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Class 2A State Wrestling: First round results

Wednesday, Feb. 16

Championship Round

Weight: 103
Tyler Bartels (SR), Riceville-Saint Ansgar Fall BJ Bremer (SO), Webster City, 5:30
Doug Miner (SO), Spirit Lake Park Fall Marcus Siegwarth (FR), MFL-Central, 1:05
Shadow Leshen (FR), Albia Dec Tony DeVriese (SO), Assumption Davenport, 12-8
Darrian Schwenke (FR), Atlantic Dec James Wenzel (SO), Mount Vernon, 5-0
Joe Michels (JR), Osage Fall Brody Harrison (FR), Saydel, 5:31
Zach Less (SO), West Delaware Manchester Dec Austin Bainbridge (JR), Sheldon/South O'Brien, 10-4
Derek Miller (JR), Winterset Dec Tyler Schoon (FR), Northeast Goose Lake, 4-2
Broghan Kelly (FR), Harlan Dec Fletcher Green (FR), Washington, 3-1

Weight: 112
Austin Evans (JR), Independence Fall Mitchell Broer (FR), Ballard, 1:07
Tanner Cowan (SO), Centerville M-Dec Hunter Slifka (FR), Crestwood Cresco, 14-5
Kyle Springer (SO), Assumption Davenport T-Fall Blake Luna (FR), Clarinda, 22-7/5:30
Colton McCrystal (SO), Sergeant Bluff-Luton Fall Aaron Schultz (FR), Williamsburg, 0:32
Dylan Peters (JR), Denver-Tripoli Fall Patrick Rooney (SO), Bondurant-Farrar, 3:41
Leighton Gaul (SO), New Hampton M-Dec Jimmy Scieszinski (JR), Van Meter, 8-0
Brett Marcum (SO), Missouri Valley Dec Chad McCannon (SR), West Burlington/Notre Dame/Danville, 5-3
Dustin Horne (SR), South Tama County � Dec Zach Skopec (FR), Spirit Lake Park, 6-4

Weight: 119
Alex Rust (SR), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock Fall Erik Freed (FR), Clarke Osceola, 2:18
Matt Paulus (SR), New Hampton Fall Trevor Knepper (JR), Williamsburg, 1:10
Dalton Kingery (JR), PCM Monroe M-Dec Chase Goodman (SO), South Central Calhoun, 17-3
Topher Carton (JR), Assumption Davenport M-Dec Tad Chapin (FR), Denver-Tripoli, 14-1
Chase Flack (SR), JSPCEG Fall Oscar Ramirez (FR), Estherville Lincoln Central, 1:50
Jobe Goodale (SR), Osage Fall Brody Beck (FR), Grinnell, 2:22
Walker Marshall (JR), Missouri Valley T-Fall Dillon Hansen (SO), Ballard, 17-0/5:17
Sawyer Farris (JR), New London/WMU T-Fall Kellan O'Shea (FR), Decorah, 23-6/2:53

Weight: 125
Ryan Matherly (SR), Grinnell Dec Zach Muller (SO), West Delaware Manchester, 5-3
Dakota Simmons (SR), Fairfield Forf Isaac Lundgren (JR), Spirit Lake Park
Ryan Lutes (SR), SH-BCLUW Fall Taylor Brammer (SR), Central Decatur Leon, 4:39
Cole Anderson (SR), Forest City Dec Rob Young (JR), Atlantic, 8-2
Kyle Blocker (SO), East Marshall/GMG T-Fall Greg Vance (JR), Wahlert Catholic Dubuque, 19-2/6:00
Eric Clarke (FR), Assumption Davenport Dec Preston Hoelbelheinric (JR), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 3-2
Clint Flack (JR), JSPCEG M-Dec Alan Perry (SO), Bondurant-Farrar, 9-0
Jacob Colon (SR), Clear Lake Fall Zac Goodrich (FR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 0:59

