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Jun. 3—CLINTON — Clinton softball coach Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch said the River Queens won't dwell on losses this season — they've just got to keep moving on. "We talked a lot about going that extra step, figuring out how we can make that extra play — sacrificing, or, 'How can I get that out?'" she said. "When we have no outs and we have bases loaded, what can we do to get that next step? How can ...
The Mid-Prairie boys track and field team will be in Anamosa Tuesday for their next meet. The Hawks had both Drake and a meet at Newton last week. Cain Brown represented Mid-Prairie in Des Moines. The sophomore was fourth in the high jump competition, clearing 6’3″. As a team, the Golden Hawks last competed Friday at Newton where they placed fifth of 11 teams with 73 points as Thaddeus Shetler won the 1600 in 4:40.49. Other top finishes included Nathan Quinby runner-up in the 100, second for the 4×800 team, third place for Clarke Latcham in the 400 hurdles and third for the 4×400 team. ...
Des Moines Register When Davenport Community Schools denied Morgan Burbach's request to enroll her children out of the district several years ago, she and her family decided to move. Burbach, a 37-year-old high school physical education teacher in the nearby Central DeWitt Community School District, said she primarily wanted her children to be on the same school schedule as she was. She also had a number of concerns about the Davenport district. She said the district denied her requests for open enrollment based on its voluntary diversity plan. Such plans balance...
Lewis named MVP, Central men third at conference indoor track meet WAVERLY — Central College men’s track and field junior Brock Lewis (Lathrop, Mo.) was named Field Events Most Valuable Performer at the American Rivers Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships as the team finished third Sunday. Wartburg College won the team title with 172 points. Central had 112 in third place. “I’m very happy with how we did today” coach Brandon Sturman said. “I told the team before the meet that we couldn’t get out to a slow start. We needed to get out there and get warmed up and make su...
If the Pella boys basketball team is going to win its first state tournament game since 2016, they will have to do so against a team that hasn’t lost a game since March of 2020. Pella Head Coach Derek Schulte says the No. 7 seeded Panthers are an experienced squad that competed in the Class 2A quarterfinals one year ago, and have since run the table after making the jump to Class 3A. Monticello is the 2nd ranked team in the AP Poll and 10th on power rankings site BcMoore. The Panthers knocked off Vinton-Shellsburg, Central DeWitt, and Solon to advance to the final eight.