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GOOSE LAKE — An individual title proved to be just out of the grasp of the hosts, but that did not stop the area from having a big day at Saturday’s Northeast Invitational.
WHEATLAND — Its first run of the second half was answered.
GOOSE LAKE — Its lead, once as big as 11, was down to four at halftime.
WHEATLAND — Alburnett’s deep attack kept things close early, but the Calamus-Wheatland girls basketball team’s dominance inside eventually won out in Thursday’s make-up contest between the two squads.
DAVENPORT — A change of venue did not change the fortunes for the Central DeWitt boys and girls bowling teams.
GOOSE LAKE — It was making due with free throws early, but a scoring drought in the middle of Friday’s River Valley North contest with 2A No. 13 Bellevue stopped the Northeast girls basketball team’s upset bid.
A shuffled lineup could not stop the Central DeWitt boys basketball team.
DELHI — The Central DeWitt wrestling did not have the most individual champions during its debut at the Farr Jebens Invitational hosted by Maquoketa Valley.
It sounds like the most daunting essay question ever.
When Major League Baseball Dec. 9 released its list of 120 minor league teams chosen to become full-season affiliates of 30 MLB teams, the Clinton LumberKings team was not on it.
MUSCATINE — Sparked by a strong start, the Central DeWitt boys bowling team matched their girls counterparts by bringing home an eighth-place team finish at Saturday’s Louisa-Muscatine Invitational.
It might not have included visions of sugarplums, but the members of the Central DeWitt wrestling team certainly earned a long winter’s nap.
WHEATLAND — A big second-quarter run gave the Calamus-Wheatland boys basketball team a comfortable lead in Tuesday’s Tri-Rivers East clash with Midland.
WHEATLAND — The shots did not always find the bottom of the net.
WELLMAN — Back in action for the first time since the month’s opening weekend, the Northeast girls basketball team had some understandable rust early in Tuesday’s River Valley Conference visit to Mid-Prairie.
A balanced approach by its visiting foe spoiled the Central DeWitt boys and girls bowling teams’ 2020 finale Tuesday night.
LISBON — If the early breakneck pace did not get the Calamus-Wheatland boys basketball team’s players, coaches and fans sweating, the late comeback attempt probably did the trick.
WHEATLAND — The third quarter was not exactly going the way the Calamus-Wheatland girls basketball team wanted Tuesday night.
DAVENPORT — A strong start behind the three-point line helped the Central DeWitt girls basketball team take an early lead Friday night.
The quarter-ending three-pointer hurt, but not as much as what visiting Dubuque Wahlert followed it with during Tuesday night’s non-conference clash with the Central DeWitt boys basketball team.
MUSCATINE — After a pair of meets at home, the Central DeWitt girls bowling team hit the road for the first time this winter to join a talented field at the Louisa-Muscatine Invitational.
WHEATLAND — Held in check in each of its first three contests, the Calamus-Wheatland boys basketball team’s offense broke out in a big way during Saturday’s Tri-Rivers Conference meeting with East Buchanan.
The Central DeWitt boys basketball team lost its lead in the first half of Friday’s MAC contest with Muscatine.
Home continued to be awful sweet for the Central DeWitt bowling teams this winter.
It has not taken long for the Central DeWitt girls basketball team to make an impact in its new conference home, the Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC).
WHEATLAND — Points were not easy to come by, but visiting East Buchanan made the most of its extra opportunities to hold off the Calamus-Wheatland girls basketball team.
Its first attempt came up short, but the Central DeWitt wrestling team did not have to wait much longer to claim its first-ever Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC) victory.
WHEATLAND — It took until the fourth quarter for the Calamus-Wheatland girls basketball team to take its first lead during Saturday’s Observer-area showdown with Northeast.
WHEATLAND — After one quarter in the books and 30 combined points on the scoreboard, the stage was set for another tight Observer-area battle between the Calamus-Wheatland and Northeast boys basketball teams.
It is a lesson the Central DeWitt girls basketball team would have been perfectly fine not learning during its first week of games.
The Central DeWitt bowling program has never been very good at waiting.
MANCHESTER — A very busy opening week for the Central DeWitt wrestling team came to an impressive close at the Bob Murphy Invitational Saturday.
WILTON — A quartet of victories against River Valley North rival North Cedar highlighted the Northeast wrestling team’s season opener Thursday night.
In these unique times where the schedule can change in the blink of an eye, the Central DeWitt boys basketball team is going to make the most of its time on the court.