Weight: 130
Jordan Roths (JR), New Hampton Fall Jason Bowers (JR), Anamosa, 3:15
Logan Thomsen (SO), Union LaPorte City M-Dec Ron Harrison (JR), Saydel, 12-2
Josh Perkins (SR), Atlantic Dec Hunter Langley (JR), Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 4-3
Jared Hoefer (SR), West Delaware Manchester Dec Brandon Silbaugh (JR), JSPCEG, 7-6
Tre' Rutz (SR), Humboldt Fall Grant Rosenboom (SO), Assumption Davenport, 3:03
JC Vercande (JR), Williamsburg M-Dec Bryce Wignall (JR), PCM Monroe, 16-2
Dylan Bryce (JR), Spirit Lake Park Dec Peter Nagy (FR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 8-3
Brandon Sorensen (SO), Denver-Tripoli M-Dec Jacob England (SR), Winterset, 16-6

Weight: 135
Jake Marlin (SO), Creston/Orient-Macksburg Fall Keegan Mumma (JR), A-D-M Adel, 4:25
Dustin Shinkle (SR), Benton Van Horne M-Dec Shiloh Snyder (SR), Maquoketa, 16-6
Tyler Mitchell (SR), Charles City Fall Devin Bruening (SR), Decorah, 3:39
Nick Harvey (SR), Nevada Dec Nate Taylor (SR), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 5-4
Matt White (SR), Albia T-Fall Dalton Hemer (SR), OA-BCIG, 17-0/6:00
Jake Kadel (SR), New London/WMU M-Dec Trey Ryan (FR), Mount Vernon, 17-4
Shane Broderick (JR), Wahlert Catholic Dubuque Dec Austin Horner (SR), Clear Lake, 3-1
Tyler Patten (SR), Webster City M-Dec Cole Moens (SO), Laurens-Marathon, 20-6

Weight: 140
Kyler Risher (SR), Centerville Dec Dylan McLaughlin (JR), Union LaPorte City, 6-4
Royce Nessa (JR), Webster City M-Dec Jeremiah Garber (JR), Davis County Bloomfield, 11-3
Josh Schaefer (SR), OA-BCIG Dec Jed Siegwarth (JR), MFL-Central, 7-1
Tom Mahoney (SR), New Hampton Dec Mark Norland (SO), Spirit Lake Park, 7-1
Tyler Walz (JR), South Tama County � Dec Wil Stetzel (SR), Perry, 8-5
Bo Cosens (SR), Ballard Dec Dakota Snider (SR), Maquoketa, 6-5
Brad Schwenke (SR), Atlantic Dec Cory Chapin (JR), Denver-Tripoli, 7-4
Kyle Donlin (SR), Sioux Center Dec Brady Horner (SR), Clear Lake, 7-1

Weight: 145
Brandon Barker (SR), Osage Fall Joey Powers (JR), Webster City, 2:52
Chris Johnson (SR), Independence M-Dec John Estep (SR), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, 14-3
Brody Grothus (SR), Assumption Davenport Fall Griffin Osing (FR), Albia, 2:54
Cody Fritz (JR), Solon Dec Rob Nichols (JR), Atlantic, 8-6/OT
Tanner Hiatt (SR), Ballard Dec Aaron Sorenson (SR), Forest City, 6-4
Mitch Berns (SR), Waukon Dec Rick Maris (SO), Spirit Lake Park, 8-6/OT
Brady Milder (SR), Columbus Columbus Junction Dec Logan Gushiken (SR), A-D-M Adel, 6-2
Blake Meling (JR), East Marshall/GMG Fall Tyler Kenny (SR), Ridge View, 5:30

Weight: 152
Nick Winter (SR), MFL-Central Dec Cody Jones (SR), Ballard, 4-2
Dakotah Poe (SR), Albia Fall Spencer Capitani (SR), Lake Mills/Northwood-Kensett, 1:10
Nick Georgean (SO), Assumption Davenport Dec John Young (SR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 5-1
Ryan Valline (SR), East Marshall/GMG Fall Dallas Rozeboom (SO), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 1:50
Garrett Smith (JR), Denver-Tripoli Dec Billy Behle (SR), Bondurant-Farrar, 5-4
Oscar Guzman (JR), Charles City Dec Nathan Carhill (SR), JSPCEG, 6-4
Adam Drain (FR), Mediapolis Fall Brent Stickrod (JR), OA-BCIG, 1:13
Chase Skoneczka (SR), Benton Van Horne Dec Josh King (JR), Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 13-6

