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Whenever talking about school, coaches and teachers tend bring up the phrase "student athlete," noting that student comes first. However, is there any leniency to be given to students who participate in athletics? Students understand that sports are a privilege but are there any situations where sports come first? Here is an example. A schools football team make their first playoff appearance in the schools history. The game is being hosted in a town an hour away. Everyone in the school is exci… Continue

Saw a nice piece this morning on Big Ten Netowrk profiling Matt Gatens fulfilling dream of playing for Hawkeyes. Continue

I want to know why there aren't any swimming results on this site. Soph. Conference was yesterday in the MVC ... and there's nothing! Varsity Conf was last weekend ... and the same ... Bumbkiss, zilch, nada ... sad. Iowa Prep Sports should be named Iowa Prep Ball Sports. Booo ... and finally a pax on your house. Continue

why is it they have no information bout burlington grayhounds. they don't even have a roster or any ranks. we have a kid thats ranked 6th in the nation in grecko and is undefeated an all but one of his wins are pins? we have a couple ranked kids. but our team does suck we have barly any upperclassmen we have more sophmors then anything. Continue

Is anyone else as surprised as I am that City High lost to CR Xavier? Going undefeated in the regular season was quite an accomplishment, but I thought they would make it further than that. Continue

One of the blessings and curses of small schools is the opportunity for kids to play up in sports. Lack of numbers often means that kids who might otherwise be playing Fresh/Soph are instead bumped up to play JV &/or Varsity. On face, this might seem like a good thing, but in practice, it seems it may be not so good. Take for instance, Volleyball We have 6 sophomores, 5 who have been playing together third grade. We have 9 or so freshmen who have also played together since third grade. 10 S… Continue

Looks like a lot of one-sided scores tonight Continue

I'm not sure what I have done here. I'm new to blogs. Rob Continue

I gave a motivational talk to the Kennedy Cougar football team last night, so they better knock Wa'loo West in the dirt tonight! I let them know mistakes happen, things don't always go your way, so what matters is that we're in this together and we have to suck it up and prepare for the next challenge. Their motto this week was "suck it up". After 3 straight losses they need to come together and get a win and get some momentum going again. Go Cougars! Continue