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Pella comes up short of tourney win

Pella comes up short of tourney win
The 21-2 Pella High Little Dutch had high hopes for the 2015 Class 3A State Basketball Tournament. Pella (21-2) was the third seed and pitted against Xavier of Cedar Rapids (16-8), the sixth seed, for the first round at state. Though the boys worked hard to the end to put together a comeback, it wasn’t...
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PC boys end season at third in state

The Class 2A state tournament was full of surprises this year. After the first round of games, the second-, third-, and fourth-seed teams had all been beaten out. And the top-seeded team, Aplington-Parkersburg, fell in the semifinals. For the seventh-seed Pella Christian boys, the state tourney was a string of highs and lows that ultimately ended...
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Local business sponsors nation-wide bracket challenge

Local business sponsors nation-wide bracket challenge
For the seventh year in a row, Goalsetter Systems Inc. is sponsoring a nation-wide NCAA bracket challenge. The challenge is free and open to the public. To enter, fill out a bracket on www.goalsetter.com when the brackets open on Sunday, Mar. 15, following the selection show. Brackets must be completed by 3 p.m., Tuesday, Mar. 17...
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Dawson James, Parker Lewis place at state

Dawson James, Parker Lewis place at state
This past weekend was the Little Hawks’ last weekend of the season as they competed at Super Pee Wee State at Young Arena in Waterloo. The Hawks brought their largest team ever to this event with seven first graders and two second graders. “This group of kids is very team-oriented, and it will be fun...
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Three L-S boys earn honors

Three L-S boys basketball players have earned honors at the conference, substate, and state levels for the 2014-15 season. Senior Ben Trettin was chosen for the Academic All State Boys’ Basketball Team, selected by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. The 26 players on the team were chosen from over 100 nominees from member coaches. The academic...
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L-S girls, coach honored in SICL

Four Lynnville-Sully girls basketball players and their head coach were honored in the SICL for their work this season. Seniors Lysandra James and Madison Rasmusson were each selected to the First Team All-Conference. James, a unanimous selection, scored 306 points for L-S this year, averaging 12.8 points per game, and pulled down 212 rebounds for...
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