Weight: 160
Cody Solari (SR), Sergeant Bluff-Luton M-Dec Aaron McMurphy (JR), Dallas Center-Grimes, 9-1
Kyle Lux (SR), South Tama County � Dec Royce Byrnes (SR), Lake Mills/Northwood-Kensett, 7-4
Brad Mickelson (SR), Ballard Fall Cody Morris (JR), Bedford/Lenox, 1:06
Chase Shedenhelm (SO), Denver-Tripoli Dec Thomas Reyhons (SR), Assumption Davenport, 7-5/OT
Collin Ascherl (JR), MOC-Floyd Valley Dec Keegan Davis (JR), Perry, 7-5
Ryan Cox (SR), Mount Vernon Dec Ryan Randall (JR), Osage, 9-5
Derek Stork (JR), Atlantic Fall Trent Little (SR), PCM Monroe, 0:59
Nick Fuller (JR), Independence Dec Dylan Nelson (SR), Davis County Bloomfield, 9-2

Weight: 171
Jake Reiter (SR), Union LaPorte City Dec Elliott Wirkler (SR), MFL-Central, 5-2
Jeff Guttry (SR), Fairfield Fall Tanner Matthews (JR), Sheldon/South O'Brien, 1:34
Tanner Weatherman (SR), Ballard Fall Sam Anderson (SR), Dallas Center-Grimes, 2:17
Seth Esaias (JR), Red Oak Fall David Kramer (JR), New Hampton, 1:39
Sam Lahr (JR), West Delaware Manchester Dec Erik Lux (SO), South Tama County �, 6-5
Colton Vant Hof (SR), Sioux Center Fall Tommy Argo (SR), Assumption Davenport, 3:56
Jordan Grove (SO), A-D-M Adel M-Dec Dylan Fielder (FR), Webster City, 10-2
Jacob Jensen (JR), Crestwood Cresco Dec Keaton Hulett (SO), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 5-1

Weight: 189
Joe Roll (JR), Osage Dec Forrest Marx (SR), Northeast Goose Lake, 9-5
Devin Mitchell (SR), Bondurant-Farrar Fall Tyler Walls (SR), Clear Creek-Amana, 0:59
Colten Riley (JR), South Central Calhoun Dec Bruce McWilliams (JR), Sheldon/South O'Brien, 3-0
Adam Reth (SO), West Delaware Manchester Dec Jack Manning (SR), Woodward-Granger, 10-3
Logan Kellogg (JR), Clear Lake Dec Andrew Riley (SR), Assumption Davenport, 7-4
Ross Larson (JR), Ballard T-Fall Matt Schmitz (SR), Union LaPorte City, 15-0/4:15
Sam Van Ginkel (JR), Western Christian Hull Dec Tyler Doll (JR), Atlantic, 4-3
Blaize Cabell (SR), Independence Fall Richard England (JR), Centerville, 0:59

Weight: 215
Collin Bevins (JR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg M-Dec Marcus Benton (SR), Van Meter, 11-3
Tom McClimon (SR), Central Clinton DeWitt Def Tom Malloy (SR), Williamsburg, INJURY
Alex Rans (SR), West Delaware Manchester Dec Skyler Hulshizer (SO), Riceville-Saint Ansgar, 3-0
Micah Hoogendoorn (SR), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Dec Troy Brown (SR), Carlisle, 8-4
Kane Seeley (JR), Perry Fall Michael Davidson (SO), Ridge View, 3:17
Tyler Grauer (SR), Clear Creek-Amana Fall Bradley Grothus (JR), Assumption Davenport, 0:46
Devin Lemke (SR), Iowa Falls-Alden Dec Austin Ciesielski (SR), Independence, 8-6
Terron Geerdes (JR), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock Dec Dustin Moore (SR), PCM Monroe, 15-9

