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FD grad Ross earns No. 1 seed

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Iowa Central women bring a pack of 24 to the NJCAA Wrestling Invitational led by No. 1 seed Alexis Ross beginning here Friday. Action starts at 9 a.m. with preliminary first round matches and continues through the crowning of champions on Saturday night. Ross, a ...

Bears, Mustangs ready for semis

DES MOINES — The stage is set for two epic Class 1A semifinals here on Friday inside Wells Fargo Arena. Top-ranked Council Bluffs St. Albert takes on Bishop Garrigan at 1:30 p.m. followed by a championship rematch between North Linn and Newell-Fonda at 3:15 p.m. Winners of both games ...

Taylor ready for title push

WICHITA, Kan. — The goal is of course to win it all, but this week is about much more than that for Grand View University senior wrestler Carson Taylor. “I would love to win a national championship, but that’s just a pedestal,” Taylor said. “People won’t remember that. I think ...

Triton men knock off No. 3 DMACC, 83-76

BOONE — The Iowa Central men are proving that what happened in the regular season does not matter once the postseason rolls around. For the second straight time, the Tritons posted a victory over a team that swept them during the year, knocking off No. 3 Des Moines Area Community College ...

Golden Bears rout Montezuma, 69-31

DES MOINES — As a freshman, Zoe Montag was not just on the bench for Bishop Garrigan’s run to the school’s first state championship — she was a key player off of it. The following year, Montag again contributed as a reserve as the Golden Bears secured a second consecutive state title ...

Mustangs dominate Springville, 60-32

DES MOINES — The Newell-Fonda girls used their frenetic style of basketball to leave Springville in the dust here Wednesday night, advancing to the Class 1A semifinals with a 60-32 victory. The Mustangs, who have claimed four state titles and six more runner-up trophies, will take on ...