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Jheda Kennedy of Kirkwood is fouled by an Iowa Central defender during Wednesday night's 48-36 victory at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Eagles scrambling for No. 1 seed

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

The Kirkwood women's basketball team defeated Iowa Central by 12 points Wednesday night at Johnson Hall, 48-36, and actually lost ground in the conference race.

That's because NIACC, which is tied with Kirkwood for first place in the ICCAC conference with identical 11-1 records, clobbered Little Priest Tribal College by 35 points.

There's a good chance that Kirkwood and NIACC will tie for the conference title this season with 15-1 records, so they'll need to use a tiebreaker to determine the No. 1 seed for the regional tournament and the coveted home-court advantage.

The first tiebreaker is head-to-head competition, but the Eagles and Trojans split their two games.

The second tiebreaker is point differential in those two games, but they traded six-point victories.

The third tiebreaker is each team's record against the rest of the conference, which would be 14-0.

The fourth tiebreaker, according to Kirkwood athletic director Doug Wagemester, is overall point differential against all the other teams in the league.

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Mustangs flattened by Grand View

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

DES MOINES - The Mount Mercy men's basketball team struggled in just about every phase of the game Wednesday night.

The result was a punishing loss to Grand View, 89-68, in a Heart of America Conference affair in Des Moines.

The Mustangs (14-12, 9-11) never led in the ballgame and fell behind by 31 points.

Antwain Strong led Mount Mercy with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Mike Evans scored 11 points.

The Mustangs lead all NAIA teams with an average of 13.5 3-pointers per game, but they were only 6 of 29 against Grand View.

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Mustangs spike Culver-Stockton

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The Mount Mercy men's volleyball team rallied to top Culver-Stockton, 3-2, in a Heart of America Conference match at the Hennessey Recreation Center Wednesday night.

The set scores were 25-17, 24-26, 23-25, 25-17, 15-11.

Nikola Stoimenov led the Mustangs (9-4, 2-0) with 22 kills. Julian Armendano contributed 13 kill shots and 10 digs.

Andrew Colantone rolled up 49 assists. Ben Steffen and Strahil Svilenski blocked four shots.

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Kawakami nets 38 for Mustangs

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

DES MOINES - Sharice Kawakami poured in 38 points for the Mount Mercy Mustangs Wednesday night, but it wasn't good enough.

Grand View topped the Mustangs, 83-74, in a Heart of America Conference game in Des Moines.

Kawakami, a senior from Honolulu, shot 12 for 16 from the field, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers. She also went 9 for 10 at the foul line and complemented her career night with four assists and three steals.

The 38 points tied for the fourth-most in school history, matching a performance by Anne Dolan in 1976. Marci Clayton owns the school record with 47 points in 2004.

Audrey Mulumba scored 12 points for Mount Mercy (5-22, 1-20) and Aaliyah Brown contributed 11 points.

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Freese had original idea for Prospect Meadows

Tue - 12 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

If you've ever wondered how Prospect Meadows got started, just ask Rick Freese.

It was his idea.

Freese had a chance to see some of the top baseball complexes in the country when he traveled to special events with his grandson, Dakota Freese, when Dakota was a promising young player in Cedar Rapids. Rick began asking himself a simple question: Why can't we have a major complex like these in Linn County for our kids?

The idea began to take shape roughly 13 years ago - he thinks it was about 2006 - and that got him started.

"The light started coming on," he said last week.

The lights will begin shining at Prospect Meadows for real in three short months when the new facility opens its doors to the public. The opening ceremony is scheduled for May 23 at the new facility, located at the juncture of Highway 13 and County Home Road north of Marion.

It's been approximately 13 years from conception to reality. Freese smiles at the notion that opening day is nearly here.

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