Weight: 285
Austin Blythe (SR), Williamsburg Fall Tyler White (JR), Perry, 1:29
Creighton Fox (JR), Central Clinton DeWitt Dec Clinton Eichinger (SR), Ballard, 10-5
Kody Waddell (SR), Denver-Tripoli Dec Austin Conrad (JR), Atlantic, 7-5/3OT
Logan Hopp (JR), New Hampton Fall Miah Back (JR), Cherokee Washington, 1:13
Zach Bauer (SR), Dallas Center-Grimes Fall Tommy Hamiel (JR), Solon, 0:18
Bret Johnson (SR), Roland-Story Story City Dec Tyler Swope (SR), Assumption Davenport, 7-6
Adam Ownby (SR), Independence Dec Jordan Hayes (SR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 7-2
Seth Praska (SR), Crestwood Cresco Fall Gable Bonner (JR), Estherville Lincoln Central, 3:30

Consolation - First round 

Weight: 103
Marcus Siegwarth (FR), MFL-Central M-Dec BJ Bremer (SO), Webster City, 10-0
Tony DeVriese (SO), Assumption Davenport Fall James Wenzel (SO), Mount Vernon, 3:31
Austin Bainbridge (JR), Sheldon/South O'Brien Fall Brody Harrison (FR), Saydel, 0:26
Fletcher Green (FR), Washington Dec Tyler Schoon (FR), Northeast Goose Lake, 6-2

Weight: 112
Mitchell Broer (FR), Ballard Dec Hunter Slifka (FR), Crestwood Cresco, 9-3
Blake Luna (FR), Clarinda Dec Aaron Schultz (FR), Williamsburg, 6-2
Jimmy Scieszinski (JR), Van Meter Dec Patrick Rooney (SO), Bondurant-Farrar, 6-2
Zach Skopec (FR), Spirit Lake Park Dec Chad McCannon (SR), West Burlington/Notre Dame/Danville, 4-0

Weight: 119
Erik Freed (FR), Clarke Osceola Dec Trevor Knepper (JR), Williamsburg, 7-5
Chase Goodman (SO), South Central Calhoun Fall Tad Chapin (FR), Denver-Tripoli, 1:10
Oscar Ramirez (FR), Estherville Lincoln Central Fall Brody Beck (FR), Grinnell, 1:43
Dillon Hansen (SO), Ballard Fall Kellan O'Shea (FR), Decorah, 3:06

Weight: 125
Zach Muller (SO), West Delaware Manchester Forf Isaac Lundgren (JR), Spirit Lake Park
Rob Young (JR), Atlantic Fall Taylor Brammer (SR), Central Decatur Leon, 3:29
Greg Vance (JR), Wahlert Catholic Dubuque Dec Preston Hoelbelheinric (JR), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 13-7
Alan Perry (SO), Bondurant-Farrar Dec Zac Goodrich (FR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 19-12

Weight: 130
Jason Bowers (JR), Anamosa Dec Ron Harrison (JR), Saydel, 7-4
Brandon Silbaugh (JR), JSPCEG Fall Hunter Langley (JR), Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 4:25
Grant Rosenboom (SO), Assumption Davenport Dec Bryce Wignall (JR), PCM Monroe, 5-0
Jacob England (SR), Winterset Dec Peter Nagy (FR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 5-4

Weight: 135
Keegan Mumma (JR), A-D-M Adel Dec Shiloh Snyder (SR), Maquoketa, 10-5
Nate Taylor (SR), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Dec Devin Bruening (SR), Decorah, 12-7
Dalton Hemer (SR), OA-BCIG Dec Trey Ryan (FR), Mount Vernon, 5-2
Austin Horner (SR), Clear Lake Dec Cole Moens (SO), Laurens-Marathon, 6-1

