Sports

SOLON– The varsity Solon wrestlers swept a meet with West Delaware and Central DeWitt Jan. 7, moving to 9-3 on the dual season.
The Spartans edged out West Delaware, 37-34, and then dominated Central DeWitt, 45-18.
“The West Delaware meet was very close,” said Head Coach Blake Williams. “Each team won seven matches, but we had more bonus points. Of our seven wins, five of them were by fall and one was a major decision. That was the difference in the meet.”
The match started at 126 pounds, and Ben Carr put the Spartans on the board with a 39-second pin over West Delaware’s Jordan Rausch.

NORTH LIBERTY– Registration for the North Liberty Youth Baseball and Softball (NLYBS) 2016 season is open. Children can be signed up for the program at www.eteamz.com/NLYBS. Registration must be completed by March 1.
Leagues are available for boys and girls, ages 4 years through eighth grade. Call the NLYBS hotline at 319-248-1283 with questions or check the FAQ page on the NLYBS website. 

IOWA CITY– The West High Trojans had little trouble with Cedar Rapids Jefferson in an MVC Valley Division clash Tuesday, Jan. 5, at West. The Trojans took the first period, 21-4, and never looked back on their way to a 76-50 win, their first of 2016, on the heels of a 70-57 loss Jan. 2 in Minneapolis, Minn. to Maple Grove.
Devontae Lane closed the first period with a buzzer-beating three-point shot, providing a bookend to Alex Henderson’s period-opening three-pointer. Lane did it again at the end of the third, giving West a 57-31 lead going into the final eight minutes.

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IOWA CITY– For the second time this season, the West High Trojan wrestlers found themselves plundered by the Alburnett Pirates. The Class 1A powerhouse knocked off the Trojans, 44-34, for the championship in West’s 24th annual Tom Lepic Duals Saturday, Jan. 9. The Trojans also fell prey to the Pirates on Dec. 18 in the Battle of Waterloo tournament.

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CORALVILLE– The West High Trojans drenched the Muscatine Muskies, 106-54, in a varsity boys swim meet Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Coralville Recreation Center.
The Trojans won all but two events: the 100-backstroke and the 400 freestyle relay. Will Scott took the 200 and 100 freestyle, Lane Griffis won the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle, Noah Bruns took the 50 freestyle, John Li won the 100 butterfly and Ben Berhow was tops in the 100 breaststroke.