Category: Nominations

The sophomore pitched five-inning no-hitters to lead the co-op to a 10-0 win over Southwestern on Monday and a 21-0 win over Benton/Shullsburg on Tuesday. She fanned 14 in the first game and 11 in the second while going 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.

Caitlyn Cyze (Dubuque Hempstead soccer) – The freshman scored three goals and assisted on another in her varsity debut to lead the Mustangs to a 9-1 victory Thursday at Decorah. After the first week of the season, she leads Iowa Class 3A with three goals and seven points.

Eli Studtmann (Galena baseball) – The sophomore struck out 13 in a two-hit shutout as Galena routed Polo, 10-0, in five innings on Monday in Polo, Ill. Studtmann did not issue a walk while pitching all five innings for the Pirates.

Keenan Kilburg (Bellevue track & field) – The senior won a pair of River Valley Conference indoor track and field championships on Tuesday at the University of Dubuque. He won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.97 seconds and added a title in the long jump, leaping 21 feet, 4 inches.

Grey Knepper (Western Dubuque track) – The junior ran on the winning 4×400 relay that went 3:30.90 and on the winning distance medley relay at the Lancer Relays Early Bird track & field meet hosted by North Scott High School. He is a returning Drake Relays and Iowa Class 3A state qualifier for the Bobcats.

Spencer Casey (Cascade track & field) – The junior won the high jump competition at the University of Dubuque High School Indoor Meet at the A.Y. McDonald Indoor Track. He went 6 feet, 5½ inches, which ranks fourth in the state of Iowa, regardless of class.

The senior won the 3,000 meters in 10:09.62 to help the Rams to the team title in the University of Dubuque High School Indoor Meet at the A.Y. McDonald Indoor Track. Last week, she also signed to run cross country and track and study engineering at the NCAA Division II Colorado School of Mines in…

Cayden DeMuth (Southwestern basketball) – The senior scored 16 points in a 69-65 victory over Prentice in the Wisconsin Division 5 state semifinals on Friday and added 13 in a 56-48 loss to No. 1 Reedsville in the final on Saturday. He averaged 11.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for the Wildcats this season.

Aiden Keleher (Southwestern basketball) – The senior scored 15 points to lead the Wildcats to a 44-43 come-from-behind victory over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in a Wisconsin Division 5 sectional final and the school’s first state tournament berth since 1988. He had 10 points as Southwestern beat North Crawford, 63-52, in the sectional semifinals. Keleher leads…

The senior center scored 32 points and grabbed 28 rebounds in three games in helping the Defenders reach the Iowa Class 1A state championship game for the third consecutive season. He had 11 points and 15 rebounds in a 58-55 quarterfinal win over Algona Garrigan, 13 points and seven rebounds in a 65-56 semifinal win…