Archive - 1969

DEWITT– The Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity boys soccer team suffered its second loss of the season on Tuesday, April 10, to the Sabers of Central Clinton, on the road in DeWitt. The Sabers defeated the Clippers, 3-0.
Junior Blake Malli, the Creek Boys’ keeper, made nine saves through 80 minutes of play.
The Clippers travel to Center Point-Urbana on Thursday, April 19, for a 4:30 p.m. match and visit West Liberty on Monday, April 23, with a 5 p.m. start. The Creek Boys visit Marion on Tuesday, April 24, at 4:30 p.m.

JOHNSTON– The Iowa City West High Women of Troy track and field team took the runner-up spot in Johnston’s Craig Oldham Invitational Tuesday, April 10. Waukee won the meet with 191 team points, while West High put up 95 for the number-two spot.
Kiara Malloy-Salgado, Bailey Nock, Chandler Haight and Katie Severt posted wins for West in the 800-meter run, 3,000-meter run, discus and long jump, respectively. The 4x800-meter relay team also won.
Deniz Ince and Haight took second place in the 3,000-meter run and shot put, as well.

CORALVILLE– Improved weather conditions allowed the Liberty High girls’ varsity golf team back on the greens Tuesday and Wednesday, April 10 and 11.
The Lightning fell, 203-217, to Iowa City Regina on Tuesday, at the Brown Deer Golf Course in Coralville. Neely Maurus medaled with a 49 to lead Liberty.
Iowa City Regina 203, Liberty High 217
Neely Maurus, Liberty, 49
Tatiana Ochoa, Regina, 50
Alyssa Adrian, Regina, 50
Grace Sharpless, Regina, 51
Ellie Vanlandschoot, Regina, 52
Cassidy Sundine, Liberty, 55
Grace Crimmins, Liberty, 55
Marit McCaffery, Liberty, 58

CEDAR RAPIDS– The Iowa City West High Trojans varsity track and field team took third place in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Hawkins Relays on Tuesday, April 10. Linn-Mar won the meet with 160 team points, followed by the host Prairie Hawks with 135.50. The Trojans had 81 points.

TIFFIN– They put up a tough fight for over 90 minutes, but ultimately, the No.12 team in Class 2A Sabers of Central Clinton in DeWitt prevailed, 5-4, over the varsity girls of Clear Creek Amana (CCA) in only the second match of the season on Tuesday, April 10, in Tiffin.
Carsyn Gallagher scored with an assist from Amelia Pereira in the second-minute to give the Creek Girls a quick 1-0 lead. DeWitt tied shortly after, leading to a stalemate throughout almost the rest of the first half. Alexis Schau put the Clippers ahead, 2-1, late in the period, scoring with an assist from Ellen Austin.