CLINTON — Two days before Thanksgiving, the Calamus-Wheatland girls basketball team got a little taste of conference action as it visited Prince of Peace for its season opener Tuesday.
GOOSE LAKE — Its offense did its damage in the opening quarter, but it was visiting Cascade’s defense that wreaked havoc throughout the Northeast girls basketball team’s opener Tuesday night.
At 6-3 and 285 pounds, it is not difficult for Central DeWitt senior Cole Miller to stand out on the football field.
One of the small joys of this job is filling in the next month on the calendar.
Two seasons ago, the Central DeWitt football team finished 12th in all of class 3A with 2,328 rushing yards.
The Calamus-Wheatland volleyball team graduated a talented senior group from last fall.
No matter whether it was on offense, defense, serving or the win column, the Northeast volleyball team saw its numbers go up this fall.
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FORT DODGE — Chase Knoche can remember his feelings upon first experiencing the mass of humanity, competition and nerves that is the state cross country meet.
CASCADE — The Calamus-Wheatland boys cross country team knows a little something about close calls in the postseason.
DAVENPORT — Hard-hitting, low-scoring, capable of turning on one big play.
DUBUQUE — No lead ended up being very comfortable during the first two sets of Tuesday’s 4A Region 7 quarterfinal between the Central DeWitt and Dubuque Wahlert volleyball teams.
JESUP — The reigning state cross country champion ruled, but the race for the other two state spots in the boys race at Thursday’s 2A state-qualifying in Jesup was much closer.
MONTICELLO — If there was ever a time to run a season-best this was it.
MONTICELLO — The venue might have changed, but the talent sure did not at Tuesday’s River Valley Conference cross country meet.
It had been nearly a month since the Central DeWitt volleyball team had played in front of its home fans.
The rematch was not quite as dominant, but it ended the same way for the Central DeWitt football team.
ARLINGTON — One streak might have come to an end, but the Calamus-Wheatland boys cross country team continued another one at Thursday’s Tri-Rivers Conference meet.
BETTENDORF — Competing in its very first Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC) meet, it seemed only fitting that a pair of fresh face would lead the way for Central DeWitt boys and girls cross country teams.
DYERSVILLE — Facing a talented Beckman Catholic offense that averaged 30 points per game during the regular season, the Northeast football team did its part to play keep-away during the Friday’s 1A first-round rematch between the two teams.
MILES — A strong start for hosting Easton Valley meant bad news for the Calamus-Wheatland volleyball team.
BELLEVUE — It is safe to say that the Northeast volleyball team has seen enough of the Bellevue Comets.
October is the perfect month for a cross country runner to reel off a winning streak.
With the start of the playoffs just a week away, now was the time for the Central DeWitt football team to score some late momentum.
GOOSE LAKE — After a wild start that saw three turnovers in short succession, Friday’s 1A District 5 finale became a race to see who could find some normalcy.
DAVENPORT — Sidelined since their MAC meeting with Pleasant Valley on Sept. 22, the Central DeWitt volleyball team certainly made up for lost time in its return to action last week.
WYOMING — The fifth set was the first clue, but when determining how close the Calamus-Wheatland volleyball team’s visit to Tri-Rivers East rival Midland was, all you need to do is check the total points.
GOOSE LAKE — The Northeast volleyball team got another potential comeback started Tuesday night.
LONG GROVE — There promised to be plenty of firsts for the Central DeWitt boys golf team in this, its debut fall season.
GOOSE LAKE — Busy weeks for the Calamus-Wheatland and Northeast volleyball teams came to a close at the same spot Saturday.
GOOSE LAKE — Back on the field for the first time after a two-week quarantine, playing in front of its home fans for the first time since August and capping a longer-than-expected homecoming week, the Northeast football team had a lot to celebrate Friday night.
EPWORTH — Facing another strong field, the Central DeWitt cross country used the tough competition to propel itself to strong performances at Thursday’s Western Dubuque Invitational.
LOWDEN — With its depth shining again, the Northeast boys cross country team ran to its second title of the season Monday.
DUBUQUE — A defensive battle early, it took one big offensive play for the momentum to shift away from the Central DeWitt football Friday night.
CLINTON — It was a big week for the Central DeWitt boys golf team.
CEDAR RAPIDS — When the going got tough, the Calamus-Wheatland volleyball team got going during Thursday’s Tri-Rivers East showdown with Cedar Valley Christian.
CLINTON — The first time the Central DeWitt offense touched the ball Friday night it scored a touchdown.
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