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Matt Wempen of Linn-Mar goes head to head with Travis Price of Fort Madison in a 113-pound quarterfinal match at the state meet in Des Moines on Friday morning. Wempen, a defending state champ, won a 9-1 decision and advanced to the semifinal round. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Wempen tops No.1 guy at state wrestling

Fri - 15 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES -- Linn-Mar sophomore Matt Wempen is a defending state wrestling champion, but he faced a daunting task in the quarterfinals of the state meet Friday morning when he met the top-ranked man in his class.

No worries.

Wempen handed Bryce Meyer of Fort Madison his first loss of the season, 3-0, to reach the 113-pound semifinals Friday night and move within two wins of claiming his second title in two years.

Wempen knew Meyer was ranked No.1 in the state, but it didn't seem to faze him.

"I try not to pay attention to that," he said after raising his record to 35-1. "All I can say is that I'm confident in myself. Rankings don't mean anything. Anyone can take it."

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Linn-Mar's Ross Lembeck (top) works over North Scott's Joe Pancratz in their 152-pound bout in the first round of the Class 3A state wrestling meet Thursday at Des Moines. Lembeck pinned Pancratz in 1:34 and is one of eight Linn-Mar wrestlers advancing to Friday morning's quarterfinal and consolation round. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Lions struggle at state; Hawks 2nd

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Linn-Mar Coach Doug Streicher left Wells Fargo Arena Thursday afternoon with a muffin in one hand and a half-empty feeling in the other.

The Lions struggled in spots on the opening day of the Class 3A state wrestling tournament and face an uphill struggle to catch mighty Southeast Polk in the team standings.

Linn-Mar compiled a sub-.500 record of 8-and-9 in 17 matches Thursday and had four grapplers knocked out of the tournament, leaving only eight in contention.

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Jefferson sophomore Rylea Bennett shows off the form that gave her the individual title at Thursday's Class 2A state qualifying meet at Cedar Rapids Bowl. Bennett led the J-Hawks to first in the team standings. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Bennett leads Jeff girls to state bowl

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Tom Fruehling

To say that Rylea Bennett was down in the dumps coming into Thursday’s Iowa high school Class 2A qualifying bowling meet would be an understatement.

“My confidence level was pretty low,” the Jefferson sophomore admitted. “I wasn’t feeling up to snuff.”

Competing in her regular Wednesday night league along with her mom, Jefferson assistant coach former state prep champion Stacie Bennett, Rylea had rolled three games totaling 475.

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Linn-Mar's Derik Gogg (40) makes a lunging effort for the basketball during Thursday's game against top-ranked Iowa City West at Linn-Mar. The Trojans improved to 21-0 with a 57-37 win over the Lions. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Linn-Mar falls to No.1 Iowa City West, 57-37

Fri - 15 Feb Written by Don Taylor

Linn-Mar hosted top-ranked Iowa City West in its final Mississippi Valley game of the season Thursday night and dropped a 57-37 decision to the Trojans.

Iowa City West (21-0, 16-0) completed an undefeated season.

“Iowa City West is definitely one of the best teams in the state,” said Linn-Mar Coach Chris Robertson. “They played like a winner. You can’t make mistakes against them because they make you pay every time.”

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Highland ends Cedar Valley's season, 81-70

Fri - 15 Feb Written by Carl Gonder

RIVERSIDE - Cedar Valley Christian School assistant basketball coach Dick Hodge sounded like a coach who actually gave a hoot after his team's Class 1A district tournament basketball game at Highland High School Thursday night.

His team did, too.

The problem was stopping Highland senior Jake Hootman, who scored a career-high 33 points in an 81-70 win.

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Wempen tops No.1 guy at state wrestling

Lions struggle at state; Hawks 2nd

Bennett leads Jeff girls to state bowl

Linn-Mar falls to No.1 Iowa City West, 57-37

Highland ends Cedar Valley's season, 81-70

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