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Meeker wins KCRG-TV9 AOW

BERNARD — Western Dubuque senior bowler Austin Meeker came through under pressure last week at the 1A State Bowling Tournament. Meeker came in averaging 182 per game, but he rolled a 224 average at state, helping to lead the Bobcats to back-to-back team titles. In his second game at state, Austin started off with 10 [...]

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Finalists for Athlete of the Week

Here are the finalists for this week’s KCRG-TV9 Athlete of the Week. Go to www.kcrg.com/sports/athleteoftheweek to vote.

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[Men's Bowling] Mustang men debut at MCC Championships, finish eighth

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Mount Mercy men’s bowling team debuted at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships over the weekend, placing eighth in the overall team standings at Cherry Lanes. Bryan Tippett finished just out of the top 10 for the Mustangs, finishing 11th with 1,177 pins and an average of 196.17 over six games. Freshman [...]

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Massey wins KCRG-TV9 AOW

DUBUQUE — The intensity at Plaza Bowl in Clinton was sky high as Dubuque Hempstead senior Austin Massey was trying to anchor his team to another trip to state at the 2A Regional Bowling Championships. Massey’s team had a 40-pin lead going into the final game, but the host school, Clinton, came from behind to [...]

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[Women's Bowling] Mustang women eighth at MCC Championships

DUBUQUE, Iowa — In its first appearance at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships over the weekend, the Mount Mercy women’s bowling team finished eighth in the overall team standings and reached the semifinals of the MCC match play portion of the tournament at Cherry Lanes. Freshman Naomi Fisher was the top bowler for the Mustang [...]

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[Bowling] Mustang women fourth, men ninth at V-Hawk Invitational

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Led by freshmen Audrey Manternach and Dylan Walters, the Mount Mercy women’s bowling team finished fourth and the men ninth at the V-Hawk Invitational hosted by Viterbo (Wis.) over the weekend at Pla Mor Lanes. Manternach narrowly missed the top 10 for the Mustangs, coming in 11th with a total of [...]

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[Women's Bowling] Mustangs nearly grab first tournament title

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Freshman Naomi Fisher was the second Mustang in as many weeks to claim an individual title and six pins were all that stood between the Mount Mercy women’s bowling team and the first tournament title in school history at the Tital Invitational over the weekend. Fisher totaled 1,012 pins in five games [...]

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95-Year-Old Dubuque Woman Bowls Her Way to the Top

She may not have the mightiest of throws. But 95- year- old Dorthy O’Meara has a sneaky spin that gets her exactly what she wants. She first started bowling at the young age of 70. O’Meara said, “I had a friend who wanted to go bowling so I just decided I’d like to go bowling. [...]

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Bowling with a three-year-old

I hadn’t used my Here’s The Deal coupon for six games and shoes at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center. So last night my three-year-old and I went there. As you probably guessed it wasn’t about who would win, but about having fun. We did have that. Some of the highlights – many of them comical (in [...]

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High School bowling observations

Recently I attended the high school state bowling district tournament, which was held at May City Lanes in Cedar Rapids. It was facinating, and a bit different at the same time. Lets take a walk around the center, with some observations. Continue reading on Examiner.com: High school bowling observations – Cedar Rapids Sports | Examiner.com [...]

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