Weight: 140
Dylan McLaughlin (JR), Union LaPorte City Dec Jeremiah Garber (JR), Davis County Bloomfield, 7-6
Jed Siegwarth (JR), MFL-Central Dec Mark Norland (SO), Spirit Lake Park, 10-3
Wil Stetzel (SR), Perry Dec Dakota Snider (SR), Maquoketa, 5-2
Cory Chapin (JR), Denver-Tripoli Fall Brady Horner (SR), Clear Lake, 4:55

Weight: 145
Joey Powers (JR), Webster City M-Dec John Estep (SR), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, 13-5
Rob Nichols (JR), Atlantic Dec Griffin Osing (FR), Albia, 8-5
Aaron Sorenson (SR), Forest City Fall Rick Maris (SO), Spirit Lake Park, 5:49
Logan Gushiken (SR), A-D-M Adel Fall Tyler Kenny (SR), Ridge View, 0:45

Weight: 152
Cody Jones (SR), Ballard Fall Spencer Capitani (SR), Lake Mills/Northwood-Kensett, 4:48
Dallas Rozeboom (SO), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley M-Dec John Young (SR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 11-3
Billy Behle (SR), Bondurant-Farrar Dec Nathan Carhill (SR), JSPCEG, 8-3
Brent Stickrod (JR), OA-BCIG Dec Josh King (JR), Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 3-2

Weight: 160
Aaron McMurphy (JR), Dallas Center-Grimes Dec Royce Byrnes (SR), Lake Mills/Northwood-Kensett, 8-2
Thomas Reyhons (SR), Assumption Davenport Dec Cody Morris (JR), Bedford/Lenox, 8-4
Ryan Randall (JR), Osage Fall Keegan Davis (JR), Perry, 0:45
Dylan Nelson (SR), Davis County Bloomfield Dec Trent Little (SR), PCM Monroe, 8-3

Weight: 171
Elliott Wirkler (SR), MFL-Central Dec Tanner Matthews (JR), Sheldon/South O'Brien, 6-2
Sam Anderson (SR), Dallas Center-Grimes Dec David Kramer (JR), New Hampton, 7-6
Tommy Argo (SR), Assumption Davenport M-Dec Erik Lux (SO), South Tama County �, 9-0
Dylan Fielder (FR), Webster City Fall Keaton Hulett (SO), Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 3:52

Weight: 189
Tyler Walls (SR), Clear Creek-Amana Dec Forrest Marx (SR), Northeast Goose Lake, 8-3
Jack Manning (SR), Woodward-Granger M-Dec Bruce McWilliams (JR), Sheldon/South O'Brien, 10-0
Andrew Riley (SR), Assumption Davenport Dec Matt Schmitz (SR), Union LaPorte City, 6-4
Tyler Doll (JR), Atlantic Dec Richard England (JR), Centerville, 3-1

Weight: 215
Marcus Benton (SR), Van Meter Def Tom Malloy (SR), Williamsburg, INJURY
Troy Brown (SR), Carlisle M-Dec Skyler Hulshizer (SO), Riceville-Saint Ansgar, 16-6
Michael Davidson (SO), Ridge View Fall Bradley Grothus (JR), Assumption Davenport, 4:30
Dustin Moore (SR), PCM Monroe Dec Austin Ciesielski (SR), Independence, 5-4

Weight: 285
Clinton Eichinger (SR), Ballard Dec Tyler White (JR), Perry, 3-0
Austin Conrad (JR), Atlantic M-Dec Miah Back (JR), Cherokee Washington, 10-1
Tyler Swope (SR), Assumption Davenport Fall Tommy Hamiel (JR), Solon, 1:41
Jordan Hayes (SR), Creston/Orient-Macksburg Fall Gable Bonner (JR), Estherville Lincoln Central, 5:24

