North Linn sizzles its way to the 1A title
North Linn hit 64 percent of its shots (71 percent in the first half) and outgunned Newell-Fonda in the Class 1A girls’ state basketball championship game, 67-51.
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1A ALL-TOURNAMENT
Molly Boge, North Linn
McKenna Sievers, Newell-Fonda
Avah Underwood, Council Bluffs St. Albert
Kierra Jungers, Newell-Fonda
Kamryn Kurt, North Linn
CAPT -- Macy Boge, North Linn
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FINAL: North Linn 67, Newell-Fonda 51.
Lynx (26-1) win their second title (2A in 2020).
Mustangs (23-3) are runners-up for the eighth time, to go with four titles.
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Kurt has the Lynx's last 9 and the Lynx have their largest lead at 20.
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End-3: North Linn 56, Newell-Fonda 38
Kurt with the last 4 of the quarter.
Lynx are 8 minutes away. But they probably have one more storm to weather.
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HALF: North Linn 40, Newell-Fonda 23.
Check this out ... Lynx are 17-24 from the field. 70.8 percent.
You know the Mustangs will make a run, but that was 16 minutes of excellence from the Lynx.
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End-1: North Linn 19, Newell-Fonda 11
Lynx with an 11-4 push in the final 1:50.
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Final: Dike-New Hartford 48, Panorama 46
Payton Petersen totaled 27 points and 14 rebounds and top-ranked Dike-New Hartford held on to win its fourth straight state championship.
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Crown the Clippers: CCA is the 4A state champion
Thanks to some ferocious interior defense by Clear Creek Amana, the 1-vs.-2 Class 4A girls’ basketball championship battle of unbeatens was a no-doubter. -
End-3: Panorama 37, DNH 37
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HALF: Dike-New Hartford 22, Panorama 20
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End-1: Dike-New Hartford 11, Panorama 11
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CLEAR CREEK AMANA
Volleyball: 46-1
Basketball: 26-0
Not just a "softball school" any more. Not by a long shot.
I think they're MVC-ready.
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Ava Locklear with 43 rebounds in 3 games.
Saginaw Valley State got an absolute steal.
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4A ALL-TOURNAMENT:
Bliss Beck, CCA
Katelyn Eggena, WSR
Abby Tuttle, North Polk
Melina Snoozy, Heelan
Averie Lower, CCA
CAPT -- Ava Locklear, CCA
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FINAL: No. 1 Clear Creek Amana 43, No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 25.
What a dominating defensive performance.
Clippers (26-0) are 4A state champions
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4:12 4th ... CCA 41, WSR 23
CCA went through a rough stretch on the defensive glass, but no harm done.
Lower 3.
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End-3: CCA 36, WSR 18
WSR gets its first FG of the quarter at the horn.
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5:22 3rd: Clear Creek Amana 32, Waverly-Shell Rock 12
Lower steal and score. Timeout Go-Hawks.
It's a 14-0 run, last 6:18.
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HALF: Clear Creek Amana 24, Waverly-Shell Rock 12
Locklear with a fantastic putback just before the horn. She's been great. Again.
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4:21 2nd: CCA 18, WSR 9
Timeout Go-Hawks.
Locklear block and rebound, Evans layup.
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End-1: CCA 12, WSR 7
Go-Hawks 3-13 FG.
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WSR freshman Lizzy Frazell, injured late in the Go-Hawks' semifinal win, is going to give it a go.
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Capsules for Saturday's championship games involving area teams at the Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.