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October 2003

Clear Lake hopes to win and get in

by admin on October 31, 2003

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The high school football playoff field will be set following tonight’s close of the regular season. One of the most interesting races is in class 3-A district two. Seventh ranked Clear Lake is in with a victory at Waverly-Shell Rock. Charles City also can clinch a spot out of district 2 with a win over Webster city. Three other teams have hope heading into the final night. Clear lake coach Fred Wieck says they say they’re going to win and get in and not worry about help from others.

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It’s down to three games for a UNI title

by admin 10/31/03 5:21 PM

With three games left, UNI has the gateway conference title in its sight and returns to the UNI-Dome to play Youngstown State. The Penguins are 2-2 in the gateway and 5-4 overall but Panther coach Mark Farley says don’t be fooled by that record.Farley says the Panthers have gotten to this point by showing strength [...]

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Iowa hosts Illinois Saturday

by admin 10/31/03 5:17 PM

The Iowa Hawkeyes are at home in the Big Ten on Saturday when they host Illinois. Iowa is 6-2 overall while Illinois is 1-8 overall and winless in the Big Ten. Kirk Ferentz says the Hawks can take nothing for granted. He says every week in the conference and across the country there’s plenty of [...]

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Drake looks to finish on high note against Dayton

by admin 10/31/03 4:58 PM

Drake is at home against Dayton and for one of the few times the Pioneer League title will not be on the line. Valparaiso clinched the north division crown last week with an overtime win over Drake, another in a string of heartbreaking losses for the Bulldogs this season. Title hopes are gone but Drake [...]

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Student wins horticulture scholarship

by admin 10/31/03 4:57 PM

An Iowa State University student majoring in horticulture is now considered the top turfgrass student in the nation. 22-year-old Marcus Jones has just won the Mendenhall Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America which includes a six-thousand dollar scholarship. Jones says he’s stunned.Jones is an Ottumwa native who went to high school in [...]

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Grant will help UNI center

by admin 10/31/03 4:55 PM

A grant of more than 320-thousand dollars will help establish the Iowa Center for Applied Gerontology at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Julia Wallace, the Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, says it’s the study of aging, and Wallace points out Iowa has the highest percentage of people [...]

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Group holds service to talk about children and war

by admin 10/31/03 4:53 PM

A coalition of religious organizations is holding another antiwar event this Sunday to speak out against the U.S. action in Iraq. Spokesperson Eloise Cranke says this is the fifth such event in the last year. She says this particular service focuses on the impact of war on children. Cranke says the event begins with an [...]

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