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Sports

Hawkeye women get 2nd in big 10

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 6:55pm
By
Don Lund

The Iowa women traveled to Indianapolis last week and made it to the finals of the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Nebraska, 72-65.
They knocked off Illinois, Purdue and Ohio State along the way.
The game against Illinois last Thursday was the third time Iowa played the Fighting Illini this season.
They won for the third time, 81-62, but not without some challenges.
Samantha Logic picked up two quick fouls, sat out for a while, came back in, got her third foul and Illinois took a one-point lead, 27-26, with 4:22 left in the first half.


Hawkeye men end regular basketball season

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 6:56pm
By
Don Lund

Iowa finished the regular season with a road trip to Michigan State and a home game against Illinois.
What a sad way to end a once-promising season.
Can you believe Iowa was sitting at 8-4, ranked 10th in the nation and some were predicting a possible Final Four?
Then the roof fell in.
The Hawkeyes’ 86-76 loss to the Spartans last Thursday was really frustrating.
Michigan State hosted Illinois on Saturday, March 1, and lost 53-46.
The Spartans scored 50 points against Iowa... IN THE SECOND HALF!
State shot 39 percent from the floor and 33 percent from 3-point range against Illinois.


Hawkeye wrestlers place second

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 6:58pm
Hawk Talk
By
Don Lund

University of Iowa senior Tony Ramos won the 133-pound Big Ten title during championship round action of the conference tournament Sunday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. The Hawkeyes finished second in the team standings with 135 points, trailing only Penn State’s 140.5 points.
Nine Iowa wrestlers finished in the top five of their respective brackets, the most of any school. All nine place winners earned an automatic berth to the 2014 NCAA Championships.


Spartans run at Demon Indoor invite

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 7:36pm

By Joe Wilkinson
Special to the Economist

Indoors, large competitive field, no team scores… Solon’s first meet of the year was a good chance to look at what’s out there for the 2014 season. Nearly 30 schools from 1A to 4A were looking over their early season prospects as well.
“Not a lot of highlights. We’re nursing a few injuries right now,” noted coach Brent Sands, coming out of the Washington (IA) High School’s Demon Invitational, held at the University of Iowa’s indoor track March 4.


Trojans ready for championship three-peat

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 8:01pm
West runs over City 74-50 for fourth state tourney trip

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader

CEDAR RAPIDS– It was a good night to be a West High Trojan, especially if your name was Nick Gallagher. The senior was second in scoring with 19 points and second only to teammate Wyatt Lohaus (22 points) as the Trojans ran over rival City High 74-50 Tuesday, March 4, in a substate final at Cedar Rapids Prairie.
“He (Gallagher) probably wasn’t at the top of their scouting sheet,” West coach Steve Bergman said with a laugh after the game.


Clipper girls ready to run

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/12/2014 - 8:05pm

TIFFIN– Jane Astor probably isn’t a fan of Punxsutawney Phil, the infamous groundhog who’s prognostication of a prolonged winter seemed to be coming true.
Astor, the head coach of the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) girls’ track and field team, and her athletes are itching to get out on the track.
After all, it is rather difficult to run the hurdles in UGGs®.