IKM-Manning Downs Heelan

#2 posting 11.30.2008
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IOWA SATURDAY REPORTS
Des Moines East beat Indianola 57-41. Plus two other results in the Des Moines Register.

Des Moines Roosevelt beat Marshalltown 69-48. DMR had 13 threes in the game. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Bettendorf 63-39. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Iowa City West beat North Scott 60-45. Plus one more result from the Iowa City Press Citizen.

Waverly-Shell Rock beat Waterloo East 77-30. From the Cedar Valley Preps.

#7 2A IKM-Manning beat #3 3A Sioux City Heelan in the Heelan finals 67-62. From the Sioux City Journal.

LATE FRIDAY
Western Dubuque beat Dubuque Hempstead 56-37. From the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Davenport West 53-36. Plus 7 more results from the Quad City Times.

POINT PARADE
2A
Katie Schechinger, IKM-Manning 32 vs Sioux City Heelan 67-62

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Printy 1000

#3 posting 11.29.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
#1 4A Linn-Mar beat #6 3A Davenport Assumption 56-50. During the game Linn-Mar's Jamie Printy scored her 1000th point. From the Quad City Times and the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Dowling Catholic beat Waukee 65-47. Plus five more results from the Des Moines Register.

Waterloo West beat Don Bosco 84-42. From the Cedar Valley Preps.

Ames beat Des Moines Hoover 42-35. From the Ames Tribune.

The Mason City vs Southeast Polk game went on as scheduled despite an anhydrous ammonia spill near the school. From the Des Moines Register.
SEP beat Mason City 55-44. From North Iowa Preps.

3A
It will be Hinton vs LeMars in the Hy-Vee tournament final. From the Sioux City Journal.

Sioux City Heelan beat Lawton-Bronson 68-29. From the Sioux City Journal.

Washington beat Ottumwa 49-27. From the Ottumwa Courier.

LATE RESULTS
Louisa-Muscatine beat Pekin 42-35 on Tuesday. From the Ottumwa Courier.

Oelwein beat Hudson 62-32. Postville beat West Central 64-45. From the Oelwein Daily Register.

Ruthven-Aryshire lost twice early in the week. From the Emmetsburg Reporter Democrat.

POINT PARADE
4A
Shelby Smith, Waterloo West 28 vs Don Bosco 84-42
Laura Johnson, Cedar Falls 22 vs Durant 50-21
Jamie Printy, Linn-Mar 22 vs Davenport Assumption 56-50
2A
Britni Freed, Hinton 26 vs Sioux City East 69-43

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2 Iowa Tournaments, Quad City Previews

#2 posting 11.28.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
TOURNAMENTS
The Hy-Vee Tournament starts today at LeMars.
Sioux City East plays Hinton at 6 p.m.
LeMars plays Rock Valley at 7:45
From the Sioux City Journal.

The Heelan Classic starts today at Sioux City Heelan.
IKM-Manning plays Sioux City North at 6:15
Sioux City Heelan plays Lawton-Bronson at 8.
From the Sioux City Journal.

PREVIEWS
Amber Harrington of Davenport North wants more wins. Plus more players, key dates, and an in depth look at the Mississippi Athletic Conference. From the Quad City Times.

LAST WEEK
HLV beat Montezuma 48-41 last Friday. From the East Iowa Herald.

ILLINOIS PREVIEWS
The Northwest Upstate Illinois Conference is previewed in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

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MN AP Polls, Area Previews, Late Tuesday Results

#2 posting 11.27.2008
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
MINNESOTA POLLS: Here are the complete AP top 10s from the Grand Forks Herald.

IOWA: Late Tuesday Glenwood beat Council Bluffs Jefferson 69-42. Plus 3 more results from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpariel.
Atlantic beat CB St. Albert's 38-30. From the CBDN.

Woodbury Central beat Sioux City West 67-38. From the Sioux City Journal.

Centerville beat Oskaloosa 56-20. From the Oskaloosa Herald.

Iowa Falls-Alden beat Webster City 55-34. Plus 7 more results from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

Dubuque Hempstead broke a 25 game losing streak with a 52-42 win over Clinton. Plus 12 more results from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Last Friday Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka girls beat Garner-Hayfield 54-43. From the Britt News Tribune.

Mid Prairie is previewed in the Kalona News.

West Hancock is previewed in the Britt News Tribune.

Ogden is previewed in the Ogden Reporter.

MICHIGAN:
South Lyon East is previewed in the South Lyon Herald.

Milford is previewed in the Milford Times.

Belleville is previewed in the Belleville View.

Three teams, Lutheran North, Dakota, and New Haven, are previewed in the New Baltimore Voice.

Five teams, Coloma, Buchanan, Bridgman, Berrien Springs and River Valley, are previewed in the Herald Palladium.

HISTORY LESSON: The Terrible Turks were 12-0 in 1947-48 in Armada, Michigan. From the New Baltimore Voice.

