Chris Umscheid

NORTH LIBERTY– Liberty High boys varsity basketball coach Stu Ordman summed up his team’s 64-59 win over Dubuque Wahlert very succinctly.
“Terrible start for Liberty. Lot of energy coming back.”
The Bolts knocked off the Golden Eagles Tuesday, Jan. 7, at home, snapping a two-game losing streak and posting their first win of 2020.

DES MOINES– The Williamsburg Raiders sank Ottumwa in boys varsity swimming at Des Moines East High School on Thursday, Jan. 9. Unfortunately though, Des Moines East knocked off the Raiders in the double dual meet. The Raiders, with five Clear Creek Amana (CCA) swimmers; Braxton McGrath, Jack Colvin, Jaxon Strank, Connor Hench and Landon Schanz; defeated Ottumwa, 88-74, but fell to East, 114-55.

TIFFIN– There is little doubt the Clear Creek Amana Community School District (CCA) will need to ask the voters to approve another bond referendum in September in order to provide space for continued enrollment growth. The question, though, is how much money the district will ask for, and how much new space it will be able to build.

WATERLOO– Liberty High’s varsity boys basketball team opened 2020 with its second loss of the season Friday, Jan. 3, on the road at Waterloo West. The Wahawks soared past the Lightning 52-32 and improved to 6-1 while dropping the “Bolts” to 4-2.
West took a 13-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 21-14 halftime advantage. The Wahawks outscored Liberty 16-6 in the third period to take a 37-20 lead into the final quarter. The Bolts had their best effort in the fourth with a dozen points, but the Wahawks’ lead held.

IOWA CITY– Iowa City West High Trojan and Women of Troy bowling squads opened 2020 on a winning note as they swept the Golden Eagles of Dubuque Wahlert Catholic High School off the lanes Friday, Jan. 3, at Colonial Lanes in Iowa City.
West’s varsity boys won 2,303 to 2,298 with Clear Creek Amana’s (CCA) Stirlen Roberson the runner-up with 334 behind individual winner Will Kamentz of Wahlert (340). Liberty High’s Robert Jones won the junior varsity (JV) match and led the team to a 2,228 to 1,810 victory.