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Kiah Stokes chooses UConn

Wed - 10 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

MARION — Kiah Stokes is headed for the mecca of women’s college basketball.

Stokes, the 6-foot-3 senior center for the Linn-Mar Lions, announced Thursday afternoon at a press conference that she’s accepted a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Connecticut next year.

Stokes visited Connecticut, Iowa, Tennessee, Georgia and Maryland before making her decision. She said the process was exciting, overwhelming and stressful at times.The Huskies, coached by Geno Auriemma, have won the last two NCAA titles and have won seven national championships since 1995.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 January 2011 19:15

This Bohannon stays close to home at UNI

Wed - 10 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Gordy and Brenda Bohannon won’t have to drive to Wisconsin or fly to Colorado to see their third-eldest son play college basketball.

Matt Bohannon is sticking close to home.

Bohannon, a 6-foot-4 guard at Linn-Mar, signed a national letter-of-intent Wednesday to play his college basketball at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, an easy drive from the Bohannons’ home in Marion.

He signed his letter-of-intent during a ceremony at the school Wednesday afternoon.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:49

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