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Mick Hoffman (Cascade basketball) – The senior guard dropped 35 points in a 73-66 victory over Northeast on Friday as the Cougars moved to 4-0. He is averaging 27.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. On the football field this fall, the quarterback won the Iowa Class 1A District 5 Offensive Most Valuable…

The junior opened the season with a two-game series of 499 in leading the Cardinals to a 3,296-2,581 victory over Bellevue. Clasen averaged 210.13 a year ago while helping the Cardinals finish third at the Class 1A state tournament. He finished 26th individually at state.

The junior guard is tied for fourth in the state, regardless of class, with 13 3-point baskets made through the first four games of the season. She also leads the state with 49 3-point attempts. Hinz leads the Mustangs in scoring at 16.0 points per game.

On Monday night, the East Dubuque senior guard became the third 1,000 point scorer in program history, with a 24 point performance, in a 36 – 19 win over Black Hawk (3-1). The Warriors finished 2nd place in the Warren Turkey tournament, and are off to a 5-1 start this season with Sydney averaging 16…

The senior opened the season with a 267 game and a 521 series in leading the Rams to a 3,059-2,768 victory over Iowa City High. His 521 series was the highest shot during the opening week of the season, and his 267 tied for second-best behind only the 300 shot by Washington’s Mitchell Zieglowsky. Wlochal…

The 5-foot-8, 138-pound sophomore leads the Midwest High School Hockey League in goals (15) and points (29) in leading the Saints to an 11-1-0-0 record and a share of first place. His 14 assists rank second to teammate Sammy Ruiz’s 15. Another teammate, Xander Sheehy, ranks second in points with 21.

The junior ranks fifth in the state, regardless of class, with a 212.50 average through two matches. She led the Hawks with a 178.17 average as a sophomore last season.

Lexi Olmstead (Lancaster basketball) – The freshman poured in 30 points in her varsity debut to lead Lancaster to a 73-45 victory at Mineral Point, Wis. Olmstead is one of five promising newcomers helping the Flying Arrows offset the graduation of seven seniors a year ago.

Cora Widel (Maquoketa basketball) – In the Class 3A top-ranked Cardinals’ season-opening 62-31 victory over Western Dubuque, the 6-foot-1 senior became just the second player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark. After averaging double-figure scoring in her first three seasons on varsity, she needed just eight points in the opener to hit the…

Zeke Zuberbuhler (Darlington football) – The quarterback completed 4 of 7 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown and ran 12 times for 133 yards and three more scores as the Redbirds capped a 14-0 season with a 42-18 victory over Edgar in the Wisconsin Division 6 state championship game Thursday at Camp Randall Stadium…