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IOWA CLASS 3A DISTRICT BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Raiders lose, Tigers win

by Brathjen on February 23, 2012

For the second time in four days, an area Class 3A boys’ basketball team saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion, and once again, it was Solon doing the honors. This time, it was Williamsburg that was sent to the post-season sidelines, losing to the Spartans 45-42 in overtime in the District 10 championship game [...]

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Williamsburg Football Schedule 2012-2013

by Brathjen on February 23, 2012

Williamsburg – Class 3A District 7 2012 • Aug. 24: at Grinnell • Aug. 31: Central DeWitt • Sept. 7: at Fort Madison • Sept. 14: Centerville • Sept. 21: at Fairfield • Sept. 28: Washington • Oct. 5: at Keokuk • Oct. 12: at Vinton-Shellsburg • Oct. 19: Mount Pleasant   2013 • Aug. [...]

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IOWA CLASS 3A DISTRICT BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Area teams go 2-2 in first round action; Grinnell and Williamsburg win

February 20, 2012 Benton Community Sports

Two area teams are still alive in the Iowa Class 3A district boys’ basketball tournament, while two others fell in heartbreakers in Monday night’s first-round contests. Three of the Class 3A teams are in District 10, which saw Williamsburg upend Benton Community 45-41 and Clear Creek Amana lose 42-41 to Solon. The Raiders and Spartans [...]

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IOWA CLASS 2A STATE WRESTLING MEET — W’burg’s Vercande wins state title

February 18, 2012 Amana Colonies news

J.C. Vercande has done it. The Williamsburg senior has snared the Iowa Class 2A 145-pound championship, dominating Denver-Tripoli’s Cory Chapin before claiming a 19-4 technical fall win in Saturday’s state championship match at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Vercande dominated from the git-go, using a pair of early takedowns to set the tone. Vercande [...]

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IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STATE WRESTLING MEET: Among placement matches, Williamsburg’s Blythe is tops

February 18, 2012 Amana Colonies news

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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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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Proposed changes in Class 4A could affect who CCA, W’burg, Benton play under the Friday Night Lights

November 2, 2011 Amana Colonies news

By BRIAN RATHJEN Shortly after the final down of the season for Clear Creek Amana, coach Rodney Walls spoke about how his team faced adversity and dealt with life issues throughout a difficult 2011 season. He talked about how his team dealt with the tragic death of Mackenzie Lown in a car accident, and how [...]

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IOWA STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET — Results from state meet in Fort Dodge

October 29, 2011 Amana Colonies news

HLV’s Rhett Thys placed 64th at the Iowa Class 1A boys state cross-country meet, and he was just one of many area athletes to compete at the annual event Saturday at Lakeside Park north of Fort Dodge. The only other area individual qualifer was Maddie Hinsley, the Clear Creek Amana freshman who ran her way to [...]

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IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Area teams go 2-3 on opening night

October 26, 2011 Belle Plaine sports

Football teams in the Benton, Iowa and Poweshiek county area went 2-3 in the first round of the Iowa high school football playoffs Wednesday night. In Class 3A, Grinnell broke open a tight ballgame in the second half to down Western Dubuque of Epworth 52-27; at one point, this game was as close as a [...]

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