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Van Buren girls win overtime thrillerKEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren battled through foul trouble and overtime to pull out a 57-54 victory over Columbus Friday night in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout.Sophomore Kaitlyn Johnson hit her free throws in the final minutes and Hanna Haynes scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Warriors on their home court. Four Warriors had at least four fouls in the game, and ...

New London and Maharishi School played a close game through two quarters, and then the visiting Tigers caught fire.With a six-point lead headed into the second half Thursday, New London scored 17 unanswered points in the third quarter to dart away with a 62-32 win in Fairfield.Freshman Jayden Flowers led New London in scoring with a career-high 17 points on 3-for-3 3-point shooting, and senior teammate Dalton ...

Thursday night?s ninth-grade boys? basketball game in Oskaloosa has been canceled due to weather. No makeup date has been planned.

BURLINGTON ? Southeastern Community College is hosting spring training baseball skills camps for ages 7-15 in February.A camp for children ages 7-10 will be from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 9. Camp for ages 11-15 will run from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 10.Cost for either session is $45 per child with preregistration, or $55 for anyone registering the day of the camp.For information, contact Southeastern coach Justin Schulte at 319-208-5...

ELDON ? A furious rally by the Cardinal boys? basketball team came up just shy Thursday as the Comets fell to visiting Holy Trinity 65-63 in Eldon.Trailing 50-32 after three quarters of play, the never-say-die Comets stormed back with a 31-point fourth to make the game interesting. Holy Trinity out-scored Cardinal 25-13 in the first quarter and led 37-26 by the halftime break.Cardinal senior Dakota Showman led ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa struggled to put away the Big Ten?s worst team on its home floor in a game it simply had to win.The Hawkeyes survived thanks to a career night from Aaron White, a double-double from new starter Melsahn Basabe and a whole bunch of free throws.White had a career-high 27 points and Iowa beat Penn State 76-67 Thursday night, snapping a two-game losing streak.Basabe had 10 points and 10 ...

The weeding out of the top high school wrestlers in the state begins Saturday with sectional tournaments at 40 different sites.For Fairfield, that means a trip to Mediapolis to face five other Class 2A schools: Columbus, Mediapolis, New London, Washington and West Burlington/Notre Dame. The top two place winners at each weight advance to the district competition in West Liberty Feb. 9, where they will face the ...

Mallory Lyon, left, and Jayden Burke fight for possession during a third-grade girls? basketball scrimmage Tuesday at Fairfield High School. The scrimmage took place during halftime of the Trojan varsity girls? 62-28 win over Centerville.