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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 ...

Garrigan back in championship round, 49-38

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DES MOINES — Emmi Bartolo and Sacha Alesch already know what it’s like to win a state championship. Now, their teammates will get a chance to join them. The Bishop Garrigan seniors were freshmen members of the program’s 2023 title squad. Now in their final season, they’re helping ...

Brands knew exactly why he wanted Ayala in Black and Gold

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IOWA CITY — Tom Brands knew the exact moment he wanted Drake Ayala to be an Iowa Hawkeye. It was in the Dodger gym, and it didn’t come from something Ayala did on the mat — but rather, after a match. “It goes way back to when I was in Fort Dodge for a Dodger (dual) against Southeast ...

Tritons run at Championships

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TOPEKA, Kan. — The opening day of the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships hit the track from Washburn University here Friday night, as several members of the Iowa Central team were in action. With six of 20 events scored, the Triton women are fourth overall while the men sit in ...