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Wrestling with a problem

Tue - 14 Feb Written by Scott Unash

This week marks the annual "eight-ring circus" coming to the capitol city.

It's the annual state wrestling tournament, by far the top tournament in all of the land. The annual run begins Thursday and has been condensed from four to three days, which leads to our topic of the day.

While Wednesday used to be the first day of the tournament, the state dual meet wrestling tournament will be contested on that day instead.

As you recall, the dual tournament, through last year, was conducted in Cedar Rapids and was held the weekend after the traditional individual tournament in Des Moines.

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Maddie Koolbeck (40) pops a shot for Jefferson over a pair of Marshalltown defenders during Wednesday's Class 4A regional tournament game at Jefferson. Koolbeck scored 23 points and the J-Hawks held off Marshalltown, 53-44. (Photo by Justin Tedford)

Koolbeck leads J-Hawks past Marshalltown

Wed - 15 Feb Written by Jake Koolbeck

This was no time to panic.

Jefferson built a 15-point lead in the first half, saw it shrink to two in the third quarter, then pulled away behind Maddie Koolbeck's 23 points and beat Marshalltown, 53-44, Wednesday night in a Class 4A regional girls basketball tournament game at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks (9-13) advance to play at Ames (14-7) Saturday in the regional semifinals.

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Dani Peyton (24) drives to the hoop for two of her 18 points in Marion's 63-38 win over Vinton-Shellsburg in a Class 3A regional tournament game Wednesday night at Marion. (Photo by Joe Bishop)

Marion's defense smothers Vinton-Shellsburg

Wed - 15 Feb Written by Don Taylor

Marion used a tenacious defense Wednesday night to down Vinton-Shellsburg, 63-38, in a first-round Class 3A regional tournament girls basketball game at Marion.

The Indians held Vinton-Shellsburg to seven, nine, and seven points, respectively, through the first three quarters while committing only 10 fouls throughout the game to totally frustrate their opponents.

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Marcus Paige jams home two of his 30 points Tuesday night in Linn-Mar's 68-42 rout of Jefferson at Linn-Mar. The Lions clinched a tie for their eighth MVC title in nine years with the win. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Paige nets 30 as Lions win MVC title

Wed - 15 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

The Linn-Mar Lions are in business to win state titles, but they enjoy collecting Mississippi Valley Conference titles along the way as well.

Especially this one.

All-American Marcus Paige tossed in 30 points Tuesday on Senior Night as No. 6 Linn-Mar demolished Jefferson, 68-42, to win its eighth MVC crown in the past nine years.

The Lions (16-4, 12-3) clinched at least a share of the Mississippi Division title with Tuesday's victory. They own a one-game lead over Dubuque Senior with one game left in the regular season at Dubuque Wahlert Thursday night.

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Prairie Coach James Moses (right) leaves the court after receiving his third technical foul and being ejected from Tuesday night's game against Cedar Falls at Prairie. Assistant coach Jeff Zittergruen (center) is next to Moses and Prairie player Tom Eilers to the left. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Moses ejected as Cedar Falls drubs Prairie

Wed - 15 Feb Written by Tom Fruehling

If there was a method to Prairie Coach James Moses getting mad Tuesday night, it didn't work.

He was called for his first technical foul for arguing with officials with 4:15 left in a home game against Cedar Falls when his team trailed 57-37. He got tagged for his second and third technicals back-to-back 30 seconds later and was automatically ejected.

The Class 4A third-ranked Tigers rattled off 14 straight points and turned what had once been a seven-point third quarter contest into a 71-40 rout in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Prairie.

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Metro Sports Report

Wrestling with a problem

Koolbeck leads J-Hawks past Marshalltown

Marion's defense smothers Vinton-Shellsburg

Paige nets 30 as Lions win MVC title

Moses ejected as Cedar Falls drubs Prairie

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