CORALVILLE — Danica Diedrick’s mindset heading into the state wrestling tournament was simple: have fun first, and everything else would take care of itself. Diedrick (36-3) did exactly that and now finds herself in Friday’s Class 1A 170-pound semifinals. In her third state tournament ...
Needing an offensive lift, the St. Edmond girls found one in the form of Sophia Schlienz. The junior scored nine consecutive points for the Gaels, helping them erase a four-point deficit and post a 53-43 victory over Pocahontas Area here Thursday night inside the SEHS gym. Schlienz finished ...
There was absolutely no looking ahead by the fourth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys here Thursday night. Ahead of a showdown with No. 7 (3A) Clear Lake on Friday, the Gaels made sure to put Pocahontas Area away early, claiming a 95-55 victory. Hunter Horn scored 33 points and Carson ...
The Fort Dodge boys matched the energy and intensity top-ranked (Class 3A) Storm Lake brought to the Dodger gym in the early going on Thursday. From there, it was all Tornadoes. Even without superstar Jaidyn Coon, Storm Lake ran away with a 79-28 victory by dominating the final three quarters ...
Sometimes, basketball is truly as simple as finding a way to put the ball through the net. The Fort Dodge girls couldn’t get anything to drop against Storm Lake here on Thursday, as their frigid ways from the floor led to a 52-29 victory for the visiting Tornadoes. Head coach Scott ...
CORALVILLE — Humboldt’s Danica Diedrick is using last year’s state tournament as motivation and a boiling point. The Wildcat junior will now compete in her third straight state trip and past experience has been what is driving her. Last year Diedrick went 1-2 and that has been brewing ...