Sports

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– They didn’t expect to see each other so soon. Just a week after the Maroons of West Des Moines Dowling Catholic snuffed the Iowa City West High Trojans’ state championship hopes on the gridiron, the two teams met again Saturday, Nov. 26, this time on the hardwood.
However, it was a meeting that likely wouldn’t have occurred until the end of the season, at the state tournament in Des Moines but for a hiccup in preseason scheduling.

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IOWA CITY– A baker’s dozen of West High varsity football players found spots on 2016 Class 4A District 8 All-District teams.

First Team
Oliver Martin, 6-1, 195-pound senior. Martin carried the ball 14 times for 41 yards and had 83 receptions for 1,245 yards and 14 touchdowns prior to the state championship game. He finished the season with 1,272 yard of receiving and 3,449 yards for his West High career.

Iowa blanks Illinois, 28-0

I thought the Hawks might be a little flat after an emotional loss at Penn State and then an emotional win against Michigan at Kinnick Stadium.
Two straight night games, two completely different results, and then you have an 11 a.m. game with Illinois, which came into the contest 3-7.
Against Michigan, a safety by Jaleel Johnson got the Hawks on the scoreboard first after trailing 10-0.
Last Saturday, it was Riley McCarron breaking open a scoreless tie returning an Illinois punt for a 55-yard score with 4:33 left in the first half.

SOLON– It will be hard to replace four-fifths of the starting lineup.
Lisa Bishop, head varsity basketball coach for the Solon Lady Spartans, knows as much.
In her first year, Bishop and her squad delivered a 14-10 record.
But starting seniors Hannah Bluder, Nichole Oberthien, Dakota Doyle and Sydney Lawson have been lost to graduation, leaving Josie Durr as the sole member of last season’s starting five to return.
But that’s a solid place to start.

TIFFIN– The Clipper Wrestling Club hosts its annual youth wrestling tournament Friday, Nov. 25, at Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School in Tiffin.
Parents can sign up kids for the club and tournament by visiting the Clipper Wrestling Club on Facebook.
Pre-K through second grade wrestling practice is Mondays and Thursdays in the high school wrestling room from 6-7 p.m. Practice for grades 3-8 are Mondays and Thursdays in the white building off the south end of the CCA Middle School parking lot from 5:45-7:30 p.m.