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ACKLEY –A share of the North Iowa Cedar West Conference crown was captured by the South Hardin boys’ basketball team, turning back a feisty AGWSR here Monday.

A heavy dose of Beau Butler in the paint powered the Tigers, posting an impressive double-double of 26 points and 19 rebounds. The junior was highly-efficient, making 9-of-11 field goals and 8-of-10 free throws. He had 11 defensive rebounds and eight on the offensive end.

SHEFFIELD – Once the starters have exited, there is no let-down for Class 1A No. 3 West Fork.

The bench picks up where the Warhawk starting five have left off, and in fact, give a hard case for more playing time.

Case in point is junior Cail Weaver, who made the most of his minutes by leading coach Frank Schnoes’ squad with 19 points, three rebounds and two steals as West Fork blew past visiting Central Springs, 84-37, on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

WAVERLY – Everything was crashing in on Ali Gerbracht.

The expectations as a returning state champion and being the winningest girls’ wrestler in Iowa history, the rigors of making weight all season long, the challenge of the 106-pound bracket in front of a Waverly-Shell Rock High School audience that exceeded capacity.

In Saturday afternoon’s 106-pound championship match at the Iowa Wrestling Coaches Officials Association’s girls state wrestling tournament, it all finally caught up to Gerbracht.

SHEFFIELD — Trailing 10-4 after the first quarter, the Class 3A No. 13 Bulldog girls basketball team turned up the defensive heat to hold the Warhawks to 22 points the rest of the way in a 57-32 victory at Sheffield.

The visitors struggled from the field in that first quarter and Warhawk senior post Emily Caspers had seven points in that opening eight minutes.

“We tend to struggle when we don’t hit shots to keep our defensive intensity up,” Bulldog coach Miranda Valley said, “and that’s what happened in that situation.