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LONE TREE
Lone Tree’s Lions were confident, speedy and ready.
Coming off their first road win of the season Monday at Midland, the Lions greeted Hillcrest Academy witb a full-court …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/6/22 01:17 AM
There is no offseason for Hillcrest senior Esther Hughes.
From volleyball to basketball, from soccer to softball — Hughes is always active. And that’s the way she likes …
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By Jeff Yoder |
1/5/22 11:10 AM
Over the past year, the Mid-Prairie girls continued their dominance on the track and cross country course. The Golden Hawks won a third straight track & field title in May, and a fifth straight …
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/29/21 03:10 PM
KALONA
Highland girls basketball coach Jody Fink had the Huskies defense clearly focused in their game at Hillcrest Academy on December 21.
The mission was simple and complex all at the same …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/28/21 08:21 PM
KALONA
The gym at Hillcrest Union was packed on the night of December 21.
Sure, a boys basketball game between Southeast Iowa Super Conference rivals Hillcrest Academy and Highland High …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/28/21 07:49 PM
The center of attention at Hillcrest Academy's Alumni Night on December 21 was boys basketball coach Dwight Gingerich, who won his 702nd game with a victory over conference rival Highland. Gingerich …
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Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
12/23/21 02:38 PM
The Hillcrest girls basketball went on a run in each half, but couldn’t come back from an early deficit in a 36-21 loss at Pekin on Friday.
The Ravens struggled on both ends of the …
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/21/21 12:23 PM
The Hillcrest basketball team entered this season with a few questions after graduating a pair of first-team all-conference seniors.
After halftime in Pekin on Friday, the Ravens got a few …
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/18/21 01:56 AM
Esther Hughes and Leah Bontrager were sophomores the last time that Hillcrest Academy had scored a win in girls basketball.
More than 22 months had passed.
The winless streak ended last …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/14/21 01:53 PM
Gingerich won his 700th career game Saturday as the Ravens drilled Rivermont Collegiate in a nonconference game.
Hillcrest junior forward Grant Bender scored a game-high 21 points and had 7 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/14/21 01:51 PM
Alex Niemeyer, a senior on this year’s Hillcrest Academy boys basketball team, leaped at the ball underneath the basket in an attempt to keep possession for the Ravens.
It didn’t …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/14/21 01:32 PM
The locker room at Hillcrest was quiet before Saturday’s game.
The lights were turned out. Some quiet music played. And the Raven basketball players took a few minutes to relax …
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/11/21 09:45 PM
KALONA
Blink, and you would have missed it.
Hillcrest Academy boys basketball coach Dwight Gingerich, who is on the edge of Iowa basketball history, didn’t dare blink.
Trailing 6-2 in …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/10/21 03:32 AM
The Hillcrest Ravens used the 3-point shot to match Wapello through three quarters, but the Arrows pulled away in the fourth for a 44-28 win.
Norah Yoder hit key 3-pointers in the second and …
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/4/21 03:25 PM
Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time this season, the Hillcrest Ravens got into an offensive flow in the first half.
But over the next ten minutes, a 15-point halftime lead …
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By Jeff Yoder |
12/4/21 01:18 PM
KALONA
The transformation of Hillcrest Academy junior forward Grant Bender hit like a freight train the night of November 22.
Here the Ravens and Bender were, playing for the first time this …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/28/21 04:08 PM
After Hillcrest Academy had fallen behind by 18 points in its season opener last Friday, Ravens senior Esther Hughes figured it was go time.
The Ravens had not scored a point in the third quarter …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/23/21 01:45 PM
The Eastern Mennonite University soccer team was in a bit of a slump heading into a conference match with Ferrum on October 13. The Royals had not experienced a win in 750 days, not since senior Cole …
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By Jeff Yoder |
11/17/21 09:30 AM
FORT DODGE
One mile into her final high school race, Hillcrest Academy senior Leah Bontrager decided it was go time.
The timing was perfect.
Competing in her fourth consecutive Class 1A …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/3/21 12:31 AM
Cross country runners from Highland High School, Hillcrest Academy and Lone Tree High School chased after state championship berths in the Class 1A state qualifier held October 21 at the Iowa City …
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Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
10/27/21 12:24 AM
