improved their average by 31 pins this season.
Juco hoops star in North Dakota commits to IowaWILLISTON, N.D. (AP) ? Williston State College point guard Trey Dickerson plans to play for the University of Iowa the next three years.The 6-foot freshman from New York City gave a verbal commitment to the NCAA Division I Hawkeyes over the weekend.Dickerson had received interest from numerous schools and offers from Iowa, Nebraska, Iona, Washington, Washington ...
DALLAS (AP) ? They frantically pounded their sticks on the boards, trying desperately to get the attention of officials.No luck.Then the Dallas Stars players took matters into their own hands and jumped onto the ice while the game was still on.Rich Peverley, a teammate with a history of heart trouble, had collapsed on the bench.?When he dropped, it was red alert,? Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. ?Don?t worry ...
Boys from all over Iowa got a chance to compete under the lights and inside the warmth of the University of Iowa?s Recreation Building Thursday at the Demon Indoor Boys? Track and Field Meet.This meet gave the athletes a shot at competing before the weather changes. The schools that sent boys included Fairfield, Highland, Mid-Prairie, WACO, Washington and many others from the area.?I didn?t know what to expect ...
Joel Price, Sim Buckley, and Ted Wallace won the 9th Annual Iowa State Wallyball Tournament in Eldridge Saturday.Teams came from as far as Texas, Kentucky, and Minnesota to compete in the tournament. There were a number of Iowa teams as well.The Fairfield trio went 15-1 overall and won the final game 2-1 for the title.The organizers of the event were impressed with the high level of play coming out of Fairfield...
Dowling Catholic wins 5A title over SE PolkDES MOINES (AP) ? Audrey Faber scored 19 of her 26 points in the second half and No. 5 Dowling Catholic fended off No. 9 Southeast Polk 66-55 on Saturday night for the Class 5A championship.Dowling Catholic (23-3) reversed the outcome of last year?s title game, won 43-34 by Southeast Polk, and claimed its fifth state title.Luci Sarcone added 14 points and nine ...
SOPOT, Poland (AP) ? Perhaps people know Calvin Smith Jr, and even then likely because his father was a famous runner a generation back. And David Verburg ran on the 4x400 world outdoor gold medal team last year.But Kyle Clemons? Kind Butler III?Like so many on this U.S. team at the world indoor championships which was low on glamor yet deep in talent, they produced beyond expectations on Sunday and now have a ...
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