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Daly Quinn of Marion (12) takes the ball to the basket for two of his team-high 18 points Monday night in the Indians' 64-47 win over Center Point-Urbana in a Class 3A district semifinal at Xavier. Marion will play Xavier on Thursday at Linn-Mar. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Indians lick CPU in district opener

Mon - 24 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

The Marion Indians are not kidding themselves about making the Class 3A state basketball tournament this year, but there's no harm in dreaming.

Marion breezed past Center Point-Urbana, 64-47, in the opening round of the playoffs Monday night at the Xavier High School gym, but that was the easy part.

Now the Indians (10-12) have a date in the district finals Thursday night against the Xavier Saints, a dangerous team that faced a steady diet of Class 4A competition in the Mississippi Valley Conference this season. And if the Indians somehow upset the Saints, they'll probably have to face top-ranked Dubuque Wahlert in the substate finals next Monday.

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Calvin Winker of Xavier (23) takes the ball up and over Tanner Spies of Vinton-Shellsburg for two of his 16 points in the Saints' 64-32 win Monday in a Class 3A district semifinal at Xavier. The Saints face Marion in the district final Thursday at Linn-Mar. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Saints double the score on Vinton

Mon - 24 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

The Xavier Saints enjoyed their initial foray into the Class 3A district basketball tournament Monday night with an easy 64-32 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg.

The Saints competed at the Class 4A level in recent years and played mostly a 4A schedule this season in the Mississippi Valley Conference, but their enrollment put them in Class 3A this year for the postseason.

So far, so good, but the Saints (14-8) suspect it will get tougher Thursday night when they meet the scrappy Marion Indians (10-12) at the Linn-Mar gym.

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Warriors upset Clinton; Cougars up next

Tue - 25 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

CLINTON - Washington shot out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter and made it hold up to upset Clinton, 68-59, Monday in a Class 4A substate boys basketball game.

The Warriors (6-16) advance to play Kennedy (16-5) in a substate semifinal Friday night at Kennedy. The Cougars beat Washington twice during the regular season.

Washington had 10 players break into the scoring column against Clinton.

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J-Hawks tipped by PV, 47-45

Mon - 24 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

BETTENDORF - Ryan Spelhaug's tip-in at the buzzer lifted Pleasant Valley past Jefferson, 47-45, Monday night at Pleasant Valley.

Jefferson erased a 10-point halftime deficit and grabbed the lead in the fourth quarter, but the J-Hawks' bid for an upset in the Class 4A substate quarterfinals fell a bucket short.

Will Carius, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, scored 22 points to lead Pleasant Valley (14-8). Spelhaug added 12 points, including a putback of Carius' off-balance shot to win the game.

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Indoor facility keeps Lewis in the game

Sun - 23 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

John Lewis learned how to catch fly balls when he was a budding young baseball player by racing after golf balls people would hit to him.

You probably won't get those kind of lessons from Lewis at the Line Drive Hitting complex in Swisher, but the former Kirkwood Community College baseball coach will be happy to teach you just about everything he knows about the grand old game.

Individuals and teams can practice on their own in the facility, which has six cages of various sizes, including a 70-foot cage that's suitable for pitching as well as hitting.

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Indians lick CPU in district opener

Saints double the score on Vinton

Warriors upset Clinton; Cougars up next

J-Hawks tipped by PV, 47-45

Indoor facility keeps Lewis in the game

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