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Wrestlers warm up in preparation for the first round of the 2013 NCAA Division III  Wrestling Championships at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, March 15, 2013. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

Wartburg goes 12-0 in first session of D-3 Champ.

Wrestling: Top-ranked Knights run table and lead team standings after opening session

CEDAR RAPIDS – Wartburg was simply perfect. The top-ranked Knights won all 12 matches in the first session of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Friday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Wartburg is attempting to win its third straight national team title, fifth in the last six years and 10th overall. The Knights tallied [...]

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Greg Buelow, Special Projects Coordinator/Public Information Officer for the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, shows the apparatus bay during a tour of the new Central Fire Station, 713 First Avenue SE, on Friday, March 1, 2013, in Cedar Rapids. Seven of the eight bays will be drive-through, with traffic control for First Avenue, 7th Street SE and 8th Street SE to allow for fast response. Engine 1, Truck 1, Rescue 1, Battalion Chiefs, hazardous materials, special operations, and rescue boats will respond from the station. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)

GALLERY: Update on Cedar Rapids’ new central fire station

Downtown facility slated for opening this summer

A look inside the new Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station, currently under construction. Photos by The Gazette’s Liz Martin.

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Cornell's Trevor Engle (right) tries to break free of Augustana's Walter Piech in their 149-pound bout at Cornell's Multi-Sport Center on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in Mount Vernon. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)

NWCA NCAA Division III Wrestling Rankings

Coe and Cornell drop, Luther makes small jump and Wartburg remains No. 1

The NWCA NCAA Division III poll was released Wednesday. Wartburg remains atop the national rankings. Coe and Cornell dropped four and five spots, respectively, following a couple rough dual performances the last week or so. Luther, Central and University of Dubuque made modest jumps in the latest rankings. NWCA D3 RANKINGS The Iowa Conference has 20 [...]

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Statewide prep basketball scores — Monday, Feb. 27

BOYS BASKETBALL 3A Substate 1 Championship Sioux City Heelan 70, Harlan 64 3A Substate 2 Championship MOC-Floyd Valley 76, Storm Lake 52 3A Substate 3 Championship Waverly-Shell Rock 44, Waukon 38 3A Substate 4 Championship Epworth, Western Dubuque 55, Vinton-Shellsburg 41 3A Substate 5 Championship Davenport Assumption 59, Solon 40 3A Substate 6 Championship Mount [...]

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Statewide prep basketball scores — Friday, Feb. 24

BOYS BASKETBALL 1A District 2 Substate 1 Championship Dunlap Boyer Valley 46, Onawa West Monona 42 1A District 3 Substate 2 Championship Kingsley-Pierson 66, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 55 1A District 4 Substate 2 Championship Boyden-Hull 63, Rock Rapids Central Lyon 43 1A District 5 Substate 3 Championship Storm Lake St. Mary’s 55, Harris-Lake Park [...]

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Girls’ state basketball: 2A picks and stat leaders

Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG picks the Class 2A girls’ state basketball tournament: Quarterfinals Western Christian 52, Estherville-Lincoln Central 48 Ida Grove OA-BCIG 64, West Marshall 47 West Hancock 52, Pella Christian 43 IKM-Manning 62, Bellevue 46 Semifinals Western Christian 58, Ida Grove OA-BCIG 57 IKM-Manning 55, West Hancock 47 Championship Western Christian 60, IKM-Manning [...]

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Statewide prep basketball scores — Monday, Feb. 20

BOYS BASKETBALL 4A Substate 1 Quarterfinal Council Bluffs Lewis Central 69, Council Bluffs Lincoln 30 Sioux City West 65, Council Bluffs Jefferson 54 4A Substate 2 Quarterfinal Ames 72, Boone 53 Fort Dodge 52, Newton 51 4A Substate 3 Quarterfinal Marshalltown 61, Mason City 60, OT Waterloo West 68, Waterloo East 58 4A Substate 4 [...]

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Tuesday’s postseason boys’ basketball games

CLASS 1A DISTRICT SEMIFINALS Metro-Area Bellevue Marquette (12-7) at Calamus-Wheatland (11-12) BGM (16-5) at Lynnville-Sully (19-3) Cedar Valley Christian (13-9) at Lone Tree (19-3) Gladbrook-Reinbeck (14-8) at North Tama (17-5) HLV (12-10) at Iowa Mennonite (19-4) Postville (10-12) at North Linn (21-2) Preston (11-11) at Lisbon (17-6) Sigourney (14-8) at Keota (22-0) Starmont (12-11) at [...]

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State Wrestling team scores — Class 2A

Class 2A Team Scores Saturday 1. Denver-Tripoli 126.0 2. Assumption, Davenport 119.5 3. West Delaware, Manchester 119.0 4. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 90.5 5. New Hampton 77.5 6. Union – LaPorte City 64.5 7. Mediapolis 60.0 8. Solon 59.0 9. Perry 55.0 10. Spirit Lake Park 53.0 11. Charles City 44.5 11. Williamsburg 44.5 13. Osage 40.5 14. [...]

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State Wrestling results — Class 1A

Class 1A Championship Results Saturday’s Matches 106 Pounds Hunter Washburn (Alburnett) 46-0 won by major decision over Blake Dietz (Nashua-Plainfield) 44-3 (Maj 11-2) 113 Pounds Jordan Bremer (Woodbury-Central, Moville) 47-1 won by decision over Kyler Kiner (Ogden) 24-2 (Dec 5-3) 120 Pounds Charlie Jones (Columbus Catholic, Waterloo) 45-7 won by decision over Aaron Anderson (Clarion-Goldfield) [...]

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