 Team totals

1.   Assumption Davenport  25.50
2.   Ballard  23.50
3.   Atlantic  17.00
3.  (tie) New Hampton  17.00
3.  (tie) Osage  17.00
6.   Denver-Tripoli  16.00
7.   Independence  15.00
8.   West Delaware Manchester  13.00
9.   East Marshall/GMG  11.50
10.   Webster City  11.00
11.   Creston/Orient-Macksburg  10.00
11.  (tie) JSPCEG  10.00
13.   Albia  9.50
14.   Fairfield  8.00
15.   A-D-M Adel  7.00
15.  (tie) Clear Lake  7.00
15.  (tie) Sergeant Bluff-Luton  7.00
15.  (tie) Spirit Lake Park  7.00
15.  (tie) Williamsburg  7.00
20.   New London/WMU  6.50
21.   Bondurant-Farrar  6.00
21.  (tie) Central Clinton DeWitt  6.00
21.  (tie) Central Lyon/George-Little Rock  6.00
21.  (tie) Charles City  6.00
21.  (tie) Crestwood Cresco  6.00
21.  (tie) Dallas Center-Grimes  6.00
21.  (tie) MFL-Central  6.00
21.  (tie) Sioux Center  6.00
21.  (tie) South Tama County �  6.00
21.  (tie) Union LaPorte City  6.00
31.   Missouri Valley  5.50
32.   Benton Van Horne  5.00
32.  (tie) Centerville  5.00
32.  (tie) Clear Creek-Amana  5.00
32.  (tie) Forest City  5.00
32.  (tie) Perry  5.00
32.  (tie) South Central Calhoun  5.00
38.   Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley  4.00
38.  (tie) Humboldt  4.00
38.  (tie) Mediapolis  4.00
38.  (tie) OA-BCIG  4.00
38.  (tie) PCM Monroe  4.00
38.  (tie) Red Oak  4.00
38.  (tie) Riceville-Saint Ansgar  4.00
38.  (tie) SH-BCLUW  4.00
38.  (tie) Van Meter  4.00
47.   Estherville Lincoln Central  3.00
47.  (tie) Ridge View  3.00
47.  (tie) Sheldon/South O'Brien  3.00
47.  (tie) Wahlert Catholic Dubuque  3.00
47.  (tie) Winterset  3.00
52.   Carlisle  2.00
52.  (tie) Columbus Columbus Junction  2.00
52.  (tie) Grinnell  2.00
52.  (tie) Harlan  2.00
52.  (tie) Iowa Falls-Alden  2.00
52.  (tie) MOC-Floyd Valley  2.00
52.  (tie) Mount Vernon  2.00
52.  (tie) Nevada  2.00
52.  (tie) Roland-Story Story City  2.00
52.  (tie) Solon  2.00
52.  (tie) Waukon  2.00
52.  (tie) Western Christian Hull  2.00
52.  (tie) Woodward-Granger  2.00
65.   Anamosa  1.00
65.  (tie) Clarke Osceola  1.00
65.  (tie) Davis County Bloomfield  1.00
65.  (tie) Washington  1.00
69.   Bedford/Lenox  0.00
69.  (tie) Central Decatur Leon  0.00
69.  (tie) Cherokee Washington  0.00
69.  (tie) Clarinda  0.00
69.  (tie) Decorah  0.00
69.  (tie) Lake Mills/Northwood-Kensett  0.00
69.  (tie) Laurens-Marathon  0.00
69.  (tie) Maquoketa  0.00
69.  (tie) Northeast Goose Lake  0.00
69.  (tie) Saydel  0.00
69.  (tie) West Burlington/Notre Dame/Danville  0.00

Waukon Coach Klinge receives Wootten Award

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today (Feb. 7) that Waukon girls basketball coach Gene Klinge is one of two recipients of the 2011 Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball. The annual award, one for boys basketball and one for girls basketball, is named after Morgan Wootten, one of two coaches enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame that exclusively coached high school basketball. The boys high school recipient is Bob Hurley of St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.
 
Coach Klinge has been on the sidelines coaching girls’ basketball for 49 years. His career began in 1962, and for the next 41 years he coached at West Central of Maynard where he would win 817 games before leaving the school in 2003.  His next stop and where he currently coaches is Waukon High School.  In his first year at Waukon, he led the team to a 28-0 record and the state championship. He also led Waukon to a runner-up finish in Class 3A in 2010. He is Iowa’s all-time wins leader with a career record 968-225 (through Feb. 7) with 16 state tournament appearances.
 