NEBRASKA:
Gretna is previewed in the Gretna Breeze.

Raymond Central is previewed in the News.

NORTH DAKOTA: Velva is previewed on KXMB.

WISCONSIN: Cuba City beat Lancaster 55-43 on Tuesday. From the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Dodgeland beat Waterloo 38-22. Plus four other results from the Watertown Daily Times.

Brodhead beat Clinton 64-31. From the Beloit Daily News.

Last week: Arcadia beat Blair-Taylor 51-24. From the Arcadia News-Leader.

Boyceville beat St. Croix Central 71-27. From the New Richmond News.

Colfax is previewed in th Dunn County News.

MORE POINT PARADERS
IOWA
Emily Bakula, Kee 24 vs Turkey Valley 51-64 (11/25/2008)
Cathy Reiter, Union 25 vs Waverly-Shell Rock 39-30 (11/25/2008)
Jessica Flowers, Sioux City Jefferson 22 vs Glenwood 42-69 (11/25/2008)
Tessa Westpfahl, Jesup 22 vs BLCUW 66-23 (11/25/2008)
WISCONSIN
Katie Langmeier, Cuba City 25 vs Lancaster 55-43 (11/25/2008)
Haley Jansen, Southwestern 22 vs Cassville 51-62 (11/25/2008)

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Late High School Reports: IA, MI, MN, WI

#4 posting 11.26.2008
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
IOWA
#3 Ames has experience with four returning starters. From the Ames Tribune.

There is more than one Megan Howard. This MH plays with North Polk and scored 30 points last night in a 69-29 win over Colo-Nesco. From the Ames Tribune.

Clinton Prince of Peace beat Sterling Christian, IL 56-51. Camanche beat Northeast 44-39. Dubuque Hempstead beat Clinton 52-42. Plus six more results from the Clinton Herald.

MICHIGAN:
Seven area teams are previewed in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. From MLive.

Ionia's Brooke Peterson, who is also a diver, is featured in the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

Elk Rapids had 52 girls out for basketball this year. From the Elk Rapids Town Meeting.

MINNESOTA:
Lyle-Pacelli is trying to regain the competitive edge. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

The Brainerd Dispatch looks at the top players in their area.

Eden Prairie will rely on defense. Prior Lake is looking to improve on their 11 wins. From the Southwest Scoreboard.

WISCONSIN:
Prescott beat Ellsworth 74-68. From the Pierce County Herald.

Here are the boxes in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram.

Waukesha South beat New Berlin West 56-41. Plus six other results from the Waukesha Freeman.

Sussex Hamilton beat Hartford last week 38-29. From the Sussex Sun.

Next up: D1 results

Iowa Tuesday Night Round up: CIML Underway

#2 posting 11.26.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
4A
#12 Waukee beat Des Moines Roosevelt 55-36 in the CIML opener. From the Des Moines Register. Plus 16 photos and the rest of the CIML recaps.

#15 Southeast Polk beat Marshalltown 57-27. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

#14 Dowling Catholic beat Fort Dodge 46-33. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

#11 Ankeny beat Ottumwa 58-20. The Bulldogs were optimistic to start the season prior to that game. From the Ottumwa Courier.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Durant 82-10. Plus 7 other recaps from the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

#10 Iowa City West beat Fairfield 69-37. Plus 7 other recaps from the Iowa City Press Citizen.

3A
#4 Algona beat Clear Lake 63-34. From the Mason City Globe Gazette.

Marion beat Western Dubuque 43-30. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

#12 Mt. Vernon is hoping to transfer their volleyball success to the basketball court. From the Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun.

#9 Centerville beat Oskaloosa 56-20. From the Ottumwa Courier.

2A
West Marshall beat Dike-New Hartford 70-35. plus 3 other reports from the Marshalltown Times Republican.

St. Edmond beat Bishop Garrigan 45-31. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

Central Springs beat Newman Catholic 60-53. From North Iowa Preps.

1A
The Lisbon Lions are ready to roar. From the Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun.

LATE MONDAY
PCM beat Pella Christian 52-31. From the Oskaloosa Herald.

Mid Prairie beat West Liberty 42-36. From the Washington Evening Journal.

Davis County beat Moulton-Udell 54-35. From the Ottumwa Courier.

Crestwood beat Riceville 76-44. Plus four othre results from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

LATE SATURDAY
Perry beat Albia 49-46. From the Ottumwa Courier.

LATE FRIDAY
Nashua-Plainfield beat Jesup 53-30. From the Jesup Citizen Herald.

HONORS
Brooke Quigley of Iowa City was named Mississippi Valley Conference athlete of the week. From the Iowa City Press Citizen.

