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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.

Although weather forecasts called for snow Wednesday, many Mt. Pleasant residents were surprised with how heavy of a snowfall the area received, especially with how warm it had been the past couple of days. Temperatures are expected to eek into the 50s on Friday and Saturday.

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 ...