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The senior scored a game-high 20 points on Saturday night to lead the Defenders to a 65-53 victory over Gilbertville Don Bosco in an Iowa Class 1A substate final in Manchester. Roeder leads Marquette with 20.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. The Defenders earned the No. 1 seed for the eight-team state tournament next…

Just days after leading her team to a third straight state berth, Lueken was named the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division’s Athlete of the Year, along with a spot on the first-team honor squad. Lueken has averaged 20.6 points per game and earlier this season became the Golden Eagles’ all-time leading scorer. No. 2 Wahlert…

The junior became the first individual state bowling champion in program history on Monday, when he took the Iowa Class 1A crown. Kress led qualifying in the 32-bowler field with a national honor count 280-231-247—758. He beat Camanche’s Garrett Reynolds, 246-190, in the quarterfinals before scoring a 289-205 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg’s Byron Christianson in the…

The freshman 106-pounder defeated Burlington’s Braxton Hutchinson by 1-0 scores in the Iowa Class 3A state tournament quarterfinals and again in the third-place match. Heysinger entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed but advanced to the semifinals before dropping a decision to West Des Moines Dowling’s sixth-seeded Cruz Gannon on Friday. He bounced back…

Bradin Lee from the East Dubuque Warriors, in a thrilling display of skill and determination, achieved a career-high of 30 points, along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. His outstanding performance was pivotal in leading East Dubuque to a 59-48 victory over Warren. Bradin’s big shots and all-around play electrified the court and…

Drake decided to go out for bowling at Dubuque Wahlert for the first time after his senior season had already started in December. On Tuesday, he exploded for a national honor count 246-279-209—734 to easily win the Class 1A state qualifier at Timber Lanes in Maquoketa.

The all-time victories leader at Bellevue, he earned his first trip to the Iowa Class 1A state wrestling tournament by winning the 157-pound championship at the District 5 tournament in Monona.

Thole etched her name into Western Dubuque history on Tuesday night, when she became just the fourth girls basketball player in program history to reach 1,000 career points during the Bobcats’ 52-50 loss to Linn-Mar in Epworth, Iowa. Thole finished with 26 points after scoring 16 in the first half.

The Mustangs’ Kyle Powers, Owen Leitzen, Mason Lemm and Logan Westhoff won the Iowa state 200 freestyle relay championship in 1:23.35 on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City. And, for good measure, Westhoff, Powers, Jake Dolphin and Leitzen won the meet-ending 400 freestyle relay in 3:05.04 to secure the first state team title in program history.…

The senior forward scored 21 points to lead the Hillmen to a 93-41 victory over Prairie du Chien on Saturday in Southwest Wisconsin Conference play. In the process, he became the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,198 points. Platteville is 14-6 overall and 7-0 in league play.