QCT:
Tiny Huxley, Iowa, boasts a wrestling program at Ballard High School that — just in this year alone — has wins over Illinois’ best team (Lombard Montini), Virginia’s (Christiansburg) and Wisconsin’s (Wisconsin Rapids).
Ballard has beat two-time Class 3A state duals champion Waverly-Shell Rock this year and could lay claim to being Iowa’s best team in [...]

2/26/2009:
Davenport Assumption coach Pat Finn warned his team entering the fourth quarter.
Find some consistency or it’s over.
But the Knights couldn’t avoid erratic play, and Mount Vernon pulled away late to win the Class 3A District 8 final 71-54.
Mount Vernon (17-6) outscored Assumption 13-0 in the final 1 minute, 10 seconds, ending any comeback hopes for [...]

2/23/2009:
Apparently home-court advantage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be — at least when the Central DeWitt and Davenport Assumption basketball teams square off.
Five days after the Central DeWitt girls upended the Knights 37-31 at Assumption in a Class 3A postseason opener, the Assumption boys traveled north to DeWitt, where they scored an impressive 55-40 [...]

QCT (2/21/2009):
After what he did to them a month back, Seth VanDeest didn’t leave the sight of Davenport Assumption’s defenders Friday.
But the rest of the Bulldogs frequently slipped through, enabling Bettendorf to nab a 60-44 victory. The win was the Bulldogs’ 16th straight.
Three players scored in double figures for Bettendorf (18-3, 15-1 Mississippi Athletic Conference), [...]

From 2/21/2009:
Assumption wound up with five medalists in Class 2A, with two thirds from Brody Grothus (135) and Drew Sheeder (215), two fourths from Landon Williams (140) and Andrew Bush (285), and a fifth at 112 from Bradley McDermott. The Knights finished fourth in the team race with 72 points overall.
More:
2A team results
1. Ballard Huxley [...]

2009 Davenport (Iowa) Assumption High School Girls Golf Team
M.A.C. Individual: _______________
M.A.C. Team: 1st Place
State Individual: Colleen Carroll 2nd Place; Taylor Sprank 7th Place

State Team: 4th Place

IN PHOTO

Regular Season Results (4 - 0 - 1)

April 14, 2009 - Tri-Angular Duck Creek
1. Assumption - 392
2. Davenport Central - 393
3. Burlington - 425
April 17, 2009 - [...]

QCT:
Central DeWitt fans let out a roar befitting of a state champion.
The Sabers aren’t quite there yet, but with what they accomplished Wednesday, anything seems possible.
DeWitt’s girls slowed Davenport Assumption to a crawl, frustrating the Knights and leading to a 37-30 Sabers win in the Class 3A Region 8 quarterfinal.
With the win, DeWitt (19-3) became [...]

From 2/14/2009:
Five Assumption wrestlers punched a ticket to the Class 2A state tournament, with four of them winning district championships Saturday afternoon.
Bradley McDermott (112 pounds), Brody Grothus (135), Drew Sheeder (215) and Andrew Bush (285) won for the Knights, with Landon Williams (140) adding a runner-up finish. The tournament was scored for team points, with [...]

From 2/14/2009:
Assumption 77, Central 47
Davenport Central had given Assumption its closest MAC game this season, but the rematch was no contest.
Sam Thrapp, Marybeth Bush and Alyson Spinas-Valainis combined for 55 points as the Knights (16-0, 18-3) rolled up a 44-26 halftime lead. Thrapp’s 21-point effort included five 3-pointers.
Central (5-11, 7-14) was led by Kate Hoeksema [...]

From 2/14/2009: <blockquote>It was almost like a tournament atmosphere when Davenport city rivals Assumption and Central met Friday night at George Marshall Gym.
Players were diving for basketballs, giving up their bodies. Players were battling hard for rebounds, knocking each other around. Players were going chest-to-chest on defense, bumping each other to the floor at times.
Assumption [...]