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Saturday, August 03, 2024
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Cedar Valley looks to keep improving

The Cedar Valley Christian football team suffered a series of lopsided defeats in the early stages of its development with scores like 93-16 and 91-0, but the Huskies hung in there and kept plugging away.

Then came the reward.

Cedar Valley began the 2014 campaign with a 30-20 victory at Harmony for the first victory in school history. They did not win another game last year and finished 1-8, but the Huskies feel things are looking up as they head into Year 5.

"We're going for four wins. Four or five," said senior Drew Gustafson, who began playing for the Huskies as a freshman. "We have a lot more athletes than we had the last couple of years.

"The freshmen who came up this year are big, strong guys who have played football before, unlike past years."

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Prairie wins MVC/MAC Challenge

Cedar Rapids Prairie went 3-0, capping the evening with a thrilling win over top-ranked Bettendorf to take the title in the MVC/MAC Challenge at Prairie.

Prairie opened with a 2-1 win over Pleasant Valley, then swept North Scott before taking both games from Bettendorf to win the challenge.

Kennedy went 2-1, losing a 3-set match to Bettendorf before bouncing back with sweeps over Pleasant Valley and North Scott.

Iowa City West also went 2-1 giving the MVC a 7-2 mark against the MAC teams

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Weiss paces Cougars at Dubuque

DUBUQUE - Jordan Weiss shot a 3-over par 36 to lead Kennedy's effort Thursday in a 3-team MVC meet at the Dubuque Country Club.

Cedar Falls took team honors with 158, followed by Dubuque Hempstead (173) and Kennedy (176). Matt Bauman and Joe Dean shared medalist honors, both shooting 38.

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Lion golfers edge Saints

Linn-Mar's Max Thrune and Xavier's Luke Winker shared medalist honors with even-par 36s, but the Lions topped the Saints by two strokes in a 3-team MVC meet Thursday at Hunters Ridge.

The Lions finished with a 151, two shots better than the Saints. Waterloo West was third at 189.

Both the Lions and the Saints got strong play. Twelve of the 14 golfers who competed for the Metro rivals shot 40 or lower.

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Wahlert edges Prairie by 1 shot

DUBUQUE - Led by medalist Ben Schmidt, host Dubuque Wahlert nipped Prairie by one stroke to win a four-team MVC meet on Thursday at The Meadows.

Schmidt fired a 2-over par 38 as Wahlert finished at 159. Cal Clark's 39 led a balanced Prairie effort as the Hawks scored 160.

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