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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Free agent infielder Ty Wigginton and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract. General manager John Mozeliak announced the agreement Friday and said Wigginton gives the Cardinals a right-handed bat “with punch.” The 35-year-old Wigginton, who will make $2.5 million annually, has hit 15 or more homers six times during 11 big league seasons. He had 22 in 2010, when he was an All-Star with Baltimore.
Wigginton has a .263 career average with 169 home runs and 591 RBIs in 1,315 games with the New York Mets (2002-04), Pittsburgh (2004-05), Tampa Bay (2006-07), Houston (2007-08), Baltimore (2009-10), Colorado (2011) and Philadelphia (2012). He has played 100 or more games in each of the past seven seasons. He can earn additional performance bonuses.
Iowa Western Community College Quarterback Jake Waters announced at a Thursday morning press conference on campus in Council Bluffs that he’ll continue his football career in Manhattan to play for Kansas State. The former St. Albert prep, Waters is coming off an outstanding season throwing for 3,501 yards and 39 touchdowns with just three interceptions as he led the Reivers to their first national championship. Waters was also named NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year and was selected as a First-Team All-American.
Harlan 39, Clarinda 33
Thomas Jefferson 50, Sioux City Heelan 30
Thomas Jefferson 37, Sioux City East 35
Sioux City East 55, Abraham Lincoln 24
Corning 42, Pleasantville 22
Interstate 35 39, Corning 17
Interstate 35 60, Pleasantville 15
Mount Ayr 54, East Union 18
Nodaway Valley 39, Mount Ayr 30
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Michael Josifovski made a 35-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime and hit a 26-yarder in the extra session to give Marian, Indiana a 30-27 victory over Morningside of Iowa in the NAIA championship game Thursday night. Marian (12-1) won its first national title in only its sixth season of football. In the semifinals, Josifovski made a 51-yard field goal on the final play for a 20-17 victory over Missouri Valley College.
Joel Nixon was 22 of 39 for 228 yards and two touchdowns for Morningside (13-1), and Fred Jones ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Nixon also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in Rome, Georgia.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have been having enough problems moving the ball through the air with their best wide receiver getting the most attention from opposing defenses. Imagine the difficulty they’ll have on Sunday against Oakland. The Chiefs will be without Dwayne Bowe for the immediate future, and perhaps the rest of the season, because of a ribs injury he sustained last Sunday against Cleveland. That means a group of wide receivers who have been unproductive at best will need to step up their game.
Former first-round pick Jon Baldwin still has not made an impact in the NFL, and veteran Steve Breaston hasn’t even been active the last several games, creating more underlying tension in an organization that has dealt with plenty of problems this season.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Heartland Christian 63, Iowa School for the Deaf 45
Lamoni 66, Mount Ayr 46
Murray 76, Lenox 53
Rock Port, Mo. 57, Nishnabotna 21
Sidney 57, Tarkio, Mo. 33
St. Albert 55, Lewis Central 45
Tri-Center 63, Clarinda Academy 26
Wayne 70, East Union 55
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Heartland Christian 57, Iowa School for the Deaf 18
Murray 52, Lenox 23
Nishnabotna 61, Rock Port, Mo. 49
St. Albert 49, Riverside 29
Tarkio, Mo. 35, Sidney 22
Wayne 61, East Union 36
Class 5-A
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Mason City
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5-1
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1
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2
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Muscatine
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7-0
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2
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3
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Waukee
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5-0
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3
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4
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Des Moines East
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6-0
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4
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5
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Ankeny
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4-3
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NR
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6
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Dowling Catholic
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5-1
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NR
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7
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Waterloo West
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5-3
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NR
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8
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Southeast Polk
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3-3
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5
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9
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Iowa City High
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7-2
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6
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10
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
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6-2
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Bishop Heelan
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4-1
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1
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2
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Winterset
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8-0
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2
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3
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Benton
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7-0
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3
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4
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Waverly-Shell Rock
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7-0
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4
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5
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Cedar Rapids Xavier
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6-2
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5
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6
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Western Dubuque
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4-1
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9
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7
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Indianola
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5-2
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6
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8
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Dallas Center-Grimes
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3-3
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8
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9
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Ballard
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5-1
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7
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10
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Perry
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5-1
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11
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11
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North Scott
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4-3
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13
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12
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Harlan
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5-0
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14
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13
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Solon
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5-2
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NR
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14
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Washington
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4-2
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15
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15
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Lewis Central
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4-1
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Davenport Assumption
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5-0
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1
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2
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MOC-Floyd Valley
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7-0
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2
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3
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Estherville-Lincoln Central
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6-1
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3
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4
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Spirit Lake
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6-1
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4
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5
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Mediapolis
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7-0
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5
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6
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Cascade
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7-0
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6
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7
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Central Lee
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5-1
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7
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8
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Union
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3-3
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11
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9
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Bondurant-Farrar
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3-2
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12
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10
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Mid-Prairie
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3-2
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9
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11
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Mount Vernon
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6-1
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NR
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12
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North Polk
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5-2
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13
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13
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Waukon
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6-1
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14
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14
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Camanche
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6-1
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8
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15
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Williamsburg
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6-2
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Western Christian
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5-0
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1
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2
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IKM-Manning
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7-0
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2
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3
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Aplington-Parkersburg
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8-0
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3
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4
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Lawton-Bronson
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6-0
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4
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5
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North Linn
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8-0
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5
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6
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Des Moines Christian
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5-0
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6
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7
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Panorama
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7-1
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7
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8
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North Butler
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6-1
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8
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9
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Maquoketa Valley
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6-1
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9
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10
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North Mahaska
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7-0
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11
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11
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Manson-NW Webster
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5-1
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13
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12
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Pella Christian
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5-0
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14
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13
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Iowa City Regina
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6-0
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NR
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14
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Hudson
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6-0
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NR
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15
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Kuemper Catholic
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5-2
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Bedford
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7-0
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1
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2
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Ar-We-Va
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5-0
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2
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3
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Burlington Notre Dame
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7-1
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3
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4
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Newell-Fonda
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7-0
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4
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5
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Central Lyon
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6-1
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5
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6
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Adair-Casey
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7-0
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7
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7
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Grundy Center
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6-1
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6
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8
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LeMars Gehlen Catholic
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6-0
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8
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9
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Villisca
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6-0
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11
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10
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Bellevue Marquette Catholic
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5-1
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12
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11
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Stanton
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4-2
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9
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12
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Meskwaki Settlement
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7-0
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NR
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13
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West Sioux
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4-1
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13
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14
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Twin Cedars
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6-0
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14
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15
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Colo-Nesco
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6-2
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15
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Young, a senior at Griswold High School, has run on the Lady Tigers cross-country team since her freshman year. She qualified for three teams. An injury side-lined the stand-out runner her entire sophomore season.
In addition, Young earned Western Iowa Conference Academic All-Conference honors. Joining her as WIC academic honorees were teammates Jordyn Sindt, Larissa Backhaus, Serena Robinette, Xavier Olivo, Mason Anstey, Joe Sampson, and Dillon Bechtol.
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