The Iowa Barnstormers AAU girls? basketball team won the Iowa State AAU Tournament held Feb. 22-24 in Des Moines.The Barnstormers defeated All Iowa Attack in the championship game, 51-34. They will play in the National AAU Tournament July 12-17 in Kings Island, Ohio. To prepare for the National Championship, the team will participate in tournaments in St. Louis, Springfield, Chicago, Wisconsin, Omaha and ...
OTTUMWA ? James Jones, Green Bay Packers wide receiver, will be the featured speaker at the 32nd annual Celebrity Night at Indian Hills Community College on March 7. The event will be held in the Main Building Dining Room on the college?s Ottumwa campus.Jones started all 18 games for Green Bay this season, including the postseason, and led the Packers with 15 touchdown receptions. He caught 72 passes for 922 ...
VAN HORNE ? North Tama was in a unique situation. IMS was in a rare one.The Redhawks raised a state qualifier banner in boys? basketball for the first time in school history with their 55-46 win over IMS in Saturday?s Class 1A Substate 4 final, which was played at Benton Community High School.?It?s the first time in school history,? North Tama head coach Brandon Clubb said. ?To beat a team like IMS to go to ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsROME ? Carolyn Carter is keeping a promise?and seeing a large slice of Americana while doing it.Twenty-four years ago, her husband, Steve, rode a highwheel (called a penny farthing in Europe) from San Francisco, Calif., to Boston, Mass., replicating the ride of Thomas Stevens in 1884. He also made the Guinness Book of World Records, completing the ride in 33 days ? the fastest ...
The Fairfield eighth-grade boys? basketball team recently wrapped up its season. Players are, from left, front row: Brian Buch, Austin Winslow, Ben Anderson; middle row: Kleyton Benedict, Cameron Burke, Eric Swan, Brayden Miller, Spencer Else, Levi Ponce, Jacob Schillerstrom; back row: managers James Lyman and Blue Schultz, Kyle Roberts, Josh Osby, Cam Baumann, coach Tony Vandegriff, Alex Conrad, Conner Johnson, ...
WEST BURLINGTON - Sanctions stemming from the post-game melee between the Southeastern and Indian Hills community college men?s basketball teams continued to be handed down a week after the game was played.Nine players ? four from SCC and five from Indian Hills ? have served or are serving suspensions from the fight that followed the 104-99 double overtime thriller Feb. 16 at Loren Walker Arena. Indian Hills won ...
The Mount Pleasant boys? basketball team put the first 13 points on the board as the Panther defense shut down Williamsburg in a big Class 3A District 9 championship win on Friday night.The Panthers defeated the Raiders, 47-26, to advance to the substate game against Solon.That game is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Iowa City West, with the winner advancing to the state tournament.On Friday night, the ...
IOWA CITY ? The defending state champions are going back to Des Moines.After a big comeback, during which the Mt. Pleasant defense gave up only nine second-half points, the Panther boys? basketball team defeated Solon, 51-33, in the substate game at Iowa City West on Monday night.The win earns the Panthers their fourth straight trip to Des Moines.?It feels fantastic,? said Logan Mulford, a senior. ?We?ve gone ...
MUSCATINE ? Pekin fell to Danville Friday night in the semifinals of the Class 1A District 9 substate tournament.Danville defeated Pekin by a score of 88 to 58.Danville then defeated Sigourney in the substate final Saturday by a score of 61 to 29.Danville?s Steven Soukup continued his torrid play this postseason, scoring a game-high 36 points in the win over Sigourney. The Bears (25-0), who earned the top seed ...
4 or More finished runner-up in the four-team volleyball league, which also included teams Hy-Vee and Dig Deep. Members of 4 or More are, from left: Jeff Ring, Derik Wulfekuhle, Dwight Diers, Ray Chambers, Ron Haines and Shannon Bergren.
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department recently wrapped up its men?s volleyball league, and Drish Construction was crowned the winner in the championship match. Members of first-place Drish Construction are, from left: Doug Kuehl, Ron Drish, Roger Drish and Shane Lisk.
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has announced it has awarded 119 grants totaling more than $1.2 million to organizations, people and projects in 40 communities that strengthen quality of life and cultural vitality in Iowa.Through the Cultural Leadership Partners Program, Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant was awarded $15,000 in funding to support the operating expenses of the organization.?With these ...
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