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West High boys swim to second place at IHSAA district meet

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:58pm

IOWA CITY– The swimming Trojans of Iowa City West High placed second Saturday in a Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) District Meet held at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center and hosted by City High. West racked up 213 team points in the competition, which featured seven teams. Cedar Rapids Washington won the event with 327 team points, earing their 50th consecutive IHSAA District Championship.


The best in the West

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:52pm
Disterhoft breaks West High record as team trounces Waterloo East
By
Chris Umscheid

IOWA CITY– The West High Women of Troy had little trouble beating the Lady Trojans of Waterloo East at home Friday night, taking the MVC contest, 69-28. With West coming into the match-up with a 14-4 record vs. East’s 1-17, the end result was no surprise.


CCA’s Murphy on to district wrestling tournament

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:50pm

TIFFIN– Clear Creek Amana’s (CCA) Connor Murphy placed claimed the championship at 106 pounds, allowing the Clippers wrestler to advance to the district tournament in Solon Saturday, Feb. 9.
According to online statistics, Murphy was the only CCA wrestler to advance during the sectional meet hosted in Tiffin Saturday, Feb. 2.
Other results for CCA included:
• Daniel Brechtel placed fourth at 113;
• Carter Carew placed third at 126;
• Colton Beckler placed sixth at 132;
• Nate Langrehr placed fourth at 138;
• Stephen Jensen placed fifth at 152;
• Beau Gerard placed fifth at 195.


Justice center redux

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:45pm
Bond referendum likely to go before voters (again) in May

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– They’re going to try again.


NL council balks at some additional contributions, bends for others

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:43pm
City holds second FY14 budget work session

By Lori Lindner
North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– As budgets everywhere are squeezed, the North Liberty City Council has been hit up for additional donations.
At a second budget work session Tuesday, Jan. 29, the council agreed to fund some requests that would help people in need, while taking a more conservative stance on others for the upcoming fiscal year.


City confirms police chief’s departure

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:42pm

NORTH LIBERTY– The City of North Liberty no longer has a police chief, but nobody is saying why, or how the vacancy occurred.
On Monday, Feb. 4, the North Liberty Leader received information that North Liberty Police Chief Jim Warkentin had resigned his position with the city. However officials in the city’s administrative offices declined to say whether or not a resignation was tendered.


Book fest readings bring storybooks to life

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:40pm
By
B. Adam Burke

NORTH LIBERTY– Storybook professions came to life at the One Book, Two Book Festival held concurrently in Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty on Jan. 13.


Three Solon wrestlers advance at sectional

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:36pm

TIFFIN– The Solon varsity wrestling team crowned two champions and earned a third berth in the district tournament to be hosted by Solon Saturday, Feb. 9.
Individual champions for Solon at the sectional meet in Tiffin included Louis Gnida at 113 pounds and Lance Evans at 195 pounds. Logan Linderbaum took second place at heavyweight.
Gnida pinned Mount Vernon’s Levi Wade and earned a 9-5 decision over Keaton Sherwood of Benton Community. Evans pinned one opponent and took a 9-0 major decision over Conner Welch of Mount Vernon.
Other results for Solon included:


Feeling optimistic

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:32pm
Lady Spartans play top WaMaC teams tough

SOLON– Sometimes, a loss can feel okay.
Even though the short-handed Lady Spartans didn’t come away with a win last week against Mount Vernon and Western Dubuque, they gave the two top teams in the conference a run for the money.
With different starters sidelined for each of the home varsity matchups, the girls dropped to 10-10 on the season with a single game remaining.


Defensive gem

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 9:29pm
Spartans stymie Mustangs, 52-31

SMOUNT VERNON– It was the best game of the year defensively, said head coach Brad Randall.
The Solon varsity boys dismantled the Mount Vernon Mustangs, 52-31, last Tuesday (Jan. 30), their only game of the week.
But the Spartans have a full slate this week, including senior night hosting Dyersville Beckman Feb. 6 and road trips to West Branch and Williamsburg Thursday and Friday.
In Mount Vernon, Solon held the Mustangs to 13 first-half points and led 44-23 at the end of three quarters.