Boys' BasketballAlburnett 65, Lisbon 51Algona 70, Clarion-Goldfield 32Alta/Aurelia 61, Lawton-Bronson 60Ames 55, Des Moines, East 47Ankeny 78, Linn-Mar, Marion 77Ankeny Christian Academy 93, Melcher-Dallas 40Aplington-Parkersburg 71, Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 59Ar-We-Va, Westside 56, Paton-Churdan 46Assumption, Davenport 43, Rock Island Alleman, Ill. 30Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 69, West Delaware, ...
Cardinal boys beat MSAE to end losing streak The Cardinal boys? basketball team broke its five game losing streak by beating Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment 63-34 Tuesday at the Maharishi Fieldhouse.Cardinal applied full court pressure in the first quarter and led 16-8 after the first quarter. The third quarter is where the Comets blew it open, going on a 24-4 run to take a comfortable lead.?It ...
Pekin?s Trenton Conger stares down his opponent from Iowa City Regina during Saturday?s wrestling tournament at WACO. Conger earned third place in the 220 weight class. Teammates Zach Buller (126) and Michael Hadley (285) both got fourth place. Clayton McKim (106) earned fifth place. Matthew Bolinger (195) came in sixth place.
Oily lanes can be tricky to the uninitiated.The Fairfield varsity bowling team had success Saturday in Oskaloosa, earning three victories out of a possible four. The varsity girls defeated both Washington and Oskaloosa, while the boys only came away with a victory over the Demons. The team had this success while trying to feel out new lanes.The younger bowlers on the roster had some trouble adjusting to ...
Henry County Health Center Foundation Director Mark Hempen presents $3,000 grants to Terry McWilliams and Midwest Old Threshers for an air-conditioned First Aid station.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ? Novak Djokovic's bid for a fourth consecutive Australian Open title ended in a dramatic five-set quarterfinal loss to Stanislas Wawrinka, potentially leaving the door ajar for a new major champion.No. 8-seeded Wawrinka lost 14 head-to-heads to Djokovic until a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 win on Tuesday night put him into a semifinal against No. 7 Tomas Berdych. That means there'll be at ...
Trojan wrestlers compete in CentervilleMembers of the Fairfield wrestling meet competed Saturday in Centerville at the Mike Halupnick Big Red Tournament.Bryce Lunsford received fifth place in the 160 pound weight class. Austin Francisco (170) received sixth place. Brett Scott got fourth place in the 220 pound weight class.The Fairfield JV wrestling team grappled with opponents Friday in Centerville.The ...
BY ROD BOSHARTGazette Des Moines BureauDES MOINES ? While conceding some anxiety over his pending deployment to China as America?s next ambassador, Gov. Terry Branstad said he believes he is soon to embark on the opportunity of a lifetime.Branstad, 70, the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, said in an interview Thursday he is leaving a job he loves as Iowa?s chief executive, but he felt he couldn?t turn ...
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ? This year's Sundance Film Festival has featured two former presidential candidates, rap stars, male strippers and rescue dogs. So why not the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team?The group appeared at the festival on Monday to promote their trip to Sochi for the Olympic Winter Games and seek some much-needed cash. When the team was approved entry this month, Jamaican officials said they didn't ...
SOCHI, Russia (AP) ? A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red "SOS!" banner on its roof.The residents of 5a Akatsy street have lived for years with no running water or sewage system. Construction for the 2014 Winter Games has made their lives more miserable: The new highway has cut them off from the city center. Even their communal ...
MSAE falls to Holy Trinity 70-50The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys? basketball team came up short at home Friday to Holy Trinity 70-50.After falling behind 42-24 at halftime, the Pioneers (0-9) got organized defensively and played a steady second half, only being outscored by two points in the half.Suarj Pullapantula scored 16 points to lead the Pioneers. He also recorded five rebounds, two ...
Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos and Richard Sherman's Seattle Seahawks were the NFL's best all season, so it's fitting that they'll meet in the Super Bowl.Nobody scored as many points or gained as many yards as the Broncos.Nobody allowed as few points or gave up as few yards as the Seahawks.And nobody won as many games as those clubs, either.What a way to finish the season. When the AFC champion Broncos ...
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