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DES MOINES — Sometime this week, Grant Galles, Jakob Koopman and Jack McElroy will walk off the basketball court together for a final time. The three St. Edmond seniors started their journey together all the way back in elementary school along with several other teammates. Galles, Koopman ...

Triton men punch ticket to nationals

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ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — For the first time in 14 years, the Iowa Central men’s basketball squad is headed to the NJCAA Div. II National Tournament. The 11th-ranked Tritons claimed the North Central B District title with a convincing 97-75 victory over Dakota County here Saturday ...

Newell-Fonda girls add another chapter to their dynasty

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DES MOINES — The last time Newell-Fonda and Bishop Garrigan met for the Class 1A girls state basketball title, Ellie and Quinn Sievers were years away from the high school level. On Saturday night inside a Casey’s Center that included former Golden Bear and current Iowa State star Audi ...

Triton teams both 3rd at nationals; three champs crowned

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Iowa Central wrestling program walked away from the NJCAA National Tournament with three individual champions, 13 other medalists and a pair of third-place team finishes. Muhammad Bilal and Jarrel Miller became the 58th and 59th champions all-time for the Triton men, ...

Triton Ninneman a national champ

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LANSING, Mich. — Madison Ninneman placed her name in the Iowa Central bowling history books here Saturday, winning the NJCAA women’s all-events national championship. Behind Ninneman’s performance, the Tritons placed second overall in the team standings to Barton by just 54 pins. Barton ...

N-F punches 4th straight title-game ticket

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DES MOINES — Quinn Sievers was in the Newell-Fonda crowd at the state basketball tournament a year ago, hoping to one day have the same opportunity as so many of the girls she’s looked up to through the years. On Friday, it was the precocious freshman’s turn to shine. Sievers scored a ...