Archive - 2014

In the last couple columns, I’ve explained how our household always had a large supply of string: yellow from Marshall Field’s and white from the News Agency.

IOWA CITY– The West High boys bowling team knocked over Cedar Rapids Prairie Friday, Dec. 5, at Colonial Lanes in Iowa City, winning the varsity match 2,892 to 2,470.
Eric Vidhamali, a senior, set a new West High record with the highest two-game total in the history of the program with 514.
The varsity girls, led by Brooke Kreiss’ 353, fell 2,519 to 2,110. Prairie also took the junior varsity (JV) boys match 2,480 to 2,091 and the girls JV match 1,974 to 1,421.

North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– Mark Reiland’s West High Trojan wrestlers opened the 2014-15 season with a 51-28 win at home over the Saints of Cedar Rapids Xavier Thursday, Dec. 4.
Nathan Kelsay took a 2-1 decision from Xavier’s Ryan Williams in the 170-pound match while Donovan Doyle pinned Xavier’s Sam Meyers in 1:42 for the 195-pound match.
The Trojans are home again on Thursday, Dec. 11, as Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Jefferson visit for a double dual meet starting at 5:30 p.m.

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IOWA CITY– The West High Women of Troy remained perfect in the early part of the season with a 4-0 record after knocking off Mason City, Davenport Assumption and Cedar Rapids Prairie.
The fourth victim of B.J. Mayer and his team was Dubuque Hempstead, which fell 53-33 at West High Friday, Dec. 5, in a Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) match-up.
Mikaela Morgan led West High with 12 points in an offensive effort that saw 10 players putting up points. Grace Tafolla was the only other West player in double digits with 10 points.

NORTH LIBERTY- For Gregg Mirabito, family and food go hand-in-hand.
During the holidays, the Mirabito clan often gathers together for what he called “an Italian Christmas,” where the kitchen is filled traditional Italian favorites, like spaghetti and savory meatballs or daughter Lindsey’s, favorite; shrimp scampi with linguine.
“I tried to change it one year to something like prime rib,” Greg recalled. “It was not well-received.”
Now, Gregg has brought that home cooked goodness to North Liberty with his new restaurant, “Mirabito’s,” located at 40 Sugar Creek Lane.