 The 2011 winner of the Morgan Wootten Award for boys’ basketball is Bob Hurley.  Coach Hurley has coached basketball at St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City, New Jersey since 1972. Coach Hurley was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010 and just recently earned his 1,000 career victory at St. Anthony.
 
“The selection of these two legendary high school coaches for this year’s Morgan Wootten Award continues the Hall of Fame’s goal of honoring excellence in the sport of basketball at all levels,” said John. L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame.  “These coaches have touched the lives of thousands of basketball players and we are proud to recognize their lifetime achievement at the high school level.”
 
“Bob Hurley and Gene Klinge represent the very finest in high school basketball.  As outstanding teachers, coaches and role models, they have touched the lives of thousands of young people.  I am extremely pleased that I will able to present the Lifetime Achievement Awards to these fine coaches at this year’s McDonald’s All-American Games,” said Hall of Fame Class of 2000 member Morgan Wootten.
 
The Morgan Wootten Award winners were selected by a nationally based committee comprised of Hall of Famers, national high school media members, tournament directors and others that have significantly impacted the game.  The awards will be presented by Morgan Wootten at the 2011 McDonald’s All-American Game events in March in Chicago.

For more information, please visit the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame website at www.hoophall.com or call 1-877-4-HOOPLA 
 

Linn-Mar girls move up to No. 2

Linn-Mar has moved up to the No. 2 spot in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union basketball poll.

The Lions (13-1) replaced Ankeny, which suffered its first loss last week and fell to fourth. Des Moines East (14-0) remains at No. 1.

Washington (11-2) held on to the No. 5 spot, despite a 44-41 loss to Linn-Mar last week. Xavier (11-3) is No. 11.

Other ranked teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference include No. 3 Iowa City West (12-1), No. 6 Waterloo West (11-2) and No. 8 Iowa City High (12-3).

Ballard (14-0) is No. 1 in 3A.

Washington hosts Iowa City High on Friday.

Linn-Mar plays Ballard on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. at the U.S. Cellular Center. Washington plays Class 3A No. 7 DeWitt Central (12-2) in the fiollowing game at 4:30. Xavier hosts No. 13 Dowling on Saturday at 2:30 in a game that was postponed by weather in mid-December.

CLASS 4A

1. DM East (14-0), 2. Linn-Mar (13-1), 3. Iowa City West (12-1), 4. Ankeny (13-1), 5. CR Washington (11-2), 6. Waterloo West (11-2), 7. SE Polk (13-1), 8. Iowa City High (12-3), 9. Pleasant Valley (12-1), 10. Sioux City North (11-3), 11. CR Xavier (11-3), 12. Waukee (11-3), 13. WDM Dowling (11-2), 14. Mason City (12-3), 15. Lewis Central (11-2).

Volleyball tourney stays in Cedar Rapids

The state volleyball tournament and its $1.8 million annual windfall are staying in Cedar Rapids.

The Board of Directors for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union voted 6-1 Wednesday to hold the 2011 state tournament at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena while the U.S. Cellular Center is being remodeled.

"We are very, very grateful," said Mary Lee Malmberg, the director of Sports Tourism for the Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau. "This is certainly a big deal for Cedar Rapids."

The IGHSAU considered other venues for the 2011 tournament, including Sioux City and Cedar Falls, but IGHSAU staff members recommended keeping the event in Cedar Rapids. The Board of Directors agreed and voted in favor at Wednesday's meeting in Des Moines, with one board member apparently favoring Sioux City.

"I think we convinced them that the Ice Arena is a viable, workable option for a one-year substitute," said Mike Dick, executive director of the IGHSAU. "It's a one-year deal, and then we fully intend to be in the U.S. Cellular Center from 2012 through 2015 for the rest of our contract."

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