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Rich Haisman nibbled at his cookie between questions. The Vikettes’ head coach, fresh off a win in the regular-season finale in his first year with the team, took the opportunity to praise wha…
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Brady Ortner isn’t prone to outbursts of emotion. In the winners’ space on the podium to celebrate his gold in the 126-pound division at Saturday’s wrestling sectionals, requests popped up fro…
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The Union girls basketball team celebrated its Senior Night on Tuesday with one of the most memorable wins for the graduating Class of 2020, taking down Sumner-Fredericksburg 41-36 in overtime…
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Conference tournaments ruled the day over the weekend for area wrestlers with many coming away with valuable prizes.
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All area events scheduled for tonight have been postponed due to expected inclimate weather.
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Our 2019 Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team finished a strong academic year and was awarded an Excellence in Academic Achievement by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Association. This team w…
Ryley Goebel’s insertion into the Center Point-Urbana starting lineup hasn’t deterred her scoring opportunities. In fact, the young sophomore might just be picking up steam.
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The Vinton-Shellsburg bowling team was in action Tuesday night against Waverly-Shell Rock in a dual meet at Berry’s Lanes. Members of both the JV and varsity squads took to the hardwood in fro…
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Ashley Hesson made about eight phone calls after she learned the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School couldn't host practices. Each call resulted in roughly the same response.
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The Union Knights will play their opening-round match against Davenport Assumption (32-5) on Wednesday after a three-year absence from the state tournament. A lot – or all – of the reasons can…
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Tears welled in Jasmyn Bush’s eyes as she collapsed to the hardwood. She had every reason to.
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Several Center Point-Urbana players laid in a heap on their home court Tuesday night.
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A stern hush filled the air. The Karr Athletic Complex – just minutes ago shaking with the rowdy chants of supporters from schools separated by a mere 15 miles – stood a silent witness as six …
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The majority of the Belle Plaine volleyball team is nearing uncharted territory.
Jeff Mangold tried to speak off the cuff. He usually likes to keep speeches informal, loose.
A thought occurred to me a few days ago as I scrambled to look for tickets to tomorrow’s game between Iowa and Iowa State. Outside of the obvious “I’m not paying $200 to attend a game while lo…
Center Point-Urbana 28, Mount Vernon 16
Vinton-Shellsburg High School athletes, parents and friends turned out for the Fall Sports Blowout on Friday. Spectators were treated to an afternoon of getting to know each team, from volleyb…
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Vinton-Shellsburg forward Kaitlin Meyer (30) was one of two active seniors for Tuesday’s Senior Night win over Williamsburg. Meyer scored a career-high 11 points in her final home game.
