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By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor MAQUOKETA       They’ve already shown they’re two of the top wrestlers in all of class 1A this winter.       Midland’s Taelynn Gravel and Alyssa Eckha…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor MONTICELLO       It didn’t matter what the outcomes were for the Anamosa girls’ and boys’ bowling teams competing in the program’s first-ever events a…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor DURANT       It’s not unusual to see basketball teams struggle to find the range in their season-openers as it often takes time to get completely accl…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor durant       It was something pretty much every Anamosa basketball fan noticed walking into the gym before the start of the Raider girls’ contest agai…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor LISBON       Playing defense at elite levels has been the foundation behind what the Springville girls’ basketball juggernaut has been all about over …

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor WYOMING       Having already played the top two teams in the Tri-Rivers Conference East and West divisions in Calamus-Wheatland and North Linn, respec…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor camanche       There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the Anamosa boys’ wrestling program heading into the 2024-25 campaign.       Not only does the p…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville       When it comes to rivalries, you throw out the records because it doesn’t matter who is coming into the contest as the perceived ‘bet…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor WYOMING       The schedule-maker certainly didn’t do Midland boys’ basketball coach Ryan Steines and his collection of Eagles any favors Tuesday, Dec.…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor TIPTON       Opening their season competing at a challenging Tipton tournament Saturday, Dec. 7, the Midland boys’ wrestling team represented themselv…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor FAIRBANK       It’s been a work in progress for the past couple of seasons now, but Springville wrestling coach Tyson Jacobi is starting to see some p…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor ANAMOSA       When you have the kind of season the Anamosa football team was able to produce this past fall, individual postseason awards are always t…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor ANAMOSA       It was noticeable very early on in the season-opener for the Anamosa girls’ basketball team against visiting West Liberty Tuesday, Nov. …

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor WYOMING       It isn’t unusual for season-opening basketball contests to get a little sloppy when it comes to turnovers, shot selection and decision m…

WYOMING       Once again, they were the smallest team competing at their own Eagle Invitational in Wyoming Tuesday, Nov. 26, but that didn’t stop the Midland girls’ wrestling team from…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor FORT DODGE       Taking part at the always competitive Triton Clash on the Iowa Central Community College campus in Fort Dodge Tuesday, Nov. 26, the A…