There is a report that a deranged Notre Dame fan took a swipe at Jimmy Clausen as he was leaving a South Bend restaurant. Clausen was having dinner with his family and apparently some unruly Irish fan decided to take his frustrations on the Notre Dame troubles out on its quarterback in front of his [...]
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It always seems like the offense steals the headlines. When history reflects on the 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes, it will be the defense that people should remember.
Iowa shut out Minnesota on Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium, winning 12-0 on Senior Day, retaining Floyd of Rosedale, and finishing the regular season at 10-2.
The Hawkeyes did not win [...]
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Two games into the 2009-2010 season and Hawkeye fans are already looking forward to spring football. What is this — Nebraska?
Iowa is 0-2 in men’s basketball. The Hawks looked miserable in their first 2 games — losses to Texas San Antonio and Duquesne. At HOME! This has not happened since 1962!
The fact of the matter [...]
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The Heelan Crusaders will be playing for their 3rd state title in 5 years on Saturday. On Friday afternoon, Bishop Heelan beat up on the defending 3A Volleyball State Champ, Marion, winning in three straight games, 25-22, 25-19, and 25-13.
Katelyn Walsh and Carli Tritz led the Crusaders with 9 kills apiece while Natalie Vondrak added [...]
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It took 54 minutes for #1 Bishop Heelan to enter the Iowa high school record books. The top ranked Crusaders earned its record setting 51st victory of the season with a 25-16, 25-11, 25-10 win over unranked Dallas Center-Grimes in the first round of the 3A Iowa Volleyball State Tournament on Wednesday.
The win gives Heelan [...]
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There’s a lot of negative vibes coming from Iowa Hawkeye fans over the last couple of days. It looks like Ricky Stanzi’s injury has caused a ton of people to jump off the Hawk bandwagon. Maybe we can blame a national magazine — it looks like Sports Illustrated has struck again.
Come on, Hawk fans! You [...]
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It was definately the game of what ifs as Harlan survived Heelan’s rally attempt and the Cyclones advanced in the Class 3A playoffs, winning 21-14 on Friday night at Merril Field in Harlan.
The difference in the game was a 99-yard kickoff return by Brian Kloewer on the opening kickoff of the second half. It was [...]
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No, this isn’t a game for mansy pansies.
Its Heelan versus Harlan and the winner on Friday night will be the clear favorite to take the Iowa 3A football crown. The Cyclones will have the home field advantage and are coming in with a perfect 11-0 record. Heelan comes in with a 10-1 mark; the only [...]
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Preston Ives returned a kick 70 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half and Heelan finished off Denison-Schleswig 34-14 in 3A playoff action on Monday night.
Ives kickoff return came after the Monarchs got their first score of the game and stole D-S’s momentum just before halftime. Ives also recovered a [...]
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The Iowa High School football playoffs get back under way on Monday night and Heelan continues their quest for back-to-back state titles in a tilt with Denison-Schleswig at Memorial Field.
The Crusaders topped the Monarchs 28-6 on September 11 in the district opener for both teams. D-S likes to run the football but was held to [...]
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