POINT PARADE
4A
Amber Harrington, Davenport North 28 vs Cedar Rapids Xavier 44-63
Jamie Elbert, Indianola 28 vs Des Moines Lincoln 75-60
3A
Ashley Akers, West Delaware 29 vs Clear Creek-Amana 61-49
Amanda Zimmerman, Ballard 24 vs Cedar Falls 56-33
2A
Megan Howard, North Polk 30 vs Colo-NESCO 69-29
Maddie Oliver, Roland-Story 23 vs Ogden 55-46
Dani Coover, Belle Plaine 22 vs North Tama 51-22 (Monday)
Courtney Chrencik, Central Springs 22 vs Newman Catholic 60-53
1A
Tiffany Bormann, Preston 23 vs Bellevue 67-32
Sarah Yeager, Cardinal 22 vs Danville 57-51

ILLINOIS REPORTS
Alleman beat United Township 54-42. Plus 2 other results from the Quad City Times.

SOUTH DAKOTA REPORTS
Madison will rely on three seniors. From the Madison Daily Leader.

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Iowa Conference Previews

#2 posting 11.25.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
Prairie Valley beat Northeast Hamilton 59-55. From the Webster City Daily Freeman Journal and Fort Dodge Messenger (plus 3 more recaps).

PREVIEWS
Trisha Nesbitt of Ames looks at the parity in the CIML. Plus capsules on all the CIML teams. From the Des Moines Register.

The Cedar Valley Conference is brand new. Plus 12 area capsules. From the Iowa City Press Citizen.

Marshalltown is under the direction of first year coach Tim Johnson. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

Fort Dodge and FD St. Edmond open their seasons tonight and are previewed in the Fort Dodge Messenger.

ILLINOIS
Fulton finished 7th in the Temple Tip Off Classic. From the Clinton Herald.

POINT PARADE
2A
Karlie Warehime, Prairie Valley 28 vs NE Hamilton 59-55
Brooke Scharn, Sioux Central 24 vs Pocahontas-Pomeroy-Palmer 57-37

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Games Wanted, Young Jags, Ballard Star Studded

#1 posting 11.24.2008
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MINNESOTA
GAMES WANTED
Minneapolis South's schedule is now at 24 games due to last minute cancellations (Chicago Whitney Young & Becker). South would very much like to play a full schedule, so if there's any teams out there looking to pick up a game please contact them ASAP at ahmil.jihad@spps.org

PREVIEWS
From sources----
Bloomington Jefferson looked strong at the Jefferson Jaguar Jamboree. The Jaguars were led by senior all-state soccer players, and D1 soccer recruits, Alex Koller and Lauren Sommers. 6-0 Sophomore sensation Anna Smith is looking to have a big year in her second year in the Jags starting lineup. A strong group of underclassmen is lead by ninth grade guard Brittney Scherber, an open enrollment student from Prior Lake, and fellow ninth grade guard Cassie Anderson, who was a starting guard on the Bethany Academy varsity team as an 8th grader last season. 8th grader Brooke Fritzlar also looked strong in her varsity debut off the bench for the Jaguars.

IOWA:
Sioux City West beat Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 60-52 after trailing by five to start the fourth quarter on Saturday. From the Sioux City Journal.

Ballard is Star Studded according to the Des Moines Register.

ILLINOIS
There were six tournament champions decided on Saturday night in Western Illinois. From the Quad City Times.

Sorry this is late folks....I had to do a midnight airport run last night and didn't hit the hay until after 1 am. I over slept.

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Peterson Verbals, IA Stars Season, IL, MN Reports

#1 posting 11.22.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
VERBAL
Guard Brittany Peterson of Spencer has verballed North Dakota. From the Spencer Daily Reporter.
Peterson played with IBCA Select Red this Summer. She is the 6th IBCA Red player to verbal this year.
Peterson is the 13th player overall from the Iowa 2009 class to verbal and the 12th headed to a D1 program.

HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
Iowa tipped off their high school season last night.
4A
#7 Iowa City beat Burlington 48-41. Plus two other results from the Iowa City Press Citizen.

2A
Pella Christian beat Des Moines Christian 38-37 on Jasmin Schelhaus hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Plus 3 other recaps in the Des Moines Register.

BCLUW beat 1A #9 GMG 52-30. Plus one other result from the Marshalltown Times Republican.

1A
Cardinal beat Moravia 61-39. Plus two other results from the Ottumwa Courier.

ILLINOIS
#1 2A & defending state champion West Hancock beat Mendon Unity 68-8 on Thursday. Plus 1 other result in the Burlington Hawk Eye.

Warren beat Galena 54-45. Plus 4 other results from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

MINNESOTA
Veteran Detroit Lakes is looking to return to the Target Center in March. From the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

#8 Carl Sandburg beat Iowa Central 73-71 in 2 OT. Taylor Young (Galesburg, IL) had 15 points for CS. Abby Brend (Ogden, IA) had 16 for IC. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

POINT PARADE
IOWA
2A
Kenzie Wynn, Albia 28 vs Saydel 63-46 (5 3s)
Taylor Feldman, West Liberty 23 vs Winfield-Mt. Union 39-27

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