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Six Tritons in semifinals

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — Six Iowa Central wrestlers will compete here Saturday in the semifinals of the NJCAA National Championships. Muhammad Bilal, Damarcus Powe, Jarrel Miller and Zaman Anwar stayed alive for individual titles for the Triton men while Erica Pastoriza and Delise Villa did the same for the Iowa Central women. In the team standings, the Triton men currently sit fourth overall, with the women in third place. Wrestling continues from the Mid-America Center with the semis and consolation placements matches starting at 9:30 a.m. Opening ceremonies for the championship finals ...

Representing Iowa on the pitch

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Addison Lentsch and Reese Trimble love playing soccer, and recently, the Fort Dodge teammates got a chance to work on their skills in a select tournament. The two were selected by the Iowa Soccer Association to a team of 17 girls statewide to represent Iowa at the ...

High expectations for Triton wrestlers

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Iowa Central men’s and women’s wrestling teams enter the NJCAA National Tournament with high expectations. Preliminary first round matches begin the two-day event from the Mid-America Center at 9 a.m. here on Friday and run through quarterfinals on the championship and consolation sides. Saturday begins at 9:30 a.m. with the championship semifinals, followed by consolation matches and placement bouts. Opening ceremonies for the championship finals start at 5:30 p.m. ICCAC rival Indian Hills swept the men’s and women’s team titles a year ago, as the ...

Bears, Mustangs play for title spots

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DES MOINES — The last time Bishop Garrigan and Newell-Fonda squared off in the girls state tournament was for the Class 1A championship in 2023. Audi Crooks and Molly Joyce led the Golden Bears to their second consecutive title with a 68-57 victory as Crooks scored a tournament-record 49 points with 16 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Should both the Golden Bears and Mustangs secure wins here Friday in the semifinals, they would square off inside Casey’s Center for the state title once more. Top-ranked and No. 1 seed Bishop Garrigan (23-2 overall) plays Dunkerton (23-2) ...

FINAL RIDE

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IOWA CITY — Drake Ayala has no regrets from his wrestling career at the University of Iowa. The three-time Fort Dodge state champion has gone through some ups and downs, but in the end, the troubles and triumphs have built him into the person he is as a senior Hawkeye. “There are growing ...

No. 8 Tritons pick up two more wins

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The eighth-ranked Iowa Central baseball team picked up two more victories here Thursday at Rogers Park, sweeping a doubleheader vs. Minnesota West. Scores were 11-1 in five innings and 21-5 in seven. The Tritons (11-1 overall) have now scored at least 10 runs in nine straight and 11 of 12 to start the year. Ethan Biggar, Jaren Lauver and Sean Stewart combined on a two-hitter, as Biggar struck out seven with two walks, throwing 41 of his 64 pitches for strikes. The lone run scored was unearned. At the plate, Mitch Seykora — the No. 8 hitter — was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a ...