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DOUBLE SILVER

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Iowa Central men’s and women’s track and field teams secured runner-up finishes here this past weekend at the Region 11 Outdoor Championships. In the men’s team race, Iowa Western scored the overall trophy after winning the 4x400-meter relay in the final event of the day over the Tritons, who were second. The Reivers finished with 264 points, as Iowa Central tallied 262.5. Indian Hills, North Iowa Area, Hawkeye, Des Moines Area, Southeastern and Southwestern rounded out the standings. The Reivers also won the women’s crown with 297 points, as the ...

Ayala joins Cyclone coaching staff

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AMES – It may seem somewhat unconventional on paper, but Drake Ayala’s decision to join the Iowa State University men’s wrestling staff was steeped much more in logic than emotion. Ayala was officially added to new Cyclone head coach Brent Metcalf’s staff on Wednesday. The ...

Gaels play in NCC boys golf triangular

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CLEAR LAKE — The St. Edmond boys golf team finished second on Tuesday in North Central Conference action. Clear Lake carded a round of 153 to take home top honors. The Gaels shot a 171. Clarion-Goldfield/Dows was third at 183. Kenny Fisher from Clear Lake led a wave of Lions atop the leaderboard with a round of 37, as teammate Kysen Lamb was second with a 38. For St. Edmond, Ty Mericle shot a 41 with Hunter Horn carding a 42. Jack McElroy added a 43, Maxxus Laufersweiler had a 45, Griffin Laufersweiler 47 and Kinnick Henning 49. “It was great to see Hunter come in with a ...

Triton men in action at districts

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SIOUX CITY — Francis Lockwood and Eric Zuniga made big moves up the leaderboard at the North Central District championship for the Iowa Central men’s golf team. But in the end, the Tritons were unable to crack the Top-5, finishing seventh overall as Kirkwood rallied past Northeast. Southeast was third followed by NIACC, Southwestern, DMACC and Iowa Central. Ted Sargeant finished off his run at the top of the leaderboard, shooting 6-under for the three rounds to lead Kirkwood to an 11th consecutive team crown. Lockwood found his rhythm in the third round, firing a 2-over for his ...

Gaels compete in NCC tennis tourney

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WEBSTER CITY — The St. Edmond boys tennis team continued to find success on the courts, competing here Wednesday at the North Central Conference Tournament. Leading the way for the Gaels was the doubles team of Ethan Cibert and Grant Anderson, as they placed fourth overall in the first flight, as St. Edmond finished with 10 team points. Nevada took home top honors followed by Clear Lake, Iowa Falls-Alden, Hampton-Dumont/CAL, Webster City and the Gaels. Nevada’s Connery Varsa and Noah Johnson won singles titles, as the Cubs also claimed the top doubles bracket. “I am very ...

Region 11 baseball tourney up next for Iowa Central

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CARROLL — The No. 16 Iowa Central baseball team head into the Region 11 Tournament with momentum after concluding the regular season strong. In fact, the Tritons open play here Thursday from Merchants Park with Ellsworth, who they took three games from this past weekend at Rogers Park. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. following Des Moines Area vs. Northeast. Seventh-ranked Southeastern is the top seed, while No. 4 Kirkwood awaits the winner between Iowa Central (43-9 overall) and Ellsworth (21-31). The tournament is double elimination. With the sweep of the Panthers, the ...