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English Valleys Football Schedule 2012-2013

by Brathjen on February 23, 2012

English Valleys  – Class A District 6 2012 • Aug. 17: at Iowa Valley • Aug. 24: Danville • Aug. 31: at New London • Sept. 7: North Mahaska • Sept. 14: at Southeast Warren • Sept. 21: Montezuma • Sept. 28: Pekin • Oct. 5: at BGM • Oct: 12: Lynnville-Sully • Oct. 19: [...]

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DES MOINES — The championship matches are still to come, with Williamsburg’s JC Vercande looking to etch his name in championship gold. But among five other Iowa County wrestlers who were looking for medals, two of them nabbed fourth-place finishes in Saturday’s consolation finals. Williamsburg 220-pounder Corbin Blythe was pinned in 1:19 by Charles City’s Brian Halligan [...]

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IOWA STATE WRESTLING MEET — Williamsburg’s Vercande to wrestle for state title

February 17, 2012 Amana Colonies news

Williamsburg senior JC Vercande will have a chance to make a dream come true Saturday night. The Raider 145-pounder will be vying for the state gold on the mats of Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, as he battles Denver-Tripoli’s Cory Chapin (43-3) in one of 14 Iowa Class 2A championship bouts. Vercande, who enters the [...]

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Area squads send strong teams to wrestling district tournament

February 14, 2012 Belle Plaine sports

By STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com The Grinnell Tigers, BGM Bears and Tri-County/Montezuma Trojans are taking stacked decks to the district wrestling tournament. All three teams finished second in their respective sectionals and qualified a number of wrestlers for the next round. Class 1A At Belle Plaine, Iowa Valley won with 219 points and BGM placed second [...]

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IOWA CLASS 1A DISTRICT BOYS’ BASKETBALL – Area teams split in first-round action

February 14, 2012 English Valleys sports

Iowa Valley is moving on to the second round of the Iowa Class 1A district basketball tournament, following a 65-50 win over Tri-County of Thornburg Monday night in Marengo. The Tigers built an early 12-2 lead, only for Trojans (2-20) to come back and briefly take the lead. From there, Iowa Valley restored order, took [...]

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SECTIONAL WRESTLING – Iowa Valley, Williamsburg win sectional meets

February 4, 2012 Belle Plaine sports

Iowa, Benton and Poweshiek counties will be well-represented in next week’s district wrestling meet, after more than two dozen advanced from Saturday’s sectional meets in Belle Plaine. Williamsburg won the Iowa Class 2A meet in Tiffin, and will send 10 wrestlers on to districts. Meanwhile, Iowa Valley of Marengo was the Class 1A sectional champion [...]

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Braves rattle English Valleys with 67-27 knockout punch

January 17, 2012 English Valleys sports

• Bravettes fall 43-38 in close contest as Steele scores 10 By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com A 22-point barrage from Montezuma’s Steven Vavroch, coupled with eight points each from Tyler Swenson, Nathan Wheeler and Matt Armstrong was all the Braves needed in a 67-27 win over English Valleys on Friday, Jan. 13. The Braves started scoring [...]

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Post-season assignments announced for Iowa County teams

October 5, 2011 Clear Creek-Amana sports

Post-season football fates are still being determined for high school football teams in Iowa County, but volleyball and cross-country teams have learned where their destiny lies if they want to go to state. Here’s where Iowa Valley, Williamsburg, Clear Creek-Amana, English Valleys and HLV will be playing in the post-season, as announced by the Iowa [...]

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Montezuma defeats BGM in hard fought 8-7 match-up

July 6, 2011 Belle Plaine sports

By ZACH JAMES powcr@dmreg.com The Montezuma Braves and BGM Bears traded punches back and forth throughout the night, but in the end, it was Montezuma who had their best in an 8-7 victory on Wednesday, June 29. Three home runs were hit on the night – two from Montezuma and one from the visiting Bears. [...]

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Boys basketball pairings set for Iowa County teams

February 8, 2011 Clear Creek-Amana sports

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released its final post-season pairings for boys basketball and here is the first-round match-ups for CCA, Williamsburg, Iowa Valley, HLV and English Valleys: Class 3A Sub-state 6 District 12 Monday, Feb. 21 — Williamsburg at Washington, 7 p.m.; Oskaloosa at Pella, 7 p.m. Class 3A Sub-state 5 District [...]

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