IT WAS AN EXCITING WEEKEND FOR MEDIAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL.
JUNIOR WRESTLER STEVEN HOLLOWAY WON THE CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT 195 POUNDS, BEATING ALBIA’S CARTER ISLEY 3 TO 2…SENIOR DREW FOSTER PLACED SECOND AT 160 POUNDS, LOSING TO JACOB HOLSCHLAG OF LAPORTE CITY UNION…AND THE BULLDOGS TOOK SECOND PLACE AS A TEAM BEHIND ASSUMPTION. FORT MADISON’S BRYCE MEYER FINISHED SECOND AT 126 POUNDS TO MASON CITY’S KAZ ONOO IN THE 3A TITLE MATCH. BURLINGTON’S DALTON WITTE TOOK 5TH IN 3A AT 170…AND A NUMBER OF OTHER LOCAL WRESTLERS ALSO PLACED IN THEIR DIVISIONS, INCLUDING INCLUDING FT. MADISON’S LANE GRAY, 7TH AT 160(3A)…MEPO’S SHEA SWAFFORD, 7TH AT 113…MASON BUSTER, 4TH AT 120…BRAD CONLEY, 8TH AT 138…AND COLE ERICKSON, 4TH AT 145(ALL 2A)…KEOKUK’S DAKOTA SHAW, 4TH AT 182 POUNDS(3A)…JOSH KELLER OF COLUMBUS, 5TH AT 106(2A)…WAPELLO’S JACK WALKER, 5TH AT 113 AND RYLEY HOWELL, 4TH AT 285(BOTH 1A).
IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, MEDIAPOLIS HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1987. THE BULLETTES BEAT CAMANCHE 48 TO 30 TO WIN THE 3A REGIONAL FINAL AT WILTON. THEY’LL TAKE ON WILLIAMSBURG IN THE STATE QUARTERFINALS MARCH 4TH AT 5 O’CLOCK IN DES MOINES. IN 4A, THE KEOKUK GIRLS EDGED MT. PLEASANT 36 TO 35 IN THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS. THEY’LL TAKE ON ASSUMPTION TUESDAY NITE AT WASHINGTON FOR THE REGIONAL TITLE.
TONITE(MON),THE NOTRE DAME GIRLS PLAY WINFIELD-MT.UNION AT 7 O’CLOCK IN WEST BURLINGTON, IN THE CLASS 1A REGIONAL FINALS.
IN BOYS TOURNAMENT ACTION TONITE(MON), BURLINGTON’S AT MUSCATINE IN A 4A SUBSTATE QUARTERFINAL GAME(7 PM)…..FT. MADISON TAKES ON FAIRFIELD AT KEOKUK, IN A 3A DISTRICT SEMIFINAL(6:30 PM)…..IT’S MT. PLEASANT AT KEOUK AGAINST THE HOST CHIEFS, FOLLOWING THE FT. MADISON/FAIRFIELD GAME…..AND IN ILLINOIS, WEST CENTRAL PLAYS KNOXVILLE AT MACOMB, IN A REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL(8 PM).
IN MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL YESTERDAY(SUN)…..
NORTHERN IOWA 72, ILLINOIS STATE 59
IN WOMENS GAMES…..
UNI 81, BRADLEY 77
DRAKE 70, LOYOLA(CHICAGO) 64
IN COLLEGE WRESTLING…..
IOWA 28, WISCONSIN 10
NORTHERN IOWA 21, OLD DOMINION 19
MINNESOTA 27, IOWA STATE 12
